transportation

[fervent maple]

Saw this cool E30 in a car meet yesterday

[kind osprey]

I said overrated compared to the huayra r

Lfa is an amazing sounding car, definitely top 5 overall

Top 3 street legal

[kind osprey]

Sweet

[fervent maple]

911 Dakar

[vestal garnet]

[knotty portal]

The thing which makes it overrated are it's fanboys 🤣

Although I would say huayra is a better bang for the buck

Saw a defender today. Absolutely stunning

[loud spade]

Clean

Love that colour

[obtuse urchin]

The more i see that porsche the more i love it

[fervent maple]

911 Dakar?

[obtuse urchin]

Yes

[mental lion]

It costs 5 times what the lfa costs

[knotty portal]

Isn’t the lfa already selling at 2 million?

I mean the nuruburing edition costs 1.2 million, so does the huayra at 1.5 million. But the huayra is a better car in every aspect. Better materials like carbon fibre and better speed and around corners

Except the sound and the driving feel

[onyx rivet]

you're saying like that LFA doesnt utilise carbon fibre

https://fixupx.com/FlawlessSpec/status/1850525887550112053

[knotty portal]

This car's rear reminds of that pegassi from story mode

[kind osprey]

There is a single digit amount of these in existence finding this on the road randomly is the same of getting struck my lightning twice

[kind osprey]

No

[kind osprey]

Huayra R isn't street legal, and about $5-$7 million if you can ever find one for sale

For sake of convenience the lfa wins, but the huayra r objectively sounds cooler

It's just a pain to use, you need to start it with a crank and it is too loud to track in most places

Like an f1 car

[kind osprey]

Lfa is carbon fiber also

[mental lion]

No way the huayra is only 1.5

They’re atleast 4m

[mental lion]

That’s the sale price for special customers it’s market value is little more than that

Id say 8-9m

[knotty portal]

The one ur talking about is the top trim variant

[kind osprey]

Regular first gens go for high $1's to mid $2's

Zondas are the expensive ones

[knotty portal]

Pagani should fire one of their employee

History repeats😂

[mental lion]

No its the base

The top one is 5-6m

[mental lion]

Zondas go upto 10m

Overpriced if you ask me

[knotty portal]

Interesting

Cheapest Zonda was 500k

Produced in 1999

[mental lion]

Yea they’re selling for way more than they used to

And original zondas (non coverted) are the most expensive

[knotty portal]

Imagine if alfa romeo would never have fired enzo or Lamborghini would never have been humiliated by ferrari😂

[kind osprey]

Arrogant Italians make the car world go round

[kind osprey]

The first Zonda was cheap because it was an unknown brand and it wasn't like today where every single bespoke cool looking car is multiple millions

Back then 7 figure cars were extremely rare

You could find zondas innthe early 2000's used for $350,000-$400,000

Crazy times

Those cars on the low end will auction for 4-5

[mental lion]

$5m is a steal for a zonda

[knotty portal]

Egoistic*

[jagged sentinel]

[jagged sentinel]

Or Horacio Pagani was never forbidden from signing his name on the car he worked on because of his ethnicity (allegedly)

And now he personally signs every car his company produces

[night steeple]

So, xiaomi broke some record round the nurburgring with a modified car, but I have to watch an ad before activating launch control

[onyx rivet]

https://youtu.be/N9lA8HcS6Nw?si=x8xDi7WptHEK19X-

car stopped delivering power momentarily a bit over the four minutes mark of the run

they claim to have the record for fastest four door, which i guess is sort of true?

but that shit has more in common with the VW IDR than any mass produced four-door car

[kind osprey]

Xiaomi sounds like a phone brand

[onyx rivet]

thats because it is

that Xiaomi is their automotive division

[kind osprey]

Dam electric cars really opened pandoras box

I thought phone brands making cars died before I was born

Guess we're so back

[dire shard]

xiaomi makes... practically anything

it's like how the japanese megacorporations make cars, pianos, and fighter jets

[jagged sentinel]

Add giant fuck-off industrial cranes to that

That's Hyundai, not Mitsubishi, but the point still stands

[dire shard]

it's the difference between these tiny companies that serve one particular niche vs big companies that have multiple divisions or sub-companies making pretty much everything

i think the west doesn't see many of those, maybe GM at most

[jagged sentinel]

Something something Texas instruments, a "calculator company", makes the guidance system for hellfire missiles

[dire shard]

meanwhile like every developed country in asia has two megacorporations that make your phone, your washing machine, your car, and your military's service rifle

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah, Samsung may as well own South Korea lmao

I think there are more electronics there that have Samsung components and/or software than not lol

Big and small

[dire shard]

remember daewoo

😔

they made cars and the south korean service rifle! and then they went bankrupt

[static gale]

good ol samiboye

[jagged sentinel]

I would like to see the source of the warship one, because last I checked Samsung has never built any kind of warship

The T50A inclusion is at least a little true, if a bit misleading

Meme

[static gale]

[knotty portal]

They don't make fighter jets. Of they would have wr would have to watch a 2 min ad everytime to make them fly.

[knotty portal]

Idk ' west ' is a really vague term. Why couldnt we guys simply use the words 'Americas' or 'Europe'

[loud spade]

Because west means both europe and the americas

[knotty portal]

Will u include russia and britain aswell?

Britain dropped out of EU

And australia?

[jagged sentinel]

Russia is almost always portrayed as not being not part of "the west"

Some portrayals of eastern Europe follow this as well

[loud spade]

europe is not the EU

Sure it left the EU but it’s still a part of europe and will always be a part of it unless the whole island drifted away somewhere somehow

The literal meaning of western countries (countries on the western side of the map) and what people mean when they say "the west" is different

So yes australia would be considered a western country

[knotty portal]

Australian is in the east ain’t in?

[knotty portal]

Is it because Russia stretches across the east and west?

[onyx rivet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East–West_dichotomy

its considered a western world because it aligns itself with western allies

[mental lion]

Is it just me or does the cgt actually looks like a small pickup truch

[kind osprey]

Lol

[knotty portal]

I get it.

Still i consider them hyperbolic terms

[loud spade]

You’re still missing the point

It has nothing to do with geographical location

[knotty portal]

U mean it's based on style of government handling and the Socratic and Confucian ideologies?

[jagged sentinel]

It's based on government to an extent and who they ally themselves with

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62748062/2026-kia-tasman-revealed/

Kia, what are you doing

I know Korean car manufacturers have been emboldened lately but this is a jump I wasn't expecting

[mortal igloo]

They are simply expanding

I’m not thinking much of it honestly

[lone geyser]

They do Hydrogen war tanks now too

apparently

[winged geyser]

damn

[dire shard]

damn

[jagged sentinel]

"stealth" and "tank" do not belong in a sentence referring to each other

A hydrogen powered tank is an interesting idea and the lower volume of the powerplant is definitely an advantage, no question about that; but assuming the tracks are still made of metal, those will still be very loud and distinctive

But on another note, this new tank is looking to be a pretty advanced one otherwise

And I think the visual cool factor speaks for itself

[mint plank]

Yes, but also no

Active camouflage, thermal shielding, noise masking,

All forms of ground vehicle based 'stealth'

stealth isn't just shit like the F-22 and F-35

Even stealth ships exist, with tumblehome hulls and all kinds of fuckery

[jagged sentinel]

It's a catchall term for things with low observability capabilities

[mint plank]

Stealth ships are insane

[jagged sentinel]

