cars

[stoic ledge]

If it's even 1 inch

[dusky torrent]

this is what volvo says: Differences: Size

From the outside, it's easy to see that the 2021 Volvo S90 is a premium full-size sedan whereas the 2021 Volvo V90 has a station wagon body. The S90 is designed to provide greater comfort in the rear seats, while the V90 has greater cargo carrying versatility.

[civic spoke]

USA only gets the V90 Cross Country, no?

[dusky torrent]

the us gets the s90 which is the sedan

[stoic ledge]

That's an S90

[random siren]

Um 2500kg tow capacity for one 😂 some of us need a wee bit more - like double.

[dusky torrent]

i believe all v90s in the us are wagons

[stoic ledge]

I said V90

Bruh

[civic spoke]

Yeah, the V is for Wagon.

S for Sedan.

[stoic ledge]

S90 is sedan
V90 is Wagon

[dusky torrent]

yeah

[civic spoke]

UGH Which makes me hate the C40...

[stoic ledge]

How is this less practical?

[civic spoke]

It's only more practical when you compare it to the S90.

[dusky torrent]

the station wagon body allows for more storage space so i'd say it's slightly more practical than the s90

[stoic ledge]

I agree the wagon provides more space than the S90

But I never mentioned an S90

I said V90, and V90 is equally as practical as a V90 Cross Country

It's literally the same car

[civic spoke]

Yupp.

[stoic ledge]

With slightly less ground clearance and without the plastic cladding

[dusky torrent]

my bad, i thought the v90 had multiple versions

[stoic ledge]

So an actual wagon

[civic spoke]

Some plastic and a little bit of lift to it.

V60 on bags is something tho. 👀

[stoic ledge]

Maybe the best picture to describe it

V60 Heico is cool

Pls gib

[stoic ledge]

2low

[civic spoke]

Bags.

[stoic ledge]

My uncle had a V60 R-Design

Traded it for an iX1

Worst trade ever

[civic spoke]

That makes me sadge.

[stoic ledge]

Me too

[civic spoke]

The V60 is a really nice size.

[stoic ledge]

It's a great car

T5 with 250hp, also plenty

It was red

Everybody knows red cars are faster

And now he has un ugly ass iX1

[civic spoke]

There used to be a time when red was the most common color for cars here.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah exactly that spec

[dusky torrent]

oh ok i understand now. this is the us lineup

[stoic ledge]

Yeah you're not getting the regular V90

But that's the superior version

[civic spoke]

The hybrid should technically have slightly less storage space since it has batteries and such.

[stoic ledge]

Apparently they're equal according to the specs sheet? Both 560L

[civic spoke]

Huh. I would figure that the battery would eat into the capacity.

[stoic ledge]

Maybe for the V90 it's just underneath the car

[civic spoke]

I'm thinking the V60, not the V90

Yeah, there is a difference.

[brittle totem]

Yeah the v90 is huge but the interior space is quite bad compared to something like Passat or Audi A6 that 650L boot space.

[civic spoke]

551 Liters on the V90, 488 liters on the V90 Recharge.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah when counting the spare tire well

I think that's the most stupid thing to do

[civic spoke]

Spare tire? Don't you mean a can of dreams and well wishes?

[stoic ledge]

Iirc VAG used a different way of measuring, I'll see if I can find some actual liters

LxWxH
V90: 115x113x70
A6: 115x103x72 (42cm until load cover)

Height is the A6 slightly bigger, but actual useful dimensions it's not that big of a difference, it's actually the V90 which is bigger

But somehow VAG gets it bigger on paper

( @brittle totem )

[civic spoke]

All about how squared off it is inside, I guess.

[stoic ledge]

Just did the maths... Volvo actually just uses the "square" available space, e.g. lowest height floor-roof, width boot etc. So they're not counting underfloor storage, pockets on the side, roof slightly going up, boot getting wider when the rear seat is folded down etc

[brittle totem]

I just noticed that the A6 has a way smaller boot then the Passat The A6 has 565L and the Passat has 650L didn't know that difference was that big. My dad had V90 has rental once on business trip and he noticed a big difference in interior space compared to Passat specially the boot space. https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/volvo-v90-2016-estate-CC-vs-volkswagen-passat-2014-estate/

[stoic ledge]

Often the case with pReMiUm cars

Stuff like a Peugeot 308 SW also has like 610L or something like that

Edit: 608 apparently

Edit 2: old one had 610 liter, so I wasn't wrong

While being way smaller than a Passat or A6/V90

But you can see, wheelbase is longer of the V90, that's where most space went to

I remember the Peugeot 307 SW had 507 liters and the 407 SW... 407 liters

Octavia actually has 640 so barely smaller than the Passat

[dusky torrent]

audi s4, bmw 5er, toyota gr86
thats my ideal car garage in 10 year's time. if i get them before 10 years, i'll be super happy

[wispy cloak]

Engine is locked up

Probably just gonna end up buying a long block at this point

[bitter compass]

Jokes on the volvo a golf variant has 600

And well passat is one of the boxiest estate, volvo konda lost the boxiness

[eager grove]

Yeah the Audi having a smaller boot and no more legroom than a passat is a joke

[stoic ledge]

pReMiUm

[eager grove]

But the Passat packaging is amazing - doesn't even lose boot space on the plugin hybrid

The best packaged car is of course the Touran

the world's greatest car

[stoic ledge]

It does? GTE is 483L vs 650L of the regular one

You don't really notice it as it's all underfloor storage

[civic spoke]

Makes you question if you should measure the understorage with the combined storage

Same with a front boot.

[stoic ledge]

In my opinion... No

Or list it seperately

Additionally, there's no guideline for it.

Or well there are

But there are multiple

Which are all allowed

VAG is using the one where you can count every nook and cranny

[civic spoke]

How is it even measured with pickups?

[stoic ledge]

Volvo just the directly usable space

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Which is nice.

The Ford Lightning is something else.

Because there you have the bed, as well as a massive front storage.

