cars

[forest lintel]

Especially on volvos

[formal pivot]

ill do some knocking around the bottom side
It hasnt done too many miles, so hopefully it's alright. 940's got pretty darn good rust protection

[forest lintel]

Sure, but they are old now

[formal pivot]

meh only 30 years

[forest lintel]

But it could of course be an unusual example that is better than it looks

[formal pivot]

it looks alright
A little dirty in the pics but oh well

[forest lintel]

Interior does look in good shape

That's never a bad sign

[formal pivot]

except the top of the doorcards but thats standard

[formal pivot]

Speaker grills are still there too

[forest lintel]

Yep, might be a diamond in the rough after all

[formal pivot]

the best car i've ever owned was a 300k miles 945 that i got for 1500 usd lol

a little rough but a great driving car

[forest lintel]

Yeah they tend to be cars that work well mechanically, rust is what kills them

As is the case for most old Volvo's

[formal pivot]

Model years before 1988 yes, they got a lot better rust protection after that.

it's usually a head on collision with a tree or a ditch that does it

[forest lintel]

Sure, but they have yet to invent a rust protection that stands up to years of road salt

[formal pivot]

There'll never be something like that

[forest lintel]

No, but one can dream

[formal pivot]

Indeed

[civic spoke]

He haw.

[pure pond]

i just fully rebuild it so i hope it is😂

the only thing damaged was this when i pulled it appart

[novel heart]

what is it

[wicked mason]

You can track how long my family has had this car with this cable XD, and yes each of these where used before the other was added on top

[civic spoke]

I don't know what this is.

[wicked mason]

3 generations of iphone ports

[civic spoke]

Ahh.

That reminds me that I still have my old iPod, along with the original cable and charger that came with it...

[formal pivot]

940

[novel heart]

RWD? get it

[wispy cloak]

I put coolant in mine when it stops steaming and I changed the oil one time because I was feeling kind that day

[burnt cliff]

Me reading this after coming straight from tech chat

[lone fern]

how considerate of you

[burnt cliff]

what's up with it in the second vid 😭

[tribal sphinx]

fuck ass rebuild almost done

take engine apart to replace blown head gaskets and cracked heads from a crash 60K miles again
Look inside
It's all fucked

I have no clue how this thing still ran at all it literally had half it's lifters broken

And it had a leak in the passenger side fuel rail so the whole fuel system was only able to pressureize to about 20K (explains why it couldn't boost)

how my cam didn't get fucked presumably having had that leak for 60K miles now is beyond me but it wasn't so I guess I'll take that

The passenger side of the fuel rail was essentially running 2K PSI below the driver side so the cylinders couldn't have been in any form of sync anymore in terms of firing

but this thing surprisingly started right up still just wouldn't boost, the TCM wouldn't allow for overdrive anddddd it'd sometimes die if it was really cold

It shall soon smack things again mashallah

[wispy cloak]

Lawnmower revving

[lone fern]

can’t kill them fuckers i gotta buy one as a woods rig

[lone fern]

sounds about right 😭

[misty mantle]

Lemme guess: LB7

[tribal sphinx]

LLY

LB7s aren't nearly reliable as the LLY and LBZ

if anyone claims to have more than 300K on a LB7 they are lying because LB7s cavitate like a motherfucker

[misty mantle]

Let me stop you right there
I actually know of (and have worked on) a 300k LB7

[tribal sphinx]

that LLY has a million on it

its my second LLY to hit a million

every LB7 I have owned has had the engine scraped or the whole vehicle scrapped because they cavitate like a motherfucker if they boost often

the other million mile LLY is much cleaner because it hasn't been plowed with. this one has been plowing since I bought it in 2006

[misty mantle]

Said LB7 needs a TCM and injectors as it sits right now though

[tribal sphinx]

how long do LB7 injectors even last

I've only put 3 sets in this LLY and my other LLY has had 5

[misty mantle]

Supposedly around 150k
This truck has gone double that on the factory ones

[tribal sphinx]

LLY and LB7 injectors are really hit or miss

I think they wear quicker if they boost a lot

my other one has mostly pulled and towed so it was boosting a lot more than this one has which has mostly plowed and drove empty

[misty mantle]

They’re mechanical injectors that has solenoids thrown on them

[tribal sphinx]

I've personally seen them lasting upwards of 300K and dying short of 150K though

[misty mantle]

I’ll see if I can get the mileage reading off the ECM next time I see the truck. The TCM keeps pulling the whole CAN bus to code reader interface down

[tribal sphinx]

the odo won't show it in accessory?

[misty mantle]

It does, not sure if it’s correct though.

[tribal sphinx]

it's a digital ODO shouldn't it be showing the same as a scanner real?

I've never seen digital ones being off from a scanner reading and I've seen some vehicles with some really illegal shit like vin swaps done to them before

like OBD should be pulling from BCM and IPC, Cluster should be pulling from IPC

I know a weird quirk of the LB7s is they don't count after a million in the BCM only on the IPC so once the cluster loses power itll restore back to 999999

and scanners wont ever pull above 999999 from them

but I think this is only 01/02s because 03s are very diffrent electrically

(the IPC and BCM are combined on the 03s and up and have another 8mb of storage and 2mb of memory)

[snow otter]

Installed the fancy door sill cover thingies, cuz for some reason the top trim here doesnt come with them...

[lament tiger]

have you guys seen the new aston vanquish?

[forest lintel]

New like the 2024- one?

[lament tiger]

No the new one from 2012
Of course the 24-25

[forest lintel]

Yeah but you see how that's not new anymore and one could think there would have been an even newer one

[lament tiger]

Its new because the official full production run is in 25
And it only hit showrooms a month ago

[forest lintel]

Okay

And to answer the initial question, now I have, looks pretty cool

[misty mantle]

To the person that designed the upper intake manifold for the 5.0 in the 10th gen Thunderbird, from the bottom of my heart, fuck you.

3 out of the 4 bolts are easy to get to, then you have the one on the drivers side rear that you have to use a short socket + swivel, and I only had deep well sockets

And I cut up my hands and lost 10 years of my life in the process

and lost my deep well 13 mm

[lament tiger]

I think it looks amazing. Althouth the front lights dont really match the car

[forest lintel]

Don't think I've ever seen a bad looking Aston, but agree about the front lights

[burnt cliff]

what year

[snow otter]

21

ND2RF GT

[formal pivot]

ugh i bought a car

[forest lintel]

The 940?

[formal pivot]

nah

the seller stopped asnwering my messages

so i got mad and lost interest

so I found a 2007 v70 instead

might be a little more sensible

Didn't find a single spot of rust, and it has the ultra thirsty 170hp straight 5 engine

[forest lintel]

5 cylinders are nice

Is there a Volvo engine that is not super thirsty? 🤔

[forest lintel]

Unlimited cargo space

[formal pivot]

imagine all the booze i can get into that bad boy

imagine all the ladies i can fit lol

[forest lintel]

You got to lure them in first

[formal pivot]

thats what the booze is for

[halcyon grotto]

look at the undersides of the strut towers and behind the plastic bumper at the rear arches

that's where mine has been worst

[compact grotto]

Larry covered the V10 Continental https://youtu.be/jAHzk9g0VzA

[quick geode]

Renol

[lament tiger]

Did they ever offer it with the triton or is this a mod?
But imo i wouldve kept it luxury as an equivalent to like a 760li or s65 equivalent

[mystic vale]

my brick to a car

[compact grotto]

its a well documented entirely custom build with a triton block and custom 40v heads. Car was FWD only from the factory but its been completely stripped and made RWD.

full playlist for the build https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKku7QRgJp44blPOWKieRhqQ1piA18KO

[open terrace]

Scored a Miata block for $80

Only had to drive 100 miles to go get it lmao

[pure pond]

expensive boat anchor

[misty mantle]

1.6l
Das tiny

[wispy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-we-one-gif-18212100

[charred depot]

Another engine dismantled and ready to go to machinist, its a shame to take this one apart as it literally has zero wear.

[open terrace]

1.8

[dull cedar]

Why does your phone camera look as old as your cars

[charred depot]

I handle this phone with every known chemical on my hand and toss it everywhere so its a little scuffed

[burnt cliff]

"little scuffed" i wonder what that could mean

[charred depot]

its not cracked or anything but the lenses will have had brake fluid and all on them

the sides are kinda "melted" from brake fluid

[burnt cliff]

Try some headlight polish on the lense

for those old yellowed ones, yk?

[charred depot]

engine is for this car I got for free

Just needs pretty much everything replaced then I can use it

will get a new engine, gearbox, lsd, wheels, suspension, brakes, seats, complete cooling system and then it will be good to go looking pretty much as it currently does.

