cars

[dense shard]

Supposedly making 250+ horsepower.

Conservative tune.

[lethal cradle]

nice low budget build hoq lucky

how*

[dense shard]

It wasn't low budget.

[lethal cradle]

compared to me it is lmao

[dense shard]

Building his car has been a decade in the making and half a dozen fuck ups.

It's conservative tune, but it leaves headroom to go higher.

[lethal cradle]

just engine fuel and air already 6k deep

[dense shard]

I have no clue how far my friend is in.

But that car was superb to drive.

Felt like a go-kart.

[lethal cradle]

4g63t is an amazing engine

[dense shard]

It really honestly is.

[lethal cradle]

untill crank walk

6 bolt or 7 bolt?

[dense shard]

4B11 was a nice successor, but it wasn't superior imo.

I don't remember.

[lethal cradle]

i got a 7 bolt and i cant wait untill the crank decides to go for a walk

[austere tusk]

@stoic ledge how bout a DS4?

[dense shard]

I'm sure you'll be fine.

I nearly bought a Galant once.

Sadly they're now 30 year old cars, and I really don't have the time, patience, or money.

[lethal cradle]

this is true older cars take time and lots of patience

[dense shard]

And money now.

A lot of the aftermarket stuff for DSMs just doesn't exist anymore.

And hasn't been made since Mitsubishi turned the Eclipse into a land yacht.

[stoic ledge]

@austere tusk it's ok, 1.6 THP 156 isn't, 200 is rare and expensive

[austere tusk]

156 isnt!?!

I got 163 in the DS5 and it's a beast!

Wait

What unit of power u using

[dense shard]

oh wow

Jack Singapore bought himself a C7 Vette.

lucky guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50oPZAcwU_s

[stoic ledge]

1.6 THP 156 is horrible quality wise

[dense shard]

Is it?

2.0 doing 150 a few years ago was decent.

Mind you that was without fancy tech or turbos.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah they built up a lot of carbon inside

[dense shard]

I honestly never expected that to be something for me to avoid.

But carbon build up did play into my choices.

You know what I really hate?

Analog speedos and a digital read out next to it.

Yes I know I'm going 30 miles an hour... do you really need to tell me that again 3 inches to the right?

[stoic ledge]

Idk buddy of mine really likes that

He basically can't watch analog gauges

[dense shard]

I'm fine with only digital.

Just don't do both digital and analog. Pick one.

I'm running digital only right now.

I kinda want a Corvette.

A C5 Z06 or a C7 Gran Sport

[stoic ledge]

I actually like the C7 over the C8

Imho it's better proportioned

[civic girder]

One of my work buddies used to have a C5 Z06

He sold it to make space for Miatas and to get cash for said Miatas

Hes going to LS swap an NA iirc

Idk what he's doing to his NB

[dense shard]

So he sold a Corvette with an LS to LS swap a Miata?

🤔

I'd have stuck with the Corvette at that point tbh.

[indigo coral]

i dislike miatas tbh

theyre not very good looking

[normal temple]

Mooderino

[civic girder]

@dense shard Corvette was costing him $40k and he had it on a loan, plus parts and upgrades were expensive. The value of the car alone had him wanting to garage park it and barely drive it. He wanted something cheap, available, and if it got wrecked something he could easily replace.

To quote him: "I want something I can mod to the moon and boost to mars without worrying about making a $40k car worth $8k"

[normal temple]

LS swapped NA sounds like death

[civic girder]

same

but I can't really tell him what to do

he wants me to 13B turbo swap the FB and then LS swap when it blows up

but ofc, its well established that my FB is staying na carb 12A as long as I live

[normal temple]

triple weber carbs when

[civic girder]

and in my will, whoever takes ownership of it will be required to leave it na carb 12A too

triple weber sounds stupid on a 2 rotor imo

but I could get a 48 or 54 IDA weber downdraft

[normal temple]

Triple weber is like

Flexing

[civic girder]

It would really depend on if it can bolt up to an available intake or if I'd have to get something custom made,

but I am highly considering staying with stock carbs rather than upgrading to a Holley or a Weber

[normal temple]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9p8bkHh2Ho

[civic girder]

I'd get a spare carb and experiment with upgrading the jets and shit, and then if I fucked it up, I still have a bone stock carb that still works

[normal temple]

oof

my engine don't sound bad with carbs

[civic girder]

Carbs are superior, afterall

(in sound and simplicity)

the succ of carb is 👌 😩

[normal temple]

But

ITBs sound good too

I'm conflicted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PxmHpkNAbw

Conflicted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HakTP98pI4c

oof

[civic girder]

ITB on carb

[normal temple]

oof

[civic spoke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0bc0OdbvQ

[lethal garnet]

that car is fun to drift in fh4

also the dealer im working with is amazing for the new car

i’ll explain more if it does go through

[distant sable]

Hey. You guys helped me a lot a while back with some car issues, and I would hate to keep using you guys as support so I got a quick question. Do you guys know of a discord server or somewhere on reddit I could ask some questions about headlight issues on an old Audi?

[night current]

Ngl, not bad imo

[dense shard]

Perhaps there is an audi specific discord?

It's uhhhhh... very retro. This Bronco.

[indigo coral]

They better make it retro

Otherwise it's just gonna desecrate the brand

[dense shard]

As long as it is based on the F150 or Ranger... I don't really care.

I would have been fine with a renamed Ford Everest.

Wrangler competition is great, but why not give the 4Runner a run for their money?

[fathom socket]

Wtf???

Sold a Corvette to LS swap a Miata?!

A C5 Z06 can go 180 MPH

And is still very fast

[indigo coral]

Yayy.....

[dense shard]

A Miata would be fun to own.

But... dunno

Swapping a Miata seems a bit pointless.

I like the aesthetic of the Z06... even if the interior is class early 2000s... meaning shit.

No clue why or how

But every single automaker dropped the ball at some point in the 2000s on interiors.

[fathom socket]

My check engine light has been on since I bought my vehicle

[dense shard]

It was like they had a collective stroke and forgot they need to try.

