True, true, I don't know what my point was, probably that you don't all the gears if you are just moving the car with no extra load which a passenger cars don't usually have have.
Well, I kinda knew that, but don't really care about this CO2 nonsense, it's just load of rubbish dumned down for the masses, it's rather minimal in big scale. There probably is some sort of twisted logic to favor the diesel in taxation. I'm all for greener cars but CO2 shouldn't be the measuring tool.
Yeah, yearly taxation does now favor diesel in a way over here too as it's based on CO2 values, and I guess as diesel takes less fuel it will make less CO2. Which in any way probably is irrelevant to anyone as more hevier gases like methane are released from the earth all the time, but that is too complex for people to understand and you can't put a tax on it.
But modern diesels should be cleaner if you mean small particle emissions (or whatever they are called in English) than just few years ago.
And lorries having plenty of gears, well, you also need to consider that they easily weight 10 times more than a normal car with some load, but only have 3-4 times larger engines. I know the math might not work like that, but just pointing out that they need to pull a lot of mass with relatively low power to weight ratio. If you don't have a heavy load you only use half of the gears anyway, so it's there to ease thing up.
Not sure if I made any points there..but mehh, I still like truck engines. :P
And 48 liter twinturbo V12 tank engines...mmmm
But modern diesels should be cleaner if you mean small particle emissions (or whatever they are called in English) than just few years ago.
And lorries having plenty of gears, well, you also need to consider that they easily weight 10 times more than a normal car with some load, but only have 3-4 times larger engines. I know the math might not work like that, but just pointing out that they need to pull a lot of mass with relatively low power to weight ratio. If you don't have a heavy load you only use half of the gears anyway, so it's there to ease thing up.
Not sure if I made any points there..but mehh, I still like truck engines. :P
And 48 liter twinturbo V12 tank engines...mmmm
No, I can remember last year that if I had set the TV to automatic it showed 4:3 and you had force it to widescreen which of course stretches the image.
Might depend on who is making the broadcast of course, I think it changes between races and continents.
Well they should first start using widescreen (or is it just the compelety retarded television network who broadcasts F1 over here who can't do their stuff propeply once again?) than go HD, as HD network isn't that widespread yet. Most of the world hasn't even changed over to digital let alone HD.
Now tell me a track which hasn't been hard on tires yet?
I thought it was in the rules that you shouldn't be having practice until 25 minutes before the quali starts?
Now this has gone to typical diesel vs. petrol willywaving battle of nerds. 
Well, all I'm going to say that I prefer diesel in big engines, in trucks, boats, trains and tanks.
I have driven different diesels, a bit shortly I admit, but enough to give an impression of the car. The worst one (if we talk about small cars now) being an older VW Transporter, a driving experience I wouldn't wish even for my worst nemesis. Yes, it wasn't a TDi so it didn't really go anywhere. But then, a newer Transporter TDi 4motion is pretty much the opposite and if I dare to say, quite fun and quick for a van. But then, it has 130 horses, so it should be.
Other positive driving experiences with diesels I've had include a Toyota Avensis, VW Passat and Golf TDi, and Land Rover Defender which wasn't that bad engine wise either. That's pretty much all diesels I've driven if you don't count trucks. I'd say there isn't much wrong with them other than you might need more gear changes and the sound. But I wouldn't buy one myself either. While diesel is still cheaper than petrol over here you still need to do more kilometers per year to have any benefit over petrol I think. Of course if I had my own fast food joint and access for free used cooking oil then I might consider.
edit. Just realised that all of the "positive" diesel experiences I've had have been in the more powerful models, which might have been the reason they were any fun at all. The most powerful petrol drive must been 115 horses. Or if by power to weight probably Smart Brabus.
edit2. Back on topic actually.
Yes, Jack if you are considering a diesel, don't buy a old lower range model with no turbo as you will hate it. :P
Well, all I'm going to say that I prefer diesel in big engines, in trucks, boats, trains and tanks.
I have driven different diesels, a bit shortly I admit, but enough to give an impression of the car. The worst one (if we talk about small cars now) being an older VW Transporter, a driving experience I wouldn't wish even for my worst nemesis. Yes, it wasn't a TDi so it didn't really go anywhere. But then, a newer Transporter TDi 4motion is pretty much the opposite and if I dare to say, quite fun and quick for a van. But then, it has 130 horses, so it should be.