[plucky flame]

You know what sucks about trunks

[stoic ledge]

I think with the Lightning, they just list dimensions for the back, and the content of the front storage

[plucky flame]

No matter what size they are nothing is going to ever be the right shape

This is why i say we should make everything out of a liquid so we can make the best use out of our trunk space

[stoic ledge]

I'm sure a liquid will work

[eager grove]

Ford Lightning is insane. Pickup with a Golf boot

[stoic ledge]

Or, just a crazy thought... Get a wagon and a trailer

😎

[eager grove]

Need B+E for that

and to be like not shit at driving

[stoic ledge]

I wish that was a requirement for everyone

Too bad I get proven wrong every day

[eager grove]

As a shit driver, I'm sorrry

[stoic ledge]

No worries, you drive a VAG, I take that in to account while driving

😛

[plucky flame]

We cant figure out how to make everything a rectangular prism so no space can ever be perfectly filled

And it pisses me off

Have you seen a fucking couch? Holy shit.

I hate moving. This is why bachelors dont own furniture.

[eager grove]

I just sliced up a mattress yesterday

I feel your pain

[brittle totem]

Well on a ev the understorage space can be quite big specially on Teslas and on our Passat we can easily fit quite a lot of smaller things under the boot floor sense we dont have an spare wheel in there.

[spark moat]

A car channel, I guess they knew that I would join this server!

A mi me gusta coches.

Sorry, that was Spanish.

[candid token]

Roast it

[spark moat]

I can't roast good cars.

It's a cool truck

It's black

[stoic ledge]

Sport King tires

If there's something it is definetly not

It's being sporty 😛

Nio ET5 Touring announced today, I think it looks rather good

[spark moat]

It also has a v8

[spark moat]

Looks nice

[stoic ledge]

Yeah more EV wagons are a good thing, even if they're Chinese

[civic spoke]

Taycan wagon.

[candid token]

Yep

[spark moat]

This is a taycan wagon. The taycan cross.

I like the normal one better.

[stoic ledge]

There's also a non-Cross version of the wagon

Which is ofcourse... better

I do see similarities between the Taycan Sport Turismo and the ET5 Touring

[charred depot]

ur in britin right?

B+E was abolished here anyone can do shonky shit now

[spark moat]

You're absolutely right

And there are similarities but the taycan has a more sporty design, which makes sense since it's Porsche.

[brittle totem]

Nice to se more wagons on the market clearly the superior type off car specially over SUV.

[stoic ledge]

With SUV's, I think we might see a low car revival? As it's noticably more efficient

Time will tell

[stoic ledge]

Sure different target, but both look nice imho :D

[eager grove]

Holy cow, I did not see this!

That's amazing and also terrible

I would be terrible at driving a trailer

I should not be allowed to do so

but apparently I am

up to 3500KG/7700lbs

[forest jasper]

https://www.emag.ro/sticker-auto-oglinda-negru-rosu-2-buc-set-17-x-8-cm-audi/pd/DDHSTRMBM/

Ok?

[limber pine]

I really wish we got this in America

Only a few more years till I can try to import one.

[spark moat]

Why would you want one of those?

[limber pine]

I loved my smart car when I had it so ild like to try their other options

[stoic ledge]

The chassis is quite great on those

Transmission is horrendous

And quite underpowered

You really want the Brabus version which then is OK in power (100hp)

But you also want the manual, which was only in the base model (61hp)

Mid spec was 80hp

The 61hp does 15.5s Brabus 9.8s

[limber pine]

I don't want a manual.

[limber pine]

And I just want a nice small car to get from point a to b . As my 21 Hyundai Elantra is too big. And availability for parts for a 98 Suzuki carry is not great. Which those are also manual ...

The fastest I go is 85 mph on highway.... Most of my driving speed limits are 65mph or less..

[gray leaf]

maybe lol

[bitter compass]

Yeah.. yea, genuinely a decent question

[charred depot]

My cars so fancy it was in a movie :^)

[stoic ledge]

Is that the actual plate

[charred depot]

mhm

[stoic ledge]

Noice

[spark moat]

Which car and which movie?

[charred depot]

the 305 on the left and that one was Our Ladies 2019 or some pish

[eager grove]

What year was the movie set? 1999?

[charred depot]

90's

[limber pine]

I like how they look for one. And their small and quirky

[limber pine]

My 05 silver Elantra is in the diner scene in Ted 1 or 2 I get them confused where they throw cookie crisp in the person's crack

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/will-ferrell-elf-buddy-the-elf-throne-of-lies-christmas-gif-3580667

[distant inlet]

[tardy hawk]

Why does everybody hate Ford so much? I don't understand.

[wispy cloak]

I don't either

[blazing osprey]

neither do I

but I think it has sth to do with ... region?

[icy osprey]

Clearly not photoshop

[fathom socket]

Camouflage car

[stoic ledge]

BMW 5er?

[civic spoke]

Could be the i5?

[stoic ledge]

Likely

[civic spoke]

Hard to tell with that short of a clip.

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[spark moat]

Bmw = gangsta car

Mercedes = ultimate gangsta car

[fathom socket]

I think maybe 5er

But not too sure

That is why I didn't say

[fathom socket]

Where in the UK is that?

Edinburgh?

[charred depot]

mhm

[tardy harbor]

[civic spoke]

It's too damn big.

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-what-she-said-michael-scott-the-office-gif-5361297

[fathom socket]

Anyone has idea what is this sticker on my trucks. Some have it and some don't.

[limpid apex]

I believe that that is a sticker that shows how bad a vehicle is for the environment and if i remember correctly u need one of those for going through Germany

[fathom socket]

That's not the umweltzone

[limpid apex]

Is the sticker green orange or red on the other side?

[fathom socket]

It says euro 6,but idk for what it is tbh

[limpid apex]

I have never seen that

[fathom socket]

Some trucks had it and some didn't

[wispy cloak]

🦅

[limpid apex]

That sticker also indicates that the vehicle meets the euro 6 emission standards

[fathom socket]

The place that was closed and my boss doesn't make me go trough.

[limpid apex]

After searching for a bit i could only find info abt the emission standards

[fathom socket]

Or idk. When I went to France it said it was closed

That's right

[fathom socket]

The only tunnel I did was the t2

I don't remember how that tunnel between Switzerland and Italy is called

It was hell to climb with a broken truck

[spark moat]

It's not for Germany, they look different.

