cars

[civic spoke]

Yeah. That's what I'm thinking with my initial thoughts.

I forget if they all came with air suspension on all four corners. Or if it was just the rear.

[fathom socket]

I have seen a lot of W220 on the internet with lowered suspension

[civic spoke]

It's common to swap out problematic air suspension to normal springs.

[fathom socket]

Another one, taken by Doug DeMuro

[brittle totem]

Couldn't do more then 2 hours in stratch without taking a break. Even the backseats are more comfortable the front seats which is bascially never the case. If we dont talk about luxery cars.

[fathom socket]

Just don't do long road trips on exotics then

[civic spoke]

"And here you see the S class in its normal resting position" - David Attenborough

[fathom socket]

Do it on something like a Rolls Royce

[fathom socket]

W221 improved the suspension issues. This is a problem mainly on W220

[civic spoke]

So wait. If you improve on an issue. Are you making it worse?

Longest road trip that I have done, in the worst seats. Were probably a drive up to my cousins in a Citroen Nemo

[deep zealot]

why do people slam their cars so low on daily cars

[brittle totem]

Yeah that sound very resonble just get $400k+ car for your longer drives.

[fathom socket]

The problem is it is too expensive

Not only to buy, but to fuel and to maintain

I would suggest more of a hybrid or EV type

[brittle totem]

No idea its quite common here in Sweden but I don"t understanf way becuase the car looks way worse and makes it undriveble if you dont want scratch it every speed bump.

[fathom socket]

Like Lexus ES, Toyota Camry XLE, Tesla Model S, BMW i7/i4, Honda Accord, etc.

[civic spoke]

500 km's with these seats. Nonstop.

[civic spoke]

Mine is slightly lowered. But it's still very usable.

There is however one E46 in my garage that's uhh. I believe the front springs have given up.

[stoic ledge]

Pristine bodyworks

[fathom socket]

Seen this exact same S Class yesterday but at Roxbury

[civic spoke]

TL;DR - RUN.

[fathom socket]

S Class the same thing but with 270k miles

[civic spoke]

It's only worth anything in parts.

Oh, I'm surprised that the bot didn't bonk me for using caps.

[fathom socket]

I am kind of curious how many km is on your E46?

[civic spoke]

Around 178,000 km's.

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

So around 112k miles

[brittle totem]

Didn't know that you could get the current generation Touareg for less then €40k and it "only" have 60000km so not that high milage to. https://www.blocket.se/annons/alvsborg/volkswagen_touareg_kampanj_tdi_4m_executive_driver_assist/100171487

[civic spoke]

That sounds about right in mileage for a 4 year old car. 15,000 km's a year.

[brittle totem]

Yeah but the price seems low i thought that it would have over 100k km on it. The touareg goes for like €85k new for the base model.

[civic spoke]

Man... I'm looking at the exterior thinking "Man. The Touareg looks pretty nice."
But then I see the bland-ass interior.

Nothing about the interior looks (and probably feels) inspiring.

[brittle totem]

I think the interior looks better then Audi Q7 the only things that looks worse then Audi is the steering wheel.

[civic spoke]

The steering wheel looks like it's ripped straight off a VW Polo or something.

It's probably nice enough to drive. But I just couldn't.

Those seats also look mediocre, at best.

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/IdgCkUJNTYs

Doug DeMuro explains the S Class

Even though it is the worst S Class, it is still good compared to many cars

[civic spoke]

When it's good. It's great.
When it's bad. OH BOY IS IT BAD.

He stood next to the EQS while talking about his Cars And Bids. I would that car is also fairly terrible.

[supple anchor]

Euro plate or no euro plate

What looks better?

[civic spoke]

I can't believe they allow you to run an secondary plate. tbh

Even if it is from another country.

[supple anchor]

In the United States in a state that doesn’t require front plates you can put whatever you want on the front

[civic spoke]

I would just figure that you wouldn't be allowed to put an actual license plate there. Considering that the plate could come back to an actual vehicle in Germany.

[feral reef]

Why not

If the plate doesn’t mean anything in x country

I really wish I’d be allowed to run without a front plate here

Temped to just try it and see how long it takes to get a ticket

[stoic ledge]

Probably fast as fronts are used by ANPR? I think

Also some speedcameras

[civic spoke]

Okay. Say that you have an American plate in the back. And an Canadian plate up front (where I believe it's required?). How would they know where that vehicle is from?

[stoic ledge]

Maybe they can even WOK your car? Ngl wouldn't try it

[civic spoke]

Or even worse. Say that you're visiting Canada with an American plate in the rear, Canadian in the front.

What happens then?

[feral reef]

Well they’d just run the local plate see if anything comes up

[civic spoke]

I know that plenty people are running Euro plates in the front of their Euro cars in America. But I'm sure it can't be totally legal.

[feral reef]

I seriously doubt they could do anything about that

Since it’s just decorative essentially

[civic spoke]

I would probably just get a different vanity plate. Just to be certain it wouldn't come back to anything.

I'm sure countries reuse combinations that become free once the previous car gets deregistered.

[stoic ledge]

In certain European countries the plate is connected to the owner

So if you switch cars you take the plate with you

[civic spoke]

Here they are connected with the car.

[stoic ledge]

NL same

BE and DE not

[stoic ledge]

But here with as it has the cutout

[civic spoke]

But I still imagine that once a car become deregistered that the plate becomes reusable again.

[feral reef]

I don’t think that’s the case in NL

[stoic ledge]

In NL only when you reregister that exact car again

Plates are numbered/dated/.. by first NL registration

So a 2023 car with a 2003 would look weird

[civic spoke]

Older cars in Sweden would have the combination of ABC123, but as a few years ago they switched over to ABC12D

[stoic ledge]

NL goes to combinations crazy fast

[feral reef]

I remember when all cars had XX-XX-XX plates

And then suddenly there were different formats

8-10 year old me got very confused

Or however long ago that was

[civic spoke]

I believe for Germany, then the first letters is basically the area code?

[stoic ledge]

XX-99-XX and then XX-XX-99 was to like 2000, then 2000-2007 had 99-XX-XX, 2008-2012 99-XXX-9, 2012-2015 9-XXX-99, 2015-2019 XX-999-X, 2019- X-999-XX. Could be slightly off, but especially the last 2 decades quite fast

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[civic spoke]

The problem with using numbers is that we don't really have too many to pick from.

Which is why Sweden is using four letters, and two numbers now.

[stoic ledge]

They limit a lot of letters here

[civic spoke]

Instead of three letters/three numbers.

[feral reef]

Doesn’t the king have his own letter or something

Can’t beat my PP though

[stoic ledge]

Usually G, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, X and Z as starting letters, and then other vowels as other letters (excluding stuff like Y and C I think?)

[stoic ledge]

Yeah AA-99

AA-<number> , fixed AA

[feral reef]

I want a plate like 00-RPJ-0

[stoic ledge]

Can't have J I think

[feral reef]

Lame

[stoic ledge]

Well you used to

[wispy cloak]

The audi and truck are safe

[stoic ledge]

We had TJLZ28

[wispy cloak]

I just finished moving them into a shed at work

[feral reef]

Personalized NL plates

[civic spoke]

I'm thinking about getting me a vanity plate to keep in the truck.

[stoic ledge]

When they'll tax you 12c/km

[feral reef]

[wispy cloak]

Personalized plates on the dakota were only $7 more than regular ones

[feral reef]

Okay, time for me to sleep so I can wake up for F1

[wispy cloak]

I don't think I can get personalized plates on the f350 because it has class C plates unfortunately

[stoic ledge]

SVV = Speciaal Voorrang Voertuig

[stoic ledge]

Kek at that price anyone would have one here

[misty mantle]

Probably because V8 Tronk

[wispy cloak]

Registration for that thing was only like $151 a year or something

It isn't bad

Insurance was the expensive part

[stoic ledge]

laughs in €725/year for a 1.2 supermini

[wispy cloak]

$356 every six months for liability alone

[wispy cloak]

😭

And that truck had a 5.9L V8

Horrible emissions I'm sure

[civic spoke]

INB4 it's excluded due it it being a truck.

