Am finally getting a dashcam. Thankfully.
#cars
indigo coral
rotund matrix
trail matrix
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stoic ledge
Oof nice!
rugged flicker
Thanks
pallid sky
@normal temple Yeah, I just sold them because they were spec'd for a 335i
The new set is coming on wednesday
(same wheels, just proper spec for m3)
frank lagoon
I have steelies on my car.
And Walmart tires. I don't feel special in my hoopty 😂
I want to pick up an old e30 or similar to clean up and rebuild
stoic ledge
Walmart tires
Ohno
frank lagoon
I know, it's scary. Not for anything fast though. Mostly local commuting
My old z31. Wish I still had it
frank lagoon
Yup. And I gave it away for free because I was moving and couldn't take it with me 😢
stoic ledge
Oof :/
frank lagoon
Yeah. I haven't been able to find anything similar now either
frank lagoon
I ended up selling that mustang in the back too for 800 bucks
Had a top end knock and didn't have the time or knowledge to fix it
fair bronze
Man that sucks
frank lagoon
Yeah, needed money for a down payment on a new car
Now I'm rolling in an 07 Grand Marquis 😅
fair bronze
Should've gone to Big Bill Hell's
If you can piss 6 feet straight in the air, you get no down payment
fair bronze
You've probably seen that one anyway
frank lagoon
I don't think I could pull that off
frank lagoon
Yeah
It's a great comfortable car with a good amount of power and cheap parts
Except it blew out a spark plug so I had to re-tap the head.
frank lagoon
But it has a nice 4.6L v8
fair bronze
I always loved the sound that engine makes
frank lagoon
And fits both our full size car seats in the back with my seat all the way back
I want to get a catback on it and a CAI. Apparently with those two and mail order tune, it gains about 25-30rwhp
fair bronze
Not too shabby
frank lagoon
Do that and new gearing in the diff, it'll be quick from the start
I've abused the hell out of the car though, it's gone through so much.
The hood makes a great work bench 😂
stoic ledge
Oof I like those Panther cars
frank lagoon
I'm probably going to try and get another one that's in better shape and mod it
Turn it into a sleeper.
flint aurora
wheat ether
wheat hatch
What a time to be alive.
fair bronze
@flint aurora Like what?
charred ruin
You could spend that on s dbrand skin or you coulde get a normal wrap for 1000-1500 bucks
carmine summit
or DIY it because there's like 2 edges on the whole thing, not like other cars
it would be so easy to wrap
indigo coral
I doubt it'll be that pointy in production
That's super illegal in terms of pedestrian safety and stuff
carmine summit
pedestrian safety regulations are dumb
indigo coral
still, they exist
carmine summit
if you hit someone at 20 mph or 100 mph they're dead either way, if you have pop up headlights or not
indigo coral
whether or not they're effective/good doesn't change that Tesla has to conform to them
also ppl can survive being hit at 20
dense shard
I'd say pedestrian safety is quite in important.
I'd rather have a chance at surviving someone's idiocy.
carmine summit
most of the time when pedestrians are hit here either a. someone was impared, b. someone was speeding, or c. the pedestrian jumped in front of them
not that it happens a lot
eager kite
there's very little on the cybertruck that would pose a pedestrian safety issue...
the massively blunt nose is evidence of that
fair bronze
Underground 2
flint aurora
@fair bronze I want a Mustang (and later a F150)
fair bronze
That's nice
night current
I need to get the original Most Wanted...
normal temple
Its getting colder aaaa
fathom socket
@fair bronze yes that's definitely it lol
Damn I miss having a ps2
To play that game
31 degrees dang man @normal temple
fathom socket
Snow D:
That's too early lol
I'm afraid to drive that rear wheel drive car I own
It's a hockey puck if it touches snow
normal temple
I still need to install my license plate LEDs
And taillight + turn signal LEDs once I figure out how to run resistors to them
Also thanks! @fair bronze
fair bronze
Oh those will look awesome too
normal temple
👍
normal temple
I'm tired of people swerving into me at night haha
fair bronze
Well there will always be idiots on the road
normal temple
Yup
fair bronze
But your lighting won't be at fault
normal temple
Its just a LIGHTFEST in my garage with them on
My phone has a lot of trouble with how bright they are lol
fair bronze
Still looks amazing from what I can see
normal temple
Aww thanks
fair bronze
Kinda reminds me of a synthwave wallpaper
fair bronze
Let's hope they will last
fair bronze
Neat
normal temple
Interior lights are also VERY bright haha
normal temple
Nice! They're nice cars, I'm just a bit too big for mine atm
normal temple
I need to floor mount my seat somehow
Cause I hit my head and hit my knee against the wheel with the seat as far back and as low as possible
normal temple
Yep
fair bronze
Long boi
fair bronze
They're small cars lol
normal temple
Yep
normal temple
At least my pikachu fits
fair bronze
I like the stock look personally
normal temple
Nah, I'm going OEM+
fair bronze
Nice
normal temple
Upgrading bits I replace whenever I can
fair bronze
They're getting quite rare
normal temple
Yeah
fair bronze
I like that
normal temple
My mom said it looked amazing back then when she got it new
fair bronze
Very nice
normal temple
😂
fair bronze
Definitely
normal temple
Recently got a much needed cupholder though, so nice to finally have one lol
fair bronze
We rarely use them here in the EU lol
normal temple
I use mine to just hold a cup when I go to a restaurant or like get boba or something
I rarely drink while driving
fair bronze
Same
indigo coral
why does Europe hate cupholders? 
