cars

[wet summit]

ive been loking for a good old abandoned car to adopt

ill have to go through the dmv to get it transfered if possible

[wraith rivet]

snow

[wet summit]

now those are beautiful

every day is a cold start

[wraith rivet]

holy crap that interior is clean

[torn walrus]

LOL it wasn't clean when i got it. i had to give it a good clean but yeah its in great shape

no rust anywhere either

[wraith rivet]

nice nice

[torn walrus]

do it! totally worth it

[wet summit]

my dak has 3 spots on the inside that arent great

[torn walrus]

no tears anywhere, though a couple pieces of trim are cracked so will have to find replacements. also had to find a tailgate which were currently working on

[wet summit]

burn hole on the seat because the heated seat failed, my jack ripped the cloth on the back of that seat about an inch long and a carpet stain in the back

[torn walrus]

oof

[wet summit]

i have to get a new hood and bumper

i wrecket it at 16

[torn walrus]

at some point with the old owner some glue or something leaked in the pass side cup holder... can't get it all out but thats all for the interior really

i had to replace the bumper on the dak, and the drivers side front fender. edge at the door was pushed in when i got it and it drove me nuts

the front bumper on the ram was tweaked when i got it too, hence the shiny new chrome bumper on it

[wet summit]

i iwsh people understood how much the cosmetic things frustrate me

my hood is fucking silver bro

[torn walrus]

oh yeah

my dak driver side fender is grey lol

drives me nuts

[wet summit]

my bumber hangs at like 13 degrees

[torn walrus]

but better than it used to be

ram with the old bumper

and back seats... kids love them lol

[wet summit]

i hate them and like them

[torn walrus]

not much room, but fine for kids lol

[wet summit]

certified mid back seats

[torn walrus]

plus they fold away

[wet summit]

oh?

[torn walrus]

they fold up

[wet summit]

thats actually amazing

[torn walrus]

lol

[wet summit]

id tuck some good speakers back there

[torn walrus]

makes it easy to fit tools and whatnot in the back

meh, i already replaced them all with kickers

[wet summit]

i dont use my back seats so its for my tools

[torn walrus]

and i still need to be able to take my kids lol

fair

[wet summit]

i have a low profile 10 inch sub that fits ondder my seats

4 kickers speakers and custom tweeters

skar

[torn walrus]

ive debated on a small 8 inch under one of the front seats but i probably won't bother. have other things that need money lol

[torn walrus]

yeah, we get snow up here lol

[wet summit]

it takes a good 4 minutes to set this up

[torn walrus]

ive resorted to just moving my shifter over and leaving my pedals so i just have to put the wheel itself on

just plug it in, tighten it down and go

[wet summit]

i want to switch to one 48 inch 4k to replace my 3 monitors for racing games

have it sorta close

maybe curved

[torn walrus]

thatd be nice for sure

[wet summit]

if you shift without the clutch in forza it grinds

i just found that out

[torn walrus]

doesn't surprise me

oh yeah, on steam/forza i should be TurboDman22

[wet summit]

i have to reinstall it

the game corrupted

[fluid osprey]

canada?

[torn walrus]

lol yes

[torn walrus]

uhg that sucks 😦

[wet summit]

shouldnt be too long

[torn walrus]

im gonna have to head off to bed pretty quick though... i can hop on tomorrow night though if your up for it

[wet summit]

sounds good

[torn walrus]

i have work in the morning and its almost 11:30

dang this porsche is tail happy though lol

[wet summit]

good deal

i drive the hellcat a ton

[torn walrus]

69 charger daytona, 70 challenger, Shelby Daytona Coupe or Hemi cuda are my normal cruising gotos. racing is normally my acr viper or my Koenigsegg Agera

[wet summit]

i rip the hell out of the 2008 viper

[torn walrus]

2016 acr for me, kept the v10 but awd conversion and turbos lol

also have a '99 acr done out too

[wet summit]

the 1999 is awesome

too much power for the tires

[torn walrus]

thats why the awd conversion lmao

[wet summit]

i prefer how the rwd drives

[torn walrus]

its fun for sure... until the rear comes around on you in the middle of a race lol

[wet summit]

i can drift really well in my truck but not on the game

so when i lose it i lose it

[torn walrus]

oh me to

drifting well in game def takes a lot of practice but i prefer sprint or circuit style races to drifting

i can kinda do it in game but i wouldn't say im good at it lol

[wet summit]

i'm a goat controller drifter

absolutely insane

but on the wheel i'm the worst

but racing i'm alright

[torn walrus]

maybe thats my issue lol i cant turn the wheel fast enough half the time

havent tried with a controller... only the wheel

racing im fine with the wheel though lol

[wet summit]

yeah i don't know it's just the physics are weird for me

[torn walrus]

95 percent of the time im interior 1st person view with the wheel

[torn walrus]

anyway, i'm off to bed

have a good night!

[torn walrus]

Nice truck!

[brittle totem]

Yeah Forza horzion 5 is good on controller but mah on a wheel but I still use my wheel for it anyways it alright with if you take the your time to tweek the settings to your likings.

[brittle totem]

I guess you dont use a wheel in that new need for speed game i tried it and it was nightmare they never get the car physics right in the need for speed games it even feels bad on controller.

[stoic ledge]

Need for Speed and Physics

Go 300km/h in to a corner -> tap handbrake -> go around corner without a problem

[brittle totem]

That's cheap i thought i got my g29 for a good deal and mine was 90$ they usally goes for 170$ used here.

Does it make it that much better ?

[wet summit]

yes

absolutely

[brittle totem]

Well I mostly play the F1 games and then I really like the stiff feeling of the break but in Forza I don't like because it feels like it looks the breaks instantly. So I don't know if its worth to remove the rubber or not.

[brittle totem]

Nah forget about the braking just use the wall as breaking in that game that was literally what I need for speed heat and I won every single race that I drove in until I uninstalled it after like 1,5 hours. But you can do the same in Forza to but in that game you can actually take the corners decently if you want to.

[brittle totem]

4mins ? Take me less then 30sec to set mine up do you unplug it every time you dont use it ? And why not Forza horzion 5 ?

[wet summit]

WDYM

[elder sand]

Damn

Nice setup

[brittle totem]

Thanks, tooked me almost 11 years to get to that point started of with a laptop when I was 8 in 2012.

[stoic ledge]

Slightly depends, sometimes there are sharp angles on the walls, what doesn't work as you just crash, and ofc many races don't have a barrier, with street races etc

In FH5 online it luckily gives you a slow down penalty... Offline yes you can do it but it only works in advantage in certain specific corners, and ofc you get a flagged laptime in rivals

[wet summit]

bjorn are you buying rally adventure

[brittle totem]

Nice one but how do turn on your pc when it that high up ? And also that sync thing on Forza is the worst thing ever specially when you have just reinstalled the game and it takes like 30 mins just to sync it.

