cars

[stark kestrel]

Yours has been let get way too far

[lone fern]

Finally kicked the can eh

[stark kestrel]

Yeah, $336 later it's got a whole fresh air ride system

[lone fern]

Yeah it wasn’t near as bad till I split the frame hitting a jump lmao

[stark kestrel]

https://tenor.com/view/shak-gif-4373105998632095121

[lone fern]

Might try to reinforce it somehow not like it’s gotta be pretty

[stark kestrel]

It's goofy ass grill looks like Bruce

[lone fern]

😂😂

336$ aint too bad for a full air ride system though honestly

As long as it holds up that is

[stark kestrel]

My compressor thankfully didn't kill itself

Just went into lockout like it was supposed to

[lone fern]

Good good

Probably pricy

[stark kestrel]

Unobtanium now

[lone fern]

Ah it’s one of those issues huh

[stark kestrel]

Gm has been discontinuing gmt360 parts left and right

Those blue ride height sensors for the tbss and 9-7x

[lone fern]

Kind of like gm quadrasteer parts and what not

[stark kestrel]

Also unobtanium

[stark kestrel]

Yuuuuup

[lone fern]

Man it makes no sense, there’s like no new oem gmt400 parts anymore despite demand, there’s plenty of 360’s on the road still too

[stark kestrel]

Blue link is correct, black link is envoy/denali/bravada/rainier ride height

[lone fern]

Of course the saab one is different

[stark kestrel]

Blue is also tbss

Tbss/9-7X share suspension and steering components

Even the nicer steering rack

[lone fern]

Mmm i see

[stark kestrel]

The broken link was my takeoff part

Cardboard pic

And that mf was ORIGINAL

[lone fern]

I’m suprised there’s no aftermarket parts

[stark kestrel]

That black dorman part is it

Like I said tho, it's envoy ride heigjt

[lone fern]

Hey it did pretty good compared to a lot of air ride systems from the same year

[stark kestrel]

Makes the headlights worthless with the sport front suspension

[stark kestrel]

Honestly if they were treated with rubber protectant they probably lasted much longer

It is the same as gm's other air ride systems

That's a gm branded Inflator hose lmao

[lone fern]

😂😂

Is that an accessory with the car or what lol

Some weird dealer addon?

[stark kestrel]

You know the right side of your hatch interior?

[stark kestrel]

Stock with air ride

[lone fern]

Yeah

[stark kestrel]

That's where it is from factory on equipped vehicles

[lone fern]

Oh i see

Makes sense why it’s there now

[stark kestrel]

Right?

Having dealt with non air ride equipped envoy's first it makes so much sense after owning a 9-7x

[lone fern]

Yeah it seemed like a weird little storage area i never thought about any fancier packages though

[stark kestrel]

My 9-7x has every option except
Power pedals
Travelnote
Hid headlights
Headlight washers
Rear dvd
5.3/6.0
Tan interior

Travelnote was technically never available on a 9-7x

But I'm going to retrofit it at some point

[lone fern]

What on earth is travelnote

Clearly something mine doesnt have hahha

[stark kestrel]

Oh also

[stark kestrel]

Yours has homelink/garage door buttons yes?

[lone fern]

Yep

[stark kestrel]

So next to those, there was a simple voice recorder

[lone fern]

Oh that’s pretty nifty

I don’t know what I’d use that for but it’s cool lol

I’ll have to see if mine works

[stark kestrel]

Genuinely it's not that useful now with text messaging being on every phone plan, but it'd be neat to have

[lone fern]

For sure, it’s definitely an obsolete feature but I’ll have to see if the previous owner left me a message

[stark kestrel]

Does yours have 3 or 6?

These 3 were it, if anyone was wondering why the later gmt360 overhead console looks so blank it's because Travelnote was not offered

[lone fern]

I can’t remember off the top of my head I’ll have to check next time I drive it

Or maybe i have a pic of it ill check

[stark kestrel]

Oh yours probably also has the vent windows

Though those may or may not be electric on yours

[lone fern]

I think it’s got 3 buttons from a video i have of it

[lone fern]

Yep it has the electric vent windows

I think one of them crapped out though

[stark kestrel]

Normal 22 year old gm actuator things

[lone fern]

Things like to fall apart when you run crap over and smash into trees and drop the rear end with an excavator, what a suprise

Although I’m suprised more stuff doesb’t work

[stark kestrel]

It's held up better than you expected though huh

[stark kestrel]

LMAO

[lone fern]

Minus the transmission, yeah

[stark kestrel]

Re:

[lone fern]

The pushbutton 4wd still works somehow, the key USUALLY comes out of the ignition without me wiggling it, the windows still roll up and down, all of which I can’t say about my gmt800

[stark kestrel]

It probably had never been serviced in it's life lmao

[stark kestrel]

The 4wd encoders on these are notorious for going out randomly but when you get a good one it's usually a good one

[lone fern]

Oh for sure i threw lucas stop slip in it, but the fluid on the dipstick was just roached, it has like 216k on it and i’d be shocked if it wasn’t oem fluid

[lone fern]

Yeah pushbutton 4wd seems to always be a pain in my ass which is why i like the manual shifters (which obviously don’t exist for these) but i must say this one hasn’t skipped a beat

My 800’s doesn’t work at all there’s no power tk the buttons and my 400’s buttons i have to wiggle to get them to light up and work

[stark kestrel]

I saw a gmt800 4wd switch in a gmt330 blazer

[compact grotto]

Can we talk about that hood fitment.

[stark kestrel]

The rear hatch wiper switch is just god knows where

The hazard switch is the 4wd switch

[turbid socket]

Its so weird seeing the right hand drive model of a car you own lol

[winged raft]

Real

[stark kestrel]

Yuuuup

I miss my blazer but simultaneously I really don't

"hey can I copy your homework?"

"Yeah but don't make it obvious"

[stark kestrel]

Something else cursed, ever seen your steering wheel controls?

[queen wren]

Should i buy the BMW 335i E90, it has a 3l N54?

[turbid socket]

Honestly just got my first car with steering wheel controls last year. I finally bought a modern car

I had an 05 canyon i drive forever until the 4l60 locked up and the it caused the engine to preform a very fast unplanned disassembly

Which sucks i wanted to try to see how mucb power i could push out of it. It was the I5 3500 vortec which is just the I6 with one cylinder cut off. The I6 is really good at pushing power so i wanted to see if it was the same for the I5

[winged raft]

Completely depends on the service history and mileage, if kept up well they can be great but if not they can be reliability hell

The N54 is literally the origin of the BMW unreliability myth

[fresh island]

My father's battery died so I had to go and get him to give him a boost

[winged raft]

That said, finding a good, stock example of a 335 you can start making 430+ off just a downpipe and tune

And it'll last you a while

[queen wren]

it would be my first car btw

its cheap

driven 253k

so i should prob not get it

[winged raft]

Yeahh I don't recommend

Cheap, but it'll start getting expensive as maintenance adds up

As cool as 35s are it's probably best to look at 28s if you really want a BMW

Much more reliable and you gotta get used to german power before you jump in at 350+ figures

[prisma frost]

Kids 🧒

[stoic ledge]

Scrathing the paint

It's too dirty tho indeed, go wash it 😡

[full prism]

none of em are artistic too

[white heart]

thats actually pretty cute

[queen wren]

i dont really need a bmw

i want something thats ish cool and realible

i was going to buy a hond accord 2008

but it got sold RIGHT before i came to buy it

[vocal osprey]

Ask for timing chain change, N engines have problem problem with stretching timing chain and it placed in back of engine next to transmission making it expensive because engine have go out of the car.

