cars

[tropic silo]

Since the pic isn't loading...

[fossil imp]

dam u discord

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

celica GT 2000 with a rally/race engine 😮

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

circa 1970s

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

i use to rally

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[tropic silo]

I used to sit on my ass all day

[fossil imp]

lel

[stoic ledge]

I'd love to do that too

[tropic silo]

And now still do the same

[stoic ledge]

(rallying that is)

[tropic silo]

Go do it with your car

Start with the base config and work your way up

[stoic ledge]

I need it

And it's in too good of shape

And has no power

(:

[tropic silo]

And if you get at a certain point. Where you can drive like 150km/h on grass. You would never have trouble with traffic anymore. You aren't allowed on the "vluchtstrookt" but you can drive on the grass

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

[rotund matrix]

[stoic ledge]

🚙

I love that peepo peel

[tropic silo]

prrrt prrrt

[stoic ledge]

🏎

[rotund matrix]

[tropic silo]

[civic spoke]

I'm going to check to see if I'm able to sell my brother's computer stuff later...

An old X79 Sabertooth, 3930k, and 8GB of DDR3.

Oh, and a sound card. 👀

[warm sparrow]

not sure this is very car related

[civic spoke]

Found it in a car (we can pretend)

[tropic silo]

😂

This is just the hideout for car guys wanting to chat with other car guys

[wheat hatch]

[smoky gate]

@tropic silo perfect description

[fossil imp]

yeh good point dirty lil foxy

[smoky gate]

Anybody else play beamng.drive

[rotund matrix]

hell ye

beamNG is fun

[smoky gate]

Before I did my pc build I used an asus rog laptop and I got lag even at lowest graphics with all shadows, reflections, antialiasing, and everything off

So much for the minimum gpu being lower than a gtx 960

[dense shard]

Caro a Caro

Mine is on the right. Kinda fun to see the design languages Toyota and Honda used, and how they differ.

[rough sorrel]

I have an old pic somewhere of my 03 lancer es, and one of the latest lancer models

[dense shard]

Best part is Toyota actually had the one specific car I wanted. Galactic Aqua with white interior.

And manual transmission.

and hatchback

[rough sorrel]

the closest i got to a manual trans was the tap shift in my passat lolol

[dense shard]

I can't diss the manumatics anymore. That was way more useful in Japan than it had a right to be.

[rough sorrel]

you ever watch regular car reviews? and it's fun and all, but i want a true manual

[dense shard]

I'm in that discord... unofficial.

A true manual is excellent stuff, but rare.

Apparently I'm one of 3.5% who bought a manual in the US this year.

[rough sorrel]

i see tons of 3kgts, and a bunch of older tuners with manuals but they want 5k plus for obvious reasons

[dense shard]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAAFNBQUYAANTAu?format=jpg&name=small This is the car I used to drive.

To say the Corolla is an upgrade is an understatement.

[rough sorrel]

thats what my fam calls a meep meep

[dense shard]

Kei car. All 660cc of displacement.

[rough sorrel]

honestly suzuki should just stick to motorcycles

[dense shard]

Behold, the mightly Suzuki Cervo.

Excellent car btw. Punchy, durable, and fairly reliable.

[rough sorrel]

i mean, if it can beat my old lancer in a race then id praise it lmaoo

[dense shard]

Dunno... depends how slow your Lancer was.

[rough sorrel]

pretty damn slow lol, engine was giving out by the time i bought it

only 111k miles

[dense shard]

My car could dance with traffic only because Japan's driving culture is more relaxed.

[indigo coral]

All you lot at least have moderately interesting cars 😂

[dense shard]

To be honest... the Suzuki was the first interesting car I had. First I had to my name.

[rough sorrel]

i think my stepdad has the most interesting so far from what ive seen in this sub

[dense shard]

Before then I had a value package Accord.

[indigo coral]

I have a '99 rx300

nice car but far from interesting

[dense shard]

Old Ford Contour V6 was a gas to drive. That was the car I learned stick on.

[rough sorrel]

he has an 86 camaro berlinetta that hes kept in high school

since*

[dense shard]

I'd say the RX is interesting. It was one of the first crossovers on the market.

If not the first in the US.

[indigo coral]

Came out alongside the Mercedes ML if I recall correctly

They were about the same time

[dense shard]

About the same time, but the Lexus was shamelessly on road. Mercedes was still pretending it was an SUV... and that's ignoring the earliest examples were rubbish.

[indigo coral]

yeah was about to say, the RX is a far better car

how many first gen MLs do you see, versus first gen RXs

[dense shard]

As much pride as I have with them being built in Alabama.

well... Mercedes in the 90s wasn't known for much besides being painfully expensive. especially towards the end of the decade.

All that aside. I love my Corolla. Knowing that I'm one of very few people to buy the hatch in manual leaves me feeling just a bit smug. ngl

[indigo coral]

Lol

My next car is going to be a Stinger GT

[dense shard]

It doesn't hurt that Toyota's styling is superb on the new hatchback.

[indigo coral]

Nice!

[dense shard]

Thanks.

[dense shard]

oh nice, it's... plum?

pink?

[indigo coral]

bronze.

The colour name from Lexus is Desert Bronze Metallic

[dense shard]

Guess it's the lighting. Either way I dig it.

