cars

[grave creek]

cause most classes i seen only do auto for scooters

[drowsy depot]

yea u its scooters but we like it here

and some like manual

and some enjoy both

i never seen a us person on a scooters💀

[grave creek]

more common in the south

and west

[drowsy depot]

i have to say some scooters are very nice

[grave creek]

i want a 2amp charger for my bike but i know it’s over kill i just don’t like the 1amp charger from the company i am going with lol

[drowsy depot]

1amp for phone?

[grave creek]

no bike battery

it’s a 10ah battery and rule of thumb is 10% max for charging

[brittle totem]

Didn't understand that but the they where bacially the same up to around 180km/h after that the golf was way faster the golf is havily tuned to 500hp and the 850 has been tuned to around 550hp.

[drowsy depot]

the volvo in the vid is like his car

[brittle totem]

Never heard of him.

But basically all 80-90s volvos looks the same.

[frigid anchor]

Why do people forget to put their hand brakes on? Bruh

[drowsy depot]

breaking bad show

[frigid anchor]

I mean

The owner is a bad driver

[glad mantle]

It's completely stock from a powertrain standpoint and has every OEM part that was replaced cosmetically coming with it

No paint either, it's a wrap. The paint underneath is in factory condition

Thank you. Yeah it's in excellent condition, only has a single minor dent around 1cm big (this isn't an exaggeration). No rust. Engine is in perfect health, oil changed every 6000km with extensive records. It's a 97 so no VANOS pump to deal with. Also has the M Sport bumper and upgraded brake discs & calipers

I'm not too concerned about the blacked out tail lights, my daily also has them and I haven't been pulled over once for it

I have been pulled over for my window tint but that's it

to be fair though my window tint is extremely aggressive

What's wild is the car is in good enough condition to get collector plates

Which I might do. I'm still debating whether I want to build the engine up and make it a drag sleeper or just keep it stock, since my other car is still a decent car power-wise

[stoic ledge]

Nice couldn't see that from the pics lol

[grave creek]

what’s a handbrake if it has to be turned on? i thought all handbrakes were on you just have to squeeze the lever slowly too slow down.

[dense shard]

Hand brakes aren't for slowing down

They're for ensuring a car doesn't start moving

[brittle totem]

And for emergency situation if the normal brakes fails.

[stoic ledge]

Heh locking rear wheels is not really fun ngl

[bitter compass]

The only use of a handbrake is turning 👀

[feral reef]

I've never done a handbrake turn

[grave creek]

@dense shard I know it was a joke as I ride a motorcycle.

altho parking a motorcycle on a hill on a one way road, going downhill, and there is a law the states you can only park with the flow and not against sucks

[plucky flame]

It has car in the name

[civic spoke]

That one of the test cars for the head protection dealios they had a few years back?

[plucky flame]

No

Its an indycar.

[civic spoke]

I know that some wanted a screen like that instead of the halo.

[plucky flame]

From 2018

I prefer the windshield better than the halo

Its just as strong as a halo

But the engine though

Super light v6. It weighs less than i do.

[wispy cloak]

I might have to call a lawyer for the dakota. The insurance company has said they are unable to contact the driver of the other vehicle and they will not be able to for a minimum of two weeks. Until then they will provide no rental and won't even look at the dakota even though they have been provided with video, witnesses, and the other driver already admitted fault and I have it in text.
AND the fact that the truck was parked

[civic spoke]

I'm reminded of TFG of Koenigsegg. 2.0 liter 3 cylinder that's 70 kilos with 600 hp output.

[wispy cloak]

How is that even possible

[plucky flame]

The koenigsegg name should give you a good indicator.

[wispy cloak]

I know

But that's crazy

[plucky flame]

Linear actuator valves anyone

[civic spoke]

It's the engine they use for their "Family" car.

[plucky flame]

I mean it also has those electric motors which makes like an extra 700hp

[wispy cloak]

Can it even put that to the ground

Or is it just all tire spin

[plucky flame]

Of course it can

Its only about 1200 hp total

[brittle totem]

Its a Koenigsegg of course it can. And its AWD to witch no Koenigsegg before has been and the RWD ones doesn't spin that much.

[plucky flame]

Its like asking if bugatti will use the same 1500hp w16 in their next car

[civic spoke]

Koenigsegg are nutty with the power and drive trains that they use.

[plucky flame]

And the chassis and bodies

They look a bit fugly sometimes but their mother still loves them

I love the doors too

[civic spoke]

Can't get over the transmission for the CC8S50 or whatever it was called. Was it just CC850?

[plucky flame]

Yeah

[brittle totem]

Here is how to not a drive a Koenigsegg. Apparently Koenigsegg bought the car back from him because he was to bad to drive it and couldn't handle it at all. https://www.tiktok.com/@norgefunny/video/7104321957184785670?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7037442661670110725

[plucky flame]

That is how not to drive any car. Holy balls.

[magic crow]

this is like when you give a 5 year old a controller to drive a car without a tutorial

[wild tiger]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/xapugr/you_guys_think_this_can_be_welded_up_s/

why toyota trucks suck in my state

[plucky flame]

Top this

[wild tiger]

parked in the levy too long

[plucky flame]

We also have a few of these

[wild tiger]

these guys like to try to race me at a light

and i aways win

tho my car is basicly a sleeper

[plucky flame]

That has probably seen more dirt than all the other ones combined

I also saw this one day. When you see it.

[wild tiger]

my car prob has pulled more stuff then all of the lifted trucks combined

[plucky flame]

Dawg i have probably pulled more stuff than all those trucks combined

If you need a drop hitch youre doing it wrong

[deep zealot]

AWD wheel spin gang

[plucky flame]

Well theres your problem

You travelled back to the damn 1800s before they had paved roads

[wild tiger]

i need a drop hitch for the stock ride height on my car lol

its bc its raked hard

[plucky flame]

See the message above

[wild tiger]

idk how a level hitch would work

bc some of the longer trailers would hit the tail on the ground

[carmine summit]

ive seen trucks/trailers straight up missing wheels before

like, getting police escort off the highway with a tow truck following

[wild tiger]

explain how id put a trailer on my hitch if the hitch hight is too tall for the trailer i got

[plucky flame]

Get a shorter vehicle

[wild tiger]

this is allready short

its ranger sized

[plucky flame]

Hence the er prefix

Damn im tired

Suffix

[wild tiger]

its on the ranger frame so idk

its not tall by any means

[plucky flame]

Thats the only one ive seen on a road. Maybe on the highway but this one was getting ready to be towed.

[wild tiger]

a honda pilot is taller than this

[brittle totem]

In the video they said that owner hade gotten a offer from koenigsegg to take a driving course with them. So he could habdle the car decently on track. But he didn't want to do that becuse he was already good enough according to him.

[magic crow]

thats even worse

[halcyon pike]

Thought I'd put my 2 cents in the car chat here is my 1967 Plymouth beracuda

It's a 340 with a racing cam in it and a Holly 750 dubbel pumper and 727 transmission with 3:73 gear ratio soon to be running e85 it goes 11.030 in the quarter mile.

[civic spoke]

Driving fast, and on the limit is hard.
Takes a lot more than people think. Especially if you have a dang CCX. Got to respect those vehicles.

[brittle totem]

That's exactly what my brother told me yeasterday when he drove their golf gti with 500hp on "track". He couldn't even come close to the limit of that car on track and he drove pretty Hard with it so I can't imegine how Hard it would be drive a Koenigsegg CCX on track.

[brittle totem]

Probely why Koenigsegg didn't let him keep the car.

