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[Car Won't Crank]

It would look good with big titty anime girls all over it. I'd itasha that.

Like the Dajibans the nippons do?

 

[Cup Noodle]

Like the Dajibans the nippons do?

I know there are are crossovers, but not all dajiban are itasha. That thing really does have a dajiban feel to it though doesn't it. For people wondering what the fuck we are talking about a dajiban is an american van tricked out in a nip style and a itasha is is a vehicle with anime girls on it, generally a Jap vehicle but there are itasha corvettes running around in America now.

 

[Car Won't Crank]

I know there are are crossovers, but not all dajiban are itasha. That thing really does have a dajiban feel to it though doesn't it. For people wondering what the fuck we are talking about a dajiban is an american van tricked out in a nip style and a itasha is is a vehicle with anime girls on it, generally a Jap vehicle but there are itasha corvettes running around in America now.

What a coincidence. There's a discussion about itasha on this forum https://kiwifarms.net/threads/why-a...overing-their-car-with-anime-stickers.122218/

 

[Sneeds]

Apparently they removed Top Gear UK on the motortrend app.

 

[AGPinochet]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

 

[The Last Stand]

Joan Blondell next to a Firestone tire in The Crowd Roars (1932)

Blondell has more curves than the tire itself.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

You can make a production vehicle in a 2 car garage if you really want to.

That being said there's a 98% chance that an electric vehicle start up is a sham. Look a Faraday for example, that was a wild ride

 

[Car Won't Crank]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

Don't believe the hype until they actually start delivering products. Just look at what happened to Elio Motors, another 3 wheeler car company. They claimed really high fuel efficiency numbers and great commuter specs, had youtubers review it for hype, only to never delivering products. They even had bought out an old auto plant for production if I recall.

 

[The Last Stand]

Faye Dunaway from Bonnie and Clyde. I think that's a Ford or Lincoln.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

So I've got an off-road something-or-other, one of them little amphibious fuckers with eight wheels that doesn't need seatbelts, windshields, suspension, etc. Brush guard is beat to shit, I stripped the paint, slapped a couple of layers of glossy black POR-15 on it, now thinking if I should give it a layer of POR-15 top coat in chassis black, or just call it a day.

I don't like how shiny it is, was thinking to use the chassis black top coat to knock off the shine. Not a huge deal, at the end I just don't want it looking beat up again after I play chicken with yet another tree. Anyone had any experience with POR-15 in rough conditions?

 

[Car Won't Crank]

So I've got an off-road something-or-other, one of them little amphibious fuckers with eight wheels that doesn't need seatbelts, windshields, suspension, etc. Brush guard is beat to shit, I stripped the paint, slapped a couple of layers of glossy black POR-15 on it, now thinking if I should give it a layer of POR-15 top coat in chassis black, or just call it a day.

I don't like how shiny it is, was thinking to use the chassis black top coat to knock off the shine. Not a huge deal, at the end I just don't want it looking beat up again after I play chicken with yet another tree. Anyone had any experience with POR-15 in rough conditions?

Por15 in harshly salted and brined areas usually ends up acting like a sacrificial layer after winter is over. It protects the base metal in the end though, which is what you want.

 

[Panama]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

We in the 70s again bud. There’s going to be loads of startups of efficient, affordable vehicles that will go tits up before delivering a single car, or sell a few dozen that fall far below the specs or quality promised.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

Por15 in harshly salted and brined areas usually ends up acting like a sacrificial layer after winter is over. It protects the base metal in the end though, which is what you want.

That's the idea, to renew it every year or two. It's only a brush guard so it won't see too much in terms of salt, but it will get beat up by branches and whatever else I run into.

It's just very shiny which feels out of place in the woods, so I think I will give it a coat of the POR-15 Chassis Black Top Coat to finish it off, it's more matte than the regular Gloss Black. May just get the spray one, that should be easier.

Edit: Not mine, but similar:

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

Aptera has been around for 17 goddamned years without producing anything but a giant furnace that consumes the money of ill-informed investors. They're in the same space as the other green three wheeled car manufacturers like Elio and Venture/Persu, promising the world and failing at producing anything, largely because they insist on pursuing ridiculous powertrain options because "muh green".

 

[Sneeds]

 

[NS0N]

O' Carspergs I have come to seek thine wisdom.

