Our New Phat Whip

[Triggar]

Ladies and gentlemen of the PSU community, it is with great pride and excitement that I announce to you that Martyr and I are getting a 2005 Mini Cooper S!

http://www.euroautofestival.com/Mini-Cooper-S.jpg

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/MINI%20Cooper%20S/B_1029-Interior-dash.jpg

(the picture of that interior is not the one we're getting. That's an older model - ours has a leeter steering wheel as well as some other neat switches and shit)

Our phat new whip will have:

- silver metallic exterior paint
- chrome line exterior (chrome on the grill and side mirrors)
- premium package, including a dual-pane panoramic moon roof, cruise control, multi-function leather steering wheel with radio controls, auto A/C with carbon air filter, and an on-board computer with trip odometer, average speed, fuel consumption, the distance you can go on the remaining fuel, and outside air temperature
- grey and black leather interior
- alloy patina dashboard interior
- sport suspension
- 16" v-spoke tires (with rims baby)
- computer navigation system including a LCD screen displaying GPS and DVD-loaded maps, the navigation system also speaks to you while you're driving
- auxillary audio input to hook up a MP3 player
- 6 speaker AM/FM CD player
- 4 wheel disk ABS brakes

We put a deposit down on the bad boy this week, and pick it up at Christmas time!

(They custom-build each car, and it takes that long to complete. The dealership doesn't actually stock any cars except used ones!)

Hooray!!

[Smaug]

Martyr is so whipped.

[Rbstr]

sweet.

[Dharkbayne]

Yeah, but where are you gonna put the bodies?

[Triggar]

It has a surprising amount of trunk space :evil:

Martyr is so whipped.

He's the one who picked it!

[Mango]

Does it come in hot pink?

[Triggar]

No, but it comes in yellow, orange, purple and baby blue

[Rbstr]

NVM

[Mango]

:( guess i won't be getting one then....

[OfaLoaf]

So have you chosen a color yet?

[ObnoxiousFrog]

The issue being, does it come with machine guns/turbo boost? With additional missle upgrades if you run over them?

[DaShiznit]

Get a big UK flag on top. Either that, or a big picture of Hamma. That would be 1337.

[Triggar]

So have you chosen a color yet?

Yep, we're getting silver - my current car is silver, and we never notice when it's dirty!

We were going to get black, but with a black car, you see each tiny bit of dirt, and every tiny scratch. No thanks!

[SDM]

l33t:D

[Corrosion]

No, but it comes in yellow, orange, purple and baby blue
You forgot r3d.

I might be getting a r3d one.

[AztecWarrior]

Needs moar cylinders.

[Dharkbayne]

DOEZ TAHT SHIT GOT SPINNAZ?

[Infernus]

Nice!

[EineBeBoP]

Very sweet.

I love Minis.

[Hamma]

Sweetness, I would love to have one of those im sure they are fun as hell to drive. I was hoping that me and Jenny could get one for her when she got settled here but she doesent know how to drive Stick, the S only comes in stick right?

Here's a required pic of my phat whip:
http://staff.planetside-universe.com/hamma/focus/104_0465_tn.jpg

[EineBeBoP]

I get my new "phat whip" (wtf does that mean anyways?) tuesday, so Ill get pics then :D

[Hamma]

What is it?

[JetRaiden]

Martyr & Trig: I hate you

[MattxMosh]

I can't stand Minis, They make me angry, with thier general smallness. They need moar Bigger, and moar faster.

but OBLIGITORY WHIP PICTURES.

My Fly Ride.

http://www.mattmosh.com/PSU/phatwhip/current.jpg

My Even Flyer Ride.


http://www.mattmosh.com/PSU/phatwhip/whip.jpg
http://www.mattmosh.com/PSU/phatwhip/face1.jpg
http://www.mattmosh.com/PSU/phatwhip/face2.jpg

Word to the wise. Do not let a woman drive. You won't be able to walk for a few weeks, you'll get your face glued up, glass stuck in your head, and will cost you a fortune.

Also, I hated that fucking thing so damn much.

oh, and wear your seatbelt, unless you are a bad ass, like me.

[ObnoxiousFrog]

http://www.ladolcevita-berlin.de/ladolcevita/presse-pic/musik/Bilder/vespa.jpg

WU-TANG!

[Triggar]

Sweetness, I would love to have one of those im sure they are fun as hell to drive.

