cars

[dawn shell]

I'm a 6 cyl fanboy

both v6 and i6

[shell mountain]

Albertans don’t need trucks

[dawn shell]

they love em though

[shell mountain]

British Colombians do

Btw

I’ve clocked smt like 160 in this truck

[dawn shell]

I went up north and saw this

It made my night

[dawn shell]

kmh?

[shell mountain]

Ratio

[shell mountain]

Yes

[dawn shell]

not surprising actually, I've hit 160 on.... pretty much every car at some point?

Like even a stupid large VW Atlas vr6 gets up to 160 just fine

[shell mountain]

I’m talking about on our sketchy highways through the mountains

[dawn shell]

Ahhh

[shell mountain]

Shit handles better than the 300

[dawn shell]

When I drove through bc to go to seattle I sat at 140 because it was raining

[shell mountain]

Be careful

[dawn shell]

Nah I'm good

Michelin Crossclimate2 are actually goated

[shell mountain]

Especially if you take the coquihalla highway

[dawn shell]

It was a couple years ago it was just on the mountain road with the variable digital speed signs

Don't remember which route it was

[shell mountain]

It’s still funny how I saw a 2024 gt3 rs before I have seen a carrera gt

[dawn shell]

ok hear me out

Porsche makes great cars

Their sports cars are perfect

but I think that makes the car perhaps not the most fun to drive

just the most technical

[unborn pebble]

Thank you for you input

[hard sandal]

Coolant needs to be flushed and changed every 2-5 years

And yes I know this my sister has one, it’s not 50mpg more like 40 at around 220k miles

And it’s also had to have the battery replaced about 2.5 years ago

[civic spoke]

Kind of tempted to throw H7 LED's for my high beams.

Right now I'm just using the Philips X-tremeVision Pro150 for both high and low beams.

Now that some LED H7 bulbs are actually road legal to use.

[rustic night]

Yall might remember my six months of pain where my car was living in limp mode. Spent 2k GBP on it to fix. Turns out the MAF sensor want actually plugged in properly....

I have a hole in my garage window where I threw my 10mm ring spanner after discovering it

[wraith rivet]

Did you not read codes? I’d imagine the maf not being plugged in would throw something

[rustic night]

Renault do it in a fucky way, the code for the MAF comes on anti-pollution

It physically looked plugged in too

And I've taken it off and changed it and everything, and just not plugged it in properly again

[charred depot]

parts cannon moment

[misty mantle]

What in the mini bike hell is THAT

[native ermine]

just lesbian things getting really excited about power tools

[misty mantle]

I have this ratchet, have used the shit out of it on my truck

[civic spoke]

Most people who use electric ratchets love them to bits.

[vocal mural]

This old pump will retire tomorrow

[stoic ledge]

Theo finally sold enough Subarus since 1990 to afford the upgrade

[vocal mural]

Fieten (not Th. Wenting) have opened new pump on Oostelijke rondweg yesterday. Although no LPG. Hello Fokko Meijer

[paper sandal]

I need to do a 3500+ km trip with a 500 euro shitbox

so freaking nervous

[cold wraith]

this or the real grill?

[pure pond]

the real one for sure

this is even worse

[red lodge]

R8 without rear bumper

[civic spoke]

Turbo?

[red lodge]

Idk

I just heard a loud rev

And i looked back

[wispy cloak]

Not a fuel

[civic spoke]

Stuff like this kind of makes me want my own bike to tinker we with.

[hexed kayak]

carbs piss me off

some of those things have more moving parts than an ev

you should see my racing carb

[civic spoke]

Yeah, I can get that. Clogs up when you don't use them.

Clogs up when you do use them.

[tepid wing]

Carburators just kinda suck.

Really cool devices, but kinda bad these days.

[civic spoke]

That's what they are meant to do. Stuff gets sucked through them.

[tepid wing]

Injection is just better though.

[hexed kayak]

it is and it isnt

nobody has ever picked up 100hp by changing out 1 part and messing with a screw driver for 25 mins while running injection

with carbs you can go from a 2 barrel to a high flow 4 barrel and all you have to do is set the mixture and off you go

no need to wait for a tuner or dyno

and when carb cars break down you can fix them on the side of the road with the parts you find on the side of the road

[tepid wing]

Probably better than the Cybertruck.

[charred depot]

bodywork is not my passion

[tight cypress]

bodywork is fun and easy

[charred depot]

Rather be doing engine swaps

[violet meteor]

so im in my car and if i slowly jump on my seat is making a noise only when handbrake applied

is this normal

[native ermine]

the Fuel one was a bit bigger. i liked this one

[rugged lynx]

i like my carbs. smaller ones do a better job for general driving but lack power at higher rpms. sort of why 4 barrels with small primaries are a thing

the best running chevies i drove had small 2 barrels

[wheat hatch]

What the fuck

[cold wraith]

it is like a wasp's mouth

[rugged lynx]

at least its not 2/3 of the front

[civic spoke]

Non-M front is better. M340i

[hard sandal]

Wtf is that abomination, I already don’t like the G-chassis front ends on anything but the 2 series but damn that’s just disrespectful

[cold wraith]

idk found it on artstation

[hard sandal]

Fair enough

[timber oar]

Looks like it got it's face squished

[tight cypress]

i dont enjoy installing gearboxes personally, otherwise yes if we dont count painting in the bodywork

[dawn shell]

Why does it look like a crab

[dawn shell]

Bodywork is not fun

Unless you're modifying the look of the car using bodykits or whatever

if you've damaged a panel, you're spending time and money to bring it back to stock

but if you had blown an engine: someone ambitious might say "that's a sign for me to do an engine swap"

[livid sail]

Sharing some images i took at the LzWorldTrour today

[paper sandal]

I'm packed with this smol car

[wispy cloak]

That carb is larger than some bike engines

[hard sandal]

Carb say “how much fuel” and the answer is “yes”

[dawn shell]

and if you drop your bike

they make a nice puddle for you

[dawn shell]

2 series is alright, they look like the M8 but I think the G82 M4 is solid

[hard sandal]

I still can’t get over the massive kidneys if they were like half the size I think it would be good looking

[dawn shell]

they aren't even kidneys anymore

I think it's just that the M4 is slightly more proportional and pulls off the large grilles better than say, the M3

and I really don't like the M2

the front looks like it's made of legos and the back is just derp

but it could've been so good

[misty mantle]

Depends on who you talk to.

