cars

[prime valve]

the sticker delete looks a lil trash

[jovial mauve]

i mean it is pretty not gonna argue that

but when i see a volvo im like ''wow nice'' when i see that touring im like ''poaaaaaaaaaah''

if you catch my drift

[prime valve]

pretty nice for a volvo they have improved in design

[stoic ledge]

Until you see the front

xD

But yeah they're completely different cars for a different audience

[jovial mauve]

yeah prolly,

[prime valve]

tbh the front of the new volvo's doesnt look half bad

[jovial mauve]

Volvo's look good in general imo, but how do i say this, they do really go for the ''safe/boring(ish)'' design imo ofc

[prime valve]

honestly I would daily that

[jovial mauve]

i used to think all volvo's look like eachother wich i still think is true, but these days so do all bimmers audi's and mercs

[stoic ledge]

But you drive an Audi, that's also "safe/boring"?

Atleast imho, no offense

[jovial mauve]

never said it wasn't 😛

[stoic ledge]

Same 😎

[jovial mauve]

but this is such subjective opinions like

[prime valve]

tbh audi, mercs and bmw have basically done the same design for years

[jovial mauve]

i choose the audio fopr a reason so obv i like how it looks and i think the C7 aged amazingly

[sour jewel]

I guess this is meant for the European markets

[prime valve]

C7 is the last nice gen from the interior

[stoic ledge]

Audi's usually get better as they get older imho

[sour jewel]

Tru

[jovial mauve]

They age quite well yeah

[prime valve]

Get a passat

ages very well

[jovial mauve]

This is very nice i like it alot but is this all from factory?

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's completely stock

Polestar Engineered

Well all factory atleast

That's not the base model xD

[jovial mauve]

aaah okay

[prime valve]

even the new interiors on volvo's has improved

[jovial mauve]

i thought it was some juiced up v60

[jovial mauve]

(i mean it iss)

but not a actual polestar

[stoic ledge]

It's a factory juiced up V60 xD

There's no "full Polestar"

[jovial mauve]

yeah yeah but you know what i meant

[stoic ledge]

Volvo also had some very cool cloth/wool/idk what interior

[jovial mauve]

how much is it?

[prime valve]

what engine does it have the 2.2l?

[jovial mauve]

okay so im going out on a limb here and say i'm not the biggest fan of the inside of volvo's

[prime valve]

just with some juice added ?

[prime valve]

look at the old ones

[stoic ledge]

Polestar Engineered? 80k

[jovial mauve]

pff 80k jesus

[prime valve]

its amazing compared to the shit they did before

[jovial mauve]

new or ?

[stoic ledge]

T8 is 2.0 Turbo + Supercharged + EV xD

All are a variation of 2.0 Turbo

[stoic ledge]

New yes

[prime valve]

bruh

[stoic ledge]

Pre-facelift V/S60

[prime valve]

thought they stepped the game up but nope

[prime valve]

still looks kinda trash

very plain

[jovial mauve]

it is a matter of taste ofc, but the volvo interior now idk its not bad but also not very exiting (imo)

[prime valve]

its not better than a c7 a6

or rs6

really like that interior style seems very space ship like

[jovial mauve]

idk i like being in my a6 better then being in the v90

[stoic ledge]

Tailored Wool is cool btw

[prime valve]

I see many people doing s6 to rs6 swaps sedan

sooo juicy

[jovial mauve]

the digital cluster is pretty nice tho i miss that but not a big fan of the toouch screen

[jovial mauve]

dude yes

i would want this

looks fking good

[stoic ledge]

although I also like this a lot

[prime valve]

look at the booty on that bad boi

[jovial mauve]

hahaha

rip

[stoic ledge]

Kek censored because caps

xD

[prime valve]

this just looks nasty

[stoic ledge]

But I saw the message

[prime valve]

like if someone pulled up with that to me I would gtfo

[stoic ledge]

Screw leather, just get this

Volvo City Weave

[jovial mauve]

my friend says when im driving behind him my car looks mean,

[prime valve]

it does

[stoic ledge]

I think they first used it on the V40

[jovial mauve]

i do like the front of my car the most tho

[stoic ledge]

V40 II Facelift

[jovial mauve]

the headlight angle makes it so nice

[prime valve]

I like your car but with the facelift front

[jovial mauve]

yeah i have to make a decision

2.0 faclift or 3.0 non facelift

bc i could not find a nice facelift 3.0

[prime valve]

yeah not many out there tbh

[jovial mauve]

yeah like 90% is 2.0

[prime valve]

only 2.0 I would get is a b9

[jovial mauve]

and then the 10% has tan interior wich i dont like

[stoic ledge]

No black interior > black interiors

[prime valve]

I have seen a fully blacked out a6 3.0 facelift with white leather

why

[jovial mauve]

yeah same

i see a car im like ]

dayum looks nice

inside white leather

or cream with bamboo

like bro

[stoic ledge]

White is a bit too light

But beige or tan, yes pls

[jovial mauve]

i have brown now with wood

but would have prefered black with carbon

[stoic ledge]

That's alright but the steeringwheel is wrong xD

[prime valve]

I like US spec audis

really nice

[jovial mauve]

i mean it is not wrong it came standard with this spec but it is hella ugly yes

[prime valve]

I really like this

[jovial mauve]

S8 yes

[prime valve]

I have heard it and it sounds sooooo nice

[jovial mauve]

my next car might be a s8

maybe

[prime valve]

4.0 ?

6.0?

