AJClarke0912 Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 So on the way home from school, I pull out of the parking lot and drive down a two lane road. Then, someone (presumably from school) from behind me pulls out into the left lane and floors it past me. U cool. I could almost hear the whisper of the 4-cylinder Accord, but unfortunately it was drowned out by a kazoo exhaust system from the quality dealerships of the ghetto. [sarcasm] And I just have a horribly wimpy MANUAL TRANSMISSION (more work) VW Jetta VR6 that's like 10 years old! Their car so much faster than mine! [/sarcasm] I love people.
ParkTrips Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 I just laugh at those people. I had a guy in a G35 pull next to me on the highway one time and drop a gear or two.. I just lol'd. Like, what is he thinking? Obviously I didn't waste my time with the douchebag.. let them impress themselves, cause I promise he isn;t impressing anyone else! Man I want a Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari Spider, Lamborghini Murcielago, or a Lamborghini Revolucion "Or"? Dude, he's just being realistic. Don't trip. I mean, he can't have EVERY supercar out there. duh. I'm loving how the car thread has been busy lately! Best thread on TPR, behind the beer thread
AJClarke0912 Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 You might see a video some time in the future in this thread. I'm working on a general Koenigsegg Agera video using Forza 4 footage. It takes forever to even get the raw video though unfortunately. First you have to save a replay (from driving footage on random courses), then make a movie (which takes a while to "render" and save), then upload it through FM.net (which takes about 10 minutes), then download it to your computer (another 10 minutes). And it's only 30 second clips. Then after all of that, I'm going to have to edit it all together, render that, then upload to YouTube. But I'm hoping that it will be worth it. Maybe some additional views for my channel, as well as some satisfaction. For me, my favorite cars are the Agera and the Countach. Koenigseggs I've always loved. CC8S was "meh", but CCR onward was great. The headlights no longer looked emo, and the body actually started looking good. CCX and XR came out, looked awesome. Agera looks even better...much more refined shape and cool colors (I'd get it in white with the blue/gold stripes). I just love the engine noise, the "way too powerful" attitude, the look, the doors (you can't deny those are sick), and the fact that it is a top performer. The Countach is more of a recent fetish, but it's sticking. It has to be a certain Countach though...some I find a tad ugly. The LP5000 QV is my favorite, and some other late models are great too. The first model just doesn't do it...it's a teardrop. The last ones are just retro 80's with wicked shapes, which rocks. The LP5000 QV is my favorite because it has the edgy look done best. First, the trapezoid theme. Look at the car from the side. This isn't a particularly good shot, but you can see the jist of it. The windows are trapezoids. The side profile...trapezoid. The wheel covers...miniature trapezoids. <3 Then the amazing chevron wing (one of my favorite spoilers ever) and polygonal back side. I just love the car to death. I may be the only one, but yeah. It would basically have to be that model...the others have a mish-mash of polygonal and rounded. The other late models are good though too. The end anniversary model IMO isn't good, nor are the beginners. And I would totally get it in that color. To me, perfect.
A.J. Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 Let me be the first to admit that this advertisement...messed with me a little bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpi2IAec9Ho
Cameron Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 ^ Awesome! Looks like a fantastic car too. The ad reminded me of this classic: He mumbles: rev counter She: What? REV COUNTER? He: yyeeah... No No. uuh, I didn't say that. She: Yes, YOU did... He: hmmm She: GO! That would never happen in real life - oh no..!
AJClarke0912 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I love my car. Today, I had a free period in high school since I take a college class that only is in session on Monday and Wednesday. I'm supposed to be doing work during my free period (says my silly dad ), but of course I never do that. Usually I go home and play some Battlefield, but my grandparents are visiting for the weekend and would be all "you have a free period?" and then proceed to talk about it at some point in time with my parents, and then my parents would question my decision in coming home and how I'm not doing work yadda yadda. So I'm just like "whatevs, I'll head into town". Go to the mall, wait 5 mins for it to open. It opens, and nothing inside is open. It's just creepy because it's empty and there are occasional old people and/or unemployed hippies. So I'm all "screw this". Get back in the Jetta, start heading back to school (about 15 min drive). I figure that a fast food place will open during that time and I'll eat up there. So I head back, and then comes rolling a fat, insipid truck. Driving comparable to a drunken sloth slogging through a quicksand composed of Imperial Guards after you stole an apple, he apparently didn't know that velocities other than 20mph bore existence. So we round a corner and there's a mini-highway. It's like a highway, only in the exception that nobody "normal" actually drives on it. He picks right lane, I pick left lane. Gear drop, pedal meets floor in a soon to follow long-lasting relationship. I didn't bring my iPod, but I already had the music I needed. VR6 starts howling, needle goes near redline before shifting, and I finally stop the unrivaled fun after the end of 3rd gear, 95mph. Couldn't even see the van/truck anymore. Day just got better thanks to VW.
BeemerBoy Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 ^ So, you, um, passed someone? That's basically all you're saying, right? Driving comparable to a drunken sloth slogging through a quicksand composed of Imperial Guards after you stole an apple What? He picks right lane, I pick left lane. Gear drop, pedal meets floor in a soon to follow long-lasting relationship. Where's the emoticon for throwing up? I'm always glad when someone really loves their car, but c'mon man. You gonna start quoting "Twilight" next?
