cars

[eternal cedar]

I only know the internal product code, unfortunately.

Which isn't very helpful unless you're a Hyundai parts person.

[haughty glade]

Exactly like the moto guzzis, they have the same setup and they're also shaft driven

[ebon thistle]

Yikes. Reminds me of the rebuild on my 2.4L kia engine when the balancing assembly died. Kicked out metal shavings and one got caught under the bearing in cylinder 2 (I think). Chewed it out. We polished the bearing surfaces on the crank a couple thousandths and got a thicker bearing kit, as well as an updated balancing assembly. Runs like new.

[restive river]

Why don't people like the apocalypse

[feral reef]

My ceramic wax definitely works

[wraith rivet]

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/69213112/clean-title-2017-jeep-grand-cher-mi-detroit Something is missing here, I just can't quite wrap my finger around it.....

[wispy cloak]

Why are there just multiple pictures of the ground in that listing 💀

[brittle totem]

Isn't this just ripoff of the "new" BMW's ?

[civic spoke]

BMW's is more stupid. Since the revs are on the right, and goes counter-clockwise.

[charred depot]

Thinking of changing the warm glow to something else that gives the speedo more contrast.

Not that I really use that speedo as its grossly inaccurate

[civic spoke]

The warm glow is nice for nighttime driving.

[charred depot]

yeah sometimes I struggle to see it at a glance and im like where needle

warm glow is nice though

[civic spoke]

What about painting the needle a bright white?

[charred depot]

maybe, I want to see about sticking a speed controlled motor on the back aswell and ditching the speedo cable

[civic spoke]

Could always just use white tape if you just want to see what it looks like.

[charred depot]

have 5 Peugeot 305 clusters so plenty to expirement on

was maybe going to do a custom cluster as I "need" to add a bunch of gauges and wanted to keep the dash tidy

[misty mantle]

Idk

[fathom socket]

🙏🙏🙏

[brittle totem]

And it was a bit sketcy that Volkswagen has started to give out loaner cars with super sketchy tires. Like this was with maybe 20% throttle and it spun all the way up to around 70km/h.

[civic spoke]

Spinspinspinspinspin

[charred depot]

The brand new pretty expensive all sneesons I got for "free" seem pretty shit in the wet

[stoic ledge]

Speed counter clockwise is also very stupid

I rather have speed the proper way around

And less square

[brittle totem]

And this is with studded tires to must be the worst one you can find right now on the market.

[stoic ledge]

Who needs studded tires when you can drive through the snow on summer tires and just skid through every junction?

[brittle totem]

But at least is has nice welcome massage.

[civic spoke]

The ones they had before going full square screen were great.

[charred depot]

I run a staggered setup, winter set front and summer set rear for more fun

[stoic ledge]

I definitely agree but ngl that's with many "screens" imho

Brakey no workey

DAMN you're flying around there

[charred depot]

2 braincells bashed together and went haha what if they go straight

should have just went all the way around just incase rather than attempting to slow down

[stoic ledge]

Well you did save it, that's most important

Standard dashcam owners would just honk their horn and do nothing

[charred depot]

I have like a moped horn they probably have music that would completely drown it out

[stoic ledge]

Struggling to stop from 30km/h (20mph)

[charred depot]

I dont know why but I like to fly about in the 305, which is basically the only car ive ever really cared about and also the least capable and slowest.

[stoic ledge]

Probably because when you brake, you'll never get it up to speed again

Just reverse up an onramp

I braked slightly late + horn reaction because I was just checking my rear blind spot as I just passed a bike, had to see if it was clear

[charred depot]

occasionally long trucks try to come down here

[stoic ledge]

Ngl expected worse 😛

[charred depot]

zero tolerence : ) I dont have such a luxury as power steering and never cut it

[stoic ledge]

[tired sundial]

Ohh yea

[ebon thistle]

New drag tires.

Tight fit, but it fits

[wraith rivet]

to get the a pillar trim off somehow I have to twist this 90 degrees 💀

got it after trying for a long time

[ruby cloak]

bought a cheapo carplay/aa headunit 😛

Will let you all know how it goes

[deep zealot]

Looking for an extra S58B30T0

[mighty kraken]

Thinking of buying this

[feral reef]

Fascinating

[feral reef]

"Not my fault"

Meanwhile you through a roundabout

https://tenor.com/view/subaru-rally-wrc-subaru-rally-wrc-racing-gif-16681847

[wide hemlock]

wind deflector

[feral reef]

But then you're slow

[wide hemlock]

my friend drives a 1978 amc concord

it makes like 50hp

granite state

[charred depot]

Not actually that fast compared to the people that like to drive fast in moderns

Big roundabout with plenty of approach visibility. We have alot of roundabouts in a 70mph limit with walls put up to stop you planning early forcing you to go slower or gamble.

[viscid atlas]

I have an 06' carrera 4 and theyre very nice cars

[eager grove]

Here’s a game- what car is this

[feral reef]

Just buy a Porsche then?

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/w8PxX0OE4Sc

[livid sail]

So… Ford in F1

[eternal cedar]

They've been in F1 before iirc

[sinful tendon]

Have you done this before? I swapped an electronic VSS transmission in a car with a cable-driven speedo and I haven't cooked up a solution yet. An Arduino or Pi could surely solve it but if there's a ready-made solution I'd go for that.

[charred depot]

Id guess the more common solution would be to take the cluster apart and attach the arm to a servo rather than trying to keep the mechanism

But then youd need to digital odometer I guess if you ditch that : /

[brittle totem]

What a suprise my dads passat has started leaking oil so now it needs to go back to shop again for like a month again.

[misty mantle]

Das Auto

[brittle totem]

Yeah and the car is barely more then 2 years old too.

[stoic ledge]

That's the average lifespan of a VAG product yeah

[eternal cedar]

I love Hyundai cars, but these engines are rough.

Hyundai: Modern Premium

They should have fixed their rod bearing manufacturing problems back when they found out about them instead of making engines with defective bearings for 12 years and counting.

At least the customers get free new engines out of it.

Just have the inconvenience of not being able to drive their car until their new engine is installed.

[misty mantle]

Book time is probably around 10 hours for an engine swap, If i had to guess

[civic girder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758755259564032061/1071182808984342619/FB_IMG_1675460261388.jpg

[wispy cloak]

I want to get a decent head unit but the install seems scary

I have to modify my dash

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DM1770/Pioneer-DMH-1770NEX.html?tp=72381

I'm looking at this one

[final star]

tbh i find the brand name units are expensive and lack features

they are generally a bit better in terms of sound quality if that's your jam though

the chinese knock off units are essentially just android tablets

[wispy cloak]

The problem that I have with the super cheap ones is that my interior gets really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter

So I am not sure how reliability would be

And if I had to replace it then the entire dash needs to come out

I would use a regular head unit instead of a touchscreen but I just find the regular ones to be so ugly

[pale trail]

I have this unit and it’s great

[plucky flame]

Doesnt play discs? Throw the whole car away.

