cars

[woven leaf]

Haldex works ok for S3 and below

[stoic ledge]

I just think it's wrong to call it Quattro But hey marketing let's goooo

[woven leaf]

hm

A4 and above use classic quattro?

I'm confused

[stoic ledge]

Hi confused

I'm MK

[woven leaf]

hello confusios

aka MK

A3/S3 uses haldex

A4 and above use Audi Quattro

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[woven leaf]

but TBH haldex is fricken good

I turn corners like a mofo, haldex delivers

😂

good system... for a smaller car

maybe proper Quatro is better for heavier models

[stoic ledge]

Basically, really Quattro's have their engines mounted longitudinal

Which is actually very funny if the car doesn't have Quattro

As then you have a longitudinal engine with FWD in Audi's

[woven leaf]

hm ok .. interesting setup

[woven leaf]

The RS wagons...

If I had four kids lol

[odd holly]

lmao

[woven leaf]

much prefer than than a stupid SUV

[odd holly]

thats an ass photo

[woven leaf]

why do all SUV's have silly 3 inch suspension? They are not an offroad vehicle! They drive on normal suburban roads so why do SUV's need 3 inches heigh lift?

will they drive through a forest?

[fathom socket]

Longer travel

And honestly here in the usa roads are getting pretty shit
I was constantly bottoming out my impreza

[woven leaf]

it is like a height contest ... my SUV is 10 inches higher than your SUV!!!!

[brittle totem]

Imegine having a SUV over a wagon. It's hard to belive that only the scandinavian countries understand that.

[fathom socket]

Wagon>>>>

[woven leaf]

I am so stressed

[odd holly]

yoo my dads got a passat

[civic spoke]

Can't even get the canoe up on a SUV.

[woven leaf]

My SUV is 10 inches than your SUV

[civic spoke]

Or I should say kayak.

[woven leaf]

so I am a king

I am higher than your SUV, so I am just better

😳

why the SUV craze....?

I am so confused

[odd holly]

sv bad

[fathom socket]

Bigger = better
More space, more room for luxury, higher off the road

[woven leaf]

omg.....

[fathom socket]

I don’t agree, just that’s what people think

[woven leaf]

nooooooo

Its crazy

every 2nd vehicle is a large SUV

with todays fuel prices...

[fathom socket]

Personally, as much as people dunk on crossovers they really are the best average vehicle

[woven leaf]

Am I missing something

[odd holly]

more weight = more fuel = bad

[woven leaf]

exactly

but ppl are still buying these monsters

fuel monsters, $300 to refuel

[odd holly]

lmao buy a miata

[fathom socket]

Done

[woven leaf]

I pay $120 to refuel my little Audi S3 2.0L engine

[odd holly]

sheesh

[fathom socket]

Bruh gas is like $3.60/gallon here and it’s “expensive”

[odd holly]

in the uk fuel prices are horrible

[woven leaf]

I see $250 from previous fuel consumptions...

[stoic ledge]

Lol @ mobility car across the street

[woven leaf]

V8's lol

[fathom socket]

Common UK L

[odd holly]

uk has no Ls

[woven leaf]

good

lolz

[stoic ledge]

250€ gets me like 5500km

#LPG life

[woven leaf]

hmmz

[brittle totem]

You mean the moped car or that's what we call them here.

[stoic ledge]

Didn't know the English translation, but yeah brommobiel = moped car

[woven leaf]

I know one day I will need to convert my S3 to electric, and I will play the fantastic exhaust note through internal and external speakers

[stoic ledge]

Those are freaking expensive tho, often the same as an entire proper car

[brittle totem]

And then they have this one two such a weird collection of cars and yes that truck is road legal.

[stoic ledge]

Converting ICE to BEV is cumbersome tho

[woven leaf]

yerp

[odd holly]

murica

[woven leaf]

oh the Audi V16

lol

[odd holly]

with an extended f40 wing lmao

[woven leaf]

WTF

pull-to-fart gag

[stoic ledge]

The quality of the photoshop is uncanny tho

[odd holly]

thx bro

[brittle totem]

I guess that is the car Audi will race with in 2026 when they join F1.

[woven leaf]

2 meter trunk lip

more like trunk flap

2m flap lol

[odd holly]

lmao

[woven leaf]

My M key has a liquid spill...

[woven leaf]

pffffffffffffftt

hmmm

[odd holly]

that colour is amazing

[stoic ledge]

These "Ellenator"s are funny tho

[woven leaf]

I think an electric Porsche but hmm

[stoic ledge]

Basically converted to 3 wheels so you can drive them at 16

[odd holly]

eletric?!!

[woven leaf]

let me release some gas ... pffffffffttttttttttttttttttt

[stoic ledge]

Because everyone knows, 3 wheels is better then you're inexperienced compared to 4 wheels

[woven leaf]

inserts QUATTRO

[odd holly]

quattro more like slowttro

[woven leaf]

😳

pfffttt .. releases some gas

[odd holly]

shush

[woven leaf]

releases more gas

my M key is in havoc

[odd holly]

i want an e36

[woven leaf]

Rbn needs to have a test drive of the new S3

or R8

or A4

or Q5

or Q8

[odd holly]

or im straight!

[woven leaf]

straight = quattro

perfect balance

[odd holly]

who wants 4wd when you have rwd

[woven leaf]

it is pissin rain

who cares

with quattro

no one gives a shite

[odd holly]

no fun drift

[woven leaf]

because quattro will deliver a straight line

pfft... you should buy a BMW lol

[odd holly]

yeah i will

[woven leaf]

if you want to slide off course

ok RWD nut

slide off course and crash

😂

[odd holly]

it depends what situation

daily awd wins tbh

[woven leaf]

well buy a merc

[odd holly]

bmw x drive 😆

[woven leaf]

🤢

[odd holly]

awd and rwd!

[woven leaf]

I will never buy a plastic fantastic BMW

they are designed to fail at 100,000

😢

[odd holly]

nah i just want an e36 the last good bmw

[woven leaf]

hmm ok

fair enuf

[odd holly]

have you seen the new gulia?

[woven leaf]

totally agree, the earlier models were so more reliable

[woven leaf]

no idea

[woven leaf]

geezuz

[odd holly]

its an m3 touring on steroids

[woven leaf]

omggggg .. too much style

keep it simple stupid

[odd holly]

its hot af

600hp

[woven leaf]

that white one looks ok TBH

eww that green spew

[odd holly]

yet

[woven leaf]

dude... I just dont like BMW .. to be honest

much prefer Merc and Audi

[odd holly]

you never know!

[woven leaf]

maybe it is the plastic engines...

the style....

[odd holly]

no

[woven leaf]

the fact that my father had to send his 3 series alpina's back to germany for repair

[odd holly]

thats alphina tho

[woven leaf]

true

omg.... BMW ... I have no faith

give me a merc or audi

[woven leaf]

honestly...

ok there were some good models

totally agree...

