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silverstone british F1
by Kudisanga- 1 reply
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Been British summer is pouring rain during porshe cup. Loving nevertheless ?
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Question for the mechanics about GMC Yukon
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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On our 2003 Yukon XL, it has thump when turning left coming from the front right wheel (I think), I have rebuilt the front ends on alot of vehicles, nothing this new though (old by todays standards), I have pulled the wheels off of this thing and took a pry bar to find the loose ball joint or a frame bushing, etc.. and everything feels tight. I have never messed with a torsion bar which this has so not sure if this can cause that or how to even check it. Any ideas?
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Just something that I found today with roughly 45 minutes of commentary on some of multiple cameras used during a shuttle launch showing the engines during liftoff.
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http://carcastshow.com/cc822/#more-14632 Adam Carolla has the real life version of the Insurgent on his Car Cast podcast. I will listen to this on my drive home tonight.
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I'm looking for a project car..
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Been looking for ever for the right project car, and I have close a few times but the deals seem to fall thru I had my eye on a 1979 Chevy Monza 2+2 (if you don't know what one is google it, basically like a Ford Pinto with a factory V8), the quality of the car is crap, if you find one with rust it's junk, parts are very hard to find, the one I seen is no rust, I wanted to put a 400HP 350 in it but the old girl won't sell it because it belonged to her dead husband. 1967 Pontiac Firebird, all original, no rust. Original interior was fucked but was all there, ran decent and faded but not rusted original paint. I looked at it several times, tried to get the …
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VW GTI, Mini Cooper S or WRX?
by Beez- 1 follower
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So I have a VW Jetta TDI and as you might know it's one of the cars in the emissions cheating scandal. More details are coming June 21 but I'm starting to look at options now. It's said they will buy it back and on top of that give me $5000. Still it has over 140,000 miles on it now. I could opt to keep it and live with whatever "fix" VW adds to it but I assume it will have less power and worse mpg. I'm in "wait and see" mode right now but considering replacements. So... Does anyone have experience with current VW GTI, Mini Cooper S or Subaru WRX (not the STi)? I will not be buying new but late model used. Thanks.
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Tractor suggestions?
by JustHatched- 10 replies
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I know there is some rural types on here besides me, anyway Rose and I are looking to get a new (to us) tractor cuz we had to part ways with the old one because it was old and wore out and we either had to get rid of it while we could or spend a shit load to fix it up. We currently have a small Mistubishi (made by Kubota) but it lacks a loader. It is about half the size of a Ford 8N and really is to small for work around the farm. What we want is something about the size of an 8N that can handle a bucket and pull a mower. Suggestions? We were thinking a Kubota but they are really pricey for a used one and of course there are plenty of 8N's around here but they are ol…
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Real Cars, Past & Present 1 2 3 4
by Matty- 1 follower
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We must have all had a few cars by our time of life. I just wanted to share my life's collection so far..... Hyundai Pony 1988 1.3L 1996-1997 Vauxhal Cavalier 1989 1.4L 1997-1998 Peugeot 309 GTi 1989 1.9L 1997-1998 Vauxhall Cavalier 1992 1.8L 1999-2001 BMW 320 1991 2.0L 2001-2005 Vauxhall Vectra SRi 1998 2.0L 2008-2012 Jaguar X-Type 2006 2.2TD Sport 2012-2013 BWM325 325 Ci MSport 2.5L 2014-Present (Love this car, Straight 6 )
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FAO silenttigercd
by BryannosaurusRex- 3 replies
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Saw this and thought of you @silenttigercd http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/20/bmw-2002-hommage-concept-villa-deste/
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Do you prefer standard or automatic?
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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Which do you like best, a standard or automatic shift car? Why? Optional - if you choose auto, can you drive a standard shift car?
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Best Redbull air race commercial ever
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I was watching some redbull air racing on youtube and found this Before hand I was watching this, check out the bird strike at 2:13 and the water touches afterwards
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Living a dream Sunday 1 2
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I am doing something Sunday that has been a life long dream of mine. I will be taking a flight in the B17 Flying Fortress Bomber "Aluminum Overcast". I have been in this plane before a couple years ago and was scheduled to fly then but weather scrubbed it. Rose surprised me today with the plane ticket and a membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association. I will do my best to get pics and video of the flight. Edit - the video of my ride on the B-17 (cell phone vid, so not the best quality, turn those speakers up)
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Time for redneck motorsports
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Warm weather is on us, and I plan to spend a bit of time going around to different local events and watching the real motorsports, the ones that make rednecks like me smile to just watch. How bout you?
