transportation

[cloud wave]

Truck

[analog radish]

what is that

lfa convertible

and the lfa nurburgring edition

[boreal oak]

I think a Subaru brat

[analog radish]

ok

[ashen carbon]

Well it's the holy grail of CP9A Evo

[cloud wave]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/837454591616221214/851282177123680266/195566659_10225982875067567_2737973631513656020_n.png

Another 2 trucks

[analog radish]

trok

[cloud wave]

Datsun trucks

3 generations before the Nissan Frontier

[proper elbow]

Needs more oil cooler mounted on bumper

[vocal tide]

I was wondering, what would be a good incentive for people to start commuting not on cars (considering a COVID-free world)

I don't mean selling your car, but just going to work/school on public transport every day

[analog radish]

bicycle ig

[heady swift]

europe's already ahead of you

[analog radish]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35577611/porsche-synthetic-efuel-clean-emissions-testing/

[vocal tide]

exactly my point, I am paying 30 euros per month for my monthly pass

so I wondered what other people wanted to do the same

[analog radish]

plis do it 🅱️orsche

[heady swift]

or just buy a bicycle

the only problem is that almost every country has shit infrastructure for bicycles

[vocal tide]

Bikes work well on Europe

because of how little parking space there is inside a city

[heady swift]

they don't really work well because bicyclists don't have anywhere to ride

Denmark, the Netherlands and parts of Germany have proper infrastructure

north of England is also developing their infrastructure

[vocal tide]

You can't have a system like London where it's fragmented

and the incentive to ride wouldn't be as good as other cities

that's how I find with bikes, can't be a half assed option

[heady swift]

but usually you have nowhere to ride aside from actual roads, which is very dangerous and demotivates the usage of bicycles

[vocal tide]

I considered electric bike, but in my case there's a big break in the bike lanes to where I commute

so I still haven't seriously considered the option to

[heady swift]

the problem is that most countries start to develop their bicycle infrastructure the same as Denmark, however, the Netherlands has a far superior network as they've completely separated public transport, bicycles and cars

[heady swift]

exactly, it requires a complete overhaul in infrastructure which most city planners don't get the chance to do

it's extremely expensive and takes decades

[vocal tide]

Or just be like my city

they brute force the solution

[heady swift]

nonetheless I'm a huge proponent of bicycles

[vocal tide]

take lanes away from main road

And for some reason it actually works

[heady swift]

yeah, that's how the danish did it

but it's only a temporary solution as bicycle and car conflicts continue to increase

cars are getting bigger and bicycles more popular, one can easily see how an interfering and ill-implemented infrastructure can cause problems

and then there are the americans with giant straight roads and a group of people who want to privatise infrastructure

[vocal tide]

I feel like Buses and Trains need to take a fair share too

for suburban commuting

just some intelligent solutions can improve it a lot

[heady swift]

yup, but that requires public spending

and tax bad!

[vocal tide]

but yeah, as long as politians pandered to the "car is king" mentality

it's hilariously... bad

Also another issue with public transport here

Strikes

[analog radish]

[vocal tide]

You have to have a car for these eventualities

[proper elbow]

A lot of places in the US, at least, just arent very conducive to public transport.

Before I moved for example, the nearest bus stop was a four mile walk. My area just wasnt serviced.
Aside from that, all we really have here are busses. There is a light rail but it only runs in the city center/downtown area.

[blissful lagoon]

[cloud wave]

more truck

[proper elbow]

Little bitty wheels

[cloud wave]

Another truck?

[jagged sentinel]

Cuda

[ocean rock]

[main cosmos]

Slammed trucks are silly

[analog radish]

yes

and no

[jagged sentinel]

If they're RWD only it's ok

[main cosmos]

Lift it up

Slap bigass tires on it

[jagged sentinel]

What's the point of doing that if it isn't even AWD tho

Sorry, 4WD capable

[ocean rock]

Can anyone explain me what the fuck is competitive about Top Fuel Dragsters?

Car look the same nowadays and the internals are all standardized.

[jagged sentinel]

Have you seen them in motion before

[ocean rock]

Oh hell yeah i do thats hell of a sight

but i feel that its down to luck and drop of the "clutch" for those who win

[jagged sentinel]

It's the same with NASCAR

[ocean rock]

like in F1 or even fucking NASCAR, its all about the grit and the strat

[main cosmos]

10 seconds car

[jagged sentinel]

It's for a more level playing field

[ocean rock]

yeah, but where's the strat in TFD beyond the behind the scene?

like, i know that the engineers does the mapping and all and they can be radically different

but, how about driver contribution and all

[jagged sentinel]

More like 4 second car

[main cosmos]

6 extra for warm-up

[jagged sentinel]

And 4 engine rebuilds per mile

[jagged sentinel]

All the other classes prep before the run as well so

Dragster with a flat tire

[heady swift]

it's about them freedom and yeeeeeeehaw

[ocean rock]

like, i get lower end drag class, the grassroots stuff

those are all engineer, driver just do their best to not make mistakes and feel the car.

But TFD im just plain

[hybrid charm]

Doing frozen money glitch on gta Dm Me ❤️

[blissful lagoon]

No

go away

[old sedge]

This is not a GTA text channel.

[blissful lagoon]

I got smol bike

[old sedge]

So cute, looks like a "baby" dirt bike.

