cars

[wild tiger]

And 200lbft to 315

Also doesn't roll over

[devout atlas]

that's a bonus

XD

[stoic ledge]

Is that an Eddie Bauer 👀

[wild tiger]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

[wild tiger]

It needs one kinda major thing

Valve stem seals

I can do it in vehicle

And heads in

And cam in

So i just need seals

And valve cover gaskets

Coils and plugs

And 3 days

The fact the 4.6 has rockers

Saves my rear

I dont have to touch the cam

[stoic ledge]

[wild tiger]

I just need to get some time

And the parts

So its 120 for the gaskets and seals

200 for coils

And 100 for plugs

So a 420$ job

And 2 cases of beer

To get me and my friend through this

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[crisp cedar]

Barra

[stoic ledge]

👀

[hard widget]

yes

[fathom socket]

With the SpaceX package, your Tesla Roadster will most likely be louder than every motorcycle around when it accelerates. U know those stabilization Thrusters on the falcon rockets?

Anyway, I'm very exited for when the Cybertruck Hits the market and I can get one myself in Germany. Not a downsized or modified one. Just the pickup as intended. 👍

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

I just can't see myself driving in that

it's clearly inspired from the 80s

the best one is clearly this:

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

is car

is cheese

it is whatever you want it to be

[carmine summit]

cheese

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gzjfQJ_uQ

[devout atlas]

yes

another crossover

the sad thing is that these things look striking

but nobody will give them vredit for it

because they will be everywhere

[dense shard]

That's the point

[stoic ledge]

because they will be everywhere
Otherwise RIP Nissan lol

[dense shard]

RIP any brand.

Only Ferrari can pretend sales figures don't matter.... then again they're also planning an SUV soon, so their views on market trends aren't to be trusted.

[civic spoke]

What premium-ish RWD sedans are being sold today?

👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlPrAKtegFQ

[devout atlas]

That's the point
@dense shard popular appeal just attracts more haters to a car

dual edged sword

[dense shard]

People who hate popular things are in a vast minority.

And frankly they aren't a relevant market to aim for. Likely hipsters and "car guys" who only buy used.

[devout atlas]

shit

you hit way too close to home

while talking about only buying used

[dense shard]

It's less a catch 22 and more of a cognitive dissonance amongst car fans.

"Why don't automakers make more manual cars."

or

"Why don't automakers sell stripper models with only the most basic of features."

Well... the average consumer wants an automatic with plenty of features... and an automaker isn't gonna cater to the second hand market.

"we want this kinda car" they say
"okay, here you go" says the automaker
"oh I never buy used, that's stupid" they say

[indigo coral]

@civic spoke G70! 😂 That can be had rwd, the Stinger, uhh the GS F but I really doubt you'd want that, plus the typical bmw/Audi/Mercedes

[civic spoke]

We don't get the Genesis brand over here in Europe.

[indigo coral]

Rip.

That's a shame

The G70 is nice

[civic spoke]

Heard that.

[indigo coral]

If you don't get Genesis, I presume you don't get the big Lexus cars either?

[civic spoke]

Possibly not.

Currently have my E46.

[indigo coral]

The gsf is an NA 5 litre V8, 467hp and rwd only

Lol

[civic spoke]

I would ideally get something with a manual as well.

[indigo coral]

o

Best of luck to you

Lol.

[civic spoke]

It's basically just BMW.

[dense shard]

There's always a Corolla or Civic.

Or G70 2.0T.

[civic spoke]

@dense shard

[dense shard]

Well... I guess Mazda sells manuals as well.

[civic spoke]

RWD

[dense shard]

Miata

[civic spoke]

That's honestly a contender.

ND.2 RF

[dense shard]

RWD manuals are more or less dead.

Which is kinda funny.

[civic spoke]

I find it kind of funny. I find it kind of sad.

The dreams in which I'm driving are the best I've ever had.

[devout atlas]

alfa spyder

good luck finding out about the one I'm talking about

[civic spoke]

[devout atlas]

not that one

the other one

[fathom socket]

Trying to reach the limit of an ford F350

Not even close

[devout atlas]

yea

gotta put an elephant in it

innit?

[civic spoke]

I mean, you did reach the limit.

The bed is full - Thus you reached its limit.

[devout atlas]

not the rated ability to hold stuff though

what's the thing is Kilograms?

[civic spoke]

No idea what kind of payload capacity a F350 even has.

[fathom socket]

It can hold 3 scoops of gravel from a small bulldozer or something lol

[civic spoke]

Third generation F350 seems to have a payload capacity of like 3,000 kg.

My truck can only hold like a scoop and a half 😦

Front loader, that's what you were thinking of.

Then again, it's stuff like these that do the loading for me.

[median egret]

dan rem ik ook nie meer hoor

voor een file

[stoic ledge]

Suddenly, a random Dutch comment appears

[golden jewel]

何のことですか

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[dense shard]

Had a new thought about the Cybertruck.

How much electricity will the air compressors use...

[tight cypress]

@stoic ledge Kaas

[stoic ledge]

🧀

[fleet gust]

@fathom socket

this was around 2300 lbs

Max payload for my truck is around 1800-2000 lbs

[fathom socket]

lmao

that's good :D

You must be a masonry like me o:

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[frank tundra]

got my srt jeep impounded by the rcmp today

[stoic ledge]

👀

[frank tundra]

was messing around with a r34

didnt see the cop, ended up getting me on laser at 240-250 k's

[civic girder]

And this is just another reason why I obey the law

[dense shard]

So you got caught doing 150 in a 60... That's a felony in the US.

[fathom socket]

casual 150mph in an suv as u do

dammnit ive watched 1 video on a 787b and now i want a rotary

[civic girder]

hehehehehehehehehe

join me

[fleet gust]

@fathom socket neighbor was doing a patio, i had the time and truck 🙂

[fathom socket]

sweet :3

right now I'm just fixing the brick wall at the house from 1898

some bricks are good and the rest became red dust

[fleet gust]

i am no expert, but it sounds like bricks becoming dust would affect their structural integrity

[fathom socket]

Yeah :p

The houses in Richmond city needs work on as well they are from 1907s and up

Not as bad as the one I'm working on

Need to dust my cars again

[frank tundra]

@dense shard Can't get arrested for it, but 2 weeks impound, probably like a 600 dollar fee to have it in the impound

the fine is going to be upwards of 2-3k probabl

but the last time i got impounded i literally disputed and the cop was a no-shwo

no-show*

this cop seemed like a hardass, the one that issued the fine, as we were joking around with all the other cops there but he wasn't having it, so he'll probably show

[dense shard]

Hope he does.

