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stiff burrow
One thing bmw does nice is the interior
pastel ridge
Yes the wireless Android Auto is so amazing
stiff burrow
That Cadillac should have a better interior for what it costs but that is not really the focus of it
pastel ridge
I think the fourth series is the best-looking BMW that is not a m
I really hope they make a 2022 4 door
stiff burrow
Why wouldn’t they
pastel ridge
Because the new generation hasn't had a four door gran coupe it's been rumoured but we haven't seen one yet only a coup
stiff burrow
Oh
eager grove
@low carbon haha, yes mate. $3.50?
stoic ledge
That's very accurate, yes
stoic ledge
<@183080046599077889> haha, yes mate. $3.50?
low carbon
add a few more zeros then you're on the money!
low carbon
Because the new generation hasn't had a four door gran coupe it's been rumoured ...
it's literally just going to look like the i4
pastel ridge
You can not get it in aus and it electric
low carbon
i didn't say that the upcoming 4 series gran coupe was going to be electric. all i said was that it was going to look like the i4. doesn't exactly look like you were burdened with an overabundance of education does it.
pastel ridge
No
low carbon
plus, you can place a deposit down for an i4 in australia already.
@eager grove this guy
pastel ridge
When I was at Motorline BMW they had nothing about pre-ordering I 4
eager grove
It may not have been available then, or they may not be pushing it
pastel ridge
They don't even have a release date
eager grove
The next generation Gran Coupes are going to look worse than the current gen ones
pastel ridge
Yes
stoic ledge
The 4er's in the right colour/trim actually aren't that bad imho
low carbon
we're past the golden age of bmw design
eager grove
Yeah, that's the best angle I've see of one
pastel ridge
I think my one looks pretty good
charred depot
return to E39
eager grove
But that doesn't have the stupid grille at the front
pastel ridge
Just wish I got the m brake calipers
eager grove
I think I prefer the look of the A5 sportback to the 4 series gran coupe
but not by a lot
charred depot
much smexier
eager grove
If I had the cash to get one and I was goign to get that sort of car, I'd probably get the Arteon but just because it's got a bigger boot than either
pastel ridge
I think the a5 look ok but not the biggest fan about the Chrome
I thank you could probably get it blacked out
eager grove
Yeah you could get a chrome delete if you cared that much - I think it looks ok
pastel ridge
Is this still the modern interior
low carbon
just get the black optics package
eager grove
Yeah I think so
low carbon
yes
pastel ridge
I'm not the biggest fan of how the screen looks everything else looks fine but
charred depot
car looks too comfortable, id probably fall asleep
eager grove
The screen does look like an iPad stuck to the dash
low carbon
the new 3/4 series interior isn't way better
eager grove
And the digital dials are way better in the Audi than the BMWs
pastel ridge
Yes my my just dials but no weird screen but the digital
low carbon
i hate the touch only input on the b9.5
low carbon
Yes my my just dials but no weird screen but the digital
can someone translate this into english please?
eager grove
iDrive still has the scroll wheel
low carbon
bruh
eager grove
that's the...current Audi generation?
pastel ridge
This is a dials I have sorry for the screenshot can't find them in discord files
eager grove
Oh that's nice - so yo udon't have the backwards tachometer
pastel ridge
I have it in the heads up display
My car also has the speed sign recognition camera so handy
pastel ridge
Is it the one that uses a Cameras or just uses Map
low carbon
camera
it also has the nice feature where you only have to press one button to change the cruise speed to the speed sign which your generation car doesn't do if i recall correctly
current gen does
low carbon
sure it does
low carbon
i doubt that
pastel ridge
Why
low carbon
all the new bmws i've done required me to press a button to change it
x5 x7 3 series 5 series
pastel ridge
Yeah I press one button and it will change to the speed
low carbon
well that's not automatic then is it
the bmw system is the best since it will set to a certain percentage over/under which mercedes doesn't do
pastel ridge
You press one button and it changes like the Toyota
charred depot
Yeah imagine having to click a button, not good enough
charred depot
id say its relatively automatic
pastel ridge
It automatically does it to the speed limit as in it reads the speed signs and then press one button to change it and see the pressing at 5 times to do it manually and it means a system sometimes does it wrong she don't stop really fast
low carbon
id say its relatively automatic
but not completely automatic
well that's not automatic if you still have to press a button...why is this even up for debate
pastel ridge
One of the streets that was around us had it speed limit lowered 20 km and if the car change 20 km up for where the speed limit used to be it would quickly accelerate the car talk about a month to learn the new speed them without seeing the signs because the signs were badly placed if it just automatically did it it would be quite annoying
low carbon
i'm not saying whether an automatic system is good or not, but you calling it automatic is just wrong
pastel ridge
But it does automatically change the speed it would change to
pastel ridge
It's called automatic by BMW so it's automatic
eager grove
Zach I feel like you're being unnecessarily antagonistic here
low carbon
the automatic system is on the new gen cars
eager grove
also, what are you gonna replace the Golf R wagon with?
low carbon
mk7.5 haha
eager grove
haha
low carbon
has all the necessary upgrades i want...led headlights, digital dash, upgraded infotainment with carplay
eager grove
So you have a Golf wagon and a Kodiaq VRS, right? Does your SO drive one of those most of the time?