[blissful lagoon]

It is

i got it free tho

so can't really complain

Imma probably just fuck around with it until it breaks and fix it

[old sedge]

Are you gonna turn it into a real dirt bike?

[jagged sentinel]

Not worth the effort and engineering

[blissful lagoon]

Not worth it and messing with the electric engine is my main issue with doing that

Ill probably engineer a weedwacker engine to fit ngl

[hybrid charm]

looks like a toy bike

[blissful lagoon]

Thats cause it is

[hybrid charm]

huh

[ocean rock]

Its electric?

Definitely able to put it in something, or atleast salvage the motor and sell it

[blissful lagoon]

Yea

thinking swapping a 100$ bike kit motor or something

[main cosmos]

life is about finding the right amount of fucks to give, it's not easy but when you nail it... everyone takes notice. -James Pumphrey

[proper elbow]

Predator 212 from Harbor Freight

[heady swift]

hawt

[main cosmos]

Yes

[agile haven]

Even more hawt

Even more segc

[proper elbow]

Nah. An integra really doesn't stack up to a 993 GT2

[blissful lagoon]

That 993 is way hotter than that integra ngl

[agile haven]

Shhhh

Integra supremacy

[blissful lagoon]

No

[agile haven]

yes

[blissful lagoon]

No

i only like two hondas

These 2

[analog radish]

cute

[solid zenith]

Y'all have to agree

Muscle cars look like fragile masculinity

[analog radish]

yes

[solid zenith]

Bruh is that a Civic 1974

[analog radish]

430s

[blissful lagoon]

First gen so yea

[blissful lagoon]

I like this

[solid zenith]

🅱️eloster

[proper elbow]

[solid zenith]

Oh come on it looks good

[heady swift]

eeeh

[uncut saddle]

Not really

[blissful lagoon]

Nah

[blissful lagoon]

This is a weird ass concept

[sage roost]

Looks like a toy RC car I would get when I was a kid

[blissful lagoon]

Yea

I think you could get a jeep hurricane rc car actually

[proper elbow]

😩

She's so sexy

red sport for 26

[analog radish]

Yes

[proper elbow]

oh damn the red sport is a salvage. I'm blind

was wondering why it is so cheap

the black one is fucking gorgeous though

[analog radish]

2 door ?

[sage roost]

Get the black one

[analog radish]

white one

black one is good too

but

[analog radish]

white one has been driven less

and is cheaper

[proper elbow]

yeah but its salvage

[analog radish]

wdym by salvage

[proper elbow]

salvage title. so it was wrecked/repaired, stolen, flooded, etc, etc

[analog radish]

ah ok

22mpg

[proper elbow]

afaik even the non-red sport trims can exceed 400whp pretty easily with a tune and bolt ons

[sage roost]

Excellent condition
Salvaged

[proper elbow]

I'd never buy a salvage vehicle unless it was like a theft recovery or something

Ive had cars that were wrecked and repaired before and they never drive how they should

[analog radish]

@proper elbowwhy not q50

[proper elbow]

q60 sexier

[analog radish]

yeah but

q50 has 4 doors

[sage roost]

I don’t think he’s looking for practicality

[proper elbow]

passengers

[analog radish]

then why even look for an infiniti

[proper elbow]

Ive always been a nissan fanboy. Infiniti just seems right. Plus, I fell in love with that body style the first time I saw it

[sage roost]

@proper elbow since you owned a 350z, can I ask how was it?

[analog radish]

[sage roost]

I am looking for a 350 as my first actual car

[dire shard]

passengers imagine having friends

lonely driver

[sage roost]

Yeah imagine having friends

😔

[proper elbow]

It was a wonderful car all around. Handled great, had just enough power, reliable.

[analog radish]

Lonely Driver association

[proper elbow]

The only drawback imo was the weight. It was a bit heavy for the size of the car.

[sage roost]

Perfect. Thanks

[proper elbow]

Not that weight is something you notice day to day

[sage roost]

The only 350Zs near me are either auto or have the DE engine

[proper elbow]

The DE was fine 🤷

The HR ones are considerably more expensive used for whatever reason

[sage roost]

Isn’t it like less reliable than the HR?

[proper elbow]

Not afaik. The 2003 and half way through 2004 had some transmission issues

But 2005/6 were solid

[sage roost]

I see

[hard bough]

41 hp AMG

[sage roost]

Looks like a smart fortwo

[hard bough]

Can't you read? It's obviously a C30 AMG

[sage roost]

A C30 AMG with a measly 41hp!

[vestal garnet]

How much hp does the normal version have?

Non AMG

[sage roost]

https://youtu.be/ZXaPhotkOfk

[strong saddle]

new car bois

more like "new fedex van"

[hybrid charm]

Puegot xd

[dull siren]

how's the engine?

and the internals?

[solid sedge]

Turbo charged

[ebon haven]

how fast does it get to 100?

[solid sedge]

[strong saddle]

@dull siren both meh

what you call it when everytime you break, it stops too much everytime@dull siren

[ebon haven]

abs ?

[strong saddle]

it's definitely old asf for something that's been driven 71k km

for $3k it's nice

[dull siren]

brakes lock up or ABS?

3k Euros?

[strong saddle]

ish

[dull siren]

damn

2nd hand?

