"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
04/15/2014 at 18:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
04/15/2014 at 18:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 11
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Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Friday through Sunday. It includes Lincoln's impending doom, the cost of negligence, Toyota's Motorsport Museum and stories of terrible road trips.
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Almost 149 years have passed since John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Today, a different but related Lincoln faces a similar fate. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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As GM receives the scathing light of governmental review and watches it's barely cleaned (depending on whom you ask) image muddied again in the court of public opinion, several recurring themes arise: lack of communication; poor judgment; sub-par quality control; unwieldy corporate structure; potentially illegal suppression of pertinent information. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Toyota haa a long history of creating stonkingly fast Le Mans challengers. This year is no exception with the 1000 horsepower TS040 Hybrid having been introduced last month. To whet our appetites for the 2014 race, Toyota Motorsport GmbH have thrown open the doors to their museum to show us the TS010, TS020 & TS030. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Growing up in a small town in Indiana as I did, to go anywhere of any interest meant either a. paying to fly to where ever or b. spending an extended period of time in an automobile. Option b. was clearly the most practical and most often picked of the two. Road trips get boring. Especially when you are young, however our brains have a way of blocking out such monotonous, meaningless events from our memories. Because of this, when my mom asked if I wanted to go down to Florida when I was 10, I of course said yes! 24 hours in a car? Oh boy!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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I just rode this loop. I was flying down windy roads where, quite frankly, I'm not quite sure my Z would even fit.... especially if another car passed by. I had the acceleration, at least within the speeds I was riding, of a supercar at my command. I was in a real rhythm. I can't remember the last time I felt so connected to a machine. So I got to thinking. Why aren't Jalops more moto enthused? I came up with a few reasons why we should be. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Merkin Muffley
Welcome to Below Average Cars, the first in an occasional series about kickass cars you can buy for less than the average price of a new car. This time we have a no holds barred, uncompromising driver's machine, the 2005 Lotus Elise. A fella in my town has one, and unless he finds himself at a stoplight or sign, he never uses his brakes. Ever. He just gets up to speed, and takes corners at that speed. I have never seen anyone have more fun at 25 mph. Seeing him going 35 looks like the 55 of mere mortals. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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"It has been said that after a race at Monza, Bugatti purchased a front wheel drive Miller from the American pilot Duray, giving in exchange one of his Type 35B; the aim was to disassemble the mechanics of the American racing car in order to discover its secrets. This would have triggered the idea of creating a four wheel drive automobile." !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Well, they've done it. Bugatti has finally managed to make a special edition I really don't care about. I'm a huge Bugatti fan. I think the pre-war cars are as close to art as automobiles will ever come, and even though the most prestigious of French manufacturers is now German, I'm thankful that it still exists and I think Volkswagen have been doing a terrific job with the brand. They've written a new page in its history worthy of Ettore's legacy. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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As many of you know, there are a lot of things you can say on the internet that will perhaps earn you a phone call from Mom. Like "Help, I broke my legs," or "Showed up late to work this morning, still wasted #totalrager #worthit" or, "I just killed a man for fun! #rager #adorbsballs" and so on. Well, this might be one of those things: Mom, I've joined a 24 Hours of LeMons team called the Brooklyn Bomb Squad and this is our race car. Hello? No, I'm not kidding. It's super safe. It's an Audi, Mom. Yes of course it runs. Well, it will run, once we fix the new turbo engine, install the driveshaft, connect the shift linkage, and do 248 other important things before my first race on May 10th. Don't worry. I'll be fine! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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It takes hard effort to convince me never to do business with you, but one dealership went through the trouble this weekend. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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I'm currently in Germany with some friends for spraaannggg break. Our plan was originally to rent a car for the latter half of the trip for the Nürburgring and other car-related things, but the lack of a car was beginning to frustrate me, as some of my best memories from my last trip to this wonderful country were within the confines of one of these metal pods we call "cars". So I rented this one from AVIS rent-a-car in Berlin. Since I am "only" 18 they would only let me rent from the "economy" class. They then proceeded to hand me the keys to this brand new 1.2 Cabrio which had 9km on it when I was given it. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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The 7th generation civic is not what I would call the zenith of Honda's engineering skills. Popularized by proletariat masses of women and "euro" tail lights, it lacks the adoration of the richer jetta-driving sorority dwellers and the power of the more illustrious SI models of both past and present. It's not the best civic made, but I figured it would be better than I thought. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
The Best of the Rest
Audi For Life !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . WhiskeyGolf !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Automatch Tom !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Davesaddiction !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . JGrabowMSt !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . TheDutchTexan !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Witchdoctor11 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . 365Daytonafan !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Pabuuu !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Mark Linde !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Nafsucof !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Sm70 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Untitledcarshow !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . INDYDFX !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . TwinCharged !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . YSI !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Tetsu_no_usagi !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . DancesWithRotors !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Louros !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Chiefstinky !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Stephen the Canuck !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MR2_FTW !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . TheJWT !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Crazedclay !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Agrajag !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Cebu !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Twinturbobmw's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Motorsport Jedi !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . E30Joe !!!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.
