cars

[copper oyster]

Tbh your brakes are already upgraded to max tier maybe if they're warped

[stiff minnow]

I actually got to see polestar

[flint sable]

Some baby Broncos

[copper oyster]

Basically new meta for drill/slot disks is just warp them

[stiff minnow]

Pretty sure those are test units

[flint sable]

Imagine living in Deutschland

[flint sable]

What

They were at a dealer

And the bronco sport has been out for how long?

[stiff minnow]

oh nvm cause i live in canada so they aint available

[flint sable]

Ohh makes sense now

[copper oyster]

Ahh Autobahn vids. Some guy filming going 180kmh. Then a car passes him at mach7

Like 200kph but the passing car still too blurry to even see what it is bc looks to be another 150. If you do the math...

Imagine driving so fast that your tank will empty in 20 min but it's ok because the tyres will go in 15

[copper oyster]

Meanwhile in Canada: imagine turning off headlights ever if car started

[low carbon]

maybe i should ask if he can take $70 off asking price

[copper oyster]

Lol no 490$ off

[low carbon]

boring

[copper oyster]

69k even

[low carbon]

69420 is better than 69000

get it

420

[copper oyster]

True fck you're right

[low carbon]

smh my head

[copper oyster]

I agree though. Ask to take 100% price off and not include pretty much retail 2019 bimmer

[low carbon]

that makes no sense

[copper oyster]

Well yeah just get nothing for free

instead of like 69k 2019 bmw. 240i is such a pissoff too

Like almost 420i but not quite...

[low carbon]

if you look at the number plate youll realise that this isnt america

us$50285

[copper oyster]

The key is to buy a bimmer like that and M badge

[low carbon]

also imagine buying a 420i

how much of a poser do you have to be to buy an m sport bmw without a decent engine

[copper oyster]

Lol I have a story actually

My buddy knows some kid whose parents got him one in highschool for like 16th or whatever. He 'M'ed it lol. Entire school loled

[low carbon]

inb4 'oh i live in europe a 16d is more than enough'

[copper oyster]

But then his parents ended up trading it in and got him real M... 🤷‍♂️

I guess it's ok to rice and pose, so long as your parents have enough money to just replace riced car.

As for m-ing, I'm not sure. Can't you buy the real badge and upgrade them with the parts. Then you have the body kit. Pretty sure m's have diff bodies

Then something about assembly line for m class

[low carbon]

if you have enough money you can turn a 318d into an m3

[copper oyster]

m3 diesel

I hear all you need is turbo diesel + 4wd van and you're set

But w/e it's the current year; who cares about M. One cut me off a while back. So I just jump drive'd ahead of them in 0.000ms in my crappy 2.3T

Thing is I was lighter. That bimmer's problem was it couldn't manually downshift

I even got 2 more cars ahead shoulder ended right there. Next 1.5mi they all drove behind me on 1 lane hwy as I did 23kmph

[flint sable]

M240i for nearly 70 grand?

Yikes

We got an F10 M5 for under 25

[copper oyster]

Can't you get that one year porsche carrera for under 25 as well?

Apparently because the headlights look wrong or something. I fkn hate all of them tbh

[ember dove]

the egg lightssss

[copper oyster]

Yeah goes to show where the drivers' of those cars priorities stand 😛

[ember dove]

I mean I wouldn't want to own too many cars I consider ugly

[copper oyster]

Nah it's more than that. Just the design and how they handle, etc. It's all wrong to me

[low carbon]

just because there's a dollar sign doesn't mean its usd

[dense shard]

The 996 Carrera is bottoming out in price... doesn't mean they're cheap.

Give em a decade, and they'll be super expensive again.

[ember dove]

get em while they're cheaper than a turbo mr2 lol

[dense shard]

And more expensive to keep running.

Old MR2s had their budget days.

[ember dove]

oh they're having them right now

[copper oyster]

I used to not be such a hater. Then that day we got news about Paul Walker (Rest in peace!!)...

[ember dove]

besides turbos

[dense shard]

One day FT86s and BRZs will also bottom out in price... then shoot back up.

[copper oyster]

My brain hit 420C when I read the car they were in

[dense shard]

Porsche didn't kill Paul Walker.

When you drive a decade old car on decade old tires... a car notable for being finicky...

[copper oyster]

All I know about those cars is don't go too fast and drop clutch gently without gas on first lmao

[ember dove]

while drunk

[copper oyster]

a car notable for being finicky

Yeah exactly. Anyways yeah I'm talking crap I mean it is what it is

Kobe Bryant like took the chopper everywhere each day I heard.

Choppers aren't as safe as planes but for both, if you multiply the odds by using as much as a car...

Same w sports car + that scenario.

We should all just drive fkn tesla models locked on autopilot on minority report lol

Only risk is another autopilot bus cutting you off and deploying robots that went sentient

[dense shard]

Autopilot hasn't proven to be safer.

[copper oyster]

Oh I defs am scared of it right now. I mean ideally like in the movie

Heck even no more police chases because it forces you to pull over lmao

IRL yeah I'll always be skeptical. As I always said: would suck to be driving with steering through nothing but wire

[dense shard]

There are a few cars that do that already.

[copper oyster]

then hear 3 chimes: usb driver fails

[dense shard]

Infiniti being a notable example.

[copper oyster]

Yeah new civics I tried. It's horrible. Small plastic thing that doesn't even turn out fully in either direction. Whole thing feels wrong. Like a gran turismo controller

[dense shard]

New Civic isn't steer by wire.

[inland moth]

Bruh how in the world is Paul Walker in F9???

[ember dove]

✨MOVIE MAGIC✨

and some necromancy

[dense shard]

I didn't notice any issues with the Civic when I test drove it, but it wasn't quite as fuck as the 8th gen.

[inland moth]

Literally, how?

[ember dove]

cgi

[copper oyster]

Idk it definitely didn't feel like I was attached in any way to steering column

[ember dove]

he probably has a flashback cameo or something that lasts 15 seconds

[inland moth]

CGI his brother?

[dense shard]

Electronic Power Steering isn't perfect, but nor was hydraulic power steering.

[ember dove]

thats what they did when he died

[inland moth]

Like the did in the one when he did while they were filming the movie?

[copper oyster]

For 7 yeah it was his brother + effects for a big portion. Something like that

[inland moth]

It stinks how he died and how they had to change the whole plot and story up

[inland moth]

Mhm.

He looked semi like him.

I mean it’s like making Liam Hemsworth Thor.

[copper oyster]

Tbh if anybody's gonna drop a car from like L2 orbit and land on volcano it's defs the rock

[inland moth]

It would look kinda lime Chris but different.

[inland moth]

Nah.

Vin would land the thing from mars lol.

[copper oyster]

Mmm.. idk though

[inland moth]

Vin and the rock don’t get along though.

On set.

But I don’t like how they killed Han.