With the emissions, that is.

[wispy cloak]

I mean it's a "truck"

Doesn't really have a usable towing or payload capacity

It's a muscle truck

[civic spoke]

Government see it as a truck. Therefore it's used for work.
Basically.

[wispy cloak]

The original version was mopar's way at skirting around emissions regulations to make a muscle vehicle

(The original version was the lil red express)

[misty mantle]

It was really meant as a competitor to the Ford Ranger and the GMC Canyon/ Chevy Colorado

[wispy cloak]

Not the dakota r/t

The regular dakota was though

[misty mantle]

Yeah, true

Considering the r/t has the 5.9 out of the 1500

[civic spoke]

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
That truck there.
Just blew straight through.

[wispy cloak]

And the 46re

Also the 9.25 corporate rear end

Now you Europeans will love this

If I had emissions inspections my truck would be exempt because it's a "commercial vehicle"

The f350

[civic spoke]

Having an F350 here in Europe would come with so many headaches.

Considering that they are heavy enough to require a C1 license.

Along with a tachograph.

Oh, and it would be limited to 90 kmh, too.

[wispy cloak]

And I was daily driving it from November until last week 💀

From the factory it was speed limited to 96mph but when I tuned it the limiter was subsequently disabled

The tires are rated for 112mph if I remember right

And I've had it pretty dang close to that

[civic spoke]

Anything with a GVWR of over 3,500 kg is required to be limited to 90 kmh.

[wispy cloak]

It would keep going if I had the tire to let it

[wispy cloak]

Oh that truck is waaaaay over that

It has a 9800lbs gvwr

[civic spoke]

Euro rules.

[wispy cloak]

That's 4445kg according to google

But you are right

My truck would be a nightmare to drive there

It's a crew cab long bed so it's 22ft long

[civic spoke]

Let me check how long my truck is...

It's 27 feet.

But I would almost imagine it having a better turning radius.

[wispy cloak]

🦅

My turning radius is yes

[civic spoke]

I believe that I have a 16.5 foot bed? Around there.

Slightly longer than 5 meters.

[wispy cloak]

I have an 8ft bed

[civic spoke]

Heaviest load that I have willingly loaded on another truck that was basically the same was 19+ tonnes.

So 42,000 lbs

[wraith rivet]

Anybody know of any tricks to get this back to nice and shiny?

maybe there’s some kind of polish or something? I really don’t feel like buying a new one

[civic spoke]

Look around for plastic polishers?

Could always vinyl wrap it.

[civic spoke]

Does this mean that they have only made 35 Tesla Semi's?

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkryj0A723c

[wide hemlock]

corrolla tried to eat a rare cassette today

saved

[plucky flame]

Not today satan

[fathom socket]

Honestly cassette decks are superior than CDs

Even if the belts break, you can still put a Bluetooth casette, so you can use your phone

[plucky flame]

Nearly any car with a cd player would also have an aux jack

[wide hemlock]

Except when they use discontinued belt sizes like in my volvo

I dont own any cds I just get what I deem belongs on the format

same with 8 tracks

[fathom socket]

It's fun when you're driving a 38 metric tonnes of metal and suddenly your engine turns off

[shrewd shard]

The brakes aren't failsafe?

[fathom socket]

It's difficult to steer without power steering

And I blocked the entire entrance

[brittle totem]

Same rims as our Tiguan allspace loaner 🤔

[stoic ledge]

Not quite I think, they had the set of spokes slightly offset and these look equally partitioned? Also those are probably larger than 16"

But quite similar

[brittle totem]

Just your avrage Day in 🇸🇪

[civic spoke]

chuckles in E46

[versed scroll]

It’s snowy

[brittle totem]

Found a Marcus Ericsson "statue" at the most random place.

[supple anchor]

Mine doesn’t🗿

Both of the old cars at my house don’t actually

[civic spoke]

Welcome to Uncle Linus' Discord.

[supple anchor]

Lol

[fathom socket]

Hi guys I love cars 😳 my favorite car is definitely got to be the JDM Nissan supra with the boxer engine 🥵

[atomic bolt]

Thats craazy

Mines is the toyota RX-7

[atomic bolt]

Beautiful

Wrx sti impreza

[obsidian spire]

22b will always be better than any other scooby though

[dense shard]

Hard to beat the VB on best Subaru

[brittle totem]

I guess that volkswagen has the slowest auto parking in existence . Ehat even is the point when it takes 2x the time then parking manually. https://youtu.be/po3zZ_Q1kDc

[civic spoke]

Slow and steady wins the race.

[vocal mural]

And this is no joke

😡

[civic spoke]

I don't get it.

Are you saying that it's cheap? Expensive?

[dense shard]

LTT thinks they can rebrand as a gardening channel. Joke's on them. I'm into that.

[civic spoke]

The forum is Linus Tesla Tips.

[atomic bolt]

You got dat easy bro

Premium fuel in sg is like 3.5 dollars per liter

[civic spoke]

Not to mention that the font is... Yeah...

[atomic bolt]

Which is around 2.5 euros

Funny thing is our neighbour gets it for 1 dollar per liter

People go there juss for petrol

[brittle totem]

Well the problem is that it takes so long before it find a place and when it finds one its usually trying to parallel park in it. Even if it a normal spot.

[tight coral]

for those who may not understand what they're seeing:

[fathom socket]

tesla is trash

w

[brittle totem]

The model y is selling like crasy now I think that this is the first time a brand have overtaken volvo for the 1st place in like 20 years.

[civic spoke]

Tesla vehicles are one of those odd balls.
I can imagine that they are decently affordable to lease monthly. Since their residual value is so high.
Where as the insurance on them would also be through the roof.

[rugged lynx]

thats a really fast fire bomb

[brittle totem]

They are decently priced to compared to other ev to like a similer equipped id4 is like 10k more for "worse" car ev wise. And they have really low intrest rates to on the car loan to.

[civic spoke]

Yeah, high residual value helps with that.

We really just need more basic EV cars.

[rugged lynx]

once batteries stop sucking i was going to convert a 90s honda to electric

weighs 1500 pounds

[brittle totem]

Yeah my dads friend sold his model 3 after 3 years and like 80k km and he got like €2000 less then what he bought it after the after the 7k ev bonus that you used to get.

[rugged lynx]

and probably 500 of that is engine and transmission

[civic spoke]

A big reason is that the batteries themselves are crazy expensive, and doesn't wear a whole lot.

[brittle totem]

I guess that id2 will do that if it actulley going to cost €25k like Volkswagen says.

[civic spoke]

I just hate the interior design and everything that the ID cars have going.

It's just really 'meh'.

[brittle totem]

Yeah it doesn't look the best but I guess it looks alright for 25k car. But I guess that this is fully loaded model and the base one isen't going to look anything like this.

[bitter compass]

Can't wait for the day vw gets the slap of being wiped off the top of Germanys car sales, but that won't ever happen

[civic spoke]

I guess a big problem is that you get a fairly high base price due to the price of batteries.
And then they somehow need to make an interior to reflect that price.

[civic spoke]

Is that a whacky steering wheel that's only attached at the bottom?

[brittle totem]

Well the Model y is above any of the Volvo models in Sweden now. So I guess it's the same in germany.

[bitter compass]

Na we be golfing

[civic spoke]

I miss analog gauges 😦

[bitter compass]

Kicking the golf off that spot is.. a challenge even for vw

It doesn't matter how plagued it is by software issues, it doesn't matter that they a increasing the price by 5k per Generation

It just doesn't leave

[brittle totem]

Well here in Sweden the passat went from a top 3 seller and now it's not even on the top 10 list anymore so anything can happend.