5.2?

too many options

[jovial mauve]

i think the offical audi S* from this generation only came with the 4.0

[prime valve]

oh so D4

D3 has all the crazy engines

[jovial mauve]

yeah

[prime valve]

6.0 LPG :)

[stoic ledge]

LPG

[jovial mauve]

exmaple like this

i like this spec

https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/audi-s8-4-0-tfsi-quattro-pro-line-aut-led-matrix-schuif-benzine-zwart-4aa94e19-21dd-4e51-bb1d-7ff3280e2ed2?sort=price&desc=1&lastSeenGuidPresent=true&cldtsrc=suggestedresultrec&cldtidx=4&position=4&search_id=1f1ymqeb4hf&source=listpage_suggested-results

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

Full black spec

[prime valve]

that looks crazy

52k

[stoic ledge]

That with saddle brown interior would be nice

[jovial mauve]

i like full black spec wish my car now was black

[prime valve]

Idk if I like the gear lever or hate it

it looks cool but it also looks dumb

[jovial mauve]

yeah i get what you mean

[prime valve]

Also living in the UK I want a left hand drive car

[jovial mauve]

yeah ofc this was just exmaple of a spec from dutch site

[stoic ledge]

This Jaguar interior is also dope

[prime valve]

The Poland in me

just wants LHD

Honestly Jaguar garbage

[jovial mauve]

oh now you have done it

[stoic ledge]

LHD > RHD, because the right hand is available for shifting 😎

[prime valve]

Its like a grandpas car in the UK

[stoic ledge]

My grandpa wouldn't drive this

[jovial mauve]

yeah idk man not really liking that alot based on looks alone

[prime valve]

But a Bri'ish grandpa would

[jovial mauve]

nice color tho

[charred depot]

pick up newer ones for £700 when they have some unfindable fault : )

[stoic ledge]

Bri'ish Racing Green

[prime valve]

its british racing green irc

[charred depot]

"yeah I have a jaag"

[jovial mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-james-may-richard-hammond-jag-gif-21660022

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-james-may-richard-hammond-jag-gif-21660022

[jovial mauve]

to slow

[stoic ledge]

Hahahaha

[jovial mauve]

hahahaha

[stoic ledge]

🥲

[prime valve]

I miss top gear

[jovial mauve]

Great minds think alike

[stoic ledge]

😎

[prime valve]

the good top gear not this new garbage

part of my childhood

[jovial mauve]

you mean the grand tour? or new new top gear?

[stoic ledge]

Ngl the latest Top Gear is also alright with the current crew

[prime valve]

The one with Jeremy Clarkson

[jovial mauve]

hmm i quite like the grand tour i must say

[prime valve]

OG crew no.1

[charred depot]

wouldnt mind an old mondeo x type

[prime valve]

Grand tour is good

[jovial mauve]

so like is this the fastes spec? like the SVR spec or is there no svr spec?

[stoic ledge]

No that's just a P250 or whatever

2.0 Turbo

[prime valve]

Peel P250?

[stoic ledge]

I think that's the only trim we can currently get

[stoic ledge]

Yes, that's included in the Trunk

[jovial mauve]

i like a 5er touring more with a m pack then the jag exterior wise

[stoic ledge]

The 5er is way better value

[charred depot]

famoos

[stoic ledge]

But the Jag is definitely unique and makes you stand out

[prime valve]

that spoiler is stolen from a ae86

[jovial mauve]

the feeling i have with jag is i like some of their cars but would never buy one even if i had unlimited stonks

[stoic ledge]

I would buy one if I was filthy rich xD

[prime valve]

range rover svr

that car is

something

[jovial mauve]

so

[stoic ledge]

Wagon > SUV

[jovial mauve]

if i would be looking for like a muscle car GT ish thing

[charred depot]

donot like sport rovers

[jovial mauve]

you have the F type

the p450 looks nice good sound checks alot of boxes

but i would rather buy a amg gt wich is arround the same price 2nd hand

[prime valve]

My neighbour had a range rover svr and rolled it after a day of picking it up from the dealer :)

[prime valve]

AMG GT is hot

[jovial mauve]

its prob one of my fav cars ever

[prime valve]

812 superfast is also nice

[jovial mauve]

and apparently it is a dream to drive

[prime valve]

basically the same thing

[stoic ledge]

I'd get this DBS Superleggera

[jovial mauve]

imagine you having that

im having this since we are in dream land now

and just touring

pff

[prime valve]

do you mean the gt63s ? or the regular GT ?

[stoic ledge]

[jovial mauve]

regular GT

the gt63s 4 matic 4 door coupe is dumb

[jovial mauve]

yooooooooooooooooo

[prime valve]

this a dream

I love that colour

[jovial mauve]

if i ever can buy a super car it would be a mclaren

[prime valve]

P1 only one worth getting

other ones are meh

[jovial mauve]

i like the 675lt

[prime valve]

I have been in a 720s before its fast and all but the build quality is garbage

[prime valve]

looks pretty cool

[jovial mauve]

and the 600lt

[prime valve]

its like a baby P1

[jovial mauve]

yes

i feel like i would never get a lambo tho

[prime valve]

I like this

as a obtainable dream car

sheepey race r8

literally a car driving on crack

[jovial mauve]

i also really like this haha

[prime valve]

My Dad wants one when he is retired but its just shit

with how they fall in value

[jovial mauve]

yeah they dont have the best rep

this one i send is a 2011 MC Stradale 50k km's for onmly 99,500

[prime valve]

You pay 120k and it drops in price in minutes

its like doge coin

[stoic ledge]

Those sound amazing

[jovial mauve]

idk what sticker was but 100k is pretty good still i think

[jovial mauve]

yeah

[prime valve]

You guys watch sheepey race ?

[stoic ledge]

If I didn't sell my Doge at 0.004 I could've bought that

[jovial mauve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1fPzUIX4m0

yummy

[prime valve]

chonk

[stoic ledge]

Oh that was more related to that

Giulia Q is very noice

[prime valve]

welcome to the club

[jovial mauve]

i agree looks stunning esp in green blue or red

[prime valve]

that Alfa is beauty

[jovial mauve]

interior not my taste, but i feel like they are pretty overpriced?

[stoic ledge]

Nah that's just NL

[prime valve]

I never liked BMW but when I looked at this

and heard it

[jovial mauve]

i really dont like the green on it for some reason it is to bright?

