cars

[dense shard]

tl;dr: Car fucks itself in a driveway, Tesla takes it away without a loaner or travel help, there's no time frame given for diagnostics, and no time frame later for repairs. They only offer a loaner AFTER they find out it's Car and Driver.

[indigo coral]

That's not exactly accurate Eastman, but it is very odd that it just failed sitting there

[dense shard]

They take time to note.

The Alfa didn't leave them stranded.

[civic girder]

only offer a loaner AFTER they find out
yea, I bet that's why

[dense shard]

The car that's famous for being unreliable.

[indigo coral]

the model 3 has proved itself quite reliable in the aggregate

Though there are for sure some lemons

[dense shard]

Even our problem-prone Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio was at least able to limp to the dealer following each one of its numerous issues.

[civic girder]

I mean, the dude drove it to his parents house and then couldn't get home

at least my RX-7 was able to kick the fuel pump into submission to get me home (numerous times)

[indigo coral]

mhm, they got a problem ridden one. That's a weird thing with Tesla cars

[dense shard]

The issue happening... fine.

[indigo coral]

The reliable ones seem Rock solid, or you get one that had constant problems

[dense shard]

The reaction to the issue is not great.

[indigo coral]

Not much in between

[dense shard]

The reliable ones aren't any better, but the owners are willing to deal with shit.

[civic girder]

yea, and I can confirm the only real problem I've ever really experienced with the 7 was the fuel pump. I've had a couple other weird issues, but I can't seem to repeat them; and most others were maintenance related and have been solved

[dense shard]

Like misaligned panels, panel gaps, and other "quirks"

I'm not Doug Demuro, so I'm not very tolerant of quirks in my car.

[indigo coral]

I've had a number of issues with my RX, but it's 20 y/o.

had to replace vcg, burns a bit of oil, the weird knocking thing I've not figured out, it's really making me question the reputation that Toyota has

I get that it's 20 years old, but it's only at 133k miles.

[dense shard]

Bit of oil in older cars isn't uncommon.

Gaskets aren't mileage based as well.

[indigo coral]

at 133k miles, though.

[dense shard]

My Accord had the gaskets begin to go at the 15 year mark.

[indigo coral]

Not the usual 250k associated with 20 years old.

[dense shard]

Rubber degrading isn't mileage based, it's time.

[indigo coral]

The oil burning I mean.

[dense shard]

oh, that

[indigo coral]

Shouldn't be burning oil at 133k

the valve area looks surprisingly decent though

[civic girder]

Older Toyotas do like to burn a bit of oil sometimes. Usually at cold starts. But as long as you keep an eye on it, it won't die, becuase its a toyota

[dense shard]

Or maybe you were leaking oil.

And if you have VVT, that's something that can use oil.

[indigo coral]

I have a suspicion the car is haunted.

Lol.

[dense shard]

I know Honda's VTEC was notoriously oil thristy.

[civic girder]

My friend has an 06 Camry that burns oil when the engine is cold

[indigo coral]

I swear on a stack of bibles that it feels like it has moods, some days are better than others

[dense shard]

Older cars do.

[indigo coral]

Mine seems to do it at sustained high revs on the highway

[civic girder]

interesting

[dense shard]

I know my Suzuki was cranky in the cold.

[indigo coral]

(70mph = 3k rpm)

[dense shard]

That sounds...

A bit weird?

Honestly I don't remember what the average RPM range is for 4 speed autos.

[civic girder]

bruh, I think my RX-7 likes me. Like, even when the second fuel pump was on it's way out the door, the car kept reviving it so I could get home.

[indigo coral]

Mine has something to do with the primitive learning ecu, that it changes adaptations and sometimes it gets it right and other times it doesn't

in terms of moods

[civic girder]

and even when it was like 14 degrees, it started up instantly. A fucking carbureted rotary started immediately after sitting outside in a snowstorm all night

[indigo coral]

and I think the vvti tries to engage or something at 2950rpm or something like that because it sounds funny if I sit there. If I increase speed a bit it doesn't sound weird, or slow down

Just before the 3k mark is where it happens. Probably thats where it eats oil.

[civic girder]

that's probably where it's confused on whether to change shit with the VVTi or not

and so the cams and shit are going wild, and some oil slips into the cylinders

[indigo coral]

yeah

so when I'm in a 70 zone I set CC at 73.

That keeps it high enough to avoid the funny business

[civic girder]

yea

[indigo coral]

Though most often i drive in 60mph zones so it's a non issue

[civic girder]

if only the RX-7 had cc
except I am kinda glad it doesn't for a number of reasons

[indigo coral]

Cruise works well on my car but it obnoxiously doesn't work below 25mph

[civic girder]

I mean, the Prius cruise won't work below 25 either

but I found a way to cheat the system

[indigo coral]

how

[civic girder]

set it at like 28 or something

and then lower the speed

[indigo coral]

doesn't work on mine, I've tried that lol.

[civic girder]

it works on the Prius, so idk

[indigo coral]

Even if it's set at 26, and starts to go up hill and lose a bit of speed it disengages

[civic girder]

but I only did it like once as a meme

I usually don't use cruise in the Prius, unless it's highway or 55+ country roads

[indigo coral]

Damn, I would love another 2 gears in my car tho.

When you're at 55mph or something and try to pass, sometimes it's not a fun shift to 2nd

Where it goes up to like 4500, then once you pass 63 or so it goes back to 3rd

Then 4th once you let off

IDK how high 3rd goes

Not gonna test the theory

I would estimate 90.

maybe higher

[civic girder]

For the Prius that would be a slight lurch as the CVT yeets and then the 1.4banger screams up to 5k rpm and stays there
For the RX-7, that would be a clutch in, shift from 5th to 3rd, some gas, let off clutch nicely and then add throttle and start screaming in rotary

(accelerating from 55)

I know the RX-7's 3rd goes up to about 72 ish

I've tested that (in a 65 zone)

According to the internet, Prius has a computer limited top speed of like 115 (possibly lower, idk exactly, haven't tested it myself)

[indigo coral]

72 in a 65 isn't reckless or insane. at least imo. That's about par here.

Mines limited to 112.

I don't drive insanely fast, usually speed limit around town, then speed limit + tax on the highway

[dense shard]

I think most Japanese cars are limited to that.

~180 km/h

With Volvo to follow soon.

[indigo coral]

Parents cars are limited to 123, but they could easily go far beyond that id imagine

Unless the trans can't handle it, too low of gearing. Not sure.

