cars

[bright surge]

Only thing I can think of is somehow it's losing CAN bus signal

But losing that signal shouldn't make the ecu reset itself completely

[wispy cloak]

I think I pay $0.12/kwh right now

[bright surge]

My only conclusion is somehow water is shorting out wires either somewhere in the harness or getting inside the module

[wispy cloak]

That was also diesel

[sudden pecan]

https://pp.rage.dev/fulling-necessitatingly-pepperwort-praskeen.mp4

unusual spot

[civic spoke]

I love me some Chris Harris on (Collecting) Cars.

https://youtu.be/fnY2YdE9E2o

[wispy cloak]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/263169725259841538/1073382061664108554/Snapchat-1958892289.mp4

this is just the included tune for this truck from sct

[odd steppe]

plane tech

[eager grove]

In non-enthusiast boring consumer news

man, all the 3 row crossover releases lately have been killer

Pilot, CX-90, Atlas and Grand Highlander all look great

And the Telluride refresh

Which makes me even more surprised that there aren't many 3 row entries in the electric vehicle segment

This is clearly something the brands are investing in

[civic spoke]

All massive Toyota SUV's are pretty great. tbh

But they are just dang expensive.

And really. As fun as it is to check out enthusiast cars. What people are really driving are the mundane vehicles.

[eager grove]

There are surprisingly few even hybrid options in the segmenet, which is a shame as well

Kia/Hyundai should really put a hybrid in the Telluride/Pallisade for sure

[eager grove]

And for families with 3+ kids or 2 kids and dogs, people are moving up to midsize so they can fit their kids, and stuff in the back seats and trunk without needing a roof rack

[civic spoke]

#Vanlife

I'm just thinking that hybrid options are making heavy heavies even heavier.

But really, PHEV's are great.

[eager grove]

Toyota has 2 hybrid options on the new Highlander, Ford has a hybrid too. Kia and Hyundai have a lot of good hybrid systems across their lineups

Chrysler have a PHEV in a minivan

Like I just don't know how people are justifying buying 22mpgUS vehicles in that segment

[civic spoke]

I'm thinking about VW right now. And I believe they have some PHEV options.

[eager grove]

especially with $6 gas

[eager grove]

I don't think VW have any PHEV SUVs in any market

could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure

[civic spoke]

They don't. Just the Passat that I can see here.

(Sweden)

[eager grove]

Passats and Golfs have had them

WisH they'd put it in the Touran somehow

[civic spoke]

The Touran is a pretty good size, tbh

Getting up there in age, though. So they will probably come out with a new generation soon.

If at all.

[eager grove]

Nah, they're ditching it

so annoying! It's such a good car!

[eager grove]

Honestly, size wise it's pretty much perfect. Like for its dimensions it has basically no competitors for interior space

[civic spoke]

Has the old generation of VW's interior, too. Which is much nicer than the current generation.

[eager grove]

Basically the same size as a Tiguan with buckets more interior volume - and three individual seats in the middle row.

They'll put out a seven seater ID buzz but it's not the same

[civic spoke]

The Buzz is a tiny car compared to the Touran.

[eager grove]

The Buzz is way bigger

[civic spoke]

It is? I wouldn't say so. Maybe feels big inside.

[eager grove]

it's 20cm longer and 10cm wider

[civic spoke]

Dang, that much?

Maybe so.

Considering that the front is much flatter than the Touran, and floor ought to be flat.

I... Just don't like the current generation of the infotainment that VW are using.

Probably brilliant to own and drive. Just want less from the infotainment of modern cars.

The Buzz comes with staggered tired

235 front, 255 rear. Regardless if you go with 18 or 19 inch rims. The 20/21 inchers come with 265 rears.

[brittle totem]

Here in Sweden we have Tiguan PHEV and Touareg R witch is PHEV to.

[brittle totem]

It feels way bigger the Tiguan but to be fair the TIguan is not that big if you don't have Tiguan the Passat has way more interior space then the Tiguan.

[civic spoke]

Father used to have a Tiguan.

Upgraded to an A6 Avant not too long ago.

[brittle totem]

Yeah we hade the facelifted Tiguan as an loaner when the Passat the remote feature of they keys stopped working after 5 months of ownership.

[eager grove]

Looks like we do have Plug in hybrid Tiguans here -- I ddidn't know that

[brittle totem]

I really like the infotamient system in the new renualt ev not sure what it's called. Why dosen't everey manufacture just use google automotive it so much better then their in house navigation that sucks.

[eager grove]

I think a Passat is quite a lot bigger than a Tiguan

[brittle totem]

Yeah I guess that it doesn't sell thst good becuase an id4 cost nearly as much so their is no reason to go for the tiguan phev.

[eager grove]

I'm wrong! 4-6cm longer only, and actually narrower

I'm due for a bit inheritance soon -- seriously considering getting a Touran

I sort of want an Arteon because you can pick one up for the same ish money, and they're nicer inside, faster and cooler

but the practicality of the Touran is pretty much unmatched

There was a high milage new shape touran on sale for like £11000 a few months ago, gutted to have missed out on it

There is an Arteon PHEV as well

This is the cheapest Touran https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301313791191

But I'm almost certain it's an ex-taxi, and I can't check the history because I can't see the licence plate

It's a really nice spec though, and apparently has a VW service history

[brittle totem]

The cheapest 2018 one her is 15 250€ and i guess its a decent spec for a Touran. https://www.blocket.se/annons/stockholm/volkswagen_touran_tsi_110_7_sits_varmare/106594385

[stoic ledge]

Tgl that's SUS, they have the plate on basically every car they sell but not that one

[stoic ledge]

1.2 TSI is not really an engien I'd want in a Touran

1.4/1.5 TSI or up imho

[eager grove]

That is the 1.4

yeah the 1.2 would be gutless as hell

[eager grove]

It's sold anyway

[civic spoke]

No idea what made you think it could be an ex-taxi.

[tropic mulch]

https://twitter.com/theRealTavarish/status/1623834773176057856

Tavarish (@theRealTavarish)

Well, fuck.

Likes

3058

Twitter · Feb 10, 2023, 12:02 AM

[eager grove]

I asked - he said it was

[civic spoke]

Not always a bad thing. But you never know how they have been treated by their passengers.

[charred depot]

me old 305's a taxi

id say it could be beneficial atleast you know its been fairly well serviced and kept.

[eager grove]

Don't think I'd have a problem with it to be honest if it's been well maintained

[civic spoke]

Ditto.

At least you know it has been washed and cleaned often.

[misty mantle]

Well, Looks like Tavarish had a bad day

[charred depot]

Mot pass

[misty mantle]

That passed the MOT inspection? How the hell....

[civic spoke]

I don't know what parts I'm looking at.

[misty mantle]

Looks like a seat belt assembly rusted off the floor pan

@civic spoke

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot somebody in my class got a ticket for rear tint (in a state that doesn't have rear tint laws) and warnings for his tires, exhaust, and plow lights

His exhaust is still legal because there is no emissions equipment besides the egr on his truck

And you pass mot with that

How is this possible

[misty mantle]

Got a ticket for plow lights on a plow mount?

