Cars and Bikes

[pearl oxide]

my miata makes around 160 170 and is faster

[torpid cairn]

[pearl oxide]

that's the spirit

[torpid cairn]

Well it’s a Miata, it’s essentially following the lotus principle

[pearl oxide]

yeah

about 2000 pounds lighter 💀

[torpid cairn]

If it’s making 170 at that weight it’d whoop my ass

Also rwd

[pearl oxide]

yeah

[torpid cairn]

rwd on a short wheelbase vs fwd on a medium size wheelbase

[pearl oxide]

fast little goober

[torpid cairn]

Yessir, Miata is always the answer

One of my professors in AT100 raced them

Lemme find a pic

[pearl oxide]

oh that's sick

my friend has an autox nb

[torpid cairn]

👀

That sounds hella fun

[pearl oxide]

yeah it's a cool car

[twilit dawn]

hehe even I do that but it doesnt make much of a difference

my dads 2014 honda accord tho has about the same hp, but man it feels like a quick car

especially right as VTEC kicks

then it feels almost as fast as my buddy's audi tt for a bit

if it was like a 8 speed or a 10 speed auto yea

but its a 5 speed auto

so its ehh

holds 2nd gear to 70+ mph and 3rd to 110mph

[pearl oxide]

my old audi was a 5 speed manual made about 200 hp

my miata is a little faster

[twilit dawn]

prolly cause a little lighter and shorter gearing

(id assume at least)

[pearl oxide]

700 pounds heavier and awd

awd cars are annoying to launch

cat approved

[pearl oxide]

a faint tire screech can be heard and then a Honda odyssey can be seen crashed 💔

[twilit dawn]

"hey you can't park there"

[pearl oxide]

literally

[twilit dawn]

Still how tf you end up there

Like

Bru

[pearl oxide]

sleep 😐

😴 *

[twilit dawn]

fair point

[torpid cairn]

@frigid cosmos

I just powerslid a fucking gt3 car in AC

[round cloud]

W

[twilit dawn]

I so wanna get back into Assetto Corsa lol

[frigid cosmos]

HE DID WHAT THE LEGENDS SAID WAS IMPOSSIBLE

[torpid cairn]

Wanna hear the best part

[frigid cosmos]

go ahead

[torpid cairn]

I was using a controller

[frigid cosmos]

you monster.

wait nagu wanna see my car?

[torpid cairn]

Bet

[frigid cosmos]

you are gonna life

laugh*

[torpid cairn]

Hey, it’s better than no car

[frigid cosmos]

@torpid cairn

Vauxhall Corsa 2016 Limited Edition

[torpid cairn]

Damn, hot hatch!

Nice

[frigid cosmos]

the black alloys make me literally so happy

i fucjing love the alloys

[wise geyser]

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[wise geyser]

Opel corsa W

[wise geyser]

Mazda MX-5

[frigid cosmos]

i love my car so much

i named it Vincent

[wise geyser]

Of course

[frigid cosmos]

VINCENT THE VAUXHALL

[wise geyser]

Yes we gathered

Calm down bucko

Wait let me go check how much they are over here

[frigid cosmos]

never

[wise geyser]

Bruh I could get an M5 for that money wtf

[wise geyser]

Yes

Government charges???

Fair

Ohh

Yeah that makes sense

[pearl oxide]

that is a ridiculous amount of money for a 1.6 😭

[torpid cairn]

Pop up headlight tax

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[pearl oxide]

around here it's like 6-12k for one

[torpid cairn]

Honestly, just from looking at Craigslist I’m not seeing many NA’s costing more than 10k

[pearl oxide]

usually if they're over 10 they're stock in exellent condition

[torpid cairn]

Seems like there’s generally few NA Miata’s on Craigslist in my area

NB and the boat are most common

[pearl oxide]

there's lots on Craigslist and fb marketplace in my area

[pearl oxide]

he prefers jetski

[torpid cairn]

I prefer barge, we can’t have our way all the time

Hold on I think I found an NB with fucking Watts

[pearl oxide]

what

[torpid cairn]

But if they are holy shit

[pearl oxide]

[torpid cairn]

@pearl oxide Watanabe rims are freakin expensive

[pearl oxide]

ohh

[torpid cairn]

That’s easily 1/4 of the cars price

[pearl oxide]

they're xxr wheels

[torpid cairn]

https://tenor.com/view/denzel-washington-relief-anxious-man-relieved-fallen-movie-gif-20959269

[pearl oxide]

me too ai

me too

[pearl oxide]

low quality Lamborghini pic from the freeway

[torpid cairn]

adventador go brrr

probably the first lamborghini i ever knew

[opaque flame]

lambormidi

https://tenor.com/view/bugs-bunny-yawn-dont-care-bored-gif-14699324

[pearl oxide]

fr

they're cool but there's so many cars I'd rather have

[twilit dawn]

like a miata :3

more like s2k in my case but ye lol

[round cloud]

first lamborghini i Ever knew

i’m not big on lambos but i’ve always been fond of the gallardo

[opaque flame]

https://tenor.com/view/sol-et-goblet-sol-et-gobelet-sol-gobelet-tvqc-gif-24021889

average miata and celica owner interaction

[torpid cairn]

not enough hairdressers, fake

[opaque flame]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-haircut-hairdresser-cat-haircut-gif-23371256

average celica/miata owner at work

[pearl oxide]

true

[torpid cairn]

miata owner is the hairdresser, celica owner is the cat

@pearl oxide @opaque flame @round cloud @twilit dawn I think its been long enough to drop the pics I took at the dealership shop

not my dumbass forgetting to censor places 💀

[limpid pecan]

is that a delorean?

