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stoic ledge
charred depot
probably dont get much road rage
considering you are likely to bump into eachother alot outside of vehicles
civic girder
My town is only 23k
stoic ledge
In the village no, only thing is I have to watch out for random dogs on the streets (or sometimes sheep, horses and even 1 time a donkey 
0.88 square mile apparently
civic girder
The town I want to move to has a population of 2.4k
stoic ledge
Is this nearly 3 times as big as mine? 
charred depot
everythings so close together here that a town isnt really on its own
stoic ledge
Tbh I wouldn't want to live in a city or anything
stoic ledge
civic girder
Whose car alarm is going off, jesus
stoic ledge
||hides||
civic girder
Some random Dodge Dart I've never seen on my street before
stoic ledge
probably stolen
civic girder
And I think parked behind it is a Chrysler Voyager I think? Also never seen it
charred depot
probably not as bad as my neighbours new yaris which decided it was going to sound the horn unless the engine was running and it was in reverse gear
they sat out there holding the clutch in for hours
civic girder
probably stolen
@stoic ledge they've been doing construction on my street lately so I doubt
charred depot
they wouldnt let me disconnect the battery, got them to try stalling it which worked for the most part
civic girder
I still think it's whack that I have to press the clutch to start the Corolla
The RX-7 doesn't have a clutch lockout
charred depot
lol my dad was in a car recently that has that
stoic ledge
they wouldnt let me disconnect the battery, got them to try stalling it which worked for the most part
Pull zhe fuse
charred depot
yeah thought about that after
stoic ledge
I can start mine without clutch Can't start the Meriva without it tho
charred depot
if you dont do it on the car my dad was in it comes on the screen "press clutch to start" so he lets go of the key pressed the clutch in and releases
hes like why hasnt it started
civic girder
I've forgotten the RX-7 is on gear and cranked before lel
I've also driven with the starter before
stoic ledge
I always get in, press brake + clutch, put it in neutral and then start it
charred depot
ive forgotten my engine isnt running before and tried to launch
stoic ledge
lol
charred depot
car infact did not move
civic girder
In the Corolla I just clutch start and release clutch
charred depot
in a big city with traffic chaos here i tried to do a hard launch at lights, was in neutral.
charred depot
sat there revving my engine to the moon and i swear it has the most horrible rev hang
civic girder
The RX-7 rev hangs for some reason. The Corolla does nkt
charred depot
mines does it for some emissions reason
civic girder
Yea that's why modern manuals rev hang
Pretty sure the RX-7 only rev hangs bc of something broken or otherwise not functioning correctly
charred depot
i want to get the ecu done just for the throttle response
doesent really do much in terms of power
indigo coral
My town is 15k people
fathom socket
those steelies were filled with so much dirt
now I must buy the right size of tire
and see if they are all balanced
cursive canyon
civic spoke
Nice. Street park them as well?
Because street parking such vehicle would be the ultimate flex.
errant dagger
@civic girder I changed plugs on my ride yesterday, cylinder number 4 had some bad corroison, ended up with stripped threads in the cylinder head.
civic girder
oof
civic girder
I know the plugs are worn pretty badly
errant dagger
Make sure you let the engine reach normal operating temps first then atleast, and use some crc or some other loosening spray.
One of the challenges with working on older cars hehe, no matter what You're about to do nothing ever goes the way you planned it to. Thats something you quickly learn lol, a Five minute plug replacement can end up being 5 hour cylinder head thread repair
civic girder
I took the plugs out last week without issues, so I think I'll be fine
I have changed the plugs on my RX-7 numerous times without issues as well
errant dagger
Yeah its like 99% of the time its not an issue, just that 1% it really fucking sucks
civic girder
the only time I encountered problems was on my Prius, but that was super edge case
errant dagger
I've done plenty of plug changes aswell, I've repaired 2 plug threads, one on my friends car and now today on mine.
What model is your rx7?
errant dagger
Nice! I really prefer the older classics. Not so fan of new cars tbh
civic girder
same
civic girder
I like Mazda rotaries and 90s Toyotas
errant dagger
Yeah they are awesome engines
70-90's there are so many cool cars, for relatively cheap aswell
civic girder
I bought the Corolla for $280
civic girder
I might try and find another, nicer, 7th gen Corolla
errant dagger
Pretty much building up the entire car from ground up with new parts and a lot of custom stuff.
civic girder
esp since I was thinking about rotary swapping this one...
and I want to buy a Previa
apparently there was an accident downtown lel
civic girder
oof
snow mist
this grill
civic spoke
Blame China. (Don't kill me China)
fathom socket
This just looks cheap
civic spoke
China loves them big grilles.
fathom socket
And china will hate the Passat b3
honest barn
https://www.mansory.com/car/fortwo-wide-body#1
why does this exist
fathom socket
It kind of looks like BMW took a rolls royce and put a bmw grill on it
I know bmw owns them
But I tlooks like that
Out of place
I could put in on a Bentley and call it a bwm then
civic spoke
What about that Aston Cygnet?
But also - There was that one guy who made Aston Martin put a Vantage drive-/powertrain in a Cygnet.
