cars

[heavy lake]

That was yt actually

[dull cedar]

The owner was full of shit

It didn't blow up under regular driving

Nor in stock condition

[heavy lake]

Toyota said its a track ready vehicle

[dull cedar]

It is if you're not an idiot

[heavy lake]

Pretty sure it was stock

[dull cedar]

Do you know how many people own these now? And how many people have been tracking them for years now? And how many shops work on and specialize in them, and know the actual capabilities?

[heavy lake]

Nope

[dull cedar]

many

[heavy lake]

3 cyl not good tho 🤷‍♂️

[dull cedar]

One idiot blowing theirs up and lying about it doesn't make it unreliable

[dull cedar]

The G16E is actually a very good engine

It's quite surprising what it does considering it's not even a closed deck design

[heavy lake]

Interesting

[dull cedar]

It'd been flash tuned

Badly

And then abused and ignored

[heavy lake]

Yikers

[dull cedar]

Similar reason why people call the 1KD 3 litre turbo diesel in the Hilux unreliable... Because they have it tuned poorly, then abuse it

Then the pistons crack and they blame toyota

Doesn't help that these idiots don't have a single clue about anything and are sold these tunes by shops that know they're not good

[dull cedar]

Like I'm not going to call the 5A-FE unreliable because my very abused Corolla is dying

It's very reliable... Most others would've given up ages ago

This thing leaks oil and water, and the compression is "yes"

But it's at 341k now and still going

[worldly oasis]

i know a guy with a 760k mile+ 240 and the odometer was dead for a while

only issue is piston rings basically that things a tank

i should specify volvo 240

[dull cedar]

I'm replacing it because I've wanted to for a ages, and I don't want to fix the leaking water pump before the next wof

Or the various oil leaks

And I want something more comfortable

This seat has been poking me in the back for a year

[worldly oasis]

get a volvo

[dull cedar]

No

[worldly oasis]

tragedy

[dull cedar]

Modern Volvos are just euro trash, and an old one would defeat the purpose of getting a newer car

[worldly oasis]

oh modern volvos suck ass

[dull cedar]

If I wanted an old shitbox I'd fix this thing or get one of the many old Toyotas

[worldly oasis]

vw kinda cooks with their modern cars

[dull cedar]

The fun that could be had in one of these....

[dull cedar]

If by cooking, you mean cooking the emissions test, sure

[worldly oasis]

🔥

i dont even legally have to have cats here so idc about emissions

[dull cedar]

Just saw a Ford with one dead headlight and one dead fog light on opposite sides

[white heart]

get the corolla fr

[dull cedar]

Still haven't heard back from the owner of the silver hatchback one

Going to go look at a black wagon one tomorrow

AC isnt working for unknown reasons, its on lowered shocks and fake enkei rpf1s, but otherwise good

[white heart]

awesome

[dull cedar]

I'd rather the wagon... For reasons

AC shouldn't be a hard fix... At worse it's a compressor and they don't cost too much

[white heart]

its a wagon obviously its better /j

[dull cedar]

Of course can't do it myself because of the refrigerant

[white heart]

bummer

[dull cedar]

And it's winter, so I could ignore it for a few months

[white heart]

but yeah seems like most could be kinda fixable

[dull cedar]

And it's tinted a bit unlike my current Corolla so the sun is less of an issue

[charred depot]

Whats this shiny intruder doing here

[vocal mural]

Hé wanna be transbrand

Identifying him or herself as a Peugeot

[prisma frost]

Did an interior detail finally. I spend more time cleaning my car than my room

[white heart]

Awesome

[white heart]

Yummy

[pure pond]

speeding = cool

[dull cedar]

why do people post their crimes on the internet

[vocal mural]

(Was a couple of sundays ago, in Germany)

[queen wren]

not all

but most

[dull cedar]

wrong

[queen wren]

ehhh

or

its not a volvo

its a polestar

Volvo went downhill after china bought them

[white heart]

because they think its a flex

[queen wren]

depends what car u r in

[white heart]

its never a flex to speed over the limit dawg

idc if youre in a lambo or a shitbox while speeding

youre still speeding

[queen wren]

hahaha

true tho

[white heart]

thats why i stand for fines

that scales up with your income

[queen wren]

ehhh

[white heart]

as someone said

[queen wren]

or

i kinda agree a little

[white heart]

"if the punishment for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the poors"

[queen wren]

i mean

do you have dots in france?

like you can max have 8 dots before they take your licence?

[white heart]

yeah we do

but adaptive fine should be added too

[queen wren]

but the fees based on your income dont work fully tho

[white heart]

esp for small problems

[white heart]

they do work fully ?

it'll actually stop people from being dipshits

[queen wren]

no

what if you dont have any income?

[white heart]

then you get fined the baseline fine

[queen wren]

so if i drive in my lambo adventador svj and live of the money in my bank, ill pay baseline fee?

[white heart]

skull

you get what i mean dud

dude

[queen wren]

and also, if elon musk is caught driving 5kmh over the speedlimit, should he pay like 20m dollars

[white heart]

it should be based on wealth

[white heart]

yes

[queen wren]

bruh

i kinda agree

but at the same time, its not fair

or

hmm

idk

[white heart]

it is fair

the dude has over 300 billion

[queen wren]

so

[white heart]

we really need fines that changes based on wealth

[queen wren]

because he was smart and made alot of money

he should be punished more?

