"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
12/09/2013 at 22:40 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
12/09/2013 at 22:40 • 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 from Friday through Sunday. It includes mudding a WRX, car maintenance, why Nurburgring lap times matter and more.
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Because Rally Car, right? You've seen the picture now, there's no undoing it. I took everything that I was told about the WRX's capabilities as a rally car and an overall tough bird, and I threw it all away. Some of you may be wondering what would come upon a man to do such a ridiculous thing. Some of you might be wondering why the Subaru above doesn't have camber plates and stance.However, most of you are probably wondering why nobody ever took my WRX away from me for being such a monumental twat.
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This was my first time changing the oil in my car! I've decided to post a how to. I know you guys know how to change your oil, but the most informative part of the how-to is how I got the car in the air.
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For automakers, the Nurburgring has become the primal estate to test the performance of their upcoming release, but some feel this has spiraled into a pissing contest through lack of regulation of what justifies a 'fair lap'. With Formula 1 boiling down to a European version of IndyCar through the FIA's iron fist of regulation and the production car top speed race dominated by exorbitant horsepower that no buyer rich enough to afford a Bugatti Veyron can actually handle, let alone find a long enough straight to meet their maker, the Nurburgring has become the last benchmark for performance that is available to squabble over.
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Nothing like a trip home for a major holiday to force you into acknowledging how old you're getting. I felt this especially keenly last week when Mrs. mtdrift and I stayed a few days with my folks for Thanksgiving.
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Not too long ago, I remember seeing an article (here on Oppo or Jalop that I haven't been able to find) about rapgenius.com's new feature, Rap Stats, which tells you how often a certain word you type in appears in songs starting from the late 1980's to this day. I got curious about what car companies are mentioned the most by rappers the most after hearing "Datsun" in a song that was being played by my roommate.
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Today is the independence day of Finland and while half of the country is watching a line of people slowly moving and shaking hands with presidential couple from television I will commemorate this day by showing you some Finnish cars. The automotive industry of Finland is probably best known outside Finland for Saab convertibles and assembly of the infamous Fisker Karmal… However, I'm going to concentrate on smaller and completely Finnish origin cars in this post.
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Imagine the perfect autumn classic car gathering. You would want an eclectic mix of cars, from Mini Coopers and Beetles to Bugatti Type 35s and Ferrari 275GTBs. You would want to see these cars in motion – both on the track and on the road. You would want sympathetic weather and, of course, interesting people, with a cross-section of owners and drivers from around the world. Put all of the above together and you get the Journées d'Automne (Autumn Drive) held in the Champagne region of France on the 19th and 20th of October...
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Most of us, enthusiast or not, are probably well aware by now that the Carrera GT is not a car for the faint of heart. It had the capacity to render former Porsche test driver and WRC Champion Walter Röhrl a pale white, and even cause The Stig to end up the wrong way round multiple times in the same corner. Porsche even warned dealers that it is "the closest to a race car" a road car could ever be. Unfortunately, this past weekend professional racing driver Roger Rodas and Fast and Furious star Paul Walker learned this the hard way.
The Best of the Rest
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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 between Friday and Sunday. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:
Lost in Translation: Unfortunate Car Names
What do you think are the greatest automotive adverts?
What's Your Favorite Angle on the 2015 Ford Mustang?
Stock flywheel - yea or nay? (Clutch experts, assemble!)
How many of you name your cars?
Alternative Hot Rods for cheap, what would yours be?
What are the "douchiest" cars out there?
Help me out radar detector users
Best 80s/90s SUV to make a street truck out of?
What was the first production car to use a NACA duct?
Who Would You Have Design A New Racing Livery?
What Color Would You Get it In: Dodge Challenger SRT8
What Color Would You Get it In: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
What Color Would You Get it In: Morgan Aero SuperSports
What's the Worst Interior Color in a Modern Car?
Where/how do you find places to do silly things in the snow?
