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#cars
civic girder
eternal canopy
after a long time waiting i got a model 3 5 months ago. its been mostly sitting do to confinment in my neck of the woods. i never really been a big car guy. but i have a friend that has a detailing shop, and i asked him if he could afford leaving me a spot in there to learm how to wrap the car my self. with a bit of his help i manage to freaking dissasembled the whole car (and put it back toguehter with lot of his help) this is my first time ever meddling with a car in any way
civic girder
It's probably higher quality after being reassembled than it was original lmfao
eternal canopy
It's probably higher quality after being reassembled than it was original lmfao
@civic girder this is a late model, so i hardly doubt so, specially when it was me doing all of it
civic girder
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
eternal canopy
?
devout atlas
it's a RCR thing
sacred wraith
looks odd without fairings
I had to replace a cracked fairing, but I had to take off both the side panels, the seat, and the fuel tank fairing to get to it
this is what I was replacing (notice the crack being held together by zip ties)
devout atlas
a bike
sacred wraith
yes.
devout atlas
interesting
sacred wraith
it's technically not a car but it's a motor vehicle
devout atlas
it's all good
sacred wraith
thank you
devout atlas
but i know nothing of these bipedal mechanical pachyderms
civic girder
not a rotary bike
banned
π
Except I am a living contradiction lmao
tree-hugger-mobile daily and anti-ozone project
except that the daily isn't as tree-hugger as it may seem. Nickel mining is horrible for the environment lol
flint sable
Thatβs not a-
dense shard
Arguably it's better.
devout atlas
TCS is not for wimps.
@dense shard pfft, imagine wanting to live
real men turn TCS off in order to feel the sweet embrace of death
dense shard
Real idiots you mean.
There is no reason to turn off any safety feature in daily driving.
dense shard
If you keep pinging me, I'll keep responding.
dense shard
I haven't left. And there's only two of us talking.
devout atlas
mhmm
dense shard
Anyway. Modern safety features have been huge in reducing auto fatalities.
Yes I want to live forever.
dense shard
I would rather drive an older muscle car with good tires than an empty pick up truck in the rain.
devout atlas
but I'd imagine that driving something like a XB falcon
bone stock
would be
ehrm
dense shard
lol just imagine driving any modern 2WD truck.
devout atlas
well, you're driving with 70s tyres
lol just imagine driving any modern 2WD truck.
@dense shard oh boy
dense shard
No weight on the back, too much power up front.
Yes I've seen more than a few trucks spin out, drift, or barely keep it on the turns.
dense shard
I haven't tried, but I couldn't spin with 60 in the rain.
dense shard
Suzuki Cervo
devout atlas
suzuki exists in the states?
devout atlas
n box slash?
dense shard
no That's
devout atlas
aaah
dense shard
Based on the Life. Honda That's.
dense shard
Never tried the Honda, but Suzuki was fairly nice.
I got lucky with that purchase. It feels fairly western. Decent, wide, comfy seats.
devout atlas
that's nice
dense shard
And the turbo didn't hurt.
devout atlas
me mum drives something called a 'grand' i10
And the turbo didn't hurt.
@dense shard t u r b o?
dense shard
She's go when you asked for it. Other non-turbo keis I tried were... bad.
Daihatsu Mira was tragic in every way.
Had some other Daihatsu which was okay.
devout atlas
Daihatsu Mira was tragic in every way.
@dense shard aka the chevy spark
dense shard
The Suzuki Lapin I was lent was fun, but slow as fuck.
devout atlas
oh
dense shard
Not even.
dense shard
This was an early 2000s Mira. It was... it had no FM radio.
devout atlas
the mira is the perodua nippa
This was an early 2000s Mira. It was... it had no FM radio.
@dense shard AM only?
stoic ledge
devout atlas
1960s murican muscle time
dense shard
?
dense shard
Wasn't an option.
devout atlas
ah
dense shard
It came with enough piano gloss black to build my own piano tho.
devout atlas
when did they stop offering the real fake wood?
dense shard
years and years ago.
devout atlas
It came with enough piano gloss black to build my own piano tho.
