cars

[civic girder]

Could be bad gas or somehow running lean or overly rich

[fathom socket]

it ran fine on both gasoline and lpg fine now

[sand condor]

chick magnet

[fathom socket]

I would burn this

[unborn cedar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N22JfNHiC1k

what the fuck

[fathom socket]

I think the pre facelift focus looks like it has an evil smile

[unborn cedar]

[fathom socket]

the white is my one

this car is so common

I had like 5 of them parked in a row

[bitter compass]

honestly

i think both look meh

i hate how older fords look

mustang lways looked.. fine

[fathom socket]

I like the look of the face lift Ford mk1

But the Mk2 looks meh

But the rear of the estate Version feel uninspired

[fathom socket]

[bitter compass]

thats a car?

ok me silent, i know

[charred depot]

god why did they give the compacts such disgusting frontends when they could of just used the same

thinking of getting a compact then swapping normal frontend onto it

[dense shard]

Tesla admits design flaw led to vehicle rear bumper falling off when driving in puddles of water - Electrek

https://flip.it/K2hKOv

[versed oasis]

we blame tesla for things more than any other car industry holy heck

[dense shard]

Because they fuck up more often

Bumpers falling off wasn't common on any automaker

[stoic ledge]

^

[wheat hatch]

[versed oasis]

Bumpers falling off wasn't common on any automaker
@dense shard lmao true Ive just always seen more about electric car makers even when theer are a lot of problems with many gas cars

[stoic ledge]

If it was a gas car with such shoddy build quality we'd also be talking about it

[flint sable]

The 1,000$ vanagon cleaned up well

Last year for the air cooled one

[dense shard]

Tesla's issues are exceptional in the industry

[paper kernel]

The mazda miata basically is a go kart with the luxuriousness of air conditioning and cup holders, change my mind

[dense shard]

You could say that of any car.

Bugatti Veyron is just a gokart with AC and 16 cylinders.

[lean pier]

The miata is a poor mans 718 Boxster change my mind

[dense shard]

sure

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01zGjDBzMRI

[dense shard]

Here's a fun one.

Mercedes' flagship the GLS Maybach is being built in Alabama.

And most GLE's are also built in the state.

[tropic zodiac]

Had some fun with new friends at the tail of the dragon on Sunday

[fathom socket]

40 mins of driving and my engine engine I was still cold

And just sitting on a stop light cooled the engine enough so it started blowing cold air

I run my engine two minutes and its already at 70 Celsius, after 4 minutes its at operating temp (90)

[fathom socket]

It's weird because I have lpg and not very efficient engine

[quick willow]

i had a car once

[fathom socket]

Lol

[halcyon walrus]

Does modifiyng a bios of a laptop voids the warrenty?

[halcyon walrus]

Oops wrong chanel

[fathom socket]

[flint sable]

@fathom socket that image is making my uncle roll in his grave

His main thing was SVOs

[fathom socket]

This is poland in a nutshell

Look at this poor Ford Probe

[mint pollen]

Looks fine.

[static canopy]

Ah yes

https://media.tenor.com/images/79a21b1f448f31036722faabc41b57d6/tenor.gif

[quick willow]

probes were ass

[charred depot]

oh dear

[viral matrix]

Light acquired

[fathom socket]

eeem

[analog musk]

wounderfull

I can type again

after being blocked for posting a video that did not voilate any terms of service

[indigo coral]

yeah the bot here is...overzealous

[charred depot]

had to leave the tank

its 6 meters long, i knew it was long but jesus

dont want to piss off my neighbours

[stoic ledge]

That's definitely not 6m long

[charred depot]

meant 5 meters

[stoic ledge]

It's only 4.79m, 3cm shorter than a new 3er Wagon

Or the previous 3er

[viral matrix]

That's a 940, it's 4810-4860mm's long

4,869 mm according to wikipedia

[meager hinge]

[stoic ledge]

Lol I confused it with the 740

[quick willow]

i spy a honda

it’s like me

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

[charred depot]

didn stall tho

[civic girder]

I don't get it

[charred depot]

i let the clutch out too quick bogging the car making it jump along

[stoic ledge]

[civic girder]

Cup Car lap times. It is certainly interesting to see

Some of those were before 1995, meaning they were limited to 150hp. The rest have a limit of 200hp and sequential transmissions were required after 1998

Very interesting stuff, writing lore and getting numbers to back it up

The Miranda and K-2T were pre-'95. the Scarlet 9-6 is the only other manual trans on the roster

I set up Cup racing to have been created in 1985, so its gonna be interesting to actually create 80s Cup cars

[indigo coral]

Cup Car lap times. It is certainly interesting to see
@civic girder i thought it said CPU car lap times no joke

Lol

[civic girder]

lol

[rugged mantle]

guys

1992 Celica GT-Four

is pog

[dense shard]

sure

[runic iron]

Tesla Model S Plaid with Autopilot= yes

[cinder cloak]

For that much though there’s a lot of other cars I’d rather have

Like a 911 Turbo S

[civic girder]

I could buy most of the cars I yearn for with that money

[runic iron]

But even a model s plaid beats a 911 turbo S in acceleration atleast

And dont even get me started on the roadster

And its cheaper and looks better than a 911 turbo S

I mean have you seen the 911?

It looks ugly

Very ugly

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

who cares about the acceleration

once you're below 5 seconds its just

more than plenty

My dream car is like 4.something and I don't even care

it's more than fast enough

[stoic ledge]

My dream car is like 4.something and I don't even care
@indigo coral but does your dream car have shoddy build quality?

