cars

[dense shard]

I'm still angry Ford killed the SVT logo.

[indigo coral]

the 450hp in the ST is not a hybrid though

[stoic ledge]

According to the EU cycle, the Explorer PHEV geta 69 (hurr hurr) MPG 😂

[dense shard]

sure, why not

[indigo coral]

fuck you bot

thats like saying my buddy's Volt gets 250+ mpg because thats what the screen says

[dense shard]

I've gotten 38 on the highway in my new Corolla.

Mind you I took a penalty for both manual transmission and XSE trim.

[indigo coral]

yeah so the highest I've mdae is 24 and that was driving on overall downhills, at 50mph, no stopping

[desert glen]

My Volvo was a highway car, it sucked in the city

[indigo coral]

like not direct downhill but overall i ended up going down

why did it suck in the city?

[stoic ledge]

That's why the emissions tax on the Explorer is €900, and on a 1.0 Ecoboost Focus €4000 🙃

[desert glen]

Turbo, ontop of already bad milelage

And broken ac

[dense shard]

Welcome to financial incentives.

[indigo coral]

ah

[dense shard]

At least it isn't going to diesels anymore.

[indigo coral]

my RX does actually fairly well in the cirty

city*

[dense shard]

I live in a hilly area.

[indigo coral]

I drove it in dense metro area like between skyscrapers city and it did fairly well

[dense shard]

So best I can do is maybe 24.

[indigo coral]

except for the exhaust leak was obnoxious

[desert glen]

It just made bumper to bumper pretty bad because i’d have to keep myself from flying into the back of another car

[indigo coral]

OOoof I've sat in many hours of bumper to bumper traffic in my car

[desert glen]

Because the boost started building at a relatively low rpm

[indigo coral]

weird.

[stoic ledge]

I get like 30MPG with my 1.2 😂 But that's on LPG, converted to gas it's ± 35MPG

But I floor it all the time xD

[desert glen]

I’m still on my first fillup

[stoic ledge]

pogey

[desert glen]

I used e-15

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[indigo coral]

I go through my entire tank in like

5 days

😄

[stoic ledge]

Depends, my gas tank literally takes months

[desert glen]

I was filling my volvo just about every week

[stoic ledge]

LPG... 4 days xD

[indigo coral]

I finally crossed 130k miles

[desert glen]

According to my computer i’m due to get about 300 and some change from this tank

[stoic ledge]

I've covered 4000km now with 10L of gas 🙃

[indigo coral]

how much lpg

[desert glen]

I drive a lot in the city

[stoic ledge]

A lot xD

[desert glen]

And its bumper to bumper when i’m there so

[stoic ledge]

300+L of LPG xD

[desert glen]

How much does it cost there?

I helped a guy at work one day who ran LPG as his main

[stoic ledge]

Uhm I refuel across the border, LPG is cheap. Like €0.352/L atm. That's like 1.50 USD/gallon if my calculations are correct?

Regular gas is expensive af in my country, like 7.50/gallon. LPG in my country is like 3USD/gallon

[indigo coral]

I estimated about 20k USD of gas has been put in my car over its life

[stoic ledge]

I don't see why more people run on LPG

Waaay cheaper, better for the environment

It's like a win-win situation

My fuel bill over the last 3 years is quite reasonable xD

Insurance is expensive tho

Like 45% of my expenses

30% road tax

So the other 25% in maintaince, fuel etc

[desert glen]

Not incentivized unless you drive a commercial vehicle

Frito-lay has LPG powered tractors

Atleast a good portion of them are

[stoic ledge]

pogey

Nice

My LPG powered tractor (:

[desert glen]

I also think propane isn’t as available here in large quantities

[stoic ledge]

Rip

[desert glen]

As far as just going out and buying it goes

[stoic ledge]

Many gas stations here have LPG (:

[desert glen]

A lot of gas stations in the US still don’t offer e-85

atleast in my experiences

[stoic ledge]

E85 is rare in 🇳🇱 too (like 4 stations xD), but there are countries where it's popular

[civic girder]

me any my 100hp 87 octane zoomer

[desert glen]

I think for some people, the reduced mileage is worth the low cost

[stoic ledge]

Oof the LPG market share in 🇳🇱 is only 1.4% yikes

[desert glen]

I might just go back to reg87, only like 2 cents more and can squeeze a few more miles out of a tank

[civic girder]

87 octane is actually pretty damn good

both my cars run it

[stoic ledge]

My racemonsters runs premium (:

[desert glen]

I’ll run 93/95 from time to time

[stoic ledge]

1.2L deserves nothing but the best

[civic girder]

pros of having a sports car from the 80s, premium didn't exist yet

[desert glen]

But not really worth it

I used it for a bit when gas was really cheap tho

Because why not

[civic girder]

I'd get like 8mpg lower with anything higher than 87 in my daily lol

[desert glen]

Its a good gunk cleaner

[stoic ledge]

(regular has 10% ethanol, mine barely uses gas, so it stays long in the tank. Ethanol staying in the tank for long is bad. Premium has Almost 0% ethanol)

That's why I use Premium xD

[civic girder]

I drive frequently, so the ethanol content doesn't bother me

at most my cars will sit for a week without being driven, but that's extremely rare

[desert glen]

All I care about is that I spend less and get the more from a tank

[civic girder]

^

[stoic ledge]

Well yeah but mine runs on a different fuel 99% of the time xD

[civic girder]

Of course, when I park up my FB for the winter I'm going to dump fuel stabilizer in the tank to break up the ethanol; the tank is already rusty enough as is

[stoic ledge]

pogey rusty tanks

[desert glen]

I use gas with ethanol in it in yard machines

B )

[civic girder]

same

[stoic ledge]

> having yard machines

[desert glen]

Not supposed to tho

[civic girder]

but those motors don't really give a shit, and they have plastic tanks

[desert glen]

I don’t think its necessarily a tank thing

[civic girder]

hell, you could run a lawnmower with a wooden head and it would run great

albeit not for very long

[desert glen]

I just hear ethanol gas is bad for small motors

[civic girder]

just spray some seafoam in there every once in a while, it'll be fine

I can't justify spending more money for premium gas on a tiny ass motor that cuts grass

[desert glen]

Its just hard to find non ethanol gas

[civic girder]

non ethanol 87 is a unicorn these days

some places will have lower ethanol than others, but I haven't seen a single station with 0% ethanol content

[desert glen]

I’d just rather drive 20 seconds up the road to a gas station than to drive 8 minutes to the gas station with non eth 87

[civic girder]

that too

for my FB, I don't even give a shit; it already burns oil and I dump a bit of supertech 2 stroke in the gass too; non eth gas isn't going to improve my efficiency by much