eager kite
they don't drink as much soda as us Americans
don't need to hold 15 beverages at a time (1/2 being empty)
civic girder
Cup holders? Idk what those are, kek
My daily's cup holders are full of receipts and hold my phone while it's plugged into aux
And my other car literally does not have cup holders
tfw you think a Prius is a big car, and then you see an 80s American full-size
stoic ledge
I used my cupholders for the first time today since I own the car (3+ years now) 👀
And I because I received a free Coca Cola Zero sample at school xD
indigo coral
guess i'm a bad person for using mine then
civic girder
Lol
stoic ledge
Yes falcon
dense shard
Cup holders are convenient.
I'd rather have them and not need em... then need them and not have em.
civic girder
Wait till you drive an 80s car
civic girder
Shame, but hey more for me
dense shard
Nothing from the 80s really holds an attraction to me.
civic girder
Imo, 80s was the peak of the automotive industry
indigo coral
I like tech gimmicks and stuff (i'm not a real car person i guess), so I like newer cars
indigo coral
(heyy late 90s represent! xD)
dense shard
But 80s? The auto industry had barely gotten around to getting over new emissions.
indigo coral
1990 best automotive year ever cause Lexus was started 
dense shard
They had just learned to hide those hideous 5 mph bumers.
The Mustang made MAYBE 200 horses.
civic girder
I don't really like modern cars. A lot of the ones I've been in and driven have had such stupid design choices that I'd probably want to die if I actually owned one
dense shard
Love my 'rolla.
indigo coral
what ones have you been in/driven?
dense shard
Power, speed, comfort.
civic girder
I can't name all of the modern cars I've been in, there's been quite a few. I know for certain I've been in a Nissan Altima, 2018 I think, a 2015 Ford Fusion, a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica (gas only and hybird models), 2013 Civic, a fairly recent Infiniti SUV, a 2018 RAV 4 hybrid, and a Kia Stinger
indigo coral
ok because i'm totally a fanboy what did you dislike about the Stinger?
stoic ledge
Stinger!
indigo coral
nissan/infinity makes outdated junk so that makes sense
stoic ledge
Everybody knows Opel makes the best cars 🙃
indigo coral
> 
civic girder
To be fair, I did not drive the Stinger; I was riding in the back seat.
I was not a big fan of the interior. It was too much leather, and wasn't comfortable at all. The ride was decent, and it was pretty quick; but I also don't care for fast cars
indigo coral
So I sat in the front of the Stinger at a car show, my biggest pet peeve was that it just felt too big/open
(that and the steering wheel material is kind of nasty)
civic girder
I actually felt that it was too small
indigo coral
the Genesis G70 felt much nicer inside
I'm talking front seat
they both don't have huge back seats
civic girder
The interior makes the Stinger feel like a compact sedan to me
indigo coral
doug demuro said they've got the same quality interiors, but I think the Genesis is better. Just my perception I guess, he's the professional lol..
civic girder
Oh, I've also been in a 2015 BMW 3 series diesel
indigo coral
also the center stack on the g70 is a lot nicer looking
fair bronze
Quirks and features...
civic girder
I think the RAV4 was probably the best of all of the modern cars I've been in. The least aids interior and the least questionable design
indigo coral
I liked the Model 3, aside from it jsut feeling sterile
to drive
interior on the 3 is quite nice imo, but its certainly polarizing (yes I know mk you hate it)
fair bronze
I've been in the RAV4 and honestly it didn't really impress me
Not bad but nothing outstanding
indigo coral
the RC F is feels really nice to sit in
idk I like the cockpit type design, over a more open one
I'm weird!
xD
civic girder
The RAV4 didn't impress me either. It was just the car that gave me the least cancer
fair bronze
Yeah I get that
indigo coral
but it almost feels like some cars feel better/more natural than others to me
idk if thats the same for anyone else
I'm a bit insane though so
fair bronze
The headrests felt like they were made out of stone
civic girder
Ngl, even my 09 Prius has some cancerous design elements.
