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I like the color scheme, it's retro without being annoying or stupid. To be completely charitable to the snapback squad, it depends what kind of racing. Motor Trend tried to use a 425hp 2005 Dodge Charger Hemi to pursue a 3rd-gen Mazda Miata MX-5 with less than 200hp in an urban hot pursuit sort of thing and it got left in the dust.
True, muscle cars aren't exactly the best choice when corners are involved, and having driven a miata, I can confidently say they handle so much nicer than any mopar I've driven. They also use a lot less petrol than my charger (I'm lucky to get 18mpg). If the snapback squad drove miatas I wouldn't have so much of a problem with them, they are phenomenally good cars for the price, the 6th gen civics with ridiculous bodykits are a whole different kettle of fish. They handle badly, have an enormous stopping distance (while they replace the wheels, they often neglect to do anything about the brakes) and they are slow. Just to make things clear, I have no quarrel with actual "tuners", who actually improve the performance of their cars and actually take part in (legal) racing; I just hate those who ruin perfectly usable cars and just drive dangerously.
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Wish I'd snagged a pic of the RX-7 I saw earlier today. She was a stunning machine. It was modified, in a tasteful way, and the RX-7 (particularly the FD chassis range) has always been my favourite among the Asian car models. No stupid spoiler, no tunnel sized exhaust, no hood scoop, just a body kit flaunting the car's natural assets, chrome 5 spoke rims, and subtle stipe decals just a couple of shades lighter then the black paintwork.

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It was obvious the driver takes great pride in their car. I don't care at all for the Lancers and the Imprezas and those types of car. Of that whole field the MX-5 and RX-7 stand out for me. My pet hate is people who take nice cars and ruin them. Late 2013 I was on a bike ride through the hills and saw this blue and yellow polka dot paint job on an Audi R8 and I thought I was going to be sick.

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Was it as bad as a leopard print Lamborghini (although I'm not much of a Lamborghini fan anyway)? [ATTACH=CONFIG]1794[/ATTACH]
That poor Lambo. What did it do to deserve such cruel and unusual punishment? I do like Lambos though particularly the properly bonkers ones like the Countach, Diable, and Reventon. Pagani have taken up that mantle now and is it just me or do black Zondas look like Batmobiles?
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True' date=' muscle cars aren't exactly the best choice when corners are involved, and having driven a miata, I can confidently say they handle so much nicer than any mopar I've driven. They also use a lot less petrol than my charger (I'm lucky to get 18mpg). If the snapback squad drove miatas I wouldn't have so much of a problem with them, they are phenomenally good cars for the price, the 6th gen civics with ridiculous bodykits are a whole different kettle of fish. They handle badly, have an enormous stopping distance (while they replace the wheels, they often neglect to do anything about the brakes) and they are slow. Just to make things clear, I have no quarrel with actual "tuners", who actually improve the performance of their cars and actually take part in (legal) racing; I just hate those who ruin perfectly usable cars and just drive dangerously.[/quote'] So they just drive the crappy ones? Huh, OK. Mobutu Sese Seko is street racing now?
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If I had known as a kid that one minor temper tantrum would be enough to get out of 2 school days... Stuck babysitting the kid brother because it seems three days of gentle activities at school camp takes him a minimum of four days to recover from (yesterday, today, and the weekend). Now I'm stuck looking up walkthroughs for spongebob games because I don't have the energy to deal with his crap.

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