cars

[charred depot]

apparently you cant pass a MOT with black brake fluid, kinda cringe

[fathom socket]

add some bleach

[flint sable]

How often do people come here and post images of cars that aren’t theirs, and they claim they are

[charred depot]

I dont even have a receipt for the saab so legally speaking I dont own it, just the registered keeper heh.

[civic barn]

to admit, i don't have any cars or have my own car yet

[pastel ridge]

What is mot

[civic barn]

uk rego

[pastel ridge]

Ok

I don't have to get my car check to get rego

[charred depot]

UK inspections

yearly

[stoic ledge]

Inspections are the bare minimum a car needs to have, if you're worried about it passing it actually already isn't safe to drive

[charred depot]

I wouldnt say black brake fluid is unsafe but certainly isnt great

ive already used my vacuum bleeder to cycle the fluid out for new stuff

[stoic ledge]

Don't even think the color of brake fluid is being checked here for the "MOT"

Only if there is enough in it

So that black fluid is probably enough to get it passed here

Ah yes, according to RDW Article 5.2.32, brake fluid has to be:

• at a sufficient level (above minimum)
• closed off with a fitting cap

Those are all the brake fluid requirements for 🇳🇱

[charred depot]

power steering return line looking blessed.

im just glad its not a high pressure one

[civic spoke]

I have done that. Dude told me "might want to change that"

[fathom socket]

black fluid means like amg black performance tho

more steering power

[charred depot]

I ordered some hose stuff including a bunch of new vacuum hose.

its all covered but I imagine its lovely and brittle.

[solemn sierra]

I read hose stuff as beef tacos

[charred depot]

get something to eat smh

I couldnt find a power steering return hose for correct side drive

and the inside diameter of one end of the hose is 10mm and the other 13mm because GM haha funny so having to buy a 10mm id hose and a 13mm id hose and use a adapter inbetween

[primal pelican]

How abput a naked motorcycles, are there any brands i should avoid?

Enduros are cool and all

Bur naked bikes just look a bit better

Are there any things i should be on a lookout for?

[civic spoke]

Cabovers are the way to go.

[sour ore]

Nawwww

[charred depot]

muh truck gotta have snoot

[civic spoke]

Give me a nice Volvo FMX with a hook lift.

6x2*4 configuration.

[arctic galleon]

My actual car.

It's still a work in progress, but fun to drive.

[civic girder]

At least it dtives

[dense shard]

Bro is that a DSM?!

[solemn inlet]

Shell be right mate. Send it another 50k

[arctic galleon]

It is indeed a DSM

1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

I need to redo the paint and make the entire top from the windows up black

I think I am the only person running a DSM with louvers on the back.

Though, I took them off because the adhesive it came with was starting to come loose, I need to reinstall the brackets with a more permanent adhesive.

Maybe next summer.

[prisma obsidian]

Beast v8 turbodiesel

Not my picture

[fathom socket]

stolen from some poor chad on Deviantart

[solemn inlet]

Eh dont they only make like 148kw?

[eager grove]

presumably a bucketload of torque though

just only up to 4000RPM or something

[charred depot]

My ac is hissing at me

It hit 22c so i tried to use it. Think tis broke

[charred depot]

this driveway, sucks to be them heh

[wanton swallow]

Pain

There was an unavoidable pothole 😔

[timber oar]

thats a nasty gouge there

[desert oxide]

i wish our familys car isnt broken all the time

[arctic galleon]

That's why I don't run low profile tires. I live in a city with a lot of potholes and crappy roads.

That's very unfortunate, and I'm sorry your rim got damage.

[fathom socket]

That's why I like my 14 inchers

[desert oxide]

i like my 16 inchers

they have no lip and the tires get sidewall damage before the rim

all though its a diesel

straight piping a 2.5td would be awesome but also a bit of dangerous for the road

[charred depot]

mucho prefere the saab clutch despite it being a cable

[wanton swallow]

It’s OEM profile for the car, just a bit unlucky. I’m gonna get a quote on refinishing it or I can get a new wheel for like $250

[wanton swallow]

I’m a huge fan of this wheel and tire setup, I run a 17 inch wheel with snow tires in the winter

[arctic galleon]

OEM for my car was 16, I dropped to 14. I may up the tire diameter later but I'll have to adjust the speedometer.

[wanton swallow]

I can’t fit anything smaller than a 17 over my brakes

[arctic galleon]

I swapped my brakes, but not every car has that option.

So I get it.

[wanton swallow]

Lol did you go smaller? I did a brake upgrade on my 1986 944 but it was going larger to fit a 4 piston caliper

She went from 14 to 16 because there are way more performance tire options for 16 inch wheels

My dad’s got this 1992 or whatever Daihatsu mini truck on 12s

It’s super fun to drive, if a little too slow for any highway use

[arctic galleon]

I went lateral. The car came with dual pot calipers, but very small pots, I went to a beefy single pot. The brake pads are identical.

[wanton swallow]

Oh huh. My GTI just has one massive brake piston. The rotors alone are 13 inches, adding the dumb heavy caliper and some clearance and 16s don’t fit

I’d like to go to Audi TTS aluminum 4 piston mono block calipers but the OEM brakes are really good and the car doesn’t even have 20k miles yet so… that can wait

[arctic galleon]

Honestly, one massive piston is fine, dual pots and quad pots just spread the surface area a little more, but I find it negligible if the pads/rotors are the same.

My car is a 91, I put on 94 single pots because they are larger than the 89-93 single pots.

[wanton swallow]

Nice. I mostly want to change brakes because the stock calipers are dummy thicc and weigh a lot

Steel 1 piston vs aluminum 4 piston, the Audi brakes do use like 13.5 inch rotors and slightly larger pads but idk

205/70-13 lol

I have 235/35-18

[charred depot]

my big car has 185's :^ |

pizza cutters

[wanton swallow]

I run 205/50-17 in the winter

[arctic galleon]

Ya the wheels are 205/70 r14 now. To each their own

[charred depot]

brake flex

[wanton swallow]

That’s not a brake

[arctic galleon]

Wire brush that

[wanton swallow]

That’s a break

[arctic galleon]

Lol

[charred depot]

I had no idea the surface could chip away like that

[arctic galleon]

I've seen it before.

[charred depot]

A chunk of the pad got taken off because of it

[arctic galleon]

I hope you fixed it.

[wanton swallow]

On the fly weight savings

Get lotus on the phone

[charred depot]

oh yeah it got a completely new handbrake mechanism, shoes, discs and pads.

it was all fucked had no handbrake for a year.

[wanton swallow]

That’s fine just find a nice set of wheel chocks

[charred depot]

was fine just to leave it in gear until you forget that the handbrake does nothing and go to start the car while on a downhill 3 inches from a wall

bonk

was my dad who did that, my cars are slightly more cared for

[wanton swallow]

https://youtu.be/aStGnWN-i9o

Just tie a log to the bumper

Instant deploy wheel chock

[arctic galleon]

I literally rebuild my car when the only thing it had in it was the dash.