Because why not?
flint sable
I want the cygnet V8
civic spoke
Studded or nah?
fathom socket
nah
fathom socket
just some some M+S tires that wont let me crash in to a tree
the abolute cheapest tire I could buy brand new are Imperial Snowdragon HP
civic spoke
The what now?
fathom socket
those are way too expensive for my car
are falken or toyo good?
it is difficult to find tires for 14 inch rims
at least to the with my car needs
stoic ledge
You can order 14" wheels on literally every tire website
dense shard
Bridgestone Blizzaks bro
frank steeple
LMFAO
pearl tiger
Is now blacc
errant dagger
4 bolts and the hood comes off.
fathom socket
4 bolts
More like 4 welds
I hate rust
You can order 14" wheels on literally every tire website
@stoic ledge but I'm talking used
errant dagger
@fathom socket Ehm? Are you trying to tell me that the hood is welded on to the hinges? Come on man..
fathom socket
And removing the bolts and replacing them was so fricking exhausting
Too much work
errant dagger
How is loosening 4 bolts exhausting? You dont work on cars much do you? π
errant dagger
Yeah fair haha
errant dagger
Yeah blame whoever decided to weld it in the first place lol
errant dagger
NGK BKR6EGP's?
errant dagger
Haha yeah
civic girder
But this car also has like 180k miles on it with a questionable history
aka, I know virtually nothing about how well it was maintained
errant dagger
Yeah, better to take precautions then and just replace the cheap service parts.
errant dagger
Has this car been driven in the winter with road salt involved? I can see rust on some parts you rarely see rust on. Like the wire mount on the throttle body.
civic girder
ironically, the car isn't very rusty at all
civic girder
lol
errant dagger
civic girder
ooof
errant dagger
I took the windshield out of the car aswell, and when I lifted the window out about half of the upper part of the window frame came with it..
It was extremely rusty there
civic girder
oof
errant dagger
All sorted now tho, but its been a lot of hours
The window frame can't be bought as a spare part either, so I went and bought some 1.5mm sheet metal plate from a machine shop, got them to chop it up into 30cm long segments and fold a 90 degree angle on them. And I fabricated and welded a new frame.
errant dagger
You wont either really, unless you are doing a full restoration on a car.
You dont really discover all of the rust and flaws unless you start picking stuff apart.
civic girder
true
Its kinda funny, but also depressing
the Corolla's powerband takes a massive dive off a cliff after 4k rpm
Its so weird revving a car out to redline and it feel so underwhelming as the power falls off
errant dagger
Which engine?
civic girder
7A-FE
errant dagger
Thats the 1.6 litre right?
civic girder
No, the 1.8L
errant dagger
Ah
civic girder
the 1.6L was the 4A-FE
errant dagger
Oh right yeah
civic girder
In comparison, the RX-7 surges in power after about 5k rpm
civic girder
The RX-7 is getting some surface rust where paint has chipped back to bare metal
and is getting a bit rusty behind the front wheels where rock chips peeled back the undercoat
civic girder
ooof yea
charred depot
less rust than my 2010 mazda 2
errant dagger
If thats true, that just goes to show how old cars where made to last.
charred depot
the mazda 2 just sucks for corrosion
civic girder
it mainly depends on how well the car was cared for
charred depot
and is sorta made to be disposable
NB miatas are tragic too
sills more like water tank
errant dagger
Well yeah ofc Eastman, but this car is from 1972. And was used in winter here in Norway, which means tons of road salt that literally eats away on your car.
civic girder
This was the RX-7 when I picked it up
errant dagger
Altough back in the 70's and 80's they didnt really use salt, that was mostly a thing in the 90's and up until now
The car was also stored outside for 4 years
civic girder
ironically, that wasn't the only time the car has been on a trailer since I've owned it
nor was it the only time it was on a trailer that day
charred depot
i drive the 2 on gravel roads, spin the front wheels a decent amount maybe i need mudflaps
charred depot
totally didnt see it last minute
civic girder
ah, I see
so 7A-FE makes peak power at 5k rpm it seems
and peak torque at 2800rpm
vs the 12A making peak power at 7k and peak torque at around 5.5k iirc
so it sounds like I'm going to have to get used to short shifting it to get the most out of it
charred depot
im thinking about getting a peak shitbox to slightly modify for offroading
errant dagger
The most annoying thing with heavy rust repair is that the metal you are welding the new metal into is usually incredibly thin. So its not easy to get a good/pretty weld. Not that it really cares wether it looks good or not when its just going to get grinded and painted over anyway.
charred depot
someones welded new sills on a 1998 astra shitbox, strange.
civic girder
Yea, if I want to get a bit serious with auto cross I'll probably rotary swap the Corolla
if I really really like the car when its time to rotary swap, I'll buy a pristine car for my collection while my clapped shitbox one can be the rotary meme machine
charred depot
id love to swap a engine into that rusty astra but cant afford the insurance, no sleeper for me.
civic girder
but it also depends on how well I get acclimated to the stock engine, and how much power I could realistically add with minor mods
charred depot
could just find a higher power vauxhall engine and hope they dont notice
civic girder
lol
charred depot
then the "oh how did that get in there" routine
civic girder
so it seems like if you tune them up, a 7A-FE can make over 200hp and around 180lb-ft on stock rods
but that's also the MR2 version, not the economy spec Corolla version
charred depot
that thing supposedly made 100hp and weights like 800kg
apparently its heavily air restricted so there was a big difference between the 1.6 vs the 1.8 and 2.0
charred depot
if there was parts to build the vauxhall engine id totally build it up but doubtful
civic girder
no wonder it feels slow if it drops below 100lb-ft at redline
frank steeple
stark sparrow
cinder pier
cedar aspen
nice
fathom socket
That crow just gives so much mood
cedar aspen
yeee
iron dove
Gud car
frank steeple
do a donut in the snow
knotty moat
hey guys does anyone have any recs for first cars
i just need something that i can work on really easily
and is a ton of in the twisties
frank steeple
Maybe Subaru BRZ?