Though I would convert my truck over to carb from EFI if I didn't live in the hellhole known as California

OBD1 efi go brrr

[hard sandal]

Holley sniper would be a good option

[misty mantle]

If it'll adjust to run a 2.9 V6, sure

[hard sandal]

I actually kinda really dig the M2 I wish they would’ve taken that same design across the whole lineup

[hard sandal]

Oh dang nvm lol I was assuming SBC

[misty mantle]

Nope, it's a Bronco II

[hard sandal]

Ohhhh gotcha

Gotta love fomoco

[dawn shell]

I think the square should've been cut to match the angle of the main grilles

[hard sandal]

Yeah I’ll give you that

[dawn shell]

the back I cannot forgive

someone used duct tape and made it so much better

[misty mantle]

Yep. With their mid-year revisions and inability to decide between metric and SAE bolts, as well as their inability to decide what bolt heads to use

[dawn shell]

like this is pretty solid...

but they gave us this...

[hard sandal]

Yuuuup granted that was pretty well every domestic manufacturer at the time not just ford specific

Chrysler still has that problem with their 1/2” drain plug bolt heads

[hard sandal]

I don’t hate it still, could’ve been better but I kinda like it

I think the tail lights are just too small

[dawn shell]

Yea that's kinda my issue with the M2

actually

it's kinda small and chubby

[hard sandal]

lol that’s a fair opinion, i just like it better than any of the other G chassis as far as visual appearance goes

[dawn shell]

fair enough yea

[hard sandal]

F chassis is the best designed bmw since the E36 imo

[dawn shell]

I think F > E, actually

[hard sandal]

Yeah, I agree for most of it I just have a special place in my heart for the E36 I love a good sporty looking box

[dawn shell]

I live in north america with the stupid E36

eu E36 was goated but we never got the good ones here

[hard sandal]

I’m also in North America lol

But yeah we got cucked for the E36, still love it though

[dawn shell]

fair enough

[hard sandal]

Kinda wish they weren’t all getting turned into junkyard 5.3 drift beaters that is very disappointing

[dawn shell]

I mean

if we got the better engine and transmission maybe the story would be a little difference

[hard sandal]

Yeahhhh still yet though lol

[misty mantle]

Tbf, Chrysler has a issue with making engine parts out of plastic

[hard sandal]

Everyone has that issue anymore unfortunately

[misty mantle]

Fair

Plastic doesn't belong on engines, people

[hard sandal]

Idk how long it’s been since I’ve seen a vehicle made in the last 5 years with a metal intake manifold, all of them are plastic

[misty mantle]

Ok, maybe chain guide rails, but nothing else

[hard sandal]

True

And electrical connectors

[misty mantle]

Yep

[hard sandal]

Certain things make sense, but anything that goes through a lot of heat cycles should be metal

[stiff bloom]

jesus christ what in the name of all that is holy

[misty mantle]

Looks better than current beamer grilles, tbh

[dawn shell]

Yes it does

Plastic can be made to a higher degree of precision than metal can while being far cheaper

[misty mantle]

Yet chryslers plastic oil cooler/oil filter assembly fail to not develop leaks

[dawn shell]

That's a chrysler issue

not a plastic issue

[misty mantle]

It's a plastic issue when it's right under the intake and has to endure thousands of heat cycles

Plastic becomes brittle over time

Heat doesn't help that

[dawn shell]

nono I was saying it was Chrysler being stupid in how they use plastic

[misty mantle]

Ooohhhh, i got you

Yeah

100% a chrysler issue there

[hard sandal]

This is debatable, at least the precision anyway, it entirely depends on what your making and how you’re making it

[tight cypress]

it is

[native ermine]

only freaks think body work is fun and easy

[tight cypress]

just some discipline and good music

then its fun n easy

[misty mantle]

Can confirm, even just removing stripes is a pain in the ass

And I never even ended up painting that truck

[native ermine]

nope

wrong

i rather eat glass then do body work

[tight cypress]

id rather do bodywork than swap engines to this car

[misty mantle]

I hope I never have to to major body work ever

I'm fine with replacing panels, thats about it

[tight cypress]

im fine with rust repair and bodywork but i hate cutting out the rotted panels

[misty mantle]

I'm happy I live in california, I only gotta deal with surface rust

[spring basin]

god forbid you touch your exhaust though jfc

[misty mantle]

I had everything except the headers off a few months ago, I used antiseize as needed

And my tailpipe has a habit of not staying clamped onto the muffler

[spring basin]

I’ve seen videos of Cali cops stopping people for the stock exhaust systems of some Muscle/Sports cars nowadays because of the ability to make them loud and quiet

as well as having people take their cars to the dealership to get track mode disabled and shit lmao

wild shit

[misty mantle]

Yeah, our car laws here suck

[spring basin]

Where I’m from you could daily a 1300WHP car with a hood dump exhaust and a cop wouldn’t even look your direction lmao

[misty mantle]

There's a guy in my area with a hoodstacked VW Rabbit truck
I've seen it driving around a few times, cool looking unit
Painted I think in a teal color
And I dont think CHP can legally pull the guy over for the hoodstack since it's a '80s diesel

[hexed kayak]

put a warning triangle on the back and claim farming implement

[tepid wing]

How possible would it be to add devices new to the CAN buses of a car? It would be interesting if (network topology permitting) you could add accessories into different parts of the car and control them from the driver's seat without having to run cables.

[fair moon]

valves

it's a valve in front of the muffler

that splits it to a second pipe usually

some cars when you step on the gas, others when you stick er in sport mode, will open the valve

[dull cedar]

Dunno about adding stuff to a factory system, but you can control most systems well known systems with aftermarket ecus that have CAN support

Which is great for modifying modern cars

ECU changes without losing functionality or having to hack it together weirdly

[tepid wing]

CAN devices all have their own IDs, so as long as you don't kill the network or have collisions I'd think it would be fine. I don't really know for sure though.

[terse raptor]

Yeah there was that one kid that got his car taken from him and he couldn't make payments anymore because he couldn't drive to work

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/hyundai-elantra-n-owner-gets-a-ticket-over-stock-exhaust-police-says-to-sue-the-dealer/

[tepid wing]

It's nice that they have real laws for that in California, sounds like either Hyundai shouldn't be selling that car there or the user was to blame by putting it in sport mode.

[hearty delta]

i love scrolling auto trader

[cold cypress]

this is such a weird config...why

[tepid wing]

What's weird about it?

[cold cypress]

every single option except the digital dash

[tepid wing]

The analog dashes are kinda nice.

[spring basin]

I only like digital dashes if the speedometer doesn’t have a delay

[tepid wing]

Not like it doesn't on analog ones. :^)

[cold cypress]

holy crap a halogen xc90 thats so rare

[spring basin]

less noticeable

I’m talking about how digital speedometers will jump 3-7 mph at a time depending on how hard you’re accelerating

I hate that shit lol

[tepid wing]

Oh, I haven't noticed that on mine.

[spring basin]

It depends on model

[tepid wing]

Something stupid that bothers me is when the computer that controls the blinkers isn't the same one that controls the sounds and dash lights.

[chrome panther]

might be an un-popular opinion but i think that all Volkswagens from 1980-87 are better than some supercars nowadays, really love how they look, as well as some off-road varients people have made

[bitter compass]

I don't get digital dashes, lemme really personalize it but in their current state they're all just.. worse looking classic dashboards

[bitter compass]

I take that personalize back I don't want to buy a hyundai with anime tiddies as speedo wallpaper

[cold cypress]

i get your point, VAG makes the only cars i’d consider getting the digital dash for, however, it’s weird seeing a car made for the digital dash having physical dashes

[civic spoke]

Legislation limits you from making fully custom.

[misty mantle]

Digital clusters are just another expensive part that's inevitably gonna break and will cost a fuck ton to buy and program a new one

[civic spoke]

Reason why companies are using screens for everything now is because it's cheaper for them.

Hah. Love how Ottie and I are sorta saying different things.

[misty mantle]

full-analog clusters ftw

[civic spoke]

But yeah. The thing with dispays is that you can't really easily replace them for cheap.

[misty mantle]

That reminds me, I still need to install the oil pressure guage I have in my truck

Eh, who am I kidding. My lazy ass is never gonna get around to that

[civic spoke]

I like the Guages in my E46

[bitter compass]

If legislation would just forbid something like stuffing necessary functions into an ipad

[misty mantle]

You shouldn't have to go through 4 different menus to open the fucking GLOVEBOX

Hell, you shouldn't even have to use a screen to open the glovebox, it should be a physical handle or knob on the glovebox

[bitter compass]

But i don't see how a digital dash is a selling point over 4 gauges with a screen in the middle

It's just worse..

[bitter compass]

Maybe 3, an ev doesn't need a rev gauge

Or temperature.

[civic spoke]

It's "fancy"

But also as I said. Manufacturers are cheaping out.

It's cheaper to just make a screen instead of making a bunch of buttons and levers.

[bitter compass]

Ye but they charged more money for the option when it was an option and people actually checked it..

[misty mantle]

A gauge cluster should just have water temp, oil pressure, tach, speedo, and a few lights. Not a full on screen you can put anime titties on as a background

[civic spoke]

Because it's the new fancy thing in town.

[bitter compass]

Tbf barely any cars actually got oil pressure

[civic spoke]

I appreciate the interior of Bently and the like.

[bitter compass]

It's usually buried on like page 7 on the little screen

[misty mantle]

My truck has a pressure dummy light and a check oil light

[civic spoke]

Appreciate that they can still make a solid interior.

[misty mantle]

I've got a pressure gauge I gotta put in it

[civic spoke]

I want oil temp in my truck.

I got coolant temp, but not oil.

[bitter compass]

Got oil temp but not coolant

Also idiot lights for do not rev above this when cold

[brittle totem]

Its not its nice to be able do do pretty much everything without taking the eyes of the road.

And i like the customizability that you have with screen over the analog gauge.

[tepid wing]

I wish mine would show Android Auto navigation.

[hard sandal]

Would have to be a good programmer to add whatever functionality the device you’re wanting to add, and you’ll have to run wiring one way or another for it

[tepid wing]

I'm a programmer by trade.

[hard sandal]

As long as you can get into the ECM without bricking it you’ll probably be fine then though I’m not sure what you could add that requires CAN communication, that’s generally for various modules to communicate like the ECM with the BCM or TCM, EBCM etc. the priority things that run the car and safety related systems

And the OBD diag port

[fair moon]

I have

• RPM
• clock
• Speed

and that's it

[hexed kayak]

Anyone else able to see their car from the shower

[misty mantle]

Nope

[misty mantle]

I've got RPM, speed, fuel, water temp, and a few lights

That's it

[fair moon]

Oh yeah i also got fuel

No water/oil temp

[hard sandal]

Coolant temp and oil pressure should be mandatory, as well as tachometer, I’ll never understand why they aren’t

[wraith rivet]

mine just has a light

its blue if it's under operating temp, off if it's good and red if it's getting too hot

[hard sandal]

Subaru?

[flint sable]

from the bathroom the shower is in, yes

[unreal willow]

Hi, car bro

[flint sable]

True!! It’s filthy right now because of the tree it’s under

[unreal willow]

I just washed it yesterday

[flint sable]

I’ll get to it eventually

[unreal willow]

535i tho

[flint sable]

still neat

[unreal willow]

A lot of times they think it’s a 7 series because of the size

[native ermine]

clean that car

[flint sable]

i got the boxster yesterday

tomorrow i can get it

[native ermine]

nono the Beemer

[flint sable]

yeah i know but

the boxster had it worse...

[native ermine]

[flint sable]

Mmm

[misty mantle]

Tachometers belong in manuals for damn sure. My first truck, a '97 Ford Ranger 5-speed, didn't have a tach

[hard sandal]

Even in an auto-tradgic I think they should be a requirement, engine speed is an important metric to know, I don’t understand why it’s ever not included

[misty mantle]

Ayy, I aint the only one who calls autos auto-tradgics

[hard sandal]

They really are a tragedy 😢

[misty mantle]

Yeah

[flint sable]

dual clutches are cool (when they work)

[hard sandal]

DCT’s are alright

I don’t hate them

[misty mantle]

couch cough The ford Powershifts, or powershits

[hexed kayak]

i feel scammed

[flint sable]

why

[hexed kayak]

What i thought i was looking at when you sent the bathroom window pic

[flint sable]

oh true

does this make up for it

[hexed kayak]

yes

[flint sable]

Wheel badges fell out because of how old the glue is

[native ermine]

fuck sake my guy what do you do for work?

i think all your posts just called me poor

[hexed kayak]

Watch it be nothing and he just bought them when they were worth 10k

[hexed kayak]

Base model 911s are the best 911s

Not literally the most basic one but gt cars are overrated

[misty mantle]

Howdy, Bob

[flint sable]

Something something daddy’s cars (he practices environmental law), but I do have some cheap nuggets I’ve bought myself

My nuggets

Picking this up for a thousand dollars next weekend

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1200170121692446871/1241408938403041351/image0.png?ex=664cbaab&is=664b692b&hm=e073bdf84309344f852c9924842a5482cb0b57362a0762fa55e59aec81a6da56&

MAINLY for the wheels

Craigslist people take the best photos

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1200170121692446871/1241408938721677402/image0.png?ex=664cbaab&is=664b692b&hm=ba98a0b5a9482498242cb24a4a466f2f5a5b8484419b721b3391cd16f244b720&

[flint sable]

This too lol, also helps that my dad and uncle both had separate collections but since my uncle died in 2017 we’ve been taking care of his

[native ermine]

Oooo E46's

lovely rims as well

[misty mantle]

That bricknose yours?