Some idiot stripped it for parts when the frame was rust free.

So I had to restore it. But my total investment is about 3k

[wanton swallow]

I did a frame up restoration on the 944

Bought the car for $2700 US

Now I have a lot more than that in to it lol

[arctic galleon]

I bought mine for $600

Was given a car for free at the expense of towing because the frame was really bad, took all the parts I needed.

[charred depot]

this is my project I got for £450

[arctic galleon]

Not a bad price.

[wanton swallow]

Used cars are cheap in the UK

[charred depot]

Yeah I kinda overpaid as it had no MOT

[arctic galleon]

Used cars are insanely cheap when compared to new in the u.s.

[charred depot]

everyone going on finance nowadays

rarely see cars older than 2016

[arctic galleon]

It's impossible to buy a car without payments

I get that older cars are worse for the environment, but I think cars contribute far less than power plants and such.

[charred depot]

also the emissions to make cars themselves

[wanton swallow]

I’ve almost got my GTI paid off. I owe like $8,000 still

[arctic galleon]

Electric cars don't feel like a win to me.

Not with limited amounts of lithium and such.

[wanton swallow]

I’d love an EV but I don’t have anywhere to charge one yet

[charred depot]

I wouldnt want to spend more than £2k on a car

[wanton swallow]

They’re the most fun daily drivers because the power at legal speeds is ridiculous

[charred depot]

the NA 1.3 mazda 2 is comedic when trying to do fast pull outs

[arctic galleon]

Torque is cool, but I like my turbocharger.

[charred depot]

all the way to redline in first

[arctic galleon]

Redlining in first happens very quick in my car.

[wanton swallow]

I mean my GTI makes “305” horsepower with the tune

It’s faster than most cars

But my brother in law’s Tesla makes whatever power it makes at 0 RPM

Instantly from a stop, it’s almost stomach turning

I love it

[arctic galleon]

I think my power is roughly 250, but it largely depends how much boost I have going.

[wanton swallow]

The eclipse GSX didn’t break 200 iirc

[arctic galleon]

Mine is not stock.

I put a few upgrades :)

[wanton swallow]

I knew someone that had 2 race ones with big turbo 4G63s and welded center diffs

They’re okay if you like rebuilding motors every season, but like to oil starve

These were off-road rally cars though

They lived rough lives

[arctic galleon]

7-bolt has the oil issues. Not the 6-bolt.

[wanton swallow]

I have no idea if these had original motors put back in them

They were lifted on mud tires and pushing 400 AWHP

But they sold them earlier this year

[arctic galleon]

It's really easy to make power from a 4g63

[wanton swallow]

Yeah they’ll crank walk like a VW EA888 around 550 WHP

But below that they’re good motors

The MIVEC ones kinda blow

[arctic galleon]

I have an upgraded intercooler, turbo, injectors, maf, and ECU.

[wanton swallow]

I’m just on stage 1 software for my GTI

[arctic galleon]

I just adjusted the fuel to compensate for the higher airflow at the same stock boost range.

Same psi, more air flow.

[wanton swallow]

My 944 has forged rods, forged high compression pistons, forged and cross drilled crankshaft, ported head, big valves, head studs, valve springs, camshaft, larger throttle body, injectors, and an EPROM tune

[arctic galleon]

My long block is still stock.

[wanton swallow]

160 stock, 220 WHP as it sits

210 lb-ft

2150ish pounds with me in it

It broke lots of times but Kelly-Moss has her sorted now

[arctic galleon]

Mines been running and driving for like 2 years, but I do need to tear it apart and fix some minor leaks and things.

[wanton swallow]

Hey though good work keeping it going

Working on cars seems like a never ending task lmao

[dense shard]

NOt anymore.

You can spend more on a used car than new right now in the US.

And frankly 2 years ago the used car prices were already making a case to just spend a bit more and buy new.

[arctic galleon]

I would say that is only true if you buy from a dealership.

[fathom socket]

gotta love it when a mini has weird electrical problems

today my interior fan and main beams decided they didnt want to do working

turned off and on again and they worked

[wanton swallow]

my dad got this mini cooper s and the very same day it came home I had the multimeter out fixing little issues

[remote ridge]

Mini Coopers are cool though

Especially the old ones

[lyric pollen]

the same way aids is cool

[remote ridge]

And that's when you know you won't be able to discuss something with someone

[lyric pollen]

nice miata

[wanton swallow]

Yeah I really love how they drive. Just tragically unreliable.

[charred depot]

they repaved the main road through a town here but theres no lines so everyone has gone mmmyess i can park here

result:

[wanton swallow]

Bri’sh “roads” be like

Lol jk

European streets are so narrow! It’s real wild visiting my family in Germany

Here you can street part an F-350 on residential streets and cars can drive normally lol

[stoic ledge]

If I park a Ford F-350 here on the side of the street, X doubt a car can pass

Maybe if it doesn't have duallies

[wanton swallow]

I’m thinking of some residential streets around me that have a parking “lane” thing

In the city center or in smaller blocks you’d have to go in the other lane around a street parked truck

[charred depot]

Someone in a town up the road got charged because they were recorded tossing brake fluid on cars they didnt like parked

[charred depot]

Totally was not lost at the time

found a nice road from it though

[fathom socket]

haha give that suv driver a medal

[charred depot]

I was too busy working out where the feck I had got myself to react. my feet just froze off the pedals

[fathom socket]

seems legit, im guessing the massive red bus SUV blocked the view of the slightly smaller peasant-mobile SUV

ok maybe not quite so much, guy just didnt look a 2nd time or something

fun fact, this traffic light is now completely hidden by that tree until that green line

[arctic galleon]

talk about a brake check.

[flat eagle]

Who wants to help me diaganose a P0300 on a 2000 Chevy S10?

[wanton swallow]

Random misfire? Oof

[lyric pollen]

That’s easy to fix

[static canopy]

ngl the haas vf20 do be kinda clean tho

[solemn sierra]

looks like every other F1 car

[idle grail]

Man this car is loud

[stone marten]

@idle grail

||I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. what I do know is that have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you stop this now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will no scope you.||

[idle grail]

[stone marten]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-laugh-smile-gif-13719202

[wooden cargo]

I sold a car

But I can still track the GPS location of it

[strong kindle]

hacc

[wooden cargo]

This is so bad

I can even see the breakdown of how they’re driving

Where they accelerate hard, brake hard, turn hard, excessive speeding

[strong kindle]

i mean atleast you know how your old car is doing

[wooden cargo]

All the trips they’re taking

It’s done 1 mile since I sold it

They must have trailered it

I can even see that they haven’t filled up with fuel

[solemn sierra]

that's kinda creepy.

[dense shard]

So you're stalking someone

I'm sure they'd appreciate that

[charred depot]

lazyness working for me, my dad locked the garage door keys inside the garage but had left the drill and metal bits in my saab

drilled out where the screws will be on the inside and just replaced them with bolts through the outside for now while waiting for a replacement

[warm sparrow]

hm but how ?

is it a modern smart car connected with an app ?

