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stoic ledge
bold inlet
17 Honda Pilot
fair bronze
That GMC is huuuuge
bold inlet
Iโve always wanted a truck
stoic ledge
Why 3 cars?
stoic ledge
Ah ok
tight cypress
fair bronze
Yeehaw
stoic ledge
Skiddy skiddy skid skid
fair bronze
Braaaap
fair bronze
What car
stoic ledge
Focus Sedan iirc
fair bronze
Those used to come with turbo diesels as well
hexed shore
(A firetruck is a car, so I guess it belongs here?) But the Arctic Firetruck video is about to be dethroned from its long-standing most viewed title on LTT. WE NEED TO KEEP IT AT #1 ๐
fair bronze
Ehm
stoic ledge
hexed shore
@pallid sky ^
pallid sky
pls no ping
hexed shore
ok, just keep ๐ in mind when you go to ๐
civic girder
80s baby
fair bronze
Love it
stoic ledge
Is that... An aux cassette tape ๐
fair bronze
That's one way
desert glen
I had an bluetooth cassette when I owned my v70
fair bronze
That's another way
stoic ledge
Bluetooth casette :lul:
desert glen
Much better quality than 3.5
fair bronze
What
Unless the one you had with a 3.5mm jack was crap and your bluetooth one isn't, I don't see how that's supposed to sound better
jagged coyote
yeah bcs the bluetooth one could sound even worse than a good 3.5mm one
interference and all
civic girder
aux cassette yes
because I got an early 90s radioo
didn't want one of those goofy blue or red LED modern ones
civic girder
Interesting
I've not had any issues with it, and it's the cheapest adapter I found at Walmart
lunar sail
Anyone have any idea how to replace the whole sound system in my car, need new front speakers and maybe(maybe....) a sub, my head can put out 100w, its pretty new, but idk if i can just solder new speakers onto the existing wires or if i need to redo the whole wiring. A sub might come later if i cant find some decent full range speakers that have a good bit of bass
jagged coyote
you can reuse the wires
lunar sail
@jagged coyote cheers, just thought i would check, i think that they max side i can get is 6.5" but finding some decent drivers that wont sound like dog shite might be hard
fathom socket
vestal latch
i'm so glad there's a car chat
this makes my day
horrible edit, but
dream car
Cadillac CTS-V Ute, spliced with the bed of a Holden Commodore VF, but also EV
Neither are built on the same platform (unfortunately) but both have shared a platform with the Chevrolet Camaro at some point in time
we gon clean this mom wagon soon....
indigo coral
...why does it have a giant pushbar/grille guard lol
fair bronze
Kangaroos
eager kite
functionality over looks ๐
vestal latch
it's a bull bar mate
indigo coral
fair enough.
I live in northwestern USA so its an unusual sight to be sure, aside from the ones on cop cars
indigo coral
(which, might I add, are fantastic for spotting cops from a distance)
vestal latch
ironically, urban cops here don't use bull bars
and i drive a car that cops use too
spotting them can be annoying but every time i see a bmw or a vf commodore with roof racks i get a heart attack thinking its a cop lmfao
indigo coral
Lol
here they mostly use Explorers and Tauruses
with a few other things
(State Patrol has Tahoe and Impala too)
fathom socket
Silver gray paint looks good in rain for some reason
indigo coral
oo nice
bold inlet
vestal latch
Just cleaned the Territoryโs
Yeehaw
Also spotted this โ91-โ96 Jaguar XJS V12 in my neighborhood, thatโs the original registration plate
eager kite
normal temple
BEEEEEAD
dense shard
Honda Just Changed the Game
Too bad I don't have the patience to listen to Scotty's rambling.
vestal latch
every manufacturer should have a full-size truck imo
I think Mitsubishi would be a very big contender
vestal latch
their Triton is a very decent truck, third most popular ute in australia
there's more than 4
vestal latch
Ford, Chevy/GMC, Toyota, Nissan, RAM
dense shard
At this point prices of trucks have become stupid. I'd rather have an affordable option instead of options that start well north of 20k.
vestal latch
5-6
dense shard
Chevy and GMC are functionally identical.
Practically if you don't count chrome and more leather.
vestal latch
Toyota Australia and Nissan Australia are currently investigating whether or not it would be economical to bring the Tundra and Titan to Australia through factory RHD
vestal latch
Our consumers need more V8 trucks that can actually tow, and not for the prices we have now
idk man RAM is making a killing down here
dense shard
The Tundra and Titan are NOT going to be cheap.
vestal latch
$80k for a 1500 Express is chump change for new car buyers
people spend $132k all the time on VDJ200R Saharas
dense shard
That's on them.
vestal latch
hell, there are PCOR Supertourers around that cost $85-$500,000
vestal latch
that's cheap as hell lmao
vestal latch
even AUD that's cheap as hell
a 3.5L V6 EcoBoost F-150 here is very expensive
cheaper to just get a 5.0
personally i just want a LWB F-100 from the late 70s
dense shard
not ecoboost.
