cars

[fair bronze]

You keep carrying that around though

[stoic ledge]

That's why I only add 15 liters every time

[fair bronze]

Hmm

[stoic ledge]

Excessive weight xD

[fair bronze]

lol

[stoic ledge]

But 7.5 liters on 3000km.. not bad 😛

[fair bronze]

When do you switch to petrol? When the LPG tank is empty?

[stoic ledge]

It starts on petrol

[fair bronze]

Ah okay

Makes sense

[stoic ledge]

When the engine reaches a certain temperature, it switches to LPG

[fair bronze]

Smart

[stoic ledge]

Which, in the summer, is like 100m xD

[civic spoke]

I'll be filling up my own car soon. 1,000 kr will it cost, probably.

[fair bronze]

oof

[stoic ledge]

In the winter, it's about 2km worst case

converts 1000 sek

[fair bronze]

€134

[stoic ledge]

€93

[fair bronze]

Oh swedish?

[stoic ledge]

[civic spoke]

63 liters-ish

Yeah, Swedish kroner.

[fair bronze]

I converted it to danish kroner lol

[civic spoke]

16.5 US Gallons

[stoic ledge]

Lolz

[fair bronze]

I have a danish friend so that confused me

[stoic ledge]

[civic spoke]

Oh, dang. It's under 16 kr/l right now for 98 octane

[stoic ledge]

Over the last 35k km, I spend €1403 on fuel (:

[civic spoke]

Might just fill up today, then

[fair bronze]

Impressive

[stoic ledge]

€1.49/l

[fair bronze]

When I was on Tenerife last year, it was like €0,93/l

Diesel was a few cents more

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

Almost everyone there has a diesel

Cars are supercheap there too

[stoic ledge]

'member when diesels were free of road tax and fuel < €1/l ?

https://media.tenor.com/images/3edb03f7dec4ace2edd18bc0c1fcfb06/tenor.gif

[fair bronze]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[stoic ledge]

And the following year, they had to pay €1500 in road tax alone

[fair bronze]

That was a big oof

[stoic ledge]

Classic 🇳🇱

Making people buy stuff, then taxing them double

[fair bronze]

Just to give an example

NL vs Tenerife

[stoic ledge]

Only a 65% price premium 🙃

Probably the same with Germany/Belgium/etc

[fair bronze]

Less expensive than here but still

So basically the Tarraco costs the same in Tenerife as a Leon costs here

[stoic ledge]

Makes sense

[fair bronze]

Totally

[stoic ledge]

The Lexus UX here is more expensive as the Lexus RX in the US by $6K USD

[fair bronze]

Ridiculous

[stoic ledge]

And the Lexus line-up goes UX < NX < RX

So 2 segments smaller for $6k USD more

That's like comparing an X1 to an X5

[fair bronze]

I hate it

The manufacturer can barely make a profit here

[stoic ledge]

Actually:

• X1 sDrive 18i == €44k == $49k USD 🇳🇱
• X5 xDrive 40i == $60k USD 🇺🇸

Not bad xD

[fair bronze]

🤷

[stoic ledge]

Well they still use the same margin as neighbouring countries 😝 It's just their price + BPM basically

[fair bronze]

Mostly BPM

[stoic ledge]

X3 sDrive 30i is $41k in 🇺🇸 , $8k less than a base X1 18i in 🇳🇱

[fair bronze]

🎊

[stoic ledge]

Gotta love it

Anyway, that's enough ranting for today xD

[fair bronze]

I wish it would get cheaper one day

[stoic ledge]

Lol keep on dreaming

[fair bronze]

I will...

[stoic ledge]

The car is the Dutch cashcow

Not to be confused with the Qashqai

[fair bronze]

Their cashcow

[stoic ledge]

^^

[fair bronze]

Nissan that is

[stoic ledge]

Actually, sales have dropped the last years

Atleast I think they did

[fair bronze]

It's getting older now

Most people buy the Renault Captur

[stoic ledge]

Ah not as bad as I thought tbh

Captur is smaller tho

[indigo coral]

Lexus > Nissan kek

[fair bronze]

True

[rotund matrix]

qashqai wtf is that lol

[stoic ledge]

Rogue Sport

[fair bronze]

Haha

[rotund matrix]

ah ok rogue sport

nice lookin car

[rotund matrix]

ngl

[stoic ledge]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/2018_Nissan_Qashqai_N-Connecta_DCi_1.5_Front.jpg

[rotund matrix]

kek

[stoic ledge]

Lolz

[rotund matrix]

pretty clean, I'd drive

better than my current rogue 🙃

[stoic ledge]

True xD

[fair bronze]

Looks nice from the outside but the interior is disappointing imho

[civic spoke]

Looks like a Nissan.

[stoic ledge]

Renault Kadjar looks better than the Qashqai if you ask me

[fair bronze]

Agree

[stoic ledge]

(same car underneath)

[fair bronze]

Though Renault isn't exactly great either

[stoic ledge]

Nope most definitely not

[fair bronze]

The new Clio looks promising though

[rotund matrix]

again still nicer than mine kek

v 2012

[stoic ledge]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Nissan_Qashqai%2C_Bj._2008_-_Front_(2008-09-21_ret).jpg
Old Qashqai

[civic spoke]

The old Nissan interior.