[civic spoke]

Probably had something to do with that he didn't want to pay the bill to repair it, either.

Since that's not something insurance covers.

So Koenigsegg probably gave him a cheque to cover some of the cost in order to just keep the car themselves.

[brittle totem]

Close call eith the BMW today. Never trust that range display it went from 50km to "0km left" after like 5km of driving on the highway at like 90km/h. A full tank according to offcial spec is 51 liters so pretty dam close to empty. At least rhe fuel price has dropped alot in past month.

[brittle totem]

I they onwer hade agreed to let koenigsegg to buy back the car for the same price that he paid for it. But according to the norwegian comments the owner did have to pay for repairs on the car.

[civic spoke]

Heh

[brittle totem]

It was their company car and test car i think they hade some type of insurence on it but. And the cost of the car wouldn't be that much of problem it would used be annyoing to but a stock gti again and modify it again that would take a long time to do.

[charred depot]

friends ford volvo wheel bearing was screaming so I "replaced" it

OEM quality parts

[civic spoke]

I keep looking around at bikes now.

This being sold for like €2,200

[fathom socket]

it will buff out

[wind peak]

So I've been looking for ages for a car to fix up. Something cool and flashy, with a stick. Not something to daily every day, but just to take out and have fun every so often. Well, last night I came across a listing for a salvage title. It's a Mustang with really low miles, in great condition, but the previous owner hit a deer and folded the front end in and would rather sell it off than put the money and effort into fixing it. Needs a new core support, condenser, bumper, headlight assemblies, wheel airbag, and maybe a hood if I can't get the one that's on it straightened out. Still runs and drives fine. Other than the front end being messed up, it's otherwise immaculate and extremely cheap for what it is. Here's hoping I can get together the down payment before someone else snaps it up

[brittle totem]

Isen't it a bit suspicus that he didnt have insurence on his low miliage mustang ?

[wind peak]

I hadn't really considered it. How might something like that be suspicious? Worst case I can think of is that the deer thing isn't true and his insurance found whatever did happen to be his fault and refused to pay out.

I'm not really familiar with Mustang generations. All it says on the listing is 2012 Mustang RWD Coupe

[high girder]

😉

[brittle totem]

Just a bit weird to not have such a car fully insured.

[feral reef]

what do you mean "such a car" ? in the US ( which I'm assuming where this is taking place) it is a cheap car

Especially a used 2012

Unless it's some sort of special high end model

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's 10 years old Usually full insurance isn't necessary

Although my Corsa is still fully insured

[feral reef]

yeah my MX-5 is fully insured

Not that expensive either

about 100/month

[charred depot]

all my cars are fully insured but the excess on the saab is more than its value

third party only insurance is more expensive for whatever BS reason

just UK things

[stoic ledge]

Corsa is like 70/month

[charred depot]

I have my noclaims on the saab so tis £28

sadly im not old enough to mirror noclaims onto a new policy like bruh

ageism at its finest

[feral reef]

Really, that seems like quite a lot?

is that with or without no claim?

[stoic ledge]

I'm yOuNg AnD dAnGeRoUs

[feral reef]

So am I 😂

[charred depot]

maniac

[feral reef]

I guess my postcode is a good one for insurance

[stoic ledge]

And probably they expect more km with LPG?

[deep zealot]

Based clarkson

[stoic ledge]

And, I drive in Belgium

So insurance through the roof

[feral reef]

hahahha]

[charred depot]

My friend floored it in his V50 R design 2.0 diesel once we had put the new wheel bearing on and man it is quite fast

fastest thing ive been in as of late

[feral reef]

I can actually get mine fully insured for 78/month if I reduce the expected kilometrage

[stoic ledge]

Yeah If I check online I can also get it cheaper

But worse terms

So /care

[feral reef]

Who are you with?

I'm with Centraal Beheer

[stoic ledge]

I'm... Not sure

I think ASR?

Idk

I have some guy fix it for me

[feral reef]

It is the easiest quickest thing ever

Literally takes 2-3 minutes

That actually surprised me

I wanted to go with ANWB at first, but I had to call them for some reason

[charred depot]

I change basically every year dont care about the cover just cheapest

[feral reef]

I wanna switch to ANWB, but I can't since I won't get my no claim from this year

[charred depot]

I have that issue when changing to a new car

[stoic ledge]

When I got it our guy was cheaper than anything online

[charred depot]

some companies dont like the new car

[stoic ledge]

Idk if ever something happens, I call them and they do all

[charred depot]

Like I cant buy a BMW mid policy as most companies (including the one I am with) do not like BMW's

well not without terminating a policy during and losing the noclaims

[stoic ledge]

[feral reef]

Okay this is weird

My car

[brittle totem]

I am probably just used to the Swedish market when nearly everyone has a full insurance on anything that is not a cheap beater when its not worth it to fully insure it. but you most have normal insurance on your car here otherwise it is illegal to drive the car here.

[feral reef]

Your Corsa

The WA is like double, lol

I wonder what the logic behind that is

[stoic ledge]

Corsa if I check it now

[feral reef]

haha

Looks like you gotta change insurance

[stoic ledge]

Idk don't have basic all risk but an additional coverage on top of that, like people inside etc

[feral reef]

Yeah, but that's really cheap as an add on, isn't it?

I think I got "Autorechtsbijstand" as a free add on

But I also get that from my ANWB membership

[charred depot]

my friend pays £170/m for insurance but thats for any car and hes a bit older.

[feral reef]

What do you mean with "any car"?

[charred depot]

literally any car

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so the 45.91 is at Zekur, next one is 66

Idk about Zekur

[charred depot]

he has MID access to mark cars to show as insured but it isnt "necessary"

[feral reef]

Never heard of Zekur, lol

[stoic ledge]

Exactly

So, no thnx

[charred depot]

its trade insurance like dealerships would have

[feral reef]

So my current one is this

[charred depot]

but just for his personal stuff heh

[brittle totem]

Here is what the insurance would be on my golf gti 2006 if I would insure it on my self and this is just traffic insurance so it wont cover my car in a accident and with yearly driving distance of maximum 10000km . So fully insured it would probably at least 50% more on a car that is worth like a maximum of 7k. 1712Sek = 161$ a month.

[feral reef]

oh my

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so inshared + people in the car = 71 > 70.15 I pay so switching is not worth it

[feral reef]

I can change my "eigen risico" from 150 to 300 and save 15/month

[stoic ledge]

Do it, no damages for 10+ months and you got that additional cost back

[feral reef]

Yeah exactly

I have the maximum on my health insurance too

Done

[stoic ledge]

[wind peak]

If I do end up buying the Mustang, I've been told it's going to be upwards of $200+ USD for the insurance alone. My current daily is a '13 Hyundai and it's insured for $114/mo because specifically men under 25 are deemed 'at risk drivers' and get higher rates. Which means I'm gonna be paying hella insurance on two cars for the next five and a half years I also asked around and the most likely reason he's selling it is because his insurance declared it totaled and wouldn't pay to get it fixed since it would cost more than the value of the car.

[feral reef]

Maybe it’s not a good idea to buy a people mower below 25

[brittle totem]

This cant be right roughly 2200$ a month to insure on BMW M2 under my name and it is the cheapest one for sale here in Sweden for 40000$ If you want to keep the car for 2 years you would have paid around 55000$ just in insurance for that period.

[stoic ledge]

You don't pay for the damages to your car

[brittle totem]

Maybe you can insure the car under one of your parents name that is how my brother and I have insured our car to not be forced to pay stupid amount of money for them just in insurance.