low carbon
yep. golf is my daily
eager grove
Black package on the A5 sportback definitely the way to go
Still has stupid fake chrome exhausts out the back
low carbon
yep. hate the lower trim surrounding the radar sensors
eager grove
meh, doesn't bother me
low carbon
nah they're real outlets on some models
eager grove
I don't get fake exhausts
low carbon
when they're in the usual satin chrome it looks awful
eager grove
it's like...in a few years no cars will have exhausts. They look fine wihtout them, why bother
eager grove
Yeah it does
sorry, I got confused
that's what I was saying, that the black pack is the way to go
If only they ditched the satin chrome fake exhausts as well is my only point
low carbon
i like it
eager grove
If it was up to me, I think that's what I'd drive
low carbon
had one the other week, great daily but when the start/stop engaged when the car is stopped it sometimes shakes the car side to side
usually it'd turn off around 12kph which is nice as going to a stop is super smooth
don't have the drivetrain trying to go forwards
eager grove
To be honest, you can get a 2017 S5 sportback for under £25k, so I'd probably get one of those
provided you can find one without the AWFUL red interior
low carbon
nobody orders those here
eager grove
all four of the cheapest ones on autotrader have the red interior
low carbon
90% black interior, 8% grey, 2% red
eager grove
I don't get it
low carbon
because they know that they won't sell them easily lol
eager grove
all of the car reviewers are like 'wow, this red interior is so nice'
and I'm like
but in four years
it's going to look absolutely shite
low carbon
just maintain it once a year
eager grove
I mean I just hate it new, they look shit
If I had £25k to spend on a car, and I didn't have my current issue (that my wife sits between two car seats in the back) then that's the car I'd have
Look at this shit, man
Only £155/year to tax, and it's got a better listed fuel economy than my piece of shit Seat Leon
low carbon
lol
charred depot
hate that the saab is nearly £300 for tax, but thats nothing compared to the insurance at my age
just a extra added bonus cost
eager grove
Aye
charred depot
considering we get nothing from paying the road tax
literally only did some road maintenance because the house builders paid for it
eager grove
Where you based?
charred depot
Nowhere, The Kingdom of Fife, Scotland
eager grove
I wasn't even sure they had roads that far north 😂
charred depot
its becoming a valid statement
eager grove
how old are you?
charred depot
19
stoic ledge
300 tax, cheap
eager grove
that's rough
stoic ledge
eager grove
My car insurance went down by a lot once I turned 22
charred depot
2 needy cars + adequately low money student
insurance company: yeah ill have all of that
eager grove
why do you have 2 cars?
charred depot
ones a project, im getting rid of one soon
eager grove
I have a needy shitty campervan I'm desperate to get rid of
charred depot
I bought a saab 900 which i was like this could porobably pass its MOT easily to ofuk
stoic ledge
Aren't campervans in like high demand atm?
charred depot
coolant: fecked, power steering: fecked, oil leaks: perhaps, door: was fecked
i think someone mixed orange dexcool with green coolant
whatever they did it made a fine smoothie
stoic ledge
Nice 😎
charred depot
rear shock absorbers are seized
its relatively free of corrosion though which is nice, car was brought up from brighton.
eager grove
Yeah, but mine has a big gap around one of the wheel arches where we had to remove one of the fibreglass panels
I could probably sell it for what I bought it for
but that requires me to be able to do work on it
which I can't
because I'm literally useless at DIY
charred depot
cant be arsed dealing with people to sell the mazda 2, will just give it to some dealer for a low price or maybe my parents will take it
charred depot
why it hasnt rusted :^)
stoic ledge
charred depot
got new seals coming for the distributor before i put in the expensive oil it probably didnt deserve
eager grove
Are any of you guys on any car-specific discordsS?
this channel is my only car channel
low carbon
hope they aren't like this one
fathom socket
I've dropped my keys i and the car and it it locked it self
eager grove
Go
F
I lost my key two years ago
Now I have to use the non remote spare
And you have to put the key in the ignition after you unlock the car or the alarm goes off
charred depot
no remote locking on one of my cars, dont even think the keys are chipped
pastel ridge
I brought myself a 330i now I don't know what to do with it
I drove it a bit in the afternoon now it has 800k on it
vocal shard
Impressive
pastel ridge
does anyone know of any good stuff to wrap the grille I hate the Chrome around it
fathom socket
i think my f150 with no ac has the mounting locations for ac
so what if i spent the $300-$350 on AC parts
got some bolts
and then confuckulate it together
knotty dirge
i mean how confident are you? as a mechanic
fathom socket
relatively confident
the beep boop bleep bloops are my downfall
but the ac in my truck doesnt have any of that
it is just a manual ac system
no electronic controls
eager grove
Is it an XL?
fathom socket
Is it an XL?
I believe so
There is a picture of the truck
From a long time ago
Right after I bought it
It is just a work truck
So I don't care a ton about it
fathom socket
A lock Smith has opened my car on like 10 seconds
charred depot
the stupid module thats supposed to tell me if a bulb is blown is preventing my left highbeam from working :^ |
frigid cipher
fathom socket
have you guys ever seen something like this? custom badge on a tesla?
That looks like off place
wdym?
civic girder
Are any of you guys on any car-specific discordsS?
I'm in 2, technically 3 or 4 depending on how you want to define "car-specific"
One is for RX-7s and rotary cars in general, the other is specific to my generation of RX-7. Also in a discord for a smaller car youtuber, and 98% of what me and my friends do is car related so my friend's discord could be considered "car-specific"
eager grove
Thanks, just looking for a car discord to shoot the brown stuff with people who are also into cars
I love electric cars but also normal ones, and the two Tesla discords I was in were obnoxious
I have this channel and one other
civic girder
I'm sure there's plenty of public discords you can search for
stiff burrow
👀
dense shard
I'm trying to find a new car discord, but it's hard to move on past RCR.
Other people get really angsty when the most common opinion isn't followed to the letter.
floral summit
not a car
DKW NZ350
Single cylinder
got throu Tüv half a week ago
sounds amazing
built in 1940
dense shard
cool
floral summit
dense shard
I would love to restore an old motorcycle.
Seems less challenging and painful than a car.
fathom socket
Do you think that Dodge should bring back the Viper as an ultra high performance all electric american-made supercar. All-wheel drive. With a 1000 mile range. 2500 horsepower. Street legal. With an electronic automatic transmission. With tons of performance. And with a maximum speed a 365 mph. What do you think. Do you think this will be a big bold move for Dodge. To reintroduce the Viper as an electric vehicle?
elder imp
Do you think that Dodge should bring back the Viper as an ultra high performance...
