NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread - Page 232 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Clipdat · 10-27-2013, 07:03 PM

Oh god, definitely got a chuckle out of this: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/nis...of-1453017133/

RC51ed · 10-27-2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Oh god, definitely got a chuckle out of this: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/nis...of-1453017133/

, they would need to come out with a rwd sentra to compete. Lol

Pwolf · 10-27-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Oh god, definitely got a chuckle out of this: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/nis...of-1453017133/

Lol... Now I'm really curious what they come up with as a competitor.

BigFatFlip · 10-27-2013, 08:36 PM

This is what my drive back to the bay from the valley looked like. Combination of strong winds and dry/dusty farms. This must be what it felt like in the dust bowl.

Pwolf · 10-27-2013, 09:26 PM

Yea that wind is nuts out there.

denkigrve · 10-28-2013, 04:31 PM

So tired today...

denkigrve · 10-28-2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

This is what my drive back to the bay from the valley looked like. Combination of strong winds and dry/dusty farms. This must be what it felt like in the dust bowl.

Your poor headlights!

BigFatFlip · 10-28-2013, 04:34 PM

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Your poor headlights!

No worries, was driving the outback

Clipdat · 10-28-2013, 04:37 PM

Damn I went to lunch and got a $55 parking ticket because I parked in a "Monday Street Sweeping 12-3" zone. Thanks city of Alameda for your revenue generating street sweeping zones.

BigFatFlip · 10-28-2013, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Damn I went to lunch and got a $55 parking ticket because I parked in a "Monday Street Sweeping 12-3" zone. Thanks city of Alameda for your revenue generating street sweeping zones.

Ah yes, don't you just love our lovely little island? This is the same way I had my most expensive sh*t

PMok · 10-28-2013, 05:37 PM

So I had a weird discussion/encounter yesterday... after having lunch with a friend we were outside the restaurant getting ready to get in my car and leave. An older dude walks up and starts asking about my car. He has no idea what it is so I go into the usual spiel about how Subaru and Toyota did a joint venture project blah blah. He wants to know like really specific stuff, like what kind of suspension it has, what the gear ratio of 6th gear is, where in the RPM range the maximum torque is, etc. I am admittedly not a full encyclopedia of knowledge on the matter and didnt know I was going to be quizzed on it after lunch, but every time I give a less than stellar answer to his questions, he digresses into a deeper discussion like he means to teach me all there is to know about cars and engines. He gets into what an 'overdrive' 6th gear is, talks about the differences between independent and live-axle suspensions, and about how HP is a fabricated number derived from applying a formula to the torque readings. Oddly enough he did not know what a boxer engine was. He was wearing a Harley Davidson t-shirt so perhaps he is more of a muscle/biker kind of guy, although he said he was driving a VW GLI.

My friend (who is not really into cars) was kind of standing by idly for a while and this guy went on and on for about 10 min I think. Finally my friend kind of steps in at a brief lull in the conversation and attempts to rescue me. I kind of apologetically say to the guy (who at this point wants me to pop the hood so he can begin a full disassembly analysis) that I have to get going, my friend and I have somewhere to be (getting away from this nutty professor!). He responds kind of huffily, "whatever". I give one last shot at being somewhat "friendly" by saying, yeah, so if you are really interested in it check it out at a Toyota dealer. No response so I get in the car and get the hell out of there ...

Clipdat · 10-28-2013, 06:05 PM

Aaaaand there's your problem.

All that bs about axles, 6th gear ratios, and peak rpm torque. Gimme a break. Like you said, he needs to get down to a Toyota dealer and drive one, then all those questions won't matter.

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Oddly enough he did not know what a boxer engine was.

BlaineWasHere · 10-28-2013, 06:46 PM

There's always people who think they know everything

finch1750 · 10-28-2013, 07:17 PM

Ok. I hate this damn Berk track pipe. It sounds sooooo good above 3500 rpm that i cant granny it around town anymore for better mpg. Lol

10-28-2013, 05:37 PM	#3245
PMok Codename: Stitch Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 91 MR2; 06 IS350; 16 BRZ; 18 CX-5 Location: Hayward/NorCal Posts: 5,248 Thanks: 4,021 Thanked 5,436 Times in 2,307 Posts Mentioned: 462 Post(s)	So I had a weird discussion/encounter yesterday... after having lunch with a friend we were outside the restaurant getting ready to get in my car and leave. An older dude walks up and starts asking about my car. He has no idea what it is so I go into the usual spiel about how Subaru and Toyota did a joint venture project blah blah. He wants to know like really specific stuff, like what kind of suspension it has, what the gear ratio of 6th gear is, where in the RPM range the maximum torque is, etc. I am admittedly not a full encyclopedia of knowledge on the matter and didnt know I was going to be quizzed on it after lunch, but every time I give a less than stellar answer to his questions, he digresses into a deeper discussion like he means to teach me all there is to know about cars and engines. He gets into what an 'overdrive' 6th gear is, talks about the differences between independent and live-axle suspensions, and about how HP is a fabricated number derived from applying a formula to the torque readings. Oddly enough he did not know what a boxer engine was. He was wearing a Harley Davidson t-shirt so perhaps he is more of a muscle/biker kind of guy, although he said he was driving a VW GLI. My friend (who is not really into cars) was kind of standing by idly for a while and this guy went on and on for about 10 min I think. Finally my friend kind of steps in at a brief lull in the conversation and attempts to rescue me. I kind of apologetically say to the guy (who at this point wants me to pop the hood so he can begin a full disassembly analysis) that I have to get going, my friend and I have somewhere to be (getting away from this nutty professor!). He responds kind of huffily, "whatever". I give one last shot at being somewhat "friendly" by saying, yeah, so if you are really interested in it check it out at a Toyota dealer. No response so I get in the car and get the hell out of there ... __________________ 86DRIVE Events Calendar

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finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,594 Thanks: 9,405 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s)	Ok. I hate this damn Berk track pipe. It sounds sooooo good above 3500 rpm that i cant granny it around town anymore for better mpg. Lol __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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10-27-2013, 08:36 PM	#3238
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