Bog standard NA V6.
A pick up truck should be utility first. Sadly the US market has forgotten that.
vestal latch
regardless, i think Mitsubishi would benefit very well from a full size truck
RAM is dominating the Australian full size truck market but HSVs conversions of the Silverado 1500 next year will probably give them a huge contender
A factory RHD full size would immediately make an effect here as it did when we got the Brazilian F-250s
dense shard
Nissan is the last man standing for small affordable trucks.
If only by virtue of laziness and not updating their Frontier for 15 freaking years.
vestal latch
Y'all still get the D40 Navara (Frontier for yall) yeah?
vestal latch
we stopped getting the D40 a while back
dense shard
It's cheap, but old, but outdated as fuck.
vestal latch
because they introduced the D23 (NP300) here
vestal latch
one of the best mid-sized trucks on the planet imo
i like it more than the last gen hilux
dense shard
It's selling in the US.
But I'm pretty sure that's based largely on steep discounts the dealerships are handing down.
vestal latch
You know what y'all need? Not just more mid-sized offerings like the old D40 Navara/Frontier, but more utility-based (like you said) options.
Here, EVERY truck (besides the American imports, because they're all the middle-luxury trim dual cab 4x4s with moderately long wheelbases) has the option of a single cab on an open chassis, which is as utility as it can get
my fiance's father drives a 2018 Nissan Navara NP300
beautiful ute
they're due for a facelift next year already
dense shard
No more trucks.
I just want a nice good affordable car.
Half the US market is a truck/crossover. No more.
vestal latch
it's the same here
but trucks are nice anyway
as long as we can eliminate crossovers balance will be restored to the universe
dense shard
Right now the only people that will be laughing at me when gas goes to 5 dollars a gallon are Tesla and Prius owners.
indigo coral
@dense shard Saw a new corolla hatch in a really nice blue today
dense shard
I finally saw one today.
3rd hatchback that isn't mine since I bought my car... actually 4th.
More rare than I expected.
vestal latch
speaking of hatchbacks
there's a correctly badged Holden (Opel) Astra outside my house
dense shard
nice
vestal latch
it's sad that my car is technically a crossover
based on the Ford Falcon FG sedan platform
indigo coral
I've got one of the very first crossovers 
vestal latch
on god? give us a look
indigo coral
1999 Lexus RX 300 (first year, very early production)
vestal latch
early crossovers from ages ago are pretty aight
vestal latch
there are crossovers way older than that but lexus is always a plus
luxury toyota got me actin strange
indigo coral
its one of the first modern (ish) styled curvy ones
technically the old jeep cherokee and stuff was a crossover but its square
vestal latch
the xj?
indigo coral
think so
vestal latch
the patrician's choice of 4x4
fathom socket
http://prntscr.com/q6fbqu looks funny in the snow
vestal latch
Perfected
eager kite
sacred sable
ford ranger and f150 boys
stoic ledge
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we use roll cages
wheat hatch
Reminds me of this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIsWx5qbQs
vestal latch
american or spanish built?
because literally any pickup truck will fold like that if you go over gvm lmao
it happens to navaras, rangers, colorados, tritons, anything
stoic ledge
Idk xD
But no those have rust issues on the chassis, causing them to fold
Even without load
fathom socket
Note to self:
Dont try and skid out of a car wash with wet tires.
Your gonna have a bad time
stoic ledge
A semi-truck with 650hp, 2700Nm of torque and up to 720 kWh of battery capacity
eager kite
weak
It has to use hydrogen? 
ah, so there will be the battery electric and hydrogen versions
battery version gets 250 miles using 720kwh
the hydrogen can get up to 750 miles
stoic ledge
Yes there will be 2 versions
eager kite
hydrogen will be better in all aspects besides running cost
stoic ledge
Yes, but saving time on trips is also worth wile
Stopping every 2.5-3 hours to recharge for hours... that's expensive af
eager kite
yea, gotta go with a semi that has a much longer battery range than that
then you stop much less than this one that only does 250
They don't say what that range is with towing at what weight
I'd assume max
like, the 250 mile is with the maximum weighted trailer
stoic ledge
Yeah idk the exact specs et, and how it's measured ๐
eager kite
yea I was looking for them
stoic ledge
For local distribution, for in town, to supply grocery stores etc, they would be perfect
eager kite
yea for inner city/suburb distribution they would be good
stoic ledge
Curious to see the (lease) pricing
I did see 7 year/700k km is going to be their lease arrangement
eager kite
Damn, so, Model 3s can do 250kw charging, and they have a 75kwh pack...
