cars

[fathom socket]

but on cold engine

the next day, because mechanic was closed

but still. When heat is on, it maintains the 90c or below temp

also running AC makes it much worse

[charred depot]

well it is an load

I used to have a car with AC but even then couldnt stand using it as it sucked all the power away heh

[fathom socket]

but at Idle?

[charred depot]

ofcourse it sticks it on fast idle and is a load

[fathom socket]

I feel more it's heat from the AC more than the "load"

[charred depot]

probably a mix of both

[dusk ocean]

the "heater" being on is like adding an additional radiator

You either have trapped air or you have a headgasket issue

[charred depot]

friend had to cook himself in his old ford cortina when we got stuck in motorway crash traffic to stop it overheating

[dusk ocean]

yup

I have no heatercore in my e34 😐

[charred depot]

that ford was the first car ive felt genuinely scared in, with its little 1.6

[dusk ocean]

800+ hp, stock radiator

[charred depot]

gearbox ditched all of its oil and when my friend hit 90 overtaking someone who kept speeding up the gearstick just literally started smacking around and the entire car resonating

was waiting for the wheels to lock but didnt happen

[fathom socket]

I still don't know how the headgasket would be blow if after doing 5000 km like this the level of coolant was basically identical when cold

[timber oar]

i read that and just said "ohno" to myself in a martincitopants voice

[charred depot]

gearbox was ruined in the end but still driveable, got another used one for cheap though as its the 4 spd people usually swap out.

[fathom socket]

So I started my car, started knocking like 2 seconds after starting and smelled petrol smell

Also would not rev, but it didn't do it after 2nd start

[stoic ledge]

What? That's very odd

[fathom socket]

I did sniff the oil cap and it smells like exhaust

[lone fern]

you have some blowback?

[fathom socket]

Blowback?

[lone fern]

https://www.jbtools.com/blog/what-is-engine-blowby/

[charred depot]

They wanted £390 to fix the pump lol

Back to lucas i go. Will send the bosch to latvia or something to get refurbed to new condition for cheaper.

[serene trout]

hey guys I just wanted to ask if u guys knew some larger car specific discord servers, thanks

[pale oriole]

average subaru driver

[fathom socket]

Not really sure

I have really weak sense of smell

[tender portal]

i was very nervous about my theory test earlier today, me and my dad just went out to do some practice starts with a manual, feel so much better about it because i did really well considering i didnt do any practice in about a month

a week left before the test so I really hope i pass

[steel needle]

Mazda miata vs 86

1997 miata vs 1983 trueno

I pull for miata

[zenith tulip]

Mouse shit on the engine

Black grey

[charred depot]

Id love to get a little supercharger off a slk maybe for the 305s diesel engine

Fuel economy yikes, sound myes

[primal pelican]

he hasnt driven "clutch" lmao💀 💀 💀

[oblique verge]

Has anyone here raced GT3 or gt4 before?

[deep zealot]

You may now kiss the bride

[bitter compass]

Is that a 2 series? If yes, i like

[stiff burrow]

I drove my friends Fiat 500 Abarth and now I understand why people like little hatchbacks

[primal pelican]

https://youtu.be/O--EI1AU40A lets gooo the nvision got a prototype now

[bitter compass]

Small cars best cars

[fathom socket]

do y'all know Romania's Dacia?

Logan?

this mf

my dad had one of these and it runs good

[viral matrix]

Pretty sure a prison cell in Romania has more optional extras than that

[bitter compass]

Dacias literal slogan here is the cheapest new car, they at least own it for selling just a car

It got pedals and a steering wheel what else do you need

[charred depot]

hm

[lofty yew]

So I should get a Dacia Sandero?

[green mist]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/815037975578279947/1007372063998234624/Snapchat-1630686452.jpg

bought some nice harnesses for my chevelle

excuse the snapchat photo lol

[pearl tiger]

couldnt use those harnesses for me.. even if those would exist for my car

sad life of a fat dude 😄

[lone fern]

going offroading today at our property, here goes

somehow we’re supposed to get a tractor, planter, the trailer, and our truck back there

might end up using the beater buick instead of the truck

[cobalt granite]

That purple on the actual car is so pretty.

Oh god I just noticed the slightly green pinstripe along the top of the silver border above the window..

:(

[normal meteor]

did you know, there exists a "realistic" engine simulator with sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT-sKtR970

[willow mural]

has anyone played WRENCH or know if it would be an ok tool for learning how to work on cars?

[green mist]

thats the reflection of the grass

[green mist]

i enjoyed car mechanic simulator a lot more

[willow mural]

I was going to get that but my friend said it’s bad although the YouTube videos look fun

[civic girder]

There's no replacement for actually doing it

[lone fern]

we did a little offroading action

[round turtle]

On pic, that looks like somethin I can drive with my C1 😛

[cobalt granite]

Oh haha

[bitter compass]

All you need for offroading is a cheap crap box, determination and maybe a rope :^)

[willow mural]

I’m going to be working as a maintenance tech and I know good amount it’s just extra practice bc I’m not tryna take apart my car engine lol

I mostly jus struggle with the names of parts

[fathom socket]

I wonder what's how it drives

with the car inside OFC

[vocal mural]

James May have been hospitalized after a crash with his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 by recording new episodes for The Grand Tour in Norway

[dense shard]

Not Hammond?

[eager grove]

My favourite thing is that the base model comes with a built in phone holder and no infotainment system

[brittle totem]

Your phone is probably better then the optional Dacia infotainment anyways most car manufactures doesn't know how to make a great infotainment system so i cant imagine how bad the dacia one would be.

[dry pine]

Street speed 717's uris

Sorry for bad pic, taken with mother's potato, from back seat, because I didn't have my phone on me

[magic crow]

the chance of a urus coming to hunt you down is very low but never zero

[sand viper]

can't stop the A-Train

[vocal mural]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/19497056/grand-tour-james-may-hospitalised-crashing-car/

[viscid atlas]

ok well that makes sense

[vocal mural]

Captain Slow braked too slowly

[magic crow]

well that's quite ironic

[bitter compass]

They misspelled Hammond 👀

Also feels bad

[vocal mural]

James Hammond

[frigid anchor]

They're fun

I hate that my car revvs up real quick but when I let go the accelerator it takes some time to idle

Why does removing the air filter make my car sound better

[pearl tiger]

uhm

cuz its not "filtered" by long pipes and stuff

my shitbox has better sounds with shroom than with with stock box

too bad its not street legal here

[frigid anchor]

In India no modifications are allowed what so ever

[civic spoke]

Meanwhile.

[pearl tiger]

not allowed doesnt mean they wont do it ;D

[wraith rivet]

Noooo

[stiff burrow]

Street legal drag racing 😃

[fathom socket]

My mom's car has a weird whine sound on the engine

It Sims to be coming somewhere from timing/accessory belts

Idk if it's a bad bearind, but it sounds like when my power steering pump failed

[charred depot]

I got a car for free

[vocal mural]

Subaru

[charred depot]

1.8 awd powerhouse

I think it would be fun to convert it to rwd only somehow for wet roundabout + chinese tyre fun

[stoic ledge]

SubuWu

[charred depot]

There isnt really anywhere I can legally offroad it, wish we had green lanes like England

wish the landowner of the old glenfarg tunnel hadnt blocked the entrance, would be fun to go through through the old railway tunnels

[solar rapids]

Rev hang.

[solar rapids]

Also, many aftermarket air filters do more as a placebo than performance. Because the engine is louder, it leads people to believe it's much more powerful and faster.

[wraith rivet]

Anybody know why when I turn my A/C on the fresh air mode it smells weird? Is that filter different from the recirculate one?

[tepid wing]

Would it be possible to retrofit the unidirectional heat pump in a car to be bidirectional?

[hoary pine]

You almost going to replace the whole thing.