[indigo coral]

yeah looks a bit pink in the lighting

[dense shard]

I don't think I've seen one in that color.

Looks clean.

[indigo coral]

I've only seen a couple in the last year or two, I actually took a picture when one parked next to me since theyre fairly rare xD

[dense shard]

Not boring at all.

[indigo coral]

Only got 128k miles.

[dense shard]

whew

I'd never sell that.

But that's just me.

[indigo coral]

(I got it for free 😂)

[dense shard]

All the more reason to never sell it.

[indigo coral]

Yep. Gonna drive it as long as I can.

Then buy a used Stinger.

[dense shard]

bah, buy new.

[indigo coral]

Why? Even now, you can get one with like 4k miles for 20k off new price

[dense shard]

I'm not sure what that implies.

[indigo coral]

It implies its not a crossover and thus has big depreciation

like all new sedans

[dense shard]

Used market in my experience is pretty messed up. Like hella high.

Well... guess I'm wrong. Yay for used car prices.

[indigo coral]

Also depends on where you're located though

[dense shard]

Still the feeling of being the first in a car is nice.

[indigo coral]

(and what youre shopping)

[dense shard]

I had no choice but to buy new.

[indigo coral]

Yeah, your car is fairly uncommon

which is a good thing, mind you

[dense shard]

Well Toyota introduced the hatchback just this year.

[indigo coral]

but theres just not a ton on the used market

[dense shard]

And the only competition was Mazda's 3.

That car was... it wasn't great.

Don't meet your heroes.

[indigo coral]

Mhm. The new 3 is cool but looks a bit.. interesting

[dense shard]

The engine is solid. Great shifter, and clutch.

But the interior is fairly intimate, very foreboding, and the rear view... I think World War I tank drivers had a better view.

The rear view camera didn't help to say in the least.

[indigo coral]

Oh god that's my biggest peeve with new cars

even my mom and dad's cars

[dense shard]

Also seats pinched my butt.

The butt pinch and price killed it for me.

[indigo coral]

(Dad has Taurus SHO in tuxedo black, mom has Explorer Sport in tuxedo black)

[dense shard]

The blind spot was just another nail in the coffin at that point. A touch screen is more useful than not.

Mazda gave up on touch screens... which is a mixed bag. I know how to drive, so I know better than to poke at the screen mid turn.

But if you want to access info fast... touch screen >>>>>> rotary knob.

[indigo coral]

Yeah

100%

Few cars have truly good infotainment, I actually like the Tesla approach with a huge ass touchscreen

[dense shard]

I hate it personally.

I need physical controls.

[rotund matrix]

I'll always be a "volume should be a knob" person

same with climate controls

[indigo coral]

I like the minimalism, but to each their own totally.

[dense shard]

HVAC, and basic media should have hard buttons.

[rotund matrix]

^^

agreed

otherwise? sure touchscreen n fancy shit for the rest

but I need physical controls for basic functions

[dense shard]

Also putting the instruments on a screen a la Model 3 is horrible.

I think vital car info such as speed and range should be immediately ahead of you.

[indigo coral]

I actually prefer it on the side, since I'm fairly tall and like a low steering wheel

I can see it better where it is on the 3

[dense shard]

Interesting.

Might change my mind if you stick me in a 3.

But for now I'll demand hardware controls and a cluster.

My Accord spoiled me on HVAC. Same for the Suzuki.

2-3 knobs and a few buttons is all you honestly need.

No look, no worries.

[indigo coral]

My RX has a surprisingly competent and useful screen and whatnot

for a 20 y/o car

obviously not touch, but its got an LCD for the hvac, radio, clock, live mpg, etc

And its known for not breaking, which is nice.

(Unlike the german screens of that era)

[dense shard]

The Corolla's HVAC is separate from the screen.

[dense shard]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VVYyDReB8gY/maxresdefault.jpg

No good pics on my phone of my car, but this is close enough.

[indigo coral]

nice!

[dense shard]

Oh, and one more thing.

The Mazda's wheel controls felt weird and not great.

Having a 4 way controller really helps. Man... things you learn while test driving cars.

Gotta love cars that don't have totally black interiors.

[indigo coral]

White interior in model 3 is but damn would it be hard to keep clean

[dense shard]

If it isn't cloth... shouldn't be too tragic.

[indigo coral]

no its like stark white

[dense shard]

Just don't eat spaghetti on the drive.

[indigo coral]

white

[dense shard]

wow

That's a bit much.

I dig it, but wow

[indigo coral]

yeah its really cool, would be hard to keep clean though

Looks REAL NICE in person

[dense shard]

I'd still go for it.

[indigo coral]

honestly same

probably

[dense shard]

It's not like I have any friends or family to mess it up.

[indigo coral]

mood

[vital glen]

Your jeans would mess up the seats @indigo coral

It is really white

[crimson wraith]

Currently searching for a cheap ass car in Germany, the search went onto older Corsa‘s. Oh boi.

[indigo coral]

i know @vital glen

[buoyant harness]

i saw lexus and toyota

[dense shard]

yes

The Toyota is mine.

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

[fossil imp]

[tropic silo]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1M-ASFn4z3/?igshid=d5non400qhuf

[stoic ledge]

[viral matrix]

[fossil imp]

lol ok, wasnt even anything bad

but ok

[tropic silo]

I got pinged?

