cars

[charred depot]

Only 2 tax bands on pre 2001 cars here : )

[pearl tiger]

ah then i mistook the country xD

[stiff burrow]

You guys pay separate road tax? Ours is built into the fuel tax

[charred depot]

We get fucked on both xd

[stoic ledge]

However, on first registration, we need to pay an emissions tax which is based on CO2 emissions

[pearl tiger]

oh tax on fuel? fuck that

[stoic ledge]

Our fuel only costs 9.5USD/gallon, no tax in that

[pearl tiger]

whats that in euro/litre?

😄

[stoic ledge]

Almost 2.10 atm now

🥲

[pearl tiger]

germany i had 1,79€ 😄 but drove past border to LUX and paid 1,52€

[stoic ledge]

France and Belgium have a system like that, "fiscal horsepower"

[stiff burrow]

18.4c/gal federal tax, 26.3c/gal state, and 6% sales tax

[stoic ledge]

Took the Meriva to Belgium, 1.772

[stiff burrow]

For Michigan

[stoic ledge]

Cheap

[stiff burrow]

It’s different by state though

[charred depot]

I think uk fuel nearly 50% is tax heh

Cant remember

[pearl tiger]

of current 1,79€ its pure cost is around 65 cents

rest is tax

[stoic ledge]

Petrol/gas: 83.2c/l
Diesel: 53.6c/l
LPG: 19.9c/l

• 21% VAT

[stiff burrow]

Apparently Michigan has the tenth highest gas tax in the country

[charred depot]

Roads: still fecked

Where tha moneh goin

[stiff burrow]

Exactly

We also have some of the worst roads in the country

lol

[pearl tiger]

in germany they increased CO² tax on fuel to lower the emissions by driving less 😄 well nothing changed

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

More like increased tax to get us moneh

[stoic ledge]

Here the "emissions" credits only work as long as they're company cars .. after that the cars get exported

And we import "dirty" cars

Love it

[stiff burrow]

Are there any cars manufactured in NL

[charred depot]

Scrap 2020 cars. Emissions not as good as 2022 cars.

Begone

[stoic ledge]

Yes, Mini's and BMW's at Nedcar Born

[stiff burrow]

Cool

[stoic ledge]

Used to be a DAF and Volvo factory

Early 2000's some Mitsubishi's

[stiff burrow]

There are a bunch of plants near me

[stoic ledge]

And now mostly Mini's

[stiff burrow]

I see those big car carrier trucks on the daily

Lol

[stoic ledge]

Oh but I see transporters also daily, but with many different makes

[charred depot]

Same delivering cars to dealers / scrapyards

[stiff burrow]

Yea

[stoic ledge]

My dad actually used to work at Nedcar back in the Volvo days, installing safety bars in the doors

But that's like late 1980s xD

[fathom socket]

I used to deliver parts for Scania assembly line in NL

[stoic ledge]

Zwolle?

[charred depot]

I do twain electronics

[stiff burrow]

Cool

[charred depot]

Fack trains they are so damn expensive in the uk

[stoic ledge]

Apparently any Mini Convertible is made here, they aren't made anywhere else

[fathom socket]

yep

[charred depot]

Cheaper to buy a car, fuel and scrap it at the destination

[stoic ledge]

looks at Car Throttle challenge

[fathom socket]

and also delivering BMW parts to mini assembly line in Oxfordshire

[charred depot]

Trains in the south are prob better

But here fook no

[stoic ledge]

Mini Hatch (2014–present)
Mini Convertible (2015–present), only plant that assembles the Mini Convertible
Mini Countryman (2016–present)
BMW X1 (F48) (2017–present)```

[fathom socket]

I really wanted to visit the TESCO next to the warehouse

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

I cant believe cars are being made in oxfordshire

that is mad

[fathom socket]

2 truck crashed in to each other there

from the same company

[stoic ledge]

Agreed

[fathom socket]

I used to live next to VW manufacturing plant

I think assembly plant was somewhere elso

[charred depot]

my friends caliper broke in two while changing pads lol

have to hammer out the pins that retain the pads and they had been in there for quite some time

[fathom socket]

Brakes always do scare me

[charred depot]

saabs getting a complete refresh tomorrow if I dont sleep in

[fathom socket]

I would need to change all brake lines

[charred depot]

Im suprised the saab didnt fail on the rear brake lines

sorta been waiting for them to leak

[fathom socket]

I don't have any leaks, but I fear that lines are gonna burst after fluid change

also something wrong with my handbrake

[charred depot]

hoses or hardlines

[fathom socket]

hoses

[charred depot]

the saabs handbrake is annoying because it only really acts on one wheel and is totally worn

try to do a handbrake turn and youll come to a controlled stop

[fathom socket]

I think legally it has to be on entire axle

[charred depot]

yeah its just the mechanism is rusty on one side so its been stuck

its totally worn but one side is completely gone

[fathom socket]

also E brakes are illegal in Poland

[charred depot]

Got EBC brakes ready to go on

I went to put them on a while back but when I put the car on the lift I noticed my rear beam had cracked

[fathom socket]

I can hear grinding noise when my car was parked on parking brake

it goes away like after 1 km

but also I have fear that my brake hoses are gonna burst

it happened once after brake fluid change

[remote ridge]

I can understand the intention but like it's still dumb

[fathom socket]

for me it's like you leave the handbrake just lightly enough engaged so they just touch the disc

[charred depot]

do you have caliper handbrake or drum in disc?

[fathom socket]

calipers

[charred depot]

only ever seen drum in disc

[fathom socket]

Actually wait

I don't remember

let me checc

[charred depot]

Caliper handbrake is probably much nicer as you dont have to deal with fucking shoe springs

[fathom socket]

it's caliper

[charred depot]

quality egg

[fathom socket]

honestly looks much better than my 2004 focus

[stoic ledge]

Haven't watched the video (can't atm) but... No rust?

[charred depot]

its probably the cleanest gen ka about

little rust for a ka

[fathom socket]

The one I've seen was basically hollow

exterior looked really great

but underneath was nothing left

[pearl tiger]

my moms ka died cuz some bearing in engine died

[stoic ledge]

F

[civic spoke]

Low oil?