[odd holly]

let me dream

[woven leaf]

watching the Car Wizard on YT... he no likey BMW

he flicks them to the car ninja

huge $$ repair bills

plastic chain tentioners hmm

yeah but the 2nd hand market will exist for some time

these BM's will flow through...

owners will pay top dollar to get their 1980's vehicle pass legistation

I would drive it to the garbage and plonk my savings onto a used or new car

[limpid hollow]

yk what really gives it away, besides the quality of the picture and the tires kinda clipping the ground, that license plate cant legally be so small nad the car seems outta proportion

[odd holly]

yeah its a screenshot from a rendered video lol

[fathom socket]

I saw many BMW with over 100k mi. In fact, there are many with over 200k and you could find some with over 300k mi

[charred depot]

Most things are reliable, where it differs is how much it costs to maintain that reliability.

[deep zealot]

thats funny lol

considering most modern BMW engines are capable of handling over twice the power from the factory

[fathom socket]

Our ‘16 328i made it to 160k miles, only sold because mom got bored of it

[stoic ledge]

My brothers 318i made it to 100k miles, then it got stolen

😭

[brittle totem]

Yeah my borther first e90 330i hade like 150k miles when he bought it . And ve drove it additional 10000 miles before selling with no drive traik related issues.

[brittle totem]

Did your brother got to know what happend to it after it got stolen ?

[stoic ledge]

Nope, hasn't been recovered/found ever

[gentle ingot]

dang

[fading bane]

audis pretty plain

[gentle ingot]

that's the appeal, I think. Modern BMW design language feels a little bit civic type r to me these days

[fading bane]

The European Passats look like an A6

The S models do have a little something going for them but they could be mistaken for regular models, you gotta have the RS

[charred depot]

my drivetrain is on 235k miles, shell is on 155k miles.

Best daily

[raw gale]

daang

he got da wip

[patent basalt]

Box

$0 to whoever guesses the car

[supple anchor]

Is it American?

[primal crest]

is it a ford?

[raw cosmos]

what was this pulley driving? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXQIlpRdQU&t=1005s

[fathom socket]

Some general motors I guess

Buick?

[patent basalt]

Close

It’s a gm

Rear wheel drive is the only hint

[radiant vortex]

some kind of commodore?

[fathom socket]

Camaro?

[brittle totem]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-jPOCCH5o

[wispy cloak]

Pontiac?

[civic spoke]

I'm still not sure. The interior seems a step above ID 3/4 at least.

[patent basalt]

Yes

[brittle totem]

But the car would probaly be €100k in that spec.

[civic spoke]

Base was like €60k, right?

[brittle totem]

Not sure about that since a base spec id4 is like €55k

[civic spoke]

Oh, ID 3/4/5 are all the same-ish platform?

[brittle totem]

Yeah I think the cupra born/id3/id4/id5/skoda enyaq and the Audi q4 is all on the same platform.

This cant be right if so why would anyone pay twice the prise for an s or x.

[civic spoke]

If you have that center screen for everything, including speed, etc.

Then it should also be a requirement to have a HUD.

[brittle totem]

Well if this leaks are the real deal it will vave drivers display.

[eager grove]

New ID7 looks dope

though it's going to be big pricey

382miles WLTP is insane for a vehicle that big, that powerful and with a battery pack that small

77kWH usable, 282 HP

[bitter compass]

Its a vw

Its gonna be overpriced anyways

They probably end up with a skoda at a similar price and better interior anywaaays

[eager grove]

Yeah for sure

though the Skodas are usually considerably cheaper

A Skoda superb version with a boot that size would be dope

[bitter compass]

Or seat being a nice way to safe 1000-2000€ for the same car

But vw still selling the most because brand loyality is a thing for that company

[eager grove]

But the car a) looks cool unlike the ID3/ID4/ID5 and b) has proper good specs in both base and non-base trims

good power, good range, good bootspace, good person space

and an all-new infotainment system which looks way better

The ID3/4/5 and Buzz didn't have enough range and the ID/3/4/5 all looked crap.

And the Buzz is wayyyyy overpriced and doesn't even have a seven seat version available, which seems dumb (though one assumes one will be available eventually)

I'm an unabashed Arteon lover though

back seats also look like they're not the floor like they are in the ID3 either

[brittle totem]

If they get the price right the ID7 will probably be one of the best EV on the market but I'm bit worried since the base id4 cost like €55k so it wouldn't surprise me if the top spec ID7 will be close to €100k.

[eager grove]

Tough to say. I don't think it'll get close to double the price of the base ID4 though

On that scale I'd probably expect it to start around maybe €65k and go up to around €80k

[brittle totem]

Well a fully loaded ID4 GTX is like €80k

[eager grove]

holy cow

maybe 70-90 then or something

[brittle totem]

Just checked and a ID4 GTX with every option €74,6k in Sweden and probably around €80k for the id5 version.

[wispy cloak]

GP?

[brittle totem]

The range seems decent at least. https://youtu.be/kHsTtFskv_o?t=518

[woven leaf]

Polestar(volvo) electric car vs Audi S3 = head to head. 4.5 seconds 0-100km/h

Had a bit of Turbo lag so I was like 3 meters behind lol.

Damn those electrics with their full torque power .. watch out

But I love the crazy almost lambo-sounding of the S3 ... I tell you the Audi exhaust team are very talented😋

It sounds like a 3rd of a V10 lol

maybe half,,

[brittle totem]

At 120km/h.

[woven leaf]

I can't see gun-metal cars in my peripheral vision, they just pop out of nowhere around corners / round-a-bouts ... not safe. Lucky I have a quick car to get out of those situations.

hmm TBH gun-metal cars should be illegal ... yeah that's right, you heard me lol

..and then 1000 gunmetal owners think otherwise lol

safety hazard for sure imo

[civic girder]

banning a paint color? ok lol

[tired sundial]

Finds of the week for me

[elfin stone]

@stoic ledge I have some news 😁

I’ve customized my CID

[fathom socket]

Getting closer

[tired sundial]

2005 interface but it’s cool

[civic spoke]

So ancient looking.

[charred depot]

ruining my vent

[elfin stone]

I like it that way. Simple and without any superfluous junk

[civic spoke]

Part of me rather just now have it at all.

[misty mantle]

Wait, it has a built-in code reader?

[elfin stone]

I retrofitted that

[misty mantle]

Ah

[elfin stone]

But yeah, it communicates with the display and shows the data where the navigation usually displays it’s data

But my head unit has no navigation, so it’s making use of unused space

But hey, a car from 2009 (designed in the early 2000s) has USB and DAB+

That’s as good as it can get with OEM parts. Though it was quite a bit of work to find the correct head unit

[tired sundial]

Who said you needed vents

[charred depot]

I dont think ive ever switched any of my cars onto any setting other than windscreen demist heh

[tired sundial]

This is the only vent you need

Car companies don’t know what they doing not adding this

[misty mantle]

90's Chevy Pickup?

