cars

[wispy cloak]

Come race the geo

[charred depot]

Skidz

[wispy cloak]

I got 80hp and 94lb-ft of torque

[charred depot]

Ill have you off the line

Very quick.. to 15mph

[civic spoke]

All front tires for the Buzz are 235. Rears are either 255 or 265.

[slim forum]

Beefy

[charred depot]

Cant wait to get the turbo engine in. Got my boost gauge heh

Will still be very slow by modern standards but tis what it is

[eternal cedar]

Modern standards are bloated SUVs and cars that weigh almost twice as much as they should, so you should be fine.

[charred depot]

The engine being changed in it is becoming a theme

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot being a shitbox diesel enjoyer have you ever heard of the 425 OHV?

[civic spoke]

Motorcycle engine. When?

[wispy cloak]

It's made by VM

[charred depot]

No i live in the UK heh

[wispy cloak]

According to Wikipedia it was used in the alfa romeo 155 and 164

[charred depot]

Hm

[wispy cloak]

Also the ford Scorpio which I have no idea what that is

The reason that I ask is because it was used in the second gen dodge dakota for brazil only

And in a couple of years I'm going to try to import one I think

[eternal cedar]

I want a shitbox diesel Impreza, but they never sold them in Canada. They also tend to snap crankshafts due to crank bearings wearing out and allowing it to vibrate.

[civic spoke]

I would also be up for a Subaru. But I don't know for how long...

[charred depot]

I had one for free

[eternal cedar]

I'm also looking for a pre-2008 Impreza as a project, but they're near impossible to find here with the condition that the owner actually owns the car and that it isn't absolutely destroyed by rust.

[charred depot]

Rusts fine

[eternal cedar]

Not for the purpose I want to use it.

[charred depot]

Just fix it

first car I bought sight unseen and got what I deserved heh

I would have bought it anyway

When we turned up the guy said something along the lines of "so glad its going to be restored" and my friend went "what, does it need restoring?"

[viral raptor]

I'm very tempted to grab this punto evo sport

[bitter compass]

Lil fiat

[civic spoke]

Honestly not a bad looking little car.

[stoic ledge]

Punto Evo is quite nice imho

Regular versions have a very soft suspension

If it feels like the shocks are broken as is bounces a few times after going over a speed bump.... That's normal

Although the Sport probably has a different suspension setup

[civic spoke]

135 hp in the Evo Sport. SPEED

[stoic ledge]

1.4 MultiAir is quite decent

We had a diesel

[civic spoke]

There was a dang Abarth version???

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[civic spoke]

Could apparently get up to 180 PS for it. Which you know, isn't half bad.

[stoic ledge]

Not bad no

Same platform as the mighty Corsa

[civic spoke]

The rally car isn't half bad looking.

[bitter compass]

That is what i call a fiat

Hate the wheels tho

[civic spoke]

Same.

[bitter compass]

Kinda hideous

[feral reef]

Diesels are always nice

[stoic ledge]

Ngl it was quite a nice car, I quite liked it

Diesel made it nice for highway cruising

And the soft suspension also made it a nice cruiser

Modern diesels drive great

Such a shame they're going away

[civic spoke]

Still prefer petrol/gas generally. Having the low revving engine becomes weird to me.

[wispy cloak]

I'm glad that sct is devoting resources to this instead of picking up the phone

[stoic ledge]

Really depends on how and where you drive

[wispy cloak]

lame

i only made 26psi of boost

[charred depot]

im probably only going to be running like 18-20 playing it safeish

[wispy cloak]

with the real hot tune i should be able to hit 38psi

or very close to that

[charred depot]

my boost gauge has above 1.2bar in the red

[brittle totem]

Yeah because 2 seconds of turbo lag is so nice to have.

[charred depot]

even my ropey old 80's turbo diesels arent that bad

you dont seem to get the same sudden kick in modern diesels.

[stoic ledge]

Nah that's just shite VW

[charred depot]

hdi's are great

one reason I was considering getting a Volvo V50 2.0hdi

[brittle totem]

True like if you go 100% throttle nothing happends for two seconds then you get decent power for like 2 seconds and then it "dies off" again.

[charred depot]

no real reason for that to be the case other than it having a fault or faulty by design

[stoic ledge]

Probably the latter

VW

Haven't really driven many diesels lately as they're all being exported here, I think my brothers V40 was the last diesel I've driven

[charred depot]

we have turbocharger response nailed down pretty well

[stoic ledge]

Definitely had no lag lol

[charred depot]

Was considering putting a arduino controlled VNT on my XUD for better responsiveness but cant be bothered

[stoic ledge]

Arduino Controlled VNT

My brothers Volvo didn't even have VNT, that's was the D3, he has the D2, same engine but with just 1 massive Turbo

And even that had instant torque

[stoic ledge]

Also that's weird as you have the Bi-Turbo?

Or didn't you

[brittle totem]

We used to have v70 d2 i dont think we ever made an overtake with that car it was painfully slow.

[stoic ledge]

V70 D2 didn't exist

1.6d / DrivE did tho

[brittle totem]

I don't think we have the bi turbo isen't that for the gts version with 272hp ?

[stoic ledge]

And that's definitely underpowered

[brittle totem]

Well yes it did we used to have it from 2014 to 2017.

[stoic ledge]

240hp apparently

[charred depot]

Friends V50 with the 2.0 hdi shocked me with how much it pulled for not being wemapped

[stoic ledge]

Sus, yikes automatic

[charred depot]

only like 136hp or something

[stoic ledge]

Yeah 2.0d is 136hp

[stoic ledge]

Imagine getting the base engine in such a heavy and big car

I think we only got the V70 as D3 and up for the VEA engines

[charred depot]

I am easily impressed though as im usually in dreadfully slow stuff

[stoic ledge]

Ok no we could get a D2 apparently

But for petrol the base engine was T4

The other way around

[charred depot]

is the drivE or whatever hybrid, last one I saw was burnt out

or is it just a environment loving diesel on its own

[stoic ledge]

DriveE was just the 1.6d (HDI) with massive long gears and low rolling resistance tires

[charred depot]

Also every volvo I have been in has a SRS / Airbag fault like brev "safest car manufacturer"

[stoic ledge]

Nothing hybrid

[charred depot]

safest car when the airbag module hasnt died as usual

[stoic ledge]

That's just because your circle of people drive shitboxes

😛

[charred depot]

I know but its always the case

no other manufacturer but if its a volvo guaranteed airbag fault lol

[stoic ledge]

Probably wrecked 3 times

[charred depot]

key there just incase you want to hear it run

[stoic ledge]

Idk I have a friend with a V90 and 700k km on it, no airbag light

[brittle totem]

Well it was my dad only choise to get that car or no company car. Becuase of one if his colleagues crashed a volvo that he was test driving and becuase of that my dad only choise was to get an v70 d2 not sure why.

[stoic ledge]

V70 D4 was cheaper as a company car here than the D2

So D2 barely sold here

My uncle had a D4 also

[charred depot]

my 306 has a airbag most displeasing

thinking of changing the steering wheel anyway as its too squishy

[fathom socket]

Peugeot?

[charred depot]

yeah

[stoic ledge]

Is it the 3 spoke?

