cars

[vocal mural]

Who tf want that for €6200? I don't wanna even pay €700 for that.

[civic spoke]

Uhh. Sounds about right if you ask me. Commercial vehicle for hauling cars. To name one.

Just gotta add the flooring and a winch.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that seems about right

And the frame can be used to build anything on the back of it

Ah apparently it has been on fire tho

It used to be a mobile fish store

Frame still looks solid, and it has air suspension in the rear

[civic spoke]

That's legit, then.

[real ingot]

NHRA Ford Mustang Funny Car

[forest harness]

this indeed does make a man cry

[whole briar]

He gets no more of the drink

[charred depot]

my fuel gauge is logarithmic :^ |

goes down way faster below 1/2 tank

[sterile idol]

That is his hobby... To get no more of the drink

[timber oar]

[stiff burrow]

Do you have a license

I’ll take that as a no :p

Nothing wrong with being driven around btw, just wondering

Oh ok

That makes sense

[sterile idol]

Wasn't she the one with the incredibly fuel efficent bmw suv? 😂

[valid isle]

Not Kimi!!

Y’all know what BMW stands for?

[dense shard]

Bavarian Motor Works

[valid isle]

Nah, big money waster

[compact thorn]

Bavarian meats and 'wurtz

RB26 speedboat anyone?

[vocal mural]

Bier Mit Wurst

[valid isle]

lolol I’m using that!

[fathom socket]

That looks like a molten car

[fathom socket]

If that's real then where tf is the cooling

[real ingot]

wat

the blower is cooling

[fathom socket]

How

[real ingot]

shoving in air into the supercharger and engine

[fathom socket]

Does that work better than radiators

[real ingot]

i would say so yeah

[vocal mural]

No thanks to burned cables then

[real ingot]

but i mean at 335 mph, i hope so lol

[fathom socket]

Lol

[vocal mural]

November 2020 the fire

[fathom socket]

Why do car manufacturers restrict airflow

[vocal mural]

Political reasons

[fathom socket]

The hell

They put plastic where ever there is no radiator

What milage in kmpl

[wanton berry]

Vibe check anyone

[fathom socket]

Does a boat need torque multiplier

[civic spoke]

Not really. Many are just direct drive.

And here I think anything above 10 L/100km is a lot.

[jovial mauve]

my god

[solemn inlet]

Let me tell you a little something about the TB48 Patrol

Its a thirsty mf

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

Almost sounds as good as zhe Corsa

😛

[jovial mauve]

haha 😛

in theory i could go 0100 stop and do 0100 again before you hit 100

but then i have to stop for gas and you dont so yeah

[stoic ledge]

Very likely, yes

Yeah with both the LPG and petrol tank filled it has a large range

[jovial mauve]

i dont have the a45 yet tho, im fighting between two cars for my next one

cant even decide

its getting annoying

[stoic ledge]

This specific A45 was up for auction?

[stoic ledge]

1st world problems :)

[jovial mauve]

auction?

this was juist at the dealers

[jovial mauve]

yeah true, but i just cant make my mind up whenever i think i know it i change again

[stoic ledge]

https://www.hermans-hermans.nl/automotive/aanbod/lot/17627939

It was auctioned once at least xD

But I think it's now sold as since the 24th of August, it was registered to a private owner

[jovial mauve]

yeah it now is from the owner of the dealer i was checking it out

[stoic ledge]

Ah classic

[jovial mauve]

i did not know it was auctioned

you might just made me go for the other car 😛

[stoic ledge]

It appeared to be auctioned by the first owner tho, so nothing too sketchy

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/mercedes-benz-a-45-amg-4matic-gasoline-white-b867c573-a143-4ca6-838b-6b686cb34118

Nice upsell tho, auction + handling fee + BPM for the auction was €22190, now for €28900

[jovial mauve]

i have trade in car so that would work

i would not go for this one persee i would go for facelift model in the end i think

this one is a bit under budget

[stoic ledge]

Under budget

Idk appears to have a clean history

[jovial mauve]

this is the other car im looking at

befoire you dox me guy in pic is not me 😛

[stoic ledge]

Nice

I'd go for that

Ez

Next

[jovial mauve]

haha there aare some more factors

also i would go for this A45

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/mercedes-benz-a-45-amg-4matic-automaat-381pk-panoramadak-uitlaatklep-dyn-benzine-zwart-ade3b670-91f8-4d79-8b38-22e54231ec0e?cldtidx=4&sort=price&lastSeenGuidPresent=true&cldtsrc=listPage&searchId=1676777251

[stoic ledge]

Big screen, Android Auto and Distronic

[jovial mauve]

car insurance is a pain tho on the BMW

[stoic ledge]

Not on the Merc?

[jovial mauve]

i mean not cheap but

doable

[stoic ledge]

[jovial mauve]

i think WA+ is 460 ish euros on the BMW 😦

a45 was 256 ish

[stoic ledge]

Per month? I hope not

[jovial mauve]

yes it is

its a bit crazy maybe

[fathom socket]

What's the point of going v8 when you cant to 0to100in less than 3seconds

https://tenor.com/view/tesla-logo-car-gif-5687673

[charred depot]

Being able to buy parts.

[stoic ledge]

Oof damn, as much as I like it that's too crazy lol

256 for the A45 is already super expensive

[charred depot]

Me complaining about 500 a year insurance

[fathom socket]

I don't mean to say buy a Tesla ,

[charred depot]

Its a reason to not go tesla

Throwaway cars

[fathom socket]

I want this car sooo badly

Remove 3 seats

Get it serviced

Remove all unnecessary parts

Get alloy wheels

Repair dents

Paint it gloss black

Get leds

New tyres

Tough suspension

[charred depot]

Dreamer oclock

[fathom socket]

Yes

But still can't figure out what car is it

It's from suzuki

[fathom socket]

Only a 1000$ neede

If I skip the suspension

[charred depot]

You dont even know what car it is heh

[fathom socket]

When I get to know

[tight cypress]

paint it with the cheapest spray paint you can get and its cheaper to do

also some steelies

[fathom socket]

But is unlocked

[charred depot]

Gonna say it needs more than a service

[tight cypress]

new engine

[fathom socket]

Sitting from only 4years people say

[charred depot]

Yeah but why did it end up there

[fathom socket]

Too old

I guess

[charred depot]

Unlikely to see a perfectly good car left to rot in public

[fathom socket]

The owner now has a Mahindra Scorpio and a Toyota fortuner

And some Volkswagen

K I am good with my i10 if I need a new engine

Or am i

[charred depot]

Is it really your i10.