[civic girder]

The speedo on the RX-7 says 130, but I think that's being optimistic

[indigo coral]

Mine says 140 which is a fat meme

220hp v6 doing 140 in a 3600lb suv. Nice joke.

[civic girder]

4th gear probably only goes to about 100, and 5th gear is overdrive

[indigo coral]

My 2nd tops out at I think around 65-70

But that's a bit uncomfortably high revs

To slam into on highway.

[civic girder]

the tranny can probably do 130, but I doubt the 12A can do much after 110

[indigo coral]

(that's not redline)

[civic girder]

my second tops out at like 47

first tops at about 28

[indigo coral]

https://youtu.be/Mnb_ilGDAU8

looks like it could do a bit more

Not a lot more mind you, but maybe could hit 120 with premium fuel, no roof racks etc

[civic girder]

It might be fuel delivery limited

[indigo coral]

idk

[civic girder]

cutoff sounds like fuel pump can't supply enough juice

[indigo coral]

I hate it when autocorrect capitalizes stuff like that.

maybe, idk. I don't plan to go that fast.

Not in that car at least.

I don't have a death wish

[civic girder]

w e a k
make it a race car when you get a new daily

[indigo coral]

tbh idk what I'd get for a daily

[civic girder]

flex on all the sports cars at the track

with a fuckin SUV 😂

[indigo coral]

Genesis g70 is amazing but super impractical, Model 3 isn't depreciating

So idk.

Probably a Stinger.

Lol

[civic girder]

just get a Prius

economic, reliable, cheap

speaking of Prius, I'm 98% sure my fuel gauge is waaaaaaaaay off

[indigo coral]

idk man, the Stinger is a nicely depreciating car

In a couple years it's gonna be downright cheap

for what it is

[civic girder]

how much?

[indigo coral]

They MSRP at 53k

Used they're already ~30

[civic girder]

jesus christ

[indigo coral]

For a 2018 GT2 AWD

with like 10k miles

[civic girder]

idk, I would probably avoid that like the plague if it were me, but idk

[indigo coral]

Why tho?

If you buy it already heavily depreciated, you're not taking the brunt of the impact

[civic girder]

$20k depreciation in two years with barely any miles? That sounds sketch af to me

especially for what they are

[indigo coral]

not really. Few want a 50k sedan from Kia.

People want SUVs, or the luxury brand name

Or usually both

The Stinger is neither of those

[civic girder]

And I know a guy who has one. Stingers are really meh to me. Interior sucks, particularly in the seat department.

[indigo coral]

all the sedans that aren't Accord/Camry/Corolla are depreciating like crazy

[civic girder]

the leather interior Stinger is downright awful

[indigo coral]

I didn't mind the interior aside from the steering wheel

That material is disgusting

(which, incidentally, is easily rectified)

[civic girder]

I sat in the back and it was bad

[indigo coral]

that's why I prefer the G70

[civic girder]

front didn't look any better

[indigo coral]

But the g70 is super impractical

but the interior is amazing

And it drives better than Stinger

[civic girder]

doesn't surprise me

From what I've seen, Stinger is pretty bad in the corners

[indigo coral]

bear in mind I have a rx300 right now lul

[civic girder]

my coworker who has one slides in every corner under power cause the traction control can't even keep up

[indigo coral]

It corners terribly

like

YIKES.

the g70 is dynamically and aesthetically Superior, as well as interior quality

But the trunk is tiny

I'm excited to see what they do with the GV70

that could be perfect

For me

[civic girder]

depends on what you would ever need to transport

[indigo coral]

I've put TV's in my Rx

[civic girder]

the RX-7 is technically a hatchback, so it is surprisingly roomy in cargo

[indigo coral]

G70 only has 10 cubic feet

which is big yikes

[civic girder]

I'd need to compare that to one of my cars, since I have no idea what that means in real terms

[indigo coral]

Stinger has like 25 iirc

What year is your rx7

[civic girder]

83

apparently the Prius only has 14.4 cubic feet, which smells like bs to me

Prius has chonk trunk, plus the rear seats fold down

[civic girder]

That's the stinger?

[indigo coral]

No

G70

[civic girder]

oh

well, that has a bigger trunk than my dad's Ford Fusion, so

[indigo coral]

Same engine

365hp twin turbo v6, zf 8hp trans

Interior is frickin amazing on the g70

Far nicer than Stinger

[civic girder]

This shit triggers me so hard

[indigo coral]

Why?

[civic girder]

I HATE the stupid screens that stick up out of nowhere

it ruins the clean flowing style of the interior

[indigo coral]

meh, not a pet peeve for me. I like having some tech so I'll take it.

[civic girder]

IMO, you either need to integrate the screen into the console or not have one at all

[indigo coral]

If you ignore that, the rest of it is simply amazing.

I think it's hard to do integrated screens right

[civic girder]

idk, the Prius screen is done right to me

[indigo coral]

Model S/X screen looks far worse than model 3, the ones in our explorer and Taurus are decent but too much plastic around them

[indigo coral]

Mines fairly well integrated

[civic girder]

This is done well

[indigo coral]

But it's not a touchscreen

[civic girder]

touchscreens in cars are a meme anyways

I've never used one that doesn't suck

[civic girder]

even the Prius touchscreen is total ass

[indigo coral]

tho idk what's going on with that shift lever

It's not like that in ours

The rest is the same tho

[civic girder]

You gonna go into warp 9 with this one Captain Kirk? lmfao

[indigo coral]

There

That's the lever in both our newer Ford's

[civic girder]

but yea, that Ford interior is decent. Except that the Ford software is complete garbage

[indigo coral]

honestly

MyFordTouch is actually not terribly laid out, it's just slow

and the damn screen is resistive touch instead of capacitive

[civic girder]

Oh its terribly laid out, trust me

[indigo coral]

not really

[civic girder]

my dad's Fusion is a pain to navigate

[indigo coral]

It's easy to get to anything besides navigation

ok hold up what version of the software do you have?

[civic girder]

no idea

[indigo coral]

MyFordTouch, Sync 3, etc.

[civic girder]

I think it's Ford Sync, but I have no idea what version

I do know it's not a touchscreen. It's all buttons surrounding the screen

[indigo coral]

Oh God

That one

[civic girder]

wot

neither looks like what my dad has

[indigo coral]

Something like that?

[civic girder]

yes

that one

[indigo coral]

yeah not what we have. Ok. Makes much more sense.

That one is truly terrible.

We have the 2nd pic, 4 quadrants one.

