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normal temple
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LOL yup

fair bronze
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They're bricks on wheels

normal temple
fair bronze
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To be honest it hurts on the inside to see cars getting destroyed

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I like cars too much

normal temple
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lmao

fair bronze
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Many of them didn't even look that bad

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That brick car was brilliant btw

normal temple
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Yes

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Yes it was

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Imagine the suspension

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Imagine how flexed everything was lmao

fathom socket
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Okay then

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That word isn't allowed

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Oh well it was a James may reference

grand axle
indigo coral
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Is it possible for a valve cover gasket to be leaky after only 20 years? Read they were supposed to last for at least 30yr or 400k miles.

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I think mines developed a decent leak.

normal temple
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Uhhh yes

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10 year old motor/100k miles, already leaking and had to fix

dense shard
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oh the cam cover can leak fairly early on.

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And is fairly easy to replace.

fathom socket
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If you have a Chevy LS engine, the valve cover gasket is reusable, and rarely go's bad.

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On an LS there is no cam cover.

dense shard
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I'm sure there's still a cover that goes over the valves.

fathom socket
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Yeah.

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But it's tiny.

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That would be a garage design of they made the valves inaccessible.

indigo coral
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It's a huge pain in the ass in my car, which is unfortunate

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Have to take off the whole intake and shit

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Cause transverse and it's shoved way up underneath the windshield/plastic stuff

civic girder
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Just don't have valves

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dabs

normal temple
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Pulls up the meme with a valve indented into a rotor

civic girder
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the forbidden fruit

civic spoke
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Will I be lazy and just order LED license plate lights from a Swedish site?
Or save money ordering from eBay?

fallow plover
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save money, they are just as good as the ones you can buy in sweden

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only thing is waiting time

civic spoke
fallow plover
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haha e46? Nice choice 😄

civic spoke
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Has winter shoes on now, though.

fair bronze
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If I may believe the grille, it is a 6-cylinder too

tight cypress
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is dis sweden

eager kite
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Oof

jagged coyote
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yikes bmw

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it's kinda like chevy giving itself awards and bragging about it in ads

civic spoke
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@fair bronze Facelift has that grille. It's the 320i, so the small 6 cylinder.

fair bronze
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Yes, but the 4-cylinders don't have the chrome strips inside the kidneys

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If I am not mistaken

civic spoke
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Never thought about that.

normal temple
stoic ledge
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> Imagine having an average consumption meter

civic spoke
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I have two in my car. Sort of.

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One being instant consumption, other is average.

stoic ledge
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Yeah I know BMW's have one in the right gauge xD

civic spoke
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Average consumption is currently showing 7.3 L/100 km

normal temple
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That's pretty good

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lol mine is 16 L/100km atm

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😂

civic spoke
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What the hell are you driving to get 16 L/100 km?

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Or rather, how are you driving?

normal temple
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The E30

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Driving it normally in the city

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With some WOT pulls

fallow plover
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so being facelift and a 320i you have the same engine as me, i have the coupe pre-facelift the year that sedans and tourings got the facelift so everything else is facelift in my car exept the look, but mine is slightly modified and tuned, gets an average on "regular" 5,6L/100km and when filling e85 it gets to somewhere around 8L/100km

stoic ledge
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E85 👀 Nearly impossible to get where I live

indigo coral
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same

stoic ledge
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Literally 2 gas stations in the entire country xD

dense shard
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I'm happy E85 isn't a thing that caught on in my area.

civic spoke
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I uhh, don't trust that you only get 5.6 L/100km. That's way too good.

dense shard
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I get 9-ish in my area which is quite hilly.

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5.7 L/100km on the highways.

normal temple
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Tbh 100 L/100km or bust @civic spoke

stoic ledge
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Imagine using more than 100L/100km

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Even semi trucks use less fuel

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My 1.2L engine still uses 8.13L/100km 😂

normal temple
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aaaaa

stoic ledge
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It turns out flooring a small engine 24/7 isn't good for the economy, but it's the only way to have some power

normal temple
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What's power?

stoic ledge
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83 power

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power is the rate of doing work or of transferring heat, i.e. the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time

indigo coral
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2.35mpg is 100l/100km

stoic ledge
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The average Humvee be like ^

indigo coral
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I get ~14 l/100km dabs

fallow plover
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@civic spoke Its the combo of higher fuel pressure and leaned out when not using much throttle thats getting it, and im going even higher fuel pressure later on too, atm its 5 bar. And more improvement on the tuning too if i want it to go even less 😄

civic spoke
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@fallow plover I'm just guessing that you are mixing up US MPG with UK MPG.

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I can get like 42 UK MPG. Which would translate to 5.6 L/100 km if you converted from 42 US MPG.

fallow plover
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No, living in sweden, so its the average that my car is showing

civic spoke
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Huh. 5.6 L/100 km is stupid good, then.

carmine summit
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My dad's MK4 Jetta TDI can get right around 4.8l/100km if you drive conservatively.

fallow plover
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the 3-cyl renault clio my grandpa had with eco mode on was like 3L/100km mixed but that engine even with the lightweight plastic chassi was soo slow it was almost painful to drive

civic spoke
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@carmine summit Yeah, but that's a diesel.

civic girder
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What is fuel economy

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looks at RX-7 parked next to Prius

normal temple
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Oil economy

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@civic girder

civic girder
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lmao

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accurate statement right there

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the gas is just there as an additive

normal temple
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Yeeees

civic girder
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I just burn 10W40 and 2 stroke

normal temple
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I burn a quart of 15w50 every mile

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Wait what

civic girder
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idk how well she'd do with 15W50

normal temple
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I got some spare 75w140 laying around

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Want some

civic girder
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I'll pass

normal temple
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You sure

civic girder
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recommended oils for me are 10W30, 10W40, or if I live in Hell, 20W50

normal temple
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Mine is 15w40 or 20w50

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I wanna go to 20w50

civic girder
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do you live in a warm place?

normal temple
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Nope

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But that's all that Castrol offers

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Yesterday a Honda Civic was trying to race me or something

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So he launched and spun the tires then bogged

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I think the traction control kicked in lmfao

civic girder
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what's traction control

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#old-car

normal temple
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Same

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I got my replacement LEDs the other day

civic girder
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nice

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I still need to try and see if I can find LEDs

normal temple
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Its great

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I need to get brake, turn signal, and running light LEDs

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Need to find a way to prevent hyperflash on my turnsignals though

civic girder
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hyperflash?