:(

And Lucas Black has just aged too much.

[copper oyster]

Remember when they were street racing kids on supra and jacking dvd players though?

[inland moth]

Lol yeah.

[copper oyster]

Then the rock and jason statham showed up. Obviously we know what that means

[inland moth]

Yes.

Fast and furious went from street racers to action movie.

Vroom vroom to boom boom.

Lol Don’s kid when he grows up...

Son, your mother died from some psycho woman...

And my old wife that I thought died is still alive...

So I was cheating on my wife with your mom and you are the accident.

[copper oyster]

Lol and after the whole spiel up to the carrier jet and tanks:
It all started with a ten sec car

[inland moth]

And they have like 20+ gears in their cars.

[inland moth]

Yes.

Lol the engine on the challenger though.

It’s so big idk how he sees.

Watch them make a side series with planes...

Fast and furious.

More like flying furious.

Now imma go now.

[copper oyster]

The last one I think finally did it in for me. Vin Diesel's main objective, meditation, and purpose in life was family. Now you expect me to believe that he never mentioned some long lost brother and they hate each other

[inland moth]

Bye.

[copper oyster]

Lol later

[inland moth]

Lol.

And it’s John Cena.

Like wtf.

And vin doesn’t look remotely close to Cena.

[copper oyster]

Btw it's probably better you don't see what's happening in that challenger 😆

[inland moth]

The rock looks more like vin.

[copper oyster]

Yeah exactly lmao that's what I mean. They brought in the rock just because he's bigger buffer bald guy than vin

If vin diesel can instantly stop an engine block suspended with one hand

now you need someone who can call in like airstrike on someone just by looking at them

[civic girder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/388606718214668288/815751980219105370/P_20210228_193951.jpg

[copper oyster]

I feel like Jamiroquai just got next music video for single

Must drive down road. Headlights have to open and close at least once briefly. For bonus points, pair with that laser beam sound effect

Tbh it's ok. 50s sports cars had basically that but didnt retract. 24/7 round headlight

Plus the car body looked like it was on backwards 90% of time

[hushed sigil]

I sitll need some help here

I need to find some breaks for my car

[low carbon]

let me use my jedi mind powers to know what specific car

[dense shard]

Amazon or local autostore will be able to help you.

[civic girder]

Rockauto also good

[hushed sigil]

Is Power Stop a good brand?

I have a dodge charger 2017 sxt

[civic girder]

power stop is decent iirc

[hushed sigil]

https://www.amazon.com/Power-K2853-26-1-Click-Street-Warrior/dp/B00B0C157E/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&dchild=1&pf_rd_i=B01N2IM8YY&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=d235545f-f19b-4498-980c-0fcb35dc026d&pf_rd_r=Q24JS63J0ZSTXWCHBSR1&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1601&qid=1614572374&s=automotive&sr=1-1&vehicle=2017-40-287-297--1-6-6-13869-2598-1-1---2-1&vehicleId=2&vehicleName=2017+Dodge+Charger

Would this be good?

[civic girder]

I usually just get Raybestos, but my cars are also not anything special and don't need amazing brakes

why do you even need brakes on a 4 year old car

they should have plenty of pad left

[hushed sigil]

I am not nice to my breaks...

They got warped and evidently that sped up the wear on them

[civic girder]

.....

[hushed sigil]

I probably wont install them until this spring.

I just want to get something now with my tax return.

[charred depot]

rear brakes on my car last the life of it

[civic girder]

the brakes in general on my car can probably last the life of it

[charred depot]

the handbrake uses my rear brake drum aswell, which is nice because it means theres no drum in rotor trash

for us drum in rotor handbrake shoes seem to have a longevity as if a pencil eraser is being used

[copper oyster]

why is it that when you drive like 2 days with handbrake on it can break...

but in a way where it still works backwards; just not forward

or maybe it was already like that tbh. held so perfectly backwards. Forward direction might as well not even bother using it

sometimes get away with just leaving it in gear 1 or R. Other times repark to face uphill. Gambler life

[charred depot]

facing downhill first gear with wheel turned into kerb is what we do

[copper oyster]

UCLA

uphill can leave unattended

Ever wonder what kind of person would hit your car from either side enough to move it in gear with p brake

Probably like 120mph on the side of the road you least expected

Might as well keep wheels straight to shave off that tiny bit of impact

[viscid yoke]

So how tf Paul Walker is in the cast

[fathom socket]

Who doesn't like hearing the rev of 4ghz?

[civic spoke]

https://twitter.com/jakkuh_t/status/1365847897984524292

Jake Tivy (@jakkuh_t)

Closed on this beauty today.

35,000 KM, all original (including the tires from 2006, those are getting changed ahaha).

In love.

Likes

1594

Twitter · Feb 28, 2021, 2:14 AM

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

Cheapest V10 is probably in worse condition than an M5 bought by Jake who knows what he's doing, and has 35k km on it with full service history

[charred depot]

just posting the funny bit in that video

[stoic ledge]

Ah didn't see it was timestamped

[rustic pond]

the e63 m6 had the same eninge btw

[charred depot]

not too much a fan of the body style of either

[low carbon]

Can’t wait for all the haters

Hurr durr my Camry is better

You’re saying it’s not a 1994 Toyota celiac?!?

[stoic ledge]

Celiac best Toy🅱️ota

[flint sable]

Oh makes sense

[toxic cypress]

Hello

[real adder]

hi

[sturdy solar]

Old vs new exhaust on my car

[warm sparrow]

this gonna be loud

[indigo coral]

jakes poor wallet

The E60 M5 is a cool car and a beautiful car but it's also catastrophically expensive to maintain lol

[civic spoke]

Even if it has only done 35,000 km's. A big overhaul is due because of its age.

[sturdy solar]

Yeees pog

[sturdy solar]

Like every car guys' car

[compact thorn]

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/bolingbrook-2001-honda-civic/7283018277.html

lambo near me for sale

[compact thorn]

yeah

i hope jake the best of luck

[fathom socket]

shudders at the thought of daily driving a BMW

[lethal night]

i just changed the pcv valve on my audi q7 ,, 7 hours...had to drain coolant take off the supercharger and disconnect hidden plastic vaccum lines bleed the high pressure fuel rail take out the injectors and lower intake manifold to get to it... that was a pain.

[fathom socket]

Also me: "big turbo V8 go fast, break my wallet"

[lethal night]

getting 600 hp and 580 ftlb from a 3.0 v6 supercharged

[fathom socket]

Wow

My fathers 3.8l V6 makes 240 HP with a supercharger

It's also from the year 1999

240 HP wasn't bad for back then

[lethal night]

i had a 99 grand prix gtp

[fathom socket]

Changing the PCV valve on his car means undoing two bolts that hold a little plate on and pulling the PCV valve out.