[wispy cloak]

No

In his windshield

Which is legal

[misty mantle]

ah

[wispy cloak]

The cop tried to say they were illegal but they're amber and white which is legal

[misty mantle]

Last I checked, as long as they're not police colors, they are legal

[civic spoke]

Amber and white are legal, correct.

Especially amber. Considering that it's what non-emergency work vehicles use.

[wispy cloak]

He got pulled over in the first place because his front plate was crooked

But it was completely visible

[misty mantle]

Cop prob forgot what state he was in

[vivid smelt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqN7Py3dYWA

[timber oar]

I've literally been driving for 5 years, since i was 15 or 16

And i have never once been pulled over

How? I don't know

Its certainly not for lack of trying

[brittle totem]

It also depends on what you drive to.

[timber oar]

that is very true

i drive very old cars that look beat up

[silk pine]

You love to see it

I just got a internship with Dallara

gonna be building indycars again here haha

[brittle totem]

Yeah brother got pulled over like once a year when he used to have his BMWs but now with his Abarth he has never got pulled over.

[timber oar]

yeah i wonder whats gonna happen with my 79 firebird when i get that going

thats going to be an interesting experiment

probably registered to vermont since its going to be far from emissions legal

and i live in CO so......

😅

[wraith rivet]

@wispy cloak

crutchfield

[wispy cloak]

Tempting

But right now I think I might buy a tune or two for my truck

[sacred wharf]

Finally got a new car after getting into an accident with my last one

I was so sad when I lost my last car cause it was my first car I purchased

[timber oar]

lol

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's what happens when you are between 18-25 and are driving a BMW. As long as it isn't an active tourer then they don't seem to mind 🤔

[civic spoke]

Am a BMW driver. Haven't been pulled over for doing anything bad in ever.

Or, well. I did get pulled over when police was searching the area and I pulled out in front of them while they were doing a u-turn the crossing down the street.

Was just a quick "Papers, Please"

And I just told them "Glory to Arstotzka!"

But nah, it was like 5 am. And it was me driving my first day to a new work place.

And then I have been pulled over when I was driving in the middle of the night in a random area.

But the amount of times that I have talked to any police has been limited.

[rich garnet]

I have a bad idea

[restive river]

What is it

[rich garnet]

Sending a couple screenshots

It’s like 10mb so give it a minute or two

That is 100% a scam (I bet)

[restive river]

If it is fun then do it

[rich garnet]

💀💀

[orchid swift]

The snap on truck got me good. To be fair he threw the drill in for free

we had the power go out at my dealership today, and when youre doing ecu updates to 2020 pilots, its not a fun time lol

[wispy cloak]

do honda diag tools not have batteries

[orchid swift]

the specific tool we have to use to update the ecus only get power from the usb we plug into our desktops

[wispy cloak]

rip

[orchid swift]

yeah lol

[wispy cloak]

dead pilots

anything that uses ids for ford is just windows based so we use laptops

[orchid swift]

yeah but for us express techs we only get desktops, we dont do enough work that could benefit from laptops

or at least it was thought not, i kinda doubled as a apprentice for a while so they set my laptop up

but the one day i didnt bring it in

[wispy cloak]

I was sitting in my truck with a laptop for a while earlier just trying to get my datalogging to work

Also my stock tune file nuked itself before I could even back it up so that's great

[orchid swift]

oooof

we had one of american hondas engineers cause a customer had an issue with the clutch in their 2023 si

he was on his third clutch and it was still slipping, they found an issue with the slave cylinder apparently

[wispy cloak]

that thing had to be getting close to being declared a lemon

[orchid swift]

ikr lmfao

[wispy cloak]

i need to get the tune that i want for my truck and stop using the canned tune that came on my x4 from sct

and i also need to get a half decent towing tune ready for when i need it

because if you try to tow a decent amount of weight with the spicy tune then you can kiss your trans goodbye

[orchid swift]

im worried im bout to lol, been putting off a trans service for a hot min

my trans vent kept clogging and my fill plug is loose, so i keep spilling a small bit of trans fluid out the fill

[wispy cloak]

yeah in stock form i don't have to worry about it too much but when i am pushing over 300lb-ft of torque more than stock i should probably keep my eye on it

[orchid swift]

oh most definitely be keeping an eye on it

i always felt so bad when i had to do one of the recall inspections to some of the cvt in some mid 2010s crvs

cause when i find belt material in the fluid, you can pretty much kiss a couple Gs good bye

[wispy cloak]

yeah

luckily for me i just buy stuff that is a decade out of warranty so i get to pay for it out of pocket

and of course diesel stuff costs a small fortune

a built trans for this truck is like $8000

[orchid swift]

yikers lol

my coworker has done so much to his diesel. new heads, new turbo, built bottom end, and a new low pressure fuel pump

[wispy cloak]

diesel performance stuff is insanely expensive but also insane when you realize how fast a 7000lbs truck is moving

my truck has head studs, a coolant filter, and an egr delete

oh an an exhaust

[orchid swift]

or even a 7k lbs truck towing a shit ton and still gapping you

[wispy cloak]

4" downpipe with a 5" exhaust

[orchid swift]

jeez thats a massive exhaust

[wispy cloak]

the goal of this truck isn't really to go insanely fast or anything because it's my work truck

i just wanted to get it tuned so that i could have more power and better fuel economy

[orchid swift]

i spend too much on tools and pc parts to have room for car parts lol

but my 15 civic gets me the wallet friendly 35 mpg that i like

[wispy cloak]

This is before and after the relatively basic tune

This truck should be sitting closer to 15 or 16 mpg now but I have no idea until next time I fill up

[orchid swift]

when i had my chrysler 200s, running e85 i was getting 11mpg

even grannying that car on 87 i only got 20mpg

[wispy cloak]

My dakota was getting about 11mpg when I was daily driving it

This truck was a bit better on the stock tune but it always hurt a bit to fill up

[slender mural]

New to the server (but long time subscriber and Floatplane OG) so I figured I’d start here! I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but here’s my G80 M3!

Forgot to add some pics under the hood and a sound clip!

[sudden pecan]

i like yellow drls

[glad mantle]

looks absolutely wicked

the more of these G80 M3s I see the more I like the design of them

it's easily one of my favorite BMW designs overall

I actually came in here to share that I just picked up an F30 335i M-Sport today with some work already done to it to replace my Model 3 and I'm super stoked
Love the BMW 3 and M3 cars

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810249022577180693/1073897499590393856/IMG_0861.jpg https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810249022577180693/1073897499909165077/IMG_0866.jpg https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810249022577180693/1073902757532151868/IMG_0864.jpg

And in true BMW fashion the right headlight failed not even 3 hours into ownership

[civic spoke]

That generation of BMW is actually super good looking

[plucky flame]

But no big bean grille

[civic spoke]

I need to lift up my car, see if my right rear is rolling free again or nah.

[timber oar]

Why is bmw under the impression that people want their front grille to look like an actual toaster

[brittle totem]

I would say its best looking BMW generation. And I guees they will never top it becuase their new designs are getting worse every year.