[brittle totem]

The new Forza DLC ?

[wet summit]

yes

and i'm 6'5 so it's easy to reach the power button

it's not fr that high

bout as high as my head

[brittle totem]

Bought the premium add on release so I will get it.

[brittle totem]

Need to finish the Hot wheels one first only have last things on the X class left.

[brittle totem]

Then you should try f1 public lobbies you literally get a penalty when some idiot just dive bombs you trough the first corner. Like its instant safety car at at least 5sec penalty for everyone in the lobby after the first corner in every lobby.

[dusky torrent]

I'm thinking of getting tints for my car. Would 20% or 30% be better to block the outside from seeing you while having good nighttime visibility?

[brittle totem]

Which settings to use in Forza for your wheel for me FWD cars are extremally hard to drive specially in the corners the breaks like locks up instantly even if I have ABS on.

[stoic ledge]

Idk what Ford is doing with their naming... Besides the American "regular" Explorer, there will also come an Explorer EV... Which is the size of a Focus

(VAG MEB platform so ID.4 based)

(EV positioned under the Mustang Mach-E)

[charred depot]

Gotta have a murican car

[misty mantle]

Oh hell no, that shit needs to burn in the fucking hell designated for EVs

Also, I don't see the length for a 3rd row, I don't think thats a real Ford Explorer

[wispy cloak]

For the Europeans this is eye level in my truck

That's my a4 next to it

[misty mantle]

"And if you look to your left, you will see a wild Audi A4 grazing in a wild patch of driveway"

[wispy cloak]

Hasn't moved this year yet

And I told myself that I'd fix it but now I'm trying to look at this bmw

Soooo

[misty mantle]

Uhh, isn't 4 cars going to be a bit much for your driveway?

[wispy cloak]

I have other places

[misty mantle]

Fair point. Speaking of which, wheres the Dakota?

[wispy cloak]

In storage

Waiting for summer

[misty mantle]

ah

[wispy cloak]

I only have the f350 and audi in my driveway

Next to the vans my parents have

I want the bmw because it would be more fun

And likely easier to work on

[misty mantle]

If its a older one, yes

The newer ones are hell from what I've heard

[wispy cloak]

E46

[misty mantle]

Ok, its one of the older ones

[wispy cloak]

About the same age as the audi

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

They call it Explorer also but won't have anything to do with an Explorer, it's a Focus sized cRoSsOvEr (so basically an electric Escape/Kuga)

I'm not making this up btw, and it's not a render if you think so
https://insideevs.com/news/658251/ford-explorer-ev-is-a-vw-meb-based-suv-for-europe-priced-from-48500-usd/
For an international source

[misty mantle]

I know its not a render

[stoic ledge]

Ah as you said "I don't think thats a real Ford Explorer", and I already mentioned it's an Explorer but had nothing to do with the original, I was kinda confused 😛

[timber oar]

wow

that explorer ev looks butt ugly

holy shit ford

[eternal cedar]

Ford Exploder got uglier somehow.

[stoic ledge]

Looks better than the ID.4 it's based on

[bitter compass]

Everything looks better than an id4

Except 7 series

Lul

[bitter compass]

Who needs to see children in front of their anyways, getting rid of them is better for the environment

[wispy cloak]

I wish I could daily the audi

But I do not want to sit there and fix it

Or pay to fix it

I'm on the fence about selling it

[bitter compass]

Well.. audis and bmws are made to get fixed

Because they won't drive further than a hundred km without a dramatic issue

[wispy cloak]

Not true

[stoic ledge]

Average Audi owner experience

[wispy cloak]

It'll run and drive fine

I just don't have hvac

Or cruise control

[wispy cloak]

If the bmw I've been told about is decent I might go experience other German issues

Because my audi is all electrical right now

Which is the worst

[misty mantle]

And now I am having to restrain myself from starting an argument with you about this

[bitter compass]

Was meant less serious..

[wispy cloak]

I don't understand how people in small cars can be as oblivious as they are sometimes

Like when they pull out in front of me

[misty mantle]

No kidding

[wispy cloak]

They are not fighting a winning battle

Especially if I'm towing

[misty mantle]

Its like they cant fucking see the great big 1-ton pickup right beside/in-front/behind them

[wispy cloak]

Or on top of them if they pull out in front of me a little closer than they have been

[misty mantle]

Then they try to blame it on the driver of the pickup

[bitter compass]

I don't agree with insanely high cars and bumpers on the same height as the ISS but honestly if a kid runs infront of any car where a pickup couldn't see them anymore you probably couldn't break in time anyways

[wispy cloak]

Fun fact

My truck is tall enough that I would go over top of a small child without hitting it

[civic spoke]

Parking sensors.
smh

[wispy cloak]

I need a better daily

This truck was meant to just be a towing rig

I'd drive the audi if it had heat

[bitter compass]

Not a german luxury car it is

[wispy cloak]

I'm fine with having to work on it as long as it isn't absolutely miserable to do so

[civic spoke]

My E46 hasn't left me stranded in the 7+ years that I have owned it. 👀

[wispy cloak]

Which an e46 fits

I6 has more space around it than the v6

Also he's asking $1500

Real fun cheap beater

[civic spoke]

$1,500 sounds a solid deal for an E46. As long as it's in a reasonably running condition.

[wispy cloak]

It was but I'm suspecting immobilizer issues

Because I was informed that it will not start now

And they tried to jump it which makes me think it's a no crank no start

[civic spoke]

Huh.

[bitter compass]

As much as people hate on vw, i never got stranded at all

[wispy cloak]

The e46 immobilizers are a pretty common point of failure I'm pretty sure

[misty mantle]

At this point, I'm pretty sure its mostly the fact that they are overengineered

[civic spoke]

Most cars made in the last 20 years are decent enough in terms of reliability, as long as you keep up some kind of maintenance.

[bitter compass]

Its mostly because the 2L diesel of the caddy was indestructible

[charred depot]

Most things are reliable if you "maintain" them to their chosen requirements

just some cars have much higher chosen requirements

[bitter compass]

I don't think I'll ever find a car that reliable as that boxy boy

Still angry at the insurance for telling me to buy a new car or they won't pay

[misty mantle]

A lot of people are able to buy expensive-ass cars and then cant afford the fucking maintenance for it

If you can't afford the maintenance for the car, you really shouldn't have bought it

[civic spoke]

You might be able to afford to buy it.
But can't afford to own it.