I understand that

[mint plank]

that's fundamentally what stealth is

lol

Ie: stealth aircraft primarily reduce their observability to radar and thermal detection

Low observability isn't just in the visual spectrum
It covers heat, noise, evidence of actually being there (ie, tracks), radar, and more

[mint plank]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer

The FUNNY

[jagged sentinel]

I don't know what the tracks are made of so I can't say for sure what its noise profile will be like

It'll be louder than wheeled vehicles regardless

[jagged sentinel]

Wasn't this kind of a failure

[mint plank]

It varies, wildly
But covering the tracks signature isn't just about the noise
It also includes stuff like eliminating the 'marks' the tracks leave
Think: dragging brush over your footprints to eliminate them

[mint plank]

No.
The concept? Absolutely magical
The ships themselves were a victim of the cold war ending and the peace dividend slashing programs
Same goes for stuff like the F-22, the seawolf subs, the B-2 bomber, and so much more

The ships themselves have a smaller RCS than the F-22 lmao

[jagged sentinel]

Rubberized track contact patches is the go-to solution for that I'd say

[mint plank]

Which is absolutely insane

[mint plank]

For covering the physical marks?
Nope
You'd use active obscuration, ie: spraying high pressure water behind the tank to muck up the track marks as it moves

Rubber primarily reduces track damage to roads, not useful for the tank itself

[jagged sentinel]

I mostly meant for hard surfaces like asphalt

My bad

[mint plank]

^

Because tank tracks absolutely fuck up road surfaces

[jagged sentinel]

I know that, I've seen what that looks like

[mint plank]

Yeah it doesn't impact the noise, or visibility, at all

[jagged sentinel]

Especially shitty government-issue asphalt but I digress

[mint plank]

and also, active camo is crazy

One second

[jagged sentinel]

I understand the concept

[mint plank]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/s/GKFQnk9SyA

Yes.
The tank became a car.

[jagged sentinel]

Pretty nifty

[mint plank]

Very nifty
screws with thermal imaging systems

I remember seeing a picture where they made the tank look like a cow lmao

[jagged sentinel]

[mint plank]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_dividend

Anyway
Should probably move on lel

Ranger LUSV my beloved

[jagged sentinel]

If the cancellation of a 30 billion dollar project doesn't constitute a failure then I'm not quite sure what does but I'll just leave that where it is

20 bil, not 30 but point still stands

[mint plank]

The project(s) weren't cancelled
The project(s) was cut back, because of the peace dividend
Driving the per unit cost through the roof so manufacturers could break even

Simple economics of scale,

[jagged sentinel]

I read into it a few years ago and I gathered that it was a blunder for the most part

[mint plank]

It wasn't

Hell, the tech from the program is still being used and implemented to this day in current and future designs

If it was a failure, why is it still being used and developed?

anyway more ship posting

[jagged sentinel]

Multiple of the original criteria of the project were never fulfilled; just because it didn't go according to plan doesn't mean it wasn't a complete waste of time; there's a lesson to be learned in every failure; I'm going to read more into this later

[mint plank]

Didn't get fulfilled because of the aforementioned economics of scale

Ie: the fancy gun
Buying less ships = buying less guns = buying less fancy ammo
Means the ammo became REALLY EXPENSIVE per unit

Until it was just outright cancelled because of you guessed it, cost

[jagged sentinel]

Obviously the navy wasn't just going to abandon an otherwise-bleeding edge ship like this

They figured out a way to still use it, as they should have

[mint plank]

Like it all boils down to the peace dividend, hell
Even the F-22 was cut from like, 750+ aircraft, to like 250

Which massively drove up the cost per unit

[jagged sentinel]

And it's meeting a worse date than the zumwalts now

[mint plank]

Wrong

[jagged sentinel]

I am on a roll today

[mint plank]

USAF announced a multi billion dollar upgrade to keep more airframes in service, and at the bleeding edge of technology, now and into the future, per their last budget

[mint plank]

lmfao yeah I guess so

[jagged sentinel]

I was not aware of this

[mint plank]

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-22-retirement-2030-unlikely/

[jagged sentinel]

As far as I knew 5 minutes ago it was slated for retirement

[mint plank]

Your info is about a year out of date lol

[jagged sentinel]

Sounds about right

[mint plank]

https://theaviationist.com/2024/08/31/rtx-to-upgrade-f-22-sensors/

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah I'm seeing search results myself

[mint plank]

You wouldn't be upgrading a platform if its being retired soon LUL

[mint plank]

Have you seen the silver raptor?

[jagged sentinel]

Indeed

[jagged sentinel]

No

[mint plank]

https://www.twz.com/43228/f-22-raptor-covered-in-mirror-like-coating-photographed-flying-out-of-nellis-afb

[jagged sentinel]

Gonna be in the cover of the next ace combat game in like 7 years when it comes out

[mint plank]

I presume it's part of a program to reduce maintenance time snd costs, on the F-22s 'gen 1' stealth coating, and ugrade it to be like the F-35s coating which in many respects, is both 'baked in' and can be straight up painted on

[jagged sentinel]

Whatever the air force ends up cooking up for the raptor will be in the next ace Combat game, mark my words

[mint plank]

Lul

[jagged sentinel]

Maybe one of these new unmanned projects will too

I take that back, they already are

[jagged sentinel]

What little I know of the F22 is that, like the other stealth aircraft in the US's arsenal, it is more expensive to maintain than they would like

Stealth technology is expensive

What a surprise

The cost was what I understood to the main cause of its planned retirement
Right up until I learned of these new plans that I somehow missed

Oops

text wall over

[mint plank]

The F-35 being the exception to that

Why?
Economics of scale and leveraging global supply chains

Australia produces a lot of the 'stealth paint' used by the global F-35 fleet, for example

The cost has come down exponentially over its service life

It's now very similar in per flight hour costs to contemporary 4th gens

[jagged sentinel]

Funny, I read stories that gave me the impression that the F35 was projected to cost some obscene amount of money
I guess game journalists aren't the only journalists to take with a grain of salt

[mint plank]

Hate sells :)

[jagged sentinel]

That it does

I'm looking forward to seeing more entries into the 5th generation fighter class

From the very few countries working on them, at least

Though unmanned is said to throw a wrench in that
Said by journalists so

[mint plank]

lol

I'm more educated than most in this field
I study this kind of stuff as part of my degree

[jagged sentinel]

You don't say

[mint plank]

Strategic studies/the planning around it and such

[jagged sentinel]

I said that without thinking, so no offense intended

[mint plank]

Funnily enough I just finished up a 1500 word op-ed assignment on conflict between the west & china

[jagged sentinel]

kewl

[knotty portal]

Why need 5th gen when u got a dassualt for much more practical price

And that 5th gen solve no problem except that’s it’s more advanced?

