cars

[misty mantle]

You’re going to be in this for like 4 times as much as you’re gonna pay for it

[icy apex]

Salvage cars look fun to rebuild so I'd say inspect the car IRL before buying and if you have experience with car mechanics and working etc. go ahead.

[merry mason]

Beater for 5k brev

[summer epoch]

ohhhh

nahh on chance

[dull cedar]

If you have to ask, then the answer is no

[pure pond]

first time going 90 in the samurai with mud tires, thing was shaking like crazy

good thing i have some good street tires

[wispy cloak]

How can that do 90??

I couldn't even get my tracker to 60

[pure pond]

oh yeah its km/h so its like around 60 mph

[wispy cloak]

Oh

I still can't do 60

[paper sandal]

Wth is going on with my roof?

[gentle thicket]

looks like clear coat is gone and there was a light rain that wet spots.

[paper sandal]

but the fact ese, those "rain" spots, are like not even wet

like Iv'e traveled like 1800 km, and they appeared

[gentle thicket]

Have you tried washing the car? If it looks ok while wet but then dries to look like that again, it's because the spots are all that remain of the clear coat. The rest either was damaged by the sun or perhaps acid rain or such.

[paper sandal]

I literally just washed and dried my car.

[gentle thicket]

The surface feels smooth like glass or kinda dry?

[paper sandal]

it's more like dry sandpaper, because already the clearcoat was gone long time ago, but those spots were never there

[gentle thicket]

Oh I see. Was the wash a hand wash or one of those roll thrus?

The spots could simply be a spray on wax.

[paper sandal]

maybe

but I've rinsed my car after applying wax

or now I've been thinking

maybe windshield washer ate it away?

[gentle thicket]

Oh if it's rainx spray, rainx contains a coating that could do something like that too.

Either way, wax, ceramic, it wears off eventually.

[prisma frost]

How much for the dog

[gleaming hound]

It would be your ass hoisted to the moon with the dog freed to run. Lol.

[civic spoke]

Hail?

[paper sandal]

I have not encouter any hail

[limber whale]

what an engine sounds like when it so desperately wants to run but just can’t

the oil rings on one of the cylinders are bad so the spark plug just gets covered in oil and can’t spark

It’s an early 80s Honda cruiser so she’s just gonna be junked

not worth it

[misty mantle]

The fuck you mean not worth it

[limber whale]

I mean that it’s a SilverWing

Literally no reason to pull the engine out to do the rings

[misty mantle]

Ah, fair

[wispy cloak]

I'll take it for free

[stuck sun]

Just missing underglow

Yes the headlights are blue, wasn’t supposed to be that much

Thought they’d look more like the white blue tint on newer cars

[torn swan]

i swear it’s awful i only get 130km of range because of the ac

[wet violet]

we need this in the ltt firetruck
https://youtu.be/PLM70sS_FpA

[worldly oasis]

Some people prefer actually hearing the music

Instead of long lasting hearing damage

[worldly oasis]

Remove oil

It starts

👍

[jagged wagon]

No, we really don't. Quality > quantity, all day, everyday, in all aspects of my life, please.

[slow kestrel]

@velvet blaze

come here

i smell head gasket failure

[velvet blaze]

I just had to put a head on this golf

[slow kestrel]

pain?

[velvet blaze]

Shoulda seen the gasket and ALL of the compression coming out of the coolant bottle

Like so much compression it wouldnt run

[slow kestrel]

.jfif

[velvet blaze]

Bananad the cam

But it runs now 🤌

[slow kestrel]

here i converted them

[slow kestrel]

sounds good

[velvet blaze]

Definitely not the flex pipes right after the manifold are just missing 😂

Was my first time hearing it run tho, paid $500 dropped off to my house

[slow kestrel]

yeah cant argue with that!

i recently had someone offer to trade me a 1989 jeep charokee for a 75 inch tv i was selling

[velvet blaze]

I woulda kept the tv 😂

Not a Chrysler fan

[slow kestrel]

yup i sold the tv for 400

fuck dodge and jeep

garbage cars that deserve to be melted down

[velvet blaze]

Literally anything other than chrysler or bmw

I enjoy

[slow kestrel]

yaknow honda on top

[velvet blaze]

I like my Audis

Definitely not for reliability

But for fun, my older audis

My goofy ahh S4 that had a tire blowout so I had to toss my audi tt spares on the front

[slow kestrel]

273k miles
top end rebuilt after the old owner didnt put on the timing belt tensor and bent 12 valves

[slow kestrel]

fronts look badass though

[velvet blaze]

Theyre for the golf 😂

[slow kestrel]

put onto audi

look better

[velvet blaze]

Too small imo, also got them for $80 + no name tires

I specifically got them for the golf, 17x8.5

I had 18s for the s4 but someone randomly offered me way more than I paid for them and I had the stocks still so I sold em

[slow kestrel]

I would do the same but I have s2000 ap1 stocks and those don’t grow on tree’s

[velvet blaze]

I paid $400 for these rotiforms with 1 bent and someone offered me $800

So definitely got rid of em lol

[slow kestrel]

damn wish i could find those deals

[velvet blaze]

I didnt even have them listed for sale, he just walked up to me and offered it

[slow kestrel]

he was thirsty for them bro

[velvet blaze]

I told him 1 was bent and he didnt care

They sell new for near that

[slow kestrel]

he was basically a desert and those rims were a tasty cold cup of water

[velvet blaze]

I gtg guy, have a good night

It’s almost 3am here and i gotta work lol

[snow otter]

[dull cedar]

Something important is missing

[civic spoke]

Gas! Gas! Gas! I'm gonna step on the... Gas...?

[charred depot]

Be nice if manufacturers just gave out these dimensions

Should be able to get these top mounts made soon, bottom adapter is going to be more complex

[snow otter]

Can still do that, just wont be very effective

[hollow pasture]

I love interference motors

[white heart]

i meannnn wouldnt it lowkey be able to drive in first gear

[gentle thicket]

You can get into second and even possibly third without using the gas. Good luck if you hit a hill though.

[charred depot]

If you disconnect the pedal on rennos they idle at like 2500 rpm so you can drive them.

[carmine summit]

hot

love B5s

im waiting for parts to put my car together right now, as soon as i do get it together im leaving to go to a massive euro show

show organizer has a B5 S4 that makes like 600hp, it's sick lol

teal one

its now orange

this is how my car sits rn and i plan to leave today lmao

i have some of the parts, not all of them

[prisma frost]

Im not an expert but you should probably get all parts

[velvet blaze]

Tbh this is a little overdone for my taste but its a b5 so I cant hate it lol

[velvet blaze]

This grey one at the end is almost perfect, I just think B5s should be on coilovers over air

[torn swan]

going to get a bit of fun

[coral oriole]

Nice that your still able to do it but what the funk I just saw this and thought what is he doing

[wraith rivet]

Fusion my beloved

[worldly oasis]

All hail fusion

[lone fern]

https://tenor.com/view/ford-ford-fusion-2007-ford-fusion-2007-ford-fusion-v6-awd-se-car-gif-7803793864119172439

[velvet blaze]

I heard yall wanted some cold air with your intake

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/orange-cat-my-honest-reaction-uh-what-googly-moogly-gif-10786041397153838213

[lone fern]

it’s certainly cold air 😭

but why

[gentle thicket]

it's not cold air here. it's hot and humid miserable air. 😦
And probably because it didn't fit. lol

[lone fern]

let me just fuck my hood up for my shitty ass autozone cold air intake 😭

[gentle thicket]

