cars

[frail slate]

That carussy tho

[plucky flame]

No. Get out.

[fathom socket]

Not a car person but this got my attention
https://www.dexerto.com/tech/worlds-first-flying-car-now-accepting-pre-orders-upon-landing-approval-for-flight-tests-2196803/

Oddly enough, I can’t find the footage of the car

[stiff burrow]

Dodge viper pickup truck 😂

[plucky flame]

Youre laughing

It can take you to gapplebees and youre laughing

[stiff burrow]

I love how excessively American it is

[plucky flame]

Its not red white or blue so not really

[dusky torrent]

this channel is so european

i like it

[flint sable]

[stiff burrow]

It’s literally a pickup truck with a gigantic engine and a Tremec t56.

How is that not excessively American

[stiff burrow]

[flint sable]

Riddle parking lot highlights

[dusky torrent]

many things wrong with that 💀

[stiff burrow]

Miata 🫶

[dusky torrent]

first, it's a tesla
second, the cute little tesla ran out of battery
third, the driver is a weirdo and cannot stop buying bumper stickers

[dusky torrent]

the mercedes gle can bounce

the porsche 924 is nice

[stiff burrow]

Yeah I like it too I think it’s interesting to have other peoples perspectives

[plucky flame]

Somebody cant handle people customizing their cars

[stiff burrow]

LS3 swap miata

[dusky torrent]

neat

[shell mountain]

Based car

[sudden pecan]

banana car

[thorny cove]

Read the rules so its okay if I link to a video of me doing a burnout right?

Thought it turned out well and wanted to share

[thorny cove]

Seen some other youtube links and shorts so hopefully its okay

https://youtube.com/shorts/KSW1ov-iKBE?feature=share

Enjoy burning rubber

[fathom socket]

That's a nice Charger you've got.

One of my favorite model years.

[thorny cove]

Thanks currently building up an el camino as well

yeah still has the aggressive front end but the good tail light

[fathom socket]

I wish you luck with the build.

[thorny cove]

thanks! Is there build plans for your car?

[fathom socket]

I gotta redo the dash since the heat made it come apart for some reason.

Then buy another badge for the front since someone jacked mine for some reaosn.

[thorny cove]

like de laminate?

[fathom socket]

It's all one big plastic piece that undid on the right side.

I just gotta look up how to redo all of that.

[thorny cove]

huh that is strange I am used to the plastic just cracking

[fathom socket]

Yup. It's a 10 year old car at this point, but it hasn't failed us once, so I wanna give it some TLC.

[thorny cove]

understandable

[mild dock]

Guys what’s the bests first car?
Audi s3 2022 with 30k km or
Is350 f sport 2021 with 50k km?

[wraith rivet]

Door

[dusky torrent]

why so new? are you buying with full cash?

financing these days must be so tough with the interest rates

i would recommend an e90 328i. i have one and it's super reliable

[mild dock]

Ye

[mild dock]

Interest rates?

Here in saudi there is no interest rates

Because it’s prohibited in Islam

[dusky torrent]

youre from saudi arabia?

[mild dock]

Yes

[dusky torrent]

it's HARAM to charge INTEREST???

how do banks make money

[mild dock]

Small fixed fees

[mild dock]

Yes

[mild dock]

I’m not sure tho

[dusky torrent]

if u can afford an s3, go for it.

but im sure insurance is gonna be super high because it's your first car and youre probably young and the s3 is a sports car

[mild dock]

Alr but idk if it’s reliable that’s why I’m thinking Lexus

[dusky torrent]

lexus is the safer bet with reliability

[mild dock]

Yes prolly

I’m really considering Lexus cause so many people ik drive Lexus and all say good things about it

I have no experience with Audi except one time my dad rented cause both his cars were in the workshop

But that was only for 4 days

[dusky torrent]

maintenance is also less expensive on the lexus

[wraith rivet]

mfw I’m screwing in literally the last screw on the door and it falls into the door 🙂🙂🙂🙂

I have to take the whole fucking thing off again

and replace every one of the clips again

Fml

[charred depot]

what garbage are you working on that necessitates that.

[wraith rivet]

a while ago there was a vibration in the door and to help see where its coming from my auto teacher stuck a paper towel/napkin in a little crack

sure enough that fixed it but then we couldn't get it back out lol

so i finally did that and made it more permanent

[fathom socket]

My prom transport (Matte black Audi R8), the mclaren behind us didn’t even rev, what cowards

[mild dock]

ye ik even where i live its cheap cause people here swear by it

[knotty kite]

Misfire

[stiff burrow]

Unfortunate

[south jewel]

#off-topic message

hmm... I think I should have posted in here rather than in #off-topic ... I think I'm actually off topic for off topic

[sturdy tree]

Does anyone know what this is? I think it's some short or fuse. Windows don't roll up anymore (I rolled them down with the keys before getting in)

vw golf 6

[south jewel]

Possible it could just be low battery voltage?

[sturdy tree]

Hmm, Im gonna google symptoms for low voltage on this model

Maybe you are right

[south jewel]

The "shimmer" of the different dashboard lights kind of made me think it

[sturdy tree]

Would that mean the battery is dead?

According to some, website this is when the voltage is too low indeed

[south jewel]

In some cars I know that is the case... I honestly am just giving my first guess here though

[sturdy tree]

I think you are right

[south jewel]

...that can cause all sorts of wierd things

[sturdy tree]

Thanks for helping me think in the right direction

[south jewel]

Hope it turns out!

[sturdy tree]

@south jewel I just noticed the car battery light blinking in the video. So pretty sure it's the battery

[sturdy tree]

It now has esp error, probs due to battery shit. Im gonna let it run for like an hour before I turn it off lol

Hopefully the error goes away
edit: It did go away 🙂 gonna go to the garage after work to have the battery checked

[fathom socket]

Mobile ramp So fun to aim for

[reef grotto]

I would kill for that

Best that ever happened for me was when a dude pulled up in his 911 turbo s for homecoming

and it was his dad's

[fathom socket]

The ‘23 R8 GT looks soooooo goodddddd 😩

[fathom socket]

Fair enough

[dusky torrent]

then fix the misfire and also that terrible exhaust leak. i know that car stank

[south jewel]

👍

[civic spoke]

Nice. This truck has a 12.8 liter engine.

[brittle totem]

So the production version of the Gemera will have a V8 option with 2300Hp🤯 https://instagram.com/stories/ghostsquadron.koenigsegg/3141704539760520240?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

[civic spoke]

Combined output?

With motors?

[brittle totem]

Looks like a V8 as an optional extra not sure how that will work.

[brittle totem]

2750nm 🤯

[misty mantle]

I’ll stick to my Bronco II, thanks

[wraith rivet]

i think my mazda's 185hp could easily beat that 😎

2300hp? pshhh

nothing

[stoic ledge]

My 83hp Corsa can beat that

[fathom socket]

https://tenor.com/view/jeremyclarkson-drdalek10-blunderfully-gif-19572527

[plucky flame]

I can beat that on foot the fuck?

[wraith rivet]

damn you prob can

83>185>2300

we could both smoke that slow gemera though

[stoic ledge]

Embarassing they dare to release a product like that

[wraith rivet]

right??

[brittle totem]

I still cant understand how they manage to fit a V8 in the Gemera most be the smallest V8 engine in a production car.