that back panel looks like one

[drifting burrow]

Omg omg it’s a… it’s a truck

[torpid cairn]

definitely not

[drifting burrow]

I fucking got it

Istg is that a corvette

[torpid cairn]

taillights dont match

[limpid pecan]

yeah the angle is off

[torpid cairn]

also a dmc-12 wouldnt be in this kind of shop

[torpid cairn]

im genuinely asking, i dont know 😭

[drifting burrow]

Everytime I see a corvette I lose my fucking shit I want to rent one so bad

[torpid cairn]

its been a little under a month since i took these shots

[limpid pecan]

what kinda shop is it? it could be a repro dmc12

[torpid cairn]

Maserati-Lamborghini dealership shop

Yes I combed thru a list of older lambos, none of them match

[limpid pecan]

ok

def not a delorean

[drifting burrow]

Im pretty sure the white one is a corvette

[torpid cairn]

lol

[torpid cairn]

the one next to it?

[drifting burrow]

The headlights are higher than a Ferrari

[torpid cairn]

everything else besides the one I asked about I can ID properly

if you mean the one on a lift next to it, thats an MC20

[drifting burrow]

Maserati

[limpid pecan]

might be a maserati bora then

thats my next thought

[torpid cairn]

higher chance, but rims dont match

[drifting burrow]

It’s a 2014 Maserati ghibli?

[torpid cairn]

older

@limpid pecan it could very well be a bora

[limpid pecan]

taillights and front windows are peretty spot on for a bora

but the rims dont match

[torpid cairn]

the only other things that are throwing me off then are the rims and the rear engine door

the door lines match too

[limpid pecan]

dont rmember how the borsa engine door opens

[drifting burrow]

It might be custom? It has circular headlights underneath the main

[brisk hare]

@drifting burrow has leveled up! (46 ➜ 47)

[torpid cairn]

it wouldnt be

a dealership like this wouldnt take a custom car in for service

[limpid pecan]

i would look harder but i am very hungover

[drifting burrow]

I found it

[torpid cairn]

idk how to describe it, but from the cars in the shop and the general atmosphere, its not a shop that would touch anything they dont have to

[drifting burrow]

It’s a Maserati levante

They look very similar to the ghibli

But they have the same circular headlights as pictured

[torpid cairn]

you're getting way colder, it couldnt be

[drifting burrow]

What??

[torpid cairn]

are we looking at the same car?

[drifting burrow]

No

[limpid pecan]

shes lookign at the white suv

[drifting burrow]

I was talking about the one next to the white corvette

💀

[torpid cairn]

that explains it lol

[limpid pecan]

that might actually be a levante

[torpid cairn]

that a lamborghini urus

wait wait wait

corvette

repost the picture youre looking at

[drifting burrow]

This is the car I found that matches it

[torpid cairn]

alice which picture are you looking at 😭

[limpid pecan]

thats def correct

[drifting burrow]

This one

[torpid cairn]

thats not a vette

[torpid cairn]

😭

[limpid pecan]

also NOT a corvette wait

[torpid cairn]

Alice that is nowhere close to being a vette

adventador J

SVJ, sorry

[drifting burrow]

But it matches it exactly??????

[limpid pecan]

you are right

[torpid cairn]

my sister in christ...

the maserati is right

[limpid pecan]

the middle car is not a corvette tho

[drifting burrow]

But did I get the car on the right correct

[torpid cairn]

yeah

[limpid pecan]

yes

[drifting burrow]

I just guessed the middle one

I did??!??

[torpid cairn]

ahh i see

[drifting burrow]

I don’t know anything about cars!!!!

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[limpid pecan]

the car in the middle is a lamborghin

i

[drifting burrow]

Im so proud of myself

[torpid cairn]

good job alice

😭

i was so confused for a sec

[drifting burrow]

Lamborghinis look like a sticky note folded over and slightly creased in the middle

Don’t at me

[limpid pecan]

lamborghinis are very distinct

[torpid cairn]

lamborghini diablo

[drifting burrow]

Cars are a huge waste of money though

[limpid pecan]

Diablos are so hot

[torpid cairn]

literally

[drifting burrow]

I would only dream of renting one for a day

🥹🥹

[torpid cairn]

i damn near fainted when I saw it

[limpid pecan]

i hope to see a miura one day

[drifting burrow]

Ugliest car I’ve ever seen

[torpid cairn]

[drifting burrow]

If a blobfish could be a car this would be it

[torpid cairn]

your words hurt me

[limpid pecan]

lamborghini miura is the only lamborghini even remotely similar to a corvette

[drifting burrow]

It looks like the reincarnation of a pencil

[torpid cairn]

well, theres the C8...