It's kinda slow but not terrible.

[civic girder]

yikes, still looks kinda bad

[indigo coral]

it's not bad to use, but slow.

[civic girder]

oh god, the Lexus is even worse

it has a mouse

and it has 0 relevant info to anything

[indigo coral]

Lul.

That's my screen.

tho their climate is turned off

[civic girder]

like, they call it infotainment, I expect it to have something useful on it, like mpg or something

[indigo coral]

There it is fully populated

Not bad for a '99

[civic girder]

In the Prius, I have it set to the graph. It tracks mpg in 5 minute intervals and displays current mpg with a bar

Now that is useful

[indigo coral]

that's an ugly steering wheel lmao

[civic girder]

nah

I've seen worse steering wheels

like any modern Ford ever

[indigo coral]

glances at my RX

????

they're not bad

That one?

[civic girder]

Nah, I hate Ford wheels, they are way to thick and have awkward lumps for """""ergonomics"""""

[indigo coral]

I use 9 and 3 for the shift paddles when I drive it 👀

[civic girder]

My dad has a 2015 Fusion Hybrid

[stoic ledge]

Imagine using both hands while driving 😛

[indigo coral]

I really do wish it had dials for climate temp and fam speed instead of the touch buttons though.

[civic girder]

I hate dials for climate control

[indigo coral]

wtf why?

it's so easy to make changes

[stoic ledge]

No dials ftw

[civic girder]

99.9% of time they have no haptic feedback

[indigo coral]

id take that over TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP

[civic girder]

so you usually will set it too high or too low

[indigo coral]

For 20 seconds

[civic girder]

yea, + and - buttons suck too

[indigo coral]

Ok well I'm a bad example because mines set at 90F the entire winter pretty much

[stoic ledge]

Dials "click" when you go up too?

[indigo coral]

it's always on Max hot pretty much.

^

Mine clicks aside from the volume for some reason (never did, not like it broke it just doesn't)

[civic girder]

the only real ways to do it are sliders (like in the RX-7) or a button that selects exactly what speed you want (or temp). The only thing I dislike about the Prius climate control is the temperature controls, cause you have to tap up or down a million times

but in the Prius, you can just press a button and get perfect fan speed

[indigo coral]

The explorer and taurus is capacitive touch buttons

[stoic ledge]

Sliders don't give haptic feedback xD

[indigo coral]

And it's terrible +/- ones too

[civic girder]

the sliders in the RX-7 have haptic feedback

[indigo coral]

Ford cooled seats are the BEST in the summer tho

[civic girder]

each setting has a notch that the slider will notch into when you select it

[indigo coral]

literally the best.

[civic girder]

and the RX-7 doesn't use symbols like modern cars

[indigo coral]

Bacon and Gmail ftw!

[civic girder]

so it's no arrow pointed at the dudes knee

it's called "heat"

and then for floor and top vents it's called bi-level

recirc is "Max A/C"

and defrost is defrost symbol

[indigo coral]

My favourite setting is floor and windshield so it doesn't dry out my eyes

[civic girder]

The RX-7 doesn't need that setting

[indigo coral]

then once its hot I turn it on floor and middle on 2 fan ticks to keep my hands and feet warm

[civic girder]

because rotaries are hot

just set it on defrost and let the engine warm your legs

[indigo coral]

Yikes

No insulation or anything?

[civic girder]

it's a cheap 80s sports car

[indigo coral]

fair enough. Can't even hear my engine idling inside the car once it's warm.

[civic girder]

all you have is a bit of carpet and the firewall

[indigo coral]

hardly know it's there

surprisingly quiet on the highway

Some wind rush but not excessive

[civic girder]

In the summer, you have to wear shorts, ankle socks, and well-ventilated shoes or your lower half will bake

[indigo coral]

yikes

If I go full AC I will freeze my ass off

my car is largely pretty well insulated I think

[civic girder]

even setting the a/c on bilevel won't save your legs from becoming dinner

[indigo coral]

Tho heat escapes thru the sunroof

[stoic ledge]

https://external-preview.redd.it/7RxFgLCkKm9qa0_TaNdcojW6jqCEX4LsVxRkoPtcxgA.jpg?auto=webp&s=7b8c4cb2aaf899b646736cd89b8e30fd8ce8aa22
Everybody knows this us the best interior/steeringwheel/heater controls design

[indigo coral]

So I keep that closed in winter

[civic girder]

the fuck

[indigo coral]

WHAT IN GODS NAME IS THAT

[civic girder]

is that monstrosity

[stoic ledge]

It's the Fiat Multipla

[indigo coral]

It s an opel

Oh

Damn

[civic girder]

I must purge my eyes with the One True interior

[indigo coral]

It's a corsa

yikes that is a mess too

[stoic ledge]

Nah Opel interiors have always been very conservative

[indigo coral]

Better.

[civic girder]

wdym, the RX-7 interior is literal perfection

[indigo coral]

Not sexy but comfortable and decent quality for 1999.

[civic girder]

There is not a single fault in that 80s Mazda interior design. There's nothing I would change about it

[stoic ledge]

https://www.manners.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Opel-Corsa-3.jpg

Climate controls are very easy to use tho 😛 But it's the manual version

[indigo coral]

Mines easy to use too

[stoic ledge]

[civic girder]

those dial climate control are ok

cause they don't suck like modern ones

ok, its 2 AM, I should go to bed

[indigo coral]

Those aren't bad either

Ezpz to use, including feedback on the dials

[civic girder]

yes they are, I hate mode buttons

just give me a button for each mode so I can pick which one

[indigo coral]

you're deluded lmao, those are the best way of doing it

Its a mess of buttons otherwise

Having an individual button for everything = mess

[civic girder]

depends on how you do it

speed as a dial is ok, but it depends

[stoic ledge]

Best one are 3 seperate buttons for the air direction imho (up, to you and to your feet) so you can make all different combinations yourself

[indigo coral]

that nav system is Aids tho. Mine is different apart from the climate controls. Those the the same.

Are the same*

Stuff above climate is different in mine

waiiiit.

Is it a touchscreen?!

wtf

I don't see the row of buttons below the screen that my car has
..
Is it touch?

[stoic ledge]

Apparently

Retrofit when

[indigo coral]

never.

Absolutely never.

[civic girder]

mmm yes

[indigo coral]

my screen seems super durable, can hardly see any broken ones on forums and stuff

Google rx300 broken screen and a bunch of Vapes show up.

