cars

[stoic ledge]

Stuff like this lol

[charred depot]

my friends 504 has a similar cut on the exhaust

[weary jay]

(508)-580-2500

[timber oar]

#savethemanuals

[shell mountain]

Coyote 😍😍🥰🥰

[charred depot]

Hows my parking

Bastarding gear linkage broke and left me in neutral

Turned it off manually put it in gear and drove it up there

[tired sundial]

Hear me out there’s nothing worst than trying to break loos a bolt by hand

[vocal mural]

Up GTI?

[bitter compass]

Wasnt up! to the task

[stoic ledge]

[neon sage]

LOL

[plucky flame]

A car caught on fire in the parking lot at school

Tough

[misty mantle]

Was it a tesla?

[plucky flame]

I dont know

Probably not

Nah definitely not

[misty mantle]

Damn. Was hoping it was

[plucky flame]

No one here can afford a tesla

[misty mantle]

Good. Those things are trash anyway

[plucky flame]

And they wouldnt be able to put it out with a fire extinguisher if it was

[gloomy shard]

idk if this is random but i just found a pic of my dads garage again and wanted to show it

[misty mantle]

Really, once a tesla goes up, its saying up for a few days

[gloomy shard]

black car is a buik roadster 8cyl rocket engine all 8 cylinders in one line.
The other one is a oldsmobile delta 88 6cyl in 99% original shape and near to new condistion

[misty mantle]

Ah yes, a Nissan

[wet summit]

looks like a titan

[misty mantle]

Its a firetruck now

[civic spoke]

Shit's on fire. Yo.

[plucky flame]

Who are you skyler white yo?

[wraith rivet]

average Nissan

[wet summit]

i hate people who talk about their ride like "this is a 1 of 1 2003 nissan altima with these specs in this color" lmao

my truck is the only dodge dakota i've ever seen that's a 2007, v6, 4wd, SXT

so mines rare lmao

[misty mantle]

Me with a 1 of probably several million 1997 Ranger XLT supercab with a Mazda 2.3 4-banger, 2wd

So mine is common af

[wet summit]

it's just so fucking stupid

my koenigseg is a 1 of 1

right, they only made 20 and no one else has the same options. fuck you

now on the other hand, if someone had the v10 golf i would shit my pants

[misty mantle]

Wait, VW crammed a V10 into a golf?

[wet summit]

yes

it was an awd, 500hp golf

[misty mantle]

How the hell

[wet summit]

r8 motor

[misty mantle]

Still, a V10 is a pretty fucking big motor

[wet summit]

i'm not saying anything against it being large

it wouldn't be too far off of putting an inline 5 in

just wide

[fading bane]

horrific drone

[flint sable]

tried to fix the 7 series front end

thoughts?

just used paint3d lo\

[plucky flame]

Dont know what it looked like before

But right now it looks like if jeep made a car

[shell mountain]

?

wdym?

[topaz vessel]

Kind of reminds me of the Dodge Charger.

[plucky flame]

Reminds me of like a cadillac

[tepid wing]

All Leafs use CHAdeMO right?

[civic spoke]

Nope.

[tepid wing]

What model years use CCS?

[civic spoke]

Not sure. But I know that had both.

[tepid wing]

Huh, everything I saw said it was only CHAdeMO for DC.

Not that I'm planning on using it much if I get one, but you know that's kinda important.

[stoic ledge]

Did it? X doubt?

I've seen 2022's with CHAdeMO

I think it only got CHAdeMO

[civic spoke]

Oh, for DC. Then yeah, it was only CHAdeMO

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so that's CHAdeMO for DC, and Type 1 (US) or Type 2 (EU) for AC

No CCS DC

[vocal mural]

And only 1 phase instead of 3

[visual viper]

ccs2/ccs is the best CHAdeMO sucks

[viscid atlas]

If the bottom right and left corners were more diagonal it may have looked better, or maybe if the grilles were shorter

[flint sable]

Yeah I made them look too square

[tepid wing]

There's probably no real way to connect CCS either.

[fading bane]

original is way better

[flint sable]

I just don’t like the squinty DRLs

[fading bane]

I don't mind them

[fading bane]

seriously

"Exhaust Drone is the vibrating sound that occurs in vehicles most often at steady highway speeds and is caused by the engine and exhaust system vibrating at incompatible frequencies."

[shell mountain]

There wasn’t exhaust drone

I never heard of it

[fading bane]

maybe you're used to it but that's pretty loud at highway speeds

[shell mountain]

We were towing 8500lbs

[fading bane]

that makes sense, I noticed the tach was pretty high

[shell mountain]

I know this truck

It’s a good engine

The transmission

Not so much

[fading bane]

is it the 10-speed?

[shell mountain]

It’s a 2015

[fading bane]

the 10-speed would probably have not made much droning

[shell mountain]

Only came in a 6-speed

[shell mountain]

Wouldn’t have done much here

And honestly I don’t care about droning

[versed sentinel]

My friends turbo forester

He’s 15

All done by himself

[tepid wing]

You don't need to be old to be able to do something.

[topaz vessel]

Somebody taking a safari?

[brittle totem]

One more SAAB gone🥲

[tired sundial]

Bro just wanted to off-road

[misty mantle]

Probably gets .1 MPG

[plucky flame]

It gets exactly the same as a twin turbo LS

[feral reef]

@stoic ledge I just installed my illegal license plate stickers

Curious how long I'll be able to keep these on

[bitter compass]

He didn't put an ls into it he drove into one

[feral reef]

It looks so good!

[stoic ledge]

Does it tho

[civic girder]

probably not

[charred depot]

Got the new battery and alternator in the 305 and all is well again

new battery being the old battery from one of my friends volvo which was throwing the airbag light because the battery was slightly shit

[feral reef]

How fast were you going, lol

[charred depot]

I was getting there

[misty mantle]

How much HP is that thing even putting out

[charred depot]

Only like 100 diesel horsepowers at the moment

[misty mantle]

16 less than my Ranger

[charred depot]

top mount intercooler gets basically no airflow so limited by that

[misty mantle]

If my ranger is even still making 116

[charred depot]

getting a front mount water to air system soon, only weighs like high 800 low 900kg

radiator is pretty wide makes fitting a front mount normally iffy, water to air system will work due to smaller water hoses going to front

radiator cant be moved back either as im already not sure if I can change the oil filter without removing the radiator / disconnecting the rear engine mount heh.

[misty mantle]

What happened?

[charred depot]

shifter linkage wore to the point it wouldnt stay on anymore

[misty mantle]

Rip

[charred depot]

permanent fix

[stoic ledge]

Damn that's a nice Corsa

[charred depot]

I miss not being at risk of immediately losing my license for speedin

100hp requires too much responsibility :^)

cant wait to get the water to air intercooler and take it on a trackday

speedo only goes to like 110mph so will probably be maxed out alot of the time heh

[feral reef]

I feel that “fucks sake”

[wraith rivet]

yo wtf was that a bird just ending itself

[charred depot]

why animal stopid

[wispy cloak]

Time for work

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/builttough-built-tough-ford-builttolast-gif-15533605

I just remembered, a few more years and my truck is going to be considered a classic 🥲

[hazy crane]

how old is it?