Probably as phase 2

[charred depot]

phase 3

the horror

[stoic ledge]

Phase 3 👀

4 spoke then

[charred depot]

dont like airbags especially when that old

[fathom socket]

Phase 1

Phase 2

[fathom socket]

SRP airbag

[charred depot]

id like a phase 1

[fathom socket]

Imagiane a car like this in the US and canadian market

[charred depot]

306 is just a fun runaround while I swap the engine in my 305

on old chinese tyres for extra fun

[fathom socket]

Would be delirious

Watching a 306 or 206 crossing golden gate

[charred depot]

best interior

[fathom socket]

205 pininfarina

[charred depot]

hm?

205 interiors are cheap cheap and flimsy

305 is much better put together

[fathom socket]

Jaeger dashboard cluster

Guess model and variant basing on cluster

[charred depot]

206 gti id say

was going to break one for its engine

[stoic ledge]

206 yes, and based on the 150mph a GTI

[charred depot]

ambitious speedos

[stoic ledge]

That's a Phase 3 btw

[charred depot]

will my BX diesel ever see 145mph

[stoic ledge]

That's very ambitious for a BX lol

Well any speedo is higher usually

But some cars it's ridiculous

[charred depot]

305 is nice and achievable

[stoic ledge]

Off a cliff

[charred depot]

friends maxed one out they do funny things when you go above the max

[fathom socket]

Speed gauge design reminds a kitchen wall clock

[fathom socket]

206 RC

[stoic ledge]

I think they have the same cluster?

[charred depot]

still a gti in the UK

just gti (180)

just a different map afaik so doubt they made another cluster

[stoic ledge]

Added VVT

Regular GTI didn't have it

So there's a mechanical difference

[fathom socket]

Noz i think RC and CC had "hand woven leather" cluster cover

[stoic ledge]

That's possible

[charred depot]

im sure ive seen that leather on a diesel 206 heh

[stoic ledge]

307 Féline

[stoic ledge]

Well yeah same interior, indistinguishable in the cutout

[slender mural]

Gotta love the streets in Seattle 😑

[deep zealot]

looks like a BMW M splitter

was gonna get a G80 but i think i’ll like an M850i or M5 more

[slender mural]

Vorsteiner Splitter for my G80 🥹

[pearl tiger]

splitter worth more than my car kek

[brittle totem]

Fun fact our king here in Sweden daily drivers a BMW M8 competition best way to spend the tax payers money right 🤔

[stoic ledge]

There are worse ways to spend it

[brittle totem]

He has some other cars to here is some of them i guess he in to more classic cars then modern ones. Ford Mustang 1965
Pontiac Tempest GTO Conv 1966
De Tomaso Pantera 1971
AC Cobra 1966
Porsche 911 T Targa 1973
Volvo PV 60 1946
Honda CM 400 T NC01 1983
Ford Mustang Shelby 1966
Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1989
Ferrari 599 GTB 2007

But no koenigsegg yet 🤔

[deep zealot]

it’s not specced properly

needs carbon exterior package and wtf did they think putting brown interior on a BMW individual blue

[stoic ledge]

Hmm can't really find an interior pic of it?

[brittle totem]

I think it looks like on inside according to vin number and it seems to have the carbon package to. https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/wbsae0108lce21760

[stoic ledge]

I quite like that

[brittle totem]

Apparently he used to have BMW M3 CSL that he apparently crahsed into someones volvo v70 back in 2006 .

[stoic ledge]

Sounds like our king, he also crashed a lot

[bitter compass]

One german politician replaced her perfectly good audi a8 with another audi a8 of the same generation in a different colour

Tax money are made for that

[fathom socket]

King with +1 million euro invested in cars, and me barely afford monthly commuting pass

[civic spoke]

Now you can just use your payment card to travel on the subway.

[fathom socket]

What here in this Channel are all swedish?

[civic spoke]

https://i.imgur.com/11GBA4K.gif

[brittle totem]

Well cant relate do that I get it for free from my school.

[fathom socket]

El loco

[civic spoke]

This channel can't handle all of the Välfärd that we bring.

[brittle totem]

According to Aftonbladet his whole car collation is worth approximate 30 million sek.

[fathom socket]

How can in remove my personal information on hitta.se?

Its silly how they make public your adress, your phone

[brittle totem]

Make an account on hitta.se and then you can verify with bank id and remove your information from there website.

[fathom socket]

I dont have Bank id yet

[brittle totem]

Why ?

[fathom socket]

Some burochratcis problems at skatteverket

[foggy nexus]

TEs fit the 3 more than the Y IMO

[edgy crescent]

OH HERRO

[civic spoke]

Sedans and coupes.

[edgy crescent]

yeah, anyway EJ207, 6 speed, custom interior yadda yadda

[foggy nexus]

Wagons too, as long as the car rides low, it works.

[edgy crescent]

https://imgur.com/a/WW6gCfl

[foggy nexus]

Need some liftback love (screenshot from BeamNG.drive, a game rarely benchmarked)

[edgy crescent]

The dash cluster is custom made by me, 1/1 😄

[foggy nexus]

Linus did play it in the A770 stream

[fathom socket]

Nice cluster

[misty mantle]

That game is actually really good for stress testing your CPU and ram

[foggy nexus]

And then you never see it benchmarked, usually Forza/Need for Speed/F1 takes its place, and the place of other simulators like Assetto Corsa

[misty mantle]

Espesially with the 3RD party multiplayer addon, BeamMP

[foggy nexus]

Yeah

Sadly simulators aren't in demand for benchmarks next to AAA racing titles

[misty mantle]

yeah

Beam actually has a decently-sized community

[foggy nexus]

Don't see why these are never used for benchmarks still. Like I know sim driving/racing is niche, but would it hurt to include a sim or two?

[misty mantle]

yeah

[foggy nexus]

Seems sims are too niche still

[civic spoke]

How would you even benchmark it? Does it have its own benchmarking route?

[foggy nexus]

Set up a standard benchmarking test, so for example 6 (specific, make, model and trim) cars on Italy plus a 7th "player" car (controlled by AI)

[civic spoke]

It's always better if a third party can easily replicate everything. So eh.

[foggy nexus]

So all 7 controlled by AI

This is easily replicable, especially if the cars used are either a. base game cars (i.e. Gavril D-Series) or repo mods (i.e. Ibishu Kashira)

[civic spoke]

Throwing on even more additional mods is even worse. No Bueno.

[foggy nexus]

So base game only content is doable

[brittle totem]

Probely becuse beamng dosen't have an inbuild benchmark mode so it vety hard to make accurate benchmark in that game.

[foggy nexus]

This is a fair point. Their closest is Banana Bench, basically seeing how many Gavril D-Series equivalents your CPU can handle.

[brittle totem]

And f1 22 is actully quite cpu intensive it pushes my 5 5600x up to over 80% sometimes in games like forza it only goes up 60%.

[brittle totem]

Is that first pic from assesto corsa ?

[foggy nexus]

Yep, with shaders, taken off the Internet

Also, is anyone else ticked that most techies only talk about full EV as if ICE and hybrid are both long-obsolete? I dunno, I wanna catch up on news of cars that can make a lot of mechanical noise, not news of cars that silently whirr around

[brittle totem]

Do you play it ? If so do you have any recommendations on mods that are good ?

[foggy nexus]

I don't play Assetto...yet

But yeah, is anyone else peeved by how ICE/hybrid are treated as "obsolete"?