[limpid pecan]

that doesnt count

thats barely a corvette

also i forgot about it

[drifting burrow]

It looks like a bull terrier 💀💀💀💀

[torpid cairn]

hey, its mid engine, has a chevy badge on it

and looks like an actual stingray for once

[limpid pecan]

ive always been a fan of japanese cars tho

[torpid cairn]

oh boyyyy hold on a sec

you never got the rest of the photos from that drift event @limpid pecan

[limpid pecan]

i prefer the r390 to the diablo personally

and the mazda 787b is ridiculous

[torpid cairn]

the 787b I agree with, the r390 isnt my thing tho

[limpid pecan]

i get that

[torpid cairn]

it looks off when not in a livery

like it doesnt know whether it wants to be a race car or a road car

or a concept

im not boutta call it the ugliest car ive ever seen (alice) but not my thing

[limpid pecan]

the long back turns people off

but ive always like that

reminds me of paganis sorta

[torpid cairn]

i kinda see it

its longer than one tho

[limpid pecan]

for sure

wtf are those the tesla rims 💀

[torpid cairn]

yes

[limpid pecan]

kinda hilarious ngl

[torpid cairn]

an extra set is an extra set i guess

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[limpid pecan]

lmao

gtrs are so hot

[torpid cairn]

they are, im just burnt out from them

the R35 is old

[limpid pecan]

there are a lot of them yeah

that one looks damn clean though

[torpid cairn]

fuck

[limpid pecan]

iphone heic photos

[torpid cairn]

I shoot in raw

and as you can see discord doesnt like raw

hold on

[limpid pecan]

lmao

[torpid cairn]

idk why or how, but the best stuff I see is always local

[limpid pecan]

nothing local for me

salt on our roads rusts cars very fast

[torpid cairn]

R.I.P

[limpid pecan]

so anything nice either leaves or only drives in summer

[torpid cairn]

The nicer cars usually come out in the summer

I start seeing more supercars in wealthier areas when the weather is good

but nah, the JDM nerds and weeb car nerds I know daily drive their shit

So I'll be going to the store or smth and I'll see Han's LanEvo from tokyo drift

[limpid pecan]

lmao

thats true

[round cloud]

marzal

it’s the marzal

also the toreador in gta 5 😁😁😁

@drifting burrow @limpid pecan

[drifting burrow]

whyd you at me

[round cloud]

because u were talking about it

it’s actually an insane find

[limpid pecan]

but theres a gap in the rear qp thats not on the marzal

[round cloud]

oh yeah nvm i’m dumb

[torpid cairn]

I disagree, engine door is very different and the wheels don’t match

[round cloud]

yeahhh it’s not 😪

plus the gap chess was talking ab

[round cloud]

you are sure that it’s not a delorean???

[torpid cairn]

Absolutely positive. Body shaping doesn’t match, wheels don’t match, taillights don’t match

[round cloud]

gotcha

man i’m trying to find cars w that wedge design but i cannot

[torpid cairn]

I’m gonna go see a play and then I’m gonna ask Reddit

[round cloud]

with the same rear window gap shape

lololol alright

[twilit dawn]

Wild guess, some kind of lancia?

[round cloud]

i was looking at them and they don’t exactly match any of the ones

none of them have the same window shape or even have the window at all

although the wedge design is p similar

[pearl oxide]

I think its a Lamborghini espada

maybe not

[twilit dawn]

WAIT WAIT

is it a Maserati Merak @torpid cairn ?

or a Maserati Bora at that

one of those two are my guesses

[round cloud]

i think you got it

let me see

yep that’s 100% the merak

MYSTERY SOLVED ‼️‼️‼️

[twilit dawn]

Nicee

[torpid cairn]

Bingo!!

Thank you

[pearl oxide]

mustang gt with ferrari taillights

[twilit dawn]

[pearl oxide]

also metered freeway on ramps gotta be one of my favorite things

crappy launch and slow shifts but still fun

[opaque flame]

Diablo my beloved

Celica and delica

[pearl oxide]

hard vehicle

[opaque flame]

Yea delicas make me hard

Celicas are aight ig 🥱🥱

[pearl oxide]

🗣

[opaque flame]

AAAAAAH

EVERYTHING FITS WELL

It's beautiful

almost roadworthy again

@pearl oxide @torpid cairn

[pearl oxide]

congratulations shes a beaut

[opaque flame]

thank you

https://tenor.com/view/baby-eat-camera-baby-eats-camera-camera-nom-nom-gif-20257243

[torpid cairn]

@opaque flame @pearl oxide @twilit dawn ITS OVER

[pearl oxide]

pretty quick

how mutch

much

[torpid cairn]

dont know yet

but thats more than pretty quick, thats a world record

on an unprepped surface

0-60 in 1.74 seconds, 1 foot rollout, non prepped surface

[twilit dawn]

too many numbers lmao

but jesus christ

thats fast

[opaque flame]

We need one last hoorah

[twilit dawn]

Ngl I have the sudden urge to get a 280zx as a project car

Or a z31 300zx

Bcz s30 280z are getting expensive 😭

[opaque flame]

good fucking luck lol

honestly ive seen more 280zs than z31s though lol

[twilit dawn]

They seem to be quite a bit more common around my area than s30s

[pearl oxide]

Lotta running(ish) but horrible interior and exterior around me

[opaque flame]

I hate mod bot

fucking prick

[opaque flame]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTP_8ak-Asw

[pearl oxide]

944, old truck and 2002 at car wash

[pastel gale]

Weekend car is 392 Widebody

[brisk hare]

@pastel gale has leveled up! (0 ➜ 1)

[pastel gale]

Daily car^

[round cloud]

found @ a gas station

[torpid cairn]

MAZDA 3 GANG

[pearl oxide]

I wanted a mazdaspeed 6 before I got my mx5

[opaque flame]

Fuck

[fiery smelt]

Nice spot.