[prime valve]

My neighbour had one in the purple gtr like colour non wrap looks cool af

[jovial mauve]

time for a wrap 👀

[prime valve]

nah

look at this

[jovial mauve]

the interior so ugly haha

[prime valve]

green with white great mix

for a mint chocolate

[jovial mauve]

this is cool but my car does not have all these vents and sharp angles for such a colour

[prime valve]

I believe you should get a s6

spend 2x to make it a rs6 sedan :)

[jovial mauve]

s6 idk so many horror story's online about turbo's popping

[prime valve]

but rs6 turbo

some polish guy did it

[stoic ledge]

What no that's waaay better than black

[jovial mauve]

looks like the inside of a kinder bueno haha

[stoic ledge]

[prime valve]

https://youtu.be/dau-PlnQRCg?t=1424

[prime valve]

a green kinder bueno

[prime valve]

I wonder what would happen if Audi would make a JDM car

[jovial mauve]

it would be better in like hazelnut

[stoic ledge]

If because I'm buying used you don't often have the choice, but if I had the choice, I'd get a non-grayscale exterior color and a non-black interior

[prime valve]

this colour is pretty chonk

only better one than black

[jovial mauve]

red interior i like it lot of old m3's have it

[prime valve]

I really dont get why people go white

for interior

[jovial mauve]

yea me neither

[prime valve]

like what was really on their mind it looks grey after 2 weeks

[stoic ledge]

Is white white even available for cars? Not a lot I'd say

[jovial mauve]

tesla has it 100%

[prime valve]

Mercs, Audi and BMW for sure

[stoic ledge]

Tesla 🤮

[prime valve]

Tesla is hot garbage

[stoic ledge]

Oh yeah Merc for the Designio or whatever it's called

[prime valve]

my Dads friend bought one with BTC when it was around and asked for a refund after 1 month

Like the quality for what you pay is crazy

80k car get better quality in a hyundai for 1/10 of the price

[jovial mauve]

dude when you buy a new tesla there is a card in there to highlight all the issues like bad interior or scuffs etc

crazy

[prime valve]

But Tesla still making business of tuuubers and people that think they are actually cool

80K

well spent id say

its like burning money

no parts nothing available for it

Is it me or EV are just a way of saying "we wont sell you parts coz you will kill yourself repairing it" ?

[stoic ledge]

It's mostly as manufacturers don't know how to fix it themselves

[prime valve]

Meanwhile Tesla

[stoic ledge]

But Tesla also doesn't provide literally any part to anyone, not even body panels or whatever

[prime valve]

yeah great business plan

They are all for defeating pollution

[jovial mauve]

well time to wash my car

[prime valve]

You had a tesla ?

[jovial mauve]

no i made a typo 😛

[prime valve]

Sir isnt it like 12

Or 1 am in NL?

[jovial mauve]

yeah but i fell asleep earlier so cant sleep now xD

00:33

[prime valve]

Do you live in a city ?

If so your neighbours must think you are crazy

[jovial mauve]

i live in a villagie but has like 30k folks here

yeah the cold start is gonna be fun

[prime valve]

Welp they will definitely enjoy it :)

[stoic ledge]

30k folks

Way too many

But yeah I never washed my car at night lol

[jovial mauve]

Population: 40,951 (Jan 2019)

even more xD

[prime valve]

Washing your car at night is crack head material

[jovial mauve]

i like to drive at night

makes me relax

[prime valve]

Your neighbour walking out with their dog and they see you scrubbing your car

[jovial mauve]

oh no imma take it to a wash box

[prime valve]

Oh

[stoic ledge]

925

😎 😛

[stoic ledge]

Aah you're not washing it on the streets 😛

[jovial mauve]

Nah just romving some sand

[stoic ledge]

[jovial mauve]

Very nice

[stoic ledge]

I still have the Sahara sand on it from last weekend

😢

[jovial mauve]

Yeah o was on holiday so it was bad

I like the sound this car makes alot

Beats my R for sure

[prime valve]

Good start but you rev it cold

[jovial mauve]

Nah mab

I drove there

[prime valve]

What exhaust you got on there?

[jovial mauve]

Stock w muffler delete

[prime valve]

Dam sounds really good

[jovial mauve]

Thanks

Shit vid but this is how it aounds when you open up

[deep zealot]

squash it

[civic spoke]

It gets dark over there? Lucky.

[fathom socket]

I took it at 3 am

[civic spoke]

What I said still holds true.

[fathom socket]

This is my 3rd trucking job

[civic spoke]

Look up at how not-dark it gets in Stockholm this time of year.

Sunrise is at 3:30 am.

Dawn begins before 2 am.

[umbral tusk]

[upper pier]

so smol

[frigid anchor]

wha..

[charred depot]

american meets metric system?

[bitter compass]

So they could have just bought a caddy 4motion, lift them a bit and maybe a bit of cutting to fit chonky tires

And idk how i got that far back in the messages apparently my own after that count as new as well 👀

[stoic ledge]

Better off with a Dangel 4x4 conversion van, they have real transfer cases etc

[charred depot]

The diesel generator just rolled coal on me

[stoic ledge]

[frigid anchor]

nah

i am from

not america

but

similar to italians

i own a slow i10

india

no modifications allowed

[clever cloud]

Sad

[lone fern]

fuckin gas station dont got no gas

[stoic ledge]

F

Shell

[timber oar]

That kinda defeats the purpose of a gas station doesn't it lol

[vocal mural]

Perfect car for a large family,

[vocal mural]

There is a motorway in the US showing metric signs

[vocal mural]

Finally something we both can agree on.

[stoic ledge]

[prime valve]

the good units

[visual valve]

I live next to the city where Audi was inventet its massive lol they drive with a bus to get around the complex and have so many parking halls due to the fact that 13000 People work there

[prime valve]

Go to their bunker :)

All the cool cars

[eternal tree]

I hate cars

[fathom socket]

This is at 4am

[charred plume]

spent $8k last year. moving to a walkable/bikeable neigbourhood. Cant wait to get an SUV in a couple of years and do only dumb interior mods like 6 port usb charger with fast charging and multicamera setup

[lament crest]

Does anybody know a good car radio with cd and DVD?

That I can add to a Toyota 4runner 2003?

Also if possible USB

[lament crest]

I have a cassette deck

I don’t use it tho

[lament crest]

I don’t want to use cassette tapes tho?

[stoic ledge]

Ignore him lol

Is it 1 din or 2 din?

[lament crest]

Me?

What a din?

[stoic ledge]

Already figured it out, 2 DIN 😛

Basically a standard for radio dimensions

You have bottom right

[lament crest]

So what should I do?

