cars

[vocal mural]

🙁

Their biggest market will be Achterhoek and Twente

[feral reef]

I’ll take this one as a bday gift please

Basically all Durch rich supercar owners have those

[vocal mural]

Sadly no police only, will trigger on all emergency vehicles, even ProRail and Sanquin

Thinking if it’s still worth buying, because of C2000 will shut down in a couple of years

[civic spoke]

Anyone want a buzz?

[stoic ledge]

Distances aren't that crazy are they?

[vocal mural]

Theyre not, but it is the area with most beunhazen breaking the law.

[stoic ledge]

[vocal mural]

Achterhoek, Tukkerije and Veluwe

[vocal mural]

Sorry for not mentioning Limburg for you

[stoic ledge]

Limburg > all

[vocal mural]

Stfu, it is Belgium

Only good thing =.🍺

[stoic ledge]

[tired sundial]

It would look way better if it was on the side of the bumper not blocking the grill 100% looks like afterthought

[fathom socket]

Barv

[tired sundial]

No

[fathom socket]

Yes

Pig nose lookin

Oink oink

[vocal mural]

I want T4

2,5L TDI
88kW

Best engines ever made

5cil straight

[brittle totem]

Thats in södertälje right ? I seen them quite a few Times driving past there. First time was back in late october. Not sure why they are deliverying so many to Sweden.

[vocal mural]

Export to Norway?

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Södertälje.

[brittle totem]

Maybe but isen't it just easier to delivery them diretcly to norway then.

[vocal mural]

Both Sweden and Norway is an VW country

[vocal mural]

🤔

[civic spoke]

2020 numbers tho.

[brittle totem]

Top selling cars in Sweden 2022.

[stoic ledge]

🇳🇱 2022

Best selling EV is the Enyaq

[bitter compass]

Peugeot 👀

Smol Peugeot

[brittle totem]

Didn't know that the xc40 was that popular outside of Sweden. And the Enyaq is overall battery value then the id4 i actually don't understand why people go witch the id4 over the Enyaq. But i guess that it all of the company car drivers that used to driver a Passat that has switched to id4. Because its way cheaper for the company and driver in terms of running cost.

[bitter compass]

How many of the corsa/Peugeot are the electric ones kr are they split

[brittle totem]

Most popular "drivetrains/fuel type" for 2022.

[bitter compass]

Speaking of statistics, vw upped the price of the e up enough to make it not the best selling ev in their lineup in germany

[compact grotto]

Volvo ❤️

[spring isle]

Never seen a Lambo SUV.

[stoic ledge]

🇳🇱 is also a 🅱️olvo country Not as much as Sweden ofc, but generally yeah. Also, quite a decent amount of EV

Reasons to go for an ID.4, idk. As I've said many times before, for any VW there's a better car elsewhere. Enyaq vs ID.4 is an example of that

[stoic ledge]

Need to do some manual maths for that I think, they only listed like the top 5 (for now), idk if they're in there

e-208 3635 (out of 9669) so 37.5%

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/RzUvY7GbFvQ

[feral reef]

The brand for people that really want a Merc/BMW/Audi, but don't want the image that comes with it.

[stoic ledge]

The brand for people who want a nice car without looking like an arse

[misty mantle]

The brand for people who want a BMW but use turn signals

[stoic ledge]

My brother is the only BMW owner I know who uses it's turnsignals

Although ngl, I often see more BMW drivers use them nowadays

It's also bad for VW Polo, Tesla and EV Kia drivers imho

[feral reef]

SUV EVs are the new generation of non blinkers

[eternal cedar]

Old BMWs use their indicators here.

But only the sedans/sports coupés

Every truck or SUV driver, I just assume is garbage at driving.

[misty mantle]

No, not really. Just don't piss one of us truck guys off

[timber oar]

Lol if i see a soccer mom in a large suv then i know shits about to go downhill

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[eternal cedar]

If you get pissed off and act on your anger on the road, then you're a bad driver tbh

[timber oar]

Does turning on my light bar for slow drivers on a one lane road count?

😂

[eternal cedar]

Honestly, yes.

[timber oar]

Tell them to get their ass moving and i won't have a reason to do it anymore 😂

[eternal cedar]

Sounds like a you problem.

[timber oar]

I mean i can read the speed limit sign just fine, it's not that hard

Then inevitably someone in front of me is doing 15 under that and i have no lane to pass them

You bet I'm getting annoyed

[wispy cloak]

Why don't you just pass them

[viscid atlas]

what if their car is having issues at higher speeds?

or they have balder tires that are slipping in the rain and its raining?

[wispy cloak]

They shouldn't be driving if their tires are bald

[misty mantle]

No kiddind

[eternal cedar]

When my wheels are full of snow and ice, my car likes to shake at high speeds. It feels almost like a flat, but you still have traction. A lot of people slow down when they have something similar as well.

[viscid atlas]

you havent been in upstate NY have you?

[eternal cedar]

I took tires off a customer's vehicle for storage and they were so bald the metal wire reinforcement inside was starting to fray.

[timber oar]

Are you cracking a joke or did you not read what i said, i can't tell over text lol

[viscid atlas]

a lot of people feel unsafe when the vehicle is doing something it normally doesn't do, have some decency and let people drive the speed they want.

[wispy cloak]

I've taken tires off that have blown belts and have bubbles

Those are scary

[misty mantle]

Probably someone who thinks they can get another 100,000 out of tires with no tread left

[viscid atlas]

by light baring them you can cause a crash that wouldn't have happened otherwise

[timber oar]

They need to have the decency to pull on the shoulder to let me pass?

[viscid atlas]

not really, you need to have the decency of being patient on a single lane road.

[stoic ledge]

Pull on the shoulder

[timber oar]

Its a 1 lane road, i can't pass from the other direction

[stoic ledge]

What

[timber oar]

Driving on the shoulder would be viewed as more unsafe

[viscid atlas]

yea, indeed, so be patient and drive behind them till you get to a place with more lanes, or an intersection and turn

[wispy cloak]

I've never seen a one lane road outside of the city

[timber oar]

Yeah not happening 😂

[misty mantle]

They exist

[viscid atlas]

its all 1 lane roads here, i normally drive fast, but i have the decency and common sense to slow down for people who are driving slower than I am

[brittle totem]

More like the Brand for people that want a safe and premium feeling a to b car but don't care about anything else.

[wispy cloak]

I can get another 40k miles on these tires

[misty mantle]

I drive a 2.3 dual-plug 4-banger Ford pickup. Couldnt go fast if I wanted to

[stoic ledge]

Design is also really a plus, and comfort

BMW and Merc might have the sporty driving... But Audi has no benefit at all

[timber oar]

Yeah it would be one thing if 70 percent of the people on that particular road didn't do it

The speed limit increases in a certain spot where it gets straight

[viscid atlas]

youre clearly the exception. They have the right of way if they're infront of you.

[timber oar]

And they just ignore that for some reason too

[brittle totem]

I would say BMW for the sportiness and Mercedes for the luxury.

[timber oar]

And when I've just gotten done loading trailers for 9 hours and I'm trying to go home so i can eat something

[viscid atlas]

Merc does not have sporty driving at all

[timber oar]

Ifking want people to read the speed limit and do it

[viscid atlas]

Suspension on them are just way too soft and lax

[feral reef]

Not all mercs

A classes definitely don't have soft suspension, haha

[stoic ledge]

9/10 is AMG Line here which are fairly hard, combined with the RWD I'd put them as "sporty"
If you get a regular trim, sure comfort

[viscid atlas]

speed limit does not mean a speed threshold, they can legally go slower if they feel unsafe on that road at the speed limit, there are roads with speed thresholds.

