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09-11-2007, 10:18 AM | #1 |
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#1 reason why YW is better than Stangnet:
Yaris World members can actually talk about things other than drag racing!
I've been spending an equal amount of time here and on Stangnet (since I am, after all, due to receive my '08 GT within the next few weeks), and lemme' tell 'ya, those guys have a collective one-track mind. "Quarter mile" this and "gear ratio" that and "How do the 197 times compare to <insert apples-to-oranges car here>"..... Sheesh! I just wanted an old car without having to restore it, with air bags! The site is an absolute treasury of technical info.... most of which I'll never need, since I'm not building a race car. It'd be nice if they could chill out a bit, take a few notes from YW here, and relaaaax. ~SM
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09-11-2007, 11:40 AM | #2 |
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I know what you mean. I am involved in quite a few forums that rarely venture out into other subjects other than the one the forum is about. So boring. I am a very random person and I need an outlet.
Thanks Yaris World, Thank you good!
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09-11-2007, 01:06 PM | #3 | |
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09-11-2007, 01:06 PM | #4 |
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I used to be apart of a monte carlo forum and mainly they just nit pick at peoples hard work, talk about painting the interior and and fixing the car. no real performance anything its a site devoted to the 5th gen monte and everything goes bad on that car
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09-11-2007, 01:09 PM | #5 |
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Hey they do that here too!
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09-11-2007, 02:11 PM | #6 |
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To answer your question red, they have a few import-haters, but for the most part, they seem pretty open minded for a forum dedicated to an "American legend". They've given many an import its props, more notably the 350Z and, of all things, a Neon SRT-4.
Very little talk of turning, though. Just a time or two has anyone mentioned enjoying mountain roads. Most of their suspension talk focuses on getting their 300-550HP to the ground with minimal loss on launch. I've not seen one peep about NASCAR, believe it or not! ~YR
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09-11-2007, 02:20 PM | #7 |
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Srt-4 is a domestic.
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09-11-2007, 03:55 PM | #8 |
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You should have seen the Mustang forums back in the mid/late 90's when I 1st joined them, they have matured much since then. Most Mustang performance enthusiasts are into drag racing because that is what their car's are best at. Starting with the 5.0, "late model" Mustangs have been powerful with only adequate brakes and suspensions, thus it was cheaper to just go fast straight. A Yaris is blesses with no power and no weight, thus it's cheaper to go left/right quickly.
thecorral.net has a pretty large twisty contingent. Not sure about the S197 groups focus, but there is a lot of info out there if you ask. Very little bashing of other cars, no Nascar booger-eaters, and a much larger overall knowledge base makes for some good websites...
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09-11-2007, 04:10 PM | #9 |
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Pfft, whatever. Badge alone does not a domestic make. That's like sayin' my Vibe was American made.
~YR
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09-11-2007, 08:44 PM | #10 |
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no it is not..... daimler chrysler is not american, it is german
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaimlerChrysler http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom_de
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Well Daimler Chrysler is German American or American German. It was the merger of an American company and German so its both as Chrysler infused American and German engineering in its cars mostly with the Chrysler part but I don't know how much content is in the Dodge division that is German per say. Of course now Diamler has sold off Chrysler so now its just good ol' American. Of course with today's global market its hard to tell what is "import," and what is "domestic" as parts or platforms or whatever is interchanged. Sorry to get off topic.
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Hell, there are more Toyota Camery's or Honda Civic's made in the US than there are Ford F-150's
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09-11-2007, 04:33 PM | #13 |
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Here you go then: NASCAR coach reveals winning strategy
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09-11-2007, 05:12 PM | #14 |
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OOMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hillarious
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09-11-2007, 03:49 PM | #15 |
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somehow I doubt there is a 20-page thread on fuel economy, or anything about the benefits of DFCO
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09-11-2007, 08:48 PM | #16 |
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BTW staticorex..... Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid (KMFDM) Rox!
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09-11-2007, 09:18 PM | #17 |
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Ha. Hell yeah!! And I guess you're right. I never thought of Dodge as German though. :/
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09-12-2007, 09:37 AM | #18 |
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I was actually considering who makes the engine. Mitsubishi, no? I was under the impression that, at least once upon a time, the Neon and the Lancer were kin.
~YR
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