[civic spoke]

And the newer ones is where they made a big leap in making their infotainment with screens terrible.

"What do you mean? MORE SCREENS DOESN'T MEAN MORE BETTER?!?!"

[brittle totem]

I actully dont mind the front grill on the BMW M3/M4 if the car is in a dark colors but with light colors it looks quite bad.

[brittle totem]

But I prefer the newer BMW interiors at least this one but that maybe last gen now.

[civic spoke]

Oh, right. I saw a fairly new 7 series yesterday with Alpina rims.

[civic spoke]

Overall it's nice. I just don't like the display as a main gauge thing.

I prefer the analog look.

So this to me is close to ideal.

[brittle totem]

The new 7 series back seats is something else. But note sure how that will efect safety in crash.

[plucky flame]

The real question is why dont you want your grille to look like a toaster?

Also see: jeeps for the past forever

[brittle totem]

Seems like the are ditching that for their new design scheme which is even worse.

[civic spoke]

This car looks super fun. https://www.blocket.se/annons/jonkoping/bmw_330_i_touring_m_sport_euro_6_252hk/106639463

330i wagon with a manual.

[brittle totem]

Looks god but not a big fan of those rims.

[civic spoke]

Those are easy enough to change.

And would have been nicer if the car had the stock suspension, tbh

[brittle totem]

I quite like the 230i if you dont need the space of a 3 series. But they are quite rare and the only decent spec one is imported with a sketchy history. And it would gave looked so much better if it hade the m sport package to. https://www.blocket.se/annons/halland/bmw_230i_sportline_sportautomat_navi_prof_helskinn/101195555

[civic spoke]

The 2 series is more or less the same size as the E46 coupe.

2 series being slightly smaller.

[charred depot]

306 is so slidey not had a fwd want to kick out this much

if you so much as think of going off the throttle youll be spinning off the roundabout

[civic spoke]

Bad rear tires?

[charred depot]

its good a goodyear on the rear left but think its a china tyre on the right

[civic spoke]

That doesn't say much, tbh

[charred depot]

not checked the dates, its some old guys car whos given up driving so its probably 10 year old tyres

[civic spoke]

Could be a 20 year old tires as far as I know.

[charred depot]

the back end is so rotten I ripped one of the seatbelts out

[civic spoke]

I personally don't want to use tires for more than 5 years or there abouts.

[stoic ledge]

Holy shit those wheels and that bodykit, aaaargh

[charred depot]

I need to get the dashcam in it before I send it into a ditch

[stoic ledge]

#goals

[charred depot]

I got £1 back from insurance transferring the insurance from the 305 onto the 306

Should probably be paying more for the 306 heh

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

minor patches

metal shelf grade restoration

[civic spoke]

Rusty crusty.

[charred depot]

thats the new metal heh

[civic spoke]

I had a section of my rear brake lines replaced last year.

They had started rusting a bunch.

[charred depot]

this has had alot of mechanical work done including that which is nice

but will probably be getting scrapped so meh

just rebuilt the arch a bit so my boot isnt getting 5000 litres of water sprayed into it

[civic spoke]

@brittle totemThere apparently was a 235i Track Edition. Car came with a limited slip diff and everything.

[brittle totem]

Well that's weird why not on the m240i ?

[civic spoke]

Super limited edition on that 235i from what I can understand.

[brittle totem]

Weird that it wasen't a thing on M240I but on the M235I.

[brittle totem]

Isen't it bigger i thought it was as big as e92. Or maybe that the 4 series coupe.

[civic spoke]

F22, 2 series, according to Wiki.

And here's the E46.

I always forget that the 3 series compact was a thing.

[fathom socket]

Today I wenmt to a mall and someone was just casually parking their Citroën Rosalie

that car is like 90 years old or something

[civic spoke]

Nice.

[round turtle]

Noice

[wraith rivet]

this looks like the one Hammond crashed on the top gear special

[icy osprey]

Ik this is a game but damn graphics r actually fire

[plucky flame]

Are they? Are they really?

[wraith rivet]

yeah uh

kinda looks like roblox

[plucky flame]

Dont make me load up FH5

[wraith rivet]

or need for speed

omg fh5 looks so good

[plucky flame]

Nfs mw 2012 actually holds up pretty well not gonna lie

For being 10 years old

[wraith rivet]

i was thinking more mobile nfs

[plucky flame]

Ah yeah

Even on console that game looked great

[wraith rivet]

you ever played nfs rivals before? god i loved that game i dominated everyone

like the cops vs robbers thing

[plucky flame]

Is that the one where you can play as the racer or the cop

I should still have that for 360

[wraith rivet]

yeeee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE0s9lgXL-s

[plucky flame]

Hmmm mine is different

Mine is hot pursuit

It wasnt open world which is why i never finished it

Not sure why my phone decided to smooth the fuck out of that but

[wraith rivet]

oh i think that was like the first version

then the second one was the rivals

i think there was also one called nfs rivals or something like that

wait im dumb

maybe there is just 2

[plucky flame]

Rivals came out in 2013 so im not certain if i would have played it or not

[wraith rivet]

i see

[plucky flame]

I do remember seeing the box art though

[slender mural]

Yeah mine is newer so it’s got the wide screen. Which ngl I REALLY like.

[plucky flame]

That looks neat

[slender mural]

It is insane.

[stoic ledge]

I hate that they got rid of the HVAC controls

Imho the setup they had was nice

Between and underneath the airvents

Now all in the screen 🤮

[charred depot]

I did wash the 305 before parking it, im very good at cleaning cars.

[slender mural]

Thank you! It’s really nice when you’re actually in the drivers seat.

[slender mural]

Honestly I have never used them in this thing. It has an AI hvac so I just set and temperature and forget it. It’ll auto adjust the fan control, heated seats and heated steering wheel.

[brittle totem]

Yeah looks like a mercedes but better.

How is the comfort in those seats ?

[slender mural]

Pain to get in and out (but you get used to it). Once you’re in them they’re super comfy. I’ve put almost 6k miles on them now.

[icy osprey]

Another assetto corsa pic

[brittle totem]

Any recommendations on assetto corsa mods ?

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's the only bad thing about the facelifted 3 series.

[wet summit]

the hemi powered 2007 dodge dakota is cancelled, it's getting a 4.7 v8

[fathom socket]

lame

[wet summit]

i'm building it to around 300 crank

my buddy has a coworker who is selling his jeep so i have a 4.7 to use

[icy osprey]

I mean I js have SOL and then some maps like Shutoko revival project

[wet summit]

i take that back, the 4.7 swap would be equally as hard as the 5.7 swap and i'll just get a junkyard engine

[plucky flame]

Consider this: put hemis on the 4.7

[slim forum]

carrot fennel

[slender mural]

Stopped by my Car Club today!

[slim forum]

you have a rad car club

[slender mural]

Thank you! You never know what’s in storage haha. The CGT was recently sold :((

[slim forum]

lol is it the one Doug Demuro bought?