[viscid atlas]

I know, but even the Mclaren-mercedes from the early 2000s is defined as a very nice sports car with a comfort car suspension that ruins the driving

[stoic ledge]

Heh if you consider the speed limit as a minimum in Germany, mountain roads are instant death

[viscid atlas]

the AMG line, A series, and their sports coupe' do have harder suspension, theyre still not as sporty as a sports car that was designed to be a sports car from the beginning

[feral reef]

If I used the speed limit as a minimum today, my car would be in a ditch

[wispy cloak]

Around here I do above the speed limit 90% of the time

It's flat

[viscid atlas]

I also am usually going above the speed limit, unless there are other drivers infront of me or too many drivers around me

[stoic ledge]

Depends on the road and conditions, highway and country roads sure, in town never

[wispy cloak]

55mph is just so slow on most country roads

I usually do 60-65

[feral reef]

I generally go like 3-4 kph above the speed limit, and 10-15 ish on the highway

Unless I'm on an unfamiliar road, then I generally slow down a bit

[stoic ledge]

Same, except a few 60km/h road which you can drive without problem at 80km/h

[charred depot]

on the 60 roads here I do 70-80mph on the straights

really hard to overtake people in the 50hp 305

[stoic ledge]

Can the 305 do that

[charred depot]

it sounds like it wants to die but yes

[stoic ledge]

Don't we all

[feral reef]

Ah yeah true, usually in those 60 areas I'm closer to 80 than 60

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

fastest shitbox in the west fife

[stoic ledge]

80

Oh had a driver today reversing on an onramp

Could you not

[charred depot]

Despite having 50hp im usually the fastest on onramps

theres no real variance to my acceleration choice, always maximum

[wispy cloak]

Speed limiter make me sad

[feral reef]

You can't quite tell from the video but I was sliding for like 3+- seconds here

[stoic ledge]

My 1.2 can beat that

[wispy cloak]

I slid off the road the other day because I was stopping to put it in 4wd

[charred depot]

305 likes to do that as I have winter tyres on the front and summer tyres on the rear

[wispy cloak]

It'll do a lot faster with no speed limiter

I want to see a 7000lbs truck at 130+ mph

[charred depot]

gives you tones of confidence but the rear end just wants to go

[feral reef]

And this entire corner was a slide

You can hear me laugh and then get scared again

slowed down after that and put on the hazards to warn the cars behind 😂

What a terrible place to overtake

[charred depot]

is that a joke

[feral reef]

Might be the dashcam warping my perspective, but no

Going uphill without being able to see oncoming traffic?

[charred depot]

you will definetely see oncoming traffic.

tiniest of summits

[viscid atlas]

50 HP of pure SPEED

[stoic ledge]

Proving more power is overrated

[charred depot]

have to keep momentum on winding roads heh

50hp, floaty french car

ultimate B road basher

[viscid atlas]

ye i think ill keep my 320 hp

[charred depot]

ive driven a turbo S14 and that would be jailbait for me

[feral reef]

The difference between ZOAB and and regular asphalt

[charred depot]

They covered the entire A92 in high friction surface at one point

mfw people still crash, invested!

[wispy cloak]

I'll keep my 345hp

Can't wait until I can get a tune

[feral reef]

My 160hp lets me have fun legally

(still hard to keep it legal)

[stoic ledge]

I get to use my 83hp to it's fullest every day

[wispy cloak]

My dakota has 250hp

[stoic ledge]

[wispy cloak]

And it's a burnout machine

[charred depot]

if I ever get caught speeding I have a fullproof alibi

factually impossible

[feral reef]

"But sir, I literally couldn't have been going that fast"

Like a couple years ago some cop accused by dad of going 120kph on an 80 road

[misty mantle]

My only excuse will be "But officer, the Free Bird solo was on"

[feral reef]

He was one of the like 5 cars in a train going 80

[charred depot]

50hp is plenty but it is quite embaressing when you are overtaking people on a uphill stretch of motorway and you start losing speed

[feral reef]

Music affect my speed too much

[charred depot]

Dont have a radio : )

[viscid atlas]

i got caught speeding once

doing "95" in a 60

i was doing 140mph lmao

[charred depot]

alot of my friends have I am like... despicable

[viscid atlas]

cop radared me too soon

[misty mantle]

That explains the "95" in a 60

[charred depot]

I know someone that thought it was his friend in a volvo egging him on

it was infact a police volvo

[misty mantle]

Oof

[charred depot]

im upgrading to like 120hp (diesel) soon

engine fits fine just problems with the gearbox I want to use

[feral reef]

Haha, I got blinded by this MX5 a while back, lights were set up terribly

So I just looked up the license plate

Didn't pass the Dutch equivalent of an MOT 3 years in a row

Each year one of the reasons being the lights

[misty mantle]

Rip

How in the hell have they not gotten pulled over

[feral reef]

I mean, I didn't get pulled over for this

Also the popups are probably not popped up during the day

[fathom socket]

Not a car post, but is this the cpu of my scooter? Not really sure what it is

[stoic ledge]

Which website is that

[misty mantle]

Depends. Is it carbureted or fuel injected?

Or do you know?

[stoic ledge]

Quick Google search says voltage regulator? Or coil

[feral reef]

Kentekencheck.NL

[fathom socket]

It’s a carbureted 2 stroke

[misty mantle]

Ok, it shouldn't have a computer

[eternal cedar]

The old ones make for neat 2wd rally cars.

[misty mantle]

That is either the voltage regulator or HEI ignition box

[fathom socket]

It’s from 2012 so not that old, but read online that it does have a cpu that restricts the top speed to 65 km/h which I wanna remove

[stoic ledge]

Well that's not that

[misty mantle]

If I had to guess, that might be on the carb

[stoic ledge]

If you remove it it doesn't run anymore

[fathom socket]

It does

Just drove it, still drove 65kmh

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

No weird sounds or smells

[misty mantle]

Thats the voltage regulator then

Not needed to run, but is needed if you want to keep the battery charged while driving

[fathom socket]

Where tf would the cpu be then

[misty mantle]

What scooter is it?

[fathom socket]

It’s a 2012 Piaggio Vespa lx50 2 stroke with a Sports Exhaust which I installed yesterday and the the variation throttle ring removed so it runs faster

But was surprised that the exhaust didn’t effect top speed one but only acceleration so I searched it up and according to some Forum post from 2011 it’s cpu restricts it to 65kmh

[misty mantle]

I stand corrected

There is an ECU

[misty mantle]

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/814249/Vespa-Lx-50.html#manual

Here is the shop manual for it

As of removing the speed limit, I don't know if thats possible

[timber oar]

Isn't there a requirement for scooters to have a speed limit

Doesn't it have something to do with whether or not it's looked at as a motorcycle

I don't remember anymore

At least for the states

[plucky flame]

The speed limit is the composition of your balls

You wanna go 80 on that thing? Go right ahead.

[fathom socket]

I only have a licence called AM (germany) which is only for 50ccm and 45kmh, since that thing alright goes 65kmh i wont matter if it goes faster since my licence would be pulled anyways

[timber oar]

Oh you are over there

Yeah i like just getting the motorcycle endorsement on my main license and then it doesn't matter what bike i use

[timber oar]

I wholeheartedly agree with that xD

[wraith rivet]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42541879/mazda-3-3-liter-inline-six-horsepower-torque-specs/ oooo

[desert vale]

is this the right channel for dashcams? ltt made a dashcam vid a few months back

the thinkware f70 was in my price range of 75 ish usd but I need a front/rear. any suggestions?

[somber nebula]

New shoes day

[pale trail]

those look cool

[deft badge]

I like them

[dull comet]

4.3 Vortec is making 0 compression on cyl 1

valves are fine

piston does move

piston rings? not sure.

honestly dont wanna drop the engine quite yet

[plucky flame]

Well you still have the rest of the pistons

So you should be fine

[dense shard]

You'll probably want to spend more for both front and rear visibility.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah she's done

Time to go to the junkyard and get a new one

Is there visible scoring on the cylinder wall?

