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normal temple
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lol
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I think I did the second one better
I put adhesive on both the lens and the taillight assembly itself.
probably will have to figure out how to add more to the first one without redoing it
pure kestrel
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yea
tight cypress
drifting mantle
fathom socket
Yay another one
I wish some people drive more of these cars
No one has this car that often or it's hard to get one
fair bronze
Having something rare also makes it more fun to own imo
fathom socket
I guess so :3
It's a 2011 Hyundai Genesis 2.0 T at 5400 miles
And one owner
I realized it's scary part
You always gotta make sure the turbo has plenty of oil
Sadly it's not stock it's a custom one
fair bronze
Custom turbo?
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Yeah the previous owner decided to install a good one because the stock one got old
I'm scared to add new tires in the future there expensive like other sports car tires
260 or 230 dollars for a tire like damn
fair bronze
Owning a sporty car is fun
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o:
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I get gapped by Honda Odyssey's in my "sporty car"
And owning rare cars is fun and badass
In real life, I've legit only seen one other first gen RX-7, one FC and one FD
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The Corolla hatch?
dense shard
yeah
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Yea I've only seen like two or three
dense shard
Though they make up 10% of sales of the Corolla, so they're common somewhere. lol
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Lol
dense shard
But I'll take rare in the US.
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They're probably more popular in Europe and/or Japan
dense shard
True. Not uncommon in Japan.
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The US has never really been a hatchback loving place
We like long sedans and tall trucks
dense shard
with a focus on the truck bit.
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In more recent times, yes
dense shard
Amusingly. New small crossovers are basically just hatchbacks on stilts.
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Back in the day, trucks were tiny
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I'm going to 13B swap am 80s truck eventually
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Not quite
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Really?
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Because REPUs in my area are pure rust
dense shard
really really
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Assuming you can find one
dense shard
Mazda put rotaries in damn near everything at one point.
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Nah
dense shard
If you want to call the RX-3 a "rx car"
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US and Canada got the REPU (Rotary Engine Pickup)
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well that was basically what the RX series was, just cars with rotary motors
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And before the RX-7, all the RX cars were just re badged normal cars with a rotary instead of pistons
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I've been looking into buying a blown RX-8 and bridgeporting and turboing it
er
after rebuilding, of course
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I wouldn't turbo, imho
dense shard
I'd go for an RX-7 tbh.
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I personally like the way the RX8 looks better
dense shard
RX-8s weren't ones to take to turbos.
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I see people do it all the time to RX8s
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In all honesty, no rotary really ever took to turbos very well
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fair
dense shard
FD was born into it.
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You can get a lot more reliability problems with a turbo rotary
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Meanwhile I'm contemplating supercharging my Passat
dense shard
My friend became a master at tuning it.
He'd keep turning the boost up till he blew the seals.
Then he'd turn the boost down a bit and replace the seals.
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The FD was the first one to get turbos specifically designed for rotaries; but the turbos made it run even hotter than normal, causing reliability issues
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You just don't push it super hard and/or upgrade the cooling
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if you do any kind of racing with a rotary car, you need an upgraded cooling system
they run h o t
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hot enough that even in the winter, with no heat on, I can sweat my ass off just cruising around lightly in my RX-7
You need an upgraded eccentric shaft for 10k rpm
stock ones will start to warp at 9k
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is 9k the factory redline tho?
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Oh well
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RX-8 redlined at 8k
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and in response to your question earlier:
The RX-8 has the 13B Renesis, not the 13B. The Renesis has a redesigned exhaust port to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency
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Ever see someone super a 4.0L W8 Passat?
ooooh
I'm still learning my way around RX7s/8s
I've been a Ford guy up until a couple years ago
Now I'm a VW guy
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It's aight, most people don't know much about them
I've learned a fuck ton about rotaries since I got mine
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lol you kinda have to learn a ton if you own one
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yea, lol
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Ironically, the fuel system has given me the most issues
engine hasn't had a single problem
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How many miles?
