cars

[devout atlas]

can't affor d a car

atm

;pog:

[dense portal]

mh, well mr blade of grass noticed my patek 😎

[crisp cedar]

Mate I have 2 cars but selling my ute to get a skyline or Silvia or an evo

@devout atlas

[devout atlas]

nice

new zealand sounds nice

[crisp cedar]

How would u know where I live

[dense portal]

I mean, for all we know you could be larping

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[crisp cedar]

My ute

[dense portal]

rich person car 💯

[crisp cedar]

What’s larping

Oh and my old 350+hp corolla

[devout atlas]

you

have

kiwi

in yer name

bruh

[crisp cedar]

And my current oldschool

[dense portal]

yawn

[crisp cedar]

What @dense portal

[dense portal]

Idk you came at me acting like some rich and pretentious person, you're really just boring instead

[crisp cedar]

How did I come across rich and pretentious

@dense portal

[crisp cedar]

@dense portal

[dense shard]

Engine

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

No idea what I missed between Porsche and now, but here's the M20A-MKS out of a new Corolla.

[civic girder]

1NZ-FXE time

[stoic ledge]

A12XER

[civic girder]

12A

[normal temple]

vroom

[flint sable]

Engine pics?

[dense shard]

Pics of your car engines, sure.

[flint sable]

Cool and good

[dense shard]

"cybertruck will have an exoskeleton"

That would be radical if unibodies were something new.

A bit more radically though... exoskeleton does imply the body panels themselves are stressed structural members. Theoretically that means a fender bender or even a dent would theoretically compromise the truck.

[indigo coral]

the cybertruck is a commercial failure

the only people who are actually going to buy one are the rabid tesla fanboys

lol

[civic spoke]

@dense shard I was thinking about that as well... If that happens, then it's going to be a shitty truck for commercial use.

[dense shard]

Like this isn't even going to be unibody it seems.

You can still replace some body panels in a unibody car. At least at the front.

[indigo coral]

unpainted stainless is going to be a pain to keep clean

for the people who buy it

[civic spoke]

It can still be stained. smh

[dense shard]

and scuffed.

[indigo coral]

bird shit will mess it up won't it?

i mean bird shit chews through car paint, it'll prob screw up the finish on it too

[dense shard]

Like dark paint swirls so easily... imagine how easy it'll be for unbrushed stainless steel.

[indigo coral]

and elon is like "if you don't like it, get it wrapped"

which is just stupid

[dense shard]

ah yes.

If I don't like my 60 grand truck... get it wrapped for 5k.

[indigo coral]

paying 5k to get your car wrapped just so it's not ruined doesn't sound like fun

yeah

they said they're not even offering colours

[dense shard]

I hear Ford includes the cost of paint in the product.

[civic spoke]

Bird shit is acid AF.

[indigo coral]

just stainless

that's it

because they can't figure out how to paint their cars

like all the model 3s have their paint flaking off

after a few months

friend of mine had to pay big bucks to an independent shop to get his model 3 repainted

because the clearcoat had mostly peeled off and the paint was starting to go, after a matter of like 3 months

tesla told him to get bent

[civic spoke]

I remember seeing stuff about the Scandinavian Tesla 3's being real crappy with the paint.

[indigo coral]

all the teslas are crappy with paint

[civic spoke]

With all of the salt and cold weather that we see here.

[indigo coral]

they just be lazy

clearcoat peeling after 3 months in a mild climate aint appropriate for a 50k car

hell we don't even have sun most of the time

[civic spoke]

They don't want to pay the large sums required for the paint booths.

[indigo coral]

it's just 50F and rain

[civic spoke]

Remember what happened with the construction and paint booths for the Model 3?

[indigo coral]

the tent?

idk how much he had to pay to get the car repainted but it was a significant sum of money. Teslas are gonna look like 90s hondas, except way quicker.

lol

with the clearcoat peeled off and the paint messed up

[dense shard]

Tesla's Freemont factory is 30 years behind teh industry in paint tech.

[civic spoke]

Big issue with using those tents were dust and stuff getting everywhere

[indigo coral]

yeah

[dense shard]

clearcoat peeling after 3 months in a mild climate aint appropriate for a 50k car
I'm pretty sure a 12k car has paint that last more than 3 months in any climate.

[indigo coral]

the paint on my RX from 22 years ago is, with the exception of where the previous owner messed up the bumpers/put small scratches, its in excellent condition

[dense shard]

Forget a Corolla. I think a Mirage has better paint at this point.

And more interesting colors. I like the purple and pink.

[civic spoke]

Press X to doubt.

[indigo coral]

I bet if I had my car paint corrected it would clear away most all of the scratches and stuff

the clearcoat on it is still thick

[civic spoke]

My paint looks pretty alright from 10 feet.

