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StarHalo said:
Here's a backside that goes 0 to 120mph in under 10 seconds . . .

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Poor thing. Check out that frown. It looks so sad. I've never seen a car more in need of a hug.
 
StarHalo said:
Here's why:

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The GT2 RS comes standard with a stereo system, but you can opt it out to save weight. You can also get rid of the AC. And they deliver a lithium-ion battery for the car so you can save another 20 pounds on track day.

Also, who needs music when there's a six cylinder boxer screaming in the back. :devil:
 
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StarHalo said:
Yup, those are a type of radiator.
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That they are but I have never heard of a intercooler called a radiator. Then again, I was never into the turbo cars until I purchased my turbo diesel truck.
 
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I took a few pictures of cars last weekend. This is the diversity in my neighborhood/ area that I live in.

On one hand you have a $400K 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe driven by a early 20 something kid and then you have a POS Hippy car that is driven by some eccentric old lady that is supposedly worth 10 million (this is what I have been told, no real proof).

The Lamborghini picture was taken outside the neighborhood burger place and the Hippy car was at the local supermarket.

Sorry for the crappy pictures, I took them with my phone.

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The newest and 17th member of the BMW Art Car gallery, unveiled in Paris a few days ago; an M3 GTR2 painted by American artist Jeff Koons, destined to race at Le Mans later in the month, and will be on display at the BMW Museum thereafter.

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Monocrom said:
Is Jeff 5 years old??
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In my opinion, that one is easily in the top three of all the "art" cars :green:

Also,

R.I.P. Mercury Motors, 1939-2010. Gone and forgotten roughly 35 years ago..

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(pictured; 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429 Cobra Jet, a last gasp..)
 
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Monocrom said:
Wait, Ford has gotten rid of their Mercury brand??
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Turns out it's a bad idea to rebadge mediocre cars and redundantly sell them for 35 years (see also 1980-90's era GM). Pictured is a Mercury ...something.

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Max_Power said:
My new ride - a 2008 BMW 750i in Alpine white.
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That is pretty royal, but I take it you don't drive around downtown San Francisco? Navigating those ridiculously narrow and crowded lanes is torturous in anything larger than a Civic..
 
I was in DC the other day and I came across a Tesla Roadster Sport with a carbon fiber hood parked by the side of the road (sorry, no pictures).

In the memorial day parade in DC they had 3 Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupes (also no pictures except with my phone, which are not worth posting). They go for $412,000 each, and come complete with teak decks in the back.
 
StarHalo said:
Turns out it's a bad idea to rebadge mediocre cars and redundantly sell them for 35 years (see also 1980-90's era GM).
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I had heard that Ford had plans to make Mercury a distinct brand, like it used to be. Guess that's not happening now. While I agree that offering distinct styling with some standard features that are only optional on similar Ford models is not enough to warrant a seperate brand, I have to admit that for quite a few years the family car was, and still is, a 1992 Mercury Sable that has been bullet-proof reliable.

Has a few issues, but nothing major. That car enabled me to get to work and back reliably for nearly a year after my Escort got totalled. Thanks to the Sable, I was able to take the time to organize my finances to get a fantastic new ride. I'd likely be in a new KIA Spectra, instead of a new V6 Mazda 6.

Someday, I might have to rely on that old Sable again. Few cars ever made that are cooler than a '49 Mercury. I'm going to miss the brand.
 
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My new ride - a 2008 BMW 750i in Alpine white.
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StarHalo said:
That is pretty royal, but I take it you don't drive around downtown San Francisco? Navigating those ridiculously narrow and crowded lanes is torturous in anything larger than a Civic..
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I rarely visit downtown San Francisco. The entire city is basically automobile unfriendly. It is also the city with the highest homicide and robbery rate in the state. The one time I took my mountain bike to the park for a Sunday ride (parts of the park are closed to cars on Sundays) I found a section of it full of drug addicts / street people and they were not friendly. Had season tickets to the SF Symphony for a couple years, but my finances took a hit for a few years, and I disliked the avant garde crap that MTT seems to enjoy ramming down my throat. Bizarre politics and crazy city government there. I like the DeYoung Museum. Lots of great restaurants. Bars galore if you are into that scene (I am not.) Nice place to visit, but I am glad I don't live there.

Max_Power
 
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Another goodbye (for now), the Dodge Viper; on hiatus for a few years until Dodge can iron out what the next generation will be like.

Pictured is the farewell model, the not-remotely-street-legal ACR-X (only $2000 more than the ACR), 1 of 25

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