cars

[prisma frost]

Same but I got no issue with that

[velvet blaze]

Buying for my Mk4 Golf 2.0 N/A

How else am I supposed to put all this 90hp to the ground

[limber whale]

2013 GTI, the only wetness under this god damn engine

And I don’t know what im looking at

[velvet blaze]

Take another pic from a lil further back and I could tell you lol

I think thats charge pipe im looking at to the right

I used to be a vw tech but its been a lil bit since working on gtis

[limber whale]

Like this?

[velvet blaze]

Looks like upper timing cover is leaking down

But Im not certain on that

[limber whale]

That’s what the people of Reddit said when I reverse image searched this

[velvet blaze]

Is that charge pipe in front of your serp belt?

Like are all your pulleys right there?

On the right side of the pic

[limber whale]

Yes I think

Can see the belt poking out

On that pulley

[velvet blaze]

Its obviously coming from higher up but without a deeper look I cant be 100% certain that im correct on whats leaking

But its looking like upper timing cover, possibly just timing cover in general, or possibly a valve cover gasket

Luckily they’re all cheap and easy on the 2.0s

[limber whale]

Not a valve cover gasket, I can confirm that

Would a pic from inside the hood help

[velvet blaze]

Honestly a real good video would do the most

[limber whale]

K gimme a sec

[limber whale]

Hopefully this helps

[velvet blaze]

It does, so from what I can see, its not actually your upper timing cover itself, but the cam actuator seal in the upper timing cover

But, id just get all the upper timing cover seals because it comes with the kid, and just re seal it all

Itd be like sub $30? Usd

[limber whale]

There’s also this I noticed

[velvet blaze]

Pretty cheap to do

[limber whale]

Also upper timing cover

[velvet blaze]

Correct

[limber whale]

So just fix the common issue that’s common and cheap and easy to fix

[velvet blaze]

Id just send a full upper timing cover re seal, super cheap and easy to do

Yep

[limber whale]

I looked at a video guide and it doesn’t look too bad

[velvet blaze]

Nothing to stress about

[limber whale]

That would also be the source of my oil being half low lmao

[velvet blaze]

Do you have a jack?

[limber whale]

It’s on a Jack

My cars lowered, no way I could slip under it

[velvet blaze]

To make your life even easier, not necessary to do at all, but you can remove the engine mount

Jack up the motor a lil, take the motor mount out, and attack the timing cover

[limber whale]

Oh you mean like put a jack on the engine itself

Ah

I see

[velvet blaze]

But its not necessary at all

But the mount is like a handful of easy to get to bolts

[limber whale]

Got 3 jacks so anything’s possible

Well thank you for your help, it’s nice that my only leakage is something simple

112k miles too, not bad

[velvet blaze]

Yeah np

Even if it doesn’t fix it (it almost certainly should), its good maintenance and cheap so

Upper timing cover gaskets would fail either way at some point

[limber whale]

Especially at my cars age and mileage

[velvet blaze]

They get dried out and hard, start to crack n stuff

2013 is too new for me

[limber whale]

lol

[velvet blaze]

And 113k miles is too little

My B5 S4 is a 2001 with 180k miles and my mk4 golf is a 2000 with 267k miles

Friggin units i tell ya

[limber whale]

Believe me, this cars got a 6 speed manual. She’ll get her rightful miles

[velvet blaze]

Both my cars too

[limber whale]

As they should

[velvet blaze]

Well the s4 is a 6mt the golf is a 5mt

Thing is falling apart

[limber whale]

Quite nice

From the outside at least then lol

[velvet blaze]

Its not that bad but ive been ignoring it till my golf is back on the road so I can park it and tear it back apart

[limber whale]

K I gotta get this thing off its stands, again appreciate the help.

[velvet blaze]

Yeah np

[snow otter]

mounted it in the middle above the licence plate, and its better, but still not good enough

[sinful creek]

Yummy melting cat

[worldly oasis]

What cat

[lone fern]

rip geo tracker 💔💔

[compact grotto]

for your wrecked geo, this pristine geo

[lone fern]

ooooo hell yeah i fw the geo metro

also here’s some crusty chevettes cuz ya don’t see em anymore

[wispy cloak]

Chevy tracker at that point

[wispy cloak]

B5 S4

[worldly oasis]

Meow

[lone fern]

it’s a 96 wouldn’t it still be geo?

[wispy cloak]

i thought all the four door hard tops were chevy

could be wrong

i just do the real ones

[lone fern]

oh tbh i’m not sure lmao

i appreciate all old shitboxes and ya don’t see trackers anymore so i took the pic lol

[wispy cloak]

my tracker won't die

[lone fern]

i would love a 2dr soft top tracker but the cheap ones here are rusted to shit and methed out 💔

[autumn umbra]

Re doing my headliner in black suede and my pillars

[heady wren]

how hard was this to work with? i was thinking on doing something similar

[autumn umbra]

The pillars are super easy just cut a bit more than you need and the headliner isn’t hard either just nerve wracking to me at least because I don’t want to mess it up

But you just use some headliner glue I’m using a spray can from 3m spray it on the headliner and material then let it sit for like 6 ish mins and you can lay it on and push it down to shape

[autumn umbra]

There’s a video I watched that explains it pretty well if you’d like that

[heady wren]

did you have any issues with the 3m spray bleeding through?

[heady wren]

thats whats holding me back...id be doing it for a SUV 😂

[autumn umbra]

No I haven’t it’s like that stringy stuff you spray at people at party consistency wise

[autumn umbra]

Mines a sedan so not too small on the total size of the headliner here’s a link to the vid btw https://youtu.be/yqtrC_n6DyE?si=FDPgnKMPz3QxJgt5

[heady wren]

ill have to check it out. thank you!!

[autumn umbra]

Yeah no problem and I got all my suede off Amazon for like 40$ I didn’t use the stuff the guy linked in the description of that video though

[heady wren]

i wonder if i could find a piece big enough🤔 i thought about doing the star lights at the same time but im not sure how i feel about it

[autumn umbra]

Same I did as well but I don’t have the money for that atm so I’ll probably do it later on

And mine dimension wise I think was 96 inch by 60

More than enough for my headliner but I still need to buy some more for my pillars

[heady wren]

what do you drive if you dont mind me asking?

[autumn umbra]

I have a 05 Lexus es330

[heady wren]

thats clean...going vip build?