[bitter compass]

I pay about half of what i pay in insurance for maintenance

Per year.

Or quadruple of tax because lul 50€ per year

[civic spoke]

I'm happy that the springs and shocks that I got for my car were affordable at the time.

And that my boss at the time paid for the labor work.

[stoic ledge]

My German AND GM car, words which are both known for reliability and quality, has never let me down

[carmine summit]

i pay basically nothing in maintenance because parts for my car are cheap and i dont pay labour

[stoic ledge]

Mostly that's what people forget, maintenance

[bitter compass]

Na screw opel anyways

[carmine summit]

i do an oil change once or twice a year and have maybe 1 mechanical failure a year

on a 1997 volkswagen

this year's mechanical failure is a rear wheel bearing, last year's was a front wheel bearing and a tie rod i noticed while doing the bearing lol

[civic spoke]

tbh, what sort of surprised me with my car was that I had it off the streets for like two and a half years.

[misty mantle]

Now that you said that, you are going to have a transmission failure or something

[civic spoke]

And it started right up. Without even hesitating.

[carmine summit]

nah, i make like 95hp lol

at the crank

[civic spoke]

The only thing that I had done was unhooked the battery.

[carmine summit]

my golf has been sitting for a year and a half now, and I could probably go put a battery in it and start it

[misty mantle]

Thats some really good fuel if it fired right up after 2 years

[civic spoke]

Honestly surprised me.
At first I thought that the battery would have been beyond dead.

I only really replaced the battery because the alternator was going bad, and cooking it.

It was about €450 for me to replace the alternator and the battery with OEM units.

[stoic ledge]

Still better than any VW ever made

😘

[deep zealot]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/801262309599084575/1087789561926668368/IMG_2808.png

[bitter compass]

Is it a manta? Yes, is it a Peugeot? Probably, is it not? Needs to be discussed 👀

[stoic ledge]

[bitter compass]

Manta i like

Its something for the new kids

[stoic ledge]

Those new kids?

[bitter compass]

Those new kids

I wonder what does a manta cost

[stoic ledge]

I approve

[bitter compass]

About the same as an s1

👀

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

we have a manta engine and gearbox

who wants a manta when you can have a chevette saloon with a manta engine

[mighty jetty]

i'll swap a 1.9TDI in anything 🤪

[misty mantle]

That the European-engine version of LS-swapping something?

[bold fossil]

[last mason]

Nice

[pearl tiger]

meep

[wraith rivet]

Is it rightful that I don’t want to buy any German car because I’m afraid of reliability issues?

or is the issue way overblown

there’s some really nice fast bmws you can get for cheap but I’m just afraid of it fuckin exploding and having to spend thousands on it and be without a car

[stoic ledge]

Ngl there's no one answer.... do your research if you want to buy some. Some are great and very reliable, others are steaming piles of shite. And that might even differ within a specific model

If you find some model which is cheap.... often it's one of those which are a pile of shite

[brittle totem]

Well if you can work on it yourself they aren't that bad.

[pearl tiger]

another meep

[stoic ledge]

Isn't that with anything?

Still, some German engineering product, you still need to take apart half the car to fix something

[charred depot]

Im always amazed how much it costs to do stuff when you have to pay a garage

[stoic ledge]

Did you purchase the pic to remove the watermark?

[pearl tiger]

yep

[stoic ledge]

Noice

I'd do the same

[pearl tiger]

well pic of my first ever round on the ring 😄 so its a great memory

[stoic ledge]

Do item price times 2 and add 100 per book hour for installation

[wraith rivet]

yeah I can, I can take it to my auto class where we have lifts and any tools we need

what would you guys say is more reliable? a bmw v8 or straight 6?

[stoic ledge]

I6's are usually better

[wraith rivet]

Interesting

[pearl tiger]

i4 1.8T 😄

[charred depot]

im so much of a cheapskate I make my own bushings :^)

[stoic ledge]

Lel

[brittle totem]

I would say I6 my brother have hade 6 BMW with a I6 and never any issues with the engine or drivetrain it self. According to him the 235I/330i e90 are fairly reliable at least compared to the 335i/320i.

[charred depot]

id stick with the M54 if possible

or even better early E39 525tds :^)

[stoic ledge]

tds

[charred depot]

Friend has that engine in a jag XJ40

fitted pretty simply, never came as a diesel

[wraith rivet]

Almost everything I see used is either a 335 or 328 😟

[charred depot]

they are here

a few peugeots about, 4 305's, 4 505's, 2 504's.

if I buy the 305 im looking at we will have 5 305's in the one place heh

[wraith rivet]

https://amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273414270.html

😳

embed fail

[brittle totem]

Not sure if the 330i was available in the US I think you only got the 328I,335,340i and M3

[deep zealot]

i6 always

[deep zealot]

usa only got 328i and 335i e90

both are i6 for e90 gen

335i has 2 turbos and 328i is NA making 328i much more reliable

[brittle totem]

Yeah 328i has the same engine as 330i right for the e90 gen right ?

[stoic ledge]

Depends on the age

330i was N52 or N53

Ah the US only got the N52

[brittle totem]

Different engines after the LCI versions came out ? Not even sure if we got 328i for the e90 gen here.

[stoic ledge]

No somewhere in between, like 2007 or something

[charred depot]

There was a garage here that recently posted a picture of their pile of N47 or N57 I think timing chains.

[stoic ledge]

N52 vs N53 , N53 has direct injection I think

[pearl tiger]

just get e82 135i with intercooler and bigger turbos like my friend.. does about 650hp 😄

[stoic ledge]

N43 Also iirc

[brittle totem]

Apparently there is less the 328i E9x LCI's then Koenigsegg's in Sweden there is apparently one two registered 328i right now

[pearl tiger]

old video from him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVM2lsfJ3l8

[stoic ledge]

I don't think Europe officially got a 328i?

[charred depot]

would be BMW to ruin their reliable diesel engines just by changing a M to a N

[stoic ledge]

Kek, well add all emissions crap and you get that

[stoic ledge]

7:42

[pearl tiger]

on tourist trackday

😄

[stoic ledge]

My Corsa can beat that

[pearl tiger]

saturday he drives in porsche cayman on a race on the ring

will watch him

[charred depot]

I have a trackday voucher but all my cars are shit

[stoic ledge]

LS Swap the Cavalier

[pearl tiger]

dude i drove my fiat on the track 😄

[charred depot]

Need the D turbo swapped 305 done

your fiat is probably a significant factor faster than most of my cars heh

[pearl tiger]

95hp 1.4 16v

[charred depot]

50hp N/A diesel

[stoic ledge]

Upside: you can never hit a corner too fast

[pearl tiger]

also smelly breaks

[charred depot]

Going around a roundabout at a normal speed in the 306 is too fast thanks to its finely aged tyres

[pearl tiger]

i drove with winter tyres on ring 😄

[charred depot]

Its fun though to get massive oversteer in a fwd car

just floor it and accelerate out when you want to

[stoic ledge]

I want to take the mighty Corsa to the Ring someday

[pearl tiger]

also that 135i guy had a compact once.. https://www.tiktok.com/@gaukelspeed/video/7100210750823714054

[charred depot]

305 is totally balanced

much like the saab it can be bombed into a corner with minimal consequences

the 306 is fun but should it provide that fun at the wrong time I could quite easily end up in a ditch

not buying tyres for it though, most likely being scrapped as it has the terminal 306 rust.

