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ccap41

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  1. Ouchy.. we're on opposite sides on this one! haha But at least we are both on the side of a passion for the auto industry! Amen, brother!
  2. Good to see the America brands still doing very well.
  3. No matter what people will take offense to a downvote.. There is the 1% like you Olds who will want to discuss and converse about the topic but the other 99% will see a -1 and bitch and moan regardless. If it bothers those people.. so be it.. I've already said why I downvote 99% of the time. Douche posts. Almost any time I disagree with somebody I just make a post to them and converse. I somebody makes some stupid flamboyant fanboy post like..I'll leave their name(s) out .. Then I give them the -1 and it ruffles their feathers lol. I don't know why..but it does. My -1 is saying "you're a douche" more often than not.
  4. Ouchy.. we're on opposite sides on this one! haha
  5. I think people in general need to get over the fact that these cars(any economy/electric) are going to all the aero points they can get so they will all become more and more similar and more and more bland as time goes to perfecting the least amount of drag all while pushing a 5 person sedan through the air. That is the whole "jelly bean" thing going on with all of the SUVs as well. There just won't be much for uniqueness on the economy car, electric, small CUV, heck most CUVs... That's one reason all of the mid size sedans are moving to the "coupe" body style because the long, raked rear window is more aero eficient than a rear window that is more vertical and a flat trunk. FYI, the Model S has a 0.24 drag coefficient. Tied with the Current C and S class, which are about 10 years newer. The Prius is 0.25 for comparison's sake.
  6. My wife washed both of ours cars a couple of days ago. A fast wash. Mild weather....take the salt off type of wash. To my dismay, both cars now have small dents...you know...parking lot dings. This past winter, my cars did not survive being ding free... Luckily, none of the dents are visible. You have to know where to look to see them. I was thinking and was going to say good think your don't have dark colored cars then I realized.. I have no clue what color your Fusion of Acura are..lol. What colors are you and the wifey Rollin around in?? (No clue why "rollin" got capitalized but I'm "Rollin with it" ha. )
  7. It's interesting how that nose is shaped, to also direct air under the car. You don't see that..pretty much ever. I'm curious why or what they found that that helps.
  8. This is how I feel as well. *thumbs up*(I can't use the little picture guy from my phone)
  9. It's fine guys... I'm glad to be the only one in the Ferrari Camp!
  10. Looks good to me! Now I just want to see a bunch more angles and different trim levels/wheels.
  11. ..8:30pm Pacific.. Awesome.. 10:30pm my time.
  12. When is this dang Model 3 supposed to be shown off today?!?!
  13. lol I'm just running behind... Also, I've noticed most dream cars are sub 7.0 liters..I mean I could have 5 supercars or race cars..Not exactly sure what I'd drive daily.
  14. Yeah even from the beginning I always thought the Enzo was kind of on the ugly side, especially considering the price and ability. Even though the Aventador is probably the superior car in every regard I just can't get on board with Lambos. Fantastic cars. I just don't like the image. The little bit of ugly for functionality of the Enzo is kind of cool in my opinion. The insane front overhang is just ridiculous lol.
  15. This one is easy for me.. Always been a Ferrari fan and hate the "stereotypes" around Lamborghini(rappers, athletes, less actual "car guys/girls").
