Let's Play a Game

"Amoore100" (amoore100) 10/19/2016 at 22:29 • Filed to: Let's Play a Game, Google, Images

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After listening to two ancient White people bicker incessantly about how to run this damned country, let’s play a little game!

The idea: Choose a carmaker of your choice. Google it, and go to Images. Take the first two cars (exterior shots only) that show up, left to right top to bottom, and post them below. Do you think they accurately represent the company? Let’s try it. I’ll start.

Volvo

An S6o and an XC90, both from the past two years. No RWD goodness, or even transverse fives or sixes. Not so sure if that’s the best representation of Volvo as a whole, but it certainly shows us where it’s going.

What will you Google? There’s everything from BMW to Holden!

Nibby > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:32

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Mercedes Benz

A new GLC

and the new E class

MB has been making more lower priced cars recently and the E class is their bread and butter. Accurate

interstate366, now In The Industry > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:33

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Honda. FCX Clarity and NSX.

OK then.

JohnH3ASP > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:33

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http://jh3-21.kinja.com/ebay-challenge-nice-cheap-cars-1788002920?rev=1476930112656

What do you think of it?

Please leave a comment, I’m waiting for my oppo authorship.

Oh and yeah, I choose Audi!

And personally, those 2 photos represent the company perfectly. Except, they should make the cars out of burning money.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:36

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Lincoln

So an upgraded rental car and a land yacht. yeah that looks right.

Amoore100 > Nibby 10/19/2016 at 22:38

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Indeed. A distinct lack of awesomeness though.

Uh, not that last one.

wafflesnfalafel > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:39

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Subaru - a couple nice WRXs

wafflesnfalafel > interstate366, now In The Industry 10/19/2016 at 22:40

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>shiver<

OPPOsaurus WRX > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:42

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i cant say its off. The Allroad highlights the Quattro capabilities and the A8 (?) shows the luxury and style

Alfalfa > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:43

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The secret is to pick a manufacturer that’s been dead for decades on end. Cord seems pretty accurate.

TheJWT > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:43

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Chalmers Motors:

Model 9

Detroit

I find the lack of representation for the vastly superior Model 35-C HIGHLY dubious.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:44

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Lexus:

RC F-Sport, accurately describing their recent push towards a sporty image.

NX, that grille portrays how their styling has gone down the toilet.

Not pictured immediately are their halo:

LFA

Or LC depending on how you look at it

Their bread and butter:

ES

And one of their best looking IMHO:

3rd gen GS 350

jasmits > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 22:45

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Saab. What was once great and what could’ve been great. RIP

jasmits > jasmits 10/19/2016 at 22:46

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Wow, major kinja’d on that one

Milky > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/19/2016 at 22:50

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Bruh, thats an A7.

hike > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 23:10

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Searching Dodge was quite accurate.

bhtooefr > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 23:11

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Mazda:

Mazda2 hatchback:

CX-5:

The previous Mazda2 had a cheap and cheerful reputation that fit well with Mazda’s image at the time, although Mazda’s now trying to push a bit upmarket. The CX-5, while not bad for its segment from what I hear, isn’t the kind of car that I think of when I think of Mazda. I’d have picked something like a MX-5 and a Mazda3, myself...

interstate366, now In The Industry > wafflesnfalafel 10/19/2016 at 23:18

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I like the NSX, but the Clarity is, uh, yeah.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 23:26

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MG

Old roadsters. That’s what I think of when I hear MG!

Although in fairness that’s really all I know about MG :/

Amoore100 > JohnH3ASP 10/19/2016 at 23:37

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I like it! It might be a bit complicated though, so perhaps reduce the rules and guidelines a tad before presenting to the unwashed masses of Oppo ;)

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/19/2016 at 23:42

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“So an upgraded rental car and a land yacht [ and Clarkson probably thinks they’re both rubbish ].”

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/19/2016 at 23:45

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Oh I completely forgot about the Ford GT clip.

Amoore100 > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/19/2016 at 23:47

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Not this horrid piece of plastic Chinese rubbish? Good.

There’s a marked absence of the iconic TA, however ;)

Amoore100 > bhtooefr 10/19/2016 at 23:49

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Google, y u no rotary?

Amoore100 > hike 10/19/2016 at 23:52

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Aww, you mean this didn’t show up?

In all fairness, though, the Spirit which succeeded the Shadow had the awesome R/T that did 0-60 in 5.8 seconds in 1991. That’s properly quick.

Amoore100 > jasmits 10/19/2016 at 23:54

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I like how this thing somehow shows up on page 1 as well. Like, wtf Google?

Amoore100 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/19/2016 at 23:56

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Hey, someone agrees with me that the third gen GS is actually amazing looking! It’s all rubbish after like 2010 though, except the LFA.