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I'll get up to 150k, as long as I keep up my oil changes and keep premixing
then I might start hitting issues
the 12A is the stronk rotary
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That's called improper care
The turbo ones will die sooner, especially the Turbo II FCs
RX-8s only die because people don't know how to maintain a rotary
dense shard
Go for it
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too much practicality for my taste lol
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I wouldn't bridge port a rotary if you aren't going to track it
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I so want to
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bridge and peripheral ports are track ports because they are really aggressive
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but the trouble is there isn't many paved tracks near where I live
it's all dirt or mud
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you get negative low end torque with anything beyond a street port
viral matrix
What a beast
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makes it ass to drive on the street
viral matrix
Not mine luckily
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is that a TPS light
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Looks like break wear
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Wait
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My Toyota has a light that looks like that, and it's the TPS light
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You might be right
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viral matrix
All our cars have a hand brake light similar to this
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must be a German thing
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wot
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But
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well, I've never used the hand brake in my dad's Ford, so I guess I wouldn't know
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MY Volkswagen just says BRAKE
viral matrix
US spec?
viral matrix
That's a nice collection of warning lights
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isn't it though
viral matrix
I bet it's an US thing
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yup that's why
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yea, must be a US thing to say B R A K E
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I need to change a Camshaft Position Sensor and a Vehicle Speed Sensor
That's the engine light
viral matrix
Ah
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My Prius gives errors for passenger air bag all the time, no check engine light, but there will always be a code when you check OBD2
viral matrix
Cleared codes
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I think I'm gonna replace all 4 of the Camshaft position sensors
viral matrix
Haven't had the light come on my car since I replaced the intake manifold gaskets
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that oughta cost me a few hundred bucks
viral matrix
Replaced all 4 of my gaskets for 50โฌ
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idk if I've ever had a check engine light on my Prius
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and the RX-7 was before any of that because carburetors
sometimes I don't think the Prius does, then the car lurches as the engine turns over
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They operate like a golf cart lol
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Ford pickup trucks are doing that auto-stop crap now
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oh god
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That legit cannot be easy on the starter motor
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auto stop-start only works on hybrids
in an all gas car it makes it really fucking annoying
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This is why my newest car is a 2004 lol
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I drove a rental van with that "feature" and I'd have lurchy rough starts every time it happened
you let off brake and put on gas, and then press harder on gas when nothing happens, then engine comes on and then you get more power than you were expecting
I hate it
but in my Prius, you don't have that problem because the electric motor fills in the gap between no motor and motor
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My sister had a newer Civic with hill start assist braking
but it was a stick
so you felt like you were roasting the clutch every time you went from a stop
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I wish the RX-7 had hill start assist. I can't count the number of times I've been afraid I'll roll back into someone because they pulled up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too close is unreal.
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Literally every time I go anywhere
I live in West Virginia, the most not-flat state in the union
and everything I own is a stick lmao
inb4countryroads
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I've had to one wheel peel a couple times just to not roll back into the idiot Civic driver who's on their phone and pulled up to be 0.01mm from my bumper
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handbrake helps too
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Yea, except my handbrake is kind of fucked rn
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yeaaaah that'll do it
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it only works on one wheel
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so if the slope is slightly steep, it doesn't do much
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my W8 Passat fortunately has a good handbrake
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I think it may have popped out of one of the wheels. It still works great on the one wheel, so we'll see
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one of my cables just snapped
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Ill be taking apart the rear brakes soon to put new pads and shit, so we'll see
I still have a cable, but I guess I'll find out when we take the drums apart
cinder galleon
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that looks oddly good
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Lmao
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Right? It's like eewww, ooohhhh.
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hahaha exactly
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And instead of dad dandles he would wear vans
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socks with sandles
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I mean the volt is a nice car.