stoic ledge
some
The entire exterior
civic girder
Such as the entire center console being a shitty touchscreen
fair bronze
At least it still has buttons and dials
civic girder
Which is probably my biggest pet peev of my Prius
sturdy rover
my 01 camry is pretty normal
fair bronze
It's a Camry
indigo coral
imo there's a big difference between a touchscreen, and a GOOD touchscreen. centering lots of stuff on touchscreens can be more acceptable imo if its an actually good one
sturdy rover
I put a cheap chinese touch screen in it but it's pretty normal
indigo coral
but if its a crap system (Chrysler Uconnect) then its really annoying to deal with
fair bronze
Most car manufacturers can't seem to figure out how to make a good infotainment system
civic girder
But holy shit, my RX-7 feels so natural. It's so simple. I can press every button and turn every knob without looking away from the road. And it looks so clean because it's so simplistic
@fair bronze Tru dat
indigo coral
the good ones that come to mind are Tesla, Sync3 is decent, UVO is okay, the Volvo one is a bit confusing but decent
fair bronze
@civic girder I absolutely love that analog feel
civic girder
Oh yea
indigo coral
Remote Touch is decent imo, if a bit clunky
fair bronze
Nothing to distract you
dense shard
I just want touch screen to be radio/nav only
fair bronze
^
stoic ledge
^^
dense shard
Adding HVAC is not ideal
fair bronze
Unnecessary
civic girder
fair bronze
oof
sturdy rover
oof
indigo coral
god that's dreadful
sturdy rover
maybe vacuum a bit
stoic ledge
GM's recent system is also quite decent, idk what it's called in the US
civic girder
It's beautiful.
indigo coral
uhh... I disagree but you do you! xD
civic girder
I love that interior
fair bronze
It's charming
civic girder
It's so perfect
sturdy rover
change out the floor mats at least
civic girder
I'm too poor for new floor mats, lmao
sturdy rover
they can't be that expensive
civic girder
And I do vacuum it like once a week, lol
fair bronze
Man spent all his money on gas with that car
stoic ledge
it looks like it all made of plastic
It is xD
sturdy rover
my neighbor threw in some heavy duty rubber floor mats before he sold this camry to me
civic girder
A pair of floor mats are $75
sturdy rover
been real nice
indigo coral
thats something our taurus does better, the interior looks more upscale. the Explorer is decent quality but looks cheap beacuse its completely lacking dash styling lol
civic girder
You know what's sad tho, my RX-7's interior looks better than my dad's Ford Fusion
civic girder
God, that Fusion pisses me off to
sturdy rover
the other day I spilled some red juice substance on the floor and all I had to do is hose it down when I got home
civic girder
2015
viral matrix
civic girder
Neither look that great, imo
sturdy rover
lots of plastic
civic girder
Too busy
indigo coral
the taurus is most all soft touch stuff
civic girder
Plastic is fine, it's just such a mess
indigo coral
really? I find them a bit plain in some parts
sturdy rover
they're trying to be too business
civic girder
Part of my problem with newer cars is that they have so much random features, and everything has a button
indigo coral
I'm curious, what do you tink of this?
indigo coral
whot
civic girder
There's so much going on there
sturdy rover
aren't chryslers terrible quality?
stoic ledge
G70 is nice, but they should use the bigger screen
sturdy rover
same thing
sturdy rover
lmao i know
indigo coral
it's actually quite nice materials inside
sturdy rover
they have kind of similar logos
sturdy rover
i get them mixed up from a distance
indigo coral
I might end up getting a GV70 in a few years if its any good
sturdy rover
I just want my camry to run forever
indigo coral
(and once it depreciates a bit)
sturdy rover
is that too much to ask?
civic girder
I think modern Chryslers are actually decent
indigo coral
my car will probably run until the day I die (with maybe some trans work in there)
stoic ledge
GV70 is the oncoming SUV/cross-over?
indigo coral
my biggest issue w/ g70 is that its not practical enough
back seats are fairly small and the trunk is only 10 cubic feet
sturdy rover
Do you think it would be smart to get an electric car in this day and age?
indigo coral
interior is nice and performance is great
I'd get a Model 3 if it had some select options
that they'll never add lul
civic girder
The new Pacifica is actually a nice car. However, the shift knob is probably one of the worst possible design choices any company has ever made. Chrysler made a better choice putting a turbine in a car than they did putting a knob for the shifter
And that is why I wouldn't own a modern Chrysler
indigo coral
well knob shifters are fine but they put it right next to volume
if its somewhere else its all good
civic girder
there's absolutely no feel in the shifter
I've almost hit things in parking lots and in traffic because I've missed the gear I'm looking for
indigo coral
knobs/buttons frees up the center - why would you need "feel" in an automatic shifter...? You only use it to go park/drive
civic girder
I also hate the automatic engine shutoff
indigo coral
i think everyone hates that
stoic ledge
Just use a stick xD
civic girder
You need feel in a shifter so you know what it's doing without looking down at it
stoic ledge
Mine should have auto shutoff.... but it doesn't
indigo coral
they click when you turn them
civic girder
no no no
indigo coral
and stuff
sturdy rover
mine needs new tires
civic girder
They "click" but its so subtle you can't even tell
sturdy rover
but i'm too cheap
indigo coral
meh, i don't mind them
civic girder
and the knob spins so easily that it makes it even worse
civic girder
Nah, I'm talking about a brand new Pacifica Hybrid with less than 200 miles on it
civic girder
the Fusion has a lever
which has great feel
imo it's the best part of the whole car
indigo coral
oh ok well our rental had a rotary dial to shift lol
indigo coral
my dad hated it, I didn't mind tit too much
civic girder
idk how you can stand it
sturdy rover
are we talking about manual cars?
