cars

[brittle totem]

They are like more then 1000 employees so 400k for sickpay and food doesn't sound that unreasonable if they want to decent quality food for everyone.

[haughty ridge]

But all the other teams paid it out of their budget, so I personally think they got a light penalty

https://www.planetf1.com/news/breach-financial-rules-lose-your-championship/

And especially since Brawn said this. But the FIA does things their own way I guess. Like the 2019 Ferrari engine deal

[brittle totem]

I think the penalty was fare that reduced time in the simulator will make it way harder for them do develop the car.

[charred depot]

remaking the 305's hoses with silicone bits is going very well

im ready to take a hole saw and drill my own holes into the bulkhead

[brittle totem]

This ones.

[vocal mural]

It looks like Babi pangang stuffed within a bun

[wraith rivet]

Mmm

That looks like a shakeshack burger

nice smash burger with those red things I can’t remember what they’re called

[vocal mural]

Dried tomato
Onions
Red chili

[wraith rivet]

I think chilis

they were caramelized it was really good

[halcyon walrus]

i am quite curious if there are any sheepey race cars in europe?

[granite sparrow]

MQB friends, has anyone done a res delete? and would race ramps give enough clearance to comfortably install said res delete

don't wanna be too cramped under there with a steel pipe cutter

[wraith rivet]

I bet somebody’s imported one

I actually live 5 minutes from the sheepey place

[stoic ledge]

wtf is a sheepey car?

[vocal mural]

A car drawn by sheep instead of horses

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[granite sparrow]

also here's a pic dump of my little 4 banger

gotta get some spacers and springs - my current fitment is

[eternal cedar]

Better than mine, probably.

Just put the winters on and those rims were free, at least.

[granite sparrow]

haha barely - I need to get a winter setup

just been using a/s

I love me some subies though

[stoic ledge]

365d/year summer tire gang 😎

[granite sparrow]

I'm jealous - I'd love to run a stickier set all year round

I live in the US Midwest that gets quite a bit wet

[stoic ledge]

I need it for the whopping 83hp

Regular summer tires work fine in the rain btw

[vocal mural]

Henry Model T Ford, still better than any Stellantis vehicle: https://youtube.com/shorts/6PY2O3jdQMQ?feature=share

[granite sparrow]

yeee I just also need to get a set of quickjacks or normal jacks

for I can work on my wheels/brakes

Had a shop do my downpipe and carbon fiber bits before I got ramps

[charred depot]

too tight for even silicone hose, gotta order the actual angled bits for in here, mmoney

[brittle totem]

Winter tires already ? I live in Sweden and we have a few weeks left until it time for to put on our winter tires.

[granite sparrow]

hahah no not quite yet! I just meant in general

We're actually having a warm fall this year so far

[stoic ledge]

Same here

[granite sparrow]

yeah its like 66 freedom units here

18.9c for everyone else

[misty mantle]

yee

[brittle totem]

This winter will apparently be as cold as it used to be in 90s not sure what they mean with that. But i guess it will be colder then an average winter. We hade like -15c up to -20c for like 1,5 week back in 2021.

[brittle totem]

Winter tires at 19c sounds like a bad idea.

[misty mantle]

We are still in Fall over here

Although there are some states that are already getting snow

[stoic ledge]

Today it was 19°C but last week it was 23°C

Usually it's <10°C late October I think?

It's unusually warm

[granite sparrow]

oh yeah I'm def not saying to put winter tires on now lmao

[brittle totem]

Yeah but summer tires should be fine then we usually use them until it is mandatory or when its get to -Celsius quite often and icy/slippery on the roads.

[brittle totem]

Well its around 10-14c here during the day. So warmer then then its usually is during late October. But according to the news the winter will be colder then the average winter here in Stockholm. Which is nice because that problem means that we will get some decent snow this winter.

[stoic ledge]

In winter you can probably switch 3 times a day to get your Optimal tires around here

[feral reef]

In fact, the’re the best for in the wet

[stoic ledge]

Last week

[stoic ledge]

Yeah

[feral reef]

Temperature is pretty much the only relevant factor

I want snow

[brittle totem]

Haven't been over 20c since late august and probably wont be that warm again until late may.

[misty mantle]

Yeah, I cant wait for it to snow where I live

[feral reef]

Last week was stupidly warm in NL

Was at the officie in my winter/fall boots

Wool socks

All the warm shit

[misty mantle]

yeah

[feral reef]

We went for a walk, I thought I was going to die

[misty mantle]

Over here in California, You can still go for a walk in a T-shirt and shorts

[charred depot]

I feel this when it hits like 20C

[misty mantle]

Im just rarin to go for a rip in the snow with my ATV

[tender portal]

here in austria our winter tyre mandate starts tomorrow

where in theory you need to put them on but really only if it starts to snow

[brittle totem]

The first picture where taking on april 4th and the second on april 6th. Quite a diffrent in temperature and whether.

[tender portal]

but police officers love to be very annoying about it

[feral reef]

I love the white + red top combo

[wraith rivet]

It’s a car mod group

they do tunes and sell parts and stuff

people come from all over to get things done to their cars

that’s about all I know, I’m not into stupid obnoxious mods like a lot of the things they do

[wispy cloak]

I run summer tires year round on the dakota

Because nobody makes a winter tire for it and I barely ever drive it in the winter

I'll probably put all seasons on the audi because you never know what our climate is like

This time last year it was snowing

Right now it's 57°F outside

[feral reef]

That’s 14 degrees in real units

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/will-ferrell-elf-buddy-the-elf-throne-of-lies-christmas-gif-3580667

[sudden pecan]

https://pp.rage.dev/drivel-snowplowing-waterage-testers.png

get rear ended by a nissan note

[charred depot]

My peugeot planning a catastrophe knowing its my only insured car

[misty mantle]

lol

[misty mantle]

Thats just how it goes

[charred depot]

dash is currently sort of out replacing 36 year old rubber heater hoses

[misty mantle]

rip

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/slingblade-no-gas-gif-19219729

[sudden pecan]

https://cdn.rage.dev/culmination-silliness-colporrhagia-hexanitrate.png

tacky or no

[charred depot]

well its obviously tacky

[sudden pecan]

https://pp.rage.dev/nonnarrative-amortizement-jackerooed-rolling.png

[misty mantle]

An even bigger question, does the driver use their turn signals?

[sudden pecan]

blacked out headlights and taillights

probably not

[misty mantle]

Typical BMW Driver

[wraith rivet]

real

[wheat hatch]

https://tenor.com/view/reaction-my-eyes-cant-unsee-burn-gif-7225082

[stoic ledge]

Ask your boss for a company lease like that

[charred depot]

Ordering a small supercharger for some fuckery

Afterall why dont I have a supercharged XUD

[halcyon walrus]

Wait really?

[charred depot]

be on to engine number 3 soon enough

[halcyon walrus]

Sheepey only does internal mods. No external. Soo

[wheat hatch]

Will do, "Hey boss, can I get a tacky looking wrapped BMW M4?"

