Whatever It Is, Drive Something You Love and Cars and Rap: A True Love

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
04/29/2014 at 22:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Wednesday and Thursday. It includes driving a car you love, rap's automotive influence, the enthusiast's quest and 'Rush' meets 'Senna' at the Nürburgring.

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I had a long, tiring day at work today. As I left my desk, I was fried and felt exhausted, even though I'd been sitting, staring at a computer screen for most of it. But as I walked outside, into my parking garage and then saw my car in the distance, the tiredness was quickly replaced with excitement for my drive home. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Now, if you're anything like me (and I have no doubt you are), you base many of your most important life decisions largely upon the opinions of others. Automotive purchases, perhaps life's most important decisions, are no exception. We all find figures to look up to, and who better to idolize and take important life advice from than the poets and philosophers of our age: Rappers. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - KB Garage

The sound of my alarm startles me awake. I nearly hit my head on the oak nightstand next to the bed trying to shut it off. I sigh as I exhale realizing at this point there's no returning to my peaceful slumber now. I stumble into the bathroom, I turn on the shower, and I brush my teeth with my eyes closed wishing I had gone to bed earlier. I step into the shower and, although the water is scalding hot, the tile on the shower floor feels like ice on my feet. I stop for a brief moment and realize that like a programmed machine, I'm repeating the same routine that I do every day. But today's not just another day. Today is the day of the quest. My quest. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Gabor Vajda

Where one grudge match ended, another one started. If the latter part of the 20th century's racing history had to be condensed into one race and one movie, this should be it. Equal cars, equal chances of winning, 17 (!) shared (future or past) F1 World Championship titles and much more. The 1984 Nürburgring Mercedes-Benz race. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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In 1961 Pontiac engineers working to release the first generation Tempest under the guidance of John Z DeLorean wanted to offer a small displacement and frugal engine but did not have the budget for a full scale development effort. What they did was hack half the cylinders off of a 389 V8 and create the 195 Trophy 4. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Garret Davis

After the coverage of the New York Auto Show this year, I noticed a trend in the comments of these articles. Like our buddy Zac mentioned in the article linked above, this year's auto show was a bit of a snooze-fest. It happens every once in a while because there are limitations on how often car companies can or should churn out new models. What this is taken as, though, is that design is hitting a wall, and engineers are flailing to come up with an answer. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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If you are like us, you have lost quite a few of your weekends racing wheel to wheel with dozens of your closest nemesis friends. Wait, what's the plural of nemesis? Never mind, it's time to visit the RFD technology bin. Today's featured new product will change your life, at least at the track. Introducing the RFD TrackHUD! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Today's "Morning Shift" included some hate towards corn. I love corn because it makes me think of summer. But the topic was corn being used to make ethanol for blending with gas...a touchy subject depending upon where you live. Departing from my usual know-nothing-about-cars-but-let's-post-a-gif-to-remain-relevant style, I actually dropped a little knowledge! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I spent last weekend at the Nürburgring and thought I'd do a quick post to share it with the jalopnik community, so that everyone can enjoy it! As with all car adventures, it starts with being on the road, on the way there. It's a 120 miles drive from where I live, mostly on small german country road. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Gabor Vajda

When you are a legend in the making - such as Ayrton Senna - powered by a Japanese company - i.e. Honda - and a Japanese entertainment company - SEGA, that is - wants to exploit your ventures, why wouldn't you want a say in it? Like designing your own race tracks.Screw Gran Turismo, screw Hermann Tilke. You need a fast track made by the best driver ever lived. There's no physics involved, though, but hey - it's the early 90s. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Nearly two weeks ago, I bought a Focus ST. Somehow, I have already put down 1,000 miles over 30 hours of seat time. That means I have filled it up four times already in less than two weeks. That's right. If I keep up this pace, I'll have somewhere near 27k miles on my car in one year's time. Yeah, I'm going to cool it a bit. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I'm kind of a Ford guy, so I really wanted to like this car. Also, we are looking to divest one of our vehicles for a higher mpg option, and the Fiesta has been one of the vehicles of interest. The rental was the standard base model, albeit in sexy black. It had about 52k miles on the clock, so broken in for a rental. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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.

Discussions

There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good conversation on Wednesday and Thursday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:

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Dog: The Oppo Review

Show us: factory convertible and targa pickups

Jaguar C-X75 - The Greatest Car That Never Was?

Turning cars into furniture: good or bad?

The Toughest Cars?

Why Does The Ford Focus ST Sedan Not Exist?

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Lillehammer (Norway)

Where do you guys buy your car parts?

What does OPPO think of hobby grade RCs?

Sketchy Wholesaler Hunt!

DD/Void Warranty/Prematurely abort lease

Pick one: Plush FWD Entry Level Lux

Can anyone explain the le mans fuel equivilancy fomula?

Oppo Engineers - Make F1 pit stops faster

Lincoln to Make Car Off Mustang Platform? (Or Not?)

How to make Formula 1 pit stops even faster

I think I'm starting to like a different blue oval

What's your favorite car horn?

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Tallinn (Estonia)

What Manufacturer Has the Worst Motorsports Heritage?

Safe jacking points?

Where does OPPO shop for aftermarket parts?

Which is the better hated brand?

Formula Freak - Casting Call!

Kimi's 2014 Struggles

I Worked at a Porsche/Audi Dealership for a Year. AMA

What engine has the cheapest/largest aftermarket parts selection?

Porsche I.Q Quiz

Just the #tips

Artist/Photographer creates "hyper realistic" models and photos

Watch Dumbass Break His Equipment While Screwing Around!

Lexus models to get 4cyl turbo

Supreme Court Gives Police New Power To Rely On Anonymous Tips

Britain's Fiesta ST Gets Specification Upgrade

Swan Racing Folds, Parker Klingerman Out of a Drive

Where'd they put the engine....?

WRC Fan Survey

Bathurst Lap Record Tumbles

2014 Aston Rapide S quick revs

Kim Dotcom gets his cars back!!

I want this horn!

Long Beach signs 3 year extension with IndyCar

Subaru STI engined VW beetle

US Spec Alfa Romeo 4C Spec Sheet!

Subaru SVX Documentary

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

Acura TLX...is it DOA?

Survey: Dealers Lack Knowledge and are Reluctant to Sell EV Cars

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DISCUSSION (6)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto
04/29/2014 at 22:27

Thanks, DasWauto!

Vicente Esteve > DasWauto
04/29/2014 at 22:33

Thank you a whole lot! Hahah First time one of my thingys is here, much self proudness.

Garrett Davis > DasWauto
04/30/2014 at 00:38

Thanks for the feature! I still can't get over how much work this must be every time.

meatatarian > DasWauto
04/30/2014 at 01:41

Thank you!!

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > DasWauto
04/30/2014 at 02:33

Thank you for sharing my posts in big and bold!

cazzyodo > DasWauto
04/30/2014 at 09:18

Thanks for including me!