[autumn umbra]

More of Oem+ typa thing I don’t really see the point of doing a lot of visual stuff if there’s nothing really done to the engine

Just want to clean it up and make it look nice and still be reliable

I’m planning on getting a different Lexus probably a sc400 to do a actual built with

[heady wren]

I want a real project car but it’s so expensive right now. I have a 04 explorer and 15 explorer but sadly neither have much after market support

[autumn umbra]

Yeah I feel you I wish my car had some good aftermarket parts or any car I’d really like to get

[heady wren]

That’s kinda where I’m at with mine…I just put on some useful stuff but it’s kinda “truck rice” atm

I ended up decorating them for Christmas last year but you can see what I mean

[autumn umbra]

I mean they both look pretty good just not much to do to them I guess

[autumn umbra]

Because not really anything available cosmetic wise

[heady wren]

Eventually I’ll figure out something, until then I’m daily traffic😂

[autumn umbra]

Same here 😭

There are some body kits for my car but they’re IMPOSSIBLE to find because they’re made for the Japanese version the Toyota Windom

[heady wren]

It’ll cost a arm and a leg right now to import anything😭 assuming you’re able to find one

[autumn umbra]

Yeah that too sadly 😭

I’ll probably just wait out till I get a different car with some actual mod support

[heady wren]

Does that other Lexus have much?🤔 I looked it up and saw a few 2J swaps

I’m not too knowledgeable on Lexus tbh

[autumn umbra]

The sc400 doesn’t as much as the sc300 purely because it has a v8 and not the 2j but they’re the same body so cosmetic wise it has quite a bit

But engine wise not as much

I’d like to turbo a 400 but they’re not really any kits for that besides one and I haven’t found anyone that says they’ve used it

[autumn talon]

Holden Captive Parts

https://i.jcksn.rip/DZ5Qc.jpeg

[misty mantle]

Never seen someone decorate an Escape

[heady wren]

Explorer😅 but yeah the 2nd gens used to be pretty popular. They fell off once they went to independent suspension instead of straight axles😭

[wooden nest]

I am 14 yo and own a Skoda felicia which once was my mom's grandpa's car but he barely used it and died and it was just standing for 12 years I only need a new battery (tried recharging but its dead) and of course new benzin then she be running again

[prisma frost]

Maybe an oil change as well?

[civic spoke]

Going over all the fluids could be a good idea to try and do. If you can manage that.

[dull cedar]

Don't even think of driving anywhere other than a tyre shop before replacing the tyres

As already said, replace all fluids

And expect the suspension bushings, engine mounts, and axle boots to all fail soon. Old rubber isn't good, and sitting for 12 years is worse than being driven once a week for 12 years

[charred depot]

Meh I have and have had plenty of 40+ year old cars that have sat for 20 years its not that bad

[autumn umbra]

About halfway done with my headliner

Already did the a pillars

[wooden nest]

Oh I did the fluids with my dad and I were shocked there was almost no oil anymore still replaced it

And yeah I already thought about the tyres

The car were all 12 years in the garage so no one even really knows if it will even start before needing to be fixed again

[lone fern]

@wooden nest before you start it check the airbox for mouse nests and make sure it’s clean so ya don’t suck a bunch of crap into the motor

[soft pier]

https://tenor.com/view/pontiac-grand-prix-turbo-driving-traffic-cones-90s-cars-sports-car-gif-12810261340352912726

[autumn umbra]

Suede A pillar is looking fantastic need to wrap up the other a pillar and the headliner now

[wispy cloak]

That's what mine is

No rust and I think it was like $500

[lone fern]

holy lucky

[lone fern]

she sounds heavenly lmaooo

[autumn umbra]

Finished up my suede headliner it’s not perfect but it looks really good regardless

[autumn umbra]

Finished the headliner still need to do the b pillars and rear pillars when I get the material though

As well as the sun visors and I don’t k ow if I should paint the handles or just delete them

[raven turret]

What's better a Hyundai i30 or a 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, for me it's subaru

[proven tundra]

A 2011 bmw 750li active hybrid

[worldly oasis]

2007 volvo s60

[civic spoke]

Those cars aren't even comparible?
Who in their right mind would cross-shop between those cars.

[dull cedar]

You're comparing a shitty Hyundai compact to a STI...

[raven turret]

Yea ik

My dads Hyundai engine failed 2 weeks after we bought it

[charred depot]

We had a 09 i30 in the family for a good while and the thing was a cockroach it didnt really get oil changes or any kind of maintenance either and was used 15k miles a year. Had it for like 10 years though I didnt enjoy working on it very much lots of annoying things like you have to remove a rear suspension arm to remove caliper bracket.

[dull cedar]

Stock Subarus are pretty damn reliable

[raven turret]

6.4 not sure looks like one

[charred depot]

Had a 95 1.8n/a Impreza estate I got for free it was pretty rough but did some repairs to it then sold it to a friend for like £300 as it didnt interest me much suprisingly been mostly flawless for years

[raven turret]

He won't listen no matter what

My mum drives a 2018 Suzuki Baleno that has not many problems but that shit is stupidly LOUD. Like annoyingly loud and it's so hot in that car no matter what the AC is failing

[charred depot]

They did later get a 98 Impreza terzo and it was a little problematic with fying the ecu and coolant pipes going but expected for age

[raven turret]

Just taking the car out the driveway wakes up 10 neighbours

[dull cedar]

Or more likely the exhaust is rusted through

[stoic ledge]

Ukrainian plates

[raven turret]

We bought that Suzuki Baleno from Facebook market place for 15000 aud

[dull cedar]

Ripped off

[raven turret]

It just needs an AC change

[karmic cosmos]

theyre common

[charred depot]

Theres a few oddball stuff here in Scotland on ukranian plates, challengers etc US spec VW suvs.

[raven turret]

What's the ugliest car that you guys know

For me it's the Nissan Juke

The front is ugly af 😭

Youre not wrong

[snow otter]

how much weight do you wanna save?
willwood: yes

those would fit on my miata and would save like 2kg per rotor (stock ones are 3.8kg, these are 1.5+prob like 300g for the hat)

[native ermine]

wtf

thats not a fucking brake rotor... right?

there taking the piss

[snow otter]

yes it is

willwood has a lot of these "scalloped" rotors

[native ermine]

i mean those look more like rotors

[civic spoke]

But why?

I get lower unsprung weight...

But brakes need mass to absorb the heat from braking.

[snow otter]

less mass and increased cooling capacity

[civic spoke]

Are they only for time trial or something?

[civic spoke]

Lug pattern says otherwise?

Okay. I read through Wilwoods description of the rotors. It was like I thought.

[civic spoke]

These ones are basically where you see very little braking. Or a single hard braking event (drag racing).

[pure pond]

those sure look like drag racing brakes

and just for 4kg off its a terrible "upgrade"

[native ermine]

yeah thats what i was thinking

[wispy cloak]

They're drag brakes

My old boss ran them on his car and still would warp the shit out of them

[compact grotto]

Yep, pretty common style in drag racing applications. Thin rotor, small caliper.

[white heart]

depends on the models as usual

grandpa had a subaru wrx i think ?

a break one

it gave out on him 5 time during the time he owned it

[native ermine]

why even have one at this point... just put a shoot on the back and slow down that way

[pure pond]

a shoot doesnt stop you its slows you down 😂

[native ermine]

take a stick and put it outside your car after

[pure pond]

just cut a hole in the floor and use your feet to stop

[native ermine]

thats what im saying

get some really big shoes... use the shoot then stick your feets out

easy

[pure pond]

car manufactures getting freaky

[native ermine]

how will i know its "done"

[native ermine]

like a white kinda oil?

out the tip

[stiff bloom]

wild, those look like motorcycle rotors

guess it makes sense in drag racing because you really never need to wick heat away, you stop once and you're basically done

[wispy cloak]

You only need a chute if you're trapping 150+

Two for 200+

[lone fern]

ya don’t neeeeed a chute just fly into the grass or sand at the end and stop when ya smoke a tree lmao

[civic spoke]

A bit over 4 hours to fully charge the car. Not too bad.

