cars

[lyric tulip]

i mean its china they will do anything to sell you something

lol

yeah thats what i saw

[civic spoke]

Don't use anything with my Bimmer. Wanted a bluebus. But not compatible with my car.

[lyric tulip]

i dont mind if its sketchy but i wanna know before spending 300 dollars on something i dont know if it works or not

see my bluetooth in my 2010 sucks now

recently its been skipping and not connecting properly

[civic spoke]

With the old truck I drove, then I just had a Bluetooth aux thing.

[lyric tulip]

no aux in my car

theres an ipod port but thats it

so id have to buy an ipo d

[civic spoke]

Dang.

[lyric tulip]

load it with music

not be able to play bluetooth

or use cds.

[stoic ledge]

I've installed something similar in my brothers BMW, but ofc there are different quality systems

If executed right it can work

[civic spoke]

This is what I kept in the truck.

That connects to your phone and gives you Bluetooth audio in the car.

Just need a USB jack, and Aux.

[stoic ledge]

Momo has no aux tho

[civic spoke]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

If the box sends the audio over the iPod connection.... It could all work

But it really depends on the quality of the implementation 😛

[civic spoke]

I hated and loved FM transmitter.

Had it for a year in the bimmer.

Hated it, because so many people also had it. So could never get a clean signal.

[stoic ledge]

So in my brothers BMW the system is in between the original system and the screen, audio is sent over AUX, original controllers work, it takes over the iDrive controller and you toggle between iDrive and that controller by holding the menu button

[lyric tulip]

nissan/infintii in their wisdom as a japanese company thought mp3 players were the future

so they made a 100% compatible ipod interface that i have no access to

added bluetooth functionality for phone calls

but later added audio support aswell through "source"

it just is inconsistent af

pretty sure its like 2.0 bluetooth module and the poor guy is having trouble with the current higher frequencies bluetooth emits as well as a smart watch and 5g signals

[wraith rivet]

trouble?

like chuck mcgill trouble?

[lyric tulip]

it cuts out and shit

[wraith rivet]

OH lmao

When you said the poor guy I thought you meant a person that was sensitive to radio waves

lol

those things I’ve seen for CarPlay do work but you have to buy them from the right place

[charred depot]

reject in car entertainment

[wraith rivet]

😮‍💨

Classy af

it’s even got a clock :0

[misty mantle]

Update on my shitbox: What I though was just going to be a hour job per side doing the front U-joints turned into tearing about 70% of the front end apart

And I'm not even half way done

@hexed kayak

[hexed kayak]

Your gonna be there for like 2 days

I had that happen to me when i got the black ss

[misty mantle]

I was thinking the same thing. I was beating on the drivers side spindle for a good 2 or so hours, and it's still stuck on there

[hexed kayak]

Not the u joint but a simple issue leading into a full on tear down

[misty mantle]

We may not deal with rusted to shit frames here, but we still deal with rust causing parts to not want to come off

[hexed kayak]

Rust welding is fun do deal with

[misty mantle]

Yeah

Both spindles are getting a good helping of anti-seize when this all goes back together

[hexed kayak]

This was all for a supercharger that failed

[misty mantle]

The interior had to come out for that?

[hexed kayak]

It blew 2 weeks after i got the car so i tore it down to fix anything else that could potentially cause me trouble that i didnt know about

[misty mantle]

Ah

[hexed kayak]

That was a month long ordeal

In January

[misty mantle]

Rip

[misty mantle]

What failed in it? Bearings?

[hexed kayak]

Yup

And then they got run through the rotor pack

[misty mantle]

Rip. I bet that made a racket when it failed

[hexed kayak]

not really tbh

it seized so bad and so fast it locked up the motor and the wheels

motor wouldnt turn over till the belt came off

[misty mantle]

You would think it would have just broken the belt

[hexed kayak]

quality belt

[misty mantle]

No kidding

[hexed kayak]

it sounded horrible trying to crank it

[misty mantle]

Surprised it even rotated at all

[hexed kayak]

Thats with 2 batteries and a jump box
Thats what it took to make the belt slip

[tight cypress]

slowly

[limber whale]

Saw a mid 00s Ford explorer

Eddie bower edition

Why do those exist

[wispy cloak]

I just worked on one today

'08

They did it for a hot minute

[misty mantle]

The Eddie Bauer editions are just XLTs with special interior stuff. Saw a Eddie Bauer edition Bronco II the other day in the local ORileys parking lot

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle montreal is going to shit

i watch a channel called active self protection and its about robberies shootings and shit like that

i never seen a video from them in montreal before

now when i went to the channel today for the first time in a couple months there is 3 videos forom montreal

[hexed kayak]

today I accidentally learned someone swapped the seats in my volvo at some point

You can see the seats have a vertical stitch

My car is a 2.5t which as you can see by this comes with seats that have no vertical stitch. But the higher trim T5 is the one that gets the seats with a bigger bolster and a vertical stitch

maybe my car is just a downbadged T5

50 free hp

doubt it tho

[flint sable]

i need a saleen explorer eventually

that and the holy grail of silly saleen projects.. the windstar

[wraith rivet]

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

😎

[hexed kayak]

cobalt can do better

https://youtu.be/8Ds8vBAHz5o?t=380

[misty mantle]

"Not my bondo"

[hexed kayak]

keeps driving it

[uneven mauve]

My MX 5 has an interesting way to tell me knock knock jokes...

[vocal mural]

RIP Baltimore Francis key bridge

[bitter compass]

Le car

Genuine review after a month: rear window is too damn small, key is a bad fidget toy

[eager grove]

what is it? Don't recognise the profile

[bitter compass]

Hyundai i30n

Had to replace my up because it was uneconomical to fix everything that had to be done this year

2 sets of tires brake disks and pads, TÜV, and the rust fixes to get through TÜV, and belt

[stoic ledge]

Up already having rust issues?