Unlike the old pixel screens on the BMWs and stuff that have all failed

The Rx300 screen is weird as f*ck tho. I'll get a video of the weirdness tomorrow.

[civic spoke]

The LCD screen in my E46 haven't failed (yet).

I also really like the AC controls in the car. Along with the 'temp dial'.

[fossil imp]

tape deck

[fathom socket]

I have a Pioneer android head unit in my truck.

Along with Infinity Refrence speakers.

And one JL audio 10 inch sub.

The speakers were super cheap on Amazon.

[civic spoke]

The only place where I'd place a sub in my car is right over the battery.

Like this.

[fair bronze]

Toyota is getting better and better at making nice interiors

[civic spoke]

Basically the Nissan GTR interior.

[fair bronze]

The colour scheme is kind of similar yeah

[fathom socket]

It's the same.

[warm epoch]

hehe yeah boi

[jagged coyote]

let 'er rip

[tight cypress]

climate control

only working on full mode

[shadow osprey]

Blower motor resistor

[civic spoke]

AC controls for the E46 👀

[tight cypress]

but always maxium bass

subwoofer +10

[stoic ledge]

That old Megane has factory heated seats 👀

[civic spoke]

Heated seats are nice. 👌

[tight cypress]

these meganes were kinda luxury for the price

@stoic ledge those are the only thinks that work correctly

if we dont count the radio

[civic girder]

Carb is bae @warm epoch

[warm epoch]

👁️ 👄 👁️

[civic girder]

Gotta love my 4 barrel Nikki

[warm epoch]

photo from last year

[civic girder]

oof

looks like you need a wet rag in there

I think that's somehow even dustier than my engine bay was when i first got the car

[warm epoch]

i got a bottle of degreaser and a presser washer im just waiting till summer

[civic girder]

you actually don't want to pressure wash your engine bay

[normal temple]

I recommend licking the parts individually

[warm epoch]

im not going to blast it with it its got a cone mode for light spray just enough to knock the crap off

[civic girder]

ChrisFix video on cleaning engine bay

hardly even need to hose it

[warm epoch]

this has ~6 years of dirt,dust and,rust on it and lots of leaves under the hood

and mouse poop

car sit for a long time

it really needs a new frame but taking the body off and putting a new one on is uhhhhhhhh yeah

[civic girder]

My car sat for 15 years and is a lot cleaner

[warm epoch]

yeah my car sit in Alabama for a long time then the guy that i got it from had it for ~5 years and was going to yank the motor and yeet the car but then i got it for $500

[indigo coral]

mine needs a good cleaning, the engine is covered in oil lol

[warm epoch]

ima yeet that little motor out of mine when i get the money for a 396

[civic girder]

My little Mazda is never going to have anything other than a 12A if I can help it. Worst comes to worst, it'll get a 13B with a carb swap.

[dense shard]

Rained non-stop today. So no car washing for me I suppose.

[civic spoke]

I haven't wanted to wash my car since it's missing one of the lenses for the license plate lights.

And new ones haven't arrived yet.

[fathom socket]

My engine bay is dirty.

There's no oil though.

My van is leaking coolant from somewhere.

I replaced the radiator cap.

And the upper hose when I found it leaking.

I think it's coming from the thermostat housing.

[civic spoke]

I should flush my steering fluid

[civic girder]

I should probably change my steering rack oil too. But the steering feels good, despite lots of play (but it is not rack and pinion, so it is normal for there to be play).

my diff fluid needs to get flushed tho, I can feel it

[normal temple]

Come on by, I can help you do all of that

I have PLENTY of extra fluid

[civic girder]

yea, lemme just drive across the entire country

[normal temple]

Yup

No biggie

[civic girder]

my diff is really easy to get to, I just need to get around to doing it

[civic spoke]

I'm going to flush my diff fluid when I change to an LSD.

[normal temple]

Redline issa my go to

Made my LSD become an LSD again

[civic girder]

I am going to switch rear ends eventually, but the availability is pretty limited

so for now, I need working open diff

[fair bronze]

I showed some pics of your car to my dad and he loves it too

[normal temple]

Working open diff hue

Just weld it

[fair bronze]

Trippin' on some LSD

[civic girder]

welded diff on a car that barely works in the first place

plus my fuel eco would get even worse and I'd eat rear tires

[normal temple]

How you know you're driving correctly

[civic spoke]

I just have no idea which LSD that I want to go for.

[civic girder]

I have to go with a rear LSD out of a higher trim level car, otherwise I'd have to shorten an axle and get a custom driveshaft

[civic spoke]

I have thought about getting a Quaife kit or something

[civic girder]

you have IRS?

[normal temple]

The other more expensive option is an M3 subframe and diff hue

[civic girder]

german parts on a japanese rotary car

sounds cursed

[normal temple]

no not you LOL

[civic girder]

oh

lol

[normal temple]

Funnily enough, someone swapped a 350z rear subframe into a Mk4 golf

[civic girder]

:megathink:

[civic spoke]

I'm pretty sure that the E46 is IRS...

[civic girder]

ok

then you have less pain

because my car has live axle

so my choices are extremely limited

[normal temple]

https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?9362609-rear-trialing-arm-modification#/topics/9362609 @civic girder

You thought I was joking

But sadly I'm not

😂 😂 😂

[civic girder]

Oh, I'm not surprised its a thing

I'm just over here going smh because that sounds really fucking stupid

[normal temple]

Lmfao

[civic spoke]

A Quaife diff kit for me is like €1,000

This is pretty much what I would have to get. https://www.schmiedmann.com/en/bmw-E46/1977556-new?product=33878130

Just have to figure out what diff I currently have.

[fallow plover]

http://www.bokchoys.com/differential/GearRatios.htm this is for amercan models but some corresponds to european too

[warm epoch]

i might as well throw my whole car away

[civic spoke]

Hah. I have a non-American model. 320i

It's the casting of the casing that I need to find out about.

[fallow plover]

dont remember how i got mine, but its a 3,38

[civic spoke]

That's what my final drive is as well.

https://www.car.info/en-se/bmw/3-series/e46-facelift-m5-6655964/specs

[fallow plover]

yeah was just about to link that 😄

ahaha think there is something wrong tho, i have a coupe, and it says "car class" - car.info = Big family car

searched with license plate nr

[fathom socket]

it's nice when you can find a volvo 240 for less than a pc

[fathom socket]

Here's a Volvo 240 I bought

It was cheaper than a gaming PC

its got 300k miles on it

[night current]

How much? Does it run and drive?

