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[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

Plastic Suspension Springs Could Be Coming to the Car Industry​

A German company's composite spring weighs up to 75 percent less than conventional steel.​

Jalopnik.com​

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[therumblewagon]

Oof - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-nissan-skyline-2000-gt-r-2/

 

[supraboi]

Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo Concept Is A Roadster With A Hybrid Hayabusa Engine

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/suzuki-vision-gt-concept-comes-with-a-hybrid-hayabussa-engine/

 

[Y_PLZ]

 

[supraboi]

Alpine A110 Owner Gets Ticket For Speeding On A… Truck Bed

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/alpine-a110-owner-gets-ticket-for-speeding-on-a-truck-bed/

 

[NiZmonium]

It Is Now Legal In California To Wrap Your License Plate To Your Vehicle​

You can only do it through one state-approved company. And it's awesome.​

Jalopnik.com​

Pretty good option to have so you don't need holes and license plate mount attached to the bumper . So it's basically a heavy duty sticker . I'll start to keep my eyes open to see if I start seeing these in Cali.

 

[NiZmonium]

Really good honest assessment . Look at the huge amount of downvotes the video has. Some people just don't want to accept that he didn't have a positive experience with full-electric vehicles

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

... he didn't have a positive experience with full-electric vehicles

That's because electric cars are an idiotic idea promoted by blinkered fools and greedy twits making money out of them.

Walking the dog yesterday past an Asian restaurant, and trailing out their door was a power cord going to the car parked in front of it. The cord wasn't even lying flat either, so was a dangerous trip hazard.

 

[NiZmonium]

That's because electric cars are an idiotic idea promoted by blinkered fools and greedy twits making money out of them.

Walking the dog yesterday past an Asian restaurant, and trailing out their door was a power cord going to the car parked in front of it. The cord wasn't even lying flat either, so was a dangerous trip hazard.

I remember a while back I was driving through Utah and stopped at a place to eat. They had a charging station in the parking lot . I see a family sitting in a Tesla with the car plugged in.

I came out about 20 minutes later and they are still sitting there waiting for the car to charge.

And right next door was a gas station , where people stop and fill up , and within 3 minutes they're back on the road .

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

^ Yep, one of the many many stupidities of electric cars.



I just stumbled across the Japanese car export site Goonet Exchange that has some "interesting" cars for sale hidden amongst all the regular models. Here are two examples ...

• Nissan 180SX Type X with Nissan 240Z style nose (link)
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Mazda RX-8 with Mazda RX-3 style nose (link, Japanese text)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

[supra93]

Alpine A110 Owner Gets Ticket For Speeding On A… Truck Bed

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/alpine-a110-owner-gets-ticket-for-speeding-on-a-truck-bed/

A similar thing happened to my dad about two years ago. He had shipped his old Camry to San Jose to my little brother to help him out when he moved out. Apparently, the truck driver had used the troll way without paying. A week after the car to Cali my dad a ticket in the mail. My dad's English is kinda bad so I had to call and dispute it on his behalf. It took like 30 mins on the phone with these retards to get the ticket dismissed.

 

[supraboi]

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/ktm-x-bow-gtx-has-a-nasty-accident-at-austrian-hillclimb/

 

[LeatherWings]

 

[therumblewagon]

Absolute stunner -

 

[therumblewagon]

This thing looks...terrible - https://www.thedrive.com/news/new-i...tesla-cybertruck-has-a-separate-gauge-cluster