cars

[dusk ocean]

you get into like flashing chips and shit

there are a bunch of PNP for it, syvecs, etc.

but its expensive and not worth it imho

[toxic karma]

syvecs is expensive as fuck

[dusk ocean]

s50b32 is a novelty really

[toxic karma]

it'd be good for a e30

[dusk ocean]

the only thing it has going for it is a multi bolt crank hub

[toxic karma]

itb, dual vanos?

[dusk ocean]

listen it's good for an e36 race car

but its not a great street car

[toxic karma]

usdm m3s are the best street car :c

[dusk ocean]

i think they advertise like 320 bhp

at least s52b32 you care less about

[toxic karma]

makes less power, way more reliable

like WAY more reliable

[dusk ocean]

Bro I brought in a canada E34 M5

3.8L coil on plug S38

All the swedes were building this crazy setups

It dropped a valve. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find that shit A) anywhere B) in the US?

[toxic karma]

probably pretty difficult

[dusk ocean]

impossible

it would be like friend of a friend of a shop of a friend of a friend has a head

$7k

Can buy entire 3.8L M5 for $7500

Its why I just keep building 3.0 - 3.2L M50s

[toxic karma]

people want 7k for m50 cars now tho

[dusk ocean]

well this was in like 2013

[toxic karma]

and im getting an s50b32 car for 3500 cash price

cause its grey market

lhd euro m3 titled as a 325/8

[dusk ocean]

yeah mine was titled as an M5

it was not cheap

[toxic karma]

then someone with a clapped 328i is selling their shit for 7500 with ltw rep wing, rep bumpers, and yellow fogs

im getting an insane deal trading my integra for the m3, but then idk if I should just take the 2jz from the gs and put it into the m3 or not

shock tower, door and dash all have wbs vins

[dusk ocean]

Its why I cannot fuck aroudn with e36s

don't 2jz an e36 its kind of meh anymore

[toxic karma]

im trying to figure out what has more value

if I have both a built 2jz gs300 and a stock m3

[toxic karma]

or part out the gs300, and have a built 2jz swapped m3

[dusk ocean]

sigh

[toxic karma]

clean

[dusk ocean]

alcantara hurricane interior

[toxic karma]

I hope to god this girl still has the driver vader

im not spending $1000 on some stock seats

[dusk ocean]

lol

vaders

[toxic karma]

my only other bmw was my m3 sedan

and i had a 635csi at one point

[dusk ocean]

non vaders

http://www.euromcars.com/parts/e34m5/int/balc.htm

[toxic karma]

yeah m3 had non vaders

[dusk ocean]

"priceless"

I had a grey market "e24 M6"

really a 635csi w/ the M88 engine, not S38

[toxic karma]

bro we got the 635 for 800

sold it for 3500

realized it was worth 12-15

I so wanted to keep this thing too

nvm I had 3 bmws

750Li

[dusk ocean]

long wheel base

[toxic karma]

v12

thing drove like fucking butter

[dusk ocean]

yah i prever 740 sport

"short"

[toxic karma]

pump went out and I sold it for 1200 without the mpars

guy had made himself equal length headers for it

[dusk ocean]

the owner of UUC motorworks had some crazy one

i think it was a 740il

[dusk ocean]

but he 6 speed swapped it

4.8L swap supercharged

[dusk ocean]

FC doing FC things

[toxic karma]

tell me how much I fucked up

fb

[dusk ocean]

I love e24s

[toxic karma]

I was crashing the fb

cruhsing

alsdjk'a

that was a world record fb

went splat

[dusk ocean]

i mean

rx7

😛

[toxic karma]

635csi m package apparently?

cause of the wheels

it had the steering wheel

[dusk ocean]

those are aftermarket

[toxic karma]

interior was mint

paint was definitely correctlable

[dusk ocean]

nice none the less

[toxic karma]

you sure?

[dusk ocean]

yah

[toxic karma]

they had the M badge thing like mpars

where its indented for it

[dusk ocean]

yah they didn't do that yet

[toxic karma]

hmm i dont remember

[dusk ocean]

The M wheel of that era was E28 M5 BBS

[toxic karma]

the kid that was buying it with his dad was estactic

that is bbs

[dusk ocean]

right but cover centers

no M logos

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175538174558

[toxic karma]

yeah whoever replacedthose were smart

mesh dont look good on that car

[dusk ocean]

well it was a 635csi possibly grey, so it may have had metric wheels

[toxic karma]

imo

[dusk ocean]

Mine came on breytons

Stock was TRX

[toxic karma]

but it was a cool car

[dusk ocean]

Mine had a tubi exhaust on it

[toxic karma]

it had carb issues my dad fixed it and that was that

[dusk ocean]

sounded unreal

prob an AFM thing, not a carb

[toxic karma]

they were efi?

[dusk ocean]

yes

flapper meter

[toxic karma]

oh

[dusk ocean]

633i (no one bought these) were carbed but they wre like mid 70s, way before that car

That car was probably an M30

Mine was an "M635csi" which was an M88 engine, ITBs (like an S38)

shared between e24 m635csi and e28 m5

[toxic karma]

I cant wait to just daily the m3

I miss my sedan man

[dusk ocean]

I need to daily newer things now lol

[dusk ocean]

i daily some OG shit back in the day

[toxic karma]

look at what I was doing with this attrocity of a 500k mile m3

[dusk ocean]

hahahaha

yeaaaaah

[toxic karma]

I had no buisness dailying this car in highschool lmfao

you do any cool 8hp stuff yet? @dusk ocean

[dusk ocean]

I was just chatting with a local friend

I have a few ZF 8HP in modern cars and love them

If I felt confident I could get it to behave as BMW has I'd put it in my E34

I have bootm0d3 on a few cars and the trans tune is sick

[toxic karma]

they have stand alone controlers for them that work really well

my boy has a 8hp built 2jz car

[dusk ocean]

There is a standalone controller but its a bit...not perfect

[toxic karma]

He's like not all there in the head and his shit running kind of nice

im sure you'd have a handle on it if he can manage

[dusk ocean]

Probably its just like... my car works and its my last gear rowing car

I should put a zf 8hp in, but

[toxic karma]

I wanted to do e9x dct

i have one sitting

[dusk ocean]

no

DCT garbage

[toxic karma]

I didnt want to run one of the ecus that control it

[dusk ocean]

I have an F80 M3 6 speed

and it took me a lot of back and forth on the DCT

I am so glad I did not

I wish they put the ZF 8HP in the f80

I believe the G80 is

[toxic karma]

8hp is definitely a better choice now

[dusk ocean]

for sure - i was hesitant

I got my wife an E84 X1 35i w/ zf 8hp and was like meh auto

and then I drove it and it freaking ripped

[toxic karma]

I got the dct like 4-5 years ago

[dusk ocean]

I daily an F30 with same trans but with Sport+ trans flash and bootm0de tune, its sick

BMW definitely has a better tune in it with their F30+ "sport+" mode than liek Audi for instance

my buddies S4 with the same trans feels meh

[toxic karma]

when 8hps end up getting more cheap cause theyre everywhere

alot of people are just gonna be putting them on everything

they build easily too

afaik

[dusk ocean]

yah i have not had to nor tried to build one

the one issue i have with them is the like... dozen variants

but its like $500 for an adapter for m5x

prior to my E84 my last auto BMW was an E46 lol

330i or something with the turd GM 5 speed

I had no idea how much better it was

[toxic karma]

miss the 911

riced tf out with a gt2 kit

this thing was build in 05 @dusk ocean

greddy t88 on the mf

[dusk ocean]

That 996 is like kill me pls I'm skinny boi

[brittle totem]

Yup, at some point a guy here i Sweden hade an m5 that was faster then veryon in a straight line. https://youtu.be/eLz2aYRD6sQ

[feral reef]

Did not expect Dutch

[dusk ocean]

Yeah that video was my aspiration growing up. That and vs motors m5.