[fathom socket]

But yeah

[dense shard]

Nice exterior tho

[fathom socket]

Selling a C5 Z06 to LS swap a Miata makes no sense

[dense shard]

lol right?

You already have an LS

[indigo coral]

Mine just came on

[fathom socket]

If he wants to drift that Miata, the Corvette was already set to drift

[dense shard]

Man I might be able to afford a C5 before the bounce back on price.

[fathom socket]

Install dual rear calipers and a hydro e-brake and you're set to go

Make sure it's a manual tho

I don't think there were any C5 Z06's that were auto tho

[dense shard]

That wasn't a thing till C7 I think.

[fathom socket]

No

The C5 could even come with an auto

Just not the Z06

[dense shard]

The Z06?

I'm specifically talking about the Z06.

[fathom socket]

The Z06 was the top

[dense shard]

Yes, and that's what we're talking about.

Auto didn't come in there till C7 if I remember correctly.

[fathom socket]

Well, if you wanna get technical the ZR1 is the top

But there was only three versions made

GM has hinted at a C8 ZR1 with an 800 HP LS and dual 200 HP electric motors

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50oPZAcwU_s

So apparently the C7 did have overheating issues until the end.

[fathom socket]

It was pretty easy to fix tho

[dense shard]

It wasn't an issue the car was supposed to have to begin with.

[fathom socket]

I think it had to do with them having the wrong thermostat in them

[dense shard]

And what I forgot was the exploding engine issue of the early years.

[fathom socket]

Because the C7 ZR1 has no issues with overheating

It also has 13 intercoolers and radiators tho

[dense shard]

The Gran Sport apparently does.

At least according to this review.

Still. I like the styling on the C7.

[fathom socket]

The ZR1 has excellent cooling

[dense shard]

yep

[fathom socket]

The late model ZR1 has a much better interior too

[dense shard]

Not the highest bar to clear.

I'd say the C7 interior looked like it belonged in the car.

[fathom socket]

With the Alcantara interior

I sat in a top specced 2019 C7 Z06 with the Alcantara interior, it was nice

A lot better than the C6

[dense shard]

That's what I hear.

[indigo coral]

The C6 interior was awful

[dense shard]

And then the C8 looks like a step back from the C7.

C6 looks... fine.

C5 tho.

oof

[fathom socket]

I want a split window 63' Corvette

Sorry 62'

[dense shard]

I'm basic.

I really just want a C5 Z06

Or C4 ZR-1 with that bitchin' Lotus engine.

[fathom socket]

With that hefty engine rebuild bill too

[dense shard]

Worth it.

[fathom socket]

Worth the 12 grand?

Those things are frickin unreliable

[fair bronze]

Here's the new Bronco

[fathom socket]

Ew

I'll take a K5 Blazer or an original Bronco over that any day

[indigo coral]

My dad has two of the old broncos, one of them is in pieces tho

The other one has a V8 in it iirc

[dense shard]

That is the baby bronco for reference.

Real Bronco looks more chonky.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hg4QlhY7Z/?utm_source=ig_embed

[fair bronze]

Didn't know there are two Broncos coming lol

[night current]

^

[dense shard]

There are.

I don't think anyone predicted they'd drop at the same time though.

Idea was Bronco comes out, then we get a small crossover based Bronco Sport.

[civic girder]

ThatDudeinBlue built a 240sx

my friend

has a 2jz 240sx that did run at one point, but now doesn't run because the motor is taken apart

and he's thinking about selling it

[night current]

What do you guys thing about the new Gemera?

I think it's pretty cool

[fathom socket]

Reminds me of the Porsche Taycan

It's actually pronounced Tai-Con

Germans and their stupid pronounciations

[dense shard]

... It looks like a koenigsegg...

Not sure how to describe it, but it's still a Koenigsegg.

[civic girder]

It looks like a Koenigsegg that doesn't look like shit

[dense shard]

That weird floating roof with black a-pillars?

Wide headlights, narrower greenhouse.

[civic girder]

I've been disappointed with most of Koenigseggs previous models

the Gemera actually looks pretty decent

[dense shard]

I've always liked their stuff.

If I had to buy a boutique super car, this would be it.

Bugatti is too corporate... and I'm blah on the styling.

Ferrari and Lamborghini aren't boutique anymore... they're pretty mass market imo.

[civic girder]

If I had to buy a boutique supercar, I'd be asking myself how I ended up in such a terrible position

[dense shard]

Be rich beyond reason.

I wouldn't question it, and I would enjoy my life.

Hit up cars and coffee every week and give people rides.

[civic girder]

Unless you would count buying a Cosmo 110S as "boutique supercar"

[dense shard]

no

[civic girder]

rip

[dense shard]

That's a classic so rare Mazda couldn't find one.

And they had to borrow someone's for a rotary anniversary. lol

[civic girder]

Yea

[dense shard]

Also one of the best looking cars of that era.

I think Ferrari and Lamborghini had similar styling on their GT coupes.

[civic girder]

I'll probably never ever get a chance to own one, but I can definitely say that its my unrealistic dreamcar

my FB is my realistic dreamcar

[dense shard]

A 3rd gen Cosmo would be cool to own.

[civic girder]

If I could get one for a reasonable price, and in the US

iirc Eunos Cosmo was not sold in North America

[dense shard]

It would have to be an import.

Though I hope the prices aren't meme'd to hell and back like the AE86 and Skylines.

[civic girder]

And that's where we loop back to "reasonable price"

[dense shard]

It's a low volume rotary luxury coupe.

[civic girder]

Yea

[dense shard]

25-30 grand maybe?

[civic girder]

I'd just buy a bone stock RHD FD at that price point

[dense shard]

I don't have the patience for that car.

I knew a guy with one.

He ended up turning it into a 4 rotor show car basically.

[civic girder]

I would probably love it if I had one, but the fuel injected (and more specifically turbo) rotaries would be a pain in dick

[dense shard]

Probably because it was more reliable that way. lol

[civic girder]

as long as I can keep my FB (and maybe get a couple more), get an RX-4 sedan, maybe an FC, and rotary swap a truck; I'm content with life

[dense shard]

... I didn't realize he had become famous on the internet... damn.