[stoic ledge]

Lol same interior as our old Qashqai

[rotund matrix]

interesting, we don't have any that look like that here i think

[fair bronze]

New Clio

[rotund matrix]

fancy

[stoic ledge]

Yeah new Clio is promising

But so are the new 208 and Corsa

It's a good year if you're in the market for a small hatchback

[fair bronze]

Wouldn't buy a new Peugeot though

[stoic ledge]

Modern Peugeots are actually quite decent

[fair bronze]

Peugeots are for people who don't know how to drive

[stoic ledge]

Their 1.2 PureTech's are

[fair bronze]

I'm not just saying that because of Top Gear

[stoic ledge]

My dad had one for 25 years

[fair bronze]

The 1.2 turbo is amazing

Old Peugeots are great

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge excuse me I don't understand this, are you missin' a 0, this is God's country he doesn't allow nuthin' unda 5.0L

[fair bronze]

12.0 or gtfo

[stoic ledge]

https://media.autoweek.nl/m/vddym7wb4khv_800.jpg
Looks cool tho... And it's an EV

[fair bronze]

Seriously though, I love that 1.2T engine

[vital glen]

Looks whatever

[stoic ledge]

https://www.leaseblog.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/peugeot-208-1902styp301-shr.513775.17-1024x683.jpg

For a hatchback < 4 meters long.. it's an impressive interior

[fair bronze]

I hate the tiny steering wheel and gauges that get blocked by it

[stoic ledge]

No fan of it either

[fair bronze]

At least Opel has a normal dash 😛

[stoic ledge]

https://zerauto.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/11_Opel-Corsa-e-1600x777.jpg

Yup was just about to say xD

[fair bronze]

I like them for that

[stoic ledge]

Opels are still Opel's inside and out

[rotund matrix]

not bad at all

dont love that shifter but otherwise

a nice lookin interior

[fair bronze]

The shifter is from Peugeot

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's PSA s 🍆 shifter

[fair bronze]

Automatic shifter though

[stoic ledge]

https://static.autoblog.nl/images/wp2019/opel-corsa-e-elektrisch.jpg

136hp, 50kWh battery

[fair bronze]

€36k

iirc

[stoic ledge]

That's for the First Edition

[fair bronze]

Still

[stoic ledge]

Base Selection is €31k

First Edition is packed tho

[fair bronze]

No one would buy it though

[stoic ledge]

But lease

[fair bronze]

Lease all the way

[stoic ledge]

<€50k

Next year less then <€45k

[rotund matrix]

that's a nice lookin car

damn

[stoic ledge]

Year after that <€40k

So still under the 4% Bijtelling margin

[fair bronze]

Bijtelling

[stoic ledge]

So nearly free to own as a company car

[fair bronze]

Companies get all the low prices, normal people pay up

[stoic ledge]

(idk wtf Bijtelling in English is xD )

[fair bronze]

Me neither tbh

[stoic ledge]

I do hope the make a petrol OPC version of it

Peugeots 1.6 PureTech 225hp

[fair bronze]

I was about to say that

[stoic ledge]

Or the 308 GTi version, with 265hp

[fair bronze]

Would be the perfect engine for it

I'm not sure what to think of the PSA acquisition though

[stoic ledge]

Well Opel wasn't doing well under GM either

[fair bronze]

I know

[stoic ledge]

Insignia B is a beauty tho

[fair bronze]

Opel was the last GM brand here though

No more GM now

[stoic ledge]

Tru

[fair bronze]

The Insignia is an underrated car

[stoic ledge]

Yes it is

I'd love one

(Buick Regal for the Americans)

[fair bronze]

Would definitely get that over something boring like a VW Passat

[stoic ledge]

Definitely

Much cheaper too

[rotund matrix]

ok speaking of a VW

i saw one of these the other day and was like "damn thats a vw??"

the VW GLI

[stoic ledge]

Passat Comfort Business 1.5TSI 150hp: €39.575
Insignia 1.6T 200hp Business Executive: €36.019

[fair bronze]

Such a tough choice

[stoic ledge]

We don't have the Jetta anymore..

We did have the previous gen but nobody bought it

Since it was the Mexico built car with cheaper plastics xD

Also small sedans are extinct

[fair bronze]

They are here

In countries like Turkey everyone has a sedan

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's what I meant xD

[fair bronze]

I like a nice sedan though

[stoic ledge]

Jetta only sold "ok" in 2013 because they had a hybrid version of it

[fair bronze]

VW doing hybrid lol

[stoic ledge]

A bad hybrid but hey, cheap to lease as a company car

#bijtelling

[fair bronze]

mhm

[stoic ledge]

GTE is a laugh as well 😂

[fair bronze]

All because of the bijtelling

[stoic ledge]

20km electric range, after that 1:10 on petrol since it's super heavy

Yup

[fair bronze]

#eco

[stoic ledge]

they sold 11 Jettas in 2015 and 1 Jetta in 2016

[fair bronze]

I wonder who was crazy enough to do such a thing

Maybe it was a showroom car

What does your Corsa get on LPG?

[stoic ledge]

1:12.3 xD

[fair bronze]

oof

At least it's cheap

[stoic ledge]

LPG uses about 20% more fuel compared to regular gas

• I floor it all the time (:

[fair bronze]

Really

[stoic ledge]

Only way to make it move xD

[fair bronze]

lmao

[stoic ledge]

But I also do 130-140-150 on the highway...