Tesla basically said their semi will have around a 1 mwh pack
Does that mean it could do 3.33 MW charging 
stoic ledge
๐ค
eager kite
that would be one thiccc charger
eager kite
you would need 2 megapacks on site to power it 
eager kite
no reason you can't go even higher with the voltage ๐
stoic ledge
Yes but still
3.3 MW is one big boii wind turbine
https://en.wind-turbine-models.com/turbines/695-vestas-v126-3.3
eager kite
ehh, just put up some solar and wind nearby and ur good
stoic ledge
To charge 1 truck ๐
stoic ledge
Oof even more batteries
stoic ledge
That wind turbine only generates 3.3MW with wind speeds of 11m/s (40km/h or 25mph)
eager kite
Tesla is guaranteed $420 (revenue) for every 2 megapacks they drain
eager kite
well, that's dependent upon location in the US
there's a reason why the wind power is placed where it is
stoic ledge
That's only 2.4MW
eager kite
stoic ledge
Yes, but you'll need charging stations throughout the country
eager kite
north and midwest is where all the wind is at
yea, so you would install more solar in those areas
also, you could tap into the grid and just have a thicc transformer on site
and build out solar elsewhere and power the grid with that
stoic ledge
That's one big field of solar panels, just to recharge 1 Megapack
4 acres per MW
One field of 63*63 meter
stoic ledge
Oof
eager kite
but those r 2013 numbers
stoic ledge
I just asked Google for averages xD
eager kite
fun note, you could install 3 to 5 times more solar power than needed in existing developed parts of california than what they require
stoic ledge
Oof nice
eager kite
but yea, they just gotta throw some solar down on some businesses and in people's roofs and call it a day
eager kite
not a fan of the solar roof?
stoic ledge
But those in-roof systems are a fire hazard xD
stoic ledge
No, not really
eager kite
big think
ionic smelt
eager kite
Walmart dropped the suit
stoic ledge
Many reported solar panel fires were with in-roof systems
eager kite
I don't know about those in roof systems
stoic ledge
The last year, only in-roof systems caught fire in the Netherlands ๐
eager kite
who made them?
stoic ledge
https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sites/default/files/styles/liggend/public/content/images/2018/09/18/Vinkeveen.jpg?h=ff13c425&itok=o1VlJjOW
https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sites/default/files/styles/liggend/public/content/images/2018/09/18/Lemelerveld-.jpg?h=136a05a6&itok=m356Lwlq
https://images1.persgroep.net/rcs/Nb4WvDxYniB55jfB-_uh4CInKzc/diocontent/144091292/_fitwidth/694/?appId=21791a8992982cd8da851550a453bd7f&quality=0.9
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FHfYj5G1i3o/maxresdefault.jpg
They didn't list a specific brand
fair bronze
Roofs with solar panels are safer than normal roofs!
night current
๐ง
fair bronze
indigo coral
So the Nissan leaf with the solar spoiler is the safest car ever?! #logic
open loom
indigo coral
fair bronze
Solar panels on the spoiler make it go even faster
carmine summit
how long until we have production cars that are driving solar cells
like the whole body is a solar panel
fair bronze
They also didnโt have any budget for a designer anymore
civic girder
the solar panels tho
it's going to be expensive
maybe not $100k, but no less than $50k
fair bronze
There arenโt that many on that car
civic girder
still more than 0 solar panels
fair bronze
I have no idea what the price is going to be lol
fair bronze
Itโs definitely not going to be a bestseller
civic girder
even the Hyundai with solar panels isn't worth it
carmine summit
honestly just convert a Honda Civic CRX to an EV
be way cheaper
and cooler because 80s Honda
fair bronze
The CRX is getting expensive though
civic girder
though the Hyundai is probably like 34km a year or something stupid like that
don't ruin an 80s car with EV swap
fair bronze
^
carmine summit
There's a CRX that's been sitting at my local Ford dealership for like 4 years
at the back of their second lot
fair bronze
Get a first gen Insight for that instead
carmine summit
yeah save the Civic for a DOHC ITB 4 cylinder of some kind
150 ish hp and really light
civic girder
nah, you leave it stock motor and put ITB on it
carmine summit
twin cams and aluminum
civic girder
or, better yet, put a IDA carb on it and rock the succ succ noise
indigo coral
hey a model S ripoff
carmine summit
oh look another Chinese knockoff that looks good
civic girder
upcoming battery-powered coupe
has 4 doors
proven estuary
will probs be available on aliexpress tho
carmine summit
more like $600
outer otter
proven estuary
even if it was 600
civic girder
or just burn oil and not care
fair bronze
How dare you
carmine summit
I've seen that 240 before
indigo coral
can get a 1080ti for 80ยข on wish.com - but you get stupid shit like erasers or something in the mail lmao
proven estuary
buy a sicc 6.3 litre v12
outer otter
Wait really?