[wheat hatch]

Wonder what suspension he had, because the bouncing made the car look sketchy as hell

Also, remember it being for sale a long time back, wonder who owns it now

[brittle totem]

The Mercedes w13 one obviously 🤔

[wheat hatch]

[brittle totem]

Well its scrapped now. https://www.car.info/sv-se/vin/S/WBSHD91010BK04927

Last owner hade it from 2009-2016 and was from Norrköping.

[wheat hatch]

R.I.P M5

[fathom socket]

I wonder what's this button for

I get this thing on the display when I press it

Thanks

This truck doesn't care if the trailer's ABS is working or not

[stoic ledge]

Yes

Had to look 3 times lol

[fathom socket]

Yep

[wispy cloak]

It's fiiiiiiiine

Basically like that from the factory

[civic spoke]

I know that feeling

[wispy cloak]

Also it had a cut plug wire so it filled the cat with fuel and made half the shop smell like rotten eggs

[timber oar]

Cut plug wire sounds like a bad time

[mighty kraken]

Going to be nice getting this as a new car

[wide hemlock]

modded some factory bushings to accept replaceable pieces

[charred depot]

fuel tank strap broke :^ |

professional repair

[fathom socket]

I don't think that supposed to happen

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot I think I might be the American version of you

Potentially buying a duramax with a blown head gasket from work for close to scrap price

[charred depot]

I only buy quality automobiles sir

[fathom socket]

That's a separate trailer I picked up from the body shop

The fact that is the nicest trailer with side curtains tells you a lot how our equipment is maintained

[feral reef]

What a weird spoiler

[mighty kraken]

Yeah I'm going to replace with a carbon fiber lip

[misty mantle]

Uh oh

Well, at least its not a Cummins with a blown trans

[misty mantle]

We don't need fuel tank straps where we're going 😂

[wraith rivet]

shots fired

[wispy cloak]

I mean

The lly isn't a BAD engine

But it isn't the one that everybody wants

[charred depot]

Ive done an amazingly small amount of engine work in my time considering the shite that I buy

[misty mantle]

And it doesn't blow every transmission paired to it after 100 miles

[stiff burrow]

@stoic ledge im back home 😔

[eternal cedar]

Found the rod bearings

[stiff burrow]

although tomorrow i am going with my dad to help him pick up his summer cars from a storage garage :)

[eternal cedar]

Somehow, it didn't seize.

[stoic ledge]

Nooo no more quirky European cars 😭

How can I share my useless knowledge now

[stiff burrow]

:(

i appreciate useless knowledge, especially about quirky european cars

[wispy cloak]

I specifically buy broken stuff

[wispy cloak]

Yep

Somehow the second gen work truck is still alive

[misty mantle]

Found whats left of the rod bearings*

[misty mantle]

You better knock on some wood

[wispy cloak]

It's on its second or third trans

[stoic ledge]

If you ever need some random useless knowledge, you know where to find me 🙃

Did you spot a Renault Modus with the boot chute?

Especially in Paris those were popular

[feral reef]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWbjC4CQzE

[stoic ledge]

Perfect tires for the mighty Corsa

[feral reef]

Apparently it's going to be an OE only product

[feral reef]

I do wonder how much use you could actually get out of a high performance tire on a car like a Corsa

[gentle ingot]

Got the plate for my wife's track car

[stiff burrow]

i dont think so

i love french cars

they are so odd

[atomic hawk]

OM606 Mercedes the best!

[wispy cloak]

The b5 is alive

[unkempt sedge]

Audi

[bitter frost]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoQY_EOgHRF/?igshid=ODM2MWFjZDg=

[amber mica]

nice

[verbal pike]

Bought it last year. Took it out for the first time in 5 months yesterday.

[wet summit]

i'm not great at pictures but i thought my car looked cute today

[fathom socket]

First time loading from the top

[wet summit]

that seems like an excessive amount of work

[fathom socket]

Opening the sides requires so much work

[wet summit]

yeah that makes sense

i didn't know the top came off fr

[fathom socket]

It's just on Rails

It folds

Need to load tubes

[fathom socket]

You are a passager

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Riding with a friend.

[fathom socket]

Nice that u have a table

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Microwave, too.

[fathom socket]

But does truck have a toaster?

Or a kettle?

[fathom socket]

Don't know what is that song, but for sure the cound system sounds better trough the microphone than the fart cans i have

[civic spoke]

It had a coffee maker too. And the microwave was a weird induction cooker combo.

[fathom socket]

Could save some space

But i don't really drink coffee.
Kettle useful for instant stuffs

[icy osprey]

This shit is so fast

[icy osprey]

Dogs

W

[civic spoke]

It sucks that older JDM cars are going to die a slow death.

[wispy cloak]

A real man's leaf pack

[shell mountain]

Guess the car

[wicked kelp]

I just upgraded to a 2500w sub setup in my 2015 Dodge Charger and it is dimming the headlights a ton.

When cranking up the sub, even to just half the volume, I experience headlight dimming even when revving or driving highway speeds, which, from my brief googling, seems to indicate an alternator power issue.
I checked my alternator and it's a 220 amp alternator which should barely suffice the sub amp, however not the door speaker amp and all other accessories. There's no reputable brands that offer an alternator over 220 amps..
Should I just buy into one of the unreputable amazon brands, or is there a better solution?
Here's the brand I am speaking about: https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-High-Alternator-Challenger-2011-2018/dp/B08RSQ2L6R

The car is a Charger Pursuit but idk if that has any significance

[graceful hawk]

Does anyone here have a car from the 30's - the 60-70's ?

[misty mantle]

I wish I did

Its a 70s car

[fathom socket]

My friend send me a pic of this Gt3 he saw today

Bro has now idea

[civic spoke]

Track spec GT3.

[gentle ingot]

I have a 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite

[misty mantle]

Someone ping me?

[gentle ingot]

I did by mistake, sorry

[misty mantle]

All good

[fathom socket]

Is having an Intel cooler on a truck a big deal?

