Cloud's car stuff - Page 16

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2010, 05:22 PM

Some people saying it's butt ugly is a good thing, that means it's got styling. When cars have styling people will like it, or not like it, unlike 90% of the bland blobs on the road that nobody notices.

ghostoflumberjim · 10-09-2010, 01:21 AM

spencer says it looks like a frog

Cloud · 10-09-2010, 08:47 AM

yeah; it's gotten "frog" a lot. According to Nissan, the front is supposed to look like an alligator half submerged in the water. or something.

A sampling of the over the top "verbiage" from the reviews:

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comically swollen wheel arches and taillights; puckerfish; sharp and nimble; the anti-box; lively and well-behaved; hoes a roe of its own; in-your-face city slicker; as if someone took a Mr. Potato Head design kit and handed the pieces to a Red Bull-addled toddler; quick, agile, athletic, tenacious; design anarchy; a pug dog dressed in an oversized studded collar; funny looking; like a VW Beetle trying to escape from a toad; sporty and spunky spirit; segment crossing mash up; carves up the road; weird mix of coupe and crossover; as hysterical as Oprah in a bikini, implants included; utterly distinctive and not entirely unpleasant; scrupulously avoids any hint of practicality;

Cloud · 10-13-2010, 11:41 AM

I was horrified to learn the other day from one of my friends that she never turns to look over her shoulder when changing lanes. WTF?

Apparently, there's a "new" or non-traditional way to set your side mirrors that I had never heard of; different from what I was taught way back when. A little research shows this to be true--set your mirrors to a wider angle and you see the blind spot. Do you guys do this?

http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu...alkMirrors.pdf

I'm trying this now, and it takes some getting used to. For one thing, there's a lot of movement in the driver's mirror which you see out of the corner of your eye.

But I'll still look over my shoulder anyway!

classicman · 10-13-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Do you guys do this?

YESSSSSSS
Whats the point of looking at your own car? You've rendered your mirrors ineffective and by the time you see anything its too late.

I was taught to set the side view mirror to begin where the rear ends. When done properly the two work in unison and virtually eliminate any blind spot.

I also still peek over my shoulder, even though I really don't have to do so.

Cloud · 10-13-2010, 12:20 PM

I feel kinda dumb. New mirror settings; new CPR procedure.

I'm getting too old for all this new shit!

tw · 10-13-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I'm getting too old for all this new shit!

Sometimes it is therapeutic to actually dial an old phone. Little click, click, clicks are so reassuring that the world still works normally.

classicman · 10-13-2010, 01:04 PM

I believe you still have a rotary phone set up at your place...

For some reason, I have no trouble imagining that in your "parlor"

Clodfobble · 10-13-2010, 11:13 PM

Yes, I've always put my side mirrors so they start showing just where the view from the rearview mirror is ending. That always seemed to me to be the only logical way to do it.

monster · 10-13-2010, 11:36 PM

yes, but I still look to double-check.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2010, 12:45 AM

No, I don't look over my shoulder. I stay aware of where every car around me is at all times.

glatt · 10-14-2010, 07:56 AM

If you drive fast enough, you don't need any mirrors. You just look out the front.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2010, 08:04 AM

Yeah, I think that's part of my success.

classicman · 10-18-2010, 09:29 AM

I hear you, glatt. I was giving my experience. FWIW - I've owned a grand total of 1 new car in my entire life. I will never do that again without money to burn. (which will be never, given my new life situation)

I can still see where it is basically impossible for some/many to buy a car outright without a loan. Too many do NOT have the discipline to force themselves to save that monthly amount either. I'm not saying its right, just that it is.

And I think monster is more right than not. For example, I know of a family that spends over $600 a month on their cell phones and a couple hundred more on their TV/internet. They have the latest phones all the time and even their youngest kids <10yrs old have phones.
Yes, between phones internet and tv, they spend about $1000 a month.
They are losing their home. The foreclosure should take place mid December.

jimhelm · 10-14-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, I don't look over my shoulder. I stay aware of where every car around me is at all times.

that's key. my dad taught me that very specifically when I was learning. Especially true on a motorcycle. I look into other people's side mirrors and try to tell if they're paying attention too. Also, in traffic, don't look at the car in front of you... look at the one in front if it.

10-08-2010, 05:22 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Some people saying it's butt ugly is a good thing, that means it's got styling. When cars have styling people will like it, or not like it, unlike 90% of the bland blobs on the road that nobody notices. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2010, 11:41 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Mirror's and Blind Spots I was horrified to learn the other day from one of my friends that she never turns to look over her shoulder when changing lanes. WTF? Apparently, there's a "new" or non-traditional way to set your side mirrors that I had never heard of; different from what I was taught way back when. A little research shows this to be true--set your mirrors to a wider angle and you see the blind spot. Do you guys do this? http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu...alkMirrors.pdf I'm trying this now, and it takes some getting used to. For one thing, there's a lot of movement in the driver's mirror which you see out of the corner of your eye. But I'll still look over my shoulder anyway! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2010, 12:20 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I feel kinda dumb. New mirror settings; new CPR procedure. I'm getting too old for all this new shit! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2010, 01:04 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I believe you still have a rotary phone set up at your place... For some reason, I have no trouble imagining that in your "parlor" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-13-2010, 11:13 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yes, I've always put my side mirrors so they start showing just where the view from the rearview mirror is ending. That always seemed to me to be the only logical way to do it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#2
ghostoflumberjim Person who has passed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: this is a hurtful question to me Posts: 3	spencer says it looks like a frog

10-13-2010, 11:36 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yes, but I still look to double-check. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-14-2010, 12:45 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, I don't look over my shoulder. I stay aware of where every car around me is at all times. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2010, 07:56 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If you drive fast enough, you don't need any mirrors. You just look out the front.

10-14-2010, 08:04 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, I think that's part of my success. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-18-2010, 09:29 AM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I hear you, glatt. I was giving my experience. FWIW - I've owned a grand total of 1 new car in my entire life. I will never do that again without money to burn. (which will be never, given my new life situation) I can still see where it is basically impossible for some/many to buy a car outright without a loan. Too many do NOT have the discipline to force themselves to save that monthly amount either. I'm not saying its right, just that it is. And I think monster is more right than not. For example, I know of a family that spends over $600 a month on their cell phones and a couple hundred more on their TV/internet. They have the latest phones all the time and even their youngest kids <10yrs old have phones. Yes, between phones internet and tv, they spend about $1000 a month. They are losing their home. The foreclosure should take place mid December. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 10-18-2010 at 09:52 AM.

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