Car-spotting thread
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rjr44
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I thought shifting would be tough, was even prepared to go crosshanded to get it done, but the shifting adjustment was easy.
Main thing was turns, making sure to turn into the correct lane compared to reflex. First half day or so found myself saying out loud what lane I was in and what lane I was aiming for. Same with roundabouts, which end up making things easier which is nice cuz there’s so many.
Did way better than I expected but each time going over there have the same initial nerves.
THATmanMANNY
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Practicing on GT
It’s hard as hell trying to race but much funner. Driving all the JAP cars like this.
It’s hard as hell trying to race but much funner. Driving all the JAP cars like this.
But that schnoz…😞
qclabrat
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And the turn signals and wipers are swapped. Being dyslexic, I'd never be able to cope.
whats that wheel color called? unwashed brakedust?
That's why it's not backed in!
Fire Lord Jim
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2005 Crossfire Roadster, rarely seen with the top up.
mfennell
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I've never done it in the US but I often do in Europe just to see what's in there. In this particular case, I was curious how much it would have in common with my VW Sportwagen.
On shifting with the left hand, I don't find it to be an issue, just a little extra concentration required. I shift less too. The good news about driving around the Dublin area is that there's always a car in front of you to follow and you're generally going slowly. This time, we didn't drive into central Dublin at all - our hotel overlooked a train station that went directly to the center of the city. My biggest problem is I find myself drifting to the left side of the lane because the view out the window is 'wrong'.
The turn signals and wiper controls are the same as everywhere else.
Not legal. Just a matter of how much the cop cares. Statute requires the plate be issued by the NJMVC. Not bought on the interwebs. Technically, it's a ficticious plate and I wouldn't want to run through a bridge or tunnel patrolled by Port Authority PD as they are hammering stuff like this, and it could be considered tampering with government records, which is a criminal offense.
That being said, they are cool.
mwlikesbikes
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Spoiler alert. Some people really have no clue with these things…
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
I don't know, those Solara's need all the downforce they can get. 🙄
TJYeti
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It’s just cold.
I had to look...WTAF?
You know for half this price I bought a 2014 4x4 4 door nissan frontier with 47,000 miles on it.....that has 5 times the horsepower, that could carry this piece of shit in its bed.....while going 85 down the highway...with the AC on....And in an accident, your face isnt the front bumper.
You know for half this price I bought a 2014 4x4 4 door nissan frontier with 47,000 miles on it.....that has 5 times the horsepower, that could carry this piece of shit in its bed.....while going 85 down the highway...with the AC on....And in an accident, your face isnt the front bumper.
I'd like to think most of the people buying these are getting them cheap, not crazy importer markup.
As to the bed size, it's crazy how the Kei trucks beds are basically the same size as a regular pickup, especially some crew cab with a short bed. Not going to carry the same amount of bags of dirt or bags of concrete, but in many ways more usable as it's more accessible.
I see so many of these here, and I think it's because they're better than a large truck where I live. We don't have highways but we have a ton of gravel roads where you need to shove a small vehicle at a trailhead.
As to the bed size, it's crazy how the Kei trucks beds are basically the same size as a regular pickup, especially some crew cab with a short bed. Not going to carry the same amount of bags of dirt or bags of concrete, but in many ways more usable as it's more accessible.
I see so many of these here, and I think it's because they're better than a large truck where I live. We don't have highways but we have a ton of gravel roads where you need to shove a small vehicle at a trailhead.
Captain Brainstorm
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These things are a trend here. I think in Japan they're used on farms and in cities for utility purposes? In Japan, do they go ape shit over John Deere Gators like we do over Kei trucks? Both essentially serve the same purpose.