@dense shard oh yeah, piano gloss black
I actually don't like that in cars
it's a dust/fingerprint magnet
dense shard
I just like the brushed aluminum and soft touch.
dense shard
It looks like a bee stung a Ford Taurus.
devout atlas
2003 models came with E46 infotainments
these older models are better, therefore
I actually like the 75 aesthetic
stoic ledge
Buy one
dense shard
I have no clue how that won awards.
That car looks like something Margret Thatcher would buy.
The Rover 75. The official car of buying your parents an iphone they will never use.
stoic ledge
@stoic ledge again, not living in britain
@devout atlas also sold in other markets
stoic ledge
Reaaaaly depends on the engine/spec/mileage/condition
Most are cheap but very nice examples are quite pricy
Reaaaaly depends on the engine/spec/mileage/condition
Well that's with basically any car lol
dense shard
Define pricey.
stoic ledge
Let me have a look
devout atlas
That car looks like something Margret Thatcher would buy.
@dense shard hmm
you make me want one
almost as much as a panther body
dense shard
what
devout atlas
and rover 800s were actually used by thatcher's cabinet afaik
dense shard
I'd pay maybe 10k for the V8 one.
stoic ledge
dense shard
lol not that.
stoic ledge
18k USD
stoic ledge
devout atlas
The Iron Lady is a selling point to you?
@dense shard yes
dense shard
18k is M car money.
stoic ledge
But this has a fire breathing V8 with a whopping 260hp
stoic ledge
260hp from 4.6L
devout atlas
But this has a fire breathing V8 with a whopping 260hp
@stoic ledge that's more than the 4.6 ford modular in the p71 police interceptor
but panther body bnest
stoic ledge
Ok so the Rover 75 was always FWD, except the V8 that was RWD
That must have cost a fortune to develop
Luckily they sold millions of them....
stoic ledge
dense shard
Yes, there's a reason Rover is still British and Ford makes the Crown Vic today.
no... wait... hold on.
Rover is now Chinese, and Ford is an all SUV brand.
stoic ledge
We have a Focus and Fiesta
devout atlas
nah
dense shard
Ford has a back up plan.
dense shard
The Mach E is a coupe (styled crossover EV)
stoic ledge
No that's not a coupe
dense shard
Ford, and the Germans disagree.
devout atlas
ford and the germans need to take a piss
dense shard
They are.
stoic ledge
https://i.iplsc.com/mg-zt-t-kliknij/000327YF5LJX4PBD-C122-F4.jpg
MG ZT-T Wagon (basically wagon Rover 75)
devout atlas
nah
stoic ledge
π
devout atlas
the wagon ain't that nice
dense shard
It looks like a Ford Escort.
dense shard
That looks like a Hyundai.
dense shard
devout atlas
dense shard
Yeah, I'm seeing more South Korea.
devout atlas
yeah, the hyundai is too low and flat
stoic ledge
I like(d) the Equus
dense shard
The new G90s is uhhhhh... it's very styled isn't it.
I like everything but the grill on it.
Or rather. I like everything but the very obvious radar plastic patch in the middle.
stoic ledge
And the wheels π©
dense shard
I like the wheels.
I know they're massive, and a pain to clean.
But damn they look nice.
stoic ledge
dense shard
I legit like the wheels.
stoic ledge
π
dense shard
The grill is honestly the only thing that bugs me on it.
stoic ledge
I liked it more before the facelift tbh
dense shard
Yeah I can believe that tbh.
Reason I do like new Genesis so much is they've stopped trying to cater to everyone's taste.
stoic ledge
I do like it's sibling, the Kia K9
dense shard
They've finally started styling their cars instead of designing them.
stoic ledge
Sure, but I don't like that styling Genesis used. But ofc, that's just personal
I'd totally drive a K9 (or K900)
dense shard
I found the pre-facelift G90 to be forgettable.
The K9 is much nicer, but the name is forgettable instead. lol
Kia's styling falls to the nicer end of cars these days.
stoic ledge
True, but I could be like the guy at a birthday party saying "I drive a Kia", people look at you weird but next you drive off in a nicer car than anybody else
dense shard
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/20191227_K5_Front_Side.png/420px-20191227_K5_Front_Side.png I think the new Optima is excellent.
