"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
04/16/2014 at 21:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
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Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Monday and Tuesday. It includes the quest for the next performance car, a Fort Hood shooting victim's car, basic B's and bad B's and the benefit of options packaging.
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Lately I've been looking at the Porsche 911 as a possible replacement for my M3. Sounds like a logical move, right? BMW M3 owner moves on to Porsche 911. Nothing we haven't heard before. But why look at the 911 now when I could have looked at them eight years ago instead of buying an NSX, or the Corvette, or the STi, or whatever the hell else I bought? Perhaps there is a natural progression to car buying. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - For Sweden
If you're current in the General Motors body-on-frame scene, then you understand the risks of running into a Basic B while out cruising with your Bad B's. If not, then sit down while I take pity and enact the labor required to educate you. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Ricepuddin
I Live a few yards away from where this month's shooting happened on Fort Hood, and I have drive by this exact car multiple times. But today on my way to lunch I noticed a paper American flag on the rear window and could see what looked like flowers on the windshield. It immediately dawned on me, this is one of this victims cars and his battle buddies have turned it into a memorial and it almost brought me to tears. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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I know a lot of you liked Doug's article on on Option Packaging and how it's such an annoyance when spec'ing out a car. Yes, it is very annoying when you want one option but it requires you to buy a package that costs ten times the one item you really want, but guess what? We are not Joe Consumer. We are car guys and gals who are (generally) savvy buyers and research a car to death before stepping into a showroom. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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In the land of pointy, underpowered 80s sports cars; the Porsche 944 reigns supreme in many ways. It was, and still is an amazing looking car that seems to have all the right curves in all the right places. It made decent power for its time, and it's an absolute beast in the corners. Unfortunately it's not one of the more reliable vehicles in the world. In fact, I think the Mitsubishi Starion might even be more reliable than the 944. This has driven me into an incredibly complex and almost unsustainable love-hate relationship with my 944. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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This is a good time for Generation Y. Not only are we tech savvy, achievement orientated and attention craving (according to Google) but we also have a large range of quality, fast and luxurious cars available at affordable prices. Previous owners have already absorbed the majority of their depreciation and they are priced in a region which is attainable for most of us. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Some of you may recognise this week's car under a different name, the Renault Encore, the hatchback version of Car and Driver & Motor Trend's car of the year for 1983 the Renault Alliance. Others may have spotted a very similar looking taxi being ripped apart in the Bond film 'A View To A Kill'. I however see Jean Ragnotti's Group A rally car in 1986 & 1987. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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In 1949, a recently returned GI could buy a Ford that wasn't fundamentally different from his former general's Lincoln. That wasn't the case before, and isn't the case now. What happened? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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After going through the photos from Monte I've come to the conclusion it's impossible to take a bad rally photo in Monte Carlo. Between the scenery and the weather virtually every shot is stunning. Creating a "best of" post is difficult because all the shots are so great. Sadly my source didn't have the official photos from Ford, so it's just the FIA, Citroen, Hyundai, and VW's photos. But still, man are they gorgeous! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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What do you do when a small rodent dies in your car's ventilation system and starts emanating the rotten funk of decaying flesh? Your minty clean classic BMW M3 suddenly becomes the The Ultimate Decaying Machine. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and also check out !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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Through BMW's On Demand service available at BMW headquarters in Munich, I booked a 135is for 35 euros an hour. The 320 horsepower coupe, capable of reaching 60 mph in 4.6 seconds was plenty of car for an Autobahn rookie. Its sport exhaust, turbo charged inline six cylinder engine, and M-sport suspension setup had me drooling in anticipation of the fun I knew I would have while piloting the white coupe to the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Frosted
So it's no secret that I'll be in the market for a subcompact/cheap brand new car very soon and have done a lot of research into my options that has included everything except test driving (this is due to dealerships not having the cars on the lot because they "sell too quickly"). I'll get my bias out of the way and say I'll be buying the Mazda 2. It was the one I favored from the start and, while it isn't as powerful or well equipped or spacious as some of the others on this post, it is the one that I fell in love with and want to live with for the next few years. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Arch Duke Maxyenko
This week, Formula Oppo has traveled to the Orient, via the silk road, for the fourth round of competition, The City Wok Grand Prix of Mao's Republic of China! Hopefully Kinja will show mercy this week, although Nibbles will instead pour mercury in out cuts and through clouds asbestos in our faces. Yes the run-on sentences will continue once again, if you need a refreshment of the rules you can go fuck yourself here. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Welcome to Below Average Cars, an occasional series about kickass cars you can buy for less than the average price of a new car. No one needs reminding of the legendary reputation of the Land Cruiser. They go anywhere, they do anything, and they don't break down. This one will certainly go anywhere, but it won't go anywhere fast. That is because instead of being one of the FJ series Land Cruisers we are used to in the states, this one is an HJ, which means there is a pulsing, throbbing (there is no other way to say this) diesel between those elegantly sculpted front fenders. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Recently, I had a friend call me up to ask me for a few pointers on driving a manual, and I agreed to meet with him for a little ride-and-drive. He was driving his dad's Nissan Sentra Spec-V, (his car was in the shop after a run-in with Bambi) which he had mentioned before was nice, but I didn't think much of it. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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The Best of the Rest
Jobjoris !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . BiTurbo228 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Aaron Brown !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Blipshift !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Mikeado !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jagvar !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . TheWorldIsFlat !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Doodon2whls !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Zeontestpilot !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . My Buick Is Too A Real Muscle Car !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Twinturbobmw !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . CalzoneGolem !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Pixel !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Pedal-force !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MykePagan !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Denver_80222 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MountainCommand !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Thedriver !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . LuczOr !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . -Amateur !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . MR2_FTW !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . K-Roll !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Matthewklein220 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jlmounce !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Big Bubba Ray !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Ducky !!!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 on Monday and Tuesday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:
What is OPPO's favorite Malaise Era car?