[fathom socket]

It drives perfectly fine, we drove it 300 miles back to my house

I got it for $800

[night current]

Damn, that's a really good deal actually... As long as it doesnt break down...

[normal temple]

Its a Volvo

They'll last longer than the owner yes

[warm epoch]

@neon raven pog

[neon raven]

AHHHHHHH

[bold inlet]

Found some pic of my ride

2002 BMW M3 TiAg

[normal temple]

Siiiick car

I just have a bunch of rain so can't do much

[lethal garnet]

me irl

[dense shard]

https://i.redd.it/2y9xxlonuk841.jpg Toyota Popemobile.

IT isn't a G-Wagon, but it is better for the environment.

[indigo coral]

and more reliable too

[dense shard]

I don't remember if the Papal wagon was built in Germany or Austria.

If Austria, I wouldn't dismiss it too fast.

[fair bronze]

The G-Wagon was built in Austria

So the Pope has switched to Hydrogen I see

[dense shard]

Was built, but has moved production in house from what I've heard.

Apparently quality dropped sharply after the move away from Austria.

Probably why the Pope changed to hydrogen. Still bizarre to see the pope visit Japan. I forgot there are western religious elements in Japan.

[stoic ledge]

Original G-Wagon was also very reliable

I don't think many countries would be like ah yes, lets buy this unreliable vehicle for our military

🇳🇱 : laughs in unreliable Amarok 2.0TDI

[normal temple]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/317845923231301632/662676697103073310/FB_IMG_1578005029637.jpg

[indigo coral]

Wtf

uhh

Yikes

[dense shard]

That's a Subaru... isn't it.

[stoic ledge]

Looks like an Impreza to me, yes

[fair bronze]

ur a bus

[grand axle]

Oh hey it's JD

@fair bronze i just received my rim to hopefully fix the issue I've had with my car, (the front right wheel) and inspecting the rim I've found this marking on the inner side of the rim (also this guy didn't clean the rim AT ALL so it's pretty disgusting, is this rim okay to put on a car?

This is the only marking that seems a little sketchy otherwise it looks fine just really needs a cleaning

Im not sure what that is since I've only bent a rim. This looks like something was chipped off or shaven, im just worried it will cut the tire or something

[dense shard]

I imagine you can take a file to round off any sharp edges. I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say you should be fine since the scratch is on the outside portion of the lip.

[indigo coral]

^

shouldn't affect actual performance, just aesthetics

[grand axle]

Ehh i don't mind aesthetics that much when it comes to wheels/rims, (except this rim is God awfully dirty compared to all of the other rims 😅) my cars got a good little bit of paint scrapped off from the previous owner on the back bumper

But this rim that they shipped looks like it went through at least 9 sessions off mudding before being sent to me 😅

[dense shard]

I'm sure youtube has some nice tutorials on cleaning if you need help.

[grand axle]

Okay, im guessing a spray down with a hose wouldn't do too good?

[dense shard]

If it's caked on/baked on... prolly not.

I imagine you'll need some good soap, a wheel brush, and some time.

[grand axle]

Also, should I tell the mechanic to go ahead and balance the car and stuff while I'm there? Since I mean this one pothole I hit fucked up 2 rims on the same side at the same time?

Front one is just bad enough to make the ride fucking terrifying about 55+ mph but bumpy at 40+ mph

No air is being lost from the front tire

But the back rim was pretty messed up and messed up the tire with it

[dense shard]

If replacing repairing wheels/suspension.

Absolutely do a balance and potentially an alignment.

[grand axle]

How much will that jack the cost up? I have only 144 bucks after purchasing the rim, the replacement for the rear rim was 110 but thats also because i had to buy a new tire

[dense shard]

Alignment... by a lot.

A wheel balance should be part of the cost of getting the tires mounted.

[grand axle]

By a lot meaning?

[dense shard]

Depends on the shop.

50-200 dollars.

Then again if your car doesn't feel weird when driving it. Should be fine.

[grand axle]

This shop is a smaller one that my grandpa's buddy owns, so it may not be the maximum price (I hope) but still. My car does go towards the right when letting go of the steering wheel but I've always thought that was just the rim. Could that also be alignment?

[dense shard]

yes

[grand axle]

My car is a 2006 nissan sentra S SE

[dense shard]

If the car is pulling to the side on a straight road, could be alignment.

[grand axle]

So idk if older cards cost more or not

[dense shard]

Shouldn't matter tbh.

Though if it is to the right, could just be the road.

Check it on several different roads if you can.

[grand axle]

I've found most roads do this

[dense shard]

Could be worth an alignment. Especially if you haven't in a while imo.

[grand axle]

To be honest I've had this car a year in February and i don't know the last time its been re aligned

[fair bronze]

That scuff looks perfectly safe

I've seen way worse

[grand axle]

I know when I bought the car the power steering was leaking so bad we had to buy a $1000+ part to fix it

[dense shard]

damn

[fair bronze]

big oof

[indigo coral]

yikes

[grand axle]

we had to replace the whole thing

[dense shard]

Okay, that makes sense.

Still oof, but at least the cost now makes sense.

[grand axle]

Ya haha

So should I just say fuck it and do realignment too? Even tho it might be out of my budget?

[dense shard]

Dunno. That's on you. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it.

[fathom socket]

I can actually sleep in this car maybe

It's very low

[indigo coral]

When i got my car aligned, they charged 98$. Idk how much it is where you are

[grand axle]

So checking the old repair order, it says TTT Mount and Balance One Tire costed 15 bucks for labor and 84 bucks for the parts

Im guessing the 84 bucks was purchasing the new wheel

[indigo coral]

Do you have uneven tire wear or anything?

[grand axle]

Idk what ttt mount means?

I shouldn't? Can't make any promises tho

[fathom socket]

Oh dear uneven tire

[indigo coral]

My alignment forked up the front tires so now they live in the rear of the car where theyre less sketchy

Cause I can't afford 1200$ for tires atm

[normal temple]

1200$?

Yikes

My winter and summer sets are cheaper than that combined

[dense shard]

Joys of modern big chungus alloys I guess?