[misty mantle]

Yes

Considering I will ONLY drive ICE cars

[foggy nexus]

Nothing beats the sound of a good I5/V10 IMO

Hate to play devil's advocate here, but an EV can be fun*

[brittle totem]

I wouldn't say that they obsolete for car enthusiast but for a regular person EV are the future and good enough most people.

[foggy nexus]

*the moment car brands make an EV that isn't another heavy crossover appliance thing

Small, light EVs are said to be quite fun. Just watch the Short Circuit take on the Mini SE

[brittle totem]

I personal dont mind EV at all specially for a "normal" car but for sports car ICE is the only way right now.

[foggy nexus]

I mean I like weird Japanese boxes, so ICE all the way on that front

Both are ICE-only

Vans that exemplify the "gaming case" logic, aka tempered glass where possible

Engines? 660cc turbo 3s

[brittle totem]

Reminds me of the loaner my mom got back in 2013 when he left his toyota verso for service that she used to have back then.

[foggy nexus]

Yeah the bB (xB) were born out of the same logic that birthed the kei

Modern kei, that is

The original kei idea was exactly the same as the Euro microcar idea: get people on the road cheaply

[misty mantle]

I don't mind sharing the road with an EV, but when our governments try to take our ICE cars away from us and try to force us to buy an EV, we are going to have a problem

Internet decided to shit on itself

[wispy cloak]

Yep

I couldn't afford an EV anyways

And neither could a lot of people

[misty mantle]

Plus, who would would want a EV when you have a clearly superior diesel

[wispy cloak]

No rapid acceleration today because the roads were wet 🥲

[misty mantle]

rip

[charred depot]

I offer thorough safety inspections

friend wanted to record me ripping the seatbelt off but a second after that photo I had it in my hands

[wispy cloak]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/tesla-recalls-362758-vehicles-says-full-self-driving-beta-software-may-cause-crashes.html

What an unforeseeable event

[stoic ledge]

[compact grotto]

@dusk ocean this is absurd https://twitter.com/PistonHeads/status/1625963273186119681

PistonHeads (@PistonHeads)

For sale: BMW M3 Convertible. Powered by the punchier 215hp motor and topped off with Alpina wheels. Yours for £139,950.

https://t.co/4fQENwu0Om

Likes

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Twitter · Feb 15, 2023, 9:00 PM

Gorgeous in every way but its still an E30 at heart and that's a lot of money.

[dusk ocean]

Yessir!

[compact grotto]

And a vert at that

[dusk ocean]

But also I sold my E30 M3 w/ 75k miles for $32k back in like i dunno 2012

It'd be a $100k car today

[compact grotto]

Crazy. Just crazy.

[dusk ocean]

Yea

[compact grotto]

That particular car does appear to be flawless, at least in those pics.

Can't really go wrong with Alpina wheels

[brittle totem]

The fact that they call it a recall is just stupid when it just a software update. But I guess that when they make it sound worse then it is they get more clicks.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah

This is also right after the mopar recall

[stoic ledge]

If it's registered by your local authorities in their database where all the recalls are (which is likely as it's in conflict with the safety regulations) it makes sense to call it a recall

Even though it can be fixed with an update

Stellantis had to "recall" EV's... Because they weren't able to do compliant emissions tests

EV's

[deep zealot]

EVs emission tests?

[civic spoke]

Imagine a recall that can fix all 300k+ vehicles involved before an article is released about it.

Auto pilot shouldn't exist. Tbh

Can the update just delete it?

[brittle totem]

AutoPilot is nice to have on long road trip when driving a lot on a highway. I use travel assist a lot which is VW version of "autopilot" but worse but it still good enough when you are on the highway to keep the distance from car infront of you and steer for you. But I don't se the point with having full self driving car. But I guees it cool if your car can do it. But I would probely never use it.

[civic spoke]

ACC I can deal with.

[misty mantle]

Apparently its also nice for not paying attention to the road

[civic spoke]

I can deal with the car doing the speeding up, and slowing down. Just don't want it touching the steering wheel.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so apparently to comply with laws and regulations every car needs to be able to be put on a dyno for emissions testing, regardless of the fuel type. And they aren't able to

[dusky torrent]

Could someone help me find an affordable Thrustmaster H pattern shifter that's compatible with a Thrustmaster wheel? The only one I found on Amazon is $200

[civic spoke]

Seen a video where some UK police(?) wanted to test an EV for farm fuel.

[stoic ledge]

Maybe I should get a Model 3 as a company car just to experience how horrible they are first hand And as a company car I wouldn't car as work pays for all of it if it goes to shite

[charred depot]

run the world on cherry

[stoic ledge]

TH8A probably the only one

[brittle totem]

Well yeah for some people that are just stupid. but I pay more attation to the road when using similer systems becuase I dont need to focus on everything else. So I can always be ready on the breaks if something extra.

[charred depot]

if you are driving for hours doing fuck all I can guarantee inattentiveness will take over in the case of 99% of people

problem with not fully reliable yet automation like this

[stoic ledge]

Just move all attentiveness to your phone

Problem solved

[wispy cloak]

Mopar had to recall over 300000 trucks over a connector that caused a few to go up in flames

[dusky torrent]

I did not know the Subaru Solterra existed until now, and it looks like a Mustang Mach E

Even Subaru is entering the electric vehicle market

[stoic ledge]

tOyOtA bZ4x

[dusky torrent]

Noooo EVs are taking over

[stoic ledge]

Well that's an understandable recall

[brittle totem]

I can understand that I was line that the first time I tried but after a while its actully really nice when start to feel comfortible with the car steering. But the thing I hate is that nearly all cars forces you have regular lane assist on all the time. And when you turn it off the car turns it on again. That's actually a thing tesla does well if you turn of things like lane assist it stays off until you turn it on again.

[civic spoke]

I will trust self-driving features once manufactures start taking liability.

[wispy cloak]

I probably won't trust them any time soon

[charred depot]

This lane assist conversation brings up memories of literally so many crashes when there was roadworks on the M9 I think

basically lane 1 goes to hard shoulder lane 2 goes to lane 1 etc

but there wasnt lines drawn just signage

so many collisions

[wispy cloak]

Assists are nice but I'd like to have full control at all times

I also could not afford anything that has any of those features any time soon

[stoic ledge]

I don't mind them as long as there's an easy button to turn them off

Not 3 menu's deep in a screen

[charred depot]

putting a massive co2 extinguisher in the 305

[charred depot]

not because I think it will set on fire but diesel runaway PTSD

has a chance of being able to slip the clutch with the omega power!

[wispy cloak]

The likelihood of my truck running away is incredibly low but if it were to run away then there is no way I could stop it

The only thing that could really cause it to run away would be if my turbo completely blew

[charred depot]

its unlikely but with my luck heh

also want to fit a second electric fuel cut off for antitheft purposes and also safety

stock stop solenoid is too weak to actually cut off fuel to the engine if its above like say 2000rpm

[stoic ledge]

Antitheft

[charred depot]

someone tried to steal my friends 1.8D Ford Escort heh

[stoic ledge]

Theft numbers for a 305 diesel are probably very high

[stoic ledge]

Lel

Why

[charred depot]

Probably because they thought itd be easy

joyride then burn it out

the usual deal

[stoic ledge]

😭

[charred depot]

Parents lost a mk2 astra that way

theifs lost interest in a grand total of like 2 hours

[brittle totem]

And its terrible to specially in winter time i think it only got range a bit over 200km during a "real world" highway test in Norway and it wasn't even that cold outside either.