frank steeple
ok then
1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7
that was my first car and is my only car at the moment
using it as a daily driver
lol
civic girder
Corolla
trim wren
@frank steeple how old are you if your first car is from 1967!?
frank steeple
16
civic spoke
fathom socket
but i thought buttons > touchscreen
tbf only issue i would see with the button arrangement is the seat adjustments
civic spoke
It's funny how getting an Aston is the only way to get the AMG 4.0 V8 with a stick.
frank steeple
how much did that cost?
raven hare
i seen the RX7 car and knew what was coming
fathom socket
LMFAO
slim peak
fathom socket
this cant be real can it?
dense shard
That's an oof
charred depot
@civic spoke interesting shifter with down for first
civic girder
that sounds like a motor from the 30s lmao
errant dagger
That doesnt sound healthy, doesnt sound like its running on all cylinders at all
flint sable
^ I second both of these posts
vagrant dune
its a spare part car btw
he has a pretty mint 1972 ford granada too
@civic girder @errant dagger
errant dagger
Alright yeah fair, I know exactly what that ticking sound is, its the valves. Its not necessarily bad or damaging. But more so annoying really, its quite normal on some of the older engines. Both of my b230's have that exact same sound.
civic girder
I have ptsd from valve tick
errant dagger
Well its very rarely damaging tbh, its almost always caused by improper lifter spacing, which will happen overtime as the engine wears.
How was the valve seat? could have just replaced the valve if it was fine, would have been a lot cheaper hehe
errant dagger
You didnt pull the head off?
civic girder
I didn't do any of the work, so no
dense shard
It would be pretty fun if automakers offered a fuel economy package.
Like Chevy or Honda did in years past.
Lower gearing, tuned engine, and aero goodies.
civic spoke
@charred depot Those are called doglegs.
jade oyster
frank steeple
58 Fury?
mortal jolt
supra
frank steeple
nah thats not a supra
indigo coral
that's a viper lol
upbeat skiff
low badge
woven rain
that is a Healthy Sound: #cars message
Video: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/375461451403624471/776910103152164954/VID_20201113_214204.mp4
flint sable
normal temple
civic girder
Ooooh
fathom socket
What a straight piped 1972 ford granada sounds like
Sounds somewhat rich in in fuel/air ratio, otherwise really deep and growling sound
fair bronze
Awesome shot of that beemer
vagrant dune
@fathom socket I mean it is a spare part car we just straight piped for the lols
fathom socket
oh i see
vagrant dune
It's spare parts for this btw
dense shard
Now China wants to ban the sales of gas powered cars by 2030.
I'm honestly curious to see how the market will adapt... and how regulation will help the switch.
knotty dirge
I mean the UK said the same thing.... but China being a more authoritarian country they might actually keep their word
dense shard
It wasn't just the UK I believe. Tho other EU countries are talking about it in 2050.
2030 is super aggressive imo.
These places want to go from 2% to 100% of new cars being battery. Problem is California's infrastructure isn't ready at all.
China and the EU/UK have good regulations in place. unified plug standard is huge.
wary fog
lol
fathom socket
id make an offer for 45 hope they accept
just coz the'res a couple scratches in the paint and the windows are stuck down
charred depot
needs some interior panels i think too
fathom socket
I mean they're not entirely wrong
in its full lifetime a laferrari will do less cabron dioxides than an up
especially if you crash it 200m away from the dealership when you leave
flint sable
Didnβt realize how small the P1 was in relation to a normal sedan
Iβve seen a black on in person
dense shard
So Ferraris create less pollution because no one drives them.
So if I tow my car home, and never drive it... it's cleaner than all the Ferraris.
fathom socket
Well it's more like for every 1000 miles a regular car does in its lifetime a Ferrari will probably only be driven 150 max
neat coyote
iirc ferrari was testing/made a concept bio-diesal 12 cylinder and it was still almost just as powerful
fathom socket
Similar argument used against electric cars why can't Ferrari use it against emissions standards
I think if they did that they'd wait for an F1 engine using similar stuff to work for branding
Thing about like supercars and all that is if you put a normal car engine in them wouldn't they be better on mileage bar like an xl1?
