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Azuremen
Pretty sure I'd kill myself if I had to drive anything slower than 8 seconds to 60 now... and using the term "fast" when describing 0-60 in 2 digit numbers is a bit odd.
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Amen.

If someone thinks something like 8-10 seconds is quick, then they need to come out to Texas soon. I like to think my Acura's quick enough for its size (high 5's), but some of the cars I've ridden out here make my car look like some of the European cars. :drool:
 
Neither of my cars will hit 60 in less than 20 seconds. Same as overtaking, you just have to plan for it. On the other hand, I've never had any trouble pulling out onto 60mph roads in the tractor I'm currently driving a lot, and because it's an agricultural vehicle it has (by law here) a top speed of 25.

Edit: I seriously thought I was in the Cars In General subforum when I posted this... I guess that counts as a confession :dunce:
 
80Y 2C2
The ute - there's no weight on the rears, so one could easily drift/spin out at a roundabout on a wet day - ....
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I've probably told you before, but yes I've had that happen to me. :scared::lol: It's what happens in a Ute on a wet day when the camber of the road falls away mid-way around the round-a-bout if you're not travelling very slowly.

80Y 2C2
When it is unexpected, yes. Utes are amazingly hard to catch once they let go.

And as for the utes - I have no idea what numbers they put down - but a blast in a 12yr old one of those impressed me more than a blast in a friends XR5 turbo.

Maybe it was sheer suprise though.....
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I caught mine when it got very sideways that one day.:p It was probably the VS's torque delivery that caught you off and gave you the impression of being faster, the XR5 needed to wait for a turbo. The XR5 is probably a smidge faster than either my Ute or Lenny.

Rotary Junkie
That absolutely cannot be right.

Older, less powerful versions of the same motor, in heavier cars, knock out at least mid-8s to 60.
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Sounds about right.

TheCracker
10 seconds to 60 from 204hp. From what i can find.
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Absolutely in-correct, see below.

Azuremen
The difference between the 'ute and the Sports Car is the 'ute will only step out under power while a properly setup sports car will set out under throttle lift or trail braking. Which the 'ute has even more problems with do to that majority weight being up front. And power induced over steer is much easier to manage than lift-off induced, thus why an M3 is easier to drive sideways than an MR2. On top of that, I imagine a 'ute is more softly sprung than a sports car, which leads to a slower transfer of weight, thus making it a little less on edge in a dynamic situation.

As a side note, I am quite curious what performance numbers these 'utes put down, as you are making them out to be ragingly fast in a straight line... and I am wondering if this is actually the case or some exaggeration based on other cars over there, kind of how a 15second 1/4 mile is fast compared to a great deal of the cars sold in Europe, etc.
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Well no, the Utes are much more stiffly sprung than most normal cars, highly compounded when going over bumps due to not having weight on the rears, so they jump around a bit more. They have to be stiffly sprung to cart weight around in the tray.;) The newest model V8s will do 0-100km/hr in the low 5sec range with some low 13sec 1/4mile. MY Ute on the other hand, probably does 0-100km/hr in 7sec-odd and on to a 1/4mile of 16sec or so. Well that's what I'm guessing anyway, with my minor mods. There were no real performance tests done back in the day on my models of Commodore V6, all you can ever really find seems to be guesstimations. A high 7sec sprint to 100km/hr and something of a high 16sec or 17sec 1/4mile is probably what a decent driver could have expected (I'm also only guessing in case you hadn't noticed), they were VERY restricted. It feels a lot faster driving around though due to how the power is delivered, it's a very torquey engine with lots of grunt through the mid-range. I'll be running the 1/4mile some time soon I hope, so stay tuned I guess.:)
15sec is a pretty fast 1/4mile though, I mean it's slow compared to all the other fast cars around, but when you drive a 15sec car it will feel pretty quick and go pretty hard.


But enough about Utes, what naughty things has everyone done lately?:dopey:
 

Go to 4.49 for the full talk on bad cars.
or 6.00 if you only want the really relavant bit.
Or why not just watch the whole thing?
 
Can someone give me a good reason why there isnt a relationships thread? I just end up talking about mine here... I think there might be one in Premo but not on Rumble Strip
 
Alex.
Can someone give me a good reason why there isnt a relationships thread? I just end up talking about mine here... I think there might be one in Premo but not on Rumble Strip
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Turns out I started one that actually remained open. Ha!

Here
 
I did everything right, I talked with this girl all night around the fire about everything. It was brilliant, it was exactly what I had hoped for. I walked her home she gave me her number, I felt like a king. That night was a long time coming and I thought I was on my way.


Evidently not, no replies to my call and texts in the last 2 weeks. It's like I grasped it, I had it in my hand. Opened my palm and it had disappeared.
 
No mate I waited 3 or 4 days :) Her friends have said shes shy and not sure what to say, so next time I see her I will take it up with her but it's been getting me down these last few days quite severely. Mainly because I don't believe them. I just want to know where I stand.
 
Not even racing in mate far from it. We'll see but I certainly havent bounded in there and gone all out. The text was literally thanks for the great night do you think we could do it again sometime etc.etc. not LETS GO OUT ALL THE TIME AND GET MARRIED :sly:
 
But you said last night you sent a text asking her where you stand?

Let's deal in facts here you've met 4 times? had one 'good' night? Judging from all your posts on here, twitter and facebook you sound like she's given you've fallen pretty hard already.

Just don't beat yourself up about it.
 
