cars

[remote salmon]

Higher end trims better upgraded with brembos

[mighty gulch]

Wire brakes like on a bike

[remote salmon]

Your standard disk brakes but tiny

[south yew]

Not sure if you've heard of PowerStop but they make great affordable brakes. Go for the Z26 kit

[remote salmon]

Yeah I’ve heard of them

[south yew]

Have em on everything I own and huge upgrade over OEM

[flat zephyr]

im sure stuff like upgrading brakes and all this other stuff car people to do cars makes a difference, but as someone who wants to get into cars, is it really that noticable? i want a sleeper sedan and want to do some stuff to it but like people who overclock for gains how noticable is that kind of stuff

[trim nacelle]

Even if tiny they should have a lot of added thickness and not feel that weak at all

They're meant to last 6+ years

If they feel dodgy now I'd be concerned

[remote salmon]

They’re the same brakes from the standard Imprezas I’m pretty sure

[south yew]

Most people just go for horsepower, forgetting that suspension and brakes are what get you around corners. It's noticeable if you do it right but doing it right costs money

[flat zephyr]

im only 19 and work in food so uh

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squidward-because-im-all-gif-24741845

[south yew]

Lemme put it to you this way

[remote salmon]

Suspension/brakes is so much more important than just engine mods imo

If you can’t buy a new engine outright, don’t mod the engine

[flat zephyr]

i want a fusion sport or taraus sho though 😇

[mighty gulch]

What if I spend all my money on aero instead

[south yew]

I raced a 30 HP 250cc bike with proper suspension and tires. I was going around the outside of 1000cc bikes with 180 HP like they were standing still

[flat zephyr]

what does cc mean for bikes

[south yew]

displacement

[flat zephyr]

ive heard that term thrown around for bikes

[south yew]

CC = Cubic Centimeter

[mighty gulch]

Its like hp

But for small things

[remote salmon]

1L = 1000cc I’m pretty sure

[mighty gulch]

I think

[south yew]

1 liter = 1,000 CC

[remote salmon]

Not really

[trim nacelle]

Still sounds a bit worrying if they don't feel strong on a new car

[flat zephyr]

1 liter of cubic space the bike takes up?

[mighty gulch]

O

[faint wadi]

No you should def put a stage 4 turbo with a poorly placed intercooler on a 1.6L

[south yew]

Engine displacement

[remote salmon]

Oh they’re strong enough but not as strong as I’m used to

[trim nacelle]

Oh

[south yew]

it's how big the engine is

[flat zephyr]

oh lmao ok

[trim nacelle]

Well in that case I'm not worried

[south yew]

Your Ford Fusion V6 is probably 3.6 liters or something

[remote salmon]

Like I’ve got to use more of the pedal to get the same strength as a light tap from my other cars

[mighty gulch]

Should a suspension be harder for better track performance

[trim nacelle]

German cars be like that

(No this is a true statement)

[south yew]

Depends on how soft it is to start with

[remote salmon]

2.7 if it’s the ecoboost engine in the fusion sport but I have no clue

[mighty gulch]

Cause as far as I know it like reduces roll around corners?

[south yew]

Your suspension has 3 things, compression damping, rebound damping, and preload height

[flat zephyr]

i have a 2010 2.5l 4cyl

[south yew]

No. Swaybars do that

[mighty gulch]

Or is that a rollbar's job

Kekw

[faint wadi]

My Impala V6 was 3.6, the V8 was 3.8.
My new Murano is 3.5 and has 50 more HP

[flat zephyr]

i want a 2017-19 sport with a 2.7l turboed v6

[remote salmon]

Half of me wishes I could find a Chevy SS for a good price just for the meme factor

[mighty gulch]

Oh that makes a lot of sense

[trim nacelle]

To a point. The goal of suspension is to compress properly to allow a fair weight distribution on a car through a corner so the tires have a good contact patch and not too much sheer stress created from weight imbalance

[south yew]

Each one has it's purpose

[mighty gulch]

How quickly it compresses/rebounds

[south yew]

Ye

[trim nacelle]

As vintage said, each part plays a role

[mighty gulch]

And how high off the ground it is

Lower better but then you scrape curbs

[south yew]

Preload is how high it sits to begin with. Sag is the amount the suspension compresses from off the ground to static

Then with cars you also have alignment adjustments

Caster, Camber, etc

[remote salmon]

Playing with the suspension is probably my favorite part of working on cars

[trim nacelle]

The springs themselves have natural harmonics that return the suspension to it's normal height, dampeners reduce the harmonic effects and improve the rate of travel to be more ideal to a car

[mighty gulch]

camber is how offset from neutral the tires are no?

[south yew]

It's a lot easier on motorcycles, we don't have caster, camber and toe LOL

[trim nacelle]

Yes

[mighty gulch]

Out vs in angle

[trim nacelle]

Camber and toe

[mighty gulch]

Mmhm

[trim nacelle]

Caster also affects this dependent to steering angle

[mighty gulch]

Toe is in camber is out

[south yew]

Camber is vertical alignment, whether the top or bottom of the tire is out further

[trim nacelle]

No

[south yew]

No

[mighty gulch]

Dang

[trim nacelle]

It depends on what you're doing

[south yew]

Toe is whether the front of the tire points in or out

[trim nacelle]

Ye

[mighty gulch]

ooooooooohhh

[south yew]

Caster is more complicated

[trim nacelle]

And depending on weight shift and stability, you can have a wide range of different settings

[south yew]

That's determined by your suspension arms

[trim nacelle]

Camber is generally negative to the road (bottom edge out) for track cars

[mighty gulch]

That's what i was thinking of

[remote salmon]

Is there ever a point to a positive camber? I can’t think of one

[trim nacelle]

Road cars may have a slight negative or positive

[mighty gulch]

Better grip around hard corners?

[trim nacelle]

But are normally very neutral

[south yew]

Yes, in specific examples. Long travel suspension typically has positive camber

[mighty gulch]

Idk lol

[trim nacelle]

Drag

[south yew]

because the arc of the suspension travel means at full stop you end up with negative camber

[remote salmon]

Ahh ok

[trim nacelle]

Caster can increase these effects or reduce them

It's essentially "How pronounced is my camber with no steering angle vs when it has angle"

It can increase the effects of a camber angle in a corner

[mighty gulch]

Oooh that makes sense

[trim nacelle]

Ye so you can adjust the car to run more flat on the straights, and angled in the turns

It's as important as the other two alignments if not way more

[mighty gulch]

Which sounds ideal

[trim nacelle]

When used correctly yes

Suspension also have stoppers on dampening as well, to prevent over travel not intended

[remote salmon]

All this talk is making me sad I still got a warranty

[south yew]

It depends on the track. Suspension changes between tracks can vary wildly due to the number of corners, how sharp they are and even the traction surface

[mighty gulch]

Man you'd really think the stupid cybertruck would let you manually adjust all of that with its independent wheel turning

[south yew]

No

[mighty gulch]

Nope, it can barely tow things

[south yew]

You don't want all that adjustable on the fly lol

[trim nacelle]

You really think a $30000 *car sold for $90000 would feature this

[mighty gulch]

Maybe I have standards for the things I buy-

[remote salmon]

I would not trust on the fly adjustable suspensions

[south yew]

Nope

[trim nacelle]

Porsche is the only brand I know that has user adjustable suspension this detailed in a road car

These are things mechanics pour over in a racing team

[mighty gulch]

I know polestar gives you the option to adjust ride stiffness

[faint wadi]

That was a hilarious video. They picked the slowest 911 they've ever made to compete against.