neat coyote
yup
but why do all that custom work if you're just gonna drop a 4 cylinder in it lol
fathom socket
Therefore we should ban normal cars they're polluting the roads
Job done we can go home guys
neat coyote
those cars are crazy expensive cause usually all the parts are hand crafted
fathom socket
Basically artisan carmaking this is the hipsters dream man
fathom socket
That's alotta fords
neat coyote
yea it was when i bought it lol
wet grotto
quasi lava
Mmm my k20a6. Get ready for some new camshaft and..... supercharger maybe. Who knows. π
warm sparrow
needs a good cleaning
quasi lava
needs a good cleaning
@warm sparrow
++
civic girder
That too yeah
civic girder
I have degreaser, just need to take the time
But it's also pretty cold out, so I probably won't bother for a while
thorny hill
civic girder
Imagine wanting a Honda Civic
errant dagger
civic girder
If you're gonna get a Japanese econobox, get a Corolla
errant dagger
Tbh I dont mind a proper s2000
civic girder
S2k is a sports car tho
Completely different from a Civic
And generally just as overpriced
errant dagger
Yeah well its still the only Honda that I wouldnt mind buying, if it wasnt for the hideous price π
civic girder
Lmao
I wouldn't mind a 90s Civic bc of that sweet sweet 50mpg
But you can't buy stock ones that aren't fucked anymore
So they're all riced and don't get good mpg anymore
Not to mention, Corollas still handle better than a stock Civic
I'm thinking about buying another AE100 with 5MT so I can have a nice example Corolla, and then rotary swap my clapped out shitbox one I already have
Lel
So much for my aspirations of rotary truck
If I do rotary swap the Corolla I can't be bothered to do another swap. I probably won't even buy a truck unless I find a good deal
Getting a minivan will be enough. I just need a cargo hauler for carrying shit around, like ikea furniture boxes and shit
civic girder
Yes, but coilovers are expensive
errant dagger
A lot of cars handle really well with a coilover swap
civic girder
A Corolla will handle better out of the box
A lot of cars handle really well with a coilover swap
Yea true lmao
It's not exclusive to any one car
errant dagger
I can't get coils on my car sadly, old double wishbone setup and no ones making coils for them to my knowledge, but I got it on lowering springs and bilstein shocks. And I've swapped all bushings in the entire suspension system for Poly urethane ones. It handles like a gocart.
civic girder
Yea
Coilovers kits for the AE100 are hard to find
I might just get lowering springs and better shocks, also do poly bushings
Maybe try to find stiffer away bars and make a strut bar
errant dagger
I wanted a specific height on my car, so I simply looked in LesjΓΆfors (company that makes springs) catalouge and found a pair of rear springs from another car that matched the height I wanted and had pigtails in both ends.
I jacked up the rear axle with the springs and dampers removed and my 18" wheels of choice mounted, I jacked it up untill I get the height setup I wanted then measured the distance between upper and lower spring mount and added 10cm for compression.
unkempt sedge
civic girder
Toyota
frank steeple
yes
charred depot
dont think we got the same corollas as you
theres a miniscule amount of camrys here too
dense shard
Tesla to join S&P 500, spark epic index fund trade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7abzyo4yOs Also automakers should offer these wraps/paint jobs as an option.
strange flax
Managed this today. Not happy.
A car was parked half and half on a road hump like this and somehow managed to clip my bumper guard on the road hump
Plus a massive dip infront of it didn't help either
charred depot
is your car lowered?
dense shard
That or drove too fast.
charred depot
doesent look like it'd be able to get up half the construction ramps they used when the land slid
dense shard
Ride height looks stock.
strange flax
Car isn't lowered,
I slow down for road humps
What probably didn't help was having stuff to take to the recycling centre in the car too
charred depot
beh this one wasnt too bad, dont have any videos saved of the others
strange flax
I could probably manage that, but slow like you did
Yeah that'll be due to the road condition
charred depot
usually not that bad, i aimed to avoid all of them and instead hit every single one.
road maintenance is not my councils expertise
building speed bumps where the limit goes from 40 to 60 or reverse that you can only do like 15mph over comfortably is however.
charred depot
see alot of lowered beemers and audi's here going diagonal over them
some people get pissed off with them slowing down to like 2mph constantly
strange flax
Yeah
I can get away with most road humps, but it's always my bumper that is the most limiting factor
Even poor road surfaces I try to avoid, but councils be councils this gets harder to avoid
That's the one thing I like about the refurbed motorways, smooth roads and nice in dry weather but lethal in wet weather
No worrying about holes in the road, just sit back and drive
In comparison to hidden potholes https://youtu.be/a63XvTAzRGs
I needed a new tyre after that
charred depot
hiding in the shade
fathom socket
dont some places pay for ur tyres if a pothole destroys your tyre?
i heard about someplace doing that if the local authorities are informed of it 24h before or something
dense shard
If you can prove it, sure.
But a lot of cities require that they be aware of a pothole before hand.
There is a lot of weird redtape around it. You'll be better off trying to get 3rd party warranty companies to pay out.
exotic monolith
https://youtu.be/IKlZgI65gEk This is incredibly interesting on how GM is staying in the nikola deal, even with all of the lawsuits, lying, and scandals.
fathom socket
I might be close to getting a manual audi a4
dense shard
I imagine GM is looking to either buy the platform from Nikola or at the very least talent harvest the company before letting it go under.
Without a fuel cell, Nikola has no real reason to exist.
shrewd shell
What's a good project car for under $20k that I can make into sort of a track/canyon car?
I am thinking about the Datsun Z but its gonna require a lotta mods
E46 is also on my list but its expensive and I already daily drive a BMW so I kinda want something else
Toyota MR2 seemed cool but it has no ABS and its got bad snap oversteer so I don't wanna fly off a cliff if I take it up the canyons lol
fathom socket
You should get a e36, the perfect beamer
charred depot
$20k not enough for a e46? how well built are you going
civic girder
Miata?
Nissan Z?
literally anything?
you could track a god damn Ford Escape if you really wanted to
mortal jolt
hmm this doesn't seem right
fathom socket
I just saw a Trabant
And also
I must get a dash cam
I can't rely on my phone camera and remote button so much
stoic ledge
Is that... A Corsa 
charred depot
too wide
valid echo
testarossa
charred depot
insignia probably
stoic ledge
LOL definitely not
That's a Corsa
Although this picture is a GS-Line, the one in the image above has the standard bumpers + halogen + no fog lamps + no painted so it's probably some very low trim
strange flax
i heard about someplace doing that if the local authorities are informed of it 24h before or something
@fathom socket That is how it is supposed to work here, but I was given a number (support ticket kinda thing) and then eventually it was closed with no response. Then I opened another ticket and they told me that as the driver I should be aware of obstacles in the road and closed the ticket again. To this day, that hole is still there. They did fill it in, but it became unfilled.
