cars

[quartz crown]

I highly recommend exploring Central Otago

👀👀

[quartz crown]

Tauranga is pretty rubbish

[errant shore]

Hey, i have a 2000 bmw 320i anf my entire dash isnt working, no fuel indicator, speedometer, clock, ect, ive checked all the fuses and i dont know how to get them working again, i cant seem to find anything on the internet abt this

[misty mantle]

Lmao.

[wraith rivet]

my drain plug is 8mm but it’s stuck asf

can’t seem to get it undone

[dusky torrent]

how did all that break?! poor bmw

buying a low mileage reliable bimmer is fun and great

[livid sail]

I just found a 2013 Volvo S60 with 100k miles on it.
Does anyone know if its a good car or no?

[wraith rivet]

success at last

[gentle ingot]

nothing that can't be undone once you've come to your senses, it appears

[gentle ingot]

what to add to your Hummer if you feel it's not quite wide enough

[elfin terrace]

lol

Still fits in a parking spot and through an ATM drive thru with plenty of space

[gentle ingot]

I've definitely never cut one off 🙂

plus miatas can park under you for shade

[elfin terrace]

They don't stop very quick. The inboard brakes are about the size of a Ford Escort's

[gentle ingot]

can you lock up the tires? if so, that's your weak link

[elfin terrace]

Yea you can, but you'll break a half-shaft potentially

[gentle ingot]

heh, fun

[elfin terrace]

I've replaced one already.. Not too fun. And they're expensive.

[gentle ingot]

is it hard to find people to service them?

[elfin terrace]

Not really, any semi truck shop will. There are 2 HMMWV specific service locations within 30 miles of me though. But I do all my own work. Shops want a huge premium

[gentle ingot]

yeah, I imagine they're designed to be field-wrenchable. I was more thinking of how that thing would crumple my lift

"good thing I bought the low profile lift arms!"

[elfin terrace]

It's not super heavy, but it depends on the lift. It is about 9k lbs since I have the bottom rock skids and stuff on it

[gentle ingot]

yeah, I guess that's within spec, but I think I'd be nervous

[elfin terrace]

Just getting the tires on and off sucks though.. About 200lb each

[gentle ingot]

same weight as an F150 lightning, I suppose. I need to recalibrate for this new EV world we live in

[wraith rivet]

this car is very clicky

[gentle ingot]

sounds like a diesel!

[halcyon grotto]

Reminds me of le volvo

[wraith rivet]

are Volvos like that too?

I read it something to do with it being so high compression

or maybe I’m thinking of something else

[fathom socket]

i hear merecedes cars with that

[livid sail]

Please don’t tell me that 😭. I’ll be checking out a volvo on Monday hoping to buy it

[gentle ingot]

They're boxy, but safe!

[wraith rivet]

you can’t hear it from inside the car just when the hood’s open

[dull cedar]

do it!

[dull cedar]

north island is meh in general

[dull cedar]

ATM drive through?? what in the american fuck

[elfin terrace]

Do 3rd world countries not have them?

[dull cedar]

no, it's just america with them

because why the hell do you need a drive through for an atm

[raw cosmos]

Anyone see what the Los Angeles street racing scene is now (any good YT channels)? People driving up in their electric cars with custom space ship sounds?

[dull cedar]

we do not condone reckless driving.

[vocal mural]

Distribution chain?

[stoic ledge]

Aren't those just the injectors?

[stoic ledge]

Timing chain*

And I'd say no, that's often rather a rattle

[wraith rivet]

I think so

it’s more than other cars though for whatever reason

[stoic ledge]

I think that's fairly normal for direct injection

[wraith rivet]

oh interesting

I recall my brothers Toyota and my mom’s Audi being quieter than that

[errant shore]

i dont think they are broken, i think the computer isnt connecting to them

[errant shore]

mine isnt low milage, it has 380k km on it

[timber oar]

Us Americans are too fking lazy to get out of the car, it's really that simple 😂

Pretty much every bank or credit union around where I live, including mine, have at least 2 or 3 ATM drive through lanes

[wild tiger]

for us its that we dont have a 24/7 bank with a atm

our only 24/7 atm is a drive up

[timber oar]

I can't comment on that, I don't withdraw cash all that often

Meh, why would you even need cash during night time 😂

No what really pisses me off is all the gas stations close

Maverick is literally the only one that stays open as far as I can tell

Have to go get a friend from the airport at like 3 or 4 in the morning and, oh shit I need gas

Oh shit there's no gas stations open !?

Yeah

[dusky torrent]

mine has i think 82k miles

it's slow ash

but kind of fun to handle

[sweet valve]

Hey just wondering if anyone has experience with pearlescent paint? I've been googling it and it seems like it's not that difficult to maintain and clean but I wanted to double check in here in case anyone is familiar with that type of paint for a car

[civic spoke]

I'm guessing that it's about the same as normal paint to maintain it. But the cost of application it, etc. Is probably higher.

[sweet valve]

Yea that's how Google made it seem but chatgpt was describing it the same way it described matte care and that i could ruin the finish as easily as matte and whatnot so now I'm here lol

I'm used to applying decent pressure when cleaning a car so idk

[civic spoke]

I would trust Google more than ChatGPT... ChatGPT is still in the confidently wrong area.

[charred depot]

Euro 6 Compliant

[sweet valve]

Isn't that Ron's dad's car

[charred depot]

who?

[halcyon grotto]

I don't know I was thinking not

Mine sounds like it though

[limber whale]

So my car may have a small teensy weensy exhaust leak

[tight cypress]

someone loves bondo

[charred depot]

theres no bodge repairs there thats all original.

just rotten

[tight cypress]

driven in sea or smthin

[halcyon grotto]

scotland do that

tempted to try and take a crack at my wheel arches but I dont think I'll be able to get it looking properly nice again

[wraith rivet]

😳

[carmine summit]

TDI?

[limber whale]

Nada

1.8t

[carmine summit]

nice

same oil pan is why i guessed that lol

mine randomly decided to crack last night

[limber whale]

Fun

[carmine summit]

yeah

it was fine last night, i parked it, went out this morning and saw that

I put a tray under it, this is how much leaked in 5 hours

[wraith rivet]

damn that oil is dark af

[charred depot]

diesel will do that in 2 picoseconds

[wraith rivet]

makes sense

[charred depot]

some welding to do on the new car

dash is gonna have to come out.

engine seems a bit hooped or atleast just the injection pump from running on many things other than diesel.

only bought it as a good shell, this state is considered good heh.

[carmine summit]

diesel moment

i also dont know how old that oil is, it was in the engine when i got it lol

wanted to make sure the engine was worth it before i spent like $100 on consumables

[sweet valve]

Ngl I almost like how this looks

Yall think the second one would be legal?

[charred depot]

id more lean to the fucking vantablack being illegal

[gentle ingot]

I wonder if a vantablack car would be an effective countermeasure against laser speed measurement

[sweet valve]

Bummer I guess I'll just make the rims look like a starry night

[raw cosmos]

specialist nano black paint probably flakes instead of flexes (will not stay on any cyclic loaded metal)

[sweet valve]

This is why we can't have nice things 😡

[uneven mauve]

a german paintshop painted a subie in vanta black
it looks totally unreal

[stoic ledge]

@charred depot
https://youtu.be/d9eFcHRpKk4

Some Dutchy has an 1.4 BX on LPG with 1167645km = 725k miles

Yours are barely run in

[charred depot]

Must have had alot of replacement bits

or atleast rebuilds

[stoic ledge]

 Replaced head gasket four times, first time at 459,150 km (October 11, 2002), second time at 840,202 km (February 15, 2012), third time 989,893 km (January 31, 2016), fourth time at 1,016,000 km (September 2016)

 Rear axle replaced due to excessive rust 1,019,728 km, November 2016

 Hydraulic hoses (octopuses) renewed twice, first time in June 2002 at 446,559 km, second time in 2018 at 1,063,616 km.

