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What does /o/ think about this bimmer? 05 325ci 107k miles for $6k?
I just want a fucking BMW
Post your car or what car you're mirin' these days
>>13826711
>>13826711
Nice base model. Go buy a 330 or fuck off
These didn't really sell off, can still pick one brand new without the livery, I'm a big suspicious though
>>13826733
325ci is barely a base model
Whats the best sports car under 95,000?
Looking at corvettes, alfa Romeos,
Viper
viper
>>13826589
Stripper model 911 or a Cayman GTS.
I know /o/ has a boner for the Mazda 3, but does anyone think the engine itself is too fucking long on it?
It's the main thing that's throwing off its appearance for me.
>>13826570
>engine too long
Wut? You mean engine bay? Go look at one in person. It's not long at all.
I just recently picked pic related over a Mazda 3.
The interior volume is worse, but the warranty and rebates were better. Also more options available for your money.
>>13826597
You done fucked up
Do charts/guides like the sticky pic exist for >yuropoor people? The sticky is cute to look at, but a lot of the text feels irrelevant with me living in Not America and all.
Nope
Whats the point anyway? We've proven in the past that europeans on /o/ don't really like cars, or can afford them
I feel like we should sticky the ausfag car guide and try to make one for at least the UK or something, Europe just has so many different countries its hard to come up with a blanket list of stuff that's affordable.
>>13826555
Twingo
Twingo
Twingo
Twingo
Corolla
Twingo
Twingo
Twingo
Twingo
>done
hey /o/, i'm curious about cars but i never drove one for long, and i still don't have my license so all i've done is practice hunting on local listings like a pleb.so with that in mind, i've read the sticky and i've been wondering if this car i found is a nice catch.
it's a 1987 Nissan 300ZX Coupe
seller has it at $3,500.00 canadian. it has 102,000km which i figure isn't too bad, but i don't know what type of servicing this car needs. i usually just go by whether a car has over 175k so i apologize if i'm wrong.
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i like the way it has no reall dirt to it too.
That's not bad. Is it a turbo or non turbo? I would go for it either way, but non turbos are slow. You can always turbo them later if you want and go pretty fast.
I'm not sure why the Z31 isn't on the sticky.
>>13826553
>I'm not sure why the Z31 isn't on the sticky.
Checklist for owning a Nissan
>are you Mexican?
>are you black?
>do you know nothing of cars?
>do you not maintain your vehicle?
If you've answered yes to at least two of these you can own a Nissan
Nissan Lucino/200sx SE-R
I want to go fast on the downhill and the track to be number one
Good car?
>>13826520
They can be decent handlers but there's not enough suspension travel to do a proper suspension setup.
>>13826520
Checklist for owning a Nissan
>are you Mexican?
>are you black?
>do you know nothing of cars?
>do you not maintain your vehicle?
If you've answered yes to at least two of these you can own a Nissan
>>13826520
SR20DET swap. Search Mike Kojima's SE-R for suspension setup tips.
Hello anons,
I need a new battery for my car. This is my first car, so I have no experience with this sort of thing. Which car battery brands have served you well over the years?
Thanks
>>13826451
Odyssey. Some Die Hards are made by Odyssey
>>13826466
That may be true but they cost way too much for the average user and don't offer a better warranty. A $75 Walmart battery with a 3 year warranty will serve the same purpose as a $200 odyssey in a commuter car.
Optima.
What do you think of Nissan Armadas?
I have a 2003 Durango that I've driven about as much as I'd like to and I keep seeing decent deals on used Nissans....I have a family so I need some space.
Thoughts on these?
>>13826390
Get a regular station wagon.
>>13826397
Such as?
>>13826401
One of the hundreds available?
picking up my 2015 f150 tomorrow.
is the rust protection spray worth the $600, or should i just spray it with oil like everyone else?
You can get it done cheaper somewhere else
This is true for 99% of dealership items
also new f150's look like ass and I really like ford
NOT ENOUGH GRILLS
>>13826355
Just spray it with oil.
The rust protection stuff (especially at $600) is probably a rubberized sort of undercoating, like a spray in bedliner. Those types of undercoating are notoriously terrible, mostly because eventually the rubber will get punctured by a rock or something and water will get trapped between the rubber and the metal, rusting the metal out even faster than if you hadn't gotten the undercoating at all.
Oil undercoating is good mostly because it can't do that - if a rock...
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I'm going to bethel, Alaska in 2 months. I was told they get a lot of snow. I'm driving as I'll need a car for 8 months there for work. I'm still undecided if I should bring my wife's car, a 2013 Audi A4 Quattro Or my winter car, a 2000 5.0 4x4 explorer. The Audi has all season tires and is newer, but the explorer is higher off the ground with MT tires. It's reliable but high miles, the Audi only has 30k
Which one should I bring?
id go with the explorer. you might scratch or hurt the audi with all the dirty snow
get those slush mats too
Hijacking the thread a bit, how's the A4 in general? I'm thinking of selling my 370z for a manual A5 (which is basically an A4) in a few years
Take explorer, natives will probably rape the audi
Guy is selling this 3000GT on CL for $1200. Says that the transmission won't stay in drive and will stall out after about 10 feet, and needs new tires. Thinking about picking it up, worth it for the price? pic related
what trim level
obviously its a money pit
>>13826195
Poor thing.
>>13826206
pretty sure its the base model (autotragic)
Bring back pop-up headlights
our current safety regulations won't allow it.
>>13826157
thats a lie
928 ones would be just fine
the problem is people are designing cars that look more and more like an equinox
1. Aerodynamics
2. It would look retarded on most new cars
3. It looks retarded on most old cars
>>13825944
What are you fags working on?
I was at a pretty rough state with the javy.
>>13825955
Protip guys, don't sand an engine bay right before winter so when you get done, it's too cold to paint and then let it sit outside all year in frustration.
>>13826013
So since I don't learn from my mistakes this is attempt #2.
got lucky as their was literally no rust in the fender trusset area.
I give up /o/ I'm looking to buy my first car, have about £6,000, I just can't anything I like.
I need ideas.
>>13825745
Ford Fiesta's your best bet. Just buy a car outright for 3-4K, and spend the rest on insurance and fixing it.
You won't find a used car that doesn't need four new tires within three months. And it'll probably need some more work down the line.
A Fiesta is a fine car. Goes well, handles great, carries a surprising amount of stuff. It'll give you an idea of what you want in a car.
>>13825745
original BL Mini
toss in a 1350 engine
LMB exhaust with a cherry bomb
add a 5th gear convertion
glass fibre front end
internal roll cage
paddy hopkins pedals
minilite wheels
38mm weber carb
interior trim from a riley or wolsley(yes repros are available)
high back seats with headrests
and a haynes manual
get it insured through Footman James as vintage/collectible
>>13825745
Pick up a small hatchback with a 1.4 or less in solid condition for £1500 or so. Run it for a year or so and build up a no claims, THEN buy something decent.
As a Brit new driver, £6000 won't get you into anything good; spending more will only get you into something slightly less bad than average, like a 1.6 Civic or some shit. You're much better saving your money and buying a proper car later.
>vacuumed interior
>cleaned out trunk
>topped off power steering fluid
>topped off tire pressure
>ran a can of seafoam through
Let's see those weekend maintenance accomplishments. If you haven't done anything to your ride this weekend, go do something now and report back.
I haphazardly removed a spot of bird shit on my hood with window cleaner.
>ran a can of seafoam through
lol
>>13825645
what? i put it in the crankcase, the gas tank, and the brake booster line. sooo much smoke. it was fun.