[dusky torrent]

I wmbet it was the one doug bought

since ot's silver

[slender mural]

I think Jake would enjoy the 2002 next to it.

[slender mural]

Not sure. It’s the exact same spec though

It was sold late December early January.

[slim forum]

Get the Vin!

[slender mural]

Haha I’ll ask if anyone knows. I’ll be there tomorrow.

[slim forum]

looking at last years shots, I'm gonna need to rescan some of these photos.

[slender mural]

My friends have a few of those, super cool cars.

[slender mural]

@slim forum

[plucky flame]

Mmmm gt40

[vocal mural]

@slender mural Is that Classic Remise in Düsseldorf?

[slender mural]

Which picture?

[vocal mural]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/375461451403624471/1074139532431216790/IMG_0589.jpg

[slender mural]

Nope, it’s my club in Seattle, WA

[civic spoke]

That's a... Turbo S Exclusive? Can tell it's NA from the amber markers on it.

[slim forum]

@slender mural oooh, neat! You're a member of The Shop?

[dusky torrent]

Interesting color on the Turbo. What color is that?

[civic spoke]

Looks like Meissen Blue

[slim forum]

My mom now knows the name of the colour she wants to paint her VW Bus.

[civic spoke]

Oh, what is it?

Though, to be fair on Porsche. They do have heaps of PTS colors.

[slim forum]

a 1968 Westfalia

[civic spoke]

I meant the color. xD

I'm well aware of what a VW Bus is.

[slim forum]

Meissen Blue

[civic spoke]

Ahh, gotcha.

Going with two-tone?

White top, blue bottom?

[slim forum]

I think she is.

[civic spoke]

Could look similar to this, then.

[slim forum]

indeed

I'm trying to convince her to do a Subaru swap first, however.

Then do paint.

[civic spoke]

Wrap is always good as a temporary thing. But for pure quality, then you can't go wrong with a real paint job.

[dusky torrent]

F1 constructors titles for the last 2 decades

[plucky flame]

Whos the W one

And the pink target

And the weird swooshy T lookin thing

[civic spoke]

Williams and Racing Point. For the first two.
The T is Toyota.

[plucky flame]

Weird

How about 5 in 2000

[civic spoke]

BAR-Honda.

[timber oar]

That was a fun late night

[plucky flame]

What in the world is a BAR honda

[civic spoke]

British American Racing + Honda

[plucky flame]

So youre telling me

Two of the biggest countries in racing needed help from the japanese for F1

[civic spoke]

It was a British team, with Honda vehicles.

From what I could gather.

[plucky flame]

Where does the american factor in there

[civic spoke]

No idea. Haven't looked too far into the history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_American_Racing

[plucky flame]

Oh so they arent british america

British american is the name of the company its named after

Which appears to have traded between america and britain for tobbacco products

They mustve went out when tobacco product advertising was banned?

[civic spoke]

History is fun!

[plucky flame]

Nah it just seems they sucked

[broken ember]

hey, would this be a good place to ask about a specific model of car?

[civic spoke]

Sure would be.

[plucky flame]

Honda bought them out and i guess they came back in 2019

[civic spoke]

Just go ahead and ask.

[broken ember]

does anyone here know anything about the 1997 Cadillac eldorado? I found one for cheap that i might want to buy

i just want to know all of the factors that might sway me one way or another

[plucky flame]

Cars lookin pretty cary to me chief

[civic spoke]

I'm terrible with American cars. But when it comes to cars that are 25+ and older, then I guess it's the same with anything else of that age.

If the bushings, engine bay, and interior is decent. Then it can't be too bad. At least if the price is reasonable.

[broken ember]

it's about 3k usd

i'll send some pictures

[civic spoke]

Expectations for 25+ year old vehicles can only be so high.

[broken ember]

there aren't any pictures under the hood, so that's mildly concerning

[civic spoke]

$3,000 sounds reasonable if it's a pretty clean vehicle.

[broken ember]

these pictures are from the listing

[civic spoke]

Doesn't look too bad from those images. But those images say nothing about the operational quality of everything.

[broken ember]

true, which is why the lack of pictures under the hood is concerning to me

i know that wouldn't show everything, but it would help

it's also been listed for about 3 years, so that's a bit strange to me

[civic spoke]

Oh, that for me would be a deal breaker.

You would have to look at the car in personal to really get a feeling for it.

$3,000 is a good amount of money, after all.

[broken ember]

true

especially given that it would be my first car

i just want to get a nice one that won't fail on me

it is quite far from me, about 75 miles

so about 120km

i think

[civic spoke]

About there, yeah.

[broken ember]

well i'll give it some thought

like you said, i'd need to go there and see it in person

maybe get a test drive

oh i forgot to mention

it has about 150,000 miles

so about 240,000 km

[civic spoke]

"Just broken in"

Lots of variables in older cars for what can go bad.

Just time itself is a big factor.

[broken ember]

fair

[eternal cedar]

Wear parts on older cars tend to have been neglected.

And some things that are not supposed to be wear parts end up being wear parts.

If you live somewhere with winter, road salt ends up corroding the frame on many older cars and American cars are particularly prone to rust due to a more generous usage of steel compared to aluminium.

Make sure to look under any used car you plan on buying.

[broken ember]

i looked into it more

apparently the engine it uses is among the worst in a Cadillac

[plucky flame]

Tough

[slender mural]

Yes!

[civic spoke]

TIL - You can get an articulating dumper frame, and attach a hooklift body to it.

[devout yew]

Is this your Vehicross?

[slim forum]

It is!

[devout yew]

Sickk! I just saw a black one up close for the first time a couple of weeks ago at my local Cars & Coffee. What have you done to yours?

[plucky flame]

You can also put a 155mm artillery on it

[civic spoke]

Yupp. Uses an extended frame for that.

[plucky flame]

For the kids playing at home

[devout yew]

Or a medieval slingshot if you're feeling dangerous..

[plucky flame]

https://tenor.com/view/range-she-doesnt-have-the-range-little-britain-britain-little-gif-5613030

[devout yew]

It will have pizazz tho

[plucky flame]

That thing can fire off 3 shots and leave before the first one hits the target

[slim forum]

2" lift, EBC big brakes, OME external reservoir shocks and suspension, bull bar, custom sound system. Everything else is good enough, except I spun a bearing recently. So now I'll be doing an LS swap soon.

[devout yew]

Light a large cankerous ball of flammable material and fire it at your enemies.

[civic spoke]

Under 90 seconds to stop, deploy, fire three shells, and get moving again.

[devout yew]

your enemies need to be within 300 ft

[plucky flame]

And what 100-120 seconds to target

[devout yew]

Hell yeah, what LS?

[civic spoke]

It's like 55 seconds to target. https://youtu.be/d8x8ITwd4Vg

74 seconds in that video to stop, fire, and start moving again.

[slim forum]

An LS4 for the size. If I can find a solution to my transmission fitment problem, then an LS6.

[plucky flame]

I love how casual it is too

Like it didnt just dessimate a village or something

It also has targetting that allows it to fire 3 shots and have all 3 hit at the same time

[slender mural]

Cars and coffee this morning!