[queen wren]

it says only the timing tighten thing is "adjusted"

[vocal osprey]

Imo e90 335 is cool but has too much power also the history of drivers what have done with it and did maintened it properly? This is essential for reliability. Also because BMW always want to make their cars as technologically advance as possible this tech tends to fail

[queen wren]

idk what that mrans

how is a bmw 316i that has "only" driven 147k?

[vocal osprey]

Chassis code?

[queen wren]

2s ill find it

[vocal osprey]

If it comes to e90 323i imo would nice, 2.5 na straight six

[queen wren]

what about the 320i?

driven 162k

WBAPG310X0VJ37943

[vocal osprey]

Imo adequate, less power so it should attract less hoonigans, timing chain change in 40k

[queen wren]

oof

but the problems with bmw

is that they are rwd

and i live in norway

so alot of snow and ice

[vocal osprey]

3rd gen octavia rs or skoda superb with awd?

[queen wren]

out of my budget 100%

my budget is max 10k

If you want, i can send you a list of all the avalible cars?

[vocal osprey]

Ok

[queen wren]

https://www.finn.no/mobility/search/car?engine_effect_from=121&fuel=1&mileage_to=200000&price_to=100000&transmission=1

[vocal osprey]

10k kr? Or €?

[queen wren]

10k kr

no

10k usd

so 100 000 kr

max

[full prism]

https://youtu.be/6ta3yPzI7Gc dude this thing is SICKK

[vocal osprey]

https://www.finn.no/mobility/item/391340592?ci=9

This atratacted my attention leaves you money for repairs and putting protective firm under the chassis

https://www.finn.no/mobility/item/355545769?ci=13

This has drive train and power train from lancer evo

[queen wren]

can you translate the page?

or is it on norwegian

none of the cars are road legal

and i dont know that much about car yet

[queen wren]

it has alot of rust, that made it fail EU

[vocal osprey]

So he welded something for the EU and it passed inspection has that new parts that he haven't installed because he selling the car.

He posted photos of the chassis, imo looks ok

[vocal osprey]

https://www.finn.no/mobility/item/387496193?ci=14

Still I would go for evolander

[full prism]

cute evo

[vocal osprey]

Not overpriced like hell... 😦

[stoic ledge]

Better 😛

[queen wren]

Any not suv?

That you saw?

[vocal osprey]

I pressed awd button so there was couple of audis

https://www.finn.no/mobility/item/392910219

But I can't recommend car that takes most of your budget

[green grail]

I have the same car but mine is 2014

[queen wren]

Bad engine

i heard that it has a timing belt issue

on audies before 2011

[full prism]

cool

[fresh island]

Not that its legal but its just an unwritten rule here you go atleast 80 on this road

[gentle thicket]

I'm confused. Isn't that in a passing zone?

[fresh island]

Its on road leading to a mitary base

I have seen JLTV zoom past me while I was doing 70 kph

[gentle thicket]

So you're afraid to pass the person going 50 because you might get hit by a JLTV?

[fresh island]

A car was up the road

So dangerus to pass

[gentle thicket]

ahh vertical video musta cut it off or it was just a couple pixels because video small when not full screen.

[wispy cloak]

Not really

The timing issues are mostly limited to the 4.2

The early ones ate the factory guides after a while

And most of them are coming up on the timing interval now

[stark kestrel]

Those i5 are nice, they do abandon some smooth run & idle due to some balancing hardware that was unnecessary on the i6 but was necessary on the i5

[turbid socket]

yeah it ran great for the longest time made it to like 200K miles on it. was driving home from New Jersey and middle of ohio while I was accelerating on the highway it died

[stark kestrel]

I'd almost bet money it was going in and out of torque converter lockup

[turbid socket]

I dunno I had lost 3rd gear about 10 miles before I was just trying to get somewhere with a hotel to stay while I wait on my dad to come pick the truck up to tow it home. probably shouldn't have been pushing it at all but I was kinda pissed off and was sorta just waiting on the transmission to go so I could grab a junkyard 4l70e since it can just be dropped in

[stark kestrel]

Honestly real

I'm going 6l80e once the harness kits go on sale, trueblue and limeswap been working on it

10 miles may not seem like a lot but at speed in 2nd gear it would sure as hell be

[stark kestrel]

Once again this applies

[turbid socket]

lol yup

[stark kestrel]

Feel free to steal that, I got it from the 4l60e go PNNNNNN

[turbid socket]

I was on the freeway I was trying to get it to go from 2nd to 4th since It was highway speeds 80mph it jsut didnt want to skip 3rd for some reason

[stark kestrel]

That sounds like you did lose overdrive too

[turbid socket]

well I had overdrive before I started back onto the freeway I had stopped to get gas and before I did it was fine but I stopped to get gas and it did not like skipping into 4th

[stark kestrel]

I'm starting to wonder if your pcm was even commanding it properly

Was it stuck in 2nd or did 1st feel normal

[turbid socket]

uhh don't remember this was like over a year and a half ago lol

[stark kestrel]

Fair

Second gear on the 4L slippy is the limp gear iirc

[turbid socket]

every gear on the 4l60e felt slippy tbh. after I swapped lower gear rear end with lsd to have more fun in it I definitly noticed more issues with the transmission I figure it had been going out a couple months

[stark kestrel]

2wd or 4wd deleted?

[turbid socket]

2wd

it was base base model truck only with the engine upgrade

[stark kestrel]

Ahh good so your upgrade was unrelated lmao

[shell mountain]

@stark kestrel whats your opinion on mopar?

[stark kestrel]

Either a hit or a damn miss

Honestly I'm really interested to see how the new 3l i6 holds up

[shell mountain]

This isnt a diesel

[stark kestrel]

Yeah it sounds like Mopar alright!

This was my mom's old envoy after the next owner had neglected it and ran up the miles :/ sounded like a diesel all the time at the end of its life..

They needed a vehicle and the envoy wasn't worth shit on trade in, so it was a better use of a vehicle but I wish it had been maintained by them better, mine is a night and day difference for being the same down to the manufacturing month

[shell mountain]

@stark kestrel on the bright side of the mopar that my dad owns, it has pretty good sound insulation

Left is standing outside, and right is inside with the door closed

[hasty horizon]

Cop car.

[shell mountain]

Mid

[stark kestrel]

I need to find a nice quiet spot to do this with the 9-7x, it has insanely good sound isolation

[shell mountain]

@hasty horizon ive seen a cop in my city driving a range rover (albeit repossessed from drug dealers)

[stark kestrel]

Lmaoooo you know that range rover still smells like green

[shell mountain]

It doesnt

Not hard to get that smell out

[stark kestrel]

Somehow I doubt that there's no smells

[lone fern]

Man my malibu still smells like weed from the previous owner and I can’t get it out

[shell mountain]

Go to a professional detailer

[lone fern]

Like it’s mostly gone but there’s an off scent

[lone fern]

It’s a 1300$ car lol

[shell mountain]

And?

