cars

[stoic ledge]

I expect DSG

[fallen falcon]

i hate that gearbox really, but that was like a 2014 model i think.

[stoic ledge]

ZF 8HP > DSG

[fallen falcon]

there are A3s with ZF

older 6 speed

also ZF is not above DSG

it's a torque converter single clutch.

[stoic ledge]

I don't think there have been A3's with a ZF

[fallen falcon]

there have been.

but rare

i mean a few models tops prolly

the 3.2 FSI did come with ZF

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes, but that wasn't there anymore in 2011

[stoic ledge]

There's no clutch in a ZF

[fallen falcon]

yeah i know, it's not a dual clutch

that's what i tried to mean

it's a torque converted shifter

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so it's superior

[fallen falcon]

lol no

[stoic ledge]

Lol yes

[fallen falcon]

CVT is too right..

you would know the old 6-speed was a torque converter as well

none of those shift as fast as DSG.

[stoic ledge]

Manual > ZF 8HP > DSG > CVT

[fallen falcon]

the DSG makes the car a whole lot snappier and easygoing

bullshit

that's your old school preference

[stoic ledge]

ZF 8HP is nearly as fast as a DCT, but waay smoother and more reliable

Idk if you get a 0.02s faster shift at the cost of being slapped at every gearshift

[fallen falcon]

you're not being slapped at all

[sand kindle]

zf transmissions are the best

[fallen falcon]

the DSG we got on our 2011, you don't even feel during low speeds

they're not.

there are more sophisticated DCTs

[sand kindle]

fast shifts but still reliable

[fallen falcon]

reliability is what you gonna say towards those

DCTs got slapped for volkswagen problems

[sand kindle]

true

[fallen falcon]

asian DCT vehicles don't carry those issues.

[sand kindle]

hey guys can i get ur opinion on something

[fallen falcon]

sure

[sand kindle]

1sec

[fallen falcon]

there are lots of different DCTs

[sand kindle]

what else should i do to this?

ive run out of ideas

[fallen falcon]

looks like garbage

[sand kindle]

:/

[eager grove]

ignore him

[fallen falcon]

way to hit the ground

and mess up the whole plastic underneath

then the skirts

[sand kindle]

air ride....

[fallen falcon]

yeah, and leave it like that as such a true boomer would do.

[sand kindle]

when parked yea

[fallen falcon]

yeah, good boomer call.

[sand kindle]

thx bro

[fallen falcon]

you're welcome.

[quick geode]

epic fitment

i like that

[fallen falcon]

if there is one thing to ignore, it's boomers and zoomers like you

and your stupid shit.

[quick geode]

you can get rid of the chrome around the windows, wrap it glossy black or something

that would look neat

[stoic ledge]

Do you always drive without a license plate or was that just for the pic?

[sand kindle]

yea its actually on the way, ive already ordered some chrome delete.

[quick geode]

nice

good looking car man

[sand kindle]

For the pic, the plate is on with magnets

thanks man

[quick geode]

i got an 06 nissan, dont have much options

[stoic ledge]

Ah ok, otherwise i'd say get a US style grill which doesn't have the license plate cut out

[quick geode]

air suspension will allow you to lift the car up to proper ride height when youre driving and will let you take awesome fitment shots like this one when youre stationary

[sand kindle]

he seems like hes just trolling 😄

[quick geode]

meh

also one more advice

get rid of the front lip

or at least its flaps on the sides

[sand kindle]

i had one from maxton design that was fucking awesome but i smashed it in the winter.....

i should get a new one but as a student 300 bucks for a front lip is a lot 😄

[quick geode]

just cut some cardboard bro

[sand kindle]

lol

[quick geode]

my 06 nissan looks like a shoe, is slow and its grey

i cant do anything to it

there

shoe car

[stoic ledge]

Almera

[quick geode]

yes issa meme

1.5L

[stoic ledge]

Tbh I thought they had a cool interior when they first came out

Like the centre screen etc, very futuristic at the time

[quick geode]

interior is nice, its a comfortable car

also cupholders are intact on this 15yo boi

[stoic ledge]

[quick geode]

its just painfully slow

[low carbon]

@stoic ledge lol reading that dumb kid’s messages

https://tenor.com/view/bunnies-what-confused-meh-gif-13712192

[quick geode]

show me where

[low carbon]

“JohnnyRevient”

[quick geode]

i dont know jack shit about any car that has an engine bigger than 3L

Also dont know about gearboxes other than manual

[low carbon]

That kid is super self-righteous and blocked me because I had to correct him about Audi stuff and apparently he’s the CEO of Audi or something

[quick geode]

bruh

[stoic ledge]

Yes makes sense

[low carbon]

Pretty funny

Surely that’s accurate what happened the other night @stoic ledge

[quick geode]

fastest audi ive been in was a 2004 TT

egg car

[low carbon]

Said all the B9s have bad AWD systems when not all of them use quattro ultra

[quick geode]

so quattro ultra is bad yes?

[low carbon]

Not bad per say

[quick geode]

isnt audi's cheap awd cars like 80%fwd

[low carbon]

Just not a ‘true’ quattro system

True quattro is a 40:60 split full time AWD system

[quick geode]

now that sounds like all wheels are getting dat torque

[low carbon]

Which you’ll currently find in just about every V6 and above Audi

[wet pine]

I actually haven't been in an audi i think

[quick geode]

Well there is no point putting that in a 2.0L A4

[low carbon]

Exactly

[quick geode]

front wheels will do just fine

[low carbon]

Yet that child thinks that because his one has a ‘true’ quattro system it’s better than any B9

And by his I mean his fathers

[quick geode]

my car got 110hp on the front and thats all i get

[wet pine]

oh, thats where you should start ignoring him.