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I'll probably keep halogen headlights tho, they're actually pretty bright all things considered

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oh shit, I can literally order LED bulbs on Rockauto

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for literally every light

normal temple
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Yeah, the car flashes the turnsignals quickly to let you know a turnsignal is out

civic girder
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oh

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I see

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I know what you mean now

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I think I need a new flasher, cause mine are pretty fast but my signals are all good

normal temple
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Yeah I need resistors to fool the car in thinking everything is good

civic girder
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the fuk is the parking lamp

normal temple
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Probably your front turn signal lol

civic girder
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or front runner, I guess

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I have side markers at front and rear

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front sides are amber, but rear sides are red

normal temple
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Same as me haha

civic girder
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Yea, next pay check I might splurge on some LEDs

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though Rockauto says there's no rear turn signal LEDs 🤔

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But I def want to at least get LED tails and brake

normal temple
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The company I went through is quite a bit more expensive but I think its worth

civic girder
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but do they have Mazda bulbs

normal temple
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Maybe?

civic girder
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Rockauto just has everything, except rear turn signals (assuming they are actually different)

normal temple
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lmao

civic girder
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holy shit, $17 for both reverse lights

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those Supernovas are cashy

normal temple
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Actually

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Its 17 per bulb iirc

civic girder
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oh god

normal temple
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lol

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They are expensive

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But they are the brightest I've ever used

civic girder
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Meanwhile on Rockauto....... $8 for a two pack of LED reverse

normal temple
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I'll just say they're well worth it imo

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But if you don't need the brightest on the market, just go with rockauto or something lol

civic girder
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imo, LEDs are LEDs

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All I really want are LED tail lights, brake lights, and maybe side markers

normal temple
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🤷 Every single ebay/amazon one I tried has flickered and blown out in a year

civic girder
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well I won't be going eBay or Amazon

normal temple
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My interior LEDs have been going for 2 years now with no flicker or anything from that company

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In the end, its your money haha

civic girder
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yea

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RGB dome light

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why would I want that

normal temple
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yes

civic girder
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oh, so yea I think the "parking" light is my front amber running lights

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and Supernova doesn't have LED headlights, lmao

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Guess that's what happens when you want something as niche as sealed meme halogen replacements

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But at the same time, the halogens on the RX-7 are brighter than the halogens on my Prius, so

fair bronze
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How in the world

normal temple
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Are they sealed beams?

civic girder
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yes

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the RX-7 has sealed beams

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though idk if I can say the Prius haolgens are dimmer, they just "do less" if you know what I mean

normal temple
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Yeah, its kinda hard to like

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Make LEDs for sealed beams

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There was a company that did it

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I can't find em

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I see Miata guys running Jeep headlights all the time though

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Could do that

civic girder
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I've seen what Jeep headlights look like on these cars

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I'd rather sell it and buy a Pontiac Aztek instead

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holy fucking hell

normal temple
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lmao

civic girder
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the LED headlights on Rockauto are $100

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for the cheap ones

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I'll stick to sealed beams

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I also feel like LED headlights would look wrong on these cars

fair bronze
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On your RX-7 I wouldn't go with LED

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It looks kinda cool on the E30 though

normal temple
indigo coral
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I got LED kit for my car for 49$ on Amazon lol.

normal temple
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No blinding yeeesssss

indigo coral
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👀 oops

fair bronze
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LED headlamps?

normal temple
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Yes

fair bronze
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Awesome

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Which ones did you get?

normal temple
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I wanna get a TSX projector and retrofit them in to go HIDs though

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Auxbeam for my headlights

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They're decent, not the best, not the worst

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The epic results from a projector retrofit

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That I want

fair bronze
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Holy crap that is a lot of light

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I assume they have fans on them too?

normal temple
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Oh this isn't my car

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This is HIDs and a different projector

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But my bulbs do have a fan yes

fair bronze
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Yeah that's the part that fails first and then it overheats and dies

normal temple
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Requires a bunch of surgery

fair bronze
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I'd rather go with HID on main beam because it's generally way more reliable

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Everything else works fine with LED

normal temple
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Yeah, hence why I wanna get a different projector to swap in so I can run HIDs

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Which nets those amazing results above

fair bronze
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That would be awesome

normal temple
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Yup

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Gotta wait though, too poor currently lol

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This is just incredible though

fair bronze
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It is so much better than halogen

normal temple
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Yep

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Plus it isn't blinding due to projectors having a defined cutoff

fair bronze
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Indeed, you can only really do it with projector headlights

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Otherwise you'd just be a dick

normal temple
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Yep lol

fair bronze
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My dad had a Saab 9-3 with Xenon lights, it was so much nicer at night

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Much clearer and brighter

viral matrix
fair bronze
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Typical Scandinavian lol

viral matrix
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Yup

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So darn dark over here all the time

fair bronze
normal temple
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lmao

viral matrix
normal temple
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10/10 installation, I would've ziptied it to the grille

viral matrix
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Probs would've installed it without drilling holes into the bumper if this wasn't a 1500€ rust bucket

indigo coral
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Oi @normal temple I live in Washington too

normal temple
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Yeeees

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Rainy rainy

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Its just been cold af here, not rainy at least

indigo coral
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yeah

civic girder
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They look brighter on camera than they actually are

night current
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Ahh, Rx-7's, one of the best cars imo.

dense shard
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Might get an light bar when I get my roof cross bars.

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It would be fun to install.

hallow basin
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Have a car i designed a while back

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Still need to remake the headlights

civic spoke
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I really want to get projectors for my E46.

normal temple
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Yeeees

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Do et @civic spoke

indigo coral
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time to order valve cover gasket replacements!

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idk what happened, they just decided to start leaking all of a sudden

civic spoke
fallow plover
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they should be, many e46 users have switched from stock hid to the zkw lenses, but no personal opinion since I dont have them

civic spoke
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Ugh. I don't know in which order I want to fix my car in. starP
I guess I could just go with the more affordable options first.

