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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3im23e4Z-gY
We post car commercials that stereotype or cater to certain demographics
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-gBbFxK5qQ
a favorite
>brz owners have fat and ugly wives
>>14897500
That was pretty cool actually
How fast do you drive /o/?
I regularly push 100+ mph sprints on short sections of the freeway that I'm familiar with enough to know there's no cops, and the most I've done is 130mph but I know my car can go more, I got cheapo tires on that I don't trust with my life.
>>14897460
>130mph on cheapo tires
wew lad
200-250km/ h almost every day on my way to work.
>100mph aka 160kmh sprints
Lol faggot I max out me mum's Smart car at 160kmh occasionally
Okay granted downhill but still whatever
what is your favorite minitruck
>>14897408
I found this to be funny.
mini pickup
Would it be smart to jump start my car everytime I need to drive it for the next couple weeks because I can't get to a shop? Or does this make car kill?
>pic unrelated
>>14897196
You'll probably end up frying something.
>>14897196
>because I can't get to a shop
what? are you saying you don't have the money for a battery, or that you don't have time to go to a mechanic?
>>14897207
There's a light on in the car that I can't turn off and drains the battery every time I turn it off
Rate my key
>>14897010
No rating, not a key.
>>14897014
U fuckin wot
>>14897044
Sure it has a key in it, but on the whole is not a key.
How did I do /o/?
2009 Outback
Special Edition
four speed automatic (sport manual mode)
82k/mi
$13k
I've already started looking into changing the head gaskets , and will replace the timing belt at the same time probably around 110k.
I am in love , just wanting to know if I fell for a meme.
I'd do the timing belt on schedule (and water pump), but not the head gaskets yet. I had an 03 Forester H4 4EAT that went well beyond 100k without any problems at all. The average for head gaskets seems to be 150K. My nephew has an 02 Outback with over 200K that is still on the original gaskets. Just keep an eye on the coolant and watch for evidence of leaks.
Until then just park the extra money in the bank and cross your fingers. Unless you're really itching to get ass-deep in the engine compartment with a flat 4 engine....
>>14896773
>sport manual mode
I do believe you got meme'd
Legacy wagon and manual
/thread
>Post 'em /o/!!
>>14896463
Only niggers put big fucking sound blasters in their carz
>>14896463
426 hemi is my sound system.
Are there any cars that are known for being easy to install sound systems in while keeping all trunk space? Bonus points for wagons
Last few days I spent my spare time making front a rear strut bars for my sentra. They're not perfect but made a huge difference in the cars handling characteristics, tracks much flatter. I can feel less noodling and more traction. Here are some pics of the work involved for anyone interested. First up i made a cardboard template of the strut tops, they will differ in shape and size front to rear and possibly even from right to left. mine were able to be mirror images making things alittle easier on me.
Also post pics and stories about what you've installed/fixed/made/broken...
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In order to get the circle cut out I used a drill press, once you've got the holes drilled all the way around you can use a hammer to pop out the center usually. try to support the metal around the outer edge when hammering to keep it flat.
I had to file down some of the larger gaps between the holes i drilled before the center would hammer out. Its better to take your time filing or possible using a hacksaw blade then to hammer the bracket out of flatness.
Thats real cool bro, not often you see this level of DIY.
I'm feeling a BMW 3 Series E36 (m3 or not)
All that I'm worried about is maintenance costs or reliability.
Any owners here have it? I don't intend to drive the car crazy, just to work and on weekends.
non-op bumpin'
Looks like an Shitpostralian E36.
Look out for funnel spiders in it.
Get a M3, otherwise look for a newer E46 330i.
328is E36 are nice, but piss slow. Good alternative to a 240SX/FRS/BRZ though once you swap a E36 M3 diff and E46 330i brakes on them though.
Looking for a second car. Want to buy a subaru wrx sti.
>budget 15k
>is it worth it?
>how big of a ricer am i?
for example:
http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?sourceContext=&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity=d376&zip=07866&searchChanged=true&modelChanged=false&filtersModified=true&sortType=PRICE&sortDirection=ASC#listing=141103174_isFeatured
>>14896128
>implying buying a stock turbo Japanese car automatically make you a river.