[stoic ledge]

🤷 Idk, but they deleted your irrelevant section xD

[night current]

^

[tropic silo]

Understandable

[fossil imp]

not really

the purge happened coz we got grassed up too, nice

thx for that jotaro

[night current]

Idk why you're mad over a conversation that was irrelevant to this chat.

[fossil imp]

im mad coz u snitched on us to a mod about nothing

and i dont see you contributing in here much at all either like the rest of us

[night current]

Just because I'm not active 24/7 doesnt mean that I am irrelevant to this chat. I like cars

[dense shard]

I'm not sure what to think of McLarens even now.

But I do like the newer ones a bit more. Less generic looking.

[night current]

True

Boycie, I wouldnt have cared as much if you didnt act so rude to my reaction about seeing your chat. You told me to "fuck off" just for me calling your adult themed chat not safe in a SFW server.

[fossil imp]

no i didnt

[night current]

Yes you did. I clearly then saw your delete the message.

[fossil imp]

it wasnt adult themed either

prove it 🙂

[night current]

So talking about sexual kinks and talking about wanting to bang someone is safe to talk about?

I dont have to prove it. The mods saw it, they agreed with me by deleting it.

[fossil imp]

sure if you arent a snowflake its just life

nothing adult in content was mentioned really

[night current]

It may be life, but I know it's not safe to talk about it in a server with 13 year olds.

[fossil imp]

youre just being oversensitive

[night current]

So what? I'm following the rules of the server.

If you're gonna do dumb stuff against the rules, you can suffer the consequences.

[fossil imp]

ok whatever

[vital glen]

hoes mad

[fossil imp]

nobody

[night current]

Lmao

[vital glen]

[fossil imp]

jotaro anyway will u pls stop talking about it, this isnt car related, pls follow the rules 🙂

[night current]

I love that emote awesom_e

And sure Boycie, if you have a problem with it.

[fossil imp]

i dont

anymore

i cant be bothered, im losing the will to live here

[night current]

That's good that you dont care anymore. 🙂

[fossil imp]

lol

im sorry for telling u to fuck off too, thats y i deleted it immediately

knee jerk reaction 😉

[night current]

You're all good man... So what cars do you like?

[fossil imp]

anything with a bit of power really

and handles well

you?

[night current]

Cant complain with those, a good handling vehicle with good power is a dream for me. I'm a fan of old JDM vehicles.

[fossil imp]

ah yes me too

s14s skylines, supra yes

[night current]

Oh hell yeah! Those are legends!

[fossil imp]

or u mean older?

[night current]

Those are perfect ages.

Mk.4 supra 😍

[fossil imp]

oof yes

with 1000bhp 💦

[night current]

Omg yes

😯

[dense shard]

Nothing like using your head to compete with SpaceX.

Kind of funny how expensive they've gotten.

[night current]

Yeah

[dense shard]

They're no RX-7. Just a GT car that shares an engine with a taxi.

Though rumors are Toyota is going back to the Inline 6 for the Crown soon.

[night current]

Lmao, true.

That's pretty good news though

[dense shard]

I guess?

It's a Mazda developed unit.

They're not known for inline 6.

But yeah. Crown, and a few Lexus will use Mazda platforms/engines in the next few generations. Likely unrelated to the Huntsville factory being built.

[indigo coral]

oof. if i was smart i'd replace all 4 tyres but fuck that lol.

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

unevenly worn

but like

oh btw

RS6 Avant best car

[dense shard]

If you ignore all the issues VAG cars have, sure.

It's been years since I owned a car with a Duratec motor, but I still miss the wild dual runner intakes Ford used to do.

[torpid dune]

It's time for your periodical Saleen infusion.

[civic spoke]

I never really cared for the Saleen.

[torpid dune]

I kind of prefer them to Mosler.

[tropic silo]

FAAAAAACK

Need to drive just 400m more for it

But i can't since I'm home

[stoic ledge]

Go up and down your street 2 times (:

[tropic silo]

I can't

I had some alcohol

I don't drink and drive unlike you

[civic spoke]

I don't condone drinking and driving. But it's technically legal if you're doing it on private land.

[fossil imp]

lol

goes out to get the magical 130K, gets banned

[dense shard]

But half as reliable

[serene scarab]

4200 miles later...

[stoic ledge]

@tropic silo

I don't drink and drive unlike you

I have never done that, and I have people who do

[dense shard]

Only time I drive tipsy is why I take my Suzuki Samurai through a turn too fast.

(also don't drive drunk yo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckxlP60cnY Finally a 2020 Supra engine teardown.

Apparently BMW designs have the timing chain on the back of the engine, not the front.

[indigo coral]

Looks nice

[dense shard]

oh wow. I think making fun of Toyota for going for a BMW was a mistake in hindsight.

Didn't know the B58 was closed deck. Should mean the engine has potential.

Channel also has a 2JZ teardown.

[stoic ledge]

[vapid raptor]

A little bit of a before/after pic of the vinyl wrap cleaner/restorer product I bought last weekend

[dense shard]

sweet wrap bro

Joking aside. Looks great. I dig the color.

Looks like it did a pretty excellent job.

[vapid raptor]

Thanks. It's still kind of messed up, but that's from the cross country trip that I did a couple of months ago.

[fathom socket]

looks pretty great

[wheat hatch]

Bugatti go home, you are drunk.