I've come around to the DRLs
stoic ledge
I..... Still haven't
dense shard
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/20191227_K5_Rear_Side.png/1280px-20191227_K5_Rear_Side.png also rear end is just excellent.
stoic ledge
But those cars basically don't sell in Europe anyway
dense shard
It is largely made for the US market.
stoic ledge
I do like their smaller cars, like the Xceed or Pro_Ceed (or even the regular Ceed).
SUVs are quite nice as well
I actually look twice when I see a new Sorento (or few years old), I really like the design for a SUV
This looks good for a SUV imho
This is an XCeed btw, I don't think they're sold in the US (or are they?)
stoic ledge
Genesis
devout atlas
this is bling-bling to the max
reminds me of all those rapper-escalades with gold wraps and gold rims
ugh
tho
stoic ledge
I like the G80 more than the G90
dense shard
what... bling bling was a hall mark of the 50s and 60s.
All that chrome, massive fins, random portholes and opera windows.
indigo coral
yeah that's not a rapper car
that's a retro-modern-ish car
the G90 is literally like the anti-rapper car
dense shard
You know... it kinda reminds me of art deco.
We talk about rappers like they have a unified car taste.
indigo coral
dense shard
Remember. Ludacris still drives his 90s Acura.
indigo coral
G80 looks a lot nicer
dense shard
I like the G80 more.
dense shard
The styling on the headlights and roofline is much better.
indigo coral
I'm hoping the 2nd generation G70 stays as incredible as the first gen was
reviewrs loved the first gen G70
dense shard
It likely will.
indigo coral
One thing I like about the first gen G70 is that it panders to some of my idiosyncrasies
lmao
default is headlights off not auto, i hate automatic headlights
standard gauge cluster
no auto stop start
charred depot
seems to have grown out further since the busses stopped
indigo coral
im not a fan of automatic headlights, with all the trees here, in the summer especially when you're driving you'll go into shadow and they turn on, then you get back in the sun and it goes off, etc etc
repeatedly
dense shard
I honestly never had that issue.
charred depot
do they not average over 10 seconds or something :/
dense shard
My Corolla does.
indigo coral
My car doesn't, so I never use automatic headlights
I just turn them on manually because it's really not that hard
dense shard
I just leave it on auto.
charred depot
i dont have automatic headlights :^|
i wish they gave us manual control over the projector dipping motors like wing mirrors
actually terrible idea people would just point it to the sky
devout atlas
All that chrome, massive fins, random portholes and opera windows.
@dense shard that's fine
but putting that grille up there
is a criminal offense
they ruined a good car
with the grille
and wheels
dense shard
It's not worse than a 50s Eldorado.
indigo coral
The grille doesn't bother me, imo the worst part is the wheels and headlights
ofc i like the lexus grille so I apparently dn't have taste 
charred depot
the frontend is just wack
devout atlas
^^
dense shard
Love the wheels.
devout atlas
REEEEEE
charred depot
im not quite sure they have enough ventilation
devout atlas
that's where we differ
devout atlas
I despise the wheels
indigo coral
it doesn't need hella brake cooling
devout atlas
it doesn't need hella brake cooling
@indigo coral nah bro
charred depot
im memeing about the frontend
dense shard
The grill could stand to be smaller, but I just hate the plastic patch in the middle.
indigo coral
well it's either have that or no adaptive cruise control
dense shard
It looks dumb, I get the radar goes there, but blah.
They could have placed it anywhere else.
charred depot
theres trackdays at a track near me but i dont want to get rear ended by some clown in a corsa
dense shard
I think the plastic grill styled grill cover does a poor job of being hidden.
dense shard
uhhhh, because it is?
indigo coral
one of the best looking luxury sedans out rn
indigo coral
i honestly like the grille on all their cars except the LX/GX
it's a bit much on those
indigo coral
imo the LS500h looks better than an S Class
dense shard
S Class... I haven't liked the styling since the 90s tbh.
indigo coral
s class is too bland
dense shard
It's a bit... bloppy?
indigo coral
dense shard
It looks like bread.
dense shard
It's a very bread looking car.
indigo coral
the LS has a lot more flair lol
green viper
that's why its a great cannon ball car
indigo coral
without giant red brake calipers or whatever
yes but 99.9999% of people don't care about cannonball
dense shard
People ran the Cannonball in a Mustang.
