Gears?
#cars
viral matrix
dry fern
Yeah
warm sparrow
left foot
amber herald
@dry fern sequential. most basic motorcycle use this pattern: 1>N>2>3>4>......
dry fern
Mmhmm alright thanks @amber herald
civic spoke
Basically all motorcycles use 1>N>2>3>4>5>6 (If they have six gears, that is).
Press down on the lever to go down gears, up to go up.
Though, this can also be changed. It's more common for race bikes to have it the other way.
viral matrix
It is
And you don't even have to use the clutch
If you know how to shift without it
jagged coyote
one thing i still don't know is, do you have to shift 2 times to got from 1st to 2nd?
or is neutral 1/2 a shift
viral matrix
It's a half shift
jagged coyote
k would make more sense
viral matrix
It goes straight from first to second
if you only pull it up slightly, it goes to neutral
terse berry
eager kite
charred ruin
rotund matrix
civic spoke
Cheap.
warm sparrow
wtf
charred ruin
Diesel where i am is $3.01
Its a bit higher because theyre selling #1 diesel since its winter
#2 diesel is 2.83 or 2.86
stoic ledge
Just filled up today here for both $1.68 USD/gal and $6.31 USD/gal 😛
charred ruin
Below 20f #2 diesel gels up
civic spoke
I think it's like $6.30 a gallon for diesel here. Slightly cheaper for regular petrol.
charred ruin
So where i am where it doesnt get above 20f for a couple months you need #1 diesel which has less parafin in it
Heres what #2 diesel does in the cold
stoic ledge
Oof
indigo coral
ew
charred ruin
The paraffin wax basically hardens
And if youve ever had to change a fuel filter along the highway when its -15f out youre not keen to do it frequently
stoic ledge
Oof I can imagine
charred ruin
Not to mention its its likely to do it again in a few more miles
There was a huge oil boom here a few years ago and a lot of people from the southern states came up for work and the first cold day there were semis and pickups along the highway everywhere gelled up
civic spoke
Just get your hands on some Jet A
charred ruin
Or just use #1 diesel which is available at most gas stations but if you dont know about gelling its going tk cause problems
stoic ledge
I have no idea what diesel we have around here
indigo coral
^^
charred ruin
if youre in a warm area its most likely #2 if youre in a place where it gets cold its likey that they switch to #1 or a blend in the winter and just dont denote it on the pumps
stoic ledge
Well summers of 25-30-35-40°C (80-105°F), -5/-10°C winters (14°F)
charred ruin
its worth a research if you drive a diesel
stoic ledge
I don't, but I've figured out what we have:
Designation | CFPP value |time frame
---------------------------------------------
Summerdiesel | 0 °C | 15.04. – 30.09.
Transitional period | –10 °C | 01.10. – 15.11.
Winterdiesel | –20 °C | 16.11. – 28.02.
Transitional period | –10 °C | 01.03. – 14.04.```So basically both, but they gradually switch
fair bronze
Interesting
charred ruin
indigo coral
oh no....
indigo coral
lol yup
fathom socket
btw, gas here is a solid 4.29+
fair bronze
I give that a solid 3/5
torpid dune
bitter compass
i just realised that weird blue motion trainer of vw isn't working in my car 🤔
but the button is there in the infotainment 👀
eager kite
just filled up for $0 because a lot of the EV chargers around town are free
stoic ledge
Cool story
warm sparrow
I didn't know there is several diesel types
I mean here we have premium diesel and excelium diesel (Total) or just "normal" diesel
But what changes is the quality
tight cypress
hmm
fathom socket
Is it just me or dose this interior look like an Audi from 2003 lol
fair bronze
Just you
eager kite
very 2003
that center console is cringe
8 different individual buttons for air...
and they aren't even in a good order wth...
indigo coral
mines got 2 dials and like 6 buttons or something.
warm sparrow
Not worst than Ford fiesta / focus and other European style fords
It is so ugly
The current ones are OK but up to the prev generations it was horrible
indigo coral
tight cypress
only buttons i have are in radio
indigo coral
97 taurus LMAO
tight cypress
that interior cringes me
eager kite
get it outa here
I'm very much a fan of minimalist interiors. Like, you can have a few knobs and stuff, but I don't like a cluttered console
tight cypress
i hate my cars steering wheel
its big and has buttons
that looks like an mondeo interior
tight cypress
@indigo coral lucky you
indigo coral
Mondeo = fusion right?