[low carbon]

The front wheel drive biased quattro ultra system is perfectly fine though. Similar to Volvo’s etc. heaps of manufacturers use front biased AWD system

[low carbon]

I’m assuming that by his immaturity and saying “our” when referring to their A4

[stoic ledge]

Best AWD is Toyota Land Cruiser

[low carbon]

So may be his who knows

[stoic ledge]

[quick geode]

the point of those quattros are to balance the car more than give you an awd experience i think

[low carbon]

Well it was originally for rally

[quick geode]

80s quattro

i really wanted a subie but best i can get is like 2003 so im afraid of the rust

[low carbon]

And we’re well regarded but now that most of the lineup are fwd biased it’s not the best out there anymore

[quick geode]

a 2004 civic costs more than 10k canadian here man

cant really get quattros

[wet pine]

Where do you live?

[quick geode]

in Turkey

[wet pine]

oh

[low carbon]

Oh yeah have fun lol

Maybe you can get an old ŠKODA superb

The one that’s same as the B5 Passat

[quick geode]

lemme see how much those are

[wet pine]

I live in hungary

and 1 euro is 367 HUF

[quick geode]

yeah no

1 cad is 6 liras

this shits like 14k

[wet pine]

I wanted a miata

but found multiple flaws with my plan

[quick geode]

holy shit almeras are 10k canadian lol

i got this for like 4k cad

what the hell happened to used car market in my country

[wet pine]

1. A miata is expensive here
2. I'm 6'1 and 100kgs so I wont fit in it
3. rust kinda scary ngl

[quick geode]

almost the same but im 90 kilos

trust me it doesnt work

rust is scary, the thing can effing fall apart

[wet pine]

a rusted NB miata with m,ultiple issues is 2k euros

[quick geode]

the cheapest impreza that runs and drives is 7k canadian

which is like what, 4k euros?

no

[quick geode]

trainwreck for sale

[eager grove]

€4586

[wet pine]

10k for an NA that isnt that bad

[quick geode]

this one looks like it was put together in a hurry

[wet pine]

there is a nice gallardo superleggera for 90k tho

[quick geode]

would rather get a super nice lexus

[wet pine]

would rather get a 911 gt3

but these cars are realllly out of range for most of us, so I dont know why I'm looking at them lol

but my favorite would probably be an RS6

@ rs6.low on instagram is a beautiful one

shit i didnt mean to tag

[charred depot]

yeah astra H's go for pennies here decent amount of polish people come over here for work so i can see them taking one back.

[quick geode]

Also peugeots are real cheap in uk innit

[charred depot]

thinking of getting a mot fail Astra H to fix up for my friend

[quick geode]

yoink a 1.6hdi 206

good stuff

[charred depot]

he had a gold 206 but it honned its last hon

[quick geode]

apart from trim noise, trim noise is terrible

my dad had a 2004 octavia, i miss the thing

[charred depot]

5 people crammed in a 3 dr 206 was fun.

[quick geode]

getting in and out is fall guys simulator

[fathom socket]

ant they try to insure the car and

it costs more than the car it self

I could actually imported a Opel astra H from Italy

but it was so bad

and it was diesel used to drive in the city

[median rivet]

Got my first generation impreza for 1800 USD

[civic girder]

that doesn't mean a lot tho

you got a good deal, there may not be other good deals out there or in their local area

I got good deals on my 3 project cars, but I doubt anyone else could get the same good deal I did on a different car

[odd talon]

@pallid sky how’s the e60? Is yours a 6mt?

[flint sable]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5434/text?r=40&s=1

Yikes

Tl:dr can’t modify non street legal cars if this gets passed

[civic girder]

what

[unborn cedar]

No way will that pass

Looks targeted at stuff like lawnmowers but it's too broad

[indigo coral]

wdym, doesn't it say it's proving an exemption to antitampering measures?

[fathom socket]

Why does nobody do port work anymore

[civic girder]

define port work

[fathom socket]

I called 5 shops and only 2 do engine work at all

[civic girder]

cause I can think of multiple shops that do port work

[fathom socket]

Just expand the port on the head a little bit for more flow

[civic girder]

wrong kind of port then lol

[fathom socket]

One of them just told me to buy new aluminum heads

[fathom socket]

But that is expensive

Like $500 at the cheapest

[dense shard]

Valve jobs aren't quite as common these days.

[unborn cedar]

Tappet job gang

[carmine summit]

Porting heads isn't that hard if you have the tools, you just need to know where you can remove material from the casting and where you can't

[pallid sky]

@odd talon she mint. nah SMG, but SMG is more fun in this car

[fathom socket]

everyone says it's a weird jellyfish

well

at least when they were kids

I thought it looks like a brush

[odd talon]

Did you keep your e90 as well?

[fathom socket]

is that accurate reproduction of modern BMWs?

[charred depot]

my car needs tappets done :^|

not hydraulic ones

[civic girder]

Pretty sure all 3 of my Toyotas need valves adjusted too, also solid lifters

[normal temple]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773028769069924384/819766815391219722/image0.jpg

[ember dove]

Y'all ever overtake someone going slow in the left lane and then have them wildly attempt to reovertske you in a rage

[low carbon]

yes

[ember dove]

thats why I want faster car

[dense shard]

Just take it easy

[low carbon]

Depends

On winding country roads where they’re taking corners slow as fuck I won’t let them past on the straights

On the highway just gotta let it be otherwise you go 120mph trying to get a gap and they inevitably catch up because of their mental issues

[charred depot]

ive had people varying in speed randomly like bouncing between 65 and 70

goes to overtake, they reach 72mph

[civic girder]

I only get mad when people pull dumb shit or go ridiculously below the limit

98% of the time I'm driving for fuel economy, its kind of like a game to me, so trying to pass people for no reason and speeding excessively are waste of my time and money

if you want to pass me, go for it. Just don't go slower than I am afterwards, I'm already going slow

don't cut me off or make sketchy turns in front of me, most of my cars have brake issues so i can't guarantee I won't hit you

and for the love of god stop staring at your phone while driving

[low carbon]

most of my cars have brake issues so i can't guarantee I won't hit you

yeah uhh

thats a you problem

the rest is logical tho yes

[fathom socket]