[jovial mauve]

but the A45 is such a mazing car

exhaust go brrrrr

[civic spoke]

Meh. I'm more the type to go fast in corners. Rather in the straights.

Keeping the speed limit wherever you go.

[fathom socket]

well thats one

[fathom socket]

its a family car

lol

[charred depot]

Shitbox el speciale

[jovial mauve]

saab

[solemn inlet]

Another 40g should do the job

[charred depot]

ive got shitty old car lights so I imagine my high beams are like the dipped beams of modern cars heh

I swear im the only person on this road that can pre-empt someone coming around a corner

by the time im home my retina is gone

[edgy crescent]

You have to remember

most people are useless morons who can barely survive

[wanton berry]

@civic spoke

The stuff I gotta do some times.

[haughty ridge]

I'm so hyped for the Dutch grand prix, but sadly I have to work on sunday😔

[formal narwhal]

F

[stoic ledge]

Same, but I just watch it at work

[charred depot]

Im such a liqui moly shill

[fathom socket]

I just come back to home today

[haughty ridge]

Lol wish I could watch it at work

[fossil imp]

imagine if it rains again like in spa

[stoic ledge]

Today it was sunny AF

[fathom socket]

Rapid ice melt leads to tsunami which washes away the track

[hybrid hamlet]

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2021/09/02/gm-semiconductor-chip-shortage-assembly-plants-close/5694047001/

[dense shard]

bad time to buy a car

Great time to sell... anyone want to buy a car?

[fathom socket]

im gonna miss quali today :(

[haughty ridge]

I'm gonna miss the race tomorrow :(

But luckily I can watch it back tomorrow evening.

[charred depot]

When people are getting passed by a reliant robin on roundabouts

was hilarious to see.

[vocal mural]

What is that? A alien?

[fathom socket]

In my car the low beam is better than high beam cuz the high beam almost doesn't hit anything

[charred depot]

yeah bs

[civic spoke]

Align your lights?

[charred depot]

likely chatting shit as the i10's use a h4 bulb which contains both the high and dipped beam so.

[fathom socket]

My bulb isn't stock

But still it's yellow bruh

[fathom socket]

I live near an area where truck drivers drive at 120kmph , and they drive wrecklessly so if you feel unsafe then the only thing you can do is burn the heck out of their retina cuz it doesn't matter no more because they would have already burnt your retina

[civic spoke]

"An eye for an eye. And the whole world goes blind"

[fathom socket]

Every type of vehicle on the same road

Tuktuks , electric tuktuks , small cars , SUVs trucks , semi's ,and a lot more

And ofc bikers and scootys

[frigid cipher]

Big biznis happenin in here

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

And then it has hubcaps

Not even alloys

[fathom socket]

It's ok

[hardy osprey]

What ?

[fathom socket]

Alloys are expensive

https://tenor.com/view/nissan-k10micra-modified-red-car-red-gif-14182023

[stoic ledge]

Yeah but scissor doors are cheap ofc

[wispy sapphire]

y'know, recently i learned that a single undetonated bomb in the ceiling of the wolfsburg factory by some vital equipment was what saved the beetle from being relegated to the dustbin of history

crazy to think that we were this close to such an iconic car never actually getting a chance to hit the mass market

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Qyor9Yc-s

[wispy sapphire]

y'know, technically, wouldn't CVTs offer the best performance when not put into a sport mode with paddle shifters?

since a CVT in "sport mode" would basically be able to stay in the power band constantly

[dense shard]

yes

But people don't like CVTs because no shift.

So automakers made fake shifts to attract customers.

[wispy sapphire]

aha, thought so lol

my family's got a CVT civic because none of us know how to drive stick; i noticed that the sport mode without the paddle shifters was faster than with the paddle shifters

[charred depot]

move you baaastards

[wispy sapphire]

baaaaaa

[faint moss]

is that the next gen fiat multipla?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's with all CVT's simulating gears

It feels more natural when the gearbox shifts gear, as you feel acceleration when the revs go up. With a CVT, the revs are fixed but still you accelerate. That doesn't feel natural. However, when the CVT is acting as a CVT while accelerating, it is at peak torque/power at all times, delivering the most efficient and fastest acceleration. When it's shifting/simulating gear, it's not always at that point, hence it's slower

[wispy sapphire]

yeah

[stoic ledge]

Hell no, the Multipla is way better looking

[faint moss]

those headlights tho

[dense shard]

That's a commercial van. I doubt they're looking to attract private customers.

[charred depot]

think the merc was a little far out for being such a wide car by itself

[deep zodiac]

Engine burning to hell and not even a single beep

Iranian engineering at it's finest

Recycling 40 year old kia designs

[pastel ridge]

That look so bad

These are my dials in my car

I don't really use the dials I mostly just use the heads up display

[deep zodiac]

LCD Technology hadn't been invented when this car was made

[pastel ridge]

So get new one

[deep zodiac]

It is new

2018

Welcome to IRAN 😎

[pastel ridge]

I would take a picture of the heads up display but it matches the refresh rate of my phone

[pastel ridge]

Then move

Lol

What degrees do you even have

[deep zodiac]

I'm 17

Highschool student

Lol

[pastel ridge]

Lol you need to have a job that is in need to move

It's great when they have a shortage of one job and you have the skills of that job it's pretty easy to get in

[deep zodiac]

Check my LinkedIn

LMAO

[pastel ridge]

How kid

[deep zodiac]

It's in my bio, the Compiled profile

[pastel ridge]

Lol public School

[deep zodiac]

XD

[pastel ridge]

Here my one I have not had time to add my new job I started two weeks ago https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/jared-salem-4319a489

[pastel ridge]

My one actually has stuff in it

[deep zodiac]

Good for you 👍

[fathom socket]

I find it funny

the DAF XF bed is much more comfortable to what I have at home

even the top one

[silver mesa]

Would anyone else like to see LTT cover comma and open pilot? Can we suggest this somewhere?