[dusky torrent]

W Ferrari, W McLaren, W Haas, W Williams

[wide hemlock]

putting evo 3 camber and toe arms on my volvo cause stock arent adjustable

[wraith rivet]

I have the 2770nex

only major difference iirc is mine has wireless and wired CarPlay

[sharp sonnet]

Supra

[wispy cloak]

Does it work pretty well?

[feral reef]

Ged floors the throttle: nothing happens

[charred depot]

skidz

[feral reef]

Are your tires made from plastic?

[charred depot]

nah had just driven in some mud

[plucky flame]

Damn that van took you to gapple bees even though you nearly clipped it when you were turning

[charred depot]

plenty of room

[plucky flame]

The camera doesnt lie

[charred depot]

good 1.5-2m there

with all the busy fast moving roundabouts here everyone is sorta used to timing pulling out like that

else you are the person everyone is getting annoyed at heh

[feral reef]

Nearly clipped the van? how lol

[plucky flame]

By nearly clipping it

Shall i call your mom and tell her you forgot how to speak english so she can teach you again?

[charred depot]

you can still sorta see tarmac between me and that van from the cameras perspection ie, miles off

heres a good representation of distance saab has a longer snoot than the 305 aswell

saab got a big chin

[eternal cedar]

Saabsburg jaw

[feral reef]

Yeah, seemed obvious to me, haha

[timber oar]

My 22re runs on oil apparently

[eager raptor]

re painting my brothers bumper, i fixed his rust spots yesterday

[feral reef]

Wouldn't it be easier to just take off the bumper?

[plucky flame]

Nah thatd be too easy

[wispy cloak]

That not good

And that not good

[fathom socket]

Hey guys Evo or wrx

[fathom socket]

Looks like some jeep

[eager raptor]

no

i finished the bumper though

[feral reef]

Looks good

Almost too good

[eager raptor]

im gonna sand his winch stuff down and remove the rust around the bolt thing

11 years of sun damage to this thing

[feral reef]

Oh really?

[eager raptor]

yeah

[feral reef]

Looks very good for its age

Love the paint

[eager raptor]

the paint needs a lot of work

it has a lot of swirls and scratches

im trying to get it to look brand new but its a slow project

my brother doesn't care about it he just drives it

[feral reef]

If it's his and he doesn't care about it, why exactly are you doing all this?

[charred depot]

another car obtained, more mordern than id like but was too cheap to pass up.

[stoic ledge]

Phase 2

[charred depot]

Was listed at £450 with an MOT

some old persons car, they had their kids list it for them.

[stoic ledge]

We had a Phase 2 Wagon 1.6 XR, also in red but metallic

[charred depot]

I like the wagons for practicality but in alot of the colours the rear lights are unbearable

[stoic ledge]

We had it like this

But with alloys

[charred depot]

rear lights arent too bad in red but still wish they had done better with the rear of the wagons

[stoic ledge]

The round shape is slightly odd in an otherwise fairly straight car

I love how the rear doors of the sedan and the wagon (and I think the 5d?) are the same

[charred depot]

id imagine so for cost

[eager raptor]

it gives me something to work on

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse, but it matches the design well imho

[charred depot]

Im often more motivated working on my friends cars than my own

Its going to be nice having a car with strong heat

[stoic ledge]

I spotted my old grandparents Peugeot last week at the mall, didn't see it since 2011 when they sold it so I was quite surprised to see it again Some battlescars but overall it's still in decent shape.

Also, that parking job

Fully loaded model as far as I know, yet it still came with steelies What a time

[charred depot]

I need to scrap my Xantia to make some room heh

Need to buy some space savers or something to put on

[stoic ledge]

Also one of the last, 2001

[charred depot]

In these times with high scrap prices someone probably would come and take it without wheels

[stoic ledge]

Likely

[charred depot]

Me and a few friends are travelling up north to some old school scrapyard in the middle of nowhere so might get some then, although 3 of us in one car probably wont be much room.

[stoic ledge]

[primal tapir]

which yall think better

the new designs are so ah

[civic spoke]

Previous generation is better.

Last gen M4 is pretty hard to beat.

[plucky flame]

I like the new grille

I dont like bmws though

[tribal heron]

New grille is atrocious

[feral reef]

The new style grille is growing on me

[plucky flame]

What number is it

No shot

Where was this

Theres no way

Maybe the number plates just say 1 of 100

A lot of cars do that instead of actually keeping track of which one it really is

Not sure why they do.

They only made 100 of them

Hold on a minute

Australlia doesnt allow you to drive that thing

On the road

australlia

Thats dumb

Even america allows right hand drive cars

Well at the point youre getting a pagani or bugatti youd be able to get the permit

Was there a koenigsegg

I wanna see one too

Our roads are too shit for them to come close to my state

[plucky flame]

But cc850

[wraith rivet]

i took my mazda to the mountains when there was no snow on the roads

but there was this one single spot where there was just all ice

the raptor nearly went into us, luckily they got traction at the last second

[pale trail]

yikes bruh

[plucky flame]

There it goes

Driving

As pagani intended

[stoic ledge]

Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Hyundai i30? Damn what a lucky guy

😛

[stoic ledge]

🤤

[brittle totem]

Yeah the frunk (front trunk) on f150 lighting is huge.

And yet another concept car that will never be produced.

Firtst time seeing a plaid with tent on its roof.

[brittle totem]

Yeah this is nice.

[plucky flame]

Havent they figured out that only the gemera can do a 2 door 4 seater

The doors are like 6' tall

[plucky flame]

You could fit an engine in there

[brittle totem]

Well that Audi will never be produced anyways. And everyone knows that Koenigsegg engieering cant be beaten.

[plucky flame]

I dont even know how they do it

They just came in here

And innovated

They were making full carbon rims before they were cool

But honestly. Koenigseggs are probably the best bang for your buck out of any megacar

3.65 for a cc850? Thats a steal

[brittle totem]

I think that CvK let his engieering to their own thing and dont tell them what to do.

[plucky flame]

Also he didnt give them any limits

Just an idea

Like with the 1:1

He kinda just said "make it happen" and let them do whatever it took

[brittle totem]

Well they have strict budget which make it more incredible thst they manged to do this things.

[brittle totem]

Well they are already sold out so now it probely cost like 5-6 milions to take over someones orders. And apperently the first one that was the show car will be CvK personal cc850 when all of the testing is done.

[narrow merlin]

it probably doesn't have tiny little tv's on the back of the seats though

[brittle totem]

Well at least it has a screen but the most importent thing is thst it has 1 cold and 1 warm cup holder for each passanger in mega car.

[narrow merlin]

that shit makes the bat mobile look like a fiat

[civic spoke]

I want to know more about the engine. 2 liter, 3 cylinder.

