that's gorgeous.
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SL's are a fav of mine. Do an AMG restomod sleeper from hell.
I got 5200 miles on Strava last year, riding my bikes. That's more than I drove, so that's somethin.
Traffic sucks though, you don't buy a "fun car" to drive in traffic, there's just no point. That's why my Hyundai has the adaptive cruise control and other tech stuff, because we do get some bad traffic in the summer on all the highways that access the outdoors, from endless boats and RVs, so it's best just to set the ACC and never have to press the brake or gas and you get there when you get there.
Same thing here
My C63 sees 2-3k miles a year. 2-3 500 mile day trips a year, and then 4 mile errands around the house once a week, plus the occasional track day.
My hyundai santa fe/mazda cx9 see most of the day to day. And they do a mighty fine job at what they do, but they just dont chew on the brainstem like a good ol V8.
My C63 sees 2-3k miles a year. 2-3 500 mile day trips a year, and then 4 mile errands around the house once a week, plus the occasional track day.
My hyundai santa fe/mazda cx9 see most of the day to day. And they do a mighty fine job at what they do, but they just dont chew on the brainstem like a good ol V8.
Speaking of bad traffic, well fuck.
Portland at 8 and no Seattle? @Westy to verify. Portland sucks, but not worse than Seattle.
Not sure how their methodology works but I am happy I don't have to do the routine of 10 miles in 1.5-2 hours anymore.
Well Seattle traffic can be horrible depending on a few variables. Driving through downtown during rush hour is fucking pointless. Before Covid I worked on the other side of downtown from where I live. But with a new tunnel I get to drive under downtown and the experience is rather pleasant.
If you live in the burbs and work in the city your life sucks. If you live in the city and work outside like I do, shit isn't bad.
Traffic up North of Everett is actually worse.
My office is moving next month. It was 30-40 minutes (25 of it pretty fun usually) and now will be more like an hour because it's further into town. I will likely continue to WFH 90% of the time, so my car hasn't moved much since March.
Take that, make it one lane, replace half the cars with RVs and boats, stretch it out for hundreds of miles, no place to pass or if you do, you just end up behind another boat, there you go. The last stretch, about 50 miles, is always the worst. That can take hours and it shuts down frequently in the summer due to crashes and shit.
I'm still driving a 2003 Honda EP3 Civic.
Type R powertrain swap, etc etc etc.
Did about 5K KM / 3K miles last year.
Pretty much a toy, hauls my bikes and lets me run a few errands.
Type R powertrain swap, etc etc etc.
Did about 5K KM / 3K miles last year.
Pretty much a toy, hauls my bikes and lets me run a few errands.
What kind of Honda does a pirate drive?
Neat concept. Lowered to death though.
Agreed. Modern turbo cars are not very laggy. I rarely get throttle lag in my car, but that's usually when the car and in particular the transmission is cold, plus I am making a hard 90* turn. Actual turbo lag is pretty rare even so, it's something that I actually like. I can drive my car between 1500 and 2500 RPM without being on boost very easily. Power is adequate for taking the kids to school and picking up groceries. Alternatively, I can floor it at 2200 RPM and by 2500 I'm making plenty of power and torque that is pretty flat through 5000RPM.
True, it's no replacement for a big V8 with instant-on torque at ANY RPM, but it's far more efficient and easy to drive. Plus, a turbo 4 flattens out the power curve compared to a peaky NA engine.
We're number 1, we're number 1!
But seriously, traffic has corralled my living location to what I can afford close to where I work, and where I work that isn't in the city. It's insane out here, but well insulated from fluctuations in hosting values at least. I hope COVID teaches us about allowing people to work from home, because my commute is like 23 minutes right now on a days I do go in.
I don't lose traction much on that road, but it's really fun. Rocky Point Road has become popular thanks to this asshole.
I also stay in my lane.
Skyline runs the ridge of the West Hills. Rocky Point goes from Skyline down to the Columbia River. Skyline is mostly fun, but it's supposed to be 35 through most of it. It is "End Speed Zone" down by Rocky Point
I mean the "sport" of drifting. That road looks fun and I honestly don't have much issue with people driving fast, but drifting is like the endzone dance after the scoring drive. Watching untalented racers slide around corners while better drivers have no issue keeping up with them (like that ferrari above) is just gross.I don't lose traction much on that road, but it's really fun. Rocky Point Road has become popular thanks to this asshole.
I also stay in my lane.
Drifting is like every video ever made by bike manufacturers of their riders "getting rad" on switchbacks and turns.
I can appreciate the control it takes to drift well, but my goal when driving is to see how well I do within my traction limit. To just burn through tires makes no sense.
Of course I have exceeded that to failure before, but I learned.
Of course I have exceeded that to failure before, but I learned.
without drifting Lightning McQueen would never have won the Piston Cup, just saying.
Oooh, Cosworth are making a 4L NA V12 that will rev to over 12000RPM, and it will have a manual transmission strapped to it, nuts!
www.cosworth.com
Rendery thing-
Gordon Murray Automotive: T.50 on Track - Cosworth
News on the Gordon Murray Automotive V12 T.50 supercar. Covid-19 challenges faced by partners Cosworth, Formaplex and Xtrac and milestones completed in 2020.
www.cosworth.com
Plenty of YT videos of the car from a few months ago when it was revealed. Also would not say no if someone gave me one.Oooh, Cosworth are making a 4L NA V12 that will rev to over 12000RPM, and it will have a manual transmission strapped to it, nuts!
Rendery thing-Gordon Murray Automotive: T.50 on Track - Cosworth
News on the Gordon Murray Automotive V12 T.50 supercar. Covid-19 challenges faced by partners Cosworth, Formaplex and Xtrac and milestones completed in 2020.
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He seems to know what he's doing with a car.
Damn, that T.50 is pretty sweet. Looks kinda like a MClaren, is there a connection?
Also, I don't know about you guys but if I ever buy a car like that it needs 2 seats so I can scare the crap out of my passengers.
Also, I don't know about you guys but if I ever buy a car like that it needs 2 seats so I can scare the crap out of my passengers.
Whoa!
yes
That car has 3 seats. Driver seats in the middle
Gordon Murray designed the original mclaren f1. He was the technical director of Mclaren F1 in the Prost/Senna years when mclaren was winning everything.
The T50 is the F1 sucessor, just not branded mclaren.
Almost out of warranty, sell it and get the new Y
I went and watched one drift event, it was okay but I wouldn't go again.
Then again I wouldn't want to go watch a bunch of fuckwitts aiming to do the biggest schralp in what would have been a nice berm either.