Driving like an ass isn't exactly an admirable thing... nor is it smart.

[frank tundra]

Highway 1 was empty, we only got up to so high cause it was so open. I rarely open up any of my cars, just got unlucky

[dense shard]

Doing well over double the speed limit is... good thing no one decided to change lanes.

[frank tundra]

I didn't argue lmao, i pulled over right away knew i was in the wrong and abided

[fathom socket]

Wait they took your car :( ?

[civic girder]

I don't speed or drive distracted. I know full well the consequences of both.

both can cause a legal nightmare and both can result in your death, the death of others, and/or the loss of your vehicle.

Legal nightmares are a pita and a waste of time

Rather than coughing up money and spending time in the courtroom, I could be spending that money on something worthwhile and spending that time doing something fun

[frank tundra]

I know the consequences, I wouldn't do it if I was putting anyone in danger, again 4 lane highway fully open for a good 5kms

I do the crime, I pay the fines for the crime

The cops themselves weren't even that aggressive towards me, they were laughing, asking us to rev up our cars before they got towed away

Sure the speeds we're going were fast, but I don't see anyone questioning its justa6 when he goes 190mph on a highway with cars on it

Sometimes having fun can be done safely, we just got the consequences of having said fun

Not like I'm trying to say im in the right, I know exactly what I did wrong, I didnt fight with the cops about it, it was illegal and I'll deal with it lol

[civic girder]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[flint sable]

Camera roll is pretty dry car wise so I’ll repost this from last weekend

[dense shard]

I'd recommend a race track for extra legal speeds for fun.

[dense shard]

Also finally saw another 'rolla hatchback yesterday. Blue Flame this time.

[flint sable]

ooh

Do you have an opinion on the Avalon TRD?

[dense shard]

Lukewarm fun for the practical mid life crisis.

Honestly both the Camry and Avalon TRDs lack a limited slip differential.

But suspension, wheels, tires, and a few other bits to spice it up? I'd say cool beans.

Still... at this point in time I might get the hybrid Avalon for the extra quiet/refinement.

[flint sable]

It’s a neat take on them

[dense shard]

The limited slip is something I heard from a reviewer.

The first bit is my take.

It's amazing how feature heavy modern cars are.

20 years ago you were lucky to get dual airbags and ABS.

Now my car sees lanes, speed limit signs, and has radar cruise. That's on top of all the other stuff. It's great. Especially back up cameras.

[fleet gust]

my 1995 f150 has A/C, cruise, power locks and power windows and i feel spoiled 🤣

[dense shard]

nice

My Accord had AC... that was about it.

[wild tiger]

My 1998 explorer had ac cruise power locks and windows, keyless entery and dual lamp fog lights

[indigo coral]

My car has ac cruise, power windows, fog lights, ABS, but lacks traction control, stability control, VSC, navigation, and power locks/keyless entry

[wild tiger]

My newer explorer has too much

[indigo coral]

What year?

[wild tiger]

2007

[indigo coral]

Ah nice

My mom has a '14 Sport

[wild tiger]

5th gen oof

The 4th and second are my favorite

[indigo coral]

Its fun to drive but oof thank God the for the recently expired warranty

hopefully it doesnt have more problems

[wild tiger]

Both had v8s that were over kill

And last forever

[indigo coral]

Ours has the 3.5 Ecoboost V6

[wild tiger]

I have 4.6 triton

[indigo coral]

It spent a month and 10k charged to the warranty at the dealer lol

Because the timing chain randomly decided to stretch and mess some stuff up - didn't get the engine entirely out of time but messed up the cam phasers and stuff

[wild tiger]

Ditching body on frame was a bad move

[indigo coral]

Meh, it's a people hauler not a tower

[wild tiger]

I can tow with the g4

[indigo coral]

We have a 97 F250 for towing duty

[wild tiger]

Its a ranger under the body

[indigo coral]

Banks kit, 7.3 Powerstroke

we have no reason to tow with the explorer, so better driving dynamics are preferred to body on frame

[wild tiger]

The new bronco is body on frame

If a long wheel base exist

I may get it

I may crawl to gm

Yukon

[indigo coral]

nice

[civic girder]

The RX-7 has AC, and manual everything. Manual windows, manual steering, manual trans, manual lights, manual choke, the works.
The Prius has AC, power locks, power windows, power steering, CVT, manual lights (but auto turn off), no choke, etc.

[dense shard]

The Corolla has everything except for an automatic transmission.

[indigo coral]

I used to have power locks but they don't work anymore

[coarse root]

spoiler alert

[stoic ledge]

[coarse root]

❤️

[limpid canyon]

What do yall think of the Mistubishi 3000 GT

[devout atlas]

TT v6?

TT v6 or bust

[split pine]

Japanese car is japanese car

[stoic ledge]

^ great observation

[devout atlas]

it's a dodge

it's been styled

by dodge

[fathom socket]

@fleet gust my grandfather had a 1995 f150 brown and white one. I have it still running but every time I get in his truck it reminds me of him during the old days

Still runs amazing at 310 thousand miles

[devout atlas]

Still runs amazing at 310 thousand miles
@fathom socket 310000? kek

ford reliability time

[fathom socket]

I kept the oil change every 5000 miles it less

Same thing for my Hyundai Tucson 2005 at 340 thousand miles

I'm curious how many miles I can put in a Hyundai Genesis 2011 with it's twin turbo from it's previous owner

Don't understand why you need two turbos on a 4 cylinder engine lol

[devout atlas]

S p 3 3 d

[tight cypress]

meh still runnin same oils

last change prob 4-5 years ago

[stoic ledge]

oof

[flint sable]

ifunny

[stoic ledge]

Oh god

[carmine summit]

fun fact: the Porsche 914-6 is one of very few cars that is worth more now than it was when new

in 1970 you could buy a brand new 914-6 for $6000 USD. That's about $40,000 today. To buy a nice example now though, you'll pay at least double that.