The 'GR UN 2004' is the car's license plate

[vocal mural]

Gronau (Westfalen)

[fathom socket]

No the one that goes from Switzerland to Italy

[vocal mural]

Finally, ANWB onderweg app shows fuel prices in entire Europe now

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

2nd one

Took me 1.5 h to get up there from the highway

[vocal mural]

😡

2nd degree burns from touching the exhaust on my moped while pumping up tires.

[feral reef]

How long did you touch it for, lol

[sturdy tree]

less than a second is enough

[fathom socket]

F.

This really sucks

[limber pine]

Is that a Volvo with a scud side badge? If so I love it

[wide hemlock]

@limber pine

[limber pine]

Still love it

[feral reef]

Another day, another Ged roundabout moment

[tardy harbor]

why arent there any markings on the road dividing the roundabout in multiple lanes

[gentle ingot]

Scuderia Volvo

[wide hemlock]

it's a volvo thing

[gentle ingot]

They're boxy but good! 🙂

I kid, but a friend of mine has a v60 polestar and it's an absolute hoot to drive. Way more fun than I expected it to be

[small warren]

xD

[gentle ingot]

f type is such a gorgeous car

I love Astons too, but I can’t tell any of them apart

Then again, I’m a 911 guy, so I’m not going to throw stones from my glass house on that one

[deep zealot]

Hot take

Cayman GTS > Base 911

[timid dirge]

rip

[deep zealot]

Oh man somethings been pinging around in there lol

[timid dirge]

yeah timing chain broke piston cracked and a chunk flew around

happened in like 10 seconds

[deep zealot]

did the piston smack the valve?

looks like it

i cant tell with all these weird piston designs these days lol

[timid dirge]

it didn't but the chunk of piston ruined the valves

the bearings and rod failed too

coolant oil and metal all became one

[deep zealot]

despair

what block is that?

[timid dirge]

305 sbc

it only had 250hp

lol

[deep zealot]

o da chevy smolblock

[timid dirge]

yeah

ran good for so long

I just bought a crate 350 sbc

but a modern one

put aluminum heads on it

cam crank sensor

ls computer and coils

my first time pulling a engine need some luck

[deep zealot]

Yeah man gl with the restoration

[timid dirge]

thanks

just painted the engine bay a day ago

looks ok

[deep zealot]

Its cool

objectively very good sports car

price of a GT3 i'd get an M5 CS personally though

Yeah i know

thats just personal preference

if i had GT3 money thats what id get instead

M5 CS plus an M2C

M cars are just that little bit more playful while the porsches are very serious and delete corners

[timid dirge]

have you ever driven a gt3 or something like a gt3

I hate driving modern cars they're boring I love old cars and modern cars like the gt3

[deep zealot]

i’ve been driven in a GT4RS which is as good as a GT3 basically

they share a lot of the same parts anyways including the engine

and it’s mind boggling fast in the corners and sounds nicr

the pdk is also great

this was my other friends GT4RS though

[timid dirge]

the one thing I love about my firebird is that I get the same feeling as driving a gt3 even tho they're completely different

same adrenaline rush

don't own a gt3 sadly

[deep zealot]

fantastic car don’t get me wrong

[timid dirge]

but it's the ride feel noise and scary lol

[deep zealot]

just doesn’t match the personality i seek out in a car

[timid dirge]

yeah

I daily my firebird it's a 5 speed manual and every once in a while I'm scared to turn it on

well not anymore

cus it's blew up

[deep zealot]

noooo rip

im waiting for my car to blow up

[timid dirge]

if you are waiting for it to blow up it might never

[deep zealot]

my engine has an entire lawsuit over it for how unreliable it is but its been holding up 100K miles without any issues besides burning oil

[timid dirge]

rip

mine was good no issues didn't notice anything I tuned it with the old prom tuning stuff

everything was good checked it every day before I drove

oh well

but now I'm poor

cus I bought the new engine

😦

have you driven any old performance cars like 1980s and below

"performance"

[deep zealot]

i think the oldest performance car ive been in was 1987 E30 M3

[timid dirge]

damn that's cool

does it feel solid

[deep zealot]

very solid car and quite ahead of its time

[timid dirge]

I want one of those

[deep zealot]

as soon as you release the clutch you start to understand how and why that car is so famous

everything about the way it moves and runs is inspiring

[timid dirge]

I love the raw feeling of the older cars

the steering clutch suspension and sound

and gauges lol

[deep zealot]

thats one of the reasons i want an E92 M3 so bad

Need that 8400 RPM V8, hydraulic steering rack, manual

[timid dirge]

damn

8400rpm

[deep zealot]

I drove one recently, not a manual but DCT

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

The sound is truly stupendous

[timid dirge]

daamn

that sounds crazy wtf

what engine is that

[deep zealot]

S65 4.0 crossplane V8

[timid dirge]

I wonder how they get it to 9000rpm

is it like dohc

[deep zealot]

yeah dohc 32 valve

VVT and all that

redlines at 8400 RPM

[timid dirge]

I put a forged crank big cam good springs and heads on my new 350 but max I can rev is like 7k safe

always wanted something higher revving like 8k+

[deep zealot]

yea you can have the best top end in the world but its all about the rotational inertia of the rotating assembly

shorter stroke and itll rev out nicely

[timid dirge]

oh yeah shorter stroke

[deep zealot]

but its a pain in the ass messing with engines out the factory. might be nice as a rebuild project

[timid dirge]

damn 560hp out of the s65

crazy

oh not stock tho nvm

[deep zealot]

oh yeah stock she only makes 414 in the base

i think comp spec makes like 430 something

[timid dirge]

Google went weird on me

yeah

still crazy

[deep zealot]

yeah you really gotta string it out though

not much torque in it

[timid dirge]

I wonder what reliability is like up at 8k

[deep zealot]

those engines have issues with rod bearings

once you replace them all you're good though

[timid dirge]

that would be fun

[deep zealot]

the S65 4.0 V8 and the S85 5.0 V10 are both based on motorsport engines

the V10 is in the M5 which sounds stupid insane

[timid dirge]

a v10

[deep zealot]

and also has a 8600 RPM redline

[timid dirge]

