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I'd say rusted and busted, but it actually looks to be in pretty good shape aside from the hood. Is there a lot of rust elsewhere on it?

I used to run Ubuntu, even as recently as the nebulous period between XP and Windows 7. I got sick of wrestling with peripherals and programs. My last attempt at forcing Ubuntu on my wife ended when she wanted to install the Shutterfly (Windows only) bulk uploader. And I don't want to hear anyone say they got it to work in Wine or something, because I don't have time for that crap anymore. My only complaint with Ubuntu, aside from the fact that Linux sucks for a desktop OS, is that it doesn't support Xen at the kernel level, and I only know that because I had to help my stubborn-ass cousin get it installed. I finally just made him switch to Debian. Windows 7 is actually quite good, if you have the hardware to support it.

Also, I was a passenger in a 944 that spun into a wall at 50mph or so at a PCA event. I've actually seen a fair amount of carnage given my short HPDE career. Although, with 100+ cars at each event, one incident per day isn't really all that terrible. Totally acceptable, IMO, especially since I've never seen an injury.

Really? I think I've seen, on average, 1 wreck per day at all the HPDEs I've done. Off the top of my head, in the last year alone: Supercharged Viper at Shenandoah in the rain (kissed concrete) Incidental contact between SN95 Mustang and BMW at same event (dents all around) Same Mustang into padded wall at same event (scuffed, no real damage) Mk V GTI at Shenandaoh in the dry (needed a flatbed to get home) Fox body on the skidpad (protip: if you're headed towards a hill, get off the gas) Ion Redline at Nelson (smashed into tire wall at 80-ish, ambulance sent, Funday over) Considering I only did 5 days last year, that meets my average. I'm also friends with a guy who put his 370Z into a wall at VIR his first time out. I always advocate cheap cars for track toys for this very reason, although in the last couple of years track insurance has been getting more available and affordable.

I've done several events with Trackdaze, and they're running events at VIR in March and May. Since I moved back to Ohio I've only done Summit Point events with them, but my (DC area) friends are itching for something new and I've been considering pitching one of the VIR events to them, although I'm not looking forward to yet another 7+ hour drive in the ol' trackrat. https://www.trackdaze.com/ Take a look at the dates and PM me if you're interested. I'm on the fence about making the drive but if there's going to be a crew going that'll make it a lot more tolerable. VIR was my first track and I haven't gone back since, so it might be nice.

Not to beat a dead horse, but my entire involvement in this thread has been to suggest that maybe we shouldn't root for war, because war sucks for people who have to fight it. In fact, I explicitly said that I don't want to go to war because I don't want this infantry guy to get shot in the face. But that only got me called a pussy, so I made a tongue-in-cheek, obviously sarcastic comment about how other people (not me, if you actually read what I quoted there) apparently wanted to put him into harms way. But that's the quote that supports the notion you have that I'm some liberal pussy faggot, so obviously you ignored everything else in the thread and latched onto the one thing that made you feel good about hating me. Great job.

You called me a "tree hugging yuppy bitch" because I said "I hope we resolve this peacefully." And that sums up your involvement in this thread. Stay safe.

You've painted an impressive picture of me based upon my simple desire not to root for another major war. Please do state what I've said that's so offensive. Or is the mere existence of non-combat personnel with opinions on US foreign policy just infuriating to you?

Go drive an SX4 and see if you like it. I love them, but the seating position is high and the interior is spartan, to put it nicely. They drive great but it's a tall city car, not a comfortable highway cruiser.

Fine, Dover can go get shot in the face if that's what you all want.

Fair enough. We'll see how it pans out. Cherry Pie: Thank you for your service. I hope we don't go to war because I don't want you to get shot in the face.

Some of their tents aren't even air conditioned!

I really don't understand the hostility. We both agree that going to war sucks, we both agree that I don't have a particularly risky role if we do, and yet we both agree that we're willing to die to defend our country. Where we differ, apparently, is that I think people are sick fucks for encouraging full-on war over what appears to be a minor trade dispute, and you think we should kill lots of people and put you and your fellow soldiers in harms way to potentially save a few bucks on oil from a country that we currently import 0% of our oil from. It makes no sense. All I said was that we should strive to end this dispute peacefully and not nuke anyone. Controversial words, I know. I'm sure there's something in there that pissed you off more, time to call me more names...

I took the same oath you did. I'm just not sure how turning Iran into glass and entering a full-scale war with China will "keep things free." It's the department of defense, not the department of lets go start some shit yeehaw.

"i hope we turn iran into a glass field" isn't rooting for anything? Besides, I'm an E-6 in the USAF, if you want to support me don't encourage a pointless conflict that would rip me away from my family. Kthx.

Can't tell if joking.

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I hope we resolve this peacefully without melting anyone or going to war with China. Frankly, that should go without saying. You people rooting for this are sick fucks.

Don't ever go into PR. When an automaker announces a sales target, it's directed at their investors and is designed to bolster their stock prices. Not meeting that target is a surefire way to tank your market value, and nobody sets out to make their market value tank.

iPhones are crazy expensive in other parts of the world, and AFAIK the US is the only country where subsidized phones have become the norm. You can get a new 4S for $200 with a Verizon contract, so getting someone to pay half that for a worn out 3GS is going to be nearly impossible. OTOH, someone overseas would gladly pay $200 for a used 3GS instead of $800 or so for a new 4S. Gazelle.com probably has a pretty solid business plan going on. GLWS

What can I say, I like the attention. :gay:

Lol, ok, all modern cars, or *almost* all cars. Lawsuits have killed handling.

All VWs are set up to understeer like pigs from the factory. Just like every car made by anyone. Getting rid of understeer in a FWD car is trivial, as everyone who autocrosses knows. I've actually had people come up to me (after passing them on track) and say things like, "I thought all Hondas were FWD, what kind of car is that?" I have to explain that I set up my car to be loose, and no, it's not RWD, I just have no problem getting the ass end to swing around. eta: To the OP, yeah, it's still ghey as long as it's got a speedometer in the middle of the dash.

I don't understand how this can happen. Was the parked car backing out into the street?