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Suburban 2000-2010?
by Lann- 2 followers
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I figure you guys might know a little about this car. Expensive to own/repair? Piece of crap or a good car?
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Gymkhana 8
by Dodge- 1 follower
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Chiron
by G37- 1 follower
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Early preview at the upcoming Veyron successor's "official" numbers: http://www.leftlanenews.com/bugatti-chiron-to-get-1500hp-v16-290mph-top-speed-90614.html Please Jesus don't let this come to GTA. Don't need Chrome Adder #2s running around. If those figures are to be believed, 1100 lb-ft of torque is going to be insane. All for $2.2M. So .. $8M GTA dollars? The plethora of special editions following that should be interesting too.
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Help me choose !
by Fido_le_muet- 3 followers
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Hello friends I received a gift card for an activity of my choice from a long list of very cool stuff like track run (pilot or passenger), helicopter tour, plane tour, karting, and many other. I'm having trouble picking one in particular so that's where you come in. I love cars and racing so I'm leaning toward a track activity. But a helicopter tour sounds kinda fun as well. I put up the poll so that you guys could easily pick your favorite activities. Please, choose 3 activities maximum. Here's a more detailed list of what I like : Ultralight plane flight (20min flight) Helicopter tour above the Chateau de Chenonceau (6min) 1h …
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Mansory Reveals One-Off, 819BHP Lambo Aventador SV
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
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Lamborghini limited production on its 740bhp Aventador SV Coupe to just 600 examples. All of them have sold out. And it appears one-of-the-600 has been treated to some very unique customisation. Full Article: http://www.topgear.com/car-news/modified/mansory-reveals-one-819bhp-lambo-aventador-sv#1
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New Delorean's to be built.
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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News reports out of Humble, Texas, say the automaker plans to make about 300 replicas of the 1982 DeLorean that has not been in production for 34 years. The company has remained in business by refurbishing old DeLoreans — about 9,000 were originally sold — for enthusiasts. “It’s fantastic. It is a game-changer for us. We’ve been wanting this to happen,” DeLorean CEO Stephen Wynne told TV station KPRC2 in Houston, saying it is possible under a new low-volume manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. “That was a green light to go back into production.” Wynne said he wants to build about four cars a month. Refurbished DeLoreans cost $4…
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Dakar Rally 2016 1 2
by Beez- 1 follower
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Well here goes, I hope I will be able keep this thread up to date throughout the rally. The 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally starts near Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 2 with a short 10 km stage finishing in Rosario. This is mainly for the fans but the times will count and determine the starting order for Stage 2. On Stage 5 (Jan 7) the riders enter Bolivia. There will be two marathon stages, one rest day and the finish in Rosario, Argentina on Jan. 16 for a total of 12 stages and 9237 kilometers (5739 miles). You'll have to excuse me for a lack of details, hot links and images. I am at my sister's for Chirstmas and only have an iPad which makes it difficult to do those…
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1955 Chevy with V12
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Found this video while looking for some other stuff, cool shit if you into old modded cars (55 is the best of the shoebox cars, 56 and 57 Chevy can kiss my ass)
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The "Anal" Thread (It's not what you think!) 1 2
by JusTokenII- 2 followers
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This could be a horrible idea, it is 1:30 in the morning and I'm tired LOL. I can't take credit; as this was Beez suggestion in another thread (Names of Shame). It was a mention of adding the word "Anal" to the name of passing cars when you're bored. Some don't make sense, some may make you burst out in laughter. So whether its a real car or an in-game GTA car, go ahead and post the name. Ok go. Token xDBx Edited for clarification.
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This Friday, November 20 at 6:00am Pacific starts the most historic off-road race in North America, the Baja 1000. Hundreds of bikes, buggies, trucks and quads will leave the start line in Ensenada, Mexico at timed intervals and race south down the west coast of the Baja Peninsula for approximately 450 miles until they loop north and head up the east coast of the peninsula where they finish back in Ensenada for an 840 mile race distance. The course is different each year, some years longer, some shorter, sometimes point to point, sometimes a loop like this year. The idea for the race was born out of a publicity stunt in 1962 by some guys at American Honda to prove the r…
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The Enus Huntley will soon be real!