[rare gazelle]

Since we're all here im gonna show yall the car I would love to own as soon as I get my license

This beauty of a beast Mercedes Benz W220

[pearl oxide]

I wanted an older mercedes but there are so few manual ones in good condition

[opaque flame]

Not a bad cop

[opaque flame]

I hate lancers so much lmao

Found a sick evo V, didn't know we even had one in my town

And of course I find the bastard facing this freak of nature across the street

[twilit dawn]

honestly, lancer evo is lancer evo, and they all can go faster than a small sedan has any business going lmao

[opaque flame]

What

Yea lancer evos are dope asf

Normal lancers are dogshit

[twilit dawn]

agreed

[opaque flame]

Lancer evo v was like my dream car for a while

I have nothing but respect for evos

Now its the celica gt4 and the toyota crown

[rare gazelle]

After doing some more reaserch

I changed my mind

I am going for the W221

Mostly because it has better features, it's well maintaned and yes

It's just better

[opaque flame]

I just needa fix my fucking car aaaaah

Still can't install my rear coilovers ffa

[pearl oxide]

me and my friend spent so long doing coils on his 335i because the previous owner really lazily put on shit ones and they were hard to get out

also bmws stupid fucking spring separated from shock design

I just want to talk to whoever thought this was a good design

[opaque flame]

https://youtu.be/xJaRegMCbNQ

[opaque flame]

Oh that is munted

[twilit dawn]

I read the title as Motherfuckin ghost lmao

[pearl oxide]

airport car

[limber wharf]

Aww no W124?

[twilit dawn]

Yea the W124 are the cool ones lol

[pearl oxide]

ae86 with a carbon hood

[pearl oxide]

cool spot on the road trip with my homie

[opaque flame]

evo 8 my beloved

[twilit dawn]

Evo 8 :3

[opaque flame]

https://tenor.com/view/mitsubishi-mitsubishi-evo-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-mitsubishi-lancer-evo-x-gif-20305394

[pearl oxide]

bro on his midnight club los angeles pack

[opaque flame]

New coilovers are now on

Cant test drive yet tho

Crying

[limber wharf]

My fav

[opaque flame]

Very nice

[round cloud]

s2k

[opaque flame]

Man

If only I had the cash for this weapon

[pearl oxide]

one of my neighbors has a celica gt of that generation and I want it 😫

[opaque flame]

Yea theyre stupid underrated, most people don't even remember them as GT4s

[gilded compass]

1990 eagle talon

[pearl oxide]

those are neat

[pearl oxide]

saw this svx out in nowhere

[limber wharf]

Y'all get pulled over before?

That shit is scary

[opaque flame]

yea

never admit anything to the cop

play dumb

trust

[round cloud]

should i reach for his gun 🧐

[twilit dawn]

"go to jail, do not collect $200 from go"

[torpid cairn]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44079153/ford-f-150-700-hp-supercharger-aftermarket/

I'm... interested

[twilit dawn]

Interesting

Although not the first time that has been an option

[torpid cairn]

yeah, but it's good to see in a time when the ford lightning is literally electric

[twilit dawn]

Fr

We need a true lightning

[limber wharf]

Cool Subaru I found

Anyone know what model this is?

[torpid cairn]

These brat remodels are getting silly

[torpid cairn]

hey @twilit dawn @limber wharf @opaque flame @pearl oxide what are your opinions on the World Rallycross Championship going all electric?

https://www.youtube.com/live/PGx22I3t2M8?feature=share&t=400

[pearl oxide]

it doesnt change much for me i dont really find it all that fun to watch modern rally

[limber wharf]

It is idiotic and absurd that they changed it to all electric all my life I've been wanting to go on a WRC championship

And now that it's electric they've officially killed it

[twilit dawn]

I mean it's kinda disappointing but I'm still interested on what they can achieve

[limber wharf]

@pearl oxide is the Miata reliable?

I've always wanted a NA Miata but they never ever appear on the marketplace only NBs

[torpid cairn]

these takes on it are really interesting, thanks

Personally, even though I only learned about it yesterday, I'm a fan

yes i'm going to miss the old WRX, but this is an interesting step forward

@limber wharf wanna hear the part you'll hate about the run I sent?

[pearl oxide]

i know a guy with an nb and it hasn’t given him any problems yet

my nc is reliable

though the nc does have a ford/mazda engine

[twilit dawn]

Na Miata don't look as good as NBs imo

Idk why

[limber wharf]

Nahh cause na Miata got them pop up headlights

[limber wharf]

BROO no way they actually ev swapped that shit

[torpid cairn]

LMAO

Yep, they’re both resto-mod lancia deltas, retrofitted with dual electric motors

[limber wharf]

What's wrong with the turbo I give

[torpid cairn]

In their defense, if they didn’t do this there’d be no way a lancia would ever be racing with a martini livery again

[limber wharf]

What about ralleye how come they still got them group b shit

[torpid cairn]

Ralleye?

Like, just normal WRC?

They’re still ICE last I checked

@limber wharf hear me out

Safer for the drivers - we won’t have another Toivonen crash situation

Faster than the older cars - that delta’s 0-60 is 1.8 seconds

[limber wharf]

But the sound......

The souuund....

[torpid cairn]

Still have WRC

[limber wharf]

What about grip does it grip as much?

[torpid cairn]

Besides weight and differential changes, I don’t see why it’d be better or worse

Then again, more torque

While I am gonna miss the anti lag, I’ve kinda fallen for the sound of electric motors without sound being pumped into the cabin

They have an actual whirr that doesn’t need to be amplified

[limber wharf]

💀💀💀nahh not the whiirr

Even F1 got them hybrid engine right?

