cars

[tardy harbor]

gozer man

okay

[feral reef]

Dit is mijn vroemmobiel

[tardy harbor]

pfffffff

[stoic ledge]

maybe a better picture

[tardy harbor]

ja okay nu is t logisch

[stoic ledge]

Mijn broer wel

[tardy harbor]

ja je moet vooral doen wat je niet laten kan

[stoic ledge]

In DE lekker 102 er in gegooid

[wraith rivet]

it’s an angry little thing

[stoic ledge]

Even duur als 95 in NL dusja

[tardy harbor]

merkte je er iets van

[stoic ledge]

102 idk

E5, mwah minder ethanol is beter

[tardy harbor]

niet op zaterdagen mn heren

[stoic ledge]

Merivs krijgt gewoon E10

Uit Belsj

Cheap

Let's goo

1.2 Corsa... 98E5

[tardy harbor]

ik ga vaak naar czechia op vakantie, das ook wel goed te doen qua prijzen

en leuk rijden

[feral reef]

Any car will actually make more power/be more efficient on a fuel with less ethanol

[stoic ledge]

Mine does like 600+km per liter of petrol

[tardy harbor]

yeah but how much more

[stoic ledge]

So the additional liter price doesn't matter to me

[feral reef]

I love that this isn’t a typo

[tardy harbor]

lul

[stoic ledge]

Same

[tardy harbor]

die van mij doet 600l per 1 km

lastig tijden momenteel

[feral reef]

E10 vs E0 it’s like 2-5% last I checked

[stoic ledge]

I would not want to be you

Going to work would require a third mortgage

I don't even have the first 2

[feral reef]

Our generation never will

[tardy harbor]

for 15% more money, I like your dedication

[stoic ledge]

I'm in the ballpark for one this year or next year

There's hope

[tardy harbor]

?

[wraith rivet]

wait what??

[tardy harbor]

hij woont op de vaalsberg

duwt em eraf

[stoic ledge]

Stonks

[feral reef]

Well

• additives
• I don’t really trust what the ethanol will do in the long term
• I think my car can actually make use of the higher octane too

[tardy harbor]

you do you dawg

[stoic ledge]

My car runs on LPG, it starts on petrol but when it reaches temperature it switches to LPG

So I barely use petrol

[charred depot]

If you are using the car often enough ethanol shouldn't be a issue on something that new

[feral reef]

That’s actually reason enough to not want ethanol

[stoic ledge]

Exactly

It sits too long in my tank

That's also why I always put in just 10 liters

Otherwise I'll do more than a year with a fuel tank

[feral reef]

Seen some documentation in the past that says 5.3% ethanol is the max you should put in

[wraith rivet]

Is lpg just natural gas?

[stoic ledge]

No

That's CNG

[wraith rivet]

ohh

[charred depot]

anything after like 2001 should be able to handle 10% just fine

[wraith rivet]

where tf do you find LPG?

[stoic ledge]

LPG is basically waste from refining oil to diesel and petrol

If you don't use it for stuff like running cars .. they literally just burn it

[stoic ledge]

Uhm, at gas stations

[wraith rivet]

oh cool so recycling pretty much

[wraith rivet]

Wow I’ve never seen that here

[feral reef]

Wel come

[wraith rivet]

so you’ve got 2 separate tanks?

[feral reef]

Nah the petrol and lpg goes into one

[wraith rivet]

is it any danger in a crash or is it not more of an issue than regular fuel is

oh ok lol

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's why it's generally cheaper than petrol. Especially in Belgium where it's basically not taxed besides VAT

[stoic ledge]

Yes

RPJ was being sarcastic

[wraith rivet]

Lmaoo

[charred depot]

Often only E10 is available here so me and friends run it in old carbed stuff.

[wraith rivet]

idk how this stuff works 😭

[feral reef]

See I thought that was extremely obvious

[stoic ledge]

I have the standard petrol tank

And a second one for LPG in the spare tire well

[charred depot]

my fuel lines are already totally replaced as rusted through from outside.

[wraith rivet]

did you buy the car like that? is that a normal thing

that sounds so cool

[feral reef]

It’s a common conversion here

[feral reef]

90% of American imports get converted

[stoic ledge]

This one came from the factory with it installed

But that's rare

[wraith rivet]

that’s really cool

[stoic ledge]

No brand does that any more

[feral reef]

I drove a converted Jaguar Xk8 for a while

That was fun

[stoic ledge]

Dacia "does it" but that's installed by dealers, not at the factory

[feral reef]

Chevrolet spark you can (or could?) get with it from the factory

[stoic ledge]

Dealer install

[feral reef]

Awful car

[stoic ledge]

Same with Mazda 2

Or importer install

Opel's were actually installed at a separate line in the Opel Factory, Opel Special Vehicles

Mine is also an OSV cars

That's also where they made police cars, driving school cars etc from the factory

The guy installing, can it get more German than that

[stoic ledge]

About this... No, the shape of the fuel tank makes it very strong and can basically not break

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

https://youtu.be/b3Vx1Zt_LM0

[dusky torrent]

who is watching the belgian grand prix tomorrow?

[tardy harbor]

mee

[halcyon grotto]

is it gonna get rained off 🤔

[dusky torrent]

i hope not. i dont want another anthoine hubert moment

eau rouge is so good tho. they should never change the track layout

can 2023 f1 cars take pouhon flat out on a perfect dry day?

[halcyon grotto]

p sure

[hexed kayak]

Reliable bolbo

[halcyon grotto]

based

[hexed kayak]

Had a weird idle where it felt like it would occasionally hiccup so i cleaned the tb

312k no error lights

[brittle hornet]

I’m surprised a Volvo lasted that long

[patent basalt]

So I bought my gf a car, anyone have experience with these, I like it so much I’ve driven it more than she has

[coarse jewel]

Well that looks like the dark generation of Subaru's so rip. But it's not turbocharged so it should be fine.

[hexed kayak]

Volvo go brr

[patent basalt]

Dark era for Subaru?

It seems nice so far 82k miles, I didn’t read much bad about the crosstrek so I jumped on it

[coarse jewel]

Yeah head gaskets were only lasting 1/2 to 1/3 as long as they were supposed to. That generation is what caused the memes. Transmission and clutch were also extra glassy that generation.

[fringe falcon]

not exactly a car but i just brought a new motorbike

and it looks nice

imo

leximoto lxs 125

[hexed kayak]

isnt it the non turbo engines that have issues

[coarse jewel]

During the dark generation the non-turbo did have issues. But the turbo were significantly worse. That's why WRXs disproportionately blow headgaskets compared to the other Subaru's with the higher compression.

[hexed kayak]

i think im thinking about the gen before these cars. like early-mid 00s n/a foresters would eat gaskets for lunch from what ii heard

im almost entirely subaru illiterate.

[coarse jewel]

Outside of the dark generation the turbos were the only ones who really had issues. But even with the head gasket issues most of the cars outside the dark generation still are very reliable. The WRX engine lasts just as long as the Supra engine. Both around 200,000 to 300,000 km. But head gaskets are relatively easy swaps if you catch it before a complete failure. Once it blows than you gotta remachine cylinder heads.

Not sure about early 00s Foresters, but I know 2007-2013 was the worst for all Subaru's. 2015-2022 was probably the best performance wise and still good looking. 2000-2003 and 2006 was best aesthetically.

[charred depot]

Dealing with interiors without clips is nice.