[idle grail]

And I stole one

[dense shard]

WJ engine looking Daimler af

[fathom socket]

ambulance

[charred depot]

people that have suv's would have been like nooo I cant go on the grass

[fathom socket]

I had no other choice

[charred depot]

Not saying its the wrong thing to do heh

Just that SUV drivers are always scared to touch the scary grass

[fathom socket]

I found a safe place to make space to ambulance to pass

I went offroading with my focus too

that was fun

my stabiliser didn't like it

and now they are knocking like hell

[fathom socket]

Mud

also love the fact that I got suck and I just shot dirt on the car in front of me when I put it on reverse

I guess that's why people swore at the gasoline land rover or something

[fathom socket]

that tow truck driver turned right way too quick

[fossil wing]

Beautiful

[stone marten]

[charred depot]

I was going to not let them in but beh

[frigid cipher]

Typical corsa driver quickly hurrying to catch those 13 years olds walking down the pavement

[charred depot]

Tis a fiesta. Driver was old woman who then almost rolled back into me up the road a bit

[civic spoke]

New personal best. 815 km's on 60 liters.

[wanton swallow]

I fixed this today

Here it is with a bright work light on it

On the shady and sunny side of the car

[fathom socket]

I did 860 km with 100-110 liters of gaa

Had to put gas like 4 times

[civic spoke]

Rough.

[remote ridge]

So yesterday my mom tells me to go fill up our van with gas because she was going to need it later and this is how it was left

[charred depot]

parents do the same

Personally I keep atleast 40 confuser miles

[wanton swallow]

is that an AvE reference lmao

[fickle patrol]

Supra is the best

[dense shard]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwkEZ_wUUAIy9J8?format=png&name=small

[low carbon]

the forza horizon way

[stoic ledge]

The American way

[dense shard]

https://tenor.com/view/flying-car-crash-roundabout-funny-gif-17925885

[remote ridge]

Well executed

[civic spoke]

Yeet

[prime scroll]

that's £10,000 £9,785 gone (yes, i know that's poland)

[gusty swift]

Cleaaaan

[gusty swift]

You know you’ve seen it all when you get rick rolled by a freaking TWO STEPPED FD RX-7

[fathom socket]

Fridays in Poland be like

[fathom socket]

really that person should watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7YVxLLIuGM

[dense shard]

https://electrek.co/2021/07/18/tesla-is-charging-owners-1500-for-hardware-they-already-paid-for/ I love the amount of cognitive dissonance in the comments.

[idle grail]

[civic girder]

That's an extra dead meme

[sudden pecan]

https://cdn.rage.dev/uLah9WvTml

no headlight gang

[charred depot]

I love people that dont use them in heavy rain

[fathom socket]

some forza horizon 4 tings

[iron pulsar]

noice

[edgy geyser]

Dunno why but that don't seem like forza lmao

Looks good tho

[fathom socket]

This screams unreliability.

[fathom socket]

whenever i see one of those private hire cars i always know they're gonna do something a bit dodgy

[charred depot]

they must all have confidence level 1000 to take up driving people around as a job while being so shit at driving around

[fathom socket]

perhaps its not confidence but just plain simple stupidity

that merc looks friggin huge

about as absurdly big as a hummer

[fathom socket]

volvo 850s really are tanks arent they

compared to my mini at least

[low carbon]

spot the problem

[strong kindle]

V6?

[low carbon]

yep lol

[stoic ledge]

Quite certain that's Australia/New Zealand

[fossil imp]

lul aussies

[iron pulsar]

there is a suprising amount of uk dashcam footage

[wanton swallow]

I miss autumn

[timber oar]

@jagged wagon one step closer

was about 2 and 1/2 days to accomplish that right there

first engine i ever pulled

[jagged wagon]

Niiiice, got the whole frontend pulled apart.

[timber oar]

you can just grab on to the sway bar and move the car super easy now 😂

it lost so much weight

[wanton swallow]

Nice!

[edgy geyser]

Is that a 70s Camaro?

[timber oar]

that my friend is a 1979 trans am

the original olds 403ci engine and i believe TH350 transmission

its been off the roads for something like 20 years, longer than ive been alive

and the engine is rust locked so i pulled it to try to fix it

[wanton swallow]

Couldn’t you bolt a 350 up to the TH350 and get a 350 HP motor from Jegs for like $500

Oh the Jegs crate motors are expensive, but junkyard 350s with a Jegs 260 power kit is cheap

[timber oar]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

i just figured id try to run it with the old original stuff first

i do absolutely want to make it a speedy boi later on

im taking it as a challenge to fix that engine

😂

[charred depot]

bah that cylinder will polish out

[wanton swallow]

That looks pretty bad lmao

[timber oar]

lol

still at least a week old

but i cleaned it quite a bit

[fathom socket]

I wonder how does my inside of the engine look

[short obsidian]

which is better

trash vs garbage, which do you choose?

[fathom socket]

first one i guess/

?

has less obvious rust

[short obsidian]

are you sure you choose that

[wanton swallow]

Those dodge caravans are always worth giving a little extra space here in the rust belt.

Very much cars I will change lanes to not be in front of if possible

And cars I’ll pass on dual lane state highways and interstates

[wanton swallow]

Culver’s spotted

[pastel ridge]

Some people are just dumb online one person was talking about the Toyota Supra the BMW one and ther seed for $60,000 they expected to get Toyota infotainer instead of BMW but BMW has a way better infotainer system with their I drive why would they be complaining

[wanton swallow]

iDrive is kinda bad. Lots of menus. IMO both Audi and Mercedes do infotainment better in the premium German car segment

Audi’s MMI is easier to use and Mercedes MBUX is flashier and has more features.

[short obsidian]

Oh yeah, I forgot I took that at culver's

[wanton swallow]

I really like the Mk7 Discover Media or whatever because CarPlay works really well and the menus are simple

[short obsidian]

My great-aunt and I went out to culver's and I took some photos of the car

[pastel ridge]

The best car infotainment system it's up there with Mercedes

[pastel ridge]

Is it even wireless Apple carplay I use wireless Android Auto on my BMW

[pastel ridge]

Reviews of the os they are pretty similar and at least BMW still uses physical controls for the aircon

[wanton swallow]

True all my homies hate infotainment aircon

Personally I like wired CarPlay because it keeps my phone charged and it’s a little more reliable than wireless CarPlay. But a wireless charging pad and wireless CarPlay is sweet.

I’ve got a 2019 GTI and it has the most basic modern setup and I dig it. Wired CarPlay, screen isn’t glued on the dash, physical HVAC controls

[pastel ridge]

I just put my phone on the wireless charger when I get into my car

And it's really handy if I'm just driving a small distance and I leave my phone in my bag it will still pop up on the screen and I've had some vehicles where the USB port has gone bad in my work fleet from people plugging in charging cables for Apple carplay

So you can just plug your phone into a cigarette lighter and if the USB ports go bad you can just swap out the break

[cold plover]

its a Maserati what do u expect

i despise that model alot

dont get why these blokes feel so proud of owning one

[stoic ledge]

Audi ditched the MMI controller years ago, no current model has it. I'd say Audi's current system is the worse out of the 3 with just a touchscreen.