That's not really improving the economy xD

[fair bronze]

💯% legal of course

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

I get 1:15/16 with this

[stoic ledge]

Diesel?

[fair bronze]

E95

Or whatever it's called now

[stoic ledge]

E5* xD

[fair bronze]

Euro 95

[stoic ledge]

E95 is 95% ethanol

Yeah that's 95E5 xD

[fair bronze]

I was surprised

Pleasantly of course

[stoic ledge]

Not bad indeed 🙃

[fair bronze]

#eco

[stoic ledge]

Our Meriva gets the same, pleasantly surprised for a shed on wheels xD

[fair bronze]

It's an Ecotec engine after all 🙃

[stoic ledge]

Ecotec

[fair bronze]

1.8i non-turbo

[stoic ledge]

Not bad

[fair bronze]

Do you have cruise control?

[stoic ledge]

The Corsa? Nope

[fair bronze]

oof

[stoic ledge]

I'm planning on retrofitting it, already have been for 3 years

Still haven't got to it xD

[fair bronze]

Can't you replace the indicator stalk to get it?

I know the older Astra allowed that

[stoic ledge]

Litteraly swapping the Indicator stalk

Yes

[fair bronze]

Awesome

Such an easy upgrade

[stoic ledge]

Yes

But > effort xD

[fair bronze]

lol

[stoic ledge]

It also needs to be programmed with Op-Com, which should be easy but my car immediately trips as soon as I plug in a diagnostics tool

[fair bronze]

Hmm

[stoic ledge]

Idk why

[fair bronze]

You have a moody Corsa

[stoic ledge]

It runs irregular, bongs on the inside, lights flashing etc

As soon as I remove the Obd reader, all is fine

It's really odd xD

[fair bronze]

GM™

[stoic ledge]

Probably the LPG computer

[fair bronze]

Possibly

[stoic ledge]

LPG installation is made by Landi Renzo

[fair bronze]

Sounds like a mafia member

[stoic ledge]

Lol no it's a know and established brand xD

[fair bronze]

Sounds italian

[stoic ledge]

It is xD

[fair bronze]

Italians and electronics don't go well

[stoic ledge]

So Italian electronics in a German GM car

[fair bronze]

Hmm

[stoic ledge]

🙃

I know these cars quite well, but the Landi Renzo setup is actually really reliable

So I'm not worried

[fair bronze]

Not everything the italians make is unreliable

[stoic ledge]

Who would have thought xD

[indigo coral]

yeah but the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quad is stunning

[stoic ledge]

Tru

[indigo coral]

Also the steering wheel/shift paddles are literally perfect

Big metal clicky paddles

[stoic ledge]

And the 2.9 V6

[indigo coral]

Yeah

505(?) Hp

[fair bronze]

😍

[indigo coral]

I love it

[vital glen]

Let me show the naturally habitat of the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quad

[fair bronze]

Let me guess

Is it the garage

[stoic ledge]

510hp here

[fair bronze]

Or the gas station

[stoic ledge]

But US HP and EU HP differ slightly

[fair bronze]

Which makes total sense of course

[indigo coral]

Perfection

[indigo coral]

yeh same with a Stinger, M5, Alfa, all the cool cars are unreliable as shit

Something you just have to deal with

[vital glen]

you shouldn't though

[stoic ledge]

1 HP US == 0.9863 HP EU

Makes sense

Or was it the other way around?

[stoic ledge]

Ah the other way around xD

[indigo coral]

Very few cool/interesting cars are even remotely reliable. My favourite normal-ish cars are still not reliable like a Toyota or Lexus, both would need a significant maintenance budget

Frankly I've come to terms with it

[fair bronze]

I'm a big fan of the first gen Lexus IS

[indigo coral]

I want a Stinger GT2 or a Model 3, neither of which would be reliable enough to be my only car

[stoic ledge]

First gen Lexus IS Wagon

[indigo coral]

So I'd probably keep my RX around or something

[fair bronze]

Sorry, sedan all the way

The wagon looks like an afterthought

[stoic ledge]

Get a Stinger Diesel, those are reliable

🙃

[indigo coral]

Diesels are shit

[fair bronze]

Murica

[indigo coral]

Particularly in sedans and suvs

Only place for diesels is trucks/semis

[stoic ledge]

EU: promote diesel in small cars
Next year: DIESELS ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE BANNED

[fair bronze]

Thanks to VW

Now diesels have massive discounts

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge
EU: promotes evs
Next Year: Bans all non-public transport vehicles

[stoic ledge]

Nobody buys them anymore xD

[indigo coral]

I'd never buy a diesel sedan

Ever.

[stoic ledge]

@vital glen basically

[fair bronze]

I wouldn't either if I lived in the US

[vital glen]

why?

[stoic ledge]

Gas > diesel

[vital glen]

no

[stoic ledge]

🙃

[vital glen]

All thinking wrong

[indigo coral]

Can't get diesel at Costco here

Instant dq

[stoic ledge]

Can you get propane tho? (:

[indigo coral]

no

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge he isn;t 18

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

[stoic ledge]

What does age have to do with it?