[strong saddle]

nah, automatic

[dull siren]

oh

didnt see it was used

[strong saddle]

it is used

how else do you pay for old cars

[dull siren]

sponsors

[main cosmos]

That 1.3 turbo diesel right

We have some of them

[jagged sentinel]

🤔

[hybrid charm]

what was the accident

did he do a classic mustang move

[jagged sentinel]

I don't know

[hybrid charm]

https://tenor.com/view/tylormiller-mustang-crowd-crash-crowd-eater-gif-13160580

[jagged sentinel]

I think I still have the link lying around somewhere

Ok so

[jagged sentinel]

The Carfax shows it was a front end collision with the first owner

[hybrid charm]

yikes

[jagged sentinel]

Back in 2000

No accidents since

No VIN reader I could find online could show me the actual crash picture without me having to pay

Here is the Carfax for it
https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/2G1FP22G7W2127288

[old sedge]

I wonder if there will be a Nissan R36 in the future...

[analog radish]

[old sedge]

It's possible, right?

Since they already built an R35.

[heady swift]

yeah they're still developing it

probably some mild hybrid

[old sedge]

If not, it's probably gonna be an ec.

[analog radish]

hoping its an ev

[ocean rock]

Everything should be EV

[analog radish]

lexus lfa ev spec

not cool

[jagged sentinel]

Please no

[sage roost]

Make everything EV except dodge hellcats.

[ocean rock]

Hell, chrysler should revive plymouth and bring us a cuda EV @mint plank

[jagged sentinel]

Plymouth should stay dead imo

[sage roost]

Fuck it

[ocean rock]

[sage roost]

Dodge Dart hellcat

Revive the dart just to put a hellcat engine

[ocean rock]

Ferrari is connected through dodge, so we COULD have 488 Hellcat

[sage roost]

Chrysler pacifica hellcat

[analog radish]

Ferrari Roma Hellcat

[ocean rock]

Fiat 124 Spyder Hellcat @analog radish @sage roost

[jagged sentinel]

Fiat 500 Demon

[ocean rock]

707HP miata with a wideass shaker hood

[analog radish]

695 Abarth Demon

[sage roost]

Y E S

[mint plank]

🥺

No

Revive Plymouth

[jagged sentinel]

Chevy should bring the Nova Back as the actual successor to the Blazer

[mint plank]

Bring back cudas

But not evs

[analog radish]

Hellcat EV

[ocean rock]

@mint plank

🥺

[analog radish]

FH3 dev build intensfies

[mint plank]

Demon ev 🤮

[sage roost]

Inb4 they do that and they make the cuda EV an SUV

[ocean rock]

NO

[jagged sentinel]

NO

[ocean rock]

Okay now im hurt too

[sage roost]

Do what Ford did

[analog radish]

itll be perfectly normal

[ocean rock]

Demon swapped F2004

[old sedge]

I'm gonna miss hearing the transmission whines if every car becomes ev.

[analog radish]

expected there will be a big hole in the front

[jagged sentinel]

I'm gonna miss the sound of an engine

[old sedge]

Same

[analog radish]

STRAIGHT CUT GEARS

[sage roost]

Transmission

[heady swift]

The r36 will most likely be full petrol or mild hybrid because of supergt

[jagged sentinel]

A quiet hum that doesn't even need to be there will not suffice as an alternative

[ocean rock]

Hello viewers

[heady swift]

supergt won't transition towards hybrids in the gt500 class until 2030/5

[mint plank]

You know what. I'll hellephant swap a Tesla for the L @ocean rock

[jagged sentinel]

The first V8-swapped Tesla blew a piston on the first test

Lol

[heady swift]

a fully electric car won't count as a proper homologated vehicle for the gt500

[heady swift]

supergt here

[sage roost]

What engine was it

LS?

[ocean rock]

Back with another round where im being punted by the rest of western europe in a dying game that sony actively try to lalala their way through

[ocean rock]

Already happened smh

Kek

[mint plank]

No it hasn't

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/v8-powered-tesla-model-s-has-maiden-engine-start-combustion-escapes-cylinders-160906.html

[ocean rock]

Someone swapped hellcat on a ded model S

[mint plank]

hellephant

[jagged sentinel]

@sage roost

[mint plank]

@ocean rock as in the 1000hp hellephant

[ocean rock]

Ik

You

Hmm

[mint plank]

Says you

[ocean rock]

Tesla powertrain swapped AE-86

[mint plank]

[ocean rock]

Kekw

[jagged sentinel]

Ya know, the crate engine, not the restomod charger that they merely chose as a body to put the engine in

[mint plank]

Oh

[ocean rock]

Actually

[mint plank]

@ocean rock can you Hydrogen swap a 69 camaro just so I can firebomb it?