carmine summit
look at the roofline
outer otter
Omg
civic girder
it's one hell of a bodykit
civic girder
you should get your panels painted, lol
indigo coral
I low-key want a 300zx ๐ I see them about and they look quite nice
civic girder
I've got my dream car already. Last thing I need for my life to be complete is a rotary swapped truck built for towing use
outer otter
That panel was sticker bomb
carmine summit
why not a REPU?
outer otter
That's so badass
civic girder
you think I can find a REPU outside California that isn't rusted to fuck
indigo coral
I'll never understand why you would voluntarily put a rotary in anything
fair bronze
@civic girder You could get a Cybertruck and save the planet!
indigo coral
You'll spend the rest of your days fixing it
fair bronze
lol
outer otter
civic girder
Cybertruck still gonna cost 10x more upfront cost than a rotary truck, lmao
indigo coral
totally
outer otter
I'd so rotary swap that cybertruck
civic girder
get a loan
what drugs do you think I take.....
carmine summit
have you seen what that guy that works at Angel Motorsports just did to his REPU? he tried to blow up the big turbo 13B he had in it, the wastegate broke off the manifold and the engine was still alive. Rotaries are reliable
proven estuary
im thinking of going for this badboy
indigo coral
I'm just patiently waiting for 12k Stingers
proven estuary
civic girder
Rotaries are reliable if you take care of them. They'll still die before a piston engine, but they are quite reliable within their service life
fair bronze
Ooh new Mazda 3
proven estuary
i've seen it a few times around and it looks so damn good
fair bronze
I was at the Dutch launch event, it looks really nice in person
civic girder
Like, people call rotaries unreliable, but the engine has never given me a problem in my RX-7. The fuel system on the other hand...........
stoic ledge
@civic girder The price is in the pic ๐ โฌ25.500
civic girder
oh, lmao
fair bronze
I think it's mostly the RX-8 that gave rotaries the unreliable name
carmine summit
yeah the oil injectors were too small on the RX8
civic girder
and that was mainly because most people who bought them couldn't take care of them like they should be
fair bronze
I wonder if the dealers instructed them on that at all
civic girder
yea, the Renesis was redesigned, and it was slightly inferior (all in the name of emissions and economy)
they might not have, idk
carmine summit
my mom almost bought a Mazda Cosmo as her first car, but my grandpa wouldn't let her because rotary
civic girder
dude
carmine summit
the guy accidentally set it on fire the week after that
fair bronze
oof
civic girder
yikes
carmine summit
that was in the early 80s
indigo coral
My mom's car is trying to set itself on fire lol
civic girder
my RX-7 just has "old car that sat too long" syndrome
I'm still finding all the little stuff that is starting to fail now that it's moving again, and doing all the maintenance that was skipped
indigo coral
whenever you turn on the heated seats it stinks of burning plastic/burning electronics
carmine summit
I want a Eunos Cosmo, the big 3 rotor sedan that's wider than any car ever produced
indigo coral
So we don't use them anymore
civic girder
I'd rather have a Cosmo 110s, but I could likely never afford one
but if the opportunity arose, I would probably jump on it
eager kite
civic girder
an electric GM is probably going to be more reliable, but knowing GM they'll probably cheap out on the wiring and all their EVs are going to suffer the same fate as the flaming Teslas
civic girder
most likely
indigo coral
fire risk is a big ... drawback of owning one
fair bronze
But theyโre so safe!
indigo coral
I'd probably still buy it because insurance exists, but it would make me a bit nervous, knowing theres a significant chance my car burns down lol
civic girder
it'd either be shoddy wiring, defective batteries, or a trash tier cooling system
indigo coral
or software issues
civic girder
software issues shouldn't cause a hardware failure
indigo coral
oh trust me they can
civic girder
unless your software is just that bad
indigo coral
have you never tried to overclock a cpu?>
can easily f*ck it with voltage
BMS software
civic girder
yes, but batteries often have voltage protection built into them
and if not, they should have a voltage regulator attached to them
you'd have to have multiple software failures to fuck a battery
indigo coral
idk about teslas, they use a completely different battery chemistry and structure. it's to their benefit in some regards (unbeatable range etc), but their chemistry is FAR FAR more volatile
than anyone else's
civic girder
yea, 5 quarts of motor oil and 2 quarts of 2 stroke costs as much as gas
and the way I drive/fill up, that totals to the same cost as some people filling from half tank
indigo coral
you burn THAT MUCH?!