Big sux

[stiff burrow]

it's so smol

and cute

[civic girder]

smh, not the good smol eggs

[stoic ledge]

3.62m, or 11.9ft 😛

Longer than a Toyota/Scion iQ at 2.985m (9.8ft)

[stiff burrow]

Baby car

I would buy one

I like those little 3 door hatchbacks

[stoic ledge]

It was the smallest car Ford offered yes

It was also available as a convertible

Or as a "sporty" hatch

[stiff burrow]

I’ve heard about the convertible before

In a weird cars video

[stoic ledge]

SportKa 1.6, 95hp on 935kg makes it relatively nippy

Convertible was the StreetKa

[stiff burrow]

935hp? You mean kg?

Aww look at its little spoiler

[stoic ledge]

Same engine as the SportKa

[stoic ledge]

Yes my bad lol

[stiff burrow]

Imagine 935hp in a car like that :p

[stoic ledge]

Cute right

[stoic ledge]

Hella fast lol

[stiff burrow]

It has GR Yaris energy

[stoic ledge]

The chassis would twist when just starting it up lol

[stiff burrow]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

GR Yaris is a but more "tough" imho

[stiff burrow]

Yea

But still a little 3 door hatch

[stoic ledge]

True

Such a same the hot hatches in that segment all went away

Except the Polo GTI, which is quite large nowadays

[stiff burrow]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

Ah and the Fiesta, that's also still available here

1.5 I3 EcoBoost now

[stiff burrow]

I don’t think we have any 3 doors anymore

Maybe the Hyundai veloster

But that’s a 4 door if you count the hatchback as a door

[stoic ledge]

3 door Fiesta is for some reason canceled in 🇳🇱 but still available in other countries

Yeah Veloster is 4d

Also not available here

[stiff burrow]

We only have the N now

[stoic ledge]

We have the i30 N tho

Which is an Elantra? I think

[stiff burrow]

Yeah

I don’t usually count the hatch as a door

So I usually call stuff like the ford ka a 2 door

[stoic ledge]

Ah we do here

But I noticed that's a difference between Europe and the US

[stiff burrow]

Yeah

I think of a door as something designed for a person to go through

[stoic ledge]

My Corsa for example is also registered as a 3d (2d + hatch)

[stiff burrow]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

A sedan/saloon car officially has 4d on paper

[stoic ledge]

Just kidnap your passengers

[stiff burrow]

My car is registered as a 4 door sedan I think

It might be 5 door

But idk

[stoic ledge]

Sedan is usually 4d

Never zeen a 5d sedan

[stiff burrow]

Yeah it’s a 4 door

But that’s just the states classification

[stoic ledge]

Except the BMW 5GT and 2nd gen Skoda Superb as it was a sedan and a hatchback

This is a 6d wagon tho

[stiff burrow]

Most cars here are registered as a 4 door, 2 door, convertible, station wagon or pickup

In Michigan at least

[stoic ledge]

Door count is listed separate from the vehicle type here

[stiff burrow]

Huh

I don’t think those classifications have been updated in a while

All SUVs and minivans are registered as “station wagons”

Can’t comment on other states

[stoic ledge]

Member my hatchback?

[stiff burrow]

Yeah

[stoic ledge]

It's classified as a minivan

[stiff burrow]

Lol

[stoic ledge]

Very practical, a minivan with no rear doors and 3.999m long xD

My brothers Volvo is apparently also classed as an MPV

Idk how they come up with these classifications lol

"Hey look 2 minivans" ~ no one ever

VW Polo: same class, basically same dimensions, same time period: hatchback

[stiff burrow]

Just checked, my car is listed as a 4 door. I don’t know where 5 door came from in my mind

The opel reminds me of the old Mazda 3

With the big smile grille

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah I totally get what you mean

😃

[fathom socket]

OG Ka was great

shame they're all rust now

[stoic ledge]

You almost never ever see one anymore

[stoic ledge]

Astra also had a similar front

[stiff burrow]

not surprised

theyre the same car lol

[stoic ledge]

What is?

[stiff burrow]

*brand

typo

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes 😛

Although in that shape they only put it on those 2 cars I think

Atleast, with that black "bar" around the license plate

[bitter compass]

Opel casually shouting out gg ez in their advertising images

[stoic ledge]

LOL

Didn't notice

Gg ez

[jovial mauve]

5GT is so ugly

[dull prawn]

Vroom

[dull prawn]

I smell.... dutch

[stoic ledge]

I used to think that, but I kinda like it now

[stoic ledge]

You are correct

[dull prawn]

Ah fellow dutchman

[stoic ledge]

So is Nahkriin above here

And Migo

And a few others

[dull prawn]

Inferesting

[jovial mauve]

colonised

[dull prawn]

Yes

[jovial mauve]

so Kes, the question is

what

do

you

drive

[dull prawn]

My bike

I'm 15

[stoic ledge]

[stoic ledge]

GEKOLONISEERD

[jovial mauve]

F

Audi A1 or 1 series

[fathom socket]

wait

audi A1 exists?

[civic spoke]

Yeah. It does. Not a bad drive.

I drove an A1 for a little bit when my father's A4 was in for service.

[stoic ledge]

BMW 1 any day

Larger car, BMW doesn't have an "A1" sized car

Or the Mini might fit

[civic spoke]

Yeah. The Mini's are the A1-sized car from 'BMW'.

[jovial mauve]

yes i agree now i can tell her im not the only one

[wispy cloak]

I wish my a4 would function

Interior is nice

But it's such a pain to work on

[paper kernel]

try to guess the car

[jovial mauve]

no clue

[fathom socket]

Looks spmewhat German

[fathom socket]

somkething tells me it'sa VW, but can't really tell

[civic spoke]

It's something from VAG... Trying to figure out what.

[stoic ledge]

OOF expensive, and 3 cyl But very nice equiped, Navi Professional, saddle brown leather etc

I like the trim/equipment 👌

Way better than any A1 can ever be

[jovial mauve]

yes

now to convince her tho

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't really mind one. They can be tuned to like 200 hp from the 135 hp.