[plucky flame]

Yknow i saw this ferrari in front of my hotel in south beach

Still cant figure out which one it was

It had like these ducts that went down the rear fender and through to between the headlights

[civic spoke]

Looking forward to getting Bluetooth in my car.

[timber oar]

Bluetooth is nice

Radio stations suck ass

They act like we want to listen to them talk, and then have more ads than music

[civic spoke]

This is something that piggybacks on the OEM radio. So nothing changes inside of the car.

[timber oar]

Noice

Yeah it's one of those bluetooth things that broadcasts fm and you plug it into the 12v socket right?

[civic spoke]

Nope. It hooks up to the connections on the back of the radio.

[timber oar]

Oh ok

[civic spoke]

That's what I mean with a piggyback.

On other models, then it just replaces the connection from the CD changer. But my car don't have that.

[plucky flame]

Stick the bluetooth cassette in there bobs yer auntie

[bitter compass]

Eh mine refuses to work with my iphone, and the pixel does fine sometimes and sometimes not

Maybe the iphone is like whats that a vw, buy something proper

[civic spoke]

No cassette.

[plucky flame]

Install one

[civic spoke]

lol no
I like the original look

[fathom socket]

I hate this light

[plucky flame]

Youre going to install a casette player and youre going to like it.

[civic spoke]

Your tachometer light blinks?

[fathom socket]

Ran out of time and I can't go to ramp

[odd steppe]

Sorry

[civic spoke]

Ohhh. I have never really ran out of time before.

I just know that it is a solid light for me when I'm low on time.

[fathom socket]

Niw I have to wait

[fathom socket]

I don't have enough time to get to the ramp and back up

[civic spoke]

Sucks.

I wonder if they would look between the fingers if you were in OUT and it was a gated area.

[fathom socket]

Idk

But I don't wanna do this

Accidents can happen and I'll go to prison if something bad would happen while on out

[civic spoke]

Yeah, I feel that.

Easier to just wait it out and deal with it.

[charred depot]

you couldnt even tell

[slender mural]

Figured Jake would enjoy these

[orchid swift]

no more vtec for the new 2023 pilots with hondas brand new v6. which means no more leaking spool valves lol

[slender mural]

But also no more vtec kicked in

[orchid swift]

true lol

it looks like mat armstrong is having a much better time with that porsche than was originally thought

[slender mural]

Are you in Seattle?

[slim forum]

Nope. I'm Canadian.

[slender mural]

Ahhh

How'd you know about the Shop?

[slim forum]

I've heard about Matt through friends in Texas.

[slender mural]

Ah yup there's one in Dallas too!

[slim forum]

It's a neat concept and club! I wish there was something like that in my town, but I don't think it would be that popular.

[slender mural]

Ahh that's fair

[slim forum]

Luckily, there's plenty of businesses and public property that there's informal meets every week once the weather is nice enough.

[feral reef]

Epic

Random fact, my mom has that exact phone holder in her car

[shadow belfry]

Hi I just joined

[wispy cloak]

Deltas are good but rev limiter is not cooperating for some reason

[mild patio]

Hot

[dusky torrent]

The owner didn't hit the limiter for the camera 😔

Ferrari V12 limiters are sexy

[civic spoke]

Some of those FR Ferrari's are scary, though.

[civic spoke]

Cold air intake.

[slim forum]

https://auctions.f1authentics.com/iSynApp/auctionDisplay.action?auctionId=4408635&pgmode1=&pgcust1=&pgmode3=livebid&

[fathom socket]

Lol

[feral reef]

Haha

[fathom socket]

They are not good in summer tho

Lasted me 3 years before the adhesive thing melted off

[misty mantle]

Rip. Fuel tank filler neck on my truck is leaking. $60 bucks for a fucking Chinese replacement, or $100 bucks for the part from Ford. For what is essentially a piece of glorified radiator hose. Not to mention the fact the bed has to come off to replace it.

At least I ain't paying a shop to do it

[wraith rivet]

pvc pipe to the rescue

[slim forum]

Got any better options from Rock Auto?

[misty mantle]

Yeah, But add in shipping, may as well just go with the $60 Chinese one

[slim forum]

might as well buy the quality one from RA then.

[supple anchor]

Good ol’ redneck ingenuity

[plucky flame]

Mmm ye billiard balls for intake caps

Dont mind that the rest of the engine is exposed. Those cylinders are gonna be dry as a bone

[supple anchor]

I don’t understand how they get fuel to it

[slim forum]

The same way they get it to steer.

[plucky flame]

Look at the bottom of the intake stacks

Nah nevermind im slow. That couldnt be it

[supple anchor]

Bluetooth?

[plucky flame]

Or could it

[slim forum]

Indeed

[plucky flame]

Hmmmmm

[orchid swift]

it runs off the nitrogen in the air obviously

[supple anchor]

Looks like fuel injector but where’s the throttle body

[plucky flame]

Maybe under the leaves?

Hmmm that is baffling

Does it actually run?

[orchid swift]

hard to tell, not enough to go off in the pictures. close ups wouldve been better obv

[supple anchor]

I don’t know

I saw it on a bike ride and took some pictures

[supple anchor]

JEEZE sorry!!

[orchid swift]

didnt mean it in that way lol, just saying in general. my bad haha, still a cool vehicle

[slim forum]

Not without a fan or radiator.

[plucky flame]

Its aircooled obviously

[supple anchor]

Sarcasm my friend

[orchid swift]

Im sorry, wat is sarcasm

[slim forum]

Anyone got an idea what engine it is? Looks like an old Chrysler block to me.

[supple anchor]

I think it’s Chevy

With some kind of hemi head

Melting pot of parts

[timber oar]

Is a v8

All i got

[plucky flame]

Its one of them

Oh whats it called

"Engines"?

Yeah that sounds about right.

[supple anchor]

Woah really??

[plucky flame]

Crazy stuff innit

[slim forum]

Thought it might've been an older, pre-hemi firepower or Pontiac engine.

[supple anchor]

I don’t even know

[slim forum]

I think either would be accurate at least. Those fibreglass T-bucket bodies were popular for hot rod kits back in the 70's and 80's. Having an older engine with aftermarket support would be ideal.

[plucky flame]

Mmmm hemi

I love shapes

[slim forum]

How do you like triangle engines?

[plucky flame]

Yes

Imagine if hemi triangle

[slim forum]

How about oval engines?

[plucky flame]

Thats too far

Unless you mean the one from that motorcycle

[wispy cloak]

where is this

and is it for sale

[supple anchor]

No

Somewhere in rural pa

[sudden pecan]

i like these wheels what style are they

[civic spoke]

666

[sudden pecan]

those arent the same ones

405m

[slim forum]

there's some nice wheels out there

[civic spoke]

Oh, yeah. You're right. Didn't actually look close at the first picture with you asking. Just at the second one with the rim. Which were the 666

I like the rims that I got for my bimmer. 👌

[slim forum]

Bimmer wheels are always awesome.

[broken ember]

i found another car i want an opinion on

it's a 2004 ford crown victoria police interceptor edition

[civic spoke]

What would the normal town model go for compared to the ex police car?