You didn't notice the bumper I take it

[lone fern]

not till now 😭

i can’t say anything though my bumper is fucked up too

[velvet blaze]

Not only fuck up my hood

But fuck up the hood of a pretty new gti

Like almost a 20k car used

Not my car btw

Just a picture I had

[carmine summit]

made it to the show, still a lot of things wrong but it looks SICK

[velvet blaze]

Agreed, looks great

[glad mantle]

Took Delivery of my R8 V10 Spyder today 👀

[proven tundra]

Excellent 1980s camcorder

[velvet blaze]

Internet explorer user

[glad mantle]

thank you

[glad mantle]

this image really does feel like the kind of thing I would see on a geocities site

here's some not crunchy pics

the gas cap got stuck (first time ever filling it out) so I had to turn the car on, open the engine bay, and pull the latch, just to put gas in 😭

I felt so stupid

otherwise great car 10/10

[dull cedar]

Sad, not a manual v8

[glad mantle]

I've owned enough manuals in my lifetime for the time being. Specifically wanted a really nice late 1st gen because of the single clutch gearbox and v10 combination (the v8 is nice but I genuinely just don't really like V8s at all. I like linear power delivery and most V8s are very torquey on the low end and fall off with it on the high end in exchange for more smooth power. Not to mention the sound)
But to each their own

I was cross shopping this, a huracan, and a gallardo and driving them back to pack I just like the character of the r-tronic the most so it's what I went with

I will probably pick up a miata with a manual again in the next few years because it's just such a joy to drive, but for a supercar I didn't want a stick. I just wanted to be able to enjoy cruising in it and having some fun in the mountains around where I live without hassle and with minimal maintenance.
Engagement without frills

[dull cedar]

There is a rattle in my car's interior and I'm tempted to tear things apart till I find it

[native ermine]

oof why'd you get a convertible R8

also "i cross shopped a huracan and Gallardo" brag about it much. should have gotten the Gallardo

[glad mantle]

Gallardo would've been $60,000 more for the same motor, or I could've paid the same price as my R8 for the 5.0, but parts would've been a lot worse and maintenance cost is significantly higher

Not to mention I live in BC and the insurance difference is massive

To give you context, an identical Gallardo would've cost me more to buy, and been roughly $500 per month more in insurance, and roughly $4,000 more per year in average maintenance

But it is functionally the exact same car but with a shittier interior and worse comfort/usability (the Gallardo, I mean)

I like the Huracan and Gallardo but they don't suit my lifestyle. I wanted a supercar to enjoy driving it and have fun with, not as a fashion statement. I do like the Huracan's styling a bit more (not massively, but I do think it is flashier) but it is a lot less comfortable and more expensive to own and to me the negatives outweigh the positives

That said there are a lot of huracans here, they aren't particularly rare where I live, so I get to see them and enjoy the best part of them without owning them :) (which is looking at them)
Literally saw a huracan on the way to pick up the R8 lmao

By no means was this a sensible financial decision, it was entirely emotional, but that doesn't mean I want to burn more money than I have to y'know

Actually what's really interesting is a couple other cars I was also cross shopping were the McLaren 570s and the Lotus Emira

The 570s is a fantastic car and I would never ever want to own one and also they sound terrible, the Emira is one of the best cars I've ever driven (especially with the manual, god it's such a good gearbox with a very, VERY nice shifter) but there's no convertible so it was a no-go for me because I already have a coupe

Genuinely if the Emira had a hardtop it would've been the easiest choice of all time

[native ermine]

your objectively wrong xD

[glad mantle]

I've been in both. The Gallardo's interior doesn't hold up in terms of material longevity, they don't use the same interior materials as Audi did even though Audi helped with production and the cars don't tend to last as long

I don't mean the interior is visually less interesting, I mean that every Gallardo I looked at had at least one interior panel that had moderate wear from material degradation

Audi doesn't just make exotics, they make regular cars that are meant to last for a long time and it shows in the R8. Lamborghini got a lot better with the Huracan but the Gallardo doesn't hold up as well as either in terms of how its interior ages

And when you want to replace those interior parts, the Gallardo is very expensive to source them for, the R8 isn't and you can get direct support from Audi from it. Lamborghini does support the Gallardo still but not for all of the interior bits, just certain key pieces

But again, these don't mean the Gallardo is a worse car, it just means you need different expectations when buying one

[white heart]

Yum

[white heart]

Do it

[dull cedar]

Nah, R8 > Gallardo

Same engine as the facelift Gallardo, much better looks

[white heart]

Agree lowk

The r8 is just cooler

[dull cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/armstrong-made-it-up-gif-25653819

[halcyon grotto]

Gang how much do y'all think it would cost to sort out a windshield crack like shown in yellow

I'm presuming it'd be a windshield replacement?

[gentle thicket]

Your insurance doesn't cover it over there? Where I'm at they're covered under all policies.

[native ermine]

i never said face lift Gallardo now did i

[dull cedar]

the non-facelift gallardo is pure garbage

[dull cedar]

A crack is a replacement

If you don't have comprehensive insurance, good luck

[halcyon grotto]

Well it ain't mine

how much might a replacement be

[dull cedar]

Go ask a car glass place, we don't know

[native ermine]

you literally wrong

[dull cedar]

No I'm not

[native ermine]

yes you is

[austere tangle]

Don’t fall for it Ethan they argue with anyone and everyone

[snow otter]

Fuck spending loads of money on car mods

Embrace 3d printing them yourself for a fraction of the cost

[worldly oasis]

Windshield is around 300 then installation costs

[charred depot]

They try to sell me windscreen cover on my policies and im just like "im not even sure you can get a windscreen for this" "oh ok"

[native ermine]

like yes early cars had dual clutch issues... they weren't very good buut once they figured that out it was a pretty sick car

[paper sandal]

I'm looking for affordable elecrtic cars, but can't find anything other than tesla model 3 that fit my requirements in my price range

[gentle thicket]

There really aren't that many. They tend to put way too much battery into them and it bloats the price substantially sos they tend to focus on higher end models.

[paper sandal]

hecnically what I'm looking is something no more than 25k euro and as close to 600 km range as possible

[gentle thicket]

Yeah - see - what I'd be looking for is like 15k USD and would be happy with 150 mile range. A city car, because that's all I believe EVs should be.

[dull cedar]

So you want a miracle... Just get a hybrid

[gentle thicket]

Another very good choice. A range enxtender or hybrid is a great way to reduce the amount of wasted lithium that does nothing but sit around pointlessly most of the day.

[paper sandal]

I think hybrid would get like 0 use in my usecase

[gentle thicket]

How can you want 600 km range and also think a hybrid would be useless? Constant speed highway driving is perfect for ICE while start/stop city driving is perfect for electric.

[dull cedar]

So you want a Nissan leaf for half the price

[paper sandal]

I've been trying to find alternatives because I'm spending 3000-4000 euros per year just for gas

also ironically traveling by bus would be even more expensive, but I have too much cargo

[dull cedar]

A good used Toyota hybrid would get you the savings you desire with the specs you want

You're not getting an EV with anywhere near 600km range for less than 25k euros

maybe china has something to offer but you shouldn't even consider that option, unless you want to be replacing it sooner

[paper sandal]

from what I've seen before things got nuked, their failure rate seem pretty high

but like I do 2100 km of long travel monthly and 500 km domestically

[lone fern]

i think a hybrid is your best bet lmao

[paper sandal]

my worry is like the long travel

[heavy lake]

installed Apple CarPlay in my car

[dull cedar]

What are you smoking

[paper sandal]

chinese batteries I guess

[dull cedar]

Do you know why every taxi is a Prius these days?

[lone fern]

i was looking into hybrids bc I drive about 5,000 miles a month but it’s all highway and hybrids are a bit pricier lol

[dull cedar]

because they're stupidly efficient and stupidly reliable

In more recent years Toyota have put the hybrid drivetrains into almost everything

[lone fern]

yeah ya can’t go wrong with a camry hybrid or smthn if all ya want is good fuel economy and reliability

[paper sandal]

but tbh, electric car with range enxtender does nout sound that horrible

[dull cedar]

650km a week average isn't that much at all tbh

[paper sandal]

but never seen one beside the intel i3

[paper sandal]

I do 1050 km in one day

[brittle totem]

Can you charge at home? if so the latest phev cars can do up to 150km in ev mode which saves you alot of money and they considerable cheaper then similar EV in most countries.

[dull cedar]

I used the word "average" for a reason

The spread of those kilometers is irrelevant

[dull cedar]

I do more in my 98 octane drinking 190hp 2001 Corolla wagon

Couple whole tanks a week normally

[gentle thicket]

range extender is a worse option than hybrid. It is more efficient for highway miles to just drive on gas than to charge the battery and drive on electricity.

[dull cedar]

It's been almost 30 years since hybrids became a thing and people still don't understand how they work

[brittle totem]

Yeah range extender cars are usually pretty inefficient.

[lone fern]

range extenders are really only good for people who very very rarely take longer trips and mostly do short stuff

[gentle thicket]

Range extender is good for 'I drive around town 95% of the time but every once in a while I need to road trip.' It's also the only way I'd consider having just an EV since I live in an area that gets fairly regularly hit with natural disasters. Trying to evacuate in an EV would be an absolute nightmare.

[paper sandal]

they are good in stop and go traffic?

[dull cedar]

They're good in all traffic

Or no traffic

[gentle thicket]

Yes. Hybrids use the electric motor when torque demands are high so gas consumption is significantly reduced

[lone fern]

i couldn’t commute with an ev as of now, I can’t charge it quick enough for going to work the next day

[dull cedar]

Skill issue

[gentle thicket]

Good grief how far do you live from work?

[paper sandal]

all the hybrids I drove the hybrid system worked only up to 30 kmh and then it was gas only

[lone fern]

current commute is very close to 200 miles a day

i am at the gas station every day

[dull cedar]

You either didn't drive any real hybrids or really don't know how it works at all

[gentle thicket]

Ouch. I couldn't even handle working 20 miles from home. It's super annoying having to drive that far all the freaking time.

[paper sandal]

all I drove was recent hybrid toyotas

[gentle thicket]

I mean that's basically 3 ish hours of labor every day that you're not getting paid for. (unless your job includes travel expenses)

[dull cedar]

Then you don't understand how they work

[paper sandal]

but like at this point would be more efficiend to get a nissan with CVT transmission

[lone fern]

yeahh i live in the boonies, and my current jobsite is also in the middle of nowhere, so traffic isn’t an issue but it’s definitely annoying asf to have to wake up way earlier than I want to lmao

[dull cedar]

Do you want to get whacked?

[lone fern]

thankfully they pay gas and mileage 🙏

[gentle thicket]

That reduces the annoyance significantly. The only time I worked that far was when I was paid for travel.

But like my father and brother in law - they both kept their jobs in our old city and made a nearly hour drive each way. Not worth it to me.

[dull cedar]

That distance to work would be a tank a day for me.... Even with it being paid for I wouldn't do that unless the pay is $50/hr or something

[lone fern]

Where I live there’s about zero good paying jobs, but houses and land n shit are cheap so I deal with the commute lol

[paper sandal]

I've looked up at the figures

[lone fern]

luckily they pay me damn near that

[paper sandal]

doesn't seem like hybrid gets that much better mpg than non hybrid on highway

[lone fern]

however i gotta buy another car 💔 but i’m waiting on my insurance check

[dull cedar]

Holdup, you're paid that much and still only have a shitbox collection?

Get a Toyota in your life

🔫 now

[lone fern]

well i had a nice car for about 4000 miles and 3 weeks but i hit a deer on the highway

[dull cedar]

...

[lone fern]

also I am irresponsible with money lmao

[dull cedar]

Tacoma with a full steel bumper time

[brittle totem]

Better to get PHEV anyways

[dull cedar]

Turn the next deer to mist

[lone fern]

i turned the deer into mist but at the expense of my car :((

rn insurance gave me this shitty cx30 to drive

[brittle totem]

Yeah that regular hybrids then you have PHEV where the latest ones can do up 140km/h in ev mode.

[gentle thicket]

Honestly - I kinda hate Toyota at the moment.

[dull cedar]

Back in our old place with a shared driveway, the old guy neighbour in his Nissan got the pedals mixed up one day... Completely caved in the back of that thing on the front of dad's Hilux.... Hilux was fine, there was a small bend on the fender around the headlight, and scratches from the broken glass of the nissan

[gentle thicket]

They made the Prius too good and I would consider it.

And I do not like that.

[dull cedar]

Fragile AF ego

[paper sandal]

for like 60 km I assume

[lone fern]

hell yeah, I got tboned in my 98 chevy truck and drove away after making sure they didn’t want to deal with insurance lmaoo. scratched my wheel a bit and knocked a shit ton of rust off the truck but she’s mint

also rip 💔

[dull cedar]

The hell even is this thing

Looks american

[lone fern]

it was a buick regal, which is some rebadged euro car

[dull cedar]

This was your sign to get a Camry

[lone fern]

hell naw this was more fun

[brittle totem]

We have the Passat eHybrid which you can regular get 120km+ in ev mode

[gentle thicket]

Deer whistles maybe

[dull cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/doubt-press-x-la-noire-meme-x-button-gif-19259237

[lone fern]

my next will be another regal but awd and a 6 speed manual

[dull cedar]

Please get checked for brain damage

[lone fern]

why lol

camrys are boring

[dull cedar]

AWD 6 speed in GM garbage

Asking for trouble

[lone fern]

i am a gm guy through and through

[paper sandal]

also, can you even run modern diesels on cooking oil?

[lone fern]

cheap parts

[lone fern]

no

[dull cedar]

Of course not

[lone fern]

i refuse to buy new diesels unless they’ve gone on a diet lmao

[dull cedar]

Yeah definitely get checked for brain damage 🤪

[lone fern]

iykik

[paper sandal]

I remember 20 years ago, they were seeling cooking oil as BIO diesel

[dull cedar]

Toyota parts are cheap and plentiful

And actually good for their price

[paper sandal]

why would you need parts for a toyota?

[dull cedar]

Because any car has wear items...

[lone fern]

not nearly as plentiful where i live especially for new stuff

[dull cedar]

Also mistakes happen, or vandalism

[dull cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/doubt-press-x-la-noire-meme-x-button-gif-19259237

[paper sandal]

I was more of nothing breaks down on them

[lone fern]

but also a lot of gm stuff gets bad rep for the owners who don’t fucking maintain them

[lone fern]

i live in the same state they build the damn cars

they’re one of the largest employers here

so yes

[dull cedar]

And your Toyota dealerships have online stores that deliver, you don't even need to physically go there to get the parts

We don't even have that

[lone fern]

nearest toyota dealership is bout 50 mins away

also they cost way more to purchase and with my horrid luck i’ll hit another deer

i would consider one if i could find a good deal

[dull cedar]

Like I said, Tacoma with a steel bumper

[lone fern]

but those are few and far between

[dull cedar]

Turn the deer to mist and keep driving like nothing happened

[lone fern]

or bend the frame 💔

a lot of those bull bars will do that

plus tacoma frame rot 😭

[dull cedar]

It's not the fucking 90s anymore

[lone fern]

they still rot here afaik they’re junk till the mid 2010’s 😭

[gentle thicket]

First gen Tacoma are the only real Tacoma. The rest are just re-badged Tundras. Long live mini-trucks!

