cars

[fathom socket]

Leave it to bmw to make everything complicated

😕

[rugged lynx]

they have these cool cheap devices that can check tire pressure and they never break

could buy 100 of those for the price of one sensor

[fathom socket]

Unfortunately the rdc is tied in with the body modules and other jazz it keeps popping up on the Hud super annoying Also turns off the dynamic drive

[rugged lynx]

maybe ill just rebuild my old stuff

[fathom socket]

It's the wife's suv

We took it cause raining bad and she's got better tread on her tires than my car

Had to take son to hospital had fever of 104.4

[rugged lynx]

that is when you have the funny dreams

[fathom socket]

We put him in the shower to bring it down then rushed here

There saying the flu

Lol

I'm waiting out side cause apparently only one parent is alowwed in cause covid is back or we

[rugged lynx]

im glad im more tolerant to heat than most people otherwise it would have made me dumber

[fathom socket]

Fun times today

Apparently there is a tornado warning too

Four our area

[rugged lynx]

florida

[fathom socket]

NC

Damn

Then the antenna is another 300$

Is the same for all models

That's like 700$ total

💀

Probably cheaper than going through the dealer

[rugged lynx]

i think i could refresh the engine in my car for $700

yep. i think ill just rebuild what i got forever

[fathom socket]

Maybe I can get my extended warranty to fix

[rugged lynx]

some of my really old cars you can refresh/rebuild the transmission for about $15

[fathom socket]

Then I only have to pay 100$ deductible

One thing I can say good about this vehicle it gets really good fuel mileage

Being that's its a diesel

With twin turbos

And awd

Inline 6. 3.0L

[rugged lynx]

i was considering getting a used si and disabling a bunch of the modern stuff

tire sensors? gone

rev hang? gone

tiny intercooler? gone

[fathom socket]

I hit a big hole and all my cats and egr and Def fluid tank fell off lol

Cough cough

[rugged lynx]

i want a type r but im not paying 50k for that

[fathom socket]

And I sent it to be dyno tuned and it doesn't roll coal

Imagine that

[rugged lynx]

i was thinking about putting better rods and bearings in it so that 1.5l doesnt blow out the bottom and max out the stock turbo

[fathom socket]

That's with a proper clean tune

[rugged lynx]

or, i could put all that mmoney into the 90s honda i have and go faster

[fathom socket]

Yup

Or u could put a k motor in it

[rugged lynx]

i didnt want to fight it a bunch so i was going to keep it mostly stock

was considering just a cam

maybe some head work

[fathom socket]

But they recommend going 3 inch mandrel bent exhaust if going with k motor

Cause of the valve overlap

And cam degree

[rugged lynx]

other thing i could do is a b16 swap but i think a delsol is sort of a classic car now might make sense to keep the original engine

[fathom socket]

True

[rugged lynx]

i do have the best d series to build though

[fathom socket]

I'll stick with my car my genesis g80 sport 3.3t awd

When I bought it I give the bmw x5md to the wife

Since she always wanted an x5 suv

[rugged lynx]

its kind of funny i make about 100hp to the wheels and it pulls better than the newer turbo si cars on the highway

[fathom socket]

U should check carmax the had here 2 identical type r on the lot for 30k used

[rugged lynx]

hmm

i only like the 2022 and newer body though

otherwise id get an old one

[fathom socket]

They were 2023s

Both black with red interior

Full aero

[rugged lynx]

i know its not a good investment buying a new car but it will do so much better in a car crash compared to a delsol

[fathom socket]

Manual trans on both

Brembo brakes

The works

[rugged lynx]

i might keep my eye open for some repo special lol

I can make smashed cars look like new

[fathom socket]

Lol

[rugged lynx]

the type r is about as fast as a labo countach

from 87

also 4 door car is nice to have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPM

i think those have two tiny trunks lol

[fathom socket]

Lol

They have 1 frunk

Aka front trunk

That was a good movie btw

[rugged lynx]

one of my friends hates how super cars look and also hates the countach

if i had money and had to buy one, id probably get this one

backing up probably sucks in those

hmmm i wonder if there is kit cars that are convincing enough

[restive gazelle]

best cars are beater shitboxes with too many mods. Or a Polski Fiat

[dusky torrent]

tell your friend that his opinion sucks because the 488 pista is probably one of the best looking supercars

[rugged lynx]

he does like the pantera

but thats about it

[fathom socket]

Lol and the Pantera has a Ford PowerPlant in it.

[misty mantle]

RIP To my snowmobile this season. Lost all compression on the PTO side cylinder 3 miles into my first test run.

Gotta drop nearly $2000 on a full rebuild now

This fucker. Got towed back by a Honda, as it should be

[misty mantle]

Got towed from its grave by a Honda AND got towed back to the house by a Honda

Polaris things

[deep zealot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1040149277239955508/1185779462328029204/IMG_6209.mov?ex=6590da2e&is=657e652e&hm=a72c5f6dcb6d055592364970843bb52087b4f37f8088c6977a896a3282019d96&

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQbsvy9KGC8

[twin jasper]

too bad honda doesnt make a snowmobile lmao

[misty mantle]

They made 1. The White Fox. Only sold in '73, then recalled and destroyed without explanation. A few still exist, though.

https://www.snowmobilemuseum.com/index.php?page=Sleds_on_Display&id=217

I'd love to get my hands on one since I'm a honda guy

[misty mantle]

I just found out that GM sold the GMT-400 ‘burbs in Australia in RHD and under Holden.

[rugged lynx]

based suv

[twin jasper]

honda thing to do tbh

[misty mantle]

All in all, they're great trucks on a pretty damn good platform for being GM. Can't say the same about that automatic transmission that got put in 'em, though

If I end up inheriting my Grandpas '96, I'm probably gonna drive it until the transmission goes, then find 5-speed manual donor C2500 to take the transmission from

[wraith rivet]

tony soprano my favorite 1999 chevrolet suburban driver

[misty mantle]

Bud, thats a full-size SUV

Its a pretty big truck

[formal horizon]

i'm a child! This is my favorite thing i've ever done

[wispy cloak]

[charred depot]

Not had alloy wheels on something in a long time

do need a new phone so I can take photos again

[wispy cloak]

@charred depot do you think the Peugeot could spool a 58mm

[charred depot]

People fit ridiculous stuff to these, at 7000rpm it probably could

well not these but these engines

I dont gov mod mine like that as its generally what kills them but they can rev insanely well for a diesel almost petrol like

idi so you dont have the "lack of heat issues?" you do on a di with rpm like that

theres some science behind why di's cant rev like idi I dont fully remember

[deep zealot]

no lol M3 E92

the dash is the giveaway

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/6IdheqXr2L4

[sweet valve]

How tf do people learn how to do this type of shit

[spice compass]

You either love them or hate them

[wraith rivet]

hate

wait what i thought those were electric too

ah nope not that one a different hyundai i was thinking of

the ioniq 6

looks like they're ripping off porsche lol

[rugged lynx]

opne of my friends crashed into a poll in the parking lot doing this stuff

[elder oracle]

The reason for bad quality is it was taken on an old Sony flash camera that used a 3.5 floppy disk.
But to the cars.
The cherry one (it looks black in the photo) is a V8 1987 Chrysler New Yorker with RWD and the white one is a 1991 New Yorker Fifth Avenue :)

He even drove both cars at one point all the way from Toronto - New York City and even back in 2012 he daily drove the 87 New Yorker until he sold it and got a 2009 Impala in its place :’)

[rugged lynx]

the age of everything is a square

[elder oracle]

My father still has the 91 but it’s rear suspension needs to be repaired

[elder oracle]

They’re beautiful cars though, especially the interiors, they were basically sofas and so comfortable

[rugged lynx]

that was most american cars until some time later

[elder oracle]

Haha, lol

[rugged lynx]

they tried to make it like a couch

[elder oracle]

The seats were comfortable though I’ll give them that, plus they ride pretty smoothly as well in my opinion.