[misty mantle]

Its a '97

[obsidian magnet]

only way to treat a clapper

[plucky flame]

236k mile bus anyone

[timber oar]

That paint is cleannnn

[tepid wing]

Sheesh half of the front end of that car is missing.

[civic girder]

God those trucks are sick. Always excited to drive our work one, though its very rare unfortunately 😦

[misty river]

Shame it’s a new edge though… I love every other fox platform Mustang BUT those.

Four eyed foxes, Aero foxes, SN95’s…

[plucky flame]

I Iike the paint matched turbos

[misty river]

Gonna haul my other car across the state here in a week or two. Not running at the moment but she still looks pretty damn good… for a sixer.

It kills me that she’s parked 300 miles away 😭

[civic girder]

New edge looks marginally better than the affront to god that the SN95 is

[misty river]

If I wanted angles though I’d go for a Fox

SN95 butts are so nice and round

[civic girder]

idk I just think they're ugly all around

rather have an 80s fox

[misty river]

I’ve got my 89 and my 96.

Didn’t like 99-04 at all. 05-09 is the last good style until they messed them up in 2010. At least 2011 gave us the Coyote.

Don’t get my started on the abomination that is the S550

[civic girder]

I like the current gen Mustang

unless its the v6

[misty river]

Coyote and IRS are nice

But they’re too… ricey.

EcoBoost is pretty cool just because it’s a flashback to the SVO

Also Ford having a 2.3L I4 and 5.0L V8 is a flashback to the fox body having the same displacement options

And despite loving the Coyote power it doesn’t beat a Windsor sound

302, cat delete, Flowmaster 40’s… THAT is an exhaust note 🤤

[wispy cloak]

There isn't a v6 in the current gen of mustang

[stoic ledge]

3 cyl Mustang when

[civic girder]

there was for a few years

[wispy cloak]

3.5 mustang when

[stoic ledge]

1.0 EcoBoost is enough

[sinful tendon]

Can brakes just "get old"?
Brakes were making scratchy noises on the '04 Legacy so I got new pads and discs. As I took the "old" stuff apart it turns out the pads are still very thick with the incline on each side still very apparent. The discs look fine but not new for sure.
I put all of it on about three years ago though.
The car has been in a regular cycle of being in use for two-three weeks and sitting unused for two-three weeks for this whole time.

I haven't looked a the rears yet but all of the above apply to them as well.

[civic spoke]

I have 8+ years on my rotors and pads... (:

[sinful tendon]

No judgment from me 😅 but do they make scratchy noises?
I suppose the regular rust/rust off cycle on mine takes its toll on the discs, but I wonder if that would cause constant light scratching noises even when coasting with no brake force applied.

[civic spoke]

Right rear does. Because the caliper was stuck.
Am about to replace them Soon™️.

[sinful tendon]

Ah yes, Soon™, that's happening about 8 months from now I reckon, like my haircut.

My calipers were stuck real good those 3 years ago but I redid the calipers and the front brake I just took apart tells me I did it right, the pads are evenly used on this one.

I guess I'll be cleaning all that, putting it all back together, ordering backplates because those don't have long to live lol, and taking it all to the mechanic to go over.

[misty river]

Lol my rear brakes are drums. The driver side is missing a spring so it clunks when I press the brake. Brakes “just getting old” tech-wise. Gonna five lug convert eventually but that’ll wait until my other car is here and running.

[wraith rivet]

ew wtf

[brittle totem]

Yeah they will have an hard time trying to sell those.

[novel relic]

Finally got my car to do a wink today, loving it so much

[feral reef]

haha

What exactly are we looking at?

Like did you take different pictures and stitch them together?

[novel relic]

Basically yeah, just 3 pics
honest to god, idk why the first 2 winks are cropped and the 2 last not

[fluid field]

does a veichle i made myself count?

made this dune buggie, 270cc 8hp
current max speed 56.6 kph

[timber oar]

That looks like it would be a fun time to drive

[plucky flame]

Your balls would hurt

[feral reef]

The cropping definitely confused me 😂

[vocal mural]

Fermati Imbecelle Abbiamo Tampenato, E-500 🤮

The only Italian words i know ^

[weary bobcat]

Can somebody satisfy my curiosity about what is the purpose of this thing coming out of grill on top of the hood?
Thanks

[stoic ledge]

Hood pins

Mostly for style

But originally for during racing, fast way to get under the hood/bonnet

(pull the pins and the hood/bonnet opens)

[brittle totem]

I think those are the new Abarth 595 which they thought would be good idea to make electric💀

[digital dove]

RS3 Drag Car

[random siren]

and 50/60s - hood latches weren't the most reliable thing, lot of sanctioning bodies wanted a visible means to ensure hood was secured closed - remember that part on the driving test about what to do if the hood flies open; it ended up in there for a reason... lol

[plucky flame]

The correct answer is to keep driving of course

[fluid field]

it is very fun to drive

[civic girder]

I too can unplug one headlight and then pop them up

[neon sage]

GIVE UP

LET GOOO

ANDDD

GO DIEEEE

[misty mantle]

Yep, you're a 14 yo if I've seen one

[reef grotto]

If he's 14 then that means he started using discord when he was 10-11 years old

That can't be good

[hexed kayak]

Just looking at how it bounces around going that slow at 55kph men who dont want another kid would be lining up around the block to ride it.

[hexed kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/ace-ventura-jim-carey-cool-smart-hilarious-gif-9631361

[wintry hedge]

does anyone know if a Volkswagen polo 9n3 (2008) uses can bus?

[misty mantle]

If it has OBD2, it most likely has a can bus

[fathom socket]

I think I’m getting better at getting out of tight spaces

Moms client blocked me in

And I managed to get out

[tardy harbor]

wdym blocked you in

in the rest of the world we just call that parking 😄

[fathom socket]

Well I still had my car on

With my doors open and unlocked music playing

I only parked to get something

Came back out to a car

[plucky flame]

This is a kind of car

[timber oar]

It doesn't even have wheels

[ruby cloak]

Installed a new Android headunit— pretty neat!

[orchid totem]

v12 boi!!!!

[wide hemlock]

Car

[vocal mural]

One of the reasons I own a moped. I don’t need to buy parking ticket at the beach then.

[bitter compass]

Meanwhile in Germany at pretty much every smaller lake: parking? We got a field do that there. Or look for a patch of gravel along the narrow road there's space maybe... Sometimes

[feral reef]

Good reason, although for parking standards that's very cheap

[vocal mural]

Parking here is even cheaper. (free) Just go up that stairs.

[civic spoke]

That reminds me...

That's a parking ticket attached to the handles.

[charred depot]

New car

Not had a petrol in a while

[civic spoke]

Plot twist.
It's a diesel.