But I need to clay my whole car.

[dense shard]

2 month shutdown due to the 'rona
we can't do the upgrades now

I'll do paint correction on my car only once. And that's before she's retired to become a garage queen.

Here’s Why Car Review Channels are Full of Crap

Scotty... oh scotty.

[civic spoke]

I never liked that guy.

[dense shard]

you shouldn't take car advice from a reviewer
this is me coming from a video where he bashes doug over that blue tooth speaker thing.

And shills his own shit as if he knows a thing about audio.

https://tenor.com/view/ironic-starwars-chode-gif-5274592

Still one of the best scene in any star wars movie.

[civic spoke]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbLd_NHlkI/

[dense shard]

4 banger Supra isn't a sports cars. It's apparently a fairly nice GT car.

I will say this about most reviewers on cars these days. Especially "enthusiasts."

Adjust your expectations.

[civic spoke]

Still. The 5th Gen Supra is more or less sold to you as a sport car that is great for grand touring.

[dense shard]

Doesn't mean it's a track machine.

And going 9/10ths in a canyon road isn't grand touring.

[civic spoke]

I actually wonder how hard Matt was on the 4 banger.

He had the 6 pot before the 4 cylinder

[dense shard]

Pretty hard to overheat the transmission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqwm9na8gRc By and large I haven't heard much bad about the 4 cylinder Supra.

I don't know why people expect the Supra GR to be every bit as fast and excellent as teh 6.

[civic spoke]

Probably a good car.

[dense shard]

Honestly... I'd still take the Supra over a Mustang. Even knowing I've given up on a manual.

[indigo coral]

The mustang looks better and is prob more fun to drive

I'd take the mustang

[civic spoke]

The 4 banger can be had with a manual though, right?

[dense shard]

not the Supra

[civic spoke]

I'd still take the Supra. Would be overall more nice.

[dense shard]

Mustang apparently is a fast car, but falls short dynamically.

As in the steering feel is utterly dead.

More so than other modern cars. lol

[civic spoke]

I'm still curious of the transmission overheating.

Considering that they use the same unit. No?

4 vs 6 pot, that is.

[dense shard]

I imagine the 6 has more robust cooling.

[dense shard]

How do you lose an oil cap.

[fathom socket]

scissor jacks are terrible!

https://tenor.com/view/viralhog-car-fail-fail-dummy-gif-12328027

[dense shard]

oof

[fathom socket]

That's something that Damon would do in DDE lol

[frank tundra]

@dense shard Ive had 5.0, well the track or performance packs at least

keep up for a little bit with my hellcat when its in eco mode

especially the 10 speeds

the performance packs for what they are, and considering how easy it is to get power out of the coyote, are fast as fuck

[dense shard]

I'm sure they're fast, but steering numbness remains an issue.

And then there's the rumors that Ford cheaped out on the manual transmissions.

[fathom socket]

@carmine summit they're just v8 powered maple syrup nissan z31s

its scary how similiar the side profile is

[frank tundra]

the 5.0 manuals were always garbage

i had a 2011 5.0 as my first real fast car

the shifting on that car was horrible

[fathom socket]

isnt the manuals in those

like chinese made

[frank tundra]

that was explain a lot

[fathom socket]

crappy transmissions

[frank tundra]

that would*

the mt87 i believe it was

[fathom socket]

I heard some people went through like 3 of those

[frank tundra]

i went through 2

[fathom socket]

under 100k

miles

[frank tundra]

after 20k kms

i did shift pretty hard

but for a 500rwhp car

[fathom socket]

well yea i believe your use case was

[frank tundra]

it should've been ready for it

[fathom socket]

rather abusive

[frank tundra]

i had the roush package on it too

thats why it had 500hp

[fathom socket]

i wonder if they make a kit to change it for a getrag tranny

or a t56

[frank tundra]

dont believe so

[fathom socket]

t56s are pretty robust trannies

especially the magnum

[frank tundra]

ford has tried to make the mustang as cheap as possible

but i'd rather they take that obnoxious screen out of the dash

and put a proper tranny in their cars

[fathom socket]

i mean pray to iacocca that they dont turn it into an suv

[frank tundra]

ig now the trans are fine

but after that

it killed my want for a 5.0

[fathom socket]

get a foxbody

they are always good fun

[frank tundra]

i have termi

but im probably gonna have to sell it

[fathom socket]

*i have an overglorified college girl car

the sn95 is such a college girl car

[frank tundra]

the terminator is def not that

these 03 cobras rip

[fathom socket]

yea its not convertible

thats the problem

chop the roof off

and boom

put in a college girl

maybe paint it baby puke green

[frank tundra]

?