[stoic ledge]

I go to a different country to refuel pogey

[desert glen]

Must be nice

[civic girder]

if only I lived that close to Canada, I'd get gas for pennies

[desert glen]

When I used to go up to MI my grandparents lived on the border

[stoic ledge]

(I litteraly live 400meter (1/4 mile) from the border, and study abroad in the neighboring country so I'm there anyways)

[desert glen]

Only problem was is that the entry point was a major interstate

[stoic ledge]

It's literally further to refuel in my country than across the border

[civic girder]

My only problem with living next to the border is that most of the states I'd want to live in, I don't want to live in

[desert glen]

Canada isn’t a bad neighbor

Mexico on the other hand

[civic girder]

Living in Michigan would be pretty sucky, especially Detroit; New York wouldn't be very great either

[desert glen]

Meh, its just flat

[civic girder]

Alaska tho, that would be pretty nice

It's too bad Ohio doesn't border Canada

[desert glen]

The only part of MI i really enjoy is the north

I mean

[civic girder]

the only part of MI I enjoy is when I leave it

[desert glen]

It technically does I belive

[civic girder]

Lake Eerie borders Canada, but Ohio does not have a land border with Canada; so you can't cross the border from Ohio

[desert glen]

True

[civic girder]

if there was a land border, I'd pack my bags and move close to it

[stoic ledge]

silently watches while he has never been to North America

[civic girder]

a US citizen in Canada is a rich man, relatively speaking

everything is cheaper, except electronics

[desert glen]

North America is alright

[civic girder]

just don't go too far south

[desert glen]

Its pretty in the non flat parts

[civic girder]

hey, Ohio is pretty

[desert glen]

Pshh

[civic girder]

not as pretty as Colorado or West Virginia tho

[desert glen]

Columbus is the only city in Ohio I enjoy

West Virginia is pretty

[civic girder]

and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are the most depressingly bland states I've been to

[desert glen]

Just don’t go into the towns and cities

[civic girder]

true, lol

I-68 has good scenery, but when you drive through the big towns it's pretty ugly

[desert glen]

I actually quite enjoy Marion Ohio also

[civic girder]

idk if I've been there

[desert glen]

Its right on the border of WVA and Oh

[civic girder]

oh yea, I've never been there

wait

maybe

depends on which highway it's along

[desert glen]

Its a stopover town

[civic girder]

which highway?

[stoic ledge]

I've never been there, that's for sure xD

[desert glen]

Im sorry

Marietta

[civic girder]

ok, I think I've been through there actually

[civic girder]

We travel through West Virginia (because fuck Pennsylvania Turnpike) to get to my Uncle's place in Virginia

[desert glen]

VA’s pretty cool

[civic girder]

I hate most of their highways

[desert glen]

But I live there

81 sucks tho

[civic girder]

Yea, everytime I go, I hate driving

81 is a bitch

[desert glen]

The Valley is nice

[civic girder]

83 isn't much better either

[desert glen]

NOVA sucks

[civic girder]

idk much about VA

[desert glen]

Northern VA

Go to the center of DC and make a 55 mile line into VA And make a weird circle

[civic girder]

I'm only there when I visit my Uncle near Winchester

[desert glen]

Winchester is nice

[civic girder]

eh

[desert glen]

The cities up there are nice

I avoid the interstates when i go up there

[civic girder]

I'm also not a big fan of Columbus

Dayton and Cinci are nice tho

well, if you stay out of the sketch parts at least

[desert glen]

I have a natural hate of ohio because my mom is from michigan

[civic girder]

i-75 is a pain in the ass, but it's basically the only major highway near me

people are like silver bullets on that road, they'll fly past you at 85mph

and it's 65 from Dayton to Cinici

[desert glen]

I mean

If you drive a road enough you know what you can get away with

When I come back from my girlfriends I do 80 in a 60

[civic girder]

When you drive a road enough you can almost predict when there's going to be an accident because of idiots and then you avoid it and take the back roads

[desert glen]

Its not the accident part really

Its more/less the cops

[civic girder]

I'm talking from my perspective

I rarely speed, and when I do I go less than 5 over

[desert glen]

And deputies where I live don’t do traffic stops

[civic girder]

you mean direct traffic?

[desert glen]

State Police

[civic girder]

idk what you mean by "don't do traffic stops"

[desert glen]

Pullovers

[civic girder]

oh

[desert glen]

Unless you do something stupid

[civic girder]

Ohio is the land of getting pulled over for speeding

you can only get away with speeding if you live here and you learn the speed trap spots

[desert glen]

State police tend to stick to US460 here

[civic girder]

or you're on highway 35 through Dayton where it's 55 when it should be 60

[desert glen]

Deputies are pretty chill in my county tho

[civic girder]

I've never been pulled over, even when screaming past a cop in my RX-7

(because I was screaming past at 25mph in second gear, lmfao)

[desert glen]

I can normally spot them pretty well

So I can slow down before they get me

[civic girder]

I've learned the spots and autopilot slow down when I pass by them now

if I'm speeding

otherwise I don't have anything to lose because I'm going barely over the limit

I do speed more on the highway in the RX-7 tho, not having cruise control makes you not care about what speed you're going lmao

[desert glen]

Virginia state police is also severely understaffed in my area

[civic girder]

ooof

[desert glen]

We still have the helicopter here tho

[civic girder]

oof

[desert glen]

But the no traffic stops is a sheriff decision

[stoic ledge]

Cruise control == foot to the floor 😉

[desert glen]

Might change with a new sheriff

[civic girder]

In my daily I set my cruise to 66 in a 65 or 72 in a 70, etc

in my RX-7, where I have no cruise control, I just kinda drive

[desert glen]

I typically cruise 70 on my way to school and work

[civic girder]

damn

[stoic ledge]

I don't have CC so /shrug

[civic girder]

my commute to work requires some back roads, so I can't average one speed all the way there

[desert glen]

But i’m only cruising for about 2 minutes so

[stoic ledge]

I usually go 135-140 (kmh that is)

[civic girder]

jeebus

that's like 80 something mph

[stoic ledge]

So 85-ish mph

Yes

[civic girder]

that's lethal, god damn

[stoic ledge]

Lol no

[desert glen]

If I go 85 its a misdemeanor

We need autobahns in the US

[civic girder]

no we don't

people are too dumb for that shit

[stoic ledge]

Few weeks back came back from Gamescom, Germany on an unrestricted piece of autobahn. With 170kph (105mph) I was one of the skowrst xD

(it was later on the evening tho)