[wispy cloak]

I have a truck from '74

[wispy cloak]

Is it a 13900k

[civic spoke]

The same trucks like shouting "SUPER" - As in Supercharged. Which they were back in the days. Now they are just turbocharged.

[fathom socket]

This truck is sitting here and collecting dust

[wide hemlock]

Been working on this for my volvo

Lame stock bushings into replaceable poly bushings

[fleet smelt]

These are automotive tools so I hope they count

I got a new Makita!

The smol one is the new one!

The big one is named Bob and I decided to name the small one Linus!

I am so happy! :D

[misty mantle]

It aint Milwaukee, but at least its not Ryobi

[fleet smelt]

I’m more of a Makita fan boy lol

I do like Milwaukee tho

I just prefer Makita because of the brand tbh, I also just like the Japanese tools

[tired sundial]

I like DEWALT

[fleet smelt]

Sorry bro, but your opinion is wrong :(

I’m just messin, it’s okay to like any tool brand

[wispy cloak]

You're either a disturbed construction worker or an old man that doesn't want a makita

[tired sundial]

I’m just me

[wispy cloak]

I got muh milwaukee

[feral reef]

Hell yeah, Makita!

[misty mantle]

Yeesir

[fleet smelt]

Thank you! :D

[unkempt sedge]

I'm more of a Black+Decker guy

[wraith rivet]

i have a craftsman impact

the rest of my drills are dewal

t

[glass basalt]

One of my dads friends had one of those and I have pretty fond memories being around that car hopping in the drivers seat and pretend to drive it as a little 10 yr old
Unfortunately I never got to ride in it : (
Its one of my favorite cars ever its just so fricking cutee

[obsidian magnet]

im too lazy to check for someones response to this but you technically dont need a higher output alternator, you can either get a capacator to stop the dimming, or get a supercapacitor which acts like a second batterey, just made up of capacators

super caps arent really needed unless you have some crazy setup

they're also much more expensive

I run just a cheap rockville 50 farad cap and it works just fine

also, what ohms is your amp rated for and how do you have your sub(s) wired?

[timber oar]

You'd be surprised, Milwaukee definitely has an edge but it doesn't match the price difference

I figured if any of my ryobi stuff breaks I'll just roll over to milwaukee but so far so good

[carmine summit]

my dad's stuff is all DeWalt, but I'll probably start buying more into Milwaukee when I'm buying my own stuff

already have a few milwaukee tools (knife, driver bits, etc) and it's all nice

[timber oar]

My dewalt angle grinder chatters a lot

[carmine summit]

and people wouldn't be so brand loyal to milwaukee over nothing lol

[carmine summit]

all our angle grinders are just corded cheap ones, no battery one yet

they work

[timber oar]

I've taken the ring gear out and there's grease on everything in there

Its a corded one lol

[carmine summit]

most of ours are mastercraft lol

low quality but they work

[timber oar]

Just chatters really bad, seems to be a lot of gear slop

[vocal mural]

No one mentioned Metabo.

[tardy quartz]

car

[prime chasm]

Idk if this fits into #audio-tech or here in #cars but is it possible to use a JBL Partybox 310 as a car subwoofer (was thinking of using one as dual purpose, a car subwoofer when in the car or a large bluetooth speaker when hanging out somewhere)

and is there a way to power it

[fathom socket]

Shit box acquired

[civic spoke]

Eyy. Yaris.

[fathom socket]

You can see my pewgo behind

Can't drive it since I have no papers

Needs new brakes and locks

[civic spoke]

The Peugeot, or Toyota?

[fathom socket]

I meant the R34 Skylime in the back lol

[civic spoke]

Eh. I prefer the older Skylines.

[fathom socket]

The peugeot

[civic spoke]

Ahh. I hope that the Yaris will at least treat you good while you have it.

[fathom socket]

Just needs new brakes and locks

And some real detaling. It's filthy inside

And computer scan shows no errors

[dark carbon]

sounds like a good shitbox. :3 only recently got out of my own shitbox time

[misty mantle]

Ryobi is nice for more home repairs and stuff like that at this point. I have a older Ryobi impact driver that won't even take off lug nuts because its so weak

[faint copper]

My grandpa had this one really nice ryobi that could do anything we needed it for, and then my cousin left it outside in the old boat, and the boat fill with water, we found that drill weeks later basically ruined

[timber oar]

I just got their brushless mid torque impact and it rips off lug nuts like they aren't even tight xD

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/p7FSD28wPIo

[bitter compass]

The first two GTR are a vibe, everything else - eh cool but not mine, so imma join ya in this opinion

[wraith rivet]

phev>>> ev

all electric around town (90% of driving) and gas when you go on trips twice a year

[tired sundial]

They making the ev r32

https://youtu.be/6-OJ-ZcXqms

[fathom socket]

bro nah

why tho

[tired sundial]

Idk

It’s only going to be in Japan tho

So I hope they start getting them on the market so poeple start selling their old r32 and transport it to us

[icy osprey]

I js saw a g-wagon cutting up on the highway 😭

[supple anchor]

🇸🇪

[elder musk]

Seems like a random group but someone might know here lol. I want to do a custom wheel on my 23 JT (Gladiator) and remove the lower spoke and change the outer ring to wood. Anyone know a good company that could do it? every company that I've asked so far says they won't do it even though they do the exact same thing on the same steering wheel but with carbon fiber

[vivid marsh]

Alright so I recently asked in the audio tech for some help about downloading podcast into mp3 files, because my car an Skoda Fabia from 2017, its the 1.2 turbo with 6 gears, has every way of audio input absolutely F**cked in some way, the previous owner broke an aux cable inside the header and then destroyed the walls of the headers attempting to get it out, she somehow fried the 12 volt cigarette lighter, nothing makes contact or gets power delivered and the usb cable only reads new iPhone's, it also reads pendrives, but then I run into the problem that I need to download everything before hand and its really hard to go through my music. has anyone have something similar happen to them, possibly in a Skoda?

[dusk ocean]

Find a friend who isn't terrible at soldering and just cut the stock aux in off and solder in either a longer male aux jack or a female and you can plug into it

It's a very simple cable

[bleak stream]

Oooo I didn't realize there was a LTT cars. Coool

[wraith rivet]

bro did you just take a picture of some random old dude in an isuzu lmao

[hybrid mortar]

[fathom socket]

No, it is an Isuzu Oasis

[dusky torrent]

Wait what was that answer to that question

test ride in a friend's slc 43 amg. we were totally not speeding down residential streets

[wraith rivet]

fr lmao

[wraith rivet]

again? I thought you did that a week or two ago

just don’t crash 🤷‍♂️

[dusky torrent]

i showed this servr already? i mustve forgotten. im on so many car discords

[wraith rivet]

oh lol

understandable

[icy osprey]

🤌

[fathom socket]

Nice car! Fun fact: even though E39, W210, and 3rd gen ES sold in similar numbers, I see more E39 and W210 around my area than Lexus ES, GS, and 1st gen RX in my area

260k in nice shape

[wraith rivet]

woah a wagon in the us?

that’s gotta be rare

[fathom socket]

These older E Classes are common in my area. I see at least 10 of these a week

Both saloon and estate

[wraith rivet]

damn

I’ve never seen one before

[fathom socket]

That said, there is a silver wagon just a mile east of this one

In my area, 90s E Classes and E39 5 series are still a common sight

On a Saturday two weeks ago, I encountered 3 E39s in just one day.