I wonder how much those go for

[deep zealot]

The M3s are a bit more but the M5 E60 with the V10 are pretty cheap

you can pick one up in decent condition for 25K

[timid dirge]

wish I had more money

the s85 engine looks sick

[deep zealot]

Yeah someone took the S85 out of an M5, the DCT out of an M3 and the body of an E46 and dumped it all together

[timid dirge]

should sell my engine now and put that in

[deep zealot]

the result was a monstrous beautiful car

[timid dirge]

I should be at 450hp at the crank with my setup rn but I'd rather have some crazy high rev engine

would be a lot cooler

[deep zealot]

the S65 and S85 are both solid engines once you replace the rod bearings and throttle body actuators

highly reliable

And theyre fairly cheap too

[timid dirge]

I'm down to figure out how to make it work with my setup

[deep zealot]

they fit well in lots of chassis too, someone slapped the V10 into a 1 series

[timid dirge]

kinda like weird stuff

I still got my firebird engine bay empty

I'm sure it would fit

the computer stuff and wiring is easy too

probably would just need to figure out the manual trans and get a new driveshaft

[deep zealot]

you could probably swap in the ZF 6 speed manual that bmw uses in all their cars

pretty easy to find and simple to use since theyve been using the same trans since like 2004

lmao

it fits basically almost any BMW engine, just need to find a way to make it work with your firebird

[timid dirge]

that looks like a crazy trans lol

for perspective this is mine currently

lol

small

[deep zealot]

Oh man yeah thats tiny

[timid dirge]

hmm zf 6 if it's a similar size to a tremec t56 it would fit

the trans tunnel on the firebird is long can put the shifter anywhere

I found a s85 for about 3k

with 80k miles on it

[deep zealot]

Yea probably doesnt have rod bearings done

id see if theres any crank damage and if so pass on it

or on the chance you get a cheap S85 crank

go right ahead

[timid dirge]

damn it's the only one in my area

I'm gunna look more at the trans because if I can make it work it would be really interesting

I can sell my current engine for more than what I got it for anyway

[deep zealot]

Yea idk about the dimensions of the ZF but i cant imagine it would be that big

[timid dirge]

and I'm already going to have to make my own harness

so in the end it would be about the same amount of work

need a new trans anyway

[deep zealot]

But yeah check out the S65 too if you can

those might be more common

and easier to work with while preserving the V8 culture lol

[timid dirge]

yeah hahaha

[deep zealot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF0NpqFTU4

Oooffff

that shifter thou

[timid dirge]

v8 at 8600rpm is crazy

v10 too

yeah I love the sound

when you hit 6000rpm that's when every engine sounds crazy

like yeah my sbc max was 5500rpm and it had a lot of torque but it's more fun when you can rev it out

ls engines I could accomplish the same thing but everyone has an ls engine and they're expensive

10k + 5k for the trans

[deep zealot]

Yeah pretty much

American V8s are great for the low muscular growl

[timid dirge]

I'm not a corevette fan but there new engine is dohc I believe

damn I used the wrong there for the first time I must be degrading

looks like a alien

damn no s65 engines in my area that's shit

[deep zealot]

the Z06 has the LT6 5.5L flatplane V8 yeah

i think it makes 670 hp which makes it the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever in a production car

sounds like a ferrari

[timid dirge]

damn what other v8 engines that are cheap

that rev to 8000

s85 is good but the guy says it has a bad crank

no other options

I think if I get forged pistons and rods I could rev my sbc to 8000 but not sure

kinda scary on a single cam

with valve train stuff

by cheap I mean under 8k

[charred depot]

Not really needed for 2 lanes, not even 3 lanes really.

[halcyon grotto]

If you put lines on that roundabout the locals would prolly ignore them until they wore away in about 25 minutes

French jaaaaaaag spotted

[shadow spire]

can you recall any kei-car sized roadsters that are not jdm kei cars?

[stoic ledge]

Some old Bri-ish roadsters

[topaz vessel]

I don't really consider this a hot take.
From numerous reviewers, owners, and my experience riding along at autocross, the Cayman seems like the better chassis.
Porsche still intentionally does not give it the treatment they could and always self-sabotage so that the 911 is "the better car".

[topaz vessel]

I think some of the Austin-Healey models would fit the footprint.
Maybe some of the MG cars.
And the Honda S360-800 most likely.

[stoic ledge]

The S360 never made production no?

Ah you just mean the S360 to S800 range including the 500 and 600

Weren't those actual kei cars?

[shadow spire]

anything newer than ~2000?

i saw Honda S660 and fell in love, but my country doesn't allow RHD cars younger than 30 years

[topaz vessel]

I think they predate the designation of Kei car?

Nope, I'm wrong. Kei car goes back to 1949.

[halcyon grotto]

Peel p50

[topaz vessel]

Not really, this is not a popular class of vehicle.
The smallest mass market cars you're going to get are probably FWD due to packaging.
Also, almost all roadsters are RWD.

[stoic ledge]

Anything newer? I don't think so. Doesn't make sense on most markets

I do know Daihatsu sold LHD versions of the Copen in Europe, that's 2004-ish?

[topaz vessel]

Kei cars specifically exist in Japan because they are a cost incentivized niche where you get taxed less for driving a much smaller vehicle.

They also purposely have smaller power limited engines.

[stoic ledge]

Size is not really ideal for taller people

[shadow spire]

yes, that's why i don't consider kei cars proper

[shadow spire]

i'm too familiar with that; my other car isn't meant for tall people either

[stoic ledge]

LHD from 2006-2011 apparently

[topaz vessel]

I mean, you have the same issues with all small cars, Kei or not.
Miata and S2000 are not Kei cars, they have size issues. Some Corvettes have size issues. The BRZ (and Toyota models) have size and fit issues.

[gentle ingot]

But you’ve never driven either car? How can you say this?

[deep zealot]

i’ve driven an M2CS and in a Cayman GT4RS

[gentle ingot]

In a parking lot?

[shadow spire]

that's a really good idea. thanks.

