Excuthe me, you have my stapler.
You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Apr 05, 2005 7:28:09 am PDT #3171 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Gudanov - Apr 05, 2005 7:32:28 am PDT #3172 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Why did VW nuke the VR6?
Well, the Jetta is an all-new car this year and only has a five cylinder engine available. Maybe in a year or two they will offer it with their 3.2L V6 which is just a bigger version of the old 2.8L V6 in the Jetta VR6.
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2005 7:34:09 am PDT #3173 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the Jetta is an all-new car this year and only has a five cylinder engine available
The question was pretty much why not come out of the gate with a VR6 too? It's a lovely drive, one that made the Jetta feel almost as fun as a Beemer, but for cheaper (and less lovely insides, natch). Now, to match that ride, I'm looking at compact luxury cars. That's no good.
-t - Apr 05, 2005 7:35:10 am PDT #3174 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Come to think of it, Robin, I have a couple of staplers that don't work. Maybe I should fly you in to consult.
flea - Apr 05, 2005 7:38:55 am PDT #3175 of 10001
information libertarian
As someone who wrangles staplers and a boss, I feel justified in saying that 1) staplers are of the devil, even when you insert the staples right side up and 2) many otherwise competent people lose the ability to think sensibly once they are assigned boss responsibilities. It's like the "boss" function overwrites the "common sense" function.
Also, can we finish this thread right quick so I stop being earwormed with "I've Been Through the Desert on a Freak With No Name" EVERY SINGLE DAY? There's only 6900 posts to go! We can do it in an afternoon!
tommyrot - Apr 05, 2005 7:39:15 am PDT #3176 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The question was pretty much why not come out of the gate with a VR6 too?
Who knows? Although a lot of car companies seem to introduce a new car with the standard-size engine only, and then add the option of the higher-power engine later.
Maybe they figure they might as well get the car out sooner, and finish up the work for the bigger engine later. Or else they figure that since it's a new design, it will sell well at first, and then they can add other options later to delay the inevitable decline in sales as the design gets longer in the tooth.
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2005 7:39:19 am PDT #3177 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
flea's a freak-rider.
Pass it on.
eta:
they can add other options later to delay the inevitable decline in sales as the design gets longer in the tooth
Bastards. Or annoying people, who just definitely lost out on a new care sale.
Aims - Apr 05, 2005 7:40:48 am PDT #3178 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
All. my. flea's love a freak-rider.
Gudanov - Apr 05, 2005 7:41:58 am PDT #3179 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
The question was pretty much why not come out of the gate with a VR6 too?
I think they're going to come out with a turbo 4 cylinder later this year or so. It'll be a 200hp engine. The Mazda6 might be a nice car, it's supposed to handle very well.
JohnSweden - Apr 05, 2005 7:45:33 am PDT #3180 of 10001
I can't even.
All. my. flea's love a freak-rider.
Un, dos, freak, quatro, cinquo, cinquo, flea.