That's fast

[bitter compass]

Well 10 years harsh winters but yes vw cars do be rusting

The golf had rust problems after 4 years around the antenna and that you cant blame winters for

Kinda ruled out vw for the new car

Everything after the mk7 golf just.. ew.. wtf are you doing vw, and 2010s cars kinda not great experience with the two we have

Was thinking about i20n because it was in budget as new car, mini cooper jcw, i30n, and if there were any.. 1 series

Would have bought a mini but someone else was faster than me

[hexed kayak]

vw cars went to shit once they got caught doing that emissons crap

[bitter compass]

Vw cars got worse since the 2000s, like they did a couple of good/cool thingys r32, the probably best gti with the mk7 and the seemingly unkillable 2.0 TDI but for the most part they just got more weight, issues and less reliability

I'd say the up was one of the best cars despite it's issues, they made because it's just a car, no nonsense no ipad stuck to the dash

[bitter compass]

Best car since like 2010*

[misty mantle]

There are 2 types of German engineered things: Stuff that lasts forever, and stuff made by VW group

[bitter compass]

German engineering is dead

At least in the car industry

It is just money printing on the image of the past

[brittle totem]

Least rusty Passat from the mid 2000s

[placid turret]

On kick at the door panel and you can problably see trough lmao

[stoic ledge]

Good thing there's a wiper for the logo

[charred depot]

People are always making comments to me like "I cant believe you are using it this time of year"

not many classics get driven when the gritters are about

holding up alright though

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot @misty mantle casual 911 dakar spotting

[charred depot]

Buy one then lower it

[hollow pasture]

Yknow since taking my motor apart it's very obvious where that rattle was coming from

It's also incredibly obvious as to why it said bang bang skeet skeet on idle down

[civic spoke]

Saw this license plate today.

[hexed kayak]

that sounds like a fully dead coil

[hexed kayak]

proably cyl 2 or 3

[hollow pasture]

Not a coil lol, predetonation on all cylinders from a mixture of valves not being adjusted and 2 rods being bent

[hexed kayak]

lol tf

[hollow pasture]

Which is also the cause of my compression issues

[hexed kayak]

this was a dead coil on cyl 2

[hollow pasture]

My motor only has 1 coil pack stinky its built into my dizzy

[hexed kayak]

weak Sauce

replace it with a model t buzz box

[hollow pasture]

Uh no

You can really hear the valves going brrr in this clip

Hee hoo valve float

[hexed kayak]

cam and valve springs on vacation

[hollow pasture]

Yessir

That's the old head

Here's the rod bearing and crank journal that went

[misty mantle]

Just chuck that rod in the press and straighten it back out, it'll be good for another 100k miles

[hollow pasture]

Notice how none of the valves are properly seated to TDC

[hexed kayak]

typical honda though with white valves from oil burning

[hollow pasture]

Mhmhm

[hollow pasture]

Nah I got skunk2 big boy rods

[charred depot]

failing coil on my austin allegro was causing popping and random deaths

british electrics

[hexed kayak]

scotchbrite the crank and send it

[hollow pasture]

No that crank is unusable

[misty mantle]

Don't forget to put in new piston return springs

[hexed kayak]

people who wear sandals and work in dirt would disagree

[hollow pasture]

Crazy, I'm not just dropping that crank back in, even if it were to go get machined and polished it would still be sketch

[hexed kayak]

indian/ middle east auto shops in case anyone didnt get the joke

[hollow pasture]

Just look at the bearing that came off that journal homie

[hexed kayak]

i seen videos of those mfs weld 2 different cyl heads together to make one good one

we may know how to work on cars but those guys are the masters of repair

[hollow pasture]

"Mekanik"

[hexed kayak]

they got alteast 200k left

just use some rtv to fill in the gaps

[pure pond]

some saw dust in the oil and she sounds like new

[wraith rivet]

the most incredible cold start

in the world

(cold being 60f)

[hexed kayak]

ngl that sounds like shit

sounds like somethings rattling around \

[charred depot]

would almost be useful as its always wet here and diesel spills bloody everywhere.

I complain while having a leaking filler cap.

[wraith rivet]

Nuh uh

[rugged lynx]

ls swap it

needs to be fixed with american stuff

[native ermine]

well theres your problem

[hexed kayak]

I get minor cam chop in my car when i start it in the cold

The car runs like dogshit cause its only tuned for summer

-5f

Started recording a couple mins after startup

you always drive that car like you've got an organ in the passenger seat that needs to get to a hospital for transplant

[wraith rivet]

too real

[misty mantle]

Me who sleeps through about anything:

https://tenor.com/view/sleeping-sleep-dog-dawg-eeper-gif-5083970977419902566

Not even kidding, I have slept through a earthquake

[hollow pasture]

That was from predetonation and head smack from the spun bearing

[native ermine]

thats a big yikes 😬

[hollow pasture]

This is what happens when you try fighting with a spring compressor for 2 hours and say fuck this

[silent elbow]

some billionaire in japan built himself his own private race track

how cool is this

[charred depot]

Caning shitboxes around is much more enjoyable than driving a decent car :^)

[wraith rivet]

that is indeed cool

[civic spoke]

Oh, TIL.
Volvo produced their last passenger car with a diesel engine yesterday.

[coral oriole]

I think top gear made a video about this

[bitter compass]

Driving slow cars fast.

Until you get to a hill and slow car show how slow it actually is

[hexed kayak]

Volvo fell off hard

[rugged lynx]

i want to see a track that is like a water slide tube but for cars

[wraith rivet]

me randy

[charred depot]

Meh its not too bad now, it has decent power but none of the brakes or handling

[wispy cloak]

Had a sudden audi repair spree today

Did the temp sensor

Pulled the cluster and ordered new bulbs for it

[cold wraith]

Sad

[misty imp]

Orange peeling on a brand new nissan

wild as fuck

[wheat hatch]

Could be worse

Could be on a brand new SL63

[misty imp]

could be anti rust tbf

[wheat hatch]

Context: Orange peel on 180K+ SL63

[misty imp]

holy shit that's bad

that would drive me nuts

[wheat hatch]

[misty imp]

imagine paying 100k$ for that

[wheat hatch]

Yeah I mean.... Paying 180K you would expect immaculate paint

[misty imp]

exactly

[wheat hatch]

The fact it passed QC as well makes it worse

Should've been caught before leaving factory

[misty imp]

I mean this nissan I was looking at is the nissan nuke 2024 model

[misty imp]

the fact that it's the standard pisses me off lol

[wheat hatch]

[misty imp]

QC would just have a reference surface that they would check with the car, however they only OK it since it's the reference

nuts

[wheat hatch]

https://tenor.com/view/it-is-what-it-is-it-is-eet-eet-iz-iz-gif-17896182

[misty imp]

I wonder how bad it would be on the gtr

or even the q50

[wraith rivet]

the only place I think my car has orange peel is on the rocker panel areas

[hexed kayak]

that usually means its a former rust bucket

[charred depot]

alot of stuff has a deliberate "orange peel" look on lower areas

[wraith rivet]

we bough the car brand new, only ever been in Southern California so it’s good lol

Do u say that because they just paint over it?