What does your engine sound like?
Anyone want to try iRacing Free?
Most excellent production Toyotas
What is the greatest used car under $10,000 for single person daily driving?
Preventative Maintenance - Valve Clearance on V-TEC Engines?
What cars won't take a set of golf clubs?
My thoughts on the USCR Sports Car Showcase at Long Beach
Annotate and Lable These Buttons!
What is the Most Intimidating Sports Car?
Post your favorite stock BMW rims!
Help me pick my next weekend car
SHOW ME- The most random star car
Coolest Car In a Random Ass Town: Pescara (Italy)
CarDomaining - "Mjög Jalop." Edition
What are some of you car related wallpapers on you computer?
The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet will be a future classic
Safety systems in car from stock to caged
Oh Lawd Jesus, 4000 Mile E38 M Sport For Sale
Just the #tips
61 Bus + 500hp 993 twin turbo engine, 996 drivetrain
Let this Ferrari F40 make you miss the late 80's
In Minnesota you can now get a ticket for adjusting your A/C
Bill Caswell doing Qualifying run at the Nordschleife...
Local Motors Electric Drift Trike
Last to First: Spec Miata at Mid Ohio
Mechanics Dictionary [hilarious]
Pit Stops Compared: 1950 v 2013 (from 2 different motorsports...)
Montreal F1 Future Nearly Secured
Too stupid to live, too dumb to die - I give up, America. You win
GM Wishes the Mustang a Happy 50th
Absolutely fantastic F1 documentary
Racecraft; you're doing it right
Matt Farah gets smoked by a Koenigsegg
Ever wanted a convertible Model S?
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted on Oppositelock:
New safety standard could be end of Aston Martin in America
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.
Big Bubba Ray
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 21:14 |
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Thanks for the mention!
For Sweden
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 21:17 |
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I don't often make Best of Oppo, but when I do, it's for something completely irrelevant.
wheresthebeeef
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 21:18 |
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Where is your article on the lemon Porsche video today?
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DasWauto
> wheresthebeeef
04/16/2014 at 21:20 |
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I'm not sure what post you're referring to but if it's from today I haven't covered that yet. A Best of Oppo covering today and tomorrow will likely be up Friday or Saturday.
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wheresthebeeef
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 21:35 |
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Video getting a lot of attention on the internet today (see Porsches mentions on twitter). Guy got a lemon 911 and Porsche is jerking him around.
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DasWauto
> wheresthebeeef
04/16/2014 at 21:38 |
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This one? http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/porsche-troubl…
Also, just FYI, I'm not actually a writer for Jalopnik. They might do a post about it later. Who knows.
Frosted
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 23:00 |
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Never made Best of Oppo before. I think I need an adult.
RooWills
> DasWauto
04/16/2014 at 23:20 |
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Thank you once again!
Rx_37
> DasWauto
04/17/2014 at 04:23 |
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Suddenly i want a GT3 so bad :(
getchapopcorn
> DasWauto
04/17/2014 at 08:11 |
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I wrote a story about the sound of my dad coming home and how I'm not hoping to replicate that in the future with my kids. People may enjoy the read, a lot of folks seemed to have a similar experience. http://getchapopcorn.kinja.com/my-weekly-nost…
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getchapopcorn
> getchapopcorn
04/17/2014 at 08:30 |
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http://getchapopcorn.kinja.com/my-weekly-nost…
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DasWauto
> getchapopcorn
04/17/2014 at 11:21 |
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Probably not worth adding it now so I'll put it in contention for the next one.
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getchapopcorn
> DasWauto
04/17/2014 at 13:00 |
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Thanks!