cars

[fathom socket]

In Boston, transit is rubbish

[stoic ledge]

But I jokingly said "You're probably going to miss that car" as she hated driving it... She laughed and said "Only the Apple CarPlay"... So I solved that

[fathom socket]

At least you got CarPlay which is a modern feature

Otherwise, she's stuck listening to FM and CD or AUX

[stoic ledge]

Public transport good in cities and between cities, shite elsewhere. We don't live in a city or in the more crowded part of the country, it's shite here. We don't use public transport

[stoic ledge]

Yeah exactly, so now it brings the car back in to 2023 instead of being 2012

Also way cheaper than buying a newer car Because, what's the difference now with a newer Polo (or any other similar car)? Probably only safety features like lane keeping, emergency braking, lane keeping etc. Everything else is already on this car

The company car she had, had adaptive cruise. She didn't like it she said

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[stoic ledge]

And the great thing is, the unit is a real VW unit, so it looks like it's meant to be there, it integrates well with everything in the car, parking sensors are displayed and everything

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's so nice did the same thing to my moms BMW like 2 years ago and made a the infotamient system so much better it even has wireless carplay now. But not wireless android auto but it still looks good with the new android auto interface becuse the finally released full screen mode on wide screens.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah don't mind it's not wireless, I mean you can get the VW unit also wireless (although that's not factory, someone modifies these units then) but I hear mixed responses about the performance... Additionally the phones battery drains fairly quickly then, so then you still need to plug it in to charge it

So, wired was the perfect option

Also, great as this is an entire device upgrade... Originally her Polo didn't have hands free calling, but these units have a microphone built-in. So that's also very nice

[fluid osprey]

looks like a shell BMW someone got from a scrapyard and threw a custom widebody kit on.

[fathom socket]

This does not look safe

[fathom socket]

Carplay is probably the only feature in the last 20 years I want in a car, the maps function alone is a complete game changer for me

[woven leaf]

when you see this picture, what is the one word you think of when you see it?

snorty-mc'snort-face?

hmm maybe an angry birds character 😋

[brittle totem]

The rear end is even worse 🥱

[woven leaf]

omggggg

BMW .. BMW .. BMW ... it seems they cannot find a good double kidney design

maybe drop the kidneys lol

Its like Lexus, that ugly stingray design ... just drop it !! please!!! it doesnt work

Keep it simple stupid 😋 (KISS)

Audi have a great simple design, love it long time 🙂

which is why I have had two Audi's lol, yeah the grill does it for me 100%

[charred depot]

xantia downpipe is a perfect fit

[rugged mango]

How many eyes? All of them

[short prairie]

what is stopping someone from pouring water in it?

[charred depot]

Its not permanent heh

[civic spoke]

Would easily add a weep hole.

[rugged mango]

You dare disrespect Mr T like this?

[civic spoke]

Foo.

[fathom socket]

I didn't know these would get any uglier

[fathom socket]

I went to a dealer called Alpha Motors that sells Russian cars

They are amongst the only dealers which sell or even have Russian cars in Massachusetts

This is also the first time I have ever seen a Russian car in the 11 years I have lived in the US

I have seen a ton of Ladas when I lived in Russia between 2006 and 2012

[hazy sundial]

Anyone here ride bikes?

[tardy harbor]

yes

[icy osprey]

my brain isnt braining, is this a gr86 or a mk5 supra 😭

[tardy harbor]

supra

[icy osprey]

my friend said "w or l gr86" and sent me this pic

like wtf

[tardy harbor]

I guess from the front I can see why you could confuse them

but the grill and headlights gave it away

[icy osprey]

das what he sent me

[tardy harbor]

tf is .avif

[icy osprey]

idfk

[tardy harbor]

strange it doesnt embedd

anyways

that be a supra

[icy osprey]

das what i was saying

like my brain stopped braining

the rear looks diff

what he sent me

[tardy harbor]

yeah but from this angle its difficult to see

[icy osprey]

gr86

plus this

[civic spoke]

Clearly the Mk5 Supra.

[stoic ledge]

That's a Z4

||runs||

[civic spoke]

Top one with those three images is the GR86.

[icy osprey]

yeah ik

[civic spoke]

You can honestly tell the different between the Supra and GT/GR86 from the paint alone.

Paint quality looks so much higher on the Supra.

[halcyon grotto]

I think hte bmw designers had a collective stroke 10 years ago and noone has had hte heart to fire them

[fading bane]

easily the mk5
(you can tell by the BMW door handles and mirrors)

[open vector]

Hey. Can anyone tell me the difference between a factory paintjob on a vehicle and an after market custom paintjob? I have always heard factory is better. I am getting a car and thinking of getting an individual paint job on it from the factory, but it got me thinking what the difference was between that and just getting a custom one from a shop.

[wispy cloak]

It depends

Manufacturers have greatly varying OEM paint jobs

[open vector]

This would be from BMW.

[wispy cloak]

What year

[open vector]

2023

[wispy cloak]

Oh factory is gonna be better unless you spend a ton of money on a good shop

[open vector]

I am getting a M4 Competition, thinking of getting the Individual Color option.

[wispy cloak]

Just get the factory color option

Aftermarket will costs you thousands and take soooo much time

[open vector]

Yeah, that was my thought. I mean, it takes time from BMW as well, but I think it is worth it.

[tardy harbor]

could always wrap it if you want to spice it up after a while, also congrats on getting an M4 Comp, amazing car

[radiant vortex]

Whoa are you telling me someone used hyperbole to get you to click something? Omg 😟

[open vector]

Thank you, it is, I can't wait! I mean, I can, but it isn't easy!

[tardy harbor]

yeah that must be difficult! I've not have had that experience yet with a car but I find it difficult to wait for my pizza, so this must be agonizing

[open vector]

Yeah, I am like that as well. But I saved up a large amount to put as a down payment, so that took me a while, another few months ain't going to make much of a difference in the long run.

[tardy harbor]

sure, but taht doesnt make the wait less annoying! Anyways, enjoy it

[glad mantle]

So we just threw the second most aggressive off the shelf tune that this car's current mods support onto it and the way it launches is genuinely insane all things considered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ5aHrmQcKk

it's like a slingshot

I bought the car like this, it just didn't have a tune on it when I purchased it. Stock -> Stage 2+ is a night and day diifference

[tepid wing]

Out of curiosity, have any of you swapped the vacuum booster with an ibooster?

Also out of curiosity, are there any engine mods for an Equinox with the big engine that won't make it loud but will give it more pep?

[glad mantle]

Is the car you're asking about a hybrid?

[tepid wing]

No.

[glad mantle]

Then there's no point

[tepid wing]

It's a '13 Equinox.

[glad mantle]

They're designed specifically for electric cars

[tepid wing]

There's a point.

[glad mantle]

and hybrids

[tepid wing]

You can't really do ADAS without one.

Abusing the ABS pump is a no go.

[glad mantle]

On the other question, its the 3.6L V6 right?

[tepid wing]

Yeah, I think so.

It's not mine right now, so I can't actually do any of this stuff but it's fun to think about.