Yeah I think it’s 2din

It does cd and cassettes

[stoic ledge]

Kind of hard to recommend models as there's a difference between EU models and US models which I assume you are from

But just check major manufacturer websites (Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine), and filter on 2DIN and DVD, I think that narrows it quite down as most don't have DVD anymore

Most are just without disc drive and use AA/ACP

Also check if you need a radio ISO adapter or not, Toyota probably used a proprietary connection vs the ISO standard used by aftermarket units

[lament crest]

Us

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so I'm from the EU so we have different models

[lament crest]

Ahhh gotch

A

[stoic ledge]

Supporting different radio frequencies and digital radio here is called DAB+ vs SiriusXM in the US etc

[stoic ledge]

But yeah, do this 😛

[lament crest]

Idrc about radio

I don’t use it

[stoic ledge]

Why do you even need DVD's if you don't mind me asking?

[lament crest]

American radio stations don’t have eurobeat

[lament crest]

I have like 1000 dvds in my house

And no blank cds

[stoic ledge]

Hmm alright

[lament crest]

Usb also works instead of dvd

[stoic ledge]

And do you want Android Auto/Apple CarPlay?

[lament crest]

So like

[lament crest]

Idk what those are

I mainly need usb and cd

And if possible dvd

[stoic ledge]

Oof wow, uhm basically projecting your phone screen on the cars screen so you can use Maps, Spotify, make calls etc

So integrating your phone in the infotainment system

[lament crest]

Oh, hello no then

[stoic ledge]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H53XYP3/

Something like this then?

DVD, USB and Bluetooth

[lament crest]

Is it possible to get one without the Bluetooth?

At a cheaper price?

Fuck it

I’ll just take one with usb only

Seems the cheapest option is that

[stoic ledge]

Could be, just search 2 DIN DVD on Amazon 😛

I think I've spotted a Pioneer for 229?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BGJDZFF/

Although I don't see it mention DVD in the detailed description

https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/DVD+Receivers/AVH-210EX

DVD receiver so I guess so

[lament crest]

Imma just forgo the idea of dvds then

And go usb

$45 to $50 radio

[stoic ledge]

https://www.autozone.com/electrical-and-lighting/stereo-wiring-harness/toyota/tacoma/2003

Don't forget you'll also need an adapter

Very cheap solution: use something like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MHZBSXH/

[jovial mauve]

i need a good phone holder, like those magnets do they work ok or just ass?

[stoic ledge]

Just get a Brodit

[jovial mauve]

that site looks like a straight scam haha

[stoic ledge]

Yeah their website is bad lol

Ok that picture wasn't too smart, literally had my address in it xD

Brodit

[jovial mauve]

really big footprint no?

[stoic ledge]

Depends on what you consider a big footprint 😛

I like them because they provide a sturdy solution at places which makes sense, window mount is usually too far away and vent mounts never stay in place and might damage the vent

Also this position I have it in doesn't obscure any view out, from my point of view it stays below the window

I'd say this is a perfect position for a C7 A6

[jovial mauve]

hmmm idk maybe

[bitter compass]

Phone holders lul

Actually i think how they do it in the up facelift is a good idea, replace the navigation/"infotainment" with a phone holder because lets be honest android auto does it better anyways

[frigid anchor]

repairs for small accidents can never be below 15k dollars

[prime valve]

that is what I call being eco friendly

[frigid anchor]

repair times

[prime valve]

Basically every repair on a Tesla is another good car you can buy

[frigid anchor]

yeah

[prime valve]

But its electric so you are saving the world

[frigid anchor]

ecofriendly , SpaceX?

[prime valve]

spaceX is extremely eco friendly

[frigid anchor]

well it is

cheap

[prime valve]

they only burn like 10 million dollars of fuel and oxygen every run

[frigid anchor]

yeah

flame throwers

[prime valve]

that too

[frigid anchor]

dead deers

enjoyable

[prime valve]

great use of money ngl

[frigid anchor]

luxury SEDAN

[prime valve]

full of plastic luxury

[frigid anchor]

they accelerate for the cost of the whole battery but trust me electricity bills will be under 10$

[prime valve]

Now that you have to pay for electricity like like 20% cheaper

I mean 20% over a couple of years sure savings but if you have to dump 25k after 5 years of owning it to fix the battery.

https://tenor.com/view/stonks-up-stongs-meme-stocks-gif-15715298

[frigid anchor]

carpet stinks

[prime valve]

10/10 would not recommend Tesla

unless you got money to burn

[stoic ledge]

Yeah same with the base model Dacia Sandero/Jogger, it has a holder on top where you can put your phone

Or the more expensive trims besides the screen

Older Twingo same, R&Go

Usually way better than the average cheap infotainment system

[prime valve]

great news

[stoic ledge]

https://c.tenor.com/9MajTADSK5wAAAAM/dacia-top-gear.gif

[wise ridge]

hey, I feel the above images boring. How about this car

[stoic ledge]

That does not have an integrated phone mount to use you phone as infotainment system -> inferior

[analog musk]

https://tenor.com/view/james-may-hello-wave-top-gear-grand-tour-gif-18983068

[stoic ledge]

Classic

[gusty flower]

turning my trunk into a turbo booth

3 layer heat shielding and a turbo blanket should cover heat but gonna have to run so much more coolant and oil lines

🙄

[prime valve]

ez fix get a different car :)

[bitter compass]

But then it has the issue of still having an infotainment again which doesn't age that well

I mean im kinda against all those screens in cars anyways but i don't think we'll get rid of them 👀

I like buttons...

But i think its kinda funny that my favourite form of this is the most cost cutting way of doing it and it being one that probably will age better

[stoic ledge]

Yeah gotta see how AA/ACP works out in the future, like how in 2030 it still works on 2016 radios or whatever

[stoic ledge]

Fun thing is, just over 10 years ago there were buttons for everything, and people were complaining it was too cluttering

[bitter compass]

Tbf that's also just the cluttering of features cars get now

In a screen most of them are just hidden

[prime valve]

I still rather have buttons that take you to a screen with more options

AC and media buttons is a must with buttons if it doesnt have that welp clearly a trash car

[stoic ledge]

Also horrible, capacitive touch buttons

[fathom socket]

What about you make your own infotament

You can adapt it for other cars

[stoic ledge]

What with a Raspberry Pi or something??

[fathom socket]

Ye

[timber oar]

That sounds cool but also sounds like a lot of work

[fathom socket]

I planning to do that

[fathom socket]

If you like tinkering with electronics

But not very good at programing tho

[stoic ledge]

I've had plans to do something like that lol

[prime valve]

You can get a touchscreen and pre install music apps and stuff and you are basically ready to go

[timber oar]

I also just rather Bluetooth pair and just run a playlist and be done with it

[fathom socket]

I want it more for other reasons

Want to offload car stuff to dedicated device

Also my radio is broken and I want to have dedicated GPS on board

[frigid anchor]

Mahindra xuv700

?

