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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:45 pm

"Look how fun and youthful we are!"

Vape nation will love this
:iono:

Fluorescent lime-yellow has always been one of my favorite accents/colors.
I like highlighter colors as accent colors as well. :iono:
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:45 pm

"Look how fun and youthful we are!"

Vape nation will love this
:iono:

Fluorescent lime-yellow has always been one of my favorite accents/colors.
Porsche does it on their E-Panameras (and others). Dunno man, a fucking ASTON MARTIN. Fox Hunts. James Bond. Old Money. Banging Theresa Enwhistle in the castle turret. Hi-Liter diffuser seems a little bourgeoise.
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:24 pm
[user not found] wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:05 pm

:iono:

Fluorescent lime-yellow has always been one of my favorite accents/colors.
Porsche does it on their E-Panameras (and others). Dunno man, a fucking ASTON MARTIN. Fox Hunts. James Bond. Old Money. Banging Theresa Enwhistle in the castle turret. Hi-Liter diffuser seems a little bourgeoise.
Exactly. It's the fucking English.

They invited understatement
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:29 pm

Exactly. It's the fucking English.

They invited understatement
And stiff lips.
Wink wink nudge nudge
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:45 pm

"Look how fun and youthful we are!"

Vape nation will love this
:iono:

Fluorescent lime-yellow has always been one of my favorite accents/colors.
Those accent colors have been on Aston's for sometime
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Davestr wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:53 pm

Those accent colors have been on Aston's for sometime
Well, used to be yellow.
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I think this looks phenomenal though.
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Exactly. Yellow, blue and red if I recall. The new one in the Lime looks fantastic. Beats the fk out of grey, silver etc.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:52 am
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Ehhh...

I'm going to take the middle ground on this one.

A :poorvette: sucks to drive around in a city, no ground clearance, massive turning radius, wide as hell and difficult to park due to not being able to see the corners of the car.

I view it like this, a rating in fun factors:

City/in town driving fun: Miata 5/7, :poorvette: 2/7

Autox: Miata 5/7, :poorvette: 4/7

Canyon carving/back road cruising: Miata 4/7, :poorvette: 5/7

Track: I haven't tracked a Miata (but likely 5/7 with mods needed though), :poorvette: 6/7 stock, 7/7 with modz
Wringing a car out everywhere is quite fun. I can't redline my STI much anywhere. It's quite a bit faster than my GTI was, which I took to redline constantly on the bigger boulevards in the city.

I'd be OK with BRZ power levels, personally. Miata is basically there due to lower weight.
I dunno, to each their own I guess.
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I'm not a huge aston martin design fan. They're all right but I don't OTPHJ when I see them. :iono:
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Detroit wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:04 pm
I dunno, to each their own I guess.
I mean, our roads have curves down here.
Yea, I don't have any of that. My only chance of fun is :plaid:

Even half throttle in Camdalf is ridiculous. The few times I have an open on-ramp or the like for full :plaid: is what makes things exciting.

Redlining something while still going moderately slow is :butwhy: But a momentum car on twisties is :notbad:
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:07 pm I'm not a huge aston martin design fan. They're all right but I don't OTPHJ when I see them. :iono:
Dem vape fumes must be clouding your brain.

:bruh:

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Detroit wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:13 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:07 pm I'm not a huge aston martin design fan. They're all right but I don't OTPHJ when I see them. :iono:
Dem vape fumes must be clouding your brain.

:bruh:

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I agree with Troy, it's like the new Supra only doesn't look as good.
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Perhaps if it had a giant wang on the back?

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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:15 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:13 pm
Dem vape fumes must be clouding your brain.

:bruh:

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I agree with Troy, it's like the new Supra only doesn't look as good.
We don't even know what the new Supra looks like yet.
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Detroit wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:15 pm I agree with Troy, it's like the new Supra only doesn't look as good.
We don't even know what the new Supra looks like yet.
You could put a Toyota/Supra logo on the new Aston and it would easily be believable. That was the point.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:20 pm
Detroit wrote: We don't even know what the new Supra looks like yet.
You could put a Toyota/Supra logo on the new Aston and it would easily be believable. That was the point.
:dat:
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Davestr wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:53 pm

Those accent colors have been on Aston's for sometime
Well, used to be yellow.
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I think this looks phenomenal though.
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Looks Tesla-ish
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I've kind of fallen out of love with the last gen Vantage look as well, IMO it suffers from the same problems as most modern cars: belt and hood lines too high, windows too small.

Whatever car I end up with next I want to have an airy Top Gun cockpit feel, preferably with a translucent roof in addition to a lot of surrounding glass. (Yes, it'll need :waxer: ceramic tint on everything including the windshield to not be an oven in the sun)

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troyguitar wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:25 pm I've kind of fallen out of love with the last gen Vantage look as well, IMO it suffers from the same problems as most modern cars: belt and hood lines too high, windows too small.

Whatever car I end up with next I want to have an airy Top Gun cockpit feel, preferably with a translucent roof in addition to a lot of surrounding glass. (Yes, it'll need :waxer: ceramic tint on everything including the windshield to not be an oven in the sun)

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Didn't you already own a convertible?
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Apex wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:35 pm
troyguitar wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:25 pm I've kind of fallen out of love with the last gen Vantage look as well, IMO it suffers from the same problems as most modern cars: belt and hood lines too high, windows too small.

Whatever car I end up with next I want to have an airy Top Gun cockpit feel, preferably with a translucent roof in addition to a lot of surrounding glass. (Yes, it'll need :waxer: ceramic tint on everything including the windshield to not be an oven in the sun)

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Didn't you already own a convertible?
Not even close to the same thing. Wind and rain and sunburn are fucking annoying and ruin the experience. Ever had a woman in a convertible? They :nope: over about 30 mph from the wind destroying their hair.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:25 pm I've kind of fallen out of love with the last gen Vantage look as well, IMO it suffers from the same problems as most modern cars: belt and hood lines too high, windows too small.

Whatever car I end up with next I want to have an airy Top Gun cockpit feel, preferably with a translucent roof in addition to a lot of surrounding glass. (Yes, it'll need :waxer: ceramic tint on everything including the windshield to not be an oven in the sun)

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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:52 am
Wringing a car out everywhere is quite fun.
:dat:

:stig: everywhere.
i actually was wrong. the new 124 abarth DOES share the same 1.4 turbro as teh 500 abarth. :sad:
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C5/6 with the glass top is pretty close.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:59 am This is awesome: https://www.autoblog.com/2018/04/20/mem ... de-7310886

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Oh wow.
:boner:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Davestr wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:09 pm Black always looks good on an Aston! https://jalopnik.com/the-aston-martin-v ... 1825465002
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Detroit wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:47 pm C5/6 with the glass top is pretty close.
LS3 C6 in a cool color with... an automatic... could well happen if we're rolling around metro Charlotte traffic for the foreseeable future. Affordable and has enough power to be :aintcare: about running the AC all the time plus enough space for DD/trips for the no kids/pets lyfe. The 3.42 rear end from a Z06 is a direct swap for the :flaccid: auto 2.73 or whatever and gives you :plaid: speed without any engine mods.

The fantasy land options are McLaren 720S, 6-speed NSX-T, maybe 348 Targa but ain't nobody got cash fo' dat shit.
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