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I'll probably go with the ZKW kit for my car.

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It's honestly one of the first things I want to have sorted.

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Only issue is that I would want to change out other bulbs to have the same temperature.

civic girder
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In some ways I hope this proves to not be of much use

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but with this and the official Mazda Workshop guide, I should be able to do just about anything

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assuming I can get replacement parts or alternatives

fathom socket
desert glen
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Boomer tier meme

dry fern
jagged coyote
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Yikes my dude

dry fern
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Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎁

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Don’t ask me why their is torreto on the box tho 🤦‍♂️

civic spoke
stoic ledge
dense shard
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Of course he's have a Mirai.

indigo coral
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Mirai is weird

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And a failed experiment lol

dense shard
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New one is good looking.

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I wouldn't say fuel cells are failed.

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They're still super exotic.

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Between storage and infrastructure, they have a ways to go.

indigo coral
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yeah, but their car failed to popularize hydrogen or whatever

dense shard
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They weren't meant to.

indigo coral
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I don't think they'll displace EVs

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Particularly with how quick battery tech is advancing

dense shard
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The Mirai and Clarity are both tech flagships to make people go "ooooooo, ahhhhhh" at the R&D prowess of the Japanese.

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Fuel cells are advancing pretty fast as well tbh.

indigo coral
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The clarity is hydrogen?

dense shard
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Started out as such.

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The last gen Clarity vs. current was a huge leap.

indigo coral
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Oh wait I'm thinking of the Insight

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Cause I'm an idiot

dense shard
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The Clarity is a plug-in, fuel cell, and unironic EV.

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If it was my money. I'd go with a plug-in Clarity.

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Mind you that thing is up for a redesign/refresh soon.

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Honestly... as far as tech powerhousing goes the most recent mass market car ought to do. New Corolla is all new tech. New Sonata is the same I think.

stoic ledge
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Tbh I'd see a future in which BEV and FCEV's can co-exist next to each other

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Both have pro's and con's imho

dense shard
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Fuel Cell is poised to take on larger things.

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Then again Nikola's semi is AWOL for the time being.

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Nikola expects the truck factory to start construction in 2020, start building trucks in 2021, and be able to build 35-50,000 trucks per year by 2023.

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I honestly didn't know the semi-truck market is that big.

stoic ledge
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50k trucks a year for the entire world isn't that much tbh

dense shard
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This'll likely be in the US.

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For the US.

stoic ledge
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Not their entire line-up? I know they announced the Nikola Tre, which is mainly focused on Europe (cab-over) in both fuelcell as BEV trim

dense shard
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Apparently Nikola is taking the Tesla approach to infrastructure. Build it themselves.

stoic ledge
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Iirc based on a Iveco Semi

dense shard
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Tre is based on a preexi... right.

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beat me to it.

stoic ledge
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Still, looks quite promising

dense shard
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One can hope.

stoic ledge
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Would be ideal for the distribution of supermarkets for example

dense shard
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1200 miles on a tank of fuel would be great.

stoic ledge
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Imagine the battery you'd need for 1200 miles in a semi Pogey

dense shard
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I'd need to check.

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But I imagine classic diesel trucks have the advantage in absolute weight they can haul.

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At least the long haul stuff.

stoic ledge
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Well FC's are much lighter compared to batteries

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Idk about the US, but semi's have a max weight limit around here. So you'll want to use as much of that weight to move stuff around, instead of hauling batteries around

dense shard
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right

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That being said FCs still use batteries.

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All these startups are so damn ballsy.

stoic ledge
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Yes but a small one

dense shard
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Nikola wants 35k sales a year, Rivian took on a 100k order from Amazon alone, and Lucid is still thinking they're gonna hit the market ever. 😂

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I'm forgetting that other automaker that's essentially dead in the water.

stoic ledge
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What other automaker?

dense shard
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ah, right

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Faraday Future

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Fisker has been on and off again for a decade.

stoic ledge
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Oof but > Fisker xD

dense shard
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You probably didn't get this one, but Coda.

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Built on a Chinese car. It flopped harder than a fat man belly flopping into a kid pool.

stoic ledge
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LOL

dense shard
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It's easy to ignore the other EV offerings.

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Which is a shame cause they're quite brilliant values.

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People have been giving Bjorn shit over his Thailand videos.

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That being said the new MG EV is supposedly pretty solid. Even has active liquid battery cooling.

stoic ledge
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I haven't seen one yet, but people are buying it Pogey

dense shard
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It's among the cheapest EVs on the market.

stoic ledge
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But tbh, people here buy every EV they can get their hands on

dense shard
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Good for them?

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Unless they got that Fiat 500e. I pity those fools.

stoic ledge
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Yes because company car = free car

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No 500e sold here

dense shard
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Goes to show just how bad it is.

stoic ledge
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Companies are actually importing them to here now Pogey

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They are ok as city car, town car, 2nd car etc

dense shard
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You can do so much better under any context.

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They have the range of a 3 year old battery degraded Leaf with half the space.

stoic ledge
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Yes, but the 500 is cute ~people

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That's why people are still buying new ones even though it's 13 years old

dense shard
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fair point

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I just wouldn't get the EV if I had to get one.

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FCA needs to make a real EV... and soon.

stoic ledge
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soontm on PSA's CMP platform

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e-208, Corsa-e, e-2008, DS 3 e-Tense etc

indigo coral
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I really hope lucid brings out the Air

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That's a sexy car

stoic ledge
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Yes Pogey

dense shard
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Yes, but I've given up hope on that.

stoic ledge
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A total of 27.416 cars have been registered so far this month

dense shard
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I keep reminding myself your market is vastly smaller.

stoic ledge
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So 1/2 is an EV

dense shard
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oh shit, wow

stoic ledge
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Yes, that's why I added the total figure xD

dense shard
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So 50% of new cars on the road in your area are EV... niiiice

stoic ledge
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That's what you get when 70% of new car sales are company cars, and company car EVs are nearly free xD

dense shard
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Netherlands... outside of the taxes, sounds like a very nice place to live.

stoic ledge
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Also December is quite extraordinary since the tax rules are changing next year on EV. So everybody wants them this year

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Well it's nice if you're privileged to get a company car, for normal people it's expensive. The Dutch average car age is the highest of any country in Western Europe

dense shard
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Honestly watching the iJustine vs Taran competition...