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or vans with no socks
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Oh god how do you not get blisters
cinder galleon
Idk. Years of calluses I guess
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Fair
cinder galleon
If I can't find matching socks I just don't
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Ech I used to get blisters just wearing boots even with socks
of course cotton socks aren't a good idea in boots
wool socks are better-- this is seriously off-topic
cinder galleon
Oh well join an armed service. You will get thick feet quick lol
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Oh yeah. I only wear wool
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ANG over here
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But we couldn't wear white socks we had to wear the brown. And alot of times I couldn't find the brown
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oof
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Wool socks are just better anyways
Whelp I have to go to the store. Nice talking with all you!
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ye
cinder galleon
No further words needed for what I was lol
https://media.tenor.com/images/c7ad8c50fb7146a263c87ce6d4222830/tenor.gif
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lmao
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Right?
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you're not wrong
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Crayon is my favorite part of an MRE
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Oh man, that brings me back to tech school
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MOS?
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someone had this big crayon thing, and they were calling it the "Marine Guide on"
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idk if marched with it or not
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In all fairness we did have a guy get into a fight with a guidon and beat a guys ass with it. Guy got Adminsep for it though
You know, weapons of opportunity and whatnot
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Oof
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ANG is air
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I don't know national guard lingo. My mistake. However even worse. You're like a weekend warrior, but there is no actual action. Just office visits, and sharpening pencils.
The fuck does air national guard even do my man?
cinder galleon
Exactly lmao
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I'm in comm, so
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oof
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lmao
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Ooooohhhhhh airforce gets lunches DO THEY?
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lmao
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Maybe you're not even at drill
Maybe you'll get a lunch on your weekend trip to your post.
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nah, I don't have drill till January
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the amount of people who don't know how to use email is absurd
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#hillaryclinton
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oof
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Woops, did I say that?
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well, I better get going
dense shard
...
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Does Monte_Carlo have a Monte Carlo?
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hmm
dense shard
I went for the rally reference.
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ah
dense shard
For now I'm very very happy with my Corolla hatchback.
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Not a terrible choice
dense shard
It was the best choice I could get my hands on.
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Wouldn't mind an old Trueno, myself
dense shard
Civic was meh, Hyundai/Kia didn't have what I wanted, and the Mazda 3 had issues.
Driving quality, fit and finish, and nifty tech really pushed the Corolla to the front.
rotund matrix
dense shard
Lovely excellent car.
Especially the manual, tho I hear the automatic is quite nice as well.
jagged coyote
well with electric car you don't need a transmition well they do have gears, but not the shifty kind
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I doubt it
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I agree
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nobody knows how to drive manual as it is
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if it doesn't need a transmission then they'll never have one
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It's definitely possible to do, you'd have to jump through some engineering hurdles to make it work well
jagged coyote
don't the Formula e have gears?
jagged coyote
they're autos
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all you do is pull back the lever and bam 2nd gear
jagged coyote
or yeah seq
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push the lever forward, bam first
This server always fucks up discord links to images
jagged coyote
that's some nice paint chips you got there
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have to post it twice for the image to load
80s paint sitting under a tree, it happens
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what the--
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the highlight of the pic is that my tail lights both have lenses
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is that the RX7?
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yes
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Wow it looks like an old Saab in that picture
jagged coyote
damn, old cars lines were just so simple, and yet elegant
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This was my first car lmao
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lmao
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I'm not even kidding ๐
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This is my first car
jagged coyote
the real question, did you have ice cream in the back
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no
It's actually a camper
(terrible picture but you get the idea)
I still have it lol
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damn, that's a nice interior compared to that exterior
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but w h y
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The guy who built it had a fetish for it or something
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lol
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It's a frankenbeast
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80s center consoles are great
jagged coyote
first car was an '04 opel corsa c
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the chassis is a 1972, the body code says 1973, the front suspension is 1974, the engine is 1986, the alternator is 1968 for some reason, and the whole interior is a mix-mash of the 1980s-90s
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lmao
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350 smallblock V8, 4-speed manual with granddaddy low gear
jagged coyote
chassis made in december 72 and body january 73 i bet 
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...hindsight tells me the only reason I bought it was because of the manual transmissions
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Meanwhile, in late 2000s land....