[charred depot]

My car may or may not be getting now 3 different systems to detect low coolant

I kinda wanted to add a flow sensor in too incase the water pump failed somehow which I have seen happen

[merry mason]

Can’t stand spazzy shit from that era

Japanese shite from that age from my experience anyway all seems really bad design

Did a head gasket on a Kia Sedona that was about an 09 what a terrible job

[wispy cloak]

They won't let you run if you trap 150+ without a chute

[wispy cloak]

How does that relate to japanese design

I'm not saying japanese design isn't bad

Because it is in a lot of cases

[merry mason]

Hard to work on comparing it to other similar cars

I did a clutch today actually on a Vauxhall agilla which is a Suzuki I think few design flaws on that

[wispy cloak]

Yeah but that's not a japanese car is what I'm getting at

[merry mason]

Ah fair ye should’ve said Asian but it’s all same shite to me

All use them weird looking 14mm bolts with the top half dented in

[wispy cloak]

I own superior german cars for a reason

[merry mason]

Hell ye what u got

I daily a Peugeot 208 but got a Hilux too

[wispy cloak]

My b5 a4 and e92 335i

I also have an e39 528i but it's in pieces

I had an e82 135i before the e92 but it got t-boned

[wispy cloak]

I just lifted the head in the e92 so I'm going to get studs and an o-ringed gasket

[wide hemlock]

been working on this in my spare time over past couple weeks

[raven stump]

[worldly oasis]

Redblock my love

[snow otter]

After 3 months of waiting my virginity protection finally showed up

[autumn umbra]

Went and ripped out almost all of the trim out of a 2002 es300 😭

I always thought the red looks better than the orange in my car

[cosmic tree]

Oklahoma goes digital with car titles: What vehicle owners need to know https://www.news9.com/story/6876afd4096511798efc2249/oklahoma-digital-car-titles-electronic-title-changes

[scenic sorrel]

Hear me out...

[proven tundra]

Beautiful c7

[scenic sorrel]

Its js a F type S

That I made AI imagine as i wanted

I made it give the f ttpe brown carbon, gold wheels and gold sponsors

It basically is my dream car

Or smth like this

I like the gulf n the renault one

The chrome 2008 mclearen wrap also looks good

Made one inspired from the 2021 aston martin f1 car livery

If i did that it would have "ASTNWHO" plate

[native ermine]

if i had to get another Jag id totally get this gen of F type

coupe of course

me love my XKR tho

gotta re-wrap it tho... the owner before me wrapped the car and its gotten sun damaged

also gotta put the og grill back on it

me like the bumperets

[torn swan]

nice tesla

[little mantle]

meet my 2015 BMW Z4 sDrive 35iS

one of 362 on UK roads

[merry mason]

Proper hair dresser whip

[compact grotto]

thats very nice and underappreciated

[little mantle]

Barely, you're confusing it for a TT or a mx5 (;

[little mantle]

I appreciate it! It's a forgotten BMW 😔

[compact grotto]

No one talks about the Z4 anymore and I'm pretty sure it was still sold up until recently?

Solid sports car/roadster

[little mantle]

E89 up until 2016, then the g29 2019-2025/6

[little mantle]

Great driving cars with an amazing engine. 50/50 weight distribution with the roof up, n54. Almost 340 bhp. Looks nicer than a SLK

[primal pier]

Woops - I apologize! I didn't mean to self promote, just giving my background. I'm a car guy and tech nerd, and my focus is on the technical elements of car building. Programming ECU's, PDM's and engine tech. I work with/on a few pro formula drift cars with my biz partner. Good to meet you all!

[spice compass]

Bro you can't say that and be holding vw/audi's worst known motor. HAHAHAHAHAAH

[fringe juniper]

Holding a biturbo v6. Idk about that. (Pun intended)

[velvet blaze]

I have that motor. Id love to know why you think its so bad lol

[spice compass]

Have you owned a vw or audi before? It is well known the 2.7 bi turbos are just a pain in the butt to work on and super unreliable.

[velvet blaze]

I was a flat rate technician at VW and have owned numerous Audis

Unreliable is a far stretch, and hard to work on is entirely due to the chassis they were put in

[spice compass]

I feel for you then. HAHAH Just doing chains on those things are fun.

[velvet blaze]

They dont have chains

They have a belt, in the front

[fringe juniper]

I personally just like my NA engines. It's a preference lol

[velvet blaze]

They have a chain that pairs the 2 cams together as the belt only engages with a single cam on each head, but those chains almost never wear and if they do, theyre easily accessible through the valve covers

Theyre extremely short so chain stretch is almost non existent

[spice compass]

Gotcha. I remember helping several buddies with theirs and I always hated it.

Not as bad as 1.8t's but they were everywhere and everyone beat the hell out of them.

I am a VR fan.

[velvet blaze]

1.8ts and 2.7ts are both tanks if properly maintained, people have this weird idea that theyre both junk when they do nothing but beat on them

[spice compass]

For sure, but we could say that about any engine really. 1.8ts weren't that bad. Made good power with simple chip flash.

[velvet blaze]

Theyre both timing belt motors, do the belt every 50k miles like the manufacturer recommends with not cheap junk, and let the oil get up to temp. Thats it. I have 185k miles on my 2.7, I daily drive it, factory turbos, zero issues

[fringe juniper]

You ever seen a northstar V8? Now that's a reliable workhorse. 💪

[spice compass]

My buddy legit wants one in his mk3 jetta.

HAHAHAHAHA

[fringe juniper]

Your buddy needs to be taken out back and....

Moving on lol

[spice compass]

It won't happen. LOL We slapped a vr6 turbo in it.

[fringe juniper]

There we go. Some sense. 😂

[spice compass]

He always has these out of the box crazy ass ideas. LOL

I gave him my old one. I am going 3.2 v6 turbo.

[fringe juniper]

What a nice guy! We need more people like you in the world

I currently daily a J35. I'm a Honda man. 😂

[spice compass]

Hell yeah.

[primal pier]

just no

[primal pier]

K Series for life.

[muted knot]

Does anyone have a good bucket seat recommendation $500 to $600

[gentle thicket]

I didn't realize they had an electric hard top.

[little mantle]

It's a hard top, ofc it's electric xDD

Ft my friends' cars

[gentle thicket]

I think in the states we only got rag tops and clam shells

[glad mantle]

god european license plates just look so much more at home on cars than american/japanese plates do lmao

Nice set of rides your friends have

I miss my Miata

Such a wicked car

[little mantle]

Haha UK plates look the best imo

[little mantle]

Cheers! I'll let them know. The blue BMW is a 335i

[glad mantle]

they have the yellow color right?

[little mantle]

Facts

[little mantle]

Yellow rear plates, white front plates

[glad mantle]

I had a 335i myself, F30 though not E9X ;)

E9X and F3x are such awesome 3 series generations

but I think every gen of the 3 series has been good

It's BMW's bread & butter so it makes sense

Not related but i wanted to share as well,
I finally took the R8 out with a mic equipped
Cold Start, redline revs, a first gear slow pull and a high speed full throttle pull, recorded with a mic I mounted to the license plate. Some of the best audio I've ever heard of the R8/Huracan V10 and I got it myself :)
Most demonic sound ever from a car at roughly the minute mark
to be clear this was not one take but was cut down from 29 minutes of raw audio

[pure pond]

thats a sick colour

[glad mantle]

ty! I agree haha, I'm a huge fan of satin colors when done right. This is KPMF Ice Blue

I was originally looking at a yellow/orange but when I saw this blue I knew it was the only option for me

[pure pond]

its paint?