[patent basalt]

That’s reassuring lol hopefully no issues

[dusky torrent]

nearly $58k for a rwd 2.0 4 cyl

remember when you could get an m5 for that money?

it doesnt even come with a 6 cylinder

[stoic ledge]

Only 58k

Cheap

[dusky torrent]

no

for $58k im expecting a powerful 6 cylinder

[stoic ledge]

Oh that's even the more powerful one

Not even the 520i

Lucky

[dusky torrent]

but 58k is definitely not cheap

most ppl's incomes are in the 50k range

[stoic ledge]

520i: €65.080,80 = 72k USD

[dusky torrent]

europe got that horrendous pricing

[stoic ledge]

Oh can't even select a bigger petrol engine

[charred depot]

Most people dont have a brand new luxury saloon heh

[stoic ledge]

Yeah a luxury saloon isn't for people with the average income lol

Never has been

[dusky torrent]

the front of the g60 looks weird. the headlight looks like the e60's

[feral reef]

Netherlands*

[dusky torrent]

damn

[stoic ledge]

G60 rear also looks weird

Very sloped

[dusky torrent]

waiting for doug demuro to review the g60

[stoic ledge]

Is it just me or has Doug viewership dropped?

I'm also not as interested in it as I was before

[wraith rivet]

same

[civic spoke]

I'm guessing it's part because he does less of the work himself.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah the combined videos were too cringe to watch

[civic spoke]

It's not only that. But before he would do EVERYTHING himself.

[stoic ledge]

I think he had an "editor" for a while if that's what you're referring to

[civic spoke]

Yeah, he has now. But before he would do literally everything himself. And he did for a very long time.

6 videos in the last 6 months have broken a million views.

[fathom socket]

manufacturers are smoking nut

I understand regulations forcing smaller engines but lmao, drop the v6 and do an i4 hybrid

[feral reef]

AMG dropped the v8 for an i4 hybrid

[wraith rivet]

😬

yikes

[stoic ledge]

@feral reef it wasn't me, I swear!
https://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/alcomobilist-crasht-audi-e-tron-dreigt-met-honkbalknuppel-3527275

[feral reef]

[wraith rivet]

that’s what someone who it was would say 🤨🤨

[plucky flame]

Fucking alcomobilist

[halcyon grotto]

imma put that in part down to the algorithm

I used to get lots of recommendations for him but I havent seen one for ages now

[stiff burrow]

One of 61 manual F06 M6 gran coupe

[dusky torrent]

that looks amazing

i love the m6

[supple anchor]

Gauges for my brick

[wanton berry]

Look at these rims

It's the peanut butter bear

[carmine summit]

ronal teddys

[fathom socket]

Fun

[errant shore]

Is that a charger?

[fathom socket]

That's Maserati

I'm at Fiat plant

[errant shore]

And they have a Maserati?

Fiat is one of thos companies that not many people hear from but are still a competitive option

[fathom socket]

They have jeep too

I'm driving iveco, and I hate it

[errant shore]

We used to have an iveco truck

We sold it and got a volvo

[fathom socket]

Mine keeps falling apart

I think soon my door panel is going to fall off

[errant shore]

Ducttape

[fathom socket]

It melts

[errant shore]

Jb weld

[fathom socket]

My door handle is already duct tape

Jb weld too permanent

[errant shore]

I think its time to look for another vehicle

[fathom socket]

I wish

[errant shore]

So is a missing door

[fathom socket]

But boss won't give me new one. Also it would be natualral gas one

[errant shore]

What kind of company lets their employee drive a dangerous vehicle

Some countries standards are just something else

[fathom socket]

Polish companies

Also mine isn't dangerous, it's just badly maintained and it's Fiat basically

[charred depot]

me cah

Inspection grade duct tape repairs.

[civic spoke]

I just saw a P1800 wagon.

[thick owl]

I can already hear that V10 growling

[stiff burrow]

This one is a v8, it’s based on the F10 generation M5

[novel relic]

So fiat says they wont do boring colors anymore, but will paint other brands in boring colors
Love that

[thick owl]

Well, they seem so similar, I thought it was the E series one

What, ok I got it mixed up

I tought for sure that one was the E63 one

But that one is the uglier one

Guess I was quite wrong

Can distinguish between a F80 or F82 but can't a M6 xD

[stoic ledge]

I love how there's a button with just nothing on there

[fathom socket]

grrrr angy jeepee

\ /
O W O

[honest stirrup]

You guys should go barefoot or electric it's better for the environment

[ripe cargo]

being a car guy surely comes with a lot of advantages like seeing a heavily tuned car once was enough to narrow down a lot of stuff

[dusky torrent]

we should go back to horse buggies and turn horse manure into renewable energy

[honest stirrup]

Better than these dough Dickie gol gadgets

[wanton berry]

thats a tiny car

[lost oracle]

Very normal average sized thank you

[wanton berry]

thats just a motocyle with 4 wheels

[carmine summit]

got a new compressor wheel today

left is stock for my engine, middle is the one that's currently on it, right is going on when I rebuild the turbo

More tip height means it won't handle high boost pressures well, but it'll handle 25psi with a lot of flow so it'll be perfect when I go 2.0l and port the head

and the inducer is way bigger

[bitter compass]

Parking it next to SUVs is unfair

[lost oracle]

Most cars on the road are SUVs lol

[tardy harbor]

not in most of the world

[lost oracle]

I am unfortunately trapped in the land of excessively large vehicles

[tardy harbor]

[coarse jewel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

A fitting video

[lost oracle]

❤️

[tardy harbor]

imagine living there

couldnt be me

[lost oracle]

Here I'll put it next to something slightly smaller than an American SUV, an American...

[tardy harbor]

except it is

[fathom socket]

This car looks so small i could just pucj it up and hug it

[grand shadow]

My dad just sent me this

[fathom socket]

give, I want

I love small cars
I'm begging for a fiat 500 abarth that isn't made by fiat

[lost oracle]

Lol

Plz, hold the fiat, I only wish to abarth

[fathom socket]

So basically I want a Honda E with a 3 cyl and a manual

[livid sail]

Saw this bmw up for sale, I wonder how expensive this would be to fix If I do it my self and if it is even possible

[obtuse ice]

Ignore the exhaust leak lol, but i made my civic sound like a subie with a UEL header a while ago and welded on a Skunk2 muffler, catless pipe, and a yonaka resonator (i promise the leak is not from the welds lol)

[wraith rivet]

why ☹️

[fathom socket]

your neighbors hate you, I promise

[feral reef]

House next to me sold a while back, maybe I'll get them a welcome gift ( a loud exhaust for my car)

[stoic ledge]

I'll send the RDW a welcome gift with your license plate and a complaint

[kindred gate]

New shoes for my bike

[fathom socket]

that bike is gorgeous

though I don't know anything about bikes

[kindred gate]

Thanks

Just my old little shifty fifty

[kindred gate]

New tires are on

[carmine summit]

first glance I thought that was a BMW R100 based on the tank shape lol

[kindred gate]

Rear brake line snapped

And the pin holding the brake is gone

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwosZEZM9Xg

[fathom socket]

pretty much a tundra with a 3rd row isn't it

[dense shard]

nope

This is going to be more 4Runner/GX sized from what I can see.

Tundra with a 3rd row is a Sequoia … or series 300 Land Cruiser

[fathom socket]

gotcha gotcha

[dense shard]

So what Toyota revealed today is the 70 series refresh, a new Prado/4Runner, and some teased stuff in the background.

[fathom socket]

465 lb/ft of torque good lord

50k starting price what the fuck? That’s a gargantuan price drop

[dense shard]

Because it's essentially a prado

[fathom socket]

I know but damn

[deep zealot]

Just bought a BMW X3 M40i today

Such an amazing SUV

[dry tendon]

why does this look like a game????

