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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 18:00:43


You know, I had almost forgotten that you are a part of the EGB Your Highness. So where've you been? How was your Christmas and New Year's?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 18:20:46


E-mazing my good friend E-mazing.
I was on a quest to come back here after entering a portal that brought me to the real world but once I came back I was victoriously back home safely in the barracks.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 18:22:07


That didn't really answer my question as to where you went and what you were doing during your hiatus.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 18:27:52


At 1/7/10 06:22 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: That didn't really answer my question as to where you went and what you were doing during your hiatus.

Lol I went to Canada for Winter College Break...


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 18:48:24


You're in COLLEGE ALREADY?! You're only 17, that denotes a senior in high school by the US standards. maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I know to be true at least.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 20:29:23


At 1/7/10 06:48 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: You're in COLLEGE ALREADY?! You're only 17, that denotes a senior in high school by the US standards. maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I know to be true at least.

Well I'm a freshman and I went to school early so yeah I'm gonna be 18 this year lol...


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-07 22:42:07


At 1/7/10 11:56 AM, Ismael92 wrote: If the replies were in the same page, multi-quoting would be difficult. Unless the new "quoted" post appears at the bottom in the existing reply box when you click "Reply & Quote". In that case, it would be better and more stylish.

That would be cool, although I'd accept a new box appearing below each post you "Reply & Quote" to and just copy/pasta

At 1/7/10 08:29 PM, KingExodus wrote:
At 1/7/10 06:48 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: You're in COLLEGE ALREADY?! You're only 17, that denotes a senior in high school by the US standards. maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I know to be true at least.
Well I'm a freshman and I went to school early so yeah I'm gonna be 18 this year lol...

I had that option a long time ago. Well, my mom did anyway. She had the choice of putting me in school a year ahead. But at the time, I was a tiny kid, and she didn't want me to be made fun of. Of course, I was one of the tallest kids in my age by 8th grade, but hindsight is 20/20.

Anyway, that's cool you're in college. What are you majoring in?

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 02:32:40


Welcome back, KingExodus! Glad you back in the saddle again. How was college?

At 1/7/10 06:48 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: You're in COLLEGE ALREADY?! You're only 17, that denotes a senior in high school by the US standards. maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I know to be true at least.

Actually, I graduated high school (with a Regents high honors diploma) as I just turned 17. My first year of college my father had to drive me back and forth because I couldn't get my license until I was 18 (rules were different way back then). I did get my license the month after I turned 18 - and I had completed a whole year of college by then.

So, yeah, it can happen.... :)

In any event, glad to see you back and doing well!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 11:32:59


I know I'm not in the crew, but I thought you guys would know how to handle this:
The Loli Cube 2
Now aside from the fact that it breaks the rule of putting back a flash that was taken down for whistle reasons and changing an entire flash after passing judgement, it features prepubescent girls in "sexy" poses. I actually saw this yesterday under judgement, and the cube's images were all nature scenes and art. I don't really know what to do now that it's on Newgrounds...so I thought you'd think of something. Thanks.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 14:41:53


Well, lolicon is an accepted form of hentai, it's not as favored because it features kids, but I'd leave it alone for now.

Also, what kind of car did you have just after you got your license Byte?

My cars have been as follows:

1. Black convertible top '95 Chrysler Le Baron until 2/25/08; ran into a bridge abutment on a slick curve
2. Metallic bronze '87 Toyota Cressida for like a week in early summer 08, it just was taking too much to put the engine back together
3. Blue-Green '95 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 4 door sedan until 4/24/09; sideswiped some other guy's car
4. Silver '92 Saturn Twin Cam 4 door sedan


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 16:51:22


At 1/8/10 02:41 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Well, lolicon is an accepted form of hentai, it's not as favored because it features kids, but I'd leave it alone for now.

Also, what kind of car did you have just after you got your license Byte?

My cars have been as follows:

1. Black convertible top '95 Chrysler Le Baron until 2/25/08; ran into a bridge abutment on a slick curve
2. Metallic bronze '87 Toyota Cressida for like a week in early summer 08, it just was taking too much to put the engine back together
3. Blue-Green '95 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 4 door sedan until 4/24/09; sideswiped some other guy's car
4. Silver '92 Saturn Twin Cam 4 door sedan

I haz a nice and shiny Audi A4 Convertible.
Before I had a BMW X5 silver but then I decided to sell it after it had 100,000 miles.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 17:06:19


At 1/8/10 02:41 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:
What kind of car did you have just after you got your license Byte?