[south yew]

That's just adjustable damping inside the shocks/struts

Motorcycles do that too

[remote salmon]

Not fully adjustable tho, only I think stiffness and height ain’t it?

[trim nacelle]

Polestar honestly best ev

[mighty gulch]

Whistlindiesel had the hitch just tear off entirely

[trim nacelle]

Dampening is absolutely there, not all of it no

[south yew]

After he narfed the bumper hard on a previous test

[mighty gulch]

Like the entire rear bumper came with the hitch

[remote salmon]

He majorly dropped it on something right before it

[mighty gulch]

True, but I figured they'd have a central rod structure built directly with the car

To tow as much as its rated for

[trim nacelle]

Insane moment btw, the tow bar was attached TO THE DAMN BUMPER

[south yew]

This is why you don't use a bumper for towing lol

[trim nacelle]

It wasn't on THE FRAME

[south yew]

and have a hitch installed to the frame

[mighty gulch]

EXACTLY

[trim nacelle]

This is basic design

[remote salmon]

The amount of times I’ve seen someone install an aftermarket hitch to the bumper is crazy

Always some clapped out civic or Altima too

[faint wadi]

Getting 60% of the rated distance with everything turned off is just... Lawsuit worthy level of scum

[trim nacelle]

Quickest way to ruin a car

[remote salmon]

Never a car meant to tow either

[trim nacelle]

You always install to a frame on the car

[mighty gulch]

200 mile range kekw

[trim nacelle]

Never a bumper

The fact people even defended this is wild

[remote salmon]

Kia EV best EV

[trim nacelle]

Nah polestar m8

[remote salmon]

The EV6 I drove was seriously fun and actually pretty solid

[mighty gulch]

I sat in their polestar 5 at a showroom

Damn its nice haha

[remote salmon]

20 minute charging time for a 400 mile range was great

[mighty gulch]

Lots of passenger and rear space for a sedan

[trim nacelle]

Leave it to real driving brands to make a better car than a startup company with already over a quarter as many recalls as the umbrella known as GM

[mighty gulch]

Storage could be bigger

But it's a sedan

[remote salmon]

If I were to buy an EV it probably would be an EV6

[trim nacelle]

Don't worry cybertruck got u, oh, no working rear mirror tho, that's blocked

[mighty gulch]

Its okay they have a rear view camera

[faint wadi]

Speaking of recalls... Ford is telling you not to drive your car because your airbags could kill you (again). You'd think they'd learn not to use Takata by now.

[south yew]

I'll never buy a Tesla product due to their anti consumer repair policies. Never. Worse than Apple.

[mighty gulch]

That shows up as a tiny cropped window

[trim nacelle]

On the most shiny screen in the world

[mighty gulch]

Fr

[remote salmon]

Sounds about right for ford

[mighty gulch]

Void your battery warranty because you used it as a "stationary power supply"

[trim nacelle]

Takata is the single worst recall in history now

Eclipses everything else 3 to 1

[mighty gulch]

To charge your phone

[faint wadi]

Battery connector breaks because it's not shielded properly on the bottom.
Tesla: That'll be $26000 to replace the entire battery, the assembly, and the charging system.
Independent shop: lol we'll get you a salvaged connector and put it on for 6k

[mighty gulch]

Wonder if they even actually replace all of that

[south yew]

Then Tesla remotely disables your SuperCharging because the coded connector serial doesn't match

[mighty gulch]

Or if they just do the same thing and use a salvaged connector

[faint wadi]

They do but the whole program designed in a way to make you want to throw it away and buy a new one

[trim nacelle]

Gentle reminder BMW have cancelled their EV program twice for poor market returns

[remote salmon]

No one that buys a BMW is wanting an EV lol

[mighty gulch]

Oh well that's nice at least they aren't lying

My expectations for tesla are extremely low

[remote salmon]

It’s either old business man buying a 7 series and doesn’t want fancy bells and whistles in an EV, or a 20 year old with daddy’s money trying to be a glorified street racer

[mighty gulch]

I assume they will do anything and everything they can to screw people over

Which I guess hasn't been proven wrong yet

[remote salmon]

I wish MB EVs weren’t so ugly because I’d be on board to buy one

Maybe one day they’ll make it look better

[mighty gulch]

And I wish they didn't use piano black capacitive touch "buttons"

But here we are

[faint wadi]

Oh by the way, the repair in question was on a car that was in warranty still. They denied warranty coverage even though it was literally just a rock in the road that broke the connector.

[remote salmon]

The capacitive touch buttons are perfectly fine, they still give some haptic feedback

[trim nacelle]

Almost every recent tesla are on a similar market tier to a BMW lol

[remote salmon]

I love them in my E450

[mighty gulch]

I do not like fake buttons myself

[trim nacelle]

They're 150K over here for a tesla, BMW's are often that or double

[mighty gulch]

If you're gonna do it put a real one lol

[trim nacelle]

If you don't take a simple 3 series

[mighty gulch]

And also the fact that MB makes it piano black

the easiest to smudge and scratch surface

for a high contact surface

genius

[remote salmon]

The material is surprisingly difficult to scratch, yet to have any issues with that

[mighty gulch]

Huh

[remote salmon]

Smudges are kind of a meh thing, not really that noticeable

[mighty gulch]

Okay, fair enough

[trim nacelle]

Actually you know what I'm wrong

[remote salmon]

It’s piano black but there’s still a coating on top of the actual blackness of it

[trim nacelle]

Both tesla and bmw got way cheaper

[remote salmon]

Both of them also depreciate A LOT

[trim nacelle]

Wait no

It's just 1 bm model I think

I clicked the next cheapest and it's 168

[remote salmon]

LOL COBB is doing a back to school sale

[trim nacelle]

The teslas tho used to cost a lot more

[faint wadi]

Part of the reason is the batteries have a finite number of charge cycles before they either lose a bunch of range or cells die altogether

[remote salmon]

Then have fun paying 20k for a replacement

[faint wadi]

I priced out a battery pack for a 2016 RAV4 hybrid. 10k if you replace it yourself. 8k if you don't mind the smaller battery.