[glass basalt]

jame may

[vocal mural]

James Hammond

[faint moss]

I'm slightly stuck

[slow aspen]

f

[vocal mural]

Who wants their driving license as a app on their phone?
#Stillwaiting

Norway have it since 2018.
https://www.nyteknik.se/ponIltIpIv-1570019895/tekniknyheter/6ruvbf-e30f8d7a-a297-4187-88a7-20224b3b6a45/alternates/FREE_400/e30f8d7a-a297-4187-88a7-20224b3b6a45

[tepid wing]

God that sounds like a horrible thing to do.

[tepid wing]

I figured as much.

[pseudo summit]

Seems like a bad idea

Could definitely get hacked

Rather have a card

[tepid wing]

Yeah.

From what I recall these things have already been broken.

[sick bear]

because when you hand it to someone its toally not possible for them to write everything down or make a copy of it lol

[tepid wing]

Plus if your phone breaks in an accident you're screwed.

[sick bear]

thats a valid point

[pseudo summit]

It would also give some cops excuse

[tepid wing]

If your license breaks you still have two working halves.

Oh yeah, handing your phone to cops is an awful idea.

[pseudo summit]

My dad bought a 2002 Passat w8 wrecked and he fixed up the whole thing, took the catalytic converter off and are getting a supercharger and it bent a rod

[sick bear]

i knowmy digital insurance card can be made only available while the phone is locked

[pseudo summit]

We were cruising 135 on the freeway on 3000 rpm

[tepid wing]

You're not putting a new cat in?

[pseudo summit]

100%

[pseudo summit]

We are straight piping it

[tepid wing]

Yikes.

[pseudo summit]

It's nice

It gets up and goes

We have beaten multiple challengers, Corvettes in races

[tepid wing]

Yeah but the cats are for the environment.

[pseudo summit]

Yeah

It rawrs tho

Also took off the muffler

[tepid wing]

We clearly have two opposite views of cars.

[pseudo summit]

And a stupid cop made us drill into a bumper where in my state, you don't need the licence on the bumper, you can have it in the windshield and he made us get the front licence on the bumper

[sick bear]

that car sounds miserable to be in or around

[pseudo summit]

I mean I like both ends

[pseudo summit]

It sounds so mice

Nice

W8

[pseudo summit]

What is your opinion

Oops

[civic spoke]

I mean. The police just have to look yours up with your personal number that you have.
At least over here in Sweden. But with that said, you can get fined for not carrying your license on you if you're operating your vehicle.

[pseudo summit]

What is your opinion on cats

Cars

[tepid wing]

I think they should be quiet, as efficient/environmentally friendly as possible and should last. Power is nice, but you'll never really need it unless you're on a track or similar.

There's a 2000HP car coming out that I want just because it's cool and it should be pretty darn quiet, I'll never use anywhere near the full capabilities of it.

[pseudo summit]

I agree

I like electric and stuff like that but also I like gas also

But I would have 0 problem going electric

I want to get a Tesla

[tepid wing]

I wouldn't get one of those, they really don't like you repairing your own car and have remotely disabled all sorts of things people have purchased from them.

[pseudo summit]

Yeah

I still like them though

Also all the other options also are 70k+ dollars

[tepid wing]

If you get one you should be able to use a Comma for a better advantage driver assistance package.

I don't think so?

[pseudo summit]

Idk

[tepid wing]

The EV6 starts at 41.4.

[sick bear]

isnt hyundai making some pretty enticing EVs for not a ton?

faster charging than any tesla as well

[tepid wing]

The big three are really getting into EVs now as well.

[pseudo summit]

The thing about ev that off-roaders are saying is like "what if I run out of battery" for 1 it gives you a range, for 2 you can run out of gas

Also people complaining that you need 12 hours to charge at home when you go out once or twice a day and charge while you sleep

Not a problem

[tepid wing]

You can go cross country in one without a huge problem, even without real charging stations.

[pseudo summit]

Yeah

I think people just make excuse why don't to change the industry

[tepid wing]

My family might be getting an EV in the next few years which is exciting.

It's easier to stick with the status quo.

[pseudo summit]

My mom is looked for a new car and I'm showing her a model 3 and she likes it

[sick bear]

some of it is becasue people do want there to be parody with what they have, which is understandable

[pseudo summit]

But for some reason she doesn't want it

[pseudo summit]

But who cares?

[tepid wing]

You know what you can't really do with gas cars?

[pseudo summit]

0-60 real fast

[sick bear]

the people that wont buy because of it?

[tepid wing]

Charge anywhere you are expected to stay more than a few minutes at a time.

[pseudo summit]

They need something to complain about

[tepid wing]

Every mall I've been to has charge points, even some grocery stores too.

[pseudo summit]

They cancomplain that it takes too long to charge,too expensive, too short of range

It's like a Tesla is on par with a gas car

[tepid wing]

I really want to give single pedal driving a try.

[pseudo summit]

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you

[sick bear]

and EV people just find reasons why people want it to fail... either argument gets nowhere

[tepid wing]

Old enough to be legally drunk, I've driven manual and automatic cars as well. :V

[pseudo summit]

Also where I live it gets cold winters and the batteries won't last as long they say

[pseudo summit]

Still, one side is more morally correct

[tepid wing]

They have heaters.

I miss living where winter exists.

[sick bear]

morals dont mean anything when asking people to spend money

[pseudo summit]

Just bcs it might put a burden on you for charging for 30 minutes doesn't outway the planet

[pseudo summit]

What about charity?

[tepid wing]

The power of "but sometimes."

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GiYO1TObNz8

:-)

[sick bear]

didnt realize the conversation was all encompassing and not just related to cars. my bad.

[pseudo summit]

Mhm

[tepid wing]

I do plan on getting an EV and solar one of these days.

[pseudo summit]

Went to a car show a couple weeks ago, want any pictures?

[deep zealot]

Cringe dont do it

unless youre a normie who drives like an NPC just to get from point A to B

[pseudo summit]

Why

[deep zealot]

cuz theyre ass

[pseudo summit]

Nah

[pseudo summit]

How

[deep zealot]

shit interior quality because of QC, weighs a fuck ton and cant do corners, electric means no soul or sound and theres no linearity and dont even get me started on the brakes

and theyre just straight up not fun

[pseudo summit]

I really don't care if a car makes sound

I like their speed

[deep zealot]

theyre not fast

[pseudo summit]

They are

[deep zealot]

the one thing they can do is straight line 0-60

thats the only thing they can do lol

they get slammed in literally everything else by something cheaper or that costs as much

[pseudo summit]

Nah

[deep zealot]

Name anything

lol

Plaid gets slammed by M5 CS in corners, track, has brakes that work

Model 3 Performance gets slammed by M3 in the same thing and even has a faster QM speed

teslas are just mash the pedal and go wheeeee

that shit gets so boring lol

[pseudo summit]

M5 costs more

[deep zealot]

than a plaid?

lol

[pseudo summit]

Yeah

[pseudo summit]

M5 CS

[deep zealot]

ok like $6K more expensive

lol

[pseudo summit]

Still

[deep zealot]

for $6K more you get steering that works, you get brakes that dont kill you and stop working randomly

oh and you also get a lighter car

[pseudo summit]

Tesla's brakes are fine

[deep zealot]

M8? nice

[pseudo summit]

Bmw are shit

[deep zealot]

LOL

[civic spoke]

Press X to doubt.

[pseudo summit]

Z

[deep zealot]

throttle house said that the brakes on the plaid worked for ONE two minute lap

before they were dangerously overheated

[pseudo summit]

Ok

[civic spoke]

But really. Teslas are known to perform poorly in the stopping department over repeated stopping.

[deep zealot]

"A thousand horsepower and the brakes of a camry" - Thomas

The plaid is garbage for anything but straight lines

[civic spoke]

I remember a video with the Model S Raven, I think it was. Where it pretty much lost all of its brakes going around the Nurburgring.

https://youtu.be/G44sKUme0Kw

[deep zealot]

theyre tech company not a car company

thats all they are

they cant build cars they just build a shell around a powertrain

[tepid wing]

I'm honestly expecting Tesla to die in the next decade.