[indigo coral]

nope

it's got top flight build quality

Some of the best built cars around

[stoic ledge]

So it's no match for a Tesla

[indigo coral]

both of these

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

my temp Guage is bouncing left and right

[median egret]

But even a model s plaid beats a 911 turbo S in acceleration atleast
@runic iron Give me a Turbo S
You'll be in the Model S Plaid
I'll just overtake you in corners

[fathom socket]

[warm sparrow]

staahp

[fathom socket]

Im not a fan of those.
But that may be because a car for me is not a prestige object.
Its a tool.
That also means that its not important for me, if a car does have scratches or not, as long as it doesn't cause issues such as Oxidation.

Imagine buying a SUV or a Pickup truck which wouldn't even be able to take a hit, survive mud and falling branches in the woods.
I mean, theyre built to cross rough terrain..

For me car is both a tool and a toy

But I don't really care how it looks

Tool and Toy, yes. A Toy also could apply well. Though If I would use it as a Toy, I rather need a Quad or even Better, a Crawler

Just fun counts

My mom just tell me to buy a new car because my focus is pretty visually beaten up

But machnically the car is in pretty good shape

U know, those two-seaters in a cage-frame with wheels almost as large as a human and two axis which can rotate a good 80 degrees towards the chassis

I do t wanna to buy a car that looks good but it's really falli NG apart

U know, those two-seaters in a cage-frame with wheels almost as large as a human and two axis which can rotate a good 80 degrees towards the chassis
@fathom socket idk

This is the equivalent of a "Road" for a Crawler.
Low, small and non-steep Rock formations.

They traverse the terrain which is too rough for military vehicles 😉

[cinder cloak]

And its cheaper and looks better than a 911 turbo S
@Awsome-Nick47#9744 ooof hard disagree, 911 looks way better. All the Tesla's are pretty meh IMO. the Turbo S would also only be slightly slower, it does 0-60 in 2.2 seconds

[fathom socket]

Tesla copied VW b3

[dense shard]

Teslas apparently aren't much fun to throw into corners

[paper kernel]

rotary engines are kinda good

[vague bane]

why is there no supra here

it is best car 1000hp stock

[paper kernel]

The supra doesn't have 1000HP stock?

[vague bane]

what do you mean

[quaint plume]

yall se the merc benz AVTR

[vague bane]

supra is jdm legend

yall se the merc benz AVTR
@quaint plume who didnt

no it cant be

the supra doesnt have 1000hp stock

and there are good cars that arent jdm

noooo

[paper kernel]

the supra isn't a JDM legend

It's overrated

[sand condor]

the 2008 BUGATTI VEYRON only had 1001

the chiron has 1500

also the vision cars are all just concepts

[civic girder]

rotary engines are kinda good
Only kinda?

[dense shard]

Supra and Skyline are both mythical

Arguably overrated

[fathom socket]

when I get my truck drivers license

[crisp zodiac]

there will be not better car than the f40 in my opinion convince me otherwise

[dense shard]

What makes it great?

[fathom socket]

that's sort of cute

[civic girder]

Except there are far better cars than the F40

[indigo coral]

agreed

[fossil imp]

sacrilege! not when it released there weren't

not in supercar terms anyway

[civic girder]

An expensive supercar like the F40 isn't all that great of a car. Sure, the F40 is fast and sounds good; probably a blast to drive. But imo it lacks the character of a cheaper car and is not very practical or comfortable

Same goes with all Supercars imo

[lone frost]

well now in 2020 considering there is a 1100 horsepower 4 door sedan

f40 is no where near being practical or comfortable

[civic girder]

I like my small, slow shitboxes

[lone frost]

Is that a porsche in your pfp?

[civic girder]

No

It's an RX-7

[lone frost]

thought it was a 944

lol

[civic girder]

The 944 is slower,more expensive, and overall worse

[lone frost]

yep

[civic girder]

MSRP, the RX-7 cost half as much as a 944

Mazda pulled the ultimate flex

Iirc a brand new 944, back in the day, was like $24k USD. A mid trim RX-7 cost $11k

At least the 944 looks decent. The 924 was even worse and hella ugly

[flint sable]

944 turbo is cool

[paper kernel]

The RX7 FC is sexy as fuck

[oak grove]

This is my ride

[dense shard]

Old school

Unsafe at any speed.

[fathom socket]

I bought a door handle for my car

and now I get car doorhandle ads

also

what protocol does the focus mk1 use for OBD?

[dense shard]

OBDII I believe

It does in the US

[fathom socket]

Yeja but what communication method does it use because I'm kind of confused with this

I've lended a obd scanner from a friend but didn't work

[paper kernel]

Unsafe at any speed.
Who cares about safety

[dense shard]

I'm feeling old.

I was referencing a book by Ralph Nader.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-results/tesla-sets-revenue-record-makes-profit-thanks-to-pollution-credit-sales-to-rivals-idUSKBN27631E?il=0

Tesla. The most profitable carbon credit seller.

[novel ore]

idl tesla in my op

[dense shard]

Tesla never had a 25k car.

[indigo coral]

I'd get a Volt

If my RX kicks the bucket I'll be buying one most likely

50ish miles of range

[flint sable]

Some dude inanother discord server has “BMW= Best Money wasted” and I’ll bet he’s never owned one

[indigo coral]

Lmao

Bmw = bring my wallet

bc parts are expensive

[flint sable]

My 325xi needs a new alternator

😔

[hasty badger]

as someone whos family has owned a bmw they are dumb

thing leaked oil was always in the shop for issues that havent been problems on any other cars

just all around bad experience with that car

[flint sable]

Our M5 has been pretty reliable so far

[dense shard]

Ideally, quality won't vary from region to region.

It's like the McDonald's thing.

No matter where you go. It's the same food.

I've had McDonald's in Japan. It's pretty much the same.

And my messages are now self destructing. Wonderful.

Ford is Ford, and the PowerShift was crap everywhere.

ah yes, the Daewoo.

Name it what you will.

It's still a Korean knock off.

was*

Last I checked they ceased existing in the mid 2000s.

