"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
11/28/2013 at 20:00 • 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 on Tuesday and Wednesday. It includes the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Corvette C5, an ode to the pushrod, brand testimonials and more.
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In all vehicle reviews there is a paragraph at the beginning with an analogy to something other than cars to frame the rest of the review. Something like; if the 2014 Cherokee were named after another native American tribe the cake song might be apt - come Comanche come on, if you want to build bridges you have to build roads. This new Cherokee is Jeep's renewed attempt to build important bridges into the lucrative small suv market, dominated by the rav4, crv and escape where the liberty has been a relative failure. But is this new jeep just treading on sacred ground, or is there a new chief? Want to know about the future of the Wrangler? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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As you can tell, I live the extravagant life of a Pizza Delivery guy. But hey, when you're in college, what are you going to do? Honestly, if you're working your way through college and happen to be a massive car-guy like myself, pizza delivery is one of the best jobs you can get. Sure, you're going to gain miles on your car like crazy, (9k miles in five months) and your car WILL smell like pizza. You don't have a choice in that matter. But you're getting paid to drive your car. I repeat: YOU'RE GETTING PAID TO DRIVE YOUR CAR.
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In this world of high technology automobiles, one trend seems to be more and more popular. I was reading Top Gears review of the new Stingray, and I wasn't surprised with what was said in the comment section. "The pushrod engine? How barbaric." It seems the world has it out for GM's go-to engine layout. As if it's an outcast piece of ancient technology. It's old, outdated, and useless. I'm here throwing up my arms, in complete disbelief.
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Back in the day I was fiddling around with short movie scripts (I love reading movie scripts) and since Jalopnik was my favourite website, I thought why not insert the writers of Jalopnik into a pre-apocalyptic story where fuel is about to cut short for commercial use, thus effectively ending the world of driving internal combustion engine-equipped cars wherever you wanted.
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People are hyping the C7 as the best Corvette ever...and it is, but that doesn't mean the other ones were crap. The C5 is the best Corvette ever. ...It's the best, because it offers a better value of performance to the dollar than the C7. The C5s are cheap these days, and for the level of performance and aftermarket available to you, it seems like a pretty sweet deal.
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You know how it is - you have ideas for projects that, if you just had the time and the money (and the skills and tools and a fully stocked garage and...), you could so totally have that ultimate driving machine you've always wanted. We've all had them, and for the most part, they're wild flights of fancy that if pursued could cost us our jobs, our marriages, even our very sanity. Well, here's another one.
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Last night I decided to read some of the many lawsuits being lobbed at Fisker for not paying their bills. I came across a suit filed by an agency, ignited , who handles website development, content and social strategy. As someone who has never worked on the agency side of things (or corporate side for that matter) I laughed at some of the costs… The one charge that stood out to me, second to Fisker paying $4,000 to shoot car covers and chargers in a studio, was the $11,000 fee to create customer testimonials.
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As far as I'm concerned, sport utility vehicles have taken over the United States. It's been like that for awhile, but none of them feel very sporty. Soccer moms drive them to stay away from minivans. Soccer dads drive them and rarely off-road them. Don't get me wrong, there are people out there that take advantage of the capabilities as an off-roader or towing trailers, but the ones that sell the most are built for the road.
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This engine is an illegal configuration for Indycar, F1, Nascar, DTM, etc... The only placce it can race is at LeMans and a GT series somewhere. why? Regulations man. Regulations. In the interest of cost savings, more rules were put in place to keep everyone from spending dollars on developing weird angles for advantages. the problem here was that the dollars were still being spent on making that fixed configuration more advantageous. Net cost savings? Honestly I think it helped people spend more money to get that Nth bit extra out of what they had to work with. It's always the same story.
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Traveling during the holidays sucks. Jalopnik gives you ten tips on how to make it suck less. Here's eight more (including overseas travel tips!)
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Imagine for a minute that Tony Stark was an engineer at Carrozzeria Ghia and stuck in a hell-hole cave in whereveristan with access to a Lincoln Mk VI body and welding supplies...this is the Iron Car he would build. Also check out your opportunity to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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With Forza 5 being released, I decided to bid farewell to Forza 4 the only way I know how: By being a complete and utter troll. Starring myself, driving my blasphemous custom PT Cruiser that cannot go straight in any possible way, shape, or form.
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I finally got a new mic to replace the one that was lost along with my Hero3+ during the GM Autogasm a few weeks ago. Reviews are better for this one, but I have yet to test it. I had "Mr. Fix-It" (Mike G) cut a nice hole in the case in order to plug the USB in, just like last time. Then I used a very small zip-tie to fasten the mic to the back of the GoPro case.
