Car Freak

Exactly... I think Koeni, that you've performed so many fails recently, that you ought to scoop the Nugget award for at least 4 weeks straight! ;)

*ahem* http://forum.turboduck.net/showthread.php?t=15039 ;)

The satisfaction of owning one of the only 20 in production? Being able to admire its beauty in the garage/driveway? Putting it on a trailer and bringing it to the track, in neighbouring Malyaysia? Quite a number of different reasons, but it's most probably a prestige thing. Also, Singapore's first permanent racetrack is opening in a couple of years' time, so they'll probably have a go on that, but if they don't get the car now, they may not be able to do so in future... And yea, Singapore does suck really really badly when it comes to car ownership. Not only are cars so stupidly expensive, but there are SO many things we're not allowed to do. We can't modify them beyond a set of VERY strict, and limited guidelines, we can't drive left-hookers on the road, we're even actively discouraged from driving a diesel car, by way of astronomical taxes which make them prohibitively expensive to buy. Plus, road tax is calculated based on engine capacity, which is why you only ever see the very smallest-engined versions of various cars. We also have another different tax called the Certificate of Entitlement (COE - helps regulate the number of cars coming onto the roads), which expires after 10 years, unless it is renewed at the end of that period, so you very rarely see any older cars anymore, so while it means the 2nd-hand market is full of relatively fresh metal, it also means that new drivers (and/or their parents) have to fork out a huge amount of money if they want a car, due to lack of any cheap bangers anywhere. Plus, most of the older cars that you can find are really cruddy, boring Japanese saloons or hatchbacks, and even then the cheapest one from the early '90s (think Toyota Starlet or Suzuki Swift) still cost a minimum of S$6000... I could go on and on, but then everyone would just fall asleep. Now you know why Mark and I want to go someplace else, like Britain, the States or maybe eveb Dubai, where car ownership is much easier? :(

Chances of seeing one touch the road full stop are practically 0... :(

Helped you with a quick edit: http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/1carfreak1/AAVeyron.jpg

:bgroove: I was told of this by a friend yesterday though, so seeing it in the papers isn't that much of a surprise... One question though: isn't the Reventon LHD only?

Pressurized. The effort and creativity put into that car simply can't be ignored

Ooh, that's nice, but you should try bumping up the contrast

Vindication!

Despite all the hoo-hah over the fact that the PC version is just a console port, and that IW have royally screwed us over, let's not kid ourselves shall we? Of course the SP is epic, and of course the MP is still fun, so purely as a game in itself, then yes, it deserves to be purchased, and fully deserves whatever glowing reviews it received. HOWEVER, I for one, won't buy it (i'm also trying to convince my dad not to buy it), simply as an act of defiance to IW for this act of betrayal to the PC community. Not buying it isn't the same as not playing it, of course I want to see how it goes, but I will not give IW any money, lest they see it as an OK to do this again in the future (which they probably will, but that's not the point).

Nugget! :D

Why can't they just speak plain English, instead of corporate mumbo-jumbo? The term "write off" would imply that it's a total loss, i.e. all the money down the drain, but then why would they say that about a potential new product, if they haven't/aren't announced/announcing it being cancelled? I'm really confused by this...

Haha! +rep! :D

Wow, the first one was really really funny, especially with Mark's face on :D +rep! edit: must spread :(

Ooh, nice sound... Here's a suggestion though: Why not do 2 different versions? A stock one for the stock F1, and a tuned one for the GTR, GT and LM...

I'm still REALLY pissed off at IW for how complacent they've become

Parkour: it's a French invention ;) http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/1carfreak1/Parkour/IMG_0841edit2.jpg

Oh well. As long as it gives me a reason to start playing GTA IV again

Wow, who woulda thunk it?

That is such an amazing picture of something that's been taken so many times before... :drool:

Here's my twist on a Viper ACR http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/1carfreak1/NFS%20ProStreet/nfsProStreet024.jpg

:facepalm:

It's not bad, but a bit too loud. Any way to make it softer?

Ok, here's my two cent's worth on the sound. Fundamentally it sounds nice, but just a bit too soft. Also, the transition at ~5000rpm could be smoother. So my question is, is it possible to fix those? Or is it, like you said in your Elise thread, too difficult? But great work overall

Well put :thumbsup: