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i'm in a market for a RWD automatic japanese car and i thought of pic related as my next car
yay or nay? what should i look out for if i decide to test drive one?
If you're american, the IS200 isn't available there/
If not they're not exactly quick and decent-ish on fuel.
IS300 is miles better in terms of performance
I'd look at an M45
>>13874311
Are you sure? I see these cars occasionally around where I live, I'm in the US
>>13874322
The US only got the IS300
>Buy winter boots first time in like 5 years
>Get in car with brand new boots
>drive for a bit.
> Get home
> pull out my old sneakers
I guess im not wearing fucking winter boots
Driving shoes general?
>>13874258
Are you saying you couldn't drive with the boots on?
>>13874308
i could. felt like fucking shit. Just soo strange almost stalled at stop. Maybe im not used to it.
>>13874336
You're not used to it.
I've driven manual cars with many types of shoes, so much it makes no difference.
Shit, i drove with a cast on my left foot. Not a cast cast, those compression things.
Hey guys, I drive a 2004 Grand Prix, 163,000 miles. Spark plugs were just changed in it, and it is due for an oil change. The check engine light comes on and off periodically, and I had it checked with one of those computers and was told it was the O2 sensor. Lately when I'll be driving and want to pass on the highway and really put the pedal down it'll feel like the car is kinda hesitating and doesn't have the power it should. It did that again today, except the check engine light started flashing. It flashed for maybe 20, 30 seconds. Turned off, came back on to the steady light. I know a flashing check engine light is really bad, but other than that one time its never happened and the car feels okay. Should I be worried? Is the car okay to still drive? I don't have money for huge repairs right now. Could it be something in the cars computer? Lately I've been getting my front right turn signal is out on my onboard computer when it's not. Help ease my mind /o/
>>13874095
I should clarify. It started flashing today after I put the pedal down to pass. It felt like the car was really lagging in power and then the light flashed temporairly.
>>13874111
On GMC vehicles the check engine light flashing means there is a critical engine error such as a misfire condition.
I would recheck the ECU to see what code it's throwing.
2004 gp gtp owner here
Haven't had anything like this at all, but did the issue start before or after you got the spark plugs changed? Maybe the plugs weren't put back together correctly or something. I know my dad had a similar issue and the problem turned out to be the ignition coils were going bad on his Taurus
>walking to your shitbox
>see these hip kids in the parking lot
>what's up faggot, you don't know what I got, wanna race?
Wat do /o/?
drive home because im not a street racing faggot
How do five guys fit in one corvette?
>>13873939
they sit on each other's laps like good friends anon
Where can you find one of these for sale? Are they expensive?
Something tells me the fun factor would be through the roof. I find that lately I'm not lusting after fast sports cars, but more so cars that offer great fun factor.
Plus it would be fun to wrench on.
Discuss
Buy an 80s CJ
>Search lsx Willys jeep on jewtube
>copy his mods
>profit?!?!
PROTIP: with stock suspension, engine and drivetrain you will be miserable. They're insanely slow, insanely bouncy and awful on even a lightly bumpy road at speed and everything about them is primitive. In snow, gravel, rain, or mud a soccer mom in a Subaru will Colin McCrae your shit.
Think about it, jeeps are popular as fuck yet you never see people fucking with those, it's because it's a dinosaur that needs $10k to be enjoyable.
Redpill me on negative camber.
>>13873741
its gay
>>13873741
on the street/everyday driving, a slight bit of neg camber will give you loads of positive grip. too much will wear your tires quick.
>no negative camber
Shit
>too much
omfg stance fags goooo :((((
/o/ humor thread.
Go!
>>13873664
I remember that, fun times.
How do you guys feel on false-badging?
I recently bought this base C4 Corvette for 6k and I absolutely love it. It's my first performance car.
>the issue
the previous owner badged it as a ZR1 when he did the custom paint job. Am I going to get ridiculed for this? Is it worth figuring out how to take the badges off? I don't particularly mind them but I don't want to bring it to car-gatherings because I am afraid that car-lovers will burn me at the stake! Will they??
Fake badging is stupid as fuck, and the people that do it are just compensating. It's the same as a padded bra -- all lies. Find a way to remove them.
>>13873537
Take it off.
If anyone sees under your bonnet and knows Corvettes then it will be an embarassment for you.
Also imo, that paint scheme is terrible but to each his own i guess
>>13873540
Even if it costs money?
Cheap easy to find RWD manual cars?
I wanna go fast on the downhill!
But all the usual cars you guys recommend legitimately cannot be found
Honestly feels like the sticky was made in 2005
Anyone have help
?
Thank you
If you can't find a foxbody or an NA Miata under $3000 you are retarded or European
>>13873526
haha you have no idea what my state is like
>>13873526
>or European
But NA Miatas start at 800€ here in Germany, and all of them have valid inspection stickers.
Hey /o/ as you know winter is comming and i want to buy a sub 1000 euro (1300 ameribucks) rwd car for some winter sliding.
I was thinking about pic related with a 2.0 engine but maybe you all have something better in mind.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
>>13873476
B E E T L E
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IF YOU CAN DEAL WITH CARBS
MAKE A BAJA BEETLE, LOOK UNIQUEISH
that e36 looks horrible.
why do people slam cars that look shit slammed.
Luckily you don't live in the US because you'd never find any BMW that cheap here
Let's talk Abarth.
I realized I can get a used one with low miles for $12-15k (in the USA). Seems like a fun shitbox for commuting and weekend track . The depreciation makes since as the cars are very small and harsh ride, which is likely too much for most people. I don't care and I enjoy quirky and borderline shitty cars anyways.
My big concern is reliability. Fiat is an unknown to me. The only complaints I've heard about the cars are related to how they drive or quirks with ergonomics.
>>13873381
fiat is probably the second most unreliable brand in the market.
alfa's are more reliable, and that's saying something.
>convert toyota echo to RWD
do i just extend the driveshaft and switch differentials?
what you do is buy a real rwd car
>>13873357
Yes. Exactly. You might want to turn the engine 90* too though.
>>13873364
look, if getting a shaft of metal is cheaper than getting a RWD car, then guess what i'm going to? are you ready? get a shaft of metal.
do you go to the arctic circle when you're out of ice cubes? no. you nut up and fill up that fucking carton.
Hey /o/, should I buy this?
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5285861456.html
>>13873327
>an unmolested crx
Yes
>>13873327
Ewwwww
its ugly but you can make it not ugly
go for it
Hey /o/. I have a 1987 300zx turbo and it doesn't run. I want to pull the engine and fix it up, but I'm inexperienced and lacking in knowledge. Is it worth it? Any suggestions, tips, alternatives?
I'd prefer not to swap the engine.
Ls3
>>13873204
RB26dett
so you want to pull an engine without any prior experience and I'm guessing the tools to make it possible
best place to start is to pick up a Haynes manual and start reading everything you can to educate yourself before you start evaluating if pulling the engine is worth it
>Oh God Why
How many of those Murano convertibles has Nissan sold? Apparently there's a market.
>>13873132
Apparently you haven't been in one, but rearward visibility is terrible in the 2 and 4dr versions. They had to remove the roof so people could see out of it.
>>13873132
I actually like it