MBUX is ok, it's flashier which is a preference but it's ok to control with the touchpads on the steeringwheel. Not that fond of the touchpad in the center console

Personally I prefer the iDrive system, I just prefer the separate rotary control. I also don't really think it has too many menu's. The driver screen of iDrive 7 is a bit bland, not really using colors + the reverse rev counter...

Overall I'd still say I'd prefer the iDrive system, MBUX second and Audi's MMI third

[fathom socket]

I like iDrive

although having a car with it means its gonna be full of electronic gubbins

[fathom socket]

Minis don't like cobbles

I think there's something up with my steering/suspension now

[stoic ledge]

🤔 Maybe the first gen? But not really now

[fathom socket]

Perhaps

[fathom socket]

Yay

I'm gonna work as a international truck driver

But the truck base is in Netherlands

[stoic ledge]

Welcome

[fathom socket]

My synchro for reverse gear is shit

[wanton swallow]

Really? Most used cars I’ve gotten with bad synchros are in second

[civic girder]

Reverse doesn't have a synchro in 99.9999999999999999% of transmissions

[fathom socket]

Idk

It started to gring every time I put in reverse

[stoic ledge]

I can't put mine in reverse unless I'm completely standing still

[civic girder]

Because there's literally no synchro

[stoic ledge]

Put it in Neutral, release the clutch, and try again

[civic girder]

Yea, reverse is always goofy bc they don't have a synchro and are often straight cut (which is why it whines in reverse)

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[civic girder]

Straight cut gears are picky about how you enter the gear, and no synchro just makes it worse

[fathom socket]

there was one truck

that I could never could put in reverse

I mean I could

but I always ened up grinding the gears so bad

it would not let me put reverse with brakes on

[timber oar]

yeah i can confirm the stick that i have

reverse does not have a syncro

ive noticed you have to be vigilant with it even after using neutral to re align things

cant just immediately throw it in reverse after that since the input is still spinning

[civic girder]

Exactly

[bitter compass]

Same, but for me its kinda annoying because sometimes i am literally not moving and it do being like: na ain't letting you shift into reverse

[remote ridge]

What I do is just slightly release the clutch while moving the shifter into reverse

[lusty berry]

Has anyone here seen a car battery go from working well to not holding charge even for a day in a matter of a week or two?

[remote ridge]

A cell probably went bad

[stark sentinel]

I met and got a selfie with Damon from DDE on Rodeo drive today

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS_7rtYay1s

[sleek shale]

Cars 2

[stoic ledge]

We had one going from working fine to having 6V in roughly 30 minutes

[fathom socket]

Yay

Something is wrong with my car

Engine vibrates a lot when cold and also it just dies when cold starting

[civic spoke]

Have you tried turning it off, and back on again?

[fathom socket]

Yes

It only works after I heat up the engine and stop for a couple of minutes

And the vibration stops

Could be a shot engine mount?

[civic girder]

Check your fuel pressure and make sure all the injectors are firing

Also maybe clean the throttle body

[fathom socket]

I don't really think there should be any issue with gas pressure, since it runs on lpg and filters were replaced

o wait

I'm dumb

I forgot that it needs to run on gasoline when it starts

[civic girder]

Fuel pressure ensures the injectors are fed with fuel in order to provide adequate fuel

If you lack proper fuel pressure, your fuel pressure regulator or fuel pump could be bad

[eager grove]

Temperatures like this in my home office make me want to work in my car

[civic girder]

Otherwise, if an injector is messed up, it may not be firing or could be clogged. Which in either case means the engine isn't being fueled correctly

It could always be low oil pressure and low on oil too

Or ignition

If the car vibrates a lot at all times, but the engine is running smoothly, that's when your motor mounts could be going bad

[fathom socket]

it mostly vibrates when it's cold

but when it switches fuels it does that too when cold

[civic girder]

So it's running rough while cold then

Could be any number of things including what I've mentioned before

[charred depot]

hedge consumption in progress

why is it always the people who buy big cars that dont know where their car is on the road

youd think yknow theyd buy something small if they had a hard time judging

[fathom socket]

the closer he gets to the hedge, the lower his emmissions innit

he must be used to driving Mclaren F1s

[fathom socket]

That doesn't even look like a big car

[fathom socket]

now my car didn't run rough when it was like 18c this morning instead of 34c

but still the engine vibrates for like 10 minutes

[charred depot]

bigger than most around here

[civic girder]

Looks like average compact sedan size here

[charred depot]

Kia Niro so not super wide but id say 10cm wider than average

[stoic ledge]

Kia Niro is an average sized vehicle

But it's a CUV, and CUV people can't drive

They're also the last people who would move in to the grass bit at the side of the road of the road is too narrow

Because why would a wider and taller vehicle with the capability to go offroad, go offroad? Better push of the lower regular car off the road

[indigo coral]

yes I can

[stoic ledge]

You're American, that already implies you can't drive

Jk

But it's probably the CUV's here in Europe

[bitter compass]

CUV and SUVs basically tell the world i need a high driving position and a tank to drive around because I don't feel save while driving which is caused by mostly their own driving.. 👀

I might be too negative against them

[late sparrow]

What if you buy a car based on looks, and just like how a CUV look?

And big SUV's makes sense where I live, atleast the 4x4 ones, alot of snow in the winter, and people tow boats and caravans in the summer

[indigo coral]

i got a cuv cause it was free

[late sparrow]

Not all people are interested in the driving aspect of car ownership, it's just to transport them from A-B, and thats fine!

My Van is just that, transportation

[fossil flicker]

Today got a little dirty

[late sparrow]

Cars are meant to be used, I like it

[charred depot]

the tricolour grill requires that I make no further comment

[dense shard]

Crossovers are big because boomer hips like the bit where it doesn't hurt to leave the car.

High riding position is straight up more comfortable

[sudden pecan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8Q3L4H4uc

[civic girder]

Problem is most SUVs and CUVs drive like ass to the point where I don't know how anyone could actually stand to drive one. Unless their brains are just so small they have very little concept of how to connect the dots on things

Very few SUVs and CUVs look good as well.

None of them get good gas mileage to the point a 90s shitbox is more economical to drive

And buying one "for the space" is a really backwards and shitty mindset. Minivans have significantly more space and drive a lot better. And true "SUVs" are pretty overpriced, like the 4Runner (which would be a good buy for space and utility purposes)

Regular shitty SUVs and CUVs are no better than a regular sedan or hatchback for utility. In many cases the third row is absolutely useless and/or you have zero cargo space with the third row up.