What about people who drive right on your rear bumber for no reason

[low carbon]

in my cars if i engage the electronic parking brake at speed it uses the abs to slow down (quite quickly) without putting the brakes on

i've wanted to do that once but that is fraud

[fathom socket]

It is very tempting sometimes

[low carbon]

either put your windshield wipers on, turn your rear fog light on, or have your foot on the brake just enough for the lights to come on without slowing down

[fathom socket]

I sometimes blink my rear fogs

Usually there's no reaction because they're not paying attention I'm guessing

[low carbon]

good ol r/cars

whats the bet that they wouldn't have bought one new

[charred depot]

just go from 5th to 3rd with no throttle :^)

[ember dove]

for the real 'bad at manual' feeling

[stoic ledge]

Just momeyshift for a big reward

[ember dove]

give 'er the ol' 5>1

[charred depot]

hopefully i never think of going 4th to 6th in the mazda 2

[ember dove]

most times when I need power I go five to three and just bury my foot between switching gears

hold on u have a 6

[charred depot]

nah

my 6th is reverse

only locks out if you try to go from 5th

[ember dove]

oh nah

why would you be going right and down from 4 tho

[charred depot]

i go 2nd to fourth

[ember dove]

why

[charred depot]

when pulling out onto a 40mph road

av got no powah

[ember dove]

i don't leave second until I'm at 45 most times

[charred depot]

i leave second once im at 40 and go to fourth for fool economy

[ember dove]

i'm incapable of driving in a way that gets fuel economy

[charred depot]

i get 40 UK mpg in the ecobox

[ember dove]

i've never gotten over or under ~25 +/-5

in any car besides my explorer

[charred depot]

when i did most of my driving fuel costed £1.35/l

went below a £ when the first lockdown started

[ember dove]

its in the high 2.70s around here

[charred depot]

dont know whether to pay someone else for my tie rod ends and possibly inners

very rusty, probably needs heat which i dont have

[eager grove]

I get 30mpg UK in my Seat Leon 1.4 TSI

it does 40 on the motorway

[low carbon]

30???

not even my golf is that bad

[eager grove]

mostly town driving

and the old engine

[low carbon]

that's the same mileage i used to get with my b6 3.2 passat

with mostly town driving

i get 32mpg with my golf and around 33mpg with the kodiaq

[eager grove]

one of the reasons I want a new car

[low carbon]

hate that i'm not getting more than 600km of of 3/4 a tank with the kodiaq rs

with my old one easily 700km before going near the red

but oh well, maybe i'm just lazy and don't like going to the gas station every fortnight

[eager grove]

I went for the first time in ages the other day

I'm now doing so few miles

yeah on long journeys I get 35 ish with mixed driving

around town it's sometimes lower

like 28

I'm like ' I could get a bigger, faster car that would also be MORE fuel efficient'

it feels ridiculous

https://uk.motor1.com/news/493713/volkswagen-touareg-r-uk-pricing/

Touareg R plug in hybrid

that can do 0-60 in the same time as a last gen Golf R estate

[charred depot]

40.8 is the average my car displays

most of my driving is 60mph cruising

[eager grove]

I used to get 53/54 in my 2002 Honda Jazz

but the thing that annoys me is that mpg is a dumb measurement

with diminishing returns

you save way more money going from 20mpg to 30mpg than you do going from 30 to 40 and so on

In the UK we should use L/100miles

[fathom socket]

WAT?

why?

[eager grove]

Fuel is sold in litres

distances are measured in miles

If you're measuring the efficiency of a vehicle you want to know how much money it costs you

[low carbon]

wow thats even worse than km/l

[eager grove]

if I drive 10,000 miles a year, and my car does 10L/100m

then the math is easy

if I move from a car that does 11L/100m to one that does 9L/100miles, I know the saving isn't that much

but if I move to a 40mpg to a 50mpg car it feels like I'll be saving a lot of money

when I won't

It's super easy to convert the cost of a trip

my car does ~15L/100 miles

so if I do a 400mile trip

I know that'll be 60L

so then it's just multiply by per-litre cost

[bitter compass]

Confused kilometer noises

[eager grove]

If you live in a sensible country

where distances are measured in kilometers

then L/100Km is the sensible measurement

like in Canada or something

but I live in a stupid country that uses a weird mix of measurements

[bitter compass]

Laughs in European

Except Brits they're weird too :thinking:

[low carbon]

laughs in EU*

[bitter compass]

Well everyone in europe pretty much understood it except the island people 🤔

Can't even find the right side of the road

[low carbon]

ok now you've crossed the line

[bitter compass]

Well even the us got that right 👀

[low carbon]

gross, usa

[fathom socket]

my car does 9l/100km at 120 kmh

or 12 at 140kmh

[civic girder]

Nah, L/100km is a stupid metric

Km/L is much better

[fathom socket]

then it would be

999l/km

in my opinion it goes all over the place

[civic girder]

5L/100km sounds like I'm guzzling fuel. And the math looks dumb.

But 50km/L doesn't sound as bad

[fathom socket]

I've always gone by L/km

it really confuses me

truck uses L/km

and my car uses km/L

and most of the time it shows something like over 200l/km

[civic girder]

Km/L is similar to mpg, so makes so much sense

[fathom socket]

maybe because I go and stop every 200 meters

Guess it just depends on what you're used to

[spice terrace]

why

[vocal mural]

I think I will buy a VW Lupo 3L

With 3L/100km or 33km/L

[dense shard]

I just go with mpg

I travel x amount using y amount of gallons

Gallons per 100 miles is kinda meaningless to me

[sly delta]

Should I buy another sport trac or a honda ridgeline

[dense shard]

Ridgeline if you aren't doing any serious off roading

[restive ferry]

Mazda 3 gang?