[lethal night]

i know

i had one

zzp stage 3 putting 400 hp

[fathom socket]

Damn

[lethal night]

custom built the transmission

[fathom socket]

His car is stock, I am probably gonna buy him a stage 2 kit for his birthday.

[lethal night]

intake tune and supercharger pulley

[fathom socket]

I just rebuilt the supercharger and completely decarboned everything

[lethal night]

350 hp and 400 ftlb

i sold mine with 350k miles for 2k

[fathom socket]

The PCV valve was bad causing it dump oil into the intake

[lethal night]

yea

[fathom socket]

The other side of the throttle plate was the blackest black I'd ever seen

[lethal night]

i had a bad pcv valve

in the audi

[fathom socket]

There are things about that car I hate though

[lethal night]

its a 3.0 supercharged audi q7

[fathom socket]

Like the tiny plastic vacuum lines that break if you do so much as look at them

[lethal night]

i was burning 2 qts every 600 miles

the pcv valve was bad

7 hours...had to drain coolant take off the supercharger and disconnect hidden plastic vaccum lines bleed the high pressure fuel rail take out the injectors and lower intake manifold to get to it...

[fathom socket]

I put some nice NGK laser iridium's in it, and I had to undo the front engine mounts and ratchet strap the engine forward

The car has 158k and the interior is shit

Everything is breaking

80's and 90's GM interiors were far from okay

[lethal night]

new american cars are junk

thats my audi q7

[fathom socket]

The cars might be shit, but the engines are at least a little easier to work on than imports

I do love working on Toyotas and Hondas, they run for fckin forever.

[lethal night]

the only way to appreciate any car is to come to realize that all cars are pieces of crap in their own way

[fathom socket]

Yep

My 2006 Chevy Express 3500 might run until the end of time, but it definitely has its flaws.

[lethal night]

i love my audi q7 enough to love to hate the quirks

[fathom socket]

Like every damn interior panel in the rear rattles

[lethal night]

give me the challenge to be away from the wife to fix you

[fathom socket]

I saw a van where someone used self-tapping screws to hold all the pieces tight

[lethal night]

i seen a car with 3 - 5 gallon gas refill cans as a fuel tank

in the back seat...

[fathom socket]

I've never seen that before

[lethal night]

yea

88 crown vic

[fathom socket]

I've seen where someone uses a gas can to temporarily run a vehicle, but never as the actual fuel cell.

[lethal night]

the tie rods were welded

brakes worn down to the piston

[fathom socket]

Being a mechanic, I've seen some crazy shit xD

[lethal night]

every wire in the car was blue

this was that same car

with the fuel tanks

o me too

[fathom socket]

Damn

[lethal night]

this car was like who the hell passes your safty inspection

they can in for an oil change

came

[fathom socket]

I saw where someone used a rope to hold the the transmission up because the crossmember fell out

[lethal night]

i seen exhaust with pvc piping

[fathom socket]

The person attached it three ways really tightly, so it wouldn't move.

[lethal night]

ill be back later

my 2 year old want to play word munchers

[fathom socket]

Not any worse than the furnaces that use that stuff now a days.

[fathom socket]

I have had idea.

Genral lee time.

[sturdy solar]

Might as well have no exhaust then

Shit's gonna melt

[fathom socket]

Furnaces use PVC as the flue pipe for some reason

[sturdy solar]

Whuut

[fathom socket]

I know they draw hot air from the flue so it can be reused for heating, it's how they can achieve 95% efficiency

The PVC loses less heat than the standard aluminum, so more heat gets taken back in.

[sturdy solar]

But why use pvc, so less heat goes to the pipe?

Yeah

Well i guess that makes sense

Oh god richard hammond is typing

[fathom socket]

ive seen an exhaust break in half and stay on the car then blow out the cat after a massive backfire

[sturdy solar]

Big crash incoming

[sturdy solar]

Sounds like a "mcdonalds jdm parking lot meet" move ngl

[fathom socket]

geo tracker is close enough to jdm

i mean it has a 4 cylinder

[sturdy solar]

Loool

I still dont get the purpose of those cars u know

[fathom socket]

i have one as a yard driver

really fun with the 4wd

[sturdy solar]

Theyre not big enough to beat a quad, not small enough to beat a quad either

[fathom socket]

because it does burnouts

[sturdy solar]

Yea true

[sturdy solar]

Wut

Whats the bhp in those things

[fathom socket]

80

[sturdy solar]

And it does burnouts?!

[fathom socket]

The two pipes are the intake and exhaust, they later join together with an h-pipe type of deal so the intake draws in already hot air making it much more efficient compared to the standard 80% system.

[fathom socket]

rock hard tires

[sturdy solar]

Ah

[fathom socket]

man they have a lot of cracks too

cant wait for the day they explode

[sturdy solar]

Lol

Rim burnouts

[fathom socket]

the fun part about that car is the rpm

it makes 80 hp @ 5400 rpm

and with what essentially is a straight pipe

it sounds like you are going fast

but you go like 20-30 mph

[sturdy solar]

Makes me think of one of those fake exhausts you used to put on bikes as a kid

U know what i mean

[fathom socket]

yes

[sturdy solar]

Sounded like u were doing like 50mph on a bike

Lol

[pearl tiger]

Someone said LOUD exhaust on low HP car?

60hp @ 4700rpm

[fathom socket]

[pearl tiger]

Is lowered with harder springs also shorter gears.. 60hp but still fun.

Also dont mind the 14kg subwoofer in the trunk

[ember dove]

loud exhaust low hp?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1qpwAK-5IU&feature=youtu.be

[main lake]

Imagine someone here has a father whoes an airplane engineer, and then salvaged a turbine engine and shoved it into their care and made it reliable yet powerful O-O

[low carbon]

Just saw one of those Wrangler utes

Looks weird from the back

[dense shard]

They're just Jeeps with a pickup truck bed attached.

Or rather they're just downsized Rams with a Jeep body.

[low carbon]

Is that stock fitment?

Looks stupid IMO

[rustic pond]

i think it look good a lil

[pure oak]

nah, thats way to wide even with the flares on it

[brazen merlin]

this was my baby until i got sick and had to sell her in 2015 the buyer totalled her the next day on i-20 in Atlanta Ga

[stoic ledge]

[errant shore]

Should a build a cyber truck body for my buggy

980hp cybertruck?

[spiral crescent]

Oh? We’re posting our modified imports?

[errant shore]

Not imported

I built a buggy and I wanna know if I should make a cybertruck body

[spiral crescent]

So... respective domestics?

Cops haven’t bothered our meets since Covid started

[spiral crescent]

Those are gorgeous. The new ones are a hoot too, them and the camaro are pretty much the only “retro” cars I’ve ever liked.

Also did someone tag me and then delete their message? It’s a 2.0T luxury if you wanted to know. Nothing special lmfao

[fathom socket]

Yeah it was me.

