I imagine you could have taken the shoe off and just leave it there while you went take care of the handbrake situation, but yeah, pretty smart move, I don't think the first thing I would do was to put my foot in front of the wheel, I'd be afraid it would run over it.
@∞Gïmmï∞Mørgäikkøŋëŋ∞: Engineously genial! Gotta try that one day!
@jjswee: OR you could deflate the tires and pump them up again after complete removal of the zip ties.
@Alfisted: It's a Reventon imitation though.
@jncastillo87: May I correct you on naming this exact replica of a Lamborghini? Because that's a Reventon, not a Gallardo, obviously. :P
@TexanIdiot25 - can't heel-toe downshift with big feet: That's Spanish.
In Portuguese, it would be:
"A polícia que se foda."
In Portuguese, it would be:
"A polícia que se foda."
That's supposed to be impressive? This is a low pass. Notice to tip of the wing when it turns. Wow!
@Elhigh: The way I see it happening is something like this:
Each year, cars are incorporating more and more tech to get the driver less involved. With automatic parking and automatic emergency braking, this is starting to look obvious. And apparently, most people don't mind it. Heck, most people prefer it! Gives them more time to do something else while traveling. So, sooner or later, computer controled-cars will show up, and most people will buy them, most people will prefer them.
But seeing as that will be a difficult tech to incorporate in old cars, it won't (ever?) be mandatory for all cars. So, what will happen is, he'll start driving among computer controlled cars. Some of us will actively remain behind the steering wheel, most people won't.
The good thing about is that this will be developed by private companies, not the government, so we won't end up with a centralized system to rule all traffic, ala Skynet. Each car will be autonomous, they'll just communicate with each other to avoid accidents and keep the traffic flowing. At worst, those of us who keep driving our cars, will have to install some black-box on our vehicles to register our driving style and pass it along to the other automated vehicles, so that they can predict our behavior and act accordingly.
Anything more intrusive than that, it just won't happen. In trains, it's easy to go completely driverless and achieve a much higher security level. They tend to stay on the tracks, so they are easy to monitor. Cars on the other hand, they can go off-roading, or even just use old, unmapped roads, and that makes it much harder to keep under control of a computer.
At least, that's how I hope it goes.
Each year, cars are incorporating more and more tech to get the driver less involved. With automatic parking and automatic emergency braking, this is starting to look obvious. And apparently, most people don't mind it. Heck, most people prefer it! Gives them more time to do something else while traveling. So, sooner or later, computer controled-cars will show up, and most people will buy them, most people will prefer them.
But seeing as that will be a difficult tech to incorporate in old cars, it won't (ever?) be mandatory for all cars. So, what will happen is, he'll start driving among computer controlled cars. Some of us will actively remain behind the steering wheel, most people won't.
The good thing about is that this will be developed by private companies, not the government, so we won't end up with a centralized system to rule all traffic, ala Skynet. Each car will be autonomous, they'll just communicate with each other to avoid accidents and keep the traffic flowing. At worst, those of us who keep driving our cars, will have to install some black-box on our vehicles to register our driving style and pass it along to the other automated vehicles, so that they can predict our behavior and act accordingly.
Anything more intrusive than that, it just won't happen. In trains, it's easy to go completely driverless and achieve a much higher security level. They tend to stay on the tracks, so they are easy to monitor. Cars on the other hand, they can go off-roading, or even just use old, unmapped roads, and that makes it much harder to keep under control of a computer.
At least, that's how I hope it goes.
@Elhigh: I take it you don't use the train much. Nor the subway, eh?
Not that I don't agree with you, but it wouldn't be that much of a shock for most people!
Not that I don't agree with you, but it wouldn't be that much of a shock for most people!
@jalopnikfan: If that's what I think it is, it is actually an example of precise model naming, even if BMW didn't approve of it. That's probably an E46 standard model fitted with the M3 3.2L engine, meaning it shares it's soul with an M3, but is not an actual M3, because it's missing the special transmission, suspension, bodywork, etc...
Thus, the best way to name it is really 332i.
Thus, the best way to name it is really 332i.
Did this one on my '95 Opel Corsa. Sturdy little car, never had any serious problems, only got me stuck on the road once, with a ruptured refrigeration tube, almost causing some serious overheating. Still, it lives...
@Old No.7: Better yet, the 320is. Only sold in Italy and Portugal. Same engine as the M3 minus 8hp, standard body style.
Unfortunately for me, those who own these know exactly what they're dealing with. They sell for only slightly less than an E30 M3 around here (Portugal), some of them have even been fitted with M3 body kits, to my great sadness.
Unfortunately for me, those who own these know exactly what they're dealing with. They sell for only slightly less than an E30 M3 around here (Portugal), some of them have even been fitted with M3 body kits, to my great sadness.
Fiat Panda 4x4.
Boldly goes where no SUV has gone before.
More action shots here:
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Boldly goes where no SUV has gone before.
More action shots here:
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@Robert Manders: I don't agree with your reading of the data. If you look closer, Chrome has a very steady rate of growth, the line has always the same incline. The IE line, on the other hand, has some months were it stays almost horizontal (meaning the user base remains constant), and those are (usually) the months where Firefox has drops in the user base. That means that when IE users aren't changing, Firefox is losing users to Chrome. When IE is going down, Firefox is gaining users, even in very slowly.
The way I see it, Chrome is gaining users from both, but IE is losing users mostly to Firefox, all while Firefox users are switching to Chrome.
The way I see it, Chrome is gaining users from both, but IE is losing users mostly to Firefox, all while Firefox users are switching to Chrome.
@$kaycog: Wow, nice abs. I mean, ABT. ABT Audi TT.
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This guy can do it on either side of the car.
@Turboner: Hey, HEY, shush!!
Let the Cayenne-driving-soccer-moms have their Porsche-saving-diesels, leave the rest of the breed alone.
Diesels aren't that great, they're just forcing car companies to keep improving gasoline-powered engines to become more powerful and efficient. If Porsche introduces them in their coupé segments, Ferrari will go next, and sooner or later so will Lamborghini, and then I predict a slow demise of the gasoline engine, just like the manual gearbox is slowly fading away, unfortunately.
Let the Cayenne-driving-soccer-moms have their Porsche-saving-diesels, leave the rest of the breed alone.
Diesels aren't that great, they're just forcing car companies to keep improving gasoline-powered engines to become more powerful and efficient. If Porsche introduces them in their coupé segments, Ferrari will go next, and sooner or later so will Lamborghini, and then I predict a slow demise of the gasoline engine, just like the manual gearbox is slowly fading away, unfortunately.
@alextsmith: That's what I thought too at first sight, but on closer inspection, there are a few differences:
- the blinkers right above the air intake on the front fender are cut in half;
- there's a smaller intake between that one and the front wheel;
- front wheel arches seem slightly larger;
- there's a huge intake right behind the door;
- the side skirt is slightly different too.
It couldn't be an complete overhaul, after all, it's just a 997-GT3 based "Hybrid"... ;)
- the blinkers right above the air intake on the front fender are cut in half;
- there's a smaller intake between that one and the front wheel;
- front wheel arches seem slightly larger;
- there's a huge intake right behind the door;
- the side skirt is slightly different too.
It couldn't be an complete overhaul, after all, it's just a 997-GT3 based "Hybrid"... ;)
If you read the article and head over to the photos section, you'll realize this is his garage. Wow. Pure WIN.