[devout atlas]

just like the porsche carrera gt

and the ford GT

i think

[flint sable]

i really wouldn't say very few

a bunch have appreciated

The carerra RS (and RS america)

[fleet gust]

@fathom socket

I just rolled over 300k on the 10th

I change my Oil every 5k AND do a full grease, every 10k I clean the K&N air filter, every 15k I change the Fuel Filter and Coolant Filter (Yes I put a coolant filter on it), every 25k I change the trans fluid, 30k is an Ignition tune up, 50k is rear axle oil, and 75k is coolant.

at some point in there I rotate the tires too

At the 300k oil change I sent an oil sample to Blackstone Laboratories to get analyzed

[stoic ledge]

25k trans fluid Still running the original fluid after 80k miles

Oil every 10k miles

[fleet gust]

Well I could probably extend the Trans to 50k

but the trans is one I got off craigslist for $250 out of a 1989 F350, and I have no idea how many miles are on it

[civic spoke]

What's an oil change?

[fathom socket]

I've never changed my trans oil

[stoic ledge]

What's an oil change?
Idk, I always replace the engine

[civic spoke]

I shsould probably do a diff change.

[carmine summit]

I'm approaching 10k km since my last oil change, gonna do an engine change this time I think

[tiny forge]

Hey guys this is a long shot but I’m replacing the speakers on my car and they are riveted and I’m attempting to re-rivet the new ones in but the mandrel (stem) of the rivet breaks off too early. Am I using too short of a rivet? The 1 second video is the back of the rivet behind the speaker (I stuck my phone back there to see if it was holding well or not)

[tight cypress]

@stoic ledge woah kaas has more powar after new cdi

china parts best0

[viral matrix]

I still have one of those

Cost around 4 euros

@tiny forge Looks like too short rivet to me

[tight cypress]

@viral matrix yeah

works fine

[fathom socket]

Welp

This what happens when a driver cuts you off on your own Lane

[civic spoke]

Speaking of tires.

Oh, wait. I thought it was a flat.

Christ. That rim.

[fathom socket]

I was thinking getting new ones lol

Now I have to it's even more broken looking

I was thinking getting a little low profile ones

[stoic ledge]

Lower profile == damages even faster

[fathom socket]

True lol

[wild tiger]

my ford has thiccer tires on it

[fathom socket]

That's good for heavy loads

[wild tiger]

i got 4wd and drive on gravel some times

[fathom socket]

:3

[normal temple]

I got bread and rwd, best combo

[fathom socket]

Btw Hyundai Genesis will NOT clim up gravel driveways

It was terrifying

Now I'm hungry

[civic spoke]

My rims aren't damaged as far as I know.

16 inch life.

[wild tiger]

if i want rwd i just need to drop the front axel

[civic spoke]

I honestly want to go overkill and get PliotSport 4 tires for my car.

The more normal PS4, and not the PS4S

[stoic ledge]

My 16s haven't got a single scratch on them

Quite amazing for 8.5 years

[civic spoke]

Looks at personal car that's over twice that age

[dense shard]

I have one tiny scuff on my car.

I did hit what I'm pretty sure was a bottomless pothole leaving a parking lot once.

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

It's fine.

[wild tiger]

My suv is like potholes? What are those

Also i want body on frame so shots like this can exist

[tender finch]

@fathom socket the fuck

😳

some nudes 😳😳😳

👅 😏 👀👅

[dense shard]

C70, nice

[fathom socket]

Fuck yeah

[stoic ledge]

[tender finch]

btw

https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/media/photos/list

treasure trove

shit filters, they barely work

but dayum there are some NICE pics here

[stoic ledge]

oof yes those filters are bad

[tender finch]

so many nice pics tho 👍😎👍😎👍😎👍

[stoic ledge]

Yeah Volvo's are nice

[tender finch]

very 😎

[stoic ledge]

@sudden plaza my brother bought a V40 D2 R-Design like you btw, basically the exact same spec

Only it's black

Also with the 2.0, not the 1.6

remap as well

[tender finch]

😳

[stoic ledge]

👀

Something wrong? 😛

[tender finch]

Xd

[stoic ledge]

Das boot

[stoic ledge]

lol

[sudden plaza]

@stoic ledge niceee

[tender finch]

enough ad spam 👀

[sudden plaza]

I don't have a r-design tho

I have a business summum

[stoic ledge]

Ah my bad

[sudden plaza]

With a sport styling body kit

[stoic ledge]

I thought it was

oof

[sudden plaza]

But that doesnt matter

What colour is it?

[stoic ledge]

black

[tender finch]

tfw

[sudden plaza]

Nice

[tender finch]

swedish racing green

😎

[sudden plaza]

Good thing he didn't bought the 1.6 though

[stoic ledge]

It has the 18" R-Design wheels instead of the super smoll 16"

[sudden plaza]

PSA engine

[stoic ledge]

Yeah 2.0d was a requirement xD

[sudden plaza]

The ixions?

[stoic ledge]

Uhm

Uhm

I'll post a pic

[sudden plaza]

I also have r-design wheels

18"

From the factory

[tender finch]

solar wheels are best volvo wheels 🤔

[tender finch]

these bad boys 😍

[stoic ledge]

And it has the 17" Summum wheels as winter tires

[stoic ledge]

Kek same wheels

[sudden plaza]

Coool

Haha

Also in black

[tender finch]

mk is that an actual pic of yours?

[sudden plaza]

Most are grey

[stoic ledge]

@tender finch my brother's

[tender finch]

still

mmmmmmm

[sudden plaza]

[tender finch]

yes

[stoic ledge]

Thicc exhausts

[tender finch]

i am new here, what is lmg warship

[sudden plaza]

Both of my cars

Yeah Nice

[tender finch]

mmmm

[sudden plaza]

I like the r design tips

I have the flat ones

[stoic ledge]

A bot which is super trigger happy to mute you

[tender finch]

epic

[stoic ledge]

@sudden plaza even the license plates aren't much apart lol

[sudden plaza]

@stoic ledge lol the number plates are matching

LOL

[stoic ledge]

kek

rx7 fb

[civic girder]

first gen RX-7

[stoic ledge]

kek

mute

gg

[civic girder]

Well, that's one way to get introduced to the bot 😂

[stoic ledge]

been there 😂

[sudden plaza]

[stoic ledge]

He'll be back in 5 minutes

@sudden plaza yours has some fins on the boot spoiler? Ours doesn't

And some added black trim

Ours is just one big smooth spoiler

[sudden plaza]

Yep

Thats an optional thing

From the styling body kits

It was also available on the r-designs

Easy to replace btw

[indigo coral]

What did he do?