Here is the list from 2017-2019 so it has compeltely changed in just 4 years.

[civic spoke]

Golf not even on the list

Not the new one.

[stoic ledge]

Friend of mine went to look fora new company car... Has his not even a year now but already has to order a new one soon as their lease is just 3y and the wait time is 1+ year

Translation: Tesla was quite disappointing

[fathom socket]

Spotted another S Class with the lowered suspension

Like a modded car

I prefer any S Class before or after it

[brittle totem]

Wheren't you supposed to get your first company car this year ?

[rugged lynx]

my company leases fords for us to drive

have to drive them very carefully or the stupid odbi2 nanny bot tells on you

[stoic ledge]

I can but Pricing atm doesn't make them interesting at all continuing driving my own car nets me like 500/month more

So for the time being I just keep driving this

The Astra I was looking for even got out of budget now Best car I can get in budget now is a Clio Hybrid? No bad car but it's not worth the premium compared to my current car

[novel relic]

Yoooo, i bought a full new interior today and my god it looks sooo good
The old vs the new

Ive wanted that exact spec seat for ages and i finally got it

[rugged lynx]

use the stool

[ebon thistle]

Just got this monster running. Waiting for racing season

[brittle totem]

My dad will need to look for a new company car soon to the lease for the passat will end on 4 january 2024. So we going to look on the id7 comes out. He isen't even allowed to get full ice car anoymore it most be PHEV or an EV. But the PHEV doesn't make sense finacially anymore after they removed all of the tax benefits on them so an ev it is.

Not sure if the passat will be out from the shop before the lease ends

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjKDG8gGHI

ford is making gm commercials i see

[wraith rivet]

lmao

[stoic ledge]

And he wants to consider a VW again

[stoic ledge]

Regular hybrids are also still allowed at my company, although banned from 2025 by NL so not for long

[brittle totem]

Well it's the only choice i guess in the category maybe the A6 E-tron but they haven't annouced when it will be avaible yet.

[stoic ledge]

[brittle totem]

He wants something with the same size as the Passat is there any other option that isen't a id7 or a6 e-tron.

[brittle totem]

Yeah the current passat has been quite bad quality wise but the previous one that he hade didn't have a single issue during the 3,5 years that he hade it.

[stoic ledge]

Even unsure those will be available then

[vocal mural]

@stoic ledge https://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/artikel/25-jaar-opel-astra-g-de-laatste-verkoopknaller/

[stoic ledge]

[brittle totem]

Is the end of this video a April fools joke or not ? https://youtu.be/edDdZeTxpnE?t=830

[fathom socket]

Imaging paying 110k for a Subaru

[wide hemlock]

tractor

https://youtu.be/-wjL7lDtxW8]

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

MSRP here was €105k/115k USD, so I'm not surprised by that

[civic spoke]

Close to $100k seems to be the going price for the S209.

I guess it's one of those true collectible vehicles.

Considering that they only made a bit over 200 of them.

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[stoic ledge]

There's a regular one, not a S209, for sale here for €115k

[icy osprey]

Tbh I think it’ll fit

[tacit elm]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/30/22357166/volkswagen-name-change-voltswagen-us-division

[rugged lynx]

was it lamborghini or ferrari that started with tractors?

[wispy cloak]

Laborgenie

[rugged lynx]

oh that is why they are more based than ferrari

[wispy cloak]

Lamborghini came into existence because of ferrari being stupid

Ferrari is just such a stupidly run company

[rugged lynx]

they dont even allow people to paint the cars they bought

[wispy cloak]

There's a reason that Jay Leno doesn't own a Ferrari

I'm just saying

Not that I could afford one

But if I could I would likely consider alternative vehicles

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_boUTf3PVQ
these guys are probably black listed from ever buying a ferrari

[rugged lynx]

yeah like the new corvettes look like a super car and costs $60k

or get a pantera, has a ford engine, way more reliable

[gentle ingot]

Buying a new Ferrari isn't really like how the internet describes it.

You can paint them, you can resell them whenever you want, you can get them serviced wherever you want. A lot of the stories you hear are bs or they only apply to the super special edition stuff like the monza cars

[rugged lynx]

would you get sued if you put a better engine in it?

[gentle ingot]

No, of course not

Usually people think about the Deadmau5 car, but he got sued for violating Ferrari's trademark, not for the specific modifications he made to the car. It was the "Purrari" logo, not the fact he wrapped the car or anything like that

there are more than a few garishly painted and wrapped Ferrari's out there and Ferrari is totally fine with it

and a few LS swaps

[rugged lynx]

lambo emailed him asking if he wanted to make a purracan

[gentle ingot]

good marketing, for sure

[rugged lynx]

lambo is bassed lol

[gentle ingot]

they don't make cars for me, but I like the company

[slow kestrel]

sexy 1995 acura legend coupe

compared to my turd 1991 ls sedan

[civic girder]

I thought someone got cease and decist for swapping a Ferrari and doing donuts and shit

Some Australian guy

[hidden geyser]

damn

i am australian maybe it was me

nevermind i cant afford that

[civic girder]

I might be wrong, but it's a real car

[hidden geyser]

my motorcycle is getting an interesting swap soon

[civic girder]

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/rotary-swapped-ferrari-456

[plucky flame]

How do my neighbors manage to get in their car turn it on and just have their music at the maximum volume known to man

At 8:53 am

I can still hear it and they drove away a couple minutes ago

[feral reef]

Then why do so many Ferrari owners get a cease and desist when they do so?

[fathom socket]

I never seen a Ferrari in Italy on Italian plates

And looks like it's registered first time where I work

Yep

Oh. Nice

All I've seen were on Swiss, French and German plates

Oh wait

I might have told something false

I don't remember the plates of the supercars loaded at work tho

If these were registered at all

I used to, but now I told I don't want to do that

I tried to load a Porsche, I could not fit in the car or get out of it

when I loaded it up

it's hell being like 194 cm tall

[feral reef]

One of the benefits of being a 170-172cm midget, is that I easily fit in my car

[fathom socket]

there are still the platform support pillars

[civic spoke]

A friend of mine is dealing with open transports. I think it's up to 5 vehicles on the truck.

[icy osprey]

My driveway is officially filled with trucks

Idk how they boutta fit all this stuff here

[fathom socket]

It was wrapped with stuff to protect it

but in my current job we hae enclosed ones, but it's impossible for me to get out

[timber oar]

Have to just phase through the wall of the truck i guess

[vocal mural]

[fathom socket]

Did you watch Bob the Builder as a child on PBS?

[brittle totem]

Great quality from volkswagen on the fuel cap and you can barely open it to.

[icy osprey]

Yes I did

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

I watched Bob the builder in 2005 at age 4 when I was still in Vietnam

But I have heard that Bob used to be in some kids channel here in the states. I moved to the US in 2012, but do know PBS Kids even though I was too old to watch it when I arrived here

[vocal mural]

Still better quality than my moped. Which just opens randomly

[gentle ingot]

Taking the long way home

[rugged lynx]

what if ferrari sued ford because they used a horse on their mustang logo?

[gentle ingot]

I have a t shirt that says Ferrari but it’s the mustang logo

Hardly anyone notices

[icy osprey]

Yes officer it’s stock.

[gentle ingot]

Can’t check the legality of the tint if they can’t reach it!

[fathom socket]

Tru

[fathom socket]

I found a Land Cruiser with a lowered suspension

Actually, it is a 2004 Lexus LX, with 160k mi

[amber lion]

It was a good weekend. Took the M3 out to check on the S2k

[gentle ingot]

I still like Porsche for the track. Seeing how we like Ferrari for the road

[fathom socket]

I saw an E46 M3 with 160k mi today

[amber lion]

They’ll keep going if they’re maintained

[fathom socket]

Kennans E39 M5 2002 has 220k miles

I meant Doug DeMuro's friend

An unmaintained Toyota wouldn't be good either.

