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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    08:51 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    Needs more fiberglass.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    08:33 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    16" and 17" hoosiers are quite a bit cheaper than their counterparts, especially when you need a new set every year, which you should with a car like this. 19's would force you out of your vacation home faster than you can say "soft market." Actually, most road race tires are quite a bit lighter than street tires, too.
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    08:20 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    Why do the words CLUB and AIRBRAKE have to be capitalized? Are the acronyms for something?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08:15 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    Hear, hear, Jalopnik!

    This car had me and my mates picking our jaws from the floor after its release. It was outrageous, it was astounding, it was epic. To a bunch of high-schoolers, this was the dream.

    And dream about it I shall.
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    08:10 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    I only just understood the reason for the exorbitant price of the SLR a few days ago. It must be heck of a job to try to make a car this phallic with Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Bayer fixing the price of those ED pills so high!
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    07:05 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    If Mercedes wouldn't have gotten their grubby hands in the design process we could have one hell of a track car. And if Mclaren hadn't, um, had anything to do with anything, we probably would have ended up with the SLS?
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    06:23 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    Looks like SLR guy is out of a job.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06:17 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    It's time to leave the party, honey.
    We've had a lovely visit, but all good things must come to an end.

    Goodbye to a classy car.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    06:10 PM

    In reply to Mercedes Bids Farewell To SLR, Builds Final Stirling Moss
    I can't wait for the new MacLaren.
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    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    06:13 PM

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Hopefully the new one won't amputate kids' fingertips like the old one.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    06:31 PM

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: We'll just ziptie their little hands to their playsuits and it's all fine.

    I guess it's such an amazing car that the 'a' spontaneously reproduced.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    02:34 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    Skip breakfast.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    01:13 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    I would also suggest leaving it unpainted. That would save a pound or two right?
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    08:52 PM

    @VeeArrrSix: Ya and just anodize the aluminum to prevent corosion. Might look cool too.
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12:24 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    It's a shame, with all this weight saving work, whenever I've seen a pared-down sportster (eg 430CS) it's always had a fat sack of shit behind the wheel. All that weight saving work carried out by messrs Porsche, Ferrari etc. is totally neutered when Bob Tillingsley, CEO of Associated Floor Coverings (PLC) swings his lardy ass into the hotseat and sends rivulets of sweat flowing into the alcantara.

    These guys could get a better track time out of their standard Boxsters if they omitted that second slice of cake every once in a while.
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    08:53 PM

    @Rust-MyEnemy: I like your style.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    12:24 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    Hear, hear on the smaller wheels! When we track-ified our Volvo Amazon, we actually downsized from the 15" wheels to 14". Lots of wheel does not equal lots of grip, necessarily, and its actually easier to drive a car with lots of rubber than one with rubber bands around the wheels. Plus there's the whole unsprung mass argument. 17" wheels would be perfect on this car, and would look significantly less douchey, too.
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    Image of petersterncan petersterncan
    01:36 PM

    @mechimike: The original *racing* reason for bigger wheels was so that larger brakes could be fitted. It never had anything to do with grip.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    03:52 PM

    @petersterncan: True, and that is a legitimate concern. Still, if your wheels are smaller in diameter, you won't need as large of a disc!
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    12:17 PM

    In reply to How The Porsche Boxster Spyder Shed 176 Lbs And How It Can Lose More
    No acoustic insulation, no carpet ... is this really a track car candidate?
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/01/09

    In reply to VW Amarok Officially Shows Off Decidedly Un-Wolf-Like Face
    VW Ridgeline?
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