Fucking hate people like you 70% of people on this board has no clue what rice is
>>14896154
Ricer*
>I live in Arizona and it could get up to 120 °F
>>14896003
>>14896021
>>14896023
This is true
>>14895993
Tarbo's engines don't like the heat, but not much of a difference in NA engines
If you have a turbocharged car and push it hard you can even really feel a big difference between 20°C
>>14895993
Yes. Hot air is less dense. Excessive humdity also impairs combustion, and excessive amounts of cold will fuck shit up.
I once had my brakes literally freeze while driving in winter. Any my current car complains if it's too cold or too humid.
Why is the new Civic so bad?
Honestly, it just looks hideous. What happened to Honda? I'd like to own one but in Europe there's only this garbage, a SUV (CR-V) and the Jazz... terrible.
>>14895845
There's also the HR-V.
To be fair the Mazda 3 hatchback is the only current gen hatchback that doesn't look disgusting, the sport trim civics look pretty dece
Let's see
>ugly
>ugly
> and.... "muh aerodynamics"
What exactly does it mean when people say "this car has a soul"? It's just a piece of metal that goes from point A to point B... How can it have a soul? How do you quantify soul? There's no way to measure it or confirm that it exists... I think the reason why this phrase is so widespread is because of marketing fags. Think about it this way, you work at GM, new Z06 is about to be launched, the testing is almost done, some nerdy balding skinnyfat engineer runs into a boardroom where the CEO is having a meeting with the marketing department
>we...
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Soul or character means it has slight imperfections that make it more relatable or pleasing then something absolutely perfect.
A computer can create an absolutely perfect playing of a piece of classical music. However hearing a great symphony. Each musician playing slightly differently on instruments with numerous slight variations in a concert with unique acoustics all adds up to a much more pleasing experience.
Technically the computer will be more 'accurate' but the imperfect humans on imperfect instruments will sound better.
It's like how a RB sounds great with the popping rev limiter as opposed to the revs sounding consistent and non-poppy, BRAPAPAPAP vs BRAAAaaa
>>14895787
It depends on who's using it.
If it's a company, they suck dicks, are blabbering marketing crap and nobody should buy their shit.
If it's a br/o/, he's probably had enough to maintain and repair on the car that he made it uniquely "his", or simply knows more about the car than any other car because he's been into all of its nooks and crannies to fix somehting. He built a special connection to it, something akin to love I suppose. That's when the term 'soul'...
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2004 Ford Focus LX
Heres some issues I've had before.
Radio doesn't work. It seems like it works almost flawlessly during cold weather, and then nearly never during hot weather. Last year it was sporadic during Summer. This current Spring it hasn't worked at all, except once and even then, it shut itself off shortly after coming on.
A few months ago, I had a stalling issue. I thought it was either bad gas or a fuel pump mishap, but it turned out to just he exposed wire from the battery hook ups touching some other metal piece in the car, causing...
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>>14895713
a failing fuel pump or low fuel pressure will not cause surge.
i'd check the throttle body and linkage. manual or auto?
>jerks forwards then stalls
could also be dropping the clutch if say some part of the clutch system is fucked.
>>14895723
Auto...
>>14895713
Surging is the IAC and can also be the reason for stalling. It controls the air allowed into the engine while the throttle body is closed.
Radio is probably a shitty connection or the headunit dying.
So VW officially met the deadline today to work out the resolution for dieselgate:
"...it looks like VW has met its deadline. Today, Judge Breyer announced in a court hearing that an “agreement in principle” has been reached. In the deal, VW will offer affected owners a buyback, a lease cancellation option, and also the choice to have their vehicles fixed (once the fix is approved by U.S. government officials), Auto News reports...
...The judge also announced that the agreement-in-principle—which is a term meaning that there are still a few odds and...
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>>14895618
>people still falling for the "German Engineering" meme
>>14895618
EPA and EES have started a campaign on attacking all diesel cars other than VW
>>14895658
This, it's a witch hunt on efficient diesels in passenger vehicles to boost Detroit petrol barge sales.