Amoore100 > TheJWT 10/19/2016 at 23:57

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I’m more disappointed with the lack of any mention of the AWESOME Model 17 Torpedo Tourer.

Amoore100 > Alfalfa 10/19/2016 at 23:57

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bhtooefr > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 00:00

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Iso:

Iso Lele:

Some semi I can’t identify:

I had to go deep into the image results to find two cars in the results for Iso, because, well, ISO.

No Isetta, no win.

bhtooefr > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 00:02

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For another common word used by an automaker as their name, how about Peel?

And there’s the entire Peel model line. That sums that up quite nicely.

bhtooefr > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 00:09

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MAN:

Looks like the corner of a Jeep Compass and a few other minivans/crossovers further back:

And a MAN TGE (rebadged VW Crafter) with something heavier duty in the background:

So, the only thing that actually represents MAN is in the background of the second shot.

Amoore100 > bhtooefr 10/20/2016 at 00:21

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That’s a Renault Premium, of course! Here’s the facelifted version; it’s all very French (despite being owned by Volvo Trucks).

TheJWT > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 00:34

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Textbook case of the liberal media bias. What a disaster.

Amoore100 > TheJWT 10/20/2016 at 00:55

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At first I was gonna get angry because current politics is just a nightmare. Then I saw what you were replying to and Lol’d.

JohnH3ASP > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 06:13

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Yeah, I realized the points system is stupid. It will not be removed until the next challenge.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Amoore100 10/20/2016 at 09:51

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Post 2010, I like the LFA, the LC, and the butt of the RC F.

The third gen GS looks fantastic, almost brand new. If I didn’t know better I’d say it’s a 2012 not a 2006.

Amoore100 > bhtooefr 10/26/2016 at 12:24

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I had no idea MAN was rebadging the Crafter now! The Crafter itself is a rebadged Sprinter, so it looks like we’re coming full circle.

bhtooefr > Amoore100 10/26/2016 at 12:46

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Was - the new Crafter is all VW.

RT > Amoore100 10/27/2016 at 04:47

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Crosley:

Oops.

Both images from Wikipedia.

Also tried Imperial, it took a bit of scrolling but eventually I got two pics.

Again, both from wiki.

I also tried Sterling (as in Sterling 827). Didn’t get anywhere on that one.

Amoore100 > RT 10/27/2016 at 20:11

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I did “Sterling Cars”!

RT > Amoore100 10/27/2016 at 21:05

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Nice find (now let’s ignore that it’s actually a Rover with Honda parts). But yeah, second time lucky I guess.

RT > Amoore100 12/15/2016 at 18:45

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Only people who play ETS2 have heard of that thing. Do you play it?

Amoore100 > RT 12/15/2016 at 19:08

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Are you kidding?

Such a gorgeous game with the proper mods installed. Plus it gets me my Euro fix since I live in boring California :/

RT > Amoore100 12/15/2016 at 20:07

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Awesome!

I got a Steam account recently and have been glued to this for a while. Very realistic and relaxing game, nothing like listening to some music and watching the scenery go by.

One question though, what mods do you have installed? I haven’t got many so far so I’m interested to know what the good ones are.

Amoore100 > RT 12/15/2016 at 20:52

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Indeed, nothing beats some Copland as you unironically watch the Swedish countryside go by...

Ooooh, mods! First off, if you don’t have Jazzycat’s packs installed then you haven’t truly experienced ETS2. There’s the traffic packs...

They add countless new models (some ripped of Forza and elsewhere) as well as add badges to the existing generic traffic cars...

And the trailer mods...

Which add tons more variety as well as change the standard generic companies to real brands (DHL Ikea, etc.)

Finally, the must-have map mod is Promods (which is where my original pictures up above were taken);

it requires the Scandinavia DLC and Going East! (and now France DLC), but gives you the following destinations, all for a free download (create a profile and click “compatibility” to get the right one for your version number if you aren’t running the latest 1.26.x:

  Rakvere

  Jkabpils, Kolka, Ogre, Saldus

Padborg, Rødbyhavn (port), Aarhus, Herning, Holstebro, Kolding, Viborg. Rebuilt: Aalborg, Hirtshals, Frederikshavn Rebuilt: København

Gävle, Haparanda, Karlstad, Kristianstad, Sundsvall, Söderhamn, Södertälje (Scania plant and demo centre), Örnsköldsvik, Umeå . Rebuilt: Stockholm, Linköping

  Kirkenes, Svalbard island (Longyearbyen, Moskushamn)

Helsinki, Turku (port), Kuopio, Varkaus, Jyväskylä, Mikkeli, Tampere, Lahti, Hämeenlinna, Porvoo, Joensuu, Kemi, Kärsämäki, Napapiiri (Arctic Circle), Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Tornio, Vantaa, Viitasaari, Alajärvi, Kemijärvi, Kristiinankaupunki, Vaasa . Rebuilt: Turku, Helsinki, Kuopio

