What Grinds your Gears?

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Saw a Commodore with NISMO across the back window in huge letters last week, had Spec-R badges from a Pulsar....
 
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This isn't really a gear grinder as it's more amusing than annoying. It does however make me question the logic of those involved.

As you know/ can see I live in China. People here are fond of car decals in the style used by their Japanese cousins. The difference is the Japanese actually use them properly.

Here's what I mean; today I saw a '10 Chana MPV type thing with some cool Anime decals on the side. One side looked cool, on the other the decals we upside down. It's not as is it's an easy mistake to make.
The same car had decals of Sparco, HKS, Sumo and other tuning houses and brands although the car had clearly never seen the slightest bit of modification. The best part was the last decal on the door which was the Picasso logo from a Renault Scenic. :lol:

I see this often. Honda Fits with Rally Art stickers, Nissans with TRD sticker and a whole host of other misplaced decals. Like I said, not a real gear grinder but something that baffles me a lot.
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In the same vein, it seems that every 3rd or 4th car here in Shanghai has a WRC sticker or badge on it.
 
You're in Sydney right? I'm sure there's bound to be a few down there along with all the 'Chevy' Commodores....
 
MitchZ06
You're in Sydney right? I'm sure there's bound to be a few down there along with all the 'Chevy' Commodores....
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Good god that grinds my gears every time I see a normal commodore with a chevy badge.
 
Speaking on car rebadging, there is a guy around here with a Hyundai Accent that has a large HEMI decal on the rear windshield. And to go further, General Motors grinds my gears, they took a Holden Monaro (Or is it a Commodore?) and rebadged it as a Pontiac GTO here. No offense, but the rebadged Monaro does nothing but tarnish the GTO's iconic status. End of rant number 219?
 
Grinds my gears?

People who dive out in front of me and drive 10mph slower than I was going!
People who drive MPVs and 4x4s and then can't get through gaps or park them!
People who don't know how to eat properly!
People who say 'okey dokey' or (even worse) 'okiley dokiley'!
People who talk a lot and have nothing to say!
Wasps!

Believe me, there'll be more... :irked:
 
Banks and my ability to forget Subscriptions I've got running.

Got charged $10 for my OnLive subscription, and a friend asked to renew my XBL account and I said yes without thinking about it.

At the time I only had $7 in my bank account, and thanks to Overdraft fees, I'm now $137 in the hole.

In a way, I'm more pissed at myself.
 
Young guys wearing trousers around their knees... Buy a belt, No one wants to see your boxers!

I hate pretty much all of these trends that make no sense yet take off.... Especially when you imagine 1 colossal idiot doing it first, followed by other larger idiots thinking "yeh, actually I get that. It looks trendy!".
 
MitchZ06
Holden Monaro, you yanks are lucky you got that gem :sly: (then ruined it..)
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Whoa, I'm Canadian. There's a difference. That car was ruined as soon as the Pontiac badge was slapped on the grille, then they put the GTO badge on the trunk lid, and it barely sold at all.
 
Spagetti69
Controversial one but this retro fad is a load of bollocks.

Metal gear HD.
ICO.
Resi 4.

And all the other cash cows there planning.

End rant.
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I like that they re-release old games so I get a chance to play them :)

I missed ICO during the PS2 lifespan...
 
People who post pointless drivel about how much they love their precious iPhone, and how it's the best thing ever... I look forward to their cries of horror and disappointment when the iPhone 5 comes out...

And horseboxes. My school bus was stuck in some mud for 5 mins because of one.
 
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I like that they re-release old games so I get a chance to play them :)

I missed ICO during the PS2 lifespan...
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Yes I do agree with that.

Was great back in the day.
Press X to grab on after a jump. Hmm

Metal gear HD.
All the funny controls to do stealth moves, and stuff.

The controls added to the difficulty for me.
A simple task like hiding in a cardboard box, smoking cigarettes and switching weapons needed streetfighter button combos.

