FYI: Definition of Chicane

[Chicane]

Just so you know:

n : a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

[SVXRide]

and I thought it was short for "Chicanery" :D
(watch as I turn this Neon into an SVX...)

[Chicane]

Nope, and I admit I just found that out when I used dictionary.com

Chicane is also a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY great trance/ambient artist in the UK.

Check out Autumn Tactics, Offshore, or Saltwater by Chicane. AWESOME songs!

- Rob

[Andy]

you mean like this?

http://www.adriansslotcarworld.co.uk/Ch5.htm

[Andy]

or this?

http://members.lycos.co.uk/chicane/dave2.jpg

[Andy]

Think I have got it now

[GreenMarine]

Holy **** Rob you've already passed 1000 posts!!!! Howmany hours are you online each day?!?!?!? I have been really trying to get as many posts as I can but you blew by me like I was on vacation or something!!!

[Chicane]

I've been here longer than you I think. But its because I have a job with net access. :P And I'm bored.

And SVX information is cool. :D

- Rob

[Green1995SVX]

I always thought u picked the name cause of the trance artist. :)

Mike

[Trevor]

Best part of a REAL motor race. Sorts out the men from the boys and real cars from cars. Single file ? Going in may, be but not coming out !

Not a bad image Rob.

[wasions]

Yeah. Over 1000 posts without adding in his other aliases! :rolleyes:

[LarryIII]

Rob,

Of your three site names, I kind of liked 'Ca$h' the best.
Probably because it is the easiest one to type, and who doesn't want a lot of $. :D :D :D

[Chicane]

I've only had 2. This one and $VX.

- Rob

[alacrity024]

Originally posted by Chicane
Nope, and I admit I just found that out when I used dictionary.com

Chicane is also a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY great trance/ambient artist in the UK.

Check out Autumn Tactics, Offshore, or Saltwater by Chicane. AWESOME songs!

- Rob

Chicane is dope. I stumbled across a "Love on the Run" 12" while on vacation and worked my way back.. good stuff. Saltwater is unbelieveable.

-adam

[Chicane]

:D :D :D

Saltwater is incredible... and at first I hated Autumn tactics compared to it, but the more i listen to Autumn Tactics the better it gets.

- Rob

[Green1995SVX]

Hey Rob-

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=969

:)

Mike

[Chicane]

Huh...

uh... yeah, just like the jeep in your signature too, right? :D

- Rob

[DavieGravy]

Saltwater? Seems to me as though the vocals ruin the track. I think they're a bit cheesy and overdone IMO.

[Chicane]

Try Autumn Tactics.

Or Offshore.

- Rob

[Green1995SVX]

Love on the run is a very very good track too. It's starting to get a little overplayed on the radio though.

Mike

[DavieGravy]

Originally posted by Chicane
Try Autumn Tactics.

Or Offshore.

- Rob
They seemed kinda borring to me. I guess they're just a bit too mellow for my tastes.

[DavieGravy]

Thanks for the reference though.

[b3lha]

Isn't a Neon known as "a mobile Chicane"?

It's the same movement with the steering wheel when you come up behind one.

;)

[Chicane]

Originally posted by b3lha
Isn't a Neon known as "a mobile Chicane"?

It's the same movement with the steering wheel when you come up behind one.

;)

http://www.iskewl.org/2003/

Go there, then show up. :) There will be street cars running 12s that can take 25 mph turns at about 60-70.

It's nuts. :D

- Rob

[b3lha]

Looks like fun, bit of a long journey for me though! :)

Are the US Neons the same as the ones over here? I've never driven one, but the one's I've seen do not appear to be particularly exciting from a performance perspective. :eek:

http://www.topgear.com/servlet/tg?DEST=/content/jsp/individualRoadTest.jsp&EVENT=1010&MAKE=Chrysler:F6&MODEL=Neon:A4&roadTestNumber=01.html

[upnygimp]

If someone really thought that this car was the bee's knees and wanted one, I'd feel sorry for them, just like I feel sorry for people I see in supermarket queues who buy big loaves of white sliced bread and own-brand baked beans. Do they have such low expectations from life? There's a lump in my throat just thinking about it.

Its almost like he knows the SVX forums, LOL

For Not as bad as I thought
Against Still not that good

HAHA, I guess that sums up the Neon in a nutshell. If its anything like my Avenger (Which I think it is- the Avenger is just its slower fatter yet better-looking bigger brother) then its a rattletrap that holds little market value, falls apart right around 100k miles, and needs a new part of some sort almost each month. I priced it out- If I want my car to be even a moderate performer, I'm gonna need to sink about 3 grand into it.....

[Chicane]

Originally posted by upnygimp


HAHA, I guess that sums up the Neon in a nutshell. If its anything like my Avenger (Which I think it is- the Avenger is just its slower fatter yet better-looking bigger brother) then its a rattletrap that holds little market value, falls apart right around 100k miles, and needs a new part of some sort almost each month. I priced it out- If I want my car to be even a moderate performer, I'm gonna need to sink about 3 grand into it.....

Yeah, Avengers blow. They're heavy, they have cushy suspension, the only way to get a 5spd is to get the base model (Which isn't that bad, then at least it has the neon engine, so you could get a turbo kit from www.hahnracecraft.com), and they basically have no performance potential.

- Rob

[upnygimp]

You summed it up right there.....there is another 5-speed option, but it requires an engine swap, which is expensive. It's really too bad, because it looks almost like a Viper sedan, of course, it would need a bigger engine and a better suspension. Dodge/ Mitsubishi could have had a really big hit on their hands if they played it that way. At least they finally got smart with the Neon.

[Chicane]

I've thought they've always looked pretty good.... the problem was they weren't RWD. They look like they should be. Oh well. Morons. :)

- Rob