[broken ember]

there isn't a town model

not near me

[civic spoke]

Oh, gotcha.

[broken ember]

this one is 2000 usd

[civic spoke]

From what I can understand, then they seem to run just about forever if you keep up with maintenance.

[broken ember]

yeah, the listing says it runs good

[civic spoke]

Just reminded of the RCR review of the car.

[broken ember]

just some blemishes and its age is what makes it cheap

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/2uH_X-9fjfI

[broken ember]

this one's a 2004

if that matters

so basically what you're saying is

this is a way better option than the eldorado i posted recently

[wispy cloak]

It'll run basically forever because it's the 4.6

[civic spoke]

I would say so, yes.

[wispy cloak]

It isn't very fast, it uses a fair amount of gas, and being an ex cop car it probably has a million engine hours

[broken ember]

so it's a good first car?

[wispy cloak]

But for $2000 it's a pretty good deal if it's in one piece

[civic spoke]

They made a million of the cars. So any parts you might need would be cheap.

[wispy cloak]

And doesn't have any major issues

[broken ember]

it has about 212k miles

[wispy cloak]

The 4.6 was also used in the mustang and f150 of the era

Parts are abundant and cheap

There are a ton in the junkyard that you can get parts off of too

[civic spoke]

I would imagine that it might need bushings. If those weren't replaced recently.

[broken ember]

but like the other guy was saying, they should be really cheap

[civic spoke]

Yupp

[wispy cloak]

Yes

But if you don't do them yourself then labor may get you

For $2000 I still think it's fine though

[broken ember]

well i have a dad who knows a thing or two about cars and he could teach me

so labor isn't an issue

i'll keep this car in mind

it really helps that i like how it looks

[wispy cloak]

I'd daily a crown vic over the audi honestly

[civic spoke]

Not a bad first car. In my book.

[broken ember]

the other one i saw that i liked was a 1997 cadillac eldorado\

i've heard that the engines in them were very hit or miss

[wispy cloak]

Northstar?

[broken ember]

yeah

[wispy cloak]

Do not

[civic spoke]

I've heard horror stories about the Northstar.

[broken ember]

thanks for confirming that for me lmao

[wispy cloak]

Also I am not sure if that era of cadillac had air suspension or not but if it does then that's an extra reason to avoid it

[broken ember]

well, if the crown vic is still there after tax returns i'll keep it in mind

[civic spoke]

Don't worry. There will always be another Crown Vic.

[broken ember]

the cadillac is out though

it's sad though because i love how it looks

but if the engine sucks, that's what matters

[slim forum]

Is it appealing because it's in your budget? Or can you go a bit higher in price and get a newer model interceptor?

[wispy cloak]

My general rule of thumb is avoid Mopar products, tritons (a certain ford engine found in ford trucks for two decades), be careful around gm products with the 4l60e, and avoid anything with rust

[civic spoke]

I was joking a bit about them making a million of them. But apparently it's true.

[broken ember]

it's appealing because it's within what i'll be able to afford (under 3k preferably) and i've been told it's a reliable model

[wispy cloak]

They made closer to 1.5m I think

Yep

[slim forum]

Fair enough.

[wispy cloak]

And that's not even including the earlier crown vics

[civic spoke]

Not to mention that they were also used as a taxi.

[slim forum]

I only ask because a 2015-2017 interceptor isn't much more at about 4 grand.

[broken ember]

that's why they looked familiar lmao

[broken ember]

there isn't one near me either

i want a car within 50 miles of me so yeah

[slim forum]

Oof

[civic spoke]

Oh, that's not very far.

[wispy cloak]

I also tell people that know me to not do what I do when they ask what cars to buy

[broken ember]

i know

i'm reliant on my parents because i'm 17 and don't have a license (I'm working on it, don't worry)

[slim forum]

If you searched farther, is buying a vehicle and driving it back out of the question?

[civic spoke]

I'm sure that they would be more than happy to drive you up towards 100 miles if it meant that you got a better car.

[broken ember]

it probably would be, but like i said, my parents set a limit of 50 miles

[civic spoke]

Oh, dang.

[broken ember]

perhaps

i can ask about it

[slim forum]

Well, that kinda sucks.

[civic spoke]

They were the ones who set the limit in the first place.

I would check around up to 100 miles, either way. And just ask about it.

You could also find stuff that's in the 60 mile range away from you, which might suit you.

[broken ember]

alright, sounds good

i'm really excited to own a car

[wispy cloak]

When I was looking for my truck I was prepared to drive all the way down to Tennessee to look at a couple

[broken ember]

i think that the freedom it'll present is worth the excitement

[slim forum]

I've learned car sales can be a regional thing. What might be popular and expensive where you live may go for peanuts in the next city over.

[civic spoke]

Land of the free.
Where you aren't free unless you have your own vehicle.

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[broken ember]

let me look within 100 milex

[wispy cloak]

Stuff will sell for two or three times more where I live than it does just over the border in Indiana

[slim forum]

Like how ford trucks are worth more in my town than down south of me.

[wispy cloak]

It's pretty common to float titles and resell cars from Indiana here

[slim forum]

There's a lot of exotics leaving my province in a similar way.

[civic spoke]

I would be down for the town car instead of the interceptor.

[broken ember]

what about a mercedes benz e class?

any thoughts on that?

it's a 2001

[slim forum]

I'd avoid it.

[broken ember]

alright

[slim forum]

Unless it's got maintenance records.

[wispy cloak]

Isn't that Daimler era mercedes

[civic spoke]

I saw one crashed into a crash barrier a few days ago. Whops.

[wispy cloak]

Also that dealer looks like a buy here pay here kind of lot

[broken ember]

it does, it said it's been in for maintenance 29 times

[wispy cloak]

Dealers like that automatically sketch me out

[wraith rivet]

Land Rover 💀

[wispy cloak]

Can't say I'm surprised

[civic spoke]

German cars can be hit-or-miss. I generally like German cars from around that time.

[broken ember]

i found a lincoln town car from 1990

its interior is torn up

[civic spoke]

The E Class W211's interior was pretty decent in my eyes.

[broken ember]

rip

[wispy cloak]

I can't speak much for mercedes but audis from that era are decent if you get a 1.8t

The v6s are hard to work on

Not particularly unreliable but very much shoved into the car

Except for the 2.7tt

Those are not reliable most of the time

[broken ember]

something like this?

[wispy cloak]

Early 2000s bmw is not good

[civic spoke]

Anything that's getting up there in age is tough to recommend.

[broken ember]

i don't want a bmw

[broken ember]

unfortunately my price range brings me to the 90s to early 2000s

[wispy cloak]

Yeah those tend to be decent if you can get one that isn't completely clapped out

[civic spoke]

As someone with a BMW from that era. lolwhops.

[wispy cloak]

Bumdubyuh

[civic spoke]

Which is completely understandable.

[slim forum]

Over half of those reports are gust reregistrtions.

[wispy cloak]

Also what are you using to look for cars

[slim forum]

What really concerns me is that this car has been offered for sale for over 8 months.