[charred depot]

they smashed the window at the back, can see the quality plastic replacement

[dusky torrent]

Why are batteries like this? Why can't they deliver the same performance as a gas tank in extreme temperatures?

Batteries have existed for like 200 years and we still have this issue

[fathom socket]

Are u car repairer

[charred depot]

professionally no

I just happen to have a unit with a 4 post lift

shitter in the shadows of a shithole

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's something brands like vw need to listen to the worst thing with the active lane assist in my dads passat is that you in most cases need to press the cruise control button again to turn it off. Meanwhile on brands like Tesla you can just take full control at any time the car will just automatically disengage as soon as just start to steer or brake or accelerate.

[stoic ledge]

Our 307 had a blue interior

[feral reef]

@stoic ledge 😂

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I saw it xP

Well if it's a VXR they're fairly nippy

Normal ones not so much

[wraith rivet]

I probably should’ve thought that through

I mean it still fits but just not all the way

[fathom socket]

Thats a mess

[fathom socket]

That looks like dark Gary

[stoic ledge]

That picture is shite

Of that car I only have interior pics of after we sold it, from others having it for sale

[fathom socket]

When I look really close I can see it.

[stoic ledge]

Interior looks very dirty here but definitely blue

Oh yeah the car was blue too

Blue on blue

Ngl I quite liked the blue, made it look less dark

Most had a black dash

[fathom socket]

My car is silver Gary something

Got damaged because driving in Italy

I read that Italy has road toad quality equal to Poland

But I feel roads are higher quality in Poland than italy

[misty mantle]

"Toad quality"

[fathom socket]

Stupid auto cucumber

[fathom socket]

Very poor quality car in every apects

[wide hemlock]

very tempted to get these lancer rims for my volvo with mitsubishi suspension

that poorly photoshopped pic looks sweet

going to a yard tomorrow and might get a pair to do a test fit

[wraith rivet]

how tf did you photoshop it so good :0

[stoic ledge]

We had 0 problems with it in 9 years of Ownership

Almost 10

[foggy nexus]

lmao

(try to guess what the Hummer EV was compared to here)

[civic spoke]

I know how to Google, so I managed to figure out the the right was the Hummer EV. And the left one was a Toyota.

[foggy nexus]

Yep. Left is a Toyota Coaster

[civic spoke]

You have the curb weight, and then you have the GVWR.

[foggy nexus]

Yep

The Coaster trounces the Hummer in GVW though

[civic spoke]

If it fits like 25. Then you can add like 2,000 kg to the weight while driving.

[foggy nexus]

Hummer GVW: 4,785 kg, Coaster GVW: 5,670 kg

[civic spoke]

Yupp.

Here in Europe, you'd require a full D license to drive the Coaster. And a C1 to drive the Hummer. Heh.

[foggy nexus]

Oh my

[civic spoke]

D being a buss license. C1 being a heavy duty truck license. For vehicles up to 7,500 kg.

[foggy nexus]

HAHAHAHA

[civic spoke]

D1 = Busses with 9~16 passengers.
D = Busses with more than 16 passengers.

Your normal B (car) license is only good for cars with a GVWR of 3,500 kg.

[foggy nexus]

Damn

[wet summit]

i guess i do car audio now

my buddy is having me do his install and i'm doing mine on both of my vehicles rn

my truck got a boss 10 inch touch screen, 1200w amp for my 4 kicker speakers, 10 inch low profile sub and 2 skar tweeters

my car is getting 2 tweeters today

[civic spoke]

I'm asking myself how much longer I will keep my E46 for.

Maybe until I've had it for 10 years? idk

[charred depot]

getting rid of my saab had it for 3 years I think

305 is probably the only car ill keep "forever"

[wide hemlock]

I have secured lancer wheels for my volvo

picking them up monday

[tired jasper]

Heeyyyy, anybody ever wire a killswitch before?

The stupid plastic piece that connects the clutch safety switch to my clutch pedal broke.

So I thought it might be a good time to bypass the safety BS entirely and use it as a start killswitch.

For reference, I have a 2004 New Edge Mustang.

[misty mantle]

Perhaps just get it fixed properly so you don't accidentally start it in gear

[tired jasper]

nothing crazy, just a 3.9L V6.

[tired jasper]

and miss the opportunity?

[misty mantle]

Its a V6 mustang. Literally nobody wants to steal one of those

[tired jasper]

besides, I don't feel like spending roughly $90 on a crap piece of plastic that's gonna break anyway.

[misty mantle]

Is it the harness connector itself?

or the actual switch?

[tired jasper]

No, just the little plastic bit that hooks onto the clutch pedal.

it passes through the device

[misty mantle]

so the switch?

[tired jasper]

the plastic rod that actuates the switch. The switch is inside the device.

the white bit.

[misty mantle]

Its 50 bucks on rock auto

Thats the part

[tired jasper]

that's still more than I'd like to pay for a cheap piece of plastic.

The novelty of a switch intrigues me.

[misty mantle]

Why did you have it off in the first place?

@tired jasper

[tired jasper]

was replacing my OEM clutch quadrant

the teeth ground down and kept slipping.

already replaced it with a nice aluminum one.

that's when I realized the safety device's plastic actuation rod was broken.

[misty mantle]

Send a pic of it

[tired jasper]

stand by

[misty mantle]

Also, that price is normal for a Ford clutch switch. The one for my truck ('97 Ranger) is around $50 on rock auto as well for the quality one, and its just a piece of plastic that slides over the shaft

[tired jasper]

holy shit that was a hard pic to get.

[misty mantle]

Yeah, tell me about it

[tired jasper]

so, see the little plastic rod hanging out that's connected to the clutch pedal?

[misty mantle]

Yeah

Looks like it snapped off inside the switch

[tired jasper]

it's supposed to be one cohesive piece.

[misty mantle]

yeah

and the end that snapped off is the end that's supposed to connect to the petal

That a 2 wire connector?

@tired jasper

[tired jasper]

looks like it, yeah.

I think it just closes the circuit.

[misty mantle]

yeah

Basically just tells the computer that the clutch is pushed in

[tired jasper]

so I could get a toggle switch, wire it to those two, and install it somewhere on my dash.

[misty mantle]

Yeah

Just make sure the switch is hidden

[tired jasper]

or...

hide it in plain sight

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[tired jasper]

I have three buttons below my radio/media stack. Two are fake/inoperable.

I replace one.

[misty mantle]

Just read my mind

[tired jasper]

with an official button.

[misty mantle]

You just read my mind

[tired jasper]

lol

great minds

[misty mantle]

think alike

[tired jasper]

[misty mantle]

🫡

[silk crystal]

Anyone fw Mazda? I just picked up a Mazda6 2016 and wondering if it's a good daily

[fathom socket]

It's an MX?

[silk crystal]

No mazda 6

Last car was a 2011 Malibu that died at 202k lol

[fathom socket]

Ah... a sedan. Looks solid!

[silk crystal]

First Mazda ! Ty

[fathom socket]

Pretty sure I saw one or two on the Nordschleife this last summer. So it's even good for the fun part 🙂

[silk crystal]

O: modded?

[fathom socket]

Hm... not very obvious, if they were tuned... looked stock. But I only saw them on the track in motion, not on the parking lot.

I only remember most MX-5s on the Nordschleife are usually heavily modified... nasty light & fast 🙂

Had a hard time keeping up with them in some sections.

