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    Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways

    Driving the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Spirit of Ecstasy? No, Spirit of Cocaine.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    I told Jeeves if he hoons my Rolls one more time it's off to the Tower with him!


    Jeeves! JEEVES! You're going to meet the Beefeaters.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Hey, that one guy looked like Ray!
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    The owner is goning to be really pissed when he sees this.


    He'll also be asking the Rolls service guy why the rear tires are only lasting 2,000 miles.

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    Image of Flagrant German Fanboy Flagrant German Fanboy
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Jeremy Clarkson and his Bentley suddenly fade by comparison. Of course, these guys could have made this better by driving it off the lot into a swimming pool for the grand finale. Always room for improvement.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/23/09

    @Flagrant German Fanboy: Nah, that one's way overdone.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Spirit of Understeer is more like it. I didn't see any turn-left-to-go-right going on there. NOUVEAU RICHE FAIL!
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    Image of SloW8 SloW8
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    This is why I never use the valet to park my car.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/23/09

    @SloW8: A proper valet would have known how to get some opposite lock going.


    Personally, I always let the valet park my car. If the valet can manage to do a tenth the stuff to my car that I've managed to do, I'll gladly tip him as a tribute to his skill in an unfamiliar car.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Let's be honest. If you had one, and you could, wouldn't you? I thought so. I know I sure as fuck would. Nothing quite says opulence and "I don't give a fuck" like powersliding a Rolls-Royce.
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    Image of clank-o-tron clank-o-tron
    06/23/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: The guy in the front is probably his chauffer and I imagine that being one awesome conversation: "Jeeves, what say we take the ol' Silver Ghost down to the south lot and show those proles how a man of class and sophistication hoons a mo' fugger?"
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Whatever. English bitches best be practicin' 'cause me and my homies are about to roll out in our USandA Lincolns, and straight sweep 'em off the table.


    Reppin' Team Continental Drift, y'all.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/23/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon -> now boosted to 350hp: By jove. I couldn't help but notice that you happen to be pretty gangsta, my good man. Good show, I say! I'm rather gangsta myself, don't you know!
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Boom Boom Boom- let me here you say yayo-- yayo!
    Boom Boom Boom- let me here you say yayo-- yayo!


    Rolls your body is so large
    I wanna hoon that luxo-barge
    Put that body sideways yo
    Adequate power's fat and slow


    I like to hoon it hoon it
    I like to hoon it hoon it
    I like to hoon it hoon it
    We like to........hoon it.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I don't know whether to smack you or applaud you.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Great song. I was in Italy the first time I heard it, and it was playing everyhwere. That and Cotton-Eye Joe. I wanted to rip my ears off.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Noise canceling headphones work wonders. I went to Germany, and while in a crappy techno club, I put my headphones on and relaxed with Ghostface Killah.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:My mother smacked me once. Once.


    You've seen Johnny Dangerously?

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:

    You shouldn't grab me, Johnny. My mother grabbed me once... ONCE!
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    Open diff? Woulda thought a Roller would have some form of LSD.


    A "one wheel peel" while driving in a circle ain't exactly drifting, but it still looks like fun.

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    Image of Bret Bret
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    I'm surprised that a car so powerful is doing a one wheel peel. Perhaps it's the stability control intervening?


    Being a hoon of privilege, if it were my car I'd insist on a "stability and traction control off" button marked either with the word "Hoon" or a silhouette of Mary Poppins with a red line through it.

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    Image of Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
    06/23/09

    @Bret:
    More likely an open differential. He should consider welding it.


    [jalopnik.com]

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/23/09

    @Tiberiuswise: I'm planning on doing that to my camping truck this weekend!
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    Image of CharlzR CharlzR
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    I say Meh. Nothing special in either skill or performance demonstrated here.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06/23/09

    @CharlzR: but you have to factor in the ballz required to attempt this...
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    IN THE FACE! was starred IN THE FACE! was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    You see, one day I woke and turned off the alarm.

    I looked in the kitchen, and was out of Grey Poupon.

    I had to have some with my Moet and Caviar.

    No tears for me, I just stepped out the door!

    I turned on my Rolls-Royce, much more than just a car.

    I hooned here, I hooned there, I hooned on Mars and in the stars.

    Through it all, I never stopped, I just hooned! From the Sun to the Moon, I hooned!
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Too much coffee.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @skaycog is ambimoustrous: Haven't had a single drop all day, actually.
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: cocaine?
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    Image of A_Dawg A_Dawg
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:


    Obviously, that was Breakfast Scotch® at work.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @ThreeLitre: Shhhh No one must know...
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/23/09

    @A_Dawg: Yeah, I don't drink coffee!
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/23/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: You don't like coffee? That's okay, I'll make espresso.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/23/09

    In reply to Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways
    I can't quite tell if they actually got sideways through the smoke, although it looks like it just kept going in a circle. I'm guessing Adequate horsepower isn't quite enough for drifting.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    06/23/09

    @My A Arm: Hence "Slideways"?
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    06/23/09

    @My A Arm: Hahahahah, "horsepower: Adequate". Nicely done!
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/23/09

    @Pessimipposaurus: Ahh, reading comprehension fail.
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