cars

[dense shard]

lol

[civic girder]

lol

they've been good in my experience

[dense shard]

nah joking aside. It should be enough for my needs.

Not like craftsman is better these days.

[fathom socket]

Joe mamma

[dense shard]

And I'm not dedicated/rich enough for snap-on.

[civic girder]

50% of my tools are from harbor freight, even if they are not "harbor freight brand"

harbor freight icon is just as good as snap-on, and way cheaper

but still, icon is expensive

[dense shard]

First thing to do when I do get the home. Fix transmission, change fluids, and change out the driver's seat. (for the Jeep)

[civic girder]

yea

[dense shard]

Then I can use it for practice. Install a light bar, and stuff.

[civic girder]

you could prolly do a lightbar at the apartment tbh

[dense shard]

I could yeah. Plan is to get one of those license plate mounts, and mount the LED bar to that.

Jeep wiring should be easy enough.

[civic girder]

Having installed fog light kits on multiple cars, its not hard.

[dense shard]

I believe it.

But it is a first time for me. Might as well spend all my cursing and sweating on the Jeep rather than the Toyota.

[civic girder]

I suggest getting a nice set of crimpers and wire strippers, as well as a heat gun and some heatshrink connectors

[dense shard]

noted, thanks

[civic girder]

beyond that, its just looking at wiring diagrams to see where you want to tap into the car's wiring

I typically either go into the cig lighter or the ashtray light

you at bare minimum want something ignition switched, and can wire up a switch

alternatively, you could just straight wire it to the headlights

[dense shard]

That sounds like a plan.

Well it'll be independent of the lights.

[civic girder]

Yea, that's how I've always done it

[dense shard]

Rather not get on a cop's bad side.

Main idea is to mount it behind the grill on the 'rolla at some point. Get more light on the road on those dark stretches. Deer exist, and they're out to kill me.

[civic girder]

I typically just run the signal wire out of the fog light/lightbar relay into the car, and then supply power for the switch from cig lighter/ashtray light/anything ignition switched and ground the switch inside the car.

that way there's fewer wires to get from engine bay to cabin

[dense shard]

Makes sense.

[civic girder]

you can also see if there's any switches on Amazon or eBay that could fit any blank switches on the dash

[dense shard]

lol not gonna worry about that.

[dense shard]

Might just use the seat heater switch.

or replace that switch. Not like it works.

[civic girder]

Whatever switch you go with, doesn't really matter. You'll only need a 3 or 4 pole switch.
Most kits come with a switch, but its not like you have to use that either

[dense shard]

true

[civic girder]

I prefer using switches that flush mount to existing blanks in the dash, but I've also used stick on adhesive switches

[dense shard]

I am honestly trying to remember if the Jeep has any blanks at all.

[civic girder]

I wouldn't be surprised if it does

[dense shard]

Toyota has an entire row. And I'm wondering if I could straight up swap in a heated steering wheel.

[civic girder]

even my 95 Corolla has a switch blank

[dense shard]

Turns out the SE trim has the wiring for heated seats, they're just not hooked up to the switch/seat.

[civic girder]

I just adhesive mounted a switch to the blank for the fogs

[dense shard]

That works for me.

To think. I'll actually be increasing the value of the Jeep with this mod.

[civic girder]

What was kinda funny was the fog light kit I got for the Prius came with a switch meant for 2010 Prius, but everything else was for the 2009. I found a switch on Amazon that fit. But what really gets me is that the switch I couldn't use, fit perfect in the Previa's switch panel

[civic girder]

yea something I've done before as well is connect to existing wiring for equipment the car doesn't have

[dense shard]

I'm just wondering if I could just as easily wire up a heated 'rolla wheel.

[civic girder]

The fogs in the RX-7 are hooked to the cruise control power, so they can only be turned on when the key is in the on position

[dense shard]

Theoretically it's just a switch and wheel away from working. should be plug and play.

[civic girder]

yea, you could tap into any ignition switched power and wire into the wheel + a switch

shouldn't be too hard

[dense shard]

Not even that. It could be plug and play. There may already be wires behind one of teh switch blanks.

... I might check tomorrow tbh.

[civic girder]

Its possible

[dense shard]

My back can't be in any more pain as it stands.

[civic girder]

Something neat I've done before as well, if the car has an aux port you can wire up a bluetooth module that sends sound over aux to the radio (assuming you don't already have bluetooth in the radio)

Works awesome in the Prius.

[dense shard]

That's actually good to know. Might do that if I ever get a car with just an aux port.

[civic girder]

I've also been told you can get bluetooth modules that plug into the antenna plug on the back of a radio, and some can have passthrough so you have bluetooth audio and still have radio

[eager mason]

what about an 85 corolla 😩

[charred depot]

My cars a poverty spec Saab 900NG so it has more switch blanks than switches

[eager grove]

So I watch way too much car YouTube

And I don’t watch Shmee any more because I don’t care about super cars much

The thing that annoys me about him is his intro.

He says ‘hi guys, I’m shmee and welcome back to the channel’

And it’s like - if you’re welcoming them back to the channel, then you don’t need to tell them your name

[slow dove]

Stefan Lewis- Youtube https://youtu.be/cBY0CGxvdLw?t=432

lmao

[molten blaze]

@eager grove watching doug demuro for too much time can make you have cancer?

[charred depot]

in the state of california yes

[drowsy kernel]

Noob question, would swapping backseat speakers for subs be a good idea (completely disregarding backseat passengers, don't have kids lol xD)
Have a Passat sedan so there is hardly any place to put a regular sub

[flint sable]

A friend in NJ sent me this

[dense shard]

Ballsy. A white car underneath another.

[dense shard]

I wouldn't.

One you're going to lose some fidelity in the system overall, but subs in the doors are gonna sound kinda horrible. Just get a prefabbed enclosure and put it in the trunk.

[stable magnet]

I would wire in a single 10" or 12" sub or bass tube

You really need those 5x7s or 6x9s in the rear deck or back of your car

With speaker level inputs you can splice and still keep your rear speakers

[fathom socket]

always prioritise a bangin stereo for your tunes over boot space

https://tenor.com/view/james-may-techno-perfect-loop-banging-stereo-gif-18382919

[teal escarp]

the car beneath it is very precious

its a rally car

and in this in such neat shape

iss a absulute collectable

[severe geyser]

No it’s not, you most likely have woofers in the back seat. If you want a sub, what I would do is get a sub with a box and run that off your head unit assuming it has a sub out

Idk how many people are into old Japanese stuff in here, but these were at fd and I thought I’d share

[charred depot]

my car only has speakers behind the rear seats :^(

[teal escarp]

nice

i am all jdm

lol

[urban moon]

hey guys, got any car recommendations for 50K?

