cars

[fathom socket]

guy legit rolled all the way onto the street with the handbrake on

[fathom socket]

Haynes manuals are good
I am using one for my timing belt replacement right now

[civic girder]

yea

I need it for the wiring diagrams mainly

but I also need to know some other maintenance intervals for it

I've got Haynes manuals for my other cars too. Probs gonna use one for my own timing belt job

[dense shard]

That looks horrible.

[fathom socket]

Timing belt are very fun

[charred depot]

it almost looks like theres a old golf hiding under the front

[dense shard]

perpetually unlatched hood

[civic girder]

Yea. Will be for me since I also have to do water pump and coolant. Timing belt has to come off to get to the water pump, so I may as well do it before it shits itself 50 miles later and leaks coolant everywhere

[dense shard]

imagine needing to replace a timing belt

post made by the timing chain gang

[civic girder]

imagine having two driven cams

this post made by slave cam gang

[dense shard]

Imagine having only one injector per cylinder.

Post made by the dual port injection Nissan gang.

Because of course Nissan couldn't do dual injection right.

https://www.nissan-global.com/JP/TECHNOLOGY/FILES/2010/07/f4c4d6006c2bc4.gif

Honestly... I dig it.

[civic girder]

I mean, port injection is better

(reliability wise)

but imagine having injectors at all

post made by carb gang

[dense shard]

If my 'rolla dies anytime soon.

I will just get an Altima.

AWD, and just relax.

[civic girder]

thats a disgusting downgrade

[dense shard]

Not really. The new Altimas are pretty sweet.

[civic girder]

not from what I've seen

[dense shard]

ok

[civic girder]

Nissan hasn't made anything appealing in over a decade

[dense shard]

Not sure I agree.

[civic girder]

I haven't ridden in a Nissan and not thought its uncomfortable and has a cheap interior

[dense shard]

My family's Rogue is super comfy.

[civic girder]

the rental Altima I had last fall had a barely functional infotainment

[dense shard]

Kinda cheap, but no worse than the Civic we had before.

... actually better than the Civic.

Better AC for sure.

[civic girder]

It's pretty ironic when I've driven numerous older, and older cheap, cars that are more comfortable than a brand new $25-30k car

I have yet to ride in a car more comfortable than my friend's 89 LTD

My RX-7 is somehow more comfortable than my dad's Fusion

[dense shard]

To each their own.

[civic girder]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I suppose so

[dense shard]

Personally I wouldn't trade my car in for anything.

Because there is no fucking way anything in that size class from the 80s is better.

[civic girder]

The LTD is uber comfortable, and it cruises nicely. But that's all it really has going for it lol

Ironically the RX-7 somehow manages better mpg than some new cars lmao

[dense shard]

gas cheap, big new cars get good enough fuel economy

Americans aren't compelled to care

[civic girder]

Please explain how a modern car with fancy computers and fuel injection gets worse economy than a barely functional 80s rotary with a carburetor

[dense shard]

Because a modern car... assuming you can even buy one today, weighs 5000 pounds, and is a crossover.

People aren't interested in fuel economy. They want power, size, and uhhhh more power.

[civic girder]

people are stupid

[dense shard]

wow

Cheapest new truck I can buy in my area is a Dodge Ram 1500 for 34k.

[civic girder]

god damn

[dense shard]

Cheapest Ford is 37.

[civic girder]

that's actually terrible

[dense shard]

34 isn't too bad considering it has the tech package and 4x4.

[civic girder]

ig

[dense shard]

That's actually about as cheap as you can get without going custom order.

[civic girder]

but its a Chrysler

[dense shard]

I'll take it over a Ford or Chevy.

Especially if I have a warranty.

[civic girder]

[dense shard]

Turns out GM might be covering up some oiling issues on the 5.3.

[civic girder]

I wouldn't take any of the 3

[dense shard]

I don't trust Ford's 5.0 to last.

The 1500 on sale is the last gen "classic."

The Hemi has been around for too long. Meaning issues have been fixed.

[civic girder]

I'd just buy a Tacoma or Tundra

[dense shard]

Both are more expensive.

And neither are better on gas.

[civic girder]

well ofc not

still a truck

but at least it won't break

[dense shard]

Why would I get a smaller more expensive truck?

[civic girder]

reliability

[dense shard]

I'm in warranty either way.

[civic girder]

if I need a truck, I want one that won't shit itself doing truck things

[dense shard]

Cheapest Taco is 36k.

Cheapest Tundra is 38k.

[civic girder]

I would definitely pay the $2k premium over a RAM

[dense shard]

4k premium?

With much much much worse fuel economy.

[civic girder]

You said the RAM was $34k

[dense shard]

Yes.

And the Tundra is 38k.

That fuel economy is actually kinda comical.

[civic girder]

I was talking about Taco not Tundra

[dense shard]

Sure, but I'm honestly not a fan of the Taco.

Not sure I want to reward Toyota for making a small thing more expensive than a big thing.

[civic girder]

they're nice

That could just be your area

or are you going by MSRP?

cause the Tacoma MSRP starts at $26k

while the RAM MSRP starts at $32k

locally I can find Tacomas for $30k

[dense shard]

Local

[lament folio]

Gotta love BeamNG

[charred depot]

realistic road lines painted by a drunk worker, impressive game

[civic girder]

that's a modded map

[mossy sundial]

haha car goes brrrrr

[jovial plover]

https://youtu.be/NnfxRL8j9s8 ohhh yeah old school stuff here

[civic spoke]

I saw a Land Rover pickup today.

[prime scroll]

i remember my dad selling his disco and 3 yrs later he wants it back

maybe because the colour is kinversand, the launch colour?

[flint sable]

Early 2000s taco

Had a bad experience with

[devout kindle]

I bought a car in july this year

And here it is now

[charred depot]

love preludes, oddly hard to find a manual for some reason

well theres just not many around here

[devout kindle]

It's an automatic

[ember dove]

Slick pantjob tho

[fair bronze]

I love the look of those old Japanese coupes

Too bad most of them have been ruined by ricers and such

[ember dove]

Knew my shit was leaking before the new crack

[glossy anchor]

toyona corona, COVID CAR

[mossy mortar]

ATS GT is a good car?

[ember dove]

What's that

[west trail]

a car

[mossy mortar]

yes

[ember dove]

Car?

[fathom socket]

Check out this bad boy

[ember dove]

Absolute unit

[fathom socket]

tbh i expected a polestar 2 to be more the size of like an x4 or something

its actually reasonably sized even in the uk i think

[fathom socket]

Alternator

[fair bronze]

Alternator

[karmic verge]

Alternator

Nah daz a turbo

A tesla brand turbo

[fathom socket]

reverse tuerbo

[flint sable]

What is this

I want one

[dense shard]

A Daihatsu Mira?