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I'm getting ideas. I might just spring for a real video editing program.

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And try to go from there.

stoic ledge
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real

Who needs more than the Windows Photos app?

dense shard
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And pick up a nice cheap USB mic.

stoic ledge
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Snowball is a good mic ^^

civic spoke
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@stoic ledge Car sales often peak in December. Out with the old, in with the new.

stoic ledge
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Here it usually goes down, since 12/2019 cars are worth less in resale than 1/2020 cars

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Because 12/2019 is 1 month year older

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But company car EVs are getting twice as expensive next year (still cheap af) so everybody needs their EV (which are all bought for environmental reasons, and not money reasons) to get delivered this year

dense shard
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If techlinked is a valid concept, maybe I should do something similar. Weekly car news in a few minutes.

stoic ledge
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Gathering subscribers is a tough job tho

dense shard
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meh, this is for fun.

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I'm still working on just practicing... or should be practicing editing.

normal temple
dense shard
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Guess I'll be washing my car tomorrow.

normal temple
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Can I come over too

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I need to wash my car aswell

dense shard
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I may have bullshit a new drying method.

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My leaf blower. lol

normal temple
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Go on the highway

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Go 100 mph

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Boom

dense shard
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If only that worked.

normal temple
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It does if you are like ceramic coated 😂

dense shard
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Problem is the rear end will only pick up dirst twice as fast.

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And I'm not paying a grand for ceramic coating.

normal temple
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Me neither

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I'll stay with my pleb wax

dense shard
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I'll get some sealant when the time comes.

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NuFinish has done good.

distant anvil
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and that will be when u get a flat tire?

dense shard
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It's a bit of a meme, but it works.

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I have a spare tire, so not too worried.

distant anvil
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also nice pfp

dense shard
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Just a few more hours to go before I change it out.

distant anvil
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u can still loose controll of ure car when u get a flat

dense shard
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I could, but that's not really a fear of mine.

distant anvil
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ok

normal temple
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I can loose control in regular driving

distant anvil
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then u shouldnt be driving XD

dense shard
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Keep calm, don't swerve and don't slam the brakes.

normal temple
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Yeah I shouldn't be driving

distant anvil
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still, what he ( or she ) said, dont slam the brakes, that will make it worse

normal temple
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Hm

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I can lose control without swerving or slamming the brakes

dense shard
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What tie rods coming loose?

normal temple
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Its just how my rear suspension is setup

dense shard
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oh in your case

distant anvil
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if u do slam the brakes, do NOT turn ure wheel sharply, u can still turn it, but not sharply, unless u want to go sideways

dense shard
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Don't lift mid turn and you'll be fine. 😂

normal temple
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Yep

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LOL

dense shard
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The yuppie killer suspension.

normal temple
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Semi rear trailing arm life

dense shard
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lol

distant anvil
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soft suspension is the best suspension XD

normal temple
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Lift mid corner and you die

dense shard
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In the case of Nani. Snap oversteer if you aren't careful.

normal temple
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😂

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Its a fun time

dense shard
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pfffft

distant anvil
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lol

dense shard
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I've driven FWD my entire life, and I've mastered that.

normal temple
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Pair the snap overteer ability with a mildly wet road

distant anvil
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i prefer RWD or AWD cars

normal temple
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And you'll be in for a FUN time

distant anvil
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not a big fan of FWD

dense shard
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Roll on the throttle mid turn and slide out the end.

normal temple
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Bro, you can just floor it in a FWD and you'll be mostly fine

dense shard
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If by fine you mean understeer off the road.

normal temple
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Yes

dense shard
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uhhh. then yes.

normal temple
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Cause understeer is safer than oversteer according to manufacturers

dense shard
#

It is.

normal temple
#

Yeees

stoic ledge
#

What did you say Monte, are you going to wash my car tomorrow? Thnx!

dense shard
#

For most people understeer is easier to deal with than suddenly going sideways.

distant anvil
#

if u dont mind me asking, how old are u?

normal temple
#

1

distant anvil
#

. . .

dense shard
#

I'm middle aged at this point.

distant anvil
#

ok, im still under 18, not by too much tho

dense shard
#

WebMD is beginning to give me age related issues when I see what's ailing me for fun.

normal temple
#

@stoic ledge Lets take our cars over to @dense shard's house

#

yes

dense shard
#

I'll wash your car if y'all buy me a wheel brush, car soap, and a new hose.

distant anvil
#

ill try to get the drivers license ( the one where u need to have a grownup next to u to be allowed to drive ) next summer

normal temple
#

I have car soap and a hose

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Do you want the 3000 psi pressure washer

distant anvil
#

nice

dense shard
#

nah, I've been fine with a generic garden hose foam thingie.

distant anvil
#

XD

normal temple
#

I can bring the pressure washer

distant anvil
#

a question, any of u grew up in a farm?

dense shard
#

nope

normal temple
#

And like spray it 2 inches away from the paint

dense shard
#

Suburban childhood here.

normal temple
#

And like make your car a different color entirely

#

🤔

stoic ledge
#

@normal temple yes, I'll put it on a plane to the US to get it cleaned ASAP

normal temple
#

Yep

distant anvil
#

well, i lived my first 13 years or so in a farm

normal temple
#

There you go

distant anvil
#

or was it 12

normal temple
#

Wait why a plane

stoic ledge
#

A ship takes too long

normal temple
#

Just drive across the pacific ez

stoic ledge
#

🤔

distant anvil
#

cars dont drive on water

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well, some do i guess

normal temple
#

They drive in water

#

🤔

stoic ledge
#

Opel's can do everything

normal temple
#

^

distant anvil
#

lol

normal temple
#

Magical boxes

distant anvil
#

even drown themselves

#

jsut like any car

normal temple
#

Especially when one day the CEL comes on then the other day it just turns off randomly

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Wait that's my VW

distant anvil
#

XD

#

LOL

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my grandma drives a VW, or did anyway

#

she drove a VW Golf

stoic ledge
#

R I P

distant anvil
#

anyway

#

this will be off topic, but do any of u know how to change a mouse RGB color without any software?