[civic girder]

you know how many people text and drive?
the US population would drop by a lot if we had autobahns

[desert glen]

Natural selection

[stoic ledge]

Text and drive is here too, I hate every single one of them

[desert glen]

I only fiddle with my music

[stoic ledge]

They can wrap their car around a tree, idc

[civic girder]

it's not natural selection when the law abiding citizen gets rammed into a tree by an F-150 being driving by a white chick drinking starbucks and texting

[desert glen]

Make everyone drive a manual

Then they won’t have a free hand

[stoic ledge]

Lol they still do

Trust me

[civic girder]

that's why my dad wants to give my brother a manual for his first car

and my brother doesn't know how to drive standard

[desert glen]

Manuals without power steering

[civic girder]

That's how I learned to drive standard

[desert glen]

Its pretty easy once you learn it

[stoic ledge]

Power steering on the highway isn't really necessary

[desert glen]

Not when your highways have consistent curves

[civic girder]

I had only drive one other manual car before I got my RX-7, and I had only driven it once. It was an interesting learning experience that involved a new fuel pump

[stoic ledge]

Mostly at low speed steering

[desert glen]

I’ve only been driving manual for about 2 months

Learned on an 94 ranger that required full depression and yanking it into gear

[stoic ledge]

I've been driving manual since forever

[civic girder]

My uncle's Willy's (only other manual I've driven) requires full depression and constant fiddling and praying to get into gear

[desert glen]

I’ve been driving on my own for about 2 years

[stoic ledge]

We have to take our driving test in a manual too. Well you can take it in an auto, but then you can never druve my a manual

[civic girder]

my RX-7 requires half depression and little to no effort to get into gear

but my clutch is fading

[desert glen]

My focus is pretty easy

And it snaps to center so 3rd and 4th are a breeze

[civic girder]

like, in the Willy's, if you're at a stop light; you'll spend the whole time trying to make it go into first

and then you'll probably struggle finding second

and then you'll snap into third fairly easily

[desert glen]

forgetting that you’re driving a manual sometimes

[civic girder]

I did that when I was learning

[stoic ledge]

^ lol that literally never happened to me

[civic girder]

I was at a stop light and let off the clutch, forgetting I was in first

[stoic ledge]

I do sometimes reach for the clutch the few times i drive an auto xD

Always wiggle to check if it's in neutral ;)

[desert glen]

I did it the other day, backed into a spot, pupped the brake and put in first, forgot i was gonna sot there for a few minutes then released the clutch without thinking

[stoic ledge]

Yikes idking with the clutch in

[civic girder]

my dad always wiggles the stick everytime he moves it

[desert glen]

I don’t idle with it in

[civic girder]

I don't either

[stoic ledge]

Nice bot delet

[desert glen]

I just forgot to put it in neutral before releasing

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[indigo coral]

lol rip

[civic girder]

I did that once when learning

but I haven't done it since

out of fear of killing the fuel pump again, but I think that danger has passed

[stoic ledge]

I did once release the clutch too soon after shutting of the engine

[civic girder]

what

[stoic ledge]

So it jumped forwards

Towards a wall

[civic girder]

your engine must have a lot of inertia

[desert glen]

I need to take my car downtown and master hill starts

[stoic ledge]

Well idk how it happened exactly

xD

[indigo coral]

I did an oopsy once.

[civic girder]

best way to learn hillstarts: use a little bit of hand brake

[indigo coral]

I was barely rolling when I put it in park so it kinda jerked to a stop, nothing broke though.

[desert glen]

I do my hillstarts a shitty way

[civic girder]

oh no

[stoic ledge]

Floor it + release the clutch? xD

[desert glen]

Release clutch until it starts to shake and add gas

[civic girder]

lol

if I tried that in my car the engine would die

there's not enough torque for that

[desert glen]

I did it with the truck

The clutch is relatively new

[civic girder]

like, starting normally with the A/C on in my car is a struggle

because the A/C saps so much low end torque, it's ridiculous

[desert glen]

My focus has hill start assist

So

[civic girder]

yoou're talking a 250-300 rpm drop at idle with A/C off

[indigo coral]

yikes

[stoic ledge]

Yikes a 300rpm idle drop would almost halve ny idle rpm xD

[civic girder]

and since it's carbureted, there's no idle compensation

[indigo coral]

My car idles at like

[civic girder]

it halves my idle rpm, lol

[indigo coral]

600

so yeh it would half mine too

[civic girder]

the RX-7 idles at 750

[indigo coral]

well it idles at 2k when you turn it on and its really cold

then it gradually decreases

[civic girder]

and that's with no A/C and all the electrics off

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's normal falcon

[indigo coral]

2k seems fairly high but yeah im not concerned

[civic girder]

mine idles at normal speeds, because manual choke

[stoic ledge]

Mine idles at 650-700 when hot

[indigo coral]

one thing thats funny is the little screen in hte middle runs very slow when its cold

like it faaddddeesss into the next number

till the cabin warms up

[stoic ledge]

Cold easily 1.5k but drops relatively quick

Lol xD Nice

[desert glen]

Core heater gang

[indigo coral]

tbh

if my car had one i'd use it just so i don't have to wait for it to be as warm in the morning

lol

even though the coldest it ever gets here is like

20F

and theres no problem starting

[desert glen]

Gas doesen’t have that much of a problem starting in the cold

[stoic ledge]

^ yeah same

[indigo coral]

my grandparents sometimes have had trouble starting but they live in -40F

so

lol

[desert glen]

Normally its my battery that shits itself in the cold

[indigo coral]

its so cold that the water melted by your tires spinning flicks up and makes frozen spikes on the side of the car

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[vital glen]

well yes, but no

[stoic ledge]

Oof it's nearly 2AM, gotta go. Cya

[indigo coral]

bye

[desert glen]

I had to pull up discord on my PC because my phone is distracting me from homework

2 monitors is nice

[indigo coral]

yep

i have 3 in a row and its cool xD

[desert glen]

how much screen space

[indigo coral]

2x 21.5in, 1x 25in ultrawide

[desert glen]

nice

go 2x27

[indigo coral]

I'm actually gonna get two more of the 25in ultrawide

[desert glen]

I was originally gonna do one ultrawide but decided to just go with two 16:9

[indigo coral]

nice

I have them all on a stand and so the fact that there's 3 different heights across 3 types of monitor is driving me silghtly insane

[desert glen]

Mine don't touch

But I don't mind it

I think I'd have to go to like a 30 something inch to get rid of the gap

[indigo coral]

best part about my setup is I paid 100 bucks for the monitors ajnd stand combined

yard sales/craigslist ftw

and the stand is actually good quality 😄

[vital glen]

maybe

[desert glen]

I have a paper due tonight

I feel like garbage

[indigo coral]

rip

[vital glen]

@desert glen Just do a line blinker fluid

[desert glen]

I might go sniff some vinegar to open my sinuses

Man

[vital glen]

You drank straight diesel

[desert glen]

I've taken three 500mg Acetaminophens and a Antihistamine

My headache is gone

Now I'm eating a croissant and doing a paper

[indigo coral]

fun

[desert glen]

Wich I'm about to ask for an extension on

Because I feel like garbage

[vital glen]

@desert glen straight shot of diesel

[obtuse ice]

40hp per vent

[dense shard]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/248237796337123329/628429937019191298/20190918_174544.jpg 'rolla meeting her older sister.