[spring isle]

Restoration complete

[gentle ingot]

We're planning to ship the RS over for ringmeet this year in August

[plucky flame]

If someone watched this video from the woods it would be the most off roading that truck has ever done.

[fathom socket]

I have seen several rare cars yesterday, including an Oldsmobile Bravada, 3 BMW M3 (E46, E90, F30), 2 Rivian R1T in Brookline with one parked alongside a Taycan 4S (I went through that apartment several times by the way), a Rivian EDV, a Lamborghini Urus, a series 1W Chevy Monte Carlo, a Buick Reatta, a W140 S420 (I have seen a fleet of W140 as well as E38 at a dealer in Connecticut yesterday), a Buick Reatta, and an AMC Gremlin

[deep zealot]

F30 isnt an M3 model

[stoic ledge]

F80 isn't it?

But it's an honest mistake imho

As it's the F30 body style

[bitter compass]

BMW pals throwing out random numbercodes

Honestly they lost me after the e92 after that its just luck getting the right one 👀

[civic spoke]

Part of me can understand it. But it's also silly.
I believe they had to use the front of the 4 series with the 3 series. Which is part of the reason for the change.

[fathom socket]

The steam cleaner is so good at cleaning car interior

Even a crappy one

[civic spoke]

I need to do that on my car, tbh

Just rent one for a day and get 'er done.

[fathom socket]

I paid 25 bucks for mine at Lidl.
Does the job

Sadly I'm with a truck and I think can't really go there with one

But could use that for the shit box Yaris I bought

If I have time that is

[civic spoke]

I wonder what a used one is.

Could probably find something on Facebook Marketplace

[fathom socket]

I mostly need interior cleaned

[civic spoke]

Can you do the seats with a steam cleaner as well?

Or guess I might need a small carpet cleaner for that.

[fathom socket]

I did clean entire sofa with it.
So I guess depends how bad they are

But generally I like to run fabric cleaner and shop vac

[civic spoke]

That might be what I would do.

[fathom socket]

I work like close to Orbassano.

Well

Go and pickup my truck

[civic spoke]

I should be able to get my hands on a shop vac easy enough, probably.

[fathom socket]

Nah

[fathom socket]

These are like cheap.
Bought a shop vac for home because pandemic and were so much cheaper

Close to Fiat

[civic spoke]

Father owns a cleaning company. So I might be able to borrow everything from him.

[fathom socket]

And I thought Amazon was bad

Well, technically they have to unload me and load empties

And i get like 1 set of pallets every 20 mins

[civic spoke]

Split daily rest.

Teachnically only need 9 hours for a full daily rest.

[fathom socket]

Gonna take normal 11 hour rest

[civic spoke]

I do that regardless. Just nice knowing that I'm not breaking any rules.

[fathom socket]

I had enough sleeping 5 hours per day.
Especially with a fucking GPS tracker that does not work in Switzerland and alarm going off every 2 minutes

[civic spoke]

Same reason why I never set off before 5 am.

[fathom socket]

I literally threw it outside

[civic spoke]

Any work between 1am and 5 am is instantly considered 'night work' and you're limited to 10 hours.

[fathom socket]

I think the earliest I can go is 5 am because Swiss restrictions

[civic spoke]

I know that Old Town in Stockholm has additional restrictions for what times you're allowed to operate.

[fathom socket]

Usually the latest I've ever worked was 1:30 because accident and closed highway

Generally I finish that route at 0:30

[civic spoke]

It's not permitted to drive between 11:00 and 06:00 in Old Town with a truck.

[fathom socket]

That's fair

[civic spoke]

So you're only allowed in there for 5 hours.

[fathom socket]

Not like me going with a rattling trailer and wake up entire street by going over potholes

[civic spoke]

Nah. You ain't driving there with a trailer.

You're limited to 8 meters in length, and 3.5 meters in height.

[fathom socket]

Still the metal things on the back of the truck can rattle

If you're not driving a boxed truck

[civic spoke]

You're pretty much just driving enclosed trucks, or a small crane truck in there.

It's not built for heavy traffic in the slightest.

Most of the deliveries are just made with small box trucks. That you only need a B license for.

[fathom socket]

I've seen 2 of b drivers license trucks that were overweight empty

I've hear something that it was under 3.5 tonnes on paper, but in reality it wasn't

[civic spoke]

How in lords name does that work?

I know that some with a end lift are only able to load 750 kg or something. Which is just bad.

One pallet, and you're overweight.

[fathom socket]

Apparently the documents of vehicle declared lower weight than it really was.
Basically some loophole

[civic spoke]

I know that you can register a 5 tonne total weight vehicle as a 3.5 tonne.

But you still can't gross more than the 3.5 tonne.

[fathom socket]

I think it was something like that, but the weight of the empty platform was lower than the empty platform really did weight

[bitter compass]

Weird cities skylines flex 👀

I may have played it too much recently...

[fathom socket]

I wanted to say this looks like the place I would see incredibly high traffic

[civic spoke]

I know of someone who drives a NV400 has his work vehicle, and it's lowered to a 3.5 tonne weight. Cause fuck having additional restrictions that comes with C1?

[civic spoke]

It's not. They try to route as much traffic around it as possible.

[fathom socket]

I mean in cities skylines

[civic spoke]

Ahh.

If it was Cities Skylines, then I would find a way to limit traffic. tbh

[fathom socket]

Me dumb dumb brain reads someone else post, thought I have written it, but I didn't

[civic spoke]

That's the place on an actual map.

Freeways going around it.

I just got a laugh, because half of it is photographed with a 3D view, other half isn't.

Now that's quality.

[fathom socket]

Would you guys say Altima stereotypes are true?

Cause I don’t think it is

[tired sundial]

Yes I had a friend who had one (key word is I had one I don’t have one)

[fathom socket]

Ok I forgot. It was F80. I was sorry for being mistaken.

[civic spoke]

It's fine. It's one of those weird decisions that BMW made.

[stoic ledge]

Probably something forced by marketing

Make as many different model designations as possible

[vocal mural]

Did someone mention my favourite game?

[wispy cloak]

Yes

[fathom socket]

why ):

[wispy cloak]

Because I swear most of the bad drivers on the road are in altimas, sentras, or elantras nowadays

I got cut off buy an altima weaving through traffic yesterday

[fathom socket]

I drive an Altima ):

but anyways im looking to get into something like this

obv not me

but these hondas go for like 4-5k on facebook

[wispy cloak]

The kei truck or the bike

[fathom socket]

the truck

[wispy cloak]

Kei trucks are so overpriced

[fathom socket]

bike too for speed

[wispy cloak]

Why not just buy a ranger or something

[fathom socket]

4-5k is pretty cheap tho?

what is a ranger

[wispy cloak]

Ford ranger

[fathom socket]

oh

expensive

[wispy cloak]

Aka Mazda b series

[wispy cloak]

Cheaper than a kei truck

[fathom socket]

Ranger goes for 6k here

[wispy cloak]

What about an s10

[fathom socket]

like 3-6k

[wispy cloak]

Or a dakota

[fathom socket]

?

[wispy cloak]

Chevy S10

Or Dodge Dakota

[fathom socket]

what

[wispy cloak]

Other mini trucks

[fathom socket]

ur gonna have to give me something familiar for brasil

lol

[wispy cloak]

Dakotas are in Brazil

I'm actually trying to import one that was only made in Brazil

But not many companies deal with importing cars from Brazil

[fathom socket]

that's like 8k usd

and this one is no where near me

[wispy cloak]

I was looking at them and found many for less in Brazil

[fathom socket]

depends on the state

im from minas gerais

[wispy cloak]

I found multiple diesel dakotas (which is what I'm trying to get) around Sao Paulo

Otherwise Kei truck would probably be fine for you

Originally I thought you were in the US

[fathom socket]

r u from brasil

[wispy cloak]

I'm in the US

[fathom socket]

oh

so you want to get cummins dakota

from brasil

?