[tardy harbor]

chipping it

[glad mantle]

The easiest thing to do is to get an ECU flash for it. You can boost the horsepower and torque by ~20 each for around $500

Which will also give you slightly better throttle response and low end

[tardy harbor]

aka chipping it 😄

[glad mantle]

There are very few off the shelf options other than that

[tardy harbor]

this lad gets it

[glad mantle]

Frankly it's not a good engine for performance mods

[tepid wing]

If I'm modding things, it's getting an ibooster and an electric rack for ADAS at least.

Yeah I figured.

[glad mantle]

You can have custom stuff done but it would just make more sense to buy something with a V8 if you want something american

[tardy harbor]

tfs an ibooster

[tepid wing]

Not really the type of car for this.

Electric break booster.

[glad mantle]

iBooster had to do with the brake system

[tepid wing]

It uses electrons instead of vacuum.

[tardy harbor]

woahh electrons 😄

okay so its a fly by wire brake booster

[tepid wing]

Yeah, I want a Comma.

[glad mantle]

It's a decent upgrade but buying better calipers and pads would also do the same thing

and provide a more tangible difference

[tepid wing]

Not really, it still has a direct connection but the computer can actuate it as well.

I'm not doing it for performance, I'm doing it for computer control.

[tardy harbor]

are the brakes that bad stock?

oh

why

[glad mantle]

what for

🤨

[tardy harbor]

wanna make worlds largest RC car?

[tepid wing]

If I get the car of course.

https://comma.ai/

[tardy harbor]

oh that

[glad mantle]

oh neat

[tepid wing]

The best ADAS.

[glad mantle]

never doing that but incredibly cool nonetheless

[tardy harbor]

you do you I guess, although that seems not like a worthwhile investment for the car

ye it is pretty dope

[glad mantle]

I mean like I get it

[tardy harbor]

sure

[glad mantle]

I have a Model 3 and a 3 series

[tepid wing]

Eh, it sounds like fun.

[tardy harbor]

fair enough

[glad mantle]

The Model 3 is great for road trips because of autopilot

[tepid wing]

I'm saving for a Bolt right now.

Once I get a better job I'll be able to just buy it, but that's still a ways off.

[tardy harbor]

buy what

[glad mantle]

the bolt i imagine

[tepid wing]

Bolt.

Depending on how much better the job is, I might get a EV6 instead. It all depends on my pay...

[tardy harbor]

im confused by the choice of words in the sense that even if you get a better job youd still need to save for it right?

oh

leasing

right

[glad mantle]

car debt sucks

[tardy harbor]

ye

its a US thing I guess

[glad mantle]

go for a car that is less than 1/3rd your annual salary unless you're like living with family

shit has gotten wildly expensive in north america around cars and living

[tepid wing]

Yeah it's crazy.

[tardy harbor]

or you know, dont acquire debt

but you do you

[tepid wing]

I'm okay over spending a little on the car because it's less to own, but my down payment will be at least 50% of the price.

I'm not going to buy a car on a loan I can't pay off within a couple of years.

[glad mantle]

yeah

I made that mistake initially

my current car was only a 2 year loan

already 1/4 of the way done

much less stress than a logn term loan

[tepid wing]

My parents raised me to avoid long term debt as much as possible.

[glad mantle]

btw a much better deal than an EV6 if you want something fancier

BMW i3

you can get them for like $12,000 lol

very nice actually

[tardy harbor]

the concept of a loan on car is so weird to me

but I guess if it works for you then more power to you

its nice to be able to get a nicer car I guess

[tepid wing]

I don't see it: https://comma.ai/vehicles

[glad mantle]

I don't base recommendations off of their compatibility with comma so apologies on that

[tepid wing]

But that's something I can look into some.

[glad mantle]

but yeah on the equinox

speaking from experience

aside from comma if you really want to

[tepid wing]

Yeah I'm straight up not buying a car if it's not on the list or if it's ICE.

[glad mantle]

it's not worth modifying

[tepid wing]

Fair.

It's just one of those "I might be given it" things.

It's almost at 100K.

[glad mantle]

yeah that's fair

take it from someone that has owned multiple modified cars, the worst thing to do is get a car and attempt to do power mods to it when the engine is not a popular platform for them. unless you have experience with it prior

[tardy harbor]

the costs modifying it are difficult to access beforehand and often astronomical

[tepid wing]

Pretty good condition and people think it's not a '13...

[glad mantle]

like w/ my bmw for example

N55 is a very popular engine to modify because it makes power reliably

very healthy aftermarket of thousands of parts

[tepid wing]

This is a bit of a mom car I know.

[glad mantle]

nah it's a sensible car

I'm not shitting on it at all

[tardy harbor]

cars a car

[glad mantle]

im just trying to emphasize it's not the best car to modify is all haha

[tardy harbor]

getting one is always nice

[tepid wing]

I gotcha.

[glad mantle]

oh god this engine bay looks like it'd be hell to do anything in LOL

[tepid wing]

Sell it for another car that's supported.

[tardy harbor]

damn plastics

[tepid wing]

That is a much newer looking one.

[glad mantle]

same engine bay

that one is a 2012

[tepid wing]

Oh it's older, dang.

[glad mantle]

using this as a segway to show off my engine bay one sec

[tepid wing]

Why does it look so different?

[glad mantle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810249022577180693/1099565892087595039/CCE460E1-C54D-4439-A964-F292C91DA4A7.jpg

[glad mantle]

the one your aquaintance has might have a lot of shielding removed or installed differently

[tepid wing]

I mean a shop lost it (somehow) but things are laid out way differently and the cover was one giant piece.

Maybe it's a little/big engine thing?

[glad mantle]

the picture I grabbed was of the V6

[tepid wing]

Wild.

[tepid wing]

Maybe I'm going crazy.

[glad mantle]

that's what it should look like

if it is actually the V6

and not in shit condition

[tepid wing]

That's closer.

But yeah, no cover.

Mechanics kept it.

[glad mantle]

unrelated, stock N55 engine bay for comparison

[tepid wing]

There's a part of me that wants to buy a Montana.

[tardy harbor]

5 cylinder gang

[glad mantle]

I wish

N55 is a 3.0L i6

still sounds great though

doesn't have the perfect fifth of an i5

[tardy harbor]

no I know im just saying in in the 5 cylinder gang

[tepid wing]

I grew up with a red montana and it would be fun to make an EV out of those memories, but that's very expensive.

[glad mantle]

I thought about it with my BMW too but the cost is what turned me away

If I ever blow the engine

I was like

"I could EV conversion"

but it would cost well over $40,000 in parts alone

[tepid wing]

What should we get done to the Equinox? The owners only do basic maintenance stuff and it's nearly 100K. (Oil, brakes when the wear indicators are sounding, tires)

Yeah, I'd do it just to do it if I had the cash.

[glad mantle]

and it'd be way slower

that's the worst part

[tepid wing]

Not if you do it right.

[glad mantle]

part of why I bought the BMW in the first place was for performance

[glad mantle]

doing it right would be more money is the point I was making haha

I spent $13,000 on the car

[tardy harbor]

get all the bushings and rubbers of the suspension replaced

[glad mantle]

it currently outpaces a lot of supercars in the quarter mile

[tardy harbor]

massive difference

[glad mantle]

I don't wanna spend $60,000 to have it be slower on the track and less daily drivable

[tepid wing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90hAWZ6KMd8

[glad mantle]

at that point I might as well just buy another tesla

also I don't have $6,000

let alone $60,000

🤓

[tepid wing]

I'm only buying a Tesla if it's for a few grand. :V

[glad mantle]

not worth it

a cheap tesla is an expensive tesla in disguise

most cheap teslas have battery pack failures

replacing those batteries is $16,000 for a used pack

[tepid wing]

An expensive one is an expensive one.