Nathan drake can hang from a lamppost, shoot an army, scratch his arse and crack a joke. With a press of a button.
That means the difficulty comes from the game world not the game controls.

Resi 4HD Woohoo. Apparently not even HD.

Think it's just developers realising there's a global recession on.
Bang out a sure fire HD classic with minimal effort and rake in the cash.

Pity most PS3's can't play the originals. I've got most of them still.
 
@Racedude: That reminds me of my International Business class. I get swamped with homework in that class, whereas in accounting I have no homework ever. Its a crazy world, but hey, its my world.
 
VANDENAL
And to go further, General Motors grinds my gears, they took a Holden Monaro (Or is it a Commodore?) and rebadged it as a Pontiac GTO here. No offense, but the rebadged Monaro does nothing but tarnish the GTO's iconic status. End of rant number 219?
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VANDENAL
Whoa, I'm Canadian. There's a difference. That car was ruined as soon as the Pontiac badge was slapped on the grille, then they put the GTO badge on the trunk lid, and it barely sold at all.
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Wut?
You're talking about the social perception and historic status of the car and not whether it was actually good or not.
Other than the vette and the caddy V series, the Aussie based GTO and G8 are probably the best cars GM has sold in years.
 
Whoa eszee there bud! I said the Holden Monaro is a great car. I'm saying that Pontiac shouldn't have called it a GTO, as the GTO had a legacy of being an awesome muscle car. They should've just called it the Pontiac Monaro.
 
First you said the Monaro tarnished the GTO name cause it wasn't good enough for the badge, then you said the GTO badge ruined the Monaro. Now, if you complained about Chevy tarnishing the Camaro name by selling the current models, I would've agreed with you.
The GTO was great, 40 years ago. They did the right thing reviving it with a car that was WORTHY of the name, once the 6.0 came out.
They used the GTO name to stir up interest and increase sales. It was a smart move but the economy just wasn't there towards the end, just like it wasn't there for the G8.
 
@ eszee: My point was that the GTO badge doesn't deserve to be on a Monaro, and the Monaro shouldn't have been badged a GTO, you were right about that. However, the new Camaro has every right to be called a Camaro, as it looks like the muscle car the Camaro was back in its day.
 
Co-workers who fail to realize that work is indeed not a social gathering place. Especially when there happens to be a huge sale going on and there isn't time to talk(we have 10 registers open from midnight to midnight and there is constantly a line in every one for about 20 of those hours).
 
VANDENAL
@ eszee: My point was that the GTO badge doesn't deserve to be on a Monaro, and the Monaro shouldn't have been badged a GTO, you were right about that. However, the new Camaro has every right to be called a Camaro, as it looks like the muscle car the Camaro was back in its day.
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Camaro was a pony car.
 
Yes you're right eszee, my mistake. The Camaro was a pony car. In that respect the new Camaro seems to be styled more like the Chevelle in regards to it being so big and powerful. Imagine that, me owning up to a mistake! What grinds my gears? 3 straight nights with nightmares. The 1st 2-nights were dreams about people being eaten, and last night it was about being banned from GTPlanet. Both are equally scary.
 
VANDENAL
Yes you're right eszee, my mistake. The Camaro was a pony car. In that respect the new Camaro seems to be styled more like the Chevelle in regards to it being so big and powerful. Imagine that, me owning up to a mistake! What grinds my gears? 3 straight nights with nightmares. The 1st 2-nights were dreams about people being eaten, and last night it was about being banned from GTPlanet. Both are equally scary.
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So I'm not the only one who's had the GTP nightmare. :p Sort of sad that this place is such a big part of life. :p
 
I've had that dream. The one where I get banned. Scary stuff.


Anyway, my sister grinds my gears. My mom just had a few very painful shots in her back, so guess who has to run up to the school every other morning to take her school folder to her when she forgets it.....


Also, people who follow the school zone speed even when the lights aren't flashing.
It says "Only when flashing" for a reason, people.
 
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