Best of Oppositelock: Dec. 13 - 15, 2013

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
12/16/2013 at 21:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing from Friday through Sunday. It includes a thanksgiving canyon run, winter driving tips, Mustang haters and more.

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I spent this past Thanksgiving with a few good friends enjoying one of California's amazing roads. The whole trip was inspired by Magnus Walker's "Get out & Drive" blog post. It was a pretty simple post, a photo of some two lane blacktop and the tagline "Sometimes you just have to find and open road and go for a drive.."

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With impending snowfall threatening to blanket those of us living in snowy areas of the world my friend and I decided to compile a list of the most vital pointers for successfully getting from Point A to some highballs and white Russians. Just follow these ten easy guidelines and you'll make the roads a safer place in no time at all. Happy driving, everyone.

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Chris Banning decided to be the fastest man on Mulholland Dr. (A King of the Hill if you will). In 1976 this was a thing. To achieve this he built himself a very special car, a chopped-top, acid-dipped, stitch-welded, fully-caged 1973 Porsche Carrera RSR complete with lexan windows, genuine IROC wheels (9 X 15 in front and 11 x 15 in the rear), huge Goodyear Blue Dots, cross-drilled Carrera 6 brakes with four piston alloy calipers and adjustable Konis.

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Haters. They abound and if there's one thing I've learned about them, it's that 'haters gonna hate'. But even then, there are certain subjects, products, brands and concepts which draw haters out in their droves and the Mustang is one of those things that pulls haters like honey draws flies. Haters, and not just those with a an automotive bent, love to slag on Mustangs.

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So I just finished my last Fall semester in college. Next semester plus 1 summer course will lead me to graduation. Sitting here sipping (err, gulping) a couple Bud Lights, I'm reminiscing a bit considering the free lunch train will be over once I gradjeeate and it's fun to think back to simpler times.

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From the tip of the iceberg the Berlingo was produced for one purpose, to carry stuff from A to B without being in a hurry. It was bought by people with kids and by dads with no intention of doing anything other than transport "stuff". It was used exactly by the people the designers had in mind. The "little" Citroën was never trying to be anything else than a transport unit. As the Espace was a revolution, the Berlingo was an evolution, an evolution which, in my mind, was going the correct way. A car for people who really didn't care what they drove, as long as it did the job. It was cheap enough for most people and it had a good variety of specifications.

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Some custom engine swaps are strange and others are just downright incomprehensible, but this Volkswagen with a Porsche 944 drivetrain up front is an undecipherable enigma. Today's Porsche 944 powered Beetle may first conjure up recollections of a Ford 2.3 turbo powered Beetle, but in this case the engine is in the wrong place...err...the front. Some lunatic inspired craftsman put a Volkswagen Type 1 body on top of a Porsche 944 drivetrain - who knows what is retained for suspension, floor pan, etc.

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Today Robert Kubica, ex-F1 driver, signed a contract at M-Sport. He will be driving a Ford Fiesta WRC for the 2014 season. Lotos stayed as his sponsor to make it all possible. This is great news for the sympathetic Pole who still suffers from the injuries he experienced in a 2011 rally crash. It eventually cost him a promising F1 career, but after winning the WRC2 championship in his rookie year things are looking up for him.

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.

Fun Discussions

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

New year's resolution - Buy a new car!

How much for a beater Miata?

Show Me YOUR Non-Bimmer Asshats!

Favorite Weird Beers

What is the most cost-effective European car to own long term?

Road trip destination stops?

Craigslist hunt/buying advice

Whats the rarest car you've ever owned?

What Is The Best Car to Challenge The Cannonball Run Record?

The Elio - Would you drive this?

On the topic of distracted/uninterested driving

What's Your Favorite Rally Car?

Ask A CHP Officer (Almost) Anything!

Tips for painting valve covers with a wrinkle finish?

What's the real problem with Millennials?

Your first 3 cars?

What Color Would You Get it In: Lotus Elise

What Vehicle Needs an Engine Swap from a Different Manufacturer?

Would You Rather Own: Manual Transmission vs. RWD Edition (Op. 2)

DD Track Burn - Old Concepts Edition

What Jalop Ornaments Do You Own?

What's More American?

Is buying a E36 M3 with about 150k miles or more a bad idea?

Which Would You Rather? C4 Edition

Tempted to buy a new car, not sure exactly what yet

Thoughts on the Studebaker Avanti?

Just the #tips

Uh ... so there's Doc Octopus' tractor

3S-GE powered TA27

Crazy Awesome Russians cut up good BMW E34 and turn it into the Coolest 24 Ever!

Vettel Outside of F1, not a robot after all

You Call That A Garage? THIS Is A Garage!

James Bond was a drunk

R18 Speed teaser video

Ever wanted to ask Horacio Pagani about all things Pagani? Well...

Afternoon Hoon: World Record Burnout

VW turns stairs into a Piano

winter hoonage on local news

Ohio State Highway Patrol Releases Video Of Trooper Being Struck

Daily dose of rally porn: RWD edition

How in the **** did a Mustang turn into that!?!?

Speed accounts for 1.6% of traffic accidents

Looking at the Floor of the Porsche 918

Teen kills 4 drunk driving. Gets off on the excuse he's too rich

So, there is a Cosmo for sale in the US

2015 WRX Preview

Here's a cool video, Polish Mustang Club

Alonso's 2014 Helmet

The 2017 Holden Commodore will be made in China

Honourable Mentions

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

Making the case for a new 'hot hatch', the Jeep Cherokee SRT

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These 1950s F1 Trophies Are Unbelievably Classy

2015 Model Year Reveals To Look Forward To

Chevrolet SS is reminder GM no longer does cheap go-fast for the family

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