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Okay so SSC has pretty much admitted officially that 'there may have been errors'. Quite an understatement for based on the internet speculation / estimates they are alot slower than the Koenigsegg Alegra etc. So it was pretty ballsy of them to try and pull off a stunt like this and hope they won't get caught...How very Trump like! ?

Ah! That makes sense then! Not sure about the better equipped (As alas! I have never had a Mark X) But the Teana is amazingly comfortable. And is one of the few modern (commuter cars) that have really good rear seat comfort as well as front seat comfort. So good choice if that was a priority...Honestly this is one Jap car you wouldn't mind sitting in the rear. Really? Never was an issue for me? Mine always stayed open, no issues. (The rear doors definitely stayed open in various angle increments, as I've had to jump out and close them on multiple occasions after inconsiderate rear passengers left them partially open) You may have some abnormal wear on the hinges. Do all the doors not stay open? Perhaps an adjustment is in order? What the hell? I've owned multiple Teana's and I never knew it flipped the mirrors down in reverse? Whaa?! Does your car have some kind of higher trim level or something?

Interesting that he passed up a Mark X for a Teana.....but hey all good! Nice to see a another Nissan fan on the forum! Welcome @IndulaC! Looking forward to following your adventures with the Teana~ !

Hyundai Stellar for the win! (I always liked those boxy Hyundai's. A pity that we don't see too many around these days. They probably don't last as long as their Jap counter-parts I guess.... And I forget who the actress was as well to be honest-This was from some days ago) Over to you @matroska , you have the floor...

K. Here we go, then. Something different taken from my insta feed: Bonus marks for whoever can recognize the actress in the picture...

Loved the write-up! Its been a while since something written this well came up on AL: Love it! ?

Nopes. All I can see is this:

In conversation earlier this week a colleague in India mentioned he's selling his car. Ever the car dude, and finally sensing an opportunity to participate in the conference call I asked him what it was etc. To my surprise, I find out that he's selling a 2014 'luxury model' Honda City for INR 6,45,000/- (which is roughly 1.6 mil SLR). Luckily for me, the conversation swung another way and I didn't have to go into how 1.6 mil in SL doesn't even buy a shit-box let along a 'luxury' Honda City...What crazy times we live in when even our INDIAN neighbors have better automobiles available to them at cheaper costs! ?

Oh gosh! I didn't know: I stand corrected then! (I thought the 4Runner just had the A-trac / traction control options available like on the LC/LX/GX470 etc...)

Hey @kmeeg maybe KIA will have answer to your off-roading needs! (Although I doubt a 4Runner with an after market locking diff can be beat....) Its an interesting development: Apparently KIA is looking to develop a ladder frame chassis off-roader? And it looks like they are pretty serious about it too? It will at least provide a bit of competition to the Nissan Patrol in the cheaper/cheapish alternative to a LC200 /LC300 in the Australian market I think.

Whoa! Hold the phone!! Did SSC Tuatara fake the whole thing then?

Not a Lancer owner but I use a Castrol Synthetic (or Mobil Synthetic -when I feel fancy) and have been doing 10,000km oil changes for years with zero issues (other than normal consumables like brakes & suspension components etc) everything has been smooth sailing for me.

Nice looking car. And fast too from the above...Didn't know we had some in SL! Very cool.

I'm going to go with Nissan Sunny B13

Ah! Too bad. Next time maybe! (The old pick-up battery I'm using for the Honda right now is a pulse reconditioned battery as described above. Usually they are only good for another year or so afterwards anyway, so you're not really missing out either way...)

No relationship there I think (Thurst SSC - Thurst Super Sonic Car - was a British outfit, this guy is American and in this case the SSC stands for Shelby Super Cars after the owner Jerod Shelby, who is apparently no relation of Carol Shelby and the family behind Shelby Fords and the famous Shelby Cobra etc...Weird that: Having two bonkers car makers with the same last name who are completely unrelated.) Interesting engine setup through. I can't say I understand it fully, but it looks like its based on GM's LS motor? I don't get it, but its kinda cool how they can get all that power out of it without it blowing up or overheating...? (Also uses regular pump fuel according to the article.) It all sounds so surreal...Maybe the Americans know what they are doing after all? Also for the mini-version of the Tautara, which is coming later next year, they claim to be getting 800hp out of a non aspirated 6 litre V8? How? Mad-mad engine compression? ? If anyone can understand the voodoo magic going on under that hood please enlighten me...

340 hp in that thing? Wow! Must be dead cool: Talk about a 'hot hatchback'! But do they have some kind of torque vectoring system to keep all that FF torque steer in check? *also damn it ! This is why Nissan is getting left in the dust: They have virtually nothing even close to this do they?

The L boards work to keep everyone safe so if possible you shouldn't drive without them due to the increased risk associated with that. For example when I see someone with an L board, I know to give them extra space and do my level best not to do anything to spook them, as well as to generally be more courteous to them as they are not familiar with driving a vehicle. Even pedestrians will notice and know to be more careful around your vehicle etc. Without an L board you lose those benefits, making things more dangerous for you and the other users of the road. Also: This topic (learner permit regulations and stipulations) has extensively been discussed on this forum and there are lots of threads with a lot of great info, so do a quick search on the site...

True. Bugger is a marketing genius!

Well Musk is putting thrusters on his Roadster apparently so who knows! (I personally belive Elon is more of a showman rather than a substantial source of accurate information; a bit like our own Vega team, so I am looking at the whole compressed air thrusters on the Roadster thing with a bit of skepticism. I mean when even Mercedes-Benz can't get their air suspensions to work for 2 years striaght without maintenance, how on earth is Elon who can't even get paint on his cars properly or the touch screens to stop delaminating get compressed air thrusters to work right...) However a Tesla Roadster (and even the Porsche Taycan) would be faster 0-60 than this or a Veyron I believe, and about 1 mil USD cheaper, so no competition there! SSC is owned by a chap who made a fortune off medical device making and like Christian von Koenigsegg did, he is using funds from that established business to quietly build up a car company. Pretty cool as he is quite the underdog coming in and beating giants like Bugatti (VW) and Koenigsegg at their own game..l wonder what Christian Von Koenigsegg has to say about all this? As SSC seems to be encroaching on his turf a bit while simultaneously poaching his business plan as well?!

Ah! Yes my apologies @AVANTE silly of me to forget, we were just talking about it the other day too! (Sorry getting old...) How is the work on the bike progressing?

I would first start by checking if you have a bad battery / bad battery terminals?

It is that! And at the prices cars are trading for these days, we will soon have Suzuki Maruti / Wagon R owners posing with their new rides on the srilankamillionairesclub insta-wow handle...

Ah! Super smooth bike! Never seen one in red in SL though...I wonder why? It looks great! @fiat fan is currently the proud owner of one if I'm not mistaken? Right?

Probably does: Am one of those lazy bums you spoke of earlier who have forgotten that is how to manually close the car door! Been spoiled by technology I fear...BMW is already offering smart key compatibility / direct paring with phones now, so soon most of us won't even have to physically have car keys on us-Just an authenticated smart phone...Pretty cool scene. (Although I did buy an old bruiser a few months ago and I feel its easily the best car I've had to date: Everything is old, mechanical and rock solid. Don't have to worry about where I park, or who parks / pulls up next to me: Its very liberating)