[fathom socket]

or virgin blood red

[frank tundra]

mine is a convertible

[indigo coral]

Corvette SUV and Mustang SUV are pretty much a foregone conclusion tbh

[frank tundra]

the termi was what i sold my 5.0 for

[fathom socket]

thats the dictionary definition of a college girl car

i mean it is a cool car

dont get me wrong

i love the sn95

[frank tundra]

but now that i have my hellcat

the termi needs to go

[fathom socket]

get a datsun

[frank tundra]

way tooo expensive to have both insured at the same time

[fathom socket]

and put in a 5o

[frank tundra]

in vancouver

i wanted to 5.0 swap a foxbodyt

[fathom socket]

and race it in lemons

[frank tundra]

with the coyote

but a friend of mine did it before me and i didnt want the exact same thing

[fathom socket]

just turbo the windsor engine

and split the block in half

and then get a dart block

[frank tundra]

highkey wanna trade in my hellcat for a manual challenger ver tho

the charger is fun and all

but i miss driving manual

[fathom socket]

yea manual is fun

until its not fun

aka sitting in traffic

[frank tundra]

i honestly didnt mind it

[fathom socket]

my uncle when he first got an automatic car

he was like

[frank tundra]

i mean the thing is

i have an srt jeep as a daily

the hellcat isnt my daily

[fathom socket]

"why were we making ourselves suffer through all those years?"

after he got in his 50s

[frank tundra]

so having a manual challenger

wouldn't be the worst thing

[fathom socket]

I'd imagine it'd be the worst thing for daily driving

because of the clutch

[frank tundra]

my friend has the hellcat challenger

he dailys it

he says its not horrible

[fathom socket]

unless it has some wizardry power clutch

[frank tundra]

his clutch isnt insanely heavy

[fathom socket]

well the fastest car ive ever been in was a seat leon cupra

so i wouldnt know

[frank tundra]

but im pretty sure its not stock cause he bought his used after like 20k kms

[fathom socket]

for you north american folks

thats a golf gti

[frank tundra]

i wish we had hatches like that

in NA

that thing looks sick

[fathom socket]

its just a golf gti

[frank tundra]

looks a lot nicer then a golf

[fathom socket]

well yea

but its still the same as a golf

I want a liftback corolla gti

this but cooler

[frank tundra]

im probably done with buying new cars for the next couple of years

[fathom socket]

yea you probably should be

i mean you have a hellcat

[frank tundra]

rn out of the 3 cars in my driveway

the lowest amount of horsepower is in the low 500's

cause even my srt jeep isnt stock

[fathom socket]

why would it be

[frank tundra]

it was originally supposed to be a nice work car

[fathom socket]

an srt

[frank tundra]

it still is a nice work car

[fathom socket]

as a work car

yea sure

[frank tundra]

yes

you'd be surprised

[fathom socket]

you were only going to "use it for work"

[frank tundra]

that thing is a smooth ride

well all it has is a srt intake and a dodge approved tune

so i dont violate warranty

but you know how suv's are

they feel way faster then they are

[fathom socket]

because

they are friggin heavy

and so high

I don't like suv's

or uv's

[frank tundra]

my jeep has taken down 5.0s

[fathom socket]

its the family car :c

wait wtf

[frank tundra]

the weight isnt a big concern

[fathom socket]

one sec

there you go

a megane

the most "car" car ever made

[frank tundra]

idk why i just love the look of the euro hatches

[fathom socket]

probably because you cant have them

[frank tundra]

yeah probably

never will see them on canadian roads

[fathom socket]

here is a saxo vts

[frank tundra]

that just looks like an ek hatch slightly

[fathom socket]

its a peugeot 106

underneath

which i doubt you know

[frank tundra]

yeah never heard of it

na brain

[fathom socket]

even though peugeot was in the us

up until like

late 80s

you guys never bought any

so no one dares come near now

same with renault

here is a renault 5 turbo

not to be confused with the gt turbo

look

a cossie escort

[stoic ledge]

Escort Cosworth was available in the US I think

[fathom socket]

yeah like

40

of them

[stoic ledge]

Well not that many have been made in total anyways lol

[fathom socket]

but some of them are now 25 years old

so people import some

[stoic ledge]

Tru

[fathom socket]

like 7100

produced

[stoic ledge]

Oh really? More than I expected

[fathom socket]

the car is nothing like an escort

[stoic ledge]

Sierra underneath

[fathom socket]

its basically a sierra cosworth with an escort coupe body

yea

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

which in the us

was a cougar

dont know why

[stoic ledge]

Merkur

[fathom socket]

oh yea

it was a merkür

not a cougar

but the us only got a 2.3 turbo

which was an overglorified pinto engine

[stoic ledge]