[dull comet]

nope

its so weird

[wispy cloak]

You're sure that you don't have bad valve seats?

Or an extremely blown head gasket

[dull comet]

replaced the head gasket

didnt really check valve seats

but like

even if it were bad valve seats

compression tester read 0, didnt even move a little

[wispy cloak]

Did you overheat it?

[dull comet]

iirc, no

but, there was a coolant leak in oil

head gasket was rusty

would a temp sensor read operating temp even with no coolant?

there was still water, but like from what i saw, radiator was empty

when i took it out and all that, it spilled water.

also my oil was a nice thick, peanut butter brown color.

[timber oar]

That sounds

Uhhhh

Like a bit of a problem perhaps

[near lantern]

New Flyer XD60

[pearl tiger]

nice plate 👌

[stable dome]

These are Cummins powered aren't they? Have some links to ADL here in the UK ^

[near lantern]

yea, Cummins L9 according to CPTDB.ca

[fathom socket]

So expensive

[stable dome]

Ahh! Cummins is pretty popular over here. 4 cylinders more so. The 6 pots are strong engines, sadly nurfed by the gearbox choices.

[vocal mural]

Portugal?

[civic spoke]

Huh. I wasn't expecting to see a pair of Rivians.

[eager grove]

Where at?

[civic spoke]

Stockholm. The box vans

[eager grove]

oh interesting. Didn't know they were touring those abroad, though you can obviously see why

[brittle totem]

But most People only have the amg exterior package which only adds sportier looks to the car and dosen't change anything else .

[fathom socket]

Italy

[stoic ledge]

Does it? Every single AMG Line I select appears to have a different suspension setup as the "standard" model. In Dutch, but "sportonderstel" = sports suspension and Sport Direct Steering speaks for itself

[brittle totem]

So this is what the AMG package Ads on the non AMG cars in Sweden its and 50 000sek option here so around 4500-5000€ for it AMG Line Interior
AMG Line exterior

Seat comfort package
Most purchased
Most purchased equipment for this model.
AMG Line
SEK 50,000.00
Dark tinted squares at the back
AMG Line Interior
AMG Line exterior
Seat comfort package
Continue to Exterior Styles
Choice of AMG Line
The choice of AMG Line requires the following adaptations at a total price of SEK 50,950.00.
The following will be added:
Night package
Award
SEK 950.00
AMG Line
AMG Line exterior
Larger permanent drilled brake discs at the front
Roof rails, black
AMG styling
Diamond grill
45.7 cm (18") AMG light-alloy wheels in 5-spoke aero design, painted in black
Seat comfort package
4-way electrically adjustable lumbar support for driver and passenger
Award
SEK 50,000.00
Dark tinted squares at the back
Award
SEK 0.00
AMG Line Interior
Interior panel in metal structure
Artificial leather upholstery ARTICO/microfibre DINAMICA black with sports seat
Multifunction sports steering wheel in Nappa, chamfered at the bottom
Instrument panel and window trim in black artificial leather ARTICO with Nappa look
Panel lighting
AMG Velor mats

So the only "Performance" upgrade is the upgraded brakes.

[stoic ledge]

Odd

[fluid stream]

😌

[fathom socket]

18 tonnes of cargo and overheats

[feral reef]

@stoic ledge Remember what I said about that one road where they go from 4 lanes to 3? and that causing traffic

Look at this

This is where that happens

Look at it

Causes that huge jam halfway down to Eindhoven 😂

[somber nebula]

Based on a true story

[fathom socket]

@civic spoke
My truck broke in the middle of mountains and I'm stuck

L

[final star]

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[vocal mural]

Whole Brabant being mad 😂

[civic spoke]

Overtemp? Or what was it?

That one has been nothing but trouble.

[fathom socket]

It got to 115c and I had to pull over

Can't even go 15 kmh without it overheating

[civic spoke]

Ouch. How's the coolant level?

[fathom socket]

It's like on almost max

I think fans no work

And thermostat

Gotta blast the heat on max

[stoic ledge]

I'm starting a job next month in Eindhoven

Although I have to go the other direction from Eindhoven xP

[vocal mural]

At Philips?

[stoic ledge]

Not the only company in Eindhoven

But I might work at Philips but not for Philips

[charred depot]

Was going to buy an auto saab 9000 saloon then realised id spend like £400 a month on fuel going to work

Mfw 90s petrol luxobarge guzzle fuel

Engines are bad enough with the manual let alone the slushmatic

[stoic ledge]

Buy a Sensonic

[charred depot]

Find one heh

[stoic ledge]

I did but LHD

[charred depot]

The horror

[stoic ledge]

It doesn't have a lot of pictures but I think that looks correct

[charred depot]

Mhm

Wonder what it does if you try to moneyshift

[stoic ledge]

Buy it and find out

They're asking 4k for it

[charred depot]

Ill give a full £720 delivered to UK

[stoic ledge]

[wispy cloak]

What's a b5 like this go for over there

Almost fully loaded 2.8 fwd

[pearl tiger]

i give you a 20 piece mcnuggets box

[charred depot]

Probably £720 heh

Maybe around 2k

[wispy cloak]

Yeah that's not far off that they're worth here

Maybe like $3000 or so

[stoic ledge]

B5's are all exported or scrapped

Well almost all

And idk if we got s FWD 2.8

[wispy cloak]

I wish I had quattro

I know you guys also had another engine option too

Besides the 1.8t and 2.8

[charred depot]

Friend had a old 1.9 tdi a3 quattro last year for £700

2002

Had to get it aligned like 3 times heh

[stoic ledge]

1 wagon, 1250
1 sedan, 2500
1 wagon, 2800

All 2.8's for sale

[charred depot]

Silly fancy rear suspension

[wispy cloak]

I still want a 1.9tdi jetta

[stoic ledge]

Oh the 2nd wagon is a quattro

Oh the sedan also

Only the 1250 one is FWD

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah a lot, starting from a 1.6

1.6
1.8 5v
1.8 5v Turbo
2.4 5v
2.6
2.8
2.8 5v
1.9 DI, 1.9 TDI, 2.5 TDI,

1.6 best, 101hp

[charred depot]

big factor on the price of old audis is whether they have a valid MOT or not

rotten audi ejecto rear suspension

[stoic ledge]

Big factor is "what's the condition of the interior so we can export it and roll back the mileage in Eastern Europe"

[wispy cloak]

My a4 has 114k miles

And almost zero cosmetic defects

[stoic ledge]

Perfect mileage rollback material

[charred depot]

friend had a cosmetically great 305 but had done like 400k miles

looked great but steering loose, shifter beyond vague

[stoic ledge]

Friend of mine had an A4 1.8 Turbo, the list of defects was longer than insert some very long text

So much that an BMW E66 was an upgrade in reliability

[civic spoke]

Oh, that traffic accident that happened earlier, that I got stuck in.

Apparently the driver and a passenger bolted from the scene?

[stoic ledge]

Stuck in the accident

[civic spoke]

Didn't take a picture. But they closed down the freeway for almost an hour.

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

was in a big one last year then one person went down the hard shoulder

all the sheep were like well if he is doing it so can i!

the amount of joy I had when a police car came flying up behind them

[civic spoke]

I don't get how people can be so dense when it comes to letting emergency services through.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah my fuel gauge doesn't work, the horn is disconnected because every time the key got turned on it'd start honking, the headlight and windshield washers don't work, and there's a parasitic draw

[charred depot]

commuter = brain on standby

[civic spoke]

They will slowly move to either side. And instantly move back again.

Only for it to happen 5+ more times.