Honestly though, my father was brave daily driving a car from 1987 in an era full of big SUVs and trucks

[rugged lynx]

yep. one reason im looking for a fun modern car.

delsol and 240z are both kind of low cars

[elder oracle]

Honestly though, my dream car is either the 87 or 91 New Yorker, so many childhood memories 🤩

I remember when my father would pick me up from school in the 87, I felt so cool B)

[rugged lynx]

i did consider make a chevy c60 into a daily driver

just bruit force my way though the shitty drivers

kind of tired of them pulling infront of me in dangerous ways

[wheat hatch]

[charred depot]

Autocancelling keeps breaking my indicator heh

its like forcing it beyond where it needs to be forcing me to yank it back into place, will delete auto cancelling anyway as its just useless on British roads.

[rugged lynx]

some new cars have auto up and down.

and the switch is impossible to click it once for the non auto mode

[misty imp]

I kinda fuck with the sfr

never released though sadly

[feral reef]

Looks like a Miata, AMG GT, 911 and an Aston made a baby

[civic spoke]

Fiata. Tbh

Hoodline, A pillar, and the top of the rear reminds me of the Fiata.

[misty mantle]

What

the

fuck

is

THAT

[misty mantle]

The age of the squares

The age where Ford pickups peaked imo

[misty mantle]

Bench front seats. Those just kinda up and disappeared

[languid whale]

aston martin prototype at alton towers

[hollow pasture]

I have so much love for the 3000gt, can't believe a vr-4 came in today

a stupidly clean one at that

[languid whale]

nice

[languid whale]

hope lego cars count

[compact grotto]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a46363668/dodge-charger-and-challenger-successor-spy-photos/

I dunno.

[misty mantle]

I swear, everyone has the Mclaren Senna.

You got the Jeep Wrangler too?

[languid whale]

not yet

ive got the countach, mclaren f1 and solus, the mclaren f1 car, aston martin db5, and some others

[wet summit]

my gf altima we sold the lady never got the title in her name

trying to figure out the law but i think we're about to sell the same car twice fr

[misty mantle]

Rip

[wet summit]

not rip lmao that's a free 2k

new suspension for my gmc and performance parts for cavalier

[misty mantle]

Heres most of my technic collection

I also have the Technic Mustang GT500

[languid whale]

nice

[misty mantle]

I have a bunch of the older (2017-ish) pull-back and release technic sets in my lego bins, as well as a loader set from '03 my parents found brand new back around '13

[timid bear]

it's so ugly i love it

[hollow pasture]

gotta love ecotecs

[civic spoke]

Rust prevention. 🙂

[hollow pasture]

hah yeaaaa

well call it that

[spark pecan]

thinking about doing a engine swap what should i put in it

[civic spoke]

Can you check to see if you can put better Discord servers in it?

[spark pecan]

lol

ya its not going to load the photo

[severe rose]

sick ass car i would bust if i see it on the streets

[hollow pasture]

it looks like it just came straight out of forza

immaculately clean

don't even get me started on the engine bay

[spark pecan]

Thinking about putting a ls in it

What y’all think I should put in it

[tight cypress]

keep the stock engine if its reliable & maybe tune it

[civic spoke]

Doing any sort of engine swap is a whole ordeal.
What are you supposed to do with the whole drivetrain in general?

[compact grotto]

🤮

What are those proportions.

[tight cypress]

why

[languid whale]

why what

[civic spoke]

I don't even mind this? Feels like the rear is super long, though. But I have nothing to compare it with.

[spark pecan]

I was thinking a 4l60e with a gen 3 5.3 and ford 9inch in the rear

[civic spoke]

You got to just ask yourself "Do I want to deal with this?".
If the answer is yes, then sure. Go for it. Just know that it will be pretty costly, and take up a whole bunch of time.

[charred depot]

I dont think its going to be passing a MOT again.

[spark pecan]

@civic spoke o ya i know.. but should be worth it in the end i want to take the jeep to the alasken highway

[civic spoke]

It's different. Therefore bad?

[charred depot]

All new cars look the same :^)

[civic spoke]

Meanwhile you get new cars that look like nothing else...

[charred depot]

A very nice Peugeot 305

[languid whale]

a tvr

[wraith rivet]

i think it might be leaking oil 🤔

[hollow pasture]

homie, I've never seen a more active leak

when that motor turned over I watched as like 3/4s of a qt just came shooting out as soon as it hit oil pressure

worst headgasket issue I've ever seen in my life

[limber carbon]

1,9 tdi

[spark pecan]

That would be a first

[fluid field]

Fuck it, motorcycle in the living room

[near lantern]

Not a car, I found this bus in Gold Bar WA

Ex-sound transit MCI D4500

Built in 2005

[minor canyon]

My first car 2015 Chevy Camaro

[misty mantle]

Oh god.

[misty mantle]

Why do I feel like that has a 8V-71 Detroit Diesel for a power plant

[near lantern]

idk

it has a detroit diesel series 60

[misty mantle]

Computer controlled engine, 🤢

[near lantern]

is Cummins ISM a computer controlled engine

[misty mantle]

Unfortunately

[near lantern]

im trying to find a bus here that has a 8v71

[misty mantle]

https://youtu.be/gMdlVpww10o?si=ToMi2AnYN_SN4Oay

This one has long since been dismantled, though. Guy sent 'er into a tree just to show how unsafe the bus was to all the people that commented say that the bus could have been restored

Front suspension had collapsed the day before

https://youtu.be/mKUt_sj1PM0?si=Ik4acpjXEpAaDB4l

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLRF-LRgvJk&t=19s

[limber carbon]

for some reason id love to see a 924 or 944 1.9 tdi swap

[charred depot]

monster truck

[vocal mural]

InterClassics expo Maastricht

[silent swift]

The rolls Royce 😍

[twin jasper]

Honder intake noises 😎

[silent swift]

Turbo spool noises 🤑

[feral reef]

Well, “hooning it in the snow” can be ticked off for this year

[wraith rivet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFAtqWOaEgg lmao

[frozen tulip]

Stupid Teslas

[misty mantle]

Just goes to show that ICE is still superior, even in cold temps.

[civic spoke]

Most of the infrastructure is to blame, and not the vehicles being electric.

[brittle totem]

Works fine in Sweden the most sold car here in 2023 was the Tesla model Y so dividing them in cold temperatures isn't really a problem.

[civic spoke]

One problem is the stupid low temperatures.
But even there, the issue is more infrastructure than the cars themselves.
Unless you park your cars with a low battery and it tries to use energy to keep it from going INOP.