[glad mantle]

to be clear

$16,000 for the battery itself

[tepid wing]

I don't value Teslas very highly.

[glad mantle]

the market doesn't really care how you value them

their parts are incredibly expensive and in high demand

[tepid wing]

Yeah.

[tardy harbor]

technically they are at least worth your respect

[tepid wing]

There's a reason I'm never getting one.

[glad mantle]

as a Model 3 owner I can confidently say they are not worth my respect

[tepid wing]

Eh, I only like them for kicking everyone else into gear.

[glad mantle]

[tepid wing]

Pfft, would you sell yours for a couple grand? /s

[tardy harbor]

im not saying that the entire car demands respect im saying that the electrical engineering in the battery tech and the drive units itself is the best on the market, and for that they do have my respect

[glad mantle]

oh yeah 100%

the engineers are amazing

and the cars themselves are fantastic

the Model 3 is by far the best all round daily driver I have ever owned

it's not even close

[tardy harbor]

also "best on the market" is dumb cuz there are certain cases and higher voltage systems and whatever but generally for the cost effectiveness of the cars its amazing

[glad mantle]

That said best and favorite are different things

The Model 3 is not my favorite

[tepid wing]

Here I am trying to get a cheap EV to put a phone in that beats their ADAS.

[glad mantle]

Nissan Leaf

:3

[tepid wing]

I do wish there were more car like EVs.

I'm not the biggest fan of "honey I shrunk the SUV" cars but there's not too much to be done about that right now.

I do also plan on making all future car purchases out of pocket and not with loans.

I just don't have one right now.

[glad mantle]

BMW i4

[tepid wing]

Ooooo.

[glad mantle]

Based loosely on the M3

[tepid wing]

That's nice looking.

[glad mantle]

yeah I think it is too

[tepid wing]

Don't BMWs use FlexRay or something?

[glad mantle]

I'm biased considering I'm admittedly a BMW fan

[tepid wing]

Oh weird, that's an EV right?

[glad mantle]

yeah

Left is M3 competition, right is i4 M50

[tepid wing]

This little guy is in a spot I wouldn't expect it to be in.

[tepid wing]

Pfft, the new AI eraser sucks.

Ah, it's made for backwards parking.

How much is that car?

Also I guess I should consider the tax breaks too...

I'm also wondering if it would hurt Comma to be on LMG...

Pings all writers about Comma. /s

[fathom socket]

looks like stealthboy effect from fallout

[civic spoke]

Backing into the parking spots is the superior way to park.

[fathom socket]

Sad they don't teach to park like that with tuck+trailer

[civic spoke]

This was the second place that we unloaded at. There's just enough room there to reverse a trailer there in the slot far away.

Though, at night time. Then the place if filled with parked trucks

But we just park the trailer on the street, since it's just the truck that needs to be emptied.

[fathom socket]

I have 2 led torches to help me with backing up

Some trailers don't really have reversing lights

[civic spoke]

Having lights mounted on the trailers and the truck helps so much.

[fathom socket]

Ye it does

But the ones integrated in to lamps are useless

Give almost no light

[civic spoke]

They are just there for others to see that you're reversing.

[fathom socket]

The new trailer that I had before had no reversing lights

But it had a flood lamp

[civic spoke]

The truck that I'm driving have four flood lights for reversing.

[fathom socket]

Led ones?

[civic spoke]

Yeah

Two in the rear, and then two by the steps under the doors.

[fathom socket]

That helps a lot

[civic spoke]

Just wished that I could light them without reversing.

[fathom socket]

I think I'm gonna get a wireless camera

[civic spoke]

Other trucks that I have driven had a switch for them.

A reverse camera is mandatory in some countries, no?

What I like with my reverse camera is that it has a cover that folds down when it's not in use.

The more options that I have, the better.

[fathom socket]

meanwhile I wish that the trailes I drove had functioning courtains

[civic spoke]

Still can't wait to get a newer truck, though.

The front axle on the one I'm driving feels clapped out.

[fathom socket]

suprisingly the front axle and the steering on my ran down iveco feels pretty solid and precise

[civic spoke]

I haven't scraped the front more in any other truck.

[fathom socket]

better than some trucks with 1/3 rd of the Kilometrage

[civic spoke]

I have driven crane trucks with better ground clearance.

[fathom socket]

my truck has like 820 000 km on the clock

I've seen some dafs with like 300k that were in much owrse shape

[civic spoke]

That's what the clearance is like when loaded. And I scraped going down that decline.

[fathom socket]

F

I drove a truck+trailer before that basically had vary low ground clerance

but it was 4.20 meters tall

[tepid wing]

Nice.

So yeah, BMW uses FlexRay instead of CAN or CAN-FD so no Comma support.

[halcyon grotto]

the volvo v70 lasted about 100 miles before Edinbruh broke it

[halcyon grotto]

why would they hold the only thing that stops fuel lines from scraping along the ground onto the car with just some plastic clips

[flint sable]

re-creating the M5 brochure for my senior photos

[feral reef]

that's cool

[civic spoke]

Always nice with a cleaner car.

[feral reef]

Cars actually drive better when they are clean

especially if you gave the wheelwells/suspension/wheel area a good clean

[stoic ledge]

Mine is dirty AF but as it's raining all the time I can't really clean it

Front rims are almost black

[feral reef]

pffff

[civic spoke]

Ideally i would wash off the car once a week during winter times.

[feral reef]

Just give it a quick rinse at one of those wash boxes

[flint sable]

cool wheels

wrong reply

[flint sable]

cool wheels

[feral reef]

That was very confusing, especially since I recently got new wheels myself 😂

[flint sable]

oh LOL have you posted them yet

makes me curious now

[feral reef]

A week or so ago?

haven't posted any others because I was in Ireland for a week

[civic spoke]

They are from an X3. 👀
Got the rims for like $190.

[stoic ledge]

👀

[flint sable]

ok yeah

these look nice

[feral reef]

Yeah those

They look amazing on the car

[flint sable]

oh wow

i have a non functional 325xi wagon with the 10 spokes

[feral reef]

Doesn't really looks as good in pictures as it does IRL

[civic spoke]

And then I put on some 225/45R17 Pilot Sport 5 on them.

[feral reef]

PS5 gang

[toxic karma]

Anyone in here familiar with fueltech?

