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I miss the gold-backed, cash-based economy...oh wait, that died when my grandfather was a kid.

Fixed. What exactly can that get away from? http://www.hubcapcafe.com/i/2003/cambridge/chev5901.jpg Joe, I pick the establishment(s) we rob. We need untraceable liquid assets, cash is getting hard to find. I wouldn't mind focusing on precious metals or gems.....yea gems, gold is too damn heavy and dirty.

Harman/Kardon premium sound. I'm wondering if I'mm have to look across the pond.

Hello small buisness owner. I would also like to know the tricks of the trade so that I too may compete with you in your rmarket next winter. I understand being curious, guys, but think about the questions you're asking. lol Hey Erik, plow me a path fron Oak Creek Apratments to the Green meadows drive S curve.

The Jaguar doesn't like snow, they're tropical creatures. I'll have to train it.

I've used those and find them bulky and annoying. Especially if you're traveling and pick up a radio station. Where my cig lighter is, it would put the IPod right around the middle of my right fore arm.

Basically, new car has a 6 disk changer in the trunk. Boooo! Rather then fuck'round in the dash, can an iPod be hooked into the existing wires that go from the CD changer to the head unit? Do they "talk the same talk", or will it not be able to play the data coming from the iPod?

Nice choice, good color too. I also bought a car yesterday, but have not pics yet. It's not a big deal.

99-04 Cobra Axels? Pics?

2.25" inlet! Why can't I edit subject lines? Got this for the Benz many many moons ago, and I honnestly no longer have a clue who made it. Pics are self explanitory. The guts show that it probably won't bee to quiet on its own, but if it's added to an exsisting performance muffler, it aught to take the high end out of your tone, always a good thing. I got it because I wanted the tips, honestly. It was nice that it came with a muffler, for a bit less than Borla charges for their dual-square tips. Total length, tips to inlet tip: 21" Length from tips to back of case, 19" http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7328/muffgk2.jpg $125

If it were busted pipes in freeway patrol units, I'd laugh. Got no beef with the HQ though.