Or is that the Honda City?

[fair bronze]

Nope, that'a a Suzuki Alto Works

They look kinda similar though

[dense shard]

Oops

[fathom socket]

They said that there's a dead short in my alternator :,(

A new one is $55

[fair bronze]

F

At least they're affordable to replace

[fathom socket]

Hopefully the ac system is fine on this car

Because that would probably cost 1.28 million dollars to fix

[gritty berry]

mr2?

[civic girder]

That's still cheaper than alternators for most cars

It was like $80 for a reman 70amp for the RX-7

And that was for a FC not FB. FB alternators cost the same, but only make 55 amps

FC alts are bolt on for FB so it was a no brainier.

Technically didn't need a new one, but glad I upgraded anyways bc the fog lights a thirsty

[ember dove]

Ye

[gritty berry]

volvo s60 was 300 euros in finland D:

[quick chasm]

Even an upper tier GM car still uses parts bin alternators. Think I paid only $120 for the last one

[stoic ledge]

Every GM car is a parts bin special no?

drives of in his GM car

[quick chasm]

Yep. Mine has the steering wheel from a cobalt

[stoic ledge]

N i c e

[quick chasm]

Better than the 05 c6 steering wheels that looked like a decapitated dough boy

[fathom socket]

i have a slammed rocket bunny s2000

[stoic ledge]

That just looks sad

I also like how the center appears to be a completely different color

[quick chasm]

Premium GM plastics

It's a feature

[fathom socket]

nice clean interior

keep it that way

[stoic ledge]

Lol even my GM Corsa steeringwheel isn't that different of color, and it's a way cheaper car than a 'vette

[fathom socket]

how do you guys feel about the nissan 400z

[quick chasm]

Not a fan

[fathom socket]

nor am i

but the concepts from it can be cool

[quick chasm]

I'm not a fan of anything from nissan in a long time though

[fathom socket]

yeah last good z was the 350

atleast the 400z is manual and twin turbod

[stoic ledge]

It's not coming to Europe so Nissan is dead to me

[fathom socket]

when does it even release

[dense shard]

Eventually

[fathom socket]

Dog
Move

[feral terrace]

revs Engine

[fathom socket]

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/rG0VAqmi03FC

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ford-fusion-wagon-leaked-interior-1609341551.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.612xh;0,0&resize=768:* next gen fusion is getting leaked.

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ford-fusion-wagon-leaked-front-1609271474.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.502xh;0,0.311xh&resize=980:* Looks interesting.

[quick chasm]

All these lcd screens just add to my appreciation of more analog cars

[flint sable]

Squinty headlights

[dense shard]

Mazda style.

[fathom socket]

A car isn't fun unless you drive the shit out of it change my mind

[dense shard]

New plan. Get a winter car next year.

Small truck or van.

AWD.

so AWD Aerostar or Safari.

Or S10 if I can wing it.

I should ask r/cars what I should get.

[charred depot]

pumped up a single tyre with the civic, battery drained

[slim peak]

speaking of nissan

I miss the r32 skyline 😦

[fathom socket]

what about a toyota corolla ae86 or toyota mr2

[slim peak]

hell yeah

or rx7 fc's and fd's

1980 cars are my favorite

mustangs from the 80's too

[fathom socket]

I want a shelby corbra gt500 1967 with an engine swap

[final cypress]

do be like that

[fathom socket]

no like this

[karmic verge]

Ohohohohohoho yes

This is what climaxing is like.

[quick chasm]

Controversial hot take here- ae86 is over rated af

There, I said it

[dense acorn]

thank you

[karmic verge]

It is tho

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwRpVRbKw1c I love how he's driving on the center lane with 370 km/h. Just in case a Bugatti is coming up behind him

the RECHTSFAHRGEBOT must be obeyed

I did the math, at that speed the stopping distance is almost 700m.

[ember dove]

Mr2 is just superior non weeb 86

[median egret]

@final cypress WAIT

[civic girder]

AE102 is peak Corolla

[dense shard]

I'm a E210 fan myself

[civic girder]

They're still good

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0pR1M0-vo

[dense shard]

Oof

Well... Not like he's an unrepentant car guy.

Just aggressive like practical

[round turtle]

How the hell can you be pratical with choosing a tesla?

Their building quality is shit

their warranty is even shittier

[civic girder]

I mean, it is a practical choice

even if it is a bad choice

[dense shard]

Most cars can't be made to roll over.

[civic girder]

Like, I won't deny that Teslas are quite practical (though no more practical than any other car on the market in their class). But they're still shitty

[dense shard]

whoops

[indigo coral]

They pull the warranty if you have any issues (see: screen failures, tesla retroactively excluded them from extended warranty)

the warranty isnt worth anything

[civic girder]

Most cars don't have brake lines that rub and burst

[civic spoke]

Imagine being able to save $15,000 and not mentioning it.

[round turtle]

There are many others short work commute e-cars that have better build quality and warrenty

[indigo coral]

Most cars don't have the roof fly off as soon as you leave the dealership

[civic girder]

That's right

[round turtle]

Nissan Leaf is the first one to come to mind

[indigo coral]

Most cars don't have the tie rod break on a 1 week old 80k Model X and nearly kill the driver

[civic girder]

its a Model Y

[civic girder]

The Nissan Leaf is just as shitty

it has garbage range

its a Nissan

[indigo coral]

Nissan Leaf is not a usable daily car

not even close

horrible interior quality and no range, no charging network, and pathetic technology

[civic girder]

If the Leaf cost like $15k, maybe

[indigo coral]

may as well buy a cheaper gas car and pay for gas for a decade

[round turtle]

Nissan is not garbage and the range is least of your worries if you (as linus) just use it as a commutor

[civic girder]

Nissan is most definitely garbage lol

[indigo coral]

nissan is garbage lol

100%

[civic girder]

and a Leaf will not have enough range to get me to work

let alone get me home after

[civic spoke]

It really want Linus who picked the car. It was his relatives. They were the ones who went with the Tesla.