Freevalve.

[brittle totem]

Their is not that much public information about it yet maybe they talk more open about it if you do a private factory tour. If I remeber corretly it isen't not that expensive per person to do it. But i'm not sure if they are doing those factory tours right now becuse they are still renovating and building the new prudction line for the gemera. https://youtu.be/E0EI27DIoKg

Have you seen this video from Auto Motor Sport ? https://youtu.be/ndauOsoRgLY

[civic spoke]

Any engineering from Koenigsegg is something else.

[civic spoke]

Messy editing. Didn't like it. tbh

Heyo. The Gemera sounds like a plane engine from the outside at idle.

https://youtu.be/E0EI27DIoKg?t=150

Sounds like nothing else.

[brittle totem]

They have som interviews with CvK to but the recent ones is mostly about EV stuff. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6zd2P0ELPOBFYusDiQ5am2OpCypeYEEG

[brittle totem]

Apperently the engine in the 1:1 weight less then the gearbox in Bugatti chiron.

[plucky flame]

Simply use less engine

[civic spoke]

To be fair on the Bugatti. Those things are pretty dang overbuilt.

[brittle totem]

In my opinion the Bugatti chiron is just a disappointing car overall like with the recourses that VAG has the couldn't like come up with something new. And not just a heavy car with a huge engine.

[plucky flame]

That W16 has been around for how long now

Its in all their cars

Meanwhile you can get a hybrid that can do 300 more hp with a 3 cylinder.

[dense shard]

Bugatti's only real cultural claim to fame is having an overpowered car that goes fast.

[plucky flame]

The 2005 ford gt won speed though

[dense shard]

It also had an engine out of a truck.

[plucky flame]

Not the one that goes 310

[dense shard]

That wasn't factory?

You can always pay someone large amounts of money to make something really fast. It won't be a Veyron or Chiron.

I honestly wish Bugatti would go back to their roots, and just make absolutely drop dead gorgeous luxury coupes again.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/1935_Bugatti_Type_57T_Tourer.jpg/1280px-1935_Bugatti_Type_57T_Tourer.jpg no gimmicks, just good looks

Make a modern day Type 57

[plucky flame]

It literally had a full carbon fiber body

[dense shard]

All hand built to order, each one slightly different from the previous. If we're going to embrace late stage capitalism, go all out. Rolls Royce understands this.

[plucky flame]

Bring back the duesenberg

[dense shard]

sure

[brittle totem]

Well not for a production car in its stock configuration so not a official record. Didn't the Bugatti Chiron 300+ got disqualified too because the used a pre production car with a stripped interior and a "ECU tune", So officially the Agera RS is still the car with highest official top speed.

[dense shard]

for now, my understanding is Bugatti is more or less stepping down from trying to build something faster.

[plucky flame]

Or something good

Same shit different shell

[dense shard]

Chiron is a monument to internal combustion.

[charred depot]

all the wheels

where jack

[dense shard]

I'd say it's as good as it gets

[plucky flame]

Just pick it up

[charred depot]

My friend suggested we drive the front wheel onto one of the wheels and do that

[plucky flame]

Nah just pick it up

Much easier

[charred depot]

arch is too crusty

[dense shard]

Then there's the Divo

[plucky flame]

What do you mean then theres the divo

Its a lighter chiron

[dense shard]

The Bugatti Divo, there's that.

[plucky flame]

Big whoop

[dense shard]

Ignoring they remade half the car... sure "just"

[brittle totem]

Same thing with Koenigsegg apparently the Jesko absolut will be their fastest car and after that the wont be focusing on top speed anymore.

[dense shard]

Look if you want your custom built Ford GT, go for it.

[plucky flame]

The other half is still the same thing though

Thats the point

[dense shard]

Koenigsegg's engineering is a joy to behold.

[plucky flame]

Its not actually a new car

[dense shard]

so?

[plucky flame]

So why should it be treated as something special

[dense shard]

Because it is?

[plucky flame]

You dont see people shitting themselves when a new toyota 4runner body comes out

So why should a half new supercar be any different

[dense shard]

It's a limited production version based on a limited production car that uses unique engine, drivetrain, and styling.

Because a Toyota 4Runner isn't a comparable product to an exotic car?

[plucky flame]

They literally make it less unique by reusing it over and over

[night current]

The craftsmanship and passion?

[dense shard]

But people did shit themselves over the Corolla GR.

It's just a warmed over Corolla... so y'know... mileage may vary.

[plucky flame]

Lacking in the bugatti

[dense shard]

By what metric are you going on?

[night current]

^

[dense shard]

Bugatti is a pure exercise in passion and flex. All super cars are.

[night current]

I don't see physical hand made products in your average car....

[plucky flame]

They dont need to be hand made

[dense shard]

They have no practical reason to exist.

But they are.

[night current]

^

That is passion

[dense shard]

It's certainly not efficient. lol

[plucky flame]

Bugatti is simply becoming the new ferrari and lamborghini. It just took them longer to get there.

[dense shard]

Industry standards for speed, luxury, and prestige?

[plucky flame]

When they stop rereleasing the same chassis with a new body i will eat crow.

[dense shard]

They did with the Chiron?

It was a new chassis new body compared to the Veyron.

[plucky flame]

The chiron is 6 years old now

[dense shard]

Yes and?

Production has ended.

[brittle totem]

7

[dense shard]

The Viper remained on the same chassis for 30 years.

[plucky flame]

Ah yes i love my brand new car that looks nearly identical to the old one

[dense shard]

Ignoring all the styling changes and the new chassis, sure same.

[plucky flame]

And my new car that looks like the other new car

Which looks like the old car

[dense shard]

Ignoring all the chassis upgrades and aero, sure identical.

I bet you hate Porsche.

[plucky flame]

You know it

[dense shard]

But you don't pay for styling there.

[plucky flame]

Snail lookin ass cars

[dense shard]

You pay for decades of engineering.

[plucky flame]

In conclusion. Koenigsegg makes the best cars.

[dense shard]

fastest, sure.

[brittle totem]

Yeah but then go for a Koenigsegg instead if you want cutting edge engineering,

[plucky flame]

You misspelled best chief

[dense shard]

Exotic tech, cutting edge. Yes.

At the very end of the day you're still going to find me in an air cooled Porsche if you give me a million dollars.

There is something to be said about driving feel imo.

[plucky flame]

Pagani makes some neat cars too. But they also use similar engines.

[dense shard]

Similiar to who

[plucky flame]

Theyre different but similar

[dense shard]

Pagani's engines are the opposite to anything Koenigsegg makes.

[civic spoke]

The Chiron looks a lot different to the Veyron. But their profile is mostly the same.

[civic spoke]

Pagani don't even make their own engines.

[plucky flame]

To their other cars

They all use mercedes amg engines

[dense shard]

right. Mercedes sourced. Great engines, but like... Mercedes isn't known for going the extra mile for their engines anymore.

