transportation

[dire shard]

they have a reputation for blowing up when you're a doofus who puts 800hp in it and pulls it five times every time you drive

[vestal garnet]

[kind osprey]

yea if some teenager stepped in shit and got really lucky or just have rich parents

[dire shard]

the fa24d can safely do like 400hp

[jagged sentinel]

It can't go near that without 10k+ in mods lmao

[kind osprey]

type r is good because it's sort of on par with a bmw 340i but it is manual and more track fun

[vestal garnet]

Civic Si will be a better 1st car imo

[night steeple]

i still would get a miata heh, a good ol inline 4 and rwd and manual with folding roof

[kind osprey]

that's like a normal first car for middle class/uppermiddle class teens

it's 200hp

[vestal garnet]

Type R's suspension can be too stiff for regular usage tho

[dire shard]

oh good, that's how much you pay for a wrx that somebody blew up before you

[runic badger]

Black Paint, Black Wheels, Blacked Out Interior, Add better Technology in The Interior, Do some work on the Engine

[night steeple]

or you can go full credit score and buy a hellcat, then crash it on the dealer exit junction, just as dodge intended

[runic badger]

I think it’ll be pretty good

[kind osprey]

If you want a subaru, leave the damn thing stock

[vestal garnet]

[dire shard]

you can do a lot to a subaru, provided you aren't an idiot about it

they're lego cars for a reason

[jagged sentinel]

You better be ready to deal with a lot of electrical in modern cars

[runic badger]

I have 2 Uncles that are Mechanics and They also know some people so it won’t be too much trouble for me

[jagged sentinel]

And be knowledgeable not to fuck something up amd cause a no-start condition and then you'll have to get a professional

[kind osprey]

a non sti wrx is not modifiable in an effcient or affordable way, I would rather deal with a rotary than the plane engine with a 2nd gear ready to pop

They are called glass transmissions for a very good reason

you will go through 3 of them a year

[runic badger]

Why

[jagged sentinel]

Because they can't handle much boost or power beyond factory

[kind osprey]

yea from factory they are okay

but if you get over mid 300's say bye to 2nd gear

[runic badger]

Damn

I should buy a RAM

[dire shard]

mid 300's is a lot when your car started off at 270

[runic badger]

SRT-10

[kind osprey]

It isn't worth the trouble when other cars can get that percentage increase with a usb stick and funny chart

[dire shard]

the stock wrx is comfortable around 350 and might take up to 400, then you swap in the VA sti transmission if you really like fucking around and finding out that badly

[kind osprey]

a wrx even the sti version will need a lot of hand holding to get to a really nice number

[dire shard]

it's not trouble though, given you can hit that much with an intake and tune

you're not doing that much work to the car

[kind osprey]

on an sti it's a head start

normal wrx though I would leave alone

[dire shard]

an sti doesn't make sense for everybody, but making like 300 on a stock wrx transmission does make sense

[kind osprey]

even a 30 increase wouldn't be worth the $3500 risk to me personally

it won't be that noticeable

maybe in top line but eh

a passengers weight will cancel that out lol

[runic badger]

@HennesseyPeformance

[kind osprey]

in god we venom

[jagged sentinel]

I'd only modify an engine if I had the money to overbuild it and run it like 15-20% below it's maximum output just to reduce stress

[runic badger]

🦅🦅

🇺🇸🇺🇸

[kind osprey]

A daily and a project will have two very different tolerances, but if we are talking about a wrx then we are probably talking about a daily

[vestal garnet]

Even an Accord 2.0 Turbo is able to keep up with Wrx Sti in a rolling race

[kind osprey]

I thought they stopped making fast accords after 2018

[jagged sentinel]

A shitbox that doesn't break isn't a good shitbox

[runic badger]

What happened to the Hyundai Tiburon

[vestal garnet]

https://youtu.be/B2L55U8vRUU?si=vU3mtXtDXJj9_a3f

[runic badger]

I saw it in NFS Underground

But that was it

Do they still make em

[onyx rivet]

no one bought it so they stopped making Hyundai coupes

[jagged sentinel]

They stopped making them 15 years ago

[runic badger]

Damn

[kind osprey]

The subaru is just styling, the car hasn't been develped in almost 30 years

[vestal garnet]

[kind osprey]

it gets no more power yet increases in weight

[vestal garnet]

Bruh

[runic badger]

This is why America is best

CAN I GET A AMEN??!??

⁉️⁉️

[jagged sentinel]

Hyundai have been stuck in the boring-car-zone until like 2 years ago

[kind osprey]

In terms of driving experience Germany and Japan have that trophy, and Italians get the ones for design regardless of the fact that they don't start or run after the 3 year warranty and depreciate 70%

[onyx rivet]

i do not know or understand where and how they managed to pick up the ball, but damn, they are doing well

[jagged sentinel]

And then they suddenly come out of nowhere and make one of the coolest cars ever to come out of east Asia

[onyx rivet]

25 year rule

[kind osprey]

Hyundai has been making interesting cars, not reliable cars. And we are here for this entertaining jouney

[onyx rivet]

yeah they blow in the reliabilty aspect of cars

[runic badger]

If you had to choose would you pick a Raptor R or a RAM TRX?

[kind osprey]

a Hyundai N gerring over 40,000 miles is like a Toyota camry getting over 350,000

[kind osprey]

That's tough, since i think both are really cool. I'm not much of a pickup person though

I'd probably go with the trx

[onyx rivet]

Raptor R i suppose

[runic badger]

I choose TRX

The interior is Nicer than the Raptors is

[kind osprey]

those two aren't meant for the two things i drive cars for. To turn, and to go fast.

so driving one would have to be for offroading, or for utility

like a boat

[runic badger]

Raptor is a bit better For Off Roading tho

[jagged sentinel]

They do two of the things I like most in things and they are things American cars do very well: make a lot of noise and have a lot of road presence

[kind osprey]

When I look for a car to drive I basically start with the question "does this feel like a go kart" and then go from there

[vestal garnet]

Especially after how easy was it to bypass their security system using an usb cable
Most Hyundai and Kia didnt even had engine immobilizers

[jagged sentinel]

It only has that reputation because ram drivers don't know what a fucking airbag fuse is

[vestal garnet]

[runic badger]

If I had a RAM

Bro

I would be Sending it down a Mud road

[jagged sentinel]

If you're doing anything remotely rough offroading you're supposed to remove the airbag fuse

[runic badger]

And Launching it Over Ramps and shit

[jagged sentinel]

I really can't decide

[runic badger]

What’s an Airbag Fuse Btw

[jagged sentinel]

A fuse that completes the airbag circuits

Removing it opens said circuit and prevents the airbags from activating when they normally would

[dire shard]

they picked up a belgian man

[runic badger]

Oh, Thanks

[jagged sentinel]

You obviously should be running with it in when you're doing anything but rough offroading

[runic badger]

So when they don’t remove it and maybe they hit a bumpy road or some shit the Airbag deploys?