[civic spoke]

I know that's it's called a cutting board.
But that doesn't mean that you should cut it up.

[vocal mural]

May I share this?

[vocal mural]

@civic spoke

[civic spoke]

Van Life?

[vocal mural]

For work

[fallen coyote]

I was fortunate enough to be able to have this spaceship over the course of the past weekend

it's the current 7 series featuring the 32" 8k display in a 32:9 ratio

Was a blast to drive, I tried the 740d xdrive (299hp, 670Nm) and it was lots of fun!

[stoic ledge]

I recently saw 3 of them driving in a row... what a hideous front! On the M4 etc it has grown on me but this... 🤮

[fallen coyote]

looks 10 times better irl

I've legit had 2 people complimenting me on that car on friday, they did seem to like it. Also, it actually kinda fits as much as I hate to admit it.

I'd take that thing blacked out tho.

[fallen coyote]

that depends on the damage. Is the chassis warped then I'd steer clear of that thing. Also, sensors could be damaged from this.

Might also just be some bodywork, a paintjob and a new door

10/10 wouldn't bother with it

[misty imp]

yeah

[brittle totem]

Yeah the one the current gen M3 and M4 looks good now but maybe that's because the latest gen BMW is even worse.

[brittle totem]

Sorry but in my opinion that grill on the new 7 series is even worse then the grill on 2 series loaner we had a month ago.

[fallen coyote]

on the 2 I agree it doesn't fit

but the 7 really needs the size imho, smaller ones would get lost.

The big thing imho is that you really gotta see these cars in vivo, they do look so much better. Same with the new 2 series coupé. The M2 does look really good, tho a little worse than its predecessor

[fathom socket]

Honestly I can’t stand the pig nose grill, it looks awful

[fallen coyote]

understandable

[eager grove]

look like bugs bunny

[livid sail]

After considering the car its not worth the risk for me. I’ll be keeping an eye on the auction for another opportunity that might pop uñ

[fathom socket]

then again, I like the bmw i8 so ignore me

[livid sail]

You what

[fallen coyote]

The i8 is a great concept for its time and it does look nice

[fathom socket]

I love the concept but damn was it too early
A modern i3 hybrid would slap so hard

[livid sail]

If a two seater car is good for you I recommend you to look up the Aptera. Cheap solar car that will release next year

[stoic ledge]

I saw it IRL... I thought it looked worse than in the pictures

[stoic ledge]

I like it on the 2 better than the 7er... Although it also depends, in an M-Sport with shadowline like there it's okay, on a Luxury in chrome, nah

[halcyon grotto]

what's teh point of the 8k display or is it just marketing

[stoic ledge]

Exactly that: marketing

[fathom socket]

8K 32:9 is what, 2160 x 7xxx?

[brittle totem]

Yeah shadowline really helps this one didn't have m-sport.

But the lights on the new 7 series just makes it even worse.

[stoic ledge]

Oh my bad, well the shadowline then

[fathom socket]

honestly the full dash screen is a cost cutting measure

it might wow rich people but it's absolutely cheaper than a real cluster

[brittle totem]

I like it even more becuase you can se everything that you need without looking away on the infotamient system and you can control everything that you need to specially very nice to have while using navigation.

[fallen coyote]

basically a huge fire tv with youtube included. It's a car with emphasis on the rear right seat.
@fathom socket it's also kinda better imho. Real gauges might be lookin nice but this is actually more usable and imho it's got real good visibility. Also basically no reflective glare so you can see everything even with sunlight on it. 7640x2160 I think.

[fathom socket]

sure for a 100k car
but they're also pushing this junk on 30k cars and it's just...no

[halcyon grotto]

true

real clusters are nice

[fallen coyote]

I mean there it really IS just cheaper but also way better usable with a proper controller even tho OS8 is pretty neat with touch controls

still hate the fact they force touch only in entry models

[brittle totem]

Its a luxery car made for the rear seat passanger and huge tv makes sense then. And they probaly wanted to have something cool that Mercedes doesn't have in their s class to make People get the 7 series instead of the s class.

[fallen coyote]

Quality alone does that

[fathom socket]

the new honda civic is a good example of good interior design tbh

I'll take that over all the screens

[fallen coyote]

fair

[halcyon grotto]

honda makes nice interiors now kinda

[fathom socket]

for the segment, yeah

[brittle totem]

Tell me anything that is better with an analog gauge cluster over and digital one.

[fathom socket]

what?

[halcyon grotto]

the only real one is navigation kinda

[fathom socket]

that's what the center console screen is for

[halcyon grotto]

but navigation on one of those digital clusters looks like a bit of a... clusterfug

yea

[brittle totem]

Much easier to se when it's right infront of you and I like that you change basically everything that you want while driving without needing to use the infotamient system.

[halcyon grotto]

everything analogue actually feels quite nice

digital detox basically

[fathom socket]

digital is fine on high end cars with the budget to blow on nice screens that can properly handle the environment
but on affordable cars? it's awful. The screens are never bright enough, dim enough, or properly integrated

[fallen coyote]

VW literally has the worst digital system to ever have existed

[fallen coyote]

Might wanna try a BMW then. Those are.

[fathom socket]

BMW is not "affordable" here in the states lol

cheapest one is the 2 series and that starts at $40k

[fallen coyote]

got my 3 series a year old for 42 grand

but yea I get you. Those cheaper ones barely even have proper screen integration

[fathom socket]

yeah I'm talking like corollas, civics, jettas, that kind of stuff

like this is my miata's cluster

[fallen coyote]

I mean, I get it. But as always
cars do have to be refined somewhat

[fathom socket]

for sure

as long as it's not that bullshit tesla does

[fallen coyote]

yeah.. THAT truly IS garbage.

like, I prefer physical buttons and a controller for the infotainment system over that full touch nonsense

[brittle totem]

Still better then the analog one that we had in our previous Passat. And it does what you want it do easy use and can you customize enough for you likings.

[fathom socket]

it's a VW, did you expect the analog to be good

[brittle totem]

Not much worse then any other car analog cluster i would say that the analog in our previous Passat was better then the analog one in our BMW.

[fallen coyote]

BMW analog gauges just look basic af

[brittle totem]

But honestly its not to bad what more do really need in drivers display then this.

[brittle totem]

Yeah our one has the optinal hud which makes up for it but yeah the but regular one is very basic.

[fallen coyote]

the hud is great on BMWs honestly but I haven't seen any other huds tbh

[brittle totem]

But the best of both worlds is the one that porsche is using analog in the middle and 2 screens on the sides.

[fallen coyote]

problem there is the infotainment tho

[fathom socket]

that looks absolutely atrocious

[brittle totem]

But to be fair in 99% of the time you are just using Android auto/carplay anyways. The only cars that has good infotamient is BMW before the latest gen and the cars that use Android automotive and the one in Tesla cars is pretty good to.

[stoic ledge]

I disagree, especially on luxury cars a lot of users use the car's system is my experience

[fallen coyote]

OS8 is also pretty decent. OS7 did have a way nicer settings menu and more customizability but it's still a great system.

And yeah, I don't use AA because the system itself is pretty decent and I do have native spotify integration in OS7.

AA is more often used in cheaper cars I reckon since those systems just aren't really all that great and google maps is pretty decent.

[brittle totem]

Well most people still use the Android auto for navigation and spotify and stuff becuase it just easier and android auto gets updated with you phone so it will never be outdated.

[fallen coyote]

still most people don't really seem to use that since the car systems are really better on higher priced cars (at least German ones) so there is no need. Also, they do get updates OTA as well.