[indigo coral]

Getting gas at Costco is a good deal

Here you have to be 18 to fill up lpg iirc

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[fair bronze]

Because danger

[vital glen]

~~but that never stopped me ~~

[indigo coral]

Yeah anyone under 18 is unable to make good decisions and as soon as you turn 18 you're magically intelligent /s

[stoic ledge]

Such danger, pushing a button to refuel

[fair bronze]

Watch out with that!

[stoic ledge]

[vital glen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZ2XdqGZWU

[fathom socket]

if they made a small turbo diesel wtih like 3 cylinders

that got great gas mileage and had some torque

i think it would work

[stoic ledge]

They do

[fathom socket]

not here they dont

[stoic ledge]

Here they do 😃

VW 1.4 TDI 3 cyl

[fathom socket]

yeah something 1.0-1.4 liter range

turbo

like 180 ft-lb or torque

60 mpg

small

I think it would sell

[stoic ledge]

90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) at 3,500
230 N⋅m (170 lb⋅ft) at 1,500

That's the 1.4 TDI 3 cyl

There even was a 105 hp / 270Nm version of it

200 lb⋅ft

[fair bronze]

I liked the 1.6 TDI 115 hp in the rental Leon last year

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

Or was it the 110

iForgot

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/uXuc.gif

[fair bronze]

Pretty much

[indigo coral]

Oo nice. Just saw a Panamera Sport Turismo e-Hybrid

@stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

Sport Turismo > Normal Panamera

[indigo coral]

Yeee

[civic spoke]

It has a sick road presence.

[steady bridge]

Anyone have any tips for removing stubborn bolts?

I've been going at this for hours.

[vital glen]

@steady bridge penetrating oil

[steady bridge]

Tried that, no luck so far.

[fair bronze]

heat

[steady bridge]

Hmm, just like a torch?

[fair bronze]

Yeah something like that

[vital glen]

that may not be the best option

[fair bronze]

It's a last resort

[vital glen]

better off drilling the bolt through

[steady bridge]

I've soaked it and pushed on it with a longer ratchet and pushed with all my strenght, the thing won't budge.

[fair bronze]

Depends on what it's attached to

[civic spoke]

A longer wrench?

[steady bridge]

That's what i've done

[vital glen]

are you asking why he did that or to do that

[steady bridge]

it's the part of the exhaust that first connects to the manifold

3 bolts

got the first 2 off just fine

[fair bronze]

Is it rusty?

[steady bridge]

Yeah

Not a crazy amount

[vital glen]

Well, if nothing else works

[fair bronze]

So nothing out of the ordinary

[steady bridge]

yup

[vital glen]

did you hit with a hammer?

[steady bridge]

Yes

[fair bronze]

I'd try heating it up anyway, it gets hot every time you start the engine anyway

[steady bridge]

the ratchet

I'll try that after work

thanks for the help guys

[vital glen]

When heating up the surface

do it evenly

[steady bridge]

Okay

worst case, I can probably get another bolt right? it's just an ek civic

[vital glen]

yeah

[fair bronze]

Oh cool

[indigo coral]

Yeah when I took my car to get aligned they could only do the front since the back bolts were siezed

(lucky for me cause the front was what needed fixed)

Back was fine so

[rotund matrix]

ok I've got a question for the lads that check this channel. i've got an odd clunk that happens off and on when turning my wheel, sometimes multiple clunks in a single turn. it's coming from the front for sure, can't pinpoint. sounds almost like two thick pieces of plastic hitting each other.
would it be fair to assume my CV joint/s are kicking the bucket?

[fair bronze]

Turning your wheel off and on?

[rotund matrix]

the sound occurs off n on; rephrased original statement

[fair bronze]

Though it sounds like plastic, not metal?

I'm trying to understand exactly what you mean

[rotund matrix]

it's hard to describe the sound really

it's just an audible "clunk" kind of sound. not sure how to really describe unless maybe i was able to record it

which i could do tonight

[fair bronze]

I'm thinking maybe a tie rod

Recording the sound would definitely help

[rotund matrix]

will try and do that this evening

tryna see if it's something urgent or if it can wait

cause if it's urgent i need to do it quite soon before i gotta drive back to college

[fair bronze]

Does it feel weird or different in any way?

[rotund matrix]

not particularly no

still drives the same

[fair bronze]

Strange

[rotund matrix]

indeed

doesn't help that both of my blinkers are fucked :p

front ones both blink really dim, like dim/off instead of dim/bright like it should be

and clicks double speed

[indigo coral]

I was behind someone that had zero brake lights

[fair bronze]

Both terrible

[rotund matrix]

yikes that always sucks

[indigo coral]

first time they stopped I almost hit them because it was literally none

and it was a sudden stop on their part to make a turn

idk how you don't notice having zero brake lights

[rotund matrix]

fr

[fair bronze]

Most people don't check their lighting

[indigo coral]

I can understand having one out, but all of them is a bit absurd

[fair bronze]

Sounds like an electrical problem

Fuse blown?

