cars

[shadow osprey]

I thought you meant Neon

I like it less now 😆

[fathom socket]

nope i got into the car scene with the caliber, i never got the neon

[shadow osprey]

Looks clean though

[fathom socket]

so take your pick, day or night?

[shadow osprey]

For what

[fathom socket]

i have two picks i like showing off cause i put a fair bit of work nto making it so overkill it looked good

[shadow osprey]

Why not both

[fathom socket]

one is a day shot, one is a night

iok

[shadow osprey]

The chances of you posting both anyways was probably at least 50%, let’s be real

[fathom socket]

lol

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/198763_10150331254852463_6309663_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=ddc18ded4d2a977125b59f3977bfc5bb&oe=5D276A71

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/287942_10150331255002463_2998724_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=d835b2e96a8b5c927180f86a977d74d9&oe=5D27310F

so overkill but i loved it

cause no one else was even close to that level of lighting haha

[strong plume]

underglow? Is it 2004 all over again? 😆

[shadow osprey]

I think the day shot is better

[stoic ledge]

@indigo coral Lucky you 😛

^^^^ oof that neon/LEDs

Is it RGB tho 👀

[gusty tulip]

Looks like just the shell of a car 🤔

[patent basalt]

@fathom socket another dodge approaches

[gusty tulip]

There you have mine 😄

[patent basalt]

I used to have one of those as wel loved it but it sucked lol head gasket issues and traded it down for a first st since I don’t drive it very much my 18 st has 5k miles on it I’ve had it for a long while

[gusty tulip]

Oh that sucks, I love my Ford Focus RS Sooo much 😮 He's now black tho something like this

[fathom socket]

This is what i upgraded to

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10645088_10152738563577463_8690028821237873532_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=6e4782f9f63ce5c89794944ea1e1d37f&oe=5CE1A8F9

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge 2 much Chrysler

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen Should I fix it with more Opel pics? 😛

[shadow osprey]

I had a dream i bought a mustang. It was a good dream

[stoic ledge]

What's holding you back? xD

[shadow osprey]

Money

I’ve been saving for a couple months now

I’m about half way

It was an orange 4 door 2005 Mustang. I tried to figure out why it looked weird but couldn’t. Now I know 😂

[stoic ledge]

4 door 2005 Mustang

[indigo coral]

4 door mustang lol

[shadow osprey]

🤔

[hollow rose]

https://electrek.co/2019/03/06/tesla-supercharger-v3-kw-capacity-efficiency/

[indigo coral]

Big yes^

Faster charging (provided proper safety measures are in place for the battery) = much very good

[hollow rose]

I usually just charge at work. I've only had to supercharge once but the hour I was sitting there sucked

[gray axle]

this exists?

[fossil imp]

lol

[shadow osprey]

welcome to Earth

[thin gorge]

I didn't remember there is #cars channel :D

[vital glen]

@shadow osprey thank you

[shadow osprey]

Gotcha covered o7

[patent basalt]

Decided on a color for the e36, similar to this, signal green

[gentle adder]

https://news.sky.com/story/bugatti-la-voiture-noire-bought-for-nearly-14-4m-most-expensive-new-car-ever-sold-11657797
Bugatti La Voiture Noire bought for nearly £14.4m - most expensive new car ever sold

[shadow osprey]

That's quite the green

[vital glen]

@shadow osprey it's more blue than green

02CD5A

[shadow osprey]

According to the picture, it’s plenty green

Just taking a sample from the picture won’t tell you what color it is

It’s pretty edited

Also I can’t read hexidecimal just from someone telling my the color code

[tall kiln]

What's the life cycle look like for a Tesla?

Would constantly running it to 0 and charging it up hurt it like a lithium Ion?

Life cycle for the battery that is

[shadow osprey]

There was an article out recently that showed over 150k miles or something like that the depreciation of the battery was like 10%

[indigo coral]

^

They tend to lose a few percent fairly quickly (first 60k) then flatten out

[unreal pivot]

Hello

[night current]

Hi

[warm sparrow]

Ho

[vital glen]

@shadow osprey how was the testing done?

[night current]

Lots of math calculations.

[indigo coral]

It is very satisfying that I got a picture of 123,123 miles on my car 😂

[serene jetty]

does such a thing exist where a hatchback/wagon tailgate can open up then slide back ontop of the roof?
so the whole back end is open

obviously it'd be a custom thing but has it ever been done?

[lime copper]

Most likely.

[shadow osprey]

@vital glen idk idc about Tesla’s. Just saw the headline

[viral matrix]

Replaced all four arb links today

Got rid of the nasty rattle on bumpy roads

Old ones were.. well, questionable

The joints popped out when removing them

[warm sparrow]

hey i need to do that too

[warm sparrow]

Russia is another level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWHZecSiXc

[proven gull]

I need this

[indigo coral]

Probably car people sacrilege but it looks alot like a Miata lmao

[brave geyser]

Almost

[indigo coral]

I'm aiming for 123,456 on my odo lol

[proven gull]

It's a Suzuki Cappuccino

Kei sports car

I love it to bits

[stoic ledge]

660cc turbocharged 3 cylinder engine Due to kei car regulations ofc

Those things are expensive tho

• steeringwheel at the wrong side of the car

• too small for me to fit

[indigo coral]

Grrr. My car is making bad noises. That usually means money. 😠

[stoic ledge]

Get something reliable like a Japanese car 🤔

[shadow osprey]

@indigo coral cappuccino is a pretty popular car overseas. It’s basically a shrunken Miata, if you can believe it. Tiny 3-cyl engine if memory serves

[indigo coral]

I have a reliable Japanese car lmao @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

Hence the 🤔

[indigo coral]

lol

I've been asking around/reading around on the Lexus forums and someone recommended to check parts of the exhaust. Apparently the flex coupling has problems sometimes.

[proven gull]

How to kill the environment is style

[vital glen]

oh who cares

tree hugger

[shadow osprey]

@proven gull diesels run cleaner than gasoline cars so...

[vital glen]

@shadow osprey weebs, don't have real opinions

[shadow osprey]

Also, you know how many people straight pipe gas cars?

Also, diesels get better mileage

[proven gull]

I mean who even uses weeb as an inult?

[fathom socket]

me,

nah not really but i use it to trigger my irl friend

[proven gull]

I take no offence in it I just accept it

[fathom socket]

cause he watched a single anime, and we have a proper quite guy in my school who is the kind to teleport behind you so we usually start calling him a weeb around him

seems weird without context but it makes him panic really hard

[proven gull]

Ouch

If a car is done well it's a work of art

[lime copper]

So that's what they do with old Mercs in Germany, lol.

[proven gull]

It was the 1992 DTM

Great racing series

Very clean EP2

[shadow osprey]

ugh 190E Evos ❤

[shadow osprey]

Did you know Mazda directly ripped off the Porsche 944 when designing the FC RX-7?