I would fix it if it was a phase 1 but its a phase 3 so bleh

[wraith rivet]

the heck

is that just from bad tires?

[charred depot]

mostly

alot of my cars I dont intend to keep are on 10-20 year old tyres

[wraith rivet]

damn

that seems kinda dangerous

[charred depot]

I need to stick my dashcam in the 306 to show how bad that is

[wraith rivet]

i'd love to see

[charred depot]

I got more than 45 degree of angle before exiting a roundabout a few days ago heh

205 / 306 / 309 etc so on are quite bad with the rear suspension not being maintained

the way they wear they sorta seize instead of getting play so dont fail an inspection

I know someone that drove a 309 round with a fully seized rear end and ended up in a lamp post when a bmw pulled out on him at a roundabout

[wraith rivet]

😮

[charred depot]

no springs!

makes them great for boot space, no intrusion from having a turret in the boot

[stoic ledge]

How did it rust like that

Damn

[charred depot]

its a common 306 issue

worse on inside that outside

[stoic ledge]

Going up the pillar?

[stoic ledge]

Sadge, 306's are great cars

OEF

[charred depot]

I ripped the seatbelt off into my hand

[stoic ledge]

Also I think I said it before, but isn't that a Phase 2?

Not a Phase 3?

[charred depot]

I mean its a 1998

ah yeah its a 2

[stoic ledge]

3 is 1999 I think

[charred depot]

still not a phase wan best wan

[stoic ledge]

Can easily tell by the fog light

We had all 3... Or well my parents had 1 and 2, grandparents 3

1 sedan, 2 break, 3 hatchback

Only the convertible missing

[charred depot]

I think its because they only put a arch liner on the other side because of the filler hoses

and that because the arches arent structural they are made of super thin metal compared to most cars

they also go way up where salt gets trapped

[stoic ledge]

Sad :(

Odd design choice

[charred depot]

ive already repaired the inside so my boot doesent get filled with water

[stoic ledge]

Is it only a problem on the hatchback or also other body variants?

[charred depot]

not sure I think ive seen it on a estate too

[stoic ledge]

Oh :(

[charred depot]

I could cut a quarter panel off another car and weld it on but ech

[stoic ledge]

Well when we sold ours it was just over 9 years old so it did have that problem yet

[charred depot]

the problem is its sort of undetected until it gets to this stage

[stoic ledge]

1998 sold in 2007

Well yeah atleast we didn't notice

[charred depot]

with all the trim on you wont see it, it rarely spreads to the outside before the car is scrapped

[stoic ledge]

Bodywork looked pristine

Car has been scrapped by know

[charred depot]

alot of people find out when the seatbelt suddenly becomes loose

[stoic ledge]

Maybe already 10 years ago idk

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

Scrapped 19-5-2014

😭

[charred depot]

this went undetected

[stoic ledge]

OEF

[charred depot]

its more a problem with Scottish cars here, alot of the English ones arent this bad yet.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I must say, haven't seen it like that really, or atleast on the outside

Bumped in to my grandparents old 306 not too long ago (2 months?), looked fine

[charred depot]

I think the metals too flimsy and unprotected to handle salt being lobbed at it and probably never cleaned out

[stoic ledge]

I have no proper picture but looks alright

(2001)

[charred depot]

usually its just on the inside for some reason

mine is a somewhat extreme case

[stoic ledge]

F 🥲

Still, quite nice cars imho, they drive quite well

Before all Peugeots got obesity

[charred depot]

Really nice with a new rear axle

even mine with slight wear is still really comfortable

[spring vigil]

sup

[misty mantle]

How does it even rust that bad INSIDE the car?

[charred depot]

its still "outside" just up in the arch

[hazy crane]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dodge-demon-170-final-gas-010000702.html

[deft badge]

Do y'all have any recommendations for an all terrain tire?

Or preference

[wraith rivet]

[dusky torrent]

EV Hellcats sound like dogwater

[past copper]

Not wrong, also how long would they last before they refuse to make new battery packs for it, I don't know about you but I intend to drive my shitbox until it dies, may it make 30 years unlike an ev which has maybe 10 before becoming a paperweight.

[timber oar]

Old shit is the way to go

Simple and reliable

[hazy crane]

https://tenor.com/view/yabba-dabba-doo-car-flintstones-gif-14618105

[elfin stone]

Can confirm, mine is quite reliable

[lyric hornet]

Hello guys, (sorry for my english) i want to buy a four cylinder bmw 5 or 3, and i need someone oponion about it, i read a lot a forums for it, but some say its good, some say its bad!

[civic spoke]

I just saw one of those newer London taxis.

[stoic ledge]

Does that wheel say HR - Hinten Rechts .. but it's on the left?

[stoic ledge]

Still leaves open a lot of models lol, from an E28/E21 up to the latest G30/G20 Almost 50y of BMW

[pearl tiger]

ayy leverkusen

[rugged lynx]

weight reduction

[vocal mural]

Bayer A.G.

The most evil company

[lyric hornet]

E60, e90

[brittle totem]

I think the e90 are more reliable in general over the e60 gen.

[vocal mural]

@feral reef

[civic spoke]

I too would go with the 3 series over the 5 series of that generation.

[brittle totem]

Yeah the E90 LCI are quite nice and doesn't feel that outdated compared to e60.

[elfin stone]

The Tyres are directional, and if that wheel isol. The rear right, it faces the wrong way

[lime totem]

https://tenor.com/view/touhou-cars-lightning-mcqueen-meme-tytoonz-gif-24088367

[civic spoke]

I do the same. Mainly just to keep track of where I kept that tire when it goes into storage.
But I generally just put the best tires on the rear.

[fathom socket]

Alr so not car but moped, I’m installing a cdi limiter so I can switch to 45kmh when the police pulls me over and i don’t know which position on this switch is on and off, does anyone know how to tell?

