cars

[wet summit]

i won't be making 400hp but maybe like 350

i'm sure that cobalt smokes shit up

[fathom socket]

Y’know what? Fuck it. I’m buying a tube chassis and putting a lexus v8 in there

[wet summit]

who

[stiff burrow]

Where were you

[wet summit]

at the autozone

i can probably get the address

28202 woodward

the dudes who work there were fucking awesome

[stiff burrow]

Oh I didn’t go down that far

I mostly stayed by the big hospital on 13 mile

Cus I was with a ton of people we were just chilling in that area

[wet summit]

here's to next year

[stiff burrow]

Absolutely

[fathom socket]

lol truly

its because people who dont know about cars

see a cheap car

big horsepower

boom

no thought of weight distrobution or anything

[wet summit]

the hellcat guys wouldn't do fucking burnouts

2 guys did of like 30

the mustang guys did

[stiff burrow]

Pro tip the shell gas station - 31786 n Woodward ave - is a hot spot and that’s where the locals usually meet up to cruise when it’s not the dream cruise

[wet summit]

i will never go to detroit when it isn't woodward

[stiff burrow]

Lol there’s nothing interesting to do when it’s not going on

I’m just saying that gas station is where most of the action happens during the dream cruise too

[wet summit]

IF we do move to michigan i will

IF

we stayed in birmingham

no we stayed in auburn hills

[charred depot]

Damn you guys have a Birmingham shithole too

[wet summit]

it wasn't too bad

[fathom socket]

I’ve heard Detroit has really improved in recent years, is that true?

[wet summit]

i don't live there but in the 4 years i've been going it's the same vibe as cincinnati

but i've never been downtown

[stiff burrow]

Not at all lmao

[fathom socket]

Haven’t been up there in 10 years and it was real bad then

[stiff burrow]

Birmingham is of the richest towns in the area

[stiff burrow]

Yes

[fathom socket]

They finally start tearing down abandoned shit?
Empty grass looks much better

[stiff burrow]

It went from a place a lot of people wouldn’t even think of going to to a pretty nice downtown area

There are still a lot of abandoned buildings and empty lots though

But they’re clearing it up

[fathom socket]

Excellent good on them

[stiff burrow]

I hope they build affordable housing or apartment buildings or something on the land to fill all the new space

[fathom socket]

Parks even
Haven’t they had a massive population decline?

[stiff burrow]

Did you stay at that Marriott hotel by the expressway

[wet summit]

it was a hilton

[stiff burrow]

Yeah but most people went to the suburbs

[wet summit]

might have been a mariot

[stiff burrow]

So the ppl are still here it’s just spread out

[fathom socket]

Ah I gotcha

[wet summit]

hampton in

[stiff burrow]

Ohh ok

There’s a hotel in Pontiac that is right off of Woodward and it’s always packed for the dream cruise

Not a lot of people there the rest of the time though lol

[wet summit]

i thought it was close and it was fucking 30 minutes away

[stiff burrow]

Yea auburn hills is far

[wet summit]

i realized

15 mpg hurts a lot when you drive 9 hours

[fathom socket]

That’s ass
I averaged like 43 from texas to virginia in my miata

[stiff burrow]

miata
Checks out

[wet summit]

it's also a v8

my cavalier gets 32 on the highway 🙂

[stiff burrow]

10 mpg ain’t bad when you drive 10 mins to Woodward 😏

[wet summit]

😏

in a miata?

[stiff burrow]

No

Driving my dads caddy 🤣

[wet summit]

i'm so mad i didn't see it

[stiff burrow]

I’ve got videos

[wet summit]

every v car i saw i was so excited

i just found these in the toolbox. forgot i had them.

[stiff burrow]

Hell yeah

[topaz vessel]

$30 mil....
Jesus.
What possibly justifies that cost?

[wet summit]

there's definitely videos of us on youtube or facebook

so many people took videos of us in there cars

[fathom socket]

Money laundering

[wet summit]

check the local facebook groups for me and see if there's anything

oh i bet snapchat too

[topaz vessel]

Okay, fair point.

[stiff burrow]

I will

[wet summit]

thanks. isaac was in the orange shirt im in the blue

[fathom socket]

There’s zero reason for a volkswagen with a custom body to cost that much unless you’re hiding shit

[stiff burrow]

Next year go to Pontiac

That’s where all the crazy stuff happens

[wet summit]

no

[stiff burrow]

People do massive burnouts in front of cops and the cops cheer them on 😂😂😂

[wet summit]

how crazy we talking

hell fucking yeah that's where we're going

[stiff burrow]

This was today

[wet summit]

i have to decide on either camming my ls or turbo the cavalier

[wet summit]

bad ass

we were in the wrong spot

[stoic ledge]

No way we could ever, ever, ever get away with that here lol

Not that it would be "cool" to do so in a riced FWD Golf

[charred depot]

I remember a guy here lost his license from a video of him doing a little driftin on a empty roundabout

I guess dont have someone record you and not remove the plate heh

[wet summit]

flip plates

easy as hell to install

[obsidian magnet]

agreed super easy

[wet summit]

very unbelievably illegal

[charred depot]

Be an easy way to get charged with something even when driving normally.

[obsidian magnet]

mine flips to a hoonigan plate

[stiff burrow]

That’s lame

[charred depot]

Some bits of the UK have a portal where people can upload footage of you doing silly stuff.

[obsidian magnet]

lame

[charred depot]

Scotland doesen't yet atleast

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's a very easy way to get your car impounded

[charred depot]

We only really have one track in Scotland its fairly big and quite nice but a bit expensive if you were frequenting.

[fathom socket]

I can’t find a track in DFW to save my life

[wet summit]

only dirt tracks here

[stiff burrow]

there are a few tracks in my area

[fathom socket]

I mean there tracks but they have absolutely insane buy ins

[stoic ledge]

Nürburgring 100 miles from here

[hexed kayak]

Turbo the cav. You wont regret it. Those l61 are worth less than scrap

[wet summit]

not l61

ln2

[hexed kayak]

The There’s cars like my cobalts which were actually built to handle and i can throw it into a right turn at 50mph

[fathom socket]

Yeah

Thats how my car is

Theyre also Fwd which helps

People hate on FWD even though theyve never driven a good one

[hexed kayak]

Lsd too

[fathom socket]

Yep

Mines open diff sadly

[fathom socket]

Idk anyone who makes LSD's for Volvos though so

[fathom socket]

Damn it looks clean

Good shit

I need a spoiler on my car

[hexed kayak]

Went to sonic for the first time in it

[fathom socket]

Just like a tiny duckbill or something

Itd flow better with a little spoiler on the back

[fathom socket]

Oh shit, sunroof too. Hell yeah

How many ponies?

[hexed kayak]

Never been on the dyno but it low 400s

[mortal ice]

How big turbo?

[stoic ledge]

How's the torque steer on that lol

[fathom socket]

Sick

Im at like 320 range

[hexed kayak]

Minimal actually

[fathom socket]

I could get more horespower but its more work than I care for

[wet summit]

they make an lsd for the f23

no idea how much it is

[fathom socket]

Whats f23?

[wet summit]

getrag transmission

[mortal ice]

Interesting

[stoic ledge]

I'm running a massive F13+ Getrag gearbox

[fathom socket]

Im lucky

My car doesnt torque steer much

I havent ever felt it torque steer

[hexed kayak]

Zzp z57 if you want to check it out

[fathom socket]

Torque steer is fun though tbh

When youre expecting it

[fathom socket]

Bruh I’ve felt our honda crosstour torque steer

Because its a Honda crosstour

[charred depot]

My 305 has a K04 turbo now, had a Garett T2 before which was nicer.

[mortal ice]

This my car

[fathom socket]

Ayee

Im on a KO4 too

[charred depot]

Mine being a diesel

[fathom socket]

It came stock tho tbf

[hexed kayak]

The z57 is a heavily modded k04

[stoic ledge]

Drag tires?

[mortal ice]

Yes

[charred depot]

One I have has a tiny shaft compared to the T2 still going to be running it at 23psi though heh

[stoic ledge]

I just have no turbo, pure N/A power baby

[fathom socket]

Lame

[stoic ledge]

83hp

[fathom socket]

LOL

[hexed kayak]

I havent seen a single other quebec plate in this fucking town

[mortal ice]

Same

[hexed kayak]

People come from all over the world for this and im the only fucker there from quebec

[charred depot]

I used to overtake loads of people on B roads with around about 50hp it required alot of planning and a massive run up where id either go for it or have to brake heh

[stoic ledge]

I bet you have some more power xP

[mortal ice]

Just a little lol

[stoic ledge]

[hexed kayak]

I can pass at 2500rpm in 5th lol

[charred depot]

My new engine can do that

[stoic ledge]

It doesn't matter, I have no power in any gear

[charred depot]

Factory is a non turbo diesel.

[fathom socket]

Same

[hexed kayak]

That was me yesterday

[mortal ice]

Back in march of 2022

[hexed kayak]

I got onto woodward and decided to give it the beans and instantly blew a hole in my intercooler

Luckily i brought a spare and was going again in 30 mins

[charred depot]

I need a front mount intercooler but its a bloody pain to do without cutting the car

[fathom socket]

Lb-ft or newton meters

[mortal ice]

Lbft

Disregard the green lol that was an error

[fathom socket]

Christ lmao

[mortal ice]

Red and blue are the accurate ones

[fathom socket]

Ah ok I was like 800lb-ft god damn

[hexed kayak]

I have no idea how much tq my car make but its a hell of alot

It can break the tires loose at while rolling at 1800rpm

[mortal ice]

I’m going to be converting to e85 soon so I’ll be going up a bit

[hexed kayak]

We dont have e85 back in quebec

[charred depot]

loads of my cars can do that but they have garbage tyres heh

[hexed kayak]

Only 94

[mortal ice]

Unfortunate. I have e85 but it’s like 20 miles away

[hexed kayak]

Im on brand new 255 firestone indy 500s

[mortal ice]

Only 91 close to me

I have Michelin pilot sport 4s 275’s and I still spin through 2nd :/

[fathom socket]

Got extreme contact sports and I can’t make then spin no matter how hard I try

[mortal ice]

I had to take my drag tires off bc they were starting to spin

[stoic ledge]

I can spin my tires in the wet with the tires on the paint of a cross walk or stop line

[charred depot]

My maroon 305 turbodiesel which is on decent new tyres but are only 175's so it spins alot.

[hexed kayak]

Fitting 255s was a bitch. I had to heat up my fender liners with a torch and remould them

[stoic ledge]

All the 115Nm

Pure torque

[stoic ledge]

It's a good thing I'm running it on RON115

Basically racing fuel

To maximize every pony in the 1.2L engine

[fathom socket]

Man I’d love to get some more out of my miat but the returns for money are dumb as fuck

[hexed kayak]

My car is on something similar atm. Theres no gas my car takes here so i just put in 87 octane and 3 full bottles of octane booster

Ots really rowdy now

[charred depot]

My "modified" car runs on basically anything

used engine oil, vegetable oil, bit of petrol is fine aswell.

[hexed kayak]

Mine will start pinging if i park it front of a pump that doesnt have 94

[stoic ledge]

Well mine just runs on LPG, that's RON110-115 iirc

[stoic ledge]

Oof, isn't 94 not more than Premium?

[hexed kayak]

94 octane not ton

Ron

[stoic ledge]

I always forget the conversion rate

98.5 RON

Ok so basically "Premium"

[hexed kayak]

Premium here in Detroit is 91 or 93

I figured with all the octane booster id just put regular in

[stoic ledge]

Ah ok, in Western Europe regular is RON95 = 91 octane, Premium = RON98 = 94 octane

[hexed kayak]

Regular here is 91 ron

[stoic ledge]

Oh damn, can't even get that here

And then LPG is RON110+ = 104.5 octane

Race fuel

Even has a separate tank, so it's like a racing fuel cell

[hexed kayak]

Maybe i should make my cobalt run pure methanol

[stoic ledge]

Go for it

[fathom socket]

Mine runs pure copium

I just run 93 octane

I could get more horsepower from race fuel but

Eh

300+ horsepower is enough for me

[stoic ledge]

Even has V-Tak

Massive torque boost at 3000+ rpm

100 -> 115Nm

[versed fern]

slightly curbed gold JR23s for 600 euro cop or drop

R18 5x114.3

[supple anchor]

Weight reduction

[stiff burrow]

@hexed kayak my buddy said he saw your purple cobalt ss yesterday

[hexed kayak]

Montreal is like 2 hours from Ottawa and they have e85 but im not about to use most of the ethanol i bought to get home

[hexed kayak]

Sweet

[hexed kayak]

Was kinda hoping someone related to this server saw it for some reason

[hexed kayak]

“Im not drinking and driving officer. im lounging”

[supple anchor]

“I’m at the beach”

[gleaming hound]

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2023/07/09/64a9ed5446163f6d578b45ce.html

[fathom socket]

Bruh

The tiktok ai voice really sells it

[mild totem]

this is a great idea.

[pseudo acorn]

bro what is that graph

I found a 13k 370z that I'm prob going to buy

depends if it's good or not when I go there

[wraith rivet]

i wonder what month those jumps every year are in?

is there a certain time of year where used car prices are the cheapest/most expensive?

[fathom socket]

Covid boom
It’s bad for everything

[fathom socket]

the farts go crazy

[mortal ice]

What 😂

[rugged lynx]

how come all the "ram air" intake comparisons on youtube are just hot air intakes?

[civic spoke]

They don't know any better

[rugged lynx]

i was curious how much real ram air helps at about 70 mph

like 115kph

[civic spoke]

Probably not a ton. Manufacturers are good at designing those things.

[rugged lynx]

probably just sucks in all the rain

yep we have 1000000 engines

[wraith rivet]

the only reason I’d get a ram air is if you’ve got a supercharger

let you hear the nice weeeEEEEEEEE

such as the s4 can’t hear it all with the stock cold air intake

sure you might lose some efficiency but wee noise 🥺

[rugged lynx]

need more supercharged buick sleepers

[bleak summit]

Isn't any supercharged Buick a sleeper?

[hexed kayak]

No

They get they get dusted by a 2017 Altima

[hexed kayak]

Winter is the best time to buy sports cars

Dirt cheap

[charred depot]

what's this contraption doing here.

[dull cedar]

a compensator imported it

[stoic ledge]

Americans: that's an American thing
Also Americans: import every JDM sport and kei car/truck, European wagons etc

[carmine summit]

yes

that is also an american thing

consume

own multiple cars

[fathom socket]

must be hard to drive on european roads

[misty mantle]

For some reason I feel like its got the 2.7 Ecoboost

[charred depot]

Genuine shelby with an 5L

[misty mantle]

Like he can use any of that power anywhere over there. Probably limited to like 50 mph or whatever max allowed speed for trucks over there is

[charred depot]

Its a dual purpose vehicle so its fine.

[misty mantle]

Barely even fits in that parking spot

[charred depot]

not like people follow speed limits to a tee heh

[misty mantle]

My Bronco II laughing in 2.9 V6 from 1987

Gotta keep it in 2nd going up any hill

Can't count the amount of times I've been tempted to put it in 4-low going up-hill

[charred depot]

did the 2.9 v6 make like 80hp or something

[misty mantle]

140 Hp and 170 lb ft of torque

My specific one is the single throttle body intake version

[fathom socket]

as a californian this is true

[misty mantle]

Ged is overseas, but yeah, can confirm as a Californian myself that people don't follow the speed limits here very well either

[charred depot]

Someone I know is banned from driving getting caught doing 130mph is a 30 year old shitbox though : |

[misty mantle]

Something you definetly havent done /s

[charred depot]

I am rarely driving a car which can exceed 110.

The tyres are swapped on my grey estate without the balancing weights being removed or rebalanced heh.

[misty mantle]

Speeding? Cant do that with my late '80s off-road capable V6 shitbox

[halcyon grotto]

we do a little mot failing

[charred depot]

I know a place in Broxburn : )

[misty mantle]

Here in california, you could drive a car with a completely rusted out frame as long as it passes smog

[charred depot]

we dont do MOT's in Fife

[misty mantle]

Ah, diesel. Only thing better than the smell of the fuel itself is the smell of the exhaust

[charred depot]

People are always suprised this has a MOT on it

not even that rusty

[misty mantle]

Thats in better shape than most new cars sold in the salt belt here in the states

[dull cedar]

that amount of rust would fail a warrant here

[charred depot]

It would here aswell but it happened after the pass : )

[misty mantle]

Where tf do you live? This is considered good here

[dull cedar]

NZ

[charred depot]

my maroon one failed for a tiny hole in the boot before all the way at the back

[misty mantle]

Damn

[charred depot]

meanies

[halcyon grotto]

mine failed on handbrake and a ball joint lol

liking your collection

[misty mantle]

Those are actually reasonable reasons though

[charred depot]

My grey one hasn't had a working handbrake a good a while, cant be bothered fixing it just parking in gear.

[misty mantle]

I leave my bronco in gear and set the parking brake

[charred depot]

I always do both but the handbrake does practically nothing in the grey estate

[halcyon grotto]

alot better than I expected tbh

[charred depot]

Friends MOT

40 years old now so MOT exempt : )

If that car ever gets into an accident the insurance companies are gonna pull up the MOT history and go hmmmm yeah

We used to have a fence down the side of our house but it got toyota corolled when a neighbours car handbrake failed.

no damage to the car though

[misty mantle]

Lmao

"Toyota Corolled"

[halcyon grotto]

I'd give that an MOT pass it seems structurally sound

not that it needs it

[dull cedar]

typical toyota corolla

[charred depot]

The grey estate looks pretty good in photos but has alot of patches

already had replacement arches

[misty mantle]

Still looks better than a lot of cars that end up in the salt belt here

[charred depot]

You don't see any of the bad ones here really because they fail their MOT when they get 8 years old and are scrapped

[misty mantle]

rip

[charred depot]

theres about 20 of these left on the road, they were pretty common.

if we want to keep a car going we actually have to patch the rust to whatever degree

[misty mantle]

wonder how long that F-150 Shelby will last or if its just a summer vehicle

Sure someone would love to have that 5.0

[charred depot]

Theres plenty of rust mitigation companies here for stuff thats actually worth something

[misty mantle]

Then again, its got a all alluminum body

so the body will last longer than the frame

[fathom socket]

Maybe, unless it corrodes to shit

[misty mantle]

One nice thing about the newer F-series trucks

[fathom socket]

Or cracks, common issue with aluminum after heavy use

[misty mantle]

Yeah, or it catches on fire and literally melts

[fathom socket]

Which will never be an issue for 99% of f150 drivers

Only needs to hit 1200F let’s goooo

[charred depot]

Ally suspension comonents verynice

[misty mantle]

My dads work let him use a 2017 F-150 when they first got it from the dealer. That truck actually hauled about 90% of our stuff when we moved with a 20-someodd foot car hauler. Could definetly tell that the trailer was there, esp with our tractor and all the impliments we had for it at that point loaded on it

He only recently turned that truck in so someone else could use it and picked up a '23 Bronco for himself

[fathom socket]

They’re good trucks
What I was getting at is 99% of buyers are just mall crawling and ego boosting

If we exclude the work fleet of course

[fathom socket]

I’d like to see a bronco styled truck tbh

[misty mantle]

Yeah, that is true. My dad was part of the 1% that actually used it for actual truck stuff

[fathom socket]

Though I don’t trust that 4 cyl for shit

[charred depot]

More used than the average pickup : )

[misty mantle]

The 4-cylinder so far is pretty good. This bronco was one our local dealer had on the lot because it was a special order someone backed out of. Has the 2.3 turbo with the 7-speed manual

[fathom socket]

Bruh my miata hauls more shit than the average pickup

Good choice on the manual

I’d like a 2 door yellow in manual but lmfao, they don’t exist basically

[misty mantle]

He originally wanted a 2-door hard top manual, this one is a 4-door soft top. He got a aftermarket hard top for it

[fathom socket]

Hell yeah

[misty mantle]

At least he got the manual

[charred depot]

Hauls a miata

[fathom socket]

personally I wish the options were NA V6 and turbo V6 but oh well

[charred depot]

I didnt even know them heh

[misty mantle]

The 2.3 got the crawl gear

[charred depot]

Imagine have your car immobilised by a fox though

[misty mantle]

Damn, my mom has hit a deer and mountain lion, both when she had her '13 explorer

[charred depot]

it wrapped around the driveshaft and wrecked the diff somehow

had to cut it off

[misty mantle]

How the hell did it do that

[charred depot]

lowlife or something

Car had to be lifted onto a jack on the motorway

[fathom socket]

Bruh

[misty mantle]

Far back is my dads, middle is my moms, front is mine

All broncos

[fathom socket]

Nice ford escape

[misty mantle]

Classic Ford and GM move, putting different panels on a already existing platform

[stoic ledge]

Classic insert basically any OEM move

[misty mantle]

Yeah lmao

Def didn't spell lmao wrong

you saw nothing

[stoic ledge]

I did

And I noted it

Rekt

Lmao

[dusky torrent]

i still have trouble understanding how electric motors work. electric vehicles are the next big thing so i want to gain an understanding.

[dusky torrent]

wdym no?

[devout tulip]

I think hybrids are better than one or the other. Both have major drawbacks

[fathom socket]

I mean everyone does it now
Personally I’m waiting for the Rav4 prime platform truck

[fathom socket]

Hybrids have major drawbacks too
They’re by far the most complicated of the 3 with the most parts available to fail

[charred depot]

Just dont fail : )

[fathom socket]

Though you can mitigate this by using a gasoline engine to power a small battery that supplies power to the motors
It’s much better for an engine to maintain constant RPM anyway

[devout tulip]

Old cars were better built. Change my mind.

[fathom socket]

They absolutely were not but go off

[charred depot]

They weren't built better but anything that goes wrong is alot easier to understand and potentially bodge.

I do much prefer the construction of old car interiors.

[fathom socket]

Much easier to fix at home but very much so less reliable

If they were, cars in the 60s/70s wouldn’t have had 1 year warranties. Some as low as 90 days

[viscid atlas]

thats not a good argument tbh. But yes older cars are less reliable. However they also have less points of failure

[charred depot]

Getting a car to 100,000 miles used to be a feat.

[viscid atlas]

and an older car, rebuild with todays hardware is usually more reliable than a factory bought new car.

[misty mantle]

Tbh, newer cars are worse.

[viscid atlas]

given you maintain both as required

[charred depot]

Things have gotten worse and things have gotten better

[misty mantle]

Fully mechanical diesels will run forever, those seem to be the exception

[viscid atlas]

also certain newer cars arent even repairable by aftermarket, the VW EV being one

[charred depot]

Me and a few friends exclusively drive 30-40 year old cars and arent let down that often

[viscid atlas]

I personally would rather have a 90s or older car. Because of how simple they are to repair.

my 06 911 is a nightmare

[fathom socket]

Rip L bozo

[misty mantle]

Sounds about right for a Porsche

[viscid atlas]

yup

[charred depot]

A friend of mine has owned hundreds of cars maybe getting close to a thousand heh and one of the few cars to let him down was a toyota camry.

[fathom socket]

Sounds about right for a 00s German car

[viscid atlas]

rip

[misty mantle]

Damn.

[viscid atlas]

hopefully I can get it repaired. At worst I will have to go to a dealer

[misty mantle]

Me: Laughs in 80s ford

[charred depot]

very reliable, only like this 5 times a year.

[viscid atlas]

jesus christ XD

[charred depot]

It would be fine if I just left it alone but

these things were horifically slow in their time its fun to have a fast one

even if fast is just going from 50hp to 120hp.

[misty mantle]

One in the front is mine

Back one is my dads, middle is my moms

[charred depot]

100% reliable

only being towed due to no brakes

It was a Taxi so has had a interesting life.

strange set of circumstances for a taxi to be a survivor car

[misty mantle]

May have been more taken care of

[charred depot]

No its engine blew up and it was abandoned in a barn

[misty mantle]

Oh

[charred depot]

Was last on the road in 1998 back on in 2022 with me.

[fathom socket]

Why

I mean its mid engine so that sucks but

Its good but sucks to work on

So do boxsters

Rear engine

I see your point

Oh is it rear

Mb

[viscid atlas]

rear engine, and its because the freaking car wont idle right

its misfiring during warmup

it runs fine otherwise

[fathom socket]

Have you swapped around plugs and or coil packs?

[misty mantle]

My truck is a 4X4, so I can literally roll under it on a creeper w/o a jack

[fathom socket]

Bruh

My car is stock and a low profile jack wont even fit under it

Rip L bozo

If youre lucky you can make it fit but it scratches the paint

I just use raceramps

They work great

[misty mantle]

Your mechanic must hate you

[fathom socket]

Who, me?

I fix my car myself lol, no mechanic for me.

[charred depot]

I can fit under my stock ride height car

[fathom socket]

Volvo just decided to make my car low asf for stock

Tf kind of volvo do you drive

2012 S60

No way it’s too low for a low profile

[charred depot]

A car you dont want to crawl under despite it being able to raise itself to the moon

[fathom socket]

It can almost sorta fit one but

[charred depot]

reasonably notorious for people crawling under and bumping a height correct or a line bursting and dropping

[fathom socket]

The ones Ive tried dont work

[misty mantle]

I swear I've seen this car somewhere before

[charred depot]

hydropneumatic suspension

[fathom socket]

[charred depot]

has 4 height settings next to the handbrake

rear sinks before the front so if you leave them parked for a while they squat

[misty mantle]

Worst way to die right there

[fathom socket]

Its pretty low tbh

The rear is a lil higher thank god

Has more clearance

[charred depot]

adequate clearance

[fathom socket]

[misty mantle]

It'll self clearance

[fathom socket]

Im lowering my car more too

Ima be fucked

Just wanna close the wheel well gap

[fathom socket]

the big lifted trucks here are double that

[civic spoke]

Mine is juuust about right.

[fathom socket]

I have a few inches of wheel well gap

[fathom socket]

This car only has 17's too sadly

Im gonna throw 18's or 19's on it

[fathom socket]

Clean asf

[civic spoke]

17 inches on my car, too.

[fathom socket]

Looks like it just came out of the showroom

[civic spoke]

Good from far.
Far from good.

[fathom socket]

Lol, fair.

