cars

[stoic ledge]

Jk ly all

[charred depot]

My home village i can just squeeze by most normie cars, model x or range rover coming have to wait at the end

Oversized car wankahs

[wispy cloak]

How would people look at you if you drove this over there

[charred depot]

You wouldnt get out some of the streets here :^)

[wispy cloak]

Also over here I think it's 26000lbs total between vehicle and trailer

[charred depot]

So not many people would be seeing you

[wispy cloak]

Or 10000lbs on just the trailer

Just run over the parked cars

Easy solution

[charred depot]

I want to

[wispy cloak]

It has 4wd

[stoic ledge]

Some roads it'll be alright, but driving in my town people would hate me

[charred depot]

People park at and across from junctions in my town its like, consider fire engine

[stoic ledge]

Same here, horrendous

[charred depot]

Also modern cars with tints or just being too big not able to see through when coming out

[stoic ledge]

Or like this, like do you even have 1 functional brain cell

[wispy cloak]

I love it when people don't understand how it is towing a large trailer and try to wave you through an intersection that they are blocking

[charred depot]

Also people that park on speedbumps

When they are the half width ones

[wispy cloak]

Sounds like people are just as bad at driving over there as they are here

[charred depot]

People will park literally anywhere

Parking on the pavement is normalised in my region

[charred depot]

Literally people parking right outside the fish and chip shop on the main road

[wispy cloak]

Parking on the side of the road is normal here too and people still park next to no parking signs and yellow curbs

[charred depot]

I mean with their car nearly fully on the pavement

[wispy cloak]

I hope people that park next to fire hydrants get their windows bashed in by firefighters trying to get water

[stoic ledge]

Often firetrucks come with there own water supply nowadays. In some regions, there aren't even fire hydrants anymore

[charred depot]

None here

[wispy cloak]

We have tanker trucks but the tank is usually just a buffer

[charred depot]

People with nicer cars tend to deliberately occupy 2 spaces here

Tbf people have no chill

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[charred depot]

Weak mazda 2 doors are totally dented

Saab has chips but door stronk

[stoic ledge]

I have none of that

[brittle totem]

How about the BMW X7 and mercedes GLS ?

Well we have wagons instead way nicer then a huge pickup.

[brittle totem]

https://youtu.be/9Fpu2qM8pWo

[brittle totem]

On a normal licence?

[brittle totem]

And then we have the werid drivers who just park on the most stupid places.

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[stoic ledge]

Can't remember the last time I've seen an A6 C8

Ngl almost forgot they make one

[brittle totem]

Well their a solution to that just tell the them to put up this over complicated parking signs and no onw will dare to park on the wrong place or even park at all.

[wispy cloak]

That f350 is a king ranch

Pretty hard to beat

[wispy cloak]

I think so

[brittle totem]

On a normal licence in europé you are only allow ti have total weight of 3500kg.

[wispy cloak]

That's so light

[brittle totem]

Nah I think it's alright for a normal licence not that a good idea to let People with no experince tow super heavy stuff.

[brittle totem]

My dad needed to get an "higher" licence just to tow a normal caravan with his Passat.

I see them quite regualry here in Stockholm the are quite populer as company cars here. We have over 10k of the c8 generation currently registered.

[stoic ledge]

SUS

2018 was a slightly higher registration year for the A6 here, but that's also when all police A6's were registered

5 series is definitely doing better

Even the V90 outsells the A6, and that's even excluding the S90

Mercedes E-Class also outsells it

Ngl, I don't really see any of them that often, atleast the newer models

But an A6 is definitely something I don't see often

[brittle totem]

But 2018 was the last year with the c7 generation right ?

[civic spoke]

Yeah. USA is whack like that.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah half C7 half C8, all police cars are also C7's

[brittle totem]

Here are the numbers for Sweden from the those 3 cars since 2018 to now.

E-class is of course the best selling one because it's such a popular taxi car here in Sweden.

And the 2.0 liter diesel with AWD is the most popular drivetrain on all three.

[shrewd musk]

...my CAD prof keeps talking about the "fofo" cars, I feel he's talking about some well known brand but he speaks in a thick chinese accent so I don't really know... anyone know of any car brands that sound like "fofo"? my grade depends on this 😂 I'm screwed

he keeps talking about how they're too heavy... is he talking about police ("popo") cars?

[tired sundial]

Me not like

[brittle totem]

Yeah it looks so weird in black.

[tired sundial]

The front looks smashed

Like realy weird

[brittle totem]

Yeah its supposed to look like the legendary Volkswagen buss type 2. It looks way better in in 2 tone color scheme.

[wraith rivet]

ew

that’s disgusting

[brittle totem]

But it's better then the black one at least 😀

[charred depot]

If you drive one of these am no stoppin you can reverse or be scared nearly scraping the parked cars

Pointless vehicles for anything other than status

[tired sundial]

If they wanted that they would need a less slanted angle on it

[wispy cloak]

Probably has more material out in front to improve the crash rating

[brittle totem]

Yeah but then we have saftey which wasen't that big off an deal back then.

[charred depot]

God damn safety nerds

Let me lose my legs in peace

Rotten 80s cars are nice and soft. Very comfortable in a crash

[wispy cloak]

I'm just buying a big truck

So unless I hit a semi I might not notice that I got in a wreck

[tired sundial]

That’s what I’m saying

[tired sundial]

We don’t like safety

[fathom socket]

I have spotted the new daf today

[civic spoke]

Neat.
Btw. What does the L and 6 mean? I can guess it could be emissions?

Oh, I looked it up. The 6 is for Euro 6. Which is what I figured.

And the L i think is for Low Noise? Allowing it to drive certain roads at night.

[fathom socket]

Not really sure about that

I find it funny it's from Poland

[civic spoke]

Gotta get newer stuff if you want to do the fancy deliveries.

And warranties are nice.

[fathom socket]

Also

I saw someone from heisterkamp too

[civic spoke]

Saw a Ford F-Max last week. Which is always weird.

[fathom socket]

I saw quite few of these

Mostly from Poland oddly

[wraith rivet]

I saw a Polestar for the first time yesterday the interior looked really nice

[misty mantle]

I saw a Renault Van over here in the U.S. last month

California, specifically

European plates and all

[fathom socket]

I saw a car with us plates once in poznań Poland

But also someone in Switzerland near me has a Ford Edsel

[brittle totem]

First time ? are they that rare in the US ?

[wraith rivet]

yeah

[brittle totem]

My dad has gotten their new company car policy so he get to choose between a volvo, volkswagen and kia and the car needs to be a plug in hybrid or an fully electric one. And the maximum budget is 65k do you guys have any recommendation.

[brittle totem]

I have seen them on daily bases since 2019 when they first came out.