[charred depot]

sister has a chevrolet kalos biggest pos ever

[dense shard]

Suzuki is independent from GM these days.

Tho it was funny to see Chevy Wagon Rs around.

The Japanese native car industry is rebadge royale.

Is that a Mazda AZ Wagon, or a Suzuki Wagon R?

yes

Is that a mazda trucklet thingie, or suzuki... or mitsubishi? yeah

Meanwhile Subaru was a rebadged Daihatsu half the time.

Mazda sells rebadged Suzuki kei cars.

And apparently Honda has stopped making kei trucks.

Good cars.

I'm not sure I follow?

They're still very well regarded... ignoring their near constant transmission issues.

?

The CRV is a top seller.

HRV has replaced the Fit in the US.

Pilot and Passport exist, and justify their existence.

I think the CR-V outsells the Accord actually.

CR-V outsells the Civic.

[indigo coral]

ngl I always thought the Fit was kinda cute

[dense shard]

I like the new Fit. Shame no sales in the US.

crossovers are top sellers.

[haughty yarrow]

This is my ride
That's dope man, is that a corvair? Those mid engine cars are extremely dope I heard rumours about it being unreliable but most of them ended up being exaggerations made by the people

When people talk about the Supra they always talk about the A80, never about the Supra in general and they talk like if there is only one Supra, the old Supras deserve love too

[dense shard]

The Corvair was questionable to say in the least.

[haughty yarrow]

I remember seeing an A60 for sale and it was extremely cheap, it was kind trashed but it could be easily salvageable

[dense shard]

Air cooled aluminum engine, flat six, and likely the dumbest accessory belt design ever.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/kp3OCytpsCk-ygQfwCVaiwM11OV_MjPNjS8aCgqkvIXG-fyMnpTmU71SZV1DIq8m3ph0CK-tAOBjQ3hijYGkIxu0A1poFGR9jkwSFLsaAm05L4i1wWVvGXHupMUQJvWbUPjmBA

It literally goes 90 degrees. Like... why.

[haughty yarrow]

It was the first economic mid engine car, I will give props to GM for that

[dense shard]

Rear engined*

[haughty yarrow]

Something I don't usually do

Was it rear engine? , I remember it being mid engine

[dense shard]

yeah, that engine behind the rear axle.

That was the Unsafe at Any Speed claim to fame.

Rear engine + suspension design + unskilled drivers = oof

[haughty yarrow]

That's where the fun begins

[dense shard]

Porsche had the same issue.

Same for BMW. Mind you theirs was exclusively the suspension design.

Corvair was a good car done in by politics and Ford.

[haughty yarrow]

Tech tips

[dense shard]

They're great looks cars to boot.

[haughty yarrow]

Oh ofc they are, I should read more about the corvair, it's a car that I barely know but it catched my eye one time and from there I just read articles about other cars kek

[dense shard]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

[haughty yarrow]

BN makes some dope stuff

I really like this BN widebody kit

[stoic ledge]

Wtf is that guy doing

Also has his mirror folded in

[fathom socket]

Was there someone inside?

[stoic ledge]

You can see the wheels turn later in the video + roll forward, so I assume yes

[fathom socket]

It's kind of hard to see on smol screen

[fathom socket]

15 year old Ford plastics be like

Stupid plastics became brittle and started cracking then I tried to put them back

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[paper kernel]

Sick

[flint sable]

@dense shard can confirm the belt on our Corvair is so weird, when we plugged in the battery it immediately smelt like phosphorus

[empty bridge]

RAV4 hybrid is selling well
@fathom socket thats the car my dad is using because his toyota prius got in a car crash

[fathom socket]

Dirt on my car stick so badly I have to use a microfiber sponge to get it from paint

[ocean shoal]

@fathom socket that’s how to scratch the shit out of your clear coat

Use clay bar instead

[ocean locust]

is this channel because of jake?

what car does he have, i know its a bmw

[fathom socket]

like the car already doesn't look like it went trough sandpaper car wash

and got painted with oil paint

[dense shard]

Clay bars can also scratch the paint

[fathom socket]

my car actually needs abresive polish

or better yet

a wrap

IDK if a wrap would be cheaper than to repaint the car

[unkempt sedge]

Spot yesterday

[sand condor]

broom broom

[civic spoke]

I almost prefer the looks of the i30N

[fathom socket]

idk how the hyundais are now

but I don't like the early 10's ones

[paper kernel]

bolbo

[dense shard]

Tesla is increasing price of Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 - Electrek

https://flip.it/pQKtVg

Unreleased feature that potentially costs 25% of your car's value

[fathom socket]

worth

[rough berry]

bolbo
@paper kernel BRO

[paper kernel]

?

[rough berry]

nice!

[paper kernel]

lol thx

[versed oasis]

yes but it is self driving which is smart to put at a high price

just like new computer parts

they would loose money or just not gain enough if it was much lower

[rough berry]

or like

elon musk is just being his smug self and jacking up the price for the heck of it

also help, i'm shit at drifting oof

[dense shard]

Legally it's not self driving

And elon is beta testing a product using nonprofessionals on public roads

Imagine paying a few hundred dollars for unreleased drivers for a gpu.

It might work... It might not.

[rough berry]

hmm

[dense shard]

In tech, you pay for software and hardware.

They're one and the same.

Tesla is pretending you can separate the two

You're buying a paperweight, and paying Tesla to activate it.

[rough berry]

yea
it's almost like paying for windows activation

[dense shard]

Without software it's just a brick

[flint sable]

I love this ad

[haughty yarrow]

Well Porsche around the 90's was into some shit that I wish they still did until this day

Their ads were cool

[warm sparrow]

"did you spend your youth dreaming about a nissan or mitsubishi?"

well yes, absolutely

never dreamed about a porsche though

[flint sable]

imagine finding an UNTOUCHED s2000

[cinder pier]

i found one of those

on Japan Partner

[dense shard]

"did you spend your childhood dreaming of a nissan or mitsubishi?"

no

And it wasn't Porsche.