[glad mantle]

It's a wrap, the original body color is white

[pure pond]

ah still really nice

[primal pier]

big fan of my Corbeaus. They were pretty cheap and hold me in when I autoX

[glad mantle]

Blue + Black is a color combo to die for (this was a few days before I took delivery so it was freshly detailed, but was waiting on new tires)

[glad mantle]

seconded corbeaus, I know a bunch of people in my local autoX clubs that use them and you can find them secondhand for a fair bit cheaper

[primal pier]

They hold me in this no problem, and that's a lot of weight slinging around.

[wraith rivet]

I think the black and yellow looks cool

it’s all I have to offer every other license plate is pretty lame

[round radish]

should i buy it

[prisma frost]

Can u afford it

Pretty expensive

[round radish]

i’d sell my kidney for a corsa

[charred depot]

Just doing a software update to my Peugeot 305

[prisma frost]

Just buy a Tesla if u want to do software updates

[charred depot]

I like my car to not be brickable

[compact grotto]

the strain on that cable is bothering me

[livid jasper]

Relatable

[pure pond]

acts like a laptop holder

[autumn umbra]

Just hit 245k miles on my car today

[stoic ledge]

White Corsa with black roof & wheels are the best

[pure pond]

got my car all fixed, inspection is planned. now the window wiper motor decides to kill itself.... now have to find a new one and pull the dash out again. I dont want to move the inspection😭

[flint sable]

The first gen R8 is by far the best looking

[flint sable]

I got a set for my mini

They haven’t gone in yet but they look great

[forest lintel]

E36 is quite overrated, but there are no bad 3-series AFAIK, never driven a G20. E9X and F3X are very nice driving machines. Quite far from a light and nimble roots in E21 and E30 though.

[prisma frost]

I might be getting into buying an EV. I still have my love for VW’s design and im looking at the E-golf and considering I wont be driving a lot of km anymore it just makes sense.

I was looking at PHEV but those tend to be a lot more expensive to purchase but im still doing research for the next few days.

And it would be cheaper to run in almost every aspect.

[prisma frost]

Scrap that idea we go petrol

[forest lintel]

Nice

[compact grotto]

I hear if you don't need to go long distances, an e-golf is a lotta fun. just have to swap all the suspension out from a GTI and throw some sticky rubber on it 😆

or so says Jason Cammisa

[prisma frost]

I really don’t need it. Probably 80km a day. And maybe 60km on weekends but that’s really about it but I might be going for a Mazda 3 instead.

[compact grotto]

3’s are good looking cars

As long as it’s in that Soul Red Crystal paint

[primal pier]

That red paint is off the charts nice. I got a quote to paint my car in it and it was a no bueno lo

[fickle swan]

I've never had a black vehicle before, I swear it's dirty again before I finish washing it

[lone fern]

yeah i live on dirt roads, had to wash my car daily and it was still dirty 😭

[fickle swan]

I gotta get a good coating on this

Gonna get it tuned soon

They are pretty quick for an offroad truck

[velvet blaze]

Wasn’t even touching the hub with anything other than my hand when that happened lol

[native ermine]

wellp time for new hubs and bearings

[charred depot]

bah was fine brake caliper would keep it in place : )

[native ermine]

[lone fern]

i feel that lmao

[velvet blaze]

Its what I was doing anyways

Gonna murder these new bearing with spacer adapters lol

[native ermine]

lol

[limber whale]

ai is actually useful for once

[gentle thicket]

well, I guess at least you know the reason the bearings died.

[gentle thicket]

not sure about the ai overview part - but I use lens to identify plants and bugs and stuff at least a few times a year.

[velvet blaze]

They were like that from the previous owner lol, was running stock steelies on it

In VW/Audis, the powered wheels use the CV axle to hold the bearing together, when I got to the axle nuts they were hand tight

So that was the real reason lol

[charred depot]

Reminds me of someone towing a fiesta with a A frame that didnt have a drivetrain but they didnt realise they had to put bolts or a old cv joint in the hub to keep it together, you know the rest.

[velvet blaze]

I didnt realize thats how it was when I removed the trans on my b5 s4, pushed it outside with no bolts or anything. Luckily my shop foreman stopped me and gave me the bolts he used

Granted I dont think they woulda failed just rolling 70ft being pushed by hand but still

[charred depot]

Im sure they made it a pretty significant distance but with no one in the car it could have been held together by the brake with much chaos not noticed

I have seen transits driven with total bearing and all thats holding it together is the brakes

A frames are great : ), shame they are mostly illegal here

[merry mason]

What’s that pickup

[charred depot]

Peugeot 504 pickup

[merry mason]

Oh shit ahahah

Proper old shite

[charred depot]

Doesent have a frame

Actually 3 or so currently for sale which is pretty suprising

I would love a 504 coupe but they are worth real money so I might have to settle for a saloon

[foggy zenith]

Hey Ged

this is gonna be a funny question but

how can i get my parents to buy me a car for 90k (around 260 USD) for a project car, for when i have my license

they're selling it for parts but it looks fine

some rust, but it should be fiiine

@charred depot

[pure pond]

if its sold as a parts car there is always something wrong with it

[foggy zenith]

doesnt start

all they say

[gentle thicket]

A lot of the time parts cars are sold without titles

[foggy zenith]

Oh

unsure if it has a title or not

is there a way to check or something?

[pure pond]

ask them

dont know where u live if you have a website to search on licenseplate

[foggy zenith]

fair

[foggy zenith]

hungary

and i have no clue how to

[gentle thicket]

Also - if you live somewhere with inspections like MOT - it could be that the car is not financially feasible to repair to bring up to required standards.

[foggy zenith]

unsure

atm im trying to check if it has a title or not

[stuck void]

Would anybody here happen to have experience tinkering with the "ai" android boxes that give you wireless carplay and android auto?

[fickle swan]

I know wireless adapters are a thing and so are aftermarket boxes but I dunno about 'ai' integration

I've been wanting to add an android auto solution to my car, it's really the only thing a new car would have over mine

[stuck void]

It's not really ai It's just what the cheap ones are called

[stuck void]

That is what I'm talking about though

Those boxes you plug in that run android and they have an app the let's you do wireless android auto to it

[foggy zenith]

well i cant cause i'd have to make an account with my id

and it keeps saying that my id is inactive

like bro

and my id expires in 2028

so annoying

im literally so confused over this bruh

[lone fern]

none of these vehicles cost more than a grand, two have 400k miles and are dailys lol

shitbox lineup featuring the rebadged toyota matrix

[native ermine]

why

[jagged wagon]

Right? They're not SubUWU's... shakes head

[hexed hollow]

Do you guys like my boat?

[native ermine]

ye

[hexed hollow]

ye

[lone fern]

incredibly cheap and easy to work on 🤷‍♂️

very boring dailys and it was cheaper than a rental car as I look for something better after I totaled my car hitting a deer lol

[native ermine]

mk but like... why tho

[lone fern]

dunno

cheap

poor

[native ermine]

how much is your insurance tho on all of those

[lone fern]

OHHH no the other three are my friends

they aren’t all mine my bad

[native ermine]

lol ok

i thought you just owned a bunch

[lone fern]

yeah i do NOT need four of them 😭

[native ermine]

lol

[hexed hollow]

having at least 1 extra as a parts car could be a good idea tho

[lone fern]

eh i figure if mine dies i’ll junk it and move on

[hexed hollow]

fair fair

[lone fern]

but like mine’s got 400k miles on it and is doin alright, and I drive a lottt and it’s survived so far

despite missing first gear and overdrive

[hexed hollow]

not bad at all

I got 160k on my car and drive pretty often, no signs of going but i do have a parts car just in case lol

[lone fern]

yeah, i have lots of parts cars but for my other shitboxes lol

i wish I still had my nice car but whatever lmao

I drive about 1,500 miles a week at this point so I might as well drive shit lol

[hexed hollow]

thats fair and my lord, I thought the random 100+ mile drives i go was a lot lmao

I got really lucky in my case and got basically a whole car and a long block for like the cost of a create engine

so I have like 80% of a backup car and spare block i could have machined out to whatever i want

[lone fern]

hell yeah!