It becomes MOT exempt in like 20 days but I will still have to weld up all the holes it has to some degree incase I get pulled over.

I did fit an engine to it earlier this year but decided it needs 200hp instead so replacing it again, I imagine this one weighs less than 900kg at the moment with all the missing metal.

ANPR will love that front plate plus I love how it looks so will definetely be keeping that.

[proven tundra]

It only ever various sideways v6s
3.7 syclone or 2.7 or 3l ecoboosts

[burnt cliff]

lol once i was gonna buy a 1982 xjs v12 convertible and m'guy offered to throw in a second xjs for free for parts

[proven tundra]

Those v12s are a nightmare
Especially the injection
A chevy v8 is an easy swap though as they use a gm th400 transmission and the v12 even uses a gm big block bolt pattern

[burnt cliff]

Nah they’re so unreliable that sometimes, on rare occasions you can drive them

[lament tiger]

what makes xjs v12 unrelaiable? i know they are, but why?

[paper sandal]

Guys. Why does like early 2000s Toyota get stuck at 299999 on the odometer?

[dull cedar]

They don't?

Toyotas with digital odometers do stop at 999999 though

Because they don't roll over

[paper sandal]

https://youtube.com/shorts/xkv6gaG-LHk?si=MLEuAULLRN6sqAQl

[paper sandal]

This is what I Menan

I'm terrified of this happening to me

[dull cedar]

Probably something to do with how abused it is

[paper sandal]

I'm About to hit 299999 km on my odometer, but then I have huge legal issue

[dull cedar]

It won't be an issue

[lone fern]

early corrolas and matrixes do

and pontiac vibes (also a matrix lol)

it’s a programming issue w the odometer or something they all get stuck there

[halcyon grotto]

bri'ish innit

alot of neglect probably

[lone fern]

got the day off today so now i’m spending my day at the dealership while they replace my gas pedal for a recall lmao

[proven tundra]

The biggest issue iirc is the absolute rats nest of wires, vacuum lines, random bs thats needed for its fuel injection system
Its a weird mechanical/efi hybrid and with 12 cylinders its an absolute nightmare
Ive heard if you pull this rats nest off the engine isnt bad for what it is but
Its usually easier to yank the whole thing and add a 454 chevy

[lone fern]

see the unreliability begins with the company that built the car: jaguar

[halcyon grotto]

would be a shame to put a v8 in a car meant to have a v12 though

[proven tundra]

Bigm blockm chevy makes up for it
But like i said if youre willing to yank that rats nest and convert it to carbs its not horrible

[burnt cliff]

Those also came with i4 or i6 configs available, I forgot which. No one likes them tho, because honestly, why choose an i4 over a v12? Unless you wanna break down less and save more fuel, which no one does

[charred depot]

Ive always wanted to put a diesel engine in a XJS heh

[proven tundra]

I6
That was basically half the v12

The issue was that the i6 used different transmissions so swaps are harder

[paper kernel]

how fix

[native ermine]

thats the neat part you don't

new tire

[paper kernel]

😔

[native ermine]

[pure pond]

some glue and noodles will fix that

[civic spoke]

Is this a hot hatch...

Has a wing and everything

[forest lintel]

The hottest

Not enough Priuses in racing games

[lament tiger]

so just the electronics basically and weak lines

[pure pond]

Its in. Still need to fine tune it

And im waiting for the new fuelpump

[dull cedar]

Oh god that reminds me, I saw an aqua with a wing the other day

[tribal sphinx]

its okay mileage is just a number.

[tribal sphinx]

a stuck odo is only a problem when you sell if ur in the US, and even then thats only in like 10 states where its a legal issue. its illegal to tamper with mileage THEN sell the vehicle or transfer it thats a federal crime, but only like 10 states require a working odo to pass inspection.

[paper sandal]

It's a crime to tamper with odometer in Poland at all

[tribal sphinx]

damn wtf

my plow truck is off by like 800K cus it got a new ODO

its actually on like 1.2-1.3 million

[tribal sphinx]

is a working odometer required though<

the odometer failing isnt your fault I don't see how that can be illegal.

[paper sandal]

but I'm required to have a working odometer on my car or else it will be taken off the road iirc

[tribal sphinx]

rip

here in ohio only salvage title vehicles need working odometers

thats why my trans am is off the road like 20% of the time because its odometer keeps stopping and I can't figure out why and haven't had time to tear the whole dash apart.

the criminal shit with odos here is all when you knowingly tamper with it. if it fails on its own or fucks up on its own its not your fault, you need to disclose a incorrect odo if you replace your cluster.

[paper sandal]

replace it with what?

[tribal sphinx]

another cluster?

or a custom cluster. my K35 has a built cluster in it.

[paper sandal]

I would love to make my own custom cluster

[tribal sphinx]

you can't really do it on modern digital cluster vehicles sadly

[paper sandal]

since the VFD in my totoya is very meh

[tribal sphinx]

this is the custom one in my K35

still have to disclose on the title its non accurate milage since I've installed a new odometer that doesn't match the vin

[paper sandal]

I feel it is possible, since most of my "digital cluster" is analog

just would have to figure out how the RPM and speed is transfered

[tribal sphinx]

if you can change those aftermarket custom clusters exist

[tribal sphinx]

here's an all LCD cluster I was considering for this truck

this is the factory cluster

I had to put a aftermarket cluster in so I could have the tach actually match the motor going into it.

since this truck predates high pressure common rail engines and their lower redlines by a good 20 years

[tribal sphinx]

I don't get why or how they would enforce that 😭

do they inspect the fucking odometer at inspections or even worse at random stops.

[paper sandal]

going to yearly inspection and getting your registration confiscated

[tribal sphinx]

oh we don't do that here

[paper sandal]

and also police does that too

[tribal sphinx]

yeahhh we don't do that here either

[paper sandal]

because it has been a very know issue people clocking cars with like 800k+ km on it and selling it as 180k

[tribal sphinx]

only inspections are if you're suspected of drug trafficing (they take apart all your body panels) or if its salvage title they check S/Ns to make sure theres not any stolen parts on it

[tribal sphinx]

if you do that here its straight to federal prision when you inveitably get caught.

[paper sandal]

my sister in law got a VW Passat b6 that has been sold as having 240ish k km on it

it turned out it had 980k km on it

[tribal sphinx]

I find that really hard to belive tbh

people in the million mile club are REALLY proud of those vehicles and wont sell them period.

[forest lintel]

Past a certain age the age matters more than the mileage/kilometerage(?) imo

[tribal sphinx]

oh certainly, my 20 year old duramax doesn't have engine issues none of them do in my posession actually but they all have issues with the frame and bed

[paper sandal]

it was when it was like 10+ years ago?

[tribal sphinx]

even a 20 year old vehicle getting to a million miles is a stretch

[forest lintel]

Yeah, and rubber and gaskets age regardless of how much you drive

[paper sandal]

I drive a 2021 mercedes with like 800k km on it

[tribal sphinx]

that is

not possible.

[forest lintel]

Of course it is possible, just improbable

[tribal sphinx]

assuming a speed of 60 mph hour you'd need 8,284 hours to reach that

that is 345 days

[tribal sphinx]

your odo has an issue or something thats litterally not possible unless you've been driving that car 24/7 non stop

[forest lintel]

Commercial vehicles exist

[tribal sphinx]

or euro cars count distance traveled really weird.

[paper sandal]

this

and Germans exists

with autobahns

[tribal sphinx]

I run 4 semi trucks that drive basically 18 hours a day. none of those trucks which are all 2016s and 2017s are that high yet.

I own a bunch of commerical vehicles because I own a buisness that uses them 😭

[tribal sphinx]

this might be the only way for that to happen tbh

[paper sandal]

but IIRC that truck had been driven like 1000 km+ daily for 3 years

[forest lintel]

Long distances up here in the Nordics too

[tribal sphinx]

the 4 semis I have are pretty often going from Cincy ohio to upstate new york and san francisco which is like

600 miles and I think 2K?

then again fastest roads in the US are only 80mph and more often 60 is the max, 40 in cities

[paper sandal]

it does add up more or less

[tribal sphinx]

TXSH130 goes to 85 afaik thats the fastest road in the US

[paper sandal]

counting if during the month the truck has been driven for 20 days at least

[tribal sphinx]

max a semi can legally drive daily is 14 hours in the US, I have 2 people rotating 9 hours a day for 18 hour drive windows daily.

also 60 hours a week max before a 34 hour break is needed

[paper sandal]

you can drive a truck in EU for maxt of 10 hours in 2 days and 9 for the rest of the week

IDK how it works with having 2 drivers

[tribal sphinx]

probably same as the US, if they rotate they're technically not counted as a break time so they can't go for over 10 hours daily.