[indigo coral]

^

[dense shard]

90's Porsche is great.

But as a kid... Lambos, Ferraris... Saab for the most part.

I loved Saabs.

[charred depot]

Someone selling a S2000 for £1300 what

And why is a 240hp 2l sports car cheaper to insure than a slightly older volvo 940

[dense shard]

Because it's trashed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkM0L4_W_pM

[charred depot]

i mean from the looks of the mot history and images it doesent look bad

[dense shard]

"it has 1000 lbs/ft of torque"

nice

[charred depot]

Cheaper to insure a Honda S2000 than it is a Honda Accord

UK insurance companies be like

[cinder pier]

eh

they probably know that the buyers kid is gonna end up taking it for a spin

and crash

but you can't complain

i mean a jdm legend cheaper then a accord

[charred depot]

the s2000 is valued at more, more like to be stolen, has more power

[cinder pier]

true

[charred depot]

and they charge £1500 for the accord and £900 for the s2000

[cinder pier]

cheap

my parents Audi is insured at 100 dollars per month

compare that to the insurance of a car in toronto

oh boy

[charred depot]

i got the new young driver tax

[cinder pier]

damn

[charred depot]

thats pretty expensive here

my mum pays like £10/m for her 2002 civic

[cinder pier]

HOW

[charred depot]

no claims in 25 years

non fault or fault

[cinder pier]

damn

my Acura TSX 04 is insured at like 45 bucks

[charred depot]

any modifications though any my insurance goes to the moon

[cinder pier]

same for me

[charred depot]

regardless of the car which is sad

[cinder pier]

i installed a different exhaust

and they boosted it by 10 dollars

[charred depot]

you have to declare mods in America?

[cinder pier]

its not that much but

In Canada yeah

especially in Ontario

[charred depot]

if i install 10mm wider tyres i have to pay a extra £400 a year

[cinder pier]

you have to do a emission test every year

and if your car goes a point or two above its not drivable

[charred depot]

we have mot which is emissions and oi thats a spot of rust to the scrapyard for you

meanwhile chucking 500 tonnes of salt on the road

[cinder pier]

for us since they use Salt on the roads they don't do rust testing

legit the undercarriage of every car has rust

no matter if its from 2019 or 1998

[charred depot]

if you have any near suspension mountings fail

my 2010 mazda 2 is going to fail next year because some reason my subframe is extra crusty

[cinder pier]

oof

[charred depot]

have to get it welded or replaced

2002 civic is going to have issues with the subframe and arches

[cinder pier]

damn

[charred depot]

no car really lives past 20 years here unless someone really cares for it

[cinder pier]

if my car does not pass the emission test i have to re do the exhaust, and can't drive the car for a year

LOL

yeah i mean owning a car for 20 years

you have to have some dedication

[charred depot]

civic is clearly made better than the 2 as i can tell you it has had 0 care

might try painting on it, alot to repair.

[dense shard]

https://twitter.com/Tweetermeyer/status/1319443719964119040

E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer)

You may not like it but this is what peak EV performance looks like

Twitter

[flint sable]

✨✨

[bitter compass]

i wonder who made a doorstop and thought, that, thats a car 🤔

[chilly nest]

lol

[orchid vortex]

hows it goin bois

[fathom socket]

Toyopet

[unkempt parrot]

Chevy Mustang (1969)

[fathom socket]

Car

[fathom socket]

This looks like a pain to drive

And this looks pathetic

[paper kernel]

Fiat 126

[fathom socket]

126 or 126p?

[dense shard]

Looks like just a 126

[dense shard]

Tesla 'full self-driving' vehicles can't drive themselves

https://flip.it/7mKb9s

Friendly reminder as always

[unkempt sedge]

Looooook

[fathom socket]

at least I don't have to worry about self driving cars

[unkempt sedge]

Firebird too lol

[fathom socket]

the paint looks kind of bad

doesn't fit the car

[paper kernel]

126 or 126p?
@fathom socket 126

Without P

[paper kernel]

woah

[haughty yarrow]

That 997.1 looks dope

[fathom socket]

is that a clot?

in the right corner?

no wait

that's a kia

I think

[paper kernel]

@fathom socket it's a Kia picanto

[fathom socket]

thank you

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWOfkgY1RC0

I'd love a Gen IV.

[mighty gorge]

I love the Lexus LFA

[meager hinge]

C2 best corvette no 🧢

[dense shard]

dunno

I kinda like the C4.

[red sorrel]

@dense shard c7 is my favorite

[patent oasis]

I like the C2 and C3

But honestly I'm a tuner guy myself

It's not that I can't enjoy or have fun with a good old American muscle, it's just not my thing ig

[flint sable]

C6

[fathom socket]

needs more lexus lfa/lc500

[indigo coral]

LFA/LC500

[dense shard]

If we have to choose beyond Chevys... uhhhhhhhh

I'm quite happy with my car.