[civic spoke]

It could have been serviced 30 times. Or changed owner just as many times.

[broken ember]

a website called carsforsale

[wispy cloak]

Look at Facebook marketplace

Private sales are probably better at that budget

[civic spoke]

Facebook marketplace is actually legit.

[slim forum]

The dealership provides Carfax for the vehicle.

[wispy cloak]

Cars that cheap at dealers are usually that cheap for a reason

[broken ember]

i have, but not in a while

i'll look again

[civic spoke]

I bought my E46 for like $6,000 back when I got it.

[wispy cloak]

I saw the ad for my f350 on marketplace

[slim forum]

Seems to be the right price for needing a timing belt /water pump replacement.

[civic spoke]

It's honestly best to look for people who just need to get rid of their car.
Dealers always need to make a profit.

[wispy cloak]

Exactly

Also another reason I would avoid audi v6s is because the timing belt requires the removal of the front clip of the car

The 1.8t isn't nearly as bad to work on

And it's a pretty stout engine

[slim forum]

That's almost every VW group vehicle after 1991.

[misty mantle]

I'm pretty sure with the Audi V10, you have to pull the transmission out of the car to get at the timing chains

[broken ember]

what about this 2005 honda civic lx coupe?

[slim forum]

Nearly every maintenance procedure on my RS4 began with "service position"

[civic spoke]

I'd drive it.

[wispy cloak]

It doesn't seem too bad

[slim forum]

Banging

[wispy cloak]

Rust is a pretty big thing on those though so just watch out for that

[civic spoke]

Appears to be some from that picture. But hard to tell overall.

[slim forum]

Seeing as you're in Minnesota, see if you can find an AWD element.

Those elements kick ass.

[wispy cloak]

I don't know if this is just a Japanese car thing but I've seen some cars that look fine on the outside but the structure is just completely rotten on

[civic spoke]

One good tip that I have, is just get something that has somewhat fresh tires.

[slim forum]

And came with K24 or K20.

[wispy cloak]

Yes

[civic spoke]

And if they are of a more premium brand, then you will know that they took decent care of the car.

[wispy cloak]

Tires are expensive if you have to replace them

[broken ember]

i found a 2003 vokswagen gti vr6 hatchback

[civic spoke]

The VR6 is fun. But could be a disaster.

[broken ember]

hm

i'm not seeing many great ones on marketplace

[wispy cloak]

Sometimes Craigslist also has stuff

[civic spoke]

But as you said, you weren't that much of a hurry to get one. So you can just look around at your options for now.

[broken ember]

does craigslist have a website? every time i try it's always an advertising company

[broken ember]

true

[wispy cloak]

Craigslist.org

[slim forum]

My advice to you as a first time car buyer is: if you want to enjoy cars as a hobby, find a car that's cheap and easy to work on and learn form that experience before getting into more specialised vehicles.

To that regard, my rule of thumb is if you buy a car for a price, can you replace that car within a year for the same amount?

[wispy cloak]

Also like was being said before

If you aren't in a hurry then don't jump the gun on buying a car

It'll burn you

[slim forum]

^

[broken ember]

yeah i know

[wispy cloak]

I bought my f150 out of excitement and overlooked a lot of problems that made me sell the truck less than a year later for a decent loss

[slim forum]

Wait for the old lady down the street to sell her mazda 626 with 50k on the odo for $600

[broken ember]

i'm more just wanting to see what i can expect for the money i'd be spending

[civic spoke]

Buy a car that's from the same region as where you're from, is a good tip. Also.

[slim forum]

A "good first car" is subjective. You have to learn what your subjectivity is first.

[misty mantle]

In other words, don't buy a rusted out pile of shit if you live where there is no rust

[broken ember]

true

[civic spoke]

Very true. Often less = More.

The fewer stuff to go wrong, the better.

[broken ember]

i just want something reliable to be honest

[slim forum]

Also subjective.

[civic spoke]

That Crown Vic is probably up there.

[slim forum]

I've seen 300k BMW's in better shape than 40k Honda's.

[broken ember]

something that'll get me from point a to point b without dying on me

[civic spoke]

My car has been reliable in my eyes.

Had to replace the alternator and battery. Which I did myself.

Replaced a couple of bushings, shocks and springs, too.

Which cost a whole lot more.

Thankfully my old boss paid for the labor of changing the shocks and springs.

[slim forum]

How to Inspect a Used Car Checklist FULL.pdf

https://youtu.be/Z1eBlGcsSR8

[civic spoke]

Oh, man. So many horror stories of people buying a used car from a dealership, taken it to a mechanic's shop. And it was basically done for.

https://youtu.be/YRyKzFVGxu8

[slim forum]

When your car turns into a Yoohoo maker.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah my truck had plenty of stuff that wasn't disclosed but I caught almost all of it and had the price adjusted accordingly

I think I scared the salesman so I got a half decent deal on it

[civic spoke]

You can really haggle down prices sometimes.

If you can spot faults with anything that you buy, that wasn't disclosed beforehand. That's where you can really haggle.

[eternal cedar]

A friend of mine almost bought a Lancer that got rear-ended when the dealer said it was never in an accident.

The body shop did a horrible job with it too. The rear bumper cover didn't fit properly, so they just basically bent the tips of it in to make it fit.

To top it all off, the thing was a rust bucket that was on its last legs.

So instead, my friend bought a Sentra that developed either valve flutter or rod knock after 1000km since purchase.

I haven't had a good look at it yet, but the spark plugs were all new and not covered in carbon. Could be coils tbh

But it's not throwing a check engine light.

[civic spoke]

What was funky with my car. Is that the alternator went bad, but it never really threw a light for it.

What it would do, was that it would throw heaps of voltage at the car as I went above 3,000 rpm.

Up towards 18V. Which generally isn't a good idea.

It would overcharge my light bulbs and everything. First time it happened, then it blew both my low and high beam.

[broken ember]

found a 2001 ford mustang

[wraith rivet]

[slim forum]

I'm seeing a lot of evidence of a front-end collision.

[wispy cloak]

V6 or V8

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/PVlMxQaAf-k

Motorcycles engines in cars is rad.

[slim forum]

there's a guy local to me that makes swap kits for hyabusa engines.

[broken ember]

V6. I’m not gonna buy it because I don’t want a mustang lmao

[wispy cloak]

Also it's a v6

They are snails

[misty mantle]

Yeah, You wouldn't really want a V6 Mustang to begin with

[broken ember]

It’s like that front and back

[slim forum]

[misty mantle]

Would have a field day pulling that thing apart to see how botched the repairs are

[broken ember]

Yeah it reminds me of the people who will buy the base trim Camaros to look cool until the person who sees it realizes it’s a base model

[misty mantle]

Well, I'm off to look at Copart

[glad mantle]

I have no idea

The car is exactly in the condition I got it in from the dealership

[sudden pecan]

its okay i found the wheel type

[glad mantle]

What type are they?