[charred depot]

A friend of mine changed my heater settings before and an ungodly amount of dust came out the vents

[tired sundial]

They had them on a lot of cars back in the day

[bitter compass]

Im not a sound guy but shouldn't the s3 be more in line with a golf r?

There is only that much you can do with a 4 cyl

[tired sundial]

4 cylinder is reliable and other countries ain’t big enough to need a car to go fast

[bitter compass]

Thats some confusing nonsense

[woven leaf]

If you had a train, would you paint it forest green while travelling through Hokkaido Japan?

[woven leaf]

hmm I think the golf R uses the same engine? Note sure if Audi or VW made it

[bitter compass]

Its the same engine

[woven leaf]

yeah but who developed it

[bitter compass]

Vw

[woven leaf]

I thought the S and RS was Audi?

hmm depends on the model

[bitter compass]

S has the 2l golf

[woven leaf]

ye

[bitter compass]

Rs has the 2.5 5 cyl

Which is just audi

[woven leaf]

I mean the same company.. does it really matter

ye the 5 cyl was audi

I prefer the 4cyl TBH

the 5cyl want to be an annoying farty V8 lol

[stoic ledge]

Damn that's cool!

[woven leaf]

how the fek do you get rid of the annoying privacy message on a 2012-2019 Audi?

I have a VAG-COM but they limit the Advanced section .. need to upgrade ... omg another $500?

I just want to remove that annoying message 😢

[wispy cloak]

Definitely don't pirate VCDS

[brittle totem]

@stoic ledge Have you seen the ID7 ? I think Volkswagen just made their first good EV.

[woven leaf]

made..

[bitter compass]

Objection

The up existed

[woven leaf]

I would be fed UP

[eternal cedar]

The e-tron was definitely an étron. Aside from that, I don't follow VAG EVs.

[woven leaf]

that frekkin e-tron sedan .. what a beast

I need one

I can pay via paypal

[bitter compass]

I think the porsche looks better ngl

[woven leaf]

the porsche .. I used to love it .. until that e-tron came out

the e-Tron is so better looking

imo

man... honestly I really liked that porshce

[bitter compass]

And i prefer the interior of the porsche

[woven leaf]

I just love Audi's lol

[bitter compass]

But well.. i couldn't afford it

[woven leaf]

Luv Longtyme

that Porsche was so good

then the etron blew it away hmm

[bitter compass]

100k is just.. a bit far away

[woven leaf]

yerp

[brittle totem]

Isn't the e-tron just a Taycan in a Audi shell ?

[wispy cloak]

That's what I thought

[woven leaf]

it is indeed, but the audi styling is so much better imo

[brittle totem]

I like the Taycan looks more but the Audi is offers more value.

[woven leaf]

man I used to think the Porsche was fantastic but now I look at them adn think meh

I dont know, I loved the Porsche and now I much prefer the Audi

[bitter compass]

Ngl porsche and audi combining their stuff to figure out cars produced probably one of the coolest audis ever

[woven leaf]

yeah well it is basically the same car

[bitter compass]

But god dammit rs2 is expensive

[woven leaf]

I would grab the Audi personally .. beautiful car...

I am biased, having to own a 2019 S3

[wispy cloak]

I just wish audi v engines weren't so horrible to work on

[woven leaf]

hmm the 4cyls should be ok to work on?

[wispy cloak]

A lot of them are great when they work good

[woven leaf]

The V6/V8's .. erghhh

[wispy cloak]

But nightmares when they break

[woven leaf]

hmm

I asume you are a mech

how do you find the S3 8V facelift 2.0L S3 engine? reliable?

[wispy cloak]

SERVICE POSITION

[woven leaf]

Typical audi, remove the whole bumper lol

[wispy cloak]

Entire front end

[woven leaf]

yep indeed

well for V6 and above

maybe not 4cyl

[wispy cloak]

Has to be done for most front accessories

Yeah the i4s don't need to have this done normally

[woven leaf]

yeah ok

normally

that is the thing, buy a 4cyl from the germans, a good buy.

buy a V6 or above, your wallet will decrease in size

[wispy cloak]

Parts costs are also just higher in general for German cars in the US

[charred depot]

quicker to just remove the engine to do stuff

[wispy cloak]

That alternator was like $200

[fathom socket]

People that can afford a new v6+ should have the money for maintenance
i4 is entry level, it needs to be sorta reliable so the plebs don’t get a bad taste for their brand

[woven leaf]

yeah I try to get VW parts for my S3 lol

[wispy cloak]

See this is a b5 so the platform actually originated from audi

And then volkswagen used it too

[woven leaf]

half the price, same product, same part number lol

hmm maybe not the same P/N but still...

[wispy cloak]

It doesn't help that all sorts of parts are different between the 2.8 sohc and the 2.8 dohc

And my car is from the facelift year but not a facelift car

Lots of annoying differences

[woven leaf]

good point

well .. my next audi will be electic

so those ICE tactics will be gone

[wispy cloak]

I don't even know if I'll own another audi

I just buy what's cheap

[fathom socket]

Wild shot but does anyone have an ND2 miata

[misty mantle]

Me and my parents with 2 shitboxes sitting in our driveway be like

[woven leaf]

Honda and Toyota love ICE tactics, they are afraid of change being a classic Japanese company. The Japanese do not like to change things....

unless they are forced

[wispy cloak]

See I have six and just keep collecting more

Right now hybrid is the way to go in my opinion

[misty mantle]

Ew, hybrid

[wispy cloak]

Electric infrastructure just isn't there

[woven leaf]

hmmm hybrid are not very efficient

[wraith rivet]

phev

[misty mantle]

Jeep hybrids be like

[woven leaf]

...and you have two drivetrains! double trouble!!!

[wispy cloak]

The new prius is rated for almost 60mpg in town

[wispy cloak]

It depends on the hybrid type

[woven leaf]

tru

[wispy cloak]

Some literally just use the engine to turn a generator

[woven leaf]

better to be fully electric nowadays

[wispy cloak]

But the tech isn't there

[woven leaf]

yeah like the GM volt

[woven leaf]

umm ... Tesla?

[deep zealot]

Today i’m test driving a manual M5

[wispy cloak]

The infrastructure just isn't good enough to support a full electric society

[wraith rivet]

^ this

[woven leaf]

Tesla have the tech

[wispy cloak]

You can't charge any car with a tesla charger

[wraith rivet]

the charging stations just aren't there yet

[wispy cloak]

Also tesla is a horrible example of a company

[wraith rivet]

and the power grid can't handle it anyways

[fathom socket]

The infrastructure sucks and most people don’t have a house to charge it overnight
Until 15 minute full charging comes, lol

[wispy cloak]

Their stance on repair is horrifically bad

[woven leaf]

Tesla are pushing their charging system to be the American standard .. which it should be

[fathom socket]

No it should not.