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It's registered as 1972 so the chassis is at most June 1972
jagged coyote
so they swapped the body?
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mayhaps
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Either that or the body manufacturer mass ordered the stripped frames and just didn't get around to that one until way late
Good old Olson aluminum body
before Olson and Grumman merged
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86 engine, bcs it had been oil starved and blew, like all campers
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Damn, I've got some clean pics of my Prius
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actually the thing originally had that weird 290 (or whatever) inline 6
the guy who built the camper put the bigger engine in it so it could handle the extra weight
jagged coyote
oh ok
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What happened was the engine was rebuilt and whoever did it didn't put the rod caps on the right way 'round
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oof
jagged coyote
i don't see how this can be problematic, the oil feed to the bearing maybe?
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Yeah the rod caps have oiler holes on them, and if they're facing the wrong way the bearings can't get properly lubricated
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Oh yea, I remember when I had to jumpstart a Miata with my RX-7
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heh
jagged coyote
yeah so you had a nasty rod knock
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Yeah
I was driving it to work one day and it sounded like it was redlining, but I was in top gear being passed by everyone. I was doing 40mph.
I pulled over and it was just
knockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknockknock
BANG
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and then it opened a window to see a bit of the outside world
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Cylinder #5's rod's big-end exploded and threw the rod into camshaft, cracking the camshaft in half
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damn
normal temple
Awww what a cute garage
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jagged coyote
bet that was a bitch to pull, bcs i'm guessing chevy engine
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You can tell where the engine is, cause it's warm enough to keep snow from sticking, lol
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two mount bolts and the 4 bell housing bolts and it's out
couple of coolant hoses and a little bit of wiring but other than that
dead easy
jagged coyote
oh yeah, if it was #5 then it was more 1/4 than 1/2 of the cmashaft broken
jagged coyote
so what did you do?
new camshaft, new rod and new crankshaft?
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new engine
jagged coyote
yeah far easier
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Except my "new" engine was actually a used engine and the damn lifters all collapsed.
jagged coyote
yikes
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I have all the parts to replace the lifters, pushrods, and rockers
I just haven't had the time to actually finish the project
so the engine is bolted to the transmission and sitting on a trailer next to the van.
jagged coyote
that all shouldn't take that long, just removing the valve covers right
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Valve covers and intake manifold
trouble is tensioning the rockers
Also I don't have a garage.. so..
or a driveway
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I have it covered up with a tarp
At this point I'm contemplating getting a reman engine for it
(discord just crashed on me, wtf)
Or a refurbished
jagged coyote
or have the one you have rebuilt, could be cheaper
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Could be
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LS are everywhere
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LS swap it and have speedy boi van
jagged coyote
drag sleeper camper 
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the sumnabitch is already a torquey mother
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camp in Walmart parking lots by night and gap coal rollers by day
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Coal Rollers
Y'know what just for that
I'mma swap a 7.3 Powerstroke into it
Giving me ideas like that
good man
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I found one on craigslist that claimed to have over 700whp
dense shard
Too bad the transmission only takes 400.
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There's a guy I watch on YouTube who had a shortbus with a 5.3? I think, and it broke itself; so he had it rebuilt and it pushes like 30psi boost and 1200lb-ft
idk how much power
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5.3?
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But his ECU has 3 modes, I think. Performance, where it's actually really fast. Towing, where it can haul a fuck ton of weight, and then like a cruise profile
idk exactly what motor, but it was some Ford turbo diesel that was known for being unreliable
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6.0
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maybe
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Blows head gaskets all the time
jagged coyote
the dude is gingium right?