Bring back the 6.2L V8 dammit.

[plucky flame]

That makes 4 hp

[civic spoke]

No, lol

And besides. Look at all of how cars get priced after 20 years. The ones that are desirable are all the ones that give you a special experience.

[plucky flame]

Rolls royce would like to have a word

Is driving a couch no longer an experience

[dense shard]

That's special experience last I heard.

[civic spoke]

It's a special experience as a passenger, not as a driver.

[plucky flame]

Their cars aint worth shit after a few years

[dense shard]

So don't buy used.

By your logic the best car ever is going to be a Toyota 4Runner or Wrangler.

Cause they're great at value retention.

[plucky flame]

Those never change

You arent paying attention to all the criteria

[civic spoke]

That's not even close to what I'm saying.

[dense shard]

What are your criteria.

Cause right now you just shitting on everything.

[brittle totem]

Buy a Koenigsegg then🤔💹

[plucky flame]

It has to have a koenigsegg badge on it

[dense shard]

But Koenigsegg also just carries platforms over.

Their first car was in production for something like... 15 years?

Nevermind their styling has been fairly... similar over the years.

[plucky flame]

At least it was the same car and not rebadges

[dense shard]

So is a Jeep Wrangler?

And you can make it special with the 392

[brittle totem]

Yes but that's because they couldn't afford to do it any other way now they are making 3 different cars with 3 different platforms at the same time.

[plucky flame]

Oh but thats not a supercar so it cant be a fair comparison

[dense shard]

I know, but I thought same car/platform bad.

Super truck, call it what you want.

It's a special experience with no practical applications.

[plucky flame]

Its an overpriced jimny

[dense shard]

And a Koenigsegg is just an overpriced Honda Beat.

[plucky flame]

That doesnt have a single honda part in it

Nice try nerd

[dense shard]

And Jeep doesn't have a single Suzuki part in it?

But go on.

[plucky flame]

Jimny is the better car

Checkmate

[dense shard]

And both are better than a Koenigsegg.

[brittle totem]

Does anyone now the revenue and profit numbers for Bugatti ?

[dense shard]

https://www.bugatti.com/media/news/2022/tour-dhorizon-de-lannee-2021/

[civic spoke]

I remember that it was said that the Veyron was produced at a loss.
Wouldn't surprise me if it was the same thing with the Chiron.

They wouldn't need to do the same type of R&D for the engine and everything, though.

[dense shard]

Carry over drivetrain.

I imagine the R&D costs aren't that high for limited products, and their profit margins are probably insane considering each car is going to be bespoke and loaded down with a few dozen options.

MSRP of a million, but no one who buys these things does it without options.

[civic spoke]

The Bugatti cars really aren't THAT bespoke, though. Sure they have a lot of high priced options, but it still costs a lot for Bugatti as well.

[brittle totem]

That's sad then because somehow Koenigsegg managed to have at least a 10% profit margin with barely no help from any other company. Here is the 2021 numbers form Koenigsegg revenue 708 milion sek = 67,2 milion $ Profit 82 milion sek = 7,8 milion $ source: https://www.merinfo.se/foretag/Koenigsegg-Automotive-AB-5565748018/2k1panm-fv1r

[dense shard]

haven't been able to find any figures on Bugatti.

[civic spoke]

Hah. You checked out their company details?

[dense shard]

Makes sense. They're kinda privately owned.

VAG corporate structure is weird.

[brittle totem]

Yeah I wanted to know and its so easy to access this kind of information here.

[civic spoke]

From what I can find, then they lost a whole lot of money on each Veyron. But they didn't lose money on the Chirons.

[dense shard]

cool

[civic spoke]

Damn. Koenigsegg has over 500 people working there?

[brittle totem]

Yes they are hiring a lot of people right now they need to make those 350 Gemera somehow and that takes a lot people to do because they are all hand made.

And they have a lot of odd company owned vechles to.

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't surprise me if many are just leased vehicles, that some of them are able to pick and choose however they wish.

[brittle totem]

Didn't know that CvK have an Polestar 1.

[civic spoke]

The Volvo FL's they have surprises me the most.

[brittle totem]

I guess the need some trucks and Koenigsegg like to try to just use Swedish things if they can.

[civic spoke]

They are just old and everything. That's all.

One being 2010, other being 2006.

[brittle totem]

Well if it works why replace them I guess they are not using them that much anyways.

The one from 2010 is at a bit over 900k km is that much for a 13 year old truck ?

[civic spoke]

All depends on what kind of a truck it is. But doesn't sound out of the ordinary.

For example, with a dump truck. Then I would consider 60,000 km's a year a fair bit. But that's what I have managed to do.

With a tractor unit, however. Then you could easily do a whole lot more.

@brittle totem

That's a truck that does a lot of driving.

[brittle totem]

The perfect winter beater right here. And I like the fact that you even can get winter tires for you koenigsegg.

[eager raptor]

did slight engine bay cleanup, "restored" plastic, and some interior stuff

also removed most of wheel brake dust

gonna wash it soon

also replaced his battery

maybe next week i will redo everything that is black except for the front bumper in attempt to make it look brand new

[wispy cloak]

Rear shocks done

I think that the old ones were still good for another 50k miles though

[dusky torrent]

My top 3 F1 wishes (a bit unrealistic)

• Ferrari wins constructors and drivers championship
• Nico Rosberg returns to F1 as a Mercedes driver. Hamilton and Rosberg rivalry like the good old days
• Hybrid V8 engines that run on 100% sustainable fuel

[plucky flame]

Dont they run on 100% ethanol already

[distant citrus]

Ford mustang black

Can anyone send photo

[wraith rivet]

here you go

[dusty wave]

All my cars go hard

[plucky flame]

Gentlemen i present to you the pumpkin spice of cars

[dusty wave]

True

All NPC cars

I like the Camry the best tho

Looks so innocent, but the V6 roars

[plucky flame]

Literally cosplaying as forza horizon traffic

[feral reef]

Wtf is the rattling sound, lol

[dusty wave]

Ornament on the mirror lol

[feral reef]

Now I'm tempted to record a cold start on my car

Okay doing it

[dusty wave]

Man it’s nice

[feral reef]

Never actually done it

[dusty wave]

I think I have a really cold start of the Camry

[feral reef]

Here we go

[dusty wave]

What car?

[feral reef]

Only revved it to like 2k

[feral reef]

ND MX-5

[dusty wave]

ooooh

[feral reef]

I wanna get an aftermarket exhaust with a little more character

When I'm driving it feels like most of what I hear is just intake noise

[dusty wave]

My Camry is too quiet

NPC car

My van though is too loud

-3 degrees c

[feral reef]

haha nice

When it's around freezing my car is so loud when it idles for the first minute or so

Way louder than normal idle

And really bassy

[dusty wave]

Cold starts are usually louder

[feral reef]

It idles higher too

Like normal idle is IIRC just below 1k

but cold idle might be close to 1.5?