[stoic ledge]

I just don't want to go lower than 4-cyl

• they sound worse than an Aygo especially on start up, no offense 😛

[stoic ledge]

"I'll leave you if you don't get the BMW"

[jovial mauve]

she has a older A1 now

[stoic ledge]

Tell her a new A1 isn't progress, not worth the upgrade

The BMW is worth it tho

[jovial mauve]

but now we have ''SqUaD gOaLs''

[stoic ledge]

So here choices are: new BMW, or her old A1

🙃

[jovial mauve]

also maybe a class

i like a class more then 1 series tbh

[stoic ledge]

But... RWD

[paper kernel]

Hint: it's a chinese car

[stoic ledge]

I expected as such, from SAIC?

[paper kernel]

Nope

Standalone company

Not owned by any major company

Well actually it is partially owned by Jaguar and Land Rover

Cmon it's obvious now

[fathom socket]

Then idk

[stoic ledge]

So Tata Motors as a parent?

[paper kernel]

No

[stoic ledge]

[paper kernel]

It is on a 50:50 joint venture with jaguar land rover

And the car was announced 2 years ago

Another hint: it's a crossover SUV

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that was expected from the hill descent button

Some Chery product?

[paper kernel]

Full interior

[paper kernel]

There you go

Now guess the model

i just got it 3 days ago

[stoic ledge]

Tiggo 7

[paper kernel]

Going to register it tmr

[paper kernel]

Base trim but its still really good

[stoic ledge]

I'm usually great at recognizing cars, but recognizing a Chinese CUV from a brand I've never seen IRL based from a shifter is even a bridge too far for me 😛

[paper kernel]

LOL

it's my frist car

[wispy cloak]

China makes cars for export?

[paper kernel]

Ofcourse

[wispy cloak]

Interesting

[paper kernel]

Especially here in Egypt

BYD, Chery, and Geely are ones of the most popular brands here

BYD is usually used by cabs

[stoic ledge]

Doesn't look too bad... Headlights kinda resemble the Kia K5 imho

[paper kernel]

It is supposedly a rip off to the kia sportage

[stoic ledge]

[paper kernel]

It has a turbo'd 1.5L 4 banger

[wispy cloak]

To me it looks like the chevy trax and hyundai kona had a baby

[paper kernel]

it is really fun to drive, though i only drove it once

From the dealership to our garage

Excuse my shitty camera, was using ultrawide lens

[stoic ledge]

I see design elements from multiple brands

[wispy cloak]

What kind of gas mileage does that thing get

[stoic ledge]

Gauges look like a Honda Civic?

[paper kernel]

British gauge clusters

[stoic ledge]

Steeringwheel Hyundai

No I think he means fuel economy

[paper kernel]

Looks weird, gotta get used to it

[wispy cloak]

What

[paper kernel]

British brands came up with this design

[wispy cloak]

How many miles per gallon does it get

[stoic ledge]

Probably 30-35MPG I'd say?

I expect something like that

Probably more like 30

[wispy cloak]

Is that American mpg or European mpg

[stoic ledge]

US

[wispy cloak]

That's pretty good for a car that size

[stoic ledge]

I expect that based on the size (4.5m = 105") and the engine (1.5T)

4" longer as a Nissan Rogue Sport to give you a reference

[wispy cloak]

It's crazy how small engines are getting

And how economical they're getting

[paper kernel]

Yeah

I only got it because of the decent price:value ratio

[stoic ledge]

"larger" engines can also be economical, like the Mazda SkyActiv-X and also SkyActiv-G

[paper kernel]

It has a lot of stuff for just as much as a brand new honda civic

[stoic ledge]

Is it a CVT or a DCT?

[paper kernel]

i am not really a person who should care about speed

Its a DCT

[stoic ledge]

I saw on Wikipedia both options

[paper kernel]

but no paddle shifters

[stoic ledge]

Ah ok

[paper kernel]

Sadly

I wanted paddle shifters

[stoic ledge]

There's a manual mode tho by the looks of it

[paper kernel]

The car has an amazing speaker system, lots of B A S S

[paper kernel]

I have no idea how does it work though

[stoic ledge]

While in D, you can probably push it to the right?

[paper kernel]

yes

[stoic ledge]

Up = up, down = down

[paper kernel]

using the shifter?

[stoic ledge]

(should be reversed but oh well)

Yes

[paper kernel]

woah

I'm gonna try it

[stoic ledge]

Try it when stationary, you should be able to go through the gears

[paper kernel]

i will

[wispy cloak]

It's crazy that my a4 has a rating of up to 21/30 mpg with a 2.8 and now suvs are doing that or more with like half the displacement

[stoic ledge]

[paper kernel]

my car only has 147hp and like 200 pound feet of torque

it is not that powerful

[stoic ledge]

laughs in 83hp

[wispy cloak]

But it moves with a little engine like that

[paper kernel]

LOL

[wispy cloak]

My mustang made 89hp stock

[paper kernel]

Yeah, 0-60 in 8 seconds

[stoic ledge]

That's not bad actually

[paper kernel]

top speed of 220km/h (around 125mph)

[wispy cloak]

My truck does 0-60 in 6.9 seconds if I remember correctly

[stoic ledge]

Faster than expected

[paper kernel]

136mph

[wispy cloak]

But that is negative economy

[paper kernel]

NICE

[stoic ledge]

Are you sure those are the numbers for the 1.5T, anders not the 2.0T?

[paper kernel]

yep

I'm gonna test it to make sure

On paper it does 0-60mph in 8.4-8.6 seconds

[wispy cloak]

My truck makes 250hp and 345 pound-feet of torque out of a 5.9L

And gets 11mpg

[paper kernel]

holy shit

i mostly got my car for comfort, cargo space and audio system

only thing i dislike is that it's FWD, but i shouldn't be asking for AWD or RWD at this price point

it costed 295K EGP

Around 19K USD

[stoic ledge]

New?

[paper kernel]

Atleast it doesnt have steelies

[paper kernel]

Yep, it was even overpriced

It was supposed to be at around 270K EGP

Almost 1K USD cheaper

but because of the chip shortage car prices are skyrocketing

I couldn't get it for MSRP

[jovial mauve]

bmw cluster 😛

[stoic ledge]

OOF F

[paper kernel]

Im still tryna get used to it

[stoic ledge]

Not quite... Or a very budget attempt at that lol

[paper kernel]

Gas and brake paddles are so heavy

[jovial mauve]

it has the same like desing as the digital one

[paper kernel]

Although as soon as i touch the gas pedal it goes berserk

i really gotta get used to it

[paper kernel]

as i said, brits first came up with this idea

[paper kernel]

And since chery is partially owned by jaguar land rover

You can expect lots of similarities

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I got what you mean

But the 3 separate components remind me of this

[jovial mauve]

wtf is that

[stoic ledge]

Combining both

[stoic ledge]

Honda Civic

[paper kernel]

It doesnt have gauges for gas and temperature

Those are in the display

[stoic ledge]

Yeah no, but just the design

[paper kernel]

yeah i get u

[stoic ledge]

Wasn't a Dacia Duster an option? Idk of they are available in Egypt or not

[paper kernel]

I'm honestly surprised the battery is under the hood not in the trunk like most cheap cars

[paper kernel]

It is sold in Egypt as the renault duster

I almost got it

[stoic ledge]

Most cheap cars have it in the front? Hell, even most cars in general have it in front. Only stuff like BMW has is in the rear for weight distribution

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes, same 😛

[paper kernel]

The mazda miata has it in the trunk

I worked on a miata once so i thought most cars are the same

it was an NA miata

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes, but that's for weight distribution

[paper kernel]

I c

[stoic ledge]

Usually it's in the front

[jovial mauve]

my cars all had them in the front my mom's old nissan has it in the front as well

[stoic ledge]

Yeah basically every car

Few exceptions... Some BMW's, MX-5 for example

[paper kernel]

Fair enough

[bitter compass]

What windows 8 start menu looking dashboard is that shit

[jovial mauve]

haha its a Tiago 7 or something i forgot the name if you scroll up u can find it

Tiggo 7*

[fathom socket]

lol

[charred depot]

look guys we made a cycle lane
the cycle lane

[fathom socket]

I'm fucking terrified to drive on those

Some stranger broke down next to our job site and asked me if you have any idea why my car locked up.

Oil and transmission fluids rip

[fathom socket]

safety 100

I want at least 1 meter of clerance between car and bike lane

got hit once and never went biking again

at least on public roads

other side of the road is worse imo, the buses and cars just cut across hte lane every time

thankfully my route home means i can mostly avoid the roads

[charred depot]

Its a mental struggle to keep to the 20mph limit in most of Edinburgh

in my car second gear revs are too high and 3rd it wants to take off just above without any throttle

[remote ridge]

For me, 3rd gear holds 25mph at 2krpm

It's pretty nice

[charred depot]

my cars stuck on its warm up map at the moment so it has a little more idle pull which might be it

[fathom socket]

look what they did to my boy

[drowsy surge]

some stuff i took today

[stiff charm]

Was just about to share an old one 😳, hang tight Honda friend!

[charred depot]

who did that to a crv

[stiff charm]

Myself

Lol

[dusk ocean]

@serene surge what're we looking at

[quaint inlet]

my pontaic bonneville 2003 sometimes smells like gasoline in the cab

my dumbass fingers wrote grand am

ha! I wish

[dusk ocean]

@serene surge be safe

Thankfully not a fast car 😛

[grim terrace]

Anyone know if they are going to be getting a i4 m50 in for a video?

[fathom socket]

some fucking idiot today drove the wrong way and I've almost crashed head on to

[wispy cloak]

I've seem that happen before

Somebody went into the turn lane going the wrong way on a pretty main road

And it had a median

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEtu49xkqY

[crude elm]

Kinda weird question guys but on a 2015-2020 f150 can you powerfold the mirrors, there just normal mirrors not tow one and it’s a xlt (highest xlt) any help? Thanks

[rugged forge]

New car day :D

[stoic ledge]

[dense cobalt]

Which trim

Red looks best on 3 and y

[lusty bronze]

The virgin headlamps

VS

The Chad Halogens

[flint sable]

love the sand dollar wheels

[rugged forge]

Model 3 long range. And bought the acceleration boost immediately XD

[dense cobalt]

nice, my mom got a model y performance mid 2021, such a pretty car

and then wrapped it in matte black

if only i had one to daily drive

[wispy cloak]

3 hours of driving later

Completely unused for $250

Never even has had oil in it

With a pressure regulator this will be nice for washing cars

Except the dakota

[stoic ledge]

I was thinking, what the heck is that

But it's a pressure washer

[stoic ledge]

Is there a difference? I don't see it

[dense cobalt]

Did you apply for fsd beta?

Or did yoy get fsd at all

[lusty bronze]

Those old ones were just bulbs

[charred depot]

hm?

[left mirage]

bro why on earth did ford disable sport mode on the badlands bronco

my dad and i just enabled it ourselves and its so much fun

[stoic ledge]

Iirc they had the Baja mode to replace it

Basically, except it's locked in 4H I think

[rugged forge]

Nah I'm not buying FSD until its actually ready.

Atm I don't think fsd will be worthwhile until at least when I'm on my next car.

If buying fsd stayed with your tesla account I'd buy it. But given as it only stays with the car it's hard to justify the price currently

[dense cobalt]

10.9 i can go basically without any intervention or disengagemet most times

10.9 is the first one ive found to actually be decent in town, previous versions had too many odd little bugs

they increased it to 12k lol

[stoic ledge]

Imagine waking up and not knowing what object your car wants to crash in to today

[stoic ledge]

Nice

[paper kernel]

Registered and ready to hit the road

[charred depot]

looking at getting an LSD for the schaab

[stoic ledge]

Did the manual shifting work?

