For all of those that bitch and moan about the cheap car segment of previous years, and claim that this is a new era of improved cheap cars (cars that are cheap but not lacking), I say this;
Have your damn fancy dashboards and ipod integration nonsense. Make fun of my stupid caliber, but at least she has brake pads! Because I'll take feeling cheap hard plastics over a concrete wall any day... ok well generally I will.
Actually funny story last, last thursday, (so not the one that passed) I was talking to my fellow engineers about the nazi invasion problem we're having here in russia. And then one of them suggested that we should build plastic walls for cover since it would be cheaper and lighter to carry them to the front lines. Immediately I told him that he was a fool and that his mother sucked cow dicks. ("Tbi aypak n tva-ya mama sa-syot kor-rovie khuy-ee!") Which is kind of funny because cows don't have dicks, bulls do. Anyway I suggested for concrete and being behind concrete cover made me feel safer than his plastic solution nonsense. That's how we won the Austro Hungarian war.
Generally though I like my cars like I like my t-54's; simple. If it will be cheap, then why bitch about it being cheap? Crazy Americans.
"I'm talking about hard plastic interiors."
"No we're not interested."
"Maybe I didn't make this clear, I'm talking about a lousy suspension, and subpar engine performance."
"Are you Cereberus owned Chrysler? Hey you back away from that car!"
"We will make a shitty car again one day, it will happen again! Rub your dicks on the car as you leave!"
"No we're not interested."
"Maybe I didn't make this clear, I'm talking about a lousy suspension, and subpar engine performance."
"Are you Cereberus owned Chrysler? Hey you back away from that car!"
"We will make a shitty car again one day, it will happen again! Rub your dicks on the car as you leave!"
I was wondering when someone would post a long winded rant on why we should excuse them from a dangerous (which has been proven) activity. Good for you!
2007 Caliber owner here, so "biased" view coming from me.
She's got a bit of body roll, and the interior is pretty ugly/hard. But the worst thing about owning a caliber is the fact that everyone has to shit on you for it. I mean really how many times must I be told that she's so god awful? Fact is she's a reliable car, got 50k miles and nothing more than changing the brake rotors done. Always got me where I wanted to go just fine, and hauled plenty of cargo quite well when asked too. And once you know the car even a little bit, it performs exactly as expected. It isn't a sports car or any nonsense like that, just a simple honest car; I'm not sure why no one has ever seen it this way instead of "a piece of junk."
Dog of a car, but not a bitch, just loyal if only a little awkward to some people.
She's got a bit of body roll, and the interior is pretty ugly/hard. But the worst thing about owning a caliber is the fact that everyone has to shit on you for it. I mean really how many times must I be told that she's so god awful? Fact is she's a reliable car, got 50k miles and nothing more than changing the brake rotors done. Always got me where I wanted to go just fine, and hauled plenty of cargo quite well when asked too. And once you know the car even a little bit, it performs exactly as expected. It isn't a sports car or any nonsense like that, just a simple honest car; I'm not sure why no one has ever seen it this way instead of "a piece of junk."
Dog of a car, but not a bitch, just loyal if only a little awkward to some people.
If you would like to know, I posted some information in my own thread, take a look. It isn't very viable unfortunately.
I just posted above in my own thread the issues.
God I haven't been on here in a dog's age. Electrical Engineer in training here.
Hydrogen fuel cells aren't a viable source of energy. In fact, I would go as far as to argue that Hydrogen is more a form of energy storage rather than source, because well it is. It may be the most abundant source in the Universe, but it is often not found alone. It likes to do silly things like attach itself to two oxygen atoms. So we have to separate it from it, this is where the real problem occurs. In order to separate, we need a seriously powerful magnetic force, and that takes a whole lotta energy to power. Unfortunately, it takes more energy to separate the Hydrogen from the water than the Hydrogen Fuel Cell system can deliver. Even if we were masters of this process at best we could theoretically only do a 1:1 conversion. Ok, so we jack up the prices of Hydrogen to balance out how much energy is put in, no problem. Except we want everyone to use this, and there isn't enough power plants in the world to power all the Hydrogen powered cars in the US.
So where are you going to get that energy from in order to convert it? After what happened in Japan you'll be lucky to see another Nuclear Power Plant go up in less than 10 years. So how about coal or oil? Well then we could condense it! Maybe instead of that we can skip the whole Hydrogen converting process and just put it in the car itself! Oh... well perhaps we can get our energy from Magical Space Cows! But then we'll need lots of rocket fuel to go up and collect their delicious energy powered milk, and you know NASA
Hydrogen fuel cells aren't a viable source of energy. In fact, I would go as far as to argue that Hydrogen is more a form of energy storage rather than source, because well it is. It may be the most abundant source in the Universe, but it is often not found alone. It likes to do silly things like attach itself to two oxygen atoms. So we have to separate it from it, this is where the real problem occurs. In order to separate, we need a seriously powerful magnetic force, and that takes a whole lotta energy to power. Unfortunately, it takes more energy to separate the Hydrogen from the water than the Hydrogen Fuel Cell system can deliver. Even if we were masters of this process at best we could theoretically only do a 1:1 conversion. Ok, so we jack up the prices of Hydrogen to balance out how much energy is put in, no problem. Except we want everyone to use this, and there isn't enough power plants in the world to power all the Hydrogen powered cars in the US.