Its not super expensive

[stark kestrel]

10% of the vehicle cost, but if it's a daily bite the bullet and get it done

[stark kestrel]

I will say those prices are ✨outdated✨

[lone fern]

It is a daily

Might bite the bullet i dunno theres some funky stains in the carpet too

[shell mountain]

These prices are canadian dollars

Website dont like portrait mode :P

[stark kestrel]

In Vancouver, that's between $111 and $454 usd

[shell mountain]

Huh?

[stark kestrel]

Roughly, boogle ai gave you the low end of averages.

[shell mountain]

@stark kestrel

$126.01 usd for full interior on a sedan

157.53 for suv

[stark kestrel]

Down here it's way more typically

But we also have weirder than usual environmental damage

[full prism]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b9zlIgcMJ9w?feature=share

[hasty horizon]

Eh, cool

[prime valve]

hello fellow car nerds

today I got a puncture repair done on my car and they have scratched the wheel they did it on. Do you guys thinks its unreasonable for me to say no to a refurb?

The wheels were in original condition no scratches nothing a perferct wheel just dirty. And now there are pretty deep pain scratches and paint chips

[stark kestrel]

Imo no especially if they didn't immediately tell you

[prime valve]

Nah they didnt I took pictures of my wheels before because my dad had a similar situation

4.5k on wheels for his then new mercedes

this is a before

every wheel nut hole scratched to hell like you can see the alloy

this just some of the damage there is a lot more its like they just rolled it all over the garage.

[lone fern]

If you’ve ever owned a cheap early 2000’s gm car you dread this light

[stark kestrel]

Alternatively, amber security light

[lone fern]

Somehow my car runs fine despite passlock being a bitch

[shell mountain]

Why?

[stark kestrel]

No crank no start

Or worse and more confusing, crank no start

[lone fern]

Anti theft system be wildin randomly and the only way to get yo car to start is to wait like 10 minutes for it to go away

Slows you way down lol

[stark kestrel]

The astro was AWFUL about it

[prime valve]

I guess ill attempt to explain to the tyre shop that I need new wheels

[lone fern]

Oh I’m sure lol it’s terrible on anything from this era

[prime valve]

Most annoying part its only that one wheel

[shell mountain]

Why would you need new wheels for a scratch

Just get it repainted lmfao

[prime valve]

Because a refurn job wont do it

[shell mountain]

Yes it will

[prime valve]

It will chip and they are only doing 2 wheels

or the one and they will never get the same paint

[shell mountain]

All paint will chip

[prime valve]

not if its original

[shell mountain]

Incorrect

[prime valve]

I have had this car for 3 months its literally in mint condition no scratch

[stark kestrel]

Completely incorrect,

[stark kestrel]

This is the correct reason

[prime valve]

I went for a tyre puncture repair and got a scratched wheel

[stark kestrel]

Inb4 the owners manual doesn't recommend getting the tyres serviced by anyone but audi

[prime valve]

Yeah but I wouldnt make it to an audi dealer

[shell mountain]

@prime valve My dads 25 year old car had had rims repainted, and the ones that havent been repainted have paint starting to chip

Getting rims repainted doesnt make it chip

[prime valve]

I mean if they do a good job

[stark kestrel]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/s/EmgfeAypTT

[stark kestrel]

Audi is not known for that

[prime valve]

last time the paint shop did it they had orange peel

[shell mountain]

Go to a different shop then

[prime valve]

well they will only do it at that shop

I mean point still stands they will not make it colour match

and will only do the one wheel

[stark kestrel]

Honestly seeing other audi with similar issues I think an aftermarket paint will hold up better

But also I think the shop should've told you upfront they fucked up

[void oasis]

vroom vroom

[prime valve]

Yeah they didnt seem to care

But thinking about it ill probably contact audi and ask if they can recommend someone that can do it

Then it wont be a different shade and it wound bother me

[cold cypress]

just bought a car without knowing a recall was issued recently

[full prism]

its okay

not a reason to stop anyone from doing a purchase

follow recall guide and maybe its a thing you can fix on your own in the garage

[prime valve]

if its not a safety issue and its something they will cover id keep it

[prime valve]

Usually voids warranty

[full prism]

really just depends on the problem

[prime valve]

True but if that means you gotta leave the car for a week then id get rid of it

[cold cypress]

dont think i can replace an airbag

[full prism]

they can

[cold cypress]

speaking for myself ofcourse

[prime valve]

What car did you get?

[full prism]

not if u do it urself

[cold cypress]

BMW 1 series

[prime valve]

2024 shape?

[cold cypress]

2016

[prime valve]

What engine?

[cold cypress]

B37

[prime valve]

ooo nice

I really like BMW now although I used to really hate it

[cold cypress]

pretty nice engine, extremely economical too

[prime valve]

not worth it imo

[full prism]

again, depends

[prime valve]

I wouldnt want to mess with an airbag

but I guess to each their own

[prime valve]

What mileage you getting?

[cold cypress]

60-65 mpg in town

[full prism]

disconnecting the battery will eliminate most of the risks

[cold cypress]

its a 1.5 diesel cant get better economy

[prime valve]

dam thats really good

im bettin around 50 - 60

[cold cypress]

and its rwd so thats a bonus

[prime valve]

Technology has really done the gods work with fuel economy

[prime valve]

What what

no way

I thought they were all FWD

[cold cypress]

yeah the f20-21 was the last rwd 1 series

could get them in awd too

[prime valve]

Thats very nice

[cold cypress]

its pretty fun for 116 hp

[prime valve]

I really cant wait till my insurance goes down

[cold cypress]

i cant wait till i get the plates for it

[prime valve]

Really want a 340i or 440i

[cold cypress]

nice

[prime valve]

I feel like BMW is the only brand doing pretty nice interiors now

[cold cypress]

nah theres still some nice interiors

bmw has gone downhill with the giant screens

[prime valve]

I mean better than audi

and Merc imo

[cold cypress]

sure but the idrive 7 interiors were elite

best balance with screens and buttons

[prime valve]

I still kinda like this

sure its a big screen but it looks nice

actually I retract that statement

its the pre facelit one im on about

bottom one actually has button for climate control

[full prism]

nice

[merry mason]

Honestly as a mechanic shits 50/50 u scratch shit

I have only really scratched the outer ring of the ally tho as the tyre machine goes round

[prime valve]

Yeah but if the wheel was brand new no scratches before

And now its damaged surely i should get it back the same

[merry mason]

Ye u should but they are only human

[merry mason]

I have done ones like that a lot tbh

[merry mason]

That one’s a bit acoustic tho

[prime valve]

Yeah I get that but like come on

Yeah i get it people make mistakes

But like own up to it or just say we messed up first thing he said was. Why did you even take a picture before?

Which straight away triggered me coz aint no way a manager is asking me a question where he can see what has been done.

[prime valve]

Definitely its on all 5 of the nuts

Which is kinda crazy just at different angles

[merry mason]

fair enough

was the service good tho ? did they get u in last minute and how much did they charge ifu dont mind sayin

[prime valve]

I went in to the garage and asked they gave me a time and I just left the car at their car park since I didn’t wanna drive on a flat.