Still. I would leave an FD not stock.

I'd replace all the hoses and lines with something more durable than the basic rubber fittings.

[civic girder]

well

I'd buy a stock one so I know that it hasn't been fucked

then upgrade the cooling and do some mods to the emissions system

I'd leave it twin turbskie, but that's because I like originality

[dense shard]

oh no, Rich Rebuilds got funded by Raid.

[civic girder]

and I don't give two fucks about trying to increase power

[dense shard]

yeah

It's powerful enough.

[civic girder]

Yea, with my tastes and preferences, honestly too powerful

[dense shard]

~300 is plenty.

yes yes I know they say 276

[civic girder]

If I got an FD, it'd be a garage queen showcar that rarely moves

[dense shard]

That's said with a grin.

[civic girder]

inb4 I fill my future yard with FBs

Neighbors get concerned about my addiction, call police
"sir, do you need help?"

[indigo coral]

My unrealistic dream car is a Lexus LFA nurburgring edition

[flint sable]

why unrealistic

[indigo coral]

cause I'll never be able to afford a car thats multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars

[flint sable]

bruh make it realistic

[indigo coral]

I'm skeptical that I'll ever be able to attain my realistic dream car with how high the goddamn payments would be

[flint sable]

get a good job, that you enjoy doing

[indigo coral]

(Genesis G70 3.3T AWD)

900$ a month is roughly how high payments would be

which is big expensive

[flint sable]

i've been looking at compond intrest savings accounts

[stoic ledge]

Getting a loan for a car

I know that's required to get a mortgage or something for some reason, but still

[civic girder]

if you can't afford your "realistic dream car", then its not very realistic

be like me

and make your realistic dream car something that you could afford now

idk, to each their own

I'm extremely satisfied with my RX-7, and I seriously believe that I may never drive another car that is as perfect (imo) as my FB is.

I vibe with the styling, and the interior is just perfect for me. I climb in the driver's seat and it feels like all is right in the world

[stoic ledge]

Make your dream car an Opel Corsa

[lethal garnet]

yo i’m abouta loose 15k if i trade my prius in

that’s unfortunate

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse, what did you expect xD

[lethal garnet]

my brother decided it was a good idea to get a prime advance

and my dad and i hate it so we’re trading it in lol

these chicks literally taking a pic of a freaking fist 500e lmao

[civic girder]

there's one at my school

its pretty lame

[lethal garnet]

yea

i races it

in the prius

i won

[civic girder]

my RX-7 is cooler

[lethal garnet]

yee

[deep hound]

Meh wheels tbh

[civic girder]

meh car tbh

[carmine summit]

Y'all ever just start doing bodywork in the middle of a parking lot?

[deep hound]

My car hasnt seen bodywork in years

Sure as hell needs some tho

[fair bronze]

I like the 350Z

It's not the most amazing car ever but I think it can be cool

[indigo coral]

you wanna talk about uncool, look at my car

Also @civic girder just saw a rx7 like yours but silver

Hideously ugly wheels tho

[civic girder]

damn

[indigo coral]

Stuck out like 6 inches

[civic girder]

yikes

[indigo coral]

And big fat tires

[civic girder]

he went thicc wheels and didn't get a widebody kit

smh

[indigo coral]

Rest of the car is in pretty good condition tho

[civic girder]

that just makes it worse

if you're gonna fuck it up, fuck up a beat one

[indigo coral]

Lol

[dense shard]

My favorite past time.

Watching cars and coffee fails and taking a shot each time I see that one repeat of a BMW jumping a curb, or the corvette spinning out of control.

bbl going to get my stomach pumped <- joke is every video has the same 3 videos

That being said... watching a car slide into a curb sideways is always painful.

[eager kite]

New US Tesla factory

[normal temple]

does that make their quality control worse

[indigo coral]

yes

[vagrant sparrow]

Hey jake, nice car man! 🚗

[normal temple]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/643652466742657025/687109979005779990/89268750_1838618032935015_6139195561066102784_o.png

[fathom socket]

Lol

[indigo coral]

[dense shard]

oh no

[indigo coral]

[tame mesa]

damn that reminds me I gotta replace my muffler bearings

[civic girder]

I gotta replace my headlight fluid

[dense shard]

I gotta get a nail pulled out of my car.

Tire if I'm being specific.

[indigo coral]

rip

recently after i got my car i had a nail in the tire

we pulled it out

never went flat

😄

[tame mesa]

yikes

I had to replace a tire recently. Two nails stuck in it.

I have a feeling I know where they're from

[civic girder]

knock on wood, I've never had a nail or any other form of puncture on any of the tires I've had across both my cars

[dense shard]

good stuff yo

I should have Toyota take care of it.

If not... I will double check warranty, and then go for my next step.

[drifting mantle]

@civic girder Blinker* fluid

Headlight fluid doesn't exist 😛

[fathom socket]

I thought nails in wheel is something you want to have. Because its improving driving in winter. Because its modifying the wheel to be spiked.

[lethal garnet]

if anyone can help me with negotiating that would be very much appreciated

we're trying to get a higher value for our trade in car

not tryna loose 10k

[stoic ledge]

Sell it private

1. Higher price
2. Higher discount
   ==> less money lost

[lethal garnet]

yeah my dads not up for that

he wants to do it at the dealer

we're okay with loosing like 5-8k

just not 10k

nvm brought them 4k up trade

we good

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

why tf would he not be up to that

selling it private gets you loads more

[fair bronze]

But it can also get you loads more hassle

[lethal garnet]

we just want it

gone

[stoic ledge]

drives it off a cliff

Gone 🙃

[civic girder]

Selling it on a place like Marketplace is not hard

someone will bite

and then you just take the first offer that is somewhat close to your asking price

[indigo coral]

^

[stoic ledge]

[civic girder]

if the car is in great shape and you're asking price is already below market value, someone will bite right away for your asking price

Like, my FB was in good enough condition and listed below market enough that I basically took it for asking price

my dad did the same with the Lexus he bough, it was immaculate

[eager kite]

https://www.driven.co.nz/news/news/mercedes-benz-ditches-self-driving-car-development/

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[dense shard]

The current regulatory climate doesn't favor autonomous driving tech quite yet.