[white heart]

1 he isnt smart

[queen wren]

i agree

he is fucking stupid

[white heart]

2 yes, just because youre rich doesnt mean you should be exempt from fines

[queen wren]

no

but you have the dots tho

or

[white heart]

making it scale with wealth just make it actually fair

its not more by definition

if we went with lets say

[queen wren]

what if you have a really expesnvie car, but a bad house and no icnome

[white heart]

2% of the wealth

[queen wren]

2%??????

daz crazy

[white heart]

IM DOING HYPOTHESIS DAWG

[queen wren]

alr i get you

and i kinda agree

[white heart]

just set it at a percentage

so as an exemple

[queen wren]

yee

i get what u mean

[white heart]

a person has 2000 a month

he speeds

we fine him lets say 200

and now

elon musk

speeds

he sadly doesnt crash and dies

[queen wren]

What about, you speed over 20kmh

You loose your licence

That would stop speeding

[white heart]

yeah but

fines in general should scales

[white heart]

he instead get fined 20 million

[white heart]

already is btw

im just saying fines are extremely stupid the way they work

we therefore must set higher fines for people who drives like asshole in nice cars

[queen wren]

Sounds like a a thing poor people say

Like it’s not their fault they are more successful then you are

But again

I agree in most of what you say

[white heart]

well if were diving into it

it can be

but

[white heart]

its just true

just by being rich

you can avoid a shit ton of daily things

round here modifications to cars and other stuff are just a fine usually

you have a lot of money ? you can just not give a single shit

[queen wren]

Hmm

[white heart]

hence why fines should scale up to wealth

especially with billionaires

the shit billionaires can get away with is insane

[queen wren]

Still won’t affect as much as it will for poor people

[white heart]

unless you scale it

finland does that im pretty sure

[queen wren]

How much you wanna scale it lol

[white heart]

by a percentage

so that its the same amount for everyone

as an exemple

200 euro of 2000 is like

10% i think

[queen wren]

Still won’t do anything for billioners

[white heart]

keep that 10% for billionaires idgaf

[white heart]

10% is a LOT

[queen wren]

Of their income?

Or total wealth

[white heart]

should be a mix of both

si nce they technically have no income most of the times

[queen wren]

Sounds like a communist thing to say

[white heart]

What

No I just fucking hate the fact billionaires can get away with so much

[queen wren]

I agree with that

[white heart]

Also HOW IS THAT RELATED TO COMMUNISM

[queen wren]

You know what communism is

?

Or

I don’t know the word

It’s not communism

But I get what you mean, it’s bullshit that rich people can just take the 200usd fine and pay it without it having any affect and they did not learn anything and won’t care in the future

[white heart]

Seizing the means of production

[queen wren]

But for a poor guy 200usd might be a lot

If it was a higher fee, many rich people will start to obey the laws so it has the same affect as them as it is to poor people

I said I kinda agree to what you mean

But it’s some stuff I don’t agree fully with

[white heart]

We need an adaptive fee

Not a higher fee

An adaptive one

[queen wren]

I ment adaptive

So it’s higher for richer people

[white heart]

Oh alr

[white heart]

Exactly

Anyway glad we somewhat agtee

Agree

Now let's uhh love on

Move

On

Cause this is car chat lmaooo

[queen wren]

Yeee

Ima go sleep

I’m sick so I was home from work today

Cya

[white heart]

Gn

[fresh island]

Lucky bastard

[merry mason]

Real

Points on license better

[limber pine]

i hate that i dont have 11k sitting around for the car i want,

[lone fern]

i have 6 points on my license this year lmao

[austere tangle]

I can’t have any points on my license 😔

Fucked around and stole my friends bike for a day

The 636 is disappointing compared to my zx10 ☠️

[prisma frost]

It has manual mode!!

Our Touran has it and its pretty fun having to shift using the paddels

[lone fern]

theres paddle shifters on 2008 nissan rogues and holy god is it awful

it is also a cvt 😭

[winged raft]

You evil evil being, you disobeyed the holy road sign

That is way slower than I thought it was

Why are you posting you going 118? 😭

And why is Ethan complaining then

He would clown emoji a man for going 5 over

[merry mason]

It’s illegal guys!!!

5mph over = al capone

[wispy cloak]

That was supposed to reply to this

[winged raft]

I need to change my waze to metric

I’ll blow y’all out of the water

[merry mason]

What are the numbers

[winged raft]

300 kph coming soon

[merry mason]

In normal units (mph)

[winged raft]

180

[merry mason]

Ahaha

[winged raft]

I have Y rated tires :3

[merry mason]

I’m a black box enjoyer my max legit 72 or some shit

🔥🔥

Gotta have em here

[merry mason]

Telematics for insurance or whatever u wan call it

[winged raft]

I am so sorry 🙏

My only insured vehicle does not have that problem

My rates are incredible

[winged raft]

Interesting front bumper on the zenki

[austere tangle]

Just two v8 cars parked next to each other

[winged raft]

Ah yes

“V8 cars”

My favorite ones in fact

[austere tangle]

Mine is a 5.3 vortec swapped s14.5

The other one is vh45

Wow he shut up really fast

I’m gonna buy another rx8 one day

[winged raft]

Buddy i got shit to do

[austere tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/low-tier-god-necro-skull-trooper-colt-general-low-tier-god-skull-trooper-gif-26079010

[compact grotto]

Same

But an S2

[austere tangle]

i want to get just a beat up one and throw my spare parts at it

[compact grotto]

I'd rather start with solid compression. My last one was perfect, all the reliability goodies. So sad its gone.

Axial Flow short shifter, BHR midpipe, Mazdaspeed dual canister exhaust (the best, period), Corvette ignition coils, MM tune that maxed out the OMP. She was slow as hell still but I still enjoyed the hell out of revving to 9k on backroads.