[silk crystal]

V cool I'm not much of a racer or even a car guy in general I just hear how these are kinda like Japanese BMWs lol

Always liked yota and hondas

[fathom socket]

Mazda and Toyota are reliable cars from what I heard. No clue about Honda.

Of Japanese car-brands I see more Mazdas and Toyota in my area (of Germany)... only a few Hondas.

[wispy cloak]

Exceptional

The entire interior was full too

All aluminum cans

[wispy cloak]

Honda is good

[wispy cloak]

Owdie

[fathom socket]

Such charming place where is the city? Chicago?

[wispy cloak]

I'm in central Illinois

About three or so hours from Chicago

I want a 1.8t with quattro

I almost bought the most clapped out s4 b5 on the face of the planet but I didn't

[fathom socket]

I should move there instead of swede

Last summer on the Nordschleife... can't wait for the new season to start!

[fathom socket]

best hatchback imo

[fathom socket]

From Sweden? Hard to make out from the license plate... certainly not German, although close 🙂

[fathom socket]

Random pic, from Netherlands n this case

Unfortunly i deleted all street car shoots i took from my phone

But for next week i hope bring you someones

Ho uigot one on Google drive that you will like specially guys from north america

I'm not from north america... just saying.

I can occasionally enjoy my M2's top-speed on the highway 😉

[fathom socket]

Where are u based on?

Found it, took last summer in Stockholm

I thought my photos were telling enough 🙂 Germany. How else would I easily get to the Nordschleife to race my cars?! 🙂

[fathom socket]

Ho yeah you are right i didnt saw you wrote about that but i have something for you too

Look what i found in my shoots's folder from last year, german muscle at top level

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot murican turbo deezul

[charred depot]

need dump truck turbo

[fathom socket]

The 911 is an icon for sure... but the best car Porsche makes is the Cayman GT4 RS imo

[charred depot]

inadequate lag

[plucky flame]

What is this supposed to be

[fathom socket]

hm... don't these typ of cars usually have a much larger suspension travel? This looks tiny.

Another shoot from last year, something of swedish muscle

[fathom socket]

More torque than a Scania

[wispy cloak]

Vgt

[slim forum]

Photoshops don't have any suspension travel.

[wispy cloak]

Honestly when I put the spicy tune on it I should be nearing 900lb-ft of torque

And that's with bone stock everything

Just a tune

[fathom socket]

I measure them in NM newton metro

[plucky flame]

What type of car is it supposed to be

Its trying to be a corvette clearly

[wispy cloak]

1220 of those gravity dude units

[plucky flame]

But some kind of offroad thing?

[wispy cloak]

Mach E competitor

It's just a render though isn't it

[fathom socket]

You think it's just photoshopped? People tend to build odd cars sometimes too 🙂

[slim forum]

it's a 'shop that's been floating around since GM announced they'd produce a Corvette SUV.

https://www.hotcars.com/chevrolet-corvette-suv-render/

Here's the image source.

[misty mantle]

This does not need to exist

[slim forum]

I think it's kinda cool, actually.

Maybe a little old-fashioned in design.

[plucky flame]

It looks nice it just doesnt make sense

[slim forum]

tell that to the Laffite X-Road

or the Zarooq Sand Racer

[plucky flame]

Why does it look like a corvette

They have the blazer back

If its an off road thing

[slim forum]

read the article

[plucky flame]

No

[slim forum]

the answers are in there

[plucky flame]

I dont like reading boring ass shit

[slim forum]

too bad

[plucky flame]

Tldr or else

[misty mantle]

This thing doesn't need to exist as much as the Mustang Mach E doesn't need to exist

[slim forum]

GM planning to expand the Corvette line to include an SUV

TBA later this year

[misty mantle]

GM is planning to make the Corvette its own brand

At least, from what I've heard

[slim forum]

indeed

gimme a corvette shooting brake

The Callaway AeroWagen was cool

[misty mantle]

Is it just me, or does the fact that the new Blazer doesn't look similar to the old ones bother you?

[slim forum]

no

it bothers me greatly

[misty mantle]

At least Ford actually tried with the Bronco

[slim forum]

hot take: It's a worse re-purposing of a badge name than the mustang Mach E.

[misty mantle]

Yes

Yes it is

[slim forum]

I'd say the Bronco is a great success for Ford

[misty mantle]

Yes

[slim forum]

They'll pass the Jeep in sales numbers this year, for sure.

[wispy cloak]

I'd be okay with the Mach E if they just called it the Mach E and removed the mustang part of its name

[misty mantle]

I like to refer to the Bronco Sport as "The modern Bronco 2"

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[slim forum]

I think that's fair

[misty mantle]

Its just not a Mustang if it doesn't have a engine

[slim forum]

you say that

[misty mantle]

Didn't know how else to word it

But, you probably get what I'm trying to say

[slim forum]

IF my Grandpa were still alive, he'd tell you the Stang was a slow commuter car with an i6.

and tell you to go buy a Porsche 912 if you wanted a good car..

[misty mantle]

Yeah, How about no on the Porsche 912

[wispy cloak]

The mustang deserves the 3.5 ecoboost

[brittle totem]

Yeah the 992 are nice cars. This is what my brother gets do at least once a year during work hours. When they are testing their new intercoolers and some other stuff that the company he works for has developed during the past year.

[fathom socket]

Is the same as the Photo

Does your brother race a 992?

[slender mural]

Got to play with the new i7 60 today

[brittle totem]

Nope this when they where testing their new line up of products for the 992 generation.

[brittle totem]

This was an of there customers 992 turbo s I think that wan you hade a picture on was an 992 GTS.

[brittle totem]

Shit that steering wheel look so tiny and I thought that the one on Tesla model y and 3 was small.

[slim forum]

@brittle totemyour brother works for do88?

[brittle totem]

Yes

[brittle totem]

Have you heard of them before ?

[slim forum]

a little

Golfs are very popular where I live

[brittle totem]

Yeah the golf mk7 parts is one of there best selling products. Here is a video from when I got to ride in ther "track build" mk7. Not sure what happend to the audio in that video.

[fathom socket]

Damn i remove all my videos and pictures from when i worked used to work as valet parking in buenos aires couple of years ago

That would have been good material to share let me find them in other place o think are some metadata remaining

I'm argentinian living in sweden

Found some

I Used to drive wide variety of vehicles

[stoic ledge]

BMW CEL says hi

[civic spoke]

The single axle dolly that USA uses is a bit weird to me.
Especially since you have to hook them up by hand? If I remember right.

For trucks that run more than a single trailer.

[digital dove]

https://twitter.com/AR12Gaming/status/1626680149235191811 LETS FUCKING GO!!!

AR12GAMING (@AR12Gaming)

This week the European Union announced that boutique car manufacturers (those who produce less than 1000 cars per year), will be exempt from its 2035 CO2 ban

That means we could continue to see new combustion-engined models from Bugatti, Koenigsegg etc if they wish to keep going

Likes

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Twitter · Feb 17, 2023, 8:29 PM

[civic spoke]

That's nice.

CO2 output from those cars is so small compared to how many normal cars there are.

I imagine that they will change more of that ruling once we get closer to that year.

[charred depot]

Yeah people get annoyed at the classic exemption here that their 2013 diesel isnt allowed but mine is

[dire coral]

https://tenor.com/view/old-car-clunker-rusty-bye-driver-gif-14094350

[charred depot]

im like how many 30 or 40 year old cars do you see

[civic spoke]

Average age of cars here in Sweden is in the 10~11 year range.