indigo coral
Well I wish mine had volume control or something
tight cypress
that wheel looks good
like
my cars interior is different
than any other meganes
fair bronze
There is nothing wrong with decent push buttons
tight cypress
yeah
fair bronze
At least you can still use them while wearing gloves
tight cypress
but i prefer minimalist interiors
warm sparrow
Damn the megan
fair bronze
tight cypress
noooo
fair bronze
Go away fool
eager kite
no screens
tight cypress
+they start up forever
fair bronze
You don't even drive a car
tight cypress
^^
eager kite
I don't drive a car?
fair bronze
If you did, you would know what a pain it is to use a touch screen while driving
eager kite
the cars that I've been in that have touch screens are not a pain to use
granted, they need to have a good UI
eager kite
which you aren't going to find on a lot of cars these days
tight cypress
m a x p o w e r
fair bronze
You have to look at a touch screen to use it, everytime you do that you are not paying attention to traffic
eager kite
no you don't lol
tight cypress
you need to
eager kite
do you look at the buttons you're going to press?
tight cypress
im adjusting my EQ all the time
fair bronze
No
carmine summit
you can do it by feel
eager kite
if you know what you have to press then it's easy
carmine summit
I have 3 big knobs for my climate control
tight cypress
so do i
carmine summit
I can find what I need to without looking
tight cypress
imagine adjusting climate through an touch screen
fair bronze
There is no point
eager kite
why imagine something that is real..
fair bronze
It's just not user friendly
tight cypress
half of my country drives old cars
carmine summit
you would need to look to know what position the settings are in before you could change them
I can do that by feel in my car
eager kite
I mean, if you're gonna make that argument then I guess you're in favor of the blackberry over the iphone
carmine summit
that's not the same, with that you're looking at the screen no matter what
carmine summit
driving is not the same as texting
eager kite
but the argument he made was that "it's not user friendly"
the iphone was not super "user friendly" when it came out
because it was an entirely new ui
fair bronze
My god why do you have to be so oblivious to literally everything
It's always everyone vs Arial
eager kite
I'm saying your argument literally only makes sense if you're coming from an old ui and moving to a new one
you see the new one as worse
I don't
carmine summit
technology is cool and all but there are places where simplicity is important
eager kite
yea both are using similar tech in this case
night current
I like a mixture of touch screens and buttons
carmine summit
but they're completely different applications
fair bronze
Phones are not related to traffic safety
carmine summit
^
fair bronze
Or they shouldn't be anyway
eager kite
yea neither one of us was talking about traffic safety
fair bronze
Yes we were
eager kite
you said it wasn't user friendly
carmine summit
that's what we're talking about
eager kite
which is false if you know the ui
fair bronze
You don't want to be looking on a screen to see what button you have to press to change the temperature
carmine summit
being able to adjust things without looking is important in a car
eager kite
you don't need to look at it if you know what you want to do
I don't have to look at my phone to unlock it an open my email
because I know the layout of it
fair bronze
I don't think your phone screen and the screen in your car have the same size
eager kite
if you know the layout of the screen then you would know how to do it without looking
carmine summit
not really
fair bronze
Nope
fair bronze
Literally no
carmine summit
how are you supposed to know if your fan is on 50% or 70% to adjust it
tight cypress
im still figuring out my moms touch screen
fair bronze
Get your mind off Mars back on Earth
tight cypress
in her mondeo
carmine summit
you can't without looking
eager kite
maybe you don't have that mental capacity then but everyone else does it with all their devices these days
night current
If you have a good system, you could just press the voice active button and say, "change volume to 45%". Although that's a next level lazy
eager kite
I don't see why that would chance for cars
fair bronze
Is this a personal attack?
tight cypress
voice active
eager kite
no
tight cypress
:D:D:D:D
carmine summit
remind me to never buy a new car if Arial works for a car manufacturer
fair bronze
Everyone is always bewildered by everything you say
eager kite
if everyone uses this ability every single day, and you're saying that it doesn't exist for cars in your opinion, im sorry but I'm going to assume it's not a problem with the rest of society
fair bronze
gtfo
tight cypress
🤔
fair bronze
Literally no one here at the moment agrees with you
tight cypress
ask that in finland
eager kite
how many people use smart phones every day?
night current
What are we disagreeing and agreeing about?
tight cypress
3 million people wont agree
eager kite
how many of them have the memory capacity to memorize the GUI on their phone
fair bronze
Touch screens in car are not user friendly and potentially unsafe while driving
eager kite
and then autonomously make an action on their phone without looking at it
indigo coral
The screen in my mom's explorer I can use w/o looking, for basic shit, but it's small and slow.