[misty mantle]

It really shouldn't

[fathom socket]

Privately owned standard = good? Lmao

[bitter compass]

Wdym we needed an apple for car companies because that industry wasn't already filled with awful companies

[woven leaf]

umm Tesla is better than CCS and the Japanese standard

[wispy cloak]

Tesla is the only manufacturer that uses a proprietary charger

[misty mantle]

I'm perfectly fine with the gas nozzles and the wonderful (it really is) smell of exhaust

[deep zealot]

why would you give a company a monopoly over the entire charging infrastructure

[woven leaf]

well their charger is superiour

[wispy cloak]

The standard charger is J1772

It was standardized by SAE

[bitter compass]

Is it tho?

[misty mantle]

Average Tesla fanboy

[wispy cloak]

Every single manufacturer uses it besides tesla and seems to not have an issue with it

[fathom socket]

Not the tesla hogriding again

[deep zealot]

when will people realize tesla makes garbage cars

[woven leaf]

I know I know... Tesla are trying to push their charger as standard, they dropped the patents. I think it is a good thing

[wispy cloak]

The standard isn't changing

[wraith rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/hog-rider-coc-clash-of-clans-gif-24053135

[fathom socket]

Tesla makes a good platform, garbage cars

[brittle totem]

Well they invested with their own money and no one else can keep up but Tesla has been nice enough to open up nearly all supercharges to every brand in Europe.

[wraith rivet]

this

[deep zealot]

but no other brand seems to want to use it

[woven leaf]

hmm

[wispy cloak]

Tesla also is ridiculously anti-rtr

[wraith rivet]

i went to a tesla dealership and went in all the cars, then went to a lucid dealership and went in all the cars. it was like comparing toyota to mercedes

[woven leaf]

well their door spacing could be improved

[bitter compass]

There are superchargers around here?

[wispy cloak]

For the price their build quality is horrible in the United States

[brittle totem]

Yes they do I have seen a lot of none Teslas at the superchargers stations here in Sweden.

[misty mantle]

The only teslas I will ever approve of are the ICE-swapped ones built by Rich Rebuilds

[woven leaf]

hmm pffttttttttt

[deep zealot]

Eh interesting. Yet to see any non teslas at a supercharger here in america

[woven leaf]

why would you convert an EV to ICE? Seems silly

just for youtube cash...

[deep zealot]

making it better

[wispy cloak]

The reason I'm so harsh on the build quality of tesla is because rivian started building vehicles literally a year or two ago and has significantly better build quality

[misty mantle]

Sounds better than the boring whine of a electric motor

[woven leaf]

making it make fart noises

[wispy cloak]

The only thing I wasn't impressed by was the paint

[brittle totem]

Because they are open for all in the US.

[misty mantle]

He put a LS in it

[woven leaf]

yeah I prefer my S3 sound over any EV TBH

[deep zealot]

Drove an M3 yday and slid it a couple times in the wet it was damn fun

[woven leaf]

not merican so I dont admire an LS

[brittle totem]

All of this can be used by every EV in Europe with DC charging.

[bitter compass]

Tesla: one of the reasons for the increase of development in EVs - probably as much as vw did with dieselgate lul

[woven leaf]

50% of those stations are broken, lets be real lol

[bitter compass]

Everything else about tesla I don't like

[misty mantle]

I'm more of a Ford guy, so if I was to engine swap something, I would use a 5.0 Coyote V8 out of a Mustang

[woven leaf]

best thing about tesla, they chargers are super reliable

[bitter compass]

The one in the very south of Germany is a lie and doesn't exist

[dense shard]

how so

Last I heard the communication standard itself is the same.

[bitter compass]

Its a normal ev changer like every other one in europe

[deep zealot]

The mustang GT engine is pretty cool

[misty mantle]

Yee

[deep zealot]

i drove a manual GT and it was fun as hell

not Bmw levels of fun

but prettty fun

[wispy cloak]

The coyote is an outstanding engine

[woven leaf]

more about the physical connector, not the charging standard

[dense shard]

It's smaller, that's it.

But it's not the adopted industry standard at this point.

[woven leaf]

yeah pretty much

[dense shard]

A proprietary charger is a detriment to everyone.

[wispy cloak]

Nothing is wrong with J1772

[woven leaf]

more watts?

[dense shard]

not really

CCS can go pretty high on power delivery.

[woven leaf]

well, it less contacts

so smaller

I'm not an expert

so I will not reply lol

[wispy cloak]

I don't understand why the connector size is important as long as it can handle the amount of power that the car is demanding

[dense shard]

CCS can handle more at this point

[wispy cloak]

We've been using stuff that was standardized by SAE for so long

[deep zealot]

isn’t the V4 supercharger 1000kW capable now

[wispy cloak]

And as far as I'm aware nothing but good has come of it

[dense shard]

V4... the one exclusively for the trucks.

[woven leaf]

I need to get some ZZZ, laters my friendlies

[dense shard]

CCS can go up to 1000V.

[deep zealot]

the plaid can use it too iirc

[dense shard]

Tesla's at this time is 480 V

Amps pumped in depends on a number for factors.

[brittle totem]

This one ? It seems to exist it has 86 reviews.

[stoic ledge]

Still no wagon announced

Curious for the price

Also: reeee I was just cruising at Vmax + 3 (zo 133 GPS), ah BMW i3 emerges from behind a lorry en goes in to the fast lane while I'm approaching, I have to slow down quickly to 100km/h... And then it sprints away

WHY not sprint away when you start overtaking? WHY don't you wait until I passed. WHY

[brittle totem]

Tomas from autogefühl said that it would be less then €60000 with a lot of standard equipment. The wagon version will be announced in late 2023 apparently.

[stoic ledge]

So if I work myself up within a year I can afford an ID.7 as a company car

Although an ID.3 barely fits in budget so unlikely

[brittle totem]

The range seems decent to more then 400km on the midsized battery at 120km/h not to bad.

But this is just rough numbers we need to wait until he can test the car probably.

[charred depot]

I didnt know we had a company car

its a BMW i3

[wispy cloak]

What would happen if I did this in Europe

[brittle totem]

My dad seems to like it a lot so if the price or most importantly if the "benefit tax" isn't to bad on it he will most likely get it as his next company car. The lease on The Passat will end in January 2024 so he needs to order new car quite soon.

It will most likely be cheaper from him to have ID7 then the current Passat anyways.

[charred depot]

see plenty of VAG tdi's reeking

https://youtu.be/FMTRJnJJAzA?t=9 me soon

lots of 80's diesel ongoings in this photo

[patent basalt]

Rwd

[wispy cloak]

G8?

[stoic ledge]

So I'm basically prepared as an LPG driver 😛 Usable range is 400km 😛

[stoic ledge]

That's extremely modern for you 🤔 You sure it's not an Iseatta?

[charred depot]

Dont worry I wont be driving it

[stoic ledge]

So sad current car buying is dictated by tax incentives 🥹

Also, for January 2024 you're probably already too late

[stoic ledge]

Good, I was worried

[charred depot]

The fleet insurance probably doesent cover under 23's / 25's or some bs anyway.