[jagged sentinel]

That's why 4.5 gen fighters exist, and they'll make up the bulk of our air power for the foreseeable future

Alpha probably knows more than I do but I don't think there were ever any plans for 5th gen fighters to completely replace 4.5s

[knotty portal]

Even 6th gen aircraft’s proposed by GB and France are a bit gimmicky to me

[night steeple]

gonna attempt to install a dashcam in my volvo, my prior experience is only my old ford, which was pretty easy, hope i dont break clips lol

[loud spade]

Good luck

One of the most annoying things with working on your own vehicle is breaking clips

mechanics have a magic touch

[opal breach]

Gonna shoot my shot and see if anyone knows anything about this '87 El Camino that supposedly participated in the 1990 Baja 1000

The only proof I can find of its existence is like 5 images on the entire internet

[hybrid charm]

spooky

[night steeple]

my dad used to drive it to his job sites, and we never deep-cleaned the car after he switched, the back of the license plate is absolutely filthy

[kind osprey]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DBywE9NAaJX/?igsh=MXd6cWExeDdtbnR6eA==

[kind osprey]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DBVFI6uz7eD/?igsh=c3YwMndqbTJxcWw4==

[quasi lava]

@sage roost I forgot I took out my SSD that has most of my good pics but here are a few. You could also follow me on my instagram (search cnubadvpr) for a few interior pics/videos.

[sage roost]

definitely looks like it's been taken care of

[quasi lava]

oh yeah for sure

I'm the second owner. It had about 9k miles on it when I purchased it in 2017. I got 19k on it now

stock other than some Toyo R888R tires

[kind osprey]

Beautiful

[mental lion]

Which year is it?

[worthy condor]

Beautiful

[worthy condor]

Leaked pictures of forza horizon 6 😜

[quasi lava]

its a 2013 GTS

"Track pack" which is just the lightweight Sidewinder Wheels, PZero Corsa tires (track tire, base models have just PZeros), no extra 18 speaker option, and better brakes which are from the 4th Gen ACR

I don't know what it actually weighs but online specs say around 3375 lbs I think

[kind osprey]

Has Daniel Mac walked up to your car yet?

[quasi lava]

Is that the guy who asks what you do for a living

[kind osprey]

Yea lol

[night steeple]

got the dashcam installed myself, it wasnt as hard as I imagined it be, but I am stuck because the rear camera cable is not long enough for wagon shaped cars xd

[mental lion]

Great car and im sure its not your only car since it has a low mileage.

[static gale]

Time to splice an extension

[quasi lava]

Definitely not my daily lol. I bought a GLC300 for a daily last year. Also have a 2006 Pontiac GTO that for many years was my daily. Mostly sits in a storage unit now.

[knotty portal]

Am I the only one who thinks alfa romeos look as if they are mewing

[worthy condor]

Alfa meowmeos

[thorny flicker]

where is this? is this in Ipswich ?

[twilit apex]

Grantham

[thorny flicker]

thats in UK right?

[twilit apex]

Yes

[mental lion]

Interesting collection

[lone geyser]

@gusty roost The “LatiaMobile” is the brown chev

[gusty roost]

Present

[gusty roost]

Hey, is pretty good

I like that

[lone geyser]

79 c10 fully restored by moi

[gusty roost]

Nice

[craggy iris]

That's sick!

As a fellow Chevy owner and lover

Great lineup

[lone geyser]

Thered be a few more but i couldnt fit em in the photo

[craggy iris]

What else do ya drive? I also have quite the "collection" myself lmao

[lone geyser]

I had a 92 savanna van and and an 01 GTR at that time as well

Currently down to the 3 in the photo

[craggy iris]

GTRs are a little fancy for my taste-

I currently have a 2019 ZL1 Camaro, 02' C5 vette, 87' RX7 FC3S and a 2014 Scion FRS

[lone geyser]

Ive been looking at an F.C rx7 recently

[craggy iris]

It's quite a pain

Mines always breaking

[lone geyser]

I cant find non ruined ones in my area

[lone geyser]

Me but swap rx7 with boosted 350z

[craggy iris]

Mine came out of a scrapyard when I was like 10.

I "restored" (ruined) it

[lone geyser]

given i cant find a decent F.C I’ve started taking an interest in E39 5 series’

540i’s are still relatively cheap for a rwd manual v8

[craggy iris]

I'm not familiar with European stuff, that's my dad's field

He has a Ferrari portafino and a porsche GT2RS

[lone geyser]

Im not familiar with European either

My expertise is mostly japanese

[buoyant wing]

hey chat im thinking of getting my first car for college sometime next year but im stuck between two choices option A: mx-5 option B: Lotus else

[sterile kayak]

Neither because they are unreliable

[vestal garnet]

Civic or Corolla would be better as your 1st car

Camry and Accord are also good

[loud spade]

Civic type R

If you have the money

[sterile kayak]

Get a corsa

[knotty portal]

Not a civic. Corrola would be better

[sterile kayak]

Get a Kia

Kia always good

[vestal garnet]

Both of them are reliable

And have low maintenance

[knotty portal]

The newer civics....not so

Plus their outdated interior

[vestal garnet]

Corolla had really outdated interior

Especially 2017-18 one

[knotty portal]

If you want a civic and expect 0 maintenance get the one before 2016

[sterile kayak]

Just do fluid changes at suggested stages and all will be good

[vestal garnet]

Which one tho

[sterile kayak]

All of them

Except a shortage

Sportage

Hate them

[vestal garnet]

Kia Seltos is quite popular here

[sterile kayak]

Get anything but a Prius

[vestal garnet]

German cars are unreliable

And they also lose their value quite fast

[sterile kayak]

My dad had a F31 tourer

That was reliable

Apart from flat tires

[vestal garnet]

Well one of my relatives had VW Jetta and most of the time it used to be in the service centre than on the road

Same issue with Mercedes

GLS

2016 model

[sterile kayak]

I hate the GLA and GLB so much

[vestal garnet]

[vestal garnet]

Now they sold off GLS and Jetta

[sterile kayak]

I can see why

[vestal garnet]

And got Toyota Land Cruiser

[sterile kayak]

Land cruisers are great

The old ones are so good

[vestal garnet]

True

[sterile kayak]

They also look amazing

[vestal garnet]

And reliable xD

[sterile kayak]

A restomod Land Cruiser would be peak

[vestal garnet]

Older LCs had V8 engine i think

[sterile kayak]

Damn a Toyota SUV with a V8

[vestal garnet]

[vestal garnet]

But was a diesel

[knotty portal]

Nah that's not true anymore. They have upped their reliability

[vestal garnet]

Mini was a surprise entry
Anyway top 5 is still dominated by Japanese car brands

Mercedes was 2nd last lol

[knotty portal]

They have too much unproven tech on their cars

And Acura? Above Infiniti? Is it a joke?

[vestal garnet]

Also How is Land Rover more reliable than Audi

💀

[knotty portal]

Land Rover ain’t mass market. Audi is

Audi sells 2 million cars per year. Land Rover sells nowhere near it

[onyx rivet]

it looks fine?

[sage roost]

well it doesn't have a 128 inch curved display as an infotainment system so it's outdated

it also has physical controls and buttons

More screen and all basic functions integrated into the screen = less outdated

[onyx rivet]

sad and true

[knotty portal]

Dude I just said I think Hondas quality control has been on a decline for a decade and the replies I am getting

[knotty portal]

Anecdotal but those interiors will be coming out after 5 or 10 years whereas a corrola will remain the same

[kind osprey]

Volvo surprises me

[knotty portal]

It's just tech. Mote techy the car is , lesser reliable

Exception is probably bmw

[sage roost]

er no

bmw is like the worst offender of this

[jagged sentinel]

BMW is a textbook example of that lmao

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah I guess usability and simplicity=outdated

Tactile dials>on-screen controls all day

I feel like an argument could be made that physical dials are safer

[willow barn]

yurp

[kind osprey]

Are they

Out of their fucking minds

[dire shard]

corradon't

[jagged sentinel]

[winged geyser]

luh

[modern edge]

taken today at 0510am

[knotty portal]

Not anymore. B58 and b38 are one of the most reliable powertrains ever made for that "luxury sedan" segments

So much even toyota started to use them for their supras

[knotty portal]

Again, this isn't 2000's anymore

[sage roost]

yeah what about the V8s

the N63, the absolute definition of reliability is still used in BMW models

[knotty portal]

Nitpicking

[knotty portal]

The amount of complexity it had was outright hilarious

And the innovation involved aswell

[sage roost]

ah so you aren't nitpicking with the B58?

ok.