[austere tangle]

i miss mine

bridgeport with big ol turbo on e85

i hope the rx8 is forever hated so they stay cheap

[wispy cloak]

That's kph trust

[lone fern]

oh lawd the shittiest crv head and head gasket job is alive

runs better than before but not by much

pretty good for the price of one gasket set and a 50$ fb marketplace head

anyways it’s getting flipped once i put it alll back together now that i know it runs

prolly needs valves adjusted but whateverrr

[worldly oasis]

they started with the ford aquisition

or ford buying them

whatever happened

i love the p2 platform but it should have been longitudal

[queen wren]

mhm

[fresh island]

I was at 4k RPM on my 2.2L diesel

Car was not happy

But I didn't crash, nor did the engine explode so we good

This is how my shitbox lookes

[halcyon grotto]

Mmmmm perhaps

Certainly had space to do it

[compact grotto]

dear lord these sounds @dusk ocean https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ4lwUKs1mn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

materimac

The craziest induction noise I’ve ever heard. What a beast! #bugatti #bugattimistral #rimac #bugattirimac

Likes

195440

Instagram

that changeover is wild

Whats funny is even here, with how smart Mate Rimac is he still falls into that classic mixup between blowoff valves and wastegates

[worldly oasis]

Imagine a torsen awd s60r it would have been so cool

[halcyon grotto]

Life could be dream

I do kinda get why they would use fwd from a safety standpoint though

I can't really fault the P2 aside from the fwd-ness, though mine is the lowest power 140 which might make things better or worse regarding that

My example doesn't seem to be particularly strong chassis wise either

[worldly oasis]

Body roll is diabolical

[lone fern]

minty shenanigans

[misty mantle]

That 4.0 toast or wasnit just overheated?

[lone fern]

it’s been knocking for a while, we fucked the front end and it overheated as we tried to plow through the woods to get back to the field lol

also blew a front tire

love sub 1000$ beaters, trading my crv for this hoss tomorrow hopefully too

currently a nonrunner but it’ll be a lil project lol

[merry mason]

wtf is America man Ahahaha

These crazy asss cars

[winged raft]

Then rip it THEN post it

Full send or no send

[fresh island]

My diesel ony revs to 5k

[summer epoch]

welp

expoded a piston

IN A CHAINSAW

@everyone

they do have pistons btw

[pure pond]

what no really?!?!?!

[summer epoch]

yerp

[pure pond]

but if you exploded a chainsaw engine you can just buy a new one most of the times

[summer epoch]

to big of a spark plug or smth

im broke

[pure pond]

or it was running to lean

[summer epoch]

im sure

bruh money isnt free

yk

[austere tangle]

The heart of my little s chassis

[dull cedar]

Boring engine

Put something cool in it

[austere tangle]

nah

i prefer power

[dull cedar]

Silly american

[austere tangle]

what would you put in it?

if it makes sub 600whp and cost more than 3k then it's not valid

that's what i thought

keep your underpowered and expensive engines away from me

can't wait to make closer to 1k whp when the turbos go on

[sinful creek]

I’ve got a similar Jeep lol

[pure pond]

most reliable bmw ever

[native ermine]

[lone fern]

hell yeah!!! i’ve got quite a few shitters that i offroad with lol

[austere tangle]

New project car acquired

Had to call a buddy to get a tow since I’m not allowed to use the Tahoe for personal use 😂

[merry mason]

Is that road legal chat

[gentle thicket]

mud trucks don't need to be because they're for the mud not for the groceries.

Wanted to do this with a buddy back in HS, but back then it was $100 instead of $1000 for a clapped out un-registerable rwd beater with a working engine.

[sinful creek]

In MN it is lol, all you need is Fenders, lights, windshield, at least one unobstructed rear facing mirror, wipers and crash bars rear/front

[lone fern]

new whip, finally something that isn’t a complete 30 year old pos haha

getting tint sometime soon

for the price not a bad car

[sinful creek]

I’ve heard Buick’s are fairly reliable. Just not a popular car even though they’re decent for budget luxury lol

[lone fern]

yeah the 2.0 turbos in em are good as long as ya change the oil, transmissions are decent with maintanance too

knew the previous owner who has owned it since new

quick enough too considering it’s a buick haha

[sinful creek]

Ye, they’re usually pretty heavy

[lone fern]

yeah it weighs 3700 pounds lmao

0-60 in like 6.3 seconds tho which is impressive

[sinful creek]

Not bad at all

[lone fern]

considering i’ve never owned anything that does it faster than 10 seconds 😭

should be a nice car, i put about a thousand miles a week all highway and just wanted something comfortable lol

[sinful creek]

I feel that, I own a Golf R now and previously my fastest car was a turbo H22 Prelude. Was literally a race car - super uncomfortable, no A/C. Not only is it faster but it’s so comfy with the DCC

[lone fern]

i was looking at some golfs too, i’d love a nice hatchback but this worked out

[stoic ledge]

The best GM cars are rebadged Opel's

[lone fern]

new ones yeah, i’m a fan of old gm stuff, i really don’t like new cars but i am sick of fixing my old stuff monthly

really wanted something naturally aspirated but good lord everything’s got a turbo now lol

[stoic ledge]

In Europe they sold the pre-facelift with a non-turbo 1.6 even

So that's NA

Could've gotten that 😛

Or a 1.8 NA

[lone fern]

sadly all we got here in the u.s was a 2.0t and a 2.4 lol

[stoic ledge]

"sadly" 1.6NA with 101hp wasn't that fun

115hp apparently, my bad

101hp was the old 1.6

[lone fern]

ooooof yeah thats rough, although i’m upgrading from a 98 crv with a 2.0 that at one point might have made 120 😭

i will just have to live the turbo life i guess

[stoic ledge]

It's not too bad

Is it a manual?