[torpid cairn]

Yeah, they’ve had hybrids for a while now

That, that can’t replace the V12s

[limber wharf]

Like at the start they'll use electric to get that torque then accelerate with the v12

Why did they change the v10 though

[torpid cairn]

I’m not sure

Last I checked, super formula is naturally aspirated still

Honestly, for as long as ICE and electric cars can coexist, I’m into em

I’m absolutely not gonna complain about a hydrogen powered trueno/levin concept

[opaque flame]

Fuck

Whyyyyyy

😭

[torpid cairn]

Pretty sure the Miata is a limited edition

30th anniversary edition

[opaque flame]

Kinda want to buy a dominos roof topper

But I got a sunroof

[pearl oxide]

yeah i’ve never seen that color on one

most of their limiteds have a special color

mine is velocity red

[twilit dawn]

So might not be the best idea of mine

But since it's wet out I decided to essentially dump clutch an auto trans

Rev up to 4k in neutral and slap it in drive with it floored

Burnout in a Honda Odyssey 😂

[torpid cairn]

3,000 units worldwide and an additional 500 non-sequentually badged in the US

[pearl oxide]

me and my friend did that in his frankenstein 90s f150

it didn’t like it

[pearl oxide]

my reaction:

[twilit dawn]

Tbf I probably decreased the life span of that transmission by 25,000 miles given Honda 5 speed autos aren't know for strength

[limber wharf]

ITS A IT'S A ITS A MIATA

[opaque flame]

alright

buying a new set of wheels and competition tyres

Advan AD08Rs with a set of Momo GT2 genuine wheels

The colour of the old wheels is better but the newer shape is nice, might repaint them to a dark silver eventually

Should look pretty good on the old girl

[twilit dawn]

i wish there were 7 elevens around here tho

so nice for car pictures :3

[opaque flame]

Yea they are awesome for photos

[stable bronze]

Saw this beauty last weekend

[pearl oxide]

least clapped 335i

the culprit

[limber wharf]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

That's the equivalent of like 100usd

[pearl oxide]

saw this beauty on bronze te37s by my work

[opaque flame]

oh fuckin nice

GR86

boy I hope those are genuine volks and not rota replicas

they are/were my dream wheel but theyre also kind of generic now

everyone has te37s

[twilit dawn]

But I think thata because te37s go with almost anything

[opaque flame]

yes it is

but theyre so overdone now

no personality in having them

[pearl oxide]

they’re genuine i took a good look

[twilit dawn]

Yo what kind of car could this be?

[pearl oxide]

it’s a geo tracker

[twilit dawn]

Idk if this goes under cars but 👀

[pearl oxide]

those are so cool

my buddy has a ferrari one and the cylinders in the engine move when you roll it

[opaque flame]

I have the mclaren gtr one

The engine also cranks when you roll it

Very cool

[limber wharf]

Cool gtr or something

Mid gtr r34

Anyone know who's signature is this?

Weird Porsche

I think it's a hurracan?

MIATAAAAA

[twilit dawn]

Evo to the right lol

[torpid cairn]

Bomb…

@limber wharf

Dude…

That r34 is 1 of 1

[torpid cairn]

…that’s a RWB Porsche

[torpid cairn]

If I’m not wrong, that’s a huracan GT3 Evo

[torpid cairn]

And these are replica cars

[opaque flame]

💀

Thats a pretty nutty convention

[pearl oxide]

spot

whipped my phone out so fast at work

[torpid cairn]

thats not just a convention... that's the Tokyo Auto Salon

[limber wharf]

Wait

[limber wharf]

Malaysian?

[limber wharf]

I think it's a super trofeo idk

[pearl oxide]

i like the red

[opaque flame]

Very cool

New wheels and headlights on

Cant wait to try these new competition tyres out alongside the new suspension

Should be pretty nutty

[pearl oxide]

i desperately need coils for my car

actual monster truck

[limber wharf]

Love the headlights

[opaque flame]

cheers bro

[pearl oxide]

people are losing it acting like me thinking tsurikawas are silly is an attack on the original poster

crazy stuff 😭

[torpid cairn]

It’s a fucking handle

And it’s a cute one to boot

Ffs

[pearl oxide]

how you gonna hang on to the heart

and it’d break the sun visor is you pulled on it

one of my friends has a broken heart one in his car and i can’t with it 😭

[opaque flame]

They are silly imo but not worthy of attacking anyone over

The tsurikawa is originally a symbol of rebellion where Japanese people would hang train handles beneath their car woth the purpose of the handle being dragged along and grinded away into nothing

But the trend is to just have it there as an aesthetic thing which ruins the entire purpose of the symbol

[pearl oxide]

i don’t feel like i really attacked anyone though tbh

[opaque flame]

Nah not saying you did

Just in general

[smoky kettle]

W

[twilit dawn]

W

[smoky kettle]

New taillights go brrrr

And a little bit lower

[pearl oxide]

hard

[smoky kettle]

[opaque flame]

Fuck yea

Very nice

[smoky kettle]

I said I’d do it

[torpid cairn]

To be fair it’s connected to the actual mount that the sun visor hangs on

I still wouldn’t trust it tho

[opaque flame]

I love it when my car thats been on jacks for 2 months for repairs makes scraping noises now that it's on the road

Fascinating

[torpid cairn]

It misses the jacks

[pearl oxide]

my buddy bought a 350z and it immediately went on jacks 😭😭

[smoky kettle]

Cobra i raced today

The race wasn’t recorded, but it looked similar to this video

Thing was fast as fuck

[pearl oxide]

love sn95 so much

my favorite mustang generation

[smoky kettle]

Me too

I’d definitely buy one

I wish I was in the right gear when we raced though

I would’ve had a better shot if I was in 2nd instead of 3rd

[opaque flame]

vq moment

[pearl oxide]

it’s in some sort of limp mode and it’s as slow as a stock 90s civic but 10 times louder

[twilit dawn]

Gotta love the sn95 new edge mustangs

Might not be the best looking of the bunch but they got hella potential

[smoky kettle]

they are deff the best looking mustangs

imo

[opaque flame]

Chilling with some FTOs

[twilit dawn]

Nicee

Do they even have FTOs in the states?