[paper sandal]

the highest i've ver seen so far

[tribal sphinx]

in the US its 10 hours driving, you can take a 10 hour break to go to 11, and 14 hours total paid time.

[tribal sphinx]

its about 500K miles which i've seen on some 90s trucks recently but its not that common here for semis

[paper sandal]

but that was on a dilapidated Iveco that was probably bought used from 2015

[tribal sphinx]

semis will be getting decommisioned or rebuilt about that time in the US.

[paper sandal]

also semi truck have certified spedometers here

[tribal sphinx]

same here

[paper sandal]

sometimes people cheat that by using worn tyres during calibration so they can go faster on new tyres

[tribal sphinx]

certified speedometers aren't actually as accurate as people think

they need to be acurate to the nearest 5 (8 for km)

[paper sandal]

here it's 3 km/h

[tribal sphinx]

wild tbh

[paper sandal]

tbh, it always matches the GPS speed

unless Russia start jamming gps signals again

[tribal sphinx]

I've NEVER seen a speedometer even the highly calibrated ones are interceptors that are at most like 1 mph off match a GPS

they're always like 10-15 over a GPS in my experience.

radar guns and speed lasers will clock them accurately but not a GPS

[paper sandal]

italian radars casually adding 20 kmh to your speed

[charred depot]

Kind of wish I had left a 305 stock just to get it to silly milles original, change the engine in all of them so cant really be impressive anymore.

[paper sandal]

Imagine having a car where you don't need do any maintenance other than changing fluids and filters

and maybe rustproofing

[charred depot]

Certainly not the case for my 305 anymore heh, its pretty reliable but clutches dont last long and it breaks driveshafts

Got one custom made this time hopefully lasts longer

Friend had a standard 305 before on 400k miles, it was pretty wrecked interior wise unfortunately.

[pure pond]

Its alive

runs like shit

[cosmic tree]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrpdJars/

[subtle bolt]

Hello I have Honda accord

[wraith rivet]

Why

[tribal sphinx]

as someone who plows snow, rust proofing is a scam

the best rust proofing is a 2 inch lift.

that is the ONLY thing that will acutually delay rust

[misty mantle]

Try washing out the undercarriage after you’re done plowing for the season

[tribal sphinx]

I've been using the same plow truck for 20 years I just park it in my heated garage.

snow all dries out, its a GMC GMT800 so theres no cab corners to catch rust like the Chevy GMT800s have

one of the biggest changes on a sierra vs a silverado for those years is the sierra has squared and open cab corners with no lip, the silverado has rounded and closed cab corners with a lip which catches salt and debries n shit then rusts though

mines got the X31 offroad package too so 2 inch lift has been keeping its frame away from salt

[zinc bolt]

GMT 800 spotted

[tribal sphinx]

yours is inherently wrong

Chevrolet
Short Bed

still is a nevva die GMT800 Duramax though 😉

just about every single change on the GMCs made them better, and they also had optional factory DRLs

[gentle thicket]

Man I hate DRLs. They really need to have a sensor that shuts them off when it's dark. So many morons driving arond with their friggin headlights off because the DRLs are way too bright so they think it is their headlights.

[tribal sphinx]

the HID DRLs of the past where fine.

[dull cedar]

I mean, if you treat it like a magic solution and then otherwise ignore it, yeah.

If you coat the car properly and keep it clean you'll be fine

[tribal sphinx]

no like I did it on both my 450s had a shop do it yearly right before plow season

they rusted out WAYYYY faster than my Sierra has been

my Sierra has had no rust protection done since it was born.

[dull cedar]

And did you clean it every day? If you're out plowing snow all day in something then you need to do more to prevent shit

[tribal sphinx]

yeah sprayed them down in a warm garage with distilled water each night

I just started disregarding the Sierra 2 years ago and it has been fine. It's 20 years old now it's gonna need to be replaced soon anyway due the bed and body damage it's sustained, the Ford's had shit fall apart due to rust 3-4 years in even with rust coatings

Rust protection PROBABLY does actually help small cars but it doesn't do very much on these large trucks.

[paper sandal]

me with shite ton of salt and salt water being poured on under carriage of my car

[proven tundra]

It depends on the coating
The oil/wax coating probably washed right off
If it isnt prepped right it can trap moisture aswell

[lone fern]

what kind of rust proofing did you get though

the rubberized coating will indeed make it rot quicker

also you gotta reaply every year or every two years otherwise ofc it wont do anything

[charred depot]

Ive seen a number of cars that had ziebart treatment in the 70's and I would say it definitely helps

Daf 66 that's here is basically new underneath

[tribal sphinx]

rubberized on my first F450 and POR-15 on my other F450

both rotted at around the same rate

When I had POR-15 it was only done to the frame so UV didn't get to it since it wasn't UV exposed

The reason the Sierra is doing better is because it's around 3 and a half inches higher cause of a 2 inch lift and 20" tires

never gonna buy another ford though, I know if the paint starts chipping on the frame they can start undergoing galvanic corrosion anywhere the steel and aluminum parts meet after a few years

[burnt cliff]

After getting ~140k km on my explorer, the paint was really heavily chipped on the front where it had the letters EXPLORER, and now my F150 is also chipping a bit after a lot of highway driving

[pure pond]

thats one way of fixing rusty panels

[native ermine]

where'd you get those signs from

[lone fern]

hell yeah i love road sign repairs

my xj’s floors are similar

[compact grotto]

rip the biff

[past copper]

The mighty Vortec 4200 claims another one.......

[lone fern]

may he rest in peace

[civic spoke]

Hope insurance pays out.
Time to invest in a LED bar.

[past copper]

My brother, insurance will not pay out on a 20 year old rust bucket, and even if it did, all it would affect is my monthly rate going up, I am happy that my plastic bumper didn't crack and also that I can't even tell where the fawn hit on my fog light.

[civic spoke]

Good to know that the damage was decently minor.

Rip fawn.

[past copper]

Honestly it sounded so much worse in the recording.

[civic spoke]

I'm kinda happy to have my light bar.

[past copper]

A light bar would be nice, but there's usually a lot of traffic on that road.

[civic spoke]

F

I know it looks a bit goofy on my i3S. But she works. And almost prefer the lower license plate mount?

I've gotten used to the looks.

[lone fern]

the only time i’ve ever totalled a car hitting deer was in my nice car, every other time i’ve hit one it’s always in one of my shitters and there’s never any significant damage besides a broken bumper/headlight, i swear deer are working for insurance companies lmao

however it’s free tender venison (assuming the deer is still intact) so i don’t mind a whole lot when one gets whacked with my shitboxes

[civic spoke]

Meat is worth more than the damages done.

[halcyon grotto]

is there a reasonable way to make my halogen headlights a bit brighter without installing eye melting (and illegal) LEDs

not entirely sure why but my headlights seem quite dim, I'll check the voltages tomorrow when I can see. Its probably just me being blinded by all the LEDs out there

[lone fern]

exactlyy

[lone fern]

is the lense clear and not all fogged up?

that’s my biggest fix for halogens, once the lense becomes super foggy it’s like driving around with candles in front of me

[halcyon grotto]

dont seem to be fogged, I polished them (not perfectly but a marked improvement) only a few months ago

I think i can see the lights flickering (only brightness dimming) a wee bit sometimes but I'm not sure how normal that is

[tribal sphinx]

check any bolts where steel meets aluminum

what ended up being the end of my F450s was galvanic corosion started occuring there and it caused the whole frame to rot and eventually snap

they had SHITLOADS of frame rust though too

[scarlet ocean]

anyone care to share their opinions on this shirt design based off a data sheet but for a car?

[burnt cliff]

eh my f150 isn't that old, though there was sum surface rust on the chassis where the wheel well is, so i js sanded it down and rust-spraypainted it. also got it rustproofed now completely. i think it should be fine if i tackle the rust while it's still at the surface, no?

[tribal sphinx]

mine mostly got fucked by galvanic corrosion from bare aluminum getting wet it just had tons of surface rust all over the frame too

[burnt cliff]

damn

over here the snow, ice and salt combo really messes shi up, especially if u don't do an undercarriage wash often

[forest lintel]

I like it

[civic spoke]

Would work better as a poster. Not sure if I think it's too messy for a shirt design?
I feel that that much detail for a shirt is too much.

Print it out on an A4 paper, and see how that looks when you tape it to a shirt.

Or maybe A3 (A4x2) if you're going with a large print.

[civic spoke]

Neato. I plugged in the car 3 hours ago. And it has been charging for 10.5 kW the whole time.

[civic spoke]

Solid charge session.