Makes sense to focus on commercial applications.

[stoic ledge]

Agreed

Oh btw @dense shard : does your Corolla have a foot sensing trunk gate (if you know what I mean)

That you wave your foot under the bumper, and it opens

I saw a dude today at school who came to his Corolla, waved his foot under it for over a minute but it didn't open 😂

[dense shard]

nah

No hands free trunk.

[stoic ledge]

Oof good

Apparently it didn't work xD

He could have opened it himself, got in the car and driven of by the time it went open xD

[indigo coral]

I don't care about the foot kick trunk open thing

but a power trunk sure would be nice

my RX doesn't have power 😦

[fair bronze]

You mean the engine or the trunk

[indigo coral]

both

😂

[stoic ledge]

😂

[normal temple]

My power windows stopped working until I punched them today

Was good

[stoic ledge]

Oof xD

[craggy fjord]

Hey lads, any fans of the Isuzu VehiCross here?

I spotted one on fb marketplace, $6,500, 100k miles and clean

Wondering if I should pull the trigger, its a rare opportunity

[dense shard]

do it

Why not.

[indigo coral]

It's a cool car ye

[normal temple]

T a s t y

[indigo coral]

Yes

[drifting mantle]

Hey so quick question.
How bad would it be to change out the head gasket myself, without getting either of the mating surfaces checked to see if they're leveled?
(I don't need to change it out, but I'd like to, just to have it be new and not 22 years old)

Or is there no need at all, unless there's actually a leak?

Like, could I just take off the head, the gasket, clean the surfaces, replace the gasket, and then put everything back together?

[viral matrix]

Don't fix it if it ain't broken

Would most likely leak soon after

Head gaskets don't need to be replaced, unless you need to take off the head or it starts to leak

[drifting mantle]

Alright. I'll leave it alone for now then.

[viral matrix]

If you ever take it off, you need to resurface the head

[drifting mantle]

Oki

Danke

[deep hound]

Any idea what model this Alfa is?

[fathom socket]

@drifting mantle You won't need to resurface the head, just polish the mating surfaces up with a Scotch Brite pad and some other things. But yeah, don't replace it unless it goes

[stoic ledge]

Alfa Romeo Spider Series 3 ^^^

[civic spoke]

Eye drops is technically blinker fluid.

[fathom socket]

Lol

[lethal garnet]

bro i love messing around with idiots here

[jagged coyote]

not being able to read sign is a mental illness ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[lethal garnet]

yes

the security guards tell me to continue doing it too

it’s amazing

[jagged coyote]

as long as you ain't damaging it

[lethal garnet]

nope

just a note left on their door handle

he left tho, wasn’t able to get the reaction

[deep hound]

Your day is good if you end up fixing a car radio by slapping it accidentally

[normal temple]

I made my car start once by punching the radio

VW engineering is good

[civic girder]

I made my RX-7 idle better by plugging the other open part of the vacuum system today

[normal temple]

sicc vacuum leak

[deep hound]

Some dude stole my old sony cd player and i had to buy a 30€ radio which worked for around half a month

Then today i slapped it and it started working again

[flint sable]

Somebody stole my car radio so now I just sit in silence

[deep hound]

F

[lethal garnet]

no

[deep hound]

Wut

[fair bronze]

Sometimes quiet is violent

[indigo coral]

they need to redesign the Model S ground up

Use 2170 cells, put a real interior in, modern tech, etc.

[dense shard]

Car is giving the Nissan Rogue a run for the money in terms of age.

an update would be nice.

One that goes beyond a small facelift.

[night current]

Model S interior is fine tbh

Maybe just revise the quality of it.

Other than that, I think having an actual gauge cluster is nice.

Along with a massive screen in the center.

An exterior redesign would be good though.

[dense shard]

Tesla ought to bring the styling inline with their current products.

Can't say I'm a fan of it, but consistency across the model line is important.

[night current]

I get where you're coming from.

But I feel like there is supposed to be a difference between the s and x, and then the 3 y, etc.

Especially the price gap.

[dense shard]

Potentially, but at the same time BMW and Mercedes is keeping it consistent across the lineup.

Same with Audi more or less.

[night current]

I suppose so... But I think having variety between lower end models, and higher end models are important. That's why I think you rarely see people driving super expensive models of BMW'S, Mercedes, etc. compared to their lower end models that are too similar to their higher end models, and cheaper.

It also makes sense in Tesla's model lineup because personally, the actual exterior and performance is too similar, that they have to differentiate the higher models and lower models based on interior. Now if Tesla wanted to revise their current model S and X, but keep it similar to the way it was before, I think that would be a good thing. Or make it an option to choose certain types of dashes...

Idk, I'm not super into the actual engineering and design for this thing. So I could be extremely wrong. But I'm just a future consumer, and giving my thoughts on it.

I'm probably just talking gibberish tbh. Lol

[flint sable]

You’re right

99% of the BMWs I see are like base model

Although this could be location

For me

The model 3 is pretty common to see around town

[civic spoke]

I see plenty of Model 3's.

[fathom socket]

i think model 3s are just gonna end up like iphones

[indigo coral]

I see dozens of model 3s

[fathom socket]

its a statement just to own one despite most looking pretty much identical

[eager kite]

Best thing about the 3 is that it's hard to tell what version it is

Unlike the S and X

[indigo coral]

wish they offered more colours

[eager kite]

Perfect troll car

[fathom socket]

the blue is nice

they also dont have any exterior affecting extras

[indigo coral]

most of their colours are nice rn but there's too few

[eager kite]

Wrap it tbh

[indigo coral]

Or just have tesla grow up into a real automaker and offer proper paint options and quality

model 3 in particular has notoriously thin and soft paint

they just need to improve the process

and while they do that, add more colors

[fathom socket]

ye id rather have people wrap them then people

adding more paint options gonna end up in higher production costs

[indigo coral]

It's a 70k car with 4 colors.

