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what's better, a super light car with an l4, or a heavy car with a V8? or a light car with a v8? or a heavy car with l4?
>>14213739
yes
>>14213760
>you might as well give up turning and just get a crotch rocket
are you insane? an atom would destroy a motorcycle in every conceivable way. it has so much grip you would snap your neck if you were too low test.
>>14213776
Except for acceleration, top speed and price.
I've been really looking into hybrid cars lately because while I only drive about 20 miles a day i'd still love to get something with great fuel economy.
What's some options I can look into?
I've only got about 5k in cash at the moment but not sure if that will get me any hybrids from the 2005/2006 era or not.
Basically help me understand why I should or shouldn't get a hybrid for super good MPG.
You don't need a hybrid for fuel economy. It'd probably be more economical to get the 1.0L 3cyl turbo version fo the Focus, considering where batteries for these things are made.
>>14213713
29 city vs 50+ city.
I just bought a used Prius plug in for dirt cheap. Dealers want these things off the lot because gas is so cheap that demand is low. I love it, and I'm getting 60mpg. I have my bike when I want fun but this is my daily. The market is in your favor so if you have an offer is say take it.
What car maker currently has the worst looking lineup?
>>14213671
Lexus>Suzuki>Nissan
worst in that order
Nissan
Lexus
Chevy
Only Ford, Mazda, and Scoobaru have good lineups at the moment. At least as far as automakers selling in NA.
Nissan/Lexus/Toyota are all pretty awful. Honda/Chevy/Dodge are just inoffensive with nothing good.
Most dramatic racing song?
ace of spades
Hot Action Cop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGzVKV6Pmw
>>14213535
THE BEST
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https://youtu.be/WHZKD5se-ZM
Did I do good? $200 and a laptop to buy
>140hp
>FWD
>Automatic
>2.0L I4
200$ for a car
Yes nigger. In any case that is a steal.
I'm impressed
>2nd gen Eclipse
>not getting AWD
>not getting manual
Still pretty fuggin good for 200 bucks and a lappy.
One of my best:
>just bought '14 Accord V6 and visit a friend to show it off and drink.
>driving home on highway, buzzed as fuck but still driving perfectly in lanes
>pass a cop, look down... 82 in a 55MPH zone.
>here he comes as expected, turn on 4 ways and off to shoulder cause I know he saw that shit.
>approaches passenger door, I open cause it was tinted that day.
>cop: "ahh fresh tint yeah?"
>me: "hah yeah man"
>cop: "looks nice, got your license / reg on ya? You were clippin' along pretty good there. 82 I believe."
>me: "Yea I Just bought this car today, alot more power than my old car had, didn't even realize it."
>cop looking at my license: "Ahh you're a trucker huh? My brother's a trucker too."
>hands me my license, shuts my door, gets in his car and leaves.
>me, stunned as fuck... I continue on home.
>>14213381
Well will you look at that, if you're not an asshole to them bad shit doesn't happen.
>>14213381
>1130PM
>Driving up I5 northbound just south of Canadian border (headed home to syrupland)
>Riding shotgun in friend's early 2000s nissan maxima
>going approx 120MPH in an 80
>A random charger appears
>tailgates the fuck out of us - a slight tap on the brakes would have meant an accident
>radar detector goes off the fucking charts
>red & blues
>pulled over now, Whatcom county highway patrol asking us what the fuck we're doing
>sir the only Carl's Jr in the northwest is in Marysville and we were hungry, now we're going home to Canada
>Cop: "Have you been drinking?" "How much marijuana have you smoked?"
>friend has slight stigmatism, wears glasses for this
>3 passed sobriety tests later, friend is placed under arrest for DUI - apparently his eyes make him look stoned
>Cop: "You're gonna have to drive your friend's car and follow us to the hospital so we can blood test him"
>Me: Ok
>Following highway patrol officer into town to the hospital
>Not a single turn signal was given when officer turns
>Rolls through stop signs
>arrive at hospital approx 1am
>Cop: WE NEED A ROOM NOW
>Hospital clerk: ok
>Sit in emergency room until 3am whilst some poor motherfucker who actually needs immediate attention goes "UUUGUHHGUH AaaahAH FUUUUUCK AAAHAHGH" every 10 fucking seconds - looks like internal bleeding or some shit
>Friend and cop reappear after tests
>cop hands him an envelope of tickets "Good Luck"
>Friend: "I won't need luck"
>330am
>Canadian customs: where y'all been
>Me *driving friend's car now*: Carl's Jr in marysville
>Customs: have a good night
>2 months later
>$2400 in charges for DUI, Excessive speeding, Wreckless driving and Unsafe lane change all "Dropped without Prejudice"
murika fuck yea
>>14213555
>one thousand one hundred and thirty pm
What does /o/ think about the Buick Avista?
Holy shit, it looks gorgeous!
>RWD
>400hp
What are they gonna call the Opel version?
