cars

[hexed kayak]

yeah appently thats a normal thing with tis gen of s60

not an actual issue though just sensitive

[compact grotto]

Guys having a bad day. https://x.com/listerlawrence/status/1694759461183721921?s=46&t=OB9jCOoj6SJ0gcjnPK2j-A

Lawrence Whittaker (@ListerLawrence)

You’re not having a bad day anymore. 🙈

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[fathom socket]

Goddamn

Nice $10 million wreck

[hexed kayak]

Insurance: YOU DID WHAT

[fathom socket]

Just a normal hhr?

[hexed kayak]

Ss

Trade them my purple car maybe

They would have to give me cash though

There is enough of these in the junkyard near me that this thing could be mint in a weekend

[fathom socket]

I don’t know why teens love those things
They’re not cool or fast or anything

[hexed kayak]

@fathom socket this is slow and very cool

Buy it and yank out the nasty 305 drop in a efi 6.0 vortec and a 4l80 and its a daily driver

That motor and trans is still very cheap near me

[wraith rivet]

big yikes

holy shit

[compact grotto]

Yeah that wreck is making the rounds on social media right now. Apprently its right out side the Brands Hatch circuit in the UK.

[formal horizon]

L corolla

[fathom socket]

Rip L

[misty imp]

Shit

I really need my bearings doing

how much would that shit usually cost uk?

I don't have a hydrolic press otherwise I'd do it myself

Thinking of just replacing the whole wheel hub instead but I'd need re tracking after which would cost like 100+

[charred depot]

You can do them without a press so long as its not some pishy ford design, or remove the hub and pay a garage £20-30 to press it in.

unless your car is some fancy thing tracking after should only cost £30 and may not even be required.

[wispy cloak]

Some cars you can just replace the full hub for not much money

[charred depot]

did it on a Volvo V50 as needs a 20 tonne press, ford design.

[wispy cloak]

That's what I did on my dakota

Speaking of which

I finally found a fender and bumper for it

That took almost a year

Apparently black body parts for dakotas are very hard to get

Especially with the v8 badge and no rust

[fathom socket]

Dang
Shoulda done >generic $2000 steel skid plate<

[wispy cloak]

It's for my r/t

Factory lowered muscle truck go crazy

[hexed kayak]

i saw a bunch of those at woodward in really good shape

only seen 2 rotten ones before that

[misty imp]

it's a nissan

tracking for it is quite different

and would possibly need a new tie rod

[charred depot]

what nissan?

[misty imp]

march k12

[misty imp]

that's the standard for here, also how the fuck am i going to go to the garage without a car

garage is on the other side of town

[charred depot]

normie shit, simple 2 wheel alignment will do for that

[hexed kayak]

tape measure alignment

[misty imp]

there's 2 wheel alignments here, but only for the wront

front

if I need the rear doing the local garage only does all wheel tracking

[charred depot]

yeah and you have a torsion beam rear axle nobodys going to be making shims up for that.

[misty imp]

my fucked bearing is in the rear i think

[charred depot]

rear of cars like a K12 basically never gets aligned..

[misty imp]

that shit has been rallying...

I've fucked two rims before going 50 on a pot hole

[charred depot]

You replace the torsion beam if its been damaged, no alignment place is going to shim it for you.

[misty imp]

aaa

fuck it

i might just buy a new wheel hub

[charred depot]

If its on the rear a bearing is piss easy

[misty imp]

I think it's on both side

[hexed kayak]

probably 3 bolts

[misty imp]

wait

both on the left passenger side

[charred depot]

they are such common cars just go to a scrappy and take off a hub.

[misty imp]

my irresponsibility has caught up to me

going 80 in cattle grid

like I have some sort of death wish

[wraith rivet]

cattle grid?

[wispy cloak]

Mine was in very good shape until the whale totaled it

[misty mantle]

You can't even tell that it was hit on the outside though

[wraith rivet]

would you guys say this dent is fixable?

with glue pull tabs or hammering or whatever idk

it bothers me a lot but I don’t wanna replace the whole panel

my mom dropped a bike on it years and years ago

[wispy cloak]

Bring it to a pdr shop

[wraith rivet]

it’d probably be expensive af

[wispy cloak]

Usually something like that is only a couple hundred dollars

[wraith rivet]

only 😭

I wonder if the cost of getting it fixed is worth how much resale value is lost keeping it looking bad

[hexed kayak]

tale the fender off and start beating it front the inside

[fathom socket]

If that’s the only mark, yea.
If you care about resale value this much do you really even want this car

[hexed kayak]

if you casre at all dont buy one

[fathom socket]

Yeah personally I take a lot of pride in my vehicle being clean tbh

It’s not about value, just subconscious joy

[obsidian magnet]

[wraith rivet]

not really lol I’m planning on selling it soon that’s the point

I mean I love it but obviously I can get something better

[fathom socket]

Then why haven’t you done that

[obsidian magnet]

a 350z

[dusky torrent]

beautiful s5 but horrible license plate

are you planning anything with your s5?

[timber oar]

You might be able to knock it back out from behind the panel

That's what I would try first

[dusky torrent]

i clean my car to compensate it making only 230 hp

[fathom socket]

“Only” smh

[timber oar]

Being the completely self taught and non professional body repair specialist that I am

[obsidian magnet]

I did it on purpose 😭

[dusky torrent]

it's sufficient but i'm not gapping something basic like a 350z

[fathom socket]

I’ll gap tf out of a 350z because at least my car isn’t falling apart

[obsidian magnet]

and yeah motor is fully built just waiting on a little extra money so I can get my rotrex kit

its already set up for e85 but obviously N/A its useless atm

[dusky torrent]

i still really want a b8.5 s4 as my next car

[obsidian magnet]

this is just the b8

I had an s4 prior but b6

[dusky torrent]

i have friends driving the newest m3, m4 and theyre fresh out of high school

[fathom socket]

Ew

[dusky torrent]

but i dont need the latest

[obsidian magnet]

yeah I have a 330ci with a top mount s54 a

definitely like the m diff swaps

my yard is a graveyard of bimmers

[timber oar]

I liked driving a rental beamer a few months ago but I would never want to work on one

[obsidian magnet]

they're actually not that bad

once you have the $15000 in specialty tools to fix them you're good

[dusky torrent]

the most i've done with my beamer is add oil

though i'm only 6 months into ownership

[timber oar]

I like my old American and Japanese stuff better I think lol

[dusky torrent]

i want an old american car one day

60s chevrolet nova or something

[timber oar]

I have a smokey and the bandit firebird

I've posted about it here but it's been a while

Haven't been able to drive it even though I've had it 2 years

Engine was all goofed

Life seems to get in the way of me finishing the ls swap

[obsidian magnet]

yeah I helped one of my buddies swap an ls1 into is 89

now its back out and being built

[timber oar]

Hehehe

Ls is a masterpiece of an engine for how plentiful they are

[obsidian magnet]

we had it all in and it ran but ps res was foamy so he took it apart the pump was bad

he took it out to get the frame pulled after an accident

[timber oar]

Oh that's hawt

[obsidian magnet]

and I cant recall the year but he paused on his to restore one hes buying/already bought from one of his family

[timber oar]