I had a good night with her about a month ago, since then I wanted to hang out again, that was what the last party was, it was even better so :sick: I will get to the bottom of it quick enough. I feel more sorry for everyone having to listen to my constant whining. :lol:
 
I un-wittingly forwarded a spam message on PSN the other day.:guilty: Got some rude responses from so called friends though.👎
 
I just ignored it, I've been sent two of these spam PSN messages now.
 
A bit off topic but check the PS3 general discussion thread if you have opened one that links you to a free code generator.
 
Alex.
No mate I waited 3 or 4 days :) Her friends have said shes shy and not sure what to say, so next time I see her I will take it up with her but it's been getting me down these last few days quite severely. Mainly because I don't believe them. I just want to know where I stand.
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Just chill. With texting/calling there are no set rules, so waiting a set period of time is pointless! So long as you're not bombarding her.

Don't come across as if you're 'after' her or you want something from her, you need to keep your power and her thinking that you can have any girl you like and have lots of stuff to do in your busy lifestyle. In other words, don't get too attached too soon and don't worry about the outcome!

Are you being a 'nice' guy? Acting like too much of a gent? Remember, banter and teasing are awesome tools.

Any more info you could give? A write-up?
 
Well, since the topic is relationship stuff... I have a situation I need advice in... there's this girl that I met at a church summer camp in 08, and her and I hit it off quite nicely. I completely expected to forget about her in the months to come, like every other girl I had met at a camp. The thing was, that a couple months later, I went to a Christian music festival, and there she was. Her and I talked and I asked for her phone number for texting. Over these past two years, her and I have become real close friends. She pretty much considers me like a brother to her... but the thing is I have pretty much had some sort of feelings for her since day one... and I finally came clean to her about it a couple of weeks ago. The problem is that she is in the exact same situation, with her liking another guy. I am wondering if I should wait for something that may very well never happen...
 
Leadfoot, all I can say is that you should not under any circumstances try and "help" (read: force) things along. It will only end badly.
 
I agree with Interludes.

Once you reach the stage of being just friends it can be fairly difficult to turn things into anything more, unless there has always been a certain connection there. I think it is usually best to seize the opportunities before you slip into being nothing more than friends.

Biting the bullet and letting go to look elsewhere for what you want is sometimes the best option, I have found, but if that certain connection is already there then you could turn that into something special.
 
interludes
Leadfoot, all I can say is that you should not under any circumstances try and "help" (read: force) things along. It will only end badly.
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Leadfoot, all I can say is that you should not under any circumstances go to a Christian Music Festival.

Leadfoot53
..and I finally came clean to her about it a couple of weeks ago. The problem is that she is in the exact same situation, with her liking another guy. I am wondering if I should wait for something that may very well never happen...
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No seriously. If you've told her that you have feelings for her, and her response was to say that she has feelings for, presumably, another guy, i don't think your chances of success are very high. i'm afraid you seem to have found yourself in.... "The friend zone!!!"
 
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"The friend zone!!!" is the worst place in the world and once you're there you can't get out. Not even years of relentless persistence can fix that one. Sorry mate :(
 
EvilNeal
"The friend zone!!!" is the worst place in the world and once you're there you can't get out. Not even years of relentless persistence can fix that one. Sorry mate :(
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Actually, you can. ;)

Although there are better ways of spending your time instead. Like going after other girls.
 
F1GTR
Actually, you can. ;)

Although there are better ways of spending your time instead. Like going after other girls.
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You've got to give some details about that! It's too late for me but it could really help Leadfoot53 out :D
 
I fear Leadfoot's situation is beyond redemption. If he's already told the girl in question that he has feelings for her and she's obviously not said that she feels the same way, then it's already gone passed the usual 'friend zone' situation of not knowing her feelings either way. She knows that he likes her and he knows that she doesn't feel the same way.
 
So, I kind of have to brag a little bit here and I can't think of any other thread to put this (while I'm not above bragging, I'm not the kind of guy who creates a thread purely for the purposes of doing so ...):

I'm doing a Graduate Diploma in Education, and today was the final day of my first prac, a five-day observation in a public school in the next town over. As a part of this prac placement, I had to run a twenty-minute "micro-teaching session", which is essentially where I get to teach for 15-20 minutes. Owing to the traditional screw-ups by the university, I had to do this in a subject I have never studied before - Legal Studies (I hate lawyers) - because that was the only chance I had to present it in a class with my supervisor. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult a topic (the International Criminal Court and the prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic), and my supervisor was pretty impressed with the way I did it.

That was yesterday, and while it was cool enough on its own, I also go to try my hand with the year seven and eight English "Da Vinci" class, which is made up of the best and the brighest of the junior students. And, though some quirk of fate, their teacher was looking to do creative writing with them today, which just so happens to be my favourite part of the subject. It was only supposed to be another twenty-minute session on my part, but once I started gaining momentum, the teacher just let me run with it. In the end I was doing a full lesson. I think it's pretty safe to say I knocked it out of the park - halfway through the lesson, the teacher disappeared and came back with two of the regular English teachers to watch me in action. She later told me it was one of the best classes she'd seen or heard of, which was pretty euphoric considering it was only the first lesson I'd ever taught.

As for the actual lesson, I ran through the basics of narrative structure with the class, and then handed them out a whole heap of random pictures. The idea was that they then had to work the three parts into a story, and they came up with some really good stuff: one guy won a trip to Paris after he bough some batteries for his lawn mower, while one of the girls had an alien crash-land in her backyard which then started to eat some of her flowers because he thought they were medicine fo his injuries. The lesson was way more successful that I could have ever imagined, and even the kids who claimed they couldn't write eventually came up with something and seemed to genuinely enjoy it.

God, I hope I have't piqued too soon ...
 

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