[paper kernel]

yep

tried driving it with the manual shift

it was fun

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/shifter-shape-driving-what-trick-gif-16730981

[charred depot]

tired trying to get home the fastest way I ok google and give my address

I watched the screen it read it correct, but it was directing me not quite home

nearly 2 hours later see 20 miles remaining and im like naaaah where the fuck am I

Wasnt too bad thankfully roughly the right direction although id like to think id have noticed immediately if it was the complete wrong direction

[rotund jewel]

I put a big pc in car

[civic spoke]

Do you have a 'home' address set up in Google? If you do, then you can just say 'Take me home'

[charred depot]

I removed it at some point when taking a screenshot of google maps so it wouldnt be visible I think

[civic spoke]

Ahh. A tip for that with Desktop, is to just use incognito.

Yeah. Works on mobile as well.

Open maps, click on your profile, and then incognito.

[charred depot]

Ah didnt think maps would have an incognito mode

[civic spoke]

The more you know. 🌈

[latent flume]

Wow my high school friend owns one of that

[fathom socket]

Hey is this Corvette c8 white or silver? I spotted it yesterday afternoon driving back home after work.

[stoic ledge]

Silver

[pearl tiger]

dynamic led side turn signals upgrade yay or nay?

[warm temple]

Silver flare is the the name of it

They also have hypersonic gray coming for the 2022’s

[fathom socket]

Oooo

[wispy cloak]

I hate how when you have low washer fluid the dakota flashes up a light and dings at you

[left mirage]

yeah but i also heard it changes the traction control to account for like

sand n stuff

[wispy cloak]

Imagine having traction control

[remote ridge]

Me not having any stability/safety systems in my car besides seatbelts and one possibly nonfunctional airbag

[wispy cloak]

I have abs, seatbelts, and two airbags

[wispy cloak]

My passenger airbag can be disabled with a key

[marsh badge]

Please fog light...stay on

[civic spoke]

If an LED is blinking like that. Then it's likely dying.

[marsh badge]

It’s a electrical issue not dying

[civic spoke]

Yeah. That's also an option.

Left blinker is doing a quick flash on this truck, instead of a normal blinking.

[vocal mural]

@stoic ledge Do you know that Scania is sold in America as VW?

Scania is part of Volkswagen AG and MAN SE

[stoic ledge]

No? Scania doesn't sell in the America, not as Scania and not as VW. They tried it once in like the nineties, and failed. The previous model MAN TGX trucks are sold as VW Meteor in South America (not North America)

[fathom socket]

Finally full

[fathom socket]

some Assetto Corsa tings

[charred depot]

I need some bright reverse lights

[wispy cloak]

I need to replace my reverse lights

[eager grove]

I just saw a Mazda MX-30

I can't believe someone actually bought one

[stoic ledge]

Probably not bought but leased at some very low rate... it's the cheapest EV you can lease here while there are "cheaper" EVs available if you buy it outright

[wheat hatch]

#gaming Just a heads up

[eager grove]

I don't think that's the case in the UK

[fathom socket]

OH thanks xd

[wheat hatch]

[worn robin]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/802704094284087306/942812032992944148/video0.mov

[dark granite]

Oh that’s actually the listing name wow

[worn robin]

Yep

[charred depot]

I wish this had an "I can go anywhere" sticker on it

[charred depot]

Went to a scrapyard to get the clutch pedal assembly off the OG9-3 at the scrapyard, forgot it was an auto so decided to take right headlight and after taking it off I shook it and its broken the same as mine 😤

common problem I guess GM's fault.. probably

[wispy cloak]

Everything is either the fault of GM or Mopar

Either that or Germany

[stoic ledge]

I have a German GM car

Who do I need to blame

[charred depot]

god

[marsh badge]

So apparently a plastic clip broke off and sliced right into a wire to the point that it had connection but it wasn’t fully finishing the circuit

[civic spoke]

Yeah. I figured it was either a bad LED or the connection.

[wispy cloak]

Burn it

[bitter compass]

Old opel or what

I currently want to burn an gm times opel

Such a horrible car

[stoic ledge]

"old", MY2012

[stoic ledge]

Why? It has literally 0 problems, and had 0 issues in the last 5 years

Who do I need to blame for a good product?

[charred depot]

how many miles tho

[bitter compass]

Thats 10 years

[stoic ledge]

92.5k miles (149k km)

[stoic ledge]

Feels like yesterday for me

[charred depot]

10 years are new cars in my groups eyes

[bitter compass]

The 2008 Meriva i got to deal with now is ridiculously bad

Everything about it just sucks

[stoic ledge]

A lot of things also depends on how it's maintained

2008 Meriva is the Meriva A, based on the Corsa C .. not really a car which is inherently flawed

1.4 might be very underpowered tho

[bitter compass]

Actually pretty alright maintained, rust is a problem on it now but its just awful to drive

And yes 1.4

But im used to underpowered cars

[stoic ledge]

Rust 🤔 That's odd, those aren't known for rust, everything before the Corsa C era was tho

Or it must've been never washed

Or just from a very snow/salt climate

[charred depot]

merivas seem fair around here and its harsh enough

my saab is not liking being moved up north

[bitter compass]

It only has about 40k km and for the most part has been sitting in a garage

[charred depot]

doesent really matter if it has 2k miles if its gone out in salt and its not been removed 💀

[stoic ledge]

Parked in the garage with 10kg of salt attached to it after 1 drive to the stores

[bitter compass]

The rust actually isn't the problem, like a couple minor pieces need to be replaced front left axle doesn't look too happy but rust happens

[charred depot]

your axle wont be rusted structurally

they will look like shit but its a non issue for beyond the life of the car

boots going at 10 years old would be acceptable if thats what you are talking about

[bitter compass]

It isn't but hmm i give it like 2 years until it should be attacked and i hope that at this point they got rid of it, im just doing the little things, the big issues it has rn is gonna get foxed by someone proper and then im not gonna touch it anymore

[charred depot]

you dont have to worry about it structurally rusting.

the car will be gone before then

[bitter compass]

In the moment it's not driveable anyways

Brake lines look terrifying, and it was imo irresponsible of the tüv to let them take it home

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

they often look worse than they are really

all the steel lines on our cars are lathered in waxoyl except the saab because GM gave it good protection from factory.

got this thick green coating, not sure why they wouldnt have it on the meriva but where there are costs to be cut I guess

[bitter compass]

Im just happy if i don't have to look at it again

Its not a pretty car anyways

come from the guy who daily drives a minifridge

[fathom socket]

So Sony made an electric car interesting.