Back several years ago when I was at the state auction

[remote salmon]

I personally don’t think I’d ever actually outright buy an electric or hybrid

Probably would only lease

[faint wadi]

I could have picked up one of those RAV4s for about $4500 or so, the battery costs more than the rest of the SUV

[remote salmon]

If I buy a car it’s because I like it enough to keep it running as long as possible

ICE is easy to fix compared to an EV imo

[faint wadi]

Only because that's how they designed it

Insurance companies have been totaling EVs for minor damage because they don't want to deal with all the difficulties of repairing them

[trim nacelle]

Luxury car moment

[faint wadi]

EVEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY KNOWS THEY'RE NOT WORTH IT

[trim nacelle]

If you hit enough sensors and cameras the repair cost shoots way above what the car is worth for repair out of a totalled quota

[faint wadi]

On that note if you're brave you can buy "totaled" EVs and if you're lucky you just need to do something simple like a coolant patch or 12V battery swap

[remote salmon]

Bring back the days of purely mechanical cars with one wire

Actually nah, I like DI

[faint wadi]

Ah yes, the days where they complained about 25MPH speed limits on public streets for being "too fast"

[remote salmon]

Lolll

But like bring back how cars were made back in the 80s/90s but with updated safety features

The amount of cars sold would be incredible i think

[gloomy valve]

Also couldn’t charge it. Then they remotely let it start charging I think

Also he tore off the sheet metal that was glued to the frame above the doors lmfao

It was exaggerated but the door panels coming off was hilarious

[faint wadi]

It seems to have swung around now that batteries are cheaper to make and more available. $2700-3000 for the battery and $14k for the car at 100k miles

It gets the highway mileage that my V6 gets lmfao

And with much less power

[gloomy valve]

Also when he tore off the mirror and threw it at the truck, it broke even more

[gloomy valve]

[remote salmon]

My WRX gets worse mileage than my old X5’s N55

I miss being able to refill my tank every 2-3 weeks

[mighty gulch]

oh yeah when the impulse of the door panels just caused it to shear off on impact

[mighty gulch]

it was GLUED

not even welded or whatever

I wonder if you buy like a plug in hybrid like, fully

could you get away with not ever replacing the battery?

[gloomy valve]

Remember the two washers and duct tape

[gloomy valve]

The example he showed with the white model 3 wasn’t even slammed that hard

I remember an old video of this guy showing the rubber trunk weatherstrip seal and how it was installed incorrectly

Basically it would be normal halfway and then it flips, so its the other way around on the other half

[faint wadi]

Depends on how long you plan on keeping it. Generally you'd want to replace it after 100k miles, sometimes sooner depending on the model.

After that your range falls off a cliff

And you're using the ICE more and more

[mighty gulch]

true then it kinda loses it's function as a hybrid vehicle

[balmy egret]

Arguably sounds like a Subaru lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2zUBb_AtE

[balmy egret]

@trim nacelle I'm American so obviously I don't get to drive a manual that much. I feel fairly confident driving a manual if I have to in the near future. But how do you go over speed bumps? Something I've never thought of and I just watched a video of some kid struggling to go over speed bumps and he kept stalling lol

Kinda worries me because I go over speed bumps daily

[trim nacelle]

Eh?

Clutch and accel

[balmy egret]

Just that simple?

I guess it's basically like going up a driveway. I already feel confident in that

[trim nacelle]

I mean the bite point is always a thing if the bump is sharp enough

[balmy egret]

Yeah I'd imagine

[trim nacelle]

Ya driveway is one way to think about it

[balmy egret]

gotcha okay bett thanks

[trim nacelle]

Tbh speed bumps are like the thing I least put thought into when driving lol

As long as it's not disgustingly tall cars are pretty good with them these days

[flat zephyr]

i love how low it sounds ngl i want https://youtu.be/mYH2ltqhFMw?si=AFbXAE8xTWjaY7uG

[balmy egret]

This is realistically probably going to be my next car. I got curious and you know exactly what I searched to find this video. I kinda like this more tbh (yeah obviously it's slower but I think it sounds better)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERmzC1vXxww

This sounds so goofy 💀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpHDlRG9js

[flat zephyr]

car looks goofy too thats not great

[balmy egret]

I think it looks fine

lol what

it just sounds goofy

[flat zephyr]

not a fan of hatchbacks thats just me

but yeah it sounds terrible

[balmy egret]

sounds like it's farting lmao

[flat zephyr]

mhm

[balmy egret]

I can't stand SUVs though

This >>>>>>> 😩

It's always GM SUV owners doing goofy stuff like this

lore accurate Tahoe

[gloomy valve]

Mazda mazdaspeed 6

[mighty gulch]

What the hell LMAO

You could fit three roof racks on that thing

[oblique portal]

I’ve been looking at this car as well and the cx 30

The interior on that car is great for the price

But only the range on the car is kinda meh imo

It has a 12 gallon tank and gets around 28mpg

Very nice car tho

Should last between 150k - 200k miles

[balmy egret]

Yeah I feel Mazdas are slept on as cars that are meant for saving money and having fun

[storm hemlock]

old one looks better

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-NyO4mPez-/?igsh=NHVmYnN6eXRqZmVl

houseofgaming

Image playing Mario Kart with this setup
(TikTok / numberone.player)

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[balmy egret]

I’ve seen that one 💀💀

[storm hemlock]

real experience

[balmy egret]

Yeah that’s the one

[balmy egret]

I like waiting for pre approvals it's my favorite

[oblique portal]

https://youtu.be/nt9rajp0GDw?si=pJShKmL5rRrhUcU7

I’ve thought about it but I can’t believe anyone actually did it

[mighty gulch]

"A country of the truly free, damnit!" -Senator Armstrong

[pearl pollen]

🫡

[storm hemlock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEI0YLCGj1Q

[flat zephyr]

the dream car

good thing they didnt make less than 15 and its not selling for over like 13 million

[balmy egret]

Yeah I don't get why people don't like the Veneno

"It's ugly" did you try looking at it? 💀

[faint wadi]

I did try but it kept squinting at me

https://tenor.com/view/community-ken-jeong-ben-chang-cant-see-small-gif-5154350

Don't get me wrong, it does look good. Just a bit squinty.