[proven gull]

Don't really care since it looks amazing

Beautiful car

[shadow osprey]

just a fun fact

[proven gull]

I once spotted this A70 Supra

Beautiful

[shadow osprey]

3rd gen supras are so underrated

Really 1st 2nd and 3rd all are

[proven gull]

Celica Supra too

The R30 GTR is real nice too

[vital glen]

@shadow osprey look, unless it is mkIV

Nobody wants it

[proven gull]

The A80 is really nice

The 2JZ is a great engine

Autozam, Beat and Cappuccino

[shadow osprey]

A celica supra is the first gen supra

It was a trim of the celica before it became a dedicated car

So... yes. The celica supra is the first gen

And false @vital glen

[proven gull]

The A80 is really popular

[shadow osprey]

Correction, it was not a trim option of the Celica, it was just a Celica with a longer front clip

[stoic ledge]

^ someone can read the Wikipedia page 😛

[proven gull]

Lemme find the A80 Rally car

I had a S15 one too

[vital glen]

I don't understand Japanese

[proven gull]

Me neither

[stoic ledge]

Why is it painted like the dutch flag 🤔 🇳🇱

[proven gull]

Not sure

Looks nice though

[shadow osprey]

Traitor

[stoic ledge]

Who? xD

[proven gull]

That's the R32 that destroyed all the Sierra's at Bathurst in 1990

The head of Nismo was watching the race

[stoic ledge]

1991 according to Wikipedia 😛

[proven gull]

Close enough

But Bathurst is my favourite circuit

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge listen up here, cite a scholarly source

[stoic ledge]

If it's on the internet, it must be true

Jim Richards and Mark Skaife, easily won the 1991 Bathurst 1000 with Skaife setting the sensational time of 2:12.63 in the Top 10 Runoff for pole which was actually 2/10th faster than George Fury's Group C pole time of 1984 set on the pre-Chase circuit. The pair repeated the win in controversial circumstances in 1992. The car gained the nickname 'Godzilla'.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_1000

[proven gull]

I love this circuit

[stoic ledge]

Only familiar with it because of Forza Motorsport 😛

[vital glen]

I like ovals @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

I bet you do

[proven gull]

It's because they don't require turning

[vital glen]

You don't understand

[stoic ledge]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nascar-wild-gone-eV07T3W1mlehi

[vital glen]

Yes

[proven gull]

Someone already 2JZ swapped the new supra

[indigo coral]

...already

wtf

lol

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I've seen it

Like... Why ?

[indigo coral]

No idea. 2JZ is cool and all, but I don't see the appeal in doing that to a decently powerful, new car.

[proven gull]

Because the new supra is really just a rebadged Z4

[warm sparrow]

it's Daigo Saito's supra

and why? because a supra with a freakin bmw engine isn't a supra

[proven gull]

Exactly

[vital glen]

@warm sparrow did he redo everything?

Because everything else around it is still BMW

[stoic ledge]

:ohno: How does Toyota dare to put in a 3 liter inline 6 twin turbo producing 340hp instead of a 3 liter inline 6 twin turbo ?

Without the co-operating with BMW, there wouldn't have been a new Supra

If Toyota had to develop it all from scratch all alone, it would have been waaay more expensive

Or it would have been a rebadged Lexus

Also apart from the main platform and engine, everything else has been developed by Toyota chassic/suspension/...-wise

[indigo coral]

I worry that without BMW's help it'd have been veeeerrrry underwhelming. (160hp 4 banger etc)

Modern Toyota isn't really known for sporty cars. Keyword Modern.

[viral matrix]

Made a new gear knob today :3

Way better than the oem one imo

[indigo coral]

nice!

Sadly I'm still stuck with a slushbox 4 speed auto

[viral matrix]

oof

[indigo coral]

I mean 100ish $ car though

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[viral matrix]

Wish mine was equiped with the 6 speed manual

[stoic ledge]

Wish mine was equiped with a stronger engine (:

[indigo coral]

Me too MK, me too.

[viral matrix]

Luckily mine is :^)

[indigo coral]

I've only got 220hp and ~200lb/ft of torque rip

[stoic ledge]

@indigo coral don't judge until you've driven a 1.2

[indigo coral]

I've driven a de-tuned Kia Soul

slow as molasses

(Driving School car 🙄 )

[viral matrix]

My daily only has 170hp and 220nm of torque

😄

[indigo coral]

They estimated it had somewhere around 70hp, was speed limited at 65mph.

My parent's dailys are both 365hp tt lol

I learned to drive in my mom's car

then we got my RX300. Which is nice, but damn its not as powerful as my parent's cars

[viral matrix]

Might upgrade to an ST220 with 226hp at some point

Gotta save up tho

[indigo coral]

I've come dangerously close to buying a beater to learn stick in a couple times now

[stoic ledge]

Might upgrade to... something else as soon as I'm not a student anymore

😛

Stick is ez 😏

[indigo coral]

Only car we have that's a stick is a 1966 Bronco

and that's one hell of a handful to drive so it's not a good learning car.

[viral matrix]

I've driven stick since I was 14 😄

On ice tracks

[indigo coral]

Lucky

[stoic ledge]

I've started on a 48 gear tractor xD

[viral matrix]

😁

I started with Ford Sierra 2.0 DOHC

[indigo coral]

Jeez

[viral matrix]

5 speed manual

[indigo coral]

48 gears is a lot

Question: Do you guys name your cars?

[stoic ledge]

2 (High-Low) x 3 (sub gearbox) x 4 (actual gearbox) x 2 (forewords and backwards)

[viral matrix]

@indigo coral Nawh

[stoic ledge]

My car is called "The Corsa" since it's a Corsa 😛

[viral matrix]

My mom has a corsa

😄

[stoic ledge]

Corsa FTW

[viral matrix]

2016 with the crappy 1.4

[indigo coral]

Mines named Myrtle lol.

[stoic ledge]

2012 with a 1.2 (:

[viral matrix]

2002 with a 2.5

:^)

[stoic ledge]

Manual 👀

[indigo coral]

It's a cranky old lady car some mornings, and when the antenna goes up and down sometimes it squeals when dirt gets stuck inside, so Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter

[viral matrix]

Is that an opc line?

[indigo coral]

When it squeals it sounds for all the world like her crying in the movies. 😂😂😂

[stoic ledge]

Americans be like 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

[indigo coral]

Wym 👀

[stoic ledge]

Nope no OPC-Line, but it's a Color Edition

[indigo coral]

No cupholders or 3 pedals :P

[viral matrix]

Aigh

Real OPC corsa would be great 😄

[stoic ledge]

Which means sport suspension, sports exhaust, tinted windows, tinted taillights, sport pedals ...

