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What vehicle do you drive?
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RobXIII
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I'm not a Ford person, but the new electric truck looks pretty badass. Even comes with 120 and 240v outlets in the back for all your welding needs lol
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Revealed! The Electric Pickup Has a Shockingly Low Price, Mega Specs
Ford’s all-electric full-size pickup truck is a force of nature plugged into a best-selling lineup.
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Hekotat
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And that's why they'll be shit in a few years, people blindly letting it go and continuing to buy their product as the company rots from the inside.
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No they won't. They'll continue to be the industry leader for decades because all the other companies will make similar stupid moves.
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Kiroy
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she ended up choosing a 2019 land cruiser with low mileage. bonus for me cause i've always wanted one as a side rig.
Hateyou
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To everyone who is downvoting this or whatever, you're hypocrites. You don't like Ford because of this? Then get a Chevy. Know what happens next? Chevy makes the same exact move. Then everyone else does the same. Everyone makes the same move.
I'll just buy the best truck. Don't care about the politics.
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Springbok
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So I’m in the market for a new daily and cant decide between the M550 and the M850. Have only been able to drive the 8. Think I prefer the 8 in the looks dept, but the 5 performance seems a bit better and much better mod support as the 8 seems like a bit of a rare bird. FOH opinions?
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Burren
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All performance mods will be the same, except exhaust (8 series is a longer car). 5 is faster due to less weight.
Can make them both faster, but the big power voids warranties and you'll get to a point where a 2 year old M5 is more cost effective and better looking.
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Punko
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Springbok
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Not really, no. It's replacing an old Boxster S which compared to even our Macan S is a bit of a hog. I believe the 0-60 times on the 8 vs 5 are roughly .2 seconds apart (one being 3.6ish vs 3.8ish). Mostly was just polling on which one FOH thinks is better looking. The 8 is really pretty in person, but it's super long in the front and not particularly spacious in the rear. The 5 looks more like a typical sedan - I've only ever driven the LCI 540i and liked it quite a bit. Prices are about 10k apart, so not a huge jump from the 5 to the 8.
Punko
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What are you looking for? Do you need to drive folks around?
Audi has some nice stuff also in that segment.
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Ya looking for daily that I can throw a car seat in on the weekends and tool around in during the week. I've driven the S7 as well and it seems pretty nice, but pretty weak on the performance side of things (though the interior is really clean). The RS5 is a thought, but even smaller than the 850i (have had a # of S5/S4 loaners). I like the idea of a 8 cyl combustion engine as a last fuck you to the libshits I run around with. Seems like BMW and all the other German manufacturers are heading towards electric pretty quickly so these might be the end of an era. The Mercedes AMG GT also looks nice but I'm not enamored with the rear end and they are really hard to find. Panamera is also nice but a little long in the tooth on styling and not particularly quick in my price range (can't afford a turbo). The 850 is a huge car but the rear seats are surprisingly small - could make it work, but the the 540i back seat seemed a bit roomier to me (the middle seat in the 8 is basically unusable). It's annoying as you can't really find anything to get a feel for them, and I'm a big believer in "fucking as many bitches as possible before settling down", ahem. I've been in a Panamera, driven an S7 and plenty of M3's/S4/S5's and 850i, never even seen an AMG GT in person and also driven the 540i.
Frenzied Wombat
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RS5 has shitty low end throttle lag. Might not bother you but it’s the same lag my S5 has and it drives me nuts.
Vepil
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Have you tried a pedalbox? I had to install one on my Duramax since it was similar to what you are talking about. The Banks box fixed all the lag I had and really changed the truck.
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Frenzied Wombat
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Have you tried a pedalbox? I had to install one on my Duramax since it was similar to what you are talking about. The Banks box fixed all the lag I had and really changed the truck.
PedalBox AUDI A5 (8T3) 2007-2017 RS5 quattro, 450PS\/331kW, 4163ccm
The throttle pedal tuning by test winner DTE Systems for AUDI A5 RS5 quattro 450 HP ✅ +10% better acceleration ✅ easy installation ✅ more driving funwww.pedalbox.com
I bought a "Race Chip" (RaceChip USA - Performance chip tuning made in Germany) which seems to be very similar-- basically some gizmo that gets placed inline between the wiring harness and the gas pedal and gives you a dial to tune the throttle response. Took me an hour of blood, sweat and tears to gain access to the harness behind the pedal because it's a super tight fit and you can't see shit, started up the car, put it into reverse in my driveway, and immediately noticed something was fucked up, like it was reversing in fifth gear or something. Pulled out into the street, put it into drive, and the pedal was mush and would barely move the car. Then the car stalled and every light on the dash came on, and I had to push the car to the side of the road in front of my house. Spent the next hour reversing the install, and thank god the car was fine afterwords. Called Racechip and they said they'd send me a new unit with "revised programming" and I never bothered installing it. Something about being able to manufacture some gadget that if mis-configured could cause a massive failure in throttle and control rubbed me the wrong way.. Also, I was told I'd have to remove it every time I'd get the car serviced as they could refuse warranty coverage.
At this point the car is 4 years old already and I plan on trading it in next year, so just going to live with it. Either way, I have no idea how people can be happy with the throttle on the 2018+ S4/S5/RS5 series of cars, as they all use the same garbage torque converter.
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