[deep zealot]

As they should

[tepid wing]

Everything they do they are outclassed by someone else.

[civic spoke]

I appreciate what they did for the EV. In terms of making one of the first viable daily EV's. But I kind of wished that they would just stuck to producing batteries.

[deep zealot]

Every real car guy knows what a joke Tesla is

[tepid wing]

Every real tech enthusiast too.

[deep zealot]

Love to see it

[sick bear]

and thats not just ICE guys hating EVs, most still respect that the Taycan is still a good car

[deep zealot]

yes

The Taycan is well engineered and drives nice

and doesnt look like shit either

[civic spoke]

The price tag is just that much higher compared to the Model S.

[tepid wing]

I'm excited to see what the Alpha 5 ends up being.

[civic spoke]

But the Taycan Sport Turismo is goals. Big want.

[tepid wing]

I'm a little worried, but mostly excited.

[deep zealot]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29192/tesla-cars-and-other-evs-banned-from-texas-drag-strip-due-to-battery-fires

Theyre even losing the advantage to the one thing theyre good at

[tepid wing]

Making EVs that aren't the Bolt?

[civic spoke]

Top kek.
Not to mention that some are too fast for the strip. Meaning that they require a rollcage, etc. If they want to run the strip.

[deep zealot]

The final nail in the coffin is: Good luck modifying a tesla lol

[tepid wing]

The Apple of cars.

[deep zealot]

the most you could do is remove the seats and strip out the interior

[magic crow]

weird cult and all

[tepid wing]

https://youtu.be/_toknJIOhEg
This was interesting, but designed by idiots or designed to fail.

[deep zealot]

I dunno but teslas just dont inspire emotions

i have more fun in my shitbox turbo 4 cylinder than any tesla

[tepid wing]

Are the superchargers public yet?

[deep zealot]

other manufacturers dont want to use supercharger network

[tepid wing]

If they put standard plugs on it why would it matter?

[deep zealot]

thats like apple making lightning public

nobody wants to use a port that a competitor controls

[tepid wing]

The other car manufacturers don't have to care as long as they follow the standards.

[deep zealot]

They're still using technology being controlled and manufactured by a competitor company

Thats a liability they dont want

[tepid wing]

That's like saying Samsung doesn't want you to use an Alphabet USB cable, it doesn't matter.

Standards are a thing for a reason.

[deep zealot]

Yeah if a company started using Tesla tech, especially if they have heritage like BMW, the companies fan base is gonna roast them forever for it

Honestly people seem to accept it

for what its worth

B58 is reliable

And now theres a manual so there isnt much for them to complain about

[tepid wing]

What a joke.

Wait.

What.

[deep zealot]

The Supra is a great car I'd love one

[tepid wing]

One of my messages was deleted.

[deep zealot]

probabbly had a no no word

[tepid wing]

C word?

It was the funny meme petition website....

The funny meme petition website has a petition for making the junky Tesla plug the US standard.

What a joke.

[deep zealot]

Ah yes lets make a technology made from a for-profit tech corporate with a stupid unhinged person as a CEO the standard for all electric cars

[tepid wing]

J1772 only has a single major flaw from what I see.

No three phase support at all. :V

[brittle totem]

? The Tesla supercharger v3 network is open for all evs with a ccs port in Europe and other ev owners seems to love that they are open it makes much easier to do a roadtrip in a non tesla ev. And for tesla it good to because they get a a new income source to build out the network even more to make evs more useable.

[tepid wing]

Three phase could be leveraged at many workplaces.

I mean.

Tesla is likely to die soon.

[deep zealot]

^

[tepid wing]

In the EU where that's normal they have a three phase plug.

At least we have 240VAC here.

[brittle totem]

ccs is the standard in Europe and all ev with dc fast charging most use it and tesla is offering a free retrofit on their older cars so they are getting ccs to.

[tepid wing]

Isn't Australia essentially drunk EU?

In an endearing way.

[deep zealot]

Thats nice

Tesla doing good everywhere except their own home country

[tepid wing]

The US is the only place without laws forcing them.

I see them every day.

This looks correct.

[deep zealot]

Based australians

[tepid wing]

My current "realistic want" for a car is the EV6.

Comma support!

[deep zealot]

only EV worth considering for me is Taycan but the price :/

[tepid wing]

Wow.

[deep zealot]

Ill just stick with an M3 Next year

[civic spoke]

I wouldn't mind an PHEV either.

[tepid wing]

PHEV?

[brittle totem]

Weird in my area they are everywhere it seems like people are switching from their volvo v60,v70 and v90 or Passat directly to an tesla model y or i an id4 or id5.

[civic spoke]

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

[deep zealot]

I would really want a 545e

[tepid wing]

I do think that the future will be H, but we are a long way from that.

Oh.

Gas isn't great.

[deep zealot]

B58 + big electric motor = Mad power

[civic spoke]

I would love the 320e. But we 'only' get the 330e here.

[deep zealot]

great fun when you want it and nice daily driver as well when you want

Damn

[civic spoke]

The EV range you get from PHEV is often enough for daily use.

[tepid wing]

What are the odds that my suggestion post for a really cool car thing gets picked up?

[deep zealot]

Those are soooo nice but we dont get them here in US

[civic spoke]

I want the M140i too.

[deep zealot]

Anything with B58 is just

[civic spoke]

Then again. I also want a Volvo FH...

[deep zealot]

if the M340i was cheaper, i would have bought one instead of F80 M3

Damn upmarks

It really is

Plus manual is possible

Chances are you'll get a good deal on them in a few months at the most

[civic spoke]

This would have been neato.

[deep zealot]

Not bad

Really good actually

[brittle totem]

You can get a m135i f20 Manuel for 24k$ here in Sweden

https://www.blocket.se/annons/halland/bmw_m135i_3_dorrars_f21___sankt___320hk___maxton___manuell/100846710 But it seems to be the absolute base model.

Oh its an f21 so its the coupe version

Probably an eu spec you can get some weird combination of equipment here you can choose what you exactly want and not just packages.

I think that cruise is standard on our models to you don't get the absolute base models here, In germany you can even get a f20 1 series without idrive at all just the base stereo from the old gen.

You can even get the new gen 135i xdrive around 40k and pretty high spec to. With around 24000km so basically new.

Is this the ultimate m car for sale right now a bit expensive to https://www.blocket.se/annons/skane/bmw_m1_sauber_f1/41562844

No ones really now why it on sale in Sweden it should be on sale in Germany in my opinion because it is an bmw f1 car.

But this most be the ultimate 1 series out there the m1 coupe Manuel its very rare to so it hold its value so good and i think it even cost more then it did brand new in 2012. https://www.blocket.se/annons/stockholm/bmw_m1_coup__400_hk_se_spec/100519880

[charred depot]

Grim

First awd car

I went to put the indicator on and was spooked by the wipers

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/4AnyhHl3_tE

[brittle totem]

I think that all new cars that already has camres everywhere should have a dashcam future build in and it should be a standard thing like tesla does not like bmw that charge you extra fore the dashcam future. It would make it easier to do an insurance claim and stuff like that our prove that you are innocent in a car accident.

[ornate viper]

they want to implement subscription fees for airbags too... 😂 you want features? sure, you can have them, but for a monthly fee!

it's ridiculous

I'm never going to buy a car that comes with subscription based features

[timber oar]

Well

Just re engineer features to keep working

Like seat warmers

[brittle totem]

What are you guys thoughts on Rimac Navera ? I think that is really Nice car but it it seems a bit booring for an hyoercar do not have an Nice load sound. https://youtu.be/aN64wMLyCuY

[magic crow]

i'll buy a car with subscription features as long as i know i can jailbreak it

[timber oar]

^

I'm gonna just keep driving my 30 year old stuff

[magic crow]

omg is that the monaco based youtuber who has monster antibodies and beat 7 time world champion lewis hamilton in the same machinery?