fair bronze
For basic shit, yes
fair bronze
But it doesn't make sense to have to change the temperature for example
That's the point
indigo coral
I personally don't find the screen of the model 3 to be as bad as everyone is making out. If you're constantly messing with it then you've got other problems.
eager kite
bruh that one doesn't matter either, if you have a car that has a temperature gauge that displays a set temperature, you have to look at it
night current
I mean, in some cars these days, it displayed the temperature at which you want it to be at, with a knob you'd have to look. Unless you just wanted it warm or cold.
eager kite
unless you literally just want knobs where u turn left it gets cold u turn right it gets hot
which is standard in cheap cars
night current
A premium feature in older cars. 
fair bronze
Only a handful of cars have everything behind a touch screen
eager kite
not as premium as it was
tight cypress
i dont like touch screens in general
eager kite
cool, then don't buy a car with one
tight cypress
t h e y a r e s o s l o w
fair bronze
Because pretty much everyone agrees it doesn't make sense to have literally everything behind a touch screen
eager kite
sure, never said you should
night current
I feel like a dream is to have a touch screen and buttons.
fair bronze
I'm not saying touch screens are bad in general
night current
🧠
tight cypress
i like an radio
fair bronze
For navigation they're pretty much mandatory
night current
In the future, things will probably be behind a touchscreen though.
tight cypress
yeah
night current
Sadly
tight cypress
imma kill myself when there is only ugly new cars
eager kite
in the future you won't own a car
eager kite
at least, you won't own one for commuting
fair bronze
Unless your car fully drives itself in which case you don't have to watch for traffic anyway
night current
I'm gonna have a car that I drive. Unless its banned in the future.
tight cypress
yeah
tight cypress
i still want an dx corolla
fair bronze
I don't care if it's banned, lock me up
eager kite
not outright banned
fair bronze
When it's illegal to drive a car yourself I will be dead anyway lol
night current
If its regulated, I'm still gonna be pissed.
Unless you're over 50 rn, I doubt that JD. lol
eager kite
yea, try like 10 years
fair bronze
Things don't go as fast as some think
tight cypress
electric cars will be allowed to drive
fair bronze
Nope
eager kite
most analysts are predicting that the overwhelming majority of miles driven by 2030 in the US will be by autonomous EVs
night current
Autopilot is already pretty close. 10-20 years and it all could be self-driving
fair bronze
But not 100%
fair bronze
Not even that
eager kite
that's what they're predicting
fair bronze
There are still way too many roads that a computer can't drive on
eager kite
name 1
tight cypress
i mean
fair bronze
Old cities
night current
Mt. Haruma
eager kite
why couldn't an autonomous vehicle drive them?
fair bronze
Because it isn't aware enough of its surroundings
eager kite
I mean I agree right now they can't
night current
It's a downhill japanese mountain pass with extremely tight turns.
eager kite
the whole point of AI systems is for them to be aware of their surroundings
fair bronze
And they aren't
eager kite
well, they are in a limited sense
night current
They arent right now. Soon they will though.
eager kite
no it won't
tight cypress
lets start an car brand @fair bronze
eager kite
It isn't something that's 30 years away
night current
Autopilot is already stage 4 autonomous or something like that
eager kite
well, that's a whole separate rabbit hole there lol
fair bronze
It's still a driving aid, not a driver
tight cypress
can autopilot drive 190kmh on gravel
eager kite
not current version but there's nothing technologically stopping it from being possible
night current
Stage 3*
fair bronze
I'm very sure the steering wheel won't go anywhere for at least 50 years
tight cypress
i hope it never will
eager kite
you know that's a ridiculous claim to make
fair bronze
Says you lol
tight cypress
i mean,im fine with electric cars
fair bronze
I don't even care
night current
190 kmh on gravel is dangerous anyways. Lol
tight cypress
but not giving the driver possibility to drive at all
eager kite
ok, the extreme minority of 50 year predictions in history have been true
tight cypress
@night current isn't
eager kite
because predicting the future that far out is very hard
night current
Unless it's literally a straight line
fair bronze
It is
eager kite
ask the guys in the 60s what they though their warehouse sized computers would be in 50 years
guarantee they would be very wrong
to what we have today
fair bronze
Some things go faster than others
night current
Jumps at 190 kmh yeah, uhhh
tight cypress
group b
night current
Hope you're a rally car driver.
tight cypress
fair bronze
Every Fin is a rally car driver
fair bronze
I love it lol
night current
Fair enough. For everyone who isnt Finish though.