Probably one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen

And a juicy €8 million euro price tag on top of that

[dense shard]

Looks like Fry squinting.

https://tenor.com/view/wtf-squints-eyes-gif-8454290

Not sure if concept or real car.

The color isn't helping. That's for sure.

[wheat hatch]

Yah

10 are going to be produced

All of them are sold

And with a rear end like this one, no thanks

Looks like a GTA version of the Chiron

[fossil imp]

buts its only 8mil + taxes 😩

just another rebodied chiron

[wheat hatch]

[dense shard]

Oh I see it now.

It's an EB110 homage

[fossil imp]

yea the side vents are about the only thing in homage to the EB110 and the name is italian for 110

that'll be 8mil please 😩

[dense shard]

Why not. It works for porsche.

"It has a manual transmission in it... that'll be an extra 30 grand please."

[fossil imp]

ikr

toys for the rich

[dense shard]

I wish.

Half the special trim 911s disappear into garages to be flipped a few months later.

If only they were treated as toys and not as collectible merch.

[fossil imp]

yep true

and flipped with ridiculous marked up prices to the filthy rich

911R for example was selling for double its retail price

moronic

[dense shard]

Only for the people buying second hand.

I just judge the first hand buyers as immoral.

[tropic silo]

Should i drive while drunk, under influence of nitrous oxide and weed?

[indigo coral]

no.

[dense shard]

Only influence you should drive under is a good influence.

[wheat hatch]

What kind of question is that?

[tropic silo]

A good question @wheat hatch

[wheat hatch]

(x) Doubt

[tropic silo]

Don't doubt me or I'll cry

[wheat hatch]

(x) Little doubt

[tropic silo]

Cries

[night current]

Yikes the new Bugatti...

[civic spoke]

It's quite something.

[vapid raptor]

It's a tribute to 110 years of Bugatti, and takes a bit of the design cues from the EB 110

And it's quite likely that you'll never see one on the road, since they're only making 10 of them

[vital glen]

@vapid raptor you will see 110 on every carbro channel

LoOk aT nEw BoOgaTtI

[stoic ledge]

The Centodieci is ugly af

[indigo coral]

Front is bleh

Back is cool

[fair bronze]

I liked the very first Veyron but it's only been going downhill after that

[tropic silo]

A frostbite

[fair bronze]

Frostbite

[tropic silo]

Yes thank you

[magic arrow]

newest episode is out 😄

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RDASCAntz/

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

[fossil imp]

[vital glen]

@tropic silo listen here expletive, compressed elements in liquid form that are naturally occurring in gas form in the atmosphere

will be cold

[tropic silo]

I do know that :)

[royal plank]

I love trans am

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

The mighty flying chicken.

[shadow osprey]

They don’t have to be compressed though...

[shadow osprey]

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/bdHXEJgq8sOGgjnJAe4k5gWVjc0PpTCOal_b4OlewXo/%3F_nc_ht%3Dscontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/https/scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/59ee29f1bfce18c985785779eaa2326b/5DD057CC/t51.2885-15/e35/68721922_2513271682062307_8869294419291393153_n.jpg

Y’all about a link 😂

[stoic ledge]

😂

[glass nebula]

https://youtu.be/V9gL3qu49bc

[dense shard]

A formerly British automaker bought by Malaysians and sold to the Chinese known for making small quirky but not particularly well built sports cars is now making an electric hypercar.

I think I can hear a man called Colin screaming from beyond the grave.

[tropic silo]

I'm not screaming from beyond the grave? @dense shard

[fiery dragon]

aight then

[torpid dune]

CARS

[fiery dragon]

new cars look weird

we can all agree right

[torpid dune]

Some do, some look like nothing.

[fiery dragon]

yeah

[torpid dune]

My car looks weird.

[tight cypress]

its cute

[fiery dragon]

what's your car

[tight cypress]

SAAB

[fiery dragon]

oOh

[tight cypress]

an saab

[fiery dragon]

SAAAAAB

[tight cypress]

SAAAAB

REEEEE

[torpid dune]

The correct spelling is Saaaaaaaaab.

[fiery dragon]

lol

[torpid dune]

Because 9.

[fiery dragon]

sAaAAaaAAAb

[torpid dune]

See, that's 10.

You gotta have 9.

[fiery dragon]

fine

[tight cypress]

the real car

[fiery dragon]

sAaaAaAaaAb

[torpid dune]

Because all Saabs are all about 9.

[tight cypress]

SAAAAAAAAAbbi

[fiery dragon]

lul

i wanted a sabb

i forgot which one

[tight cypress]

sabb

[torpid dune]

Except the Sonett, but that was the 94 before it was the Sonett.

[fiery dragon]

but it was supercharged

[tight cypress]

STUSUTUE

[fiery dragon]

lol

[tight cypress]

stfufuuuuururur

[torpid dune]

Supercharged?

[tight cypress]

i think turbo

[torpid dune]

Turbo, yeah.

There hasn't been a supercharged Saab.

[fiery dragon]

yeah some old saab i wanted was supercharged or turbod

[tight cypress]

was it

err

[fiery dragon]

i think it was turbo

[tight cypress]

911?

hmm

no

[fiery dragon]

lol

[tight cypress]

cant remember

saab 9000

[torpid dune]

900?

[tight cypress]

what was it

yes 900

[torpid dune]

Either 900 or 9000 based on what you're saying.

