Car Chat

[AutobahnSHO]

I'd be looking at a Mini vert before a Fiat.  Probably a tough find as cheap as that Fiat, but there's a reason by those older 500s are cheap:  they're junk.

Agree totally, with the catch that I wonder how upright the seating is in a Mini.

Impreza the seat is angled slightly down towards the back, and the seatback even if I tilt it back quite a bit, is still curved funny so it puts a lot of pressure on my lower spine. I never really liked the seating position before I had back problems- and it seems the symptoms first showed during a 7hr drive in Impreza.

Even my Legacy wasn't as weird angled as Impreza, although it seemed the same dimensions.

[Galaxy]

Anyone know what car this is?



License plate is from Cologne, so it probably is a Toyota, or Ford test car.

[Raza]

Anyone know what car this is?



License plate is from Cologne, so it probably is a Toyota, or Ford test car.

Kind of feels like some Volkswagen design language there.  Is there a new Passat coming soon?  Maybe a new Seat or Skoda?

[FoMoJo]

Anyone know what car this is?



License plate is from Cologne, so it probably is a Toyota, or Ford test car.

Very 90's looking from that view.  Must be a VW product.

[2o6]

Qoros 3.



I'm surprised they're still trying to make that thing work; I don't think it sells very well in China. The whole car company is a joint venture between Chery and an Israeli company of some sort.

[Morris Minor]

Qoros 3.



I'm surprised they're still trying to make that thing work; I don't think it sells very well in China. The whole car company is a joint venture between Chery and an Israeli company of some sort.

I was completely stumped by that.
Your car knowledge --> 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Is that like a Mazda 3, but uglier, more fall aparty, and with the drivetrain from an early 90s Hyundai?

[Galaxy]

Qoros 3.



I'm surprised they're still trying to make that thing work; I don't think it sells very well in China. The whole car company is a joint venture between Chery and an Israeli company of some sort.

Ahhh, thank you!

[2o6]

Is that like a Mazda 3, but uglier, more fall aparty, and with the drivetrain from an early 90s Hyundai?

No, that car is ground up all new. Bosch did a lot of legwork and design stuff, IIRC.

[FoMoJo]

No, that car is ground up all new. Bosch did a lot of legwork and design stuff, IIRC.

Where's it manufactured? China?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Wikipodia says it has a 1.6 petrol engine with 126 hp/114 tq, or a 1.6 turbo petrol engine that makes 156 hp/155 tq. Kind of sad, but five star safety.

[Laconian]

Five star? A big improvement from -3 stars (compresses into a singularity upon impact).

[12,000 RPM]

Cleaning out my inbox.........

[MrH]

RIP 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Some local Uber vehicles now have BLUE led "Uber" signs in their windshields. How the fuck they are getting away with that, I don't know.

[CALL_911]

Just drove a 6MT 340xi and it was great. Quick as all hell, fun to drive, great sound system and I like the interior styling. I'd totally replace my car with one.

[2o6]

Some local Uber vehicles now have BLUE led "Uber" signs in their windshields. How the fuck they are getting away with that, I don't know.

I have a pink Lyft one.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have a pink Lyft one.

It's illegal, but especially blue for police. At least pink is for nothing. But I believe DOT (nationwide) standards specify only white and amber lights in front, plus red in the rear.

[Galaxy]

Interesting story from Belgium. There is a family that used to be very wealthy in the past, but over the decades they lost most of their money. But, they do have a farm with a barn and in it is a 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet, 1923 Bugatti Type 49 Berline, a half restored 1929 Bugatti Type 40, oh and a 1929 Citroen 5HP cabriolet.

They are now selling the cars after someone tried to steal them last year, and they can not afford insurance.

[FoMoJo]

Pride of the Valkyries

Legendary engine builder Cosworth will make just 150 custom V-12s for the new Aston Martin Valkyrie supercar. Here's what's inside that roaring 1,000-hp monster.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That exhaust manifold makes me

[Soup DeVille]

That type-49 has no headlights. You could order them that way; if you didn't plan on driving at night. The
Esders roadster; best looking of the type-41s; didn't have any either because Mr. Esders thought they ruined the lines of the front fenders.

[cawimmer430]

Seconds after the top shot was taken I passed 200 km/h. So many frigging slow pokes on the fast lane. I swear the new generation of German drivers have forgotten the rules of the Autobahn. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Seconds after the top shot was taken I passed 200 km/h. So many frigging slow pokes on the fast lane. I swear the new generation of German drivers have forgotten the rules of the Autobahn. 

Schit. They must have taken driving school in South Carolina.

[cawimmer430]

Schit. They must have taken driving school in South Carolina.

If that means suddenly merging onto the left lane at a slow speed to overtake a slow truck/car then maybe you're onto something!

[Eye of the Tiger]

If that means suddenly merging onto the left lane at a slow speed to overtake a slow truck/car then maybe you're onto something!

Dude, I routinely follow vehicles merging slowly onto the highway that immediately make a bee line for the far left lane, for no reason other than pure stupidity. There is no traffic to pass, and they aren't even up to the speed limit, yet. I merge normally and quickly pass them in the right lane with my incredibly slow pickup truck. Drivers are homocidally stupid here. The newest dent on my Dakota proves it.

[AutobahnSHO]

Dude, I routinely follow vehicles merging slowly onto the highway that immediately make a bee line for the far left lane, for no reason other than pure stupidity. There is no traffic to pass, and they aren't even up to the speed limit, yet. I merge normally and quickly pass them in the right lane with my incredibly slow pickup truck. Drivers are homocidally stupid here. The newest dent on my Dakota proves it.

Yup. I hate that.

[BimmerM3]

Oh yeah. Passing on the right to overtake some dumbfuck who can't bother to change lanes for two seconds is a regular occurrence.

[cawimmer430]

Dude, I routinely follow vehicles merging slowly onto the highway that immediately make a bee line for the far left lane, for no reason other than pure stupidity. There is no traffic to pass, and they aren't even up to the speed limit, yet. I merge normally and quickly pass them in the right lane with my incredibly slow pickup truck. Drivers are homocidally stupid here. The newest dent on my Dakota proves it.

This is happening here quite often. I am always ready to brake/honk/veer away. These days I have to drive with a mentality that reads "Everyone on the road is a dumbass - except me." So far it's working!

[cawimmer430]

Oh yeah. Passing on the right to overtake some dumbfuck who can't bother to change lanes for two seconds is a regular occurrence.

Overtaking on the right is illegal here and offenders are severely punished.

There's is apparently some talk of "legalizing" it if the Autobahns are bestowed with speed limits. I hope that never happens!