The AI-generated cat pictures thread
08-29-2013, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
Give me a new car over an old car any day. The only reason an old car might SEEM faster is all of the noise, lack of soundproofing, sloppy chassis/frame, and shitty tires. Modern cars are just more comfortable, refined and composed.
I experiance the same thing every time I switch between my Miata and a rental midsize sedan. I'll look down and find myself going 90 MPH without even knowing how I got there.
Old cars and cheap cars *seem* much faster and more exciting at lower speeds than new and expensive cars, mostly because they are loud, unrefined, unstable, poorly-composed, etc.
In terms of "excitement," few things are more exciting than driving a 60s-era swingaxle Volkswagen. But if you want performance, laptimes, etc., put your money on the new car every time.
The cars of the 70s were flimsy, rattly, cheap-feeling shitboxes.
However, the explorer has way too much to access everything. Want to tow? You need to select a mode here, switch there. bla bla bla.
Going camping in the woods? Better select off-road mode... well crap, no wonder we arent getting very far, we accidentally selected sand mode.
Rain sense is annoying if you run into sprinkler over spray.
The dash is ten miles long.
im 24 god damn years old and the computers in it bother the living **** out of me.
Going camping in the woods? Better select off-road mode... well crap, no wonder we arent getting very far, we accidentally selected sand mode.
Rain sense is annoying if you run into sprinkler over spray.
The dash is ten miles long.
im 24 god damn years old and the computers in it bother the living **** out of me.
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Last edited by Joe Perez; 08-29-2013 at 10:57 PM.
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08-29-2013, 10:24 PM
See that's funny, because one thing I would like on my Miata is for the volume to increase/decrease with speed. Maybe I'll see if I can output my vss signal from my MS3 and use it to control volume.
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08-30-2013, 01:58 AM
Cars back then didnt even have a single air bag for your face. Modern cars on the other hand have as many as 12-15 air bags. Also the sound system in old cars was ****. You get 2 little 4" speakers and thats your stereo. Most cars today come standard with 6 8-10" speakers + a sub. Also Air conditioning, also power steering, emissions stuff (Not just a single cat), stiffer chassis, sound proofing, the list goes on.
Ever driven an old mustang? Feels like an engine mounted on a wet noodle on wheels.
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08-30-2013, 03:02 AM
The first time you come in a crash you'll see...i mean FEEL the difference
Cars back then didnt even have a single air bag for your face. Modern cars on the other hand have as many as 12-15 air bags. Also the sound system in old cars was ****. You get 2 little 4" speakers and thats your stereo. Most cars today come standard with 6 8-10" speakers + a sub. Also Air conditioning, also power steering, emissions stuff (Not just a single cat), stiffer chassis, sound proofing, the list goes on.
Ever driven an old mustang? Feels like an engine mounted on a wet noodle on wheels.
Cars back then didnt even have a single air bag for your face. Modern cars on the other hand have as many as 12-15 air bags. Also the sound system in old cars was ****. You get 2 little 4" speakers and thats your stereo. Most cars today come standard with 6 8-10" speakers + a sub. Also Air conditioning, also power steering, emissions stuff (Not just a single cat), stiffer chassis, sound proofing, the list goes on.
Ever driven an old mustang? Feels like an engine mounted on a wet noodle on wheels.
as for the camaro, not sure what happened honesty, but the cheating factor was it had a roll bar and 5 point harnesses, on a track and I was 12
I was a passenger for both. Gotta find pics of the mountaineer though
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08-30-2013, 08:29 AM
http://classiccarradiodoctor.com/tbi...dio%20desc.htm
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08-30-2013, 11:08 PM
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I think if I ever got one I would retrofit it with a modern front end with modern brakes though...
Ive also always wanted a GB500, but thats the kind of thing you leave stock.
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08-31-2013, 07:34 PM
Ive always wanted an H1 or H2, the history and general absurdity surounding those bikes make them inherently very cool.
I think if I ever got one I would retrofit it with a modern front end with modern brakes though...
Ive also always wanted a GB500, but thats the kind of thing you leave stock.
The biggest problem was the rear swing arm geometry sucked unless you changed out the shocks and even then you'd pogo in a hard corner. Real confidence builder.
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