[gleaming hound]

Probably by altering the engine bay dimensions a bit.

And by a bit, I mean probably a lot, depending on just what they could actually change.

[brittle totem]

Well here is the 3 cylinder engine thst they had planned for the Gemera and I dont think that they can go with something much bigger then that.

[gleaming hound]

Well if they're offering a package that includes the Jesko's V8, they're definitely gonna find a way to do that regardless.

I have half of me leaning into chassis design modifications around the engine bay area to accomplish that feat. It's hard to think of how else they could fit that thing properly with the way it's built already.

[brittle totem]

Yeah of course they will do it it's Koenigsegg after all they always come up with incredible innovative stuff cant wait to se how that V8 will look like. I really didn't think that it would be possible to go with anything bigger then they already had for that car but I guess that it is possible after all.

[south jewel]

Though I figure I'm goping to do an ECU tune to Stage 2 when my car ('23 VW Mk8 Golf R) is a year old, I'm considering this in the meantime. Anyone have experience with these?

https://racinglinecanada.com/collections/mk8/products/mk8-golf-r-s3-8y-power-control-module

(for reference, I already have a RacingLine R600 EVO intake, turbo inlet, and a Milltek Road+ exhaust)

(FYI my intake was purchased and installed at an authorised RacingLine dealer)

[south jewel]

https://racinglinecanada.com/collections/mk8/products/golf-8-r-vwr-sport-spring-kit while I'm at it... this is a likely install as well. I don't want to lower by much (this is the smallest drop I have found that maintains DCC), and I want to maintain the DCC control.

[stiff burrow]

How’s the golf R? Did you choose the manual or the auto?

[plucky flame]

Koenigsegg makes tiny v8s

And powerful engines at that. That inline 3 makes 600hp.

[stoic ledge]

Is there an R manual?

[plucky flame]

The jesko is running a 5.1L v8 by the way

The tfg is 2L

Damn its only 154lbs

Thats gotta be one of the lightest 600hp engines

[stiff burrow]

Yes in the us and Canada there is a manual mk8 r

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

And then Americans are like "wHy dOeS eUrOpE gEt aLl tHe cOoL cArS" 😛

I did not know that, thanks

[stiff burrow]

👍

[stoic ledge]

Didn't know they even made a manual which works with the Haldex AWD anymore

[stiff burrow]

We also got manual versions of the E60 and F10 M5 😏

[stoic ledge]

😭

Atleast we got an E61 M5

[stiff burrow]

If it’s between wagon and manual I’m choosing manual every time

[stoic ledge]

Manual wagon would have been the dream

[stiff burrow]

They’re super rare unfortunately they only made 1300 manual e60s and less than 600 manual f10s

[stiff burrow]

For sure

[brittle totem]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

You're late to the party 😛

[fathom socket]

I got my self a dash cam and no video editing software works

everything crashes, and audio seems to be corrupt

[feral reef]

Sounds like a bad dashcam

[civic spoke]

What format is it even spitting out?

[stoic ledge]

Use ffmpeg

Always works

[dense shard]

Sometimes the USDM gets the more amusing version

I want to say the E210 2.0L Corolla manual was unique to North America

[fathom socket]

I think you can make out the code s

Unless I got a dodgy one

[civic spoke]

Looks like it's just normal mp4 files. But at a wonky 1920x1088 resolution.

[fathom socket]

but IDK why audio keeps crashing all video editors

[south jewel]

I got the DSG, commuting in Vancouver is pure ass.

I love the car though. I upgraded from a Mk7.5 GTI

[stiff burrow]

Nice

I’ve heard the DSG in the mk8 is excellent

[civic spoke]

I would probably prefer the 7.5 GTI. But maybe that's just me.

[stiff burrow]

I like the mk8 more than the mk7.5

[stoic ledge]

[bitter compass]

Genuinely the first time i heard that

[stiff burrow]

People on the internet when other people have different opinions 🤯🤯🤯

[fathom socket]

Are there going to be any pc parts vendors at ltx? I wanna see if I can snag a GPU there.

[dusky torrent]

this is cars channel.

it's consuming oil but is this rate fine?

when i got the car in feb 2023 the oil level was around 80%

[fathom socket]

whoops, my bad

I'm dumb.

[sweet valve]

I'm kinda new to cars and stuff so this might be a dumb question but I'm just curious if I wanted to make a custom center console kinda like this one here how difficult would something like that be to do? Like putting a touch pad like that and stuff

[dense shard]

how good are you with fabricating?

Cause slapping a tabet in is easy. Making the tablet look good is hard.

[tardy harbor]

and integrating it with the car to the level of modern original infotainments is also pretty difficult

[sweet valve]

I've been playing around and learning CAD to 3D print stuff I figured that would help make it a little easier especially if I could find a model of my car to kinda preview any designs

[tardy harbor]

depends on your goal really, how much do you want it to look factory

or can it look like an ipad smashed into a honda

[sweet valve]

I definitely want it to look good I got the idea when I saw this video of a dude who 3d printed an entire lamb (except the obvious parts that need to be metal or whatever else) so I figured if dude can print a whole ass car inside and out then I should be able to do just the center

I've always wanted a car with a center console like that but none of the cars I like offer an interior like that

Figured I'd see if I could do it myself lol

[misty mantle]

I prefer my AM/FM/Cassette player and HVAC controls in the center of my dash and that’s it. None of that digital bullshit that’s gonna fail within a year

[tardy harbor]

lmao gotta hate all that digital shit that fails within a year

[sweet valve]

I found a similar looking pad but I'm wondering if there's like some kind of open source software or something I can use to change whatever is running on it so I can like make it work with whatever car I have

[tardy harbor]

probably! this sort of "hacking" is pretty common in the car community

[dense shard]

eh, I'd say keep physical HVAC as is.

Infotainment can be handled by a cheap chinesium headunit

[stiff bloom]

Yes, that's not great but isn't a super concerning rate of oil consumption. What is concerning is that you haven't changed your oil since then. It should be done every 3-5000 miles at most or every 3-5 months, whichever comes first

[feral reef]

That very much depends on the engine

[civic spoke]

How's that concerning? You can easily do 10,000 miles before oil changes. Or once a year.

How often you should replace the oil depends on how hard the vehicle is used. Really.

[stiff bloom]

You can, but you shouldn't. Also I forgot it's 2023 not 2024 😅

[civic spoke]

I generally just change my oil around the 10,000~15,000 km mark, or if I reach low on the dip stick, or if it has been a year. Whichever comes first.

I know that before, then the golden rule was to change your oil every 3,000 miles.

Wasn't the "Change every 3,000 miles!" a thing before quality full synthetic oils came about?

[fathom socket]

I very often see trailers bent like thisv

[stoic ledge]

Also depends on how much you've driven since then 😛

Every 3000 miles and 3 months your oil change is crazy

I've been doing it once a year (~10k miles) and even then the oil still looks very good

Official change interval is even set to 20k miles or 1 year

[civic spoke]

At least it would be harder for the trailer to bottom out in the truck when going across bumps and such...

[fathom socket]

We have 1 trailer that keeps scraping my truck tyres and destroyed my adblue tank

[brittle totem]

How much have you driven it ?

[brittle totem]

If you are going to do it get a headunit with Apple carplay and Android auto otherwise its not worth it.