[drowsy kernel]

Can't do, it's a sedan, the trunk is separated completely fro mthe rest of the car.
@severe geyser
I know, there needs to be at least a frequency filter

[eager grove]

@urban moon lots! What sort of thing are you looking at? What do you need/prioritise?

[jovial mauve]

so the weekends test drive was pretty good

really like the car now just keep emotions in check and not buy the first thing

few more test drives lined up

[charred depot]

Not test driven any of the cars ive bought :^|

[hollow jungle]

not driven any cars

[charred depot]

Cant believe we are getting £270 in scrap value for our old civic

[charred depot]

Thats tonnes

[jovial mauve]

this was the first one

in love allready

[jovial mauve]

just need to wait for the other ones, since i alos want to try a plugin hybrid

[charred depot]

Im in love with this sexy thing

[jovial mauve]

Saab

noice

[charred depot]

Saad saab

[jovial mauve]

mu friend has one as well

[stoic ledge]

Get it in Individual Peridot Green and Individual Tartufo interior

[jovial mauve]

he is still here the man the myth the ledgend

nah man

i like this

Next week im driving the 330e G20 the week after that a35

[stoic ledge]

Nice

Was this a 530e?

Also, I really dig the color of the XC40 next to the 5er

[jovial mauve]

540i

the dumb choice after the A35

[charred depot]

E39 540i

[lunar mason]

F82 m4

Eisenmann exhaust

Velos rims

Etc

[frozen moon]

jdm cars are a vibe

[cinder pulsar]

What's a good starter car

[dense shard]

That doesn't stop you from putting a sub in the trunk

[drowsy kernel]

But won't the seats and the insolated metal plate on top of the trunk dump the sound though?

[dense shard]

Not really. The seats will block out higher frequencies, and the rear shelf won't block enough to matter

[urban moon]

Like a luxury/sporty car. Sedan or coupe. I know some cars could be like 60k and then go on sale for 50k at the car dealership lol. Has to be fully loaded tho

[urban moon]

What’s the budget

[cinder pulsar]

5k?

[eager grove]

Classic advice is honda civic or Toyota Corolla/Camry

depends on your priority - those are definitely 'reliability' choices

tiffany, you looking at new or used?

[urban moon]

New

[fathom socket]

could buy like, a whole tent!

[strong kindle]

oddlyspecificbutok

[fathom socket]

hard to think of things that cost 300 quid

a decent microwave?

[strong kindle]

lol my bicycle costed less than 300 quid if thats relevant

and my phone costed half of 300 quid

[fathom socket]

mine was 160 quid guess i didnt think of that

my bike i mean

[urban moon]

I had a type r but got rear ended so it’s totaled

[strong kindle]

f

[strong kindle]

model?

[fathom socket]

Specialized hardrock disc 2012 i think

nothing particularly special

[strong kindle]

oh damn thats a good bike

[strong kindle]

;_;

[urban moon]

Brought my car and it’s only like 1.5 years old. Brought it for 45k and insurance gave me 44k

[fathom socket]

p sure all the schools near me got a deal on them so there's hundreds going pretty cheap used

[strong kindle]

stonks

[strong kindle]

youre very lucky

[fathom socket]

what bike you got?

also, bike channel when

[strong kindle]

i got my Giant Escape 2 for 340

bargained it to 300 with stand/bottle holder etc

[strong kindle]

yeahhh

[fathom socket]

thats pretty damn nice

[strong kindle]

ive clocked 3000km on it in 2.5 years of owning it and im just 16 hehe

[urban moon]

You guys got any recommendations for 50-60k? Was thinking a 2021 bmw 340i

[rotund ridge]

What do you all think of my newly sanded hood for my 1993 jeep yj ?

[eager grove]

@urban moon Personally I'd go Audi at that price point, I think they give you the best combo of fun/luxury, but their reliability doesn't have that good a reputation

[fathom socket]

Ive done a couple thousand ks on mine, but i always end up having to replace somethig after a couple hundred k

[urban moon]

Any specific model?

[fathom socket]

had a bit where i couldnt go 15k without a puncture

[eager grove]

the 340i is a good car, I think I'd go for an M440i instead so you get the hatch

S5 Sportback is what I'd get - coupe styling, but with a practical hatchback and rear seats that humans can actually sit in

[strong kindle]

damn dude maybe drop it off to the cycle shop
or you could ask on r/cycling or something
im sure theyll be able to help you

[urban moon]

It’s just personally I think the new 4 series is so ugly lol

Or maybe I could get a c300 coupe or a c63s coupe

[fathom socket]

Nah im too lazy to take it to a shop 😅, i just replaced the rear tyre with some kinda cheap one and it seems to have solved the issue

[urban moon]

Is the RS model worth it?

[strong kindle]

take better care of your cycle dudee

whatever tho your bike your choice

[stoic ledge]

Nice 6-cyl

[molten blaze]

i don't like the direction bmw is going

rip angel eyes

[strong kindle]

you should look at mg

mg is a joke now

[dense shard]

MG has been a joke for decades.

[stoic ledge]

I've seen a few 4ers now, irl it's not that bad

[dense shard]

Difference is BMW still makes a profit.

[fathom socket]

well i'm getting punctures im not sure it could be anything else than a tyre issue

[strong kindle]

this is supposed to be a mg but its basically a reskinned chinese suv

[fathom socket]

replaced the chain/chainrings/casette a couple days ago since they were worn out

[dense shard]

Probably better than 90% of the stuff MG put out in the past.

[fathom socket]

MG = china brand now

[dense shard]

Yes, and?

[strong kindle]

a mismatch between the tube size and tyre/wheel size can also be a cause
its also possible that your wheel's lining has worn out

its not just down to tires

[dense shard]

If Chinese quality and durability become worth buying, then that's on the competition to keep up.

[fathom socket]

and not the decent kind of china brand like volvo

[strong kindle]

bruh atleast MGs looked acceptable

ive seen this shitbox on the road and oh boy is it terrible looking

[dense shard]

The red thing?

Looks fine. Better than the Escape or TraXXX.

[fathom socket]

ic, i think my new tyre fixed the issue i've gone like 1.5k with only one puncture

[dense shard]

Probably as reliable.

[fathom socket]

I also replaced the heavy and siezed front suspension fork with a carbon one from a local shop that sells used bike parts

[stoic ledge]

Just because a large investment group is based in China doesn't mean the brand is Chinese... Every development work is done is Sweden

[dense shard]

And yet Geely and Volvo nearly merged into one legal entity this year.

[fathom socket]

MGs are partially developed in china and partially in UK, although its probably more china leaning

[strong kindle]

lol no their current lineup in india atleast is just chinese reskins

[dense shard]

The entire British car industry is where it is due to it's own actions.

