The New GTPlanet Scavenger Hunt...
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Or what if you've got two letters the same in your name (or four in my case)? Can the same make/model represent the letter across the name?
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The FIAT Uno had already sprung to mind - though the UNIMOG hadn't. And we have a bajillion UNIMOGs around where I live...
Incidentally, can one car count twice for this? Like a Honda Accord?
Yarp you can count one Honda Accord for your A and H. It is only the Brand and Model though. Sub models don't count. So if you get a Subaru Legacy RSK-B4 you can only use the S and L, not S,L,R and B.
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Ok after spending hours on end running last week's entries through a sophisticated matrix I have deduced that M5Power wins 2-0.
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I presume ONE exit on each side will also count?
Though I quite enjoy the challenge, it seems a bizarre category to me. Tailpipes seem to be independant of engine layout. There are cars with one tailpipe with V/Boxer engines (but 2 exhaust manifolds) and there are cars with two tailpipes with straight engines (but one exhaust manifold). Some of the two-tailpipe cars are really just a single exhaust length with a back section routed to two exits at either side of the car (new MX-5, for example)...
Though I quite enjoy the challenge, it seems a bizarre category to me. Tailpipes seem to be independant of engine layout. There are cars with one tailpipe with V/Boxer engines (but 2 exhaust manifolds) and there are cars with two tailpipes with straight engines (but one exhaust manifold). Some of the two-tailpipe cars are really just a single exhaust length with a back section routed to two exits at either side of the car (new MX-5, for example)...
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Yes one exit on each side counts. I just found it interesting that many car manufacturers have now moved to putting twin exhausts (or at least the appearance of) onto small cars. I had always heard that twin exhausts had no effect on performance for 4 cyl engines, but lots now seem to have them.
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People like symmetry, for some reason. Even the MX-5 you posted as a bonus has two separate tailpipes, though the system is a single pipe from the manifold back to just before the back, when it branches out to form the two tailpipes.
And that's just a 2.0, so anyone spotting the bonus has a pretty small engined two-exit car
And that's just a 2.0, so anyone spotting the bonus has a pretty small engined two-exit car
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People like symmetry, for some reason. Even the MX-5 you posted as a bonus has two separate tailpipes, though the system is a single pipe from the manifold back to just before the back, when it branches out to form the two tailpipes.
And that's just a 2.0, so anyone spotting the bonus has a pretty small engined two-exit car
Yip, so they could get a two for one deal. Although I know of at least one 1.5l car that has twin pipes. I test drove it in the weekend and was very impressed. I think the wife may be getting a new car
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Last question, I promise...
Would you like some toast?
No thanks I just ate, but I may come back to you on that
No, just kidding. Does it have to be standard? Only I know of some modified cars with really, really piddly little engines and twin pipes...
Modified is fine. Ironically a new trend here seems to be for people with cars that have twin exhausts (300ZXs, Corolla GTs/Levins etc) as standard to swap them for a single exhaust.
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My best this week:
I've only seen 3 orange cars this week. A 2007 Ford Focus ASBO, a 2006 FIAT Punto and this:
A 1981 VW Camper (8th May 1981, according to the DVLA)
Until I had a revelation, these were the best I could manage:
MG TF160 Sunstorm - 1,796cc
Audi A4 1.8T - 1,781cc
But then! Genius struck!
Mazda RX-8 231PS - 1,308cc!
Man alive!
I've stored the full size-image at my own site for anyone who wishes to peruse it:
G - VW Golf
A - Vauxhall Astra
S - Renault Scenic
H - Hyundai Trajet
L
Y
C - Citroen Xsara Picasso
R - Renault Scenic
U
M - Nissan Micra & MINI
B
7 from 11.
Real brain buster this - not least because we don't have l/100km as a measure of fuel efficiency. Conversions NFTW.
What would win? Poor economy & many seats, or few seats and good economy? Aie!
First up - poor economy, many seats:
Mazda 5 1.8TS2 - 35mpg equates to 8.072l/100km; It seats 6 = 1.345l/100km/person
Next up, good economy, fewer seats:
Toyota Yaris S 998cc - 49mpg equates to 5.766l/100km; It seats 5 = 1.153l/100km/person.
Lastly:
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6i Club - 37mpg equates to 7.636l/100km. It seats SEVEN, so gets 1.091l/100km/person. Win!
Bonus!
Gashlycrumb
I've only seen 3 orange cars this week. A 2007 Ford Focus ASBO, a 2006 FIAT Punto and this:
A 1981 VW Camper (8th May 1981, according to the DVLA)
Gashlycrumb
Until I had a revelation, these were the best I could manage:
MG TF160 Sunstorm - 1,796cc
Audi A4 1.8T - 1,781cc
But then! Genius struck!
Mazda RX-8 231PS - 1,308cc!
Gashlycrumb
Man alive!
I've stored the full size-image at my own site for anyone who wishes to peruse it:
G - VW Golf
A - Vauxhall Astra
S - Renault Scenic
H - Hyundai Trajet
L
Y
C - Citroen Xsara Picasso
R - Renault Scenic
U
M - Nissan Micra & MINI
B
7 from 11.
Gashlycrumb
Real brain buster this - not least because we don't have l/100km as a measure of fuel efficiency. Conversions NFTW.
What would win? Poor economy & many seats, or few seats and good economy? Aie!
First up - poor economy, many seats:
Mazda 5 1.8TS2 - 35mpg equates to 8.072l/100km; It seats 6 = 1.345l/100km/person
Next up, good economy, fewer seats:
Toyota Yaris S 998cc - 49mpg equates to 5.766l/100km; It seats 5 = 1.153l/100km/person.
Lastly:
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6i Club - 37mpg equates to 7.636l/100km. It seats SEVEN, so gets 1.091l/100km/person. Win!
Gashlycrumb
Bonus!
Categories for this week...
1. QUICKEST MERCEDES.
2. SLOWEST BMW.
3. OLDEST AUDI.
4. CHEAPEST PORSCHE. Based on current value. The condition of the vehicle photographed will be taken into account.
BONUS: 1996-2001 Audi A4 sedan in red. Doesn't have to be my red, just has to be red - several shades were made. Oddly my color isn't the rarest, but none of the reds are common.
Get looking for those German cars!
1. QUICKEST MERCEDES.
2. SLOWEST BMW.
3. OLDEST AUDI.
4. CHEAPEST PORSCHE. Based on current value. The condition of the vehicle photographed will be taken into account.
BONUS: 1996-2001 Audi A4 sedan in red. Doesn't have to be my red, just has to be red - several shades were made. Oddly my color isn't the rarest, but none of the reds are common.
Get looking for those German cars!
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Does this count for the bonus?
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It is actually a dark burgundy
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