[ocean rock]

Now that you brought out hellephant

[jagged sentinel]

Some people really think that the "Hellephant" is referring to the whole charger and not just the crate engine inside it

[ocean rock]

Hellephant swapped RB7

Hey issa V8 with 100 extra HP than what renault made at 2013 or so

[mint plank]

Macgyver reference @ocean rock

[ocean rock]

Ik

Just

No

[mint plank]

Cmonnn

I'll genuinely firebomb it

[ocean rock]

No

[mint plank]

Just watch the fuel cell go boom

[ocean rock]

Dont firebomb cars

Smh

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah apparently it's a crime

[mint plank]

Sadly

[jagged sentinel]

"vandalism" or something

[analog radish]

[mint plank]

'Property damage'

[jagged sentinel]

People are soft, they can't even take someone setting their personal property on fire

[mint plank]

[sage roost]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/380632300993642507/842424486061408296/273_2007046531.png

[ocean rock]

Hmm

Volvo as our euro project? 🥺

I want a 740 wagon

[mint plank]

That is a car deserving of a molotov

[ocean rock]

[heady swift]

eh..

they went through the effort of having a side exhaust that goes through the body

but haven't improved the aerodynamics or any other aspect of the body, aside from the cage

[mint plank]

Eh my first project is 6x6ing a 79

[sage roost]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/380632300993642507/842424398908883024/273_1978670580.png

From another server

[ocean rock]

Volvo engine bay

🥺

I want a volvooooooo

[mint plank]

Like, no joke, genuinely want one for Off-roading

[ocean rock]

Ofc we will

Kek

Thatll be first

[mint plank]

Oh

[ocean rock]

Turbocharged and able to roll coal and tow 10 tons, thatll be the goal

Kek

[mint plank]

Also, sorry for shitty photo quality, no time to stop, but

Sandmans

[sage roost]

[ocean rock]

Ofc we gonna get a holden

Goddamn golden piece of aussie

[mint plank]

🥺

I would get a sandman

But

💰

[ocean rock]

Nah sandman is definitely gonna be 💰 issue

Too much doughs for even a barn finds iirc

Right?

[mint plank]

And no one wants to sell them

[mint plank]

Well

[analog radish]

[mint plank]

They aren't that pricey @ocean rock

[ocean rock]

Porsche rally builds :fpgasm:

[mint plank]

Like 30-50k

[heady swift]

speaking of off-roading

[mint plank]

Just this

[ocean rock]

Yes, thats still an issue alpha @mint plank

Smh

[heady swift]

I mean everyone wants an off-road 911... everyone is willing to lose their kidney for one

[mint plank]

No

I mean sandmans

[ocean rock]

Ik

[heady swift]

and then porsche releases a semi off-road taycan

[ocean rock]

WHAT?

SHOW

[ocean rock]

...

Its a Macan EV, basically.

[heady swift]

yup..

I mean you can always knock on singer's door and ask for an off-road 911

it'll only cost you a few years and millions upon millions of euros

unless porsche finally makes a safari 911

[sage roost]

Ah yes, the Porsche taycan cross turismo

[sage roost]

It’s like a panamera EV to me

[heady swift]

it basically is a panamera EV

[sage roost]

Yeah

[heady swift]

'though there already are full hybrid panamera's

weird market

[sage roost]

And they’re around the same price too

[ocean rock]

Imagine if F1 runs playoff system ala NASCAR @mint plank

[mint plank]

[ocean rock]

2020 would be legit chaotic

With how the regs go, Pierre Gasly technically is in contention to have a WDC

But eh

We dont race that many races compared to NASCAR chungus calendar and rounds

And wins are not as random as the pack, spec races are

[serene lichen]

cars

bikes

foot

boat

rocket

train

moped

rv

[narrow thistle]

[vestal garnet]

[analog radish]

https://carbuzz.com/news/teased-a-new-lexus-lfa-is-coming

[vestal garnet]

Where's the teaser vid

[vapid stream]

So excited

[heady swift]

No

[blissful lagoon]

I can one up that uhhh thing

in weirdness terms

This

[sage roost]

No thank you

I rather have a sane looking accord

[blissful lagoon]

Smol

[untold oar]

Autozam pog

[dull siren]

[hollow cobalt]

Ghostpinged

[analog radish]

lamborghini commented on doug demuro's review of diablo

[main cosmos]

Smoll

[ocean rock]

-Mclaren Honda, 2015-2017

[vestal garnet]

[narrow thistle]

YOOO

[analog radish]

YES YES

[analog radish]

lmao

read under the wang

[narrow thistle]

very nice

[analog radish]

zero fucks given

[vestal garnet]

[fresh gust]

yes

[fresh gust]

cappuccinos are the best

[fresh gust]

ghost ping

[ocean rock]

Donut Media's Money Pit Season 2 car revealed!

[narrow thistle]

nice

[hybrid charm]

yay a crappy old bmw

[fresh gust]

sedan

[ocean rock]

I know

[fresh gust]

please tell me its an M3

[ocean rock]

I wish it was a fucking Chrysler 300 lmao

[ocean rock]

328i

[fresh gust]

wtf

[ocean rock]

With auto.

[fresh gust]

WTF

[ocean rock]

Literally 1st episode is gonna be Trans swap

[fresh gust]

thats not even close to being an enthusiasts car

its a 328i

[ocean rock]

Meh, slap M intake manifold and throttle body and its basically an M5

Nothing to cry about, this is still the i6 NA era of M5.

[fresh gust]

a manifold and a throttle body isnt gonna do much, its got 190hp stock

190hp from the factory that is

its probably lost power becuase its 23 years old

[ocean rock]

And? The miata on S1 barely cracked 100HP

Now its poise for 300 kekw

But ye

Ruff base

But its either that or scalped rustbucket E46 M3.