Yeah OPC is nice but nog really reliable

[viral matrix]

Yea

[stoic ledge]

Did someone say OPC ?

[viral matrix]

I love the looks of the opc corsa

Wouldn't really buy one though

[stoic ledge]

(white one is mine, red one is the OPC of a buddy)

Corsa E OPC has a good engine

Corsa D OPC not so

Google "piston failure 4" and you get a long list

[viral matrix]

😄

[stoic ledge]

What was up with that video ?

Anyway gotta go brb (:

[viral matrix]

idk

The video disapeared for me

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it did too here

But cya 😃

[viral matrix]

Seeya

[night current]

I would've preferred a new and unique supra, rather than one associated with BMW. Even if it was a 160hp 4 banger, the AE86 had less HP and was still a blast to drive.

Does it even have a manual option?

[proven gull]

I don't know

[stoic ledge]

Nope only the 8 speed ZF gearbox

[vital glen]

@night current you ever drive the econobox corrola?

or?

[night current]

Yeah, my friend had one.

[vital glen]

It is not that fun

[night current]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I found it fun.

[vital glen]

I drove the ae-88

not the 86

Too my knowledge they are very much similiar

in every regard

[night current]

They are essentially the same thing.

I think the only difference was like, 10 hp.

[vital glen]

it was more like 3-5

dif

[night current]

Close enough, :p

Not enough to make a tremendous difference

[vital glen]

It was not that fun

it felt like an econobox

[night current]

Maybe you just expect too much out of it... But I mean, my friend let me drive it through my neighborhood's hills, it was a blast.

[vital glen]

I expected an econobox drive

and I got that

[night current]

Welp, I dunno what to say then.

All I know is that it was fun because it felt well balanced, sounded decent, and lightweight.

Fun to drive down the hills, taking turns etc...

[vital glen]

It feels average for the time

Christs all mighty, I can't speak English

[vital glen]

@night current the base Supra MkV makes as much horsepower as the Miata

[night current]

That's sad.

[stoic ledge]

Since when do Miata's make 252hp ?

Supra 2.0T is 252hp, 3.0T 340hp

Miata is max 184hp

[night current]

I'm confused now.

[vital glen]

I read like 197 @stoic ledge

[fossil imp]

mx5 turbo or rocket v6

definitely not standard 😃

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge the base 4cyl without turbo will make 197hp

@night current
ok so according to press release
4 cyl will make 197 and with the turbo it will make 252hp

[lime copper]

OH SHIT 😂 WHAT A SPOILER

[shadow osprey]

Got my truck back from the shop on friday. The pump still whines and They somehow reversed the polarity of the HVAC fans because no matter where I set the heat to blow it blows on defrost. Didn't know you could be that stupid. My feet were cold af today

[proven gull]

This the best looking R33

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen You're right, completely missed that 😮

Both 2.0's have a turbo tho 😉 (B48)

[warm sparrow]

I have seen that spolier joke way top much times.

[vital glen]

Does that mean people will buy the base model Supra just to swap it @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

Get the base 2.0T and chip tune is to the 252hp version (:

[vital glen]

No, put a bigger turbo and made 343hp @stoic ledge

[shadow osprey]

Or just buy a shell from Toyota for 20k and put a 2J in it and have a dope ass race car

[warm sparrow]

or just buy a supra

i mean a real supra

I don't know how much is the new supra for for sure it's way more expensive than an MKII

[vital glen]

@warm sparrow but the new supra is the kind of car that

isn't a supra that enthusiast know

but more like

[warm sparrow]

a piece of crap?

sorry lol

if it wasn't called Supra nobody would care

[vital glen]

exactly

[warm sparrow]

But now, it is the new Supra so we know that we will never see a real new Supra

[vital glen]

it is meant to sell to people whop might of been looking at a corvette

[warm sparrow]

wtf

[vital glen]

wdym wtf?

[warm sparrow]

corvette?? what's the relation with the new supra?

maybe it has kinda the same global shape

but that's all

[vital glen]

@warm sparrow if you have the money to spend on a corvette or some other sport or gt car

[warm sparrow]

ok but it's really not the same kind of cars

[vital glen]

@warm sparrow you are thinking too much into the details of it

think more generally

the new supra is more of a sports car than a gt car now

the corvette and the porsche cayman

all are in that sport car area

around the same price give or take 10k

[warm sparrow]

so you are just talking about price for people who buy cars just to show off

[stoic ledge]

Practically nobody has driven the new Supra, almost everybody: IT'S NOT A SUPRA

[warm sparrow]

dsfgikjuhdsfg

stop it

[stoic ledge]

Great argument buddy

[vital glen]

Well toyota has advertised as not like the classic supra

which was more of a touring car

they are trying to advertise as a sports car

well

lmao

I was wrong

@stoic ledge Well then, why was it always labeled a touring car and not a full fat sports car

[unreal pivot]

Hello it has been a while

[vital glen]

The japanese is weird

All I know that

is that

I NEED A V8 IN MY LIFE capscapscapscapcspacs

[night current]

If the new supra was named something else, I'd be totally fine. Lol

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge Do you agree that the supra is competing with the corvette and the cayman and whatever bmw and Mercedes have?

idk why I put now

wait what

it is like

5 cents here

[stoic ledge]

That's 71k usd

(:

(:

(:

[night current]

71k for a gt86?

[night current]

That car new is like $30k at a dealer next to me.

Yeah

[indigo coral]

I kinda feel like the BRZ/GT86 is a bit overpriced... Probably about to get blasted for saying this, but like.. 200hp and a very basic interior

and you're closing in on 30k

[vital glen]

nobody disagrees withyou

[night current]

It is a little pricey I agree.

[vital glen]

except fanboys

who will go

[indigo coral]

Closer to 20k, my complaints would be out the window.

[vital glen]

MUH HANDILING capscapcscapcspacpcsapca

205hp @ 7000rpm

[indigo coral]

mhm. And only 156lb/ft of torque.

[vital glen]

156lb-ft @ 6400rpm

what is that

sitting on the highway going 7k

open throttle

[night current]

If it was 20k it'd be good.

[indigo coral]

The funny part is that my 1999 RX300 is more powerful and more torque. (Not a good comparison, i just find it funny.)

[vital glen]

it doesn't hold up

[indigo coral]

At 20k the 86 would be pretty dang good

[vital glen]

meh

[indigo coral]

but at 30k... There's some very good used alternatives

Hell I'd rather have an ecoboost mustang

which you can get new for that territory

[vital glen]

they start at

26,395

[indigo coral]

So the Mustang and the GT86 starts at near the same price. LOL.

[vital glen]

a gt fastback starts at 35,355

[indigo coral]

The base 4cyl Mustang has 310hp and 350lb/ft of torque

[night current]

I'd rather get a new 'stang than the gt86 if they are similar in price.