[knotty portal]

Ok listen bud-

1. I don't think they deserve a better ranking than honda[I guess it's because of the volume adjusted. Hinda sells twice as many cars as bmw does]
2. Not saying they are reliable compared to the lexus.
3. Not defending N63's engine reliability in the past even though they have massively improved it.
4. But I AM saying is That they have exponentially increased their reliability. Where other csr brands like honda, merc, vw and even nissan have remained stagnant or slipped in their reliability and quality control, BMW has gone up surprisingly.
5. Yup you are correct. I shouldn't have said nitpicking as the their v8's need improvement and I guess they are working on it. However using B58 or even b48 as a criteria for judging bmw's reliability is a better comparison rather than using notorious engines like their v8's
6. Don't wanna argue anymore regarding what I wrote a day before

There are more b58 and b48 powered bimmers than u see n63's. So this might have improved their score

[kind osprey]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB42nt6TO4P/?igsh=MThqb2N5bjE2OW15cA==

sara.choi

lol i love u guys and ur edits lmao

Likes

46424

Instagram

[knotty portal]

What did u choose? Honda 2k or that Elise?

[kind osprey]

I'm at least a year and $20,000 away from that decision

Those are goal cars

[knotty portal]

Ok good luck

👍

[kind osprey]

[vestal garnet]

[kind osprey]

https://youtu.be/YVAcRNYFCrw?si=7dzet1Z2C8ooDW2a

[manic halo]

d

[kind osprey]

Bus posting

[loud spade]

Wtf

That’s one way to park a bus

[twilit apex]

Haha the bus cannot get to the bus stop because the car parked on the corner

[worthy condor]

I thought these only happened in Greece but i see there are fools everywhere

[twilit apex]

[vestal garnet]

@modern edge bus posting

[modern edge]

my favorite type of bus a MMC

[twilit apex]

Yes nice to drive most of the time too. I can see us being friends. I would love to drive a Setra or a Yutong. Yutongs are my favourites.

[loud spade]

That’s how I met your mother my friend

[jagged sentinel]

Joe nuts

[modern edge]

thanks lol is it cos i like bid

bus

[kind osprey]

More bus posting

https://tenor.com/view/the-bus-bussen-midttrafik-jeg-er-cool-bus-gif-5051621977977499145

[twilit apex]

Yes not many do

[modern edge]

y not

[main cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/tad-tadcz-trutnov-autobus-bus-gif-6273494918033538787

[kindred summit]

@heavy yarrow

its based off this bad boy

[heavy yarrow]

Damn

They did him ditty

[night steeple]

second time I got stranded because a car broke down, had to get it towed, probably the starter is dead
well thats half a day spent in a gas station lol

[nova estuary]

What's the car?

[loud spade]

Starters rarely break

Are you sure it wasn’t something else

[night steeple]

they're gonna figure it out, had the battery tested so thats not the issue, it makes a single click when i turn the key

[loud spade]

Did you try tapping on the starter if you can reach it

While someone turns the key

I’ve actually tried that and surprisingly it works

[night steeple]

it didnt work xd, we had a broomstick and a wrench to tap it out

[nova estuary]

I was thinking the same thing

[loud spade]

Dang

I’m guessing you also went through basic stuff like checking the battery connections and whatnot

[night steeple]

car is extremely rarely driven, i only drove it this time to fill half a tank, it started at first which is really odd

ill soon find out

[unborn shadow]

Hat

[loud spade]

https://youtube.com/shorts/sDGMwTysOyo?si=g9znvY5NA1R4CHOI

[twilit apex]

No idea maybe they think it is nerdy.

[rich anvil]

My new car:

[kind osprey]

Damn

[knotty portal]

Nice country man bro

[rich anvil]

Thanks

[jagged sentinel]

Mini cooper, the company with the most unnecessarily complicated gear selector I've ever seen

A BMW I drove a few weeks ago had a similarly confusing one

[rich anvil]

No gas

[modern edge]

how is it nerdy

[jagged sentinel]

like, ???

In the BMW I drove I couldn't even figure out how to put it in park so I just put it in neutral and put the parking brake on and walked away lmao

This specific one was in a mini

[twilit apex]

I never said it was only that other people think that way as it is not your usual hobby.

[nova estuary]

Valeting gets you into so many different and unique cars. It's fun trying to figure out all the basics for new and more quirky ones.

Volvos are the funkiest overall for sure

First time I valeted a Ferrari 458, I could not figure out how to get it in park. It took a few minutes before I pulled both paddle shifters at same time and that did it.

Guy had a 2000 something M3 that he always brought with a "semi auto" transmission. No clutch, but you had to manually shift and use parking brake still.

[jagged sentinel]

I work at a Ford dealership parking cars so

I mostly park Fords plus whatever else people want worked on here, though they generally don't do German cars

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah the race car layouts Ferrari always went for on their steering wheels made regular road going actions a little unergonomic lol

[nova estuary]

Oh I gotcha. That's cool getting to see all the new stuff and be around cars all day

Here's something like the BMW shifter I was talking about

[jagged sentinel]

The one in the beemer I parked had that

[nova estuary]

Nice!

You had a button for park though

[jagged sentinel]

It wasn't an M car though, some SUV that had a misfire

[nova estuary]

Just newer version of same thing though

[nova estuary]

Wait no, yours was normal automatic with the option to pop into manual. The one I posted has no auto option

[jagged sentinel]

It looked the same, I didn't take a picture though

[nova estuary]

Yeah they're very similar

[jagged sentinel]

The shape at least, I don't remember whatever nomenclature was on it apart from the lack of anything indicating park lmao

[nova estuary]

Yeah they put it in weird places. I've gotten good at finding em after a while

[jagged sentinel]

Ford only ever have dials or a stalk in the trucks and bigger SUVs depending on interior format

If they got the middle front seat it's usually a stalk iirc

Lincolns have buttons on the dash, it's unconventional but at least simple

[nova estuary]

One of the members where I valeted had a brand new M5 he bought in a hurry on the way to dinner. He rolls up late and starts getting out and it's rolling not in drive still lmao. He luckily stopped it and we all huddled to figure out how to get it in park

[jagged sentinel]

It doesn't put it in park when you open the door? A new BMW?