I love the 3rd gens just as much as the 2nd gens

[obsidian magnet]

and its actually in pretty good shape 52k miles

[timber oar]

After that they hit the 90s and went to shit

[obsidian magnet]

agreed

[timber oar]

I uh

cough

https://speed-engineering.com/products/ls-swap-twin-turbo-kit-a-body-f-body-c10

Been eyeballing that

Specifically lists 2nd gen f bodies as being compatible

[obsidian magnet]

wow thats

hes married

I dont know if his wife would believe the "we need these parts for the car to run"

[timber oar]

I do not have such problems 😂

[obsidian magnet]

lucky

[timber oar]

I just got out of college last year, I have specifically rolled solo

[obsidian magnet]

thankfully my fiance is also into throwing money into cars that arent worth it

[timber oar]

Makes life so much easier

[obsidian magnet]

yeah sometimes I like being by myself but with a kid on the way thats a hell no right now haha

[timber oar]

Congrats, hope that goes well

[obsidian magnet]

I hope so too, going to be difficult with only owning coupes

[wraith rivet]

can’t until I’m 18

[wraith rivet]

with a rubber mallet? or what kinda tool you thinking

[timber oar]

I don't think a rubber mallet will do a whole lot

A wider footprint hammer

Not necessarily a heavy hammer

https://www.amazon.com/sspa/click?ie=UTF8&spc=MTozODMxOTAwMDcyMTc0NjAxOjE2OTI5MzAxODQ6c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZjoyMDAxNDQ4NzM2ODI1OTg6OjA6Og&url=%2FSWANLAKE-Piece-Repair-Carbon-Hammer%2Fdp%2FB0BRM4K7MG%2Fref%3Dmp_s_a_1_1_sspa%3Fc%3Dts%26keywords%3DBody%2BHammers%2B%2526%2BDollies%26qid%3D1692930184%26s%3Dautomotive%26sr%3D1-1-spons%26ts_id%3D15707081%26sp_csd%3Dd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm%26psc%3D1

Maybe these

[wraith rivet]

Ohh gotcha

[severe flame]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsrHyhz4Sg not bad id drive

[wraith rivet]

that graph 💀

[dusky torrent]

i need these for my car

[brittle totem]

@stoic ledge How much is the base ID.7 in NL ? 664 900sek (€56924) here in Sweden.

[vocal mural]

Price not available yet.

[brittle totem]

Weird the it should be by now the global launch is today maybe it comes up a bit later🧐

[misty imp]

Rip to those people who gave elon their money

by the time it comes out it's already outdated probably

[brittle totem]

🧐

Not sure how the this has anything with Tesla to do the ID.7 is not in the same market as the model 3 and Y and the S and x is double the price.

[charred depot]

Theres been an argument going on my bonnet about cleaning my car for months, I am not even the person that wrote no.

[misty imp]

I put 8== D on cars so that the owner is forced to clean it

or a dickbutt

[stoic ledge]

https://www.volkswagen.nl/nieuws/volkswagen-start-productie-elektrisch-topmodel-id7/

Price announcement in september

[fathom socket]

Is that 57k€ all taxes included?

[brittle totem]

Werid nearly every single country but the NL has already got their price 🧐

[brittle totem]

Yes

[fathom socket]

Not bad not bad

[brittle totem]

But that is for the base model.

[fathom socket]

Yeeaaaa I know we have our problems with cars, but things like this make me appreciate being in america, for cars at least

[dusky torrent]

no im not tho 😭😭

[brittle totem]

I did spec it as we would want and that ended up at around €64k. The most annoying thing is that you need to add a €5,5k package to get rear seat heating that just stupid.

[dusky torrent]

technically i am a student driver. i have my probationary license and only been driving for 6 months

gta car

[misty imp]

what's with dodge owners and terrible credit score

[topaz vessel]

As someone who drives rather short sports cars...
This is my life, all the time.

[misty imp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFv0QHZcUNM

[charred depot]

Duplication glitch

[fathom socket]

Keep doing it until you break your matrix
Godspeed

[misty imp]

I've never seen a clean mechanic garage

[fathom socket]

I have on a couple ships
It’s beautiful, they really care about their space and job

[misty imp]

some crackhead is selling snap on tools for 200 gbp

mb "pseudo" snap on tools

I see alot og teng tools 👀

[timber oar]

So many wrenches

Tekton sells empty wrench pouches lol

Which reminds me I need to find my 10mm

😂

Used it for brake bleeding and then I think the void consumed it

I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that

The 10 mill I had before I left on a frame rail or something

I drove off and heard it fall to the ground xD

Yeah that's why I have wrench pouches and packout

Packout is a life saver

Especially that 3 drawer module

[vocal mural]

Emden, pretty close to the Netherlands

[timber oar]

What you going to trade school for

[vocal mural]

Cities: Skylines??

[timber oar]

Wat

You going to school to be a mechanic for what

Cars? Planes?

Like what are you gonna work on

The only issue I've seen with auto mechanic positions

Shops don't seem to have very particular requirements

Pay isn't super great

That's also a problem for being a customer since pretty much every time I go to my local shop they goof something

What is your ultimate career goal?

I'm really just curious

Run it all with robots so you don't have staff to pay lmao

Ehhhhhh

When shit hits the fan like that

I question whether people will be able to afford cars like that

Idk really I'm just pulling that out of my ass

Yeah I guess that's fair

[misty mantle]

rip

[wispy cloak]

I would be desirable in the apocalypse

I have a large stash of generators, tools, vehicles, and fuel

[misty mantle]

I've got 2 55 gallon barrels of cherry flavor diesel, tools, a few vehicles, and a bunch of fire wood

Oh, and the tractor, ATVs, and snowmobile

[timber oar]

Me jelly

[misty mantle]

I also have 2 Napas, a Autozone, and a Orileys within a half hour from me

I'm suprised the Orileys employees don't know my parents and I by name by now considering how often we are in there

[wispy cloak]

We have a very large diesel tank and propane tank

And a propane backup generator

[misty mantle]

I have a gas generator my dad picked up from harbor freight, and my grandparents have a generac that came with their house

We also have a battery system, as well as solar

[wispy cloak]

I have four gas generators

[misty mantle]

I built a generator using a riding mower engine I rebuilt and a alternator off some GM product

Have a video of it here somewhere, I need to find it

[fathom socket]

We have solar because fuck the government’s control of petroleum distribution 🤓

[misty mantle]

@wispy cloak

First engine I rebuilt

[wispy cloak]

Those briggs are invincible

[misty mantle]

My grandpa had picked this engine up at a yard sale, and it sat in his garage for years after that. When I got to it, I found the carb full of rust and orange RTV as an attempted head gasket

Think someone was trying to fix the fact that it had no compression without rebuilding it

I think we all do

They make good caps, but thats about it

[wispy cloak]

I run the no spill spouts

With the button

And race jugs

Fun fact if you read the fine print race jugs aren't for fuel

For legal reasons

I love it when they get stuck open

I broke all of mine

[misty mantle]

If you actually like using these caps, there is genuenly something wrong with you

[wispy cloak]

My grandpa has those spouts but he literally just takes the whole spout off to dump gas in his mower

[misty mantle]

Yeah, a funnel is the way to go

[civic spoke]

Just don't run out of gas.