[summer epoch]

@everyone

[lone fern]

nope, auto, super hard to find manual buick regals here, but they do exist

if i had found one i would have bought it

[summer epoch]

wsp how yall doin

[stoic ledge]

As you only got the higher power version ones in the US it would've been the F40 gearbox which is quite good

[summer epoch]

a

[stoic ledge]

Unless they made a US specific box but x doubt

2.4 idk, not sold here

[lone fern]

yeah i would love a manual one, i was super suprised to see we got one here considering buick is an old folks brand and most of em just want something simple

[summer epoch]

153 sussex north rd E4AAH7 come say hi

@everyone

[lone fern]

that’s not pinging anyone lmao

[summer epoch]

kk

[stoic ledge]

They wanted to profile them a bit more to the youth? Hence they were bringing over the German cars and the GS Turbo trims

[lone fern]

oh right, yeah we got the gs turbo which a coworker of mine has

would have loved one cuz it’s awd and even better in snow but fwd will do fine

[summer epoch]

3353454

[lone fern]

my one issue with the car is the fuckin speakers have no volume to them, i think it’s probably software limited though

[stoic ledge]

Funnily enough the US didn't get the 2.8 V6 Turbo version

The GS looked like the OPC

Just didn't have the engine

Classic GM

[lone fern]

damn

wtf gm

now we can’t even buy a gm sedan anymore 💔 unless ya count the ctsv or corvette which isnt even a sedan lmao

[stoic ledge]

Insignia is also no longer in Europe

[lone fern]

god i hate current car trends

everything gotta be a crossover or truck

[stoic ledge]

2.8 V6 Turbo, also available as a wagon

[lone fern]

love my 90’s and early 2k’s econoboxes

[lone fern]

oooh i think we got that as a buick lacrosse

tourx

[stoic ledge]

TourX was also the Regal

But of the 2nd gen Insignia

[lone fern]

oh i see

i would really love one of those too with the 3.6 but i really don’t need that much space

all i gotta do is lug my tools around

[stoic ledge]

Insignia Cross Country, although we also had a normal not raised version (potentially also in GS trim but that had a 2.0T, not matching the power of the old 2.8T V6)

That gen is really great tbh

Really underestimated cars

[lone fern]

love these so much

last of the real wagons here in the u.s

[stoic ledge]

That segment is also basically goen in Europe now sadly

VW Passat/Skoda Superb are the only remaining

[lone fern]

i was shocked to learn they still have a transmission dipstick too which is awesome

[lone fern]

i’m kinda suprised by that yall love wagons over there!

[summer epoch]

to make the speakers louder in the regal u can remove the 25 amp fuse (lower lft hand) in the drivers side (panel) fuse box @pickle

[stoic ledge]

It's all cross-over EV's now

Now I don't mind, EV's, but I'd like a wagon one Luckily they are slowly coming back (A6 e-tron Avant, ID.7 Avant, and some smaller segments ones)

There are still Wagons but not of the larger segment (such as the Regal/Insignia), they're all in the Golf class

[lone fern]

agh i couldn’t ever do an ev as things are right now

[stoic ledge]

Or in the Premium offerings (5er, A6, E-class etc)

[lone fern]

it’d die on my commute

[stoic ledge]

But non-premium larger wagons are gone besides the Passat/Superb

[lone fern]

rest in peace basic wagons

[stoic ledge]

Sure if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. It's not for everyone, currently or maybe ever

But if it is, it's a great solution

[pure pond]

the only wagon i want, still regret selling my old one

[lone fern]

yep, i’d love one only as a commuter car just to save on gas but i currently commute from a town of 650 people with no chargers to a town of 1500 people that’s about an hour and a half away (also with no chargers) and i can’t charge it quick enough to make it to work the next day

no power where i work either cuz construction site

[stoic ledge]

Can't charge at home?

The main way to make an EV work is to charge at home

[lone fern]

i could, but it wouldn’t be fully charged by the time i gotta wake up to go to work again lol

[stoic ledge]

Although that's a decent round trip, you'd need a quite modern car to have enough battery capacity to make that work as a round trip

[pure pond]

when i worked at construction the site leader was charging it on the generators 😂

[stoic ledge]

How little do you sleep? US Level 2 is like 7kW? Overnight you can still charge quite a lot

[summer epoch]

oop

blame elon for this

[lone fern]

not much 😬 i leave for work at 4:30 get there at 6, and leave at 5pm, get home at 6:30 and go to bed at 9 lol

[stoic ledge]

F

But that's still 9.5h

66kWh

[lone fern]

i theoretically could do it in the summers but when winter hits it wouldnt work

[stoic ledge]

Bolt EV can be fully charged

[summer epoch]

makes sence

[stoic ledge]

Those are fairly cheap with decent range

[lone fern]

hah yeah i could do that

[summer epoch]

true

[summer epoch]

me too

[lone fern]

but also my house would need major electrical work which i don’t wanna do

[stoic ledge]

[lone fern]

someday maybe

[summer epoch]

thats theissue

[lone fern]

really don’t like ev’s cuz they feel boring but ya cant beat them price per mile

[summer epoch]

WELL NO SHIT

[stoic ledge]

If you're commuting 1.5h on the highway in a gas car on cruise control, that's also not exciting 😛

[summer epoch]

smells good tho

[lone fern]

thats true

trying to stay awake for that sucks lmao

[stoic ledge]

That's why you get ACC + active lane keeping

[lone fern]

probably should have

[summer epoch]

HAHA

[lone fern]

but i wanted to spend the least amt possible haha

[summer epoch]

oop

[stoic ledge]

Ngl: Bolt + comma.ai is one of the cheapest ways

[pure pond]

i drove a car that had that, it was weird getting used to (ACC + active lane keeping)

[lone fern]

yeah i spent 7k on this buick

[stoic ledge]

Not too bad

[lone fern]

nope not at all, 122k on the odometer and rust free

[stoic ledge]

[lone fern]

it’s got some scrapes on the bumper from loading stuff in the trunk but bodywise it’s good

one minor accident but whoever did the PDR did a damn good job

[stoic ledge]

Noice

[lone fern]

it’s great to have air conditioning that works too lol

keeping all my shitboxes and one nice car

[stoic ledge]

I can vouch for that

I had to go back with mine 4 times within the warranty period because they couldn't find the leak

[lone fern]

ouchhh at least it was warranty

[stoic ledge]

Turned out to be the evaporator in the dashboard

Yeah I was really glad I had a years warranty on it

[pure pond]

nice inhaling the gas in the cab

[lone fern]

ooof

i hate pulling modern dashes

rip to whoever had to fix that lol

[stoic ledge]

But before they figured that out they already had the compressor and condensor replaced, + some lines

So my entire AC has been replaced basically

[lone fern]

goodness they just launched the parts cannon

[stoic ledge]

