"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
11/01/2013 at 09:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
11/01/2013 at 09:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 5
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Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing las Wednesday. It includes PRNDL, the Marcos Mantis GT, a little DIY guide and more.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - His Stigness
There are some on Oppositelock that would say no, you’re not an enthusiast if you drive a car with the most popular transmission. But I disagree, just because you might have had to compromise, or you picked a car that didn’t even have a manual option does not discredit your enthusiasm for the glorious automobile.
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - 05sonic3valve
I often read articles on here about the "rules of the road". Use turn signal, keep right, dont speed. Sometimes, that's not enough. I was in an accident this morning (Yes, both myself and my Jeep are okay). Driving to and from work for me is generally about the time of rush hour, both ways, and again, I drive a Jeep, so going fast and swerving through traffic is something that is rather impossible.
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I'm going to break the mold for these posts and post a car I actually would not own. It's ugly, it's British, it's from a former kit car maker that has now gone bust, and it's powered by a ford mustang engine. Yet, despite all this, I can;t help but have a certain amount of respect for it… Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you for your consideration, the Marcos Mantis GT.
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Mitsubishi, you used to be cool, man. You used to be THE GUY. You used to be big and all-wheel-drive, and twin-turbo'd. You used to be small and turbo'd. You used to be small, turbo'd, and FWD. AND RWD. You used to be beautiful. You had big eyes, Pop-ups, chiseled physique, wide stance. You used to be bad-ass-practical. 300HP? Boosted? AWD? And I can put people in the back seat? AND I didn't have to pay $30K+ for it. You used to be a movie star. You used to be on posters.
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After obtaining the necessary parts I set out to replace the timing belt, water pump and camshaft seal. Once I got to the cam seal I noticed that half of the cam seal carrier must be part of the cap for the first camshaft journal, so in order to properly replace the seal I’d need to remove the valve cover. Not knowing I’d be taking off the valve cover I hadn’t bought a new valve cover gasket. So seeing as I had a couple days to kill waiting to get a new valve cover gasket from the $tealership I decided to freshen up the valve cover using some of the left over Ferrari valve cover paint (a.k.a. VHT Red Wrinkle paint) from when I built my M20 stroker motor.
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You see it perhaps dozens of times a day: a car that has "notches." You might ask: "What's a notch?" I define a notch as a "cut" made in a simple shape - usually a rectangle - that gives that shape more complexity. By and large, notches are employed for cosmetic purposes and serve no practical function. Nevertheless, designers seem to love notches, because they're showing up on a large percentage of car designs. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Dan Mosqueda
Small town America is really something to behold. It has charm and oozes with its own history. We drove from Colorado to Missouri this week and stopped by my Father-In-Law's hometown in rural Kansas. It's actually a beautiful town that is doing fairly well due to the zillions of wind mills on the nearby Wind Farm and the taxes they produce.
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The Best of the Rest
Offroadkarter shared !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Turbotiny !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Louros !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! as a project car. MayoKetchup got a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ). His Stigness !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Lepie's e60 M5 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . PlayerWAN !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
As always, If I've missed something and you would like me to include it, let me know.
Fun Discussions
There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good discussion last Wednesday. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:
What is the most comfortable seat ever put in a car?
Can you Push Start a car with keyless ignition?
What's the most beautiful car made in the last 25 years?
Show me the best picture you took all summer
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Just the #tips
Classic Formula Ford - no holds barred
2013 LSPR onboard with Dave Higgins & Craig Drew
A film made by Shell and re-discovered: "1955 Belgian Grand Prix"
James Hinchcliffe Does Kimi Impressions
Driving School to Stop Teaching Manuals
"The Real Thing" Time Lapse vid
Photographer hit by rally car at LSPR. Driver responds with video
Tucson Zombie Survival Machine
Karma to live on with V8 Corvette power
Quit fucking around with lasers!
2014 SRT Viper gets 'Rain Mode'
Slack-Jawed Senior Has A Pickup, Wants To Beat Bikers With Bat
Adam Carolla working on Paul Newman racing documentary
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
Chinese showcase automotive engineering with dancing Engine Man
Best Episodes to Introduce Someone to Top Gear?
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MoparKetchup
> DasWauto
11/01/2013 at 09:43 |
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Un millón de gracias Daswauto.
Bullitt Ride
> DasWauto
11/01/2013 at 09:53 |
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You must be an In Flames fan like I am since you wrote Bullet Ride. However, I'm also a Steve McQueen fan which is why I combine the two to get Bullitt Ride :)
B.Peasant
> DasWauto
11/01/2013 at 14:31 |
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"There are some on Oppositelock that would say no, you’re not an enthusiast if you drive a car with the most popular transmission."
Or maybe you're in Europe, where manual is the default.
His Stigness
> DasWauto
11/01/2013 at 14:54 |
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First, thanks for the promotion, I always appreciate it. And now a question. I don't remember but do you list articles by merit or just when they appear?
And you changed the lead picture to a Mercedes automatic, how inappropriate since the title has automatic in it and Mercedes is known for really only having automatics.
And it's always funny when I get comments from articles I wrote several days ago. There are usually three explanations depending on the comments: If they're civil and add to the discussion it might have been featured on Best Of. If they're un-civil and people say stupid things, it's usually been promoted to the FP, and when there's a combo of the two it must be near the top of Best of Oppo.
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DasWauto
> His Stigness
11/01/2013 at 14:59 |
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I changed the way I do it since Kinja puts the top two posts on the main page now. As a result, the top two are now based on merit/my favourite.
Did you mean "...how appropriate ?" instead of 'inappropriate'?
Anyway, I changed the picture because the one you [originally] used was too tall for my format and I thought a Mercedes automatic (specifically a W202) would be appropriate given the author and subject.
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His Stigness
> DasWauto
11/01/2013 at 15:57 |
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Oh ok, well I'm glad you liked it.
I was kidding. Your new picture is actually a good idea and I changed the picture to a Mercedes automatic also. And further props are owed for putting a picture in of an automatic that I own.