[dusky torrent]

right now it's at 81,100 miles. i got the car at 79,000 miles in february

[dusky torrent]

wait but i think my car is running full synthetic. shoudnt it be every 8000 to 10k miles?

[compact grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/lando-norris-sunglasses-glasses-gif-21812190

(i spoke too soon)

[dense shard]

I do it every 5k.

Because going on the manual, I run a severe duty cycle.

[stoic ledge]

What's a severe duty cycle 🤔

[dense shard]

Going off the manual?
Driving in short distances when cold
operating in dusty conditions
having the roof box on
stop and go traffic

Also it really doesn't help that Toyota has specced 0W-16 and now 0W-8 in the US.

I'm seriously considering going to 0W-20 once the warranty goes out

[stoic ledge]

TIL 0W-8 is a thing

That's very thin oil

What's next, using water?

[civic spoke]

Was about to say. Both 0W-16 and 0W-8 are stupid thin.

I believe my BMW uses anything between 0W20/30/40 to 5W30/40.

Or same with 10W

[gleaming hound]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I0_3qFmPUM

Ngl, for a sec it looked internally like the DUKE engine at first.

[civic spoke]

Not a 1 stroke engine, tbh

It's a 2 stroke.

[gleaming hound]

Yeah, I figured the same when watching through it.

[wraith rivet]

Is 0w16 thinner than 0w20?

I didn’t even know it went below 20 lol I thought that was the min

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[wraith rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/the-more-you-know-gif-10358303

[dense shard]

It turns out most of the world specs for a range of oil weights.

I think the US might be unique in specifcying a single oil weight. Rumors are it has everything to do with fuel economy stanards.

Australia will spec anything from 0W-16 to 10W-40 for the 2019 Corolla.

[civic spoke]

This fuel consumption is great

[plucky flame]

How do you have a diameter in km/h

Or l/100km

[civic spoke]

What?
How I have the dials in that? I just change it to that.

It's what we are used to here.

More lower = More better.

[plucky flame]

I dont think you get it

[civic spoke]

I sure don't.

[plucky flame]

That symbol is for diameter

[civic spoke]

Average

[plucky flame]

Its used in technical drawings

[civic spoke]

It's used as average here.

Average consumption, average speed.

[plucky flame]

Its supposed to be an international standard

[civic spoke]

Kind of is for cars with this context.

A lot of vehicles have that symbol to show anything average. Ø

[plucky flame]

This is why engineers hate ui people

[dusky torrent]

messed up 335i

[brittle totem]

My brother's 325i had the same problem just wheel speed sensor on the right front side that was faulty.

[civic spoke]

Yeah. That could just be a wheel speed sensor.

[dusky torrent]

at least my 328i has a clean dash

[inland matrix]

does anyone know a good adroid auto headunit for a suzuki swift out of 2007

it's quite specific haha

[brittle totem]

Just find one with decent reviews that has android auto and carplay.

[inland matrix]

just a generic one of amazon? and how about the trims?

[brittle totem]

As long as it can run Android auto and carplay smoothly and looks decent that is all that you need. Don't get one with just a android system on it that thing will feel outdated in like a year.

[compact grotto]

@dusk ocean https://twitter.com/jakkuh_t/status/1678418766953103361?s=46&t=OB9jCOoj6SJ0gcjnPK2j-A

Jake Tivy (@jakkuh_t)

bought a hoist. that means I can buy more broken bmws now right?

Twitter · Jul 10, 2023, 2:59 PM

[dusk ocean]

moar!

[charred depot]

totally gonna break off

welding on it isnt too bad but theres lots of spatter and bits I worry about breaking off and being consoomed.

[dusk ocean]

grind if concerned

that looks like MIG aluminum, or spool gun, yeck

[supple sphinx]

Get yourself a tig welder

[dusk ocean]

Owning a TIG welder is only 10% of the equation lol

[supple sphinx]

Fair, personally tig welding aluminum is easier than mig (in my opinion)

Why did I say personally and in my opinion

[charred depot]

yeah I just need some die grinder bits that will fit into my flexible dremel

I didnt weld that up if I did it would be done with steel with welding wire sticking into it.

quality job as far as MOT welding goes :^)

the standard is to just get a big fuckoff bit of sheet metal, dont even cut the rust out hammer it over and weld around.

We do have a tig welder somewhere but its some scratch start pish like what do you expect me to actually learn a skill.

we also only have 100% co2 gas

[vocal mural]

100 co2? Normally for Tigging it is 100% Ar

[fathom socket]

What I'm gonna do when I'm done driving for the day? Do more driving to relax

[charred depot]

Yeah thats the issue we dont have it around as its too expensive

[brittle totem]

koenigsegg doing it again 2300hp 4 seats and 8 cupholders the ultimate family car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbDLHkMMvFc

[brittle totem]

https://www.eggregistry.com/blog/the-secrets-of-the-koenigsegg-gemera-unveiled?fbclid=PAAaaRihE-rwBQFq_ZrqswWSBX6Py0ATiTt46bOdhGAFK-lsR2JzR8fPr2aZQ

[wraith rivet]

that's wild

how tf do they get 1500hp out of a v8

stock

[brittle totem]

And it incredible small too fit in that car. Just imegine what koenigsegg could do if they had the same budget as Bugatti.

[civic spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/lol-i-dont-know-ill-tell-you-bye-gif-12776382

Ahh, the LSTT isn't available with the V8.

Or wait, am I wrong???

I was wrong. The V8 is only doable because of the LSTT.

But 1,500+800 hp is nuts.

[halcyon grotto]

welcome to engineering where there are like 40 symbols and they all have at least 3 meanings each

[feral reef]

It’s a Dutch/German thing

One of the words for “diameter” also means “average”

[plucky flame]

Thats goofy

[wraith rivet]

Thank you for this incredible detailed explanation

[compact kayak]

engeering in dutch uni was wild before we switch to full english, translation bring that extra spicy misscomuncation

[trail radish]

Funny person alert!

[wraith rivet]

what

[stiff burrow]

Shitbox acquired

[wet summit]

is anyone from michigan? thinking about moving but am a bit worried about my custom cars

the cavalier goes chuga chuga brrrrrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA poo poo pee pee poo POP

and my dakota goes thump thump thump BAAAAAAAAAAAAAA brrrAt

apparently you have to be below 90db at 2000 rpm, my truck wouldn't pass but my car would, they also have a ban on lift blocks above 4 inch

[stiff burrow]

I am, it depends on where you’re moving to most cops don’t care it seems. Where were you thinking about moving to in Michigan?

I don’t think people get pulled over for lifted trucks either I see tons of lifted trucks all the time

[wet summit]

saint joseph

me and my girl are on vacation here and it's infinitely more... less shit than kentucky

[stiff burrow]

I don’t have a lot of experience with the west side of the state, I live in the Detroit area. But I don’t think they would care out there as long as you aren’t being obnoxious on purpose.

[wet summit]

going to detroit in august for woodward

[stiff burrow]

It’s a great experience

[wet summit]

all 3 years i've gone have been terrific

the 2021 one with the hummer ev pre release

[stiff burrow]

That was cool

I live right off Woodward and it basically goes on the whole summer lol

[wet summit]

bro...

change of plans fuck saint joseph

i've seen a single hellcat this entire vacation.