[charred depot]

ive had someone go to pass me when moving over for one approaching

what if we could use 100% of the brain

[wispy cloak]

One time a crew of landscapers got mad at me for driving by when they were blocking the road so their truck and trailer could turn around

Mind you

This is a one way street

They are turning around to go the wrong way

[charred depot]

I need a rear cam

[tepid wing]

Huh, everyone is driving on the wrong side of the road.

[fathom socket]

Thermostat got stuck

[civic spoke]

Damn.

Oh, and I noticed something.

[fathom socket]

Judging that my engine temp went to like 40c when driving normally

[civic spoke]

Trucks with an e-dip stick still have a normal one as well...

40C is way low.

[fathom socket]

I don't remember how it was with the 2021 daf I drove

[fathom socket]

Nominal temp on this iveco is 80c

[civic spoke]

Yeah, that sounds more like it.

40 C is what I use as a "Hey, oil's hot enough to drive now"

[fathom socket]

Oil temp was like around 80c tho

Love hauling 18 metric tonnes of glass bottles

[civic spoke]

That's not even a heavy load.

[feral reef]

Somewhat annoyingly, my temp gauge starts at like 90c

So it's just cold until it isn't

I don't think I've ever seen it above 100 either

[civic spoke]

Meanwhile I have seen oil Temps of 120 C in a different truck.

Which was... Something.

Thing would also act up when hauling heavier equipment.

[charred depot]

BX came with two lights, cooked and ABSOLUTELY COOKED

if either one came on you probably need a new head gasket

first light for a head gasket second one for a new head

[misty mantle]

I don't get the point of an e-dipstick

You have to have the engine running just to get a reading

[sudden pecan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kCsxwM5pMM

just golf driver things

[timber oar]

If that's for the oil that sounds like an extremely poor design choice

[novel relic]

Snow dayyy

[bitter compass]

Screw snow, all my homies hate snow

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/dU65HwQ4eCs

[fathom socket]

That's hott

I wonder what's my car oil temp

[civic spoke]

The same truck had a dry dip stick too at one point. Had to add 10 liters of oil

[fathom socket]

And how much oil does it take?

[civic spoke]

42 liters

[fathom socket]

That's a lot of oil

Don't let murica liberate it

[charred depot]

Fill my 305s fuel tank up with that no bother

Why steal diesel from trucks when you can steal their engine oil

[brittle totem]

Is this volvo version of the id buzz?

[civic spoke]

Speaking of the Buzz.

[stoic ledge]

No of the Zeekr 009

[fathom socket]

And now I can see the engine bay if my truck

Apparently it has a new alternator

[wraith rivet]

it takes… 42 liters of oil??

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[fathom socket]

Truck moment

[civic spoke]

Oh, wait. I just looked up the D13K engine. Apparently it's only 33 liters of oil with the filters.

I wonder which engine had the 42 liter capacity.

[misty mantle]

no kidding

[civic spoke]

Damn it. Here's another one that says 36 liters for the same engine.

[fathom socket]

Is a gas tank oil capacity

[civic spoke]

@timber oar Engine always have to be off to get an accurate reading.
With a truck, then want it to be at operational temperature, turn it off, and wait 30+ minutes.

Here's another place that says that the D13K engine takes anywhere between 33-37 liters.

Maybe I just got the answer for the D16 engines before with the 40+ liters.

[timber oar]

Well yeah if the engine is on the oiling system is running and sloshing that shit all over the place xD

[vocal mural]

Good idea, Seeing Volvo vans was long on my bucket list

[wraith rivet]

How much does that cost?

[civic spoke]

The engine? Or an oil change?

[wraith rivet]

doesn’t a normal jug of oil have only like 5 liters? it’s like $38 for one

the oil itself

[stoic ledge]

Truck Service centers just have drums/barrels of oil

[civic spoke]

Yeah. You just get barrels of oil.

A barrel being 200+ liters.

[charred depot]

I buy 15w40 in bulk heh

[wispy cloak]

$38 for one 5qt jug of oil?

That's overpriced

[charred depot]

Fancy oil

Id be broke

[wispy cloak]

It's like $17 for a gallon of 15w-40 shell rotella here

Which is the good stuff

My truck takes 15qts

If I remember right an oil change is about $125 for me

[charred depot]

need basically every oil seal but new engine going in soon so not going to waste my time

[fathom socket]

I miss driving volvos

More comfortable to drive, very ergonomic and it was perfect for someone tall

I'm too tall for the iveco.

I drive

[civic spoke]

Not to mention a gearbox that functions decently.

[fathom socket]

Ye

Iveco likes to take 5 hours to put it in gear

Often puts higher gear and instantly goes back

But still way better than the man I drove

[bitter compass]

Some people ride man others drive

And im gonna bury myself for that comment

[feral reef]

I just had a little fun in an empty snowy parking lot 😂

Couldn't help myself

[plucky flame]

Snow

We got like 4 inches overnight

[tepid wing]

I miss snow.

[surreal shard]

https://twitter.com/simmo99_/status/1616197176039964672?s=46&t=7fOwbnI5OPCWoDWh-xLXcg

Mat 🇦🇺❗️ (@Simmo99_)

Things you see in WRC that you just don’t get in other motorsport series

Twitter · Jan 19, 2023, 10:13 PM

Ahem

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/notalich-mister-krabs-spongebob-oh-gif-26134991

[tepid wing]

You know, it might be interesting to set up some sort of "ax murderer" scene with dummies where you know one of these is going to be.

[obsidian widget]

you can look up routes online

[wet summit]

my cavalier had 2 brake lines go out at the same time. the front brake line i replaced entirely and doesn't leak, the rear left brake line i tried to patch but gave up on patching and decided to totally replace it. it has a proportioning valve for the rear drums that i've never seen on any other car, it also has 3/16-24 (normal threads) on one end and some huge thread on the other and i can't find anywhere what the threading is.

the old brake line fastener is totally destroyed and has threads that are gone so i can't test it either

it's 7/16-24. some random website that no longer exists said it in the preview section

[light plover]

I'd be surprised if you couldn't see that somewhere in group b tbh

not like group b is still a thing

[feral reef]

Someone hit my dad's car today

[civic spoke]

Damn.

[fathom socket]

Someone called dashboard warning lights l "emojis"

[wide hemlock]

I got a 23mm Mitsubishi FTO swaybar to put on my Volvo

[novel relic]

Vroom broom broom 💜

Only starting out with learning my slides

[charred depot]

much fun until you join the camber gang

involuntarily

Xantia im going to scrap soon is fwd and has the handbrake on the front wheels so not much fun I can do with it

[feral reef]

Haha, very nice

Haven't had much chance myself yet

Getting my winter tires put on tomorrow though

So if we get some snow that actually stays, I'll be out having fun 😂

[plucky flame]

Remember that one time when that guy wrapped his porsche around a telephone pole and walked away on martin luther king day

[pale trail]

??