civic girder
and I premix about 0.4 ounces of 2 stroke for every gallon
indigo coral
i just add some 5w30 when it starts to get low
stoic ledge
๐ฆ ๐ฉ ?
indigo coral
ideally it'd burn 0 oil but it takes a bit
civic girder
Pretty sure I have an internal oil leak, but with a bit of stop leak mixed in the oil it's mostly fine
indigo coral
ive heard stopleak = bad idea
and i don't feel like tearing down the engine to rebuild it
so... 0.5quart per 1-3k miles is just fine by me.
stoic ledge
I add like 0.5l (0.5 quart) every 10.000km (6k miles), so like once between oil changes
civic girder
I did some research on RX-7 forums, people dump in the whole quart of stop leak and we're fine.
indigo coral
you stretch your interval to 12k miles?!
civic girder
Pretty sure Ive done 13k on oil in my Prius before
indigo coral
yikers my car is recommended to have 3k interval, 5k at the absolute most (at which point you're risking f*cking the engine)...
stoic ledge
Official interval is 18k miles (30k km), i go every +- 10k miles (15-16k km). Basically once a year
civic girder
RX-7 is 3k at the most
indigo coral
people on lexus forums say 2k but I'm too damn lazy to do that
that'd be like every 2 months if not more
civic girder
RX-7 needs it. If you're not careful, you can fuck the engine bearings; and then a rebuild becomes much more expensive
stoic ledge
Oof
indigo coral
known to sludge up and f*ck it up real bad
civic girder
For my Prius, 1 year is just fine.
indigo coral
synthetics don't sludge so I've been being less diligent than I would if I used basic oil
(pushed it to 5500 last time)
civic girder
I have to use conventional in the Mazda
stoic ledge
I just use a can of GM Dexos2 5w30
indigo coral
oh are you supposed to get the manufacturer's oil?
i've just been getting 5w30 from the parts store
(inb4 destroying engine)
stoic ledge
No, but it was actually cheaper on Amazon than 3rd party oil xD
civic girder
Synthetic oil leaves too much carbon when it burns. And you can actually carbon lock a rotary
indigo coral
i figure the carbon issue is less than the sludge issue
civic girder
Piston engines deal with carbon better
indigo coral
i need to get my filter changed, last time we just did the oil because we literally couldn't get it off
have to order a part from LExus to remove it
some stupid wrench
indigo coral
the location they put it never fails to piss my dad and I off
we literally couldn't get it off
spent over an hour trying
civic girder
Ha, the RX-7 is stupidly easy to change the filter. It sits right on top of the engine
indigo coral
we'll swap it out once we get the part
the wrench
yeah mines on the front of the engine, under the exhaust manifold
....why
WHY
you can't go from the bottom
and there's limited space around the front
civic girder
Did you not put oil on the o ring when you installed it
indigo coral
no we did
its just sunk so far in there you can't get a good grip on it
cause you can't get leverage or anything
civic girder
Ah
stoic ledge
I just... Get it replaced at the stealership ๐
indigo coral
stealership wants 400$ for an oil change
civic girder
The RX-7s I got removed super easily
indigo coral
not happening
civic girder
Just turned it left and off it came
stoic ledge
They actually have the exact same pricing as other garages around here, so...
civic girder
I took the Prius to the dealer once. $100 for oil change and tire rotation
Next time I am doing it myself
Even jiffy lube is like $75
stoic ledge
Jiffy lube ๐ค
civic girder
Drive through oil change
stoic ledge
They exist? Wtf
Well the US has a drive through ATM and funerals, I shouldn't be surprised
civic girder
They are sketchy places usually th
Not always known for doing a good job, or for doing it right
indigo coral
Bot yes, I know to change fifer. We just couldn't get it off.Once we get the wrench, I'll change it
civic girder
Yea. I'm almost scared to find out where the Prius' oil filter is. It'll guaranteed be worse than the Mazda
stoic ledge
I have no idea where mine is xD
civic girder
Rotaries are actually quite simple to maintain in all honesty
This is the first car I've done more than just dribe
Drive*
All my firsts of doing car stuff is on this car
carmine summit
I've done an oil change and changed a gasket on my car so far
that's it for the engine
and people say VWs are unreliable
civic girder
All I've done is oil change and ignition
Those spark plugs were bad
However, I had to retune the carburetor (I think the dude who rebuilt it didn't know what he was doing) and I'm on my 3rd fuel pump
carmine summit
I might need plug wires, mine are almost 23 years old
but I'm planning on an engine swap so I'm not replacing them yet
dense shard
New Sonata is pretty sweet.
Hyundai and Toyota keeping it fresh.
Also amusing to see a return of the light bar.
wheat hatch
I thought I was tripping when I saw those headlights
dense shard
nah, swoopy DRLs are part of the styling.