No
The Viper was cool. But only small percentage of people can afford any of those cars. Heck! I still want a Gen1 Mercedes AMG GTR. And more would say that's old news now. Might be able to find one at 99k somewhere. It's been replaced by the AMG GTR Pro and Soon the Black Series.
glacial tide
Do you think that Dodge should bring back the Viper as an ultra high performance...
With the last gen of viper being one of the fastest/best track weapons ever made by a large scale manufacturer, it would be serious regression to see a heavy, overheating, 1 lap queen electric boat take on that moniker.
fathom socket
The button that turns most car in to luxury cars
At least for me
And if it does what it supposed to do
pastel ridge
Just brought my wife a new 3 series
sturdy solar
Poggers
dense shard
Viper as an EV.
I can see it now. Stellantis SRT division adapts a truck EV power/battery-train into a supercar.
worldly musk
Man the C4 Corvette 84 is pretty ass
charred depot
checks literally everything in the fuse box, nothing broken. smack top of everything in fuse box. Left highbeam fixed. I am truly an engineer
charred depot
when 2 hefty chonkers meet
constantly slowing and unable to do 40 because they bought a oversized car
stoic ledge
For American standards that's barely wide enough for a 1 way street
charred depot
maybe your roads should be wider
that is wide :^|
i dont get why people buy these massive vehicles if they arent confident with them
its like buying your way into discomfort
when the newly built cyclepath is wider than a lane
stoic ledge
People with those offroad crossover thingies always drive very wide and are affraid to take their crossover thing "offroads" through the grass at the side, basically forcing you in the grass with your regular, low car
Like wtf, you're the one with the "ofdroader"
Why is that Seat driving wider then the bus lol
charred depot
forces the civic into the pothole of doom
not civic or accord cant remember some weird honda estate thing
bitter compass
maybe your roads should be wider
Uhh that's not a that small road
Narrow: a road with bays because it's literally just wide enough for one car
Sadly more and more people are dicks, don't get it and keep on driving if they see you coming and then complain about the road not being wide enough 🙄
charred depot
thankfully people are smart enough not to go american levels of chonk
charred depot
width is the main issue i hate with modern cars
because i have a narrow car i can get by fine without even going on the grass
the saab is just as narrow as my mazda 2 which I like
charred depot
id love a nice road like the tail of the dragon here
only have one possible line with the narrow width of the fun ones without going on the other side of the road
fathom socket
There is nice curvy road when I go to the dentist, but I But speed limit and Blackbox do not allow fun
charred depot
plenty of curvy ones here just so narrow and obstructed view :^(
charred depot
limits 60mph on most of them here. Challenging to do even that while staying in your lane
charred depot
saab has seized rear shocks, they absorb shocks using extreme friction heh
fathom socket
They always skid
Mine are like
Baside holding some stuff the don't exist
The back leans a lot in turns, and I But somehow doesn't skid like the front does
Wish my car was looking prettier
Then I could drive with a inflatable gryphon on my roof
compact thorn
id love a nice road like the tail of the dragon here
theres like 1 curvy road here
but its kinda far away
and lasts for like .4 mile
and theres always some traffic on it
charred depot
most are curvy here but very narrow so bit ehh to have any fun
compact thorn
most are curvy here but very narrow so bit ehh to have any fun
this one is kinda wide
but just enough so two chonkers suv's can barely get by
charred depot
we do be exhaustin
stable magnet
remote ridge
Bro my engine has leaked so much oil over the years
I seriously thought it was cast iron
charred depot
lord knows how even the top of the distributor got covered
new seals arrived now though
ivory rose
fathom socket
Saw this beauty today
fathom socket
Stingray at da abandoned furniture store what will he do
forest rover
i recently have come across a 1977 pontiac sunbird
it was my grate grandpas who we think has left it in the barn for a good 20 or so years it wants to start but the starter solenoid is a bit old and the gas is bad so tomorrow im going back out to get it working
fathom socket
If my grandpa could get a 72 nova going with new gas and a battery that should be good to go pretty soon
At least it was in a barn and not directly in the elements
forest rover
If my grandpa could get a 72 nova going with new gas and a battery that should b...
yeah we almost got it going but the starter was still going after we turned the car off so we where like no
eager grove
Good pricing - as I predicted the difference between standard and extended range is $10k
eager grove
Yeah, weird
This, to me, is the first game changing electric vehicle that isn't a Tesla
I think Rivian are going to lose a lot of sales to this
stoic ledge
Ford has some very loyal F-150 buyers, they probably won't switch
Like people who had an F-150 the last 30 years, and they'll continue to drive one the next 30 years
eager grove
No kidding
eager grove
Chevy have to be working on a Silverado pickup truck, but I reckon they’re struggling with range
stoic ledge
They probably are, on some variation of the GMC Hummer powertrain I assume
Probably not the bonkers 1000hp tri-engine setup
charred depot
the protection from the rear of the inner arch has actually been worn away by debris
thankfully hasnt rusted badly yet (car is from 500 miles down south)
wet blaze
https://insideevs.com/news/509124/ford-f150-lightning-pro-commercial/
Electric?
eager grove
@wet blaze yep
Gotta be bloody convenient to have a truck with a built in 9.6kwh generator that also has a secure storage frunk for tools and that your employees can charge at home and you can easily reimburse them because the app tracks it
Serious wheels
vocal mural
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723610398229790760/846412588673662976/Wes...
Somewhere in Poland?
fathom socket
ye
that western marsh harrier came out of nowhere
I've expected a buteo or some sort of hawk
I still regret not taking the "autobahn"
final osprey
What if someone took a ford F150 lighting for camping and do outdoor stuff during the day and at night they can game online using starlink… that would be cool
dense shard
if Starlink would work in those situations.
Turns out they have reception issues when literally anything comes between the antenna and the satellite.
So you can do streaming and single player games, but as predicted, FPS and fighting games are gonna be rough.