[indigo coral]

225/75r16 isba weird size

So it's hard to find

I don't think 16in counts as big chungus alloys

[dense shard]

oh, just tires. misread. My b

[civic girder]

The joys of tiny wheels

[normal temple]

I mean my parent's car wants a 315/35/20 and a 275/40/20

Soooo

[odd acorn]

ni||ce car||

[civic girder]

Tires for both my cars are c h e a p

[indigo coral]

My mom's explorer required 255/50r20 and it ended up 1095$

[normal temple]

Wow

[civic girder]

Wtf

[odd acorn]

look

cars

at my house

[normal temple]

It was $1000 for Continental DWS06s for the 315s and 275s

Where you getting your tires lol

[indigo coral]

We got Michelin primacy all season

Costco

[civic girder]

Jesus

[dense shard]

I don't want to think about tire costs.

[indigo coral]

The 255/50r20 is nasty size

[normal temple]

Yikes

[indigo coral]

The taurus is way cheaper

Like 750 for all 4 or something

[dense shard]

225/45R18's aren't gonna be fun to pay for.

[civic girder]

I got 15 in all seasons for the Prius, at Costco, for like $150, then was about $200 total because labor

[dense shard]

Might do some tire shopping and see if I can't get something better.

[indigo coral]

Interestingly if I upgraded to the 18's from the newer Rx it would be cheaper to get both rims and new tires

[normal temple]

I wanna go to a 235/40/17 from my 215/40/17 tbh

[indigo coral]

Than just tires for my 16s

[normal temple]

Joys of only being able to fit small tires

[dense shard]

Might look into 17s if cheaper.

[indigo coral]

idk if I'd need spacers tho

Some people on forums needed them, some didn't

[dense shard]

Depends on the wheel offset or something?

[normal temple]

Naaaah just rub it out

It'll clear naturally

🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

[grand axle]

I just called the people that did my other tire/rim they said replacing it should only be 15 bucks they said they just got a new realignment machine and it won't be set up till next week but will only be 65 bucks

[dense shard]

nice

[indigo coral]

not bad

Tell me where cause I'd love that lol

[normal temple]

When you have beeg meats

[grand axle]

Lol i can give you the place 🤣 its in a small ass town tho

[normal temple]

315s be meaty

[indigo coral]

The wheels look decent on the Rx tho

[normal temple]

Needs 24" spinners

[indigo coral]

LOL

[normal temple]

Hell

Yes

Now we're talking

[indigo coral]

LMAO

[civic spoke]

I can't wait to have stiff sidewalls again.

[normal temple]

Me too

I can't wait to stop kicking my tail out with these tires

[dense shard]

I dig that second RX.

[civic spoke]

I have no issues with my tail getting away from me. My issue is just feeling how much the sidewalls are flexing when I turn the wheel in corners.

[normal temple]

Mhm

185/65/14 currently hue

[civic spoke]

195/65R15, I think?

[fathom socket]

Y'alls tires are small.

[fair bronze]

Your tires are too big

[civic spoke]

You want slimmer tires and lots of meat on the winter tires.

[fathom socket]

Mine are 285/75/17

[normal temple]

calm down

[civic spoke]

Those are uhh, tires for a lifted car?

[fathom socket]

Not car.

[civic spoke]

Or truck, rather.

Pickup.

[fathom socket]

Their only 32 inches tall.

They were 245/75/17

[civic spoke]

"Only"

[fair bronze]

About the size of an average American hamburger

[civic spoke]

My summer tires are 205/55R16. If I remember right.

[fathom socket]

I could have 44 inch super swampers.

[civic spoke]

May, or may not get Michelin Pilotsport 4 for my car when spring comes around.

[fathom socket]

Never heard of those tires.

Sorry.

[civic spoke]

Normally just called Michelin PS4.

[fathom socket]

I meant tyre.

I said that to please all the British in this chat.

[fair bronze]

Of course you haven't heard of them, they're meant for cars

[civic spoke]

PS4S isn't available for my car.

[fathom socket]

I've heard of the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tire.

[civic spoke]

Tho, the PS4S would very likely be overkill for me.

[fathom socket]

This is the tyre I have.

[civic girder]

I remember driving the RX-7 on rotted tires

every corner felt like the tires were gonna explode

[dense shard]

I have... the OEM tires my corolla came with.

They're nice.

[fathom socket]

My van wears Michelin Defender LTX m/s 2's

[stoic ledge]

I should put those Wrangler tyres on my Corsa

[fair bronze]

Now that would be interesting

[civic girder]

The Prius doesn't have OEM tires. They're not even special eco tires. Just regular ass Michelin all seasons

[fathom socket]

Do it!!!

[indigo coral]

I have Defender LTX on my car rn

[dense shard]

I'll probably stick to all seasons in the future.

I like being able to drive in the rain.

[civic girder]

the RX-7 has OEM spec tires, but some random ass brand I've never heard of (but not Chinese), and are all seasons cause I won't race it

[fathom socket]

This is the tires that my van has.

It has pretty good traction in the winter for all seasons.

[civic girder]

But I'll probably get some nicer tires on the 7 next time. Some Westlake or Toyo Tires all seasons with a sportier compound

[civic spoke]

This is my current tire.

[fathom socket]

What's the load range on your tire?

[fair bronze]

Yokohama also makes brilliant sports tires

[civic spoke]

Hakkapeliitta R3

[indigo coral]

Those are mine

[fathom socket]

Same as mine.

Mine is load range E.

[civic spoke]

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 195/65R15 95R XL

[fathom socket]

Yours definitely is not a load range E.

[civic spoke]

Enough for my car.

[fathom socket]

Your car doesn't need to hold 4,000lb in the rear.

[dense shard]

You don't know that.

He might have in-laws to haul around.

[indigo coral]

OOF

[dense shard]

Got my boomer joke in for the week.

Thank you I'll be here all year.

[fathom socket]

Oh lord help us.

[dense shard]

Please like, comment, and subscribe. Don't forget to check out my patreon!

[fair bronze]

Also I have merch

[dense shard]

ltt store dot com

[indigo coral]

And hit the Bell to turn on notification

[civic girder]

I love the shameless plugs

such a great meme

[fathom socket]

Yeah.

[dense shard]

Speaking of shameless plugs... SquareSpace, build it beautiful.

[civic girder]

reminds me of moistcritcal plugging his Twitch

[indigo coral]

I miss that slogan lol

[fathom socket]

I have the LTT water bottle, and it's really nice

[dense shard]

I have a water bottle from some place somewhere.

It's been working fine for 5 years.

[fathom socket]

I love Linus's sponsor segways.

[dense shard]

I do hope Toyota releases some performance parts for my car soon. That would be nice.

[civic spoke]

You know what's even better with the sponsor segways?

When they do the segway, but there isn't a sponsor spot. 😆

[indigo coral]

lol

[dense shard]

I was gonna say sponsor hoverboards.