[lone fern]

i want a brand new 90’s ford ranger not whatever tf they have now

[dull cedar]

Unlikely.... And if it were to happen... The value is high enough insurance won't just total it right away , straightening a truck frame is pretty easy

[dull cedar]

You're genuinely stupid

And have no clue what you're talking about at all

[gentle thicket]

NSR. They could rebuild the 1999 Tacoma and I'd be all about that.

[lone fern]

my 90’s full size pickup is the same size as modern tacomas and other “mini” trucks

wtf

[gentle thicket]

Exactly. That's why first gen are the only real Tacomas. Tacoma is and should be a mini truck not the monstrosities misguided governance turned them into.

[lone fern]

yeah fuck the epa

not for their goal but how they “achieve” it

[gentle thicket]

Yep. A 30mpg mini truck is a far better purchase for the environment than a 25mpg 'full size' truck.

[lone fern]

truck big = mpg doesn’t matter
truck small = needs to get a quadrillion mpg otherwise it’s not allowed

[dull cedar]

Stop calling mid size "mini" lol

There are actual mini trucks that fall under that designation

[gentle thicket]

Those are kei trucks.

[dull cedar]

First gen taco was a "compact" or "small" pickup, same as the Hilux of the time, then changed to mid size in 2004, same time the Hilux changed to mid size

The widest model current gen Tacoma is as wide as the narrowest first gen Tundra

[gentle thicket]

https://minitruckinmag.net/

[dull cedar]

Vehicles have gotten bigger in the last 20 years.... To allow for crumple zones that help stop you from dying in a crash, while not decreasing the interior size

[lone fern]

see that’s good to a point but now they’re getting so tall and bloated and giant because every fuckin car is giant now

[dull cedar]

'Murica (please kill me, I'm not even American)

Occasionally someone that needs to compensate for something imports a full size pickup here... We laugh at them whenever we see them

[lone fern]

yeah modern pickups here are a joke

and 6 figures

[dull cedar]

If you mid size's bed doesn't fit your needs, you replace it with a flat deck, if that still doesn't fit your needs, you get a trailer, or a real truck.

Technically we do have one thing that counts as a full size sold here.... The 70 series land cruiser
But it's original fullsize, not modern fullsize

[lone fern]

full size pickups should be no larger than they were in the mid 2000’s, and needs be a single cab, with a useable bed

none of this 4-5 foot box shit

[dull cedar]

What surprises me about America is the lack of aftermarket beds
Most of them could easily carry the full sheet of ply that's always mentioned if they had a flatbed

The education system there is lacking

[lone fern]

we have so many flatbeds just none in cities

where i live they’re all custom built bc the box rotted off

[dull cedar]

Here every other pickup has some aftermarket deck on it

[lone fern]

yeah maybe they’re less common idk

[dull cedar]

They don't even have a factory deck for the 70 series cruiser

[lone fern]

my work truck has a service bed

i should clarify, most people who use their truck for work has a service body or flatbed on it

at least in the industry i work in lol

[dull cedar]

The idiots that always complain in comment sections don't even seem to know they're an option, despite claiming they use their pickup for work

[lone fern]

its always the mfers who haul a couple bags of mulch and an 8x12 utility trailer who bitch and moan about that kind of stuff

[toxic karma]

lmfaooo

[toxic karma]

wait so are yall saying my colorado aint a mini truck

just cause it can come in a crew cab huh

[misty mantle]

Never seen someone include the wipers and oil filter on one of these, not to mention saying that it's 1 of over 200k trucks made in '88

[velvet blaze]

Almost forgot the 2nd place for “best truck” dairy queen cruise night 2019

[misty mantle]

Come back when it's turned into a Syclone lol

[misty mantle]

New mini trucks were basically extinct over here in North America by the time the Canyon/Colorado came out

Unless you wanna count the ranger considering we didn't get a crew-cab option on that until Ford brought it back over here back in 2019

[dull cedar]

Of course not, there's nothing mini about it, it's a mid size

[lone fern]

they’re pretty small 😭

i guess the new ones arent but the old ones certainly are mini

[dull cedar]

The first gen was a compact/small

Not mini

They're still over 1.7 meters wide

[lone fern]

whippin shitties

[prisma frost]

Bye bye to halogen lights

[prisma frost]

Way too dark and wot da hell

[lone fern]

it be very dark where iive

i live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere so no lights lol

[glad mantle]

Was at an autoX local today and took some photos, haven't processed all of them but this is the first one I finished

Quite happy with how some of these shots turned out

[merry mason]

What motor vehicle is that

[arctic pewter]

tbh led lights are much better

and still cheap af

[prisma frost]

Bit bright though

[stoic ledge]

That's indeed the reason why U haven't swapped mine out

My car is full LED except for the license plate lights

But the LED replacements are too bright

Way too bright

[arctic pewter]

holy shit

[civic spoke]

You know. Would be nice if they were more dim when driving. And shined more when you put it in reverse.

[arctic pewter]

I'm still looking for my first car

but I can't find anything

[stoic ledge]

Would be nice for the camera

[civic spoke]

Always extra reverse lights that you can mount.

Stuff like this is fairly normal here.

[prisma frost]

Yeah…

Don’t get why they just don’t dim these down when they make them

Because now im not sure if I want to keep em

[cosmic tree]

https://youtube.com/shorts/RRusJqS58Ns?si=SaTap7iJ_G3OUB82

[native ermine]

Top Gear was amazing back in the day

[cosmic tree]

https://youtube.com/shorts/K6xDq81xvmA?si=QfEOAr8mk-P-VX6C

[quick geode]

she is back

[prisma frost]

Still drives the same?

[quick geode]

Yeah got the rear axles changed completely, cant trust no metal bender

[prisma frost]

Good

[quick geode]

gonna be a heck of an insurance claim on this one

about 3k euros

car is not even worth that much in Europe but eh, Turkiye standards

[halcyon grotto]

They're pretty nice having sat in one

It's slightly blasphemous but the suspension on a 2010 Mégane was alot more comfortable than my 05 v70

[stoic ledge]

I'm more surprised you were actually able to get that fixed for just €3k

My dad backed in to an XC40 as the petrol station at 5km/h last year, I could only see a bent license plate but the claim eventually was €1.7k iirc, idk how that was possible As our bumper (Karoq) was also slightly bent we also got it replaced through the same claim, that was about the same

[snow otter]

hoooolllllyyyyyy crash
https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DLwjeORoj5u/?igsh=aDU2eW1yNmJnNGR2

SideWays (@sideways_lab)

GT3 RS i M2 na torze Nurburgring.
Kierowca M2, nie zauważył Porsche. Pierwsza pomoc udzielona, wszyscy cali i zdrowi.
#bmw #cars #gt3rs #porsche #nurburgringnow #nurburg

▶ Play video

InstaFix

reportedly everyone is fine

[lone fern]

time to find a sub 1000$ beater by tomorrow cuz i’m not renting a damn car to get to work lmao

[snow otter]

https://youtube.com/shorts/c2_PUtXbXcQ?si=fL1v-uCsLBmSwG65

actually crazy crash

genuinely surprising the porshe driver walked away from that

[charred depot]

Wouldnt be a UK plated M2 causing problems

Ive been mildly annoyed by them here in the UK aswell on track overtaking on straight then forcing me to get some pretty dramatic lift off oversteer avoiding them on the corner

bearing in mind im in a 80's french saloon with standard suspension not some hill climb modified machine

[prisma frost]

Bit close 🙄

[stoic ledge]

Classic Tesla

[charred depot]

Finally sorting out the rear suspension on the 305, turreted escort ones were the most suitable ones I could see and they dont have a lead time

Still not sure how I want to do the bottom adapter, trying to do zero modifications to the trailing arms as they are completely unavailable

[gentle thicket]

I thought you were only supposed to pass when signaled? Thus Porche fault?

