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    Image of Ring of Feugo Ring of Feugo
    11/24/09

    I know all of the diehards are started to get worked up into a pretty foamy lather over the upcoming release (well, at least being able to see it on the horizon) of Gran Turismo 5, and I was just curious as to what everyone's favorite vehicle is in previous installments.

    I personally love slowly sliding the bone stock 2002tii around the 'Ring, but have an alarmingly fast Miata that I prefer for the appropriate races...

    What does everyone else prefer?

    #granturismo #tips
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    JC Whitless promoted this comment Ring of Feugo was starred Ring of Feugo was unstarred
    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/24/09


    @D'Chevette:

    #tips
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    Image of Ring of Feugo Ring of Feugo
    11/24/09

    @JC Whitless: Good call, but I never really enjoy driving the Escudo. Too much like using a monster truck to pull a tooth...

    #tips
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    Pray Station Protabrel, Hahaha #gtforpsp
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    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ was starred BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ was unstarred
    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    If only collisions in the game looked even half this convincing. The GT series' goofy collisions physics is the last thing Sony should be hinting at. #gtforpsp
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    Image of Turbineguy - now with reheat!! Turbineguy - now with reheat!!
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    I'd expect the cars to pull over and settle this in the pit - at which point the Vette driver proceeds to tune up the Lambo's aluminum body with a Louisville Slugger and subsequently kicks the driving-glove-equipped, latte-drinking, Porsche-sunglasses-wearing, Lambo-driving poseur's lily ass.

    Unless it's Chuck Norris. He'd never own a plastic car.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by Turbineguy - now with reheat!! at 10/21/09 1:10 PM Turbineguy - now with reheat!! was starred Turbineguy - now with reheat!! was unstarred
    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    It's all okay if they give us another Snoop Dogg exclusive. #gtforpsp
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    I can't tell if its the game or real life. I'd believe you if you told me either. #gtforpsp
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/21/09

    @danio3834: That's real life, not enough jaggies to be the PSP. #gtforpsp
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    I am only comforted by the fact that it's only a C3 Corvette and just an Anniversary Edition Countach. #gtforpsp
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    Image of alfkorda alfkorda
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    that will buff right out!! #gtforpsp
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet approved this comment alfkorda was starred alfkorda was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/21/09

    @alfkorda: More like: That will RENDER right out/fixed. #gtforpsp
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    Image of Tedders Tedders
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    What I don't understand is that the guy that makes the GT series (10 points of my non-existent reward system awarded to the person that knows his name) didn't want damage in GT5 for the longest time, because he wanted to keep the cars beautiful. NOW, he has done a complete reversal and is smashing REAL cars into one another for a commercial? WTF
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    fuchikoma promoted this comment Edited by Tedders at 10/21/09 9:20 AM Tedders was starred Tedders was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    10/21/09

    @Tedders: Maybe that's the inspiration for it - Kazunori Yamauchi never wanted to see these cars smashed - and neither did many GT fans - but after enough prodding and urging, they've finally implemented it.

    So now to show that, we get a commercial that makes car fans cringe like he does seeing damage modelling... #gtforpsp
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    Is the Corvette okay!? #gtforpsp
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    Image of Tiberiuswise Tiberiuswise
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    I hate to admit it but listening to the announcer, all I can think is: "Rook, Godzirra!" #gtforpsp
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    snapoversteer 'bout to get told promoted this comment Tiberiuswise was starred Tiberiuswise was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    The gentleman at the end seems very excited, but I can't tell if he's excited or horrified. I also didn't know fiberglass had such strong impact resistance properties! #gtforpsp
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of SlowMo (24hrs till pop-up headlight joy) SlowMo (24hrs till pop-up headlight joy)
    10/21/09

    @Novaload: The fiberglass on any of the old vette's I've seen was shockingly thick and heavy, but they were mostly older street cars that'd had hard lives so maybe they'd been beefed up over time. I wouldn't be surprised if it was stronger than the thin (is it?) skin of a Lambo. #gtforpsp
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    snapoversteer 'bout to get told promoted this comment SlowMo (24hrs till pop-up headlight joy) was starred SlowMo (24hrs till pop-up headlight joy) was unstarred
    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    10/21/09

    @SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R): IIRC, Countaches had VERY thin aluminum skin. Complete dent magnets. #gtforpsp
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    10/21/09

    @Novaload: Yes, I could only assume he was shouting over the soundtrack. #gtforpsp
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/21/09

    @SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R): I was wondering if anyone else is old enough to remember the launch of the "Wrap Your Ass in Fiberglass" hats, t-shirts etc etc etc for the fiberlicious Vettes, but I was afraid I would appear to ancient. Ooops, looks like I did reveal that after all. #gtforpsp
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of egoods egoods
    10/21/09

    @Novaload: Nah, you're not that old. I mean shoot, I just saw a picture of my now 58 year old dad standing next to his 1975 Stingray Vette (in 1975). And yes there were huge aviator sunglasses and short shorts involved. Point is, 58 is the new 48, I mean still old as hell but ya know don't feel bad for being old. #gtforpsp
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    egoods was starred egoods was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/21/09

    @egoods: Yeah, I heard 60 is the new 40. I don't know if I feel good or bad about that, since that means no slacking off until you're at least 70 or so... #gtforpsp
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    Image of gas_pig70 gas_pig70
    10/22/09

    @Novaload: I remember seeing those Corvette trinkets when I was a kid along with countless, ugly, body kits (I'm looking at you John Greenwood). #gtforpsp
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    Novaload promoted this comment gas_pig70 was starred gas_pig70 was unstarred
    Image of mechimike mechimike
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    Ah, 'twas merely a scratch! #gtforpsp
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    Image of Jimbo R26.R Jimbo R26.R
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    Surely it's just meant to show how you can do stuff like that in GT that you would NEVER do in real life #gtforpsp
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    acarr260 promoted this comment Jimbo R26.R was starred Jimbo R26.R was unstarred
    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    10/21/09

    @Jimbo R26.R: I so wish that was true, but have you BEEN to wreckedexotics.com? #gtforpsp
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    YankBoffin was starred YankBoffin was unstarred
    Image of Jimbo R26.R Jimbo R26.R
    10/21/09

    @YankBoffin: Ah, a flaw in my comment! WE.com is true testament to the fact that money doesn't buy you driving skill! #gtforpsp
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    Image of OA 5599 OA 5599
    10/21/09

    In reply to '69 Corvette And '88 Lamborghini Horrifyingly Swap Paint In Japanese Gran Turismo Ad
    I shouldn't have watched. It brought back bad memories.

    Around the time I graduated college, my daily driver was a 69 Corvette sporting a (not numbers matching, of course) healthy 454 wearing a tri-power under a L-88 scoop. It had manual everything and fat (G60-15 front, L60-15 back) bias-ply tires. You don't just drive a car like that, you experience it.

    I was driving home one night, and a woman in a Porsche ran a stop sign right in front of me. I'm not sure whether the Porsche was totaled, but the Vette certainly was.

    It took about a month of negotiation with the insurance company before we settled. I had the great misfortune of scooting around town in a Grand Am rental car for that month.

    At least the other car in the ad wasn't a Porsche and the Vette wasn't Monza red. #gtforpsp
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    acarr260 promoted this comment OA 5599 was starred OA 5599 was unstarred
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