[onyx rivet]

so when you start doing jumps, the car doesnt detect a collision and activate the bags while you are willingilny having fun

[kind osprey]

Are you saying it malfunctions or the owners do it on purpose

[dire shard]

this belgian man is special because he worked at lamborghini on the diablo vt, murcielago, and gallardo, and at bentley for the continental gt

[vestal garnet]

That reminds me of Takata airbags recall 💀

[jagged sentinel]

You're recommended to remove the fuse if you're doing anything rough so the airbags don't activate from a rough landing or something like that

[kind osprey]

Ohh

[dire shard]

you're already doing stuff intentionally that has a chance of killing you, why let the airbags ruin your fun

[runic badger]

True

[jagged sentinel]

Airbags are shockingly expensive to replace

[runic badger]

I’d make a Custom Ramp

[kind osprey]

G wagon durability test type beat

[runic badger]

And absolutely send it towards it

[jagged sentinel]

Often times if they go off the vehicle is written off even if the vehicle itself is in good condition

[runic badger]

I’d Go flying

Like a bird

😮‍💨👍

[onyx rivet]

okay so his name is uh Luc Donckerwolke
but holy shit, what a list
which means money must be good at Hyundai if he moved from Lambos and Audi and Bentley

[jagged sentinel]

The sensors and shit that control the airbags sometimes can't tell the difference between a rough landing and. A genuine crash

[dire shard]

belgian man is based

[jagged sentinel]

I believe the sensors in the raptors are a bit better at that but you should still remove the fuse

[dire shard]

what's wrong with the beetle 😈

[kind osprey]

it's like if a blimp and a compact had a baby

lol

[jagged sentinel]

They also poached someone from BMW's M division recently

[kind osprey]

I need this mans resume

[dire shard]

they didn't poach "someone"

they poached the head of bmw M in the americas

ain't no someone

[jagged sentinel]

[kind osprey]

Hyundai hmu

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/bios/thomas-schemera

[onyx rivet]

like it or not, its pretty distinctive
im assuming he had to meet some oddball points set by some executive on drugs because its pretty mucht eh only audi of that generation to look like that

he also did this earlier, so redeemed

[kind osprey]

The Audi A2, A180, and the Fiat multipla are the realy holy trinity

Mclaren, Porsche, Ferrari who?

[runic badger]

somebody say freedom?

⁉️🦅

[jagged sentinel]

I made that emoji just so I could reply to that

Just now

[runic badger]

Charger Super Bee in B5 Blue

[dire shard]

bmw has entered the chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQudIaxiB9c

[jagged sentinel]

This looks positively divine in comparison

[onyx rivet]

the ///M2 is one of the nicer-designed M cars or just BMW cars in general in its current lineup iteration

still dont like its looks lmao

[dire shard]

speaking of bmw's current lineup

@sage roost larry chen posted an m3 g81 in daytona violet with the adro front bumper on

i don't know what to feel about it but i can say at the very least i like it more than the regular bumper

[night steeple]

idk why people say the number plate helps the bumper, to me i rather have it without the plate, looks less worse

unless if the black parts are joined, then it's bad either way

[vestal garnet]

Number plate helps in hiding that ugly grille

[sage roost]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/CxgLCBavv5J/?igsh=NWhubG0wc2p0cnNv

think I know what I would do if I had unlimited money

[thin elm]

First impressions on the new BMW grill wasn't good but it actually looks good

Very beautiful car

It grew on me and alot of people I think

[sage roost]

an XM flew by us on the highway today

And holy fuck it’s ugly

the matte green paint certainly didn’t help it

but it looks so bad

[thin elm]

Yeah those are ugly

[sage roost]

G87 is nothing compared to it

[dire shard]

there are definitely a lot more worse things on the g8x design than the grille

like that random second bodyline on the g82 that i will never not mention because i hate it so much

and it doesn't exist on the g80 because fuck you says bmw

[sage roost]

which is why 80 > 82

despite math saying otherwise

[dire shard]

i hate the tail lights on the g82 too, they're terrible

but then this freaking exists

[onyx rivet]

very decent spec.

[onyx rivet]

both the duckwing and the tailights are very cool

shame about most of the rest of the car

[dire shard]

regular g82 taillights are revolting

but the csl taillights exist and these tail lights are actually cooler than the f82 oled ones

however whereas the f82 oled taillights fit on the f80, in the g8x generation the g80 and g82 have different taillights

they aren't interchangable

g80 just gets screwed

the owner gets screwed either way because these taillights cost $9000

[onyx rivet]

yeah it isnt it
makes the car looks cheaper

or an ebay aftermarket

[dire shard]

oh, i like them

you might be the first person i've met that doesn't like them

it looks really out of place on yas marina blue though

looks alright on ind's demo car

i think this might be estoril blue, looks pretty good

oleds just look strange on brighter cars

[sage roost]

Mfw the spec of my dreams was called very decent

San Marino blue might just be the best color on the F82

imo at least

[dire shard]

it's my favourite

[polar geode]

where have i seen something that looks like this new honda concept before

it reminds me of some 1970s concept but idk

[runic badger]

Easily the ugliest thing I’ve ever made my eyes on

[polar geode]

type shit

[nova estuary]

The first Ferrari I got to drive that started the obsession. I was lucky to valet pt at a nice country club during and a bit after college

[runic badger]

Isn’t that basically flexing another man’s car tho

[nova estuary]

I didn't know this channel was just for posting personal vehicles?

Sorry if it came off as flexing. I drove it in first gear to a parking spot. Nothing crazy haha

[runic badger]

Oh mb u good

[jagged sentinel]

There's completely nothing wrong with what you posted

If I drove something like that I'd tell too, because I did, and I have

[nova estuary]

Thanks, I didn't think so. I have tons of pics of cars from my time as a valet and thought I'd share one now and then

[jagged sentinel]

Just try and blur the plate next time, even if it isn't yours

For the sake of privacy

[nova estuary]

It's such an unreal feeling. Being that low to the ground and having a class mirrors above your head as you go by lol

[jagged sentinel]

I drove an R8 around a track, shit was unbelievable

[nova estuary]

And will do. I'm sure he's sold it by now, but I'll keep that in mind. None of that guys cars ever get more than 1k miles or so unless it's a classic

[old sedge]

Being able to drive a Ferrari is a privilege even if only at 1st gear since not everybody get to do that

[jagged sentinel]

When I say the first hard acceleration was a blur I fucking mean it

[jagged sentinel]

It's not a huge deal but it's something I try and do if I remember

[sudden crown]

Why does it look like a-

[sudden crown]

Yeah, that's the one.

[humble pumice]

https://youtu.be/i7UhpruKxGA?si=YzfzNNuQFkBBGdZI

[kind osprey]

Sick!

[runic badger]

Dodge Durango SRT

[onyx rivet]

personally i lean towards Austin Yellow

[onyx rivet]

dont get me wrong, its a cool (and expensive) spec., but i know what other liveries i can do with it (if i had that amount of money lying around spare)

[dire shard]

world's first person who likes austin yellow

i don't mind it but... in the wrong lighting conditions, it kinda looks like puke

i don't believe i'm alone in that assessment

for some freaking reason somebody painted their gt2rs in it

looks a lot better with all that contrast

[onyx rivet]

whats wrong with cool piss yellow?

maybe i havnt seen the colour as it looks like puke

[night steeple]

my car is in that shade of puke but green

[dire shard]

does it happen to be called plasma yellow pearl

[dire shard]

i think the f82 looks good in almost any colour, and i don't think austin yellow is bad
but i do think despite the f82 looking good in almost every colour, austin yellow isn't high on that list

[vestal garnet]

[old sedge]

I wonder...

||am I violating rule 7?||

[jagged sentinel]

Those words do not belong next to each other but technically no

[craggy drum]

Did you change it? Because I can mention you

[old sedge]

It is a joke nickname since I often talked about E-SUVs

[jagged sentinel]

Nah, his name is just a combination of words that should never be uttered by a human mouth

[craggy drum]

oh yeah electric cars in general are 🤢

[old sedge]

Even Tesla?