[flat zephyr]

yall are tripping

Actually the coolest looking car ever made

I know it’s just like an aventador is disguise but still

[storm hemlock]

are you sure

[mighty gulch]

I stg that said venmo

[flat zephyr]

Yes it looks like a spaceship it’s so cool, lambo is also my fav super car brand so that bias helps

[balmy egret]

It's the economical struggles that we're all in lol

[mighty gulch]

I see what I want to see the most

[gloomy valve]

Looks too boy racer. It fits right in an asphalt game

This sweeps however

[faint wadi]

See, that one has a nice smile going for it

[gloomy valve]

[neon phoenix]

[neon phoenix]

You’ll end up with a stump of a hand

[faint wadi]

Real men don't lose fingers, they just gain callous

[ember sentinel]

Okay but the clutch has nothing to do with the gears

Clutch is in the front of the box

If you wanna change gears you gotta stick your hand in it's rear

[faint wadi]

That's a fair point

Now let the intrusive thoughts win

[trim nacelle]

Why use your hand whe-

[mighty gulch]

Use the force

[balmy egret]

Ehh

[trim nacelle]

Eh

[pearl pollen]

E

[trim nacelle]

_

[balmy egret]

ehhhh (I’m looking at your mom)

[trim nacelle]

eHhHHhe (Me mum no car)

[pearl pollen]

Ehhh (im in me mums car)

[balmy egret]

Working on getting a GTI

Hopefully gonna test drive it soon

[candid heron]

Eh

[balmy egret]

Ehhh

[trim nacelle]

HUEEGGHHH

[mighty gulch]

aaaAAUUUUGHhhh

(I am sleeping)

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

Starts off weird but gets more interesting just before 8 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQKvpXZRWo

[pearl pollen]

if only audi was reliable

that rs6

oof

[balmy egret]

Bruh fr 💀💀💀

Nah wait that's photoshopped

[mighty gulch]

Nahh

That's definitely real

Fish car fish car

[trim nacelle]

If I lived in america I would be buying googly eyes to slap onto every corvette now

[pearl pollen]

god

thats awful lol

[balmy egret]

my friend's dad: I might get a 918 but the wife isn't happy about it lol

Like two weeks later: a photo of him in a 918 pops up

💀💀💀

[trim nacelle]

Sorry, 918

918 spyder??

[balmy egret]

Yeah he's kind of a big person here in Texas

Ever heard of TX2K? @trim nacelle

[trim nacelle]

Nope

[balmy egret]

It's because you're Australian

[pearl pollen]

Ah, ʞᄅX┴

[balmy egret]

Yeah there's a translation for you

[trim nacelle]

Ohhhhh

[flat zephyr]

I need this car

[pearl pollen]

Me too

But don’t have $120000

[candid heron]

[neon phoenix]

Lmao

[balmy egret]

This guy has a widdle wadder on his pavement princess

[drifting sonnet]

That's factory equipment

[faint wadi]

I bet that thing never finds out what real dirt is like

[pearl pollen]

I bet my Toyota Corolla has seen more dust/offroading than that thing has in its lifetime

[drifting sonnet]

Probably

Is that a requirement to own one?

[amber rock]

Guys

How do we feel about a 2012 srx4 with 44k on it for $6000

$7000 after tax, registration, and new tires

On a related note, is a 2007 camry with 282k on it worth anything?

It's had about 6k of work put into it in the last three years, but does still have more issues

I don't know what but something needs to be replaced soon, and the engines been burning oil at an unhealthy pace

[faint wadi]

No, but buying an offroad vehicle to use it on asphalt is like buying an iphone 14 pro max exclusively to use the camera, when you could have bought a nice DSLR camera that does the job better for cheaper.

It's frustrating for some people to see things not being used in the way they're intended

[icy flax]

i mena i know people who offorad their rigs and they still look new

mebbe just a clean freak

[faint wadi]

They probably add that special clear coat protector to keep them from being scratched and work any dents out themselves if I had to guess

[icy flax]

i use ceramic coat

not the super spendy stuff but spray on wax off

it honestly works better than wax

tried some 303 graphene but that stuff is murder to buff off

[drifting sonnet]

Tbf, a DSLR camera won't fit in my pocket and it can't make phone calls but I get the sentiment. Though how many people buy sneakers just so they can walk into McDonalds? People buy Bugattis and Ferraris and don't take them to the track, so what?

Grenadier is said to be off-road vehicle, but let's be serious, it only comes with a BMW engine

[faint wadi]

The people buying bugatti at all are a different class of frustrating people

[drifting sonnet]

The world is full of frustrating people 🤷

[faint wadi]

Indeed it is

[drifting sonnet]

There are people who drive Subarus, for example

And even Honda civics

[faint wadi]

lol I had a subie, but it was actually rally modified and I raced it

I didn't win much but it was fun as hell

[drifting sonnet]

Nice

[ember sentinel]

Like 2k

Maximum

You could probably find ones in the hundreds

Car market is much worse now than it used to be, tbh

[balmy egret]

I can give you a happy meal and a couple of pennies for it

[amber rock]

I figured 500-1500 lol

Ty

[ember sentinel]

Toyotas can be overvalued in some regions

[balmy egret]

Trade-in value is probably like $500. Selling price, I'd agree probably like $2K

[pearl mauve]

But what about the Tessie

[flat zephyr]

The what

[pearl pollen]

The Tessie

[balmy egret]

Just call it a Tesla. Don't make it worse

[flat zephyr]

Hell no

I hate Tesla

SpaceX is fire though

Tesla kinda ruined EVs for me

I remember seeing the cybertruck be teased like 5 years ago when I was just starting highschool, seeing it now and all the crap it gets is like why I was I ever excited for it

That was always like the one think I thought I would like from Tesla but I do not care for any of their product

[faint wadi]

What, you mean you don't want a 100k truck that arrives pre-rusted?

[flat zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/think-mark-invincible-omniman-gif-21416554

I don’t think the market, pricing, electrical grid, or the technology is ready for EVs yet

Also I like screaming V12s and V8s so

[drifting sonnet]

You'll be screaming in a cybertuck too, once you slice your shins off while getting in

[trim nacelle]

https://youtu.be/jTfScQv4RcE

[amber rock]

picking this up in a week

gotta wait for registration

[balmy egret]

@timid moth I challenge you to a time attack duel on Leguna Seca

[timid moth]

what game?

[balmy egret]

I have GT7 and (I think) you have AC, right?

[timid moth]

yea

[balmy egret]

But I believe they share similar cars and they’re both pretty realistic

[timid moth]

ehhhhhhhhhh

but you gotta realize that they have different physics attributes

one game may have faster cars than the other

[balmy egret]

True

[timid moth]

if we both played the same game then we're fine

[balmy egret]

I also just don't feel like setting up AC lol

[timid moth]

breh

you can just run AC default

you plannin on using wheel lol?

[balmy egret]

of course I'd be using a wheel lol

[timid moth]

it should be pretty darn easy as it detects it right away, can configure like a few options

[balmy egret]

I should just following a modding guide that installs 36157482 mods so I won't have to do it again lol

[timid moth]

😂

storage ain't gonna like you for that one

[balmy egret]

Don't care it's an old game so that won't be a problem

(Small game)

[timid moth]

real

gonna try out the seca track with keeb

LMP1 car

1 lap brb

oh i realize we can play fh4 together

[balmy egret]

Oh okay so a 2014 LMP. I wonder if I can match that

[timid moth]

good luck!

[gloomy valve]

Wanna do the same thing with gt

Some car at the nurb

fl9 civic at nurb

sport hards

[balmy egret]

bett

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

Only I have a sim rig. So good luck bro

Also which specific track layout?