Rant over, thank you for coming to my ted talk

[late sparrow]

People buy cars based on what THEY like, not what you like tho

"If you don't wear Levi's, you are shit at walking"

[bitter compass]

Elderly people don't really get SUVs, i mean I don't know the numbers but I'd guess they rather buy stuff like a honda jazz, golf sportsvan for the higher driving position, having that preference is fine, im just hating on that "i feel safer in a big suv" because im kinda convinced that people that say that drive a bit more carless, because they think im safe

[late sparrow]

Personally I don't mind a SUV, good visibilty, nice load height for lifting stuff in and out

Saying that, I daily a 600hp wagon, but I drive my van or my E-golf 95% of the time

[bitter compass]

Practically suvs are great but honestly if you need space a minivan does it often better, but well look worse

[dense shard]

In Europe maybe

Most people here will buy a crossover of some variety (America)

[late sparrow]

I live in Europe, and what car people buy is totally dependent if they live in a town, or rural

Where I live, it's mostly 4x4's (wagons, pickups and vans), or smaller hatchbacks

[bitter compass]

What car people get is dependent on the person and pretty much nothing else

[late sparrow]

100% personal preference, and I don't see the appeal of judging people on what kinda car they drive, a true petrolhead appreciates all cars in some way or another

[dense shard]

Most people in the US prefer crossovers or trucks

[bitter compass]

Like you'd think people in the mountains with a lot of snow would pick up an awd over fwd/rwd but well.. no.. because they kinda know that you don't need it except you literally drive up the mountain for work (at least where i am from)
Since i live around the city i realized well more people here have awd suvs or in general awd cars because they can afford it more likely

[late sparrow]

I live in Norway, we get ALOT of snow, and most people don't drive 4x4's, it's all about tyres and proper driving education

atleast if you are using the car for personal transport, if you tow stuff, you'd want 4x4

[dense shard]

It's the 2% off chance you'll need it.

A lot buy on edge case uses.

[late sparrow]

They do, or they can afford it, so I see no problem with that if they can afford it. For sure it's a good thing to have

I love my 4x4 Audi, by my e-golf get's me where I need to go even in deep snow

[dense shard]

Got the Jeep for winter

I'm not prepared to sacrifice my Corolla to the salt

[late sparrow]

Oh I get that, hehe! I've had my Audi coated all over, and I wash it in the garage after each drive in the winter

Also, what I've said is not me trying to be a smartass, I just like people to be more welcoming and friendly, and what kinda car they have, or what kinda PC they have shouldnt set the standard for what others think of them

Everyone can't be excellent at everything

[dense shard]

Yes.

Enjoyment of driving shouldn't be based on what you drive. I agree

[late sparrow]

Different tools for different jobs 😉

[timber oar]

tbh i cant really say suv drivers cant drive

or anybody else really

because in my personal experience pretty much everybody regardless of what they are in

run stop signs, dont make use of their mirrors

use their phones

dont hold a consistent speed

like thats pretty much what i see on a daily basis going to work

for the states that is

and travelling to a different state doesnt really change it

[late sparrow]

People who blame other people for their driving, and correct everyone else, that is the person that is the worst driver

[timber oar]

i mean dont get me wrong

im not perfect

100% will go faster than i should

etc

[late sparrow]

Oh, didnt mean it towards you, just speaking on the general convo

[timber oar]

i just dont run stop signs

and pay attention to wtf is going on around me

[late sparrow]

People who think they are the best drivers in the world, are the ones that crash the most, thats just facts

[timber oar]

that just goes for everything tbh

you think you are the best and theres nothing left to learn

probably are one of the worst

[late sparrow]

Better driving education is needed, the rest of the world should learn from Sweden, Denmark and Norway on that subject

[timber oar]

oh god

heavy sigh

[late sparrow]

haha

sigh all you want

[timber oar]

it was what 3 years ago

when i got my license and went through the hoops to do it

it was scary how little effort it takes to do it now

[late sparrow]

22 years since I took mine, feeling old yet?

[timber oar]

compared to when my parents had to do it decades ago

[late sparrow]

Where you from?

[timber oar]

im in colorado

[late sparrow]

I've taken the US test when I was stationed in Washington, that thing is a joke

[timber oar]

it was a 10-15min test

[late sparrow]

jup, like 10 min tops

[timber oar]

no highways or even parking involved

[late sparrow]

Here it's 6 months, and a minimum of 40 hrs driving, 10 hrs theory

Atleast it used to be

[timber oar]

when my parents did it it took more like 40 minutes for the actual practical test

with a police officer in the passenger seat

our standards have degraded significantly

[late sparrow]

That's just insanity! I've driven alot in the US when on vacation etc, and NOONE could paralell park, I now understand why

never learned it, which is not their fault

[timber oar]

the place that i used to do the practical test is not the dmv itself

they were scheduled in advance out the ass

but the place i used is just a separate business that the dmv has let do the practical tests and stuff

they also have driving courses

the driving courses are like 6hrs of instruction over 3 days i think

and they teach your parallel parking and a lot of stuff

but those arent required

[late sparrow]

Not sure if I should cry or laugh

We even have to go on a skidpad here

[timber oar]

the test is just to the dmvs standards i think

[late sparrow]

Instructor will pull the handbrake at random

[timber oar]

hahaha

it kinda makes me really nervous ngl

i have 3 old cars that i dont want wrecked 😂

[late sparrow]

So cant really blame drives, if they arent properly schooled in driving, thats the point I wanted to make

haha, my oldest car atm is a 2016 e-golf

[timber oar]

i will blame them for being on their damn phone and not looking before making maneuvers

that is required to be taught

[late sparrow]

oh, i agree on the phone thing

That's just people beeing ignorant

What cars you got then? 🙂

[timber oar]

94 fleetwood, 87 4runner, 79 trans am

had the caddy for a while

got the other 2 this year when i was old enough to work

[late sparrow]

Trans am is close to my age, i like it

[timber oar]

that one doesnt work

engine was badly rust locked

been sitting for 20 years

[late sparrow]

2021 RS6 wagon, 2021 Toyota van and 2016 E-golf here

[timber oar]

probably loaded with touchscreens and computers

if i were to guess

[late sparrow]

I like new stuff, and I'm too old to fix my own cars, so I prefer new stuff, haha

Neither do I have any interest in "getting the spanners out"

[timber oar]

oh yeah see im a heavy diy person

[late sparrow]

But I see why people like it

So am I, I'm a builder and hydraulics engineer, but there is no interest in fixing cars

[timber oar]

it basically was a matter of

i like fast/fancy cars

[late sparrow]

It all comes down to what you want to spend your time on, and what you like as a hobby

[timber oar]

they are expensive if you have someone else do the work

less expensive if you do the work

so i figured id do the work xD

[late sparrow]

I do also like fast cars, hence the RS6, lol

[timber oar]

oh thats an audi

👌

https://tenor.com/buEPd.gif

[late sparrow]

Does all I need it to do, 600bhp, 4x4 and a wagon! best family car for me

Not sold in the US 😉

[timber oar]

i bet that 4wd puts that 600hp down pretty effectively

it goes to show how car design has changed

as the ta is a RWD leaf sprung rear axle

on at least that car id like to try and make some composite body panels

already have had some minor experience laying fiberglass

something id like to try ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[late sparrow]

Hey, if you enjoy it, go nuts! 🙂

[timber oar]

a lot of youtubers really inspired me to do some heavy diy stuff like that

youve got chrisfix and fuzzydice doing some pretty straightforward stuff

and then that older guy basically building a fiberglass supercar from scratch

https://www.youtube.com/c/BuilderCreator/videos

this guy

hes on a whole different level

[charred depot]

a large amount of my power steering fluid ended up on the hot exhaust, i am glad it didnt set on fire :^ |

[hardy osprey]

Tonight's drift event: 3 out of 4000 photos

[edgy geyser]

And that's the sad part 😩

[late sparrow]

True!