Took them 3 days

[lone fern]

but hey it worked for you

[lone fern]

https://tenor.com/view/war-vietnam-ptsd-shell-shock-moment-gif-3022747568394546158

[pure pond]

i had to put a carplay in a mercedes few weeks ago, its insane how far you have to take the dash apart just for the carplay

[lone fern]

yeah it’s nuts man

[pure pond]

would really suck for the whole dash

[lone fern]

idk whats better pulling new dashes or 90’s dashes cuz 90’s dashes just crumble from being 30 years old

but modern dashes just suckkkk

[stoic ledge]

I'm very glad they were able to put mine back together with 0 rattles 🙏

[pure pond]

i can pull the dash out of my old car in 20 minutes 😂

[lone fern]

damnn thats impressive

[merry mason]

real

ive done few heater matrix its horrible

[lone fern]

i pulled a 2nd gen ram truck dash in bout 20 minutes because if you whacked it hard enough it just broke apart and you could get to the bolts

[pure pond]

ive seen a lot of videos where the dash breaks like glass its crazy

[lone fern]

yeah they all do that too 😭 hate chrysler

[stoic ledge]

I've dismantled a Q6 e-tron interior at work (not because something was broken but to replace modules with development units).... That was a real PITA

It basically was made to put together once and then never touch it again

Inaccessible botls, carpet holding down plastics etc

Cannot recommend

[lone fern]

boy oh boy i love one time use dashboards 😭

[stoic ledge]

Turned out the even more difficult part is the coding of the units

I thought I was done after the dismantling, and that it was smooth sailing afterwards

nope

[lone fern]

yikesss

[charred depot]

I can strip out a peugeot 305 interior in about 25 minutes now heh, I used to avoid removing the dash and would destroy my hands and back working around it

It is one of the nice french cars where you can change the heater matrix without removing very much though although I have to replace the fan more often which does involve completely removing the heater box

[summer epoch]

aa

[pure pond]

Nice and crusty

[summer epoch]

oop

[summer epoch]

huh

[vocal mural]

Not only the vehicle must be lubricated, the owner as well

[vocal mural]

Alchoholic drink of peach flavour in oil container

[summer epoch]

DUDE CHILL OUT!

LIKE BRUH

[prisma frost]

Oil it up brother

[summer epoch]

NAHHHHHHHH

a

[woeful tree]

car talk no?

[summer epoch]

sure

@everyone

[civic spoke]

Probably the right time to replace my E46.
Was heading to pick up my niece a few hours ago with my mother, and the car died on the freeway. Still rolling, and restarting it kept me going without further issues.
But shouldn't have died on me to begin with.

[torn swan]

dumb cyclist again

[halcyon grotto]

one of the cyclists that's for sure

[halcyon grotto]

or is it a rabbit, I cant see anything

[austere tangle]

Average s14 ride

[gentle thicket]

I guess EVGA was ahead of the curve with the clown lips. Ran into an EVGA Clown Lips car out on the road today.

[prisma frost]

Horrible

[wispy cloak]

@magic zinc I'm looking at this tomorrow as a 135i replacement

[magic zinc]

hell yea

also i met that dude that wrecked his EN

[wispy cloak]

What's he planning on getting next

Back when he wrecked his gr86 he said he wanted a zl1 next

Also I'm thinking that bmw might be one of the fastest cars in the county if I get it

[magic zinc]

not sure

[wispy cloak]

I guess I never sent an engine bay picture of that car

[worldly oasis]

Nice big altenator up there

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[worldly oasis]

How many amps?

[wispy cloak]

I really hope this deal goes through

[wispy cloak]

They use it for the hybrid system to make 800whp

[worldly oasis]

Sheeeeit

Nice

[wispy cloak]

But I'll probably be turning it down pretty quickly

[worldly oasis]

You mean you want to have a half reliable form of transport?????

Yucky

[wispy cloak]

More that I don't want to die

And running pump gas would be nice

I have e85 available but it's a little annoying because this isn't on a flex setup

That'll probably be the first thing I do

It annoyed me on my last car too but that was only an e40 blend

[worldly oasis]

Good luck

[rare birch]

My Hot wheels has officialy hit puberty 🙂

[lone fern]

what the fuck are you talking about 😭

[pure pond]

just ordered the last parts for my car to get it inspected soon (really hope it was the last parts)

[wispy cloak]

I have secured the e92

[dull cedar]

Hahahahahaha, nah, the water pump will start leaking right after

[pure pond]

its new so hope not 😂 also gonna trailer it to the inspection so it cant break down on the way haha

[halcyon grotto]

purty

[wispy cloak]

N54 of course

[wispy cloak]

This is why I bought it

I don't really like buying built cars but I need a vehicle for power tour asap and insurance gave me a lot more than I paid for my 135i

[nocturne iris]

Second test start on my Subaru project, I kinda like open downpipe, EL headers

[fresh island]

Apperently my dog loves cars

[queen wren]

random but ok

[white heart]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-funny-wtf-wth-jesse-gif-17336046

[queen wren]

hahahah

[fresh island]

He did what I usualy do when I hear a V8 drive by

[charred depot]

peak vehicular suspension, should be fixing this shortly

probably would have left it alone longer if it wasnt damaging driveshafts

[misty mantle]

Updated truck photo. She’s lifted now

Yes, Ik the camber is off

[white heart]

thats some insane camber

[wispy cloak]

Yes you do

[austere tangle]

Using the drift car as a grocery getter

[prisma frost]

Looks like the injector cleaner and the new sparkplugs/ignition coils didn’t fix my misfire. Probably time to get it seen by a specialist

[hushed crane]

I tried using JB Weld on the clamp on the exhaust and it still rattles crazily

2004 GMC Yukon Denali XL my project car, that I am planning on modding the living hell out of it.

The sad part is I have new exhaust on it and it did this

Also it is not street legal

Also starting it inside you will not notice the rattle that much.