[strong kindle]

wait lemme find the original brand

[fathom socket]

im just reading the wiki

[strong kindle]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baojun

these

[stoic ledge]

Still doesn't make it "Chinese" imho

[strong kindle]

same cars

[fathom socket]

they still operate longbridge as an R&D centre apparently

[dense shard]

British Leyland made America look good.

[stoic ledge]

It's different from what happened to MG

[strong kindle]

baojuns cars and mgs cars are the same

[stoic ledge]

There they just bought the MG name and slapped it on other models

[fathom socket]

but but, muh Austin Allegro

[dense shard]

so MG is owned by SAIC and GM...

so MG is ... GM.

wow

[stoic ledge]

Volvo just gets funding from Geely but can do what they want (within limits ofc)

Same with Land Rover and stuff, it's owned by Tata but in no way an Indian car

[dense shard]

and Geely gets full access to all of Volvo's IP and platforms.

[stoic ledge]

SAIC is also part VW so it's a SAIC-MG-GM vehicle

Sure but that's to be expected, why not use a platform which has already been worked out

[dense shard]

The platforms were co-developed is my understanding.

[stoic ledge]

It's probably cheaper to use a more high-end platform and invest 0 more in development than creating a new platform which is worse in every way

[dense shard]

Also owns Lotus.

[fathom socket]

ah wait, they closed the longbridge tech centre in 2019

so its all china now as far as i can tell

Lotus is 51% Geely, 49% Etika Auto apparently

[strong kindle]

yall i still cant get over maserati and ferrari being related

[molten blaze]

chery in brazil

[charred depot]

So many corsas with tow balls what the fack

[molten blaze]

chery after their brazillian operations got bought by CAOA they started pulling out some great cars ngl

[charred depot]

What are they towing with a corsa other than those stupid little trailers

[molten blaze]

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/0mR6W/s3/caoa-chery-arrizo-6-brasil.jpg

chery arrizo 6

very good sedan ngl

[molten blaze]

@charred depot what are u talking about

[charred depot]

Seen so many corsas today with tow balls on the back

[molten blaze]

come on they did some good shit

[molten blaze]

what are they towing? idk

[charred depot]

I mean they cant really do much more than those little trailers

[molten blaze]

in brazil we use corsa c's to tow things like bikes and heck i even saw someone towing a jetski with a hatch corsa c

and the sedan corsa b was a big sales hit here so it is even more common to find these(we call them corsa classic or simply classic)

[fathom socket]

could be using it for a bike rack

[molten blaze]

ye

[charred depot]

Maybe ours just clips on the boot

[outer surge]

My dream car

[charred depot]

noo the popups

[outer surge]

Headlights built into(sorta) the turbos though

[severe geyser]

That’s fine, a 12 should do it. Personally I like avoiding crossovers or anything like that. Also maybe taking a look into 2 way speakers might be worth it

[severe geyser]

Accura tsx type s

[stoic ledge]

Mine can tow up to a whopping 850kg 😎

But it's mostly used for bike racks

[charred depot]

poor clutch, imagine hill starting a corsa with 850kg behind it.

[stoic ledge]

I wouldn't want to do it either

But it's possible

[fathom socket]

https://drivetribe.com/p/rimac-just-officially-bought-bugatti-a_SnKeeAQlqcSpu7UvofMA?iid=P1QmT738RjCNIqEx-Cwn5g

[stark sentinel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/810342727468056588/861265455108063252/ef2.jpg

[fathom socket]

cool bridge

[charred depot]

huh didnt know they put the briitish rear lights on non briitish ones

wonder if it negatively affected sales

[dense shard]

I think they have. I doubt it hurt sales since the Mini's only selling point is how british it is.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's on every market of the BMW Mini

Since the facelift in 2018

And I think most like the quirk

The lighting situation I hate in the Mini's are the front lights: I haven't seen a single one which doesn't blind me

[drowsy kernel]

I'd love to get some cheapo sport car like infinity g35 or last gen mustang but then I'm aware they are so cheap because they are imports and maintanance will be a huge pain and my old '97 passat is just too good, a bit too slow, a bit too big to park anywhere but still in mint condition since it has a pretty low millage and comfy AF thanks to almost highest equipment trim level :/

[fathom socket]

isnt a mustang longer than a passat

as is g35 apparently

[drowsy kernel]

Oh didnt know that lol assumed they must be much smaller being 2 doors.

[flint sable]

Porsche also has 45% in it

[wanton berry]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/219612180440416258/861885145115525150/20210706_012151.jpg

Bouta pick up a diesel

[civic spoke]

Cents per liter?

[haughty ridge]

It's 1,82 euro per liter at some gas stations here in the Netherlands.

[eager grove]

That's crazy how much cheaper diesel is

[fathom socket]

Same in Finland

[eager grove]

bit cheaper than that in the UK, but not much

€1.63 in some places

[charred depot]

Civic scrapped for 270 :^(

[fathom socket]

I could have eaten that car

also

WHY?

I mean I'm not against importing and being able to register cars from UK

but vauxhall?

[charred depot]

You could have eaten the car if you first had 20 tetanus shots

[fathom socket]

I would need 50 shots for my car

[charred depot]

Maybe bought it when they lived in UK and brought it with them

[open field]

anyone known with car buying?

looking for a first car
living in the netherlands
budget around 8-9k euros

Use autoscout24 and filter on the netherlands.
dont compare US to NL in terms of cars please, most of the us cars are unavailable or shit and totaled.

Was looking myself at a golf 6, 2013+ model due to timing chain

musts
under 150k kms
reliable
manual
4/5 door
low maintenance costs
petrol
hatchback
parking sensors + camera
somewhat modern interior

can haves
bit of power? but not in terms of losing qualtiy.

[molten blaze]

@open field man

it's so damn difficult to read in netherlands language

nevermind

i put into google translate in english

if someone is from netherlands

please help

this language is difficult to understand

[open field]

what do u need to know?

i can translate

[molten blaze]

parkeerhulp voor

[open field]

parking help front side

you have front, back and camera

and autoamtic

achter = back

[molten blaze]

parkeerhulp automatisch

is this what i think is park assist?

[open field]

automatic, idk what it actually does tbh

[bitter compass]

Automatic park assist

[open field]

just back and camera is enough prob

[molten blaze]

ok

[open field]

@bitter compass fello dutch peep?

[bitter compass]

Meh german

[open field]

ah

[molten blaze]

parkeerhulp camera?

[bitter compass]

Backup camera

[molten blaze]

ok

[open field]

guttentag

one of the few words i can speak german kekw

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/kia-ceed-cee-d-1-6-gdi-plus-pack-nieuw-model-navigatie-came-benzine-bruin-cd623c03-ff56-4292-b59a-9a98d346a59c?cldtidx=6&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1759444708 i guess i found treasure?

kia ceed

[open field]

seen that model yea

[molten blaze]

is kia a good brand in netherlands?