Recently I became aware of an American Electric Vehicle startup called Aptera (their one and only design shares the same name). The Aptera is a funny little three wheeled two seater with a surprising amount of storage space. Its main claims to fame however is its extreme Aerodynamics, extensive usage of solar panels for battery regeneration (claimed up to 40 miles a day depending on package options and environmental conditions) and claimed low MSRP of $25,900 for the base model. Aptera says they have 26,000 pre-orders and are hoping to deliver their first vehicles this year.

However I have my doubts they have the ability to produce these vehicles in any real quantity in a comparatively short amount of time. My basis for this suspicion is a result of a recently released video in which Aptera's WIP "manufacturing facility" was shown off and it is fucking tiny. The aforementioned video is linked below and a good panning shot of the building is shown from 4:05 to 4:15. Smaller than a Walmart, they do say however that they want to build multiple facilities so maybe that would compensate.

Thoughts? Is it possible to churn out production vehicles in a space that small?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDX4mWP9TIU

If it was possible to do that every car manufacture would be doing that. No, I would say it's not possible.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

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Faye Dunaway from Bonnie and Clyde. I think that's a Ford or Lincoln.

Speaking of Bonnie and Clyde, that old Pontiac GTO commercial did a good tribute to them.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

So the Aptera chatter made me curious about what happened to Elio Motors, another one of the three-wheel "green car" would-be automakers.

Turns out that after failing the first time because they insisted on designing their own engine, they've pivoted to electric. To this day, I have no idea why they just didn't sign a deal with Ford to use the 1.0L EcoBoost I3, which would have given them a turnkey solution to the powertrain - there are versions of that engine producing 140hp, which would have made for a very fast little trike, given that the vehicle only weighs ~1300 pounds or so.

 

[Bassomatic]

Ok sorry we have a story post incoming,

My jag was just loaded on a trailer and she's gone. I really miss her but don't also owning a super car for half a decade plus for less than 10k loss (ignore my upkeep i'm still in mourning)

I took her on two last drives, this weekend was perfect, just perfect 80s low, no humidity, I dropped the roof, opened the cut outs and went around the "yuppie hippy" area where it's hills and back roads only. I didn't see another car for 40+ mins blasting thru the Bang and Olson, Mega Deth, I promise during "trust" the rev counter didn't drop below 5k. The cat's super charged howl and thrash metal was just enough to make me not hit the in car phone and say "IM KEEPING HER" Honestly while it was a joy, and slapping the pure alum paddles I wanted to kick my left leg. That's all I thought about, watching the rev counter and speedo climb at silly rates was fun and the sound oh lord the sound of a AJ8 eating a few more PSI spinning hard is something everyone should have, but it's just in need of a true 3rd pedal.

I'm no Senna, nor was I trying to set some records, I just wanted to bang turns and keep my RPM high, so the shifts being so fast was not needed. It's hard to explain how a 600+ whp car pulls to people who don't own one, or havn't put a lot of time in one. The sound! Again, THE SOUND!!!

In a few days my Sexus project daily will be here, so I'll stop rambling but bad kittah, I miss you girl.

 

[NS0N]

Ok sorry we have a story post incoming,

My jag was just loaded on a trailer and she's gone. I really miss her but don't also owning a super car for half a decade plus for less than 10k loss (ignore my upkeep i'm still in mourning)

I took her on two last drives, this weekend was perfect, just perfect 80s low, no humidity, I dropped the roof, opened the cut outs and went around the "yuppie hippy" area where it's hills and back roads only. I didn't see another car for 40+ mins blasting thru the Bang and Olson, Mega Deth, I promise during "trust" the rev counter didn't drop below 5k. The cat's super charged howl and thrash metal was just enough to make me not hit the in car phone and say "IM KEEPING HER" Honestly while it was a joy, and slapping the pure alum paddles I wanted to kick my left leg. That's all I thought about, watching the rev counter and speedo climb at silly rates was fun and the sound oh lord the sound of a AJ8 eating a few more PSI spinning hard is something everyone should have, but it's just in need of a true 3rd pedal.

I'm no Senna, nor was I trying to set some records, I just wanted to bang turns and keep my RPM high, so the shifts being so fast was not needed. It's hard to explain how a 600+ whp car pulls to people who don't own one, or havn't put a lot of time in one. The sound! Again, THE SOUND!!!

In a few days my Sexus project daily will be here, so I'll stop rambling but bad kittah, I miss you girl.

Jag? Super car? What?