535i - The Ultimate Driving Machine for Whom? and the VW Scene Sucks

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
03/02/2014 at 17:15 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Wednesday and Thursday. Today we've got a review of the F10 535i, crappy attitudes in car culture, off-roading a Mazda3 and more.

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I recently had a chance to drive around in a 2011 BMW 535 and being a BMW fan and owner wanted to do a short review. This is the newest BMW I've driven so if they've returned to their roots in the 3 years since I apologize.

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The Volkswagen scene confuses me. On one end, you have a great deal of camaraderie. Have a blown tire at 1AM? Hit up your local Volkswagen club and you'll likely get a half dozen folks reply offering you some form of assistance. I like that. Not only is it very convenient, but it does foster a welcoming and close group of enthusiasts willing to help. The other? An air of elitism, self importance, and plainly bad mojo. Let me explain myself.

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These were the words uttered by me in between laughter, and so started our long night of turmoil. The fun was worth all the hassle we went through but lets back up… On Thursday my friend and I took his mazda 3 to drop off a Christmas tree at a compost at a farm he volunteers at. We strapped the tree to the top of the car and made the nerve racking trek 2 miles down the road to drop it off.

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With Bernie aiming to get canned by CVC Capital Partners to due his recent bout with court (soon to re-flair), or die due to his recent account of age (83), rumors of replacement are in the air. Christian Horner is the man tipped for the job, but he has said before than he could not, and does not want to dance in Bernie's shoes.

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Long gone are the days when you could pickup a cheap ex-racer because nobody wanted a car that had been ridden hard and put away wet. Today, the vintage racer market is carefully curated by scores of nostalgia seeking baby boomers with liquid pensions and finding a cheap car with a proven pedigree is extremely rare.

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Today we are travelling to the Ghanaian town of Keta. Keta was originally colonized by the Germans before the end of ww1, when the Germans were kicked out of Africa. Getting to Keta was yet another African road adventure. (I'm not sure if I've ever had a road trip here without some form of excitement). Out near Tema, a tro tro coming the other way blew its tire. Little did I know flat tires were to be the theme for the day.

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YAY TDi! TDi, what does that stand for?! Turbo Diesel! Ok so it doesn't stand for Turbo Diesel, but rather Turbo Direct injection, but its still a TURBO DIESEL! Diesel is finally making headway in "Murica! And it isn't in a Bro truck? What kind of land do we live in anymore?!?. Every self-respecting God fearing American knows that diesel is only for trucks and the Goddamn Surrender Monkey Frenchies! Right everyone?!

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Some breaking news out of the world of Sports Car racing. Level 5 Motorsports, the two Ferrari 458 Italia's, that won the season/series opener of the newly created Tudor United SportsCar Championship have pulled out of the entire series. The team headed by David Stone made the decision to leave the series this Monday according to FoxSports.

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Tomorrow starts the final session of Formula 1 testing before the first race in Australia for the 2014 season. The last two sessions have been dominated by one story and really one story alone, the continued failures of the Renault powered cars. With this, the current reigning World Champion's Infiniti RedBull, seem to be up a creek without a paddle. They haven't completed nearly enough laps during the last two sessions with both of their drivers combined to make any real headway with the new RB10.

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When will Volvo give us a chance to breathe? After making us swoon with the stunning Concept Coupe and Concept XC Coupe released just months ago, our fair-skinned friends from the great Scandinavian phallus drop this bombshell on us.

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Technical innovation is what makes Formula 1 so different from any other form of racing. The on track action is as much played out by the engineers and aerodynamicists as it is the drivers. We are here to admire, study, and discuss this beauty that exists on the ragged edge of what we think is possible, or at least what we thought was possible.

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No, it's not an Evo X. No, insurance companies don't care about that. Oh the Mitsubishi Lancer, a family car that costs more to insure than a Galant. The 2008 model was a big improvement in the looks department than some of the previous generations of Lancer though.

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I drive a Land Cruiser, and you've heard this all before but I told someone I would write a review for it and I'm not one to back down from the sort of challenge from someone on the internet who's name I don't know or handle I can't recall. So here we go… To set the scene, remember that the mid 90's was the golden age for large SUV's, the average price (inflation adjusted) for gas was $2.00 and the average Large SUV mileage was around 14 city and 17 highway. Different times indeed.

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What is it? 2014 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD. The only option it has is the Premium Package, which has heated power leather seats, navigation. It's a large body-on-frame SUV with seating for 8 (SR5 and Limited models; Platinum has 7 cause it has a center-console in the 2nd row).