[dense shard]

Did they tho?

I'm wishing Sony all the best here, but their biggest draw to their product is the novelty of the name.

[fathom socket]

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/vision-s/

Gotta pinch myself a few times

I wanna see a PS2 controller like you see in man in black haha

[worn robin]

Fuck my 05 has only like another 6k compared to yours

People drive to much

[fathom socket]

3k sounds like a bargain

[peak heron]

lines'es new civic

[stoic ledge]

Oof that's a quite normal mileage what I have

Should been higher if it wasn't for a certain epidemic

Usually I do ~16k km/10k mikes/year so should've been at 160k km/100k miles

[fathom socket]

me and my friends cars together

[dense shard]

Cool

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

welp. I've went to car inspection with my 307 SW and it barely passed

like literally on the edge

I need new brake rotors, fron wheel alignment(it's bad) and there's a hole in the floor

[stoic ledge]

A hole in the floor? How

[fathom socket]

Idk

but I found it when I went to inspection

but they didn't notice it

I think something did hit the floor in the past

and also

https://youtu.be/AamF7VnETNw

that exhaust

[fathom socket]

[fathom socket]

I feel so weird sitting in Passager seat of my own car

[fathom socket]

im used to it because it used to be my dads car

@fathom socket whut?

[fathom socket]

I grew up with buses, trains and planes

Stap

[pearl tiger]

Upgrade time 👍

[charred depot]

I see these functioning well as water tanks

[pearl tiger]

huh?

[worn robin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/780481977437913101/943511288133353492/image0.jpg

I very much hate this steering wheel

Hyundai Kona

[timber oar]

when your steering wheel is a flat piece of machined aluminum lol

[fathom socket]

i want one

[timber oar]

Get a 79 firebird then cause that's what that's from

[fathom socket]

Amelinium

Tego nie pomalujesz ||You can't pant it||

[wispy cloak]

The dakota has a weird steering wheel but it's growing on me

[fathom socket]

My car for some reason has first aid kit from like 2005

And its black

[civic spoke]

Even required in many countries.

[fathom socket]

It's not required here unless it's a commercial vehicle

[stoic ledge]

I have one even though it's not required

Those kits aren't expensive usually

And I have a dedicated spot for it

Might as well use it

[fathom socket]

I need new fire extinguisher

Or get it repaired

But still

Why black?

[pearl tiger]

germany is required to have first aid kit and new DIN has changes too.. you need to carry 2 single sealed ffp2 masks now in addition

expired, missing or not complete first aid kit costs you 5€ when in police control

[stoic ledge]

Do they ever check it tho

Also: sealed FFP2 masks The masks we have are just in a box, also the FFP2, so not sealed...

I don't have a fire extinguisher tho

[stoic ledge]

Great question, mine is red 😛

But my parents have a blue/white box I think

I know Volvo's first aid kit is also black with a green stripe on it

[civic spoke]

Big rip. https://twitter.com/SpeedSportLife/status/1494073957481431049

Zerin Dube (@SpeedSportLife)

Welp, some folks aren’t getting their long awaited Porsches and whatever else was on this boat. https://t.co/NZfry5RuyU

Twitter · Feb 16, 2022, 10:19 PM

[stoic ledge]

Oof F

[fathom socket]

Ffp2 masks are here super hard to come by

All trough fpp3 masks are easier to get

[stoic ledge]

Tbh, idk, I never bought a single one

And also, we use those my dad received at his work mostly

Which also included FFP2

Those are quite expensive if I'm not mistaken

[deep zealot]

The R stands for Racing

[fair moon]

Pain

[vocal mural]

That is required in Belgium and Germany, even a fire extinguisher is required.

[fathom socket]

Screw you Toyota, I'm sure I'm not the only one that thought of this like 10 years ago

[storm nacelle]

I thought evs didn't have transmissions

[fathom socket]

Drills heave gears for more power or more torque

[fathom socket]

so I got my self an inverter

and IDK how to install it in my 307 sw

I need something like this

[charred depot]

You can run 120 watts off the lighter if its just for a laptop or smth

[fathom socket]

I need more power

up to 600 watts

I need to run a bit more than laptop

[stoic ledge]

OOF that's going to drain your battery real hard

[fathom socket]

I know

but it need for long distance travel

also many I could install a secondary battery

[fathom socket]

They don't really, this is a "simulated manual"

[charred depot]

When would you be using it?

Probably best to get a little battery and wire a little charger off your main battery that only runs when the engine is on

My car only has a 60 amp alternator because literally every button is a blank

Poverty spec problems

More quipped ones have 100/120

[brittle niche]

@fathom socket there are some very high output alternators that people use for car audio builds that need an absolutely insane amount of power. I'd suggest looking at one of those and also upgrading your battery too.

[charred depot]

Probably more expensive than he wants to invest

[fathom socket]

I just want to use it mostly for a mini fridge, laptop, charging proprietary batteries.

I just need headroom capacity

[charred depot]

for the fridge its probably more efficient if you can find one that is designed for a 12v system

[fathom socket]

they too expensive and don't really work that well

it works better on 240v than 12v

[charred depot]

yeah its just going from 12v DC to 240v "AC" with an inverter adds alot of inefficiency

[fathom socket]

I know

it's probably because it's desigled to draw less current trough 12v system

[charred depot]

does the inverter come with a cut off so you dont drain your battery beyond what you need to start

[fathom socket]

when I've tested it yes

[charred depot]

I guess getting those battery post splitters would be the best option money wise then

saves cutting up your factory leads

[fathom socket]

also I don't really want to strain the cigarette lighter socket

because you know

it's Peugeot

[charred depot]

some people just run crocodile clips on the battery

sturdy enough I guess

the leads going to the battery on my peugeot are hilariously small I imagine they would cook if you ran the starter for long

but I guess it only really has to power lights when the car is running

no fuel pump or anything

[fathom socket]

I remember they were like 2/3rds of my 2004 focus

[stoic ledge]

Doesn't the Peugeot have an AC'd glovebox? Ours did

But yeah that'll probably also need an upgraded alternator and battery

Or an additional battery

Or.... Our, sponsor, Jackery

[fair pond]

doesnt a taycan have 6 gears

[stoic ledge]

No 2

[fair pond]

is there a porsche electric car with 6 gears

[wheat hatch]

No

[civic spoke]

The only EV Porsche has right now is the Taycan. Which has two gears in the rear. But it only really uses the first gear if you're in the sport mode. Otherwise it will just use the second gear all the time.