[stoic ledge]

Not really, as often the OEM stuff is better integrated with stuff like heads-up display, adaptive cruise etc. Additionally, many of those systems get or will get updates

[brittle totem]

The 2 series loaner we had used OS8 to and I found it harder to use then NBT system in our BMW they have made it wat to complicated. It was just easier to use android auto which was very nice experince specially when you can get google maps in your guage cluster trough AA on OS8

[fallen coyote]

that's what voice things are for, besides that I hardly think it's harder to use but at the same time everyone is different

[stoic ledge]

I'm literally developing the infotainment for Audi and Porsche, they're spending a fortune on it as it's very important for their biggest cliental

Trust me, they've done the market research

[fathom socket]

high end silly goofies

[fallen coyote]

please do me a favour if you haven't already: Make it so we can connect bt phones without having to have the ignition on. Please. Everyone else does that already yet the Cayenne Coupé I sat in didn't have that and thus I wasn't able to check the audio system at the dealership

and yeah with current systems they can actually monitor usage and such

[stoic ledge]

I think it does, but we currently have the system running in an older E-Tron so it does not work exactly 100% like it would in the end product

Might be that the module responsible for that isn't power with the ignition on... Of course there are multiple units controlling the 1 thing

[fallen coyote]

Like personally, that would already scare me off if I can't do that without the ignition :/

[stoic ledge]

I can't say it with 100% confidence, ours is all hardwired now through a physical switch and can get power regardless of the ignition of not

As it's dev

[fallen coyote]

dang, do y'all not even get production models at all?

[stoic ledge]

Uhm the controllers are production

But it's mocked in an older E-Tron

At least ours is, there are fully "functioning" next gen prototype cars driving in Ingolstadt. Which should have it integrated properly

Our E-Tron just has the new screens mounted before the old screen, controllers under the boot floor, cables running everywhere etc

[fallen coyote]

oh I was about to say that that would be bonkers if they didn't even try the production models

kinda does sound dope ngl

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah no there are actual "production" models but there's only a few of those... And reliability is so-so as they need to be followed by a tow truck constantly

So as we only focus on the infotainment, we have a proven/reliable production car

But then with the new tech built in

[fallen coyote]

I mean obviously you gotta alpha and beta test that stuff

but like, especially VW managed to mess it up big time which is super hilarious

[stoic ledge]

I can't go too much into details due to NDA ofc But yes it's hilarious

[fallen coyote]

I remember from Auto Motor und Sport, that Bloch guy. 3 weeks GTI driving and 40 or so times the infotainment just crashed

[fallen coyote]

100% understandable

but the way that system works..

We do have Caddys at work. When connecting the BT music and opening the menu it actually does take like 2-3 minutes to transfer song info.
Time resets when the next song starts playing and also when you exit the menu for a brief second.

It's a catastrophe

[stoic ledge]

Lol that's very odd

[fallen coyote]

also like, up to 30 seconds until I can change the AC temps

[stoic ledge]

Works instant in my 2012 Corsa

[fallen coyote]

that is on 2 similar cars btw

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's Android booting

[fallen coyote]

also works instant in my 2021 3 series

I honestly dislike the touch only focus on these systems tho

[stoic ledge]

If I understood correctly, the system will already start to boot when you unlock the car to minimize that... But yeah if you're quick than too bad

[fallen coyote]

like, OMG TESLA DID THAT

SO NOW WE GOTTA DO DAT TOO

like, come on. It's a garbage system in an even more garbage car you're overhyping for nothing

[fallen coyote]

prolly try to do that too shortly after switching on the ignition

and yeah but also it weirdly doesn't apparently

[stoic ledge]

Hmm can't find any leaked info about the interior of a next-gen E-Tron or Porsche so I can't comment about the touch controls

I always find it weird that stuff like the infotainment needs to boot that long but the driver display is instantly ready

[fallen coyote]

different control units

[stoic ledge]

Yes and no

Partly

[fallen coyote]

just hope they'll be fine

[fallen coyote]

infotainment one loads the driver display first then

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's more important to have your driver display than music xP

[fallen coyote]

but like
climate controls only in the infotainment are a plague on their own

true

[stoic ledge]

Totally agree

[fallen coyote]

at least they are illuminated unlike the Golf 8's touch bar controls

Whoever said that that is fine hopefully got fired

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's ridiculous

[fallen coyote]

and funny asf that people really bought that

[stoic ledge]

Only test drove it during the day

[fallen coyote]

even funnier than Mercedes illuminating the turn knob for the light on the BR 212 gen but not the settings themselves

[fallen coyote]

and prolly assumed that it would be illuminated

https://img.motor-talk.de/JxgbIlQ0ZHGvO_Qe.59.jpg

this here

[stoic ledge]

I mean I would too, never seen a button unilluminated in a car

Bruh I hate that in the old mock E-Tron we have, it's a touch sensitive button you need to toggle between settings

[fallen coyote]

to be fair you barely even touch that one but for parking lights it would be really good to at least have those iluminated

[fallen coyote]

oh wait, like in a touchscreen so no button beneath you gotta push?

[stoic ledge]

Uhm yeah no my bad there's a button underneath ut

Or it's like haptic feedback

[fallen coyote]

Those are great on the current Mercedes wheels

Whenever you steer you're defo effing something up in the infotainment cluster or driving screen and that sheese doesn't even accept like half of my inputs for the CC

[fallen coyote]

like, that would be great if you could feel the button. Then it's fine imho

[stoic ledge]

A dial would be more convenient imho

But, not my department so

[fallen coyote]

kinda but tbh when do you use any other setting than auto?

[stoic ledge]

It was foggy recently and they didn't go on

[fallen coyote]

like, I do have buttons on my 3 series and I barely even touched them

WHAT

HOW

gloves?

[stoic ledge]

Oh no they did after I pressed it a few times

But not on auto I meant

[fallen coyote]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/E1cAAOSw8PxhZW3I/s-l1600.jpg
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/l48AAOSwX51kXoQe/s-l1600.jpg

tried the upper one but both are garbage as it is the same tech

[brittle totem]

Oh the mk8 GTI ? That thing sucks infotamient wise my brother had one at his job which they sold just because the infotamient was so bad. Like it took like nearly 1 minute just for it to boot up.

[stoic ledge]

I hate the adaptive cruise function btw... Or at least the road sign recognition. We have 130 between 7PM and 6AM, other times 100km/h

But the ACC Immediately y33ts itself to 130 when it sees that sign

[fallen coyote]

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/2433565d1679851865-2023-bmw-7-series-g70-test-drive-review-6e7ef30507e34f61a802177b2e94ad87-2.jpg this wheel is a great touch iteration because IT JUST WORKS

[stoic ledge]

And I can't turn it off as it's a mix between old and new tech

[fallen coyote]

sign recognition is really bad on the Benz in my area but BMW is also not 100%.

In Lübeck where I was on friday last week that thing worked like a charm but these systems do need like 1-2 generations in order to fully work I reckon

[fallen coyote]

yep. The golf mk 8 infotainment is just garbage

[brittle totem]

Pleae give some help to VW this lag in unacceptable for a 2023 car.

[stoic ledge]

The worst thing is, it recognizes both signs, and a time sign underneath it. I can't see which time sign tho, it only displays a clock

[fallen coyote]

Nah fam, it's "Stand der Technik" as they'd say in Wolfsburg

[stoic ledge]

Totally different system, and yes horrendous

[fallen coyote]

oh satnav lag does exist everywhere but that one looks like an old tomtom

[stoic ledge]

Oi TomTom good

[brittle totem]

Hope the system in the id7 is better otherwise that car is no go for us but from the early reviews it looks alright.