[misty mantle]

I would still much rather be trying to start a diesel in negative temps without a block heater than drive a EV

[charred depot]

dealt with it before without working glow plugs, only really got down to -10c odd but was a idi so smoked out the entire street heh.

one or two cylinders would get going and the other 2 would be functionally smoke machines

a bit embarrassing to do every morning

I dont use that starter motor anymore but still have it around as a spare, amazingly still worked by the end of it all.

[rain obsidian]

What is the best way to clean a windshield, windows, etc? Any interesting car-hack for that?

[misty mantle]

Glass cleaner and a microfiber cloth

[timber oar]

It's a combination of battery technology still sucking and having to create heat when they normally don't

Where as an ICE is always putting off heat regardless

[coarse jewel]

I just did windex and papertowel lol, it's a window it doesn't really need anything special.

[misty mantle]

I rarely clean my windows, much less wash my truck

[vagrant gust]

Not a car but I'm warming my sphagetti up on a 16 litre diesel

[misty mantle]

Honestly, Anything with an engine is welcome in here

[vagrant gust]

I manufacture and repair diesel gensets, this one's gotta be my favorite of the engines I work on

[misty mantle]

What engine is in the pic? Cummins?

[vagrant gust]

We do use Cummins QSX15's but this one's a Deutz TCD2015

[misty mantle]

Ah

[vagrant gust]

15.9 litre v8 turbo diesel, makes 500kw or 671hp

[misty mantle]

Nice

We've discussed everything from snowmobiles to semi tractor-trailers in here

[vagrant gust]

Well now you've got generators to throw in the mix

This one's going in a diesel switcher locomotive

Well, 3 of them actually

[misty mantle]

Cat V16 Natural gas genset. My dad installs and operates these

Got 3 of them at this 1 plant

@vagrant gust

Don't ask me how much hp one of these churns out, I cant remember

[vagrant gust]

Shit they're around 3000hp aren't they?

[misty mantle]

I think so

[vagrant gust]

I know the big v16's that emd and ge make are around 3k hp

[misty mantle]

These technically aren't even Cat engines. They're made by a german company and Cat just slaps their paint and branding on them

[vagrant gust]

Biggest engines we've used is a cat c18, but those units are out of production now

[misty mantle]

Thats one of the truck engines, right?

[vagrant gust]

I know FPT makes some engines for cat but they're Italians

[vagrant gust]

Similar, they're tuned differently for the industrial variants we use

All our stuff is off road/industrial

Different emissions requirements and crap like that

[misty mantle]

Wait, now that I think of it, I think the C15 engines are the truck ones

[civic spoke]

Most Cat engines are industrial either way. More or less.

[vagrant gust]

I don't think cat does any on road stuff anymore anyway

Or am I just remembering wrong

[misty mantle]

You're right. They quit doing truck engines in 2010

[vagrant gust]

There is a c15, I think the c18's made it into some heavy haul semi's

[misty mantle]

The C15 was the last On-road engine they did

[vagrant gust]

Makes sense, dealing with emissions is painful

[civic spoke]

I know of a guy who bought a tow truck that came with a Cat engine. That's 'bout it.

[vagrant gust]

Some of the aftertreament setups on these engines are about the size of the engine

[misty mantle]

My grandparents motorhome had a 3126

'03 model year, so pre-emmisions

Was practically still a brand new engine when they sold that motorhome last year, only had about 73,000 miles on it

[vagrant gust]

Here's a genset we just built for BNSF recently. That whole top piece is just the emissions system for it

Sorry for the bad picture lol

[vagrant gust]

Oh yeah that's nothing for those engines

[misty mantle]

Yee. That motorhome was a magnet for issues, though. When they sold it, the jacks didn't work because a hose blew, the roof leaked, and fiberglass was flaking off the sides

Engine ran mint, though

[vagrant gust]

Oh yeah they're always like that, but that engine will run forever

[misty mantle]

Fired up without issues

[vagrant gust]

Only engines I ever have trouble with are the Cummins QSX15's

[misty mantle]

Though it was on its 2nd oil pressure sensor and 2nd rad/rad fan assembly

And 2nd computer

[vagrant gust]

The engine I'm working on right now went for 14k hours before it got a full rebuild, it's going back to the port of Montreal to do it again

It would have went for longer than 14k if they took care of them properly but 14k hours is pretty good

[hearty pond]

a new heater core plus labor shouldnt be $2500 right??

[misty mantle]

Sounds about right depending on the vehicle

If its any newer vehicle, the dash has to come completely out

Part itself is around $200 or so, the rest is shop labor

That price is in USD, right?

[hearty pond]

yea

labor just seems like alot

found there is actually a tsb on this issue

it also says replacing coolant twice is apart of the repair

which adds to parts cost i guess

and looks like it can be done with removing the whole dash, but its a bit more jank

[misty mantle]

Shop is taking the entire dash out, thats most of the cost right there

[hearty pond]

yea figures.

[grave grail]

Why does my VW change stations in 1 second but my BMW change stations in 0 seconds?

[grave grail]

How does the latter work?

Some sort of transistor?

[halcyon grotto]

the bmw probably scans through the available stations when the radio is turned on and just jumps between found/known stations

vw doesnt do that presumably so has to scroll along until it hits a good signal

I think muh volvo can do both so its extra kewl

[somber tartan]

FM or AM station?

Should be instantaneous in the first place lol. Especially AM radio

[misty mantle]

Mine does nearly every frequency, so I have to scroll through a lot of frequency's before I find the one I'm looking for, aka the local country station. Then I never move it off there.

[hollow pasture]

crank no starts are always fun

had to replace all my grounds, most of my hots, my main wiring harness for the motor, distributor, alternator, battery, sparkplugs, multiple fuses and a relay, and only then would it work

[wispy cloak]

Yeah my truck has a bad battery cable

I cleaned it the other day but it happened again

So I went to start my audi just to find out the battery froze

[misty mantle]

Which truck tho

[wispy cloak]

Super duty

[misty mantle]

Ah, I'm guessing the Dakota is still in winter storage?

[wispy cloak]

I tried to start it when it was -4° without plugging it in and it disagreed

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[misty mantle]

6.0 moment

[wispy cloak]

I mean

15w40 basically turns into mud at that temp

It just couldn't crank fast enough

[misty mantle]

Yeah, true

[wispy cloak]

If it could crank faster it would've started

[hollow pasture]

make sure when you replace it. it doesn't accidentally create a short on the starter lmao

[wispy cloak]

I might just put a new terminal on it

I also need to remember to disconnect both batteries

[misty mantle]

Nah, just do the terminal with the batterys connected. Be a man

[wispy cloak]

My old boss did that while taking an airbag out

Terrifying

[misty mantle]

Did it go off?

[wispy cloak]

No

I just can't do that

Too scary

[hollow pasture]

I did my dizzy cap and rotor without disconnecting my battery

actually now that I think about it, I did the starter and alternator like that too

[misty mantle]

That only gets power with the key on and coil connected, though

[hollow pasture]

starter and alternator get power no matter what

[misty mantle]

Yep

[hollow pasture]

i tell you man d series are unkillable

currently running my cam timing about 28° unadvanced and I'm still about 10° off

gets a lil poppy and gurgley but oh well

[stoic ledge]

@feral reef how much snow did you get? Nothing today I guess, but you had snow earlier this week I think?