[sudden pecan]

405m

[glad mantle]

Good to know

I need to take it to a shop

[sudden pecan]

this one

[glad mantle]

Because I have no idea what work was done to the engine specifically

Aside from obvious stuff

Like this totally factory cold air intake :^)

[glad mantle]

Oh fuck they’re expensive

I should probably get the one wheel with curb rash repaired considering their price

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/68465012/clean-title-2021-gmc-sierra-k15-tx-dallas

another GMC bites the dust

[sudden pecan]

the wheels look good on a 4 series gc

[slim forum]

The local 81 strike again!

[wispy cloak]

reminds me of the car that my tuner came off of

https://1830262577.rsc.cdn77.org/files/1FAFP42X63F374675/IAAI/30638301/photo/photo_1.jpg

rear ended and then hit the car in front of it

[misty mantle]

Ohh, its a GT as well

[wispy cloak]

fun fact

[misty mantle]

Probably had the 5.0 Coyote

[wispy cloak]

whoever bought that car got a free bama tune

[wispy cloak]

4.6

[misty mantle]

damn

[wispy cloak]

5.0 came out in 2011

and the mustang didn't get it until 2012 if i remember right

nvm

it was 2011

and now it's on a diesel truck one year newer than it

and no offense to the old owner

but it does a lot more on the truck than it did on his mustang

[civic spoke]

0 miles (Not actual)
Heh

[misty mantle]

Gee, I wonder why.....

[shadow belfry]

For Ford. Check the Jaguar 5.0 V8 🤫

[misty mantle]

Isn't that a ford 5.0 block and some ford parts that jaguar cobbled together in combination with their own parts or something like that?

[shadow belfry]

Other way around, jaguar designed the coyote while under Ford ownership, started using it officially in 2009, Ford started in 2011, the block is a 5.0L coyote block heads are different but very similar. both had the same issues with timing

[misty mantle]

ah

[shadow belfry]

Jaguar is removing the V8 from it's line up, and land rover is moving to the 4.4L BMW V8

2024 MY is the last gasoline powered sports car we will be producing sadly. And jaguar is moving to an electric/hybrid line up moving forward

I've been having a really hard time picking a color for my MR2 as it's being resprayed in the next few weeks and I think I've finally settled

[rugged lynx]

I was driving my delso and someone at the gas station told me "nice mr2"

[uneven chasm]

fucked mines up today

[broken ember]

Any thoughts on this?

It’s a 2003 Suzuki Aerio

Idk much about it

[slim forum]

So how's maintenance on it?

[wraith rivet]

no

[civic spoke]

I just realized that I have had my car for over 100,000 km's now.

Technically 105k

[brittle totem]

They are fine as long as you do the maintenance yourself my brother has hade few from the 1999-2009 without any major issue that he didn't expect.

[wispy cloak]

They still scare me though

Knowing that I have one of the somewhat reliable German cars from the era

[civic spoke]

Most have the same issues as any other car from the same time.

And you ideally want to look up any common faults for your specific car.

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's what my brother did with the BMW he used to have he always bought them for under market value fixed the common issue and them for around 1-3k$ more then he bought them for. The only "major" issue he have hade was the ABS fault on he last BMW e91.

[civic spoke]

Which could just be a speed sensor

Mid case would be the sensor ring.
Worse case being a bad module.

[brittle totem]

If I remember correctly one of the ABS modules that was faulty. And it was during winter to which isn't optimal in RWD BMW to not have any TC control or ABS.

[civic spoke]

I don't know what you're talking about (:

[pearl fractal]

Boys what wheel covers would you guys opt for if the car was blue? https://imgur.com/a/DNzkZI5

I hate the silver of the stock ones, looking to grab something while I decide if I wanna buy a set of 20"

[foggy nexus]

If PC gaming cases were a car:

[sudden pecan]

rip how

[uneven chasm]

Rubbed it against a wall when trying to park on a tight spot

[civic spoke]

Ouch.

[weary jungle]

@sleek leaf you own any car?

[civic spoke]

Looks like they haven't posted anything in the server yet?

[civic spoke]

Well. Car is good for another year now.
Passed the check-up inspection.

[slim forum]

Bronze TE37s

[civic spoke]

Tbh. The smaller rims for Tesla look (and perform) better.

18 inches or bust for the Model Y.

[wispy cloak]

I need to get a different tune for my truck

[civic spoke]

Those don't really fit on the Model Y. Honestly.

[wispy cloak]

When I just floor it from a dead stop it SMOKES before I hit boost

[slim forum]

Well, that's like, your option, man.

[civic spoke]

That's a bummer.

[wispy cloak]

I don't tune my truck to roll coal intentionally and I don't want to seem like that kind of person

I wish sct would allow you to create your own tunes without paying for the stupid expensive software

[civic spoke]

Hopefully it will be cheap enough to sort out.

[wispy cloak]

But oh well I guess I'll just pay $100 and get another tune

[civic spoke]

And I believe none of the Tesla models fit the TE37.

[wispy cloak]

It's just the canned tune that I'm using has a bit too much fuel down low

Once it hits boost it's perfect though

[civic spoke]

At least more fuel is better than too little fuel.

[slim forum]

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/official-rays-volk-te37-ultra-m-spec-gallery-19x9-5-28-5x114-3-for-tesla-model-3-model-y-system-motorsports-special-sizing.270496/

[civic spoke]

Just doesn't look right in my eyes.
Japanese cars fit them the best.

[slim forum]

Te37s go with every thang

[eternal cedar]

It's only been a few months since I got my job, but I now dream of rod bearings.

Please send help

[charred depot]

Im quite a wheel enthusiast myself

Only the best

[civic spoke]

I'm sorry.
But it's terminal.

[eternal cedar]

It is.

[civic spoke]

Are they round? GOOD ENOUGH!"

Those bearings look real rough.

[charred depot]

Thing is i dont want bigger than 14" which limits my alloy options

[eternal cedar]

They wear on the cap side first, then as they heat up they expand and start wearing all over.

[charred depot]

That and steelies r cool

[eternal cedar]

Eventually, they either spin or get extruded.

Seizing the engine and throwing a rod.

[slim forum]

Te37s

[eternal cedar]

Steelies are great because they're cheap as dirt.

I don't like the way they look, though.

[charred depot]

Ill pay £90 for a set

I think stock 305 steelies suit it

[civic spoke]

Biggest I want for my car is what I currently got for my summers. 17 inches.

[slim forum]

Best I can do is $480 CAD for a set.

[civic spoke]

$4k+ for a set of Volk's for an E46

[charred depot]

I love how everyone here complains about road condition then buys a car with low pros

[slim forum]

Not me.

I'm rocking 31s on 15 inch wheels

I know my environment

[civic spoke]

I just don't like the thinner profile tires on my 15 inch rims.

[charred depot]

I quite literally have the fastest car in town, with 50hp

[civic spoke]

Running 225 square is good enough for me.

[charred depot]

I upgraded to 175's

[civic spoke]

That's a funny thing, actually. The ID Buzz is running a staggered setup.

[charred depot]

Front bigger?

[civic spoke]

Nope. Rear is.

[charred depot]

Are they rwd

[civic spoke]

They are.