Also, good to see the fire truck out and about

[wispy cloak]

My friend's

Aeronose

I drove the firetruck over 80 miles to get there

[hexed kayak]

dont those things top out at like 40 down hill?

long ass drive

[wispy cloak]

I was putting the hammer down

40-45 mph

[brittle totem]

Yeah the new gen BMW does that which is very nice more car brands should learn from them.

[rustic night]

Fellow driver of the red lorry

[violet meteor]

so m car is a 1 9 tdi, and my idiotic brother i told him to accelerate it to 2k to see something and he slammed the foot at 3k for a few seconds

did it hurt the engine?

[fair moon]

why are you shifting at 2k

there's no way you have any sort of powerband

3k is fine

like literally fine

the engine has a limiter that stops it from revving higher than designed

in fact with most motors only running it at low revs the entire life of the motor won't be as good for it

they need to spin fast sometimes

[pure pond]

its a 1.9tdi its gonna be fine sometime i push mine harder 😂 cant always shift when offroading

[hard sandal]

It’s a diesel 3k is like 6-7k in a gasoline engine, is it fine yeah but you shouldn’t always be shifting that high

[fair moon]

No????

6,000 RPM is 6,000 RPM

RPM doesn't change because of the fuel you're using

Redline is lower on diesel engines because they

• make more low-end torque
• internals can't handle high RPM and high torque

[tepid wing]

• Are just built differently in general

[misty mantle]

What?

[terse raptor]

You can still compare the 2? Maybe his point wasn't the best but you don't see many diesels with a redline past 4k, many gas engines have a redline at 6-7k, you don't rev as high to shift as when I owned my diesel truck it would shift at around 2k unless I was stepping on it where as I shift my mustang between 3-4k while normal driving

Just like going over 7k stresses gas engines, going over 3-4k stresses diesel engines

Or whatever the redline is

[hard sandal]

Im not saying the rpm is literally the same im saying it has the same effects

It’s a high rpm for the engine you don’t need to be at that high of an rpm before you shift everytime

[fathom socket]

Whatever the redline is, revving your engine once in a while won't kill it... Use the available power when you need it, and shift to the right gear when you don't.

[hard sandal]

Revving it occasionally isn’t bad but unless it’s a dedicated race vehicle it’s not meant to live at that high of an rpm

[misty mantle]

I let off the gas, push the clutch in, shift, let the clutch out, then get back on the gas when up-shifting

[hard sandal]

Okay? What does that have to do with the rpm you shift at?

[terse raptor]

Yes but his point was the stresses are similar if you went to redline every time

[misty mantle]

Fair.

[terse raptor]

I saw 2 things on my way to work today that pissed me off

[misty mantle]

I upshift around 3.5-4k. I don't wanna take the engine in my truck above that

[terse raptor]

An f150 with full size tall toe mirrors

[misty mantle]

Bruh

[terse raptor]

Tow mirrors lol

[misty mantle]

Like, F-250 or F-350 tow mirrors?

Or those ones you slide onto the existing mirrors?

[terse raptor]

And a different f150 reversing at like 30 miles an hour on the shoulder of an exit they clearly didn't mean to take

[terse raptor]

The extendo mirrors kind, and yes they were fully extended no trailer

[misty mantle]

Ok, so F-350 ones

Bruh

You don't need extending mirrors on a fucking F-150

[terse raptor]

I didn't even have them on my 05 2500 Sierra that I used to tow things

Damn swipe text failing me this morning

[hard sandal]

That’s exactly what I was trying to say

[terse raptor]

Oh lol

I replied to the wrong person

[misty mantle]

I upshift around 3.5-4k. I don't wanna take the engine in my truck above that because of how old it is

[fair moon]

It depends on the motor

Again

Rods, bore, stroke, weight of the crank, timing, oil system

So many things can affect RPM limit

mostly oiling and conrods/stroke

Old engines don't like revving high, even if they're small displacement

Newer engines that are small might also not like revving

Some do

there are a lot of things that can go into the choice of Redline

And sometimes it isn't even how much the motor can handle

sometimes it's because you get valve float or significant power loss at high RPMs

[tepid wing]

I wonder how fast my motor spins when maxed out.

[civic spoke]

That's what the rev counter is for? Revs per minute.

[tepid wing]

I don't have one.

[terse raptor]

Yes but you should generally avoid taking the car to redline consistently either way which was his point

He just put arbitrary rpm limits and so did I

My roommates 440 only goes to like 5500

It's a gas engine

His old 383 went to like 6k until it threw a rod because every time he drives the dodge he takes it to redline

He told me once the new engine is in I'm driving that car for the break in period so that it has an actual break in because he doesn't have control lol

[civic spoke]

What vehicle do you have?

[tepid wing]

Looks like 13K RPM at 90?

'23 Chevy Bolt 2LT.

[fair moon]

he was worried cuz his buddy took his 1.9 TDI to 3 grand 🤣

[fair moon]

What engine?

[tepid wing]

None.

[fair moon]

No engine?

Huh?

[tepid wing]

No engine.

[fathom socket]

5.0l v10 tdi decent engine ?

[tepid wing]

I wonder what kind of battery pack you'd need to use 3 motors...

[fathom socket]

wut

[tepid wing]

It would have to support some pretty high currents.

[fathom socket]

what car are we talking abt

[tepid wing]

Any really, I'm just thinking about electric drivetrains in general.

[fathom socket]

i mean

[civic spoke]

It all depends on what you're trying to do.

[tepid wing]

My car is a little over 200HP, so three motors can easily be 600HP which is nearly 250KW.

[fathom socket]

the the model s has a pretty beefy battery and still overheats when running at the autobahn at 300kph

[tepid wing]

That's a separate but related issue.

