Best of Oppositelock: Dec. 9 & 10, 2013

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
12/11/2013 at 17:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing on Monday and Tuesday. It includes the 1955 Nardi-Giannini 750 Bisiluro, why every enthusiast should lament the departure of Suzuki from North America, a review of the BMW i3 from the passenger seat and more.

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Some may argue Carlo Mollino's design was derivative of the 1949 TARF Guzzi & Gilera (and they may be correct), but this car was so much more. Whereas the TARF was essentially a motorcycle with a sidecar (in which it would be driven from), an extra wheel, and only designed to go fast in a straight line, the 750 Bisiluro was designed as a race car from the onset.

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I went to visit my family last weekend with my girlfriend. It's a 230km drive and we did the trip in her 2009 Yaris. Base model, 5spd manual. As with any japanese econobox, the Yaris isn't too bad of a car. It goes forward, stops takes turns and has seats. It takes you where you want to go, when you want to, sips gas, has a rudimentary but simple and easy to maintain powerplant and even alows you to listen to music whilre you're getting from-A-to-B ! It was also the first time I drove a japanese subcompact in 2 years, since I had sold a 2001 Corolla to buy a 2003 SVT Focus.

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One of the perks of having a friend whose dad works for BMW is that you always get to ride in a variety of BMW's newest offerings. Last week I received an invitation for a ride in a brand new BMW i3 which officially scheduled to be released in the US sometime early next year. All my potato phone pictures were terrible so I just pulled all of the pictures except the first one from Google Images. Without further ado here is my review...

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As a car buying consultant I help folks get deals on all kinds of cars. But for some reason the car that I broker the most is the Mercedes C300 4matic; I've done 4 of these in the past several months. Naturally, I was curious as to what makes these sport-sedans so desirable. This weekend I got a chance to take one out. One of my clients that landed a C300 happened to be my wife's cousin. She came by for a dinner party and brought her new ride.

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The Bill Mitchell designed 2nd generation Cadillac DeVille was sold in coupe, sedan or convertible version from 1961 through 1964. The big beast was packed with all sorts of advanced features like power electric seats and auto dimming headlights from the epoch when Cadillac ruled the large luxury segment. Also check out !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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[Giulietta appears above at a window]
But, soft! what light through yonder windshield breaks?
It is the east, and Giulietta is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious Hoon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her car art far more fair than she:
Be not her car, since she is envious...

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Tonight my wife handed me two bags of gingerbread cookie mix and told me to make gingerbread men with my 2 year-old son. What is a gingerbread man and why are we obsessed with having our children to eat small people-shaped treats? "Hey son, bite this little man's head off. Mmmm!" Instead of traumatizing my son with candy cannibalism, I decided to freehand a few well-known vehicles from the cookie dough.

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Last Friday IMSA released the full entry list for the upcoming 2014 Inaugural Tudor United Sportscar Championship. It is looking like it will be a blast to watch. Needless to say, I am excited; you should be too. Yes, I know Rennsport released one of these on Saturday, but I was mostly done, so I figured I'd finish it. Here is the breakdown...

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As always, If I've missed something and you would like me to include it, let me know.

Fun Discussions

There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good discussion between Thursday and Sunday. Take a peek and chime in on some of them listed below:

How has winter made the rest of you stronger enthusiasts?

Honest opinions on my Alfa - a debate of emotion versus pragmatism

My Next GP Film Project - suggestions welcome

10 Best Alternatives to a Prius

Would you buy a new car that only lasted 20000 miles if it was only 3-4000 dollars?

What's the coolest car you've parked next to?

Match a car to a personality 12

Athletic clothing brands that make driving stuff?

Mercedes S63 Colour Requests! Go

Let's talk car warranties...

Seating position rules?

What's The Worst Discussion You Had...

Which Would You Rather? Deutsch Classic Edition

The Greatest Car of All Time

What Color Would You Get it In: Maserati Ghibli

What Color Would You Get it In: Jaguar XF

Car rentals in Mexico - HELP?!

Craigslist Game: Whats the Coolest barn you can find?

Which Bimmer for Me?

I Have Never Driven in Snow Before, Need Advice!

If you had 5 million to spend on cars, what would you do?

How would you improve motorsports?

What do you do at a gas station, besides filling up?

DD, Track, Pleasure, Fancy-schmancy

Opinion on Sticker bombed cars?

Is Your Survival Kit in Your Car? Why Not?

Craigslist Hunt: $10,000 Cheap Super Sedan

Anyone know where to get some good motorsport calendars?

Which Would You Rather?

DIY Alloy wheel restoration help needed

If you could take your car to any country, which would it be?

Streetview Hunt! A new daily oppo game!

What car would you buy for 50k? (Maintenance excluded)

2013 BATSHIT ELIMINATION ROUND

Whats With that? - New Cars with Door mounted mirrors

Advice needed!

CarDomaining - "Dragon Corvette" edition

Working engine scale models?

Mid-engined hatchbacks

Would You Consider These: Yamaha Mio

Just the #tips

The best picture of James Hunt

The S63 AMG is a Classy, Executive, Hoon Machine

Viper Bites Stingray

The Scat V4

Motorcycle asshat vs. Fiesta asshat

Graham Hill - Driven

How Many Are There? - Fugitive Clown Car

How to crash an Aston Martin and get away with it

Canadian Man fights off carjacking with what else? A hockey stick!

Alfa Romeo SUV

Baby Vettel is official!

Southern Section of Keystone XL Pipeline Now Operational

F-1 Changes in Video

Formula 1 to let drivers pick car numbers, will soon race on Ovals*

Double points rule 'absurd' - Vettel

real-life Batmobile from "Batman: The Animated Series"

Honourable Mentions

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

Tribute: Great Aunt Annie's 1970 Cadillac Calais

The Boeing 777X is so big that it requires folding wingtips...

Morgan's three-wheeled motorcar's headlights are too far apart

Cue the Fanboys: Forza 5 Vs GT6 at Bathurst Comparison

Hyundai i20 WRC, this is it

Billie Joe From Green Day Owned This BMW 2002Tii For 10 Months

The Learning Car

I don't always do reposts...but when I do they're worth it

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