My argument to that is taxes pay for the roads, so fix the damn things. (Not ved tax, but all the other taxes ie council tax). Plus that's not visible, or at least not visible amongst all the white lines and whilst driving at the same time
charred depot
wot on earth is that
its so wide, havent seen that here yet
christ what are they gonna do to the astra
well the corsa was overdue a big design change i guess but imo it looks like it will overlap with the astra more
fathom socket
yeah i think you'd definetly have to have a dash cam just to have a chance of getting through the process
i imagine you'd need some kind of lawyer just to get them to respond and then that already costs more than the insurance
charred depot
you have no chance getting anything in fife heh
charred depot
mind you people be like why pothole has broke spring!?!?!
the spring was practically new!
warm sparrow
stoic ledge
@warm sparrow use both for an even distribution
warm sparrow
it wasn't the point lol but thanks
fathom socket
For me the lower control arm broke when I hit the pothole
And the stabilizer bar
Or how it's called
And the steering rod
The strut was fine
And also
I was a mechanic and my gas filter was cloggeg so badly
And also they did some tune up
Now it runs super smoothly
But my throttle is broken
They told me that ere is some play on the throttle
Basically I need to do 3 things to get my car fully sorted
Fix rear suspension knocking,
Fix the throttle and
Replace the rusted off fender
exotic monolith
No @dense shard Nikola is actually GM's "testbench" their reputation is so scalded if they die, then GM has no big fault on their part. There's no downsides for GM except a little mark on their reputation. If GM created a new brand (kind of like the hummer EV) then it would be a big risk. The hummer EV is just for looks for GM to say "oh we are in the game" but not many people are paying attention to nikola. So that's where GM can make mistakes, with little repercussions. And if nikola dies, so what, it makes no big issue, and GM runs out with the knowledge that they gained.
dense shard
I'm not sure I agree
GM has created new brands in years past
They revived Hummer even.
Nothing to gain at this point.
Also GM has take several massive risks publicly. Volt, Bolt, and their battery tech. I don't think they're that worried.
trim wren
Im not sure GM is going to be around much longer though.. which if you ask me is a kind of a shame.. but I think as far as future profits go.. I more faith in ford to survive then GM... but I honestly hate ford.
sage ledge
why the mustang mach e LIKE JUST CALL IT MACH E
eager grove
trim wren
because the people that buy Tesla don't really buy Ford... So they need to get the people that buy fords ready to buy electric as best as they can. Its ham fisted as fuck.. but you saw how GM could not make the VOlt and Bolt work... So Its not like ford will do any better with that same dumb plan.
Personally I think the New Hummer might be best foot forward GM has ever put into the electric market... but its far too expensive to really do much... its a vary expensive nitch product that acts as a halo product.. they need to get the cost down to the point where its do you buy this, or a Tesla with the same range/no autodrive features..
But I don't think Tesla will let that happen and just keep dropping the price of the base model as they keep improving there battery tech... which GM can't do because it has no battery tech program quite like Tesla does.
Yea.. I would not invest in anyone else right now but Tesla... they are going to shit all over everyone because they Identified the 3 features cars will mostly need in the future.. electric drive, batteries, and self drive. Everyone else is now just discovering electric drive, and never put serious effort into self drive quite like Tesla has.
stoic ledge
My GM car hasn't done anything wrong the past 4.5 years 
charred depot
how old is it total
charred depot
how many milometers
stoic ledge
137k so nothing major
stoic ledge
85k
trim wren
I have 2004 Chevy cavalier that's only costed my 83 dollars to repair. apparently a solenoid went out causing the speedometer to go wonky on me.. Otherwise its dead reliable... but it only has some 90k miles on it...
charred depot
chevys are nasty
ive worked on a kalos its like primitive technology
except they somehow managed to make every sensor fail
stoic ledge
That's GM Korea
charred depot
they put their badge on it what can i say but chevy bad
stoic ledge
good
I have 2004 Chevy cavalier that's only costed my 83 dollars to repair. apparently a solenoid went out causing the speedometer to go wonky on me.. Otherwise its dead reliable... but it only has some 90k miles on it...
Damn that car looks sad lol
charred depot
also they rust with haste
which is probably a good thing considering how shit they are
stoic ledge
Which ones?
charred depot
the kalos
stoic ledge
Ah yes
charred depot
my highly intelligent sister had a bunch of welding done to her 2008 one
who has tonnes of welding done on a kalos smh
stoic ledge
Well GM Korea especially back then were even cheaper than the cheapest economy cars
We also considered a new Daewoo Nubira when purchasing the Peugeot 307 back in 2007 (Peugeot used), but it was already shite when new
charred depot
she calls the thing kris its got a tractor gearbox, a clutch which you have to push through the front of the car to disengage and a cable throttle.