Optional 3sp auto

Much sportscar

[fathom socket]

it was also available

in the mustang

without a turbo

or with a turbo

both pretty damn slow

but at least it was a foxbody

[stoic ledge]

Mustang Turbo + Intercooler on the SVO

[fathom socket]

weren't they also experimenting on

turbocharging the 5.o

at that time

like a 300 something hp twin turbo 5.0

[stoic ledge]

According to Wikipedia, they first wanted a 5.0 but used the 2.3 since it's lighter

Idk if they wanted to put some spooly boiis on the 5.0

[fathom socket]

i remember seeing a magazine on it

from the early 90s

but I know that chevrolet did have a publicly known

twin turbo c3

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

this is unrelated but

I want a lotus europa

[stoic ledge]

I want a Lotus Omega

[fathom socket]

and run away from the coppers

yea ik

[stoic ledge]

You got it

Maybe they'll ban it this time

[fathom socket]

well yea because police at that time only used

dinky 1 liter

austins

[stoic ledge]

Austin Metro

Well idk, most police cars here are like Mercedes B-class diesel now, so the Omega will still outrun them

And some fast A6 3.0 TDI

[fathom socket]

fast pfft

yea in a straight line

sure

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[fathom socket]

those cars are friggin heavy

[stoic ledge]

Well it's their definition of fast

[fathom socket]

I still see doblo's and hyundai accent's running around

as police cars

[stoic ledge]

Oof

Accent

[fathom socket]

they are usually issued to the lower ranking slave coppers

but yea still see them

I also saw a toyota prius police car

once

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[fathom socket]

there is only like 10 priuses in the whole country

and one of them is a police car

[stoic ledge]

Don't think I've seen a Prius police car yet

Oof

What country

[fathom socket]

yea good luck catching anyone

with a fucking prius

Kebabia

c:

[stoic ledge]

👀

[fathom socket]

the most expensive police vehicle I saw was

a van

and a helicopter

if thats considered police

[stoic ledge]

Meh kinda yes

[fathom socket]

apparently the police force doesnt get the idea of a fast patrol car

and believe that everyone is speeding in their 30 year old fiat 131s

[stoic ledge]

Definitely

[fathom socket]

sorry did I say fiat 131?

[stoic ledge]

126

[fathom socket]

I meant to say overglorified and overweight fiat regata bodied

fiat 131

[stoic ledge]

No 126

126 best Fiat

[fathom socket]

here is one turned into a cyber truck

[stoic ledge]

https://media.tenor.com/images/a753473bb18db72c340f8dc5df24b254/tenor.gif

[fathom socket]

this is the actual car

thats a fiat 131

with a different body

see how the rear arches dont actually fit

[stoic ledge]

The entire car doesn't fit

[fathom socket]

let me see if I can find the car that they stole the body off of

the car they stole the body off of

didnt even try to hide it

the only difference is that this car is somewhat modern ^

while the ahem Tofaş Şahin (Hawk) was basically a rwd

overweight

fiat 131

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I remember, with the Seat body

Best car

[fathom socket]

the only good thing you can do to them

is to turn them into a rally car

for some reason no one tried it

[stoic ledge]

No, don't let the Italians design it, just use Italian technology. That can only end well

[fathom socket]

might be because they split in half after front end collision

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[fathom socket]

but hey rollcage it

take care of the massive rust spots

put in a rear subframe and suspension from a ford sierra

[stoic ledge]

Or just get a Sierra xD

[fathom socket]

and a 2.0 dohc engine from a hot fiat hatch

sierra's are also kinda heavy

[stoic ledge]

Meh

[fathom socket]

also I'm guilty of liking that front end

with some extra headlights

the front of those cars pretty cool

wait what

@stoic ledge

I take back everything bad I said about fiats

[stoic ledge]

That's not factory

[fathom socket]

ITS STILL A 4x4 DOBLO

HOW

AND WHY

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[fathom socket]

and the other cool car we are guilty of is a silhouette racer looking renault 21 turbo

it raced in the early 90s

cant find any photos of it sadly

[stoic ledge]

https://images.autowereld.com/1600x1000/2121014276103.jpg

[fathom socket]

copycat europeans

smh

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

also renç koçibey's Starion rally car

apparently he was the big name mitsubishi rally driver before tommi makinen

[stoic ledge]

Stalion 🐴 Oh no, wait...

[fathom socket]

I like the starion

just the name

eh

[stoic ledge]

Me2

[fathom socket]

also this starion

[stoic ledge]

https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Starion-Survivor-630x354-1.jpg

I like this

[fathom socket]

bleh

its a late us spec starion

let me see if i can find one with the fender mounted mirrors

[stoic ledge]

Looks better this way tho imho

[stoic ledge]

One of the few cars better in US spec

[stoic ledge]

No widebody

[fathom socket]

gsr-x's are only narrow body

i believe

another rally car from the same era

celica tct

nicknamed "king of africa"

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

because they were one of the only cars to survive the africa rallies

and they usually won

these cars or nissan 240RS's

which is an overglorified silvia s12

or was it an s110?