Just the #tips
Webber and Alonso interview eachother
Mercedes F1 Pit Stop practice from a million views
Audi's Top Designer Leaving Company
The Badass Ads for the Volvo 740
Bonus TGUK Bolivia special cuts
Lewis Hamilton takes some kids to school
"keep it in a straight line when braking...whoops, not like that"
Rover 820 100mph avg. around the Isle of Man
This puts most journalistic road-trips to shame
This Blind Guy Is The Epitome Of A True Petrolhead
Solid Axle Subaru Rock Crawler
The Ferrari TheFerrari Has Sold Out
Watch a classic Aston Martin burn to the ground at the side of the race track
Nothing Instills Teamwork in Competitors Like Desert Racing
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
Man Posts Stolen Part From Paul Walker Wreck Online, Gets Busted
Five Wonderful Winter Automotive Reads
Volkswagen XL1 At Katie's Cars And Coffee: December 7th, 2013
Tesla wants to lock you in your car until it’s safe to exit
Firing up Niki Lauda's Ferrari 312T and Jochen Mass' McLaren M23 at Caffeine & Gasoline
Features That Frustrate: 2014 Jeep SRT's Tilt Mirrors
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.
Tim (Fractal Footwork)
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 22:43 |
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Its such a tense moment between the point where a hard written post doesn't get shared to the front page and the moment you post Best of Oppo.
JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 22:46 |
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Thank you, Das! Getting in the discussions can be so easy (even with my typically bad titles)
Audi For Life
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 22:47 |
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I guess my video post wasn't quite good enough for Best of Oppo but made it on to Jalopnik FP :D
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DasWauto
> Audi For Life
12/09/2013 at 22:48 |
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It was good enough but when posts get shared to Jalopnik I mention them in the Honourable mentions section. You'll notice it's currently empty, it'll be included in there shortly.
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Audi For Life
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 22:50 |
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Gotcha. Thanks :)
Ian Duer (320b)
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 22:51 |
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Really appreciate the "Best Of" posts. Can't keep tabs on Oppo all day every day. It's nice to be able to see some of the stuff I missed.
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DasWauto
> Ian Duer (320b)
12/09/2013 at 22:52 |
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Excellent, that's why I do them. It's always good to read that they're appreciated.
Nibby
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 23:00 |
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Hey, keep up the good work as always.
Is it okay if I nominate my own post? It did involve lots of participation. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/color-requests…
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DasWauto
> Nibby
12/09/2013 at 23:02 |
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Yep, that's fine. These posts cover until 5pm though so I'll put it in the next one (remind me if I forget).
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Nibby
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 23:10 |
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Cool, thanks!
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Ian Duer (320b)
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 23:11 |
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Sometimes I take things like this as a "feature of the site" and forget there is a person behind the posts. Keep up the good work.
DailyTurismo
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 23:47 |
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DASWAUTO - you forgot to include a shout out about your awesome shirts, so I will do it for you. There was a promo on the Society6 page, but I think it is over, but the shirts are still good quality and great designs.
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Anyway - seeing your shirts up there convinced me I need to get my own stuff going, so thanks for that!!
Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)
> DasWauto
12/09/2013 at 23:48 |
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Wow, great articles. I appreciate the work you put into these digest posts.
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Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
12/09/2013 at 23:50 |
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Haha, great. Fortunately, I had both experiences, although I hadn't really expect either of them.
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DasWauto
> DailyTurismo
12/10/2013 at 00:00 |
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Haha, thanks, I don't like promoting my own stuff too often. I don't want to take advantage of a post that gets shared on Jalopnik for that. But, I will thank you by returning the favour because you've created some really cool designs yourself:
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Society6 page (currently $10 off all framed prints until midnight PST, iirc)
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DailyTurismo
> DasWauto
12/10/2013 at 00:05 |
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Haha! Touche! T-shirtmaggedon takes over the front page!! Seriously, I hope you are getting thrown some bones by the editors for all the BOO work you do. Keep up the good work!
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DasWauto
> DailyTurismo
12/10/2013 at 00:12 |
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Raphael sharing my a link to my Society6 store on Friday definitely didn't hurt. :)
Burt
> DasWauto
12/10/2013 at 06:42 |
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My name has been associated with hooning on the best of the rest list. Regardless of how my finals go, today shall be a good day.
BKRM3
> DasWauto
12/10/2013 at 07:41 |
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A double thank you, sir, for the double mention. Your effort is most appreciated!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> BKRM3
12/10/2013 at 13:19 |
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Ditto (but I guess it's a single "thank you" in my case - ha!).
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BKRM3
> DasWauto
12/10/2013 at 13:24 |
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