[indigo coral]

Linus has some weird opinions about stuff

[dense shard]

One of many.

[indigo coral]

Didn't he dislike the OnePlus 6T?

can't remember and am too lazy to dig the vid up

[civic spoke]

I need a new phone.

And figure out a decent phone mount for my car.

Might try to reuse the old-ass mount for the Nokia phone that came with the car.

[dense shard]

I want a mount, but I don't wanna deal with tape, glue and other shit.

[civic spoke]

The old mount is honestly in a good position.

Would just have to see if I can reuse the metal plate that they are using. And if I might even use the old wires for power.

[fair bronze]

How hard can it be to make a sturdy phone mount that doesn't look like crap

[civic spoke]

I just want wireless charging for when I use the phone in my car.

[fair bronze]

Shouldn't be too expensive to manufacture either

[civic girder]

just don't use your phone

problem solved

safer that way anyways

[civic spoke]

Just want a place to have it for navigation/music

I currently just keep it right infront of the gear lever. Fits pretty well there.

But it likes to open that lid every so often, and skid around if I take corners too hard.

[civic girder]

for music, I just set it and forget it, I don't bother with skipping tracks. Shouldn't have to skip if my playlist is fire.
For nav, I just look at the route carefully before I set off, then I also use the voice prompts to give me queues for things I don't see. Or, if I have a passenger, I make them navigate

[civic spoke]

Flying down either on my passenger side, or driver side.

In the truck I connect via bluetooth, and just start my music before I get going.

And can skip track, etc on the headunit.

[indigo coral]

I had a mount but it was a fat waste of money

suction cup kept falling off, was super shit

[civic girder]

I can't recall a time I skipped a track while playing music in the car in the last year

[indigo coral]

wow

I only really want it for navigation

I use the buttons on my fm transmitter or my Echo Auto to change track

[civic spoke]

I mainly want it for navigation.

[civic girder]

I inspect routes before I leave so that I don't have to rely on the navigation completely, and I hate having to glance away from the road to look at the phone

[civic spoke]

Though, might see if I can setup the old phone stuff with a new one.

[indigo coral]

I end up driving in places I've never been before fairly often (selling sh*t)

[civic spoke]

Since my car is wired with a microphone and everything.

Relying on GPS while driving my work truck is pain.

[civic girder]

I don't mind doubling back or stopping to check maps

[indigo coral]

Alexa is sh*t at giving directions, so I'd rather use google maps

[civic spoke]

Oh, derp. Links not allowed.

At least not shortended ones.

Always fun when the GPS wants you to take that left way.

[indigo coral]

idk what the signs say lol

[civic spoke]

Limited height. 3 meters.

[indigo coral]

ah

[civic spoke]

Hence all of those plastic things.

I've driven there with a 3.05 meter vehicle. 👀

It hit one of those warnings things. Made it through just fine.

[indigo coral]

lol

[stoic ledge]

Imagine using your phone for sat nav... When you can use an oldskool TomTom 🙃

[indigo coral]

i refuse to use those

[civic spoke]

Same.

[indigo coral]

I'm not paying 200$ for yearly f*cking updates

[civic spoke]

The only reason why I'm not using one.

[stoic ledge]

Free lifetime updates*

[indigo coral]

not in america

all the dedicated gps ones charge big money

for updates

[jagged coyote]

how many time do you see ppl going on the highway the wrong way bcs of following their gps stupidly

[stoic ledge]

* lifetime = 11 years apparently

[jagged coyote]

google maps

[civic spoke]

That's not even a generation.

[jagged coyote]

free for life

[stoic ledge]

Well it's the lifespan of the device probably

[jagged coyote]

and you don't need to update it

[indigo coral]

google maps works much better than tomtoms anyways

the tomtom thing doesn't know traffic, road closures, etc

[civic spoke]

The only reason why I would use a dedicated GPS would be for trucking.

[stoic ledge]

I now have a newer system stolen from my brother, which does know traffic etc

[jagged coyote]

only thing i hate on ggl maps s that they tell you the streets name on a roundabout, when there is like 5 exits

[civic spoke]

But then it would have to be one designed for trucks.

So that you could type in how tall and heavy you are.

[indigo coral]

lots of ppl with my phone have remarked on gps problems which I"ve not experienced??

Glad lol.

[jagged coyote]

could avoid 11'8" accidents

[indigo coral]

my phone is fantastic though the battery is meh, decent but not great

[civic spoke]

A coworker I used to work with was close to driving into an underpass.

[indigo coral]

two wireless modems will do that ig

[stoic ledge]

Use a 12V Dash Charger

[indigo coral]

I'm gonna get one from amazon

theyre like 50$ from oneplus

• 10$ shipping

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I know

[civic spoke]

Truck actually has a USB port on the headunit. 👀

[stoic ledge]

Expensive af

[indigo coral]

can get a dash charger for 20$ shipped

in two days

heh

[stoic ledge]

Imagine having USB in your car

Way to modern

xD

[indigo coral]

yea thats gonna be a problem

[stoic ledge]

Also, that's usually like 1A

[indigo coral]

my fm transmitter takes up the plug

might have to move that to the back, idk

we'll see

[stoic ledge]

Lol, or use a splitter xD

[indigo coral]

or that

[civic spoke]

Get a FM transmitter/charger combo dealio.

[indigo coral]

i want to get the quick charger for my phone

(well the mid level quick charger)

[stoic ledge]

4A Dash Charge

Is there a Warp Charge Car Charger?

[indigo coral]

my phone is a OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren

yes

thats the 50$ one

[stoic ledge]

Ah

[indigo coral]

so uhh yeah nope

lol

[stoic ledge]

Lol

[civic spoke]

I want that one.

[indigo coral]

I wonder if i bought a VOOC charger if that would work?

i got the phone for mostly free lol

[stoic ledge]

[civic spoke]

I remember you saying that :c

[indigo coral]

switched to tmobile, traded in a cheap S9

yeet

[stoic ledge]

Y33t

[civic spoke]

The only thing I don't like about the OnePlus phones is no wireless charging.

[indigo coral]

yeah

the in-screen fingerprint is super cool, and on the 7t pro its actually not much slower than a normal sensor

[stoic ledge]

Wireless charging isn't as fast as Dash/Warp Charge, so meh

[indigo coral]

yeh but it'd be nice

[civic spoke]

No cables is what's nice with it.

