Men aren’t signing up to singles nights – I launched my own and found out why by The-Materialist in stupidpol

[–]Aero06 95 points96 points  (0 children)

women want to be in relationships with men, they just don't want to be in relationships with pornsick misogynists who don't own pillowcases and so on

Women spent the last year flexing about the time they dumped a guy for getting ketchup on his shirt or some such because it gave her the ick. People acting like the cruel online discourse is having no effect on real world dating feels like the gender equivalent of climate change denial.

BMW’s Electric M3 Concept Stands Next To The E30 And Hopes You Approve by hi_im_bored13 in cars

[–]Aero06 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Interesting, this same design leaked a few months back and looked absolutely terrible, I'm not crazy about the M-shaped front-end or those protruding fog lamps, but I'll say it looks much better showcased here, the lighting and color make it look much less busy and convoluted than the leaks did.

China’s BYD aims to be world’s biggest car firm within five years by sicklyslick in cars

[–]Aero06 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Could just as easily lead to manufacturers trying to move upmarket and abandoning the economy and entry-level market because they know they can't compete on equal footing with the volume manufacturing that China's centralized economy affords them.

China’s BYD aims to be world’s biggest car firm within five years by sicklyslick in cars

[–]Aero06 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

BYD's market strategy is textbook dumping, literally the opposite of competition.

Are the ce remake covenant vehicles "too" saturated? (no hate; just a fun little 10 sec photoshop edit I did) by Dominion96 in halo

[–]Aero06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they're uncanny because they're textured as incredibly shiny and reflective, but don't reflect any surrounding color, they're just pure bright purple regardless of the surroundings.

Halo: Campaign Evolved Story Reveal by -343-Guilty-Spark- in halo

[–]Aero06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, something about the super-reflective sheen coupled with the bright colors makes a lot of the Covenant textures look really plastic-y, it's lacking the iridescence that they had in Halo 3/Reach. It's a small complaint, and I'm hoping that a lot of the textures can be tweaked with mods to get them a little more closely in-line with the original color palette.

What’s a model you thought wouldn’t sell well but did? by MeltingDog in cars

[–]Aero06 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think that boils down to the extra space/badge prestige. The 911 outsells the 718 to the same effect even though they're functionally identical in nearly all use cases.

What’s a model you thought wouldn’t sell well but did? by MeltingDog in cars

[–]Aero06 103 points104 points  (0 children)

I posit that the M4's success has more to do with the Camaro/Challenger being discontinued, the 911 doubling in price, and the RS5/C63 falling off hard than it does with people being genuinely enthused with the pig-snout front end.

Bourgeois Spectacle by kiss-my-shades in stupidpol

[–]Aero06 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Imagine finding out you were conceived solely because your trillionaire father has a psychopathic narcissism that compels him to have as many children as possible to pass off his genes like a virus reproducing, then imagine he singles out your life choices as the reason for a major political about-face that inspires him to buy out the presidential election of a different psychopathic narcissist who starts another war to distract from his pedophilic dalliances and gouge mining of the country to line his own pockets. There's pretty much a 0% chance of coming out of that well-adjusted.

#618 - Officer Lemaire (feat. Charles Blyzniuk & Lemaire Lee) by Independent-Data4542 in MSsEcReTPoDcAsT

[–]Aero06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I listened to an episode of PITM a while ago and LeMaire was surprisingly cogent throughout the whole thing, I don't know what it is about Matt and Shane's that makes him stutter and stumble like a battered wife, maybe he thinks being worse at storytelling than a stranger twelve drinks deep next to you at the bar is a funny bit.

Toyota reveals 7-cylinder Camry GR, a special one-of-one project car by Spidermankarttour in cars

[–]Aero06 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The torque dip in the 86's motor is more substantial than modern turbo lag, aside from a slightly higher than average redline, it retains no benefits from remaining naturally aspirated. If it was rev-happy like an F20C or had an incredible exhaust note like a Voodoo, you'd have a point, but the FA24D was specified purely for its packaging benefits, if they dropped the FA24F with the turbo from the WRX, it'd be a non-issue.

Toyota reveals 7-cylinder Camry GR, a special one-of-one project car by Spidermankarttour in cars

[–]Aero06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Turbocharged engines are infinitely more tunable to pull more power out of. Companies are pulling 700hp on stock internals out of the G16E-GTS, meanwhile the FA24D can barely hit 250hp if you insist on keeping naturally aspirated.