[civic spoke]

Got a multimeter? Or an LED or something?

[fathom socket]

Na sadly not

Does the slit maybe mean something?

Hard to see on the pic but there’s a slit on one position of the switch

Alr found a Multimeter how do i use it ?

[charred depot]

turn it to here and it will beep when theres continuity

[fathom socket]

Didn’t do anything

[civic spoke]

Put the cables together on that mode

Beep = Continuity.

Then check the switch in both positions.

[misty mantle]

They flat out don't need to exist

[civic spoke]

Hellcat is just that engine in my world.

The 700+ hp engine.

[misty mantle]

Dammit, Was gonna say something but I forgot what I was gonna say

[wispy cloak]

The b5ening

[vocal mural]

What do you want to measure?

[fathom socket]

It’s fine don’t need it anymore

[civic spoke]

On/Off position on the switch above.

[misty mantle]

I dub thee "Shitbox row"

[charred depot]

Thats the other row

[misty mantle]

I dub thee "Shitbox row the 2nd"

lol

[misty mantle]

These all yours?

[charred depot]

Some are mine some are my friends

[misty mantle]

Was gonna say, there is no way you own all of these

[charred depot]

Only reason I dont is have to share the space : )

[misty mantle]

lol

[civic spoke]

That reminds me that I saw a Peugeot cabrio the other day.

[charred depot]

Pwopah roof or guff

[civic spoke]

What?

I believe it was a 306 cabrio. Not positive, though.

[charred depot]

No movey roofey

[vocal mural]

This is the one I use.

[civic spoke]

Look at this fancy dude.

But that said, I also have a Fluke...

I believe it's the Fluke 115 that I have?

[charred depot]

This was mint

305 catching up on 20 years of not being outside quicker thsn expected

[civic spoke]

306 cabrio is a nice looking car.

[mighty jetty]

nah, just me beeing happy with my 3rd Golf Mk4 and finally the biggest one with 150hrsprs

[bitter compass]

The european version of ls swapping is 1.8t

[fathom socket]

[river aurora]

Weirdo question don’t flame me… does the air intake filter affect the acceleration/ speed of the car ? If it’s bad due to lack of oxygen?

[deep slate]

Barely, depends on the car and whether it's NA, or if it has forced induction. generally you can expect 6-12 hp increase depending on the car

[misty mantle]

Depending on the vehicle/how dirty the filter is

[wet summit]

im still yet to get my trans out

[deep slate]

It's a shame the US never got these

[deep zealot]

and what am i looking at

1 series?

oh 1 wagon

lel

[deep slate]

130i

[deep zealot]

yea we got 128i and 135i

135i is the powerhouse drag race tuning car

128i the track project car

[deep slate]

Yea didn't realize they sold the 128i in the us that's cool love my hatches though

Never actually drove an n54 135i before but I had an m135i

[stoic ledge]

Wagon

[icy osprey]

Hear me out

The lucid air looks so nice

[rugged lynx]

wagons are basically more efficient crossovers

[dusky torrent]

Had fun tonight

[wet summit]

thats a mercedes?

looks like an sl or whatever its called

[wraith rivet]

is that a 2012 e class?

my friend has a merc with an interior that looks just like that

[stoic ledge]

SLK

E-Class looks quite different

Easy giveaway are those airvents

[feral reef]

Sort of related, but the e class of that generation (W212) had a very disappointing interior

W211 looks waaaay better

[civic spoke]

LTT channel managed to get hacked. Apparently.

[brittle totem]

And its gone now... Not sure why the hade so many private videos on the main channel. Like the video with the assault rifle and private family videos.

[slate bison]

Talking about cars the us never got

[misty mantle]

What is that, a Holden?

[slate bison]

Toyota crown estate

[stoic ledge]

Toyota Crown

Yes

[misty mantle]

I'm not exactly up to par with non-US cars

[slate bison]

What some clout chasers could call a wagon supra as it powered by a 1jz-gte

[misty mantle]

That doesn't even look like a Supra.....

[stoic ledge]

Only because it shares the engine with an Mk3 Supra

But that's like saying a Silverado and a Corvette are the same car

[misty mantle]

No kidding

[stoic ledge]

As they both have an LS or something like that (idk don't quote me on US engine)

[slate bison]

Yeah thats the point

Same with aristos or jzx100s

[misty mantle]

Yes, though I believe there are some parts they don't share

Like with the 5.0 Mustang and the 5.0 F-150, they don't share the same heads

Don't quote me on the first thing I said tho

[slate bison]

For what its worth the crown is a fun daily

Ac, electric seats (in the rear as well), power windows, touchscreen, navigation(only in japan), 6cd swapper, casette deck, cruise control, soft close doors

Also US legal next year in december as the one in the photo is a 12/1999 model by frame number

[viscid berry]

The Dodge Challenger Demon 170 is fast

[deep zealot]

only on a prepped strip lol

otherwise it’s the same bullshit

797 hp dodge charger got gapped by a 625 hp BMW

american cars are just not engineered as well

[limpid badge]

More power = more fast in 🇺🇸

[stiff burrow]

Probably awd vs rwd

Small and baby car 🥺

[compact grotto]

One of those “poorly engineered American cars” 😝 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-cadillac-ct5-v-blackwing-6-speed/

[stoic ledge]

I'd totally drive that, pls gib

[stoic ledge]

They're getting rare 😭

[stiff burrow]

What is it called

[stoic ledge]

Renault Twingo

[stiff burrow]

Oh

[stoic ledge]

1st gen

Looks like a Phase 2

(facelift)

Phase 1 had these distinct orange indicators

No image upload?

Oh and now it's there twice

Well gg

[stiff burrow]

It’s very cute

[stoic ledge]

Pepe Twingo

They had slidable rear seats, quite cool

And great with the sunroof

Although you could also get them with a glass roof

Which could also slide open

[wispy cloak]

It's more that they're built like muscle cars and not performance cars

Where they just drop an engine with a bunch of power in your average family sedan and call it a day

Also they weigh a lot

[pseudo pivot]

i hope these cars don't go up in value

[bitter compass]

Scariest thing for American cars?
A corner

But a Mustang or a challenger do be having a vibe

[slate bison]

I mean i got mine under 7k imported now if i would sell it it would go for 2x that

I think those still go for around 3k at auction

[misty mantle]

Its all fun and games until you make your mustang live up to its nickname

[wraith rivet]

I love those so much

I think if I had to pick that would be my dream car

[deep zealot]

No, it was from a roll race of like 50 mph or something

even with both cars in RWD the bmw destroyed the hellcat

[stiff burrow]

Oh ok

[fathom socket]

I LOVE THE CT5V

[deep slate]

That's pretty nice hard to find those in NZ

[warped osprey]

TWINGO

https://tenor.com/view/twingo-intensifies-twingo-intensifies-gif-21632554

[stiff burrow]

Saw another one lol

@warped osprey

[stoic ledge]

You're in France now?