[obtuse ice]

Jk, but what are some good cheap speakers under 60 for this car

[dense shard]

I imagine that was the only year the Scion iM existed before it was rebadged as a Toyota.

One thing people never realized. Scion was essentially Toyota bringing JDM to US shores.

Scion xB was just a bB in Japan. iM was an Auris, and whatever else the released.

That being said I imagine the tC wasn't designed for the US market... but it was built there, so close enough. lol

[stoic ledge]

iM wasn't JDM xD

I think only the tC was specifically designed for the US market, since it wasn't sold anywhere else

The 2nd gen xB differed from the bB

xD, iQ, FR-S, iM were just rebadges of Toyota's sold everywhere else, iA a Mazda2 for some reason xD

Only the xA and 1st xB is a true JDM export 😛

[stoic ledge]

https://twitter.com/chrisfenton/status/1170151298206846979?s=20

chrisfenton (@chrisfenton)

Summon Fail @Tesla @elonmusk P100D clipped the driver mirror upon summon.

Twitter

[stoic ledge]

https://twitter.com/DavidFe83802184/status/1177761173271392256?s=20

David F Guajardo (@DavidFe83802184)

Other party thinks that I was actually driving because I ran to my car before he got out. Please give me some advise. @LikeTeslaKim @TesLatino @Model3Owners @teslaownersSV @teslamodel3fan https://t.co/ScE12wHqA9

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glare

[tropic silo]

GWmythsBlobGlare emote

[jagged coyote]

tbf, even if the tesla was in autopilot/ sumon mode, its' still the other driver's fault

he didn't pay attention

my mom got bent doors because a guy reversed in her car (i was there too), and we were 100% refunded because my mom put the car in first, the guy was reversing still and so considered doing a maneuver

[unreal terrace]

It's officially winter

[viral matrix]

Yeet

[stoic ledge]

It's officially winter PepeHands

No, it starts the 21st/22nd of December stuck_out_tongue

[unreal terrace]

Nah man, I get to have studded tires from today 😏

Studded tires = winter

[stoic ledge]

Where were you from?

[unreal terrace]

Swederp :p

Usually winter arrives like this;
Monday 10°c
Tuesday 15°c and sun
Wednesday -15°c and 10" of snow

[stoic ledge]

Lol classic

[viral matrix]

Hope it doesn't arrive like that over here

😁

Not really looking forward to changing the tires yet

[stoic ledge]

We only had snow like 2-3 times last winter, with this being the most... I'm gonna stick with my summer tires xD

[viral matrix]

I love to drive with my 235/45-17's, the winter tires ruin the handling

[stoic ledge]

Relatively wide tires in the winter pogey

[viral matrix]

Yea, my winter ones are 205/55-16's

Narrow tires would be better on snow and slush

[stoic ledge]

installs bicycle tires

[viral matrix]

[stoic ledge]

205/55/16 are/were like the most common size tires for a long period of time xD

[viral matrix]

Yea

[stoic ledge]

Everything from hatchbacks, sedan, wagons, minivans had them

[viral matrix]

Buddy had a ford fiesta with 155/55-14's as winter tires, those gripped like hell

😄

[stoic ledge]

LOL

[viral matrix]

They just grip thru the snow and slush like no one's business

[stoic ledge]

The previous owner gave me some 175/65/14 tyres with the car iirc, but I sold them xD

195/55-16 all year long :)

[viral matrix]

I still have 4 sets of tires and rims for the car

lmao

[stoic ledge]

LOL

[viral matrix]

one good set of winter tires, one bad set of winter tires, one good set of summer tires and one bad set of summer tires

[stoic ledge]

Lol xD

I see 2 sets of drift tires xD

[viral matrix]

On a fwd car

sure

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[viral matrix]

with a soon to be bad clutch

yes

[stoic ledge]

Just drive backwards

The other day, a guy in a freaking Citroen Berlingo did a burnout at school

Or atleast he tried to

[viral matrix]

All my other tires are 205/55-16's except the good set of summer tires

With the matte black rims

[stoic ledge]

Yeah the wide ones

[viral matrix]

Yus

[stoic ledge]

pogey

I could fit 205/45-17's (like every Color Edition got except the Dutch ones) but those would make the car uncomfortable on the bad Belgium roads xD So I'll stick with the 16s

[indigo coral]

I want much larger rims

oof

I'd love to have 18s

[viral matrix]

17's are a pain on these roads already

[stoic ledge]

Inb4 24" on the RX300

[viral matrix]

My buddy has 255/35-19's on his Audi A6 Allroad 😂

[stoic ledge]

AllRoad + flat tires

Nice combo m8

[viral matrix]

ikr

It's lowered though

[stoic ledge]

Or did the airride collapse? xD

[viral matrix]

Nope

It's just fine

[stoic ledge]

Ah, that's something that happens alot xD

[viral matrix]

Holds the pressure in all of the bags still

[indigo coral]

oi not 24s

18s dont look oversized

[stoic ledge]

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/rx-1st-gen-1999-2003/112176d1191282784-will-04-05-rx330-rims-fit-on-a-00-rx300-img_1293.jpg

These?

[indigo coral]

yep

I think it looks nice

[stoic ledge]

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-1st-gen-1999-2003/545295-what-other-factory-wheels-did-you-fit.html#&gid=1&pid=4

These look even nicer imho :)

LS430 rims

[indigo coral]

ehhh I prefer the 2007 RX350 ones like in that pic

[stoic ledge]

Ok :)

[unreal terrace]

205/45r17 is what om mine :p

But man, the tyres are €170/tire

When 225/45R17 are like €90

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[unreal terrace]

Iirc that's continental contisport5 or something

[stoic ledge]

I can get you some Wanli tires for €40/piece xD

Not that I'd recommend them

[unreal terrace]

nankang Intensifies

[stoic ledge]

Cheapest nankang are 50€

[unreal terrace]

I think I've have Radar and some other Chinese brand on my 17" ATM

And they're absolutely horrible

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

Hankook Ventus Prime 3, multiple test winning tires: €75/piece

It's a bit more expensive then let's say 205/55-16, but not that bad xD

Continental Sportcontact 5 is ±€100/piece (excl installation)

[unreal terrace]

Ye, I'm thinking about getting those continentals tho or Sava (just cuz they're rated very quiet)

In 205/45r17?