indigo coral
no
the shifters where you turn them instead of moving al ever
to go park/neutral/drive
sturdy rover
right
stoic ledge
Doesn't Ford have a rotary shifter too?
indigo coral
eys
sturdy rover
I don't see why it matters that much
civic girder
when did ford get a shift knob?
indigo coral
2016 iirc
maybe earlier on some models?
the Lincolns have buttons
don't even have a rotary thing
civic girder
ah, so the facelift after my dad's year
indigo coral
just buttons next to the infotainment
stoic ledge
Something like that, some models did and some didn't xD
civic girder
Buttons are fine, actually
sturdy rover
just buy an older car that has a shift lever
stoic ledge
just buy a manual
sturdy rover
that too
civic girder
My RX-7 is a manual
indigo coral
i don't like the steering wheel shifter on the model 3
civic girder
it's great
indigo coral
should have just been dash buttons or something
civic girder
what
indigo coral
its in place of the wiper stalk
stoic ledge
Model 3 should have many more buttons
civic girder
the Model 3 has a column?
stoic ledge
But buttons are expensive
sturdy rover
oh yeah, my brother has a chevy impala and he has the shifter on the steering wheel, I don't know why but I really don't like it there
indigo coral
just poke it down once to go drive, twice for autopilot
civic girder
oh god, columns are god awful
stoic ledge
Tesla shifter is basically a windscreen wiper stalk
indigo coral
you don't have to like pull it forward or anything, its not an old chevy, but you have to pop it down to go
civic girder
yikes
stoic ledge
But then used for shifting
civic girder
that's pretty awful
stoic ledge
Mercedes uses a similar system fyi
civic girder
remind me to never get a Tesla
civic girder
and remind me never to get a Merc
indigo coral
mercedes is a sh*t company anyways
sturdy rover
oof
indigo coral
i think a modern lexus would make you want to die as well eastman
civic girder
I also really hate those touch screens that stick up out of the dash vs the screens integrated into the console
civic girder
I've driven a 2010 Lexus HS250h
indigo coral
with remote mouse?
stoic ledge
HS?
sturdy rover
I heard lexus be described as a cheap luxery brand
stoic ledge
Lol wtf, never seen that one before
civic girder
everything but the mouse is fine
indigo coral
(and some of the new ones are FINALLY getting touchscreens instead)
civic girder
and how you have to have the screen up to see what you're doing
but with the screen down, the HS is lovely
indigo coral
the new one is a trackpad like a laptop
its a lot better than the little mouse thingy
but not fantastic
indigo coral
thing is there's loads of climate buttons and stuff that arent in the infotainment so its really not that bad
indigo coral
it's a shame they killed the CT200h
stoic ledge
Never seen the HS before
civic girder
they are unicorns
indigo coral
(Id have bought the shit out of a CT200h hot hatch)
i literally park next to one at school lmao
civic girder
the HS is rare, hardly any were sold in the US
indigo coral
theyre fairly common here
civic girder
there's a reason the HS died within 3 years
indigo coral
should've wedged a small V6 w/ 350hp in the Lexus CT 
indigo coral
that would be hilarious and amazing
civic girder
Like, looking at the HS objectively, it's basically an upscale Camry Hybrid that's the size of a Corolla
indigo coral
its a fancy prius sedan
civic girder
and that's why it failed
Prius is a sedan
it just looks suspiciously like a hatch
but yea, HS is basically a "luxury Prius"
stoic ledge
Although the CT200h based on the Auris, which in Japan (Blade) was available with the 3.5 V6
civic girder
it failed because people just bought Camry Hybrids instead
civic girder
Golf is a meme these days
stoic ledge
Oof, still FWD tho
civic girder
FWD is fine, you just have to set it up and drive it correctly
stoic ledge
280hp with a FWD 3.5 V6 in a hatchback...
indigo coral
the CT was just a Lexus Prius though, do they'd have never done that
civic girder
The CT was a little more upscale than what the HS was
it was a bit more "Lexus-ified"
the HS literally makes all the same beeps and noises as my Prius
indigo coral
I always thought the CT was nice looking
civic girder
Modern Toyotas are really the only modern cars I could stand to own
maybe Subaru too
stoic ledge
HS looks interesting, but as a compact sedan nobody would have bought one over here
stoic ledge
A total of 20k units sold in the US...
civic girder
yep
dense shard
At this point I'll accept the 201 horsepower out of a 2.5.
The torque alone will compensate.
stoic ledge
200hp out of a N/A 2.5 isn't bad
dense shard
That is what Toyota is doing.
