Didn't he used to be about big butts and gangsterin'. Now he lives in Enumclaw and his favorite hobby is waking up at the asscrack of dawn on Saturday to hang out at a mall in Redmond with a bunch of Microsoft execs and their lambos.
@charles.po.ho: Man he must be getting real bored out in Enumclaw.
I really like these trucks and have been eyein 'em on craigslist for my Dad who lives in southern California and could get by with 2 wheel drive. They are consistently at least $5k cheaper there, some are nearly $10k less.
Hooray, now if only they could fix their computerized neutering of the cars all would be right with the world.
From what I have heard about some pilots, it is likely that this patriot may be getting a raise by going on unemployment than from working for ExpressJet. He does have 5 years in though, but at how intrusive it is getting to be to fly I would consider a different career anyways.
@Bavarian_Horseplay: The first 1/3 of gas pedal travel the car feels like it has half the power. I think it is just this lag and the turbos spooling up more slowly. I *have heard* there are some cheap mods that can be done that make it a lot better, but it still just isn't as good as the original programming.
@Bavarian_Horseplay: Oy, having experienced both (and having update software now) I must say I would prefer the occasional stranding to the impediment to my ability to gather momentum.
Thanks Ray, I just emailed the lawyers asking to join the class and hopefully force BMW to give me my powwwwerrrr back. They really neutered my car with their software update.
All is not lost people. Maybe a grassroots movement can stop this atrocity from ever taking place. Go to the Aston Martin website and under Cygnet (shudder) you can "register your interest". Mine went:
I'm a big Aston Martin fan, this sir is no Aston Martin. I know EU emission and petrol consumption standards are getting tougher, but producing this car opens up Aston Martin the company and its customers to much deserved ridicule. There is no justifying charging 3x-5x the price for the smallest Toyota unless it it made of solid gold. This vehicle has no sporting possibilities and if you add enough sound deadening, thick carpet, good leather, high end electronics and other items to add to the luxurious feel of a small cheap Toyota then what little performance it did have will be diminished due to the increase in weight. Also from a financial standpoint this car will hurt the company far more than it helps. The ribbing provided by Jeremy Clarkson alone will send sales plummeting.
You can probably do even better, plus its fun making up fake contact info.
I'm a big Aston Martin fan, this sir is no Aston Martin. I know EU emission and petrol consumption standards are getting tougher, but producing this car opens up Aston Martin the company and its customers to much deserved ridicule. There is no justifying charging 3x-5x the price for the smallest Toyota unless it it made of solid gold. This vehicle has no sporting possibilities and if you add enough sound deadening, thick carpet, good leather, high end electronics and other items to add to the luxurious feel of a small cheap Toyota then what little performance it did have will be diminished due to the increase in weight. Also from a financial standpoint this car will hurt the company far more than it helps. The ribbing provided by Jeremy Clarkson alone will send sales plummeting.
You can probably do even better, plus its fun making up fake contact info.
Egads that thing is out of proportion. The only positive thing about it is its ability to hide four dead hookers under the hood. However this is a singularly useful feat which would surely guarantee the owner a free pass for any indiscretions that could conveniently be dumped of a pier while "checking the oil" . Unfortunately anyone willing to spend $18.9 on this beaut' would have already unloaded the required sum at the local crack dispensary.
Its a great looking little replica at a decent price. Is it really even for sale though? There is no contact info and clicking the buy now button directs one to an ebay listing that ended in May with the reserve not met. Hopefully our NPOCP votes are based on an actual car for sale for $6,300.
@Buickboy92: Last I saw her on TV she had an M3, it looks like her car collection is growing and getting more diverse.
I certainly like the car, it just that price isn't so nice. I looked at many similar luxo-barges for my latest project (before settling on a truck/decorative planter) and decent examples can be had for well under $1,500.
I really like the 262c Bertone. This seems like a good example of such. However I had to vote crack pipe as the seller will never get that much for it, even from a Jalop that just won the lottery.
@petersterncan: This made me think of a business article I read a while back about Gilette making the then new Mach 5 razor. Between a new plant, R&D, all the factory machines and of course tons of Superbowl and other ads they had spent a $1B to bring a 5 + 1 bladed razor to market. A car is much more complex, but I bet it takes a similar amount of time for the two businesses to start profiting from the new technology.
@jaylake: I have to agree with you. I often result to vigilantism, cutting off the offending driver and giving them a taste of their own medicine. Sure two wrongs don't make a right, but that moment when the lady in her white van realizes she is going 30 behind a guy in a bimmer on the freeway is well worth it.
Meh, within the week this asshat will reveal himself to be just another take 10 surveys for a prize that doesn't exist scams.
The thing that doesn't make sense to me is why is the writing in Katakana at all. Shouldn't a car that at the time was made entirely in Japan, by Japanese people and named after a Japanese dude be written in Hiragana? I suspect this was just plain marketing and for some reason the Katakana (which usually denotes foreign stuff) just looked better. But maybe it goes deeper and even the locals didn't like the idea of driving a car that was too Japanese.
@Prozach1: Must add the singular convertible. The only failure was that only one was made.
I rarely see delays, however I did get groped like a high school freshman going to prom with senior as I flew back home to Seattle to Reno a week and a half ago. That had to do some damage to the economy.