[stoic ledge]

Well apparently he's careless with his money as he wants to give you a MacBook

So why not

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

Ok so I just realised the Toyota GR86 in 🇳🇱 starts at... €63k

I didn't know that

That's crazy

The Supra starts at €66k

I see no reason to buy the GR86 then lol

[misty mantle]

Ay yo is that a .... SuPrA

https://tenor.com/view/supra-gif-23949325

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/supra-toyota-amazed-gif-12738514

[wraith rivet]

Thought they had wide body kits?

[wraith rivet]

Yeah

[eternal cedar]

I'm decently far north in Canada. It already snowed several times. It doesn't stick around all that much yet. But November is when we start seeing the snow start to stay, so insurance companies often require drivers to have their winters on by November.

[stable grotto]

Happy Halloween y’all

[smoky current]

Complete 180 on the vehicle choice from #1 to #2

[timber oar]

For a second i thought that Nissan crashed into something and then i realized it was just charging xD

[civic girder]

I'm not sure which is worse

a Nissan Leaf or a Tesla

[wispy cloak]

Leaf

Very janky ev to work on

[halcyon walrus]

Well yes, but not those ugly bolt on ones. These are just body panels, but wider. So it looks way cleaner.

[halcyon walrus]

Buying any car in the Netherlands is the biggest Joke ever. You almost pay double the price because of the taxes.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I know, but I didn't thought it would be that close to the Supra

But the Supra 2.0T emits 168g/km CO2 vs 198g/km CO2 for the 2.4 Boxer in the GR86, so the emissions tax on the Supra is 11k vs 29k on the GR86

With the GR86, you pay 63k to get a 29k car before taxes
With the Supra 2.0T, you pay 66k to get a 43k car before taxes

I'd know what my choice would be

[tired sundial]

I fell like the new top gear host is gona make them crash cars on purposes

[brittle totem]

The GR86 starts at 37,5k and the supra at 66k here. And the z4 m40i starts at 65k So the BMW is actually cheaper then the "same" car but a Toyota.

[brittle totem]

Well we barely get snow anymore here in Stockholm Sweden during the winter maybe like at most 10 days of decent snow during the whole winter. Which is a bit sad because its just gray and rainy during the winters.

[dense shard]

Gets cold enough for winter tires here

[brittle totem]

Did my skid course in a nissan leaf here in Sweden. And I'll give it a 0/10 in turns of drifting capability because of it stupidly aggressive traction control.

[brittle totem]

Its usually rainy and wet during the days and during the night it gets to - degrees so everything get frozen during the morning so winter tires is a most have and its illegal to not have them if it winter conidiation outside.

[dense shard]

Wish the US mandated winter tires

At least some of the northern states

[brittle totem]

They should have mandatory inspection on their cars too. Like its a bit scary that people can drive around in uninsured and not road worthily cars.

[dense shard]

Oh insurance is actually mandatory in most states if not all.

That being said we could do with inspections

[wraith rivet]

Oh ok that’s good

[wispy cloak]

Ever seen a truck rust in half going down the road?

I prefer to continue seeing them

Free entertainment

[dense shard]

I have and it's fucking horrifying

[smoky current]

Yeah, the TCS is hyper aggressive

[misty mantle]

Im not suprised. Its an EV

[blissful oar]

ew go back to 1

[wispy cloak]

You saw when I posted this right

[terse raptor]

We don't have inspections here but many states require it

It's because of Florida not having inspections that we have the wild street legal sema cars lol

[charred depot]

Meanwhile my car being declared structurally comprimised by a hole in the boot

Its just the boot shouldnt have failed 😤

Professional job

[smoky current]

And spend $120 every week on gas? On a 30 year old vehicle... sorry, but no.

[wispy cloak]

One time I put a grand caravan on a lift and heard a pretty decent crunch

Pinch weld collapsed

Decided to use a drive on lift instead

[charred depot]

Thats what we joke about when people ask why we dont have a 2 post

Cars arent strong enough m8

[smoky current]

I lifted a Ford Five Hundred and it just about collapsed on itself while doing an oil change due to rust

[charred depot]

Jack it up m8

Bx is extra annoying as jacking on the subframes is a nono

Hydraulic suspension shite is in the way of a bunch of the spots needing welded

[misty mantle]

Rockers, what the hell are those? 😂😂 😂

[charred depot]

spring and shock absorber

[civic spoke]

Plot twist. It only works once.
(Because it's actually a grenade)

[charred depot]

they hold like 62 bar or some shit

[civic spoke]

Now that would be something.

Actually a grenade, then.

[charred depot]

and some people say to unscrew them using a chisel and hammer

[smoky current]

Who needs 62 bars of shock absorption?

[charred depot]

thankfully I have the actual tool

[civic spoke]

I think that's over 900 PSI?

[smoky current]

899.234 PSI

[charred depot]

that sphere is for the accumulator which is a reserve tank

but same sorta deal for each corner

superior ride qualityTM

Stance

They were pretty reliable in their time but its just at that age

going to be making my own octopus etc for it as OEM parts where they are even available are too expensive

fair few people have died working on these as the suspension can drop at any moment and wheels can also jump down with enough force to knock the car off jackstands

Not sure whether or not I want to insure it as I feel it may just be a liability, have people hounding me for it so could easily double my money but I do like it.

[charred depot]

1 day out of warranty

[civic spoke]

Sounds like it just has a bad battery.

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah saw that one too, ngl great beat

[charred depot]

blue oval, anythings possible : )

[misty mantle]

Chances of a 2015+ Ford making it past the warranty period very low, chances of the dash turning into your moms phone lock screen very high

Chances of 2014 and before Fords outlasting every 2015+ Ford very high

[stark pier]

Saw this in my neighborhood yesterday

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/diy-glasses-is-that-a-supra-supra-glasses-cleaning-my-glasses-pro-glasses-cleaner-gif-11823289

Yo, Is that a BeNtLy

[stark pier]

Yeah, looked like a 2009-2015 gtc

[sinful creek]

Bro when I was a kid I’d see Chrysler 300’s driving around and it made me think Bentleys were affordable lmao

[compact grotto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG2M25aR_PU

Larry Chen so you know its good.

[smoky current]

Can we all agree that if Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd plays, we all become better drivers?

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/drivers-gif-8338522

[smoky current]

Pff

[fathom socket]

Miles on non turbo 2009 Subaru Forester

[slow kestrel]

🤔

looking to buy some 1991-1995 acura legend sedan/coupe parts!!!!

[tropic mulch]

Nascar driver uses video game tactic to gain 5 places on the last turn
https://youtu.be/sOY9p5gFa5Q

[gentle sky]

🔥🔥

[brittle totem]

Yeah they hade 2 sf90 for sale.

And the world most expenive gas 4$/l for 102 octane.

[vocal mural]

40kr

Wtf

[brittle totem]

Only 7250$ a month with a down payment of 150k$

[copper salmon]

When your dad brings your truck into town an delivers it to u an every one is like wtf

[misty mantle]

What is that, a Dodge Power Wagon?