indigo coral
it's great for those people but I'd honestly take the LS
dense shard
And an Audi.
green viper
most new cars are hideously over priced for me
indigo coral
Oh and Lexus does a top notch job with interiors
dense shard
Yeah prices on new cars aren't great.
green viper
well yeah there an up market toyota
dense shard
At least we get a lot of features for the price.
indigo coral
on the used market lexus cars don't hardly even cost more than the toyota equivalent
so I'd take the lexus every time
dense shard
Maybe I should have gotten a Lexus CT200h...
indigo coral
a CT200h of the same year costs less than a Prius of the same year
dense shard
well it was down to the Corolla for me.
It didn't really cross my mind to look into used.
Mainly because I wanted new new.
charred depot
smh
green viper
used Toyota's get a premium because "muh reliability" and lexuses get a premium because they're a luxury brand
indigo coral
the lexus and toyota are usually similarly priced with the exception of rare/standalone lexuses
dense shard
Toyotas deserve their reputation tbh.
indigo coral
eg: GS F
Oh hell yeah toyotas are incredible
My 22 year old RX has been quite reliable for the past 2.5yrs and 25k miles
virtually everything I've done has been wear items
The only thing that can't be considered a wear item is that I had to swap out the front brake calipers
since one of them failed
green viper
yeah i drive a manual corolla and it hasn't needed a clutch in 230k miles
indigo coral
but besides that, it's been awesome
dense shard
Front mount intercooler... π€
left rampart
Yes
green viper
is it just an Impreza?
indigo coral
and I personally don't think its necessarily unreasonable to expect some maitenence after over 2 decades
green viper
or is it an STi
charred depot
what is this personalised number plate saying
left rampart
My last name it spells
dense shard
I couldn't tell you if that's an STi or WRX.
I can tell you it's probably heavily modified.
left rampart
And yeah its a wrx
charred depot
not gonna lie i was trying to read some profanity from it
left rampart
ππ
indigo coral
lol
left rampart
And yeah its had alot done to it
charred depot
smh
charred depot
The uk is great you can see how much people cared about their car before buying it, like how much we care about this car
left rampart
Erm whose car is that then haha
charred depot
My car is 10 years old has 60k miles but is a rust bucket
left rampart
If ur happy with ur car tho and keeps u happy it dont really matter
charred depot
it matters when i fail the mot due to subframe corrosion
charred depot
failing on basic things like bulbs, simple checks smh
left rampart
Cos its just dont have a catalytic converter π
But my mechanic just puts one on then takes it back off after the mot lol so it passes
charred depot
my backbox broke away from the rest of the exhaust while i was driving due to rust, the sound of a almost straight piped 1.3l mazda 2 is truly impressive.
stoic ledge
^ the problem is the fact that you're driving on the wrong side of the road
stoic ledge
Right side is the right side
charred depot
My mazda 2 was almost written off by the previous owner who crashed it enough to break the waterpump on the engine
stoic ledge
Kek
charred depot
Have to kick my door open when i get out other than that its fixed
had some horrible chinese tyres on it when i got it had to replace them early as there is something wrong when you can do massive burnouts in the rain without even trying setting off
with 70hp*
green viper
some US states have absolute memes on restrictions on what can be registered especially Florida
charred depot
pretty sure the uk is worse
green viper
no i mean in Florida all you need to be street legal is
windshield wipers
turn signals
headlights
charred depot
ah yeah
green viper
thats it
charred depot
registering something you custom built here is a massive pita
green viper
you in theory could drive a go-cart with an LS strapped to it legally
charred depot
what about insurance though
green viper
that's fairly easy, most US insurance companies don't do inspections and only really measure engine displacement
the challenge would be VIN number
charred depot
Do you have to declare modifications?
green viper
nope
charred depot
wow
green viper
its wild
charred depot
If i were to for some reason change a suspension component on my mazda 2 my insurance would triple
green viper
the issue is when your from a state like Florida that doesn't have emissions standards and you go to a state with emission standards you can get pulled over
mostly for noise issues
for running bare headers on a 5L V8
green viper
would you say driving is not very popular in the UK
charred depot
its not unpopular but what i would say is alot of people with modified cars arent properly insured
if they were to total their car they would be screwed
green viper
ahh, what are the repercussions for that?