[charred depot]

perfect

[stoic ledge]

It's funny how that looks like the right size on an E46, but it's tiny on a G20

[fathom socket]

Omg Ima show yall this bolt that I had to undo to do my spark plugs

I have to take my turbo air intake pipe off

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[fathom socket]

And its held in by 2 screws

Took me a good 30 minutes to get undone

The 2nd and 3rd pics are where the bolt is

Its literally sandwiched between wires, the engine block and the air filter box

I wanted to kms trying to get it out, thanks Volvo😭😭

[charred depot]

remove filter box wont take long

[fathom socket]

Yeah but I didnt feel like it

[charred depot]

well then you pay for you lazyness by it being a pain in the ass heh

[fathom socket]

Plus either way I had to go from behind the engine

The airbox wasnt the biggest limiting thing

[civic spoke]

Anyone know what this is?

[fathom socket]

It was the hoses and wires

[civic spoke]

I believe it's something to do with the power steering.
As it has started to fail on me.

[viscid atlas]

yes, and they were replaced aswell

and swapped around, the issues stayed in the same cylinders, so the new ones arent the problem

[halcyon grotto]

have you tried spraying it with WD40

[viscid atlas]

bruh

[fathom socket]

Dang

And your timing and everything is fine?

[fathom socket]

Sexy

[viscid atlas]

well, yes since the issue is only present during warmup

and not like, when cold

[fathom socket]

Oh yeah mb

[viscid atlas]

or warm

when its fully warm it drives normally

really weird problem

[fathom socket]

Oh it drives fine when warm

Hm

[civic spoke]

Sucks that troubleshooting a 911 is pain.

[wet summit]

i'll stick to trucks

[civic spoke]

I don't know if trying something to remove any carbon buildup would help.

An Italian tuneup is something I would try, probably.

[boreal sleet]

Hmm I am wondering if i should sell my diesel passat to get a ID Buzz xD

[stoic ledge]

ID Buzz is really overrated imho

[boreal sleet]

How so? It looks cute 😂

I have been really considering switching to electric due to high cost of owning a diesel, then again i do love that within few mins i can drive 1k km xD so im so torn

[fathom socket]

Most electric cars rn are overrated
Transitional technology stuff

[civic spoke]

I'm a fan of a more sporty seating position with cars.

When it comes to trucks, then I like sitting upright.

[boreal sleet]

Thats true and fair ye

[stoic ledge]

That's literally the problem, it's a failed attempt to reincarnate the original T1 on which they failed, the concept of the Microbus in 2003 was way more in line with the original design wise.

SO now it's just a bullbous EV van, with specs which arent better than the competitors were already offering tbh

[fathom socket]

It’s almost 9000 lbs in the usa

[boreal sleet]

Yeah i can see ya point, that is totally fair

Maybe im just seeing the grass across the fence greener than where I am rn haha

I wish there was a driving maps guide for like best places for road trips in EU than just random blog posts haha

[stoic ledge]

Well, create one

If you really want a retro van, get the retro convertion kit for the Jumpy

[boreal sleet]

jesus hahahahaha

[fathom socket]

That’s hideous
I want five

[civic spoke]

I saw an old VW pickup the other day.

[brittle totem]

Yeah it doesn't even have rear ac and its only 5 seater so what's the point with it 🧐

[stoic ledge]

Many configs available 😛

[boreal sleet]

wait it doesnt? :o

[stoic ledge]

Need to get the LWB version for that

Which isn't available yet

But atleast the current model has like a raised boot floor which needs a screw driver to remove it

[boreal sleet]

that is shit xD

[fathom socket]

Fuck suvs
Return to minivan

[stoic ledge]

Minivan > all

[boreal sleet]

I wish i more comfortable tinkering with my car lol, tho cant do it on a building parking lot too lol

[stoic ledge]

Totally agree

Ok no, Wagon > Minivan > all

[boreal sleet]

i mean dont the id buzz and T series ones count as "van" minivan? they arent suv no?

[boreal sleet]

"raised" wagon yes xD

[stoic ledge]

Noooooooo not raised wagons

[brittle totem]

Well its not really a bad thing specially when VW EV's doesn't have a frunk so you can store you charging cables at a good place. And its flat to which is nice if you want to camp in it.

[fathom socket]

I minivan is just a long wagon 🦅🦅🦅🦅

[stoic ledge]

Well depends on who you ask the definition of minivan 😛

[boreal sleet]

why notttt xD

[brittle totem]

Everything>Suvs

[stoic ledge]

But then you take out the front seats to maximize space... Oh no there's a shelf stuck in place

[brittle totem]

If you want space you can always get the ID cargo.

[stoic ledge]

You can really see it's an afterthought

[misty mantle]

A sawzall can easily fix that

[stoic ledge]

Sure 😛

[boreal sleet]

they are held in place by like screws no? i saw a review pain in the ass to take out xD

[stoic ledge]

Yeah, but it's a pain to remove indeed

Get a Zafira-E, then you can point the seats towards eachother, install a table etc

[boreal sleet]

dont wanna sell an arm and leg for one XD

[stoic ledge]

Same-ish pricing as the ID.Buzz

[boreal sleet]

they dont look that good tho?

unless im lookin at wrong one

[stoic ledge]

Nah they also don't look good

xP

Just a van

[boreal sleet]

hahaha

i think my 2014 passat looks better than that 😂

[stoic ledge]

BUT atleast it's not pretending to be something it's not

[boreal sleet]

true true

[stoic ledge]

Or get the retro Citroen version of it

xP

[boreal sleet]

🤢

[brittle totem]

https://youtu.be/KwrH2WwJ7J0?t=53

[boreal sleet]

I just like the higher driving sitting of vans i guess

[boreal sleet]

yesss i saw that hahaha

[stoic ledge]

You can probably even mount it to the Opel, Peugeot, Fiat... versions

[fathom socket]

I get the appeal of crossovers tbh
But barely anyone needs an SUV

[boreal sleet]

Yeah i dont think driving an SUV in EU cities is going to be comfy haha

But vans or wagons with higher view and sitting i feel i like more

[stoic ledge]

I saw the other day an A4 Allroad of which the cladding was painted in body colour

Hideos

Idk if that's a factory option

[boreal sleet]

Yeah after looking at the AllTrack versions.. i do say i am not fan of the big plastic parts haha

I'd much rather put AllTrack suspension on mine and keep the body paint 😂

than cover it with plastic grey or shit haha

[stoic ledge]

Something like this

Only thing I like about those SUVified wagons is the cladding

[boreal sleet]

i mean that aint too bad no?

XD

[stoic ledge]

Idk if it was this version or the newer version

But seeing it passing

[supple anchor]

Keyless entry

[stoic ledge]

The first impression wasn't good

[boreal sleet]

ahhh fair fair haha

[stoic ledge]

But the remote is the key

[supple anchor]

You don’t have to use an actual key

You can program any programmable inferred remote to unlock it

It’s kinda funny

[stoic ledge]

Sounds very secure 😛

[charred depot]

My BX had infrared central looking too heh

Had a S6 with a IR blaster always wondered if I could have used the phone

just unlocking my 80's car from the app...