Its just annoying but I think a refurb at a audi dealer or someone that does it for them isnt unreasonable

Im not expecting a new set of wheels just want it to look similar

Last time my dad had a similar situation they refurbished the wheels to OE colour which was as far away from OE as it gets

Only reason I took a picture was because I thought to myself “aint no way they will damage my wheels right?” And here we are

[stark kestrel]

Clean 9-7x goes hard

[stark kestrel]

Smith and Smith repair Smith and Smith replace

https://youtu.be/STiPwOasCmE?si=DEIyfBPK0DrbUC10

[supple anchor]

Love Saab

[stark kestrel]

I do too

If you search media by me you'll see more of it

[supple anchor]

Carbon wrap is a bit cheesy though

[stark kestrel]

The fake woodgrain is cheesier

[supple anchor]

Nah

[stark kestrel]

Yeaaa trust me on that

[supple anchor]

That’s normal for factory cars

[stark kestrel]

Nah the envoy fake carbon looks 200% better

[supple anchor]

I beg to differ

[stark kestrel]

Yeah but that at least doesn't look and feel like plastic

[supple anchor]

Oh it feels like plastic

It’s an American car

[stark kestrel]

Yeah but the same shiny plastic gm used for the Gmt900 dash

That's what the material is

[supple anchor]

I’m not familiar with that dash

[supple anchor]

This is the only American car I’ve had

[supple anchor]

It looks nicer than carbon

[stark kestrel]

I'm probably going to do it in a matte black or silver for a proper fit, the woodgrain isn't it, but this carbon look vinyl test fit does still look surprisingly decent for a test fit

I mostly was getting measurements and ended up just leaving it because it looked better

I'm not the only one to do it unsurprisingly lmao

[supple anchor]

Not enough buttons and gauges

[stark kestrel]

What's the temp gauge on the left for? Exterior?

0-100° F

[supple anchor]

Yep

Ambient exterior temp

-20ish to 100

[stark kestrel]

I both really love that and immensely dislike that

[supple anchor]

A digital one is a lot easier to read

But they are all factory options

This part is not so factory

[stark kestrel]

For buttons and gauges we are roughly equal, 9-7x may even have an extra handful of buttons. A couple of my gauges are digital but my tach, speedo, oil pressure, coolant temp, voltage, and fuel are all proper analog

[supple anchor]

Forgot the radio

[stark kestrel]

I actually deleted most of those on the radio itself when I went aftermarket, half were digital half were physical, now I have 5 physical and a knob while using android auto

[vocal osprey]

Am I old and stuck in the past? I can't describe how I hate how the current trend manufacturers put every controls into one big distraction enducing screens. I miss analog dials too. I don't understand how voting with wallet could change it.

Is this worse?

[solar tinsel]

100% I hate screens

[jagged wagon]

It boils down to personal preference... and the fact that most consumers are powerless to force a manufacturer to design with safer to use physical controls. 😦 I too detest baking everything into a touchscreen - makes the vehicle unsafe to operate, or outright illegal in certain jurisdictions.

[stark kestrel]

I dislike screens with a caveat, my factory navigation screen was so awful an aftermarket aliexpress android auto compatible unit feels better, I could've got a 97x with the base radio but there were none with low enough odometer except with navigation

[stark kestrel]

I will say, I use my steering wheel controls and voice commands VERY often, my screen goes weeks without being touched

[solar tinsel]

My car has 8 segment displays all around and a 6 disc CD changer

[stark kestrel]

Mine is mostly vfd

4 vfd and one lcd

[jagged wagon]

Same regarding the steering wheel controls - I use them more often than I thought. It's the climate controls, radio preset button, and even things like windshield wipers I cannot stand being on a touchscreen.

This is more or less what my car's interior looks like. (Not my photo; but tis close enough.)

[stark kestrel]

I haven't used terrestrial radio in awhile because there's nothing good on it here anymore

Iheartmedia owns it all

[solar tinsel]

what kind of controls do you have on steering wheel? Mine only has volume and track select

I rarely use

[jagged wagon]

Luckily, I still have a good enough mix of FM stations owned by a handful of media conglomerates.

[jagged wagon]

Volume, mode (FM/AM/CD/AUX/Bluetooth), Next/Prev track, Calls (answer/hangup), and Cruise control.

[solar tinsel]

do you guys call people in car often?

[vocal osprey]

I wouldn't mind steering wheel buttons

[solar tinsel]

Yeah at least they're buttons

[vocal osprey]

Once a week

[jagged wagon]

Rarely - it's 2025 - I don't answer my phone unless I'm expecting a call or otherwise know it's an emergency. Phone's been on silent-silent mode (not even vibrate) since 2014. 🤣

[solar tinsel]

ok same actually

[vocal osprey]

I'm trying to find photo of mine car's interior but it's so low spec that I can't.

Something like this but no buttons on steering, CD radio, manual ac, no heated seats just TC button.

No front fog lights 🤣

And I'm using fm transmiter because I love that stock amber lightning

[stark kestrel]

I use seek|< >| / volume/🗣️ is Google assistant(doubles as accept call) and nxt is end call, my source buttons work but I usually just use android auto or USB music

[stark kestrel]

...

Don't reverse image search that

[glad mantle]

It really heavily depends on the implementation and varies a lot from manufacturer to manufacturer. I have a car from every decade from 1990 to today and I have personally not directly understood why people get so upset about screen controls

But I also don't ever really touch the radio or A/C while I'm in motion

The rare time I need to it hasn't been an issue though. To be honest the newer cars that have actual display options for it usually have voice commands and I just use those lol

[jagged wagon]

Where I live, using a touchscreen (even mounted to the dash) is technically considered distracted driving so... I would quite literally have to pull over if I wanted to so much as increase the temperature. 🤷 Don't get me wrong though; I like how clean / seamless these interfaces can be... if designed correctly.

[glad mantle]

Yeah that much I can understand. It really depends a lot on the car and its implementation

Like I was saying if I want to adjust the temperature in my car w/ touchscreen I just press the voice command button on the wheel and verbally say the temperature or hi/lo

The one big thing I did always find silly is that conceptually speaking, some dials are digital and use or rely on displays and those ones can be worse than screens sometimes 😭

because I have to then look at the dial to know what the temp is at

[stark kestrel]

I find even with an automatic climate control system I don't need to look to see what I'm doing

I keep my dual zone system synced usually, so the driver side temp knob gets the most use, and I usually keep that at 60 unless I'm cold then it gets turned up to 73

(Fahrenheit)

[glad mantle]

Yeah that's how it is for me in my daily. It's pretty much always at the same temperature

[stark kestrel]

My auto climate is really predictable which is super nice

[glad mantle]

That's the nice thing about more modern cars with smarter setups, since it's temperature based

In winter anything nicer than the cold is usually good enough

in summer if I really want it to be colder I open a window on the highway before I adjust the A/c

[stark kestrel]

Yeah but knowing the temp you like to dial in?

https://tenor.com/view/chefs-kiss-french-chef-perfect-dish-excellent-food-perfection-gif-20341505

[glad mantle]

Oh yeah for sure

It really depends so much on the car too

[stark kestrel]

It does, Mopar's auto climate kinda sucks

[glad mantle]