[misty mantle]

fuck the government gas caps

[civic spoke]

Higher quality fuel either way.

[misty mantle]

Probably some emmisions related bullshit

[civic spoke]

I guess if they get knocked over, they won't spill.

[misty mantle]

fair.

[wispy cloak]

That stuff is so expensive

[civic spoke]

It is. But realistically. How much are you using?

[misty mantle]

I don't see why people buy the pre-mix 50:1 either

[wispy cloak]

A few gallons a week

[civic spoke]

For us, then it's about twice the price compared to normal

[wispy cloak]

Same here

Lowers profit

[misty mantle]

These are the ones I make the biggest mess with

Espesially when they are full

[civic spoke]

Really depends.
It's a lot cleaner fuel compared to what you get from the pump, and it has a lot better shelf life.

[wispy cloak]

I buy ethanol free for my two strokes

But I get it at the pump

[civic spoke]

Not really available here. Basically everything contains some amount of ethanol here in Sweden

[wispy cloak]

Ethanol is not good for two strokes

[misty mantle]

We always get 91 for our yard equipment and quads, and my dad runs it in his bronco it get a few more horses out of the 2.3 turbo it has

[wispy cloak]

It isn't good for your mower either

They specifically say on the gas cap to not go over e10

Or e15 on new ones

[civic spoke]

Ethanol is less energy dense, so you need more of it.

And they like to gunk up carbs

[wispy cloak]

They aren't jetted for it

[wispy cloak]

Exactly

[misty mantle]

Doesn't ethanol just kill engines faster in general?

[civic spoke]

Not really.

They eat away at other parts of the engine, however.

Old hoses, and the like.

[misty mantle]

We always get 91 for our yard equipment and quads, and my dad runs it in his bronco it get a few more horses out of the 2.3 turbo it has

And my snowmobile can also take it. Literally has a key position for premium

[wispy cloak]

I see so many mowers that sit through the winter with ethanol in them and get the carbs gummed up

[civic spoke]

With low-hour machines, that gets run hard, but not for long. I especially like higher quality fuels.

[wispy cloak]

It isn't good for carburetors most times

[misty mantle]

Why most of them end up out at the curb some spring. Same with snowblowers

[civic spoke]

Cheap/Free ones (:

[wispy cloak]

Yes

[civic spoke]

Clean them up, and sell for a profit.

[wispy cloak]

That's what I do

Ethanol is good if you need octane for cheap

Aka big boost street cars

[misty mantle]

Wish I lived in a area where people threw stuff like that out by the curb.

In my area, stuff like this just ends up at the dump

[civic spoke]

Forced induction loves ethanol. But you need injectors to match.

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[civic spoke]

If I did garden work with equipment that used petrol, then I'd probably still use Aspen fuel.

[wispy cloak]

I run regular pump gas in my mowers just because I go through so much of it

[civic spoke]

INB4 "Buy a drum of it"

[fathom socket]

A drum of gasoline hard pass

[misty mantle]

Depending on how much you go through, probably not gonna use it all before it goes bad.

[fathom socket]

Also assuming you store it properly

[misty mantle]

Even with fuel stabilizer, it only extends the storage life about a year

[wispy cloak]

That's a lot of money

And a lot of space

[silent elbow]

safety taken very seriously

[civic spoke]

Used in one of the Gumball 3000's.

Oh, right. It was stolen, wasn't it?

[misty mantle]

Just found out my media teacher was in a commercial for a local Mercades dealer

[civic spoke]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/one-off-900-hp-audi-rs6-dtm-wagon-is-stolen-and-burned/

[misty mantle]

I have a feeling it ended up getting stripped then they burned the rest

Or it was basically a repeat of what happened with whislindiesels ferrari

[civic spoke]

Okay, I was confused. Because the one you showed was the RS6 of Jon Olsson, that was used during Gumball and all of that.

Where as the one from Matt Armstrong is a different one.

[stoic ledge]

Probably so Pon can make a price to f* us

[brittle totem]

Yeah not good start to Riccardo f1 comeback🥲

[misty imp]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XeWq42LEm3I what do?

[civic spoke]

Don't worry.
The clutch is fine.
||The transmission, however...||

[misty imp]

fighting for its life rn

[misty mantle]

Transmission? More like glitter now

[coarse jewel]

truth, if you open that without a respirator you're gonna get internal bleeding lmao

[misty imp]

Magic dust ✨

[civic spoke]

What car is that even? Scion or something?

[misty imp]

interior looks like a toyota

[misty mantle]

Kid needs to watch this video lmao

https://youtu.be/o1ED4FQjDGk?si=Ge6Va5gBumkgu6ud

[misty imp]

tbf it's just americans being americans

it's such a big place you can't avoid getting dumb fucks like this

[misty mantle]

You know I'm an American, right?

And I can drive stick

[misty imp]

yeah

[coarse jewel]

gonna actually watch this, I drive a manual and understand the basics of how it works but this looks interesting

[misty imp]

this sod can't\

[fathom socket]

Sometimes I just drive in 3rd and flutter the clutch from a stop
It’s like a self driven cvt!

[coarse jewel]

never seen a european try to brute force a manual transmission in a convertible into second gear while at a stop with extremely loud grinding and a presumably functioning clutch.

[misty imp]

Fuck nissan cvt tho

[coarse jewel]

Honda cvt ftw

and Subaru CVT is shockingly good too

[misty imp]

I've done that sometimes

[fathom socket]

Subaru’s CVT is well built with dogshit programming

[misty imp]

but only on downhill and I've brought the clutch up too fast

I'm proud to have come to a stage after 40k miles where I can confidently know how much revs I need for how fast I am on each gears

perfect rev matching

perfect pulls

[coarse jewel]

I think it's well programmed (with the WRX at least) you can simulate set gear ratios, optimize for best fuel efficiency, or optimize for best power.

[misty imp]

unleashing all 80 bhp of my shit box to the tarmac

[coarse jewel]

but was it a convertible?

[misty imp]

sadly not

[coarse jewel]

so you haven't done it before

[misty imp]

why does it look like it has erectile dysfunction

[coarse jewel]

lmao

[misty imp]

this shit tastye homie

only 6k

[fathom socket]

Dayum

[misty imp]

slk 200 kompressor 2009

70k miles

guess how much the price

[fathom socket]

$3.50

[misty imp]

actually wanted one of these ngl

5k for that bad boy

[fathom socket]

Hard pass what’s wrong with it

[misty imp]

nothing

I mean probably has something wrong with it tbf

[civic spoke]

Sporty, Lightweight, and Short.

[fathom socket]

Miat

[silent elbow]

Lawson will get the hellfire of trials though

i hope he does well, although with how his last super formula race went, im praying

[misty imp]

I genuinely hope i dont buy a brz and mod it like this

[silent elbow]

i have a '96 diesel audi with no mods that has half a million km on it, minimal maintenance, who's gonna top that?