charred depot
Your policy being invalidated
and you left open to legal repercussions from the other driver
green viper
ohh ok
that makes sense
what is Fault like in the UK
is it like both pay for half of the damage
or does the driver who caused the accident have to pay up
charred depot
no you have to have insurance
green viper
even with insurance
charred depot
the insurance companies debate fault then one or both pays out
green viper
oh ok, the police don't determine fault?
charred depot
depends on the severity
green viper
ok, in the US any sort of accident has to be handled by the police above like a minor fender bender
or the insurance companies wont pay out
charred depot
nah you generally just exchange details here
I havent had a crash yet myself so dont know the full process
fathom socket
Then one driver or both drivers might put in a claim and the insurance people judge the case themselves at least that's what I think happens
Although insurance is mandatory in the UK whereas it's optional in US right?
charred depot
So much as having a taxed car in the UK without insurance is illegal
if its taxed it has to have insurance or youll get hate mail from the government then like a Β£1000 fine
stoic ledge
In π³π± most cases are just reviewed by the insurance companies
green viper
no insurance is mandatory
charred depot
Ive got a dashcam incase someone decides to throw it in reverse and say i rear ended them
green viper
in fact the police have a data base of all drivers licenses owners who don't have insurance as well as their cars and can pull those people over if they see the car
charred depot
same here except you dont even have to be driving the car on public roads to get fined
green viper
ah police won't go on private property without warrants
green viper
how do they find out?
charred depot
If the car isnt SORN (taxed) it has to have insurance
green viper
aight
charred depot
pita if you just want to have a car on temporary insurance when you use it
as youd have to sorn unsorn sorn unsorn every time you use it
stoic ledge
Idk how that's here, I think you can insure it without taxing it
charred depot
you can insure without taxing here too
fathom socket
If a car is SORN then it's not drivable or you'd get pulled over
stoic ledge
Tax it without insurance... Probably not
fathom socket
U don't have to pay the road tax on it though
charred depot
Im pretty sure the punishment for driving a SORN vehicle is pretty harsh
fathom socket
Basically you need a car to be taxed and insured to drive it
Yeah because you would've told the DVLA that you aren't driving it so u wouldn't pay tax on it
Id assume you'd get points on your license
charred depot
up to Β£2500 just for it being SORN + anything from it likely also not being insured
stoic ledge
Basically you need a car to be taxed and insured to drive it
Makes sense lol
charred depot
For my first year of insurance when i was 17 it was Β£80/m and my car is really cheap for insurance.
Mum with 25+ years NCB pays Β£14/m
stoic ledge
dense shard
I should buy a dash cam
dense shard
They're all knock off Chinese brands to me.
stoic ledge
A119v3 probably
charred depot
this year now that im 18 it will be Β£57/m
and hopefully have a year of NCB
i just pushed the cable into my A pillar
and up into the headliner
then it goes into the glove box, then out the glovebox into the 12v socket
stoic ledge
Headliner -> a-pillar -> doorseal -> underneath passenger seat -> 12V socket in dashboard
Next car I'll hardwire
charred depot
if my A pillar airbag goes off im going to get attacked by my dashcam
dense shard
Yeah not a huge fan of messing with the airbag in the a-pillar.
charred depot
the wire would probably end up stuck around the back of the bag if it went off probably, probably.
if you wanted to be extra safe could run it back to b pillar i guess
dense shard
It doesn't help my car has a built in camera.
So I'll probably just stick the camera in on the passenger's side.
also meh on adhesive
charred depot
my nextbase has a suction cup
dense shard
I might just go for the Roav.
stoic ledge
if you wanted to be extra safe could run it back to b pillar i guess
Depending on the car, that can make it even worse. My main unit is actually in the B-pillar, A-pillar just has a strong to keep it in place
I'm meh on suction cup, kept dropping in my car
Basically every 30 days, I'd fall down
dense shard
I've never really had issues with suction cups.
charred depot
been up for a 7 months of avid pothole smashing
stoic ledge
Oof
Well I just replaced it with an adhesive mount, has been there for over 3 years now
charred depot
nextbase suction cups are good
stoic ledge
I have a Xiaomi Yi
Before the international version was available, so I have a Chinese one
But after 4 years, the battery isn't really good anymore
dense shard
I'm just wondering how bad it will actually be for me with a battery.