[wispy cloak]

It's a VM Motori diesel

In the second gen dakota

[fathom socket]

oh we have some with cummins

[wispy cloak]

Was made in Brazil only

I have one of the rarest dakotas made in the American market

And I want another weird dakota

[fathom socket]

we have diesel dakotas but this one server everyone says im lying

they're like

"old dakotas dont have diesel engines"

[wispy cloak]

I know they exist because I've been researching them and trying to get one

[fathom socket]

yeah

but i think they're just stupid

[wispy cloak]

Probably

A lot of Mopar people are

[fathom socket]

i was saying give me a car recognisable in brasil cause i was born there but dont currently live there

i only know cars from there still

[wispy cloak]

Where do you live now

[fathom socket]

SFL

I really wanna get a VW GOL but it's too expensive to ship over here

and no i dont mean GOLF

im talking about this but newer

like this

only made in south america

very hard to find these in florida

but around 2 of these are sold per year in florida

[wispy cloak]

In Florida you could probably find a decent dakota for not much money

It's the south so you don't have to deal with rust

[fathom socket]

im not really looking for trucks to tow stuff with

im looking for one to go through floods with

because it rains a lot here lol

like not too much power, but i also want something small and compact

like ebikes, hatchbacks, kei trucks

coupes

etc

[wispy cloak]

Dakotas are mini trucks

[fathom socket]

or like Toyota 4runner

[wispy cloak]

A bit bigger than an s10 or ranger but still a mini truck

[fathom socket]

ah

what about like this

i see these everywhere and they look cool

[wispy cloak]

They're good but very expensive

Because you gotta pay the toyota tax

[fathom socket]

true

i mean if i get a 2011 i only have pay like 11,2k

wtf

[tired sundial]

Bro completed the Roblox obby

[fathom socket]

gen 4 4runner

for 8k

[tired sundial]

Still would rather have a Toyota pickup

[fathom socket]

Bring back the little truck dammit

Make a unibody based on the rav 4 hybrid to compete with the maverick you cowards

[wispy cloak]

The maverick isn't a truck

Truck can't be unibody for me

[fathom socket]

It isn’t a truck *for you

[wispy cloak]

Old ranger >

[charred depot]

best unibody pickup

[bitter compass]

Honestly I'd recommend importing a polo over a gol

[fathom socket]

wtf is a polo

[umbral tusk]

a model of VW

[fathom socket]

never heard of it

[bitter compass]

One class below golf, similar in size to the gol maybe a tiny bit smaller

Idk if they're sold by brazil vw or if they ditched it out of south America and only europe/africa still got it

From what i know they have a nicer interior

(but would recommend the pre facelift in the current generation)

Probably more expensive tho a new one is like 23k€ over here

25k if you want DSG buuut why spend extra on an automatic

[civic spoke]

Manual is second nature to me.

[bitter compass]

Haven't owned one automatic yet

[civic spoke]

My first and only car (E46) is a manual.

Had it for almost 8 years now.-

But driven a bunch of auto's.

[bitter compass]

Well company car is.. an i3 so yeah that's a thing

[civic spoke]

First time I drove an automatic I did the classic stab of the brake when I went for the clutch.

[bitter compass]

I don't trust weird gear selectors in automatics

[charred depot]

was funny driving a LHD car and going for the gear stick with my left hand

[bitter compass]

The one in the i3 kinda ok, not exactly something i trust but the small ones that are as big as a thumb i don't trust those

They seem evil

[charred depot]

I think alot of old auto shifters look cheap and tacky I cant stand them

[civic spoke]

Many trucks like to different shifters as well.

[bitter compass]

Gimme a big stick i trust sticks

I know sticks

[civic spoke]

Volvo FM, FMX, and FH still uses a classis gear shifting level by the base of your seat.

[bitter compass]

I see where they are

[civic spoke]

That's where it is on the nicer Volvo trucks.

Right by the seat.

[bitter compass]

Trucks always look like a nice place to be

[charred depot]

you'd hope so

[bitter compass]

Yeah

[brittle totem]

Well i only drove automatics for the first year of practice driving before we got a manual car. And I didn't have a single issue with learning to drive manual and got my license with no problems on the first try to. Not sure why everyone is saying that it a bad idea to start driving an automatic if you want a manual license my brother did the same at didnt have any issue to with learning manual.

[charred depot]

I can see alot of people going fuck it and just doing a auto test out of lazyness

[bitter compass]

I honestly don't really mind if auto or not, i look at car decide if i like and then go on

[brittle totem]

You are bit like my dad he always have hand on the gear selector when slowing down and accelerating and he has mainly driven automatic cars like 12 years now.

[bitter compass]

If my next car is gonna be electric im forced to got auto anyways

If not eh, time will tell what my brain will tell me to vuy

[stoic ledge]

Definitely a bid idea... I bid 3 bucks

😛

[civic spoke]

They have to be when you're spending 40 hours a week driving them.

[wraith rivet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4-sLEh0Oo

dude if they put that in a mazda 6

turbo straight 6 in that little sedan rwd would be godlike

[civic spoke]

More inline 6 engines make me happy.

[fathom socket]

The volvo shifted always really nice

I think it was the truck I was the most comfortable with

But now I'm stuck with this nightmare that sounds like a 2004 bus door

[civic spoke]

I know of a tall driver driving a Mercedes Arocs. His head is basically in the roof of the truck. You see his butt through the window.

[fathom socket]

My eyes are on the tachograph when I sit straight

This truck really is killing me with ergonomics

[civic spoke]

I'm just hating not having arm rests in the truck.

[fathom socket]

Guess how many times I went on reverse when I intended to go forwards

[fathom socket]

The thing I hate is that the passager seat has 2 armrests

Drivers idę has only 1

[civic spoke]

Now that's bad.

[fathom socket]

The volvo I used to drive had 2 armrests for driver

[civic spoke]

Having two arm rests is just nice for locking yourself in if you have to.

Or you know, actually resting your arms.

[fathom socket]

I drive mostly with my left arm.
The lack of armrest really makes my arm hurt when driving for like 9 hours a day

Not including being in congestions

[fathom socket]

I get thrown off my seat so easily due to my height

[feral reef]

Ordered a set of wheels

[civic spoke]

What are you getting?

[feral reef]

Sparco Asetto Gara in black

[civic spoke]

Good wheels.

I'm still happy with the rims that I got for my E46 👌

[feral reef]

What did you get?

[civic spoke]

BMW's Style 304

[feral reef]

Cool

[civic spoke]

I got them for under $200. And then just replaced the rubber on them.

[wind peak]

Nobody in my area is willing to give a price quote on repairing a smashed rear quarter panel on an 06 mustang convertible I wanna buy 😞 at this point I'm just considering buying the car and doing the work myself. It's like $400 for the parts, but all the collision repair centers will probably want 5x that for the labor

[civic spoke]

Most repair places probably don't like working on personal vehicles. Much easier to get a yes/no from insurance companies on lease vehicles.

[icy osprey]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRcUwgBe/ mfs in the comments talking ab how it’s electric but honestly idfc this shit looks stunning

[random siren]

it's actually way easier than that it's over 10 years old = body shops dont want to deal with rust.

insurance would write it off before risking digging into a rusty mess hidden beneath.

[still grove]

Anyone know a good place to look for car info? Looking into trading in my daily driver comuter (2016 Subaru with automatic transmission) for something a little more fun but still practical. Don’t have much or any knowledge of cars.