[stark pier]

Ram charger?

Honestly no clue

[wispy cloak]

Too big to be a ramcharger

[misty mantle]

Its def a Dodge though

[lone fern]

there’s a gmc badge on the side

[misty mantle]

Oh, crap, I didn't even see that.

I didn't even see the resemblance it has to a really old Chevrolet 'burban

[cunning plinth]

https://racedebrief.com/mexico-city-gp-2022-weekend-review/

[sacred wraith]

next fucking level

[chilly dune]

Do you guys do car trouble shooting here

[misty mantle]

@chilly dune Whats the problem?

[quartz mango]

That is a 67-69 GMC Suburban 3-Door

[misty mantle]

Yes, I figured that out after @lone fern mentioned the GMC badge on the side

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/63459042/clean-title-1988-ford-mustang-lx-tn-memphis
Yeah, shes missing a lot more than just a cat

[chilly dune]

I have problem with my engine its making a knocking sound

[misty mantle]

When was your last oil change?

[chilly dune]

I just did a oil change 0 miles ago

[misty mantle]

How much oil was in it when you drained the oil, or did you have a shop do it?

Also, what is the vehicle?

[chilly dune]

Idk I put in 5.5 liters

[chilly dune]

Volvo s80

[misty mantle]

Year?

[chilly dune]

02

[misty mantle]

Did you just put oil in it?

[chilly dune]

36k mile
Yes

And new filter

[misty mantle]

If its a mechanical odometer, that 36k is most likely 132 or 232k

So the od has been rolled over a time or 2

Was the engine making the knocking noise before you put oil in it?

[chilly dune]

No its European not american miles

[misty mantle]

ah, ok

[chilly dune]

Yeah

[misty mantle]

Hate to tell you this, but that motor is done

[misty mantle]

Are you the original owner, or did you buy it off someone?

[chilly dune]

14 owners

[misty mantle]

You're kidding me

[chilly dune]

No

[misty mantle]

Can I get a video of the noise

[chilly dune]

I paid 700 for it this summer

[misty mantle]

Do you have an oil drain pan and any more oil?

[chilly dune]

Yes

I literly did a oil change but it didnt help much

[misty mantle]

Was there any shiny-looking specs in the old oil?

[chilly dune]

Idk really

It was black

[misty mantle]

Do you still have the old oil?

[chilly dune]

Yes

[misty mantle]

Put it in the drain pan and let it sit for a minute. Then tip it a bit to one side and see if there are any shiny looking specs on the bottom.

Judging from the video, it sounds like rod knock.

[chilly dune]

I dont really wanna junk this car i just got it

[misty mantle]

You don't have to junk it.

If you can find a used motor for it that is in good shape

[chilly dune]

Problem is its alot of work to replace a engine

[misty mantle]

Does it sound like it is misfiring on any cylinders?

Also, is the check engine light on?

[chilly dune]

Yes

[misty mantle]

Yes for both?

[chilly dune]

I dont know about miss fire tho

How do you know that

[misty mantle]

I work on cars in my spare time

So, check engine light is on

[chilly dune]

Im Kinda new to cars i just turned 18 so

[misty mantle]

Ahh, ok

[chilly dune]

Yea it has been snice i bought it

In june 2022

[misty mantle]

Did the knock come along with it?

[chilly dune]

No it came now

I thought Volvos was relieable

[misty mantle]

Im sorry to say it, but you may have ran it low on oil without realizing it and destroyed the rod bearings

[chilly dune]

I had a oil leak actually becuse someone forgot to put a o ring on The oil filter

There was non when I reolaced The filter

[misty mantle]

Oh boy, Yeah, that confirms it

The engine is blown up

[chilly dune]

Rip or could i just replace The bearings

[misty mantle]

Sadly, since you ran her low on oil, the crank is probably damaged too

[chilly dune]

I have to take a look hope not becuse I dont have a engine lift

Its just to lift The oil pan right

[misty mantle]

You are better off having a shop do it

[chilly dune]

That could be pricy

[misty mantle]

Checking the crank and rod bearings isn't as simple as pulling the oil pan and a few bolts

[chilly dune]

Why is life so Hard on me everything breaks for me for some reason

[misty mantle]

Yeah, I feel you

[chilly dune]

I really hope its just The bearings and not The shaft

[misty mantle]

Ok, was there any oil in it at all before hand?

[chilly dune]

Yes not 5 liters tho prob 3 liters or something left The oil drain is not so heavy

[misty mantle]

Ok, this motor may be salvageable

[chilly dune]

Good

Engines are cheap its The same for all early 2000s Volvos so its pleaty of parts if it would be gone

Just alot of work

[misty mantle]

and if you can get your hands on a torque wrench, shop manual for the car, basic hardware store socket set, a gasket set for the engine, and a bearing set for the engine, you could go through it and see what the extend of the damage is

And at least be able to replace the bearings if the crank isn't damaged

[chilly dune]

I dont have a garage i do it all on a parking lot

But some basic tools is posible

[misty mantle]

Stuff like reinstalling the head and reinstalling the bearing caps you have to have a torque wrench for

[misty mantle]

Just baby it around and make sure to keep the oil topped up and it should be good for now.

You don't want to damage it any more than it already is

[chilly dune]

Yeah

I wont drive it

[misty mantle]

Yeah

Definitely don't want it to toss a rod through the block

Anyway, I gtg

[wispy cloak]

New pinion seal time

On an unrelated note

This needs to go bye bye

@chilly dune did your oil pressure light ever come on?

[chilly dune]

Yes but it was before oil change

[misty mantle]

What truck?

[wispy cloak]

dakota r/t

[misty mantle]

Nice

Year?

[wispy cloak]

2000

[misty mantle]

Nice

Heres my pos

[wispy cloak]

i wish dodge made better transmissions

my engine could totally make more power but the trans would just go boom

and i don't feel like pulling it to build it because nothing is wrong with it yet

[misty mantle]

Yeah, theres not exactly any way to "build" the one in my Ranger since its a 5 speed manual

[wispy cloak]

my last truck was a five speed

was an '07 f150

[misty mantle]

Not a bad truck

[wispy cloak]

that one was

[misty mantle]

This thing can barely get out of its own way

[wispy cloak]

no factory ac, no power locks, no power windows, v6, 2wd, etc.

also 236k miles with a rear main seal leak that was getting worse

ticking time bomb

[misty mantle]

Ah, I see

My Ranger is a base extended cab with factory ac and factory power steering

2.3 liter i4

Gutless as hell

[wispy cloak]

my dakota is basically the highest package you could get

extended cab, bucket seats, power windows, power locks, remote entry, infinity sound system, etc.

also 5.9L v8

[misty mantle]

nice

[wispy cloak]

same drivetrain as a ram 1500 but in a much lighter package

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[wispy cloak]

i love it but i think im going to get another truck in the spring

so that i can stop putting miles on this

[misty mantle]

How many does it have?