[round turtle]

tesla has wider panel gaps than my C1 for god sakes

[civic girder]

yes they do

[round turtle]

and that's a cheap commutor from a french factory

[civic girder]

Tesla has wider panel gaps than my shoddily repaired 90s Corolla

[indigo coral]

my car has ridiculous panel gaps but honestly it doesn't even bother me

the panel gaps aren't the concern with teslas

its shit like the roof flying off

[round turtle]

It only bothers me if I have to pay more than 4K€ second hand for it

[civic girder]

in fact, my $280 Corolla is more reliable, just as practical, and just as fun

[round turtle]

which I have to with buying a tesla, despite having the same age

[civic girder]

and a hell of a lot cheaper/easier to repair

[indigo coral]

well used Model 3s are still selling ABOVE msrp here

its fucking ridiculous

[civic girder]

and the irony is buying a used Tesla is literally the dumbest thing you can possibly do

[indigo coral]

especially bc you don't save any money

vs a new one

[civic girder]

not even that

they treat you like shit

[indigo coral]

that too

[round turtle]

Especially nowadays that other brands have better build quality with e-cars than tesla

[indigo coral]

though that's all manufacturers I think

[civic girder]

"oh, you're not the original owner? that means you didn't pay for fast charging" yoink

[indigo coral]

treating used car buyers like shit

[civic girder]

not really

[round turtle]

although sometimes the range and some high tech fearures are missing

[indigo coral]

when my dad bought his Taurus he had to threaten legal action to get Ford to swap the (TRANSFERRABLE) extended warranty to his name

even after he paid the 75$ transfer fee

[civic girder]

used car dealerships are assholes tho

I wouldn't say all manufacturers

that's too much of a blanket statement

[round turtle]

depends, most of the used car dealerships I know don't rely on sales

[civic girder]

Toyota and Honda have good reputations for a reason

[round turtle]

but on giving good maintance

[indigo coral]

if you buy a used toyota you never have to go to the dealer

cuss it never breaks

[civic girder]

fair point

[stoic ledge]

Except the 2.2 diesel

[round turtle]

mweh, toyota aygo tends to break down as fast as a C1 or 107

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

Lol no shit, same car

[round turtle]

which is basically almost never though

[round turtle]

true but the technology is a true mixture

[indigo coral]

I want a gs f so damn bad

but given where i live and stuff there's no way in hell i could ever afford one

[civic girder]

then live somewhere where you can

I still don't see your argument about that lol

if your location prohibits you from doing things you want, then give it the finger and move somewhere else

[indigo coral]

i like living here overall but when a f**king mobile home costs 300k you know theres something wrong

[stoic ledge]

Sure but they're still the same car

Except the C1/108 were also available with the 1.2 VTi for a period of time

[round turtle]

true, but the 1.2 VTi was still a toyota engine IIRC

just had some fun with french engineers

[stoic ledge]

Nein, that was a PSA engine

Also in the 208 for example

[indigo coral]

2UR-GSE best engine

[round turtle]

it seems I have to do some reading on my own car.
Although I don't have the 1.2, I really am surprised that any engine in that line up was proper french

[stoic ledge]

1.0 L 1KR-FE (Toyota/Daihatsu)
1.2 L EB2DT (PSA)

[round turtle]

well I have the cheap 1.0 from 2008 before extra make up

which really needs a wash

but not too cheap, I have a odometer!

and airco!

[stoic ledge]

Ah well this is for the 108 (or the new model C1/Aygo)

I think all have an odometer

I think you mean tachometer

[round turtle]

damn my english failed then

why don't you english don't just use speedmeter and toursmeters

way easier

[stoic ledge]

The 1st gen Aygo had a 1.0 gas (literally 99% of the Aygo's) or a 1.4 diesel (Ford diesel)

[round turtle]

from what I know atm is that I own a 2009 (so first facelift) C1

with 1L engine

quite fast below 90km/h at 4K RPM

[charred depot]

my mazda 2 has more ground clearance than the mach e

wouldnt want to be bottoming out something that pricey

especially when its kinda a suv but not because of how low it is

[dense shard]

It's a crossover that will never be take off road

[charred depot]

even just shit roads

[dense shard]

I don't think that will be an issue for 90% of us roads

[charred depot]

i believe its coming to the UK

[dense shard]

Are UK roads that bad?

[charred depot]

i mean if you have to go to some farm or rural house it can be

[dense shard]

I doubt a farmer is gonna buy a Mach E

[charred depot]

im not a farmer

when we bought our dog we had to take roads like that to get it

[dense shard]

At that point the Mach E isn't unique. I imagine many cars would have clearance issues

[charred depot]

farm sales if you like that quality vegetables

and that one grandparent who prefers living in the middle of nowhere

yeah just for its shape its suprising how low it is

[fathom socket]

Polestar 2 > Mach e

[dense shard]

Not a huge fan of the Volvo.

Though I do appreciate them going with an Android operating system. Volvo did the first smart thing.

"Let's pass the navitainment off to someone else."

[copper oyster]

Volvo is that euro luxury without as much luxury

[dense shard]

It's a luxury brand.

[copper oyster]

The engines can be cool stock though. That t-whatever and comes turboed

I think there are 5 cylinder ones

[dense shard]

That hasn't been in their line up for years.

They're exclusively a one engine brand now.

[copper oyster]

😦 As always

[dense shard]

Smaller company has to save costs where they can.

[copper oyster]

All the good stuff going out of production

[dense shard]

One engine with different tunes has proven quite effective.

[copper oyster]

Yeah volvos I barely even see driven anymore lol

[stiff burrow]

automakers stop making cool stuff because it doesn't sell, such a shame

[dense shard]

Automakers stopped making cool stuff because people don't buy cool.

[copper oyster]

Bimmers got cheaper right?

[stiff burrow]

lol

[dense shard]

And car fans are entirely to blame.

[copper oyster]

I heard something about their M line and standard being merged even in more steps

during production

[dense shard]

more flavors attract more buyers.

[copper oyster]

I would just get an audi or bmw not volvo

[dense shard]

Not a fan of any of those brands.

[copper oyster]

😠

Y not?

[dense shard]

Because none are known to be reliable past warranty.

Audi is a dressed up VW. BMWs are famous for issues past warranty, and I don't trust modern Volvos.

If I had to buy one of those three. I'd go for a volvo. At least the brand still has style.

[stiff burrow]

i would consider a bmw but probably not audi or volvo

[dense shard]

BMW abandoning manuals in the 3 series shows their new direction. Not surprised, but still bummed.

[copper oyster]

I was just about to ask here: somebody and myself are actually looking into used Audi sidan: what's the most reliable?

[dense shard]

don't

[copper oyster]

mid 2000s or 2010s

Not like 1999 or earlier but apparently those are tanks

[dense shard]

I wouldn't call any VW product a tank.

They're divas that require more upkeep than a Toyota.

Treat em well, and they'll get you home.

[copper oyster]

Well there's that yeah. Just harder to maintain

Toyota nah

[dense shard]

Toyota yah

[copper oyster]

I'd maybe get a civic and mess with it

[dense shard]

Wasn't a fan of the Civic.