[bitter compass]

Can you get the alpina b5 in the us?

Kinda fits the awd 600hp wagon description

Can you even get any alpina in the us 👀

[dense shard]

yes

I've seen a few around.

[fathom socket]

Drift racing event i went to around 2 months ago, was awesome!

[strong kindle]

Team-BHP: BMW ad banned due to 'irresponsible' engine revving sound.
https://www.team-bhp.com/news/bmw-ad-banned-due-irresponsible-engine-revving-sound

lol

[dense shard]

Classic UK

[timber oar]

Imagine customers of bmw having the audacity to want their cars engine rev to sound good

Imagine bmw advertising for their customers

Get a load of these people over here

😂

[fathom socket]

Saw a jaguar d type on the hard shoulder pog

[late sparrow]

Thought there were something familiar with those pics, now I know why, we share another Discord server 😂

[hardy osprey]

Very possible, I can't see the end of the list :KEKW:

[viral matrix]

Riced out accord

[wispy cloak]

We do a little bit of leaking

[wanton swallow]

Spotted: a Ford Focus with a giant wing and an LTT sticker. If you’re in here I love it.

[gray lake]

Ooh

There's a car channel in the ltt discord

Unexpected

Very happy

Rb30 Nissan skyline for 75k

[vocal mural]

Which car brand is worse? Peugeot or FIAT?

[civic spoke]

Yes.

[formal narwhal]

This one's unique

[charred depot]

Wish we had interesting weather like that, its just infinite >showers

[formal narwhal]

This was a few hours ago, a weak storm turned into a supercell within 10 minutes, it's crazy

But it's past 12am rn and I've got things to do tomorrow, so yeahh

[stoic ledge]

Any brand from VAG

[stoic ledge]

Since when are there storm chasers in 🇳🇱 ? 👀

[fathom socket]

I like the look of current Peugeots over fiat

[sudden pecan]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/355061761029701633/868842847451897886/image0.jpg?width=1440&height=1080

car spotting on neighbours driveway

[vapid juniper]

Alright, I'm in need of some niche expertise. I'm playing with my Cars ODB and CAN Bus. My "tinker" car which I am basically willing to potentially lose in the process of these projects I am aiming to complete is a Nissan Rouge 2020. Assuming anyone knows about this kinda shit, what sort of tools/protocols/gotchas should I be aware of going into this?

[civic girder]

what the hell are you doing that requires in-depth advice on the OBD port and CAN bus

[vapid juniper]

Utilizing K410 Edge-AI Visual Neural Processors, tied into the 360 camera view currently available however replaced with 5MP Cameras and IR blasters + lidar and radar object detectors + Rpi CM4 with 2 coral co-procs + 4G Modem to achieve remotely monitored self driving vehicle. Also wanna log censor data and potentially do more depending on what else I can dig into.

Ik, sounds crazy blah blah blah, but I'm already knee deep to the point I'm trying to get permits for localized and control testing. I already got the self driving control and a working self driving (actually drives) prototyped but it's no where near polished.

[civic girder]

what in the god damn

on a Nissan Rogue

More power to you for trying something that complex.

afaik OBD isn't really that complicated, just basically reads ECU data

CAN actually can try to communicate with modules, but I know fuck all about it

[gray lake]

Depends what era

[wanton swallow]

The onboard camera data is unlikely to be processed by the ECU

It’s more likely stored and processed on the infotainment

But you’re talking about doing something that VC startups are failing to do with dedicated hardware

Don’t mess with your car and kill someone

CAN bus and OBDII is for monitoring the memory for the engine control systems. I’ve used RossTech’s VAG-COM on lots of cars (only Volkswagens, of course). You can check fuel trim or timing chain tensioner health but you can’t check stuff like the lane centering camera feed

[dense shard]

Chances are Nissan uses their own proprietary software to totally interface with the car.

But my understanding is ProPilot 2.0 is already fairly robust.

Also most people here are more likely to totally remove these systems vs. "upgrades"

[strong kindle]

bladed/omni vibes

[wispy cloak]

I am glad that I got my dakota

With the knee issues I'm having right now I don't think I could drive my old truck

I think it would buckle if I hit the clutch

[vapid juniper]

So the way I understand it is this:
The actual lane assistance is handled by a dedicated auto pilot module and an additional "Edge Compute" Vision AI actually in that camera behind your rear view

To give a sense of scale, this is what the 'Vision Ai' actually looks like in such instances

If you see in the back row, middle that little m.2 looking device...

That's the straight up brains

This dev board I'm showing here is capable of doing things like... Looking at a dog and yelling breed, looking at person at telling age, weight, name, etc

It's very capable of object recognition, posture recognition (this is the kinda model used for driving), and more detailed meta information

I have yet to pop my front cam open. But I expect to find similar hardware inside it

The kicker is: this module (the processor itself) is about $17

[strong kindle]

rouing honestly i think most of the people in here arent competent enough to help you

[formal narwhal]

For over a decade actually

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

Yay. I've traveled 320 km in 5h 10m and I didn't crash or broke down

[civic spoke]

I did this last Friday.

[fathom socket]

This is what I did

I use open maps

No autobahn or motorway

And a shit ton of reckless drivers

[formal narwhal]

This wasn't a bad trip either

[civic girder]

100%

All we do is complain about our shitboxes here

[formal narwhal]

Is that so?

[strong kindle]

hello fellow energy ring user

[formal narwhal]

Lmao

Wassup

[haughty ridge]

I drove this with a friend together last week

[formal narwhal]

That'ss been a hell of a drive, you went straight through the flooded area

[haughty ridge]

Sadly it was raining for the first 8 hours

Haven't noticed anything of the flooding luckily

[formal narwhal]

Wait no, you went around it

Yeah it was a mess out there

I bet it was an amazing drive though

[haughty ridge]

Yeah, my first roadtrip

Driving through the mountains with the sunset was beautiful

[formal narwhal]

I can imagine

Especially if you're used to a country without mountains

[haughty ridge]

Yeah, and the weather was kinda bad the last few weeks so I'm happy that the weather was better over there.

[formal narwhal]

Yeah it was

[fathom socket]

Well

I got hired as a truck driver

I'm so happy

[formal narwhal]

ohh congrats

[civic spoke]

Nice. Congrats.

Now you just need to get lucky with your cereal pack. So that you can get your license from there.