[novel relic]

Oh dude, i got toyos rn, the only other option i have stock 13inch with massive sidewall from 2015

[plucky flame]

https://youtu.be/Kxp2wT_KE08

[misty mantle]

Whoever designed that probably had their head up their ass

[wispy cloak]

Micro car

I'm still not used to stepping up to get out of the car

[stoic ledge]

Heh in the snow... Just went to a sports gear store with my brother, 3 BMW were sliding around, my brother joined for a few donuts and slides, next 3 diesel hatchbacks arrived and attempted to drift... All BMW's including my brother left While driving away, the Mk1 Focus diesel crashed in to the kerb

[misty mantle]

Lol

[wispy cloak]

This is truly a teenager in an econobox moment

[charred depot]

Nothing wrong with it just due to the way trailing arms work it wouldnt play nice with the hydropneumatic suspension

[misty mantle]

Ok, that makes more sense

[charred depot]

In a way better because when you leave it on for ages and come back its on the driven axle so breaks free easy

Rather than doing a fwd burnout

[wispy cloak]

It's terrifying when you buy a car and have no idea when the last time the parking brake was used

Then you can't decide if you want to pull it and find out

[feral reef]

[stoic ledge]

Went out driving this morning with zhe mighty Corsa on summer tires... Really had to take things slow

Luckily everyone was driving rather slowly

[charred depot]

The salt gets everywhere

[bitter compass]

Dutch people experiencing snow for once and doing stupid stuff sounds about right 👀

Tbf also works for like >95% of germans

[stoic ledge]

Was in Belgium tho

[bitter compass]

That country is still a scam

And stil pretty much sealevel

[stoic ledge]

One half of Germany is also not that high tho

Also, weird "argument"? 😛

[charred depot]

they are very eager to dump salt on the road

[stoic ledge]

They missed the road tho

[bitter compass]

More than half

Like the last 100-150km is up there everything else not so much

[charred depot]

expectations too high

[civic spoke]

I wonder how that happened

[charred depot]

they like to bomb about

fairly common heh

[civic spoke]

Almost impressive. tbh

Then again. Center of gravity becomes a whole lot higher with all of that salt that high up.

[misty mantle]

Even unloaded, they still tend to have a high center of gravity

[copper oyster]

Guys I managed to bring a 4.7L engine in an 07 mercedes GL450 from good condition at half life mileage to EOL in of 3 or 4 months of me driving it

Mechanic said it could be the chain

[civic spoke]

Could have been the case? Sounds fairly early for the chain to give out. Unless it has a bunch of miles on it.

[copper oyster]

Not the way I drove it

I'm talking like putting into some manual D6 on highway and red lining for a few seconds

I wanted to see if it would shift on its own at that point. It doesn't. Just beeps and warning on dash lol

Then like keeping it way too high rpm immediately after starting at -10C so it would warm my hands faster

[misty mantle]

That may be what killed it

[copper oyster]

The people who drove it before me were really gentle with it. I was easily the ax murderer. Ironically, the engine stalled when I was making a gentle right at a stop sign like a normal person

[misty mantle]

Not supposed to rev an engine while its cold

[copper oyster]

Lol the first thing i did was put in gas because i thought i was empty. The thing in the fuel pump was stuck so i never knew how much is in tank

[misty mantle]

You don't need to know how much gas you have

[copper oyster]

But it was weird because i regularly filled her when should be at least half tank

[copper oyster]

Yeah reset the mileage count or whatever to zero after filling?

[misty mantle]

If its still running, it still has gas amiright

[copper oyster]

Lmao was about to say that's the other indicator you always have. But either way, turned out it's some mechanical break in the engine. I even heard some jamming when it was turning over

[misty mantle]

On a serious note, I have a feeling it was a combination of your driving style and redlining it as soon as it starts in really cold weather

[copper oyster]

Well thats the thing I wanted an opinion on:

Since i bought it, it started up perfectly unless it was actually still hot

So like -20C amazingly no problems ever. Starts up like always. But the hotter it was, the more it struggled. Sometimes it would fail and i'd turn on/off ignition basically

[misty mantle]

Hot as in....

[copper oyster]

I try to start within an hourish of killing the engine last time

[misty mantle]

Why do I have a feeling it didn't have any coolant in it

[copper oyster]

Here's the thing: at the end game I realized that it was slowly improving overall. On top of that, it seemed to correlate with how full tank was. I wrote it off as another fuel pump issue.

We filled coolant properly. It didn't make a difference.

Yeah I mean if it's completely drained of oil where there's not even a bit at the bottom; the other thing is no coolant. Those are probably the fastest ways to a dead engine. I checked both when it died

[misty mantle]

either way, that motor is likely dead

[copper oyster]

Yup. One other motor isn't dead though and that's the hydraulic pump lol. I made sure of that.

[stoic ledge]

[copper oyster]

I mean dude the car itself was pretty bad too. All the power window buttons falling off. Not a single knob left in ac vents (all were dangling inside and preventing the remaining left/right function)

[misty mantle]

Car was basically destined for the junkyard, then

[copper oyster]

DVD player under back seat was dead. That small tv had that LCD lines visible so I knew that it also died. It was also dangling so if I'd still had this car, I was thankful that TV bolts off directly

And not like accessed through cutting a hole in carpet and disconnecting a passenger seat.

Airmatic was insanely cool though. Sadly, probably the seals or rings and whatnot were bad. Front passenger side it would randomly go PTSSST and lose all air... but it still held it

Driver side, I couldn't keep it raised from the looks of it. The compressor never turned off. So I'd have a whirring sound

Apparently, that's bad anyways. A mech told me not to keep it running otherwise it dies quickly. But there was something more afoot with that side. That hydraulic was clearly cursed

During christmas my buddy came back from school and I tried to show him. I ran inside to get something and as soon as I came back, the thing insta-pumped itself somehow like a lowrider from 0 to 100

We moved away from it lmao. Does anyone know actually how much potential danger we were in lmao

He was standing right beside that wheel too

[charred depot]

Hydraulic? its not something decent like a citroen.

[copper oyster]

Pneumatic shock

[charred depot]

yeah not hydraulic

[copper oyster]

Idk it had airmatic which is air shocks that get air pumped into them or they release it. In my case, the air didn't always release when even the car wanted it

[charred depot]

hydraulic

[copper oyster]

On the passenger side, it would spit out like every half hour even while driving but it would pump it back up. Somehow it was my side that sagged down at times.

But I had a cool bug not feature when I drove with the airmatic raised. It would literally go into a resonance and start bouncing like a low rider over like 15kph

I'd turn it off when it felt like the bouncing was getting too strong. Never tried just letting it happen. After that winter incident, I realized that it could easily lift the wheels off the ground even. But what on earth even happened there. Like if anyone reading this is into mech eng, is there a logical explanation?

It sounded like it was pumping but nothing was going up. Then, at one point it instantaneously jumped like it had unreal grav boots

Regardless, one way or another, replacing engine in it is not an option. It was the only good part in the car from the looks of it (until I put it into my hyperchamber but it does the opposite). This is assuming the price of replacing engine can even beat the price of the car in the first place

Honestly, I'll ask if the engine was ever rebuilt. If it hasn't, I'll actually feel really bad. It's an 07 engine that never died and I wrecked it in ~3mo.

[misty mantle]

Guess the vehicle

I swear, if someone actually figures this out

[stoic ledge]

Looks like the latest Tesla

[misty mantle]

nope

I'll give you guys a hint. Ford.

[copper oyster]

It would be worse if that were a GM car: same stupid problem but unlike Ford, GM had unlimited funding to fix it

[sinful tendon]

@misty mantle Transit ?

[stoic ledge]

I'm pretty sure that's a Tesla.. that's how they leave the dealership

[misty mantle]

nope

[copper oyster]

It's probably just ripped off by hand and left there. The landscape looks like some car auction. There should be no way to cause that short of strapping a rocket booster to it

[misty mantle]

Copart salvage auction, to be exact

[copper oyster]

Lmao the license plate on the drivers seat.

[misty mantle]

Thats the auction number on the dash

no driver seat

No seats at all

[copper oyster]

It's so far out of place that it seems insignificant whether or not it's the front plate or back 😛

Is that not the plate on the dash?

[misty mantle]

nope

thats the auction number

no cheating

[copper oyster]

Actually right wtf all plates in NA look like Ontario ones here. Just different colors

I'm from Eastern Europe. That's probably why it looked like potentially a plate in my mind.

[misty mantle]

Its a vehicle that you guys don't get

[sinful tendon]

The door mounts on the pillar and wiper arms are reminiscent of F-250 SD circa 2019, but the dash shape on the passenger side isn't quite it to me...