Never been a huge fan of Hyundai, but at least they're trying.
fair bronze
Looks a bit like a Chrysler 200 with an Audi-like front
stoic ledge
I do think the Sonata is nice, especially the interior... but not that fond of the DRLs at the front
civic girder
Old air cooled VWs are tanks
you can damn near shoot them with a rifle and they'll still work
it's the more modern ones that are questionable
dense shard
Tanks, durable if you maintain it.
civic girder
ofc
don't feed them oil and they'll die, just like any motor
but as long as you change the oil, those fuckers will run forever
fathom socket
fair bronze
Now you need a camera with a bigger sensor that can shoot in RAW format like a DSLR for example
Could really make that RX-7 photo pop
normal temple
My pics are trash
fair bronze
Those rims look really neat on your car
It's also easier to see now how clean it actually is
normal temple
My fitment will be PERFECT lowered too
fair bronze
Really nice
normal temple
Kinda wanna go 235s but that requires a lot of camber up front
And for me to roll the rear fenders
normal temple
215s is plenty of grip for me currently anyways
I can't even spin my tires in the rain
fair bronze
Which is also because it's an auto tbh
normal temple
Flooring it from a stop sign, no spin lol
Eh, I load up the converter
It breaks them loose with my 185s currently
fair bronze
Hmm
normal temple
I do have an LSD too
fair bronze
ty
signal kernel
So many bimmers in the PNW. I moved my e46 M3 down to Texas with me.... and I'm the only one.
The e46 M3 in question ๐
civic girder
@fair bronze I have a digital camera, which I used for that shot. It might have RAW capabilities, but I haven't done too much poking around in the menus. It's no DSLR tho, iirc the camera is from 2007-ish
normal temple
Sick M3 @signal kernel
My mom bought the E30 in California actually lol
All the way back in 1989
dense shard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhNsAtPbPI New Bond looks fun.
Old school Aston is great.
New Defender less so.
normal temple
In oregon too! Were you in Portland by any chance @signal kernel
signal kernel
I was!
normal temple
Ah, am here too lol
signal kernel
My car was most often found at Rhom Innovations out by the airport though ๐ฆ
lol
signal kernel
It's super fun! Do it! I miss all the meet ups there. It's been two years since I moved.
normal temple
Oooh and Rhom is a very fancy spot
Yeah the meetups here are pretty crazy
Though Cali does have Bimmerfest
civic girder
rich people
civic girder
I can relate
tfw someone comes up to me and asks how many rebuilds and motors I've been through
civic girder
yes and no, depends on if they "know"
normal temple
ah
civic girder
there's been a good number of people who get confused when they see it for the first time
they think the FC and FD are the only RX-7s
civic girder
hell yea
normal temple
Sick
civic girder
The 12A has a reputation in the community for being the most reliable
normal temple
I can see that, do you premix?
civic girder
and it's ironic, cause you'd think the fuel injected 13B would be more reliable; but the injectors like to gum up and cause flooding issues
Premix isn't technically necessary when stock, but I run it anyways. Never know when the OMP is going to fail
normal temple
Yup
civic girder
not to mention, OMP doesn't inject off throttle
so it's good practice to premix regardless
civic girder
Yep. I pour in premix, wipe off my hands, use hand sanitizer, then fill up
normal temple
lol got it down to a science
civic girder
pretty much, lol
normal temple
Meanwhile I just add in a fuel additive every oil change
Because my fuel lines die with ethanol, so I run an anti corrosive hue
normal temple
Its mainly when it sits
civic girder
ah
normal temple
But I don't wanna risk anything haha
civic girder
yea, that's fair
normal temple
This is also why I daily the car too, and is probably why it runs so well after 216k miles
civic girder
I add some stop leak to my oil, because I'm pretty sure I've got an internal leak
civic girder
but it's hilarious because the 12A is strong even with worn oil control rings and bad dowel pin o-rings
normal temple
lol, have you checked compression?