[strong kindle]

nm

i actually dont have a pixel or samsung but im smort so i use pixel props and the app thinks i have a pixel hehe

[formal narwhal]

hmmmm I see

[civic girder]

Happens everytime

[stoic ledge]

Ramptoeristen

[formal narwhal]

Look at the date

[stoic ledge]

Ah didn't check the date

[formal narwhal]

All good hhaha

You can kinda see how we were pushed north near Namur because s tornado was approaching is and we darted east as another one came up to us

It was really creepy to be running from tornadoes and huge hail

[stoic ledge]

If from Aachen, you took to A76 until the junction with the A2, you'd have basically passed my house

[formal narwhal]

Lmao wassup

[stoic ledge]

We had to abandon our home (but we were able to return without damages), but there were many ramptoeristen so I hate them, that's why I said it

[formal narwhal]

This is the rest of the trip

[formal narwhal]

Yeah, people are crazy

[stoic ledge]

Ah no you didn't pass our home

[formal narwhal]

I know some people who went there, one of them was doing a news thingy but they are people who actually have respect for the people living in those areas and know what to do and not to do

[stoic ledge]

News thiny is ok, but other people have nothing to do here

[formal narwhal]

Exactly

That's why we didn't go there

[stoic ledge]

When we were leaving our town (small village, <1000 inhabitants) there were loads of people coming in at 9-10PM, while we were basically in a traffic jam to get out. Like wtf are you doing here, go away

I don't get those people

Our recent trip, not that crazy far but still nearly 700km

[formal narwhal]

It's kinda like how every Jan, Henk and Herman with a phone and a car becomes a storm chaser when severe weather hits

[stoic ledge]

[formal narwhal]

Ohhh that looks like a neat trip

[stoic ledge]

Yeah not too bad, some parts unrestricted highways but as we were reaching the destination, we took some backroads

Unrestricted highways in... A Meriva

[formal narwhal]

Hmmmmmmmm

I'm actually thinking of getting a Peugeot 106 once i can

[stoic ledge]

Haven't seen a 106 in ages

[formal narwhal]

I see em everywhere

[stoic ledge]

Meriva is my parents, Volvo is my brothers. My Corsa stayed at home, don't need 3 cars there

[stoic ledge]

Sure it's the 106, and not the 107? Because I see those everywhere

[formal narwhal]

106

[stoic ledge]

Haven't seen one of those in ages

Lol, the are 106 106's on AutoScout24

Nice

[formal narwhal]

I've seen ehhmm, 6 or 7 on the 2km ride from the train station

[stoic ledge]

Oof weird it's so different there xD

[formal narwhal]

I think it's the terrain

I live in the northeast you you're in the south east

[stoic ledge]

Oof there are 3 for sale in Limburg, the most South is Weert

[formal narwhal]

Blegh keyboard learn to switch languages

Let's see how many there are for sale in my area

[stoic ledge]

You probably due to the hills or something

South-Limburg: 0
Middle: 0
North-Limburg: 3

Total in Limburg: 3

[formal narwhal]

Yeah

I think so

[stoic ledge]

Not that my 83hp Bi-Fuel Corsa is loaded with power in the hills

😂

[formal narwhal]

Omg

That's kinda why I want to get at least 100hp

The chase car has 102hp and damn we need more NGL

[stoic ledge]

Ah the 1.6?

[formal narwhal]

Think so,

Best model before the turbo comes to take a look around

In case you know TwenteChasers: we can barely keep up with them on half throttle😂

They have a Passat TDI

[stoic ledge]

Same but I needed a car which was relatively cheap to run, as I was (and still am) a student and I do some decent miles so LPG is perfect for that... Especially as I refuel in Belgium for ~40c/liter... Cheapest I ever had was 23.9c/liter

So power was second

[stoic ledge]

I only learned yesterday there are durch storm chasers, so I don't know them

But yeah turbo diesel advantage

[stoic ledge]

Leon with 1.9 or 2.0 TDI would beat them

Oof 12.8s, literally slower than the Meriva and barely faster than my Corsa (13s on petrol, 14s on LPG)

[stoic ledge]

[formal narwhal]

This one should be faster, although it isn't

[stoic ledge]

It's probably faster on a flat road, but on an incline it'll be slower

Also, more diesel torque so probably better pickup in gear

[formal narwhal]

That's them btw

[stoic ledge]

The Leon needs high rpm's for max torque

[formal narwhal]

Oh trust me we get high rpms

Not redlining but damn it's close

But we're probably getting a turbodiesel anyway

It has more torque aaaaaaaand feul is much cheaper

[stoic ledge]

More road tax tho

Especially those older ones as the get an added fijnstof tax

[formal narwhal]

Remember it's not uncommon too drive over 1000km in a day

[stoic ledge]

Ok then it makes sense

[formal narwhal]

Anyway imma get some dinner

[stoic ledge]

Noice

Smakelijk 😛

[formal narwhal]

Smakelijk

[charred depot]

Mfw chevrolet

20k miles new front shocks 🤔

[civic spoke]

That doesn't even sound bad.

But also. Date tested.

[charred depot]

Looking at history of one of our shitboxes

My saab has the original 26 year old shocks on the front

[charred depot]

Shitty chevy will probably get scrapped unless my sister pays for welding again.

[reef lance]

I would kill to have a car like this

[civic girder]

I want a Model A

[reef lance]

Oh yeah those things are sweet

[civic spoke]

Better get killing.

[reef lance]

Bet

[pearl tiger]

Your Daily Shitcar Shitpost

[fathom socket]

I have a question

Is swapping seats from other cars legal?

and how I could choose and swap a seat with side airbag

[late sparrow]

Depends on the country and state law I'd guess

[fathom socket]

well

I live in EU

I don't know if it's the same for all countries or IDK

[late sparrow]

I live in the EU aswell, but laws vary from country to country

[fathom socket]

oh

because my ford seats are so uncomfortable

[late sparrow]

I'd call up my local DMV and ask, worst you can get is a "no"

[fathom socket]

they are hard and too short for my very long legs that stick out

[late sparrow]

Just call and ask, thats the easiest! asking here will only be spculation

[fathom socket]

oke

guess I have to wait

[late sparrow]

DMW is usually helpfull, atleast in the EU! Where in the EU are you?

[fathom socket]

Poland

[late sparrow]

My experience with the DMW in Poland has been good, so I'd give them a call

[fathom socket]

VW has much comfier seats

[late sparrow]

Had 3 of my previous cars painted in Poland, and had to call the DMV to get temporary plates, never been a issue

[fathom socket]

I think that's a stupid placement for a gear switch

or at least looks dumb, because looks like climate control knob

but at least I have a space cab for my self after 4 weeks

[wanton swallow]

changing seats is really hard, most cars brands use different bolt patterns from model to model

so if you have, say, a Ford Transit you can probably swap in seats from cars that share the same platform. Or look for some seats from a higher trim Transit in a junkyard or something

Example: people will swap newer seats from a VW GTI in to an older GTI from time to time. Or throw GTI seats in to a base Golf

[pearl tiger]

my seat ibiza can use the golf 3 gti seats which is nice

[remote ridge]

What did I just watch

[civic girder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758873987588554764/869431279173636166/video0.mov

[reef lance]

😀

[civic girder]

rip

[edgy crescent]

Loooool

I went to move my car, because we have a high wind warning. It wouldn't start... I realise that I had removed the entire fuel pump assembly.