In all honesty, you could dedicate a team of people to program a self-driving system to drive that fast on gravel given enough money and time though.
And maybe for only a certain road.
Lol
fair bronze
But there is no point because you'd only do that for fun
fair bronze
It would be possible
eager kite
that's exactly the wrong kind of thinking which leads to people saying stuff like "it will take 50 years for AI to take over driving"
tight cypress
back did touch bottom of the d itch
eager kite
AI is not just a collection of if-then statements
you don't make a program just for 1 road
fair bronze
Obviously not
eager kite
you make a general solution which can take a given problem and solve it
not just for 1 road, but for basically all roads
eager kite
all roads in general
fair bronze
Have a little fun in life
night current
If it comes into a scenario where it involves swerving you off the road or hitting someone, it has to make that decision though.
eager kite
if you understand how roads work, then it's not hard to make sub classes of roads and have the AI train on those individually for how those kinds of roads work
night current
Yes, also dangerous
fair bronze
I'm with $avage
Maybe he'll die early but at least he died having fun
I don't want to die thinking about self-driving electric cars
fair bronze
The boredom would kill me early too
night current
Ngl, I hope to see a future of self-driving racing on tracks or something
Wait for a big crash
eager kite
AI races would be sick
night current
Ngl, self-driving rally would be cool to see.
eager kite
no human? what are g limits
eager kite
I want to see some race cars hitting 20gs on courses
fair bronze
Yeah that would be cool
night current
What would teams be? Like the best programming or something? Best programmed car has to get the fastest time or something
fair bronze
More like the toughest-built car
eager kite
probably similar to how teams are now
eager kite
well yea, who wins the race
night current
Exactly, that's why I feel like it'd be based on which team programs their car the best
eager kite
I think racing should step back from having mandatory vehicles and just allow the teams to go all out making their own vehicles
give them a set budget for components and stuff
fair bronze
Just limit the budget
Yes exactly
They are thinking of doing that in F1 too, limit the budget even more
Honestly can't wait
indigo coral
it's kind of boring if they all drive the exact same car
fair bronze
Yes but you don't want them to differ too much either
Then you get the problem that F1 has now, Mercedes dominating absolutely everything
indigo coral
oof give Mercedes a handicap. Have to use diesel crap. Lol.
fair bronze
lol
Also Hamilton gets way too much praise for what he does
Don't get me wrong, he's an extremely good driver but he's also been extremely lucky with his teams
indigo coral
not really
fair bronze
Discussion with our friend
tight cypress
yes
stoic ledge
oof
fair bronze
Mostly about how touch screens for everything is a bad idea
stoic ledge
I agree
fair bronze
Yeah well he thinks otherwise
stoic ledge
Who would have thought
There are many useful features for touchscreens, even in cars, but not everything
fair bronze
I gave setting the temperature as an example
I said you have to look at the screen to see what you're doing
stoic ledge
Temperature, volume etc need to be dials
fair bronze
He says he doesn't have to look at the screen because he has everything memorised
I don't see how you don't have to look at it at all but alright then
tight cypress
i mean
im adjusting the lows,mids and highs all the time
would be imbossiple to memorize for me
indigo coral
I dunno I don't change temp that often so I only really mess w/ volume and EQ
tight cypress
i dont have my climate on
fair bronze
The thing is, it's easy to accidentally press something else on a touch screen
indigo coral
how do you survive :o
tight cypress
-7c
carmine summit
the other thing is how often do touchscreens not register touch because there's something on the screen or your finger
tight cypress
i mostly use work jacket and work pants
indigo coral
exactly, it's 40F here and I put my heater in max 🤣
fair bronze
I have reasonably dry skin so it doesn't always register either
My mom would have so much trouble
carmine summit
my car doesn't have a thermostat so the coolant gets up to like 65 degrees on the gauge in the winter
that means I have barely any heat
tight cypress
lucky you
stoic ledge
RIP
tight cypress
mine is leaking like hell
stoic ledge
xD
tight cypress
yes
carmine summit
I think I might have a small leak in my heater core too
fair bronze
indigo coral
When I got my car i was like "I'm not gonna let anything slide, gonna fix it all"
tight cypress
instead of only low mids highs
indigo coral
I have a sneaking suspicion one of my exhaust hangers is broken/rattling
tight cypress
i have those too
indigo coral
(also flex pipe leak)
carmine summit
I have noises in my suspension but they've been there since I bought the car
indigo coral
Mine rattles when I turn
fair bronze
@tight cypress I'm amazed your car is still driving
tight cypress
why
fair bronze
I mean, with the amount of work you've had to do
fair bronze
No?