Le Mans, Lorient, Caen, Cherbourg (port), Le Havre, Rouen, Poitiers, Brest, Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Tours, Orléans, Bordeaux, Bayonne, Pau, Limoges, Toulouse, Narbonne, Perpignan

Flensburg, Burg auf Fehmarn (port), Rostock (port), Oberhausen, Bad Oeynhausen, completely rebuilt northwest, northeast, south (Bayern/Bavaria). Added: Aurach, Bremerhaven, Fürth, Halle (Saale), Heilbronn , Ulm. Rebuilt: Köln, Frankfurt, München, Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Nürnberg, Mannheim; extended BAB7

Croydon, Portsmouth (port), Wick, Inverness, Oban, Fort William, Hull (port), Chelmsford, Birsay (Orkneys), Broadford (Skye), Evie (Orkneys), Heysham (port), Kirkwall (Orkneys), Portree (Skye), Stromness (Orkneys)

  Douglas, Ramsey

  Saint Helier, Trinity

  Arnhem, Eindhoven , Zwolle. Improved: Amsterdam, Rotterdam

Antwerp. Rebuilt: Brussels

Vaduz

Basel

New Brennerautobahn & Karawankentunnel. Rebuilt: Innsbruck, Salzburg

Genova, Modena, Parma, Vicenza, Bologna, Firenze, Livorno. Rebuilt: A4 Venezia-Trieste, A22 Brenner

Irun, San Sebastián/Donostia, Barcelona, Bilbao, La Jonquera, Manresa. Rebuilt: Irun

Andorra la Vella

Tallinn, Pärnu, Tartu, Valga, Narva, Haapsalu, Kärdla, Kuressaare. Rebuilt: Narva

Valka, Rga, Ventspils (port), Balvi, Gulbene, Liepja, Rzekne, Tukums; extended A10/E22 road to Rga

Kaunas, Panevžys, Klaipda, addition of Curonian spit

Reykjavík, Reyðarfjörður, Seyðisfjörður, Keflavík Airport, Akureyri, Höfn, Vík, Blönduós, Borgarnes, Akranes, Hólmavík, Bolungarvík, Ísafjörður

Klaksvík, Tórshavn

Ljubljana, Maribor

Bielsko-Biaa, Bydgoszcz, Cieszyn, Gdynia, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Grudzidz, Kielce, Koszalin, Krosno, Nowogard, Opole, Ostroka, Pia, Pock, Przemyl, Radom, Rzeszów, Sanok, Siedlce, Suwaki, winoujcie, Zamo, Zgorzelec. Rebuilt: Szczecin, Wrocaw, ód, Lublin, Warszawa. Improved: Koszalin

Improved: Košice

Improved: Szeged

Arad, Bacu, Baia Mare, Bucureti, Cluj-Napoca, Constana, Craiova, Oradea, Piatra Neam, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Timioara

Bli, Chiinu

  Rebuilt:  (Ruse)

 (Mukacheve),  (Uzhhorod)

   (Zelenogradsk),  (Murmansk),  (Nikel)

Moreover, it is fully compatible and developed in conjunction with Rusmap (make sure you tick the “I have Promods” boxes when installing) which gives you most of Western Russia from Belarus (not Russia) to Moscow.

Rusmap is less polished than Promods but offers a much “grittier” experience, with roads like the ones pictured and a definitively Soviet feel to it with Ladas on the side of the roads and random Communist statues.

So there you have it, my top must-have mods: Jazzycat Traffic, Jazzycat Trailers, Promods, and Rusmap. There aren’t any definitive truck mods that I have to have since many go by the wayside after several versions therefore breaking a savegame whereas Jazzycat, Promods, and Rusmap are usually updated within a week of game update (sooner for Promods since they develop alongside SCS).

Also, you’ve probably heard of TSM (Truck Sim Map) which gives you all of Spain and Southern Europe into the Mediterranean and North Africa. My advice: don’t try to use this as a career map. It gets updated haphazardly and the build quality is scattershot, with some areas excellently executed with others quite bland. Best thing to do is use this as a hacked account (give yourself infinite money, perfectly legal since it’s a one-player game) and use it to test truck mods and the like. I find it doesn’t discourage me from having a career mode with Promods and Rusmap since TSM is so lacking at some points that you long for a more realistic experience.

RT > Amoore100 12/15/2016 at 21:05

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I cannot thank you enough, you covered just about every area I wanted. Those two map packs look great and the trailers + traffic should add to it. :)

Do the downloads get sorted out by steam or do you have to handle the files yourself?

Amoore100 > RT 12/15/2016 at 21:18

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Haha, yep, I tried to compile everything I wish someone told me when I first got to ETS2 about two years ago! Have fun and do be warned, you might find yourself getting up earlier than normal on weekends to do an hour or two of trucking across Iceland before joining polite society! ;)