[snow otter]

dont think so

[gentle thicket]

It's probably different rules for different events kind of thing

[charred depot]

touristenfahrten so its just essentially just a 2 lane road

[scenic sorrel]

Right parking?

(Look at the peugeot)

I bet that peugeot runs on LPG

[lone fern]

bought a new car

600&

essentially an awd toyota matrix

it’s an auto but must be shifted manually and doesn’t have first gear or overdrive

but it has working ac

[gentle thicket]

weird cars are neat. A part of me wants a manual Grand Am.

There are apparently none for sale in the entire country at the moment.

Had I been in a better position earlier this year, there was one for sale in Las Vegas. Got a buddy out there that probably would have picked me up from the airport but then it would have been an ~2500 mile drive home.

this, the 5th gen.

[long crest]

First Electric

[gentle thicket]

Nissan?

[long crest]

Yee

Had like 5 nissans out of 12 cars

Cummins, dmax, golf, rogue midnight, frontier etc.

and now ariya

[lone fern]

holy shit those existed?!

god i love “shitty” american cars

[gentle thicket]

Quite rare, but sadly only the base engine.

[lone fern]

cavaliers n metros n grand ams n old malibus

basically any cheap general motors car

[gentle thicket]

how 'bout Geo Storms? haha

[lone fern]

oooh hell yeah

w body gm cars have my heart

[gentle thicket]

Those weird Saturn coupes from the early 90s

SC2

[lone fern]

i miss saturn

they did shit different

and it was cool

hell yeah i fw all of these cars so much

[gentle thicket]

Sadly nowadays most of 'em burn as much oil as gas or they go boom.

Well, boom when you don't fill the oil when you fill the gas

[lone fern]

yeahhhh such a shame they’re super solid motors otherwise

i see quite a few out and about yet

bc everyone near me is poor loll

[gentle thicket]

I mean, you could probably rebuild 'em to fix the oil burning, but I mean you gotta put oil in anyway for the changes. haha

[lone fern]

yeah, cheaper to just burn it

[gentle thicket]

Honestly, my mom had shoulder surgeries a couple years ago and still has a hard time reaching out in front of her so she really doesn't drive so I've been doing all the driving in her Palisade for the last few years and holy crap does that adaptive cruise control lane keeping stuff spoil you.

[lone fern]

that’s the case with this vibe too, gotta check it at least once a week

that stuff is nice but the lane keep stuff pissed me off

[gentle thicket]

I turn off the beep beep part but the part where it gently keeps you in the lines is nice

[lone fern]

tried to avoid a ladder in my rental cx-30 insurance gave me and didn’t use my blinker and the car steered me right back into the ladder

ooooh yeah and the beep beep annoyed me so much, couldn’t figure out how to stop that

[gentle thicket]

In the palisade, it's only on with the cruise control and it's pretty easy to override, but yeah there is a tug and it's weird.

[lone fern]

ooh okay

that would be a bit better

[fading bane]

Hoorah dead gm products

[lone fern]

rahhhhhghhg saab mentioned

[brittle totem]

Easy solution just don't be BMW driver 🤓

[quick geode]

i am becoming the person i swore to destroy

[quick geode]

siiiiick car

Here goes my shitbox

[civic spoke]

Added under-floor storage to the car.

[prisma frost]

Looks nice

Very sleek

[quick geode]

perfect place to store shit you dont always need

[charred depot]

Yeah I really need to reorganise my boot I had a small jack loose in my saloon and turned a corner quickly which led to the jack going mach jesus to the other side of the boot jumping the inner wall and putting a dent in the quarter panel.

it did also chip away at the seam sealer between the boot floor and rear arch which revealed it to be completely detached due to rust under the seam sealer

[prisma frost]

Moral of the story, don’t carry a loose jack

[charred depot]

Often have to toss a few little things in the cars I am using

[civic spoke]

I often carry a spare engine with me.

[charred depot]

I often do heh

Most of my long journeys feature a engine in the boot as its usually what I travel for

[civic spoke]

Also added a flap to the charger.

Instead of the OEM silicone plugs that you have to remove that can damage the paint.

[merry mason]

What can I do to stop me car being nicked

No canbus can’t get ghost immobiliser don’t think

[worldly oasis]

Put a switch on your fuel pump ground and hide it

Can’t start if no fuel

[merry mason]

Fuel pumps on the belt int it

Good idea but I don’t think it got a pump in the tank

Hilux 1999 2lt engine

To old innit

[charred depot]

2.0 is it petrol then?

if its a 2.4 diesel you can put a switch in line with the stop solenoid but anyone with any knowledge of diesels could bypass this quickly, the immobiliser implementation on these injection pumps on other cars involved a armour plate over the stop solenoid with a computer inside. The only other thing is a valve on the fuel line hidden somewhere under the car so it will run briefly then starve of fuel.

[worldly oasis]

Switched power for spark plugs then?

[worldly oasis]

What color do you think I should put on my a pillars? I want to go darker

[long crest]

DIY?

[worldly oasis]

yeah

[long crest]

Yeah go dark, all due respect, if you fuck it up, you won't see it

Glue on light colors can easily be messed up and be seen thru

Wrinkles too

[quick geode]

well that frigin sucks

[charred depot]

Nah its good I can weld it before it starts failing elsewhere

[quick geode]

after spending 4 hours on my car i managed to run the amp power cable

fuck renault

i wasted an hour looking for a gap from the engine bay to the interior
i wasted another 2 hours getting the goddamn cable through the hole because it was really really really tight

[charred depot]

Expecting a massive free hole on a modern car in the bulkhead?