When I was at uni I worked for a charity and the charitable insurance company only allowed over 25's to drive the vans.

Id have a hatchback loaded up with shit as a result

[brittle totem]

Well here in Sweden they remove 350000sek from the list price on EVs and then you only get taxed on remining amount and only that % that you pay on your income. Which makes company cars way cheaper then owning a similar car privately here.

[brittle totem]

The lease on the Passat can be extended by one month at the time until the new car arrives so that's no problem.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah you'll be renewing it for many month probably 😛

[brittle totem]

This is what the NL version of the VW sites says. But we will most likely wait for AWD version anyways.

[stoic ledge]

NL usually has some friends, PON is also the guy behind the original Transporter etc

But maybe if you're lucky yes

[brittle totem]

And about the price this is what carbuzz a US site estimated for the price on the top trim seems a bit to low.

[stoic ledge]

Don't think so no

[brittle totem]

Yeah a lot of people that have ordered higher trims of the ID4 and Enyaq here in Sweden needed to wait for like 80 weeks to get it 💀

[fathom socket]

Screw that

[stoic ledge]

Yeah looked in to the Astra Hybrid, same

[brittle totem]

But there is still a lot of brand news id4 in high trims in stock at volkswagen dealers around the country so I guess that VW just want to sell them for higher price them self.

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse

[brittle totem]

That's the reason why I like the Tesla way of doing it you just order you car go to the pick up location withs is usually located in like neighbourhood for some reason. I dont need the "fancy" dealership experince.

[bitter compass]

Oh they might removed it from google maps, the one before showed it - i just know it was marked as a tesla charger somewhere because it was infront of my former employer but there was just a "normal charger"

The map before shows one right at the bordee

[brittle totem]

Maybe they just moved it to another location.

[bitter compass]

There never was one, probably never be one

[stoic ledge]

Yeah, the very nice experience of picking up a car at the port at a tent, some guy telling you "your car is there in the back" and then you inspect it and it's damaged AF

Sounds like the experience you want after spending 60k on a car

[bitter compass]

We only have the chargers owned by the towns or businesses

[brittle totem]

Well thats the experince you get in the US its not that common here anymore since they started to build them in China and germany. Like when we picked up the Passat it tooked us like 1,5 hours for something that could have been done in like 15mins. And it still came with loose panels.

[stoic ledge]

Didn't know the US had 🇳🇱 plates

[patent basalt]

Almost

[brittle totem]

I meant the damaged ones. Most of the complaints come from people in the US. Sure it happens sometimes here too but from what I have heard, the Tesla employees here are really nice and helpful and the car will be fixed in no time.

[charred depot]

my new job doubles my insurance, kill me

[wispy cloak]

So it's a rwd pontiac sedan right

[gentle ingot]

I'm tempted by Teslas but I don't want a dime of my money to go into Elon Musk's pocket

I just hope everyone else catches up soon, which seems to be happening

[brittle totem]

Seems like the Polestar 4 just got leaked and who thought that no rear view window would be good idea.

[dense shard]

I'll take it over the yoke steering.

[brittle totem]

It doesnt even look good so why remove it in the first place.

[dense shard]

Or menu adjustable wipers

Probably aero

I wonder if that little cut out thing lowers down

[charred depot]

coming soon parked right on a fucking junction good luck seeing anything :^)

[dense shard]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[brittle totem]

Well you can get a regular steering wheel no on the new model s and x.

[dense shard]

Cargo van drivers have managed for the last 70 years.

Oh good, they let you option a real steering wheel

"steering wheel: included"

[charred depot]

its more cars that must park outside their house flooding streets

obviously illegal but they will do it anyway, always some SUV with tinted windows.

[gentle ingot]

A friend of mine here has a 2015 V60 Polestar which I found to be an unexpectedly fun drive on track

[fathom socket]

They tried to be apple

[dense shard]

yep, and Europe forced both back to sanity.

Albeit a bit late, but it happened.

[fathom socket]

At least lexus’ yoke is drive by wire so you don’t have to spin a yoke 3 times to turn

[dense shard]

Yes.

Granted the 1001 issues people have with that is understandable, but if you're going to do a yoke, might as well go all the way.

I can't wait for EVs to stop being gimmicks and become something I can/want to drive daily.

[charred depot]

truck drivers also manage, also happen to have loads of blindspot related accidents.

[dense shard]

c'mon GM.

Give us that 30k EV

[charred depot]

Yeah everything I hate really heh

still nothing compared to looking over your shoulder

ive driven a van with one

oversized cars with ruined visibility for no reason driven by people incapable of reversing

should put a width restriction on our village, nothing over 1.8m

yeah

have the digital rear view and a window, but the window will probably be useless anyway as is with modern designs.

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/no-gif-20924249

That is not gasoline anymore

That is nightmare fuel

[patent basalt]

Not a sedan

[wispy cloak]

Firebird?

[patent basalt]

Yes

[silent parcel]

F

[bitter compass]

They just know that people who have a rear view camera don't look out of the rear window anyways while reversing

And you don't see the audi behind you while already driving 190

Honestly a good feature

[leaden stream]

I have the yoke and would order it again 😐

[supple anchor]

I hate it when that happens

All the time

[civic spoke]

"Your package may be delayed"

[fathom socket]

This is why I take my time when I feel unsure

https://yeentwitter.com/sydsvenskan/status/1647128151196139523?t=FZTSIrtms73VU8H7FD-mKQ&s=19

[civic spoke]

Dude forgot the parking brake. Apparently?

[fathom socket]

Yep

Meanwhile my trucks screams to put the parking brake off randomly when it's shut off

[civic spoke]

Same

[wispy cloak]

Imagine not having an air leak so your brakes don't just set within a few minutes of shutting it off

[civic spoke]

Rarely have had a leak that bad.

[wispy cloak]

To be fair mine isn't that bad

It usually takes a few hours

But it definitely leaks a bit

My brakes also stick after sitting for a bit

[civic spoke]

Worst 'leak' that I have had was when I blew the bellow for the bogey axle.

Threw the axle down, and blew off a connection back there.

[digital kiln]

Possibly not the place but our esports team are recruiting for iRacing…if interested shoot me a DM

[silent parcel]

goes hard

[halcyon grotto]

oh yeah we back baby

long time no ltt discordin

[supple anchor]

Puppy

[misty mantle]

Let me guess, generator that last ran before the dinos went extinct?