[lone fern]

i live in the middle of nowhere, so i got a long ass commute which is a bummer but whatever lol

[hexed hollow]

that makes sense, i used to do probably 500-700 miles week pre covid but no i work from home so i just take my car out of the weekends to make sure it still works lmoa

lmao

[lone fern]

ooh that would be awesome lol

sadly can’t work construction from home, or dictate where a jobsite is but if i could i would

[hexed hollow]

that makes sense lol I work in IT so i just wait for tickets to come in

[slender escarp]

bought this lady at the beggining of the year and gollie g i lover

[cosmic tree]

https://youtube.com/shorts/RcA3L3uq4So?si=_6gsOqGP47504Ovg

[snow otter]

Damn its already time for the fist bit of servicing on the miata

[prisma frost]

Anyone who has experience with a Mazda 3 2.0TS+

[prisma frost]

Such a big box for the airfilter

[snow otter]

No it isnt

[prisma frost]

Big

[snow otter]

its regular sized

[prisma frost]

I guess its just long

[snow otter]

i just did a small drive with the new K&N filter in the miata, and holy hell i get so much more induction noises now 😳

[gentle thicket]

I mean, it is a pretty big filter compared to the traditional cone most people have on their short ram.

[worldly oasis]

That’s the way it was with my s60, you can hear the turbo spooling and blowoff now 🗣️

[worldly oasis]

Psssssss pshhhhh

[stoic ledge]

I've checked for a KN for my car, turns out my car has a cylindrical filter, I've never seen that

[prisma frost]

Does anyone if the 2014-2018 1.8 Hybrid
engines are reliable? For example the ones you can find on the Toyota Auris

[stoic ledge]

Reliable to drive yes

Horrendous to drive also yes

Interior also feels budget

It's a reliable car but otherwise it's not a great car

[prisma frost]

What are some of the downsides

Because otherwise im going VAG with their 1.0TSI (1.0ecoTSI) and a DSG most likely

I haven’t really been able to find many people complain about the 1.0TSI engines

[stoic ledge]

Disconnected driving experience, just meh

Also CVT behavior is just annoying

Oh and the interior feels like a 1984 car

[stoic ledge]

1.0 TSI is fine

DSG is DQ200 e.g dry clutch, needs mechatronic oil replaced at 100k km. And otherwise just pray and hope the clutches last

[civic spoke]

Asking myself if I have ever driven a CVT. maybe I haven't?

Probably haven't.

[stoic ledge]

Je ne sais pas

I've also driven it in expensive Lexus's like an RX450h

It's just poor

[prisma frost]

I’m just traumatized by my Polo that all I want is something that doesn’t fucking have issues all the time lol

But also want driving to be fun

And yeah their interiors don’t look good.

German cars in my opinion look the best when it comes to interior

[stoic ledge]

Newer model Corolla is ok to drive

Better than the last Auris

But that's just more expensive 😛

[snow otter]

yeah but its the same size as the OE filter

and its in the stock airbox

[charred depot]

If you think about it rolled up into a pod its pretty much the same

[prisma frost]

Already pushing the budget

I know the only issue our Touran had with the DSG is that a sensor inside it made it think it was in park or something but I don’t remember fully

But it was sold at 137xxx km

And considering im buying one with 100-110k km on it who knows what im up for

But I’d honestly would love an auto.

[quick geode]

fuck cvt

[stoic ledge]

agreed

[quick geode]

Shitbox owners united

We had the RS show up, 1 of 3 in Türkiye

[native ermine]

damn a lot of fugly ass french cars

[iron bluff]

The jaaaaaaaaaag

[iron bluff]

Fugly French cars are funny and I want one in America so badly

[native ermine]

no

[native ermine]

holy failing clear

nice S type tho

[lone fern]

good lord i fw the lineup of vehicles

h3 hummer and a jag bro is 2000’s rich fr

[native ermine]

[prisma frost]

I just checked the price. It’s €1400 to replace the clutch

And better hope the mechatronic doesn’t need replacing because that’s another €1700

I’m starting to think DSG might not be the best option considering my luck with my Polo

[prisma frost]

I really am in love with this Vw Golf Sportvan but it’s just such a womans car + I don’t even need a MPV if I don’t got kids

Then again you only live once right

[civic spoke]

You also have the Golf Plus. 👀
Which is a similar thing, in ways.

[prisma frost]

True but they stopped producing them pretty early. Newest you can find is 2013

The golf van is just a smaller version of the touran.

I loved our Touran and now that its gone it might explain my love for the sportsvan

[snow otter]

[prisma frost]

What a horrible road

[snow otter]

i mean, compared to the avg dutch road yeah its not great, but its the only fun road i have closeby to blast down

[stoic ledge]

Golf Plus is the predecessor of the Golf Sportsvan

Golf Mk5 -> Golf Plus
Golf Mk6 -> Golf Plus
Golf Mk7 -> Golf Sportsvan

[prisma frost]

Ah

Well as much as I’d love one it’s a old people’s car and is just too big. I almost always drive a lone so what’s the point

And I’ve only been able to read horror stories about the DQ200

[stoic ledge]

Yet we have 2

[prisma frost]

I read it’s kinda 50/50 on if it causes problems

You know im cursed so knowing that it’ll be fucked in a few months

[stoic ledge]

Likely

[native ermine]

one center logo is off center

its like super obvious in person

otherwise the rest look good

[gentle thicket]

That is a road? Looks like it's just a bike path with walking path on the side.

[prisma frost]

Yeah a road lol

For cyclists, pedestrians and cars

[stoic ledge]

That's wider than the road to my village 😛

[prisma frost]

Well uk roads are even smaller

So im sure ur village road aint that small

[merry mason]

Ahahah same

Can’t beat Country lanes and the ol national speed limit

[scenic sorrel]

Welp rate next summer ride

963cc

90hp

Only 700 kilo

N i can register for the roads in the kebab land

So i wont js have to run away from moto cops with 1300cc bmw gs s

Kebab moto police r scary

They r called dolphins or eagles depending on the department

But mfs ride those big ass advanturer/enduro bikes like they r fucking bmx bikes

They say, "In Bolu there is no sea, but there are a lot of dolphins."

[lone fern]

https://tenor.com/view/trump-china-gif-284632875632280687

[wispy cloak]

I honestly think there might be more American parts on this car than bmw at this point

[lone fern]

see that’s the fun of owning european stuff here in the u.s, ya get to slowly replace it with better (but still awful) parts 😭

[wispy cloak]

Ungodly expensive parts

Do you want to guess how much this cost me

[lone fern]

🙏 thank you recirc actuator i love this beat you have provided me

[lone fern]

well it says arp so upwards of 500$ for some studs lmao

[wispy cloak]

About $500

You know what else cost me $500?