[copper oyster]

Toyota supra lol

[dense shard]

I have a new Corolla.

[copper oyster]

That year model which apparently is even more expensive due to rarity

[opal jolt]

I would get a Corolla

[copper oyster]

What about subies?

[dense shard]

AWD Corollas

You aren't making a wrong move by getting a Subaru.

[copper oyster]

It was Subarus I think: somebody mentioned to me an easy setup to disable CCs somehow with software

So like flip the switch, go mad exhaust mode. Flip it back; go for an emissions test lol

AWD is sick. FWD I won't even care what I drive tbh

Might as well be a toyota yaris

[dense shard]

CC?

[copper oyster]

Catalytic converter

[dense shard]

You can't just turn that off.

[copper oyster]

Something you rip out

[dense shard]

Please don't.

[stiff burrow]

imagine living in a state with emissions testing

[copper oyster]

Exactly. But apparently you can somehow bypass it or something

[dense shard]

You can't. Not legally and not out of the factory.

[copper oyster]

With a switch. That's what I was told. Otherwise cc stays youre right

[dense shard]

Subaru prides themselves on their emissions.

There is no switch.

[copper oyster]

Or just get like a firebird from 80s. I don't even think they have cc lol

In Ontario at least, the e-test corresponds to the year of the car

So if you have some old af car that runs on coal with a chimney lol

Imagine. Go in for an e-test. Mechanics come out with completely black faces

[dense shard]

I'm quite happy with modern cars being clean.

[copper oyster]

She's good to go

[dense shard]

Clean air means I can enjoy... many things.

[copper oyster]

Wait wtf

Where. Teach me.

[stiff burrow]

michigan doesn't have it for some reason, which is surprisng because the big 3 are located in michigan

maybe that's why

idk

[copper oyster]

Wtf. One of the last places I'd expect no emissions regulation

Not even like you don't do an e-test but you still pay for cert as a mechanic/buy stickers every month?

[stiff burrow]

i dont know

[dense shard]

Pretty sure the tests are early.

Some states are every 2 years.

[stiff burrow]

i found a map

@copper oyster

[dense shard]

Every single state in the midwest should have safety checks.

[copper oyster]

Yeah im reading. It does still have personal liability mandated like here in ON

Idk maybe they just tax the insurers out the wazoo on licensing, etc 🤷‍♂️

[stiff burrow]

maybe

and @dense shard youre right

[copper oyster]

If not, Michigan, I applaud you. Somehow not getting that last hit gold on every driver in the state lol. That's big.

It's tied into medicare/medicaid/whatever. I don't really exactly quite

I think that Ontario on that map would be striped with like cyan, sage, blue or dark orange though

Thing is, you pay for stickers every few months that go on your front and back license plates

they color alternate them so the cops can easily see lol

[stiff burrow]

you wanna know something else crazy

we dont even have front licence plates

lmao

[dense shard]

I am not a fan of front plates.

[copper oyster]

Ye some states are like that

[dense shard]

I'm gonna see if the DOT up here will let me mount the plate to a roof rack.

[copper oyster]

I'm not a fan of any license plates

jk

[stiff burrow]

i like not having front licence plates because it preserves the look of the car

[dense shard]

Only real regulation is "more than 12 inches off the ground."

If not I'll get a side mount.

[civic girder]

why do you want to put the plate on a roof rack

[stoic ledge]

Depends on the car, some look way off without one imho

[dense shard]

Because I'm special.

[copper oyster]

You can do that here. Center or side. Usually, the laws include something like "clearly visible/readable"

[dense shard]

Also my car really doesn't look great with that front plate.

... 3 pogs, damn.

[civic girder]

the poor fuel economy of having a roof rack turns me off lol

[dense shard]

Do I win something?

[stoic ledge]

Yes 3 pogs

[copper oyster]

How. Teach me.

[civic girder]

Nitro

[copper oyster]

Ah

[stiff burrow]

it's probably because you're used to seeing cars with a front plate

[dense shard]

First you need nitro.

[stoic ledge]

[dense shard]

Then be in 3 servers that have the same emote.

Anyway. I'll probably just try the side mount.

[stoic ledge]

I'm actually used to seeing cars with front plates

[stiff burrow]

yeah i realized

i typed the wrong thing

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[civic girder]

I see a mix of cars with and without front plates, so imo it just depends on the car

[stoic ledge]

Nice mute

[copper oyster]

1. Get one of those plastic sleeves/covers for your plates. They're used for "protection"
2. Never wash your car or accelerate it by driving on dust. Maybe just pour a lot inside manually.
3. Drive around without your plates being visible

[dense shard]

worth it. I just realized I shouldn't have screwed my plate directly onto my bumper.

[copper oyster]

If police stop you, say oops I didn't notice. I'll wash it right away

[dense shard]

ugh, also I didn't need to drill a hole in my bumper.

[stoic ledge]

My bumper was designed with front plates in mind, so without one there's just a weird indent lol

[copper oyster]

See so many ghosters do that

[dense shard]

There are indents for where you screw the bracket in.

[copper oyster]

Tbh just the plastic cover: it's so bad when light shines on it

[dense shard]

no wait... I have the bracket. nvm... I'm still gonna replace it.

[civic girder]

There's holes chilling in the front bumper of the Corolla

[dense shard]

I want an offset mount.

[civic girder]

Prev owner had a front plate, bc Ohio still had front plates

[dense shard]

Asymmetry is cool.

[civic girder]

But when I registered it, they ofc didn't issue a front plate

[stoic ledge]

^ proof Alfa's are cool

[copper oyster]

If you can optionally put a front plate on, I doubt you can take the back off?