Stupid ass bot

[tender finch]

back xd

[sudden plaza]

https://www.vstore.nl/

[stoic ledge]

Ah, that's another seperate option then? because it already has the optional style package with the side skirts and stuff on the bottom corners

[tender finch]

i posted a rotary joke

spammed triangle like six times in one message

[sudden plaza]

@stoic ledge ye

[civic girder]

he spammed "triangle" when he found out I had a rotary @indigo coral

[indigo coral]

o

[stoic ledge]

triangle many times

[indigo coral]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

exceeds word length -> mute

[tender finch]

is it my turn to make the apex seals joke?

[indigo coral]

The bot is extremely trigger happy

[tender finch]

yes

[indigo coral]

so are the mods for that matter

They banned a bunch of us for using emotes in here

[sudden plaza]

[tender finch]

:mew:

tfw no nitro

[civic girder]

I've heard almost all the apex seal jokes

[sudden plaza]

[indigo coral]

I'd tell you an apex seal joke, but I'd probably blow it.

[stoic ledge]

@sudden plaza https://www.vstore.nl/styling/zweedse-vlag/

This is awesome

[civic girder]

I'd tell you an apex seal joke, but I'd probably blow it.
that's a pun, not a joke 😂

[indigo coral]

lol

[sudden plaza]

Maybe cool to add on the front

[stoic ledge]

Yeah on the bonnet

For some reason they are also selling map updates

But those are free

Lol

[stoic ledge]

5-cyl is cool tho

[stoic ledge]

Rotary go brrr

[civic girder]

ye

[tender finch]

@stoic ledge chad 5 cyl

[indigo coral]

The Audi 5cyl makes lots of power doesn't it?

[tender finch]

volvo has best 5 cyl

[stoic ledge]

yes

[civic girder]

depends

5 cyls sound cool tho

[tender finch]

for a 90s, fwd, heavy sedan or wagon...6.4 second 0-60 was VERY respectable

even today

[indigo coral]

400hp in the ttrs

[civic girder]

except the VR5, its pretty shitty

[tender finch]

it is vw

inherently shit 🙂

[civic girder]

oof

what about the 1.9TDi

[stoic ledge]

^ i like this Volvo guy

xD

[indigo coral]

The motor isn't shit

[stoic ledge]

1.9 TDI won't die, the car around it is shite thho

[indigo coral]

The 5cyl

[civic girder]

the 1.9tdi is the only non shit VW thing afaik

[tender finch]

1.9 TDI won't die, the car around it is shite thho
@stoic ledge eeeeeexactly

[indigo coral]

My car is inherently shit too but I still drive it 🤣

[tender finch]

similar to most 3800 v6 gms

amazing engine, pretty mediocre cars

[civic girder]

My car is inherently shit too but I still drive it 🤣
@indigo coral It's a Toyota, its not shit

[indigo coral]

Welll the motor is awful and the trans is not great either lol

[tender finch]

what car

[indigo coral]

The 1MZ is probably the most troublesome Toyota motor ever

With sludge and stuff if you use dino oil

[civic girder]

which is impressive

[indigo coral]

Lexus RX 300

[stoic ledge]

1999 rx300

[tender finch]

oh god oh fuck

actually i can't talk about bad cars

[civic girder]

tho, the 1MZ does make more power than the 1NZ 😂

[tender finch]

my parents have two, our 98 s70 t5 with manual (pog) and...07 530xi

[civic girder]

wow

[indigo coral]

The 1Nz is the one in the Prius no?

[tender finch]

and as with most e60 bmw

[civic girder]

yes

[tender finch]

good engine, awful everything else

[indigo coral]

well that's a 4 banger

I'd hope the 1MZ makes more power

220hp from a V6 is embarassing

[civic girder]

BMW
good engine
hmmm, I don't think those belong in the same sentence

[indigo coral]

Alfa gets 500+ from slightly less displacement

[tender finch]

@civic girder their i6s are pretty solid mechanically

[civic girder]

yea, I will give them that

[tender finch]

we haven't had a single mechanical issue

[stoic ledge]

220/6 = 36.7*4 = 146.8 > 83hp I have

[tender finch]

but god damn so many electrical ones

[civic girder]

but the rest makes the engine kinda shit

[tender finch]

right now there is a fucked radiator something sensor, broken trunk sensor so it always thinks its open, the entire infotainment thing is broken (bad caps likely) and that is just what i can immediately think of

[indigo coral]

If a 2 liter 4 cyl can make 400+ hp, a V6 should do better than 220 lol

[tender finch]

what takes the cake is one time when some little led on the shifter went bad which was causing the battery to drain and car not to start among other problems, and it cost six fucking hundred dollars in labour and like ten cents in parts

bmw moment 👍

[civic girder]

There's no need for a grandpa cruiser SUV to make more than 220hp tho

[indigo coral]

imo they should have made it a baby GX instead

LS platform

[civic girder]

can it reach 75mph and cruise their comfortably?
if yes, then there's no problems

[stoic ledge]

If a 2 liter 4 cyl can make 400+ hp, a V6 should do better than 220 lol
I don't think a N/A 4 cyl can do that

[indigo coral]

More cayenne-ish

Well no it chat

Can't

It probably could before it got old tho

[civic girder]

how many miles?

[indigo coral]

I mean I can go 75 no problem but it's happier at like 65

137k. Quite high.