[stiff burrow]

Lmao

I have friends who all I do with them is cruise Woodward march-October

[wet summit]

yeah, the car culture in northern kentucky is... bad

everyone is too poor or doesn't give a shit about cars

[stiff burrow]

I looove the west side of the state though there is so much stuff to do outside and it’s so beautiful

[wet summit]

i guess i always wanted to move to michigan but never had a reason. fresh water beaches is 100% a reason

[wet summit]

if you enjoy fun avoid ohio and kentucky

is it ghetto at all out there?

i only ever go for 2 days

that shit looks amazing

[stiff burrow]

It’s not ghetto if you stay on the main roads even in Detroit

Just avoid areas that you obviously shouldn’t be in

Like if it’s super run down just stay away but mostly Detroit is good. The only complaint I have is everything is so far apart. There is a lot to do but you might be driving an hour both ways to do some stuff

[wet summit]

yeah, that's just not a thing out here

the driving is, only due to micro center being 40 away but ghetto areas aren't a thing

[stiff burrow]

I love micro center

we even have a few ski hills if you like skiing

Check out modded Detroit on instagram. That meet with the three full strip mall lots was a meet hosted by them. They probably have something planned for dream cruise weekend

[wet summit]

we're both young and want to get the hell out of here, i'll most likely get a job at a shop

was going to anyway

[stiff burrow]

Nice

If you have any more questions hit me up in DMs I think we went a lil bit off topic in this channel lol

[wet summit]

will get to you tmr. leaving at 8am and need sleep

lady can't drive manual

[crimson spire]

Spotting this in my city is like one in a million

[midnight sequoia]

Anybody here experienced with dashcams? I'm going to be buying a dashcam, and I've narrowed it down to the VIOFO A129 Plus Duo and A229 Duo

As I write this, Prime Day started about an hour ago, and the A229 is currently only $20 CAD more than the A129's regular price, while the A129 is $184 CAD (A129 is $230 CAD normally)

I was already fine with paying the A129's regular price when I was first looking at them last week, but figured I'd wait until Prime Day to see if there were any sales (turns out it was definitely worth waiting. Lol). In the time between then and now, I also saw the A229 Duo, and now that the price is only a little more than I was originally looking at spending, I just want to know if it's worth going with over the A129

Alternatively, would the A129 Pro Duo be worth it? It's currently the same price as the A229

EDIT: I did watch the LTT dashcam video from last year, and I also looked at r/Dashcam (that's how I landed on the A129 Plus Duo originally). With current sales though, VIOFO's higher-tier options are closer to the A129's normal price

[dusky torrent]

ferrari california, base ferrari

it's like a honda civic but a ferrari

[compact grotto]

Heck yes.

Danny Ric does Vegas, I can see it now

[vocal mural]

Is this an Toyota Supra?

[civic spoke]

Noble

Noble M12 to be specific.

[fallow tulip]

I just saw this on the F1 subreddit. I’m hesitantly excited, but I’ve been hurt before……..

[dusky torrent]

im excited

[brittle totem]

Horner said that he was right on pace in the sim and during the tire test. Some sources said that the lap time he got on those test tires would be good enough to qualify p2 in Silverstone.

[fallow tulip]

Yeah, but like I said, I’ve been hurt before. I’d be extremely happy to see my boy Danny Ric do some shoeys, but I’m not gonna hold my breath

[feral reef]

swapped my air filter just now

[brittle totem]

Yeah Riccardo is known for his late breaking and Tsunoda screams like every race becuase the brakes sucks on the AT so not sure how this will go.

[wraith rivet]

have you noticed any difference? I was curious about getting one of those

[charred depot]

MAF begging for that sweet filter oil

[civic spoke]

Should be a difference in sound, more than anything else.

[stoic ledge]

Sound with a drop in filter?

[feral reef]

Bit more intake noise, and sounds a bit more “free”

Doesn’t increase power in my car due to the stock air filter already being optimized for performance

[feral reef]

Yup

[charred depot]

I had a subaru with one it sounded very fruity but :^ |

[wraith rivet]

That’s on the Mazda right?

non turbo

[feral reef]

Yes

You’d probably see some HP gain

[wraith rivet]

pretty sure I have the exact same I take as you then

[feral reef]

Almost certainly not

[wraith rivet]

intake*

really? I thought you had the 4 cylinder 2.5

[feral reef]

It’s already like a proper performance setup on the mx5

[wraith rivet]

Oh 😳

[feral reef]

4cil 2.0

[wraith rivet]

no more cold air scoop in the front

[wraith rivet]

Oh interesting

[charred depot]

need a proper intake system

woodwork vacuum

[wraith rivet]

is that an inter cooler?

[feral reef]

It’s actually a cold air intake from the factory

[charred depot]

yes

[wraith rivet]

nice

[charred depot]

interheater, its going in the bin

[wraith rivet]

yeah but did you do something to it? Besides the filter

that’s why I’m saying id assume it’s the same

[charred depot]

very hard to fit a frontmount on this car though due to how massive the radiator is.

[feral reef]

No, just drop in replacement

Right below the sticker

[wraith rivet]

Oh what the heck

that is very different indeed

this is what mine looks like

best video I could find lol

[feral reef]

YOu unhook those clips om tjhe side and the cover comes off

These

just push them outwards

[wraith rivet]

Where’s the actual scoop on yours tho? that’s what I’m confused about

is it lower down?

[feral reef]

Yeah i think it's near the floor

[wraith rivet]

gotta be careful with water haha

I wonder if a splash would kill it

[feral reef]

Well the air box sits basically at the top of engine bay

And it would have to go through there to get to the engine

[wraith rivet]

ahh true

[charred depot]

I drove a saab without its undertrays once and it started vacuuming up water passing trucks in torrential weather.

[wraith rivet]

🫣 yikes

[feral reef]

There is an undertray there

And I've only seen it with that off like once

ehhh, not the kind of undercarriage I was expecting.

[charred depot]

Heh, but the rust is what I would expect.

[feral reef]

I recently found out that my front arches and hood are aluminum, so that should never rust

[charred depot]

Be like a BX I seen in a ancient scrapyard, I was like wow thats suprisingly intact but remembering alot of the exterior was plastic heh

Cars are great at that scrapyard because if you want a bit of side glass you just yank and window rails disintegrate.

[feral reef]

haha

[charred depot]

Funny thing though my 305 has a rear wheel arch replacement panel cut off this one.

couldnt even tell

[wet summit]

4 1/2 hours to and back from michigan gets tiring with old shocks

coilovers couldn't come faster

[charred depot]

worse

If the shocks are bad just remove them

[wraith rivet]

😳

[wet summit]

it's 250 for new shocks, 900 for coilovers

the only set is 900$

wait maybe i don't want coilovers

[feral reef]

I want coilovers

What I really want is some anti sway bars

[charred depot]

Considered lowering a 305 but they drive so nice stock, admittedly not the greatest handling but great to launch over massive speedbumps

[stoic ledge]

Just weld a beam, that's anti sway

[stoic ledge]

Go full Dangel spec

[charred depot]

On my old saab you could just bolt up as many OE sway bars as you wanted

[stoic ledge]

Was there even a Dangel spec of the 305?

[charred depot]

nah

[stoic ledge]

Disappointed

[charred depot]

could make a 4wd one fairly easy using donor parts from a 4x4 BX

[stoic ledge]

Do it

[charred depot]

Rear end bolts straight on

[stoic ledge]

Do it!