  16. What about everything else? C Class? CLK? S? SL? ML? GL? GLK? CLS? And all of the wagon and coupe variations that go with all of those.. have those all only grown 4 inches in 25 years? I would wager good money that isn't the case.. ML/GLE(whatever you want to refer to it as): 1997: 180.6 inches long 2016: 189.1 inches long GLK/GLC 2009(first year it was made): 178.2 inches long 2016: 183.3 inches long
  17. But how big do these cars get? Does a CTS or CT5 become the size of a Chrysler 300? Does the ATS become the size of Infiniti Q50 or Acura TLX? BMW is just as guilty, they have had some bad size creep on the 3 and 5-series as of late. I don't get the notion of forcing low end cars up market such as was done with CTS. Making the car bigger could hurt sales, not help. Even Chevy and Ford are doing it. The Cruze is way bigger than a Cobalt was, the Malibu has grown, pretty soon the Impala will be pushed out. Ford is making the Focus larger, the Fusion longer, killing the Taurus. These brands are killing the nameplates of their larger, more profitable vehicles to push low end models up. In Chevy's example, they shoudl drop the Spark name plate, make the subcompact the Sonic, what is currently the Sonic becomes the Cruze, the Cruze becomes Malibu and the current Malibu/Impala merge into one car that is an Accord/Camry fighter. This lets Chevy sella $17,000 Malibu which seems like incredible value, but really it is the same car a $16,000 Cruze would be, yet GM pockets $1,000. Mercedes does the exact same thing. They pushed up the C Class to be able put out the sub $30k CLA for example. As a matter of fact, all companies do this. I hate this but it's so true. I think the best example is the Honda Civic. It isn't a compact car in my eyes any more. The Malibu has grown so much since 2000, C Class, 3 Series, all half ton trucks, Mid-size trucks.. everything. There are only a couple cars that come to mind that haven't blown up and that's the '16 Camaro and Miata. The Mustang is huge compared to the 99-04 gen that I've owned. Those had useless back seats, if either driver or passenger were larger than myself at 5'8" 180lbs then only one person gets the arm rest in the middle..the bigger guy..
  18. " But the ratings above don’t paint the entire picture. IIHS is scoring every possible headlight combination that is available on the cars, so different trims of the same car can vary widely in lighting performance. While the Prius v comes available with different headlight options, it specifically earns a “Good” rating when equipped with LED lights and high beam assist. To get this equipment, drivers must opt for the advanced tech package. When equipped with regular halogen lights and no high beam assist, the Prius v actually gets a “Poor” rating. " This is what I was wondering as I started reading. My Escape is an example of this. The base model has your standard halogen bulbs and then option up to the HIDs with the cornering lights that come on as you turn the steering wheel. I'm glad it is actually acknowledged that cars come with different lighting packages as you option them up so just saying "Prius" scored the highest is vague and not telling of the full story.
  19. Just looked it up because I was curious... The SVR can tow up to 6614lbs. I think that would be adequate for anything I'd need, like hauling any of the 3 toys, just not all at once! After checking out the Sierra Denali with the 5.3's towing capabilities While definitely lower in the SVR after lowding the Denali to the gills it would be right around 9000lbs towing for itself. Significant difference but both will do the job I'd ask of them. I's just prefer another toy over another family-hauler-sized vehicle... considering I don't have kids.
  20. Not referring to you. There are some who don't even post here anymore that just pop in to see what they can down vote and then they are gone. No comments, no posts, no contributions to this site whatsoever other than to troll posts of people they don't like. They use that one down vote for the day and POOF, they are gone again. That is what I am talking about. Seriously..? See that would grab one of my "you're a douche" votes. lol I don't understand how you could have that much anger/hatred towards somebody via the internet ALONE. Never met, Never heard each other's voices, don't even know what they look like, yet there is that much hatred. Blows my mind. Good lord man. Stop overdramatizing what I am talking about. It's a simple observation of what the trolls around here were doing. You and I both know that is what has been going on in some of these cases. I am not being a douche at all and if you think that is "you're being a douche" vote then the problem is with you and your perceptions. In this case, your perception about me is wrong here. Again, there is no anger, no hatred. It is an observation that can actually be backed up with facts (this has been discussed before). I'm just tired of the children. If you confusing that with hatred or anger, then I don't know what else to tell you. Don't vote all you want if you continue to feel something about me that isn't there. That's all I'm going to say about it because it's taking away from the topic. Hey man, I sent you a pm. I really didn't clarify what I meant by that. Sorry about that.
  21. Not referring to you. There are some who don't even post here anymore that just pop in to see what they can down vote and then they are gone. No comments, no posts, no contributions to this site whatsoever other than to troll posts of people they don't like. They use that one down vote for the day and POOF, they are gone again. That is what I am talking about. Seriously..? See that would grab one of my "you're a douche" votes. lol I don't understand how you could have that much anger/hatred towards somebody via the internet ALONE. Never met, Never heard each other's voices, don't even know what they look like, yet there is that much hatred. Blows my mind.
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