[wind peak]

I thought that might be the case. The way I see it, the only way this car is ever going to make it off the salvage lot is if me or someone else with the intention of restoring it comes along and puts it back on the road all by themselves. Not many people are willing to drop $5k on a salvage title car that's that old and put the time and effort into bringing it back

[ashen pilot]

apparently my ford f250 sync4 infotainment system is running off of windows…. I scanned the ports (yes this is legal because it’s my vehicle on my router via internal ip) and found port 7000 open. I tried to rdp into it but it’s stuck on configuring your pc. pretty crazy

[feral reef]

Why that “yes it’s legal” disclaimer , who would assume it isn’t?

[limber pine]

This sounds like a great deal.

Less than 6000$usd.to.buy and import to new York.
https://www.mitsuicoltd.com/cars/for-sale-3-1998-daihatsu-atrai-van-s130v-031770-japanese-keivan-minivan-daihatsu-atrai-usa-uk/

[teal jasper]

This is better than teslas because of its 0 emmisons and 2 cylinder v12 and 300 mile without a charge and 4 electric motors

[wraith rivet]

wat??

[rugged lynx]

im got one of these i want to restore

the windows have been leaking for decades so it has rust inside that will suck to remove

[limber pine]

2 cylinder V12 and electric? So many things you said don't go together

[teal jasper]

Oh mb I meant to send a pic of a lotus

[limber pine]

The words... Do not match either.

2 cylinder when a V12 is a 12 cyclinder for the pistons , 0 emission yet can travel 300 miles with no charge and it has 4 electric motor?

[dense shard]

0 emissions because it threw 2 of the 12 cylinders.

Triple A offers 300 miles of towing at no charge.

My Corolla has at least 7 electric motors.

One for each window, two for the wipers, and a final one for the HVAC fan

[random siren]

I had an interesting run in on the bike today - bunch of cobra chickens wandering on the road, this dumbass decided to try to sneak by. 🤦‍♂️ Yeah they were unimpressed.

https://tenor.com/view/goose-geese-cobra-chicken-honk-honk-goosey-gif-26330184

[wet summit]

im making a hard descision

im switching from milwaukee to harbor freight

😢

the hercules line is comically good value i just cant keep buying tools for the same quality and warranty for 200 more

[wind peak]

straight up about to disown my father for making me miss out on a 1997 SVT Cobra for $2000. It was clean, only needed repainted and a new oil pump, both of which I'm fully equipped to do. But because of the stunt he pulled, it's someone else's now. Never consulting him about car stuff again.

[velvet escarp]

Got any important things coming up? Graduation from something..? birthday...?

[wind peak]

Graduating from college next month yeah. Birthday was last month.

I swear, he treated this like he was buying an 85 pickup truck. I was ready to offer the seller full asking price in cash for pickup tomorrow, but he insisted that I ask them all these meaningless questions before making an offer, and because I listened to him, someone outright bought it in the meantime.

[velvet escarp]

I don't want to get your hopes up, i really don't. But it's possible your dad mightve gotten up with a friend of his or another one of your relatives to surprise you with the car

[wind peak]

Yeah that didn't happen. This car was in the next state over, my dad doesn't have that amount of money laying around. I just think he genuinely (incredibly stupidly) thought that nobody would buy it outright in the time it took to literally drive to the next state over, inspect the car, and negotiate the price on this incredibly rare car. We looked it up and apparently there were only 43 made with this specific color and interior combination.

[velvet escarp]

Sorry, I don't know why, but i feel like i spoke out of my ass

Huh

Sorry

[wind peak]

The next car on my list is an '11 mustang, V6 manual with 168k miles in the next town over for $7500. Only issue is that I don't have that kind of money and no employer willing to pay me more than minimum wage is accepting my applications. So it'll take way longer than the time between now and my 21st birthday to save up for it if I settle for a job making $7.15 an hour

[velvet escarp]

Uh, so, I don't mean to change the topic, but you do want to see an extremely impressive serpentine belt?

Damn

[wind peak]

I think it would make me feel better yeah

[velvet escarp]

This is the new belt me and my friend put in his mom's 07 Saturn very early last month

End of February sorry

And...this is the one we took off the car, sixteen years old this is the original serpentine belt from 2007

@wind peak

[wind peak]

wow

[velvet escarp]

Old one was in such good condition they kept it in case they needed it

[wind peak]

That's genuinely impressive. was replacing a starter on a 13 elantra and noticed while we were in there that there was a belt that was cracked and probably needed replacing. Even tho that's one of the consumable items the dealership supposedly replaced before it was purchased a year prior

[velvet escarp]

Damn

[wind peak]

But after we saw the brake pads they also said they put on it, we understood. They just used major cheapo components for everything they replaced. Decided right then and there that we should do an oil change even though it was nowhere near time yet, and we were glad we did cause yeah they cheaped out on that too.

[velvet escarp]

Oh god i just remembered i saved this

[wind peak]

Moral of the story, everything the dealership says they replaced, keep and eye on it cause you'll have to replace it with something else soon after

[velvet escarp]

Yeah

[velvet escarp]

This is gold btw

[fathom socket]

Ged, how many old Peugeot do you own?

[wispy cloak]

How do you know it didn't already blow up

[wind peak]

I mean there were videos of it cranking but not starting. I don't particularly know that it wasn't blown up, but the reward would have been worth the risk of it being blown up. But even if it were blown up, it would still be worth more than what they were asking for it. I could've parted it out for twice my initial investment if it turned out to have been blown up

I do however admit that at 210,503 miles, there is an overwhelming possibility that it was, indeed, blown up

[wispy cloak]

If it needed a new oil pump then that means they probably ran it for long enough to figure out it didn't have oil pressure

[wind peak]

That's actually exactly what the listing said. That it cranked but didn't start, and didn't have any oil pressure.

[wispy cloak]

😬

It's probably dead

And the mileage would make me question the usability of the rest of the drivetrain without a full rebuild

[wind peak]

Understandable. Still would've been a really cool base to build off of. We have so many random Ford parts lying around that we probably could have made a working car if we tried. Guess I'll just keep an eye on the 2011 listing for now then

[wispy cloak]

A 2011 would be a pretty early coyote

They're a little weaker than the newer gens but still good engines

[wind peak]

3.7 V6 actually, which I prefer to the coyote

[wispy cloak]

Why do you prefer the 3.7

[timber oar]

God i would have said 500 max

Not 2k

Jesus

[wind peak]

Because it has the same power output rating as the three valve 4.6 V8's from the earlier fifth gens (about ~300HP, with slightly different torque ratings) but the insurance rates are cheaper, and it gets better gas mileage than the 4.6 or the Coyote

[timber oar]

wants a mustang

whines about mpg

[wind peak]

That's just based on specs though. Speaking honestly, it's because I don't trust myself with that kind of power output. I've never owned or driven for any extensive period of time, 1. any car with an engine bigger than a 4 cylinder, 2. any car that's rear wheel drive, or 3. has a manual transmission. So going from a dinky little automatic front wheel drive 4cyl to a twice as powerful rear driven manual V8 is a recipe for ending up in one of those mustang crash compilations.