[fallen coyote]

I would steer clear of VW in general

the quality is just

different

like, the ID Buzz does have caddy sliding doors with even cheaper handles

[brittle totem]

The one in the Model Y was very smooth but other then that i have never seen a system that runs constant 60fps.

[brittle totem]

Well we want EV wagon and the ID7 seems like the only EV wagon that will come out in the next year or so. The interior quality looks good so far but we will se when the production car arrives.

[fallen coyote]

I hope you're gonna be happy with it then!

[brittle totem]

The A6 e-tron looks good to but that would probably be close to €100k

[fallen coyote]

legit just got in the 3 series and it took like 3 seconds to load up the satnav
like, immediately after getting in

and spotify also kinda immediately started playing

[brittle totem]

That's way smoother then 2 series we had with iDrive 8. And miles clear of every VW loaner that we have had in the past 2 years.

[fallen coyote]

oof, might also be that that 2 series AT had a different system bc no controller

like, the one in the 7 series was BUTTER smooth

perfect system btw

[fallen coyote]

I really love the finer details, never seen anything like that on other cars

[brittle totem]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYs81ao9EQ 😂

[fallen coyote]

but I've seen his channel before

[civic spoke]

Ez pz.
Just don't have a nav or a fancy infotainment.

[stoic ledge]

It's a company car so who cares

[fallen coyote]

but that was the same interior as I had in the 7 series

[stoic ledge]

~ average company car driver

[stoic ledge]

That's more than the Q8 E-Tron 🤔

I think even more than a base Taycan

[brittle totem]

Yeah forgot to add its company car we would never get an VW otherwise they just in general and good deals for company cars.

[stoic ledge]

Too bad BMW butchered that and put it all in the screen again

[brittle totem]

Skip to 04:00 for the best part 😬

[brittle totem]

Not if you add some option to it.

[stoic ledge]

Well you can add options on the Q8 E-Tron as well

[fallen coyote]

yeah the climate controls are in the screen but tbh even I as a touch hater have to say that it is actually kinda fine the way they did it. You got the trim under the screen to rest your other fingers on so you're basically never falsely inputting stuff and you can also control it with the idrive controller

Like, I personally am fine with that even tho I thought I would hate it

[stoic ledge]

Power seats? Not standard. ACC? Not standard. Stuff like that

[fallen coyote]

didn't have the moisture in there but that is the curse coming with many newer LED lights

[brittle totem]

Smartest Norwegian Tesla owner 🤓 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie79Jk9Ob2s

[stoic ledge]

Yeah don't you just love it when you see a 2020 car just out of warranty with a broken LED headlight and the replacement is 3k

[fallen coyote]

I mean technically it aint broken

it was rigged from the start

but yea I get ya

[stoic ledge]

Planned obsolescence

Ngl I hate that the most about new cars

You can't just fix stuff, you have to replace it

And then it costs you a months worth of salary

What are they going to do when the cars have depreciated? "Oh your headlight is broken, please buy a new car"?

[fallen coyote]

yeah but tbh with some exceptions (hello VW and Mercedes) car reliability has gone upwards.

but yeah, it does suck.

[stoic ledge]

Well I've even seen stuff as new as facelifted X3's where the angel eyes or how you'd call it are broken

[fallen coyote]

wtf

welp monday models do exist

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse

[fallen coyote]

and we gotta have it in relation

[stoic ledge]

But I've also seen multiple F3x BMW's

So I mean, those are <10y/o cars

[fallen coyote]

Yeah

But electronics have only really started to improve since like 2014-2015 or so

[stoic ledge]

Imho there should be a way to get it repaired, and manufactures should provide instructions on how to especially on stuff like LED lighting

Imagine how much headlights would cost with rotating elements in it

[fallen coyote]

3€ for the motor but since you gotta buy it as a unit we'll add some happy little zeroes

[stoic ledge]

Very accurate

[compact grotto]

https://youtu.be/i_FFJj_s1Rs

[fallen coyote]

but tbh with all the German laws I wouldn't be able to repair them anyways since light units mustn't be changed. You know it I guess

[stoic ledge]

TüV sagt nein

[fallen coyote]

15 bucks per month for connected services? That is more expensive than BMW connected drive wth Toyota

[brittle totem]

Our previous Passat from 2017 was in once that wasen't for regular service and we had it for 3,5 years. Meanwhile our current passat from 2021 has been in like 8 Times already for diffrent stuff that has gone wrong. And the least time was for oil leak on 2 year old car🥲

[stoic ledge]

Meanwhile my 11 y/o Opel had 0 issues since new

[brittle totem]

Our BMW hasen't had any major issues in our ownership and it close to 150k km now. Only issue we had was the recall for the driver side airbag.

[fallen coyote]

HOLD UP!

25 bucks for streaming music and up to date navigation? PER MONTH? Fam BMW wants 199€ per year, this here would be like 300. Are they mad?

[fallen coyote]

OOF

and yeah the airbag thingy was a big thing because of Takata. Many cars had that issue.

Mercedes had an issue with the steering rack once where you could induce an electrical current just by rotating the steering wheel quick enough and set the airbag off

[stoic ledge]

Yeah my brother also had that recall... New airbag doesn't look as nice tho

[stoic ledge]

Didn't it go in limp mode recently?

[brittle totem]

But the airbag thing was quite nice thing because we get a new loaner free of charge. So basically just you got to drive a new car for a day.

[brittle totem]

Well yeah for like 1 hour and then it disappeared and we asked BMW if they could check and they said that it wasen't anything to worry about.

[stoic ledge]

I love it when my car randomly goes into limp mode

[brittle totem]

Just modern car stuff😀 btw the Passat Just went crazy today and showed like 10 error massage at the same time and it just disappeard like 5 sec later.

[stoic ledge]

Kek nice

I love error Massage

[fallen coyote]

those guys from Niedersachsen are so dramatic

[stoic ledge]

Kek then you haven't seen the messages from the guys from Ingolstadt

I get every warning message when I start up the infotainment... Makes sense as it's missing modules but some of the error messages are hilarious

It also thinks we're on a Dyno, all the time

[brittle totem]

Specially while driving and it starts to brake by it self for some weird reason it said something with brake failure and a bunch of driving assistance related stuff.

[stoic ledge]

Oh very nice

I often get a notification Predictive braking not available, see owners manual... Which is very annoying as without it, when you let go of the throttle it just coasts

Which can be very counter intuitive as you expect some "engine braking"

With it on, it regens when approaching a roundabout, intersection, when there's someone driving in front of you etc

When it works it works very well

[fallen coyote]

when it works

[stoic ledge]

Fact

I think I've pinpointed why it sometimes goes wrong... The predictive cruise uses the satnav and maps of the original car... Which are outdated, and then road situations have changed so it thinks we're off-road

But, that means, when you don't buy the updated Maps... The predictive cruise doesn't work

🥲

Or might not work on certain places

[fallen coyote]

which is literally stupid but that sells the subscription model

[stoic ledge]

Yup

Ngl the connected services have a lot of advantages in the new system (although I can't share them here)

[brittle totem]

Our current Passat has been a little like the early model s and model x experience with random breakdowns and issues just randomly appearing https://youtu.be/Wanr0LThvkM?t=16

[brittle totem]

Something I really liked about 225Xe loaner was the adaptive regen breaking it actually worked really well and felt way better regular Regan breaking on EV's and hybrids. Hope that more car manufactures will adaptive that feuture.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so when it works it's really great, I tend to use it as much as possible

We have a new road here which is like 20km straight which it doesn't now, but crosses a few old country roads. Predictive braking spaces it then

[brittle totem]

Our Passat sat nav is very outdated it doesn't know about roads what was build before the car went into production I think it runs late 2019 map data even if VW said that the car will get OTA updates and map updates. And it shows a McDonald's that was closed down in 2018.

