The Petrolhead Thread (GTi)

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  1. Benska

    Benska New Member

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    That does look nice. The people on TopGear have really good taste :D.
    Those cars can look really nice in other colours, too, I think.
     
  2. Speedy

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    I dont know why but i love the Ferrari 550 Maranello


    I mean it looks almost girly. But i can't stop looking at it.


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    I can't stop looking at its rear.

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    For some reason i like it in the white (the bone white) but red is good
     
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    The F360 is pure sex on wheels.
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  4. Speedy

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    Oh MY GOD

    Im dumping my missed and getting this!

    Thats the one i love, i was thinking it was called the standale and couldnt find it!
     
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    Of all the cars I COULD own, this is #1 on my list. Before McLaren's or Lambos or anythign else.
     
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    Thats how curves supposed to look Kyle. thats why

    (I thought the 550 looked timy compared to the one i was looking for)

    Ahhh...what a car!
     
  7. Benska

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    What do you guys think of the Nissan GTR? I think it's pretty sexy, myself.

    (I put it under spoiler because the pic is huge, and I'm too lazy to resize it)
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  8. Xeno

    Xeno Mad and Bitey Contributor

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    DUDES! Don't you realise that Ferraris are for either:

    Middle age men who are too unimaginitive to blow their money on anything else,

    Ponces who are overly insecure about their manhood they think buying a Ferrari will make them look butch,

    Or Footballer's wives?
     
  9. LordKyleOfEarth

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    Or for guys who love curvatious rides, and are not looking to drive the absolutly fastest that any production car is capable. Come on guy, that Lambo you posted looks like a pinto compared to that 360. Sure it may be faster, but you have to be SEEN in it at some point.
     
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    Xeno Mad and Bitey Contributor

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    What do you mean it looks like a Pinto?

    (BTW, which Lambo. I've posted three! :p)

    The Estoque? Oh, no you didn't. I think that it looks very swuarve, very sophisticated, but you can still tell it's got the menace of a Lambo. All ferrari ever do with their cars is make them slightly curvier, give it a more powerful engine then roll it out as a new model.

    Plus, if you're seen in a Lambo, the person watching thinks: "Wow. Nice car."

    If you're seen in a Ferrari, ANY Ferrari, the person watching thinks: "He has more money than me. He is obviously a ponce and I hate him."

    EDIT: BTW, the Estoque might (But unless this is changed to will I will no longer like it) have the V10 from a Gallardo. The other choices? Diesel or Hybrid. **** that ****.
     
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    If i pissed from a great height and had no manhood i would have gone for the enzo Or a Lambo like you...



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    *Nods*
     
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    Probably if you live in an uneducated and poor community, no doubt.

    If you live in civilization there are thausads of expensive cars these days and most people wont even look second to most. Even ferrari's.
     
  13. Xeno

    Xeno Mad and Bitey Contributor

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    Welcome To ENGLAND! :D

    AC, I'll admit Ferraris DO look nice, but I still prefer Lambos and Astons.

    Happy now? :p
     
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    Lambos sound better.....that means a lot i will admit myself.

    If Ferrari produce another Enzo, i'll think nothing more of them again..


    Releasing an ungly car to such stupid low numbers..... and i'll admit THAT car, if you did own one....you wouldnt have male genatilia at all ;)
     
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    I shall agree with you there. :D

    I'll just explain this quickly, the reason I love Lambos is because they (normally) DON'T LOOK SUBTLE. And by sutble I mean, curved and smooth. I mean, just check out the Reventon! It's ugly as **** but it looks soooo BADASS that I'd have one anyway. If I was a millionairre. Who was extremely insecure. But hey, Gallardo FTW!

    However, I love the Estoque because (to me) it looks extremely pretty yet you can still tell that it'd snap your neck if you so much as looked at it the wrong way.

    Hope that made sense...
     
  16. Speedy

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    Put it this way Xeno. I respect that.

    You have an understanding of what you truly like. (and you like cars). You can't go wrong with that.

    Sure people will think differently. BUT they should always respect it! And i do ;)
     
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    Xeno Mad and Bitey Contributor

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    [size=+5]HOORAY![/size]

    One person on this site who's willing to accept that! :D

    Thank, Speedy. Means a lot to me.

    Now, some more car news.

    And, my god, this is some good news.

    [size=+4]Flight of Fancy[/size]

    This is a video of the maiden flight of the world’s first flying car. Sounds like the stuff of retro science fiction but it really happened, at an air strip in New York.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0D8CnfZ3E&feature=related

    The Terrafugia Transition has folding wings that allow you to convert from car to plane ‘at the flick of a switch’.

    It’ll cruise airborne at 115mph and travel up to 400 miles on a single tank of unleaded fuel. Yes, you could fill it at your local BP station.

    Carl Dietrich, the Terrafugia’s creator, said it’ll ‘change the world of personal mobility’ and ‘it’s what aviation enthusiasts have been striving for since 1918’.

    Well done, chaps. You’ve strived to answer a question nobody needed to ask. I don’t doubt it’s an achievement, but when they created the Spork, at least there was a vague requirement among campers for a spikey spoon to eat your pasta salad with. I like the idea of a car that’s a plane too, but seriously, what’s the point?

    It’s not like you can take off when the traffic starts to build up on the M1. And even if you could, so will everyone else – and I’d rather put up with a bit of congestion without a 2,000ft drop to worry about. And won’t all that raining debris from the air jam just add to problems on the ground?

    That’s why planes are planes and cars are, well, cars, right? You either need to drive or fly, not both. Anyone else rather spend the £139,000 they’re asking for this on a 911 and a share in a light aircraft?
     
  18. Speedy

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    Imagine 16 year olds with a few hours learning experience driving a car, gettiong annoyed then flying off!

    eeeek!

    Im really suprised how cheap these things will be(In my opinion its cheap)..first first gen "caplomps" ;) I mean i won't want one, only those with too much money to spend.

    Wondeer what the insurance prices will be like though.


    Edit - actually i read something on this about 2 years ago. And they were thinking 200k(AU$$) but likem ost, the idea never left the pan.
     
  19. Xeno

    Xeno Mad and Bitey Contributor

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    Considering my age, this is something I don't like to think about. :p
     
  20. Speedy

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    In some countries its even younger. *Vomit*

    though, think this is the future (after the infrastructure and planning of zones goes ahead) to a degree.

    Don't know if i like it..


    How about an Army tank that could turn into a plane. That would be dangerous and fuel hungry.............actually forget a tank. Imagine a hummer with wings.....


    hahaha, oh boy....no thanks, again.
     
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    Neha Beyond Infinity. Contributor

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    Hey 16 year olds can be pretty smart *points at herself* lol. j.k.
     
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    That flying car looks more like a flying plane to me... which isn't really that great. lol.
     
  23. Speedy

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    I wanna see a submarine plane ;)

    No?
     
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    The crap-ness of that image made me fall off my chair. Hummers are HORRIBLE!
     
  25. LordKyleOfEarth

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    With all due respect Xeno, you have zero experience performance driving or racing. You are basing your vehicular standards on looks (nothing wrong with that, I base my love of the 360 heavily on the lines of the car) and HP numbers. Go to a local autocross and ride/drive a few cars. You will be amazed the way track, tire (tyre for you Brits), and more importantly DRIVER can affect lap times.

    I honestly believe no one has any excuse to be driving unless they have Auto-Xed a few times.

    That being said, SSC Aero. America takes the #1 fastest car title again
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