"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
02/04/2014 at 18:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock
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"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
02/04/2014 at 18:00 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock | 6
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Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people put a good deal of effort into writing last Wednesday and Thursday. It includes rallycross, the Toyota Corolla, an Alfa high and more.
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Seriously, this is important…There is a form of motorsports for every skill level, budget and interest and its probably closer to you than you think. When it comes to smiles per dollar, rallycross is a clear winner in my eyes… Not convinced this is for you? Then let's address you're excuses.
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With a hollow cough, the four inline cylinders turn over. The cabin fills with the halfheartedly dampened sound of 126 anemic horses humming… Dull gray plastic glares back at me from every angle. From the headliner to the carpet, nothing but gray. This is the first time 50 shades of gray would be appealing, because at least they would release me from this monotonous one… Here am I, a car guy sitting in the blandest of cars, like a disappointed promotion-seeker confined to a cubicle. And I love it. It's a slow, uncomfortable pile of boring junk. But I love it.
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I can blame my middle school bus route past the import auto shop for the recent deluge of Alfa in my life. Our dad's 73 BMW 3.0 CS sometimes sat outside of the shop there, so in between sightings of the classic E9 coupe began a steady exposure to Alfa Romeo. It's necessary to note that the school bus never broke down, which at that point would have been the only opportunity, short of breaking down in an Alfa, for me to associate Alfas with a disregard for forward progress.
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I consider myself to be a bit of a connoisseur of weird airplanes. So when something comes along that even I've never heard of, you know it's going to be crazy. I just learned of this one today: The Cornelius XFG-1
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The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner has turned 75 years old. Only 10 were built, one of which was purchased by Howard Hughes, but the Stratoliner ushered in the modern era of commercial aviation.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - NotInDetroit
Commuting sucks. Throughout the evolution of the automobile and the cultures that have adopted it, this has transformed from something that didn't exist to an innate fact. During that evolution, the automobile underwent its own transformation - as a glorified novelty to a legitimate means of transportation to a strange yet perfectly harmonized hybrid of the two (well, a toy if not exactly a novelty)...back to a simple means of transportation.
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The classic car market is a dynamic place where certain makes and models are available as sum-of-their parts pricing while others have appreciated to collector only levels. If you don't have the coin to get into the rich kids club, but still want vintage motoring bliss, the BMW 2002 isn't a bad place to start.
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Its a cold winter morning in January, and my cousin is skiing in Norway. He has left his winter beater bimmer in my driveway for me to check it out. I'm terrible tempted to try out the Bavarian handling machine at first hand, and it only take mere seconds until I'm sitting comfortable, but also safely in the German cloth seats.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Upshift
Mazda has always, as far as I can remember, had a reputation that matches it's "Zoom-Zoom" slogan. These cars that are made, first and foremost, to be fun to drive. Their cars have also been popular because of their Japanese heritage for better than average reliability and great value. I, however, have never owned or driven any of their products. This all changed last week.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - JonathonW8
Subaru had no need for me to review the new Forester, but the idea came to me while I was in my parents car on the way home, so I asked if I could borrow it for a bit, they said that I could so long as I don't try and drift it, I said I promise I wouldn't, with my fingers crossed behind my back and I set off in a semi rapid pace, something that would soon stop after driving it for a bit.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - JonathonW8
Three months ago, I wrote an article eulogizing Paul Walker after his unfortunate death. In that article I said that I would hope that anytime a car enthusiast passed, that we eulogize and truly memorialize that person for their contribution not only to our car culture, but for the impact they had on our lives. Well my dear Jalops, it pains me to write this as it is still fresh, but a man I loved and held in deep regard passed this last month, my grandfather Larry.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - vicariousILive
Check out this sweet goodness! That is the Dream Chaser spacecraft developed by the Sierra Nevada Cooporation. You probably haven't heard much about SNC and it's Dream Chaser mainly because their CEO isn't a douche-bag lunatic. But do you have to be a media whore to develop a successful spaceship? Hell no!
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Fractal Footwork
Technical innovation is what makes Formula 1 so different from any other form of racing. The on track action is as much played out by the engineers and aerodynamicists as it is the drivers. We are here to admire, study, and discuss this beauty that exists on the ragged edge of what we think is possible, or at least what we thought was possible. Also read about !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - bahlZakkcc
What makes us so attracted by these cars? Is it our pride in our race? Is the Fast and the Furious to blame? Initial D, Wangan Midnight? Drifting? All these questions base our knowledge on how we first started in this auto-world, but in all honesty, what we love in the past may have been long gone. The Honda Civics, Integras, CRX's, Del Sol's, MX-5's, Celicas, MR2's and more defined the "Golden-Age" of Japanese Imports. From then on, JDM culture seems to be long gone? Or has it?