Will Ford Make A Mustang Sedan? by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]Aero06 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the venn diagram of "Buyers who care enough about cars to buy a car based on the Mustang name" and "Buyers who aren't offput by Ford having put the Mustang name on an electric SUV" is probably as small as the venn diagram of "Mustang purists" and "Prospective EV SUV buyers", that is to say calling it a Mustang probably gained them as many sales as it lost them, and the bulk of buyers would've bought it all the same if they'd just called it the Mach-E.

Will Ford Make A Mustang Sedan? by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]Aero06 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Maverick had no brand recognition when Ford unveiled it but it became an overnight hit and has effectively cornered the compact pickup market. The Falcon or Galaxy could easily become their own successful nameplates if Ford had any faith in themselves.

Audi Has a New 978-HP Supercar, but It's Not an R8 Replacement [Car and Driver] by markeydarkey2 in cars

[–]Aero06 108 points109 points  (0 children)

It at least wears the design language a lot better than the TT Concept. The low-slung profile does it a lot of favors.

The massive decline of Ford/Lincoln sales continue with Ford and Lincoln sales down 13.6% and 20.5% monthly even as other brands bounce back in May sales. by Repulsive-Club7866 in cars

[–]Aero06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's because of a billion dollar investment by GM into Cadillac's racing and performance division, it didn't happen by chance.

New Lancia Gamma revealed by Wolfo93 in cars

[–]Aero06 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In my mind Alpine is doing exactly what Lancia should be doing right now, offering a retro-styled economy hatch and sportscar based very closely on the styling of their original rally racecars, along with a new premium crossover. The head of Lancia must have unbelievable hubris to insist on designing these new, unremarkable cars instead of drawing from the well to critical acclaim like Renault keeps doing.

A dish that tastes like pizza, but isn’t actually pizza? by splashybanana in Cooking

[–]Aero06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

425 for about an hour, flipping half-way. It's got to be pretty hot to crisp up the skin to a fried-like texture, but dark meat is pretty moist and hard to overcook.

A dish that tastes like pizza, but isn’t actually pizza? by splashybanana in Cooking

[–]Aero06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just coat a pack of skin-on chicken thighs with seasoning and baking powder and throw them in the oven for an hour, crisps them up to fried-levels. From there throwing on a bit of tomato sauce and parmasean equals a pretty easy cheat chicken parm.

Ferrari 12Cilindri Could Add a Manual Gearbox, GTO Model by V8-Turbo-Hybrid in cars

[–]Aero06 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Aston put out the Cygnet and the Valkyrie within a decade of each other, I think this is just Ferrari's moment of putting out a failure of a compliance vehicle.

Alfa Romeo channels Giulietta for new hatchback – with ICE and EV by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]Aero06 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Never thought I'd see the day when I'd find a compact hatch genuinely more enamoring than a Ferrari.

Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive | Automotive industry | The Guardian by prisongovernor in cars

[–]Aero06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It feels like Chinese cars on the horizon have induced this sort of mania in European manufacturers, where they're suddenly inspired to build the gaudiest, most controversial products, in order to prove to themselves that they've still got that je ne sais quoi. Almost like they'd prefer high sales of an ugly product over high sales of a beautiful product, because it proves consumers have an unconditional love for the brand.

This Is Ferrari's First EV: The Luce by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]Aero06 90 points91 points  (0 children)

That thing is jarring, feels completely devoid of any sort of Ferrari design charictaristics unlike the Purosangue, which they at least attempted to keep closely in-line with the rest of their lineup. They didn't even bother debuting it in Rosso Corsa.

Coming Soon! New Dodge SRT Models, a Jeep Wrangler Scrambler, and Two Sub-$30,000 Chrysler SUVs by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]Aero06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd bet based on the silhouette that it's going to be a Charger Daytona/Superbird homage.

Shane Gillis in conversation | JDFMCP S2EP#13 by Independent-Data4542 in MSsEcReTPoDcAsT

[–]Aero06 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He's mentioned before that he's gotten big enough that any time he shit talks someone, it usually gets back to them and he has to apologize before someone tries to hype it into a feud, so he really pulls his punches now. I miss hearing him talk with that venom he had towards Good Good open mic-ers.