Lol.

That's just ridiculous.

[fathom socket]

teslas still young man

[indigo coral]

yes

I'm saying they need to improve

[eager kite]

40k with 5 options*

[indigo coral]

A performance closes into 70k

but either way

[fathom socket]

the main reason theyve survived up until this point is their production schedule which more paint slightly ruins

[indigo coral]

Their paint isn't great quality

I get why they rushed it during the model 3 ramp but now it's ramped up and matching demand

its a good time to improve hte paint process

[fathom socket]

they might do it soon

[indigo coral]

Good

[fathom socket]

but idk given that model y and roadster are coming soon

if u tweet elon enough he might react

[indigo coral]

Im not being like reeee tesla bad, they just have room to improve in a number of areas. Even aerial can admit that.

[fathom socket]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/modernized-ford-gt40-has-killer-downforce-looks-like-a-coke-bottle-141833.html

[normal temple]

@indigo coral my school's cancelled

Wew

[fathom socket]

poggge

[fathom socket]

No customers so I'm slacking off work for the first time in 6 years

Time to watch car videos

[normal temple]

I can be a customer @fathom socket

[fathom socket]

[dense shard]

Tesla Model Y has a heat pump for consistent range in cold climates - Electrek

https://flip.it/zbfiKx

This is the good stuff here

[fathom socket]

o:

I always wonder how there battery behaves in cold temperatures

Like my power tool batterys loses it's energy when I'm working outside at 21 degrees Fahrenheit

[civic girder]

pfft

just use rotaries instead

mmmmmmmmmm, I love the smell of two stroke and motor oil in the morning

[fathom socket]

I have one but it's a gas powered rc plane with two rotary engines lol

[civic girder]

lmao

I bet both engines would fit inside the hole in one of my rotors

[fathom socket]

xD

It's interesting that it has the same shape as the RC car ones

But has 2 engines to fly faster with it's bigger propeller

[civic girder]

lmao

why not just make a dual rotor instead of pairing two single rotors?

[fathom socket]

I have no idea why it needs 2

My friend of mine has done that

It's like that rx 7 with it's 4 rotors

[civic girder]

dang

a 4 rotor RC plane

[fathom socket]

Nah just 2

[civic girder]

oh

[fathom socket]

Just similar to a 4 rotor engine but only 2

[civic girder]

🤔

[fathom socket]

Same

3D print metal in his college classes

[civic girder]

👀

[fathom socket]

Bet it's ridiculously expensive lmao

[civic girder]

yea, I bet

If only I could 3D print full-size rotary parts

rotary swap Prius

[fathom socket]

Haha

I do wonder that new Tesla roadster will break owners backs and necks on a public road doing 0 to 60 in 1.9 or 1.8 seconds lol

[civic girder]

probs

[fathom socket]

How's that possible to get 600miles on a hyper car like that

[civic girder]

they're not

[fathom socket]

Unless you stressed the battery to short your mileage

[civic girder]

if they can't get 450 miles out of their current cars, shaving weight isn't going to help that much

[fathom socket]

Oof

[normal temple]

600 miles

[civic girder]

plus, if it can do 0-60 in less than 2 seconds, then the whole system is probably going to be too high output to realistically conserve power like that

[normal temple]

*with a 30 min charge in the middle

[civic girder]

^

and a stop to let the battery cool down cause it overheated

[fathom socket]

Sounds like it will break a little bit due to its high numbers of torque lol

[civic girder]

probably not

it'll be built strong enough

but at a cost

it'll break your neck and your wallet

[fathom socket]

250k ?

Oof

[civic girder]

I doubt that expensive, but it'll be at least 60k

if not almost 100k

[fathom socket]

Yeah

Maybe

[normal temple]

idk, I feel like it'll be able to snap a buncha shit with back to back launches

lmao

LOL

RIP eastman

he muted

[fathom socket]

How to break yourself
https://media.tenor.com/images/0673993ef1eaa298dcf049bbcb2593e0/tenor.gif

Wait wut?

Dang I feel bad now unless he accidentally type something wrong

[dense shard]

It's not the range at this point imo.

300-500 miles is adequate.

Now we need to work on charging times and placement of stations.

[civic girder]

@fathom socket the LMG server bot likes to mute people all the time

[fathom socket]

O.o

[indigo coral]

The bot is an asshole

[dense shard]

It's also fairly arbitrary.

oh well

[drifting mantle]

lol

[stoic ledge]

Always

yanks it out of gear
Immediately shakes it to verify it's not in gear

[drifting mantle]

Yas

[bitter compass]

is that a handbrake lever in a somewhat new looking car 👀

[warm sparrow]

Yes why not?

I mean it's just the best

Especially in an impreza

[iron swan]

A VW golf did a burnout in my schools parent drop off area

[fair bronze]

That's a typical thing for Golf owners to do

[lethal garnet]

looks really clean

[dense shard]

If the car is in neutral... You gotta wiggle the shifter

[indigo coral]

those are everywhere here

lol

[civic spoke]

I rarely see Maserati's.

91 for sale here in Sweden.

[fair bronze]

Here we have a lot of diesel Ghiblis

[civic spoke]

Same.

[fair bronze]

Honestly I have no idea why Maserati is still around

[civic spoke]

Of the 91 Maserati's on sale. 19 of them are diesel.

[fair bronze]

Out of 367 on sale here, 76 are diesel

[civic spoke]

Basically the same percentage.

Both around 20%

[fair bronze]

Yeah

But most of the Maseratis you see on the road here are diesel Ghiblis

[civic spoke]

Because fuel consumption

[fair bronze]

That and decent tax rates when they first went on sale

[indigo coral]

wtf a diesel Ghibli?

Lmaooooo

Why would you even buy a maserati at that point

Don't get the cool exhaust or anything

[civic spoke]

Because clout.

I would actually love the new BMW 3 series with a diesel and a manual.

[fair bronze]

Because it looks the same as a petrol version but is cheaper to run

[indigo coral]

oof

[fair bronze]

I'd much rather get that over a diesel Ghibli

[civic spoke]

You could get the 320d as a manual before. But IDK about now.