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1933 was a down year in the USA. The country was still in the midst of the Great Depression. The Dust Bowl was causing havoc in the mid-western states and people were just down on their luck, There were however a few bright spots. 1933 saw the repeal of the 18th amendment, ending prohibition and giving the country back its much missed alcohol (although it never really left), Ford had just the previous year released the soon to be iconic 32 Fords with the revolutionary flathead V8. 1933 saw a new refined car with the V8 with all new styling that was very different than the previous year. This pickup was also produced and would eventually land into the hands of my grandfather.

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 Wednesday and Thursday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:

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You're Driving Across Europe In One Car...

Show Us Your Favorite Concept Car

First Cars!

How was your commute? (Feb 26)

What's the most jalop DOG out there, and why?

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Albany, NY (Murica)

Plug-in hybrid opinions/options?

What Color Would You Get it In: Audi R8

DD, Track, Burn

Road Tripping Music

How was your commute? (Feb 27)

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Zagreb (Croatia)

What's The Most You've Spent On Your Car?

What junk is in your trunk?

Land Yacht owner here: how can I improve my driving/hooning?

Stupid Hypotheticals- Oppo Demolition Fap Festapalooza!

Musical Cars - What other reason would you do it for?

How Long Does It Take to Learn To Ride a Motorcycle?

Show me your worst local dealership commercial

Just the #tips

New Gif For Orlove to Post As A Standalone Article

For The Lancia Nuts: Delta Integrale Technical Data

Motorcycle Rider Hits Seagull At Speed

Richie Incognito's Ferrari bashed

OS Giken TC24-B1Z Dyno Video

Backing Out Is A Skill That Some People Lack

What could possibly go wrong?

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Here's a list of the most expensive new cars to insure

Discovered some interesting engineering

911 Targa Turbo Kinda Sorta Maybe Leaked

Our favorite trio of Brits will be making a special appearance March 1 at 8 am on Disney XD

WTH Toyota?

Honorable Mentions

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

Formula 1:Day 1 Testing Bahrain Session 2 Live

Why You Shouldn't Modify Your Car For The Track

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.

DISCUSSION (13)

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > DasWauto
03/02/2014 at 17:30

Do you know how to get rid of/add those kinja box links?

Every time I edit a post, they seem to go away; not quite sure why.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > DasWauto
03/02/2014 at 17:31

Keep it up! I made it twice! Much post So Oppo. Wow.

DasWauto > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
03/02/2014 at 17:36

I avoid them with bullet points and bit.ly links (the 'best of the rest' section). Kinja will add them in when you directly link a Kinja(or [###.]jalopnik.com, not sure) post to a max of two per paragraph; one will be place on the right with the text wrapped on the left, two will be placed side-by-side below the paragraph.

They really screw with my formatting so I avoid them when possible.

As for the links going away when you edit, I don't know what's going on there.

PS9 > DasWauto
03/02/2014 at 17:56

Honestly I'm shocked. Wouldn't expect a headline like that to come from DasWauto.

DasWauto > PS9
03/02/2014 at 18:00

Huh? I just incorporate the top two posts into the headline. New format that I've been using for a couple of weeks now, admittedly to grab a bit of attention.

PS9 > DasWauto
03/02/2014 at 18:04

I'm just joking a little bit. I just imagined an old bmw having a 'get off my lawn' moment.

"Ultimate driving machine my ass, the new whale's a piece of shit! AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THOSE DICKS AT VAG, LIKE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ACRONYM MEANS YOU SICKOS!"

LIGHTONFUEL > DasWauto
03/03/2014 at 09:10

Kinja'd!!!

I so want this!

KnifeKnut > DasWauto
03/03/2014 at 10:35

Would you please include my switch back to older kinja workaround PSA in the next best of oppo? I consistently get recommendations and positive replies when I repost it, I believe it is something many frontpage only folks would enjoy.

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KnifeKnut > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
03/03/2014 at 10:36

Kinja'd!!!

DasWauto > KnifeKnut
03/03/2014 at 10:54

No. I included the person that a came up with that in a previous edition .

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Flavien Vidal > DasWauto
03/22/2016 at 03:57

Best of Oppo is back! Awesome, thanks :)

Can’t believe how much stuff I actually miss every week lol

DasWauto > Flavien Vidal
03/22/2016 at 21:34

It’s not back, unfortunately. Not sure how it showed up for you but this post is 2 years old. I don’t really have the time to continue it beyond sharing posts on Oppoblog and even that isn’t something I can promise to keep up.

Flavien Vidal > DasWauto
03/22/2016 at 21:40

Oh shit lol! I saw it was from early March and thought I had just missed it haha

No idea how it showed up in my feed either really.... Oh well, it was still a nice Best Of to look at :)