[civic girder]

that's just getting broken in for a Toyota

[tender finch]

yes

[civic girder]

and if you can go 75 no problem, then the setup is fine lmao

[tender finch]

our s70 is at 237k miles

also just broken in 😎

it aint a redblock volvo but still pretty damn reliable

[indigo coral]

Well it feels a bit rickety at 80+ lol

prob old suspension components and stuff

[civic girder]

as does every Toyota

nah, that's just a Toyota thing

[indigo coral]

My mom's car is like, fine at 85

[civic girder]

it would be more stable with fresh bushings tho

[indigo coral]

which surprised me

[civic girder]

the RX-7 is fine at 93mph

but with the leaky exhaust, it feels quite sketch with how much the car shakes and vibrates

probably shot motor mounts and suspension bushings too

[indigo coral]

I wonder how much the explorer/sho could do with out a speed lkmiter

[civic girder]

probably like 170

[indigo coral]

yikes I doubt that

Maybe 140

[civic girder]

speed governor, at least on the explorer, is probs like 115

[indigo coral]

They're not aerodynamic cars

123mph on both of them

[sudden plaza]

@civic girder HOLD UP

My VW is non shite

[civic girder]

I haven't seen a VW that isn't fucked

[stoic ledge]

My VW is non shite
The badge says so

[sudden plaza]

My golf from 1989 is nice

You know

The cars with parts made in west germany

[civic girder]

It's probably in as bad of shape as my buddy's old 06 Jetta

[indigo coral]

My aunt had a VW CC from new and that shit was in the shop like every day

[stoic ledge]

The badge says so
Also great that I'm saying this while I let my sister in law buy a VW

[sudden plaza]

@civic girder no rust at all

[indigo coral]

100% a lemon

[sudden plaza]

Engine is healthy

Shifting fine

[civic girder]

doesn't need rust or a broken engine to be fucked lmao

[sudden plaza]

Its solid

Nah

Its a really fun car

I love it

[civic girder]

my buddy's Jetta had issues with the coolant system and drive axles

[sudden plaza]

Never had any issues

In 6 years now

[stoic ledge]

Well he has a Golf 2, that's kinda before VW went to ****

[sudden plaza]

And I dont care about the whole ThIS bRanD iS bAD

Every brand has good and bad cars

[civic girder]

He had to repair coolant leaks like 2 or 3 times, had to replace the fuel pump, and had to replace the drive axles like 3 times 😂

so he got fed up and sold it

got a BMW diesel instead

[stoic ledge]

Every brand has good and bad cars
Volvo only good

[civic girder]

imo he just side graded

[sudden plaza]

And I agree that modern VW is not really good compared to their old cars

[civic girder]

Mazda mostly good

[sudden plaza]

R U S T

Kek

[civic girder]

except for the Ford era in the 2000s

yea, the 2000s Mazdas rust bad

and the RX-8 was nothing but trouble

the Renesis remans are really where "rOtArY uNrElIaBle" came from

[stoic ledge]

Very, my neighbours 2000 Mazda was written of and scrapped after just 10 years because it was rusted out 😂 And we don't have much salt on the roads

[civic girder]

the RX-8s story is kinda hilarious

[stoic ledge]

Although modern Mazda's I'd trust

[civic girder]

same

The RX-8 had some weird issues

the early ones would suffer from an inability to start

[stoic ledge]

RX-8 nice but.... so unreliable

[civic girder]

so Mazda was like "must be engine"

[sudden plaza]

Look at this solid car

[civic girder]

so Mazda would replace the engine

but the replacements

[stoic ledge]

Gotta love those 90s rims

[civic girder]

were literal shit

[sudden plaza]

I know right?!

13" goodness

x)

[civic girder]

and that's why people hate rotaries

I too am 13" gang

[sudden plaza]

Nice!

[stoic ledge]

Das original

[sudden plaza]

Those wheels look cool dude

[civic girder]

thx

the stock 4 spokes are 👌

80s af

[sudden plaza]

@stoic ledge and catgirls on the side

[stoic ledge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG4IaHgqH00

[sudden plaza]

Hahaha

I LOVE that commercial

[stoic ledge]

^ gotta love the Golf in the commercial has a Passat plate

Yeah it's great

[sudden plaza]

Funfact, my golf is from my grandma

She bought it new

[stoic ledge]

[sudden plaza]

Soooo

[stoic ledge]

Inb4 she jumped it, did handbrake turns and drag races as well

[sudden plaza]

Hahaha

[stoic ledge]

Also:
https://www.vstore.nl/wielen/aluminium-velgenset-ailos-7-5-x-18/
Don't think I've ever seen a V40 with those wheels

[sudden plaza]

Atleast the MK2's are solid

The MK3's are rust buckets

[stoic ledge]

MK3 blows head gaskets as well

[fathom socket]

The video reminds of how I used to drive my Golf 3

[sudden plaza]

I've seen those one time

Ugly tbh

[stoic ledge]

Yeah

[fathom socket]

I'm buying an e-up now..

[sudden plaza]

Cool

[stoic ledge]

https://www.vstore.nl/wielen/aluminium-velgeset-sarpas-7-5-x-17/
It has these as winterreifen btw

[sudden plaza]

Up's are cool

[stoic ledge]

No

Not tho9se

Scratch that

[fathom socket]

The up is literally the smallest car of VW

[stoic ledge]

https://www.vstore.nl/wielen/aluminium-velgenset-mannan-7-x-17/
|
These

[sudden plaza]

Full throttle in third gear over any roundabout = lots of fun

Those are nice

[fathom socket]

And the e-up therefore the electric Version of it.
I don't want to drive to rhe fueling station. Just plug it in at home or work 👍

[sudden plaza]

My winter wheels are the same model as the ones I use in the summer

But with some more curbdamage (stoeprand schade??)

[fathom socket]

Though I will miss being able to drive 180km/h+

[sudden plaza]

I can imagine..

[stoic ledge]

The R-Designs have some damage at one, but quite small

[sudden plaza]

It's not that expensive to repair it

[stoic ledge]

And the previous owner had them... we negotiated them in it and took of 250 of the price lol

[sudden plaza]

Lol

GG

[stoic ledge]

So wheels for -€250

Not bad

[sudden plaza]

Not bad indeed

How much was the car in total?

[stoic ledge]

We did get it profesionally cleaned + glass coating

Uhm 12.250

[sudden plaza]

And how about the mileage?

[stoic ledge]

110k

[sudden plaza]

Around the same price as mine

But with less kilometers

[stoic ledge]

[sudden plaza]

But I have some more optional stuff

Harman kardon sound system

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's not fully loaded, but it's not bad

[sudden plaza]

Mine was 12k

[fathom socket]

12.250... Thats almost as much as a new e-up costs 🤣

[stoic ledge]

It has the High Performance iirc

[sudden plaza]

And I bought it with 146k

That one is also nice!