[kind osprey]

Idk why but that color specifically looks amazing on that m4

I'm not a mustard yellow type of person but that color just looks like it fits the design language of that car really well

It doesn't look good on the gt2rs

[kind osprey]

Good commuters for a to b, but we should never let them take away the fun cars

[craggy drum]

Yeah true that, I can appreciate hybrids more, but they want to turn everything into electric which is just awful

Not sure how true it is but I heard within the next few years there won't be any more dodge vehicles coming out that use gas

Not sure why more cars don't use E85

[dire shard]

because the f82 looks good in everything while the gt2rs doesn't 😎

[kind osprey]

Fairly accurate

The gt2 rs is something I would only buy in silver or orange

991 Gt3 rs look good in white or green the 992 looks good in silver or black

[old sedge]

Aren't Teslas fun to drive? My elder acquaintances seem to have enjoyed driving those

[onyx rivet]

im sure that the acceleration is its selling point for it being a fun electric car

[nova estuary]

The acceleration is fun to experience if you've never driven an electric car, but VW have them beat with etron rs and Taycan for sure

[old sedge]

Instant torque makes electric cars great

[main cosmos]

Handling is also good since the center of gravity is low

Most of its weight is down below (batteries)

[vestal garnet]

Atlantis Blue

[dire shard]

that almost looks like LBB

i think both are offered on g8x which is so weird to me

SMB on top always

[sage roost]

Especially Tesla.

[sage roost]

You don’t want a Batmobile?

imagine casually driving on a nordshcleife tourist day just to see some black car overtake you at Mach Jesus

maybe I’m boring lol

[quartz prawn]

once i was taking a video of a c8 at a mall parking lot, and the owner remote started it

scared the living guts out of me

[quartz prawn]

i agree

great design great mechanisms

christian cooked with this one

turbo s in black

[jagged sentinel]

The transmission in that vehicle is fascinating but is complex beyond my understanding. I'll probably understand more when I have the transmission classes

What I do understand is that it's not a true manual but it tries to emulate one in regards to the feedback it gives the driver and the car

[quartz prawn]

yoo you learn about transmissions in class?

thats dope

what course did you take

[jagged sentinel]

I go to an automotive-focused college

[jagged sentinel]

Declining to answer exactly which ones but the degrees I picked cover every type of car a person could reasonably daily

[jagged sentinel]

There are two different courses, 1 for autos and 1 for manuals

That is illegal, you can't do that, it's against the rules to do that to a tahoe

[dull folio]

• Have enough money to afford a GT2RS
• Paint it black
• why

[craggy drum]

I'd rather have a 1951 mercury eight

[sage roost]

if I wanted flashy colors I’d get a GT3RS

idk what it is about it

The GT3 and 3rs fit the colors like Miami blue

while GT2RS imo looks better in darker colors

maybe because they are louder cars than the 2RS so they need louder colors if you get what I mean

[kind osprey]

Teslas are probably fun in comparison to say a honda accord or a Toyota camry

Or a Hyundai Elantra

The price range is where the true comparisons are

Also class of vehicle, because you could get a Lotus elise for the same price as a model 3 and one is objectively more fun than the other

[quartz prawn]

thats nicee, good luck

[kind osprey]

There is so much wrong with this video xD

[night steeple]

doug demuro uploaded a 90s camry review, lets goo regular car

[runic badger]

You can feel the heat

[kind osprey]

He needs to do a cybertruck review

Doug hasn't had a big video in a while

[dire shard]

there haven't been many cars coming out with quirks and features in the first place

more like flops and failures

[old sedge]

I would love to have this, but this is very expensive here, Dodge here is also priced similarly with Merc after all

[night steeple]

went to the same place to take a pic of cars I drive, I like the wall of graffitis there, seems fate decided I drive fords a lot for some goddamn reason

[errant hazel]

and the rubber burns

[errant hazel]

cool piss yellow on the 992 RS

[dire shard]

that's a 991 gt2rs

there is no 992 gt2rs

[dry sage]

Pagani Zonda F

shows Huayra

[jagged sentinel]

Even the "reactor" was confused

[dry sage]

I wonder if "Pagani F1" would have counted as an answer, too.

||Not as in Formula One, but being the first car model / line Horacio Pagani produced in collaboration with Juan Manuel Fangio.||

[runic badger]

Until a few months ago I had no idea that the Demon was a thing in ‘72 and thought it was a completely new car in 2018

[untold elk]

need someone’s opinion! i live in the UK and have 3 cars im considering getting, a 2020 Audi S3, a 2020 Audi S4 Avant or a 2021 BMW X3M Competition. im not 100% sure on what one to get lol

[dire shard]

man i just had this discussion with somebody else asking what car they should buy

you're looking at cars that don't compete in the same segment

if you're that unfocused, then the question you should be asking isn't which car you should buy or which brand you should buy, but what you want or need from a car

[kind drift]

you should buy an AU falcon i reckon. Much better

[dire shard]

before you look at specific cars, you need to figure out what you need from a car, find out what segment fulfils that best for you, and seek cars and competitors in that segment - not ask people whether a hot hatch, wagon, or a performance suv that costs quite a lot more than the other two is best suited for your life

it's top-down

you don't start from the car and brand and work up to figure out what you need, you figure out what you need and then work down to narrow down your choices

[kind drift]

they all sound like bad choices tbh all 3 of them are stupidly expensive to upkeep, and in some cases unreliable. depends on what money you have but still

cant go wrong with a nice toyota or a mazda or something for tons less with a better relibility record

[dire shard]

i would say that too, but this user seems set on a luxury brand

i am not going to tell somebody not to get what they want - it's not my money so i can't say something like that, but in fact, i encourage you to buy what you want because the worst feeling is regretting spending brand new car money on a car you didn't really like

most important thing is only to make sure they know what they want, and if they're cross-shopping between hatches and suvs then that implies to me that they don't know

this guy i was talking to was cross-shopping subcompact suvs like the GLA-class, X1, and Q3 - against the CX90

there ain't no way this man is ready to spend his money

he don't know what he want from his car for sure

[kind drift]

yeah no 100% even when just looking at SUV's each brand and each model from each brand can be so different

[dire shard]

of course, because there are different classifications of suv

i'm still confused how mitsubishi managed to create 8 different suvs and offer them all at the same time, but whatever

[runic badger]

A Durango would be nice 👍

[dull folio]

Avant supremacy, but maybe consider a regular A4 to keep the maintenance costs lower

[jagged sentinel]

Wrong channel

[untold elk]

tbh im not bothered too much about maintenance costs, im a mechanic by trade and have the tools and diagnostic equipment to do most maintenance myself, im looking at going stage 1 or stage 2 with the S4 avant

[kind osprey]

Ugh wth

Why is it NOT AN EV

Enough gas cars already

[night steeple]

people are trying to justify the truck dashboard in the new yaris
like.. don't, its a truck dashboard, dont bring the old supra into it

[kind osprey]

Yea it looks weird af

[dire shard]

oh gosh

what is that

[night steeple]

the supra is at least curved and flows into the door and center console, this is straight up tacked on the dashboard lmao

[onyx rivet]

"bro! driver orientated dashboard, everything in easy arms reach bro!"