I know I live in a hot climate, but... well... dunno.
stoic ledge
I'd definitely get one with a capacitor now
charred depot
Even in scotland with our substantial constant cloud cover mine can get pretty toasty
stoic ledge
I'm not that worried about the temps, has been fine for 4 years now, but the longevity of capacitors is better than with batteries
dense shard
Chances are I might want to upgrade in a few years anyway.
Something like this should be fine.
dense shard
My only real issue is I'd have to mount it on the passenger's side of the front window.
charred depot
mines is in the same place except on the opposite side as i drive on the correct side of the road
dense shard
Since the Corolla has a massive chunk dedicated to the safety gear.
stoic ledge
mines is in the same place except on the opposite side as i drive on the
correctwrong side of the road
Ftfy
Since the Corolla has a massive chunk dedicated to the safety gear.
I have 0 so no problem
charred depot
my car doesent have traction control cause the previous owner didnt pay for it
dense shard
you own a Tesla?
fathom socket
wow what a cheapo
fathom socket
because afaik the computer already has the shit
charred depot
nah it doesent on the 2
fathom socket
or was that ford with that problem
charred depot
you can go to a dealership to have it reflashed
was considering getting a wheel with the cruise control buttons
but i got that limited edition leather wheel :^/
stoic ledge
I do have TC and ESP
charred depot
only got ABS
stoic ledge
and I retrofitted cruisecontrol
dense shard
Viofo is twice the price of the Roav.
charred depot
i did so many wheelspins with the chinese tyres
dense shard
Not in the US.
stoic ledge
Rip
charred depot
dynamic cruise control would be real shit
dense shard
Radar cruise is awesome.
charred depot
mind you wouldnt be so good with a manual for the situation im thinking
stop and go stop and go
dense shard
If you buy a manual, you accept the stop and go traffic issues.
charred depot
dont know if automatics with dynamic cruise control can set off and completely stop
dense shard
Some can
charred depot
never been in a automatic car, if i had to get in one and just reverse it i would probably crash it.
charred depot
my friends mum has a automatic disability car and i was there when he first drove it
he was trying to accelerate while reversing then panicking and slamming on the brakes
just used to having the clutch to immediately limit how much zoom
dense shard
I just give it gas and go.
dense shard
rekt?
charred depot
no profanity allowed
I am jealous of the people with automatic rangerovers with like 400hp that just launch at roundabouts
their parking however leaves a bit of room for improvement
charred depot
real driving with real emmissions
stoic ledge
Nice
stoic ledge
But you have a 190E 
median egret
Even got it to wheelspin while pulling away in 3rd
But you have a 190E :GWeulixThonk:
@stoic ledge I'm 17
And I have car
but not allowed to drive
cuz need to be 18
charred depot
where?
charred depot
Presumed US because truk
median egret
Yes it's on temporary plates
stoic ledge
π
median egret
My grandpa just imported it
stoic ledge
Pls gib
dense shard
well... I can get a dash cam installed on the Nissan.
Toyota's build quality is a bit too uhhhh... tight to fit cables anywhere.
charred depot
you can probably push them in its pretty hard
dense shard
Id' rather not fuck something up.
dense shard
I now Toyota offers an OEM dash cam option in Canada.
fathom socket
also parts are common because there is a factory here
charred depot
Hyundai I30, Honda Civic, Chevrolet Kalos, Mazda 2, Vauxhall Corsa is my households cars
stoic ledge
fathom socket
thats a lot of cars for a single household
stoic ledge
Corsa 
charred depot
bunch of our neighbours are visibly brand loyal
stoic ledge
We also had 5 once
- Dad: Peugeot 307 Break
- Mom: Opel Corsa C
- Brother: Fiat Punto Evo
- Sister-in-law: Chevrolet Spark
- Me: Corsa D
stoic ledge
Now we're down to 2 lol (brother + sister in law left, dad + mom traded theirs for 1 car)
Uhm Punto Evo is the Facelifted Grande Punto
Like 2010-2014 or something
Oof well that's basically everyone at a roundabout in the UK
That also appears to be an Evo
charred depot
pretty sure he blocked me to let the cyclist cross, imagine letting cyclists cross.