[copper oyster]

In Russia, this is normal to see outside of scrap yards. Could park your car for a few hours and come back to this.

But also the steering wheel would definitely be gone as well

[misty mantle]

Correct. It was a 2020 F-250 Super Duty with a 6.7 liter PowerStroke V8 Diesel and 4WD

[copper oyster]

In Russia, there is literally a scam where they steal your license plates and ask to transfer money if you wanted to 'get it back'. The sum is a thousand or so under the price to replace them

But sometimes, I heard that the scam intensifies when you go to the location and they left just one plate. Then you have to pay the same amount for the second plate. At this point, it's sunken cost without the fallacy lmao

[misty mantle]

Not allowed to drive with just 1 plate, I'm guessing?

[copper oyster]

Nope. And now you pay less to get all two back still

[sinful tendon]

Fun Fact: This engine starts surprisingly well in the arctic cold despite being diesel, much more willing than the 2014 Cummins-powered RAM 2500 we had prior. I trusted the Cummins engine, once it was running...

[copper oyster]

Can gasoline engines even keep running in the arctic?

[sinful tendon]

Yes? Why not?

[misty mantle]

Although, nothing beats the old 7.3 Liter PowerStroke/IDI V8s. Most indestructible engine ever sold by Ford

[copper oyster]

That's the best part about diesel, right? Literally doesn't need electricity to start or keep going. Just diesel and air lol

[sinful tendon]

Oh it sure does need electricity to start, but yes arguably once running it could do without, sort of.

[copper oyster]

The best ones are with a crank I heard. Some mercedes used to have it? Basically, you can just turn the engine yourself and boom... boomboomboomboom

[sinful tendon]

"Sort of" because I suppose the modern one have electronically-driven injection of some sort rather than old-school mechanical injection.

[misty mantle]

The HEUI Injection system, to be exact

Uses oil pressure to fire the injectors

[charred depot]

all you need

[copper oyster]

Diesel engines don't need a spark for combustion though

The diesel is compressed and goes off on its own

[misty mantle]

Depends on the injection system

If its a mechanical injection pump, just needs electricity to start

If its a HEUI system, it uses the computer and oil pressure

[charred depot]

no spark though

[copper oyster]

Not sure but I heard you didn't need any electricity whatsoever for those crank ones

[misty mantle]

yes, no spark

[copper oyster]

If it's mechanical, doesn't it work off the cycles? You do that yourself with the crank

[charred depot]

not see what you replied to

[sinful tendon]

Good to know. I can report the old "Lima" 2.3L is a survivor as well. Running this in my pitiful 1995 Ranger, oldest engine I've ever run and it shows no sign of age at all, no weird noises, NOTHING. And the previous owner treated this thing like a freaking slave, drifting it every week.

Well not oldest but highest mileage.

[charred depot]

for a brief period my stop solenoid was broken on my old diesel so would have to stall the engine out

[sinful tendon]

They don't need spark but ideally they need to pre-heat the plugs, especially in the cold. The Cummins needed it much more than the Ford though. The Cummins would not start without preheating the plugs, the Ford visibly doesn't like it when I forget to, but it's not as bad...

[charred depot]

fun having 2 working plugs 2 dead ones

2 cylinders powering through while the others are discovering combustion billowing out smoke

[sinful tendon]

Yeah it definitely lets you know it's not happy lol. I don't forget anymore.

[copper oyster]

What even happens in those cases? The sparkless cylinders are still getting turned but there's no combustion?

[charred depot]

glow plugs, not spark

not preheated so 2 cylinders arent hot enough to work yet but get going after 20 seconds orso

work as a smoke machine until then

[copper oyster]

Ah

So as always, if you're beside a concert where the pyrotechnics crew forgot the smoke machines, everybody is in luck except for you

[charred depot]

smoked out a entire dual carriageway once with a dead engine running away on its oil

[copper oyster]

Honestly, the one thing oil is supposed to do is not burn up and the one place it's meant to remain is inside of the engine

And yet it always leaks and burns up. This makes oil changes possible for everybody without a mechanic though. Blessed.

It's quite sad that the only reason why I couldn't secure a mufflers heat shield was clearance; the only people with pits are mechanics

[charred depot]

im not a mechanic

[copper oyster]

And those pits are never not occupied lmao

[copper oyster]

Do you have a pit or an engine lift of any sort?

[charred depot]

yep

[copper oyster]

True. So you're the guy all your friends go to probably lmao

[charred depot]

most stuff can be done with jackstands, lift is just a convenience primarily for welding

[copper oyster]

Like just to use your pit not long ago I would beg you. Jacks of any kind I wouldn't want to go under there

[charred depot]

jack stands

[copper oyster]

The only remaining option was the airmatic which hopefully won't let air out or repeatedly start lowrider bouncing on my ribcage lol

Like the x shaped ones or the track?

[sinful tendon]

No you're thinking of jacks, jack STANDS are a different thing

They lock up good and don't tip over, they are exactly for when you want to go underneath without getting crushed

[sinful tendon]

They don't provide lift, you need the jack to prop the car up, and the stand to safely keep it there

[charred depot]

what you use to lift it is irrelevant

[copper oyster]

I mean I guess. The whole thing is apparently how 'you should never go under a car with that one certain type of jack'

[charred depot]

my BX and Xantia can jack itself up but you wont go under it without stands

no type of jack is really safe

[copper oyster]

I think it's the one with the long handle you press down and it lowers instantly lol. The danger is you accidentally kicked it

[sinful tendon]

Freaking French cars et leurs sophistication, aaaah, je les aime.

[copper oyster]

Yeah that's what I mean. For me in general, anything that lifts a car is kind of suboptimal. Why not just drive over a pit?

[charred depot]

or just use a jack and put it onto stands

[copper oyster]

The one place your car doesn't have any more gravitational potential than what it started with 😛

[charred depot]

Only jack that is really safe is like my yellow jacking beam which has mechanical locks even if the hydraulic ram fails

[copper oyster]

The only danger I can think of is if suspension/shocks/wheels somehow fail instantaneously your arm would get crushed if it's between the ground and whatever the car fell on. Still, this would beg the question of what your hand was doing there in the first place

[charred depot]

Having the lift / pit is a luxury but certainly not a necessity

[copper oyster]

Yeah exactly what I was going to say about the ramps: it's insanely powerful hydraulic or pneumatic pressure regardless. So same things can all happen that you get with any jack you pump more or less

[charred depot]

no

normal jacks have no secondary lock

[copper oyster]

With a big hydraulic, in addition to not getting crushed, you also have to survive the explosion

[charred depot]

nah you're dizzy

the cable has snapped on my lift and you know what happened

nothing, because it is designed that way

if the seal goes on the yellow hydraulic jacking beam it has a mechanical lock so it wont go down

[sinful tendon]

They have locks along their travel, you can hear them click real loud as you jack it up.When you reach desired height you typically lower it on the closest lock down and you're very safe.

[copper oyster]

Dude I once blew out a pneumatic door stopper in my old apartment by pulling the door with just one hand. I hated the way it closed slowly so I'd always force it. One day, it popped. If they're designed to pop at the end where that flat recessed part is, it definitely didn't explode as it should

I looked on the other side of the door, it was literally a chip missing from the side of it. I guess luckily I was on the other side. Afterwards, I did discover though how there was not a single piece in sight. All of it was in small bits inside of the cylinder

[sinful tendon]

But that's totally different. Besides, hydraulic jacks have hoses, which should be the weak point by far, and if the gentle humming of the hydraullic pump on my friend's jack is any reference, this thing doesn't have the power to pierce your skin with a hydraulic jet or break steel and turn the pieces into projectiles...

[copper oyster]

I guess if I was on its side, I'd have to thank the implosion for not getting shrapnel'd.