[stoic ledge]

You pay for the damages to others

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but if he crashes and they find out it's his car they won't pay anything

[brittle totem]

How are they supposed to know that he didnt just borrow the car? The need to be 100% sure and have avendice to be able to claim that. And my mom have added to insurence for driver under 24 on both cars for like 10$ extra a month.

[stoic ledge]

No joke, they'll go ask neighbors, check road cameras etc

It's probably in the insurance form 50% or more km's need to be driven by the person on the insurance

[feral reef]

Lol, I just looked at insurance where you can buy "bundles" of 1000km

Why would I do this

Mhh I guess it's cheap if you never drive?

[brittle totem]

One of my neighbor has crashed 2 of his BMW in under a year both where insured under his parents name and the incurrence company didn't care at all and paid for the full car. And my brother e92 got hit on parking lot and everything worked fine with the insurance. They didn't even ask about who was driving the car at that time of the incident.

[feral reef]

I drove about 5.5k during my summer holiday, would have cost me 660 euros in insurance if I went with that 😂

[vocal mural]

Dumb OHRA practices for elderly

[brittle totem]

Great logics the same company offers me a lower insurance price on a Koenigsegg CCR then a BMW M2 (:

[brittle totem]

Its probably more for special or weekend cars that is not driven that much or only during summer.

[feral reef]

Ah yeah, hadn’t considered that

[brittle totem]

Is garage insurance a thing in your country in Sweden you can mark the car not in use whenever you want and then you don't need to pay tax on it and you only need to pay for "garage" insurance that will only cover damages while parked or if it gets stolen.

[stoic ledge]

Lol if he crashes 2 times in a year as a parent I would not be pleased

That'd decrease my no claim discount

[brittle totem]

Yeah they where and for his next BMW that he bought he was forced to insure the car under his name. But money isn't really a problem for them so it wasn't bemuse of economically reasons they where mad just to give him a lesson the be more respectful in traffic and don't driver over your own capability on public roads.

[stoic ledge]

Idk you probably know your child... if that's the type I wouldn't even put him under my insurance

[brittle totem]

The thing is he is not like that normal just when driving and they probably didn't know that he would do stupid things while driving and they thought that he would be careful witch his cars that he hade paid fully by himself. And he is very smart guy and very chill usually when he is not driving probably. My guess is that he wants to impress other people like his friends with his driving skills but often does things that he is not capable of handling. His most latest crash with his 535d he tried to a power slide during winter and run of the road and hit a big stone.

[stoic ledge]

[tepid wing]

Why are there so many people that mod cars to be obnoxious?

[wraith rivet]

attention

simple as that

[tepid wing]

Makes me want to do illegal things to the cars when they park.

[magic crow]

like attaching a shopping cart with a zip tie

[plucky flame]

Use a bike lock

[vocal mural]

Wheel clamp

[plucky flame]

Remove the wheels

[vocal mural]

An big fat clamp like this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Wheel_clamped_BMW5Series%2C_Little_Collins_St%2C_Melb%2C_19.10.2011%2C_jjron_crop.jpg

[wraith rivet]

Or you could just unscrew all the valve cores

if that’s what they’re called I can’t remember

[tepid wing]

I more meant keying, these are all great ideas that I'm not going to do.

I wonder what happens if you put aluminum tape on the radars.

[wraith rivet]

keying maybe

but that would be very expensive

deflating the tires is pretty harmless

[tepid wing]

It would be funny to pull the stems out, reinflate the tires just to have them empty again.

[fathom socket]

Why CNG is so expensive, but lpg is still cheap?

[fathom socket]

Honestly whose spikes looks flimsy. Like you can just bend them

[vocal mural]

CNG is natural gas, like the one getting in homes and factories, LPG is waste product of oil raffination

[tropic mulch]

So, i'm going to be coming into some money relatively soon. Pretty sure the best bang for the buck daily with a manual transmission around 50k is a Supra at this point, right?

I've already done the miata thing and while it's a great platform, it just want more power on tap

I just want*

[frigid anchor]

Guess the car

[brittle totem]

So an mk4 supra ? As a Daily driver doesn't sound like the best idea but probely a fun one.

[haughty ridge]

Pretty sure it's a Saab

[tropic mulch]

No, toyota is offering a manual transmission on this year's supra

[brittle totem]

Yeah but not for 50k brand new. With the current market.

[tropic mulch]

it's 50k out of my pocket once I sell my jeep

[civic spoke]

Okay. So it's Jeep+50k

[tropic mulch]

speccing it out how i want, it's 58k before tax

[brittle totem]

The base 3.0l automatic starts at 71,5k in sweden with the tax included. But if you order one now it will probely take at least a year before you will get it.

[tropic mulch]

i have no problem waiting tbqh, it'd be a summer only car anyway

[stoic ledge]

Can't spec the manual yet :(

Ngl for 1k more the Premium is probably worth it

[brittle totem]

Manual is not even an option Sweden the only one you can choose 3.0 automatic.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so same here, it is coming to Europe tho but not sure when exactly

The only option currently is 2.0T automatic or 3.0T automatic

[brittle totem]

A bit weird that some manual sports cars comes to north America first. When like everyone drives an automatic one over there anyways. Like the m5 e60 manual was only offers in North America.

[stoic ledge]

For the Supra it could be that the homologation process isn't yet finished for it (e.g. emissions tests)

[brittle totem]

We only have choose and that is 3.0 automatic and one 2 option color and premium pack nothing else you cant even choose rims on you 75k supra.

[frigid anchor]

Nope

[brittle totem]

I guess that is the supra cost like over 100k in Netherlands.

[stoic ledge]

We have 6 colour options

[brittle totem]

Same here but only one choice of rims. And premium pack or not.

[stoic ledge]

No wheel option, no interior option, and the Premium Pack is probably the included pack on the Legend Premium model we have as there's no separate option available

Max price 91590

[brittle totem]

Here the base on is called Active for some reason. i thought they where always called GR edition.

[spiral crescent]

At that price why not get a Z4

or like, a new miata, a used maserati, and a camry lmao

91k is a LOT for a supra. christ.

[stoic ledge]

A Mazda MX-5 with the 2.0 starts at 43.490
Camry starts at 45.395
Combined 88.885, leaves me ~2k for a used Maserati

[spiral crescent]

well, the camry and maserati would both be used

[brittle totem]

He if from Netherlands so that's why over in Sweden it is 75k fully loaded.

[spiral crescent]

but I hear you lol

[errant shore]

Mx 5 ftw

[spiral crescent]

miata

[errant shore]

I want one but i dunno if id fit comfortably

[spiral crescent]

unironically love the fiata

[tropic mulch]

i just wish mazda offered a turbo 4 making around 220hp, 180 is just not enough

my NB was super fun, but i always just wanted a bit more power

[spiral crescent]

the abarth motors can be tuned which is great

[stoic ledge]

I can spec the MX-5 RF up to 65885

[errant shore]

Its beautiful

[stoic ledge]

[tropic mulch]

really it seems the best thing to do for NA and NB's is just to K swap it and call it a day

[spiral crescent]

the fiat 124 was a miata chassis, fun bodywork, and the motor out of a 500 abarth, with the exhaust from the 500 sport, sadly

[stoic ledge]

I prefer the looks of the Fiat/Abarth over the MX-5 personally

Won't fit in them tho

[errant shore]

Me neither

[spiral crescent]

what's the room's pulse on EV's?

[tropic mulch]

one of these, right?