... so yeah. Would still be cool considering I live on the high plains with nearly nothing between me and a satellite.
quartz vector
Year ?
eager grove
What are al these falling apart cars you post all the time dude?
Apparently Hyundai are doing a 3 row SUV, but it’s not coming til 2024. Seems like a long time to me
indigo coral
The palisade isn't 3 row?
charred depot
I am an honest person
I will have it welded by a friend. Just hard to fix things like this when you cant take the car places
charred depot
What are al these falling apart cars you post all the time dude?
I wish it was multiple, in reality it is just one :^(, well maybe 2
falling apart cars best cars
remote ridge
If the car isn't worth anything then you don't need to worry about breaking it more
charred depot
if you do enough miles yeah
fathom socket
because I'm debating between new economy ones or old stock 2 year old middle class
well
between 1-2 years old
charred depot
depends if you want the good fuel economy tyres
fathom socket
I want something that won't blow me to the other side of the road
and don't skid on turns
mostly on high speed driving
an at least has some traction in rain
honest yarrow
anyone know the best place in aus to buy subaru parts besides wreckers? i need a full front panel and grille set for a 2019 sti
fathom socket
I actually wonder why the cheaper tyres have better stats
I guess it's the ride comfort
fathom socket
and I think the one on the bottom is quieter
charred depot
bah noise
fathom socket
do you think sould I got for the nexen N'blyue Eco
charred depot
depends what you want
fathom socket
basically some economy, grim on water and something that I can drive safely on
I mean my current ones are like
If I let my clutch off without gas on wet road
I get wheelspin
fathom socket
laught in 16 year old shitbox starting in less than 2 seconds
I'm still surprised my car has nothing wrong with engine, it's electronic equipment and the drivetrain
except the halfshaft vibrating
I don't really like older Korean cars
my brother has Hyundai 2007-2012 i30 I think from the end of production
fathom socket
I have a 2004 focus and it still lives after having 4 previous owners and 300k km
But the car generally is disintegrating
charred depot
1995 saab 900, existing: yes.
fathom socket
I think the oldest cars I see on the road are audis
charred depot
cant wait for the MOT tester to be like hm yes, whats this repair here. just uh randomly decided to paint that area sir.
alot of audi owners are anal about maintenance
fathom socket
What do you mean by that
charred depot
as in following it to the letter
indigo coral
i am very glad to not have inspections here 🤣
charred depot
you are also supposed to maintain your corrosion protection
rarely happens past the first owner though
fathom socket
I think that's why my focus hasn't rotten yet
But I think 1 spot was kind of lacking protection
And the other hole came because a broken hose
And water getting in
Still i hate that my car jacking point sunk in to the floor
But idk if Thai is something that is gonna prevent me passing car inspection
charred depot
saab has soo much chonk that you can jack it up under the radiator
and this isnt some risky business thing its actually a jacking point mentioned in the manual
fathom socket
What
charred depot
central jacking point for the car is directly under the radiator
fathom socket
I lift my car from where control arms are attached
dense shard
The Corolla has a few jacking points apparently.
charred depot
saabs pretty beh rear end wise
fathom socket
Should I have a keychain for each vehicle or should I have all the keys on one chain??
I would keep each Keychain for each vehicle
When you are in situation it's faster to pick the lock than find the key
charred depot
big keychains destroy locks
lost hawk
i hear talk of hyundais
love my 99 elantra
hate my 02 santa fe
i question a lot of things on the 07 santa fe as well
but less hate on that one than the 02
also https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/d/hinesville-trophy-winner/7326826112.html if yall want a uh.... laugh? unsure what to even call this thing
elfin sequoia
Model s plaid may be best production car of all time we'll just have to wait and see
stoic ledge
If your scale of best production car is based on pure acceleration alone... Maybe
Otherwise, no
vapid robin
I’ll soon learn how to drive a scooter 🛵
Someone know some tips and tricks?
Idk if it fits this channel but I though it would be some kind of vehicle/car related question
eager grove
What is the best production car of all time?
charred depot
id say thered have to be multiple categories
fathom socket
Idk if it fits this channel but I though it would be some kind of vehicle/car re...
I only drove electric scooter
make sure the mirrors are actually attached
mine flew off when I was driving
I'm really tempted to get an 2010 Audi S3
last hatch
What *is* the best production car of all time?
Maruti Suzuki 800
past idol
What *is* the best production car of all time?
Jaguar XJ V8 2010-2020
tight cypress
@vapid robin full throttle all the time or it wont move at all
fallen falcon
i wouldn't name something as best, the best car would prolly be something custom built for me, personally
since most production cars lack one thing or another
also i wouldn't bother with that 2010 S3, DSG and engine tidbits, not to mention it's mostly a FWD haldex system
get a veloce guilietta or something if you want a cheap hot hatch
got the 4C engine which gets to peak torque at 1900 RPM, pretty neat little car
vapid robin
<@!665647289477496933> full throttle all the time or it wont move at all
Okay heheheh
remote ridge
What *is* the best production car of all time?
Model T, not because the car itself was good but because it made cars become more available to the majority of people
elfin sequoia
If your scale of best production car is based on pure acceleration alone... Mayb...
I mean if it competes with a senna on a track at a tenth the cost while being a 4 door....
past idol
Dont get me wrong i love my fast cars but there is more to a car than acceleration. Its impressive elon can do that but id rather an s-class over a model s
might be looking at this from the wrong angle though
remote ridge
Thats not a bad comparison
past idol
s class and the plaid are more or less the same price are they not?
remote ridge
they are both very common commuter cars
and are typically boring without modifications
elfin sequoia
Thats not a bad comparison
Yes but the camry offers slightly better luxury feature but id rather have a focus on a track if it wasnt a trd camry
But all in all theyre basically the same so id go focus
remote ridge
focus has more aftermarket support i believe so same
elfin sequoia
Just because id rather it for speed
remote ridge
plus a hatch is better than a sedan
past idol
yeah id take a focus cause i live in uk there are no camrys over here lol
elfin sequoia
Eh i really dont get how to use vertical storage
remote ridge
I mean as someone who does mobile detailing, being able to stack my buckets is really nice
and having that large rear door is just sooooo much better
elfin sequoia
Tho my "thing" i would want to do is be the shelby/roush/callaway/hennessy of camrys and nissans
stoic ledge
I'd rather not have bodyparts of my car falling of while driving
elfin sequoia
Examples?
stoic ledge
remote ridge
thats good that they are admitting mistakes
charred depot
its amazing what you find when you remove structural undercoat
vast harness
fathom socket
its amazing what you find when you remove structural undercoat
what I'm even looking at
man.