Actually, for hydraulics, the mention of hoses did remind me of seeing a retired Russian fighter jet in a museum

The first thing I asked was why isn't any of this soldered into position? It was landing gear in the position of not folded

[sinful tendon]

If completely deployed it would probably remain in place despite hydraulic failure. The hydraulics are possibly drained too for insurance purposes.

In the event of a fire in the room.

[copper oyster]

Ultimately, I was told that it's better not to touch any of it because somebody did in fact once 'fold' the landing gear in. Right before it folded them.

It's a lot of of joints and hydraulics that look like a terminator arm. But if I remember correctly, the idea is that it mechanically locks into positions

I guess one of those locks were actually a hydraulic somehow holding it in place still. Honestly, I'm not even sure if it's a malfunction or error. The landing gear down means it's still moving to some degree

Maybe they didn't put it in 'park'?

Like parking brake engage locks the landing gear fully

[sinful tendon]

In that case I would think hydraulic power would be needed to release the lock, not engage it, but you did mention Russian so...

[copper oyster]

The only stiff landing gear you can get away with is probably on ultralights and some slightly larger craft which are still 2 seater crop dusters

[copper oyster]

We replaced landing gear mechanism with ejector so you cannot retreat and you cannot surrender 🛠️

(Replace wrench with sickle obv)

Irl probably it's just called takeoff gear which is why you can eject it once you're in the air

[misty mantle]

Ironically, I have the same engine in my '97 Ranger

[sinful tendon]

Only noise this engine makes is "I-know-I-can-I-know-I-can-I-know-I-can-" going uphill.

[misty mantle]

yep

[sinful tendon]

Have you ever towed with it?

I was hoping to tow a Celica on a dolly. Papers say 1101KG.

[misty mantle]

No, I haven't. Only has the bumper hitch. Hoping to eventually install a proper tow hitch.

[sinful tendon]

Ah I see. I have a proper hitch, have yet to install it though.

[wispy cloak]

It needs electricity

They're very high compression

Too hard to spin by hand

Also diesel gels

[misty mantle]

Without a compression release

[tepid wing]

I'm curious about what kind of control dealers have when you want to order a car, does anyone have experience with it? Particularly with GM/Chevy.

[dense shard]

They are the judge, jury, and executioner.

Most won't. But hey they have this great truck on the lot. It's a different color, much more expensive, and probably a diesel, but you can drive away in it today for no money down!

[tepid wing]

I'm planning on getting the highest end SKU of an EV model. They can't convince me otherwise, if they try I'm walking away.

[fathom socket]

It’s chevy
I guarantee they won’t give a shit

You will not be getting the luxury dealership experience

[empty warren]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/364308878989603/

[limpid apex]

This cable broke and spewed fluid through my engine, is this easily fixable

[wispy cloak]

Coolant overflow line?

[limpid apex]

Think so, its connected to the radiator

[wispy cloak]

Yeah that's a pretty easy fix

[livid sail]

I was wondering… What’s y’all opinion on Salvage/Rebuild cars?

[charred depot]

never understood the need for these fancy quick connect hoses

I guess it saves 15 seconds on assembly and they can pay to have the hoses made for like 2p in china

[charred depot]

look at them the same way as any other car

[wispy cloak]

I'd look at them a little bit more closely if you're looking at buying one

But otherwise I don't have a problem with them

Insurance might be a bit higher though

[wraith rivet]

‘‘twas quite icy this morning

[livid sail]

How much higher do they tend to get?

[wraith rivet]

then I got to the airport and the plane was covered in ice too and I couldn’t fly

[livid sail]

I saw a few goood deals on copart and I wanted to see if I should pull the trigger one day

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/vAyPBe2wMFg

[feral reef]

Text is the thumbnail is ehm yeah

[civic spoke]

He knows what he's doing.

[tepid wing]

This is one of those weird things I miss from living up north.

Watching the snow plows clearing the entire main road in a single path is amazing.

[plucky flame]

For real though. Snow plows are so fucking insane

Like we recently had about 3 inches of snow and snow blowers would break from the kind of snow we had but snow plows didnt care

[empty warren]

god i hate road gritters

[civic spoke]

What surprises me is that most seems to be pure dedicated gritters??? That they are built for it, and only that.

Or maybe I'm wrong.

[empty warren]

over here they're always just the same lorries with upfits

take a small lorry, fit the equipment on the back and a plough on the front

and thats that

im just pissed because we have salted roads and now my car has corrosion on it for the first time in its life

[civic spoke]

Stop one seems to be a dedicated gritter. But is it the same with the bottom one?

Or is it a hooklift with gritter equipment?

[empty warren]

im not actually sure what dedicated gritter would mean since the fuso is just an uplift fitted

but it can also plow if needed

the bottom one, let me check

[civic spoke]

I mean dedicated as in the equipment being permanently attached.

[empty warren]

oh yeah no the MAN is permanently mounted i believe

[civic spoke]

A lot of what we have is not.

[empty warren]

these are also dedicated, we have a few of these

[civic spoke]

That's just a gritter attachment that the truck can pick up and use.

[empty warren]

yeah, that looks pretty handy

we do have non-dedicated gritters too

[civic spoke]

Big boy equipment.

[empty warren]

but they're barely gritters, just a dropside with a gritter on it

[empty warren]

certainly wouldnt fit around the streets here whew

big

[civic spoke]

Those are really just for high-/freeway use.

[empty warren]

ah yeah fair, we have similiar for motorways here

[civic spoke]

It's just surprising to me that more don't have trucks with hooklifts. At least what it seems.

They appear to be foreign in USA at least.

Though, they just use cable hoists there.

[charred depot]

have 8 axle (2 steered) gritter plows around here in scootland

[eternal cedar]

These are the ploughs you see the most often around here.

The south has some fancy ploughs that are towed by trucks like this and swing out for their huge highways.

Like this

[charred depot]

feel bad for those cars being driven that close behind the spreaders heh

if I follow them closely they will go faster!

[dense shard]

North Dakota DOT sprays brine vs spreading salt

[charred depot]

use both here can see the tank

[civic spoke]

All tridems have the first, and last axle as steering axles.
I never liked the two front axles on trucks. But I can understand it from it with weight distribution.

[charred depot]

Friend had to drive one of them around Glasgow (city) said it wasnt the most ideal thing heh

Think they are desperate for drivers, the pay is very good but I guess maybe the hours puts people off.

and its "manual labour" the rest of the year

[civic spoke]

I'm wondering if I should try and get more into asphalt work.

Have always thought of it before.

[viscid atlas]

well this is the US south in snow

[viscid atlas]

yup, thats about right

lmao

[brittle totem]

🤔

[stoic ledge]

Average VW driver

[fossil imp]

was foxy driving?

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

Best selling car in Europe vs USA, size comparison

[civic spoke]

You can lay a person behind the Peugeot, and the truck could still be longer.

[stoic ledge]

Not me 😎

[civic spoke]

An average European person*.

Average for a European man is 180 cm.

[stoic ledge]

[civic spoke]

Tomorrow will be a fun one. Driving a load to a private customer, I want to say.

I wonder what kind of mileage that they have written for the order.

25 km for the short route. That I'm not allowed to take fully loaded.
41 km for the route I can take.

Also fun that it's down a narrow-ish farmers road.

I can only hope that there's enough room to make a turn at the place.

[brittle totem]

Just Ferrari things...

[misty mantle]

Yeah, sounds about right.

At least, for a Crew Cab Short bed F-150 compared to the Peugeot.

[misty mantle]

Depending on how tall the person is.

I'm 5.9 (In Freedom units) and I barley fit in the bed of my dads F-150 (Its set up exactly like the one in the picture)

[civic spoke]

Are you 5.9 foot, or are you 5 foot 9 inches?