[dire shard]

why is it the way that it is

[onyx rivet]

probably a brief the designers had to meet

[onyx rivet]

The ST205 Celica would have been a better comparison

Yrah i get what people mean when they compare the poopra to the GR Yaris but its a stretch

[dire shard]

i don't think comparing it to anything is going to work

[onyx rivet]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/397523718860963840/1195705857183338516/pyxtfnc7ddjs31evpnxi.png?ex=65b4f6db&is=65a281db&hm=16077ff70c53d35ae5000e56cf6eaffa1adb5be8fccfa774824c46353fd13a14&
Prefacelift is better

[dire shard]

these driver-centric controls in the celica and supra are at least integrated into the design

the yaris update is the equivalent of everybody shitting on the ipad-infotainments tacked on to the dashboard of every modern car nowadays, except it's straight up the entire dashboard lifted from a truck and tacked on to a regular car

the design doesn't match

it clashes

[onyx rivet]

yeah im not a fan of the facelift's interior either
im going to wildly guess that the new slab design is easier to remove when it does for WRC Rally1 racecars

[runic badger]

I take the F8 you take the 812

[hybrid charm]

Thank you kind gambino 😁

[naive patio]

How do you level out a plane on PC

[kind osprey]

Why are you giving me the faster, better sounding, and more expensive car?

This is very generous of you

[kind drift]

I think the toyota landcruiser 70 series 2023 is better v8 n that

hottest interior you have ever seen

[hybrid charm]

It's nice truck 🤗

[kind drift]

ute 😡

[hybrid charm]

huh

It's beautiful truck

[kind drift]

its a ute not a truck lol

[hybrid charm]

Even spawned rainbow

[kind drift]

yeah lad, did you see the climate control its classic as

[hybrid charm]

Weather control technology

[kind drift]

nah in the interior

[hybrid charm]

Nah it can straight up control the weather

[kind drift]

I wish

[hybrid charm]

I hate the controls of newer cars

Having everything on a screen is not efficient

[little skiff]

theyre easier tho

[hybrid charm]

I disagree because the screens usually have poor UI, delay, and basic functions are behind multiple buttons and menus

But it depends on the car, some are alright

[kind drift]

fair I have a 2016 mazda 3 with this interior I love it

its the perfect mix of screen and basic simple technology

[hybrid charm]

Its simple and gets the job done

[little skiff]

indeed my car has fast and efficient screen controls

[kind drift]

manual handbrake, screen that works to show songs and setting but not excessive and stupid

[onyx rivet]

im taking tactility over whatever aspects touchscreen-integrated HVAC controls offer

[kind drift]

the new maxda interior is good as tho

still pretty simple but better climate control

[hybrid charm]

Wow its so similar to yours

[onyx rivet]

all there really needs is three dials for fan speed, vent location and air temp

[kind drift]

yeah it just has an electronic handbrake, no cd player and a screen. it is the more expensivive interior or whatever

[kind drift]

dual side climate control and using temp instead of amount of heating/cooling is much better tho

[onyx rivet]

?
being able to adjust heating/cooling is the same thing as adjusting the temperature though?

unless you meant adjusting temp. with a specific number

which is fair enough

[little skiff]

this is of my car (not my image)

[dull folio]

Exactly my first thought "Oh, it looks like a van"

[sage roost]

Mercedes going for the biggest downfall in history award

[onyx rivet]

i reckon that would go to Lancia

[kind drift]

yeah like making it 20 degrees instead of putting the AC on 3 bars or whatever

[hybrid charm]

Yea

[hybrid charm]

gorodom has good taste 🫡

[old sedge]

I need to become a chef to be rich like him

Chef Ramsay became rich by becoming a chef

If I become a chef, I'll be able to buy a Ferrari

[dire shard]

chefs when they get shit on for 10 years in the kitchen and 10 years running the kitchen and still can barely afford to keep the business afloat

[stuck pasture]

nice ute, is it yours?

[kind drift]

no lol

[stuck pasture]

ah

[old sedge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRYS5VWXZts

Elon lies to people?

[sage roost]

duh

companies lie

[trim sun]

Idk if this is alright to put in here but it's an abandoned train station on a snowy day

[kind osprey]

hmm

[hybrid charm]

Marketing

[kind osprey]

Yea basically

ev's are sold as cars that do no harm when in reality they are just slightly better over a long period of time, and worse over a short one

[hybrid charm]

Rare mineral mining for the batteries also causes some damage to environment

[kind osprey]

"get an suv, be practical..."
"Get a pickup you'll be so tall on the road and haul anything!"
Me: hmm I can't decide between these two

[hybrid charm]

Lotus is underrated 🔥

[dire shard]

4c

4c

i could not get anything that isn't a 4c

4c is love

[hybrid charm]

Its a very kind car 😌

[dire shard]

if you're a track person the elise might have the edge

but i'm the nearly-falling-off-a-cliff mountain roads person and the 4c is more comfortable to be in

elise comes in manual while 4c doesn't, if you care

[night steeple]

i think i want the lotus, the 4c feels a bit too exotic for me

[jagged sentinel]

How does lotus typically fare in reliability?

Alfa doesn't have a great reputation there

[dire shard]

it's british

it's worse

[onyx rivet]

the elise runs a toyota engine though 🙃

my head says Elise but my heart says the 4C

[hybrid charm]

Toyota engine can still run over a small child tho 😞

[kind drift]

fuck sakes my traction control light is on in my mazda and my istop light is flashing imma lose it

[little skiff]

😰

[jagged sentinel]

You cannot escape the Saturn S-Series
You cannot escape the Saturn S-Series
You cannot escape the Saturn S-Series

[kind osprey]

[craggy drum]

I put the new 4gson on the jeep

I trap until the bloody bottoms is underneath

[hybrid charm]

Real or fake 😞

[craggy drum]

Real, it's my car

[hybrid charm]

Real or fake 😞

[kind osprey]

https://youtu.be/OoXv6LtXqcQ?si=SaD668PmouK2cbjH

This is insane

[kind drift]

i reckon my lawnmower motor would be faster than that car lol

[old sedge]

Should've built a Pagani electric crossover 😎

[kind osprey]

If Pagani builds an electric suv/crossover I think I would jump off a bridge

[jagged sentinel]

Go to jail

[kind drift]

just no, I would rather the brand stop making cars lol

[misty kiln]

Paganis are kinda ugly icl

Insect lookin ass

[hybrid charm]

I found this toyota testarossa 😱

(My car)

[novel raft]

Toyota ?

[hybrid charm]

Audi

[novel raft]

Yea

[hybrid charm]

Yep

[placid spruce]

Hello #transportation I have a question. I am looking to trade for a Challenger, but there's some hangup for it

Its a 2018 v8. The dealer doesn't list it on their page but it came from California, and had 30k miles in its first year. Then it has a buyer, 35k more miles in 5 years.
It got sold to a dealer in the Midwest who listed it on their lot from March until October of 23, then inexplicably stopped listing it. It now sits on their page again at 68k. Where the 3k miles came from is anyone's guess. But my i.pression is they've had it almost a year now.

They want 20k. Time bomb or cut em deep and offer 15-17k?

It's listed as "at least 1 accident" but not a salvage title

[kind drift]

its risky

to say the least

[night steeple]

whistlindiesel bought himself a Komatsu D355A
things about to get interesting

[placid spruce]

I'm guess is a rent-a-car leased it. Got drove hard for 30k. It went around Cali for a year. Guy buys it as his baby car, 35k in 5 years is 7k a year. That's nice-weather only levels. It comes here to the Midwest, and somewhere in January February he eats shit in the snow, insurance replaces parts. He's now a year out of warranty at 6 years, and it's his "toy car" so he trades it for another sports model in the middle of pandemic pricing, and it never moves. In October, noone is going to buy a sports car right before winter so it goes to a storage shed. Inventory is low and out it trots, in the middle of winter a year later

[kind drift]

so yeah pretty risky

[placid spruce]

But the owner babied it. A sideswip in the snow isn't a death blow, but that 30k in its first year is concerning

It's new enough it's outside of the band of super problem challengers

[kind drift]

for me the conscering part is it sitting around for ages for 5 years , cars need to move and stuff or shit goes bad

[placid spruce]

The 7k is actively bad for it?