[fathom socket]

Found a fox body roller

Guy's asking $1600 obo

But I ran out of money

:,(

[civic girder]

A 4 banger foxbody sold for $750 here last week

[charred depot]

my brain: just some normal surface wear
my teeth rattling together: no

[unborn cedar]

Crazy how much your dash cams look like where I live despite the fact you're like edinburgh area

[charred depot]

yeah, in fife here just outside of dunfermline hence why theres soul destroying potholes

fife councilTM

[unborn cedar]

Here we normally just have some holes with a bit of tarmac around them

[charred depot]

the problem with that one is i didnt even register it

[lyric tulip]

Just a little upgrade from a 2002 Camry :)

[charred depot]

i just assumed some slight high friction surface wear

[unborn cedar]

a bit of an extreme example I am aware

[charred depot]

gravel in my car is horrible the suspension is rock solid

low profile tyres that id rather not have

even this that looks moderately smooth was terrible

[unborn cedar]

Yeah gravel is just bad

I hate this kind of road too

cus of the loose stones

[raven owl]

yes its a horrible way

[unborn cedar]

I normally prefer metric but yeah I do use MPG just because it is better

Why not MPL?

Yes I am aware that is the most russian looking road in the UK

I still don't like it

[charred depot]

friends telling me to sue fife council

hes clearly off his head thinking fife council will pay out for pothole damage

might start vigilante pothole filling

[exotic monolith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV2EM7zanyM

this collection is only 2nd to the sultan of Brunei's collection i swear.

its actually insane

[unborn cedar]

Jay Leno has some real cool cars

[exotic monolith]

YEE

whoops on the caps

[restive ferry]

I love his newer videos where he's all alone and has to figure out and set up shots himself 😅

[fathom socket]

maybe that's a bit of non car question

but I need some power tools to work work on my car

do you think ryobi would be good enough?

[unborn cedar]

ryobi is alright

They're good enough for light professional work so some jobs on your car yeah they should be absolutely good enough

The impact drill they do is great

[fathom socket]

I think this is literally the only powertoos that are in my price range

Even the store brand power tools are more expensive then ryobi ones and don't seem be that good quality

[dense shard]

Apparently Milwaukee is pretty great. As is Bosch.

Also the price is ungreat.

[fathom socket]

Milwaukee and makkitas are too expensive

Bosh green people say to stay away unless I use them like 3 times per year

[flint sable]

Seen downtown

Sick Ford Edge

[fathom socket]

And bish proffesiinall too expensive

That triumph looks like coffin on wheels next to SUV

It's so tiny

[unborn cedar]

It was never a big car but yeah the size of cars over the years lmao

[fathom socket]

I might've found the one guy that does head porting in area

Through a massive chain of calling around

But from what I've heard he's good

He does engine work for half million dollar cars

Hopefully that means he doesn't charge a ton

I don't need major work done

Just a tiny bit

[fathom socket]

Also why are carburetors so expensive

A new 650 cfm 4 barrel from holley is at least $500

I could buy new aluminum heads from summit for that much

Fml

I can do like the entire engine for $500

And then I need to buy a $500 carb

Clevelands do not like 2 barrels!!

Especially 351s that might be overbored!!

[low carbon]

https://youtu.be/znpbth3CPJo

[civic spoke]

The BMW is really making me go 😐

[low carbon]

yep no way the golf is only 320hp

[civic spoke]

Because a 6 cylinder isn't available, and it's FWD based.

[low carbon]

honestly, there's no point in buying a performance 1 series anymore

just get a golf r or a merc a35/45 if you're a brand snob

[civic spoke]

Last generation M140i works.

[low carbon]

of course

[civic spoke]

Also - It's faster than the current one.

[low carbon]

but comparing the cars in that video i linked

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[civic spoke]

I'm ordering myself a set of new rims and tires.

[crude agate]

But I think I prefer Aston Martin safety car

[low carbon]

I don’t like the front bumper option they chose for the safety car

I like the ‘original’ one that came before that optional one they’ve got on the AM safety car

On a side note: https://youtu.be/xz8a7NWvt6s

[civic spoke]

€1,500 for rims and tires.

[unborn cedar]

I think it's a shame they didn't go for the v12 but a'y the same time I get why from maintenance point of view

It's a lot easier if they all have the same engine

[fathom socket]

that's more than my car is worth

[static canopy]

da young guns

[vocal mural]

https://youtu.be/DfgSqwghilo

Funny advertisement for airbag from 1992

[lofty hazel]

Volksvagen, Wie anders?

closes bonnet

[flint sable]

Mfw a 200$ bmw that runs

[fathom socket]

runs

but does it stop without bending

[flint sable]

I don’t know yet

We only drove it like 12 feet

[charred depot]

bruh our widest best maintained most safe road with no bends that you cant do at 60mph is the one that is full of arseholes not turning off their highbeams

i say most safe but yet it has a crash weekly

[bitter compass]

Pff golf r

The world needs something ridiculous

Like an Up R 👀

[stoic ledge]

4WD up! with 2.0TSI

[charred depot]

how to yeet a peugoet

very old damage it mostly popped out fine at the time

maybe i can up the cars value from £300 if i see a new bumper and wing on a scrap car

[low carbon]

Add an extra cylinder and then we’ll start talking

[charred depot]

bruh its an up

[low carbon]

If you can get a v6 in a geo metro you can get a 5cyl in an up

[hearty anvil]

whawt this tells us is that no one has put their foot down yet

[static canopy]

lmao

[hearty anvil]

its 3 seconds off last years quali time

[low carbon]

Yeah

And in testing nobody really sends it like a quali

[hearty anvil]

red bull seems more stable so hopefully someone can bring fight to merc

midfield will be really interesting this year

[low carbon]

But with the shortened testing weekend who knows maybe the last session we’ll get some quali simulation

[hearty anvil]

mclaren, aston martin, reno etc

[low carbon]