[charred depot]

Soon

Lol

[civic spoke]

[charred depot]

Ill leave it alone till it dies

[fading bane]

That instrument cluster does not match the car below

[civic spoke]

How so?
No warning messages?

[fading bane]

The interior pic is from a W220, the exterior pic is a W221 S-Class

I would be surprised if it’s a conversion

[civic spoke]

The W221 had an screen for the speedo?

[fading bane]

Yep

That’s also a S63, not a V12 judging by the 6.3 badge

[civic spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/arthur-internet-tell-lies-buster-lie-gif-4986649

[fading bane]

S65 would have a V12 BiTurbo badge

[brittle totem]

Never seen this color on a E92. Didn't even know that this color was thing on that generation of BMW.

[civic spoke]

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-26/tesla-autopilot-alleged-data-breach-leak

(:

[feral reef]

Doesn't have to be, someone could have painted it.

[brittle totem]

People just don't understand that you need be able to take control over the car at any time when using regular autopilot same with every other car with active lane assist. I can guarantee you that many of those people that are complaining are the same people that put like a weight on the wheel and let the car driver for them.

[brittle totem]

Seems to be the factory color when I looked up the vin number for it. https://bimmer.work/vin/e2abe73c73844b1740ae50ae7b7d488c6/images/

[feral reef]

That's cool

Never seen it either

At least not that I remember

[brittle totem]

Vermilionrot Metallic (A82)

But it is a 320i 💀

[feral reef]

Really nice color

[orchid totem]

Dude I just sold that one,

[fading bane]

You have all the pictures?

I'm really interested to see if this is a w220, a w221 or even both

[feral reef]

How can it be both

[fading bane]

Conversion

I have seen many S-Classes on the internet being converted from one generation to another

[feral reef]

What I'm most confused by is why a "v12" has the 6.3 badge on the side

[fading bane]

Exactly, if it was an S65 it also has to be the facelift

That's a prefacelift

[feral reef]

Very dodgy car 😂

[fading bane]

*correction, statement I said is false
but, the 6.3 is not the V12

[random siren]

amg makes a 6.3 v12...

[orchid totem]

wait a sec

[feral reef]

As far as I know they never put that in that generation of s class

[fading bane]

Mercedes has a weird naming system for some cars

[random siren]

"63" M137 6.3 L V12
The "63" badging was used on the short-lived 2001 S 63 AMG, 2001 CL 63 AMG and 2002 G 63 AMG. These were produced in limited quantities for one month and only offered through AMG to select customers in Europe and Asia, purportedly state leaders. The CL 63 AMG was the rarest C215 CL of all, and just 26 examples were built in November 2001 (51 plate), with some UK being and one for France registered in March 2002. These had a base price of £110,000 (~US$200,000).[58][59][60] The G 63 AMG was the rarest W463 of all with just 5 examples built in September 2002 and sold in Germany at over €250,000 each.

[fading bane]

the 6.2 liter V8 is under the 63

a 4.0 V8 is a 63
even a 4 cylinder now is a 63

[orchid totem]

btw is not what you thing dude,

it is a cl class

[fading bane]

That’s a CL?

[feral reef]

How is that a CL

[fading bane]

🤨

[orchid totem]

no no

this one

[fading bane]

The top photo?

Why did you post two unrelated photos?

[feral reef]

Wait, they're 2 different vehicles?

[fading bane]

Yep

[orchid totem]

yes

this one

[feral reef]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-confusion-cat-white-cat-im-confusion-gif-16828447

[orchid totem]

here

[feral reef]

Okay, so that's the V12 then

[fading bane]

Oh my god that would be solved

These would match

[orchid totem]

yes sir, kinda

[feral reef]

You couldn't have made that any more confusing if you tried

[orchid totem]

it was actually a 5.0 v8 originally

and i swapped it out

but that caused a ton of problems

but the power was great

i almost doubled the hp

from 300 to 615

pretty confusicool right?

[halcyon grotto]

Cer

Got through my first propah road trip without fault somewhat surprisingly

[charred depot]

I have estate now too : )

Bit rough with alot of areas looking like this but its solid enough to go for an MOT

[halcyon grotto]

Looks better than my cat does

Estates are v cool

[charred depot]

need to make a load liner or something though so some creatures dont try to steal my tools

[halcyon grotto]

the tool fairies are rampant these days

[halcyon grotto]

I wonder how many hp I'm down on the 140 i should have actually

probs just tryna pull in the wrong gear tbf

[civic notch]

i have a 2017 buick enclave an i wanted to know how to update the maps software, when i go to the gm website it says no updates eventhough it is running a 2015 version of the software. can anyone help?

[fathom socket]

Would not that damage the vehicles components?

[wraith rivet]

as long as there's no fluids inside i say why not

[civic spoke]

Excavators are also loaded sideways in containers.

[timber oar]

Well it looks like a tank

Tanks are kinda made to not give a shit

Probably have to worry about the semi trailer more than the tank 😂

[gentle ingot]

I went to an Italian car event in Boerne, TX this morning

[timber oar]

Something there looks a lot like a delorean

What the hell is that thing

[misty mantle]

Some sort of Lancia.

[dawn glade]

that lancia scorpio is delightful

[timber oar]

That bears a striking resemblance to a delorean from all angles

Or rather vice versa since the scorpion is older

Really love how that car looks

[dawn glade]

both the scorpio and delorean are really nice looking cars

[quasi torrent]

nah my neighbors from back to thhe future

[dawn glade]

stock form is really beautiful

[wraith rivet]

ikr

[fathom socket]

Saw a Doug DeMuro review on an ad

[fathom socket]

i just did a bit a googling and someone said they got better compression and there engine to start by putting 2 squrits on motor oil in each cylnder
should I try?

[hexed kayak]

even if there are its fine

its when its running and upside down that stuff starts happening

[plucky flame]

Im gonna assume its a display piece anyway

The military base here loads those kinds of vehicles on flatbeds to transport them

[wraith rivet]

Couldn’t the oil leak out possibly? into the intake or exhaust

[hexed kayak]

yeah but its a diesel it will literally run on any oil that leaks in to the intake once you flip it back over

[wraith rivet]

ohh interesting

[hexed kayak]

a diesel will run on ANYTHING oil based mixed with gas

people will take the waste oil from deep fryers at restaurants filter it and mix with with gasoline and then put it in their old diesel Mercedes from the 80s

same with used motor oil

transmission fluid

olive oil

@wraith rivet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDQdxVopv28

[jade hamlet]

Ukrainian MTLB AFV. Photoshop by Russian media when they were bizarrely claiming Ukraine postal service was transporting military equipment.