I'm going to go with the bank robbery. These guys are the only two in this thread not dying or going to jail... Oh yeah, and who ever said sportbike, them too. Though really, you may want a dual sport with balls. Better be stealing with something small. Really, you should go with a wingless WRX with STi guts. I dont want to imply that my advice on this subject is the result of anything but speculation and fictional experience gleaned from elaborate dreams. I once had Thunderbird, and with it I did, bar none, the dumbest and most regretable things I've ever done in my life, a few still give me chills. When planning a getaway, you need to choose based on neccesity. Priority 1: get away. -This is where motorcycle logic prevails. Your cash is no good in prison, and the mob cares nothing for boot space. To get away, you must run untill they cannot see you, then hide where they will not find you. Bikes are small and dual sports go everywhere. -Brian, you're vehicle is bad ass, but it's not getting away from anything. So it can mow over a pair of cruisers and lay-to-waste gangstas with anti-personnel...but guess what, there's more where that came from. You will run out of fuel, and I will douse you with a steady flow of burning gasoline until you bake. I'm the world, I've got all day. -Corvettes, and supercars et al: You are going to die. These cars are built around a ragged edge, and offer no margin of error. You are not the Transporter, you will be nervous and often panicked. These lead to deadly mistakes in supercars. Also, back to the hide part. Run away in a Veyron? We'll find you. Blast down 270 in your vette? Hotlines, people saw you, we'll find you. If you run in such a vehicle, don't stop until you're in tiajuana. These are also cars that empty their tank after 5mins of WOT. You wont get far on the highway. -Trucks: Are you kidding? "It can go off road!". Don't know if you noticed, but there aren't any great swaths of off roadness 'round here. You go off road, and you'll be busted as soon as you get back on the road, which wont be long. You will need on-road performance, and I'll elaborate on that later. -M5s, AMGs, S8s etc etc. These cars have great power and great engineering behind them...but. You're going to break them. At best, you're 4000+lb car will eat its tires after 10 mins of 100% driving. But first, you'll boil your break fluid. These cars were built for short stints of skilless spirited driving; Investment bankers that push the go-pedal to the floor for 5 seconds a week. You're going to burn them up. They all use glass transmissions. When it's my ass, I wouldn't rely on them. You need sustainable performance, something that some supercars also can't deliver. Ok, now that I've told you all why your cars won't work, and you've bothered to read it all, I'll reward you with the secret; your car doesn't mean shit. If your chase lasts more then 5 minutes, you'll be caught. When running from the po, you have until the choppers get to you, then it's over, you're not going to shake them. Truly, it's over as soon as the second cruiser shows up. "The choppers only do 120, I'll hop on 71 and do 200 mph to Cleveland" No you're not. You're going to blow a tire, wreck in traffic (only 2 lanes), or get intercepted by another air unit. "I'll go off road" The choppers will find your 98.6 degree ass. "I'll fight it out in a Bradley" You'll die in it. A chase is won or lost in the first minute, you don't need a fast car to get away. Granted, it has to be faster then what your running from, but how hard is it to overpower a 260hp, 4300lb live axle ford? You need to blast for a short distance, break the line of sight, and hide. You need a discrete car, not one that your pursuer will recognize. You need a quick burst of moderate and controllable speed, and the ability to scrub it off fast. You need quiet and unsuspecting. When you hide, you don't stay there, you wait till the cop passes you, then pull out and go the other way. If I were to rob a bank, my car would be a 3.0 Honda Accord, silver. I'd hit the bank fast and be gone before the po gets there, money or not. A wet shot and a brake kit wouldn't hurt. For a prolonged chase, I would be back in my Thunderbird with the racing trans. I can move the car well, would want fresh tires. A chase very rarely ever works out because people try to run, you need to focus on hiding, and you have less then a minute to do it. Once you have a 20 or 30 sec gap between you and the pursuer, start turning and hide. He's on the radio and they're coming from all directions, running will not save you. Stay the hell out of neighborhoods. You'll get lost, you'll get boxed in, and you'll piss off the judge. Keep bystanders out of your problems. I need to point out just how minimal your chances of getting away are once you're being pursued. You have to be running before the guy even see's you. Really your only hope is if hes going the other way.

return-style fuel system or no? Wondering why it would wait for the car to be off before it lit up.

I'd rather just lay the brick/stone/tile then have a poured and textured patio. Your first crack will spoil the effect. I've layed flagstone before and managed to get it flat (stayed that way for 7 years and running). If I can do that, brick or tile should be easy. Plus it gives you more freedom to add or subtract as you change your mind. And by "you change your mind", I mean your wife chages hers and makes you do the work.

Purchase 2 fire extinguishers. Put one within reach of you while driving. Put the second someplace safe. Run high presure ruber hose from fire extinguisher to problem fire area. Plug end of hose. Rig open the extinguisher valve. Now, you have a preasurized runner line full of extinguish'itude. Heat will melt the hose at the point that the heat is being generated, i.e. the fire. This will make a hole, releasing the fire supression whoop'ass on the fire. FTW.

sucks when some one else calls you on your mistake.

I can very much help it, these are fuckin retarded.

ummm if you can't focus on driving when using an auto...wow, nevermind.

You guys sure had high expectations for a thread titled "We Do Battlez!"

Idiots with no concept or care for launching dynamics. Or, a company pandering to said people. There's a chance that they were DOT road racing slicks, but again no one makes 19". The video did not deliver the goods, and seems to have been filmed by a one legged epileptic chimp. should have been limited to just 30 sec of car noise.

Trail brake it. I still recommend the 500E, no matter how far you must travel.

If they were robotic and could use a rifle, I'd order a few hundred.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBIW7As0nxM

and 378tq Nothing spectacular, but it's enough to get the car 'round in an entertaining fashion. I'm putting ideas of tiny pullies out of my head, and trying to forget the AJ6's bulletproof reputation, especially when people bring up the 400hp contemporaries (only 80hp away). The idea behind the car was to have a DD that I didn't need to futz with.