[fathom socket]

Impossible.
Brz can’t reach 120 before exploding

[misty imp]

Brz cant even reach 80 without wrapping itself to a tree

[charred depot]

300k miles isnt that much for a deesel

[misty mantle]

Can't wrap itself around a tree if it doesn't run

[misty imp]

100% tbf

[misty mantle]

disul

[charred depot]

derv

[misty imp]

Right am i being silly or the brz and frs have the same enginev

[fathom socket]

Subaru needs to just give up on the boxer

[fathom socket]

brz/frs/gt86 are the same car

[misty imp]

Thats what i thought

Whats the fucking point

[coarse jewel]

Collaboration

[misty imp]

But i bet its got personality tho ™️

[fathom socket]

Cross development between companies makes it more affordable

Same reason the supra is a skinny Z4

[misty imp]

Yeah supra is just rebadged z bmw at this point

But isnt the bmw z series rwd?

Or am i tweaking

And also supra is awd

[fathom socket]

My biggest issue with the supra, personally, is the interior.
I get that developing an engine and platform is expensive but like come on. Couldn’t use a toyota interior?????

[coarse jewel]

Also the Boxer is fine, Porsche uses flat engines and has some of the most reliable cars out of Europe. Subaru does it, has a few issues with head gaskets but good maintenance mitigates those issues without much cost and it's cheap compared to a lot of other engine issues.

Also the Boxer is one of the best engines for balancing which theoretically improves reliability.

[fathom socket]

Porsche’s boxer is good
Subaru’s can kick rocks

[misty imp]

Nvm theyre both red

[misty imp]

Rwd*

[misty imp]

Try not to blow a head gasket while doing a pull challenge (impossible) subaru early 2000s edition

[misty mantle]

Was gonna say, I don't think the supra was ever awd

[fathom socket]

The subaru boxer fuel economy is also just absolute trash

[misty imp]

Afaik there was aftermaket head gasket that addresses this right?

[coarse jewel]

One generation was bad, other generations get 200,000km on the Turbocharged WRX, other non-turbocharged subarus can get to a million km. Even some corollas and civics don't get that high.

[misty imp]

• on other models they actually redesigned it abit

[coarse jewel]

Any engine will blow a headgasket if you redline it right off the lot, you need to drive first 1000km at a lower rev to break in the engine and baby hit.

[fathom socket]

The gasket issue is really not a thing and hasn’t been for a while

[misty imp]

I just dont get the hyped with dorito powered cars

Think theyre overrated imo

[fathom socket]

BRRRRRRRR

[misty imp]

Unique for sure

[coarse jewel]

My WRX gets better fuel efficiency than any other sports car I've seen.

[misty imp]

But like is that worth it for all the headache you’ll get from it

[fathom socket]

Fat cap.
22mpg combined vs the Type R’s 28?

[misty imp]

But hey atleast its somewhat easy to disassemble tho

[fathom socket]

Subaru has the worst fuel economy in its class by a longshot

[misty imp]

My sports car gets 50 miles to the gallon bozo

[fathom socket]

Seriously, my miata pushed 49 on this road trip.

[coarse jewel]

Currently have 7.8 l/100km which is 30 US MPG (it keeps a record of fuel efficiency during it's life which has been accurate when I've manually measured)

Miata has great fuel efficiency, but WRX has far better fuel efficiency than other sports cars.

aside from the Miata

Miata and WRX probably 2 most fuel efficient (full ICE, not counting hybrids or electrics)

[fathom socket]

Absolutely not true

[coarse jewel]

2015 WRX btw

[fathom socket]

Sounds like a 1.5L wrx

[coarse jewel]

And most driving is through small town.

2 liter, non STI, sport-tech package

I do drive to optimize fuel efficiency

[misty imp]

lets be honest, miata isn't really a sports car

kind of

[coarse jewel]

eh, it's similar level to WRX imo, which isn't full sports car but is performance car and pushes into sports car imo.

[misty imp]

I always think of it like a souped up daily

sports car is a very ehh by definition

because what qualifies as a sports car

[fathom socket]

A sports car is a car designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving and racing capability.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car

LMAO

[civic spoke]

?

Are you implying that the Miata isn't a sports car?

[fathom socket]

“Miata isn’t a sports car”
top result for sports car is miata

[misty mantle]

Isn't the miata a coupe though?

[fathom socket]

It’s a roadster technically

Although my texas inspection says “wagon” on it 🤡

[civic spoke]

Depends on if it's the fastback or not. I guess.

Roadster = 2 seater cabrio.

[misty mantle]

New mazda or mazda in general?

[misty imp]

wouldn't actually mind driving a mazda 3 tbf

kinda looks okay

isn't too flashy

[misty mantle]

The Ford era Mazdas actually arent bad. That little mazda-made 2.3 4-banger that ford was putting in the rangers were probably the best engine those little trucks got

[misty imp]

but not too blunt either

but an abarth in pink tho

[misty mantle]

The Ford era Mazdas actually arent bad. That little mazda-made 2.3 4-banger that ford was putting in the rangers was probably the best engine those little trucks ever got

[misty imp]

nah but why do i kinda fuck with this one tho

[misty mantle]

Now Fiat, that is just a chrysler-made pile if shit brand now

[fathom socket]

No offense dude
But I’ve seen how you talk about people and even “I won’t drive hybrid, I’m not a woman” and calling women bad drivers and shit

I really don’t give a fuck what you think

[wispy cloak]

Chrysler is fiat

Fix it again tony

[misty imp]

Fix or repair daily

[misty mantle]

Ik

[misty mantle]

Oh shut up

[fathom socket]

<@&750150305383186585> repeatedly misogynistic

[wispy cloak]

247k miles and still going strong

[misty mantle]

Can we not start a argument please

[fathom socket]

Calling out bigotry is not an argument
Mods will deal with it

[misty mantle]

187k here. Still runs great

[fathom socket]

Hot damn

[misty imp]

for sale ford transit 2003, barely used, in good condition, serious offers only, cash no swap, no time wasters

[fathom socket]

“I know what I’ve got”

[misty mantle]

I gtg

[wispy cloak]

This also applies to all chevy trucks from the early 2000s

[fathom socket]

Got To Gap

[misty imp]

WomEn BaD dRiveRs 🤓

[fathom socket]

Dashboard moment

[wispy cloak]

They're all just piles of rust

On the road

[fathom socket]

Tbf, most cars from the 2000s period are not great

[wispy cloak]

I know somebody with a duramax that the bedsides flap in the wind

[misty imp]

the design is very radical

[wispy cloak]

Dodge just took all of the problems from the other American manufacturers and condensed it into one truck

[misty imp]

this is the worst mustang generation

fight me

[fathom socket]

My mom adores those

[wispy cloak]

It's one of the best

[misty imp]

fucking jap car wannabe

[fathom socket]

She hates the 4.6L generations with a passion

[wispy cloak]

Amazing drag car platform

Foxbodies are literally legos with how many parts are available for them

[misty imp]

which drag we talking about

[wispy cloak]

Racing

You want to coyote swap? A kit exists for that

Ls swap? Kit exists

[misty imp]

this is just a sin to man kind tbf

[fathom socket]

Oh? You’re a racist? Name all F1 tracks then

[wispy cloak]

I can't even defend that

[misty imp]

oh you're into racing? name 3 racist then

[wispy cloak]

It's on the same platform as the foxbody but worse

[fathom socket]

My main issue with this gen is none of them were kept in good condition
Every single one on the road looks like it has gone through mad max

[misty imp]

should just be driven straight to the skip tbf

[wispy cloak]

Sn95s are just not it

[fathom socket]

Also
4.6L 🤡

[wispy cloak]

Great beater to have fun in

Not much else

[wispy cloak]

Did you know they offered the foxbody with a 2.3L i4

[fathom socket]

That hurts my soul.