[wraith rivet]

oh wow

i've seen a bunch of rivians recently but that's the first polestar i've seen

[red wagon]

KIA EV6 GT 😄

[brittle totem]

Never seen a Rivian but I am not sure if they are coming too Europe.

[brittle totem]

Well that car starts from over 80k so its way over their budget. Same thing with base EV6

But otherwise those would have been a soiled choice.

[stoic ledge]

Your base model must be different from other market base models

[brittle totem]

What does the ev6 start at in the Netherlands ?

[stoic ledge]

€48195 now

Used to be <45k

Used to be €43565 apparently

Hmmm yours start at ~€58-59k, that's the same price as the AWD Plus model here (lowest available AWD trim)

Maybe Sweden only gets AWD models?

[brittle totem]

Nope RWD for the base model.

[stoic ledge]

168kW tho, our base model is 125kW (170hp)

[brittle totem]

Seems to be well equipped even for the base model here. https://www.blocket.se/annons/uppsala/kia_ev6_rwd_77_4_kwh_228hk/99998700

[brittle totem]

with the 77,4 kwh battery ?

[stoic ledge]

That's also the larger battery pack then

125kW has a smaller battery

58kWh

[brittle totem]

Well that explains the difference in price.

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[brittle totem]

And it seems like the Kia ev6 isn't available with a tow but you can get it on the ioniq 5. And the tow bar is on of my dads requirements on every car he gets.

[stoic ledge]

Did she really just wave her hand like it's your fault?

[charred depot]

to be fair I was going a bit fast and should have seen it coming about a mile off

but yes its cut short so you dont hear me shouting wot tha fuck mate?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah you were flying xD

[charred depot]

its a 305 its categorically impossible for me to be going too fast :^)

[stoic ledge]

https://youtu.be/wAnPkm0k8EY

Had something similar recently but on a junction, Caddy driver was waving like it was my fault

[charred depot]

The roundabout is square so it does catch out people who arent used to it

[stoic ledge]

Lol a square roundabout

[charred depot]

get people thinking you have to be in the right lane to go straight etc

[stoic ledge]

Ah lol, that's not too bad

[charred depot]

angry diesel revs as they had been varying between 40-55mph the entire length of the 60 road randomly

no bits of visibility long enough for the XUD powerhouse plus theyd probably see me overtaking and accelerate

Usual VAG manouvre is theyll be going slow ill exit the roundabout into lane 2 to pass them and suddenly they locate the accelerator when they see a old peugeot coming by

80% chance of ~2010 A3

[wispy cloak]

Attempt #3

This truck seems good

According to the dealer it has been bulletproofed

[fallow geode]

Are McLaren p1s good for price?

[livid pasture]

Lmao

In real life?

Or like

Forza

[fallow geode]

Ye

My friends dad bought it ||has a shitty, gaudy asf yellow paint job tho||

[livid pasture]

Oh, I mean, they’re hypercars

They’re cool

Idk if “good for price” is really a thing at a million bucks tho

[fallow geode]

In crying in poor

[livid pasture]

Same

[fallow geode]

Btw i don't think it was a million

[livid pasture]

Couple mill?

Whatever

[distant inlet]

actually

[livid pasture]

I was being approximate lmao

[distant inlet]

ik, i was just showing that they have high prices

[livid pasture]

I don’t know how you determine “good for price” for cars above like 50k

[distant inlet]

I saw a Bugatti type 35 not long ago 😩

[livid pasture]

Replica?

[distant inlet]

nope.

[livid pasture]

What museum

[distant inlet]

none

i has pics of the entire car

[fallow geode]

Ive never seen a Bugatti irl

[fallow geode]

People only get Lambos here cuz they're "cooler" ig idk

[distant inlet]

according to the owner the only stuff that ISNT original is the engine, headlights, brake lights, and a few otherthings the car needs to be road legal for todays standards

otherwise shes completely original.

the original horn is just fire ngl.

[livid pasture]

Hmmmm

Not original engine makes me highly doubt the whole thing is original lol

Trying to find info on the car, there aren’t very many of these

[distant inlet]

it's an old racing car i believe

somewhere i have the tag

[livid pasture]

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1928-BUGATTI-TYPE-35-B-REPLICA-81829

Could be this

[wispy cloak]

I saw a chiron once

[pseudo acorn]

I saw one too, it was on a lcd display 2 feet in front of me

[distant inlet]

I wanna see the lego chiron

[livid pasture]

Chirons are cool af

[pseudo acorn]

🤝

[distant inlet]

there's tons of differences between this and the one i saw

[pseudo acorn]

The Divo looks cool, unfortunately engine

[distant inlet]

Bugatti in general is cool

[livid pasture]

There are only 45 Type 35s, I’m looking lol

[distant inlet]

(this is my collection)

[pseudo acorn]

Also last W16 is veri sadge

[livid pasture]

That’s sick af ngl

[distant inlet]

The lego one is my crown jewel of the collection

Only took 17hours.

Gonna get a case for it soon..

[pseudo acorn]

The people who built the 1:1 lego batmobile be like

[distant inlet]

its gonna be Beautiful

[pseudo acorn]

Oh god that reminds me of the dude who had his 1:1 lego project destroyed by a 3 year old

[distant inlet]

where's the civic

👏

[pseudo acorn]

James May mobile

[distant inlet]

only 320,000 bricks

[distant inlet]

LOL

Low quality.. Or bricks..

[distant inlet]

10/10

[pseudo acorn]

I got a nice kick out of following lego manuals but in Brick Rigs

It was pretty cool

[distant inlet]

[pseudo acorn]

Didn't this drive?

[distant inlet]

it does drive

a whole 15mph i believe

[pseudo acorn]

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

[distant inlet]

yessirrrrrr

[pseudo acorn]

How does Lego have more subs than LTT???

What do they post?

[distant inlet]

LOL

they post this badass content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSHphH_EKGA

[livid pasture]

Yeah did some research, sadly this car isn’t real

[pseudo acorn]

The fricking car is powered by lego technic motors???

[distant inlet]

duh, ofc it is

[livid pasture]

Those were made through 1927-1931. Minnesota collected car plate requirements - "Collector plates may only be displayed on motor vehicles (except recreational) that are at least 20 model years old and manufactured after 1935. At the time of application, the owners must certify that they have one or more vehicles registered with regular Minnesota license plates."