[civic spoke]

The bed I had in the Volvo FE wasn't bad at all.

[fathom socket]

Never driven anything with sleeping cabin than daf

But now i use my wipers to brake in my car

And it feels weird driving so low

[civic spoke]

Hah! I have done the same a couple of times. Trying to use the help brakes with the personal car.

[fathom socket]

Stupid bot

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Not allowed to use the word redarter. You can fill in the rest.

[fathom socket]

Ye

Also all trucks pull to the right

And I'm scared to drive in Germany on roadworks

[civic spoke]

Rather end up in the ditch, than the oncoming traffic?

[fathom socket]

Idk

Like this guy did

[civic spoke]

Saw a video on the Volvo VNL. As he starts it up, the screen says.

"Proudly assembled in USA!"

[fathom socket]

I'm not a fan of thing screaming where they were made

[civic spoke]

Same. Doesn't really matter to me.

[fathom socket]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/547543192833359873/882156847329587220/SPOILER_1_4985579405628670401.mp4

[timber oar]

Although i am tired of constantly seeing made in China on shit over here

It gets depressing

[civic spoke]

"Made in China" isn't always bad. But I get what you mean. When stuff is produced at the lowest possible price to increase profit margins.

[timber oar]

I've gotten some decent products out of there for sure

But also a lot of garbage

And i know if the US was just isolated from everywhere else right now

No trade or anything

We would be doomed

We've lost so much of what we used to be

In that regard

I'm currently going through a college program to learn how to be an avionics tech working on aircraft

And i had to go through math content on addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Fractions

I shit you not

i mean seriously how has the world come to this

ive seen some of my peers that were not very far from being 18

could not read a fractional ruler at all

because we were building a kit airplane where i went to school

kinda needed to know how to read a fractional ruler

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

we are doomed

i sure as hell wouldnt see them doing any maintenance work on cars

or even having a project car

my cars i have would probably be scrapped if they were owned by anyone else

what is it

oh

i havent had high regard of beamers

they dont want you workin on their stuff it seems lol

an old toyota is where its at

yeah giggles

the 1st gen 4runner i have

you feel every combustion out the oil cap

and yet it still just works every time i use it

you cant get a warning light if your cars are so old they dont have many xD

im just glad i got some stick shifts to play with before they outlawed ICEs

how do you drive that

you have to reach all the way over to the right side for the controls

smh

XD

I know i showed my trans am on here but not the carburetor

in a beamer?

those arent meant for getting their feet wet are they lol

SMH

this kind of thing makes me ashamed of being a member of the human race

yeah somebody let water into the engine

on a trans am

with an actual gm rochester quadrajet carb

the throttle shafts are so badly damaged from rust

i evaporusted them

and it pulled the rust away and left behind heavy pitting

the con rods in the engine were siezed on the wrist pins

from rust

link?

excellent

[fathom socket]

Yes

Own discord ?

Server or something

Cough---cough--lin.ohu.us-cough--

Well linus is a tech ytbrrr who is never interactive in his own server , maybe the part of the reason is that he is busy

Ltt is a tough job

[charred depot]

doctored image I swear

having a bit too much fun with a car that actually accelerates. Handles significantly worse however.

needs new brakes and tyres

185's on this big of a car are great for not aqua planing but they do nothing in the dry

I have new alloys just need to decide if im gonna go with the fatty 215's or 195's

[stoic ledge]

Nice GP F1 race today

Sad Bottas couldn't keep Fastest Lap

Would've been a nice message to his team/teammate xD

[charred depot]

Im not sure if my rear brakes actually do anything

[stoic ledge]

Your parking brake should be on there

Although that's usually drums

[charred depot]

Drum in rotor on this car

[stoic ledge]

Does yours have rear discs or drums?

Yeah

Ok, so that's it's a separate system for the parking brake vs the regular brakes

[charred depot]

yeah

It sat for a year and the rear brakes love to seize in place on these

it weaves a little under heavy braking but im not sure if thats me with the steering as the alignment is out

[fathom socket]

https://youtu.be/Y_v4aKTBcVc

This guy is crazy

[fathom socket]

I got my sill replaced

[stoic ledge]

And a new fender?

[fathom socket]

it has been like that before

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

but the back paint under wasn't

[stoic ledge]

Sill looks nice black yes

[fathom socket]

gonna take it to a race track once

and go to belgium and switzerland this saturday

[sterile idol]

"Valtteri its james... Please aboard fastest lap" yeah... He showed them the big middle finger today...

And rightfully so...

[fathom socket]

I need to drift with semitruck

[charred depot]

when having the wipers on is more detrimental to vision than having them off

literally just smears the water making it look like the inside of the windscreen is fogged up

then you have clowns with shitty vans + led bulbs + led fog lights on for no reason because look guys I can see great!!!!

[stoic ledge]

Ook get new wipers, even good brand wipers are quite cheap

[fathom socket]

why do manufacturers gotta make cars with headlights that are stupidly bright compared to halogens

[stoic ledge]

So they can sell LED headlights which, when one light breaks, they can replace the entire unit

[fathom socket]

sounds like free moneys

[sterile idol]

Yeah... And labor on these is stupid expensive... On my parents vw tgey hace to remove one of the lights to get to the other...

[fathom socket]

but also new eyes aint cheap

gonna need to wear sunglasses at night

[stoic ledge]

Classic VW

THose blinding LED cars just get a free highbeam from me

Most annoying headlights are modern Mini's imho

[fathom socket]

doubt they even notice

[stoic ledge]

Every single Mini with LED headlights blind me

[fathom socket]

91% of UK drivers say that most car headlights are too bright

60% cant tell if full or low beam aswell lol

[stoic ledge]

Also people should turn off the automatic high beam when it's not necessary.... those systems aren't necessary 95% of the time and in most conditions they operate too slow

[fathom socket]

i get the appeal of bright lights, can see better in the dark, but when someone comes the other way you definitely cant see better in the dark

[stoic ledge]

Bright lights aren't a problem if they are well adjusted

(to a certain degree ofc)

[fathom socket]

ye true, although in a 1st gen Beemer mini the low beam is kinda at that perfect height where it looks like people in certain models are constantly flashing you

[stoic ledge]

OOF

Haven't really noticed that many issues with the 1st gen Beemer Mini

Mostly with the latest gen

[fathom socket]

no its not me flashing them, its them flashing me

[stoic ledge]