I knew my for was made of shit steel, but this
charred depot
rear inner arch
charred depot
so were these 🙂
fathom socket
I only have a hole under the passager car door
charred depot
the hole was made by me
fathom socket
basically where the jacking point it
at least when I've made inspection with a hammer
elfin sequoia
https://electrek.co/2020/10/19/tesla-admits-design-flaw-rear-bumper-falling-off-...
Different model and its been fixed
stoic ledge
Still wouldn't buy it
fathom socket
isn't it case of high demand and them not being able to push their vehicles out in time?
eager grove
past idol
isn't it case of high demand and them not being able to push their vehicles out ...
Quality over Quantity
stoic ledge
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/593855876423745557/847222150573850674/I...
Bigger frunk than trunk
charred depot
frunk is cool for stuff you dont want to be easily stolen
stoic ledge
Great place for tools when using as a work truck, or stuff like groceries when using it as a car
😎
dense shard
I want the truck
eager grove
Me too
When the truck itself is a bitchin generator, the ability to have a trunk to keep big power tools in
dense shard
I like the idea it's actually forward thinking. Unlike Tesla you can actually power your home
Vehicle to infrastructure starts with Ford.
fathom socket
there is another thing that makes me wonder
how the hell will electric trucks pull 42 metric tonnes
flint sable
People will find anything to complain about
fathom socket
I find my 2004 focus very practical
elfin sequoia
People will find anything to complain about
too^ 
lost hawk
how the hell will electric trucks pull 42 metric tonnes
i mean all these people are throwing big numbers that sound great except for the fact that the price pushes you into 3/4 ton truck territory but until i see an actual test of range with towing a load... im about as skeptical as can be when i remember the last towing test with a electric vehicle being..... dismal at best
tribal hill
i'm quite angry tbh
how do you get wireless android auto to work?
i literally have tried everything to no avail
i double checked tho, the car's head unit is compatible with wireless android auto, as is my phone
all the "directions" are like "plug it in to let android auto start for the first time, and then follow the prompt on screen" when legit no prompt exists and all i see is just normal, wired AA
i tried clearing all my AA data off my phone and the car and mutually forgetting bluetooth etc but i just cannot make the prompt show up
there's a common trope in these "directions" that wifi has to be enabled on the car, which i did do, but i didn't connect it to an AP, so i'm unsure what people want me to do with wifi
ugh, just really frustrated as you can imagine
dense shard
Range when towing
Because for literally any EV, range falls sharply when towing. And for what it's worth. MPGs while towing are also never addressed.
Because as with literally any ICE, range falls sharply when towing.
lost hawk
@dense shard true however its far worse with EV
vocal patio
remote ridge
<@169620598052487168> true however its far worse with EV
Bro I drive a Chevy spark and it burned through miles when I just had my friends in it
It's heist time
stoic ledge
Will that fit on my 1.2 16v? 😎
fathom socket
also i wouldn't bother with that 2010 S3, DSG and engine tidbits, not to mention...
Nah I'm staying away from automatics so DSG isn't a problem on the S3
eager grove
i mean all these people are throwing big numbers that sound great ~~except for t...
I think it depends on the kind of towing. If you're towing a trailer or whatever on a road trip, it's going to be crap. But if it's your work truck and you have to move a trailer full of logs from one end of a work site to the other, or a trailer with a skip on it to the landfill or whatever then it'll do
@fathom socket it can power 9.5kW in some versions - you can use it as a generator on a jobsite, but yeah it also has 2 way power - you can use it as a battery pack for your home. Initially it'll take over in case of an outage and then charge up more, but they're going to put out a software update that will make it so that it'll act like a powerwall - charging on cheap electricity and then powering your home during the hours of expensive electricity
eager grove
Depends what you mean
fathom socket
betteries wearing down
eager grove
the fact that it can act as a generator is utility that gas vehicles simply don't have
fathom socket
I mean my unclas passat has something like that
eager grove
betteries wearing down
The battery wear in modern electric vehicles has been pretty minimal
Not at 9.6kW.
eager grove
I'm just saying it's cool. Is it economical? In most cases, probably not.
