"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
08/20/2013 at 22:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
08/20/2013 at 22:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 1
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Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people have put a good deal of effort into writing from the last 24 hours. Today it includes weird cars we're glad exist, F1 silly season, the Ferarri ZXX and more.
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On today's list we take a look at 5 unique cars that brighten up the automotive world in some manner. 1. Fiat Multipla Everybody has heard of the Multipla. It's often regarded as the ugliest car ever made. But is that a fair judgement? I don't think so. The design is definitely unique, brave, quirky and unlike anything we've seen before or since. It's not a beauty, but you can't say it's not endearing… Why do we love it? Because you couldn't possibly hate it even if you tried.
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Hyundai really turned a corner a few years ago in terms of build quality and attractiveness of their products. I recently drove a newish Elantra that my sister bought, and it really made me wonder why the Corolla continues to exist.* Our subject today couldn't exactly be called attractive in the sense of pleasing to the eye, but an FR coupe with 300 hp and a stick? Sometimes ugly girls really do have great personalities.
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We're barely halfway through the 2013 season and the 2014 silly season is already in full swing. Caterham indicated an interest in announcing their full driver lineup by September or October. This past year they announced their second driver in February. However, the big news is being generated by the seat at Red Bull being vacated by Mark Webber. [author's note: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ]
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You saved up and bought the perfect E46 M3. It's fast, handles as Jeremy Clarkson promised it would, and you're in love with it. Unfortunately, Ford has decided to offer up its 3.5 Liter EcoBoost engine in not only its Police Intercepter and Stealth Intercepter units, but also Ford's hottest selling police vehicle - the Ford Police Intercepter Utility Vehicle. Now the local PD has even more vehicles choices with at least a modicum of power and handling ability.
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I was reading the 2014 Corvette Stingray piece in the new and improved Road & Track yesterday. A bit of writing really caught my eye. Not that the car was monsterballs. Or that Tony Stewart is a badass and a bit of a kook. No, it was this: If his performance and character weren't enough to declare Stewart a kind of latter-day A. J. Foyt, there's also this: He'll race 115 times this year alone, and most of the time you'll never hear about it… 115 races in a year. Most under a pseudonym. The man's heart pumps ethanol.
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Chevrolet's Pony Killer is built just up the highway from where I live at the Oshawa Car Assembly Plant. Ironic: a rag top built in Canada, where you can only enjoy a convertible 4-5 months of the year. During those months though, this car is one of the most popular rental vehicles in our fleet.
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How do you review a monster like this? I think you just do the right thing and run away from it. Note: Ferrari wanted me to not drive this so bad they made the original owner crash it a few times, once into an ocean, send it all the way to EDO to fix it up and make it more powerful, then have it run the Ring a few times before coming back to the quiet and restrained Canadian countryside. Another note: I'm pretty sure I got put on the blacklist by just sitting in this car . We have here a car that is loud, painfully fast and exceptionally unforgiving to your senses. If there was ever a car that blurred the line between road car and race car, this is probably the one.
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We know about these things because people with fast cars enter these events to drive their cars fast, and we like fast cars. Generally these road "rallies" set waypoints and drive from one place to the next, and whoever gets there first (despite it "not being a race") receives certain accolades. I propose a new style of "non-racing" road rally. The cool thing about this one is that anyone can do it, from anywhere, in any car. Here's the idea: How far can you drive in 24 hours?
Car Spotting, Picture Threads
Powderhound thoroughly cleaned his WRX and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MrCrash attended the Woodward Dream Cruise and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Feather-throttle-not-hair !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in the wild. SonorousSpeedJoe did some !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , including a Spongebob adorned Hyundai. CBell04 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in Rochester. Pixel !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with the pictured note in a parking lot. MattP123 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on his beautiful Cutlass. Mayoketchup !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from Puerto Rico.
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:
Designs You're Warming/Have Warmed Up To
What car has impacted you with it's presence?
Help me decide on a new daily driver (Focus ST, S60R or _____)
NPoCP.ph: For P105,000/$2,390, it's EXActly the car for you
How Often: Do You 'Heat Your Tires'?
If you could have one car from your past, what would it be?
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Just the #tips
Manual transmission take rate, United States, last 10 years
Um, Yeah, Don't Do This, People
Who Needs A Truck? Not This Guy!
Will the new Audi Quattro be unveiled tomorrow?