Alpine bruhhhh

[hearty anvil]

xd

hopefully we see gasly win again

[low carbon]

Hopefully we see seb win

[hearty anvil]

good jokes 😋

[low carbon]

https://tenor.com/view/vettel-driving-f1-car-pretending-gif-11148987

[mossy knoll]

Oh no! Anyway

[fathom socket]

Nyooom

[fathom socket]

I think Seb will get a couple podiums

or at the very least a shot at them

shame he's had so few laps in the past 2 days

[low carbon]

Yep I’m surprised that they’ve gotten less time than mclaren yet it’s mclaren that aren’t using the merc gearbox

[low carbon]

https://youtu.be/l042DSKsyFQ?t=790

horner got roasted

[inland fractal]

my bike is OP

has very good pickup as compared to other good bikes

[charred depot]

only gave the stinky range rover a flash at the end

[fathom socket]

the worst I had there was a car with high beams behind me and I've seen jack shit so I've pulled slightly to the right and stopped

[charred depot]

bunch of other cars using highbeams aswell :^|

i hate people who race around corners with their highbeams on

i wish the police would do something about it but they only care about speeding fines

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[civic spoke]

Door line seems mostly intact.
But the footwell doesn't look so hot.

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[civic spoke]

Okay. Yeah, the bottom part of the frame didn't do hot at all.

This part here that buckled in.

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[civic spoke]

Yikes.

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[civic spoke]

But then again. Those were also from 20 years ago.

Any 20 year old car will have flaws.

Especially with the small overlap test that they do.

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[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/e4d1lfuV4P8

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[civic spoke]

I drive the E46. But the facelifted version.

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[civic spoke]

Naughty naughty to rip videos from IIHS.

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[civic spoke]

Oh, right. That's just the 40% test. The 25% ones wasn't around until somewhat recently.

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[civic spoke]

Yeah, I know. I know.

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[dense shard]

Amusing it took them this long to implement.

Apparently most accidents are overlap crashes.

[civic spoke]

Just barely hitting an object.

[dense shard]

So of course. Some automakers cheated on that test.

And only upgraded the driver's side. So the IIHS started testing overlap crashes on both sides.

[sudden pecan]

i like the ones that bounce off

[robust sedge]

small cars with good crash rating?

never heard of it

my 89 prelude has a 1 star safety rating for the driver for a head on collision

or any collision

;-;

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[bitter compass]

Doesn't change that it was an ugly car 👀

I hated the new beetle

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[civic spoke]

Remember that a 20 year old car getting acceptable scoring back then. Is not acceptable today.

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[dense shard]

Safety standards get more stringent every few years. IIHS pushes that very hard. A 5 star car from a decade ago wouldn't get that score today.

In a sense. A modern Honda Civic is likely safer than a 15 year old Mercedes S-class.

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[dense shard]

Thing is in order to get a good rating, a lot of regulation and testing organizations have added on tests.

A car that was good in 98 wouldn't be good today since it more than likely lacks traction and stability control as well as other various safety features such as autonomous braking, lane keep assist, and the such.

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[dense shard]

In that one test it ought to perform just as well, but times have changed.

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[flint sable]

Spotted

[patent oasis]

https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/SEMA/campaigns/45394/respond

If you like modded vehicles please sign this. The EPA is trying to take away our rights to have modded vehicles

This is NA only

[fathom socket]

man I feel old already

[odd talon]

Surprised he still has an L322

I always liked those, but wish CarPlay was native to them

[robust sedge]

https://www.sema.org/epa-news United States congress is about to ban modified vehicles for street and track use. Including the aftermarket, such as turbos, suspension, brakes, exhaust, etc... so we cannot even buy parts anymore. This will essentially remove automotive sport from the US as well as a large chunk of the car culture as well.

[charred depot]

hard to believe

[dense shard]

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide an exemption from certain antitampering provisions for certain actions for modifying a motor vehicle that is not legal for operation on a street or highway and is to be used solely for competition, and for other purposes.

From the looks of it... street cars won't be affected.

[frank steeple]

The new GT500’s look great

[fathom socket]

https://www.compcams.com/magnum-224-224-hydraulic-flat-cam-sk-kit-for-ford-351c-351m-400m.html?qty=1 i want this for my birthday

[solemn inlet]

AU with a flat tray 😍

[karmic verge]

What the fuck?

[flint sable]

I love it in the metallic colors but that white is cool too

[patent basalt]

So I just got an 06 continental gt how big of a mistake did I make lol

[dense shard]

Depends. V8 or W12.

[patent basalt]

W12

[dense shard]

lol

If you can afford a Bentley, you can afford the upkeep.

[vapid swallow]

Saw this earlier

Quite cool

Viper

[fathom socket]

Will a 224/224 cam be decent for street driving

[dense shard]

No clue what that means.

[fathom socket]

Intake and exhaust duration at 0.050 inch lift

https://www.compcams.com/magnum-224-224-hydraulic-flat-cam-sk-kit-for-ford-351c-351m-400m.html?qty=1

That is the cam

[low carbon]

@eager grove https://youtu.be/j9aBY-7bsCE

Oh man I wouldn’t mind one of these

V6 + s tronic...

While I still am a big fan of the ZF 8 speed, I just love the snappiness of a tuned dual clutch

[eager grove]

That is....fast

Bananas

My mate has an S drive BMW Z4 and he says it’s basically telepathic with the gears

[low carbon]

It’s @stoic ledge

[low carbon]

If you swap the exhaust with the S6 one it sounds like an S4

Same engine so makes sense

https://youtu.be/j81IZ_40Naw

https://youtu.be/UH2t9pOc978

This one sounds really nice

Not over the top

https://youtu.be/J-mH3P5484k

1:12 smh

[signal ledge]

I heard some car enthusiasts are here? 👀
Who wants to follow my car insta? 😂

Meet Vel!