I've owned more BMWs than any other brand and yet I've found the A/C in all of them to be pretty inconsistent/finicky

I never buy them with climate being a big factor

I'm sure it's better on the newer ones

but I always found it interesting

I would've expected them to be better

[stark kestrel]

I drive a Saab 9-7x, I knew what kind of gm bullshit I was getting myself into

[glad mantle]

lmao

It's still probably better than my RX-8 was at least

same era of car but that thing was just uncomfortable

lots of fun though

[stark kestrel]

The few times I've had trouble with it... Called the tow truck while still troubleshooting, minute i say the word flatbed I swear it fuckin is ready to crank right up

(it was a wheel speed sensor taking down the class 2 serial bus)

Like, immediately happy

[glad mantle]

God this is such a mood dude

I had that happen with one of my old cars I no longer own

The soft top stopped working

I was on the phone with BMW arranging a service for it and then it miraculously started working again

and never broke down after that

[stark kestrel]

It has to not be a bluff and it works

Stg

[glad mantle]

But unfortunately it doesn't always work

Like when you get a flat tire

I've had 3 roadside calls for it in the past 2 years

[stark kestrel]

Well yeah but that's outside of its control

[stark kestrel]

OOF

[glad mantle]

Most recently I just wanted a mcdonald's ice cream cone

Went out

got it

on the way home, hit a pothole that previously wasn't there

[stark kestrel]

I had a tire blow out on my blazer

[glad mantle]

caused a suspension malfunction and the car shut down

[stark kestrel]

OOF

[glad mantle]

but the tire was toast

After a reboot it was fine aside from the tire

[stark kestrel]

Air ride things, I just had to get new bellows and ride height sensors

I was civic slammed for a good minute

[glad mantle]

It's very nice to have but whenever something goes wrong it's a headache to say the least

[stark kestrel]

Tbss/9-7X ride height sensor links are nla'd already

[glad mantle]

I've thought about getting coilovers but honestly the airride is just better for daily and it stiffens up enough for track use

if I was using it strictly as a track car absolutely but I'm in it for the fun and most of the upgrades I've gotten are more as an enthusiast than a "racer" lol

[stark kestrel]

these little blue bastards

[stark kestrel]

Real

Also, not my hand, the hand of the awesome dude who found and sent me those ride height links to measure for reproduction & put on my 9-7x

Got me back to stock sport ride height

[glad mantle]

Man it is so apparent how non-standardized airride is

[stark kestrel]

Yup

[glad mantle]

because I didn't recognize those as height links LOL

[stark kestrel]

Well, that's only half of them

The sensor unit itself I didn't need

Just those little blue bastards with the tpu rings

[glad mantle]

Stiill though

they look so flimsy

[stark kestrel]

I mean my first set was seventeen years old

So

Idk about flimsy

[stark kestrel]

Those look both aftermarket and adjustable

[glad mantle]

They are aftermarket, I am trying to find photos of the stock ones

The stock ones are still quite beefy

[stark kestrel]

There were some of those for us, but the dude who was making them died quite a few years ago at this point

May he rest in peace

Realistically, it's a non load bearing component

The files I'm making for the links themselves will be alterable for various ride heights but I'm probably only gonna release 3-4 file versions of that with the tpu endlinks

This is just a cheap & easy way to fix it properly instead of rigging up coat hangers like they had been

[glad mantle]

lmao
Makes sense though

[stark kestrel]

It's wild we are already at the point a vehicle made in 2008 needs parts reverse engineered

[glad mantle]

I was just about to comment that

"It's wild that you need to do this yourself and that the parts are basiclaly not available anymore"

My 1992 RX-7 has open market parts for pretty much everything in the car

and it's barely OEM at all anymore

[stark kestrel]

Dorman has a part, but the links are too long and make my headlights worthless

[glad mantle]

I think the parts of my car that are still stock are the pop up headlights/motors, the underbody and frame, the trunk liner and interior trim, steering column and pedals

And the hood

Nothing else in it is original

[stark kestrel]

Mine has all oem on it except for the radio at the moment

She's stock hoss(my hood is blue though)

[stark kestrel]

Mazda of Theseus

[glad mantle]

I'm trying to grab a photo

[glad mantle]

I guess if you want to be pedantic, a lot of the dshboard/gauge cluster is still OEM

[stark kestrel]

I can't escape that kenwood I stg

I was just looking at that model with someone from the Saab server

There was a variant of it that shipped with an unobtanium 9-3 fascia

[stark kestrel]

Eh it be like that, still Theseus' rx7

[glad mantle]

Definitely

and I guess the doors 🙄

Although the car was repainted

which is not OEM

It's definitely much more competent as a performance car than it would have been from the factory

[stark kestrel]

Please enjoy

[glad mantle]

LMAO

<they say in unison>

[stark kestrel]

Yep

Genuinely we were looking at info about that damn headunit's origins and where tf to find the 9-3 fascia they were looking for

For hours

9-7x Canadian and Greek cluster respectively

[stark kestrel]

I hope that got the point across of how curious we were, just to see it a few days later in your rx7

The big fat piece of plastic around the kenwood

Is unobtanium

[civic spoke]

I once thought about adding a 3rd party radio to my E46.

[halcyon grotto]

Would the reported average mpg on a volo also consider stop start traffic?

I did a little calculation and found in getting approx 15mpg on my commute

[civic spoke]

Some cars does it. Others not.
Easiest is to just check distance with the fuel used.

[halcyon grotto]

Yeah I presumed so

[patent basalt]

[prisma frost]

My automatic wipers are acting so weird. 99% of the time they dont work in rain but then somehow they start actually working but then a few minutes later it just stops working and wipes continuously even if its dry or when there is little to no rain.

[stark kestrel]

Have you cleaned the exterior glass well with iso?

It could also be a failed rainsense module which would be unfortunate

[prisma frost]

I’m taking it to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully getting it fixed under dealers warranty

[prisma frost]

I cleaned it with some car glass cleaner many times

[stark kestrel]

Those rainsense modules work simple typically, basically it's a light disruption like a fixed optical mouse

[stark kestrel]

If it's under warranty definitely just let them deal with it lol

[prisma frost]

Yeah

My headlight is also filled with condensation so that’ll hopefully get fixed as well.

[stark kestrel]

OOF

What vehicle is it?

[stoic ledge]

VW Polo 1.2 TSI first registered in NL at 21-09-2019

runs

Originally from 11-2014

[stark kestrel]

Oh so it's an 11 year old vehicle, not bad but those issues are expected

[prisma frost]

So far the only major concern is that fact the car kinda “turned off” while I was driving. Lights, radio turned out of no where and check engine light came on for 3 seconds before turning off again and after that it was like nothing happened. But so far no breakdowns in the time I have owned it.

[bleak swallow]

Oh frick that is very good looking

[glad mantle]

Yeah, the only thing I plan on changing at some point is giving it a spoiler

The RX-7 looks a bit naked without one

Especially with a wide body

[bleak swallow]

WAIT ITS YOURS?!?!

[glad mantle]

Yeah

[bleak swallow]

bless, thats awesome dude, enjoy the car
Im not familiar with the different trims/options, is that one you have the turbo'd 13b?