[charred depot]

Built in underbonnet vacuum cleaner

[brittle totem]

Perfect timing 😏

[civic spoke]

You know it. (:

[carmine summit]

bosch VE moment

[charred depot]

finest technology being lost to time

[torn walrus]

Finally got my first gen registered and on the road... turned up the fueling screw a bit on the ve too

[fierce oasis]

These count

[tardy harbor]

@stray sandal I spend like 15 min looking for this video but for me this video kinda threw me off about it being a game or not

[stray sandal]

Game

Animations not realistic

[stray sandal]

Hand animation way too perfect

[tardy harbor]

its a game from 2013

[stray sandal]

Yep

[halcyon grotto]

too much camera shake to be real

[tardy harbor]

what? If anything its too stable

[halcyon grotto]

not from the 2013 footage I've seen

more that the camera is shaking entirely independent of the car

[tardy harbor]

yeah I see what you mean with that

lets compare

[carmine summit]

nice, I have a p-pump 2nd gen sitting outside my dorm right now

not mine, borrowed my dad's truck to move out of college

I've been trying to convince him to let me mess with it but no luck so far

fuel plate, timing, and a bit more boost would be nice

[tardy harbor]

korea 2013 fernando alonso onboard

its not bad

[halcyon grotto]

I'm mostly looking at the car

[tardy harbor]

[halcyon grotto]

the the rest is ok but most of the movement is vertical due to bumps in the road rather than vibration

[tardy harbor]

the sounds is also really bad in the game 😄 but that was always pretty obvious

[hazy sundial]

Can we post bike stuff here?

[tardy harbor]

sure

although doubt youll overshadow mine

[plucky flame]

Is it a car

[hazy sundial]

My uncles new ktm he bought

[hazy sundial]

What you riding?

[tardy harbor]

[hazy sundial]

[tardy harbor]

[hazy sundial]

Guess which one is mine

[tardy harbor]

all of em

[hazy sundial]

I wish

[tardy harbor]

😄

[hazy sundial]

I mean we have a fair collection

6 bikes in the garage atm

Only 1 in that pic is mine

[tardy harbor]

I know nothing about bikes man but they all look dope as hell but I like the red one the most I guess

[hazy sundial]

Mines the poor lil ol orange one

And the red one is too expensive to own

[tardy harbor]

frick

[hazy sundial]

Out of all of em only 1 is ours and its the red one as he just rode with us that day

Short summary would be we have 5 normal bikes of which 3 are supersport class and 2 cruisers and then one trike

Supersports are the following:
Ktm RC 390
Kawasaki Z1000SX
Kawasaki ZX14R
Cruisers are as follow:
Suzuki intruder 1400 bobber mod
Suzuki intruder 1400 (completely stock)

The trike is a special case, old beetle rear chassis with a custom built front chassis and fiberglass body with an old 1300 beetle motor strapped in

I was genuinely happy when i first found out linus has a bike too its a passion and its only made me like him as a person even more

[halcyon grotto]

What's the thing hanging off the pannier?

[tardy harbor]

I think the rear light that will inevitability get stolen

[halcyon grotto]

so you got 2?

just looked kinda odd

[tardy harbor]

for if one gets stolen

no its because I got gifted one because I thought the one at the back was broke but it still worked so then I had too 😄

[fathom socket]

@brittle totem Have you driven a Volvo yet?

[rich garnet]

It’s literally perfect (also interior doesn’t seem too bad)

Apparently brakes and motor mounts are the only few issues

It’s also a turbo, idk why I’m looking at Volvos💀💀

[halcyon grotto]

coz volvos are nice

though with that many miles I cant say the risk involved is particularly small

[civic spoke]

Who in their right mind would tailgate a fully marked police car?

[wet summit]

just ordered an adapter for my cavalier to make the 4x6s 6.5s, it should sound wild. i cant stand how my 4x6s try to play bass and make a pathetic noise as they try to overpower my subs

looking at rockville for my new speakers. kicker cs 6.5s are what i have in my truck, 4 of them and they are amazing. they arent too bass heavy but help my 10 inch sub.

[rich garnet]

Yeah

If I were to get a vovlo as my first car, I would be kinda concerned on Mileage

Since I have no idea when vovlos become unreliable or just die

[wet summit]

nothing except for an older diesel is worth 4k with 200k

we got my gf a 2004 altima with 201k, 1800$

[rich garnet]

I know nothing much about vovlo tbh

So I can’t say what is a good or bad engine, year, etc

[wet summit]

im a dodge/chevy guy

i reaaaaallllyyy reccomend a 1995-2002 chevy cavalier with the 2.2

its a truck engine and the just dont die

[rich garnet]

I might just get a manual s10 or a Honda fit/jazz

[wet summit]

manual cav bro

trust

[rich garnet]

Although I wanna build a Chevy s10

Into something stupid fast for what it is

[wet summit]

the cav has the s10 engine

[rich garnet]

Pretty high hp, good on track, and fairly light (while being a truck)

[wet summit]

the 2nd gen dodge dakota is a great platform for a race truck

[rich garnet]

Maybe

[wet summit]

5.9 magnum from factory

[rich garnet]

Ik manual s10s are decently cheap in my area

Like 4-7k I would say

I would prefer a single cab “short” bed, but if not it’s fine

[wet summit]

thats not cheap

[rich garnet]

It isn’t a bad price here

[wet summit]

my 4wd quad cab 2007 dakota was 3k

[rich garnet]

Ahh

Honestly rn the whole car market is still pretty messed up

[wet summit]

not here fr

[rich garnet]

While 4k isn’t super cheap, it isn’t super terrible

[wet summit]

4k for a manual 4.3 MINT 90k mile max s10 is good

2 door short bed

[rich garnet]

Definitely better then it was, but not super great still

(The car market)

Also I just realized I haven’t stayed up til 1am in a decent bit

Although that’s off topic

[wet summit]

im going to the junkyard at 8 for a trans

its 2

[tepid wing]

Who else is excited about the Aging Wheels EV build?

[wet summit]

couldnt care less tbh

[tepid wing]

I think he's pretty entertaining and EV conversations are pretty cool to me.

[wet summit]

its just all the same to me, it sucks that were losing the best cars of this generation to be replaced by e-muscle

[carmine summit]

i mean the 98 ram 2500 12v I'm driving this week was $3500

[wet summit]

thats real truck shit

im a dodge boy and my trans blew, my heart is demolished rn

just bought these, will get back if they suck or not

[timber oar]

The truck is named for what you should do when you see it

You dodge

[carmine summit]

dodge moment

chrysler cant build automatic transmissions

the best dodge trucks are the ones with engines and transmissions bought from other companies

[wet summit]

no, they can build a good trans.

the 42rle is based off of a 1988 trans, when they sucked

the 545rfe is amazing

i suppose the best transmission they ever used wasn't made by dodge, the g56

[carmine summit]

the best transmission in any dodge truck is a new process NV5600

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Venture_Gear_5600_transmission

[wet summit]

is that 2g?

oh 2g and early 3g

idk, the g56 is pretty good

the 56 can only handle 600ft pound in stock form, that's not great

[civic spoke]

Man. Would love better speakers in this truck.

[wet summit]

i do car audio a lot, so i could never have a stock system

my buddy has a stock system in his 1996 f150 and it suuuuuuucks

[civic spoke]

Someone I know runs this.

[wet summit]

2 15s in a huge box

3 6.5 in each door with 3.5 inch tweeters

not bad

[brittle totem]

Nope🙃

[brittle totem]

The older ones can last for a long time as long as they are maintained well.

[brittle totem]

Reminds me of this one that I have seen a few times at KKB. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJmQMUm3/

[civic spoke]

@brittle totem what's worse than being stuck behind an A tractor?

||Being stuck behind an A tractor, towing another A tractor.||

[flint sable]

Is it too off topic to ask where this pullover came from? I looked online and could only find ones with a small logo in the corner, but not the big one on the back and sponsers on the sleeves

[rich garnet]

True

[pearl tiger]

le Shitbox

[topaz vessel]

It looks fun.