Remember, my Dad was helping me pick them out - he wanted his kid in something strong - and quick.

#1 - 1967 GTO Judge - wiped out in collision with unlicensed driver

#2 - 1972 Pontiac LeMans Supersport - blew engine while racing home from college (>120mph)

#3 - 1974 AMC Gremlin - purple - the entire car was held together by Phillips head screws. Blew engine (overheated in summer)

#4 - 1978 Chrysler Cordoba - dark green - fast as hell (when it decided to start). Sold it because it hated starting on any day with a "D" in it.

#5 - 1980 Chevy Malibu, big block. Sideswiped, ran though a fence. Took out a doghouse - no one hurt.

And then I started to get sensible cars - because I was paying for them! (Chevy Corsica, Chevette, etc)

You can see that my Dad liked the old-school musclecars. Nothing like a geek driving a musclecar, huh? I wish the GTO wasn't wrecked - it would be worth a lot of money today.

And, yes, I still have a lead foot...hehehe..

(Go, Speed Racer, Go!)


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 17:31:34


At 1/8/10 05:14 PM, Lizzardis wrote:
At 1/8/10 04:51 PM, KingExodus wrote: I haz a nice and shiny Audi A4 Convertible.
Before I had a BMW X5 silver but then I decided to sell it after it had 100,000 miles.
Niiice. Wait, are you made of money or something? I mean... You're 17 and you have a car like that. That's really... Really lucky!

I come from quite the wealthy family and I know a lot of people may think that it's a girl car but I like it's sexy design is just my car.

Explains why my fathers car is a Porsche Panamera Turbo.
THAT SHIT IS CRAZY!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-08 23:06:26


Please tell me I'm not the only one who got bad first cars.

- 2003 Ford Focus. Hand-me-down from my dad, who drove 45 minutes to work in New Jersey traffic. Not sure how he's still alive. Also, my dad is 6 feet tall, ~230 lbs. Not sure how he fit into it. Anyway, I was lucky that it had AC and heating, and the steering wheel would shake (but not turn the car) if I let go. Was a rental before we owned it. I shared it with my sister.

- 2000 Pontiac Bonneville. Once my sister claimed the car to go to college, I bought this for $1,000. For the price, it's pretty damn good. A good bit of the technology (radio, automatic door locks/lights) in it is just becoming standard today. Probably around $35,000-$45,000 brand new. Got a V6 and a spoiler. Close to 200,000 miles. The tranny is rebuilt, although recently it's been leaking, and the shop either can't fix it, or is too retarded to.

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At 1/8/10 11:06 PM, TheThing wrote: Please tell me I'm not the only one who got bad first cars.

You aren't. My first (and so far only) car is still causing me headaches, but fortunately it'll be getting replaced with a brand new one later this month (a new Toyota Aygo... woo!).

Personally, I think having a bigger car than you need is just a waste of fuel and unnecessary complications when parking the thing. Since I've only got myself to take from A to B anyway, why not have a small car? Especially a small car that's really cheap for its class, and pretty good too.

Also, BMW's are for twats. No, really. Everytime I see an X3 or X5 (or god forbid, an X6) while driving I just know something stupid is going to happen. I have yet to be let down by this theory.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 13:26:32


Indeed I drove thaat thing like a beauty and I'm also the best driver in the Nassua County so yeh your theory is wrong and why would you be a twat for driving such a nice car like that.
You know that can happen with any car right?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 13:59:18


At 1/8/10 05:06 PM, byteslinger wrote:
At 1/8/10 02:41 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:
What kind of car did you have just after you got your license Byte?
Remember, my Dad was helping me pick them out - he wanted his kid in something strong - and quick.

#1 - 1967 GTO Judge - wiped out in collision with unlicensed driver

Damn, nice. How bad was the collision?

#2 - 1972 Pontiac LeMans Supersport - blew engine while racing home from college (>120mph)

Yeesh, you do know now that street racing is illegal, right? God forbid I meet you on the road. *worries*

#3 - 1974 AMC Gremlin - purple - the entire car was held together by Phillips head screws. Blew engine (overheated in summer)

You had a PIMP CAR AND IT GOT OVERHEATED?! What a gyp. >_>

#4 - 1978 Chrysler Cordoba - dark green - fast as hell (when it decided to start). Sold it because it hated starting on any day with a "D" in it.

