"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
08/05/2013 at 18:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
08/05/2013 at 18:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 2
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Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people have put a good deal of effort into writing over the weeked. Today it includes the resurgence of American car manufacturers, engineering/design stereotypes, autocrossing a 1969 Firebird and more.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin
As you may remember from my last post, I recently bought a 1987 BMW 535i. I'd been troubleshooting the exhaust in search of some rest for my ears, and I finally found the problem: one of the exhaust pipes had broken off at the exhaust manifold. This time, I'm continuing my quest for a fully functioning exhaust. So with a plan in my head, I headed out to the garage armed with a camera, a shred of hope, and the night stretching out before me.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Henry Teverow
Sometimes, tradition is great. I don’t think that the preservation of the aristocracy in Britain is a great example of tradition, but I do think that building the Mustang with a live rear axle is. Or Ferrari still building naturally aspirated V12s. Or my Saturday night spliff. There are traditions worth keeping, and traditions worth losing, because really, it’s time we moved along.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - PaulJones
Once upon a time, American cars were more often than not considered to be at the bottom of their respective segments. And that "once upon a time" wasn't that long ago. Now, it seems, that American cars have come back, and come back with an absolute vengeance. These days, whenever I'm thinking about what I'd like my next car to be, regardless of the segment that I'm thinking about, an American car winds up coming out on top. Put simply, in nearly every category of car that you would care to think of (barring uber-luxury cars like Bentley and Rolls-Royce), there is an American offering that is as good or better than anything else in the segment.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - POD
It's no secret that I love cars. If it has a motor and you can operate it, then I want to have a turn behind the wheel (or yoke, or controls, or touch pad, or whatever is used to move and control the thing). While reading Oppo this morning I read a post from The One Electronic about wanting to see the coolest concept aircraft/spacecraft. This got me to thinking, what would the aircraft/spacecraft equivalent of some of my favorite cars be?
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Agrajag
We all know there are telltale signs of where a car is from just by feel and mostly exterior design. Have you ever really wondered about that though? Is it conciously intentional during the design process? The car on the left is obviously Italian. We certainly know that, but most non car nuts would probably guess so, because it looks like beautiful longing woman in red lingerie lying on your bed. It just amazes me how you can look at something(more than just cars)and be like "oh, that's German."
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Henry Teverow
Last night, as I was looking through various comments on various articles on Jalopnik or Oppo, I came across a reference to the Volkswagen Phaeton, and its being able to be had for “well under $10k”. I looked it up on eBay, and, sure enough, a model (and not a bad one, at that) had popped up for the bargain price of $5900. Henry's brother Ruben !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! as well.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - POD
Ok, so my last post on Cars and their Aircraft/Spacecraft equivalents went over rather well. So I figured I'd soldier on. Now lets look at the same vehicles with an insectoid field of view. I (and through transverse properties, you) love these cars, but do you love their insect counterparts?
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - BrownDogWelding
I had been looking for this set of books for a while, found it earlier this year. As a millwright who went through the apprenticeship at Chrysler, as a driver/mechanic for General Dynamics(formerly Chrysler Defense) that gets to take an Abrams around the test track every now and then, as a fabricator who builds prototype military parts, and as an artist who enjoys repurposing metal….it’s cool to see how my worlds collided so many decades ago to win WWII.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - MatthewKlein220
This is my 1969 Pontiac Firebird, she is my baby. She's been in the family 37.5 years. She's big-ish, heavy, moved around by her original so-tired-I'm-suprised-it-isn't-dead-yet HO 350 , and that 350 puts its power to the rear wheels through (as the title implies) a 4-speed overdrive automatic out of a Grand National. Despite all these "flaws", as some people call them, I take my Firebird autocrossing. This year is my first autocross season, and this post is about my third autocross ever, it will make you laugh and cry and everything in between!
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - His Stigness
You read that right, contrary to what you thought you liked, we actually like having nannies like blind spot monitoring, and actually love electric power steering, and would take an automatic over a manual given the choice. Don't believe me, read on.