by Torrid- 1 follower
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Bentley just made the official announcement on the Bentayga. I've always been amused by the vehicles in GTA. Coquette and new style Baller were available in game well before the real models were on the road too. I've always thought the designers for the game were real car guys for using concept vehicles as inspiration. http://cars.gallery/2015/09/bentley-bentayga/
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Real life 7 seater 1 2
by Lann- 3 followers
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Does anyone have any experience with this car: http://www.blocket.se/stockholm/Dodge_Durango_Citadel_AWD_V8_7_Sits__All_utr_62386077.htm?ca=9&w=3
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #168 (Mar 17-23) Sisu dir. Jalmari Helander/2022/1h31m Sisu is a Finnish action film set during the latter stages of WWII in the Finnish countryside where a grizzled old gold-miner, Aatami (Jorma Tommila), has just struck the motherlode. Unfortunately he runs into a group of n*zis led by SS officer Bruno (Askel Hennie) who are retreating out of the country and they steal his stash. What they don't know is that he is a legendary badass soldier who then proceeds to go on a bloody rampage to get his gold back. There are few things more satisfying to see in a movie than n*zis getting absolutely brutalised (Hitler getting his face machine-gunned into Swiss cheese in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is a personal fav) and this delivers that by the blood and guts full bucket load. If you want to see a n*zi get exploded by having a landmine f*cking thrown directly at his face then this is the film for you. Tommila gives a great performance in the lead, even though his character doesn't have a single word of dialogue. This is a man who speaks with his actions. Plus he just looks like a badass, I can totally believe that he could take on an entire troop of n*zis and win. Hennie is also good, but his character is very one dimensional, but his presence is more symbolic here of how evil the n*zis were as a whole. If you want a straight forward and thrilling action film then you should check this out. 8/10 Breaking dir. Abi Damaris Corbin/2022/1h43m Based on a true story, Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine suffering from severe PTSD who has had his VA benefits taken away, straight out of his bank account. Desperate and seeing no other option he holds up the bank with a bomb, taking two hostages. What follows is a tense standoff involving the police, the media and Brian, with Boyega's performance really carrying what is a pretty generic film. The way the public and media sympathy is on Brian's side as he's able to explain his situation put me in mind of Dog Day Afternoon - also based on a true story of another bank robbery gone wrong - but that just makes this film feel even blander. Now this isn't a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, it does its job well, but apart from Boyega's performance there isn't anything that really stands out. It did make me sympathise with the real Brian Brown-Easley as this is a tragic story from every angle, and it does a good job of showing who he was as a person with flashbacks showing him spending time with his young daughter and not just focusing on that day. 6.5/10 Furious 7 dir. James Wan/2015/2h17m Jason Statham enters the Fast and Furious series - after a post-credit teaser in the last film - as the brother of the baddie from the last film and he wants revenge (it's about family). Djimon Hounsou is also here as a totally underwritten bad guy who is totally forgettable and unnecessary and I don't know why he was there because Statham is already the bad guy. I can't even remember what relevance he had to the plot, if he had any at all. But I like Djimon Hounsou so it was nice just to see him I guess. I did have fun with this one, the less grounded the plots the more enjoyable they're becoming, especially since everyone is acting so seriously, particularly Vin Diesel. One aspect where this actually works is where they keep going on about family, their sincerity really makes me believe they care about each other, and that made the tribute to Paul Walker at the end of the film genuinely touching. 6/10 Le Corbeau dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot/1943/1h32m In this French mystery/thriller Pierre Fresnay plays Remy Germain, a doctor in a small village who is the victim of poison pen letters accusing him of having an affair with the wife of another doctor and performing illegal abortions. Soon other villagers start getting letters, all of them signed Le Corbeau - The Raven. As everyone's secrets start getting exposed, desperation to find The Raven grows. This is a very dark film made during a dark time in France's history, and the way the film shows how easily people can be turned against one another speaks to what was going on at the time. The actual mystery is well written, with the audience left guessing right up to the shocking finale, and it's all shot in a film-noir style that really sets the tone perfectly. It's a little slow at the start, but the third act really ramps up the pace as we start eliminating possible suspects, leading to what I think is a satisfying reveal. The performances are all good, especially that of the person eventually revealed as The Raven, but this is more about the atmosphere. 