[wispy cloak]

That's what it feels like

[toxic karma]

Where the wiring gurus at

[misty mantle]

Wat da dog doin

[dusky torrent]

I miss the covid times when people were driving around in their supercars care free

[silent parcel]

i miss the times people would actually fucking drive their supercars rather than keep it in the garage collecting dust as a statement piece

baller

[deep zealot]

Just drove the M5 V10

very cool car

[tardy harbor]

very cool indeed

shame they blow up after 100k

[deep zealot]

this one is at 160K lol

[tardy harbor]

well you can have the vanos fixed

or rebuilt

[deep zealot]

only rod bearings done

[tardy harbor]

nice

[deep zealot]

OG vanos and TBAs

revs to 8600 rpm like an absolute dream

[tardy harbor]

with every drive at that odometer reading id be tho

[deep zealot]

runs perfectly fine

just needs oil changes every 5K miles

[tardy harbor]

im sure it does, im just saying those engines are known to blow up at 100k out of nowhere almost like clockwork

there is a reason they immediately binned it for the next one

but when it works its awesome for sure

[fierce oasis]

F Covid

[silent parcel]

it wasnt only covid

which is what i meant rather than repeating the same idea the other guy said

[fierce oasis]

Ya well Covid messed up a lot

Like me not being to see half my family

Bc the shit borders require a vaccine that i refuse to take

[civic spoke]

A big problem is that people see it as investments instead of toys/transportation.

[fierce oasis]

Wdym

[tardy harbor]

is that really a problem tho

[fierce oasis]

Like for the vacation?

[fierce oasis]

What?

[silent parcel]

Personally i believe it is

Cars are built to be driven

[civic spoke]

Buying cars not to drive? Yeah, it is.

[fierce oasis]

Yes that’s a problem

[tardy harbor]

sure its a shame you cant see all of them all the time but the inventors also pump a giant amount of money into the car scene as a whole providing careers and knowledge

motorshows

[fierce oasis]

Covid in general made lots of problems

[tardy harbor]

shit like that

[fierce oasis]

Ye

[silent parcel]

The whole point of a car is 4 wheels and an engine designed to get you from point a to point b

Theres a bunch of variables but the idea remains the same

[civic spoke]

That's what I mean. They buy cars as investments, instead of banking that money.

[tardy harbor]

but that applies to a bunch of stuff

[silent parcel]

Like power, torque, luxurious materials and features

Handling

[tardy harbor]

if you dont want that youre looking at a very regulated economy

houses are meant to get lived in but they are used for investments more and more

[fierce oasis]

Well to them it’s like I have the money so why not

[fierce oasis]

Ya well people wanting more money

[silent parcel]

Generally cars with higher miles are pretty good because it means someone took care of it enough to get to that mileage

[fierce oasis]

Ya

[silent parcel]

Not every case

But still a basic idea

[civic spoke]

If it have had few owners then that's often true.

[fierce oasis]

Ya

[brittle totem]

True but with most of those rare expensive car you can still drive them a bit and they still go up in Value so its like invesment that you also can have fun with. And with exotic cars like Koeingegg you can drive them a lot and still sell them for way more then orginal sticker price since they are very limited. Most Regera that sells used now goes for like at least 1-1,5 milion $ more then their orginal price.

[fierce oasis]

Lol

[fathom socket]

It feels like there’s more “special edition” supercars than ever
Like come on, the countach is an aventador with a body kit for 10x the price

[civic spoke]

Speaking of.

Just saw a new GT3RS

[timber oar]

I actually saw a 4th gen firebird yesterday

[wispy cloak]

Audi rolled over to 115000 miles yesterday

[fierce oasis]

Dang

[silent parcel]

The problem is selling them for more than you bought it

Cars shouldnt be seen as an investment unless you actively use it for business

[wispy cloak]

I see cars that I buy to flip as an investment

[brittle totem]

It's not hard to sell a car like Koenigsegg for more then it was new. Those extreamly expensive and rare cars goes up in value. While you "regular" car doesn't.

[wispy cloak]

But not ones that I buy to keep

Almost every vehicle I've ever bought is worth more than I paid for it

I've had cash offers on a few for at least double or triple what I paid

I know that I'm keeping the dakota and firetruck forever

And the audi is staying for a while at least

Yeah

[vocal mural]

That is not much

[wispy cloak]

I know

Especially because it's a '97

[vocal mural]

‘01 VW T4 TDI.

[sinful creek]

907,246?

Diesels go hard af bro

[misty mantle]

Thats in kilometers

[sinful creek]

ohh

lol

still over 500k mi

[misty mantle]

Yeah

563,736 miles, to be exact

[fathom socket]

Wow!! 563k on a 22 year old car

Insane

I think it is a van that is why

[misty mantle]

Yep. @vocal mural Said its a '01 VW T4

[carmine summit]

engine in my Jetta is at 315k miles/506k kilometers

1.9 TDI ftw

[fathom socket]

I remember someone sold a skoda i think imported from Netherlands and it had like 170000 km on the clock, but in reality it had over 800000 kms.

Alltrough the engine might last, but everything falls apart

[brittle totem]

ROSTFRI = RUSTFREE a bit funny becuase of what happend to some of the earlier model 3s here in scandinavia.

[brittle totem]

Adaptive cruise contol and lane assist just stopped working i guess that the radar is borken now 🫠

[brittle totem]

And they have compelity removed the abient lighting for some reason to.

[bitter compass]

Maybe its a wish, like i wished for that being true with my rat

[undone pecan]

put a snorkel on my landcruiser 😄

it's not road registered just yet - i'm slowly fixing it up

next up will be a lift and some mud tyres :))

[fathom socket]

"Professional"

It's the same generic Chinese crap that I already have in my other car but in a different case

[undone pecan]

if it works, it works

[fathom socket]

Original radio was broken

"rear" speakers worked sometimes

[brittle niche]

it's all marketing fluff. they're just trying to make their product seem like it's better than it really is.

[misty mantle]

I bet you that its a single tiny board in that entire metal case

[fathom socket]

The radio is like 5 cm thick

And it floats away

[civic girder]

"oh yeah I'm fixing it up."

proceeds to replace things that probably don't need replaced

[halcyon grotto]

needs wheel spacers and some spinners

[charred depot]

Was in the back seat today, it has no rear suspension.

too many people think this is "pwopah mint"

[topaz vessel]

No rear suspension sounds painful.

[misty mantle]

No shit

[topaz vessel]

Ugh... I remember when spinners were everywhere, both as actual wheels and just hubcaps.

I do not miss those days.

[halcyon grotto]

I dont think I've ever seen one in the UK thankfully

[topaz vessel]

Heh, I think distance wise my coilovers for my project car are currently closer to you in the UK than they are to me in the US...

Apparently the first time the car was measured they got the clearances wrong, so need a shorter damper tube length.
So, they got pulled off the car and shipped back to the Netherlands to be rebuilt.

[halcyon grotto]

hand crafted by max verstappening himself

[topaz vessel]

Nah, he'd use something even better.