civic girder
it's when the oil control rings completely die or the apex seals blow that the 12A dies
I haven't checked it myself yet. I was talking to a mechanic who had worked on it right before I bought it, he had done a compression test on it right before it was listed for sale; he said it was strong
normal temple
That's a good sign
civic girder
I want to test it myself eventually to see what the actual PSI is
normal temple
I'm kinda afraid to check my compression
I'm not worried about my rings, but I'm worried about my headgasket
Because its still the original headgasket after 216k miles
๐ค
civic girder
if it's just your head gasket I'd just change it out
removing the head is easier than changing rings
indigo coral
oof, "just change it out" isn't that a huge job? Lol
normal temple
I mean
civic girder
It'd be good maintenance, tbh
normal temple
I pulled my trans already
indigo coral
jfc
indigo coral
I'm worried about when shit breaks on my car
normal temple
Its also a straight 6 with lots of access
normal temple
Not like a VQ from a 350z or something
civic girder
that's one thing about my RX-7 that I absolutely love
you can reach pretty much everything without taking stuff apart or crawling underneath it
indigo coral
I don't know if the ecu would pull any funny buisness like modern cars
With "coding" parts to each other
civic girder
what ecu
normal temple
Lots of room for activities
indigo coral
My rx300
normal temple
Oh, decapitating hood gang yes
I need to replace my hood shock
I live in fear of the damn thing
civic girder
I need a new plastic clip for the support arm on mine
normal temple
ah
indigo coral
normal temple
Dat smol boi
normal temple
Oh I would literally die doing your spark plugs
indigo coral
Yup
normal temple
I already wanted to die replacing my parent's Mercedes' spark plugs
normal temple
Mfw a V8 has 16 spark plugs
civic girder
depends oon how many rotors you have
Mazda rotors are 2 plugs per housing
so, a dual rotor Mazda rotary has 4 plugs
normal temple
Spooky resting hood position
indigo coral
One thing i love about my car is that the hood keeps itself up
has hydraulic struts
civic girder
what are these fancy techs that you speak of
I have cheap suport arms in both my cars
hydraulics add too much weight, lmao
indigo coral
wot it's hardly any difference
civic girder
Mine does that too, actually
indigo coral
in terms of weight
civic girder
when a brake light goes out, a light on the dash comes on when you press the brakes
indigo coral
Rip
civic girder
it's quite interesting for a cheap 80s car
indigo coral
Mine occasionally flips on the you've got a light out thing but it's typically wrong
civic girder
Mine will go "STOP LAMP"
normal temple
But its annoying because I want to change to LEDs for everything
And that'll light my error panel up all the way kek
civic girder
I would like to go LEDs too, which I think I can with the power of Rockauto
the error lights are the brightest thing in my entire interior, lol
indigo coral
I went led headlights, have 5 tail light bulbs though which is plenty
civic girder
they make sure you know something is wrong
normal temple
Mfw my LED sidemarkers are brighter than the turn signals
indigo coral
(2 per side + 3rd brake light )
civic girder
when the add coolant light comes on, it beeps too
civic girder
idk if the oil light beeps, and I intend to never find out
I wonder if the exhaust overheat light also beeps
normal temple
Exhaust overheat yikes
indigo coral
So far I've only had 1 CEL since I had it, and it was just that the evap system went out of spec for a second. Cleared it and it's never come back.
civic girder
since you can apparently light the car on fire if the cat overheats
indigo coral
Rip
civic girder
that's why you get rid of it
normal temple
I wanna retain my cat for as long as possible tbh
indigo coral
I'm not spending 300$ for a new cat when we don't have inspection lol
Im not gonna cut it out for no reason, just if it fails.
civic girder
I don't have inspection
and all the replacement cats are non-california use anyways (and cost a fortune)
so fuck 'em
indigo coral
Ya
normal temple
Scammed
civic girder
normal temple
LEDs ftwwww
normal temple
https://youtu.be/F5REykMi2W0 I mean I have rev videos of my VR6
civic girder
oh yea, there was a time that my carburetor decided to be a carburetor
oh yea, and she doesn't like to cold start on camera
eager kite
Twitter
vestal latch
General Motors already made a the Chevrolet S10 Electric ages ago
eager kite
yea but it sucked
indigo coral
just like the cybertruck
eager kite
72 miles of range with no load
max
only 6.6kw charging
only 115hp
11 second 0 to 50 (with 50% battery charge, even less if the battery was charged higher)
now that's one sad electric pickup
dense shard
This was an interesting car.
Daihatsu Move.
Kei cars are fun in a novel kinda way.
indigo coral
I can hardly fit in an NA Miata
indigo coral
have to hunch over a bit to see out properly
dense shard
I've had no issues fitting into the Move.
5'11 in my case.
I wonder if the Swift would sell in the US.
It would probably be among the cheapest cars you can buy.
indigo coral
i watched doug's review and it looked pretty damn nice considering it'd compete with the Versa Note S
the Versa Note S is an incredible level of crap
dense shard
The Versa was exactly what it needed to be.
Budget.
If you want quality, you get a Fit.
dense shard
The Fit was a higher end car.
dense shard
oh oops
indigo coral
nah I'm not saying you were wrong
probably just was adjusted
i recall it being similar to that
dense shard
Either way. Versa was a cheaper car.
Honestly Nissans aren't bad. The transmissions are what let them down the most.