[gloomy valve]

Oh

Maybe endurance

[balmy egret]

bett

[gloomy valve]

Barely ever do that one

[balmy egret]

Also why sports hards? Not even racing hards?

[gloomy valve]

Oh I didn't even say if it was stock lmfao

Yeah stock civic

Maybe mediums. The car is really fun with mediums

I did a comparison lap at road atlanta before and after the physics update and it actually kicks the rear out a little bit

[balmy egret]

Sports or racing?

[gloomy valve]

Sports

[balmy egret]

aight

Picking up my sister from school then I'll run some laps

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

My mom's car 👶

Hopefully getting a GTI soon

[neon phoenix]

Rich ppl

[balmy egret]

@gloomy valve there is no FL9 Civic lol

Either that or I don't have it

Using a FL5 for now lol

Bro this car is boring asf why would you suggest this 💀💀💀

[gloomy valve]

My bad typo

[balmy egret]

lol

So which one?

[gloomy valve]

Nah its heat

5 i goofed

[balmy egret]

Bro it’s so boring

I wanna do it in a GT3 car

[gloomy valve]

Ok wanna do the m6 gt3

that one is nice

[balmy egret]

bett imma just have to buy one

[gloomy valve]

It sounds pretty close to irl too

[balmy egret]

What upgrades are we running?

[gloomy valve]

None

Racing meds

I was originally gonna say hards but idk if you would like that

[balmy egret]

I could do hards

Still haven't gotten the chance to buy this car lol

[balmy egret]

Finally

Lap time

8:19.932

Lemme cook though

I switched to mediums. 8:05.614 lollll

[pearl pollen]

Nice

[gloomy valve]

I bought both of them

Ima get on rn

[balmy egret]

They’re basically the same lol

[gloomy valve]

Yeah I know, main difference is the bumper

Liveries and whatnot

[balmy egret]

I used mediums. I feel like the car needs it tbh

[gloomy valve]

Yeah I used hards in my comparison and in the new physics it was squirrely but really controllable

Hards now actually feel like hards

[balmy egret]

lmaooo fr

lore accurate hards

Just do mediums. It got me from 8:19 to 8:05

[gloomy valve]

Did you do 24h or endurance? Because I got 7:50

[balmy egret]

Endurance

I also don't practice on the Ring that often lol

At least as much as I should

Bruh don't tell me you did Endurance. Don't tell me on as bad as fifteen seconds 😭

[gloomy valve]

I drive on it a lot but man this car is squirrely

[balmy egret]

Fr

[gloomy valve]

I spun out so many times fr

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

I bet I could do better in the RSR

[balmy egret]

BRO

Challenge you to Dragon Trail

[gloomy valve]

Ok wanna do the same car

Seaside or gardens

[balmy egret]

Do you have the Redbull X2014?

[gloomy valve]

Yeah I do

[balmy egret]

I would dominate with that and seaside

Yo bett

Softs because this car is nuts

[gloomy valve]

1:37.985

1:37.57

[balmy egret]

bro chill I'm not even on yet lollll

[gloomy valve]

My bad I'm locked in because that car is really fun

Thats a good combo fr

[balmy egret]

Wait are you in the junior or the standard?

[gloomy valve]

Is there a x2014 standard? I was in the junior

[balmy egret]

lol I can do the Junior

[gloomy valve]

Dude

[balmy egret]

I was gonna do the Standard and then I saw my current best (like 1:10 something)

lmaooo

[gloomy valve]

No we can do standard

[balmy egret]

Bett

[gloomy valve]

Oh wow 3 million

Do you have the x2019 or nah

[balmy egret]

Yeah I can do the 2019

[balmy egret]

best I can do is 1:18.094

[gloomy valve]

Ok you are not gonna believe this

Ready?

1:15.866

[balmy egret]

bro

what's your tune? lol

[gloomy valve]

Stock

[balmy egret]

Yeah but what about aero and suspension?

[gloomy valve]

I didn't change anything

[balmy egret]

damb

I have to try again tomorrow

[odd blaze]

Ty guys so much for the help. Here's my car for yall 🥰

Lil bit of goo

[faint wadi]

Nice car, but I hate what they're doing with the brand now. Corvette is becoming a spinoff brand. We might see a Corvette SUV soon.

[trim nacelle]

We should all jump in at once

Shotgun

[balmy egret]

Sounds nuts
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_QkGEBxzCG/

Instagram

[pearl pollen]

https://x.com/girldrawsghosts/status/1829460154699456715

Miss Gender (@girldrawsghosts) on X

I’ve been sitting here trying to build a punchline around this but you can’t improve on perfection

Twitter · Aug 30, 2024, 10:04 AM

[gloomy valve]

A dumpster fire

[balmy egret]

@gloomy valve how much experience do you have sim racing? I did 1:17.5 today lol

Feel like I’m struggling

[gloomy valve]

I've used gyro steering since like 2018 or something like that

Since gt sport

[balmy egret]

bruh

[trim nacelle]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lO_MNTwy-K8

[storm hemlock]

by pininfarina

@trim nacelle price please 🗿

pre ordering right now

[trim nacelle]

Trade in ur mercedes c class now for 3300 rocks off the sale price

[storm hemlock]

good deal

[neon phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/44-gif-1789033937247322504

[balmy egret]

bwoah
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9F8gCSoVJq/?igsh=MWN0NTdxbWdoc3FnaA==

[trim nacelle]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Qn4UVGIsf6E

[rancid shuttle]

shush

[flat zephyr]

https://youtube.com/shorts/3pnEBl3umxo?si=glk6pR6x4IRHE0l8

https://tenor.com/view/vine-ascend-flying-epic-vsauce-gif-21863167

gt350 knows how to shift fr bro is riding those gears out

[pearl pollen]

Good god

[pearl pollen]

https://tinyurl.com/mwa93nca

[balmy egret]

Headphone warning, I beg all of you
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_nagOaqi1j/

[gloomy valve]

[neon phoenix]

https://www.topspeed.com/hyundai-n-vision-74-concept-productionl/

[storm hemlock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WOYtlBNG44&ab_channel=Tedward

@balmy egret

[pearl pollen]

Oof

😮‍💨

[trim nacelle]

Forza ah sound
@timid moth

[storm hemlock]

best v8 sound

😡

[timid moth]

tf why does it sound like FH4 mclaren senna?

[trim nacelle]

That's what the 458 sounded like first you dum dum

😂

[timid moth]

oh

[trim nacelle]

https://youtu.be/FLNSHoT1VqU

The heck the senna barely sounds like it

💀

https://youtu.be/t1l8TUNBv-M

I thought you meant mp4-12c

Yeah 12c sounds way closer
https://youtu.be/r7O6tpqa7MM

But it's def the 458 sound file

[trim nacelle]

I like the sound. Never said I hated it

It's just, so common in Forza like the lamborghini one

Lol

[storm hemlock]

im joking

[trim nacelle]

I do like the sound tho

Special place in my heart

[mighty gulch]

Bro that is just straight up forza sound LMAOO

[balmy egret]

American V8s sound better

don't care how steep the slope is. I'm dying on this hill

[neon phoenix]

Cyber trucks are starting to be the norm in my area now

[balmy egret]

That's gotta suck

[neon phoenix]

Suck? How? Lol

[balmy egret]

I can't imagine how many annoying people you have to deal with in your area

[neon phoenix]

Often

[trim nacelle]

Aren't there only like 300 in existence

Do like 270 of all existing cybertrucks exist in ur area?