[lone fern]

the car?? 🤣🤣

[wispy cloak]

This entire car

My bmw was not $500

[lone fern]

the most expensive thing on earth is a cheap german car

or a free boat

take your pick lmao

[wispy cloak]

I think I have under $2000 into it

[lone fern]

that is kind of impressive tbh

[wispy cloak]

I've had it since 2019 or 2020 I think

Bought it with 113k miles and it has 126k on it now if I remember right

Maybe 127k

[lone fern]

hell yeah you scored a deal

[wispy cloak]

I just did timing, alternator, and fuel pump

[gentle thicket]

my guess would be 200-250. I think the kit fo rmy 4cyl is like 100-150.

[wispy cloak]

$500

[lone fern]

folks always say ya can’t buy a good car for under like 1500$ but there are deals out there to be had

[wispy cloak]

My other bmw was $500 but it needed an engine

[lone fern]

my daily cost me 600$

[wispy cloak]

That audi is my daily right now

[gentle thicket]

Yep, still only $120 for mine. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-208-4301

[wispy cloak]

And lifting the head on this bmw was not the car's fault

Here's the head gasket

Do you want to guess how much that was

[lone fern]

i’d love to daily a cheap german car but i drive too much and they terrify me because all i’ve worked on is basic japanese shit and old american stuff

400$

[wispy cloak]

$300

[lone fern]

nah

JERZUS

too expensive

[wispy cloak]

It's a specialty gasket to be fair

[lone fern]

see my crv’s head gasket cost me like 17$

[wispy cloak]

Much much more than you'd need in a stock car or even close to stock car

[lone fern]

it always amazes me how little a grand is when it comes to parts

[wispy cloak]

It's part of the big power lifestyle

Gotta pay to play

[lone fern]

like when i gotta throw a set of tires on my daily i’ve essentially totaled it because they nearly cost the same as the car lmao

[lone fern]

this is true

[wispy cloak]

My rear tires were $840

[lone fern]

[wispy cloak]

It's a little quick though

[lone fern]

ooooh okay worth it

[wispy cloak]

It should actually be in the mid to high 5s

[lone fern]

good lord that’s 1/3rd of my 0-60 time 😭

i love not having first gear

[wispy cloak]

And that's just the 60-130

About half what a hellcat can do just for reference

I think a stock hellcat is 11s-12s

[civic spoke]

My car does 60-130 mph in N/A.

[gentle thicket]

Mine might hit 130 down a hill. I don't recall if it is power limited or electronically limited at 123 but that's about what the stock del Sol SI is said to be vmax.

[cosmic girder]

hey, is going to sound wierd but does anyone own a 3090 / 3090 ti / 4090 / 5090 / 7900xt?

and plays Assetto Corsa

i need a grafics card with more that 16gb of vram

[velvet blaze]

Why do you need a gpu with more than 16 gigs lol

The $600 daily shitbox finally lives and is letting my B5 S4 take a long nap lol

[stark kestrel]

I'm doing cursed software things

[frail stirrup]

Is this good? Uk mpg btw not us. Usually gets between 57 and 50. Fiat 500 twin air.

56.2 uk mpg = 46.8 us mpg

[gentle thicket]

uk mile is different than us mile but still called mile?

Also, I thought they used km over on that side of the pond.

[prisma frost]

Sure it’ll last for some time again

[prisma frost]

UK likes to be special

[gentle thicket]

oh i see it's the gallon that's different

[sonic sigil]

first car picture someone replies with im drawing

in ms paint

preferably with straight edges bc curves are hard and stupid without anti aliasing

[gentle thicket]

Then you wouldn't like mine, it's pretty curvy

Got a great picture of it though. I had to get more batteries for my camera while at a car show and stopped at the dollar tree to get some and when I came out I just had to take a picture. Unfortunately for me, I had tossed the bag on the back deck lid rather than in the car - and the parking lot had many stains. A bit of time in GIMP solved those issues tho.

[cosmic girder]

to render ambient oclusion maps at 8k res

[cosmic tree]

Who thought the Honda Element was ugly, and who didn't? I didn't think it was ugly at all. I thought it was pretty chill

Also, if you're gonna make a pop culture reference while talking some shit about a well designed vehicle, at least do some thorough research.

[lone fern]

i wouldn’t say it’s the worst looking car but it’s far from an eye catcher

[torn swan]

no joke it could be a nice sleeper

[torn swan]

that’s like 5l/100km, pretty average

[magic zinc]

blacked out

[frail stirrup]

are gallons are dif

[frail stirrup]

we use metric for everything but miles idk why

[frail stirrup]

ye

[merry mason]

Yea deffo

I get 43 out of my Peugeot 208 1.2

[lone fern]

i love when shitty drivers get karma, got stuck behind two semis with one trying to pass another, and this mazda crossover comes flying up at well over 100, tries to pass on the sholder, and smokes one of those temp construction signs w sandbags on them lmaoooo

[cosmic tree]

I hope there's dashcam footage

[lone fern]

no dashcam in my 600$ shitbox 💔

[iron bluff]

yeah I live in Florida, so the sun damages even the best clear

[iron bluff]

H3 is my Father-In-Law's

he got it for cheap off Facebook Marketplace, and I got the Jag for free from him, who in turn got it for free from his dad

[carmine summit]

miles are the same, gallons are different

imperial gallons vs. us gallons

[pure pond]

weird looking car

[compact grotto]

Had to do some digging, don't think i've ever seen that before. https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/curbside-classic-1983-renault-rodeo-5-toxic-masculinity/

it looks terrible

[torn swan]

im sorry for your future engine issues

[primal pier]

best car ever. It's hands down the most functional vehicle for it's size.

[merry mason]

I already changed belt so it be right

[cosmic tree]

I've always wanted one since junior high.
Sad that they ended production on it with the 2011 model year, the same year I graduated high school.

[cosmic tree]

FFFFFFFFF
F
F
FFFFF
F
F
F

In all seriousness though, things like that are one of many reasons I'd get a dashcam. It's not just for myself, it's for everyone else in proximity. A recorded eyewitness POV.

[lone fern]

true that. the only reason I haven’t is because a) 600$ shitbox and b) silly no fault insurance laws so not a ton of incentive to buy one

but if I find a cheap one I might as well, because i drive about 60k miles a year and see sooo much shit i’d like to rewatch and laugh at lmao

[cosmic tree]

The one I have now (and previously) is a 2-channel rearview mirror model, that records both the front and rear.

[velvet blaze]

So I just got my shitbox mk4 golf on the road to daily drive. Replaced a lot of stuff, including the whole head, all the timing, that kinda stuff

It went on its first actual drive today, 40 minutes to work. I just went out there real quick a few minutes ago to fix my front grille

Thank god I did because I happened to find this by complete accident

That is my cam gear bolt, with the timing belt on it, lmao

[ashen quartz]

guys should i but a jcw 2006 cooper s

its only 3000

idk mannnn

[limber whale]

Small cars are cool, this is what I see just looking down

Timing chain cover maintenance time, the only leak on this entire car

[lone fern]

hell no

if you’re looking for something that’ll last you a good amount of time at least

[lone fern]

did the same thing after a head/valve job on my crv 😬

[velvet blaze]

So glad I noticed it before my 40 min drive back home lol

Ripped it back out, coated it in loctite and ran it back in

[carmine summit]

itll be fine

as long as it doesn't fall out, gas 8v engines have a key on the cam sprocket

[velvet blaze]

Thats the thing, I only noticed it cause it was wobbling lmao

[carmine summit]

hard disagree, ever daily driven a MK4 Jetta Wagon?