[wispy cloak]

169k

[misty mantle]

So its barely past being broken in

Mines in the ballpark of 127k

Its in decent shape, although the paint isn't the best

[wispy cloak]

i have zero rust

but my paint is bad

and my body is pretty bad at the moment because it got wrecked

[misty mantle]

rip

Im in Cali, so def no rust

[wispy cloak]

when i get my car ready for the winter and park this thing up i'll start fixing it

before it got wrecked it needed zero work

only issues it had were valve cover gaskets and the pinion leak

now it needs a fender, bumper, and headlight

and i still need to figure out why my sway bar hits my wheel at full lock

[misty mantle]

At least thats the only body work it needs

[wispy cloak]

well that's in addition to the ~$2500 in mechanical repairs it already had

[misty mantle]

Yeah, true

[wispy cloak]

i will almost certainly be keeping it though

despite the fact insurance totaled it

and they said that they would pay me $6200

and i will only get $2700 if i keep it

at least it'll stay a clean title

[misty mantle]

Insurance totaled it over a fender, bumper, and headlight, jeez

[wispy cloak]

the body shop said that it would be $4200 and they wouldn't be able to start until february

[misty mantle]

At least its still mostly driveable

[wispy cloak]

after i had it repaired out of pocket

insurance finally paid me back a month later

coming up on two months here and there hasn't been a final settlement

[misty mantle]

yeah, Even if my truck gets wrecked, I don't care how bad it is, Im buying it back

[wispy cloak]

it happened on 9/7/22 at 12:43pm

i'll remember that exact date forever

[misty mantle]

Anyways, I gtg. I have some editing to do for a media assignment

[wispy cloak]

bye

[timber oar]

Oh yeah insurance wanted to salvage title my car over cosmetic damage too

[torn bobcat]

https://youtu.be/Qvk3LWOSewc

[brittle totem]

So my dads passat want's new oil for the 8th time already in 50000km. Is it normal that the new 2.0tdi engine from volkswagen uses this much oil ?

[brittle totem]

His old ine was fine wkth just the top up during the service but this one most have oil leak or something. Last service was done around 20000km ago and it should last until the next service. But he has already filled it up 3 time already since last service at 30000km.

I think it's around 5 liters every fill up. Weird thing is his old passat with the same engine but 10hp less used way less oil.

My moms car has never complained about oil levels but the serivce period is every 15000km so I guess it's fine then.

Yeah he will ask at the next time it's at service. The car hasen't been perfect yet it has hade some werid issues.

You should send that to your mom and tell her that he should trade the x5 50i for an m5 instead. She can cleary se in the video that x5 isen't needed for "offroading"

Or an m550i.

The old one didn't have a singel issue in 3,5 years an 100000km that he hade it for. But the new one have hade 2 "major issues". First thing was that the Keyless system wouldn't start the car at all . When it was badically brand new. And it got some werid ecu problem this summer.

[civic spoke]

I just yoinked that video.

[feral reef]

Do you not have a funnel? Haha

[autumn talon]

Surely Jake can give me Bimmer boy role too 👉🥺👈

Typical e9x moment

[stoic ledge]

Standard VW stuff

[autumn talon]

Jakkuh pls give us bimmer role

[stable grotto]

[autumn talon]

$30aud on Lttstore.com surely

[brittle totem]

Personal best in terms of fuel consumption.

[civic spoke]

My last fueling was a 9.78 L/100km

Thankfully I'm lowering that soon.

[wispy cloak]

That's like 24mpg

That's pretty decent

[brittle totem]

Sounds a bit high my brother e92 330i had an avrage consumption of like 8,7-9l/100km.

[civic spoke]

Brake is dragging (:

[brittle totem]

💸

[brittle totem]

Not for an 320i. But I guess it good in us standards.

[wispy cloak]

21.2L/100km according to Google

Is what I get

[lone fern]

i get very poor mpg

19.6l per 100km

when not towing

[brittle totem]

And i got around 57 mpg converted to us mpg.

[wispy cloak]

That's crazy

Is that a hybrid?

[brittle totem]

Nope just a 4 pot diesel.

[wispy cloak]

This is why I want a diesel truck

They get significantly better gas mileage than I do and they're bigger

[stoic ledge]

Just on one trip and according to the onboard computer? Real consumption usually differs if you do the maths

But 5L/100km should be feasible if you do longer distance driving

So 47MPG US

[brittle totem]

Just the onboard computer. But this was on 70-90km/h roads with travel assist on like 90% of the time. #cars message

[stoic ledge]

Makes sense then, often driving on ~80km/h roads you'd see that consumption

As soon as you go of those roads it gets worse

[charred depot]

My 305 wouldnt be far off your beemr

Around 52mpg if you cruise at 50mph any speed above that and its terrible aerodynamics take hold

[lone fern]

12mpg around 55mph and it gets worse from there : (

then again aero doesn’t help me at all

[fathom socket]

Welp

I slept in my car

And the peugeot 307 sw seats are really uncomfortable

[wraith rivet]

back seat?

[brittle totem]

Just fold all the rear seats anf put a mattress. And you will be fine in most cars with enough space.

[fathom socket]

The problem is

The trunk is too short and my seats don't fold flat

[brittle totem]

Isn't your car a 7 seater it should be rather big then ?

[fathom socket]

It is, but because seats don't fold flat to the floor it's shorter than my Ford Focus mk1

Also I think it's actually a bit shorter

I would need to get rid of the seats

[misty mantle]

I would say try sleeping in a truck bed, but since you have a Peugeot, Im guessing you aren't in the U.S. or Canada

[stoic ledge]

In the Break you could fit a bike.. so I think I could sleep in there. But the floor was more flat there than in the SW

[fathom socket]

I can't fit a bike in my trunk without taking the front wheel

Or I leave seats at home

[stoic ledge]

Ah we could in the Break

[fathom socket]

And the floor won't be flat

[stoic ledge]

But the Break also gets a flat floor

[fathom socket]

Mine is different

Has its upsides and downsides

[stoic ledge]

The SW not so much

[fathom socket]

Green?

That looks weird

But doesn't look comfortable

[stoic ledge]

I think that's a Roland Garros

[fathom socket]

I would need one of these with cover on top

But honestly I've been thinking of getting something g like VW transporter

Or maybe caddy?

Or build that camper James may did with his lotus

[stoic ledge]

Cheap vans are rough

[fathom socket]

I'm using my car more like a workhorse

I'm using it to move out like 3-4 times per year

[stoic ledge]

Should've gotten a 307 Commercial

[fathom socket]

I could get a trailer

[stoic ledge]

Get a Caravan, then you don't have to move

[fathom socket]

I've never seen one in my life

[fathom socket]

I want to, but they cost like 10x more than my car

Remember

My transmission is still fucked up

And I can't fix it

Driving on highway speeds on 4th gear is pain

[stoic ledge]

Astravan with a raised roof

So still haven't found a new gearbox?