[misty imp]

Design wise, i think corvettes haven't missed

[fathom socket]

i4 is fine these days for power
But good lord back then

[misty imp]

tho the new ones are kinda ass

[wispy cloak]

They actually also made one with a turbo i4

[fathom socket]

They’re a bit overstyled imho

[wispy cloak]

That kind of went hard

But it's pretty rare

[fathom socket]

Was it quick, in any way

[wispy cloak]

My foxbody was a factory 2.3 car

It no longer has a 2.3

[misty imp]

we can argue all we like, but we can all agree

fuck this thing

[fathom socket]

Eh

[misty imp]

whatever the fuck that is

[wispy cloak]

Not a mustang

[fathom socket]

Mustang is a brand now, not just one car

[misty imp]

suv, mom's soccer haul looking ass

[wispy cloak]

Drop the mustang name and it's ok

[fathom socket]

Isn’t that new carbon fiber mid engine batshit monster a “mustang”?

[misty imp]

my guy

what engine

[fathom socket]

No not the EV

The GTD

[misty imp]

PLEASE I JUST WANT MY IDX

NISSAN FUCKING PLEASE

GIVE US THE IDX

[misty mantle]

Tf you talking about?

[fathom socket]

https://www.ford.com/performance/mustang-gtd/

This monster
It’s not even on the same platform as the mustang

[misty imp]

now that's a mustang

kind of

bet it would still be a pedestrian missile tho

[misty mantle]

I would like to punch whoever came up with both this and the mach E in the face

[fathom socket]

Nah
That’s a GT with a mustang costume

[severe flame]

Good deal ya?

[fathom socket]

Mustang is a brand now

[misty imp]

mustang is an idea now

[fathom socket]

True facts

[misty mantle]

Toss a harness, ECM, and trans in there and its a deal

[fathom socket]

Look I don’t make the rules nor do I like it
But it’s just a fact now

[misty imp]

unpopular opinion, but the 350z (and the others in the same generation) looks ass without mods

[severe flame]

They don't have any of that. I was looking for trans looks like stock used ones run $5,000

[civic spoke]

Not quite stock.

[misty mantle]

I have no say in this. I'm not a import guy whatsoever

[misty mantle]

I was just saying, it would be a deal if it had all that

[misty imp]

Jap Audi TT looking ass

[fathom socket]

Imho the 400Z looks like ass. Fight me

370z with makeup

[severe flame]

Hmm one I saw with engine, trans, TCM, ECU, and harness run about $15,000. 300k miles

[misty imp]

ehhh debatable

looks okay stock but like

WHAT ARE THOOOSEEE

[wispy cloak]

What are you putting it in

[misty mantle]

Jeez.

[severe flame]

My truck.

[misty mantle]

300K is very broken in

[misty imp]

are you going to get it rebuilt atleast?

[misty mantle]

Diesel swap or blown motor?

[misty imp]

with that much mileage it could probably do with a new cylinder sleeve

[severe flame]

Motor popped

[misty mantle]

Rip

[misty mantle]

Don't think the 6.6 is a sleeved engine

[misty mantle]

Run it low on oil accidentally?

[severe flame]

No. Drop and go. Rebuilding both endsg and trans would cost another 15-20k. Especially if you throw injectors at it

[severe flame]

Nope classic sudden failure. Crank just pops.

[misty mantle]

You don't even need a harness, ECM, or trans if your truck already has a 6.6

just swap the parts over

[severe flame]

Yes I know, just saying what I saw on Facebook marketplace

[misty imp]

not really into engines all that much but I've always thought most engines are sleeved

[misty mantle]

Marketplace can be something else.

[misty mantle]

Not all

Its mainly the big semi engines that are sleeved

[misty imp]

is there an advantage for not having it sleeved?

[fathom socket]

I wonder if a crossplane i4 would be a bad idea

[misty mantle]

Tbh, Idk. Still getting into diesels

[misty imp]

I thought it helped with cylinder life span

[severe flame]

Looked into getting a rebuild.
Looks like reman engines are $17k-27k (plus core) depending if you want stock, or built so the crank won't randomly pop again. Comes with 5yr 100k warranty. Still need 4k to do injectors, maybe 2k if turbo needs done. Will need new oil cooler obviously.

Can get one for $16k with 12k mile 1yr warranty

[wispy cloak]

Manufacturing cost

[misty imp]

huh you do learn something new everyday

I've always assumed it was there to help with tolerances

and piston fits

[wispy cloak]

I'm not familiar with duramaxes but usually you can bore it out

And I believe you can fit sleeves

But like I said

I don't know duramaxes

And I'm not machinist

[misty imp]

Don't really come across them tbf, also not that much into pickups either

[wispy cloak]

I have a powerstroke

The superior engine

[fathom socket]

Cummins>

[misty imp]

I like little nuggets like the cr / hr 12 de

[fathom socket]

Caterpillar on top

[misty imp]

little inline 4's

wait correction

[severe flame]

Cat 3126 is the Superior engine...

[misty imp]

hr is 3 cylinder

[severe flame]

Anywho any ideas guys?
Bought the truck about a year ago with $120,000 mi for $32,000. 2006

[fathom socket]

Wärtsilä-Sulzer best engines

[wispy cloak]

Cummins are good engines but dodges are bad trucks

[fathom socket]

Real

[wispy cloak]

That's crazy

Diesel market is so fucked

[fathom socket]

Buddy of mine has a cummins I6 and that thing is bulletproof

[misty imp]

is hemi a good engine then?

[severe flame]

Best build ever
https://youtu.be/4s38SUoNY8U?si=JEdIp6fm2zZ1ceu5

[misty imp]

imo dodge hemi sounds evil as fuck

and I like it

[severe flame]

That's what they cost.

You can buy a 2015 with 195,000 mi right now for $44,000. MSRP when new $52k before 10k discounts

[severe flame]

Umm. Depends on year but most of them at idle don't move enough oil so if it's seen a lot of idle time it's going to destroy its lifters and cam. It's what's making buying ex cruisers really really risky right now.

Well that and for some reason x cruisers aren't $1,200 a piece anymore now for some reason they're like 7k..... 🤯

[misty imp]

Imo one of the most good looking muscle cars out there

[fathom socket]

The high end challengers look good
The base models do not.

[severe flame]

Well that's kind of by default since it's the only muscle car left.

[misty imp]

sadly they don't sell it in rhd config

[severe flame]

You can order a GT which comes with the SRT body kit so you can have a V6.

[fathom socket]

Gross

[misty imp]

Am i tripping but isn't there an i4 mustang eco boost?

[fathom socket]

There is

And it’s pretty fuckin quick

[misty imp]

nah go big or go home

[fathom socket]

Agree but it’s still impressive

RAH I hate entry level engines!! Can’t afford the big block?? Poor! I love gatekeeping rah!!!!!🦅🦅🦅🦅

[misty imp]

not out here trying to get laughed out whenever I pop my bonnet

[fathom socket]

This is gonna sound dumb and I’m gonna get clowned
But my biggest issue with modern mustangs is they’re too fucking fast. It’s not fun on the road, you’re immediately committing felonies half the time

[misty imp]

suffering from success

saying that

can we get a new evo pls?