[feral reef]

Yeah quite a lot yesterday and the day before

No snow today, Limburg stole it all

[feral reef]

Comparable to this

[civic spoke]

We got a little bit.

[stoic ledge]

I measured it, it's about 1.5 index fingers

If we're using American units

[feral reef]

This is just a white png

[charred depot]

There was a massive ice sheet just at a junction here was wheels locked all the way up to the stop line like o shit

[civic spoke]

It was nice. I didn't have to clean off my car because of the strong winds.

lol, JK!

[charred depot]

Scraping ice off the inside of my car is the worst bit

moisture boxes during winter isnt the most fun

[civic spoke]

Gotta remove the humidity within the car.

[charred depot]

its a 305 thats impossible

humidity has been so bad in the red one for so long the cluster face is rusty

[civic spoke]

You can use socks filled with cat litter.

[charred depot]

Stuff like that is alright if you have a relatively ok car.

I have holes in my floor else I will come back to a swimming pool.

The maroon one is pretty watertight but still does the ice on the inside of windows thing pretty bad

you can see alot of water on my windscreen in this photo, that isnt on the outside its on the inside

[dusky torrent]

it's been almost a year with my car. i've driven it around 5k miles. is it time for an oil change?

[misty mantle]

Yeah, I would.

[stoic ledge]

Always after 1 year

[charred depot]

Running on the same oil that was in the engine when it was removed from a crashed car 4 years ago

[misty mantle]

And how many miles has it been driven?

[charred depot]

Ive done about 2000 miles on that engine, it was installed temporarily while I sort my main one.

[misty mantle]

Ah, Though I would still change on that oil considering its 4 years old

[misty mantle]

I go every 100-200 miles on my ATV and every 4000-5000 miles on my truck

[charred depot]

its a XUD it'll be fine.,

[stoic ledge]

Well meant 1 year if you don't reach the mileage. Max 1 year

I do my car at ~10k miles, which is 1y 😛

[charred depot]

My family has a hyundai i30 which hasnt had a oil change in atleast 5 years, it does 14k miles ever year.

its on 160k miles.

[misty mantle]

How is that thing still running

[charred depot]

I would do a oil change out of goodwill but I am afraid to disturb the ecoystem

[stoic ledge]

Never need an oil change if you just top it off after the oil gets consumed

[charred depot]

It does get topped up fairly frequently

[misty mantle]

That oil pan is bound to have a nice layer of sludge in the bottom

[charred depot]

timing chain engine too heh

its a 1.4 petrol, sounds a little like a diesel with rodnock.

[wispy cloak]

It'll be fiiiiiiiine

[charred depot]

but its sounded like that for 5 years.

My parents have always spent next to nothing on cars, only the bare minimum to pass an MOT. car before this was a 2002 civic.

[misty mantle]

Now that you said that, its going to blow up going 70 down the road

[charred depot]

civic was scrapped around 2 years ago, engine was still good just all the other stuff.

if I had the welder I do now it would probably still be kicking around heh

[misty mantle]

Must have been more rust than actual car at that point

Hopefully that engine/trans ended up in another civic

[charred depot]

nah just a bleh D16

occasionally had VTEC errors due to very low oil level heh

[novel relic]

I know people who would have a pretty decent upgrade with a d16 lol

D14s are just noise

[charred depot]

Very common here so not worth removing.

kicking myself for not removing the cat, I was expecting the scrap guy to actually glance over the car.

didnt even leave the office

It is annoying seeing engines that would be extremely useful to you being scrapped though

Had a video up on my feed which I immediately recognised as a XUD9TE and it was them prying the timing belt off while it was running : |

[feral reef]

I’d have to check the numbers but I think my current interval is something like 9-10k kilometers

Which is think is almost exactly the Mazda recommended interval

[stoic ledge]

I think Mazda is 1Y/20k km

[tight cypress]

finally some new tyres

[feral reef]

Ah yeah they list that as the max

But the indicator for it is likely to come up before that

[sturdy tree]

I wanna install a dashcam, and I'm figuring out what fuse I should use.
My guess is that a 2amp fuse is enough on a 12volt battery. The hardwire kit has an output of 2.4amp/5volt, but doesn't specify an input

So my question, is 2amp fuse good? Or should I use something else?

[fair moon]

Especially with european cars you wanna change your oil around 5-6k, with some japanese cars you can get away with 7.5k and be fine

Really depends on what engine

[dusky torrent]

i've always thought the oil change interval with full synthetic is 10k miles. turns out i was totally wrong

[fair moon]

10k is really pushing your luck on some cars, while with other cars it's fine

some cars burn a small amount of oil

which can become detrimental if your interval is too long and you don't check

especially with your BMWs/Volkswagens/Audis

[dull cedar]

10k kms/6k miles maximum, I don't give a damn how much the manufacturers says it can go, or that the bottle of oil says it can do 15k or whatever

[fair moon]

Now, if you're burning more than a quart every 250mi or less (blue smoke, oil burning smell?), there's a serious problem

or you drive a mazda

[dull cedar]

if you have to top up the oil at every petrol station, you need a new engine

[fair moon]

not nessicarily a new engine

but you may

[dull cedar]

even my celica's fucked engine with non-functioning oil rings burnt less

[fair moon]

sometimes it's just fucked up piston rings or a gasket or seal somewhere

[dull cedar]

I obviously don't mean just replace the engine with a whole new one just because it's burning some oil

[fair moon]

if it's BURNING that much oil? Yes there is something seriously wrong
If it's LEAKING that much oil? You've got a bad gasket somewhere

see: blue smoke, oil burning smell

[sacred yoke]

my mr2 burns a lot of oil, but it passes emissions regardless and the cats look fine

but it's a known design flaw in the 1zz

one another note, omg, barcelona is banning my mr2 in february

life sucks

[dull cedar]

oh you're that person

[sacred yoke]

wym

?

[sturdy tree]

Now you guys are talking about oil anyways, do some brands of oil burn more than others?
I feel like my car uses more oil and I need to top it up myself when I go to a specific garage, but with another shop I don't have to top it up at all and it doesn't seem to use anything.
Dunno if I am going crazy or if this is an actual thing.

[sacred yoke]

same viscosity?

[sturdy tree]

5w30

Both

I'm not sure what brand they both use tho

Or maybe it's just the weather, dunno, not a car expert haha

[coarse jewel]

Yeah, 1.5A or 2A fuse.

I'd take it to a dealer to inspect right after though

or mechanic

Your safety is worth the $50 or $100 they'll charge to inspect it, can do an oil change to so they're working on it anyways.

[sturdy tree]

I'll probably install it with my dad who used to be a mechanic. I'm just doing some research so I know what parts to get, and basic know-how on how to install it

Oil change will be done next month

[coarse jewel]

ok, extra eyes never hurt. Mistakes can be made, even by professionals. I just did mine in the 12V cigarette lighter.

Automatically turns off with the car, so no drain on my battery when the car is off.

[sturdy tree]

I'm supposed to connect one wire to the ACC, and one to BAT. So it detects when the car is on/off
It also stops when the battery goes under 11.4 volts to prevent a dead battery.

