Best of Oppositelock: Dec. 16, 2013

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
12/17/2013 at 20:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing on Monday. It includes registering a car without a title, people assuming you know everything about cars, a guide to buying car parts on the cheap and more.

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I have a disease. A disease that causes me to look at every vehicle/engine combination and say "No, no, no, you've got it all wrong!" A Fiero with an Iron Duke? WRONG! A Barracuda with a slant six 225? WRONG! A DeLorean with a French V6?What are you, high? This is a fairly common disease, known in the medical field as LS7-itis. It is closely related to Hayabusirosis. There is also the rare Viperexia, but you don't see that much because there is so little overlap between Mopar guys and people who can afford Viper engines.

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It's fairly well known that I'm into cars. That's fine with me, and I enjoy talking about cars. What I do not enjoy is when people start thinking I know everything about every car on the road. It's ok to ask me about my thoughts on a car, or an opinion about something automotive, but if we're together and see a interesting car don't assume I know what it is, how much power it has, how fast it goes or the name of the daughter of the guy that installed the wiring harness…

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A little bit of background for those who don't know or don't remember: I had previously owned a 2001 Boxster S... which caught fire. We never really determined the exact cause, but I suspect an IMS Bearing failure had something to do with it. Anyway— after that, I was a bit wary of getting back into a Boxster again, so I went with something familiar: a 2007 Ford Mustang GT… I enjoyed driving this Mustang, but it never felt as natural and pleasurable as the Boxster had.

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There are many sources for car parts whether used or new that are available locally and online depending on the type of project or repair you are working on. I am going to cover both used and new for regular maintenance in this part of the series and will cover upgrades and projects in the next article.

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To drive tuned usually means to drive compromised... In the quest of speed, we often give up on comforts. Deleted, heavy sound systems, spine-shattering suspension set-ups, lopey idling and a back seat full of roll-cage-scaffolding always makes even the quickest trip to the market a chore.

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Long time no post, but I've got a good excuse. My wife and I are overjoyed to be expecting our first child after nearly 11 wonderful years of marriage. It's simultaneously beautiful and horrifying news, and has sent us on a mad dash to get our finances, health, home, and even our car in order before the July 24th, 2014 due date.

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The Volvo PV800 Sugga (Swedish for sow) was built for fleet use and dominated the Swedish taxicab market for many years. The TP21 version was a 4X4 version built for Swedish military needs - which after WWII has been mostly fighting stampeding moose and trying to keep the Soviets feeling insecure. Also have a look at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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 on Monday. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:

What's Your Favorite Veyron?

I need help

I Should Get New Wheels But I Don't Know Which Ones

What's Oppo Drinking Tonight?

Diesel Bros: Smoked Out

Help Me Decide: Miata MX-5 vs Porsche 944

So this is my first winter with my car...

CHOOSE YOUR "CLAN"

What's The Worst Road You've Ever Driven On?

OPPO Advice - Should I Buy?

Reliability Roulette

I need cheap E30 wheels...

Batshitbabes 2013 - Final Round!

Need Some Oppo Knowledge

Light/Medium-Duty 4x4 - What Are The Options?

Ferrari hasn't made a truly attractive vehicle since the 355

Opinions that may or may not get Oppo turnt up: Part Deux

What is the best sounding diesel around?

What Color Would You Get it In: Chrysler 300 SRT8

What will succeed the Holden Commodore come 2017?

The Odd Custom: Let's Predict the Future Hot Rods

Just the #tips

Let's Watch a Golf Mk2 Sleeper with 1150 HP

DIY engine control unit

Brother Of Corvette Driver Killed By Police Speaks Out (VIDEO)

The return of road racing to Thompson Speedway

First stock 5th gen Viper in the 10s (w/vid)

2015 Subaru WRX: Full Video Review!

Who loves minis? Well I do.. but not as much as this guy I think

Middle East Snowpocalypse: King Pushed Out Stuck Car with Regal Aplomb

How to Turn left in the Upper Peninsula

Honourable Mentions

These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:

Can Cadillac Get Away With Their New Prices?

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge 2014 Preview

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DISCUSSION (11)

MoparKetchup > DasWauto
12/17/2013 at 20:07

Muchísimas gracias Daswauto, and like always, good job!

Lets Just Drive > DasWauto
12/17/2013 at 20:12

Great stuff! Completely agree with these picks, Das.

Do you get enough credit for these "Best of..." posts? Because if you don't, I've heard of these things called underwater blowjobs which are supposed to be A Maaaay Zing!

DasWauto > Lets Just Drive
12/17/2013 at 20:25

Thanks. Wert did offer, uhhh, something, but I had to decline. Probably a good choice in the long run.

Lets Just Drive > DasWauto
12/17/2013 at 20:33

Did you hear that Wert has oral herpes and spreads it via underwater blowjobs?

#RumorsAboutWertForSomeReason