[charred depot]

in 2018 it was 6.7 years in scotland 7.9 UK as a whole not sure if there is current

[civic spoke]

For Sweden 2021, it was 10.6 years old.

[charred depot]

UK as a whole mid 2021 it was 8.4 cant find scotland isolated

it is funny how despite being a relatively small place the car market in Scotland is sorta different from England

[civic spoke]

People getting lease vehicles. And then when the lease runs out after 3-4 years. Then your average consumer buys them from there until the car is 15~20 years old. More or less.

[charred depot]

would say its sort of the same case in England

people in England generally dont want Scottish cars are they are rotten heh

and yet scottish cars often are more expensive

[civic spoke]

Older cars that are used in the northern parts of Sweden usually don't see as much salt as the bottom-half of Sweden. But they also have heaps more miles on them.

[charred depot]

My saab is from Brighton ish way down south in England and it is insanely clean for a 28 year old car

[fathom socket]

Sometimes I see 50-70 year old cars

Most of them are 2cvs

[charred depot]

sometimes

[fathom socket]

Rarely i see cars over 25 years old. Most of them around that age i said before

Oldest one I've neen was like from 1930s

[stoic ledge]

My brothers 1er doesn't, but ofcourse that has the reliable Peugeot engine

Average car age here is like 11 nowadays

[civic spoke]

I don't even think that I have had my CEL come on once.

That wouldn't fly here.

[dusky torrent]

Hi

Who wants to wish me good luck for the next few decades so I can buy my dream car, a Porsche 911 GT3 with a 6 speed manual?

[civic spoke]

Those cars are going to be around for decades to come.
If you can afford them, however. That's a different question.

[dusky torrent]

I need to make money fr

I can't be driving around a 6 figure car without making racks

[stoic ledge]

Would have to reinstall it every year then for the inspection

[civic spoke]

And then there is the whole "Just because you can afford to buy it, doesn't mean that you can afford to own it."

[brittle totem]

Same with VW and apparently the car has started leak oil now so I need to go back to shop for the 6th time in 2 years.

[stoic ledge]

Classic VW experience

[brittle totem]

Yeah this car have hade a lot of issue but our previous Passat didn't have single issue in 3.5 years and around 100000km driven.

[wet summit]

i fix my own shit

[bitter compass]

Tbf I don't expect much of new VW's

I wouldn't expect a mk8 golf to drive 400k-500k km without any big issues

[civic spoke]

I wouldn't expect any car to drive that far without any big issues.

[bitter compass]

The caddy only had issues with 400k because rust was starting to win

And you can't blame vw for winter in the alps

[brittle totem]

Did you that car since it was brand new or how do you otherwise know the whole history on what have been replaced/fixed and what haven't ?

[bitter compass]

Ye

My dad bought it 2007 and i drove it till someone crashed into jt and insurance wouldn't pay because it was more expensive to fix it than the car was worth

[civic spoke]

What do you even consider a big issue? vs normal wear items?

[bitter compass]

Just wear items

And well suspension had to be replaced once

2 months before we had to get rid of it...

[civic spoke]

I figure that most would consider having to do suspension work a big deal. Especially on fancier cars with air suspension.

[bitter compass]

Ye..

[charred depot]

Basically all our cars are under 150k miles and have basically all their suspension replaced

[civic spoke]

I had to do springs and shocks on my car like two years ago at around 100k miles.

BMW E46. So an older car, with not with insane amounts of miles on it.

[charred depot]

springs every 4 years maybe sooner if a modern

[civic spoke]

Let me check what I paid for my shocks and springs.

[bitter compass]

Tbf caddys are also workhorses

But like i said i wouldn't expect anything near that lifespan of a new one

[civic spoke]

About $600 for springs and shocks. Which was dang cheap considering.

And then I was lucky enough to have my old boss pay for the labor.

[charred depot]

My highest mileage car has had the least suspenion work apparently

232k mile xantia recharged spheres and refurbished height correctors

[brittle totem]

My moms f45 front suspension snapped after just 135k km great quietly suspension right there but I think we can blame the stupid speed bump that we need to drive over basically every day.

[civic spoke]

Citroens give you a bit of a warning before their suspension fails.

At least those with hydro.

[charred depot]

speed bumps shouldnt cause anything to snap unless its poorly manufactured

[civic spoke]

If the car starts to sag overnight, then you may want to check over your Citroen suspension.

[charred depot]

Although ive heard about alot of BMW's with cast alloy suspension parts failing

[civic spoke]

I have replaced my lower control arms because of bad bushings.

[charred depot]

yeah theres a line between clunking to fuck and literally disconnected

[bitter compass]

Ye if they would do that my rusty little guy wouldn't have fun with my driveway since everything there is works on the road they make the dip between cycling path and road worse

[civic spoke]

I have had my sway bar links be disconnected. Which was... fun...

And the other side was clunking.

[charred depot]

I do them like every 2 years on my dads i30 shit design

[brittle totem]

Maybe not but I guees that this kind of speed bump isen't the best for the suspension.

[charred depot]

I hate balljoint based sway bar links

I see nothing in that video

[brittle totem]

Turn up the volume and you will hear it. For reference my brother old E92 couldn't go over that without scrapping same thing with his friends RS5 and both of those car was on regular ride height from factory so not extremally low.

[charred depot]

I can hear it but its fuck all

[civic spoke]

The sausages used at temporary work sites are the worst.

Either the sausages, or the sticks.

[fathom socket]

You driving?

[civic spoke]

That's onehelluva ramp.

[brittle totem]

Yes.

[charred depot]

the 305 has its original bushings on the rear which impresses me alot

I like to launch it over speedbumps to demonstrate french superiority so we shall see how long those last

[fathom socket]

You have a bmw 200 series

[brittle totem]

Yeah that one looks like this.

[charred depot]

305 can drive up a full size non angled kerb doing 14mph fine

[brittle totem]

Its my moms f45 225I xDrive so the ugly version of the 2 series.

[brittle totem]

And there is only 16 f45 with 225i engine in Sweden but the only once I have seen is just the FWD version so there is small chance that its like the only xDrive version in Sweden.

[fathom socket]

How many rolls Royce are in sweden?

[fathom socket]

Wow how do i acces to that website

[brittle totem]

https://www.car.info/sv-se/stats/?from=2016-01&to=2023-02&vd=1.2.3.4&tcb=registered&tcs=registered&tcf=registered public information.

[fathom socket]

so true

[civic spoke]

I'm looking at the kit with springs and shocks that I got. And it's apparently sold for x2 the price now.

[fathom socket]

I think is not accurate for example

28 BMW z8 in sweden? Come on...

[civic spoke]

Is 28 a lot, or few?

[brittle totem]

I have think i have seen some of them on the Bimmer of Sweden meet to is can be accurate there are some big collection of rare cars in Sweden that most people don't know about.

[fathom socket]

A lot

Do you know the history of that car?

[civic spoke]

I know it was a bit of a special car. Some 5-6,000 being made.

[brittle totem]

I think those number are accurate then 28 seems like reasonable number if up to 6000 where made.

[civic spoke]

Wasn't it also one of the Bond cars for Goldeneye?

Or if it was another film.

Oh, it was The World is Not Enough.

Oh, maybe it was the Z3 that I was thinking of with Goldeneye.