[open field]

just like pc parts, Model > Brand kek

its known yeah.

[molten blaze]

i'm from brazil and kia well....

as long as hyundai keeps selling the hb20(aka simplified i20) kia doesn't have a chance

they have great cars

[open field]

yeah, wished that i20's were cheaper

at leas least, the 2018 models

coz, i love that car

[molten blaze]

but parts are scarce to find due to every single part being imported from korea

altough dealership service is great ngl

good cars,good dealerships but scarce parts

and they're overpriced as hell because they're not made in mexico or argentina

which means 35% more taxes

@open field https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/opel-corsa-1-0-turbo-cosmo-opc-line-camera-pdc-benzine-rood-4974befe-ccb8-45b6-a5be-a6b6f4105873?cldtidx=13&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1759444708
more treasure has been found?

[open field]

any 4/5 door version?

missed to say that, but thats also a must for me

[molten blaze]

ok sorry

but i guess i found the right one

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/renault-clio-1-2-gt-cruise-navi-camera-climate-control-automaat-benzine-blauw-01c157e6-884a-4dc1-8853-cf0cd903bb39?cldtidx=16&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1759444708

very good clio

[open field]

CRAP, im so blind missed another thing to say

manual, manual manual kek

[molten blaze]

you like automatic?

[open field]

i like it, but i didnt get my manual drivers licence for nothing 😉

[molten blaze]

ok so you don't like manual right?

[open field]

no i like manual

i need manual

[molten blaze]

ok

handgeschakeld?

what does that mean

[open field]

yes

it means manual

[molten blaze]

ok

are renaults any good in your country?

i found a 1.2 tce megane

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/renault-megane-1-2-tce-bose-navigatie-camera-stoelverwarming-trek-benzine-grijs-dcc332e1-2b4d-4821-a45b-729d6654032c?cldtidx=16&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1315959669

[open field]

tbh, idk how to feel about renault

[molten blaze]

the car looks good?

[open field]

also looks kinda empty somehow

[molten blaze]

and man you said you like the hyundai i20 right?

[open field]

i do

but not in budget

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/hyundai-i20-1-1-crdi-comfort-1e-eigenaar-inruil-mogelijk-diesel-grijs-f50cf58b-c722-4e8e-9430-aa85d8bc20d0?cldtidx=4&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1315959669

i found one in budget

[open field]

yeah, but 200k kms

and, diesel.

[molten blaze]

you didn't specify the kms and engine

you like petrol?

[open field]

i did on petrol (:

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/kia-proceed-pro-cee-d-1-6-gdi-busines-pack-navigatie-benzine-rood-d5a4303c-bf77-4c0c-9901-0a76b581045d?cldtidx=18&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1315959669

if you would like to branch out a little

a wagon that looks like a hatch

[open field]

i have seen the i30 aswel

[open field]

3 door ho

[molten blaze]

ok

[open field]

this looks also kinda cool https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/hyundai-i30-1-6-gdi-business-edition-navi-clima-camera-parke-benzine-zwart-476a5839-935e-425d-b106-b265249fbb14?cldtidx=4&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1941753243

[molten blaze]

so our options are maybe 3:the beige ceed,the grey megane 1.2 tce,and the clio 1.2 tce

[open field]

what about golfs?

[molten blaze]

golfs...

i haven't seen one yet

i stuck with first page

[open field]

just keep filtering

on options

[molten blaze]

ok

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/mazda-3-1-6-gt-1e-eigenaar-airco-mf-stuurwiel-sportvelgen-gasoline-black-80337655-a7ee-4ef8-bdbc-050c811764cc?cldtidx=2&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=-1678025447

maybe?

[open field]

seen that one yes, but wrongly discribed

and looking kinda weared aswell

[molten blaze]

sorry i don't have a good eye for european cars

in my country it is easier to spot wearing

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/renault-vel-satis-expression-dci-v6-3-000-24-valve-nl-kenteken-gasoline-green-b5dfd708-1e19-4128-a7ff-6b44c883f730?cldtidx=3&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=69701309
maybe i'm too dumb for recommending this?

vel satis

luxury car? idk because luxury cars should be selling for a lot more than this price

[silk mountain]

car

[open field]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-yos-gif-11588732

[silk mountain]

Theespoon

[open field]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-there-private-from-penguins-of-madagascar-hi-wave-hey-there-gif-16043627

[silk mountain]

no~

[open field]

tbh, might look at this

[silk mountain]

grrr

[open field]

grrr what

[silk mountain]

no

[open field]

no what?

[silk mountain]

stop!

[open field]

https://tenor.com/view/calculating-puzzled-math-confused-confused-look-gif-14677181

[molten blaze]

you used a brazillian meme

thank you

@open field https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/renault-zoe-q210-zen-quickcharge-incl-btw-ex-accu-camera-17-electric-black-faf06797-a0b4-45cd-b26c-9637f28530d9?cldtidx=11&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1903717779
are electric cars any good for you?

[open field]

nah

[molten blaze]

man

we are the last of our species

[open field]

electric isnt a thing here yet

it costs a lot

[molten blaze]

the ones who like true cars

petrol ones not this bs like teslas and renault zoes

[molten blaze]

in netherlands does the government gives incentives to ppl who buy these cars?

[silk mountain]

not much

[open field]

^^

it isnt ready yet

[molten blaze]

it's because i saw other countries which gives like high incentives for electric cars

[open field]

@silk mountain any suggestions?

[molten blaze]

@open field tell me why you don't like diesel cars

[open field]

coz they arent tax friendly here, and are even banned in some citys.

[molten blaze]

oh ok

[open field]

diesel is only a good option if you drive a lot.

since if you drive much, fuel si cheap, but taxes are high

[molten blaze]

taxi drivers use diesel car because of this

[open field]

so if you drive a lot, you make ''profit''

[open field]

yep, but since i dont drive a lot.

its useless to me, and would just cost more

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/suzuki-alto-1-0-5-deurs-sportline-vvt-navi-airco-gasoline-white-21780231-6bda-46fc-8f84-bbb82cfb9515?cldtidx=14&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=310657681
a suzuki is fine too?

manual,petrol,cheap and it has parking sensors

[open field]

driven in one, not that comfy

not that big inside aswell

[molten blaze]

ok

[open field]

2m tall doesnt help

xd

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/mitsubishi-space-star-1-2-bright-airco-elektr-pakket-pdc-stoel-gasoline-blue-42aa3da7-9100-46c2-93f8-5119f64ff19b?cldtidx=14&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1777995136

ok is this car any good in netherlands?

it's called mirage in the us

and for what i saw in doug demuro's review of the mirage... kinda bad?