[nova estuary]

I prefer the shifter. Just feels, right? Idk haha. I like resting my hand on it while I drive

[nova estuary]

This was like 7 ish years ago

[jagged sentinel]

I prefer stalks personally

[nova estuary]

But no, it didn't

[nova estuary]

That's such a truck thing in my mind, even though plenty other models had or have em

[jagged sentinel]

Or a regular "shifter", something I physically move to change gear rather than press a button or turn a dial or solve a fucking zombies Easter egg just to put it in park

[jagged sentinel]

My first and second vehicles were full-size trucks

[nova estuary]

You'd hate volvos. Weirdest shit and they changed it across models and years so much

[nova estuary]

Hell yeah. My first was a '99 ram 1500. Miss it

[jagged sentinel]

I still swing hella wide when I back into a spot, and I still park full size trucks better than smaller things, I have no clue why but I do

[jagged sentinel]

Poverty spec 03 F150 for me

[nova estuary]

I like sitting low though. I have no need for a truck that I could ever see. And my dad and lots of friends all have em

[jagged sentinel]

I will freely admit that I won't need a pickup truck as much as my dad does

[nova estuary]

Farm truck spec 💪

[jagged sentinel]

But I want one anyway because I like the idea of being the bigger vehicle in a crash

[jagged sentinel]

You wouldn't believe it was a farm truck with its condition when I had it

[nova estuary]

I love when you see a two door cab with the long bed on new heavy duties. Like you know that thing is working like it was intended lol

[jagged sentinel]

Mine was a short bed and it had a bullet hole in the glove compartment

[nova estuary]

That's legit. Any story to go with it? Or did you get it like that

[jagged sentinel]

I have a fool-proof way of telling whether or not someone uses their truck for labor when I'm parking/retrieving it for them

Ok maybe not foolproof but it's pretty consistent

[nova estuary]

I'm ready for it lol

[jagged sentinel]

1. It's got dirty stuff in the back seat and the interior is a bit dirty
2. They don't ask for a wash

Little dents and scuffs are also signs

[nova estuary]

I'd agree with that

[jagged sentinel]

Side note: crank windows are based

They just are and I'll accept no amendments to that

There was a 2017 F150 here yesterday with crank windows, I didn't think they even made them that late

[nova estuary]

Hahaha yessss. Bring em back!

[jagged sentinel]

It was of course a base model, long bed, farm truck spec

[nova estuary]

Damnnnn! You'd think it'd be cheaper to not even offer that as an option

[jagged sentinel]

The guy bought it new for 24K

[nova estuary]

Unless they just have excess parts from 10 years prior still lol

[jagged sentinel]

You can't get anywhere near that with a base model F150 in the current year

[nova estuary]

That's a tool for sure

[sage roost]

Doesnt the gladiator still come with crank windows

[nova estuary]

Oh jeeps and cranks. Forgot about them

[jagged sentinel]

It was taken care of but yeah I think it was used for work

[jagged sentinel]

We don't talk about jeeps here

[sage roost]

agreed

jeep is an automatic NO

[nova estuary]

I'm perfectly fine with that rule lol

[sage roost]

my cousin is a bit obsessed with Stellantis products in general

had an R/T charger, sold it for an SRT grand Cherokee

sold that for ANOTHER SRT grand Cherokee

[jagged sentinel]

Their old trucks from like the 50s get a pass but other than that

[sage roost]

keep in mind none were bought new

[jagged sentinel]

I like RAMs but otherwise I don't really care much for anything FCA

[sage roost]

he did profit on the charger because it was bright yellow

so there's that

[jagged sentinel]

Speaking of Stellantis, they're having a comically awful year

I personally think it's deserved for killing the hemi, fact is that's probably part of the reason

[sage roost]

The last thing i read Stellantis related was that the new grand Cherokee (especially the 4xE) is a giant piece of shite

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah, wagoneer/grand wagoneer also apparently have issues too

[sage roost]

for a vehicle thats more expensive than the Tahoe

lmao

[jagged sentinel]

First with the original Hemi V8s it came with being comedically bad gas mileage and the 5.7 in particular being underpowered, and now with the new hurricane platform as a whole being a bit too ambitious for itself

[jagged sentinel]

The multiple car reviews I watched on YouTube more or less said "Conclusion: buy an Escalade"

[sage roost]

wait a fuck

[nova estuary]

Beyond being ugly and $100k, who is picking that over GM's and Ford/Lincoln?

[sage roost]

I knew it was expensive but I double checked and it's starting price is $86k

Excuse me

[nova estuary]

Nobody buying the base model though

[sage roost]

for that car without options you can buy like a Tahoe high country

Our local jeep dealer only had one trim level and it starts at $108k

yeah no one's buying it

[nova estuary]

Stellantis deserves to fail with how they've run it. But they'll get bailed out or something

[jagged sentinel]

again

[jagged sentinel]

Starting price of an Escalade is 81

[nova estuary]

Yupppp 🙃

[jagged sentinel]

And with that you'll get engines that won't do single-digit MPGs

Exclusively

[sage roost]

and a much more badass automobile

Cadillac is the Cadillac of Cadillac

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah it does look leagues and bounds better, Escalades always have

[jagged sentinel]

[sage roost]

what I mean is

[jagged sentinel]

If you mean to say that Cadillac is the best of the American luxury brands, I agree completely

[sage roost]

Cadillac is just Cadillac and thats enough said

[jagged sentinel]

They also let their engineers have fun from time to time, and I'm pretty sure Lincoln doesn't know what that is

[sage roost]

case in point: V

[jagged sentinel]

The CT5-V Blackwing is one of the most based cars GM has made in the 21st century and I will die on that hill

[sage roost]

The Escalade V is equally based

[jagged sentinel]

And probably the coolest production car Cadillac will ever make, especially the way they're going now

[sage roost]

I've already said the Escalade is badass

The V takes that into another level

if GM were sensible they could've shoved the LT4 into every single one of their vehicles

[nova estuary]

Got to valet this guy

One of the best American cars imo

Lovveeeee wagons

[jagged sentinel]

The one thing it never did go in was a truck, my god what a truck that could have been

[sage roost]

There's a sedan near me thats on sale for the same price of a new Nissan Sentra

[sage roost]

you don't understand me

shove it into EVERYTHING

[jagged sentinel]

My dad's buddy has one

[sage roost]

LT4 powered GMC terrain

[jagged sentinel]

LT4 Powered Suburban

[sage roost]

LT4 powered Silverado makes the most sense

[jagged sentinel]

Hellcat Pacifica but it isn't literally the least unreliable vehicle in the western hemisphere

[sage roost]

they badly need a TRX/raptor R competitor

[nova estuary]

Ahhh that's sick. I don't see them very often

[jagged sentinel]

I'm not even being hyperbolic with the literally there, there was a study done that said the Pacifica hybrid is the least reliable vehicle on sale in America

[nova estuary]

That's baffled me for years. Raptors were selling like crazy, ram was answering with trx, Chevy just sat back and watched

[jagged sentinel]

Or american vehicle, one of the two, either way, bad look

[nova estuary]

The Blazer should've been more of a bronco too. Such a lame comeback

[jagged sentinel]

I'm convinced Chevy don't pay attention to the performance crowd very often

Not like Ford and Chrysler

I think Ford is the best at it

[sage roost]

ford, also, if they weren't cowards they should make a mustang raptor

it would sell out tomorrow

[nova estuary]

Idk how you watch how those performance suvs and trucks sell like crazy and not react at all

[nova estuary]

Mach e rally e is best they can do

Or whatever the exact name is

@jagged sentinel did you guys get one yet?