(and one to ground of course)

[coarse jewel]

yeah

[deep zealot]

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

[wise kiln]

lexus forever

[leaden solar]

i don't know about that

[marsh badge]

Finally met the owner of this Supra that I see driving around

[nocturne iris]

nice

[civic spoke]

The Mk5 Supra is slept on as a performance car.

[fair moon]

some cars don't turn off these when the car is off 😄

[marsh badge]

It’s wild when I asked him what parts he said a lot and than mentioned it has a stage 2 turbo

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't surprise me if it had 6-700 hp then.

[marsh badge]

Didn’t have time to ask, honestly was just standing in line to get food and he was right by me in line. Didn’t know he owned it until I turned around and noticed the car was parked

[civic spoke]

Seems like a good platform to build from.

[tropic mulch]

i just put down a deposit on a car
finally found the exact spec/options package i wanted in the correct color, and in the right revision

it's like 99% of the RF's are the grand touring trim instead of the club

[misty mantle]

Miat

[misty mantle]

Just saw a hummer EV

[dusky torrent]

what's the point of the hummer ev

people who are looking for work horses probably dont care too much about the environment and would want a diesel anyways

regular ev buyers would probably not want a vehicle that utilitarian

and ev enthusiasts would probably want something faster like a taycan turbo or model s plaid

[coarse jewel]

Yet the cyber truck has 2 million pre-orders

[dusky torrent]

have people lost their minds?

[coarse jewel]

Yes, people think larger car is better

[dusky torrent]

dude

imagine parking garages

imagine parallel parking

good luck if you're a pedestrian

[coarse jewel]

Don't have to, I just have to visit one. North America is a crap hole for drivers.

[dusky torrent]

cars are too big

[coarse jewel]

Yes

[dusky torrent]

they have to meet safety standards tho. that's the reason i was given

[coarse jewel]

I want my Subaru Baja back

[dusky torrent]

what's a baja

oh that small truck?

[coarse jewel]

Mini-truck

https://tenor.com/view/subaru-baja-baja-subaru-gif-2055481228968816967

[dusky torrent]

ngl i've become some what of a jeep JL wrangler fan

[coarse jewel]

It's not regulations though, it's actually just capitalism working, but consumers are uneducated.

[dusky torrent]

i do see that

but im not gonna pretend im more educated than other consumers

but i have preferences. and sedans/wagons are my favorite

[coarse jewel]

Trucks have uses, the majority of truck drivers do not need trucks. California passed a law in early 2000's that made emission regulations dependent on seat counts which ruined mini-trucks and has actually done more harm for the environment than good.

No one needs a 5 seater massive truck. A 3 seater benchseat 2 door truck fits any needs that an SUV can't do.

[wraith rivet]

Was it just California? I thought it was the EPA that fucked the whole system up

with the engine size seat count yada yada that made it cheaper for automakers to make bigger vehicles

[coarse jewel]

Started with Cali.

[wraith rivet]

damn

not surprising tbh

[timber oar]

Yeah every fuckin vehicle around here is huge

Piloted by people on their phone

[coarse jewel]

My family comes from Germany for the most part, it's quite obvious in our driving style and vehicle choices.

By vehicle choices I mean type and size, German cars are pretty unreliable.

[viscid atlas]

@tropic mulch I recently bought a red RF 2023, although Turkey doesn't have the cool options unfortunately, not the 2.0 engine. I got the white interior though, and imo the interior color makes a huge difference. I had a Porsche 911 (06) before this, and I can confidently say the Miat is a better purchase and a more fun ride.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/peDOTCkcLJc

[wispy cloak]

German cars are not bad though

[muted haven]

bmw

[wispy cloak]

The b58?

[coarse jewel]

Worse than Japanese or even American cars

[fair moon]

so

toyota made the 2az-fe

[wispy cloak]

Toyota uses the b58 in the supra

[fair moon]

Nissan also exists

[wispy cloak]

It's an amazing engine

[fair moon]

and BMW gave the world the M30

[wispy cloak]

You can get to like 600hp with a downpipe and tune

[fair moon]

And the M88/S38

[fair moon]

on stock internals without any reliability concerns

[wispy cloak]

It's pretty crazy

[fair moon]

BMW also gave us the M50/52/S50/52

and the B48 is pretty decent

the S70 and S70/2

[wispy cloak]

Also steel body german cars tend to rust less

Because they had much better corrosion resistance from the factory

[fair moon]

And are generally just more well-built

[wispy cloak]

My audi had a 20 year corrosion warranty or something crazy like that

[fair moon]

after about 1983

[wispy cloak]

Everything rusted in the 80s

Especially Japanese cars

[fair moon]

yeah but it's generally considered to have gotten significantly better (at least with BMW) after the mid-80s

Still not perfect

But still not Dodge

[wispy cloak]

I don't think there are any steel body german cars anymore

My audi was one of the last ones

[coarse jewel]

German and British cars have good rust control, but German cars are over-engineered and need a ton of maintenance.

[fair moon]

British cars do NOT have good rust proofing

And the maintenance is vehicle specific, again

See: M30

OM617

[coarse jewel]

In Canada, with literal tons of road salt. It's extremely easy to find old MGs, Jags, and Triumphs

[fair moon]

Flinstone mobiles

What rocker panels?

I'm kinda into British cars

And i can for sure still say they do not have good rust proofing

At least the real british cars

But you can't say the germans can't make reliable cars when people are STILL driving around in 300d's with >300,000mi on an engine that's never had to be rebuilt or touched outside of basic maintenance items like oil and timing

and gaskets

this type shit

These things are KNOWN to be goddamn indestructable

So uh

Hell there are some out there with more than a million miles on the original motor

without it ever having a major failure

[misty mantle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPhET0_qBA4&list=PLbh27vRY46kAs_wb3hObQnc1rqNNZ7TI0

This is probably the 1 MG midget that doesn't have any rust holes

And the motor was locked up

[wispy cloak]

I haven't done anything that wasn't maintenance on my audi

[coarse jewel]

Never said Germans can't make good engines, every rule has an exception, even the new Fiats are somewhat reliable. But Japanese and American engines on average tend to be more reliable

[misty mantle]

More so the Japanese engines. Specifically old Honda motorcycle and ATV engines

[coarse jewel]

By new I mean like last 10 years.

Oh definitely.

[wispy cloak]

It also just depends on what you're trying to do

Germany has the whole sport market covered right now

[coarse jewel]

Japanese engines are hands down the most reliable. Porsche makes good engines. American engines are fairly reliable, British engines in my limited experience are good, the rest of Germany's engines are generally decent with a few really good ones, italian cars are italian cars.

[misty mantle]

When the cars aren't in the shop

[wispy cloak]

But for people that don't care about what they drive as long as it drives the Asian vehicles dominate that market

[wispy cloak]

They generally aren't

From all the years of failures the German manufacturers have found out what works and doesn't work

[wraith rivet]

German engines are just more sensitive to maintenance it seems

if people lack then things go very wrong

[coarse jewel]

Easily, in Canada I always recommend Subaru, being very reliable for AWD vehicles. Or Toyota/Honda to the drivers that understand how to drive a RWD/FWD in foot deep snow.

[civic spoke]

It would be fun with a Subaru during wintertime.

[wispy cloak]

Toyota and Honda are fwd

[coarse jewel]

corrected

[civic spoke]

It all depends.