 The BX goes to the sheet metal worker twice a year (since 1988), just before and just after winter.  Touch up spots on the body and bottom, epoxy and lacquer (body) or ML (bottom).  Plus clean hydraulic lines and grease them preventively in thin, clear ML or a mixture of linseed oil and engine oil.

 Clutch cable preventive every 120,000 km

 Change LHM oil (suspension and brake system) every 100,000 km

 Rear wishbone bearings replaced twice, first time at 436,057 km (October 2002), second time at 986,655 (November 2015)

 Wear parts often preventively periodically.

 Lots of small (every 10,000) and large (every 20,000) services```

[charred depot]

fair, suprised they havent had to do anything with the struts or hydraulic pump

My grey 305 is on like 90k miles but the rear axle bearings are gone on it badly.

(same rear axle as a BX just with springs)

[stoic ledge]

They didn't mention it, but yeah

[charred depot]

pretty good going for a petrol though I expected full engine replacements / rebuilds.

[stoic ledge]

I think they mentioned in the video 1 engine rebuild

Which would be very good

[charred depot]

dash almost out, having to drill out alot of the screws that hold the dash parts in as they are badly corroded heh

you know its rough when the interior is corroded

I could have just put a plastic sheet over all of this and bypassed the goofy ass scuttle drainage system but eh atleast I can fix it before the bonnet hinge rusts off which I have seen happen.

[wraith rivet]

even though my oil was only on 4900 ish miles when I changed it I could definitely tell the difference

it’s a lot smoother

used the same stuff as last time

[wraith rivet]

anybody have any good license plate -> owner websites?

tracked down their car and got their plate but I’m curious on who it is

this was at my school

DASHCAM FTW 💪💪💪

[livid sail]

So, I found a 2013 volvo s60 T5 for sale for 8500$ USD. It has 2 problems, some rust on the left front wing and a sunroof motor that doesn’t work

Would it be worth it

?

[sacred yoke]

fangs

[copper oyster]

Best is when the car leaks oil from engine. Youre forced to change oil every 690mi of highway driving

And all you do is add oil. It drains itself. Awesome. ||Until your (euro turbod) car is banned from every interlocked driveway in winter and the snowplow prevents you from parking on road. Then you become that guy who has to put cardboard underneath everytime and then a brick on top after your initial noob mistake of forgetting that wind is a thing||

[wraith rivet]

how convenient!! self draining!

[nocturne bronze]

dont have to deal with oil spilling on your garage floor

[copper oyster]

Bro the way you dont deal with that is not getting interlocking in first place

Boom tar it yourself with a roller. Done lmao. Tbh the oil might help if anything. Maybe you can get oil on entire thing. You achieved basically same thing as tar lol

Interlocking is demented. I have no clue how it actually increases value. I mean yeah it costs a lot but IMHO you buy the maintenance costs w it. Or you nuke it with tar as soon as you buy house. Still a loss either way. Whatever labor and money tarring sets you back

Plus im willing to bet interlocking tarred is inferior to regular tar driveway. Or you at least its more effort because you gotta roll it into spaces

Then the sand and or stones sink still and you get cracks n shit with the root cause inaccessible. If i ever buy a house w interlocking id keep it until first major problem if it was still decent. Then tar lol. Id even see if i can get away with stones underneath. I mean if i end up having to remove interlock in the, so be it. The jackhammer will still strip drive way until gravel lol

But the real bitch is cleanup and disposal. Any interlocker would say that the most hellish part is getting the stone unloaded. To remove it, you gotta load it back up. So tbh lol best idea 2023: interlock removal. We charge more because the stones get loaded back in the other way against gravity :p

Another actually serious idea i once had was concrete stencil driveway as alternative to interlocking. But the clients pick or make their own designs kinda like printing shops. You get design or pic, charge extra labor for vectorizing or more still for creativity from concept. Then somehow cc or 3d print it and pour out driveway w stencil.

[civic girder]

Call the cops...?

[copper oyster]

The dashcam needs can prove whose insurance (or lack thereof) must 'cover' damages if you can easily see driver + vehicle and get beyond reasonable doubt or 100% id on that person-car combo. If its a place where liability is mandatory, usually its by design used together with other persons minimal coverage serves that purpose

Honestly ive never even seen damage over 1000 or whatever legal minimum coverage by liability in action

I mean I hope for once they fully cover whatever is needed to fix it to dealers standards for real. Ive only seen personal coverage like totaled volvo in 3 car accident because somebody stunt drove thru red and launched second car at them

Their insurance: we wont cover repairing it so take it or leave it 800$ for broken thing

Traffic light fkn gagarin's general liability:

[wraith rivet]

valid

was at school though so they're handling it so far

[swift sage]

Starting a new build 240hp stock

Looking for a supercharger, any recommendations

[patent basalt]

It’s the exhaust and painted wing for me, it’s not a build. Just drive it as a fusion

[hexed kayak]

honestly no. you can find better deals on volvos that dont have issues

[hexed kayak]

There is one by me dealer maintained no issues no rust same price but in canadian $

[charred depot]

I have the dash out now and this goes all the way to the windscreen pinchweld on the both ends ehh fook.

Im tempted to just plate over this and forget about the scuttles existence for now.

[hexed kayak]

chop it all out and fiberglass it

[charred depot]

the entire drainage setup is rotten it would need alot of pissing about, even in the areas that look solid it is badly corroded on the other side from the insulation

going to make some kind of plate to cover the scuttle so it doesen't have to deal with water anymore.

I would just weld a steel plate over but then the wiper linkage would pop off or motor burn out heh

needs to still be somewhat removable

[halcyon grotto]

I hear ramen is a good alternative

[tight cypress]

angle grinder for the win

fiberglass patches should be banned by law

[sweet gale]

anyone got any winch suggestion i recently got 22 trx and im looking winches im use to crappy worn out face book market places ones and want a nicer one if you got suggestion i would appreciate it

[patent basalt]

What winch mount?

[rugged lynx]

ohhhhh noooooo

yeah you got to weld some metal back there for it to be right

or somehow control the rust and seal it somehow

sandblasting can get back there

[wispy cloak]

Badlands winch from harbor freight

[halcyon grotto]

How much would you guys recommend spending on a dash cam

Ideally looking around 80 or less?

[stoic ledge]

Cheapest cam I'd recommend is the Viofo A119v3... So I'd recommend spending whatever that one is in your currency 😛

[wind saddle]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/272633678956631/?mibextid=9R9pXO you guys think this is a decent deal?

[charred depot]

Was cancelling my breakdown cover today and they tried to offer me battery cover so I would stay (upto £600 a year in replacements) I was like that seems kind of absuable but they dont cover cars over 15 years old :^ |

[feral reef]

I'd get the mini over the V3

As that's literally what I did

[stoic ledge]

The Mini has some additional features such as WiFi but the main video quality is the same. So, as the Mini is more expensive, the least I'd spend is the V3, but the Mini is probably worth the extra

[feral reef]

It also looks nicer, and is more ... mini, which is nice

Oh and the most important thing, usb c

wut, there is a mini "2" now? https://www.viofo.nl/en/products/viofo-a119-mini-2

What makes it 2

ooooh, new sensor

[stoic ledge]

Yes, less motion blur on it

[stoic ledge]

Not that big of a difference tho, and it's thiccer 😛

USB-C is fine but really doesn't matter imho as you just a cable once

[low juniper]

Picked it up Saturday

[feral reef]

haha, what happened in the 2nd pic

[stoic ledge]

But yes personally I'd probably go with the Mini 2 if I were to buy one now, but if the budget is limited the v3 is still a fine option

[low juniper]

104 in a 70

Knocked it down to 79 mashallah

[stoic ledge]

Heh thought the same

Classic

[wraith rivet]

The thinkware f70 is great

believe it’s around $60-70

USD

plus $30 ish if you want hardwiring for parked mode

[feral reef]

I spent like a day or 2 getting the hardwiring working in my car, only to not use it 😂

[wraith rivet]

I chose it because of how low profile it is, fits perfectly behind my mirror so I don’t really have to see it

[wraith rivet]

You don’t use it?