BECAUSE BY GOD

this fucking thing needs a refresh

[severe flame]

Only worth it in '2.3 performance ' form. Gets focus RS engine and much more power under the cure.

[severe flame]

Nope. Not enough lancer X sales

[fathom socket]

What I mean is I love pushing the shit out of cars, with the current mustang lol I’m going to prison for a long time

Miat? Mfer is screaming and I barely hit 40

[severe flame]

No one bought one. That was the issue.

[misty imp]

this is gonna sound so fucking cap

but I've actually managed to hit 120 mph on my little march

[severe flame]

And platform shared with Caliber....

[misty imp]

sadly, tbf mitsubishi could've done better with it

it was legendary

[dusky torrent]

whats up

[severe flame]

Only the GTS was good. The rallye are (AWD) was wet tissue.

27k back then was too expensive

[misty imp]

looking at how 27k is kinda entry level price

now adays

kinda sad how there's not really alot of cheap brand new sports cars

Specially JDM where it's been turned into either a mommy sedan or NPC car factory

[fathom socket]

Adjusted for inflation sports cars are cheaper than ever though

[misty imp]

kinda true

[fathom socket]

The problem is income hasn’t fucking matched this inflation

[misty imp]

I'm spreading this 22k a year nice and thin baby

I think where I live that's kinda minimum wage now

and I work in IT

[wispy cloak]

I have an '04 f350

That was $9800

[severe flame]

Did you buy in the last year?

[wispy cloak]

November

[misty imp]

car prices here are kinda okay tho

[misty imp]

not the ridiculous and we don't have car dealer ship taxes

[severe flame]

Rust free desert truck?

[wispy cloak]

Yep

Arizona

[dusky torrent]

that's a frickin monster

im peeing myself if that tail gates me

[severe flame]

Nice 120k miles too?

[dusky torrent]

look, if you need a truck or large vehicle for work, im okay with that

[wispy cloak]

243k on the truck when I bought it and 150k on the engine

[misty imp]

Am I tripping or

in the US, you guys have more tolerance for miles

[fathom socket]

What do you mean

[dusky torrent]

no i dont like it when used cars have lots of miles

[wispy cloak]

Diesels mileage doesn't matter so much

[misty imp]

because over here, over 100k is kinda a waste of money to buy

[wispy cloak]

I've only owned one vehicle under 100k miles

[fathom socket]

Y’all’s driving is also mostly city driving
Ours is highway

[severe flame]

Ahh ya that's why. But it's a 7.3 right? not the "6. Oh that repair is $20k"

[misty imp]

you'd usually find cars with >100k miles to be severely price cut compared to cars with lower mileage of the same model

[wispy cloak]

I'm studded and deleted

[misty imp]

that's why you can find a march with <50k miles for like 5k

[severe flame]

No. But only way to get affordable. 7.3 excursion with 90k miles is a 40-50k SUV from 2003

[misty imp]

and same model but 100k > for like 1k or less

jesus christ

[severe flame]

Ya my trailer.

[wispy cloak]

I just rolled over to 247k yesterday

Only 7° deltas going 80mph

[dusky torrent]

nice

[severe flame]

It is here too. But that's all that even remotely affordable

[dusky torrent]

i have no idea why my mom drives a range rover but

[misty imp]

I mean I would assume most american cars are built for long mileage then?

highway miles anyway

[wispy cloak]

I daily my truck but that's mostly because my car doesn't have air conditioning right now

My audi and bmw have well over 100k miles on them

[severe flame]

Depends, but usually .until you get to Uber eligible cars. They do 50-100k per year 🤯

[misty imp]

I mean isn't UK less than the whole state of cali

[dusky torrent]

what's even the difference between a car built for highway vs city driving

[misty imp]

in land

[fathom socket]

Build doesn’t matter
It’s strain

[wispy cloak]

Gearing

[misty imp]

city cars have start stop, focus on efficiency, light weight and the gearbox

[fathom socket]

Highway is just holding an RPM
City driving is up down up down brakes stop go up down

[severe flame]

I don't dare risk it. Drive 50k/ yr through every state. And Canada

[wispy cloak]

I didn't have much for emissions from the factory anyways

Just egr and a cat

[dusky torrent]

america isnt this gigantic desert with only highways. there are lots of towns. cars just need a balance between city and highway strain

[severe flame]

Nope, just cheaper to patch up with glue and find parts in junkyards vs euro cars due to sales numbers.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah

[misty imp]

bmw and merc is the worst for repair man

they build shit that sometimes makes sense

other times you get a very complicated mess

[dusky torrent]

i love bmw so at least i get to enjoy it before it needs a repair

[misty imp]

also europe isn't that forgiving for older cars, they want old cars gone if they can help it

[wispy cloak]

I hate German cars

But I own two of them

[misty imp]

I don't think I'll ever own a german car tbf

[wispy cloak]

They're very potent

But overly complex

[misty imp]

slow cars going fast > fast cars going fast

[wispy cloak]

Who needs a Macpherson strut setup when you can have four control arms per corner

[dusky torrent]

my family has only ever owned japanese and european cars. idk why my dad has a huge gripe on american cars

[severe flame]

Double wishbone is THE way.

[wispy cloak]

I've owned basically everything

[wispy cloak]

I have leaf springs on all four corners

[misty imp]

my family has only owned jap cars mostly

they did have peugot but thats shit

[dusky torrent]

my dad should dislike italian cars more bc we had a maserati that would have a problem every month

[fathom socket]

Based dad

[wispy cloak]

I never understood why gm put ifs on duramaxes

[misty imp]

Maserati causing problems?

[dusky torrent]

very typical of them

[misty imp]

[severe flame]

They used to be 'cheap' now they aren't and they are terrible buys.

The OEMS don't understand when you charge double what you did 10 years ago we now expect them NOT to break!

[stoic ledge]

I'm working in development for <insert German car brand> and I've seen prototype cars... Yes they can sometimes make easy things very complicated

[severe flame]

Torsion and leafs here

[misty imp]

what the fuck is going on with all those vacuum lines man

fuck, I don't want it to come to a point where I need a degree in engineering to do an oil change

[severe flame]

It was well before d-max . And it was pushed by Ford's TTB suspension.

[misty imp]

well might not need one in the future tbf

[dusky torrent]

this is where evs have a redeeming quality. an electric motor has less moving parts than an engine, so there

there is less chance of something breaking

[misty imp]

speaking of which, how do you service an EV car?

[fathom socket]

Today?
You take it in to the dealer

[wispy cloak]

Cv shafts on diesels is weird to me

[misty imp]

like wtf do they do?

[wispy cloak]

Inverter coolant

[misty imp]

just look at it and kick the wheels around for slop or something?

[wispy cloak]

Tire rotation

[severe flame]

I mean yeah but the problem is is manufacturers are marking that as an extreme premium going Oh well you don't need maintenance and now we can charge more upfront and all of a sudden you're getting these $100,000 cars that compete with Honda Accord.......