[errant shore]

Evs are great imo

[spiral crescent]

crashed a tesla meet with my Chevy bolt lmao

[errant shore]

Fuck tesla

[spiral crescent]

I was out spreading the good word

tesla range for $200/month lease lmaoooo

[tropic mulch]

Tesla bad

and non supercar EV's are boring

[stoic ledge]

Yikes Tesla

Bolt > Tesla

[spiral crescent]

thanks bud 🙂

[stoic ledge]

Needs an Opel badge tho

[loud plank]

Combustion > EV

[feral reef]

Spec out the MX-5 well and you're into the 50s

[spiral crescent]

agreed, the ampara kit is a MUCH better look lol

should have put it on the US ones anyway, since it's, you know, a BOLT

would have helped sell more of them too. "Bolt EV by Chevy" sounds upscale, fun, different. Chevy Bolt sounds..... well, Chevy Volt.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah full loaded RF is 66k if you use the aero pack etc

[errant shore]

Id go as fas as to say the I8 is better than a tesla

[spiral crescent]

the i8 was fun AF

[errant shore]

It was every kids dream car in 2018

[spiral crescent]

and before the used car boom they were going for like 50-60k. Supercar looks, 50mpg, what more do you want lmfao

[loud plank]

Have you guys seen the Polestar 2

?

[stoic ledge]

Atleast you still get it, GM didn't want to sell it here as it was just around the GM -> PSA transition period Demand was quite high but they never delivered any

[errant shore]

Never heard of it and dont care

[stoic ledge]

Quite often

[tropic mulch]

The i8 would have sold much better if they included a proper engine. it's a shame such a good looking car was sabotaged like that

[loud plank]

Test drove one and imo they are really nice, just as fast as a tesla, better body work, better interior, and still cheaper

[spiral crescent]

tbh the bolt is almost over anyway. 1 more model year

[errant shore]

The i8 should be electric

[stoic ledge]

Not any = barely any ofc 😅

[loud plank]

they are pretty new here in AU

[tropic mulch]

if the i8 was a turbo 6 hybrid, it would have sold like crazy

[spiral crescent]

I think even the turbo 4 would have been better.

[errant shore]

The i3 is electric so should the i8

[spiral crescent]

the i3 sucked

[errant shore]

I know

[stoic ledge]

Opel should be coming with an electric Astra which I'm quite looking forward to nhl, both hatchback and as wagon Should come in 2023

[spiral crescent]

like, so bad

[errant shore]

Me neighbour has an i3

Looks worse than the Nissan juke

[stoic ledge]

Wagon EV hype

[spiral crescent]

imagine a nissan leaf but with stupid rear doors that only open after the front doors are open, horrible seats, bicycle tires, and for some fucking reason a carbon frame

[stoic ledge]

Although I'd get the hatchback

[spiral crescent]

how the hell did that get greenlit

[stoic ledge]

Nissan Leaf CHAdeMO

[spiral crescent]

oh, and it costs $50k

[errant shore]

Someone was high af

[spiral crescent]

unironically selling that next to the 3

[stoic ledge]

No heated/cooled battery pack

[spiral crescent]

at least the leaf was CHEAP. and it was cheap a decade ago

could have gotten one for like 20k

[errant shore]

Buy a yaris

Best hatchback

[tropic mulch]

While we're talking about cars that were disappointments...

[stoic ledge]

I sat in the new Ariya last week at the dealership, ngl that was quite nice

[spiral crescent]

FWD coupes were and always will be stupid

[stoic ledge]

Although for a dedicated EV platform they should've made it RWD imho

[brittle totem]

I thought that it was expensive in Sweden you can add like 20k in extra to get it up to 55k fully loaded.

[stoic ledge]

200+hp FWD EV is meh

[tropic mulch]

the 7th gen celica came out in that weird late 90's-early 00's time when the auto industry seemed deadset on killing off rwd cars

[errant shore]

Disappointments

[spiral crescent]

yes but also mario kart vibes

[stoic ledge]

Yeah accessories are crazy on it

[spiral crescent]

I love squealing the tires every time I poke the throttle with the wheel turned

or it's raining

LRR "all season" tires truly are no seasons

[tropic mulch]

the opposite of a dissapointment, based even

[feral reef]

I think you're still missing options?

[brittle totem]

They are everywhere here in Sweden everyone that has hade a Volvo all their lives buys an polestar now if they want an electric car.

[stoic ledge]

Renault Mégane E-Tech is waaay better finished than a VW ID.3 despite costing the same

[spiral crescent]

jeeps...... not my thing yo

everything a jeep does, a land cruiser will do in comfort and without any drama

[errant shore]

Fuel guzzlers

[tropic mulch]

that particular jeep was getting around 10-11mpg, it was great

[stoic ledge]

Yeah could go a bit higher but then I'd be selecting things double?

I think

[feral reef]

Well you still have the stock wheels right?

[errant shore]

My hilux does 22mpg

[stoic ledge]

Like front spoiler, but that's already in the Aero pack

[feral reef]

You can upgrade to the BBS or the ugly upgraded mazda wheels

[stoic ledge]

No I selected other wheels

[tropic mulch]

But then i had an offroading accident 😦

[stoic ledge]

Most expensive ones on there

[errant shore]

Good

[feral reef]

haha, those are the really ugly ones right?

[errant shore]

Atleast you have a winch

[spiral crescent]

rude

[tropic mulch]

still ran great after the flip

[stoic ledge]

BBS is less xD

[feral reef]

haha yeah, the BBS look great, the other ones 🤮

[stoic ledge]

But... more expensive!

Hmmm I forgot the storage net, increasing the price to 66.001

Maybe I can talk him down to 66k

Then I'll take it

[brittle totem]

Yeah right now you can only choose between an MG wagon and Porsche taycan cross turismo. But the id vision will probably be the Passat but electric.

[stoic ledge]

Whenever that comes

[tropic mulch]

if you're spending 2k on wheel options, just buy a set of TE's

it's about the same price

[stoic ledge]

ID.Buzz took 20 years xD

[spiral crescent]

now this is a car

[tropic mulch]

wrong CTS

[feral reef]

I'm planning on getting these https://blog.demon-tweeks.com/performance/first-look-team-dynamics-pro-race-lt-wheel/

[spiral crescent]

I mean, it's not a V but I don't have $90k

[stoic ledge]

And also after all the hype the ID.Buzz is slightly disappointing ngl, looks kjoet and all but the specs aren't better than the Stellantis vans which have been out for years

[tropic mulch]

this is the correct one

[stoic ledge]

Cadillac isn't being sold here anymore :(

[spiral crescent]

tbh the second gens are a bit shit inside

that includes the wagon and coupe

my dad had one, a coupe 3.6

[tropic mulch]

the wagon is hard to find but so much better imo

[spiral crescent]

it's really not. they're top heavy

they're just a meme

[tropic mulch]

the difference in weight distribution is minimal at best

[spiral crescent]

looks like a hearse, and they're cadillacs... so it's a 600hp factory hearse, I get it it's funny

[errant shore]

Nah toyota century

[spiral crescent]

I've driven them. they feel tall for a wagon, more SUV like

[brittle totem]

Yeah nearly on Porsche level but cheaper accessories.

[errant shore]

When u late for a funeral

[spiral crescent]

tbh the 2.0T with the 8 speed gets out of its own way really well

[stoic ledge]

Why would you need more than 83hp

[spiral crescent]

i like going 0-60 in seconds not minutes?