[deep zealot]

On the road

my GT4RS experience was at the track tho i wasn’t driving it there

[gentle ingot]

What makes you say that a gt3 isn’t playful, then? That’s a bold statement for someone whose not even sat in one

[deep zealot]

Never said it isn’t playful

i said it’s the more serious car

an M2 is definitely more playful than a 911 lol

[gentle ingot]

?

[deep zealot]

Yes

I said M cars are a bit more playful

i didn’t say porsches aren’t playful at all

[gentle ingot]

Listening to the expert here

Do tell

You’ve never driven a Porsche?

[deep zealot]

if i hadn’t driven a porsche i wouldn’t have an opinion on my preference of car

[gentle ingot]

Shaking my head over here

[deep zealot]

you can lol it’s just my opinion

[gentle ingot]

It’s a baseless opinion

[deep zealot]

you can think so

[gentle ingot]

Well your experience is insufficient to have an opinion like that, right?

[deep zealot]

based on the experience i’ve had i made an opinion

porsches are great cars

[gentle ingot]

We’ll just do you know, gt3s are extremely playful cars

Renowned for it in fact

[deep zealot]

Lol okay

[gentle ingot]

And they handle very differently than the cayman/Boxster family on account of the engine placement

[deep zealot]

if you say so

[gentle ingot]

I’ve put about 50k miles on this one

You’re welcome to come ride in it any time if you find yourself in Texas

[deep zealot]

It’s actually quite funny i haven’t been in a GT3 but i’ve had the opportunity to experience a 911R a 918 Spyder and a GT4RS

And the 911 sport classic last week recently

[gentle ingot]

Sport classic is a rare one, that must have been cool

I haven’t driven a GT4RS yet, but lots of laps in a plan GT4s. You’re right their handling feels a lot more clinical and direct until you get to the very edge

[deep zealot]

Superb car and I really love the way it handles

[fathom socket]

Cadillac SRX

[topaz vessel]

That era of Caddies... like I think I know what they were trying to do, and it may have gone well, but in my opinion none of the appearances were executed particularly well.

[timber oar]

Cadillacs aren't ugly pos abominations like that

I don't even regard that as a Cadillac

Like honestly

[timber oar]

Gorgeous car

[topaz vessel]

It was a phase...

Fortunately one they got out of.

[viscid oyster]

Lots of Cadillacs

Cool

I hear that their reliability leaves some to be desired

[compact grotto]

Just scrolling through old pics and this was hilarious. Throwback to a flat tire and finding a whole-ass vape in my tire. Still don't know how that happened.

[deep zealot]

(not mine ofc)

in fact he’s in this server

[vocal mural]

Who?

[deep zealot]

i can’t @ him

he will yell at me

[charred depot]

Decat pipe installed on the 305 :^)

[gentle ingot]

That’s the wrong kind of smoking tire!

[compact grotto]

🤣 What a bizzare thing to happen. The shop that pulled it out of the tire brought it in to show me because they were amazed.

[sharp forge]

nice gpu

[supple anchor]

Jep

[vocal mural]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65908124

😂

[fathom socket]

This looks like a floor from 1982 BC.

[astral merlin]

a bus to poland from poland

[wraith rivet]

went to a bunch of different dealerships today just for kicks and giggles

I’m in love with that Porsche’s blue color it looks so nice

[dusky torrent]

911 turbo 👍

[supple anchor]

Volvo 👌

[topaz vessel]

As a world rally blue pearl fan I think Porsche also does a good blue.

[icy osprey]

What the fuck

[vocal mural]

@brittle totem Which restriction code do you have on driving license?

[civic spoke]

I'm required glasses to drive a truck.

[vocal mural]

01.06 is that. But the new drivers did also get an code (in Sweden)

[civic spoke]

Oh, yeah. That would be the 'trial' period. Similar to how some counties require you a sign on your vehicle when you're a new driver.

It's a two year period where they are more strict if you're caught doing bad stuff. Essentially.

[stoic ledge]

I don't have that code even tho I can't see shit without my glasses

[vocal mural]

Neither did I. I think you get when asking for C(E) or D

[civic spoke]

They just have stricter requirements for heavy vehicles.

[fathom socket]

Ssangyong, the third Korean brand

[stoic ledge]

Those are fairly decent actually, and affordable in most countries

[fathom socket]

Yes

They just don't exist in the US for some reason

[stoic ledge]

They used to make some questionable (looking) stuff but the Korando is okay

I think they're being rebranded or are going to be rebranded to a new name

I do know they've been struggling financially for years

So US market expansion was probably not feasible financially

Ah yes it's KG Mobility now

[fathom socket]

I require glasses to drive at all

[vocal mural]

Wasn’t that both Ssangyong and Daihatsu stopped selling their cars in EU?

[stoic ledge]

SsangYong is still in Europe

And SsangYong and Daihatsu... aren't related in any way 😛

I think they're only in Japan and Indonesia nowadays?

Germany for example

We should have an Korando E-Motion test vehicle at work but I haven't seen it yet. I've heard people talk about it tho, idk where they park it

[vocal mural]

Both are Korean, isn’t it?

[stoic ledge]

Nein?

Daihatsu is Japanese

Sub-brand of Toyota

Hyundai and Kia are Korean

(and Samsung if you want to inlcude rebagded Renaults)

[brittle totem]

It's just the date when your 2 years "testperiod" ends.

[brittle totem]

Never seen one of those in Sweden apparently we have 1563 SsangYong registered here but i still never seen one.

[stoic ledge]

Especially Rexton's were popular here as towing vehicles for horse trailers

Ladder chassis, license built Mercedes diesel engine, allowed to tow up to 3500kg

For, back in the day, the price of a Golf or something

[civic spoke]

Huh. Is that a new color for Tesla? A very deep red/maroon

[stoic ledge]

[vocal mural]

But which code?

[civic spoke]

Midnight Cherry Red

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes that's a Berlin color, released at the same time as that new Silver colour you were discussing recently

A colour which in person looks very different than the press pictures imho

This is the same colour as the one above according to them

[civic spoke]

That's why I was confused

[brittle totem]

100.(date)

[brittle totem]

Yeah that colour looks very diffrent depending on the sun light.

[brittle totem]

Yup only available in the Berlin factory so just for European market.