[kind drift]

what I mean is could have been sitting around for 6 months at a time or more

[placid spruce]

Fair enough.

[placid spruce]

Should hiding the year of storage/not selling that reflect negatively on the dealership for me, and I look elsewhere?

It seems they've cornered the market, they have five challengers and noone else has one

For 50 miles around

[kind drift]

I mean it could be okay, I would get a mechanic to check it over before I buy

[placid spruce]

It's next town over, I'd need to drive it 50 miles for my own mechanic to do a lookover

Or find one in that town

I could also pass since i'm not super actively needing a trade

[kind drift]

its really up to you, but you dont really know till you look at it

[jagged sentinel]

[kind drift]

Kelvin

[dim edge]

not the best driver but i enjoy snow and ice

[dire shard]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/428919034692501505/1198373862564429895/IMG_0786.jpg?ex=65beaba1&is=65ac36a1&hm=0e67f22620ca89192959744ae2eccbc336ca8f2abc8f6f197b3487b2d2a638ec&

it's true..

[vestal garnet]

Is that a Supra?

[stuck pasture]

fake

[regal mural]

What a sussy sussy Baka balls

[hybrid charm]

The front end of the new challenger is kinda weird 😞

[heady swift]

the entire car is oddly smooth

the rear looks like that of a RR

or some grandpa's new caddilac

[loud spade]

LOL

I don’t remember seeing the back but even from this angle and your description I can imagine how horrendous it looks

[dry sage]

Someone put a meaty V8 in that, please.

[jagged sentinel]

That's the concept

Also it's a charger, not a challenger

[hybrid charm]

Aren't they already testing these on roads

[jagged sentinel]

Yes

This is what the pre-production version looks like

[jagged sentinel]

I like the front end tbh

[hybrid charm]

Google showed said it was a challenger for some reason

[jagged sentinel]

Google is wrong

[hybrid charm]

Yep

It looks more like a charger

[jagged sentinel]

THANK YOU!

It looks like a modern take on the chargers of old and I think it looks pretty slick

[barren plaza]

And it is EV

[jagged sentinel]

You can get a gas engine in it too

[barren plaza]

Thank God

Electric cars are stupid in my opinion

[hybrid charm]

i think the front would look great if it was similar to this

[loud spade]

That just looks like a challeneger I cannot lie

[hybrid charm]

It's because i thought it was supposed to be one 😅

[jagged sentinel]

This is what 17 years of the same car does to a mf

[kind osprey]

This would be a cool concept car in 2010, but today it's just eh

[dire shard]

i don't see a lick of the old charger in this

i guess it's square in the front

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[regal mural]

Omgg

[regal mural]

Hi

[jagged sentinel]

The side profile and the prominent body lines

[jagged sentinel]

Agreed

[dire shard]

yes, of which looks just like the challenger to me aside from the fact that it's longer and doesn't have the challenger bodyline lift on the rear fender

it's just not enough to be able to tell at a glance

you can tell an old charger and challenger apart in an instant, but i'm struggling not to see this new charger as just the next generation challenger with vague charger design mixed in

i'm glad it doesn't feel like they're going full retrofuturism with it at least

[blissful edge]

elon musk started the EV evolution

he has ruined our society with tesla

[dire shard]

one of these things are not like the other

[kind drift]

They are really only designed for inner city driving due to abundances of charging and the simple fact that electric engines don't get more efficient at higher speeds like cars. It's the opposite and they get way better $/mile compared to a similar city petrol car at low speed in stop start and city streets

[kind drift]

I disagree these governments saying petrol cars will be gone by 2027 or whatever is probably bullshit. They are better for certain circumstances but nothing's replacing diesel trucks and things like Tacoma' s and rangers and stuff

It's just another thing in my mind that doesn't really matter at least for my lifetime

I didn't know this but Chrysler released a special version of the Chrysler 300 SRT in Australia called the Chrysler 300 SRT Core

[sage roost]

Good luck trying to eradicate every running Corolla lmao

[jagged sentinel]

Nobody is saying that

Some countries and states are planning to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 (which I don't believe will viably happen either) but gas cars will still be on the road for decades after that if it does happen

[kind osprey]

EV's will be very mainstream after 600 mile ranges are common place and charging is 30-45minutes from 20%-80%. That is my guess

[jagged sentinel]

When article names say "[insert country/state name] is banning gas cars by 2035" that's what they mean in actuality

[kind osprey]

Ev's are great for daily cars to commute a to b with as well as smaller utility vehicles. But towing and sports/super/hypercars I don't see going anywhere

[jagged sentinel]

The charging time problem makes more sense when you understand the issue

Faster you charge, the more heat you generate. The more heat you generate, the faster you lower the service life and range of the battery

[kind osprey]

I'd actually prefer my work truck be an ev if I am like a delivery driver so I never have to drive a big ass truck to the crackhead riddled gas station and get stuck behind an access a ride bus taking their sweet ass time at the pump while I huff straight toxins

[jagged sentinel]

And batteries are expensive as shit and I'm not sure how much that's going to change in the next ten years

[kind osprey]

Ev's have their benefits in that regard

[jagged sentinel]

Ford had a good idea making a work trim of the lightning

A few orgs in the Detroit area like fire departments and such have lightnings in their fleet

I believe Chevrolet is making a work trim of their electric avalanche Silverado as well

Apparently apparently that truck can actually tow things without losing 70% of its range, which is a big breakthrough

[kind osprey]

Fire department is a good idea because they have a lot of downtime to charge and are solely local use

Zero range anxiety

[heady swift]

I mean this is ultimately a problem rooted in development, it's not a definitive problem fortunately

[jagged sentinel]

We can only charge it as fast as we can keep it cool yeah

Safely, anyway

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2025-pontiac-trans-am-is-ready-to-digitally-fill-gm-s-muscle-car-void-228104.html

All they did was add that stupid headlight pop-up and change the C-Pillar

Beyond awful

[sage roost]

least obvious photoshop attempt

[jagged sentinel]

State-sponsored lobotomy moment

It's literally rough around the edges bruh

[final elm]

anyone know the price range of a supra mk4 in canada ?

[exotic jackal]

ok

ok

[kind drift]

That's what I meant sorry, wrong date

[blissful edge]

is that a fucking pontiac camaro

[jagged sentinel]

It's an abomination

[blissful edge]

it doesn’t look that bad

i just refuse to believe it’s a pontiac💀

[jagged sentinel]

The changes they made do not work with the body lines of the car at all

[onyx rivet]

as far as two minutes of looking around go, its pretty much a regular 300 SRT but without the more luxury stuff

love seeing and hearing them as police fleets

they sound menacing from standstill to pursuit

they physically and spiritually replace the Falcon/Commodore highway patrol cars that used to roams the streets

[dire shard]

how does low effort bullshit like this make the news

oh of course, it's not the first time autoevolution posts stupid renders like this

time to put this website in the trash

[onyx rivet]

im going to guess that autoevolution gets to post their own renders made by their own workers
for publicity and clicks!