[stoic ledge]

Apparently

[viral matrix]

I got my 235's with the rims for 500€

The rims and tires were brand new

[unreal terrace]

Oof that's some cheap 205s

Cheapo rims or good rims? :P

[viral matrix]

Good rims

No replicas

[unreal terrace]

Awesome

[viral matrix]

The guy I bough them from had gotten them for his project car, which he ended up selling before finishing it

[stoic ledge]

I 'member my brother buying brand new Fiat Punto Evo rims (16") + brand new wheels for €400 pogey

[viral matrix]

My studded winter tires were only 280€ for the whole set

[stoic ledge]

The car he got it from got damaged during transport, so they had 0 km on the pogey

Studded tires pogey nobody has those around here

[viral matrix]

I only have them because of our road

It's a death trap in the winter

[stoic ledge]

Understandable

https://tweakers.net/ext/f/WpBvhtOKKR3UyEmD6468bpXB/full.jpg

[unreal terrace]

I'm stuck at finding lighter 17" for my fiat... There's always OZ but damn they're expensive

[stoic ledge]

Didn't like the old 15" the car came with

Oof yes OZ is expensive

[unreal terrace]

15" is pretty comfy tho

65% profile intensifies

[stoic ledge]

Yes but they were ugly xD

https://tweakers.net/ext/f/zVtMOYE2AOleOqdijW3MgQ7d/full.jpg

https://tweakers.net/ext/f/toXFccluSsK57YwONkVO4MFM/full.jpg

16 looked much nicer

And still quite comfy, especially due to the suspension setup

[indigo coral]

The tires for my mom's car is 260$ each 😂

255/50R20

[stoic ledge]

That's a big YIKES from me

[indigo coral]

yup

Mine are like 100$ each

Maybe a bit more

[stoic ledge]

Changed them on my parents car for a total of €260 incl. installation (all 4 tires)

[indigo coral]

For the same exact tire type btw. Micheln Defender LTX

[stoic ledge]

Michelin eyes

[indigo coral]

that bad?

[stoic ledge]

Nah it's a good brand usually

I'm not familiar with the Defender LTX tho

[viral matrix]

The tires for my bike cost 257€ + installation and balancing

[stoic ledge]

Lol that's the same as 4 tires on the Meriva

[viral matrix]

Ikr

Got the Pirelli's

[stoic ledge]

I've checked: €260.40 for all 4

[viral matrix]

I try not to cheap out on bike tires

[stoic ledge]

Sticky Pirelli's pogey

[viral matrix]

They're pretty sticky

Not too soft rubber though

Maybe they'll last thru the next summer too

[stoic ledge]

Nice xD

I've put some Hankook Ventus Prime 3 on my parents car

They're also on my brothers car

And his previous car

Really good tires

And not super expensive

[viral matrix]

My both sets of good tires for the car are cheapo asf

[stoic ledge]

Yikes xD

[viral matrix]

Doesn't really matter if they're round and grippy

😄

[stoic ledge]

Most really cheap tires don't perform well xD

[viral matrix]

These lose to good tires only in the noise

[stoic ledge]

Tires are the last thing I'd save money on

[viral matrix]

They're pretty loud

[stoic ledge]

Ah, not that bad than

[viral matrix]

Can't even lock the front wheels up in the rain

I wouldn't save money on bike tires, but cheap car tires are pretty good over here

The local tire market can't sell you shitty tires

It's illegal

[stoic ledge]

Idk if you can get like Wanli, Linglong and those sh*t, those are quite bad

[viral matrix]

Mine are landsail ls588 uhp

Quite cheap

[stoic ledge]

Can't really find any test results of those :(

[viral matrix]

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Landsail/LS588-UHP.htm

[stoic ledge]

Ah not bad

[unreal terrace]

Vredsteins prettt good also

Michelins economy brand iirc

[stoic ledge]

They do get soft quite fast tho, with cracks etc

(Vredestein)

Michelin isn't really economy xD

[indigo coral]

we're never buying another set of hankook tires. the ones on our explorer right now that came with it are the shittiest things

[unreal terrace]

Nah, they soft and tho

[stoic ledge]

yeah i have no idea how those SUV versions are

[unreal terrace]

Prolly crap, like SUVs 😏

[stoic ledge]

Yes puggers

races of in tiny hatchback

[unreal terrace]

There's probably reason to have an SUV tho, from the ones I've driven I just can't see why

[stoic ledge]

To show everybody how adventurous you are (:

[unreal terrace]

Vanity ain't with that much 🤣

What engines in yours btw? @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

1.2 16v Bi-Fuel puggers

[unreal terrace]

Oof the FIRE engine :p

I've got the 1.9 mjet

8v

[stoic ledge]

Ah no It's not the Punto Evo, we don't have that one anymore

I have a Corsa now xD

The Punto Evo was a 1.3 M-Jet

In 2010-2012 the 🇳🇱 government was convinced diesel was super good for the environment, so all small diesels (Polo 1.2 TDI Bluemotion, Corsa 1.3 CDTI, Punto 1.3 Mjet, Clio 1.5 dCi etc) got a tax credit

So like most of them sold those years were small diesels

The middle one (white Corsa) is mine, 1.2 16v Bi-Fuel. Punto Evo left was the previous car of my brother, 1.3 Mjet. The Chevy Spark is from my sister in law, 1.2 16v

But the Punto and Corsa share the same platform dab

Of those 3, the Spark was the fastest xD

[indigo coral]

Spark is tiny tho

And slow

[stoic ledge]

Yes, but it's faster than the other 2 in the pic xD

[indigo coral]

I've ridden in a spark

[stoic ledge]

That was the 4 speed auto probably

This is the 5spd manual, which is faster puggers

[indigo coral]

"faster"

[stoic ledge]

Yes xD

We also got it with a 1.0 btw, so the 1.2 was the upgraded engine xD

And most Sparks here were sold with the 1.0 engine on LPG, which was just amazingly slow

[unreal terrace]

Isn't the 1.3mjet like 75 or 90hp?

