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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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I think some of it is FFW and some not.... What you think?
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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I think its all FFW. Cause it seems to stay pretty consistant.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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I think it's on and off....
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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I think it's all sped up. The exhaust note is the same throughout.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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he definitely spent a lot of time flooring and then braking right the way
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
he definitely spent a lot of time flooring and then braking right the way
Yep great way to break in a new car.
You know there are better times to do this type of driving. When there's traffic you're endangering others around you and you can actually enjoy yourself when there's less traffic.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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So whats that big deal? The video is sped up and I drive worse then this when I am late somewhere.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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So whats that big deal? The video is sped up and I drive worse then this when I am late somewhere.
Haha, that's not healthy. He did do some sketchy moves. Lots of tailgating and close lane changes. I hope you treat your car better than that. One false move, boom. Ruined day.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Koma
Haha, that's not healthy. He did do some sketchy moves. Lots of tailgating and close lane changes. I hope you treat your car better than that. One false move, boom. Ruined day.
I think bc the video is speed up, otherwise, it's not that scary.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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yea thats faked FFW during the acceleration runs. The only thing that accelerates like that are crotch rockets, watching it reminded me of my old bike. No way a heavy 400hp car can do that. You can tell its fake because the blinkers on the lane changers blink too fast.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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I think bc the video is speed up, otherwise, it's not that scary.
yup exactly. this video is far from that m5 vs rs4/6 race that's posted on the internet. now that is a close one
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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I think it is FFW but he could have ripped it hard down in Rio without FFW. However, Sao Paolo, that would be very tough to go fast there along with Mexico City, where I live, on the streets except at night.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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He's OK. Ive seen others do crazier. There is one vid out there of a hatch audi and another street racing on a highway, they were insane.

DEFINATLEY FFW I doubt that car sounds like a sports bike or an F1 car. Also, the car was revving waay to fast.

Do people in Brazil all drive the same cars? It seems like ever car he was passing lookked the exact same... kia/yaris like.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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Huh, people actually use their turn signals in Rio. That's something I haven't seen since we moved to FL.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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I travel down there since my company has major offices in Sao Paolo (though I have been over to Rio) and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The turn signal in Latin America is rarely used as a means of courtesy as it is in the U.S.

Rather, the turn signal is a form of telling whoever is nearby you MUST let me in.

People are sometimes taken back when I tell them I use it as a means of telling the person behind me where I would like to go, not where I must go.

As far as the cars looking all alike, that is very true of Brazil. They have a lot of car factories down there, both for domestic and export markets. Mexico is also very similar.
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