[stoic ledge]

Oh I just realised, that's than maybe also the system our 306 Break had

You always had to point the remote to the mirror

Near the mirror somewhere there was like a black dome

That thing on the left

[dusky torrent]

keyless entry doesnt need you to press the button on your key tho. my car has it i'll show you

[boreal sleet]

Reckon I should bite bullet on applying alltrack suspension to my standard passat or trade it in for a alltrack model or allroad A6 or somethin 🤔

[stoic ledge]

That's quite a loaded spec for an E90

[supple anchor]

Jeep called it keyless entry in the 90s

[dusky torrent]

this one doesnt have the sport package tho. the e90 i looked at before getting this one had it. the steering wheel had paddle shifters

[supple anchor]

That car is from 91

[stoic ledge]

Just looked it up... yeah it totally was! Never realised until this moment there were different implementations of it

[supple anchor]

Yep

It was quite common

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's no M-Sport or anything

But it seems to have the big nav, heated seats, power seats, power fold mirrors, keyless entry... especially keyless entry I've net seen much, and power seats are also fairly uncommon or atleast in Europe

My brother had an almost fully loaded E91 M-Sport High Executive, "only" missing keyless entry, power seats and... an alarm. Hence it got stolen xP

[civic girder]

80s car automatic headlights only turned off automatically when opening the driver's door after shutting off the car. They weren't anything like the automatic headlights of today

[dusky torrent]

i appreciate it coming with xenons from the factory instead of dim halogens

[civic girder]

Halogens are only dim if you're using 20 year old bulbs or bulbs with shit loads of hours on them

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's something I often see on US spec cars... loaded with options but then equiped with halogens

Even disregarding the light they produce... it just looks wrong

Also in F3x cars

[civic girder]

Yeah the color of the light looks kinda weird on modern cars

[stoic ledge]

Or US cars are loaded but then they don't have sat-nav, missing the iDrive dome and just have a flat dash xP

[dusky torrent]

i've seen f30s with halogens. it's bad

[stoic ledge]

But also the headlight design itself

[civic girder]

But at the same time, I am also less likely to become blind when staring down a SUV with reflector halogens than a truck with projector LEDs (stock) that is actively obliterating my retinas

[stoic ledge]

I mean, yikes

[fathom socket]

I’ll take it over the collapsed star shit honda’s using

[civic girder]

mid 2000s DRLs are strange

[civic spoke]

Halogens is a quick way to make a new car look dated.

[dusky torrent]

my car's left headlight is aimed slightly high which blinds the 2nd floor of homes and drivers at night. i tried adjusting it but it didnt work

[civic girder]

I don't really get flashed much in my Honda. But its not an SUV

[stoic ledge]

I mostly get blinded by Tesla's or Mini's tho They just seem to be very poorly adjusted

[civic spoke]

I'll be swapping out my lenses Soon™️. Asking myself if I should do some DRL, angel eyes.

[civic girder]

Recently I've been blinded a lot by lifted trucks with LEDs

[stoic ledge]

Xenons should auto level? Literally at start up you see them go up and down

[dusky torrent]

the mechanism is probably broken

[stoic ledge]

Or your adjustment motor is broken

Yeah

[civic girder]

I turn on my high beams and then they flash me. Like bro, adjust your headlight aim for the love of god

[stoic ledge]

Classic

Been there

Also hate it when I have someone driving behind me with high beams on, very difficult to notify them then

[dusky torrent]

even worse are lifted trucks with the bright ass light bars on the roof plus improperly aimed LED headlights. it's like looking at the sun

[stoic ledge]

Luckily often people driving the opposite way flash their high beams

Sometimes fliashing the rear fog light also works, often people then check their lights

[civic girder]

Too bad we don't have those in the US

[dusky torrent]

my car has the rear fog light button but it doesnt press down like on all us spec e90s

i wish we had those here

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's a Europe thing

But it's nice for that 😛

[supple anchor]

My car has rear fog lights

[stoic ledge]

I only use it like once a year for it's intended behavior

[supple anchor]

And I’m from Murca

[civic girder]

One of my friends had a USDM E90 and he took the switch apart to remove the limiter so his rear fogs worked

[civic girder]

u sure

[supple anchor]

Yeah

[civic girder]

Only cars I see with rear fogs in the US are british cars

[stoic ledge]

But USDM E9x have different rear units?

They're more red

[civic girder]

idk

[civic spoke]

My E46 has front and rear fogs.

[supple anchor]

Look up 1991 Volvo 240 wagon rear fog lights

[civic girder]

I just know my friend's BMW had them, the switch was just physically limited so they wouldn't turn on

[supple anchor]

I want front fogs

[stoic ledge]

I have front and rear fogs

Well, in the rear just 1

[supple anchor]

But 💵💵💵

[stoic ledge]

Always fun when I see an imported US spec car, then they have an aftermarket mounted fog light screwed in to the bumper Looks hideous

[boreal sleet]

the yellow ones?

[stoic ledge]

No in the rear, reds

[boreal sleet]

ah, isnt using fog lights will slap you with a fine in NL most of the time xD

[civic spoke]

Isn't this what the USDM looks like for the E46?

[boreal sleet]

unless it is really foggy

[stoic ledge]

Often yeah

Rear is only allowed with <50m vision technically

BUt ngl, if you can only see 50m

You shouldn't drive

xP

[boreal sleet]

yuuup xD

they do look cool to keep on

but dont wanna risk a fine (front ones)

lol xD

[brittle totem]

Is keyless that rare on E9x generation my brothers E92 and E91 both hade keyless and it was not like they where fully loaded none of them even had the iDrive system?

[civic girder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/992607837907849276/1060535846022946926/F4FE54D4-70D9-4F48-B409-3F67419A45D6.mp4

[supple anchor]

My rear fogs look like break lights so if people tailgate me I can turn them on 😁

[stoic ledge]

Meh if it's foggy I turn them on in the front, probably not the legal limit but police doesn't care unless you use them like an idiot in the summer or something

[civic spoke]

I forget how wildly specced my car is sometimes. That's the same as what I have.

Auto lights and everything.

Front/rear fog lights.

[boreal sleet]

ahh fair fair

[stoic ledge]

For Dutch and German spec cars it was, not many had it. So the Swedish specs seems to resemble the US spec then, no navigation but with keyless entry where mainland Europe more had stuff like sat nav but not keyless entry

[civic spoke]

I believe all of the xenon/projector cars got auto leveling headlights?