[stoic ledge]

1.0: 0-60 in 15.5s puggers
1.2: 0-60 in 12.1s

Uhm the 1.3 M-Jet we had, had 86hp iirc

Or 83

Lemme check

[unreal terrace]

90hp then :p

[stoic ledge]

83

No we dutchies had a different tune on it

So it was under the CO2 limit which made it tax free

[unreal terrace]

They say mine does 0-100 in 10 seconds, in the real world it's more like 11-12sec

Ah

[stoic ledge]

The 83/84/85 version should do it in 13.1s 😛

[unreal terrace]

F

That's way slow

[stoic ledge]

My Corsa does it in 14s puggers

So yes, slow

[unreal terrace]

I find around 10 second 0-100kph is a fast enough car :p

[stoic ledge]

I actually timed it once on 17s, but the start was meh. I also found out that shifting at redline is actually slower to shifting at +- 4000rpm xD

Shifting at 4000rpm, I come close to the stated 14s

[unreal terrace]

Lul

[stoic ledge]

It's slow but it's sufficient for now

I almost bought a new car last weekend

"new", new for me

But actually mine is in perfect condition, like new. There's nothing wrong with it, and it gets me to my destination while being affordable.

So I'm happy with it 🙂

And I see it's sold now, so I can't buy it anymore

Which is good since it saves me money xD

But then, I'd have upgraded from 83hp to 140hp, and it's easily tunable to 170-180hp (I've done the same with my parents car)

So literally doubling the horsepower

[indigo coral]

Mines mid to low 8s

[stoic ledge]

Excluding the Model 3, I dare to bet that 80+% of the new cars sold last month take over 8s to go from 0-60 😛

[indigo coral]

Maybe in netherlands

I've only got 220hp which is fine but the trans makes it mucho slow

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes in meant to add in 🇳🇱 xD

When I watch US car reviews, they be like 0-60 in 7s is slow, I'm like wtf 😛

[indigo coral]

Raw HP isn't that bad

[stoic ledge]

"Sales" in september 😮

Yeah 220hp isn't bad xD

[indigo coral]

Well keep in mind it's a heavy ass car

[stoic ledge]

1.765 kg

Bwah it's normal for the type of car

Also: spec sheet says 0-100kph in 9.2s for your RX300?

[indigo coral]

It's lower than that

I've timed it at 8.4

[stoic ledge]

pogey

[indigo coral]

EU got a detuned version btw

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes I see, 201hp

My bad, didn't notice

[indigo coral]

Some places were like 170

Even s l o w e r

[stoic ledge]

170hp from a 3.0 V6 puggers

[indigo coral]

I mean

SO LOL.

[stoic ledge]

CO2-emissions 311 g/km puggers

That car would be expensive af if it was sold now

[indigo coral]

My Rx?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[indigo coral]

Wait WTF one of my msgs didnt send

[stoic ledge]

Classic discord

[indigo coral]

70s cars got 110hp from a 7.8L V8 so lmao

Is what I said

[stoic ledge]

Yes I member

That was a joke

[indigo coral]

220hp from a 3L V6 is also kinda a joke

[stoic ledge]

This didn't make sense xD

But now I get it xD

[indigo coral]

Ya

[stoic ledge]

Well 220hp isn't that bad for a N/A 3.0

[indigo coral]

meh

It's kinda sad

[stoic ledge]

Bwah 220hp/3 = 73hp/L, that's quite normal

[indigo coral]

104hp/L is fairly normal now days

[stoic ledge]

For N/A engines?

x doubt

[unreal terrace]

Cadillac; what you mean 175bhp from a 8.2l V8?

[stoic ledge]

Ford be like Here is 140hp from a 1.0L 3cyl

[unreal terrace]

Didn't Merc make some like 200bhp/l engine?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah, the A45 AMG

[unreal terrace]

A43 AMG?

[stoic ledge]

A45 S: 421hp/500Nm from a 2.0T

[unreal terrace]

Oof it uses the air-conditioning for the intercooler

No wonder it's churning out those figures

[stoic ledge]

Inb4 rebuilds at 100k km

[unreal terrace]

Probs

[stoic ledge]

Oof it also has the highest hp per cylinder

105hp

(for a 4 cyl that is, I think some supercar might go over that... not sure)

[unreal terrace]

Probably most of them do

100bhp/cyl means a V8 has to have more than 800bhp

[stoic ledge]

Chiron only has 92hp/cyl puggers

[unreal terrace]

There's 16 of them :p so they got more to get

[stoic ledge]

Only 187.5hp/liter

What a bunch of plebs at Bugatti

xD

Maybe we can use MB's technology to produce 1-cyl 0.5L 100hp engines to put in nearly everything xD

Downsizing to the max

[unreal terrace]

It probably takes 25hp to drive the AC compressor to cool the intake air tho

[stoic ledge]

Bwah that's not important xD

[unreal terrace]

Oof, now the "cityfolks" want to add a €250 tax on studded tires... cmon

when are they adding a €500 tax on "cityfolk" tho

[indigo coral]

Rip

[stoic ledge]

Is this discrimination?

[ornate heart]

Look wat I just found

Jut walking my dog and found a thunder bird

Covered in dust

[fathom socket]

The symbols on the back tho

[desert glen]

that poor thunderbird

[dense shard]

I can't tell if that's a hammer and sickle or someone messed up the other symbol.

[vital glen]

obvi hammer and sicke;

[dense shard]

Man the C8 Vette is just... bargain bin exotic.

[indigo coral]

G70 or Stinger?

[dense shard]

G70 looks like a more mature design.

Stinger is still a bit childish in some angles.

But the overall effect of the Stinger is more head turning.

[indigo coral]

I find the Genesis nice looking but almost a bit too bland

the interior is nicer on the Genesis though.

Stinger has more space, Genesis handles a bit better

[dense shard]

Define "more space."

[indigo coral]

More trunkspace and backseat

[dense shard]

Like what... an inch more space in the back seat?

[indigo coral]

Genesis has a trunk, stinger is a hatchback

two inches more legroom

which makes a difference

[dense shard]

Not a small amount for sure.

Question is... how often do you plan on hauling people?

[indigo coral]

I end up hauling people around really quite often

in my RX i routinely have 3 passengers

At times 4

[vital glen]

I once stuffed 6 people into my h1 as a meme

[dense shard]

So a full house.

[indigo coral]

that being said, by the time I can afford one of these thats less likely to happen as often

[dense shard]

I almost want an H1.

But I like the size of my car as it stands.

[vital glen]

h1 is my off-road monster

[indigo coral]

the front end of each car is really quite nice in their own way, the back end looks far better on the Stinger.

[dense shard]

Maybe when I get a job.