[open field]

somewhat decent

but just at those small cars

aygo's >

[molten blaze]

ok so you like a bigger car like a midsize hatchback or a wagon?

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/volkswagen-golf-1-4-tsi-comfortline-gasoline-black-39cbad90-2886-4a1a-9d39-4e3c87f9d336?cldtidx=6&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=-832885592

has shit been found with this golf? idk

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/volkswagen-golf-1-2-tsi-highline-park-assist-achteruitrij-came-gasoline-blue-7583b18b-cc4e-4217-ab74-76a43abb213d?cldtidx=14&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1941387317

but i found shit here,this golf i guess is good to go

highline trim,petrol engine,manual,4 door

what else would you expect?

@open field are you still there m8?

[open field]

i am

[molten blaze]

ok

what do you think about these golfs?

[open field]

idk

[molten blaze]

i think i found the best golf i saw

exactly what you said to me

manual,petrol,under 9k euros,4 door

and with parking sensors

[open field]

idk, just trying to find all its alteratives

[charred depot]

Nothing better than a £400 ashtray estate

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/bmw-523-523i-execut-youngtimer-gasoline-black-d5407257-5d6b-41ec-91fd-050986c4fdd9?cldtidx=6&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1941387317

i cannot unthink about this car when i saw the ad

man how does a bmw is selling for this low price

man this is maybe some serious lasagna-level bargain

@open field are wagons of your interest?

[open field]

mweh just hatchbacks

heavy = more costs

less fuel efficient, more road taxes

cant use that

[open field]

not a bmw fan.

one of the most ugly things ever created

[molten blaze]

i guess so maybe

[molten blaze]

holy cow we don't have that in brazil

@open field guess the golf is the right choice then

the highline one

[open field]

yeah highlines are cool

but

very expensive

since i cant find them, or being complete still with zero options, or they are fucked.

[molten blaze]

is 7,975 euros expensive?

you said 8-9k euros

[open field]

yes, i mean as in, you wont find them for 8/9k

that have like, full option on the highline

[molten blaze]

that ad smells like scam?

[open field]

wdym

[molten blaze]

the golf highline

[open field]

which one

[molten blaze]

you said you can't find one with good options for this price

[molten blaze]

7975 euros one

[open field]

yeah there are like highline versions

but

they arent filled with options

people literally like buy the highline version

without options

[molten blaze]

the optionals are the things that make the highline good?

[open field]

imo, yes.

its trendline, comfortline, highline

[molten blaze]

is a kia rio acceptable to you?

or something of that size

[open field]

think to small

i30 would be bigger

[molten blaze]

the i20 and the rio are platform brothers

and you said the i20 was good to you

[open field]

cant find i20's lol

its good, but you wont find it

with the musts

in the budget

[molten blaze]

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/kia-rio-1-2-cvvt-executiveline-6-tot-12-maanden-garantie-gasoline-black-29f6c428-0413-4f3f-bbc0-307b578a52fd?cldtidx=18&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1408819474

a rio is fine too?

[open field]

sure, but just doesnt have the optionals

[molten blaze]

what optionals?

i searched for cars with at least parking sensors

manual gearshift

petrol engine

and hatchbacks

[molten blaze]

guess then this is good to go then

[open field]

yeah, that add has a special information sign with watch out optionals can be off from the car

[open field]

@molten blaze what about this

[molten blaze]

it's diesel

you said "oh i don't drive a lot so i don't need a diesel car"

[open field]

thats petrol..

[molten blaze]

ok

i meant gasoline with that

[silk mountain]

amg'tje

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/bmw-x3-3-0sd-330pk-panoramadak-apk-10-2022-diesel-green-36dccac4-29b6-464f-e053-0100007f541c?cldtidx=2&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1997702630

[open field]

[open field]

ew

[charred depot]

slammed hyundai

sad to see a z3 in here

[fathom socket]

poor boye

[fathom socket]

all these cars look much better than anything in my neighborhood that isn't like 3 years old

I want some focus parts to not make my car look like a rust bucket

[charred depot]

I guess we just put so little value on cars and with scrap metal prices so high its easy just to throw them away

realistically we didnt need the car, no one sane would buy it in the state it was in and even if we fixed it and got it another years MOT wed struggle to sell it for even £300-400

[fathom socket]

People are importing a lot of cars from UK, but just mostly for spare parts

[charred depot]

so many people on finance nowadays

[fathom socket]

and now they buy them to drive

[charred depot]

not my kinda thing but I get it.

[fathom socket]

like this thing

[charred depot]

can pick those up cheap with 90-100k miles

even though it may have tens of thousands more miles in it people go oh high mileage scary

[fathom socket]

I still don't get why buying a pretty much newish ordinary car when insurance is insanly expensive

[charred depot]

probably a way to get it cheap

[fathom socket]

but paying the insurance that is like 4x unless you bought a lhd car

[charred depot]

maybe lived in the UK up till broxit

[fathom socket]

maybe

I see a crap ton of UK cars here

some even with their licenses, but they never leave

[charred depot]

So many of our job jobs were done from people from other EU countries

actually a issue because no one heres willing to do the shitty jobs and without the EU people coming in...

[fathom socket]

that's what I wanted to say

but here is more like

you get a shitty job that you lose more to work than being a leach

not really worth working here with a crap job when I can go just wash dishes to a restaurant somewhere elso and have wage 3 times higher

[charred depot]

at my manufacturing job theres more people from slovakia, poland, latvia, czech republic etc than british.

[fathom socket]

here you go and see Ukrainian people

can't wait to get some truck driving experience so I could work abroad

[charred depot]

wouldnt have minded truck driving, just not the path ive ended up on

[fathom socket]

well. I think I'm going end up as a truck driver, but maybe I wanted to make PPL

but man, I need a car badly for my work

and I need my current one to get fixed

but also I would need it to be grounded for 2 weeks

[fathom socket]

the govt estimate of EU people living i the UK was like 3 million

number of people applied for EU settled status is >6

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ301QEoo9Y

[flint sable]

Mfw 220k mile, 200$ 325xi that runs

[turbid prawn]

https://www.olx.in/item/toyota-corolla-ae86-not-a-scrap-car-iid-1642142374 Does anyone know what car this is?

[desert bane]

not a scrap car

That’s for sure

[civic spoke]

Toyota Corolla...

[strong kindle]

ah yes OLX pe becho

most definitely seems like a scam

[turbid prawn]

exactly lol

[turbid prawn]

i just wanted to confirm thx

I was doubting it was not a corolla cuz they usually had interiors looking like this:

[cloud vine]

Looks like chris fix had a little issue with his endurance race car lmao

[charred depot]

Hey guys today im going to show you how to replace an engine in your...

