Automotive - In Memory of West

[Bklyn]

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(I have no idea how to get the You Tube embeds to work. It's my single most frustrating attribute about this place. I'll have to wait for aTm to make sense out of it)

[Owlman]

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(I have no idea how to get the You Tube embeds to work. It's my single most frustrating attribute about this place. I'll have to wait for aTm to make sense out of it)

[youtu/be]7NZ9X9A2efA[/youtu/be] get rid of the backslash I added between the u and the b

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[Bklyn]

ahhhhh, thanks

[aTm]

[youtu/be]7NZ9X9A2efA[/youtu/be] get rid of the backslash I added between the u and the b

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[Owlman]

thanks

[Jungle Rat]

aTm is a nerd

[tin mad dog]

Has West come by here? Or Sam?

[Bklyn]

West is done with the boards, he's trying to get me to join Facebook (where he's found JD, Rah, Nick, Greg, RLF), but I don't social media like that.

I spoke to Sam about a week ago, but I think he was a Crymic or bust cat. Once he saw that people bounced to the Goat Pen, I guess he just figured that would be his sign that he should shut down his posting too.

Looks like I'm going to have to use 1995 tactics to speak with these guys now.

[T Dot O Dot]

I log on to facebook like twice a year, I cant bother with it

[Chuck Nevitt]

Facebook is what it is. Annoying at times, but also a good way to stay in touch with people who see it as their main portal.

[Hizzy III]

Yeah, I'm not a regular Facebook user. Maybe a couple of times a month, and that's a sharp increase from last year, when it was more like once every two or three months.

[Hizzy III]

Not many American-made power sedans anymore but here's a gallery of what's out there (or will soon be out there):

2012 Cadillac CTS-V (Supercharged); 0-60 MPH: 4.3 seconds; Top Speed: 173 mph




2012 Dodge Charger SRT-8; Estimated 0-60 MPH: 4.5-4.8 seconds; Top Speed: 176 mph.





2012 Chrysler 300 SRT-8; Estimated 0-60 mph 4.5-4.8 seconds; Top Speed: 165 mph





2012 Ford Taurus SHO; Estimated 0-60 mph: 5.1-5.3 seconds: top Speed: 150 mph

[Bklyn]

The Taurus looks like ass, that 300 looks German...

[Hizzy III]

Some nice foreign joints:

Audi A7; 0-60 MPH: 5.3-5.6 Seconds; Top Speed: 150 mph



Infiniti M56; 0-60 mph: 5.3 seconds; Top Speed: 152 mph




2012 BMW M5; 0-60 MPH: 4.4-4.6 seconds; Top Speed: 170 mph



2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG; 0-60 MPH: 4.5 seconds; Top Speed: 168 mph

[Hizzy III]

I really like the Goth look of the new M5. Chrysler has a tendency to understate the horsepower and torque of their cars when they release them so I'd take those 0-60 times with a grain of salt. I'm not a big fan of the Taurus' back. And dollar-for-dollar, I'd probably just go with a Charger R/T Daytona for about 37 grand (half the CTS-V's cost, a third of the AMG's and about 40% of the M5, yet only about a half-second to 60 "slower" and a top end of about 158).

If money's no option, I'd really dig that M5. The Charger SRT-8 just says, "Pull my ass over, please" and looks too much like the Nissan GTS-R in the front.

[Hizzy III]

2012 Nissan GTR-S



2012 Dodge Charger SRT-8



Of course, I could just mod the SRT-8 a bit so that the lower bumper isn't a solid black over the middle. Just have it color-coded to tie in with the rest of the frame. Not sure why Chyrsler thought that to be a good idea. I know you want to make the car look more distinct from the R/T but I don't think it helps the already aggressive looking front end.

Then again, maybe I just need to get used to it.

[tin mad dog]

West is done with the boards, he's trying to get me to join Facebook (where he's found JD, Rah, Nick, Greg, RLF), but I don't social media like that.

I spoke to Sam about a week ago, but I think he was a Crymic or bust cat. Once he saw that people bounced to the Goat Pen, I guess he just figured that would be his sign that he should shut down his posting too.

Looks like I'm going to have to use 1995 tactics to speak with these guys now.

You should try the tactic of the lakes going into the tank once he stopped posting. The CURSE of West (and the rest)

[bling]

yeah it would be good to get West and Sam over here. not the same without them.

[ReinaMissy]

Agreed, Bling. And that's a good idea, TMD.

[Red Bird]

That Charger is the hottest one of the bunch, except for the grill which is too big.

I can't believe ford is making a Taurus that does 150mph.

The front end of the Bemer reminds me of an Edsel.