Other positive driving experiences with diesels I've had include a Toyota Avensis, VW Passat and Golf TDi, and Land Rover Defender which wasn't that bad engine wise either. That's pretty much all diesels I've driven if you don't count trucks. I'd say there isn't much wrong with them other than you might need more gear changes and the sound. But I wouldn't buy one myself either. While diesel is still cheaper than petrol over here you still need to do more kilometers per year to have any benefit over petrol I think. Of course if I had my own fast food joint and access for free used cooking oil then I might consider.
edit. Just realised that all of the "positive" diesel experiences I've had have been in the more powerful models, which might have been the reason they were any fun at all. The most powerful petrol drive must been 115 horses. Or if by power to weight probably Smart Brabus.
edit2. Back on topic actually.
Yes, Jack if you are considering a diesel, don't buy a old lower range model with no turbo as you will hate it. :P
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But isn't the diesel turbocharged while the petrol isn't? You think diesel would still win if both or neither had a turbo...no you wouldn't.
I know, I was just searching what to post.
Here you go then.
On the other hand that makes perfect sense as the Pharaoh was considered as god, and if someone comes and puts a sword in your god, you'd be scared.
I hope he doesn't land a deal and continues with Ferrari to be honest.
Forgot to mention that he said Nascar being the number one target for him if it works out for this season/year.
Yeah, the weirdest thing is that the battle advisor mentions about the enemy trying to flank you and to how to deal with that, but they never even try! 
Need to have a go on hard difficulty I guess.
Need to have a go on hard difficulty I guess.
Salo confirmed on an interview for Finnish television channel MTV3 that there has been negotiations for a driver seat for Nascar and he is still waiting for an answer. If he doesn't get a deal, he will be driving American Le Mans series with Ferrari like the past two years.
Source...well, you are screwed with it as it's in Finnish. http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/ ... rkistot/f1/2009/01/790733
Source...well, you are screwed with it as it's in Finnish. http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/ ... rkistot/f1/2009/01/790733
Hmm, yeah, I guess when geeks get old, a job and money it always ends up silly. For lolz eh? 
Yes, the only way to get full 5 is to be safe also for pedestrians. Don't know if that 1 start rating for the Fiat is by the original or now day standards then.
Safety ratings? You don't probably get good ratings with hardly any money anyway, at least it would keep Jacqui on his toes to not go silly and crash it.
Ah, yes, somehow didn't realise it had place for three fans. Makes more sense now. Don't know what is the purpose of that fan controller, as those fans should be rather quiet already, but I guess it's there for the coolness factor as you haven't really heard of reasonable budget anyway.
Is the purpose of water cooling just cooling or is it for silence like the fans?
If the latter, you could think water cooling your GPU. Now then you'd have an awesome rig.
Is the purpose of water cooling just cooling or is it for silence like the fans?
If the latter, you could think water cooling your GPU. Now then you'd have an awesome rig.
I only grow beard on my throat and not my face. Some day maybe.
I suck at normal RTS games usually, I like them, but in all games you need quickly press buttons to produce more and more troops I suck. Total War games suit me because it has both real time battles and turn based strategy. It's like simplified Civilizations with real time battles.
edit. This is really turning in to a CR fest now...well, that was inevitable and matter of time. :P
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That means I'm playing old people's games then.
Sweet rig. But 5 120 mm fans? I guess that a sufficient airflow, are two of those bolted on the radiator?
So, almost a hundred views and only one person has any idea about the game?
Is this why PC gaming is going down the drain then, people don't know a potentially awesome game if it sat on them? Or are strategy games just dead as a genre? I guess this won't be a huge hit then, damned kids with their Nintendos.
Is this why PC gaming is going down the drain then, people don't know a potentially awesome game if it sat on them? Or are strategy games just dead as a genre? I guess this won't be a huge hit then, damned kids with their Nintendos.
Kill it fire, it's just horrible. Firstly the commercial is the most horrible and cheesiest thing I've ever seen, secondly, what is the purpose of this thing, or the people who come up with shit like this, people who use it, or people who can come up with a commercial horrid as that!
Aaarrrgghhh.
No I'm not a musician being afraid my superb talents are lost when computers now can make music, I just feel sorry for anyone who think this thing can make any. I'd say I know nothing about music, but I think that thing isn't even good for a toy for children.
/rant over :P
Oh, some CR people believe the laptop on the commercial is a Mac... I don't know, but guess that's the best part of that commercial.
Aaarrrgghhh.
No I'm not a musician being afraid my superb talents are lost when computers now can make music, I just feel sorry for anyone who think this thing can make any. I'd say I know nothing about music, but I think that thing isn't even good for a toy for children.
/rant over :P
Oh, some CR people believe the laptop on the commercial is a Mac... I don't know, but guess that's the best part of that commercial.
FGED GREDG RDFGDR GSFDG