[stoic ledge]

I have no idea lol

[fathom socket]

I want to find an engine out of a s1600 clio

and put it inside a normal clio

and go through a transmission every 1000 kilometers

renault's old 5 speed boxes are

meh

they are ok but not really

they give up after you break the huge 190hp power barrier

which is why you never see fast modified clio's

[stoic ledge]

Clio 2.0 RS gearbox not strong enough?

Alao: getting a S1600 is probably not possible

[carmine summit]

you see fast modified MK1 VWs all the time even though the really good transmissions in those all break at more that 200hp

transmission swaps are key to making slow cars fast

[fathom socket]

well you cant swap a transmission into an old clio

there arent any options

and fast mk1 vws always have the 1.8s from the modern GTIs

and i dont want a s1600

i want an s1600 engine

[civic girder]

I like the Chrysler Conquest more

it has a much cooler name

[fathom socket]

its still a chrysler

and comes with that piss poor 2.6

which is somehow worse than the 4g63

[carmine summit]

fast MK1s don't always have the 1.8s from MK4s, the very fastest ones use modified ABF engines

[fathom socket]

it takes balls to suck more than a 4g63

[carmine summit]

the transmissions they use don't just bolt in, it takes some fab work to mount them

[fathom socket]

well no one is going to fab a new mount and converter plate

for a clio

because its a clio

with no value

also arent the abf engines the old 1.8 DOHC engines? @carmine summit

from the older golfs?

I remember those being extremely rare

[carmine summit]

they're 2.0l DOHC 16v engines from MK3s

[fathom socket]

yea

[carmine summit]

they made like 130hp stock

[fathom socket]

Aren't those like

extremely rare

[carmine summit]

they were only sold in Europe

[fathom socket]

or was it the 1.8s

that were rare

[carmine summit]

ABFs aren't particularly rare

[fathom socket]

what was the old 1.8 dohc

that they used to have

the 16v

cuz im pretty sure it was a 1.8

[dense shard]

worse than than the 4G63

lol what

The 4G63 might be one of the most durable motors ever built.

Those were spectacular engines for their time... which was from the late 80s through the 00s. lol

[autumn talon]

you gotta get a GM l67 mate

Speedy reliable v6

[indigo coral]

avoid the 1mz-fe

it's slow af

[autumn talon]

Mr2 vibes tho

[dense shard]

It's not the engine. It's the car.

And anyway... sub 10 second 0-60 isn't too bad.

[indigo coral]

9 seconds is dangerous on I5 lol

[dense shard]

Thing is. No one ever merges onto the highway from 0.

[indigo coral]

you do

a lot

stupid metered ramps

[dense shard]

You might hit the onramp from zero.

[indigo coral]

make you come to a stop

[dense shard]

Even then there's a run up.

[indigo coral]

and then the merge lane is short af

[dense shard]

And if they're metering you. You don't need to hit 60.

[indigo coral]

wdym

[dense shard]

Chances are there's some hellish traffic.

[indigo coral]

they meter 24/7 here

all the time

[dense shard]

That's dumb.

[indigo coral]

yep

it is

and some of them have red light cameras

[dense shard]

Preplan your merges then.

Sub ten is still very much workable.

[indigo coral]

even if I floor it theres some that I can only make it on at like 45mph

revving all the way to redline

[dense shard]

Hardly "dangerous"

It's beginning to sound like you might actually be down on power.

[indigo coral]

idk

[dense shard]

Try running some fuel injector cleaner through.

[indigo coral]

i redid plugs and stuff, and there's no misfires or anything

it revs out fine

[dense shard]

Could be injectors.

Or air filter?

[indigo coral]

air filter is clean

ish

[dense shard]

ish is good enough I understand.

[indigo coral]

its not full of shit at least

[dense shard]

right

[indigo coral]

it's not brand new, but its not all cloggedf up

[dense shard]

Well fuel injector cleaner can't hurt.

oh, and fuel filter.

[indigo coral]

what does replacing fuel filter entail?

[dense shard]

No clue. It's anywhere from a simple 5 minute job up to rocket surgery that requires you sacrifice a limb and spill blood.

[indigo coral]

i know that to do my fuel pump is easy

flip up the back seat and unscrew it

(THANKFULLY)

i know some cars you have to drop the tank

[dense shard]

ah... yeah looks like you'd need access to that.

So this is siding on the side of rocket surgery.

[indigo coral]

wat

really?

[dense shard]

From my understanding some cars have an inline fuel filter in the engine bay.