Like the big Mini's which aren't Mini anymore

[fathom socket]

new minis are like same size of a ford focus or something

[stoic ledge]

Ah mi bad

[fathom socket]

feel like it at least lol

[stoic ledge]

I think it's smaller than a Focus

Lemme check

[fathom socket]

only real diff i felt inside a new one to my 1st gen is that you have some rear leg room

[stoic ledge]

Ah a current 3d Mini is 3.863mm, so still shorter than most cars in it's segment

My 2012 Corsa is 3999mm so it's shorter

I've driven a few Mini's (iirc 2) but the roof is so stupid in it, I cannot see any traffic lights

[fathom socket]

yeah i found that too

just gotta find some other light to look at i guess

[stoic ledge]

That works fine in some countries, in Belgium they are always across the street. But in 🇳🇱 they rarely are

So there often aren't any other lights to look at

[fathom socket]

ic

[sterile idol]

Not to mention the units costing like 3k a piece...

[stoic ledge]

[sterile idol]

Yeah...

[charred depot]

I think i had one of those fancy matrix systems strobe light me

[wispy cloak]

Minor whoopsie

[timber oar]

Its better if you have a car with the old sealed beams

You put leds in place of those and they can have proper lensing to have hard cutoffs to avoid blinding people

If it's something where you replace the bulb only you are at the mercy of the original light reflector

[wispy cloak]

You shouldn't just put led bulbs in honestly

Just replace the assembly

[stoic ledge]

LEDs in reflector headlights are terrible

[fathom socket]

I have nightmares about this

[fathom socket]

where is tyre preformace in htis video

[charred depot]

its sarcasm as soon as I brake I slide

[fathom socket]

I hate the trucks auto emergency brakes

it engaged way too many times on empty highway

[charred depot]

I know they are bad aswell on superbs

[timber oar]

oh i hate automatic shit like that

[steady silo]

i want a ride like this

donkra

[bronze nymph]

[charred depot]

Theres a video of a octavia auto braking for a crisp packet

[fathom socket]

i see, a fellow mumbo jumbo watcher

[dense shard]

Beats a Tesla running into a fire truck?

[timber oar]

Lets just take a moment to soak in the irony of a tesla hitting a fire truck

The fire truck lighting on fire after that: you became the very thing you sought to destroy

[stoic ledge]

I see one every day, guy in the next street has one

The one here does have nicer wheels tho imho

Iirc it has R32 wheel on it, which look amazing imho

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

Drive like this if you can

[lone fern]

a car i saw last year

[fathom socket]

wat?

[lone fern]

yea ikr

its disgusting

[charred depot]

bay too smol

[drowsy surge]

honder

gotta get a tripod for night shots so i can get my shutter speed down

[placid imp]

Very very very clean shots 👍

[vocal mural]

Gedonder

[worn yoke]

Beautiful

[fathom socket]

Why cars outside India have soo low ground clearance

Shots are perfect tho

[viral raptor]

I wouldn't say that mine's that low

[fathom socket]

coz india has crap roads

[mellow tinsel]

fr

[mellow tinsel]

my uncle had a grand cherokee, it was really not the best car for jeep to produce, but i have a wrangler which is the complete opposite to the grand cherokee, its amazing, its never broken down or anything

[fathom socket]

Nah dude

[charred depot]

yes

[fathom socket]

That is too little braking, you tyres may be good but this video doesn't represent it

[fathom socket]

I guess it is

Why do cars in other countries have thin tyres (vertically)

[charred depot]

If you havent cottoned on yet its sarcasm

[fathom socket]

Like tyre thickness? Also road quality

[civic spoke]

Sidewall. They are in many cases thinner because the looks you get from the larger rims.

[timber oar]

I prefer thicker sidewall

So my rims don't just fuck off if i drive in the same county as a bump

[solemn inlet]

My ass just got overtaken by a TRX doing 200kmh

[fathom socket]

just far too much power

not even Pirelli F1 C5 tyres could contain it

[molten geyser]

what the heck happened??

[charred depot]

sent it too hard on the hill

[molten geyser]

oh shoot

hahahaha

nice one

[charred depot]

been driving too much lost my b road hard braking video on dashcam. guess ill have to do it again

this car has tiny front brake pads and it all fades out very quickly

[molten geyser]

yeah yeah

[charred depot]

Im considering buying saab 9-5 aero calipers and discs as they bolt right on

[molten geyser]

yeah i reckon they would be the better alternative

[charred depot]

our i30 has bigger rear brakes

the rear brakes on the saab have the kinda pads youd see on seperate handbrake calipers

[remote ridge]

So I was starting to detail my engine bay when I found these beautiful things. Anyone know what the bolt in the first one is for and how much things may have been screwed up possibly

[vital kraken]

discovery 3 or xc90 1st gen?

[stoic ledge]

What engines

[vital kraken]

2.7turbo diesel for lr3 and 3.0 turbo gasoline

[fathom socket]

well the looks depend

[fathom socket]

but why dont f1 tyres have threading

[civic spoke]

Because they want more surface area touching the tarmac. If it starts to rain, then they are useless. And they switch to rain tires.

Yeah. The threads are there to displace water. But even then you can aqua plane.

Which is when the tires aren't moving enough water. And you are quite literally driving on the water itself. And not the tarmac.

Thinking about @fathom socket

The Aussie lifestyle.

[charred depot]

my big schaab has 185's so not a chance its aquaplaning riight

heh

the opposite of bolt isnt either

I was doing slightly above 70mph when it suddenly changed to layed snow on the motorway I was like ofuck ofuck

had to squeeze into lane 1 because no one was driving in lane 2.

our street has a steep heavily cambered bendy exit

you basically just get sent into the kerb

a year our two back someone came down jumped the kerb and hit my neighbours car which was in their drive.

problem here is it doesent last long enough for most people to invest in winter tyres

so we have alot of incidents

When I started driving there was black ice on a roundabout I was quite spooked when my steering wheel went completely light

[dense shard]

You mean the threaded Cheerio?

At least 4 valid uses for the word. Banned for a niche use not seen since Obama was president.