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u can see more detail if u go to #tech-support and look for my post

stoic ledge
#

Depends on the mouse, some have dedicated buttons to do so

distant anvil
#

mine doesnt

dense shard
#

uhhhhhh..... right some have a dedicated button.

stoic ledge
#

If not -> R I P

dense shard
#

errrr... you might not have a way to change it without software.

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I'm not aware of any stock MS drivers that allow for it.

distant anvil
#

it has this rainbow going on

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i want it to stay at a nice red color

stoic ledge
#

Rainbow ftw

distant anvil
#

not for me

normal temple
#

Rainbow barf adds FPS

#

This is proven

distant anvil
#

doesnt for me

stoic ledge
#

Why having RGB when you can have rainbow

#

Otherwise it's just R

normal temple
#

😂

distant anvil
#

could be cuz im on an HP Notebook

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i want it to look good

#

and for me that means black and red combo

#

mouse itself is black so i want red light

stoic ledge
#

HP notebooks can't look good

normal temple
#

Damn, said it before I could

distant anvil
#

who cares about the notebook, i want my cristmas present to look good

stoic ledge
#

I just rock an MX Master every day

normal temple
#

Wanna donate

#

Pls thx

distant anvil
#

. . .

#

i dont have any money XD

stoic ledge
#

Nah I'm a poor student

normal temple
#

Me too

distant anvil
#

trust me, i have less then u

normal temple
#

Two poors =/= make a rich

stoic ledge
#

Well actually I'm not that poor, but dutchies are cheap

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So mo

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No*

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xD

normal temple
#

Asians are cheaper

distant anvil
#

well, i have £0.00

stoic ledge
#

Aliexpress are cheaper

normal temple
#

Taobao

stoic ledge
#

Ok no I have infinite more than railgun

normal temple
#

lmao

stoic ledge
#

0*infinite = ...

distant anvil
#

infinite

normal temple
#

0

distant anvil
#

so, give me a million so i can make a new gaming set up

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:-)

dense shard
#

Maybe I should buy a Mac.

stoic ledge
#

It's 0

distant anvil
#

XD

stoic ledge
#

Everything *0 = 0

dense shard
#

Editing might be easier that way.

normal temple
#

Uhhh gimme a million so I can make my car faster than @dense shard's

distant anvil
#

lol

dense shard
#

Lend me a million.

normal temple
#

Cause currently, I'll get GAPPED by a fucking Corolla

#

Aaaaaa

dense shard
#

why would I help you surpass my car?

distant anvil
#

XD

dense shard
#

Only one car is allowed to surpass that of even metal gear.

distant anvil
#

well, ill keep looking on internet for a way to change my colors

stoic ledge
#

My 1.2 Corsa is faster than any of your cars*

* while driving at 80mph when y'all are doing 70mph

dense shard
#

And no wait wrong item.

indigo coral
#

I'm only able to do 60 😢

dense shard
#

I do want to track my car one day.

#

Just need better brakes and tires.

distant anvil
#

btw, do any of u know how to crack a mouse software? if i could get in there i might be able to change the colors in the mouse itslef

civic spoke
#

Brake fluid.

stoic ledge
#

So mine is faster than a 3.0 V6 falcon 👀

dense shard
#

I imagine DOT 3 will be enough.

normal temple
#

Nah

#

Water is better

civic spoke
#

It's mainly just pads, fluid, and tires.

normal temple
#

Use water

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Its cheaper

distant anvil
#

well, cya

dense shard
#

laterz

indigo coral
#

3L v6 is slow as hell mk

normal temple
#

Is it slower than my 2.5L i6

civic spoke
#

Slow car fast.

dense shard
#

As far as mods go...

#

Actually getting a roof rack for my car soon.

stoic ledge
#

Imagine a 3.0 V6 Corsa Pogey

normal temple
#

Get a prius

civic spoke
#

I want to hear more of the Aston Valkyrie.

stoic ledge
#

Prius? Nah

#

Aston is bae

civic spoke
#

6.5 Liter NA V12

stoic ledge
#

I'd get an Aston if I was filthy rich

civic spoke
stoic ledge
#

Oof that top comment

civic spoke
#

"How ironic, a roadcar that sounds better then a F1 car."

normal temple
#

Is that the sound you hear when going to heaven?

indigo coral
#

@normal temple I bet it is

normal temple
#

Damn

indigo coral
#

My car is a porker with a 4 speed and only 220hp

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And 3600lbs empty

civic spoke
#

Current F1 engines are 1.6 L V6 engines.

normal temple
#

My car is a porker with a 4 speed and only 130whp

indigo coral
#

it's way lighter

normal temple
#

Naaaaaah

#

2800 lbs is not that much lighter /s

indigo coral
#

Lol

stoic ledge
#

Oof mine is 2350lbs

#

> imagine using lbs

civic spoke
#

The Valkyrie is one of the highest revving engines out there, right?

stoic ledge
#

Could very well be

indigo coral
#

Isn't the project 1 14k rpm?

civic spoke
#

Redline just over 11,000

indigo coral
#

Ah ok

normal temple
#

I can rev my car to 11000, whether it works or not after is a different story

indigo coral
#

Lol

stoic ledge
#

Lol probably same xD

normal temple
#

Maybe I should

#

🤔

civic spoke
normal temple
#

Yyeeeees

civic spoke
#

9,500 rpm wroom, wroom.

normal temple
#

Have you ever heard a Cappuccino rev to 11000 rpm

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Its amazing

stoic ledge
#

3600lbs / 220hp = 16.36lbs/hp
2800lbs / 130hp = 21.5 lbs/hp
2300lbs / 83hp = 27.7 lbs/hp

Falcon won the game xD

normal temple
#

Wait what

#

No

#

NO

#

We got beat out by a SUV

stoic ledge
#

I think I can beat it with my parents mini-van xD

civic spoke
#

My car doesn't top that list.

stoic ledge
#

2950 lbs / 170hp = 17.35lbs/hp

Nope, falcon still won

civic spoke
#

3200 lbs / 170 hp

stoic ledge
#

OOF

civic spoke
#

I should actually put my car on a pair of scales.

stoic ledge
#

So it's 1999 RX 300 < Opel mini-van < BMW E46 6-cyl

#

Nice top 3

civic spoke
#

I know plenty of locations. Since I'm driving a dumper truck. xD

#

And all the places where we pick up/dump at have scales.