After 1935

Not possible for a type 35

[distant inlet]

I was simply told it was original
I didnt believe it fully tbf but thats what the owner told me so

[livid pasture]

Yeah people do that with Shelby Cobras a lot too

[distant inlet]

while we on this topic id like to give the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 some time to shine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLcH8Rum5wA

[pseudo acorn]

Me when I put a chiron body on my electric trike

[livid pasture]

That’s cool as

Af

[distant inlet]

i cant believe its been FOUR YEARS since the life size chiron was built.

god damn times gone by

[pseudo acorn]

I can't believe 2016 is over half a decade ago

[distant inlet]

I feel old

[pseudo acorn]

I'm not even that old yet

but just thinking about that makes me feel like a puddle of molten goo

[distant inlet]

[wispy cloak]

Even youtube wants me to buy it

[full rose]

The great thing about Lego is if you wreck your car, you just reassemble it

EZ

[pseudo acorn]

but what if lego breaks

[full rose]

It is a violation of the laws of physics for Lego to break

[distant inlet]

You don't break Lego.
Lego breaks you.

[stark yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/car-popgoes-lost-dreams-ilikegreen-gif-25808295

[fathom socket]

I think that's lego that has defective material

I know certain dyes made them crap

Love how that car parked on the exit

[civic spoke]

That's how my day started.

[fathom socket]

They just twisted off the neck filler on mine

But f

[civic spoke]

I have a damn anti-theft thing in the filler. Wished that they would have just broken that.

They were at it.

[fathom socket]

That's what they broke on mine. Just twisted off and it didn't show it was empty

[civic spoke]

I was so empty that the heater hadn't even started...

[fathom socket]

I was full at the time

[civic spoke]

Oof.

I got a carrot as a temp plug.

That's what it looks like, anyway.

[fathom socket]

Thats a very strange carrot you got there

[civic spoke]

That must be some 1,000+ liters for you.

Ouch.

[fathom socket]

Idk how much is the small tank in daf

[civic spoke]

My tank is 300 liters. Give or take.

[fathom socket]

I think it was 400 liters

Or 500

[brittle totem]

Some guy here in Sweden are building a real size lego replica of his dads volvo v70. Saw it a while back at big Swedish car show. https://youtu.be/npZqWApvQtU

[bitter compass]

So.. denmark taking over swedens cars

[civic spoke]

@fathom socket Had a bit of a scare moment with the heat pump not turning on.

Had to prime it, apparently. Go figure.

[fathom socket]

Heat pump?

Or the webasto or how it's called

[civic spoke]

Yeah. The Webasto.

I think it's a heat pump?

[fathom socket]

It uses diesel to burn and create heat

Been looking for a small one for my car

[civic spoke]

Do you know how to program it over the weekend?

So that it starts on Monday.

[brittle totem]

?

[civic spoke]

LEGO = Danish

[brittle totem]

Forgot about that.

[fathom socket]

sadly no

[civic spoke]

Dang it. Will have to live with using it Tuesday through Friday.

[brittle totem]

So I thought that 65k for their new car policy where a lot. But apparently you cant even get a skoda for that price anymore 😢 .

[charred depot]

Friend had a rover 75 with one of them

Enyaq box

Might aswell come in a box like a appliance 😤

[brittle totem]

well isn't that the whole point with a crossover that it should be practical ?

[charred depot]

Crossover beh

[brittle totem]

Well their is no good "affordable" wagon ev yet so the only choice right now is too get with an crossover.

[charred depot]

Can also wait

[brittle totem]

Well the company lease on his Passat ends in January 2023 and their is like 1 year delivery time on ev right now. And he most choose an ev or plug in hybrid as his next company car because of their new policy. But he isn't complaining that just means that he gets to drive a nicer car for cheaper, Then his current Passat.

[charred depot]

But its not the enyaq hes getting

True practicality lost to time

[jovial mauve]

@stoic ledge

so

i did a thing 😛

should be here next week

[brittle totem]

We don't know yet we will test a few difference cars and se which one fits our needs the best. The enyaq is by far the most practical one. And the cheapest one two because the "benefit tax" is lower on that car then most other ones.

[charred depot]

Looks about 5 seconds away from showing off a pops and bangs remap for no reason

[brittle totem]

Is that the led matrix lights ?

[jovial mauve]

just adaptive LED

thats whats on the option sheet

[charred depot]

Me and a few friends got kicked out of a parking lot when some golfs turned up to show off their engine noises : (

[brittle totem]

If they are the matrix leds you will probably love them best feature on my dads Passat in my opinion. Super nice to have during winter at least here in Sweden when the sun goes down at 15:00.

[jovial mauve]

well maybe they are idk its not called that on the list

but we will find out 🙂

i'm not the one who will be daily driving it tho

[charred depot]

Normie car community bad

[jovial mauve]

i need to get a milltek exhaust for the polo

[brittle totem]

They are called Iq lights on Volkswagen cars.

[jovial mauve]

hmm i dont think i have them 😦

[brittle totem]

They look very similar to the ones on our Passat.

[jovial mauve]

well well well

[charred depot]

Whats the indicator on these dreadful things

I love on newer cars them having collapsed sun headlights then a dim indicator stuck right in close to it

[jovial mauve]

the bottom line for the polo

[charred depot]

Mshould be fine then

[brittle totem]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u05X6LswmwU

[jovial mauve]

i mean its wahtever

im hyped tho

i want to sleep till next week

[brittle totem]

Which model year is it ?

[jovial mauve]

2019

[brittle totem]

I hope that doesn't have the red awful plastic interior trim as all of the 2018-2019 models of polo gti has in Sweden.

[jovial mauve]

i have this

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's looks way better. Seems to have the same digital cockpit as my dads Passat.

[civic spoke]

Displays are making me sadge.

[brittle totem]

Digital instrument cluster are the best in my opinion it's so nice to have everything in front of you and that you can control the whole infotainment system from the steering wheel.

[jovial mauve]

yes i like the ditigal dash

behind the wheel at least

sadge i dont have it in my audi 😦

[brittle totem]

Well the base system on Audi is quite aright at least on newer cars.

[jovial mauve]

yeah i have this

just not the map i have 1 version before

[brittle totem]

Isn't navigation standard on all newer audi ? Here in Sweden it has been standard since 2019.

[jovial mauve]

i mean i have it

but only shiows streets not the whole map

like hard to explain xD

i have this

[brittle totem]

Oh isn't that a setting in the infotainment in our Passat you can only have it on screen at a time so you can choose between having it on the digital dash or on the main screen. Maybe its the same thing on audi cars too.

[jovial mauve]

hmmmmmmmmmm

nah

its only fater 2015 model

apprently

[brittle totem]

Never seen that steering wheel on audi a6 before.

[jovial mauve]

i still need to replace it

with S line wheel

[civic spoke]

Now this is more like it.

Something about all of the screens that we get in modern cars makes it seem like a big fad.

[jovial mauve]

i would kill for digital cluster

[brittle totem]

Audi base system is quite nice to for people that doesn't like a fully digital one but wants the nice features from it.

[jovial mauve]

this is nice

i just mis the advance map

for me it still works

but just shows singel street etc

but my nav is outdated so never use it anyway, im going to install android auto on my unit

but without the super big screen, i like the flip up one

[civic spoke]

Yeah. That works.