[fathom socket]

I can't find any locally, ones in Italy cost too much

And peugeot wants 4k for one

I can buy one from Poland for 250 euros restored, but I have no $$$

And if I go to work Noone will be able to pick it up

[stoic ledge]

Sadge

[fathom socket]

This, but roof rack mount

With no passage on the fuel cap

[misty mantle]

When I first saw this, I thought it was an Toyota AE86, but once I looked at it a bit more I realized it isn't

[sinful creek]

Lancia go wild Fr

[wraith rivet]

That’s not the same one is it?

I remember the metal part on top being more rounded and aerodynamic

[stoic ledge]

Actual footage from the shop, looks the same + same license plate

[fathom socket]

Also I still feel really bad for that citroen

[hollow pasture]

I loathe sc car culture

[fathom socket]

I have questions

How you drive this, won't engine be damaged from that angle and how you check fluids

[hollow pasture]

Not mine

I swear on my life its not mine

I'll admit I only drive a Volvo xc90

[fathom socket]

It does not matter if it's yours or not

These questions still apply for someone that is able to answer

[hollow pasture]

I mean I can answer them

Yes it causes damage

No you can't see anything

And you don't check fluids lmao

[final star]

It's actually illegal now to have the ride height with a difference of over 1 inch

[hollow pasture]

Mhm

Thanks whistlindiesel

Making america great again one squatted truck ruined at a time

[wraith rivet]

Oh cool

[smoky current]

Not everywhere, here in Florida, there is no limit, and some vehicles have over one inch ride height difference from factory

[final star]

What vehicles have 1 inch difference from factory?

[smoky current]

Mostly SUVs and pickups, but even some sedans at times

[wraith rivet]

lol true

[misty mantle]

yes, yes he is

[hollow pasture]

[autumn talon]

Most aliexpress spec CarPlay setup

[wraith rivet]

if it works it works

[willow mural]

@final star @smoky current I work at a dodge dealership and the black widow ram is lifted from factory I believe

[wraith rivet]

isn't the black widow a chevy..?

i've only ever seen silverados never a ram before

https://www.blackwidowtrucks.com/
wait wtf it's a company I thought it was from chevy themselves

[willow mural]

It could’ve been a Chevy bc we have to service used cars as they come in but most of the new trucks start to run together after working on so many of them

[wraith rivet]

makes sense lol

I thought that was a factory option but I guess not

or edition I should say

[wispy cloak]

Probably a dealer installed kind of deal

Where it's sold new with it but it isn't factory

[brittle totem]

Why not just install an carplay box into your iDrive ?

[vocal mural]

Send me a link

[autumn talon]

I’ve got MASK but someone gave me the screen for free so I thought I’d save some money

[ancient quarry]

Hello, I watched the LTT video about dash-cam. it got more confused on which one I should get. I am interested on reading the licenses plates?

[civic spoke]

I'm allowed to normally drive up to 9 hours a day.

Yesterday I spent 8:45 driving. More or less.

[fathom socket]

Don't you hate this packaging?

The best is when you need scissors to open the scissors

[stoic ledge]

And that's why Bosch AeroTwin > all

[vocal mural]

Use an angle grinder

[fathom socket]

I lost it

[fathom socket]

They didn't have the right size with the correct mounting

[stoic ledge]

🥲

[charred depot]

Cant but wiper blades that fit the 305 anymore, have to modify them

[willow mural]

Yeah that’s what I was thinking ab my bad lol. The sherons are the same way

[severe knoll]

if i wanna add a turbo or two to a car what else do i need?

better radiator? brakes?

[severe knoll]

in conclusion if you dont want to spend big bucks just turn on the mic in your dash cam and spell out the suspicious cars plate number out loud

[wispy cloak]

A completely built engine

A built transmission

A new rear end (and transfer case if applicable)

Everything

[civic spoke]

Intercooler and all of that.

[wispy cloak]

Possibly strengthened chassis

Depends on how much power you're trying to put down

[civic spoke]

And your budget

[wispy cloak]

It also depends on what vehicle you have to begin with

It may not be worth doing whatsoever

Or possible

[eager raptor]

this is literally lucid air and model 3

combined

[civic spoke]

You will likely need a new ECU and everything.

It's often not worth adding turbos and whatever to a car.

Cheaper and less headache to look up a shop that has done something similar before.

That maybe even sell it as a kit.

You'll only get headaches when you try to make an N/A engine accept forced induction.

I guess we could just say "Just LS swap it"

[brittle totem]

I have never seen one that is prviatly owned just a bunch of press car and showrooms.

[wispy cloak]

This is the exact reason I am ls swapping my mustang

Overall it is significantly cheaper to make a significant amount of power

And I'll be NA so I can likely get away with the stock ecu

[civic spoke]

Predator swap it.

[wispy cloak]

Because I'm aiming for 500 at the wheel

[civic spoke]

But really. LS swap is the solution. Probably.

Solves a whole lot of problems.

[severe knoll]

gt86/brz . Just want some more power up on it

maybe up it from 200 to 280-320 hp

[wispy cloak]

Maybe

Just maybe

[severe knoll]

is that even possible on that B4 2l engine?

[wispy cloak]

If you ran e85, big injectors, and a single turbo

Your engine could do that for a little bit before giving up

[severe knoll]

e85?

[wispy cloak]

But it likely wouldn't last long if it lasted at all

85% ethanol

[severe knoll]

so if i wanted to do that then engine swap would be almost mandatory

[wispy cloak]

Or if those are buildable you'd have to build it

[severe knoll]

100 octane fuel? damn

[wispy cloak]

But I don't know enough about those engines to advise you on what to do

[severe knoll]

thanks

[brittle totem]

Here is the consumption with mainly 90-120km/h and some city driving in Copenhagen.

[severe knoll]

any sites that have shops which have done this kind of work in EU or i havee to do some more research than that

[civic spoke]

Step one is to know what car. And then you just search around from there.

[severe knoll]

aighht

ty

[brittle totem]

Why does it have scissor Doors?

Saw an id buzz for the first time too.