#

So I could probably just drive up, check the weight. And drive off again.

stoic ledge
#

Oh no I was wrong, my parents Opel is 2850lbs instead of 2950lbs

2850lbs / 170hp = 16.76lbs/hp

#

Still more than falcon :/

#

^ yeah weight platforms for trucks etc work

#

Your car will probably weigh more than the empty weight, since fuel, oil, brake fuild, stuff in the car etc

#

Unless the car rusted 100kg of metal of over the years xD

normal temple
#

lmao

#

We're all losing

#

To a Lexus RX300

#

3650 lbs / 302 hp, my parents Mercedes

#

YEAAAAH BUDDY

#

FINALLY BEAT THE SUV

civic spoke
#

It says that my car is 1470 kg with fluids and driver.

normal temple
#

How fat is the driver

#

🤔

civic spoke
#

I have yet to confirm this.

#

75 kg

normal temple
#

Oh

#

Not bad

civic spoke
#

They always count a driver/passenger as 75 kg.

#

For busses it's 75 for the passengers, and 25 kg for their cargo.

normal temple
#

I'm 300 kg

#

Wait what

dense shard
#

wow

civic spoke
#

I'll see if I can check my cars weight on Friday after work.

dense shard
#

no offense, but if you are 300kg, that's probably why Corollas gaps you.

civic spoke
#

This place should be open until 3 pm

dense shard
#

Remember 100 kg nets you half a second in 0-60.

#

Okay maybe it's more.

civic spoke
#

Want to know the kerb weight of the truck I use for work? xD

dense shard
#

I just know I need to lose a lot of weight.

#

hit me

#

8 tons?

civic spoke
#

11,000 kg

dense shard
#

damn

civic spoke
#

I can load 17 tonnes.

#

Legally. 👀

dense shard
#

Just enough to carry someone's mother in law.

stoic ledge
#

Vikt = weight

TIL

civic spoke
#

Tomvikt = Empty Weight

stoic ledge
#

So tom = empty I assume?

civic spoke
#

Yeah

stoic ledge
#

Nice

#

Learning another language

civic spoke
#

Truck is rated for a total weight of 30 tonnes. Actually.

#

But laws and everything limit you to 28 tonnes.

stoic ledge
#

I was just about to say, laws linit probably

civic spoke
#

Btw. Concrete is a pain to transport.

stoic ledge
#

The payout is rock solid tho

civic spoke
#

I mean wet concrete.

stoic ledge
#

Oof that decal

#

And yeah I know, it was just a bad joke xD

civic spoke
#

Not actually the truck I'm driving. But it's the same model truck and axles.

normal temple
#

@dense shard I took offense

#

But nah, I'm 175 lbs lmao

civic spoke
#

The stuff that I have driven mostly as of late is just mud.

dense shard
#

So like... 80 kilos.

dense shard
#

Might just go for a roof rack.

flint sable
#

Broke the drywall shuffling these around

fathom socket
#

oof

fair bronze
#

Well they're Mustangs, they slide into stuff all the time

#

No h8 m8

indigo coral
#

Son of a bitch.

#

My car is in deep shit now.

#

Fucking hell.

fair bronze
#

What's up?

#

Transmission?

indigo coral
#

Came to a stop and the car started shuddering and sounds like it's knocking for whatever reason

#

Was running perfectly fine earlier

#

(yes there's oil in it)

fair bronze
#

Oh no

indigo coral
#

yep

#

I checked the oil last night

fair bronze
#

But are you sure it was the engine

indigo coral
#

Dad's coming to look at it

normal temple
#

Yoinks

#

Might be a mother of all misfire

civic girder
#

My RX-7 shuttered like a bitch when it was misfiring

#

and by misfiring, I mean it was barely firing at all

fair bronze
#

Probably a damaged valve or rod

#

😁

#

On the RX-7 I meant lol

indigo coral
#

Idk, it only happened when I stopped at the sign. Before that it was running no problem at all

civic girder
#

btw, 500rpm is the lowest bar on the tach

#

and the car is supposed to idle at 750

#

and even at 500, it shouldn't be shuttering like that

indigo coral
#

I just pulled off into a parking spot and turned the car oddn

#

Off

fair bronze
#

Oof, a rotary shouldn't really be shuttering at all

civic girder
#

^

#

exactly

indigo coral
#

I hope that wasn't the wrong thing to do

civic girder
#

@indigo coral good idea

#

don't risk being stuck on the road

fair bronze
#

You don't want it to break down even more

civic girder
#

^

indigo coral
#

Glad I started to go home the way I did

civic girder
#

better it be stuck at McDonalds than in the middle of an intersection

fair bronze
#

Mhm

indigo coral
#

Otherwise it would have conked out on a 55mph 3 lane road

fair bronze
#

Pushing an RX300 can't be fun

civic girder
indigo coral
#

Instead of a 25mph road littered with parking spots on each side

normal temple
#

I think its a mother of all misfire tbh

civic girder
#

his spark plugs probably shit the bed

#

that's what had happened to my car

indigo coral
#

do misfires sound like tapping/thunking/tractor diesel?

civic girder
#

they can

fair bronze
#

Would be an ez fix

#

Fingers crossed

indigo coral
#

can't drive home misfiring tho.

normal temple
#

What would be really dumb is the spark plugs falling apart and puking its guts into the engine causing mucho damage

indigo coral
#

Thankfully my dad cam go get trailer and pickup

civic girder
#

yea, spark plugs and wires and/or coils (all depending on how the ignition works)

indigo coral
#

If needed

#

instead of having to call a real towtruck

civic girder
#

though, even with fixed ignition and retuned carb, it still misfires

#

#just-rotary-things

normal temple
#

Brap

#

Brap

#

Brap

#

Brap

civic girder
#

lol

#

rod knock is usually a lot more pronounced than misfire

normal temple
#

It sounds like the engine is quite literally dying

#

Very hard to miss

#

It could also be pinging from bad gas

#

But idk

civic girder
#

toyota 3VZE 3L V6 with rod knock

normal temple
#

Wookie noises yay

civic girder
#

my friend's Astro at idle will sometimes sound like its cammed

#

but its a V6

normal temple
#

That's a great sign

civic girder
#

it's weird, because if you give it gas it will go away once it drops back to idle, but only for a few seconds