[fathom socket]

from what I've heard it was a captured Ukrainian trailer transporting this.
But I've also seen vehicles transpored like this in Poland

[jade hamlet]

Aye fair enough

[warm sparrow]

yes for now

Haven't crashed yet

[stoic ledge]

Yet

[civic spoke]

Time to judge this video. https://youtu.be/6W5D8E6sMWc

[shadow spire]

i think that's belarussian trailer license plate format

wait, it's a different vehicle. apparently this transport method is more popular than i realized

[plucky flame]

Plot twist theyre wooden replicas

[warm sparrow]

in fact I have but it's ok and not new

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/4x678Pwpk6A

[misty mantle]

Ahhh, good 'ol Beam.NG Drive

[grand shadow]

Lada.

[misty mantle]

I swear that thing looks like a Trabant

[misty mantle]

Damn, you're lucky to have a neighbor like that.

[grand shadow]

I think it was a Lada 1200 or something like that

[quasi torrent]

fr

[wraith rivet]

Literally me 😭

tried to fix transmission fluid ending up fucking it up more

off to the dealership for a $300 flush and fill

[fathom socket]

That's a nice looking DeLorean.

[stoic ledge]

Kek what happened to it

[neat swift]

well this 918 just passed me on the freeway

[quasi torrent]

he keeps that damn thing clean

[fathom socket]

I don't blame him. If I had something nice like that, I'd want to keep it looking it's best too.

[quasi torrent]

fair enough

[wraith rivet]

I thought it was overfilled so I drained some out but then realized it was probably fine because I checked it while the engine was off

so then it had too little

didn’t want to deal with it anymore so off to the dealership I went

$150 labor 💀

$150 parts

[halcyon grotto]

tbf it would've cost the same if you didnt try yourself anyways right

[misty mantle]

Yeah, always check the trans fluid with the engine running

[wraith rivet]

true

[wraith rivet]

I know but on my car to get to the dipstick you have to take the air box out

[wraith rivet]

what is that?

[zealous hill]

Hyundai N Vision 74

[tawny trellis]

at least it's not an R version

[fathom socket]

Where were you? I saw a Ukrainian licence plate on the VAZ

[grand shadow]

Saw it in Norway

[stoic ledge]

Oof, F

Although ~300USD is a fair price I think

But yeah sad when you did the entire same job just prior

[vocal mural]

Smallest border crossing for cars i ever came across.

1,70 meters width to be exactly

[kindred gate]

Had to hear it without the muffler

[timber oar]

that is an absolutely fking gorgeous car holy hell

[plucky flame]

Thank hyundai i guess

[timber oar]

ive really been liking what the korean brands have been doing with styling but thats a whole new level

[wraith rivet]

yeah 😔

I also splattered a bunch of transmission fluid on my street

but that’s what I get for using a harbor freight siphon lmao

whenever I was done and started pulling in air it would violently fly out everywhere on the exit tube 💀

[stoic ledge]

[fluid field]

new carb in place

[shell mountain]

Is this worth it?

Price is cad

Not usd

[vocal mural]

Electric?

[halcyon grotto]

if the US market is anything like the UK market in terms of bang for buck no

the closest equiv where I work you can get an equivalent for around $330

but again I note I dont know how the US market do be

[shell mountain]

No

[shell mountain]

I’m Canadian, not American

[stoic ledge]

That would be crazy cheap for an electric mountain bike lol, that's actually already fairly cheap for a regular mountain bike? ~€390 / 340 GBP / 420 USD

[charred depot]

rear arm beings need done on my grey 305 estate, gonna kms if the mot guy picks it up

[halcyon grotto]

its still priced about 100 CAD above what I can get where I am

not tooo terrible though

[dense shard]

sure

For a decent starter mountain bike, ~500 dollars is not bad

You can get cheaper, but for this price you should be getting brand name shocks, brakes, and other stuff.

[halcyon grotto]

well they are brand name

just bottom of the barrel brand name

[dense shard]

Chances are they're still all built in the same factory as Trek and Giant

[plucky violet]

instead of running engine to check it, you can also just entirely drain it and measure the fluid collected

[stoic ledge]

<@&750150305383186585>

[wispy cloak]

Least rusty Illinois fleet truck

[charred depot]

We do a little corrosion

Coolant is for nerds

[misty mantle]

What did you do? Run straight water?

[charred depot]

Id only had the engine for a month

Got the engine from a car with a leaking heater matrix so...

[misty mantle]

Previous owner probably ran straight hose water in it since the heater core was leaking

[icy osprey]

JET FUEL ONLY 😳

[civic spoke]

That's a weird looking torque converter.

[misty mantle]

lmao

[wispy cloak]

Diagnosis: bad alternator

[distant dove]

anyone know how to open a car door that has a broken latch

[misty mantle]

Get in from the other side, or leave the window down and Dukes Of Hazzard it

[distant dove]

this latch completly broken

need to open door to get to it
but cart open door unless its working

[misty mantle]

Is it the latch itself thats broken?

[distant dove]

ye

first we thoght it be cable but no its the latch

[misty mantle]

Hmm, Idk. Why bother with it when the other door still works

But seriously tho, Idk. Never dealt with something like that before

[distant dove]

the door paradox lol

need to open door to fix door but door needs to be fixed to open

[misty mantle]

Both of those abilitys reflect the current state of the pile of shit that is my '87 Bronco II

[wraith rivet]

50hp?? 💀

[misty mantle]

Hit points. I just set that randomly

That reminds me, there is one more thing I need to add

[wraith rivet]

Oh ok good lol

[south pier]

Misfire cylinder 4, replaced spark plugs and coil packs. Still happening. What causes that. It doesn't misfire all the time either. It can go days or weeks without it happening and at idle it'll drop rpms enough that it seems to happen. Check engine light will pop on and then when you turn the car on and off it goes away. Maybe the idle air control valve? Maybe the idle is just set too low. 2017 kia forte.

When the air conditioner is on, fans full blast, it also doesn't do it. Seems to do it when you turn the fan/ac off though more reliably.

[misty river]

I can only read in herspers and twerks

[plucky flame]

Watch out ltt might steal that fan and try to cool a pc with it

[icy osprey]

These crashes are something else

[wraith rivet]

Whoever can name what game this is from gets a cookie 🍪

bonus points for which edition specifically

[stoic ledge]

Fallout?

[stoic ledge]

What code does it throw then

Less low down torque?

I expected as such

So less powerful when driving normally... Although it probably doesn't get driven normally

Massive upgrade to the mighty Corsa Installed a 2012 sat nav system (which also included cutting up the headliner)

(before)

Mainly got it so I can finally use Bluetooth Audio for music and Handsfree calling

No Android Auto or whatever, but that's alright with me. You can only get it in those with some Chinese aftermarket headunits, in which they actually put in effort to make them not quite fit right in the interior even though they're "specifically" made for these cars (color slightly off, fitment slightly off, buttons don't match etc). Additionally... I can't handle it if it's not OEM

[brittle totem]

Looks Great but I dont really understand the point if you dont get android auto with it. But I guess Bluetooth is nice if you didn't have that before.