[stoic ledge]

Ok

[low carbon]

you with your opel

[stoic ledge]

Ok

[low carbon]

i think that's dutch too

[stoic ledge]

Sounds like it

@low carbon
https://youtu.be/UwpAPj7JAbk

[low carbon]

thats a classic

[stoic ledge]

Yeah, but a friend just send it te me 5 minutes ago so I found it fitting lol

[rapid shale]

what are your guys's thoughts on the brz? im thinking about buying one soon

[signal ledge]

Love the look of em, never driven one though. Love my Mustang though 😄

[rapid shale]

fair enough, im thinking of supercharging it. from what ive seen its a very fun to drive

[sturdy solar]

Turbo it

Or even twin turbo

[signal ledge]

Ever consider a stang? I have the 2.3T, it's hella fun to drive and has a lot of power potential.

[tranquil hedge]

only if it's an old one

[low carbon]

pretty sure all you need is e85 and a tune to get rid of the mid range torque dip

[thin juniper]

honk hoknk

[elder osprey]

i just want a peugeot 207 🐀 💦

[vocal mural]

French garbage

[fluid stream]

woah there pal

[vocal mural]

Buy a Volvo V40 instead

[fluid stream]

ok fair enough go ahead

[elder osprey]

🐀 💢

[stoic ledge]

207 isn't bad, just a tad heavy

[wooden cargo]

My motor (essentially a Spanish FWD Golf R)

Mod list;
Tuned (400bhp)
MST intake with hose and elbow
Sachs uprated paddle clutch & flywheel
Scorpion catback exhaust
4” Trackslag decat downpipe
Forge short throw shifter
Hybrid dogbone
Team Dynamic 1.2 wheels 18x8 et45 5x112
Eibach Sportline lowering springs
DS2500 brake pads
HEL braided brake lines
Rear K brace
MST turbo muffler delete
Rieger splitter
Rieger diffuser
Maxton spoiler
Tinted windows

[ember dove]

I'm 1100$ closer to something sorta fast this morning, hurray

[wooden cargo]

Some mods like tints are more recent

@pallid sky is that an M3 you’ve got there 👀

[toxic cypress]

Hello

[wooden cargo]

Hello

Let’s see what everyone drives

[ember dove]

Ones for sale lmao

[wooden cargo]

Looks like an MR2? Or am I wrong

[wooden cargo]

Mid engine gang

[ember dove]

yee its got weird problems I'm getting rid of it

[wooden cargo]

Ah

Bet it’s fun to drive when it works

[ember dove]

It was, very

[wooden cargo]

Snap oversteer can be interesting

[ember dove]

I couldn't even make it happen when I tried

[wooden cargo]

Did you have good tyres?

My NB 1.8 MX5 goes sideways pretty easily but it’s so controlled 😂

You feel it starting to go about a year before it does

[ember dove]

Nitto neo gens, and all the suspension was blown out lol

I want another miata, and a Speed 3

[wooden cargo]

Get a golf 👀

[ember dove]

mmno

[wooden cargo]

Why not

Ea888 stonk

550bhp on stock internals is ez 😉

[ember dove]

Moneee

[wooden cargo]

US euro import car prices are odd

You guys barely had the 1.9tdi so I’ve heard they’re pricey in the US

[ember dove]

Plus I like how my 3 looks, I want the better one

new turbo, exhaust, hpfp, tune, 300+ street car

[dense shard]

Golfs aren't known to be reliable in the US.

[civic girder]

Yea, USDM VW is absolute dogshit

I always hear good stuff from people in Europe about VWs, but here VW is basically a worst case scenario for everyone I know

I'd get a clapped Nissan on its 28th CVT before I got a VW

It's actually pathetic how many newer VWs I see with stupid problems

Missing fuel door, burnt out lights, missing parts of lights, etc

[dense shard]

I'd have test drive a Sportwagen if I would have had a chance tbh.

But local dealer had none.

[civic girder]

My coworkers old TDI Jetta was a bit of lemon as well

The fuel pump died and it ate CV axles for breakfast. Oh, and it's got the infamous clamped radiator hose to stop a leak; couldn't be asked to replace the hose since it was such a pos.

It's not the cars fault, but there's a newer Jetta in my friends neighborhood that hasn't moved in years. It's missing a fender and the bumper is hanging on, was probably wrecked. Speaks volumes that the owner didn't get it repaired nor drives it even it's current state.

[stoic ledge]

Nah EU VWs aren't that great either

They're generally "nice" in the first 3-4 years, after that it's mayhem

[dense shard]

Seems like they're the American Ford of Europe.

[stoic ledge]

[wooden cargo]

EA888 and 1.9tdi is very stonk

Golfs being unreliable is an outdated meme

Maybe quality out there isn’t as good for the US but I know a few people out there who don’t have many issues

[dense shard]

Perhaps, but there are far too many horror stories around to recommend a used Golf

[ember dove]

I'm gonna avoid anything german for a good long while lol

I'd consider like the right bmw or an older mercedes but ehhghggn

[dense shard]

Sure, but at that point you're dealing with 30 year old car issues.

[ember dove]

meh

[civic girder]

I'd rather deal with old car issues on a proven Merc diesel than a newer car do the same shit with under 100k miles

[wooden cargo]

Honestly 1.9tdi golf is gonna have less issues than a used BMW or Mercedes

Can’t speak for the other engines other than 2.0 GTI and 1.9

[ember dove]

right now I want something with a turbo

[wooden cargo]

the 1.8t was junk

[civic girder]

If my coworkers old 1.9 tdi Jetta is anything to go by, that's a bold lie

[wooden cargo]

I mean poor maintenance will ruin any car if it’s not looked after?