[velvet blaze]

Currently omw home letting all of these 90 hp eat haha

[carmine summit]

90???? has to be more than that

ABA MK3s were basically the same engine with 115hp

[velvet blaze]

Factory is like 115

[carmine summit]

ok yeah

[velvet blaze]

Its got 270k miles tho

So probably lost a few lmao

[carmine summit]

meh it's an 8v they don't die and they don't lose power

[carmine summit]

they get used for industrial applications too so they're overbuilt

[velvet blaze]

Open manifold puking sounds

Flex pipe snapped

[carmine summit]

god I broke the flexpipe on my 1.8 8v Golf like 2 hours from home once

wasn't fun lol

[velvet blaze]

I work 40 min from home

So open manifold and my front windows are stuck down

[carmine summit]

I bought 2 cans of Arizona and some hose clamps to try to fix it long enough to get home, lasted about 300'

[velvet blaze]

And my rears are stuck up lmaoo

[carmine summit]

I like my TDI, full straight pipe and it's quiet

until I stand on it

i may have made a mild tune

[velvet blaze]

My S4 shits flames on rhe stock tune lmao

[carmine summit]

2.7 things

[velvet blaze]

Just a full exhaust

Love it

[carmine summit]

I could probably make my TDI shoot flames but meh

would probably need a bit bigger injectors and id have to remake the 2 step tune

it was fun and all but there's no way to have multiple maps in my ECU so I just had a 4500rpm 2 step limiter

6000 rpm more useful

[lone fern]

if I removed more of my exhaust my shitbox would shoot flames cuz it runs so rich and backfires already lmao

[velvet blaze]

B5 is love, B5 is life

[native ermine]

https://youtu.be/ha7bMT1KHMU?si=cp1w-S2qk3EBp9C4&t=813

to the shmuck awhile back who thought i needed a "bigger" bike cause 300 isn't enough (yes i know this is a 748 but you get my point here... hopefully)

its not about bigger number all the time

[magic zinc]

@wispy cloak

[wispy cloak]

wait a second

this looks very near

[wraith rivet]

[ashen quartz]

ok i want something fast and cheap what do i get?

[torn swan]

i have a 2 litre 8s cabrio as my weekend car lmao

and i need of an oil change

[native ermine]

red oil light is not good

[pure pond]

red oil= fast racing oil

[native ermine]

[prisma frost]

Shell v power oil

[torn swan]

that just mean the car is on battery lmao

you can tell by the battery light next to it

[prisma frost]

I think I’m actually sold on the VW Golf sportsvan. I am absolutely in love with it and that’s what matters right? lol

[carmine summit]

car on not running, you're gonna have low oil pressure

itll be fine

this thing does the same

[prisma frost]

Imagine not having the oil pump prime when u unlock the car with the key fob

Oh wait that’s the fuel pump, silly me

[vast rivet]

Some cool cars at Nurburgring

[plucky thistle]

anything can be a daily

[plucky thistle]

tf is a fob? not a single 1 of my cars have anything other than 1 or 2 keys depending on if door locks and that shit are separate

[prisma frost]

This sir

[plucky thistle]

ik its a joke, technically my C4 could have 1 but they run about 600$ and that just aint worth it to me

but the jag and my 2014 explorer police interceptor dont have transmitters to use 1 even if i wanted to

[charred depot]

Ive had cars with a different key for the drivers door, passenger door, boot, fuel cap and ignition

my daily 305 has all of that except the ignition and drivers door do match

[stoic ledge]

VAG still used this flip style key, even with keyless entry and start

[stoic ledge]

Buy it

[prisma frost]

I will. But I gotta test drive one first of course

I realized that I really shouldn’t care what others might say about this grandpa car lol

You sit up just a little higher and its a lot more spacious in the back. Actually it has a lot of features the Touran had as well which is funny, its just a downsized Vw Touran

One slight issue. Many in my budget are 1.2tsi’s and guess whats in my cursed polo…a 1.2tsi

[charred depot]

Driving 400 miles to festival of the unexceptional this weekend, in a car that has been parked in a garage for 15 years but its MOT exempt so it only has to run : )

[prisma frost]

What could possibly go wrong

[charred depot]

Nothing, its a 43 year old french car

[prisma frost]

Engine will blow up before you drive off onto the road

[charred depot]

itll be fine im just weary of all the coolant hoses exploding but have all my repair tape and stuff bagged up

[prisma frost]

Who needs coolant anyway these days

I’m guessing it has top of the line automatic climate control

Lane assit

[charred depot]

The cluster circuitry is corroded so I dont have many gauges but I have cleaned up temperature and oil pressure warning light

and the battery light as it wasnt charging but all good now

[prisma frost]

And you have no other shitbox you could take

[charred depot]

I do but this one is not messed with

they dont like things like bonnet pins etc

[prisma frost]

Ah

[charred depot]

all of my other cars are engine swapped and stuff

[prisma frost]

You’re talking so casually about owning more than 1 car

[charred depot]

I only have 4 of the same car

[prisma frost]

Ah…

Not weird

[charred depot]

Austin Allegro is the best car I have owned

had to manually flash the indicators

[stoic ledge]

Because that's basically what it is

Or even better, the Touran is an elongated Golf Sportsvan

[prisma frost]

I guess I should start a family in the next couple of months

[prisma frost]

Pretty much

[stoic ledge]

Nah you should retire

[prisma frost]

Hey you know what when I am going to McDonald’s I could just eat on the backseat with the little table

[prisma frost]

I really am that old huh

[stoic ledge]

Goals

[prisma frost]

Haha living like the rich in their Mercedes

[stoic ledge]

I usually don't like those tables... As they eat in to my knee room which I need

[charred depot]

my maroon saloon has 205 seats which sit way lower than the originals, feel like im driving ontop of the world in the estate

[prisma frost]

How long are u

[plucky thistle]

my brothers 94 XJ12 had the dinner trays in the back, only no cup holders and nice wood

[stoic ledge]

194

[prisma frost]

Bit tall ehh

[stoic ledge]

Average Dutchy

[prisma frost]

Its curse

[bitter compass]

Sounds like a tall people problem, we goblins ain't having that problem

[stoic ledge]

It's an issue in most cars 😭

[prisma frost]

Im sure you fit in a vw up

[bitter compass]

Kinda miss my up

[stoic ledge]

I the front with the seat all the way back and lowered

Otherwise no

[bitter compass]

6 people clown car up was hilarious

[prisma frost]

Perfect car

[stoic ledge]

5d my shoulder is against the door/pillar

So no

[prisma frost]

Maybe a VW Buggy-up! Would fit your needs?

[bitter compass]

Ngl the most important feature of the up was carrying 4 people and 2 crates of beer

I love that the boot was perfectly designed to do this

Everything else on this thing is optional

[stoic ledge]

I prefer cars with a roof and doors

[torn swan]

citroën got you covered

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah that's the good stuff

[prisma frost]

Unfair

Mine is more modern

[stoic ledge]

But the Citroen is green

[native ermine]

SUTUTUTU

[compact grotto]

I just love this series for its dumb, stupid fun @dusk ocean

[dusk ocean]

Oh man I'll have to watch when I go in

Did they get it running right

[compact grotto]

seems so, but im' still watching. afterburner working lol

the fake HREs with the spinners gotta GO

[dusk ocean]

Those are so weird

[compact grotto]

people have put T50 turbines in other cars too. this was an odd choice but it looks clean lol

[native ermine]

scissor doors but on one side is... a choice

[compact grotto]

haha I think they're on both sides but they swing out too

but, a choice regardless

certain subset of people that think thats attractive to put on cars that weren't designed for them... i'll never understand the appeal

then again that particular car is basically a showcase spectacle on wheels

[native ermine]

yeah no the only cars they EVER look good on are Lamborghini's

even there bird wing doors tho i much prefer the scissors

[compact grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/silicon-siliconvalley-wings-like-this-gif-5380386

[iron bluff]

There are some that look good, but it has to have doors specifically shaped to work

Like, I think it works on the FRS

But that's cuz it's an FRS and it's shaped in a way that works

[native ermine]

that still looks like ass

[iron bluff]

Eh, to each their own, I'm fine with it, but again, I'd never buy an FRS (I hate boxer engines.)

