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Forum: The Trailer Park

Jul 18th 2015, 5:36 am

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Let's talk about cars

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Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 In 2.8 Seconds | TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/teslas-model-s-gets-ludicrous-mode-will-do-0-60-in-2-8-seconds/#.b4m1ys:oom4)

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jul 5th 2015, 10:55 pm

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Edmunds.com put this question to experts in several fields, including an automotive engineer at a major carmaker, gasoline manufacturers and two engineers with the American Automobile Association...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 10:20 pm

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Pretty hard to bend MAG wheels.:nod:

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 7:07 pm

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The 300ZX was a 1991. It was much more reliable than the 280Z and didn't have problems until much later than the 280Z but when it started having problems, it continued to have problems.

It quit...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 6:17 pm

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It was the same with my Nissan 280Z and 300ZX. Both were fun (not as much fun as my TR-4A or 914 VW Porsche which were both very unreliable cars) but after a limited amount of mileage, they both...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 2:09 pm

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In other words: Land Rover, who wants you to spend $135,000 for a Range Rover Supercharged Autobiography Portfolio Westminster Humidor Aardvark, will treat you the same as Chevrolet, who sells the...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 1:59 pm

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The following is the JD Power ratings for the 2012 GTI.

Overall Quality: 3
Overall Performance and Design: 5
Overall Dependability: 3

2012 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door (M6) Hatchback Ratings,...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 1:31 am

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Was that just his perception or did he have anything to back up his belief? If that is true, then VW is possibly ruining it's reputation in the 2nd biggest car market in the world to make a few extra...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 19th 2015, 1:04 am

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I suspect there is some truth to that. I also suspect that Europeans overall feel that German cars are more reliable than Japanese cars due to 50 years of advertising. I'm not a big fan of Japanese...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 18th 2015, 11:40 pm

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Even when there are differences, that doesn't mean that reliability should drop. If American VWs are crappy versions of German VWs, why would they put the name VW on the car and ruin their...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 18th 2015, 10:42 am

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Since manufacturers and dealers won't provide information on vehicle repairs, JD Powers does a sample survey of customers for the first 3 months of ownership of cars. Although 3 months is not a long...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 17th 2015, 9:47 pm

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Think Japanese cars the most reliable? Think again (http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/think-japanese-cars-the-most-reliable-think-again/ar-AAbIrfL)

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 16th 2015, 5:01 pm

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But F1 drivers are athletes with all their muscles in their fingers and thumbs.:nod:

http://bigeyeguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dirty-mind-2-fingers-and-thumb.jpg

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 16th 2015, 4:32 pm

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It think it's the new Sony PlayStation controls.:nod:

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 16th 2015, 6:04 am

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Is this an automatic or manual?:unsure:

http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/05/54cac4f46958a_-_indycar-wheel-1011-de.jpg

The Insanely Complicated F1 Steering Wheel...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jan 3rd 2015, 6:38 am

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I paid about $500 extra for the Xenon headlights option for my BMW thinking that I would see better at night but didn't notice any difference from my Nissan 300ZX with normal headlights.

2001
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Forum: The Trailer Park

Dec 22nd 2014, 11:47 pm

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In the 1960s, it was Found On the Road Dead.

Forum: The Trailer Park

Dec 11th 2014, 6:20 pm

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Maybe not raving but not disapproving.:lol:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/trailer-park-96/lets-talk-about-cars-801119/page161/#post11360244

Forum: The Trailer Park

Dec 11th 2014, 5:57 pm

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Weren't you previously raving about the 2015 Ford Mustang - 310 HP and 2.3L EcoBoost® Engine‎?:lol:

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 6th 2014, 2:24 am

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But these are real road cars.:nod:

Dodge has announced that its new supercharged V8 will be rated at an astonishing 707 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque when it debuts in the 2015 Challenger SRT later...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 29th 2014, 2:58 pm

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Ferrari to split with parent company, Fiat Chrysler - Oct. 29, 2014 (http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/29/news/companies/ferrari-fiat-spin-off/)

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 27th 2014, 10:12 pm

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United States

Between 1960 and 1967, BMC exported approximately 10,000 left-hand drive BMC Minis to the United States. Sales were discontinued when stricter federal safety standards were imposed...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 27th 2014, 8:00 am

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Volkswagen China Owners Protest Nationwide Over Recall - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-27/volkswagen-china-owners-protest-nationwide-over-recall.html)

The automaker will call...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 23rd 2014, 10:30 pm

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In my opinion, except for Consumer Reports which doesn't accept money or products from businesses and does their own reviews, all the others are rigged.

Yelp and the BBB get their revenues from...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 22nd 2014, 9:40 pm

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I hadn't done Yelp reviews before that. The only time I've used Yelp before was for restaurants and eventually I quit using Yelp since most of their recommendations were terrible.

As far as the...

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