They still make / use these.

"XJDano" (xjdano) 01/31/2020 at 07:32 • Filed to: None

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Red Bull mini

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 07:43

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I wonder if they removed the convertible tops before putting the topper on them
[edit] Just checked, must be, as it would poke out otherwise. Some body somewhere is selling dozens of new used mini convertible tops

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 07:52

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No, you’re either imagining things or in adver tently time traveled

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 08:02

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I remember seeing  the X90 ones when I was a kid.

E90M3 > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 08:08

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I used to get so many free redbulls from those in college. 

nerd_racing > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 08:13

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I almost bought a retired one last year. Unfortunately it was incorrectly listed as a manual.

I never did get free red bulls from one in college, that was more of a frat guy thing... and I liked the taste of monster better anyway. 

My bird IS the word > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 08:24

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You would have thought that the maintenance issues would have convinced them to switch brands

OPPOsaurus WRX > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 08:37

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really?  I feel like they both pretty much taste the same, except redbull is sugared shit and monster is super sugared shit.  I still drink them.....

nerd_racing > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/31/2020 at 08:41

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Redbull has more of a cough medicine taste to me.  Even the ones with different flavoring still have it. 

Chariotoflove > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 09:07

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I see one of these running around near the SMU campus. If every car has a story, this one’s is a comic book. 

functionoverfashion > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 09:16

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I saw one of those when I went to London with a group from high school in 1999. And somehow, I managed to take a picture of it, no doubt with a disposable film camera:

I could not believe that it came out. 

Cé hé sin > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 09:20

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I’ve actually not seen one in years.

Ash78, voting early and often > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/31/2020 at 09:26

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They’ll all horrid, IMO. I drink powdered pre-workout and similar energy drinks. You only have to chug 6-8 ounces of liquid, no carbonation, arguably healthier, and about 30-50 cents each (vs $2+)

But zero brand recognition or cachet.

Ash78, voting early and often > functionoverfashion 01/31/2020 at 09:27

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Wow, I never knew they did them with the old Cooper! I only saw the modern MINIs in the US.

I was also in London with school in the summer of ‘99. Just for a few days, we spent most of the mini-semester down in Plymouth in the SW. I took about 5 disposable cameras with me and have exactly zero prints from that trip.

XJDano > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 09:33

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Same, but my wife prefers redbull and vodka. I decided to quit on the “energy” drinks and start with coffee, although a feet amount of creamer, but it’s likely healthier or less damaging. 

interstate366, now In The Industry > E90M3 01/31/2020 at 09:37

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Same. I wanted to join them. Driving around to random cities and handing out Red Bull seemed like a cool job. Still does.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2020 at 09:40

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i try to avoid them all as much as i can, only in emergency situations do I get them. At my old job i had one of those little squirt bottle flavor things that had caffeine in them. Probably the same shit, just concentrated that you add to water.  It freaks me out when you hear of these people that drink multiple redbulls/monsters a day.

Ash78, voting early and often > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/31/2020 at 09:45

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I drink a cup of coffee in the morning, then normally one energy drink in the afternoon (in lieu of coffee, which reams my stomach). As far as caffeine intake, it’s pretty modest — 100-150 mg for each drink, spread across the day. But having it right before a run or a lifting session (or just during the afternoon lull) definitely gets me through the day.

I used to do like most people and just front-load my caffeine in the morning, but that just made me anxious all morning and cranky/tired all afternoon :D

just-a-scratch > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 10:26

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FSAE team had a product only sponsorship with Red Bull  in college. For late night work in the machine shop.

functionoverfashion > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2020 at 10:27

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Wow, that’s funny. It’s the only time I’ve been to London or that whole area in general, strangely enough. I was 18 and loving the fact that the drinking age was 18. My mind was blown. 

Ash78, voting early and often > functionoverfashion 01/31/2020 at 10:41

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Same here. I was 20 and the fact that we could stumble around Covent Garden all afternoon barhopping in broad daylight was a real novelty. But just being in a big city in general. That’s the fun part about overseas travel when you live in a college town or a small town — you get the foreign culture shock and the city culture shock all at the same time.

XJDano > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 11:03

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lol..., *good amount of creamer*

nerd_racing > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2020 at 11:04

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C4?

nerd_racing > XJDano 01/31/2020 at 11:04

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I’m on the black coffee train now.  Next stop, chewing espresso beans... 

Ash78, voting early and often > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 11:06

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Sometimes, but usually Optimum Amino Energy (less Beta Alanine, more amino-focused; less itching). Sometimes Optimum PWO. I’ve also tried the cheapo brand called Six Star and just hate the flavors .

nerd_racing > just-a-scratch 01/31/2020 at 11:08

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We drank black coffee from cut in half pop bottles to stay awake while designing and building our BUV capstone project. Took 2nd place with an awful front suspension design too. https://www.alfredstate.edu/news/2015-03-04/asc-takes-second-place-national-buv-competition  

Barely got second even though we lost 5 points for an inappropriate sponsor sticker.  Learned a valuable life lesson from that one. 

nerd_racing > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2020 at 11:16

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I HATED the itchiness that C4 had.  They were a main sponsor for Tough Mudder for a while and they gave out free samples.  I rarely partook of them unless it was the 2nd day in a row I was doing the course.  

Ash78, voting early and often > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 11:37

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Some of those can be pretty intense and I’m still skeptical that beta alanine does anything besides the itching (not very noticeable if you’re exercising hard). I completely missed the trend of PWO drinks over the past 10 years or so. That wasn’t a think when I started lifting, but now a lot of people act like you can’t live without it. I only use it for the caffeine when I’m sick of coffee and carbonation.

Give the Amino Energy a shot if you’d like. Lots of good flavors, mixes well, and any itching would be very minor. No extra stuff like creatine in there, either.

nerd_racing > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2020 at 11:39

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I’ll look into it.  Getting back into lifting shortly here.  Been too long. 

just-a-scratch > nerd_racing 01/31/2020 at 13:28

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We were running 3rd overall until a side pod fastener popped lose and let part of it graze the pavement. DQ for endurance event. That hurt. Macho guys cried.

nerd_racing > just-a-scratch 01/31/2020 at 14:30

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oof that had to have hurt a bit!