@spiral crescent Was looking at Cadillac or Lincoln but went with the Buick. Wanted the Lincoln for the revel audio since they’re known for stupid expensive speakers but the car was already bought when I got there. Cadillac back seats didn’t come down which I needed for my 5 foot tall speakers. So the Buick was the choice. Later on I’ll get a crossover, upgrade the Buick to a Cadillac and then choose a sports car to fool around with. Felt the Buick was on par with either brand.

[spiral crescent]

The Buick’s are gorgeous. Always have a hard time telling the lacrosse from the regal though?

[fathom socket]

Lacrosse is much larger. Less sporty looking

The regal tends to have sporty lines.

[spiral crescent]

I’d definitely agree, looking at them side by side now. For me I needed one car to do it all because of space concerns. The CTS is fun to drive, comfortable enough, and I’m happy with the mid level Bose system which probably makes me like, uncultured swine

[fathom socket]

Mine is the premiere level 1 trim. Level 2 had gps, Harmon kardon, panoramic, lane departure.

[spiral crescent]

It’s way worse on gas than I hoped. I drive like an asshole Tbf but I literally managed 9MPG on my last tank

[fathom socket]

Rip

3.6 v6 I get about 24-28

[spiral crescent]

When I let the cruise control handle it and stay off the downshift, I’ve seen as high as 35. But the minute you ask anything from it it’s thirsty like a v8 lmao

[fathom socket]

I don’t drive hard. More of an easy driver. So I’m more attracted to the luxury sedan/sport sedan.

[spiral crescent]

Very split personality here

There’s commute me, but I also track this thing. Been fine on the stock oil cooler too which means they know their audience lmao

[fathom socket]

Yeah I thought about a v8 but gas prices went through the roof when we got a new President.

[spiral crescent]

Which one? Feels like every cycle gas goes up

Lmfao

[fathom socket]

The Lincoln I wanted was a 4 cylinder hybrid. Would’ve been awesome.

42 mpg

[spiral crescent]

I had considered a conti

But it just wasn’t satisfying enough in the twisties

Wasn’t meant to be! But at the same time it didn’t surprise me either lol

[fathom socket]

Yeah I’m the type that wants a car for a specific use than an all rounder. A daily, crossover hauler, and eventually there will be a third being the track car.

[spiral crescent]

Yeah I’ve only got the one spot 😂

I’d love a lil roadster

[fathom socket]

Making 25 an hour now. Hopefully next year I can get into the union and work at Miller brewery. 35 an hour 🤑

[spiral crescent]

An s2000, maybe a fifi 124 abarth with a glass pack

[fathom socket]

Then I can get a 3 cad garage.

[spiral crescent]

Man nothing wrong with a union gig

[fathom socket]

Then maybe I can also get the 5k amp I need for my speakers lol.

[spiral crescent]

Ahaha yikes

Yeah tbh I’ve kept everything I’ve owned pretty much stock, save a head unit on my old genesis

The caddy has a flash tune because how do you not tune the 2.0 lmao

[fathom socket]

My speakers are at 2 ohms need 500 watts or more. And high current so no wimpy average amp. You start modding and things start going has been my experience watching my friends mess with theirs.

[spiral crescent]

Jeez yea I mean I threw a $100 Walmart powered subwoofer into my buddys Prius

So you could say im a “pro”

😎

[fathom socket]

Friend did crazy stuff to his car. But being high performance typically means you need to rebuild engine every now and then. Piston went bye bye.

[spiral crescent]

Except boxer engine means... it would launch the piston out the side of the car?

[fathom socket]

Yeah I’ve never been the type to buy cheaper stuff audio wise and just save for better. Piston to the balls. Oof that would suck.

[spiral crescent]

Yeah it was a 2006 Prius with 250k miles on it’s second used replacement battery I don’t think he had any intentions of doing anything correctly

Which is why he asked me to install it 😂

[fathom socket]

Oh yeah screw that.

[spiral crescent]

Yeah tbh it sounded like shit before

Now it sounds like shit, with extra bass

[fathom socket]

Came from an 04 Toyota Avalon. Everything went to shit at once this winter Suspension wise, but would cost 4k total. Cut my losses and just got a newer car. Engine is completely fine in the Toyota as it was rebuilt 3 years ago.

[spiral crescent]

Damn still have it parked or traded it in?

My dad had an ES from that generation, that v6 could sure sing

[fathom socket]

Parked. Gonna sell for 1k

[spiral crescent]

Is it a v6 tho?

[fathom socket]

Maybe a lil more idk

Yes

V6

[spiral crescent]

Motor is probably worth more than that tbh

[fathom socket]

Oh yeah I know. That’s what makes it a good deal lol

[spiral crescent]

Yeah lots of things to swap that into

[fathom socket]

Chassis panels interior is all fine on the car. Just needs suspension bushings among other things also suspension and steering related

[spiral crescent]

I mean sounds like you just need to make good drinking buddies with your local mechanic ahaha

[fathom socket]

Yeah lol I just moved here and probably won’t happen soon enough.

It’ll just go towards my pc build.

The v6 in the Buick sounds nice too. More throaty

[spiral crescent]

That’ll buy you, what, a g3258 and a 750ti at today’s prices?

[fathom socket]

I have lots more money from taxes and the stimulus it’ll be good enough lol

Next will be the mobo cpu and fans.

[low carbon]

tell me you're a chav without saying you're a chav

[fathom socket]

Anyways night 4 in the morning here.

[errant shore]

Bye

[fathom socket]

Nice

That's a nice super bee.

[valid creek]

Ikr

[fathom socket]

Those calipers tho..

[simple pine]

Willing to trade. 2002 Volvo s60 bad timing belt, new parts are in vehicle ready to be installed.

DFW METROPLEX TEXAS

Magic beans may or may not be accepted.

Just some compacted dirt dobber nest don't be shy.
Edit: I'm disabled and can't work anyways so I might as well use amazon foodstamps instead of a car lmao. Would save money so hurry up and come pick this thing up Linus. Kill it. Make me not want to plop it in neutral and coast it into the creek 0.0

[split notch]

my poor car goes in for bodywork and a respray tomorrow

replaced the shitty old LEDs with fancy new ones

[frank steeple]

the old one's were LEDs?

[split notch]

yeah

But really old ones, the OG ones from when the car was in Japan

shitty old ones

cool new ones

[pearl tiger]

i wanna replace my dash lights with leds too .. but too lazy to ripoff the speedo

[split notch]

its not hard

depending what kinda car you have

if its a modern car, don't bother

too much bullshit to deal with

for me it's 5 screws (not including taking the steering wheel off)

[fathom socket]

Gotta say i really like the e-tron GT

certainly wouldnt buy it for more than a taycan though, the pricing is the wrong way round if anything

[split notch]

electric cars bad

[fathom socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzCMoDDSF6o

this is a nice car

[compact thorn]

one time i saw a guy who was using a mixture of gorilla tape, flex seal and a really old broken rubber hose for his main coolant hose into the engine

[dense shard]

I might buy better bulbs for the Jeep.