That's basically open the hood and look.

[indigo coral]

ok ima just google it

[dense shard]

I mean... here's the thing. Unless you've been to some sketchy gas stations, your fuel system should be more or less fine.

okay found a good lead for you.

"Bmw uses in line filter. Any thing that enter the pipe from the tank clogs up the filter.

The in-tank filter prevents things getting in the pipe. As fuel sloshes around in the tank the filter gets surface cleaning."

Sounds like you are safe.

[indigo coral]

yeah its inside the tank

and lexus forums say don't change it

oh we're on the same page

lmao

[normal temple]

BMWs have an inline filter underneath the car in front of the rear wheels lol

Not in the bay

[fathom socket]

Two angry bulls hurt them selves rip

[civic spoke]

That's what you like to call a big oof.

[stoic ledge]

[crisp cedar]

My new r33

[autumn talon]

dream car gotta be a hilux or a supra

might seem a little toyota fanboy but i love em

[devout atlas]

Lancia 037 stradale

ridiculous wing

[autumn talon]

thats actually alright

[devout atlas]

yeah

not a cossie wing

by any stretch of the imagination

[stiff delta]

[tight cypress]

yeah

nois kkar

[devout atlas]

looks like it was put together by a bunch of 4 year olds

like all lancias

[fathom socket]

[devout atlas]

ah yes

the REEEE wagon

[stoic ledge]

👀

[prime scroll]

mercedes be like "let's throw some turbos on a fridge"

[autumn talon]

screw turbos

bug catcher gang

[devout atlas]

ah yes

those wheels

remind me of an istta

*isetta

[stoic ledge]

Wot

Why

[devout atlas]

see how they're recessed inside the arches?

just like that poor holden

[autumn talon]

oh nah its a burnout car lol

dont wanna ruin it

and plus better smoke

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I get the Isetta reference, but why on the Holden lol

That helps with burnouts?

[autumn talon]

nah the rubbers gonna ruin the bodywork n stuff if it sits too far out

so slam it all the way in and easy dubs

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

eugh

there are some car trends that even I can't get behind

and thiat

*that

is one of em

[crisp cedar]

@autumn talon up the holdens

[autumn talon]

Yeeee

First car is a VY wagon

L67

Needs a supercharger tbh

[crisp cedar]

My favourite Summernats car is kranky @autumn talon

[autumn talon]

Oh oath

[crisp cedar]

My hr holden

[autumn talon]

Nice

[crisp cedar]

I’m thinking of getting a ba falcon as a daily

[autumn talon]

Yeah right

[crisp cedar]

What’s your thoughts on them

[stoic ledge]

@dense shard Rogue interior isn't bad either

2.5 XTronic CVT tho

[dense shard]

The engine is fine tbh.

It's not the greatest thing ever, but it works.

[stoic ledge]

X-Tronic is tho

I wouldn't be surprised if Europe (and other markets) get the 1.6 Turbo again

[indigo coral]

why does a crossover have a flat bottomed steering wheel????

[dense shard]

Looks cool.

[devout atlas]

I'll get 24 inch wheels on the Vauxhall corsa

because they'll look cool

[dense shard]

To each their own.

[stoic ledge]

I'll stick to the 16s on mine

[indigo coral]

i wish i had 18s

[stoic ledge]

Also basically everything has a flat bottom nowadays

[indigo coral]

my 16s are tiny

big car & tiny rims is not a good combo

[stoic ledge]

tiny car & big rims = great combo

[indigo coral]

lol

18s would look a lot better

16s are too small

[stoic ledge]

18s on a Corsa

[dense shard]

Looks lowered.

Or those wheels were meant to be on that car.

[stoic ledge]

That's the OPC Nurburgring Edition, it left the factory like that

1.6 Turbo 211hp

It's a sad faster than my 1.2

Idk how that's possible

[dense shard]

Thought it looked factory.

[stoic ledge]

Quite a capable car, I'd want one

Too bad the gearbox, M32 6-spd, it's great

Does have a Drexler mechanical front diff tho

[fathom socket]

it'll be lower than the normal one

obviously you all know exactly what sir james may thinks about this care

[devout atlas]

this is boring

Now

Dacia

has introduced a new car!

[dense shard]

I kinda wish we did have subcompact hot hatches in the US.

[devout atlas]

you got one

take it or leave it

[dense shard]

My Corolla is neither subcompact nor hot.

[devout atlas]

no

I'm talking about NA people

you got the 500 abarth

that's a subcompact

and it's rather hot

[dense shard]

It's one car.

And it's not a particularly good one.

[devout atlas]

ees a faaaine

ees eyetalian

ees got ayy meeleon hoarsepower

aand at 200

it has cannons

Richard hammond describing an italian car

not my words

his words

and, as I said, you got one

not our fault y'all like big cars

hell, I like big cars

[dense shard]

I wouldn't mind a spicy compact or midsize.