Don't really need a whole lot more.

[jovial mauve]

yeah i gues its nice but it ruines the look

its a 1920x1080 screen, but it looks to out of place on this interior

[brittle totem]

But Porsche makes the best digital dash in my opinion.

[jovial mauve]

i prefer this tbh

[brittle totem]

Same thing with my dads 2021 Passat the navigation has been outdated since day so we just use android auto all the time. And the fun thing is that the Passat gets ota updated but not for the navigation system to get that you need to pay monthly for it.

[jovial mauve]

ofc lol

i just need to install android auto

[brittle totem]

Those are nice to but its something to about having a real tachometer that I like but everything else can be digital.

[brittle totem]

Looks a bit like the one you get in new cupra cars.

[jovial mauve]

all vag

its the same xD

man i have so much i want to do to my car

better to just sell it really xD

[viscid atlas]

Porsches analog dash literally just looks better tho

[civic spoke]

Analog is just timeless.

That's what I like about it.

[viscid atlas]

its also more responsive, and cheaper to do

well, actually, maybe nowadays its probably more expensive tbh

mines in black, but this is also pretty

[jovial mauve]

man i wish i could afford a porsche

[viscid atlas]

987 arent that expensive

although tbh, EU is different

[fathom socket]

I'm already lost at what I'm looking

Looks like some sort of creature staring at me

[viscid atlas]

but in the US you could get a 987 for the price of a new honda civic so

yea theyre about 15K usd

throw in 5K of maintenance costs the first couple years just in case

[civic spoke]

I'm happy that the day has gone fairly well regardless.

[stoic ledge]

.

😛

[jovial mauve]

we got rid of the A1

gotta go faster!

[stoic ledge]

Aah it's not instead of the A6?

[jovial mauve]

nah man

still here 😄

i love it to much to let go

[bitter compass]

Tbf isnt that like the most expensive skoda you can get?

[bitter compass]

Porsche people are weird

They're always like yeah 9xx was meh

And 10 years later everyone wants one of these

And prices go brr

[distant inlet]

Nah, I want a Porsche tiger

[bitter compass]

I want a porsche tractor

🚜

[viscid atlas]

i mean, not really, its normal

when something is new, people want it, when its just out of fashion, its too similar to the new thing, so people dont want it, when it's old enough, if it has merits, it becomes a classic

[bitter compass]

Idk with porsche it seems more extreme

[viscid atlas]

i have a 997.1 2006, its the last generation of 911s to have hydrolic steering, also the last generation to be relatively thinner and smaller

[bitter compass]

After all they're just bugs

[viscid atlas]

im also a big fan of the older generations too, the new stuff, i dont rly care for

they're Beetle super sports

[bitter compass]

Idk the only porsche that actually interests me is the taycan

I am also incapable of telling what is a boxster and what is a 911

[viscid atlas]

boxster is the smaller drop top ones, the cayman is the less small hatchback ones

the cayman isnt less small sorry lol

the boxster is a droptop cayman

the cayman is a hatchback smaller 911

the 911 is the 911

[bitter compass]

I can tell a Panamera apart

Because well

[viscid atlas]

yea because its a sedan XD

[bitter compass]

4 doors and hideous

[viscid atlas]

it looks better than the Taycan imo

maybe I'd like the Taycan better if it wasn't electric tho, so yea

[deep zealot]

I think the panamera looks ugly

[livid pasture]

The cayman isn’t really a hatchback lol it’s a mid engined sports car

The Taycan kinda is tho

[brittle totem]

Yes it is but still over 70k for a Skoda /:

[viscid atlas]

hatchback is a body style, has nothing to do with engine placement

[hardy perch]

^

[viscid atlas]

and the Cayman is a hatchback, if you want to think about it like this you can, its a mid engined S13 hatch basically

[livid pasture]

I’m aware of this, I was just saying what the cayman is

I’d say more of a life back, but I guess you are kinda right

Liftback

[viscid atlas]

i think these are specifically referred to as fastbacks

[livid pasture]

Yeah

Are you a real Alolan Vulpix

[charred depot]

crossover between the two

when looking for parts ive seen alot of places call this a saloon heh

[viscid atlas]

maybe :3

[vocal mural]

@brittle totem I thought 45km mopeds was not allowed on cycle paths, but i found one!

Actually it is a lot safer

[livid pasture]

uwu :3

[livid pasture]

Saaaaaab 😋

[charred depot]

horribleu

but has always just worked to be fair to it

£450 well spent

[charred depot]

Looks great fun when they get to the age that rubber is fooked

if any do

[tropic mulch]

kinda cool, the supercar, the muscle car, and the hot hatch

yes i know it's technically a pony car but it's a GT500, so i'm calling it a muscle car

[fathom socket]

Why would you even need that many tubes for?

[timber oar]

what in the kentucy fried frick is that bmw engine up there

holy crap batman

[fathom socket]

It doesn't looks like an engine

It looks like buch of hoses and black magic

[timber oar]

if i was a mechanic im not sure id even want to touch that

what i might gain in money id loose in sanity

[charred depot]

itll be that eco rubber too, future "just scrap it m8"

[heady vigil]

Guys, I am in need of some assistance. I have a sister that has a ID.3 First Edition. She is trying to charge her car with a EESEE charger that is connected to 3-phase 6A. The problem she is having is that the charge does not charge. 3-phase 10A starts no problem. But 3p 6A does not. Is the car not compatible with 3p 6A? My polestar has no problem to charge with 3p 6A. I live in Europe.

[civic spoke]

I'm not sure why there would be an issue with a lower amperage 3 phase charger.

It should really just charge slower...

[stoic ledge]

Probably a VW issue

My brother also has ID.3's at work, always problems with charging them

[civic spoke]

I feel that any lower amp charging should be fine for any EV. Where most just have limits on the higher end.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah shouldn't be a problem

[deep zealot]

bmw is overengineered, fun to drive cars

anyone that wants simple engineered cars should look at the japanese and japanese only

americans love their roaring V8s, germans love their track weapons with luxury, and the japanese love their small and simple cars

[frozen arch]

My PC build will take up half my car when I move. (Miata)

[misty mantle]

You better fucking bet we Americans love our V8s

[deep zealot]

as an american i love V8s but not as much as i love inline 6’s

[timber oar]

i like my v8 muscle cars

but i really have an appreciation for japanese stuff

especially bikes

gawdayum they make nice bikes

[misty mantle]

yee

For me its American V8 pickup trucks and Japanese (mostly Honda) ATVs

[wispy cloak]

American v8s are stupid simple if you look at older ones

My 2000 dakota uses an engine that is just a modified version of an engine from the 60s

[misty mantle]

yee

[drowsy kernel]

anyone has any exp. with 5th gen mustang? I'm thinking about importing one to Europe (it's legal to import any cars to the EU unlike the US 😉 ) but I'm afraid about the reliability and the automatic shifter; is there a manual shifting mode like in BWMs? If there isn't one, how about overtaking? I mean I've never driven an automatic, on manual I'd dowshift from 5th to 3rd gear when I overtake to get the speed needed, is it possible on the automatic shifter?