[opaque flame]

Not as far as I know

You guys got the eclipse and we didn't though

[twilit dawn]

Every eclipse I've seen is the base model and they're all beat to hell

One thing I will say I wish we had more of is Diesel cars here

Kinda wanna get an old Mercedes diesel

Whether it be a 240d or something like a w124 with an om603

[pearl oxide]

i want to 1.9tdi swap my blown 2001 a4

[twilit dawn]

That'd be cool lol

W as it the 1.8t engine in it?

Was*

[pearl oxide]

yeah

[pearl oxide]

miss this car

[twilit dawn]

yea same engine that's in my buddy's 2002 audi tt

his is the 225 hp varient tho

[smoky kettle]

I wish I had a 7eleven near by me

[pearl oxide]

my friend has a big turbo tt

[twilit dawn]

even a small turbo one is pretty fun lol

I told my buddy once his turbo goes out he should big turbo it

[pearl oxide]

unfortunate they use haldex based awd though

no clue why audi didn’t use the torsen system from the other cars of the time

[barren sierra]

hahaha ur car blow up 🔥☄️☄️🔥☄️🧯🧯🚒🚒

[pearl oxide]

mean

[twilit dawn]

price maybe?

[pearl oxide]

pretty sure haldex is more advanced

since it’s part time awd

i know it’s more expensive when it breaks

[twilit dawn]

Oh yeah good point

Idk that's a goofy move imo

Maybe fuel efficiency reasons?

[pearl oxide]

probably

part time fwd is more efficient than full time awd

[smoky kettle]

Worst part about owning a c5

[pearl oxide]

my cup holders aren’t bad

the hold the drink well enough

but when you close the door with a drink in the door cup holder it spills

and it only fits a medium max

also plastic cups make a sound i don’t like when they rub the door panel

[opaque flame]

the interior of a c5 looks nicer than I expected cant lie

anyways im thinking as soon as my gen 7 celica is fully tidied up and in good spec, im gonna put its mod plans on hiatus, save up and buy a Celica GT4/AllTrac, and then slowly continue my plans for the 7th while maining the gt4

not sure what I want to do to the gt4 yet, but I will supercharge my 7th one day

https://tenor.com/view/celica-toyota-greg-gt4-celica-gt4-gif-21476094

[pearl oxide]

https://bbrgti.com/products/bbr-mx-5-nc-super-225

my plan rn

way later on i want to supercharge

itbs 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[opaque flame]

supercharge gang

[smoky kettle]

It’s not stock interior LOL

It’s pretty bad

[twilit dawn]

theres a celica parked outside my house, looks kinda beat up but still not bad lol

like the last gen celica

its a manual too

[opaque flame]

based

[sullen galleon]

yo

can someone help me make a decision

[pearl oxide]

on what

[pearl oxide]

those wheels 😮‍💨

[frigid cosmos]

@torpid cairn

[opaque flame]

Jim

[pearl oxide]

is that an e36 very

vert

[pearl oxide]

surely something

[pearl oxide]

mazdaspeed 3

one of the few fwd cars i’d own

[twilit dawn]

this is the embodiment of "someones car kid got there moms car" vibes

[pearl oxide]

pfff it’s a rally car

totally lifted

definitely

😭

[twilit dawn]

that's stock ride height lmao

props for it not being beat up like every other fucking nissan sedan from the 2000s/2010s

[pearl oxide]

ik my miata stock ride height isn’t far off 💀💀💀

[pearl oxide]

yeah it’s definitely taken care o

of

[twilit dawn]

tbf looks about the same ride height as my parents minivan too

I soo wanna put coilovers on it lmao

lower it a little yea but mainly for stiffer suspension

cause the body roll his horrendus

[pearl oxide]

minivans look sick lowered

[twilit dawn]

frr

[pearl oxide]

i love this one

[twilit dawn]

I genuinly have a list of things that id do with that minivan if I got it lol

[pearl oxide]

vans are slept on

[twilit dawn]

this is like perfection lol

[twilit dawn]

esspecially for car peeps who swear they'll never drive a van

[pearl oxide]

supercharged toyota previas are cool

[twilit dawn]

thats another thing I'd do to the odyssey

supercharger

and manual ofc

[pearl oxide]

fuck yeah

[pearl oxide]

cool spot at work

[opaque flame]

Yeees

[pearl oxide]

i almost got an e46 330ci

it was so clean

[opaque flame]

Theyre good cars

Not reliable tho at all

[pearl oxide]

that’s why i didn’t get one 💀

[pearl oxide]

cool s13

[opaque flame]

Went to a car meet last night

2 p1 mclarens

430 ferrarri

An adventador

A c8 corvette

A 911 carrerra

[twilit dawn]

Are c8s rare in Australia?