[fair bronze]

I'd get a used one if you can't get them new

Only the 318d is available with a manual here

150hp

[civic spoke]

Yeah, same here now. But I remember that you could get it as a 320d model.

Which would mean 190 hp instead of the 150

[fair bronze]

Previous model is fine too

But I wouldn't get a diesel right now

They drop a lot in price

[civic spoke]

Taxes are a lot higher right now.

But you still make up for it if you drive them a bunch.

[fair bronze]

No I mean resale value

Since dieselgate no one is buying diesels here anymore

[civic spoke]

Yeah, that too.

If I got myself a new car, then I would want to drive it as much as possible.

Tour Europe and stuff.

[normal temple]

I was gonna get an E90 335d

Seller backed out last minute

[civic spoke]

Dang.

Question

How do I forget about the new 2 series?

[normal temple]

die probably

[civic spoke]

GuessI'lldie.jpeg

[normal temple]

Come sit in my car and we do donuts with summer tires

We might die then

[civic spoke]

Oh boy. I know how sketch summer tires in the winter might be.

[normal temple]

yeet

[civic spoke]

I had to run my summers for about a week or two when temps started to drop into freezing during the nights.

Before my winter tires came.

[normal temple]

oof

[civic spoke]

It was only an issue when I was leaving for work at 4:45 am

[fair bronze]

Snøw

[civic spoke]

We barely got any snow over here. 😦

I wanted to do skids.

[normal temple]

Idk if I wanna do skids

Cause I'll be stuck somewhere

[civic spoke]

Winter tires are great.

I wonder when I should switch back to my summer set.

Weather says "Just not quite yet".

[indigo coral]

I'm a bad person and use all seasons

But in fairness it rarely snows here

[civic spoke]

I hate that people call them "All season". When they are realistically "Three season" tires.

[indigo coral]

We've only got 3 real seasons here

Besides the 1 week a year that it might snow 3 inches

tho mine do well in the snow

[civic spoke]

I don't know if I want to get a new set of summer tires or not.

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/vEq0_La1vkk

[flint sable]

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Lamborghini-Gallardo-d255

@fathom socket nice pfp

[fathom socket]

oh thank you :3

I hope it's ken miles gt or not lol

[civic spoke]

TIL - The E46 is longer than the Tiguan.

[fair bronze]

If you can find one

[civic girder]

I need a prescription for apex seals

[civic spoke]

I just keep thinking of APEX Nurburg when I hear any sort of mention of Apex.

[opaque mulch]

Did they talk about this? https://www.steerev.com/

[dense shard]

holy shit

~700 dollars a month

[civic spoke]

$1500 for the X5

For the three first months.

[dense shard]

oh oops

Misread that.

So it's 900 dollars for the cheapest plan.

[civic spoke]

Pricey.

[dense shard]

🤔

So... uhhhhhhhh

[civic spoke]

But I guess everything is included with that

[dense shard]

The activation fee basically negates your savings in the first 3 months.

1000 dollars a month is fucked expensive.

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

But I guess it includes insurance and all of that shit

[dense shard]

That's an incredible price to pay monthly to drive a Toyota RAV4 or Nissan Leaf.

[civic spoke]

Hmm. Porsche Panamera is an option for the top tier subscribers

[dense shard]

Yeah for 1700 dollars a month.

20 grand a year.

[civic spoke]

Kind of worth it if everything is included.

And unlimited miles

[dense shard]

All rentals are unlimited miles.

[civic spoke]

How much is it to insure something like a Panamera?

[dense shard]

No clue.

But I'm paying about 100 dollars a month to insure my Corolla.

This is a novelty at best.

"Swaps are performed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage customers to plan ahead for holidays to ensure you get the right car during these high-use times."

So there may be only a couple of Panameras out there.

"Steer customers are responsible for a $1,000 deductible for any major accident."

Due to extremely high demand, Porsches Panameras in our Premier Plan are subject to a $70/day upgrade fee after two weeks of use.

[civic spoke]

Boo.

[dense shard]

You are paying 1000 dollars extra the first month.

2000 extra a month after that.

Pretty sure insurance rates are under 5 grand a year for a Panamera.

[civic spoke]

I'd make sure to run it into the ground, if I did one of those rental services.

[dense shard]

Oh... you also get charged taxes per month.

10% for VA residents at the lowest.

[civic spoke]

That's kind of crap.

[dense shard]

And I'm pretty sure they'd kick you off the service for ruining the car.

[civic spoke]

I wouldn't literally ruin it. But I would rack up the miles like no other.

[dense shard]

Subscriptions give you the freedom and flexibility of driving many different cars for all your lifestyle needs.

And yet they don't offer a van or truck for those home renovations.

And they only offer EVs...

or hybrids...

So they offer you the same lifestyle in many different wrappers.

[civic spoke]

They should have some top spec trucks. Tvh

[dense shard]

Honestly this isn't an issue with Steer exclusively, but these companies that are pretending to revolutionize the auto industry need to have their heads removed from their collective backsides.

EVs aren't cutting down on traffic.

"Our roots are in clean energy, technology and fleet management, not the auto industry. "

And yet they started a car rental service.

It's an app based long term rental agency.

[civic spoke]

Can't call the cars in the top tier real hybrids.

They are all mild hybrids. At best.

[dense shard]

I'm sorry... what?

I thought the Panamera was a true hybrid.

[civic spoke]

How far can they make it on a charge?

[dense shard]

Hybrids never had to make it any distance on a charge.

Unless you are talking about PHEVs or plug in hybrids.

Different beast there.

[civic spoke]

I think the X5 is phev?

[dense shard]

Steer is claiming the Panamera they have is PHEV.

As is the X5, yeah

Cayenne as well.

lol they have a plan specifically for the Tesla Model 3.

Okay Steer... why shouldn't I just finance a Tesla?

[civic spoke]

[dense shard]

Let's pretend I want to actually buy one. They hold value very well, so I can always sell it for a good price. I doubt Steer gets better quality cars...