[indigo coral]

idk

not my car lol

[fair bronze]

I know

Just speculating

[indigo coral]

mine's got warning lights to say if any lights are out

xD

if anything isnt right it turns on a light on the dash and throws a code

[fair bronze]

I don't get how most cars have malfunctioning indicators

[rotund matrix]

mine were intermittent at first. i think it's shitty wiring connections that could probably be fixed

when i go to get that clunk fixed/checked out, I wanna get the blinkers fixed and i need an oil change :P

[indigo coral]

that being said I have 5 seperate bulbs on the back for brakes

sOoooo

xD

[rotund matrix]

hooray spending money

[fair bronze]

Don't forget your blinker fluid

[rotund matrix]

oh of course /s

[fair bronze]

🙃

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

[rotund matrix]

yeah whoever was the previous owner of my car wasn't 100% nice to it :/

[indigo coral]

I try to be nice to mine lol

[rotund matrix]

engine n tranny are all fine thank goodness tho but

just tons of small weird things

[indigo coral]

I just changed my oil 2 months ago and am closing in on the end of my interval 😬

[stoic ledge]

Nissan CVT which is fine?

[indigo coral]

time to change it again soon

[rotund matrix]

my CVT is fine at 14xxxx miles, yep

somehow

thank god

[stoic ledge]

How even xD

It's a miracle

[rotund matrix]

unless it was already replaced

but no idea

[stoic ledge]

[rotund matrix]

drives fine n accelerates fine tho

no slipping or anything like that

[indigo coral]

People on lexus forums say change every 2500-3k but I'm going to stick with 5k i think

[rotund matrix]

I plan on changing mine every 4.5-5kish

i think that'll be fine

[indigo coral]

yeah

the 1MZ-FE is known to have sludge sometimes, hence the 2500 change interval, but I'm using full synthetics so that should virtually negate that issue

[stoic ledge]

Americans be like changing oil way to often 😛

2500 miles?

Hell no 😛

[indigo coral]

only on the 1mz-fe

since it sludges up easily

I'm not going to change it every 2500 lol

[fair bronze]

2500 miles?! 👀

[indigo coral]

that'd be like every other month

lexus forums can shove it where the sun dont shine

I'm coming up on a year of owning the car, and i've put 13k now miles on it

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge Sorry I can afford to change my oil every 1mile, learn to become a billionaire

[indigo coral]

sorry you don't own a ferrari

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

some hardly ever go

[fair bronze]

You'd have to change it after every drive

[rotund matrix]

I've put almost 5k miles in 8 months so that's not terrible at all

[indigo coral]

I just put 700 miles on the car in the last week 😂

[rotund matrix]

i just want the car to last through college and till i have a job n can buy my own nice one

[vital glen]

you drive around 21mi a day?

[civic spoke]

I've only done 700 km's in the last 10 days or so.

[stoic ledge]

Sometimes I have weeks in which I drive 600-700 miles, other weeks I don't drive at all

It really depends xD

[indigo coral]

when school is in session its about 20 miles each way

plus errands, driving my friends/siblings around

[stoic ledge]

A normal school week is 250 miles excl. trips to/with friends

It just really depends

[tropic silo]

A normal school week is 88km :)

And i go to school 1 day a week

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Going to work with car tomorrow.
It's like a 800m drive 🙃

[stoic ledge]

Lol just walk

I wouldn't even bother getting in the car

[vital glen]

laziness knows no bounds

[tropic silo]

No. It's not actually laziness. I need to take alot of stuff with me from home.

Like ~150KG worth of tools

[rotund matrix]

ok here's a video I got. it's the "knock knock knock" sound. this is from inside the car obvs so ik it's not ideal

@fair bronze

also apologies for the 23mb file size, my phone records in 4k lmfao

not sure what sort of sound this would be caused by but it's when I'm turning, whether under throttle or not i think

[stoic ledge]

Lol 23mb 4 sec

[rotund matrix]

yep

4k/60 iirc... maybe 4k/30 but still

massive file

[stoic ledge]

Nice

Anyway its 1:15 AM here so maybe JD is sleeping xD

[rotund matrix]

ye wouldn't be surprised

glad I have nitro for the reason of 50mb upload limit :P

but anyone who sees this channel if you've got an idea as to what might cause that sound when turning, pls @ me :)

[torpid dune]

@rotund matrix Suspension.

[rotund matrix]

elaborate. I wouldn't be surprised.

[torpid dune]

Tie rod end or ball joint, one of the two.

[rotund matrix]

ok that's what i was thinking

should prolly get that fixed soon I've been driving on it for a hot minute 😑

[carmine summit]

could be strut bearings too

probably a tie rod end

[rotund matrix]

ye. ig i'll start looking around for a quality mechanic to handle this soon

[shadow osprey]

When you get a chance, turn the wheel and go jump on the corner that's doing it while the car is in the driveway and see if you can recreate the noise. That might help try to locate it. Or if you can get it on jack stands and wiggle shit around @rotund matrix

[magic arrow]

made it in life

did a podcast with savagegeese 😄

https://youtu.be/EwlEd2tMzlU

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/MckxlP60cnY

[fair bronze]

@rotund matrix Sounds like a worn CV joint to me

[fossil imp]

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

[fossil imp]

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Hmmm

[rotund matrix]

wouldn't be surprised if that was the case either

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

👀

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

Again, awesome conversation

New neighbors across the street moved in, and they own a Saab

A 9-3 Sport Estate

1.8 Turbo

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516353081273745421/610827960605474828/unknown.png

[warm sparrow]

[fair bronze]

@stoic ledge

[tropic silo]

Op voorraad

Are you sure about that?