[charred depot]

Donors too expensive heh

Id love to fit a solid rear axle into a 305 to make a rwd one but would be alot of butchery

Insurance is bad enough to get heh

[stoic ledge]

Sadge

[dusky torrent]

lucids are getting popular. i also saw one last week

[brittle niche]

They're everywhere where I'm at in NJ. I almost see at least one a day.

[plucky flame]

I feel like ive seen a few of those in des moines

[wraith rivet]

2011 a6 supercharged v6

120k miles

$10 grand

opinions?

rebuilt title got rear ended

idk lol a coworker is trying to sell it to me because he heard I’m in the market

was looking to get an S4 but this A6 has the same engine and supercharger

idk what difference the S makes

[wet summit]

get something not audi lmao

even for a diy mechanic they arent gfood

[wraith rivet]

yeahhhhh

but what else is like this?

[wet summit]

nothing, because its bad

[wraith rivet]

🥺

are there any other supercharged awd cars that have 4 doors and nice interiors

[timber oar]

I really hate working on vw's so I can imagine Audis are so much better 👍

[wraith rivet]

😭

[forest jasper]

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DnUjOLeS2Xf48nNySqJjvz

[eager grove]

The volvo T8 engine is supercharged and that's on some nice vehicles, but I wouldn't touch one out of warranty with a ten foot bargepole!

[eager grove]

I don't think the S4 or A6 is supercharged? Pretty sure it's just the TSI engine.

The reason the S4 has an S designation is purely the size category, the RS4 engine is the S engine in the A6, and then the RS6 sits above that

[civic spoke]

It's even worse. It's Supercharged, AND turbocharged.

[eager grove]

Yeah

and a plugin hybrid! it's absolute insane

[wraith rivet]

yeah they’re supercharged before a certain year

then after it’s turbo

https://www.shopdap.com/blog/post/common-issues-with-3-0t-supercharged-tfsi-audi-engines1.html

dunno why they call it a 3.0T if it’s supercharged but 🤷‍♂️

[civic spoke]

Just call it what it is. Forced induction.

[wispy cloak]

Why supercharged specifically

[timber oar]

I have a friend with a focus that has a bigger turbo and an external waste gate that just dumps straight out

Loud AF and I love it

[hexed kayak]

I bought a dead reliable 05 volvo s60 2.5t awd with zero errors and a fully built big turbo cobalt ss making 400hp and also zero issues for how much you want to spend on that crashed and mechanically totalled car

[wispy cloak]

I have no wastegate or bov

[wet summit]

2 2.5 ah for 45$

probably going to use these for my radio and light, the 5 ah for my impacts and drill

[halcyon grotto]

audis are uhh

moneypit would probably be putting it lightly

[wispy cloak]

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

[wet summit]

i'm a mechanic and my little cousin got an audi for his first car. i will not be working on his car.

it's a 2.0t and i'm scared to see the engine bay

[halcyon grotto]

some idiot guy I used to go to school with has blown up a fiesta and an audi in like a period of a year

[wet summit]

i frag grenaded my transmission a few months ago

7 months ago

[wraith rivet]

just cool tuning potential

nice noise

good throttle response

[wet summit]

its not worth it

[wraith rivet]

:(

[wet summit]

i'm a naturally aspirated guy, but supercharged cars aren't good

cobalt ss? sure, any audi? no. you have to pull the engine for service lmao

neon srt4 is an animal

[wispy cloak]

I'm a mechanic and I daily an audi

[wet summit]

braver then me

[wispy cloak]

1.8t better

[wet summit]

powerstroke better

[wispy cloak]

Two German cars and a 6.0 powerstroke

And a dodge

[wet summit]

ive got my dakota and cavalier

[wispy cloak]

Dakota is just best

[wet summit]

im getting a 4z8 1500 gmc for 55$

[wispy cloak]

I'll keep mine forever

[wet summit]

mine is a 3g

bes truck ive ever driven

[wispy cloak]

Mine is a second gen

And an r/t

[wet summit]

no way jose

the 2 door short bed rt is the best truck ever made

[wispy cloak]

I have extended cab

But close enough

[civic spoke]

The more I drive the Mercedes for work, the more I like it, tbh

It's surprisingly efficent for what it is...

That's like 9.75 MPG (US).

[wet summit]

ugly as hell

oh my god

cabover is NOT it

[civic spoke]

Hell yes.
It is.

And here I think that conventional are stupid.

[wet summit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenworth_W900

good

[civic spoke]

Yupp. That's way too big for our roads.

[wet summit]

how do you get to the engine?

does the whole cab tilt?

[civic spoke]

Yeah, it does.

[wet summit]

gotta be heavy

[wet summit]

dump bed huh

[civic spoke]

There's a hydraulic cylinder, so you just gotta pump away.

It's really not too bad.

[wet summit]

do yall have 53 foot trailers?

[civic spoke]

Hell. Some are even electric.

[proven zenith]

If your interested in 90s Japanese cars I've done a write up of 7s day from the UK

https://www.mattjasek.co.uk/7s-day-2023-advocult-motorsport/

[civic spoke]

Our trucks are allowed to be over 82 feet. And that's including the truck itself.

[wet summit]

are or are not

if a kenworth is too long how do you fit 82 feet

[civic spoke]

It's the tractor unit that's way too big to fit in places.

That's what we're allowed to drive on our streets.

[wet summit]

yeah

do you have sleepers?

[civic spoke]

That IS a sleeper.

[wet summit]

wait is the first trailer attached to the cab

[proven zenith]

I'd love to see one of those on UK roads 😂

[wet summit]

thats a house

oh its a little bed

[proven zenith]

Holy redbull

[civic spoke]

That's the inside of the Mercedes.

[wet summit]

cheap ass microwave

[civic spoke]

It's a truck that's able to carry 18 EU pallets (or 36 if you can do double). And the trailer is usually good for 30 pallets.

[wet summit]

what kind of inverter do you have in there

[civic spoke]

Or again, 60 pallets if you can double stack them.

[civic spoke]

Not sure. Haven't checked what kind of wattage it outputs.

But it's fitted behind the passenger seat.

[wet summit]

ive got a 1000 and in a 400 respectively

truck and car

the gmc is going to have a dual alternator/dual battery/ 4000w inverter

[civic spoke]

I help with that trip every now and then.

We detach the trailer used when we get to that place, since it's so tight in there as it is.

[wet summit]

most i've hauled is a 6x10 trailer

lol

[civic spoke]

I'm still surprised at how better fuel milage the Mercedes gets compared to the Volvo FE...

Since the Mercedes has 200 extra horsepowers.

[wet summit]

my v6 dodge dakota gets 10mpg

[civic spoke]

And a much larger engine.

[wet summit]

and makes 210 hp

[civic spoke]

Yeah, that's essentially what I can manage with the Mercedes.

24.1 l/100 km is 9.75 MPG US.

Today I was bouncing down towards the 22.0 l/100 km mark even.

Which would be over 10.6 mpg

[civic spoke]

Both trucks are 6 cylinders.

[wet summit]

yeah, its a bad v6

[civic spoke]

Slightly different displacement. And V6 vs i6.

[wet summit]

will be getting a 530hp hemi in about a year

its got what 12 more liters

[civic spoke]

12.8 liters in the Arocs.