fathom socket
sadly it's DIY and not straight from the store
I mean if I'm gonna to get my car scrapped at some point because it can't legally drive
eager grove
Like if it's more expensive than a gas equivalent then even if your electricity was completely free, you'd need to drive 120k miles to save the $15k extra the vehicle would cost you
and given that electricity isn't free, then it's probably significantly more than that
But if you get one with the $7500 grant, then you're talking more like 80 or 90k miles I guess
So if you do 15000 miles a year and own vehicles for 6 years
fathom socket
it's just not that much worth buying electric car for me
eager grove
I wasn't trying to convince you to buy one
eager grove
merely pointing out that it's cool, and, crucially, by adding utlility (and performance) that gas trucks don't have, and by styling it like a normal truck, then they're doing a really good job of making it appeal to other buyers
my electricity at night is like £0.18 a kWh, gas costs £1.36/litre here
eager grove
holy crap gas is cheap
fathom socket
I mean my car runs on alternative fuel
eager grove
those numbers were based on US gas prices. The F-150 isn't sold here, so it's a moot point
but if you're running a trad petrol car, and you're buying a new car, electric cars do make a lot of sense here
fathom socket
they don't make any sense for me here or wouldn't fit me at all
eager grove
I think it's going to be a long ass time before electric cars make sense for everyone
fathom socket
yeah
I don't want to end up like that tesla attached to a diesel generator
wall
that was back when we had like 5 chargers in the entire country
I think it's not yet the time to start switching to electric cars
but I would buy maybe an electric motorbike for the city and nearby stuff If I would move to Switzerland
I would still need a proper petrol car to commute between countries
eager grove
There's a few factors
- electric cars will get better
- electric cars will get cheaper
- infrastructure will improve
Governments are setting deadlines of 2035-ish to make it so that all new cars have to be electric
They're going to have to invest billions in infrastructure to make that happen
fathom socket
I want the batteries to be safer
I'm still scared of them after having bunch of cells randomly bursting in to flames
eager grove
Pretty rare I think--my guess is on average that electric cars are safer
fathom socket
they say
"but gas cars also catch on fire"
but it doesn't reignite like electric cars
eager grove
but fire crews and shit carry the fire extinguishers required for that sort of thing
whereas they don't for electric cars
fathom socket
I think sometimes is not enough I thinkl
eager grove
Yeah, I'm agreeing with you
fathom socket
or that stuff doesn't prevent batteries from reigniting
eager grove
I'm saying that when attending a car accident, the fire crews carry the stuff for gas cars
but not for electric ones
fathom socket
that means more equipment on the board
eager grove
yep
fathom socket
we need to wait before we start forcing people to switch to electric cars
but also
before we do that we should eliminate fossil fuel power plants
stoic ledge
EV's are fun and all but the electricity has to come from a green or renewable source
fathom socket
my tyres came
and they are soft and somewhat sticky
meanwhile my old ones are super hard
eager grove
EV's are fun and all but the electricity has to come from a green or renewable s...
I don't agree with this at all
for two reasons:
- air pollution - air quality in cities like Bristol in the UK where I live is killing people in real time. Moving the pollution out to power plants (which also have less NOx and particulate pollution) massively helps
- Power plants are far more efficient than an ICE engine, especially burning gas, so you end up with far cleaner air even if you switch to fossil fuel power stations
Grids are improving to be more renewable (unless you're Germany and you stupidly shut all your nuclear power plants)
AND and and and and
if more people have home power walls/battery packs like the F150 lightning
stoic ledge
Your just moving the problem that way :)
eager grove
Yes
to somewhere where it can be less of a problem
and if you have powerwalls/battery packs/F150 lighnings
then you can flatten out the peak in power usage
which means you have to use fewer of the much dirtier stations
because those only get switched on at peak times
stoic ledge
That's kind of true, not like the Lightning is the first car to have V2G... But renewable energy is still a minority in the energy production even in lower usage moments...
One major step forward would be to go nuclear, which is immensely green, no pollution etc
But yeah, having a car which can redeliver to the house at peak times does take a load of the infrastructure
eager grove
Right
The UK grid is pretty green, and getting greener
My point is that saying that it's only worth moving to electric vehicles once the entire grid is non-CO2 emmitting is ludicrous
emitting
fathom socket
Grids are improving to be more renewable (unless you're Germany and you stupidly...
WAIT WHA?
stoic ledge
Apparently the UK is doing quite alright at renewable energy yes
stoic ledge
~40%
fathom socket
I think over 60% of energy here comes from coal
oh god
so it's like 74% coal, 9% gas and 15% renewable
I would say it's a bit different what I've expected
eager grove
I mean the biggest problem is China
fathom socket
I know
eager grove
fathom socket
but it might explain the bad air quality
eager grove
But that's somewhere where electric vehicles are really helping. The air quality is awwwwwwwwwful obviously
fathom socket
I think here it won't
eager grove
and electric vehicles are heavily subsidised, so they're doing a good job of getting people to switch
fathom socket
just hate having heating/power plants next door
A lot of pollution comes from burning fossil fuels in the cities here
eager grove
It's a global problem that needs global solutions, for sure. Electric vehicles are not the be all and end all, and they certainly aren't a replacement for greening up the grid.
But that doesn't mean it isn't worth switching until the grid is green
fathom socket
but I think it's still worth focusing on other bigger problems than trying force people switch to electric vehicles
eager grove
Depends what you mean by 'focus'
fathom socket
like homes using inefficient coal heaters to heat homes in populated areas
eager grove
No what I mean is
Like it isn't the case that it's only possible to solve one problem at a time
fathom socket
maybe we have thinkg about 2 different things
eager grove
Yeah maybe. Like no one uses coal heaters here, for instance
eager grove
The statement I was disagreeing with was 'we shouldn't force people to switch to electric cars before eliminating fossil fuel power plants'
And I think that's true, but I think it's reasonable to stop people from buying new petrol/diesel cars before that
fathom socket
maybe because we live in different coutries
and we have different point of views because the different problems we have
eager grove
yeah
like in a 70% coal country, you need to green up your grid a lot before considering moving the cost of going green onto the consumer
stoic ledge
Idk how the UK got to ~40% renewable energy tho... according to the IEA, it's:
- 10% coal
- 30% Natural gas
- 10% Nuclear
- 5% Wind/solar/hydro
- 10% Biofuels and waste
- 35% Oil
eager grove
Those wind/solar/hydro numbers are old
stoic ledge
Yeah 2019
fathom socket
still
stoic ledge
Latest data the IEA has 🥲
eager grove
That may also represent the number of power stations
remember that there are a lot of peak power stations, most of which are off most of the time
fathom socket
I've expected Poland have less than 14% renewable energy and less than 74% of coal plants
eager grove
Over the last year, according to those numbers, renewable + nuclear is 41%
plus 7% biomass
fathom socket
would be cool to have a nuclear power plant there
eager grove
where?