[fathom socket]

Ford excursion with PT Cruiser

PT Cruiser is behind the RAV4

[fathom socket]

I was born in Vietnam in 2001, but my father decided to send me to Russia to study, knowing that my uncle and aunt (who lived in Russia until 2016) would eventually come to the US given the fact their son (my cousin) immigrated to the US as a student and got a H1B visa which granted him citizenship in the 2000s. In 2006, I moved to Russia, studied the 1st grade (equivalent to 2nd grade in the states) in 2007 at 6 years old, and moved to the US in 2012 to start 7th grade at a private school, before heading off to MIT in 2018 majoring in CS. My uncle (now 87) and aunt (father's oldest sister, now 85) bought a Mercedes Benz E240 Estate brand new in 1997 (I believe they upgraded from a GAZ), and kept it until September of 2016, when they got sponsored and moved to New Jersey from Moscow Russia. By the time I left Russia in August of 2012, this car has around 580k km (360k mi). I visited Russia in August 2016 for a week right after going around Europe for two weeks in July, and found out the car has 650k km and still in very good shape before my uncle and aunt moved to the United States.

[fathom socket]

This car has visited Saint Petersburg several times, has visited Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk 2-3 times and went as far east as Alma-Ata Kazakhstan and Novosibirsk Russia, and it has took several trips to Europe, as far west as Prague in its 19 year tenure with my uncle and aunt

[rustic night]

Picked up my new car today

Well yesterday

[stoic ledge]

Laguna Coupe Really like those

[elfin stone]

I’m currently trying to fetch my summer wheels from storage, but the goddamn weather is interfering

[civic spoke]

Have you tried turning it off, and back on again?

[elfin stone]

Good joke

Finally got to them. I really missed them on my car

[civic spoke]

I want my summers also.

But, like. Winter isn't stopping.

[elfin stone]

German manufacturer in the Duisburg region

https://tomason.de/en/tyres/tomason/sportrace

It’s these

[civic spoke]

Dirt cheap.

[elfin stone]

I bought the rims with them, they are almost brand new. You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

DOT 01 21

Bought them for last years season

[civic spoke]

I'm happy with my summer wheels.

$200 for the rims. And then another $500 or so for the tires.

[elfin stone]

Ha, 300€/$ for mine, complete with everything

Though I had to spend 60€/$ for the permit

Car is only legal for 15/16 inch rims from factory

For whatever reason

[civic spoke]

It's just what they registered it with. As long as the size is correct. Then you're good.

[charred depot]

Saab was the one car I had with nice rims

[civic spoke]

Pilot Sport 5 on those rims. 👌

[charred depot]

Rusty steelies with mismatched offsets ftw

[charred depot]

Staggered too cause race car

[civic spoke]

Thicc rubber winters.

Those are 15 inch rims.

[charred depot]

bigger wheels on front for handling reasons, probably

[fathom socket]

[elfin stone]

Eh, i went to the TÜV and added them to the license. Thing is, Opel sold the exact configuration mine has with the rims I have now

They just didn’t bother to get a blanket permit

Other engines have that one

[fathom socket]

Still see a lot of E46 on a daily basis

[deep zealot]

Most beautiful convertible interior ever

[tired sundial]

To bright

I’d love to not be blind

[wispy cloak]

Certified vacuum cleaner

[fathom socket]

What year does this Audi S4 come from? I believe it comes from the early 2000s and from what I see, the car has 114k miles

[deep zealot]

cmon your name is literally mr clean

it’s a clean interior

[tired sundial]

Yea I prefer darker interior because I want my eyes

[wispy cloak]

This is just an A4 with the sport package

But it's a '97

[fathom socket]

Ok!

Wow your car is so old

[wispy cloak]

I wish I had an S4 🥲

[fathom socket]

How good is the reliability and how long did you own the A4?

B5 A4

[wispy cloak]

I've had it for a few years but my car is kind of an anomaly because it sat for 12 years in a guy's garage

I've done everything from the front main seal forward

[tired sundial]

I wouldn’t Recommend this car unless you want people to think your a blond driving to the mall or Starbucks

[tired sundial]

Idk I like the a6

[wispy cloak]

It's a bigger car

[tired sundial]

But I might just lease a Tesla for work instead

[fathom socket]

Wow!! That meant your B5 was sitting in a garage before he gave it to you?

[tired sundial]

I have to drive investors around

[wispy cloak]

I paid $500 for it

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

How many years ago?

Ar how many miles?

[tired sundial]

Befor Covid

[wispy cloak]

I bought it two or three years ago if I remember right

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[tired sundial]

Befor of after the bad stuff happend

Or during

[wispy cloak]

I think it was after

I don't remember

[tired sundial]

Man that’s when it was the highest price

[wispy cloak]

Not for me

[tired sundial]

I’m thinking of getting a Lexus Is300 or a cheap Tesla to lease I’m not sure yet because I’m not after of electric range because I drive 40 miles a day or less

And I’m keeping my civic

[wispy cloak]

2023 prius prime when it comes out

[eternal prism]

Just call an uber

[icy osprey]

0-60 in 2.3 seconds off a cliff

[wispy cloak]

That's a lot of unnecessary spending

[civic spoke]

Are we talking about used? I would just look at a Bolt/Volt or something like that.

[icy osprey]

The lucid air tho 😍

[eternal prism]

U will have to pay for fuel and insurance every often

And servicing

[wispy cloak]

Base price is like $90000

[wispy cloak]

I do my own maintenance and repair

[civic spoke]

Just go with the new BMW X///M

[wispy cloak]

Much cheaper than paying for an Uber every day

[icy osprey]

Plus a car is more ideal than taking a Uber everyday especially if you drive a lot

[civic spoke]

Remember when they told you that you'd have tesla taxi's that did everything themselves?

And you could just rake in the money?

[wispy cloak]

My audi gets like 20-21mpg

Insurance is $150 every six months

And I just did a bunch of major service items on it

Cheaper than driving my truck in the city that's for sure

[fathom socket]

1997 and still around is quite good. Many american cars from the same area have been scrapped long ago

[wispy cloak]

My mustang still has a good body

And it's from 1990

[tired sundial]

The Prius Lamborghini made?

[misty mantle]

Even an Italian Supercar maker wouldn't create something as trash as a fucking Prius

[brittle totem]

Loaner #2 this time a Tiguan allspace with touch buttons on the steering wheel 🤮

[misty mantle]

Worst steering wheel design in the history of the automobile

[brittle totem]

Very necessery to have an offroad expert mode.

