cars

[devout atlas]

ah

I know

bu-but

it looks nice

[dense shard]

You are gonna be in so much pain.

[devout atlas]

yeah, thanks for re-affirmation

you're right

[dense shard]

It's cool, yes.

[devout atlas]

I wanted someone to say otherwise

but

it is what it is

:/

[dense shard]

But lemme please be the voice of reason. I mean... getting a wrecked car is already sketchy enough.

But getting a car of which fewer than 100 exist outside of Japan... That's gonna destroy you man.

[devout atlas]

yeah

...

I'll just hold the trigger until I finally start living there

[dense shard]

in Japan?

[devout atlas]

no

your nation

murica

[dense shard]

Oh no, I'm Canadian.

Nah I jest. You right.

Lots of fun cars to buy here.

[devout atlas]

I'm actually applying there, because I'm bored here

Lots of fun cars to buy here.
@dense shard exactly

you know imma buy a panther body first

I might get pulled over a lot

though

[dense shard]

go for it

anyway. I sleep.

[devout atlas]

aight

good night

[indigo coral]

electric power steering > hydraulic power steering

@dense shard

hydraulic has lots more shit to go wrong

[fathom socket]

@indigo coral no power steering

You can have gym in your car

[indigo coral]

lol

[devout atlas]

my ex dad drove a van without power steering

once

[wild tiger]

When the wienermobile gets pulled over, this probably the most midwest thing to happen

[devout atlas]

nice

sir, do you know that you were doing 300 in a 20?

[wild tiger]

Na

Failed to pullover

[misty jungle]

Gulf livery is hawt

So are these

[devout atlas]

i like slow and quirky cars

[fathom socket]

I like cars that handle nice

I really like to go on the curves fast

[fathom socket]

I really like the porsche Cayman

[fathom socket]

because it's not 911

[devout atlas]

i like dog dookie

because it's not bull dookie

[fathom socket]

I don't really like cars that are common

I don't really like the focus

[devout atlas]

AMC gremlin

[fathom socket]

But I got it because it was the only car that I could get soon enough to get my ass to work

That I could fit in

Wth is AMC

I live in Europe

[leaden lark]

amc was an old American car company that kinda 'tried' competing with the big three

they've been dead for a while now

their cars are pretty quirky tho ngl

[fathom socket]

Ou

[winter viper]

Summer time ... 2 stroke time 😛

[devout atlas]

nice death trap

can it do 40?

[winter viper]

It does 120+kmph

[devout atlas]

jesus christ

[winter viper]

But legal speed is 45kmph and 50ccm 5.5hp ... its 75ccm and 11-12hp

[devout atlas]

you need some brass balls do do that

But legal speed is 45kmph and 50ccm 5.5hp ... its 75ccm and 11-12hp
@winter viper that's some power right there

[winter viper]

Naa its goo .. Big brakes .. Same brakes as the 125ccm MC model

[devout atlas]

nice

[winter viper]

Here we race them on gocart tracks

[devout atlas]

huh

that sounds

oddly reasonable

[winter viper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOfcxWSqj8

"budget" motorsport ... Cheapest way to start racing 2 wheels

Only need a scooter .. race suit and some big balls

[devout atlas]

really big ones

these sound like a swarm of angry bees

[sterile holly]

scooters are death traps

🤷‍♂️

that's why i use 600RR

[winter viper]

@devout atlas 2 stroke and 14.000+rpm 😛

[devout atlas]

Dat Rev More Than Dat There JayDeeEm

[tight cypress]

meh who would want a scooter

awful to drive

[winter viper]

@sterile holly Well a 600RR cant follow scooters on track .. Have been tried more than once 😛

[tight cypress]

still drivin these till death

[winter viper]

2 stroke sound is just .. JUM JUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWsPdXGMXn8

@devout atlas That sound 😛

[stoic ledge]

@devout atlas Dacia

[devout atlas]

@stoic ledge oh my god, good car

very good news

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

Dacia

Also

My focus valves are on thier way out

[devout atlas]

Mhmm

I want the panther body to hold me

caress me

[fathom socket]

@stoic ledge isn't Dacia just outdated renault?

I drove the clio 4

I actually can fit in it

[flint sable]

Friend of mine hanging out with one of the junkers (junkers jumo Family)

[fathom socket]

Co mpared to clio 3 that i could not

[fossil imp]

"Brand new Lamborghini wrecked in M1 crash near Wakefield - just '20 minutes' after purchase"

rekt

[flint sable]

Oh that’s a shame

Those wheels are really nice

[fossil imp]

200 grand pissed away

[devout atlas]

ah yes

a wrecked volkswagen

[fossil imp]

dont u mean audi ?

yes ik audi is owned by VAG but technically lambo is owned by audi

[devout atlas]

yes

it's an audi with an Audi V10

[fossil imp]

well controlled by audi

[devout atlas]

no, it's not a lambo v10

it's an audi V10

[fossil imp]

lol

[devout atlas]

imagine paying for a huracan when the R8 exists

[fossil imp]

but its not any old huracan

[devout atlas]

imagine paying for any of those when a mgb exists

[fossil imp]

its the performante spider, rare

[devout atlas]

but its not any old huracan
@fossil imp looks like the performante

ayy

nice

you see the italian stripes

[fossil imp]

yuh

[devout atlas]

Imagine buying any of these when a MGB exists

[fossil imp]

[stoic ledge]

@stoic ledge isn't Dacia just outdated renault?
@fathom socket yes it's some old Renault bits thrown together

It's on a different platform tho

[fathom socket]

Ou

[stoic ledge]

Not on an old Clio platform

[fathom socket]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

Dacia developed their own, which was later also used for the Kaptur (not Captur, but the bigger similar looking one for countries like Brazil) and the US Nissan Kicks

This specific Sandero actually has the modern/latest Renault engine at the time... The amazing 0.9 TCe (turbo) 3-cyl

[frail shore]

so if i get like a 40 year old car, you reckon with daily work being done on it i could get it running in top shape in around a year?