[stoic ledge]

That should get better with the new system

Although that's not for the Passat level cars

[formal horizon]

Here from the GR video, I recently became a GRC owner myself and it's the best new car I've had

It is indeed the best car

[stoic ledge]

They should make it as the wagon

[errant siren]

Little Honda Fanboy here. Have the car for about 1,5 years. I'm thinking about doing some little mods.

[brittle totem]

Yeah the GR yaris is a underrated car would happily have taken the yaris over something like Golf GTI.

[formal horizon]

Haven't had the chance to see the yaris in person yet

It looks weirdly proportioned on pictures tho

My other car is a 2009 997.2 c2s, now I'm barely driving it anymore since I got the GR

Tip for Linus, find dyno mode

Locks it on fwd and it's the most fun I've had with it

[brittle totem]

Wait have Linus bought a GR yaris ?

[formal horizon]

Gr corolla

We don't get the gr yaris in the US

[brittle totem]

Would never a thought that he liked driving that much. But I guess the Porsche Taycan was a hint 😀

[formal horizon]

The taycan, as every other performance ev gets boring within weeks

Sure the 2s 0-60 is fun

But how much till it becomes monotonous

The instant g force is only cool in the beginning

Meanwhile, the gr corolla makes the most boring of drives very fun

[brittle totem]

But the Taycan is by fair the most fun EV right now that isn't the Rimac navera but that car is like 2 million $. And you don't get the Taycan if don't like driving then their is way better EV option in the same price category if you don't want the sporty driving experience.

[formal horizon]

Debatable, the fun factor is taken out when you realize it's the most unreliable porsche the last 2 decades

You're paying for nothingness

Literally get any other EV that's not a taycan if you actually feel the need to be an EV nerd

[brittle totem]

Yeah my brother has a Abarth 595 competizione which is exactly made for that and by fair the most fun car I have driven so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJMbvgIzNm8

[formal horizon]

My other car is a 2009 911 997.2 c2s, by far the greatest car for the money I've ever seen. Bought it for 34k after cost, registration and tax, also very practical ish

[stoic ledge]

He didn't buy it right?

[formal horizon]

I didn't watch the video through

Yeah the markups are crazy

[wraith rivet]

no he didn’t

[formal horizon]

My dealer wanted close to $80k for this Morizo

I paid just 4k markup on mine

Dealership still broke out near 50k after tax and everything

[stoic ledge]

~~Less than the sticker price of the GR Yaris in 🇳🇱 ~~

I think the GR Corolla looks great

[formal horizon]

Yeah

It has the right dimensions

[brittle totem]

80k for a Toyota ? isn't that more then what the new Supra goes for and you can get like decent brand new 718 Cayman for that amount of money.

[formal horizon]

I could have gotten one back in March but I couldn't justify spending 60k for it

End of the day, it's still a corolla

[stoic ledge]

70k GR86 says hi

😛

[formal horizon]

Gr86 lol

I so want it to be good

But the FA it has holds it back from being a car worth the insane allocation costs and waits

[stoic ledge]

Oh the GR86 isn't even available in my country anymore

Probably as it was the same price as the 2.0T Supra

[brittle totem]

€35k in Sweden 😎

[stoic ledge]

"Sadly it's not available anymore"

They sold more than I expected

13 cars

But yeah it was €67k.. and the Supra 2.0T is €69k

Tough sell

Surprisingly the Supra sold even worse... how

5 in the last 2 years, 44 in total

[formal horizon]

Damn that's some prices lol

[brittle totem]

Already 23 exported and 1 scrapped in Sweden out 77 cars so far.

[formal horizon]

Yeah uh I can get a GR86 under 40k here I think

[brittle totem]

Probaly just demo and press cars.

[formal horizon]

Initially looked into buying the 86 last year

[stoic ledge]

Even then, way too much press cars

[formal horizon]

Then decided to wait for the corolla

[stoic ledge]

And often press cars of Toyota here are on Belgian plates

As that's the EU headquarters

GR Yaris pricing was also brutal

€60k

~66k USD

[brittle totem]

€37k and €39k here good value i would say for that car.

[formal horizon]

I regret not optioning white more and more each day

Msrp for the core/base here is 39k

Depending on dealer you'll get a markup from 5k to 15k for the base

So expect to pay at least 50k for one

[stoic ledge]

I have a white car... and I like black more on the GR Corolla 😛

I prefer white on the Yaris

[stoic ledge]

It's not on the configurator, but I can download the pricelist here

Oh it's even more than the previous screenshot

It's now 63.5k and 66k

23k of that is emissions tax, and then it's similar to your price in Sweden

Imagine paying 23k of emissionstax on a 1.6 3-cyl turbo

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's very reasonable☠️

[stoic ledge]

On the premium model, Toyota get's ~33k and the government ~30k

Who needs dealer mark ups

[sacred yoke]

hullo friends

i joined because i saw that linus has finally seen the light, what a great car the corolla is

i know people at the forums aren't particularly happy about it but I think it's a great contrast to the hyper-complicated and heavy porsche taycan :P

[brittle totem]

Buy a new car in the Netherlands = government donation 👍

[sacred yoke]

I also drive a toyota but it's a bit slower :P

behold my beloved forg

[stoic ledge]

Noice mid engine

[stoic ledge]

Yup, except for PHEV and BEV

That's why there are quite a lot of those nowadays

for now

[brittle totem]

So you have regular prices on them ?

[stoic ledge]

Yup

BEV has 0 emissions tax, PHEV usually <1k

So that makes them very compelling

Additionally, no road tax on BEV (25% on PHEV), lower company car tax on BEV...

[sacred yoke]

here old ICE cars are getting de facto banned, but mine is luckily on the line, so it's probably gonna be 5 years until it gets banned too

[feral reef]

I bought a torque wrench so I can torque my wheels properly

[sacred yoke]

based

i have an obsession with torquing things to perfection

even things where torque isn't really important

hell if i could get torque specs for computer parts i'd use them too

[stoic ledge]

Then you get a top 10 which looks like this (basically all except the Picanto and Polo is BEV)

Actually surprised the Polo is that high, I don't really see them that often

[sacred yoke]

is the 208 BEV too?

[stoic ledge]

Wait you didn't have one yet?

[brittle totem]

I went and speced a Q8 E-tron to my likings and it want up to €106k thought it would be more actually. I thought that it would be priced nearly the same as the model X but apparently its way cheaper.

[stoic ledge]

ICE and BEV but we have a ~50/50 split between ICE and BEV

e-208

[sacred yoke]

also, i used to own this but had to get rid of it because it got banned 😭

[stoic ledge]

Same for the Corsa

[sacred yoke]

nice

our laws here for modifying cars are very harsh, I would love to convert some old car to electric but it's not allowed 😭

or at least put an electric motor on the rear axle

[stoic ledge]

Mid-engine MR2 is basically a Tesla Roadster

[sacred yoke]

well there is a relation yeah... same engine as the lotus elise S, and the elise was the basis for the roadster

[brittle totem]

Top 10 so far in Sweden the Polo haven't been on sale since 2020 here.