[pure pond]

nah il take it of your hands, 500euros and i pick it up tomorrow

[austere tangle]

No I just replace the panels I break because I like looking at a complete car

[prisma frost]

I get €6600 L

Or less now since the offer expired

[lone fern]

apologies to whoever is about to buy this hunk of shit for 500$ more than I paid for it😬

that bitch gon blow up soon

[hasty horizon]

Cool Corvette

[wispy cloak]

Can I race it

[lone fern]

update: sold car for full price despite it stalling in my driveway twice and the wiper fell off 😭

[winged raft]

Bro burning money

Just dont mack

[austere tangle]

Or I’m just not broke lol

[hasty horizon]

Not mine, so idc

[solid tide]

car go brrrrr

[wispy cloak]

I just want him to race me

[austere tangle]

A fresh and so clean

[winged raft]

Not yet

Right now you're poor there's a big difference

[white heart]

is your car haunted

[white heart]

wild

[queen wren]

@white heart onewomancheeseburgerapocalypse did you buy a car yet?

[white heart]

bro i said in august 😭

look at the calendar

[queen wren]

August june same same

[white heart]

potato potato as they say

[lone fern]

i am selling lots of cars

all very good not shit at all

buy mine

[white heart]

fuck no

i saw what you did to the CRV

sob

also im french

[lone fern]

you can import my truck with a big block

be big ballin in france

[white heart]

i respect the idea

but

most of your cars seems like they'll blow up soon

and the import fees would make getting a brand new F150 cheaper

[lone fern]

pshh what makes ya say that they’re all greatt

[white heart]

mhmm

mayhaps the weld you did on them

or the fact you allegedly called them piece of shits

but nah im good gang

not a fan of suvs and pick ups

[queen wren]

tomato potato as we say in norway

[lone fern]

i got cars too

[queen wren]

but what car do you think you gonna buy?

[white heart]

honestly ? it'll mostly depend on which i can find a good deal on

though im mostly looking at toyotas if i find a cool one

maybe a volvo

those are pretty cool

[white heart]

how bad are they

[lone fern]

one is nice one is uberfucked 😭

[white heart]

thats a lincoln right ? ill take it for 2 bucks

the other is erhmmm

[lone fern]

buick but it’s a rebadged opel i think

[white heart]

gone

[white heart]

ooooohh

[lone fern]

the other is an old chevy malibu

and broke obviously

[white heart]

ill get your buick then

it looks cool

how about lets say

4 bucks

and a cheese sandwich

[lone fern]

just bought it two days ago gonna need at least 7 dollars

and the cheese sandwitch

[white heart]

alright ill go with 6 dollar but a ham AND cheese sandwhich

[lone fern]

deal

now all i need is your credit card information along with the three funny numbers on the back thanks

[white heart]

give me yours first i need to get the sandwhich

[flint sable]

Cool food trucks

[queen wren]

nice

[pure pond]

a citroën H

i was looking at a volkswagen caddy maxi, the seller said it never had problems and went without problems Through inspections.....
yup looks like "no problems" 😂 to many faults for the last few years i dont want a lemon car

[white heart]

I should start looking in the German and swiss market lol

The french one kinda sucks

[white heart]

I love those sm

[white heart]

Idk what site they use tho

[prisma frost]

Idk man i just dont want to sell it

[white heart]

Your car must hate you tho

[prisma frost]

Well I guess yeah

Probably is carbon build up that’s causing it since its direct injection

And that’s one of the known issues for this engine

[pure pond]

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/

[white heart]

youre goated bro

dab me up

[white heart]

try revving up a bit more

i heard it kinda helps

not with the deposit though

[prisma frost]

I am

I might need walnut cleaning

[white heart]

while in a hurry i forgot my german was very limited

[merry mason]

Rate the new whip chat

The chassis is really good condition

[spice compass]

Felt like I was charging at a Fallout location or something.

[gentle thicket]

Don't forget to watch out for rad roaches and pick up all the caps you find.

[spice compass]

Was on my way to WV. Very nice charging station. Had a lounge and everything. Lovely.

[lone fern]

gettin tint tomorrow for my buick, going 5% all the way around

cant wait to not be in a fishbowl

might do 35% on the windshield vs 5% but i’ll figure it out lol

[spice compass]

If you close your eyes it sounds like a bone stock something.

[wispy cloak]

Car obtained

[austere tangle]

W congrats

[wispy cloak]

This is the video I meant to send

Small turbo noise

[austere tangle]

I miss turbo sounds but my s chassis screams in American

[wispy cloak]

I still have my American build in progress

But it'll never be as fast as this car

[wispy cloak]

I'm not confident enough to do a full throttle pull in this car yet

[austere tangle]

I ride motorcycles so cars aren’t scary for me anymore 😂

[wispy cloak]

I'm just worried about losing traction

Because my 135i would break loose in third and it only made 500whp

[austere tangle]

It’s smart to ease into throttle progressions

[wispy cloak]

That's what I've been doing so far

[austere tangle]

I’ve owned my s chassis for about 2 years now and I built it mostly myself so I know how it should feel and what it wants to do

[wispy cloak]

I've been up to half throttle and that feels about as fast as my 135i was

[wispy cloak]

That's why I like doing my own work

[austere tangle]

The only part of my build was the engine itself and the electronics

[wispy cloak]

I got this car with the insurance money from the 135i and got a crazy deal

[austere tangle]

Part of the build I didn’t do^

Engine building isn’t my profession and I love supporting my homie who does it for a living

[wispy cloak]

I didn't build the transmission in my dakota but I built the engine

So much money into that engine for so little power

[austere tangle]

I think my most missed build was my 6.0 v8 single big turbo skyline r32

[wispy cloak]

But that truck is more for the experience than actual performance

I miss my super duty

I don't really miss the caliber though

[austere tangle]

I’ve never dabbled in trucks outside of hauling my cars

😂

[wispy cloak]

I kind of do a little bit of everything

[austere tangle]

The only truck I spent money on was the rotary swapped Mazda b2000

But that was just cause it was too cool to let die

[wispy cloak]

Just no gm or japanese cars

I mostly do euro cars now

This 335i is by far the fastest car I've ever owned

[austere tangle]

I love euro cars but after my e63 wagon got totaled I promised myself never again

[wispy cloak]

It makes at least 300hp more than my 135i did

And it is built to hold up to double what it currently makes

I can't imagine that kind of power

[cold cypress]

what could this rattle be? only happens when i’m starting in first gear and disappears after i start moving

sound comes from passenger side

[civic spoke]

My first guess is just vibrations from the transmission/flywheel.