Not sure I've seen one of those. :-\

#5 - 1980 Chevy Malibu, big block. Sideswiped, ran though a fence. Took out a doghouse - no one hurt.

Malibus ain't half bad, but if I'm gonna have a Chevy, I want a Camaro or a Corvette.

And then I started to get sensible cars - because I was paying for them! (Chevy Corsica, Chevette, etc)

Not sure I've seen those either.

You can see that my Dad liked the old-school musclecars. Nothing like a geek driving a musclecar, huh? I wish the GTO wasn't wrecked - it would be worth a lot of money today.

Old School muscle cars, FUCK YEA!!! '68 Mustang, SWEEET!!

And, yes, I still have a lead foot...hehehe..

How many times has that Pb foot of yours gotten you into trouble young lady?

I'm gonna have to strip search you. Assume the position Ma'am. :P jk jk

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 14:48:55


At 1/9/10 08:03 AM, Lizzardis wrote: Not necessarily. Just because most of the people that drive the cars are oblivious to the amount of power that is in the engine... Doesn't mean all of the people driving them are twats.

Be it through ignorance or twat-factor, not knowing / caring how to drive your own car has the same result. And while not all BMWs are driven by morons, most morons (around here, at least) seem to like BMWs. Sad, but true.

I mean, for Christ sakes those cars can go up to what.... £80,000.... Why would you want to drive around and act like a dick in a car that cost you 80 grand?

Some people really are that stupid. Never underestimate how dumb some drivers will be. I've seen Ferraris costing several times that be driven as if they were found in Christmas crackers.
Also, second-hand BMWs are the worst as they're often driven by the kinds of people the original price tag was intending to keep out of cars as powerful as most BMWs.

My father had a turbo injection model. I couldn't tell you the actual model number for the life of me as it was scraped a few years ago once we gave the car away. The owner was then hit side on by a bin truck... The BMW was written off, and the dumpster... Just drove on.

Oh, don't get me wrong; the worst types of vehicle to be dealing with by a LONG way are those that aren't owned by the driver, respectable badge or not (especially buses, trucks, or anything else larger than most cars). Compared to those, BMWs are fucking godly!

So yeah, BMW's aren't for twats. You can actually get some sane people driving those kind of cars who are not twats. It's just you have had some bad experiences that's all. Haha.

I swear, everywhere I go there's always one.
Maybe they just stick out more than other idiotic soft-roaders / motorway cruisers here, but personally I've had more problems with idiots in BMW 'M' and 'X' classes than all other private car types combined. My pet-hate list of things on roads goes as follows:

1. White vans
2. Buses / trucks / any other commercial vehicles
3. Taxis
4. BMWs
5. Stupid girls in pink Nissan Micras

If you ever have to drive around in Newcastle, you'll quickly learn to hate all these things too.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 15:00:49


Speaking of hating people based on what brand of car/van they drive, I myself loathe any and all Honda drivers. They're slow as hell!! When the speed limit is 45, they go like 35. For some ungodly reason, they must feel the need to go 10 miles slower than whats posted. Even on a highway!! When the speed limit is 55, they go 30. IT'S UNSAFE, DANGEROUS, MORONIC, STUPID, just plain IDIOTIC!!

There are some people who also drive Toyotas, while the bulk of Toyota drivers aren't all that bad, some of them just need to get off the road, FOREVER!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 15:30:50


I hope Slash won't mind if I borrow is villain for this chapter.

Yeah I kicked his ass, so what?

To those wondering, my character accidentally slammed himself to the side of the bus while jumping over the rail guard near the bus station.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 15:33:22


At 1/9/10 03:30 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: I hope Slash won't mind if I borrow is villain for this chapter.

Yeah I kicked his ass, so what?

To those wondering, my character accidentally slammed himself to the side of the bus while jumping over the guard rail near the bus station.

I hate stupid typos, anyway it's decided on what idea's going be used for the next intermission.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 16:05:20


***Stolen Submission***

Stolen:

Original:

http://www.mysexgames.com/games/?id=437&
h=&sess=WDAwMHgxNDox

Reason:

The user has never uploaded a flash before, plus the actual game has a huge banner saying "MySexGames.com"


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 16:15:17


At 1/9/10 04:05 PM, Lizzradis wrote: ***Stolen Submission***

Stolen:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/52 4011
Original:

http://www.mysexgames.com/games/?id=437&
h=&sess=WDAwMHgxNDox

Reason:

The user has never uploaded a flash before, plus the actual game has a huge banner saying "MySexGames.com"