For the Camry at any rate. Should fit considering it's all TNGA.
stoic ledge
Biggest N/A Toyota engine we can get is the 2.0 VVTI in the RAV-4 (175hp iirc)
Camry as a Hybrid only
Which is already quite something, since the Camry wasn't sold here for 15 years
dense shard
wild. I think the US has a 2.5 for the RAV4
indigo coral
biggest toyota engine we can get is their V8 in the big lexuses/land cruiser
not counting lfa v10
stoic ledge
Lexus with the 5.0 V8 in the LC, but no Toyota
The Land Cruisers we have here are the smaller Prado ones, only with a diesel iirc
indigo coral
yikes
dense shard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7SP0_Vt-8 This is pretty cool.
dense shard
That's the lower trim as well.
stoic ledge
Fun fact: the M8 starts at 240k USD
dense shard
Not asking for stop and go traffic. here.
yes
No plans on stopping... but for highway cruising this would be great.
indigo coral
i doubt it would work w/o being able to come to a stop/shift gears/have full control
just from a safety standpoint
dense shard
I mean I already have 90% of the stuff there.
Lane keep assist, radar cruise control.
stoic ledge
you have to put in the clutch to stop in a manual yes?
Not really, but if you don't it will stall xD
indigo coral
you can do radar cruise in a manual? wtf?
stoic ledge
^ why not xD
dense shard
It won't do stop and go traffic, but over 30 mph, it's fine.
indigo coral
cause you can't slow down very much before the car breaks
???
and rpms get too low isnt that how that works?
dense shard
I only use cruise control on the interstate.
And speeds almost never drop below 50.
Heavy traffic eve at speed is no cruise for me.
indigo coral
isn't that kind of the point of adaptive cruise though? being able to let it man the pedals even in traffic?
stoic ledge
It will brake hard + beep if you go under a certain speed in a certain gear
dense shard
I don't think anyone has invested into a self shifting manual.
indigo coral
or just get an automatic :D
stoic ledge
- probably disengage under a certain speed, idk, never experienced that
dense shard
I've found you can up shift/downshift just fine.
Yeah, below a certain speed it turns off.
But seriously. This is for highway cruising only.
It won't do stop/go traffic.
stoic ledge
^ that
indigo coral
my stupid car disengages it if it drops below 25
no idea why
it thinks its stopping idk
dense shard
Because there's no point to cruise at 25.
stoic ledge
Your car disengages? 👀
stoic ledge
Ah xD
dense shard
👀 yours doesn't?
stoic ledge
> having CC
indigo coral
i use cruise fairly often
indigo coral
mines dumb cruise control but its decent
stoic ledge
Well my trim should have CC... But Opele decided that in my production run CC + LPG couldn't go together. It could a couple of months before mine was build, and 1 month after
indigo coral
thuogh autopilot would be amazing in traffic 👀
cause going real slow like that its easy for the car
most modern cars can mostly handle themselves in stop and go anyways
keep it in the lines and dont hit the guy in front , easy
stoic ledge
Yeah true
Oof the new Corsa is quite well equipped for a small car 👀
- Traffic sign recognition
- Auto emergency braking
- Active lane keeping assist
- LED headlights
And for €499, you get ACC (with stop&go for the automatic), and for €899 you get matrix headlights 👀
Not too shabby
civic girder
I'm always afraid the dude behind me is going to hit me
stoic ledge
^ same
civic girder
they always stop so late and aggressively
It scares me even more in the mazda, cause I care about it more
stoic ledge
I always put my hazards on when getting in to traffic jam, and I still see people approaching with high speeds in my rear view mirror 👀
Yesterday an accident happend 3 cars behind me
dense shard
I pump the brakes.
civic girder
when I have to brake aggressively I prefer to slap my hazards on, but that's not always possible in some situations
dense shard
A habit I learned in Japan.
civic girder
I do that a lot actually
civic girder
I like to quickly pump brakes, kind of like flashing brights, but in a different way/context
I also brake way early.
stoic ledge
I do now that if I make an emergency stop, both the hazards and my brake lights start flashing
dense shard
Braking early also yes.
stoic ledge
^ same
civic girder
I learned that habit more so from my Mazda
I got too used to the Prius' good brakes and ABS
stoic ledge
I never understand people going in hot when they can see a traffic jam ahead
dense shard
...
civic girder
then shit 80s technology, warped brakes, and no ABS......I brake super duper early
dense shard
I wish I had a snarky replay.
But I honestly have no clue why people go in hot... and it terrifies me as a passenger and as a bystander.
civic girder
I always hate that.
Why are you flooring it? There's a light that just turned red 50 feet away
stoic ledge
dense shard
'merica
civic girder
I also almost got run off the road today. I was trying to change lanes, had my signal on for quite a while. There was no one in the lane, so I started merging. Then a Volvo appeared out of thin air
dense shard
I've come to the conclusion everyone just wants to poop. So I let em pass.
stoic ledge
I also got brake checked today by I Mercedes 🎊 So I avoided him by going to the right and overtaking him there (not really my intention, but I didn't really have a choice...) and he starts flashing his lights at me
Like wtf
dense shard
Maybe you were on fire?
civic girder
the driver gave me a weird look, and I was like "bruh, I'm not the one diving lanes.....you should've seen my signal on for the last half mile"
dense shard
I've given up on honking.
civic girder
I forget to honk in all the situations where I should honk
dense shard
At that point I have both hands on the wheel getting ready for a stupid maneuver from the other driver.
stoic ledge
Some people say I honk too much 
But I only honk when somebody brakes the law and/or does something in which I have to react otherwise we'd have an accident...