#

but then if you restart the car, it goes away completely

indigo coral
#

Dad said it's rod knock. Fuck me sideways.

civic girder
#

F

dense shard
#

That's a F.

normal temple
#

Big F

civic girder
#

Is it a real loud tacking and the car has very little power @indigo coral ?

indigo coral
#

Called grandpa (good with cars) said it could be a 'sticking valve'

#

It kinda quieted down so we carefully drove it home and it seems to run ok now, and you can't have itnermittent rod knock so I don't fuckin know

civic girder
#

Hmmmmm

civic girder
#

I'd check your spark plugs and see.

indigo coral
#

idk. I guess worst case = new engine

#

This time it hung around longer, and started with shaking and stuff at the stop sign.

jagged wagon
#

What kind of car do you drive Falconhand? (the one that's acting up / shuddering on you)

indigo coral
#

1999 Lexus RX 300

#

3L V6, 220hp, 133k miles

jagged wagon
#

Oh phooey, OK. Despite my first car being a trusty reliable 2003 Corolla and our family actually liking Toyota, Lexus, and Scion for their reliability, I'm not familiar with Lexus' engine platform.

#

However, yours has the 1MZ-FE engine, so if you googly search that along with "shuddering", "misfire", or "hesitation" there are quite a few decent sources out there to help you start troubleshooting.

indigo coral
#

It's a 1mz-fe that was in loads of stuff

#

Yeah

jagged wagon
#

how to diagnose and repair your lexus misfire but this will help you understand any cars misfire as well. watch and learn..

▶ Play video
dense shard
#

Could be any number of issues.

indigo coral
#

what issues that can come/go?

#

Ok so.

dense shard
#

Probably time for new plugs or maybe timing is an issue?

jagged wagon
#

Yup, it really could be. If you suspect it's a misfiring cylinder caused by a bad coil or otherwise, it's easy to check that. Although, that'd be more of something that doesn't just come and go, so yeah. I had code P000B in my Crosstrek last spring.

The Subaru internal diagnostic PDF stated it could have been numerous things related to the CAM timing system, but between myself and our trusted mechanic, we ruled out the need to perform timing chain work (would have been very expensive in my model year) and just replaced the faulty OCV unit.

indigo coral
#

just a sec lemme get laptop

#

alrighty. so

#

when it started stubmling/shuddering at the stop sign, I turned and flipped into a parking spot.

#

I turned it off, and then turned it back on

#

sounded like rod knock

#

then I called my dad to come take a look at it, and he agreed it sounded like knocking. He called his dad, who has loads of experience, and he listened to it and said it could be knock, could be a sticky valve, etc etc. Either way its a problem. Prior to turning it off again, we revved it just a tiny bit (1500 rpm ) and it calmed down, so we drove it home and it drove okay

#

it never had a light / threw a code

#

last time it made the noise in the video it didn't throw a code either

jagged wagon
#

Ah, gotcha - do you have an OSBII scanner? Asking because many times it may not have thrown a code yet, but will have a pending code stored in memory - most ODB scanners will show you pending codes in addition to actual real codes.

indigo coral
#

I don't have a high end - dealer type one but we have a bluetooth obd2 dongle

jagged wagon
#

Me either 😛 My ELM327 clone unit from eBay shows pending codes in the Torque Android app though, so yours might if you give it a scan after you've done a drive cycle.

normal temple
#

That sounds like a BMW recipe

#

Are you a BMW owner

#

🤔

indigo coral
#

It's gonna be a pain in the ass if I have to do an engine swap lol

jagged wagon
#

Me? Or Falconhand? (I drive a Subaru Crosstrek now, Falcon's is a Lexus RX 300)

normal temple
#

Oh nvm then

#

Carry on

indigo coral
#

yeah, I hope my engine isn't fucked because I did something wrong lol.

#

It didn't run out of oil or overheat or anything

#

nor have I overrevved it etc

#

(literally can't)

normal temple
#

I looked at the vid, it sounds like something in the valvetrain

#

Not bottom end

indigo coral
#

thats what my grandpa said, could be a sticking valve

normal temple
#

Its too high pitched to be a rod imo

indigo coral
#

which is still big work

jagged wagon
#

Eh, I mean, normally a car that old I'd say get it checked, however, Toyota + Subaru put a lot of tech into their cars even back then, so I'd like to think you'd get a CEL before the engine asploded...

normal temple
#

Yeah, sticking/dropped valve could be it

indigo coral
#

wouldn't you have to take like... the top half of the engine off to fix that?

normal temple
#

Dropped valve would probably be bad especially if its an interference engine

indigo coral
#

yeah I really don't know if its interference or not

dense shard
#

If you dropped a valve into an interference engine, it would have exploded.

indigo coral
#

nobody can give a straight answer

#

even toyota

dense shard
#

Sticking valve more likely.

normal temple
#

Yeah the engine would be gone if its an interference engine with a dropped valve

indigo coral
#

the 1MZ-FE w/o VVTi is for sure non-interference, but some places claim the 1mz-fe WITH vvti is interference, while other places say it isn't

normal temple
#

Spooky

indigo coral
#

even different opinions by toyota techs, and their website

#

the updated 3mz-fe in newer RX's is for sure interference

normal temple
#

Its not gonna be cheap though, I can tell you that

dense shard
#

No seriously. A dropped valve would have grenaded your engine. That or you have a magic engine.

#

And you should contact Lexus ASAP.

normal temple
#

If its a sticking valve, you would probably rebuild the heads so they don't do it again

indigo coral
#

if something's actually wrong, its getting fixed at home.

dense shard
#

Because they're gonna wanna see that.

#

Doesn't sound like you'll need a new engine.

normal temple
#

New heads maybe/rebuild the heads

#

But then again, dunno if its a sticking valve until you guys open it up

indigo coral
#

valve cover gaskets need to be replaced anyways, could you see if somethings amiss while we're doing that?

normal temple
#

You'll see the rocker arms

indigo coral
#

or would it be hidden?