[stoic ledge]

Not missing out on the Polo

Pre-facelift was ok, facelift made it horrendous

And the price is ridiculous

But often that's they base company car they give you when you cannot choose, it's often the "standard car"

[sacred yoke]

it's also funny because apparently my car's engine is supposedly EURO3/4 but the elise S had it even after EURO 5 was stablished, which leads me to believe its actually compliant with EURO 5 already but only lotus has homologated it

[stoic ledge]

Could be that they changed some stuff on it to make it compliant

[sacred yoke]

apparently no, it's the same engine

i asked lotus people and it wasn't changed at all 🤔

to be fair the mr2 did already have extra catalytic converters to make it an ultra-low emissions vehicle

so perhaps that was enough

[stoic ledge]

My Corsa engine is in base still the same as like late 90's but they added 16v, MPI, VVT, EGR, upgraded cat etc to make it compliant throughout the years

[brittle totem]

Top 10 most imported cars in 2023 is a bit interesting i guess Swedes likes Freedom 🦅 🇺🇸

[stoic ledge]

But yeah maybe that already was enough

[sacred yoke]

funnily enough the engine in the MR2 does have its own form of EGR, but its done using VVT

some black magic

it's also why it can ingest parts of the precats and grenade itself

[stoic ledge]

Nice

I was just about to say, that sounds like a great plan

[sacred yoke]

yeah i think the mr2 integration of the 1zz wasn't particularly stellar

so many wrong things

[stoic ledge]

But Toyota's never break

[sacred yoke]

and don't even get me into the fact the piston rings are undersized so its burns oil like a 2 stroke

i mean it never breaks, you can just remove the precat's contents and its gonna live forever

the precats only act when the engine is cold, so it should still pass emissions fine

[stoic ledge]

[sacred yoke]

alternatively japanese people make different headers with better precats

but that's illegal where i live

another fun fact, the 2zz swap is very popular here, people modify it to disguise it as a 1zz so you don't get fined

since the engines look very similar it's apparently doable

[stoic ledge]

LOL

Gg

[sacred yoke]

you should see the shit people do

painting suspension components so it's not obvious they are aftermarket? that's basically a tradition here

i worked at a comopany where we shared warehouse with a drift team

wildest things i've ever seen

a RWD golf, a 2jz e36

[past copper]

naw just live in the rust belt and just start flex-sealing it

[sacred yoke]

i do a lot of redneck engineering, my celica had an industrial thermostat to regulate the A/C because the one in the car didn't work

[feral reef]

Hey, why u shaming

[stoic ledge]

Lol well you bought fancy wheels, I imagined you changed wheels before

[feral reef]

No, that’s what the tire guy is for

But if I’m going to be doing my brake pads, I gotta be able to do it myself 😂

[charred depot]

tyre guy is for fitting to 300nm

[stoic ledge]

Let me know how that goes, I need to do that too

[feral reef]

Me “let’s save some money”
Also me “buys €350 worth of tools” to “save money”

[charred depot]

I save money by renting a unit and having a 4 post lift heh

[feral reef]

You’ve got the economy of scale working in your favor 😂

Loads of rust buckets that need constant attention

[charred depot]

Tools exceed value of my fleet

[stoic ledge]

Classic

[charred depot]

Quite hard to get a unit at the moment, would suffer without mine.

Hear about people getting kicked out / rent tripled.

[sacred yoke]

never cheap out on shit, my friend had his rally homologation special burn down due to faulty parts

[halcyon grotto]

if I turbo muh bolbo 2.5 I5 but use clear plastic hoses will that work

[sacred yoke]

i wish

we can't even have kit cars 😭

no caterhams for us

[charred depot]

The gubermint dont know my 305 has a turbo diesel but who cares

[sacred yoke]

here was a crazy guy in eastern europe who put a 1.9 TDi inside an mr2 like mine

it was wild

[charred depot]

Mot's are optional in the Kingdom of Fife

[sacred yoke]

fun fact, in spain we call the VW 1.9tdi the "2czechZ" as a pun on the 2jz

[feral reef]

I usually go a bit overboard and get the most needlessly expensive shit

[sacred yoke]

i wish i had an elevator tbh, i have a pit but it sucks

[sacred yoke]

this reminds me i need to fix me handbrake

but i have to remove the fuel tank to fix it 💀

[stoic ledge]

An elevator would be odd ngl

[charred depot]

My grey one handbrake doesen't work but its on a "leniant" MOT

[sacred yoke]

nah, mine can't even hold the car on a very mild level

on a flat surface you can just push it with the handbrake on and it will move lol

[charred depot]

same I have a chock on my driveway heh

[sacred yoke]

i live in an flat so i have a parking on another part of the city, luckily it's flat so the car doesn't move

otherwise i just put it in gear

[charred depot]

parking in gear is fine but my driveway is like 45 degree heh

[sacred yoke]

i did once have an issue entering a parking lot, because i had to get out to grab a ticket

since it's RHD

and for some reason the gearbox was unable to hold it

never had that happen to me ever

[charred depot]

driveway's the main reason I have a unit as its just impossible to safely jack a car up on

[sacred yoke]

man i wish i didn't live in the country of no fun allowed, there's so much shit i want to do but can't 😭

[charred depot]

can do anything here so long as you can insure it heh

[stoic ledge]

Come to NL, you can do stuff, you just can't afford it

[sacred yoke]

oh i mean if you ahve money you can do whatever you want

mostly

[charred depot]

minor service

[sacred yoke]

there are some things that are illegal even with infinite money

[charred depot]

entire wiring loom pictured

[feral reef]

You can do whatever in NL as long as @stoic ledge doesn’t report you to the RDW

[charred depot]

was looking at a slightly bigger unit but fmm

annoying as you can only really fit one car inside

[feral reef]

I bought some very Dutch looking axle stands

[sacred yoke]

so you have an idea how annoying they are here

i almost failed inspection due to having an aftermarket air filter

[charred depot]

I forgot to attach a vin plate once when going for a MOT heh.

[sacred yoke]

this reminds that there's a very wild mod for the mr2 that somehow lowers fuel consumption, makes the engine deliver more torque and make it pollute less

it's basically adding an spacer fo the MAF

not sure how the hell that works but it does

[feral reef]

My black license plate stickers got taken off during my APK last week 😂@stoic ledge

[sacred yoke]

oh yeah stickers are also a clusterfug here

i had a friend who had to remove the stickers he had in his rear "window" (very small ones)

but not the gigantic one in his rear window

[charred depot]

Have to put a stopper on my throttle for the MOT so it doesen't reek

[sacred yoke]

he ended up crashing the car a while ago unfortunately

[charred depot]

tested at N/A diesel smoke levels.

[sacred yoke]

rest in pepperoni

the stickers on the side windows are the ones they forced him to remove

[feral reef]

Lmao

[charred depot]

Someone tried to steal a friends escort so he had a piece of white plastic as glass which was fine heh

[feral reef]

Are windows a requirement?

Like could you just remove them all and pass MOT

[charred depot]

probably here heh

Worn door hinges are a MOT fail but is no door a MOT fail

[feral reef]

I’m weirdly excited about this torque wrench

I love buying new things 😂

[sacred yoke]

did you just say no windows?

[wraith rivet]

wtf

[sacred yoke]

he crashed it :(

after he had already repainted it

here's a pic of it taken by a kind stranger

[halcyon grotto]

wow they even measured their speed to send them friendly advice that driving so quick on those roads is dangerous

what a kind Samaritan

[carmine summit]

whats bigger, BMW M8 GTE or Nascar

[wraith rivet]

I’m just saying wtf to that sticker lol

because 😳

[copper salmon]

Good day letting my cousin rev my truck i just got working again going to teach him how to drive hes 15

[sacred yoke]

some CAD stuff from my vault

[gray steppe]

Was working on the truck and made this...

[tame plover]

😋 on a 0-10 scale, how terrible of a job is this?