So where are you going to get that energy from in order to convert it? After what happened in Japan you'll be lucky to see another Nuclear Power Plant go up in less than 10 years. So how about coal or oil? Well then we could condense it! Maybe instead of that we can skip the whole Hydrogen converting process and just put it in the car itself! Oh... well perhaps we can get our energy from Magical Space Cows! But then we'll need lots of rocket fuel to go up and collect their delicious energy powered milk, and you know NASA
Well my son keeps insisting that it is lame, so crack pipe.
He keeps screaming for a Toyota Highlander instead...
He keeps screaming for a Toyota Highlander instead...
In the old days, simply being faster was enough. Now you need to be clever. I wouldn't use a car if I was to rob a bank, but if I had to, at least think alternatively.
@Rattleface Blouses, proprietor of awesome.:
Wow! I had to wikipedia that to make sure. I also found out we have the same birthday (not including the year of course). Groovy.
Wow! I had to wikipedia that to make sure. I also found out we have the same birthday (not including the year of course). Groovy.
The Probe 16 of course! Matches the era's burning need to look toward the future with unconventional but beautiful design. It's rare, and gorgeous, just like her.
@Isetta:
I'm hoping to be an Electrical Engineer. He's pretty much the god of electrical engineering.
I'm hoping to be an Electrical Engineer. He's pretty much the god of electrical engineering.
@Isetta:
Technically so is induction. Nikola Tesla already experimented successfully with this in the very early 1900's IRC.
Technically so is induction. Nikola Tesla already experimented successfully with this in the very early 1900's IRC.
@The Hoon Dynasty (RexMaximus):
Simply brilliant.
Simply brilliant.
So...I'm still confused, is Gymkhana a noun or a verb?
Maybe it's because Matt has already said it, but I'm surprised no one else put it up. Either no one wants to hurt my feelings, or it's just too obvious that it's an insult that no one would think of it.
Well shit, I guess I'll just have to throw my nomination in for the Dodge Caliber. The car I own, for all the crap it has given me. And when I say it, I really mean other people, because it's not the crappy interior or awkward handling that make it the worst choice available. No, plenty of cars have that too. There's a long list of those sadly. (Though thankfully getting smaller with the nicer 2011's and 2012's) It's the stigma that everyone else hates the car that gets you home.
Besides, as they say, negative attention is better than no attention at all. I mean look at Lady Gaga...
...you know what on second thought I'll take no attention.
Well shit, I guess I'll just have to throw my nomination in for the Dodge Caliber. The car I own, for all the crap it has given me. And when I say it, I really mean other people, because it's not the crappy interior or awkward handling that make it the worst choice available. No, plenty of cars have that too. There's a long list of those sadly. (Though thankfully getting smaller with the nicer 2011's and 2012's) It's the stigma that everyone else hates the car that gets you home.
Besides, as they say, negative attention is better than no attention at all. I mean look at Lady Gaga...
...you know what on second thought I'll take no attention.
Why isn't everyone putting the jesus wagon up?
Here is a car we have been bitching and demanding for, for years. A car that will not likely break even, hell probably cost them money to make, is being made because "well we just should for the enthusiasts." They made it for us at a time when coming out of near collapse, but they released it undeterred.
I for one am thankful for the CTS V Wagon, as you should all be.
Here is a car we have been bitching and demanding for, for years. A car that will not likely break even, hell probably cost them money to make, is being made because "well we just should for the enthusiasts." They made it for us at a time when coming out of near collapse, but they released it undeterred.
I for one am thankful for the CTS V Wagon, as you should all be.
Take control of your life by controlling your wants...
and by listening to us when we say buy our fucking car you free spirited mother fucker.
and by listening to us when we say buy our fucking car you free spirited mother fucker.
"...some think they can write books."
Brilliant jab at Collins, first time I didn't even catch that.
Brilliant jab at Collins, first time I didn't even catch that.
@Ash78 is a joke in your town:
The misuse of "then" instead of "than" also irked me.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that while he was writing the story his brain didn't register proper grammar because it was so furious thinking about the story again.
The misuse of "then" instead of "than" also irked me.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that while he was writing the story his brain didn't register proper grammar because it was so furious thinking about the story again.