[indigo coral]

ngl i'd buy a Volt

[charred depot]

id bolt

[wild tiger]

Taco season is soon in my area

Bc of the salt

[vagrant dune]

Oof

[fathom socket]

I think I need to get my Łada 2107 asap

before the garage 54 buys all of them

[vagrant dune]

Garage54 is literally the best thing ever created

[fathom socket]

I would not call it the best thing ever created

but it's pretty interesting, funny and entertaining

[fathom socket]

I really need a dash cam

[sharp bay]

^

for real

all of them are sold out though

[fathom socket]

I almost had a accident

stupid people wearing all black and walking on the side of the read instead on the sidewalk

but I need a budget one

phone is not gonna to cut because narrow angle and also It's already strugguling with nav app

[sharp bay]

mm

[fathom socket]

like I need something up to 70 euros max

[sharp bay]

i know a couple of dash cams from the USA dont know if they ship to Europe

ill check for you

[fathom socket]

shipping to europe is gonna to be like 30 usd

[charred depot]

nextbases are nice cause of the suction cup

[stoic ledge]

Reeeee suction cup bad

Viofo great value/money

[charred depot]

mines hasnt fallen off in a year

[stoic ledge]

A119 V3 €79 without GPS mount

[sharp bay]

where did you get yours from @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

viofo themselves

mines hasnt fallen off in a year
@charred depot mine fell off like every month

[charred depot]

nextbase or?

[stoic ledge]

Xiaomi

After 4 mounts I bought a sticky mount for it

But after 4 years it was kinda buggy, so I bought a Viofo A119 v3 with GPS

Actually 2, 1 for my car and 1 for my parents car

[sharp bay]

thanks

[charred depot]

yeah cheap suction cups are shit but nextbase make a pretty good one

[stoic ledge]

Xiaomi Yi was also quite a well received dashcam, just it's mount sucked

Of maybe my windshield just doesn't like suction cups

[charred depot]

my car has what feels like wooden blocks as the springs so its definetely not having a easy time

[stoic ledge]

[sharp bay]

lol

[stoic ledge]

1440p

[sharp bay]

looks very sleek

[stoic ledge]

Yeah it's also quite hard to see from the outside

[indigo coral]

yeah my yi is never coming off my windshield

apparently the adhesive is like

[stoic ledge]

And while driving it's completely behind the mirror except where the cable connects, but you don't use that area while driving

[indigo coral]

mega ultra permanent

[stoic ledge]

Yeah you have the International Yi, it came with a sticky mount

[indigo coral]

yeah if it ever dies that's gonna be a problem

will prob have to replace the entire windshield to get it off

[stoic ledge]

When I bought it, that didn't exist yet. I had the China version, which originally came with a suction cup

^ nah that's not necessary

[indigo coral]

its super crazy sticky

[stoic ledge]

With a piece of string you can pull it off

Yeah I know, so was mine

Got it off tho

Some thin wire + an old credit card did the trick lol

[slim peak]

would you all rather take a modern Ferrari or a SR32 Skyline

[dense shard]

Skyline tbh

It's a more practical car.

[civic spoke]

Does "Modern" Ferrari include the shooting brake they have?

I forgot the name. The model that came after the FF.

[flint sable]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/756904581631311915/769629448764129295/image0.jpg

@civic spoke GTC4lusso?

[civic spoke]

Yeah. That one.

[flint sable]

Overcomplicated name

Cool car

Those fender vents

There’s a front engined Ferrari infront of us on the highway atm

[fathom socket]

speaking of suctioncups

I can just put the camera on the dashboard

I'm gonna to need to rewire my car for the dash cam

[civic spoke]

You can normally wire it from the top of the windshield, down to the glove box.

[stoic ledge]

Top of windshield -> A-pillar -> glovebox/center console

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

That's the usual way to wire it.

And have it turn on as you turn on accessories.

[stoic ledge]

This basically (not hardwired)

[dense shard]

I'm not gonna mess with my Apillar.

Airbag there.

[civic spoke]

There's often room between the window and A-pillar trim.

[dense shard]

There's an actual airbag in my a pillar.

I have seen the diagrams.

okay bud

I'm still not gonna mess with it. I'm not going to risk getting beaned in the face with flying trim.

[stoic ledge]

There's just a retention cord, the force of an airbag strong enough to pull off the A-pillar trim can easily pull off the loose wire

[dense shard]

Looking at crash tests of my car.

Looks like there is an airbag in the top part of the A pillar.

Also that jaguar picture literally says airbag.

The end of the airbag looks like it has a retention cord.

https://1reddrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tesla-Model-3-Airbag-Location.png

A model 3 in this case.

[fathom socket]

I have a mk1 focus

[mortal jolt]

Overcomplicated name
@flint sable the portofino?

[flint sable]

No

The GTC4lusso

[mortal jolt]

or the 812 superfast?

oh its just homage to the original GTC4 Lusso

[flint sable]

I like it

Sometimes it’s a bit hard to remember

[mortal jolt]

try remembering engine codes

like EJ25

Tipo F140

H22A

those are harder to remember

[flint sable]

Ohno

[dense shard]

Only the best engines are worth remembering.

2JZ, 4G63, M20A, and uhhhhhh

[thick garden]

can't forget the almighty LS engines

[civic spoke]

The people buying the highest-end shooting brakes/wagons from companies are often the ones with large amount of cash.

Hah. From a daily perspective. Then it makes no sense getting the V12 of the GTC4 Lusso.

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D15dH4TP1pw

wtf

[flint sable]

Very smart

[fathom socket]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGshP9wFr4E/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

like it please

[stoic ledge]

[indigo coral]

[fathom socket]

That's a weird looking piano

[charred depot]

When you thought you were safe parking at the end

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

did some offroading today

with my fwd focus

[sharp bay]

did you get stuck anywhere?

[fathom socket]

nope

but for sure my sus got bottomed out few times

I need rally suspention

[charred depot]

hmm

[fathom socket]

oh yeak

I remember this

[charred depot]

bet some intern or something had fun making that

[fathom socket]

yep

[charred depot]

that was full throttle by the way

[fathom socket]

My car hp is unknown

But it should be somewhere around 95-113 hp

[charred depot]

sounds better than mine atleast

[fathom socket]

Lots of leaks in the exhaust probabbly

It's very loud

And at certain rpm she engine "roar" is resonating

[fathom socket]

my somewhat new exhaust resonates around 2k rpm

[charred depot]

yeah my exhaust is pretty fecked

had to hack a backbox off a scrapyard car for it as rusted off as needed car that day

[fathom socket]

i cant believe people unironically put those rice exhausts on their cars

one guy that went to the same school as me got some vw pickup thing and did the full on lowering, camber, gold stuff and ofc the phattest exhaust ive ever heard

I went to another city

One that is kind of poor

And what 8 see

A crap ton of ricer civics

I literally didn't see them in bigger cities

For years now

But do u think cutting off the middle muffler is a good idea?