Cause like

They're all over the place where I live

[opaque flame]

Yea, most of our vettes are c5

Bit they didn't sell here so they're all imported

[twilit dawn]

Tbf the c5 is pretty popular here too

I personally don't care for it as much

[opaque flame]

American imports are very rare here

Mostly Japanese since we don't have a 25 year rule

[twilit dawn]

C6 is my favorite of the newer vettes

[twilit dawn]

Lucky

Lol

[opaque flame]

Pretty much every jdm "icon"

We got in spades

And its interesting because if you want a good Japanese car, importing from Australia aint the worst

They'll have higher kms since aus is way bigger than Japan, however less rust

Since we dont get snow we don't salt our roads

Also it was a z06 corvette

Just found out

[dry fjord]

Ay

[dry fjord]

This cars are so f-ingg hot

[opaque flame]

middles mine

[dry fjord]

DANGG

Toyota Celica GT-Four right?

[opaque flame]

No, the 7th generation celica didnt have a GT-4 trim

but it is a celica

the GT4 is the turbo all wheel drive trim, very rare

[dry fjord]

Ah okay

[opaque flame]

I aim to save up enough to import a gt4 in the next few years though

but the GT4 isnt massively better than the 7th

[dry fjord]

Fuc-

Thats so f-ingg cooll man

[opaque flame]

cheers

[dry fjord]

Wish to own one of my own one day

[opaque flame]

what car?

[dry fjord]

Like yours

[opaque flame]

Celica?

[dry fjord]

Or a skyline or Supra Mk4

[dry fjord]

Prbly yeah

[opaque flame]

If you love them you cant be faulted, but they are very generic picks

theres a whole lot of other ones out there worth interest

[dry fjord]

Ah

Okay

I had a Bmw before i couldn't quite ride it because kinda underage

[opaque flame]

nice nice

[dry fjord]

Yeah

How old are you btw?

[opaque flame]

19

[dry fjord]

Dang

Cooll

[mystic granite]

SUPPPRRAAAAAAAAAAAA

[opaque flame]

https://tenor.com/view/celica-toyota-greg-gt4-celica-gt4-gif-21476094

celica gt4 > supra 🥱 🥱 🥱 🥱 🥱

[mystic granite]

idk why its on a boat 😭

[opaque flame]

supra is a real word

[torpid cairn]

castrol celica my beloved

[pearl oxide]

supra is a boat company

moms mazda and my mazda

[twilit dawn]

I almost fucking died from understeer lol

[pearl oxide]

i almost got hit by a bus today

[twilit dawn]

Hey car peeps, does 8k for a 96 tacoma 2.4l manual with 123k miles in very good condition seem a bit much?

I'm looking at options for first car

[limber wharf]

123k miles💀💀💀

[twilit dawn]

that's fuckin break in for those engines lmao

[pearl oxide]

is it 4wd

if it’s not that 8k is overpriced for that one

wtf

i just looked around me and 2wd tacomas blew up in price

jesus

that’s not that bad i guess now

[twilit dawn]

yeah its a 2wd

but tbf I dont need 4wd at all

[twilit dawn]

Wait yeah your right they did blow up on price-

[pearl oxide]

used to be able to get a nice 4wd one for 8k without too many miles

[twilit dawn]

Ik

Now they're like

15k

Like as much as 2nd gens

[frigid cosmos]

@torpid cairn my friends exhaust has somehow managed to rust away, like his exhaust valve literwlly doesn’t exist anymore 😭

[torpid cairn]

https://tenor.com/view/lightning-mcqueen-lightning-mc-rusteze-gif-26002603

[pearl oxide]

crammed me and two friends into my miata the other day to go to a film festival

[pearl oxide]

outside my school

[torpid cairn]

damnn

[pearl oxide]

i know a guy with one of these

he also has an 89 mercedes 560 sec with side pipes

and a corvette swapped 50’ ford f1

[torpid cairn]

UH @pearl oxide

ALPINE IS ENTERING THE US MARKET

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44346970/alpine-usa-expansion-electric-sports-cars-details/

[pearl oxide]

i’m not too familiar with them

[torpid cairn]

branch of renault, they have a history of very good cars

also, next A110 will be an electric roadster

which i am so down for

the more time goes on, the more on board I am for electric cars coexisting with ICE cars

Renault has been on a fucking war path to show that electic cars can be fun

https://youtu.be/yrh8RvdkPeQ

[twilit dawn]

Update they pulled the listing

[twilit dawn]

Wait I found a 5th gen celica that seems to be pretty decent

[pearl oxide]

figured out clutchless shifting today

[twilit dawn]

wait how does that work?

wouldnt that just chew up the transmission?

[pearl oxide]

it’s not great for it but if you know shift timing it’s fine

[twilit dawn]

@opaque flame since I know you as the Celica guy, what's ur opinion on the 5th gen Celica lol

[opaque flame]

Fun, stylish coupe, turns heads with the popups and well respected, definitely nice to drive. Underpowered unless you manage to get one of the GTR special editions (even then it's still about 167hp)

If you have a good engine swap it's a great project, otherwise it's kind of no better than just a fun but slow daily

5th gen gt4 (awd turbo) goes hard asl though

[twilit dawn]

Cause I might buy a GT-S model for 5k near me lol

[twilit dawn]

Frfr

[opaque flame]

Theyre about 140hp depending on the engine

[torpid cairn]

fun but slow daily

so... a miata

[opaque flame]

Fwd miata

[twilit dawn]

135 yea

[opaque flame]

Basically

[twilit dawn]

Yup

[opaque flame]

You'll absolutely rip on downhills if you give yourself some good tyres and suspension though

[twilit dawn]

Mainly competed with the eclipse and 240 if I'm right

[torpid cairn]

to be fair i think this goes for most FWD cars

[opaque flame]

No clue about the eclipse since they arent aussie delivered, but the 240 was rwd and a bit kore expensive

[twilit dawn]