[dull cedar]

Hell fucking no it doesn't

[gentle thicket]

lol

[iron bluff]

I almost got this secondhand at some point but the owner trashed it cuz of a cooling issue, I'm gonna try getting another one someday cuz I'm still salty about it

[dull cedar]

Why would you want that

[worldly oasis]

i need gull wings on a volvo 740

[muted knot]

Found this on my local classifieds

[native ermine]

why would anyone want to buy a Yugo for 6k

just to put this into perspective i bought a nice survivor of 2001 XKR for LESS in CAD then what they are asking for this fucking Yugo for

[dull cedar]

"your crashed trash from 30 years ago sold at a profit today"

[compact grotto]

This looks bad. Period.

[magic zinc]

I saw a Kia Stinger with these doors and it looked so incredibly stupid

[dull cedar]

Kia stinger owners are a special kind of stupid

[compact grotto]

Ethan, you are like the worst kind of enthusiast.

hater of everything

its exhausting

[pure pond]

yup looks good

buddy of mine his mechanic just sent him this

[dull cedar]

Sorry that I express my hate for Kia owners

they are exhausting

[dull cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/worried-kermit-kermit-the-frog-muppets-stressed-gif-7121337

[pastel parcel]

Piston

[snow otter]

Anyone here that has a ND2 2L miata that doesnt have the I-ELOOP system installed?

Need some good pics of this area to determine how exacly stuff is placed differently compared to a car without to know what ill have to do to get a certain strut brace to fit in here

[pure pond]

just get a strutbar thats like this

[civic spoke]

That's what virtually all of them does.
So yes, do this.

Aren't most of them just bolt-on's?

[pure pond]

must be

its a popular car

[snow otter]

see, those are trash, this is much better

but you see, the little DC-DC converter thingy for the I-ELOOP system is apparently the thing that interferes, but thats lower then the black switch thing it seemingly goes over/next to, but its kinda hard to tell in that pic if that black switch thing is further back then the one on mine

[charred depot]

was going to say the most offending module space wise is in that photo

[snow otter]

its gonna have no issues clearing the actual I-ELOOP thing cuz thats pretty much level with the top of the strut tower

and i should be able to 3d print a bracket to move that back switch thing no problem

i did find this one good pic online where the DC-DC converter for the I-ELOOP system is missing, so it wont have that system, but the black switch thingy is in exactly the same position

but it also is a RHD model it seems, cuz the brake stuff seems to be on the RH side

oh managed to find a LHD ND2 without I-ELOOP, its in the same position there

[pure pond]

Looks like they have a long cable just move them

[snow otter]

yes they have a decent bit of extra cabling on them, but i would prefer to not have to do such things

[carmine summit]

because funny car

[wispy cloak]

Is that belt routing right?

[pure pond]

nope this is though, mechanic said it happens way to much 😂

[wispy cloak]

yeah i saw the ribbed side of the belt on the idler and was confused

[native ermine]

same

cars with timing belts are wack

[gentle thicket]

Funny, that's how I feel about chains

[native ermine]

why would you trust timing and potentially something going wrong like a piston hitting a valve to a strip of rubber

that dry's out and stretches

a chains a chain... there meant to last the life time of the engine

[dull cedar]

If you replace them according to the manual, this doesn't happen

And they don't stretch, they break

It's not just rubber

[native ermine]

see thats just the thing... you HAVE to replace them

timing chains have a longer life

[dull cedar]

Someone go tell the euros this

[dull cedar]

BMW and Mercedes have had many issues with chains failing earlier than expected

[native ermine]

my E46 has never had an issues

also thats mostly down to people not taking care of there cars right

things need oil changes and maintenance

i feel like if people didn't neglect cars so much you'd see less of these issues pop up

[merry mason]

They are easy to change and don’t just randomly go so

[dull cedar]

Yeah, easy if your AC compressor mount doesn't cover the edge of the main cover

[merry mason]

Lol what car is that on

[dull cedar]

My old Corolla

[native ermine]

i rather a chain

one less thing to worry about

you can hear chain rattle before it just "randomly lets go"

[merry mason]

Yea not always tho ik what u mean ye but they can go without the rattle

[native ermine]

tis better then belt

[merry mason]

I personally don’t worry about shit like that it’s once every 100k miles or some shit and they hardly ever go early

[proven tundra]

Love me american v8s with timing chains so short they only fail due to age

[lone fern]

hellll yeah can’t beat em

god I hated my crv with a timing belt

so much extra bullshit to maintain every 60k miles, which is once a year for me

[prisma frost]

Ah yeah my VW has the same pretty much. Every 100k km or 5-6 years. I just did mine after 10 years 115000km and mechanic said it still looked good so it could’ve lasted a lot longer

But once a year for u is crazy expensive im guessing

[lone fern]

back when I had it I did it myself so I saved money (it has since blown up and I sold it)

[hearty hill]

Guys honda or toyota?

[lone fern]

from the one honda i’ve owned and the one rebadged toyota i’ve had i’ve liked the toyota better

[hearty hill]

mercedes, bmw or audi?

[lone fern]

350k on my vibe/matrix versus my crv which exploded

[hearty hill]

honda idk why most of its good cars left india

the good ones

like the civic, accord, crv, brv and wrv

and now we are stuck with a honda city

[prisma frost]

How did it explode?

[civic spoke]

I'm a Bimmer type of guy.

[lone fern]

head gasket popped, warped head and block, and had a ton of burnt valves completely unrelated to the headgasket issues

got it running and sold it and bought my rebadged matrix for 600$

infinitely better, much better mpg, awd, and air conditioning that works

[prisma frost]

Nice car

[lone fern]

it’s definitely something lmao it doesn’t have overdrive but it’ll get me to and from work till I find something new and nice to buy with my insurance money

three of my other friends have the same car and only one has broken down, the alternator went bad

stupid simple cars really

[whole iris]

Never even heard about Honda City tbh

[hearty hill]

yeah it's only sold in the asian markets only

[hearty hill]

just noticed this: pakistan only has good jdm cars but india has more manufacturers

[austere tangle]

got a new whip!

[civic spoke]

Love the F30.

[merry mason]

Nice pictures

[vocal mural]

[forest lintel]

Nice, the F30 looks great in white

[snow otter]

Race time

[prisma frost]

Totally 4K Cinematic video not edited at all

[prisma frost]

How u get that warning

[vocal mural]

Prioritized RDS-TMC signal

TMC code 1701

[snow otter]

random lap thats 1s slower then by best cuz gopro dumb and didnt record it

[wispy cloak]

Bmw and audi here

[white heart]

None of those gimme a traban

[forest lintel]

Well...