[civic girder]

[edgy crescent]

So I just popped off the handbrake and rolled down the hill a bit

[civic spoke]

You'll get used to it soon enough.

[fathom socket]

And here's me with a redio thag is holding just by duct tape

So it works and doesn't fall apart

[fathom socket]

also I wish I was driving the griffon truck

[civic spoke]

What's the one you're driving now?

[fathom socket]

DAF

[civic spoke]

Kinda want to try other brands. We'll see what I'll end up in later.

So far I've only driven Scania and Volvo, little bit of Mercedes.

[charred depot]

Why do people bash on merc trucks

[civic spoke]

Because they use Renault gearboxes? Idk

[fathom socket]

apparently the DAF XF space cab is brand new

[civic spoke]

Tad larger cab, no?

More headroom.

[fathom socket]

yeah

2 beds

I'm gonna to drive with someone for first 4 weeks

and then all truck for me

but still that shifter looks weird

[civic spoke]

It's honestly not too weird. Considering that you don't really use reverse all that much. And it's all computer controlled now.

[fathom socket]

idk

maybe because I like wanking with stick shift

and the only 2 automatics I drove I was using sequential most of the time

[civic spoke]

Eh. With trucks it's really whatever with what you use. The only time I lock myself into gears is going up steeper hills, at lower speeds.

[timber oar]

wait wait

is that a dial that i see for shifting

what

[civic spoke]

Always found that feature a tad odd in the Volvo's.

[timber oar]

what is the purpose of that

[civic spoke]

Be less in the way once 'tucked' away.

But you know, that's a day-cab either way...

[timber oar]

meanwhile i have a utility pole flopping about on top of my transmission

not a picture of my exact car but its what i drive

[fathom socket]

looks crusty

[civic spoke]

I want a radio built into the truck I drive.

[timber oar]

mine was even more crusty than that when i got it

but i cleaned it a bit

found enough loose change to pay for repairs for it xD

and plenty of dog hair

[stoic ledge]

Is it? I think it has been around for quite some time

There's a new XF model coming tho

[fathom socket]

I mean not new model

[stoic ledge]

Yeah of the current model, the Space Cab has been around for quite some time

I think it was already on the previous model

[formal narwhal]

Our lucky car lmao

This was like an hour ago

And no damage

[deep zealot]

thinking of buying the GR86 as soon as it comes out later this year

thoughts?

[dense shard]

The new one?

do it

[wanton swallow]

the torque should be a lot better

I only drove a first year Scion FR-S and it was slow but fun to drive

like slower most cars on the road lol

[wanton swallow]

I personally tend to avoid the very first model year of any car model or refresh

[dense shard]

I'd go for it if you want it.

No issues out of my late model year 2019 Corolla.

Good reason to wait tho for these cars is Subaru/Toyota will refine the suspension quite a lot.

[timber oar]

cries in 15mpg

[static canopy]

if you know, you know

[edgy crescent]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA my neighbour cracked the shits with my car being parked in front of his house

I told him .. yeah, there's no fuel pump mate, I can't park it UP the the street.

So I just.... rolled it further down the street. He said that the resident of that house will be angry ... yeah but you're angry now, so one problem at a time, bucko

[charred depot]

Cant pahk ther

[thin juniper]

trains ftw

[timber oar]

thats great

[rich maple]

Has anyone used one of those third party FM antennas in their car

[deft lance]

no but what I did do was reverse into a parking lot barrier and rip my antenna off

if that counts

[fathom socket]

I did

[remote ridge]

im tempted to buy one for my miata

[remote ridge]

me trying to get the most amount of drift points during straitaways

[deep zealot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lWSYxPJYLo

This is beautiful to watch

spoiler ||m5 creamed the hellcat even with only RWD on and Launch Control off||

[dense shard]

How much more does the M5 cost?

[indigo coral]

I'd take the hellcat

[stoic ledge]

It's in the description, 143k USD vs 90k USD 🙃

[stoic ledge]

Same

Or an M550i xDrive Touring, perfect blend of performance, comfort and practicality

[low carbon]

too bad that doesn't exist

you've gotta get the alpina b5 if you want a v8 g31

[stoic ledge]

Whoops you're right, my bad

Ah well, 540i Touring is also fine for me

Or the Alpina B5, wouldn't complain about that one either

[charred depot]

540i e39

[fathom socket]

MY car started whining very loud all of the sudden

I think it's steering pump

[dense shard]

Imagine paying over 50k for a Dodge

[stoic ledge]

I highly doubt there's a cheaper way to get over 700hp

That's converted €75k eur

[civic girder]

Imagine paying for a Chrysler at all

[viral matrix]

[fathom socket]

Always wanted a bike but my mother won't let me lol she trusts me riding it but not the drivers around me.

And I do need help with something if anyone cares

[dense shard]

You want to feed into the low I believe?

So the one out of the can I think... I'd double check with the internet

[grizzled raptor]

Put vacuum to the ac system for about 10 minutes until the gauge stabilizes. Hold for 1 to 24 hours and check to see if the system holds vacuum. Once this is verified pull vacuum for about an hour to get all the moisture out. Then fill to OEM spec with refrigerant to the low side.

I just did this the other day to my Fiero which never came with aircon. Now it blows dry and cold!🙂

Oh and if the system was open to atmosphere for an extended period of time replace the accumulator. It's also recommended to replace the orfice tube. Both very cheap components.

[fathom socket]

sounds good thank you :3

[charred depot]

because I only use my AC like once a year the seals werent too happy about that it would seem.

[fathom socket]

yeah

my truck is at 385k and still blows cold air haha

and still get 30mph per gallon I may need an engine rebuild if I reached 410k or not

my focus has 314k km and it blows cold air too

but the compressor makes clicking noises on idle

[charred depot]

Think the seals on my compressor went "what is the point in my existance" after sitting idle for over a year then when I tried to use it: leak

[fathom socket]

my powersteering pump decided to whine loudly

[wispy cloak]

Truck fixed

[charred depot]

I would delete my in need of work power steering given it has pizza cutter eco tyres. But that would make the car a MOT fail :^ |

[charred depot]

moody

[fathom socket]

SCANIA SAAB

[charred depot]

got the scania saab badges, all chipped as usual though

[fathom socket]

If I would have to buy a new car

IDK what even I would buy

and suzuki jimny is too expensive new

[charred depot]

I didnt really look for the saab 900, I looked at one ages ago before I even started driving but it was too far away.

Just been looking for something that was moderately interesting to me and this showed up local.

Also had to be cheap for insurance because fuck feeding insurance companies money

narrows it down a fair bit heh

[fathom socket]

oh god

I miss the old Mitsubishi Space Star

[charred depot]

I was going to get one of those for the fun of it