[glad mantle]

The one I have has a fully built LS3 under the hood

It originally was a twin turbo 13B

[bleak swallow]

oh daaaamn very awesome\

[glad mantle]

But the engine blew in 2015

[bleak swallow]

done by you?

[glad mantle]

Previous owner bought it as a roller

Had all of the work done by a restomod shop on Vancouver island

I have receipts for every part and every hour of labor in a folder

It’s extensive

[bleak swallow]

Ahhh fair enough

[glad mantle]

I’ve owned a 13B car before so I don’t really feel like I’m missing out

I have a V10 M6 if I want something that revs to the moon

[bleak swallow]

yea thats fair then, lot of maintenance eh?

[glad mantle]

Yeah they’re just too unreliable

There’s always work to be done

Some people like that

I don’t

[bleak swallow]

yea thats unfortunate :/ such awesome sounding engines when proper

[glad mantle]

But I love the RX-7 for many other reasons

The engine is part of it

[bleak swallow]

100%, its a beautiful chassis

[glad mantle]

Some people say it’s half of what makes the RX-7 great

I disagree

I think the 13B is fun to experience and a nightmare to own unless you really like getting dirty with your car day to day

[bleak swallow]

id say its half of what makes the rx-7 known for, but id say its great for many other reasons. With that said ive never driven on or worked on one so my opinion is pretty uninformed xDDD

[glad mantle]

As someone that owns several enthusiast cars including the RX-7

There’s a reason I went for the LS3 haha

[bleak swallow]

super valid hahahah

[glad mantle]

Like

The M6 is way more reliable

And they’re memed on online for unreliability

[bleak swallow]

Shoulda gone twin turbo K heheheh

[glad mantle]

I think that a K swap definitely suits the chassis better

But something about a 600hp V8 in a 2900lb car is unique

[bleak swallow]

I think BMW gets memed on in general for unrealiability, and all their cars regardless of actual facts get kinda cooked in that regard

[glad mantle]

And it being RHD makes it that much more unique

[bleak swallow]

Oh for sure, both are awesome options, S tier engines for sure

[glad mantle]

Most LS swapped RX7s are US cars

Mine is a JDM car

[bleak swallow]

all depends what you prefer and is available to you

[bleak swallow]

thats pretty sweet

[glad mantle]

I have a Miata too though

If I didn’t I might have considered the 13B again

But the Miata’s engine honestly has similar driving character to the rotary, it just doesn’t scream as loud

Miata & RX-7 would be a great two car solution if either of them had usable cargo room LOL

[bleak swallow]

Oh thats pretty cool, didnt realise they were that similar

I only have my little shitbox civic xD i hope to own some of the great JDM legends one day tho

[glad mantle]

To be honest an NC or ND Miata is more fun than an old RX-7

[bleak swallow]

Just need to get old + get money + get a garage and were dialed

[glad mantle]

The RX-7 is a show for everyone that gets to see it

[bleak swallow]

Yea I can see that

[glad mantle]

Driving in it stock is the king of “I wish I bought a C5 corvette”

But the C5 is half the price

And it drives better

[bleak swallow]

although im 6'3 so miata is out of the question, my friend had one and sitting passenger was aweful unless roof was down lmao

[glad mantle]

My RX7 has built suspension and whatnot too

So it’s genuinely more comparable to modern track-ready American cars

Than what it originally was

[glad mantle]

You’d be surprised

My buddy is 6’5

He loves riding in my ND

[bleak swallow]

Yea his was NB so idk about NC or ND

[glad mantle]

NA and NB are definitely not designed for taller people

especially if you have tall legs

the NC and ND improve on legroom a lot

[bleak swallow]

yup lmao

thats good to know atleast

[glad mantle]

The ND is basically the same size as the NA miata

but it has the interior room of an NC

Mazda did such good with the ND because it's TINY despite having way more modern safety features

it's genuinely quite impressive

It's my favorite car

it's the weakest car I own. 900 horsepower less than my most powerful vehicle

and I drive it whenever I can

[bleak swallow]

lmaoooo

thats cool, nice you get to experience cars like tha lol

one day ill get there

[glad mantle]

For sure. I work unhealthy amounts of hours

and I don't own a house

but it's worth it for the cars

I basically had to choose between a mortgage and cars haha

I did not pick the mortgage

life's too short to spend half of it paying a bank

but I know that's the unpopular opinion 🙃

[bleak swallow]

lmaooo I mean its your money, do what makes you happy 🤙 one thing I will mention tho is house is a pretty ok investment

so might wanna consider it eventually

personally id much prefer a piece of land tho, build a house and big ass garage to work on said cars

[glad mantle]

I'd like to EVENTUALLY

the main problem is maintaining homes is almost unaffordable

unless you do everything yourself

im not worried about the mortgage

im worried about surprise $20,000 USD bills

[full prism]

thats not even a question

[green grail]

Kody bit

[winged raft]

I want a combination of all of this now, I need an F80

Or an F30 340i at least

[full prism]

https://media.discordapp.net/stickers/891904855348764713.png?size=160&name=Fox+Blush

[bleak swallow]

hawt

[bleak swallow]

If you buy a half decent home you should need to do much maintenance

and if you save your money/invest semi decently, you can definitely make it work without any big surprises

[leaden solar]

That gear lever brings be back when that was cool to have in a car

[gentle thicket]

I wish I had gotten this a decade ago when it was like 2-2.5 grand a reasonable distance from me. It'd be worth 10k more today.

[subtle seal]

Most things are pretty doable

[bleak swallow]

agreed

great way to save cash, and learn by doing, super useful skills to have

[subtle seal]

But that's also why having a brand new house makes it so that you'll have less surprises

We commissioned the construction of our house and did the end ourselves

It saved us a few dozens grands

And now we have a brand new house with everything neat that comes with it, like good heat insulation, and maintenance will cost less

[bleak swallow]

Huge thats awesome

Yea id love to build my house one day, really make it my own. Well see if were all still around by that time xD

[winged raft]

DCTEE!!

I've always found it weird that back is upshift and forward is downshift

Pretty sure Mopars are the same

Couldn't imagine owning 2 cars that are the opposite and without paddle shifters

Hopefully the computer would prevent bad from happening 🙏🏻

[winged raft]

Me inconspicuously passing a cop at 70 mph (my radar went off)

[full prism]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1198727661783093318.webp?size=48&name=Necoarc_Stare

[solar rapids]

I really like the engineering behind it, I just wish it looked better.

The basic bodylines are nice, but the headlights and taillights are pretty ugly.

At the very least, it'd be nice if they matched eachother somewhat.

[lone fern]

I work in construction (albeit not residential but it applies anyways) new builds are often worse than preexisting homes and buildings unfortunately. Quality of work has gone down SO much.

[bleak swallow]

I think it depends on if its a company building a whole bunch of new houses in a new development, or contracting out a single house to be built, like for you. But correct me if im wrong, im not in the industry that was just my perception of it

[lone fern]

True that, it’s really up to the general contractor who’s doing the building and subcontracting. In general new construction including industrial and commercial isn’t what it used to be, but typically smaller local builders and contractors are far, far better than the giant, entire neighborhood-building contractors who just build shitty identical boxes as cheap as possible

[lone fern]

I didn’t get quite so lucky : (

Bought a radar detector today, got pulled over early this feb too smh

[bleak swallow]

Nooooo

[bleak swallow]

Neat, thanks for the perspective!