[cloud vine]

car or truck with common hand tools

[timber oar]

is that actually from one of his cars

i havent kept up with him for a bit

[fathom socket]

I want him to teach me how to remove welded sparkplugs

[wispy sapphire]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-tesla-model-s-plaid-steering-yoke-wheel-review

tesla fanboys claiming their car is the future of transportation as they frantically try to reach for their steering rectangle with one hand and swipe furiously on the touchscreen to change gears with the other all in order to just make a 3-point turn

jokes aside, i don't say this lightly: this needs a recall

this is going to kill people

you think i'm exaggerating? we're talking about the one and only interface you have to directly control where the car goes

and tesla just made it objectively worse, just for the sake of it looking cool

i had always rolled my eyes at the other decisions tesla made which made the driving experience worse for the sake of looks, like a high-end smartphone designer

but this is where i draw the line

this is legitimately dangerous

[dense shard]

Just another step

FSD already killing people

[wispy sapphire]

true

but like, this crosses over from dangerous software to dangerous hardware

like, the software's bad? at least you can patch it up and try to make it better

this? tesla will need to recall this

and given their already legendary reputation for hushing up bad press, you can bet your top dollar they will fuck up this recall too

gonna make ford look saintly with the pinto by comparison

[timber oar]

see it would be great if they would just make a car with an electric drivetrain

but without all the stupid computerized shit you see in modern cars

some old fashioned guages and switches would be 👌

[charred depot]

but look at all this stuff we can put in that will challenge the average mechanic

all the money we could make off just diagnostics.

[timber oar]

Basically

Which is why the newest car i own is from 94

[wispy sapphire]

also tesla needs to pretend that their cars are the future so they'll keep making boneheaded design choices if it makes their customers go "WOW!!!! THE FUTURE!!!"

[fathom socket]

Tesla makes me think that no other "self driving" cars don't exist

[wispy sapphire]

oh yeah, reminder that tesla's "full self-driving" package is still just level 2 automation

i.e. you are still expected to pay attention and take over when necessary

[dense shard]

FSD isn't a software issue. It's a marketing and labeling issue.

Tesla can say what they want, but Elon and the title of the feature imply hands off.

[cloud vine]

I am a Tesla fanboy, but you're right. Plus this looks horrible tbh

[wispy sapphire]

glad you agree

[cloud vine]

If I bought a Tesla rn, This would be a dealbraker for me, I'd have to go with the model 3

I might just be the only tesla fanboy that also wants an ls swapped miata lmao

[dense shard]

I wouldn't get a Tesla

Between shady practices, poor after purchase support, poor build quality, and questionable software and value?

[wispy sapphire]

yeah, i'm just

not at all interested in even considering tesla by this point

[timber oar]

never really was tbh

imma stick with my 79 firebird

[dense shard]

Please tell me you have an epic mustache

Or your name is Burt.

[timber oar]

no unfortunately

[dense shard]

Damn

[timber oar]

im just a kid thats a year out of highschool that likes old cars

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dense shard]

Well at least you got the Firebird

Now post pictures

Because Firebirds are amusing

[timber oar]

going to have to finish school before i really can fix it

some idiot left the shaker hood off and got water in the engine

that car was last on the road before i was alive

[jagged wagon]

When you get this finished, you are welcome to ping me (don't need to though as I regularly check out the #cars channel 😄) - I'm a stickler for old Firebirds, among a few other models of older cars.

[rotund ridge]

Hay my granddad had a transam just like that one

Dont see many on the road anymore

[jagged wagon]

Yep, they're rare to see at car shows around my area too, even though a few fully restored ones with amazing paint jobs have popped up for sale on Craigslist over the years.

[wet seal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY4iNeVNyxU

bruh

sad to see

[fathom socket]

Send it to Poland

They gonna fix it and make a profit

[tardy ocean]

Hmm we allowed to talk about minivans in the cars room? Hmm

[fathom socket]

Engine

[jagged wagon]

Does the minivan have wheels and make vroom noises when it goes fast? If so, yes?

[tardy ocean]

Lol trying to find out which dodge caravans have driver seats that go up and down. what years and models.. even the dealer couldn't answer this question.

[patent basalt]

Anyone here into dsm eclipses?

[patent basalt]

When it comes to caravans I’m the guy lol

[civic girder]

Caravan more like Rustvan

[viral matrix]

Not a car, but

[timber oar]

and thus the start of the motorcycle channel is within view

[viral matrix]

[viral matrix]

[timber oar]

motorcycle go brrt

[charred depot]

F1 silverstone are actual clowns

[twilit wedge]

how available are parts for a ae86?

[dense shard]

Probably not very considering the age.

[quartz vector]

Honda needs new CV shaft dealer estimate I’m 500+ each

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ktDGFdTuQ

He's waaaaay more excited about this than any Tesla.

[fathom socket]

lol

i remember being squished in the backseat of a mini cooper

[bitter compass]

Hmm, im confused about the pricing he mentioned

Is it really at golf r pricing in north america? Because holy then y'all getting ripped off

[charred depot]

will they manage to make it throw the check engine light every mile even though it is electric

[stoic ledge]

Nah we Europeans just get ripped off with the Golf R

[wispy cloak]

New truck

[warm sparrow]

[fierce rover]

When

[charred depot]

Dont think the word eco can be combined with that mpg number

[wispy cloak]

That's without towing

[warm sparrow]

with that truck I would say

or even just with a v8

[wispy cloak]

If I drive less leadfoot I can get 16 mpg

But it's a lot of fun to drive

It's quick

[warm sparrow]

I hope it is it has a 5.9 V8

[wispy cloak]

It does

It smokes tires with ease

And it's a limited slip

[warm sparrow]

is it awd ?

[wispy cloak]

Rwd

[charred depot]

Mpg like that would make going to work not worth it heh

[fathom socket]

My car gets somewhat good MPG

[civic spoke]

My guess? It's a lot more affordable than many Tesla's.

[dense shard]

40k for a car with maybe 100 miles of range?

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Came to that point in the review. Bit of a yikes. But people will get it to lease it.

And 100 miles is still reasonable if you're only doing city driving. And have it as a daily.

Along with, you know, the usual issue with EV.

That it's a great second car, and it's even better if you have charging at home.

Or just charging at whatever location you're going to. Which is the case for all EV's.

[stoic ledge]

It's a fun car if you never drive far

[charred depot]

when the government installs speedbumps and reduces the speed limit to 20mph but everyone still does 40
government: 🗿
mechanics: 😃

lower balljoints: dead

[bitter compass]

So we are getting ripped off by 20k€ 👀

[stoic ledge]

Only €20k?

*laughs in 🇳🇱 *

[civic spoke]

Here they have installed reactive speed bumps.