[ornate viper]

yeah, assuming it's out of warranty at that point, otherwise it's just not worth imo

[brittle totem]

Yeah bmw has taken the subscription thingy to the extream i can be fine with paying a monthly subscription for unlimted data in the car but not for things like heated seats that should be a one payment thing.

[ornate viper]

features that don't cost them anything after the car is manufactured shouldn't be a subscription based payment

then they may as well stop selling cars outright and do the entire car as a subscription service instead lmao

so essentially just become a car leasing business instead

[timber oar]

Yeah a data feed requires infrastructure maintenance

Heated seats and dash cams do not xD

[ornate viper]

yeah, I'm honestly terrified of the future lol

it's like the most stupid people on the planet get to decide how things are done

just because the smartest things aren't necessarily the ones that generate the most money

[timber oar]

pretty much

im going to be as defiant as i can

[ornate viper]

electric cars are fine, if you need something cost effective and just to use it as a tool to get from A to B

for entertainment/fun purposes, no thanks

yeah, that's totally fair

but with all the stuff I want to spend money on, and today's gas prices, not so ideal with anything else for me

also drowning in debt, because I'm stupid and financially reckless 😂 hopefully I've gotten that handled now, but we'll find out once my debt is managed and paid in full I guess

Not sure what a csr is, unless you meant to type car 😛

Next var I’ll buy is probably going to be an Audi A4 B5 or B6 (preferably B5) 1.8TQ

And alongside I’ll probably get a Tesla Model 3

Know the feeling 😂

My ultimate dream car is an Audi RS6 C7 though

The C7 in particular

It’s the best bang for the buck, and you may even have some fun driving it when you have to be financially responsible too

By fun I don’t mean reckless driving for anyone that thought that!

I think they look alright too, but definitely would much rather have something with engine sound

yeah, done my fair share of reckless driving, but never like this - never saw the point of driving to a point you can't stay in your own lane 😛

[timber oar]

even though im into bikes i dont really see the point of going crazy with it

definitely a speed junkie but sometimes its just not wise

[ornate viper]

yeah, I've mostly done crazy speeding on the highway at night where I can see absolutely 0 other cars

also our highways are lit up, so fairly easy to see far ahead in case something were to be in the road

other than that I make sure I don't drive so fast I can't stay in my own lane, or have to cut curves to get around them

and I stay as far towards the gutter as I can

[timber oar]

well and when you are in traffic theres literally no point

it gains you nothing

even light traffic

[ornate viper]

though my no means is that a good idea, there can be people walking at the side of the road, or biking etc

[timber oar]

in my experience

[ornate viper]

the gain we're talking here is adrenaline/fun though

[timber oar]

its to the point if its daytime its hard to have fun

traffic is so dense

[ornate viper]

as far as saving time goes, I did a ~45 minute trip at normal speeds in like 15 minutes, so can definitely save a lot of time 😛

yeah, I generally adapted to daytime traffic, at times I would drive reckless even then, but not 260kph reckless

[timber oar]

i just cant get around people

speed is irrelevant

[ornate viper]

yeah, but it's the only thing that's easy to "measure" without specific scenarios 😛

[timber oar]

im like

a good 15mi away from denver

just driving on normal streets with traffic lights

if the sun is shining the roads are crap

[ornate viper]

yeah, I live in Norway, so probably not too comparable 😛

also America has by far more idiots on the roads than here in Norway (naturally though, because Norway's total population is 5.4 million people)

[brittle totem]

I drove a model y long range like 2 weeks ago and it was alot mote fun that I thought i would defently have picked that over like Audi q5.

But I guess the model 3 is more fun then model y becuse it more sporty chassi.

[ornate viper]

Audi Q5 is straight ugly though

some of the Q7s are nice, and some of the SQ7s are awesome and pretty darn powerful for how big they are too

I think my Audi A4 2009 3.0 TDI (roughly 300hp) was significantly more exciting to drive than a Model 3 Performance

though 0-100 I would stand still when the Model 3 had already got to 100 😂 (figure of speech)

mine did 0-100 in 6 or 7 seconds iirc

[brittle totem]

The model y is not that good looking ehiter its decent fron the rear or side but not fron the front.

[ornate viper]

though I had automatic transmission

yeah, I hate the Model Y, absolutely terrible looking

it's like a worse and smaller version of the Model X

[brittle totem]

ITs just a bigger model 3 not even close to the model x

[ornate viper]

I was referring to the shape of it

looks kinda like a Model X and Model 3 had a baby

[brittle totem]

From the rear it looks like a model x and from the front its basically a model 3.

[ornate viper]

yeah, hence Model X and Model 3 made a baby 😛

[wintry valley]

i love cars

[leaden fern]

my favorite car is from roblox racing simulator

truly

such inovvative

design

[dusk ocean]

😐

[flint sable]

Wash’d n wax’d

the color is so cool in person

silverstone metallic

[tacit elm]

Cool beans

[tired sundial]

Can anyone send me any tips for putting my lawn mower engine into my brothers camary

[ornate viper]

screw it out, lift it up, lift it into your brother's camary

you probably would want to take the engine out of the camary first too, if it has one in

[tired sundial]

The lawnmower engine won’t work with a transmission unless sideways

[ornate viper]

then lift it in sideways

[tired sundial]

And that’s bad for the piston rings

[ornate viper]

okay, I'll stop trolling now 😂

my guess is you'll have some serious work in front of you! you'll probably end up having to find or make some adapters that can attach to the transmission etc

[tropic mulch]

https://youtu.be/ryL42aFB9Ww

pretty slick

[ornate viper]

there is also the engine mounts, you'll need to make something that can hook onto the original engine mounts

[ornate viper]

apparently my coworker has a 991

I might one day be bold enough to ask if I can drive it 😂

[tropic mulch]

what kind of 991?

[tired sundial]

And crash it

[ornate viper]

GT3 RS

[tropic mulch]

oh snap

that's very spicy

[ornate viper]

yeah, it sure is!

[tropic mulch]

apparently the 991 GT3 RS is about the same as driving a current gen GT3

[ornate viper]

I wouldn't want one myself, unless I could afford that and something else more practical

he talked about getting the 992 I think

[tropic mulch]

for a daily, the turbo S is pretty much the limit i would want to deal with

the GT3/RS are more for weekend toys/track weapons

[ornate viper]

my ultimate dream car is an RS6 C7

[tropic mulch]

the rs6 is a slick car too

[ornate viper]

it's pretty crazy, but not like race car crazy, but at the same time it's very functional as a family car too - assuming you can stomach the costs of using an RS6 for daily driver 😂

[tired sundial]

My bosses brother has a porsche 356

[ornate viper]

this coworker of mine has the GT3 RS 991 and a Taycan apparently 😂

I'd be happy to test drive either (and not crash them)

[tropic mulch]

more more taycan on the roads means there's one less tesla, so that's a good thing imo

[tired sundial]

A porsch isn’t in my budget sadly

[ornate viper]

I think the Taycan is a nice looking car, so price aside, it's not too bad

but for the price, you get more bang for the buck elsewhere imo

[tired sundial]

I only got 10

[tropic mulch]

i mean, you can get an older boxster or something likea 944

[tired sundial]

I’m trying to buy a new Honda dirt bike lol

[ornate viper]

yeah, probably quite far off of a Porsche 😅

I want an Audi A4 1.8TQ, either a B5 or B6

[tropic mulch]

every summe the past few years i've been debating if i should get another bike, but then i'm reminded the nerve damage in my right leg still hasn't healed completely

[ornate viper]

aww, soon™️!