[errant shore]

Speed

[spiral crescent]

I consider sub 6 to be quick, and that's what my cars do lol

[stoic ledge]

Oi takes 13-14s depending on the fuel

That's not minutes

[errant shore]

Fill it with jet fuel and it will be years

[spiral crescent]

I'd be dead trying to merge on to new york highways with that

crazy shit out here

[errant shore]

Solution, buy a 911

[stoic ledge]

I can merge perfectly fine with it :)

[spiral crescent]

lotta people with very capable cars in a hurry, and a lot of people with hood altimas, also in a hurry

there's regularly traffic going in the 80s on "parkways" marked 55. madness out here

[errant shore]

Bru 55 is a joke

Anything ending in 5 is a joke

[stoic ledge]

Our national speed limit is 100km/h - 62mph between 6AM-7PM and 130km/h -81mph between other hours Great system

[errant shore]

Just make it 60

[stoic ledge]

Just make it 100km/h, imagine using miles

runs

[frigid anchor]

No need

[errant shore]

What the fuck is a mile

[frigid anchor]

How many yard is a mile ?

Or feet idk

[spiral crescent]

trust me, 55 is the fastest you'd want to take this

yet, people go 80

it's bonkers

[errant shore]

Is that a challenge

[errant shore]

Whats the average foot length?

[tropic mulch]

TIL: my heavy ass jeep has a better 0-60 time than a prius

[errant shore]

Yards come in different sizes

[spiral crescent]

oh I'm sorry

it's marked 40

[frigid anchor]

Why

[errant shore]

Some people want a bigger garden?

[spiral crescent]

also this happens

[frigid anchor]

Prius is quicker than I thought

[spiral crescent]

note - building highways next to rivers isn't a good idea

[spiral crescent]

did you think they did it in 12? I mean... 10 isn't quick

[frigid anchor]

It isnt

But

We got slower cars

[spiral crescent]

in this market? not many

[frigid anchor]

American market ?

[spiral crescent]

yeah

[frigid anchor]

I'm asian

[stoic ledge]

Want to see a 0-100km/h run in a Dacia Sandero?

With a robotized manual

And a 0.9 liter 3-cyl turbo?

[spiral crescent]

the slowest car on sale here is the mirage, 12s

[stoic ledge]

https://youtu.be/Io7LrY6dAy0

[frigid anchor]

The fastest car I owned did 11 secs

[stoic ledge]

We get the Mirage with a slower engine option xD

Also called Space Star here ✨

[spiral crescent]

the slowest car by a us manufacturer is the buick encore. 1.4 turbo 4 does 11

not a terrible little thing tbh

[frigid anchor]

1.0 turbo Polo is considered real fast in India

[stoic ledge]

We got that engine in the Meriva Definitely not the slowest car available here

140 or 150hp?

[spiral crescent]

not terrible car tbh

[stoic ledge]

140hp is the old one, 150hp the new one

[spiral crescent]

155 i think here

[stoic ledge]

We got a detuned 120hp remapped to 170hp

[spiral crescent]

it's got 177lb of torque which makes the butt dyno think 2.5 not-turbo the way it's tuned

it's not a bad 30mpg+ setup for a tiny SUV

tiny by USA standards. it's 170"

[frigid anchor]

I don't even know what car companies you guys are talking about

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm could be a new generation of it which we didn't get after Opel left GM

[spiral crescent]

or 4.3 meters for you metric folk

[stoic ledge]

Ours has the same engine as the old Encore

[spiral crescent]

ahh

[stoic ledge]

A.k.a Opel Mokka

[spiral crescent]

we had a 3 popper encore for a while

dog

[stoic ledge]

And the Cruze also had it? I think

Old Cruze

[spiral crescent]

I gotta tell ya

[stoic ledge]

Like 2010-2015 or something

[spiral crescent]

the Gm engine I love the most was the LTG 2.0T

shit pulled HARD

they dumped it in favor of the LSY and it's just not the same.

just shy of 300 pound of torque, took off like a rocket with the 8 speed even in a heavy car like the caddy. in the camaro they felt downright fast

[brittle totem]

We have this one in Stockholm its like optimized for cars that does 0-100 in like 3 seconds.

[spiral crescent]

though the caddy wouldn't weigh as much as you'd think

like 3,600 lb? which for the size of the thing

[spiral crescent]

christ. get outta the way, van! lol

[stoic ledge]

Gotta have a Turbo Turbo badge on a 120hp vehicle

Ngl there was a 100hp non-turbo version 😛

[stoic ledge]

Also in the Insignia/Buick Regal

[frigid anchor]

Is that supposed to be a joke , I mean I don't understand the chat 😶

[stoic ledge]

That's about the GM 1.4 Turbo I was talking about with @spiral crescent

They came with a giant Turbo badge on them

[spiral crescent]

lol amazing

[stoic ledge]

Like wow 120/140hp

Later model diesels had a Turbo D badge

[spiral crescent]

tbh even a tiny turbo makes a car feel better

[stoic ledge]

Like the 1980s

[spiral crescent]

we didn't start seeing turbos on american cars really widespread until the last decade

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah the car would be horrendous without a turbocharger

[spiral crescent]

americans just threw displacement at the problem

everyone had v6 or v8

until the mid-10s really

unless you were poor and just had a NA 4 japanese car

[civic spoke]

What about the old Mustang that had a 4 cylinder?

[feral reef]

I have an Japanese NA 4 cylinder

[feral reef]

Ohhh I know of an on-ramp that's optimised for Bugatti Chirons, haha

Let me find it

This 😂

[brittle totem]

But mustang has never been that fast for their engine size and hp amount anyways. Its more like a car you buy becuse of the sound and in the us you buy it becuse it very cheap for what its offers. But the old one with the 4 cylinder engine shouldn't be clasified as a muscle car at all.

[feral reef]

From above

[brittle totem]

We have alot of them in Sweden but they are a bit more acceptible but they can be a bit sketcy during winter.

[feral reef]

That's like 10x longer though

And the corner leading up to it actually allows you to build up some speed

[stoic ledge]

German Ausfahrt is like unrestricted -> 90 degree turn

[feral reef]

haha, yeah that surprised me a bit when I was there a couple weeks ago

[brittle totem]

Fair enough this two are a bit worse specially when you consider that the average car cant take corners that fast. And the average 0-100km/h speed on cars is like 10 sec.

[feral reef]

That on ramp seems very long?

But yeah the off ramp is a bit sudden, haha

[brittle totem]

Specially during winter when it can be Icey outside.

[errant shore]

Drifting is an option

[brittle totem]

Maybe not that fun in a AWD car based on FWD. And you need to trough the whole infotainment system on the Passat to turn of traction control. Because Volkswagen deicide to move TC control from a physical button to an on screen button that is hided in the infotainment system so now it just a lot of blank buttons on the middle console. And both of the car that I am driving is pretty modern so it would probably not turn of traction control completely anyways.

[eager grove]

There are two of these in my neighbourhood

I cannot understand why any body bought one

[brittle totem]

My uncle has one of those but he decided to lease it and got it for a great price and only use it his daily comminute so range is enough and the charges it for dirt cheap during night.

[feral reef]

This spot repair seems to be going well? Just applied the first layer of paint on top of the new primer

Got some overspray on the primer I’ll have to deal with though

[eager grove]

I guess it depends on what the 'great price' is - feel like it's got to be possible to get a better vehicle for the same lease cost

[brittle totem]

Range wasn't really a problem for him and the only other car in the same price range was a Renault zoe and i liked the mx 30 way more after test driving it then the zoe. And for a lease cost of 250$ a month with summer and winter tires included its not bad. He would have spent more on gas evrey month if he used their golf alltrack every day to work and back.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah there were some decent lease deals on them... But also if you don't drive far they've got quite a nice interior

So in specific usecases they do make sense imho

[eager grove]

yeah the list price was wayyy too high for something like that

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but that's often with pReMiUm products

[brittle totem]

Yeah the interior and comfort was the reason why choosed it over evs at the same price range.

