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The new BMW 3 will be built in Mexico
>Looks like an Asian Transformer taking a shit
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/06/bmw-3-series-to-be-built-at-state-of.html
1. the 3 series will not look like in your pic, it's just an artists impression
2. hondas have been produced in mexico for a while now and nobody is complaining about honda reliability
>>15306739
I just found out both of my honda's were made in mexico
Feels bad, I thought at least my civic was glorious nippon steel
>>15306714
and nothing of value was lost
Looking to scrap/junk/part out a vehicle (99 subaru legacy) that has been sitting idle for 2 years. Only problem was the keyway getting mangled from a loose pulley, just never got the time to fix it. Not looking to make $$, just get rid of it because I have to move soon, but would I have better chances with craigslist or a local yard/junker?
If craigslist, how should I list, and what price is typical (% of kbb)?
If a yard, how can I find a good one, and what paperwork do I have to do?
>>15306664
>Only problem was the keyway getting mangled
So, the keyhole for the ignition is fucked?
'Loose pulley' my ass, you stole it.
>>15306847
no, crankshaft keyway. Woodruff key sheared off from wobbling crank pulley, probably because the bolts weren't torqued to spec.
One mechanic I took it to a while back said I would potentially need a new crankshaft/engine, but most forums I've seen have suggested fixes with loctite that just take some time, tools, and labor.
>>15306847
completely different, this is on the crank pulley
if you put it on Craigslist as a scrap car all someones going to do is give you $150ish for it, cut out the cat converter, then sell it to a junkyard. put it as a project car for $500 for 2-3 days saying it needs the keyway repaired, if you get no hits just sell it for the $150 scrap
Tell us everything. Cars you have owned, driven, built, raced, stunted, crashed, fuckups, fails and cool shit you have done or seen.
One time I was doing handbrake slides in an empty parking lot in my parents car. The very last one I planned to do I misjudged and slid the back wheel hard into a curb. The rear axle was misaligned and the wheel was completely bent. I told them I hydroplaned and we had it repaired. Needless to say I never did that shit again
>>15306606
>go to Tokyo with friends
>hit up Daikoku PA for a bit
>pretty dead so decide to go over to Tatsumi PA and see what's there
>friend of a friend is up there driving a new M6 press car
>also a M4 press car
>"you guys want to do the loop? I want to show my Japanese friends how quick this M6 is"
>>fuck yes I do
>get in our cars and get ready to go
>I get behind the M6, friend behind me also in his R32, the M4 at the rear
>come out to the straight and M6 books it
>I follow suit struggling to keep up
>come around first left bend and M6 is stuck behind traffic, so I come up and wait behind him
>based Jap drivers let faster cars go by so we all take off
>I can't keep up with him on the straights, but I catch him in the turns
>staying steady 120+kmh making lane changes and carving turns
>driving like complete assholes but I don't care because I'm having too much fun
>another friend that is riding with me sits silently in the seat, just staring forward as we weave in and out around slower traffic
>final left bend
>dumps out to straight 4 lane road before coming back to the PA
>M6 takes off and I do the same
>bump off lame 180kmh speed limiter
>jump back over to exit, pull into the PA
>park and get out, hands shaking
>bullshit for a bit and check out the M6 some, can't believe he gets to do that stuff with a $100,000+ car
>pack up and leave because curfew
Fun time
>>15306606
My post from another thread
>summer, like 2008
>hot as balls, inside playing vidya with friends
>mom runs into the computer room (connected to the front door) saying "oh no no no no no!"
>hear crash and crunching noise
>look outside, neighbor's shitty 2006 grand caravan is on top of our deck, wooden railing destroyed, side of family car has huge gash along the side of it
>see their mogoloid second born (abt 6 or 7 years old at the time) get out of minivan and run back across the street to neighbor's house
>what happened was he has been fucking around in their Grand Caravan and somehow released the parking break
>neighbor's driveway is directly across from our so minivan rolled straight down their drive into ours, took a chunk out of a tree and sideswiped our family's ford freestyle
>kid was found hiding under his bed
>best part, the mom runs out babbling incoherent shit, and flops down on our front lawn, not even unconscious just laying there, not making sure everyone's okay, not checking to see where her kid is
>our mother yells at her to get the fuck up, she goes back into her house
>somehow they end up with a buttload of insurance money, use it to buy a 2006 Dodge Journey
>we get jack shit and a broken deck fence, scarred car, and our once beautiful japanese maple tree is now a cripple
>I found a four leaf clover that day
Why do they keep putting 8 and 9 speed transmissions into cars?
That sounds really awful to drive, Why would you need more than 6?
8 + overdrive is the best combination for efficiency and also for performance
a best usage of engines power
>>15306605
Fuel economy regulations and a desperate attempt to try anything and everything to meet them.
The gubmint these days dictates more about a car's features than the free market does. Is glorious to live in Soviet Murica.