900 was slightly more common, either the classic 900 or the NG 900.

[fiery dragon]

i think it was older than the 900

wait maybe it was the 900

[torpid dune]

I'd imagine it was. Older than the 900 would be getting into 96 or 99 territory.

Maybe a 95 if you wanted the wagon.

NOT to be confused with the 9-5.

The 9-5 being what I have.

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ey8b5B18o

yes

we have saab 900 in forests

[torpid dune]

Interesting that it's a 900 and not a 90.

Finland got a fair number of 90s, they were one of the few that did.

[tight cypress]

90s in finland

reckless corollas

everywhere

[torpid dune]

No no no, the Saab 90.

[tight cypress]

hm

[fiery dragon]

it was a 1990 ish saab 900

[torpid dune]

It was a 99 with a 900's back end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_90

Not to be confused with the other Saab 90.

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYaUJlaxB4w

[fiery dragon]

yeah i wanted a '90 saab 900 turbo

[tight cypress]

this is what i see everyday

[fiery dragon]

until i realized i wouldn't find one

then i wanted an integra

then my dad said no

then i got a 04 mazda 3 5 speed

[torpid dune]

Should've gone for an RSX immediately after that.

Mazda3 isn't bad.

[fiery dragon]

i bought the 3 almost exactly a year ago

and i sold it a week or two ago

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru9etf5UXUY

[fiery dragon]

and just before that i got a miata

[tight cypress]

30 years in the forest

[fiery dragon]

lul

[tight cypress]

lol

stills tarted up

[fiery dragon]

cool

[tight cypress]

hmm

volvo

[fiery dragon]

tank

[torpid dune]

Brick.

[tight cypress]

volvo doesnt last

me have proofings

[torpid dune]

Certainly outlasted Saab.

Aww, I just made myself sad.

[tight cypress]

vol_vo

[torpid dune]

I mean, the biggest enemy of a Volvo is its owner, who for some reason wants to do stuff with it because he thinks it's a Galaxie or something.

[fiery dragon]

lol

[tight cypress]

saab is safe

but saab is boring to drive

[torpid dune]

I wouldn't exactly say that.

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ZAKlkeX7s&feature=youtu.be

oh

yes

this

[torpid dune]

Some Saabs are, like LPT 9-5s, but nobody really likes those.

What you need is a proper 9-5 like mine, with the big turbo.

[tight cypress]

imma drive my renault

oh u in the illegal gang aswell?

[torpid dune]

No, this was when I bought it before I stuck the plates on.

[tight cypress]

i have plates for my renault

em just from an nissan primera

[tight cypress]

nice to know ur plate

[torpid dune]

You'll find out from it that I am a Saab owner from over near Chicago.

Something I'm rather public about anyway.

But myess.

It's the kind of car where you put your foot down, hard, and wait. Nothing happens for about a week.

Then the world explodes.

[tight cypress]

sees an saab in murica

[torpid dune]

We've got plenty here.

Here's one on Chicago's north side.

A beautiful NG 9-5.

[tight cypress]

why do u muricans drive saabs

when ya have CHeRvOleT

[torpid dune]

Because GM is crap and Saab did a very good service by modifying their platforms beyond recognition.

And GM rewarded them for it by killing them.

Also, living near Chicago, we get a lot of this.

And that's not even bad.

[tight cypress]

im wonderin if i would buy an rwd car

with an welded diff

and do some BURNOOUT

[torpid dune]

Screw welding the diff, just put in a linelock.

[tight cypress]

tbh my renault cant hit 210kmh

can*

[torpid dune]

The Saab will get to 257.

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpmBJ9tWWo

now @fiery dragon knows what i said with pushing to limits

[torpid dune]

Megane go zoom.

[tight cypress]

i still should upgrade my speakers doh

front oens are exploded

[torpid dune]

I need to replace a couple of mine soon.

[tight cypress]

from bass

im thinkin to goin 150w ones

[torpid dune]

I need to find the right ones, though. harmonKardon used oddball speakers.

Can't really change them unless I swap the whole audio system out.

And I wouldn't want anything different, either, that sound system sounds freaking ace.

[tight cypress]

mine aint

i could just push an 250w sub into the trunk

[torpid dune]

Yours is probably more standard components, instead of a bunch of Britbongers being specific with their voltages.

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9GeWvRSPc

i think this is my future

[torpid dune]

And now for a car that isn't mine.

[tight cypress]

is this

err

örr

pontiac or

[torpid dune]

Zoom in on it, there's a name badge.

[tight cypress]

buick

?

never heard of it

[torpid dune]

Another one of General Motors' many appendages.

Somewhat closely related both to Chevrolet and to Pontiac.

Nowadays, they make badge-engineered Opels.

As opposed to back then, when they made badge-engineered Chevrolets.

Because everything GM does, with minor exception, is badge-engineered.

They wanted the 9-5 to be a badge-engineered Vectra.

Thankfully, the Swedes ignored them completely.

But no, this is a big, black American legend that finally proved, once and for all, that there is a replacement for displacement.

[tight cypress]

yep is chevy

i can identify it

[torpid dune]

G-body.

Same as a Monte Carol.

[tight cypress]

i have seen those at the side of roads

didnt handle gravel at all

[torpid dune]

This is a Buick Regal, which had an engine variant called the T-type.