[stoic ledge]

Connected to an AMT so shifting takes 30 days

[frail shore]

shool is cancelled probably for the rest of like next year so i was thinking an older car to work on in the meantime would be a great idea

[stoic ledge]

so if i get like a 40 year old car, you reckon with daily work being done on it i could get it running in top shape in around a year?
Depends on the car xD

[frail shore]

Nissan 300zx 85-87

honestly reading reviews on the car

it would be difficult to find one that DIDNT work

so i mean considering i can get one for around 2k-4k that sounds like a pretty good car right?

[stoic ledge]

It'll probably do the trick, yes

[frail shore]

i mean it seems like a fun car to have

[devout atlas]

1990 honda prelude

[frail shore]

eh personally that car just doesnt look as good and doesnt have as good of a stereo inside it

also it aint got that digital dash

[devout atlas]

eh

I love how the prelude looks

[fathom socket]

So I woke up this morning and this is on my drive way

Wut?!

I'm scared

[stoic ledge]

Hi scared, I'm MK

[fathom socket]

hello MK

[stoic ledge]

[carmine summit]

I just remembered how much I hate electronic power steering

there's absolutely no feedback in most cars that have EPS, and there's a slight delay on steering input

just give me a manual rack instead if you aren't gonna give me normal power steering

[stoic ledge]

Too bad basically everything now is electronic

[winter viper]

Better in the old days .. Need tools then you can fix anything on a car .. Today .. You need a computer lots of cables and then maby it can tell you what the problem is

[wanton brook]

Far more fun to drive then it has any business being

[civic spoke]

I saw a unicorn today.

[wanton brook]

What was it?

[civic spoke]

A Corvette.

A unicorn for a Corvette.

[wanton brook]

I spotted this unicorn last year.

[devout atlas]

Jesus christ

is that a real aerowagen?

holy scheisse

[wanton brook]

That's amazing

[carmine summit]

I saw a callaway C5 about 2 years ago

it was neat

[devout atlas]

damn

callaways are harder to find than a dissatisfied husband on a saturday evening

[civic spoke]

I think that this was a custom thing some Swede built.

[carmine summit]

not a C12, just the performance package they did for the C5

still cool

[wanton brook]

I'd love one of these

https://m.imgur.com/a/bs7xp

[devout atlas]

I'd love one too

but then I'd get impaled by the steering rack

[fossil imp]

jesus that aerowagon is hideous

[rough berry]

looks like a volvo 145 with extra steps

[fossil imp]

lol

[normal temple]

This looks better right

[fossil imp]

🤢

classic example of an impreza driver tryin to make it look like an STi = massive fail

[normal temple]

Lookin great

[fossil imp]

i hope u are joking

[normal temple]

Ofc

[fossil imp]

phew

i also hate the hatch regardless of model

[normal temple]

My brother has a 2017 hatch

I personally think it looks better than the sedan

But that's my preference lol

[fossil imp]

yea its marmite

[devout atlas]

classic example of an impreza driver tryin to make it look like an STi = massive fail
@fossil imp it is a Sti

Stupidity

[fossil imp]

no its not lol

its a standard impreza

[charred depot]

STi's have steelies? heh

[fossil imp]

[charred depot]

most suprising thing is that he still has the steelies on it

[fossil imp]

yea if ure gonna throw a homemade "bodykit" on it, at least upgrade the wheels

@devout atlas THIS is an STi dum dum

[devout atlas]

se*ually transmitted imbecility

or as i would call it, perfect car

[charred depot]

Mk2 / Mk3 Honda Preludes are the perfect car

[fossil imp]

kek

[fossil imp]

i remember getting owned by 1 in a 205 GTi 1.9 which made me stick a 405mi16 engine in it

then i owned the prelude 😉

think they were 160 brake stock those preludes right?

[charred depot]

not the ones i know of

[fossil imp]

less?

[charred depot]

mk3 had a max of 150

ive been looking for a lower end model to grab onto, one i saw recently didnt have fuel injection either

[fossil imp]

150 yea makes sense

pug has 130

stock

[charred depot]

Insurance company suprisingly is ok with the honda prelude

they despise honda civics for some reason heh

[fossil imp]

i wonder why lol

[charred depot]

i think the reputation of them here in the UK is so scuffed

[fossil imp]

i was being sarcastic 😄

[stoic ledge]

i remember getting owned by 1 in a 205 GTi 1.9 which made me stick a 405mi16 engine in it
Wait an 405 Mi16 engine? Epic!