And man. That small screen looks so sad.

[cold cypress]

isn’t the gearbox on these under the car?

i’ve also noticed some plastic trim in the engine bay being loose

[cold cypress]

working on changing it. no $$ right now

[civic spoke]

Yeah, it is. And vibrations from it can go through the car. But could also be something else.

[civic spoke]

It's fine, tbh.
If it works, it work! Still love the interior of those generation BMW's in general.

[cold cypress]

this trim is very loose. it comes off with minimal pulling. could this be the issue?

[cold cypress]

it definitely works, i’d like carplay though ☹️

[civic spoke]

Sounds easy enough to test by pulling it off. And checking if you still have those vibrations.

[cold cypress]

will do later

i mean vibrations from a diesel are expected but this started today morning

and i got it back from a service two days ago

if i give any gas while letting off the clutch, i can’t hear anything 😒

[civic spoke]

Does it only happen while in gear?

[cold cypress]

yes, only while letting off the clutch in first

just letting the car go without giving any gas

[civic spoke]

This is why I'm thinking it could have something to do with the transmission. But who knows.

[cold cypress]

does not happen whilst switching gears

or just being on the clutch

i mean it also happens when my revs go a bit low in second

while it tries to recover

without pressing the clutch

[civic spoke]

Looking forward to my new-to-me car tomorrow.

[cold cypress]

sounds like an interior rattle, but from the engine bay??

[cold cypress]

nice what car

[civic spoke]

Could be a lot of things.

[civic spoke]

BMW i3S.

[cold cypress]

called my mechanic to check on it later

[cold cypress]

REx??

[civic spoke]

44,000 km's on this one. 2021 model.

Nah. Just the BEV version.

[cold cypress]

those are such good cars

even without the rex

obviously not for long distances

their interior is so nice

[civic spoke]

Range extender doesn't make sense to me. 200~250 km is more than enough for me.

Have a home charger and everything, so that isn't an issue.

[cold cypress]

justified then

i wouldn’t mind one if we had a charger network in my country

it’s so satisfying seeing 1100kms from a full tank though

[civic spoke]

My E46 says like 700 km's from a full tank.

But I mostly just get a tad over 600 km's.

Doing so many short trips to/from the truck. Which is only 15 minutes away.

[cold cypress]

the i3 will be just fine

i seriously love the light interior of those

[civic spoke]

I wanted an EV, that wasn't insanely big.

And something that still had decent build quality.

[cold cypress]

absolutely gorgeous

[cold cypress]

they’re a bit rattly on the inside

just the door handles i’ve found though

[civic spoke]

👀

[cold cypress]

the wood trim is so nice looking

even if fake

and you’ve got the good idrive too

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Getting the big screen was a requirement for me.

[cold cypress]

you could get those with the small screen mine has

LMFAO

but mines ten years old

[cold cypress]

noooo front fog lights

but it’s got the driver assistance systems

[civic spoke]

Didn't they remove fog lights on all facelift cars?

[cold cypress]

i’m not sure

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Facelift doesn't have the fog lights.

[cold cypress]

typical bmw

[civic spoke]

You have the turn signals there instead.

[civic spoke]

Guessing that it's warning about a door being open.

[cold cypress]

probably, same warning triangle for everything

[cold cypress]

nice

love the two tone

[civic spoke]

Might have the blue accent trims wrapped.

[cold cypress]

no leave them be

they look good

i kind of regret getting a black car

[civic spoke]

I'll see how it looks like over time.

I had a few requirements with my car.

Couldn't be white or black.
And needed to have the large screen.

[cold cypress]

here’s mine

[civic spoke]

Looked a lot at the 1 series.

[cold cypress]

mine had to have heated seats and cruise control

[civic spoke]

Both are given in my eyes.

[cold cypress]

the f20 was the last good 1 series

RWD for the win

[civic spoke]

I use the heated seats in my E46 A LOT. And cruise control as well.

[cold cypress]

me too

insane you could get them without cruise control

i wish mine had the leds though to be fair

[civic spoke]

Going to miss this thing.

[cold cypress]

scandi spec beauty

not many had the headlight washers

or atleast they look to be headlight washers

[civic spoke]

The covers ALWAYS fly off.

[cold cypress]

and love the rims

[civic spoke]

The rims I bought second hand from an old X3.

And threw on some Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rubber on them.

[cold cypress]

they’re a pain to clean

they look similar to my 1er’s just bigger

[civic spoke]

€700 the rims and tires. Big worth.

Especially since I already needed new rubber on the 16 inch rims.

This car is sadly going to the scrapper. As it's not worth the repair costs to keep her around.

[civic spoke]

Smol rims.

[cold cypress]

16s

[civic spoke]

But still the right size. Much better ride quality.

[cold cypress]

respect the base models!

[civic spoke]

Oh, I do. Base models is what you need sometimes.

My E46 was a weird spec.

[cold cypress]

mines a base with the winter and lighting package…

germany spec

[civic spoke]

Where the original owner had gone with the 320i engine, manual, cloth seats, but also the fancier climate control, and even a phone in the car.

[cold cypress]

literally my car

base, manual cloth but with two zone climate and extended bluetooth

and those weird ass door handle exterior lights

[civic spoke]

Back when I first got it.

Same. Back when I first got it.