Yeah this is nice.😀

[charred depot]

I feel sorry for the guy that put effort into developing this knowing full well it will be used by 0.1% of users

[brittle totem]

I think it's more of an gimick i dont think Tiguan can offroad thst well anyways.

[charred depot]

SUVs are a gimmick themselves

[tired sundial]

It’s 100% a gimmick because it’s not going to off-road annybetter than a jeep could

[tired sundial]

I’m looking for a sedan ever since I moved I got rid of my gmc terrain and now that I think about suv I don’t want on anymore

[brittle totem]

I wouldn't call that this a SUV it's more of an crossover.

[tired sundial]

It’s a Suv

[charred depot]

a bit too big to be a crossover imo

[tired sundial]

People throw the word suv at any van and it’s not cool

Suv is not a van it’s more made to go off-road in better than a van

Yes and I’m Florida and California people call them trucks because they don’t know the difference

[misty mantle]

I live in California and I have never heard anyone call a van a truck

[tired sundial]

Do you live in the city

[misty mantle]

Nope

[tired sundial]

Yea go to the city

My grandpa in cali calls a suv a truck and my uncle in Florida calls his suv a truck

It’s verry common in the city

[heavy lake]

I just got some decals installed on my back windows

[tired sundial]

Oh boy

Are you one of thes soccer moms with the 98+ stickers on their window

[heavy lake]

No it’s a full window size decal

So from one side to the other

[tired sundial]

Images?

[heavy lake]

I’ll send once the paper is off needs to dry so like 2 hours

[limpid hollow]

this shit so overpriced

i want a v6 camry

😭

[tired sundial]

The tro version? @limpid hollow

[wispy cloak]

The new prius is good looking though

[tired sundial]

Yea I like the exhaust on it

Looks straight off of Batman

[limpid hollow]

the xse v6 something like that, its actually kinda good looking and it has 300hp and its reliable its a cool car

[limpid hollow]

i think i need to get used to that design i dont like it that much yet, the exhausts look weird

[heavy lake]

The 2023 model looks dope

Is it the trd v6 sedan

This?

[tired sundial]

I saw a closeup at the exhaust yesterday I got sent it looks nice for an exaust

[heavy lake]

I want to get a Supra

But their really expensive

My friend has one and he let me drive it thing is fast think I went up to 120 on the freeeway

[fathom socket]

30k is insane for any car with over 200k mi

[limpid hollow]

THEY DID A TRD HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA, that looks fire but that spoiler........... it looks like thoise street legal custom spoilers you see on some street legal european cars builds

[limpid hollow]

ermmmm im forwarding that info to the police dp

[heavy lake]

Yea shit is dope

[heavy lake]

Lol

[limpid hollow]

id want one of those in my garage, yk just to check how good it looks yk

[heavy lake]

Idk why my friend got read Supra either thing is a total cop catcher and he’s always bragging about how fast he drove

[limpid hollow]

same but im a broke teenager so no supra

[tired sundial]

Then sell it to buy another 7 cars

[heavy lake]

Same i already have a car and trying to save for a pc but might take a bit

[limpid hollow]

id buy a supra a jzx100 (any) that camrtrd v6 and last but not least a suzuki jimmy

[misty mantle]

Said by every teen who likes JDM cars ever 🤣

[limpid hollow]

ITS NOT MY FAULT THEYRE SOO GODDAMN HOT, not my fault

i swear liking a supra in 2023 is a controversial take, its like because its expensive and old its not good

[misty mantle]

I've already got one of my dream cars

Fuckin Ford Ranger

[wispy cloak]

The mk4 is mid

[limpid hollow]

'MERICA 🦅

[wispy cloak]

In reality they should be like $15000 cars but they're massively overpriced

[heavy lake]

Yea Iv got mine or at least until I saw my friends Supra

[heavy lake]

Which car?

[misty mantle]

Supra MK4

[limpid hollow]

i wouldnt buy any with the current pricing even if i had the money i just want a cool jdm car tbh

[wispy cloak]

Mk4 supras

[heavy lake]

Oh I’d get one of the newer ones like the mk5 or the gr

But yea the mk4 are overpriced

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/vehicleFinderSearch?searchStr={"MISC":["%23VehicleTypeCode:VEHTYPE_V","%23OdometerReading:[0 TO 9999999]","%23LotYear:[1990 TO 2024]","%23MakeCode:TOYT OR %23MakeDesc:Toyota","%23LotModel:SUPRA"],"sortByZip":false,"buyerEnteredZip":null,"milesAway":null} &displayStr=[0 TO 9999999],[1990 TO 2024],Toyota,Supra&from=%2FvehicleFinder

All wrecked MK5 Supras

[heavy lake]

The application paper is still on not completely dry yet

But this is the inside of it so you can still see it

[misty mantle]

Let me guess, Jeep Gladiator?

[heavy lake]

Nah wrangler

[misty mantle]

Meh, essentially the same thing, just without a truck bed

[tired sundial]

Okay it’s on a jeep not a normal car thank god

[heavy lake]

Yea 💀

[tired sundial]

Jeep gladiator doesn’t have back window

[heavy lake]

They do

[tired sundial]

It’s beautiful

[tired sundial]

No like the back window behind back seats

[misty mantle]

They do

Its a truck for fuck sake

[tired sundial]

Hmm

[heavy lake]

Oh they don’t not like wibdows wranglers have

[misty mantle]

Ohh, I get what window he's talking about now

[tired sundial]

I had a 2018 rubicon I sold it during the gass pandemic

[heavy lake]

Yea the windows on the shell

Not the doors

[heavy lake]

Prob a good thing

[tired sundial]

Yea trunk windows

[tired sundial]

Yea it was to much for me

I also sold it for the amount I bought it for

Because of car prices at the time

So I leteraly lost nothing

And had a jeep for 2 years

[heavy lake]

Wow nice yea the used market was really bad in 2020 worth more than new

[misty mantle]

Electric jeep is 🤮

Electric cars in general are 🤮

I LIKE my gas-guzzler truck

[tired sundial]

Imagin if it dies on the trail

[tired sundial]

I don’t even regret it because my bumper was beat to hell from trees

[misty mantle]

Correction: The pile of snow in the Walmart parking lot

[vocal mural]

Alternative fuel in the 1940’s.
That first one is using wood, and the other one is using cooking gas what we today know as CNG for cars:
https://youtu.be/6iL_SUpIMsQ

[heavy lake]

Where you going off roading a lot and hitting trees or something

[vocal mural]

@stoic ledge Idea for more mileage on your Corsa?

[tired sundial]

Correction it doesn’t snow in Florida

[tired sundial]

I was on a trail and a tree was in my way

[heavy lake]

Ah u pushed it

[tired sundial]

Yes

[misty mantle]

Wait, I got a better one. The curb because the person thats driving it thinks they are special

[tired sundial]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

Wait what?

[misty mantle]

You gud?