I am soo confused

Is that a bot

[wraith rivet]

they left already lol idk what that was

[prime valve]

sir

that is umm fake

[civic spoke]

<@&750150305383186585>

[prime valve]

mods are sleepin on this one

[civic spoke]

And here I thought you were supposed to post ponies when mods were asleep.

[prime valve]

yeah clearly that is a VERY real 3 months from steam

Because steam has soo much money to just give away

[stoic ledge]

Such a shame Discord wasn't able to acquire the Discord domain name

[prime valve]

yeah big fail from their side

its discord fds ( french dominincan siberia edition)

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes that makes sense

[prime valve]

thats where steam has their hq right ?

mods still sleeping on this

[lament crest]

Fake

<@&750150305383186585>

[prime valve]

they are sleeping

[lament crest]

Damn

[prime valve]

at least in this one

[stoic ledge]

Why do the lights go red -> amber -> green actually?

[prime valve]

what you mean ?

[stoic ledge]

Here they go red -> green when you are allowed to go

Why do they go amber first in the UK?

I think Germany does it too but I never go at orange

[bitter compass]

I think in Germany they go red -> red + amber -> green

[stoic ledge]

Uuuuuhm that could also be true

[bitter compass]

Idk

I guess as info that it's going to be green the amber but please don't drive yet but get ready

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I could understand it that way

And that also how I use it

But on UK dashcam's I often see them leaving at amber

Like Ged did there

[prime valve]

UK is full of bad drivers

everyone is always in a hurry

everyone goes on amber in the UK

[bitter compass]

According to behaviour In Germany traffic lights also have 4 states in the other direction
Green -> green but more speed required -> red but still green but even more speed or full slam on breaks --> red

[charred depot]

they always go amber + red then green where I live

its supposed to be a "get ready"

so guess I am a criminal

One thing I find funny is we have two types of pedestrian crossings

one of them flashes amber for like 15 seconds at the end and some people just sit there

but you are meant to go if no one is crossing

[jovial mauve]

In denmark they go amber before green 2

Its nice so you can time your launch right

[simple igloo]

in germany it's red -> red + amber -> green -> amber -> red, makes it so you can distinguish whether a light is just about to turn green or if it's turning red

[charred depot]

yeah its the same here im just criminal scum

[prime valve]

You can technically go on amber

since the pelican crossing blinks amber and you can just go

[charred depot]

yeah but I went through an amber red

[prime valve]

if police see it they wont do anything

[charred depot]

yeah plus in my defense my car isnt the quickest is the fastest in the world

[prime valve]

by the time your car took of it was green

[charred depot]

if a fanceh car floored it when it went properly green they would be further along than me

still miffed they put traffic lights on that roundabout

the hilarious part is it took them over a year to construct them and during that time they had the roundabout reduced to one lane and it flowed perfectly fine

[civic spoke]

Here they go Red. Red/Amber, Green. For when it turns green.
And then it goes Green, Amber, Red. For when it goes red.

That way you go it's going to or from a Red light.

So just the way it does in that video.

[charred depot]

205 doesent have a temp gauge which I hate, also doesent have a working radiator fan

it's survived one blink of the engine cooked light thankfully

[stoic ledge]

Yeah so I understand the meaning, it's just Bri'ish drivers not understanding how to use it

[charred depot]

impatience reigns supreme

some people here go before its even amber

they see the other directions light turn red and go

[stoic ledge]

I anticipate lights in other directions going red to get ready (like select gear etc) but I don't move until it's green 🙃

Classic

[charred depot]

so close to a cheeky £400 write off payout for me saab

from a scratch on the wing

just kidding I despise insurance companies so wont use them even if its for my benefit 99% of the time

[stoic ledge]

[charred depot]

someone that I share the unit with got rear ended in their old merc so cut the entire back off their parts car and welded it on

guess if someone rear ends my saloon its turning into an estate

[wraith rivet]

tf??

How does that work lmao

[dense shard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-13XXtLIgE

So Toyota dropped the Corolla Cross just in time for the HR-V.

ngl, this looks waaaay better

[stoic ledge]

I saw this yesterday which blew my mind, Honda selling 3 out of the 10 best selling cars world wide, while in Europe they barely sell at all

Also, the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV at #20

Curious to see how the HR-V will turn out to be, usually Honda's are quite expensive here but the base HR-V is 2k less expensive than the base Corolla Cross here. Idk how the equipment is but that might give them a chance

[frigid anchor]

what was it

[vocal mural]

<@&750150305383186585>

[prime valve]

some scammer

[frigid anchor]

and then there is MARUTI Suzuki

[gusty flower]

i want the turbo in the trunk...

[prime valve]

welp

idk what to tell you

[gusty flower]

honda sucks

unless its the nsx or a 2jz swapped accord

116dB @raw obsidianle for my honda accord now lol

[dense shard]

Not sure what you're basing your opinion on, but it's okay to be wrong I guess.

"2JZ swap an accord"

It's always going to be too early in the day to even attempt to tackle that level of automotive spice.

[gusty flower]

no

its like 3-5 hours of body work

1-2 hours paint

3 days putting transmission in and running a new axle across back for rwd

2-3 days for engine

2-3 days for tuning and adding

then like 2-3 for finishing stuff up

its like 2 ish weeks not too bad... accord engine bay is pretty big

[charred depot]

timescales to rival my workplaces ambitious expectations for a first run

[vocal mural]

Peugeot sucks

[gusty flower]

i dont even know what that is but ok

[charred depot]

modern car bad

[fallen falcon]

modern troll bad, but i have him blocked for good anyways

checked whether he grew some mind, seemingly not.

[charred depot]

if advertising such helps you cope ❤️

[gusty flower]

r u saying u blocked me

[fallen falcon]

no i have no issues with you bro.. 🙂

you're good

[gusty flower]

lol bet

[fallen falcon]

the other guy who claims modern cars suck, a 99 citroen has the best engine

and a bunch of other crap

[gusty flower]

haha

[charred depot]

he just has no basis on irony

everything said is 100% fact

[gusty flower]

who is it

[charred depot]

who'd you think

[gusty flower]

idk

[charred depot]

(hes talking about me)

but yes the XUD is the best engine in the world

[gusty flower]

lol ok

[fallen falcon]

nobody is asking you to be %100 serious

you're being a troll.