I want to get the license for MC, but it's expensive, and I'm not sure I should for my own and everyone else's safety

[tired sundial]

I scratched a tree wit my arm last week it fells nice

[tropic mulch]

alternatively instead of getting sports cars, you can embrase the scuffed jeep lyfe

[ornate viper]

maybe later on, but first I want something that is comfy to drive as a every day car 😛

even on highways at 110kph

a Jeep definitely isn't that

[tired sundial]

I want a 1970 datsun 240z

[tropic mulch]

fair enough,real jeeps are not comfortable to drive at all

[ornate viper]

my friend had one, or well, he has one again now 😂

his previous one had arctic truck kit on it iirc

[tired sundial]

I had a 2018 rubicon on highways they are not fun

[hexed spoke]

The automobil

[tired sundial]

I sold it because of inflation and I couldn’t afford it

[ornate viper]

idr which he had, maybe it was a Sahara

idr which he has now

[tropic mulch]

yeah my red one got around 11mpg and you had to plan out going up hills

but that jeep is gone thanks to an offroading mishap

[tired sundial]

That looks fun

[tropic mulch]

now my 05 rubicon is much better due to the 4.11 gears

[tired sundial]

I drive a Honda civic from 2016 right now because it’s cheap

[ornate viper]

oof rip

[tropic mulch]

i loved that one, but in retrospect, the wrangers are just a more fun vehicle

i ended up parting out the XJ and using the money to get the TJ

[tired sundial]

You ever thought to get a bronco

Not one of the new ones

[tropic mulch]

yes, but nice ones are super expensive

[tired sundial]

Relatable

[tropic mulch]

especially in my area which is in the snowbelt, so most are rusted to shit

[tired sundial]

The only problem in my erea is the rust

[tropic mulch]

i did see a real nice k5 years ago i almost pulled the trigger on

[tired sundial]

I saw one on Facebook it was like 5k I took a closer look and it was 2 defrent cars

I hate scammers

[brittle totem]

Not really I don't think that a person that is looking to buy a Taycan is even interested in buying a Tesla and the same goes for Tesla buyers. Two completely different cars for two completely different buyers.

[tropic mulch]

fair enough. one is a car person, but still wants an electric car, the other is a moron who wants to flex with some fad bullshit

[ornate viper]

the Porsche owner?

[brittle totem]

I know some car people that has an tesla as an daily driver and something else for the weekends or during summer. But most people that buys a tesla is just the average person that wants and ev but is interested in tech to and then chooses a tesla over like and id4. Personally if i could afford a car like a Taycan i would have bought something like a model 3 long range and then a fun sport instead as an second car instead of paying like 200k for just a Taycan.

[ornate viper]

I feel like the long range version is a meme, just get the performance version - almost same range, but more oompf

[tropic mulch]

don't take what i say seriously. I have an unfathomable hate for tesla, so anything i say is going to be extremely tilted against them

[ornate viper]

model 3 is also pretty good bang for buck too, financially speaking

idk why you hate Tesla so bad xD but imo they are objectively decent cars, significantly more car for the price compared to other EVs - though it does even out a little more now

[brittle totem]

Actually the model 3 is probably the best ev right now but it sadly starting to get a bit expensive the model 3 long range is 71.000$ and the performance is 75,000$ in 2019 the cost like 20k less then they do now. But it holds its value super good my dads friends sold his model 3 long range 2019 after nearly 3 years and 75000km and he got the same as he paid for it right now if you remove that 6000$ that you used to get when you bought an ev here in Sweden.

[ornate viper]

afaik you now pay taxes on EVs too, at least in Norway

and Tesla also increased their prices too iirc

[brittle totem]

I think that the media has an bad impact on Tesla for people that is not really interested in them because nearly all news about the is negative or just complete bullshit to make Tesla look bad. And that's why people hate on them so much.

[ornate viper]

a lot of the time that is true

and with the meme machine of a public face Elon Musk is, it's not helping 😂

[brittle totem]

Yeah but evs is so cheap in Norway compared to Sweden anyways.

[brittle totem]

Yeah my friends dad just read what the news hade to say about Tesla and he was really negative about them. Until my friends "his son" said that he should test drive one and a week after that he placed an order on model y long range that he "hated" just a 2 weeks earlier" but after he tried one he completely changed his mind.

[ornate viper]

yeah, media is terrible

unless it's Linus Media Group

but people are also stupid, so there is that

[brittle totem]

Are you sure about that ? The model 3 performance is 55,000$ in Norway and 76,000$ in Sweden

[ornate viper]

is it that bad? 😂

but no, I'm not sure about that, hence the "afaik"

maybe we're about to have to pay taxes on EVs too

can't recall

so essentially when that happens all already bought EVs gets a value increase 😂

[brittle totem]

But people still buys them anyway in Sweden they are nearly everywhere where I live and I live in a meddle class area. My friends dad that bought a brand new model y long range switched from a volvo v70 d4 FWD from 2014 directly to an 80k Tesla. Because he drives a lot so the tesla was actually way cheaper in running cost to.

Yeah if you bought a Tesla in in like late summer 2021 it has probably have been a better investment then the stock market during the last year.

[ornate viper]

in Norway you get better insurance prices and loans on EVs too

and the maintenance costs of a EV is way less than the fossil

[brittle totem]

I just noticed that the model 3 is cheaper in Norway than it is in United sates.

[ornate viper]

583k NOK is what I get for a Model 3 Performance, with winter wheels

holy, why is it so expensive in Sweden? 😂

a whooping 100k NOK or so more expensive over in Sweden

[brittle totem]

I was in like Norway like a month ago on a Road trip and there was evs latterly everywhere but i guess it because of the benefits you get buy buying an ev over there and that the prices of an similar car but an fossil one os more expensive than the "ev version" and that the average monthly income is very high in Norway to. here in Sweden you need pay like 20-30k premium to get an similar ev compared to a fossil car.

[brittle totem]

Nearly 200k NOK more (:

[ornate viper]

no, 700k NOK is like 750k SEK

oh actually, with winter tires, we're getting close to 200k NOK more

oh yeah, 160k SEK of it is VAT

probably why 😂

guess I'm not gonna be bothered with a Model 3 if VAT has kicked in here before the time comes lmao

[brittle totem]

With winter tires a model 3 performance cost 815,360 SEK witch is 766,189 NOK

[ornate viper]

I got to 802k SEK, but that's with white paint, and nothing extra

either way, it's mostly the VAT that makes the difference to insanely huge

will be 773k SEK here when VAT is applied

[brittle totem]

Oh i forgot that tesla auto set the paint to something random now. But that is correct. But i think it is better to buy winter tires after market and nor directly from tesla because 4600$ Seems a bit much for a set of winter tires and rims you can probably get a good pair for like 2000$ aftermarket

[brittle totem]

The VAT is at 25% on cars here and evs to. But the road tax is very high on fossil cars and on evs its basically free. And if you own the an ev trough your company and pay "benefit" tax on it stupid cheap to "own" compared to privately its like 270$ a month if you have an tax rate of 50%

[ornate viper]

definitely an option, yeah, but they do use high quality tires, and fairly sure their rims are high quality too - and optimized for range/efficiency

[brittle totem]

But you can get the same tires after market to the rims is a bit different to but you can get fairly efficient ones aftermarket to witch is specially made for evs. And I wouldn't say that the 20inch rims that tesla is offering as winter tires on the model 3 performance is that efficient either. But Tesla cars is very efficient anyways i got an consumption of 143wh/km when i test drove an Model y long range and that was with some highway driving to and some 0-100km/h pulls. And that car hade the optional 20 inch tires.

[ornate viper]

yeah, personally idk what I would do when the time comes... one thought was to just buy it without winter tires, then get a set of used rims from the previous style performance set, and use the ones that came with the car as winter wheels

[brittle totem]

Do you own a model 3 or are you looking to buy one in the feuture?

[ornate viper]

I don't own one, potentially looking to buy one in the future

soon™️

would buy one right now if my financial situation allowed it

[brittle totem]

I will probely buy one in the feuture to but it is a long way until I can do that I am just 18 old know so when the Times comes the model 3 will probely have been replaced buy a new tesla model. Or i will be intrested in some other car most likely an ev.

[dense shard]

Tesla has yet to release an actually updated model.

