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LANcaster said:
Just bought the car yesterday so I don't have any particularly interesting photos of it yet but here's a quick one I took with my cameraphone:

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It's a 2.0l V6 Mitsubishi FTO GR btw :D
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Really nice looking car, I'm looking forward to seeing more shots from all angles. Is the car new? The colour match on the bumper is horrendous. If it's a used car I'd wager it may have had some work done.
 
sycho said:
At least I am not driving dangerously. :rolleyes:
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Speed doesn't kill. Driving like a dumbass does. I've gone well over 100 before, and I'm alive. But before I even get up past the speed limit, I make sure that no other cars are in sight, the weather's fine, etc. And when I am going fast, I pay attention and immediately hit the brake and slow down if there's anything that could pose a threat to anyone's safety.


Lastly, before you call people names, how do you even know that this was on public road? He could be on a closed track. Or he could've done what a buddy of mine did and put the car up on jackstands, put it in gear and get on the gas until the speedo reaches 160 and take a picture and tell people it's real :D
 
My weekend toy:

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and

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and under the hood:

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Girls with the car?

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Thanks for looking :D
 
I heart speedo pics. I've gone faster in my NSX, but this is the fastest I've got a pic at (my wife took the picture).
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This is someone else's NSX, but I'd love to have one like it of my own. :)
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Someday! :D
 
More pictures as promised!

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Is the car new? The colour match on the bumper is horrendous. If it's a used car I'd wager it may have had some work done.
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No, the car is pretty old now so I suspect that either it's been resprayed and some point or the front bumper has change colour slightly over time.
 
Well. I am getting my license March 15th. Finally :) :).

Before, I was going to get a last generation Grand Cherokee, similar to my sisters. Then after dealing with crooked salesmen at the dealer my parents didn't want to get a Jeep. Then they thought they would give me my Dad's 2003 Discovery II but insurance would be very high for me esp. since they want collision on it and so that was scrapped.

Now I am looking at my neighbors older Discovery. I test drove it yesterday. Its a Discovery I and its a blast to drive- even though its miniscule 183hp 4.0L V8 is vastly underpowered for the 4600lb vehicle it is unique. Very high, great visibility, very utilitarian but comforting in a way. It's Extremely loud as well compared to my dads. The exhaust system is fine, it is quite possibly the loudest car I have ever driven. Once you get going though the engine roar is droned out by the massive amount of wind noise. I know it sounds like I am putting it down, but I really like it.

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Its pretty dirty in the pics. Thats from about a month ago. When my dad and I looked at it yesterday it looks like she vacuumed a little but it still needs a detailing. Being a rover, of course it has its share of problems. Rear windows intermittently work along with the rear wiper, she said the check engine light has been coming on lately- it was when we drove it but after it went out, it needs a new antenna ($26 part), it needs new front brakes soon ($160 part), and 2 of power seat switch knobs are missing- not a big problem because they still work but being placed where they are they are prone to damage.
 
ErikCLDR said:
Well. I am getting my license March 15th. Finally :) :).

Before, I was going to get a last generation Grand Cherokee, similar to my sisters. Then after dealing with crooked salesmen at the dealer my parents didn't want to get a Jeep. Then they thought they would give me my Dad's 2003 Discovery II but insurance would be very high for me esp. since they want collision on it and so that was scrapped.

Now I am looking at my neighbors older Discovery. I test drove it yesterday. Its a Discovery I and its a blast to drive- even though its miniscule 183hp 4.0L V8 is vastly underpowered for the 4600lb vehicle it is unique. Very high, great visibility, very utilitarian but comforting in a way. It's Extremely loud as well compared to my dads. The exhaust system is fine, it is quite possibly the loudest car I have ever driven. Once you get going though the engine roar is droned out by the massive amount of wind noise. I know it sounds like I am putting it down, but I really like it.