[charred depot]

a very lenient MOT for the grey 305

[finite marsh]

I've never seen that color on a Tesla before. Looks good

[stoic ledge]

Only 79k miles 👀

[charred depot]

Brand new

[orchid totem]

have any of you guys wondered what happened about the plaid+ tesla?

I mean it is still not as fast as the mcmurty spierlling

This car has made such a big difference in the car industry, with that groundforce tech

This idea of this fan type ground force came into my mind a few years ago during a college lecture, I told a lot of people about this but no one cared enough really.

[feral reef]

Saw another one of the silver ones

That’s the other special Berlin color

[brittle totem]

The car was probably not ready i guess that they found some issue with it and just canceled it. Will probably be a thing it the future when it's ready. Or maybe they weren't a big enough market for it.

[vocal mural]

Shell

[wraith rivet]

that paint is pretty nice too

[vocal mural]

Luckily I have Dutch one.
I could choose between Swedish, with that code or Dutch without any code.

[feral reef]

Yes? 😂

[civic spoke]

This is some of the food that's available on some Shell stations.

[feral reef]

I quite often buy like a protein bar at that shell in my picture

On my way home from the gym

[vocal mural]

Price?

[feral reef]

Like €3,50 I think?

[topaz vessel]

When I bought my 2014 Subaru BRZ nearly 10 years ago my GF (now spouse) made that a requirement of me buying the car.

It was WRB or else.

[feral reef]

Not much more than buying them from Albert Heijn

[near lantern]

bruh wtf happened here ☠️

[feral reef]

Big oof

[near lantern]

🪦

Rest In Peace wallet

[feral reef]

That’s 1000 protein bars

[near lantern]

do any of y’all have $4200 I can borrow https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/767699761677254/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A951b9d61-b4f5-496a-9a33-c7b6053edd62

this is a perfect deal

[civic spoke]

I checked how much I have spent in total on fuel before. It's uhh, a lot.

I started keeping track of my consumption and fuel ups August, 2020.

Since then I have bought over 5,000 liters of fuel.

[vocal mural]

One of the good things about owning a moped:

[timid dirge]

cam swap so I use more fuel

[livid sail]

The brakes 👀 I took this today at the F1

[brittle totem]

So how's the weather ? i guess that it will be very rainy GP this weekend.

[livid sail]

We had a bit of rain on the last 20 minutes today. However teams at the garages where preparing intermediate tires.

[brittle totem]

Have you spotted anything different on the Aston Martin? I have heard that they will have major upgrade package for this weekend.

[stoic ledge]

Hmm we're rather close

Idk your time period/miles tho

[feral reef]

Like a year?

[stoic ledge]

Ah, no this is since I bought it

80k km ago

[feral reef]

Ehh what

[stoic ledge]

The magic of... ||LPG||

[feral reef]

Ahhhhh

I was about to do math and tell you why that didn’t make sense

But LPG explains it haha

[stoic ledge]

Took it for a sunset drive today

Quite like the look of the interior with the "new" sat nav

[feral reef]

I like the old school orange displays and lights

Reminds me of the Zafira my mom had

[stoic ledge]

It's very calm to the eyes at night

[topaz vessel]

I'm at $7,942.81 USD over 69,996 miles.

[livid sail]

wdym?

[livid sail]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/813193798356041730/1119088587087028264/IMG_4005.mov

Video I got today

[stoic ledge]

300 miles over 🥲

[civic spoke]

Should be 69,420 tbh

[fathom socket]

Have you guys watched eurocrash yet?

Last year between 23 and 30 May 2022 I have travelled to Berlin Germany then Warsaw Poland then Vienna Austria then Bratislava Slovakia then Prague Czechia before returning to Berlin

This year between 31 May and 16 June, I have went to the following countries:
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Slovenia
Croatia
Hungary
Austria
Czech Republic

I did myself a favour in Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia in 2022 (the month before TGT filmed) and went to Hungary, Croatia, and Slovenia in 2023 (days before the film is released)

[stoic ledge]

It's the Dacia Sandero

And a Corsa D

[stoic ledge]

Not yet

Released today iirc?

[fathom socket]

Yes

It is already out

I watched 20 minutes of it

I am at Flughafen Brandenburg now

I even downloaded it already

[stoic ledge]

[brittle totem]

"Aston Martin has submitted to the FIA changes to the front suspension, with a section of the upper wishbone modified to improve the oncoming airflow over the rest of the car. At the front corner, the front wheel deflector has been minorly reshaped to better interact with air coming off the front wing tip area."

[bitter compass]

You want that corsa D

[stoic ledge]

Nah mine is better, 2 less doors and 17s

Instead of 15s on that one

Although they might actually be 16s

15s have less spokes Same amount of spokes, other spacing

[brittle totem]

Koenigsegg just felt like they wanted to take 0-400-0km/h world record back from Rimac navera all they needed was some new tires and a better surface. Still impressive how Koenigsegg manages to do all this when Bugatti is no where to be seen even if they have like 10x the budget if not more. https://youtu.be/QaEpYc3YLz4

Cant wait to se what the Jesko will be capible off i guess the first world records with that car will be done during this summer.

[wheat hatch]

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't surprise me if the Regera is still quicker due to it being a mono-gear.

[brittle totem]

Well we sill se but doesn't the Jesko have some incredible gearbox with like 7 clutches one for each gear which will make it shift extremally fast.

[civic spoke]

Light speed transmission. Essentially one set of clutches for each gear.

[hollow pasture]

My 06 Prius hit 300k miles last night

[vocal mural]

In that time frame I’ve been in:
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany

[vocal mural]

Tomorrow I will go to an car event

[feral reef]

Which event is that?

[livid sail]

Alex interview

[vocal mural]

Oldtimer event in Norberg, Sweden.

This one:

Text is only in Swedish

[feral reef]

Cool

[wraith pagoda]

Hey guys, I just bought a car and it ran fine for about a week. Then one day we started smelling power steering fluid from the ac, and we couldn’t get it faster than 35mph

Any thoughts?

[civic spoke]

Are you able to check for any fluid leaks...?