[fathom socket]

Looks like a Passat. You don't hear the name Passat for the first time and not imagine something like this.

[languid whale]

aston martin db12 prototype at alton towers

[wispy cloak]

No cel and all backlights working goes hard

[fathom socket]

https://youtube.com/shorts/ohq09ocznmI?si=zv4V5r-pNVz5ALr4

[elfin glacier]

i did a proper skid

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle im in over my head

[halcyon grotto]

Bros cooked

[charred depot]

wtf is a computer?

where does the spinny cable go

[hexed kayak]

i broke it

[wide hemlock]

Broke a bolt, got it out

Obtained first ever wera product

Doesn't really work well with LTT bits wish they had locking groves to be more compatible with stuff

[rugged lynx]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zNNsKhHjKEA

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot my stupid ass nuked the gauge cluster for my volvo

[charred depot]

just get another : | or buy a car with a mechanical cluster and have none of these issues : )

[hexed kayak]

im going to get one tommorow but im pissed

milage wont match and i was 200km away from hitting 200k miles

[charred depot]

meh just get whatever bolbo tool you need to change it

[wraith rivet]

what happened?

[hexed kayak]

i tried to reflow the solder on a few of the chips to make one of the screens work again and totally fucked it

Now im on some crackhead shit

[wraith rivet]

😭

Holley EFI time 😈 @hexed kayak

[rugged lynx]

after you work on a car and you take a bath and the water turns vanta black you know you did a good job

[wraith rivet]

Lmaoo

[dusky torrent]

new nissan gtr when?

[white heart]

so uh im here to ask for some advice for my mom, shes planning to get a 2023 prius, but is wondering if therre is anything good for that price, shes looking for either hybrid or full electric, we live in france btw

she do mostly small travel (30 to 60 km) and sometime long one

[wheat hatch]

how long?

[white heart]

200 and more

[wheat hatch]

If you live in France, why not check for something from the local brands? Renault or Peugeot

They offer some smaller EV's with good range I believe

[white heart]

well the prius looked good and reliable

[wheat hatch]

That's fair

[hexed kayak]

I feel ike such a fuckin noob rn

I forgot my piano wire so now im removing a spoliler from a junk volvo with a knife

[civic spoke]

Got heat at least?

[hexed kayak]

Not the right kind. I only have fire which will fuck up the spoiler

Still making progress

[hexed kayak]

There was 1 single car in the whole junkyard with a matching part number cluster

[fathom socket]

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

you did it pirate

you found the rare treasure

ahoy

[wraith rivet]

Were you able to get the miles to match?

[hexed kayak]

its 31k km lower

[wraith rivet]

🤷‍♂️ what can you do

[hexed kayak]

old cluster was 321400 this was 290300

[hexed kayak]

go to the volvo dealer and get them to copy the milage stored in the ecu onto the cluster

[wraith rivet]

Oh interesting

[hexed kayak]

but also. ewww dealers

[wraith rivet]

fact

$200 labor

lmao you’re gonna get ripped off for sure they’re probably going to exaggerate how big of a deal it is

take way longer than they should fixing it

[hexed kayak]

i dont generally get ripped of at dealers
my whole look just says "this guy knows shit about cars"

[wraith rivet]

Lmaoo

[hexed kayak]

they would rather wait for some grandma than get caught

[wraith rivet]

“top 10 tips and tricks dealers don’t want you to know!!!”

#1 know the most basic information about vehicles

it’s wild how little some people care about maintenance

or know about anyways

[hexed kayak]

#2 dress like a bum while walking into a luxury car dealer

[wraith rivet]

😳

[hexed kayak]

i walked into the volvo dealer once covered in oil and wearing a jacket covered in welding burns once cause i needed more transmission fluid to finish what i was doing

[vocal mural]

Bye winter tires, see ya next season

[inner mountain]

Decided to throw on new rotors while I was down there fixing my control arms. Braking is no longer squishy feeling.

[dusky torrent]

yoooo

m8 comp

[terse raptor]

Bro I did this at a McLaren dealership and got to test drive a 570

[wraith rivet]

bs detector

https://tenor.com/view/meter-max-red-bar-ticking-gif-14563968

[fathom socket]

banana

[wraith rivet]

minion car

[novel relic]

Crying..

Gate shut on me on its own while reversing out the driveway

[limber whale]

Out with the old in with the new

Upullit is cool

[sacred yoke]

bring back the frogs

[zinc zealot]

lul

[supple anchor]

New rims for the ole girl

[barren abyss]

Classic Chrisfix lines, is that a Volkswagen?

[limber whale]

Mhm

[barren abyss]

Golf, Passat, which?

[limber whale]

Mk6 gti

[barren abyss]

that's cool bro 🔥

[limber whale]

ty

[barren abyss]

Just needed a new cupholder on mine

it broke after i bumped it with my bag

[limber whale]

rip

[primal tusk]

Many people will throw on slotted drilled rotors not knowing what the purpose is for. They are not for looks at all.

[limber whale]

https://youtu.be/jTfScQv4RcE?si=4nbHvMUxezm0gJam

[sly grove]

High quality bulldozer

[worldly oasis]

Le bricc

[wispy cloak]

The glow has returned

Egr code now

I'm not a fan of that one

[elfin stone]

I have some new pics of the Astra ❤️

[hexed kayak]

i need to get one of those

they are a saturn here though

[elfin stone]

I am really jealous of that rear bumper

[hexed kayak]

@elfin stone how much can you buy one for where you are?

[elfin stone]

Depending on the equipment between 3000€ and 8000€

The expensive ones are the high tier sportscars

I got mine for 5000€, but it was a basic one with the rare panoramic sunroof

Retrofitted most of the equipment. It’s very easy to do on the Astra

[elfin stone]

But beware: the Saturn Astras lack a lot of options the Opels have, ie: Xenon Headlights, Colour Display etc etc

[hexed kayak]

68k km

Canadian $

[elfin stone]

So it’s cheap?