It's ok. In Russia I think you pay for both the plates lol

[civic girder]

US requires rear plate in every state. Front plates are by state

[copper oyster]

Then people steal them when it's parked and leave a note to yandex wallet them 20,000 RUB to get it back

They tell you where they dropped it but it's just one of the plates

And a note saying the second plate is another 20k lol

Actual stories

[civic girder]

oof

should use like keyed bolts at that point

[copper oyster]

Those hooligans are clever because they ask for like half the price to get new plates officially

[copper oyster]

Dude I know somebody who lived on the second floor with iron bars over windows. They literally soldered the bars off one day

Took a crappy netbook that was half-broken off the kitchen table for some reason

And left the other two expensive notes and pc lmao

[stoic ledge]

Lol nice

[civic girder]

remind me to never visit russia

[copper oyster]

Soviet welder burglar can solder. But he stewpit with electronics

[copper oyster]

See sankt peterburg one day

Stay in the center of the city. It's beautiful. Good for tourists. I'm talking about like projects basically lol

In a rather rough neighborhood around the outskirts

You wouldn't want to look at anything there regardless. Stalin era construction ends. Kruschev 4-story minecraft builds begin

Those narsty buildings with a stain under every single window somehow. You know what I mean

[stoic ledge]

Lol

[copper oyster]

Elevators look like the ones in bioshock

[stoic ledge]

Lada

[copper oyster]

Yies, much Lada

That one arsehole in an old Lada squeezing between traffic and cutting ppl off. Nobody messes with them.. not even a Mercedes. Because if you hit them, they don't give a crap lol

It's like hard af metal body painted w something from a hardware store

[stoic ledge]

If it gets dented, nobody notices

It's just a new special edition

[copper oyster]

Ye exactly. The whole thing looks like one giant dent on society lmfao

But this one is turboed. So spacious

Imagine without. Also the belt lmfao

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/lada-fan-lada-fan-re-la-x-gif-17959294

[copper oyster]

Now that is a belt. Doesn't need tensioner because belt stretch you

The only mistake I see is the filter

Pretty sure you can just feed it unfiltered exhaust and it will just go faster

[stoic ledge]

That's one nice hot air intake yes

Which gets hotter by the turbo and gets even more hot passing over the engine

Did someone just find a random turbo and thought this fits on my Lada

[copper oyster]

Maybe

But don't tell me that's a carb...

[dense shard]

Probably throttle body injection

[copper oyster]

Lol that drift into river btw jokes on the viewer

It just kept driving under water

[vital zodiac]

I WANNA BUY A E86

[copper oyster]

This building and the sign still there to this day

Guess where that is

First right guess I will paypal you 4.20 of whatever my currency is

[tardy harness]

Vaughan, Ontario
paypal(.)me/smitpat

[restive crow]

2015 evo lancer or 2017 wrx sti go!

im looking at two different cars atm from the dealership i work at. both bodies are fine. no rust, good frames. both are used. the lancer has alot of new stuff/mods put on it, as far as intercooler/turbo. new transmission, only front driver seat/racing seat. straight piped.
the sti is stock 2017 sti, with all new brakes and slight visual mods.
both are in the 17k - 20k range. if anybody has any first hand experience id like some opinions about how the later generation lancers hold up.

[civic girder]

I vastly prefer Subaru personally

Mitsubishi is basically a meme at this point

[stiff burrow]

^

[civic girder]

Not to mention

the Lancer is modified

which means its guaranteed to be less reliable

and when it breaks, you're going to have to reverse engineer whatever shit was done to begin understanding the magnitude of the situation

$17k for a 5 year old heavily modified car vs $20k for a 3 year old basically stock car

at that point brand is irrelevant imho

[ember dove]

Oof

[dense shard]

If the Evo is a manual, I'll take that.

But it's best to avoid modded cars.

[solemn inlet]

https://youtu.be/LF9-qBXsqgw

Happened in australia

R8 got written off

[stoic ledge]

Already saw it before the faces got blurred

[wheat hatch]

Poor R8

[civic spoke]

I love taking blind turns. /s

[copper oyster]

How

Ill send you it. Currency is cad btw

[restive crow]

i agree with modding, with the exception that the evo im talking about is worked on by my dealership i work at, has a fantastic warranty and has been modded and dyno'd by some of the most acclaimed mechanics in my local areas ecosystem. the evo is selling for $17k but has had nearly $11k put into it. it was more a pet project of the owner of where i work just as something fun to do, and is now selling it, and yes it is of course a manual transmission. either of them i'll be able to get about 1k extra off because of being an employee. i'm also looking at a bmw 355i but have been told the stock components tend to be cheap and not capable of being used for there purpose aside from higher fuel milage, i,e tubro will melt.

[dense shard]

I wouldn't recommend the BMW tbh.

The early twin turbo models were... not great. Later models were better. But still not brilliant.

[restive crow]

my buddy has one, and it looks clean, but at the same time obv not a performance car so much as luxury

[indigo coral]

I used to want a e92 335i but then I learned about the catastrophic maintenance cost

Lol

[civic spoke]

Welcome to the world of luxury mobiles.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/f50TjnSyK7I

[fathom socket]

and it was a bloody manual?

nvm guess when he said gear stick he meant the like fake auto selector

[dense shard]

It's a shame cheap cars are going away.

Not that I bought a cheap car to begin with.

[fathom socket]

yeah cheap cars would be perfect for a 16 year old

a 2000 honda would be very good for years

[dense shard]

I wouldn't call an S2K a beginner's car.

They aren't exactly beginner friendly.

Or cheap at this point. Not in the US.

[solemn inlet]

It was holdens last days on the last day of Dec

[stark sentinel]

My first car is going to be a 2012 Audi A4

[civic girder]

I think he meant like a 2000 Civic or Accord

[fathom socket]

who th is buying a brand new car as their first

[sage ledge]

Rich brats

[fathom socket]

guess they'll just have to bin something more expensive then

[civic spoke]

Parents to their kids? Or as they mentioned in the video. 20-30 year Olds.

[maiden steeple]

c

[civic girder]

new vs old

[fathom socket]

Damn, where’d ya find that?

[ember dove]

:>

[fathom socket]

I can hear the sound through the picture

I can legit hear the N/A V10

[fathom socket]

GODAMN

[ember dove]

Meet was popping

[fathom socket]

Where’d ya go to find these cars

[ember dove]

Good last night in florida

[fathom socket]

Only thing I’ve seen was a model x

Here in Detroit

Everyone’s poor as shit lmao

[ember dove]

Some tesla was at the meet and it's fans were running

Shit sounded like a ps4 trying to play cyberpunk

[fathom socket]

lmao

[ember dove]

Like parked with no one in it

[fathom socket]

anyways nice spots

[ember dove]

VVVVVVVV

[fathom socket]

👍

[ember dove]

Why do s2ks have miata radiators

Also how is this man stock plastic rad with a turbo why do hondas not get HOT EVER

[full bough]

Acura >

I’ve seen literally one in person my entire life, and I grew up in a city of 2+ million people

The NSX is a super cool car. Didn’t Demuro also speak highly of the new one?

[fathom socket]

Don't think I'll ever consider buying a new car no matter how old I am

Just a stonking great complete waste of money no matter what the price is

[civic girder]

I will buy a new car at some point

[full bough]

If you mean like brand new, 0 miles, you’re the first owner new. I’m with with you. No point. But both of my cars were made in the last 4 years.

[civic girder]

In a few years I am probably going to buy a new daily. Set on either a Prius or a Corolla Hybrid, whichever I like better after a test drive.
I would also buy new if Mazda ever released another rotary car....