[vocal mural]

That gas tank on ceiling at the end of the video

[misty mantle]

Nah

[stoic ledge]

Oh, gas tank in the spare tire well is ok, if I need more I just install s larger one there

This one is literally enough to go to the office twice

Or the main office once

Although after the coming month I almost never need to visit them again so no problem

One week it does <100km/week, the next one 1000km

[vocal mural]

You haven’t seen that video? Timestamp 1:00

[stoic ledge]

Just came home lol, but I'll check it sec

On the roof = Hindenburg on wheels

[vocal mural]

Correction: it isn’t aardgas/CNG. Until around 1960 houses used stadsgas/gas made out of charcoal

[brittle totem]

The new loaner came with 2 oil buckets. I guess that this car has oil leak to

[misty mantle]

💀

[heavy lake]

Here it is without without the paper

[misty mantle]

Pic from outside?

[heavy lake]

Yea lemme just angle it so no reflections are on it

[heavy lake]

Pic from outside

[misty mantle]

That actually looks good on there

[heavy lake]

Yea it looks really good

[final plank]

Unfortunately for my wallet, it’s not uncommon to see my car parked in front of Micro Center every week.

[tired sundial]

Nice

[charred depot]

My shortest owned car still kicking about, just sailed through its MOT!

Obtained for £0 sold for £500 I think to a friend.

[fathom socket]

Wow!! Good profit for an old Subaru Impreza 1st gen

I rarely ever see a first gen Impreza, Outback, Forester, or 1st/2nd gen Legacy despite living in Cambridge, a city infested with Subarus.

Funny thing is that I have seen 5 W203 today just in Boston and Cambridge alone whilst biking.

One of them, a 2005 C240 has 207k miles on the odometer

Today, I saw another 2003 Mercedes Benz S430 today with 190k miles on the odometer

[charred depot]

Could have sold for alot more but I hate the general public

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

How many km was on that car?

[charred depot]

110k miles, doesent really affect the value much at that age and tatty condition

[rustic night]

Na I went for one without. The 4 wheel steer is on the GT models but I went for the Dynamique for the fuel economy

I had one years ago but it got crashed into

[fathom socket]

Wow!! Well preserved

[charred depot]

pretty meh to be honest, that photo probably flatters it

[fathom socket]

Is there rust?

[charred depot]

yeah its had lots of MOT welding in its time

[fathom socket]

Ok

[final plank]

I’m definitely not paying for CCBs haha. Also yeah, I took that shortly after I bought it. Was not used to having the depth perception behind a car after driving SUVs for the past ten years lol.

[final plank]

Oh for sure but aren’t they like $15,000? Lol

[wraith rivet]

so beautiful

the pinnacle of engineering

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/vine-unsafe-im-feeling-a-little-unsafe-not-safe-gif-16714833

[wraith rivet]

nahh it's finneee

i torqued it while just barely touching the ground, it wasn't gonna fall

[wispy cloak]

I was talking about the fact there are no jack stands under that car

And that you're trusting one of the cheapest jacks known to man

Also your brake rotor does not look very good

[wraith rivet]

ik lol that's why I didn't do it while it was in the air

[wraith rivet]

i borrowed it 😔

[wraith rivet]

does it have to do with my brake pads or the rotor itself?

[wispy cloak]

The rotor itself

I can't see the actual pad material in that picture

[amber radish]

Quick tip, use Rock Auto unless you need it right then and there

No point in paying a high price if you can wait a bit and save some money for good parts

[wraith rivet]

But do you think the pads are causing them to be weird? maybe I could just replace those

[wispy cloak]

How much material is left on the pads

[tired sundial]

Im trying to figure out why you have a seat the far back is that a two door jeep

[heavy lake]

[tired sundial]

did you add thoes

[heavy lake]

[tired sundial]

wthats a back door so is that a third row of seats

[wraith rivet]

i'll have to check, but the squeakers aren't going yet so 🤷‍♂️

[icy osprey]

CaRBoN fIBeR

[wraith rivet]

looks nice

[fathom socket]

I am thinking of getting the Hyundai Elantra Limited 2024

[civic spoke]

https://twitter.com/LaSotizerie/status/1641681562692382720

La Sotizerie (@LaSotizerie)

Il est arrivé du ciel comme un pélican!🚀#BellePerf

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[brittle totem]

[feral reef]

I'm so confused

How

Where is the ramp

[civic spoke]

Roundabout.

Sideways video. https://twitter.com/Thelichekinge1/status/1641744602796380160

Thelichekinge #NSTG (@Thelichekinge1)

@LaSotizerie

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Twitter · Mar 31, 2023, 10:09 AM

[bitter compass]

H.. how

[brittle totem]

GTA stunt jump?

[bitter compass]

What speed did this man have to fly that high and far

[civic spoke]

Yes.

[feral reef]

That's some very impressive air time

[bitter compass]

I guess he paid for the whole power of the a class, he's gonna use the whole plwer

[feral reef]

Bonus points for style

[bitter compass]

The roll was a nice touch

[charred depot]

A guy in a merc pulled out infront of me and he was taking the piss out of my car at the lights brev

[feral reef]

Dashcammed it?

[charred depot]

No not had a camera in the 306 been too lazy

306 is fucking hanging so he has a point lol

[brittle totem]

€50k Volkswagen with seats that are more uncomfortable then the Base seats in a polo.

[civic spoke]

I generally hate most of the base seats in cars.

[stoic ledge]

Classic VW shite

T-Cross is picked up and gone btw

[tired sundial]

I found his brother

[dusky torrent]

Not sure if this appears on camera, but my leather steering wheel is wearing out. If I have sweaty hands, I get small pieces of leather on my hands

[tired sundial]

They should make some products that protect against that I’m not sure

[stoic ledge]

In this state you're probably too late

[wispy cloak]

My dakota has been doing the same thing but the only definite answer I was able to get was just to use a steering wheel cover

I don't really think it's saveable

[dusky torrent]

Dann

Damn

[tired sundial]

https://a.co/d/1j8FIg4

[dusky torrent]

Thanks

[tired sundial]

You never know

[tired sundial]

You might want to look at other ones that may work better

[stoic ledge]

You can always try

I use some Gyeon cleaner and conditioner

[wispy cloak]

I need to clean the steering wheel in the audi

And then take the airbag out and poke around at the horn switch

[stoic ledge]

Great how the "good" side is way more shiny, that's usually what you don't want

[tired sundial]

I wouldn’t see it hurting to try to fix it because it’s not to much money

[stoic ledge]

Exactly

[tired sundial]

Idk if it’s to slippery you can always buff it or clean it with sappy water

[tired sundial]

Just don’t get a cover for it

[stoic ledge]

Cover is the worst solution

[tired sundial]

They always slip to much

[wispy cloak]

Personally I don't like steering wheel covers but if it has to be done it has to be done

[stoic ledge]

Until the wheel rotates inside the cover

[wispy cloak]

The one in my f150 didn't slip

[stoic ledge]

Fun times

[tired sundial]

My mother gets mad when I take hers off to drive

[wispy cloak]

But also that steering wheel wasn't round anymore

It had been worn clear down to the plastic frame

On the top at least

[tired sundial]

Just use super glue with the cover so it’s not gona slip

[wispy cloak]

On all of my vehicles except for the audi and firetruck steering wheels are cheap

You just have to swap over the airbag and buttons

[tired sundial]

Funny prank any friends you have that have wheel covers put wd40 in the and if they crash let them know they got pranked

[tired sundial]

Just get a cart stealing wheel

[stoic ledge]

[wispy cloak]

I'd rather just get a used replacement that's in decent shape

[fathom socket]

I know you got the 2011 3er last month at the MKBHD server. How good does it hold up?