And it is very well equipped as standard to with evreything you want on a modern car.

31500$ for the Base model after you have gotten your 7k back from the goverment here in Sweden.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/1qccejmqbPg

[deep zealot]

its a win win!

[plucky flame]

Is it really stealing if its everyones technology

[static panther]

mocked up Halloween costume for the Z

[wraith rivet]

Lmao

[twin jasper]

Z31 my beloved

[static panther]

kickin since 84

[twin jasper]

Z31>32 imo

[twin jasper]

I expect no less 😌

[twin jasper]

I kinda planned on doing the same to my lude....😅

[main river]

Ford f100 1973

[plucky flame]

Whats with the step stool

[static panther]

which gen

[twin jasper]

5th

Although my aunt owns a third gen that i tried to get...😔

[static panther]

I’m buying a 3rd gen tmrw

[twin jasper]

Damn

[main river]

Idk

It’s just there

Lol

[twin jasper]

B20a5?

[static panther]

whatever the DOHC fuel injected one is

it’s a B20 but dunno what revision

[plucky flame]

Its ok if youre 4'2 just say it bro

[main river]

Im 5’7

LOL

[static panther]

6’2

[plucky flame]

Just a little guy

6'2 or bust

[main river]

Im still growing ok ;-;

[plucky flame]

So am i

[static panther]

alas I am not

[plucky flame]

Sadge

[twin jasper]

Ye b20a5

[twin jasper]

My beloved 🙏

[wraith rivet]

that road looks amaaziingg

[twin jasper]

It probably is for drifting it's a mountain lol

Lotta wide hair pins

[plucky flame]

You should see iowa roads

At the bottom of the hill i live on we have a lake in the middle of the road

[twin jasper]

Lol

Az roads kinda suck

[twin jasper]

Also the only reason it's maintained well is because of the observatory on the top of the mountain lol

[wraith rivet]

lol

[wraith rivet]

come to california then you'll see some sucky roads 🥴

[timber oar]

Ironically trail ridge road here is actually nicer than the roads in my neighborhood

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

12000ft altitude

The snow it gets is incredible

And it gets a lot of traffic

But damn i swear it's the smoothest road I've been on

[twin jasper]

Damn the road i was on only goes up to 10000 feet. I wonder how much hp i lost at that altitude

[timber oar]

You can hit 10k just on the passes on i70 out here lol

Rocky mountains ain't playing around

I live above 5000

I like my dry air it's nice

[frigid anchor]

I live at like 500 ft

70% humidity

[timber oar]

Blech

Humidity like that is miserable

[frigid anchor]

But no rain

I mean almost no rain

I wonder , if our cars produce more power in the winter

Do they ?

[timber oar]

Well if the air is colder it's denser

So marginally i suppose

Engine is still hot so it's gonna heat up the air it pulls in

[frigid anchor]

Unless you have cold air intake

Ig

[timber oar]

The cylinder head and block are still hot tho

But i think colder temps do marginally increase power

[frigid anchor]

But the place I live in coldest it gets is like 10°C at day

And the hottest at 48😨

[timber oar]

Lol imagine

In winter time it gets well below 0C here

[frigid anchor]

The minimum we had last year was 2°C at like 2 am

[brittle totem]

Not to bad we usually get down to -20 at some point every winter at least -15 every winter.

[timber oar]

Yeah that sounds more like winter lol

I hate it ngl

Cold is annoying

[brittle totem]

But we barely gets any snow any more and when it comes it usually gets over 0c outside and it melts in like less then week and then it becomes cold again and everything gets Icey.

[glad mantle]

Was just out taking some photos for a client of theirs and their buddy's dodge Calibers. Thought you guys might like these photos. These two cars are tuned to hell and very interesting

[coarse vine]

xd

[late plank]

wow that’s so fucking cooool

[wispy cloak]

If you have progressive I would recommend leaving them and getting another insurance company immediately. I have ended up paying out of pocket to get my truck repaired to the point of being drivable again even though there were a couple dozen witnesses and dashcam footage. Progressive has launched an investigation on this claim that could take up to 30-60 days and until it is done they will not even send out an adjuster or pay for a rental. I rely on this truck for work and to get to school. This entire situation has made no sense and has some of the most backwards applications of logic that I have ever seen.

[plucky flame]

Guess youre gonna have to walk

[frigid anchor]

Just wanna ask , at what temp do you feel comfortable

[brittle totem]

In summer I like to be around 22-25c and in winter I don't like it when it gets "higher" then -5c. But I have been skiing when it it was around -20-25 and peak temps at -30. And to be honest it wasn't to bad as long as you hade the proper clothes on you and a lot of layers.

[hoary pine]

So I guess the worst temp is when water aren't so sure if they want to be ice or water?

[viral raptor]

The worst to drive is in when there's water on top of ice

[lone fern]

yea we got rid of progressive and now use a local insurance, much better experiance

however, I only have liability coverage because i drive a shitbox so i don’t get damage compensation

[stable grotto]

Got some new brakes 400mm rotors, rears they shipped the wrong set so I’m still waiting and then next week getting calipers refinished and painted red

New wheels eventually but not on the list of priorities rn might just get painted black temporarily

[wispy cloak]

My truck only has liability because it was only worth about $3000 when I bought it but now it is worth closer to $6000-$7000

[timber oar]

I just have basic liability and plan on covering things myself since insurance companies seem to be scum

[stable grotto]

I mean there’s good plans out there it’s just consumer research is lacking lol

[plucky flame]

Red calipers == fast

[stable grotto]

Yes very

[lone fern]

ah ok, mine’s currently valued at ~3k because of the mess that are used cars, but I paid 1.3k

[plucky flame]

But how fast

[stable grotto]

It’s nothing too crazy I just have Apr tune the dual pully upgrade for super charger and cold air intake for the sc whine, makes like 390ish -maybe 410 range give or take

[plucky flame]

Hp dont matter if you cant stop

[stable grotto]

Lol that’s why I got big brakes

[plucky flame]

• Dom toretto probably

[stable grotto]

The rotors on this are honestly I think larger than the rims of the first car I owned

[charred depot]

Using non factory jacking points already :^)

Kinda stuff we do on rotten 80s cars

[plucky flame]

Jacking points are whatever isnt rusted out

[stable grotto]

yeah cars low had no choice lift was out of comish

[charred depot]

Ah

[stable grotto]

we put boards down but bro wait let me find this picture

the trravel on the suspension drops the wheels like a foot and a half

its goofy the rear tire was coming off the ground (lifting the front)when we had the wheels off a while back

Trying to find any photo

im giving up sorry lol

[plucky flame]

Jesus christ

Have you tried deleting pictures

[stable grotto]

Lol no

But I’m into photogrpahy and save a lot of my camera photo’s to my phone so it’s just accumulated over the e years

I don’t have like any similar photo’s either in a row like 900 of the same selfie garbage it’s just all diff pics makes it impossible to find what I want

[feral reef]

Can you not search for something like "black car" ?

or just "car"

[timber oar]

I thought my 1600 pictures was impressive

[timber oar]

But the videos tho sheesh

[stable grotto]

Yea but I had a charger before this I have hundreds of pics of, hundreds of this a7, I photograph other peoples cars

Nice def got me beat on videos

[feral reef]

Do you not remember the approximate date you took the picture?