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yes
I had stopped watching his videos after he got the black WRX, but then I started watching again when he got the school bus
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Fasterproms with his 1000hp fucking police car
jagged coyote
i keep getting recomendations for a youtube channel, but what he does in there is just...
search whistlindiesel and you'll get what i mean
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I can't wait to see what Gingium does with the Rally Miata
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Reman engines range anywhere from 1400 to 4 grand at AutoZone for that bread truck
that's just the 350
7.3 is about 4100
fathom socket
Anyone here been to cleetus and cars?
shadow osprey
I would it I was a bit closer
fathom socket
Been thinking about maybe going to the 4th of april event... And then to palm beach cars and coffee on the 5th
fathom socket
Long trip for me though since i live in Norway, but looks epic
And i`ve been to palm beach cars and coffee before...
indigo coral
They dont do cars and coffee or any meets here :(
Aside from 1 mustang event a year
fathom socket
Not here either, that`s why i have to fly 12 hours for one ๐
fair bronze
Leave & crash
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was at west palm beach cars and coffe in may 2017! That was epic
Flew over all alone xD
indigo coral
Nice
I can't justify spending a load of money to go to something like that unfortunately. Nearest one by me is probably LA, which is still a 1200 mile drive lol.
fair bronze
RX300 owners meeting
fair bronze
lol
fathom socket
hehe i`m willing to fly over and rent a car, just to go to it!
Alone if i have to ๐
indigo coral
Rip. Around here the cool cars are just shuttered away in garages 9 months of the year
Because oh no it's gonna rain on them reeee
fair bronze
I wouldn't want rust on my car though
fathom socket
Saw this one last time in florida! That is one expencive car!
dense shard
I should wake up early tomorrow for a cars and coffee, but I'm lazy and I need to wash my car.
normal temple
lmao
dense shard
It's from 8:30 to 10:30
fathom socket
nice! Then get to bed ๐
lethal garnet
Where
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I need to wash my cars too. The salt on the roads is hell.
indigo coral
No salt here! Lol. It's rained so damn much that the underside of cars ain't dirty lol.
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Heh... flawless logic
Next week is supposed to be in the 50s F
Probably gonna go wash my cars then
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Prius could use a wash. Hasn't been cleaned since the shop that repaired cleaned it
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yikes
I remember when I first got the RX-7 and it was covered in 15 years worth of dust and dirt
it had sat outside under a tree for about that long
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How was the rotary after 15 years?
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not carbon locked because it hadn't been driven like a grandma
but the fuel system was fucked cause the tank was rusty
and then the fuel pump I installed was faulty and had to replace that one
formal gust
Hmm doesnโt too shabby for a car that sat outside for 15 years. What Gen RX7?
fathom socket
Should I LS swap a blown up 2004 F-150?
I'd rather bullet proof the damn thing rather than just swap in a ticking time bomb.
dense shard
You could buy some reliable to begin with?
fathom socket
I bought it for $500
My daily is a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 SRW with the LBZ Duramax.
shadow osprey
Scrap it lol
As much I love fords what are you actually gonna do with it?
Also, just throw a 2v 4.6 in it
cheap as dirt and reliable
No swap parts needed
fathom socket
It's a King Ranch with only 150,000 miles.
My brother has 2v 4.6, and it only has 135k on it, and it burns tons of oil and ticks.
And he changes the oil exactly at 5k.
shadow osprey
We gave my 02 F150 to my sister, it's got 180k and runs literally like new lol
"only" 150k
oh it's an 04 idk why I read that as 03
Yeah the 3V tritons were poop
don't quite know how, since the 3Vs they put in mustangs were fine
carmine summit
just put a Coyote in it
fathom socket
I had a cheap 2003 5.3 silverado, and I ran that thing into the ground.
It had 489k on it.
tight cypress
yeah
civic spoke
They look even more silly in real life.
civic spoke
Look at how low it is. It's barely above 2 meters tall.
I think 2,08?
Under 7 feet tall.
warm sparrow
I think who cares it's a utility truck
bitter compass
thehehe feet
drifting spade
civic spoke
Hmm... Do I, or do I not?
magic arrow
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@formal gust
Sorry, I went to bed after that last message. It's a first gen
tight cypress
@civic spoke hmm
civic spoke
โฌ40 for Euro Truck Simulator and basically all of the DLC.
civic spoke
Apart from the most recent one.
tight cypress
those are worth it doh @civic spoke
cabin extras and michelin tuning pack
would be kinda useful especilly in MP
or krone
whatever it was
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@fair bronze I think I may have found my issue
It seems also my front right rim is also bent? I may be wrong but it seems bent, obviously it doesn't feel as bent as the back right one, but it seems bent and that may be causing the vibrations and the bouncyness and loose steering when turning to the right?