[tight cypress]

my renoolt still has 80hp

[devout atlas]

ah yes

[dense shard]

At least the Corolla GR is coming to the US.

[devout atlas]

reenult

[dense shard]

But no Focus ST.

[devout atlas]

At least the Corolla GR is coming to the US.
@dense shard oh, yeah, you have a corolla hatchback

I forgot those exist

I quite like this

[tight cypress]

no

dont

post

thinks

like

dis

[devout atlas]

why

not?

anyway, the dodge ram srt 10 is fabulous imo

[dense shard]

The truck with a car engine based on a truck engine.

[devout atlas]

yeo

*yep

and a glorious truck engine at that

:p

[civic spoke]

That reminded me of the Ford GT

[devout atlas]

these things go for 30k

ooh boy

[stoic ledge]

I kinda wish we did have subcompact hot hatches in the US.
US did get the Fiesta ST

But don't worry, it's even a dying segment in Europe now

It's basically only the Polo GTI and Fiesta ST

Clio RS, Corsa OPC/VXR, 208 GTi, Abarth Punto, Fabia RS... all have been discontinued

Dacia
My grandparents have one

A 2017 Sandero, whopping 0.9 TCe

[devout atlas]

ah yes

is it the black edition?

@stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

No, they did have a 2011 Black Edition before

[devout atlas]

ah yes

pure dacia performance

quality stuff

[stoic ledge]

Now it's a Laureate

[devout atlas]

my favorite marque

really

Now it's a Laureate
@stoic ledge ah yes, very good

[stoic ledge]

I have some pics of both, sec

[devout atlas]

My good friend James May does take a liking to those

[stoic ledge]

That's the 2017 Laureate

That's the 2011 Black Line

Except it's silver

But it's the Black Line

[devout atlas]

hmm yes

black = silver

[stoic ledge]

It's distinguishable by the black headlights

[viral matrix]

I guess the corsa was a bit due on the spark plug change

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[viral matrix]

That's what 69k km do to the original plugs

[stoic ledge]

69k 🙃

[viral matrix]

[stoic ledge]

What engine?

Corsa E right?

[viral matrix]

Ye, E

1.4 N/A

90hp

[stoic ledge]

Just like the 1.2 N/A, the indestructible engine

Base of the engine is like 1980s xD

[viral matrix]

[stoic ledge]

Always liked Accords

[viral matrix]

Damn those high profile tires look nasty 😄

[stoic ledge]

Get some 19" rims

[viral matrix]

195-60/15

Had 235-45/17 on the mondeo

[stoic ledge]

OOF

Even the Corsa has bigger rims

[viral matrix]

Ikr

[stoic ledge]

And same width

Atleast mine do

[viral matrix]

Sum weeds

[stoic ledge]

[wild tiger]

who said explorers cant be cool

[fathom socket]

oh god

mr wheelie dealie says my car is a future classic bois

im gonna be rolling in it

[civic spoke]

I wonder how many miles was on my plugs when I had them changed.

[wild tiger]

How i know when to change mine is when they shoot out

Ford triton life

[indigo coral]

lmao

[devout atlas]

nice

I like big american cars

along with big cars

in general

[wild tiger]

my explorer is massive to ppl from the eu

[devout atlas]

it is

[indigo coral]

Our explorer is on the lower end of a midsize SUV :p

We have a '14 Sport

[stoic ledge]

Still massive

[indigo coral]

which looks better

[stoic ledge]

BMW G20

Alfa Giulia

No uhm, I quite like them both

[devout atlas]

i like that knock-off bentley badge

on the genesis

[stoic ledge]

Oof they didn't change the interior of the IS

That's a bummer

[devout atlas]

the IS?

more like w a s

[wild tiger]

@indigo coral i got a 07 v8 Eddie

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kkHZyjiT_wk

Fun old ford trick

[stoic ledge]

Yes, running flatheads without a head

[devout atlas]

yes

I've seen this on hoovie's before

[stoic ledge]

Same

[devout atlas]

nice

you must've also seen that phantom for sale, then

[stoic ledge]

Ofcourse

Literally 3 seconds after it came online lol

Never was that Early

[devout atlas]

me too

kinda sad

I like that BMW

sorry

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

I mean 'Rolls Royce'

[stoic ledge]

Buy it

[devout atlas]

haha

o

h

N o

[stoic ledge]

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rxeNlyOj/2005-rolls-royce-phantom

Already 60.5k USD

More than CarMax

Gg

[devout atlas]

GG

it's because hoovie has fixed everything

[stoic ledge]

Yeah mechanically it's in great condition

[devout atlas]

yep

because hoovie is the best guy to buy a car from

[stoic ledge]