[charred depot]

me saab gets welded next friday so no more polyfilla

needs a motor mount or maybe I can ratchet strap the engine down to stop it flopping around :^)

[sleek glen]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1436086743720251394?s=21

Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

Tesla Model S Plaid just set official world speed record for a production electric car at Nurburgring. Completely unmodified, directly from factory.

Retweets

314

Likes

2596

Twitter · Sep 9, 2021, 9:58 PM

[dense shard]

Only 5 seconds faster than an RS3

[fathom socket]

wouldnt that NIO EP9 thing absolute annihilate it if it went around

ok doesnt seem its road legal

technically its a production EV sooooooooo

[flint sable]

"Tesla Model S Plaid just set official world speed record for a production"

"electric car"

phew

for a second i thought

it set the production car lap record

[dense shard]

Not even fastest 4 door

[fathom socket]

watching the matrix 4 trailer

noticed in one scene, they tried to make a hyundai sonata look like a police car, while there were actual crown vics in the same shot

[remote ridge]

Budget cuts

Possibly

[fathom socket]

I've been hearing crown vics are going up in price too

so I guess you could say it wasn't aFORDable

[charred terrace]

...

[solemn inlet]

Not cars, but just aussie horsepower

[fathom socket]

road train

[vocal mural]

Train Road

[fathom socket]

For the first time of my life

I went from this

[vocal mural]

You mean parking brake light?

[fathom socket]

My dad never goes above 2k rpm

Exept for when he is in turbo mode, he can do 4k rpm

And that turbo happens once a month

My friend's car is at higher rpm even wile idle

[vocal mural]

Diesel?

[civic spoke]

Full fill up

[charred depot]

they got the stinky fingy

[fathom socket]

No

[charred depot]

Must be a very slow drive without encountering any significant hills

[fathom socket]

And he doesn't go above 40kmph normally

He was at 2.5k rpm at fith gear 80kmph on expressway, where I saw lambo at like 150km/h

[charred depot]

I generally get uncomfortable at speeds below 55kmh

[fathom socket]

But i get uncomfortable above 60 on roads, that are not atleast 3lanes wide

[charred depot]

:^ |

I prefer b roads to motorways.

[fathom socket]

AND THAT MPH

[civic spoke]

And then you have me. Who just goes the posted speed limit.

[charred depot]

I rarely go above it, this road doesent really get used and is in disrepair at the start.

[viral raptor]

I'm confused about what even happened there

[charred depot]

just the usual some expensive suv unable to locate left indicator

[viral raptor]

Oh you mean the car on the right side in the beginning

[civic spoke]

Police have started enforcing people going 5-10 kmh above the posted speed limit.

[viral raptor]

Couldn't even see it at first

[charred depot]

yeah need a super wide angle camera

People say the police here wont bother unless its above 10% or 10% + 2 but dont know

Think it depends on the local area and police scotland have never confirmed it

my indicators dont make a clicky noise before anyone @s me heh

[viral raptor]

Here the cops don't really care if everyone is going like +20kmh on the highway but if you drive alone like that without cars in front of you, you'll most likely get pulled over

[charred depot]

One of the motorways here is often pretty empty so its very tempting to push it a bit

however black bmws parked on sliproads provide encouragement not to.

Theres a well known undercover car known as big KFE here (number plate ends with it) always seen stopping people

[stiff burrow]

i go 50+ on some two lane roads

mph

people like to go 90 on the interstate where i live

[stoic ledge]

What happened there? Why is somebody honking?

Regular police doesn't care here if you do 10 over, but speedcams do

[charred depot]

I am the one honking at the guy turning left just out of view without indicating

[stoic ledge]

My latest dashcam encounter: Some Cashcow blindly overtaking in a corner, and the Polo behind blindly following (and yes I need a CPL filter for the dashcam)

[stoic ledge]

Ah if I did that, that'd wear out my horn lol

[charred depot]

I dont do it every time but it builds up heh

just coming to a stop then seeing them yanking there wheel to the left gives me so much pain

[fathom socket]

I mean I have 2 full tanks at once

[stiff burrow]

People who use turn signals are automatically based

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I usually out my frustration by talking about it to myself lol (maybe sound stupid, but like saying "Use your indicators your stupid *** in your stupid ugly ***" )

[civic spoke]

Especially BMW drivers?

[stoic ledge]

I've also encountered multiple times people indicating to exit, but thet they stay on the roundabout

[charred depot]

yeah I wont entirely trust the indicator

If theres enough space that we wont crash if they were to not do what they are indicating I will go

[civic spoke]

Want a small tip?

The only thing you can trust is the wheels.

[charred depot]

Sure but things flow much better

[civic spoke]

Look at the wheels. And where those are going.

[charred depot]

That is pretty inefficient especially on small roundabouts

[stoic ledge]

Even those can change direction all of a sudden xD But yeah I usually also check the wheels, and you can see the general movement of the car, but I'd still be nice of people just indicate

[charred depot]

I wont go even if they are indicating left but are very close already

People straightline alot of these roundabouts at pretty high speeds so when its low traffic you mostly have to decide if you are going before they even enter

[stiff burrow]

Yes

Do you guys have a lot of roundabouts where you live

I can think of one town by me that actually has roundabouts

[charred depot]

I rarely take any other junction than a roundabout

roundabouts are everywhere here

[stiff burrow]

Interesting

In ‘Murica we mostly have 4 way intersections

[quick geode]

i got car

[civic spoke]

Polo ain't bad.

[fathom socket]

Not far from a beemer

[quick geode]

1.4 tho

[charred depot]

le clutch cable

made in 2005

[civic spoke]

Yeah. I saw that it was a basic one from the lights and everything.

[quick geode]

yeah no fog lamps, no nice rims

but
its 2014 and it has no accidents no scratches

legit nothing

mint af

[civic spoke]

Not the fancy DRL's and all.

[quick geode]

guy i bought it from did its 180k maintenance early

timing chain and shit

[civic spoke]

Noice

Oh, wait. That year Polo never got the newer fancy DRL's?

[fathom socket]

https://tenor.com/view/ford-mustang-ford-muscle-cars-car-cars-gif-16476495

Cobra

Mustang

Pog

[civic spoke]

GT500? No?