[fossil imp]

yea mate

[stoic ledge]

:PogWant:

[fossil imp]

had yamaha throttle bodies on it too, made 200bhp

[charred depot]

my uh 86hp 900kg Mazda 2 which i had fully loaded with stuff was struggling to hold 72.2222mph up a hill yesterday had to suffer and turn the AC off, which wasnt really doing anything for me as i had it on demister anyway

[stoic ledge]

That thing would've flown 👀

[fossil imp]

it did

i crashed it

torque steered into a bush then field lol

[stoic ledge]

That's sad

[fossil imp]

i stripped it out, it weighed nothing

like 800kilos or something

[stoic ledge]

And they were already quite light

[fossil imp]

yep

[charred depot]

town of speedbumps

[stoic ledge]

Kek

[charred depot]

some lethal ones next to school which you cant even do 10mph over without a chiropractor onboard

[stoic ledge]

You're driving on the wrong side of the road

Maniac

[charred depot]

Cant drive on the wrong side of the road in perths god forsaken one way system atlest

Cant say i didnt spend 30 minutes doing laps of it lost yesterday

turns out searching every carpark for your friend isnt very effective when he hasnt arrived at said car park yet

[stoic ledge]

Who would have thought

[charred depot]

he started ahead of me but stopped before he got onto the motorway cause car mat caught accelerator and never caught back up after that

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[charred depot]

i was trying to catch up doing 72.2222mph ofcourse but i was instead only keeping the distance of him behind me

[stoic ledge]

Yes classic

[devout atlas]

i want a 1990 prelude with 4ws

or a panther body

[dense shard]

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

RC-F or LC500 would be swell to own.

[devout atlas]

that coupe on the left

what's it called?

I've seen the interior

[dense shard]

LC500

[devout atlas]

and oh god

I want one

if it wasn't 80k bucks

[dense shard]

It's worth every dollar.

[devout atlas]

It looks worth every dollar

It might be the best interior I've seen in a coupe

ever

[stoic ledge]

80k? I'll sell you a LC500 for €175k

[misty jungle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/526878357988704290/726136577813774377/a8478476f49867892f97505b9bc14cfa.png

[fathom socket]

if there was an lc500 for every big suv:

[devout atlas]

hell

that's be the world if there was only a LC500

first, there was the LC500

the word

[fathom socket]

on the first day, god created the lc500 interio

r

[devout atlas]

oh boy

I fell in love with that interior

I thought that the Bentley Mulsanne was close

but nope

just nope

the only interior with greater bill-appeal is a 60s bentley interior

with a steering rack that will impale me

life

[fossil imp]

what is your obsession with being impaled

any car could u impale you if u crash it hard enough

[civic spoke]

Thinking of getting a CE license.

[bitter compass]

well thats brown

[indigo coral]

the LC is beautiful

inside and out

[devout atlas]

what is your obsession with being impaled
@fossil imp I just hate how pre 90s cars don't have bloody airbags

grr

[fossil imp]

ah ok fair

well it wasnt law back then

[devout atlas]

Also, it's really easy to be impaled by a 60s car's steering rack

yep

exactly why the 1991 prelude is better than the 89

because airbag

[fossil imp]

u can still get wasted by the dash thou if the crash is fast n hard enough

[devout atlas]

ye

[fossil imp]

mostly leg, pelvis injuries

[devout atlas]

I've been hit by a kei car

the car got a dent

on the bonnet

and I got a sprain

[stoic ledge]

Was it Monte who hit you?

[devout atlas]

[stoic ledge]

👀

[devout atlas]

oof

that was nice

[stoic ledge]

I 🧩 that

[devout atlas]

me too

[fossil imp]

u saw nothing

https://tenor.com/view/penguins-didnt-see-anything-mystery-you-didnt-see-anything-gif-5188695

[stoic ledge]

||hides||

https://blog.motoringassist.com/wp-content/uploads/volvo-exterior-airbag.gif

Wouldn't have happened with a pedestrian airbag

[normal temple]

Do they even still have that

Prolly not right

[fair bronze]

I sure hope not

[stoic ledge]

I think the Volvo V40 was the first and last car to have that

Looks very expensive to replace when deployed tho lol

[fair bronze]

Also with minimal improvements at best

[devout atlas]

OH god

I'm distressed

[stoic ledge]

Hi distressed, I'm MK

[devout atlas]

I love panther bodies

and 2002 volvo s80s

hi Hi distressed, I'm MK, I'm Dad

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

hi, :GWmythsBlobGlare:, I'm dad

[stoic ledge]

[civic girder]

I should probs go get drill bits soon

USPS usually comes around 5

probs leave around 4

[civic spoke]

Do you guys think $1,500 sounds reasonable for a CE license?

As someone who already has C.

[stoic ledge]

probably xD

[civic spoke]

C = Truck
CE = Truck and trailer

[flint sable]

Name it for gucci points

[stoic ledge]

Oui je sais

[flint sable]

Engine for it just came two days ago

The original one seized

[civic spoke]

Just try to turn it around with a longer lever.