[gusty flower]

im a 2j and an LS kinda guy

[charred depot]

its called taking the piss, I do know my cars are generally perceived as awful.

[fallen falcon]

so you like pissing on discord

wow, what an accomplishment.

[charred depot]

are you accomplishing anything here?

[fallen falcon]

are you?

[gusty flower]

suspense

[charred depot]

Im not claiming to

[fallen falcon]

did i though..

[charred depot]

well by you saying that I am accomplishing nothing through sarcasm that would mean that you expect accomplishments to be made on here?

[fallen falcon]

at least i'm not trolling

[charred depot]

Its only trolling if someones mad enough to think im completely serious

but you fit the bill I guess

[fallen falcon]

ok?

[gusty flower]

guys u both love cars right

[charred depot]

no

[gusty flower]

then y r u in the cars chat

[fallen falcon]

i like me some cars

[gusty flower]

ok well idk what to say to this man thats in the cars chat but doesnt like cars

[charred depot]

cars are awful yet I buy more

[fallen falcon]

you just buy the awful cars? 🙂

[charred depot]

awful cars are the real success symbol

[gusty flower]

how much power do ur cars make

[fallen falcon]

no agree

[charred depot]

3 make 59hp one makes 130hp

[gusty flower]

if they make less than 100hp is it a car? or a glorified lawn mower?

[fallen falcon]

when a guy comes out of his ford taunus / cortana whatever antic car with clothing and a phone more expensive than it..

and a girlfriend with even more expensive stuff on her

i think of how dumb they are.

[charred depot]

They get to 80mph so they have adequate power : /

[fallen falcon]

i mean 100 is plenty for some cars

[gusty flower]

dude im sure that car weighs like 1800 lbs

unless u weigh like 400lbs 80mph is pretty bad

what is it like a 2 stroke jet ski engine?

[charred depot]

2000 pounds

old idi diesels

[fallen falcon]

ngl there are new 100 HP cars i'd buy today

newer stuff with DCTs, etc

turbos make plenty of mid end power on some

[gusty flower]

the new nissan rogue or one of the newer nissans has 134 hp

[fallen falcon]

hyundai has some 100 HP blocks

[gusty flower]

takes like an entire minute to get up to 70mph

[fallen falcon]

and the cars are actually good

rogue sucks tho CVT right..

[gusty flower]

id take a turbo engine anyday

[gusty flower]

cvt is only good on the old gen sentra

the newer cvt sucks

[fallen falcon]

that sucked too

it was loud and unreliable

and slow

[charred depot]

dad has a 2009 hyundai i30 1.4 no turbo its pretty gnaff

[gusty flower]

ya better than the new stuff tho

[fallen falcon]

manual on those cars actually went fast tho

E-CVT tends to be far better with the real 1st gear on toyota

[gusty flower]

i would take a turbo engine anyday bc u can always get a bigger turbo

[fallen falcon]

yeah that's a bonus if you're into big power.

[gusty flower]

i dont even like cvt manual is my thang

MT-82 LOL

worse than cvt??

[charred depot]

My friend has a van with the same engine 60 odd hp engine as my cars

best part is once you are done with it any car you exit into is a sports car

[gusty flower]

a van... with a 60hp... think ab that for a second

[charred depot]

reached 80mph downhill with a tailwind

[fallen falcon]

the tailwind 🙂

[gusty flower]

honestly chrysler makes their pistons too big.... took a spark plug out yesterday and they are massive

could save so much money

[fallen falcon]

http://www.mitechengines.com/picture gallery/pictures page-1.htm

stock firebird 300 mph

as far as body and some interior parts go

[gusty flower]

my big van reaches 80 downhill just in neutral bro 😅

7% grade lol

[fallen falcon]

those NASCAR parts are good for massive power

though tend to be on the unreliable side due to being used harshly

[gusty flower]

nascar engine foxbody swap

seen it done before its not pretty

[fallen falcon]

they do a lot of RPM

[gusty flower]

ya isnt it 8k redline

[fallen falcon]

depends

[gusty flower]

got to love Porsche

9k baby

[fallen falcon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXp4iTNCOjM

maserati engines and VQ37 do it too

a sequential transmission like this is prolly the most fun gearbox

on the track tho..

i once saw a 07 era quattroporte on the rear of a guy waiting on the wrong lane for the lights

the maserati owner got mad and nailed it all the way when he went out of his road

thing climbed the little hill in no time lol

[gusty flower]

sequentials r so fun ion track and if ur not stopping at a lot of stoplights

[fallen falcon]

ya

for traffic they're a mess lol

[gusty flower]

normal manual trans is way better for places like cali with all those stoplights

[fallen falcon]

i'd just take auto for place like cali w/ traffic

[gusty flower]

ya ive driven one n traffic before and legit almost died

[gusty flower]

standard manual isnt awful but it is a pain compared to auto

[fallen falcon]

hill assist could be useful too depending on where you live. the worst thing is being stuck on a hill in traffic..

on a manual car without assist

[gusty flower]

yep never been in a manual with hill assist

[fallen falcon]

newer cars have it yeah

[gusty flower]

theres this hill by my house that al;ways has tons of traffic i avoid when i can

or line lock

if ur car is rwd u can do a front line lock and vise versa and just flick it on whenever ur on a hill

[stoic ledge]

Hill Start Assist usually applies the rear brakes, but the brake pressure gets released as soon as you go moving

I never had an issue driving a manual in traffic

[charred depot]

my diesels are a piece of cake even on steep hills

hyundai i30 1.4 is a bit grim as it has no low end grunt and 1st gear should be shorter

although ive driven that car like twice so never had the chance to get properly comfy

[civic spoke]

With automatics, then it even likes to use the parking brake.