Yea pretty much

[opaque flame]

My 7th gen absolutely destroys on downhills

I be walking wrxs

[torpid cairn]

Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

[twilit dawn]

Until your budget allows for s2k

[opaque flame]

Good car but they aren't easy to make power out of stock engine

BEAMS swap 👍

S2ks are 50k here 😭

[twilit dawn]

Especially when it's the 5S-FE from the Camry lol

[torpid cairn]

I mean you can turbocharge them

[twilit dawn]

About 20k here

[torpid cairn]

IIRC because the NA engine was originally in another car, its overbuilt

[opaque flame]

A common swap for the 6th gen is the camry v6, would probably still work on 5th

[twilit dawn]

Or here me out
V6 swap

[twilit dawn]

Beat me to it lol

[opaque flame]

Beams better than the v6 but way harder to get a hold of

[torpid cairn]

a thought occured

[opaque flame]

The 6th edition super strut 3 with a beams engine makes 200 horses

[torpid cairn]

how much can you push out of an integra

[opaque flame]

Depends if its a k integra

[twilit dawn]

Depends on the engine

[opaque flame]

I think most teggys had a b series but some had k

[twilit dawn]

B18 can probably do like 350hp safe

[torpid cairn]

i have a bit of a thing for the 3rd gen integra

[opaque flame]

They are pretty cool

Underrated

[torpid cairn]

extremely so

[twilit dawn]

They're pretty cool tbh

[torpid cairn]

white on red 🤤

[opaque flame]

The integra type r was the rival to the celica super strut 3

[torpid cairn]

NGL i think it won

[twilit dawn]

Isn't the integra type r like

Super expensive

[opaque flame]

The celica lost because no one bought them because the gt4 was the only version they heard about

It got overshadowed so hard

[torpid cairn]

well now it is

[twilit dawn]

Yea

[torpid cairn]

most JDM cars are now lol

[twilit dawn]

Unfortunately

Z32 used to be a cheap z from the 90s but even that is starting to go up

And I mean

The boring models

[torpid cairn]

or any silvia at this point

[twilit dawn]

Honestly

Anything 240 esk kinda stuff is overrated

By the general community

Like it's a cool car

[torpid cairn]

less overrated, more done to death

[twilit dawn]

But it ain't worth 20k

[twilit dawn]

Yea

[torpid cairn]

"30k, no lowballers, i know what i have"

[twilit dawn]

"has a minor dent"

That picture looks rendered ngl

[torpid cairn]

might be, got it off pinterest

but my point stands, shit is too pricey

[twilit dawn]

Mhm

Another vehicle that's more expensive than it needs to be

Fuckin Toyota tacoma

Like when did they get expensive???

[torpid cairn]

tacoma overrated, toyota pickup better

[opaque flame]

300zx are actually kind of cheap here

Ish

[torpid cairn]

i spotted a 300zx IRL before i could buy one in gran turismo 7

[opaque flame]

The hilux is indeed an amazing car

It's the number 1 selling car in Australia for a reason

All the mines buy entire fleets of them since they just don't break down

[torpid cairn]

that and the datsun/nissan pickups

seriously considering getting one someday

because they refuse to die

[opaque flame]

Shame hyubdai never made a ute in the 90s

Or honda

Cause both were unbreakable then

[torpid cairn]

ah hyundai

[twilit dawn]

My buddy has one

92 extended cab v6, 5 speed and 4wd

311k miles and still runs strong

[torpid cairn]

sheesh

[twilit dawn]

He doesn't drive it much anymore since he has an 02 audi tt

[torpid cairn]

buy it off him

[twilit dawn]

He won't sell it, it's one of his favorite vehicles

He has plans to restore it too it's full glory eventually

[torpid cairn]

holy fucking based

[twilit dawn]

Mhm

I love that truck lol

Also learned manual in his truck so that's dope lol

[opaque flame]

Audi tt 🤢

New ones go hard though but hate the first gen

[pearl oxide]

3rd gen makes power easily

its a ford engine

[opaque flame]

celica?

noooo

[pearl oxide]

miata

[opaque flame]

we werent talking abour yatas tho

wtf

[pearl oxide]

my b

i saw it mentioned earlier

[twilit dawn]

I'll admit they aren't the best looking (although the look has grown on me a bit) but they are fun to drive lol

[opaque flame]

theyre good cars besides looks

but also unreliable

[twilit dawn]

As long as you sta on top of maintenance I don't think it's bad

[twilit dawn]

F

what happened?

[smoky kettle]

Nuts on the frame rail that hold the control arm decided to stop living

[twilit dawn]

F

[smoky kettle]

Extremely annoying

Brought it to the best frame shop in Minnesota though so it will be good soon

[smoky kettle]

It’s so unfunny

It looks cool on a trailer I guess

I guess

Thanks

[torpid cairn]

Was definitely going at least 100

[twilit dawn]

Tbf most trucks are plenty capable of doing 100+

Especially in the age of electric and hybrid trucks

[pearl oxide]

usually the drivers are not

[torpid cairn]

I know, but my first and foremost idea of a truck is always those Nissan/Datsun and Toyota pickups

Or one of those dualie ford trucks that need 1000hp to carry it’s own weight

Seeing an electric truck zip by is cool to me

@twilit dawn @pearl oxide

FERRARI SF90 XX STRADALE

SSSEEEEEEEEEGGGGSS

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44367188/ferrari-sf90-xx-stradale-spider-revealed/

[twilit dawn]

Niceeee

[twilit dawn]

Car peeps thoughts on 3rd gen Acura TL?