>>14213370
oh that will never come out
>>14213372
i just came out of my pants
needs 4 door because those proportions
ITT: Horseshit car tech
>Skyactiv
Sounds like the shit they advertise jogurts with
Is that start stop?
I'd like to add hybrid tech
VVT
Electric car batteries
'Driver Aids'
Self driving cars (at the moment very limited) cant drive themselves in all conditions (wet weather)
>>14213283
for that smooth creamy starting engine feeling and sound buy skyactive
Eco button
Tomorrow I am going to go buy a 2014 Dodge Challenger. However I intend to do some work to it within the first couple months of owning it.
One item I am going to change is the rims. It comes with these stock rims, ( ALY2441U20/2359B ) http://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/9833/aly2441u20-2359b-dodge-challenger-wheel-silver-painted-1gp23trmac.html
I intend to replace those with the Black Top Rims from the 2015-2016 Challengers, ( ALY2545U45 ) http://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/23082/aly2545U45-dodge-charger-challenger-wheel-black-painted.html
According to wheel-size.com the 2014 and 2015 seem to use the same sizing however they're might be a difference in tire sizing.
2015 Sizing
http://www.wheel-size.com/size/dodge/challenger/2015/#trim-36i-usdm
2014 Sizing
http://www.wheel-size.com/size/dodge/challenger/2014/#trim-36i-usdm
Now I know the tires that come with the car won't fit the bigger rims I want to replace them with but are there any other variables I am forgetting to look at?
Clearance. If your tire is bigger it might rub while you're turning or hit the top of the wheel well when you hit bumps. Since they say those rims are for challengers it shouldn't be a problem. Just so long as you aren't doing something nuts like sticking mudding tires on them or something.
So I should also find out what size tires those 2015 rims take and see if those would fit on the 2014.
>>14213131
Well the rim only determins the width and inside diameter of the tire, the height depends on the tire.
If you don't want to worry about it, get tires that are the same height as your old tires that will fit your new rims.
>2.9
>510 hp
>REAR WHEEL DRIVE
....
>ON STICK
Is is the best car of XXI from Jesus Birthday so far?
Firts time in my life I'm INDEED upset I don't have a money to buy and maintain $90k car.
yes it is
>>14212631
Is it coming to America?
Why does every post 2009 dashboard have a shitty fucking screen right in the middle of it ruining everything?
Why can't we go back to clean minimal interiors? You use your phone for Google Maps anyways.
Lots of cheap cars were made for both RHD and LHD markets so they have a universal central dashboard with the expensive electronics located there to save money
>>14212382
Looking at pre-2013 Tacos rn because of this.
Fuck touch and LCD screens in cars. Fuck 'em. Nowadays Ferd is the only one making fullsize trucks without those damn screens, and I bet you any money that in 2017 the new bar of soap SD will have them standard.
Seriously, though. What happened? What happened to simplicity? All I want is a basic regular cab truck. Hell, I wish the Tacoma didn't have an electronic transfer case select, but at least there are low mileage examples with manual trannies and manual windows still floating about with less than 50K miles.
Pic unrelated.
>>14212382
>the 2016 ford fuck you with 'just use your phone retard'
worth getting as everyday car?
>>14212339
Gas mileage is pretty shitty.
If you know how to properly maintain a rotary, it could work.
![stock-photo--d-rendering-of-lots-of-oil-drums-14781268[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/pPq9XNq.jpg "stock-photo d-rendering-of-lots-of-oil-drums-14781268[1]")
Here, you'll need these.
>>14212339
>enjoy that carbon deposit engine lock up
These tires were brand new when i bought them about 7 months ago, how much longer can i use this until it absolutely NEEDS to be replaced?
>>14212267
They NEED to be replaced now.
You will have a blowout.
Also they're worn unevenly, you need an alignment badly.
.. god i hope this is bait
I hate thinking there are a lot of people out there like you who let tires get this bad.
>>14212267
Two months ago, you cuck.
put them on the other way and turn up the negative camber so only the outer side with tread wears down, should last a while
thought on this?
i think it's a car
Ugly taillight.... one-piece lights are shit
>>14212163
>one-piece lights are shit
They can look quite gorgeous on some cars in my opinion.
Hey /o/, what up?
Muh parents are digging to buy a medium size peek-up truck mostly for cruisin on tarmac for several hours (road trips) + Driving in dirt or occasional mud without us or the truck falling apart.
Looking between new (VW Amarok, Toyopet Hilux, chevy S10 (holden Colorado in Australia( triple parenthesis lel overkill)) and Ferd Ranger) Also looking at older models of vehicles mentioned before
+ Any info you may got about what to look for on used ones and new ones too, will be really helpful
[Pic unrelated]
Thanks beforehand!
colorado diesel is the best one
just buy a 1/2 ton, those tiny trucks look goofy as fuck and due to the weight are completely shit in mud/snow/ice. they also offer practically zero fuel savings over a modern 1/2 ton
Triton
>>14212158
>american pickups in australia
![tires_sizing[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lrKxOon.jpg "tires sizing[1]")