I may be wrong
I must've hit that pothole... Hard as a mother fucker
dense shard
No other way to hit potholes.
Also yeah. Remember your front/rear wheels usually hit the same pothole.
we're gonna build a Toyota Corolla without ruining drivability.
promptly installs exhaust and lower suspension.
normal temple
yeet
dense shard
I wouldn't mind a half inch drop front and back.
stoic ledge
Do it
dense shard
Give me 4 grand.
And fix my driveway.
I wouldn't mind it, but frankly I'm more than happy with my car's current setup. It's comfy, sporty, and competent.
normal temple
Fix my driveway
dense shard
Best way to ruin a car's daily driving characteristics is to add after market suspension.
errr yeah my driveway is tragic.
I'll take that regardless of car upgrades. lol
stoic ledge
Bwah depends, good quality springs + dempers are a real upgrade
Sadly, most people cheap out and yes, those are worse
dense shard
They can be an upgrade to driving, but not drivability. Some parts of the US do require the full flex of suspension.
stoic ledge
Oof mine actually scrapes going of the driveway straight, I have to go at an angle xD
dense shard
Any drop means you WILL give up practicality.
If I had to upgrade any parts first. Better brakes, wheels, and tires.
Suspension is a next step thing after you run out your upgraded tires.
stoic ledge
My brother was very happy with his BMW M-suspenion.... Until he drove it in Belgium. Those roads are much worse, the ride was super uncomfortable xD
normal temple
I want H&R springs + Koni shocks
dense shard
I'd rather stick to stock solutions.
normal temple
But uh, my driveway does NOT allow for that
stoic ledge
Yaris GRMN soon 
normal temple
I need a driveway lowering kit
stoic ledge
Just make a new driveway that's 3 mile long at a 0.1% incline xD
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dense shard
nah. They're gray painted.
stoic ledge
Lol
normal temple
Do this too
dense shard
Bit much for me.
normal temple
He curbed his wheels from rubbing his fender
normal temple
Not bad
dense shard
oh no. The video I'm watching.
They're not even upgrading the exhaust, just putting on an aftermarket muffler.
speed academy... more like rice pros.
normal temple
mmmm
fair bronze
@grand axle That does sound like a logical explanation
dense shard
Honestly there are a few catback systems offered on the hatchback.
You don't need to BS fab much.
And that ground effects kit makes me slightly ill.
Especially out back where it makes room for the fake exhaust garnish. ๐
fair bronze
Those wheels are awesome though
Love the Volk TE37
Would rather have them in bronze tbh
dense shard
The wheels are the only thing I want.
civic spoke
Speaking of Toyota. Aren't they making proper fast cars later?
Let me see if I can find a link
fair bronze
I feel like this would look awesome on the Corolla
grand axle
But I got down on the ground thinking "i may have fucked my other rim" and i sure did
civic spoke
dense shard
You won't see Supra or GT86 owners slide into crowds at cars and coffee.
fair bronze
@grand axle Now put TE37's on your Nissan lmao
dense shard
Ah yes. The Yaris super spec. Too bad it won't come to the US.
dense shard
It's amusing.
grand axle
Haha @fair bronze maybe I will!
formal gust
@civic girder ah the FB RX-7. Nice!
dense shard
apple, google, microsoft, dell and tesla sued for using child labour
ah yes, I've seen this. I forgot corporations are scummy and don't give a flying fuck where their raw materials come from.
normal temple
normal temple
Lmao
jagged coyote
"guy's a fuckwit but fuck he's done a good job at being a fuckwit"
freaking GOLD
fathom socket
I.. just left this area 30 minutes ago
I was on this interstate not long ago
you guys always have interstate pileups in the US
bad at looking for stopped traffic I guess?
stoic ledge
Oof that's a big YIKES
fathom socket
ah
fathom socket
big oof
dense shard
It's newsworthy, but frankly with the weather as it is right now.
