Tag: car review
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Top 8 Transmissions I have Driven in no particular order
By Backlicker I have driven a lot of cars. Not just for MSiMA, but in general. I don’t tend to notice much in a car, I could not care less about engine noise or ride quality, but a bad transmission will drive me insane. 1. SP Precision O2Q XP1 Series After I killed my GTI’s…
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2015 Mercedes CLS400 4matic – Shouting Into the Void
Our very own MSIMA pimp and hoarder of mainly old Mercedes Benzs had a moment of realization: “the only car I own from the current millennia is currently a 6000lb British lawn ornament”. Now armed with this knowledge and the rising cost of gas compared to the up keep of a 1988 w126 420 SEL,…
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2000 Saab 9-3 Convertible – Var Är Toaletten?
An old buddy of mine from the intern days drove out from Greensboro to Kannapolis to meet yo boys from MSIMA. Coming from Germany, he needed a slab to drive to work over his latest internship. And thus, the Saab 9-3 (‘vert!). Also, he is very German, but zis will come into play later. With…
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1987 Porsche 944 Turbo – Just Retire Already
NO! GTFO, THATS NOT A REAL PORSCHE. THATS A POOR-SCHE; YOU ONLY BUY ONE BECAUSE YOU’RE POOR!! ITS A LEFTOVER HALF ABORTION FROM VW THAT THOSE FUCKS AT STUTTGART- oh we get to drive it? Ah this we did not consider. Another Porsche review!? Right after that Cayman? Actually, this and the 5’er that will…
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2018 Porsche Cayman 718 – I am No Longer Pure
What’s that? How’d we get a hold of one of these? And how’d we get on track? Don’t worry about it! So let’s start with the where: Rudskogen Motorsenter in Norway. It’s a track nestled in what are either large hills or tiny mountains. 7 left and 7 right hand turns across a 3.254 km…
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Car Shopping Under $30k: 2015 Jeep Wrangler 6 Speed
By: Xaroula When buying cars I’m sure everyone has certain criteria in mind, maybe you want to fit your family, maybe you want something nice and sporty, maybe you want something that’s a bit of both. However, there’s a secret option that Jeep has been offering for ages: Maybe you want to join an international…
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2023 Suzuki S-Cross 1.5 Hybrid Comfort+ – Why Even Bother
Welcome, to a 2023 Suzuki S-Cross 1.5 DualJet Hybrid Comfort+ ! Fuck me. I was just beating the hell out of Porsches on track, and now, I’m stuck behind the wheel of this. Look at this thing: It looks confusingly pissed off at who ever designed it. Like a Soviet propagandist plopped in the middle…
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2023 VW Touran – Touch Me Haptically
Wassup ya buncha featherless bipeds. I’ve got the keys to a VW Touran (whatever that is) and Switzerland as my playground! You know the age old debate of “good car – bad road vs bad car – good road”? This. This is that debate. God help me. But we’ll get to that later. First, the…
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2024 Renault Captur – Held Captive by the Fr*nch
As an American car enthusiast, French cars hold a special place in my heart. Born too young to be able to laugh at the “le car” or harbor any nostalgia. born just in time to lust at current year Alpine a110s, Renault Clio Cups, and the first gen Citroen C4 Cactus. Forbidden fruit kept from…
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2015 Golf GTI – Anything is Worth a Try Once
Share this post with your friends to mis-shift into their asses too! People need to stop letting me drive cars that are actually fast because it makes me feel bad about the circumstances of my own life. This is one of those cars, a mostly-2015 Volkswagen Golf track weapon with 370 horsepower to prove it,…