tight cypress
welding exhaust mostly
fair bronze
I thought you had done way more on that car
night current
My car's suspension went out, whenever I go over train tracks, I have to go relatively slow otherwise my entire heavy ass caddy lands on the wheels.
fair bronze
My bad
tight cypress
it was free
fair bronze
Well that's one thing
tight cypress
birthday gift
fair bronze
Ah that's why
tight cypress
prob did cost 50€
fair bronze
Different story then
tight cypress
or somethin
carmine summit
I just figured out that for $200 I can replace all of my 20+ year old shift linkage with brand new stuff with spherical bearings on every connection
stoic ledge
(also flex pipe leak)
Is this... a free sports exhaust?
carmine summit
my exhaust is cobbled together but I fixed the leaks properly
I have pipe welded to what should be a flange, into a catalytic converter, then back over the axle into a resonator then out
tight cypress
this
i drove it without an muffler
damn it did sound good
why wont i just weld this
to my exhaust
night current
Just do it 
tight cypress
huh?
carmine summit
then you can take it off in the future
tight cypress
nah
carmine summit
if you replace your exhaust in the future you could keep it
carmine summit
my car is completely street legal so I'm gonna modify it a lot because it's legal here
my plan is to lower it, engine swap it, then supercharge that engine
if not the engine I want then maybe just a 1.8T
tight cypress
why not to turbo it?
superchargers make alot of noice
i mean,i can modify my car so much i want
carmine summit
1.8T with a K04 and a tune would be a lot of fun in a MK3
not turbo because I can superchage a VW 2.0 16v using all factory parts
make close to 200hp with lots of torque
Actually with a smaller pulley on the charger and standalone management I could make well over 200 hp
tight cypress
it will be loud
indigo coral
I'd fix the flex pipe on my car but it's a big job and the part is expensive
carmine summit
I could just go for standalone management and put a Ko4 turbo on and make over 300 hp
but that's too much for daily driving
indigo coral
300hp isn't too much wym
300-350 is about the right amount of power imo
Fast enough to be fun but not so fast you're going to jail instantly (see; hellcat)
carmine summit
I have 185 tires on the front right now
carmine summit
yeah 200 is lots
I have a set of Falken Azenis RT615k+ for autocross and they'd probably handle 300 hp
they're 205s
carmine summit
if I could afford fuel and tires I'd get a G60 ECU, the 2.0 16v I'm getting anyways, and a T3 turbo
that'd be over 300hp
indigo coral
If it didn't rain so much here, we could have gotten better ones but alas we had to stick with all seasons
Michelin Primacy Tour A/S. Not great, but far better than the trash she has rn.
carmine summit
can build some pretty wicked VW stuff in a junkyard, 16vs use standard Bosch injectors and they're the same but a bit smaller than a certain generation Ford Thunderbird
T3 turbo from a VW 1.6TD
ECU from a G60 Corrado
just add ARP rod bolts
fair bronze
Nice
wheat hatch
stoic ledge
Oof only 42km
stoic ledge
101010 == 42
fair bronze
I guess I did
distant sable
Anyone here know how i can find out if a car stereo will fit in a car without extra equipment? I'm want to buy one for my nephew, his car stereo stopped working. It's an Audi A4 2005 model and im looking at a Pioneer MVH-X580DAB.
Im not being lazy and looking for someone to do the work for me, i just dont know what to look for at all
Not sure if i should have posted this in audio or tech chat, but im trying my luck here 🙂
carmine summit
you'll need to adapt the wiring, the connectors will be different
I would recommend finding another stock radio, they're good and they can be had for fairly cheap if someone is parting one out
fair bronze
You know you can buy adapters for cheap
indigo coral
Depending on the shape, it may or may not be difficult to aesthetically integrate into the dash as well
distant sable
The sad part is that Norway has stopped using FM radio so either he gets a DAB+ converter or a new DAB+ stereo. And i think the work will be the same in the end
fair bronze
You'd need a faceplate
civic girder
I just got some space connectors and made my own connector
carmine summit
yeah the A4 has a weirdly shaped radio
indigo coral
I know that my RX300, it's literally impossible to add in an aftermarket stereo. I tried.
