"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
11/08/2013 at 11:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
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Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing last Thursday and Friday. It includes the livelyhood of car culture, a look back at Baja 2012, asshat BMW drivers and more.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - BiTurbo228
Pardon the blindingly obvious, but it's like visiting an entirely different country. 9/10 cars are French, and most are slightly beaten-up cheap diesels from the late 80s/early 90s. It's great to see cars that are very rare anywhere else, like the Renault Safrane and the Citroen CX (I even saw an Alpine A310 in the wild) but the vast majority of cars seem to be tediously dull*. That is apart from this little classic car garage in the village next to our home.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - EddyE
One of the upsides to getting walking pneumonia is that I have the all-day opportunity to scour the internet for all things car. I’ve shopped for E34 BMW 5 series wagons with manual transmissions, watched an electric Miata run a nine second quarter mile and a 300 SL go all out at the Bonneville Salt Flats, read up on the latest car app tech and seen countless amazing photos of the coolest cars from around the globe. You don’t need to be sick to search these things out— rather, it was the time I had on my hands, and the seemingly unending rabbit holes of car-oriented specificity I discovered, that cemented for me just how much diversity and interest there is in car culture today...
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - EddyE
I have a car problem. In addition to having several actual problems, like the need for a head gasket in my 200,000+ mile Volvo 850 Turbo, the fuel pump ground wire in my turbo Miata, and the minor issue of not having an engine that operates in my Spec Miata, I have this burning passion for cars for which I’ve found intermittent outlets but haven’t quite found the cure.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Busslayer
With this year’s SCORE Baja 1000 coming up in a couple of weeks, a look back at the chaos that followed the 2012 Mil is in order. Immediately following last year’s race, on November 16, 2012, the Redbull Trophy Truck of Gustavo and “Tavo” Vildosola were declared the winner. This was to be the second victory in the 1000 for this father-son Mexican team. B.J. Baldwin finished in second place down by 15 minutes.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Fractal Footwork
The Ferrari Superamerica's folding hard-top was the father to modern multi-tier hard tops. While this may have been a neat trick back in the day, did this car eventually lead to the demonized birth of the Ferrari California'a lack of genuine speed and purpose?
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Speedmonkey
The Ferrari 288 GTO is an important car in Ferrari's history. Created to comply with Group B regulations, two hundred 288GTOs were constructed and on 1 June 1985 Ferrari SpA was given homologation approval by the FIA.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - TheDailyTurismo
The standard web server response to a user selecting a dead link is to generate a "404 not found" error message, but when you find a Peugeot 404, you've got to wonder if it was by error? Its not that the 404 is a bad car, it's just that it is an odd car to find in the USA and general perceptions of the French equivalent of Sweden's 122/Amazon aren't particularly positive. Also check out !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - MentalMechanic
You can fit any "greatest ever" race car drivers or greatest ever car into one of those categories and people would say he, she or it was great but so and so is better. Many of us go to great lengths to prove this point and have stats memorized and rebuttals planned before we even get asked. It is all well and good and part of what makes it fun to talk about racing and cars and drivers and future cars and future drivers. But what if we didn’t care.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Klaus Schmoll
I've had this question in my mind for quite a long time, so before bombarding me with blurry cellphone shots of parked Bimmers taken in portrait mode, please hear me out! "So this is why BMW drivers are asshats" is a meme around these parts, and not just these parts of the interweb. It may not be as big as "Because Racecar" but it sure is bigger than "Why did you turn???".
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The Best of the Rest
EssExTee attended a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Telumektar !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . VNSSHoon !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Ubel !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Velocity showed us !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Paul, Man of Mustangs !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MR2_FTW !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Alexotics !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . RightFootDown !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Brnrubber302's dealership !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Blackhawk !!!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 Thursday and Friday. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:
What is the biggest dick move you ever pulled in your car?
Somebody tell me what's so great about Saabs
What does late night Oppo think of the E24?
What Will Emperor Piëch Order Next?
What's The Scariest Situation That Can Happen In A Car?
How Will the 911 Survive the Relentless Onslaught of Inevitability?
Any F1 podcast reccomendations?
What is the best vehicle you have ever driven for your job?
Ferrari 458 Italia with a LB Body kit - Hot or not?
Which late model german convertible would you buy?
Craigslist BAIT - What Should I Buy Next?
What's The Most Embarrassing Car You've Ever Owned?
Anyone else get tired of modern cars?
Just the #tips
Subaru Solicits Extreme Owner Videos. Minds Blown.
Lost images from the interwebz [stratos pr0n]
Launch Control: The Grand Finale
Porsche profit, revenue and delivery figures for 2013
Nürburgring Roller Coaster is Go! (sort of)
Stance-Works Re imagines The Classics
7 Reasons Why You Need an E46 M3
Can't afford a rally car? Then go rally your bike!!
The 2014 Toyota Corolla...Police Pursuit Tested
A Brief, Scathing Review Of The 2013 Jeep Patriot
Greatest BMW straight six sound ever
Dude Doesn't Stop At Mickey D's On Way Home So His Baby Mama Runs Him Over 3 Times
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
What Dealerships Could Learn From Baby Stores
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