Discussions
There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good conversation between Friday and Sunday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:
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What do you guys think of the Zenos E10?
Sunglasses recommendation time!
What pisses me off about the FFR 818
Which Would You Rather? Super AWD Turbo Station Wagon Edition
What would you pick: 'Murican Muscle edition
Yet another "oppo what car should I get" thread!
Would you rather have an N52 or N54?
What did your grandparents drive?
Teach Me Something New: The Fox Body/S197 Mustang
What Car Is Perfect For Montana?
Which would you drive for the rest of your life?
Do Suvs really need to get any bigger?
What would you do to it? Your budget is $1,500
Teach me Something New: Porsche 928
What kind of shenanigans did you get up to today?
Any jalops know about intake manifold porting?
Just the #tips
Looks like the unlimited speed trial is working
80 Years of Silver Arrows and Silver Fish
What Are We Going To Do With All These Shirts? Apex Everything NYC!
Driver seriously hurt as dragster crashes into smoke shed in Bristol
Monotony Motors: Why today's cars all look alike
Testing Brakes On A 1000mph Car
Indycar test run with Hearth Rate and Breathing data - "Are Racing Drivers Athletes?"
Driver's eye Stadium SUPER Trucks edition
The Secret Life of Colin Chapman
How The Long Beach F1 GP Pissed Off Eddie Van Halen
The 1982 Formula One Grand Prix of Long Beach
Sunday Matinée ft. Porsche, Ferrari & Bizzarrini
Tour The Pagani Factory With Google Maps
Bits and Bobs from The #NASCAR Euro Series Opener
Smart Roadster Vs Focus ST Gymkhana Race
Track Day in Pueblo - Did a 360
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted on Oppositelock:
The wild and wacky world of automotive recalls
39 Years Ago: The First Long Beach Grand Prix
Happy Birthday Carlos Reutemann!
DC To NYC In An E93 M3 (Why You Shouldn't Hate Convertibles)
Cars and Coffee Portland 4/13/14
Seven Things I Have Learned From Owning a Vintage Fiat
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.
Kookanoodles
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 18:06 |
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Thanks again, DasWauto !
Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 18:26 |
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Ha! Three of my posts. Thanks very much!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 18:32 |
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Your service to OPPO is invaluable. (And by that, I mean valuable.)
sgtyukon
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 19:06 |
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Negligence is misspelled in the top headline.
tapzz
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 19:20 |
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Maybe something you missed, or maybe something that's just too geeky for anyone but me:
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In which I give a data driven proof that budget and top-of-the-range cars were uncannily similar in the '40s and '50s, but not before or since, by looking at the difference between Fords and Lincolns in 11 model years between 1922 and 2014. There's a lot more to see in that data, some of which I also discuss.
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DasWauto
> sgtyukon
04/15/2014 at 19:54 |
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Fixed. Thanks.
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DasWauto
> tapzz
04/15/2014 at 19:55 |
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This post covers friday and the weekend. Haven't gone through yesterday's stuff yet.
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tapzz
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 20:36 |
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Apologies- I had no idea how this round up works. Thanks!
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DasWauto
> tapzz
04/15/2014 at 20:38 |
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It's mentioned in the first line, don't worry about it :)
King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 21:23 |
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Thanks for the recognition...I benefit from being droll and including enough sloth videos to avoid full FP exposure typically, but I guess I couldn't skate by on looks alone this time.
ttfacoop
> DasWauto
04/15/2014 at 22:33 |
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Hi folks... random question, but does anyone recall the post where someone compared driving manual (versus auto) to playing on a piano (versus synthesizer) in the comments? It was an awesome comment and I wish I saved it, but now I cannot find it and there isn't a way to search comments...
XJDano
> ttfacoop
04/15/2014 at 22:55 |
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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/search
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ttfacoop
> XJDano
04/15/2014 at 23:06 |
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Unfortunately, search only queries the posts, not the comments section.
elvinrivera
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 07:09 |
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