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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 12:36 PM
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one of these just drove past my apartment



in a toys 'r' us kind of way it made me grin
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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 12:55 PM
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I'm not a huge fan of Orange cars... This one was just right in the sun.

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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 01:25 PM
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^ Orange is a hard color to get right, a lot of them end up looking brown.
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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by neurocity
I'm not a huge fan of Orange cars... This one was just right in the sun.
That. is. FIRE. Fire

and I've always loved Molten Pearl -- I would love to see in person and in the sunlight Heart eyes

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rc-...m_content=post

And have shared this rendering of an LC in Molten Pearl from 2016



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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 03:07 PM
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I would say this Lambo Orange and the Lexus Orange are great looking.
I saw a C8 vette in Orange the other day and it was not good on that car.

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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 03:10 PM
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Here is the same Aventador with the sun to my 2 oclock. Lower f/stop

The car show I took these at. (RofH you should head up for this.)
https://exoticsat.com/
https://experienceredmond.com/event/...tc/2025-04-26/



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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 03:12 PM
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the old LP670 always looked great in this color


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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Ah nvm I get it now, yes stability of a fixed weight oil is better but modern stuff can withstand over 10k without falling out of grade
https://www.advlubrication.com/colle...ss-alcohol-oil
GTL base, no-VII oil with an HTHS over 4.2

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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 10:23 AM
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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 10:40 AM
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Only in Florida
Yes, it's risky, but chances are that that driver can actually see more of the road than some jerk screwing around with his or her cell-phone while trying to drive and text at the same time.
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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Framestead
https://www.advlubrication.com/colle...ss-alcohol-oil
GTL base, no-VII oil with an HTHS over 4.2
Point being?

Redline, Rotella T6, Ravinol RSS, Shell Helix all have 4+ HTHS ratings and are multi grade, long life stable, and certified to external standards etc

Oil you linked is a one off with no testing or certification for a very limited use case that doesn't apply to most cars so I'm not sure what the point of including it was?
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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 12:50 PM
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@AMIRZA786 check out how the model 3 performance handled the ring (car was in endurance mode so not on full power). Car specs (brakes/tires) at beginning at video. The lap starts at 4:50 mark. Being chased by Jackie Ding in a G87 M2. Model 3 did pretty good!!

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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 05:31 PM
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Saw this one this morning with popping exhaust notes.

Definitely one of a few I would love to park in my tandem garage if I had extra dough. But I’m not gonna lie, I really enjoy the dead silent car I’m in and it only costs a fraction of the hot green.
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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Point being?

Redline, Rotella T6, Ravinol RSS, Shell Helix all have 4+ HTHS ratings and are multi grade, long life stable, and certified to external standards etc

Oil you linked is a one off with no testing or certification for a very limited use case that doesn't apply to most cars so I'm not sure what the point of including it was?

I was posting an example of racing oil, and where its appropriate to use. For those applications, Im more about results from the oil, rather then oil certification. That blender is top shelf, and they tend to work with pros to blend to individual use cases.
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
@AMIRZA786 check out how the model 3 performance handled the ring (car was in endurance mode so not on full power). Car specs (brakes/tires) at beginning at video. The lap starts at 4:50 mark. Being chased by Jackie Ding in a G87 M2. Model 3 did pretty good!!

https://youtu.be/6i-WgrgPSN0?si=Xhhm-l3DgbQXol5b
Thanks for sharing 👍
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