Single cybertrucks lonely in ur area?

[mighty gulch]

No longer

There are now multiple single cybertrucks

They may still be single, but they're not alone

[balmy egret]

I see them everywhere lol

[mighty gulch]

Horrible

[trim nacelle]

Are you sure it's not the same cybertruck

Just reappearing in multiple places nearby

Maybe a clever stalker

I thought only some 400 existed in the world

[neon phoenix]

@trim nacelle ive seen like 7 Soo far

[trim nacelle]

Could be 7 in different disguises

[neon phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-5991920615405934389

[trim nacelle]

https://youtube.com/shorts/XiWWRUu08Cc

[odd blaze]

I downshift so my longtube headers can scream at them when I pass them lol

[neon phoenix]

Just saw two of them today

[neon phoenix]

Lololol

[faint wadi]

I found out recently that the "steel panels" are just glued onto plastic

And they can just fall off

[pearl pollen]

Lot of driving dumpsters

Not a matter of if it’s a matter of when

Imagine driving down the interstate at 70+MPH and a whole damn steel panel flying off and crashing into a family of 7 in a van

Like, these things are a legitimate safety hazard lol

[mighty gulch]

Imagine the entire bumper ripping off as you're towing something when you go over a pothole

And the thing you're towing smashes into another vehicle

[faint wadi]

No way that could happen right

...right?

[balmy egret]

Apparently it can lol

[remote salmon]

I’ve seen 6 different ones around me in upstate NY

Unless the owner changed vanity plates 6 times in the same month

[mighty gulch]

Not the video of a cybertruck towing the f150 and the entire tow hitch snapping off

Because guess what? The hitch is attached to the bumper

(The entire bumper rips off)

He then also proceeded to drop the same f150 on its hitch 33 times in a row on a concrete thing

It just gets bent lmao

[faint wadi]

Yeah I saw that too. I was doing the Anakin/Padme meme.

[trim nacelle]

Affixing a tow bar to a bumper is absolutely wild

They're designed to be attached to a part of the vehicle frame 💀

[trim nacelle]

You must be near JP cos he's seen 6 or 7 too

[remote salmon]

I don’t think JP is in Troy, NY

[trim nacelle]

I think the idea of more than 7 is more preposterous tho

[gloomy valve]

I yearn for pikes peak

Japanese devs are such trolls

Poison lakes get added to elden ring even though people hate them, kaz gets the exclusive rights to pikes peak and lets it sit for 7 years

[storm hemlock]

https://www.techpowerup.com/326723/logitech-g-unveils-racing-series-setting-a-new-standard-in-sim-racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOegG0OpssE

[flat zephyr]

A car i am looking at getting, 2017 Ford Fusion Sport w/ 62k miles on it.

I sort of have brand loyalty to ford, like my fusion I have currently, and want something kind of fast.

[faint wadi]

Not the hybrid model right?

Those have issues with extra wear on the ICE from all the start/stops

At least my 2013 did, no idea if they fixed that within 4 years but I doubt it

[flat zephyr]

The Sport has a 2.7 V6

My current is a 2.5 2010

I'd be more keen on keeping mine and putting money into it if it wasn't rusting away.

I can't find any autobody place around me that is doing rust repair and thats not smth I can do myself

[faint wadi]

325HP, not too shabby

0-60 5.3, 1/4 mile 13.9

Quick but not too quick to draw unnecessary attention

That gas mileage tho... my V6 SUV gets better by far

[flat zephyr]

Probably cause its turboed? Idk much about how mpg works

obv bigger engine less mpg

[faint wadi]

That's what's weird, mine is a 3.5 and I've been getting 23/32 mpg

Plus more weight

I guess that turbo really does a number on the mpg

[flat zephyr]

https://www.reddit.com/r/fordfusion/comments/hjqcr8/2017_sport_mpg/

this says they got like 28

were you looking at city

[faint wadi]

Both

I get 23 city / 32 highway

And I haven't even modded the intake/exhaust yet

(because yes I plan to)

OH it's because of the AWD

Solves that mystery, didn't realize it had that

[flat zephyr]

thats another reason I want it cause of awd

cause snow

i know AWD doesnt fix snow

but it helps

[faint wadi]

Exactly

If at least one tire can get some grip you can do a little maneuvering

I'd still do chains in heavier snow

[flat zephyr]

I know my parents aren't keen on it but I'd like to go atleast like test drive it or smth

I went and saw it before they posted pictures I went to the dealership and found it lol

looks super nice, no rust anywhere

[faint wadi]

It's 7 years old too which is a nice sweet spot for insurance cost

[flat zephyr]

biggest shock of that sentence is 2017 being 7 years ago

[faint wadi]

ikr

My last car was old enough to get a license/vote before it was totaled... it was only a 2006. It doesn't feel that long.

[flat zephyr]

i am one year older than that car

do with that what you will i guess

[pearl pollen]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62240346/lotus-theory-1-ev-concept-revealed/

Love lotus

[faint wadi]

Lotus has always been an interesting brand. I feel like they don't fit any one group since they do so many different things.

I guess you could consider them a luxury sport brand

I usually don't like gold on a car but DAMN that looks good

[timid moth]

lotus ❤️

[pearl pollen]

Back in the day they used modified Toyota engines because they were so easily accessible and it made for easy(ish) maintenance

[trim nacelle]

Modified camry engines in fact

Quite literally average car engine in a go kart design

Elise's were so cool

[pearl pollen]

The esprit was pretty sick too

Specifically the later models

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3BwnYDVK/2001-lotus-esprit-v8

🫶

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9lQp77Lm/1999-acura-nsx-t good god someone had this NSX as a daily

I mean, more power to you, you paid the money. Drive the damn thing. Just wild to see 200k+ miles.

[balmy egret]

Bruh I'm saying

[trim nacelle]

Saying what

Goofball

[balmy egret]

Bro I’m saying

You're Australian

[storm hemlock]

best lotus ever

underrated

[gloomy valve]

[pearl pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/lotus-lotusesprit-gif-18675952

[storm hemlock]

was my favorite car in GT5

[trim nacelle]

https://youtube.com/shorts/sr-sOOJEcbk

☠️

[gloomy valve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjJfiLkR8g

[trim nacelle]

https://fixupx.com/formuLau16/status/1837579677055307983

[storm hemlock]

australia ? ☠️

[balmy egret]

Singapore

Man I didn't wake up early enough for the race too

Just about to end

[storm hemlock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R9lj3B3BmY&ab_channel=ThrottleHouse

wich one would you buy ?