[lone fern]

I don’t reccomend lol

Ticket fine wasn’t bad it was 150 but four points

Talked my way out of wreckless cuz there was nobody on the roads

I was in the boonies with my buddy “not racing” and of course the single other car headed my direction was a fucking cop, my buddy managed to get outta there but i couldnt

[bleak swallow]

Nooooo thats unforunate 😦

unlucky

[full prism]

unfortnite

[stark kestrel]

Knowing the right subcontractors can make a world of difference but often that requires already being in the field

[winged raft]

Good stuff I was gonna say

[winged raft]

Don't have fun unless you can run

[lone fern]

Ya see i was trying to be sneaky as possible but I was driving my shitbox (03 malibu). Only reason my buddy got away was because he hit a dirt road and I pulled over because I don’t want a fleeing/evading charge lol

[winged raft]

03 Malibu??

Slow down that ain't no car for racing 😭

[lone fern]

Yeah i know lmao just racing a buddy in a shitbox mercury montego 😂😂

We wanted to see who had the fastest sub 2000$ car which did not play out as planned

It’s sad because it’s my fastest car at the moment too

I did win the turtle race though, the malibu tops out at 107 and his montego doesn’t shift right and never saw triple digits but wow do i need something faster than my hunk of shit

[winged raft]

Only gonna get ya in trouble

Gotta be capable of the big numbers

Cops top out at 155

[lone fern]

Man them slow ass tahoes can do 155 😭 guess I’m real screwed

[winged raft]

Just wait it out brother

You'll have that M soon

[lone fern]

😂 thinking my next “shitbox” is gonna be along the lines of a c6 vette

Going to china turbo my 2500hd first though

[full prism]

https://media.discordapp.net/stickers/891904855348764713.png?size=160&name=Fox+Blush

[winged raft]

Solid car

[subtle seal]

I don't know how it's called in English, but we contracted someone that didn't make the construction but recruited differents construction artisan in our name and made the house

The guy was just a broker and organizer between us and the "normal" construction artisans, he took an explicit and clear share and we were paying directly the workers

So that means this guy didn't have any interest in doing cheap work because his share was not correlated to the work itself

Also, we had full control over every single choice, like plans, materials, specifities etc

[prisma frost]

Anyone know what this sound could be? Happens when I steer the car.

Before this I had squealing noise when turning but this sounds insanely bad

Also happens when I drive straight..

[queen wren]

what car do you have?

[prisma frost]

2014 vw polo

[stoic ledge]

Doesn't sound great but hard to pinpoint exactly from the video

I'd say it's either suspension or axle

[queen wren]

and it happens when you are steering as well as driving straight .Does it happen more when you stear?

[prisma frost]

Suspension cracked or smt

I went to mechanic and they said smt broke

[prisma frost]

Only steering*

[stoic ledge]

Broken spring?

[prisma frost]

I was told it should be fixed under warranty as well

[prisma frost]

Yes

Thats what he saw I believe

I drove an hour to my dealer and all went good so thank god

[stoic ledge]

You've been going too fast over speed bumps confirmed

runs

[prisma frost]

The cracking noise disappeared when going over bumps but now I got this issue lol

[stoic ledge]

Maybe a part of the cracked spring was in there and by now it has fallen out?

Or by now the broken off part has shifted away

[prisma frost]

Gotta pay for it myself sadly

The spring

[prisma frost]

Idk

The day before I drove but that was just city/highway not many bumps

Then the next morning this

[stoic ledge]

It's a wear part, makes sense it's not under warranty really

That they already want to cover the labour (atleast that's what I understand?) is nice of them

[charred depot]

Spring jumping about due to it being broken or top mount properly fucked so not rotating

[prisma frost]

They said they’ll take a look at the automatic wipers but he thinks they dont exist.

Even though I’ve seen it work lol

[prisma frost]

Gotta love cars

[charred depot]

On my modern cars I broke springs all the time heh, used to that noise

I replaced the front springs on my Saab like every year

[queen wren]

You have steering works good?

[prisma frost]

Nvm they called the warranty company and they said its under warranty thank god

[prisma frost]

Ye

[prisma frost]

It’s such a painful noise though

[charred depot]

I know the "they arent made like they used to be" is a funny thing but I have never snapped a spring on a car around 40 years / older.

And I launch the 305's I daily drive over speed bumps. all have original springs.

[stoic ledge]

On VW's it's always one pack:

• auto wipers
• auto lights
• auto dimming rear view mirror

So if you have the other 2 it must have rain sensing wipers

[prisma frost]

I got all yes

I’ve seen it work lol

I tried to convince them as much as I could

[stoic ledge]

It's an argument you can use on them

You either have all of that or non of that

So imlying, you have the other 2 so it must have the 3rd one

[prisma frost]

Yes

I’m already on my way home though so

Lets hope they realize I do actually have it

Forgot to call for a loaner so now I gotta take bus for 2 hours

[stoic ledge]

Bus 😭

[prisma frost]

Its been a year since I took bus

I feel poor

😩

Gotta steal parents car now

[undone sorrel]

Poor for riding the bus?

[prisma frost]

Yes

[undone sorrel]

Must be a city thing lmao, it's don't gotta deal with that

[undone sorrel]

Try an electric bike

They're sick!

[prisma frost]

I have one yes but its a 2 hour bus ride so biking wil take the whole day

[undone sorrel]

How slow is the bike?

[prisma frost]

It can go 25kmh max by law or at least the motor can do 25kmh max

Tuning it to go faster is illegal though

[undone sorrel]

Oh, so not that fast lmao

[prisma frost]

Nope

[undone sorrel]

Why is it illegal

Is this the US?

Or somewhere else?

[prisma frost]

Netherlands

[undone sorrel]

Bc that sucks, you can't buy something like a suron and go like 80kmh

Or faster

[prisma frost]

Seems unsafe

Probs why its not legal

[undone sorrel]

Nope, many ppl do it here in the US, its hella fun

[prisma frost]

US is....weird

[undone sorrel]

Na, US is fun 😂

I'm working on a minibike currently

Rebuilt an engine to go into a frame i just recently got

I got this minibike but without thr engine that's in it

This is the pictures from the seller

This is the engine is built, i gotta fix a carburetor issue then it's ready to go

[prisma frost]

US gives a lot more freedom compared to europe I feel like

[undone sorrel]

Yeah lol

You still gotta get it registered if you want to take it on the main road tho

Which is what I plan to do

@prisma frost is minibikes allowed? You can possibly use one of those

They are sick as hell

That's if you want to do some mechanic stuff

[prisma frost]

Idk why I would get a minibike when I got a car

[undone sorrel]

Its fun lol

[prisma frost]

Illegal on public roads

[prisma frost]

Nice and quiet

[undone sorrel]

For the US, you can get them registered as a motorcycle if you add blinkers, headlights, tail lights and a horn and get it able to go road speeds

[undone sorrel]

Lmao, its so damn loud irl 😂😂

But i love it

[prisma frost]

Probably cant make it legal here at all

[prisma frost]

I could imagine

[pure pond]

i believe you can get them legal on the road in the netherlands but its gonna have a motorcycle license so nobody does it

[undone sorrel]

That's the same in the US and alot of ppl do it lol. Guess it's just a mindset thing

[pure pond]

its expensive to do it so people just buy a road legal gas bike

[undone sorrel]

Its not too bad over here

Minibike parts and stuff is relatively cheap

Like I got my transmission for like 70 bucks

New

Rebuilt my engine for like 200

Got the minibike frame with everything but the engine (i asked the guy to not include it for a price reduction) for 200

So it's not bad where I'm at

[stiff bloom]

https://youtu.be/6ta3yPzI7Gc?t=674

[charred depot]

Matching wheels!