[dusty wave]

Cold starts are usually 1.2k or 1.5k depending on temp

[feral reef]

It's quite funny when you drive off whilst it's still in the idle mode

It just shoot forwards

[dusty wave]

That’s not good to do

You need@to let the car warm up

[feral reef]

Not really

I do let it

But not too long

When it's freezing I do though

[dusty wave]

30 secs at least

[feral reef]

I generally do that yeah.

But I also don't rev it above 2k when it's cold

6.8k when it's warm though

[dusty wave]

I remember when I was given permission to drive my Bosses BMW

E46 M3

[civic spoke]

So many broken lights.

[dusky torrent]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUMFPut4fz/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Is this the Aventador's successor?

lamborghini

When uniqueness is two-fold, it is better. We are glad to present you Invencible and Auténtica. Two one-off Super Sports Cars, a roadster and a coupé, designed by our Lamborghini Centro Stile and created to celebrate one of the milestones of our history: a final and unique farewell to our last naturally-aspired V12.

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[dusky torrent]

Nice camera angle

[dusky torrent]

I think your valves are making a clicking noise. Not sure if it's normal

[silk pine]

Some shots i got here at the 24h of Daytona here recently

turned out pretty good and somehow got an internship with a team for the summer

[dusky torrent]

People attend LMDH races? Especially in the US with Americans only caring about NASCAR and demolition?

[dusty wave]

Those are just pulleys

But it’s also misfiring

[silk pine]

Im in a motorsports family parents worked in Indycar and Formula 1 for years

Nascar hasn't been good since Tony Stewart left there's no real characters in nascar anymore.

[plucky flame]

Indycar was pretty cool

[civic spoke]

It's not. They are making two one-offs made with their existing V12 chassis.

[silk pine]

Ive worked on these cars a ton. Interned at dallara last year looking like I could be heading back for the summer for an internship.

[dusky torrent]

Oh I'm dumb

[plucky flame]

I went to the corn indy in newton last summer. Good concerts and cool cars

[wispy cloak]

I think my driver's side rear brake caliper is dying 🥲

[silk pine]

Yeah Dallara are the guys who designs and builds all the cars they're a great company loved working with them.

They put me on the simulator for like 3 days straight while i was there cuz they needed to get some internal testing done and they didn't want to hire a driver and a knew i was good at Sim racing along with the technical stuff for setup work.

[dusky torrent]

BMW: 1
Cat thieves: 0

[silk pine]

great and all until

https://tenor.com/view/thats-alright-past-hundred-days-fire-car-eben-gif-15427079

https://tenor.com/view/jeremy-jeremy-clarkson-bmw-top-gear-hit-gif-17392956

or your hitting it with a hammer

[wispy cloak]

Chrysler did it first

[plucky flame]

Make the whole thing out of tungsten carbide

Aint going nowhere

[pearl tiger]

my fiats cat is not stealable either

[civic spoke]

Easiest ones to steal are the ones off trucks.

Especially lifted ones. You don't need a jack or anything.

[fathom socket]

I literally saw a BMW catch on fire today

Also I think my focus had catholic converter next to the engine

[pearl tiger]

catholic converter hm

[fathom socket]

Stupid auto cucumber

[timber oar]

Well it's not far off considering how much that part is worshipped by the government

XD

[dense shard]

Clean air is nice

[wispy cloak]

not mine

you wanna know why?

[civic spoke]

Don't have one to begin with?

[wispy cloak]

yep

can't steal what doesn't exist

[civic spoke]

There have been people stealing mufflers. Thinking that they were cats.

[charred depot]

gotta leave with something

im like that at scrapyards

[silk pine]

Im getting ready to sell my Mini Cooper to buy another Mini Cooper I have a 2012 and I'm selling mine to get a 2006 JCW

[plucky flame]

Free straightpipe? Im down

[wispy cloak]

Good thing these trucks sound good straight piped

[supple anchor]

Almost a car

[bright surge]

almost

[deep zealot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788949150519132200/1068344473265909850/hu903ls.mp4

My friend's E39 M5

big fat V8

[orchid swift]

i semi miss my 200s, the v6 was fun and the stock exhaust didnt actually sound that bad

but i had to fix way too many things and didnt feel like putting more money into it

[orchid swift]

oh i know those, i saw a really clean one near me

was bagged with some really sick bronze wheels

[bright surge]

mine is far from clean but it's not rusty or anything, just wore out from a LOT of miles

[deep zealot]

i also shall car post

[misty mantle]

Wow, the transaxle went before the belt. That belt must be built different or something

[civic girder]

I mean, I own a bunch of Toyotas. They may not be as old, but they are still from Toyota's golden age

[wispy cloak]

I just junked one of those old mtd mowers with a virtually identical engine on it a few months ago

[plucky flame]

Toy ota

[wispy cloak]

One of the only mowers I've ever junked

It was just so bad

[misty mantle]

TaCoMa

[misty mantle]

rip

[plucky flame]

Tundra more better

[wispy cloak]

Ranger >

[misty mantle]

Just read my mind

[civic girder]

Ranger can't be the best when the Hilux exists

can't even get second place due to the B Series

[misty mantle]

Didn't get the Hilux here in North America

And the B-series is the Ranger

[civic girder]

We practically got the Hilux back in the 80s and early 90s, very similar trucks.

And no, the old B Series were NOT Rangers iirc

[misty mantle]

The 90's ones were

[civic girder]

Yes, but those ones weren't as good

like, don't get me wrong they still solid trucks

[misty mantle]

They can still take some shit

[civic girder]

yeah

its a shame the first gen Tacomas were akin to foldable smart phones

they're pretty OP trucks in every other way

[wispy cloak]

In the 80s American trucks were basically all good

And most were in the early 90s

Mopar killed that with the second gen

Then GM had the 4l60e

Then ford had the 5.4 triton

[civic girder]

Triton

[misty mantle]

Its the early 5.4s that were the chainslappers

The later ones were ok

[civic girder]

the tritons all suck

[wispy cloak]

The really late tritons got decent

[civic girder]

spark plugs should not be that prone to obliteration

[wispy cloak]

Except for the v10 triton

[misty mantle]

The V10s straight up don't have the problem with the timing advance

[wispy cloak]

It was never good

[civic girder]

the problem with the V10 is it is a v10

[misty mantle]

Which one, though. There were 2

[wispy cloak]

7-10 mpg when not towing

[civic girder]

the 7.3 powerstronk was just superior in every possible way

[wispy cloak]

The magnum v10 wasn't that bad

[misty mantle]

Yee

[wispy cloak]

Just fuel economy

I have a 6.0

[misty mantle]

The 2.3 dual plug the Mazda-made Rangers got were pretty tough too

From what I've heard

[civic girder]

Yeah they're ok

its weird buying 12 plugs for a v6 tho

[misty mantle]

it was a inline 4

Not a V6

@civic girder

[wispy cloak]

The problem is with trucks not made by the big three is that they just don't really compete in the load capacity and towing capacity

[civic girder]

I thought the v6 also had the waste spark?