[stoic ledge]

Handsfree calling and music streaming/controls

Also screen too low for Android Auto imho

Better use the phone mount on top

Those bespoke Chinese Android Auto units are also meh imho, as you can see color is just off, buttons are a completely different style, doesn't fit properly, etc etc

[plucky flame]

@timber oar

Its fucking hydrogen powered

Wait

Its hybrid

Hydrogen and electric

[stoic ledge]

Average Golf 1.0 TSI AliExpress Special Edition owner experience

😛

[stoic ledge]

LOL

Didn't expect the "and this one's missing"

[plucky violet]

have you checked fuel pressure?

[sinful cave]

Forza Horizon 3 (trailer music?)

or maybe Forza horizon 1 (since it was so iconic and reused )

[topaz vessel]

Did anyone survive any of this?
These images mostly look like the answer should be no.

[wraith rivet]

Close

It’s the forza horizon 2 main menu music

https://youtu.be/2S4Vrkzgr3s

I never had the pleasure of playing fh1, I started on some free edition of fh2 then bought the full game

[timber oar]

Yes i want one xD

It looks so cool

[wraith rivet]

nice

[stoic ledge]

Hey a Citroen Ami, Opel Rocks-e Fiat Topolino

It's kjoet tho

Although that won't be the production version I assume?

I mean, why not make the doors removable? Can't be that hard

Noticed that as well

Although if they can limit it to front/rear panels only... Yeah it's an additional cost but nothing crazy

[stoic ledge]

Hmm I see now, didn't notice that

Well, aren't the body panels just bolt on? With everything else staying the same?

Front bottom part of the Rocks-e is also slightly different compared to the Ami no?

Only that yellow is stick-on I think

Ah

Didn't know that

See the base Rocks-e has the same bumper as the regular Ami

Yeah I know

They're all produced the same, it's all dealer installed (at least that's what I heard)

Also the interior inserts etc

[vocal mural]

Wait also FIAT branded?

[stoic ledge]

Not yet but

[bitter compass]

Thats a fiat 500in weird

And old one

That's amazing

I like the Ami

But with the fiat design hmmm

Olli is still too weird to me

Its a little 500

Tbf I can't really hate on fiat design in general

[stoic ledge]

I think it fits the Fiat design

Oh yeah I was wondering how they did that, didn't notice they just moved the same lights

[charred depot]

Need to buy a head from mainland europe, brexit probably gonna make that lovely.

[halcyon grotto]

if only it was as god tier as the twizy

been too productive today

replaced 2 leaf springs and a driveshaft seal (by my standards that is like a months worth)

[plucky flame]

You know i dont think ive ever seen a turbocharged motorcycle

[random siren]

cx500 turbo was fun

[plucky flame]

Picture?

[random siren]

that's the one I was actually thinking of, 650 google led me astray

[plucky flame]

Does it do the thing

[random siren]

probably the origin of the 'going mach 2 with your hair on fire' from topgun lol

[plucky flame]

But does it do the stutututu

[halcyon grotto]

does it have vtek

[sinful cave]

for any mechanics

[icy osprey]

I ❤️ drinking wd40

It’s totally yummy

[sinful cave]

[halcyon grotto]

love getting two cans of WD40 and brake cleaner wrong

on an entirely unrelated note definitely didnt spray basically my entire brake disc with wd40

[sinful cave]

definatly didn't do the same once and had to drive 2miles with my foot on the brake to clean it

[random siren]

yes it has a BOV lol

[wispy cloak]

How did you manage that

[halcyon grotto]

reached for the closest can and they had similar-ish colours ig

at least I noticed

[eager light]

went to a car meet, took some pretty decent photos icl, last one was at the services on the way back home

after parking next to another mk2 st (the 2 orange ones in the first pic) i now know what needs to be done to make the car look better

[halcyon grotto]

volvo spotted

[eager light]

there was an ex police 850R that a dude had V6 swapped

[halcyon grotto]

shame

[eager light]

fr

it still looked nice

[halcyon grotto]

man had the dream bolbo and decided to ruin it

[eager light]

apparently he got it from a scrap heap

so it isnt as bad

also found an alpine A110

[halcyon grotto]

that does complicate matters somewhat

[eager light]

atleast he didnt ruin a perfect working one, he chose one that was dead and gave it a new life

[halcyon grotto]

personally I would've restored it to how it should have been rather than a Frankenstein thing but that's personal tastes ig

[eager light]

fr

this is the A110

[halcyon grotto]

the only acceptable visual mod imo is pouring petrol on basically any crossover and throwing a match

[halcyon grotto]

see I like these guys

[eager light]

the new mitsubishi eclipse 💀

[halcyon grotto]

I wonder how many a110 are in the uk now

[eager light]

also didnt take long for a strangly wrapped peugot to arrive

[eager light]

apparantly only 400 where made according to the owner

[halcyon grotto]

haters will say its fake

[eager light]

although a quick google has proved the owner full of bs

[halcyon grotto]

howmanyleft shows 777

[eager light]

apparently over 1700 where made

💀

[halcyon grotto]

maybe when they got it it was that low

[eager light]

anyway still cool to see

first time ive actualy taken a camera to a car meet to take pictures

also rate eduardo 1-10

[halcyon grotto]

eduardo gotta get an 11

[eager light]

eduardo is happy

[halcyon grotto]

in his element

[eager light]

i still need to get him out of the car

he is still buckled in in the back seat 💀

[halcyon grotto]

I reckon he's part of the car now

[eager light]

fr

he usually sits on the traffic light in my room

[halcyon grotto]

I didnt realise the z4 undercut the a110 and supra by like 5k at the base spec

[eager light]

bmw moment

[halcyon grotto]

at least it doesnt look like their other recent offerings yet

[eager light]

speaking of bmw

for my birthday im getting an hour long session in a 2022 M4 at oulton park

510BHP of twin turbo fun

[halcyon grotto]

noice

[eager light]

this is the exact car i will be in

[halcyon grotto]

he go nyoom

I was about to roast this for being ugly but then I realised that its basically what all luxury cars should be

[eager light]

lexus passenger van

[halcyon grotto]

seats a whopping 4 peoples

quite literally just a pair of armchairs on wheels

[eager light]

probably costs alot tho

[halcyon grotto]

with an actually big tv

[eager light]

32" flatscreen on wheels

[halcyon grotto]

a mere 100k

48" widescreen acshually 🤓

presumably so you can have 2 things going at once in split screen

[eager light]

Id rather get this

[halcyon grotto]

how big of a tv do it have

[eager light]

bout that much

dont need a tv when your doing 165mph

[halcyon grotto]

Personally I'd get an a110 if it had to be new

[eager light]

fr

but something about the M2 coupe rubs me the right way

[halcyon grotto]

looks pretty nice

probably because it doesnt have the 4 series nostrils

I reckon with that kinda budget if I was allowed to go used I'd get an LC500 or something

that is by far the nicest car I've ever been in

and in that admittedly short list there is a maybach

[wraith rivet]

does anybody else get driven absolutely insane about noise like little squeaks and rattles in the cabin?

there’s a new one where when I go around a corner my seat makes a crack/pop sound

I go crazy whenever I drive 😭 I don’t know why it bothers me so much

[eager light]

Have you considered fixing it?