[timber oar]

Yeah even my ls from the early 2000s

Just a simple 2 valve pushrod engine

Ezpz

Its coil per plug too so it doesn't even have a distributor

Super simple, just the way i like it

[misty mantle]

Its legal to import some EU vehicles to the US. Few weeks ago I saw a Renault Van close to where I live in California, European plates and all

[misty mantle]

Also, manual Mustangs exist

[drowsy kernel]

they do but cost a lot more at least looking through local listings of people selling off cars they imported and used for few years, I did not look through US listings yet

[misty mantle]

You looking for one with the 5.0 Liter Coyote V8?

[stoic ledge]

That's not imported then, it's still registered in Europe, someone just shipped it to drive in the US temporarily

[drowsy kernel]

tbh the smaller engine the better, we have crazy taxes on engin size :/ I did not really care, can be the lowest tier

[drowsy kernel]

I'd totally do that myself, sould be legal for a year and after a year you might ship it off and sell in mexico 😉 (regarding out laws dunno about the US laws)

[misty mantle]

At that point, they should have just rented a RV for cheaper than what it would cost to ship the van over

[drowsy kernel]

considering you can sell it off with a small prifit in Mexio, I don't think so and believe me European exploit every chance to get some even dumb small money of off anything

[misty mantle]

rip

[drowsy kernel]

xD

[stoic ledge]

Idk if you go for a few months, RVs are expensive. And to have your own familiar home away from home, it might be worth it to some

[misty mantle]

yeah, true

[stoic ledge]

I know some relatives who shipped their kitted out offroader (Nissan Patrol iirc) to go on a 6 months expedition or something...

[drowsy kernel]

I myself used to drive my current car with German plates as long as they were legally valid xD

[charred depot]

too much smelectrics

dizzy better, mechanical injection diesel supreme

[deep zealot]

Diesel power!

[drowsy kernel]

diesel is too expensive to fuel and maintain 😛 benzine+LPG is the king 😛

[charred depot]

wrong diesel then : )

[drowsy kernel]

recently I've noticed my passat revs up better on LPG than benzine xDDD despite of everyone telling you the opposite

[charred depot]

propwah

[drowsy kernel]

rural road or highway?

[deep zealot]

City road

[charred depot]

parked : )

[deep zealot]

True

[drowsy kernel]

I've never gone over 160 on highway but on normal roads I cacually do 160 and recently got above 200 for the first time xD

[worldly nebula]

My new car!

[deep zealot]

My limiter is at 260 but the fastest ive gone is at around 210 in my car

[drowsy kernel]

I think mine has a limitter at 200 cus getting up to 190 is not a problem but going over it is a struggle

[worldly nebula]

i wasted so much money

[charred depot]

mmmmhm

[deep zealot]

see over 200 it gets really tall and my turbo starts hating me

Because in 8th gear im holding over 4000 RPM

[drowsy kernel]

yeah sure just get golf 4 1.8T we all know it is the best car ever built hahahaha

[deep zealot]

Also i dont want to go higher because my tires are only rated for 130 mph

[charred depot]

Usually always driving full throttle

besides the fact I have 50hp

[drowsy kernel]

'97 passat below 200 k km 😄

[deep zealot]

i cant imagine having less hp than what i have now

like my 240 hp feels slow sometimes

I wish i had 330 or something

[drowsy kernel]

I wish my car did 6s to 100 kph xD

[deep zealot]

the only reason my car feels somewhat responsive and does 5.5s 0-100 is because of xDrive and a very fast transmission

[drowsy kernel]

whenever I bring up a topic of getting a car and getting it on a VAT invoice so that by buying it I pay lower taxes everyone is like "oh.. shut up already.. why do you need a new car? just to show off and get wrecked?" xD

damn stfu ppl lemme realise my dreams, it's not like you pay for it xD

[pearl tiger]

Other people buying pc or creating family or such nonsense. It's nice to have new car. Just do it.

[fathom socket]

Now I have this code instead of p0606, the codes just instantly swapped and xhecc engine light came on

[civic spoke]

Speaking of issues.

Truck doesn't want to use the engine braking.

This truck doesn't have a tarder or exhaust brake.

And if I hold down the engine brake, then it just revs up and does nothing.

[civic spoke]

I think it's part of the trouble that I had before.

[fathom socket]

That sounds dangerous

I know you can drive without engine brake, but sometimes you absolutely need it

[civic spoke]

It's a real nice to have.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.

I just really hope that it doesn't work when it's in st the shop.

[eager grove]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211081473237

Anything to look out for when buying an ex-taxi? It's not declared but it obviously is

[feral reef]

...Actually?

[stoic ledge]

Are those seat covers, or do the seats really look like that

Idk, if it's been doing longer distanced it's not too bad, but if it's been taxiing around town it had a hard life

[stoic ledge]

Obviously! Nobody would lie online

||https://wallpapercave.com/w/uwp1688709||

[feral reef]

haha

[brittle totem]

Ask the owner if they can remove the horrible seat covers. So you can see if the real seats is in good shape. And why are some exterior pictures nearly 1 year old ?

[eager grove]

Does seem weird

[worldly nebula]

yes it costed me so much lol

[feral reef]

Okay so no

[tired sundial]

https://wallpapercave.com/w/uwp1688709

We all know about them lies

@worldly nebula prove us that you own it

[stoic ledge]

Is this the exact link I just posted

But with a nickname "Tesla for life" you know what to suspect

[tired sundial]

Bro uses name Tesla for life and posts a Lamborghini I would’ve expected a Tesla plaid

So I didn’t believe it for a minute

After you sent the link he was still trying to convince poeple he owned it

[tired sundial]

That’s cool what do you think of my car I bought

[distant inlet]

Ah yes, The Bugatti Bolide.
Only 40 were ever built with a hefty pricetag of $5,000,000.