As you said London before iirc

[stiff burrow]

Yes I was in London from Sunday to today and now I am in Paris until Monday

[stoic ledge]

[stiff burrow]

I took the Eurostar which was very cool as an American because we don’t have high speed trains lol

[stiff burrow]

Yes absolutely

I really liked London

[stoic ledge]

Eurostar is nice

Only train I like

[stiff burrow]

Not what I was expecting at all. It was very diverse but I was expecting only British people and British companies lol

[stiff burrow]

Yeah it was very easy and smooth

The opposite of the airport

Anyway I am learning that French cars are super strange

[stoic ledge]

Arkana

Ugly AF

Coupe Captur

[stiff burrow]

Like a bmw x4’s country cousin

[stoic ledge]

Heh yes

[charred depot]

Lol @stoic ledge I got offered a 306 estate as a swap for my BX

Not very interesting to me but they knew exactly how to tempt me

XUD turbo engine comes with it

Its a 2002 :^ |

brand new car

fucking hate the rear end

Its a car that I can sell to the general public so I will probably go for it and immediately sell the car

BX owes me less a grand so I can sell the 306 estate for a grand and get a free XUD engine!

[stoic ledge]

Damn that's this millennium, can you betray your faith like that?

Phase 3 tho

We had one in that exact color

Phase 2 tho, and with alloys

[charred depot]

interior seems nice and a estate would be useful

why did they have to butcher the rear end like this

[stoic ledge]

To keep the shape of the sedan

And those taillights slightly fit in with the 206

It's probably as the 306 Break wasn't initially designed but added later from the Phase 2

So original 306 design combined with slightly later stuff

Also great, the rear speakers are in the boot lid, so if you have the boot filled with stuff it's useless

And the parcel shelf reduces the sound

[charred depot]

Heh ive never cared much about car audio

I drove a LHD car today, I swear I went to grab the gearstick in the middle with my left hand lol

[stoic ledge]

I'd probably have the same with a RHD

Never driven one

[charred depot]

That white 305 van my friend bought appears to have started life out as a estate

very strange because it came from portugal and they are quite strict with tomfoolery there

Suspiciously its missing the rear left seat heh

wonder if its also missing a seatbelt

would have to do that to get it to pass an MOT and it recently did

yeah its fucked like mine too

That does make it slightly more difficult to sell to the general public

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm

So it's also crusty?

[stiff burrow]

Being in England and having the traffic on the left side of the road was so weird

I kept looking the wrong way when crossing the street lol

Next time I go to England I will have to rent a car and try driving that would be very strange

[charred depot]

Come to scotland ive gots loads of cars and a private road : )

[stoic ledge]

@stiff burrow what's in your opinion the weirdest car you've encountered so far

[stiff burrow]

Weirdest car I’ve seen is the Citroen ami

Very small

I like it

The two door manual panel vans are also weird to me because we just don’t have stuff like that in the us

[charred depot]

best van

Was a showmans vehicle so used in ridiculous towing setups so rear is lifted to fuck

[stiff burrow]

I like that

[misty mantle]

No way thats a BMW, its too rotted out

[stoic ledge]

Well also not really a car, it's a Quadricycle Limited to 45km/h and you can drive them on a moped license (or in French from age 14)

[charred depot]

Well bmw's fucking rot but, yeaaah its totally a BMW

[stiff burrow]

Close enough lol

[fathom socket]

First rusted bmw I’ve seen

[stoic ledge]

Renault has something great in that category too

[misty mantle]

Thats more door than van

[stoic ledge]

Very practical

[stiff burrow]

The weirdest real car I’ve seen was a car with huge front quarter windows and a very short hood

I didn’t get the name but it was really weird

[charred depot]

c3 picasso? heh

[stoic ledge]

Scenic maybe

[stiff burrow]

No it was more shaped like a beetle

[charred depot]

was it a volkswagen ID blob

[stiff burrow]

It was older

[charred depot]

hm

[stiff burrow]

Early 00s probably

Or 90s

So many wagons too

[charred depot]

they are dying off sadly : (

[stiff burrow]

I saw an m3 wagon

[stoic ledge]

Aaaah maybe the Peugeot 1007?

Also sliding doors?

[charred depot]

fuck me if theres any still left around

especially in london

1007

[charred depot]

I was expecting a bigger dropoff tbh

[stoic ledge]

Sadge

[charred depot]

I see it as a modern take on a invacar

[stoic ledge]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

Had to look it up

[stiff burrow]

Hmm possibly I just can’t find it by searching

[stoic ledge]

Posted a pic here

[charred depot]

invacars are what we gave to disabled people heh

dont have to pay their benefits or whatever if they get killed in a RTC

smart move government

[stiff burrow]

Yeah I think that’s closest

I only caught a glimpse so who knows for sure

[stoic ledge]

Can also be an Xsara Picasso

Larger than the 1007 tho

[charred depot]

Ronnie Pickering?

[stiff burrow]

Yes that’s it

[charred depot]

Another quality british product

[stoic ledge]

Nice, those are getting rarer, at least here

[stiff burrow]

I also saw a DS “performance line” I think it was a 7

Some type of suv

[stoic ledge]

DS 7 Crossback

Performance Line is the trim

Quite nice looks cars imo

[stiff burrow]

I’m glad that I saw such an odd car while it was still here

Yeah they do look nice

[charred depot]

better not have the prince performanc engine

[stoic ledge]

Can get them with a 1.2T 130hp up to 360hp PHEV AWD

[stoic ledge]

You can But nowadays those are quite good

[charred depot]

you know youve made a shit engine when mini uses it in their cars.

clammering for the highest maintenance engines they can cram into a tight and restricted space

[stoic ledge]

And a 1.5 diesel I think, not sure about that, idk of there's a bigger one also

[stiff burrow]

The engines here are so tiny

There are a lot of E220s and C180s when the smallest ones they sell in the US now are the C300 and the E300

I don’t know how different the engines actually are tho

Also diesel

[charred depot]

youd probably have seen more diesels if you were out of the sadiq khan zone

[stiff burrow]

Yea

There are a lot of EVs in London

[charred depot]

pretty expensive to operate a vehicle there so not many "affordable" cars going about

[stiff burrow]

Yea

[stoic ledge]

C160 has even been a thing, E200 also I think

In France cars are taxed according to some fiscal HP measure, idk how it's calculated exactly

But usually higher displacement/more emissions = more tax

[stiff burrow]

😍

[stoic ledge]

Only 130k

Lucky baguettes

[stiff burrow]

Worth it honestly

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm starts at €148k here, expected more

[charred depot]

I could buy 148 cars with that money : )

[stiff burrow]

😳

Also your plugs scare me. Why do you have a pin sticking out from the socket

[stoic ledge]

Did you see a Renault Twizy btw?