[hexed kayak]

3350 euro

[elfin stone]

I‘d need some more pics to see if it’s a higher tier one

[elfin stone]

Oh neat

[hexed kayak]

i dont think we got high trim ones here lol

its a saturn astra XE trim if you wanna google the spec on those

[elfin stone]

I think Saturn offered 2 trim variants

That’s the lower tier one

The XR is the high tier one

[hexed kayak]

https://www.facebook.com/share/auSM9pkWvf3yZ5jB/?mibextid=79PoIi

its manual

[elfin stone]

That’s a given

[hexed kayak]

probably wouldnt be hard to make into a high trim opel

[hexed kayak]

theres tons of shitty auto ones here

[elfin stone]

Just VERY expensive for you

FYI, these cars came with rear parking sensors in Europe, iirc, Saturn never offered them with that option

[hexed kayak]

ive already got oone opel powered car

[elfin stone]

This is comparable to the „Astra“ spec of the Astra H, which was the lowest tier and cheapest one you could get

[hexed kayak]

canadian market L

2.0 LNF

also called the Opel Z20NHH

[elfin stone]

Neat

Anyways, try to get an XR if you want the „proper“ Astra feeling

Most of the rest can be retrofitted to those cars

[hexed kayak]

whats different?

[elfin stone]

More equipment, like heated seats, Foglights etc

Heated seats are VERY difficult to retrofit, if the car doesn’t have the wires for it (tldr, the carpet has to come out)

[hexed kayak]

💀literally every astra xr near me is auto

[elfin stone]

Which automatic?

[hexed kayak]

idk

[elfin stone]

There are 2, an automated manual gearbox, and a standard automatic transmission

Need a pic of the shifter to see which one it is

The automated manual gearbox is the shitty one, the automatic transmission is decent

If it’s this shifter, stay away from the car @hexed kayak , if it’s the other one, you are good to go

[elfin stone]

That’s the good automatic transmission

[hexed kayak]

I dont want an auto anyway

Slush box

[elfin stone]

^^

Then be prepared to spend a lot of time and money if you really want an Astra and want to upgrade it

You’ll have to import a lot of parts from Europe

[hexed kayak]

Only auto car i have is my volvo and thats because its a really good car and the only manuals in canada r the non turbo base models or the R

Base is too slow and low trim R is too problematic and expensive

it can also be swapped

[elfin stone]

^^

[hexed kayak]

I already want to import a d5 drivetrain and manual transmission for a p2 volvo

[elfin stone]

Alrighty then ^^

Lemme know if you need any pointers and part numbers if you get an Astra

Always happy to help

[hexed kayak]

Bolbo

[elfin stone]

Even with reprogramming, but you’ll need a 4 digit code for most things, a GM dealership can get that for you (no idea which ones, because Saturn is dead as a doornail)

Cute

[hexed kayak]

321k

[elfin stone]

That’s quite a bit

[hexed kayak]

Zero errors

[elfin stone]

Neat

[hexed kayak]

Its only needed a tail light bulb and a gauge cluster in the last 2 years

[elfin stone]

Well, it’s a Volvo, that’s to be expected 🙂

They are known to be reliable over here

Ok, gotta go, need to visit my grandma for Easter

[tribal current]

I’ve been seeing a lot of astras for sale in my area lately while I’ve been shopping for a Del sol or a prelude for the mrs

[tribal current]

Nice a S60

I was debating getting a V70 a while back

Really wanted a space ball but I couldn’t find one in the price point I wanted

[stoic ledge]

America only got the actual slush box

They only got the 1.8 140hp iirc

Or something close to that, US emissions version of the Z18XER

Easytronic was only on the 1.6 no?

[tribal current]

We got that and either with the 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto

[tribal current]

It’s the U18XER in the states

[stoic ledge]

Yeah exactly

U for US emissions 😛

Z is Euro4

[stoic ledge]

Those are the 2 transmission options for Europe also for the 1.8

[tribal current]

But yeah it has the same power and torque output as the euro z18

[tribal current]

Figured as such

I find the astra kinda cool as an American I wish they came with a different motor

[stoic ledge]

GTC OPC is cool

They also came with a 1.4 and 1.6 petrol

Even a 1.2 in Austria iirc

So the 1.8 is already a higher spec

[tribal current]

Unsure if Europe got a car with the same engine or not, but I’ve driven a cobalt ss with the eaton supercharger, and it was a fun car to drive

[tribal current]

Well I more mean the 2.0 turbo

But understandably there defo wasn’t a market for a hot hatch from Saturn in the states

[stoic ledge]

I don't think we ever got a supercharged version

OPC with 2.0 Turbo and 241hp is is fast enough

[tribal current]

What’s the gross weight on it?

[stoic ledge]

I actually quite liked the Zafira OPC, dad van with the Astra OPC engine

Uhm I can check, hang on

1293kg empty

2850lbs

[tribal current]

I drive my buddies mini s quite often, it has a little bit of power mods, but it’s making 190ish bhp while weighing roughly 1050kg

That’s empty though

[stoic ledge]

Zafira OPC tho

[tribal current]

That’s kinda dope

2.0 turbo in a dad van

[stoic ledge]

Yeah

Ford also had a dad van with the 2.5T from Volvo

Less power than the Zafira OPC tho

Also not with a suspension setup tuned as the OPC

Zafira also came with thicc Recaros

[hexed kayak]

https://youtu.be/NrHSXe9uCvM?t=89

[tribal current]

I know of that things existence, I know a handful of people with them

They’re pretty quick

[hexed kayak]

its the same opel motor as this car has

@tribal current

[tribal current]

Oh I didn’t know that

It makes sense though

GM motor

[hexed kayak]

Mine makes big noises

[stoic ledge]

No 7 seater tho 😛

[hexed kayak]

idk if i want 7 people in my car

too many farts and too much weight

[stoic ledge]

You can tho 😎

[charred depot]

8 seater estate : )

I should have taken it on would have been great for trips heh, the size difference between the 305 and 505 is something you dont really see anymore

[vocal mural]

RIP my old friend

[vocal mural]

Will probably be replaced by new, boring Tokheim pumps

[feral reef]

BORING!?

These look pretty cool to me

[hexed kayak]

hopfully they arent like USA pumps

when i was in detriot the pumps had actual fucking cable tv playing on them

[vocal mural]

I like old (functioning) pumps, in my area:
BP Terborgseweg, Doetinchem (LPG)
Theo Wentink, Doetinchem (LPG)
Tom Goris, Wehl (All of them) (Hopefully the LPG one will be fixed instead of replaced #cars message)
Esso, Zeddam

And unfortunately the ones recently replaced are:
TinQ, Brummen (2023)
TinQ, Beinum/Doesburg (2023)
Argos, Zutphen Z.Z. (2022)
Firezone, Doetinchem (2010) (The LPG and 2 takt oil one)

[vocal mural]

RIP these ones (TinQ Brummen)

[wise kiln]

aah

i'll stick to my lexus nx 300 thank you 😭

[feral reef]

That’s essentially Tokkheim Europe, so it was always going to happen

[stoic ledge]

Wtf I've never seen those

[vocal mural]

Almost everything is owned by Tokheim actually. Even rival Wayne

[feral reef]

Well TSG isn’t actually owned by Tokkheim, it’s the former service branch of Tokkheim that got sold off when Tokkheim was acquired by another company

[feral reef]

At least that’s the history lesson I got when I took this picture

[vocal mural]

Made by Koppens in Bladel during the 80’s until early 90’s

[stoic ledge]

damn

look cool

[wispy cloak]

I despise the stations that do that

There's a reason I stick to Costco, circle k, and Casey's

[stoic ledge]

Murica moment

[vocal mural]

Some of the newer Tokheim pumps displays, beside the fuel amount and cost also ads.