[indigo coral]

For almost the exact same price

[night current]

Youd probably have a more thrilling experience in a mustang.

Even if you nearly kill crowds.

[indigo coral]

😂

[vital glen]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/432360552761917440/555165537999519753/Screenshot_20190312-201734_YouTube.jpg?width=1203&height=677

[warm sparrow]

fiat 500 🤔

[night current]

That's adorable

[indigo coral]

I generally hate Fiats, but that is kinda cute I admit

[night current]

Lil' ripper

[warm sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/fiat-gif-10105824

[indigo coral]

LOL

[night current]

Eeeek

[warm sparrow]

just found this lol

[indigo coral]

If I had just like... infinite garage spaces

[night current]

I'd prefer a Pontiac aztek thank you

[indigo coral]

I'd buy a Multipla

Just for the hell of it

[vital glen]

lol

[shadow osprey]

You can get a base mustang for less than a BRZ, and it makes... 320hp?

[indigo coral]

310

and 350lb/ft of torque

[stone glacier]

multipla

In france some people are just buying those for the troll

[night current]

Isn't the base mustang a V6 ecoboost?

[shadow osprey]

i4

V6 was NA and was dropped after 2017

[night current]

Jeez, they have an i4 in them now?

[indigo coral]

Yup

[shadow osprey]

Since 2015 lol

If they made a V6 ecoboost it would make basically as much as the 5.0 lol

[indigo coral]

I mean they pull 450hp ez out of the v6 TT ecoboost in the Lincoln Navigator

691 in the Ford GT

[vital glen]

Imagine what you can get out of a V8 now @indigo coral

[indigo coral]

mhmmm

[shadow osprey]

Yeah it’s like 470hp and 510lbft in the raptor or something like that

[indigo coral]

v6s are where its at tbh

[vital glen]

no

it is not

[shadow osprey]

Not a chance

V6s sound like shit and are unbalanced lol

[indigo coral]

lots of power w/o a ton of weight isnt bad

seems like most cars use them

(though I still prefer EVs)

[vital glen]

v8s aren't heavy at all

[shadow osprey]

Aluminum V8 is basically the same

[vital glen]

especially the ls

[shadow osprey]

Most cars are using i4s these days

Even SUVs

[indigo coral]

I figured i4s were mostly in small sedans and crossovers

medium and large use i4s a lot too?

[shadow osprey]

Large no, medium mostly

[vital glen]

It is just stepping out of the crossover

[indigo coral]

Also - I'm kinda a noob, would you mind explaining why a v6 is imbalanced?

[vital glen]

boundry

[shadow osprey]

Subaru ascent, Ford Edge, Toyota Highlander

[vital glen]

the edge is a crossover?

[shadow osprey]

Mid size suv

They all are

[vital glen]

mid-size crossover SUV

[shadow osprey]

We’ll ascent is debatably large. It’s definitely bigger than most mid size

[indigo coral]

why is a v6 bad/imbalanced?

[shadow osprey]

Mid size crossover...?

That’s not a thing

I don’t fully understand engine balancing myself. It has to do with the layout of cylinders, number of cylinder, and degreeing of the block if it’s a V pattern

V6s are balanced at 120 degrees. You can imagine how huge this would make the engine. Almost boxer huge

[vital glen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMoDcKXiKME

[shadow osprey]

Most are 60 degrees which is a compromise of good enough in most categories

[indigo coral]

I thought there were smaller angle V6s?

[shadow osprey]

Some are 90 degrees and use extra “dead” cylinders to act like a V8 for balancing

[indigo coral]

At that point I'd imagine you just make it a V8 lol. If you're going to the effort making dead cylinders and stuff

[shadow osprey]

Those are only made by VW and they’re called VR6

[indigo coral]

ah

[shadow osprey]

They’re like a 20 degree block or something

[vital glen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0LKWt3Ttic

[shadow osprey]

Well a V6 is more efficient, less emissions so less taxes paid by manufacturers, blah blah

[vital glen]

inline v 6 engine

[shadow osprey]

Pretty much, it’s the worst of an i6 and V6 put together lol

[indigo coral]

the VR6 you mean?

[vital glen]

vr6 = v-inline-6

[indigo coral]

vr6 seems ..compromised if you have to buy it from VW 😂 unreliable

[vital glen]

essentially

[shadow osprey]

Yeah, exactly what I said lol

[indigo coral]

Do 4cyl have the same balancing problems?

[shadow osprey]

Yeah, too few cylinders

[indigo coral]

So pretty much V8 is about the only thing that's smooth/balanced. Lol.

[shadow osprey]

If it were 2 stroke than it would be balanced, but because of each cylinder needing two rotations for one combustion, its not

An in-line 6 is balanced

Same with any iteration of it

V12

[indigo coral]

I saw a Passat W8 at my school

[shadow osprey]

Certain degreed V10s

[indigo coral]

That car seems like an utter nightmare

[shadow osprey]

Yeah W engines... yeah

It’s two VR engines put in a V

[indigo coral]

particularly the w8 which was not nearly used as often as the w12

like why on earth would you do a w8 instead of a v8

[shadow osprey]

At least the 8 is smaller

Cause German engineering

[indigo coral]

what benefit does a w8 have over a v8?

true

like the old 850i v12

[shadow osprey]

None that I know of

[indigo coral]

two of everything lol

[shadow osprey]

Ah yes the shitty BMW V12s

I’ve heard those were bad

[indigo coral]

there's literally duplicates of everything

and if one thing goes out of whack the whole system has an utter meltdown

#germanengineering

[vital glen]

Exactly

[shadow osprey]

No wonder they were bad lol I didn’t know that

[indigo coral]

My parents are concerned that our Taurus is going to have issues like our explorer did lol. The 3.5l ecoboost v6 is in both of the cars, the Explorer decided to strech the hell out of it's timing chain. Luckily it was under warranty, but apparently it damaged a bunch of sensors, the chain tensioners, and a few other things I don't remmebr nor do I know what they do. The warranty-covered bill totalled up to 9k.

The Taurus is under extended warranty until 2023 but we're hoping it doesn't have the same problem haha.

(2014 Explorer Sport and 2013 Taurus SHO)

[shadow osprey]

Well seeing as it's an earlier model it's definitely a possibility

If it were a later model then maybe not

Idk why you went with a car with the same engine lol. If you still wanted a sporty car you could have gone with a Fusion sport. 40 less hp but 30 more lb ft of torque.

And it's the 2.7 instead of the 3.5. Have yet to hear any bad things about the 2.7 or 3.0 ecoboost

[indigo coral]

Got a fantastic deal on this car.