[stoic ledge]

Yeah which is on the rear axle 😛

In my parents car, I literally have to engage the parking brake and then drive off to get hill start assist (it removes it again automatically)

[bitter compass]

Hill start assist is such a great feature

Learning in a car with automatic handbrake and the assist and then daily driving one without it kinda was hell where i live

And now having a car with the assist

Is such a dream

[bitter compass]

Tbf to myself everything here is a mountain and some are well.. steep

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's why my driving instructor ordered his car in a cheaper trim and added all comfort features he wanted as an option because the cheaper trim had less of those aid systems

[bitter compass]

Well you don't really get a new car without hill start assist anymore

[stoic ledge]

Yeah not hill start but more expensive trims had an electronic handbrake

[bitter compass]

Sometimes i wonder how often clutches have to be done in driving instructor cars

[stoic ledge]

Also parking sensors, which his didn't have xD

Things like that

When I drove it (150-160k km) it was still on his first clutch

[bitter compass]

Yeah i kinda learned in a fully kitted out A5

[stoic ledge]

95% here drives a B-segment hatchback, so Corsa, Fiesta, Polo, Clio etc

I drove a Clio

[bitter compass]

You cant do that over here - some rich kids parent is gonna complain that their sweetheart can't be seen in a golf or even worse a polo

Everything here is at least an A3

[stoic ledge]

Yikes

[bitter compass]

A3, A5, 3 series, and some are golfs but the worst I've seen a model S

[stoic ledge]

He now has an A180 Sedan, quite nice. Petrol actually

[stoic ledge]

Yikes EV

[bitter compass]

Yeah i would not trust a learner with that acceleration

[stoic ledge]

He has a Mercedes with a manual and a Polo for the automatic lessons xD

You'd expect it the other way around 😛

But the Merc is his main car so makes sense that's the fancier one

Polo is his wifes car xD

47k for the Merc according to the plate

[bitter compass]

I've never seen anything cheaper than a golf here

[stoic ledge]

Me 😛

Clio IV 1.5 dCi Expression

OOF that's already over 6 years ago 🥲 Times flies

I remember the exam like yesterday

[bitter compass]

Also i learned in that A5 - i need to sort my hair out 👀

Long hair in a convertible suuucks

And i always ran around with open hair back then

[stoic ledge]

[bitter compass]

First lesson, and i didn't know it was a convertible

And i was there with long hair

[stoic ledge]

Lol, quite unusual to have a convertible as a learner car

[bitter compass]

And i came from school so i had nothing on me to fix it

[stoic ledge]

I think that's not even allowed here

[bitter compass]

I kinda understand why you would get one for summer

Like 38° and spending the entire day in a car

Its basically a sauna

[stoic ledge]

AC

[bitter compass]

Fair xD

Na as long as you tell people with your girls to sort their hair out

[stoic ledge]

I'd burn my skin off in a convertible in the summer probably

[bitter compass]

And guys

Then it's fibe i guess

[stoic ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/sun-burn-family-guy-stewie-painful-hard-to-walk-gif-4474443

[bitter compass]

Well i look like that every summer anyways

[stoic ledge]

I don't as I use SPF50

[bitter compass]

I actually might go back to the driving instructor if everything works out - kinda want to get the trailer license buut didn't have time for that until now

[stoic ledge]

Same

• I also want a motorcycle license

If I ever have the time and money, I want a full license

[bitter compass]

Ye time became such an issue

[viscid atlas]

nerd

[stoic ledge]

Thonk

[brittle totem]

167$ for a nearly a full tank of diesel here in Sweden we still hade around 100km left until empty.

[civic spoke]

Yikes. But that's also a reasonably sized tank.

Fillies up with like 16 Gallons.

You could have probably just used the normal Miles Diesel. Instead of Diesel PLUS. But yah.

[brittle totem]

The normal one didnt work for some reason.

[brittle totem]

Around 1150km of range.

[civic spoke]

Oof.

[prime valve]

your engine light is on

[civic spoke]

I think the truck might only make it 1,000 km's on a good day.

Doesn't help when the machinist takes some from me.

[stoic ledge]

That's normal for a VW

But no that's just because the ignition is on

But the engine isn't really on

Then it's normal the CEL comes on

[prime valve]

typical

[stoic ledge]

That's like 6.2L/100km then if I do the maths? (1100km - 100km / 62L = 16.1km/l)

Not too great for a diesel Passat is it

[charred depot]

I need one of the unobtanium rear strut mounts for my 305, despair

fockin french cars maan

[brittle totem]

It says 1210km now after 56km driven.

[brittle totem]

You need to turn the engine on and it will disappear its the same thing in my moms bmw.

[prime valve]

but why

never seen this before

[civic spoke]

Probably just left on for a second as part of the cluster check.

[stoic ledge]

Ah that's better

[stoic ledge]

Every car does that? It's like a check for the CEL to see if it works

[timber oar]

Well and if the key is in fun

Run*

But the engine is off

The system is going to see things like, no oil pressure, engine not turning

No charge voltage

Its gonna think everything is broken until is running

[civic spoke]

I saw this on the road twice this week.

[timber oar]

Wtf is that wrap

[civic spoke]

Manufacturer camouflage for prototype vehicles.

Testing vehicles.

[timber oar]

I've never seen anything like it

[civic spoke]

They have it so that you can't see shapes and the like as easy.

[timber oar]

Honestly that thing would probably look even worse with that "camouflage" gone

What even is that headlight styling i stg

[civic spoke]

Xpeng G9 is what I can find from the license plate.

"The G9 was unveiled in November 2021 during the Guangzhou Auto Show and is scheduled to be officially launched in China in the third quarter of 2022."

[charred depot]

160 euros for a rear strut top welp I suppose they have a monopoly

[vocal mural]

Strange location registration

[civic spoke]

Just prototype stuff.

[vocal mural]

Street view: 3 years ago

[civic spoke]

No one really knows why it's in Sweden, of all locations.

[vocal mural]

A house registered

[brittle totem]

Their is an Xpeng showroom in mall of Scandinavia so that's probably why it is Sweden because they want to test them here to.

[vocal mural]

Showroom in a private property? (House)

[civic spoke]

Usually they test stuff here during the winter half of the year for cold climate testing. Not in the middle of the summer.

[brittle totem]

Maybe they want an "official" range number for both summer and winter.

[brittle totem]

That's probably where the company is registered here in Sweden but that seems a bit sketchy.

[wraith rivet]

you can look up info on the license plate?

[civic spoke]

Yeah.