[pearl tiger]

actually it is

not that much power but still fun 😄

[feral reef]

Are those your fluids? lol

[pearl tiger]

fresh water after washing 😄

[feral reef]

The blacked out tail lights are slightly rice, but otherwise, very nice!

[pearl tiger]

believe me, the ibiza 6l original are ugly

like this

also mine are LED

some models have it in chrome

[tepid wing]

Isn't it illegal to replace those with LEDs?

[misty mantle]

Shouldn't be

[tepid wing]

Maybe it's okay in Europe then? 🤷

[misty mantle]

Not illegal here in the U.S., I know that

[halcyon grotto]

in uk it is

[feral reef]

Does that apply to tail lights?

[charred depot]

Not sure about rear's everyone does it anyway so beh, rule would make sense though as the output is completely different so should really be left alone unless changing entire housing.

[civic spoke]

All of the lights technically have to be certified to a certain standard.

Many times you can get away with it if it's good enough.

[charred depot]

never really seen the point like

see some oldish cars with LED headlights and its just awful

[halcyon grotto]

people just get jealous that all those stupid suv drivers get to blind everyone else

[charred depot]

I was behind a model X not too long ago in stop and go traffic at night and felt like I was gonna lose my retina's if I seen their brake lights any longer

Gotta make them easy to see when autopilot decides to park itself on the motorway :^)

[civic spoke]

A funny thing about some American trucks here in Europe - Is that they have a separate amber turn signal on the bumper???

I believe it's because of regulations. Not sure we allow red turn signals over here.

[gentle ingot]

I need some kind of LED replacement for my taillights in the 997. They're dangerously dim by modern standards

but shopping all I can find is shitty ricer altezza-look options. Still looking for something nice

[feral reef]

Almost hit a car recently which was doing like 80 in a 130 because their taillights weren’t working

It wasn’t even dark yet, just slightly dim

[gentle ingot]

My wife was following me in a bad rain storm and said that even knowing my car was there she still couldn't see it until she was right up on top of me. Car lighting has gotten so much better in the past decade or two

[gentle ingot]

It's baffling to me that they allow red turn signals here in the US. Amber is so much more visible and distinctive. I just got a new car and it doesn't have amber turn signals in the rear. I'm trying to figure out if I can order euro part number tail lights and retrofit

[wispy cloak]

Europe requires amber turn signals

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/O1lZ9n2bxWA

[stoic ledge]

That's not true, red is also allowed

But it's extremely stupid to do so

Although that's probably allowed so US imports can be registered

[wispy cloak]

I love it when people have a brake light out and start tapping the pedal

[brittle totem]

Well the brake and rear lights on our passat is extreamly bright i guess it's just a common thing on modern cars.

[fathom socket]

The guy who made an hour long video about a toaster

Love his videos

[civic spoke]

Same.

[misty mantle]

indeed

[wispy cloak]

The AUTOMATIC toaster

[brittle totem]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJmXDEce/

[fathom socket]

Hands free toaster

[wispy cloak]

He doesn't live very far from me

[fathom socket]

Tell me if you ever see him with old tech

[misty mantle]

If you see a Nissan Figaro, you will probably know who it is lmao

[stoic ledge]

Only a US problem, In Europe it's just a line

Union Jack is just there for the regular taillights

[civic girder]

Actually, it is.

any exterior light originally shipped with halogen bulbs is DOT certified with the intended bulb and nothing else

and there are no officially DOT Certified LED replacement bulbs either, at least not that I am aware of

and when you buy LEDs, they are legally obligated to label them as "For off road use only"

That said, I highly doubt any cop would actually pull you over and be like "Did you replace your halogen brake light bulbs with LEDs?"

But it should be noted that you should not replace head light bulbs with LEDs regardless because the beam pattern is wrong and you will blind other drivers; on top of being illegal it is very dangerous.

LED brake light bulbs are also a point of contention because poorly designed and/or poor quality bulbs may not have the right brightness differential between the running light and brake light (regardless if "dual filament" or not, this is important) and other drivers may not realize you are braking

[pearl tiger]

to the led topic: there are no bulbs in it it's total makeover look also legal even that tinted

[fathom socket]

There are too many morons with improperly adjusted LED headlights and taillights

[fathom socket]

Bulbs and Light Emitting Diodes are interchangeable during discussion of lighting in vehicles
Almost no LED on a vehicle is a “bulb” but they fall under the same regulations

[pearl tiger]

Im pretty sure not in this aftermarket thing I have

[tepid wing]

It's modifying safety equipment on your car so 🤷

[tepid wing]

Nice fake video embed Ticktock, you got me.

[pearl tiger]

yeah but it has "E Numbers" and is certified 🙂

[tepid wing]

I am looking forward to the better LED headlights that new cars will be able to use. They'll blind less people and still let you see.

[pearl tiger]

yeah my front lights are stock tho

but almost blind

need new ones

[fathom socket]

Honda needs to fix their shit
Collapsed neutron star bright LEDs

[tepid wing]

What's the process for test driving cars usually like in the states?

[fathom socket]

Depends on what you wanna drive
Usually walk in, ask, show license and insurance, go drive

[tepid wing]

You need insurance before hand? That's wild, I don't have a car to get insurance.

[fathom socket]

You can get driver’s insurance without a car

[tepid wing]

That's weird.

How does that generally work?

[fathom socket]

Liability insurance

As for test driving
Really depends. Honda wouldn’t even let me sit in a type-r, let alone drive it

[tepid wing]

So I'm going to need to get insurance for just myself for a small window, make sure the car I want isn't a huge mistake, buy it, get a different plan?

[fathom socket]

https://www.progressive.com/answers/non-owner-car-insurance/

[tepid wing]

Wild.

[fathom socket]

You can also just buy the car, put it on insurance before picking it up

[tepid wing]

I guess.

[fathom socket]

That’s what I did with my miata

[tepid wing]

I'm planning on a Bolt right now.

[fathom socket]

Financially smart decision, shouldn’t be hard or expensive to insure

[tepid wing]

Plus I can use the best ADAS available with it.

[civic girder]

Legally you are not supposed to modify exterior lighting

Tinting tail lights is illegal and dangerous

Reducing the visible light allowed through the lens will reduce visibility to other drivers and could potentially cause an accident

[charred depot]

factory schmoke

[civic girder]

Even buying aftermarket assemblies that might look nicer or whatever can be poorly designed

Personally idgaf what you do to your car, just make sure something like this functions like stock

I don't want to crash into you because you thought black tail lights look nicer and I couldn't see your brake lights when you panic stopped bc a kid ran into the street or something

[tepid wing]

It's my favorite thing when someone has brake lights that are 1% brighter when in use and they drive with two feet.

[feral reef]

How else am I going to keep boost if not driving with 2 feet

[tepid wing]

I've only had to deal with this from people that clearly didn't have a turbo.

