Random thoughts thread

[Nevermore]

Snowed last night, snowed most of today, and will probably snow tonight. Luckily none of it is sticking to the roads, cause guess where my snow tires are.

[Anthony]

@diss7

[M-17]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Trying to figure out how to setup FRS/BRZ as a seasonal car in my insurance, price difference & etc

YOU FINALLY BUYING BRZ OR FRS?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by M-17

YOU FINALLY BUYING BRZ OR FRS?

...secret lol

[M-17]

Oh... Top Secret FRS then.

[Kelbyat07]

Is it bad to want to hit a kid for throwing a snow ball at your car?...

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by Dimman

If Hyundai took a bit of a risk, and focused on handling for the Veloster, it could almost have been a modern CRX. Too many compromises.

GenCoupe is another almost magnificent car but they focused on being too much to too many different potential buyers, and ended up being a so-so GT and a so-so sports car, instead of being a great sports car OR a great GT.

I hope they're learning, though.

That's more or less an issue with most cars in America today. They're always tuned softer for American cities and their crappy roads and general lack of maintenance. For example, Ford has been using almost the exact same suspension designs as Mazda for years. The biggest difference is that the more mainstream Fords are always softer than their Mazda equivalent. A DD need to be compliant enough for that kind of driving.

Upgrading the suspension isn't that big of a deal to me but there is a big difference between the handling of a tarted up Veloster and say a stock BRZ. Hyundai is releasing a R-spec but it's still rather mild.
Surprisingly enough the Veloster actually has a decent exhaust note when the muffler is removed.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65vQLFggBvo"]2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER - MUFFLER DELETE - YouTube[/ame]

It does drone from 2500-3000RPMs but past that it sounds great, IMHO. Just debating whether it's worth it to test drive and compare.

[Shagaliscious]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

Is it bad to want to hit a kid for throwing a snow ball at your car?...

Nope. I would. I mean, I did it when I was a kid, but looking back on it, I was an idiot. I remember one time some guy in a work van actually stopped and yelled at me. I thought it was particularly funny because the van looked like shit, and the guy was worried about getting ANOTHER dent in it...

[sklimo]

Well damn, my Title came in already!!!!!!!!

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

That's more or less an issue with most cars in America today. They're always tuned softer for American cities and their crappy roads and general lack of maintenance. For example, Ford has been using almost the exact same suspension designs as Mazda for years. The biggest difference is that the more mainstream Fords are always softer than their Mazda equivalent. A DD need to be compliant enough for that kind of driving.

Upgrading the suspension isn't that big of a deal to me but there is a big difference between the handling of a tarted up Veloster and say a stock BRZ. Hyundai is releasing a R-spec but it's still rather mild.
Surprisingly enough the Veloster actually has a decent exhaust note when the muffler is removed.

It does drone from 2500-3000RPMs but past that it sounds great, IMHO. Just debating whether it's worth it to test drive and compare.

A few issues with the Veloster. There was no real need to make it comfortable since they have other cars like the Accent (Elantra?) for the more mainstream buyers. So they had more leeway with specializing it as a true niche vehicle. Just like the CRX and Civic. Instead of a cheap, fantastic handling commuter like the CRX, they ended up just playing expensive option dress-up (glass roof, 3rd door) with whichever cheap model it shares the platform with.

Which leads to a fundamental issue with the handling, the torsion beam. Modifications can only take geometry so far. The torsion beam is the solid rear axle of fwd cars. And Hyundai has shown than even when they use highly sophisticated geometry they can't get it right (GenCoupe's front virtual steer center struts and rear multi link, insufficient travel). Too much work.

So I don't have high hopes for the 'sporty' Veloster.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Dimman

'sporty' Veloster.

[Steve201brz]

I got lucky with the weather being just rain. My winter tires are being delivered to work today... patiently waiting and watching for the delivery guy

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

Is it bad to want to hit a kid for throwing a snow ball at your car?...

I'm not against disciplinary hitting.

I'm more towards "An eye for an eye. A fist for a fist" kinda guy. I would throw a snow ball at their face. Example: If my dog bite my hand so hard that it start to bleed, I bite em so hard it'll start to bleed. I would not stop even how much they try. Ever since then, my dog bite, but not hard enough that it'll bleed. lol

[Kelbyat07]

If my car ever gets hit by a snowball hopefully its a soft one, not those frozen icy ones haha.