[misty mantle]

My grandpas old '60-something Honda Trail 55. It had sat in a barn for a few decades before this. I pulled it out, put some gas in it, and kicked it over until it started. Never cleaned the carb

[wispy cloak]

The vast majority

[civic spoke]

Aye.

[wraith rivet]

the most common ones are (civic accord Camry etc)

[civic spoke]

I think my sis is travelling to a court date next week with some sketchy-ass winter tires.

[wraith rivet]

don’t they make an awd Camry now?

[wispy cloak]

Probably

[coarse jewel]

The only downside is rust, I live in Ontario which may be very well the worst place on Earth for rust. If I go onto Kijiji and look for Classics it's mostly good condition British cars and garage parked American cars.

[coarse jewel]

Corolla, Prius and RAV4 has also gotten quite common

[misty mantle]

The 1 reason I like living in Cali is that we don't have to deal with rust

[coarse jewel]

In provinces like Alberta, despite it's many issues the one thing I like is they use sand and not salt. My friend got an Oldsmobile 89 eighty-eight from Alberta and the frame was spotless and he now refuses to drive it during the winter.

[misty mantle]

I feel him. I too wouldn't want rust destroying a rust-free car

[coarse jewel]

My Subaru is absolutely caked in salt which sucks and I can't wash it cause it's -20 rn and the doors will freeze shut.

[coarse jewel]

Also even if I wash it, it'll just get salt again in 5 minutes.

Luckily, it's like 5 celsius high next week so I can finally wash it

I also get yearly oil-sprays before winter for obvious reason

[distant gazelle]

OR and WA don't use salt either.

[wicked minnow]

I learned eggs don't do well in snow

[rugged lynx]

distributor in my honda was about to shit itself
bearing was about to lock up or lose its insides
made one good one out of 2 junk ones and advanced timing a little. feels like i got 10% more power

[rugged lynx]

is there more weight on the back than a normal civic?

[misty mantle]

Never heard of that happening before

[rugged lynx]

its also really cold

you can only turn them like 5 degrees. idk what a few degrees would do tbh

i did slow it down by like 1 degree a few years ago when i was having hella ignition problems

Should I paint my delsol pink and pretend I'm Linus? Lol

[junior stratus]

@dusk ocean got an engine light for 5 seconds after stepping on the gas to pass someone and it disappeared after that. I couldn't accelerate much and the highest rpm it went after that was 3000-3200 with extremely sluggish throttle response. Drove smooth when off the gas but strong vibrations with any amount of gas with a rough idle when I parked it. I turned it off and on again and the throttle response was fine and engine went to the normal rpm when revved with no shaking. I think it was just in a limp home mode but I also wanted your opinion pls ping when you respond

That video was full throttle as well

[rugged lynx]

Was it a consistent shake like a misfire ?

[charred depot]

heh

[junior stratus]

It was like a shudder. Doesn't feel like a dead cylinder to me

100% consistent when on the throttle and next to zero shake when off the throttle. Only thing that was wrong while idling was the noise

[rugged lynx]

Sounds like shitty sparkplugs. The gap gets wider and misfires with more throttle

Maybe shitty wires if it has them

[junior stratus]

It was perfectly fine before I stepped on the gas though and there hasn't been any misfires before

It also has 20k km

[rugged lynx]

It can just start happening

That's about how long copper plugs last lol

Factory plugs?

Usually they put good stuff in there

[junior stratus]

Yes Hyundai Elantra factory plugs

[rugged lynx]

Coil packs could be bad

[junior stratus]

Also am skiing so I'll be back on in 5mins

:3

[rugged lynx]

Don't skii at night in America . Lots of cryptoids come out at night

[junior stratus]

I am the cryptid

Nothing to fear

[wicked minnow]

I think

[rugged lynx]

I have a delsol. Its the best fwd car I had for snow

Probably bad in a crash though

No abs no traction control so you can't just ride the driver assist

[wicked minnow]

My Saturn was a tank in the snow

Sadly I got rid of it.

[rugged lynx]

Gm execs sure did mess up the Saturn platform

[wicked minnow]

Trades it for a sc and a few months ago a dude didn't yield to traffic and I smashed into him

[rugged lynx]

This is why I want to get an old c60

Just bully the bad drivers

[wicked minnow]

Lol

[rugged lynx]

One thing I don't get is why people wait until you are 2 seconds from passing then they decide to switch into your lane to pass going 0.25mph faster

[wicked minnow]

Facts

[rugged lynx]

With a c60 I can just pretend my brakes suck and make them sweat

[wicked minnow]

🤣🤣💀

[rugged lynx]

I just about went full Indian bus driver and passed these idiots on the shoulder

[wicked minnow]

Lol

[junior stratus]

You have to trigger warning that lmfao

[junior stratus]

I pass a quarry going home from work and there's a really long merge lane because of it so a lot of people will pass on that lane

Dam a whole mile long

[rugged lynx]

this was on a 4 lane with the usual brainlets driving

they perfectly clog all lanes even if its 6 lanes

we have some 2 lanes that expand into 4 lane for passing for a few miles

a lot of times the car in front of me will be trying to pass a truck for miles, get to the passing lanes, then forget that they wanted to pass the truck, passing lane ends, then they try to pass the truck again in shitty 2 lane traffic

really wish i could bump draft them past the slow truck sometimes

also the area i live in id say 50% of the drivers forget to press the gas pedal down more when going up a hill and end up going 10 under half the time

[wicked minnow]

?

[rugged lynx]

then get all pissy when they get passed

[junior stratus]

Was joking that your wrecked car will give people flashbacks

[wicked minnow]

Oh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[junior stratus]

I have the same issue. People here will go 60kmh in an 80 zone and then the second they get to the 60 zone they go to 70

Every single timw

[rugged lynx]

oh thats another one we got here, these morons want to go 65mph in a 35, in town, get all impatient and pass, then leaving town they just keep driving 65mph in a 70mph. making everyone wait on their stupid face for a chance to pass.

woaaa its almost like the speedlimit changes

sometimes the cop catches one and gets to write a fat ticket

[dusky torrent]

are these pre installed strut bars?

[misty mantle]

Yee

[dusky torrent]

how nice of bmw

my engine bay doesnt look like that anymore. i got rid of the engine cover and 2 plastic covers on the side

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0wIjSLWUg

[fair moon]

why lmao

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle i just found an old video of mu black ss

[misty mantle]

Noice

[hexed kayak]

Seen better days

[misty mantle]

Didn't you lose the key to that one? Or was that a different one?

[hexed kayak]

Thats this one

@misty mantle tire sink

[misty mantle]

She's been sittin

[devout nacelle]

G’day everyone, just bought my first car

2007 Toyota Camry Sportivo

5 spd manual with the 4 cyl 2AZ-FE engine

[dusky torrent]

better heat dissipation

[viral matrix]

So easy it almost feels illegal

[dusky torrent]

is that part called the hub?

whwel hub?

[viral matrix]

Yeah, wheel hub with the bearings in it

Had bad bearings, so I replaced it

[dusky torrent]

W

[civic spoke]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/19ayqak/tesla_youll_have_to_wipe_dead_bugs_and_bird_poop/

[pearl plover]

Is this much wiggle normal

[misty mantle]

Its just worn out

[civic spoke]

That car is a yikes.