Can’t judge all cars based off what one experience was

[civic girder]

By that argument even the most notoriously unreliable engine can be reliable

[wooden cargo]

The Slavs love the 1.9tdi for good reason

[civic girder]

The slavs aren't american

Just because one subculture adores something doesn't mean another will

Honestly, the average VW owner here either hates their car and regrets their decision, or they're such a hardcore VW fanboy nutcase that it's annoying as fuck and turns off anyone open minded enough to try

Even if I wanted to try out a Golf GTI, I wouldn't want to associate myself with VW nutcases who have illegally loud exhausts and go around parading their shitty sounding car

[sinful fiber]

GTI's are very unreliable

[sinful fiber]

I've never meant a VW owner with quote "illegally loud exhausts", but I have meant ones with terrible sounding cars

They are great tuning cars especially the MK 7 gen, but not the car you want if you like having a car past 120,000 km

[round jasper]

Yeah ik

It’s crazy

[sinful fiber]

Crazy shit

[round jasper]

= 🏎️

[sinful fiber]

O:

Sans is the best car ngl

[charred depot]

where i live theres tonnes of stupid loud modified golfs

headlights aimed as high as the driver

[round jasper]

I love golf carts!

[sinful fiber]

funny

[sinful fiber]

Where I live, there is no Golfs

They are all in the shop

[wooden cargo]

EA888 GTIs aren’t

[civic girder]

Idk, loud exhausts is a common theme around here

[sinful fiber]

Just get a Gen 2 Forester 2.5T. Lower the shit, then easily make like 300 wheel with a tune by COBB. BAM sleeper wagon thing.

[wooden cargo]

I abuse the hell out of my R engined Cupra with 400bhp

[round jasper]

UH OH THEY HAVE CAR PFPS

RETREAT

[wooden cargo]

Got a few friends with 500+ BHP Cupras that are reliable

[civic girder]

You either have a stupidly loud Mopar or a stupidly loud VW. Japanese cars are usually quieter than both.

[wooden cargo]

Civic goes BRRRRR

dunno where you get that info from chief 🤣

[sinful fiber]

tec v hahaha 9k RPM

[round jasper]

Haha

[wooden cargo]

I love JDM cars though don’t get me wrong! But reliable they are not

[civic girder]

Local car culture

[wooden cargo]

(They’re kinda old which is the cause of them being unreliable)

[civic girder]

Some.Japanese cars are incredibly unreliable

[wooden cargo]

imo

Yes some are!

[round jasper]

Nop Japan make best car

They hav 4 wheel which make go quick

[wooden cargo]

like the K20 is an amazing engine

[civic girder]

However, even 40 year old ones can still be extremely reliable

[wooden cargo]

200bhp and takes abuse all day

[sinful fiber]

Yes, but then there is the VQ engine

😳

[wooden cargo]

But older Evos and Subaru STIs aren’t

[civic girder]

The VQ sounds like shit

[sinful fiber]

Yes

[wooden cargo]

We don’t talk about that car 😂

[civic girder]

Were they ever reliable tho

[wooden cargo]

Hey the EA888 sounds rubbish

But they’re stupid fast and reliable

[sinful fiber]

Cuz its a NEW 4 banger turbo

[round jasper]

@sinful fiber honey, let’s go to a place with REAL car lovers. Back to the power wheels discord we go!

[sinful fiber]

Okay bby 😉

[wooden cargo]

400bhp + FWD + 0c + rain = torrential wheel spin

[sinful fiber]

That your ride?

[civic girder]

Sounds like a terrible idea

[round jasper]

Bad car

I drive Honda Civic

[sinful fiber]

97?

[round jasper]

Just kidding Honda Civic bad

[civic girder]

Civics aren't even that great lmao

[wooden cargo]

Yeah holds redline in 3rd if I plant my foot in the wet 🤣

[sinful fiber]

He's trolling

[round jasper]

I drive something way better than a shitty civic

[wooden cargo]

in the dry it’s an animal

Gaps F80 M3s and M4s easily

[civic girder]

Do tell

[wooden cargo]

Also manual

[round jasper]

I drive a 93’ Dodge Caravan

[sinful fiber]

SHEEESHHHHHH

[civic girder]

[sinful fiber]

950 wheel with 4 turbos?

[round jasper]

[civic girder]

If you drive a Caravan of any generation you have no right to speak about quality, reliability, or performance

[sinful fiber]

?

[round jasper]

Even a 93?

[civic girder]

Caravans are infamously shit. 1st gens especially

[round jasper]

Let’s be honest if I had the choice between a 93’ caravan or a Hellcat. I’d choose the caravan

[sinful fiber]

Caravan's are some of the best performance cars out there for the money

[civic girder]

So would I, but that's not the point

1st gen caravans are unreliable and underpowered rustbuckets

[round jasper]

I mean just look at the raw performance. It’s visible from the outside!

[sinful fiber]

Hellcats are shit, they just spin into 5th gear

[civic girder]

Peak Chrysler shitbox

Complete with Mitsubishi engine so you know for sure it's not making it past 150k miles

[sinful fiber]

You are being nice

You are not making it past 90k

[round jasper]

Car nerds reading my 50 page essay on why the 93’ Toyota Paseo is the best car ever produced.

[civic girder]

I wouldn't say best, but the Paseao is nic

[round jasper]

Id say best

[civic girder]

But I'm biased as a Toyota fan

[sinful fiber]

100 crank hp and a 5 speed

Best shit ever

[round jasper]

🥵

[civic girder]

That describes like 800 different models

[sinful fiber]

Yeah

[round jasper]

Yo just found a steal

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Paseo-Headlight-Left-Driver-Side-Assembly-Headlamp-Light-92-93-94-95-/254766870814

[dense shard]

Not quite a corolla hatchback, but still pretty good

[sinful fiber]

The ladies dig it too

[round jasper]

Yessir

[sinful fiber]

There was a Paseo with like 80k for like 1,000 bucks in my area

[dense shard]

Nice

[round jasper]

Okay enough joking

[sinful fiber]

Didnt get it quick enough tho 😭

[round jasper]

We all know the best car is the Reliant Robin

[dense shard]

"car"

[sinful fiber]

Shit my man got taste

[round jasper]

🥵

Hop in ladies

[sinful fiber]

😉

[round jasper]

Better have one on both sides tho or it’ll tip

[wooden cargo]

Big spooly noises

[sinful fiber]

The robin has like a 750cc engine

[sinful fiber]

Very cool

I'm underage so I cannot own a car

[wooden cargo]

They’re expensive

Don’t

[sinful fiber]

No

I will

[wooden cargo]

I wish someone told me not to

[sinful fiber]

Sorry, I grew up around cars making 700+ wheel

[charred depot]

whats with people doing private plates starting with Y2

[wooden cargo]

It’s cheap

[charred depot]

i know 2 other people with cars that have Y2 ...