[feral reef]

Not the hardwire connection

Just the 12v socket in the passenger footwell

[wraith rivet]

it’s just extra protection

[feral reef]

It kept draining my battery

[wraith rivet]

because most cig lighters turn off with the car

oh really?

[feral reef]

Not fully

But like it would be seriously low

[wraith rivet]

mine has a thing where you set the cutoff voltage where it turns off if it gets to it

[feral reef]

To the extent that the start stop system would never work because voltage was always too low 😂

Yeah mine too

[wraith rivet]

that’s weird

[feral reef]

I might try it again

The wiring is still there

I just have like 2 USB cables near the mirror one of them being the hardwire kit, the other 12v socket

[wraith rivet]

maybe try a different mode? mine has 2 parking modes, one records at all times sensing motion then saving that clip, another mode just goes off of sound and physical shaking of the camera then turns the sensor on and starts recording (the latter uses much less battery and storage)

[feral reef]

I'll probbaly give that a try

[wraith rivet]

Did you take off the a pillar and route the cables through there?

[feral reef]

Yes, both sides

[wraith rivet]

Oh nice

[feral reef]

hardwire kit runs along the left side

12v socket along the right side

[wraith rivet]

That’s good

[feral reef]

Both invisible

This makes that easy to do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPdJsI54kN8

It's like hidden for some reason

[wraith rivet]

I was so happy the way it turned out lol the cable comes out right where the black box for the windshield sensors and runs perfectly snug and straight against it into the camera

[wraith rivet]

Oh that’s sick

maybe they were expecting people to put radar detectors

[feral reef]

haha

Initially I thought it kinda sucked, but then I realized it's actually fantastic to have it there

[wraith rivet]

definitely

[stoic ledge]

I have mine plugged in currently in the rear USB ports

[feral reef]

So only the rear passengers have an eye sore?

[stoic ledge]

Haven't have time to properly wire... And maybe I won't

[stoic ledge]

The 3 times a year someone is in the rear

[feral reef]

https://tenor.com/view/steve-carell-the-office-yikes-this-is-the-worst-cringe-gif-21219465

[stoic ledge]

Not too bad

And they have heated seats, the shouldn't complain

[feral reef]

heated rear seats is a massive flex

[stoic ledge]

😎

[feral reef]

My rear seats are also heated

[stoic ledge]

Your rear seats are your front seats

My front seats are ventilated

[feral reef]

I need that

[stoic ledge]

Main reason I bought the Astra

Well not main reason, but it was a requirement

[feral reef]

I hope you can enable both at the same time

[stoic ledge]

Sadly not

[feral reef]

RIP

Too many cars don't let you

[stoic ledge]

I can enable massage tho

[feral reef]

In a fucking Astra?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[feral reef]

what the fuck is this spec

[stoic ledge]

The most luxurious spec

xP

It has every option except sunroof

[feral reef]

Are the massage seats actually any good?

[feral reef]

See, I do have the sunroof

[stoic ledge]

Your entire roof is a sunroof xP

[feral reef]

[stoic ledge]

I quite like to turn it on Only really has one setting tho

[feral reef]

Must be really nice for long journeys

[stoic ledge]

It starts good and then after a while it slows down

[feral reef]

The back of my seats aren't actually solid

They're like suspension something

[stoic ledge]

Yes, and also after a long day of work xP

[charred depot]

Too much luxury if you arent running full heat all the time

[stoic ledge]

Oh apparently I've not posted a picture of the mighty Astra here

Lemme see

[charred depot]

You know if it goes cold that there is a problem with the cooling system

[feral reef]

My car heats up very fast inside

[feral reef]

Combination of a relatively big engine and small cabin

Very nice, very blurry face though

[stoic ledge]

Are you shaming my face 👀

[feral reef]

You did get the most boring color imaginable

[stoic ledge]

No it's actually quite nice and interesting IRL

[feral reef]

I believe that

[stoic ledge]

Says the one with a white car

[feral reef]

IT'S NOT WHITE

IT'S CERAMIC

[stoic ledge]

Wasn't it?

White Ceramic

Got it

[feral reef]

no kidding depending on the lighting it's actually not white

[stoic ledge]

😛

[charred depot]

Need to get a real colour : )

[feral reef]

overcast it's grey/silver

Sunny days, I have to admit, it is white

[stoic ledge]

Mine is everything between gray, beige and brown

[feral reef]

It's definitely brown

[charred depot]

Im painting my new red estate RAL 5012 Light Blue.

be a shit job though for a shit car

[stoic ledge]

According to Opel, it's Granit Grey

Or, in German, it's Beige Grau

According to the RDW, it's brown

[feral reef]

It’s “not white” white

RDW says mine is white

[stoic ledge]

Red makes it go faster tho ^

[stoic ledge]

Yeah looks light gray here

[feral reef]

My color next to a white one

[stoic ledge]

Yours is the left one?

runs

[feral reef]

Like in certain lighting it's straight up grey

[stoic ledge]

This picture also makes it look weird

[feral reef]

Not a good angle for the car, haha

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

what colour im painting

[stoic ledge]

Baby blue?

[charred depot]

ofc

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

tempted to keep the faded red and make it quick to troll with but

it will look just as shit in this colour im sure

[stoic ledge]

I like the faded red

[charred depot]

Alot of welding to do or I can just do the intelligent thing and paint over the rust

id say the faded red looks alot better on camera than in person

[stoic ledge]

Very likely xP

[charred depot]

front of bonnet is rotten and that doesent really show up. wih all the welding that will be done I dont see how you could colour match faded red heh

[stoic ledge]

@feral reef also made this mOd, now it has twice the HP ofc

(Sport button)

[stoic ledge]

Just replace it with a garage door, nobody will know

[charred depot]

Since it has already significantly lightened itself I am tempted to try and make a fibreglass bonnet

[stoic ledge]

I suggest carbon fibre

[charred depot]

the cars worth about £2.50

[feral reef]

Our Zafira had a sport button

[charred depot]

My sport button is going full throttle instead of half

[feral reef]

Do stripes appear on the car when you press it?

[feral reef]

I looked at a carbon fiber hood, not entirely unreasonably priced

But it's barely lighter than my aluminum hood

it is definitely lighter, but only by like 2 KG or something

[charred depot]

I went down this rabbit hole as it may end up needing a plexiglass windscreen

[feral reef]

This hood replaces the OEM aluminium hood on all Mazda Miata ND. Made with high quality carbon fiber, the CFRP (carbon fiber outer layer with fiberglass structure) hood weighs around 9 KG (19.5 Pounds) which is around the same weight as the OEM one. The structure is made with fiberglass for maximum strength.

If you are serious about saving weight, the full carbon fiber hood is for you: it weighs only 6 kg!
okay more like 3KG

[stoic ledge]

No, but they do appear in your undies

[feral reef]

haha

[stoic ledge]

Ok so 1 good morning bautsessie

[feral reef]

Wait lmao, I'm in like an MX-5 Facebook group, and someone just posted a pic of their "not white" white ND

[halcyon grotto]

in the uk it looks to cost like £100 it seems

[feral reef]

lmao

[halcyon grotto]

gotta love uk pricing

[stoic ledge]

That you?