[misty mantle]

My local Ford dealer wanted $50 for a single wiper blade. Got the exact same motorcraft part for $19 on amazon

$31 markup

My dad and I do our own oil changes

My mom is the only one who takes hers to the dealer

I'd much rather fuck something up myself than have the dealer fuck something up and not tell me. I'd also rather not pay labor and extremely marked-up prices on parts.

Only things I'll ever take my truck into a shop for is tires and alignment

My truck is also 3 decades old

[civic spoke]

https://vxtwitter.com/APEXdotONE/status/1455684524025778177

[civic spoke]

Used to be the record holder for the East Coast > West Coast run.

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

[versed fern]

A8 3.3 TDI

D2

[misty mantle]

@hexed kayak Cobalt spotted on youtube

[hexed kayak]

wanna see a cool one i saw like 10 years ago

[misty mantle]

Sure

[hexed kayak]

“Cool”

[misty mantle]

Wtf is that paint

[misty mantle]

I have no words

none

[hexed kayak]

Look close at the edge of the white on the cobalt you will see it has grey/silver paint

Even the chrome is painted on

[misty mantle]

No way that was a factory paint option from GM

[hexed kayak]

I dont think it is but i wouldnt be surprised. You could get the base version of these cars in a concerning amount of different paint jobs and decals

You could get factory racing stripes on the base models but not the ss

[misty mantle]

Wtf lmao

[hexed kayak]

Its almost like the pt cruiser where every 3 months there was some different limited run trim

[misty mantle]

Chrysler was really trying to sell PT Cruisers.

Someone that goes to my school has one

[hexed kayak]

Cobalt z22

[misty mantle]

Probably the 2nd or 3rd ugliest car to ever grace the student parking lot

[hexed kayak]

Normal cobalt lt with 2 stickers

[misty mantle]

Lmao

GM moment

[hexed kayak]

There was also an olympics edition

i have the badges from one of those

[misty mantle]

Let me guess: LT with a few badges and stickers?

And a higher price tag

[hexed kayak]

just 2 badges

All that filth on my desk is from the badge

[misty mantle]

[hexed kayak]

those are wheels from a supercharged ss and not the wheels they come with but you can see the badge on the c pillar

[misty mantle]

https://www.auto123.com/en/new-cars/technical-specs/chevrolet/cobalt/2009/2-dr/lt-team-canada-edition/

This would be the olympic edition

Came with a manual, I guess its got that going for it

Still just a LT though

[hexed kayak]

its the wrong pics though

you can see the ss badge on the door. its the same as my purple car

[misty mantle]

The olympic edition was ran on the '09 and '10 model years

Wrong pic on the 2010 one too

[hexed kayak]

they were also all painted red

[hexed kayak]

cause canada

[misty mantle]

No badge

[misty mantle]

Isn't OnStar standard in GM vehicles now?

Or is it optional

[hexed kayak]

idk about now but alot of cobalts dont have it

my 03 monte has it though

[hexed kayak]

it was optional on all the cobalts like my supercharged ss doesnt have it but my turbo does

curtain airbags were also optional on base models

[misty mantle]

lmao

[hexed kayak]

this car is worse optioned than the silver lt i had

granted mine had a couple oem+ things done

[misty mantle]

At least it has AC, and a leather wrapped shift handle

And all the chrome thats gonna shine the sun in your face you could want

[hexed kayak]

This car had a 5spd manual ac,sunroof,leather wheel and shifter,fog lights,curtain airbags,and the factory pioneer system with an 8in sub

The stuff i added to it was 2.4 n/a ss bumpers,wheels and skirts and on the interior i put in the front and back seats from a 2010 turbo ss

That car had 370k km on it

Zero rust cause it was covered in like 1/2 an in of undercoat.
There was so much it slowly soaked the bottom of the doors in grease over the winter

Thats what this is

[misty mantle]

229k miles. Not bad for a what GM probably intended to be a econobox

[hexed kayak]

Alot of those cars go really far

[rustic night]

At work

[hexed kayak]

It had the original clutch still in it too.

But if you gave it the beans through first and second when you got to third it started to slip

[misty mantle]

Shit, thats a hell of a clutch

[hexed kayak]

I just realized why some of them dont have badges

[misty mantle]

Why?

[rustic night]

GM runs forever, I had a Vauxhall Astra that was on 550k miles

[hexed kayak]

Thats the badge in the bag right there. So if you or the dealer never put it on

[misty mantle]

Ah

[misty mantle]

Maintain any car and it'll go forever, unless its a certain Subaru engine or a Olds 350 diesel

[hexed kayak]

Speaking of go forever

[rustic night]

I now have a renault and the flywheel went, it's only done 90k. Proper looked after it too

[hexed kayak]

This thing will go forever. Its already at 323k now and still no engine light

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle bolbo

[misty mantle]

Bolbo indeed

[rustic night]

Volvos make the world go round, 5 cylinders at a time

[hexed kayak]

Its not nice enough to start the second the starter spins but it always fires right up no crankinh

[misty mantle]

Have to hit the key on my truck several times before the starter decides to spin.

[hexed kayak]

My gfs cobalt fires up the second the starter engages

[hexed kayak]

Have you checked all your grounds?

[misty mantle]

Yeah, its just a worn out 30-someodd year old shitbox Ford

Only does it when its really cold out

@hexed kayak My ATV tho....

No hesitation

Just starts up and runs

[hexed kayak]

i used to have a 450cc chinese atv

you had to sacrifice a child to get it to run even when new

[misty mantle]

Sounds about right

[hexed kayak]

also the rear end fell out of it after a month

[misty mantle]

How the hell did it do that

[hexed kayak]

chineseum metal. all the wheelies snapped every mount for the rear suspension

[misty mantle]

Crap metal, crappier welds

[hexed kayak]

the drive home was funny

[misty mantle]

Not to mention parts support for 90% of all chinese quads doesn't exist

[hexed kayak]

it was barley holding on but still drove so i was going down country back roads in an atv doing a 45 degree crab walk while also riding an atv doing the Carolina squat

[misty mantle]

Must have been funny watching it go down the road

[hexed kayak]

it wasnt a vey good quad after that

only good for the roads

[misty mantle]

Even Polaris ATVs are better than most chinese ones, and Polaris ones are absolute shit

[hexed kayak]

i made it hard tail by just welding everything in the rear no suspension at all and then put a little baby sprocket on it for max top speed

[misty mantle]

Must have been a veeeeery comfy ride

[hexed kayak]

it was a glorified highspeed ride on mower at that point. no joke

[misty mantle]

lol

[hexed kayak]

riding it was fun though

it was a bit like the old big reds before they got rear suspension

[misty mantle]

Once I move out, I'm gonna get a Big Red and probably a dirt bike

My mom won't allow me to have either right now

My parents were kinda iffy on me getting a snowmobile

[hexed kayak]

i just found videos of that thing and it was a 250cc and it was weak as fuck

[misty mantle]

The big red?