We bought the Explorer first, then snagged the Taurus for 18k. Only had 13k miles on it when we purchased it around a year and a half ago

Currently around 20k

I know there's lower priced SHOs on the internet, but this one is in fantastic condition, very low miles

Both of them are tuxedo black (sparkly black)

[shadow osprey]

18k that's pretty damn good

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen Bit late, but here is some proof of the ridiculous GT86 pricing

[shadow osprey]

wtffff lmao

it's 25k in the states

[stoic ledge]

I know 😛

So the cheapest is about 71k usd 😂

Manual is €4k (5k usd) more expensive 😂

[shadow osprey]

Logic

[stoic ledge]

@shadow osprey for the same price as you can get a GT86, we can get... An Aygo

I know what I would chose

[shadow osprey]

That means nothing to me

Looks like a Yaris

With a weird nose

[stoic ledge]

It's even smaller then a Yaris

[shadow osprey]

lol

[strong plume]

that aygo crazy looks pretty legit tho

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Toyota_Aygo_Crazy_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg

[shadow osprey]

lol

[warm sparrow]

simple

a 208 GT Line is the same price here

than GT86

[stoic ledge]

The Aygo Crazy was basically a MR2 with a Aygo body on it 😛 RWD, mid engine 200hp 1.8 ...

[strong plume]

I still wanna get a kei car and pvc drift it

[stoic ledge]

LOL

Buy one then xD

Aygo is not a kei car btw 😉 1.0L 69hp is waaay to big for a kei car 😂 😛

[strong plume]

that requires money haha

[stoic ledge]

Daihatsu Cuore from 2002, €400 😛

[tropic silo]

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge that looks like a Nissan March

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen which one ?

[vital glen]

https://jalopnik.com/scion-fr-s-and-subaru-brz-owners-say-engines-are-catast-1833220101

[stoic ledge]

RIP GT86 owners

And that's a Nissan Micra Nismo that never came, but I see what you mean

[night current]

That's ridiculous that a gt86 costs 71k in your country...

It would probably be cheaper to import one from America if that is possible.

[stoic ledge]

It is possible, but we still have to tax it and it will be 71k again

Full option GT86 is €72k, which is just over 81k usd, which is.... A lot

[fossil imp]

its a shit car anyway

gutless

does not feel like it has 200 brake, too heavy

[night current]

It wouldn't be shit if it was 20k or less.

xD

[stoic ledge]

Cheapest used one is €20k, does that count? 😛

[night current]

Depends on the condition its in

[stoic ledge]

Looks good in the pics, almost fully loaded (climate control, sat nav ... ), 60k miles and it's a 2012 😛

[vital glen]

You can buy those for like nothing here @stoic ledge

[night current]

^

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I can see that 😛

[vital glen]

https://www.copart.com/lot/53817268

@night current cheap supercar that I linked

[night current]

LOL

I've never seen that actually

I love how they literally swept the ashes onto it.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah otherwise it would not be complete

Buy it, and sell it as "art"

You'll probably make a profit

[night current]

Lol, probably. How much do you think that pile of ashes is worth at it's current state?

[stoic ledge]

-$500 for all the work you need to put in it to move it

But as art? Priceless

[night current]

Lol

Agreed

[stoic ledge]

Kinda funny how Copart does not show the entire VIN, but when you click on epicvin you get the VIN in the link

https://en.bidfax.info/ferrari/f430/990260-ferrari-f430-scuderia-2008-burn-43l-8-vin-zffkw64a080159451.html
It sold once for $175

[night current]

Damn, I'm surprised anyone bought that.

[stoic ledge]

Don't think they picked it up, because it's the same seller

[night current]

Lmao

[stoic ledge]

Lol I just got a shipping quote for it, $1431

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge worth it

[shadow osprey]

Why would you import a GT86 when you can import a skyline for half the cost

[night current]

True that

[heady ridge]

Moments you go from a fairly modern car to a old car (not mine still waiting on my falcon to sell)

[fathom socket]

Oops

[warm sparrow]

this ferrari

wtf

[proven gull]

This is a widebody kit

This is utterly ridiculous and stupid

[heady ridge]

Why does that look like a carboard and duct tape job?

the nismo one looks proper tho no bet they did hours of decal and paint work

[proven gull]

Wide body kits like the Rocket bunny are disgusting

Just a 12 year olds wet dream

[heady ridge]

yep it why i like the old style cars no need to body kit them

[heady ridge]

[proven gull]

The stance nation ruins cars

[fathom socket]

I mean, as long as the suspension can travel and the car can move over any urban road without scraping, that's probably bare minimum ride height for me

Not ideal though

But if you can't even turn a corner on flat ground without scrubbing? yeah, pass

Mat farrah's foxbody mustang is a good example of a widebody that's been lowered but still works

[proven gull]

Wide bodies should me made to make the wheel base wider for racing

[odd talon]

@stoic ledge that burned ferrari is a good deal

Totally serious

Ferrari can't make more road legal F430s for us

but with that VIN, they can make "a repair"

make a whole new F430, even with a manual gearbox.

[warm sparrow]

wut

[proven gull]

Cappuccino

[stoic ledge]

@odd talon Ok, that's... odd

I don't think you can do that over here

[odd talon]

You can do that anywhere I think

if its the manufacturer doing the work

[stoic ledge]

How? 😛

[odd talon]

ask their restoration department to make you the car

porsche, aston, mclaren, jaguar, and ferrari have departments for this exact purpose

most aren't this far gone obviously

[stoic ledge]

Well doesn't that mean transferring the VIN if a car is this far gone? Not sure if that is allowed here.

Because you will need a brand new car to replace this Ferrari, you cannot use an existing VIN on a new vehicle. At least as far as I know if

I know is has been done before, but those people got arrested because it's illegal

[odd talon]

But those people are not going through the manufacturer

this isn't a VIN swap legally speaking

this is making a NEW car, using that same VIN

not the same thing

[stoic ledge]

Ok then

[shadow osprey]

@proven gull that’s not a widebody kit, that’s barely over fenders. Though the livery makes it pretty hard to see

Also that FB is not stance nation

And that skyline is pretty sexy

[indigo coral]

Model Y unveiling is about to begin 😄

[formal raptor]

A marginally bigger model 3

With no trunk

But it fits seven supermodels

[tall kiln]

Yall know rob dahm right?

[shadow osprey]

Never heard of him /s

[indigo coral]

yeah its kinda boring

the model y

was hoping there'd be a Model S refresh or something

[tall kiln]

Well hes from my city and my friends know him

N I gotta lil shout out when they were talking to him

Means a lot cause basically all rotary knowledge I have is from him

[vital glen]

@indigo coral yeah no

[indigo coral]

yeah no to a model s refresh? I know, i watched the event

[vital glen]

the model y is not kind of boring

it is fucking boring

like the definition of boring

[night current]

Even as a Tesla fan, there was nothing particularly interesting in it.

Although I think they said it would be fully self driving near the end of 2019.

I imagine someone could've literally made it in photoshop, because the front and rear look the exact same as the model 3.