[misty imp]

what's worse 185 / 60 or 185 / 65? both going on an r15 to replace an r16

[forest lintel]

More sidewall is nice for pretty much everything other than track and taking corners in the highest speed possible

[past copper]

Apparently I hit that fawn so hard that it sheared off the little plastic tab on my fog light. I crawled underneath my car and the thing's unplugged....

[charred depot]

Always carry spares

[dreamy bronze]

Very rough but the spirit was there

Volvo Cake

[viscid wren]

Volvo my beloved

[dull cedar]

Depends what size the car is meant to have

The diameter will change the speedo accuracy

[misty imp]

either it way it would change by 1% basically margin of error at that point

[dull cedar]

Still, what size is it meant to have?

[misty imp]

it can actually have r14, r15 and r16

[velvet mirage]

Cars almost finished being painted wonder how long it will take me to rebuild it

[misty imp]

the trim I got had r16s 185/55/r16

6j

[dull cedar]

Oh wait I'm actually blind lol that's already in the screenshot

[misty imp]

yeah i was also confused why you're asking too hahah

[dull cedar]

The 65 will probably make the speedo read more accurately to what you're doing, the 60s would make it even less accurate from stock

[misty imp]

If i go for 65 it doesn't look tooo bad

I'd be happy to have more side wall more than anything

and the wheels on this thing is borked anyways

it got absolutely wrecked like a couple weeks ago

(yes i'm aware it's 50 aspect ratio on there)

[wraith rivet]

Why eat brick

[forest lintel]

Anywhere from months to 20 years

[dusk ocean]

@compact grotto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPI5rP1Rd8w

JohnnyQ been watching the megaphone exhaust vids everywhere

[compact grotto]

haha i think i'm subbed to this guy as well. haven't watched one in a while

that thing sounds remarkably like the full size version

I like seeing these put in something thats to scale

love the use of a PC watercooling rad and Noctua fan as a radiator lmao

[civic spoke]

I saw a Kia PV5 on the road the other day.

Tiny thing.

[burnt cliff]

Just went go karting 😄

[paper sandal]

I feel HONDA JAZZ would fit better for my market

[eager grove]

Massive inside though

[sonic fog]

I drive Land Rover Discovery 4, in Nara Bronze. 3.0 Auto.

175k miles on the clock!

Im on the look out for a Range Rover, L322.

[tribal sphinx]

this GMC is about to experience horrible things (tornado chasing next year)

[gentle thicket]

It's a modern diesel. It's already experienced horrible things.

[maiden grotto]

you know what?

screw yalls "car" channel

mini bike

[torpid kindle]

Good find or nah

Engine is blown and has been since its last race supposedly

[burnt cliff]

what else is wrong with it

[dull cedar]

How tf did a pace car's engine get blown

I smell a liar

[burnt cliff]

rlly bad maintenance or a defect?

[misty mantle]

DEF and DPF are horrible things

Truly

[lone fern]

hell yeah, you at silver lake sand dunes?

i’m there all the time

[dawn vine]

Fuck yeah went there my whole life got this truck 2 yrs back and been building it with dad

[lone fern]

niceee i live under an hour away so i’m there a lot. I gotta build a proper truck for the dunes but shitboxes do for now lol

[dawn vine]

Lmao yeah fair enough ive got abt 10k in that truck en

Rn

[lone fern]

Not too bad, i’ve got a ranger I kind of want to build but just haven’t gone through and actually started anything with it yet lol

[devout pike]

Is it possible to take a 2024 chevy Colorado and put a v6 in it?

[quick geode]

my car is absolutely fucked right now and its showing no signs

thermostat housing is cracked and is leaking coolant
LPG system coolant line is leaking BAD
but both of these are above the radiator so it would just empty the reservoir and thats it

no overheating no nothing

i only found it because i looked for it

[frail stirrup]

Quality item

[quick geode]

how in the hell have you managed that

goddamn auto too

[frail stirrup]

It just wouldn’t move into any gear at all so I just yanked it trying to get it unstuck and it fell off. The little metal bit inside that controls the latch had snapped inside and then I yanked the bitch clean off lol

[quick geode]

wait what car is this

[frail stirrup]

It’s an ev lol. I have a shitty manual too

[frail stirrup]

Renault Zoe 2016

[quick geode]

i was like "damn i know that cruise control button"

[quick geode]

fr*nch car gang

this my shit

baguette car

[frail stirrup]

This is my manual, incredible leg room

I’m only 5,10 dawg

[quick geode]

fiat

what do you expect

[frail stirrup]

I’m poor bro 😭

[frail stirrup]

❤️

[quick geode]

dude im dailying a shitass 15yo renault

[frail stirrup]

Lmao fair doos

[quick geode]

and it has problems right now

its getting on my nerves

[frail stirrup]

Rescue

Oops wrong chat

[quick geode]

thermostat housing is craCKED AND IT SHOWS NO SIGNS

mf throws a nuclear alarm when i dont put the seatbelt on

literally no coolant in the reservoir and it doesnt give a shit

fucking cocksucker

[frail stirrup]

Sounds clapped oml

Ngl both of my shit boxes have been reasonably reliable

Except my ex loosened the wheel bolts on the Renault and that nearly killed me lol but not the cars fault

[halcyon grotto]

fiat 500 is impressive in its poor packaging

[frail stirrup]

Wym?

[halcyon grotto]

if I recall correctly I cant actually sit in the drivers seat

[frail stirrup]

Oh it’s fine in the front

Good even

Just a bit narrow so u sometimes brush against the passenger

But the backseats are pain for anyone 7 and over

[dull cedar]

And this is why we stick to older cars

[frail stirrup]

It’s 10?

It’s like one of the first ever evs dawg it’s not fancy

Just gets me colleg and back

[dull cedar]

That's not old

[tribal sphinx]

Does anyone know if an app exists for Android Auto to use a radio with a connected front and rear camera as a continuous recording setup?..

[harsh quarry]

I've sat in the back of one of those once, can confirm the legroom is nonexistant

[harsh quarry]

wait I'm confused what you're trying to record?

[gaunt swan]

gotta fold them legs

[paper sandal]

Wth are landspider tyres?

[jagged wagon]

https://landspidertire.com/landspider/index.html

They're tyres that are actually just spiders in disgiuse.

[paper sandal]

lmao

[novel heart]

you're massive for an Italian

[novel heart]

Fiat does make big cars too

[novel heart]

that's pretty new ngl

[dull cedar]

If your shitbox isn't old enough to drink in America, I don't wanna hear it

[frail stirrup]

I’m British lol

Crazy I have like the newest car dawg no one ik has a car older than mine

[forest lintel]

But who has the oldest car?

[dull cedar]

Right here right now? Probably me unless you've got something older than 1991 in your collection

Or if you count family collection, 1938

[forest lintel]

I have a 1967 Volvo

[dull cedar]

Does it run?

[forest lintel]

But 1938 is proper old, what car is it?

[forest lintel]

It did before I started restoring it

[dull cedar]

International D2 pickup

Well, rusty bits of one

[forest lintel]

Pickups from that era are nice

[dark carbon]

what are people's opinion on a 2005 Toyota Yaris 1.5 16v VVT-i T Sport, just out of curiosity

[dull cedar]

Shitbox go brrr

Buy it, enjoy it, then sell it for someone to do the same

[dark carbon]

I can get one that engine wise nothing wrong with for 1200 Euro, I am looking into making a few small upgrades like a screen with Android auto and nav build in

its not ment for long drives or anything, mostly just for some fun/hobby car and around the church drives

[pure pond]

my shitty french car has now only 2doorlocks that work out of 5

[dark carbon]

thankfully its a french car... nothing to worry about/s

[misty imp]

got these dumbass wheels fitted

feels floaty around corners but it's not bad

[halcyon grotto]

Micra gaming

[misty imp]

yessirrr

I did notice it's abit better in accelerating from 0

not sure if that's related to the wheels or not

also harder to wheelspin

[misty imp]

check for rust, it's a big problem for old yaris

other than that it's a pretty good car, corners nice and has good enough power

[dark carbon]

Almost no rust either, last owner took real good care of it

[misty imp]

and here you are, about to absolutely rag it

[tribal sphinx]

does anyone know if GM has an offical way to report software security vulns?

[lone fern]

[civic spoke]

Careless driver, smh

[tribal sphinx]

nvm apparently its intentional the imobilzer doesn't turn on for commercial vehicles wtf

[lone fern]

wheelies aren’t allowed, even on backroads 💔💔

[civic spoke]

Did you tell the cop "But I'm just a little guy"

[lone fern]

basically yeah but apparently they still write you tickets for that, and they also don’t like when you don’t realize their lights are on bc ya don’t have mirrors and had no clue they were behind ya 😄

[civic spoke]

Oppies.