[tired sundial]

Yea but no one would pull an image off of Google to fake having a car || @stoic ledge||

[stoic ledge]

It's on the internet so it must be true

[tired sundial]

Yea

[distant inlet]

I own a chiron

[tired sundial]

Me to

[distant inlet]

Flexing

[tired sundial]

I own the bat mobile

[distant inlet]

||I never said it was real||

[tired sundial]

Bro wdym in isn’t real that looks as real as it get

[distant inlet]

I own lots of bugattis

Such a rich man

[tired sundial]

No way

[distant inlet]

Found it

[tired sundial]

Look at my Porsche

[distant inlet]

[tired sundial]

I even own 3 jesko’s

[distant inlet]

[feral reef]

hey guys, look at my new car

It costed me so much

[tired sundial]

No way

[wispy cloak]

My '97 a4 is at 114k

Miles not km

[timber oar]

Are those Lego kits?

https://tenor.com/view/jontron-ill-take-your-entire-stock-thats-mine-gif-13637000

They were really well designed i love how they look

Now do they have one of a trans am? 🤨

[wraith rivet]

I bet it is very quirky and has many features 😎

[distant inlet]

My Chiron is

Thing is it's like $400

The Porsche he shows is also a Lego set

I'm pretty sure it's WAYYY cheaper tho

[timber oar]

Pfft

I'll 3d print that shit

[feral reef]

Actually more expensive than some real cars

Probably more expensive than whatever car Ged is driving atm

[charred depot]

no chance : ) cheapest roadworthy car I have is £450

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/4yjRIcRc9qY

[fathom socket]

So I had my Christmas tree setup

[stoic ledge]

@fathom socket just had a 206 behind me of which the headlights went off when the car indicated

[fathom socket]

Half of the cars I see driving in Italy

[stoic ledge]

Oh really

[fathom socket]

Everyone has like bad grounds or lights out

Almost crashed in to a car that had no rear lights o twisty readn

Only saw the brake light bar

The only lights that don't work in my care are high beams and fog lights

Because com2000

[stoic ledge]

Yeah thought that that specific 206 might also had com2000 problems

[surreal shard]

Kevin fucking Magnussen took pole in Brazil ahead of Verstappen

thanks Russell for bringing out that red flag so it gets wetter on track

[fathom socket]

Honestly I can't fix the transmission if I wanted

If I can keep my job ill put a new one in and restore rest of the car

[broken lake]

Okay

Clueless person here

Why do EVs have so much power

Like the tesla model s has 750 kW according to google

[fathom socket]

You don't need to make more complicated electric engine to produce more power

It will drain your battery faster, but you also need a battery that can supply the current the motor is

[dense shard]

Because EVs for soyboys and only manly men want power

[fathom socket]

And they end up creating traffic because they drive 70 kmh in 100 kmh zone

[dense shard]

So they make EVs with power

To sell

[broken lake]

So the top 300 kW are really just there "because"

Besides the fact that EVs are heavier obviously

[fathom socket]

Evs are just boring

[broken lake]

I mean they're just cars after all

[fathom socket]

Was fun do drive once and the novelty just worn off

[broken lake]

Idk I've never driven one

Haven't even been in an automatic xd

[fathom socket]

Automatics scare me

[broken lake]

Why

[fathom socket]

They take ages to down shift and expensive to repair

[broken lake]

Not having to fuck around with the transmission sounds cool

[fathom socket]

The first one might not apply to newer ones

[broken lake]

Repair is true

I mean

[fathom socket]

If I had an automatic in my car I would be so fucked

[broken lake]

EVs would be pretty easy to repair

If only manufacturers weren't a bitch

[dense shard]

Modern automatics are fast enough

And reliable

[fathom socket]

But I drive 20 year old shit boxes

[broken lake]

Idk I have like no need to drive ever

[charred depot]

dsg service now

[dense shard]

20 years old is modern enough

[broken lake]

Not that I'd particularly enjoy driving the citroen berlingo my parents have 💀

[broken lake]

Dubstep Gutter?

[charred depot]

wat

[broken lake]

dsg

Direktschaltgetriebe mhh

Googled it

[fathom socket]

Still it takes so much time to downshift even on 2011 Audi a3 and 2014 VW Polo

[broken lake]

My aunt got a hybrid recently I should also try that at some point

[fathom socket]

Unless it's a cvt

[charred depot]

current mazda 2 auto still gets worse mpgs than the manual 🗿

I believe they are behind a bit

[broken lake]

lol what

[dense shard]

Honestly faster than I care to shift

[fathom socket]

Some modern automatics are so bad i would rather drive with 12 speed manual

[dense shard]

Can't relate tbh

[broken lake]

Idk my daily has 27 gears

[fathom socket]

Also I still have issue creeping on reverse with automatics

[dense shard]

Just use the brakes?

[fathom socket]

The thing is

It just stops

As soon as I touch brake

[dense shard]

There's always a moment when complaints of auto vs manual starts to sound like a skill issue

[charred depot]

the brake assistance on modern cars is mega its hilarious when I jump into one

[fathom socket]

It is

[dense shard]

Never had an issue with it

[charred depot]

Takes a minute to adjust but the first time I press it is spinal injury

[dense shard]

If you're activating the AEB on a regular basis that's absolutely a skill issue

[fathom socket]

guys anyone know where to find like old honda parts

[dense shard]

Ebay

[charred depot]

ABS?

I dont think you understand fully the differences then

[fathom socket]

Yard of junked cars

[dense shard]

No AEB

Autonomous Emergency Braking

[fathom socket]

cant find like a specific part im looking for

Brake booster?

[charred depot]

Not what im talking about

that..

[dense shard]

The brake boosting?

[charred depot]

yes an assistance

[dense shard]

Okay?

[charred depot]

obviously what im talking about

[dense shard]

Not entirely no

Because I legit can't imagine having that be an issue worth mentioning

[charred depot]

hence my comment of a minute to adjust

[fathom socket]

I drove a 2023 Toyota Yaris.
The fucking brake pedal just sinks in to the floor and the car stops in dead center.

[dense shard]

Because I have driven 1970s barges that were vastly over boosted

[fathom socket]

Meanwhile me smashing my leg to the floor in my peugeot and trucks

[charred depot]

Cannot relate in europe

[dense shard]

Drive a Subaru that has mush brakes

Corolla is fairly solid

[charred depot]

The Citroen BX was insane to people here in the 80's as the brakes assistance was part of the fancy hydraulic suspension

[fathom socket]

That sounds scary af

[charred depot]

I have one and its still nothing compared to a new car

[fathom socket]

Suspension brakes and no brakes?