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - Flavien Vidal
"I got free tickets to the Montreal Autoshow. Do you want to go?", asked my wife last friday. This is how started what would be a very, very dark day for me. I didn't plan to go to the show eventhough I live almost next to it. I went the year before and to be frank, unless you plan on buying a new minivan or a new sedan, autoshows are, at least for me, kind of boring. But I never saw the new Corvette, the Felino was doing its public premiere and it's free, so why not! All-in-all it was a rather basic autoshow... Exept for one thing. One big thing. An entire floor, dedicated to a tuner from the Montréal region, "Zone Performance".
The Best of the Rest
BrownDogWelding !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Distraxi !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Thomas Nourse !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Godspeed11 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Robert Maxwell !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . BiTurbo228 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jlmounce !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Offroadkarter !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Zipppy !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . D1ck !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . 505 - morphine not found !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . N2Skylark !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It's a "Porch-uh" !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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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 last Wednesday and Thursday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:
Who Are Your F1 Information Gurus?
What's the fastest you've been?
What's your favorite car brand?
How Do You Photograph Cars Well?
Match a car to a personality 13
Which Would You Rather? Track Edition... Edition
What was your worst dealership experience?
DD/Track/Burn - Le Mans Edition
The BMW UK Site is so Much More Fun than the US Site
Is the Enzo a good looking car?
Which Would You Rather? 'Merica Edition
How Does Oppo Feel About Sticker Bombing?
Let's say part 4 (this is a fun one)
Anyone have long-term rental car experience?
Help me find a friends car! It was impounded and sold at auction
Compact Luxury Wagon Comparision
Photoshop Contest: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
What does your driveway look like?
Which Would You Rather? 1000HP Unicorns Edition
Match a car to a personality 14
Stupid Hypotheticals - Sound Off!
Just the #tips
Ferrari 40th anniversary movie
Ferrari breadvan doing a lap of the Nurburg GP ring
Semi Gets in Accident, Driver Loses It
A Piece Of Wisdom On How To Sell A Used Car
Drunken Man Is Refused Service By Bartender So He Drives SUV Into Bar
Drunk Bro Drives Golf Into House, Hurts Sleeping Mom
THE 2014 Formula 1 Technical Innovation
WRC posted this drawing on facetubes
Rejoyce! Alfa Romeo's New Rear-Drive Platform is Named "Giorgio"
Driving lessons from the almighty Colin McRae
Extreme Engine Porn - 2013 Amsoil Engine Masters Competition Edition
If you think you are having car trouble on the highway...pull the hell over
Tyler Doohan honored by local firefighters
BMW M4 (F82) Coupe Exhaust Sound
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is a piece of US heritage...officially
A Cozy Coupe for adults (and a passenger)
Jaguar Engineers talking about their V12
You know what's going to happen
Honorable Mentions
These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted on Oppositelock:
A Minor Car-Related Error On the Latest Archer Episode
Rally Sweden Historic car porn being posted on WRC's FB page
Want to participate on Oppositelock? Check out the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! as well the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to help you get started.
Mailbox Cancer
> DasWauto
02/04/2014 at 18:37 |
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Yay! New header image!
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DasWauto
> Mailbox Cancer
02/04/2014 at 18:53 |
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Sort of. I've been alternating with this and another for a few months. I need to change it up either soon or more often.
Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> DasWauto
02/04/2014 at 21:19 |
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Dang, my " Worst Thing About Oppo " story never made it. That will teach me to give constructive critism about a blog on that blog
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DasWauto
> Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
02/04/2014 at 21:50 |
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It was a good discussion to have but I didn't think it needed to be discussed any further.
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Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> DasWauto
02/04/2014 at 21:51 |
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Cool man, maybe next time. Keep up the good work.
Robert Maxwell
> DasWauto
02/05/2014 at 01:03 |
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Thanks for the recognition!
DailyTurismo
> DasWauto
02/05/2014 at 12:06 |
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Another great roundup. Question - is the W silent in DasWauto as in Das-oh-to? Or do you say it DOS -Wah-toe? Or even Das - double-you-auto?
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DasWauto
> DailyTurismo
02/05/2014 at 12:20 |
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It's not silent, no. I just directly insert a W in the pronunciation of VWs slogan.
Das-Wow-toh is probably not a bad way to break it up.
Google translate actually does a pretty decent job of pronouncing it. Just click the 'listen' button in the bottom right corner of the first text box .