[halcyon grotto]

doxxed

[feral reef]

Not quite me

lmao, 60 year old dude reponds with this

[charred depot]

PC cardboard is fairly getting about

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

Put PC cardboard there for a week then suddenly replace him with a real person

[feral reef]

wtf, I don't get it, I think the guy hired a model to pose with his car? haha

[stoic ledge]

Ngl it only changes throttle response and slightly directer steering

But... It was the only blank button in the entire interior. Couldn't handle that

[charred depot]

I have button blanks but its for electric windows and I definetely dont want that

windy windows never fail

[stoic ledge]

Or incorporate a speed camera in it

[stoic ledge]

Well with old French electrics I can understand it

[charred depot]

Ive been in lots of various old cars where they open but do no close heh

always ask "does this work" before using electric windows.

[wraith rivet]

😳

[dusky torrent]

miatas = ugly

except for the newest generation

[wraith rivet]

:(

try Best Buy maybe? idk

if uk even has Best Buy I’m not sure

[dusky torrent]

@junior stratus 2011 bmw 328i xdrive 6 speed auto with deep sea blue exterior, 17 inch alloys, and beige interior

[cobalt marlin]

@dusky torrent bet

I kinda forgot

Also this doesn’t have slow mode enabled so it’s better to type here about cars

[dusky torrent]

i really like the w212 e63

my parents had a w212 e350 pre facelift back in the day so i really grew accustomed to that style

[halcyon grotto]

I think ebay sellers have it for 70

[midnight steeple]

i finally got my e46 yay, got matte black grills on it but i need help with installing the angel eyes, i bought some off of aliexpress and it looks like the cables are short? i got the 131mm x 2 and 146mm x 2 version for the 2002 sedan with halogens, can someone help me with electrical? i will link you the ones i got in dms

oh also its a diesel battery is in the back

i can just send a picture

[stoic ledge]

How much is the Viofo?

https://viofouk.co.uk/product-category/dash_camera/

If the F70 and Viofo are both the same price, the Viofo is the way to go. Better sensor, better SoC, better image quality and a capacitor instead of a battery. Especially that last thing is 👌

If the F70 is 100 GBP, it's the same price as the A119v3, and then that's a no brainer

If there's 30 bucks in it .. sure, it might be worth to save a few bucks

[wraith rivet]

yeah that viofo here is $30 more

weird how different prices are

[halcyon grotto]

usually for US->UK prices it is roughly 1:1

ig now the retailers are just pumping their profit margins or whatnot

[wraith rivet]

yikes

$1453 💀

[carmine summit]

prices seem reasonable

time estimate seems reasonable

worked in a body shop for a bit, i don't think you're getting ripped off

[wraith rivet]

that’s good

I’m not trying to rip the other guy off, he’s paying for it out of pocket for his daughter hitting me

how was your experience doing body work? always seemed like an interesting option to me

[carmine summit]

I just did it as a co-op in high school to learn how for personal stuff, it wasnt bad

I don't think I'd want to do it for a living though

[wraith rivet]

that's cool

im looking to do something like that rn to get some experience

[elfin stone]

Do I have to be concerned about those cracks in the glue line, or is it fine?

[charred depot]

id hope thats seam sealer but

yeah gotta be seam sealer.

[elfin stone]

Did some research, it’s chassis glue (literal translation from German)

Those cracks might be the reason why I have water in the trunk on that side

[charred depot]

its more to stop moisture compromising a seam by corrosion than to keep water out of the car, I doubt it would cause any water intrusion.

[elfin stone]

Alright

I’ll still do something about it, and I’ll get someone to seal up some other parts that are prone to let water in

[charred depot]

cover everything with : )

still cant believe I got a MOT fail for holes in the boot, they were drains.

[elfin stone]

Were the drains factory?

[charred depot]

ehh, dynamically created by the car.

[elfin stone]

Ah, I see, an on demand system, clever

[livid sail]

Did your body shop do rust repair?

[carmine summit]

yeah

it sucks lol

[livid sail]

I got what seems to be superficial rust on the roof of my car, near the windshield, would it be fixable?

[carmine summit]

everything is fixable, it's just a matter of what it's going to cost

[livid sail]

Its like 1 inch x 1 inch

[carmine summit]

roof rust like that probably won't take much to fix if it's still early stages

is it right at the windshield or further back?

[livid sail]

Right at it

[carmine summit]

they may have to remove it to fix the rust which will add a decent bit to the cost

[livid sail]

How much to expect?

1k?

[livid sail]

I do believe it has to be removed

[carmine summit]

depends on a lot of factors

colour, the extent of the rust, whether or not they actually have to remove the glass, etc

being on the roof it may take more labour time since it's difficult to reach

[livid sail]

Well, I need to start saving up like 2k I guess for it

[livid sail]

Thanks for the info

[charred depot]

how much? the rusts gone

[halcyon grotto]

I know what i got basically dealer miles

[charred depot]

MOT tester and their certified "corrosion assessment tool"

[stoic ledge]

😭

[sweet gale]

i got the integrated mount that keeps the stock bumper from vice

[warm sparrow]

wat

has it been rebuild (like sheesh)

[charred depot]

Nah

[fathom socket]

Mmm... Just needs a smog check.

[carmine summit]

that would probably be legal here

[charred depot]

Was driving it up till recently then ripped the engine out last week

Not sure how it had an MOT, failed then passed on other stuff like rusted brake lines.

Guessing they ignored it so they could get paid for doing the other work

[raw cosmos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrhyXRQ5Ba8

[livid sail]

One last question so, Volvo has a 12 year rust warranty. If its not in an expected place (like near the bottom of the front wheels) they will fix the rust for free. Is the windshield rust common? Or do you believe they might apply the warranty there?

[carmine summit]

worth taking it to the dealership to see

[opal moss]

i saw this in my dms today

[livid sail]

I might not buy the car. Haven’t signed any papers but dealership did request a credit approval to my bank. Which they did approve.
The car has rust on the windshield seems like a 1 inch by 1 inch but can’t say about whats underneath the windshield.
I need a car that will last for 2 years.

[feral reef]

How does a car rust on the windshield

[charred depot]

Usually from poor replacement

[feral reef]

Is that legal? lol

Also is your windshield cracked? haha

[timber oar]

Imagine having a not cracked windshield

[carmine summit]

oh it'll last 2 years with ease

my car has rust on the roof that's been there since I got it like 2 1/2 years ago

[civic spoke]

Yeah. It's legal, 34 meters. And up to 98 tonnes for its total weight.

[charred depot]

Race car

[jade kernel]

what powersuply i shold use to power this at my pc?

will use 3 speakers

[livid sail]

So, I contacted the dealership telling them the deal was off. The guy told me why I told him about the rust and now he offered me to fix the rust for free in order to get me to buy the vehicle

[charred depot]

fix the rust for free (seal it in enough to last for a year maybe)

[livid sail]

Also, new brakes, rotors, battery and a headlight

[charred depot]

Cozy

[zinc jungle]

Does anyone know why this weird “haze” is on my front windshield? This video was shot from the inside facing out. I’m like 99.99999% sure it’s not ice/frost because it’s literally 87* F outside (30.5* C) and the Dew Point is 43* F (6* C)

[dusky torrent]

yall rocking with beige interiors or nah⁉️

[hexed kayak]

they suck

[dusky torrent]

if it were possible, i'd change it to brown

dark blue exterior + brown interior

[lunar cedar]

Anyone interested in buying a k24A1 engine and manual transmission from a 2002 Honda CRV, its AWD aswell if anyone wants to build an AWD civic, want atleast 2500$ for it

Dm if interested

[dusky torrent]

is discord an ideal place to do commerce? i feel like ebay or marketplace is better 😂

[dull cedar]

discord isn't a commerce platform, what kind of question even is that?

[dusky torrent]

💀

bro is the type of person to upload fortnite gameplay to the hub

[last mason]

i think its time for new tires.... and an alignment....