[wraith pagoda]

Yeah I can, I also have a small oil leak but I don’t believe that is related

[wet summit]

subframe rotted out, got a new one and added a HUGE sway bar... the little cavalier is a monster now

[charred depot]

Rover p5 1.9 tdi

[cunning surge]

I got a new car today

Say hello to Klaudia

[wet summit]

nice. turbo?

[cunning surge]

No turbo she is naturally aspirated

She is a black edition cayman

[wet summit]

cool, i just couldn't justify an na 4 banger in a car that expensive

[cunning surge]

It’s 6

2016 model year

[wet summit]

huh. i wonder when they stopped using the 6.

[cunning surge]

The next year

[wet summit]

i'm looking at a 2012 6.1 challenger

i meant stopped using the 4

[cunning surge]

The cayman always had 6

They switched to 4 in 2017

[wet summit]

oh they dropped the 6 in 2017

[cunning surge]

Yes

[wet summit]

that's weird

[cunning surge]

4 turbo from 2017 onwards

She sounds beautiful and the engine can be felt in the seat behind you

[wet summit]

yeah, i stopped following porsche in about 2016

i do want a like 1999 boxster

[cunning surge]

Mid engine so much better than the rear 911

[wet summit]

absolute shit bucket so i can take the body off and make it a cart

[cunning surge]

I thought about this too

[wet summit]

they're not great cars, but if you take all of the weight off they're amazing

it's like the DF goblin and the chevy cobalt, they're mid 2000s gm but if you take the body off they're rockets

the 1999 boxster makes 201 horsepower, so nobody and just a tubular chassis would boogie

[livid sail]

I’m buying a 986 Boxter soon from Copart

[cunning surge]

Mine is 275hp

[wraith rivet]

how long would you guys wait to honk at someone who's stopped at a green light?

i do 3 one one thousands

[pine igloo]

Hehehe 🤭

[topaz vessel]

Depends if I can see why they are stopped and/or if there are pedestrians and cyclists near by.
Last thing I need to do is have one of the phone lookers startle start and hit someone.

[wraith rivet]

ah i see

but if they're just like stopped for no reason

probably on their phone because they can't stay off of it for 5 minutes

[full rose]

Are lug nuts on a truck truck nuts?

[civic girder]

truck nuts are when people get an accessory that fits in the tow hitch that makes it look like the truck has balls

its extremely cringe and really goofy looking

[wraith rivet]

just realized I hit 50k 🥹

[plucky flame]

Damn couldnt get petergriffin?

[wraith rivet]

no :(

i was kinda late to the whole no tag thing

[plucky flame]

Sadge

Mine is pretty unique so someone would have to snipe mine

Especially with the 000

[stoic ledge]

Add another 30k and then you get the perfect mileage

[stoic ledge]

~3s?

https://youtu.be/eXUU60q7LQU

Also have to make sure they don't shift in to reverse

[vocal mural]

1st pictures of Myrberg rally in Sweden today.

@civic spoke @feral reef

[wet summit]

i'm getting onboard air for my truck so i might as well ad train horns, so when i get those it'll be 3 one thousands

[livid sail]

Special delivery

[cunning surge]

I’m taking Klaudia out for wine tasting today

[coral oriole]

Have fun

[cunning surge]

I kinda wanna go to BC today

But must resist urge

[full rose]

Soobs

[full rose]

Issa joke

[wraith rivet]

[cunning surge]

She sounds pretty good

Meet Klaudia

[robust pebble]

[novel relic]

Smh hasselt

[stoic ledge]

Technically still outside Hasselt

[novel relic]

Prob auto box in the mini and didnt pull the stalk far enough lol

[stoic ledge]

Idk why you would put it in park at a traffic light tho lol

> Belgians

😛

[novel relic]

I just never go to hasselt

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[stoic ledge]

Neither do I, I go to Diepenbeek

🧠

[novel relic]

Diepenbeek?? 1 tank station een action en den aldi lmao

[stoic ledge]

Gas station is quite expensive lol

But I go there for the university

[novel relic]

Uhasselt I'm guessing?

[stoic ledge]

Si

[novel relic]

Might see u some day then

[stoic ledge]

[novel relic]

[stoic ledge]

If all goes well.... I should be graduating 2de zit 😛

[novel relic]

Im a drop out so no worries

[stoic ledge]

Ah lol

[novel relic]

What u studying

[stoic ledge]

✨ Computer Sciences ✨

[novel relic]

I used to do network management but then after Christmas break it was linux kernel till the end so i couldnt even be bothered to finish it

[stoic ledge]

Network Management? I have no idea what course/study that is 😛

[novel relic]

Donno

[stoic ledge]

Heh ok 😛

[timid dirge]

any old car nerds here

[supple anchor]

Is that a Supra

[topaz vessel]

Without the front facia and so on I can't tell what it is.
Looks well painted and like a pushrod big block V8?

[timid dirge]

to be fair yeah I don't think anyone would know what it is haha

building a 450hp 350 sbc v8

small block

[topaz vessel]

Ah, small block, I was off.

That looks a lot like an old Firebird...

But the writing seems wrong.

[timid dirge]

lol yeah it's a 89 firebird formula

[topaz vessel]

Okay.

[timid dirge]

rare firebird

[topaz vessel]

Yeah, I don't really know my Firebirds.

[timid dirge]

like the trans am but with less weight

[topaz vessel]

Oh, nice.

[timid dirge]

but better than a regular firebird

[topaz vessel]

How much less weight?

[timid dirge]

around 200lbs

[topaz vessel]

That's a not insignificant chunk.

[timid dirge]

the trans am has a nicer interior and a body kit

so it adds a lot

yeah depends on the years

formula is a weird one

only 57 of mine were made

[topaz vessel]

Did they do anything suspension or diff wise?

[timid dirge]

yeah it's got the ws6 performance package which iss

bigger swaybars, stiffer springs n shocks, aluminum wheels

posi diff

which is a lsd

[topaz vessel]

The posi diff was not a live axel, right? It was basically a LSD?

Yeah.

[timid dirge]

yes

I think posi is some gm crap not sure

[topaz vessel]

I remember some of my GM terms.

[timid dirge]

but I got lucky with a 9 bolt borg warner posi

550hp it's good for they say or whatever

I got a lucky rare car but it's been a hassle

lol

[topaz vessel]

What has made it a hassle?