AJClarke0912 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Well it's the first time I've done a hard acceleration and really tested how my car goes. So obviously I'm going to be in the moment. Hence the corny phrase...it was actually meant to be corny. I guess my humor is too hard to depict. And that first quote has some material you might not understand, namely where it starts talking about Imperial Guards. Just a joke toward a game that many people have played...I suppose that you haven't. But someone that has will understand.
ParkTrips Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 The shift point from 3>4 is really at 95 mph in a VW v6? I think that's where my car is roughly.. with probably almost 2x the power and 8k rpm to play with... Anyways, I understand the thrill of pushing a car to its limits. Few things excite me more than having the "you're having too much fun" light (traction control) come on. I like the roar best from 3-4k though
Ace Of Spades Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 the "you're having too much fun" light That's it, that's my new name for TCS regardless of where it's mentioned or why!
BaMiTsPaT Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Few things excite me more than having the "you're having too much fun" light (traction control) come on. I like the roar best from 3-4k though Usually when that light comes on in my car it is the "you're probably not having any fun as it's snowing like it's the end of the world" light.
AJClarke0912 Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I've had the light flicker when I floor it sometimes. It doesn't do it constantly (like it does in some bad weather conditions), but it stutters. Basically, the car is on the edge of slipping, which is kind-of cool to think about. Although, it's also probably from me running on old all-season tires that need changing, but yeah. I also THINK my car might be FWD, which is interesting to note. I figured it was RWD. Can't find info on it though.
ParkTrips Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Its FWD * and for the record, I had some fun last night and tested something: my car was at 7500 rpm in 3rd gear at 95mph. You might have been in 4th at that speed, or much slower than 95. At least I really hope your Jetta couldn't hang with my car haha
ParkTrips Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Hi, Scott! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe0d3adb4bI http://jalopnik.com/5864856/massive-japanese-crash-claims-eight-ferraris-three-benzes-and-a-lamborghini
AJClarke0912 Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 No, I specifically remember ending with 3rd (because I skipped 4th to shift into 5th to finish the cruise). 2nd gear ends at around 60mph...it's hard to tell because it's a blur whether I'm really accelerating that fast or not.
BeemerBoy Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Sheesh, did a video game come to life or something?
AJClarke0912 Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 ^You forgot the part where they're all still perfectly fine sans a few scratches. That's terrible though! I would hate seeing that in person.
ParkTrips Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 No, I specifically remember ending with 3rd (because I skipped 4th to shift into 5th to finish the cruise). 2nd gear ends at around 60mph...it's hard to tell because it's a blur whether I'm really accelerating that fast or not. Sorry if I came across like I didn't believe you - I guess I need to get longer gears
AJClarke0912 Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 lol I didn't know that my gears were similar to yours with me having a VW. What's your redline...would that have anything to do with it? Mine's at around 6500-7000...can't remember which. When I was doing these accelerations though, I shifted just before and/or at redline so I would have a little leeway before the limiter hits (to my knowledge [and in Forza lol] the rev limiter hits a little bit inside redline in most stock, unchanged cars). From what I remember, my 3rd gear ended around 90-95. Either way, I'm sure your Z4 can whoop my car, but I'm happy to have my VW regardless...especially since I didn't pick! (And it was alongside the debate with a 2000 Nissan Passport, 2001 Honda Civic, and 1999 Nissan Sentra! Yuck!) Pretty lucky to have a car that actually goes 0-60 in less than an hour and it's stick which I've always wanted to learn.
ParkTrips Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 I'm just trying to learn about how cars work a little better My ratios are all larger than yours across the board though so I'm back to square one at figuring this out... maybe hp, gear ratios, redlines, weight and all that don't matter as much as sports car makers want us to believe lol Not hate on your car intended. When my Saturn dies, an old GTI will probably be my new daily car. Love the Germans edit: I did some research, and found out the explanation as to why a Jetta and an MC both near the redline around the same speed. I was onto it - gear ratios. Because I have a higher gear ratio (3.62 final), I "move through" my range of revs faster. The only thing that keeps our max speeds in gear 3 so close is because I have 1500 more rpm to run with, otherwise I'm probably around 84 mph in 3rd if we were at the same 6500 rpm
AJClarke0912 Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Interesting find...I was wondering how ours were similar!
thrillrideseeker Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 On the topic of cars, it's about time for me to get a new car. I have been really leaning towards the new Camaros. They are stylish, and the V6 gets 30hwy mpg, which is about 3 times what I am getting now. I was debating between a 2SS, and a V6 2LT RS. I decided that if I do go with the Camaro that I will get the 2LT RS. The V6 gets better gas mileage than the V8, not to mention my insurance is much less in the V6. Does anyone on here have a new Camaro? If so do you recommend it, or would you suggest something else? ~Matt
Jew Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 ^That is like car #7 since you've been posting here.
thrillrideseeker Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 I get a new car about every 6ish months. ~Matt
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