[indigo coral]

and to top off w/o wearing out the charge port

[civic spoke]

I'd basically just have one charger by the computer, and one in the car.

[stoic ledge]

No big selling point for me personally, but I'd see why others would like it

Yes me charge port is starting to wear :/

[civic spoke]

The charging port is actually broken on my brothers Note 10...

[indigo coral]

can replace it on the 5

the new galaxy stuff is soldered on

rip

have to replace the entire logic board and stuff to swap it out iirc

[civic spoke]

That's a big oof.

[indigo coral]

at least for the S10

idk about the Note

[stoic ledge]

Not gonna open up my phone, my sausage fingers are to big to do such delicate job

[indigo coral]

how are you gonna get it fixed if it breaks tho?

[stoic ledge]

If the port breaks?

[indigo coral]

ya

[civic spoke]

Insurance I guess.

[stoic ledge]

Idk I hope it doesn't until the OP8 comes out xD

[indigo coral]

when that asshat at my school shattered my OP5 screen, I had to send it to oneplus to get it fixed. none of the phone repair stores even knew what it was

[civic spoke]

"Onepluswhat?"

[indigo coral]

(could have fixed it myself, but the screen replacement cost as much as having OP just do it

so

they literally had no idea oneplus existed

[stoic ledge]

^ i still get that response a lot

[indigo coral]

starting with the 6T they partnered with T-mo so more stuff is supporting it now tho

[civic spoke]

I'm almost tempted to get the ROG II phone.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah OnePlus repair costs are quite fair

[civic spoke]

Because of the massive battery.

[stoic ledge]

Get a Nubia Red Magic 3

[indigo coral]

I was shocked at how much t-mo wants for phone insurance tho

[civic spoke]

It has, what? 6,000 mAh?

[indigo coral]

it was like 18$ a month for my phone

[civic spoke]

Does it cover everything apart from water damage?

Or does it cover that, too?

[stoic ledge]

Lol that's a lot

[indigo coral]

yes but there's a deductible still

[stoic ledge]

And I think it was 5Ah

[indigo coral]

i think its a 100$ deductible so effectively they cover like 60$ if we sent it to oneplus

not worth it

[stoic ledge]

(or 5000mAh)

[indigo coral]

cause you can't get a refurb of this phone from assurant or anything

the US doesn't get the 7T Pro aside from the 5G McLaren

[civic spoke]

Big boi battery.

[indigo coral]

nice

[stoic ledge]

Ooh I see there's quite some debris back in the charging port again, gotta clean it brb

[indigo coral]

mine has 4085mah

which is decent but the Snapdragon X55 modem sucks down some battery

• 90hz 1440p screen

[civic spoke]

I kind of miss my HTC One M8

But its battery went to shit over the years I had it.

[indigo coral]

my first phone was a Galaxy Core Prime

lol

then I got a Galaxy S5, then my OnePlus 5, then 6T, now 7T Pro

[civic spoke]

My first phone was the Nokia 3310...

[indigo coral]

My parents only allowed me to get a phone in 9th grade

[civic spoke]

Hello. My name is OLD

[indigo coral]

aka 3 years ago

traded the Core Prime for an iPhone 5C

then traded the 5C for a Galxy s5 that i used for a bit

then I bought the OP5

and its been downhil since then

xD

[civic spoke]

Want to know how bad the battery got on my HTC One M8?

[indigo coral]

to be clear, traded with friends not carriers

how bad?

[civic spoke]

I would charge it overnight.

And it could be dead by the time I came to the subway.

A 10 minute walk.

[indigo coral]

uh

yikes

why didnt you replace it?

[civic spoke]

Because stuff costs money.

[indigo coral]

I've got the 7t pro for the next two years 👀

cause the trade in thing

[civic spoke]

I pretty much kept it on life support with the help of a battery bank.

[indigo coral]

i'd imagine the battery won't get that bad

[civic spoke]

I had the One M8 up until about a year ago.

[indigo coral]

oh shit

[stoic ledge]

Damn son

[indigo coral]

you had the phone since new?

[civic spoke]

Got it shortly after it launched.

[indigo coral]

holy crap

[civic spoke]

Yeah

[indigo coral]

you had the phone for 5 years?!

[civic spoke]

4-5 years, something like that.

[indigo coral]

I had my OP5 for a little more than two years before I upgraded to the 6T

then had the 6T for about 2 months

lol

the 7t pro thing was too good a deal to pass up, I wasn't in any big hurry to upgrade

[civic spoke]

The One M8 was honestly in pretty good condition considering its age as well.

[indigo coral]

My 7t pro should get even better once tmo and sprint merge

cause rn tmobile's 5g is on 600mhz so its only ~20% faster than LTE

but sprint is using 2500mhz for 5g so it can get 800mbps

a middle ground between mmwave which is super fast but tiny coverage and tmobile's 600mhz which is quite good coverage but the highest I've gotten is 150mbps

[jagged coyote]

nice offtopic bois

[civic spoke]

It started off with car mounts for phones.

Or phone mounts for cars. I guess.

[indigo coral]

probably a good idea to talk about the right hting before mods come and ban us all

#RipFoxy

[dense shard]

cars

I like cars.

[civic spoke]

WROM WROM

[indigo coral]

zoom

[dense shard]

Okay, I saved you lads.

continue on

[jagged coyote]

tomorrow imma drive back to my flat

[indigo coral]

ima take my car for a proper shakedown drive today 👀

[civic girder]

👀

I've got my fingers crossed for you, let us pray to the car gods that your car is fixed

[indigo coral]

150 miles of interstate/city driving yeet

i5 is fun in the middle of big city /s

[civic girder]

I'll probably pull out the RX-7 today. Need to run a couple errands too, so I can do that

[normal temple]

To clean your injectors, just drive at 100 mph for a good 1000 miles

That'll get them clean

[civic girder]

oor just yeet the injectors and put a real fuel system on it

[normal temple]

so carbs

🤔

[dense shard]

Sorry, I'm on an atkins diet. No carbs for me.

[civic girder]

Manual choke life

Also, rain

Can't go full send in the rain

[versed fern]

6 month update on my miata

totaled

and not my fault

[civic spoke]

Big oof

[versed fern]

yeah..

[stoic ledge]

Oof :/

You ok?

[indigo coral]

no, he's dead.

[stoic ledge]

😂

[charred ruin]

my grandparents once bought a new car drove 300 miles hit a deer and totaled the car in 6 hours

[civic girder]

That sucks.

Real sad that a Miata got totalled.