[fathom socket]

No wait, the e-up costs about 9-10k€

[stoic ledge]

12.250... Thats almost as much as a new e-up costs 🤣
Nein

Also e-up! can;t be ordered atm

And the V40 is a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay nicer car

No wait, the e-up costs about 9-10k€
That's a used model then

[sudden plaza]

The timing belt needs to be done around 150k btw

[stoic ledge]

The timing belt needs to be done around 150k btw
Does it? I thought I read 200 something k

Or 10 years

[fathom socket]

The e-up costs about 21k, 10k you get paid back by government Promotion and you pay less tax after july first

[sudden plaza]

V40 diesels are in general a good deal

Low in price (1/4 of new)

Reliable

And way nicer

[fathom socket]

So... Without Extras, you may get a factory new e-up with over 200km range for round about 10 grand.

[stoic ledge]

Die vlieger gaat niet op hier

😂

No, that's not gonna work here

[sudden plaza]

[stoic ledge]

Also, that range won't suffice for us

[fathom socket]

Speaking of Germany at least.
I ordered mine in march...
Delivery time: to be determined

[sudden plaza]

Germany

Yeah..

[fathom socket]

Gerless 👍

[sudden plaza]

We have something called BPM

[stoic ledge]

VW will only produce just enough cars to meet the 90g/km CO2 limit

[sudden plaza]

Making cars stupidly expensive

[fathom socket]

Co2 I do not care about at all

[stoic ledge]

VW does

[fathom socket]

Co2 is no reason for me to buy a BEV tbh

[stoic ledge]

They sell just enough to meet regulations

And you don;t have to worry about the criminal dutch importer

PON 💩

[fathom socket]

I rather would like to have a CyberTruck, but that will have to wait until it can be ordered

And don't expect it to be a silent electric vehicle. Ever heard offroad vehicles wheels at speeds over 150kph? 🤣

[stoic ledge]

yes

[fathom socket]

Now that I know that the Media lied about that the Cybertruck wouldn't get an authorization in Germany, I can Rest in Peace now. 😉

[stoic ledge]

oof

[fathom socket]

It does. Just not as passenger vehicle. But as duty vehicle for either personell or cargo transportation with offroad-ability.
(N1G/M1G)

[stoic ledge]

Even that x doubt without modifications

[fathom socket]

Regulations for duty vehicles are much less restrictive. You can have a sharp front, you also don't need a bumping area. Just the thing about cameras replacing mirrors would require a special classification, as there are in fact vehicles without mirrors which are allowed to drive on roads

[stoic ledge]

Well not many people have such a license anyway, so np

[fathom socket]

We will see. I assume the Cybertruck to weight empty below 3 Tons, therefore u only need a normal driving license for it.

[stoic ledge]

I think it'll be over 3 tonnes

Model X is already what, 2.6 ton?

This thing is bigger, bigger batteries...

[fathom socket]

Otherwise, I will make a license for trucks up to 7.5t. Because I really want it 😅
And paint it in olive

[stoic ledge]

Oof

Well the thing is, if it's ± 3 tons, you can only put ± 500kg of stuff in it (including passengers), which is nonsense for a pick-up

[fathom socket]

Yeah. Usually I have around 3-5 guys.. Each between 90-110kg. Maybe an additional 20kg per passenger and eventually the Cyberquad on the bed.

[stoic ledge]

Well that'd be way over the 3500kg limit on a regular license

[fathom socket]

The CT is more interesting for me as offroad vehicle and ATV carrier than it is as workhorse to transport material

Anyways, doesn't that color looks good? ^^

I only can hope Elon Musk does Listen to the community and may also offer a larger Version with more interior space without the bed.
Kinda like an APC

... U know... Stuff like this...

[civic girder]

so....like a less cool Ford Excursion?

[frank tundra]

Quick 0-150 pull in my hellcat last night

[tender finch]

😎😎

drive safe tho

[dense shard]

A larger Cyber Truck?

It's too big as it stands right now. Americans are already taxed to their limits on what they can drive. We don't need something bigger.

And I want to say that the size/weight of the trucks puts it in the next class up according to the EPA.

[sullen grove]

A little off topic, but found it pretty fascinating, CAT also has timelapses of the overall rebuilds. There are diesel-electric models now, a diesel generator feeding power to electric motors like in trains, kinda curious how those run and get rebuilt too.
https://youtu.be/kULbi1zckXo

[wild tiger]

The amount of computer hw its moved is worth 3x its value

[civic girder]

I've put almost double the value in parts into the RX-7

[wild tiger]

I have put 1000 into the explorer

[civic girder]

or at least purchase price value

[wild tiger]

Going to put 120 more in

[civic girder]

in theory the car was worth double what I paid for it

[wild tiger]

As is its worth 11000

[civic girder]

dang, not bad

[wild tiger]

If i do the valves seals

Its upto 12000

[civic girder]

worth more than both my cars combined

[wild tiger]

It has a v8 and 4wd on the top trim

[flint sable]

Just saw a taycan on a flatbed pass my house

[civic girder]

if I were to sell both, I could probably get $3-4k out of the RX-7. The Prius I might be able to get $4k if I changed out some of the hybrid battery cells

[wild tiger]

I wanted to keep my g2

[civic girder]

but then again, its hard to say because the Prius was involved in a frontal collision

[wild tiger]

But my mom was like no

My explorer rear ended someone

[civic girder]

yea, that's what I did

[wild tiger]

Only broke the bumper

[civic girder]

Yea, I dealt almost no damage to the SUV I hit

[wild tiger]

I replaced it

[civic girder]

but the Prius got fucked lol

[wild tiger]

I got it for 7200

Replaced the bumper

And all wheelbearings

[wild tiger]

And brakes

Astrovan?

