"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
09/13/2013 at 11:45 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
09/13/2013 at 11:45 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 3
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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 'Artifacts of a forgotten Jalop', Stance subculture, the most racecars of all time and more.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Monovich
Recently I found a box of old love letters and photos tossed about a bin. I'm fascinated by things like this. I suppose some of it might actually be a voyeuristic streak I have, but I justify that by the fact that someone threw this box away and didn't care if other people saw the memories and personal effects contained within. Which brings me to this post. Mixed into the letters and photos were a bunch of cars and motoring memorabilia. As soon as I saw them the car guy in me went on full alert. I sifted frantically, not wanting any of motor head bits to slip through my fingers and get tossed in the trash. My wife saw what I was doing and asked why.
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A close friend I worked with sacrificed his lunch to help me go buy the car and bring it back. It barely made it the 15 or so miles back to the office. But that didn't stop us from doing what any car nuts would do and went out on shake down run. Without surprise in the 2 days since I drove it last absolutely nothing on the car worked any better. The engine still ran poorly, the car still wandered around so much that a sober person would be charged with a DUI and it still had a musky stink. But it was my poorly running, wandering stink bucket.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - TheSupremeLou
Stanced and lowered cars are pretty common on the roads these days. But even just a few years ago, seeing an e30 dragging its ass would have been a rare sight. The proliferation of car parts and modifications to get cars lower than should be possible is only making it easier for enthusiasts to get low. Some people don’t quite understand the attraction, but for those who do, getting lower can become quite the obsession.
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If you've watched Le Mans enough that you can recite the dialogue and your heart rate spikes before every crash sequence, then this is probably the book for you. Go Like Hell is A.J. Baime's history of the war between the upstart Ford and the dominant Ferrari in the 1960s. Most car people will know something of this, if only from Le Mans . But as Baime (the executive editor of Playboy and a very good writer) tells it, it was more than just the quest for speed — it was a clash of ethos and of egos.
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I haven’t enough money. I don’t mean my pockets are perpetually empty, my bank account is penniless and I can’t buy food. I mean I don’t have enough to buy a Ferrari. Of course that isn’t very important in the grand scheme of things. I can put clothes on my back food on the table, and buy car magazines with pictures of Ferraris in them. However actually owning a Ferrari, paying for its upkeep, fuel, tax, servicing is just a really stupidly daft thing to do.
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GM just showed its new full-size SUV vehicles to the public in the form of the 2015 Suburban and Yukon. While the refresh was long overdue (almost as much as Ford's Expedition, if we're honest, which needs an infusion of the new F-150 goodies ASAP), in terms of front and rear design, these are miserable failures. Proof positive yet again that committees need to stay out of the design studios and go back to debating cup holder placement and what other electronic gizmo they can put in a vehicle to drive its sale price up for maximum profits, even more so if it's part of a tech package with frivolities the buyer doesn't want and won't use.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Mkolabin
In a world where performance and miles-per-gallon run hand in hand and in a market where consumers demand at least one of those; mpg or 0-60, and often both, car makers will have to explore an ever expanding horizon of cutting edge materials alongside new and innovative engine technology. But what will this mean for us, the enthusiasts?
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The Best of the Rest
HarryCarry250 continued work and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . 55Buick !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MR2_FTW did some work on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . BJohnson11 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . NYSS share photos of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . NinetyQ !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to sell it.
As always, If I've missed something and you would like me to include it, let me know.
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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:
The Most Iconic Racecars Of All Time?
Oppo-inion: Trucks (and truck like vehicles)
Your Thoughts on Ethanol vs. Premium Fuels in General?
What's your miles-driven-per-year for your car(s)?
Would you like to play a game?
Winter tires VS All Terrain tires
Show me: 4x4 trucks we can't get in the US
How much maintenance do you perform at home?
What car company have you recently changed your views on?
Any car wax / sealant advice for a dusty environment?
Just the #tips
Here's an LS1 Miata doing a burnout
Notable Mazda sales figures for August
Did Penske Strike a Deal to Get Logano into the Chase?
ERC-driver has to hitchhike from Norway to Germany
Govt of Canada sells 30,000,000 GM shares
Porsche 911 Turbo - pictorial history from 1974 to 2013
The Best Thing About The 2012 Ford Flex
The Peugeot RCZ R Will Set You Back €42,900
Toyota's 2014 NASCAR Truck Racer
The Frankfurt Motor Show - 30 years ago
Honourable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted in Oppositelock:
In Plain Sight: A Guide to New York City's Taxis, Part I
The 2015 Chevy Suburban PPV Edition
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.
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DasWauto
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 11:46 |
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Ah, good, it finally posted. It wouldn't earlier save for some reason.
getFuckedHerb
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 11:54 |
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Thanks for the link and compiling! - always appreciated!!
GreenN_Gold
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 12:44 |
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Thanks again, as always!
Kookanoodles
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 13:01 |
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Thanks for the mention !
Corson Currently Coupein' It
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 13:02 |
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Thanks!
Tom McParland
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 18:15 |
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I'm sure you already on top of it, but here is something that might be of interest.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/salespeople-ar…
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Oh and excellent idea on that last sentence.
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DasWauto
> Tom McParland
09/13/2013 at 20:15 |
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Haven't started actually. Just drove for four hours and had dinner. I did see that post already though, good one. I might have it up tonight, otherwise tomorrow afternoon.
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Tom McParland
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 20:20 |
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No worries, thanks for all your hard work.
NYSS
> DasWauto
09/13/2013 at 21:46 |
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thanks for the shout!