Many people can't drive, it's crazy
civic girder
Like when I got cutoff by an SUV diving across 3 lanes of traffic onto an exit-ramp full of stopped traffic.
I had just cleared the point where you can turn off onto the exit-ramp, and I was going straight; then that SUV just dives straight in front of me while I'm at full throttle and brakes super hard because the exit-ramp is completely stopped.
He's lucky I was in first gear, because when I left off the throttle the engine brake slowed me down enough.
All I did was flash brights because I couldn't think to honk at the time
dense shard
I just gesture.
You know the palm facing you, sweep away from you a bit?
Like an angry Italian man.
civic girder
And then two weeks later a Mustang did the same thing, except the exit-ramp wasn't stopped and I was in no danger
dense shard
Stereotype all you want.
But the Italian anger gesture conveys emotion so wonderfully.
civic girder
it was at night, so they wouldn't have seen me do anything
civic girder
lmao
dense shard
Sort of a joke, sort of not.
Then angriest people drive the worst, and are the fastest to take offense.
stoic ledge
Quality actions like this tho 👌
civic girder
I hate that too
or when you get over to pass someone that's going like 20 below the limit and then they speed up and go 30 over
so you get back over
and then they slow down again
stoic ledge
^ had that too today xD
Ford EcoSport going slow, i overtake him, he blasts pass me and then slows down again
civic girder
Though by far my biggest peevs are late braking, diving lanes, no turn signals, texting and driving, and obviously illegal maneuvers
stoic ledge
Yes yes yes yes, I agree on all
I drive faster on the highway, but otherwise I always obey the law
civic girder
I got into an accident due to late braking about a month ago, actually
a really fucky intersection with bad traffic and someone stopping too suddenly
stoic ledge
Oof rip
eager kite
indigo coral
yikes
stoic ledge
I got rear-ended on a roundabout over a year back
civic girder
I hate roundabouts
eager kite
damn, imagine Tesla being half a year ahead of schedule for once lol
stoic ledge
^ impossible
civic girder
people here tear through roundabouts at high speed. Makes it damn near impossible to enter unless there's no traffic
stoic ledge
But well roundabouts aren't bad... Except if they are double lanes like in Belgium (but they are different from those in the US)
civic girder
here all we have are yield signs
stoic ledge
US has like lanes which decide what exit you have to take iirc
indigo coral
how high of speed???
stoic ledge
(on larger roundabouts)
civic girder
you yield to traffic that is already on the circle
stoic ledge
Yeah that's normal for a roundabout xD
civic girder
and the middle of the circle has trees and shit, so you can't even see all the traffic on it or entering it
@indigo coral at least 30mph
civic girder
I saw a jeep damn near about to flip on the roundabout he was going so fast
and then when I finally entered, by the time I leave (second exit) there's like 8 cars behind me
stoic ledge
civic girder
driver not paying attention, and the good driver getting cutoff by an idiot pedastrian
stoic ledge
Yeah it sucked... But on the other hand: the rear bumper didn't 100% fit on the left, now this new bumper does. So I should almost thank him xD
civic girder
my loaner was my broken RX-7
stoic ledge
You rear-ended somebody?
civic girder
because the day after the accident the fuel pump died again
Yes. They stopped suddenly
stoic ledge
Sad :(
stoic ledge
xD
charred ruin
Ive driven straight over so many roundabouts in the nearby city because theyre so unnecessary where they are
civic girder
so I gave it the finger and now I take the fun twisty road as an alternate route
dense shard
Wait
charred ruin
Theres like 6 of rhen in half a mile
dense shard
You ran THROUGH a roundabout?
civic girder
I've seen it happen once
stoic ledge
@civic girder good choice xD
dense shard
On purpose?
charred ruin
I fo it on purpose
dense shard
Why!?
stoic ledge
^
civic girder
The guy only did it because the roundabout was icy and he would have slammed into a truck that had already slid and crashed
charred ruin
Because theyre on empty streets and theres 6 of them
civic girder
that's highly illegal bruh
charred ruin
They literally built them for storefronts thag were never built
dense shard
That's not the issue
I'm assuming these aren't the kinds with a raised center bit...
civic girder
@stoic ledge yea, that intersection has two stoplights within 50feet of each other. They're never synced together, and people like to live dangerously. So I had no time to react as I was stuck in traffic and couldn't see past the Ford EcoSport in front of me; hit them at about 6mph
charred ruin
Not really its like a slight bumplike maybe 3 inches
And theyre angled downwards so its jusg like a little bump
civic girder
that's still sketch
dense shard
That's still illegal
civic girder
shouldn't do it no matter how "unnecessary" they are
I stop at every god damn stop sign, no matter how many people are honking at me from behind
charred ruin
I dont care if there was a cop id go around them but in the 6 years since theyve built them ive never seen one
civic girder
bruh.
charred ruin
And i used to deive rhrough there twice a day in college
stoic ledge
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the US there are also intersections where all roads have a stop sign? And then whoever got there first gets to go? Those are just weird imho xD
charred ruin
Stop first go first
stoic ledge
But what if multiple cars come from one direction? You just let one car go, then you go and then the other cars can go?
civic girder
@stoic ledge
They can be sketch. People like to get greedy at 4 ways
charred ruin
A 4 way stop is a 4 way stop
Youre not allowed to go because tbe gug ahead of you stopped
civic girder
4 ways are confusing if you don't know how they work
civic girder
I've had people go at 4 ways when it's my turn because, apparently cars with manual transmission just start moving forward when you left off the gas
dense shard
I just go when it's my turn.