Lol.
civic girder
how
carmine summit
and it doesn't really look good even with a bezel
indigo coral
Weird amp system, and very weird shaped
Also you'd lose access to the info screen & climate controls
civic girder
fuck the amps
that's what the previous owner did in my RX-7
carmine summit
there are some aftermarket radios designed specifically for the B6&B7 A4 but they can be pretty expensive
indigo coral
i can't even splice in an aux connector because of the way the speaker system is set up
with the Nakamichi system at least
civic girder
oof
indigo coral
the Pioneer one you can
fair bronze
civic girder
When Toyota finally fucked something up
indigo coral
well it sounds pretty decent but is very weirdly set up
distant sable
Oh. Looking at that video i see he has an aftermarket stereo already. Would the installation of a new one be easier then?
fair bronze
It's definitely doable but I don't know how much experience you have with installing radios
OEM is plug-and-play but aftermarket is worth it imo, especially since FM is dead anyway
carmine summit
I'd say just find another stock one because it's easiest
indigo coral
@civic girder I just ended up getting an FM transmitter from amazon for 12 bucks. It actually works quite well! Talked to cartoys to see if they could do anything, they wanted 400$ to install some hardwired version of the transmitter I bought. LOL.
distant sable
I have zero experience, he has some family members who are mechanics who probably know a bit about it.
fair bronze
I am quite the tinkerer so I'd do it myself but I get why someone else wouldn't bother
It's a good idea to get some help if you can
distant sable
I wouldnt mind trying, but i dont think he would want me to tinker with his car ^^
fair bronze
Haha
carmine summit
I'm trying to find one of those B7 specific radios I mentioned right now, all I remember is that they look good and had good reviews from Audi people
distant sable
Ill call around and see if i know someone with experience who could help.
fair bronze
Best of luck to you
indigo coral
I'm regretting not buying the second RX that was listed on Craigslist in order to learn how to fix/tinker with it
distant sable
Thank you, and thanks for the help.
and let me know if you find the name of it @carmine summit
fair bronze
No worries, ask away if you need more help later on
carmine summit
the only thing with an aftermarket radio is you'll probably lose the steering wheel controls
aha
fair bronze
Not necessarily
carmine summit
designed for this specific application
fair bronze
Especially since it's a VAG car
carmine summit
plug & play
fair bronze
Yep
carmine summit
distant sable
What do you mean by steering wheel controls? @carmine summit
carmine summit
this is the newest version of that radio
fair bronze
Personally I wouldn't like to get a Chinese Android radio since the quality of those things can be questionable
stoic ledge
Controlling the radio with the controls on the wheel (if you have them)
indigo coral
lol
fair bronze
Do you know if he has them?
distant sable
hahaha
indigo coral
sounds like a Tesla
fair bronze
lol
distant sable
I dont think he has any @fair bronze
carmine summit
don't order from ECS tuning though, they take forever to ship
fair bronze
That makes it even easier
indigo coral
My uncle's BMW stopped working entirely when the roof dvd thing died
it wouldn't even crank
fair bronze
oof
carmine summit
this radio is a pretty common upgrade, from what I've heard it's good quality and is easy to install
indigo coral
the more I drive my car the more surprised i am the lack of electronic nannies
about the only things its got is ABS and airbags.. no traction control/stability control etc
(which is kind of nice cause hte 90s ones were crap)
carmine summit
I don't have either of those
charred ruin
My trucks navigation sucks and its voice recognition is worse but Google maps and google assistant are great
indigo coral
Its kind of surprising because you'd think lexus would load it with gimmicks to appeal to 1999 soccer moms
xD
fair bronze
There weren't really many gimmicks back in 1997 though
carmine summit
I have power assisted brakes and steering
indigo coral
other lexus models had trac and VSC
carmine summit
that's it
fair bronze
My dad's car has lane keep assist but I don't see why anyone would need it
indigo coral
imo either have no lane keep assist, or something like Autopilot. not in between
fair bronze
It always tries to kill me by steering out of the corner midway
charred ruin
Look how nice that is pardon the dust
Havent had a chance to do a good cleaning in a while
fair bronze
Carplay and Android Auto are a godsent
fair bronze
I wouldn't mind that either
It's just nice to have decent built-in navigation
A phone holder would suffice too
indigo coral
I was reading a review from when my car was new, and reviewers were complaining about how "overcomplicated" the infotainment/climate controls were
LOL.
fair bronze
lmao
carmine summit
if I wanted a 2 din radio I'd need to relocate my heater controls
indigo coral
boy did they not see what was coming
fair bronze
But it's so easy!
fair bronze
Just memorise the buttons!