[silver gale]

mate i dont even need to wait for my exhaust to rust off some polish dudes will come along and remove my exhaust for free in the the night great deal 🔥

[charred depot]

i swear everyone that drives those vw pickup trucks in the UK are scum

[silver gale]

vw caddys are cool thou no ?

[charred depot]

i was like hm yes i wonder what broke grabbed the exhaust pipe at the back and could move it anywhere i wanted like ah ok then

[fathom socket]

I feel attacked

[charred depot]

was a pain to do as instead of just nuts and bolts there was captive bolts on the midpipe

[pearl tiger]

i got some asso racing exhaust for my shitbox .. i feel offended

[charred depot]

and ofcourse theres no way you are getting the nuts off

[silver gale]

just angle grind em

worry about it later

[charred depot]

had to keep the midpipe

[silver gale]

my friends rx8 we couldnt get backbox of just cut it off straight piped for a week tad loud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ4AQfj3Se4

his car

[pearl tiger]

i came

[silver gale]

xD

[charred depot]

bet everyone living on that road loved that

[silver gale]

he didn't dare go through the village went the back lanes to his house xD

[pearl tiger]

😄

man i need dashcam too. but my car is not that loud even peole say its loud

[charred depot]

mines was backfiring and everything

[silver gale]

yeah only had open headers once cause a bolt snapped and the manifold was like half off my car xD

[pearl tiger]

yeah i try to record some sound of mine tommorrow morning ;D

[silver gale]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdjT9Zjmybg

only vid of my car xD

its broken atm thou

[charred depot]

all your mods declared? :^)

[silver gale]

yeah my subaru is stock

just tale pipes put stock wheels back on 😛

just MCM stickers all you need for extra power

[charred depot]

not even a wittle bit of lowering

[silver gale]

nopeee

Bilstein suspension is stock on it

[charred depot]

seem to be doing better than my friends with bottom gear over here

[silver gale]

xDDD

thats his car ?

[charred depot]

yeah

[silver gale]

320d ?

[charred depot]

318i

dont think he could afford the insurance on a 320d stock

[silver gale]

you up north or in a city ?

[charred depot]

hes in Stirling

Scotland Central Belt were all in

[silver gale]

insurance where im from is cheap my 2.0 turbo subaru legacy is 700 month to insure im 21

year

not month

xD

[charred depot]

yeah but were like 18

[silver gale]

yeah 18 and a 320d is harsh

[charred depot]

im looking around for a rot box e36 to weld up

[fathom socket]

that rx8 is just 😩

[charred depot]

also a 318 so i can afford insurance

[silver gale]

aren't compacts cheaper to ensure ??

[fathom socket]

probably

[charred depot]

heh

nah they dont seem to like the cunpacts

[fathom socket]

just nothing is cheap to insure if its got more than a 1.0

[silver gale]

my first car was a ek 1.4 xD

[fathom socket]

at least at my age lol

[silver gale]

ill see if i have a pic

[charred depot]

I was going to get a compact with the god awful frontend and swap frontends

[fathom socket]

must be because younger drivers assume theyre cheaper to insure then they crash them

raising the prices

[charred depot]

inst maintenance on them like nightmare fuel too

with how the engines recessed

[silver gale]

my first car

[charred depot]

i would of had a civic but insurance company says no

[fathom socket]

looks very happy

[charred depot]

its cheaper to insure a 240hp S2000 than it is an accord by the way

[silver gale]

mine wasnt bad like 1500 no box 18

[fathom socket]

pog

[charred depot]

1500's expensive heh

[fathom socket]

they havent quite caught on to 00s minis yet dont tell them

1.4k i think it was

[silver gale]

that civic got side shunted going past a junction a week after that photo xD

[charred depot]

my first year on my mazda 2 was 900

[silver gale]

thats not bad with box ?

[charred depot]

without

this years 550

[silver gale]

1.0 ?

[charred depot]

1.3 86hp

[fathom socket]

not bad

[silver gale]

diesels i think are better for power when you first drive

[charred depot]

0-60 a whopping 12-13 seconds

i have something ingrained into my brain that screams diesel car bad

[silver gale]

i have a 1.4 diesel c2 as my runabout :/

subaru not economical

[fathom socket]

our lord and saviour jeremy has had a certain influence on me

[silver gale]

my subauwu

[charred depot]

if i find a e36 at the moment it will cost me 900 to insure

[fathom socket]

is that a boxer?

[silver gale]

yeah 2.0 turbo

[fathom socket]

damn thats pretty nice considering

[charred depot]

maybe in a couple months when im 19 it will be cheaper

[fathom socket]

not the diesel boxer tho right?

[silver gale]

noo its 2003

xD

2011 diesel was released ?

[fathom socket]

dunno i just remember it from top gear that one time

[silver gale]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/104237849401905152/768573229941653535/3CzkVZ9fwXjZg1D8y65ZWGLXn02_6CTjRP4h2bpfcUqpLTKzcJfbetMEfzx2h4_ml7yWqZes9CJcXbUnBmENHQ1mIxBzah479LCS.png?width=644&height=483

thats the interior

[charred depot]

wheres the clutch at

[silver gale]

its an auto xD

shhh

[fathom socket]

mein gott...