Though I do stare down people slowly creeping through a stop sign. That's no bueno.
civic girder
So by the time I've put the car in gear and start to move, a dude got greedy and dives left in front of me
Like, bruh
stoic ledge
Just as a foreigner the 4 way stop is confusing xD
civic girder
I'll flash my brights if I want you to go
If I don't flash, then fuck off and wait your turn
stoic ledge
Yes
civic girder
That's how it's supposed to work
dense shard
Had that happen yesterday.
Had someone try to wave me through... their tinted af window.
stoic ledge
Over here, we have traffic coming from the right has right of way
civic girder
But then they're just like, "well you weren't going..."
And I'm just like "believe it or not it takes a couple of seconds to put a car in gear and start moving without stalling"
civic girder
I hate that. Don't wave me through when it's fucking night time
stoic ledge
That's why you keep it in gear 😉 Idk, never had that issue
dense shard
Apparently doing a rolling stop in a blind intersection is normal.
I could hear her yell through my closed windows.
I think I delayed her from her destination by a grand total of .5 seconds... since she turned off at the first business.
civic girder
Blind intersection is the one place you should definitely be stopping, if nowhere else
dense shard
Tell that to karen.
stoic ledge
xD
dense shard
Seriously.
civic girder
Lmao
stoic ledge
I misjudged an intersection once tho 😮
https://youtu.be/929AGkSjVA4
Stopped in time xD
stoic ledge
I didn't see him indicating
dense shard
Reminds me... I need to edit a few videos and get em up.
stoic ledge
I expected him to give way to the Seat to the left of me, who was giving way to me
But the Skoda was turning right, so he didn't have to give way 😅
civic girder
turn signals exist
but I swear to god some people don't know what the weird orange flashing lights that some cars have are
stoic ledge
Except on the highway, then they use them as "I need to go their and you will give way to me" lights xD
civic girder
nah
remember that SUV that dived 3 lanes to cut me off?
he wasn't using his signal
stoic ledge
Classic
Why are the rear indicators red in the US, and often take out the brake lights?
Braking + having the hazards on... You can only see the guy is braking by the 3rd break light
It's just confusing xD
civic girder
welcome to america
also, some cars have enough lights that you can have signals/hazards and not impede brake lights; but they're still red
stoic ledge
Yeah true, but some cars don't xD
civic girder
for sure
Most cars that are like that are domestics
imports rarely ever have red signals
stoic ledge
It's like, a set amount of light has to be seen on the first flash of the indicator, but turning off 2/3 of your brake lights is fine
Well depends, I know USDM BMWs use the red indicators
(maybe not all of them, idk)
(also not the EU build BMWs, but the ones built in America)
charred ruin
Most of the time the blinker is a separate bulb than the brake light
stoic ledge
I've seen them too where they use the same bulbs
Also: > having different indicator colors on the front and back xD
fair bronze
oof
indigo coral
yeah mk is chatty
fair bronze
Y'all have been busy conversating here
civic girder
lol
civic girder
lol
stoic ledge
I just .. like talking about cars (:
distant coyote
Dutch dashcam footage, thats rare
stoic ledge
- Be Dutch
- Have a dashcam
Ez xD
flint aurora
I have some German Dashcam footage
distant coyote
Yeah, but dashcams arent that common as far as I knoe
fair bronze
Talking about cars is great fun
civic girder
I need to get dashcams
fair bronze
(most of the time anyway)
stoic ledge
I highly recommend getting a dashcam
sick lance
My car!! 😍
dense shard
nice GTI?
sick lance
Couple months ago, why?
dense shard
damn, you gotta go do some photoshooting.
c'mon man. Show off your car in its full glory.
lol
sick lance
Lul
dense shard
no seriously. Taking nice pictures is almost therapeutic.
sick lance
I don’t have a camera high quality enough. I want to get a picture of those mean DRLS at night but my phone won’t pick it up
dense shard
I just use my Galaxy S10.
indigo coral
I need to get pics of my dad's car
sick lance
This was the sad but happy day that I traded in my car on the left for my r
Sorry lol
On the right for the one in the left
dense shard
ohhhh a 2 door
sick lance
No no I got my@left and rights mixed up. I traded the one on the right
sick lance
You can see my little happy accident on the front fender on the right one
sick lance
The front, yes.