[wet summit]

9 more liters

[civic spoke]

Though, the Mercedes is a heavy girl. Coming in at around 27,500 lbs without anything loaded.

[wet summit]

my truck is 4000 pounds

4400

that's a big bitch

[civic spoke]

I'm not sure about the torque for the Mercedes yet.

Found it.

2600 Nm at 1100 rpm.

So 1,900 lbs-ft.

[wraith rivet]

do you have to take all your stuff out before you do that?

so it doesn’t all go flying against the windshield

[wet summit]

probably not

[civic spoke]

A lot of the storage is so that you can tilt the cab without shuffling anything around.

[wet summit]

is it like a hydraulic jack that lifts the cab?

im thinking like a huge bottle jack almost

[civic spoke]

Yupp. Precisely that.

[wet summit]

cool

[feral reef]

That’s surprisingly good

I would have guessed it’d be worse

[civic spoke]

The Volvo FE is a lot worse.

[wet summit]

is it strapped down or just heavy enough to not move, the cab

[feral reef]

Haha, how much worse?

[civic spoke]

What do you mean? The cab itself is bolted, and latched down.

[wet summit]

thats what i was thinking

[civic spoke]

Over 8,800 km's I averaged 31 L/100km with the Volvo FE.

[feral reef]

Ooof

[stoic ledge]

Not bad for a semi truck

[feral reef]

Yeah but the Merc does 24

[civic spoke]

Just surprised how much better the Mercedes can be.

[stoic ledge]

How old are both of them?

[civic spoke]

The Mercedes is a 2019, Volvo was built 2015, first in traffic 2016.

Mercedes has around 125,000 km's on the clock.

[wet summit]

what the fuck is a kilometer

[stoic ledge]

The only accurate measurement

Does the Merc have the camera mirrors by any chance?

[wraith rivet]

Oh cool

[wraith rivet]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅💥 RAHHHHH

[civic spoke]

Normal mirrors.

[stoic ledge]

Sus

[wraith rivet]

don’t people unanimously hate camera mirrors

I’ve only heard bad things from people about them

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah I'm grateful the E-Tron at work has the regular mirrors

But for trucks they have a bigger benefits in fuel consumption, and can possibly even improve visibility by removing blind spots

[wraith rivet]

Ah I see

so hopefully trucks just start using them and they leave normal cars alone

[stoic ledge]

I see them quite often in Europe

[wraith rivet]

is it even legal for a passenger car to only have camera mirrors?

im not sure if it’d still need both

[stoic ledge]

In Europe it is, idk in the US

[wraith rivet]

Hmm

ah no they’re not legal yet

so if they have them they have both

[charred depot]

Old LHD cars in the UK is great, poverty spec so only got one side mirror.

Joining motorway like snapping your neck

[wraith rivet]

[stoic ledge]

Not that long ago VW sold cars with different size mirrors left and right

[charred depot]

I remember on like the W124 its different sizes if I recall

[wraith rivet]

why lmaoo

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's the same I think

Same as the VW I mean*

[charred depot]

I mean atleast it had moved on from the other mirror being a optional extra

Brokies dont get to see their nearside

[stoic ledge]

It's still not mandatory to have one

[charred depot]

Yeah same here as far as MOT's and legality go, not sure about new vehicles being certified.

[stoic ledge]

Driver side is spherical in that extra part to get a better view

They deemed it not necessary on the passenger side

[stoic ledge]

Yeah also unsure

[charred depot]

I had a 205 with two different types of mirror as one had been smashed it was wack

youd look at one side and the car you were reversing up to would be 100ft away and the other you were about to hit it.

Usually just turn my head anyway and reverse as they have decent enough visibility.

[stoic ledge]

Lol yeah experienced similar behaviour in a Corsa B once

Idk if that was a Factory mirror glass or a replacement

But it was really messing my view

[wraith rivet]

that.. is not good

[stoic ledge]

Audi also

W124

[feral reef]

I honestly think I’d prefer them

I dislike how the perspective changes on regular mirrors

[final star]

sorry officer i didn't see the family of 7 in my blind spot, the LCD on my mirror had a faulty EDP cable

never heard of a piece of glass getting burn in or having dead pixels or smh

[charred depot]

I mean mirrors get smashed all the time

its acceptable to be missing a side mirror you just have to be more observant.

[final star]

cameras don't solve that issue though other than you're less likely to clip them due to their lower profile

[charred depot]

Im just meaning we already have mirror "failures" they shouldn't cause a accident.

[final star]

i just don't like the notion of re-inventing something that has a basically 0% chance of failure with an LCD which inevitably will

who's going to be producing LCDs for these stupid mirrors in 10, 20, 30 years time

[charred depot]

Its a decent improvement on trucks but cars meh

Id say aero improvement's but then we have all this SUV pish adoption

[final star]

Trucks I can accept because the maintenance tolerances for them are much tighter

like Lorry trucks not ford F450s

[charred depot]

Yeah real trucks

[charred depot]

In my opinion new cars are already at a dubious long term repairability point the LCD mirror doesen't change much heh, I will stick to my 30-40 year old tat for now.

[charred depot]

get a real camper :^)

[cedar condor]

I shouldn't say anything. I'm very biased.

[cedar condor]

😆

[charred depot]

Everyone's biased

[cedar condor]

I'm sure that'd go faster than mine

[final star]

Yeah it's just another drop in the bucket of accepting that cars are becoming disposable

[charred depot]

Atleast if you tap the brakes hard on and off you wont do a front flip

[cedar condor]

If i hit the brakes hard it still barely brakes compared to new vans/campers/cars

(its 50 yrs old)

[charred depot]

tempting to remove the rear shocks on it to make it really bouncy at the back to make some silly videos.

ive driven a lada and it feels like a modern 7.5 tonne lorry could stop quicker

[cedar condor]

Sounds about right

[charred depot]

Im already driving generally old stuff, I imagine if you went from something new you would just think the brakes in the lada weren't working

[cedar condor]

Now imagine the lada is a 3000kg van :)

Also gotta love finding replacement parts for old cars.

[charred depot]

My turbo diesel swapped 305 daily driver is basically just a Xantia / 306 now.

[cedar condor]

The diesel pump has been leaking (a lot) and I'm waiting for a "new" one to arrive where I'm staying

[charred depot]

but parts for them are disappearing despite only being 20 years old.

[cedar condor]

Yikes

I couldn't find any replacement parts nearby so I had to get it sent from a garage in my homecountry.

[cedar condor]

very leaky

[charred depot]

Not seen a bosch VE pump with a head like that

is a bosch? I doubt you have Lucas tat over there

[cedar condor]

I don't think it is a bosch. 🤷‍♀️

I should've had a spare but then I can better take a spare of every little component with me 🤷‍♀️

😂

[charred depot]

Stop solenoid cant overcome the pump when its revving

[cedar condor]

The garage that usually does maintenance on my van said it's probably fine to drive a bit more with but idk it feels uncomfortable 😆

Seems like quite a lot

[charred depot]

its only diesel

[cedar condor]

I dunno, I'm not much of a car girl 😆
I love decorating the inside of the camper but working on the engine or whatever i dunno 😆

[charred depot]

Atleast its just leaking from the hat and you dont have to properly dismantle the pump

[cedar condor]

I'm sure it's much easier to just replace the top compared to the entire pump.