[dull cedar]

it was time for new tyres a while ago

[last mason]

yeah....

bad think is, just noticed today

[wraith rivet]

I do but only when it’s not all beige like that is

this is what my car is like

tan beige combo with black instead of just all tan

[dull cedar]

light coloured seats are just no

it's already hard enough to keep dark seats clean looking

[wraith rivet]

idk what u mean

never had any trouble keeping mine clean

I just wipe them down every once in a while with some spray leather conditioner stuff

[livid sail]

Are all engines able to be modified? I wonder if I can get a bit more hp out of mine

[patent basalt]

Couple of my rides do

[vocal mural]

In theory, yes.

[dull cedar]

do you have shitloads of money?

[timber oar]

The question is whether the engine you want to mod is cared about by enough other people for aftermarket parts to be manufactured and testing to be done with said parts

[civic spoke]

All of them can be modified, yes. It all depends on what you want to do, and what you're willing to spend to do it.
Modern turbo engines gets liven up by a simple tune. Older engines, then you would have to do more to them.
And with cheaper cars, then the engines are often not good for any more power than what they already produce.

[static jasper]

Given enough time, money, or both. Anything is possible. Most modern cars best horsepower value per dollar is a custom tune if the engine computer.

[feral reef]

You sure you didn't buy semi slicks?

[charred depot]

Scuttle? no I did the delete

[maiden stump]

Can I tune my Honda crv?

[rugged lynx]

those older honda crvs can make a cool street car

suv

car suv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_xOgB7-d5c

[dusky torrent]

that one is nice bc it's a mix of beige and black. my car is completely beige

[fading bane]

Almond Beige

[fathom socket]

sheesh

[rugged lynx]

dude bro sports!

[livid sail]

How could a tune to the computer be done?

[static jasper]

You have to find someone that does custom tunes for your particular vehicle. There no one stop shop for vehicle tuning.

[livid sail]

And what are the chips you can buy online?

[stoic ledge]

They're bs. Sending false information to your ECU to trick them, hoping to get some more power (but as it's just fake data, it might damage your engine, make performance worse, etc). Don't get chips/boxes online

[charred depot]

why have confusers when you can have bosche pompe

max fuel screw to the moon all the power

[livid sail]

Then I’ll have to find a place

Or start saving up for another car with a better engine

[sudden pecan]

https://youtu.be/o79evPKjv8c

[hexed kayak]

Profit

Time to buy a gpu for plex transcoding

[charred depot]

cant be dealing with that

50hp and a dream, would finally get to 80 odd then someone would take ages getting out of the passing lane id have to spend the next month regaining it

[carmine summit]

imagine spending money on your plex server

mine was like $60 and I'm using integrated graphics

[maiden stump]

Shit, I am having an automatic transmission

[wraith rivet]

lol

it’s weird how much power subs use

big ones anyways

I would think just the battery would be able to sustain it

[civic spoke]

8-to-1 equal length headers?

[compact grotto]

10-to-1

https://youtu.be/cGKaeyEPfnA

[charred depot]

have to drive it like a 70 year old navigating the tesco car park

[nocturne sonnet]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy_LG6HJOfo/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

uchhaldotexe

Volkswagen golf R-line | a car edit

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[wraith rivet]

sir I think your car might be smoking

[feral reef]

Depending on the car there definitely are reputable/good ones

Multiple good ones for mine

[carmine summit]

chip tunes are fine

tuning boxes don't work

if your ECU has physical ROM chips to replace, that's the same as flashing a tune on a newer car

[stoic ledge]

I definitely would not put one on my car

[feral reef]

I somehow doubt there are many reputable tuners for your car

[stoic ledge]

There are a few

EDS Motorsport is a reliable source for Opel remaps

https://www.eds-motorsport.de/product_info.php?info=p5423_opel-astra-k-1-4-ecotec-direct-injection-turbo-phase-1-b14xft.html

[wispy cloak]

Turbo said bye bye

[copper oyster]

Guys I decided to forego a funnel and poured motor oil all over the plastic bimmer engine cover. Then to undo some of it, I wiped it off without any agents (still oily). Now it smells like a fkn tarpit out the AC vents whenever I am at rest. Ist dass OKischer?

[copper oyster]

Did it dismount itself from too much rocking when it spooled up or something?

Wellp at least you know where the vacuum leak is 😆

[wispy cloak]

I'm pretty sure the shaft detonated

The compressor housing does not appear to be in one piece anymore

[copper oyster]

Oh right lol why didn't I look at the first vidya

[dusk ocean]

Turbo or oil drain?

[wispy cloak]

Compressor side blew off the exhaust side and ripped the oil feed line off in the process

[dusk ocean]

got it - so the shaft broke?

[wispy cloak]

Yep

And seems like it took the housing with it

At least the compressor side housing

Maybe exhaust side is still fine but I want to get a kc drop in

[dusk ocean]

yeah thats not too uncommon

[carmine summit]

itll be fine

the BMW experience

[copper oyster]

Heh ikr

[timber oar]

You can literally just cut the bottom out of a bottle and use it as a funnel lol

[deep zealot]

bald enough

[vocal mural]

Question here about power steering/ATF fluid.
Can i pour in Dexron VI specced ATF in Dexron II-D specced power steering fluid container? Or do i really need II-D?

[charred depot]

autolights need banned

hundreds of cars with no rear lights

[feral reef]

Winter tires mounted today

When is snow coming

[charred depot]

never now that you have winter tyres

I dont make the rules

[feral reef]

The truth hurts

Last year we had 1 real day of snow

1 day before I got them mounted

Can’t make that shit up

[charred depot]

Have a full set of these all sneesons I got off a car I scrapped, only run them on the front as I like the rear to kick around.

Usually get a couple days of really bad snow where basically no one drives so can engage in tomfoolery and end up stuck

[last mason]

New tires are on!

Went from 245/45r20s to 275/40r20s

[dusky torrent]

if my bmw tells me that i have low tire pressure and the fastest i can safely drive is 50 mph, should i listen to it or no?

[carmine summit]

you should air up your tire

[dusky torrent]

all i have is a bicycle pump

my local wawa has a pump

[civic spoke]

Or else they can have the feature when they turn on by default when you're using the wipers.

[hearty delta]

Any saving is a saving… right?

[charred depot]

I think headlights should just run 24/7 anyway if your cars driving.

[civic spoke]

That's what I do.
I can understand wanting to run just DRL, but then it should also be a requirement that all lights turn on when it's dark, or when you use your wipers.

[brittle totem]

Every car with auto headlights turns them on as soon as it starts to rain. But yeah i don't understand why they are off on default when it light outside that is just stupid.

[novel relic]

I hope not for a while, im still on summers like last year and still got a rust hole to fix 😭

[unborn berry]

Found some plaques and a picture of my grandfathers K10

[civic spoke]

K swap it.
You won't.

[unborn berry]

Already swapped just not K swapped

It went from a 454 to a 502 RamJet

It was bought in 1973 and used to be a single cab but was converted in 2001 to a crew

Theres a whole article on motortrend about it actually

Heres some pictures i found on google

The one with the man standing infront is my grandfather

That was last one i went to for that location and we got best 4x4 and best paint

[vocal mural]

☹️
I hate my pile of rubbish.

[stoic ledge]

Top speed 99km/h

[carmine summit]

your 0-80 is only slightly faster than my golf's 0-100 lol

[vocal mural]

Did that on unlit road in Veluwezoom national park.

[stoic ledge]

Oh that's a nice place

Mine is mega fast

[feral reef]

13.5 seconds 0 to…..80?

[feral reef]

How did you do this

[novel relic]

Damm, mine wouldnt do 0-100 in 2.13 seconds even if you dropped it from a height

[vocal mural]

Crap

[feral reef]

Wait, did you think it was 100?