stoic ledge
Depends, I let them cross if they have right of way
Wot
That doesn't seem like the place for a bicycle
charred depot
Cyclists are allowed on every road except a motorway as far as i know
including 70mph dual carriageways even
charred depot
70mph speed limit
fathom socket
I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to be anywhere near roads like that
charred depot
nah its completely fine as long as its not classed as a motorway
fathom socket
i guess id only expect a madman to ride on something liek that
dense shard
After some thinking... I'll probably go with an Aukey dash cam.
Good warranty and cheaper.
civic girder
Where's the Panther Body fan boy
I've got something you might like
One of my buddies got an Interceptor on the cheap
he saw it and was like "damn, I gotta get it"
Its got a welded diff and no exhaust past the cats π
carmine summit
CVPIs are cool
I'd personally rather a police Magnum with a charger front end though
charred depot
Love crown vics, sadly the chance of getting one in the UK is very slim
I have however seen one in US police livery driving on our motorways
have to comply with a bunch of regulation to have bull bars on cars here due to EU regulation
wonder if they will change it after broxit is all set and done
The amount of police cars that get totalled here :^|
civic girder
I mean, bull bars are kinda stupid anyway. Unless you're a legit police officer, why do you need a bull bar for anything other than cosmetics
charred depot
Only thing ive seen then on here is transit vans and vw transporters
looking at the eu regulation i would say they are not compliant
civic girder
weird
charred depot
Some reason people liked putting chrome stuff and modifying their vw transporters
havent seen many as of late
carmine summit
I'd like to import a new caddy van to Canada, they're cool
We got the MK1 Caddy here, but none since then
indigo coral
Need a bull bar for making people think we cops in our black explorer without breaking any laws @civic girder
civic girder
lmao
dense shard
Bullbars do serve a purpose in the US and apparently Australia.
Good for dealing with wild life
chrome grail
^ Exactly.
carmine summit
In Australia more so than the US.
In Northern Ontario there's not much point, because if you hit a moose a bullbar isn't gonna help you
civic spoke
You guys been listening to the ISSIMI podcast Carmudgeon?
sacred wraith
hmm
it would appear as though I found an EG Honda Civic for sale
with a B16A2 swap
in my price range
dense shard
If you're willing to DIY all repairs, go for it.
devout atlas
trust monte to give actual advice
civic spoke
devout atlas
it's a v6
not a real ford
Muhrica
not a clutch, not a manual
REEEEEEEEE
murica stronk
no puny v6
stoic ledge
manual best
@devout atlas this guy is right
stoic ledge
There's are only 2 thruths in the world:
- MK is always right
- If not, see rule 1
fathom socket
you are right as always MK
fair bronze
I can agree with that
dense shard
wut
The Ford GT does have a clutch.
And the TT V6 is a fucking beast. It's up there with the last gen 5.8L super charged mill out of the GT500.
I'd love a Ford GT, but Ford didn't invite me.
brittle forum
Ferrari
charred depot
Ive been looking for a Honda Prelude Mk2/3 in the UK most of them are automatics for some reason however
stoic ledge
Maybe the UK got the JDM versions π€ (since RHD)
stoic ledge
@devout atlas imagine a Dacia with a V8
bitter compass
idk
but when i see a sandero
i imagine about tractor sounds, when it drives
idk why
stoic ledge
Oof
warm sparrow
diesel
I don't like sandero
I don't even remember the time a french car company used V8 for a road car
V12 HDi in the 908 yes but it was a race car
*HDi FAP
π
warm sparrow
F for Lancia π¦
π’
too many manufacturers lost their soul
how do you go from Stratos, S4, Delta integrale to the shitty ugly af delta ??
do they have more than one ugly model?
stoic ledge
No
warm sparrow
ah yes the other ugly thing
stoic ledge
Only the Ypsilon
warm sparrow
it's the same
it's called delta also
I think
hm
ah yes but both are ugly af
wtf
how do you guys love nice exotic super cars but also uglyass modern fiat and lancia??
