Minichan

They're very nice cars. I would go with the Lincoln Mark VIII or the Thunderbird, the Mercury Cougar always looked ugly to me though that's just cosmetic; your tastes may vary. The air suspension makes me nervous though. Overall, it's like a very luxurious, very understated (especially the Ford Thunderbird) Mustang for people who don't need to show off. You get essentially all the power and performance (and better handling due to independent rear suspension) but without the LOOK AT ME muscle car boy-racer thing.

Going with a unibody though, you lose some durability and repairability though. Also a solid rear axle is probably going to last a lot longer and take more abuse than a double wishbone rear suspension. It's definitely a tradeoff but if you can find a well-maintained unmolested one (sadly all the Mark VIIIs here have been fitted with vulgar "dubz" and burn oil now) and you're willing to sacrifice the interior space, then go for it!

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@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
> The air suspension makes me nervous though.
Why? It isn't that expensive and it looks like a less of a pain in the ass to install than a spring.
> Overall, it's like a very luxurious, very understated (especially the Ford Thunderbird) Mustang for people who don't need to show off. You get essentially all the power and performance (and better handling due to independent rear suspension) but without the LOOK AT ME muscle car boy-racer thing.
In other words, it's the perfect entry-level coupe.
> Going with a unibody though, you lose some durability and repairability though.
Yeah, but given the car's size, I'd rather have a crumple zone.
> Also a solid rear axle is probably going to last a lot longer and take more abuse than a double wishbone rear suspension.
I don't really care. If I did get a Panther, I'd pay out the ass to get double wishbone for it.
> It's definitely a tradeoff but if you can find a well-maintained unmolested one (sadly all the Mark VIIIs here have been fitted with vulgar "dubz" and burn oil now) and you're willing to sacrifice the interior space, then go for it!
There are quite a few on Autotrader that look completely stock. No rims and no dubshit and definitely no STANCE nonsense (though if I were buying a Honda Civic, that would be a problem). And none of them are donks, though good luck finding an Oldsmobile Cutlass that isn't raised like a Brotruck and given vulgar wheels.

@previous (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
Sounds like it would work out good for you! Especially the styling and luxury, both are absolutely top-notch. You also get the DOHC V8 instead of the SOHC Panter one so you get 280 instead of 230 hp stock.

@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I absolutely love the styling. It isn't bland and embarrassing, yet it won't draw attention to yourself. And it doesn't exactly scream out to the world, HEY WORLD, LOOK AT ME! I'M A SUPER FAST CAR THAT IS BEING DRIVEN BY A SPOILED TEENAGER! And yes, it gets 280hp without any mods. That is lovely, considering my current car gets me 100 at most (with about 200 torques, which is nice). Sounds fucking lovely, TBH, and I hear it's cheap to repair, too.

God there are a lot of words in this topic

@previous (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
Glug. No there aren't.

@426,896 (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
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@426,888 (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I've heard you're really getting more value for money with a FTQ V9 with a turbo valve installed. And it includes optimised wing mirrors as an optional extra too. The 449psg is really nice too.

@previous (E)
You almost had me? You never had me! You never had your car! Granny shiftin', not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didnt blow the welds on the intake. Almost had me? Now me and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block, and replace the piston rings you fried! Ask any racer, any real racer, it don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.

@426,901 (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
Not really. I might be committing political suicide by saying this, and be accused of selling out, but here it goes: I want to get away from the Kimmo stylesheet altogether. I want to get away from the idea of being a chan altogether. I want to create a discussion board that is more like a social network than anything else. It would be like Facebook, with the focus being on the board and real discussion rather than it focusing on groups, likes, wall-posts, pokes, games, etc. It would give you the option to post anonymously rather than forcing you to register, but registering and having a profile would be an option. It would be like twitter, but would encourage intelligent conversation rather than 100 character "tweets" that seem to be dumbing down the nation. It would be like a blog, but people would actually care about it, because rather than being a blog in the sense that it's a single website about you, it's interactive and everyone is tied together through the social network. You could have a "friends" list, but it would be more like a list of favorite posters where you watch for their posts/threads, rather than a restrictive list. It will be like Facebook WAS, back when people actually joined groups and went into the discussion tab to have actual discussion, before they started putting ridiculous restrictions on groups and encouraging people to just "like" corporations instead and have you play mindless games so they can sell your information to advertisers. You'd still have the same freedom of speech, and be able to post anything from chan bullshit to legitimate reporters using it as a medium to post their news articles or blogs. It would be like youtube, but the focus would be on discussion rather than video, but the idea of it being user generated content is the same. Privacy would never be an issue, because you'd still have the option to post anonymously and no logging in would be required.

I warned you it was political suicide. I know some of you must think I'm joking and that I just don't get it. I know I probably sound like Kimmo several years ago, posting about stuff where it was obvious to everyone but him that only he thought his ideas were a good idea. The difference is, I'm not a sociopath, I don't want to do this because I think I deserve a billion dollars, I don't think it's guaranteed to be the next big thing, and I understand that it's not for everyone, so I have no intention of spamming my site all over the god damn place trying to attract attention from people who will obviously hate it. I just know there are a lot of people just like me out there who miss the old youtube, miss the old facebook, hate the teenage drama of myspace, and are sickened by the watered down content and pointless updates of twitter. There are people out there who love the free speech of blogs and chan sites, but hate the meaningless shit that fills most chans and the fact that most blogs are just people who only want to talk about themselves or think they're real reporters because they have a website. I know the internet market is already flooded with so many social networking and sharing sites that I might just be insane. Maybe I really am like Kimmo and I'm trying to reinvent the wheel just because there's not a site out there that's not EXACTLY what I want it to be. If that's the case, just say so. If there's a social networking site out there that's ridiculously close to what I'm describing here, just say so, and I'll leave you alone and I'll go there instead. I'm not going to be like Kimmo and go ahead with an idea when everyone tells me it's lame and refuse to take any advice and call anyone who disagree with me a troll, but if you read this and you feel the same way, if your're like me and feel like there are millions of people out there who feel the same way we do, if your're sick of settling for what's already out there and feel like the internet needs a new niche for everyone who is like us...
JOIN ME

Or don't because I realize that was a little over the top.

@426,895 (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
Also you'll be able to pwn fart can Civics all day long sitting in the lap of luxury. Cops wont notice you, parts are cheap, reliability is good. Ford was really on top of their game in the '90s

@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
That sounds like the absolute perfect car, but I fear the cost of insurance on that. Probably 600-1000 for me, even with my absolutely perfect record.

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And the best part is that, unlike the Town Car or Grand Marquis, it doesn't look like a taxi/chauffeur/cop car.

The Mark VIII reminds me of the BMW M3s of the same years.

@previous (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
Except it's reliable and the trunk doesn't leak.

@previous (MetaPhone)
To be fair, I bet the boot of the Mark VIII will begin to leak if you keep on using it to deliver Cambodian orphans to child brothels.

@previous (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
That,s pretty heavy duty hauling for a luxury grand tourer. If you're smuggling shotas, you should seriously consider upgrading to a Navigator. It's not as sporty but it's as luxurious as a Town Car, you can fit 20 Cambodians and a ton of ecstasy in the back, and the four wheel drive will get you across anything.

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What is the best exhaust to get a raspy, not really deep V8 sound out of it?

@previous (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)

a literal colon

@previous (!KThEOwLwbU)
lol