[vocal mural]

2nd attempt. Not better🤮

[feral reef]

What app is that?

Or what is a good one

[vocal mural]

Race Timer

https://apps.apple.com/app/id1340496243

[feral reef]

I’ll give it a go, even though the conditions are terrible and had my winter tires put on yesterday 😂

[vocal mural]

Winter tires already? It isn’t below 7°c now

[feral reef]

Close enough

[vocal mural]

Well, I’ll wait a bit

[stoic ledge]

Idk I expect a false reading

[feral reef]

Zero grip

[stoic ledge]

Lol did you really just go out to do that?

[charred depot]

Pretty sure I had like a 30 second 0-70mph at one point

Still overtook people heh

[feral reef]

Ehhhh

[charred depot]

I was going to leave the new estate N/A diesel for insurance reasons and whatso but decided I didnt think I could bear it

[stoic ledge]

Lol 0-70mph: 55s

That's just... wow

First gear actually looked oromising

[charred depot]

I could do 80 odd but if the wind wasnt in my favour or there was a slight incline id often lose speed.

[stoic ledge]

I had that experience once driving a 1.9d non-turbo Berlingo once (I think it was a 1.9d?)

Accelerating hard, going though the gears, I'm in 4th gear, engine sounds like I'm doing 300mph..... I was doing 30mph

[charred depot]

overtaking a line of cars on the motorway and get to a slight incline watch the speedo drop like ono

They arent too tragic in good condition but the engine I had in was cobbled together

the DW8 which came in like berlingos and stuff was a XUD made to suit euro emissions standards and was pretty tragic because of it.

could get a proper XUD in a berlingo but would have to be a early one

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROU2InZqFAQ

[civic spoke]

I remember doing a 0-70 kmh run with a truck before. I think it came up to 42 seconds?

[hollow pasture]

God I can't wait to get my car back

[hollow pasture]

she dynod at 175 N/A

I'm keeping the d series N/A I'll invest in a b or j series to turbo soon

[coarse jewel]

@rugged forge can't ping the mod role and you're online so

Ban from the server, remove the messages

@lyric tulip

Not sure why I can't ping the mod role but that should be pingable

Looks like I can ping it in the floatplane channel but not here for some reason

[misty imp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jJLDNmGCB0g mf makes it look so easy

got quoted 100 GBp to do this shit

15 quid on ebay

and possibly 15 quid on tools

Should I diy?

possibly need to buy the mallet

and whatever the fuck this was

[civic spoke]

It's just a socket.

[misty imp]

Flared

[civic spoke]

Nah. It just looks like a 1 inch socket.

So the flared part is the 1 inch square.

[charred depot]

because tis easy, you dont have to copy them exactly its just hammering shit with shit

[misty imp]

whats this callled

looks like a sleeve of some sort

[charred depot]

thats the original bearing

used to drive in the new one

[deep zealot]

toyota reliability is a myth

shit started pissing brake fluid all over the road

[wraith rivet]

Ok lol

[fathom socket]

That's unfortunate. However, If you take into account all the other Toyotas on the road that aren't pissing brake fluid...

[deep zealot]

nothing but problems with this car

first blindspot monitoring goes out

then tag fuse blows

and then indicators start going wonky

then oil filter housing explodes

and now brake fluid all over my driveway

funny how my BMWs have none of these issues

[fathom socket]

You must own the world's shittiest Toyota, huh?

[deep zealot]

[fathom socket]

Maybe if you peel the Toyota logo off, it'll reveal it's secretly a Chrysler!

[deep zealot]

I'd be surprised if most chryslers gave me as much trouble as this thing did in the past 10K miles

[fathom socket]

Fair enough.

I just know every car my parents have owned under the Chrysler group has had some major fault in it.

[fallow shell]

I don't know a lot about cars but if everything goes accordingly to plan, I should be getting my dream car before or after university graduation

[brittle totem]

🧐

[fathom socket]

r/technicallythetruth moment

it's like when you remove the SEAT badge from the engine cover and you find the VW logo

[deep zealot]

Beautiful B58

[unborn berry]

When i went to the grand canyon from LA (6ish hours) we got there on 3/4 tank in the 2019 330i

Pretty good considering our suburban would get like 12 mpg lol

[livid sail]

Weird question, but what do I have to pay for at a dealership? I mean, once I signed the papers, do I have to pay the first month? Taxes any other paper?

[lost mural]

This could pose an issue

[devout cedar]

ford fusion is dum dum

:)

[elfin stone]

@stoic ledge

[civic spoke]

Is the auto-door mirrors a thing that you disable as the temperatures starts to reach freezing?

[elfin stone]

Naah

Retrofitted it

[stoic ledge]

Pog nice

Even my Astra K can't do that

It should according to the manual

But the setting isn't there in the infotainment system

Doesn't really sound to happy tho, does it?

Had the chance to drive a Lucid Air today

[wraith rivet]

Nice

I got to ride in one with all my friends and a driver dude from the dealership

it was at a mall and we were just checking them out and they said “you want to go for a ride?” and I was like

[deep zealot]

We in the M2 comp

[gleaming hound]

This could be pretty neat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkjjLtJP8I

Kinda unexpected coming out of Caterham, not because Project V is electric, but being more like a practical sportscar than their typical kit cars.

[fathom socket]

Is Audi 200 2.2 20v turbo Quattro a good car in terms of reliability?

[civic spoke]

All depends on how the previous owners have taken care of it, and if you're willing to work on it yourself.
It's a 30 year old car, after all.

[fathom socket]

Ok thanks

[civic spoke]

If it's mostly rust free, and runs fine. Then it would be less of an issue.

[fathom socket]

I’m planning to use it as a more around the farm vehicle and winter car because of it’s Quattro system

[fathom socket]

I’ve heard that those 5 cylinders are very reliable but I don’t know about the rest of the car

[civic spoke]

My big issue is just that it's a 30+ year old platform. So a lot will have to be looked over.

[fathom socket]

I understand that, I have worked on my own and relatives cars before so I can do regular maintenance e.g light bulbs, air filters tyres and that sort of thing

Now that I think about it a bit more it would probably be a better idea to get a cheaper Audi with Quattro as the 2.2 20v turbo Quattros are quite rare and I don’t need anything that’s in good condition because it won’t be used on roads.

[wraith rivet]

😮

[livid sail]

Just bought a new ride

[fathom socket]

Anyone know why this stupid fucking message shows up?

It just popped up now and I can't get rid of it, the button to remove it doesn't remove it.

[halcyon grotto]

the wonders of technology

[carmine summit]

no

but they're very cool and you should buy one

the 10v engines are much simpler and therefore more reliable but they do still have CIS-E which can be problematic

[fathom socket]

I'm no car expert, but if the cap is on correctly then it could mean the sensor for that is busted.

But that's just my unprofessional opinion.

[fathom socket]

I found out how to get rid of the message though

Normally with those system messages you just tap the button on the left side of the steering wheel

that looks like a bunch of tabs

but I held it down and it went away

That might've just reset the code then. I know that with certain parts of you have to clear the error before it'll stop giving the message.

It had no issues beforehand so I don't get why it decided to do that today

Cars are pretty funky sometimes.

[patent basalt]

I am making a bad choice next Friday

And yes I know they aren’t amazing cars, none of the shit I own is amazing

[dull cedar]

a horrible financial choice with 4 wheels and an engine that might work

[stoic ledge]

Oh nice

They had a pop-up store here for the week on the campus where I work We just went up to the guy and asked for a test drive, it wasn't an issue

Too bad I wasn't able to drive the 1111hp Dream Edition 😢

[stoic ledge]

Nice, best interior option on an S/V60

[stoic ledge]

They're actually not bad, contrary to what many believe

Which engine is it?