Correct. We drove one yesterday, and we felt like it should've felt like driving a go-kart, that thing hauls ass. Especially the S model, which gets 163 horsepower at 6000 RPM. We test-drove it around the dealership which might as well have been a test track; there were cobblestone roads, hills, sharp turns, highways, suburban streets. The suspension is bad ass. It goes from 0-60 in about seven seconds.

I was hoping that me and Jenny could get one for her when she got settled here but she doesent know how to drive Stick, the S only comes in stick right?

a) Teach Jen Jen to drive stick (get a rental piece of shit) - I had to learn how to drive a manual transmission IN ENGLAND, with two screaming kids in the back seat. Definitely don't want to make a left turn into the right lane in that situation, and you definitely don't want to stall out in the middle of a roundabout. Took me about two weeks to get it down.

b) Negative ghostrider, the S model only comes with a manual transmission :p

[MattxMosh]

Hamma, Take Jen up Main Street at like 3 in the morning a few times, its how I taught Steph to drive stick. Then hit up nice roads like washington street in traffic, she'll be great after that.

[Hamma]

Well, she sure isnt going to learn in my Focus. Only I was allowed to do that :lol:

/me trades in Focii for Mini S

[martyr]

that S model is hawt.

trig test-drove conservatively with low shifts ... i took the dealer's suggestion and ran it a bit higher.

hfs.

that turbo ... man. you hear it kick in at 2500, at 3000 you feel it. you're all like "oh, small car, small engine, this is fine." until 3k. then it's "hfs, i've got a sports car! good thing those seats are comfortable, cuz suddenly i'm stuck in mine."

edit: yeah, you "big car" guys say pfft, it's a mini. allow me to dispel this argument with my vehicle history, then a bit of physics.

1. lincoln continental.
2. beechcraft skipper.
3. cessna 152
4. piper warrior
5. honda accord ex (coupe)
6. mazda mpv
7. cessna 172 (180hp upgrade)
8. corvette (crossfire injection)
9. saturn ls

the mini rocks all of these in overall experience, not including the 3rd dimension (where applicable).

why, you ask?

because it's small.
the little bmw engine inside is pretty respectable for a small efficient car.
add an intercooled turbo to that, and it's damn sweet.

it boils down to (i assume this is the correct terminology for ground vehicles) the thrust to weight ratio. or maybe it's power to weight.

[oddfish]

Mini Coopers are the shit. they lack nothing for their size. a great little car. i love 'em, personnaly. Trig, Martyr: good choice ;)

[Hamma]

You bastards.. you renew'd my Mini Fever.. When I got the Focus I was also tempted to go Mini. However at the time I didnt have time to mess around and I know most are special order.

Well theres always trade in. Mine is still worth over 11,000 :evil:

[JetRaiden]

Ive been a Mini fan for as long as theyve been around.

[oddfish]

Ive been a Mini fan for as long as theyve been around.

you must be old

[Hamma]

On a side note, it also makes me want to watch Italian Job.

[Triggar]

You bastards.. you renew'd my Mini Fever.. When I got the Focus I was also tempted to go Mini. However at the time I didnt have time to mess around and I know most are special order.

Well theres always trade in. Mine is still worth over 11,000 :evil:

10-12 weeks, baby. They customise everything inside that car.

Trade in the Focus, get a Mini - you'd only have to spend about $10,000 :evil:

[oddfish]

On a side note, it also makes me want to watch Italian Job.

Theres THREE in THAT movie.. ooooooooooooooooooo

[Hamma]

Well.. I would get all sorts of goodies. I see the base price of 19 whatever then i customised it to 29 :rofl:

[JetRaiden]

you must be old

I meant the new one...that debuted at the 2001 Detriot International Auto Show I believe...maybe '02

[oddfish]

I meant the new one...that debuted at the 2001 Detriot International Auto Show I believe...maybe '02

02

[Triggar]

Well.. I would get all sorts of goodies. I see the base price of 19 whatever then i customised it to 29 :rofl:

I customised ours to $25k, it's leet, we got the chrome interior kit (it isn't as gauche as it sounds), the onboard computer, the navigation system... oh man. I'm going to sleep in that car!

[Spee]

gauche



5 vocabulary points for trig.


Gauss + Douche = Gauche. :D

[JetRaiden]

I think Im gonna get my Cooper S off eBay if I decide to get it. why spend 27k on a Cooper s when you can by essentially the same one for 21k?

[OfaLoaf]

Isn't the regular Mini as cheap as 16.5k?