[cold cypress]

your nokia is missing.

[civic spoke]

It's not, actually.

Still have it in the car.

[cold cypress]

does it work

[civic spoke]

Arm rest, and cup holders was also one of those things that were options on my car.

Nah. Battery is beyond dead. And I'm 100% sure the network doesn't support it anymore.

Oh, right. Power windows was also an option.

[cold cypress]

ahhh network wise it would be supported here

mine had a modem upgrade during its life in germany and now i have app access

[civic spoke]

Idk if you can see it here.
But it's high in the front, and low in the back. Car had rusted out springs when I bought it.
Replaced all springs and shocks on the car. Had it lowered slightly.

[cold cypress]

the LICHTPAKET is definitely the weirdest option in my car though

[cold cypress]

not that visible

[civic spoke]

It was basically cut one coil in the back.

Due to rust.

[cold cypress]

e46 things

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[cold cypress]

mine is weirdly not rusted all over even if it lived for ten years in germany

[civic spoke]

But yeah. Right now there is a constant ABS light. Broken ABS module. And having that fixed would probably cost somewhere in the €1,500 region. Not to mention all the other issues with the car.

[cold cypress]

only found one surface rusted bolt on the underside of the car

[cold cypress]

do all e46s have a faulty abs module

was that an optional package

every e46 i’ve seen has an abs error

[civic spoke]

The three lovely lights.

[cold cypress]

hey you’ve got an alarm system

😕

[civic spoke]

Yessir.

It's like a high spec E46 320i. But with cloth seats.

[cold cypress]

insane how vw put an alarm system in every car of theirs but bmw couldn’t be bothered

[civic spoke]

My father thought that it was an automatic dimming rear mirrow.

But you just twist that whole red plastic bit.

[cold cypress]

clown nose mirror

[civic spoke]

[cold cypress]

seems like you have an upgraded stereo too?

i don’t recall all of them having door tweeters

[civic spoke]

Can't remember. Could very well be something with the whole CD stereo and all of that.

[cold cypress]

mine doesn’t

i’ve got the base 6 speaker 🤡

[civic spoke]

Oh, probably not upgraded speakers.

There are no speakers in the rear doors.

I remember this, because I replaced the window regulators.

[cold cypress]

hah

another e46 thing

[civic spoke]

Replacing the lenses was also a nice change.

[cold cypress]

only thing i’ve had to replace in mine was the stalk module which was under warranty

i’ve still got some warranty left if the rattling turns out to be a big issue

insanely hard finding a used car with warranty

[civic spoke]

Many just lease, which are leased throughout the whole warranty period.

And then dumped on the second hand market.

[cold cypress]

i want to own my car

i wouldn’t want to lease

[civic spoke]

Same.

Have honestly been real happy with the E46 throughout the 10 years I've had it.

[cold cypress]

i also made sure my car wasn’t a previous lease

[civic spoke]

Bought it for a steal of 50,000 SEK.

With only 71,000 km's on it.

[cold cypress]

4600eur?

steal

[civic spoke]

Basically €5,000. Yeah.

[cold cypress]

mine cost the equivalent of 141.217,88 SEK

which is still a deal considering that lower trims of my car go for more

plus i got warranty

[civic spoke]

I looked a lot at the 120i and 125i.

[cold cypress]

road tax is insane on those here

[civic spoke]

Yeah, probably same here.

[cold cypress]

my 116d has no road tax whilst being pretty fun and all

and extremely efficient

[civic spoke]

It's like 2,600+ SEK annually for my E46. And I can't drive it anywhere in the city anymore, due to emissions standards.

So like €250 a year. Which isn't THAT bad.

But it's bad compared to the €35 of road tax with an EV.

[cold cypress]

it’s pretty bad

our little aygo has €88/year tax

which is insane for a 1L we use as a city runabout

and it’s relatively new, 2016

[civic spoke]

Fuel prices is what's running away for me. Having an inline 6 cylinder, 2.2 liters.

So it's like 9-10 L/100 km.

[cold cypress]

i’ve got it as low as 3.3 L/100km on the highway 🙂

i manage 5.8 in the city

[civic spoke]

Say that it's 10 L/100 km. Then I'm paying around 170 SEK in just fuel to go that distance. With the i3S, then it will go down to around 25 SEK to go the same distance.

[cold cypress]

yup

sweden is expensive too

on electricity that is

[civic spoke]

I have managed 7 L/100 km's with my car. But that's mostly freeway driving.

Crusing at 80 km/h.

[cold cypress]

not bad for a 2.2

about the same economy for our aygo

LOL

[crimson roost]

yall got any cheap cars for teens under 5k?

[cold cypress]

what country?

[civic spoke]

Charging up the 42 kWh battery in the i3S from DEAD will run me 63 SEK at home.

[crimson roost]

jordan I think chinese cars are gonna be popular

[cold cypress]

i’ve got nooo idea about jordan LOL

[lone fern]

me neither l

[cold cypress]

no idea on the cars being sold there

[crimson roost]

are you familiar with the middle east

because

[civic spoke]

I would almost just sort by price. And scour around cars with an inspection, that look decent.

[cold cypress]

well no

[crimson roost]

I could look on the used side which is popular in my budget

but what car should I look for?

[civic spoke]

Used cars is always the way to go. Especially for teens.

[cold cypress]

honestly? an old used toyota or honda

[lone fern]

yeah idk what is sold there but i gotta assume toyota and hondas are there

[civic spoke]

I would just look out for anything that's clean, and have been taken care of. No idea what sort of options are available there for the used market.

Having A car is infinitely better than not having anything at all.

[crimson roost]

Am looking for like cars that are 3k or under than I can tune the suspension and make it look nice

[cold cypress]

why…

don’t rice out your first car

save your money for something later

get something basic

[crimson roost]

well if you count my dads e bora that he let me borrow 2nd car

[civic spoke]

If you can go 3~5 years without incidents, then you can go for something fancier that you can modify. tbh