[fair bronze]

Put those in your Corsa

[tropic silo]

I know someone who has that

Laser projected and just LED for at night. Which is kinda ok

[stoic ledge]

Well they advertise with a BMW logo on an Audi... So BMW logo on a Opel is

[stoic ledge]

[wheat hatch]

[civic spoke]

That's a weird Lambo.

[stoic ledge]

Weird Lambo's inside too

[fair bronze]

I'd rather buy that weird Lambo than any new regular Lambo

[tropic silo]

Same, but just because i can't afford the fuel for a new lambo xD

[indigo coral]

I've never actually paid for gas..

[tropic silo]

[civic spoke]

Lucky.

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

hes a bilker

The act of driving onto a petrol forecourt and deliberately driving off without paying; to commit a bilking. Police constable: 'We've had three bilkings at Morrisssons this week."

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

lol

actually I've just got nice parents

[fossil imp]

wth spoilt

only child?

[indigo coral]

no, oldest child.

Two younger siblings.

[fossil imp]

dam

yea nicest parents ever

make the best of it lol

[stoic ledge]

Not bad ^^

[fathom socket]

@fossil imp or run your car on vodka/very thick coffee if it's a beater

[fossil imp]

chip fat 😄

strained of course

chips = fries

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/MckxlP60cnY

Somebody did a thing

Fun part is that's a BMW engine

[civic spoke]

I saw that one. Actually a nice teardown to watch

[fathom socket]

without watching that better than a 2jz? no

what was his conclusion

[vital glen]

rear timing chain

[civic spoke]

He think the crank shaft will hold good power. Around 1,000 hp

"This definitely looks like a solid race block. One of the big questions is; Is it a worthy successor to the 2JZ engine? Time will tell."

Oh, the interesting part is the exhaust manifold.

[tropic silo]

Uh

Wut

[fossil imp]

its a manifold within a manifold

compact and light

[tropic silo]

Interesting

[shadow osprey]

Oh yeah I still gotta watch that papadakis video

papi-dakis 😩

[stoic ledge]

Nobody:
VW: Here is a T-Roc Convertible
https://media.autoweek.nl/m/f3iyysabchxr_800.jpg

[tropic silo]

No

[wheat hatch]

[fathom socket]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/cq6q0m/who_ever_joe_is_hes_a_genius/

[viral matrix]

[stoic ledge]

Yikes those bumpers

Also: Dacia Logan Mcv

[viral matrix]

Oh god no

[stoic ledge]

Those bumpers almost double the length of the car xD

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/1974_FiatX1.9.jpg/1280px-1974_FiatX1.9.jpg

[viral matrix]

ikr

The car is so small

[stoic ledge]

That too xD

[viral matrix]

Even compared to my bike

[stoic ledge]

Normal bumpers: 3,830 mm (150.8 in)
Ugly bumpers: 3,969 mm (156.3 in)

[viral matrix]

That guy in the background 😂

[stoic ledge]

Is this GDPR compliant? 👀

[viral matrix]

idk

It's a public place

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge this server is hosted in the us

[tropic silo]

doesn't matter

@stoic ledge and GDPR is something about protecting general data. Not a picture 🙃

[vital glen]

Wrong

It's about blocking any all data

[tropic silo]

🤔

Ive been lied too

[stoic ledge]

Otherwise the EU Privacy law

xD

Not that I care

[tropic silo]

It is allowed to show people faces from public in a video right?
But if they confront you and ask you to blur their face or delete the whole video they have to right? (In the cheesecountry)

[stoic ledge]

Could be xD

[tropic silo]

You're from the NL too!

You should know!

You even have a fucking dashcam

[fathom socket]

Well you gotta watch out for scams lol

Btw I was on the interstate like you would go there normally and just regular cars around you.

A brand new Ford GT passes by

Unexpected

The last ford GT I took pictures of was a 2006 version

[tropic silo]

I mean... they bought that car to drive it. So its pretty normal for you to see them on the road lol

[stoic ledge]

@tropic silo With a dashcam, you are allowed to film on the public road. According to the privacy law however, it is not allowed to share a video in which somebody commits a violation unless the person is unrecognizable/blurred/...

[indigo coral]

yikes

y'all have strict laws

[fair bronze]

Nah we're not Germany

No dashcam allowed

[indigo coral]

O.o

[fair bronze]

German privacy laws are insane

[stoic ledge]

still uses dashcam in Germany

[civic spoke]

I think the general thing here in Sweden is that you're allowed to use them. But not for surveillance.

So you can't just have it running while your car is parked.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but parking mode drains battery xD Also if you leave if for more than (half) a day, the SD card is full

[civic spoke]

Reactive mode works, I guess.

Where it doesn't record until stuff happens.

[fathom socket]

Daym

18.7 million

Let's hope the buyers didn't scratch the car lol

[tropic silo]

@stoic ledge makes sense.

[civic spoke]

That wasn't the car the owner of VW had made?

[indigo coral]

Pretty sure he bought it

[fossil imp]

fuck GDPR man

aload of bollocks and waste of time

it only exists because fbook fucked up

[tropic silo]

I mean.