[Triggar]

Yeah, the base for the Cooper is $16something; the base MSRP for the S is $19

[ViperGTS]

eh should have went for a Viper...
:D

[JetRaiden]

eh should have went for a Viper...
:D

:nono:

NO!

[oddfish]

i'm sorry.. i'm a gas guzzling prick face earth-killer. i love SUV's. I want an Escalade sooooooo bad. I'm sure i'll get flamed for NO reason, but that's what I want. Too bad I'm poor. I share an Explorer (it's tricked out, got a great system, too) with my cousin who works in New York so she doesn't need her car until she comes home to FL for vacations and stuff. So, since my Uncle is rich out that ass, he doesn't sell it, he just lets me drive it. I love that car. Black Ford Explorer. I want to get rims for it, muahahahaha. 20's i think. heh heh heh

[Triggar]

No I completely understand. I wanted an SUV as well. We do a lot of roadtripping, and I love that SUV feeling that you're not in a sardine can.

Would you believe me if I told you I got that feeling in the Mini?

I wouldn't either, if I hadn't driven it.

[Rbstr]

god i want a car. It makes me sad to read this.

As for car preference, i like SUV's but not boats, 4runner, older montereos, boxy stuff mostly, not these new things 'tamed' SUV's like hilanders, and civics, that are cars'mini-vans with SUV bodies.

i also like rally type cars, Subaru WRX, Lancer EVO's, ect.

[Sputty]

My new fat whip:
http://www.thewhipman.co.nz/Big%20whip.gif

[EarlyDawn]

My dad owns a mini cooper S. VERY nice car. I like it a lot. Feels big for a mini.

[EineBeBoP]

What is it?


1996 Honda Accord EX

Silver paint
4 door sedan
73,100 Mi
Auto transmision
front wheel drive
AC
Pwr steering
Pwr windows
Pwr locks
tilt wheel
cruise control
am/fm stereo
cassete
dual front air bags
ABS (4-wheel)
Moon Roof
Alloy Wheels
new tires
tow bracket installed (to tow it behind an RV or something)

bought it used for $6,800

[Triggar]

My dad owns a mini cooper S. VERY nice car. I like it a lot. Feels big for a mini.

When'd he get it? Has he had any problems with it? Anything we should know before we plunk down a nice chunk of change?

[EarlyDawn]

I ran upstairs and asked him. He said nothing specific. Like I said, it's super roomy, all things considered.

Get the GPS if you can, too. It's cool.

[Triggar]

Haha, we're definitely trying for the GPS. I got my mother, the saleswoman, on the case. I'm hoping she can get the dealer to "throw it in" :lol:

[Corrosion]

Haha, we're definitely trying for the GPS. I got my mother, the saleswoman, on the case. I'm hoping she can get the dealer to "throw it in" :lol:
GPS fucking owns!
(Mom's lexus has it)

[Zodiac]

meh.

Hope you enjoy it.

[Fragmatic]

Mini Jump (http://www.2flashgames.com/viewlink.php?url=http://www.miniusa.com/crm/jumpgame/jumpgame.jsp&id=819)

[martyr]

too bad my h and j keys are nowhere near each other

[EineBeBoP]

Lame game anyways. too hard :ugh:

[Squeeky]

I want a car. My budget is at or near $1,000 :lol:

Sucks.

[Electrofreak]

Cool car, but too damn mini for my tastes.

Look at me talk though. I drove a '99 Sunfire Coupe that cost me 9 G's. Not exactly the batmobile.

[Fragmatic]

Fuck it, i'm getting a classic mini and putting a V8 in it.

[Indecisive]

need moar biggar

[Sentrosi]

Just another car a 6'4" man can't fit into.

Christ almighty. CAR COMPANIES! AMERICANS ARE GETTING TALL AND FAT! GET YOUR ASSES IN GEAR AND MAKE THE '72 CADILLAC EL DORADO AGAIN! I WANNA STRETCH MY FRAME OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SUCKING DOWN 1/4lb CHEESEBURGERS IN THE OLD FASHIONED STYROFOAM CONTAINERS, WHALE SKIN HUBCAPS WITH BIG SEAL EYES FOR HEADLIGHTS, etc etc.

I'd go on, but I'm pretty much pooped. That is all the Denis Leary you're getting from me until I get some ZZzzzzzzzZZ's.

[Everay]

Caus im an Asshole! cmon everyone! A S S H O L E!

[martyr]

ohh-ee-ohh-ee-ohhhh

[Triggar]

I think a 6'4" man could fit into the Mini comfortably.