The Model S is basically identical to the OG

Then again the Model Y apparently getting an update with a structural battery pack which is huge

Tesla about to get Henry Forded into irrelevance

[brittle totem]

The know that every singel thing has been updated on the model s and x from the orginal only becuse it looks the same dosent mean that it is outdated the new on feels like a completly diffrent car to orginal model s.

The same thing happend on my brothers bmw e91 the whole abs and traction control sensor gave up whike he was driving luckely nothing happend.

[vocal mural]

A bridge have been collapsed in Norway

This one, only 6 years old

(C) NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Co

[civic spoke]

That... Surprises me.

[ornate viper]

I'm not really that surprised

too many morons making decisions tbh

[bitter compass]

I would be interested in what the point of failure was

[civic spoke]

Someone's mom?

[vocal mural]

Bad supporting

The older bridge had strong, concrete supports

I am no expert, but i would say that 2 pins wont hold the thing

[ornate viper]

doesn't look like the most stable ground either

[charred depot]

3 stages of despair

[signal heath]

mk4

[dusk ocean]

$100 bolt

[deep zealot]

Reminds me of Porsche and their 911 lineup

When they took a VW beetle and put an engine in the back. The good old days

[ornate viper]

why update something that works, bad for business, until it isn't

[dense shard]

Because it can be done better. All modern cars today are compromised.

[ornate viper]

essentially everything is, just hold back until you need to let loose to compete

just look at Intel CPUs, or Nvidia GPUs, same story there

business-wise I get why they do it, not necessarily much money in always playing all your cards as soon as you have them

[deep zealot]

Except it didn’t always work and porsche regularly got criticized for it back in the day

there’s entire compilations of clarkson making fun of the 911

Simply because they didn’t evolve

[ornate viper]

yeah, that definitely is true

[deep zealot]

https://youtu.be/X1MzVyBn1z8

Hilarious this guy

[ornate viper]

it's a difficult balance for a company to find I reckon, and most large companies have shareholders that demand they maximize profit in a reasonable way (reasonable to them, not to consumers)

[fathom socket]

looks more like the rest of the bridge wasnt strong enough

all the supports are still standing but the rest of the bridge has basically had all the load concentrated at a couple specific points which probably aint a good idea for a wooden bridge

[charred depot]

Could it be

[lone fern]

indeed it could be

[ornate viper]

yeah, I guess I've had similar situations happen tbf

[fathom socket]

it could

[wraith rivet]

What is that stuff in the air? Water??

[fathom socket]

chemtrails

[wraith rivet]

Idk what rain is

hasn’t rained in 8 months

well it sprinkled just enough to fuck up all the dust on my car and make it look terrible but I don’t think that counts as rain

[fathom socket]

Do like a bit of rain

[wraith rivet]

me too

it’s so nice and relaxing ☺️

[pearl plover]

Not bad for a 2007

But not my cup of tea

This is better

[indigo knoll]

QUARK!!!

[pearl plover]

Wut

[pearl tiger]

tested exhaust on my car. got 112dB

but papers say 84

kek

[deep zealot]

i see barbara, hu tao, mona, keqing and fischl

and the pfp is a hololiver

i forget her name

[pearl tiger]

ok

[fathom socket]

bmw drivers on their way to be unable to wait the 2s it would take me to change lane after overtaking a car on the inside lane turning into a street

thankfully I checked my mirrors in time

[ornate viper]

lmao, I've done that, but only to people who refuse to go back to the right lane for an unreasonable amount of time

I don't drive a BMW though, in fact I don't drive anything these days, and I've never driven a BMW either - probably never will 🙈

[fathom socket]

So weird electrical issue in my peugeot 307

The horn works only when fog lights are on

[tepid wing]

That feeling when someone doesn't want an EV because they don't have a 500 mile range when they only drive a max of around 80 miles away and the far places have charge points.

[deep zealot]

as a BMW driver i do cut up mildly on freeways

but in city traffic i’m pretty much the safest driver you’ll find

[tepid wing]

Yeah but being a lead foot isn't going to make a 200+ mille car drop to less than 40.

[deep zealot]

The only reason I don’t want an EV is because they’re boring

They have no soul

they’re cool as quiet A to B cars

[hoary pine]

I get it people want things a little more complicated than what it takes.
But to me EV feels like the "perfect powertrain" we were looking for in the past.
Smooth instant output whenever you want to push it.
But now we think that is boring.

I actually feels that when I tried the dual motor Taycan too, the single motor one is actually more fun.

[tepid wing]

They are so great because they are so quiet.

Plus the near instant torque is a nice bonus.

[hoary pine]

I was old enough to remember when there were still people ranting about more and more new cars don't have MT anymore.
Now it seems like even AT will go to history too in maybe two or three decades with ICE dying off at that point.

[tepid wing]

MT, AT?

[hoary pine]

Transmission

manual / automatic

[tepid wing]

Gotcha.

I think CVTs are part darn nifty.

[hoary pine]

CVTs are pretty nice when did right.
In early stages they had some problems but eventually the engineers figured how to solve that.

(some brands gave up on that tho

[tepid wing]

They have their uses.

The CVT on a Coda was dumb though.

[tribal heron]

I don't particularly like CVTs

At least on non-economy cars

Especially if it is the only transmission offered

[tepid wing]

Like I said, they have their place.

[hoary pine]

The Audi CVT was a mistake :p

[tepid wing]

Infinite gears is a super cool idea.

[hoary pine]

Most of the CVT that "did right" are those Japanese commuter indeed.
They don't really care about insta torque and some of them also have a motor to help.

[tepid wing]

It's interesting how confusing the lead acid batteries in EVs are.

[hoary pine]

The TL;DR are they disconnect the main battery for safety when the car is sleeping, so they need a little guy to watch the house.

[tepid wing]

Yeap.

A lot of people don't know that.

[hoary pine]

I expect to see a lot of people freaking out when they see a "battery fail" and thought that is the main battery in next few years

Wonder how many automakers foreseen that and emphasize that is the little guy not the main battery in the alert.

[hoary pine]

Can relate.
My 11 yr old X1 did that to me way too many times.

Sometimes it drive me crazy because I didn't use seatbelt in the carpark.

[brittle totem]

Yeah but the avrage 2.0tsi or tdi is less fun then a ev to i would rather take an ev as Daily then like Audi with 2.0tdi engine. But their is a diffrent story to a sports car then a ice powerd one is more fun right now. Maybe it will chnage in the feuture.

[brittle totem]

Our 2015 bmw has that chine every time you open the Doors becuse of a stupid parking break sensor. The parking breaks work just fine bjt the sensor think their is a problem so becuse of that we are getting that chine litterly every time you jump into the car.

[bitter compass]

A brand similar to bmw, bavarian and expensive

[pearl plover]

Me dealing with the issues of a 2017 Sonata

2017-22 iirc has a lot of issues with the engine, came off of the lot burning a lot of oil, like a quart of oil in 400 miles. We are considering making a warranty claim but it might take awhile for them to fix it because of all of the parts sitting on the backlog of ships just sitting off the coast

[stoic ledge]

Definitely make a claim... also, that's their problem to solve and to provide you with an alternative form of transportation while they're waiting on parts :)

[deep zealot]

Idk I had way more fun in my 328i xDrive than I did in a Model 3

just rowing through gears and feeling the power band and even hearing the turbo spool

Not to mention I can modify and code my car however I want

[brittle totem]

I was referring to a more average daily cars like Audi a4 or something like that with like 150 or 200hp. I can agree with what you saying if you are going to buy a ice powered car at least get something fun then and not just a boring 2.0tdi car if you can afford it.

[deep zealot]

Well yes a 328i is an average daily car

it’s a 2.0L engine

except it’s 260 hp

[brittle totem]

Then its not an average car most people buy the less powerful engines to save to get a lower consumption. I think that the average new ice car in Sweden has something between 120 to 200hp. Most people would probably go for a 320d or 320i if they where looking at a new BMW.