I can see it happening.
fair bronze
That idling ๐๐ป
civic spoke
How does a pileup like that even happen?
fair bronze
Not anticipating
At the bottom of the article:
"Officials say there was ice on the bridge and heavy fog in the area at the time of the crash."
In that case, could've happened to anyone
civic spoke
Keep. Your. Distance.
fair bronze
Of course, but in a case like that I can fully understand this happening
shadow osprey
No lmao, there's a sign on every bridge that says "bridge freezes before ground" and fog is a given
Drivers are just brain damaged in the US
There's a reason the autobahn ain't ever coming over lol
fathom socket
Turns out the icicle hanging underneath the bridge caused those 69 cars to collide
I was lucky it wasn't 70 because I could have been there if I didn't leave sooner
That happen 12 minutes ago behind me so I should be thankful for being in one piece
shadow osprey
Dang
fair bronze
@shadow osprey What's your point in this specific case?
shadow osprey
You would think people would stop smashing into other people after 5 or so cars
fair bronze
Imagine you're driving on that very highway, visibility is pretty much 0 and there's a pileup on that frozen bridge but you can't see it because of the fog
Good luck braking on a frozen bridge
dense shard
And the person behind you can't see.
fair bronze
That as well
shadow osprey
If visibility is zero, they shouldn't be driving
dense shard
And the person behind them can't see.
fair bronze
Can't stand still on the highway either
shadow osprey
They know the bridge could very well be frozen too
fair bronze
Could
dense shard
And what are we supposed to do?
indigo coral
Autobahn means high speed limits
dense shard
Get out and check?
fair bronze
lol
indigo coral
Not 65mph
dense shard
Autobahn means federal highway.
shadow osprey
And ignoring that possibility, combined with fog, is not the environments fault
fair bronze
You can't do anything about it
shadow osprey
Yes, and ignoring that is the drivers fault
fair bronze
What is?
shadow osprey
You would think, with 69 cars
dense shard
It's holiday traffic.
fair bronze
The fact that it's super foggy there doesn't mean it was foggy where they left off
dense shard
Hell they're were probably travelling under the speed limit.
shadow osprey
anything else to add?
indigo coral
People were driving too close to each other and probably on their phones.
fair bronze
Even if you go slow you still end up in that pileup
indigo coral
Easy as that.
shadow osprey
I'm sure some of them stopped in time and consequently got hit by someone else, yeah
dense shard
It sucks, but sometimes all you can do as a good driver is minimize the damage.
fair bronze
Pretty much
indigo coral
Rip everyone's insurance premiums
shadow osprey
I agree, I'm just saying that not all 69 of them were good drivers
fair bronze
That makes no sense
dense shard
It could have been 68 brilliant drivers.
fair bronze
Yep
shadow osprey
I would put money on there being less in a pile up if that were the case
dense shard
We don't know, and never will.
fair bronze
The best helmsmen stand on shore
shadow osprey
alright ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
dense shard
Here's the thing bud.
The second you call all 69 of those drivers shit.
You have to consider...
shadow osprey
I didn't, i corrected myself
shadow osprey
Also, you just said we'll never know, so that kind of invalidates both of our arguments
dense shard
What argument was I making?
shadow osprey
Ok I get the point
dense shard
Okay JD... let's be totally fair. If all were race car drivers, that would make sense.
shadow osprey
Lots of possibilities
dense shard
And in fact I'd expect there to be a pileup.
fair bronze
It kinda would, wouldn't it
fair bronze
In that case you have my allowance to call all of them bad drivers
shadow osprey
Alright, we'll go with that
fair bronze
fathom socket
fathom socket
The engine speaks to the world without the muffler
fathom socket
?