[flint sable]

We cracked something LOL

[normal temple]

I would rather die than try working on a 300zx

[stoic ledge]

OOF

[devout atlas]

you will never know what was written here

[tight cypress]

i do

besauce i saw it

lol

[devout atlas]

nice

[tight cypress]

first start with new cyl

[devout atlas]

I have a panther body addiction

[tight cypress]

yes

[devout atlas]

goddamnit, you soab 4.6 modular

you made me fall for you

[civic spoke]

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

[dense shard]

mistake?

[devout atlas]

mistake?

[dense shard]

good mistake either way

[devout atlas]

yes

it might be heavy

and slow

and wide

and brash

and unnecessary

but it's a Testarossa

GOddaMnIt

[fathom socket]

if it looks like a testarossa it aint no god damn mistake

[flint sable]

@normal temple it’s the TT SMZ too LOL

[normal temple]

dear christ

[civic girder]

New alternator bracket

And new set of belts.

I found out why it kept screeching

😂

[normal temple]

Epic

[flint sable]

Is that a space grey BMW pfp I see

@normal temple

[normal temple]

not really

Its more so bronze

[fathom socket]

@normal temple 20w50

Whut

[normal temple]

is there a problem

[fathom socket]

For what

[normal temple]

An E30

[fathom socket]

Engine?

[normal temple]

M20B25

Sooo is there a problem?

[fathom socket]

My crappy Ford even after 300k it takes 5w30 without any issues

I'm just surprised of that thicc oil

Oh no

2g network intensifies

[normal temple]

Hm okay

[fathom socket]

I'm also surprised that my Ford after 300k still takes 5w30 pretty good

Unless there is something that I don't know

I didnt have time to read the whole service book

[tight cypress]

nah oil changes are useless

[fathom socket]

I mean technically the oil is go na to last the lifetime of the engine

Right?

[dense shard]

Change it when recommended with recommended weight oil.

[indigo coral]

well recommended by the manual or by the forums?

[dense shard]

manual

[indigo coral]

forums for my RX say 2000 mile interval, manual says 5k

I do 5k

[dense shard]

I never listen to forums or... okay I do change my oil every 5k... instead of 10k.

[indigo coral]

the forums people say to use dino oil only for some asinine reason

synthetic works fine

and doesn't sludge up

synthetic = 5k mile interval

dino oil = sludge up real bad rael fast

the 1MZ has been known to sludge if you stretch intervals, and you realllly have to try to make synth sludge up

[dense shard]

Just use Castrol GTX.

Good shit.

[indigo coral]

I use the stuff at costco 🤣

[normal temple]

Ummmm castrol GTX is conventional

If your car wants synthetic, that ain't it chief

[indigo coral]

my manual doesn't specify but the forums say dInO oiL!1! sYnTheTic oIl iS nOt GoOd

Synthetic works just fine.

and it doesn't sludge up.

[normal temple]

I'm not talking about your car

[indigo coral]

o

[normal temple]

I just know Monte Carlo's car is a new Corolla and that PROBABLY takes really light synthetic

Like 0w20

But oil is a rabbit hole that I'm not willing to jump down

[mental magnet]

Hey guys do you it would be a good idea to fit a 2000 to 03 7.3L powerstroke into a 4 wheel drive 1999 2 door chevy tahoe or no

[carmine summit]

just keep the Powerstroke in a Ford, it's way easier and you'll have a better vehicle

it could be done, but there isn't much reason

[sacred thunder]

1250 horsepower

[dense shard]

You could swap it over... sure.

oh there are no conventional synthetic 0w-16s.

I just used Castrol GTX in my Accord with zero issues.

[sacred thunder]

anybody willin to change my oil and tires

[wild tiger]

You need to define a area

[carmine summit]

Oil is interesting

I've done a bit of research on it just so I can make the engine I want to build last as long as possible

Gonna run a Liqui-Moly 10w50 probably

Stock the engine is supposed to be like 5w30, but with the extra heat from the turbo the extra weight is needed

[wild tiger]

i know yall love your german performance cars

[stoic ledge]

Opel Insignia :PogWant:

[neat ruin]

@wild tiger not everything is gold that shines
VW is a good example of this

[wild tiger]

When a Tacoma parks next to you

[fathom socket]

Driving a van in mountains wasn't a good idea

This is terrifying

[devout atlas]

no

I live panther bodies

goddamnit

I want

a big

slow

american

modular

4.6

V8

[frail shore]

So question I always hear about engine rebuilds being expensive

But I see for a kit of a replacement of seals and piston heads in the engine of the car im looking at is only 500~

Is 4K really labor or am I tripping cause google says they can go from 4.5k and also I do know how to assemble an engine

[devout atlas]

which engine is that?

is it a 4.6 Modular?

[left parrot]

i like boats

[devout atlas]

so you like panther bodies?

[humble cargo]

@left parrot this is my boat

[devout atlas]

smh

not a real boat

also, I can see that you live in the EU

[left parrot]

?

no i dont

[devout atlas]

I'm talking about lukas

his license plate

[humble cargo]

Its surely as heavy as an boat

[left parrot]

lol

[humble cargo]

Yeah I’m Eu what’s wrong with that

[devout atlas]

nothing

but

how mch power does it make?

torque?

[humble cargo]

600

[devout atlas]

okay

that's a speedboat

not a boat

[humble cargo]

And around 850 nm iirc

[devout atlas]

a real boat is a Lincoln town car making 202 with a 4.6L v8

now that's a real boat

[humble cargo]

That should be the right conversion

[devout atlas]

I6?