[charred depot]

there is a safety valve that tries to keep brake pressure in a suspension failure

[fathom socket]

Ah

[charred depot]

eventually no brakes yeah

[fathom socket]

So not like rolls royce

[charred depot]

I was laughing at someone recently moving a new octavia (not theirs) in big boots

[fathom socket]

I need to get my brakes checked.
I wasn't able to brake in time

[charred depot]

every time theyd brake was just a instant stop

[fathom socket]

Sounds my time i drive 2023 Toyota Yaris

Brakes so overboosted

[dense shard]

I swear people shouldn't be let near cars

[charred depot]

they used to upgrade all that for disabled people its just not necessary anymore

[dense shard]

Or boosted brakes there to make life more convenient

[charred depot]

im not saying its a bad thing

[dense shard]

If you can't manage finesse that's something you should have looked at. Could be a medical issue

[fathom socket]

Honestly as someone who drives vehicles where I really need to use forze to brake it throes me off

[charred depot]

its built up experience

same reason why when people try left foot braking for the first time usually ends with something interesting

[fathom socket]

Right foot clutch

[charred depot]

I can adjust to a new car but for the first minute its mental to me

Same way nobody can drive the BX when they first get into it

Id like to drive a truck with air brakes to see if its similar to that

[fathom socket]

Even trucks with air brakes brake better than my peugeot

But brakes are still in spec

[charred depot]

its not the force thats odd its just the feel in general

totally different

[fathom socket]

I fi would describe it

It feels sorta like shock abshorber

Or like you take the syringe and block the hole

[charred depot]

BX pedal sort of barely moves

[fathom socket]

Mine doesn't want to be moved

[charred depot]

Ive been behind someone else driving it and they werent used to it so the brake lights were rapidly flashing it was hilarious

I was like oh french electrics but no

[fathom socket]

Like watching the dashcam footage in slow motion

[charred depot]

if you had the best french diesel engine you could put that veg oil in your tank

[fathom socket]

Sadly diesels are banned in many places

The pre euro 4 and 5

[charred depot]

thankfully classic exemptions here

[fathom socket]

In Poland I could get away with it

But not in Germany

And also diesels have issues and they're expensive to fix

[charred depot]

old reeky ones are fine

[fathom socket]

Mostly dpf and injectors scare me

[charred depot]

no dpf on mine and indirect injection which basically never fails

[fathom socket]

My cousins 2008 VW Passat had them failed 2nd time

[charred depot]

yeah I wouldnt want a modern one

[fathom socket]

But that car literally is falling apart engine wise

Like my 307 with all the issues still drove and drives

But also they are not that serious

[charred depot]

lots of problems but still moving

I wanted rid of the BX for a while because of its suspension but meh ill keep it

Just the impending doom of it randomly slamming itself

wont have brakes or any suspension at all so cant use a rope, probably too low to fit an A frame under

I have breakdown cover but no doubt theyll take 10 hours to turn up then charge me for "specialised equipment" as the car is "lowered"

[sour matrix]

hi i drive a toaster

[wispy cloak]

Hi I broke

[charred depot]

The luxury!

[brittle totem]

Probably because big electric motor doesn't make the efficiency that much worse. Like an bigger engine in ice car. So that means that you can drive a 1000hp witch nearly the same consumption as one with a 250hp. With an ice car a v8 will in 99% of the time consume more fuel then a turbo 4 cylinder engine. Even if you drive them at the same speed with cruise control on.

[brittle totem]

Well for a sports car they are boring but for an daily driver i would rather choose an ev over the equivalent ice powered car. Like for an example the id4 is more fun to drive then diesel powered Tiguan.

[charred depot]

I dont mind EVs but dont really like the proportions of the id4

EV 305 would be mega and terrible, way too expensive though

but atleast its not the id3

What I really want is a mk1 insight, was suprised to see theres quite a few people who really dont like them

[brittle totem]

Well I have never experienced that I haven't even noticed any difference in creeping in reverse between the manual and automatic cars I have driven.

[charred depot]

uwot

manuals dont "creep", besides you controlling it to do so

[brittle totem]

Yeah I know but I still don't feel a difference besides that I control it in a different way. The creeping part feels the same in both manual and automatic too me.

[charred depot]

yet to properly drive an auto

friends 505 auto is pretty good despite its age still works good with pretty much no servicing and being used for towing.

Think its a ZF box

[deep zealot]

That explains it

[charred depot]

Was thinking of getting something more modern maybe an E39 or a Saab 9-5 but thanks to the low emissions zone cant

Shall keep my old shite which is exempt

[timber oar]

I'm going to say I'm working on a mk4 jetta with a friend right now

Doing some shit on the engine

And i have to say i am not impressed

Especially with all the plastic garbage

And how some things come apart

I feel like I'm working on a bmw

And the friggin connectors, they look like they need some special release tool

It hurts my soul

[eternal cedar]

In my experience driving a car with the OM642 engine from Mercedes, even direct injection can be very reliable in diesel engines. I sold the car because everything around the engine was breaking. Fuse boxes that get condensation inside them that cause your tailgate to open at highway speeds, things like that.

But I had the last generation of car that did not require diesel exhaust fluid or DPF.

Also, the engine kept spitting oil onto the serpentine belt.

Always a different reason for it too.

[wispy cloak]

I'm buying a pre emissions diesel

No dpf or def

Egr is also deleted

[fathom socket]

so that air pump that my 307 has is for the EGR cooler?

because it keeps rupturing

[random siren]

https://youtu.be/hdek9VV0_Zo Not cars but b17 midair

[eager raptor]

gt350r 😋

[spiral crescent]

Now THAT is performance

[brittle totem]

Well I guess it's time for winter tires now.

[charred depot]

common lowpro L

[vocal mural]

And a couple of new ones

[serene dagger]

guys what kind of wrap is this?

[pearl tiger]

isnt it just color shift wrap?

looks almost same https://teckwrap.com/en-de/collections/color-shift-vinyl/products/chameleon-metallic-vinyl-wrap

[timber oar]

How well does wrap hold up to the elements?

I see people on YouTube doing really awesome looking wraps on their cars and i have to wonder how well the weather treats it

[lilac maple]

what do people think of 2015 ford fiesta 3 dr 49000 miles 1.25 engine for 17 year old uk at £3700

[fathom socket]

What the heck happened?

[timber oar]

The tire seems to have developed a leak

Its going to be horribly unbalanced with a jack and a bag in there though

😂

[brittle totem]

Well I already have a set of winter tires i would have replace does next summer anyways.

[brittle totem]

Yeah it was most likely our stupid speed bumps in my neighborhood. Similar think happened to my brother early this year.

[timber oar]

I hate speed bumps

Imo they are useless

The ones around here Just let motorcycles through with a small opening

Usually the ones to go faster

[vocal mural]

Do you mean these ones?

[timber oar]

I don't understand how that's a speed bump

Its flat

[vocal mural]

This is even worse

Good luck driving a moped there

[timber oar]

Just go on the side ezpz

[vocal mural]

That one isnt flat

[timber oar]

Why does it look flat lol

I'm so confused

[vocal mural]

I come there tomorrow morning, i will take more pictures and ping you

[timber oar]

Ohhh I'm looking at the profile of the sidewalk

It dips down

If they were going to force a motorcycle through one I'd rather it be a dip than a bump

I've scraped my bottom on too many of the bumps

I pretty much exclusively see ones like that

With wider gaps

[stoic ledge]

Well yeah that's only there to allow busses and bikes/mopeds on the side, not cars

[vocal mural]

The lower one yes, the upper one is open for all traffic

[civic spoke]

That looks great. Big freeway interchange.