[timber oar]

Sounds like someone needs an ls swap

Oh someone already said that

Lol

[wraith rivet]

This road would be bad during an earthquake 💀

[misty mantle]

Bad, more like deadly

[copper salmon]

Chevy suberban

[fathom socket]

How tf that does not break in half

https://youtube.com/shorts/l8UBvUEOQFo?feature=share

I feel this.
I could not fit well in some cars, could not fit at all on corsa c and in Toyota Yaris 3 i basically rub my knees on the steering wheel.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah Corsa C was also a bit tight for me

But doable, I've experienced worse

Corsa D is roomy AF for the type of car

[fathom socket]

But I find it strange

Toyota Yaris 3 is the only one I don't fit in well

But 4th one is fine

[smoky current]

Instructions unclear, I made an accordion out of it

[tight coral]

I guess they're built far stronger than the horrible excursion limos were

[misty mantle]

Bruh, and the Excursion was based off of the 2000-05 F-250 Super Duty

[wispy cloak]

Excursions are amazing

Especially the diesels

[tight coral]

noo, guys, that's not what I'm saying. The Excursions FROM THE FACTORY are basically bullet proof, very safe and basically tanks, and I DO trust their build quality. I'm not talking about what Ford made, I'm talking about the LIMO CONVERSIONs

the midsections of the limo conversions for those have some notoriety, maybe only from a specific builder or a few, no idea how much research was put into that

A normal Excursion would have handled such a crash much better, anyway my point is like, limo conversions in general can be absolutely russian roulette in durability

actually researching further they were going 100MPH

[wispy cloak]

Limos are jank

[tight coral]

I think regardless of vehicle those kinds of speeds will bust your cheeks

but yeah limos are jank, from what lincoln town car limos I've seen and experienced they seem pretty tanky

[wispy cloak]

Watch the junkyard digs limo videos

[misty mantle]

Ayy, a fellow JYD subscriber

[wispy cloak]

I met him during power tour last year

And vice grip garage

That was pretty fun

[misty mantle]

Yeah, I want to go on power tour with my grandpa, but in his current state, he's barely even able to get in his truck.

[misty mantle]

Oh, Derek has a show on Motortrend now

[wispy cloak]

I've been watching it

Motortrend on demand is very much worth it especially at the black Friday prices

[misty mantle]

yeah

[tight coral]

I've thought about offering to buy their 86 towncar, but it's just too goddamn big for where I live, and people drive like raging teens here

so I'm aiming for something like this

[tight coral]

awh how cool!!

[misty mantle]

That was one of their fastest revivals to date, aside from the '81 Buick Century Diesel

[tight coral]

goddd the 350 diesel is a pile of crap but sounds so so so amazing

[wispy cloak]

6.0 or 7.3?

[misty mantle]

Thing basically lit right off once they found the button for the plow plugs

[tight coral]

I wish I had his 86 town car limo but jesus I'm just too afraid of getting hit here or not being able to corner our weird construction filled roads

[misty mantle]

Neither, It was a GM 350 Diesel

[tight coral]

the ROADTRIPS in that with friends I don't have

[tight coral]

uh may zing

[wispy cloak]

Oh the gas to diesel engine

[tight coral]

mhm

sounds like an absolute angel but makes the yugo look reliable

[wispy cloak]

If they would've made it correctly

It could've been good

[misty mantle]

Now that I think of it, I don't think Kevin ever told us what happened to that one, Although it has been a while since I've watched the videos on it

[tight coral]

https://youtu.be/kLAtu_okgE4

[misty mantle]

To be honest, that Century could use a 7.3 IDI or Powerstroke swap

[tight coral]

DUDE can you imagine how GM's Cadillac 500 would sound converted to diesel?

DEATH

[marble stone]

I Liked the early corsa D VXR's without the silly rear bumper

[stoic ledge]

All standard D VXR/OPC's have the center triangle exhaust, you mean that bumper? Or the Nürburgring Edition of the facelift, that has a twin exhaust

[marble stone]

Nurburgring one, thats what i was talking about just forgot the name of it

[stoic ledge]

Yeah the Nürburgring Edition is great, I'd love to own one of those

I prefer the look of that one also

• it has the limited slip diff

[cold vale]

ONLY Mercedes Benz AMG GT Black Series!!!

[stark pier]

But aren't those like famously uncomfortable

[brittle totem]

Just get an Abarth instead 😀

[brittle totem]

I think we have a problem with our bmw.

[stark pier]

Laughs in lupin the third

[civic spoke]

It only revs at like 300 rpm?

[ornate viper]

found this funny video

was wondering why my car was making this awful sound 😂

and was vibrating

digging through old crap is always fun 😂

[brittle totem]

Yes but when I came back from the grocery store it started fine again. Not sure what happend and if we should be woried about it.

[charred depot]

Typical french electrics : )

[fathom socket]

Funny think

my moms Toyota has more electrical issues than my Peugeot

[charred depot]

"you really should have a more green car these days"

[civic spoke]

The real pun would be to say
"Man, that's mint"

[brittle totem]

Never seen this color before on VW beetle. Is it some special edition version or something.

[stoic ledge]

Bottle Green iirc

Those wheels were like Heritage Wheels but I don't think it was only for a Special Edition

Fun fact, German models were labeled "Käfer"

(just German for Beetle)

[brittle totem]

#cars message

[bitter compass]

I think the model was still called beetle tho - in my brain a beetle is the new one and käfer is the old one

[stoic ledge]

Yeah just labeled Käfer

[dense shard]

oh shit, that's an excellent green.

I want that in my life

[deep zealot]

Fuel pumps?

Mine sometimes does this in cold start obviously not so long

[brittle totem]

Not sure but it works fine now.

[brittle totem]

This probely hade nothing to do with cold it was around 8c outside and I hade already driven the car for a bit. And it didn't have any issue with starting in -20c last year.

[autumn talon]

Went on my maiden voyage after getting my Bike license yesterday

I saw so many people in cars who shouldn’t be driving, almost got hit by 2 within 30mins of each other

[pearl tiger]

i can say the same about idiotic bikers

[vocal mural]

Congratulations with your A license!

I want to start learning in 2024

[civic spoke]

I've been driving enough to know this.
Congratulations on the license. Please drive safe.

[restive oriole]

Car goes vrom vrom

[fathom socket]

man

I'm still getting that error and IDK what it is

unless the com2000 can trigger this

[stoic ledge]

Probably steering wheel angle sensor?

I think that's part of the com2000

[misty mantle]

What car are we speaking of?

[stoic ledge]

Peugeot 307 SW 2.0

[misty mantle]

https://www.carobdcodes.com/peugeot-p0606-ecm-processor-failure.shtml According to this, your P0606 code is being triggered by the ECM/PCM failing internally

In other words, you need a ECM

@fathom socket

[wispy cloak]

Ruh roh

[fathom socket]

1961 chevy corvette split-windows

[fathom socket]

The thing is that there's nothing wrong with how engine works

But I had the engine rebuild like 2 months ago

[brittle totem]

Same spec as this one ?

[civic spoke]

I don't like how those supercars have more power now than what you know what to do with it.

1,000 hp combined in the SF90. Over 800 combined in the 296.

[feral reef]

Those cars handle the power for you

They’re very smart pieces of tech now

[civic spoke]

I prefer slow with emotions.

I rather have something like a Ferrari 328

[errant shore]

Id rather have a 69 mustang

[civic spoke]

Morgan or something.

[misty mantle]

Yeah, Thats just how it goes. It might not affect how the engine runs, but its still a failed ECU

[viscid atlas]

id rather have a 72 riviera

[fathom socket]

I don't understand how ECU can fail but the engine has no issues

[misty mantle]

I would start off by having your mechanic replace the ECU and see if the code goes away. I would say you could do this yourself, but the ECU has to be programed to the car using a specialty tool

[fathom socket]

I wish

#cars message

my trans is compleaty fucked and I need new Com2000 module

and I can't find parts for this car

[misty mantle]

Did the transmisson start doing that before or after it threw the P0606 code?

