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07-31-2010, 03:41 PM
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I, Vettezuki
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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
oh and who can forget the GTX1 . . .
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You did.
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07-31-2010, 11:27 PM
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Graphics B*tch
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Originally Posted by Vettezuki
And that's kind of the difference between Americans and Europeans. Americans tend to focus on accessible, functional, performance. The Europeans tend to be into a bit more Aristocratic engineering, for lack of a better definition.
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I think you hit it on the head there Ben. American believe on brutal power/performance at a cost. Europeans are the status type.
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08-01-2010, 01:35 AM
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I, Vettezuki
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Originally Posted by Leedom
. . . Europeans are the status type.
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Status yes. But let's not kid ourselves. They know how to engineer and build some staggering machines.
I think my hypothesis is that Americans are (mmm, at least were, differenent subject) a bit more individualistic. They like what's actually available to them, including stuff they lay their own hands on. With quasi-exception of the Brits, Europeans in general don't "hot rod" or modify their cars themselves; they worship at the altar of their "national" marques. In places like Maranello, the citizens foam at the mouth for cars they'll only ever see in passing.
A curious tangent here is that the Japanese are more like Americans. Not so much now, but for a several decades the Japanese domestic market had a VERY healthy DIY approach to hi-performance cars and the idea was definitely accessibility to the devoted amateur. We sometimes make fun of the kid with a civic and fart can exhaust, but there were some savage Evo, STi, Skyline, Supra, etc. cars that compare favorably in general price/availability to our built muscle cars.
Another tangent is that the global market for genuine super cars is not so large and the Europeans simply dominate it. Entry to a new maker would be VERY difficult.
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08-01-2010, 01:52 AM
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pain's fun, hit me again
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leedom
I think you hit it on the head there Ben. American believe on brutal power/performance at a cost. Europeans are the status type.
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100% agreement, i can be stylized when i fight and make it pretty, but i prefer to break a knee, snap an elbow and tear a shoulder out of the joint as quickly and precisely as possible, without anyone seeing or knowing.
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08-01-2010, 02:14 AM
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I, Vettezuki
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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
100% agreement, i can be stylized when i fight and make it pretty, but i prefer to break a knee, snap an elbow and tear a shoulder out of the joint as quickly and precisely as possible, without anyone seeing or knowing.
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Nothing wrong with an element of aesthetic beauty added to ones' brutality. Maybe it's because of my own blood, but I like the Viking approach.
"Never walk
away from home
ahead of your axe and sword.
You can't feel a battle
in your bones
or foresee a fight." -- The Havamal
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08-02-2010, 08:55 AM
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pain's fun, hit me again
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Originally Posted by Vettezuki
Nothing wrong with an element of aesthetic beauty added to ones' brutality. Maybe it's because of my own blood, but I like the Viking approach.
"Never walk
away from home
ahead of your axe and sword.
You can't feel a battle
in your bones
or foresee a fight." -- The Havamal
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I prefer Miyamoto Musashi
"You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you."
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08-02-2010, 12:51 PM
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I, Vettezuki
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
I prefer Miyamoto Musashi
"You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you."
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Yeah, me too. Just had to find a Viking saying to go with the Koenigsegg.
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08-02-2010, 01:05 PM
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pain's fun, hit me again
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vettezuki
Yeah, me too. Just had to find a Viking saying to go with the Koenigsegg.
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oh well this one would have sufficed
"Jubb jub kaoooorraaa! mickkklyachhh! rooooooaaaaahhhhh! AHHHHHHHH!"
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08-02-2010, 03:12 PM
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I, Vettezuki
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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
oh well this one would have sufficed
"Jubb jub kaoooorraaa! mickkklyachhh! rooooooaaaaahhhhh! AHHHHHHHH!"
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Now we're talking! I have no idea what we're saying but it sounds intense.
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08-02-2010, 03:15 PM
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I, Vettezuki
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FTR, money no object, I think I'd go with the Koenigsegg. It's not the most advanced or fastest (though mighty fast indeed), but it does have some X factor that really makes it stand out to me. I especially love the cockpit with the wrap around glass. Reminds me of a Cylon raider.
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