[humble cargo]

Nah v8

4.4 liter twin turbo

[devout atlas]

oh boy

that's some performance right there

[humble cargo]

It could handle another 100 hp more with bigger turbos

[devout atlas]

a real boat

3.9L DOHC (yes, ford finally entered the 20th century) V8

making a whopping 280hp

and 388Nm

Curb weight: 3,781 lbs

[gaunt prism]

lol my country went the other way

1.0 3 cyl turbos

[devout atlas]

oof

ngl, I'd love to own a ford thunderbird

[tight cypress]

s40 cant last at all

[rough berry]

that's an S80

[tight cypress]

yes but still

[rough berry]

yeah no

[tight cypress]

gearbox go oof in few days

[gaunt prism]

Pretty sure thats a ford

[devout atlas]

it's a ford

and therefore

one of the only volvos I want

[frank tundra]

Got my Jeep back from the coppers today 😄

[devout atlas]

nice Fiat

don't go doing 160 in your fiat again

[frank tundra]

Didn’t even have to pay the fine, the officer who issued the ticket dIdNt show up to the dispute hearing

[devout atlas]

Didn’t even have to pay the fine, the officer who issued the ticket dIdNt show up to the dispute hearing
@frank tundra

[frank tundra]

RCMP officers are scared for their jobs so they are so harmless atm

Saved me a nice 2000

Although I don't plan on going 150 in my Fiat again

at least not for a while

[devout atlas]

nice

take your fiat tracking

[frank tundra]

I have before

Had some fun

But my 4 door Fiat Hellcat is generally more fun at the track

[devout atlas]

oh yes

the Chrysler hellcat

I realy want a ford s80

or any panther body

[gaunt prism]

I dont know but i find it really amusing when i open a bonnet and see another car make stamped all over the engine

[devout atlas]

yes

like that one 1990s maserati that was actually just a buick

[gaunt prism]

Aston martin window switches out of a ford fiesta

wow that seems like a rip off

[devout atlas]

a jag engine in a ford

bimmer engine in a toyota

etc

etc

[frank tundra]

my hellcat has fiat 500 door handles

or i think theyre fiat 500

[devout atlas]

because it's actually a fiat

[frank tundra]

i know ive seen them somewhere else

[devout atlas]

[frank tundra]

maserati is horrible tho

its literally a maserati on the outside

dodge dart on the inside

that tt 400hp v6 sounds as good as the newer c63 biturbos tho

[devout atlas]

ye

all you need is a ford

[frank tundra]

im still a mustang guy at heart

[devout atlas]

I'm a panther body guy

[frank tundra]

mustang wasnt practical for what i do with my cars tho

i refuse to buy an auto mustang

and a manual in downtown vancouver traffic was horrible

[devout atlas]

an auto mustang is a german Shepheard without teeth

[frank tundra]

my gt was a stage 3 roush with 600hp to the wheels 😦

[devout atlas]

huh

that's exactly thrice that of a 1991 lincoln town car

[frank tundra]

i honestly sold my mustang too soon

i shouldve kept it

the market value of that thing shot up in vancouver cause stage 3 roush mustangs are so rare here

i think the guy i sold it too, sold it for 10-15k more then he bought it off me for

i was a dumb 18 year old tho

[devout atlas]

you had a 600hp mustang at the ago of 18

aight

I'm 18

and I have absolutely nothing

[frank tundra]

i got an amazing deal on it

got some help from my mom

[devout atlas]

I'm goint to get a panther body though

[frank tundra]

helps that we were family friends with the local ford dealership

I remember driving that thing to school

it eventually got banned from the school parking lot

had to park it on the road whenever i drove to school

[devout atlas]

did that ban have to do anything with those massive burnouts you pulled off

[frank tundra]

i did donuts, never really did burnouts

and my exhaust was a full straight pipe

[gaunt prism]

You have to pay for insurance over there?

[frank tundra]

We did a little bit of a scam

on ICBC

to get our insurance way lower

[devout atlas]

nice

[frank tundra]

more like we had all our cars insured in alberta

where ICBC dosent have a monopoly

its not illegal as long as you have a residence in alberta

which we did

but if we were to get pulled over

the cops would probably get sketched out

Its a really common thing on Dump and Semi Trucks

To have them insured in Alberta even if theyre being ran in BC

Too risky now, but some people still pull it off

[gaunt prism]

how much was that? for insurance.......over here an 18 year old just passed his test would pay around 2500 a year for a 1.1L

[frank tundra]

Well in BC, it would've been well over 3500

probably more

In alberta it was 2200?

something around there

My mom who was the co-signer has a clean record in Canada for the past 25 years

so that helped a lot

[gaunt prism]

for 600hp, i dont even think they would insure an 18 old on that here

thats crazy

[frank tundra]

They cant say n

no*

[gaunt prism]

they can

[frank tundra]

Not in BC or Alberta

Car was stock to the province

Roush is ford certified

Like if i had my hellcat when i was 18

they couldnt have said no to me

its stock

[gaunt prism]

Its more to with age, driving experience and power of car

[frank tundra]