[quick geode]

if only it was automatic i could have ran it through clutch pedal hole

[quick geode]

no just enough to squeeze an 8ga through

i was planning on finishing the entire thing tonight
midrange speakers in the doors and wiring are done
im doing it "the wrong way" kind of

im gonna run the RCA from behind the radio unit to the amp
then run all speaker wiring from the amp back into the dash and connect it all there

[quick geode]

you can do the killswitch for any function of your vehicle through the fusebox

friend of mine has his killswitch (more of a toggle) on passenger side inner door handle
if he doesnt pull on it twice without opening it, car wont start

citroen saxo, easily nickable too

my fingers hurt from all that trim pulling

[worldly oasis]

I want to go darker for aesthetics too 💔

[merry mason]

Yes 2.4 diesel 2-lt is the engine name I think

[merry mason]

Okay ye

So I need to get creative then 🤣🤣

It’s heart breaking that it’s the pikey dream mobile and it’s old

[queen wren]

my celica sounds faster

jk

hahaha

[dull cedar]

Dash in the wrong spot
2L-T
2 for 2nd engine in the lineup, L for the engine model, T for turbo

My grandad's Hilux had one, and he somehow managed to kill it a few years ago, and had the 3L put in

[fickle swan]

I managed to squeeze em both in

Gotta get all this junk pit of the garage and it wouldn't even be tight

[quick geode]

big car not my thing
smol car good

but that benz looks good

[fickle swan]

This is the smaller version of the ford too

The big one is significantly bigger

[quick geode]

i dont get the point of big trucks
you cant see out of it
its ridiculously big
bed aint that big
idk man

[fickle swan]

I kinda agree

That's why i got the smaller one

[quick geode]

if you need to actually haul shit just get one of these

[fickle swan]

No v8 available on this one though

[quick geode]

not available? get a ford transit

[fickle swan]

This truck was made more for doing fun stuff off road than for work

[quick geode]

you want car comfort with semi truck sizes? yeah thats very burger per eagle

[fickle swan]

This truck was designed in Australia, not the most burger

[quick geode]

if a person owns one of these and actually does fun stuff offroad i respect that

but you can just get one of these for the fraction of the cost, beat the shit out of it every weekend and buy a 5 series on for a comfortable daily car

thing screams rugged

[fickle swan]

Yeah but why when I can have a Mercedes and a raptor

[quick geode]

so you have money for a bmw next to that benz

[fickle swan]

I might trade it on a bmw eventually

[quick geode]

dont listen to me i drive a renault

[fickle swan]

I don't like the new amgs as much

Mine has a v6 at least

[quick geode]

naturally aspirated 1.6 inline 4

sloowwwwwwww

[fickle swan]

Both of mine are 3.0 v6 biturbo

[merry mason]

Those l200s look so ass

[quick geode]

who cares youre gonna beat on it

[fickle swan]

So really I have a w12 quadturbo in the garage

[quick geode]

im a slow car owner idk what those mean

ill get a diesel eventually, slap a bigger turbo on it and turn it into a choo choo train

still hatchback tho

[fickle swan]

I really like this truck though

Its big but still usable in a parking lot or city

And its kinda fast too

[quick geode]

hey if it works for you it is what it is
i really like my car even though its slow as shit, its very reliable

fuel economy is bad ill get that looked at sometime

[fickle swan]

Fuel economy on the truck is not good

[quick geode]

probably because fart gas im using (runs on LPG)

[fickle swan]

Its pretty decent on the benz though

[quick geode]

ye cuz its 3 tons

benz probably burns less than my shitbox

i get 8L/100km

[fickle swan]

I had a 70 mile trip the other day where I averaged 29.7mpg

What is that in metric

[quick geode]

yeah its less

7.92

[fickle swan]

I had a 113 kilometer trip the other day where I averaged 12.6 kilometers per liter.

[quick geode]

on highway use i get like 6L/100

[quick geode]

still wrong units lol

L/100kms is what we use out here

[fickle swan]

Yea

Its not the best but not bad

[stoic ledge]

Km/l > L/100km

[dull cedar]

wrong

[charred depot]

Use MPG and sell fuel in litres 👍

[coral oriole]

Just use m^3/h

[fickle swan]

What happens when they hit a pothole

[cosmic tree]

https://youtube.com/shorts/H95JWIMa4hI?si=bzKv_W2sr4J5cFdw

"Stop fingering the studio"

[merry mason]

Only logical one

[dull cedar]

But also have different gallons, just to confuse any visiting Americans

[native ermine]

🤮

[fickle swan]

I wanna see that car go through some of the rougher highways

[vocal mural]

1 US pint of beer ☹️
1 German site of beer (0,5L) 😐
1 UK pint of beer 🙂

[misty imp]

what can cause a car's wheel lug nuts / bolts to stretch?

it was hand tightened but over the weekend it stretched causing noises

[dull cedar]

Are they stock? Or did you replace/have them replaced with garbage after market ones?

Are you sure they stretched?

If you only hand tightened then the lugs may have just loosened

[pure pond]

if you tighten the wheels after they where of you always need to re tighten them after a little drive

[merry mason]

Under torqued

[misty imp]

that's the thing, it is properly torqued

it has already happened on the other side

and yes, the bolts are stock, straight from nissan themselves, though I replaced the other side (which had this issue previously) with 3rd party

[merry mason]

Is it on studs??

Qashqai / juke?

[misty imp]

Micra k12

[misty imp]

wheel studs yeah

[merry mason]

Oh right

Had it happen on 3 qashqais but they were studs not bolts

Unless u got after market wheels I’d just over tighten it tbh

If it won’t tighten then there u go

[wispy cloak]

Bolts

[quick geode]

wdym stretch wHAT

[misty imp]

Actual lug nuts to stetch

[quick geode]

like
they are longer now or what

[misty imp]

Stretch*

Yes

[quick geode]

youre in my turf now bucko

[misty imp]

They are longer than normal by 2mm or so

[quick geode]

are they the original nuts that came with the car?

[misty imp]

Yes

[quick geode]

what car is it

[misty imp]

Micra k12

Im insanely confused

I genuinely dont know what can cause this

[quick geode]

i had a little incident lately

[quick geode]

how does like
from what area did it stretch

im confused too

[misty imp]

Lmao

I had to replace the hub because i thought i can just retighten it

[quick geode]

i see it i see it

[misty imp]

But it snapped off

It has been solved

[quick geode]

mine came out with a lil wd40 and one love tap

[misty imp]

But idk how the fuck it could happen

Bc its doing that on the other side now

We properly torqued it down

[quick geode]

happened while putting the wheel back on the car, im glad it happened there because i had a little crash in this area recently, thats probably when it got the stress for it to break

[misty imp]

Didnt use an impact on any of the lug bolts

[misty imp]

Do you think driving like i stole the thinf also contribute?

[quick geode]

did you buy new nuts?

[quick geode]

how hard can you drive a fucking micra what engine

[misty imp]

Yes that side has no problem now its the other side that has stretched bolts

[misty imp]

1240cc 89 bhp

• no speed limit most places where i live

[quick geode]

go buy 12.8 machinery nuts

and bolts

fuck car bolts

[quick geode]

ok thatll launch that tiny thing enough

[misty imp]

It weighs sub 1 ton

It has 4 doors its decently speedy

Just thought id ask her anyways as im legitimately confused how the fuck that happe s

[charred depot]

Maybe the ridiculous amount of copper grease got into the threads rather than stretching being an explanation

could also come loose from it forcing that grease out

You could also overtorque when installing if there is a lubricant present

[pure pond]

was about to say that 😂

[merry mason]

Impact not a problem tho at all

[quick geode]

yeah that amount of grease looked absurd to me too but i thought maybe thats how they do things in other places

[quick geode]

i am halfway done for my sound system

Only fronts are connected rn

[obsidian bear]

Based on the limited steering stuff I see I'm gonna guess that's a micra k12 (I work on them)

Also know a guy who owns a micra

[quick geode]

already told issa micra too

micras are fun

[obsidian bear]

I won't lie i only recognised it from the wheel

[quick geode]

small cars are fun in general

[obsidian bear]

75hp on a 700kg vehicle is 🔥

[quick geode]

you know what else is fun? honda jazz/fit

[quick geode]

feels better than 600hp 2000kg landyatch

nimble

[obsidian bear]

Absolutely

I love the fact i know there's 3 different micra k12s

[quick geode]

my car is heavy and underpowered so im getting the worst of both worlds

[quick geode]

i know there is one made in india

one for japanese market

what else?