[civic girder]

Safety is important, and safety is not limited to airbags, seatbelts, and crumple zones

It also extends to things that alert other drivers and allow the car to avoid obstacles and/or come to a stop

[deep zealot]

Speaking of safety

[civic girder]

yikes

[feral reef]

I can see the canvas, lol

[deep zealot]

this is what a 800 whp 335i wheel looks like

[civic girder]

no

that's what an ignorant driver looks like

[feral reef]

Nah, that just what power does

[deep zealot]

torque shreds tires like no tomorrow

[feral reef]

torque mainly

[civic girder]

Doesn't matter how much power you make, should be able to use your eyes and see when your tire tread is getting low

[feral reef]

even my dad's E220 CDI shreds through tires

[deep zealot]

this was after only 2000 miles

wasnt expecting it to go that quickly

[civic girder]

Eyes exist for a reason

[feral reef]

Do you check your tires every 100 miles? lol

[deep zealot]

at least i have wheels i can do burnouts in

these tires shall do

[civic girder]

I check my tire pressure every week or so

[feral reef]

You can do 2000 miles in under a week

[civic girder]

while I'm there I can easily take the 2 seconds to look for uneven wear, dry rot, tread wear, etc

[deep zealot]

I mean to be fair it is a racing car its not really meant to be taken out on the road for dailying

i took it out a couple days ago only because the weather is warm again

[feral reef]

Also checking pressures every week is slightly ridiculous, lol

[civic girder]

I mean, its really not that far removed from checking your oil level lol

[deep zealot]

i check my oil like every 5000 miles let alone 2000 lol

besides the car checks my oil for me

the car also checks my tire pressure and stuff too

[feral reef]

I checked my oil like once since I've had my car

Car will tell me if something is wrong haha

[gentle ingot]

I just got a new car and TPMS tells me pressure and temperature for each wheel

[civic girder]

When local weather allows temperature fluctuations of 20F or more within 2 days, its not. A 10 degree ambient temperature drop changes tire pressure by up to 1 psi

[deep zealot]

common if its cold outside

[gentle ingot]

I mean the TMPS sensors measure it, which isn't common

[feral reef]

Which is like nothing at all? lol

[deep zealot]

my 335i TPM sensors have gone out years ago

[feral reef]

My car just has ABS tire "pressure" sensors

TPMS is need 1 year newer

[civic girder]

proper tire pressure is important. It affects fuel economy more than you think

[feral reef]

Not it affect it exactly how much I think it does

[civic girder]

Not all cars give you pressure readouts for each wheel. A lot of times its just a dummy light

[gentle ingot]

or it's derived from the wheel spin sensors, as RPJ alluded to

I was just mentioning that I am impressed that this car measures pressure and temps for each wheel, which is really nice

[feral reef]

Besides my tires gain like 5 PSI just after sending it for a bit

[civic girder]

ABS uses magenetic sensor to detect wheel speed, not pressure

idk what you mean by that

[deep zealot]

yeah warming up tires makes a difference

[feral reef]

1 psi less isn't going to kill me 😂

[gentle ingot]

yes, and you can derive a fake tire pressure from that wheel speed sensor to alert on low pressure without actually having to measure pressure

[feral reef]

Yes, which changes with pressure

[gentle ingot]

which a lot of cars do

[civic girder]

Makes sense as a very primitive system I suppose

[stoic ledge]

Kek if I'm lucky I check it every other month

[gentle ingot]

it's cheap and it works to detect a flat, which is what 90% of drivers care about

without needing expensive in-tire sensors which 90% of drivers resent paying for

[civic girder]

ig I'm just paranoid. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[deep zealot]

my 328i on runflats

[gentle ingot]

but, as I said, I love that this new car has sensors which do pressure and temp.

I wish every car did that

[feral reef]

my abs based tire pressure monitoring will warn be even with very small pressure differences

[deep zealot]

most new cars to pressure and temp sensing now

[gentle ingot]

cool, this is the first time I'd encountered it

[deep zealot]

its useful for track days

[gentle ingot]

indeed

[civic girder]

But I have built up the habit bc I notice the tires in some of my cars gets low if they sit for extended periods of time, which is not abnormal

[gentle ingot]

In my 911 on my track wheels I have to wait until the temps/pressure come up a bit before I can go crazy, otherwise the tires spin on the rims

[deep zealot]

ive only tracked the 335i a couple times but its pretty much uncontrollable

[gentle ingot]

I track every car I own. 🙂

[deep zealot]

doesnt matter what tires i put on it. spins up until 3rd gear

[feral reef]

Sounds like a skill issue

[civic girder]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Its not like it ruins my day to spend 2 extra minutes checking and filling my tires lol

[gentle ingot]

^ same. I'd never seen it before and I drive a lot of cars

[deep zealot]

Anything pre 2020 is pretty uncommon

[civic girder]

Should check my oil regularly anyway. Can do that and start the engine while the tires inflate

[deep zealot]

even Teslas these days have the temperature tire readouts

[feral reef]

My car has a "Oil Quality" reading

[gentle ingot]

Brake temps on Ferrari is also used to issue a warning if you're about to damage your carbon fiber wheels from heat.

[deep zealot]

my car doesnt have a dipstick anymore, just measures the oil using a capacitor

[civic girder]

I hate that metric so much

its completely baseless and means nothing

[deep zealot]

if theres metal in the oil i'd like to know

[gentle ingot]

Do the blackstone analysis after the oil changes

[civic girder]

Yeah, there's nothing inherently wrong with an oil level sensor or gauge

[gentle ingot]

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/tests/standard-analysis/

[civic girder]

but dipsticks are still fairly important for checking oil condition

[gentle ingot]

I do this on the race cars

[civic girder]

the oil life meter is utterly worthless

Oil analysis is great and all, but its horribly inconvenient

[gentle ingot]

shrug I do my own oil changes, so it doesn't really add any hassle

[civic girder]

I'd like to be able to see if my oil has turned pitch black in 200 miles

No dipstick makes that extremely inconvenient.

[gentle ingot]

Just get a british car and you can measure it from the seepage and drippings. Easy peasy

[civic girder]

ew

why would I want a british car

[stoic ledge]

Checked my oil by coincidence today, still at max 😎

Classic GM car

0 oil usage

[feral reef]

My car pretty much uses no oil at all either

[civic girder]

My RX-7 does

[feral reef]

And it doesn't chew tires either

[civic girder]

but its a rotary so makes sense

[gentle ingot]

Rotary engine you just put cases of oil and apex seals on amazon subscribe and save

[civic girder]

I like to check my oil in other cars too anyway. Might not notice a leak visibly right away, and could be an internal leak too like valve stems

[feral reef]

With you owning an RX-7 I kinda understand the paranoia you have with your tires

[civic girder]

how so

[feral reef]

Well they aren't exactly known for their reliability

[civic girder]

cries in ignorance

[civic girder]

idk what "rotary bad" has to do with tires lol

[feral reef]

When did I say rotary bad

[gentle ingot]

What's special about an rx-7 that makes it more understandable to closely monitor tire pressures?

[civic girder]

I just like having proper tire pressure to avoid running flat bc temperature swings wildly where I live and I like getting as good of mpg as I can with minimal effort

[gentle ingot]

tire pressure differentials matter more the lighter your wheels are. I could always tell if a tire was even slightly off-pressure in my NA miata.