[misty mantle]

I don't think either did

Just the 2.3 and the 2.5

[civic girder]

interesting

[misty mantle]

Still, 8 plugs for an I4

[civic girder]

But the problem with the big three's trucks is they have one component that is good and the rest are complete garbage

I'd rather have a marginally less capable truck that is 5x more reliable

[wispy cloak]

S10s and first/second gen dakotas are pretty decent

And when ford ended the triton they got good again

F150s with coyotes are monsters

[civic girder]

I doubt the asian trucks are any less capable than the S10s and old Dakotas tbh

[wispy cloak]

And the 3.5/2.7s are pretty good too

[misty mantle]

Can confirm, my dad has one

[wispy cloak]

Dakotas legally are half ton trucks I believe

[civic girder]

unless you consider the Frontier which is just garbage in every way.

[misty mantle]

I wouldn't doubt it, Considering it got one of the engines the 1500 did

[civic girder]

truck sizing makes no sense to me

[wispy cloak]

Fun fact

You could option second gen dakotas with the largest engine made for the ram 1500

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/what-huh-kevin-hart-confused-stare-wot-gif-16369609

I'd hate to have to work on one of those

[wispy cloak]

There were two different ways to do so

You could get the R/T

Or if you got a crew cab the 5.9 was available

[wispy cloak]

They really aren't that bad

The 318 and 360 use the same block

[misty mantle]

Cummins?

Or Hemi

I doubt they would be cramming a 5.9 Cummins in a Dakota

[wispy cloak]

Magnum

[misty mantle]

Figured

[wispy cloak]

It's a fun little truck

And since it's lighter than a 1500 the 46re really doesn't experience as much stress

[civic girder]

My buddy's Dakota broke last week lol

[misty mantle]

Oof lmao

[civic girder]

but his family is cursed

[wispy cloak]

My dakota only broke when it got wrecked

[civic girder]

Literally every car they have does not have working brakes now lmao

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/oopsies-ohno-gif-25793283

The timing could have not been better for me to post this gif

[civic girder]

The Prism, brake line embraced death.
The 2nd gen Grand Caravan, brake master leaks internally.
The Dakota, wheel cylinder leaks.
I forget what all they have cause the list goes on

I think the only car with brakes is the 82 Town Car which has a dead alternator

[misty mantle]

Better than nothing

[civic girder]

And maybe the 86 Camaro but it doesn't have an engine

[misty mantle]

that doesn't count then

[civic girder]

yeah

I think he's going to get a 350 from my other buddy with a 3rd gen

He's swapping a built 5.3 into his IROCZ, so doesn't need the 350 anymore lel

[civic spoke]

I got myself a Bluebus. Time to see it works. Once it gets here.

[dry oar]

when does part 2 come out of the perfect gaming mini van?

[tired sundial]

Bru I just sold all my cars

Now me sad

[random siren]

time to buy motorcycle then 😉

[eternal cedar]

Snow tho

[civic spoke]

Who says that you can't ride a bike in snow?

[wispy cloak]

Snowmobile

[eternal cedar]

I guess, but the police don't like it when you drive a snowmobile on the roads around here.

[wraith rivet]

so shiny

waxed it with a friend

[wispy cloak]

Drive in the ditch

[eternal cedar]

Sometimes the ditch is a tree or a building.

[wispy cloak]

Simply ride through buildings and trees

[plucky flame]

Some kid took out the miata

[wraith rivet]

lmao angry Miata

[eager grove]

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

Doug tearing up at the end

wonder what he paid for it

[bright surge]

prolly more than most others would have

[orchid swift]

i cant remember the name of the british youtuber but he bought adam lz's gt3. im excited to see if hes able to fully repair it

[bright surge]

yea I saw that video too

with Tavarish

[orchid swift]

dude paid 160k for the crashed car lol

yeah exactly

[bright surge]

the bump start was funny lol

[orchid swift]

indeed

tho i feel bad about the chipped brake rotor

[bright surge]

I think that'll cost less than a new front wheel

[orchid swift]

true

though i think the project really relied on the engine actually running

i remember cleetus had to get rid of his porsche cause the trans and block were cracked

[bright surge]

yea that thing wasn't worth fixing

I'm wondering how that UK guy is gonna find body parts for a 1 of 2 Porsche

[orchid swift]

hes already found parts in general to be incredibly hard to find

for such a new and rare and expensive car

and now hes gotta worry about paint matching

[bright surge]

he might either repaint or wrap the new parts

[orchid swift]

but that color is just 🤌

i hope he keeps it that color

[bright surge]

yea it's nice

[timber oar]

Wait 1 of 2 porsche?

Damn

[orchid swift]

yeah it was a paint to order porsche, so i guess only 2 were painted that specific paint color

and there was a couple other things inside like the manual gearbox was not meant to be on that specific model car or something

[ruby cloak]

New radio installed

Android 12

[wet summit]

https://youtu.be/ZDXWUGsFkKU

this is wild

[orchid swift]

yeah it was posted just slightly up. im def gonna watch it when i get the chance tho

[deep zealot]

M4 CSL macksauce

def reparable

[orchid swift]

no problem

slap it together with some jb weld and a couple self tappers

[final star]

looks like it could use a little bondo tbh

[orchid swift]

maybe a touch

[deep zealot]

W japanese car but i’m still buying my german cars

it’s actually pretty funny that the fastest modern japanese car is actually just a german car

except the NSX

but the NSX straight up sucks for it’s price point

[orchid swift]

which one the new or old one

[deep zealot]

i’m talking about modern so it would be the newest

[orchid swift]

i see

i havent really paid too much attention to the new one

so idk, i love the older one tho

[deep zealot]

the older one is better

the new NSX was designed and engineered in america

very little japanese intervention

[orchid swift]

makes sense that its probably shit then

[deep zealot]

I love both japanese and german but i like german more

i grew up in a family of BMWs

[orchid swift]

im the only true car person in my immediate family, so i never grew up around cars. just kinda liked them as i got older

i am a mechanic

it sucks lol

but you can do as you like

just not what i want

ive done piston rings on some of the mid 2000s oddyseys and pilots, theres a service bulletin for them

[wraith rivet]

knew a guy who worked at a valvoline for a while and quit because he started having eye issues from all the chemicals n shit

[orchid swift]

i helped replace a motor that blew a piston out the side of it

oh yeah the chemicals are awful

[wraith rivet]

or maybe it was o rieleys or somn

[orchid swift]

i have to wear a mask when i grind corrosion if i want to keep my lung privilidges

you learn to hate the smell of gasoline when theres a fuel pump recall at a dealership

it still pays well tho, some of our master techs make like 200k

personally im going to school for IT

[empty gulch]