And I really don't give a shit about changing out my Model 3 for another Model 3.

(More to the point... I can get a Volvo subscription program and drive Volvos where are quite nice looking, but I wouldn't want to own those.)

Okay... I think I'm done bashing Steer. I wish em the best of luck, but they won't be disrupting anything.

[normal temple]

Our X5 ain't PHEV

[civic spoke]

Tru

[dense shard]

old school

[civic spoke]

Only a few cars from Steer make sense.

But mostly not.

[flint sable]

We almost got an X5 M

[bitter compass]

helicopterparenttank

[flint sable]

But something else appeared that was better

[civic girder]

I mean, I probably could've gotten some kind of BMW project car

but

I prefer to still have money in my wallet after fixing my car

and triangles are cooler

[crystal hornet]

How about I let the government track me

[fathom socket]

Yeah lol

[austere tusk]

Let them come

[dense shard]

Best looking car.

[strong plume]

pop up headlights are always cool

Opel GT with rolling lights

[civic girder]

The one true car with popups

[normal temple]

Not biased

[bitter compass]

great my 65hp german potato failed emissionstest 🤔

and nobody has an idea why

[dense shard]

Run some fuel cleaner through the gas tank.

Maybe that will help.

[bitter compass]

it just died at the test 🤔

[dense shard]

Oh... it stopped running?

[stoic ledge]

It's a VW

[dense shard]

Talk about shit luck.

[bitter compass]

it'd fit in the time span where vw cheated on emissions but its not diesel, and it died at the test

[stoic ledge]

Reeeee it didn't copy the gif

[bitter compass]

that lil fecker has no problems on the road

but emissionstest.. nope

[dense shard]

Could have been a traction control issue.

[stoic ledge]

https://media1.tenor.com/images/095f7f44540f92fa1472ae3f665ab3f8/tenor.gif?itemid=8744175

How did it stop running in the test

That's strange

[bitter compass]

indeed

we're gonna take it to the TÜV tomorrow again and hope

[stoic ledge]

Don't they "see if they can fix it" and then approve it after it's "fixed" (as far this issue can be fixed, or ever occur again)

[bitter compass]

and service was due so it was completely checked and had no issues

the service was done right before that shit

[stoic ledge]

Inb4 the mechanic stalled it, but was too terrified to admit it

"Yes zhe vehicle has stalled, und can nicht be fixed heute. Bitte kommen sie tomorrow zuruck wann Ich nicht working" ~ the mechanic

[civic girder]

I only understood some of that

[stoic ledge]

Good 🙃

That was kinda the point xD

[bitter compass]

na the mechanic is a good fella

[normal temple]

Tasty

[dense shard]

Classic.

[fair bronze]

Nice and simple

[stoic ledge]

Oof didn't know you could already get the extending seat bases on an E30

[normal temple]

Yeet

[fathom socket]

A Lamborghini huracan twin turbo just swooped behind me I was like wut

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXsBcpp5BKs @indigo coral The 35k Model 3 is a thing. But it sounds like Tesla did the dealership thing by making it a royal pain in the ass to buy.

"yeah we COULD do a 35k car, but we have this 40k here ready to go right now, and no hassle to us you."

[indigo coral]

it was a thing

not anymore

[dense shard]

It apparently is. This is for a 2020-ish car.

[indigo coral]

huh

[dense shard]

As I said. It's a pain.

That being said. They lost out on their tax credit.

But according to Edmund. 2020 QC is far better than 2017.

So that's a plus.

No extra cost to unlock that feature. :p

[indigo coral]

oh it for sure is

they've improved quality a lot

still have some work to do, but now its on par with the price at least

with the exceptino of paint

[dense shard]

Well thin weak paint isn't unique a Tesla trait I hear.

[indigo coral]

its not

but they ought to improve it

[dense shard]

Honestly? I think that as long as Teslas don't look like 10 year Hondas 10 year down the line we'll be fine.

Drove behind a Civic coupe that had peeling clearcoat and severe paint fade.

That is almost exclusively a Honda feature.

And I can't fathom why.

[indigo coral]

my car has actually pretty thick paint

its nice

[dense shard]

My car's paint isn't brilliant.

And it's also dark so all swirls and scratches show immediately.

lol

[indigo coral]

If I ever buy a G70 I'ma get it ceramic coated

[dense shard]

I might get my car wrapped at some point in the future.

Reliant on being rich of course.

[indigo coral]

yeah I calculated that the only way I'll ever be able to afford a G70 is if I'm making over 200k a year

which seems highly unlikely

[dense shard]

now now

Don't put yourself down yet.

Play your cards right and you don't need to make that money to afford a nice car.

That's assuming you won't make stupid amounts of money... but why wouldn't you? Look up, not down.

Okay... that works better. lol

[indigo coral]

It's shocking how pricey a fairly pedestrian car is

idk how so many ppl afford fancy cars

[dense shard]

A lot don't.

But even the pedestrian cars are pretty loaded.

[indigo coral]

The G70 msrps at 53k but used is ~35k

[dense shard]

That's fairly reasonable.

For 35k at any rate.

[indigo coral]

to be able to reasonably make a 900$/mo car payment id have to make ~200k lol

[dense shard]

Depends how much you put down on it.

You might be able to put 15k down.

[fathom socket]

Aerial sees the words Tesla and enters the chat

[night current]

Lmfao

[indigo coral]

haven't seen him for a number of days tbh

[stoic ledge]

Same

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijcAwrWMi0g
Apparently they started Model Y deliveries 👀 How did I not hear about this earlier 👀

[fair bronze]

@dense shard Paint fading and clearcoat peeling is what you get when you never take good care of your paint

Not just a Honda thing at all, I've seen it on many other brands and models

[stoic ledge]

Some brands/models/types of paint get it sooner tho

Or even with care

[fair bronze]

True

Especially old red paint

Older Toyotas suffer from it too, I think it's mostly a Japanese thing

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but that was often not metallic xD

[fair bronze]

Correct

[indigo coral]

my metallic paint is in good condition wear-wise

some scratches and stuff

but not peeling

@stoic ledge yeah ive bene surprised at how quietly they started Y deliveries

the Model 3 had huge event etc etc

[eager kite]

@fathom socket what makes you think I ever left?