[fathom socket]

yea

when running 3 motors you need hella cooling for the battre

[civic spoke]

Everything depends on what you're using.

What load you're asking from the batteries and such.

[tepid wing]

Ideally they'd be able to sustain max load for at least a couple dozen seconds, but I'm just interested in back of the envelope sort of numbers right now because I don't have the cash to actually do this.

Oh yeah, I think I upset a modified Mustang yesterday. :^)

[civic spoke]

I mean. Just about any EV will get the jump on an ICE car. Especially if they aren't trying to race.

The 0-50 kmh time for EV's is stupid compared to ICE.

[tepid wing]

Oh yeah but they floored it after I passed them.

[civic spoke]

Okay?

I don't get the thing about having an ego when you're driving.

[tepid wing]

I just get amusement out of cars with compensation mods getting mad at my silent effectively stock car being faster without trying.

[civic spoke]

EV is just a different way of doing things.

[limber whale]

ZR-1

[terse raptor]

The last time I saw one

[limber whale]

“one”

[native ermine]

thee ugliest corvette

hate the C7

[wraith rivet]

Incorrect opinion

[fathom socket]

the first one in the row on the left looks awesome.

[native ermine]

nope it looks fugly

thee worst corvette

C8 is better

[stiff bloom]

C8 looks like it was designed like it came out of GTA already

[misty river]

Did them fancy fog lights

[misty river]

C4 is best Corvette.

https://tenor.com/view/myth-busters-c4-explosion-when-in-doubt-gif-14612449

[native ermine]

i mean yeah

i like the C4 and 5 and 6

just not the C7

C3 is meh and i LOVE the C2

[white heart]

Now that look nice

[misty river]

C5 was only fine because pop up headlights but C6 lost me

[white heart]

What's wrong with a C3 /jk

[native ermine]

ewww french

🤮

[white heart]

What's wrong with french car ?

[native ermine]

i don't think i like any french cars

there all ugly and weird but not weird in a SAAB kinda likeable way

[white heart]

Bugatti's?

[misty river]

We don’t have French cars around here we have FREEDOM CARS

[native ermine]

that don't count

[misty river]

🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇸

[white heart]

Yes that do

[native ermine]

its a badge name now

VW owns them

[white heart]

Actually wrong

[misty river]

So now they’re German

[native ermine]

yes

[white heart]

It's not VW anymore

[native ermine]

well it was for a long time

[white heart]

It's some random rich Croatian guy I think ?

[native ermine]

the only car the matters that they made was under VW

[white heart]

Aye you can't deny this car got some style

[native ermine]

ugly

[white heart]

[native ermine]

looks stupid

[white heart]

Wrong emoji

[native ermine]

lol

get fucked

[white heart]

Surely the alpine will change your mind

[native ermine]

meh

not to crazy about that

[misty river]

Looks like a frog got ran over by an F-150

[native ermine]

xD

[white heart]

Thats wild

[native ermine]

the french shouldn't make cars

[white heart]

Say goodbye to fwd and air suspension then

[native ermine]

you mean wrong wheel drive

[misty river]

Good who needs it

[native ermine]

[misty river]

All three of my vehicles are correct wheel drive.

[native ermine]

rear wheel?

[white heart]

This chat smell america ngl

[native ermine]

im Canadian

thank you very much

and i drive a German car

[native ermine]

mk

oof not a fan of the foxbody tho

[misty river]

Get out

[native ermine]

there not mustangs

[white heart]

Meh, pick up is kinda cool tho

[misty river]

Technically two fox bodies

[native ermine]

i rather an SN95 then a fox body

[misty river]

SN95 and New Edge are fox platform

lol my SN95 is a V6

[native ermine]

am not talking about the fox platform

am talking about the fox bodies

[misty river]

More and more people are calling them fox bodies and it’s irking me

[white heart]

Hear me out

[native ermine]

NO

🤣

[white heart]

Why ? It's a cool car

[native ermine]

its not

looks so fucking ugly

[misty river]

Looks like it had a hummer parallel park in the front and a Cummins behind it

[native ermine]

idgaf about what La car is

[white heart]

Fuck yeah it is, rear wheel drive and 160 hp

[native ermine]

right but it looks like ass

[misty river]

Throw an LS in it then we’ll talk

[white heart]

Also very light

[native ermine]

<~< i rather anything else

[white heart]

It's a rally car, shit is already pretty sweet ngl

[misty river]

Btw that truck was $250 and just needed a fuel pump or two

[white heart]

Hear me out

[white heart]

Nice

[native ermine]

your never going to convince me on a french car

[white heart]

I like the square look

[white heart]

Chiron

[native ermine]

when like there are literally any other cars

[native ermine]

not here in NA and i never liked them

[white heart]

Damn

[misty river]

Total cost of all three as I got them was $3,250.

The SN95 I actually sold for $1,200 profit then got back after the buyer grenaded the timing chain

[white heart]

This is my last try, hear me out

[native ermine]

lol

[misty river]

She never registered and couldn’t scrap it because it was still in my name

[native ermine]

gross

looks like a bean with a stupid open mouth

also am not a fan of hatches

lift backs yes... hatchbacks no

[misty river]

Keep insulting my fox body 😭

[native ermine]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

das put of why i don't like them

[misty river]

THAT is a real hatchback.

[native ermine]

😬

[white heart]

Hear me out, 875 HP for 875kg

[native ermine]

i don't understand what people see in those cars

[native ermine]

race car don't count

[white heart]

Nice car

[white heart]

Oh common

[native ermine]

and no

[misty river]

https://tenor.com/view/50-gang-mustang-oakland-sideshows-gif-12887708

[native ermine]

i don't like any french cars

[white heart]

I give up

[native ermine]

there overrated

[white heart]

0 to 60 (translated for you Americans) in 1.8 second

[misty river]

🍟

French FREEDOM FRIES

[white heart]

How can they be overated if litteraly no one like the french or their car

[native ermine]

IM CANADIAN

[white heart]

You guys still use miles no ?

[native ermine]

i know what Kph is

[native ermine]

noo

[white heart]

Also here American stand for all of America, not as a name for the USA lol

[white heart]

Mb

[native ermine]

i don't think we've used miles in a very long time

[white heart]

0 to a 100 in 1.8 seconds

[misty river]

Canadians are just French influenced Americans.

With healthcare

[native ermine]

well thats not the case when theres 2 other country's here

Canada and Mexico

[white heart]

What ?