[tired sundial]

Tire shiner

[fathom socket]

What Opel is this?

[stoic ledge]

And then get your hand black every time you touch it? Also don't think it's suitable for leather

[stoic ledge]

Corsa D

[brittle totem]

Yeah we vave Tiguan allspace now the they still dont know when the parts will arrive it could take up to few months before it fixed. At least the Tiguan lives up to Allspace name.

[stoic ledge]

Is that a cracked window?

[tired sundial]

Yea I was at a dealership and they don’t know what buffing is when it comes to tire shining so I think it’s fine

[tired sundial]

Looks to be

[stoic ledge]

Full wood or wooden inserts?

[stoic ledge]

I wouldn't risk it on my steering wheel tbh, but be my guest

[tired sundial]

I think it’s a 2x4 Board steering wheel

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[brittle totem]

Yes always the best condition on the VW loaners.

[tired sundial]

No

[stoic ledge]

Even more wow, it's a factory Bi-Fuel

[fathom socket]

Wow!! What are your thoughts on Opel?

[stoic ledge]

Nice contrast with the silver plastic inserts

[fathom socket]

And how is it positioned against VW, Peugeot, Citroën, Renault, Seat, Fiat, Lancia, Skoda, and Dacia?

[stoic ledge]

I like mine more than I initially thought

But like any brand out there there are good models/engines/... And lesser models. But generally I like them

[tired sundial]

I can imagine the splinters if there’s a crash

[fathom socket]

Wow!! How many km on that?

[stoic ledge]

Mainstream so same level as VW/Peugeot/Renault/Ford/modern Skoda's, above Dacia but not as pReMiUm as Mercedes/BMW/Volvo/...

[stoic ledge]

Just over 160k, barely run in

[fathom socket]

Wow!! 160k km or 100k mi is quite good

Americans will think Opel is shit

Given their experiences with American subcompacts

Like the Ford Fiesta and Chevy Spark

And especially Dodge Dart

[brittle totem]

At least its quite effcient for it size but the yearly tax is at 1500€ for the first 4 years.

[stoic ledge]

Multiple Opel's were sold in the US, like the last 2 gens Buick Regal, Buick Encore, Buick Cascade, Saturn Astra, Saturn Vue etc

[charred depot]

I thought I would hate this steering wheel but have come to like it

[stoic ledge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/375461451403624471/975889009165352990/IMG_20210409_120700.jpg

[dusky torrent]

It's doing well

[stoic ledge]

Mine is the size of a Fiesta

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[stoic ledge]

No airbag not go boom

[fathom socket]

Owners know better than non owners

[charred depot]

Friends fixing the airbag light on his v50 im like lets just remove the bulb

[fathom socket]

I do know since Opel was under GM ownership until 2017. I think Buick might have good reliability due to their cars being rebadged.

[brittle totem]

And don't forget the R-line package that adds the touch capacitive buttons and some fake carbon fiber definitely worth it for €1,5k.

[stoic ledge]

Generally yes... The 1.4 Turbo which was also in the Buick Encore (and the Cruze for example) has some small coolant problems ... It's all made of plastic so over the years heating up and cooling down it can eventually crack .. luckily those parts are cheap to replace

I can know as my parents have that engine in their car, and almost every coolant part has been replaced now

[charred depot]

Theres nothing really too wrong with plastic coolant parts it just seems to be the eco plastic

[stoic ledge]

Probably too much eco plastic then idk

It are all the plastic parts going over time, everything else is solid

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/375461451403624471/1049345189996666992/3122948_4.jpg

But it has rear opening doors

So all good

[charred depot]

Xantia engine has plastic bits which im not too much a fan of but they have lasted 30 years so ill leave it alone

[stoic ledge]

Basically a Rolls Royce

Yeah that'll get you censored

Been there

Done that

[tired sundial]

Bro what

That’s bs

[stoic ledge]

> Warship

[tired sundial]

?

[stoic ledge]

Bot name

[tired sundial]

Oh

[stoic ledge]

Idk what it is then on these

[charred depot]

I go down to engoland to pick up a top mount intercooler tomorrow probably and my engine will be ready to fit into the 305 next week : )

[tired sundial]

Suic!de doors

[stoic ledge]

Thin plastics probably because lightweight/eco

[stoic ledge]

Heh nice

[charred depot]

Theres plenty of cars with plastic coolant parts which are fine but also plenty which break all the time

[tired sundial]

I played roblox back in my day

[tired sundial]

BMW coolant lines are the worst

[charred depot]

eco rubber

[stoic ledge]

Ford 1.0 EcoBoost has the worst coolant line imho

Runs through the engine

Engine out job

[charred depot]

and they were too cheap to add a coolant level sensor

my fuckn 40 year old french shite has a coolant level sensor

[tired sundial]

How cheap was the Ford

[charred depot]

had loads

[tired sundial]

Ford can’t even get their steering right they always handle badly

[charred depot]

Ive had stuff with leaky radiators and whatso so its a lifesaver

[feral reef]

I love my steering wheel

[stoic ledge]

European Ford's usually handle fine

[charred depot]

fords have always been well renowned for their handing here

[feral reef]

For context

[stoic ledge]

Although on the Mk3 electronic power steering often goes bad

[feral reef]

Not too skinny or thick

[charred depot]

Power steering is just inefficiency : )

[feral reef]

Not to squishy not too hard

[tired sundial]

Have you seen what Lexus is going to do with their steering

[feral reef]

yes, pls gib

[stoic ledge]

Friend of mine had the power steering and the coolant line fail at the same time... €3+k repair on a 5y/o car with 70k km

[charred depot]

Thats more than ive spent on the 305 in total and the 305's a "pwoject" car heh

[stoic ledge]

More than I spent at the dealership over 7 years of Ownership for the Corsa

[tired sundial]

It’s going to be full electric so simulated feelings of the road

[charred depot]

Id like to run higher boost than I should and keep this look

but I need this engine to last as it will be the daily

[feral reef]

That's fine

[tired sundial]

So the steaming wheel won’t be connected to the tires in any way other than a wire

[feral reef]

My force feedback wheel gives more useful feedback than any real steering wheel I've used in a car

[charred depot]

more reliability and longevity I worry about than feel

sorta thing which will probably condemn it to a scrapyard

[tired sundial]

Yea

Emp hits your car while your driving good luck steering it

[brittle totem]

The Tiguan steering wheel would have been perfect if it didnt have the touch capacitive buttons on it. But I don't se why the haven't added a function so that you could choose what the buttons can do on the empty places that would be great.