[timid dirge]

it was a barn find so

lots of rust

blew the engine

the rod bearing were in bad shape

re did the entire interior

[topaz vessel]

Full restoration.

[timid dirge]

pretty much replaced everything

yeah almost

[topaz vessel]

Modding at all along the way, or just resto?

[timid dirge]

modding

this is my new interior

well ignore the mess cus my trannys out

and the original was like

[topaz vessel]

I have a soft spot for diamond quilt patterns.

[timid dirge]

but worse condition

same

I put heated seats in, keyless fob, nice speakers n spare tire sub

[topaz vessel]

Where we started.

[timid dirge]

did the upholstery

[topaz vessel]

Where we currently are.

[timid dirge]

damn nice

I like that purple

you are at the stage where I never wanna be at again lol

what car is that

[topaz vessel]

We had a little rust and a bad prior repair that needed fixing.

1993 Honda Prelude

[timid dirge]

ahh yeah the good old bad repair fix

I have a lot of those

[topaz vessel]

During surgery.

d :

[timid dirge]

I like the white color

[topaz vessel]

We just had the exterior primed, it's a track car.

[timid dirge]

shame the only preludes I see here are junk with wish mods

same goes for my car tho

[timid dirge]

wtf is that purple is that a pearl

[topaz vessel]

Yep, it's a white with purple pearl wrap.

[timid dirge]

I need to do that

that's cool

never seen anything like it

[topaz vessel]

It's kind of subtle fun, but goes with the whole theme.

[timid dirge]

yeah looks good

my firebird is my only car atm but wish I could have another one to do something unique with

I guess mines unique but a cool paint job would be fun

[topaz vessel]

High quality wrap may be a cheaper.

[timid dirge]

yeah but I got this

haven't done a pearl b4 tho

[topaz vessel]

(As a track car, we figured anything we have will get beat up, so we went with a wrap.)

[timid dirge]

yeah wraps are nice when done right

especially for a track car

[topaz vessel]

Well, painting also has the curing and the need for a room and the baking to do really right...

[timid dirge]

true

[topaz vessel]

Depends on what you want to go for.

[timid dirge]

wrap will come out good anyway

wrap here tho is expensive around 4k

to pay someone

so I learned to paint

[topaz vessel]

I think ours was around that.
But the guy does good work.

Cheaper than full car PPF.

d :

[timid dirge]

yeah looks perfect from the photos

[topaz vessel]

He even did the sills well.

[timid dirge]

one unique thing I'm doing is converting my small block to an ls computer with cam/crank sensors, ls sensors, and per coil ignition

damn wow

looks like paint to me

besides the seam

[topaz vessel]

Yep, not going to be perfect.

Heh.

[timid dirge]

i like it awesome

would be nice to see irl

what engine

[topaz vessel]

Does it make sense to go with one from an LS or just standalone ECU?

K24.

[timid dirge]

I went with a ls standalone with the harness but I gotta build the harness with my setup

shouldn't be too hard

[topaz vessel]

We went Haltech.

[timid dirge]

sweet

oh yeah haltech I heard is good

[topaz vessel]

Just made life easier.

But, nothing is really stock for us anymore.

[timid dirge]

I don't know much about k24s because I just got into cars like a year ago

and now I'm building mine I guess

[topaz vessel]

We were originally going to go Hondata, but found that tuner support is much better on Haltech.

[timid dirge]

yeah I like haltech after reading about them

I went if acesefi it's a fitech rebrand but with a better computer

new company

saved me a lot of $$ over holley

[topaz vessel]

Anyways, if you get bored and want more info: https://mooncallercars.blogspot.com/search/label/Nausicaa

[timid dirge]

I'll read up

[topaz vessel]

Spouse and I have most of the current work done by a shop.
We were not living anywhere with a garage when we started this phase.

But we have a home and garage now!

[timid dirge]

I'm using my dad's small garage I could not afford anything else

haha

garage is nice

[topaz vessel]

It is.

I grew up repairing cars with my dad.

[timid dirge]

after I blew my engine I was forced to do this and learn

ended up spending 10k in the end anyway..

almost the end at least

[topaz vessel]

Fun times with dad in 2011...

d :

[timid dirge]

ahahah same

except I got good paint now

[topaz vessel]

Yeah, your engine bay pic looked great.

[timid dirge]

still have to do the rear body but I did all the panels they turned out like glass

have to do it after it drives

thanks

engine bay I screwed up a bit with the hardener

but it's all good

I'm not a big fan of the muscle car high torque low rpm heavy weight stuff

I like the high rpm sound

so I got a bunch of aluminum and forged internals

will be good to 7000rpm

kinda cool

my car stock is 3250lbs

[topaz vessel]

Well, depending on what all you have bought... you can do stuff with the crank that will let it rev higher... and the rod/stroke ratio.

[timid dirge]

yeah I got a forged crank, forged rods/pistons

aluminum roller rockers, hardened pushrods aluminum heads

[topaz vessel]

Bit longer rod with the piston pin higher will let you increase your rod/stroke ratio which allows you to push RPM higher because piston motion is smoother.

[timid dirge]

yeah that's true

I went with a 2000-6800rpm cam

it's a manual anyway so will be fun

big cam kinda

[topaz vessel]

Always weird to me thinking about push rod...

I've spent my whole life in SOHC or DOHC.

[timid dirge]

hahaha yeah

dohc is better probably

but pushrods n stuff it's pretty easy

my valve train is good up to 8000rpm according to what the internet says...

[topaz vessel]

Yeah, and to a degree a lot simpler.

Also, non-interference motor I assume?

[timid dirge]

should be non interference but we will see

once i put my heads on I got a dial indicator

I got some thin mls head gaskets about as thin as I could go to raise compression

to 9.8:1

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I remember when my parents first had a timing chain fail on their 1990 Nissan Axxis.

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rip same thing happened to my parents

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The timing chain had a nylon mechanism that would fail at about 90,000 miles. And it being an interference motor it meant a bent valve and likely some damage.

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weird my parents chevy cobalt same thing

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There was a series of I think 180SX that were on the same chain.