[stiff burrow]

No

[stoic ledge]

Only in France/Belgium

[stiff burrow]

Oh

I think the UK has the best plug tho

[stoic ledge]

The pin is the earth/ground wire

UK has the fuse

[stiff burrow]

Oh ok

[stoic ledge]

It's the same plug but different outlet, other European countries have the earth pins (yes 2) in the side

[stiff burrow]

I see that just kinda scared me at first cus I didn’t know what the other pin was lol

[stoic ledge]

If there's live 230V on it..m there's something wrong 😛

[stiff burrow]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

The Citroen Ami has just a cable with a regular socket coming out of the door

[stiff burrow]

Neat

[stoic ledge]

I think you can also rent those in Paris

Would recommend

[brittle totem]

Expansive its €94,5k here

[brittle totem]

The Citroen Ami is just a meme at this point after the Monaco "incident".

[stoic ledge]

I'm familiar with it, definitely staged with the 300 camera angles, and it's something called physics

[stiff burrow]

They were definitely trying to roll it over lol

[brittle totem]

Yeah I know even Formula1 official Tiktok account made a comment on it. https://www.tiktok.com/@igobrrrt/video/7209758154110881029?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7211251745409598981

[elfin stone]

So THATS what that hole in the plugs is for

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[stoic ledge]

Yeah 😛

It's to plugs can be used in both Type E and Type F sockets

[brittle totem]

I guess it will just be matter of time before Lando Norris tries to do the same thing in his Fiat jolly.

[stoic ledge]

Jolly's are cool

Oh btw @elfin stone , today I found out the air compressor of the tire repair kit is actually hardwired in to the car and just works from there? I didn't know that

Any other car I've seen with a compressor has it portable with a 12V plug

These (not my pic)

[elfin stone]

What in fuck?!

That’s awesome

[stoic ledge]

Had the car almost 7 years, only found it out today

[elfin stone]

Is that for the flexfix bicycle carrier variant?

Because that one doesn’t have a place for the spare wheel

[stoic ledge]

Any Corsa (and atleast Meriva B also) without a spare tire

Maybe there are others too, idk

My Corsa (with LPG, so no spare), has it

My parents Meriva also (no spare, no FlexFix, nothing)

[elfin stone]

I had the common variant with the 12v pump. Threw it out for a full-size spare wheel

[stoic ledge]

https://youtu.be/r4NapJklVqg

Some video showing it in an E

[elfin stone]

The Carpet is sagging without a wheel. I had to replace mine

And 200€ is a hefty price for it

[stoic ledge]

Having a gas tank stops it from sagging

[elfin stone]

Eh. I have plans for my car

And there is no gas system for the Z22YH, at least to my knowledge

[stoic ledge]

Nope

Astra H factory LPG was on the 1.6

Zafira B on the Z18XER

Corsa D pre-facelift had it on the Z14XEP

Which is the engine yours has?

[elfin stone]

Currently? Z14XEP

In the future? Z22YH

And apparently there are some systems for direct injection that are compatible with Opel

[stoic ledge]

There are Z22YH kits

Idk of the heads like it tho

[elfin stone]

They do, if I remember correctly

The Z14 is an oddball though

It needs a special head for the LPG variant

[stoic ledge]

Yup

I think the A12XER iI have also has a different head

Atleast it has a different part number for the LPG head

I've got an OSV car tho

Opel Special Vehicles GmbH

[elfin stone]

Just a shy 2000€ for the LPG 1.4 head

[stoic ledge]

Do you by any chance know what the F44= CHASSIS HEAVY DUTY is?

[elfin stone]

Maybe an enhanced chassis

[stoic ledge]

I can't find any details about it really

It's not the sport chassis as the VIN plate is missing the S, but it does seem to be 1cm lower than standard which is similar to the sport chassis

[elfin stone]

Lower = Heavier ?

In your case

[stoic ledge]

Could be

In parts catalogs I only find standard or sport

Idk if it's clearly visible in the picture but the mine (right) is slightly lower

[stoic ledge]

hAudi

[fathom socket]

Horsepower?

[obsidian magnet]

It's an 09 S5

I think about 350 or so

6 speed

[elfin stone]

Ever so slightly

[obsidian magnet]

Haven't had a chance to do much to it yet I got it in December

[elfin stone]

@stoic ledge I think I’ve found it

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's just 1cm/10mm

[stoic ledge]

Enlighten me

[elfin stone]

The Springs have 3 Variants: Standard, Bad Road and Sport

Road, not weather ^^

[misty mantle]

Perhaps a beefier chassis

[stoic ledge]

So bad road but stock dampers then?

[elfin stone]

Apparently

[stoic ledge]

It's a unibody, don't think they can really change the chassis then?

Could be wrong

[stoic ledge]

Maybe it's to compensate for the LPG tank weight

[elfin stone]

Chassis has just 2 variants. No Sunroof and Sunroof

[stoic ledge]

Heavy Duty Chassis is probably also just a bad translation from something

[misty mantle]

Idk, your guys vehicle heavy duty term may be different from the North American vehicle heavy duty term

[stoic ledge]

Yeah no sunroof on mine

[stoic ledge]

It's actually the same code as GM Trucks with heavy duty chassis

F44

[elfin stone]

The term „Heavy Duty“ doesn’t appear in the Corsa EPC

[elfin stone]

GM shenanigans again

[stoic ledge]

I've been wondering that basically since the day I got it

[elfin stone]

Fun fact: Th Astra also has a bad road option. Comes with Fuel line protection as well in that case

[misty mantle]

Classic GM

[stoic ledge]

Also it's a Color Edition, those came standard which sport suspension. And 17". But due to Dutch tax laws and emissions, Dutch Color Edition's came with 16", Sport suspension was only available with 17"

So I'm not sure if Heavy Duty is a result of the LPG or the Dutch specific Color Edition

[elfin stone]

That’s probably Opels way to get lowered Corsas into the Netherlands

Without disrupting their assembly lines

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm possibly

Actually, I have another plate of a Dutch Color Edition, but the in-between model... I can check the VIN on that

It's a petrol, no LPG

[elfin stone]

Iirc, the Bad Road variant was for the Eastern markets

Should be standard for Belgian cars though

[stoic ledge]

Yeah doesn't seem likely for NL as roads are good

Also with bad road, I suspect s higher suspension setup?