[boreal sleet]

Anyone got a VCDS cable i could use and lives in NL? 😅

[stoic ledge]

https://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1769593

[boreal sleet]

pog :o

[stoic ledge]

They should yes

[boreal sleet]

didnt know car ppl used tweakers xD

[stoic ledge]

There's a sub forum for cars on there

Ngl mostly just EV's nowadays

As many Tweakers users are IT-ers with company cars

[boreal sleet]

i found out if i use a VCDS cable i can edit some code in my car that makes me able to fold/unfold my mirrors with the keyfob when i lock/unlock xD

[boreal sleet]

ahhh fair xD

[wraith rivet]

I’m pretty sure any car with xenon is required to have leveling

because it’s so bright

my mazda does

[stoic ledge]

You can get some fake VAGCOM on Ali but how much I'd trust those for that...

I used one like that to change the Polo's language from German to English (no Dutch in it)

Otherwise parking sensors and fuel level was being displayed in German

And that's a no no xP

[boreal sleet]

oof dont wanna risk it haha

it seems all the peeps offering it are closer to eindhoven and shit 😂

[stoic ledge]

Eindhoven, smartest km² of Europe

[boreal sleet]

I wish tweakers offered their site in english menu fuck me xD

[stoic ledge]

Live in NL, learn NL

[boreal sleet]

getting there getting there xD

[brittle totem]

I think that you can spec the cars more freely here in Sweden then most markets we don't really have those "trim levels" that most countries have we just have the "base" one and then you can add whatever you want to car that manufactures offers.

[misty imp]

I need help guys

I just bought new tyres

and it's torque understeering too much

[stoic ledge]

With BMW, definitely, but non of the "standard" trims as Business, Executive and High Executive had keyless as standard on it. Many prioritized other options over keyless

[brittle totem]

But that E92 that he had pretty much everything a part from the iDrive system it even had the fully adaptive lights and the Logic7 sound system fully electric seats and leather interior.

[stoic ledge]

Torque understeering?

[misty imp]

what's the fastest way to wear tyres in

someone told me heavy acceleration and breaking but I feel like that would fuck up the threads too much

[misty imp]

too much torque when you're turning

[stoic ledge]

Weird, that would've been expensive to spec in NL or DE as you then had to skip any trim package and spec everything seperately as all of the mentioned trims had atleast the simple iDrive

[misty imp]

causes the car to undershoot

[stoic ledge]

Wear in tires, just drive a few miles, should be enough

[misty imp]

I've driven about 500 miles on them

with heavy driving too

Here's a pic of it hitting 100 mph

even tho it's a shitbox

(full discretion, this is 100% legal)

done on one way, unrestricted road

[brittle totem]

Yeah it was a bit of weird spec but probably the best one you don't really want that iDrive system if it's pre facelifted car like e92 was because its just terrible so I guess that's add a bit value to it In todays market. Here is the full options list from that car I think it had everything a part from the iDrive system and m sport package https://bimmer.work/vin/pc21474fb8caa5a7971c2cd89c5b73979/options/

And it didn't have adaptive cruise control but that is extremally rare on E9x generation.

[fathom socket]

So fucking real

I pretty much won’t drive at night unless I have to at this point

[misty imp]

Fuck mercede headlights

[hollow comet]

some toyotas too

[fathom socket]

Honda’s are the absolute worst. Strictly stock speaking

[misty imp]

what do they call it?

matrix headlights?

[civic girder]

Only the SUVs. I only get blinded by the sedans if they are cresting a hill. And as a driver of a modern Honda sedan I can say that I don't blind others unless cresting a hill as well

[misty imp]

I flash them back twice and if they don't turn off I turn my headlights on as well

#staytoxic

[hollow comet]

or they have the "auto-dimming" lights that never work

[charred depot]

Ive had a car with headlights so shit id have to flash and oncoming cars would immediately autodim

[civic girder]

I turn my high beams on when encountering lifted trucks lmao

[misty imp]

you best believe I don't drive with my main headlight on

But when i drive my little jap car, be believe that shit is bright

[fathom socket]

I’m always in the line of fire in the miat

literally bro

I fucking hate how bright new headlights are at all times

even the low beams blind me

Yeah no people are forgetful or just dont care

its dumb

if someone leaves their highbeams on I flash them with mine

strobe light

It’s bad enough that I’ve considered trading in my car for something else

[misty imp]

Osram headlights are really bad for this

They don't need to have the power of the sun to see what's in front of them

[civic girder]

Skill issue. Half the people complaining about getting blinded lower their cars and forfeit their right to complain
I definitely get blinded more in my RX-7, despite it being on stock suspension, but I only complain if its a vehicle that would blind me regardless bc I am willingly driving a car that sits lower

[fathom socket]

Chill buddy

[misty imp]

I haven't lowered my car?

if anything it's lifted by an inch

[civic girder]

Trucks and big SUVs are the only thing I have an issue with really

Plenty of LED sedans that don't blind me

[fathom socket]

We get blinding in our crosstour so the entire argument is moot

[civic girder]

idk, I'm rarely blinded in my minivan, which sits about as high as the average SUV

[misty mantle]

And I'm the one blinding you guys

[brittle totem]

They actually work really well on our Passat never get blinked on while using them here is video that I have of them but it was quite bright outside still but you should se the matrix systems works really well. https://youtu.be/hbcjdAljTVo?t=34

[charred depot]

Ive seen what I think was a merc matrix system not work on me

[misty imp]

great until they don't work well

[charred depot]

it just like rapidly flashed me like it wasn't working fast enough

[civic girder]

I mean, as long as the headlight beam sits below the window line of the average car, you aren't blinding anyone

Every car will likely blind someone when cresting a hill regardless of headlight type anyways. The beam is aimed down, so when the nose of the car is pointed up, the beam goes right into oncoming traffic's eyes lol

[carmine summit]

LED headlights in north america suck because they're based on regulations for halogens despite being much brighter

[charred depot]

If you have candle technology it going into someones eyes isnt a issue heh

I drove a car with these headlights for a long time, who needs to see anything anyway

2 cars of visibility and you'll be rite.

[misty imp]

your left bulb is whack

[charred depot]

The GM headlight plastic adjuster had broken apart inside the headlight causing mega droopyeye

[hollow comet]

I typically drive by braille at night anyhow

[misty mantle]

That was my first time adjusting headlights

[misty imp]

I never bothered to do mine tbh

my left is higher than my right

which is alright since I drive on the left

I've positioned my bulbs to be abit higher on the max tilt

so that I can blind any annoying dogshit driver who's doing 40 in a 60

at night ofc

#staytoxic

[brittle totem]

Only gotten blinked twice and that was when we just got car in early 2021 but after that I have never had any issues with them. Never actually been blinded from VAG car with the factory matrix lights system the only car that i usually get blinded from is the tesla model 3 and Y but they are known for having a shitty auto headlight system.

[misty imp]

tesla and shit quality, being in the same sentence?

unbelievable

[charred depot]

Been blinded by loads of VAG cars but its usually the operators fault

[misty imp]

I'd rather drive a nissan leaf than those god awful cars

[brittle totem]

Isn't matrix lights illegal in North America still because of some stupid reason ?