[civic spoke]

That's... Impressive...

[prime valve]

Did they survive?

[sudden pecan]

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/ranger-rover-falls-off-car-carrier-collides-with-honda-accord/

[prime valve]

Dam

[wispy cloak]

[prime valve]

sir it looks like you have a problem

[frigid anchor]

what are the maximum temeratures

[tidal river]

I think I accident made an RGB gamer car?

I wanted some running lights down in the front bumper, thought it would be cool to 3D print some, and use LEDs, so I can get them how I want them… why not use RGB LEDs, because then I can change the colour temperature to match the headlights… next minute…

[stoic ledge]

Does it have more FPS now?

https://youtu.be/Sp3LdgmZpD0

Can't believe people in the comments defending Tesla...

Even my 1.2 Corsa uses DOT-4, DOT-3 is really prehistoric, ridiculous and should not be on a 1000+hp vehicle

[tidal river]

Totally!

[civic spoke]

What's even worse? The guy in the video changed his brakes out. While keeping the DOT-3 brake fluid. Instead of going up to DOT 5/5.1. Or even up to DOT 4.

[stoic ledge]

Can you even put DOT 4 or higher in DOT 3 brakelines? They probably also cheaped out on the brake lines, and DOT 4+ can wear out rubber seals of DOT 3 braking setup

But it definitely shouldn't be shipped from the factory with DOT 3

But addressing the brakes but keeping the horrendous DOT 3 fluid isn't smart either

Yeah saw that, basically same problem, although he noticed it in time and then adjusted his pace so he could finish the lap with regen only

[civic spoke]

You can put higher DOT fluids into DOT 3. Just not DOT 3 into vehicles that ask for DOT 4 or higher.

Since the boiling point of DOT 3 is lower.

[stoic ledge]

Still, shouldn't come like that from the factory

It even has a Track mode

bUt ItS nOt ThE iNtEnDeD pUrPoSe

[civic spoke]

Has Track mode. Not recommended to ever be taken to the track.

[stoic ledge]

🧠

[prime valve]

what

how did this paas any inspection ?

Tesla shouldn't make cars

The person that owns the company is literally an ape

he is only successful because of government funding

[brittle totem]

So he hade modifed it for track use but not upgraded the breaks when they know that they cant handle track usage that's pretty stupied.

[prime valve]

I mean it shouldn't just take away the privileges of braking

[brittle totem]

And you will on the brake padel that breaks are bad before the completely go out he should have slow down before and not puch the car to its limits while he knows that the breakes are to warm i bet you that it was the message on the cluster sayting that the breaks where to warm

[prime valve]

it should halt you rather than not letting you brake

[stoic ledge]

Yup true 😛 Almost forgot that part, watched it quite some time ago, didn't remember the exact details

[brittle totem]

It will warn you why before it goes out to. So if he hade "listened" to what the car has said that crash wouldn't have happened. But yeah the brakes should be better even the model 3 performance have better brakes then plaid.

[stoic ledge]

He upgraded the brakes but not the fluid iirc 😛

But it's crazy how the brakes aren't set up to handle it, and using DOT 3 from the factory is just plain stupid, the most budget of budget cars are better, never mind a 1000+ hp vehicle with a track mode

[brittle totem]

This comment explains it pretty well.

[stoic ledge]

I've seen a test of a Model 3 vs Polestar 2 braking performance... first try the perform identical and exactly the same... brake the Polestar multiple times afterwards: no change. Model 3: breaking distance increases after each try

[prime valve]

yeah but its really stupid you cant break either way

Tesla is just hot garbage

poor build quality even worse repairability

[brittle totem]

Good luck with braking in any cars then the breaks are over heated.

Isn't that the same guy that drove his plaid underwater to ?

[stoic ledge]

Except even my 1.2 car can handle higher braking temperatures 😂

The Tesla brakes are really under dimensioned

Especially for a car with a track mode

[prime valve]

So they used cheap garbage

They are probably trying to save money

[civic spoke]

It's not even a lot they save on it.

[stoic ledge]

Aight so I checked this video again:

Model 3

• 1st try: 35.3m
• 2nd try: 36.5m + overheating warning
• 3rd try: 40.4m

Polestar 2:

• 1st try: 33.9m
• 2nd try: 33.9m
• 3rd try: 33.8m
• 4th try: 33.8m

[brittle totem]

My biggest quastion is why the didnt use the roll Cage in a "modified" car that was ment to use on the track.

[prime valve]

I mean on thousands of units they save a lot

[civic spoke]

That's real consistent from the Polestar.

[stoic ledge]

I'd rather see them increase the price by €500 to use €5 more expensive brake fluid than putting it on the road like this

[civic spoke]

I think the big part is that 99% of the users aren't getting into the brakes heavy at all. So a lower grade of brake fluid isn't needed for those people.

[stoic ledge]

Yup

[prime valve]

I mean yeah ofc

[prime valve]

I mean anyone can buy the car so it should still have good break fluid

[stoic ledge]

99% doesn't crash their car, does that mean we don't have to provide airbags? 🙃

[prime valve]

speed doesnt kill its the breaking

[stoic ledge]

Yup 😛

[civic spoke]

Most people only plan on getting into the brakes enough that heat is an issue a few times in their life.

[prime valve]

But those few times can be your last times

[stoic ledge]

Most people also won't get the 1000hp version

If you get a 1000hp car, you should get better brakes than a Citroen 2CV

[prime valve]

but its a tesla so none of that matters :)

[civic spoke]

Wouldn't surprise me if they just didn't bother changing it from when they first started Model S production.

[stoic ledge]

Like I said, my 1.2 Corsa already has better 😛

And that was first released in 2006 -> 16 years ago, on a very small hatchback 😛

Plaid is US only I think atm

[prime valve]

taycan turbo s is 180k and it can brake

also a lot higher quality meanwhile tesla still selling a piece of shit

I mean if a Tesla breaks the only way to fix it is to buy a new one

Tesla is literally a Apple car

only thing is with apple actually outperforms competition

[civic spoke]

I wonder how good of a buy an F30 BMW would be.
Thinking of just getting a 320d

Or I could be mad and look at the 335 iA...

[prime valve]

335i good engine

[civic spoke]

335 iA is the one with a hybrid system. Electric assist system, or whatever it is.

[prime valve]

oh