I bought it used for 6500$ cause it had some things wrong with it. Put about 2 grand into it and worked like a charm then started having problems, and I traded it in before it got catastrophic. Dealership had no idea it had tons of things wrong with it and gave me a trade in value of 12,300
sick lance
Yeah man. The floor was just a solid block of ice, it was coming through my firewall, the engine was so messed, just clicked and clanked all along, the transmission was slipping. It was a mess.
dense shard
almost considered a GTI tbh.
sick lance
They’re wonderful cars, they will push through any snow with good winters or studs
And fun too
I love my 4motion in my R though
dense shard
Well budget and reliability concerns kept me back.
sick lance
Yeah, reliability wise they’re not terrible. But they are definitely expensive cars. Especially seeing is you have to put 91RON+ in them
This is what I’m most excited about though tbh.
flint sable
Spotted in the used section at a ford dealer
flint sable
I’m surprised
Taycan beat model S performance in quarter mile
My dad has always had a soft spot for Porsches, relatively affordable compared to Ferrari, Lamborghini and other super car manufacturers, used of course
eager kite
are you referring to the top gear model s vs taycan race?
cause that thing was staged as hell
good entertainment, bad factual reporting
eager kite
flint sable
Wow, another way new top gear is worse than the last
eager kite
ehh, top gear has never had a good relationship with Tesla
but yea their results are pretty sketch
considering that normal people at drag strips can get 10.5 1/4 mile in their 2019 Model S, and a 0-60 under 2.5s
dense shard
Different temps, tires, and drivers can skew the results quite a bit.
Half a second either way is negligible to the average driver.
They're both stupid fast, and overly expensive.
eager kite
that wouldn't change the results by half a second...
and their times are better explained when we see that they put the car into range mode, and didn't have it in launch mode, and didn't have it in warp mode...
heady ridge
so this is the top end of my mums car getting a head gasket replacment
and its not just any replacment that one is worth 3k because it has auto gas
cedar hamlet
civic spoke
I'm sitting by the side of the road. :)
stoic ledge
What happend @civic spoke ?
civic spoke
stoic ledge
Oof that's a big YIKES from me
inland onyx
thats a really big oof
wheat hatch
Dayum, glad that nothing bad happened!
fair bronze
His glassbomb went off
unreal terrace
fair bronze
dry fern
LADAAAAAAAAAA
fair apex
Should i buy it? Mazdaspeed 3 2007 with 150k KMs, Stage 1 turbo kit for 1500$. (Rockers are rusted out, horn dosent work)
unreal terrace
viral matrix
Not an expert, but I think it's not supposed to be used like that
indigo coral
Lol
jagged coyote
mine doesn't have a cap, it's integrated in the door
i did forget to close and recap tho on my other car
the one who has a broken cord on the cap, glad i didn't lose it
indigo coral
does it run w/o the cap on at all?
jagged coyote
idk, never tried
swift marsh
desert glen
My car has a spot for a glow plug light
civic girder
not all diesels have glow plugs
some use a heater in the intake manifold to heat the air before it enters any cylinders vs heating air in each cylinder individually
👌
gotta love burning oil
fair bronze
civic girder
lmao
wheat hatch
lmao
fair bronze
RIP Insignia
dense shard
Nah, apparently it will live on.
It's just Buick shifting more towards crossovers. Opel will keep selling it... for now.
fair bronze
It's not really a bestseller sadly
dense shard
After a point, you gotta move on and aim for profit.
fair bronze
Of course, it's still a business
stoic ledge
GM discontinued it in the US because Opel/PSA has the rights of the Insignia... So GM has to pay for every single Regal they sell
dense shard
Sure, but it's also the lack of sales.
The Regal was going to be phased out regardless. Only reason it stuck around so long was probably because it was built in Europe.
stoic ledge
Yes, but that combined with what they have to pay Opel, it's not worth it
dense shard
Remember. The rest of GM's car plants have been shut down... or will be very soon.
indigo coral
noooo the tourX is actually decent
dense shard
Doesn't matter how decent a car is if it can't make a profit.
stoic ledge
The US ones were built in China probably?
fair bronze
I like nice sedans/wagons, too bad barely anyone buys them anymore
dense shard
The US regals were Euro sourced.
dense shard
The Enclave is the only US product sourced from China.
Or was. I don't remember if GM moved production to the US post Trump tariffs.
indigo coral
honestly. I don't care where the car is built if its decent quality
stoic ledge
Yeah something like that, can't remember exactly
dense shard
I prefer my cars built locally or in Japan.
stoic ledge
honestly. I don't care where the car is built if its decent quality
True... Even people complaining about the 5 door Corsa being of lower quality since it's built in Spain vs the 3 door Corsa built in Germany
Exact same car, exact same parts, exact same production line... Only built by different people
fair bronze
It can never be as bad as the UK in the 70s
dense shard
It's amazing how far you can get by actually putting care into a product.
stoic ledge
Yes
But many Japanese cars of the previous decades were extremely boring xD Also really didn't look that good..
Currenct Japanese cars, especially Toyota and Mazda, have been great tho
fair bronze
Toyota is really stepping up their game
stoic ledge
my car can probably fit in the back if that GMC
bold inlet
14 Honda Accord