[vital glen]

and a truck to make my eco-professors riled up

[dense shard]

For now... yay job searches.

you must have 6 years experience in sorting doodads from whatcamacallits.

[indigo coral]

Seems that the Stinger has more wow factor but the Genesis is a bit tighter, smaller and more mature looking.

They're both about the same price, more stingers available used

[dense shard]

Too bad my experiences are in thingamabobs and doohickies.

[indigo coral]

Oh - the new G90 is fuckin ugly might i say

[vital glen]

@dense shard Want to work at a completely legitimate mechanic that has no affiliation with any crime whatsoever?

[indigo coral]

Truly dreadful wheels.

[dense shard]

I'm looking for an office job tbh.

And your mention of no felonic activities has me a bit paranoid.

[vital glen]

They pay their taxes

no tax fraud there

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/QWBvjbIXQwc

[twin gust]

random question i had, can a 2jz fit in a 2018 tacoma

[dense shard]

Probably not.

[twin gust]

ok thx

[dense shard]

Toyota community on the internet is pretty amusing.

[eager kite]

https://youtu.be/ZhUEHS4k3-k

[serene scarab]

It will never not be hilarious when I find out a full-size SUV parked next to me

[stoic ledge]

US parking bays are massive xD

[viral matrix]

Ikr

[serene scarab]

Particularly the ones in front of Alamo Drafthouse. They're directly off the main driveway of the complex, so they're designed in the case someone parks their pickup truck or SUV there. This way, they won't block the drive.

[tropic silo]

Lel

[indigo coral]

Costco parking spots are huge too

[carmine summit]

New Minis are as big as my car, that's funnier than having a mini next to an SUV

[indigo coral]

I parked next to a massively lifted f350 once. His door handles were at my roof.

and I drive a midsize/compact crossover lol

[crimson wraith]

Had that in our BMW 3. only saw the Stepplate with the F350.

[fathom socket]

Found a wild Bentley

[indigo coral]

Just saw a GT2 RS on my way to school

[fathom socket]

Was it loud lol

[indigo coral]

I'd have taken a pic but there was a LEO behind me and I'd rather not get a ticket lol

Very

[fathom socket]

Haha

[wheat hatch]

No offense to the Bentley guy, but he needs to learn how to park.
Unless he parked like that to avoid scratches.
(But he is awfully close to the curb because of that.)

.monkawew.

[night current]

^

Gonna scratch this rims

[wheat hatch]

.monkaS.

[vital glen]

@wheat hatch you park as close to the curb as possible

[wheat hatch]

Yeah I know, but from that angle it just seems a bit too close.
But considering his wheels position, it's probably fine.
.feelsgoodman.

[fathom socket]

Just got a Hyundai Genesis 2016 with twin turbos and I park it far away from other cars lol

I need a special paint to make it scratch proof

Gotta pay monthly for 7 to 8 years oh well

It's $320 a month

[eager kite]

https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1179417950438252553?s=19

Tesla (@Tesla)

let's all take a moment and think of our friends and family who can't watch videos, sing karaoke and play videogames with their car

Retweets

263

Likes

2277

Twitter

[vital glen]

@eager kite What?

Never heard of Android auto?

[eager kite]

Yea, moment of silence for everyone who can't watch videos, sing caraoke, or play videogames in their car

[stoic ledge]

Why would I want that?

Also > implying I can't sing karaoke in insert random car

[eager kite]

sure you can do it from your phone

but can you do it through a massive touch screen at high def?

[stoic ledge]

But why

I like to drive my car

[eager kite]

way better looking....

[stoic ledge]

Lol Tesla Model 3 dash isn't that nice tbh

Don't like the design

[eager kite]

taste is subjective

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse it is

The only angle in which the Model 3 looks nice, is from the rear

And only with the Performance wheels

(imho)

[eager kite]

what car do you have?

[stoic ledge]

Corsa

Not that it is relevant to the discussion

[eager kite]

best car

[dense shard]

I'm sorry

But

watch videos, netflix, play games in a car

Why would I want to do any of that in my car?

I can either do that at home... in comfort.

Or I will get distracted by it.

Also I sing regardless.

[eager kite]

have you ever played cuphead?

[dense shard]

I don't see how that is relevant.

[stoic ledge]

That's not it, but sure

If it makes you feel better

Let's go with that

[dense shard]

If I played cuphead on my PC... do I win a prize?

[stoic ledge]

Yes pogey

[dense shard]

Before I go buy the game... what do I win? 🤔

[eager kite]

No, I'm just asking if you've played it before

[dense shard]

I haven't.

[eager kite]

ok, well, it's a fun retro game (imho), and now it's standard in le tesla

[dense shard]

That's great, but I don't see why I'd want to play it in a car vs at home.

[eager kite]

because it's about the same experience, but this one you can do anywhere

[stoic ledge]

That racing game, actually steering the wheels... Aaargh it's just bad for your wheels

[eager kite]

Also I def would watch some things in the model 3 because of its amazing sound system

way better than just having a sound-bar for a tv

[stoic ledge]

> soundbar

Soundbars suck

[dense shard]

I have 500 dollar headphones.

[eager kite]

not as good as surround sound speakers

[dense shard]

Better.

[eager kite]

nah

[dense shard]

yeah

[stoic ledge]

Probably yes

[eager kite]

nah

[dense shard]

My headphones make no compromises like a car does.

A car needs to run on 12v, sound good for 5, and has to deal with acoustics of a car... which isn't designed for audio.

My headphones are designed to do one thing.

Sound good to me.

[indigo coral]

^

[eager kite]

you know there are dc to dc converters right?

[dense shard]

What about em?

[eager kite]

so what's the dig with 12v?

[dense shard]

Because automotive stereos work with 12v.

[stoic ledge]

Because the Model 3 still uses 12V for on-board stuff

[dense shard]

Headphone amps have more flexibility.

[eager kite]

you could still step down to 5v at the speaker though

[dense shard]

I could, do automakers?

[stoic ledge]

Also @eager kite : it's this one

[dense shard]

The cute one.

o-oh

[stoic ledge]

xD

And no, the Model 3 sound system isn't bad. I've heard it. But a decent home cinema system at home, or 500 usd headphones are much better

[indigo coral]

Which sound system ?

[dense shard]

... how would surround sound even work in a car?

[indigo coral]

The mid-range one of the top tier?

[dense shard]

I imagine a mid-range will match most if not all cars.

Top tier costs more than some decent luxury cars.

[stoic ledge]

I think falcon is referring to the Model 3 sound system xD

[dense shard]

I'm assuming Falcon is asking which level of sound system in regards to the 3.

Cause I'm sure the Model 3 beats out the Wal-Mart no brand special.

