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Novaload
05:15 PM

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There can never be enough LeMons footage; and it brings out really great comments, too.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04:25 PM

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Nice footage, and nice work dodging the calamity. I suppose you can get some sturdier bearings down at Pep Boys...

The car looks so much better with the breadvan back. A real surprise. I was always astonished by how large the 928's butt looked.
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Armand
02:41 PM

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For the record, here's a little video of the 928 (or part of it) after the race.

"Ve found das problem..."
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MushyHeirloom
02:37 PM

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Man. What could have been... the wagonback makes the 928 so much nicer.

Thinking of adding Scuderia Flatpack lettering somewhere on the Brick now, too.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
02:14 PM

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The first video.

Wow...just, wow.

The 928 is an automatic!!! I can't believe the transmission held together more than a few laps. I'm impressed, and this makes me want to start looking for one of the last S4's.

/relegated to use an automatic since a hobby bit me, viciously.

Thunderhill has a nice Laguna Seca-esque (?) crest as it dives to the right.

That's the thing about the N. Texas LeMons. I was studying the online track map, and boy, it's gonna be rougher on cars than participants think. However, the 70 ft. elevation change, and I'm surprised it's that much, doesn't lend itself to unweighted steering axle thrill.

The second video.

Boy, racers better be glad there isn't an feed from in-car cameras to the judges! Granted, it makes for hilarity while sitting here, but some of those looked like, as they were happening, they were gonna get ugly (and they were merely not extended-dating material).

I can't believe it, but the 4.6 in the Lincoln LSC actually has a nicer sound to it than the 928's engine. Who woulda thunk...
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Armand
01:21 PM

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I thought that the numbers on the car were nearly as cool as the engine-turned roof-- instead of painting them on, the Evil Genius guys took a grinder and removed all the paint, leaving "928" in bare aluminum. This was a very cool car, and it was well-driven. Shame about that #6 rod bearing, though.
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morcheeba
02:09 PM

@Armand: Looks great. Reminds me of the way Ducati did the lettering on its carbon-fiber-faired bikes.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
11/08/09

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Um, this is incredibly advanced for some of us.

The above pic comes from a '95 Mercedes E320, a car which retailed for $45K-50K back in 1995.

I wish for a hyphenated label! The "alarm activated" light is the right-most item.

I wondered what it was when I bought it in January, 'cause while it looked OEM, the car is 15 years old...so you never know what stupidity is lurking.

Fortunately, it blinks every few seconds when armed, so the first night, I figured it out.

Please note the rocker switch which uses vacuum release to flop the rear headrests to the parcel shelf.

I have to admit, this is an advance over the '89 W126 I had which had -0- indication of an OEM alarm system. Imagine my further embarrassment when I found this out during trying to get it unstuck, moving sand/rock by hand in the Vegas desert landscape. #1980s
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donkeyassman - loves his W124 400E Benz
11/16/09

@that ain't the way to have fun, son: I love that button that flops the headrests down, completley unnessecary. Does yours have the power rear window sunshade as well #1980s
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
11/16/09

@donkeyassman - loves his W124 400E Benz: Mine lacks the power sunshade, and while the headrest retract button is overkill, which is vacuum-powered BTW, it's nice to have both good rear-seat headrests and the ability to flop them down from the front seat. #1980s
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Turboner
11/08/09

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"Cruise cont" almost sounds nasty ;) #1980s
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ApolloV
11/08/09

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What I find interesting is that the mirror, dimmer, and general layout in that part of the dash hasn't really changed that much in a 2007 Infiniti M35. Same with Hondas (the sunroof switch was in the same spot until just recently), and Toyotas have used the same digital clock for at least 25 years (why do I know all this). #1980s
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
11/07/09

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For some reason this reminds me of the middle seat belt buckles marked "CENTRE" on a string of Japanese cars my parents owned throughout the '80s and early '90s.

Man, I miss boxy gray dashboards with fake stitching, squared off, airbagless steering wheels and haphazard buttons placed with no consideration of ergonomics. #1980s
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F1Morgan
11/07/09

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Well yeah in Japanese it would be 1 or maybe 2 characters, one above the other. I just asked my wife who is Japanese, so obviously the Maxima was not the car it is today! Of course its good they spelled it correctly, I lived in Japan and many big companies release thins with incorrect spelling in other languages.... #1980s
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Joe-Btfsplk
11/07/09

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I had the pleasure of owning an '87 Maxima sedan. This car was SOLID! I drove it for over 300,000 miles with no major issues....a quality design, built well, with quality materials. #1980s
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skitter
11/07/09

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Twenty-three years late
I will suggest Anti-Theft
as a solution. #1980s
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SmaartAasSaabr
11/07/09

@skitter: better yet, a drawing of a lock #1980s
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/07/09

@SmaartAasSaabr: I was actually thinking that SECU-RITY was much better than some vague and indecipherable symbol. At least the Japanese labeled all their buttons. I've had a couple of BMWs that had buttons that I never did figure out what they did. #1980s
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Nitrous Oxide
11/07/09

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Sheesh... it would only occur to a mathematician to write SECURITY in a diagonal. #1980s
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badco/LoJ
11/07/09

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The rocker switch with the OFF position at the top is fantastic.

Nice find. #1980s
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