[obsidian bear]

1.2l 4cyl 60hp micra k12, 1.2l 4cyl 75hp micra k12 sport and 1.6l 4cyl micra k12 sport

Pretty sure the 1.6 is 110hp

[quick geode]

1.6 on a micra is sick

[obsidian bear]

Also expensive road tax, which meant nobody wanted to buy it

[quick geode]

must be really quick - imagine a CAI, a cam, an exhaust and a tune on it

140-150hp easy without boost

[obsidian bear]

Oh a 1.2 4cyl micra sounds fucking beautiful with a cat delete, i know from experience

[quick geode]

CAI doesnt do anything i know i know
but only if you didnt do anything else to it 🙂

[obsidian bear]

Cat delete + reweld

[quick geode]

its VERY illegal here, you get impounded straight away

no warning no nothing

[obsidian bear]

Oh yeah same here. New micra here is cheaper then the impound fee

Well

It's not necessarily illegal

You just wont pass tests

NCT test if you know what that is

[quick geode]

loud exhaust is illegal, if your car has a loud exhaust from factory they can still tow it until you provide papers

[quick geode]

carbon shit blablabla

[obsidian bear]

Not necessarily

Tests the whole car

Suspension

Engine health

Etc

[quick geode]

i20N's had variable exhausts from factory

many got impounded before they could talk

when you floor it it opens the exhaust

[obsidian bear]

Surely it should just close while you're sitting still then

They can't see it unless the have cameras

[quick geode]

yeah we have it, mandatory for personal vehicles every 2 years, once a year for commercial

[obsidian bear]

Whereabouts you located

[quick geode]

look at my nickname

[obsidian bear]

Turkey

[quick geode]

yessir

[obsidian bear]

Can I tell you a fun fact

[quick geode]

owning a car is a pain in the ass here, cars are really really expensive

[quick geode]

go ahead

i paid about 13k euros for a 2011 Renault Megane

[obsidian bear]

The micra k12 sport (75hp vers) burbles when at operating temps

[obsidian bear]

Ow

[quick geode]

150k kms

[quick geode]

youre making me wanna get a micra

[quick geode]

yeah car prices are a joke

about 200% tax on all new cars

[obsidian bear]

It'd probably cost cheaper then the impound fee if you remove the cat

[quick geode]

they now made a domestic electric car, a decent one too
thats not much cheaper either

togg t10x and t10f, one SUV, already out for a while, t10f is about to come out

[obsidian bear]

8k redline, 75hp and 700-800kg (Depends how fat you are)

[quick geode]

too many miles but eh

nissan

and for that price, perfect for a shitbox

[obsidian bear]

Micra engines are unbeatable don't worry

[quick geode]

im not worried about the engine

on cars like these sensors fail, bushings fail, bearings fail

sensors are easy but bushings and bearings

[obsidian bear]

It's a fucking micra you think this shit has sensors 😂

[quick geode]

i spent 9 hours on my car sound system i dont think im capable of fixing a car with my current car knowledge

simple amp and 2 speakers btw

[obsidian bear]

All you got is front seat sensors and airbag sensor

[obsidian bear]

The micra I was working on wanted a subwoofer installed, not my car I don't care, all I care about is the money they paid me for it

[quick geode]

im not even adding a sub

[obsidian bear]

Forgot how many watts in the end cause they had tweeters and mids in the parcel shelf but it was big

[quick geode]

only difficult thing in that process for me was to get the FUCKING POWER CABLE INTO THE CABIN

i get angry thinking about it

[obsidian bear]

Back seats need to be taken out I'm pretty sure

[quick geode]

all i had to do was to pass through the firewall and i failed miserably

[obsidian bear]

Then either wire it near the doors or centre console area

[past copper]

Time for the 2 inch drill bit...

[quick geode]

not doing that lol

i found a hole

its working now, i need to connect 2 more speakers to it

and tweeters maybe

[obsidian bear]

Yeah imma go to bed, work in the morning (gotta work on that fuckass micra again)

[quick geode]

good night brother

take care

[obsidian bear]

🫡

[slow kestrel]

@velvet blaze
Fox body mustang

[lone fern]

dentside ford spotted

[wispy cloak]

😭

Also bushings/bearings fail on all cars

Sensors aren't affected by age nearly as much though

[slow kestrel]

Yes

[snow otter]

dont get to see that on the road every day

[worldly oasis]

There’s an rs5 in my driveway 💔

[livid yew]

I saw this engine cover for my car and I can't find anything about it anywhere, the only thing I saw was a $1300 kit with and intake and strut bar and I need help finding something like this but affordable

[misty mantle]

I've seen this somewhere before, though I don't remember where

[halcyon grotto]

Mmmm leaky power steering pump

Would y'all say that is a particularly dangerous thing to ignore for a week

[prisma frost]

3 months after changing the oil its almost at minimum. Last oil changed i drove 16000km and very little was actually gone and now this. Might actually just be the piston rings then

[lone fern]

no ya don’t even need power steering at all, it is nice though

[scenic sorrel]

There is another kebab guy here

[wispy cloak]

Why are you going so long between oil changes

[prisma frost]

Wdym I do every year or 15000km

Vw interval is every 2 years and 30000km. That’s way too long

[wispy cloak]

That's crazy long

I do every 3000 miles

5000 MAXIMUM

[prisma frost]

There is no need to do it more often

I do them at the mechanic so doing it that much aint cheap

[charred depot]

There is if the engine is in poor condition heh

[prisma frost]

Well this engine shouldnt be in poor condition

But im looking for a new car.

[charred depot]

Saab had these ridiculous service intervals as early as 2001 aswell, like 12k then 18k miles. Not without issues but nevertheless put in place to appease the fleet market.

[merry mason]

Christ

[lone fern]

minty fuck spotted when i was on my way to get a fb marketplace deal lmao

i thibk he needs more light pods lol

[wispy cloak]

I also make slightly more than stock power

At least in the bmw

The audi is stock

[dull cedar]

Insanity

No wonder it's using oil

10000 kilometers/6months, whatever comes first. For every normal street vehicle. Fuck whatever the manufacturer or oil company might say

[carmine summit]

keep it topped up so you dont burn the pump out and wreck the bearings in it and throw the belt off

15,000km is normal and fine for a VW

have a 2005 Jetta in the driveway that always got the oil changed around 15,000km

currently has 537,000 km on it

original engine and turbo, no issues

you dont know better than an entire team of engineers who set the spec, trust me

hell i went 20k km on a gas 8v once, those things are indestructible lol

oil came out black, opened it up like a year later to put a 276 cam in it and there was 0 sludge

[prisma frost]

I drove 16000 km on my last oil change and it didn’t even use a lot of oil.

[charred depot]

Im about every 3k miles on my cars as it costs very little plus track use, im sure the engineers know what they are doing but in any case the accountants are involved and want a higher number to attract the attention of fleet buyers where this number is very important.

[torn swan]

that’s how we slice the passenger head during emergency breaking

[prisma frost]

At least they can’t scream if their head is sliced off

[civic spoke]

After 10 years to the day. She is no longer my car.

[languid spear]

Hi might some one know why my ac is not blowing cold we rechatged it today but we cant get the compresor to kick on but the ECON light stays of so it shuld be working (its a audi avant a4 b7 8ed

[civic spoke]

Bad news.
Could basically be anything. Bad Compressor, compressor clutch, leak in the system. Etc.

[languid spear]

Ah okay we ware trying to recharge it beckuse it whas cpmpletly empty and the compresor never turnd on

[civic spoke]

Did you use a machine, or AC in a can?

Because if it was empty, then that's also an issue.