Question about car servicing
My work car, a 2011 navara D40 was due for a service back on December 1st (I had a different car back then) but wasn't serviced presumably because the service sticker said 'december 1 or 339k km' (car is currently at 334k km).
Is it worth booking a service, or wait for 339k km? Car was in the shop back in August for new clockspring & alternator

[plucky flame]

Me personally

If i wasnt strapped

I would go at the sooner date

Be it whenever i drove x miles or one the day it says

[empty gulch]

As in for cash? Since it's a work car company pays for everything

[plucky flame]

Oh i see

Yeah definitely go then cause why not

Im sure your company would rather pay for a bit more oil than a new engine or what have you

[empty gulch]

Well because it's a D40 it's got a cracked turbo exhaust, which service centre doesn't wanna fix because of the high cost lol so it's close enough to a new engine

They quoted $5k, when car is valued at around $10k

[wispy cloak]

$5000 for just a replacement turbo??

that is insane

[empty gulch]

'Turbo exhaust' was their words

Also that's 5k aud

3.4k us

[wispy cloak]

$3400 still sounds fairly high to replace a factory turbo

And I would assume that it is the turbo and not the exhaust manifold because exhaust manifolds are fairly inexpensive

[orchid swift]

no factory parts are always expensive, that sounds about right. even stock exhausts are like 6k

and they probably mean the exhaust housing for the turbo is cracked, which is usually the failure point since that always goes through a rediculous amount of heat cycles

[limber whale]

Isn’t this fucking illegal? This ford F350 is being sold for 11k and it still has the SWAT stuff with it

Like this still has its armor plating on it lol

[plucky flame]

Why would it be illegal

[limber whale]

It’s a swat vehicle that still has all the stuff that makes it a swat vehicle

[plucky flame]

And?

[limber whale]

I’d think that would be illegal

[plucky flame]

Its not like a police car where you could pull someone over

And impersonate a cop

[limber whale]

I mean?

[plucky flame]

Are you going to go swatting someones house with that?

The most illegal thing about that is the stickers.

[limber whale]

I think that’s paint

[random siren]

armored cars and trucks and swat vehicles sell every day... Just don't export one - that gets dicey

you can buy a damn APC from the military surplus sale ... just dont export it

[sinful creek]

Yeah my mechanic sourced an OEM Honda distributor and it was $1100 before labor 💀 not unrealistic somehow

I obv didn't pay for it

but still

[plucky flame]

Shipping a 10 thousand pound car is usually pretty expensive

[random siren]

heh, just don't let it break down on the side of the road - towing it will make your eyes water lol

[plucky flame]

Hell shipping 5 tons of anything is pretty expensive

[wispy cloak]

it has no weaponry on it

i own a firetruck that still has all of the original livery and equipment on it and that is legal

also dang that thing sold for cheap

assuming that it is a relatively low mile 7.3 powerstroke

[languid spear]

Ey my service meter have started to work now NICE

[fathom socket]

I'm rich

[languid spear]

Damn

How big tank?

My tank is 75 Liters

[stoic ledge]

On an Iveco Stralis? 500-700L I presume

[eternal cedar]

I had a 100L tank in my old car.

Transports are on another order of magnitude.

[orchid swift]

Mac tools guy got here early today, shop just opened 30 min ago lmfao

[languid spear]

Oh i tought it whas a car.....

[misty mantle]

better hide yo wallet lmao

[orchid swift]

Yeah lmfao, tho i dont usually buy from him anyways

My snap on guy has a muilwaukee kit coming for me this friday

[misty mantle]

Yeesir

[orchid swift]

Kit has 1/2 in impact, 3/8 mid torque, 2 batteries, charger, and the bag

[eternal cedar]

Change your oil, boys.

[wispy cloak]

I filled up my truck yesterday

It has a 38 gallon tank

[eternal cedar]

What's a gallon?

3.75 or 4L?

I don't remember.

[wispy cloak]

Ouchie

[wispy cloak]

According to my calculator 38 gallons is about 144L

I need to play with my tire pressure

[eternal cedar]

Diesel is crashing in price where I live.

It's about the same as gas now.

[wispy cloak]

And do less skinny pedal activity

Diesel used to be cheaper than gas here

But it went back up

I paid $3.81/gal after cash back yesterday

[velvet escarp]

I have no idea what the price of diesel is in my area

[plucky flame]

Damn. Its nearly 5 dollars here.

[stoic ledge]

Damn. That's still basically free

[civic spoke]

cries in European

[plucky flame]

Listen european gas prices dont exist

[fathom socket]

1200 litres

[languid spear]

Okay

[stoic ledge]

Kekw over 2k in diesel

[civic spoke]

I saw a clip of some guy who wanted to fuel up his boat.

Somehow the hull became the fuel tank...

[misty mantle]

That aint good

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/AR8LE-oO5Sk

[fathom socket]

Oh God.
Imagine something ignites that

[wraith rivet]

that was silly

[wispy cloak]

Awfully goofy of that fella!

[plucky flame]

He was set for fuel for a year

[bright surge]

welp, my car's 3rd ecu fried today

started cutting out on the way back home and right after I pulled into the house it shut off completely

[wispy cloak]

How do you keep frying ecus?

[timber oar]

Yeah ecus aren't exactly consumables

Just saying

[sinful creek]

What if it got a little bit thirsty? :)

[wraith rivet]

yeah it works perfect

I use the wired mode most of the time tho because I like how it’s more responsive

when skipping through songs on wireless you can feel the lag within the song changing

(I just realized you replied to my message lol)

[restive river]

At least you got home

[elfin venture]

[bright surge]

Wish I knew

This is what it was doing before it started shutting off completely, I'm assuming it's can bus related but I don't have the tools to test

[bright surge]

2006 Dodge Magnum R/T

Yea

It's common for mid 2000s chryslers lol

With what credit lol

[wispy cloak]

Are you sure that you don't have voltage regulation issues

[bright surge]

My dash and radio have a voltmeter, it's always between 13.6 and 14.4

[wispy cloak]

That doesn't mean that the voltage at the ecu is correct and not spiking

[bright surge]

Could be

[wispy cloak]

To me it sounds like there's some other underlying problem

[bright surge]

The ecu location is right underneath the cowl on the passenger side, I believe it's getting water in the wires and harness or inside the module every time it rains

And there's no way to seal it off, it just kinda hangs in the open

I think Chrysler changed the connector design in 2009 so there's only really issues with the 2005 to 2008 models

[wispy cloak]

About how many miles has each ecu lasted?

[bright surge]

The original one lasted about 210ish thousand miles, second one lasted about 45,000

Third died in a week

[wispy cloak]

Yeah something is definitely wrong

Did you use dielectric grease when you connected the new ecu?