[indigo coral]

you've not been as chatty as normal.

[night current]

^

[stoic ledge]

^^

[normal temple]

^^^

[wheat hatch]

^^^^

[eager kite]

just watching from the shadows

[indigo coral]

have you seen a Y yet

[eager kite]

Not yet, but one of my neighbors is getting his delivered in a couple weeks or so

So I'll def see one then

[civic girder]

ofc

[normal temple]

Where's the drugs

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ4L4kmbHw

This is pretty cool.

[fair bronze]

It sure is

[stoic ledge]

^ indeed 👀

https://youtu.be/yZT3hyhao-o

[jagged coyote]

had my last drive for a few weeks today, made sure it was worth it

[dense shard]

Exchanged a nod with another Toyota Corolla hatchback driver today.

It isn't just a Jeep thing anymore.

[bitter compass]

hmmm, my tiny car passed emissions test today, we changed nothing it just did pass 🤔

i dont understand what happened there xd

[dense shard]

Well you passed, so yay

[normal temple]

Yeeeeeees

[dense shard]

that's hella clean

[indigo coral]

it is nanikore's baby.

[dense shard]

It's pollen season.

Car washing is futile.

CR-V represents 60% of Honda's truck sales.

I wonder how many people held off on a Tesla because it lacked an affordable crossover.

[indigo coral]

probably quite a lot

[normal temple]

❤️ for the love

I try

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQdZ2jOX1Ag

[drifting mantle]

Oh yeah I forgot to post that I did a partial fluid change of my power steering fluid.
I did NOT expect it to make that much of a difference xD

I just thought the PS pump was old. But now steering feels just the slightest bit smoother, and I don't hear that soft scraping / screeching sound when I turn the wheel.

Tomorrow I'mma change out a little more, now that the fluid should've equalized, then once again on Saturday.

[indigo coral]

Nice

Mine squeaks but i htink thats just somewhere in the linkage

[drifting mantle]

I had gotten 3 bottles of Honda PS fluid, and wanted to do a full change, but kept putting it off.
So I changed out what was in the canister / reservoir.

[indigo coral]

Nice. Glad it helped!

[normal temple]

I personally pump the fluid out, refill with new, then drive around the neighborhood

Repeat until the fluid looks new

[drifting mantle]

Well that's kinda what I'm doing. But only changing out what fits in the reservoir three times.

[indigo coral]

I'm always feeling bad for my car in the morning

because when I get out onto the road i'm immediately going 50+mph

and sittting at 3500rpm or higher

[drifting mantle]

xD

[indigo coral]

poor thing gets to go from cold to high revs

and there's not a hell of a lot I can do about it

since it refuses to shift up when cold

[drifting mantle]

Oof.
Maybe install a remote start system?

So you can let it warm up while you take a morning dump? 😛

[indigo coral]

Well, it'll do it either way because the trans is what needs to warm up

to make it shift

not the motor

[drifting mantle]

Ahh oki

Ahh yeah. I see now.

[indigo coral]

It's only for like 2 minutes that it locks out 3rd/4th

then it warms up and shifts

also @stoic ledge shrieked at me for letting my car warm up 😛

They ought to make an inductive block heater

like a wireless charging pad on the ground that powers a block heater

instead of having to get one that plugs in

if you want to keep your car warm (yes I know they're for cold climates)

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

[tough kernel]

[frail shore]

Hey what kind of insurance would I be paying for a 6k 1984 corvette? Wanted to get a nice car but I want to know what insurance that would be like

[fair bronze]

Why not just ask some insurance companies

[frail shore]

That would be a good idea I just don’t like giving my info out

I did once like years ago and I still get random scam texts lol, but I’ll try that

[fair bronze]

That's highly illegal where I'm from lol

But I do understand that

Here we can just enter basic info on the car and driver, then we'll immediately get an offer without entering personal info

[dense shard]

Depends on name, policy, location, and other factors

So price will be from cheap to super expensive

Honestly we can't say without you giving us more information than you should

[indigo coral]

My insurance is bloody ludicrous on my RX300 so hope it's not too bad for your 'vette

[night current]

Did you know that if you switch to Geico, you can save 15% or more on car insurance?

[civic girder]

@frail shore
I pay something like $40 (monthly) for comprehensive insurance on my 1983 RX-7. I got the car for $2k.
I'm 21 and have another car as well. Total 6month is like $800, I think (something like that). I get shafted on my 2009 Prius daily driver more so than the fun 80s car (even though the bill of sale on the Prius was extremely low just to make the title transfer legal)

and I have one accident on record

if your insurance rates are insane, you're either quite young, the company is very shitty, or your country has dumb insurance laws

old cars are cheap af to insure

but do keep in mind that many companies will total an old car if you get in an accident due to the fact that body and structural parts can be expensive and/or hard to find

[indigo coral]

2700$ / 6 months

for me

[civic girder]

what the fuck

[indigo coral]

yup

[normal temple]

his area be like that

[indigo coral]

also that's liability only

[storm peak]

white van

[dense shard]

I'm running at 600 for 6 months.

It's pretty much full coverage minus a couple of things.

[flint sable]

I

i've been daydreaming abt used i8's

i mean they're not the fastest thing in the world

but they're deprecating like crazy

and get like 134 miles to the gallon

[indigo coral]

yeh

i like the i8

[fathom socket]

any1 refueling in this time of pandemic?

currently at 70 cents I think for a liter of Diesel/Gasoline here at my place

or 33 pesos

php

[indigo coral]

i filled up my car

but I needed to anyways

[flint sable]

That’s me in there

[deep hound]

I'd take a pic standing in front of the frunk? but this is still a cool pic

[jagged coyote]

at least you can say "i sat in a mclaren"

[fair bronze]

He's been posting about that multiple times here now lol

[jagged coyote]

after some research, it's the 1st repost of this image

[flint sable]

Yea my camera roll is pretty stale because of this infection