fair bronze
Everyone who can't do that must be dumb
charred ruin
Android auto is just flat better
fair bronze
I love AA and CP because they get updated on a regular basis
carmine summit
yeah older Sync kinda sucks
fair bronze
Also constant traffic info
charred ruin
Ford has been decent about updating sync 3 but it still sucks with no satellite view
charred ruin
Its so weird driving this year so many people didnt get their crop off and theres unharvested fields everywhere
carmine summit
came with the car
fair bronze
It looks way older than it probably is
carmine summit
I have a stock radio but I don't feel like putting it in because the screen is damaged
bitter compass
tbh more you don't need 🤔
charred ruin
My first pickup mt radio died but i couldn't afford to replace it so i had half the display
fair bronze
I do like DAB+ but for everything else a phone mount is good too
bitter compass
my radio is like display for station, volume, and 6 buttons for choosing station
fair bronze
For what car is that?
charred ruin
2010 to 2013 dodge ram
fair bronze
I see
charred ruin
Mine was an 11
That truck was junk
I eventually traded it because it would just shut off whenever it felt like it Nd not restart
bitter compass
simplicity 🤔
charred ruin
I even accidentally shot it once
carmine summit
I like the high end stock radios in old VWs
you could get CD, aux in, and balance knobs
nothing fancy but still nice
indigo coral
my eq and balance and stuff is in my display
tight cypress
i always have +12db
fair bronze
hi-compute operation
i prefee Bluetooth if it works properly 🤔
bitter compass
cant skip somgs on aux :(
carmine summit
yeah you can
fair bronze
Weren't those old VW radios made by Blaupunkt?
carmine summit
some yes
bitter compass
tell that to my car with its not properly working Bluetooth
charred ruin
Aux or usb is better
carmine summit
aux is good, bluetooth would be nice
bitter compass
aux: no skip
Bluetooth: feck it do whatever you want
charred ruin
Bluetooth is handy
charred ruin
But aux and usb have better quality
bitter compass
and Bluetooth gives traffic information to my navigation
fair bronze
I just use USB to use Carplay
carmine summit
wait a minute I could get a single din android auto box
charred ruin
My truck doesnt even have an aux port
carmine summit
mine does because aftermarket
charred ruin
Bluetooth usb or sd card only
stoic ledge
I have MP3 CD's 
carmine summit
some of the radios that were optional on my car had aux in
bitter compass
im surprised my car has one
fair bronze
@stoic ledge
carmine summit
this would be ideal
fair bronze
That Deluxe font
stoic ledge
CD in 👀
charred ruin
My 2015 ford had composite inputs but no aux
carmine summit
90s VW is awesome
stoic ledge
It all went downhills with VW after the nineties xD
carmine summit
their new offerings are pretty good
charred ruin
This 2017 ditched composite
fair bronze
I still have a Grundig 1700 VD laying around
carmine summit
you can get a manual in every golf except one trim level of wagon
it's not even a good trim level
stoic ledge
YOu can get a manual here in nearly everything, so not really a selling point xD
carmine summit
not here in North America you can't
tight cypress
we can get manual here
stoic ledge
But in Europe you can 🙃
tight cypress
no matter what
carmine summit
most stuff here is auto only and it sucks
tight cypress
yes @stoic ledge
fair bronze
Some cars fit an automatic better but manual is way more fun
fair bronze
China
fair bronze
stoic ledge
In Opel Corsa D's it's common to fit they aftermarket Chinese Android units:
fair bronze
Retrosound ftw
stoic ledge
Oof yes
fair bronze
Hope they'll still be around when I get to buy my Beetle
carmine summit
bluetooth and sattelite radio and stuff for old cars
stoic ledge
Some have the "Made for iPod" certificate on them lolz xD
fair bronze
Amazing
tight cypress
revive it
stoic ledge
Oof I just noticed the leather steering wheel in the pic I just posted, wtf happened to that xD
Cya 👋
stoic ledge
Oof lol I got that pic of the manufacturers website.... couldn't they use a nicer car for the picture xD
fair bronze
👋🏻
This is just awesome if you have an old car like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFMJl1bypO4
No need to get the best sound ever in a car like this but it's cool to have something that's compatible with modern devices while also looking classic
stoic ledge
Yeah I know, those systems are neat
tight cypress
i only want the pioneer radio
tight cypress
does it have an good eq @viral matrix
i need an one with the bass button
and an dq
eq
aux and usb
indigo coral
sweet - might have found someone to do paint on my car
(hopefully for not crazy expensive)
fair bronze
Rattle cans are not that expensive so probably not
indigo coral
I meant nice paint, not sh*t paint.