[wispy cloak]

Do I get a discount if I watch all of the ads??

I just don't get it

Why do you need to shove more advertising down our throats

[vocal mural]

Actually Makro does give (a little) discount on a shit product if you tank at least 25L of fuel.
Unfortunately inapplicable for me, my tank is 24L

[wispy cloak]

Wait that's only like 6.5 gallons

This is a car?

[vocal mural]

Yeah. I’ve dual fuel.
24L of LPG and 24L of Petrol

Petrol is heckuvalot more expensive.
2€ for a liter of regular petrol vs 0,78€ for a liter of LPG at the moment.

@stoic ledge Regretting of selling ur Opel?

[stoic ledge]

https://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/artikel/tot-70-procent-g3-afschaffing-raakt-lichte-autos-het-hardst/

Not when this is happening

Astra is actually cheaper in road tax than the Corsa was

Insurance is the same

Fuel is ~ twice the price

BUT, comfort etc is also way up

[vocal mural]

Was it already approved by the House of Representatives (Eerste kamer)?

[stoic ledge]

I'm not sure

The article is written as it is approved

But no mention

So idk

@vocal mural https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/belastingen-op-auto-en-motor/motorrijtuigenbelasting-auto-mrb

looks official te me

[vocal mural]

Well, time to sell my shitbox then. I’ve got a new job recently that is easily reachable by moped .

[stoic ledge]

Moped 👀

But that's why I never installed LPG-G3 in the Astra

I initially planned to do so

But with that the ROI is never

Atleast for me

I'm doing 5.9L/100km average now, that's decent

And Belgian petrol is ~1.65/L currently

[vocal mural]

Actually a very bad movement of Apeldoornse Naaiers (BD).
LPG is way cleaner than other (fossil) fuels.
Making biolpg is possible

[stoic ledge]

It makes 0 sense

I totally agree

But really, I wouldn't expect anything else

[charred depot]

truck has basically 0 safe opportunities to get past them for ages

[wraith rivet]

damn cyclists

I was at a stop sign today and I got there ages before some cyclist coming from the right who was riding in the street so I turned left

he ran the stop sign and threw his hands up like it was my fault he almost ran into the back of me lmao

idk why a lot of them don’t think traffic laws don’t apply when they’re on bikes

[hexed kayak]

in montreal thats the taxi drivers

2 seperate times when im bombinb around on my ebike ive been actually hit by a taxing turning into the bike lane without looking

[supple anchor]

I ride bikes but I’m not an asshat

[wraith rivet]

very good

[wheat turret]

@ethan_42 i don mountain biking and even we think cyclists are dumb

[wraith rivet]

I’m so pissed rn

brothers girlfriends 2010 Toyota Corolla stopped starting

we diagnosed it a bunch and it runs fine on starter fluid but there’s just no fuel

replaced the relay inside that has to do with it and still nothing

so its gotta be the fuel pump!

$360 later

it was in fact not the fuel pump and we can’t return it

🤗

it just has no power for whatever reason

checked all fuses and shit everything is fine

it makes no sense

it ran fine a day before it was parked

then a day later nothing

I hate when stupid ass technology beats me it’s probably some anti theft bullshit

[placid turret]

Dutch government making bad choices as always how surprising.

[novel relic]

Thats an extra amount the same value as my monthly insurance, just for lpg, they really want lpg to kick the bucket soon

[fair moon]

interesting, maybe check to see if it's getting power at the fuel pump

make sure you've at least got a little bit of gas in the tank too

and if you can turn the ignition to the "on" position and you don't hear the fuel pump run, i'd go back and check to make sure everything is connected properly

[copper salmon]

bought a canopy for my s10 for 5 bucks at the dump this weekend all windows are there an the shocks work now its time to empty the tool box in the back an put it on

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot@elfin stonei think i just found the ultimate car to build (if you are in north america)

[charred depot]

Peugeot 505

[hexed kayak]

pair that with a d5

best car

best ute*

[civic spoke]

I take yours, and raise you with this.

[elfin stone]

Those are some weird cars

[hexed kayak]

cursed

[civic spoke]

I've seen it in real life. It truly is cursed.

[charred depot]

proper utility vehicles only please

[stoic ledge]

One of the certainties in life

[stoic ledge]

And then Dutch road tax is already fairly high

My "old" Corsa would go to €360/3 months = €120/month

[charred depot]

Just dont pay road tax simple as

[stoic ledge]

ANPR cameras say high

I'll get a fine immediately

[novel relic]

my actual current road tax atm is 99.99/year

[hexed kayak]

im gonna cry the day canada impliments shit like road tax and congestion charges

[stoic ledge]

My Astra is at €672/year

My brother had a diesel V40, that was €1620/year

[civic spoke]

I drove a bit today.
Ended up doing 500+ km's with the truck. 8.5 hours of driving.

[novel relic]

the saab 2.3diesel is 1200 a year

[stoic ledge]

2.3 diesel?

[novel relic]

ye, saab 9.3 or 900, honestly idk, its badges were removed but the 900 and 9.3 were nearly exactly the same for a while

[stoic ledge]

2.2d apparently

[novel relic]

nvm, 2.2 yes

[stoic ledge]

1365kg, not too bad

But, old diesel so fijnstoftoeslag

=€518/3 months = €2072/year

Makes sense to pay €2k/year on a 20+ y/o car

Probably spending the value of the car each year on tax

[novel relic]

car was bought for 600

[stoic ledge]

Nice, basically 3 months worth of tax

[novel relic]

pretty much

[wraith rivet]

yeah no noise from the fuel pump

I had my ear right on it when we first turned the key on after replacing it

quite unfortunate

[fair moon]

then find what is stopping power from causing it to turn

probably a wiring issue somewhere

(make sure you plugged everything back in how it was supposed to)

[wraith rivet]

yeah I suppose

yeah it was just one connector on the fuel pump itself I triple checked

[fair moon]

It's also possible that the fuel pump was DOA

so for example if you connect it to power directly and it still doesn't do anything, it's probably just a DOA part

[placid turret]

As a Dutchie myself I can unfortunately relate

[stoic ledge]

More Dutchies The amount of Dutchies in this chat is... Quite high

[placid turret]

Gekoloniseerd I guess lmao

[stoic ledge]

[fair fossil]

you guys have a massively outsized digital footprint for the population size

even on r/place

[stoic ledge]

Dutchies are generally well versed in English and technologically literate, that's probably why 😛

[fair fossil]

yeah, I was going to attend The University of Twente for the same exact reasons

paid the fees and everything

but my education board couldn't give the results in time so my admission got cancelled 🙁

[placid turret]

Nice I live around Twente.