[dire shard]

i'm pretty sure that's just some random twidiot's photoshop edit

[jagged sentinel]

I believe this is the case

[kind osprey]

holy shit that's a lot of miles

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?zip=10314&inventorySearchWidgetType=AUTO&shopByTypes=NEAR_BY&sortDir=ASC&sourceContext=untrackedExternal_false_0&distance=50&sortType=BEST_MATCH#listing=357491525/NONE/DEFAULT
damn they have a shooting brake for sale

[sweet vapor]

I own a car

[kind osprey]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lotus-hasn-t-delivered-single-213000259.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJnq0YKIBOcECrvdwBCp7aW4QZ2eJfVjh1l1YWRHUnEIYCgXcmbxHf7D4Ir7IO3Q2kmjiBMd2qxJXRC0YTzJ-a03HdiOwZN7x-Jf9CkZ2fUMXn2uolBnZsKAARW8DnfJevHDcsOpLSxx6U5pTWsWsG7tjMEbx3Qa8VnrwVgpEua8

Fuck Carb

[sage roost]

from a ranking of fiat to toyota how reliable is the mazda fiata?

[kind osprey]

Depends on the powertrain

Idk if it is a Mazda internally or not

[sage roost]

apparently they ditched the Mazda engine and used their own

reliability -2000

[kind osprey]

That's an f

[sage roost]

iat

[kind osprey]

The front of the fiata looks nice but overall I prefer the rounder styling of the Miata

[sage roost]

for some unknown reason my Instagram feed now is just the 992 Porsche and the NA generation Miata

unfortunately there’s a negative amount of NA Miatas in my area

[dull folio]

Yes, the Fiata uses a turbocharged engine, the rest of the drivetrain is identical I believe, if it's auto, it's using the NC miata transmission and diff

[dull folio]

If you're looking into getting one, I'd say pay the extra and get the ND Miata, more trims to choose from, optional RF, better aftermarket, less depreciation

[sage roost]

nah I’m not

there’s BARELY any Miatas in my area, let alone for sale

[fluid orchid]

Meow

[sage roost]

most miatas for sale are brand new ND ones

[kind osprey]

The ND miata is the newest one

It definitely doesn't have better aftermarket and less depreciation than the na

The na is the pop up headlights one

Everyone and their mother only cares about the NA

[sage roost]

I think he’s comparing it to the fiat

[kind osprey]

Ohhh

I completely forgot we were even talking about the fiata earlier

Do they ever make that thing anymore?

I thought they stopped this year or last year

[sage roost]

Nobody cares about the NB Miata 😞

[peak stump]

bru that one blue car from lighting mcuine is hella bad

[kind osprey]

Spicy miata

[sage roost]

Miata with 0 driver aids

[peak stump]

bro she got a tramp stamp to ,

[hidden mountain]

snt this viper?

[sage roost]

Yes, but it’s been a running joke in the car community since forever that it’s a Miata on a bulk

[hidden mountain]

ooooo

[jagged sentinel]

Aaaaaaand that's enough discord for me today

[sage roost]

Ye

(Not my pic)

[dull folio]

NA is overhyped, NB is the cheapest, NC is the best bang for the buck and ND is arguably the nicest

[kind osprey]

It's surprising to see the new miata be so light

[sweet vapor]

I love buying cars from old ladies

Especially ones I know well

[dire shard]

the reliability of the 124 engine is not going to be on par with the ND engine, but apparently it's not really that bad for a fiat

it's about the only thing you have to worry about as well, the rest of the car is kind of just miata

[sweet vapor]

The B58 is the best motor

[dire shard]

i used to not like how the 124 looked but now i really do, they did a great job bringing the design of the original one to it

[dire shard]

mazdaspeed when they turbo miat one time

[kind drift]

Pretty cool video on electric cars
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFeftUkE/

[kind osprey]

Ooo

[fading ruin]

Cant see a diffrence

[kind osprey]

Fart 500

[jagged sentinel]

1:1 scale right?

[fast edge]

those panel gaps are giving tesla a run for their money

[terse lynx]

what do yall think abt the mk4 Supra

[jagged sentinel]

Highly misunderstood and overrated

[terse lynx]

Hard W

Nahh wb the Jeep Wrangler

[jagged sentinel]

White girl vehicle

That's all that comes to mind

[old sedge]

Same with Skyline GT-R R34. Both are great, but only as affordable performance vehicles. Or rather no longer affordable now.

[jagged sentinel]

Neither of those are affordable over here lol

The supra was at least sold domestically so there are more of them and it's less of a legal nightmare to get one

[old sedge]

Weren't they built as affordable performance cars?

Or rather they were affordable while in production?

[jagged sentinel]

The supra was certainly not cheap

It started at around 70k in today's USD

[old sedge]

Its current price is definitely highly exaggerated

[jagged sentinel]

The MK4 supra was not:
Cheap
"Fast"
Light
A sports car*

[terse lynx]

Another walking W

[jagged sentinel]

I put an asterisk on the last one because it was a touring car first and a sports car second

[kind osprey]

As someone who has gotten picked up and dropped off from school and driven around in a wrangler for about 7 years, it's a cool car, but not something people should drive on pavement as a daily

Solid live axles and offroad tires on a brick is probably the least efficient way to go from a to b

I would only have an offroader like that as a secondary vehicle to rock crawl or dune with

Reliability wise, the wrangler was completely fine other than one hiccup 6 years in, the car stopped turning on the road one

[dire shard]

why is it every server i go to someone is talking about the a80

did something happen or is the world just out to irritate me

[dire shard]

world's only reliable jeep /s

[onyx rivet]

a80 a80 a80 2jz engine mark four supra paul walker fighter jet cockpit sports car grand tourer supra mk4

what do you mean? no one is talking about the A80 Supra

[kind osprey]

I'm gonna 2jz swap my 1992 Toyota Aristo hold up

[dire shard]

aristo 2jz swap takes 0 seconds

[vestal garnet]

Soupbruh

[sweet vapor]

Oopsie my headlight is gone

[fervent gull]

How did that happen?

[sweet vapor]

I removed it

[fervent gull]

Well done

[kind drift]

replace it with a cold air intake 🤓

[sweet vapor]

Sure

Why not

My 1 litre 3 cylinder will run so much better

[kind drift]

100% you should replace the horn with a train horn to

[kind drift]

barra swap it lad

[sweet vapor]

Sure why not

[kind drift]

they are actually like really expensive to buy lol

[sweet vapor]

Then I will get a ship horn

[dire shard]

might as well turn it into a nuclear alert siren

[sweet vapor]

I prefer air raid sirens from WW2

They just sound nice

[jagged sentinel]

Wrong channel

[onyx rivet]

🐽 new BMW 4 series facelift 🐽

note the new grille (actually a bit better)

and welp they are slowly phasing out the angle light motifs too

and now the CSL/3.0 CSL lights are not unique to their trim too

upcoming facelift now also contain a poorly-integrated ipad screen

good fucken shit 👍

[sweet vapor]

I like it

[sweet vapor]

Bring back the manual

[sage roost]

that screen was already available on the post-2022 M cars afaik

the G87 and M3 touring have that same screen

[sweet vapor]

I love the M3 touring

[dire shard]

these are nine thousand dollar tail lights

ain't no way

this LCI coming with a price hike i bet

the m4 front looks not a lot different

which is suck, because the m3 and m4 are the worst offender of the front bumper

it's not the grille, it's the way the rest of the bumper is laid out to have this weird ass smile on it

fuck, this one actually has a smile too

i'm not a fan of the LCI drls, angel eyes are part of bmw's identity to me
now it just looks like offbrand audi headlights

but they're inoffensive i guess

[kind osprey]

this dude is wanted for several bank robberies

[sage roost]

he DID NOT commit bank robbery ‼️

[kind osprey]

Free my boi 🗣

[quartz prawn]

headlgihts are horrifying everything else is pretty fine

i think they increased the power as well

really neat huracan sto for auction

[fathom oriole]

it’s like $1-2k extra depending on model

not sure about the mlites

[flat tulip]

I have just done about of maths and I have mad around 992m a month and I did ÷2

Abit

And for and the years I have been playing I should have around 47 billon

I'm missing 31 billion

[jagged sentinel]

Wrong channel

[onyx rivet]

V8 V8 V8 V8

[onyx rivet]

i actually prefer them over pre-facelift
i just wished it still contained the angel lights design motif somehow

[old sedge]

I wonder, is there an undefeated race car driver as of now?