[hexed kayak]

my chinese atv

[misty mantle]

Ohh

Half of it is probably just a shitty carb

Or just a shitty engine in general

[hexed kayak]

It legit sounds like an old sears riding mower i had

[misty mantle]

lmao

[hexed kayak]

weak Sauce

@misty mantle

[misty mantle]

Weak enough that my snowmobile could probably out-pull it, and that thing has no engine rn

The brakes alone would probably over-power the engine

[hexed kayak]

the chain blowing off on the up hill is funny

[misty mantle]

Chain said "Fuck this shit, I'm out"

[wispy cloak]

My battery forgot its jacket

[misty mantle]

Its fucked now

[hexed kayak]

throw it away

[wispy cloak]

I have to bring it in for my warranty

[dusky torrent]

could the woman also be held liable bc she didnt take any evasive action?

[distant gazelle]

Yes. She had a chance to avoid and didn’t.

[solar echo]

no signal. that's a bit of a thing in Ontario

especially on the hwy in/out of Toronto. some speed & weave through heavy traffic

[limpid berry]

Dankpods 💯

[rustic night]

Looks like distracted driving

[feral reef]

She shouldn’t be allowed to drive

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't surprise me if they were both held liable for the incident, tbh

But just with this brief interaction. That sure seems like a very emotional individual.
Speeds were plenty low enough to slow down to evade the whole thing.

Appears that as soon as they registered that the other vehicle was moving into their lane, instead of braking, they just broke down.

[wanton arch]

gotta keep doing it in a car centric society or else a lot of people cant go to work and make money

[civic spoke]

Could really be that they are a fine driver when driving on their own, not having to take any sort of extra actions

[sacred yoke]

fxcking nimbys

https://www.thedrive.com/news/a-public-nuisance-laguna-secas-neighbors-sue-track-want-it-shut-down

[civic spoke]

This has happened several times.

[sacred yoke]

i know

it happened to jerez here too

[charred depot]

refuel may be in order

[wraith rivet]

:(

[tiny siren]

mazda 6 wagon my beloved

I would own one if they still made them in they US

[halcyon grotto]

My friend had one

Slightly caught fire lol

[wraith rivet]

dude fr

[wraith rivet]

🤔 what happened?

[hexed kayak]

My black cobalt ss slightly caught fire

That was fully on me though

I had a worn battery terminal and the car wouldn’t restart after shutting off cause of it so i put vicegrips on it till i could buy one and they fell off and grounded out the positive terminal on the body of the car while doing 130kph

I got a bunch of burns from putting out a molten plastic fire with my hands and picking up vicegrips and that had who knows how many amps sent through them

[wraith rivet]

damn 😳

[halcyon grotto]

Some electrical fire

They fixed it eventually but it smells pretty bad in there

[hexed kayak]

I just had and interesting thought when you said electrical fire

Ev bad people talk about how bad lithium fires are which is valid but ev people come back with gas cars catch fire just as much

But thing is a MASSIVE majority of ice car fires are because of electrical issues not because of them burning fuel

Conclusion: buy a model t so you barley have any electronics

[civic spoke]

Hate my life. I just want to go home and sleep.

[dull cedar]

At least lithium burns, and doesn't just go boom

[fair moon]

older cars are typically less safe in terms of gas fires upon impact

see: ford pinto

[coarse jewel]

I saw a video once of someone driving a Model T into a wall and the fuel tank just dumped gas everywhere and the engine ignited it

Cars create fires, Lithium does the most environmental damage when on fire and is the most pain in the ass long-term but it'll be slow enough that anyone inside the car can usually escape on time. Hydrogen and Petrol pretty much anyone in the car is screwed.

[hexed kayak]

ever seen a car burn while fully underwater?

https://youtu.be/1zaV-JSwzzA?t=6

[coarse jewel]

But I almost see that as an advantage, Hydrogen and Petrol will not usually hurt anyone outside the car, so as long as the car doesn't have a major design flaw it's natural consequences for the driver. Death still sucks, but better the driver than everyone surrounding the driver.

[hexed kayak]

dying in a car fire is wild

you dont even die from the burns half the time. you pass out when the fire sucks all the oxygen out of your car then you suffocate and die then burn or burn and die

you would be surpised how fast fire will take all the oxygen out of an area

not long after i got my license a tanker truck wrecked on the highway and i was close enough that when it all lit up my car stalled out within 5 seconds

[muted bough]

I understand more and more that individual transport sucks for everyone else but the person using it. Not matter if gas, electric or anything else.
Only if we as a apecies can bringt the majority of traveling houra per year to mass transport we can truely solve our transportation issues. But since this requires people to reduce their individualism this will probably never happen.

[hexed kayak]

highly European take

if i wanted to take public transport to my home town i will legit be on a train for over a week

even if north america had highspeed rail it would still be many days

[muted bough]

Most people these days live in cities. Public transport should be priority 1 for every decently sized city. I live in a rural area myself. I need to rely on my car but if I drive 5 minutes I can go everywhere by train. To the airport in 1h for example.

[muted bough]

That is why I said majority. Of transport hours of a country as a whole. If you live somerwher very far away from any bigger city there is no point to bring trains there.

Also, where do you live that it would take days by train? I can ride all across europe in a days worth of train rides.

[sturdy tree]

Are they supposed to wear like this?

[wraith rivet]

tf how is it wearing at an angle

[misty mantle]

Oh, that

[charred depot]

Some pads are angled at the edges

Dont need spring compressors to take this apart

[misty mantle]

Well, I guess rust can help in some ways

[charred depot]

I did this right after bragging about how good the suspension is on 305s

[misty mantle]

lmao

[charred depot]

Friend pointed to a dropped kerb "but im in a 305" ramps off high kerb bang

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/77583233/salvage-2022-ford-f150-supercrew-mi-detroit
Wtf
Its missing the wheels, and because of that its got a salvage title
Nothing else is missing, just the wheels

(Copart, BTW)

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/58167273/salvage-1997-nissan-sky-gts-hi-honolulu

JDM 4-door Nissan skyline

[hexed kayak]

scrap it

that thing was submerged is salty sea water guaranteed

Notes:
VEHICLE LOCATED ON GUAM

[misty mantle]

Probably whats gonna happen to it anyway

[hexed kayak]

guam is slightly bigger than montreal and its just a fucking island in the middle of the ocean

its actually 8x smaller if you include all of urban montreal and not just the main island city

[misty mantle]

Speaking of stuff that should be scrapped....https://www.copart.com/lot/38151094/salvage-2013-smart-fortwo-pure-nj-trenton

Smart Fourtwo

How that thing is still running is beyond me

[hexed kayak]

Thats a chad automobile for people who want to fuck around

That thing is perfect for a liter bike motor

https://youtu.be/AgwzHJo3IXM?si=q0QXElZeKYNj1jC-

[vocal mural]

Mine was even worse

Look at the crack on left side

[hexed kayak]

Send it

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle

[misty mantle]

ooookkkkkkkk

[misty mantle]

https://www.copart.com/lot/53116553/salvage-2016-ram-2500-laramie-al-tanner

Mud truck

It'll buff out

[copper salmon]

well shit my 2000 4 runner now has a rod knock i changed the oil when i got it i didnt think id have to change the oil after 1500 miles on synthetic grated this car had 315k on it when i got it

[misty mantle]

Run it 'till it blows. Its a Toyota, it'll probably last another 300k before that rod lets go

[vale forum]

henlo I drive a miat

Light, sporty and reliable 👍

[zinc jungle]

I like how Linus posted that one car upgrade video the other day less than a month after I did similar things to my car. I used an ATOTO F7-WE for the head unit and I used the included rear camera.