Car Spotting, Picture Threads
ChrisUthe.com !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Ricepuddin traded his Forester XT !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . SnapUndersteer !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio. MR2_FTW !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on his Cressida wagon build. BiTurbo228 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! he just finished. Agrajag spent some of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ridding his W123 of rust. Gandalf the Wise !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . ScoobSTI made a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Coriolis did a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with his Focus ST. TwinTurboBMW !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from Cars and Coffee portland. Grawesome !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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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 over the last day. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:
What's the Best Daily Driver for a Gearhead?
Show me: The coolest concept/fictional air/spacecraft
Greatest Stereotypical Pizza Delivery Vehicle?
Best Automotive TV Commercials for Car Enthusiasts?
Whats the coolest stock lighting feature?
Craigslist hunt: $10,000 Classic American Muscle
Should a dream car be realistic?
What's the Best Automotive Magazine?
Show off your desktop/wallpaper!
Just the #tips
Does BMW need to recall the F30 328i?
Standard shock vs trophy truck shock
Ogier on famous Ouninpohja stage in Finland
Top ten cars for takeaway drivers
10 tips to avoid crashing your car
Hayabusa Turbo engine in a Smart Fortwo
Hand-built British Bike Hits 80mph Behind Ford Zephyr
How Not To Transport a Filing Cabinet
The X Games Moto X LCQ Did Not Start Well
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Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
More X Games Gymkhana Grid (this time in Slow-Motion)
10 New Car Recommendations That Warrant Revenge
Chip Ganassi Celebrates IndyCar Victory At Mid-Ohio
Kreating an Obsession Through Karting? I hope so
Car Spotter's Guide to Group B Rally Cars
And Nothing Of Value Was Lost (Okay, the inline five)
The Opposite Locker - Edition XXXII
NÄKAR: The Story Of The 1963 Holman Moody Volvo 1800
getFuckedHerb
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 18:34 |
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Misspelled username is misspelled- but I care not.
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DasWauto
> getFuckedHerb
08/05/2013 at 18:35 |
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Sorry. Fixed.
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getFuckedHerb
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 18:37 |
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Thanks sir! Appreciate the hat tip, and the work you do to put the round up together. I've got a few more gems for your car spotting round up over the next few days.
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DasWauto
> getFuckedHerb
08/05/2013 at 18:38 |
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Excellent. I look forward to them.
POD
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 18:51 |
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Wow, thanks for the shout out! I've been having fun with the "If cars were" posts. I'll have to think of more of them.
Cheers!
Kristian
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 19:18 |
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None of these are as cool as this green 911...
His Stigness
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 20:15 |
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Hey thanks for promoting my posts. I can't believe that all but one of my posts are on Best of Oppo after joining just a few days ago. Thanks everyone for reading my stuff a hope you enjoy what I've written my future articles.
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DasWauto
> His Stigness
08/05/2013 at 20:33 |
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No problem. Keep up the good posts, they're appreciated.
Agrajag
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 20:56 |
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*doffs cap and nods in an appreciative manner
matthewklein220
> DasWauto
08/05/2013 at 22:57 |
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So I just saw my post on here, I have nothing but thanks for whoever decided it was good enough to be here!
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Kristian
08/05/2013 at 22:59 |
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impossible to argue with such sound logic
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DasWauto
> matthewklein220
08/05/2013 at 23:12 |
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That would be me and it's not a problem. Cool car you've got there and a well written post so it deserved to be here.
JMiller@EnthusiastRevolution.net
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 10:20 |
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How do I go about getting posting privileges in Oppo?
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DasWauto
> JMiller@EnthusiastRevolution.net
08/06/2013 at 10:51 |
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By asking. I just made you an author. Enjoy.
Bob LeDrew
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 10:52 |
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Me too pleeze?! PLEEZE?
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JMiller@EnthusiastRevolution.net
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 10:55 |
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Thanks man!
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DasWauto
> Bob LeDrew
08/06/2013 at 11:07 |
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Sure, why not.
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Bob LeDrew
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 12:42 |
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Thanks, DasWauto. I will always remember that with great power comes great... torque.
stuttgartobsessed
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 12:46 |
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Hey... So Can jump on the bandwagon of getting author status for oppo?? I'd love to have the chance to be featured/get advice from fellow Jalops! Thanks!
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DasWauto
> stuttgartobsessed
08/06/2013 at 12:54 |
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Done.
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stuttgartobsessed
> DasWauto
08/06/2013 at 13:35 |
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Thanks!