Instead of yet another high-displacement low-output V8 like all Americans were getting at the time, it had a turbocharged V6.

The T-Type then had an appearance package known as the Grand National.

That's what this is.

[tight cypress]

oh ok

[indigo coral]

Quick but significant interjection - I just found out theres an R63 AMG that lives in my town

😮

[torpid dune]

Nifty, but...why?

[tight cypress]

an AMG

[indigo coral]

Less than 50 in the US

[torpid dune]

Like, I understand AMG are mad geniuses, but the R-class? Seriously?

[tight cypress]

who tf likes mercudes

[torpid dune]

(I like Mercedes.)

[indigo coral]

^

The R63 is crazy rare

[torpid dune]

(Even though I'm a Snaab, I still like Mercedes.)

[tight cypress]

mercudes,the king of running 1 piston

[torpid dune]

I mean, it's crazy-rare for a reason.

[fair bronze]

Hey I see I missed out on the Saab discussion

[indigo coral]

So I was very surprised, living in a 15k person small town, to see such a rare car.

There's also a LaFerrari nearby but it lives in a garage 364 days of the year

[tight cypress]

please JDM talk now

[torpid dune]

Freaking coward.

[tight cypress]

im actually throwing from ferrari

[indigo coral]

glances at my japanese daily

(not a cool one)

[torpid dune]

There's an F12 Berlinetta in this town, and that guy freaking goes to Lowes in it.

[indigo coral]

lol really?

[torpid dune]

Yeah.

Mad-ass lad.

[fair bronze]

Is it a 100% JDM Corolla

[indigo coral]

There's someone at our local ymca that drives a 612 Scagletti

lexus rx

lmao

[fair bronze]

Oh wait the Lexus

iForgot

[torpid dune]

Läxus.

[tight cypress]

jdm corolla

wdym

is amis corolla

[torpid dune]

He means tofumobile.

[torpid dune]

Hon hon hon.

[tight cypress]

i can hear the bass to here

oh god

thats cute

[fair bronze]

I actually love the first Twingo for some reason

[torpid dune]

Many people do.

[fair bronze]

It's like a cute VW up!

[tight cypress]

but this is JDM

is rwd

can drift

[torpid dune]

I have a Twingo.

[tight cypress]

starts up no matter what

[fair bronze]

Mid-engined too?

[tight cypress]

ye

[torpid dune]

Hon hon hon

[fair bronze]

Oh dang

[tight cypress]

HOOOON

igan

[fair bronze]

Where would you get such a thing

[tight cypress]

what thing?

[torpid dune]

Plushie Twingo.

[fair bronze]

Yeppo

[tight cypress]

wheres my plushie at

should i install an cold air intake?

maybe maybe

[indigo coral]

turbo rx

lol.

[fair bronze]

Sounds cooler but will probably harm performance

[tight cypress]

nah

more air

more performance

maybe

[fair bronze]

That's what you'd think

[torpid dune]

The box said 10hp.

[fair bronze]

^

[tight cypress]

it might give more hp

if it wants to

[indigo coral]

If the gearbox could handle it I'd turbo my car, but nope. slushbox 4spd would just blow up.

[tight cypress]

mine would handle turbo ez

[fair bronze]

For 5 seconds maybe

[tight cypress]

i dont have cash for an turbo doh

so EXPENSIVE

[torpid dune]

Here's my toy Decepticon.

[fair bronze]

If you did you wouldn't be driving that

[torpid dune]

Here's my real Decepticon.

[fair bronze]

That's a weird looking Twingo

[tight cypress]

imma bet it could handle a turbo

[indigo coral]

Mine can't 😦

[torpid dune]

Turbo?

[fair bronze]

👀

[fiery dragon]

Savage why were you going so fast

[tight cypress]

where am i going so fast

[torpid dune]

Because he's Savage.

[fiery dragon]

The video you sent

[fair bronze]

Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well

[torpid dune]

(Because they overdose on fentanyl?)

[fiery dragon]

Your car goes 130mph holy crap

[tight cypress]

mph

mm

[fiery dragon]

I wonder how fast my car will go

[tight cypress]

sorry i dont speak US a

[fiery dragon]

Lol

[indigo coral]

mine caps out at 112 mph

[torpid dune]

Because Japan.

They all do that.

[indigo coral]

yeah

[tight cypress]

mm

[indigo coral]

thing is, living in america, speed limits don't exceed 80 anywhere and I've never driven in one higher than 70

[fair bronze]

Blame the 4-speed

[tight cypress]

we have an engine sittin around somewhere

[fiery dragon]

Yeah America has boring speed limits

[torpid dune]

Mine can get to 160 mph before drag prevents it from going faster.

[fiery dragon]

Internet says my car will go 127

🤔

[tight cypress]

@fiery dragon thats why finland has so straight gravel roads

[fiery dragon]

Lol

[indigo coral]

I wouldn't ever take mine beyond 80ish

that'd be scary

[tight cypress]

i have hitted 140kmh in a gravel road

didnt feel it

[fiery dragon]

My car already is loud as hell above 65

[tight cypress]

i bet my sister did

[fair bronze]

Because the seat is worn out

[fiery dragon]

It's at like 4000 rpm and the soft top leaks

[indigo coral]

Mine does fine up to about 70-75 depending on road surface, then it starts vibrating a bit. I have shitty tires and the wheels are impossible to keep in proper balance.