[white heart]

Québécois tbh

[native ermine]

both North America

[white heart]

Also another place there but I forgot where

[native ermine]

NO

[white heart]

Yes

[misty river]

https://tenor.com/view/darth-vader-search-your-feelings-you-know-it-to-be-true-star-wars-gif-16574787

[native ermine]

it literally isn't

xD

[white heart]

It kinda is, you guys even got a part of Canada speaking french

[native ermine]

just Quebec that we don't talk about

[white heart]

And the coastals area

[native ermine]

right thats because there assholes

[white heart]

Forgot the name but la Gaspésie I think ?

[misty river]

I should be outside replacing a flexplate but nooo the weather has to be ass

[native ermine]

and they threaten to leave every like 50 years

[white heart]

Deserved fr 🔥

Well if you don't want french cars I'll take them like a true Patriot

[native ermine]

literally no one cares about french cars outside of the EU

even then you've got German cars

soooo like

[white heart]

Parts of Asia, parts of Africa, parts of south america

So yeah kinda wrong ?

[native ermine]

right but no one REALLY cares

[white heart]

Sure

[native ermine]

but like this a meme for a reason

[white heart]

Imma be real not sure I'd want the québécois either

Like they can stay with you guys tbh

[native ermine]

lmao neither do they which is the funny part

😂

[white heart]

I suggest we just yeet Quebec into the water and isolate them into a island

[native ermine]

lel yeah them along with thee entire US of A and we golden

maaybe keep Cally

and NH

[white heart]

Ight was fun talking with you, may I try one last time ?

[native ermine]

sure

[native ermine]

nope

[white heart]

I give up

[native ermine]

could easily get something better and Italian

¯_(ツ)_/¯

i just don't like french

....cars

[white heart]

Hey it's actually surprisingly cheap

[white heart]

🤨

[native ermine]

french cars

[misty river]

The only thing the French have made right is bread 🥖

[native ermine]

yes

[white heart]

Credit card

[misty river]

Debatable

[white heart]

We actually invented the small chip inside

[native ermine]

and yet yeah can't make a good car

[misty river]

Oh so when I spend money I shouldn’t I can just blame it on the French

[native ermine]

[native ermine]

yep

[white heart]

The Citroen ds, and you know what, what cars did you Canadians make?

[white heart]

Yes

[native ermine]

look lets not talk about that

its a very short list xD

[white heart]

Fit on a post it

[misty river]

Can’t fault Canada too much, at least two of my engine blocks were made in Canada.

[white heart]

Fair enough

Ight good night chat

[misty river]

Yep. Windsor 302 and Essex 3.8L were both Windsor, Ontario

[native ermine]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automobile_manufacturers_of_Canada

most of these are just the Canadian arm of an American company

[white heart]

Hey y'all got Girardin automobus

[native ermine]

uh

neat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricklin_SV-1

we got this

which was NoooT great

🤮

and we got this thing from Potential Motors

[stiff bloom]

british person detected

[misty mantle]

That thing doesn't need a damn winch

[stiff bloom]

"potential"

https://tenor.com/view/if-saying-it-would-only-make-it-so-tarkin-star-wars-rogue-one-gif-26233043

[native ermine]

am Canadian but mk

[stiff bloom]

loeb is the goat, peugeot is great (so long as you dont have to maintain one ). I went to Croatia last month and rented a 208, awesome little car. Glad I didn't have to own it 🤣

[stiff bloom]

o wow, the only people i know that hate ~~the ~~french cars so much are all british, you got me there lmao

[native ermine]

i don't hate the french

i just don't like there cars

[stiff bloom]

gotcha. I fundamentally disagree but clearly this is a subjective thing so I recognize how little value there is in trying to make my case. Mr Apocalypse posted a good selection of greatest hits earlier anyway

[native ermine]

see i dooon't get it

[stiff bloom]

Maybe missing the 908, the Citroen GT, and new a110

[native ermine]

like why... they all look like ass and there are just objectively better options

[stiff bloom]

lmao casting such broad statements, it's not even worth opening the discussion tbh. You've convinced yourself, nothing I could say nor examples I could provide could sway you

[compact grotto]

As with nearly everything Hagerty does these days, its a beautiful film. https://youtu.be/cmR2mWBi3co

crank the volume

[native ermine]

F1 now thats a fucking car

[stiff bloom]

On that we can agree

[native ermine]

ye

[stiff bloom]

ditto for the t50

truly gordon murray is one of the last fully uncompromised sports car designers. A legend of our time

That we could have a 220mph, 0-60 in 2.8 car with less than 700hp, weigh 2200lb wet with a full venturi system and still get 30mpg (allegedly) with a 6-speed manual is the ethos of a bygone era. Godspeed 🫡

[white heart]

Those are good car too lol

Honestly Loeb is so cool, the best thing is that he come from a village like 50km away from me

Also some french car are unreliable, others are almost as trustworthy as a Volvo

[white heart]

hear me out, the delage D12

[native ermine]

looks silly

[white heart]

You didn't say it looked bad tho

So I take that as a win

[chrome panther]

agreed

they be tring too hard

[native ermine]

silly in a bad way

[terse raptor]

Only in Florida

[native ermine]

the rear looks like the new GT 40 which i hate the look of

much prefer the older 2005 GT 40

[terse raptor]

It's just the gt

[native ermine]

whatever

i call it that because the og was called that

[terse raptor]

40 was the required height for the class of race so they named it that to yet and say that they were legal when they weren't

[native ermine]

like this was perfect

[terse raptor]

And used literal door stops in the springs to raise it lol

[native ermine]

then they ruined it

[terse raptor]

I like the new one, it's aggressuve and aerodynamic

[native ermine]

it's fugly

not what thee original car looked like at all

plus if they wanted to do something different they should have done the 90's concept GT

like dis hot

futuristic without looking stupid

i will say the side profile is ok but am not a fan of the roof line and how the back glass has this hard edge over the rear

[white heart]

💀

[white heart]

Remind me of the caliburn from cyberpunk tbh

[fair moon]

Clarkson actually drove one

[stiff bloom]

Facts. Though while I think it is undoubtedly superior to the new one, I think the new one is also gorgeous. Sharp and aggressive but while still being smooth and super refined. So many modern supercars are just stealth fighter f22 nighthawk general Shepards. The GT is comparatively so elegant imo

[dark portal]

Car

[native ermine]

i strongly disagree

like I've seen a few in person and i just don't like them

[stiff bloom]

Fair enough. I too, have seen a few in person (even the GTE) and I think they're stunning. BUT, to each their own

I do sadden somewhat, remembering before the GTE was unveiled that there was speculation they would enter the GT in the LMP/hypercar class. There were some truly stunning (and plausible-looking imo) fan concepts that came out of a leaked promo image:

https://www.topgear.com.my/sites/default/files/images/news/rc82workchop/image.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7vW_LnXYAIkl8u?format=jpg&name=large

https://sportscar365.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fordgt.jpg

[native ermine]

ok i mean this looks alright but am still not a fan of those flying buttresses

if it was a massive vent it would have looked better

but the dead space at the C piller just throws everything else off

[terse raptor]

I started a tik tok series of weird cars I find on marketplace

[native ermine]

maybe less grill but other then that this looks amazing

still not a fan of those taillights and the empty space between the exhaust tho

[whole iris]

Can we put the hayabusa motor in the suzuki carry ??