[halcyon grotto]

ook maybe Jos Verstappen round in the back street behind Verstapennings workshop

meanwhile I'm out here tryna decide whether or not to buy a slightly more proper OBD scanner thing to help diagnose/clear an ABS fault

[misty mantle]

Personally, I would spend the money on a better OBD scanner

At least your car isn't a Ford that can only have the ABS codes cleared by certain scanners

[halcyon grotto]

actually I've got it worse

its a Volvo

[misty mantle]

Well shit

[halcyon grotto]

yep

p sure you can get scanners that can clear stuff without going for the full VIDA/whatever they call it

[misty mantle]

yeah

[halcyon grotto]

still wont be able to turn off the stupid "daytime running lights" feature that has your low beams on all the time with that I dont think

[misty mantle]

Solution to that: Buy an old car

[halcyon grotto]

tbf this is already pretty old

2005

its just a cheeky silly little volvo thing they have

you're supposed to be able to toggle it with some sequence of buttons but that didnt work so I need the VIDA thing

or just ignore it

[topaz vessel]

An older car.

I jest though.

There are advantages to newer ones.

[fathom socket]

My truck really lives up to the "Fix It Again Tony" backronym

[misty mantle]

I personally prefer old cars

[fathom socket]

I’m 50/50

[misty mantle]

Easier to repair, depending on parts avalability

[halcyon grotto]

unfortunately older cars generally cost a bit more

in UK these days

gotta spend a while lookin at least

[topaz vessel]

Our project is a 1993 Honda Prelude: https://mooncallercars.blogspot.com/search/label/Nausicaa

[misty mantle]

Here in the U.S., they can be dirt cheap depending on the condition its in

[fathom socket]

The thought of a ‘70 challenger with a lexus v8 and a modern interior makes me drool

[misty mantle]

I'm going to pretend I didn't see this message

[topaz vessel]

We swapped to a more modern K-series engine because parts availability for the H-series is not great.

[misty mantle]

Me: Laughs in 1997 Ford Ranger with the Lima 4-banger

Immortal engine

[topaz vessel]

We'd have an easier time with a B-series if we stayed old engine.

[fathom socket]

Isn’t that just a ranger

[topaz vessel]

But the H-series was used in a rather limited set of cars with smaller volumes.

[misty mantle]

If @topaz vessel Is talking about the truck, yes

Its just a rebadged Ranger

[topaz vessel]

I'm not talking about a truck, I'm talking about Honda 4-cylinder engines.

[misty mantle]

Figured you weren't talking about the truck

[topaz vessel]

B, D, F, H, K are the main engine lines.

[misty mantle]

I barely know jack about Honda cars. Only parts of Honda I really care about are the power sports division and power equipment division

[topaz vessel]

I primarily know Hondas and Subarus.

[misty mantle]

I mainly know Ford and Chevy

I know more on Ford than Chevy

[topaz vessel]

I also know more about Mazda rotaries than I probably should, but that's because one of my friends is an ENTHUSIAST.

[halcyon grotto]

smh not even an i5

[misty mantle]

Well, I guess I should say I mainly know Ford and GM

Considering if you know your way around most Chevys, you know your way around basically most of the cars GM sells in North America

[topaz vessel]

Pretty much.
Even the Northstar V8s made it into stuff, right?

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[topaz vessel]

That's the only engine I don't necessarily think of as a Chevy one.

Well, modern engine.

[misty mantle]

Now that I think of it, I'm surprised I don't know more about GM than Ford, considering my Mom had a GMC Canyon when I was little, and my Grandparents have a '96 Silverado 2500 that they bought before I was born

[stoic ledge]

@elfin stone maybe an odd question, but do you maybe know if you can replace this button seperately?

I'm very interested in this Astra K but I'll be annoyed by that lol

Also the auto button being misaligned

[misty mantle]

But which button tho? There's like 40 of 'em 🤔

[halcyon grotto]

I think they mean the right AC thig

[stoic ledge]

Yeah right temperature button

[misty mantle]

Ah

[stoic ledge]

Left one has a window, right one not

[misty mantle]

Dumb Californian moment

[stoic ledge]

No worries

[topaz vessel]

Do you have access to parts sites like this? https://www.hondapartsnow.com/
Where you can pick out the sub-components within a diagram for the part of the car you're looking to fix?

(Not sure with foreign markets, but I use things like this and RockAuto in the US a lot to figure out part numbers.)

What year Astra is it?
If it has a corresponding US model I could find the exact part, probably.

(Assuming global counterparts.)

[halcyon grotto]

genuine volvo VVT solenoids on their way to cost 300 quid 😭

[topaz vessel]

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/volvo,2008,s40,2.4l+l5,1442445,engine,variable+valve+timing+(vvt)+solenoid+/+actuator,12910

Obviously would need exact model and year, but, not terrible?

[halcyon grotto]

huh

[stoic ledge]

It's a 2016, but I don't think there's a similar panel used in a US market car

Maybe there's a Buick which uses the same button, or at least rotary knob...

And yes I do have access to a parts catalogue but it's not really updated, newer models like this aren't in there

[topaz vessel]

That's a shame, the ones I have are usually up to date within a year or so.

[velvet escarp]

I can't even tell which button you're talking about

[velvet escarp]

Northstar engines are absolute garbage

[topaz vessel]

The right knob displaying 21 if I understood @stoic ledge correctly.

[wispy cloak]

That's climate controls I would assume

If it's in celsius

[stoic ledge]

You are correct :)

[halcyon grotto]

see I think the problem is you cant just buy most of these parts in the UK for whatever reason

at least not from any outlets I know of

so you have to get stuff imported

I'm prolly missing something pretty new to it

[topaz vessel]

I wasn't talking about quality. @misty mantle was making a point about knowing the GM engine line better than they thought because they know the Chevy one. I was merely asking whether or not the Northstar made it into the Chevy line, not just the other GM lines.

[velvet escarp]

Ah okay

[stoic ledge]

Yes passenger side temperature control :)

[velvet escarp]

Is this the car you are talking about

[stoic ledge]

Basically yes

Pre-facelift version

Specifically this one

[wraith rivet]

Lmao I can’t believe somebody forgot to put the clear cover on

😂

[stoic ledge]

Either that or it fell off somehow, idk

[wraith rivet]

can you just get that little piece online or does it absolutely have to replace the entire dial?

[stoic ledge]

That's what I'm trying to figure out

[wraith rivet]

maybe try finding one in a salvage yard? then just pull that little piece off or the knob

[stoic ledge]

I can also just ask the dealership selling it to fix it

[velvet escarp]

Yes there is a North American equivalent, it's the Buick Verano but we only received the sedan, while china got the hatchback model@stoic ledge AND the sedan

[wraith rivet]

idk how many there are near you

[wraith rivet]

oh wait that’s a new car?

[velvet escarp]

he said it was a 2016

I think

[wraith rivet]

ah a “new” used car

[stoic ledge]

Don't really know any salvage yards nearby

Yeah new for me

2016

[velvet escarp]

Where are you at, UK?