[fresh gust]

they shoulda used James' AE86

theyre making a rally build on the E36

why

maybe it wont be that bad

[ocean rock]

Donut Underground exclusive

Same with Nolan's 30s roadster

Also DU exclusive

[fresh gust]

nolans car is a whole ass project lol

it needs a frame off restoration

[narrow thistle]

excuse me what

[hybrid charm]

volkswagen jetta made in china

(this isnt a joke btw)

the tail lights look even worse

[old sedge]

This is the 2nd VW car I know which is made in China, the 1st being the Santana.

[main cosmos]

ah yes thanks

[hybrid charm]

was*

it stopped production in 2013

A mk2 Jetta which stopped producing in 2013

[old sedge]

Was? I wonder what was the Santana I saw in display after 2014 I think?

[blissful lagoon]

I hate these mods but i kinda like this purple

Give me a stock miata with that purple and ill be happy

[heady swift]

looks like the fortnite version of the passat lmao

[pastel tiger]

This is what transports me

[narrow thistle]

cutie

[blissful lagoon]

He sleeps now

[hybrid charm]

he

[blissful lagoon]

Bob is a he

no he won't get dismembered

[hybrid charm]

new escalade

[analog radish]

why does it look like its eyerolling

[hybrid charm]

looks like it's disappointed

[analog radish]

i wonder which wheels are these

they are HRE's

[analog radish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPF-Rf69Ss

[hybrid charm]

Get a g37

At least they have a manual

This was mine, it was actually a q60 before the body change. Loved it I wish I still had it

[strong crane]

is this chat for real transportation

[analog radish]

yes

[strong crane]

oh cool

[proper elbow]

...engine redesign came with a new bore and stroke and a compression bump good for 9.8 horses up from 9.5.

[vestal garnet]

[proper elbow]

This does look like it'd be a fun little around town toy though

59 mph top speed

... and you'd also look like this riding it

[supple anvil]

its a baby bike

you might as well buy a new car

[heady swift]

what

[proper elbow]

I already have a car though

And it's not nearly as fun as a honda grom would be

[analog radish]

thats so expensive

[proper elbow]

Yeah it is

[analog radish]

get a full sized 328i for less than that

[proper elbow]

For what it is, I mean

[analog radish]

uhh a much much cheaper honda mini bike popped up in my chrome feed

[proper elbow]

I'm looking at older Harley Sportsters now

[analog radish]

but sadly it isnt available in NA

[heady swift]

let the baby bike perish

and buy a VanMoof

2K bicycle lmao

[ocean rock]

You laugh but thats like entry level price of good ebike

Fuck pedelecs.

[proper elbow]

That's as much as a good non-electric bike

Ok hold up

[ocean rock]

Mf actually shop specialized

Giant gang

[analog radish]

[proper elbow]

How does that thing weigh 26 pounds and have 120 miles of range

I've had mountain bikes heavier than that

[terse axle]

wtf

[jagged sentinel]

Mustang is a convertible too

[terse axle]

the first one is so obviously fake

[sage roost]

You don’t already have him blocked?

[old sedge]

I wanna share that when I was new to driving, I always drive a car using 2 feet even with AT.

When driving an AT car, I used to use left foot for brake pedal and right foot for throttle pedal.

[dire shard]

i use my left foot to hold brake at lights

less right foot movement

but braking, my left foot not so gentle, so no

[old sedge]

It took me a while to adjust because I flew a plane for hundreds of hours so I got used to that since we're taught to always put both feet in both pedals.

[dire shard]

man i had the opportunity to learn to fly before learning to drive

should have taken it

[old sedge]

What made you not take it?

I learned how to fly more than how to drive

[dire shard]

it's a great deal more expensive and inconvenient to learn, and a lot less useful day-to-day

[old sedge]

Good point

Flight training is expensive as hell

[dire shard]

also the place seemed kinda sketchy and i really don't know anything about the schools around here

[old sedge]

The money we spent in our flight training is more than the worth of a Honda Civic Type R in the USA.

And it doesn't even include airline training yet

[dire shard]

yeah i'll just take one of those instead haha

[old sedge]

The good news is once I join the airlines, I can earn those back

But it's not a good idea to join the airlines in this era.

[dire shard]

yes, it isn't

[old sedge]

That's why my flight school told me not to pursue airline training yet

[dire shard]

i had considered aviation and aerospace related careers, but i think that industry has gone very far downhill and will remain for quite a few years

no longer an option, unfortunately

[old sedge]

In my country at least, they say that the airline industry is expected to recover sometime in 2021-2022

[dire shard]

i think that's optimistic, but what do i know

shits completely out of my field of knowledge

[old sedge]

The problem is quite many pilots' furloughs are turning into terminations.

[dire shard]

well what else can they do, i think it is unfortunately the logical thing to do

screws that industry over big

[old sedge]

Yeah. That's why I'm still stuck with Cessna planes

[dire shard]

it's something

should have gotten my glider wings

i was a dumb kid

[hybrid charm]

https://youtu.be/0HPF-Rf69Ss

[old sedge]

The good news is you didn't start because once you start training, you cannot stop because if you do, it will be cost you even more money to get back to training again.

Stop and go training will make finances suffer even more.

[dire shard]

would have been free for me since i was an rcac, but yeah

stupid young me

[old sedge]

Oh

[terse axle]

I have now

[old sedge]

While others got stuck and needed outside assistance to get unstuck, the Subaru drove out of the mud like a boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0cJXIMBEvI

[analog radish]

what stuff

!rule 10 @silver helm

[stuck owl]

GTA Online Discord - Rule 10

Advertising and trading of any kind is prohibited. This applies to any services and begging as well.