[indigo coral]

The model 3 sound system in the lower tier is definitely meh

I like the one in the prem interior

[stoic ledge]

The one I've driven was a Long Range, so Premium audiosystem – 14 speakers, 1 subwoofer, 2 amplifiers, and Immersive Sound

[dense shard]

sounds nice

[tight cypress]

hmm

i still want an subwoofer

[indigo coral]

Yeet

[stoic ledge]

yeet

[dense shard]

That don't look healthy.

[unreal terrace]

Looks like you need to clean the carb more often

[viral matrix]

Looks like pretty normal amount of carbon buildup to me

[indigo coral]

It's a shame the trunk on the G70 is so small

otherwise that would take the cake because the interior is way nicer

and it drives a bit better since its smaller lighter and more nimble

though an article said that it had a Genesis-specific 5spd transmission that was less than ideal... any idea why this would be different than the 8spd in the Stinger?

[dense shard]

Like a manual?

Or an autobox?

[indigo coral]

i think that review was on crack

bc google says its the ZF 8HP liek the Stinger, and the manual is a 6speed

[dense shard]

Pretty sure they share an engine and transmission.

[indigo coral]

(I'd get the auto 100%)

[dense shard]

And yeah.

[indigo coral]

the review insisted it was a TQ 5spd that was lurchy and slow.......

????

[dense shard]

The manual is only available with the 2.0.

[indigo coral]

exactly

i want the 3.3

[dense shard]

Which is not bad, but at that point... gimmie more.

[indigo coral]

not gonna waste my money on a 4cyl xD

if I'ma buy a nice car its gonna have some power

[dense shard]

Well it's an afterthought transmission.

Like the manual on the new Accord.

It's there.

It's crap, but it's there. They have delivered it. And when no one buys it, Honda will blame us for their own shoddy design.

[indigo coral]

lol

[dense shard]

I imagine Hyundai's implementation is vastly superior.

[indigo coral]

I prefer to have the ZF 8HP instead of a 6 speed manual that I don't know how to drive 😂

[dense shard]

I think everyone does.

[indigo coral]

the 8hp has gotten awesome reviews in tons of different cars

[dense shard]

I don't recall any reviewers being super happy with the 6 speed.

[indigo coral]

I'm starting to lean towards the smaller G70 because of the tigher handling and far better interior

over the Stinger

[dense shard]

So much for the "save the manuals" campaign.

[indigo coral]

I'm a bad car guy - I like automatics xD

I'm the scourge of humanity or whatever

(that being said the one in my rx is sh*t)

[dense shard]

meh

I'm just annoyed at the save the manual car people who never buy a new manual car.

Or the 12 year olds who do that.

[indigo coral]

I'm not having any false pretenses xD I'm down with automagical trans since theyre always gonna be far better than I am

[dense shard]

They harp on about the superiority of something, but come time to live up... they fall flat.

You get a manual cause you a salty child who refuses to yield to the future.

I'm high sodium to say in the least.

[indigo coral]

Lol

[dense shard]

seriously though... I don't think it's a hill worth dying on.

[indigo coral]

I looked at getting a G80 but I despise the interior of that car and its just... fat looking

[dense shard]

Personally I'd go for the Hyundai.

I like the styling a bit more.

[indigo coral]

The G70?

[dense shard]

yeah

[indigo coral]

yeah. I'm concerned about the trunk size though

only 10 ft^3

[dense shard]

That's more of a you issue. Trunk ... oh wow only 10?

[indigo coral]

yeah its tiny

[dense shard]

That's almost as bad as my car. lol

[indigo coral]

back seat isn't great either

the Stinger has wayy more space because its quite a bit bigger

I'm going to take a look around both at the car expo coming up soon

I know the Stinger is more practical, Genesis more fun, both are nice looking

xD

[dense shard]

At the end of the day.

I'd go with more practical.

Mind you this is 100% a case of do as I say, not as I do.

[indigo coral]

I've got a long ass time to decide lol, I won't be able to afford either for a few more years

[carmine summit]

Everyone's talking about new cars and here I am with my $700 car trying to buy a $350 car for an engine swap

[dense shard]

Took me 5 years of saving money to get a car.

It ain't a Ferrari.

[indigo coral]

There's no way I'm buying anything new. I'm just gleefully watching the catastrophic depreciation on the Genesis G70/Stinger GT and saving up money so that, with both of those things in mind, I can afford one within the next few years.

@dense shard you have corolla hatch ye?

It has twice the cargo space of the G70 according to internet. That's a rip.

in pictures the trunk doesn't look that bad but i think the pictures are a bit misleading

[dense shard]

Twice the size?

I don't believe it.

It's not a tiny trunk, but it's far from large.

Biggest issue is the load floor is actually really high.

[indigo coral]

I think doug demuro is kind of an idiot

sometimes at least

he said the G70 has the same quality interior as the Stinger... yet I've heard hundreds of poor quality complaints about the Stinger

[dense shard]

Doug gets it wrong.

Frequently imo.

[indigo coral]

I'll check both of them out at the auto expo in november

[dense shard]

I just know the Corolla is punching above its weight on interior quality.

[dense shard]

It's a vastly more refined car than previous generations. I'd argue more refined than it's competition.

More fun at any rate. The Mazda 3 just feels like it's dragging it's ass around.

Civic is solid. Though I don't know if it is better... then again it's been out for a few years now.

[hollow thunder]

since y'all keep posting crappy cars that are only worth about 5k

[indigo coral]

nice.

I happen to like my 5k car though...

[hollow thunder]

Had both of mine imported, although my partner uses the soft top more than me

[stoic ledge]

> implying Audi isn't crappy

[indigo coral]

My crappy car gets me where I need to go 🤷 I quite like it

[stoic ledge]

^ same

[hollow thunder]

most cars can be shit, ive driven mustangs that broke down

insert ford is shit joke

but ive had wayyyy more issues with cheap ass cars, and they're usually far more expensive to fix

[indigo coral]

uh okay - mines been almost perfectly reliable for the last year and a half and 16k miles but ymmv

Only new part was a small sway bar link in the rear that I replaced myself in about 5 minutes

[hollow thunder]

to each their own my dude, but i wouldnt drive a car like that anymore when i can afford something better

[stoic ledge]

Cool story

So you drive a Skoda Octavia with an expensive badge on the front

[tropic silo]

@hollow thunder were Audi brothers ;)

[hollow thunder]

oh dear lord.....

hairdresser car

[tropic silo]

It's an audi just like yours ;

;)

[carmine summit]

I missed out on the chance to buy an Audi Quattro last year

not an A4 Quattro or a 90 Quattro