Or something

[stoic ledge]

The Netherlands

[stoic ledge]

US Verano is based on the old Astra I think

[velvet escarp]

Was asking cause it's confusing when the Astra is sold as both an Opel, and Vauxhall

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so Vauxhall is UK only, Opel everywhere else

[velvet escarp]

Buick Verano was sold 2012-2017 in US

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's Astra J based

[stoic ledge]

This is an Astra K

[velvet escarp]

Yeah

Man I'm tired

Just spent all day working in the shop at class today

[stoic ledge]

Also tired, left home at 7.30AM, just got home at 11:30PM. Work only

So going to get some sleep now

[elfin stone]

That thing is a whole unit. You should be able to replace it plug and play. The Piano cover is just clipped on. You first have to remove the lower thingy (the fusebox is also behind that) then you can pull out the AC control

[wide hemlock]

Got my car back on the road

Gotta replace the rear suspension now

[topaz vessel]

I like this advertisement.

[topaz vessel]

What is the yellow decal in front of the door?

[topaz vessel]

Hah, brilliant.

[deep zealot]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1018678165369008188/1098418418824253471/trim.0BA33C60-12A8-492A-80A4-F46B8CE0C60E.mov

drove one of the best sounding V8 cars ever made

[stoic ledge]

Ok, that's sad as this exact unit isn't common (ventilated seats is a rare option)

[elfin stone]

I mean, you could try to disassemble a standard unit and swap in the knob. Should be possible

Those are the same in all Astra Ks, iirc, 2 Zone Ventilation was standard

[fathom socket]

Tree

[fathom socket]

Dull of unfair biases. Of course if the Koenigsegg goes top speed, then it is much faster than the Citroen C4

[fathom socket]

The Koenigsegg, as well as the Citroen, cannot go full speed without petrol, meaning that it is the petrol that allows one car to be faster than another. Therefore, the Citroen is indeed faster than the Koenigesgg if it has petrol and the Koenigsegg does not

[halcyon grotto]

The Citroen will also be able to drive faster than the koenigsegg if the koenigsegg is driving in a 20mph speed limit and the Citroen in a 30mph

[tired sundial]

Me want

She is in good shape

[topaz vessel]

On city streets the Citroen will also most likely be faster, especially if they are narrow and/or bumpy and in I'll repair.

The Konigsegg is a very wide and low vehicle made of exotic and expensive materials. Uneven road surface could result in tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. The same is true for a car trying to parallel park or a door being opened.

The Konigsegg driver would likely drive at slower and more cautious speeds than the Citroen driver in such situations.

[misty mantle]

Well no shit. The Citroen is going 10 mph faster than the Koenigsegg

[fathom socket]

Read further up.

[fathom socket]

Also it depends on the skill of the driver

A Koenigsegg driver will probably be closely monitored by police, to insure that they are not speeding, while a Citroen can break a certain speed limit and only be let off with a warning

Lifted trucks around me going 110mph on the highway

Cops don’t give a fuck about the trucks and SUVs and dented as hell nissans
But god forbid I go 1 over the speed limit

[feral reef]

I’ve literally never had a speeding ticket

Which is funny because I always speed

[timber oar]

Same

Just gotta drive the right car

[civic girder]

dear Lord that sounds awful

[halcyon grotto]

Ye because the Citroen is faster

[fathom socket]

A red nd2 miata isn’t the right car?

[timber oar]

Thats the thing we just have to guess what the right car is xD

[eternal cedar]

Just got a drain plug crush washer for free from a Nissan dealer.

I'm glad I didn't have to spend $3 on this.

[elfin stone]

I have a question: I recently bought some parts at my Opel Dealership, and they added a 10% discount to every part. Is that normal? I usually order from them, and don’t get a discount, this was the first time

[stoic ledge]

Yeah they have an "older car discount" after 5 years I think? That's 10%

Also, not going with the Astra K

It's very nice

And the car was also nice

But I didn't felt like it was worth the price to upgrade

[stoic ledge]

Gave my sister in laws car a little update

[civic spoke]

I wanted to help my sister yesterday as well by switching over to her summer wheels.

But she had previously taken it to a tire shop that UGGA DUGGA'd those nuts solid.

[stoic ledge]

Lol classic

[brittle totem]

I like how the Cupra version of the id4 got the update screen before the id4. https://youtu.be/0HXYY5q1f7k

[charred depot]

guy at the tyre place knows me too well

they usually make a joke about where they can jack it up without it crumbling

[tacit elm]

Yooo they hosting the 24 hours of lemons 20 minutes away from me

[thorn junco]

did u mean le mans LMAO

[wraith rivet]

no

50% chance

[deep zealot]

terrible opinion

[wraith rivet]

Le Mans is not lemons

[civic girder]

It sounds like a straight piped v6 lmao. Tinny and awful

[deep zealot]

how does that sound like a V6 bruh

[wraith rivet]

it doesn’t really have any grumble

it’s really high pitched it might have something to do with the exhaust

[deep zealot]

it’s high pitched because it’s got a 8500 rpm redline

it’s by nature a high revving V8

[civic girder]

It could very well be a good motor and be able to sound good, but that exhaust is on par with VQ and ricebox Coyote exhausts

[deep zealot]

VQ sounds much worse

[civic girder]

VQ is among the worst sounding engines of all time, but that clip is giving me similar vibes

sorry not sorry

[charred depot]

Beast

Pretty fuckn dire when you consider it is a 1992

4 stroke aswell how boring

[civic girder]

I love the dinky little moonroof

[misty mantle]

Started drivers training today.

[fathom socket]

My father just bought a new car

He retired about one and a half years ago, so I just found out he traded a Mercedes Benz E Class in for one of these

His wife who is 10 years younger still drives a C Class from 2017

[civic spoke]

Great seats in Volvo's

[fathom socket]

Yes

My father hates showing off with ostentatious cars

That is why even though he is wealthy, when he ran Tu Du hospital years back, he only driven an E Class

Not an S Class or a Bentley or Rolls Royce or even had a chauffeur of any kind

[fathom socket]

Happy 130k km

[wraith rivet]

is there anything I should routinely tighten on my car if I drive on washboard gravel roads?

I heard the shaking can shimmy things loose over time

but im not sure what exactly

[glad mantle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/946448953996632135/1099166905484456008/IMG_1442.png

New V-brace and new tune

[glad mantle]

for already being a lowered car the amount of suspension travel this thing has when launching is crazy

torque is a different beast

[icy osprey]

What in the TikTok is this

[glad mantle]

that fitment 😩

[icy osprey]

Bro is him

[stoic ledge]

A lot for a VW, I know 😛

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

Try to drive up to around 400k km

Or even 650k km like my uncle and aunts W210 Estate

[stoic ledge]

I don't think it'll get up there any time soon, it's a 2012 (so 11yrs) with 130k km so ~12k km/year... That would take a long time 😛

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

In the US, people drive 16-25k km per year

[stoic ledge]

But the intent is to keep it for many more years 😛

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[stoic ledge]

Well until recently she also had a company car besides it in which she drove 40k km/year, but luckily she switched jobs xD

[fathom socket]

Wow!! How good is your public transit in your country?