The new top for the pump (i don't know what it's called sorry) should be here in a few days 😂

[cedar condor]

It was driving 1L to 10km before (on highway) now it's at about 1L to 7km (on highway), it seems like a lot 😨

[charred depot]

Just when the smell is making it into the cabin its quite awful

[cedar condor]

Luckily not a lot of the smell makes it in to the cabin

But it aint nice

I'm just happy it gets me through the mountains 😃

I was rly worried it wouldn't 😆

It's just incredibly slow

[dusky torrent]

i think new jersey is the leading state of Lucid buyers

[civic spoke]

Remind me to fuel up and check actual MPG.

[teal sleet]

bought another shitbox that barely runs

[civic spoke]

What the computer says.

Vs what I actually managed.

26 l/100km is still good.

[teal sleet]

my other shitbox

is a 1991 mr2

[hexed kayak]

Wtf do you drive that would make you call that good

[hexed kayak]

There is a dealer down the road from me

[civic spoke]

A Mercedes.

[teal sleet]

figured, looked like a german gauge cluster (this comes from me working on countless BMWs and a porsche

[hexed kayak]

My volvo and big turbo cobalt ss could be driving down the road at the same time and use less than half the fuel combined that they are

[hexed kayak]

.

[teal sleet]

that or im going crazy

probably the latter

[hexed kayak]

That explains it

[civic spoke]

Straight six, 12.8 liters 530 hp

[hexed kayak]

If i combined both the 2 motors im talking about combined it would be 9cyl 5.5l 670hp

[teal sleet]

my bmw is a straight six, 3 liter, 230hp

and my MR2 is a straight four, 2.2liter, 130hp

[hexed kayak]

Cobalt is a 2.0t 4cyl making 430hp and my volvo is a 2.5t 5 cyl making 240hp

My other cobalt ss is a supercharged one making a whopping 0 hp

[teal sleet]

idk bro that suspension looks fine to me

[hexed kayak]

The car used to be nice but then it sat for 3 years before i could fix the rust. Now its too rusty to fix so its a parts car.

[teal sleet]

just tear the engine out and swap it into your already existing cobolt

[hexed kayak]

Why? I would make less then half the power i do now and its a totally different motor

[teal sleet]

Have you had a chance to get HP reading on the supercharged engine?

[hexed kayak]

Its stock it makes less than 200whp 205 crank.

[teal sleet]

ah

[dusky torrent]

i have an e90. it runs amazing

[teal sleet]

ive fixed it up mostly

had some weird things with my AC compressor though, seemed to kick itself on and off randomly

it has some other issues, but those will be fixed soon enough

[teal sleet]

https://youtu.be/4CTSf1QRk9w bo'om gar

[sweet valve]

Yall think a starry ceiling would look bad in a charger?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

I've got you beaten

0.16l/100km
1461MPG US

[stoic ledge]

What country is this cluster from then

(Yes shitty pic which I took quickly just for the mileage)

[stoic ledge]

Ngl literally seen a car with suspension like that recently driving around here... It bounced so much after going over a speed bump, I think it's still bouncing today

[teal sleet]

kinda reminds me of an audi TT, but much more basic than that

[stoic ledge]

Hmm yeah I get what you mean, 1st gen Audi TT looks a bit like that, with the silver surrounds etc

[vocal mural]

Country? Ireland?

Or did I take that to literally?

[stoic ledge]

What?

[vocal mural]

#cars message

[stoic ledge]

You're referring to where the cluster was actually assembled

If so... Idk

[vocal mural]

Germany probably

[wraith rivet]

france

idk lmao

[stoic ledge]

Could be German made idk

Probably VDO? Although it doesn't have VDO signs on it

[halcyon grotto]

what does the BMX make

[stoic ledge]

0.420 donkey power

[halcyon grotto]

gonna guess italian

[plain skiff]

Off topic car related question. For anyone that bought an electric car and gotten that $7500 electric car tax credit, how exactly does that work?

Do you get $7500 of your income tax free, so a few thousand back come tax season?

[kindred gate]

: D

[fathom socket]

It's from oper corsa D. But where it was really made idk

you guys know those memes about civics driving around at 3 am with like the loudest spanish music known to man kind

well, i found that exact civic on my route yesterday

now if you don't see it

there's a you know

2 subwoofers on his rear windows

[fallow tulip]

Tax credits are reduction of the total amount of taxes you owe, so you would get that amount back in your tax return. Tax deductions are a reduction in taxable income, so you would get some back, but not the full $7500. So with the tax credit you would expect to get back an additional $7500, unless your income is over $150k. I’m not sure if that’s a hard cutoff or if it’s just a reduction in the tax credit up to a higher salary where it gets fully cutoff

[wraith rivet]

yeah

that shit pisses me off

[fathom socket]

me too

and i live in the ghetto so i deal with it

EVERY DAY

[wraith rivet]

rip

[stoic ledge]

Jessi and Talonfluff were correct, about country (Germany) and car

[stoic ledge]

Assembly 3d in Germany, 5d in Spain

[fathom socket]

I've seen a very riced up peugeot 206

I thought that was a civic

[dusky torrent]

yooo

altimas are also ghetto cars

do nissan dealers target economically disadvantaged people and give them a shitty apr

just so that their car gets repo'ed a few months later

[fathom socket]

ive had my altima for a year so no repo for me

[dusky torrent]

nearly every altima i've seen is driven recklessly and is beat up

[fathom socket]

Mine is super clean

Never crashed

or damaged

i think the only damage that ever happened to my car is when I backed up too close to a bush at chick fil a

[dusky torrent]

finally. a respectful altima driver 😂

in nj, there are a lot of disrespectful ones

[wraith rivet]

the only urus that has ever gone on dirt before lol

[fathom socket]

i remember a urus cut me off and almost hit my car when i was changing lanes and they were speeding and then turned right from the middle lane and flipped me off and honked at me

my friends said it was my fault but how tf am i supposed to tell a urus is going to speed up and come out of no where

[sudden pecan]

https://pp.rage.dev/sulphoacetic-squirearchical-spyros-neuroretinitis.mp4

keep getting cut up by trucks

[fathom socket]

I would say that in some countries it is normal

because everyone drives like a bumhole so you have to drive like a bumhole

[sudden pecan]

i love being so close to the back of them i can read what hazardous materials they're carrying

https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/hex0ip5zWht5N29lq-CGY3UFEiccFhvBxGlsd9umwGQ/https/pp.rage.dev/discostomatous-disciplines-unsmoky-cyclophoria.png?width=2610&height=1462

https://pp.rage.dev/solidago-impermeated-hideosity-chontaquiro.png

yes i would hope so

[wraith rivet]

thought they were going to keep in to the left turn lane but nope

just mosey on into my way at whatever speed you'd like 🙂

[halcyon grotto]

didnt lose much time at least

[wraith rivet]

yeah haha

[compact grotto]

@dusk ocean dunno if you follow FoS stuff but this Mk 1 (that was ON it btw) had a fun incident today. https://youtu.be/CjS9VMOeZGo

Had to shutdown for a bit

somehow no one was seriously hurt

[dusk ocean]

Wow that is intense

[halcyon grotto]

holy moley

[plucky flame]

Why dont they have real barriers for stuff like that

Sorry dearest hay bales wont stop a car well enough but a crowd of people sure will

[dense shard]

Probably because the cars never really go fast enough, and there's enough run off area

Usually safe till it isn't

[topaz vessel]

Uh... some of the records on that hill climb are downright violent. Usually they are driven by professionals and very well maintained cars though.