[deep zealot]

320i and 328i have the same engine anyway

And 328i is still an average daily car lol

335i is also an average daily car

as long as it doesn’t have an M badge it’s a daily car

[stoic ledge]

1 town over from where I live there's a fully optioned 316i

F31

It's bright green, but painted like that from the factory

Idk what the color is named

Ah right Java Green

[brittle totem]

Yeah the 3 series is an average car but not with the sporty models like the 335i,340i because most people don't buy them the people that wants then is people that are looking for a more sporty car and not just an a to b car.

[brittle totem]

Can you send me a link to the listing I want to se it I never seen a 316i with something more then the "mid" spec.

[stoic ledge]

It's not for sale, but it's a 316i High Executive in Java Green

[brittle totem]

Here is the most expensive 316i for sale in Sweden not even led lights.

[brittle totem]

That's a pretty weird to go for the highest spec with the base engine. Most of the high spec ones in Sweden is 330i or 330d or higher.

[deep zealot]

in the US now there’s only 330i as the lowest trim

M340i and then M3

[hoary pine]

I can understand people that fully option a 316i
They like the look, and some luxury, and the brand, maybe also the handling, but don't really need that power.
Maybe they even know what is a blinker.

[civic spoke]

You can tune the BMW engines so that they gain like 100 hp. Almost regardless of which model it is.

Wouldn't you want to double the HP from your BMW 114i?

[brittle totem]

But how long will the engine last with like 100hp tune on 114i ?

[civic spoke]

Yes.

It's a 1.6 liter, 4 cylinder. So it only having 107 hp from factory is on the low end.

[brittle totem]

Here is what happends when you buy a Base model bmw and then install everything that was an optinal extra from 3rd party brand.

[civic spoke]

Same engine was used in the 120i with 170+ hp. Or whatever it had.

[civic spoke]

"2 series active and Gran Tourer owners club"

[brittle totem]

Yeah I joined it becuse I mom was hade som quastion about her f45 active tourer but most People in that groupies is not that helpful and just post picture of their fuel consumption.

[civic spoke]

I would have just gone with a normal 2 series from either of those two. And then just kept it stock.

Maybe a tune for the lulz.

At least if it was after the warranty period.

[brittle totem]

They are actully pretty good for the priced specielly used ones my mom got the 2015 225i xdrive nearly maxed the inly thing that it is missing is electric seats. For "just" 16,000$

Witch is pretty cheap for a nearly fully loaded "modern" bmw

[civic spoke]

It's the ugly duckling.

[brittle totem]

Yeah the front is not that good looking bit thats the case with everey new bmw this days but new active tourer is even uglier.

Why ?

[bitter compass]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[brittle totem]

And know he dropped it trough a house to. People just have to much money for they own good this days.

[brittle totem]

Not that bad actully its not that good looking but probely the best bmw you can buy used for the money spcielly the high speeced on that you can get for pretty cheap compared to other cars in the same catogery the one my mom got was cheaper then VW golf from the same year and miliage but less options on it the bmw that she got was nearly fully loaded with awd and the most powerful engine you could get on a active tourer.

I am just wondering how he got that amount of money as such a "young" age. Yeah he gets a lot of views but is that enough to be able to destroy such a expensive cars for a living.

Yeah most of the them are base models our nearly fully loaded ones their is no in between for the active tourer. But the 225i xdrive is very rare i think their is only 13 of still registered in Sweden. And for some reason the model my mom bought costed the same as pretty low specced 218i.

Yeah its either that our rich parents.

Wait is there any 225i listed in your country I haven't seen on sale since my mom bought hers and that was in January 2021.

That's expensive my mom got hers for 16k but it hade 120000km on it when he bought it.

And hers was the xdrive one basically fully loaded to.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah no is quite normal here, my brother had a fully loaded E91 318i (minus the alarm, hence it got stolen 🥲 )

[brittle totem]

Wait wait isn't the alarm standard feature in a BMW ? i guess that your brother will never buy a car with out it after that.

[stoic ledge]

Nope it wasn't 🙃 Current Volvo also doesn't have alarm, told him to get it installed, but hasn't yet

[brittle totem]

I am wondering what was going on in that person head when choosed to pick every single option but not the alarm.

[stoic ledge]

Probably had a garage and didn't care about it

Insurance will cover it within the first few years

But it was very sad

Brother was taking midnight dump, looked out of the window: BMW gone

[lone fern]

i don’t have an alarm on my truck other than a red blinking light that does nothing

[brittle totem]

Yeah all of our cars starts to beep while you are trying to clean then because the alarms keeps going of everytime.

[lone fern]

rip bmw

worst midnight dump of them all

[brittle totem]

But isn't the insurance cost a bit higher if you the car doesn't have a factory alarm installed.

[stoic ledge]

I asked him to look in to that.... But he hasn't yet

Cars over 60k require one I think, his was like 58k new or something

[brittle totem]

Yeah its pretty weird car basically a 5 series but a bit higher and uglier. I think it is the replacement for the 5 series GT.

[stoic ledge]

5GT was based on the 7er

[lone fern]

aw that sucks : (

[brittle totem]

It seems like no ones want the 5 series gt over here the cheapest on is 530d pretty well equipped to for like 12k. https://www.blocket.se/annons/kronoberg/bmw_530_d_gran_turismo_245hk__panoram_navi__fynd/99006634

But something seems a bit off it looks like it rust on the mount for the front passenger seat.

[brittle totem]

And you can get the 550i GT for around 14k

Probably the reason why its so cheap. how is the engine in 530d GT is it good because you can get a fully loaded for around 15k a smellier normal 5 series would be like 25-30k

Why would she need so much power in her suv isn't the 40d or 35d enough.

Yeah its worth it then if SHE'S enjoys and are willing to pay for the running cost.

[deep zealot]

Oh man is that the N63

That sucks. Probably the worst engine ever produced by BMW

[brittle totem]

Yeah the 50i in that generation doesn't exist here it just the 30d 40d and i and the M version. And i think the M is diesel to. Our maybe that is for the latest gen

[deep zealot]

The new N63s aren’t too bad

should just get rid of it and get a 40i instead

Aw man

[brittle totem]

What is the fun with that if you can afford it go for the 50i then

[deep zealot]

40i can be tuned to way past 50i levels

Lotta leaks too fam

probably just burns it all off

That’s a lot of work for an X5

noooooo rip M skirts

is that aftermarket or factory?

Ah man that’s gotta be mad expensive then

could have bought a whole new X5 with the money put in that it seems

[bitter compass]

Na an x5 will go anywhere

If there is a road that is in apple maps

Oh and if the road is barely wide enough for two lorries

It has to drive in the middle

And honk at you in your up exclamations mark for driving at the very right and having the audacity to be on the same road as them

[fathom socket]

Me going broke

[bitter compass]

Laughs in 35L tank

Prices do be getting better again tho

[charred depot]

8 month old spring, certified gm

[bitter compass]

Back to like 1.86 € / L

[charred depot]

The spring consumer

[bitter compass]

Oh gm hate i like that

Screw opel 👀

[charred depot]

This is a saab but shares a front strut with a mk3 vauxhall cavalier

[brittle totem]

They are still around around the high 1,90$ here but its a lot better then 2,5$/l that it used to cost like 1 month ago. And for diesel it was 2,8$/l for a while back in march.

[charred depot]

got some old stock osrams for the proper 80's feel when headlights werent pure white lasers

sadly I cant make everything coming towards me return to 80's

[vocal mural]

I had fuel gauge at full constantly on the moped i hired when i was in Sweden.
I ran out of fuel and called for help, the owner said that the gauge was broken.

It seriously happened 2 weeks ago

Of course i taped the gauge off, with the word broken on it

[ornate viper]

it was over $3 here at some point, little over $2 now I think

[ornate viper]

probably not too bad in comparison to my 2009 A4 with Xenons, surprisingly bad lights for what they were

[timber oar]

I usually just guess when i need to fill up on gas as my entire cluster is dead

[charred depot]

Fixed my cluster today but lost the speedo cable to the depths of the dash

didnt need that

[brittle totem]

I like how to active tourer has a perfect holder for your candy our snacks i have seen in any other car i have been in.

