Price is great IMO. I wonder if they're going to saturate the market or if it'll be a commodity.
I hope they fill the market so I can get one for a little less.

 

very much so... 11 of them

 

Here's a thread on the Carrera GT run with pics and vids.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...1-cgt-run.html

Interesting story about a white CGT owner who attempted a 3500 mile journey to the gathering only to break down. Was sadly unable to make it due to a passing.

 

apparently there is an "issue" with the construction of these vehicles.....

 

That mid muffler is fucking yuuuugeee...

 

I don't see exactly what the issue is?

Design is different, sure ... but you don't really hear a lot about the frame & body separating all too often ... right?

 

Wow, so the body just floated right off the frame, and they both fell to the floor?

 

looks like they used the ladder to climb up the lift

 

paint prep..

 

Must have studied under Bob Ross. He had a similar approach to making the happy little trees.

 

PSA, trucks have a different construction method than other vehicles for real world reasons.

 

can we just appreciate it for the lulz?

 

Then why would you post it for discussion?

 

Every time I eat a chilidog, I pick it up by the frankfurter and all the chili, cheese, onions, and bun falls out and it makes a mess.

This is why corndogs are vastly superior.

Pic to stay car related:

 

I love to chili dog.. especially the manny hanny variety.

 

discuss

 

So how did the body come off the frame?

 

looks like it peeled off

 

Im sure it will be like Jeep and other Srt models...theyll be out there but people will hang on to them and values will hold.

 

It sure looks like there's a crease under the front door. If I has to hazard a guess, I'd think they put the lift arms under the frankfurter body and not on the bun frame when they picked it up. I imagine the 6 bolts (or however many) were just strong enough to hold it for a bit... until they didn't.

 

^ Wrong thread?

 

oops.

 

Regarding the Tahoe

 

Thought so. Otherwise in something like a roll-over crash, the body would easily separate from the frame if it really came off that easily.

 

Anyone else feel a bit under-whelmed by the SSC and the Venom GT?

I think the definition of "production car" is absolutely bogus for those two manufacturers. They are specially built cars out of small time operations and not nearly the same as even relatively smaller car names like McLaren and of course Ferrari/Porsche.

Especially the Venom GT. It seems like a heavily modified Lotus chassis with other performance parts mixed in. Like a highly built kit car. The wiki page even says that for the road registration it is considered a modified Lotus Exige.

 

I agree. Plus, John Hennessey is a douche canoe of the highest degree. He's the closest thing to Bernie Madoff in the tuner world.

 

Yeah he's got quite a rep alright.

But I guess the clientele that can drop 7 figures on a car are also the kind of people you probably don't want to piss off with stupid shenanigans....lest he wants a team of high power lawyers raining hellfire down on his ass.....probably the reason we don't see any ugly issues with the Venom GT productions...

 

 

Changing the fuel pump should be easier.

 

I don't know how backordered the model 3 is.. But I'm impressed. They really executed on them. I'd definitely get one.

 

^ Article in Auto news said if you order one today, it'll be mid-2018 before you get it.

 

I read they're shooting for some extremely high number of production; something like 6-8x more than they did last year.

 

I think that's only for the short range one no?
That production doesn't begin until November

 

That's not bad at all though.. they really executed on creating an assembly plant and pumping them out.

 

Did you look at the options list? You'll be in for $60k before getting a car you actually want.

 

The way I read it was that if you ordered one today, that would be the soonest you'd get one.
Pre-orders are being built on a higher optioned first, base later (fall 2017) timeline.

Looking at a couple articles, seems that the $35k Model3 is a fantasy & most will be $40k+

 

I'm not a douche who needs bullshit. I'd get the long range one with no options in black.

 

Ah okay.. so the long range ones they're building now already have a ticket.
Maybe the Model S will drop in price a bit in the slightly used category

 

So you're already up to $45k lol. I'd be at least getting premium pack, autopilot, and longer range. Black is fine but that's still just above $50k for this thing...

There really aren't any frivolous options on this thing as it is. Most people want the Autopilot because it's a signature feature of the car. At this point, it should just be standard like Honda Sensing is.

 

Had a rental Altima SV for the weekend in KC.

Hopped in my car at O'Hare and got onto the expressway, everything seemed tranquil and smooth and quiet, just taking it easy. Engine purring along at around 1700 rpm. Checked speed-- 85 mph.

That Altima sucked with a capital S.

That is all.