I fully ran out of patience lol

[sacred yoke]

seen worse

[novel relic]

Waiting on the mechanic to fix 1 problem so i can fix 5 others myself once i gt it back

[tame plover]

sounds about right lol, had mine at a garage for 3 weeks for a steering column rebuild, and in that time got about 3 weekends worth of crap to put on the car

[pearl tiger]

ugh autodoc

[novel relic]

Garage has had my car for 3 weeks now and ive had no updates on it yet, the one time i need a garage :/

[feral reef]

New toy

[stoic ledge]

Everything is a D if you're brave enough

Wera

Very nice

Better than mine, I think it's the cheap line of Hornbach

[feral reef]

At least you had one before now

[stoic ledge]

[wraith rivet]

How much did it cost?

[feral reef]

So €187 total

[charred depot]

bloody ell

[halcyon grotto]

looks like that torque wrench in da yookay is about 200 euros

[charred depot]

My 1/2 is just a £50 US pro one as needed something that could go up to like 280nm for hub nuts.

I had a massive really expensive one for a while from some train job but got annoyed one day and used it as a ratcheting breaker bar.

lost its torque wrench functionality

[stoic ledge]

Wera is 👌

But expensive

[charred depot]

cardboard heh

had me doing the speed limit though

[feral reef]

Is that also the car's top speed?

[halcyon grotto]

pc cardboard prolly earns more than the real polis

[civic spoke]

New toy.

If I am able to remove the safety bolts on my sister's Golf. Then I'll switch over all her wheels to the summers...

Kind of want to throw those security bolts in the bin.

[charred depot]

Petrol one is a bit slow, need back in the turbo diesel.

[feral reef]

Very nice

[charred depot]

I was too busy staring at a old volkswagen then was shook when I noticed PC cardboard

[feral reef]

Always cool seeing those

[civic spoke]

I've seen one of those older pickup models. That seemingly was used for actual work.

[wispy cloak]

I wish all torque wrenches were that cheap 🥲

[wraith rivet]

+.00001 hp

I’m not sure if I notice any difference in power but I do notice a difference in engine noise a bit

[stoic ledge]

Good choice going for an upgraded inlay filter instead of a cone

[sudden pecan]

i noticed a difference in engine noise when i didn't close the air filter housing all the way

[wraith rivet]

yeah

it’s not a performance car so I shouldn’t try to make it one 🤷‍♂️

this is just a nice quality but most importantly reusable filter that may or may not improve performance or mileage by a little

I’m running out of tread on my tires but I’m gonna wait until just before the rainy season to get new ones

in my mind tread is only really super important off road or in the wet, neither of which is happening until then

well I do go on a dirt road to work but I’m going like 10 lol

[shell mountain]

Any bike nerds online rn?

Need someone’s opinion

Yay or nay

It’s $550 cad

[obsidian magnet]

did this on my e46 once but the o-rings cracked in the winter so I used zipties, looked terrible lol

then went through a spot of water and it ripped the fake M series bumper off

[shell mountain]

Model is specialized fsrxc comp 2013

[halcyon grotto]

looks a bit buggered from this pic

but I dont know canadian bike prices

[carmine summit]

nay

[shell mountain]

Why?

[halcyon grotto]

from this one pic I'll guess that the front fork could beed servicing at some point if it still works, seat, chain and chainrings at the very least look shot too

[carmine summit]

for $550 you can get a 4 year old hardtail that will perform way better

[shell mountain]

It’s just dirt

[halcyon grotto]

and if that's the only pic it's probably stolen or smth

[shell mountain]

Yeah, no

[carmine summit]

that bike is really old and outdated, not really worth much

[halcyon grotto]

looks pretty rusty to me man

unless his chain came that colour of brown

[carmine summit]

it was a fairly good bike when it was new

[shell mountain]

Old != bad

[halcyon grotto]

if it was treated a bit better it'd still be solid

[carmine summit]

but the technology has come a LONG way that a semi modern budget bike will be better than that

[carmine summit]

I'm aware, I'm building a 1998 GT right now as a city bike

[halcyon grotto]

but it needs a kinda bigger service than I would like for a $550 bike

[shell mountain]

I’m not looking for a city bike

[halcyon grotto]

esp if the fork or shock is buggered

[carmine summit]

if you want a mountain bike, buy something newer

trust me

[shell mountain]

I’m not going hard tail

[carmine summit]

bikes from the past 5 years are SO much better than bikes that age

hardtail is where its at

[shell mountain]

Not for me

[halcyon grotto]

what riding do you do

[shell mountain]

I cracked the frame on my last hard tail

[halcyon grotto]

presumably le jumps and stuff then

[shell mountain]

Yup

[halcyon grotto]

couple wee cases here and there

[carmine summit]

i ride jump/flow trails mainly and my hardtail serves me well

[shell mountain]

Ok

[carmine summit]

some technical rocky stuff but not much

[halcyon grotto]

sounds like you need to get a gravel bike to handle that gnarly stuff guys

hehe

[carmine summit]

a modern hardtail will handle everything better than a 10 year old full suspension bike

[shell mountain]

I’d like to say otherwise

[carmine summit]

have you ridden a modern hardtail bike

[shell mountain]

I had a Norco storm from 2017

[shell mountain]

Yes

[carmine summit]

storm isn't really a modern hardtail

[shell mountain]

It is

[carmine summit]

the geometry is completely outdated

A 2018 Norco Fluid HT3 would be way better

and still in your price range

[shell mountain]

It’s not

[halcyon grotto]

how much is a polygon xtrada 5 or something similar new there

[shell mountain]

You may need to check the currency

I’m Canadian

[carmine summit]

so am I

[halcyon grotto]

could prolly do better but that'd be a rather solid option new from what I sell

[shell mountain]

@carmine summit I’m also not getting a hard tail

[carmine summit]

if you're buying a 10 year old used full suspension then budget for a fork rebuild, shock rebuild, and full linkage rebuild

[shell mountain]

So don’t recommend a hard tail

[carmine summit]

which will probably cost around $4-500

[shell mountain]

Or

I could get everything checked out

Old suspension is fine

[carmine summit]

forks and shocks have service intervals

[shell mountain]

I know

[carmine summit]

bearings and bushings have service lives and need to get replaced over time

[shell mountain]

This guy has had it consistently serviced since he bought it, and has shown me the receipts to prove it

[halcyon grotto]

have you got other pics

[shell mountain]

the guy took the listing down

im coming by at 8 to check it out

if its not in good condition, and doesnt ride well, ill back out

[gleaming hound]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXh4KnCYZWk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIo09kdLriE

I love v12 cars~

[idle cargo]

don't we all

[deep zealot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/801241985838874670/1136863412610154528/IMG_4605.mov

Its so LOUD

for a stock SUV

[dusk ocean]

Should hear the x3m

[shell mountain]

@carmine summit the bike was better than I thought

It’s an xc comp

Full air suspension

Front is a bit scuffed, but seal is still good

[somber nebula]

Speaking of bikes, I dented my rim at Whistler

[formal horizon]

Cool daily

It's nice not having to daily the 911

[sacred yoke]

The owner of my local hair saloon drives a gr Yaris

[sacred yoke]

damn the amount of bad takes under the corolla video are WILD

[errant shore]

Its a decent car ngl

Our police department bought 2 for traffic stops

(The corolla gr)

They are good dailys

[brittle totem]

What can you expect i dont that the main audience of ltt knows even what GR corolla is. So they dont know the difference between the regular one and the GR version.

[errant shore]

Its because its a “poor person” brand

And “only cheap skates buy a corolla”