[vocal mural]

That is called ADR. It also applies to train wagons

1203 is petrol btw

@sudden pecan

[vocal mural]

ADR derived from the French sentence of Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route,

[civic spoke]

I checked up on a low underpass and asked about it.
The website I can check all heights on says 3.7 meters, while the sign says 3.8 meters.
The communal guys of my city, who oversee that road, didn't have anything written down about it.
Meaning that they have no idea how much of a clearance there is.

My truck is 3.75 meters tall...

[hollow pasture]

ahhhh honda

how I hate your designs

it's also totally way more on the dealership for putting x4612s on a car with a shroud meant to not keat you use x4612s

you are supposed to throw a 4615 on it so it looks like this instead of a chode

[sturdy tree]

Contact on, engine off, battery light is on. Does this mean my battery is dying? Had an empty battery last week but the garage measured it and said it was fine

When the engine is running the light goes off.

(if I pull out the keys and then back in, it'll show the usually all lights on, this is different I think?)

[civic spoke]

It means the alternator isn't charging your battery.
Because the engine isn't running.

[civic spoke]

All lights is just a self-check for all of the lights. So that you know if anything's broken.

[plucky flame]

You dont say

[sturdy tree]

Ahh makes sense. Thanks

[sturdy tree]

I know, thats why I mentioned it, cuz this wasn't the self check thingy

[tulip pawn]

My baby

[feral reef]

That’s a wild spec

[plucky flame]

It almost looks ok if you squint and hold your phone at arms length

[stoic ledge]

Factory option, Manila Orange

Horrendous car btw, a T-Cross

[civic spoke]

It's like a bloated Polo.

[stoic ledge]

Well, it is

[spare wharf]

The urge to ram them is crazy

[wraith rivet]

we must not let the intrusive thoughts win

[spare wharf]

I be having a civil war with my intrusive thoughts daily fam

[wraith rivet]

🫡

[plucky flame]

Why not

[pastel trail]

You've never had intrusive thoughts until you're OCD

That shit be hittin

[sudden frigate]

Yo did anybody build an atoto s8 ultra in a toyota verso, or some similar car?

[brittle totem]

Back in the MX 30 after a year top tier range 150km at 79% but extremally efficient it seems at least on 80km/h roads.

[stoic ledge]

Heh double the efficiency I get from the E-Tron

[arctic pewter]

💀

[fathom socket]

Looks like Ford focus I used to have

Or any old German car in Poland

[brittle totem]

Can you even get the e-tron under 30KWh/100km ?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah, I'm often at ~26.5kWh/100km

Fully charged I usually see 330km of range

It's also not that crazy quick, 408hp (300kW) but 0-100km/h is almost 6 seconds

[brittle totem]

Yeah still very high the Model y I drove was around 14,7kwh/100km. My friends dad's model y has lifetime consumption since march 2022 at around 15,5/kwh.

[brittle totem]

So the same 0-100km/h as my moms 225i with 231Hp.

[stoic ledge]

Well that's like saying a Golf is more efficient than a Q7

But yes it's not efficient even for vehicles in it's class

However, if I need to charge it during work... That work time so I don't mind

[brittle totem]

Well isn't the model y similar sized to e-tron ?

[stoic ledge]

It's 5 meters long

I don't think the Model Y is 5 meters

E-Tron 4m90 apparently

4m75 for the Model Y

Just as a car, the Audi is waay better

[brittle totem]

Yeah the E-tron is a bit bigger but not by much and the interior space on the model y is way better somehow.

[stoic ledge]

It's just inefficient

Well a Zafira E is also the same size and is even way more spacious

What's your point

[brittle totem]

Yeah i can understand that but the range and consumption is quite bad but i guess the new Q8 E-tron is what the e-tron should have been.

[stoic ledge]

It's because the Audi is made as a normal car which just happens to be electric, so it's made to conventional standards

It's a 1st gen for Audi, basically a pilot program for them

Next gen E-Tron will be much improved

We'll be going on a test drive with it through the alps in a couple of weeks

Followed by a flat bed truck

[brittle totem]

Well the next gen e-tron is already out but its renamed to Q8 E-tron.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's just a facelift

We're working on a brand new one

[brittle totem]

Well isn't the E-tron just the same platform as the Q7 ?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah MLB Evo

[arctic pewter]

Opel

Zafira

[charred depot]

easy MOT patch

[wraith rivet]

https://apple.news/A4A1RNFWyRDqvlKbQMPTv_w

[fathom socket]

I thought it was vaporware

[civic spoke]

I still don't believe it.

Would have made their Q2 look better if the first one came out a month ago.

It still doesn't feel like the Tesla Semi was properly released to the 'public'.

[wraith rivet]

yeah idk what’s going on with that

I feel like maybe they’re trying to figure out charging solutions for it

I’m sure those huge batteries take a long time to charge from existing chargers

if they could even fit haha

isn’t Pepsi one of the only companies that have them?

just for short trips

[civic spoke]

That it takes a long time to charge doesn't really matter if you're only operating within the limits of the batteries on a daily basis and plugging it in over night.

[stoic ledge]

I still don't believe that passes pedestrian safety

[civic spoke]

Can't imagine that it does.

[tame plover]

wiring up the underglow on this tomorrow xd

rice or nice?

its got a N54B22 engine, which makes 176bhp, 0-60 mph in 7 seconds

gonna put S54 ITB's on it however, along with new cams shafts, hoping for around 230-250bhp reliably

suspension and brakes before engine work tho, which is alot of work lmao

got brembo rotors and 4 pot calipers waiting to go in, braided brake lines on back order because ye

[sweet valve]

Yay or nay on these type of doors for this car

[tame plover]

ye go for it
u can get lambo door kits for £1K sometimes, although they're difficult to install
prepare to be cutting fenders and doing alot of welding

either that or get an expensive kit

i would do lambo doors on mine, but it feels silly to do that before actually finishing brakes and handling lmao

I'm doing underglow cuz shit was like £27

[sweet valve]

I don't even have one yet lol just planning ahead for everything I want to do I should have one in a couple months and I'm like so damn excited especially since it's the first car I'll actually buy myself

I was thinking of underglow but not sure what color or maybe a full spectrum idk

Def gonna be matte black though

[tame plover]

oh fuck yeah nice

that BMW is the first car I got with my own money lol, everything before that was shitty hatchbacks, albeit graciously provided for me

[tame plover]

👌

[wet summit]

@stray kernel

[tame plover]

most LED underglow kits have either remote controllers, or an app, and it's rgb

so same stuff u can do with pc rgb

neon tube kits are cool and all, but are quite fragile, so LEDs are better for longevity tbh

[stray kernel]

Doge

[wet summit]

the 42rle in the 1500 has to be pathetic

its sad in the dakota

[stray kernel]

I mean its fine unless you pull a me and put a 2.92 final

[sweet valve]

You think underglow AND under seat lights are too much?

[stray kernel]

Then its slip city

[wet summit]

im 3.92 3.7

[stray kernel]

God i remember when i was a kid... stick with underdash lights