Otherwise... not bad.
indigo coral
tbh, those base model/super cheap cars don't make sense to me
why wouldn't you just get something 1-3 yrs used?
effectively a new car
dense shard
Warranty.
dense shard
Also used cars right now aren't that cheap.
indigo coral
they have 10yr warranty
dense shard
And a Nissan is cheaper than a Kia.
indigo coral
not a slightly used one
dense shard
And used car warranty transfers aren't always possible.
Nah man. I've looked at the prices.
indigo coral
cpo Kia's keep the warranty
dense shard
IF you can even find what you want.
CPO is pricey.
Might as well buy new at that point.
indigo coral
idk I'd never buy a brand new base model/cheap car
dense shard
For an extra 3-4 grand I can get the car I want, brand new.
indigo coral
you lose so much to depreciation immediately
dense shard
You lose a lot regardless of what you buy.
Honestly if I could have bought a base something with manual everything. I'd have gone for it.
dense shard
15 grand for a brand new Civic with things that will never break? Sign me the hell up.
indigo coral
a friend of mine got screwed on a car deal
dense shard
Sadly that's not the case any more.
indigo coral
i presume
its not an Si or anything but its got all the features and stuff
like the mirror cameras
which are actually kind of cool
dense shard
Civic Touring starts at 27600.
Add in delivery, and dealership asspat fees.. and you're looking at 29k easy.
normal temple
Still not bad, I don't understand why people get low tier german cars
indigo coral
omg same.
dense shard
I don't get why people get German cars at all.
normal temple
I have one :D
indigo coral
or people that are looking at a top spec 3er and decide to "upgrade" to a stripper model 5er
for the brand
normal temple
Oh I'm talking about people who buy 320i's or CLA250s
indigo coral
or that
normal temple
When you can get a fully loaded civic or accord for less
indigo coral
well theyre just brand chasing
normal temple
๐คท dunno too lazy to think about it
indigo coral
I saw someone that rebadged their Hyundai Palisade as a "Mercedes AMG C63 4matic"
in crooked letters
Seriously. Dude. You're not faking anyone
normal temple
Am just trying to find some spray wax to try out
normal temple
lul
dense shard
I think I'll stick to sealants.
Nu-finish has worked well for me over the years.
No reason to go back.
normal temple
I have factor 4 on most of my family's cars
indigo coral
they need to make a performance version of the telluride
normal temple
But I've been burnt out of waxing so many cars
indigo coral
put the V8 from the K900 in it
normal temple
Just want a decent spray wax so I have an easier time
Been eyeing the Turtle Wax seal and shine
normal temple
Factor 4 supposedly lasts 3 years
So I went for that because my family (other than my dad) really takes care of their car
I'm the one that does it
The results are simply amazing from it though
normal temple
The looks are one thing, but the ease of cleaning the car afterwards
Issa best part
indigo coral
I'm tempted to ceramic coat my parents cars
they've got tuxedo black Ford's which gets hella dirty hella fast
opaque saddle
green color wise or efficiency wise
dense shard
both
opaque saddle
what kind of car?
indigo coral
mines "desert bronze metallic" lol @normal temple
dense shard
normal temple
Yeah mine is bronzit-beige metallic
normal temple
Is that a manual
dense shard
yes
opaque saddle
it looks like a hybrid
normal temple
Beautiful
opaque saddle
is it?
normal temple
Prolly is pretty fun to drive in a manual huh lol
opaque saddle
im more into electric tbh so as soon as people start throwing out engine types and stats im better off dead
dense shard
I mean nothing too crazy with my car.
2 liter engine, 6 speed manual.
My first car with so many gears.
normal temple
Meanwhile I only have 4 gears
dense shard
Supposedly ~8 seconds 0-60 for my car.
Also forgot to mention. White interior. ๐ ๐
Car and Driver tries very had to hate on this car.
I'll say this much. It's a comfy comfy car.
Reminds me a lot of the Ford Contour.
But better in every way.
eager kite
sturdy rover
ruh roh
stoic ledge
Oof Classic
fathom socket
viral matrix
indigo coral
stoic ledge
Oof
I think that Megane was designed before Ford started with their oval designs, but ok xD
night current
Lol
eager kite
fathom socket
That car is probably my favorite all time rotary engines
Some mad dude made that car have 4 rotary engines work together
It's Frankenstein
night current
Yeah, that's dope.
fair bronze
Some mad dude aka Rob Dahm
fair bronze
I am speed
night current
He AWD swapped it too. Its absolutely mental.
fair bronze
It is, and so is he
night current
Facts tho
stoic ledge
Oof dat RX-7
night current
I need an rx7 in my dream garage, I dont care what generation. I JUST NEED ONE.
dry fern
Damn that rx7 is amazing
fathom socket
Would be cool if they did this