But hey, they now have their S3XY lineup.

[proven gull]

Another proper wide body

And more

[indigo coral]

Model 3 is a fantastic car, but the Y is just the 3 rehashed.

[vital glen]

@indigo coral it is alright

it is all 1st gen shit

more like 1.5

if you count the og roadster

[indigo coral]

It's a very nice driving car.

And I personally love the interior

Minimalism

[finite badger]

i'm not a huge fan of how the new supra looks

i feel like the just squished the ft-1 and called it a day

and it doesn't quite sit right

it needs to be wider

[warm sparrow]

205 T16 😍

[hardy osprey]

All fixed up 😄

[stoic ledge]

, but what is that on the hood ?

Looks like a metal car bra / hood deflector?

[hardy osprey]

It's the deflector that came with the car

Imo the car looks bad without it, it's got this tiny ugly chrome bar and it's igly

Ugly*

[finite badger]

the whole car is ugly

[shadow osprey]

😂

[turbid karma]

@vital glen I kinda like the looks of modern monte carlos tbh been looking around my area again.

[drifting spade]

https://i.imgur.com/FWN9JyS.mp4

[vital glen]

@turbid karma the w bodie

s?

[turbid karma]

@vital glen the 2000s monte carlo ss doesn't look too bad tbh

[vital glen]

it is terrible

I rest my case

[turbid karma]

what's wrong with it?

@vital glen

[vital glen]

the look @turbid karma

[turbid karma]

Eh, I don't find it too bad until I see the headlights.

@vital glen I could pick up a 95 trans am instead for 1000

[tropic zodiac]

This poor guy was at autozone for some stuff, and as he was leaving this happened:

[indigo coral]

mood

[lime copper]

tf

[fresh bluff]

only the best stuff for the leased car

😄

[lime copper]

leased car doesn't have included service?

[fresh bluff]

nope

[lime copper]

Wrong lease then.

[fresh bluff]

shrug i dont know the cost but apparently its a dirt cheap lease

parents dont put enough miles on it cause this is their car they keep at my house for when they visit

so i put 6000 on

owe them oil

lol

its a 3 year lease and its low $100's

its a base model ford focus

[turbid karma]

is it worth buying a car for 1000 if you need to replace shit like the transmission?

I am considering this one 95 trans am, but it needs work. The car runs, but the transmission is having issues.

[jagged wagon]

@turbid karma depends on whether you want a "project car" or not, and if you have a mechanic inspect it to tell you what needs doing, and if that mechanic is trustworthy.

[turbid karma]

@jagged wagon my sister, her friends, and my brother in law are there for that aspect. They do cars I do computers. And, they know what they're doing.

[jagged wagon]

That's awesome, in that case, it's worth checking it out. How many KMs on it and is it the first owner? second owner? etc. I'll be a bit biased because I actually want a Pontiac Firebird... a lot. (certain "sport" models of the Trans Am are actually known as the Firebird, depending on what performance packages they came with)

[turbid karma]

275000 miles, but I may or may not buy it this year cuz I have other stuff I have to buy this year. But, stuff like this doesn't sell easily where I live.

Not sure of ownership stuff cuz it's on craigslist and people don't usually list if they are the second owner or things like that in Maryland.

but, I give my sister the money and her husband and her go and inspect it that's how it would go.

[jagged wagon]

Fair enough; plus you'd have to trust their word too 😛 Maybe at least go look at it to get a feel for used car sales in your area, but you of course don't have to buy it. We went looking at 3-4 cars before I bought my first Corolla - sometimes you don't know until you look in person.

Erm, bad idea. Even if you trust family, I would never purchase something without seeing it myself. There will be things that you'll see / catch which your family may not, and vice versa. More eyes = more chances to catch something that doesn't look right.

[turbid karma]

firebirds/trans ams are actually pretty common here. Usually at the end of the year muscle car versions go on sale on craigslist for under 4 grand. I wonder what would cost me more a paint job or a transmission. I don't do cars, they do. XD

If you go to Annapolis around the bridge areas you'll usually see an 80s firebird driving around, and during the summer about 10+ more at a time.

[tall kiln]

depends on how you get a transmisson

a rebuild will cost more than the car

a junkyard trans near me is $100

depends on what you want

[indigo coral]

I'm praying mine doesn't go out. Even a used one is still over 3k.

[turbid karma]

@tall kiln my sis usually goes to junkyards and would do the work for free for me. But, I could get an 87 that just needs to be cleaned and painted for less than 2 grand

[patent basalt]

Bbs goodness

[shadow osprey]

Kilometers on a trans am :lul: I don't think so

A junkyard T-56 is not $100. If you can find a T-56 for $100 then I'll invest my life savings into buying them and reselling them here for $600-1000

I wouldn't buy a trans am for a grand if it needs a transmission

You can probably find one in decent mechanical condition for 3k and it'll be well worth the hassle of not having to pull the bottom of the car apart

Needless to say a $1000 car probably has more problems with it, and is most likely really rusty.

[vital glen]

@patent basalt are bbs just for looks, or do they save weight?

[patent basalt]

I just like the looks lol

[vital glen]

is it the lighting or did you order rust brown for the center?

[night current]

Damn, nice bbs wheels!

[turbid karma]

@shadow osprey well, I can get running 80s trans ams around here for around 2 grand that just need paint jobs

[patent basalt]

they are powdercoated brown probably going red for the centers soon

[vital glen]

@turbid karma then do it

if it is running with basically no rust

better than the one worth a 1k

[turbid karma]

True

I'll consider it if I do it sooner than later

[vital glen]

I would re-paint it to factory

and then wrap it honestly

[turbid karma]

I might wait for more to go on the used market cuz the one apparently has a lil rust after looking at it more.

[vital glen]

does it have the 350 or the 302 in it? @turbid karma

[turbid karma]

"I have a 87 Trans Am T-tops 5.0 tpi. Has alot of new parts just needs some tlc." that's the most info

dat front end though

@vital glen

[vital glen]

so a 302

[turbid karma]

Would it be better to wait until next year when more are on the market and my seizures aren't preventing me from driving? I could do it now, but it would mostly be sitting there for a year.

[jagged wagon]

@turbid karma is the Trans Am in the picture the one they went to look at for $1000 for you?

[turbid karma]

I haven't shown my sister, but no this is for like 1500. The 1000 is a 95

[vital glen]

I would wait

save up a few more pennies for everything

[turbid karma]

This one runs fine it just need a paint job and some cleaning

[jagged wagon]

Yeah, even if you want a project car, I would at least compare from 5 or so options before making a decision.

[turbid karma]

I'll wait a year or 2 then I can easily have 2200-3400 If I stop buying shit I don't need for like a year. Then my sister is putting a lil more on top

cuz I gave her friend a car for free.