[lone fern]

i’ll go fight the ticket in court and say i’m just a little guy

i’m sure they’ll throw the case out

[misty mantle]

CRF

Oh shit, that’s a traffic ticket

[lone fern]

scroll of despair

[river sphinx]

Which car should I get i have 11 K budget

Is the honda civic sport 2011 good

[dawn vine]

Any yall play beamng?

[lone fern]

ye

[dawn vine]

Mod it and such?

[south jackal]

Being banned because of safety standards is the biggest crock of shit excuse in the first place. Especially when it's perfectly legal to take a Model T down an interstate that has zero safety equipment whatsoever!

https://www.techspot.com/news/110691-president-trump-wants-bring-japan-tiny-kei-cars.html#commentsOffset

[dark carbon]

nha, I am planning on using it for a while.. et least for the next few years. so i'll take care of it

[harsh quarry]

It's also kind of important to mention that they don't want to import existing Kei cars, they want to build their own in the US

The issue is like... is it even worth it for the manufacturers to do so? As much as I would love proper city cars back in North America, I don't think it's profitable enough (but I would love to be proven wrong)

Canada, on the other hand, really needs to accept EU safety ratings so we can import European cars

[south jackal]

If manufacturers got their shit together, it could be profitable. But they won't, so no it won't be. They have way way too many bean counters for this to ever be profitable in our existing system. A Kei car would end up being 30k instead of 15k

Allowing importing of Kei cars would be the easier way out

[harsh quarry]

for sure, but I don't think that would happen under the current US administration

[south jackal]

Of course not

[harsh quarry]

Americans also keep choosing bigger vehicles as if gas is free

[south jackal]

I really believe its because they are affordable and the snaller cars do not cost less. Its the, get more for the same price thing. Which, probably plays into the whole, bigger car will also equate to more fuel burned. Which means oil companies make money.

But prove me wrong please

If it's only $1000 and means $5 more per month over 7 years, they're gonna choose the bigger car

[harsh quarry]

Part of the reason I want European cars here in Canada is because our gas prices are way higher here (especially my area), but we're often stuck with USDM vehicles

[south jackal]

I laugh when Americans complain about gas prices. Like really? That shit is so cheap in USA

[harsh quarry]

Fr like if there was hypothetically another oil crisis, they'd be so screwed

so would we to be fair

but I'd like to think that smaller more efficient cars are more common here

[south jackal]

Since moving to SEA, my perception has changed a lot

[wraith rivet]

Fun haters

[lone fern]

for realll

[blissful magnet]

(Ik the wreath is ai but just see the vision)

Also using it to block my plate 😂

[outer charm]

vroom

[burnt cliff]

iphone camera?

[magic zinc]

Pixel 8 Pro

[tribal sphinx]

like a 3.6L?

or a non GM V6?

I don't think the 3rd and 2nd gen are that different so swapping a 3.6L out of a 3rd gen shouldn't be that hard

I think there's a few V6s on the VSS platform (3rd gen Colorado)

why do you want to swap a V6 in though the TurboMax i4 literally beats any of the V6s ever offered in the Colorado and even some of the V8s in older Silverados in quite literally every respect

If you try swapping in a newer GM V6 and want it to be a fairly easy swap you're gonna have to use a Chinese GM engine fyi

GM does offer a V6 for the VSS platform the Colorado is on just not in the US and not for trucks

You'll have to wait for 7th gen Camaros if you want a V6 (or even V8) that fits that platform kinda directly and aren't Chinese market aluminum blocks

Alpha 2 engines might also fit kinda well like what the Cadillac CT5 uses but fyi those engines are infamously unreliable by even Cadillac standards

Do your research into the VSS and Alpha 2 platforms since they're tied kinda tightly together and share a lot of the electrical work

They limited the 3rd gen Canyons to i4s because there's no point in anything larger anymore. You're already getting into half ton tow ratings on the TurboMax i4 since 2021 if you want any more performance you're better off just getting a half ton

if you're actually familiar with vehicles you could really put whatever you want into a canyon though a dis-similar engine swap into a modern canyon is just like ANY truck made in the past 20 or so years

heck if you really wanted to and wanted to do the probably $40K in electrical work a V10 can go into the canyon

[lone fern]

yeah i despise when people just say “oh could i put a v6 in it?” first off, what v6, second off, you can swap anything into any vehicle so long as you have an infinite amount of money and time

it pains me to hear mfers on tiktok say “oh just hellcat/ls/b54 swap it” as if that’s some super easy, trivial thing to do

[south jackal]

What about 2JZ swap?

[tribal sphinx]

Hellcat and LS swaps are actually pretty simple for dis similar engine swaps

basically everything on them that interfaces with other parts of the vehicle is fairly well documented and can work with basic parts

It's not like a Chevy LSX swap where you're kinda blind with how electrical interfaces work

[lone fern]

yeah i’m talking about the “tiktok car people” who’s answer to anything is “oh just swap the motor it’s super easy” but yeah there’s plenty of ls/hellcat swap support which does make things easier

[tribal sphinx]

I've done a LSX and LS swap before both on Camaros the LS swap is fucking EASY compared to an LSX swap but holy fuck they make it seem like it's plug n play when there's still TONS of other work to do

[near lantern]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/829921722930978/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac559f54e-0d7a-4d9d-b8a5-473d5db67e20 Chat should i buy

[dull cedar]

Unless you can fully inspect it to make sure nothing is rusted or rotten, don't

[near lantern]

It's nearby so im planning to visit it

[south jackal]

I'd buy this sight unseen any day!

[near lantern]

Dont buy it out from under me or imma be mad asf pls 🙏

[lone fern]

found a single strand of christmas lights and put it on the only car in my fleet of shitboxes worthy of christmas lights, my 500k+ mile pontiac vibe

(odometer stopped at 299,999 but based on previous owner’s records plus my own it’s north of 500k, not that it matters bc all this thing ever needs is brakes and oil changes)

[burnt cliff]

I thought pontiacs were notoriously unreliable

[lone fern]

meh if it’s got a 3800 v6 or even the 3100 they aint bad, but the vibe is also a rebadged toyota matrix with a 1zz

[burnt cliff]

Our first car when moving here was a pontiac montana

you wouldn't believe the amount of rust that shi had

[lone fern]

the achillies heel of early 2000’s gm v6’s were either intake manifold gaskets, coolant elbows, or the transmissions attached to the otherwise super reliable engines

[burnt cliff]

also it's roof in the driver's area leaked a bit

[lone fern]

oh yeah those are notorious rust buckets lol

[burnt cliff]

still, no major drivetrain issues

[lone fern]

typically the death of those unfortuanatly

[burnt cliff]

we lasted abt 3 months on that before selling it 😭

[lone fern]

it’s what killed my 03 malibu too

[burnt cliff]

yup, after some inspections it's chassis was js a lost cause

[lone fern]

blegh no fun

no inspections here in mi so i ride em till shit falls off

[burnt cliff]

and then came the good ol 11' gmc terrain

[lone fern]

oh heavens

[burnt cliff]

nah i meant like personal stuff

peace of mind yk yk

[lone fern]

i see lol

[burnt cliff]

nah for me that was one of the most reliable cars somehow

[lone fern]

i drive them until they no longer run, drive, or stop

[lone fern]

you got insanely lucky then

[burnt cliff]

damn

[burnt cliff]

wasn't the same for my 14' escape

that was a lemon

both f150's ran beautifully tho

[lone fern]

shit what motor was in the escape?

my sister has a 12 escape with the 2.5 and. it won’t die, but the rear shocks are ready to blow through the shock tower at any moment

[burnt cliff]

damn

[burnt cliff]

I was young at the time, don't remember except it was an ecoboost (turbocharged)

[lone fern]

ah that would do it

[burnt cliff]

still that had issues with like everything

electronics drew the line

[lone fern]

personally not a fan of the ecoboosts especially the early ones lol

[burnt cliff]

ford's 2.7l were great tho for me

in the f150

[lone fern]

buddy of mine is currently selling his 2010 taurus sho with the 3.5 ecoboost that’s needed a trans both turbos and a timing chain in less than 120k miles with regular maintanance lol

very fun car but good lord it’s a money pit and impossible to work on

[lone fern]

ah gotcha never owned or experienced one personally

my only f150 i’ve ever had was unkillable but it had the 4.2 v6 and it too was a rustbucket

[burnt cliff]

fr tho it was a zippy little car imo

[burnt cliff]

I've learnt my lesson and I absolutely annihilate any surface rust as soon as it shows up