Annoyingly most choices on amazon are LED replacements. I just want a nicer halogen dammit.

[low carbon]

osram night breaker and philips whitevision ultra are good but only last around 400h

[civic girder]

those look like ones I got for my car

what brand?

[civic girder]

These look like some shitty ones my friend bought and just returned for his car

[fathom socket]

How much is the respray?

[visual basin]

car

[charred depot]

ive got phillips Racing Vision in my car

[low carbon]

Waiting for the xenons in my golf to die so I can replace them with some nice white ones

My B6 Passat had cooler xenons from factory than my golf

[split notch]

£2k

[fathom socket]

most trucks I see are from Poznań

[fathom socket]

Imagine living outside of the EU and actually being allowed to long-term save stuff from a dashcam and even post it in the internet without risking a lawsuit.

[charred depot]

huh is that the case in the EU now?

[fathom socket]

Its for a few years already. In Germany for example dashcams are not officially allowed installations in vehicles as long as it can permanently save data.

And saving data of dashcams in the long term contradicts with some form of the european data laws.

Especially when the footage includes license plates, names and people faces. thats a break of privacy laws. 😄

[charred depot]

beh i have no expectation of privacy when outside

[fathom socket]

Everything within your car is considered your "home" by law. If you're allowed to be naked at home, you're allowed to be naked in the car... As long as it doesnt influence the safety of yourself or others in the traffic.

[solemn inlet]

Sounds like drone type laws lmao

[charred depot]

whats your street view like

i suppose it sorta catches pretty much all faces and plates

[fathom socket]

Google need to pixelate all plates, all faces and all buildings which owners marked that they dont want their households/grounds to be on Google Streetview

Its forbidden to make pictures of a specific person or a group of persons without their consent.
Saving those data is commiting a crime. Publishing the data is an aggravated crime.

[bitter compass]

Streetview is incredibly weird, like not a single road in my hometown is in it but a path on a mountain for like 50 meters

[charred depot]

probably some rando with a 360 cam

[bitter compass]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

I don't blur out license plates on my dashcam

Germany is more "strict" on it but /care

[charred depot]

if there wasnt a car behind me id off sunk my foot into the brake and shouted "after you" heh

[fathom socket]

Just waiting for the day at which pets are no longer considered "objects" of ownership but living beings. With that, they have a right of privacy. So u need their consent to make pictures of them.

so why do we even show off license plates?

[stoic ledge]

a) Don't be a jerk, then I don't have to share your license plate
b) Profit

[bitter compass]

Ye I'd love to be allowed to public shame on people by uploading a video that shows their license plate and basically gives the message this driver is a dick

[fathom socket]

there are sites that literally public shame people

[bitter compass]

But hmm thats something that gets expensive if someone tells

[fathom socket]

at least we have them

she didn't even look my way

and also someone going on day lights in this fog

idk

[solemn inlet]

Oops

[fathom socket]

but that footage makes me look go too fast

[charred depot]

tonnes of jaywalkers when i drove in edinbruh

especially around the tourist bits

[fathom socket]

and also

[charred depot]

haha take picture in middle of road

[fathom socket]

I almost got ran over yesterday

on green light

[charred depot]

i dont trust traffic lights anyway

my council doesent know how to program them

[fathom socket]

like fucking hell that guy was going slow and then accelerated like he wanted to run on the late yellow

but I was already crossing

I need dashcam equivalent fro my glasses

[charred depot]

i tend to not use traffic light crossings if im the only person there

just walk down the road a bit and cross

[fathom socket]

I live on a busy road near entrance of the city

so it's not an option

[charred depot]

i could probably drive on the wrong side of the road out of my area and not meet anyone

[fathom socket]

but I always cross on the crossings because if something happens I can get my ass covered

[charred depot]

injury lawyers 4 u hours

[fathom socket]

I don't have money and 10 years to spare fighting in court

[charred depot]

alot of the deliveries i did in edinburgh involved parking somewhere and running a bit so i got good at professional jaywalking

then i realised everyone parked on double yellows and joined the club

you have to be there for 5 minutes before you get a ticket in edinbruh

[fathom socket]

here you run your engine for more than 60 seconds

and municipal police comes out with a stop timer and gives you a ticket

that happens in the city centre during winter

[fathom socket]

Sounds about right. I think that’s about 4k usd

[split notch]

Japanese shipping at warp speed

[stoic ledge]

Is this.... a difference in time zones?

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[charred depot]

would expect it to be converted for the viewers TZ in zis day and age

[errant shore]

Roses are red violets are blue I drink water and so should you

[civic spoke]

Remember. If you are thirsty, then it's already too late. You should have hydrated a long time ago.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/kyFLRXSxgPw

[charred depot]

set of traffic lights here people can approach at 70 but speed limit changes to 30 after you pass the lights

have a tiny amber time

3 seconds

i stopped but the focus next to me was having none of it heh

[fathom socket]

guess what caused that noise

[stoic ledge]

The engine

[fathom socket]

nope

basically corroded wiring

[charred depot]

£500 mx5 no key anyone

[fathom socket]

replace key with screwdriver

[charred depot]

doubt anyones going to steal it in that state

[fathom socket]

as long as it isn't corroded and the drivetrain is good

I don't really care

how it looks

by corroded I mean something that won't let me pass inspection

[charred depot]

with the wonderful paint jobs i cannot see how it could possibly have corrosion

[fathom socket]

as long as it passes inspection

no wait

I'm stupid

I don't fit in this car

[low carbon]

Just chop your legs off

Bluetooth pedalbox

[frozen moon]

Midget surgery

[split notch]

hows the chassis 😂

[charred depot]

mot: "underside of vehicle soft"

[split notch]

"soft"

yeah I bet it is

FUCKING LMAO

yes laaadd

[sturdy solar]

Lol

[warm sparrow]

lol nice

[fathom socket]

https://twitter.com/engineers_feed/status/1366987690592329732?s=19

World of Engineering (@engineers_feed)

That’s not what gear oil is supposed to look like in a differential 😬
📱 https://t.co/b0wpQIC9CM https://t.co/uRUwlWi0VO

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What is this

Lard?

[lone fern]

probably

[frank steeple]

i think i should replace mine with LEDs

idk how old my incandescent lights are

they could be 53 years old or 10 years old

[light yew]

Perfect condition

[split notch]

Its always worth it, LEDs burn brighter, last longer

And cheaper

[frank steeple]

i heard the only LEDs for my car can burn the lenses over time

[charred depot]

led headlights?