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3pm7bqGB/2006-saab-9-2x-aero

For some reason I kinda like this car xD

[devout atlas]

you're not alone

it has the quaint charm of a saab

[stoic ledge]

because hoovie is the best guy to buy a car from
Yeah he's spending 400k to fix it, only to sell it for 4k usually

[devout atlas]

that's also a subie

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[devout atlas]

Yeah he's spending 400k to fix it, only to sell it for 4k usually
@stoic ledge yep

[wild tiger]

Bmw and Mercedes are moneypits

Vw is as well

[devout atlas]

that 5.2k bid on dat mr2 doe

[stoic ledge]

Also, usually not an Audi fan (basically the furthest thing from it lol) but this is kinda cool:
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rMXBQPO4/2007-audi-s6

[devout atlas]

yes

very cool

[wild tiger]

Ppl say im 120$ into my ford is too much

I say look at bmw fans

[stoic ledge]

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/r4k5lvag/1994-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon

So sad to see this only has 3100 USD bid to it

Ppl say im 120$ into my ford is too much
120USD? Crazy man

[wild tiger]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

xD

[wild tiger]

The 4.6 has its haters

It still out performs most of Toyotas na v8s

[devout atlas]

that m3 competition doe

[stoic ledge]

But can it outperform my 1.2?

[devout atlas]

well

Duh

it obviously can't beat the legendary 1.2

[stoic ledge]

As expected

[wild tiger]

Does that make 300hp and 315 lbsft

Us hp

[stoic ledge]

It makes 83hp and 110Nm

[wild tiger]

The 4.6 crushes

[stoic ledge]

Or 86hp and 115Nm on gas

[wild tiger]

The 4.6 is much bigger

[stoic ledge]

But that's EU HP, so that's like 800 US HP

[wild tiger]

Lol

[devout atlas]

hey

[wild tiger]

Valves on a 4.6 triton

[devout atlas]

did you see that maserati?

on the site?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[wild tiger]

It has rockers

On a ohv

[devout atlas]

someone's payin 22.5 for a maserati at this stage

[stoic ledge]

Uhm, mine has 16 valves

[devout atlas]

in the auction

[wild tiger]

This has 24

Bc 3v pc

[stoic ledge]

22.5k isn't bad, is it?

Tsssk 4v/cyl -> 1.2 wins

Gg

Ez

[wild tiger]

They have a 4vpc

Head

I could swap

[stoic ledge]

👀

But it doesn't say Ecotec

Everything with Ecotec on it is superior

[wild tiger]

Throw 2 turbos on

Its a ecoboost

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

that chevy c4 looks very good

[wild tiger]

Thats how ford did it

[devout atlas]

ngl

[stoic ledge]

EcObOoStO

Not a fan of the C4 tbh

[devout atlas]

Ek()B()()St

Not a fan of the C4 tbh
@stoic ledge oof

I like it

because it's cheap

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

and Cheap = good

clearly

[wild tiger]

It would be the biggest ecoboost

The currrent family maxes at 3.5l

[stoic ledge]

I can LS Swap mine

1.2 -> 6.2

[wild tiger]

I have seen a ls swap g1 explorer

[stoic ledge]

Blower on it

[devout atlas]

hmm yes

[stoic ledge]

FWD 6.2L Supercharged V8

[wild tiger]

Seen a tesla swap g3

[stoic ledge]

That can only end well

[devout atlas]

1.8 DOHC swap my Dodge ram SRT10

[wild tiger]

Seen a 5.0ho g4

[devout atlas]

FuEl Ek()n0My

[wild tiger]

Foxbody g4

As it was called

[devout atlas]

hmm yes

[wild tiger]

Basically the 4.0l it had had chains go

[devout atlas]

teh ugly mustang

[wild tiger]

So he put a 5.0ho in

[devout atlas]

So he put a 5.0ho in
@wild tiger perfectly reasonable behavior

shame he didn't put in the 8.3L V10

[wild tiger]

The g2 explorer had the 5.0h

O

I had a g2 with one

[devout atlas]

8.3 V10?

[wild tiger]

Na 5.0 ho

[devout atlas]

O

nice

[wild tiger]

The motor was fine

[devout atlas]

I'm waiting for the day when the 8.3L V10 is available to the masses

[wild tiger]

The rest of the thing was falling apart

[devout atlas]

looks well maintained tbh

[wild tiger]

It wasnt

Looks good

But wasnt

Also my insurance wasn't having it

[devout atlas]

XD

time for you to get a 0.8l kei car

[wild tiger]

They gave me 2500 to get a newer car

As that one had a rollover issue

So g4 explorer

It has better perf

In every way

215hp to 300

[devout atlas]

nice