[sage roost]

Mach-e rally

[nova estuary]

Saw they're starting to arrive at dealerships

[sage roost]

the idea looks cool but it's an electric mustang suv

god putting those 3 words together feels like a crime

[nova estuary]

I understand the reasoning why they did it, but I still don't agree with the decision

[sage roost]

it almost gives Chevy a perfect idea of what to do with the Camaro name- 😰

[jagged sentinel]

Not seen any yet

Have seen the Detroit Lions F150s though

Yes it's a thing

[nova estuary]

At least they're doing good lol

[jagged sentinel]

That's probably why the lions F150 exists lol

It's a 3000$ package

[nova estuary]

Honestly kinda lame imo. Looks like a truck lions org owns and uses around the stadium lol

[jagged sentinel]

It honestly might be less than that, these were taken awhile ago and I don't have a picture of the window sticker

[nova estuary]

The package looks like an afternoon job for a wrap shop

Besides the badge, it looks like it's just a lil vinyl

[jagged sentinel]

I didn't realize it at first but the lions logo is on the headrests and there's a plaque on the glove cpmt lid

[nova estuary]

That's a lil better ha

[jagged sentinel]

There's one out front of the dealership, uno momento

[nova estuary]

You should get free parking at Ford field

That'd actually be a sick perk

[jagged sentinel]

I can't get a picture of the full sticker with everything on the truck because my phone battery is too low for flash and I'm also still on shift lmao

@nova estuary

[nova estuary]

Oh no worries man! That is exactly what I was wanting to see

Thanks for snagging that. But that pricing is in line with other lil packages like that

That giant lion on the back door is too much and makes it look like it's team owned though.

[dire shard]

you don't want flash on a glass surface

looks more legible like this

anyways, super crew huh

is that like an extra long cabin f150

[nova estuary]

Yeah it's the largest cabin I believe

[jagged sentinel]

Tint

The flash would have been enough to see, it was just dark enough to not look right on the camera without flash, but no matter, this truck didn't really have anything crazy on it, as the price would suggest

[dire shard]

you wanted to see the inside or something?

because flash would just put a giant glowing ball on the glass, kinda hurts legibility if you wanted to read the label

[jagged sentinel]

The sticker taped to the window

iirc the truck is an XLT

[dire shard]

yeah but it's taped to the inside ... the light would reflect off the glass surface

anyways it's most legible now

[jagged sentinel]

I didn't even finish speccing out an F150 in the configurator and I matched the price of that truck lmao

Started with an XLT and even with all the mid-low-tier packages and got to 65K already, damn this shit is expensive

[dire shard]

big ass trucks do be expensive

makes you wonder why people who don't even need them keep buying them as family vehicles

[jagged sentinel]

My dad paid that for a decently packed 2500 big horn, which is the ram equivalent of an XLT

That's an entire level of truck above this one lmao

And he paid pretty much the same price, what da fuq

[dire shard]

not very af-ford-able

[jagged sentinel]

[sage roost]

More importantly, they barely afford it

why

[jagged sentinel]

Rams iirc are usually a touch more expensive than their equivalent Ford trim, too

They market as if the other two companies don't have their own "luxury" options for trucks

Whatever, I'm never gonna be able to afford one of these damn things

[dire shard]

i wouldn't know this by how many more rams i seem to see over ford trucks

[sage roost]

the most common big truck I see nowadays is the F150 tremor to be exact

[jagged sentinel]

I see Ford and Rams in around equal measure, even though on paper I should see much more fords

[sage roost]

I also saw a sierra 3500 dually

[jagged sentinel]

I see a fuck ton of broncos

[sage roost]

which is just incredibly huge

the relatively normal car i was sitting in, the roof was UNDER that behemoth's windows

[nova estuary]

F150 is huge in fleet sales too

[jagged sentinel]

And a lot of the people who drive them seem to sit way too close to the steering wheel, to the point that the right side mirror is obstructed by the A pillar

[dire shard]

i wish to report an extremely sad news

i see more bronco sports than broncos

😔

[jagged sentinel]

Bronco sports are broncos for people who are honest with themselves

[dire shard]

"i want to drive a pretty escape"?

[jagged sentinel]

"I want a bronco but I know damn well I'll never leave a paved road with it"

[nova estuary]

My uncle has a 3500 dually Silverado. One time he was towing a massive 30 something foot boat and my dad raced him at a stoplight in his ford edge and got smoked still

[jagged sentinel]

3500s are big because of what they're designed for

[nova estuary]

It was so impressive. I had no idea it could do that shit

[jagged sentinel]

You need the weight and length for the sake of stability

[sage roost]

the one I saw looked like it was straight out of the dealer

[jagged sentinel]

Was the trailer a 5th-wheel trailer?

Or a gooseneck trailer if you lean that way

[sage roost]

plastic wraps on the seats still

[nova estuary]

My uncles a mechanic and redid the whole air system and a few other things for diesel efficiency. He had like 340k on it

[dire shard]

this reminds me of that video of the m5 towing a boat and still winning from a standstill

[nova estuary]

Yeah he pulls a 5th wheel drag racing trailer for his buddies team lots of weekends too

[jagged sentinel]

If it was a gooseneck trailer, than I'm not entirely surprised it was able to get that kind of launch, that much weight on the rear wheels means all that torque can really make it to the ground

My dad's truck will spin the wheels from a standstill if you floor it from a stand

[nova estuary]

God damn I love power

[jagged sentinel]

It's actually recommended that you put some sandbags or something heavy in the truck's bed during the winter for the extra weight over the rear axle

[nova estuary]

I'm feeling real American right now

[jagged sentinel]

It doesn't even need the turbo spooled if the tires are cold

Once it does spin up though, the burst of power you get kinda took me by surprise

[nova estuary]

I'll have to ask what he's all modified on it over the years. I know he gets like mid 30s hwy mpg with the efficiency upgrades.

It's a '06 I believe

[jagged sentinel]

My dad has a 22

[nova estuary]

Torque is a beautiful thing

[jagged sentinel]

850 lb-ft go brr... eventually

[nova estuary]

That's awesome. You ever just wanna rip out a stump or something. I'd have the urge to pull shit lol

[jagged sentinel]

We got the first chance to really test its hauling earlier this year

2.5 ton camper towed on the highway. The thing felt like the trailer wasn't even there lmao

[nova estuary]

That's incredible. I've never driven anything that large

Besides like a huge box truck for moving, but that's lame

[jagged sentinel]

There are a lot of issues one can have with new diesels compared to the old, but man did the power get higher

[nova estuary]

Oh I can imagine with the electronics and pollution regs

[jagged sentinel]

Does your uncle's rig need DEF

[nova estuary]

Modern day mechanic is an IT and electrical gig almost

[nova estuary]

Nah, he wanted max efficiency

[jagged sentinel]

My dad is thinking about deleting his

[nova estuary]

You don't have inspections?

[jagged sentinel]

But the EPA would gut him like a fish if they found out, the EPA does not fuck around with diesel modifications

[jagged sentinel]

Not in MI

[nova estuary]

They absolutely don't

I guess if any state were to, motor city home makes sense lol

[jagged sentinel]

Another reason is that my uncle has a very similarly specced F250 that he did end up tuning, but it had some problems at first

[nova estuary]

Only certain counties in WI, but mine is one of em.

[jagged sentinel]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that my dad's truck has the diesel but you probably figured that out by now

[nova estuary]

Oh absolutely

[jagged sentinel]

It's also still under warranty so like

[nova estuary]

Idk if I'd wanna mess with tuning a newish vehicle.

[jagged sentinel]

It's a bit older, 2018 I think

[nova estuary]

For sure wait out warranty

For my daily, I want reliability first. But when I can afford a third car one day far in the future, I'll be all in for fun

[jagged sentinel]

Mhmm

He dailys his old 2013 ram

For many good reasons

[nova estuary]

And gotta be comfy. Idk how dudes daily sport suspension and shit lol

[jagged sentinel]

Speaking of comfort, something funny about his Rams

The 2013 rides much better than the 2022

Like so much better

It's probably the most comfortable vehicle we own lol which is funny because it's the oldest one that gets semi regular use

[nova estuary]

Huh. Maybe the dually is to blame?