[dusky torrent]

brake pads, suspension parts, tires, that's all the ev maintenance i can think of

[misty imp]

I'd imagine that's waaaay cheaper than normal servic right?

[dusky torrent]

and eventually the battery

[stoic ledge]

Mostly checks, air filters, brakes/tires etc

[fathom socket]

Check battery health, fluids, system maintenance, upgrade firmware, etc

[misty imp]

Thing that puts me off evs are the battery

they'd be okay if they have some sort of standard in how they're placed

[wispy cloak]

I like hybrid cars

[misty imp]

and how they're fitted

[wispy cloak]

But diesel trucks aren't going anywhere

[misty imp]

like a standard battery size

[fathom socket]

Eventually
We’re in a transitional period

[misty imp]

because as far as I can see most of them are doing their own thing

[severe flame]

Ehh, no different than u joints all over the front axles so they can move semi independently.

At least CVs don't bind.

[fathom socket]

Diesel/electric trucks les goooooo

[wispy cloak]

They snap on pulling trucks

[misty imp]

I want to imagine a future where you can recondition the batteries, swap them out and just literally drop them off to get redone or something

[wispy cloak]

I love the edison motors concept

[severe flame]

And oil changes for the drive unit. And coolant changes.

[dusky torrent]

oh. ev motors need oil?

[fathom socket]

It’s so fuckin simple to implement too
Heavy machinery has been doing it for 100 years

[stoic ledge]

No.

Coolant yes

Well for the battery

[fathom socket]

The coolant system is extremely important

[severe flame]

Worst of both worlds. Normal ice would be 10k less. So have to own hybrid 150k miles before it starts saving you money.

[charred depot]

must be cheap fuel

[severe flame]

Because they are turned up. Stock they are fine unless you have steering issues.

[severe flame]

The drive units do.

[severe flame]

The drive unit. 80-90 iirc

[fathom socket]

EVs ARE much more simple to maintain
Just right now due to economics of scale and all the various implementations it’s ehhh

[stoic ledge]

No?

[severe flame]

Tesla model s

[dusky torrent]

i should get off before i say something bad

[stoic ledge]

> Tesla

[charred depot]

for le gearbox.

[stoic ledge]

Oh that's ATF

Yeah gearbox oil

[stoic ledge]

Easy to maintain, just swap the battery if it's toast. Easy swap

Only costs you 30k

[severe flame]

$200/hr in labor charges is CRAZY. I'm about to go to a golf cart.... $180 oil changes every 3 months for our car is crazy. $290 for the truck had me seeing stars.

[stoic ledge]

But it's very easy

[charred depot]

just rent a unit and fix everything yourself

[fathom socket]

Again, economics of scale

[charred depot]

me spending copious amount of money on stuff related to cars but still driving shitboxes.

invested.

[fathom socket]

Copious has cope in the name for a reason

[charred depot]

its the good life

Shovel on wall for removing large amounts of rust dropped from cars.

[hexed kayak]

with the state of the ev market at the moment honestly i would prefer evs have quick change batteries and they are just sold without them and you rent one of the size you need

[severe flame]

? Commercial rent is insane! One place down here an old Osco drug I
They wanted an insane 18k/month.... For a property that has had 6 different owners leave for poor sales in 12 years....

[charred depot]

Its really hard to find a unit here, this is shared with a few friends so it works out to £80/m each

we have room for 15 cars outside

[severe flame]

Hmm. Battery swap would take 4hrs so $800 to swap plus usage fees.

I don't know how many would pay that. Remember Tesla can quick swap but the finances behind it all killed it.

Like someone comes in with a ruined battery swaps for a better one, never comes back for original... No what.

[hexed kayak]

you missed the part where i said quick change

[severe flame]

I saw one that's zoned to allow a car lift. It's $2,500/ month. And the size of what I can see in the picture.

Doesn't come with lift.

[hexed kayak]

i think you missed most of what i said actually

[charred depot]

this area is basically condemned and the building is a shithole. its our lift and everything.

ex mining site no new construction allowed

[severe flame]

So you want batteries that can be swapped for a quick charge unit when needed ? That's how I understand it

[charred depot]

A friend of mine runs a business welding cars properly and professionally but he has been kicked out his unit by the local government as the land is classed as a farm and whatso, cant find a new place.

[fathom socket]

Only a matter of time before we rise up

[charred depot]

can send his clients to me :^)

[hexed kayak]

no. wether it be company specific or all evs if there was a standardized battery pack designed for a 30 min install/removal and cars were sold without them then you could make reoccurring revenue charging a monthly fee for someone to rent a battery while they don't get stuck with a massive bill if it does happen to fail (which ev people love to say is very rare)

[charred depot]

I think renaults had rented batteries here

I know because I saw a F1 Twizzy and was very tempted...

fuckn machine.

it has a KERS button too for overtaking

[misty mantle]

Wtf is this abomination

[fathom socket]

Hot

It’s sexy

[misty mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/engineer-tf2-stblackst-teamfortress2-gif-18627505

[hexed kayak]

battery fails? quickly get it sawpped out. rent a cheap low capacity battery for your commute and have it swapped out for a high cap one to do a road trip and pay a bit more on rent

[hexed kayak]

a fine piece of engineering

[icy osprey]

Stututu 😭😭😭

[fathom socket]

You’d have to integrate the battery cooling into the pack then

Or have a system that drains coolant from the pack into a reservoir in the car, then puts it back

[charred depot]

can get quick disconnects that stop flow when disconnected

[hexed kayak]

even seen hydraulic quick disconnects?

[fathom socket]

Are we building a pc or a car

[fathom socket]

I don’t want other people’s fluids in my car 🤢

[hexed kayak]

dude thats normal shit with semis

[fathom socket]

Yeah but semi drivers are always sharing cooties

[hexed kayak]

hell even my lawn mower has hydraulic quick disconnects

[wispy cloak]

It's normal on equipment

Also air quick connects

[hexed kayak]

i have one of these and it has quick disconnects for the plow and pto

[wispy cloak]

Fancy

[hexed kayak]

22hp 3cyl diesel

[wispy cloak]

My grandpa has a caseIH like that

It also has a 3 point hitch

[hexed kayak]

its locked away in a storage unit till i get land again

[hexed kayak]

same

[hexed kayak]

its too good of a mower to sell

[stoic ledge]

Ngl, I approve. Fitting addition

[hexed kayak]

belonged to my grandpa

[fathom socket]

It’s in amazing condition

[hexed kayak]

thats not the actual mower

the real one is is great condition but not that great

thats just a google pic

[fathom socket]

Ah okay

Yea I was like “goddamn”

[hexed kayak]

i have this old ass video of me driving it

it sound spretty mean

[timber oar]

Aggressive ass lawnmower that's for sure

[charred depot]

I love the Scotland MOT failure car's for sale group

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot is this legal in Europe

[charred depot]

car running and on phone no :^)

[wispy cloak]

But boom boom

[misty mantle]

Forget passengers, subs go boom boom

[fathom socket]

lmao i saw a prius with a vanity plate that said 56 mpg

flexing their fuel economy

[hexed kayak]

And 4hp

[fathom socket]

the 2024 gets 194

[hexed kayak]

I drove one and the safety assists made me feel unsafe

They interfere so much i have to focus on overcoming them rather than driving the fucking car

I much prefer my cobalt ss lol

400hp and 34 mpg at 120kph

47mpg if sit at 90kph

[fathom socket]

my wagon is quicker than the prius still

[hexed kayak]

But thats slow as shit

[fathom socket]

22/30

it’s a 4cyl but still fun to drive

[hexed kayak]

Yeah my cobalt gets like 14 city

But it’s rarely driven there so

My volvo is like that

Its not actually fast being how heavy it is and making 240hp but it makes peak tq at 1500rpm and its just a silent wall of power that will take you way past the speed limit if you dont pay attention.