[misty mantle]

If it was a long bed, on the other hand, thats a different story

[misty mantle]

5 feet, 9 inches

[civic spoke]

So yeah, you'd be able to lay behind the Peugeot then.

Meaning that you + Peugeot wouldn't be longer than the F-150.

[fathom socket]

USA is better

[civic spoke]

Not a comparison of better or not.
Just facts.

[fathom socket]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/viralhog-gun-fire-murica-flag-america-gif-12183553

[bitter compass]

Im honestly surprised that such a small car is still so well selling

Me need big SUV

So i can feel safe and do my outdoor Lifestyle

[stoic ledge]

Get a Dacia Duster

gg ez

99.99% of the people don't need an SUV (still don't know why they sell that much), cars are getting more expensive and ngl a B-segment is for a lot of people all they need

[bitter compass]

Funny thing people who feel safer in big cars cause a loop that ends in cars becoming bigger and bigger because big cars are the reason why they feel unsafe on the road

[stoic ledge]

I've been saying the same thing

[bitter compass]

And then they need a bigger car again to feel safer again

Im comfy and feel safe as fuck with my up exclamation mark because i can just drive somewhere without worrying "oh no its so narrow between those two X7's its frightening"

[feral reef]

I never really feel unsafe on the road

And I’ve got a tiny car

[stoic ledge]

Driving next to/behind an MX-5, my Corsa feels enormous

[feral reef]

Haha

[bitter compass]

Only thing I don't really like that is closest to feeling unsafe is being between to busses in the inner city

[feral reef]

It was between 2 lorries a couple of day ago, doesn’t really scare me at all

[bitter compass]

But thats not oh no im gonna die, thats oh.. im worried about getting swiped because it would be annoying to deal with

[feral reef]

Especially on Dutch plates

Another country and I might be a little more nervous haha

[bitter compass]

But well you can't tell those people who buy SUVs that they're themselves the reason why they feel unsafe in small cars because then youre just wrong

[stoic ledge]

Just get a Kei spec Jimny

More a real SUV than all those cross-over things which can't go over a speedbump in the snow

[bitter compass]

Fiat Panda 4x4 is better offroad than all these SUVs and crossovers

[stoic ledge]

Panda 4x4 is nice

[bitter compass]

If I'd accept death by just hitting a bush I'd actually get one

I appreciate not dying by hitting anything too much over my love for that little guy

[charred depot]

Thankfully I don't value my life that much

plus none of my family has fucked it yet and I dont intend to be the first heh

[feral reef]

I put on my winter tires yesterday

Bit late, but I’m ready for when/if we get more snow

[stoic ledge]

Snow: ends
Dutchies: install winter tires

[charred depot]

BX has attracted a ridiculous amount of attention heh, maybe I should keep it.

Or I could swap it for a Reliant Kitten

[wispy cloak]

this is the closest that i can get to comparing my audi to my truck

my truck is quite a bit bigger though

[feral reef]

[tepid wing]

It doesn't have the Bolt.

Funny tiny car.

Looking at some of these cars definitely lets me see why my dad says he's allowed to park in compact spaces with a SUV.

[plucky flame]

Smart

Dewit

You could fit that sumbitch in the bed of an f150

[tepid wing]

This is why the lightning can power a house for a week.

[plucky flame]

I remember them talking about that when that last hurrcane hit florida

At least their lights will be on while their house is floating down the street.

[wispy cloak]

my f350 actually has the load capacity to fit many smaller economy cars in its bed

as long as they fit within the dimensions of the bed that is

[tepid wing]

It would be nice for Texas with the crappy grid.

[misty mantle]

It ain't wrong

[livid yew]

Did you see the Corvette badges

[misty mantle]

So THATS what those are

[livid yew]

I have more

[tepid wing]

VoV is a new 0w0.

[tepid wing]

I saw an awful trailer the other day, couldn't take a picture of it.

[wispy cloak]

was it the one i was towing where the turn signals were swapped

[tepid wing]

No. It was a different kind of stupid.

[somber nebula]

At this point should I just take the whole car apart?

[wispy cloak]

If you do then you will likely encounter wiring hell

[somber nebula]

I already am lol

I get to replace the clockspring and entire steering column electrical assembly.

But props to Mazda for the easy cable management

Built in cable conduits under the carpet.

[tepid wing]

This looks like a "while I'm there" times a thousand.

[somber nebula]

Large heated garage with nothing else to do all winter...

[tepid wing]

I wish I could have a project car like that.

[somber nebula]

I just wish I could afford paint

[tepid wing]

What is the EV credit like?

[tepid wing]

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean-vehicles-purchased-in-2023-or-after

[vocal mural]

@stoic ledge https://www.ed.nl/eindhoven/bestuurder-vindt-zijn-zicht-voldoende-politie-denkt-daar-anders-over-250-euro-boete~ac45c06f/

You really sure having great sight?🤔

[stoic ledge]

Not me, I made sure everything was clear, also cleared the roof etc

But yeah of you see some people driving around....

[bitter compass]

Average meriva driver

[vocal mural]

Especially elderly and women

[bitter compass]

Snow and ice just show which people should have to redo their licenses in harder conditions

From simple things as getting rid of the snow on the car

To dangerous things of how to driving too fast or having no idea how to deal with ice

[civic spoke]

Now that's a real rust bucket.

[empty warren]

1986 ford Ford was an awful year for rustproofing

so they all were rotten

[feral reef]

Reminder to everyone to clean their wheel wells

Most important just around the edge of the wheel well, lots of crap gets stuck there

[empty warren]

what with? im doing a big clean on my car in the summer and im grabing tools for cleaning

got a pressure washer as well

[feral reef]

I usually foam it up in there and just spray it clean

For the actual edge I use a cheap washmit

Like if you've not done it before it will get so black you won't see the color of the washmit anymore

[empty warren]

i see, thank you

[fathom socket]

Avg car in Poland

[fossil imp]

[fossil imp]

if this is a parts car theres not alot left to use bud

[empty warren]

lmfao

[fossil imp]

whats the deal with it?

xr2 was it?

[fathom socket]

Is it Japanese

[empty warren]

its a 1986 ford fiesta

[empty warren]

might've been a 1.1 pop

not sure at this rate lmfao

[fathom socket]

Suprising

[empty warren]

lmfao

can tell if thats sarcasm or not but yeah british cars had shitty rustproofing

[fathom socket]

Anything british sucks

British cars british food
British people

They all suck

All of europe sucks except italy they made olive garden

Asia and north America #1

[wispy cloak]

Ok bud

[bitter compass]

Alrighty

I honestly don't know if that's unfunny joking or a really bad opinion

[feral reef]

Based on their discord profile, mix of both

[stoic ledge]

[bitter compass]

I mean making fun of British people is perfectly acceptable.. that's basically what the whole eu does nowadays

But if it was not serious it was weird and too much 👀

[fossil imp]

lols

[empty warren]

yikers

[fossil imp]

obv troll is obv

[misty mantle]

Correction. It WAS a 1986 Ford Fiesta

[empty warren]

now its one with the dirt

[misty mantle]

Could probably put whats left of it into a 5 gallon bucket

[tepid wing]

I've driven on ice with only minor slippage and I've also seen people spin out going 360° and stopping in the left lane. Thank goodness no one was around for those few seconds they lost control.

[wispy cloak]

I drove on ice the other day and basically slid off the road while my wheels weren't turning

[terse relic]

If I had the money 😳😳

[civic spoke]

Just don't like the trunk on it.

It's just... Weird.

[terse relic]

I don't mind it

And the frunk has a shit ton of space. Plus 500+ miles of range.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/4yjRIcRc9qY

[eager grove]

why no hatch!

drives me crackers

looks super weird from the side, too

[civic spoke]

If it was a hatch, then that would be so dang nice.

But then again. I'm not who they aim for.