And get it professionally rust proofed

[lone fern]

current status of my envoys frame

[lone fern]

yah my nice car gets undercoated and washed regularly

[burnt cliff]

gg 💔 🥀

[lone fern]

the garbage vehicles get neglected

[burnt cliff]

lmao

I bought a monthly unlimited wash sub for my nice car 😭

A wash a day keeps the rust away 🔥

[lone fern]

for reall

i just try to rinse mine off every weekend on the lift plus it’s undercoated

[burnt cliff]

you've got a lift?! how many cars do u have

[lone fern]

i personally don’t but my buddy down the road has four at his farm

i also own like 10 vehicles

but only one is nice

[burnt cliff]

fr

[lone fern]

the rest are sub 1000$ vehicles

[burnt cliff]

a vehicle is a vehicle 🤷‍♂️

man, i'm so tempted by this $10k absolutely gorgeous range rover that i would've gotten if i had a bigger garage to work on it

[lone fern]

these are my “good”beaters (and my one nice car)

[burnt cliff]

Buick be nice and shiny 🔥

Man, am I glad though that ford ended their ev production

[burnt cliff]

i was rlly fearing that the next gen would never experience the raw joy of a 5.0l whipple charged v8

[lone fern]

this is most of my garbage cars lol

[lone fern]

it shall live on 🫡

[burnt cliff]

which ones don't run

[lone fern]

yessir it’s the only one worth it lmao

the nissan doesn’t run

the 2500hd barely runs bc blown head gasket

the envoy runs but it has only first gear

[burnt cliff]

has that caused any other damage?

[lone fern]

malibu runs but rear subframe is junk

[burnt cliff]

how 😭

that's not a very common thing i see

[lone fern]

yeah she’s pretty cooked

buttt it’s the 8.1 big block

[lone fern]

4l60e with 5.3l doing 3rd gear burnouts wasn’t a fan

[burnt cliff]

lmao

[burnt cliff]

nice 🔥 the bigger the engine the better

[lone fern]

love me a chevy big block

[south jackal]

Thankfully I don't live in that country anymore. No worries

[near lantern]

where you at now?

[tribal sphinx]

@shell mountain okay so funny story this RAM 3500 doesn't have a good starter and on Christmas (today) a crackhead broke into my shop and I mistakenly got into this and for once it started correctly and I was so freaked out driving there I didn't even realize it started the first try

Usually you gotta try and start it like 6-8 times for it to start normally

[shell mountain]

average stellantis

[tribal sphinx]

They did not get through my metal door just fucked up the exterior btw :D

[misty mantle]

@lone fern Pouring one out for my GFs 2500 tonight

Lost control on a slick patch of road, hit 2 trees on her way down into a ditch

[south jackal]

Bali

[south jackal]

Similar to this. Someonr tried to break into my BMW 335I one time. But it seems the piggyback tune I had running on it stopped them. Common theme on the internet where thieves have a harder time stealing vehicles with a custom tune.

Its as if the tune is expecting stock coding messages, but the thieves not providing so the car can't start. At least that's what I've read about it.

[lone fern]

nooooooo and it was the beautiful green color too 😭

[misty mantle]

Her dad and I were talking, we’re gonna try to salvage it

[lone fern]

godspeed brother i hope the frame’s alright

[misty mantle]

I think it is. I drove it out from where it landed, seems to still track how it did before

[harsh quarry]

Mazda ❤️

[misty mantle]

They went back and looked at where it was wrecked, the truck was airborne for a good 5-10 feet

[novel heart]

Is that a GMC?

[misty mantle]

Chevy

Early GMT800 Silverado

[novel heart]

same thing

[south jackal]

I've seen way worse than that driving down the road. That's just getting broken in now. Keep driving, its fine

So sad that you say it's roasted. Its perfectly fine

[misty mantle]

Unfortunately, while it seems fine, there was a bunch of issues that it was having before that had it pretty well mechanically totaled, and this is the trucks 3rd accident

Got over 300k on the clock as well and the LB7 Duramax under the hood is in need of a rebuild

This is the nail in the coffin for this old Chevy

[lone fern]

time for a partout 😢

althoughh i do need a passenger side rust free front fender in color 👀

[misty mantle]

If you want to buy the truck as a whole, if we don’t end up doing anything with it, it’s probably going to end up on marketplace

Runs, drives, should be trailered

CA truck, so it’s rust free

I will probably be stealing the passenger seat out of it to turn into a computer chair tho

[lone fern]

gah you’re opposite side of the country 💔

i’m in northern mi

[misty mantle]

Oof

[dawn vine]

Rdy for sand dunessss

[fathom scarab]

Got 15,000 or less for my next vehicle. Want something either bulletproof and dumb, think 1990 Golf TDI (not many electronics, just mechanical), or relatively reliable and very high gas mileage, think 2014 prius or camry/corrola hybrid

any recs are appreciated ❤️

[charred depot]

Finished building the turbo engine for this one, time to make it somewhat solid.

not sure whether to smooth the welds and do a skim of filler to hide the repairs or leave the welds totally visible. I kind of like the idea of the patches readily visible.

[south jackal]

1980s Mercedes W124

There is a reason one that hasn't been abused will still look nearly brand new inside and out to this day. Also why taxi drivers loved them. They are way over engineered like most of the W series were.

[lone fern]

buy a mid2000’s corolla with the 1zz and pocket the rest of the money

[lone fern]

new floorpan acquired

[fathom scarab]

theres one for sale in my town with a new sound system but its otherwise stock. Perfect interior, working A/C, 140k miles, and hes asking 5k which i will have as of the 2nd

i do really like those inline 6s

[fathom scarab]

didnt know such based content was posted in the LTT discord

[prisma frost]

Yes yes no tinted windows but really its more safe🤫

[lone fern]

holy fishbowl 😭😭

i cannot drive a car without tint i hatee it

[lone fern]

my taxes bought that there sign so i must use it

[clear mason]

What's the problem with windows without tint?

[stoic ledge]

Poverty spec

[civic spoke]

Non-tinted is nice. Tbh

[clear mason]

No it isnt

[harsh quarry]

my base Golf is worse because there's basically no stock tint

[clear mason]

My Golf i got with unknown amounts of kilometers that I paid €311 for doesnt have tint

[civic spoke]

Sister also has a Golf. And I thought about getting the e-Golf for a hot minute.

[lone fern]

idk i just feel way too visible sitting in it lol

i like my privacy

anyways fuck gm’s passlock system it’s got me sitting in the gym parking lot doing a 10 min relearn thing bc it thought i tried to steal it

[harsh quarry]

over here you're not supposed to tint the front though

but I'll do rear windows and hatch at some point

[south jackal]

They will run forever too. Dirt simple to work on as its just all mechanical. Not much for electronics. The issues you may end up with are the vacuum systems, but then their are people who will swap that out for non vacuum systems as well if it gets to be too much of a pain. But those cars are just crazy reliable and built like a tank. 140k is nothing for those. People will drive them for over a million miles with relatively little needed to be done. They are slow though. But not unsafe kind of slow. Just don't expect to be racing.

[dull cedar]

Looking at the condition of the sign... It wasn't your taxes, give it to your parents

[prisma frost]

Shh

[prisma frost]

I'd like my rear windows to be tinted but doesnt make sense finacially

[civic spoke]

Could always buy a roll and do it yourself.
Or there are a bunch of pre-cut inserts that you can get also.

Or you'll just have to live with it.

[prisma frost]

I dont actually care for tinted windows the only reason I'd get them is for the looks

But I'd rather pay someone to do it

But its like 230 euros for a company near me

[civic spoke]

Mk7 Golf?
Sounds reasonable enough. Tbh

[prisma frost]

Just that idk when I'll ever just have 230 euros to spend on something almost useless like this

But maybe someday.

[civic spoke]

There is a company here that sells pre-cut stuff that you can just place in the car.
Looked it up for the Mk7 and it's like €130 over here.
https://solarplexius.se/se/product/volkswagen-golf-2/?bodyType=5-door&modelYear=2013&variation_id=15786#carfinder-form

But spending €100 extra to have someone properly install it could be worth it. If you're going that route.

The big issue as I see it with Solarplexius is that the tints don't go down with the windows if you're lowering them.
Makes it a hard pass for me on normal cars.