[charred depot]

natural position

[novel relic]

In its habitat

[lunar cedar]

Look discord is absolutely a place where people sell things, is it a commerce platform, no, but i see people sell things on here ALL THE TIME, i also dont play fortnite, cuz im not 7, if your not interested then keep your stupid comments to yourself

[edgy crescent]

Lol what a question to even ask

[carmine summit]

is this gonna be a new copypasta

[stuck dune]

this is a car

[livid sail]

I just bought a obd2 scanner and this showed up on my car, should I be concerned?

[vocal mural]

Clear it, and if the error comes back, then replacement is needed

[ripe thistle]

Welp, looks like a had a few to many drinks last night lmfao, this is what I woke up to this morning.

Looks like a REALLY wanted my radio replaced

[dusk ocean]

https://tenor.com/view/haha-gif-6815166390687140758

[wraith rivet]

let's do it

[fathom socket]

Pain

[wraith rivet]

where is this

[novel relic]

In a traffic jam 😜

[timber oar]

It looks like the states at least, I can't get a clear look at the plates to see which state tho

One hell of a holy god damn mess though, you ain't going anywhere

[stoic ledge]

Classic Murica moment 😛 Also an Altima

[timber oar]

Well that looks like an accident so, maybe if us Americans would stop fucking around on their phone and digging around in the back seat while driving that might not happen so much 🙃

[halcyon grotto]

Sus

[hexed kayak]

what did you think?

ive driven one 3 times but thats because i live 3 blocks from a lucid dealer and they do open test drives every 6 months

[novel relic]

@stoic ledge ey mate, moest naar den haag vandaag, WAAROM IS 95 €2.25

Insane

[stoic ledge]

Imagine going voluntarily to the Hague

Also, highway prices?

Also, there's a reason I refuel in BE

[stoic ledge]

Really liked it, would recommend. If I had the money I'd prefer it over an EQS or whatever

[novel relic]

Had to go for a certification, was 200 there, 1600 here, so ye quick decision for me

Brunos highway, still, there wasnt a single 1 on that screen

And i complain about 98 being in the 1.95-2.1 range

[stoic ledge]

Certification 👀

[vocal mural]

Makro LPG, 70ct

[stoic ledge]

Ngl driving petrol again, I like going refueling less than once a week vs every 2 days

[novel relic]

Pain

[vocal mural]

Depends on tank size too

With my 20l tank, yes

[stoic ledge]

Fact, thought about upgrading the Corsa tank but yeah sold it

It held ~33L

Which meant refueling every 2.5 days

[charred depot]

friend was laughing at a lazy repair I did to my door, "might aswell have used rivets"

I basically just cut the rust out, stuck a plate on then put a tack a inch apart around it then blasted it with epoxy primer.

need to get a photo

[fathom socket]

When someone hit the back of my car and ran away

[dusky torrent]

my e90 bmw needs a new battery but i have no idea about battery types and sizes and brands. any help. if u want even more detail, here's the vin: WBAPK5C50BA662684

[primal tapir]

In the hopes that BMW is working on either a secret plan to bring back OG designs for a boost in sales. What are you guys' opinions on their new car?

Because I hope that the designer dies or gets fired, the new cars are absolutely hideous

[tepid wing]

There's still nothing that's cheaper than the Bolt in the EV market it seems.

[wraith rivet]

the model 3 is damn close now

[tepid wing]

Don't those start at 33 or so?

[wraith rivet]

no?

i have no clue why yours is different

hmm hold on maybe it's got to do with government things

[tepid wing]

That's 13K off.

[wraith rivet]

yeah that's why

youch that's rough

[tepid wing]

The "probable savings" thing isn't counted in the Bolt price as far as I know, it's just more Tesla scams.

Oops zip code.

[wraith rivet]

i would see the legit figure chevy gives but it's not working for whatever reason

[tepid wing]

I'm thinking it's because the 23 model is the last Bolt.

The Equinox is supposed to be ~30K.

[wraith rivet]

youch

[tepid wing]

I might try to get a used Leaf or something. .-.

Can you mod those to not use chademo?

[brittle totem]

You guys still get the old Model 3 in North America that's weird 🤔

But they are quite a bit more expensive here €44 525 for the base model but that is with vat/tax included.

[livid sail]

Hi, I just bought a 2013 t5 S60 a fee days ago. Now the vehicle is showing me an error on the dash saying "défaillance amp croisement" (I know its in french, Can't find a way to change the language of t without taking it to Volvo for a reprogram) Anyways.
The low beam headlight is no longer working after this message appeared, i tried changing the bulb but to no avail. The problem persist on the driver side headlight, its just the low beam all the other ones do work. Anyone knows if there is a solution?

[versed fern]

i think i got an exhaust leak

[tepid wing]

They are probably still selling old stock here. :V

Not that I want a Tesla, but if there is one for like a grand with no issues I'll do it.

[grand axle]

Is this safe to inflate with an auto tire pump? I mentioned to my buddy when he was over at my place that all my tires were low cuz it's that time of the year and he went ahead and pumped them and one tire only looks like this and I know why it isn't a puncture or anything i have a psi reader that uses these BIG caps and my dumb self left that one a little loose. Is this wayyy to flat or is it safe to pump? My tires go to 36 and I'm going to walk to the store to get a pump soon if it's safe to do so

[wraith rivet]

you can pump that

just get it right on what the car says in the door jamb

[grand axle]

alright, I've never had a tire THIS low so I didnt know if this was a mechanic issue I needed to deal with or I could just go ahead and pump it. Whenever this package arrives with my pump since he is at work I'll go ahead and pump it up

[charred depot]

car wheels are never really dangerous to inflate

[wraith rivet]

yeah as long as it’s not off the bead it’ll inflate fine

even if it was the air would just leak out it wouldn’t explode or anything

[grand axle]

how can I tell if it is? I am not crazy knowledgeable with cars other than the obvious oil changes and what not

[charred depot]

Just pump it up

[wraith rivet]

yeah lol

it is if when you try to inflate it you hear hissing coming from the edge of the rim

most of the time it’ll pop back on

it’s fine

[grand axle]

gotcha lol I just want to make sure just pump and if its still hissing at the psi its supposed to be then it mechanic time?

[wraith rivet]

yeah

it’ll start rising as you’re inflating it

(if the pump is good enough)

if it’s crap sometimes they have trouble

[grand axle]

I ended up getting what he got, its an AstroAI tire inflator. idk if its safe to send amazon links here or If I need to send a screenshot lol

[patent basalt]

Spotted driving through my town

Can’t imagine what’s in there

There’s a very wealthy retired dentist here I imagine has something to do with him, he has ctsvs in wagon coupe and sedan form, a 300 mile magnum srt8 an 06 ford gt, and a warehouse of. 50s Chevys and more I haven’t seen

[wraith rivet]

Fuse?

[brittle iron]

How to know when someone doesn’t know about cars, when they make fun of a Ford escort not knowing it’s one of these

[hexed kayak]

you need to git gud at googling

the language needs to be changed at the dealer (volvo L) but i just copied the french message into google and added "volvo" to the end and this came up

http://www.clubvolvoquebec.com/v3/forum/général/fwd-awd/328847-problème-feux-de-croisement

[hexed kayak]

thats how i feel when people say the cobalt ss is nothing more than a winter beater

[coarse jewel]

looks like a first gen WRX...

[fathom socket]

...And it's just as badass.

[coarse jewel]

And why is that?

[fathom socket]

They're both rally legends.

[coarse jewel]

Well one of them won a championship, the other didn't (during the generations shown).

[fathom socket]

That's really crazy.

[coarse jewel]

Me comparing the WRX and Escort (I'm taking the WRX lol):

[fathom socket]

Fair enough.

They're both really cool cars.

[coarse jewel]

Yeah, the earlier generation Escort won a constructors championship which is pretty decent.