[stable grotto]

This was a while ago the pic I’m looking for

[feral reef]

I usually look through mine and think "before or after this picture"

[stable grotto]

For a lot of the photo’s I can find pretty quick but very specific and not jumping out at you colors takes a while

[brisk horizon]

rate the fit rq

[stable grotto]

McDonald’s/10

[feral reef]

Is this a real picture? lol

[brisk horizon]

i hope so

[stable grotto]

fat mans a render

[brisk horizon]

i saw it on tiktok one day and was like "yoooooo"

[stable grotto]

you see the problem with my paint when i started paint correction was testing which pad to use, and obviously the first pad was not it, left bad orange peel, not really noticeable but in this pic you can easily see

[brisk horizon]

"look under there"
"under where"
"haha"

[feral reef]

Oh yeah

[stable grotto]

[brisk horizon]

both the control arms

shit

[stable grotto]

we got , got

[feral reef]

Very obvious when you compare both sides of the plate

[stable grotto]

yeah rip

irl you can barely at all notice but once its pointed out you can't unsee

[feral reef]

Yeah I definitely didn't before you mentioned it

[stable grotto]

The roof reflection

[feral reef]

What reflection

[stable grotto]

spent a whole weekend correcting it was brutal but worth

my dads work truck and sister car (both black vehicles) were the testing Guinee pigs before i touched my car, so they got free corrections and look pretty great still after about a year has passed

[feral reef]

haha, I use my mom and dad their cars as guinea pigs haha

[stable grotto]

"hey let me clean your car"

wont say no to that

[feral reef]

haha exactly

[stable grotto]

alright i prolly should get back to work lots to do this week

[brittle totem]

Yeah how do people manage to take so many pictures. I have around the same amount and I thought that i hade alot.

[timber oar]

I have about 1200 memes that I've stolen though 😂

[stable grotto]

[timber oar]

I can't even remember where from but i downloaded them all from a server i was in

[feral reef]

I have about 10k on my phone atm

Loads more stored somewhere

[brittle totem]

So that's why people buys 1tb phones I thought that 128gb was enough and no one would ever need more in a phone right now.

[feral reef]

I actually went from a 128GB phone to 64GB

They're actually not technically on my phone anymore

Most of them in iCloud

[brittle totem]

Isn't icould very expensive compared to google Photos/drive ?

[feral reef]

idk, it's cheap enough

2,99 for 200 GB

[timber oar]

Why do that when you could just move it to your laptop/desktop for free

[feral reef]

That requires effort

Besides I do have it backed up on my NAS as well

[brittle totem]

Yeah and its nice to a physical copy and one in the cloud too.

[feral reef]

But I'd rather not run any risk of losing my photos

[charred depot]

I hate commuters

[feral reef]

It's usually non commuters that do this in my experience

[charred depot]

I would cheekily undertake but I have about 50hp hed probably just tap his accelerator

about flooring it as is

[feral reef]

Skyactiv goes brrrrrrrr

[stoic ledge]

If I can undertake in a 1.2 Corsa... You're lane hogging

[charred depot]

ive got 1.9 litres of french agricultural diesel power

[feral reef]

2 liters of Japanese vrooooom

[charred depot]

I sort of like underpowered cars but its sometimes annoying not being able to do cheeky manouvres

[feral reef]

Yeah, it's very useful

Underpowered cars allow you to have fun..... legally

[charred depot]

I mean it gets to 90mph... eventually

[feral reef]

My cars tops out at about 130mph

It gets there quite fast, but then just kind of stops

[charred depot]

fastest ive been not downhill is 83

[feral reef]

Very short gears

[charred depot]

I think itd get 90 on level ground with a long enough time

but im scared of bridges, police like to hide on them

[feral reef]

I've not tried this, but apparently my car goes faster in 5th than it does in 6th

I'll try next time I'm in Germany 😂

haha

You have 30-40 second clips?

[charred depot]

3 minutes just a joke

[feral reef]

Wait, is this full throttle acceleration?

[charred depot]

but it does go onto a new file and I cant be bothered joining

its full throttle shifting a little early

[feral reef]

haha, okay

That is slow

[charred depot]

its a 1.9 with a 1.7 injection pump

original 1.7 deaded

injection pump on the replacement 1.9 was gummed with veg oil

I just need to crank the fuel up but havent

[feral reef]

This is 100 to 200+- in 6th gear

KPH I should specifiy

62 to 124MPH

[brittle totem]

This reminds me of when I first started to practice drive in a manual car witch was my aunts kia at the time with an 1,2 liter engine producing like 84hp and a 0-100km/h time pf like 15 seconds.

[charred depot]

This gets worse at motorway speeds as it has the same drag as a volvo brick

slightly aerodynamically challenged

[stoic ledge]

Me_irl

Although it does it in just 13s

Ngl it's enough for almost everything

But you never have excessive power or some power reserve

[stoic ledge]

Lol just passed the video and saw this

[feral reef]

haha

I wanted to type out what the second bridge says, but that's apparently not allowed

[stoic ledge]

Hehe Warship says no

[feral reef]

Indeed

[brittle totem]

Until you have driven something "fast" everything feels slow after u drove that tesla before that i thought my moms car was fast but not anymore.

So china has just sponsored forza horizon 5.

[stoic ledge]

I've driven a Tesla, yes fast no still don't want one

[umbral tusk]

There already existed a chinese car in it afaik

[stoic ledge]

Multiple

[umbral tusk]

That first van they added was a drifting beast.

[stoic ledge]

Wuling Sunshine 🌞

First thing I did was turn it in to a drift car yes

[umbral tusk]

ditto, then I beat my record on that long drift zone..and promptly quit playing the game and havent played it since..

(the two things are not related, i just got bored)

[stoic ledge]

I Speedrun the weekly challenges to get the new cars

But that's all

[pallid pivot]

Is it just me or does the Pagani utopia look a bit crap

Wish.com Huayara

[rotund rose]

cars go vwoom

[brittle totem]

The new Koenigsegg is way better looking but i never liked the looks on Pagani cars either or the brand for me Pagani just feels like car made of expensive materials and nothing special. Meanwhile Koenigsegg are always coming up with new technologies and invention on every new car and a more modern and clean design.

[brittle totem]

Its manual right ? does it use similar technology as the Koenigsegg or is just a full on manual car ?

[brittle totem]

And the interior is even worse.

[civic spoke]

That just reminds me of a boat.

[brittle niche]

Oh god it looks so bad from the front. The Bugatti looking nostril and the front of the fenders look so off.

[pallid pivot]

It really looks like a rush job. Zonda and Huyara looked like steampunk spaceships in comparison

[pallid pivot]

This gives me early 00s vibes like that VW W12 concept

[brittle niche]

I don't know why they just didn't come up with a whole new design, not combine two old designs.

[civic spoke]

The Zonda is still the best Pagani in my book.

[brittle niche]

Zonda R.

[pallid pivot]

100%, especially some of the final editions

[brittle niche]

Except the Zonda R it isn't street legal. BIG SAD.

[civic spoke]

They have a few variants of the Zonda, tho.

I just like the Zonda F. Doesn't have the split wing or anything.

[brittle niche]

One-offs don't count 😂 😂

[civic spoke]

This right here.

[tropic mulch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epvyT3YBuhU

🤮

[civic spoke]

Saw it from Top Gear.

Eh. It could be worse.

[tropic mulch]

enzo is rolling over in his grave

[brittle niche]

No Ferrari. Just no.

[tropic mulch]

it's like they took a GT4 Lusso, made it less practical, and put the center of gravity a foot higher

[brittle niche]

It's exactly what happened with the Mustang Mach E. Base model gets stretched upward and has two rear doors added.

