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>driving with almost no rear differential fluid because of leak
>hear grinding noises from both front wheels
>find out rear diffs share fluid with wheel bearings
What kind of damage am I looking at? What would be the best method to fix all of this?
Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 2004
"Maybe if I ignore my car being broken it'll go away!"
You had it coming
>>15203196
I'm poor. Plz no banter.
>>15203210
Just finance something outside of your means then, I hear poor people do that
Anyone hear any rumors about what we'll learn on June 21st? Really surprised that nothing has leaked yet.
I recently saw someone post that we might see a full MSRP buyback less some sort of mileage deduction. Cash compensation in the area of $7-10K on top of that; along with an incentive to stay with the brand for a new purchase. Seems very wishful in my opinion.
I work at VW (parts specialist) and have heard absolutely nothing.
>>15203153
The gag order is pretty tight. I really like my 2012 Jetta but depending on the offer it might be a no-brainer to do the buyback.
>>15203145
There shouldn't be a buyback program. They're all decent cars (minus the bad hpfp's) that get good mpg. They'll never be unable to be registered so who cares?
Hey /o/.
I bought a old Chevette for really, really cheap. Just for fun. I want to make a really(REALLY) cheap drift car.
How fucked i am if a install a Scania turbine into it's engine. It's a 4cyl 1.8L Ethanol. I already did some modifications on the engine head. (More air intake to be precise). But pistons, camshaft, crank and everything is stock.
Thanks.
shameless bump
>vette
>1.6 i4
What the fuck
>>15203157
Chevette
Haven't seen a dashcam thread in awhile. Thought /o/ needed one for the week. Post crashes, bad drivers, and general idiots found while driving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlcZe9kg0nQ
>>15203098
>crossovers
gooooodddd damiit mang! fuckkk duudee
holy shit this guy is a spastic. he barely even hit him.
>>15203955
Sounds more like fuuhk dood
Rev up youre engines its time for another tools and technicians threads
>discuss tools and toolboxes
>recent jobs completed
>how awful your service writer is
>how stupid the average customer is
>complain about the sadistic engineers who design modern vehicles
Just ordered a m18 1/2 impact for $430 and it ships with a free m18 grease gun ($200ish)
>muh snap on
>>15203081
>haha wait till the boys at the shop see THIS
cringe
>>15203081
are you the faggot with the phone on his belt?
i bet you are you fucking faggot.
>Squids call "cagers" and responsible motorcyclists "faggots" and "pussies"
>Squids crash while doing triple the speed limit
>Other squids get irreparably butthurt and circlejerk about how the "cager" the squid crashed into is irresponsible, should be killed/imprisoned etc.
I will never understand what it's like to be this deluded, even Civic drivers and their various hugboxes in which they convince themselves they drive sports cars...
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did a guy on a motorcycle cut you off in traffic or something?
>>15203031
Did you even read the post
>>15202942
how is a civic not a sports car
>searching for a new car
>sort by transmission:manual
>results are 90% flappy paddles
why?
>>15202936
>'Merica
>>15202944
>shitposting
>>15202936
because it's not as simple as automatic or manual anymore. a dct isn't exactly an automatic, but that doesn't mean they are good. they are trash unless the car costs over 40k and even some of those are shit.
Why do euros who want some bigger cars cry about mustangs, or if they want to go sideways cry about ae86 and s chassis when they have shit like pic related? You guys have good domestics.
>>15202747
No one outside of the UK owns any of these. They are crap.
>>15202750
Mostly no one outside of the UK owns them because across Europe they were only sold in the UK with right hand drive.
>>15202747
That's an Aussie car with UK-specific badging. Never sold outide the UK.
Hello /o/, I've got no credit history, and I paid cash in hand for my current shitbox. I'm thinking of buying a better vehicle of some sort, and to do that, I've been considering a loan.
I've heard of those places that give you loans regardless of your credit. But they typically have very high interest rates. So buying a car from that may be more expensive than it needs to be.
I've been told by people on /o/ to just get a credit card and build credit by paying my bills and paying the balance for a year or so. That would be a good idea....