If I remember right about it.

They also have a bunch of hybrids. But those aren't pure EV.

[fathom socket]

I really don't wanna click it now :(

[fathom socket]

Interesting

[fair pond]

skill issue

[fathom socket]

It hurt me good when that car crashed but no one was hurt!

[prime valve]

is that a rx 7 ?

[violet rain]

Anyone here have experience with the GV70

[viscid atlas]

@prime valve it is an RX-7 FD indeed

with a weird 911 looking body kit on it

[warm temple]

Tf you do to your diff 😂

GMT900?

[surreal bolt]

lol its a 05 dakota

previous owner was going down the highway and ujoint for front driveshaft seized

and then the diff imploded lol

[warm temple]

Lol nvm I see that now, looks fucking tiny. I kinda glanced at the frame rail and thought GMT900

[surreal bolt]

yeah lol

[warm temple]

Lmao

[surreal bolt]

gonna be a PITA to replace that thing

[warm temple]

Oh fuck yeah

[surreal bolt]

such a shame too, its a insanely clean truck other than that

[warm temple]

Is it even worth it? Aren’t those only worth like $5-$6k?

[surreal bolt]

this things almost fully trimmed out and has a super nice canopy

[warm temple]

Ah ok

[surreal bolt]

its gonna be like $500 to fix if i do it myself

which isnt horrible ig

[warm temple]

Oh did you buy this as a flip?

[surreal bolt]

the plan is if the 4.7 ever blows up, ill 5.7 hemi swap it for fun

yeah

[warm temple]

Figured you were billing a customer for labor lol

[surreal bolt]

no lol

[warm temple]

Just sas it and lift it 😂

[surreal bolt]

lmao yeah

[wispy cloak]

I have a dakota

@surreal bolt what trim is yours

[surreal bolt]

SLT

[solemn inlet]

Bugatti in aus. Never seen that

[wispy cloak]

I have an R/T but it has a lot of paint issues because 90s Mopar

2005 is third gen right?

[fathom socket]

guess who had to use the inverter

because power went out

[surreal bolt]

Yeah first year of third gen

[signal fiber]

100k+ ev suggestions please luxury is primary and performance comes next
i mean performance is also needed but yeah
drop some suggestions or experiences plzz

100k us dollars

i did my research EQS and the Taycan felt good especially the Taycan

[pulsar saffron]

ESM 002r. Front: 18x8.5 +32 Rear: 18x9.5 -38, Bridgestone N/a Front: 225/40 Rear: 235/40, Truhart Air Suspension
if you're wondering about the fitment on the rims like everyone else

[long shore]

"aero package"

[fair pond]

yes

[fair pond]

4 grams of downforce

[tribal lintel]

my god

[prime valve]

looks kinda ugly ngl

[viscid atlas]

Yes

[prime valve]

its like a porsche 911 had a baby with a rx7

the regular fd is real nice

[prime valve]

now i like this

is this a turbo ?

i like Porches but i cant distinguish the models they look very similar

[viscid atlas]

Carrera 4

Manual trans

[prime valve]

i like the sound of that

isnt the carrera 4 like 2nd best porsche you can get ?

as in the 911 version there the turbo, turbo s and GT line if i remember correctly

[dense shard]

Turbo S, Turbo, GT2=GT3, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4S, Carrera S, Carrera 4, Carrera

Somewhere in there you get the GT2 RS, T, and Targa

GT2 is a Turbo without AWD, so hardcore, but so is the GT3.

GTS supposedly is the spicier version of something or another, but cheaper than spicy.

Not even seeing the GT2 on Porsche's website.

[remote ridge]

Yo I got the same wing. Not only is it pretty much not functional on its own but im pretty sure that at speed it's also inside of a low pressure zone caused by drag

[civic spoke]

The GTS is a "Driver's" Porsche in a way. It only has a little more power than the Carrera S cars. But the main difference is the surrounding components you get with it. Suspension and such.

Oh, right. There was also the Carrera T. Which is the lightest thing you can get. More or less.

[fathom socket]

that's an osprey

but still

FISH AND BIRD

[pearl tiger]

oh no cars drive circle and did crash ohno

[fathom socket]

Anyone knows what car this could be?

[wispy cloak]

I would've done the same

[fathom socket]

birds are cool

[viscid atlas]

@prime valve Carrera 4 is an AWD Carrera, Carrera is the most basic one you can get. Which is fine by me because im driving this car on the road, the GT3 and the GT2? Are track cars mostly, they have stripped interiors and beefy engines. Turbo are the more powerful road oriented cars, theyre also like double the price of Carreras in some cases. And the G
TS is the GTS. Theres also the Targa carreras which are way more expensive than normal and cabrio carreras

GTS is the street oriented version of the GT cars. So no stripped interior

The T is a bit newer, it stands for touring. I assume this model probably is more comfortable to drive on the road? I have no idea about this one.

[prime valve]

i see there Porches are too complicated

[viscid atlas]

There are too many 911s XD

[prime valve]

there like the 911.2 or 3

no idea what people mean by that but when i buy one ill just say i want that one

[viscid atlas]

Well the 997.1 and 997.2 and these types of numbers are chasis numbers

These are actually 911s from 06' to 16'?