[timber oar]

I judge you lmao

Jk

[wispy cloak]

The issue is with the 3.7 is that it just isn't worth it as a car

You can always sandbag in the 5.0 until you're ready for more power

Or if you're worried about fuel economy you could go out and get something with a 1.8t and slap a bigger turbo on it

Little car and 300hp with the same insurance rates

As much as I like mustangs they just aren't good for much besides straight line speed

Unless you mod them heavily

[timber oar]

And they look cool

Mustang hawt

Prepare to hate yourself working on European shit

[wind peak]

Really, more than anything, if I'm being honest, I only worry about that stuff because that's what my family cares about in a car. I don't really care about horsepower. I don't really care about gas consumption. But my family does, and if they don't approve of whatever I get, then it's just gonna be a bad time all around. I just wanna find something that's broken and fix it. If it were my choice, I'd find an old firebird and bring it back to life. Or a rusted out foxbody. But I just don't live in a place where there are many of those around. Or in a situation where I can make enough money to get ahold of something like that easily. The most unique looking car in my college's student parking lot is a 91 cavalier, everything else is shiny new plastic junk that all looks the same. Old stuff is just hard to come by where I live. Hell, I'd be happy with the 94 Miata sitting in my neighbor's garage that has the clutch burned out of it and has been sitting for a decade. I just wanna fix something

[wet summit]

buying a v6 mustang is an unbelievably stupid purchase

they plumet in value

[timber oar]

You should only care about what you want in a car if you are getting one for yourself

Everybody has different taste

[bleak birch]

but quality should come before taste in certain circumstances

[timber oar]

Good luck with the firebird tho, mine was rare enough

[timber oar]

Yeah only take on as many issues as you are capable of fixing lmao

Wishi took that advice

[molten spade]

R35, huracan, ZO6 I spotted in my small town

Why did it cut off the image :[

[wet summit]

theres a few vipers around here

gen 1 and 2

[molten spade]

Maybe it won't crop this one

[timber oar]

Oh I'd love a viper just for shits and giggles

V10 mmm mmm

[wet summit]

all of those wheels look awful

[molten spade]

Never gotten they hype around them

[timber oar]

Tasty

[molten spade]

I'd kill for the nissan

[bleak birch]

There’s a guy near me who has a realllyyyyy well maintained 850csi and it’s for sale I wish I had unlimited money so fucking bad

[wet summit]

im buying a torque converter and a rebuild kit for my 42rle. is there a point to a billet rebuild kit?

tc not rebuild kit

[molten spade]

I saw this beauty at a car show

[wind peak]

I've had quite a time searching. There's this ice cream parlor I frequent that has a 73 firebird sitting in the same parking space out in front of the shop across from it every time I go there. I think it belongs to the owner of that shop, but it never seems to move so I don't know. I applied to work at the ice cream parlor, thinking that if I could clock out of work every day and see that firebird across the street, it would give me the motivation to keep saving up money to get something to fix up. And then they denied my application so

[molten spade]

R33 Nismo RHD

Imported from Japan

I'm a jdm fan boy

[timber oar]

73 firebird is cool

I have a 79

Putting an ls 5.3 in it

[bleak birch]

Also one of my neighbours has the new Gen gt3rs in white with red accents and interior and I cream a little everytime he starts it up

[molten spade]

Nice

[timber oar]

giggles

[molten spade]

creAm

[timber oar]

Im pairing the ls with a 4l80

I want to hit it with some nitrous at some point

V8 POWAH

[wind peak]

79s look great. I think I'd own a 91 if I could because a neighbor of ours had one growing up, so that year has some memories

[timber oar]

Would love to go Hoonicorn style and have twin turbos out the hood

But I'm not cutting up that 43 year old hood

[molten spade]

Do it

[wispy cloak]

I was gonna put an lm7 or lq9 in my mustang but I ended up moving towards doing some work on my dakota instead

[timber oar]

Thats mine @wind peak

Engine was locked up and ruined

[wind peak]

I don't blame you for not wanting to cut up that hood

[timber oar]

It was very poorly taken care of if at all

It sat for 20 years afaik

I'm pretty sure it had the original (extremely worn) brake parts on it

Original front rotors i believe from looking at pictures from the repair manual

Has some indents and text that replacements don't

Bearings on the front were timken

Need to be careful with the rear because the manual specifically says asbestos was the friction material for brakes

And i bet the drums are original too xD

Most that was ever done i think was some oil changes xD

[wind peak]

😐 wow

How many miles did it have when you got ahold of it

[timber oar]

I'm guessing 123k

It rolls over after 99k

And said 23k, so I'm guessing 123k based on the parts i see and their condition

How long it was sitting, etc

[wind peak]

Very cool

[timber oar]

You don't even see these cars at car shows

At least i haven't

I don't see any firebirds anywhere really

[wind peak]

Same situation around here. Shame really. Like I said, everything I see on a daily basis is either stuff made in the last ten years that's weirdly glossy and all looks the same, or oddly enough, dodge classics. Like, I see old chargers and challengers regularly for seemingly no reason

Same issue with manual transmission cars. I've been watching tutorials and other videos on techniques for driving stick since I was 16, but there isn't a single person in my family, or really in my entire town who even owns a manual transmission car. It's like I've got all the knowledge but none of the experience y'know

[timber oar]

Getting going is the part you have to practice

Just shifting while already going is ez

I want my 4runner back together smhhh

I miss my stick shift

Rebuilding the engine in that

Almost 289k there 😂

The other thing you have to get used to is you have to downshift if you want to accelerate

Thats the biggest thing i forget

Am auto just does that for you

[wind peak]

I just think manual seems more fun and involved 🤷 but I do think I'll always keep around a front wheel drive automatic just in case, even if I do find something classic to fix up. For snow and stuff

Living in the rust belt sucks

[wraith rivet]

off roading beast 😈

[deep zealot]

send it bruh

why going so slow

[jaunty kindle]

probably don't want to go off that massive cliff

[velvet escarp]

@timber oar that's a nice firebird

[velvet escarp]

Easy, take the original hood, hang it somewhere for decoration, buy a new hood, get it cut up, and then the screamin' chicken painted on it or something. But that would be the best way to do it

[sturdy tree]

Got a new car 🙂

[feral reef]

Nice!

Did you also get a set of summer tires with it?

[sturdy tree]

No unfortunately not. But I always drive all-seasons and will get a new set of tires around the summer

It needs new breaks, tires and a radiator for the AC, other than that it's ready to go

Can anyone recommend a good microphone for in the car? Most on amazon look pretty crappy and don't go over 13 euros.
I want a mic which is actually usable and not e-waste by design.

[velvet escarp]

Microphone? What do you mean?

[marble falcon]

I guess to take calls

[civic spoke]

But like. The car should have that microphone already?

Or is there a way to change it?

[bitter compass]

Angry Americans on their way telling you couldn't possibly tow with a car

[sturdy tree]

I am not sure if it has a mic, didn't notice one anyway. I'll check when it gets back from the garage... (It needed some fixes before they could sell it to me, but my previous car kicked the bucket so they sold it as is to me so I had something to drive)

It does has a mic icon on the steering wheel, so it's probs somewhere

It's just not functioning now lol

[civic spoke]

You don't always trust that a car has all of the features that's shown on the steering wheel.

[sturdy tree]

My guess is that it had a navigation unit in there, but they replaced it probably

Im gonna replace it myself with this thing

[civic spoke]

More likely that it never had it to begin with.

[sturdy tree]

If not, it probably also doesn't have a mic

Oh well, one way to find out lol

[fathom socket]

Trying to get a head unit for the crosstour makes me want to bash my head into a wall

[sturdy tree]

Yeah for some cars it's a pain in the ass

[civic spoke]

I'm just going to keep the OEM one in mine.

Like that look.

[sturdy tree]

My radio doesn't even have bluetooth, you need to get a bluethooth module for that which costs like 100 euros...

Now I have an aux bluetooth thingy, but I can't skip songs with that

Don't want to use the phone to skip songs

[fathom socket]

Yeah I understand that
Very big on two hands on the wheel

Putting carplay in my miata was a literal quality of life improvement

[sturdy tree]

I can imagine

I have android, and almost all android auto compatible units only support wired

This one I shared does also have wireless, but it's quite a bit more expensive (340 euros)

But anything below 300 is probably trash

[gentle ingot]

I just added Carplay to my 2015 Cayenne with a mr12volt box, quite happy. I converted the wired carplay to wireless in my Portofino with a Carlinkit 4.0. It's kinda flaky, but overall worth the $90 or whatever it cost. Next up I'm going to swap the head unit in my wife's '06 Miata, still researching that.

[brittle totem]

Yeah that car defiantly has inbuild mic.