[civic girder]

Yea, I was borrowing my friend's Astro while the Prius was getting repaired

Had to because the RX-7's fuel pump died, quite conveniently the day after the accident

[wild tiger]

V8 suvs hold value too well

[civic girder]

yea, its crazy

[wild tiger]

I was looking at a yukon 2007

For 11000

[frank tundra]

SUVs popularity skyrocketed in the 2010s

[wild tiger]

And early 2000s

[civic girder]

I was thinking about getting a Ford Excursion, but they're like $12k and all have over 200k miles

its insane

[wild tiger]

200k is nothing

For a excursion

[civic girder]

yea, but still

[wild tiger]

My friends has 400k

Worth 25k

[civic girder]

holy fuck

[wild tiger]

Diesel

4wd

[civic girder]

ofc, the diesel is the only good one

the gas v10 is trash

[wild tiger]

Its fine

They had one

The motor out lasted the gearbox

[civic girder]

yea, that's usually how it goes

[wild tiger]

They rebuilt it

Sold it

Got the 8v

Diesel

I got to do valve seals

Do i do it in house

Valve stem seals

[civic girder]

by "in house" do you mean, " do it yourself"

[wild tiger]

Ya

[civic girder]

idk

I hardly know anything about piston motors

[wild tiger]

The cams stay

So its just pulling the spring

4.6v3

Head

It has rockers

And its scohv

[civic girder]

idk enough to tell you what you should do

I still don't know enough to know whether or not I will have to get a new engine for the Prius

but I guess I'll find out when I have the head gasket done

since I won't be doing that myself

because its an engine out job

just like the oil pan gasket on the RX-7, which irks me

[wild tiger]

Oil pan is fun on the explorer

Passenger axel needs to go

[dense shard]

And that's why I ended up buying new.

Don't have the patience to deal with any of this right now.

[wild tiger]

Irl you can do it in

But its a lot less of a pain

[civic girder]

when I eventually retire the Prius, I will be replacing it with a brand new car. But that is likely to be 2-3 years away at this point

[wild tiger]

With the Axel out

[civic girder]

it'll take so long because I intend to repair what is necessary in regards to potential engine damage from my fuck up

and because I want to buy at least two other vehicles before I will want to retire it

and one of those vehicles will definitely suck a lot of money because its going to be a swap project

the other one shouldn't take that much beyond catching up on maintenance, assuming I can get a nice one

[solar rapids]

Nice to see a car channel in here.

[devout atlas]

yes

this is a channel to celebrate perfectly mediocre cars

except of course, the ford excursion, which is anything but mediocre

[civic spoke]

What the boss drives.

[crisp cedar]

Yeah the boys

[devout atlas]

can we all just appreciate a good spitfire?

[flint sable]

Pog

[fathom socket]

Thoughts and opinions please!

RX8 vs MX5 convince me which way to go!

[frank tundra]

I've heard people have had very bad times with the RX8 Rotary

them being really unreliable

[fathom socket]

Ahhh, the plan is to use it for daily driving as well...

[civic girder]

So, the thing with the RX-8 is that you have about a 25% chance of not having a bad time

Mainly with the earlier years

the later year RX-8s aren't as bad

but the Renesis (RX-8 engine) is still iffy

[frank tundra]

They can get expensive overtime to maintain though

especially if youre gonna be using it as a dialy

daily*

apex seals

[civic girder]

As long as you got one in good condition, that's not a big deal

or if you rebuild it yourself and then maintain it properly

[fathom socket]

I don't know much about the RX8 other than it being a rotary. I'd be lookinh at a 2008 model

Mx5 would be a mark 2, 1.8

[civic girder]

Getting any old running RX-8 and expecting to daily it and be all fine and dandy, you're gonna have a bad time. You have to be careful and deliberate, and you absolutely cannot, for any reason, fall behind on maintenance and repairs

[frank tundra]

It's probably not worth the hassle

if you haven't dealt with a rotary before

[civic spoke]

@fathom socket The Miata will be far cheaper to maintain over time. As the RX8 rotary is a ticking time bomb.

[fathom socket]

^^ Exactly my fear as I wasn't too sure about reliability of those things

[civic spoke]

As you're only able to drive that many times before the apex seals give in.

[civic girder]

Unless you have someone knowledgeable in rotary to help you out, or are very dedicated and willing to do whatever for the sake of rotary; then getting an RX-8 is not worth your time.

[frank tundra]

If you don't want a car thats gonna be sidelined for maybe a week, 2 weeks, even more depending on the issue

go with the mx5

[civic spoke]

You can probably get a decent NC for a reasonable price now.

[fathom socket]

Just as a quick sidequestion, are there any benefits to having a rotary?

[civic girder]

Rotaries are fun, and the nature of them makes it cool to have one; but typically you are better off leaving them as a project car

[frank tundra]

mx5's are good platforms to do some mods to as well

[civic spoke]

Rotaries are just really smooth engines.

[frank tundra]

obviously not insane if its a daily

[civic girder]

@fathom socket in what way? There are benefits, but it depends on the purpose of the vehicle

or I guess I should say "how you intend to use it"

[civic spoke]

Honestly, if you ask me. The rotary has more downsides, than it has upsides.

[civic girder]

I'm the rotary shill here

[fathom socket]

@civic girder
Just in general, obviously its a daily driver (12 miles daily) but the plan is also for a little pocket rocket I can have some fun with

[civic spoke]

This reminds me of one of the one takes.Farah did.

[frank tundra]

mx5's are great pocket rockets

it might not be going fast, but it'll feel like you are

[fathom socket]

I've some plans of changes I'd be making to the x5, but not a clue about the rx8

I've hold of an old supercharger that would be slapped in, new seats, just the normal drill

[civic girder]

As a daily driver, rotaries are not worth your time. Pocket rocket? Rotaries can fulfill that roll, but the RX-8 specifically will not.
Rotaries inherently have a shorter lifespan than a piston engine, and have worse fuel economy. The RX-8 is not fast because it weighs a lot and the bodystyle/suspension does not really lend itself to fun and fast

Do note that rotaries ARE RELIABLE within their lifespan

[civic spoke]

I'd go ham in a ND.2 RF.

[frank tundra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXNEiCAZ36c

tells you the positives

and the many negatives

[civic girder]

RX-8s are a shitty platform for modding

[frank tundra]

rx8's are very limited unless you have deep pockets

[civic girder]

Yea, you have to spend a lot for minimal gain

[fathom socket]

Thats what I was thinking, the mind went blank when planning what I would do to each car ^

[frank tundra]

with an mx5

[civic spoke]

Many RX-8's are being sold cheap, because they need a good amount of work.