Im not sure when they stopped making the 997.2

[prime valve]

i like these

the only ugly porshce i see is the Boxter

[viscid atlas]

I dont like the boxter either

Im ok with Caymans tho

[prime valve]

they look cool

[viscid atlas]

Yep ._.

[prime valve]

yeah too many

[viscid atlas]

Targa models are sick

But theyre so expensive

[prime valve]

._. Basically a Porshce face

[viscid atlas]

Lol

If i could swap mine for a targa i would do it in a heartbeat

Targa models are actually so nice

[prime valve]

120k GBP for a targa

they look hella cool

https://www.ruf-automobile.de/en/modelle/ruf-scr/

tell me this isnt cool

725k Euro

maybe not that cool

[viscid atlas]

RUF performance

I like Singers

[prime valve]

ooo ok i like this more

apart from the huge turbos in the back it looks stock :)

[viscid atlas]

Its not stock at all, also those arent turbos

Theyre exhausts

[prime valve]

i thought it was a turbo

[viscid atlas]

This is an engine bay from a singer

[prime valve]

so its NA ?

[viscid atlas]

Yea these are NA

I think?

[prime valve]

loos like it

how much do they even cost any idea ?

[viscid atlas]

Upwards of 700K

$

[prime valve]

holy jesus

[viscid atlas]

The price of a 911 re-imagined by Singer starts at over $475,000 and can reach $1.8 million.

[prime valve]

they look amazing

[viscid atlas]

Theyre entirely hand built

Completely custom parts

[prime valve]

these look cool but the singer one is more of a sleeper

[viscid atlas]

Theres a 2 year wait list lol

Oh yeah without seeing the interior or the engine bay they stick to looking stock

[prime valve]

theres also 9ff but they just seem like they dont care and its all power

RWB seems the cheapest option to get a custom Porsche

seems like just a body kit tbh

[viscid atlas]

Or you can build it yourself

[prime valve]

can you just buy a RWB body kit ?

wasnt it like super exclusive and the guy can build it only ?

I feel like Porsches are kinda underrated

[dense shard]

Honestly, I'd say Porsche might be kinda overrated considering how many people try to garage and scalp em.

Maybe the 911 is underrated? Dunno.

[civic spoke]

The 911 isn't underrated. Hah. The 911 is the VW Golf for the sports car category.

[prime valve]

What you mean ??

[civic spoke]

It's the most versatile sports car.

[prime valve]

Wait VW owns Porsche

wtf is this bs

VW owns like 8 Brands and they are all different price points. Seems like they have a good business plan

[stoic ledge]

Their business plan is selling low quality products at high volume with just tiny differentiations at increasing higher prices

[prime valve]

i agree but they own exclusive brands and the other tiers of car brands

honestly all the new cars that are there are literally garbage

2019 is where decent cars ended now its all electronic trash better of with a RC car

[stoic ledge]

Even those "exclusive brands" share loads of stuff, excluding Bugatti, the Cayman, Carrera and the Aventador

[prime valve]

I mean yeah apparently the one of the Bugatti's actually had a Mitsubishi turbo

It makes sense for a business but they definitely dont care about quality or anything

[stoic ledge]

Ah that could be yes, but that has nothing in common with any Mitsubishi car then 😛

[prime valve]

i mean the turbo was used in a Mitsubishi

[stoic ledge]

Ah 👀

[prime valve]

MPE MP70 turbos

[stoic ledge]

It's common to use "of the shelf" products

[prime valve]

talk about German pricing that turbo is 41k USD

wtf

[stoic ledge]

Also transmissions, often just sourced and shared with other cars which have 0 connections to each other

[prime valve]

yeah the Alfa Romeo uses a BMW gearbox

[stoic ledge]

"BMW gearbox"

It's a ZF transmission 😛

But yeah, used by BMW, Alfa, also some Audi's

[prime valve]

Honestly buying a Audi is like buying 5 cars in one

[stoic ledge]

Dodge, Jeep, Jaguar, Rolls Royce...

[prime valve]

kinda sad

old square body cars are the one

[stoic ledge]

Buying an Audi is buying an overpriced VW, which is buying an overpriced Skoda or Seat

[prime valve]

I mean basically yeah

i like Audis but i feel like the change to eletronics land is dumb

Also its funny how people buy a Merc but they dont know they have a Renault engine

seems like a deal for a classy car thats not a classy car

[stoic ledge]

Tbh the 1.3TCe is quite nice 😎

It's a good little engine

[charred depot]

I can joke about french electronics because my french car has like 2 wires

[prime valve]

but Merc pricing and you get a Renault kinda funny

[stoic ledge]

Well it would be even more expensive with a Merc engine

[prime valve]

well it should be like that

[charred depot]

everyones borrowing or buying something from soneone else these days

[prime valve]

even the oil filter is the same

[charred depot]

how tragic

[prime valve]

but you get told you need the Merc filter

the Renault one is like 13 gbp meanwhile Merc one is like 30

[charred depot]

I just get my filters from MANN anyway

[prime valve]

Sheee power

after all these years i just realised the saab logo is the same as the Scania one

[stoic ledge]

It is yes

[charred depot]

my wheel center caps

[prime valve]

yeah after like 9 years i realised

[stoic ledge]

SAAB Scania

[prime valve]

I mean are Saabs really good cars or they trash

coz they did go out of business

i just see people hording them

[charred depot]

9-5's are really nice

[stoic ledge]

Saab going out of business is classic GM

[charred depot]

They refused to cut corners so they were killed

[stoic ledge]

This post was provided by the GM owner gang

[charred depot]

Like my car is supposed to be the same as a cavalier but saab were like hehe change a little here and everywhere

GM: 🗿

[prime valve]

mean while VW

literally Ctrl C

[charred depot]

People buy saab 2 piece lower control arms to upgrade their cavaliers

[prime valve]

yeah that was definitely a mistake

[charred depot]

saab design

theres a hydraulic bushing where they join

the cavalier ones are just a one piece of stamped sheet metal

[prime valve]

seems like just another point of failure to me

[charred depot]

the lower balljoint fails before

but they last over 100,000 miles so not really an issue

[prime valve]

dam

thats pretty good