tight cypress
meant to tag JD
fathom socket
Nah no worries lol
Yeah the engine would be saying hello very loudly with out it's muffler
fathom socket
You gotta give credit for these cars in this generation that kept people alive in 69 cars
It's wild that it Happened today this morning
dense shard
true
indigo coral
unpopular opinion : The E60 M5 was the coolest M5
viral matrix
And probably the most unreliable M5 too
viral matrix
Would like to drive one, not own one though
normal temple
Nah fam, E34 M5 Touring is good yes
indigo coral
same @viral matrix
though if I had f*ck you money I'd get one just for the novelty of it
viral matrix
@normal temple ah yes, the good ol' bmw straight six engines๐
normal temple
Issa glorious
viral matrix
The V8's in the E39's weren't too bad either
normal temple
My M20 still keeps ticking
indigo coral
Is the 550i from the e60 genernation a nightmare?
they're cheap
and so I'm suspicious
indigo coral
i heard the 6 of the time was an absolute shitshow
in those cars
the 535i etc
Though in all fairness
normal temple
If it had the N54, you would be facing turbos, wastegates, high pressure fuel pump, injectors, water pump, oil filter housing gasket
Uhhhh more
The engine itself is fine, the things around said engine blow
normal temple
A lot of those problems are fixed with new parts revisions
It adds up if you don't do the work yourself though
indigo coral
there's a bunch of new parts that fix the e60 m5 as well but then you're 10k deep in preventative
which is kind of the problem
normal temple
Thing about BMW is that you need to find a good indie, or do it yourself
Labor is the killer
indigo coral
eyah
yeah*
I'm a bit surprised how much parts cost for my RX
the damn door locks will cost like 500$ in parts to fix, so I noped out of that real quick
normal temple
Yeah the equivalent Japanese parts are pretty similar in price to German cars
indigo coral
its not enough of a problem for me to have to push a couple doors manually
normal temple
The whole "german cars are expensive to fix" is from labor tbh
normal temple
And the dealer gapping you
indigo coral
yeah LOL our local lexus dealer is a giant scam
normal temple
Yup
indigo coral
they wanted 7k before labor to put a new trans
(i emailed out of curiosity incase it happens)
normal temple
Yeah your RX is prone to that huh
indigo coral
yeah but they can fuck right off with those prices
normal temple
Fluid change is your friend
indigo coral
can get a high quality rebuilt unit for like 1100
installation for a few hundred
aint anywhere close to 7-10k
normal temple
lol
indigo coral
grandpa has a newer rx and was gonna get oil change there but they wanted 300$ so he gave it to us to do it instead xD
think it was 319.99$
for oil + filter
fair bronze
The E60 M5 was indeed the most awesome M5 imho, followed by the E39
That V10 engine is spectacular
dense shard
9 food bed. Take that all truck makers in the US.
I love the heavy corporate metal.
tight cypress
nice shutoko pics
ebon furnace
jagged coyote
Out with the old, in with the new
fair bronze
@jagged coyote Wasn't the old one painted though?
jagged coyote
yep, but for now it'll do
jagged coyote
yeah, it's just a whole new mirror assembly
charred ruin
I think my buddy just found the inspiration for the cybertruck
fathom socket
It's actually a thing before the Tesla truck XD
It's supposed to look like a mustang in the back of the pick up idk
It's a Mustruck?
fathom socket
Not sure
But it does have a Shelby engine
My next door neighbor is afraid to bring his GT out of the garage during winter holidays after I showed him the accident on i-64 interstate
Told him wait for spring
This is the car he owns
fair bronze
Such a thing of beauty
flint sable
One of the dudes that goes to the country club has a gulf one
indigo coral
Nice
eager kite
$420
stoic ledge
Random ^
fathom socket
just made a meme out of that thanks
normal temple
Not bad
fair bronze
I like how you always have a big bag of rice in your trunk
normal temple
Gotta be ready for rice emergencies
fair bronze
Oh I thought it was for when the electronics break down
fair bronze
lmao
fair bronze
Now it's 49/51
fair bronze
But with a Volvo it doesn't matter if you drive into something
fair bronze
Oh shit that's an old one