[wind halo]

I'd take the bmw since I love them, but this model looks kinda ugly

[balmy egret]

I want a C6 so bad

Right before they get overhyped

[pearl pollen]

Man I really love the new corvette

But the old 2008 corvette zr1 also

Oof

[flat zephyr]

Probably a dumb question but why are muscle cars like the mustangs only RWD

is there no benefit to making them FWD or AWD?

[balmy egret]

Muscle cars imo are meant to be a fun and somewhat inexpensive car. Yeah they can be expensive but I don't think that was the case back then. Given that, AWD is out given the complexity of it and how expensive it would be

Plus it's way more badass to see a muscle car do a burnout at the rear wheels

And if you ever bought a FWD muscle car, you're practically sinning at that point

@flat zephyr hope that answers your question

The only benefit to FWD is that they're easier to drive (specifically front-engine-FWD [idk if any other engine placement exists for this but it wouldn't make sense])

[pearl pollen]

Rwd better for drifting

[balmy egret]

But I have a better question. If FWD front-engine cars are made to be made cheaper and cost less to engineer and design, why don't they just make budget-oriented mid/rear-engine RWD cars?

Like even if it were something as basic as my Focus. Obviously if you look at it you'd go "how could that fit an engine in the back with the cargo space?" But I mean like just fit a 160hp in the engine. Make it mid-engine. It would be funny lol

"Why can't muscle cars be AWD?" Eventually you'll be asking the same for every car

[gloomy valve]

Yeah thats just how they are

The reason it hasnt changed is because that is the established characteristics everyone wants from it. They aren't supposed to be awd

[balmy egret]

Tradition and pretty much because "that's how we want them" and also tradition. They built like that

[gloomy valve]

If they wanted something awd they would get something different

[gloomy valve]

And that is what separates cars from other cars

Certain characteristics for certain people that want those characteristics

[balmy egret]

I think we can all agree on the sound vs silence argument too

[mighty gulch]

Vroom Vroom

None of that fake vroom either

Not a car guy but I like the sound of an engine instead of dead silence

[faint wadi]

Mid engine is typically reserved for luxury and performance cars. Things that go fast and need to be dead stable doing it. It's easier to swing the front end if there isn't an engine there.
The downside to this is less room for passengers and cargo, which cuts a lot of the market out, and that means less money in that market and less incentive to make it cheaper.

[balmy egret]

True. And given that it would be cheaper (presumably, like front-engine FWD), you'd see a lot of kids swing it around like they shouldn't be

Like bruh could you imagine the GR 86 being dropped by a possible couple thousand by making it a transverse I4 and making it mid-engine? 💀

[balmy egret]

Pirelli tire compounds. These are actually drink coaster but Pirelli tire compound-themed

Featuring 🦶

[pearl pollen]

Basically Gojo with SMHIWF1, “shake my head, I’d win F1”

https://tenor.com/view/gojo-satoru-gojo-lock-in-nah-id-win-amenathus-gif-1889648742143147519

[balmy egret]

Man what

Guess F1 isn't good anymore (it's an anime apparently)

[trim nacelle]

WHISM F1

[faint wadi]

Me when F1 anime already exists

[gloomy valve]

[storm hemlock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRMZsNVH8bY&ab_channel=DreamTrack.

waterslide edition

best F1

[pearl pollen]

[gloomy valve]

https://youtu.be/asv-1TgeuPc

[gloomy valve]

Fellas...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOkigs9hnY

its here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbi4TpS-PI

[neon phoenix]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lrYbkgaW8xI?si=9xxiU0ykO3Zm3ihL

[trim nacelle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/463784786050416690/1291975413530361879/car_spins_to_tenebre_rosso_sangue_meme.mp4?ex=67020d5e&is=6700bbde&hm=19a3e79e886c02e23036fd959d477b309cd2d2aa768069ee15836175aafb6c60&

[pearl pollen]

Parents on their way to school

[timid moth]

accurate asphalt physics

and the fact that the spinning car was faster too

[trim nacelle]

Don't underestimate a true protagonist

[timid moth]

facts, he's just that guy

[trim nacelle]

He is him

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8RTLvb5/

[gloomy valve]

[neon phoenix]

Wow that looks amazing on my iPad

[pearl pollen]

New screensaver

[gloomy valve]

When I export to the console instead of uploading the image, it becomes greenish. this is what it was supposed to look like

[trim nacelle]

Something about it seems off

I think it's the shutter speed

Bit grainy

Or maybe exposure?

Idk, not trying to be mean but feels like something is missing

[pearl pollen]

Considering it’s from a game it’s pretty wild

[trim nacelle]

It's good ye

Just talking about the overall composition

[pearl pollen]

Yeah for sure. I think the first one sent has a smoothing effect or something, second doesn’t

Hmm maybe not who knows I just woke up to pee in the middle of the night. I’m going back to bed

https://tenor.com/view/death-explode-boom-bed-gif-16738972

[trim nacelle]

Man woke up to pee also to serve a reality check to random #4867 in his life

[pearl pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/rq-yay-rq-yes-cat-rq-rq-yes-yes-yes-gif-20226294

[gloomy valve]

It is dark. gt7 scapes have a lot of contrast and i forgot to lower it in game

I fix it after typically

[gloomy valve]

Also whoever gets hurt from stuff like that needs a gym membership

[gloomy valve]

Just changed the colors so it looks like how it did before the export

[trim nacelle]

Yeah, glad you get me, I was really noticing it lol

It feels, like it lacks pop, ig?

[gloomy valve]

I also have another shot of that same spot but with the focus slightly less blurry and faster shutter speed

[trim nacelle]

The shutter in the light there is very grainy

But no noise over the focal point

It creates this sort of, aberration that I guess makes the contrast more unsettling

Ye if you lightroom'd it rq and just threw up the brightness/exposure a bit I think it'll look mich nicer

(Context btw, I spent my teens in photo comps, won more than I can count, before anyone thinks I'm weirdly condescending lol)

[trim nacelle]

@gloomy valve

[brisk wharf]

Is 2.4k hp impressive?