313k km on it and it can still burry the needle

[fathom socket]

it’s got a k24z3 in it, bulletproof engine i swear

[hexed kayak]

At 260kph

[fathom socket]

135k miles

[fathom socket]

New prius prime has a 5.9 0-60

It’s faster than the miata now (I’m coping)

[gilded gyro]

I have an s60 2001 2.4 as a first car for 1000$, love it

[fathom socket]

I wish cheap cars were still cheap 😔

[hexed kayak]

Mines a 05 t5

[hexed kayak]

No you arent

[gilded gyro]

awd?

[fathom socket]

I’d drive a prius
I won’t pay the $37k the prime costs but I’d drive one

[gilded gyro]

I got mine last year, but i'm in Europe that is the 2nd or 3rd most common car on the streets here right after a vw passat or audi a6

[timber oar]

I would tolerate

tolerate

A brand new Prius, those look better

There's a certain stereotype attached to pretty much every Prius driver I've seen and I do not want to be part of that group

And I just have actual taste in cars

[dull cedar]

be less afraid
or just buy any other hybrid toyota... they do pretty much every model now

[stoic ledge]

Toyota Corolla 2.0 Hybrid Touring Sports

Oh no, not available outside Europe

[timber oar]

Yeah I'm gonna stick with the cars I have

Much more fun

[stoic ledge]

Honda CR-Z, manual hybrid

Such a shame that type of car is dead

[timber oar]

How does one even have a manual hybrid

Generally the engine just charges the battery yeah?

[stoic ledge]

There's an electric motor between the engine and the gearbox, so it's probably more of an assistant? Idk if the manual CR-Z has like an EV mode link the Prius etc

Regen charges it too

[brittle totem]

Looks like its going to rain today to not the optimal Day to do you f1 debut in and it's one of the hardest tracks to drive on specially in rain😬

[silent elbow]

ayyup, porsche supercup quali on rn and its very wet out there, more rain predicted

[brittle totem]

Oh forgot that Porsche supercap was a thing that you could watch on F1TV i mainly just watch F3,F2 and F1.

[silent elbow]

i usually watch PSC when i catch it, its quite fun

tons of cars so lots of chances for fun

also they somehow sound better then F1 cars

those 6cyl porsche boxers sound very lovely

[brittle totem]

Well both F2 and F3 sounds better then F2 cars this days. Their will be a new F2 car for next year which will be intressting to se i think it will be revealed in Monza next weekend.

[silent elbow]

The crappy mechacrome engine stays tho i think

Crappy in the sense that theire unreliable

[brittle totem]

Yeah it was hard to watch when Dino the only Swedish driver on the grid got a engine issue in Silverstone quali which basically runied his change to get a top 3 finish in the F3 championship this year🥲

[feral reef]

Did a top speed run yesterday

[silent elbow]

Im rooting for Aron in f3, gotta stick up to my home country drivers, also hello neighbour 😂

[feral reef]

Beat my previous by a whole 5kph 😂

[brittle totem]

Yeah Dino is from my home country to. Would be fun if Dino and Aron could have been teamates all the way uo to F1 but I think they will split when its time for F2 for both of them. Dino is most likely going to Prema in F2 becuase of his FDA backing and Aron to ART becuase of Mercedes backing.

[silent elbow]

who knows, maybe they'll both stick to prema, Aron's been with prema since 2019

i hope Aron doesnt pull a Vips though

[brittle totem]

Didn't Aron drive for ART first ? I know thar Dino has been prema driver since is first days in F4.

[stoic ledge]

CJIB wants to know your location

(I know it's DE)

[feral reef]

Haha, yup

[civic spoke]

I haven't actually done a top speed run with my car. Should probably try and do that at some point.

[silent elbow]

Paul drove for prema in 2019 in F4, he's driven for ART once only, most of his career in open wheel has been prema

[civic spoke]

And here I thought it was Mexico.

[stoic ledge]

Very plausible, just ship the car over to there

[brittle totem]

Yeah we will se what will happen but moving to ART isn't that bad move in F2 they hav e been a bit stonger the Prema overall for a couple of years now. And with Prema connactions to Ferrari i think that chance is bigger for Dino to get the Prema F2 seat then Aron. Would be nice to see 🦖 x🧸 in the same team.

[silent elbow]

If dino goes to prema in F2 they'll have a pretty stacked lineup next year

also i love how i can talk about nerdy tech stuff and also racing here, two of my most favourite things, do you watch WRC?

[civic spoke]

Speaking of going fast.
My car started feeling sluggish the other day.

[brittle totem]

They already have a very good lineup this year but if the Bearman can work on his consistency for next year they will absolute dominant the championship next year for sure.

[civic spoke]

No warning lights or anything, so I'm wondering if it might be a fuel pump or something.

[brittle totem]

Not right now i feel like watching F3,F2,F1 and indycar is already enough already.

[silent elbow]

i only watch WRC because of Tänak, and his ford is absolute shitbucket of a rally car lol, its misery, i went to rally finland this year and his car broke after 4 stages, so our group just decided to get drunk and be sad 😂 we saw him only once drive by

[brittle totem]

Does Aron always where shorts? Never seen him without them. I know that FDA drivers are forced to where jeans if its not like 30c+ outside. Does mercedes have the same thing with shorts🤔 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJGYcFsj/

[silent elbow]

i was also rally marshal at estonia this year, ill spam some vids/pics here if anyone's interested lol

ive been a rally marshall for like 5 years tho, its very fun

[civic spoke]

Eurolife

[stoic ledge]

oil light

[civic spoke]

Coolant. Oil light is above in the center.

[stoic ledge]

Ah right. Still

[civic spoke]

There was a big hole in my radiator. (:

[stoic ledge]

Factory fresh

[charred depot]

atleast you get a warning about it heh, my radiator leaked a small amount but only found out when there was a less than ideal amount of coolant

[brittle totem]

@silent elbow 💀

[silent elbow]

i saw that

car jenga

lol they broke the LED thing

[silent elbow]

guy's limping

[brittle totem]

Teammates as well 😅

[silent elbow]

absolute mess lol

box truck racing is the ultimate series

[brittle totem]

@civic spoke I think we found you 🧐

[civic spoke]

Can't stop me.

[brittle totem]

Easy P1

[civic spoke]

https://youtube.com/shorts/bnRjn53-9RY?si=W0ZCN77MUTBhiovV

[silent elbow]

22 minutes of racing

or not

never mind

[brittle totem]

Wouldn't surprise me if FIA decide to give out points anyways like they did in F3 sprint race in spa.