8/10 The Electric State dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo/2025/2h5m The Electric State is the latest film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, and apparently cost Netflix 320 million dollars to make. It looks alright, and by that I mean the effects look alright, the actual art and production design is bland and derivative nostalgia bait, but it doesn't look like 320 million dollars. The actual plot, adapted from a graphic novel, sees Millie Bobby Brown play an orphaned teenager living in an alternate history 90's after some war with robots or something. She has to find her brother, who she thought was dead, but has been kidnapped by an evil tech guy played by Stanley Tucci and is now in a coma with his consciousness in a robot based on an old cartoon character and is the power source for his new VR tech I think. Also Chris Pratt is there doing the same character he's been doing for the last decade. There are some things I liked about this. Stanley Tucci is always good and is almost able to give his character some depth. Brian Cox voices a baseball robot, that was fun. I'm struggling now. Millie Bobby Brown's American accent is passable. I guess it's not the worst film I've seen this year, that would be Borderlands. This is slightly less obnoxious. 3/10 Cars 2 dir. John Lasseter/2011/1h46m The first non Toy Story sequel for Pixar kicked off an era of sequels where out of their next ten films only four were original. But at least the plot here is very different from the original, which was all about slowing down and enjoying the smaller pleasures of life. Cars 2 is a spy thriller where Mater the Tow Truck (Larry the Cable Guy) is mistaken for a secret agent by superspy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine). He is caught up in a plot involving eco-friendly oil invented by billionaire Miles Axelrod (Eddie Izzard), who is also hosting a worldwide grand prix in which Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is competing. There's a lot going on, but I do like how they've decided to go in such a mad direction after the relatively grounded first film. My biggest problem with this film is the same one I had with the first, and that's how much I f*cking hate Larry the Cable Guy and his stupid f*cking voice. And now he's basically the lead character, with more time given to his plot than McQueen's. 5/10 Across 110th Street dir. Barry Shear/1972/1h42m This film opens with two nobody crooks stealing a few hundred grand from a Mafia deal in Harlem, killing them and a couple of cops in the process. This threatens to incite a race riot if the two detectives assigned to the case can't find who did it. They are the gruff, no nonsense, racist Italian Captain Mattelli (Anthony Quinn), and the Black liberal Lt. Pope (Yaphet Kotto). A gritty crime film that's a perfect time capsule of the era, this is both very real feeling and stylised at the same time. There's a brilliant use of location shooting and handheld camera that give it a raw, almost documentary like feel. Quinn and Kotto are excellent as the diametrically opposed duo, butting heads while still trying to pull in the right direction. Their relationship is symbolic of the film as a whole, a powder keg just waiting to go up, and that level of tension is sustained throughout the film. The cherry on top is the brilliant soundtrack, which includes the legendary title song by Bobby Womack. 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week!- 2
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Alien Romulus (2024) dir Fede Alvarez Another film in the Alien franchise. More of the same reasonably high quality sci-fi horror, quite gory at times with dark, atmospheric, industrial looking sets. A cast of relatively unknown actors do a good job playing a group of young off-worlders, including an android, who see a way to escape their dreary mining colony planet by boarding an abandoned space craft to use it's resources to get their ship to another planet. But this craft is research station, with all human crew dead, because, of course, it had an alien on board. It then becomes the familiar last-woman-standing as one by one they meet the usual face-hugging / chest-bursting or other death by xenomorph. There is a lot that refers to one of more of the original films, including an appearance by an Android “played” by an AI version of Ian Holm (Ash in the Aliens). It is essentially a sequel to Alien that could be happening before, after or even about the same time as Aliens. So it fits into the original films rather than the newer ones from the 2010s. Although I like some of the references to the original films the problem with this for me is it has very little that we have not already seen in those originals. It does not bring much that is new to the franchise, unlike Prometheus and Covenant. Whilst I would have seen it as quite a good film if it was the 2nd or 3rd film in the franchise, I really don't see it adds anything more to the story. So it's fine if you just want more of the same, but for me if you are going to keep adding to a franchise the films needs to bring something original, some aspect of the overall plot not explored before, and this does not do that. I was actually getting slightly bored towards the end and would have been quite happy with it finishing maybe 20 minutes earlier. 6 / 10- 1
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Guzmans Requests
Thanks for the feedback @Skorpion Maybe put a ”storage” of both Cargobobs and Trucks in a location thats more timeconsuming to ”use”. For example at Guzmans Airfield. -
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That sounds great, but do it as a different job. I really like this job, but not sure its suited for a fun PL. Mainly because it's hard to communicate without switching to game chat so you can hear your own teammates. I get the point of the plane being used to get the chopper, to get the trailer etc. but would you be willing to put some VERY slow choppers or something on the ground near-ish the Cargobob just in case. The plane would still be the fastest way for the team to get to the next capture ready for the cargobob to catch up, and the ground choppers wouldnt really be able to do much, but they would make it possible to continue in the event that the plane has been delivered and cant be used, or something else goes wrong.
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