[frank tundra]

you'll have a lot more variety with what you can do

[civic girder]

btw, a bone stock RX-8 gets like 16mpg

in comparison my first gen RX-7 gets 19mpg

[frank tundra]

and theirs tons of forums on MX5's on modding, and tons of support

[civic girder]

there's rotary/RX-8 forums too

[civic spoke]

Flying Miata.

[frank tundra]

theirs probably someone in this discord who has an mx5

[fathom socket]

To be honest, the current car is only 24 so the mileage I'm not all to worried about

[civic girder]

like, you're really trying to hate on rotaries hard lmao @frank tundra

[frank tundra]

Im not, the rx8 is just a shit car to buy for a reliable fun daily

[civic girder]

It is 100%

I know people that have RX-8s through a rotary discord I'm in

there's a reason the guy I know irl is trying to find a new daily

He hates the mpg of his RX-8

he likes the car, but hates daily driving it 😂

[fathom socket]

I did actually look at an old RX7 that I was interested in the other day, decided it might end up being much more work than I wanted to do though

xD

[civic girder]

getting an FB or FC would be much better

[fathom socket]

FB or FC?

[civic girder]

but will likely require a lot of work and would be better as a project car

FB is first gen RX-7, FC is second gen RX-7

[frank tundra]

You can find a lot of mx5's already pretty modified

for a decent price

[civic girder]

big yikes to buying already modded cars

[fathom socket]

The goal is something cheap and fun for the time being, next year is caterham year 😄

[civic girder]

I wouldn't want to have to fix some rednecks yeehaw jank "upgrades"

[frank tundra]

Their can be bad and good to buying already modified cars

i've really only dealt with the good so i cant comment on the bad

[fathom socket]

I wouldn't want to have to fix some rednecks yeehaw jank "upgrades"

^This, preferably lady owner, <70k miles, younger than 20years, non rusty sills if possible

[civic girder]

if the mods were done by a reputable shop and have a receipt to prove it, then sure

but if its all hill billy jank, then hard pass

[fathom socket]

I'm more than happy to be the hill billy xD

[civic girder]

I'm a firm believer in doing your own mods to a stock car instead of having to reverse engineer some dude's cousin's mods

[frank tundra]

But yes, a stock one will be a lot more fun

[civic girder]

and for daily driver status

I'd just get a stock one and leave it stock

[civic spoke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLONL8ax9CI

[civic girder]

start modding and you can start affecting how nice it is as a daily

[frank tundra]

i can say i regret buying my termi already whipple'd, cause it would;ve been a lot more fun to do it myself

[civic girder]

bigger wheels and wider tires will hurt fuel economy and might make the speedo inaccurate, etc

[civic spoke]

520 hp is like a x3 increase from a stock ND Miata.

[civic girder]

start touching the engine and your reliability goes out the window

[civic spoke]

Supporting mods is what you want.

Keep stuff nice and cool.

[civic girder]

even then, it can be pick your poison

[frank tundra]

If you're buying a caterham though, probably wanna keep it stock

the mx5 at least

[civic girder]

stuff like exhaust and brakes are unlikely to affect much, but much beyond that is gonna start to hurt

If I were you, I'd just get a stock ass Miata, leave it painfully stock, and just do whatever you want to the Caterham instead

[fathom socket]

I will still be keeping the current car so reliability isn't a necessity, just a preference for it to not break down more than twice annually

[civic spoke]

Tires, pads and fluids are some of the first things you can chance without much impact.

[civic girder]

then why even get another car if you're keeping the one you have now?

seems like an oversight to me

[fathom socket]

1 word, peugeot

[frank tundra]

well i mean

more car = more fun

[civic girder]

why spend money on a car now and modding it now when you could save it all for the Caterham you want so badly?

[civic spoke]

Whatever you do to any of your cars.

Make sure that the suspension can still do what it's supposed to do.

[civic girder]

^

that's why I still haven't replaced my suspension bushings

I'm doing as much research as I can on what to do so I can make the car remain as similar to how it is now as possible

[civic spoke]

I need to replace my rear springs on my car.

[frank tundra]

I mean if you can afford to do some mods to the miata, and still buy what you wanna buy in the future, thats all up to you whether you want to do it or not

[civic spoke]

Might just do OEM springs, and replace the shocks while I'm at it.

[frank tundra]

i just wouldn't go overkil

but i am not one to speak on that so thats about all i can say

[civic spoke]

I like having suspension travel on my E46.

[fathom socket]

The caterham is paid for, its just stuck in a bank account for another 9ish months 😦

The peugeout currently will be staying stock, most likely SORN until its ever needed (Only a 1.4 (90bhp)) The caterham is a project and will be base stock. Summer dream car for country lanes. The mx5 will just be a speedy ride with enough acceleration to put a grin on my face

And the occasional spin of the tires of course

[frank tundra]

if you have the financial ability

to do what you want to the mx5

go for it

[civic spoke]

90 hp is enough to go flat out EVERYWHERE

[civic girder]

^

that's why I love my RX-7 so much

[fathom socket]

I have to go flat out everywhere xD

The things just not enough

[civic girder]

you can't bang gears and go flat out in a 700hp LS swapped anything

[civic spoke]

I honestly do the same with my 320i.

[fathom socket]

• A few engine issues

[civic girder]

if 90hp isn't enough, you're doing something wrong

[frank tundra]

i wish i could bang gears in my hellcat

auto trans big bad

[civic girder]

my daily has like 70 wheel hp

[fathom socket]

its a 0-60 16 second car 😮

[civic girder]

that's not even that bad

[civic spoke]

Hell, something like a Porsche will reach not-legal speeds once you're at the top of 2nd gear.

I can beat that 0-60 time with my truck. Though, I haven't timed my new one.

[civic girder]

Yea, I can hit the top of 3rd in the RX-7 and still not break the limit on the highway. Top of 2nd is typically a bit above the limit around town

[civic spoke]

I know that the old one did 0-70 kmh in 40 seconds.

[frank tundra]

Oliver is 90hp in a sense not enough

with having fun

[civic spoke]

But that was when it was 28,000 kg. So fully loaded.

[fathom socket]

Thats not the only reason

[civic girder]

90hp is plenty for daily driving

I see no reason to replace it with an MX-5 for a daily, especially if you aren't getting rid of that car