[civic spoke]

I mean. It's the same with the Mach E "It could be worse"

[brittle niche]

I think it looks more like the Roma actually.

[brittle totem]

Yeah its a special edition Koenigsegg based on their first ever car from 2002 (CC8S) that's why it gives you early 00s vibes.

[brittle niche]

Ford and Ferrari with the Mach E and the Purosangue be like: let's take our lowest price base model car (Mustang and Roma), stretch it enough to put 4 doors in it, and stretch it up enough so it looks like a SUV.

[civic spoke]

Here's the CC8S

[tropic mulch]

it has more roma styling, but it has the same engine and hatchback styling from the lusso

[brittle niche]

oh interseting

i'll be watching the video when i get home from class

[tropic mulch]

yeah it's the v12 instead of the v8

[charred depot]

the ultimate german interior

[civic spoke]

Eww

What did they do to you? E46?

[brittle totem]

Don't forget to higher the price the GT version of Mach E is a bit over 100k right now. Its way to expensive for what you are getting and the "track" mode on the Mach E overheats the battery in less then 2 laps on a go kart track during shitty Swedish summer weather so not even hot outside.

[brittle niche]

Oh Ford.

[brittle totem]

Fun until the airbag blows in an accident and you get a screen right in your face.

[civic spoke]

What about this?

[charred depot]

id like to think this all has a serious purpose

[civic spoke]

I mean, it does. That's what they used to run in a Gumball run.

Though, they toned it down a little with their record run they did.

It's possibly the most iconic E39 M5.

https://youtu.be/IQpg0tvap4A

[charred depot]

I thought I had seen it before

[wispy cloak]

He looks like gru

[plucky flame]

Theres no shot this thing is actually new. I saw one of those things rolling around south beach florida in the spring of 2019

[stable grotto]

lol thats a new car, but kinda scuffed they sued a non profit (charity) to secure the name

[queen dagger]

Just drove the original honda city vtec

I can now see why people in India love it

[vocal mural]

Great parking place
Photo: 112Achterhoek Nieuws

[stoic ledge]

Oh yikes didn't know that, but apparently that's true

Ferrari: --respect

[stoic ledge]

Oi can't park there mate

[bitter compass]

Here you see a Lotus in its natural habitat

As you can see it has been attacked and wounded by a predator

Thats wise man is a genius from what i heard

And its almost frightening

[stable grotto]

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/fkjnafI9Al8

[fathom socket]

I havent seen the original

also still waiting for the head of the car

at this point I could just not fix it and just drive normally

[fathom socket]

Hey sir you can’t park there

[plucky flame]

Reminds me of when hammond crashed that one car

[fathom socket]

The soccer moms lambo

[quick cedar]

There are germans and there are .. germans....

[wispy cloak]

Owie

[plucky flame]

You paid 400 dollars for 2 god damn tires?

Dawg ive literally seen people pay less for a running car

[wispy cloak]

These were the only option for a decent name brand tire

[fluid matrix]

I mean, I paid $600 for 4 tires. Used to pay a little less than $400 for 4 (Honda Civic).

Hankook is a good brand. Had them on my Civic.

[wispy cloak]

My truck didn't even need new tires until it got hit

[plucky flame]

Get unhit then

It would cost less than those tires

[wispy cloak]

At least I have a spare now

Yeah I'm already $2000 into repairs

That's just on the mechanical side

[plucky flame]

The software trauma is forever

[fluid matrix]

Did you hit something or someone hit you?

[wispy cloak]

Probably at least another $2000-$3000 in body work

[wispy cloak]

Somebody hit my truck while it was parked

They stayed around and I got insurance

[fluid matrix]

Then why are you paying? 👀

[wispy cloak]

But their insurance is doing a claim investigation that could take up to 30-60 days and they are potentially not going to cover it

But they are refusing to do anything until it is done

And I need a truck for work

It looked pretty sad a few days ago

[fluid matrix]

How the f do you hit a parked car like that?

[wispy cloak]

I still have no idea

They hit it head on when it was parked on the opposite side of the street

And hit it hard enough to jump the truck up a six inch curb

[fluid matrix]

Well, it looks down the side... why would you keep going?

[wispy cloak]

With a civic

[fluid matrix]

What can I say? People are good drivers... 😓

[wispy cloak]

They destroyed the bumper, fender, fender flare, upper control arm, brake line, tie rod end, sway bar link, and tire

And somehow their civic was still drivable

Now if insurance covers it then they'll probably total it and I'll have to buy it back

But I'm looking for about $6000 if they total it

Ideally they will not total it because that would destroy the resale value on this truck

[fluid matrix]

Like, I know the wheels are supposed to break like that in case of a case nowadays but that must've been some power they put into reversing or side swiping.

[wispy cloak]

No they hit it with the front of the car

Looked a little something like this

Screenshot from the dashcam video

They hit the front corner

To maximize damage apparently

[fluid matrix]

So... texting and driving side swipe.

[plucky flame]

What do you mean it looked something like that

It was that

[spiral crescent]

get this, my Cadillac has tires that are $400+ a piece

[plucky flame]

I would rather just buy a whole new car when i need new tires

Just like how you get a new car when you run out of gas.

[spiral crescent]

I mean, buy a new printer when you need ink amiright

[plucky flame]

I actually do

The printer is 18 dollars and replacement ink is 35

[spiral crescent]

except in covid when printers cost 75 and ink cost 40

really the best thing to do is to buy XL (if you have HP or brother) or XXL (if you have a canon) chinese replacement inks

[plucky flame]

Those were the dark days of actually considering an epson ecotank

[spiral crescent]

microcenter at one point actually had 3d printers for less than 2d

ecotanks are great in theory

[plucky flame]

I mean.

I can make my 3d printer into a plotter

And it would be pretty damn fast too

Ive built a plotter from an old 3d printer. It was pretty neat.

[spiral crescent]

https://gizmodo.com/epson-printer-end-of-service-life-error-not-working-dea-1849384045

I would never ever buy another epson product after this. Literally a page counter built into the printer that causes it to brick. What the FUCK

not exactly cars but

[plucky flame]

Its like the same energy

[wispy cloak]

These aren't even the factory size either 😭

Also this is my second most expensive vehicle

I paid $500 for the audi and $400 for the mustang

And the ram 1500 is like $200 at cost

(I traded for labor worth about $800)

[plucky flame]

Ive got a 1973 chevy c10 in my great grandparents backyard with my name on it

Whenever i can get my damn license.

[wispy cloak]

Get it then develop a problem like me

Where you directly own five cars

And have partial ownership of a sixth

[plucky flame]

I dont have the space for that

[wispy cloak]

And only two are registered

[plucky flame]

I just dont have my social security card so i cant get my permit

And drivers ed kinda seems stressful

[wraith rivet]

drivers ed is easy

[wispy cloak]

You have to take driver's ed in my state

[plucky flame]

Im sure it is

[wispy cloak]

And it's stupid easy

I basically fell asleep in it a few times

[plucky flame]

You only have to take it here if you want your license at 16

You have to wait till 18 to take the test without drivers ed

[vocal mural]

A week left until BE driving exam

[wraith rivet]

trust me just do it

I’m the only person in my friend group that can drive because everyone either procrastinated a ton or failed one of the tests

it’s kinda annoying

[plucky flame]

I dont have anywhere to go

[wraith rivet]

like we meet somewhere after school and I’m sitting there for 15 minutes waiting for them to walk over because I can’t (legally) drive them

[wraith rivet]

you will

job