For

@silver helm

Requested By

@analog radish

[analog radish]

then why are you here

[hybrid charm]

Sheesh

💧

[mint flower]

that shit looks so fucking ugly.

[mint flower]

shush

[hybrid charm]

Ferrari 328

And testarossa

[blissful lagoon]

Mmmm 308

[hybrid charm]

I need

[narrow thistle]

https://www.tesla.com/models

IS HERE

[proper elbow]

The 2022 Ford Maverick is quite attractive IMO. Small/mid size hybrid starting at $20k with an optional ecoboost and AWD.

It's nice to see a return to more economy minded (claimed 40mpg) smaller trucks. Itll be interesting to see if this bites in to the crossover and compact SUV market.

[analog radish]

its cheap

i might buy one

[ocean rock]

Ranger

[analog radish]

what is that emoji

me want

[ocean rock]

its from Fishy's server

link https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/754101913401819667.gif?v=1

[analog radish]

nvm

i found it

the umbrella is lower

[lavish sinew]

This is my dream vehicle, no it's not because of GTA it's because it's an 80s vehicle and I like '80s stuff

[modest badge]

Where We Are Going, We Dont Need Roads

[hybrid charm]

the delorean is actually a pretty crappy car but it looks nice and its popular because of back to the future

wouldnt be famous if it wasnt for some great 80's movies

[old sedge]

I like the doors but I don't think it's a good car.

[hybrid charm]

the doors? i can give it that, but anything else is eh, nah

[jagged sentinel]

It is very distinctively 80s I can't disagree with that

[barren finch]

"When this thing reaches 88 miles, you're gonna see some serious shit."

[modest badge]

It reminds me of 2 things

Drugs

and miami

[proper elbow]

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-z-delorean-is-arrested-in-24-million-cocaine-deal

[blissful lagoon]

Finally

[hybrid charm]

There was a rally car event in my city a couple days ago

They showcased alot of rally cars, heres a couple

Rally Dacia Sandero

[proper elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/laugh-james-may-top-gear-gif-7473468

[analog radish]

[main cosmos]

Love that gif

Very good gif

Nice

[modest badge]

My tuition center had to shut down for 2 days because there was a F1 show

[dull siren]

where this? nvm but this is

[hybrid charm]

It was in romania

[dull siren]

[hybrid charm]

fw my Cecilia

[sinful hearth]

not bad

[burnt iron]

How do I get perms to post photos here?

I have some cool cars I want to post

[uncut saddle]

you have to be level 5 in order to do that, so just talk a bit more in here and you'll be able to in no time@burnt iron

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/next-generation-dodge-muscle-car-rumored-with-demon-slaying-electric-powertrain-163127.html

[blissful lagoon]

A ev dodge

😔

[jagged sentinel]

They have finally given in

Tis a sad day

[proper elbow]

I'm in favor

ICE is cool and all but electric is the wave of the future. The more major manufacturers that get on board, the better, cheaper, and more widely accepted the technology will get.

[jagged sentinel]

But funny supercharger go wee

[ocean rock]

Itll be hot trash

Dodge have no ev experience at all, this is definitely gonna be a borrowed platform

Now thats where the hot trash is

[jagged sentinel]

We'll see

[blissful lagoon]

Dodge tried a EV 2 door before

course it never made production

small tiny EV sports car

would've been cool but thats when EV was new

[jagged sentinel]

We shall see

But still

Dodge making an EV?

[blissful lagoon]

I have hopes ngl

[proper elbow]

Ford didnt have much/any EV experience under their belt either, yet the cobra jet 1400 pulled a low 8 second 1/4. Mustang Mach-E sales also seems to be doing extremely well.

[blissful lagoon]

course i think making their lower models EV first as a experiment would be greater but we shall see

[jagged sentinel]

So do I so do I

But I always viewed dodge as the one who'd cling to old world blues for longer then anyone else

[proper elbow]

It's not like EV is uncharted territory at this point. The groundwork has already been layed.

[blissful lagoon]

after they had stellantis this was inevitable

ngl

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

[blissful lagoon]

Hell isn't some of the mergers with stellantis doing ev shit now?

[jagged sentinel]

So long as they're still putting 392s in stuff I'll like them

[blissful lagoon]

Oh yea that will still happen it seems

That makes them the big bucks

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

Especially from law enforcement

[blissful lagoon]

i still see a shit ton of late 2000s charger cop cars on the road

Which is amazing

[jagged sentinel]

Guess their cars aren't as unreliable as they're made out to be

I mean my dad's 8 year old V6 ram 1500 has never had any engine problems

[blissful lagoon]

our 15 year old caravan is still kicking strong

[jagged sentinel]

It has almost 170,000 miles in case you are wondering

On Michigan roads I hasten to add

[blissful lagoon]

Ours has 252,000 miles been through hell and back and still wants to go

[blissful lagoon]

all we had to replace is some minor stuff

we did have to replace the trans cause i will admit i did blow it up

[jagged sentinel]

Nice

How did you blow the trans on a dodge caravan

[blissful lagoon]

Been through Maine all the way to Florida

[blissful lagoon]