[jagged sentinel]

My dad has a 2500, so no dually

[nova estuary]

Oh, I got mixed up lol. Still a monster lol

[jagged sentinel]

The fuel economy of his 2500 is probably better than his 1500, but diesel fuel is so damn expensive that it's still cheaper to just use that

[nova estuary]

Idk trucks well enough to have any theory why

[jagged sentinel]

Idk how that truck is still going

220K miles on original engine and transmission

[nova estuary]

That's a unicorn

[jagged sentinel]

He didn't make the mistake of getting the 5.7

[jagged sentinel]

And it's got a lifetime warranty

[jagged sentinel]

Eh, the engine in it is probably one of the best engines Chrysler ever made; the pentastar 3.6 V6

[sage roost]

Pentastar?

[jagged sentinel]

Yuh

[dire shard]

pentagram but a star

[jagged sentinel]

As long as you can keep up basic maintenance, the pentastar is bulletproof

[sage roost]

hmmmm

I keep hearing conflicting things about it

[nova estuary]

That's wild lol. At least you got a rare chrysler W

[jagged sentinel]

Both Pentastars my family operates have been great

[jagged sentinel]

It sure wasn't a W for Chrysler lmao

[jagged sentinel]

It also depends on the car that its in

From what I've heard, it's not great in sportier cars

[nova estuary]

I meant the engine, my bad

[sage roost]

yeah my dad's coworker has a '14 charger with it and it's been reliable for him

my unc on the other hand had a 300 and it was terrible

[jagged sentinel]

Especially odd because they're on the same platform

[jagged sentinel]

Oh

In that case that's a massive W for Chrysler because they put it in fucking everything

I think that if the engine is driven a little harder, it may start to fray earlier

My dad towed with the 1500 on occasion but he's not an idiot and knows how to handle trucks under load

[sage roost]

yeah reliability was not so great

it was in the shop every other week

he sold it 4 years ago and since then bought a Lexus LS460 and probably never had to do anything other than oil changes lol

[jagged sentinel]

I'd take a Lexus over a Chrysler any day of the year

[sage roost]

agreed

just peak car

[nova estuary]

I have a '18 Genesis G80 and I absolutely love it. But holy shit is the dealership experience awful

[sage roost]

standard Kia

[nova estuary]

It's so frustrating

[sage roost]

speaking of

a set of turn signal lights on our Kia needed replacement

bruh

[nova estuary]

oof what did it cost

[sage roost]

like $10 idk

[nova estuary]

oh, but still annoying lol

[sage roost]

the most annoying part about it was that the turn signal was blinking quickly

which can sound irritating inside the car

[nova estuary]

That's by design to let you know a bulb or something is burnt out or not working

but yeah I know what ya mean

[sage roost]

ironically enough the best part about the car is the engine and transmission

Everything else about it is ehhhh

[nova estuary]

Makes sense for a kia though

My brother has a stinger gt2 scorpion edition and it is funnnn lol

[sage roost]

well our specific example has the theta II engine

and to say that engine has a bad reputation is an understatement

[nova estuary]

Oh absolutely

[dire shard]

why'd they get rid of the stinger 😭

[soft jay]

Some one can sell me the lune chebureck??? I have to cosplay russian hardbass

[sage roost]

time to open a GoFundMe (sarcasm)

[loud spade]

Wtf is 73k in "equipment"

[sage roost]

options

[loud spade]

God damn

[onyx rivet]

what is a gas guzzlers tax

well i can infer what it could mean but are all ICE vehicles in whereever you live receive a tax like that

[sage roost]

If a vehicle's combined city and highway fuel economy value is below 22.5 miles per gallon (MPG), then it will be considered a gas guzzler and the tax will be imposed on it.

some US rule

[kind osprey]

It wouldn't be a Porsche 911 without the options costing as much as a luxury car in their own.

[loud spade]

And it’s one-time?

[kind osprey]

Yea it's there when you purchase the vehicle

22.5 combinded is high as fuck to be taxed on though

I dont think the US's gas guzzler is that much

Suvs minivans and pickup trucks don't have it

[loud spade]

Some old cars probably get worse mileage

[kind osprey]

So the gas guzzler tax is mainly for muscle and super cars

[loud spade]

Especially like really old carburated engines

[kind osprey]

This tax started in 1978 so Ibwonder what the requirements were back then

[loud spade]

Though at this point they’re probably extinct

[kind osprey]

It probably had to make over 9mpg to be deemed efficient enough

Lmao

[loud spade]

Hahahaha

True

[kind osprey]

Cars that get less than a combined rating of 12.5mpg will get taxed $7000

There are very few cars that get that low though

[sage roost]

hellcats

[kind osprey]

Only one off the top of my head would be the Bugatti Veyron/Chiron

[kind osprey]

"On paper" they get more but irl that car does gallons per miles

[jagged sentinel]

What ass backwards shit is that that Korean powertrain is the best performing part

[sage roost]

idk!

but the car has been relatively understressed, around 9k miles a year

of just city driving

[onyx rivet]

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/11/modernized-volvo-240-design-study-proves-that-boxy-can-still-be-sexy/

i actually like them

[static gale]

Volls Voyce

[modest minnow]

they dont LOOK bad at all

[obtuse urchin]

They look great tbh

Good lord

[kind osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/robots-2005-blue-sky-movie-call-gif-19058021

Car is built like rachet from Robots

[kind osprey]

I'd honestly rather have someone tell me to go kill myself than tell me this

[mint plank]

frunk cant even fit a human being, let alone two

this is absolutely unacceptable

how am i supposed to do my job now

[onyx rivet]

i suppose you can then go and patronise and insult their hobbies back

but i guess you really cant do much about people who consider their own motor vehicle to be whitegoods

[loud spade]

Let’s hope we run out of lithium

Before they figure out a cost-effective way to recycle it

Then they can’t force us to drive electric

Peteol cars go vroom vroom

[cobalt crown]

Who let Volvo cook

People trying to copy the Rivian R3 now

[steady cove]

Both bad

[night steeple]

no one
ferrari: ferrari fuck

[kind osprey]

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/NzYxLcjRmslTQqnEvrK8chAuMTcsAm9xpgqJPcgo0XU/https/media.tenor.com/WSYCCKagBS4AAAPo/tesla-model3-tesla-model-y.mp4

[icy olive]

What do you guys think of this new Audi?

[jagged sentinel]

Dear god imagine the price of a dashboard replacement

Call me old fashioned but I just want a physical speedometer, analog or digital, and physics dials for AC and radio

[nova estuary]

My new Carnival has the media and climate controls sharing the same touch screen. You have flip back and forth to change. Very annoying

[mental lion]

Nah that’s completely reasonable. For some reason every automaker decided to shove these basic things into the infotainment which is completely unpractical

Also idk who thought having ipad screens looks cool

[kind osprey]

If the heated/cooled seats and climate control are not physical buttons then the company made an error.

The ONLY exception is if the center screen is absolutely huge and a sliver of the bottom of it always has climate control on it

Or if it is dual screened and the bottome screen has those features etc

It just has to be constantly present to not be an absolute nuisance

Tesla is the worse when it comes to this, they make opening the fucking glovebox a function of the screen, so you're telling me I gotta turn the car on go into a menu then select "open glovebox" when I couldn't just pressed a latch like any other car in existence?