Well, in the front seat anyhow :p

[NoSurrender]

i saw one on the street, and i swore i was taller than it , and im only like 6'1"

[Triggar]

i saw one on the street, and i swore i was taller than it , and im only like 6'1"

:doh:

You're not going to be standing up inside the car.

[oddfish]

:doh:

You're not going to be standing up inside the car.

who says? muahahaha! :D

[Triggar]

Note to self: Chloroform Oddfish before allowing him to ride in my new whip

[oddfish]

Note to self: Chloroform Oddfish before allowing him to ride in my new whip

:D :D :D

[NoSurrender]

i wanna go mini-cooper tipping NOW!

[martyr]

good luck.

(i suggest a ford explorer for your vehicular tipping enjoyment.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/RollRatings.cfm)

[NoSurrender]

holy crap a 34% chance of rolling over. wow. im never gonna ride in a ford explorer

[Triggar]

I know, and people actually buy it

[Rbstr]

is this rolling over do to a very tight turn or crash? I don't think you have a 34% chance of rolling any car just by driving it normaly

[NoSurrender]

they say tilt, so basically when you make a tighter turn, but still do you love a car so , much that your willing to risk your own/family/passengers safety , just so you can have this one car?

[Indecisive]

i saw one on the street, and i swore i was taller than it , and im only like 6'1"

rethink that g. Most people all taller then small suvs.

Cept trig, since shes a sicilian midgit :p

[Triggar]

Cept trig, since shes a sicilian midgit :p

You have to be 4'11" or shorter to be considered a midget - I beat that by a whole TWO INCHES, BABY!

[Rbstr]

they say tilt, so basically when you make a tighter turn, but still do you love a car so , much that your willing to risk your own/family/passengers safety , just so you can have this one car?

no infact i hate fords in most cases, it just seems like alot of scare for somethign that shouldn't happen anyway if your a decent driver.

[JetRaiden]

You have to be 4'11" or shorter to be considered a midget - I beat that by a whole TWO INCHES, BABY!

aw man, thats too bad...


dont you get like tax breaks or something if youre a midget?

[Triggar]

/me looks into it

[Indecisive]

You have to be 4'11" or shorter to be considered a midget - I beat that by a whole TWO INCHES, BABY!

take off teh shoes

and if that dosent work, well just cut off your feet. Must have legal midgit on psu staff.

[Infernus]

/me looks into it

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Wait... then my mom should be reaping in the rewards...

[Hamma]

I want a car. My budget is at or near $1,000 :lol:

Sucks.
You can buy my Grand Prix - its just sitting in the yard.

[Squeeky]

You can buy my Grand Prix - its just sitting in the yard.

:(
I would, but it'd probably cost me an additional $500 to ship it here :lol:

[AztecWarrior]

http://www.modernracer.com/images/fordmustanggt2005front1.jpg
'nuff said.

[Triggar]

I watched this show where they were test-racing it... holy awesomeness Batman.

[JetRaiden]

I know the guy who designed it.

oh yea, woot for me. :cool:

[Disconnecting]

http://www.glitschisoft.ch/fun/appleicar.jpg

[Triggar]

CAN WE BAN HIM YET?!

[AztecWarrior]

http://www.glitschisoft.ch/fun/appleicar.jpg
GO HOME AND DIE

[Disconnecting]

CAN WE BAN HIM YET?!

not untill I finish my mac propaganda movie and post it here

[AztecWarrior]

not untill I finish my mac propaganda movie and post it here
If I had a dollar for every Mac user that I know that did shit like this...

[Disconnecting]

If I had a dollar for every Mac user that I know that did shit like this...


once you see my movie you'll do the same

[Squeeky]

I think Disconnect is funny. You guys suck :lol:

[Triggar]

Post it, and I will personally start a petition to have you banned.

What makes you think being annoying is in any way humorous? That only works for Squeeky and Dharkie, who have perfected the fine art of trolling :love:

[AztecWarrior]

He is funny, but it gets annoying...I guess he can stay. I don't want to ban him, that would deprive me of posting insults in Bold, Underlined, Italics, Size 7, Blue.

[Sputty]

Why is Disconnecting on a PC game fansite? He obviously either owns a PC or never played.

[AztecWarrior]

Comic relief. Let him stay. Don't stop giving him hell, though.