[civic girder]

plus pretty sure a couple of my wheels across cars lose air more than others. Not a fan of having one tire 5psi+ lower than the other 3

[civic girder]

Yeah, most of my wheels are aluminum

the RX-7, ironically, has few issues with tire pressure changing

but yeah, only my daily actually has a TPMS of any variety

[gentle ingot]

I'm planning on this for my track car

https://www.autosportlabs.com/product/tirex-advanced-thermal-sensor/

[brittle totem]

Same thing cant be said for my dads Passat 😅

[gentle ingot]

seems possible

[stoic ledge]

How many miles on that Passat?

[brittle totem]

58096km

[stoic ledge]

5.6L/100km

[brittle totem]

Yup the consumption is quite high during rush hour traffic through Stockholm.

[charred depot]

hopefully my driveshaft that arrives tomorrow fits else the gearbox has to come back out again heh

pics from last engine swap, deja vu

going from the slowest car ive owned to probably the fastest car ive owned

[misty mantle]

Sounds like the average shitbox

[fathom socket]

Looks better than my car

That has suffered Italian city driving

[charred depot]

Im tempted to cancel my breakdown cover

owned lots of shitty cars, broken down a few too many times. Only called breakdown cover once and a friend randomly stumbled across me before they turned up.

already have breakdown cover :^)

[misty mantle]

Mini Tronk

[fathom socket]

The only time I didn't have a breakdown cover my car broke down

Well. More like a whell bearing broke in half

[misty mantle]

Rip. Only "Breakdown" I've ever had was the shift cable popping off the trans

[fathom socket]

Technically had 2 breakdowns while I had breakdown cover, but I still drove my car for like 8000 km like that

And I did 5000 km with broken gearbox

[misty mantle]

That probably didn't sound good

[fathom socket]

I just lost 5th gear due to defective gearbox

And the 8000 km I did with basically blown head gasket

But it was weird because I didn't have any signs of blown headgasket

Might been the head that warped or something.
Also it had slightly increased oil consumption, but I've assumed it was normal

[charred depot]

most of my breakdowns have just been due to aged rubber

[misty mantle]

Electrical tape fixes literally everything

[charred depot]

its a special tape specifically for this I keep on me

for my engine swap most of this stuff custom silicone bits now so should be good

[halcyon grotto]

hmmm can electrical tape hold my fuel lines to my car

[halcyon grotto]

I suppose if I just wrapped the tape all the way around the car it'd work

[supple anchor]

Before sound system mods, 30 year old speakers 💀

I’m probably going to put a nice tape deck and some better speakers and maybe a sub in the spare tire like rust what vw does, I want it to look stock

An after is when I have money and fixed everything else in the car

[gentle ingot]

Just be sure to buy the good electrical tape that won't melt and get all sticky in the sun. Look for "super 88" tape

that's a grade of tape, not a brand name or product name

[halcyon grotto]

I'd be more worried about salt water etc getting onto it

[pearl tiger]

any VAG Owners here with Diagnostic Experience? Is OBDeleven good?

[wet summit]

a customers car

[icy osprey]

Yes officer, it’s stock.

[fathom socket]

Welcome to Chinese supermarket

@gentle ingot Have you ever visited Allston?

Or Malden?

[gentle ingot]

Not knowingly. I've been in and around Boston a fair bit.

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

Whenever I think of Super 88, I think of a Chinese supermarket

[gentle ingot]

well it's also a kind of electrical tape, and also a kind of oldsmobile

[elfin stone]

People drive with such brakes? That’s suicidal

[silent parcel]

https://www.youtube.com/@TheMeteorInterceptor

[fathom socket]

Wow!!

[leaden stream]

Do you have ethanol in your fuel?

[charred depot]

My fuel lines are new and all my cars are diesel.

[civic spoke]

Basically all fuel has ethanol in it now.

At least non-diesel.

[leaden stream]

In Norway 98 is still ethanol free thanks to lobbying from the Amcar community.

[civic spoke]

98 Oct is 5% ethanol in Sweden

[leaden stream]

Which is one of several reasons why i don't fill up in Sweden on my way to Germany

or Denmark for that matter - can just about make it on one tank

[civic spoke]

Modern cars run just fine on a little bit of ethanol.

It's just really old cars that hate it. Clogs up stuff and ruins hoses.

[stoic ledge]

@elfin stone do you think there's a way to read the information of the TID display?

I'm thinking of a project to replace the top screen with a touchscreen and OpenAuto (Pro) as a project but then the sound still needs to go through the original headunit I think... So displaying radio etc then needs to be on that screen also

And I don't think I can get it to work with the steeringwheel controls then...

I know there's a guy who did take out the guds of the original radio and rewired the buttons to the Raspberry Pi but that's a but too much work Additionally he's decoding the Canbus steeringwheel input but he didn't update his project in 4 years so idk if he succeeded or not

I kind of want Android Auto but a headunit with a display at the location below is very annoying, you have to look down way to far to make it work

That looks OEM which is what I want

But there's no drop in replacement for the top screen sadly, there is for the headunit itself but those are kinda meh

[fathom socket]

You can always do the thing the wrong way asnd solder the wires directly to the matrix

or the buttons

[stoic ledge]

For the headunit itself I'd say that's possible but for the steeringwheel controls it's quite difficult I think?

I think it also goes over Canbus, so then I also need to decode that?

Sounds too difficult

I currently have this setup.... Which is actually fine tho, and replacing the actual headunit would make the screen way to low to look at while driving

Only problem I'm facing is that it doesn't have bluetooth from the factory, which I fixed using a dongle... But that also has a very shitty microphone in it, and then Android immediately accepts that as a bluetooth microphone for calling which is barely audible

I'd also be happy if I could just let sound go through the Bluetooth but use the phone's microphone, then I don't have to do anything, but apparently that's not an option

I can either go full Bluetooth or Full Speaker, not Bluetooth Audio & Phone microphone 😭

Hmm so then I'd only need to piggyback the wire going from the steering column to the headunit?

Hmm that's a fair point, I might be able to look in to that

If I can get a ready made adapter, and then interpret those values...

[calm mango]

Broooom

Skoda fabia without muffler very sports car

[stoic ledge]

It does have a CAN H and CAN L input

So just turning on the radio without ignition, and see whether the Steering wheel controls work? Iirc , they do

[elfin stone]

Buttons are transmitted via canbus on the Astra H and Corsa D, no resistance you could piggyback on. Stuff goes to the Column module and gets translated

[charred depot]

french parking :^)

[fathom socket]

Wtf

[tulip tendon]

fr

[gentle ingot]

braille park by feel

[tawdry nest]

Are there anyone in love with scooter?

[tired sundial]

No

I have a scooter on order

A Segway gt2 it’s gona get to me on may 16th

[tawdry nest]

oh an electrical scooter

[misty mantle]

I prefer gas

[tawdry nest]

it is not convenience in Vietnam because of the traffic is too much motorbike and gas scooter

[tawdry nest]

me too

most of vehicles in Vietnam are gasonline scooter and motorbike

[tawdry nest]

like this Honda PS

[tired sundial]

Yea it’s like just for fun though I don’t ever use scooters to get places I joy ride them

[bitter compass]

Yeah Napoli parking style is more useable

[feral reef]

@vocal mural maybe?

[tawdry nest]

in Hanoi, there are some cars that parked in the middle of the road =))

[charred depot]

Peugeot 508 drivrshaft on modified 305

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/road-road-is-road-bob-incredibles-the-incredibles-bob-gif-18129176

[tawdry nest]

normal day in Vietnam

how tf

[jaunty light]

I wanted a car with extendable forklift forks that can come out of the front.

