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R33_GTS-t · 29th August 2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by moleman

I sometimes wonder what the point of smilies is.

I sometimes wonder why people use the 'roll-eyes' instead of the 'wink' when being sarcastic/facetious.

moleman · 29th August 2008, 02:37 PM

Because the 'rolleyes' is the sarcasm smilie?

Pity there's no irony smilie, but then people wouldn't get the irony.

kismetcapitan · 29th August 2008, 03:23 PM

The Viper ACR is a very nice bit of kit, no doubt. It's just that I know two Viper owners very well, and they aren't too effusive in terms of praise. One stores his during the SUMMER, claims that the A/C can't overcome the heatwave pouring over the firewall. Not the best transmission either, although with that engine, one needn't shift all that often! The other guy goes through tires and clutches like kleenex, and says he can't keep the tail under control very well, although we're obviously just regular folk and not pros.

If there were no such thing as Skylines, the Viper would be on my short list, definitely. I like to think of it as a Supra, but pushing air the old fashioned way - with cubic inches! The car's totally mad anyways - a Dodge truck engine with four wheels strapped on. The early ones showed just how much on the cheap Dodge engineered and built the car, but there's hotrod spirit behind it - big-ass 2 valve engine and side-exhaust pipes. Can't get much more American than that!

Cris · 29th August 2008, 04:33 PM

Nice car. I used to quite fancy one when they were pounding round Le Mans but I'm not so sure now, the games seems to have moved on.

freakazoid3 · 29th August 2008, 08:28 PM

I love the roar off those brutal V10 horses trampling to be let out on the track

A friend off mine owns an RT10 and he loves it to dead, although he doesn't really drive her like you're supposed too

She centainly isn't the most refined car around either but astonishing none the less. It's a tricky beast, but I guess one's mastered a dream to drive...

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29th August 2008, 03:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,608	The Viper ACR is a very nice bit of kit, no doubt. It's just that I know two Viper owners very well, and they aren't too effusive in terms of praise. One stores his during the SUMMER, claims that the A/C can't overcome the heatwave pouring over the firewall. Not the best transmission either, although with that engine, one needn't shift all that often! The other guy goes through tires and clutches like kleenex, and says he can't keep the tail under control very well, although we're obviously just regular folk and not pros. If there were no such thing as Skylines, the Viper would be on my short list, definitely. I like to think of it as a Supra, but pushing air the old fashioned way - with cubic inches! The car's totally mad anyways - a Dodge truck engine with four wheels strapped on. The early ones showed just how much on the cheap Dodge engineered and built the car, but there's hotrod spirit behind it - big-ass 2 valve engine and side-exhaust pipes. Can't get much more American than that!

29th August 2008, 04:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cris GTROC Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South London Posts: 560	Nice car. I used to quite fancy one when they were pounding round Le Mans but I'm not so sure now, the games seems to have moved on.

29th August 2008, 08:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
freakazoid3 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny Belgium...right :) Posts: 849	I love the roar off those brutal V10 horses trampling to be let out on the track A friend off mine owns an RT10 and he loves it to dead, although he doesn't really drive her like you're supposed too She centainly isn't the most refined car around either but astonishing none the less. It's a tricky beast, but I guess one's mastered a dream to drive...