[charred depot]

its a manual..

[misty mantle]

oh, ok

[fathom socket]

It has that code for like 4 months

sometimes it goes away for long time

[charred depot]

come to britin

[fathom socket]

sometimes I have p0410

and then the check engine sometimes comes up

[charred depot]

mind you all the 307 gearboxes we have are from hdi's

[fathom socket]

that's no good for me

[charred depot]

but youll be able to go 200mph, potentially

[fathom socket]

also there are in Poland

but the cost it way too high

[misty mantle]

But, yeah.... She needs a ECU

[charred depot]

just leave it alone

[fathom socket]

and 500 eruos for a used one with unknown condition is too much

[charred depot]

literally get tossed away here

Lots of polish people at the breakers here that take valuable parts over with them

[fathom socket]

doews the ECU control the fan directly?

because it might have something to do with it

[charred depot]

It might do I cant remember how the 307 works but it has a fancy speed controller

rather than just on off

dont know if the ECU tells the speed or it gets the temp fed to it directly

[fathom socket]

because at times the fan works at random too

and sometimes work normally

kinda wanna put a relay I controll with button from inside

[misty mantle]

Generally, yes.

[charred depot]

shouldnt really need a fan unless you are sitting in traffic for ages

[misty mantle]

Id see about helping you find a ECU and transmission, but Im across the pond in the U.S.

Or sitting at wide open throttle for a extended period of time

[charred depot]

nah not for a normie car

[bitter compass]

I think my tire pressure sensor is dead

Or it decides my car doesn't need tire pressure

[charred depot]

Good thing theres this upcoming new invention which is an external gauge

[bitter compass]

Ye

Technology is there to fail

I mean tbf it maybe stopped one or two idiots from driving with a flat tire because it keeps pinging at you every 5 minutes

But still screw this thing anyways

[vocal mural]

🤔

[feral reef]

Why would you even waste your time getting fuel if you're going to get 1.68 liters, lol

[smoky current]

I wish I could explain, but road force balancer crashed while trying to print

[vocal mural]

I just wanted to test pay by their app

[tired sundial]

I wouldn’t recommend a Lamborghini for a dream car you gona spend more money repairing it then buying it

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but those are RHD gearboxes can't use those

[charred depot]

ah yeah will have to take them apart and turn all the gears around

[tired sundial]

I think you forgot to lift the back sir

[hollow pasture]

as i said its not mine lol

[pearl tiger]

any recommendations for Androidbased Head Units here?

[brittle totem]

If you can affoard a lamborghini paying for repairs won't be a problem financially and not depreciation ehiter.

[brittle totem]

Just get on that can run android auto/carplay from your phone lag free. That will be better then using the shitty integrated android ui.

[near lantern]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[sour matrix]

yo i know that dude his van is awesome

[fathom socket]

Welp

Looks like my car battery gave up

Or something drained it

[civic spoke]

Neither of us are having fun times with our cars.

[fathom socket]

My car is so reliable

It broke already 4 times in 1 year of ownership

[charred depot]

Need to get some 80s n/a diesel reliability

[stoic ledge]

Sounds more like abuse from the previous owner

[civic spoke]

With me it's probably a bit of neglect.

[fathom socket]

I find funny that the previous owner in 9 years of ownership did 20k km with it

And I did that in one year

If it wasn't clocked between safety inspections, but I doubt

[brittle totem]

Seems a bit suspicious. But if it's true did previous owner to the yearly service on the car. If not maybe that's why it has so many issues now.

[fathom socket]

he said he didn't service the car for past 4 years beside regular fluid chanmges

[civic spoke]

Oh, that's fun.

Fuel Pressure Relief Control.
Apparently.

Thankfully one of those codes that was only temporary. And gone after a power cycle.

[autumn talon]

Ahh, the good old “turn it off and on again”

[lone fern]

it’s almost time for me to go get some sand bags for the snow!

Anyone know how much weight I should have in the bed for traction bc i got rwd? I was thinking ~350lbs should do the trick but idk

[civic spoke]

Snow tires is what I say.
And if you do get weights thrown in the back of your bed, then make sure to strap it down.

[deep zealot]

https://youtu.be/pwF_ISLxpfA

Turbo i4 vs NA V10

[lone fern]

I might invest in some snow tires. Probably will find some on fb marketplace or something, but if I can’t find a good deal, I’ll use weights till I can find some that don’t break the bank, since I plan to purchase a new (used) vehicle when I find one worth checking out

[timber oar]

My stuff breaks because it's old af and has 200k+ miles lmao

Even then it's usually pretty fixable stuff

Yes if you aren't ready for it

Mine at least fish tails hard

You are basically driving as if you are drifting everywhere

Counter steering the fish tail tendency and metering the throttle

It happens more when you try to add power/increase speed

It breaks the rear end loose and that tries to overtake your front

If you are going at a constant speed and not making aggressive turns it's more stable

Yeah a 4x4 is pretty essential

but keep in mind

[wraith rivet]

it could be fun though

[timber oar]

That only helps you steer and get going in a more controlled fashion

Braking is still just as challenging

Good tires help but you can't get around the fact your traction is poor

So don't go getting in a 4x4 expecting it to be perfectly easy

[fathom socket]

It would be impossible to drive my FWD car without any chains where I live

you can get more weight on single axle

[timber oar]

Thats more for towing and payload capacity yeah

Since tires individually are rated for a maximum load

[wraith rivet]

and in theory more grip right?

[timber oar]

That just gives you four instead of two wheels increasing the load capacity of that axle

I'm not entirely sure on grip, since i know tire grip is more complicated than just surface area

But in theory yes I'd think

And before you ask no you can't just go slap more wheels on the back of your car and get more load capacity

The axle/frame/suspension has to be designed to take the load placed on it as much as the tires

Just lets you get around the load restriction for a single tire

[fathom socket]

it can worsen your grip

if you're light

[timber oar]

Yeah that makes sense

[fathom socket]

A car cut me off and I could not brake at all

and I was carrying like 34 europallets

[timber oar]

This is very general info but, usually an engine with fewer cylinders will be less of a gas guzzler than one with more

[fathom socket]

generally you can make the same power with a 4 cylinder that an 8 cylinder has and consume like 20% or sless fuel

[timber oar]

You've got some wild new v6 engines that are in modern fords that put out as much or more power than my old giant v8s i have

Well

Uh

Its not that simple lol

[fathom socket]

I think could be more low end torque and more reiable

byt that I mean no turbo

but they have more parts and more expensive to maintain

[timber oar]

You have to look at so many different aspects of engine design to get an idea of what torque and horsepower it makes where in the rpm range

[fathom socket]

like my uncle got a Mercedes with a 4 cyl engine that makes ridiculus figure

honestly

you could play Automation

and mess around in sandbox mode

it's Basic, but gives general idea

well "basic" for real life

[timber oar]

I will say that at one point in time big displacement engines were very popular

[fathom socket]

and now they;re not because gas prices

[timber oar]

Like for example my old firebird came with a 6.6 liter v8 engine

Absolutely massive by the standards of average cars today

300ft/lb of peak torque at least

But 180hp max xD

Sub 10mpg iirc

Compared to the 5.3 liter ls engine I'm putting in its place that does almost 300hp stock

With better efficiency

Well think about how much is going on in a v12

Lord forbid you have a DOHC v12

Four camshafts as long as a straight six that all have to be precisely timed

So many moving parts

Me looking at this as not an engineer I'd say engines with smaller and fewer parts are usually more efficient

As you say it fights itself

Its losses from friction and the different crankshaft/piston imbalances, all of the bearings

How the cylinder heads flow fresh fuel/air as well as exhaust

There's just so many different little details that make it complicated

[brittle totem]

They are fine if you have proper winter tires as you should have if you going to drive in the snow with any type of car.