[silver gale]

auto takes more power than manual

manual gearbox bad in that era

[charred depot]

buh muh stick

[silver gale]

paddles ?

its triptronic not cvt so not as bad :/

[charred depot]

my only income at the moment is my student loan but have a decent amount saved from when i did work i was going to get a volvo 940 but wont fit in my garage

[silver gale]

u want rwd ?

[charred depot]

probably its not a necessity

more just something unique or quirky

[silver gale]

mazda speed 3 is gunna probs be my next car

u can slap a huge turbo in it stock make like 300+ bhp

[charred depot]

pretty limited on mods i can do without lying to insurance

[silver gale]

well not huge but biugger

[fathom socket]

and like quadruple ur insurance lol

[silver gale]

they wont know 😛

put it back to looking stock

just a snail boi hiding

[charred depot]

i cant believe its only £900 to insure a S2000 though

I literally cant insure an accord for less than £1800 without a black box

[silver gale]

my friends st205 is fully modded on admiral and its like 900 a year

[charred depot]

did he call?

[fathom socket]

must be because theyre rarer than an accord

[silver gale]

xD

[fathom socket]

the ones that are less common are always the cheaper ones

[charred depot]

really cant be bothered speaking to insurance companys

[fathom socket]

aka get old or get quirky

[silver gale]

yea my cars an import 5 door estate

[charred depot]

most specialist inurers wont really talk to you until you are 21

[silver gale]

so insurance is cheap cause like none on their systems and only 40 year olds drive them

mx5s are not too bad once u hit 19

like 1200 when i looked

[charred depot]

i got a quote for £600

[pearl tiger]

i pay 660€ yearly for my crap box 😄

[silver gale]

what ya got thurrax

[charred depot]

Sadly didnt get it not too many NA's around here

[pearl tiger]

what ya got thurrax
@silver gale Seat Ibiza II 1998'

[silver gale]

i drove 300 miles for my mx5 NA xD

[charred depot]

can weld so not too bothered if its a rotbox but dont have a trailer

[silver gale]

dont see many of those seats anymore

like 100 quid get it delivered ?

[charred depot]

probably never looked

id also probably want to give it a little look before paying

[charred depot]

that imported too?

[silver gale]

yeah eunos 1.6 1990

completely stock

[charred depot]

more leaning for a e36 318i but hard to find cheap shit ones

[silver gale]

most are broken or hidiing in a garden somewhere probs

[pearl tiger]

my neighbour drives a shitty 323Ti Compact

[charred depot]

all the compacts ive looked at arent good for insurance

not sure the best place to look for shitboxes

[silver gale]

facebook marketplacxe

king of shitboxes

[charred depot]

seems to be way more e46 :^(

[silver gale]

this is best engine of shitboxes thou

e46 is the better car thou

[charred depot]

beh still prefer the e36 body style

[dense shard]

Can't go wrong with a stock Civic.

[silver gale]

yeah that civic will outlast most things

[charred depot]

interesting advert

[static canopy]

guys

quick question

rb16, 0r w11

f1 related

[urban gorge]

SF1000

[north cairn]

Fake car setup

[indigo coral]

[sterile holly]

i honestly couldn't ever imagine wanting a fake car setup. simply driving a 6 speed turbo is more than enough.

driving in a video game will never be the same as actually doing it

on top of that, shifting in a video game is very strange.

more complicated than it actually is IRL

[vagrant dune]

I had a 6 speed manual A4 and honestly its so easy

[fathom socket]

yeah I agree

you don't feel that g-forces

[civic girder]

Nah, sim setup is easier than irl

The difference being that I can actually heel toe in a sim

[fathom socket]

I actually find sim driving very difficult

[vagrant dune]

Every sim shifter feels like a toy when compared to a real one

[civic girder]

Depends

One of my friends has a modded Thrustmaster shifter that feels pretty good

Very notchy and clicky.

[warm sparrow]

probably because you didn't try a high hand simracing setup

expensive stuff is great

but it's a 10k + setup

(just for the simracing parts)

[fathom socket]

I would rather buy a car for that

And go an track

[fossil imp]

yea well u can afford to

[vagrant dune]

I mean I have tried some pretty expensive thrustmasters

The logitech shifter is a freaking joke, anyone who seriously uses one is dumb

[civic girder]

My friend is into sim racing, kinda. He's been gearing up his setup but he doesn't even play competitively or even online lmao

[vagrant dune]

I mean do you need to?

[civic girder]

He just got the load cell pedals

[vagrant dune]

If you enjoy driving then you enjoy driving

[civic girder]

And he has the wheel one step down from the direct drive

His shifter has a "realistic" feel mod and a short shifter mod

[charred depot]

theres only really 1 track here and its fair to say they have quite the monopoly

[vagrant dune]

My closest track is 2h away.... And I dont have a track car

[civic girder]

There's a track like 20 minutes from me, but last I checked they only do drag strip stuff anymore

[charred depot]

its like £200-300 to go to the track here

[civic girder]

The next closest track is Mid Ohio, I think. Or maybe Indianapolis

[vagrant dune]

Same here

[charred depot]

mainly just expensive cars going around there

no one wants to be going around the track in their porsche with someone in a shitbox

[vagrant dune]

I mean porsches arent usually even that expensive compared to their competitors

[civic girder]

I plan on autox with potential to track if I get a second RX-7

[charred depot]

more expensive than shitbox

[vagrant dune]

True

I could have bought a decent 911 for the price of my a6

[civic girder]

There's not a lot I could have bought for the price of my RX-7 lmao

[vagrant dune]

But consumes so much fuel, not good in the winter, no cargo space at all, only seats 2 people honestly the backseat barely fits a child

[civic girder]

Yea, the backseats in the RX-7 are a meme. I'm glad the back seats are rare in the US

My car doesn't have them fortunately

[vagrant dune]

Im talking about a 911 tho

[civic girder]

I know, but they are both 2 seater sports cars

[vagrant dune]