Also, is it true it's not good to let a car sit for like a year or few?

[vital glen]

yeah

shit starts to seize up

battery dies

alternator dies

[turbid karma]

I'll wait like a year or two then when more are on the market and I can afford like 3-4 grandish.

[vital glen]

that's why people that garage sit their cars

start it up

and have a battery tender on it

every weekend or so

[turbid karma]

I'm just not letting my dad drive it. <.< He crashed 2 MR2s and is a curb rider like a soccer mom with an SUV.

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[turbid karma]

@vital glen there's also a guy here trying to get rid of a Nova, but I'm not sure if that's my style or not.

https://tenor.com/view/its-gone-south-park-meme-motivation-gif-8711160

there's also this thing for near 3 grand 85 monte carlo that is dirty as fuck XD

[fathom socket]

Still looks in good shape to me lol

Would be nice if I own this cars that I discovered at the parking lot

With a nice v10 engine :3

Anyway should I still be driving my familys car with 450.000 miles. I've oil changed it every 15.000 miles. It's a Hyundai Tucson 2005

[jagged wagon]

I don't see a problem with driving a vehicle until it dies, as long as regular maintenance is kept up on it. Obviously the older it gets the less likely I'd be inclined to drive it far outside of my city, but still would keep driving it.

[fresh bluff]

I swap out for new every 35k - 80k

I don't buy cars over 28k ish though

[vital glen]

@fresh bluff you swap cars

every couple 10ks miles

[fresh bluff]

Hell yeah

[vital glen]

Your name says it all

danger

you live lavishly

[fresh bluff]

Yep

Very little debt

[tall kiln]

@shadow osprey at every junkyard around me, a transmission, no matter what it is is $100

[shadow osprey]

I suggest doing what I said lmao

[tall kiln]

No one is going to buy a used t56 for more than $100, when they can just go to a junkyard and get one themselves

The one down the road from me does a engine + trans sale monthy, for $100 total excluding fees

Fees being core charge and taxes

The problem may be that you might not be able to find one, but you can always search inventory online every few weeks (the ones near me change their inventory every 3) to see if that have what you want, I've caught some good deals by doing this

[short slate]

Anyone know what might cause this..?

Been trying to find an electrical issue in my Chrysler 300M for a few months now. A few days ago I was messing around with it a bit, cleaned the connections, and started the car to do a little testing on the alternator. Car started rough the first time, but started normally afterwards. I hadn't started the car for a few weeks, which might explain that.
Disconnected the battery afterwards, just so it couldn't be drained by who knows what.

Yesterday I went out to mess with it a little more, everything seemed normal at first, battery voltage was reading 12.4v. Dash lights and all that jazz came on when the key was switched to on, but once I tried starting the car, the lights cut out and I was left with just the oil pressure light, which normally is on until the car is started. Couldn't get dash lights to come back on by turning the key to off then back to on. Managed to get them back on by disconnecting the battery, waiting a minute, then reconnecting it. Same deal as before when I tried starting the car.
The oil pressure light dimmed considerably when I tried starting the car, but was lit up normally otherwise. Double checked that all the connections were secure and got no improvement.

Any ideas? All the ground points I can find are solid and clean. Just ordered new battery cables so I can rule those out. Alternator passed all the tests at AutoZone and was good when I checked how much current it was putting out (Saw as high as 80-90A while the engine was running with AC, radio, high beams, fans maxed, etc...) and when I checked the diodes. Battery is brand new and clean.

[lime copper]

Are you sure it's not a dud battery?

[vital glen]

or it's a Chrysler product

[fathom socket]

anyone know a good Tesla dashboard sim (I'm aware that there's that website but that's when the model 3 was announced so I was hoping for progress)

[short slate]

@lime copper yes, the battery is fine.

[tall kiln]

Honestly, sounds like a Chrysler product

My trucks interior lights will come on randomly if I hit a bump or a pothole big enough

I cant get them to go off unless I disconnect the battery. It's a 97 Ram

@fresh bluff look up project farm, hes been testing oil recently and he has a video on Amazon basics vs Mobil one

It's better than you think

[fresh bluff]

yes

that video is why i bought it

[shadow osprey]

Your problem is you bought a chrysler @short slate

[short slate]

It wasn't my choice, my uncle practically gave it to me :(

[shadow osprey]

lol

[warm sparrow]

https://drivetribe.com/p/us-government-selling-an-illegal-Cmjun5K5QwCC8-zFlEzj7Q?iid=VSY_pNIiQ_WHoEajW4VemA&utm_campaign=main&utm_medium=fb&utm_source=organic

American guys, you know what to do

[shadow osprey]

lol

[fathom socket]

I'll need a loan to get one

there is one legal r34 I believe in seattle though

[stoic ledge]

Didn't Doug DeMuro review it? 😛

[cursive valve]

This code is the most annoying code ever

It's the high pressure fuel system low pressure code

Except I haven't had any issues besides when starting up the car so the pump might be dying or something, or the sensor is just shit

It's intermittent at least.

At least it's not something new

That sensor in particular is a pain to change on my car afaik

[shadow osprey]

But it’s cheaper than doing an HPFP

[civic spoke]

Good automotive journalism.

Since when did the Supra get a V6?

[ebon field]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrdmYVRRLhs

[vital glen]

@civic spoke since now

[cursive valve]

More codes. Woo

Engine was kinda bouncing between a thousand rpm or so when I gave it a bit of gas today.

So I guess something is fucked

[formal void]

@civic spoke The new Supra has an inline six

[night current]

From bmw

[vital glen]

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/horsepower-ryan-jones-2500hp-single-turbo-ls-nova/ this

[heady ridge]

this just makes me sad https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/377189206345538/

rare as hell 4wd just left to rust

[civic spoke]

I am slowly becoming a truck driver.

[carmine summit]

I know where there's an FJ45 just sitting outside like that

If I was in the market for an offroad project I'd probably try to buy it

it's pretty rusty but rust repair is simple on those

there's like 3 curves on the whole thing

[civic spoke]

I'm doing a course to get a C license. And I passed the theory test yesterday. But I still have a bunch of tests left to do.

It feels like.

[carmine summit]

c is a bus licence no? interesting

[civic spoke]

D is bus over here.

I'll be able to drive this stuff with a normal C license.

Just nothing with a trailer. That requires CE.

Still haven't done any actual driving, though. First session for that is next week.

[carmine summit]

ah

trucks over there are so much different than here

[civic spoke]

Well, I guess you can just call them "Heavy Goods Vehicle"

This is a normal combination here in Sweden.

[carmine summit]

this is pretty standard here

[civic spoke]

US trucks just don't fly over here in Europe. They are way too long.

What is it, there is only really restrictions on how long the trailer can be over in USA?

For use it is the cab and the whole thing.

And cab-overs have a much better turning radius. Which helps in cities.