[lone fern]

😂😂 it’d be a perfect late christmas gift lmao

[fathom scarab]

anyone know any decently reliable newer hybrid?

if this guy sells the 300d before i can get my hands on it, my current backup is a prius. A dealership near me has a whole fleet of 2020 prius and corrola hybrids between 60-90k miles and for like 14-18k

[dull cedar]

Any Toyota one

Those sound like ex taxis or something 🤔

Lotta miles in 5 years

Still perfectly fine though

[fathom scarab]

i usually wouldnt want a prius... but 60mpg...

id fill up once every 2 months

id still prefer something dumb, mechanical, and diesel, but it doesnt seem like people who own 80s-90s golf TDIs wanna sell them

[dull cedar]

The corolla has the same drivetrain, unless it's the 2 litre then it's the newer version

[fathom scarab]

so the corrola would get better or worse gas mileage? Id assume better theyre smaller

[dull cedar]

Idk, look at the specs

[fathom scarab]

just googled its like 5mpg less

guess its heavier

[dull cedar]

Prius is probably marginally better due to shape

[paper sandal]

https://youtube.com/shorts/wzXaduhoZOY?si=U6IVhqywjuvY-Z9_

Could this be why my car stopped gubbling up 1 litre of oil per 1000 km?

Now it's like 1l per 5000 km

[cosmic tree]

https://www.motor1.com/news/782975/arizona-remove-speed-limits-rural-highways/

What could possibly go right¿

[clear mason]

Everything could go right

[harsh quarry]

on one hand I like the idea, but I've heard really bad things about how easy it is to get a license in the US

the reason why you can have some parts of the Autobahn is bcs driver training is relatively expensive but very thorough in Germany

in the US I have a feeling that this will just be abused

[tribal sphinx]

Semi's are a whole other world lmfao

[dull cedar]

This only works if you maintain the road like a german

And make it much harder to get a license

[delicate isle]

Toyota Prius Prime or phev

[south jackal]

Its why you'll have more problems with your car if you don't rip it every so often. Gave my car to my parents who baby it and barely go over 2000rpm ever. Car has had way more issues ever since. I had essentially zero issues and I would take it up to redline almost every time I drove it, once it was fully warmed up.

[paper sandal]

Had my car for 3 years and I had no issues beside the vvt valve breaking.

[south jackal]

Yeah I had a BMW 335I, first year it was made. Well known for having it's fair share of 1st year issues and all sorts of problems.

I swapped out the common failure points early in it's life. Added an oil cooler, put in a steel chargepipe, and swapped out the water pump.

Drove it for 11 years and it never let me down a single time.

[novel heart]

It's just the written and physical tests, then a full license.

[south jackal]

Why bother at this point.

I live in a country where tests are not mandatory and I struggle to even see accidents..I could drive for an hour in Canada and see multiple

[cosmic tree]

Oklahoma's roads are horribly paved & horribly patched.
Doesn't matter how cheap or expensive your suspension system is, you're gonna feel the potholes & uneven patchwork regardless.

[south jackal]

I laugh at that. Go live in another country for a few years and go back to Oklahoma. You'll be much more grateful 😂

[cosmic tree]

When I took Driver's Ed in high school 15+ years ago, our driving coaches told us that Oklahoma State Highway Patrol got rid of parallel parking from the exam earlier that year. They also mentioned that once they did that, the Pass:Fail ratio had flipped dramatically, because too many people were so worried about parallel parking [thinking it's way more (dramatically) difficult than it actually is], they forgot to practice on the other more important segments; so they just failed instead.

[cosmic tree]

I lived in NoVA for the first decade of my life, and the roads there are way better than greater OKC. Hell even the roads in Texas are properly maintained.

[south jackal]

Try Bali, or maybe south America. Or Madagascar. You'll get a fun experience. There is a reason why Toyota Land Cruisers are so popular in these places

[cosmic tree]

One of my cousins works for Toyota's US corporate office in Plano. Funny thing is that her husband has a late 2010s Sequoia, her older brother had an early 2000s Land Cruiser, whose eldest son has an early 2020s 4Runner, she previously had an early 2000s 4Runner when she worked at Texas Instruments two decades ago and still had it until a few years ago, their daughter has a Lexus NX,

[south jackal]

I'm in Bali and it's flooded with 70 and 80 series land cruisers that look perfect. And there is a reason for it. Shops are everywhere for restoring them too. My Buddy from Vancouver is very jealous of how common they are here

[clear mason]

Why would you want a hybrid?

[civic spoke]

Probably thinking lower consumption?

[south jackal]

I'll ask you, why not?

You provide the reasons why not first. Then we'll counter

[civic spoke]

More stuff to go wrong. Tbh

[south jackal]

Do you have evidence for hybrids being unreliable? Because a Prius has been known to be insanely reliable. Even taxi drivers driving them for ridiculous amounts of miles.

I'm not trying to be an ahole, just trying to get real.

[civic spoke]

Never said they were more unreliable. Just said that they usually have more stuff that could go wrong.

Priuses are basically cockroaches.

[dull cedar]

They tend to have less stuff to go wrong actually

They have no alternator

No starter

The power steering and AC are electric, not on the engine

[dull cedar]

Why wouldn't you want a hybrid as a daily? They're fucking great

[clear mason]

How are they better than diesel cars?

[dull cedar]

... If that's a serious question, I'm not even going to attempt to educate you, please go do some basic research

[clear mason]

And hybrids have no resale value because no one wants them

[clear mason]

Driving a diesel is so cheap

[dull cedar]

so you're just stupid then, got it

[clear mason]

And car stores are too scared to sell hybrids to customers so they're really cheap at auctions

[dull cedar]

Living in an alternate reality

[clear mason]

At least the ones that have been driven like 70 000km

[clear mason]

No, i just live in a climate that hybrids dont really like and then they break

[forest lintel]

Not sure that's the case with Prius and other Toyota, but in general PHEVs definitely drop in value massively once they are out of the battery warranty coverage

Many PHEVs also have worse recorded reliability, not every hybrid is a Toyota Prius

[pure pond]

i know people with hybrids in some cold places and they are just fine, so do you live in a volcano or something

[dull cedar]

Simple solution, only buy Toyotas 😉

You can get almost every model as a hybrid now

[clear mason]

Even simpler solution, buy a diesel

They use like 3.5l/100km on highways

[forest lintel]

I would if it wouldn't mean I had to put up with the Toyota driving experience, or rather lack thereof

[dull cedar]

Sounds like a skill issue

[clear mason]

Most Toyotas are just really boring to drive

[forest lintel]

I have driven few cars that feel worse to drive than Hilux and Avensis

Old Corollas are nice though

[clear mason]

https://evclinic.eu/2024/11/03/which-used-ev-to-buy-a-beginners-guide/ search with your browser the place where they talk about the hybrid Prius

[clear mason]

Ignore the slightly AI picture

[dull cedar]

Website ran by actual Idiots

[clear mason]

This picture on their website is very interesting

[clear mason]

Why does the internal combustion engine engine plig in heybrid car not have any place for humans?

[pure pond]

some garbage ai picture

[clear mason]

Was on some EV Clinic website the newspaper talked about in like January or something

[native ermine]

ah yes the plug in hybrid and the PLUG-IN hybrid

[charred depot]

I am having so much fun..

decided I would spend my holidays making a parts car roadworthy again, poor choice.

about to sell out of all my 305's and drive ladas instead.

[pure pond]

i thought my car was kinda bad with rust damn

[charred depot]

this one is pretty damn bad, but not terrible.

If any panels were available for this car it would be a piece of cake.

[pure pond]

i can get panels for my car but they fit like shit

[charred depot]

better than nothing, welding ladas is great as you can get literally everything

the car is mot exempt so it doesent have to be 100% just good enough to make it appear as not a complete death trap

[harsh quarry]

damn lmao

[somber lintel]

insane marketplace find

[woven kindle]

what a beast

[lone fern]

holy shit the plum crazy neon coupe is tough please tell me you bought it

if you were in mi i would buy that from you right now i love old shitty silly econoboxes

[somber lintel]

yep it's all mine

I payed 550 for it

it has a salvage title with 177000 miles on it

[azure violet]

that's awesome

[lone fern]

oh my god i need this

if you ever come up to mi i’ll buy that holy shit it’d look great in my fleet of shitboxes

i’m gonna look at a 2001 cavalier tomorrow that’s an absolute pile of shit but i must collect alll of these lame forgotten economy cars

[somber lintel]

how many cars do you have?

[lone fern]

10 now if we include my derby car

all of them are shit besides my daily (2018 buick regal)

however my regal is at a detail shop because i left an energy drink in the car and it froze and exploded and i do not like my car being stained orange

[civic spoke]

I keep forgetting that Doug Demuro has a sick garage...

Turbo, supercharged, naturally-aspirated. 6, 8, 10, 12 cylinders. All-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive. And most importantly: three pedals

[native ermine]

that Countach is still the sexiest thing in there

[gentle thicket]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BZHYoUSsPvs

(remember, if you have nothing nice to say; just share it with your friends so they have to see it too!)

[native ermine]

[cosmic tree]

https://x.com/sig_serg/status/2006107617018462549?s=46

Sig! 🏎️🔜 Coast2Coast (@sig_serg)

TOLD YOU.
Allow me to spoil it for you: it isn't limited to SUVs.