[placid turret]

Ah thats a bummer

[fair fossil]

it's an amazing country

[placid turret]

If I may ask. What country do you live in?

[fair fossil]

India unfortunately

[placid turret]

Ah. It’s not good where you live then?

India sure has nice things

[fair fossil]

I live in a big city so it's alright
but the education system sucks!

[fair fossil]

yeah, your average joe can afford a cook, driver, maid(s) and private security but once you step out it is still a $2500 GDP per capita country

[placid turret]

Yeah it’s a big difference between rich and poor I heard

[fair fossil]

yeah

[placid turret]

You still planning on coming here for study or not?

[fair fossil]

I do for Masters

[placid turret]

Nice what kind of study?

[fair fossil]

Electronics or robotics

[placid turret]

Nice.

[fair fossil]

my bacholers is in electronics engineering

what about you?

[placid turret]

I hop you will get admitted this time

[placid turret]

I am currently following an IT study

Im halfway through my first year

Its for a bachelor degree

[fair fossil]

it's cake walk lmao
more seats than people wanting to study in The Netherlands

My college admitted 3 people out of a 100 for my program

[fair fossil]

in Enschade?

[placid turret]

No in Zwolle

[fair fossil]

housing is a nightmare isn't it

let's move to #off-topic

[placid turret]

Yes

[wheat hatch]

What the fuck

[civic spoke]

It's an actual thing. 🙂

[wheat hatch]

It looks... Surprisingly well made?

But still cursed as shit

[stoic ledge]

It has also had some massive chrome wheels iirc

Yes these

They also made a XC70 ute

As you can see, being towed by an XC90 6x6

[worldly oasis]

I’d daily that

[wraith rivet]

true

if we find out the plug has power it's definitely that but i kinda doubt it

[pure pond]

Ew dutch people. Ohja gekoloniseerd is this chat ours now?

[wheat hatch]

https://tenor.com/view/reaction-my-eyes-cant-unsee-burn-gif-7225082

[vocal mural]

Ah, Tukkerije.
Hello neighbour 😉

[vocal mural]

Which Zwolle? There are 2 of them .
Even 2 Hengelo exist close to eachother

[wraith rivet]

@fair moon I was right, they took it to a shop because they didn't want to deal with it anymore and it was the anti theft system

[wraith rivet]

I’m hyped for 55555

[stoic ledge]

Huehuehue

[signal drum]

yall think it'll buff out?

[vocal mural]

Another point of potential failure

[stoic ledge]

Generic carwash will probably do the trick

[stoic ledge]

Wdym?

[wheat hatch]

https://tenor.com/view/beavis-and-butt-head-laughing-gif-19758205

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/hue-huehue-huehuehue-duck-laugh-gif-4916860

[placid turret]

Hi

[placid turret]

You’re telling me there are 2?

[stoic ledge]

Tiny town near Groenlo apparently also

[placid turret]

Oh wow. Didn’t know

[stoic ledge]

80 inhabitants

[novel relic]

Bruh, what a population, thats like 16 families of 5. A single street lol

[stoic ledge]

It's this apparently, the triangle and the farms on the right

Actually surprised that there is a basisschool

Apparently it's increased now since that 80 inhabitants number as they built new houses, basically in the centre of the triangle

[pure pond]

thats just one big family 😂 in a village

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot the americans are smoking drugs

a whole fb group is saying this one p2 xc90 2.5t is worth 10k usd because its got a manual from an s60r

[charred depot]

having massive premiums on cars just because they have a manual is hilarious

its mostly the opposite here except in cases like old stuff like rough E39's generally the manuals are worth more than the autos as who wants the slushmatics

[stoic ledge]

Yeah on modern cars, auto's have a premium over manuals unless it are some sort of sport cars

[hexed kayak]

its generally the same in NA

but because manuals arent common anything remotly fun or something that didnt come from the factory with a manual in the us or canada automatically geta a price bump

[charred depot]

Ive driven more variomatics than I have "proper" automatics

[hexed kayak]

like base model cobalts are cheaper in manual

[hexed kayak]

but every ss ever made is manual so there is no premium

stuff like the pontiac g8(holden commodore)

[charred depot]

best auto

[hexed kayak]

they made like 100k cars with a v6 like 30k with a v8 gt trim and only 2000 GXP trims which were v8 manual

soo the gxp goes for like 4k more than a gt

[hexed kayak]

what is this

[charred depot]

variomatic gearbox a CVT basically found on old daf's and volvo's (when they took over DAF)

What they used in reverse races as the gearing worked the same in reverse as it did going forward

Very annoying to put into reverse when tuned like shit as the choke will have it revving too high.

[vocal mural]

Familie Beunhaas

[pure pond]

🤣

[sacred yoke]

I go pay my road tax
the government has a message on the page reminding me that they banned or will be banning my car
I still have to pay road tax despite the car being banned
what a joke country

[charred depot]

Thankfully in scotland the low emission zones have a 30 year exemption

fines are pretty brutal though compared to engolands setup

[sacred yoke]

i'm not in the UK, i'm in spain, here the problem is the low emission zones basically will end up covering all mildly big towns

there is an exception for classic-registered vehicles, but every major can choose whether or not to allow them in

the fine is 150€ with a 90 minute reset iirc

[charred depot]

similar fine in Scotland, fine doubles for each offence capping at like £500

it was £12.50 a day or whatever like london it would be manageable

ah only £60 in scotland but ofcourse if you do it more than once you are done

[sacred yoke]

i think you have ten exceptions here a year, where you pay 1 euro

but its still wild

specially funny since my car is considered an ultra low emissions vehicle

[charred depot]

Its funny that I get to take in all my old reeky diesels as they are exempt.

Euro Status: no

I was potentially going to have a slightly more modern car in my fleet but because of the 30 year exemption ill be sticking to old stuff.