[carmine summit]

pretty much yeah

I'm in Canada but we have basically the same rules as the US

It used to be that there was a max length for truck & trailers so cabovers were useful, but now there's not much point to them

[civic spoke]

Trucks over there drive straight, and for longer distances.

[cursive valve]

yee

[carmine summit]

There are still 1 or 2 freeways that I know of where there is a max length limitation so they use cabover trucks with 2 or 3 'trains'

[civic spoke]

So there isn't much of a need for the cabovers.

[cursive valve]

america is known for straight roads

[heady ridge]

just come to aus we have a 3 day road :P

[civic spoke]

The longest combinations here in Sweden is 25.25 meters.

[carmine summit]

only a 3 day road? 😛

[civic spoke]

Trust me, Australia is worse.

[heady ridge]

yep 3 days with basicly road

[cursive valve]

if point a to point b takes less than 2 weeks, its fake

fake route

[civic spoke]

Australia have these things.

[heady ridge]

yea we do

they are used in the outback best way to transport fuel

[carmine summit]

wait there's a road in Australia that's literally just a straight road for 91 miles

[heady ridge]

yup

also have the straightest rail line section

[carmine summit]

I mean I90 in the US isn't a straight road but it's about 3020 miles long

I see that Australia has a road that is 14,500 kilometers long

hm

Panamerican highway

48,000 km

all the way from Alaska to Argentina

[heady ridge]

our worst highway is the bruce highway

theres a show about it to

[stoic ledge]

@civic spoke are those normal in Sweden, not these ?
https://vdwerff.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nieuws-daf-truck.png

[vital glen]

Dag

Daf

[civic spoke]

They are also common in Sweden.

But far more common to have one of those heavy goods vehicles as the tractor pulling another trailor.

[stoic ledge]

Ah ok 👌

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge I need to find an Amish car chat

[heady ridge]

looking at aussie roads and found this https://www.dangerousroads.org/australia-and-oceania/australia/2258-old-telegraph-track.html best way to get to the tip of australia

[civic spoke]

https://f.nordiskemedier.dk/267tiauxx18yupyb.jpg

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen why tho ?

[civic spoke]

Been spending most our lives living in an Amish paradise.

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge think about all the real mustangs they tame

and the wooden wheel configs

and the different carriages of the carriages

[stoic ledge]

You are not trucks you often see here, it's either like those but without a trailer (the one you can drive with a C-license) of the semi I linked before (the Daf)

🐎

[civic spoke]

True. The ones mostly seen are normal C trucks. Since I live in a big city.

But for trailers, then the ones I shared are really common.

[stoic ledge]

https://imgo.rgcdn.nl/28962389bd97451ca3d2871321a29b93/opener/Vrachtwagen-ramt-spoorviaduct-in-Holten-Foto-News-United-Jan-Willem-Kleinhorstman.jpg

These 2

https://www.bertjonk-autoverhuur.nl/cache/images/large_mantgm46m3bakwlaadkl_640x480_adaptiveResize.jpg

Quality pasting

[civic spoke]

Yellow/Red one is what I'll be able to drive with a normal C license.

I just hope that I will be able to get an early time for the driving test. So that I won't have to wait months for it.

[stoic ledge]

I hope so too !

C license is nice but i've got no use for it

[civic spoke]

There are heaps of jobs that requires is. Which is why I got it.

And they all pay well enough.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I understand

Nice !

[civic spoke]

Starting off at like $2,700~2,900 USD

[stoic ledge]

I also learned something new on Wikipedia 😂
Conventional cabs are the most common in North America and Australia, and are known in the UK as "American cabs" and in the Netherlands as "torpedo cabs". I'm Dutch, but never called it a torpedo cab

[pallid sky]

new whip :D
https://twitter.com/jakkuh_t/status/1106810663538589696

jakkuh (@jakkuh_t)

Picked her up tonight, gas tank is already empty... I'm in love 🥰

Likes

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[civic spoke]

@stoic ledge I call them dog house trucks.

[stoic ledge]

Nice BMW!

Didn't you have a E92 (335i coupe or something like that)

[civic spoke]

Me?

[stoic ledge]

@civic spoke lol I can picture why you call it that 😛

[civic spoke]

E46 320i. But it has been off the road for way too long.

[stoic ledge]

No sorry, i meanr Jakkuh

[pallid sky]

I still have the E92 335i yeah, it's being sold friday 😄

[stoic ledge]

M3 is a good replacement

[civic spoke]

The M3 is 👌

[stoic ledge]

E46 320i isn't bad either

[patent basalt]

So my e36 draws power when it off lmao

F150 saves the day lol

[stoic ledge]

German Engineering 😎

Well since everybody is posting BMW pics...

[fossil imp]

kraut barges

[odd talon]

@pallid sky Are you going to do the rod bearing overhaul?

Or has it already been done?

[pallid sky]

@odd talon Wasn't any indication of wear in oil analysis but I plan on doing it next month

[odd talon]

@pallid sky Good move, replacing the engine would suck.

Otherwise the E9x M3 is really solid

6MT or DCT?

[vital glen]

@patent basalt ofc it does

[patent basalt]

It’s just that powerful it can’t stop lol

[vital glen]

What is it putting out right now?

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27058/ohio-ford-dealer-at-it-again-with-budget-conscious-1000-hp-twin-turbo-ford-mustang @stoic ledge
Go to us, go to Ohio, then buy a budget 1000hp mustang

[stoic ledge]

I wish I could

[patent basalt]

Like 150 lol

[shadow osprey]

Cab-over trucks are shit, change my mind

[stoic ledge]

@shadow osprey they are shorter, which means you can pull larger trailers in length-restricted countries

[shadow osprey]

True true

US is length restricted though

I guess that explains the single axle also

[stoic ledge]

Is there a length restriction in the US? Don't know, I did find this:
https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/images/fig2.gif
The minimum allowable length limit for the semitrailer in this combination is 14.63 m (48 feet) or the grandfathered limit for a particular State. (See discussion of Grandfathered Semitrailer Lengths on page 3.) A State may not impose an overall vehicle length limit on a truck tractor-semitrailer combination operating on the NN or reasonable access routes, even if the trailer is longer than the minimum length required by Federal law (Figure 2). 
So minimum length but no maximum

[shadow osprey]

53 ft trailer length is pretty standard

Not all states but most

[stoic ledge]

Lol, well the maximum size of a trailer over here is 13.60 meters (53ft), maximum combination size (truck + trailer) is 18.75 meters (61ft)

[patent basalt]

Damn I’m over that with my camper and pickup or damn near at least

[shadow osprey]

9 ft worth of truck :monkaS:

@patent basalt you can tow as much as you want as long as you're not towing commercial

That's why 50+ foot campers, horse trailers, car haulers, and enclosed race trailers are a thing