[vocal mural]

Do you like this?

The Keizer Karelplein in Nijmegen?

Many cars stops there in the middle of roundabout

[civic spoke]

Budget tires. 🤢

[vocal mural]

Continental or Vredestein is good value for money

[civic spoke]

Neither of those are budget tires.

[charred depot]

ling long and prosper

[civic spoke]

That looks fine, honestly. Maybe it's just one lane too wide.

[vocal mural]

There is.

[civic spoke]

I would just keep it as a 2-lane roundabout.

[charred depot]

ew traffic lights

[vocal mural]

Without any markinge

The Dutch ones

[charred depot]

nah ill just look thx

[vocal mural]

I hate German traffic lights

Waiting in Emmerich for nothing in the middle of the night

[charred depot]

They arent needed here but have been put in some places

Wasnt actually the councils doing

[vocal mural]

There is actually 2 terrible roundabouts in Nijmegen

[civic spoke]

Detection loops are great. Since you can just keep the lights red for everyone up until there comes a vehicle.

Meaning that if you just keep the speed limit, then you'll get the green.

[charred depot]

motorcylists :^|

[civic spoke]

If you speed, then you'll have to slow down.

[stoic ledge]

Lol they even say Made in China, then you know it's quality

[civic spoke]

Generally not an issue over here. They are sensitive enough.

[vocal mural]

The other one is called Takenhof roundabout

[charred depot]

Dont have them here yet afaik but heard about them having difficulties with motorcyclists

ones we do have use radar but not 100% controlled based off it

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Meh not always lol, I know a "smart" road with those detections loop and you can basically never go with the flow

The thing I really like about Belgian traffic lights is that the lights are on the other side of the street, so you can easily see the lights when you're at the front

Nope just a few years old

[vocal mural]

Or the ones in Turkey, the whole mast turnes green or red

Or is it just in ETS2?

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Not judging, there are also others which work fine, even have signs which display how fast you need to go to go through a green light

Depends on where you are, Flanders is improving greatly in many places

But a lot is still shite yes

[charred depot]

we have a few roundabouts here with traffic lights that have like 5 second cycles

so when dozy about 2 cars get through

awful I know

its an afterthought generally

[vocal mural]

This one

[civic spoke]

Something I never understood about intersections in North America.

Why have the traffic lights AFTER the intersection?

[stoic ledge]

On the other side of the road?

[charred depot]

what do you mean

[stoic ledge]

I love that

Like across the junction?

OK well maybe not all across the street, but like one

[charred depot]

here we usually have like 3 sets of lights per junction I think

so when the bulbs blow in 2 of them theres still one :^)

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Like here they are in front of the junction, but then there is also a set on the other side of the road

[civic spoke]

This is what I mean. See how the traffic lights is after you've entered the intersection?

[charred depot]

so you can see them

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Yeah so you can see them from inside the car if you're waiting in front of a red

[civic spoke]

This is often how we have it.

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Both is best and 🅱️ased

[charred depot]

so people a mile back can shout "y traffic no moving" when it changes to green

[civic spoke]

This is a rare one with most of the lights on the far side.

But there you still have one on the near side.

And the yellow light is pretty long there, so that you can clear the intersection.

[charred depot]

so many people run the reds here so alot of the lights have like a 4 second gap

now the people running the reds know they have 4 seconds extra 🧠

[civic spoke]

You see it more clearly coming from the other side.

We generally always have a near-side traffic light.

That also works.

It just feels like an invitation to run the red light when it's on the far side.

[stoic ledge]

I always hate that you can't see them if you're first in line at a red, gotta lean forwards and stuff to see them

[charred depot]

start going just before the light will change

[stoic ledge]

Not really

Also ours don't go Red -> Amber -> Green, they just go Red -> Green

[charred depot]

we arent meant to go till its green but people go before its even changed from red heh

[stoic ledge]

Those people just need to get their license revoked

No mercy

Just like using a phone while driving

[charred depot]

Smart motahways

deleting the hard shoulder

replacing it with a warning sign

only as smart as the people coming behind you

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Spitsstrook and then people just stay in the middle lane because FY

[charred depot]

mind you when im fixing something on the hard shoulder I feel little trust in my fellow humans

probably wont change much being in a live "closed" by electronic sign lane

just waiting for someone on their phone to clip my car on the way past

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Shocking

[stoic ledge]

Yikes Monroe

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New springs and new shocks

Might need to get a driveshaft

[charred depot]

need some billshines

[vocal mural]

Me

[stoic ledge]

Facts

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Putting a new muffler in and we're waiting on a tire

[stoic ledge]

@vocal mural what is the discount with the Tango app, do you know that?

[charred depot]

New LEZ goes into force in 7 months, friend of mine with a newer volvo diesel is looking for a new daily

[stoic ledge]

I think I saw you using it

[charred depot]

he was asking for my BX I suggested he buy a 205 diesel

[stoic ledge]

On E5 price difference between Tango and Belgium was only 0.018 so we went to Tango 😛

[vocal mural]

The market recommendation price?

[wispy cloak]

He should send me his old volvo

[stoic ledge]

Ah I thought you also saved something by purchasing using their app

What's the benefit of an app then 🤔

[vocal mural]

In fact it does, but a very little bit

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm

[charred depot]

its just a ford

[stoic ledge]

Well I saw you can get a 10c discount between 20-11 and 4-12?

Once

That's worth it

[charred depot]

I helped with the wheel bearing on it no circlip holds in the wheel bearing on a V50, just held purely by friction

ford thing I think, apparently people have had them come out a bit on track cars. Need a decent press to change them so opted for taking a knuckle of a scrap car heh

[wispy cloak]

I'll still take it

It will fit in with my fords

[charred depot]

steering wheel is however on the correct side : )

plus you guys have your 25 year rule or whatever

got it for like £700 a few years back spends pretty much nothing on it

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Can't stop me from importing it to Mexico then driving it into the states

[charred depot]

Think its close 300k miles uses it to commute 100 miles a day

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The F-350 that I'm buying tomorrow has basically 240k miles on it

[charred depot]

its a truuuuck should be fine : )

[wispy cloak]

Yeah

Basically nothing for a diesel

My mustang has an unknown amount of miles because it's a roller

Stripped interior

[charred depot]

not sure how many miles the engine my daily has on it

got it for free so cant complain

original lost compression at 152k miles thanks the previous owner running it without a filter

[wispy cloak]

All of my other stuff is fairly low mileage

114k on the audi, 169k on the dakota, 146k on the ram