[onyx rivet]

ryan cooper

[jagged sentinel]

[nova estuary]

I didn't edit out the plate on this car I valeted years ago because it was the owner's favorite thing about it. He loved how RR puts so much thought and effort into their colors, all to be disrupted with a bright yellow "Go Pack"

Also funnier to me because all of his cars are registered in Illinois, but he made sure this one got the Wisco Packer plate

[sweet vapor]

Should I buy it??

[hybrid charm]

Bro.. 🤣

One seater?

[sweet vapor]

Yea it called a cabin car

[hybrid charm]

I think "moving cabin" is a better name

[sweet vapor]

Nah

[loud spade]

I would be afraid it could tipover

[sweet vapor]

Ima do it

[rustic crypt]

Big news y'all

Seen my first F40 today!

(Can't post pics cuz ion have the permission yet bruh)

[kind osprey]

That is sick

what an amazing car to see

[kind drift]

Send it to me if you want me to post it lad

[opal breach]

this is a grandma scooter with extra steps

[dire shard]

i was scared shitless when i pumped box truck tires to 110

ignorance truly is bliss

[regal mural]

Free gift x u!

[kind drift]

Most likely that's satire but Jesus if it's real it's crazy how bad school has failed some people lol. What's also scary is people's lack of knowing stuff about things around them

[dire shard]

we tend to say that school failed people

i'm fairly certain school has taught at the very least to verify your units, and to not fuck around with things that can kill you

in fact, it does not take an education to realize that psi != percentage, or that filling something more than it should be filled will cause it to explode

this, unfortunately, is major skill issue in the flesh and bone

this is certified full idiot

[rustic crypt]

Gotchu!

[rustic crypt]

Thanks man!

[kind drift]

no worries

[onyx rivet]

i glanced and thought it was a double wing

[kind drift]

lol aha

[jagged sentinel]

Ford dealership btw

[vagrant sand]

Anyone got mustang?

[kind osprey]

Damn the Ford Edge got a lot bigger

[jagged sentinel]

Frfr

[waxen narwhal]

Ah yes, the Ford Explorer Raptor

[kind drift]

I'll just drop this here lol

Very Fuel efficient driving

[hybrid charm]

looooooooooooooool

[jagged sentinel]

[mild turret]

Mercedes AMG C-63

[sage roost]

The GLC63S E performance weighs as much as a Chevy Tahoe

downfall of Mercedes is crazy

it’s basically the SUV equivalent of the C class

[dire shard]

mercedes can't possibly sustain continually screwing their image like this can they

who's buying a 100k 4 cylinder suv when the previous generation still has the v8

who's buying 4 cylinder non-A class amg models

hell, who's even thinking that a 4 cylinder engine putting 671hp is even a good idea for reliability

[sage roost]

^ on a car that weighs 2300 kilos

recipe for disaster

[sage roost]

ok one question

Why are people hating on the Elantra N as much as they do

I’ve seen a few in person they’re mad

guarantee it won’t get half the hate if the badge was BMW instead

[jagged sentinel]

It's a hybrid

*Groans*

[sage roost]

A hybrid 4 cylinder C63 that weighs 2 tonnes

what a time we live in

For context the previous generation W205 weighed at 1700kg

300kg lighter

[jagged sentinel]

My fav will always be the W204 Black

No magic or lies involved in that sound, it sounds like a big engine because it is one

[kind drift]

That's way better than mine lol

[kind osprey]

Casually reading one of the car books I got a while back

This thing has three fuel tanks 💀

35 gallons

[onyx rivet]

oh you know what, that now makes sense to me with the Iso Rivolta GTZ Zagato

Zagato made a coachbodied C7 Chevrolet Corvette

and i just thought the Corvette was chosen for it being a good place to start

i didnt know that the Bizzarrini Strada/ Iso Grifo A3/C also was powered by a Corvette engine

the car looks pretty but i dont think i can really back myself if i had to buy it for the small loose-change asking price of $1.35m

especially when i can spot the Corvette interior from a mile away

it may be 19 examples only special but i'd rather spend 1.4million elsewhere on something more common
shame

[kind osprey]

Yea $1.4 is insane for a corvette even if it has a nice bespoke body

[jagged sentinel]

At least the engine is the one thing about that car we know will ever fail

[jagged sentinel]

There's wayyyyyy too much Corvette in that interior to warrant anything over than 400k imo

[heady swift]

weird kuga

[old sedge]

Couldn't Ford could just equip this car with a 2.0L or even 1.5L I4 twin-turbocharged gas engine instead of a large V8 NA gas engine?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_E-Series

[hybrid charm]

They can't afFord to do that

.............................

[sage roost]

do you genuinely think a 1.5L 4 cylinder will move that thing

[onyx rivet]

you say that like it cant

if you attach each unit to each corner of the vehicle, sure it can

🙃

[sage roost]

Couldn’t dodge just equip this car with a 1.5L turbocharged engine instead of a large supercharged V8 engine?

[sterile kayak]

Hell nah it’s a hellcat not a god damn ford fiesta

[dire shard]

couldn't lamborghini just equip this car with a 0.6L I3 turbocharged engine instead of a 6.5L naturally aspirated V12 engine?

[sterile kayak]

Couldn’t Alpina just equip this car with a 50cc two stroke engine instead of a 3 litre 6 cylinder?

[sage roost]

Couldn’t Porsche just equip this car with a 1L 3 cylinder instead of a 4.0 6 cylinder?

[heady swift]

You want to ecoboost 911s?

[sage roost]

ford fiesta engined 911s

better fuel economy!!!!!

[heady swift]

Ooooooo it was hikari's brainfart nvm

[zealous dust]

bruh

[vagrant sand]

Mustang🐎

[jagged sentinel]

That barge wouldn't move dawg

Plus those vehicles regularly get the shit beat out of them and pushed to their limits semi-regularly so wouldn't you want a big NA engine that can take that punishment and still pull it's own weight

And not have the stress of two turbos on the block and components

Your fuel economy is going to be garbage no matter the engine so that's not a fair argument

[jagged sentinel]

You honestly think Ford is capable of engineering a drivetrain system that can make that work reliably?

(that message is prolly satire but)

[jagged sentinel]

I wonder what dodge people would think if you swapped a hellcat motor with a gas engine smaller than the supercharger on said hellcat motor

Will's weekly #transportation wall of text moment

[sage roost]

Swap a 4G63 engine into a hellcat, who says no

0-60 within 10 seconds

[jagged sentinel]

I don't think hellcat people know what an Evo is

[kind osprey]

@sage roost Bugatti was pretty stupid for not putting a 600cc kei car engine in here... think of the fuel efficiency!

[nova estuary]

Another share from valeting days. 575 Superamerica.

We had to take a video of the owner showing us the exact order and timing of buttons you press to bypass the factory anti-theft. I guess every one left Maranello with a unique "code". It was a pain in the ass to get the timing right. He said it's extremely embarrassing when a crowd of people are waiting for your to start it 😆

[nova estuary]

Few others

[sage roost]

FF is an underrated Ferrari

[nova estuary]

For real. I'd take a GTC Lusso first, but Awd ferrari is special

[sterile kayak]

Fresh car mats be looking great

And yes the fuel cap only opens when pressing the lever in the footwell

[sterile kayak]

GTC4 is underrated as hell and it looks great

[violet jetty]

Sheesh

[grizzled cosmos]

That car looking clean

[sterile kayak]

I take pride in it

[hybrid charm]

picanto?

