New car adverts

[mashman]

fuck.
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Well I spose that's something to do until the shiney stuff becomes appealing again.

[DMNTD:Me]

From personal experience of owning a Kizashi for nearly three years now, it truly is a sports sedan...

You are taking the piss, surly?

[Akzle]

You are taking the piss, surly?

dunno mann, i dropped opiates once, my single speed raleigh turned into some lance armstrong shit, it was sweeeet

[Edbear]

A BMW m5 is a sports sedan. A Clubman R8 is a sports sedan. A falcon fpv is a sports sedan. A Merc 6.3 AMG is a sports sedan. A lexus is 450F Sport is a sports sedan. A Kizashi is not........but your happy and thats the main thing....

You are taking the piss, surly?

Okay, it may be a couple hundy kilowatts short but it handles like a sports car and show it the twisties and you better be on the ball if you want to get ahead of it. It's a very fast car point to point and will be happy when others are falling off the corners. But then I have owned it for nearly three years and know how to get the best out of it. The really fun bit is at the gas station when you see the huge difference between a 2.4lt four and a 5lt V8. ..

But you're right, it's mine and I love it and I am happy.

[Flip]

I've been taking notice for some time of new car advertising on TV.

And it is depressing me

Apart from Alfa it appears the pros of purchasing a new car now revolve around its electronics - blue tooth, wi-fi, touch screens, electronic lane management, park assist, auto rain censoring wipers, anal temperature reading etc etc.

Nary a word about 'performance' or similar - fark one Mitzi advert states 'it's just better' ..........

What's the world coming too?

Look out it will affect motorcycles soon, Honda 700 thingy is a example .......

The car makers have forgotten why we buy a vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgeRlhVs0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJXEmWIsVk

[SVboy]

Okay, it may be a couple hundy kilowatts short but it handles like a sports car and show it the twisties and you better be on the ball if you want to get ahead of it. It's a very fast car point to point and will be happy when others are falling off the corners. But then I have owned it for nearly three years and know how to get the best out of it. The really fun bit is at the gas station when you see the huge difference between a 2.4lt four and a 5lt V8. ..

But you're right, it's mine and I love it and I am happy.

Ed, sorry, I am not going to feed the troll......

[SMOKEU]

Speaking of new cars, I love the Model S. They've got modern V8 like performance too, so not bad at all for an electric car. Integrated web browser too, so you can watch porn while on the mish.

[Edbear]

The car makers have forgotten why we buy a vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgeRlhVs0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJXEmWIsVk

All manufacturers have a petrol-head or three within the company who would love to build a proper sports car. Scale of operations and the competitive market mean that most have to concentrate on cars for the mass market. However, witness ToySubaru and the GT86/BRZ, shows what they can do when they get the green light.

More power to Lotus and the like!

[Edbear]

Speaking of new cars, I love the Model S. They've got modern V8 like performance too, so not bad at all for an electric car. Integrated web browser too, so you can watch porn while on the mish.]

And a 400km range.

[SMOKEU]

And a 400km range.

Long trips could be a problem, but otherwise it should be more than enough range for most people. That 400km range is only for the flagship model though, the ones with the smaller battery packs have a range not that much greater than a modern sports bike.

[Mike.Gayner]

And a 400km range.

Of course you're fucked if you wanted to go somewhere 600km away, that's suddenly a 2-day journey.

Oh and don't make the mistake of accidentally leaving the car unplugged for a couple of weeks, because that has a repair cost of literally $USD40,000.

[bogan]

Of course you're fucked if you wanted to go somewhere 600km away, that's suddenly a 2-day journey.

Oh and don't make the mistake of accidentally leaving the car unplugged for a couple of weeks, because that has a repair cost of literally $USD40,000.

With a bling-bling car like that, bitches be making the journey to your town, not the other way around.

Also, source? Be highly surprised if it doesn't have a BMS that takes care of the batteries when a charger is not plugged in for long periods; I mean it isn't made by shorai

[Mike.Gayner]

With a bling-bling car like that, bitches be making the journey to your town, not the other way around.

Also, source? Be highly surprised if it doesn't have a BMS that takes care of the batteries when a charger is not plugged in for long periods; I mean it isn't made by shorai

http://theunderstatement.com/post/18...stating-design

Ridiculous as apparently this is a continuing issue even with the Model S. Such an easy fix, I have no idea why Tesla haven't addressed it. They're doing their absolute best to not draw any attention to this bricking problem, which means inadequate warnings to owners unfortunately.

edit: Actually a quit google search shows the Model S might not suffer from this problem as the Roadster did. I'm doing a bit more reading now.

[bogan]

http://theunderstatement.com/post/18...stating-design

Ridiculous as apparently this is a continuing issue even with the Model S. Such an easy fix, I have no idea why Tesla haven't addressed it. They're doing their absolute best to not draw any attention to this bricking problem, which means inadequate warnings to owners unfortunately.

edit: Actually a quit google search shows the Model S might not suffer from this problem as the Roadster did. I'm doing a bit more reading now.

Well colour me surprised, must be one hell of a parasitic drain to flatten a battery pack that huge though.

[Geeen]

The car makers have forgotten why we buy a vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgeRlhVs0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJXEmWIsVk

Is that second Vid shot at Cadwell Park??