[charred depot]

I wish

here they just go hehe random blob

[civic spoke]

They also installed some stupid speed bumps near where my father lives...

[charred depot]

if im doing 16mph and they are still brutal...

[civic spoke]

My car scrapes if I go over those speed bumps in the center.

[charred depot]

my pinchwelds hit the ground going into my drive

if ive got someone else in the car

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/SJwlCm7TL9A

[charred depot]

oh wow so its not that weird newtonian fluid stuff or whatever its called

bet thats expensive

[civic spoke]

It's just a hatch that opens.

But yeah, probably expensive, since you need to rebuild the road for it.

Kindasorta.

[charred depot]

radar or is there induction sensors in the ground

[civic spoke]

Radar on poles above the trap.

[fathom socket]

this feels like the type that of bump that I would speed up

[civic spoke]

Going the speed limit, and it does nothing. It stays closed. Speed, and it drops down.

[fathom socket]

but if you speed enough

you gonna fly over it

[charred depot]

unless you are doing crazy speeds youll probably still feel it

but with the cost of that, might aswell have a speed camera

[crystal hare]

hello!

i have been building a box in my car this week

it is nearly finished

it takes you longer than you think it would to design, fabricate a frame from angle iron, cut some aluminium sheets to the correct shape, and get the hinges and lids to line up well enough to be waterproof against rain

its one length across the top, three horizontal bolted into the back of the cab, 2 uprights vertically from the edge of each wheel box, and some more along the floor and box floors to pull them up square to the aluminium sheet

plan is to have a second battery on top of one wheel box, and air compressor and a small air tank on the other side

with the middle just being lockable storage, it can easily fit maybe 4 to 6 20L jerry cans

with space behind the jerry cans, as the cab bulkhead angles forward at the bottom, to fit tow ropes, jumper cables, anything else

i dont weight much but it doesnt even bend when i stand on the box so its whatever

[boreal pivot]

Question - why can my car accelerate much faster to ~40mph in second gear if i put my foot down, yet if I did so gradually it would want me to change gears. .

[civic girder]

what

I'm very confused by your wording

and I'd need more information to formulate a theory

[boreal pivot]

Right, if I put my foot completely down, it accelerates rlly fast to 30mph+ easily while in second gear,

But if I accelerate slowly, it doesn't have that kick and the car asks to change to third etc (there's an indicator on the dash board)

[civic girder]

is it a manual?

[boreal pivot]

Yes

[civic girder]

you're taking off in 2nd?

[boreal pivot]

No, taking off in first, like a normal person, switch to second, put foot down, there's a kick and it accelerates hella fast

If I accelerate gradually like when normally driving, there's no kick,

(Reason I'm asking is my cars insurance is cheaper than my dads car, yet my dads car does not do that, making my car more prone to crashing it ig)

[fathom socket]

bro whats everyone's fav car?

[jagged wagon]

I don't really have a single favorite as different makes and models serve different utilitarian purposes for me, but I do prefer reliable models from Japanese automakers. Current daily driver is a Crosstrek, but I've enjoyed driving a Corolla, Golf, and Accord before.
If money, parking, and paying multiple insurance plans weren't objects, I'd want to see a variant of the Mini Cooper Countryman, an older Chevy Impala, a '67 Corvette Stingray Convertible, a couple of Kei Cars, and an off-road ready Hilux in my driveway.

[fathom socket]

ooooo

i got to say, mine is a mercedes amg s 63 convertible

[carmine summit]

Getting auto filtered for making a joke is cool and all but have you ever washed 24 years of grime off your frame rails?

[magic burrow]

dripped out

[wispy sapphire]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Honda_Civic_Limousine_1.5_VTEC_Turbo_Executive_CVT_(X)_–_f_26122020.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwxTZaa3NgI

name a bigger downgrade

[flint sable]

Ok

[wispy sapphire]

true.

[dense shard]

Easy. 6th gen Sentra to 7th gen.

Slower, less reliable, less interesting, crappier build quality.

Even the Nismo models were a step back.

Which made the 8th gen a brilliant come back story. Too bad no Nismo.

[wispy sapphire]

also true

[dense shard]

And the new gen Civic has the same platform and same engines last I heard.

[night acorn]

I hate civics

then again my dream car is a station wagon from the 90's so I guess I cannot be talking

[civic girder]

The new civic is ugly

but otherwise I don't mind them

[dense shard]

It looks...

fine apart from that forehead piece.

[civic girder]

It looks like a VW, which is ugly

[dense shard]

It looks boring compared to the Sentra, Corolla, Forte, and especially Elantra.

[civic girder]

I'm a toyota fanboy anyways

[dense shard]

oh and I guess the Jetta exists?

Looking at the new hatchback, and I don't regret buying a Corolla HB.

Best looking hatchback on sale in the US... oh right Subaru exists.

[civic girder]

Technically Honda has the best cars in the segment right now, but the new Civic is so bland I don't think it will sell well

The Accord 2.0T destroys the Camry v6

I'd still buy the Camry, but the 2.0T is an absolute beast

[night acorn]

one of the only imports I like is the 2015-2017 Hyundai sonata only in a certain spec and I would leave it completely stock

I mean I guess the taurus is now an import but the generations I want are not

[dense shard]

Dunno if I'd call Honda the best

Considering their oil dilution issues as well as other minor QC issues

[night acorn]

I dunno I prefer mercury over everything but they only went 2010

[fathom socket]

so I have a station wagon

and I drive alone like 99.5% of the time

and a neighbour has a subcompact car, and they drive with like 5 people

[wispy holly]

can anyone help me with tire polish not working properly

i had washed my tires and scrub it, but when i apply tire polish it doesnt make the tires shinny

is it the rubber? because when i tried it on other brands its good

pirellis and bridgestones have the best result

[fathom socket]

how old are your tyres?

[wispy holly]

about 3-2 years old

the car isnt being used much so the tires are pretty good still

[fathom socket]

I:DK

maybe bad Polis;h

[wispy holly]

if its a bad polish the pirellis bridgestones would be shit too

[night acorn]

so you tried it on other tires and it worked?

[viral matrix]

Fucken mint

[timber oar]

Oooh shiny

[charred depot]

My work isnt a terrible paying job but also isnt up there. Despite that everyone has basically new cars makes my 2010 mazda look like a relic.

When I switchover to the 1995 saab it will be even moreso heh

[solar flower]

Idk I like the new look kinda gives me a BMW vibe

[solar flower]

IDK i hate driving this thing

[dense shard]

What year is it?

[civic girder]

All Nissans are trash change my mind

[sour ore]

She sily

[scenic prism]

Question- the drive belt on my car recently snapped and my power steering went out, ac went out, and all the typical stuff of a drive belt goin out but my question is what r the odds the alternator or anything else in the engine bay was damaged?