Got it stuck decided to floor it out of the snow

transmission didn't like that

decided to continue

it died

[jagged sentinel]

Ah

[blissful lagoon]

Also how i took the rear axle off

Engine is fine tho

[jagged sentinel]

Apparently cop chargers are AWD

This is new information to me

[blissful lagoon]

Yep

[jagged sentinel]

I feel like cop chargers would be a decent discount muscle car tbh

Most of them see little else then slow patrols so

[blissful lagoon]

ive been wanting one for a while

course Tennessee cops dog the shit out of their chargers

[jagged sentinel]

I don't think you can get a 392 in an AWD charger normally

So I guess a cop charger is your only route if you want that specific setup

[blissful lagoon]

you can't

i think they had plans in 2014 for civilian awd v8s

[jagged sentinel]

I mean another thing I just thought of

The chassis of cop chargers are reinforced

So the bullbar can... You know... Actually protect the car

[blissful lagoon]

it can

Hmmmm

[jagged sentinel]

Ok

[blissful lagoon]

Oh yea the magnums were also cop cars to in some places

[jagged sentinel]

Do it better then without chassis reinforcement

Oh yeah also comes with a bullbar mount if that strikes your fancy ig

But I've seen cop chargers go for like 29k

[blissful lagoon]

New or old?

[jagged sentinel]

14-15

[blissful lagoon]

oh

[jagged sentinel]

Which is kinda ridiculous imo

[blissful lagoon]

id go a bit older for cheaper prices

they drop prices a shit ton pre 2014

course then you don't get the facelift

[jagged sentinel]

If you can get one of the 15 ones that have more miles on it and isn't being sold by a psychopath you could probably get a decent price for it

[blissful lagoon]

Yea

[jagged sentinel]

Though if I was gonna buy one for Michigan I'd look in other states

[proper elbow]

Find your local municipality auctions

Get one cheaper than private resale price

[jagged sentinel]

Since Michigan roads are... Well...

Oh and Michigan is in the rust belt

[blissful lagoon]

Mmm rust belt

bad memories

[jagged sentinel]

Yes

The truck I drive got its miles in Alabama

So rust is pretty much nonexistent

[blissful lagoon]

caravan didn't get its underside affected at all for being in the rust belt for most of its life

just body panels

[jagged sentinel]

Nice

For a truck with 207,000 it looks pretty nice

As much as an 03 single cab f150 can look anyway

Anyway

I was gonna send a vid of a 66 GTO I found at the gas station at 8 in the morning today

But the 70 mb file decided not to cooperate

[blissful lagoon]

Damn 😔

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah

Once I get back to the hotel internet I should be able to post it

I'm at a wedding rn

So the cell reception is laughable

Excuses excuses

[blissful lagoon]

Its fine

[austere egret]

Honest Opinion on a Ford Ranger the 4.0 to be exact\

[jagged sentinel]

yes

[austere egret]

Yes

[jagged sentinel]

Jokes aside

If it works as a truck it works for me

Syclone gets a pass

[cloud wave]

Speaking of trucks

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/837454591616221214/853229135417311272/IMG-20210612-WA0001.jpg

Here's my new truck

yes, it's a little rough

but its standard, runs good, and has ac which im happy about in my everyday 90+ degree weather

Probably gonna finish the bodywork that the guy I got it off of started, find a cover for the gascap, and we paint

[jagged sentinel]

Feel like it needs front springs

[cloud wave]

im gonna raise it a bit

don't wanna get stuck on speedbumps

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

Gonna put a leveling kit or

Cuz I think the factory capacity setup has been compromised already

[cloud wave]

Most likely

The 4x4 front end is a bit heavy

[jagged sentinel]

It's a nice truck tho other then that

[cloud wave]

[jagged sentinel]

If it gets you from A to B

[cloud wave]

Got it for $1k

which is a steal where I live

as these things, even in this condition go for $6k in my area

[jagged sentinel]

That's a nice price for that truck

Though I can partially understand that price, given the suspension "setup" and paint and what not

[cloud wave]

for sure

That kind of setup is very popular for minitrucks

usually not that low tho

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

And th back end is typically lowered too lol

Or is at least level with the front

[cloud wave]

but this truck is in a better area than mine

Here's a better looking version of the same truck

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

[cloud wave]

the first message was supposed to be after

[jagged sentinel]

The back door window being lower then the driver door is kinda putting me off ngl

[cloud wave]

Thats just these trucks, I too wish it was atleast level with the driver side window and such

Here's some datsun trucks

[proper elbow]

Nissan Hardbody?

[cloud wave]

Toyota Hilux I believe

Yea

[proper elbow]

Ah

[cloud wave]

The datsun trucks I showed are 2 generations before the hardbody

[proper elbow]

I've always liked those Datsuns

[cloud wave]

They are so nice

[proper elbow]

A few people around here have swapped KA24 in to theirs

[cloud wave]

Here's another one

[blissful lagoon]

Dodge ev

i kinda like this

[ocean rock]

Is that an elise?