[charred depot]

none of my cars have a cupholder : (

quite annoying

[gilded jackal]

Anyone familiar with rb 25 neos?

[stoic ledge]

I like how you double posted that

Power folding mirrors, optional extra on a BMW

[vocal mural]

Fazer

Good candy and chocolate brand

[brittle totem]

Yes it is but my moms car has nearly all of the optinal extras it was an extra on my dads passat to.

Definitely worth it for the orginal owner to option the hp and torque monitor.

[stoic ledge]

Essential in a PHEV minivan

[brittle totem]

Our is not PHEV its gas only.

[stoic ledge]

Ah thought you had the 225xe

[brittle totem]

And in the manual there is whole page about how to use launch control but it doesn't say anything about the simple like how to unplug the 12v battery.

[brittle totem]

Its the 225i xDrive

[stoic ledge]

Why would you do that yourself? Just take it to a certified BMW service partner

🙃

[brittle totem]

Yeah how to use is Launch control is the only important thing that you need to now about the car according to the BMW manual.

[stoic ledge]

Makes sense

I mean, it's a minivan after all

Perfect traffic light race machine

[sinful creek]

Bro the previous owner did not disclose that they abused the shit out of their "2 year old" 6 puck and it's in the shop getting fixed now

less than 6k mi on it too

[plush flame]

whats a 6puck

[brittle totem]

Wait a full on engine replacement at 6k miles ?

[charred depot]

if it has a 6 puck clutch then its probably gonna be abused heh

[sinful creek]

Nah just clutch and pressure plate

But it's stupid af that I have to do it around 2 weeks after I bought the fucking thing

Literally busted at a red light and I was just down the road from my mechanic

He took a look at it and was like, yeah there's no life left on the clutch and you got bent fingers on the diaphragm

[hoary pine]

How did that even happen in 6k mi

They must been abusing it really hard.

[sinful creek]

Idk bro he used to go to car meets

Prolly slipped a lot

The car pushed like 8lbs of boost on an h22a

So when he did burn outs it prolly started fucking that shit up

[glad mantle]

my car is missing from my car

[stiff burrow]

All you need is a folding chair and it will be perfect for track days

[ornate viper]

what are you doing to it? 😮

looks like quite the project haha

looks like a Model 3, am I right?

[frigid anchor]

Teslas & track ?

[gaunt hull]

kar

[charred depot]

That is one chonky steering wheel tf

[brittle totem]

Is it going to be a model 3 for track use or just a custom interior ?

[fathom socket]

F

I've maaged to get really goodfuel economy with removed thermostat

till it started being to hott and it held 90c+

also weird thing

my horn does not wor till I turn on fog lights

[civic spoke]

I don't get how people like that.

[deep zealot]

Better than the Plaid yoke

[fathom socket]

cries in 60 litre tank

[civic spoke]

This is fine.

[fathom socket]

Good luck

Hope you're near a petrol station

[ornate viper]

what if he's near a gas station?

[civic spoke]

I'm parked for the day.

Just parked it

Uhh. It might just be easier to look for a used Tab S6 that needs a screen replaced?

[ornate viper]

is this even the right channel lol? isn't this a Samsung tablet?

either way the control board for those displays are proprietary Samsung ones

[lavish lynx]

dang

[ornate viper]

that's why

[lavish lynx]

well time to make a 250€ lamp

[ornate viper]

buy a broken one, and rip out the main board in that, wire it up in your car

retrofit an Android tablet into your car for a car upgrade

[lavish lynx]

i'm 15

but yes

once i have car

very gud idea

[ornate viper]

oh, but you can own a car at 15, you just can't drive it

[lavish lynx]

-_-

no shit

[ornate viper]

nice little project until you actually can drive it

[lavish lynx]

"little"

[ornate viper]

yeah

it's not trivial to retrofit an android tablet in a car, would need to know a bit of electronics, and would take some effort to do it nicely

[dense shard]

Dunno, in the US you can drive at 15

Learner's permit only, but still something

[lavish lynx]

also i wouldnt be able to get myself to buy any car other than this exact one https://www.jsteam.nl/aanbod/mazda/mx-5/na-roadster-1-8i-miata-racing-green-limited-edition-turbo-240pk-30755155

[ornate viper]

yeah, I just assumed he wasn't in the US, besides, it's not really relevant

[lavish lynx]

germany

[dense shard]

Oof

[civic spoke]

You can still drive this at your age.

[dense shard]

It's a start?

Looks like a tiny Escape

[lavish lynx]

i'd rather get a mofa

or wait till i'm 16 and get my A1 license

(15hp 125cc)

[civic spoke]

That car is a moped car. Which you can drive with an AM license.

[lavish lynx]

dang

so it can drive like 30kmh

[ornate viper]

this has some potential for a retrofitted Android tablet tbh 😛

[lavish lynx]

yes

exactly

tho i currently dont have 17k plus money for insurance etc lying around

[civic spoke]

45

[ornate viper]

tell your parents to buy it for you, you need to repurpose an old tablet screen, and you need a car to do it

[lavish lynx]

LMFAOOOO

[ornate viper]

[lavish lynx]

[ornate viper]

if they question it; just tell them Discord said so!

[lavish lynx]

well maybe a corvette c3 / c5

or an opel gt

well not an opel gt

in germany we just say rostlaube

[ornate viper]

I've only owned Audi A4 personally, 4 of them 😂

[lavish lynx]

i'm guessing newer editions each time?

or just crashed 3 of em

[ornate viper]

had to send one to the scrap yard, the second had a faulty oil pump and engine was destroyed (crank shaft iirc), third one I totaled last one I had to sell

[lavish lynx]

sadge

this seems legit

[ornate viper]

A4 1.9 TDI 1997, A4 2.0 TDI 2007, A4 2.0 TDI 2007, A4 3.0 TDI 2009, in that order 😛

[lavish lynx]

only upgrades

[ornate viper]

whatever they sent you an image of, it isn't a car! so yeah, definitely a scam!

this was the 3.0 TDI one

[lavish lynx]

they're basically saying a package of mine got a ripped label on it and want me to give them my address etc.

[lavish lynx]

thas clean

[ornate viper]

I miss this car tbh, was very nice, loved driving it

this is what I did with the one that had the engine fail

[lavish lynx]

dayum

[ornate viper]

hardly ever done car repairs, but decided to rip out the engine myself, and put a new one in 😂

[lavish lynx]

did it work?

[ornate viper]

I got it out, but never bothered getting a new one in, as I had another car already

[lavish lynx]

oh

did ya at least sell the shell?

[ornate viper]

part of the reason was because; one thing is getting it out, but another is to get it back in 😂

nah, I didn't lol

my dad took it over, and sent it to someone for them to install the new engine, and apparently something is wrong with a sensor or something, haven't been bothered since ngl

[lavish lynx]

you could give it to me i could fit my tablet and once i have the money put a new engine in it /s

[ornate viper]

it's still just sitting in the driveway at my mom's place 😂

[lavish lynx]

lmfao

[ornate viper]

need to take down the transmission to replace a sensor hoping that is the problem - at least that's what my dad said was the problem 😛 I haven't looked at the car personally, so I wouldn't know anything about the problem

[brittle totem]

I think they can go up to 50km/H at a maximum but most of them is ecu limited to 45km/H

[ornate viper]

I'm also not a car mechanic, I'm a software developer

[lavish lynx]

damn

sadge

[civic spoke]

What's even worse is how light they are.

Meaning no safely features.

Moped cars are only like 400-450 kg.

[brittle totem]

Light doesn't mean that they are unsafe but the reason that they are unsafe is because the whole "shell" is just plastic and the body itself is made of weak materials. This is what happens if you crash one into another car.

[ornate viper]

that's like very common for cheap and small cars

@lavish lynx actually, I totaled an MX5 once

wasn't my fault though, he just decided to lane shift into my side