[wooden cargo]

What Y2s?

What’s their reg

[charred depot]

nosey

[wooden cargo]

I know a few

[charred depot]

one is EMU

[wooden cargo]

Are they on anything fast

[charred depot]

a diesel octavia vrs

[wooden cargo]

my mate recently got one

He loves it

[sinful fiber]

Oh nice

[wooden cargo]

I spent over £10k last year on mods and repairs on my car

[sinful fiber]

SHEEESHHHH

[wooden cargo]

But you wouldn’t think it

[fathom socket]

who th makes up these prices lol

[wooden cargo]

@fathom socket the guy who listed it

That’s someone that put that up not a company

[charred depot]

SH17 BOX doesent even exist cause the DVLA deemed it too rude

[wooden cargo]

[fathom socket]

bargain

[sinful fiber]

Already got it

[round jasper]

Big brain

[wooden cargo]

I very nearly bought G4P YA

PU55 SSY was also tempting 🤣

Didn’t want my neighbours to hate me

So decided not to

[round jasper]

[charred depot]

strap some pointless engine mods on my mums D16 engine and gap you :^)

i drive the mazda 2 which the accelerator pedal is basically a digital operation

go or not go

[wooden cargo]

Nice man

Yeah those Honda boys on yt in America do some stupid fast hondas

eBay turbos n that

[round jasper]

The car only the boys are allowed in

[charred depot]

im thinking of a project, probably a clapped out E46

not really looking to do mods too much of a insurance faff for me

[wooden cargo]

I also own an MX5

[charred depot]

all the NB's around here are holding enough water in the sills to hydrate the nation

[wooden cargo]

They all need to be repaired one day

Mines had it done

Factory LSD tho

Previous owner had no idea

[charred depot]

thats lucky

i like old shitboxes but they dont show up as often this far north as they do down south

[wooden cargo]

Really?

[charred depot]

hard pressed to find a car made before 2000 in a 60 mile radius of me

[wooden cargo]

Wtf

Oh same tbf

Pre 2010 is now shitbox territory

I own a Peugeot 106

Had a 2006 megane too which I scrapped recently

[charred depot]

your doing?

[wooden cargo]

Partly

The airbag wasn’t

My friend raced me and didn’t realise how sudden a dip was

The dip went into a small hill

So the car went down then could fully make it up the 1m incline without actually crashing into the ground

[charred depot]

always fun driving on a NSL road at night which you dont know

[wooden cargo]

I slowed down as I saw sparks and a heard loud bang but still sucked

This was a field

🤣

[charred depot]

that moment of do i try to brake or commit to the turn with speed

oh

[wooden cargo]

Yeah commit usually is the best answer

Brake and you will go into the corner

[charred depot]

the civic has some high quality suspension paired with 4 different high quality tyres

[wooden cargo]

Nice haha

Who needs same brand tyres

[charred depot]

it was driven like this for a decent while

[wooden cargo]

Stevie sees no issue here

Can’t believe the MOT didn’t flag it up

[charred depot]

clean pass ezpz

it would of been my first car but the insurance companies were quite scared of the 1.6 2002 civic

[wooden cargo]

I see no issues there

Understandable

Bet she’s a beast

I assume you were 17 at the time?

[charred depot]

yeah

abs light on and eml light comes on every so often due to vtec being starved of oil

[wooden cargo]

Mums old 2.0tdi a3 didn’t have an oil change for 50k miles

Sold it to pikeys who still drive it

[charred depot]

this civic has its oil change passively

[wooden cargo]

It would spew oil in the engine bay everywhere

ah top ups?

[charred depot]

yes many

[wooden cargo]

Ha touché

[charred depot]

i did a oil change in my car as i didnt really have any history for it

[wooden cargo]

MX5 could do with that

[charred depot]

old oil + fram filter

[wooden cargo]

No metal in the oil tho?

[charred depot]

maybe a little bit

i think i made unhappy as now it sounds supercharged

correct oil and not overfilled so god knows

just a whine when accelerating hard at lower rpms

[fathom socket]

At least my ford engine is in good shape

But it's disintegrating

Around

[charred depot]

hopefully i can fob the mazda 2 off to some dealer sooner than later it needs a decent chunk of parts

[wooden cargo]

Could have unsettled something

Is it engine speed or actual speed dependant?

[charred depot]

seems to be engine speed

it has got a blown exhaust aswell

and a decent amount of play in the tie rod ends

[wooden cargo]

That’s all good

Trade it in for a Cupra

[charred depot]

i intend to get a shitter car heh

[wooden cargo]

What’s that

[charred depot]

anything moderately interesting less than a grand

my moderately interesting criteria is severely warped though

cleaning out my garage so i can fit a project in there maybe even mot fail if i dare, just annoying for getting transportation

[fathom socket]

Actually

I didn't see a Honda Civic VI in So long

[wooden cargo]

Save up and get a decent car man

Project cars are not the one

[charred depot]

when i say project i mean abused

[fathom socket]

I save up and fix everything wrong in my car

[charred depot]

i dont want to do any mods

[wooden cargo]

I’d say ep3 civic type R but they doubled in value last year