New Tiësto Music Video Stars Clean Datsun 280Z 2 Seater
This just in from Cologne: More Forza news
Crane Accident near Waikato, 2010
Upgrades aim to extend B-52 bombers' already long lives
Ram Tradesman: Like the Rumble Bee, just not obnoxious
This is the VW Golf R and it's faster than a Porsche Cayman S
Aston Martin DBS being thrashed in an underground car park
Toyota FJ cruiser will be discontinued at the end of 14 model year
Transporting a giant fake deer, Russian style
1969 Apollo 11 Saturn Launch at 500fps is Awesome...
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
2013 Vauxhall Astra VXR review
Current State Maximum Speed Limits in the US
SonorousSpeedJoe
> DasWauto
08/20/2013 at 22:07 |
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I see I've made it into the spotting section!
I'm almost always on the way to class when I see I car I want to take a pic of. I'd have shots of a triple-black ZL1 convertible and a 500 Abarth if I was quick enough with my phone and if the cars were slow enough on the roads.
His Stigness
> DasWauto
08/21/2013 at 02:30 |
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I can't say I'm not surprised that my highly opinionated and probably assholish piece didn't make it today. At least my QOTN made it!
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And hopefully this will make it in tomorrow!
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Mikeado
> DasWauto
08/21/2013 at 06:55 |
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"Are F1 drivers really the best racers?"
Pretty sure that's what the Race of Champions is meant to answer.
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DasWauto
> Mikeado
08/21/2013 at 09:12 |
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Well, in terms of ability, yes, but that's not exactly what Chairman Kaga was asking there. He was asking more philosophically; in terms of their love for, attitude and excitement for racing in general, not just their respective disciplines.
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DasWauto
> His Stigness
08/21/2013 at 09:49 |
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Be forewarned, this may sound harsh. I didn't include that piece because it was badly written, it wasn't. I didn't include it because the opinion presented was naive, poorly supported and quite frankly, wrong.
I'll elaborate. Your point was poorly supported because you only had one relevant experience to back it up. The rest (your experience driving various vehicles) was just your perception of fit/finish, visual appeal and driving experience. These are more a question of design and tuning, not manufacturing, which was meant to be the point of your argument, and are therefore not relevant. That's why your opinion is poorly based and wrongly biased. You are entitled to like and prefer whatever vehicles you want but to make the generalizations you did based on that was unfair and incorrect.
Moving on, I likely won't include today's piece either because at this point, it is turning into rambling. You've gotten away from what was you initial point and it's becoming incoherent. You are now just bitching about the replies you got. I'm not saying those responses were fair or weren't harsh but complaining about them is just silly. You have to take the criticism that comes with your post and deal with it.
I'd recommend just dropping it and moving on. Keep writing, I've enjoyed your posts so far, but sometimes you just have to let go of some battles.
If I may offer a suggestion, write another piece with the same title, but with a different premise. I have a feeling that talking more about your experiences with the differences in German and North American built VWs could be interesting. The controversial title is good for drawing attention and bringing people in.
Cheers.
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DasWauto
> His Stigness
08/21/2013 at 09:49 |
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Be forewarned, this may sound harsh. I didn't include that piece because it was badly written, it wasn't. I didn't include it because the opinion presented was naive, poorly supported and quite frankly, wrong.
I'll elaborate. Your point was poorly supported because you only had one relevant experience to back it up. The rest (your experience driving various vehicles) was just your perception of fit/finish, visual appeal and driving experience. These are more a question of design and tuning, not manufacturing, which was meant to be the point of your argument, and are therefore not relevant. That's why your opinion is poorly based and wrongly biased. You are entitled to like and prefer whatever vehicles you want but to make the generalizations you did based on that was unfair and incorrect.
Moving on, I likely won't include today's piece either because at this point, it is turning into rambling. You've gotten away from what was you initial point and it's becoming incoherent. You are now just bitching about the replies you got. I'm not saying those responses were fair or weren't harsh but complaining about them is just silly. You have to take the criticism that comes with your post and deal with it.
I'd recommend just dropping it and moving on. Keep writing, I've enjoyed your posts so far, but sometimes you just have to let go of some battles.
If I may offer a suggestion, write another piece with the same title, but with a different premise. I have a feeling that talking more about your experiences with the differences in German and North American built VWs could be interesting. The controversial title is good for drawing attention and bringing people in.
Cheers.
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Mikeado
> DasWauto
08/21/2013 at 10:09 |
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So something completely subjective that we can't answer accurately? Well, hey, it's a point of discussion I guess.
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DasWauto
> Mikeado
08/21/2013 at 12:54 |
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Yep, that's why I included it.
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His Stigness
> DasWauto
08/21/2013 at 15:19 |
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Thanks. I understand what was wrong with all three articles. I am going to drop this issue because I don't want people to stop reading my stuff.
Thanks for the constructive criticism, and I look forward to being featured on best of oppo again soon.