[blissful lagoon]

I think its built off or built to resemble one

since for some reason companies really like them

At least the front, rear is completely not lotus

Its so small looking

[heady swift]

it's actually a lotus europa s

very little people know the existence of that car as it completely flew under the radar (and sold even worse than the evora, which overshadowed this model)

[blissful lagoon]

Oh

[blissful lagoon]

I kinda like that

[heady swift]

they literally just put an electric motor in some unsold lotus and called it a dodge

[blissful lagoon]

a lot

[heady swift]

they're pretty expensive because there were only a few hundred built

complete flop

[blissful lagoon]

Ph

*oh

I know tesla got away with it but thats probably cause lotus knew

lotus probably knew about that also than

[heady swift]

lotus sells their elise bodies to a lot of cars. It's pretty common for a manufacturer to share platforms or even entire chassis with other manufacturers

at least tesla changed the appearance. Dodge modified nothing but the engine

[blissful lagoon]

Actually in a later one they changed the front to the iconic dodge cross of the late 2000s

Like this

i think changed the rear also

[heady swift]

ah, they slapped a viper bumper on there and the ram badge

lmao

[ocean rock]

Ngl, i want a demon EV, but not this quickly.

Give em time

[blissful lagoon]

It look like a fish

i can't unsee it

[heady swift]

speaking of lotus and very sustainable electric cars

[blissful lagoon]

That font tho

so 90s

[heady swift]

elon muks!!

[ocean rock]

Lotus and very sustainable electric cars.

[heady swift]

I'll do you one better

e-lise

[blissful lagoon]

Elongated musk

[heady swift]

I mean lotus currently has the evija

[ocean rock]

[blissful lagoon]

Tesla roadster 2.0 still not out

[heady swift]

looks awful

[ocean rock]

bad pun

[heady swift]

no good pun

don't know if lotus will survive the evija

the brand was popular because they offered light-weight performance cars without any comfort

now they've stopped the production of the evora and the exige/elise will also cease production

evora was also a flop because of that very reason, but still

[ocean rock]

Theyll defy expectation and basically make an EV Zonda R, right?

Right?

[heady swift]

right...

[blissful lagoon]

I wonder

EV Pacifica

[sage roost]

How about the opposite

Pacifica hellcat

[blissful lagoon]

Why not both

I mean the highest trim Pacifica should have a ev I think that would be pretty cool

and have a v8 option

[hybrid charm]

What a beautiful color

[analog radish]

[analog radish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOV8ncp1K8M

[ocean rock]

As long as you have drive

It should be ok.

[fervent valley]

Guys should i get an 80cc petrol bike kit?

[proper elbow]

Sure why not

[ocean rock]

Panama Canal?

[heady swift]

RWD and FWD have superior efficiency and weight over 4/AWD. However, 4/AWD has superior accelerative friction, which improves general acceleration, track performance and offers much better steering in non-track environments, especially off-road. Buuut in the end the tyres, specific car, their actual specific drive train and lots of other factors have a significant impact too

[jagged sentinel]

TL;DR AWD is a bit better but several other factors have an impact

[ocean rock]

Would the F1 cars be faster with AWD system?

[jagged sentinel]

F1 cars don't really need the extra grip allowed with AWD

Considering they're in no shortage of downforce

[heady swift]

Yes but also no, it depends on how FIA implements it

[jagged sentinel]

Wouldn't they be less fuel efficient

Which would be problematic under current rules

[heady swift]

Yeah, but not significantly

and a gas engine doesn't have to power all four wheels

lmp1 and lm(d)h use hybrids, for instance

[jagged sentinel]

That's true

[heady swift]

but developing a hybrid 4wd drivetrain seems extremely expensive, though

especially for formula 1

[jagged sentinel]

Could be RWD most of the race and use KERS or what have you to engage the front wheels whenever necessary

[jagged sentinel]

F1 is already expensive lol

[heady swift]

eh they mostly use KERS in straights, at such speeds you don't need 4wd

[heady swift]

exactly, hybrid is also why le mans constantly changes, shit gets too expensive

f1 could benefit from awd in chicanes or tight corners, other than that eh

they only tried 4wd in the 60's and 70's. Back then the suspension and tyres weren't too great so it was never properly implemented

nowadays it could be a huge improvement, though

lmao

[jagged sentinel]

It would create an interesting dynamic though

Whether teams decide to use them in the straights or us it to engage the front wheels to get better accel in/out of corners

[ocean rock]

Or completely dont use it and lose out on the front end grip for nimbler car and straight line gain

[jagged sentinel]

Mhm

[analog radish]

yes

[jagged sentinel]

Well FIA would probably mandate that all the cars on the grid have or don't have the AWD system though so

[heady swift]

hence why they would use awd and not 4wd

in other news, 2023 will be a very interesting year for le mans

ferrari, peugeot, toyota, ByKolles and glickenhaus competing in LMH and porsche, audi, bmw, cadillac and acura in LMDH

[ocean rock]

AM pulling out of lmdh is just

[jagged sentinel]

Cadillac?

[ocean rock]

Yeah, been in DPi for a while

Its either Caddy or Acura if ya wanna win D24 overall

[boreal hedge]

[jagged sentinel]

Swear to God man

Every evening I remove it and every morning that spider makes another one

[blissful lagoon]

Hmmm

[old sedge]

I really wish I have a nice car, even if it's only a Rolls-Royce. 🥺

[jagged sentinel]

You say that like a Rolls Royce isn't a stupidly nice car

[sage roost]

I want a really fast car, even if it’s only a koenigsegg

[blissful lagoon]

I want car

that works

[shut ridge]

What should spend my 6.5 million on