The Best of the Rest
Alex Nunez
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. Audi For Life
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. Lepie
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It's a "Porch-uh"
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. Brakesnow
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. Argent
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. Ubel's
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. BiTurbo228
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. Paul, Man of Mustangs
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. Team5.0
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. Ian Duer
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. Rotundapig
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. Satoshi
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. The Swedish Bandit's
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. Thedriver
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. Jbh
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. K-Roll
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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 on Tuesday and Wednesday.. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:
How Hard Is It To Track Down A Long Lost Car?
What Racing Series Would You Watch If It Was Broadcast At A Reasonable Time?
Craigslist Game: What is the cheapest car you can get
T-Tops & Targas: Where are they now?
What should you change after you buy bad gas?
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix and season afterthoughts & discussion
Which Car Has More Character? 928S Or 745i
What mostly hated cars do you like?
Volkswagen vs. Skoda vs. Seat, Wich one do you choose?
What's the Strangest Thing You've Used to Scrape Ice/Frost/Snow Off Your Windshield?
CarDomaining - "Orange You Glad I Painted It?" edition
Things you can do/say to your car but not your girlfriend
The Figaro: Would you rock it?
What Car Company Are You A Fan Of And Why?
Someone at my school has 100k to spend on a car
N2 Buick Skylark Project ideas
What Color Would You Get it In: Tesla Model S
Craigslist Hunt: $25,000 Turbo Tuner
Anyone have any experience buying car covers?
Anyone Taking a Road Trip for the Holidays?
US Drivers Ed- what would you change?
5 Ways Electric Cars Could Be Safer Than Gasoline Powered Ones?
Thanksgiving Road Trip Playlists
The Cappuccino: Would you rock it?
Which vintage ride makes the best inspiration for a hovercar?
What Would You Drive In Arizona?
Just the #tips
How About An F1-Powered Le Mans Car?
Webber claims that taking helmet off was not ears friendly
The Jaaaaaaag CX-75 is Awesome
Check Out These Crazy Drifters
Eight More Ways to Avoid the Holiday Rush
2013 Lake Superior Performance Rally: Mud and Reign
Woman Hides in Boot After Minor Accident - FOR 36 HOURS!
ICON is doing some badass art prints
Rover SD1 rallying in Australia
2013 Formula 1 Season in 100 Pictures
Webbana to tango in the Bathurst 12
Best Job Ever? BEST JOB EVER! [hotd]
New Saleen supercar will be called S8
Is Yamaha getting ready to become a real Japanese car maker?
It Looks Like The A-10 Will Survive After All
Somewhere in Norway, there is a lake.. a frozen one [hotd]
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
No One Understands Romance Like a Gearhead
Scirocco R Spotted In NYC; Destined For US Market?
This Mustang Racer is a Car Guy's Mustang Guy
Want to participate on Oppositelock? Check out the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! as well the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to help you get started.
Desu-San-Desu
> DasWauto
11/28/2013 at 20:15 |
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In all seriousness, though, I did put quite a bit of work into the car, driving, video, and post. I don't wanna seem like an attention whore, but I just felt like enough effort went into it to merit a mention by Herr Wauto.
thebigbossyboss
> DasWauto
11/28/2013 at 20:23 |
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Hang on. Isn't friday tomorrow?
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DasWauto
> thebigbossyboss
11/28/2013 at 20:26 |
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Shit. Forgot to edit that. One sec.
Thanks for pointing it out.
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thebigbossyboss
> DasWauto
11/28/2013 at 20:28 |
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No worries. I had already legitimately thought tuesday was wednesday this week, so I was just getting more and more confused lol.
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DasWauto
> Desu-San-Desu
11/28/2013 at 20:28 |
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Added.
Jonathan Harper
> DasWauto
11/28/2013 at 20:29 |
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Cheers Das!
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Desu-San-Desu
> DasWauto
11/28/2013 at 20:33 |
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Danke. ^_^
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DasWauto
> Jonathan Harper
11/28/2013 at 20:41 |
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:) Wasn't quite done yet, just added your GoPro post to the features. I feel like some people could benefit from that.
Jay Lauer
> DasWauto
11/29/2013 at 01:15 |
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Pumped to see my WRX story in this issue! and my Avalanche Asshat story in the last!
Hopefully one of my stories will make it to Jalopnik someday.
Thanks a lot man!
Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)
> DasWauto
11/29/2013 at 04:35 |
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Ha! Thanks again for sharing my post.
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Desu-San-Desu
> Jay Lauer
11/29/2013 at 08:57 |
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That WRX story was awesome! Made me want one so much more than I already did, haha.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> DasWauto
11/29/2013 at 11:10 |
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Kinda dissappointed this didn't make front page, and then missed the best off. Just wanted to give as big a shout out as I could to BlazinAce for being awesome
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/the-kindest-op…
Shows the awesomeness of the community!
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DasWauto
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/29/2013 at 15:00 |
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It is a nice story but I feel this wasn't the place for it. I thought it's a nice thing to stay within said community.