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  1. vizkiz

    Hilarious Picture Thread

    W......T.......F?
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    Corvette ZR1 to be unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit

    That guy was wrong. The Hummer H1 Alpha was $115k+, and there is no way that GM will price it that high. If they were smart, it would be hi $90k range, but since they're GM, it will probably be $103-107k or so.
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    Corvette ZR1 to be unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit

    Psssst, there were NO ZR1s sold in 1986. The ZR1 was a 1990-1995 model car. The 2001-2004 Z06 had titanium exhaust systems. They weighed 18lbs less than the stock stainless steel systems (26lbs vs 44lbs). I do not know if the 2001 Z06 had a heavier exhaust system, as they had an extra pair...
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    Ticket for an "improper acceleration?"

    I don't know about where you live, but the cops around here can afford Corvettes and Porsches too.
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    Ticket for an "improper acceleration?"

    That's BS. I can spin the tires from a roll on my stock 02 Z06 with the TC/AH both turned on. It takes a sec for the system to catch it.
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    Ticket for an "improper acceleration?"

    Yes, there was. It was right next to the sign telling him to use his turn signal and to turn on his headlights at night.
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    Best cellular coverage in the states?

    T-Mobile blows goats with a vengeance. Anyone who mentions T-Mobile should be castrated. Verizon and AT&T are the best. I have Verizon. That is all.
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    Octane rating of premium gas

    Your car won't necessarily knock or ping on lower octane. Most newer cars will run perfectly fine on lower octane rated gas, since your engine management can compensate for the lower quality of the fuel. If you drive it hard, where you will actually be needing the higher octane, that is when you...
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    Handbrakes on automatic transmissions cars

    I also forgot that the handbrake, even though it uses the rear brakes, [obviously] does have a seperate cable to set it. Lack of use could cause the cable to "freeze" where it does not want to move and forcing it can break something. Also, the cable does need to be checked/adjusted every once...
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    Handbrakes on automatic transmissions cars

    On cars with rear drum brakes, they are self-adjusting. Each time you use the brake, it adjusts. It's everytime you brake though, not just use the parking brake.
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    Handbrakes on automatic transmissions cars

    If a car has a hand-operated parking brake, it is pretty much always on after I drive it, even if it's an automatic. Some cars are difficult to get out of park if there is even a slight slope. If she is too stupid to realize that there is a big stick in her way when she is reaching for the...
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    Just captured another feral cat that was killing birds in my yard.

    Nevermind, it's been said here already...
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    what is the best soda to mix with tequilla

    Get some Patron. It needs nothing but itself :thumbsup:
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    After driving my mom's new 2007 Toyota Sienna, I'm sorry to say

    The fastest I've ever seen a new Rav4 run is low 15's.
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    Is is OK to drink hot water from the tap?

    I don't taste anything. I actually live in Greenlawn, a different water district, but most people don't know where Greenlawn is. Our water is still clean and crisp. I hate going elsewhere because we're so spoiled on LI and everyone else's water sucks.
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    Is is OK to drink hot water from the tap?

    Yeah, but what city is that? Our water around here (Long Island, NY, specifically Huntington), is some of the cleanest water in the country.
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    Yet Another Gas Thread

    I'm not worried about the price of gas. I'm actually about to put a supercharger on my car, forcing me to move from 87 to 91 :D Well, 93, since 91 isn't widely available around here.
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    Question about underwear at massage place

    My guess is that she was disappointed, which is why he didn't receive the happy ending :laugh:
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    The snow removal company HATES my parking lot

    Oops, I skimmed and thought it was an office type building, not an apartment building. :o
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    The snow removal company HATES my parking lot

    That's all fine and dandy, but who's the tool driving the riced out bitchclipse? He/she should be fired.
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    women in porsche 911's

    I recently gave one of our female customers who bought a 911 a quick tutorial on driving a stick, since she hadn't driven manual in 10 years. She was quite attractive too :thumbsup:
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    Porsche makes $28,000 per car...

    One of our customers has a Ruf GT2. I believe it is 1 of 6 in the US. He has a GT3 on order, but not from us. He didn't get on our list early enough.
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    Porsche makes $28,000 per car...

    They're not customized at all. I believe all cars will have that similar headlight design, even the upcoming Panamera and 928.
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    Porsche makes $28,000 per car...

    BS. We have customers your height and taller. One of our salesman is 6'4 and fits in them perfectly fine. In fact, his personal car is a 986 Boxster.
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    Porsche makes $28,000 per car...

    VW was an owner of Porsche in the past. Porsche is now self contained, and they are actually part owner of VW.
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    Porsche makes $28,000 per car...

    They didn't make nearly as much on the Carrera GT as you think. In the late 90's, they orignally planned it as a race car and put in a LOT of R&D. Then they got a new president/chairman/whatever and were told to cancel the race car to work on the off-road car (Cayenne), since they could make...
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    Even More Jack Bauerisms...

    :laugh:
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    Do you guys have .net installed on your computers? If so, my friend wrote a program to help explain this. Here it is. He named it, not me.
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    At least we're being fairly civil about it right now. Can we just agree to disagree? It's obvious neither of us are going to give up our position on this.
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    Say it takes 50,000lbs of thrust to get a plane to go 300mph in the air. The plane is sitting on a treadmill. You're basically telling me it would take 50,000lbs of thrust to keep that plane from moving (0mph airspeed or groundspeed) on the treadmill.
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    So, [delta T = 0] means there is 0 difference between the air speed and ground speed of the plane?
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    The question states that an airplane is moving at a specific speed. Being that it is a plane, it would be airspeed, not speed related to the treadmill.
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    No, you are changing the question. The plane is not moving 300mph relative to the treadmill. The plane is moving 300mph airspeed, relative to the air. The air is not moving, therefore the plaing is moving 300mph in a forward direction. It's true speed relative to the [300mph reverse running]...
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    According to the question, the treadmill does NOT have infinite acceleration. It moves backwards only as fast as the plane is moving forwards. The acceleration of the treadmill is limited by the acceleration of the plane. If the plane is going 300mph forward, the treadmill can only go 300mph...
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    It's perfect that you brought this up. Imagine that your treadmill is moving at 5mph with you on the skateboard on it. Your friend is holding you in place. The skateboard wheels are moving at 5mph. Your friend pushes you forward at 5mph. You are moving forward 5mph, but the skateboard wheels...
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    How about this one. Retract the wheels and throw a Buick chained to the plane onto the treadmill. The Buick, of course, will be in neutral. This is because the wheels on the plane are free-moving, the wheels on the Buick also must be free moving. Now, does the plane still move forward, or...
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    I understand acceleration perfectly fine. The fact of the matter is, the plane is accelerating through the AIR. The free-moving wheels touching the ground make an absolute minimal difference on the speed of the plane.