[full bough]

Ahhhh you’re a miles per gallon person. My vehicle is more gallons per mile lmao

[civic girder]

lol

I like having as much fun as I can with as little fuel as possible

not to say I don't like cars that consume fuel either

[full bough]

It’s just a truck, trucks are bad. It’s not anything fun or crazy lol

[civic girder]

I have only managed to get 24.4mpg out of my RX-7

compared to the low 30s and upper 40s of my Toyotas

Tho I doubt a van will get very good mileage when I finally have the parking space to get one

[full bough]

The Jeep gets like 24-28 on the Highway. Probably like 18-22 in town

[civic girder]

That's pretty good

[full bough]

Maybe a little better

[civic girder]

a lot of newer SUVs somehow can't get 24mpg

[full bough]

Truck is like 17-18 on the highway if I’m lucky and 12-14 in town

[civic girder]

I like to flex that my carbureted rotary gets better mpg lmao

ugh. I can't wait to move out

Its annoying having one of my cars parked away from home, and even more annoying that I can't buy more cars

[full bough]

I don’t really want more cars really. Just one more

[civic girder]

I plan to own probably like 3-4 more lmao

[full bough]

Don’t know if I want to go super modern and fun, or old school muscle with like 1000hp because go big right? But I keep thinking about that, and for what that would cost, I could probably almost buy a new 911 or something

[civic girder]

I want either another 80s sports car or a Subaru of some kind, a 90s Toyota minivan, new daily, and something else with a rotary

maybe two more 80s sports cars/Subaru

[full bough]

I almost bought a WRX before I bought my truck

[civic girder]

Yea I was thinking a WRX or an SVX

But I also like Z31s, MK3 Supras, MR2s, and Celicas

[full bough]

This one was really cool. It was a STi but it was also a Type RA. Not sure it was worth what the price was though

[civic girder]

Or another RX-7

but then again, if the idea to rotary swap my Corolla goes through I will also buy another Corolla

[civic girder]

so then I may most likely get one of the first options, the minivan, new daily, and another Corolla + maybe something else rotary

but that's like end goals

short term is to move out, get a minivan, and save up for a new daily

I would like to never have to sell a car, unless its a parts car

tbh, I'm probably a little over halfway to being able to buy a new daily outright lol

but idk if I'll be renting a house or buying one yet

[full bough]

I’ll sell my truck in probably like 3-4 years and get something else. Although I did almost trade it for a Gladiator. The one I have now really is too big. I like it, but it’s too much.

[civic girder]

Yea, modern trucks are far too big

[full bough]

Not all of them. I just have a 2500, and it’s a diesel.

[civic girder]

if I were to get a truck (except I think a minivan will suit my needs just as well) I'd get something small from the 80s or 90s

even a new Ranger is too big imo

[full bough]

Father in law has a Colorado ZR2 and it’s really nice. I don’t think it’s too big at all. And the ranger is about the same size

[civic girder]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I guess I'm just used to tiny cars

[full bough]

Gladiator is probably around the size of a ranger too.

I thought those were hideous at first but now I really like it

[civic girder]

I have an extreme dislike of the Gladiator

[full bough]

I guess you just gotta be a jeep person. We have a grand cherokee already and the father in law has a weekend warrior wrangler. So we’re kinda those people I suppose

[civic girder]

yea ig lol

[full bough]

Like this one. Wouldn’t be my ideal colors, but the spec is about right.

[civic girder]

Yea, I'm not much for large vehicles and offroading

I'm more into small cars and autox and rally

Though I will probably never have the funds to build a rally car

[full bough]

I have a boat. And the weather gets very shitty where I live. Roads don’t get plowed between here and the major towns when it snows and there’s a lot of hills and open fields for the snow to drift.

[civic girder]

oof

[full bough]

So an AWD vehicle is a must for when winter rolls around. Most winters are bearable (just really cold) and we only get a few inches at a time. But it’s not uncommon to get a big one and get 10+ inches of snow in a few hours

[civic girder]

dang

our last few winters have been quite mild

[full bough]

Same here minus a few days.

[civic girder]

we'll only have snow on the ground for like 6-7 hours max

and then it'll rain for a week

snow a little again

and then rain again

[full bough]

Oh no, we can go weeks with lasting snow on the ground

[civic girder]

ooof

[ember dove]

I need me a Subaru and an awd explorer for winter beating

[full bough]

The roads do eventually get plowed by farmers and people and whatnot, but they’re rural roads so the government doesn’t do it

But you get 10 inches of snow in a few hours and they can’t keep up with it in towns and on the highway either though

[civic girder]

My Prius is pretty stable on the snow, so I don't really feel like I need awd

but I am 100% definitely getting an awd minivan

[fathom socket]

I'd love a V10 M2 though

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJgridXsxQu/?igshid=1dkfhbk86wf3b

still who approved that?

[civic spoke]

Yeah

Saw that

[sturdy solar]

What even is that

A toyota or something?

Looks cool tho

[stoic ledge]

What would it be

[sturdy solar]

Oh

Lol

[civic spoke]

Is it a Ducati?

[warm sparrow]

is that a supra ?

[civic spoke]

I could have guessed Porsche.

[shut osprey]

r u dumb thats a lambo

[dense shard]

So it would seem that Telsa did miss their delivery target of 1 mil 500k from the Fremont factory worldwide.

[civic girder]

lol

[civic spoke]

Tesla Roadster was announced over three years ago. Rough.

Guess I should say Roadster Mk2.

[dense shard]

I can't wait for all the videos of people crashing those.

Cars and coffee finally gonna replace the classic Mustang and BMW videos.

[obsidian fable]

F

[civic girder]

This is a Mercury Sable at the pick&pull

[paper kernel]

🥵

i want

[civic spoke]

Oh. Give me a few.

Uhh. I'm going to dump 9 images here.

Sorry?

I'll just do three at a time.

[flint sable]

😩

[charred depot]

god id love a E39

hard to believe thats almost 20 years old

[civic girder]

My friends E46 is 20

[stoic ledge]

E39 design is way over 20y/o

[ripe crypt]

Hey, what do you think about the VW Scirocco?

[charred depot]

that cars 19 years old, oldest e39 ive seen myself is a 1999

[stoic ledge]

I think the E39 came in like 1995 or 1996

[stoic ledge]

It's a VW so meh :)

[stoic ledge]

1995 according to Wikipedia

[charred depot]

crikey

[stoic ledge]

1996 for the Touring

[fathom socket]

G wagon i pullup like skirt

[flint sable]

Porsche 959

[vocal tulip]

nah m8 its a honda civvy innit?