#

sorry, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to cars

normal temple
#

If you spin the engine by hand, you might be able to see the valve that's sticking

#

Its gonna be ass visibility wise especially if its the head by the firewall

indigo coral
#

yeah

#

damn transverse engines

normal temple
#

But you should be able to get an idea by opening the valve covers up though

indigo coral
#

alright

#

they're getting quite leaky so thats something that has to be done

#

is rockauto safe?

#

they've got the gasket kit for like 9$

normal temple
#

Under the rockers are the valves if you needed the pic

#

You probably can see it, I just don't know how bad the visibility is

#

Gaskets should be decently cheap at the dealer actually, but generally the more expensive part on rockauto is pretty good

indigo coral
#

our local lexus dealer has a tendency to screw people

normal temple
#

Ooooof yikes

indigo coral
#

out of morbid curiosity, I emailed them to ask how much a trans replacement would be

#

and they said 7k PLUS labor

#

yeah lmao nope.

#

can get a nicely rebuilt unit for like 1k

normal temple
#

Mmmm

#

That's worse than the Mercedes dealer

indigo coral
#

yeah, the dealer has terrible reviews

normal temple
#

The Mercedes dealer quoted us 1500 for the rear main seal

indigo coral
#

yikes

normal temple
#

Which really isn't that bad tbh

#

We still did it ourselves

#

Kinda wished we just let them do it

#

Because that trans was HEAVY

indigo coral
#

I wonder what I'd end up getting if I had to replace my car? just hypothetically.

#

the 2nd gen RX is nice but the steering makes me want to drive it straight off a cliff

normal temple
#

Do you need an SUV

#

Honest question lol

indigo coral
#

need? probably not. but it certainly is nice, and I routinely carry 5 people + shit

normal temple
#

Ahhhh okay

#

Makes sense now

grand yarrow
#

whats going on in the pic/car?

normal temple
#

Some form of engine failure, probably a sticking valve but unconfirmed

indigo coral
#

we're trying to figure it out lol

normal temple
#

Wait which pic

#

If its my pic, that's just my head that I sent for reference lol

grand yarrow
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oh gotcha thought you were having some kind of trouble unless someone else is

normal temple
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Really sucks though, not the Christmas present that you were looking for huh lul @indigo coral

indigo coral
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I know right lol

normal temple
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But hey! Its probably not a rod

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That's a plus

grand yarrow
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is the video the noise you are having?

normal temple
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Yep

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Still the most mint condition RX I've ever seen though lol @indigo coral

grand yarrow
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does it go away when the engine is warmed up? or constant all the time?

indigo coral
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Not constant. That vid was a few months ago.

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Came back again today.

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Then went away enough that I could drive home

grand yarrow
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it will its permanent sadly

indigo coral
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@dense shard time to LS swap

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😂😂😂

normal temple
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I like your thinking

grand yarrow
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from the sounds its on the crank to rod bearing from one of the cylinders

indigo coral
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that would be a consistent problem

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Not disappearing for months and randomly coming back

normal temple
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What I think the move is

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Its to swap a 1UZ into it

indigo coral
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Is it possible that its just shitty gas?

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Seems unlikely.

grand yarrow
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lol if it were me that could last the life of the vehicle or die tomorrow but if memory serves me correctly those take 5w20 oil?

indigo coral
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5w30

normal temple
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If it was shitty gas, it would probably be pinging, which is higher pitched than your noise

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It sounds literally like a ping lmao

grand yarrow
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dont change from 5w30 and put heavier oil in it but would recommend trying a bottle of lucas oil stabilizer in your next oil change

normal temple
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Or just misfiring 🤷

grand yarrow
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bad gas kinda sounds like popcorn

indigo coral
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aight, it just occurred to me cause I filled up today

grand yarrow
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those engines are designed pretty good and used in a bunch of lexus/toyotas for many years

indigo coral
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Up till 2010 I think

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In the Highlander

grand yarrow
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and further after a slight redesign still to this day

indigo coral
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Could be wrong

dense shard
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Sounds like hella loud lifter tick.

normal temple
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Yep

dense shard
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Could be your car needs a tune up.

indigo coral
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How much would a lifter adjustment cost? I know that s something I can't do at home

grand yarrow
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but i wouldnt change out the motor but would do as little as you can without adding a mechanic in a bottle cause it could make it worse and save money for another vehicle/engine. rebuilding any modern engine is more cost than replacing it entirely and new/reman engines usually have a warranty. depending where you live if you have high temps in your area and its getting worse maybe a thicker 10w30 but no thicker or the oil wont be able to make it through the oil journals and lubricate correctly

indigo coral
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It kinda ticks while running but not abnormal sounding at all

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I live in a very moderate area

civic girder
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and people wonder why I avoid high piston count engines

grand yarrow
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i do not believe those valves are adjustable and would be indicated on a sticker under the hood of the car

civic girder
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they're super complex to rebuild

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The RX-7 is gonna be painless to rebuild, cause rotary
The Prius has the invincible Toyota 4 banger, so it should never have to get rebuilt; barring any type of freak incident

indigo coral
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We're gonna look into what needs to actually be done tomorrow. It's late tonight.

civic girder
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yea, good idea

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well rested minds can better diagnose issues

normal temple
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Just drive it down to me and I'll blast a can of WD40 on it

civic girder
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lmao

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Give it to me and it'll come back with a 13B

normal temple
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dear god

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Confirmed we have rob dahm in this server

civic girder
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lmao

normal temple
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EVERYONE RUUUUNNNNNN

civic girder
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The Prius isn't getting a rotary

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yet

normal temple
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As I said

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EVERYONE RUUUUUN

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That madman is losing it

civic girder
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lol

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I doubt I'd actually rotary swap my Prius

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more trouble than its worth

indigo coral
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yet

civic girder
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if anything, I'd slap a standalone and a turbo on it

normal temple
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yet

indigo coral
grand yarrow
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cause why not stop there i mean nos it too

normal temple
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yet

indigo coral
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Tesla swap my RX.

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Lol.

grand yarrow
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lol