[stoic ledge]

Maybe this Belgian car has the bad road

[elfin stone]

I doubt it

[stoic ledge]

Hmmm my friends Color Edition doesn't have it

[elfin stone]

Hmm

We’ll probably never know for sure

[stoic ledge]

One small difference tho, his decode says QYY = TYRES,195/55R16-87H, mine says QMA = TYRES,205/55 ZR 16

Although my fuel filler says 195/...

And so does the manual I think, no mention of 205/55R16

Although Color Edition came 1 size wider for the 17s than any other trim, 215 vs 205

[stoic ledge]

I've been wondering for 7 years 😛

[elfin stone]

Though I still wonder what in the world crossed the mind of my cars first owner when he decided to order an edition Astra with the Sunroof option

That car was as basic as it gets, and then it has this enormous sunroof

[stoic ledge]

Very odd, maybe an older couple who always had a sunroof and that was a request of them?

Sunroof used to common back in the day

[elfin stone]

I mean, the first owner was/is called Horst Helmut

Probably elderly

[stoic ledge]

I know a guy with a Corsa D Sport, which should've come standard with AC, but it has an AC delete but it does have a sunroof

Like wot

[stoic ledge]

That explains it then (imho)

[elfin stone]

It apparently was a trade in for a new Opel

Sat quite a while at the dealership

[misty mantle]

Who the fuck deletes AC out of their car if its a daily driver?

That makes 0 sense

[elfin stone]

Then I picked it up. Was actually pretty happy with the small engine

[stoic ledge]

I've found a petrol Color Edition with 17's from the factory...

QV3=    WHEEL 17X7, ALUMINIUM, 5 SPOKES, STYLED
XJ2=    LOWERED SPORTS CHASSIS```

[stoic ledge]

Also still baffled about that

[stoic ledge]

Sad Astra :(

All alone

Waiting for a new owner

[misty mantle]

It really only makes sense if its A: going to be a race car, or B: Getting turned into a derby car

[elfin stone]

Mm, about 4-5 months on the yard

There were some interested people, but they all decided against it

Then if found me and was brought into top shape. Last thing I’m missing is the KeylessGo. Not bothering about the IDS+. And the steering rack will be upgraded when the Engine gets swapped

[stoic ledge]

No IDS+ 😭

[elfin stone]

The shocks are ridiculously expensive

[stoic ledge]

I also don't understand, neither why he bought it: I'd die without AC

[elfin stone]

Even the Manual AC in mine was quite the hassle in the last summer

Can’t wait for this years with the Automatic one

[elfin stone]

An it’s currently better than stock: It has DAB+

Something the Astra never had

[stoic ledge]

I often found DAB+ reception bad in my experience

[elfin stone]

It’s fun

You know that I’m in the Cologne area, right?

[stoic ledge]

I'm fine with manual AC, blows very cold xP

[stoic ledge]

I expected such from the flooding 2 years ago

[elfin stone]

Can you read it?

[misty mantle]

no

[elfin stone]

Yes

I Receive RadioNL4 Breda over here with the DAB+ unit

[stoic ledge]

Breda

That's quite a bit from Cologne

[elfin stone]

Yup

Here is a better pic

[stoic ledge]

Oh decoded a non-Color Edition LPG, that also has heavy duty chassis + wider 16". So that's apparently only for the LPG?

Imagine having a screen with multiple Colors

Mine is just orange

[fading bane]

thought that was a merc 4 a sec

[stoic ledge]

And 2 layers, 3 infos (TID)

[elfin stone]

I mean, I originally had a BID

[stoic ledge]

Still fancier than TID xP

[elfin stone]

Ew. If I want to drive Mercedes, I order a Taxi

[fading bane]

Germany right? Used merc taxis are absolute bargains

[stoic ledge]

Found a Business Edition with 15" steelies on LPG, standard with tyres but Heavy Duty Chassis also on there

Looks like a Bi-Fuel exclusive then

[elfin stone]

Interesting

[stoic ledge]

🅱️olvo 🅱️rick

[stoic ledge]

Aaand also on a 5d LPG (also has the wider tires on there)

Maybe it's something they did at OSV?

After adding the fuel tank/LPG system also changing the suspension?

I can't find any Dutch brochures/pricing lists of the LPG version so it's not easy to determine

[supple anchor]

“Low mileage”

[stoic ledge]

Just broken in

Love the brake failure light at 60mph tho

[misty mantle]

https://youtu.be/0R3IQwjI50A?t=11 @charred depot

[deep slate]

Such a fun car, I miss mine but I'm currently building this C7 A6 3.0t to around 400whp which is fun too

Yeah this is my first non RWD so yeah but I do miss being able to slide it a bit when no one is around

[supple anchor]

Yeah there’s no break fluid

[fleet smelt]

Is it okay if i talk about how much I love my truck? And show photos? (I recently got her detailed and I’m very happy)

[supple anchor]

Sure

[fleet smelt]

It’s a 2001 gmc Sierra step side with a 5.3!

Her name is Betty :)

[fringe juniper]

Betty looks Clean!

[fleet smelt]

Thank you! :D

She runs very smooth

And she has 258,000 miles!

[fringe juniper]

that takes dedication and care lol

[fleet smelt]

Let me convert that to normal units, 415,210 km

[supple anchor]

What the f is a kilometer

[fleet smelt]

She was originally my uncles

But he bought a new ram

[supple anchor]

🦅🦅🦅

[fleet smelt]

And I took over her after we bought her from him

And we have done so much lmao

Lots of mechanical work

Over spring break we replaced the rear main seal, cam shaft position sensor, oil pressure sensor, oil pan gasket, oil pan, and the rear pinion seal for the differential

All over the course of 4.5 days

( I hope this isn’t spam)

[supple anchor]

It’s not

[fleet smelt]

alright, im very new to this server

so i wanna make sure

[supple anchor]

It’s just a passionate person showing their love towards their truck

It’s good

[fleet smelt]

:D

thank you for the smile!

[deep slate]

Yea it's cool

[sturdy coral]

aaand I guess ill need new tires and new brake master

the vehicle slid/squealed when turning at 80km/h(from front)

[fleet smelt]

whats that in eagle units?

[misty mantle]

49 MPH

[fleet smelt]

thank you!

my truck loses grip so easily even with new tires

when ever i accelerate at low speeds

[misty mantle]

Hmm, I would get the alignment checked. Other than that, could possibly be the type of tire on Betty. What kind of tires do you have on her? All-terrains?

[fleet smelt]

nope, she uses road tires

its just the back weighs so little