[brittle totem]

My brother has hade 3 different RWD BMWs during the past 3 winters all with proper winter tires and he haven't hade a single traction issue when driving carefully and gentle with the throttle as you should be with any car when driving on snow normally.

[wraith rivet]

when driving in snow would you lock your differential or keep it unlocked?

and would you ever go into low range mode?

[timber oar]

Bruh i look at my accelerator and i fishtail lmao

I have some weird issue

I break traction effortlessly on damp roads

My all seasons are a few years old but nowhere near too old

Plenty of tread as far as i can tell

Dunno what's going on

But it is an outlier

[brittle totem]

Of course we will in the feature when the emission regulations gets to strict for an v8 engine. And their is already an 3 cylinder hypercar right now the Koenigsegg Gemera.

[timber oar]

We even have 0 cylinder ones

[brittle totem]

Well I don't know we don't drive pickups during winter here in Sweden just normal cars. Just leave traction control on and drive gentle with a good set of winter tires and you will be fine.

[lone fern]

I have a v6 truck. I get terrible mpg, roughly 12 avg

[lone fern]

in theory, yes, but with high compression twin turbo 4cylinders, the odd that something breaks is muchhh higher than the same power v8, just due to compression

this is all in theory ofc, in reality anyrhing could happen

[lone fern]

I’d be good if my rwd pickup had traction control but i don’t have that

[fathom socket]

Generally is the mentality here

Like the Passat 2.0 tdi my uncle had broke 8 times after he got rid of it

At least my peugeot even if it broke and it's still broken let's me drive around

I'm sorry

What the fuck?

[lone fern]

yepp

I love turbos but I love the simplicity of NA engined

*engines

[stoic ledge]

Well it slightly depends... If an N/A gets replaced by a slightly smaller engine but with a Turbo, then it's usually a better drivetrain. But if it gets downsized considerably... Meh

[lone fern]

True.

[willow badge]

https://tenor.com/view/tesla-guard-cookies-sentry-mode-gif-13579923

[lone fern]

i take it you like tesla?

[willow badge]

Yeah, you damm right i like Tesla!!!

[lone fern]

i figured

[willow badge]

Now you will pay 8$ to me!!

[lone fern]

haha yea nah

don’t particularly care for the man. his cars are decent, but i don’t like his opinion on repairability of said cars

[willow badge]

https://tenor.com/view/elon-musk-gif-25396556

[dense shard]

I'm just glad Tesla stock dropping to reasonable levels

[civic spoke]

I don't even like his cars. (:

[wraith rivet]

it rained today so I did what any sensible person would do

went into a parking lot, traction control off, pull the handbrake and do an absolutely exquisite front wheel drive burnout

[eager grove]

Tesla are doing a good job of pushing electric cars forward, which is probably a necessary thing

The Model Y is, I think, a genuinely good car.

If they softened the suspension a bit it would be a great one--and it would be unassailable if they gave it a gauge cluster (or at least a HUD) and added Apple Car Play and Android Auto

[errant shore]

I liked driving the model 3

They arnt bad cars

[eager grove]

The Model Y will soon be the world's best selling vehicle

[eager grove]

They're good cars in a lot of ways, though hating Elon is a given at this point

[red wagon]

MY with apple carplay and an actual instrument cluster (or even hud) would be pretty good

[eager grove]

At that point it would be pretty hard to fault

[red wagon]

the ID.Buzz is looking damn good though

4WD buzz with A-Team van colors 😍

[charred depot]

Itd also be nice if theyd sell parts

And yknow not demonise cars that have been in repairable accidents

Not had customer service with any of my cars heh, probably still better than teslas

[brittle totem]

I can agree with that I got to drive one this summer. And I was positive about them before I got to drive one and now after I have driven I can completly understand why People are buying them. And everyone I know that has hade an model 3 have gotten an y now.

[charred depot]

I have few gripes with the car other than being too wide and the screen reliance

[brittle totem]

Sae this one in Danmark at an volkswagen showroom not sure why it was the cargo version instead of the "People" version. And btw car prices in Danmark was a joke 70k for an Base id4.

[brittle totem]

Well isn't every car to wide in the uk ? Your streets are so dam narrow.

[red wagon]

That needs to be matte black everything, and I'll take one 😄

[eager grove]

A model 3 is around 3 cm wider than a 3 series, which isn’t a huge amount, but it is noticeable

[brittle totem]

Yeah super weird spec not sure why would have filly blacked out one.

[red wagon]

shiny black paint scratches if someone LOOKS at your car

[brittle totem]

It looks better when it has the "classic" color scheme.

[red wagon]

nevermind if you actually drive it

[bitter compass]

Not just shiny black paint everything shiny black

Whoever had the genius idea of doing that in the interior

Like idk everyone

[brittle totem]

Yeah this is absolutely not going to look terrible after like a year of ownership.

[stoic ledge]

I've used it in a friends C200d, it's quite alright

Nice message tho

Literal translation is "Fill up - balloons - bath towel"

[brittle totem]

I did mean the screen was bad more of how finger printy and scratchy that middle console are will be after a year of use.

[brittle totem]

Diesel in the netherlands ? Wasen't that a big no no from the goverment.

[stoic ledge]

It's not too bad if you're not an absolute buffoon, I've got pianoblack in my car and it's quite alright, doesn't look scratched up or anything.

[stoic ledge]

Belgian friend 🙃

[willow badge]

https://tenor.com/view/dislike-elon-musk-gif-21574620

[brittle totem]

Is it roomy enough it the rear seats for people over 180cm sitting behind a person with the same length ?

[stoic ledge]

Ngl I haven't looked at the back

[wispy cloak]

You know what you guys need over there in Europe

The pinnacle of luxury

[wispy cloak]

6.0 actually

[charred depot]

Just get old cars 4head

[wispy cloak]

7.3 was the year before

[charred depot]

Model x's take the piss

Categorically too wide

[wispy cloak]

I think that truck weighs approx. 7100lbs

And ford had problems with the earlier ones running cars over if they rear ended somebody

About 22ft long

[stoic ledge]

Then I can only load 280kg in it before it goes overweight

A.k.a 1 American

runs

😛