It had to start somewhere

Could've been discord too if they let everyone's PayPal, or credit card info on the loose

[fossil imp]

its so stupid though, no common sense has been applied for the "rules"

u cant have PII data in a non live environment for example

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

so when the business comes along to test a new app in a test environment they cant, because all the data has been scrubbed/masked or deleted lmao

dumb af

[stoic ledge]

Privacy law is dumb too, when somebody breaks into your house you can't share security video/pics in which they are recognizable

Like wtf

[fossil imp]

yea

same deal

moronic

world has literally lost its mind...

[stoic ledge]

Yup

Protecting the bad guys

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge got to protect the robber, wouldn't want anyone finding his address or anything

[fossil imp]

"human rights"

😩

[stoic ledge]

Lol if you rob somebody, idc if things get exposed

Should have thought about that before robbing

[vital glen]

It's illegal to commit a crime wearing a protective best

duh

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

protective best yes good

[stoic ledge]

Protective bests are the best

[fathom socket]

Too bad I only drive high mileage vehicles

Is that a rotary engine ?

It's pretty cool

[civic spoke]

It's one of those up-and-down engines.

This one is found in those Corvettes.

[short slate]

Snap-on? More like Snap-off

[shadow osprey]

Can I get some Fs in chat

[indigo coral]

f

[tropic silo]

F

[stoic ledge]

F

[stoic ledge]

https://www.1limburg.nl/sites/default/files/public/styles/media-paragraph/public/image_-_2019-08-15t080839.671.jpg?itok=C3IzGOeg
Police Audi vs stolen Audi

[wheat hatch]

[tropic silo]

Always in Limburg

Stupid ass provincie

[stoic ledge]

Fck off Colin

[wheat hatch]

[fossil imp]

[tropic silo]

Sorry Matthijs

I'll gladly fuck off

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

You Dirty Lil Foxy

[tropic silo]

Thanks for the new name @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Aww

You can't say the sexual word for a parent

[fossil imp]

get a room

[tropic silo]

@stoic ledge you joining me? You can see where i am on snapchat. I'm waiting on you

[stoic ledge]

no

About cars: the new Lincoln Navigator Hybrid is

3.0 EcoBoost 400hp, combined 500hp

[fossil imp]

hybrid 👿

[tropic silo]

@fossil imp i can't get a room. I'm sorry

[stoic ledge]

Well the current Navigator has a 3.5 EcoBoost 450hp, hybrid == better economy and more horsepower

And it would be not that expensive here due to lower CO2 emissions, but it won't be sold here

[smoky gate]

I want fun day

With this beauty

[quick fog]

[smoky gate]

This is a vw beetle with a big block stuffed in it

[tropic silo]

Oh boi

[smoky gate]

Yeah my second cousin owns an ice cream place and he hosts car shows there every Wednesday

Weather permitting

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

[smoky gate]

[stoic ledge]

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge the c8 starts at 59,995 with delivery In the us

Will it be like 160k euros?

[stoic ledge]

Probably

€75k before emissions tax, so probably

[fossil imp]

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

Current Vette has an emissions tax of €65.415, assuming the new Vette is the same... €75k+€65k == €140k

So around €150k mark probably, yes

[fossil imp]

u'd have to be insane to pay that for a vette

[indigo coral]

LOL

60k usd is competitive for the vette

well

should have been priced mid 40s imo but they cant make money doing that

so compared to other stuff its fairly competitive

[stoic ledge]

Polestar 2 pricing confirmed: €59k here in 🇳🇱, almost exactly the same as the Model 3 Long Range. 500km range vs 560km range (WLTP), 408hp vs 412hp, 0-60 in 4.7s vs 4.4s

[fossil imp]

thats alot of cash for a volvo

[stoic ledge]

It's the same as a base S60 T8 Twin Engine (303+87hp) here

[fossil imp]

wheres that?

[stoic ledge]

Basically the same size, only is the Polestar a BEV

The Netherlands

[fossil imp]

oh holland i missed the flag

sry netherlands

[stoic ledge]

Holland != The Netherlands 😡

[tropic silo]

Holland = a province in The Netherlands

[fossil imp]

i know lol

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

Well basically 2: North and South 😎

[tropic silo]

Parry this you fucking casual

[rotund matrix]

[stoic ledge]

https://www.polestar.com/images/2.5/ps2/Front_3Q_Zink_Snow_w_Mirror_20190221.jpg?w=786&h=472&fit=crop&dpr=2
I do like the Polestar 2's interior 🙃

[vital glen]

@indigo coral the Vette is competing with cars 110k and up

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

yea ludicrous

[stoic ledge]

Here it wil be a €150k car competing with... €140-150k cars probably

[fossil imp]

ridiculous

its only good in a straight line anyway and has build quality of a homeless man

[stoic ledge]

[vital glen]

@fossil imp why is the europoor speaking

[fossil imp]

what?

why are europeans poor at speaking?

what does that even mean 🤔

u mean in other languages?

[vital glen]

@stoic ledge I meant in the us

[stoic ledge]

I know

[vital glen]

but what's the price of a boxster

up there

[fossil imp]

😐

[stoic ledge]

What engine?

[vital glen]

Base

[stoic ledge]

€85.300

[fossil imp]

@vital glen u gonna answer me or ignore?

[vital glen]

It's 83k here

[fossil imp]

coz that felt like an insult...