[sacred yoke]

the funniest part is my car is british in origin too tbh

forg

[pure pond]

wait that car is banned?

[charred depot]

anything not meeting X euro emissions standard. not sure what spain chose.

[sacred yoke]

that's the theory yes, but in reality its done by year

the mr2 actually has super low emissions of particulate harmful to human health, on par with an euro 6 spec engine

[charred depot]

here the year is a guideline but there are outliers

[sacred yoke]

in fact, the lotus elise s1 used the same engine unmodified well into the 2010s

[charred depot]

If that was the case here you can get the manufacturer to provide a certificate if it did indeed meet the standard before it came into place and pass that onto the government and have your car become allowed

[sacred yoke]

nah, the car was never certified for euro 4,5,6, only on the elise, but the homologation doesn't apply unless i grab an identical lotus engine and plonk it in

not really worth it

I could do an LPG conversion, but i'm not very fond of having an LPG tank in the frunk

[charred depot]

Alot of like 2001 saabs and whatso can be made compliant here easy enough.

[civic spoke]

Broke a personal record. Over 880,000 lbs material moved today.

[wispy cloak]

Buhduhduh

[glossy sleet]

Buhduhduh

[wispy cloak]

That don't look like a buhduhduh to me

[terse raptor]

I find yalls laws very strange lool

[vocal mural]

I’ve a LPG tank instead of spare tire. It have loads of safety equipment

[sacred yoke]

yeah but I don't want to pay money just to keep driving my perfectly working car

plus i'm not sure how it would affect the handling

the mr2 is very sensitive to having less weight at the front

[wispy cloak]

Why

[glossy sleet]

I wanna see your buhduhduh

[cold wraith]

trim?

[fair moon]

528/530i

or a 525i

528i

Yeah

looks like a pre-facelift

[wispy cloak]

528i

[fair moon]

Yep

Because we didn't get 525/530i until 2001

and that's a 6 cylinder i see

[floral gulch]

Hey chat

I'm considering buying this A4 it's a 2011 model and it has 220k km on the dash

It's 5000 Canadian dollars

[molten shoal]

good deall

it's an audi

but... 220k km is high

really high

we have a 7 year old car and it barely reaches 200 km

[floral gulch]

I'm considering it a dead beat that drives me to places but ngl i don't want to live with issues

But at the same time i want a german beauty

[glossy sleet]

I got a little bit too silly

[wraith rivet]

2.0t 😬

those are not known for lasting a super long time

[muted bough]

Canada means salty roads I guess, so a 13 year old car is just around the age were rust starts becoming an issue underneath. Only if the previous owner took really good care with undercarriage protection and stuff it isnt an issue.

Problem with Audi, BMW etc. is that replacement parts are pricy, I guess even more so across the Atlantic

[fair moon]

is it the one with the 4.2 V8? If the answer is yes, RUN

Hell either way those cars are kinda shit

[wispy cloak]

It isn't

A4 didn't have it

It's most likely a 2.0t

Also the 4.2 isn't bad

It just needs to have timing done recently

[fair moon]

oh that was the rs4

[fair moon]

it's like an N62 but less cool

[wispy cloak]

A lot cheaper

I'd prefer the audi

[fair moon]

:clueless:

They're like twice the price

[wispy cloak]

How much is a car with an n62

[fair moon]

a manual 550i with ~100k odo is $10k

750i E65 also had it

so did some X5s iirc

but the E60 is the only one I really care about

[wispy cloak]

So basically the same price

And the audi is a smaller car

[fair moon]

with all of the fallacies but none of the actual benefits

[wispy cloak]

The 4.2 is not a bad engine

[fair moon]

you can actually work on the E60 yourself without wanting to put a bullet through your skull

[wispy cloak]

The only real downside is timing

[fair moon]

[fair moon]

valve seals

they love to burn oil

or was it the piston rings on that engine

[wispy cloak]

And bmws love to have cooling system problems

[fair moon]

at least you don't have to pull the motor to replace the timing chain

and a thermostat and waterpump is not hard to do

[wispy cloak]

I am not going to buy another bmw

[fair moon]

womp womp

You do know the timing chain on the 4.2 V8 is on the back of the engine, right?

Well, I say "chain" like there isn't 12 of them

[wispy cloak]

That's why I said the only real downfall is timing

And that's not the case for every 4.2

[fair moon]

and it's something the engines are known for needing

especially with how most people drive their audis

[wispy cloak]

The early ones have guide issues

The later ones do not

[fair moon]

something something "running it hard when it's cold"

[wispy cloak]

You can also get one that doesn't have the chain

If you hate it that much

[native ermine]

BMW's are great cars just most people don't know how to take care of them right

[native ermine]

should get a BMW

[native ermine]

better then any GM pos

[charred depot]

setting the bar high are we

[native ermine]

like i said you need to know how to take care of them

there not like Toyota's

and its not like any other German car is different

[charred depot]

Depends what time period you look at, I dont care for any modern stuff so the Merc's I know are much better than your E28's E34's and whatso.

[native ermine]

i mean fair

im mostly taking E36, E46

late 90's to early 2000's

[charred depot]

merc was still "ok" then, not that I would buy one

[native ermine]

yeah id never want to work on a merc

maybe the old diesels because they were bullet proof

[charred depot]

Time doesent seem to serve E36's too well. Im sure alot of its down the owners but : /

[native ermine]

ye

tho the M52TU in the E46 is great

[fair moon]

He blew up two of those N62s

One because previous owner failed to maintenance

One because the damaged block had sleeves put in it, but they didn't do it right and ended with some really bad piston slap and then a new motor

[fair moon]

M54B30 too

[charred depot]

Reputations are always interesting, I like driving old french stuff because as far as old cars go they outdo the competition.

[native ermine]

not so much the M54 because of the lifter issues

ask me how i know

[native ermine]

yeah but then you have to drive a French car 🤣

[charred depot]

Drives better than most things from the period

And without any stupid premiums

[native ermine]

lel and yet i still don't care about french cars

[charred depot]

Its the way it goes, people fawn over classic fords but they drive horribly

[native ermine]

yeah cause its a Ford

like what do you expect

[charred depot]

For £7-15k a car that drives well

My friend deals in alot of old cars, mainly running raffles I get to drive them. The thing with the German cars always is how much the handling deteriorates if they dont have money thrown at them.