[bitter compass]

Best polo was this: 👀

[quick geode]

bruh

[bitter compass]

Na polos are kinda sweet

[fathom socket]

https://tenor.com/view/jumping-car-gif-8039935

[stiff burrow]

Nice

[civic spoke]

I'd be down for a Polo GTI

[quick geode]

yeah, shit i got is kinda slow

faster than my 1.5L 1300kg hunk of metal nissan tho

[stiff burrow]

Any car is better than no car tho

[quick geode]

yeah

i drove a little something like this for a while

[fathom socket]

@quick geode send a photo of your shoe car

Idk the model name

https://tenor.com/view/pedro-monkey-puppet-meme-awkward-gif-15268759

[civic spoke]

70 hp, right? It's enough to get you around.

[quick geode]

90

[charred depot]

I have 130hp but I can barely use it as the tyres will slip

[fathom socket]

Show car pls@quick geode

[civic spoke]

90 hp is plenty.

[quick geode]

cant find pic

[stiff burrow]

[civic spoke]

Sounds like you have terrible tires.

[fathom socket]

I found it in dms

[quick geode]

Send

[stiff burrow]

My car is 325hp

[charred depot]

I have alloys without tyres so need to fork out the money for 4 tyres

[quick geode]

really unnecessary for me, i like my shit fast but not very fast

[fathom socket]

Nissan almera

[fathom socket]

It has the number plate number and I'm too lazy to censor

[quick geode]

dont censor, send

[stiff burrow]

That’s not even fast. I know people with cars that have 500-800hp

[civic spoke]

My car is like 170 hp. Not fast, nor slow.

[charred depot]

potentially 215/55 R16 or more likely 195/55 R16. The 215's would knock my speedo out by 2 mph at 70

[quick geode]

Car doesnt have that plate anymore

[quick geode]

Shoe car

[stiff burrow]

How do y’all feel about this

[dawn glade]

it's nice

[quick geode]

bring back the popups

[fathom socket]

Looks really cool ngl

Looks sick

[quick geode]

oh yeah this my old car right there

looks like a ball

[fathom socket]

Lmao

[stiff burrow]

I wish it was real lol

[fathom socket]

Oh it's fake?

[stiff burrow]

Yeah

It’s a photoshopped hybrid between a C8 corvette and an ND Mazda Miata

[quick geode]

looks kinda dank

[stiff burrow]

Agreed

[quick geode]

MAN LOOK HOW CUTE SHE IS

[dawn glade]

Wish they would bring back some kind of rx model

[stiff burrow]

It’s smiling :)

[quick geode]

Yeeee

is happy

i used to take good care of my car until i bought a nissan

wash it every week, take it to 10k maintenance

then i got the nissan, gone through a clutch and a set of spark plugs and thats it

drove it for 100k almost

[quick geode]

ah, E46

[civic spoke]

320i

[stiff burrow]

Sexy

[quick geode]

najs

those are pretty cheap in uk innit

[civic spoke]

Slightly lowered on new eibach springs, and bilstein shocks.

[quick geode]

kebab man car
this and corsa, certified kebab man car

[fathom socket]

Kebab man

[stiff burrow]

My car

[quick geode]

holy shit thats nice

[fathom socket]

Woahhh

Cadillac

[quick geode]

man thats saddam hussein, i'd delete

[charred depot]

id have had a e46 touring if the insurance wasnt stonks

[fathom socket]

Oop I didn't know

[civic spoke]

Part of me wants a different car. But the E46 is just such a nice car.

[quick geode]

see, when youre in a third world country, stuff like that cadillac is extremely hard to afford

[fathom socket]

It's not even sold here

[quick geode]

210%+ tax on cars valued above 30k usd

[charred depot]

Theres so much repair and parts support for the E46

[fathom socket]

Tf

[quick geode]

go to corner store, ask for E46 parts and they have it

[charred depot]

The saab is moderately annoying for a few things

[quick geode]

yeah, you buy 3 cars, drive one, give 2 to the government

thats why i had to pay 18k usd for a 2014 polo

[fathom socket]

Lmfao

[fathom socket]

That's too much right?

[quick geode]

for context you can probably get like a mint 2014 Mercedes C200 in USA for 18k US

[fathom socket]

A 2015 Jetta in good condition is 9k here

[civic spoke]

Helps that you guys are only paying half of what we do for fuel.

[quick geode]

here thats 20k+

[quick geode]

liter of gas, 1 dollar

what do you pay for a liter

[dawn glade]

1.61 $/L here

[quick geode]

damn

[fathom socket]

A 2019 polo gti is 7500@quick geode

[quick geode]

but you dont make 350us/mo min wage

[civic spoke]

61 liters. Over 1,000 SEK for it.

[quick geode]

pls do math am on mobile

[civic spoke]

$125.50

[stiff burrow]

I refilled my car the other day it was 4.19/gal for premium

[quick geode]

2+ per liter damn

[dawn glade]

I'm in Canada

[quick geode]

man i gotta get my ass outta this third world country

[civic spoke]

Tad over 16 gallons.

[dawn glade]

Money worth shit here

[quick geode]

At least i have an asset i can quickly sell and get the fuck out

[fathom socket]

How is the minimum wage calculated in India? India offers the most competitive labor costs in Asia, with the national-level minwimum wage at around INR 176 (US$2.80) per day, which works out to INR 4,576 (US$62) per month.

[civic spoke]

$7.75 a gallon for me.

[quick geode]

and by the looks of things, with the rate inflation is going, my car will be worth 2x what it is by next year

[fathom socket]

Yes

62$ monthly minimum wage

Wtf

[quick geode]

man they sold this thing as a good car in the 90's in my country

deadass a coffin on 4 wheels, made out of coca cola cans

[fathom socket]

Same

[fathom socket]

[stiff burrow]

Lmao

[quick geode]

will we meet in Canada for a beer or two techii

[fathom socket]

Kayy

[quick geode]

cuz thats where im headed

[fathom socket]

My dad's moving to canada

Mom too probably

[quick geode]

why dont you go too

[fathom socket]

Me go to usa

[dawn glade]

Avoid quebec if you can

[quick geode]

dude, the car is a joke

[stiff burrow]

Quebec is France lite

[stiff burrow]

I meant to reply to the message you sent below

[quick geode]

1.6L carburetor engine, "family class economy car" with 70hp, REAR WHEEL DRIVE BECAUSE CAR IS ACTUALLY A FIAT REGATA

[fathom socket]

Yo I'm scared

[quick geode]

imagine not being able to fit FWD transmission in 1990s

[civic spoke]

@quick geode Look at how old the VW rabbit is

[stiff burrow]

RWD is better tho

[quick geode]

man, E30 is old and it kicks ass

[dawn glade]

I would take rwd anytime as a summer car

[quick geode]

not for fuel economy
not with 70hp

i like rwd cars too but man

[civic spoke]

This is a 2009.

