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Can Ford be saved?
is it really as simple as just pulling their head out of the V6's ass and offering V8's again for vehicles that should have them?
>the Mustang will become an "ecoboost V6 only" within your lifetime
>the Mustang will offer an electric option in your lifetime
>make a luxury brand
>offer only FWD V6s
Lincoln is getting shittier every year while Cadillac is doing some cool shit.
>>14279574
Exactly how does the drivetrain matter in a luxury car beyond being able to move the car and not disturbing occupants? FWD is fine with me if I get more cabin space in my luxury car out of the deal.
>>14279614
This really, other than "muh status", a turbo v6 tuned for low end grunt will drive the same as a large n/a v8, and fwd just means more cabin space.
What does /o/ think of Matt Farah's foxbody?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8TYfB8BUUo
Also, post Foxes.
>>14279384
>Matt Farahs foxbody
Yeah, his "project car" where he didn't do any of the work.
>>14279405
So?
Farah knows more about cars than the other youtube guys
>>14279384
matt farahs a fat faggot
You have just received 1.5 million dollars to break the NY to LA Cannon Ball Run. What car do you use? And how do you plan on doing it?
>>14278259
quad turbo busa
The fucking hoonicorn
How can you damage your car for overfilling your gas tank?
Everyone keeps telling me the same but I do it most of the time. Btw is a car from 2006
“By topping your fuel tank off, it can either overwhelm your evaporative system and break something or cause a hazardous leak by the excess pressure in the system,”
Overfilling the gas tank can cause liquid gas to enter the charcoal canister, or carbon filter, which is designed only for vapor. Gas in the system can affect your car’s performance by causing it to run poorly, and damage the engine,
It does terrible things to the evap system and that includes the charcoal canister. The canister in newer cars is not vented to the atmosphere like the older cars, so once saturated with raw gas, it doesn't clear after a few miles, it stays saturated for a while. This, of course, causes problems in the evap system and never ending 'check engine' codes. Other problems are raw gas mucking up evap sensors and valves, requiring them to be replaced. And some are not cheap. The evap system in newer cars is designed to sacrifice itself to prevent fuel spills from over-filling,...
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Are you guys serious, damage from filling your fuel tank.........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxQ_snwPxpI
Seriously, this is not even funny now. The Miata is objectively the better car and rocket bunny stancefag autists STILL defend the pigfat Toyobaru. Why?
Is the buyers remorse really that bad?
Has there ever been a worse failure of a car than the Toyobaru in the past 20 years?
>>14276951
this is the correct link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2qL9mmBW4I
Why would anyone buy a RWD celica over a true sports car?
>>14276955
Because they like it
>>14276962
>they like the worse car
Sup /o/ bros, I carry a fire extinguisher in both my cars after this happened last year
http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20150731/NEWS/150739969
I was driving to work on the oposite side of the highway when the car was on fire, didnt know there were 2 kids inside until I saw the news later that day
some guy tried to rescue them but the fire was burning him so he couldnt do anything, if he had some kind of extinguisher those kids could have survived.
you guys think all new cars should come with a small extinguisher that only cost about $20,...
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>>14276664
I keep one behind my passenger seat. My car always smells like gas so I'm happy to have it for when an actual leak catches fire.
>fellow 831 /o/tist
>we really out here familia
>>14276664
>non-mandatory safety equipment
Kek
>Murrica
>Your freedoms to die in a fire
>>14276744
Glad to hear that I keep mine in the passenger feet area tied down so it dosent roll all over the place. Also keep a glass breaker and seat belt cutter if not for me for whoever is lucky to get in an accident in my path
Like one of my friends told me, if anyone had an extinguisher when paul walker crashed they might have saved him but instead they just watched.
Glad to hear your local bro
What's the most generic car of all time?
nissan versa
>>14275926
I can't see how you could get any more soulless than the Camry. It's a design by commitee, appeal to everyone, A--->B appliance, with no quirks or character.
It's a car.
>GM says their 8 speed auto in Corvette is as good as PDK
my sides
link to article:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089778_gm-8-speed-in-corvette-z06-shifts-faster-than-porsche-pdk-heres-how
>implying you can prove otherwise
how assmad will you be if it does?
>>14275859
It is.
And it's very good. Take a look at modern mpg on the non z06 c7 along with its power. Getting 28 on the highway with a 500 hp car is impressive, as edgy and third world you wanna be
>>14275859
>Torque converter
>good
Alright, winter is officially here for most of North America. Share your winter driving stories and tales of sick drifts in parking lots.
>>14275804
>sick drifts in parking lots
Was doing this at 3AM for the first time, and I got to doing really high speed skidz since the parking lot was huge. Miscalculated a little and ended up clearing the base of a street light I was going to hit at 50kph.
When I went to check out the line my bumper made in the snow, I measured it to be about 4mm from the concrete.
I live in Texas. Our winters go as low as 50 degrees, pretty cold. But no snow, so no "sick parking lot drifts"
Had a shitty Corsica in early December a couple years back. Rear tires were so bad that I was going sideways through intersections at 10mph.
Was fun while it lasted, but I got new tires to keep it out of the ditch.
ITT: cars that scream boy racer
>>14275577
Pretty much any car I'm interested in buying, except maybe a few Swedish cars.
>>14275577
Will there any exterior mods to make the Miata ND look less angry? I preferred it when it had the honesty and security to appear innocent and feminine.
>>14275339
Just wait for the Fiata
>>14275339
>implying it isn't still extremely feminine
On your commutes?
On weekends/ late nights?
I have to rush job to job in a work truck and I haul ass. GMC 2500 with a 6.0L V8. It's no slouch.
1- old grandma
2
3 - go with the flow of traffic
4
5
6 Fast off line, fast corners, but well within your cars limit, and your capabilities
7
8 HARD ACCELERATION, CORNERS FAST IN, FAST OUT. LATE BRAKING. Borderline wreckless
9
10 -Grand Theft Auto 5 stars status
3 but I live near a bunch of rich assholes who drive pretty fast. Have a friend who drives a solid 7
I drive a Veloster so it's pretty much 10 all the time, all around town.
>tfw revving to 6k legally all day
I'm in no hurry so I don't speed, but I have no tolerance for morons that can't figure out merging/yielding/lane changes, so I drive in the wrong lane, on the sidewalk, over median islands, or whatever else I need to do pretty often.
>gave the key to an Aventador to valet guy
>valet guy took it around the block, revving like he stole it
>exotic Volkwagen caught on fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Swlt6jF7Y
Poor guy just wanted to have a little bit of fun, now his life is ruined.
>Trusting a valet
>Ever
>>14274283
Yeah I'm sure you really want some dipshit to fuck around with your 400k car
>>14274305
clam dwon lvoe
>He actually drives a manual in 2016 when dual clutch systems are faster and more user friendly
Epic
Manual is more fun. That's primarily why we like it. Not for benchracing purposes.
Give me some DCT's under 50k and I'll try it out.
You've got $13,000. What do you buy?
>>14274012
13 corollas
>>14274019
/thread
a miata and a dirtbike
>inb4 "he said to pick a car"