[civic spoke]

I'm going to miss the Fiesta.

[pastel marsh]

theyre suprisingly sluggish with out modification

[civic spoke]

Aren't most cars from that era, especially that size, very sluggish?

[brittle iron]

They’re rally cars but they do need a bit of boost

[civic spoke]

Any car is a rally car. As long as you use it as such.

Reminds me of when someone joined a rally with a BRZ/GT86. And they won their class.
Because they were the only one in it.

[charred depot]

new fuel lines and steel ones have pinholes

This one has the tyre sticker in the door jam still, calls for 155's heh.

Be putting 185's on as I have them, does make the steering a bit heavy but eh.

[limber whale]

Might be getting a new car, a white 2007 Subaru Impreza with the 5 speed manual and 2.5 flat 4

I’m pumped

[coarse jewel]

Subaru made a V6?

[limber whale]

I don’t know what else a “2.5i” would be and from research, yea

Maybe

I don’t know

[coarse jewel]

2.5i sounds like inline, but Subaru doesn't make inline's either to my knowledge.

Yeah, all impreza's have had flat 4s

[limber whale]

It’s probably that then

[limber whale]

“Hawkeye” revision 4 door sedan

that

[dull cedar]

V? 6
I guess you know absolutely nothing about subarus lmao

the first thing about subaru knowledge is knowing the engines are flat

[coarse jewel]

That simply means it was made between 2007-2011. It was a pretty siginifcant design reivision so reliability could become a problem

[coarse jewel]

second is that AWD is king.

[dull cedar]

and that they are definitely a 4 cylinder if it's not the 6 cylinder legacy/outback

[limber whale]

Getting it from a small local dealer. New headgaskets, water pump, and spark plugs. Heard it run and it runs good and idles fine. 127k miles

[coarse jewel]

if it's turbo-charged than the headgasket swap is fine, if it's not than that's suspiciously early...

[dull cedar]

I'm going to guess the pump died and the previous owner ignored the temp gauge

[coarse jewel]

Is it Impreza WRX or base Impreza?

[limber whale]

Base

No shot a WRX for that cheap

5800 USD

Idk if I said that

[coarse jewel]

Ok, it might be fine. But that is cheap for that much work.

Actually wait I'm thinking CAD, USD actually seems about right.

Yeah, that price seems reasonable, maybe a little high but that's normal for buying from a dealer. As long as they offer some sort of return/warranty policy, you should be fine.

[limber whale]

Cool. We plan to get an inspection before buying it to make sure.

[coarse jewel]

Smart

[dusky torrent]

is that called path lighting? my 2011 3er has it too

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle @charred depot

[proud nest]

Need help. Steel Graphite/Gray - Moonlight Cloud/Blue - Hyper White?

Been waiting 13 months for the new car and they just got the white one in but I like the blue with the navy/gray two tone interior best.

Can't tell if it's just bias that I've been thinking about the blue all this time or not.

What colour you pick out of the 3?

[versed coral]

BLUE

[stoic ledge]

I agree on blue

Although I don't mind the white

But probably not with the light interior

White + light*

Blue + light =

[proud nest]

They say they are getting more in two weeks from now. But don't know what colours are coming. If we don't take the white it will be sold before the next batch arrive and then... who knows.

[stoic ledge]

I mean, they must have vin's for the next shipments I expect?

Then they can easily verify it

[proud nest]

VIN doesn't match interior tho I don't think?

[stoic ledge]

The vin itself doesn't contain info about the interior color but I'm sure they can look it up in the Hyundai DB

[proud nest]

Ok, good to know wife and I are going to see the white in person tonight so I'll inquire

[proud nest]

Thanks for voting everyone. 😁
This provides a good idea of resale value at the vary least.

[feral reef]

Blue

[hexed kayak]

that car wont have good resale value lol

none of the modern hyundais do

[charred depot]

thomas the tank engine blue or whats the point

[proud nest]

Consumers reports results and the price of a used palisade seem to contradictory to those statements.

And I've only bought Toyotas in the past and one subaru based on consumers reports and my own research and done pretty damn good so far.

[hexed kayak]

i had a hyundai i bought new in 2017 and i lost my ass on it in every single way you could imagine

[charred depot]

Resale on a car you bought new should generally always suck

regardless

[hexed kayak]

i owned it for 4 years and only actually got to have possession of it for 2 because of how often it was in the dealer. waiting months on end in line for a new engine 3 times and after that one blew they cancelled my warranty

[charred depot]

unless there is a "shituation" creating clown economics like what happened

[proud nest]

I bought a 2020 subaru crosstrek for $32,200 December 2019 sold it 35 months later for $32,400

[charred depot]

stuff like that is just from the "event" which is still being dragged out

[hexed kayak]

and i had to wait months for a new engine because there was always atleast 40 cars ahead of me with blown engines each time i had to wait

hyundais are not good cars

[proud nest]

Took the dealer ship 4 weeks to list it and market had started to rebalance

[charred depot]

My parents are pretty awful car owners and somehow get away with it regardless of what they own

My dad's i30 seems to be unkillable

They basically never have vehicles serviced

The i30 does lose or burn oil which might be its saving grace

Basically all their cars have ended life due to corrosion.

[proud nest]

I'm still rocking my 2007 tundra with only 180,000km (112,000miles)

It's still a baby 👶

[hexed kayak]

This is my buddies 2019 tuscan with 34k km. It makes that squeal and has audible rod knock at idle

[charred depot]

Another friend of mine who bought a i20 from arnold clark which I call "arnold shark" had the gearbox side of the engine drop down damaging a bunch of stuff. and a bunch of other serious issues

It had a clutch done to it like 2017 car I dont think they put it back together right heh

[hexed kayak]

it also sends 5qt of oil into the shadow realm every 1k km

doesnt end up on the ground out the tail pipe or in the coolant

no idea where it goes

[charred depot]

The i30 does the same heh

my car absolutely stains anywhere it parks but the oil level stays pretty much the same heh

probably just rain water carrying down the years of congealed slime on the front of the engine

[hexed kayak]

saying epic is how you know the mot man hasnt seen that before but cant ding you for it

[charred depot]

alot of the advisory notes on it are kinda interesting

My tester doesent really bother with advisories usually "you already know"

Do love how one of my shitboxes would have got a 100% clean MOT one year if I had bothered to change all the tyres before the test

he said it was wobbling like fuck on the rollers

[fathom socket]

Nice truck.

[proud nest]

We did a ton of camping and outdoors stuff with the kiddo and friends when they were younger. Now it's old reliable, I'll keep it as long as I can.

Actually that's another vehicle I've had that was a pure benefit I bought that for 12k (Canadian$) in 2011 (1 owner) and I could easily sell it now for more then I paid for it I bet.

[wispy cloak]

I need to sell the bmw so that I can fix my truck

[proud nest]

Well decided not to get the available white palisade and wait for a blue or steel graphite one.

Tho there was a moment we debated on getting the white one and making it an umbrella corporation vehicle to give it some character. But it was determined the novelty would ware off. lol

[tepid wing]

Does anyone have a good way to search for cars that a third party product has support for? The support matrix is pretty big and has caveats for several models.

13K feels like a lot for a 130K mile Camry from 5 years ago.

Oh Corollas are the cheaper ones I guess.

[boreal sleet]

Would a chrome delete looks good on a white car?

[feral reef]

Lots of Miat

[feral reef]

Depends, but yes

[civic spoke]

Chrome generally works better on darker cars in my book.

If you're just using vinyl. Then you can easily reverse it either way.

[boreal sleet]

Fair, yeah I got a white car at the moment and gonna be getting the chrome delete on it, was also thinking include the side mirrors as well to be wrapped black

I got a VW Passat 2014 B7, and been trying to find front and rear bumper for the R-Line so I could fit themonto mine but it has been such a major pain to find any