This is probably stolen, although I wouldn't take the chance. The user's email is from that site, which indicates that there's a good chance that his account was validated from that site's email. There's a possibility that it's been changed, although most flash thieves don't think little details like that out.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-09 22:36:54


New year and no stopping possible stolen content. I need to write more reviews one of them got removed because the submission was deleted by the author, the entry was Newgrounds Rumble 2 shame as it good for finding abusive reviews been there almost 3 years. Just looking for bad reviews cars sound nice shame I cant drive though. My b/p not bad I got further on my game SHHC but alas I wish it had more save points I'm sure the older games did. I will check out author called Shmorca looks fishy although some of his stuff is from last year.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-11 21:11:40


Its sure quiet here no posts here recently since I last posted. Well I level up next month I'm looking forward to it. I guess because its new year now not much to post about with Xmas well over now its kinda a bit of a dull month maybe not keen on this time of year. I saw the latest Pencilmation 13 a cool flash very clever and amusing. A year now since Rage's thread got locked and two years next month is when I joined and my account is 6 years old.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-11 22:35:03


Yes, Phantomlassuk, I agree - it's TOO quiet here. I know I've been busy with an upsurge at work - new year, new budgets and clients with money to spend. (I'm just a tech ho, you know!). Been doing some B/P and whistling while I can, but it's been hit and miss with my schedule.

And I realized a few days ago that my 1 year anniversary for joining the EGB was 17-Dec-2009. Wow. Been here over a year already - but I've enjoyed every minute of it. Hope you guys (and gals) have, too.

So, I think I'll stick around for a while. Besides, someone has to keep EagleRock on his toes, and give Lizzardis, Porkchop and SlntCobra1 something to chuckle about here and there. And hopefully soon, I'll finish the next chapter of my fanfic...that would be nice.

See you all around the barracks - oh, BTW - PuddinN64 , we didn't forget about that puke incident!

Cheers and *Salutes*


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2010-01-12 08:45:52


At 1/9/10 12:57 AM, Sheizenhammer wrote:
At 1/8/10 11:06 PM, TheThing wrote: Please tell me I'm not the only one who got bad first cars.
You aren't. My first (and so far only) car is still causing me headaches, but fortunately it'll be getting replaced with a brand new one later this month (a new Toyota Aygo... woo!).

And you're going for an Aygo? Well, at least it's not a Fiat Panda :P

My first car was a 1996 Seat Ibiza 1.4 SXE. It was nippy and once it was fitted with a stereo (and some speakers in the boot, the previous owner had taken them, for some reason, it was a good car for a few years. Within 3 weeks, I'd blown the catalytic converter on it (bummer) and then I had to sell it when the fuel prices started to spike and I was approaching £25 per week in the tank.

Now I'm driving a 2000 Ibiza 1.9 TDI. The main problem that this one has is that it's a 3-door beast, so getting into the back can be a pain in the arse. I might have to get a bigger car soon, preferably one with 5 doors.

Personally, I think having a bigger car than you need is just a waste of fuel and unnecessary complications when parking the thing. Since I've only got myself to take from A to B anyway, why not have a small car? Especially a small car that's really cheap for its class, and pretty good too.

I just need one that's made after 2001, since I'll pay about 75% of the current road tax bill (£185) for a motor that's essentially the same.

Also, BMW's are for twats. No, really. Everytime I see an X3 or X5 (or god forbid, an X6) while driving I just know something stupid is going to happen. I have yet to be let down by this theory.

I find that most BMW drivers like the ones you mentioned have moved to Audis - look at TT drivers and now the R8. Pillocks.


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At 1/12/10 08:45 AM, Coop83 wrote: And you're going for an Aygo? Well, at least it's not a Fiat Panda :P

The idea behind it was that it could do all the things the old Ka could (read: be cheap and easy to live with), but better. Also, I'm just plain sick of having to drive around with the constant thought of the Ka randomly falling apart on the road (which, given the state of the chassis, isn't as unlikely as I'd be comfortable with).

I was thinking of a Fiat 500 to replace it, but after test-driving both of them it became obvious that all I was getting with the more expensive 500 was a load of random toys and buttons I had little intention of using, or didn't really do anything of significance. Ergo; not worth the £800 total extra for getting the 500 over the Aygo.

Within 3 weeks, I'd blown the catalytic converter on it (bummer) and then I had to sell it when the fuel prices started to spike and I was approaching £25 per week in the tank.