Whereas say French stuff on pretty much its original everything, 40 years old and 150k miles. not that bad

[fair moon]

maintenance issue

[wispy cloak]

I'll just stick with audi

[wispy cloak]

Come get my bmw if you want it

[native ermine]

mk

[native ermine]

no they have a design flaw

M52TU doesn't have that issue because it doesn't have the same lifters

[fair moon]

maintenance issue

[charred depot]

Friend has a E34 535i now so I might get to see how that drives, E34's were a dream car of mine at one point.

[native ermine]

nuh huh

[native ermine]

that's gorgeous

[charred depot]

beware shiny old cars

(they will drive like shit)

[native ermine]

naw

[charred depot]

It is our experience, tarted up cars get little use then you go to actually use them and its shit.

This one doesent look too tarted up so maybe alright

[native ermine]

tarted??

also that's why you drive them

like all the time

[charred depot]

polished to death

my friend rarely owns a car more than a month so heh

[native ermine]

ah

[charred depot]

goes through over 100 cars a year on average I think

He likes change, im a bit different..

I bought the saloon first, to put back on the road then immediately sell. 3 years later still here along with more.

[hexed kayak]

i go through around 10-15 a year

i just keep the same group of around 7 cars always

[hexed kayak]

probably why my volvo drives so good

looks absolutely pristine from 6 feet away but you get up close and you can see all the scratches and close to 15 tiny dents it has

[charred depot]

its more pretty old stuff like this, (too shiny big danger)

[hexed kayak]

made from bondo

[charred depot]

doesent seem too bad a job, but nothing worked.

they had essentially cut all the rear light wires aswell, and its individual bulb holders so took a while to work that out.

[hexed kayak]

my volvos roof is fucking litered with dents like this

[hexed kayak]

it always seems to be one way or the other with cars. good mechanical and eletronics and a ruined body or the opposite

[charred depot]

By the data this is an amazing driving car

obv speed machine

[hexed kayak]

you need to put a mattress in the back for all the council housing women that car will pull

[charred depot]

Im probably going to paint it with coach enamel soon enough

probably a boring grey black colour

[hexed kayak]

paint it white with a red stripe
205 gti

[charred depot]

I dont like having my cars look remotely sporty heh

its nice having rough old stuff that goes suprisingly quick

my 200hp diesel engine for the saloon is almost ready to go in. just need to sort out the turbo actuator as its pesky ecu vacuum controlled Ineed it to be boost based.

was one of my reasons for getting rid of this

[native ermine]

that's crazy

i still have my first car

i would be driving it instead of my dads E39 if the respray didn't get fucked up by our dying compressor

[charred depot]

I still technically own my first car, I have limited space and am a bit clingy so dont go through too many cars

Have space for 3-4 cars off the road

[native ermine]

for my next vehicle id like to get a ninja 400

as for cars i would really like a BRZ

or a Hyundai Genesis coupe

they both expensive tho

of maybe even a early 2000's mustang

something 2 door and sporty for my next car for sure

[civic spoke]

M.I.A.T.A.
Miata Is Always The Answer.

[tight cypress]

i think the M.I.A.T.A doesnt know the word ''sporty''

[hexed kayak]

you have the worst taste in cars

[tepid torrent]

https://tenor.com/view/bang-ratatata-hand-gun-jamfm-gif-12877274

[native ermine]

id also like an NA miata as well

[native ermine]

no i don't those are just the cars that are somewhat obtainable to me

like you don't even know who i am and what i like

[misty mantle]

Nice pile of parts from my favorite place in town

You know you're a shitbox owner when the guys at the local Napa know you by your face

[hexed kayak]

There is much better cars attainable for less money

[misty mantle]

Howdy, Bob

[hexed kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/howdy-gif-21971437

@misty mantle

[misty mantle]

Wtf.....

[hexed kayak]

Thats a 2020 ram btw

[misty mantle]

I've seen oil pans get rust holes in them, but never this bad

[misty mantle]

Fiat quality

[stoic ledge]

2020 before Christ?

[charred depot]

alot of modern stuff seems like this, subframes, oil pans and various pressed steel assemblies painted with the thinnest layer of black "paint"

how we have gone backwards

[wraith rivet]

greed

[dusky bobcat]

Like 90% sure this is supposed to be symmetrically revolved

Gonna 3d print a replacement and hope it doesn’t melt

That one won’t stay on at all anymore, new ones gonna stay on with hopes and prayers

[verbal pike]

Ceramic coated the car a couple weeks back.

Polished first.

[native ermine]

ok

look its a Chevy Cruise in its natural habitat

[native ermine]

ikr.... its fucking 2024 like you'd think we'd figured this out by now and gotten rid of rust all together

[hexed kayak]

Thats not a cruze

[tepid torrent]

It looks like moldy bread 😭

[native ermine]

whatever

its still in its natrural habitat

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot

[dusky bobcat]

god damn thats pretty

[native ermine]

fugly car

[stoic ledge]

Collègue has one, it's the Speciàl, and what's Special about it is that it has absolutely nothing

I think Special was the base model at the time

[vocal mural]

And there are 9 instances of Beek in the Netherlands.
The closest one to me is in Montferland

21 mins

[novel relic]

2vc's are cool
We had one in the apartment garage couple years back, one with a van rear, i love how basic those are

[placid turret]

I have heard of double places before. But 9?! Seems they ran out of names

[round turtle]

Meh Beek means stream. Pretty much every Beek is near a (little) stream.

[stoic ledge]

The only real Beek is the Beek next to the Keutelbeek

[vocal mural]

👓 💧

[charred depot]

good cars

[charred depot]

friend had a GSA Special aswell, not sure what it meant either heh

[misty mantle]

The garbage, where it should be

[vocal mural]

The Burton 2CV

[vocal mural]

No. The Beek between Loerbeek and Elten

[hexed kayak]

the engines in those are good

in 07 the 2.4 came with a forged crank rods and pistons and the short block is good for 700hp stock

[misty mantle]

Wow

[native ermine]

see someone got the joke yaaay

[native ermine]

yes to bad the rest of the car around it is garbage

[wraith rivet]

is that an impala or a cobalt or Cruze what is that

I had an impala as a rental car once and it was decent

the turning radius was absolutely horrendous though and of course it was on tight hawaii mountain roads

[fair moon]

it's a malibu

[cloud quartz]

Any car mechanics that do electrical here?

[fair moon]

depends, what's your question

[cloud quartz]

I have a 2007 polo with power window issues

The 12v cable that goes into the motor module is being odd

It has no power most of the time

When unplugged and plugged back in

It works for like 5 minutes and then peaces out again

And for those 5 minutes it has power regardless of being plugged in or not