[plucky flame]

Have you considered listening to the radio

[wraith rivet]

I do listen to the radio

it makes it worse

the subs are in both of the front doors and they vibrate like crazy

[wraith rivet]

I try, but it’s like playing wack a mole

I fix one thing and then another pops up 💀

[steel prairie]

broo that actually looks sick

i used to have 2009 corsa before i moved to canada

[deep zealot]

great car but unfortunately super slow and heavy

[steel prairie]

this one looks much more badass though

stock one

[deep zealot]

i think my 328i would actually beat an LC500 in a race lmao

[steel prairie]

ik thats not touch screen

[wide hemlock]

Just got car painted

[wraith rivet]

:0

Now just some tire shine and yer gud to go

[stoic ledge]

I do have the big screen laying here, but it doesn't do anything with the Touch & Connect... And as I have an LPG car, trip computer on the big screen doesn't doesn't work, and I don't have automatic AC... So the bigger screen would only display the time/date/outside temperature larger

I had been debating between this system, and the CD40USB with UHP4. Then I would need the big screen... But then bluetooth only works for phonecalls, and for Media I would still need to plug in my phone/device in the USB which isn't really ideal

[stoic ledge]

The one I have now was an original option (or standard depending on the trim level) on the facelifted models

Coolest of all is a DVD100 with a color screen (CID)... but those are very rare, and as they're also quite old also BT only for calls (and not even USB unlike the CD40USB)

[halcyon grotto]

true

all that extra weight must've come from making the dials out of depleted uranium or something

[sturdy tree]

I have a golf 6 Style 1.2l (petrol, 85hp), and I would like to get a bit more sound out of it. Would this engine ever sound nice if I get a different exhaust?

I might also consider a remap to 130 hp

[steel prairie]

lpg??? are you from turkey?

[sturdy tree]

lpg is quite common?

[steel prairie]

teah those colored ones are crazy

[steel prairie]

wdym

[sturdy tree]

lpg can be pumped at almost all non-self-service gas stations here

And it is quite common in the netherlands

but popularity has been declining due to higher road tax

[stoic ledge]

No, NL like @sturdy tree mentioned

[stoic ledge]

Still worth it for me with fuel from Belgium and ~2500-3000km/month currently

[sturdy tree]

That's a lot of km's

[vocal mural]

It was, the last one in my 20km radius disappeared a few months ago

[stoic ledge]

If you tune them hard enough, the chain will strech and create come more noice for you 😛

[sturdy tree]

😂 that sounds like a very expensive way to get some noise

[steel prairie]

yea ik its still common in europe

in general

[stoic ledge]

Ngl I wouldn't go hard on the 1.2 TSI lol, I wouldn't really suggest going over the 105hp from the factory "high output" version. It's the exact reason why we also kept the Polo of my sister in law with the same engine stock... it's not really worth it imho

Also, a 1.2 TSI will always sound ass imho. I wouldn't bother

[sturdy tree]

Yeah thats what I was afraid of haha

A software update should get it to the 105hp right?

[stoic ledge]

"sport exhaust" will just make it louder but still sound like shite, so the only thing you accomplish is making yourself suffer harder 😛

[sturdy tree]

Any clue if I can check if it might have been updated already?

[stoic ledge]

Should be just software yes

[sturdy tree]

Got it quite recently

[stoic ledge]

I think with VAGcom you can check the current ECU version, that probably tells you which version it is

[sturdy tree]

Would one of those bluetooth obd2 thingys work to check that?

Cuz I have one laying around

Never used it tho

[stoic ledge]

I don't think so

[sturdy tree]

I'll give it a try after work xD

[stoic ledge]

Heh and the fun part is, when I arrive at work, I can drive some more for work (but in a diffferent car, Audi E-Tron currently)

[sturdy tree]

Sounds like fun! I sit at a/my desk for the whole week :/

But I don't like driving during rush hour anyways, so idk if I really miss a lot

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's exactly why I wanted this exact assignment, so I wouldn't be sitting behind a desk all the time

[sturdy tree]

During the day you can't go very fast either, due to all the trucks

[stoic ledge]

When driving the E-Tron rush hour is over usually

[sturdy tree]

Im working on getting my bachelors, but after that I wanna do something else on the side

Currently I work as software developer

But after that I might do 3 or 4 days software, and 1 or 2 days shoveling zeebra shit at a zoo lol

Or something else which isn't behind a desk

[stoic ledge]

Heh I still need to present my masters thesis (have to wait until August...) but started working a few months ago (also Computer Science/Software Engineer/...)

[sturdy tree]

Ahh nice!

[stoic ledge]

But, currently Test Driver (testing the next gen E-Tron interior/infotainment)

[sturdy tree]

Idk if I wanna go for masters. Sounds like a lot of work and I already struggle to work on school projects

[stoic ledge]

So that's as much as I can disclose about it

Because NDA

[sturdy tree]

Lol, your job is literally driving

[stoic ledge]

If I had to make the same choice again now.... I wouldn't have done it. The courses were quite interesting... but I really hate writing the thesis

[sturdy tree]

I might start my own company as zzp for software prototyping. I usually enjoy trying some random concepts and hack some things together to get it to work. but I don't want to support it for multiple years

Does a master actually add something to your carreer/salary in NL?

[stoic ledge]

Basically yeah, also requires some investigating/debugging/writing reports etc, but it's really fun in general We're in the car more than half the day

[sturdy tree]

Cuz I feel like they are just looking for bachelors + pay as little as they can get away with

[stoic ledge]

Starting salary... not really, I negotiated a bit and eventually got 10% over but maybe I'd have the same anyways with a bachelors

[sturdy tree]

My neighbor is doctor in chinese philosophy, and she said she only worked for like 2 days a week her entire life

[stoic ledge]

And if I didn't do the master... I'd be working for 2 years, could've already worked myself up the ladder lol

[sturdy tree]

And she keeps pressuring me into getting a master or even phd lol

I feel like it doesnt add anything in CS

[stoic ledge]

I don't feel my compensation isn't fair, as I don't really have any real life experience

Maybe a Master/PhD/... can get you more in the long run when growing... or you really want a position where you're required to have a PhD (although that's more research)

[sturdy tree]

I have 6 yrs work experience, MBO degree and will have my bachelors over like 20 weeks. Idk if it really adds anything

[stoic ledge]

I think bachelors over MBO will benefit for your pay and possible jobs

[sturdy tree]

I also feel like any software I write will collapse on it's own any second it goes to prod, so if I get a master or something I feel like ppl expect more from you

[sturdy tree]

Yeah definitely. That's why I am doing it

[stoic ledge]

6 yrs experience, if it's relevant that's nice

[sturdy tree]

6 yrs of .net

5 yrs of sql/js

[stoic ledge]