fathom socket
Poland
eager grove
Nuclear powerplants are just so expensive
they're building a new one in the UK and it's like a 5 year £20billion project or something
fathom socket
meanwhile they tried to build one here and people protested
stoic ledge
I think it cheaper to build nucleaer plants than building 86468468486 wind mills 😛
eager grove
The UK government seems to disagree 😂
stoic ledge
People protest everywhere "bEcAuSe It'S sCaRy"
fathom socket
meanwhile we are surrounded by nuclear powerpalnts and everything will come here anyways
eager grove
In the UK they reckon offshore wind is like £47/MWh
which I think is cheaper than Nuclear, actually
stoic ledge
Well 🇳🇱 recently build a windfarm which was intented so power a region the size of Amsterdan, then Microsoft came along and was like "Oi can we use that for our datacentre", and they were like "Sure, f* the inhabitants of 🇳🇱 "
Nuclear is a very stable source though 😎 It's not reliant on "the elements"
fathom socket
meanwhile the 108 eur/MWh cola power plants
oh yeas
power plants ruining on coke
eager grove
I can't help but wonder whether micro hydro plants wouldn't do a lot of good
there's some pretty dope designs for pico hydro plants that you can build for like £100
dawn glade
We only have hydro and wind here ... only had 1 nuclear and they dismantled it
grave bolt
tribal hill
i'm quite angry tbh
how do you get wireless android auto to work?
i literally ha...
if someone can help or direct me to somewhere that can help
charred depot
what is the chances that a site selling models of cars, uses a photo of my exact car.
stoic ledge
Sue them
charred depot
whoever put that much tyre shine on needs to be arrested
stoic ledge
Much tyre shine but the plastic sills are still faded 🥲
river basin
hey i love the mustang sn95 but i live in the uk and its near to impossible to find one here does anyone know any other similar cars that i can find in the uk?
dense shard
Society is a lot greener than you'd think compared to 20 years ago.
Even with using Natural Gas, we're in a better place today in terms of pollution. Just need to somehow offset the cost of crypto mining which has negated pretty much all green energy sources.
charred depot
or something in the bonnet area that isnt meant for towing
sour ore
eager grove
Woooah
Marques brownlee reckons the f150 lightnings 300 mile range is with 1000lbs of cargo in the back
His was quoting 367 miles of range at 80%—if the Mach e is anything to go off of, that’s pretty accurate
remote ridge
Just restored my headlights. So stoked
Had to crop out part of the second picture because I was showing off a product in it
edgy crescent
boreal sleet
I want to buy a car computer scanner reader or such
Found this from chrisfixit but not sure if there are cheaper options? or this is the best or such, anyone knows any alternatives? also im based in NL so cant find it on our local stores xD
something with an app that will show me the issues/etc..
charred depot
I just use a cheap elm327
some of them dont have all the features though so cant read airbag / abs codes etc
fleet gust
i got one of these
havent used it to read codes yet, but it being able to also test batteries is nice
fathom socket
one of the few times an SUV might be needed
and even then alot of models probs couldnt do it
eager grove
😂
remote ridge
Broo
remote ridge
Now drift it
fathom socket
I feel like it will bend
charred depot
one of the few times an SUV might be needed
shitty vauxhall crossovers conked out. but maybe because the owners tried to floor it into the water covering the front of the car with water.
but lets be honest theres probably a better way around for like a 4 minute longer journey
flint sable
defeats the entire purpose of pony car
Other than the hellcat trims it’s basically just a family sedan
charred depot
"bah thats not structural" - Ged (2001 - 2021)
worst case i suddenly lose shock absorption so tis fine
loud jewel
I went to a track day yesterday and there was a godly amount of c7 corvettes
sick gate
Excitement intensifies.
fathom socket
Lmfao Dodge Engineers want this guy's location
charred depot
As if there wasnt enough, I seen a bloomin Ford Ka CROSSOVER today
all i have to say is, y tho.
spice perch
what is the Ford Ka? Is that a model they only sell in Europe?
spice perch
Ah, okay
charred depot
we got the fiesta
"modernised" Ka
whats the obsession with lifting the seating position to the moon these days
ytho
return to vauxhall chevette. thats a properly sized car.
less than 1.6m wide mmyes.
charred depot
boot space on the scaab is plenty fine for me
plus means i can still park in edinbruh
fathom socket
my focus looks cmall compared to new cars
but it seems more spacious than some of them
charred depot
edinbruh is just littered with little hatchbacks and rich people with big electric suvs
fathom socket
here we are littered with hatchback or crossovers from new stuff
older cars are usually hatchbacks or wagons
ebon thorn
i have a 95 wagon, love it
charred depot
el scaabo
ebon thorn
oh i cant stand newer cars
charred depot
in for its MOT soon
ebon thorn
i have inspection in september
fathom socket
IDK how did my car pass inspection
ebon thorn
ive a lot of work to do before then
ebon thorn
same, the whole right side has rot through there, gonna cut it out and weld on thick u-channel there at some point
charred depot
wonder if they can fit a washing machine in those
can in a civic
hatchbacks make much more sense
fathom socket
can I fit a cement mixer?
charred depot
except you can only fit the front 1/3 into parking space
charred depot
park those barges in these spots
fathom socket
hatchback looks interesting
fathom socket
I remember doge ram literally taking 2 parking spots
charred depot
not everywhere
would absolutely benefit from some european car choices in some cities
charred depot
you could drive it around in NYC but parallel parking it in the spaces which cars have left ehh.
you have your fair share of overpopulated cities
that could benefit from less hefty chonkers
ebon thorn
Theres also the fact people cant get everything delivered
Most things but not everything
Id argue that we are pretty much there
I mean just look at services
I mean we DO have a cross country and international grid BUT the links between zones are fragine and easily overloaded
We designed our grid for minor failures not entire region overloads
Like i said, its interconnected but the links are fragile and meant for small failover not for powering the entire zone
Theres also voltage drop over distance
fathom socket
Somebody is coming to look at this tomorrow
If it sells I'll be a little sad to see it go 😢
charred depot
Saab goes in for its MOT soonTM, as it has steelies with trims that obstruct all view it cant actually fail on its brakes unless they are unbalanced
the mazda 2 can fail on its brakes though as there is a tonne of view with its alloys.
i was worried about the rotor corrosion on the saab from it sitting for a year but they wont be able to see it
fathom socket
Might go pick up this Type-R sometime soon if I don't find anything better. Was hoping to get an S3 but they're a bit out of my price range
fathom socket
solemn inlet
Its tryna be a maloo
civic spoke
Truckla. Terrible range after the 'conversion'.
fathom socket
Truckla. Terrible range after the 'conversion'.