Still can't say no here

I couldve insured the car in my moms name

and back then i couldve drove it without my name on it

now they passed a new law where everyone whose is immediate family and drives the car must be on the title

I never got pulled over with my Stang in the year and a half i had it

My record was clean till i got my srt

even now i only have 1 real traffic violation that i wasnt able to dispute, so on my hellcat and srt insurance isnt horrible

If you have the money icbc will never say no

it sucks they have a monopoly, but its one of the many flaws of living in surrey/vancouver

[gaunt prism]

Yea, they will do that too. Jack the price up so high you end up getting a slower car

[frank tundra]

Eh, they can jack my insurance up, ill just sell my srt and keep my hellcat

I only have my Jeep cause it looks more professional for a realtor

[gaunt prism]

Goes down after a while though, mine is only 500 but ive been driving for 10+ years

[frank tundra]

most buyers hate the loud, popping, gunshot exhaust of the hellcat

As long as you keep the infractions down its usually fine

But ICBC loves to fuck over anyone whose car has more then 400hp

[gaunt prism]

Come on now lol like thats going happen :p

Been banned twice for points

[frank tundra]

Hopefully that monopoly gets taken down within this decade

its so stupid

Im pretty sure their is some chinese businessman, living in vancouver that would love to offer better rates then icbc

just waiting for his chance

shows you how many people love icbc

[carmine summit]

insurance in Canada is just ridiculous, not just in BC

I'm in Ontario, I have a perfect record and I drive a 27 year old VW with like 90hp. I live in the middle of nowhere and don't drive on highways much. Even with the bare minimum insurance on it, I pay $2500 a year because I'm 18.

[frank tundra]

My mom 25+ years clean driving record

drives a new forte

350 a month

• extra 30 a year for the nicer pinkish plates

Ontario is probably fucked cause of brampton tho

the stories scare me

1 thing ik for sure icbc has ruined car culture in van

[dense shard]

Young people pay more because they crash more.

[stoic ledge]

That's discrimination

So old people should also pay more

[frank tundra]

Well in brampton

its a mainly older people

surprisingly

its one of the most memed areas in all of canada for having bad drivers

[gaunt prism]

Yes, I guess it more to do with experience and im linking low experience to low age.

[frank tundra]

where i live surrey, is probably 3-4th for shitty drivers

considering i had a fart can civic cut me off from the left turning lane while im literally going straight in a hellcat

[gaunt prism]

Well no because age does play a big part. Young boys are more likely to drive more dangerous.

[frank tundra]

True, brampton does live up to that too

its just not only young people

theirs a decent amount of elderly, and middle aged who cause accidents too

[devout atlas]

ugh

[frank tundra]

when i was 18 i had my fair share of stunt driving too, ill admit it

[gaunt prism]

No but you tend to slow down as you get older

[devout atlas]

imagine trying to insure a 7l big block swap camaro

[frank tundra]

I 100% Agree with you

Brampton is just its own kind

Im personally indo-canadian myself, and i can 100% assure you, our elderly are not good drivers

and brampton is full of them

[devout atlas]

oh

do you see Vipers there?

[frank tundra]

Like an actual sanke

snake

or the car

[devout atlas]

no

dodge vipers

with the 8.3L V10 truck engine

[frank tundra]

I actually have a friend who has a SRT-10 Ram

Pretty sure its a manual too

[devout atlas]

oh boy

how do you insure that?

[frank tundra]

Its not insured

Just sits in his garage

yet he cleans it every week

[devout atlas]

ah

[frank tundra]

He loves it, just too expensive

but hes too attached to sell it

[devout atlas]

don't your insurance firms look at the displacement

while putting a value on the car?

[frank tundra]

ICBC just picks a number out of their ass and throws at you most of the time it seems

[gaunt prism]

over here its all sort, colour changes it

[frank tundra]

Red = more expensive because its more "prone to cause accidents"

[devout atlas]

did you know

that insurance

is not mandatory here

[frank tundra]

Very unsafe but

I mean

i like knowing that if i get hit, most people have up to a million in coverage

in the senario where i might get hit

whenever you buy a car, the dealership recs up to a million

[devout atlas]

nice

[frank tundra]

500k is the minimum

most people have it at a million, to keep it safe

[devout atlas]

time to get a 10k insurance on my miura

what could possibly go wrong?

[gaunt prism]

no insurance is 6 points, 12 points max and ban

[devout atlas]

I bet the insurance companies would love a red viper

[frank tundra]

the world discriminates against my 707hp engine

cant take it anywhere without someone getting mad at me 😦

[devout atlas]

cant take it anywhere without someone getting mad at me 😦
@frank tundra why?