[vital glen]

@fossil imp Ok, europoor refers to everything being expensive and how in Europe the base spec is shit ton base compared to us spec

Base

[fossil imp]

oh right lol yea totally agree

we get completely shafted

[stoic ledge]

In other European countries than 🇳🇱 , cars are cheaper

[fossil imp]

yep

[vital glen]

It may be cheaper, but taxes @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

Yes but less taxes

🙃

[vital glen]

My favorite thing about the 911gt3rs

is the 15k weissach package

payed to take off the badge

And 11lbs

[stoic ledge]

[rotund matrix]

[fossil imp]

and the cage, engine tuning and etc etc

and all the carbon bits

[tropic silo]

We dutchies just care about our money, we don't like spending it. We wanna keep it.

[civic spoke]

How come the Polestar two-spoke steering wheel looks so much better than the Corvette C8's?

[fossil imp]

coz its shit?

[tropic silo]

Damn

😂

[fossil imp]

🤢

that airbag 🤢

the wheel is too big too

[civic spoke]

Oh, wait. The Polestar steering wheel is a three-spoke.

Just didn't notice the bottom one.

[stoic ledge]

The Polestar is 3 spoke

Oh lol

You noticed xD

[fossil imp]

horrible

yanktank

nice motor thou i'll give it that

if u put it in another car

[tropic silo]

Than you havent seen my airbag yet lol

[fossil imp]

lemme see your airbags 😮

[stoic ledge]

Huge ass Audi 4 spoke

[tropic silo]

Ye

Ish big

And i dont have a picture @fossil imp

[fossil imp]

boo

[stoic ledge]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/0f/17/950f1712b7d3548a5dcaaf67a0b069fd.jpg

[rotund matrix]

seems like a standard 2000s interior yeah?

or early 2010s?

[tropic silo]

Lol, you searched up the whole car xD

[stoic ledge]

That's a 2000-2005 Audi A2 ^^^ His is a 2004 iirc

[tropic silo]

2005

[stoic ledge]

Ah, same

[tropic silo]

Some kind of edition too

[stoic ledge]

The Subaru has the steering wheel on the wrong side

[rotund matrix]

yep

[stoic ledge]

And a US anti-theft device

[tropic silo]

XD

[fossil imp]

on the RIGHT side 😉

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

325bhp/350lbft 👌

[tropic silo]

Me has 75hp 😄

[fossil imp]

0-60 in 4.5s

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

WRX STi

[stoic ledge]

Mine can do it in 14.5s

[fossil imp]

sick

[tropic silo]

Mine in 11.3s

Or 12.3 Dont remember

[stoic ledge]

Don't think I've seen one of those on Dutch plates

Iirc the are €100k

[fossil imp]

P1 👌

[stoic ledge]

The 2d

[fossil imp]

[tropic silo]

@stoic ledge Ive seen one once

[fossil imp]

280bhp

it died 😢

[tropic silo]

At Supercarsunday in Assen tho.

[stoic ledge]

Nooooo how did it die

[fossil imp]

engine exploded

[tropic silo]

F

[stoic ledge]

You can see he went with a bang...

[tropic silo]

no

[fossil imp]

340bhp

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Zwakkeling @stoic ledge

I called him a nice guy in Dutch, don't worry 😄

[stoic ledge]

He called me weak

[tropic silo]

Nooo!

I didn't!

I called you a nice guy

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

WRX STi is discontinued here apparently, last base price was €96.194

[tropic silo]

Whaaaat

Why'd they discontinue it?

[stoic ledge]

Here they did

Who would pay 100k for a Subie

In 2014, 2015 and 2016, they sold 1 each year

[tropic silo]

Apparently 3 people would pay 100k for it

[fossil imp]

450bhp in this 1 before i sold it

i've had 7 different models of em now lmao

[stoic ledge]

It was 85k in the first years.. and at least one of those cars were dealer/press cars xD

And ^^

They. Are. Cool.

[fossil imp]

oops

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Uh?

You're meant to be on the road

[fossil imp]

i did a dukes of hazzard jump thru a fence into a field

it was epic

truck doing a uturn in the middle of the road :/

in a blind crest

so not my fault

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

that car got fixed too

cost 7K iirc

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[tropic silo]

Jeez

Don't even have like 5% of that currently

That reminds me.

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

😦

[tropic silo]

@stoic ledgedid you see my snapchat on Saturday? Just what kind of weird stuff did i send yoh?

[stoic ledge]

Yes, driving trough a field with an old Mazda, your Audi, a lawn mower and a company Corsa

Noooooo that Peugeot 205 GTi

Noooooooooo

[fossil imp]

ikr

i was gutted

[stoic ledge]

😢

Right in dem feels

[tropic silo]

Was that everything i send?

[stoic ledge]

Probably more

Idk remember

(:

[tropic silo]

oh fuck

Welp, I'm leaving the Netherlands

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

No one, including myself. Doesnt remember anymore. But i send alot of snaps i do remember

[stoic ledge]

I do remember some 🚬 pics (not sigarettes if you know what i mean)

[fossil imp]

🤔

idk y i got this

[stoic ledge]

Renault

With yellow fog lights

[fossil imp]

hah

19 16v - 140bhp

went pretty well

[tropic silo]

You mean weed?!

[stoic ledge]

The time cars had larger engines than a turbocharged 1.0

[fossil imp]

guess the car

[tropic silo]

Uh

Blank