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Talk to your local credit union. You won't get a good interest rate but, they may put you somewhere down the middle. A lot of credit unions have a first time auto loan programs so take advantage of that. And buy a sensible car that you can afford. some institution is giving you an apr of something absurd like 20.9. Do not sign any paperwork.
Have at least 20 percent of the value of the car to put down payment is a good rule of thumb.
>>15202754
So if a car is costing me thirty grand, knocking six grand off the starting price would definitely help. I haven't considered credit unions because I don't know about their auto loan programs. I'll look into that.
Right now, I have the shitbox. But I got a newer, better paying job. So I want to get a car that's a little less sensible than the one I have now. I'm definitely not moving into anything I won't be able to afford, however.
>>15202849
How much do you make?
My 4th gear is fucked up
1st to 2nd = shifts fine
2nd to 3rd = shifts fine
3rd to 4th = this is where problems begin
You cant simply press clutch in and move shift lever from 3rd down to 4th in one motion.
You have to press clutch, move from 3rd to neutral, leave it in neutral position for just a moment and then slowly gently ease it down to 4th and let the clutch off. If you try to do it in one single motion it wont go in and grinds like holy hell.
4th to 5th = shifts fine
Now when you try to downshift from 5th to 4th its impossible, It...
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>>15202514
>Does this mean my 4th gear synchronizer is shitted up?
yes
/thread
>>15202514
synchro is gone
>>15202514
double clutch or just clutch less rev match shift.
How the fuck are they still around?
>>15202352
momentum
They're just getting started, they have a shitload of new products coming.
>>15202352
Well the Fiat part I understand, they are the moneymaking part producing pretty nice cars. The problem is American part, namely Chrysler producing shitty cars.
2015 Ford Fiesta or 2014 Chevy Spark?
My wife is getting a new car(that must be a hatchback, don't ask why). She's leaning very heavily towards the Spark, while I'm leaning towards the Fiesta. We have an 8 year old who will be over 6 feet by the time he hits early teens and I'd prefer something larger. Haven't heard much about the Spark at all, I know some people who have Fiestas and they like them.
Thoughts?
Ae86
>>15202259
I would choose Ford just because I have more faith in them. Chevy seems to cheap out a lot. And my Fiesta has been great. surprisingly spacious, I'm 6'4, and almost 35mpg mixed, and that's with the 5 speed not the 6 speed. It's a nice cheap daily driver, I have no regrets.
>>15202259
Neither. They're both shitboxes.
should I buy this cobra mustang for 2,200
its a 2003, and there are a couple problems with it. every time you turn it off you have to lift the hood and remove something that coonects with the battery or else its going to drain it . regardless if the battery is new or not.
it wont pass a smog check becuase the engine has been modified . wont go past 65 on the freeway , and the muffler is really low on the ground .
but other than that the car works perfect,
thoughts on the pro's or the cons ?
if I should buy it
>>15202178
too many cons. hold out for something with less or no issues.
No. Save your money for something not shitty.
>>15202178
Yes. The morons that commented don't know what the fuck they're talking about. Roller coupes w/o engines are 8k+ and the heads alone on a 4v are 2k. Get it and fix it.
What does /o/ think about the 2015 Sonata?
I'm considering buying one as a daily driver cruiser.
its a car, that part is for sure
>>15202157
just get a subaru legacy instead same price point AWD and better reliability
>>15202207
>better reliability
>boxer engine
Best and worst gear shifts you've ever felt, go.
>Best: Audi A4 6 speed
>Worst: Vauxhall Astra 5 speed
Who gives a shit. If it goes into gear without attempting to eat the gearbox, it's fine.
>>15202098
Kill yourself please.
Best manual: 430
Best DCT: 458 Challenge
Best sequential: BAC Mono (Hewland gearbox)
Best auto: prepped TH400 full manual valve body in a Camaro
Worst manual: Porsche 914 or VW Van
Worst DCT: haven't driven any of the shit ones like VW's
Worst sequential: Maserati Cambiocorsa coupe
Worst auto: hard to say, bad ones don't really stand out from the pack