[frank steeple]

No, dash lights

[charred depot]

must be some insanely powerful LED dash lights or just cheaply made

[frank steeple]

There probably is a large quantity of LED headlights for my car though

[frank steeple]

They're cheaply made

and also my car is not popular so that's probably why

[split notch]

nah, good LEDs made for car dashes are perfectly fine

they dont generate enough heat to burn

unlike old filament bulbs

cars in the shop now :(

[lone fern]

rip

[lone fern]

what for?

[split notch]

new bodykit, total respray, and to get it generally roadworthy again

[lone fern]

ah, nice

I need a repaint on my truck, its dark green, and I dont like it

[eager grove]

Just had a second snapped spring in 18 months. stupid shitty british roads

[lone fern]

but it was cheap and well maintained by a fleet

[eager grove]

what colour you gonna go for?

[lone fern]

try Michigan roads

[eager grove]

I like the new Rivian R1T truck in green

[lone fern]

black probably

[eager grove]

but green is not normally my favourite colour for trucks

[lone fern]

well you see mines a 2005 ford f150

[charred depot]

problem with british roads is they are so narrow you cant even make an attempt to avoid the pothole if somethings coming

[eager grove]

Ford F-150s should only be available in black or silver

[lone fern]

it was the companies’ color I bought it from

[lone fern]

custom job, they have a contract w/ford

[eager grove]

Ah, gotcha

gotta pic?

I have sort of this fascination with pickup trucks - despite the fact I would never own one

[lone fern]

maybe, i’ll look in my photo album. its bejng used by a relative rn

[eager grove]

mostly due to gas milage, lack of use for one, and aforementioned narrow british roads

[fathom socket]

My car is in such bad shape I doubt it's worth repainting

[charred depot]

go fund me a orange respray and st conversion for your mk1 focus estate

[fathom socket]

I think I've seen an orange focus mk1 st somewhere parked in my city

[eager grove]

have y'all seen the R1T colours? I can't decide which one I would get if I had the choice

[fathom socket]

Someone has spent money resprayin their focus

I would need new bodypanels and bumpers

[lone fern]

I cant find a pic rn

[fathom socket]

r/ihadastroke

[charred depot]

i thought it was just some foreign language leaking in heh

[split notch]

I'm having my car resprayed in Nissan Gunmetal KAD

[frank steeple]

oooo nice

i want a skyline r32 in gunmetal gray

preferably a GT-R

but the GTS-4s are pretty cool

[split notch]

Don't write off the GTSTs, they can make mad power and they are RWD

which means super fun

[frank steeple]

can it get out of a snow bank?

i would love to get a GTST if i lived somewhere warmer

[lone fern]

prolly not, depends on the amount, I couldnt rock one where im at as I get quite a bit of snow

[lethal night]

i perfer german over jdm

[frank steeple]

don't they always break though?

[lethal night]

well

what i learned over the years is all cars are pieces of crap in their own way .. thats the only way to truly appreciate them

thats being said keeps my away from the wife

me

im an engineer i make the shit work better

i have a 2012 audi s4 3.0 supercharged

i tuned it myself made my own pulleys cams

built the trans

[split notch]

Trust me, I'm an engineer

I'm a trained military mechanic and I still rather pay dudes to do shit to my car

[lethal night]

nah

[split notch]

so more power to you if you can be fucked to do your own work

[lethal night]

i dont trust anyone

[dense shard]

I'm neither and I own a Jeep

It'll never break, and when it does I'll conveniently be modifying that part anyway

[lethal night]

yea jeeps are good like that if it breaks the upgraded part is cheaper than the dealer

[split notch]

I live that import life 😎

I even had parts shipped overnight from Japan last night 😂

[lethal night]

i use a have a 99 svt for contour

[dense shard]

Oh, it's 20 years old

[split notch]

ha, mines a 98

[dense shard]

I doubt a dealer would touch it

[split notch]

a dealer wouldn't but a decent garage would

[lethal night]

i had a 99 gtp

[dense shard]

I have a 2019 Corolla as well.

Gotta love the hatchback

[lethal night]

what car do you have con fox

[frank steeple]

i wonder if nissan usa would take in a jdm car to get an oil change or something simple like that

[dense shard]

Don't count on it

[lethal night]

i have a 12 audi s4 and 12 audi q7 tdi

[stoic ledge]

When I take my car to the dealership it's not that uncommon to see 20+ y/o cars also being serviced there

[frank steeple]

every car where i live is a 2013 chevy tahoe

[stoic ledge]

Not here as it's not fun with 7.5USD/gallon for fuel

[dense shard]

Only 2.40 a gallon here.

Not fun when the Jeep barely does 17 to the gallon

[frank steeple]

same

my car gets 14 mpg

[lethal night]

cali its 4.00

[stoic ledge]

Still better than 17MPG with 7.5/gallon

[dense shard]

It's fine tho. 'rolla does about 28 city.

[stoic ledge]

Mine does 35MPG everything

[lethal night]

i get 40 in the diesel q7

[dense shard]

I can get over 40 mpg on the highway

[lethal night]

22 in the s4

[stoic ledge]

City? 35. Highway? 35. Slow driving? 35. Fast driving 35.

[split notch]

R34 Skyline

[stoic ledge]

4 door

[lethal night]

mind if i pm you

[split notch]

Send it

[frank steeple]

ah yes, a 4 door

for all my friends i don't have

https://tenor.com/view/prathambosser-gif-19549702

[compact thorn]

this is funny

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/RvZGgjUFAzY

[split notch]

@frank steeple

Cursed R3235

[frank steeple]

yes

climb inside

[frank steeple]

this is the interior

[split notch]

This ones more like a R345

Theres a Subaru car that has a super spaceage interior

the XT

[frank steeple]

z31 looks pretty spaceship like

[split notch]

man the 80s were so cool

minus the impending threat of nuclear annihilation

[frank steeple]

yeah...

ae86 go brrrrrrrrr

[split notch]

well some 86s look like that

[civic spoke]

Ding. Ding. Ding.

[split notch]

most have the physical clocks

certainly the 5 in Scotland I know of do

[fathom socket]

Did you have it for a while? Or just bought it in a somewhat iffy condition and sending it straight to the shop?

[split notch]

I've owned it 2 years, imported from Japan

came in a good condition but very obviously was gonna need work on stuff like the paintwork

23 years and it was really showing its age

I had it stored over the last year since I've been busy doing covid time, I've just been saving up money to get some nice work to it

Since then I had it converted from auto to manual, and done some power work on the engine, it was sitting at 340hp before I took it off the road

I want to push 400 this year but that's gonna be real expensive

[fair bronze]

https://tenor.com/view/initiald-car-gif-5414479

[fathom socket]

Why does he tap the brake while giving Throttle?

And if its the gear Pedal, he would continously press the brake.. U cant fool me.