[misty mantle]

I would rather die than drive any ev

[charred depot]

lots of people also fitting LED headlights into their basic bitch reflector housings like pls

[misty imp]

more personality than a tesla

probably less panel gaps too

[carmine summit]

yes

[charred depot]

its illegal here but people just remove them for the MOT

[misty imp]

dogshit annoying here in EU

[misty mantle]

And way less dash squeaks

[misty imp]

Bring back saab

[brittle totem]

Yeah the thing with VAG cars with matrix lights is that you need to turn auto part on by yourself and I guess people don't understand that and just use them regular way.

[misty imp]

old beemers are way better

I don't like the fact that you have to replace the whole tail lights if god forbid one of your leds go bad

[charred depot]

I see so many VAG car's with fucked headlights flickering and whatso mainly seats.

[misty imp]

also whoever thought that this ricer shit looks good on any car

deserves a stancy pants moment

[charred depot]

reliable setup

[brittle totem]

Panel gaps isn't a big issues on Tesla's as long as you don't live in North America the German and Chinese build one are mostly solid quality control wise.

[misty imp]

I knew someone who had a model y or whichever is the one with the gull wing

hated it

and we're here in the UK

[brittle totem]

Probably the base lights and not the matrix lights the base once is quite bad.

[charred depot]

I see alot of them with just the DRL ring around the headlights alot of seat's had going

[brittle totem]

Model x is build in North America still.

[misty imp]

Won't be touching it until it cost the same prices as a gr yaris

[brittle totem]

The base model 3 is getting close with recent price cuts on Tesla cars.

[misty imp]

still like 40kr diff

is yaris not available there? that looks like a gr corolla

[brittle totem]

If you start to add a bit of options on the Yaris they will most likely be same or very close

[misty imp]

I mean base spec to base spec

also mb forgot corollas are 4d

[brittle totem]

Nah that is the GR yaris.

[misty imp]

yeah my bad man

[wraith rivet]

my rims are looking… yikes 😬

[misty imp]

wait till you see mine

I can't wait to replace my micra

but need to save up first

[wraith rivet]

these are defective from the factory

[misty imp]

but she's done almost 45K + in 2 years

[wraith rivet]

they just love to peel for whatever reason

[misty imp]

paint and reseal homie

[wraith rivet]

I knowwww

how should I do that though? 2 at a time keep the car on jackstands?

[misty imp]

take the wheel off the car

[brittle totem]

Yeah but the base Tesla basically has everything as standard the only thing you can add is Full self driving which is very unnecessary specially when you get the "basic" autopilot as standard which does everything you want.

[misty imp]

don't tesla also have battery upgrades on higher specs?

[wraith rivet]

Ik that much hahaha I’m saying should I do it in batches or try to do all 4 at the same time

4 would be more problematic because I only have 2 jackstands

[misty imp]

oh ahhaha do two

[wraith rivet]

and I’m not tryna put this on cinderblocks lol

Ok gotcha

[misty imp]

one set from the front, and one set from the back

use playing cards to help you

[wraith rivet]

do you think clearcoat is necessary? Or just primer+coat

[wraith rivet]

Yeah, also heard tire shine can help too

[misty imp]

personally, if i was to do mine?

[brittle totem]

Yeah you can a bigger battery and AWD but nothing else.

[misty imp]

Iron whatever activator / remover, deep clean, degreaser, deep clean, 80grit, 2 coat primer, 3 coat paint, 2 coatfinish

[misty imp]

don't yaris already have awd on gr models as standard

[brittle totem]

Yeah it those but we where comparing base once right ? and Anyway RWD is more fun then AWD in most cases.

[misty imp]

true, but ngl I've outgrown my "drifting phase"

I've slid my shitbox on grass, asphalt and gravel

and I'm sure on ice once

[hollow comet]

Took me wrapping my car around a tree to convince me my last name wasn't schumacher

I do off-roading now lmao

[misty mantle]

What you got?

[hollow comet]

'21 Ram 1500 and a 2007 trailblazer

[misty mantle]

Nice

[hollow comet]

trailblazers aren't fun to lift

[misty imp]

skill issue

I remember going two wheel once

I had the P plates doing 70 in a sharp corner only after passing my exam 1 month after

shit was an experience

treating this whole backroad as a rally coarse at like 10pm at night

[hollow comet]

what are P plates? learner restrictions or something?

[misty imp]

R plates here, but thought I'd translate it for american folks

it's basically a speed restriction for a year for new drivers

you're limited to only 50mph

after passing

for a year

[hollow comet]

that's not a thing here lol

[misty imp]

it is here in the UK

[hollow comet]

interesting

[misty imp]

lamest shit but Ig it prevents accidents

never really stuck to it but I consider myself lucky...

I remember trying to break 120mph once on a micra

[hollow comet]

only restriction in the US is you can't have passengers from outside your immediate household that aren't over 25 or some stuff for 6 months

at least in Washington that's how it is

[misty imp]

US car scene is whack ngl

saying that UK isn't any better either

considering you get ford ST

only respectable ford is the RS

[hollow comet]

we also get mustangs

[charred depot]

NI thing not a thing in mainland UK

[fathom socket]

Unfortunately the RS wad marketed towards 20-30 year olds and dealerships acted like it was a solid gold Lamborghini

[misty mantle]

The focus and fiesta arent too common here in the US

[misty imp]

Fuck them mustangs, camaro / hellcat on top

[fathom socket]

Tbf they stopped making them for the US market years ago

[misty mantle]

Don't even remember the last time I saw either

[misty imp]

not surprised

[feral reef]

What the fuck

[misty mantle]

Pretty sure they stopped them for the fusion

[charred depot]

Its only a Northern Ireland thing not in real UK

[fathom socket]

I wish if you caused an accident through negligence you were banned from highway use

[misty imp]

was ford galaxy ever a thing there in the US

[carmine summit]

yes but it wasnt a weird van thing

[hollow comet]

not that ford galaxy

[misty imp]

mommy van

[feral reef]

Ahhhh okay, because that would be dangerous

[hollow comet]

we got the ford flex

[misty mantle]

Not this one

[fathom socket]

Pretty sure we had a ford focus max branded van that looked exactly like that

[feral reef]

NI is dangerous anyway, so doesn’t matter

[misty imp]

probably is

[misty imp]

also my dream car rn is the juke

[fathom socket]

Based

[misty imp]

or the cube

Fuck all the haters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdI-_uplz2Q

[fathom socket]

Less based

[misty imp]

this video convinced me to buy a juke

[misty mantle]

Last puke I saw was months ago

[fathom socket]

At least the juke isn’t slammed on the ground

[hollow comet]

I still remember "juke" as a shitty phone from the early 2000's

[misty imp]

Fucking accelation gapped a buggati