stoic ledge
Or Lacetti idk
charred depot
i torqued my wheels to spec today and man it makes me uneasy
stoic ledge
Daewoo Lacetti Wagon apparently
charred depot
usually i would put tonnes of force into the wrench but this was just a blissful tug then click
charred depot
still not as bad as the tyre shop which torqued them to like 500nm
stoic ledge
Yes
charred depot
i had like 2m of square tubing over the wrench and was still struggling
if that tyre blew no chance i was going to be able to change it
stoic ledge
Daewoo Lacetti Wagon apparently
@stoic ledge ah no it was the Chevrolet Nubira here
i had like 2m of square tubing over the wrench and was still struggling
Lol yeah had to do the same once putting on winter tyres on my brother's Clio
rustic rain
civic spoke
Vinnie boy could use that Keeps.
thorn smelt
Does this intel i10 good enough for me to play club penguin?
sage ledge
ye
errant dagger
Good old Sweden I see @civic spoke
bitter compass
this road is basically my city in a nutshell
at least thats what the entire old town looks like π€
fathom socket
I've ordered a dahs cam
but the question is
I need to rewire stuff in my car
depends really
my cig socket is powered all the time
but my radio isn't
IDK if all focuses mk1 are like that
so if you wire it you're gonna only have recording when driving which makes sense
if u plug it its just gonna always record i thinm
there is no way to tell the dash cam that ignition is off when there is still power
at least I have long enoug extention cord to bring soldering iron to the parking lot
I already had someone going wrong way on a Highway
I reed a dash cam in case accident happens
fathom socket
yeah i think i should get one
i've somehow seen enough idiots despite my relative newness to driving to warrant it
my favourite feature of driving a 2001 mini in 2020 is all the fukin huge suv's with headlights brighter than the sun aimed directly into all 3 of ur mirrors
tawny basalt
Shoutout the straight pipes tho
dense shard
Just need to figure out how to pull the A-pillar trim off.
wanton brook
Working on a unrelated project that requires NODs. So of course I had to get a photo of the truck. It's obligatory.
flint sable
6.2L?
wanton brook
Sure is! It's a hoot to drive.
thorn smelt
car
wanton brook
@flint sable I'll need new tires before long too. But here it is in full color. It's still black though.
I was hoping to get a good deal on the blue or sand colored one. But no dice. But I refused to get another white vehicle
wanton brook
agreed
exotic monolith
i mean, damn those tires look massive, and the front is to long, and the back is to short, but it's decent
And still the type R is trash. It's literally just for them to be like "HA, we have a weird sports car to set us apart from the competition, but nobody buys it" https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/civic-type-r
Also in this image for the new civic, i hate that shifter not being in the middle, and instead being to the side, like bruh, be symetrical
dense shard
That center console is wider than you think.
I prefer the shifter closer to me.
To be honest. That thing is pretty much Accord sized at this point.
exotic monolith
yee
they pretty much said that they made the design to be a accord, and it's just a cheaper car all around
that steering wheel lokes incredibly small tbh, not the actuall like dimensions, but the features
muted spear
exotic monolith
thats a easy way to set your car on fire lol
fathom socket
my favourite feature of driving a 2001 mini in 2020 is all the fukin huge suv's with headlights brighter than the sun aimed directly into all 3 of ur mirrors
why does that happend so often to me?
neon zodiac
@exotic monolith The Type-R is trash? 
exotic monolith
@neon zodiac i mean the entire idea is, it's not "trash" per se, just that its weird
wild wedge
can anyone just simply change the colour of this background white to black? Dm me please
night rampart
exotic monolith
because it's civic, one of the most meh cars on the market, but then your turn it into a sports car. I'm not denying it's a good deal, it's just that the entire idea is weird, and the design sucks
neon zodiac
They're doing what almost every brand does tho. MB has AMG, BMW has M, Volvo had Polestar, Toyota has GR. It's not a new or weird concept. @exotic monolith
exotic monolith
"weird" is objective
neon zodiac
Yeah what ur saying makes no sense, imo
exotic monolith
fun
stoic ledge
because it's civic, one of the most meh cars on the market, but then your turn it into a sports car. I'm not denying it's a good deal, it's just that the entire idea is weird, and the design sucks
Why is the idea of a hot hatch weird
stoic ledge
The last gen Civic I actually liked
But yeah hot hatches are a good concept
Too bad it's mostly dying 
civic girder
its a seriously fast car for little money
You wish. Dealers try to mark up the Type R as high as possible. The MSRP is a joke
neon zodiac
Maybe in the US. Here you can get a 2018 Type R for under 30k usd
civic girder
If only
MSRP for a brand new Type R is like $35-40k. No dealer will let you get one for under $50k
No idea about used prices
neon zodiac
Yeah, that sucks.
civic girder
Wouldn't be surprised if used prices here are spiked to hell if only because people overinflate the value thanks to high purchase prices
fathom socket
we don't hav tyres in russia we slav and use log
neon zodiac
in your opinion
civic girder
Imo, modern hot hatches aren't really hot hatches
neon zodiac
My Type R doesnt have fake vents :)
fathom socket
it does
neon zodiac
nope
neon zodiac
my car does not have that no.
fathom socket
poke it with a stick
you'll know
do you watch donut? I meant donut media
or carwow
neon zodiac
Show me the fake vent LOL
fathom socket
yeah facts
even the new mercedes'
all of them except the maybachs and the AMG GTs
stoic ledge
The new Supra also has fake vents.
Toyota added them so the aftermarket scene can remove them
civic girder
Modern hot hatches are just sports cars with a hatch body. Old hot hatches were generic cars with some added pep
neon zodiac
Yeah I know lol
civic girder
Meanwhile I want a 5MT 7th gen Corolla Wagon
stoic ledge
Buy it
mint hedge
civic girder
Buy it :puggers:
Nowhere to park one and I need my monies for house first
Plus I've already vowed that I'm buying a Previa first thing after house.