it makes no sense
I guess every crountry that have car manufacturers has it's own best selling cars that are ugly but it's from the country so it works xD
stoic ledge
The only country where the Panda and Ypsilon are still selling (Lancia isn't even sold anymore outside Italy)
warm sparrow
we see some Panda's here
stoic ledge
Panda yes, but they nearly move any
warm sparrow
old 4x4 panda was good
stoic ledge
0.08% of the cars sold last year in π³π± was a Panda
stoic ledge
Yes
They should have put that in to production
Would buy
I love how they just janked off the lower portion of the bumper
devout atlas
it's not a panther body though
devout atlas
aaaand here's monte
the panther body is not 70s tech
the panther body is 80s tech
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
ripe spire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MtIv9a0A4 doug demuro
fathom socket
hey the ones before were over head valve alright
give them a break they were taking baby steps
ripe spire
yes
dense shard
Fox Platform is a bit older.
Amusingly it remained relevant far longer than GM's F-platforms.
no.... wait... wow. Maybe not.
fathom socket
@turbid onyx you dare talk bad about dad demuro
devout atlas
Nick
is a veritable car nerd
he also owns the most beautiful modern car
imo
like how antec patented rgb fans
in 2001
wait
cars
uhrm
compass
We get those here
no offense, but all the 40-year old flabmasters who want to appear macho with a jeep buy them in my area
last year they also patented a very interesting modular drivetrain+suspension module, which is clearly intended for supercar applications.
@turbid onyx hmm
maserati mc20 when?
stoic ledge
Tomorrow
stoic ledge
devout atlas
also
panther bodi beeg
panther body stronk
panther with manual make mein hedd go roun'
stoic ledge
but then, I'd be lying
Hi lying, I'm MK
dense shard
Amusingly Corvette recently dropped the leaf spring for the C8.
Leaf springs have limited utility.
They're great for being compact, but that's really about it.
devout atlas
Leaf springs have limited utility.
@dense shard muhrica
dense shard
It's not really McPherson front if it's double control arm.
That's like saying coil leaf spring.
Or talking about spring rates on a desmodromic valve system.
... why not just design a subframe to accept control arms from the get go?
A mcpherson based suspension design is inherently flawed.
Then time to design a new one.
This sounds like overly complex and expensive halfassery.
If you're gonna put the effort in to design a new suspension, put the effort into designing a new subframe.
Then time to design a new platform without any compromises.
Trying to adapt new suspension to an old platform will likely bring in compromises that defeat the point of all the work.
frank tundra
The RCMP is hosting legal street races near me in a couple nights in efforts to gain support for them 
dense shard
π€
They're going to gain traction with a tiny percent of the population... and probably get a few plates to look out for on the streets after the race.
civic spoke
I forgot what the Regera sounded like during its startup. Spaceship noises.
16:40 if timestamp isn't working.
stoic ledge
OOF
dense shard
Almost as fast as a modern Volvo.
stoic ledge
Startup, shutdown... Ok fine. Pedestrian warning... Lol wtf is that
fathom socket
can you choose other sounds or are you stuck with those
fathom socket
cool
if it's done through an app i'd suspect there'd be some backdoor for some wizard to upload his own sounds
so would the sound playing vary with speed or just the score really slowly
stoic ledge
Lol good they covered up the 500 badge, otherwise I'd recognize it. Now I don't know what it is
Im the 2nd video, I thought the OK button was upside down... Only to realize the wheel itself is
Also on the rear?
It's like in movies... Ah that's a Ford/Fiat/BMW/...
Covers up badge
Oh no, I have no clue what car he's driving
Well sure, when it's completely packed/covered you sometimes don't. But when its only the badge...
VW did a nixe trick, they muled it to look like an Opel
https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/67yWr/s3/volkswagen-id-4x-prototype-spy-photo.jpg
https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/RzpB3/s1/volkswagen-id-4x-prototype-spy-photo.jpg
Did they? π
Corsa D I assume
Shared a platform with the Grande Punto so makes sense
fathom socket
they should just dress everything up as a golf
because thats what they all are underneath ofc
fathom socket
i am of the yokin
fathom socket
pretty impressive effort ngl
looks like the real thing
porthole windows are the next level in window technology
fathom socket
i like the matte black body and the gloss door nice touch