fair bronze
Why are my jokes so bad sometimes
indigo coral
My car is the old two tone suv look, so the plastics can be done independently of the body which is nice. The metal part is in quite good condition for age and stuff (few scratches, nothing major), but both front and back bumpers need replacing
would likely be easiest to just repaint the side plastic as well instead of trying to blend bumpers to the side plastic
fair bronze
So on one end you're not too keen of your car but on the other end you're going to invest in paint
fair bronze
Ah I guess I got that part wrong
indigo coral
if I didn't like it i wouldn't care that its dinged up from the previous owner 😂
fair bronze
I always hear you talk about how slow it is lol
indigo coral
its certainly slow but its comfortable and nice
fair bronze
Yes exactly
indigo coral
(and really its not that slow)
fair bronze
I'd like it
indigo coral
those are the major issues
(both were by the previous owner)
front end he had a run in with a planterbox at a grocery store, back end was his deck -.-
fair bronze
I see what you mean
Front looks like it could do with some sanding, maybe even a little bit of body filler
indigo coral
its cracked all the way through
fair bronze
oof
indigo coral
when we got it the whole corner was dented in
fair bronze
Alrighty then
fair bronze
You can't expect too much for that amount of money lol
indigo coral
yeah
there's some scratches and stuff but a minor paint correction/detailing would resolve most all of it
the paint on the metal is nice and thick, and clearcoat is nice and thick still
fair bronze
Cool, so a polish and wax would suffice
fossil imp
bit of tcut u wont notice it
indigo coral
tcut?
indigo coral
ah
fossil imp
rolled yer car? bit of t-cut, no problems
normal temple
Hiya! Here's my E30
indigo coral
oOO nice
normal temple
<3
normal temple
🤷 mine has broken down twice in 31 years of owning it
indigo coral
my comment is more directed at the newer ones
normal temple
Yup
indigo coral
I love the E60 M5 but woooow reliability is terrible
normal temple
I just installed more LEDs
indigo coral
I put LED headlights in my car, the old ones were suuuper dim
normal temple
I have too many LEDs in here
indigo coral
Oh wow
my interior is fully stock atm
(not that there's much to mod in my car anyways 😂)
normal temple
Kek
I've just been doing maintenance and quality of life mods
Like adding a much needed cupholder
indigo coral
Rip, I'd hate not having a cupholder
normal temple
Issa nice
@pallid sky You run Apex's on your M3 right?
Cause Apex gang, don't mind my winter tires on it hue
indigo coral
I'm debating whether or not to buy my mother a tune for her birthday 
Diablo tune claims +60hp +60lb/ft torque
normal temple
yikes
Meanwhile to tune my car, you replace a chip
And it really only gives you 15 hp at most
normal temple
Ah
Would wake it up
But in a Explorer? Lmao
I would understand like a Taurus or something
indigo coral
I mean 365hp isn't bad
Incidentally my dad has the 2013 Taurus SHO w/ the same engine xD
Not going to mess with his, the original purchaser got a really long extended warranty from Ford.
normal temple
Weeeew
indigo coral
No reason to void it already.
normal temple
Those SHO's are FAST
indigo coral
Yup
normal temple
Scary fast
indigo coral
I have 220hp at crank, no idea what it is at the wheels
I know its very bad because there is big drivetrain losses
normal temple
Yikes
indigo coral
normal temple
Noice, in great condition
indigo coral
Only unplanned work in the last year and a half was replacing one of the sway bar links
Super easy.
Was just clunking around a bit
normal temple
Ah, I just replaced my steering rack, motor mounts, trans mounts and tie rods
indigo coral
Have a few little things I need to do, still though.
normal temple
Had to lift the engine a tad bit all on jack stands, that was a fun time
indigo coral
Oh boy.
I need to replace my exhaust flex pipe, and I think one of the hangers is a bit loose as well.
Also get bumpers repainted at some point.
normal temple
Fun! Hopefully the paint matches haha
indigo coral
That pic hides the damage the previous owner did xD
I'll probably just end up painting the plastics on the bottom at the same time, since its two tone anyways.
then it'll all match.
normal temple
👍
charred ruin
i smashed my thumb between a 1.5 in wrench and the front axle of one of my semis today right on the knuckle
normal temple
Ouch
indigo coral
yikes
charred ruin
so every time i bend my thumb it hurts like hell
indigo coral
if I ever need to take the motor out for anything, that's gonna be a nightmare.
Has to come out the bottom.
normal temple
Very fun
indigo coral
So let's just hope that never happens! XD
raven owl
lol
normal temple
Bucket supercharger, patent pending
charred ruin
Inb4 they all get nicked by cartels
eager kite
gonna be hard to steal