This was the scene I was remembering. https://youtu.be/v0R_otq6fI4

[fathom socket]

Z3 is so ugly

Weird golf mk3/4

[brittle totem]

Here is one of them https://youtu.be/n4hs_UkvWUM?t=296

[fathom socket]

Yes is nice but im very poor and modest to engange in this social bubbles. I rather prefer old antique restored car expos which are more "all welcome" friendly

[brittle totem]

Well at that met everyone is welcomed but if you want to park your car it needs to be BMW but it can be any BMW so not only very rare or expensive BMW. And then We have "Kungens kurva bilträff" which is hosted from late spring to early autumn where everyone is welcomed and there you find a lot of different cars.

[civic spoke]

It's held just outside of an IKEA. Go figure.

[timber oar]

I prefer old car shows myself

[civic spoke]

I just know of two public ones that are held basically every week when it's in season.

[brittle totem]

And have you been to Elmia custom motor show which is hosted on the spring weekend in Jönköping every year there you can a lot of unique cars from old classic with new 7 series interior to 1 milion $+ supercars so there is something from everyone to look at.

[civic spoke]

Kungens Kurva, and Västberga. Under the Stora Coop.

[timber oar]

Perhaps even old bmws might be interesting

Modern beamers and Volkswagens show that the German engineers are high af

[fathom socket]

I dont like the environment and im not swedish. But with i would go gladly to classical car expo which are more open friendly

And more intersting, i can learn more about cars

[civic spoke]

BMW's before 2005 (more or less) have a timeless design.

[fathom socket]

Yeah m3 e46 cabrio 🚀

[timber oar]

Ahhh a stick

[civic spoke]

Don't really like the pre-LCI as much as the LCI. So it would have to be the non-M for me.

[timber oar]

There was this particular generation of bmw 4dr convertible

Or at least 4 seat

[civic spoke]

Are you sure it was a four door?

[timber oar]

That i thought was cool, but they were always too expensive for what i could afford

Yeah i thought about it and Idk if they make 4dr convertibles anywhere lol

But it was at least 4 seat

[civic spoke]

Must have been just a 2 door, 4 seater.

[brittle totem]

Yeah I didn't even now that there was so many different BMW before i want to yearly "Bimmers" meet in Sweden. Spotted my Brother old e92 in this video https://youtu.be/xBc_jH6XAAM?t=77

[civic spoke]

Which could be just about any cabrio from BMW.

[timber oar]

It was an old ish bmw probably 2000s

I think

Hard to remember now

[civic spoke]

Probably the E46, then.

[brittle totem]

And for a 2007 car I still think it looks really good compared to the audi and Mercedes from that era.

[brittle totem]

Oh I thought that you where Swedish.

[timber oar]

I'd be lucky to even get an oil dipstick though so i don't really know how interested I would be anymore

[civic spoke]

The funny thing about Sweden. Is that old American muscle is a big thing here.

[timber oar]

I try to do all the work on my cars myself

[brittle totem]

Even my bother old e92 from 2007 have a "digital" dipstick,

[timber oar]

And bmw don't like that

Yeah see that's dogshit xD

[civic spoke]

Digital dipsticks can go suck it. But oh well.

[timber oar]

I like my 94 caddy

Oil dipstick ofc, trans dipstick

Fuel pressure test port

Pretty easy to work on

I have a hardcopy of the gm service manual for it too

[brittle totem]

Then you would like Elmia custom motor show expo its at the same place as where Dreamhack is hosted if you know what that is. This was my personal favorite from this year at the classic car section. https://discordapp.com/channels/375436620578684930/375461451403624471/1014240951461490849

[fathom socket]

Im argentinian but i live in sweden, im just a poor latino here, only thing i have is swedish citizenship thats the Main reason why im here 🧸

[fathom socket]

Like status thing?

[civic spoke]

They put a 7 series Alpina within the frame of that old thing?

[civic spoke]

Nah. We have lots of big car meets for old American cars.

Someone I know has a pretty mint old one.

[fathom socket]

I must disgree with you:

[brittle totem]

Yes and the whole drivetrain to so everyhing works and its driveble to. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1XUqJ229B-KVHsSvljqpk2b7S3A34XQe

[civic spoke]

The RS cabrios were just 🤢

[civic spoke]

That's what I figured. So it's technically an American car... Because of the VIN and everything.

[fathom socket]

I like boat-shaped cabrios

[timber oar]

Omg i love that holy shit

That caddy thooooo

[civic spoke]

Just not as 'performance cars'. At least now from that age.
Newer ones are fine, much stiffer chassis.

[timber oar]

Mines not that cool xD

[civic spoke]

Back when the electrical was still running on 6V. I believe he either got it changed to 12V, or that he was planning to.

[fathom socket]

There is a mercedes cabrio that is really boat and nautical design let me find it

[civic spoke]

Any Mercedes cabrio is 👌 in my book.

[timber oar]

Ah yeah old 6v electrical

[brittle totem]

Nah this looks way better but I personal dont like cabrios at all the regular e92 looks way better as you can se in second picture.

[timber oar]

Tbh id kinda like it if we went to 24v

[civic spoke]

I will even argue for the SLK.

[civic spoke]

There are cars that run 48V.

With electrical assist and everything.

[timber oar]

Lets you have thinner wiring for same power

Same reason why long distance transmission lines in the grid are high voltage

Higher voltage lets motors kinda work better too

Starters would be better

Blower motors

Fans

Rob dahm over here pulling what 30 amps just for his friggin cooling fan circuit

[fathom socket]

Daymler - Mercedes design

Daymler Chrysler

[civic spoke]

There are worse cars.

[fathom socket]

Damn

[fathom socket]

I like more e46 M3 cabrio and golden color body, artwork

[timber oar]

I want Pontiac to come back

[fathom socket]

CLKs

[timber oar]

I want more firebirds

[civic spoke]

As I said before.
"There are worse cars."

[civic spoke]

E92 "GT", tuned by Team Schirmer.

[brittle totem]

Not that big of fan of those rims but otherwise it looks good but I prefer that dark blue cooler that my brother hade on his E92.

[civic spoke]

Few modern cars beat the looks of the F80 M3 in my eyes.

[civic spoke]

I forget what those rims are called. Just know that they are pretty pricey.

And that they don't really handle the weight of the M3 when it's fully loaded around the track.

BBS E88. That's the name of the rims.

About €6,000 for a set of rims.

[brittle totem]

I would say that most BMW from 2013-2019 looks really good specially the 2,3 and 4 series.

[civic spoke]

Yeah

[fathom socket]

Another nutical insipired cabrio design

[civic spoke]

Boats are nice.

[timber oar]

Gawd dayum that boat looks sexy af

[fathom socket]

Wallpaper

🙂

[stoic ledge]

Those are horrible, I hate it

[civic spoke]

Truck has it. But it also has a backup dipstick that's available. But only if you flip the cab.

[stoic ledge]

Well for hard to reach engines it's understandable

And it has a manual dipstick

Those BMW only had an electronic dipstick

And it wasn't necessary

Hence why I hate it

In the E91 my brother has you also had to drive it for a while to get a reading?

[civic spoke]

Dipsticks on trucks are usually in the 1.5+ meter range. Long bois.

[stoic ledge]

The V40 also had that only worked when the engine was cooled down which makes sense

[stoic ledge]

I know the struggle

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/l0vFEs_i2Sk

[brittle totem]

Yeah but in my moms f45 you dont need to drive it ti check the oil level. So they "improved" it with later models.