Yikes .net

runs

[sturdy tree]

Haha

I really like it

But I really need to expand in the future

It's nice how far .net came, but it isn't a silver bullet

I also have Java. I tried it once for a minecraft plugin, but it's just .NET with extra steps (backwards)

[stoic ledge]

Ngl, having a Masters writing the code isn't the difficult part. It's coming up with the design, architecture, approach, ... etc which makes the difference

Not trying to offend anyone, but from my point of view... with MBO (and some bachelor)... they can code well but you really need to outline what they need to do

With a masters, you're expected to know the approach, being able to apply it etc

That's the main difference I've noticed

[sturdy tree]

100% agreed

At work they all have bachelors, but sometimes I feel like they try to over engineer things tho

One collegue is really into DDD

But the performance just isn't there

At my old job it was very amateuristic, but we were importing 2 million products per second into our database

At this job a small data structure takes like 5 minutes to import

[stoic ledge]

Lol

✨ efficiency ✨

[sturdy tree]

Might not have been the best approach, and yes we lacked many best practices. But it was easy to understand (mostly), and performance was usually very good, and if it wasn't just add an index to the db to fix it lmao

Anyways, I got a 15min break, so im gonna step away from the pc for now

I had fun talking to you! 🙂 See you around!

[stoic ledge]

AIght sound good 😛

Cya

Also, (for when you return from your break @sturdy tree 😛 )... I see you got yourself a Chinese headunit for the Golf (looked up images to see pics of the Golf)... why the Chinese unit? Literally could've gotten an OEM replacement with AA/ACP

[sturdy tree]

Cuz I liked the features it had. A Pioneer was like 700 euros, this one was "only" 330.
I didn't really like the OEM versio

ok now im off for a while :d

[stoic ledge]

Lol ok, that sounds very odd to me as I don't like anything but OEM

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/777860680404434944/1099794974956077227/IMG20230421203229.jpg

Installed this in my sister in law's Polo

Actual OEM unit

€375 I think?

I literally went out of my way and spent more on an original non-AA/ACP unit for my car vs the Chinese units you can get

As they literally put in effort to make them not fit in properly in the interior

Colour slightly off, shape/fitment slightly off, buttons don't match the interior...

Although you were lucky to have it fitted with the RCD310 and not the RCD210... 310 got you 6 speakers while the 210 only got 4

[sturdy tree]

Which one to check the sw version XD

Never used this

[tired sundial]

Give me it then

[sturdy tree]

Idunno I don't think it's in there

[stoic ledge]

Yeah don't think you can see it with that

Only VAG com

Classic VW owner always having an OBD scanner in the car

[sturdy tree]

Lmao

Is vag com free?

https://github.com/cryinkfly/VCDS-VAG-COM-Diagnosis-system-for-Linux
linux vm and pass on the usb device?

[stoic ledge]

Officially no, but there are clones & open source projects etc

[sturdy tree]

Which open source variant can you recommend? 😄

[stoic ledge]

I'm not certain which one I used for my sister in laws Polo tbh

Didn't do much with it

Mostly changed languages etc as it was a German import

But yeah no VAG expert so can't help you there

[sturdy tree]

Those cables are expensive...

[stoic ledge]

Originals, yeah

400+ I think

[sturdy tree]

200

On aliexpress they are more affordable

[stoic ledge]

Hmm sus, 200 is probably an expensive clone xP

[sturdy tree]

but idk if I wanna plug random chinese devices into my pc/car

[stoic ledge]

China ones are 20, Russia ones are like 60, original ones are 400+. China ones are fine for the basics, don't try to update it. Russian ones can be updated. Originals get full support by Ross-Tech

[stoic ledge]

I do love how it looks

And I think it's worth the cost

But is that the final production version?

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/48589523/salvage-2013-chevrolet-tahoe-k1500-lt-la-shreveport Bruh, wth. The listing says its a Tahoe, but the tailights and interior say its a Escalade. Was able to get part of the vin, and the NHTSA vin lookup says its a Tahoe. Fucker is having a identity crysis

[stoic ledge]

Is that etched? Or just a decal

Is it even glass? Not plastic?

[stoic ledge]

Last time I was at the Opel dealership they didn't have it in yet

Seen 1 driving around

[charred depot]

Annoying I want to ring my 305 estate but its got the security etching on all the glass

Friend has loads of registration documents for old cars, could make it MOT and tax exempt

[near lantern]

Does anyone have a spare $2,500 https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=6&acctid=19790

[civic spoke]

You wouldn't be allowed to drive that on a normal license here in Europe.

You would require a bus license to operate a vehicle with 16+ seats.

[near lantern]

You need special license in the states as well

here you need CDL

[civic spoke]

They have swapped both the engine and the trans.

[fathom socket]

Yesterday, I drove a Citroen C4 from Berlin to Leipzig then to Dresden then to Berlin once again. I drove around 510 km, did 40L of fuel, and it costed around 71 EUR. In the US, 40L would cost only 35 EUR or something.

I did around 30 mpg even with heavy autobahn driving

At the autobahn, I would typically do 160-170 km/h on average and sometimes reach 180 or even 190

And it handles incredibly well as well

[stoic ledge]

Heh I almost always forget those are also available with petrol engines, usually I so those here as the EV version

I was about to say, 510km @ 40 liters isn't that great... but yeah 180-190km/h autobahn driving will do that for you

[wraith rivet]

@candid token you didn’t even spell diesel right lmao

[candid token]

I don’t

Care

[wraith rivet]

😐

[candid token]

Here I’ll fix it

[stoic ledge]

1.2 PureTech then, 110 or 130 hp? Manual or 8spd automatic?

[candid token]

.

Better?

[wraith rivet]

Quite

[stoic ledge]

Funny to hear that, most "journalist" say it drives like a car from a class lower... which it actually is. It's a car sized like a C-segment (like the Peugeot 308, Opel Astra) but based on the platform of the B-segment cars (Peugeot 208, Opel Corsa)

[fathom socket]

130 8 speed auto

It is a C segment vehicle by the way

[stoic ledge]

I know 😛

[fathom socket]

It has the same dimensions as the Corolla and Civic

But it does handle well

[stoic ledge]

But the platform is of a B-segment car

:)

[fathom socket]

It however is no thrilling vehicle

[stoic ledge]

Never meant to be one

More comfort focused

[fathom socket]

Even at 180 road noise is still minimised

I could listen to my Mozart comfortably even at that speed

[stoic ledge]

Did it have the messaging seats?

[fathom socket]

Some toyotas even at 120 have much worse road noise

No, it didnt

It didn't even have power sears

[stoic ledge]

Although "message" on those is like pulsing lumbar iirc

Don't think they're available with power seats

Not very common in Europe btw

[fathom socket]

Steering is incredibly light

[stoic ledge]

Oh you can get them with power seats apparently

Nice

You need to get the leather seats for that apparently

Then it comes as standard

[flint sable]

Brought the H302 to Carlisle for the ford nationals show

Today is the setup day. Peaked behind a Curtin and there’s a Daytona Coupe behind it

[stoic ledge]

For some reason I thought you meant a Bosch H302 rear windscreen wiper and I was very confused

I was thinking, why would you bring that to a Ford show

[charred depot]

crackhead

[normal trout]

Why Smart EQ ForTwo is cheaper in Eu than Dacia Spring
Both are EV...
Smart is 2x more powerfull(Power) and 10x better quality.