[quick geode]

this shit literally wraps around light poles in accidents

[quick geode]

i would buy this ngl

you cant improve on perfection

[civic spoke]

Import one from Africa.

[fathom socket]

[quick geode]

not paying 130% import tax

[dawn glade]

They should still make cars like that

[quick geode]

have you guys seen the new nissan?

supposed 400Z

[dawn glade]

Nope

[sterile vine]

I can say for sure this thing has been expensive for maintenance this year lol

[civic spoke]

They can't with the harsher safety and emissions standards.

[fathom socket]

:(

[quick geode]

so hot

[fathom socket]

delay :((

[quick geode]

AND THEY OFFER MANUAL

[civic spoke]

I wouldn't mind the new Fairlady. Especially with a manual.

[fathom socket]

_ I like auto more_

[dawn glade]

there's always a way to do it ... look at the challenger old looking yet modern

[quick geode]

there is a 6 speed manual

[quick geode]

lazy

[dawn glade]

I'll stop driving manual when I'm not able to push the clutch pedal anymore

Or when I buy electric

[quick geode]

exactly

they basically modernized the fairlady z, this is so cool

[fathom socket]

no , smart , why manual if auto is as good

[quick geode]

manual = full control

[dawn glade]

It doesn't look enough like the 240 z for my taste

[quick geode]

i pay for car, i decide when shift

[dawn glade]

Cause manual is more fun

[civic spoke]

I just feel like driving with a manual is more engaging.

[quick geode]

volvo maintenance bill gang

[sterile vine]

im kinda debaiting on getting my car tuned soon but.. i also want to get it deailed... idk XD so much id want to do but its along the lines of. do i really need to lol

[dawn glade]

And fun doesn't have anything to do with the engine power

[fathom socket]

auto cars have manual mode

[quick geode]

yeah, i get distracted when driving automatic

[quick geode]

there is no clutch

shut up

[civic spoke]

If I wanted an automatic, then it would be an EV.

[fathom socket]

no clutch good

[quick geode]

no

[dawn glade]

No clutch ... boring

[charred depot]

Pirelli

[civic spoke]

Many auto cars have a mind of their own. Even when you throw it in "Manuel"

[dawn glade]

Need and alignment I guess

[charred depot]

Its normal it seems

[sterile vine]

yeah... had my front struts replaced. a rim fixed getting another rim fixed today. had my front angle gear on my AWD system replaced. had my strut mounts replaced. so yeah... been pricy

[civic spoke]

Imagine putting your automatic transmission into manual, only for it to still shift when it wants to.

[quick geode]

dude

This is the worst thing ever

[sterile vine]

8 year old car tho so... been trying to keep it like new but its just pricy to do that XD

[quick geode]

auto
f1 shifter
ON A MINIVAN

[fathom socket]

No

mod in cars

runs

🏃

[strong plume]

manual mode on auto cars is sort of just asking the car to be in a gear, full manual is I want this gear now

[fathom socket]

Jk ltt mods are nice

[quick geode]

i demand pulling from 5 to 3 RIGHT NOW

[civic spoke]

Doesn't that share the same transmission with the Citroën and Peugeot? I remember it being alright for an automatic.

[quick geode]

its literally a citroen berlingo with opel makeup

[strong plume]

damn right! I wanna take of in 3rd and there's nothing you can do to stop me

[quick geode]

5, 2500rpm, 3, 5500rpm (vtec point)

[civic spoke]

You know. The manuel mode in the truck isn't half bad.

[quick geode]

issue is it has 8 gears

[civic spoke]

It actually doesn't shift gears unless I tell it to.

[quick geode]

and you need to constantly shift

because gears 1-4 are so short

[civic spoke]

12 forward. 4 reverse.

[quick geode]

yeah but this is a minivan and i drive in the city

i just avoid this car

[civic spoke]

Oh, you meant the Opel.

[quick geode]

ye

i'd take the ford courier all day everyday

[civic spoke]

I mean. The smooth shifts in that thing wasn't bad at all from what I remember.

[quick geode]

its smooth but i just dislike auto

[stiff burrow]

I dont really have a preference

But I live in a country where I don’t really have a choice

Most new cars are auto only

You can’t even get a manual shitbox unless it’s 20+ years old

My car has the GM 10 speed auto and it’s a very good automatic

It keeps within the engines max torque range

Paddle shifters are not the same but they’re fine when I feel like switching to manual for a bit

Saying auto is lazy is just dumb

[civic spoke]

You know what's better than an automatic transmission? No transmission. EV babeh.

[charred depot]

I give you saab you give me EV yes

[quick geode]

saab you mean no parts

[placid imp]

Warning. Not mine

[stoic ledge]

The EAT8 is actually one of the better automatics

But yeah manual FTW

[stoic ledge]

* for in it's class

[civic spoke]

I think the same.

[stoic ledge]

The paddle shifters don't make much sense in the van tho

However, in mountain/hill area's it does

Because then you want it to downshift to engine brake

[fathom socket]

"completely unmodified"

https://youtu.be/Ujp3q_aryRA

doesnt look like a standard seat to me

[dense shard]

Ignoring the kill switch and the after market instrument panel?

Do the wheel buttons work with gloves?

It is pretty amusing to just hear a small whine and see it go very fast all of a sudden

[frigid cipher]

https://youtu.be/Tb3zBy1pC4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-I4sONhohY

[civic spoke]

@fathom socket@dense shard The Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring time isn't all too impressive.

At least not for a vehicle with 1,000+ hp.

[dense shard]

It's impressive for a 5000 pound sedan.

But holy shit does it push through turns.

Either the Model S lacks vectoring or they really suck at tuning.

Those poor tires, lol

[civic spoke]

I mean. The M5, Panamera Turbo S, and all the rest of the big saloon cars are up there in weight also.