Then I can get another 7th gen Corolla
But I also need to find a rotary to slap in my clapped Corolla
frank steeple
@civic girder although a 4AGE 20v would be a pretty cool swap
frank steeple
sure
frank steeple
duuuuude
you should ls swap a corvette
civic girder
.......
frank steeple
it was a joke
timid trail
Lmao
civic spoke
@timid trail Umm. You might want to remove that for the lyrics used in that...
stoic ledge
frank steeple
ππ¨ππ¦ππ·π
fathom socket
smol poddle
@charred depot something simmilar I had when I broke my suspention
but it was a bit deeper and it there was a pothole under
charred depot
i hit that pothole atleast 3 times a week at that speed
suspension components for my little ecobox are cheap anyway. aslong as it doesent break the arch off like a e46 im good heh.
modest forge
fathom socket
well
I lost control and hit the sidewalk
my tires have almost no traction on wet road
charred depot
ah ive got tyres specifically for rain with massive drainage cuts
charred depot
ive got 195 low profiles on a 900kg car
charred depot
yikes
fathom socket
I need at least 185/65 r14
it's difficult to find this tyre size
it looks like not many cars have used this
I very often find a complete set of wheels with those tires mostly for foucus mk1 or peugeot
but I don't want alloys
asnd they are too expensive
I think I'm gonna to fix my alloy wheels
detail them I mean
charred depot
fixing mine at the moment, couldnt find the exact paint colour so gonna have to do them all or atleast a side
charred depot
get that poke
might get steelies with winter tyres if it snows this year, probably wont
fathom socket
UI would paint them lime green or hot pink
but srsly IDK what color would actually fit a boring white company car
sacred aurora
I have a bike
timid trail
sweet
terse bane
fathom socket
I'm buying a car
I have all the details sorted out
I just need to do the title transfer
flint sable
What kind of car
fathom socket
Audi A4
dense shard
congrats
charred depot
civic girder
why
charred depot
cause gotta make car stylish yknow
dense shard
That's freaking cool.
charred depot
its completely non serviceable aswell if a led blows unless you want pain and suffering the entire assembly needs replaced.
bronze nymph
Kinda cool ngl
charred depot
its cool until it breaks
bronze nymph
Pointless but hey it's cool
civic girder
I feel like that would also delay response in turning the headlights on
civic girder
and adds needless cost + another point of failure
dense shard
I suppose that is true.
It is why a lot of automakers moved away from flip up headlights.
Apart from the pedestrian safety issues and aero.
charred depot
sad
dense shard
I imagine modern headlight systems tend to be robust. It's not like Tesla were they go down to Home Depot and call it a day.
bronze nymph
Oh it's this wow I'm wrong about the name
https://www.volvocars.com/en-ca/support/manuals/xc40/2018w46/lighting/exterior-lighting/active-bending-lights
charred depot
to be honest ive seen alot of failing drl's
dense shard
I haven't seen many if any tbh.
charred depot
where its like the solid white line that goes around the headlight
dense shard
Mostly VWs.
charred depot
seats ive seen them fail on
dense shard
That's still VW.
dense shard
Sounds like a QC issue.
Outside of VWs, I haven't seen any failed DRLs. Especially the new LED varieties.
charred depot
i cant wait to see how much it depreciates in value
dense shard
Biggest downside honestly is the US' lighting regulations are still very much 70s.
Meaning we don't get cool adaptive lighting tech.
So we get the joys of being blinded and dazzled.
charred depot
breaking all parts 50k miles citroen ds7, failed headlight.
dense shard
I wonder if I can get the adaptive headlights for my car.
charred depot
yeah pretty much all cars ive been in here have the dial to dip them when you have weight in the back
charred depot
heh
2002 civic has it, my mazda 2 has it previous owner had them on max dip
couldnt see shit on unlit b roads
dense shard
My Suzuki in Japan had it.
It was convenient.
Dip in the city, full up on rural roads.
dense shard
I've learned a lot of people here have highbeams on.
Also I want to install a LED bar.
And if I go for room installation, I absolutely need to find a way to remove the A-pillar trim.
charred depot
if i had a shitbox id probably put rally lights on the front for the fun of it
removing my a pillar trim is destructive
dense shard
The Corolla's grill is pretty massive.
charred depot
have to buy replacement thing
dense shard
So I could ideally hide it behind the grill.
I'm fine with that.
I can afford the part.
charred depot
yeah its just a little piece of ribbon or something
dense shard
Maybe I'll just ask my local dealer to do it.