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8KtKI30qJo

[dapper spire]

@golden tinsel

[fathom socket]

My uncle has that one

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ymycZspw1w

[paper kernel]

volkswagen

My shit box

[charred depot]

Pointer?

also whos been pure smackin the horn to wear it out like that heh

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qol00lVzk1Q

gib

[civic spoke]

4 liter engine.

I just realized how silly that sounds.

20 cylinders. And only 4 liters.

[fathom socket]

arent there like 0.6 litre 3 cylinders

still pretty crazy

[civic spoke]

Kei cars are like 600 cc.

[paper kernel]

Yes, I got it for 800 US dollars

The horn isn't even working

One of the tail lights are out

the trunk is not opening

and the front passenger door's handle is broken

so yeah

but overall it is a good car, air conditioning, sunroof, power seats and seat heaters are working very well

And since it is manual transmission, the car is so fun to drive, but needs some repairing and will be just fine

[civic spoke]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CJmIyYEqwvD

[fossil oxide]

Is it the MR2 SC ? with the supercharged 4A-GE ?

[dense shard]

https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1345820522978787328 This is just great.

Linus Tech Tips (@LinusTech)

Some folks have accused me of being unfair to Tesla's auto windshield wipers.

Guess I must be paid off by big oil 🙄

Camera held by passenger to make angle seem like driver/host's perspective. We thought better of that concept and didn't include the clip in the review -LS https://t.co/JuWIUDOdhx

Likes

1931

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Twitter · Jan 3, 2021, 7:53 PM

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

couldn't he just operate his windshield wipers manually like the rest of us

[mystic birch]

Corolla is best car

[dense shard]

I think I'm gonna get twin cam stickers for my car soon.

[civic girder]

I'd get twin cam stickers for my Corolla

.........except its not really a twin cam

The 7A-FE is a slave cam
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758755346033410068/795494970168705024/03valvecover_off.png

[coarse bolt]

Ooo I found the cars channel

[dense shard]

100% dual cam.

Too bad I can't get the VVT-i sticker.

My car is VVT-iE

[fathom socket]

Do you got the manual

[fathom socket]

I have two cams on either side of my engine but I have the whole slave cam thing too

[fathom socket]

https://twitter.com/wauzzzi/status/1345882175640641537 I hope they do it

WAUZZZI (@WAUZZZI)

@linusgsebastian I really appreciate LTT doing more car content. I'd love to see you modernize a 90s car with a digital dash and infotainment system. It'd be perfect for the channel.

Twitter · Jan 3, 2021, 11:58 PM

[civic spoke]

Eh. I don't really see them doing that.

PC in a car. If anything.

[civic spoke]

Looks nice and solid...

[paper kernel]

yes, 5 speed manuel

[sterile holly]

rusty is the way to go

i wouldn't trust it. it would be a very bumpy ride, especially in the winter

[civic spoke]

It's just free weight-loss.

You know how much other companies spend on making things lighter when you can just replace it with rust?

[sterile holly]

[charred depot]

god

the brake clip bolt is just, gone

me thinking i was going to get this done with just a breaker bar and reuse bolts then reality sets in

[flint sable]

This dude really owns a 720s and says it has a V12

[quartz socket]

Not all supercar owners are educated and are car enthusiasts unfortunately

[flint sable]

called himself a car enthusiast

[quartz socket]

Really?

[median egret]

hh

[fathom socket]

It's 1°c outside

[charred depot]

looks like -5

almost couldnt get out my drive today as i have a silly little kerb at the top

[fathom socket]

I have no traction

[lusty quartz]

Rip

[charred depot]

happens to the best of vauxhall drivers

[flint sable]

That’s a Vauxhall?

Pretty sure those are rebadged as Buick’s in the US

[lusty quartz]

An Opel Mokka X but in UK and us? you would quallify this as an vauxhaul

[flint sable]

Definitely

[lusty quartz]

Yep ;)

[flint sable]

They’re rebadged as Buick’s in the US

[lusty quartz]

Collabroation from General Motors en Opel

[flint sable]

NGL

The Buick Regal

Wagon l

Looks really cool

[lusty quartz]

Thanks ;)

[flint sable]

I like wagons in general

[copper oyster]

Sometimes the bolt becomes the brake pad

And the brake disc becomes two brake discs

well not really but it's drilled and slotted for you

[flint sable]

My shitbox wagon

[copper oyster]

Ay it's a bimer

[lusty quartz]

Cool looks like an BMW to me ;) (eu)

[copper oyster]

I still can't figure out the turn signal on newer bmws

Maybe I'm just mentally reets

I like it when it clicks up or down and unclicks when if your wheel gets back into the middle zone

simple. When I get to drive my dad's bmw wagon (btw those are sick), I end up spilling down the road with the turn signal on lmfao

[lusty quartz]

Haha

[copper oyster]

One of the last manual ones though apparently year-wise. Is that true?

Like 2014 or something

[lusty quartz]

Ye someone crashed into my car while it was parked :/

Dunno

[civic girder]

My friend finally joined LED tail light gang

[charred depot]

vauxhall in the ook

[lusty quartz]

My car has 6 gears manual gearbox and is from 2017

[copper oyster]

Wheres rgb

[lusty quartz]

Nice car

[charred depot]

hardly suprising heh

[lusty quartz]

;)

[charred depot]

i might get led reversing lights

[flint sable]

Speaking of wagons

[copper oyster]

I meant bimmer-wise. At least for non-sport models or M or something

But yeah that wagon I mentioned is 6 speed

[flint sable]

The 325xi is mine but

This isn’t

[charred depot]

i hate hate hate my indicators auto off mechanism

[copper oyster]

Then there was me on a 2.3 turbo smaller than a mitsubishi saab. Barely hit 190 theoretically

the car body turns into a sailboat and the wind gods begin steering

hypothetically

[copper oyster]

Just go through the grass

you technically don't have to indicate if you're not driving on a provincial/state hwy?

[charred depot]

:^ |

you also technically cant drive on the island

[copper oyster]

this is true. you may have gotten around the indication 😛

but....

I hate roundabouts

[charred depot]

i love them

[stoic ledge]

I hate how other people can't use them properly

[copper oyster]

my first 10 min driving in SPB, Russia: multi-lane busy roundabout. Cut someone off by mistake, they race in front of me after the 'bout to cut me back off

[charred depot]

they make my town great to drive in, go the wrong way so easy to turn around

[copper oyster]

I thought they were gonna stop and have a meanwhile in Russia moment right there

That's 10 first minutes driving in Russia

[charred depot]

ah yeah they are good in places where drivers are competent

[civic girder]

No there arent

[copper oyster]

Idk it's a giant moving traffic jam around 3 lane roundabout

... in Russia

nothing good comes out of that

[civic girder]

Statistically an overwhelming majority of drivers are absolutely terrible

For one reason or another

[charred depot]

i honestly havent experienced much shit driving in my local area

[copper oyster]

(I protested. Only had a G2 back then in Canada, plus Rus citizenship -- I technically was supposed to get a domestic license)

So there's that.