Currently waiting for it to be towed and I was going maybe 5 mph when it snapped. @me if u have a response

[dense shard]

Unlikely tbh

But you can eyeball it

[scenic prism]

Unlikely anything else was damaged

[wispy holly]

Yes, other brands work, maxxis, Bridgestone, Pirelli, dunlops and all motorcycle tyres work fine

Only this brand

Ita probably bad rubber

[night acorn]

then the tires are probally stained or possibly dry rotted

[wispy holly]

I mean probably, this minivan is half on the sun and half on the shade when parked

So i have the side where the plastics all yellow and the other side that looks like brand new

[night acorn]

so does tire shine work on the good side?

cause yeah I would say dry rotted or sun bleached

[wispy holly]

Nope

Same on 4 sides

[night acorn]

dry rotted then

[wispy holly]

I even use 2 layers, you know how much is 2 layers especially when my tires sidewalls are thicc af

Small rims thick tires

[night acorn]

tbh I have thicker side wall but my cars older I think I got around 65r 70r

if the tires have cracks they are dry rotted for sure

the cracks are really small

the tires on my bike are but it doesn't matter as much cause I have inner tubes and tire shine doesn't clean the tires on my bike

but my car works fine

[wispy holly]

Bikes with inner tubes

Tubeless ftw

2 wheeled cjar

Also inner tubes have their advantages, i don't need to replace the whole tire if i get a puncture

[night acorn]

yeah but for my bmx tube is easy and quicker to replace so I prefer tubes on bmx

besides I go through rims like crazy

quicker then tires tbh

[wispy holly]

I'm thinking my MTB have a small puncture

[night acorn]

not surprised

[wispy holly]

Because the tires are deflating even though I'm not using it

[wispy holly]

It's an XC to be exact

[night acorn]

with small punctures replace the tire with the tube

I learned that the hard way

[wispy holly]

XC or hard tail, idk, i don't care

[night acorn]

smaller puntures could be small things like wire or small pieces of glass stuck in the tire itself

[wispy holly]

It's like those dumb 2 stroke 4 stroke or trial or Enduro argument

A bike is a bike

Just because you own an MTB that doesn't make you better than everyone

[night acorn]

tbh I like bmx more then mountain

my mountain bike is fun

[wispy holly]

I commute on mountain bike

[night acorn]

but my bmx is a little more reliable

[wispy holly]

Because I'm scared shitless if i ever go downhill

[night acorn]

lol at this point I don't care on a bike

[wispy holly]

Pretty sure my pads are worn after than 40mph descent

[night acorn]

I still need new pads on both my bikes

one is literally just metal anymore

[wispy holly]

I love the sound of metal on metal

It shows that you dont care

Or poor

Depends

[night acorn]

lol

[wispy holly]

I kinda regret that i didn't get a roadie or a hybrid

My ass is tired after like 2 miles with an mtb

[night acorn]

lol

I would be lucky to get that far on mtb

gear shifting gets me

[wispy holly]

It's isn't as easy on a motorcycle

[night acorn]

I always shift and don't stop pedaling and its horrible

[wispy holly]

That feeling in public when you want to shift to a higher gear but you're not too fast and you just hear a clonk

[night acorn]

lol

my bike that I ride everyday at this point is most likely well known in my area

it rode well in snow

[wispy holly]

Nice

[night acorn]

lol

it doesn't have both white rims anymore

that was 5 or 6 months ago

it had orange blue black and now has a silver front

and a purple rear

it looks good from this far

up close it looks bad

paint chips sun faded but its an indoor stored bike scratches of all types chips in the pain that go all the way to the metal

[flint sable]

I commute on electric skateboard

20 miles on a charge

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FvSSDVHH0Y

unf

[night acorn]

nah nah nah nah

ford taurus is more like it

it is lacking mind bending speed and alot of modern options but it is definitely a different experience to drive

you don't know whether your gonna make it to your destination or not

[civic girder]

Imagine not having misplaced confidence that your shitbox won't break

I don't carry tools or parts like a real man

[charred depot]

lol

[edgy crescent]

lol in my subaru I carry a fucking PACKED toolkit

[civic girder]

Lmao

[edgy crescent]

but I managed to do an oil cooler delete on the side of the freeway after it spring a leak

after some idiot forgot to cable tie the lines back on to stop them touching the exhaust

[charred depot]

i just have oil, water, hydraulic fluid, duct tape and zip ties.

[civic girder]

I carry literally nothing in half my cars. At most I carry extra oil if I know it leaks bad

[edgy crescent]

I was a firefighter during the massive fires here in 2009, so I'm a little paranoid and overprepared.. ah well

[charred depot]

all of our cars have jump cables

a few problem cars in our family that hold about 2 days worth of charge in winter.

should probably just yknow buy new batteries but

[civic spoke]

And then you have my car. Which battery still held a charge after being off the road for two years.

A new battery is what? $100? Well worth the price to remove a headache.

[charred depot]

even in summer, pump up one tyre without starting the car. yeah you arent starting it now.

your probably right, my dad crashed into the house while jump starting the civic as he forgot his handbrake did absolutely nothing.

put the clutch in to start his car while on a downhill a few inches from the house

only gouged up the bumper a bit

I need to clean the IAC in the saab methinks. Just so im not consuming like a litre of fuel while stationary in traffic idleing at 1000rpm

[flint sable]

Quite the menagerie

[timber oar]

ooo

[dawn kiln]

oh cool a car channel

[charred depot]

we do a little absorbing

All shocks absorbed within 5 to 10 business days.

[frozen kernel]

oh no.

anyways

[static canopy]

lol

[primal pelican]

I know this isnt car related, but does anyone know a good enduro type of a motorcycle

[civic barn]

@atomic junco maybe?

[atomic junco]

Yes

[atomic junco]

This is so cute

[atomic junco]

Man those paint job

[atomic junco]

That blue is look like royal blue

[atomic junco]

Momy look its supra

[atomic junco]

I will get heart attack pls stop

[atomic junco]

[civic barn]

[pastel ridge]

nice BMW

[atomic junco]

Pls stop

[pastel ridge]

yes

[atomic junco]

I will get heart attack pla

[atomic junco]

Skyline gt r i guess

[pastel ridge]

My actual car

[civic barn]

hmm a fellow queenlander.....

[pastel ridge]

yes

[civic barn]

heck we winning the state of orgins. HA

[pastel ridge]

no

we are not winning

[civic spoke]

GS1250?

[pastel ridge]

[civic spoke]

Or if the GS comes after.

[civic barn]

more car

[atomic junco]

Pls

[charred depot]

feeling kinda saab

[civic barn]

daab

[pastel ridge]

let go

[charred depot]

its mint

[civic barn]

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