[bleak swallow]

This is INSANE wtffff

thats so sick

[stiff bloom]

Right? I'm not convinced that they're gonna make a production-ready version viable for anything near the cost they claim, but the project itself is so badass I can't help but tip my hat

[bleak swallow]

agreed, It would be so cool if a discovery was made to make rotaries and their apex seals more reliable

its such a cool platform I wish they were more viable mainstream

[wispy cloak]

How do you register it without a vin

[undone sorrel]

Under a no title

[wispy cloak]

But how do you do that

[undone sorrel]

I think it's through the dmv

[pure pond]

😐

[undone sorrel]

Idiot

[fresh island]

yeah no shit

[charred depot]

Annoying nobody sells 13mm 8mm 10mm T pieces, just tidies things up a bit removing the need for reducers with extra points of failure.

I should set up an unsuccessful ebay store selling oddball T pieces

[full prism]

lol

[pure pond]

ive made so many weird size fittings, i always need the ones that nobody sells

[stark kestrel]

It always works out that way

[tepid wing]

Invest in one of those electron beam 3D printers. /s

[winged raft]

Ran into some old classmates of mine

Surreal tbh

2 years ago they were squeakers that nobody knew now we all got paper 😭

The RS3 at 19 is insane though that's another level

[charred depot]

race car

[full prism]

https://tenor.com/view/sniffa-car-funny-carinho-funny-sniff-gif-14003213403233799065

same environment

[stiff bloom]

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJ84-FYQEbEmDQ1p307sY6SDoKks9IK2c?si=y2YEWx58jgVdfmE1

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxuNpv952wmgZvfwjaxEhMpdPa2Q5KljVk?si=K5MALtVO8_pG45-e

Not too many cars that can make the SLK340 look slow

[void oasis]

kar say vrum

[full prism]

https://tenor.com/view/daddy-noel-credit-card-buy-me-this-gif-11383336810882733211

[gloomy cove]

My new project a 94 suburban K2500 that is fully optioned and has minimal rust for its age

[full prism]

https://media.discordapp.net/stickers/1264193651572080650.png?size=160&name=wowoooo

very muscular looking grill

[gloomy cove]

Its got one of the best engines too with the best transmission GM to exist 454 and a 4l80e

[full prism]

sick

[gloomy cove]

Its got a ton of hard miles on it so I think the 4l80e transmission might have its days numbered it was used as a scrap truck and towed way over its towing capacity

[winged raft]

I literally predicted ts I knew License would mack soon dude is way over confident 😭

[lone fern]

Hell yeah big fan of the gmt400 trucks

I’ve got a 98 1500 and have abused the poor thing and it’s been going strong for 30k miles

Mfer was knocking and i added a bit of magic goop and it went away

[glad mantle]

Sorry for the late reply, but I think this is highly subjective

I went for an ND over any of the other gens because I think it looks far better than any other Miata gen

Don't get me wrong, the NA is a true classic. But I still like the ND more

It's aggressive but not fake/over the top like the Civic Type R for example (particularly the previous gen)
I like the running lights and general design of it

For me personally its only weakness is the tail lights

But I think every miata gen's tail lights are subpar at best

I've been eyeing these Valenti tail lights for my ND as one of the only mods I'll probably do to it

[bleak swallow]

Idiot lmao

Other dude should’ve slowed done tho what a plug xD

[winged raft]

The way they do it is so dumb they do not care at all

Passing each other and stuff

[urban lily]

That doesn’t even seem like a fun way to die

Just seems reckless in that much traffic

[winged raft]

You gotta pick a spot and stay in it

[winged raft]

They almost mack every 5 seconds it seems like

And they mack fr like every month

[urban lily]

I mean

I love going fast just as much of the next guy

And shit like the cannonball run is awesome, the records that were reached over the pandemic

But when you’re zipping between cars on the interstate

I don’t see how it’s cool, it just seems like a way douches get to scare people just trying to commute home from work

[winged raft]

You just gotta be more careful with it

Normally I'd say it's part of the game, sit in the left and middle lane and some people won't bother to slow down for you, but not like they do it

[snow otter]

so errmmmmm, i bought some new braided steel brake lines to replace the stock rubber one, but not only did the packaging arrive kinda beat up and with lots of dust on it, the brake lines of the front brakes dont seem like they are brand new to me

rear ones look fine though

[bleak swallow]

Hmmm yea that is a little odd, could it just be a bit of oxidation or something? If you try cleaning them à bit does it all come off pretty easily or nah?

[snow otter]

I have not tried that yet, but there is even corrosion inside the bits where the actual brake fluid gets

[charred depot]

Probably just shit packaging and storage to be honest

[pure pond]

its not crazy bad but just contact the seller probably get some new ones

[snow otter]

Packaging was all beat up, and the top is covered in dust

[bleak swallow]

Probably some really old stock

[snow otter]

yeah, DOM is mid 2021

so prob got some moisture in the packaging at some point and corroded the ends of the lines

[bleak swallow]

Yea that would check out

[snow otter]

which would also explain why its only the front brake lines that got corroded, cuz those were ends down in the packaging, which the rear brake lines where ends up

[gloomy cove]

I have confirmed the 4l80e is failing 3rd and 4th gear are on their way out along with reverse for it being the original transmission and being extremely over worked 233,000 miles isnt too bad but I have seen 4l80e transmissions go way longer than this

[snow otter]

no one:
literally no one:
this dude: wide wheel arches go brrrrrrrr

[lone fern]

Yeah probably missed a service or two. I have 235ish on my 4l60e and it hasn’t skipped a beat. Just change the fluid lol

Luckily 4l80’s for these trucks are dime a dozen

[full prism]

ruined vette

[prisma frost]

Happened on the drive back to NL not sure if I ever showed this one

[wispy cloak]

Just don't do it

It's stupid

[gloomy cove]

It is also attached to a 454 this transmission has had 3 full solenoid replacements in its life time but what did her in was the fact of age but most likely the fact the shop that last serviced it put the wrong fluid in it

[wispy cloak]

What did they put in it

[gloomy cove]

They did a flush and they put manual transmission fluid in not automatic its definitely not red and it doesn’t look like worn out automatic transmission fluid

[wispy cloak]

They put gear oil in it???

I'm surprised it was even able to shift

[gloomy cove]

Same but still I have no idea if newer 4l80e transmissions will work in a 94 k2500

[lone fern]

Pretty sure 91-94 bolt up to yours, 95 is an odd year, 96-02 are compatible

Or just have it rebuilt tbh rebuild kits are cheap

The Gmt400 forum will be your friend

Saved my ass many a time

[full prism]

@glad mantle

big ass spoiler modding your nd when