>>15306605
>That sounds really awful to drive
translation:
>I have never driven a 9 speed transmission so I'm just going to assume bullshit about it out of pure ignorance to make myself feel better
Checked out some abandoned building, this truck was between the two. What is it?
>>15306460
interior
Some variant of a 1940/50s Autocar
Germans(European mostly) simply just make the best cars in the world. I agree to this statement. I adore the quality in them. They make like no one else does.
But why do they constantly break? Why do they always top the unreliability charts?
>>15306432
planned obsolescence
over-engineering
biodegradable material german laws
>>15306437
This pretty much.
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HAHAHAHA
I don't want to make this a long story, but I got a 5 over ticket with a suspended license that I got because of a erroneous FTA on another ticket before hand.
During the hearing I pleaded guilty because the revoked license part was not mentioned and I forgot about it because I long since had my license renewed.
So now I receive a paper in the mail telling me that my license is going to be fucking suspended AGAIN for an entire fucking year because of the ticket?
Holy fucking shit what do I do /o/? I'm JUST about to get this life saving job that depends on my driving record and shit and soon I won't have a license? I want to kill myself. Is there anything I can do to save my fucking life? FUCK.
>>15305985
ur fuked
talk to a lawyer, i'm sure you're not fucked.
>>15305985
Life is about to take you and do the booty infiltrate
>>15306000
this is going to take more money than this anonboi has
Both The Z06 and R35 are shit.
R35
>Autotragic
>Pigfat
>computer on wheels
>dick magnet
>overpriced
>sounds like shit
Z06
>Baby-boomer special
>lacks oil cooling and overheats
>650hp it can't use
>pulls timing all the time
>detuned for MPG (V4 mode)
>>15305967
Yet, the GTR is still superior.
>>15305976
>Implying
>>15305976
People are saying bother Ferrari and Ford "sandbagged" their laps.
what do they mean by this?
>>15305894
Daily reminder.
ford>ferrari>gm
>>15305894
it means they held back their true performance. They were running high lap times so they lose ballast. And when raceday comes they are faster due to less weight.
Porsche and Vette couldnt compete with them, thus the "bad" result.
>>15305910
how much weight did they lose?
im looking into buying my first car. whats something thats semi-reliable, can be tuned a little bit, semi-fast, and can be used as a daily? ive got a budget around 8-9k. manual is preferred. thanks in advance
>>15305783
Get a Miata faggot
>>15305794
can a miata last thru new england winters tho, thats the question
>>15305783
definitely don't buy a corvette
Can't find a lexus sc300 in my area that's not a parts car or brutally overpriced.
What car best compares to the sc300/sc400?
Decent MPG
Good power
nice interior and ride
Is300
Tsx TL
G35
Avalon
>>15305468
Camry
>>15305468
>Good power
Don't get the sc300, civic tier slow.
I sent out a lot of sales position resumes to everywhere.
I got a response from Mercedes Benz dealership.
It says that it's an asset to have their product (Mercedes Benz) knowledge.
I know nothing about cars nor do I much about Benz.
Pour me as much as car and Benz information as possible.
>>15305453
It's German.
It's shit.
Mercedes and Benz use to be their own company but now they are one and basically like invented everything and if you drive one girls will basically give you sex 100% of the time.
Lads, post your Lexus and what you're up to senpai
Swapping out radio
Replacing a day time running lights
Replace stock exhaust
>>15305183
probably gonna get shit for this lol
Wew
About to drop $400 on a set of Kumo Ecsta V720 -- 205/50/15 on 15x7's
Anybody have experience with these tires?
Also considering Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R, but a set of Kumo's would be $80 cheaper
pic related; need new tires
What tires do you run on the touge /o/?
Why not wider? I've got 215s on my 16x6.5. You could probably do 225.
>>15305191
>225 on 6.5
Ugh, you're just stupid. Do you really want your tire to slip on the wheel?
>>15305073
I want to stay narrow cause I plan on using these tires year round and will have to deal with snow.
Alright /o/
I bought a '95 Chevy Astro Conversion van yesterday. This thing is fucking luxury, built in SNES, TV, leather seats, wood paneling, limo lights, all the works.
It also has power seats and a power sofa in the back. Tried it all out before buying it and all the seats work. I had it less than 6 hours and the front power seats and back sofa no longer work. I checked the fuses and it doesn't seem to be a fuse issue.
Does anyone have any experience with shit like this? I've been trying em for another 24 hours now thinking they might just be a touchy system and work when it feels like it but haven't got anything since they quit yesterday.
>>15305003
Did you actually check the fuse continuity or did you just eyeball them? Breaks can be surprisingly hard to see.
Yep checked literally every fuse in the van with a meter. The manual lists the seats and door locks on the same 30 amp fuse so I tested it and tested the locks while it was pulled to make sure I had the right one and it was.
>>15305024
welp, time to start pulling body panels and checking switches, anon. electric bugs are a pain in the ass to find, but they aren't rocket science.