[bright surge]

Yea

[wispy cloak]

Hmm

It's just such an odd problem

[misty mantle]

Something may be shorting out

[wispy cloak]

It still sounds voltage related to me

Have you brought it to a shop to see that they think?

[bright surge]

I replaced the ground cable from the body to the battery and the battery's only a year old

I have not taken it to any local shops, mainly because they're mostly in sketchy parts of town

[misty mantle]

rip

[bright surge]

My dad's friend has a personal shop with a lift and everything, but no scan tool

And that's preoccupied right now by a race truck and a jeep with a grenaded transmission

[wispy cloak]

I'd buy a launch or autel scanner

Launch is pretty good bang for buck

[bright surge]

How much is it?

[misty mantle]

Hey, at least it isn't a Ram that decided to drop its own transmission

[wispy cloak]

I want to say that launch makes a decent one for $200 or maybe a bit less than that

[bright surge]

Can it read other modules and rewrite to them?

[wispy cloak]

I don't have experience with them but I've been told by many people that they're pretty good

[bright surge]

Ah

[wispy cloak]

I am not sure about that

I'm used to ford diag

And I have access to ids (which is the ford oem software)

[misty mantle]

Most of the cheaper scan tools can only read and clear codes

[bright surge]

Yea

[wispy cloak]

The most I've done with my Mopars has just been reading codes

And I have second gens

[misty mantle]

The really high end ones are the ones that can program modules and do all that fancy stuff

[wispy cloak]

So I could literally convert them to a carb setup and msd ignition

[bright surge]

I guess it's a good thing my car has a merc trans lol

[wispy cloak]

Yeah the 46re is pretty fragile

It isn't terrible in the dakota but it's pretty bad in the 1500

[bright surge]

Yea

[misty mantle]

Because the Dakota is a half ton

[bright surge]

The NAG1 is standard in all R/Ts and SRTs of the time and optional on SXTs

Mercedes 5 speed

[wispy cloak]

Yes but it's mostly better because people don't try to tow much with the dakota

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[bright surge]

Also probably a good thing my s10 doesn't have an auto either

[misty mantle]

Wasn't really meant to tow more than probably a small tractor

[wispy cloak]

When I went from dailying the dakota to the f350 I didn't realize how bad the dodge trans felt

You don't even feel when the 5r110w shifts most of the time

[misty mantle]

That Ford quality

[wispy cloak]

You just hear the rpm drop

Also it can hold a lot more power than stock

[misty mantle]

Yeah. My mom got a '21 Bronco Sport last year, can barely feel the thing shift at all

[bright surge]

Why do 2nd gens have to shift like DCTs tho

The modern 8 speed rams shift like a manual compared to 2nd gens

[misty mantle]

I'm not a mopar guy, so I couldn't tell you

[wispy cloak]

Because the transmissions are pretty old fashioned

[sturdy tree]

Wow that's cheap!

If I get like 42 liters I'm down around 95-100 euros

[wispy cloak]

That's roughly 117L according to Google

[sturdy tree]

100 euros is about 117 liters for you?

[wispy cloak]

That was $123

USD

[sturdy tree]

(or 100 dollars, it's about 1:1 atm)

[wispy cloak]

31 gallons

[sturdy tree]

Ahh I see

That's really cheap

Here it's like 2.05-2.20 for a liter of euro 98 (idk what's the equivelant in USA, 98 octal)

[civic spoke]

I think my last fuel up was 59 liters for €111

[sturdy tree]

Euro 95 went way down in price back to like 1.70, but they added extra ethanol to that fuel, so I cannot use it for my old car

My buddy just joined me haha

[sturdy tree]

F 😦

[civic spoke]

Basically $120 for 15.6 US gallons.

[sturdy tree]

We should invade the USA and get their oil

And cheap electricity

[bright surge]

I wanna mod my stuff but don't have the money

[civic spoke]

Depending on what you're looking for. Then it's always best to start off with brakes, tires, and then suspension.

And some actual go-fast driving lessons. How to properly handle a vehicle.

[sturdy tree]

Drill on a spoiler and call it a day 😄

(I know nothing about cars)

[bright surge]

I know how to handle a vehicle, just don't got the money for the stuff I wanna do lmao

[civic spoke]

Take a rally course, and then say that again.

[bright surge]

I'm not interested in rally so eh

I'd like to do road course stuff

[sturdy tree]

Sell your house. You can live in your car, but you can't race with your house

[bright surge]

I don't even have a house yet lmao

[sturdy tree]

Ahh nvm then

[civic spoke]

It's not about doing actual rally stuff. But learning how the car behaves. Especially while braking, and how to manage your weight.

Especially on loose surface.

[sturdy tree]

Actually really important, might save you money if you ever need it, too (or your life)

[bright surge]

I know I have the ability to do well in stuff like that, just not had much practice

Due to my car being broke a lot lol

And it's not exactly cheap or legal to do it where I'm at lol

[misty mantle]

Don't come to California, electricity is NOT cheap here

[sturdy tree]

Here it was 84 cents per kwh very recently

How much is it there?

BRB gotta clean up the kitchen

[bright surge]

I have no idea what the cost for evs are here

[wraith rivet]

that’s scary

[bright surge]

It's better than what the original ecu was doing lmao

[wraith rivet]

😳

[bright surge]

The original would just shut of completely with no warning

[civic spoke]

Is that... The transmission breaking itself?

[misty mantle]

ECU commiting self dead

[bright surge]

Nope, that's the engine cutting out

Whenever it cuts out, you can see how much it slows down the car from me sliding forward in my seat lol

[civic spoke]

I'm only pointing towards the transmission because of the revs rising. But never seen something like that before.

[bright surge]

Yeah if it cuts out a lot within a certain time, the transmission will just keep downshifting even though I'm not on the throttle

One time it did it going through an intersection and dropped to 1st going 40mph

[civic spoke]

And you don't actually slow down a whole lot during those jolts.

Which is why I'm guessing it could be transmission related.

[misty mantle]

Ohhh, thats not good for the transmission

[bright surge]

It doesn't seem like it but it's a lot of force

[civic spoke]

All I'm hearing is a whack of the transmission(?)

and a grinding sound.

[bright surge]

That's the differential mount being shot

[misty mantle]

Its the car saying "Kill me now"

[bright surge]

Every time it dings, it's resetting itself completely so it has no stored codes, runtime, or distance driven

[misty mantle]

Check engine light comes on for a second as well

[bright surge]

One time I did manage to pull codes, two of which was a rear wheel speed sensor, unrelated, and a reverse light out, also unrelated and not true

But that was on the 2nd module, this 3rd one never threw a code

Just started doing the same thing as the 2nd module, but a lot faster

[civic spoke]

I really do feel like it's more than just a bad computer...

[bright surge]

It may be something wrong with the connectors or the harness