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Pretty cars thread

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>Google's new fleet was intentionally designed to look adorable. Our brains are hardwired to treat inanimate (or animate) objects with greater care, caution, and reverence when they resemble a living thing. Psychological studies have been done whereby participants, when asked to harm an inanimate object, were less likely to hurt the object if it had a face. Participants in the study would happily bludgeon a potato with a hammer, unless you stuck some hair and a pair of eyeballs to the potato, at which point their moral compasses would obediently snap into place. By turning self-driving cars into an adorable Skynet Marshmallow Bumper Bots, Google hopes to spiritually disarm other drivers. I also suspect the cuteness is used to quell some of the road rage that might emerge from being stuck behind one of these things. They're intended as moderate-distance couriers, not open-road warriors, so their max speed is 25 miles per hour.

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Saw a blue BRZ at Lake Elizabeth yesterday. Was it you, BlueBRZfag?

Also wtf happened to the N/o/rcal threads, I haven't seen one since before Christmas.

t. that newfag who never got around coming to meets last year but really wanted to start this year

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You're walking out of Lowe's to see this little goblin stealing your wheels. What do you do?

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Daily. Fucking. Reminder.

Mazda is the best car brand.

f you're not driving a Mazda 3 hatchback, you might as well start building a cuckold shed. Interior is sleek, the panel isn't crowded with retarded shit. Comfy seating. Better acceleration than most other cars in its class (zoom zoom faggot). I average about 35 mpg driving around the city, 40 on the interstate going 75 mph, and up to 45 mpg if I'm going 60 mph on older highways. Plenty of room to haul shit around in the back. The backseat folds down completely flat, not leaving behind that faggot 4-6 inch ledge some seats do. It also drives well, feels good on the road, not a bunch of play in the steering wheel. The pricing is competitive as well.

It's cheap, performs well, drives well, is fuel efficient, and doesn't look like turds like most other hatchbacks. It's literally the best car for most people's needs.

Go fuck yourslef.

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Who can deny this.
>Fastest car in the world at the time
>Won both Le Mans and Dakar
>Sold at half the build cost

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Going to buy a sporty manual daily, something along the lines of a 180sx, 200sx or a Supra. I would consider an FD (probably my favorite looker of the bunch), but I know it's a bad idea to daily one, despite the fact that I'm not going to be driving too much.

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Looking to get a 240 sx. My friend drives a miata, but in all honesty that thing has too many issues for me. i would like to know the pros and cons of a 240sx.

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What were they thinking? Did they actually design this and think "yes, this actually makes sense" before putting it in a production vehicle? All they had to do is put 1 FUCKING dollar more into the cobalt. That's it.

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>Cheap because Hyundai
>V6 engine in car that doesn't weigh much
>Looks good for what it is
>2004 special edition has 6 speed manual

Based Hyundai Tiburon GT V6.

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The majority of /o/ are weebs and secretly love the AE86, the majority of /o/ also can't afford such a meme taxed vehicle, so they resort to the cheaper closest alternative, the MR2.

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>driving in pouring rain
>car hydroplanes into curb at 25mph
>no body damage but it's now leaning to the left

How likely is it that my car is now totaled?

I drive a 2015 Honda Fit.

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Find a flaw.

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Why do people like Mercedes?

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Im looking at a second car (from a truck) and am deciding between a AW11 MR2 or a R129 SL500. I tnow they are completely different but i love the both of them. what are you guys' opinions?

Aw11
Pros:
>cheaper
>better handleing
>manual transmission
>better MPG
>Mid engine
Cons
>Very small carrying capicty
>small cabin
>cheap interior quality
>Horrible sound system
>Reliability?
>Muh snap overstear?
>Slow

SL
Pros
>Big cabin
>great interior and sterio
>Convertable
>Bigger engine/speed
>Reliable
>More attractive
Cons
>more expensive (by about 1000USD)
>Expensive repairs
>auto only
>Expensive tyres
>Bad gas mialage