[gentle ingot]

I agree with @fathom socket, it's a huge quality of life improvement. Saved me $100k easy with the Cayenne, because the lack of carplay was really the only thing that made the car feel old. I lost all appetite for replacing it now that it has carplay

[sturdy tree]

Ahh, thats nice to hear

[brittle totem]

Yeah that looks good and will make the car feel way more modern just check the reviews on that head unit so it works smoothly and isn't super laggy.

[fathom socket]

It might be the only upgrade in the last 20 years that I genuinely want in a car

Which is great because it’s fairly easy to just jam into most vehicles
Except the got dang 8th gen accord platform apparently

[brittle totem]

Yeah I did the same to my moms 2015 BMW and it feels way more modern now and it basically has everything that a brand new cars has to so need for her to replace it with something newer for a while.

[sturdy tree]

Reviews were good, thats why I got it

[fathom socket]

Seriously
It would cost like $50,000 to replace this thing with something comparable and new

[sturdy tree]

In fact, I just got it in the mail 1 minute ago

[fathom socket]

Car market is out of control

[brittle totem]

And we can still use the inbuild system to which is nice to. And we got the android auto/carplay box for 100$ used so that was a no brainer for such big improvement.

[gentle ingot]

yeah, that's a great deal

[brittle totem]

Still can't understand how this 225i xDrive nearly fully loaded was less then a mid spec golf with similer miliage. The only thing that the golf hade over the BMW was inbuild Android auto/carplay. But that was easly fixed for just another 100€ in the BMW.

[civic spoke]

There are aftermarket head units for the E46. But I am not really too keen on the android/smartpad look.

[gentle ingot]

I had to open the factory unit, install a daughterboard, and re-route some ribbon cables to get the hookup in the Porsche. Took a couple hours of head-scratching, but if I had to do it again I could knock it out in about 30 minutes I think. It's full fiberoptic into the MOST bus, and a solid implementation. Worth the hassle, I think.

[civic spoke]

This is worst case scenario.

[gentle ingot]

oof, yeah

[civic spoke]

But you can stuff that looks like this also.

[brittle totem]

Something like this would look decent enough and would be a big improvement over the inbuild stereo.

[civic spoke]

I'm just keeping the OEM head unit and getting something that plugs in straight into that to give me bluetooth

[sturdy tree]

How would I upgrade this?

[brittle totem]

Looks like the classic "biltema" stereo that you find it basically every volvo a-tractor.

[civic spoke]

Create a custom enclosure with a panel that folds down to hide the aftermarket unit.

[civic spoke]

They are probably great for what they need to do. But not for me.

Oh, that reminds me of Matt Farah's Lambo, I believe it was.

If it wasn't the Ferrari

[brittle totem]

My brother hade something like this in all of his E9x and it worked great for him its basically an fm signal to Bluetooth adapter https://protax.se/products/fm-sandare-premium?variant=37591809720519

[civic spoke]

I used to have this. https://www.biltema.se/kontor---teknik/ljud/fm-sandare/fm-sandare-med-bluetooth-2000044209

Hated it, honestly.

[brittle totem]

Yeah I have heard that Biltema one isn't that great.

[civic spoke]

It's a problem you get with all FM ones. There are only so many free channels, and the ones that are free are taken up by other people with FM receivers.

[brittle totem]

If you have AUX port in you car you can get "aux to Bluetooth" adapter that's what my brother hade in all of his BMW.

[civic spoke]

No AUX.

[brittle totem]

Maybe its time for you to upgrade to E9x then 🤔

[fathom socket]

They make cassette to aux adapters

[civic spoke]

Just got CD with my car. (:

[wispy cloak]

They also make bluetooth to fm transmitters

Which is my personal favorite without doing actual work

[charred depot]

I left mine on the default frequency in my saab which had the aerial all the way at the back which meant everytime someone else with it was near me in a city theirs would overpower it

get random ecky tunes blasting in my car

[civic spoke]

Same with me. But it doesn't help living in a city.

With a million or so people.

[wispy cloak]

I don't have mine on the default so I don't really have any interference issues

[deft prairie]

prepared for the hail thats coming

would rather not have to replace the back glass and t-tops

[fathom socket]

is that a firebird

[gritty sentinel]

Ok, I think I found LTT's next project

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cqf5UTGgCuX/?igshid=ODM2MWFjZDg=

[civic spoke]

Literal computer (and LAN) on wheels.

[velvet escarp]

ooh that's a nice project firebird what motor?

[deft prairie]

350 Chevy, mated to a 5speed manual

[deft prairie]

Yes

[icy osprey]

People be like:oh yeah I’m a good Parker.
BUT CAN TOU PARK LIKE THESE PEOPEL

That Shi is tight asf

[wispy cloak]

Yeah

I play vehicle jenga in the shed

[civic spoke]

I don't get it. That doesn't look tight at all.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah I think they can still get their doors open

You should see how close the dakota is parked to the mustang and firetruck

[icy osprey]

im mainly talking ab the guy with the trailer cause literally on the left and right its like a dam type thing so idk how bros trailer didnt end up in the dam

[wispy cloak]

It doesn't look like a particularly small trailer

[civic spoke]

I wished that I had a tow hook. Because I would get so much use out of a trailer...

[wispy cloak]

So it should be relatively easy to back up with

[wispy cloak]

I wish I had the money to buy the trailer my classmate's dad is looking to sell soon

22' tilt deck

Would be so nice to move cars around with

[stoic ledge]

Why settle for a tow hook

[wispy cloak]

Oh god

[civic spoke]

I'm wondering what that is rated for.

[wispy cloak]

Four

Four pounds

[civic spoke]

And if the tongue weight gets added to the load capacity of the vehicle, or what happens.

[wispy cloak]

It looks like a good way to cave your roof in

[civic spoke]

It's probably fine. Most of those roof racks can take 100 kg or something like that. I imagine that being able to take a bit more.

I do wonder what the weight distribution is like, tho.

[sturdy tree]

Maybe put some foam between the car and the cover

Or a blanket + a piece of wood/plastic on top of that blanket

[deft prairie]

threw some thick cardboard under it

[sturdy tree]

Ahh, that should do

[deft prairie]

i just need to cover the windshield

cant find another tarp tho

gonna have to go buy one

[limpid hollow]

r sims part if gaming or cars

id like to share a touge run

[fathom socket]

So little of driving time to spare

2 hours of looking for a parking g spot

[civic spoke]

Dang. I hate going past the 9 hour mark.

[fathom socket]

I have 2x 10 hours?

I didn't even realise i did 10 hours of driving. It would end with my work hours tho

[civic spoke]

And yeah, you have 2x 10 hours you can use, if I remember it right.

As long as the breaks are all good.

[fathom socket]

I got lost in the middle of fields in my truck

Went where I wasn't supposed to

Because I had to unload there, and I was confused where tf my satnav did take me to

[fathom socket]

Man
I really want to put an exhaust on the miata, but I desperately do not want that lawn mower trashcan sound

[wraith rivet]

I’m in a mazda 6 lol

on 19” wheels low profile tires

[deep zealot]

send it

[wraith rivet]

I don’t want a repeat of my rim bending 😭😭

does washboard gravel do anything to the suspension?

i heard driving on it repeatedly can wear it out quick

[fathom socket]

If you drive slowly, not really
If you rally through that stuff yeah it’s gonna break stuff

[fathom socket]

Proposal
Don’t make a whole new platform
Just stuff that 3.3 I6 into a miata

[deep zealot]

they need to put the BMW B58 in the miata

or S58

[fathom socket]

I am not responsible enough for that kind of power

[fathom socket]

Hyundai and Kia will be the new Toyota and Honda, of the late 2020s on

Ironically, Toyota and Honda suffered the most from production issues

Hyundai and Kia seem to have mostly rebounded from production issues

Hyundai and Kia dealers nearby have a lot of cars on the lot as well as customers but Toyota and Honda seem to have less cars

And many of them are marked up

Hyundai and Kia however, don't suffer from markups