[misty mantle]

Just get a forklift

As long as you are forklift certified

[tired sundial]

To late

I am not certified and I shal buy one

[wispy cloak]

I'm not certified and I drove one at work all the time

[tawdry nest]

free parking

[jaunty light]

But I want it so i can yeet people out of the way while im driving

[tawdry nest]

tuning and modifing in vehicles on Vietnam are illegal ☠️

[fathom socket]

Is that a mugen???

[tawdry nest]

yup

Civic in Vietnam Market

[wispy cloak]

Is it actually tuned or modified

Or is it just riced

[tawdry nest]

it was tuned and modified already

[tepid wing]

My mom just said the 100K mile 10 year old car doesn't need any additional maintenance than normal because it's been "babied".

I can understand why modern cars are designed for such large maintenance windows, people just don't care enough to do maintenance anyway.

[vocal mural]

Extra ping: @tawdry nest
Yes. I have an Kymco moped scooter and drive happily around with it.
Although I am saving to get A driving license.

[feral reef]

The entire GDP of Vietnam

[civic spoke]

If you keep some kind of schedule for maintenance. Then a modern car will last you heaps of years.

[tepid wing]

They only do oil when the oil life is down and tires when they get holes.

Nothing else.

[civic spoke]

I wished more places had mandatory inspections.

[tepid wing]

Well I guess car washes but that's even more minor.

[tepid wing]

The ones here seem to just be a token gesture.

The front end needs some work on this car, it's squeaky when it used to not be. Almost like bushings are just not there anymore.

At least it wasn't in Michigan so it shouldn't be rusted out at all from the salt.

[feral reef]

Washing a car and doing it properly is a lot more important than most people realize

[tepid wing]

Up north it's a pretty big deal.

[fathom socket]

https://youtube.com/shorts/52ABNOM_REc?feature=share

I would not ever agree to be unloaded like that

[fathom socket]

i fucking hate living here

[wispy cloak]

528i for $500

Suspected blown head gasket

Approx. 160k miles

Body and interior appear to be very clean

Luckily I found the owner now because he was gonna junk it

[plucky flame]

Hmmmmm

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[fathom socket]

Seen a couple of those around here
The copper looks really good

[fading bane]

holy crap buy that

bad head gasket is nothing on those

could also be the valve cover gasket too

[twilit drum]

Flat, like your gf

[tawdry nest]

Well driving a scooter is kinda fun

I have a Honda and a Honda SH, both are from 2009 but still can drive very smooth as new scooter

[deep zealot]

except my gf doesnt eixst

besides flat is justice

[twilit drum]

i dont have a gf either, i suggest you become a woman so we can start a relation

XD

[wispy cloak]

Yeah being an i6 I'm not too concerned

[fading bane]

it's a great car

[twilit drum]

it was a joke but it seems like no one cared so i just clarify it was a joke

[fathom socket]

E36 39 or 46?

[fading bane]

E39

[fathom socket]

W

[fading bane]

530iA

[fathom socket]

ah

im not rlly a fan of anything except for the 3 series

im bias towards the 3 series

but 530i still looks nice nonetheless

there's a lightning storm outside and im waiting for doordash to give me good orders cause i love delivering when there's a storm outside

that means higher peak pay and more money

[fading bane]

the only 3-series I like are the current G20 and E30

[fathom socket]

ah

[fading bane]

E90 was ok too

[fathom socket]

for me its only gonna be the e90, e92, and F30

i like more rounder carts

cars

not a big fan of boxy

like the e36 or 46

[fading bane]

the e36 and e46 to me has some weird sense of cheapness

[wet summit]

getting new trans tmr, hoping to put it in tmr as well

transfer case bolts magically disappeared so i have to get some from the junkyard

[fathom socket]

Welcome to Vietnam!!

I am vietnamese, born in Vietnam and I just don't like the conservative culture over there

I moved to the US at age 11 from Russia after living in Russia for 6 years and never looked back

I hope I moved straight to the US at age 5 rather than stopped by Russia

I was 11 in 2012. I love travelling around the world and I think Vietnamese people, especially the girls, Vietnamese food, and Vietnamese scenery is beautiful, but I hate some aspects of the culture. The only nice thing about Vietnamese culture in my opinion is that they value education

I think freedom and democracy is better, hence I am gravitated towards Western/Northern Europe, US, Canada, and Oceania. Glad I live in the US and finished MIT.

I don't speak Vietnamese. However, I speak 4 languages, fluent English, fluent Russian, and near fluent in French and German.

[fierce stump]

2005 Ford Thunderbird, yay or nay?

They aren't that expensive

And I really love how it looks

[wraith rivet]

that actually looks really cool

[fierce stump]

I really like the old new car aesthetic. Except for maybe the PT Cruiser... But I still have a small spot in my heart for it.

I really like the Chevy SSR also

But I really want a Ford Thunderbird

(2005)

[silent parcel]

I want a lincoln LS

Sister to the Tbird

[sturdy tree]

Would this be more useful over a traditional seatbelt cutter / window breaker?

[civic spoke]

What's great about a normal one is that it lives in your car at all times.

[sturdy tree]

Yeah, it would suck if I drive into the water, and opened some box literally an hour before & forgot to put it back

Haven;t thought of that

[fierce stump]

Lincoln LS is pretty cool, I like it.

[fathom socket]

GO TESLA GO

SO SEXY

[feral reef]

Yay

[tulip jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/polish-power-polish-car-poland-car-strong-polish-car-gif-23408432

[wet summit]

thats a damn ram 4500 dually in the wrong body lol

[fathom socket]

I love vaporware

[bitter compass]

Trust me bro 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 its gonna come out

[halcyon grotto]

soon™️

[tepid wing]

At this point E*** has proved his ineptitude to the world, I hope if it does actually come out it doesn't sell.

Wait, that's just the S.

It's amazing how many people fell for Semi.

[tepid wing]

All you really need is to overcome the initial friction from things being stationary and you're golden. :-)

[hoary pine]

I think they need someone else to take point just in case tho.
Even if it got brake on each cart I doubt it will do 30 to 0 in 300 feet without spilling the load everywhere.

[fathom socket]

Moving from 4 different tires to a set of pirellis tonight
Les go

[feral reef]

P Zero?

[fathom socket]

No no nothing so crazy
Scorpion all season plus 3, SUV tires for our crosstour

Right now it’s got 4 different brands and types of all seasons from when we bought it two years ago

And unfortunately my miata has 16”s so the only option is continental extreme contacts or bridgestone all seasons

[tepid wing]

Yeah I'm sure there's a reason they didn't show it stopping.

[stoic ledge]

Always nice when you can wash your car on the bosses time 😎

[feral reef]

Ahh, I have the 17” so a lot more options

[fathom socket]

seriously considering putting 17" on
But just so many wheels look awful to me

[civic spoke]

17 inches on a Miata?

[fathom socket]

that's the OEM size for the ND club and GT

I have a sport so it's 16s

[pearl tiger]

i think stock are mine 15s

got 17s instead

[civic spoke]

I need to sell off my 16 inchers.

[stoic ledge]

I want to upgrade my 16s to 17s

But they're difficult to find