[gaunt prism]

lol they would probably laugh or computer say wtf is that lol

[frank tundra]

took it to california

too loud

[devout atlas]

lmao

[frank tundra]

it was stock at the time

[devout atlas]

look

[frank tundra]

my neighbors fiend for my morning cold start

[devout atlas]

california is america

[frank tundra]

they have 311 or 911 on speed dial

[devout atlas]

aMUhrica

they should give you a medal

[frank tundra]

i had to get a cold start delete

it got that bad

3 times in 2 weeks

[devout atlas]

because you're driving a real man's car

[frank tundra]

i debated putting sandbags on my exhaust

every morning

[devout atlas]

well

[frank tundra]

it wasnt even that early

i leave for showing at like 10am-11am

[devout atlas]

I'm happy to report that a 2007 corolla does not require that

[frank tundra]

if its like 6am i understand

[devout atlas]

corolla = 1

hellcat = 0

[frank tundra]

😦

[devout atlas]

also

[frank tundra]

my forte dosent need a cold start delete either 🙂

[devout atlas]

you gotta go for the 1.6 diesel

for the true 'my wife left me and I'm but an empty husk' feel

[frank tundra]

Dodge "i have insecurities i hide with my loud exhaust" charger hellcat

someone told me that once before

personally i find the sound relaxing

[devout atlas]

nice

I'm looking for a ford 'I'm a goddamn cop impersonator' crown vic

[frank tundra]

Ive always lowkey wanted a Mercury Marauder

Like you know cleetus mcfarlands leroy?

do something like that but with a marauder

If ford brought the Marauder back

and put a coyote in it

the hellcat is gone

[devout atlas]

ye

the marauder is the king of the modulars

because it got the DOHC treatment

too bad they cost a lot

[frank tundra]

Literally a Grandmas Cobra

Its a 4v v8

its literally a mach 1

a 4 door mach 1

with only 87k kms

[civic girder]

Problem is that if you strip and beat up a Marauder, you're destroying an expensive car that has good value

but if you get an old Interceptor, no one gives a shit cause they cost like $5

[frank tundra]

eh they might have value

but it wont be easy to sell

[civic girder]

They're rare and many people don't even know what the Marauder is

[frank tundra]

This one has been getting reposted for past 3 months

Ive driven this one, and it is as mint as you can get

just no one wants them

[civic girder]

no one wants them because they'd rather get a cheapo Crown Vic that looks the same and is cheaper

[devout atlas]

too pricey

exactly

[frank tundra]

eh my terminator was about

20k

[devout atlas]

how to commit sacrilege:

get a crown vic

[frank tundra]

most people will just get a termi

for a little bit more

[devout atlas]

put an LS in it

[frank tundra]

you can literally get

a 2010 gt for about 15k

might be able to get a 2011 in a couple years for that much

but i would stay away from 2011-13

[civic girder]

For me, spending more than like $8k on a used car is expensive

[devout atlas]

you could get a thunderbird for 15k

everybody loves thunderbirds

[frank tundra]

well people love mustangs in vancouver

GT convertibles 6 speeds hold value insanely

Especially 2011-2014

[devout atlas]

isn't this gorgeous?

[frank tundra]

isnt that what chrixfix bought his mom?

[devout atlas]

he did?

nice

this car

might be underpowered

however

it's so good

these things go for around 15-25k

og price was 32k in 2002

[frank tundra]

I wonder how much my hellcat will be worth now

[devout atlas]

also got soft tops

[frank tundra]

MSRP in BC theyre like 105-110k

[devout atlas]

yeah

[frank tundra]

i paid about that much for it

[devout atlas]

definitely not worth anything north of 80k

[frank tundra]

eh

only 2k kms

[devout atlas]

oh

[frank tundra]

corsa exhaust

[devout atlas]

you didn't drive it a lot

did you

?

[frank tundra]

not really

i drove it from

32km

to

2100

[devout atlas]

it's prolly worth 80k

[frank tundra]

I'd say

maybe 90 to the right buyer

[devout atlas]

this back end is perfect

[frank tundra]

Yup thats the car chrisfix bought his mom

and then bought his dad a dodge dar- i mean maserati

[devout atlas]

ahem

yes, of course

a Dodgerati

the color matching interior option makes it look less shit on the inside

[frank tundra]

That steering wheel needs to go

[devout atlas]

you need those thin spoke steering wheels

that will impale you

[frank tundra]

rather go out to my steering wheel

[dense shard]

Thunderbird, good?

Problems with Thunderbirds and Marauders is the people who own them think they own something special.

Reality is one is a retro convertible built on the LS, and the other is a Crown Vic with trim pieces and a Lincoln engine.

To pay anything approaching 20k for either is... maybe in another 20 years they'll be worth that.

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

You can find decent example of the Mercury for under 10k in Alabama.

I wouldn't mind a Lincoln LS tho. I understand that a few of the early models had a manual included.

The V8 was not offered as a manual because the Getrag could not handle the torque produced.
ah... nvm

[devout atlas]

Problems with Thunderbirds and Marauders is the people who own them think they own something special.
@dense shard I'm aware of the fact that they're rather prosaic

however

just look at the bloody T-bird

it looks fantastic

that long, sweeping back

sells it to me

[dense shard]

Be ready to pay the "no low ballers" tax.

[devout atlas]

Be ready to pay the "no low ballers" tax.
@dense shard you forgot the 'I know what I got' tax

[dense shard]

yep

[indigo coral]

ran when parked

[stoic ledge]

First owner, old lady. Only driven to church. Never driven hard. I know what I have, no low ballers.

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz7jdplVn7w

Ford designed a folding shifter for their lunch table.

They have a rotary shifter which is low profile. They have a column shifter.

Nah, electric folding shifter instead.

[stoic ledge]

Kek

[indigo coral]

or just do buttons like the other ford cars have now

[stoic ledge]

Items which will break within 5 years:

1. Electronic retracting shifter

[indigo coral]

oof

gonna suck to find replacement parts when Ford goes out of buisness

[dense shard]

It's such a stupid idea imo.