[split notch]

Heel-toeing

Its a drift technique

Maintains your control and drift

Hes doing a clutch kick with his left foot too to initiate the drift

http://www.driftsession.com/drifting_technique/heel_toe_shifting.htm

[fair bronze]

You got it

https://tenor.com/view/drift-car-gif-5414478

[split notch]

I was taught to drift by 2 BDC Champs

[dense shard]

Not really a drift technique. Just a nice trick to avoid wear on the transmission and not unsettle the car in turns.

Also makes you feel special.

[bronze nymph]

I thought it was used to help with rev matching.

[dense shard]

yes.

[split notch]

I mean its like the most basic and common way of initiating drifts but okay

[dense shard]

Most people who heel and toe don't drift.

They're doing it for rev matching.

[split notch]

But that doesnt detract that its a drifting technique, seeing as thats where the question about the gif came from

[dense shard]

Sure in that specific context.

[compact thorn]

it can be both

[compact thorn]

time 2 service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6hoZlT-RE

[dark granite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY9bqgO_py0

Some of you have probably seen this but...

[fathom socket]

contrary to popular belief, jdm cars are practically usless

useless*

[civic girder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/388606718214668288/816819437054459944/P_20210303_184711.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/388606718214668288/816825970736234526/P_20210303_191418.jpg

RX-7s all lined up

[mental oyster]

Nice!

[civic girder]

I stock FB, a modified turbo 2 FC, and a single turbo FD

[fathom socket]

🚙

[sturdy solar]

nice pog

[split notch]

Thats a wildly inaccurate statement

I travel a lot for work and I can fit all the shit I need in my Skyline easily

[charred depot]

most people in the UK drive compacts anyway jdm or not doesent really matter :/

hon hon hon, this I like.

[split notch]

JDMs I find tend to have hella boot space

For zero reason

Means you can fit phat dual 12" subs 😎

[sturdy solar]

that's one of those citroens with air suspension isn't it

[sturdy solar]

just mx5's and bmw's

lol

[charred depot]

rarely see NA or NB mx5 as they are really good at corroding

NB's moreso than NA's

[split notch]

I see way more NAs and NBs than NDs

But yeah most have

"Soft chassis"

As that MOT said

[charred depot]

if i paint over ze rust it does not exist

[sturdy solar]

wish rust worked like that

[split notch]

For a while, it does

After a while, not so much

[eager grove]

The car I want is a JDM

but not what I think most people here would want

[stoic ledge]

JDM 🤔

[fathom socket]

I'm just trying to save up for a 2004 wrx sti

[low carbon]

b7s are really good

the standard leather seats are shit cause you slide everywhere tho lol

so make sure you get cloth seats or the sport seats

oh wait

you want a jap import alltrack?

then youre sorted

just make sure the head unit quadlock hasn't been fucked with

[fathom socket]

BRUH, that car has more horses than my dads honda 😦

[eager grove]

@low carbon that's the one. Can't get petrol alltracks in the UK

if I wanted to ask the dealer if the 'head unit quadlock had been fucked with' what would I actually ask?

[low carbon]

if it has an aftermarket stereo, ask if the radio quadlock has been modified

[eager grove]

stock stereo

[low carbon]

oh thats good

[eager grove]

would I not want to get an aftermarket one?

Was thinking of putting an Apple car play one in there

[low carbon]

aftermarket is fine, its just that a lot of dealers put crap cheap ones in and mess with the quadlock adapter

this is the quadlock im talking about

rcd330 is a good value stereo with apple carplay

it's an oem part too so plug and play

[eager grove]

Thanks 🙂 There's a really good stereo shop here - I'd just get them to fit it. Though I'd definitely want to keep the reverse camera working and stuff

[low carbon]

reverse camera?

they didn't come with them from the factory as far as im aware

japanese market only gets one specification with the alltracks as you probably know

[stoic ledge]

I think you can also fit a MIB2 from a Caddy, iirc those fit in the B7 dashboard

[low carbon]

costs so much to do that

gotta deal with component protection etc

[eager grove]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011266514020?fuel-type=Petrol&price-to=14000&include-delivery-option=on&year-from=2012&postcode=bs149tp&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&sort=relevance&radius=1500&body-type=Estate&advertising-location=at_cars&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=PASSAT&page=1

[low carbon]

thats the colour i wanted lol

[eager grove]

you're right no backup camera

but it has CarPlay already

which is dope

[stoic ledge]

That's no Factor radio

[low carbon]

oh

[stoic ledge]

Literally says kenwood on it lol

[low carbon]

thats not an factory one

yeah lol

[eager grove]

No you're right

[low carbon]

the quadlock has probably been messed with

[stoic ledge]

Looks a bit like an OEM unit

[low carbon]

bruhhhhhhh

the mic lmaooo

[eager grove]

what's the bad stuff if they've fucked the head unit

hahahaha

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[eager grove]

had not spotted that

[low carbon]

its just a total pain to get back to factory

so hope that they used an adapter

[stoic ledge]

Approved Kenwood VW Audio - DNX518VDABS
Maybe it was designed to support the Quad lock from the start

[eager grove]

I wonder if that's why they've had so much trouble flogging the thing

[low carbon]

thats what my mates got

[eager grove]

been on the market since November

[low carbon]

thats the oem rcd330 carplay stereo with an ebay reverse camera thats integrated into the boot handle like new cars

[eager grove]

Nice - how do they hook it up to the steering wheel?

[low carbon]

via the quadlock

it's all plug and play

this is why you dont want to get one thats been messed with

[stoic ledge]

Hmmmm doesn't look like quadlock

But maybe they provided an adapter?

[low carbon]

id hope so

for the plug near next to the fan - thats probably what the quadlock gets adapted to

[eager grove]

I'll email them and see what they say

probably can't convince the misses to let me buy a new car anyways, but worth enquiring!

[low carbon]

you not driven it yet?

theyre super nice to drive and surprisingly fast

given the 'modest' power outputs

[stoic ledge]

Compared to all the 1.6 TDI's you see everywhere it's quick

😛

[low carbon]

1.6tdi lmao

[stoic ledge]

Yes horrendous

[low carbon]

even the 2.0 tdis are slow

[stoic ledge]

Often combined with the DQ200 DSG dry clutch which just eats clutches

[low carbon]

i test drove a 178hp 2.0 tdi alltrack a few years ago

was not impressed at all

[stoic ledge]

Friend of mine has a 1.6 TDI B8 Variant, now at 120k km and had over €7k in repairs to it last month

[low carbon]

final gear ratio is too short

100kph things steady at like 2200rpm

too high for a diesel

[stoic ledge]

Oof yes

[low carbon]

thats what your friend gets for being dumb and buying a poor mans b8

[stoic ledge]

It's a company car luckily lol, he didn't have to pay for it himself

[low carbon]

honestly the b8 generation i dont see the point of buying a cheap one when you can probably get a better skoda superb for the same price

[stoic ledge]

But he's glad it's a company car

I mean it drives okay but those costs, at a private owner...