Its pretty dirty in the pics. Thats from about a month ago. When my dad and I looked at it yesterday it looks like she vacuumed a little but it still needs a detailing. Being a rover, of course it has its share of problems. Rear windows intermittently work along with the rear wiper, she said the check engine light has been coming on lately- it was when we drove it but after it went out, it needs a new antenna ($26 part), it needs new front brakes soon ($160 part), and 2 of power seat switch knobs are missing- not a big problem because they still work but being placed where they are they are prone to damage.
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You'd think that being a Luxury Car company, Land Rover would do it's best to keep it quiet on the inside... Or is it just because it's old?
 
wizwaz3 said:
You'd think that being a Luxury Car company, Land Rover would do it's best to keep it quiet on the inside... Or is it just because it's old?
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Well, this is the Discovery 1 which was Land Rovers first attempt at a more family oriented and cheaper car than the Range Rover. The engine in it was a 3.5L pushrod v8 designed by buick. Over the years they just kept making it bigger. This one has a 4.0. Overall, all of them from what i have heard are jut loud mechanical sounding vehicles. Its somewhat empowering though. Its not exhaust noise, its just engine noise, its hard to describe. The exhaust system however is strange. The exhaust comes out of the engine it two pipes, each with its own cadilliac (sp?) converter. After the converters the pipes merge to go to one muffler and out to the exhaust. (I think thats how it went, my dad thought it was peculiar)

The lady used to be my neighbor in another neighborhood. When I lived there I remembered it being very loud as well.
 
My god, I never thought I'd see the words 4.0L and "underpowered" in the same sentence.

I think I need to go and lay down for a little while... :(
 
hob said:
My god, I never thought I'd see the words 4.0L and "underpowered" in the same sentence.

I think I need to go and lay down for a little while... :(
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4.0L V8 is pretty tiny to me. The vehicle weighs as much as a Suburban except a Suburban has a 5.7L V8. That is 5.7 significantly larger.

The Rover's 0-60 time is 11.2 seconds. While you go lay down count that out. :p ;)

One-Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi...

Go to a used car lot and try one out. Its actually amusing how slow it is, but monstrously loud at the same time. I love it though, I dunno why, it just has a charm to it.

Read any review and I guaranty they will say its underpowered. Unless that review is by a car salesmen that is.
 
ErikCLDR said:
4.0L V8 is pretty tiny to me. The vehicle weighs as much as a Suburban except a Suburban has a 5.7L V8. That is 5.7 significantly larger.
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Small correction. GM dumped the 350 Small Block( or 5.7 in these days lol ) in the Suburban back when the GMT-800's debuted. The last 350 was the LS1/LS6 in the Corvette, GTO, and CTS-V. The Suburbans now have a 327( or a 5.3 liter) V8.

PS: Man, I wish we would dump the liters measurement. Calling engines 327 is so much better. :p
 
macquariumguy said:
I heart speedo pics. I've gone faster in my NSX, but this is the fastest I've got a pic at (my wife took the picture).
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Is this real or just for fun?:D

Seems odd that at the exposure needed for the inside of the car, the outside view isn't blurred, given the speedo says 100 mph!

Very fast film?:rolleyes:
 
Ish said:
Seems odd that at the exposure needed for the inside of the car, the outside view isn't blurred, given the speedo says 100 mph!

Very fast film?:rolleyes:
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I've taken many pictures with my camera (Fuji Finepix Z2), an ultra-compact, inside the car many times and the background isn't blurred in any of them. Cameras with fast shutter speeds aren't hard to find.
 
quagmire said:
Small correction. GM dumped the 350 Small Block( or 5.7 in these days lol ) in the Suburban back when the GMT-800's debuted. The last 350 was the LS1/LS6 in the Corvette, GTO, and CTS-V. The Suburbans now have a 327( or a 5.3 liter) V8.

PS: Man, I wish we would dump the liters measurement. Calling engines 327 is so much better. :p
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Regardless, 4.0L is a pretty small 8cyl engine, especially if it has to push a 4600lb vehicle.
 
Ish said:
Is this real or just for fun?:D

Seems odd that at the exposure needed for the inside of the car, the outside view isn't blurred, given the speedo says 100 mph!

Very fast film?:rolleyes:
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The roof was off the car that day, so it was as bright inside as it was outside.

But the most telling evidence is that if I'd Photoshopped that picture, I would have made myself going a lot faster than 105! :)
 
Ish said:
Is this real or just for fun?:D

Seems odd that at the exposure needed for the inside of the car, the outside view isn't blurred, given the speedo says 100 mph!

Very fast film?:rolleyes:
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A)take the huge image out of your quote

B) it looks like a very bright day, thus the shutter speed would be very high-eliminating the blur. I've taken pictures out my window while going about 90 and they were nice and clear- not to mention stopping helicopter blades etc. Who uses film anymore?

C) I'd like to roll my eyes are you sir. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

ErikCLDR said:
cadilliac (sp?) converter.
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catalytic converter
 
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