[fair bronze]

Miata?

[torpid dune]

Here's that one time I had to rescue a Yenko Camaro.

[fiery dragon]

@fair bronze yes

[fair bronze]

Dang

[fiery dragon]

Ye it's cool

It's slow but super fun

[fair bronze]

I vaguely remember you posting a pic right?

[fiery dragon]

Yeah

[indigo coral]

Are there significant negative side effects to aftermarket wheels?

[torpid dune]

You look like a prat.

[fiery dragon]

Lol

[fair bronze]

Depends on what you're getting

[fiery dragon]

Some people call you ricers

[tight cypress]

i hear vtek

[fiery dragon]

Vtek

[indigo coral]

I was considering upgrading from 16in rims to 18in from the 2004 RX 350.

[fiery dragon]

I call my mom's Acura MDX the VTEC machine

[torpid dune]

Bigger wheels effectively gears the car up.

[fair bronze]

Not if the tires have the same circumference

[torpid dune]

A difference of two inches isn't always the worst, but stick with what Lexus advises.

[fiery dragon]

22 inch rims with low ass profile tires

[indigo coral]

imo these dont look too ricey

[fair bronze]

Bigger rim size = generally less comfort, tighter handling

Though 18 inch isn't huge so it wouldn't be uncomfortable

[fiery dragon]

Vroom vroom

[torpid dune]

Only reason I have both 16s and 17s is because I have thicker winters on the 16s and grippy summers on the 17s. But both are original Saab wheels.

[indigo coral]

Do those wheels look stupid^^?

[fair bronze]

Not at all imho

[fiery dragon]

They look fine

[indigo coral]

Theyre just the slightly newer style from the second generation RX.

[fair bronze]

They look more modern

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

Ayy it's mister Corsa

[indigo coral]

lol

[fair bronze]

How's it hanging

[fiery dragon]

Corsa 😂

[stoic ledge]

Good 😄

Corsa ❤

[indigo coral]

The stock RX wheels are fucking impossible to keep in balance

on mine

[fiery dragon]

Why

[indigo coral]

there's no good attach points for the wheel weights so the slightest bump means they fall off

[stoic ledge]

Gotta love 1ft of sidewall 😅

[fair bronze]

oof

[fiery dragon]

Use those glued weights

[indigo coral]

like I don't mean hitting a curb, I mean a tiny 1in deep pothole

since its curved all the way to the edge

[fair bronze]

Aren't they clean before attaching the weights?

[indigo coral]

yes

[fair bronze]

Hmm

[indigo coral]

So when I get new tires im tempted to upgrade the wheels at the same time

[fair bronze]

I get that

It's still a bit weird though

[stoic ledge]

Get a nice set of rims with good/near new tyres

[indigo coral]

ye

my back tires are unevenly worn lol

[fair bronze]

Sucks

[indigo coral]

As soon as I realised it was out of alignment I got it aligned, but the damage was already done

So now the uneven tires are in the back, no belts or anything are showing, just worn down.

[stoic ledge]

Align it bad the other way so the non-worn part gets worn

🙃

[indigo coral]

lemme go get a picture

[tight cypress]

im using winter tyres all year

[indigo coral]

Mine are all season Defender LTX

[tight cypress]

mine are regular winter tyres

[fair bronze]

I'm using summer tires all year

[tight cypress]

my winter tires are wannabe summet tires

all i hear when i drive is

vroom vroom VRORVORVORVORVOVORVORV

[stoic ledge]

Summer tires ftw

[tight cypress]

then some tires squeekin

[fair bronze]

We barely have a winter here anyway

[tight cypress]

we have -30c

with thicc snow

[stoic ledge]

Most snow we had last winter

[tight cypress]

lol

[indigo coral]

Inside being the worn part

[tight cypress]

we had 1m thicc snow

[fair bronze]

That's bad @indigo coral

[tight cypress]

last year we had snow

err

from 1.01.2018

to 25.5.2018

[indigo coral]

I know it's bad, the fronts were misaligned but I got that resolved

[tight cypress]

after that 20c came

[indigo coral]

And put the worn tires in back

[stoic ledge]

Lol the outside be like brand new, inside if the tire be like worn to 0% left

Oof rip Savage

[tight cypress]

what me rip?

i enjoy snow

[indigo coral]

I would replace the two rears but I can't do that on this car

[fair bronze]

Snow is fun to drive in

Unless you're in a hurry

[tight cypress]

yep,it is

we have 4 snowmobiles

[stoic ledge]

Snow is fun for a while but not for too long

[tight cypress]

snow is always fun

[fair bronze]

You can safely drift and do handbrake turns

[tropic silo]

Snow is always fun

[tight cypress]

160kmh on ice feels nice

[fair bronze]

If you don't go too crazy

[stoic ledge]

Atleast not here with fwd muesli engines having 0 power

After a few days it's just iced up

[fair bronze]

I did that with a smart

[tight cypress]

i ran fine with summer tires at winter with renaults

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Your car iced up?

[tight cypress]

i remember my friend hittin 220kmh on ice

with an fuckin subaru

[stoic ledge]

No the road

[tropic silo]

Oh

[tight cypress]

my car freezes from the inside

too cold

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[tropic silo]

For me it's impossible to get away from a light, because the TC limites the wheelspin.