Gonna buy a dash cam. And need to route the cables behind the airbag.
civic girder
I want to add fog lights to the Corolla, but my bumper doesn't have mounts
charred depot
probably to stop it tossing the trim when the airbag goes off
dense shard
My car has fogs.
civic girder
I desperately need to get fogs for the Prius as well
charred depot
my dashcam wire is just pushed into the a pillar :^ |
who needs side airbags anyway
dense shard
I do.
dense shard
Loose objects in front of airbags is rarely a good idea.
charred depot
pretty much all the dealer installed hands free do it
dense shard
I spent extra for a new car. Gonna make sure not to mess with any features I have.
civic girder
I need to bypass the EGR and trick the ECU into thinking its working in my Corolla
tired of having a CEL when its something useless and unnecessary
CEL is supposed to notify me of a problem, not shit like "EGR Failure"
charred depot
beh a egr valve for my car is like Β£20
civic girder
I'd rather delete it. Not like the feds will find out if they don't test me
not to mention, its 25 years old now, so they wouldn't test it anyways
charred depot
your car has to be 40 years old to be mot exempt here
charred depot
and even then your insurance provider will probably want you to continue the inspections
civic girder
lmao
charred depot
cel is a immediate fail here regardless of what it signafies
failing the mot cause your vtec didnt kick in and threw an error :^ |
civic girder
It triggers me that my CEL is on
and it keeps coming back on when I clear it
every time I run the codes, its EGR
so I just need to either delete it, or jank it into somehow working
dense shard
EGR would fail an emissions test for a good reason.
indigo coral
we don't even have an inspection or emissions test 
charred depot
probably just needs a good clean anyway
dense shard
I think an inspection would do the average American good.
indigo coral
my car would fail the shit out of an inspection, but most of it would be easy to resolve
dense shard
There are some rust buckets out there that shouldn't be on the road.
charred depot
im suprised you dont have more brake failures
dense shard
Stainless steal brakelines mitigate teh worst.
And those are usually replaced after a mechanic has to replace half the suspension bits and the entire brakey bits.
Assuming the frame lasts that long.
indigo coral
I had to do front pads, rotors and calipers
drivers side front caliper failed
not due to rust though
dense shard
Hopefully I won't have issues with my parking brake.
charred depot
our brake lines get rusted bad alot
my dad took his car to the mot with the handbrake shoes completely worn
needless to say it did not pass
charred depot
yeah he just had it scheduled
oh no the handbrake did nothing at all
hadnt for months
dense shard
oh that bad, lol
That's fine even then.
I replaced mine on the Accord and they never worked right afterwards.
charred depot
youd just jam the wheel into the kerb
on steep hills it could turn over the engine
dense shard
I just didn't park on hills after that.
I got them adjusted to work after a while, but meh. They're fucking horrible.
drum brakes are a travesty.
charred depot
the auto adjusters on my rear drums are the most useless things
charred depot
mines is just so light it makes no sense
dense shard
4 wheel discs are superior. Can't change my mind.
charred depot
the drum shoes last the life of the car
indigo coral
i don't think anyone wants to change your mind @dense shard
drum brakes are just bad
dense shard
I dare them. :3c
I'm not some Indian god who has enough hands to install fresh brake shoes.
charred depot
our 20 year old honda has never had a a alignment i dont think
front shocks that have to be atleast 10 years old
probably as old as the car
easy pass though
civic girder
Yea, repairing my EGR would cost more than what I paid for the car
for something so utterly useless, its definitely not worth it
especially if I do rotary swap it
charred depot
useless is debateable but have you atleast taken a look at it
charred depot
lob some carb cleaner in there good as new
civic girder
but idgaf about emissions systems
civic girder
yea, I'll probably look at it and try to clean it eventually
Clean air is good air.
@dense shard tell that to the shipping industry and airlines
dense shard
"emissions are useless" says the boomer with COPD who has 2 kids with asthma.
I've been saying it.
civic girder
the biggest polluters aren't even cars
dense shard
No, but every bit counts.
We can start by shutting down pleasure cruises.
Then slam down hard on cargo shipping companies.
civic girder
yes
dense shard
Airlines are more difficult to deal with tbh.
civic girder
they are
civic girder
but to be fair, cargo shipping is worse than airlines
dense shard
Promote high speed rail, telecommuting.
civic girder
true
dense shard
Eliminate shorter routes entirely, and promote alternative fuels.
charred depot
rail projects here are always a disaster
dense shard
Nationalize said rail project, and boom.
No need to profit means you can focus on a service.
civic girder
imo, I think that if the actual big pollution sources are dealt with, car emissions standards don't need to get stricter at all
charred depot
need to be more like china and just throw people out their houses that are in the way
dense shard
Stricter standards are the future.
We just need to apply them consistently.
Across all industries.
Fortunately coal is dead.
civic girder
we still use it for electricity though
which is the very definition of ancient technology
charred depot
used to be an old coal powerplant here, threw out so much smoke
civic girder
right
dense shard
Nevermind vastly easier to transport.
civic girder
Solar, wind
dense shard
Coal is just not cheap anymore.
civic girder
water
dense shard
I'm not a fan of hydro.
civic girder
Hell, even Nuclear
dense shard
That's fucked a lot of ecosystems.
Nuclear over hydro any day of the week.
Arguably cheaper.
charred depot
they built a giant wind turbine here that the sun can end up behind turning into a strobe light directly into my window.
dense shard
Maybe cleaner.
civic girder
nuclear only gets a bad rap bc of mismanagement and idiots
charred depot
wot
charred depot
hondas first fail, for a serious reason ofcourse.
civic girder
tbh, I think we should have more nuclear power
ofc, assuming people don't screw it up like the big fails of the past
charred depot
can i get sound cancer from a desk fan
dense shard
And bird strikes apparently aren't that common.
charred depot
this is where i live
theres so much contrast here
you got the bright noisy polluting chemical plant surrounded by wind turbines they bought to green wash.
solar sky
car
tame flume
Tfw your pc runs on 15 psi
warm sparrow
yes
civic spoke
One size fits all.
karmic verge
That's some pogger packaging
stoic ledge
What dashcam is it
karmic verge
Mans probably running a logitech webcam