[Squeeky]

That only works for Squeeky and Dharkie, who have perfected the fine art of trolling :love:

It's good to be appreciated :)

[Corrosion]

I think Disconnect is funny. You guys suck :lol:
I know, that was a good post, the iCar. :lol:

[Rbstr]

yeah it was a good post

[Disconnecting]

Why is Disconnecting on a PC game fansite? He obviously either owns a PC or never played.

virtual pc on my 68k mac pwns you all I dont need to own a crappy pc this beast owns you all!!

[AztecWarrior]

You realize that you can tack "i" on front of anything, that doesn't make it OMGZTEHFUNNY.

[Rbstr]

he's making fun of mac as he does it now that i think about it

[Hamma]

wtf, why is this thread derailed - what happened to the Mini :love:

And disco, cut your mac propaganda.. I don't like when people derail threads I like.

[oddfish]

i like potato chips.

[Hamma]

Banned.

[oddfish]

Banned.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
i love you, hamma

[Triggar]

Hamma, and anyone else who cares, I got my mother on the case. Now, here's a little background information about my mother - both she and I come from a very, very long line of women who have proverbial balls of steel. These are women who not only thrived during the great depression as widows, but actually built up wealth - legally. These are women who are used to being in, and thriving in difficult situations. These are women who can make something from anything. To sum it up, these are women who don't take "no" for an answer.

Now, I got my mom on the case. My mother's JOB TITLE is "Executive Sales Champion" - the woman has the bloody word "Champion" in her JOB title. And what does she sell? $100,000 mail meters. I'm not even kidding, she works for Pitney Bowes selling these things to corporations. And she kicks her quota's ass each month.

ANyhow, she knows the dealer up in Buffalo personally, because she sold him a meter. She asked us for a specific list of things we want in the car and I suspect that we will get the navigation kit and floor rugs "thrown in" ;)

I'll keep you posted!

[JetRaiden]

hawt!

[oddfish]

lot's of stuff.

fucking sweet! that's always a big plus ;)

[Triggar]

hawt!

My mom totally is

http://students.db.erau.edu/~cimat41a/img/Chris.JPG

That was her at the Lego store in Downtown Disney

[oddfish]

My mom totally is

http://students.db.erau.edu/~cimat41a/img/Chris.JPG

That was her at the Lego store in Downtown Disney

who's that sexy man she's chillin' with? daaaaaaaammmmmmnnnn

[Triggar]

My grandpa, Irv.

[MrPaul]

Triggar is 1/8th lego! Woooow. Now we can say we want to play with you, ane be totally innocent.. :nod:

[Triggar]

:lol:

Ass!

[Hamma]

Hamma, and anyone else who cares, I got my mother on the case. Now, here's a little background information about my mother - both she and I come from a very, very long line of women who have proverbial balls of steel. These are women who not only thrived during the great depression as widows, but actually built up wealth - legally. These are women who are used to being in, and thriving in difficult situations. These are women who can make something from anything. To sum it up, these are women who don't take "no" for an answer.

Now, I got my mom on the case. My mother's JOB TITLE is "Executive Sales Champion" - the woman has the bloody word "Champion" in her JOB title. And what does she sell? $100,000 mail meters. I'm not even kidding, she works for Pitney Bowes selling these things to corporations. And she kicks her quota's ass each month.

ANyhow, she knows the dealer up in Buffalo personally, because she sold him a meter. She asked us for a specific list of things we want in the car and I suspect that we will get the navigation kit and floor rugs "thrown in" ;)

I'll keep you posted!
:thumbsup:

[NoSurrender]

Hamma, and anyone else who cares, I got my mother on the case. Now, here's a little background information about my mother - both she and I come from a very, very long line of women who have proverbial balls of steel. These are women who not only thrived during the great depression as widows, but actually built up wealth - legally. These are women who are used to being in, and thriving in difficult situations. These are women who can make something from anything. To sum it up, these are women who don't take "no" for an answer.

Now, I got my mom on the case. My mother's JOB TITLE is "Executive Sales Champion" - the woman has the bloody word "Champion" in her JOB title. And what does she sell? $100,000 mail meters. I'm not even kidding, she works for Pitney Bowes selling these things to corporations. And she kicks her quota's ass each month.

ANyhow, she knows the dealer up in Buffalo personally, because she sold him a meter. She asked us for a specific list of things we want in the car and I suspect that we will get the navigation kit and floor rugs "thrown in" ;)

I'll keep you posted!
Triggar, she needs to be on FOX , tottaly mess someone up in boxing.