My video demonstrating similar issue on track: https://t.co/GwZZbiRdjG

X · Dec 30, 2025, 8:58 PM

[native ermine]

would rather have that E46 M3 over any modern beemer

[gentle thicket]

I'd be good with a 36 325is

[cosmic tree]

Keep in mind that electronic Steer-By-Wire isn't exclusive to BMW, nor is it entirely new to the automotive industry.

AirBus was the first to use it on their aircrafts.

My sister had a 2009 Toyota Corolla LE, and it used electronic power steering, whereas my 2009 Honda CR-V LX uses Hydraulic power steering.

[dull cedar]

Steer by wire and electric power steering are two very different things

The X3 has electric power steering

[cosmic tree]

"Hybrad" & "Heybrid"

[cosmic tree]

There was one point within the previous decade where one of the Toyota executives said "We will no longer be making 'boring' cars" during a keynote. That's when they really started to amp up their design and performance (even partnering with Yamaha Motors in some instances)

[cosmic tree]

I'm more of a Honda/Acura (especially K-Series engines) guy, but there might be a Toyota/Lexus or few I'd also get.

[fathom scarab]

low insurance payment, nice interior, good sound system, cheap, reliable (as far as new cars go), and 60mpg

id LOVE a 1985-1995 Golf TDI, but theres just none for sale anywhere nearby

i like dumb oonga bunga v8s and diesel motors, but theres TONS of newer priuses and corolla hybrids for under 20k in my town

[south jackal]

Opinion:

If RAM is so dependent on selling V8s, and sales go up so quick after bringing it back, they should just bring out a turbo V8. Especially with stelantis being European and loving turbo engines, just develop a Hemi V8 and satisfy all. It would be a very standout feature for the American market. Take the hemi, turbo it to different levels.

The hurricane was obviously met with severe dislike

[clear mason]

60mpg is less miles per gallon than a diesel E220 and you dont get an engine the entire time

[south jackal]

If you're bringing back the hemi like they have, redo it as a turbo version since your customers clearly want a V8.

[heavy solar]

Not sure if you folks are into off roading at all. All of those are on one ton axles. The TJ is a 4800 Spec for Ultra 4 with a cammed LS3, built TH400 etc..

[pure pond]

I wish i could do that kind of offroad here we just have mud

[lone fern]

hell yeah

got my car back from the detail place and boy does it look a lot better without orange creamsicle reign energy drink stains all over it

anyways i will not be leaving full unopened cans in my car ever again during the winter lmao

[wispy cloak]

Won't meet emissions

And would be incredibly inefficient

[heavy solar]

where are you located?

[south jackal]

Doesn't need to be. In the same truck they have a 6.2L supercharged V8 that gets trash mileage. Its not like the i6 is efficient anyhow. Its mileage rating is nearly the same as the hemi was.

There were plenty of examples of V8 sports cars in the past that would even get close to 30mpg on the highway.

[wispy cloak]

Yes and that's gearing and good engineering

Two things that work against trucks and dodge

[dull cedar]

Also the fact that they're not fucking bricks

Both in shape and weight

[dry harness]

lamborghini

[south jackal]

That don't matter much. Electric city buses manage to do just fine

[dull cedar]

Electric city busses have massive batteries, don't go fast often and get recharged often

Why are you comparing these to an American v8

[south jackal]

You brought up aerodynamics. Trucks don't need to go fast either. They are trucks, not race cars After all.

They need massive amounts of power and torque to tow and haul heavy, very slowly and controlled.

[dull cedar]

They're pickup trucks not semi trucks

[south jackal]

Yeah they're to be used for towing and hauling...

[south jackal]

Not for taking the kids to school and going to meet the other soccer moms

[lone fern]

not here in america unfortunately 🫠

[south jackal]

There in lies the issue... People buying vehicles for the 1% time they'll need instead of 99% of what they need it for. Like, "oh yeah one day I may buy a horse or two, so I'll buy a huge ass truck in case that happens"

[pure pond]

The netherlands

[civic spoke]

Friend of mine drives an electric Scania from time to time. Much prefers it over the diesel trucks.

[dull cedar]

Yeah, a small digger, car transporter, tipper full of driveway gravel or whatever... Occasionally. The rest of the time it's used to do the shopping or take the kids to school

Going 75 down the freeway

[south jackal]

Yeah nice and slow as I said.

[dull cedar]

75mph isn't slow

[south jackal]

Mph? What is that?

[dull cedar]

we're talking about American cars

don't play stupid

[south jackal]

American cars are sold are over the world.

Even in Australia and Canada

[dull cedar]

The full size trucks aren't

Well weren't until recently

[south jackal]

In Canada they have been since the beginning

Even way back in the 1940's in the imperial times

[dull cedar]

Canada barely counts as a seperate country

There's a border, a different government and a different culture but the rest is the same

Cars, building standards, electrical standards...

[civic spoke]

"What the fuck is a kilometer?"

[south jackal]

Its what the rest of the world outside of that 3rd world country uses. Metric

[south jackal]

Cars are not the same lol.

[dull cedar]

are you actually this clueless or are you a troll?

[south jackal]

Hence completely different recalls for USA versions of the cars

Also have American versions get 2WD versions of cars, whereas Canada will only have AWD versions

USA gets the Ford lightning Pro work trim, Canada does not.

[dull cedar]

So you are just this clueless

[south jackal]

I just gave you multiple examples of differences

Lookup BMW N54 turbo warranty on USA. They got extended warranty and free turbo replacements. Canada did not. Its another example of how the Canadian market and cars, are not at all treated the same as the USA versions.

[pure pond]

didnt edison motors have a problem with a rule that needed to be changed in USA so they can get the trucks legal in canada

[civic spoke]

Want to hear something magical?
1 fl oz of water doesn't weight the same as 1 ounce.
And 1 fluid ounce isn't the same as 1 fluid ounce.
You have 1 US fluid ounce, and 1 UK fluid ounce.

[civic spoke]

One issue they had, is that they wanted to use an engine built for 'off-road' use. And go around the whole emissions dealio.

[pure pond]

yeah they see it as a off road use generator

[civic spoke]

But if you're planning to use a vehicle for the vast majority on public roads, then it has to be emissions compliant. Even if it's a hybrid or not.

[frail stirrup]

Would yall call this tasteful for terrible?

[pure pond]

Someone stole your cats?

[civic spoke]

Terrible. Tbh

[frail stirrup]

This is the stock exhaust, mufflers, cats, no leaks. It’s a 2 cylinder.

[frail stirrup]

Fair enough 🥀🥀🥀

[civic spoke]

Sounds like a FartJar™.

[civic spoke]

It's a Fiat 500?

[frail stirrup]

Ye

[civic spoke]

Didn't know they made a 2 cylinder. Honestly.

[frail stirrup]

It’s a twinair with slight burble map, I didn’t want it to sound annoying my neighbours don’t like me already 💀

[frail stirrup]

Twinair, rlly kewl engine :) they still make them today!

[civic spoke]

900 cc

Basically a motorcycle engine.

[frail stirrup]

Mines making around 110 hp which is p good I think

[civic spoke]

Which is why I thought it sounded like one.

[frail stirrup]

Si 💔

Yeh it’s a bike engine with a turbo more or less

[civic spoke]

Let me find something, and you can guess which car it is.

[frail stirrup]

Okaye :3

[frail stirrup]

No idea but it sounds like it’s gonna eat me 😭

[civic spoke]

A hint is that it's in the same class as the 500.

[frail stirrup]

Dawg I ain got no clue

[civic spoke]

Aygo.
Toyota Aygo.

One of these tiny things.

[frail stirrup]

Awe I love those :3 but why it sound like it’s possessed by demons?

[civic spoke]

I guess 3 cylinders just do that.

[frail stirrup]

Crazy 😭

[civic spoke]

I almost prefer the sound of 3 cylinders over modern dull 4 pots.

[harsh quarry]

isn't 3 an unbalanced design compared to 4

[frail stirrup]

nah three is balanced cause 120+120+120 is 360

three cylinders sound peak

2 runs like a bastard, twin air has this balancing shaft in the engine to counter it

[sonic sigil]

anyone see the color blue on a car and instantly think “subie” even if it isn’t a subaru?

[lone fern]

no

[gentle thicket]

This is correct in that it is less balanced.

[blissful magnet]

Opinions?

1989 Toyota pickup

[south jackal]

Exquisitely delightful! An actual real truck that could do real work.

[silent prairie]

2015 Mustang GT 50th year with performance pack and stage 2 plus tunes and mods.

[lone fern]

is this yours?