[low carbon]

if youre cheap enough to get the 1.6tdi then you aren't getting differentiating features like the led headlights and active info display

[stoic ledge]

Well a base Passat 1.6 TDI is already €40k

[low carbon]

LOL

that shit is too slow

[stoic ledge]

2.0TDI is 7k more 👀

2.0 BiTDI 20k

👀

[low carbon]

the bitdi is probably the best 4cyl passenger car diesel there is

im biased though lol

[stoic ledge]

Hi biased I'm MK

[low carbon]

hi mk

[stoic ledge]

👀

[low carbon]

youre not funny

[stoic ledge]

🙃

Another dude I know had an Octavia 1.6 TDI, also DSG. Again, many trouble with the DSG gearbox

[low carbon]

just dont get a shit drivetrain

[stoic ledge]

Everything was changed out at ~60k km

And after 5k km the problem was back again

[eager grove]

No haven't driven it yet - but 210 HP sounds quick to me

[low carbon]

wouldnt know we dont bother import the shitboxes

[stoic ledge]

Cool story

[low carbon]

@eager grove you'll like it if you haven't driven a B6 with the 3.2 or 3.6 VR6

[eager grove]

lot faster than my 1.4 TSI Seat Leon XD

[low carbon]

easy then

[low carbon]

lol mad

not my fault taxes are so high there

[stoic ledge]

Well then don't keep bitching 🙃

[low carbon]

im not bitching

[stoic ledge]

Oh then stop whining

[low carbon]

im just saying dont buy shitboxes that break all the time

if these issues with 1.6 tdi + dsg are so widespread then dont buy them

easy as

[stoic ledge]

Yeah well I agree on that

[low carbon]

sounds as bad as the twincharge engines + dq200

[stoic ledge]

But people are stupid

And they buy it anyways

Or buy, lease as a company car

[low carbon]

well thats on them really for not being an informed consumer

[charred depot]

naturally aspirated little engine life

[eager grove]

I want a bigger car for the family, with a bigger boot, some handle-dodgy-british road capability, 4WD, with enough speed to overtake uphill on passing lanes

[stoic ledge]

They think VAG is a synonym for quality, which it long gone lol

Especially those smaller engines/transmissions

[charred depot]

vee dub respresenting deutschland

[low carbon]

ive had no complaints with my vw group cars

[eager grove]

which the all track should be able to manage

[charred depot]

i mean atleast golfs and what not dont rust as much as ~2010 mazdas :^ |

[low carbon]

actually no, the thermostat on my golf went a few months ago, covered under warranty

[eager grove]

snapped both springs on the back wheels of the leon in the last year

[low carbon]

then again my golf has relatively high kms for a 2015 (115k km)

[charred depot]

ive got a spare rear spring on hand for my car heh

easy to put in with my caveman suspension setup

[stoic ledge]

With all the speed bumps every 300m I'm surprised my springs are still the originals after 140k km tbh 😅

[charred depot]

mines dont break from hitting bumps just from rusting out

[stoic ledge]

I see them fail everywhere at ~80k km

[charred depot]

last time the final blow was turning a corner at 5mph

[stoic ledge]

Oof yeah that's some hardcore driving

[low carbon]

@eager grove have you considered an octavia rs 4x4?

[stoic ledge]

pop

[charred depot]

the problem on my car is when they break they can very easily completely pop out

[fathom socket]

wat

[charred depot]

same as when respectable humans cut the springs 👀

[fathom socket]

wait wa?

[charred depot]

whas zha confusion

[fathom socket]

everything

that was spring?

[charred depot]

yes just one or two rings

they rarely break in the middle

usually just a little bit of the bottom or top

means it doesent seat correctly (hitting agaisnt the shock mounting)

[stoic ledge]

The amount of rust there is quite high 👀

[charred depot]

thats the best bit :^ |

my exhaust rusted so bad that the back box just broke away

[eager grove]

Yeah, but they're so ugly

the new ones look good

[low carbon]

Mk3 facelift looks good IMO

[eager grove]

Thing is

you get a lot more performance

but it's the same money

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010044596707?include-delivery-option=on&postcode=bs149tp&price-to=14000&sort=price-asc&year-from=2012&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.0&radius=1500&body-type=Estate&fuel-type=Petrol&make=SKODA&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&model=OCTAVIA&price-from=8000&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

[stoic ledge]

Passat is a better driving car tho

Well depends on what you want from it

[eager grove]

Octavia is not quite so gigantic though, which is appealing

but the back end looks crap

[stoic ledge]

Octavia RS drives more sporty, Passat is more of a long distance cruiser

[low carbon]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

Brainfart while typing lol

[eager grove]

the performance on that one is like the same as the passat

I'm definitely after 'cruiser' more than sporty

[low carbon]

Nah

[eager grove]

Same power output more or less

little more power, considerably less weight

[low carbon]

Trust me that generation EA888 is far more refined than the ones used in the B7s

[stoic ledge]

The chassis of the Octavia is more tuned towards handling

[eager grove]

I don't know the generations to even know which you're talking about

does that mean it's stiffer?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah

But Zach is talking about the engine family 👀

[eager grove]

What I really want is a Golf all track

[low carbon]

I speak from experience

[eager grove]

there was a petrol one of those for sale last year

[charred depot]

neighbours got a Superb estate

it heavy

[low carbon]

JDM ones are 180hp 1.8 turbo

[eager grove]

Yeah it was a Aussie import

same engine, but they'd chipped it to 212HP

[low carbon]

It’s an almost 5m long estate no kidding

[charred depot]

when it was icy he was struggling to get up the hill

[eager grove]

The Passat is a bigger car than I want really

[charred depot]

also eats through tyres

[low carbon]

Good 0-100 tho

[eager grove]

Which is that?

Octavia VRS?

[low carbon]

272hp superb

[eager grove]

oh dope

[charred depot]

they had relatively new mazdas before then swapped over to skodas

[low carbon]

They look great but interior looks old

[eager grove]

The latest generation skodas look great

[stoic ledge]

I don't like the S k o d a lettering, I rather see a badge

[low carbon]

Yep got a Kodiaq RS myself

[stoic ledge]

Kodiaq RS is a diesel no?

Or is it different over there

Starting from a mere €65k

[low carbon]

Diesel

500nm diesel suits an SUV more than a <400nm petrol

[stoic ledge]

€35k in Germany 👀 Yeah for that price it's a great car

[low carbon]

35k would be poverty spec tho

Or are you talking used?

[stoic ledge]

That's the price for a German RS, idk what the spec is for a German Kodiaq RS

No a new Kodiaq RS

[low carbon]

I ordered mine with everything bar heated windscreen and family pack

The equivalent would be far more than €35k, plus order books are closed

[stoic ledge]

Heated windscreen 👀 I'd take that 😛

[low carbon]

Useless in NZ