Explain why/why not ?

[hexed kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/you-can-google-it-gill-engvid-you-can-search-for-it-online-you-can-browse-for-it-on-the-web-gif-10409511348401384306

[whole iris]

Oh really?

Are you the real BOB ROSS??

[native ermine]

naw the real Bob Ross wasn't this much of an asshole

at least i assume since i have him blocked idfc what he's doing/ saying

[stiff bloom]

Okay that's fucking HAWT

[flint sable]

your opinion is bad

[flint sable]

sean bull nailed it

[white heart]

I wish we had car meets here

[leaden solar]

Is this car made by Ford or I'm being confused by the similar Lithuanian hypercar

[misty mantle]

It literally says Ford performance in front of the rear tire

[flint sable]

this is someone's concept render

[misty mantle]

Render of a modernized GT90?

[flint sable]

yeah

[leaden solar]

Bro do you think me having my monitor like 70cm away and not clicking on the image, I don't think it's possible to see that on a 2014 dirty ass monitor pannel

[misty mantle]

Fair

[leaden solar]

Also it's in the shade aswell

[stiff bloom]

yeeeeeee the ecoboost one he did i posted was peak 🤘🏼

[last dust]

Coming from someone that has done car concept renders, that is an insanely good render, holy hell

[flint sable]

yeah i want to get to this point

buick rivera and senna

[glad mantle]

I bought a new (to me) BMW M6 last week for a wildly good deal. Took it today to a shop to get everything looked over/inspected, have the oil & filter changed, and replace the almost 10 year old tires with brand new Continental EC's. And in spite of how little I paid for it from the dealer, the car has zero rust, no metal was in the oil filter, and every bolt is accounted for.

In other words, it's in good mechanical and physical shape. The worst things about it are:

• It needs new air filters (which I've ordered already)
• The front bumper needs new clips, two new fasteners, a new kidney grill on the driver's side, and a repaint (all entirely cosmetic)
• The infotainment display boot loops on occasion (but works totally fine the majority of the time)

[wheat hatch]

S85

[glad mantle]

Hence why I was just at the shop

Like I said though this one is in pretty good shape, especially after everything I've done to it over the past week

sounds wild

It has a carbon tipped eisenmann race exhaust as well

[wheat hatch]

Nice nice

I shall pray for your engine and its rod bearings

That era of car was truly something special

[native ermine]

uh huh

[native ermine]

skill issue

[stiff bloom]

https://www.motor1.com/news/720490/ford-mustang-gtd-7500-applications/

So sad basically none of them will see track duty

[terse raptor]

I saw one not too long ago

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle i almost crashed the volvo 5 times in 15 mins

massive rain storm

couldnt see enough to keep my lane and almost hit the barriers on the bridge i was on 3 times and then almost drove into a ditch twice

i was far from the only one almost crashing

[hexed kayak]

alot of them will

ford had a specific process for allocating 2nd gen ford gts that made sure alot of them would be used in the way ford intended

and it worked pretty well

[misty mantle]

rip

[worldly oasis]

@hexed kayak

35 20 ceramic

[hexed kayak]

my volvo has smoked windows similar to that.

it doesnt need tint

[worldly oasis]

Nice

Next up is bsr cold air intake

Dad has given me approval

[hexed kayak]

the car is already a factory cold air intake

[worldly oasis]

Not with a silly pretty blue cone filter

https://en.bsr.se/product/optiflow-filter-system-4900705

[hexed kayak]

thats not a cold air intake

thats worse than stock

[worldly oasis]

😭

How it worse than stock

[hexed kayak]

cause the stock intake draws fresh air from outside the engine bay because it has vets leading to the grill.
that "cold air intake" draws the hot as fuck air form the engine bay

[worldly oasis]

https://www.vivaperformance.com/cci-intake-system-volvo-s60-v70-turbo/

There’s this one that’s like double the price but how the fuck you clean the air filter

[hexed kayak]

If its not drawing air through the grill its gonna be worse than stock

[worldly oasis]

So just better filter element or the cci one?

[worldly oasis]

The cci one goes through that stock intake hose

[hexed kayak]

this it?

[worldly oasis]

Yep

[hexed kayak]

then that ones good

[worldly oasis]

Where are replacement filters for it tho I can’t find documentation on that

[hexed kayak]

idk. could be a reusable filter

[stiff bloom]

So jealous

[hexed kayak]

just have to wash and re oil it every so often

[worldly oasis]

Sweet

I guess I’m saving up for that

Thank you smart person

[stiff bloom]

Oh really? I heard they did that but never heard that there was any success. I thot after John Cena broke his contract the floodgates of speculators opened

[hexed kayak]

there was the usual flippers but a significant portion of people actually used their gt

[stiff bloom]

Whoa that's super encouraging

[hexed kayak]

captain sparkles being one of them. idk if he still has it

[stiff bloom]

I think he does. He seemed like one of the people who genuinely used his

[hexed kayak]

shmee as well

he drives his ALOT

@worldly oasis want to know a volvo trick?

[worldly oasis]

Wassup

[hexed kayak]

you able to go to your car rn?

[worldly oasis]

Nah

[hexed kayak]

L

[worldly oasis]

I can tomorrow

[hexed kayak]

i guess ill just have to show you

[worldly oasis]

Just send it in dms and I will rember

[hexed kayak]

If you undo all the clips on the stock airbox this happens

@worldly oasis

[worldly oasis]

Oh yeah you told me about that

Silly whoosh

[hexed kayak]

i wish it made the noises my cobalts turbo makes

@worldly oasis

[worldly oasis]

Goofy aah nfs turbo flutter

[glad mantle]

finally had a friend help me record the M6 lol

[hexed kayak]

last time i saw one of these irl it dumped its rods on the ground while the owner was being a fool in traffic

[wraith rivet]

nyoom

v10?