[sterile kayak]

Yea

I like it

[hybrid charm]

yeah its a really nice car to own like early in your life

[sterile kayak]

Yea it’s a 2012 2 door with 45k miles and I got a great deal on it fr

[hybrid charm]

I love it too I just cant picture it as a family car xDD

[hybrid charm]

oooh

[sterile kayak]

Paid £2800 bargained down from £4000

[hybrid charm]

never seen a 2 door picanto

[sterile kayak]

It looks great

Same as this

And the exhaust looks better than cars more expensive

[hybrid charm]

wow, neat

yooo nice rims too xD

you got those rims?

[kind osprey]

Baby kia

He will grow up to be a big and strong Sorento

But he must eat all his vegetables

💪

[sterile kayak]

Nah this is just a generic image mine got stock wheels with trims

[sterile kayak]

Maybe, he’s only a 1 litre

[hybrid charm]

Sportage > sorento

[sterile kayak]

Nah, the new sorentos look so nice

[hybrid charm]

okay yeah true

I had older models in mind

still not growing up

[sterile kayak]

It’s a 7-seater suv

[sterile kayak]

Damn

[sage roost]

we own a decade old Kia sportage, and it’s quite reliable

Contrary to what people may think from Kia’s

[dire shard]

my uncle drives sportages almost exclusively, he doesn't care for cars at all so he just buys whatever moves

but i think it's more than that, because he's almost exclusively had like three different years of sportages in the past ten years, and there was one time when he had a forte but he switched back to a sportage pretty much immediately

i suppose it's just a comfortable and familiar car after driving them exclusively for so long

[unique bluff]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmurica

[crystal wharf]

i wanna buy this goddamn racing car my

...

[sage roost]

And its quite reliable in terms of the engine

while there’s some other stuff that’s failed

Like the rear window’s rolling motor failing

or power steering turning off (though that was fixed with a restart)

[vestal garnet]

🦅

[upbeat mirage]

Which car got good mileage?

Tbh the best luxury family car I've seen is a range rover

[sage roost]

Lexus LS series

[kind osprey]

Range Rover is genuinely pretty mid overall. Interior cabin quality and ride are their only good attributes

For how much they charge you're getting a pretty normal suv unless you get the highest trims

Which are $160k-$200k

They are great to lease so you don't have to worry about paying a kidney once the warranty expires after a few years

[sage roost]

Which is why you get just the non-British alternative

Or again, get a Lexus

rock solid reliability

pretty decent tech and comfort

[upper birch]

Hemi Bruh. Hemi.

6 days ago i bought my dream car, tok me 5 years of saving. All it need now is a paint job, and some more ponies. Gonna drink fuel IK, but I can only use it 3-4 months a year cause of snow and salt.

[waxen narwhal]

I saw a weird plane that looked like an F-111 it was loud

what is it?

[pseudo spruce]

That looks baller as fuck

[waxen narwhal]

the plane

[waxen narwhal]

what

[limber lily]

Salut

[dire shard]

nice ass charger

[opal breach]

thats a little sad actually, wasnt this thing in the gambler 500?

[opal breach]

on an unrelated note, awooga

[upper birch]

?

[opal breach]

is nice car

[upper birch]

Indeed.

[upper birch]

And thx.

[onyx rivet]

Nice lookin ride

[upper birch]

Thx man. Just gonna change colour

[onyx rivet]

nah the colour is nice

unless you dont want people to point and ask whether or not its the Dukes of Hazzards car

[upper birch]

Ye but 7ve wanted this car for 15 years. And always been specific that i want it in diamond black. And my friend works with it so itll be done nice. I think It cool like it is too, but I still like black better, or a mx of the both.

[upbeat mirage]

Wait that hot red cars yours

Ngl red still looks smokin hot

[upbeat mirage]

Thanks it's great to know I won't have to sell my kidney

[upbeat mirage]

It's has great reliability but biggest issue is there mid range segment

[kind osprey]

Nothing about Land Rover is reliable

They are either British off road toys or things rich people get for curb appeal, similar to Maserati

Maserati finally made a good car after 15 years of straight garbage it's nice to see them coming back from the dead

[upbeat mirage]

Yes I looked it up

Landrover has trash reliability but a good interior

[jagged sentinel]

They did?

Damn that's insane

I'm assuming it doesn't use Chrysler Window switches?

[upper birch]

ye as of 6 days ago

[jagged sentinel]

Didn't that have electrical issues with the taillights

Eh, well, it is Italian

[kind osprey]

It's Italian It's gonna have a few random things

Jinx

[jagged sentinel]

It's a beautiful car

Little bit of a shame they didn't put their orgasmic V8s in it but they're pretty much done with that engine nowadays anyway

[kind osprey]

620hp out if a v6 is a pretty neat trick

I think it's also the one in the 296

[onyx rivet]

The sound isnt that bad coming out of the MC20 stock

[dire shard]

it's an unpopular opinion, but i don't like how the mc20 looks

there's something out of place about it

i don't spend enough time looking at it to tell what, just that it looks very wrong to me

[cedar spruce]

i dislike the various choices of 3 spoke or twin spoke wheels

i prefer 5 or more

[sage roost]

The Maserati badge.

[kind osprey]

It is out of place, because it's a Maserati that's actually good for the first time in forever

It's a beautiful car in person, it's extremely sleek and has sort of a thin light look thag most supercars have abandoned as every car becomes more and more like a bubble with aero on it

If you have the extra $100,000 to spend I would get the 296 instead

But the mc20 holds well as a proper supercar

[onyx rivet]

you didnt like the GranTurismo?

first gen

[kind osprey]

Thw Gran Turismo is the only decent car they have made in the last 15-20 years but they have extreme issues and are typically gate kept by shitty salesmen when they were new.

Ik many high end brands do that but the reason why I mention Maserati doing the "if you buy this shit car. Then you get an allocation for a slightly less shitty car" is because Maserati on a scale of quality is objectively bad

It is a Chrysler dressed in better leather

The only thing Maseratis do well are handle (for the most part), sound good, and look beautiful

Other than that they are utter garbage

[onyx rivet]

what about your thoughts on the Quattroporte or the ghibli

[kind osprey]

They were made solely to appeal to people who don't know what a good value is, and just wanted a flex piece

Early ghiblis are going for $5000 used for a reason lol

[onyx rivet]

yeah they also depreciate like crazy

[kind osprey]

A ghibli in 2015 was probably very similar in price to a decently specced 550i. The ghibli although being that expensive was the size of a c class and had the interior quality of a Chrysler 200

The thing that saved that company was just the fact that they were beautiful looking cars that sounded amazing

But to any car enthusiast they were overpriced, overweight, and not appealing with all the other options out there

[sage roost]

They are expensive Chryslers

No thanks

[kind osprey]

It is similar to Aston Martin. Only thw difference is Aston Martin did it correctly. They targeted an upper echelon and put more coins into their R & D

So Aston made nice looking cars, that actually felt good

They diverted from overpriced Jaguar to a real head in the luxury sportscar space

[kind osprey]

If I had the money to burn I would love to get a 2016-2018 Ghibli for like next to nothing and restore it

But I'm not at the level of fixing cars thag unreliable

[sage roost]

restoring a 2018 car

it really is that bad

[kind osprey]

Yea I would buy one with "issues"