Yeah , but it's a really cool car
dense shard
Truckla is amusing. An actual small truck.
stoic ledge
charred depot
yeah
know a few people who submit to dashcam compilations usually takes a decent amount of time of UK Dash Cameras to use clips unless they are super interesting
charred depot
Truckla. Terrible range after the 'conversion'.
Could probably get a decent amount of efficiency back by ditching the lightbar
charred depot
Had to put a jack under the wrench on my tie rod locking fastener to get it loose :^|
twas extra crusty tho
fathom socket
I might need a new half shaft
There are weird vibrations coming when my car didn't move for some time
And it goes away about 5 mins of driving
And the vibrations increase when suspension compresses
fathom socket
spice perch
fathom socket
so exciting noone heard of it
hardy vigil
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyota-prius-hybrid-rally-car/
idk anything about cars besides brands, but that is really cool
shrewd pond
fathom socket
Well
I had 175
Old ones were super cracked
So much difference in handling
It actually sticks to the road
stoic ledge
fathom socket
I even get better economy according to economy meter
stoic ledge
Noice
So better handling + better fuel economy 😎
And better fuel economy with wider tires...
Lets you know how bad the old ones were 😛
fathom socket
And they don't squeak like the old ones when turning
It always sounded like I'm doing burnout
charred depot
my front left has shoulder wear from roundabouts I think
most people just straightline the roundabouts here but I find it funny to take the extreme outside line.
vale shadow
I love the fact that they have a car channel
fathom socket
I think I found a perfect spot to get in to car collision
elfin sequoia
Ive already got that figured out
One of the lights in town has this really weird bug where sometimes all the light are red, sometimes the opposite direction gets the turn arrow, sometimes no one gets a turn arrow but one light is green to let traffic thru,
Best part about the lights? They run backwards so the arrow comes after the light
charred depot
why have one set of tricolours on the grill when you can have two
shy pike
lmfao
stark sentinel
I just saw streetspeed717 on the road in his tRex
fathom socket
why have one set of tricolours on the grill when you can have two
quadruples the horsepower
maximum airflow
elfin sequoia
Ford should put v6 ecoboost into a mustang
dense shard
That wouldn't make the V8 look good.
dense shard
It was a special car.
flint sable
They sure are interesting
solemn inlet
Time to replace you think? Cyl 4 was causing the missfires
elfin sequoia
Blow on them backwards theyll be good as new 👌
vocal shard
Yeah 🤘
fathom socket
got a saab turbo x and a 95
low carbon
that is a 2cm wide rock that punctured my tyre over the weekend
had to get it replaced
fathom socket
is that fix a flat?
low carbon
yep. bought a proper tyre plugging kit for next time
no space for a spare tyre in the boot, obviously better than a diy repair
fathom socket
From what I've heard fix a flat isn't the best selant
low carbon
oh the branded stuff? it's just whatever vw group crap came with the car
fathom socket
oh
low carbon
pretty sure all that tyre goo stuff all sucks
fathom socket
I would normally buy a tryre plug
low carbon
that said, today it seems to had finally cured and held pressures perfectly fine
fathom socket
but I decided to keep a spare tyre
even if I have a gas tank where spare tyre should be
I just shoved in between the seats
but I think I would replace the spare with full size
low carbon
yeah, not going to keep a 20" wheel in the boot
just happens to be that the first car without a spare wheel has to get a puncture, smh
would've been fine if it was a nail since the tyre has a thin self-sealing layer but that only is for punctures smaller than 4mm
low carbon
just shit luck i guess
fathom socket
one time I hit a pothole that bent my rim
low carbon
happens a lot with golf r owners
elfin sequoia
Ill stick with old school rope plugs thank you very much
low carbon
one of the stock rim styles are notorious for bending and cracking
low carbon
Ill stick with old school rope plugs thank you very much
yep bought one that's now in the boot
fathom socket
sometimes situations tyre sealant can be a better option
elfin sequoia
Theyll literally outlast the tire you put them in lmao
low carbon
i don't really see a situation where it'd help much
if your tyres already have that self sealing layer
elfin sequoia
Also never use slime
low carbon
the proper ream and plug repair kits are way better
low carbon
Also never use slime
worked in a jiffy, there was no way i was gonna get that rock out the tyre
my mate that works at the tyre shop i use even said that there was no way unless i took the tyre off
low carbon
they said they could but they just hate working on tyres with it since it smells bad and gets everywhere
for that tyre if the sidewall wasn't buggered i would've been able to get it vulcanised for nz$80
i already had booked new tyres to be fitted tomorrow but they got them today so when i brought it in for my mate to have a look at repairing it we ended up just replacing them
charred depot
nasty stuff, ive heard it can take the paint off wheels too
low carbon
also eats into the tyre
elfin sequoia
Ruins tpms sticks to everything
low carbon
didn't ruin my tpms thankfully
no idea how much the sensor costs but it'd be stupid since i'd need the dealer to program it in
low carbon
nah for my car you have to do it via diagnostics
elfin sequoia
Eh basically but you still gotta push a few buttons
solemn inlet
idle is high?
spice perch
nice
fathom socket
idle is high?
No
spice perch
wait, does your phone put a watermark on any photos you take? That's kind of obnoxious.
spice perch
rip
tiny nebula
Yea fucked
spice perch
yeah fr
spice perch
fair enough