[stiff bloom]

Ah haha I know that sound, my hhr has the same whistle. Good stuff😁

[hexed kayak]

get a bigger turbo

my lnf has a z57

[hexed kayak]

.

cartoon turbo noises

[stiff bloom]

Hey I mean I got a zzp z54 running about 22psi, I think that's plenty haha

[hexed kayak]

@stiff bloom

[stiff bloom]

Ooooo she's nice. Those adv1s?

[hexed kayak]

they are the rep version cause funny enough the real ones kept snapping

[stiff bloom]

Haha rip

[hexed kayak]

@stiff bloom fast fc04 18x8

they are actually really good wheels

flow formed not cast

[stiff bloom]

Oh damn those are a helluva value

What kind of offset?

Those look pretty neutral

[hexed kayak]

i forget. its stamped on them but they came with the car

[hexed kayak]

have you made it sound like a tdi yet?

[stiff bloom]

Haha no

[hexed kayak]

https://youtu.be/NrHSXe9uCvM?t=94 this is what i mean

[stiff bloom]

Exhaust is just turbo back and has a cat

[stiff bloom]

Mine are factory +35 but running 5x114.5 because who tf runs 5x110, CHEVY?!

[stiff bloom]

Jeez lmao

That gives me anxiety

[hexed kayak]

Why lol. Just make sure your lugs and calliper are tight

[stiff bloom]

Yeah I know it'd be fine but still haha

[hexed kayak]

Ive been had

[hexed kayak]

1 shit and 1 box

Thank fuck that window sticker is long gone though

[hexed kayak]

Bags?

[glad mantle]

yes, S85

[violet meteor]

any idea why my car sucks air whenever i accelerate hard?

Like i can hear it

I drive at 1800rpm, i accelerate hard at 2-2.4k rpm and theres a whooosh air sound (like sucking air in)

is this normal?

[spring basin]

yes that’s how engines work

[violet meteor]

is this only for tdi?

Never heard it in my petrol LPG car

[spring basin]

it’s a combustion engine thing

[hexed kayak]

suck squeeze bang blow

[hexed kayak]

Mine makes air sucking noises at idle

[hexed kayak]

@violet meteor

[violet meteor]

damn why?

nice car btw

[hexed kayak]

@violet meteor

[violet meteor]

I dont understand 😢

is that the turbo?

[hexed kayak]

yes

[violet meteor]

I see i dont have much car knowledge so i thought its broken

when it made that air noise

[stoic ledge]

N/A engines also have an induction sound

[hexed kayak]

its usually wimpy though

unless its got a velocity stack

[hexed kayak]

https://youtube.com/shorts/4CWutdU0a5Q?si=TzUZJAg6TKoJ1ypk

[charred depot]

Fair to be dubious of people with heavy tint in fucking scotland though

[hexed kayak]

most british reponse ever

[novel relic]

Not a good day

[charred depot]

Atleast its easily fixable : |

[stoic ledge]

Insurance will write it off tho

😭

[charred depot]

I wouldnt bother with that

here you could go through insurance and buy the car back, get it categorised and have a non fault claim why bother.

[stoic ledge]

Unless the other party wants to pay you outright without going through insurance, it's the only way to get (some) compensation

Cat N Cat S etc, no such thing in Belgium as far as I know

[white heart]

thats a nice car

[stoic ledge]

With the Windows down I could hear it in the Corsa 1.2 beast

[charred depot]

seems they are dumb so probably have a shitey modern VW that will cost silly money to fix the front of

they will probably want to go through insurance

[stoic ledge]

If they have own damages insured, then yes

[charred depot]

I do quality bodywork now :^)

water just sticks right to it!

[white heart]

what peugeot is that ?

[charred depot]

305

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it look pretty sick ngl

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I like them a little.

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collecting them ?

[stoic ledge]

All candle headlights so you can't see more than 2 meters

[charred depot]

Just eat carrots

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what models are those btw ?

[charred depot]

GLD saloon, GLD estate, GR estate.

[stoic ledge]

305 305 and 305

Ah

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The first two I have swapped turbo diesel engines into

[hexed kayak]

they should put a stamp on those things
"not to be used for lighting, for MOT checklist only"

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot

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they are actually pretty decent, ive had worse on newer cars

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who the fuck makes a left onto a road in front of another car also making a left. im assuming the VW was the other person

[novel relic]

My fear yes

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Yeah, they also had the shark teeth and didnt yield

[native ermine]

shark teeth

i like shork

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Its what theyre called here

[native ermine]

wha?

[novel relic]

The triangles

[white heart]

Collecting 305 I'm guessing ?

[native ermine]

[charred depot]

Meh I just like putting them back on the road, my saloon was last on 1998 before I got it and the red estate 2012.

[novel relic]

At least there is hope

[stoic ledge]

You can probably contact people (lawyers?) to fight the decision, and get a higher payout to keep the car

Because they'll always low-ball

[novel relic]

I know they will

[stoic ledge]

Vag mensen he

[novel relic]

Fr

[native ermine]

lmao "fuck face"

[novel relic]

And all they of course have is just plastic bumper damage ffs

[native ermine]

oof

yeah rear quarter panel is a tough one

at my workplace they have to bring in cut sections of junked cars and graft it into the car

[novel relic]

There are like 0 5th gen celicas in junkyards in like. Bruh the whole ass benelux or its a complete parts car

[charred depot]

could be brought back 95% of the way with some hammer time by most shops then just live with a fair skim of filler.

[stoic ledge]

Hammer time overrated, only use filler

[charred depot]

right ontop of smooth polished paint,

friends had alot of cars like that and you hit a pothole and the car starts cracking into pieces heh

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

Another friend of mine has a old W124, got rear ended at a set of traffic lights and rather than go through insurance chopped the entire back end of a W124 off a scrap car and welded it to his with minimal measurements

[white heart]

thats nice

[stiff bloom]

Okay that's goddamn adorable

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Oooo he takes Raw on his phone ooo

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Damn that's sweet tho. Surprisingly tasteful!

[stiff bloom]

Yeah. They came with the car and I was going to swap them for BCR coilovers but dammit if they aren't smooth at 50psi. Don't handle nearly as well as a set O coilies but the other benefits are actually damn nice which I didn't expect

[stiff bloom]

I came

[native ermine]

what is?

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Blahaj blobmote

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Kill this one with fire tho plzthx