[tight cypress]

my car doesnt have an catalytic converter

or what it was

more POWARRR

[stoic ledge]

I can't turn of the TC Which sucks, sometimes you want the weeks to spin

[tight cypress]

i should just take my exhaust through the hood

and make some noise

[stoic ledge]

My outlet manifold is my catalytic converter

It's 2 in 1

Super expensive to replace

[fair bronze]

Not like it would be worth the effort

[stoic ledge]

True

[tight cypress]

more power or less power

imma choose more power

[fair bronze]

Not with our government

[tight cypress]

i had no exhaust for a while

[stoic ledge]

Instant MOT failure

[tight cypress]

straight from the engine

sounded cool

[stoic ledge]

Instant noise complaints

Yeah no thnx xD

[stoic ledge]

Get a W.O.K on my car... Nah

[tight cypress]

em stop u for it?

here they wont stop u from it

[fair bronze]

Finland doesn't care

[indigo coral]

Id fail the shit out of inspection lmao

[tight cypress]

oh finland doesnt care

[stoic ledge]

If the Dutch government gets the chance to take money from their people... They will 😛

[indigo coral]

Oof

[tight cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH5ZHFPx3hY

finland cares

alot when its about mopeds

[fair bronze]

saatana

[stoic ledge]

KYPÄRÄÄ! No idea what it means... But the word looks cool

[tight cypress]

think bout it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyteUi67ibc

this looks better

[stoic ledge]

[fair bronze]

[tight cypress]

allowed speed:45kmh

[stoic ledge]

[tight cypress]

that boi hits 117kmh

[fair bronze]

2-stroke scooters can be fast as hell

[tight cypress]

they can

but its automatic

so the accelration is meh

[stoic ledge]

> having more than 1 gear

[tight cypress]

having 4 gears>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbMnC2e9QcA

having 6 gears

[stoic ledge]

All those Piagio Zip things i see around here have cvt like transmission, horrible

[fair bronze]

Oh shit

CVT is better for city use though

[stoic ledge]

From start till top speed continuous max RPM

[fair bronze]

If you floor it yeah

[stoic ledge]

Bleeding you ears

[fair bronze]

I hate that

[tropic silo]

Piagio Zip can die in a fire

[stoic ledge]

Also 25km/h versions be like passing you with 70km/h on the right while you are driving 50 in a 50km/h zone

[tropic silo]

Annoying little shit things

[stoic ledge]

^

[tropic silo]

ItS cOoL tO DrIvE tHeM

[stoic ledge]

They attract... A certain crowd

[tight cypress]

crowd

yes

how to get crowd

HORN HORN

[stoic ledge]

Not the highest social standard tho

[tropic silo]

Ugh the crowd the attract here, they can all eat dirt one by one

[tight cypress]

guess the top speed of dis

ok dont then

[stoic ledge]

69 (:

[tight cypress]

okay

thats

close

as

hell

[stoic ledge]

[tight cypress]

the speedometer goes to its maxium

aka. 70

[stoic ledge]

[tight cypress]

so idk does it go faster anymore so

[tropic silo]

Use GPS?

[stoic ledge]

69 ~ 70 so

[tight cypress]

i dont trust gps

[tropic silo]

what

[tight cypress]

seems to be lying as hell

[tropic silo]

GPS is more accurate

[tight cypress]

we literally

drove a car by my side

and the cars speedometer said bout

65-76?

and its 50cc

[stoic ledge]

Nice 11km/h window

[tight cypress]

aint it

[stoic ledge]

Gps usually is more accurate

[tight cypress]

meh

tried with an 125cc ycf

it goes 80kmh

gps said 45

okok

[tropic silo]

in my car, below 70km/h the speedo and gps are the same, above the gps is around 5-10 lower than speedo

[stoic ledge]

> implying an analog speedometers is accurate

^ same

130 gps ~ 138km/h speedometer

[tropic silo]

Same

[tight cypress]

some runs i did

with different tunes

sry for finnish lol

[stoic ledge]

I can understand (:

[tight cypress]

maybe

[tropic silo]

weirdo

[stoic ledge]

Context is everything, so it al makes sense

[tight cypress]

but is that speed enough for 50cc small moped?

i think i need an bigger carburetor

so i can hit 80

[tropic silo]

or yk, get more cc?

[tight cypress]

expensive u know

72cc kit would be err

200€?

oh nvm

59€

lol

[stoic ledge]

Lol was i the only one expecting more

[tight cypress]

125cc engine was 200€

[tropic silo]

It's better than trying to turbocharge your car

[stoic ledge]

Lol cheap af

59€

Do it

[tight cypress]

no

[fair bronze]

Ebay turbo kit to the rescue

[tight cypress]

gimme the money for it

and i will do it

[tropic silo]

NO @fair bronze

[tight cypress]

https://www.wandamotor.fi/cylinder-72cc-stroke-p-24494.html

literally

should be in english

atleast its for me

[fair bronze]

@tropic silo lol jk

[tight cypress]

https://www.wandamotor.fi/carburetor-22mm-p-22042.html?nosto=productpage-nosto-1&refSrc=24494

really could use this too

[fair bronze]

Kaasutinpaketti

[tight cypress]

yes

[tropic silo]

No ebay kits, just strap the TDI turbo to a gasoline engine :)