I think this would be a good time to bring up Jeremy Clarkson's only sensible bit of advice he's ever given: It's not what you drive, it's how you drive it. The fuel efficiency of any car is primarily governed by what you do with that gas pedal (I'm lookin' at you, Byte! :P), and only then by the size of the engine and so on.

I just need one that's made after 2001, since I'll pay about 75% of the current road tax bill (£185) for a motor that's essentially the same.

Haha. 12 months Aygo road tax = £35. :P

I find that most BMW drivers like the ones you mentioned have moved to Audis - look at TT drivers and now the R8. Pillocks.

Now that I think about it, trends like this one seem to start in London, and radiate out across the rest of the country gradually. Since Newcastle is about as far away from London as you can get, I'm not surprised to hear people south of me no longer having problems with BMWs while I'm still dodging them on an almost daily basis. I've seen Audi TT and R8 drivers up here that have been perfectly reasonable (one even let me out at a junction... o_O), and it's probably going to be a while yet before the cocks up north catch on to the trend.

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At 1/11/10 10:35 PM, byteslinger wrote: Yes, Phantomlassuk, I agree - it's TOO quiet here. I know I've been busy with an upsurge at work - new year, new budgets and clients with money to spend. (I'm just a tech ho, you know!). Been doing some B/P and whistling while I can, but it's been hit and miss with my schedule.

Tech ho, lol. I've been busy at work, but more at home, where I have a list of PCs I need to work on. The list is slowly shrinking, but it'll take time.

And I realized a few days ago that my 1 year anniversary for joining the EGB was 17-Dec-2009. Wow. Been here over a year already - but I've enjoyed every minute of it. Hope you guys (and gals) have, too.

Well, I've enjoyed it since day one. :-) Grats on your 1-year EGB tenure! Someone break out the ceremonial keg! But for the love of GOD keep the rum away!

So, I think I'll stick around for a while. Besides, someone has to keep EagleRock on his toes, and give Lizzardis, Porkchop and SlntCobra1 something to chuckle about here and there. And hopefully soon, I'll finish the next chapter of my fanfic...that would be nice.

On my toes, eh? Are you really tall or something? :-)

See you all around the barracks - oh, BTW - PuddinN64 , we didn't forget about that puke incident!

I dunno, and I don't wanna know.

Cheers and *Salutes*

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At 1/12/10 08:45 AM, Coop83 wrote: My first car was a 1996 Seat Ibiza 1.4 SXE. It was nippy and once it was fitted with a stereo (and some speakers in the boot, the previous owner had taken them, for some reason, it was a good car for a few years. Within 3 weeks, I'd blown the catalytic converter on it (bummer) and then I had to sell it when the fuel prices started to spike and I was approaching £25 per week in the tank.

Jeez...1.4 liter engines...I keep forgetting the difference between performance cars in the US and in the UK. You guys in Europe tend to value lightweight cars, good handling, and shickshifts over the US high-output engines and ...ugh...automatics.

Now I'm driving a 2000 Ibiza 1.9 TDI. The main problem that this one has is that it's a 3-door beast, so getting into the back can be a pain in the arse. I might have to get a bigger car soon, preferably one with 5 doors.

I'm in that situation now. I'm driving a '99 SLK230 Kompressor, which I absolutely love, but is impractical. It's only a two-seater, and with the prospect of kids on the horizon, I need to think about a four-door car. It does perform nicely though, but sadly, a 200hp supercharged inline-4 is "slow" on the roads I drive on. Then again, anyone that lives in New Jersey knows that you rarely have time to open up your car on the road anyway. *sigh*

Also, BMW's are for twats. No, really. Everytime I see an X3 or X5 (or god forbid, an X6) while driving I just know something stupid is going to happen. I have yet to be let down by this theory.
I find that most BMW drivers like the ones you mentioned have moved to Audis - look at TT drivers and now the R8. Pillocks.

I followed the cardinal rule: any BMW driver is an asshole. Turns out my best friend bought a BMW. He also stopped talking to me because I grew up and he didn't. So, the cardinal rule still stands. :-)

At 1/12/10 12:50 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: I think this would be a good time to bring up Jeremy Clarkson's only sensible bit of advice he's ever given: It's not what you drive, it's how you drive it. The fuel efficiency of any car is primarily governed by what you do with that gas pedal (I'm lookin' at you, Byte! :P), and only then by the size of the engine and so on.

I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. My car supposedly gets 28mpg highway, I usually get, oh, 15? :-)


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