True

[charred depot]

this is the other option for me that i can afford

only 1 person goes around narrow and short

[civic girder]

I would prefer that myself

[charred depot]

narrower than the go kart tracks ive been on heh

[civic girder]

I'd get paranoid that some idiot is gonna brake late and not be able to slow down enough or something on a regular track

[vagrant dune]

This is my only local track pretty much

[civic girder]

That seems fun

[charred depot]

its 3.5m wide

800m long

[vagrant dune]

So barely as wide as 1 lane on the street

Damn

[charred depot]

yeah its quite technical if thats the right word

[vagrant dune]

Mhm

[civic girder]

The track 20 minutes from me is an oval

A very small oval

[charred depot]

https://youtu.be/Hne6GvZQEYk?t=7

[civic girder]

So yea, Mid Ohio and Indianapolis are really the only close tracks to me

Sounds like there's a couple somewhat close autox venues too, which is nice

If I do get a second RX-7, I'm definitely gonna autox it at least

[charred depot]

more up to date video heh https://youtu.be/E9kiOBCx9_c?t=58

can see the safety featuresTM have stayed the same over the years

thinking about buying a shitbox old peugoet maybe to throw around there

[civic girder]

Yea, I think autox would be fun

I even hear that Prius is good at autox with sport tires

But I would rather get a dedicated car for it

Even if autox isn't very taxing, I'd rather not break my nice cars.

Damn, autox entry is only $50. Hell yea

[silver gale]

to be fair sim setups are far better than track days. the amount of money you spend on tyres brakes and keeping the car upto standard you could afford like a easy 10k setup within a year from all the money you spent on that track car

[fathom socket]

I can also rent a car on track

I'm gonna to add an oil cooler and oil temp Guage to my Ford

Maybe stiffen the suspension

[silver gale]

i do casual track days with my car good to release stress and make me not want to speed everywhere

[fathom socket]

My way te release stress is to go on a highway

And just floor

My car can bearly hit its max speed of 198 kmh

Unless I go in a tunnel with now wind

I can't go more than 150 kmh

I just usually cruise around on the highway 130 kmh

[charred depot]

we have alot of redundant B roads that dont really get used by anyone anymore with A roads being built

dont even have to speed on them with a 60mph limit and poor road condition

[dense shard]

Sims aren't as fun

Driving for real is more fun imo

[fathom socket]

I only have a steering wheel and a car seat at home just so I can have more fun with racing games

But in my opinion beam.ng drive is fun

Because you just crash

[warm sparrow]

well @vagrant dune duck you, I use a logitech g29
if you just wanna play occasionaly or if you have smol money it's the best value for money
no it's not realistic but good enough to start

[vagrant dune]

I mean thrustmaster makes ones that cost like 20 bucks more and are way better

[warm sparrow]

A logitech shifter is 30-40€ new, the thrustmaster TH8A is at least 150€

no it's not 20 bucks more

it's 100 more

huge difference

[fathom socket]

So barely as wide as 1 lane on the street
@vagrant dune
Living in a country in which a lane on the street usually is between 2m and 2,5m max.

[carmine summit]

thought I might have killed my engine today, turns out it's probably fine. Don't know for sure though, but if it dies it dies. I'm planning to do a swap anyways lol

[sage ledge]

What swap

[pearl tiger]

So yesterday someone shared their car sound.. So here is mine

https://youtu.be/QwaRapLQNCk

[charred depot]

the rattle really adds characters

[pearl tiger]

yeah its the anti heat thingy above the exhaust

[charred depot]

had to repair mine a bunch of times almost irrepairable

[pearl tiger]

also got frameless plate holders now

[charred depot]

i rate that road a fife council / 10

[fathom socket]

I'm mad

[carmine summit]

What swap
@sage ledge 2.0l 8v, and I'm gonna turbo it

currently have a 1.8l 8v

[fathom socket]

8v?

[carmine summit]

yes

[fathom socket]

isn't this gonna to restrict too much?

[spring atlas]

@pearl tiger und aus Euskirchen bist du auch :)

[pearl tiger]

@pearl tiger und aus Euskirchen bist du auch :)
@spring atlas yeah maybe

[spring atlas]

Bin aus Ansbach :)

[charred depot]

wasnt in a low enough gear

any rpm below 5500 isnt enough

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWHqTn9QCc

[static canopy]

Damn

[fathom socket]

yo is that some sand?

[glass granite]

sure is

so much so that I even got some in my sandwich

[warm sparrow]

I love this lil truck

❤️

so much so that I even got some in my sandwich
@glass granite it makes it crunchy ^^

where are you with this nice toyo ?

I'd love to own one like this or a patrol

but they are expensive here now for one in good shape

[glass granite]

I replied but it deleted my message/

[warm sparrow]

you typed something the bot doesn't like probably

[glass granite]

@warm sparrow Anywa, it's a hzj75 troopcarrier that I have modified and engine swapped. They seem to go for a very high price in the US at the moment haha

yeah figured it out lol

[warm sparrow]

swapped with what?

it's really cool I love it

[glass granite]

80 series 1HDT, factory turbo direct injected diesel 🙂

[warm sparrow]

nice

[glass granite]

Yeah, goes a heck of a lot faster and higher torque at lower rpms

[warm sparrow]

it's gotta do a nice diesel roar

[glass granite]

Definitely. I rebuilt it and got a custom turbo made up. Then I just tig welded my own 3" exhaust which gives it a real nice roar

[warm sparrow]

gimme

so these pics it's in the US?

makes me think about the grand tour episode when they go in namibia with VW buggies

[glass granite]

Nope in Australia

[warm sparrow]

Oh

you have a nice playground there :p

[glass granite]

Sure do! It's been my project truck for the last year and a half and trying to get it to look like dakar truck hahaha