[stoic ledge]

Because the Smart isn't cheaper?

Additionally the Spring has more range

And it's a bit more practical/larger

[halcyon grotto]

If it was more expensive that is obviously gonna be because smart is a premium brand

[near lantern]

Okay

[timber oar]

Smart cars are like paid trials for real cars

[tepid wing]

Does anyone know of cheap EVs coming out in the next couple years?

[fathom socket]

Prius

[stoic ledge]

That's not an EV

Biggest chance for a cheap EV is probably some Chinese car 😛

[pearl tiger]

my Diesel has a battery so it's an EV

[charred depot]

drives on starter

[fathom socket]

It's half

That's gotta count for something

[charred depot]

one of my parents cars heh

[eager grove]

cheapest EVs at the moment are the MGs and I don't think there are many planned to be much cheaper than that.

Leafs are pretty cheap too

Peugeot-208 and Corsa-Es are good value on the cheaper end

if you need more car than a Polo-size then we're probably ~4-5 years off having a 250+ mile Golf sized vehicle for less than about, say, £25,000/€25.000/$25,000

[steady pike]

Wahey! Niiiiiice

[bitter compass]

You could say a smart isn't very smart

But you can get a Brabus one

[bitter compass]

The cheapest one was insanely overpriced and is now discontinued

[eager grove]

Holy cow

Thomas is 6'2, and that's with the middle seating row all the way back!

(ID Buzz 3rd row seating)

Same length and width as a Toyota Highlander

[steady pike]

Not what they were before … as in, now they’re a properly decent place to be. Quality interior, wireless CarPlay on a jbl sound system, stability is crazy good and they haven’t had the rocking-horse gearbox problem since gen2… but no longer any Brabus available…

And this year is final year they’re being made in Europe, it’s all off to China for the next gen.

Anyways I had a first gen, it was sketchy, a petrol-powered one from 2018, already quite good, and now very much enjoying my electric new one.

I charge for free here in any parking lot, full 22kw, so I don’t even pay attention to the low range ~140km anymore and try to be economical- I just hammer around like a total hooligan and park and charge it all free once a week while I do my shopping 🤷‍♂️

[tepid wing]

MG?

[civic spoke]

British Manufacturer.
They have some EV's available.

[tepid wing]

Their logo is a fat stop sign.

Would it even be possible to get one in the states?

Europe uses a different connector so that would be a problem as well.

[civic spoke]

If you only charge at home. Then you'll be fine.

[sterile token]

Mg today isn’t the same MG as the one I’m driving. Proper classic MGB roadster 1967. First car and definitely a head turner

[stoic ledge]

"MG", "British"

Just a name on a Chinese vehicle

[bitter compass]

Which British brand is actually British nowadays

Mini probably being the most British since they got a union jack in the taillights

[eager grove]

Even JLR is owned by an Indian company now

Though I’ve been round the mini factory. It’s German engineering, but they’re built here

[sterile token]

Mini are owned by BMW

The most British car company is still Morgan

[bitter compass]

I forgot fancy Volkswagen also has a union jack, very british that thing

[brittle totem]

Drivetrain fault on the bmw and it's in limp mode now 🥲

[stoic ledge]

BMW gonna BMW

[stoic ledge]

Dutch built Mini's say hi (for now .. until next year)

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/krill-issue-skill-issue-krill-issue-gif-25572478

[brittle totem]

Well it decided to fix it self and limp mode is gone now 😀

[stoic ledge]

Kek

I'd still read the code

See what it was

[brittle totem]

😂

[brittle totem]

My brother has just sold off all of BMW diagnostic tools so we dont have any thing to read the code with. But it cant have been that big of issue if just disappeared after a while.

[stoic ledge]

Kek not even a generic code reader?

Still, might be nice to see what it was so you know what you can expect

[misty mantle]

The hell is on the front of the Unimog

[fathom socket]

Doug DeMuro reviewed the unimog

I also saw a biking party with Bad Cannstatt being reserved for bikers despite the fact Stuttgart is kind of like Europe's Detroit, known for auto manufacturing. Mercedes Benz is based in Stuttgart and Porsche is based in Zuffenhausen.

[civic spoke]

It's a snow blower.

[stoic ledge]

I think it's a snow blower

Ah

2 slow

[civic spoke]

Slow blower.

[stoic ledge]

I wanted to make a joke about that

But that'll probably get me banned

[bitter compass]

Naughty dirty mind you have

[tame steppe]

bmw driver's last words

(not my car just looks cool)

love the whine

[civic spoke]

So many people keep that splitter protector that the dealer is supposed to remove.

[tame steppe]

it looks cool tho

the contrast

[fathom socket]

The Hellcat Whine is something magical, to say the least.

Best sounding car (in my opinion).

[tame steppe]

YES

the whine is gud

the car is gud

[plucky flame]

Splitter guard

[fathom socket]

I found this out, but apparently some people leave it on because they think it makes a nice accent color to their car. Sounds weird to me, because I'd imagine dirt gets behind it and destroys the clearcoat and paint.

[viscid atlas]

It looks terrible imo

[rustic forge]

Imo the best sounding car was the ‘70 Chevelle SS 454, can’t beat a big block Chevy revving to 6k

[fathom socket]

That's a very agreeable and solid choice.

[rustic forge]

Thanks, my late uncle had a 454SS, sadly he sold it about 2 years before he passed, legendary car, 4.5S 0-60 was insane in ‘70, and even is now

[fathom socket]

Yeah, the '70 Chevelle is such a beautiful car. I've always loved old-school muscle.

[rustic forge]

Yeah for sure, I know I’ll never be able to afford a ‘70 Chevelle, but in the future I’d like to get a ‘70-72 Malibu and put a crate engine in it

[hazy crane]

If I had a car with a low front in my neighborhood, I would definitely keep the guard

[civic spoke]

I still can't get over how there's little to no information on the Tesla Semi. Even after it has been out in the wild for half a year now.

But I've heard that it will have some independent testing later this year, in a few months.

[icy osprey]

Lfa?

[icy osprey]

I wonder when the cyber truck is going to be actually out on the road

[civic girder]

McLaren is also still 100% British

proven by the fact that they still have shit build quality

[civic spoke]

So far it's just PepsiCo that have a couple of units that I'm aware of. But I wouldn't want pre-production/test units for actual work.

If I don't have a direct number to the manufacturer and a tow vehicle.

[flint sable]

120k, 450hp, 2,600lb curb weight

1.2 lateral G

Come on Saleen start selling them BLEASE