Not to mention the AMG GT 4-door

Which is over 10 seconds faster than the Tesla.

[dense shard]

Goes to show what suspension tuning can do for a car.

and torque vectoring.

... and a real steering wheel

[civic spoke]

The real impressive one is the Porsche GT3 (992). Tad over 500 hp. And a time of under 7 minutes.

[fathom socket]

ye that was my impression, Taycan has a fair chunk less power and can do a similar-ish time

also apparently some of the teslas running had uprated brakes so who knows what else was going on

[civic spoke]

I know that they had more than just one Plaid there. One had ceramic brakes and the works.

[civic spoke]

Yeah. But the M5 CS is far from a light car either way.

1,800+ kg (4,000+ lbs)

Yeah. Which is probably enough to make up that 6 second difference.

Along with what the driver had for breakfast.

[charred depot]

probably just another auto high beam system being garbage as ever

[cold pollen]

is it just cars in here or motorsport too? cuz sprint race is happening soon!!!

[timber oar]

Why are auto high beams even a thing

[charred depot]

lazy people

[timber oar]

Why are lazy people a thing xD

That gets extra super annoying

[fathom socket]

I mean it also has a rollcage, so the seat is probably a safety thing too. can't do a timed lap without a bucket seat with the proper multi point harness or something

[civic spoke]

Because a lot of people don't actually use the high beam when they very well could.

[charred depot]

I love people using them on narrow roads while going around bends!

Yeah I didnt need to see anyway

[fathom socket]

mood

especially because my car is lowered gets even worse

[charred depot]

Ill just go by the feel off my wheel going onto the grass

[fathom socket]

damn

it really is a hazard aye

[charred depot]

Just turn them off before you enter the bend if its going to take you a ice age to turn them off :^ |

[fathom socket]

damn

that's nuts

[charred depot]

If they were paying attention they would probably be able to see my highbeams before I turn them off

[fathom socket]

and here I am just wanting my parkers to be brighter so I can have them on in the day as I drive like DRLs

[stoic ledge]

Cars with halogen DRL's usually have 2 "wires" in the pull bulb: 1 for city lights and 1 for DRL, usually 5W and 21W

I wish I had a car on which it'd make sense to put on such bars or spots... They I could just blind other people when they're blinding me with their wrongly adjusted headlights or with their high beam on

[dense shard]

Come to the midwest.

Where highbeams aren't enough on some stretches.

If I keep the Jeep, she's getting a light bar.

Also the standard lights are kinda crap. I'll probably get fresh bulbs once I fix the seats.

[charred depot]

I think spots could almost fit the saabs look

Not very common here

[civic spoke]

I've seen cars behind me with those adaptive high beams.

[charred depot]

Im pretty sure I had adaptive high beams strobe light me

[dense shard]

I haven't had issues with my auto highbeams.

[civic spoke]

I was confused for a second, because they lit up the woods next to us. But didn't blind me.

[dense shard]

15 years of habits means I don't really use em. They're .00001 seconds too slow to turn off.

[stoic ledge]

They work generally alright following somebody, but not when somebody is coming from the opposite direction

[civic spoke]

I can't see

[stoic ledge]

They're always too slow to adjust

[dense shard]

"I better turn it off as soon as someone comes ar-oh it turned off by itself"

[stoic ledge]

So they always get a free load of high beam from me

[dense shard]

I'm too old to trust auto high beams... but I'm much too lazy to not trust my auto headlights.

[charred depot]

I must be really unlucky

[dense shard]

Auto headlights are a wonderful invention.

[stoic ledge]

5% failure rate is quite high tho

[dense shard]

eh, I'd say my own failure rate is also about 5%.

Sometimes I'm a bit too late to turn it off.

[stoic ledge]

Oof

[dense shard]

I'll catch myself before they flash me.

But y'know... oops.

[charred depot]

100% success rate in the saab thusfar :^)

[dense shard]

I just wish I knew the limits and parameters of said auto highbeams... like how far away do they work?

[charred depot]

I had a car recently turn them on, while we were on a straight road :^ |

[dense shard]

Cause I dip my lights for pretty much anyone I can see ahead of me.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah as soon as I see something/someone else I turn them off

[dense shard]

Question is would my car? I don't wanna inconvience anyone at night... especially in deer crossing areas.

I don't bother flashing people anymore unless it's 1000% obvious.

Some Ford headlights are weak sauce regardless.

"oh his high beams were on?!"

[stoic ledge]

Generally Japanese cars also have very dim low beams imho

[dense shard]

Bless dual bulb setups.

Toyota lights are great.

Aimed a bit low, but I cope.

[stoic ledge]

Imagine not being able to adjust the angle of your headlights

[dense shard]

oh I can adjust.

I just haven't had a chance to do so.

[charred depot]

If I put my electric adjuster up to 3 or whatever they basically point straight at the ground

[dense shard]

And if I do I'd like to adjust to factory spec.

Imagine having actual control over your headlights.

I'm actually annoyed American cars don't have this feature.

[stoic ledge]

The shittest high beam ive encountered is the Volkswagen amarok headlights
Ftfy

[dense shard]

In Euro and JDM cars there's a little dial you can mess around with.

Lets you change the headlight level.

[charred depot]

When I got my mazda 2 the previous owner had the electric adjuster on max dip I was like man I cant see shit

[dense shard]

I'm guessing it's meant for towing/passenger compensation?

[charred depot]

yeah

[stoic ledge]

Yeah American cars don't have the headlights control dial as they know most Americans are too to use it properly

[dense shard]

I imagine most drivers are a bit too ... to y'know

Still you'd think that trucks would have it at the very least.

[stoic ledge]

Cars with xenon are mandatory self-leveling iirc

You always see that when starting the car with the headlights on, they dip downwards and the come up to the correct angle

I don't have a pic of my car with low/high beam, but for halogen headlights they aren't bad at all

[civic spoke]

I kinda want to throw LED's in for my high beam.

[charred depot]

I think mines are slightly drunk

I swear they were in line but im pretty sure while I was under ze bonnet I heard the electric adjuster going ham then it got a droopy right eye

I know the left is generally higher than the right (from my driving position)

I made sure the bulb was in right and the entire mount inside was way looser than the other side

I can still manually adjust it but it doesent bother me