[fathom socket]

Why a lunch table inside your car

Why eat lunch inside your car at all

[stoic ledge]

Idk I've seen work people do that before

[wild tiger]

@dense shard want to hear a stupid ford idea

Shifter in a 2007 explorer

Stick shifter

Normal right

Then the put a metal cap on the end

Thats the issue

When its sunny that thing gets hot af

[dense shard]

I've eaten in my car numerous times. It beats eating outside in the blazing heat.

[stoic ledge]

Metal cap shifters

Great to burn your hands on

🔥

[indigo coral]

Ive eaten in my car too

[fathom socket]

Not eating in your car. I mean like a full blown meal

In your car

[wild tiger]

@stoic ledge the rest is leather

[fathom socket]

A chicken wrap or two and some ice-cream doesn't hurt

[wild tiger]

If they just did a plastic cap

[fathom socket]

But that won't require a literal table

[wild tiger]

@fathom socket look up 2005 crv table

The 2005 crv has a table

[fathom socket]

But it's outside

Not on top of the shift knob

[wild tiger]

Its the storage bin cover

[fathom socket]

That's a handy picnic table

[stoic ledge]

@stoic ledge the rest is leather
My parents Peugeot had a similar shifter, top metal, side leather. So extremely hot... And it was a manual too, so you had to touch it

[fathom socket]

I've used that kind of shifter

In the Renault

It's the same

Never had a problem though

[stoic ledge]

Renaults have a plastic cap no?

[fathom socket]

No that's pretty metal

Feeling

It tastes weird

So I assume it's metal

[dense shard]

Just put a towel on it in the winter.

errr summer*

[fathom socket]

Yea that's a pretty sensible idea

[stoic ledge]

Ah depending on the trim apparently it was metal

[fathom socket]

Or block your front windshield

[stoic ledge]

Yeah my dad did that

[fathom socket]

With a huge piece of thing people use to get tanned

Butt saver during summer but never used it myself

[stoic ledge]

I do always put a towel over my steeringwheel in the summer, 1 to stop burning my hands and 2 to protect the leather 🙃

[fathom socket]

Especially if your interior is black on black

Plastic

[wild tiger]

Mine is tan

Lots of tan

[fathom socket]

Also I changed the battery in the family car today because it was the 8 year old original battery

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

As in "I changed" I saw that my dad didn't have the right tools

So I went home while he changed it with great difficulty

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

At least I push started the car

[stoic ledge]

We got the battery replaced in my parents car the other year by roadside assistance

[fathom socket]

I've never seen a battery that is secured with nuts

[stoic ledge]

Usually with a bolt no?

[fathom socket]

Which Is why I left him to it as all we had were some wrenches

No the battery is literally secured with an iron bar that is bolted

Though it could be some grounding too

Or it might be that all of the batteries I've seen have been installed improperly and I though that was the norm

[dense shard]

Yeah most batteries are secured to the car. It wouldn't be good to have it bounce around.

[charred depot]

my manual shifter is leather and fantastic plastic

very much likely not real leather

wouldnt be a issue if it was metal as we usually dont get much warm weather here :^|

just shift like that bus driver from that video

https://youtu.be/8P-6_RLUN_Y

[versed oasis]

looks like someone got the previous version of the corvette, put it in photoshop, and used the pinch tool on the front

[dense shard]

It's kinda boring imo

At least as far as mid engined super cars go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xFLHo4dE08

[versed oasis]

that would be so fun

[fathom socket]

doesnt the c8 not even handle that great?

like it understeers quite a lot more than you would want/expect

[dense shard]

they gotta keep it boomer friendly.

[devout atlas]

you get a c3

if you want a nice corvette experience

which includes being impaled by the steering rack

[indigo coral]

iirc lots of people have said the C8 drives like shit compared to the C7

[civic spoke]

I'll imagine that the C7 is a lot more oversteery compared to the C8.

Knowing that C7 has most of its weight on the front.

[devout atlas]

i like over-steery cars

stability is for those who want to live

time to get a 1st gen mr2

[civic spoke]

I too like oversteery cars. But they aren't safe for the masses.

Tbh, if I had the money to get myself a newer car. Then this might be on the short list. https://pro.bbcdn.io/95/9580c28e-3ff1-4c11-ae0d-2c09ee4ee16a?rule=legacy-largest&format=.jpg

[stoic ledge]

I liked the C7 design over the C8

Get the new FWD 1er

[civic spoke]

The C7 design is the classic Corvette design. With the long hood.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I like that

[civic spoke]

I'd rather go for the F20/21 generation for the 1 series.

RWD, while it's still available.

The one in the picture is one of few with the big screen option. Instead of the small one, with massive borders.

[stoic ledge]

Same, but they're too narrow for me I'm hitting the B-pillar with my shoulder (5 door) And the door panel with my arm (both 3 and 5 door)

Navi Professional

[stoic ledge]

:PogWant:

But it's too cramped for me

[civic spoke]

Probably works for me. 👀

I'm a normal-sized dude.

[stoic ledge]

[devout atlas]

I'm normal sized too

that leaves the hulking monstrosity

that is MK