[languid spear]

Ac in a can and it has a slow leek and had worked before for a month when recharged but not this year

[civic spoke]

Using canned refrigerant is bad, because you can easily add too much. But if you're having a leak, then that's a bigger issue.

[languid spear]

We only aded enugh to see if the compresor wuld kick on with it did not

[civic spoke]

I'm glad that my E46 always blew cold.

[languid spear]

Ya it seams to be some valve in the compresor to that can get stuck with resoults to no cold air

[civic spoke]

But the AC pressure switch also seems to be a common issue on those cars.

But if you're actually leaking refrigerant, then I would start there.

This vidya also comes to mind. https://youtu.be/BNkrlZ57dkk

Also if anyone are working on the AC system, then you really want to replace the service valves while you're at it.

Service valves like to leak, especially after you have worked on the AC system in any way.

And you can't test them for a leak with a normal vacuum check. Since that bypasses those valves.

[prisma frost]

All 4 spark plugs and all 4 ignition coils have been replaced again this time under their warranty this time since there was a chance one of each was defective (I doubt it but it was offered to me for free so..) if this aint fixing it then bye bye car

[snow otter]

"performance dip stick handle"

makes me able to check my oil level 0.01 seconds faster

[quick geode]

done all 4 speakers now lol

[quick geode]

depends on the cars insulation and the weather conditions

[dull cedar]

Smh, doesn't even have a hole for safety/tamper wire

[quick geode]

this uhhhh looks like a solid product?

[dull cedar]

Sure is solid... Aluminium

[quick geode]

Yyyyyep

[dull cedar]

No real reason for it to exist though

I guess draining idiot's bank accounts counts as a real reason actually

[quick geode]

i managed to do the entire sound system AND steering wheel radio controls still work

[quick geode]

if you really need a knob this aint what you go for

[dull cedar]

This isn't a shift knob

[quick geode]

whats gonna happen when you leave it under the sun

OH

[dull cedar]

Read the title again

[quick geode]

Even fucking worse what the fuck is this product

aintnoway

[dull cedar]

d i p s t i c k

[quick geode]

and how much is it

[dull cedar]

handle

[quick geode]

its NOT EVEN THE FUCKING

[quick geode]

right

and its for mx5

like mx5 owners check their oil

[dull cedar]

22 great british pounds

[quick geode]

more i look funnier this shit gets honestly

[quick geode]

id rather buy a cheapo fucking oil catch can atleast itll do something

[dull cedar]

It's not even a good dip stick handle, where's the bit for it to seal into the tube

[quick geode]

dont you see the o ring, perfect for pushing it too far in the hole

[dull cedar]

No that's a grip

[quick geode]

this shits probably machined
why didnt they machine some grooves

[dull cedar]

Apparently it's meant to clamp over the bit of plastic with the seal after you've either broken or chopped off the stock handle

Literally no benefit to this

[quick geode]

absolutely pointless
just buy any oil catch can

will do better for you

i have my eyes on the oil catch cans
its a good reliability mod, its cheap and easy

noticed some oil in my intake

[dull cedar]

Here's a proper handle for $40
https://www.cravenspeed.com/the-dipstick-for-mazda-mx-5-miata-rf-4th-gen-nd/

[wispy cloak]

Honestly the majority of electrical failures I see are rodent damage, idiot damage, or a combination

[charred depot]

Mercedes biodegradable looms

Ive seen a few failures of "spaceship" honda civics as the boot loom is poorly designed and rubs through, this can also take out the BCM / Fusebox combination which needs coded to the car.

[civic spoke]

Question.
Parking brake.
Push down the button as you pull it, or let it ride (click)?

[prisma frost]

I just don’t bother clicking the button anymore when I pull it up. Im sure my car will be in the scrap yard before the little click thing breaks

[civic spoke]

There's virtually no wear when you're just pulling, and letting it ride.

[prisma frost]

Yeah

[lone fern]

add old crusty grounds too

one bad ground will cause the WILDEST of electrical issues and leave ya stumped 😭

[tribal sphinx]

actually wait

nvm

I cannot

post that because its for sale and will leak stuff

[simple shadow]

this is true of many things tbh, not just in cars

[wispy cloak]

I had fun with that the other day

Except it was a piece of aftermarket equipment that would randomly backfeed into a ground and power up a bunch of modules

Crazy parasitic drain

[prisma frost]

Why can’t I catch a fucking break.

[stoic ledge]

Classic VW, just tap it and it'll work

[lone fern]

oh lord parasitic drains 😭

i have one car with one so it now has a battery disconnect lol

had to fix ground issues on my 98 silverado bc all of the gauges would move up and down and my radio backlights would flash when I used my turn signal

[wispy cloak]

If you want to be real fancy they make key fob operated disconnects

[prisma frost]

I drove it for 30 mins and its working again lol

[worldly oasis]

Vw shit

[autumn umbra]

Did some hand buffing and polishing just to see how it would turn out

[white heart]

Bro TwT

[prisma frost]

Looks like a mirror

[stoic ledge]

Classic

Well it only informed you to get out and check it

Not that it was broken

[prisma frost]

Yeah but it wasnt working

[stoic ledge]

It just wanted you to get off your behind

[prisma frost]

But true

Not the first time

Had it with my left one a year ago and with my right DRL as well

Al though I did buy 4 expensive osram nightbreaker H7's to replace my low and high beams and a month later my right low beam just quit working and the bulb burned out...

I just put a philips in since i had one spare but that hurt

[stoic ledge]

My sister in laws Polo also has one citylight throwing this errir

I think as long as she had it

[prisma frost]

I want a clean dashboard so I'd take care of it as soon as I can

I dont know how ppl live with burned out bulbsd

Wait is the citylight also ur highbeam? im confused

[bleak pewter]

got a fresh helmet for 157 bucks

[quick geode]

Volkswagen. Das auto.

[forest lintel]

This is not good advice. Higher tensile strength nuts and bolts require higher torque to get the right elongation. That could damage rims or hubs that are not designed for higher torque.

[quick geode]

Thats pretty good. If you do heavy-medium-light cut and polish it will actually shine once again

[quick geode]

i am well aware, it was meme talk. They wont fit anyway, wont be able to hammer them in

[quick geode]

Got some balls trying that shit on black paint though

mahcine slips, you got yourself a burn mark

[quick geode]

i currently have a TERRIBLE ground connection for my amp. Gotta fix that shit before idiot damage occurs

8ga cables but eh

[stoic ledge]

It's not broken, sometimes it works, sometimes it errors, idk what it is. The bulb is fine 😛

[lone fern]

i had such bad grounds with my last sub my 15’s would only hit when i wasn’t on the brakes or in park and i, to this day, have no idea how I managed to do that

like as sooon as I started moving they’d cut out again

[autumn umbra]

I was doing it with a hand microfiber pad so no need to worry about that

[prisma frost]

Damn…

👋 👋 car

[pure pond]

cylinder 3 going strong

[brittle totem]

Classic VAG experience.

[prisma frost]

The only one that hasn’t misfired

[prisma frost]

Yeah…im afraid so

[brittle totem]

Yeah car says that everything is broken you leave it for 10m and its fine again.

[pure pond]

the only problem i had with my vw is that its keeps switching between german and dutch 😂

[brittle totem]

Was it imported car?

[prisma frost]

I’ve got a start/stop malfunction again and normally ut disappears after 2 starts but it seems this one is permanent because everytime I start it the warning pops up again.

[pure pond]

yes from germany thats why

but still weird that it keeps switching even when driving