[primal tapir]

Maybe after all I need to go with EV...

[brittle totem]

If you are just looking for an daily driver an EV is all you need if you can afford it.

[civic spoke]

EV's are great as a daily driver. Especially if you have a place to charge at home/work.

[brittle totem]

Yeah an Home charger is almost a most you are going to drive an EV daily.

[stoic ledge]

Not sure how it is on my brothers F20

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/wMxxS4tRhLM

[somber nebula]

Someone at Mazda REALLY likes blue

[dusky torrent]

Pininfarina Battista, thoughts? I recently heard of it

[civic spoke]

Designed by the same dude who designed a bunch of Ferrari's (hence the name).
Beautiful cars.

[dusky torrent]

I agree. It's incredibly quick

< 1.9 sec 0-100kmh

[civic spoke]

Eh. Just about all stupid powerful EV will do that these days.

Just throw in two 800 kW motors and some decent tires and you're goood.

[civic spoke]

Just FYI. That ~1.9 Second to 100 kmh is pretty much the physical limit for how quickly a normal car can accelerate.

[eternal cedar]

I have neither, can't afford to get one installed, and have a government who wants to phase out the sales of combustion engine cars in the relatively near future.

Yaaaay

[brittle totem]

My friends dad just got the regular Tesla home charger 11kw/h charger installed at there house and it it cost them just around 1000$ with the charger included to get it installed so not super expensive I would say.

[eternal cedar]

$1000 is something I could afford after I get a degree.

[brittle totem]

But if you earn enough to afford an EV installing a home charger shouldn't be a problem financially.

[eternal cedar]

I would need to sell my current vehicle, but it would be possible to buy one second hand.

[dusky torrent]

Right now, I'd prefer a ICE vehicle as a daily because I still want to listen to the engine and shift gears etc. maybe because I'm an enthusiast

Maybe in the future, I can see myself driving an EV as a daily

https://tenor.com/view/initiald-deja-vu-86-yuco-gif-20171775

[eternal cedar]

I would need a PHEV to make it to my parents' house anyways. There are no recharge stations along the way.

[dusky torrent]

My mom's car is an MHEV. I did some research and apparently the car has regenerative braking

[brittle totem]

Here in Europe the charging situation is quite good now when tesla have opened nearly all of there super chargers to every car that has CSS port. So you can basically drive everywhere with nearly any ev now.

[eternal cedar]

Over here, the government wants to remove people's ability to buy combustion cars, but also don't want to invest in recharge stations.

Nor invest in beefing up our electrical grid to accommodate more draw due to larger amounts of EVs.

[brittle totem]

Yeah here in Sweden they haven't said anything about removing the ability to buy ICE car but they have talked about "banning" people from driving their ICE car in the central parts of Stockholm. Fun fact Volkswagen doesn't even sell new fully ICE cars in Norway anymore they just have EV and PHEV now if you want order an new car.

[eternal cedar]

I would love a PHEV, but they're expensive and no one makes them with "analogue" AWD and a manual transmission lol

I'd settle for an automatic

But having to rely on the stupid part-time AWD systems that a lot of manufacturers have or, god forbid, ever drive an SUV in my life again will make me go insane.

[brittle totem]

Then you should go for EV with AWD they usually have really good systems because they can react insatiately when a wheel slips which a regular ICE car cant do.

[feral reef]

Front end looks exactly like a Ferrari

[dusky torrent]

I wonder what Enzo Ferrari would think of today's F1 cars

[waxen hill]

horse riding it is.

[waxen hill]

"thank god I died"

[fathom socket]

Why anericans cars from 1950s are so scary?

[plucky flame]

Huh?

Theres not a scary thing about those cars

[slim forum]

What's scary about 50's American cars? asking as a non-American.

[brittle totem]

He would probely be more concerned about their strategy...

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/oezKQEF0deY

[dusky torrent]

https://tenor.com/view/gigachad-chad-gif-20773266

[timber oar]

Was kinda surprised it wasn't on a bike

[civic spoke]

Can't wait to put on my summers.

[civic spoke]

Bikes can't even go that fast.

Usually limited to 300 kmh.

[timber oar]

Yeah true

Well what about an h2r?

[civic spoke]

Apparently 400 kmh (249 mph).

There's an official video where an H2R reaches an indicated 400 kmh. I don't know if that's GPS verified or not.

26 something seconds.

Koenigsegg Regera does it faster

[timber oar]

Koenigsegg is wild man

Impressive af

[unique mural]

Typical child from Netherlands

[timber oar]

a real bike 😂

[winter fable]

Can I just say, Is it a bad Idea that I wanna get Micro vehicle, Just so it classed as a bike, Or a Moped. (It has to be 2cyl 2 stroke and below at a max of 100 - 250cc (for moped part))

[winter fable]

Jesus christ, seriously???

I mean I thought the Rimac was quick

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/m_s2KIBP6CY

0-400 kmh in under 23 seconds for the Koenigsegg.

[winter fable]

Jesus

[civic spoke]

That's a better video.

[winter fable]

15 years from now, Will be launching like top fuelers.

[civic spoke]

We have pretty much reached the limits for what's possible with normal street tires. Can't cheat physics.

[winter fable]

It sounds like it barely goes through gears wtf

[civic spoke]

That's because it doesn't.

[winter fable]

CVT Electric hybrid of some sort?

[civic spoke]

Direct drive.

[winter fable]

Wait, its a hybrid right??

No??

[civic spoke]

It is. But it also doesn't have a gearbox.

After 50 kmh, then the engine goes direct drive to the rear.

[slim forum]

There's less than a handful of production bikes that can crack the 400 km/h barrier. There's plenty that can push past 300 km/h. The Regara is impressive at being capable of 410 km/h and the Jesko Absolut is rumoured to being able to achieve 480 km/h, although neither have been recorded at those speeds to my knowledge and the Regara itself is currently limited to 404 km/h. Either car or motorcycle won't exceed past that without bypassing limiters. Most production Motorcycles are limited to 300 km/h from the factory and already most cars sold in Europe are speed limited to 250 km/h with exceptions made by exotic car manufacturers like the Bugatti Chiron's claimed 440+ km/h being limited to 420 km/h from the factory.

[civic spoke]

It has a torque converter on roids.

[winter fable]

It has to have some sort of CVT Clutch system

Like for the first part

[civic spoke]

Nope. It uses a torque converter.

[winter fable]

And then the rest is just ratio at that point

Im actually like surprised

It must be a PHAT converter

[civic spoke]

It is. Their own design (go figure).

[winter fable]

Well, Im guessing the clutch disengages and rengages every few times for it to keep going??

I mean it would burn it out fast, nvm

I've never seen a hypercar. (thats petrol) Use basically 1:1 It would be more like 1:1.25 at least

But like goh damn

Imagine they strip weight from it even more and just make a pure salt flat run

[civic spoke]

What Koenigsegg does is damn impressive.

I'm glad that they will be able to still produce ICE vehicles.

[winter fable]

Im more then impressive

Like I thought it had a double clutch system or somethin to try and keep it smooth

I mean in the UK ICE production ends in 2025 but I dont think its gonna work out

[civic spoke]

Here's what the Speed and RPM curve looks like for the Agera RS when it did its 0-400-0 kmh run.

[winter fable]

Ahhh

I see now