[mental lion]

Tesla is all about gimmicks

What bothers me is that alot of automakers are heading in the same direction

[nova estuary]

Here's the Carnival. It's so frustrating not having a physical button to feel for.

I hate how the driver's side temp doubles as volume too

[kind osprey]

Oh nah that's goofy

[mental lion]

Yea that’s pretty much every kia nowadays

I think you could get buttons on the lower trims

[nova estuary]

Ahh makes sense.

It's frustrating too that we have 2 blank buttons in center console and I think 2 more left of the drivers wheel. But it's the top trim with everything besides the mounted tablets.

Dealer confirmed the buttons are blank by default 🤦

[jagged sentinel]

That is awful

[nova estuary]

Yuppp. Slim pickins on mini vans though. Siennas impossible to get even with markups, odyssey is outdated, and I'm not taking a chance on the last surviving Chrysler

[jagged sentinel]

Do NOT get the Chrysler Pacifica

I know FCA products have their issues but my god the Pacifica has like half of them in total lmao

Idk how they can fuck up that badly

[nova estuary]

I know better lol. Not that I trust Kia, but 100k power train and my dealer extended to lifetime.

[jagged sentinel]

Not that they have a choice with their reputation

At...some point, Kia will get their powertrains right

[static gale]

Soon™️

[sage roost]

I think they made this with the idea that you should just use the media controls on the steering wheel

still stupid nonetheless

[loud spade]

https://youtube.com/shorts/tmcjQOfRVzw?si=EiTuXJr4U-b0mIs8

YT comments are

[nova estuary]

Yeah and I do when I'm driving, but otherwise it's annoying. Accidentally turning off the AC when I'm just trying to change volume

[nova estuary]

That's more like it

[sage roost]

why does it look like a Lexus

when I know for sure it's not a Lexus

[jagged sentinel]

The font and overall look says Chrysler to me

[nova estuary]

Because they're trying to do the same thing Lexus did in the 90s?

[onyx rivet]

Genesis my beloved

[nova estuary]

👏

[sage roost]

https://x.com/realunicarns/status/1856622279083597876?s=46&t=DtvhcdCG8ywUmGuotpX6QA

UNICARNS (@realUNICARNS) on X

2020 Honda E Carbon Widebody for sale in the UK. eBay Ad:> https://t.co/drxvwA2Egb

Twitter · Nov 13, 2024, 8:57 AM

time to go to the UK

[nova estuary]

The grill and headlights make it look so goofy for me

Don't see these often. Thought it was an old Defender before it passed

[sage roost]

it's better than the old defender

because it has the great and almighty BMW B58 engine

[nova estuary]

Fancy Defender. Hopefully it gets off road

[quartz prawn]

i love clocks on dashboards

real mercedes vibes

[nova estuary]

It's actually right at the moment too! Lol

[quartz prawn]

oh is it stuck or something lol

[nova estuary]

I dont adjust the car's clock for daylight savings since I always have Android Auto running with the correct time on the screen above lol

[quartz prawn]

ahhh i see

daylight savings is weird

genesis's are cool tho

i really like the new gv70

their styling is nice

[jagged sentinel]

The new styling is nice but their old styling just looked out of GTA lmao

[nova estuary]

Yeah I really like Genesis' design language for the most part. Worth whatever they spent poaching Bentley's head designer

[kind osprey]

Marshmallow

[night steeple]

i remember when I was young and dumb I used to pronounce buick as bwick, like quick, its like owo-fying a word lmfao
still sounds weird when I saw bew-ick tho

[static gale]

At least you didn't pronounce Audi like Awdee

right?

[onyx rivet]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/DCWQwDFtnCe

[night steeple]

enjoying open top driving, but at fuckin 453km/h

[kind osprey]

Imagine lifting your hand up 😭

[static gale]

You'd lift it up and nothing would come back down

[ocean urchin]

Fire

[dire shard]

when i wasn't young(~6 years ago) i pronounced it boo-ick

[sage roost]

https://x.com/manthey_racing/status/1857362921191506359?t=U9JarRuowUpVTj-3mpHNng&s=19

Manthey (@manthey_racing) on X

Optimized for the racetrack. Mark your calendars!💥

#Manthey #Porsche

Twitter · Nov 15, 2024, 10:00 AM

big wang

[wraith wren]

Lol

[loud spade]

https://youtu.be/uMEegb-IrRQ?si=aJiW9qva_zFrOz3z

This is smart

[kind osprey]

That channel is amazing

[loud spade]

True

Need him as my physics professor

[quartz prawn]

just like seeing her

for the first time

againn

most iconic bugatti colourway

[steady cove]

Not true

Blue is

Either fully blue or blue and black

[jagged sentinel]

I'd argue the orange and black is a more synonymous color with Bugatti

Bugatti themselves seem to think so, given how much they've used that combo

[steady cove]

Wana laugh?

💀

[jagged sentinel]

Am I correct in assuming it was AI that gave that response, like it did when I searched that?

[kind osprey]

Bugatti is so old and has been bought out so many times that their "iconic colors" have generation lmao

But when I think of Bugatti overall I think of that light blue on the old race cars from the 20's and 30's and the eb110

[jagged sentinel]

For me it's the black and orange and then the blue

I started getting into knowing real cars when the Veyron SS was making the rounds so I think that's why the black and orange is so synonymous with Bugatti to me

[steady cove]

Yea

Ai kinda braindead

[steady cove]

Same

And the veyron also had a blue that was really iconic aswell

And all thei new cars are mostly blue by default (i mean as show cars ect. Ofc colors vary)

[jagged sentinel]

The SS is probably the most well known Veyron though for obvious reasons

Personal fav is the vitesse

I wonder what a straight piped Veyron sound like

Or a Veyron with a less restrictive exhaust system

[steady cove]

Its sounds like a car

[jagged sentinel]

[mental lion]

Stradman changed the exhaust on his veyron couple years ago

Before selling it ofc

[dire shard]

he did, he changed it to the same one that houston crosta put on his

[dire shard]

best color my beloved

[mental lion]

I think Houston is also the one who installed for him too

[kind osprey]

That's the Vitesse

Very nice color combo

[obtuse urchin]

I loove bugattis with the ?exhaust? like that

Nvm it's an air vent thing

[mental lion]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBvA0G8NU7y/?igsh=Nm02cDVrYnA1bjNp

gintani

Our Gintani Revuelto banging through some gears on the dyno. Production is in full swing so get your orders in by emailing [e-mail] #Lamborghini #Gintani #Dyno

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Instagram

[kind osprey]

I like fighting climate change and all, but I think we can all agree having small production numbers of v12's out there does jack shit to impact our environment

Save the penguins and save the v12s

The world is big enough for both

[opal forum]

Especially when private jets draw FAR more emissions...

and are widely used by celebrities

At least the V12 sounds good to my ears

[kind osprey]

Real

[night steeple]

pollution only applies to us poors

[twilit apex]

@modern edge

[sage roost]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2012-cadillac-cts-v-coupe-31/

@kind osprey hurry up

[kind osprey]

Nah that thing os probably crazy expensive

[quartz prawn]

theres a coupe model as well? 😭

[sage roost]

mhm

[quartz prawn]

ctsvs are pretty neat tho

on par with corvette

in terms of

car-ness