[civic girder]

I see it everywhere. I can't drive somewhere and not see at least one shitty driver

[copper oyster]

I technically wasn't a driver kek

[charred depot]

thinking of setting up a rear cam

[civic girder]

You'd be incredibly surprised how many people are so unaware that they have cars with maybe 2 functioning exterior lights on the entire car

[copper oyster]

Roundabouts are supposed to replace stop all ways in little village streets. However, I notice uncertain people shting their pants during a roundabout even more than stop all way

So it's slower

[civic girder]

And then drive like they want to die

[charred depot]

they are everywhere here so people know how they work

[copper oyster]

Like my friend is so bad

yields for somebody yielding them

stops in the middle of roundabout

I'm facepalming

[charred depot]

part of my route, more roundabouts above and below that.

[civic girder]

This morning I saw a ford escape with no brake lights, had two rear running lights but one was white instead of red. Had one headlight and one working front turn signal

And he was weaving through lanes and braking late and aggressively

[charred depot]

i dont think ive seen a car with a missing brake light

with myself driving

[civic girder]

I was almost begging him to get rear ended

[charred depot]

ive seen some fuuuucked trailer lights though

[civic girder]

Would love to see how that's explained

[charred depot]

disco time

[civic girder]

"why'd you hit me?!?"
"Bro I had no idea you were even braking cause your lights don't work"

[copper oyster]

What's funny

is that you'd become at fault likely

[civic girder]

Probably

[copper oyster]

because they rear ended you but one or more brake lights were out

brake lights are easy to get ticketed for too

change them lol

[civic girder]

They're not hard to change lel

[copper oyster]

ye

[charred depot]

introducing the hyundai i30

[civic girder]

People are just lazy and dumb

[copper oyster]

unless it's like rusting circuitryh

then it can be a bit

[charred depot]

the honda civic is piss easy to change them in

no tools required

[civic girder]

In the Corolla it's a bit involved since I have to physically unbolt the entire tail lamp assembly

[charred depot]

lord help me if i ever have to change my high beams

[civic girder]

But it's only 3 bolts

[charred depot]

the bracket thing with 3 screws on it is so rusty

no idea where id source a new one

[civic girder]

I know that if you're driving a manual car, and you roll back and hit someone while trying to start moving, they're at fault for pulling up too close to you. Unless it can be proven you rolled back and hit them on purpose ofc

[fathom socket]

easiest way would be to buy a whole headlight thing

or at least in terms of availability that'd be more common

[copper oyster]

Hmm

Imma step into the clutch more often

[charred depot]

the assemblys are expensive af and rare

i havent actually seen a non scrapyard / mazda source of the projector variant

[fathom socket]

whoops i accidentally rolled back into ur ferrari guess its ur fault

[copper oyster]

well no brake

lol

[charred depot]

if you roll back here im pretty sure its your fault regardless

[fathom socket]

oh if its a projector no clue

[civic girder]

If there's plenty of distance and you roll back and hit them obv you're at fault

[fathom socket]

yeah i think so, sounds about rihgt

[copper oyster]

it depends I think on the distance

[civic girder]

But if they basically kiss your bumper before you even roll back, they're 200% at fault for not giving you room

[copper oyster]

like yeah a manual car rolls back a bit. I personally don't but it feels like you make the clutch more toasty

[fathom socket]

uk drivers are expected to not roll back in their test i think

like you get a bit of leeway obviously but too much and thats probably a minor

[charred depot]

yeah

on the test i just made good use of the handbrake

[civic girder]

On a steep hill it's basically impossible to not roll back, at least not without toasting both your rear brakes and clutch

[copper oyster]

yeah it's easy not to roll back after you get a hang of it. You just do it anyways to show everyone

I owe someone here 4.20 CAD on paypal but I wanna send it so it doesn't show my name

[charred depot]

well the expecation here would be that if you cant safely move off, not to.

[copper oyster]

f

[civic girder]

What's funny is that I found out I can make the brake lights turn off without actually letting off the brakes in my Prius. So I can flash my brake lights at people lol

[charred depot]

if there is a car 1 inch behind you dont try it would be the expectation

[copper oyster]

yeah 1 inch you're breaking other laws already anyways

makes sense

like 3m I think here

[civic girder]

Here, if the car is one inch behind you they're at fault of you hit them

[copper oyster]

is distance

[fathom socket]

my car's handbrake needs adjustment so with 4 people + luggage the handbrake doesnt exactly hold it on a hill

totally not gonna bite me in the ass at some point

[charred depot]

my dad tried to MOT his car when the handbrake did absolutely nothing

[civic girder]

Here, you're only supposed to pull up until the bottom of their rear tires begins to leave your normal field of view

[charred depot]

well to be fair he knew it would fail but

[civic girder]

And you're supposed to follow at 2 cars distance normally, further if abnormal weather conditions

[charred depot]

2 seconds and 4 seconds if raining here

[copper oyster]

omg I had a very big friend who sat in the back-right of a mazda. My buddy driving went in for a tight turn and this guy's weight forced the wheel well onto the wheel

but the body somehow stuck out and ended up slicing the tire along

Now that's true power

[charred depot]

most people here dont follow the 2 second rule, alot of car sandwiches on the 60mph b roads

[copper oyster]

yeah I feel bad for those most ppl

[charred depot]

:^|

[civic girder]

My heavier friend makes the Corolla more inclined to rub when the shitty failing struts bottom out lol

[copper oyster]

I mean after a while even if you *almost rear-end because of red lights popping up, etc

or on the freeway. Like 100 2m behind a guy is not a safe feeling thing to do

then again that's like .2 second rule lol

The only one time I got into a fender bender was somebody just drove into me on a red light

[charred depot]

i dont usually use my horn but used it recently after a van went from lane 3 to lane 1 right behind me

[copper oyster]

*knocks on wood

[charred depot]

i ofcourse was making proper use of the horn indicating my presence

he wanted the exit that was coming up and wasnt happy with me doing like 65 gps

[fathom socket]

classic van man

i like the guys that sit behind someone for ages, over take them just to go into a turnoff literally a couple hundred metres after

[azure forum]

Tesla model Y

Holy sh!t