[gloomy valve]

[gloomy valve]

Yeah even 1000 is. thats like asking if deadlifting 800 is strong or not

[brisk wharf]

XD i have to ask i might get hype over nothing

How about this multiple turbo

Does turbo stack? XD 🤣

Whats the patch notes on car

[gloomy valve]

1.3 replaced head gasket
1.31 bored cylinder walls once again (they warped)
1.32 added 5th oil cooler
1.33 replaced head gasket
1.34 replaced a turbo (overheating caused turbine shaft to start wobbling)
1.35 machined engine block and head mating surface due to warping

[balmy egret]

Just a little kinda yeah

(That’s practically illegal lol)

[remote salmon]

@native rain my Mercedes

2020 E450

[pearl pollen]

Nice

[balmy egret]

Worth $5K next year

[mighty gulch]

Where's the gear shift

It does look good

[balmy egret]

It's a column shifter

bruh how

it's a Mercedes

I think. Behind the wheel

Column shifter in a Mercedes is crazy what were they thinking 😭

[gloomy valve]

[mighty gulch]

I'm dead

[balmy egret]

I just don't get how

[pearl pollen]

tries to turn on windshield wipers, tosses transmission out of car

[mighty gulch]

Whoops I just slammed into reverse on the highway

[mighty gulch]

Tries to signal, backs up into car behind you

[faint wadi]

Money shift

[balmy egret]

bruh I don't even seen paddles on that thing

imagine not having a manual mode in a Mercedes

my 2014 Focus has that option

[trim nacelle]

https://youtu.be/WOpSeVjdRzc

[gloomy valve]

Damn yall lighting this dude up

[balmy egret]

I mean congratulations. You can afford a Mercedes (and I really don't mean to be an ass about it because a lot of people can't afford a nice car). But at the same time if I had the funds, I wouldn't buy a luxury car with a column shifter

idk maybe it's just preference lol

[faint wadi]

Isn't the shifter the knob in the center console though

Pretty sure it is at least, there's not really any markings on it

[balmy egret]

That's what I thought at first but I didn't see "PRNDS" anywhere

[faint wadi]

Never mind

It is the column shifter

Is that just a button to go to park 💀

[balmy egret]

🤮

Oh it's probably a knob (at the end of the column). It's not like a classic truck that takes your whole arm to shift into each drive mode

[faint wadi]

I'm sure the park button doesn't work while it's moving but still, surely someone has pressed it by accident at a stop light

[balmy egret]

Shifters in 2020 vehicles and newer are so weird

my mom's car (2022 Porsche Cayenne) is a console shifter but there's no slot to shift into park. It's actually a button on the shifter itself

[faint wadi]

My '21 is normal

Semi auto CVT

Yeah yeah Nissan CVT I've heard it before, but it's smooth so good wife approval factor

[gloomy valve]

[balmy egret]

Bruh I really just got my ABS fixed only for the mechanic to tell me that my transmission is trashed and that it needs a rebuild

"It's some random mechanic. Don't trust him" only I know my transmission was bound to die 💀

I hate this

It's been two and a half months since I’ve had my own car

[flat zephyr]

What kind of car

[balmy egret]

Bro who are you 💀

[flat zephyr]

Wdym

It is me

[gloomy valve]

Galvatronious the 3rd

How do you not know

[wind halo]

He might've gotten him confused with Galvatronious the 2nd

[balmy egret]

That would be junior

goober

[flat zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/say-my-name-heisenberg-breaking-bad-heisenberg-breaking-bad-gif-24564120

[rustic cradle]

Anyone know why this screen is now stuck to on? Even when I turn it off it still stays on the screen says “climate control off”

[balmy egret]

Disconnect the battery

Leave it disconnected for like 30 minutes or so

[naive reef]

opinion on getting a slightly used 2021 nissan leaf sl to last me a few years to save gas driving back and forth long distance (less than maximum distance on full charge).

[faint wadi]

Leaf is fine but only as an in town commuter car. If you're using almost the max charge twice a day then you'll start to quickly lose battery capacity and suddenly a full charge won't be enough to get you there.

[naive reef]

What would be better then?

For $15,000 seems like a really nice car

I just need something with >150 mile range

Reason I want electric is so that I can use the free charging and not pay gas

[faint wadi]

Does your work have free charging? Because a 3 year old car won't have that from the manufacturer or electric company any more most likely

[naive reef]

School I believe has free charging

Also wouldn’t charging overall be cheaper even if I paid?

It looks like replacing EV batteries for the leaf is upwards of 1000s of dollars, basically cheaper to just buy a new car lol

The car I really want is a Toyota Landcruiser / 4Runner. I’m just wondering what I could do if I wanted a temporary car.

This isn’t that big of a thing tho, just interested.

I wouldn’t stick with electric cars since batteries are gonna get better and better quickly and the older ones are gonna lose their value and efficiency fast.

[faint wadi]

Maybe a Hyundai Kona? It's got a lot more range and room. The 2020 model would be about the same price as that Leaf if you buy from a third party.

[balmy egret]

I can't stand EVs

I swear they wanna be like ICE vehicles so much

Especially Hyundai and their goofy rev sounds 💀

[trim nacelle]

Rollin around like they own the place

Who do those EVs think they are

Smh

[amber rock]

My mom's hybrid gets about 65mpg, a 23 camry

[wind halo]

65 mpg!!!

[trim nacelle]

Mom's per gallon

[wind halo]

I'd get a camry if I didn't live in such a snowy place, but I do kinda need awd

[faint wadi]

I can't do an EV still, because I'm in an apartment with no charge stations or even outlets near the parking

[balmy egret]

I wouldn't mind a Camry tbh

Idk if it exists but I want a V6 hybrid Camry

Would be cool if they made a V6 turbo hybrid engine too so you can say "my Camry has an F1 engine"

[faint wadi]

There's cars with that configuration but it's mostly high end brands like Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, and a few Hyundai models

[faint wadi]

I think the cheapest car with that engine config is the Porshe Cayenne E-Hybrid

$100k

[gloomy valve]

[gloomy valve]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/651539137010204672/1295749490464129178/D249C1F35885B4A3778752B255132BB7_video_dashinit.mov?ex=671119c0&is=670fc840&hm=7732aa897306bc00a7bced6716022ead3b81ce14e34bad7326d51ba781990a60&

[balmy egret]

https://tenor.com/view/kimi-raikonnen-bwoah-gif-21049355

[mighty gulch]

The car is literally screaming for help

[gloomy valve]

Its hilarious

[faint wadi]

Reminds me of my old flip phone. I hated it so much. I gave up trying to break it and make it look like an accident, the thing was indestructible. I would bounce it off the concrete so it would rebound off the brick wall. I would then catch it and immediately make a phone call.

[balmy egret]

@trim nacelle my car is finally fixed

Bro got a junkyard ABS module. Codes went away after programming it. And then apparently the transmission was borked too. After my father sponsoring $3700, it's back in my possession

I'll have to look at the invoice but I’m sure the clutch was part of the transmission problem. And based on various mechanics we took it to, it sounded like clutch actuators as well

[gloomy valve]

Dont go over 85 mph

Or disable the car's connectivity

besides that its fire

[neon phoenix]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62639081/tesla-model-3-caught-on-camera-driving-with-windshield-and-windows-covered/

Lol

They are getting a little bit too comfortable now

[mighty gulch]

Its full self driving

Why would you need to worry when the cars have had a history of being blind to very obvious obstacles?

[faint wadi]

Yeah it's not like they've plowed into an overturned big rig before... the same one twice