[dense shard]

I think EMPs fall into edge cases that aren't really a factor

Cause good luck driving literally any modern car with fried electronics

[misty mantle]

Ever tried turning force feedback all the way up?

[brittle totem]

Same here but the base seats in passat Is quite good actulley. The Base seats on the passat is the same as the upgraded ones on the Tiguan.

[brittle totem]

Can agree with that I have driven quite a few modern VW and their is barely no feedback in the wheel at all.

[civic spoke]

I believe the seats in my car are the basic ones that comes with a sports package? I'm not sure. I like em, either way.

Cloth seats.

[stoic ledge]

They probably aren't in other markets but in your market they probably are

You can/could get a Passat horribly equipped

[brittle totem]

This is the base seats in Sweden. But for the base models its cloth and on higher end models its "alcantara"

[civic spoke]

Bleh. My car is parked at my truck's parking spot right now. So no access to it unless I feel like riding public transportation for 90 minutes to get there.

[civic spoke]

Yeah, those look decent enough.

[feral reef]

yeah, why?

It just fades after a while if I do that though

[misty mantle]

Shits funny

[brittle totem]

The worst thing about the base Tiguan seats is that you can't tilt them which make the very uncomforable on longer drives.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah those are the upgrade Ergo Seats basically everywhere else

These are the base seats

Which I don't really like

(ok these are a bit worn but couldn't find a proper picture quickly)

[brittle totem]

Yeah those looks way worse but they are probaly better then the ones on the Tiguan.

[stoic ledge]

Maybe they're the same? Idk

Although you have the Allspace as a loaner?

Made in Mexico

So probably even lesser seats

[charred depot]

best interior

[civic spoke]

These are the basic-basic seats of the E46, apparently.

Thankfully that's not what I have.

[charred depot]

The 305 seats have absolutely zero support

[brittle totem]

Yes, but the car is nearly fully loaded the only thing missing is the upgraded seats and the 9" infotamient which no one gets vave barely seen any Tiguan with it.

[charred depot]

you need to wear a seatbelt else youd fall out your seat

comfy though

[civic spoke]

When your seat is your suspension.

[brittle totem]

Well it says that it was build in Germany.

[charred depot]

One time I was driving it without my seatbelt on I went to do a quick handbrake turn at the end of the private road and about fell out the seat

I think it was just because I was so used to the seatbelt supporting me I didnt anticipate having to do it myself

[civic spoke]

Every time I look into my car, I always think "Yeah, I guess mine is a really funky spec after all..."

[charred depot]

id love to get a black interior with BX seats in my 305

[civic spoke]

Considering that it's the 320i manual, electric windows all around, Business CD player, arm rest and cup holders, and everything. So it has just about everything apart from the sun roof and CD changer. But it also has cloth seats.

[charred depot]

no sunroof is a feature

[civic spoke]

Nothing to fail.

[charred depot]

why anyone in Scotland is buying cars with fucking sunroofs I dont know

[civic spoke]

The interior of mine shortly after I got it.

[stoic ledge]

Check the VIN to be certain, but as far as I know they're all made in Mexico

[charred depot]

love the old phone holder

[stoic ledge]

Where's the Nokia

[civic spoke]

With the car.

[charred depot]

Ive considered getting a E39 more and more

I mean I cant have the mercedes guy laughing at my car, hed probably still laugh because the E39 id buy would be a hoking pile of shit

[civic spoke]

The E39's are lovely.
Problem, just like any 2000's BMW is getting one in decent condition.

[deep zealot]

Interior pics?

[civic spoke]

We were talking about seats. Those look fairly basic. Even with the leather.

[deep zealot]

Yea they’re basic

they look nice enough i guess though

[civic spoke]

Yeah, yeah. 👌

[stoic ledge]

'murica be like power seats basic

[deep zealot]

The package came with the M sport bucket seats so i had to get them

[charred depot]

Favourite colour of E39 is steel blue I think

[stoic ledge]

Not in Europe Probably 9/10 have manual seats

[civic spoke]

I believe mine are a set of sports seats. Manually operated. 👀

[civic spoke]

Manual seats isn't as bad as people make it out to be.

[deep zealot]

I don’t mind manual vs power

[stoic ledge]

Yeah my brothers E91 and current F20 both have/had manual sport seats, we looked at many F31 and 9/10 had manual seats

[civic spoke]

Like. How often are you actually changing how you're seated?

[charred depot]

Only advantage I see really is multiple drivers

[deep zealot]

quite often actually, since my parents like to take my car out 😭😭

[civic spoke]

One nice feature some cars with powered seats have is with different keys. And how the seats are set to the different keys/drivers.

Instead of having programmable buttons.

[deep zealot]

but otherwise i do have a preference between cruise driving positions, sporty driving position and around town driving position

[charred depot]

My parents are insured on all my cars but refuse to move them a inch, I just put them on as it lowers the price.

[civic spoke]

I can tell you're driving an automatic from this comment alone. Heh.

[deep zealot]

It’s unfortunate but true

I do know how to drive manual though, one of the few americans

[charred depot]

My seat doesent even go up and down

[civic spoke]

Back when my mother would drive the car to and from, then she would just move the seat all the way forward.

[civic spoke]

E46 seats does. But you need to be careful when you do it. If you operate it while seated, then it will slam you to the floor.

[deep zealot]

my power seats go up and down, back and forth, reclines and tilts the seat and has adjustable lumbar support

[brittle totem]

WVGZZZ5NZNM056349

[deep zealot]

as someone with back problems the lumbar support is godsend for me

[civic spoke]

Oh, American VW's are often made in Mexico. That's probably the thing.

[charred depot]

My seating position in the 305 is quite high but the steering wheel cant be moved so nothing that can really be done

[civic spoke]

I know with European cars, then they are mostly put together in Europe.

[stoic ledge]

W is Germany

Although no wait

[civic spoke]

Ooof. Having telescoping and tilting is nice.

[stoic ledge]

I think that's the country of the brand, not the Factory

[charred depot]

never had telescopic I dont think, saab had tilting

[civic spoke]

The VWG is probably VW - Germany?

[brittle totem]

Makes sense.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah this

Because my parents Spanish Meriva also has the country code of Germany

[fathom socket]

190k 2003 S430

[stoic ledge]

Digit 11 is place of construction

[civic spoke]

Uhh. Stay away?

[stoic ledge]

WVGZZZ5NZNM056349

M = Puebla, Mexico

[fathom socket]

Seen another 2003 S 430 a month before with 270k

[brittle totem]

If you want more back problems get a Tiguan 😏

[deep zealot]

i wouldn’t last more than 15 minutes

[civic spoke]

That S Class looks decent from a distance. But I don't like how it's sitting. Something's up with that suspension.

Or maybe it's those small rims that's throwing me off?

[fathom socket]

It seems the W220 is known for suspension issues