Are mild hybrids a meme? I'm completely out of the loop when it comes to those.Father tells me I should get one. Are repairs more expensive for those? Are they more prone to having issues than regular motors?I'd be driving it to work like 14km a day and take about two 1400km trips a year.Looking for something up to 25k€ at most and 1-2 years old but optimally cheaper what are the options? Suzuki Vitara is one I found in that cost range.
>>27632942I am pretty sure that the swift sport is discontinued.
>>27632446>Are mild hybrids a meme?No. Depending on how properly mild hybrid iis designed it can save about 0.5-1.0liter of gasoline per 100km. But you mainly get this fuel save mainly at areas with lots of stop&go situations.>Are repairs more expensive for those?Depends on where you live, if you live in europe then not. If you live America then getting parts might be difficult to get if something breaks. Mild hybrid is most often a starter-generator that takes the place/displaces the traditional alternator. Its just an alternator with multiple more features than traditional alternator. the hybrid drive battery in case of Suzuki cars has been 12volt 10A so very small size, not sure about the 2024 models.
>>27632446You pay ~$4,000 more only to start saving that money in gas over a period of 5+ years, when right around that time you need to buy a new battery for $3-5k...You actually lose money with them short and long term.
Thanks for all the replies. Any other good options in this price category? I'd check out local vendors and see if they got them.>>27632901Cant get it for 25k with all that stuff in my country. Did see some barely used ones with just like 1k km for 22k though.
>>27633510Skoda Octavia
https://youtu.be/WEIlBRONO-A
>>27633389Wild.
Find the best new car in the area. Minimum requirements. Post link or screenshot.> 300 horsie> manual, non-negotiable> 3,500 lbs max pigfat> under $65,000, but the cheaper the better> max $1000 over MSRP, non-negotiable
>>27632906OP here - it's actually getting better out there.I see an Integra Type S for $53,595, which is $600 over MSRP and a Nissan Z for $54,660 which is $1700 over MSRP if what Nissan lists ($52,970*) is accurate.Also a bunch of GTs for $47.5, but dat interior though. With that said, still not seeing Camaros, Type Rs, Supras, or BRZs just hanging out on lot.Is the time of bullshit markups coming to an end?
>>27632946all of those cars are over 3500 lbswhat do you want it for exactly? is this a DD? weekend car?
>>27632976Integra is 3,219 lbs. Suprised Z is as pigfat as an M2, what the fuck. Tried to go for "lighter than new M2".Daily that can pull, but I don't stress about. I am coming for a Miata / Si. The reason for new is that I don't want to work on the car past oil and pad changes - don't care if people call me a wrenchlet.Miata/Si are just too slow. Miata is too small too and a safety issue. Might as well get a motorcycle at that point. Si is now too pigfat/large and literally hasn't had a hp bump in a decade, it's embarrassing.Tbh, I might just have to land on a Toyobaru despite it being as tiny as the Miata and not 300hp. It's a LITTLE larger than a Miata and a little less annoying to daily.
Bump. Find a single decent car in 3 states /o/. $50k, even at MSRP, seems like too much for the Z or Integra.
>take my brand new car to carwash>sit down in waiting area while they wash it>get up cause bored and go look at my car>monkey employees are washing it with a fucking BROOM>mfwwhat the fuck. how fucked is my paint?
>>27627769Paint abuse thread? This guy in my neighborhood is always at the wand wash with his black '91 NSX and he uses the brush every time. This old lady has a black LC500 and she's always doing the same. It's both painful and based to watch. >>27628166>automatic car washes with brushesWhere do those even exist anymore? I haven't seen one in decades aside from a few ghetto ass gas station car washes. They're all touchless now with a bunch of faggot ass RGB LED's.
>>27632119>>automatic car washes with brushes>Where do those even exist anymore? I haven't seen one in decades aside from a few ghetto ass gas station car washes. They're all touchless now with a bunch of faggot ass RGB LED's.Where I’m at in the Midwest US these kind of car washes are very popular. Pic rel.
>>27628179Highly based
Fucked. Get monkeyed. Your beta bitch fagboi whyteskin can't even file a complaiant. Go cry at your mama
Back in 2011-12, I worked at a car wash earning min wage, working with flips, natives, and jeets, lived at home, I was a general loser, had no ambitions, life was easy though but I was a huge loser, today, I own my own condo, have a nice car and a daily, some savings, married, own cool guns and earn 5 times what I did, it's amazing how much your life can improve in almost a decade, I want to keep going.Sorry for the faggy blogpost, OP reminded me of my past.Also, I showed up to the carwash a few years ago with my nice car and the jeet manager I used to hate gave me the thumbs when he saw it, my salary eclipses his minor pitance, now that I think about it.
Yes. In the middle of nowhere we install ticket machines so you don't even dare to park your shitty vehicle for free.
>>27632391Actually its true.I grew up in Wales, England, and can confirm that the South Downs range is notorious for this.Paramedics often airlift people from there who have been isolated on a grassy peak.
>>27629754Those places do get overcrowded at times though. Parking controls limit crowding.>>27630563Is altitude sickness from south Downs contagious? Ive been told I have Downs syndrome but I've never been there.
>>27630878no you need to get out of your city, there are multiple states that look exactly like op's pic
This is bugging me. Where the fuck is OP pic from?I tried Gizoogling everything, AI-assisted search for the parking logo with the half-gear, nothing matches.It's says "TICKET" in Anglo so it must be an Anglo-friendly Eurocunt. But which one?
>>27632226>>27632352Based and Adirondack Park-pilled. 6 million acres of one of the greatest areas on the entire continent.
Will there ever be anything like a Gen 2 Prius again? Over-engineered to achieve amazing reliability (i.e, 500k+ miles with only routine maintenance), great interior space and simple layout, and a non-aggressive / fancy exterior?I feel like this was the greatest car of all time, and I'm upset that I don't have the opportunity to buy a new one and am stuck searching for used ones. The newer models have less interior space and look too edgy.
>>27632401A great cordless drill doesen't make me want to drill random holes. It makes my life easier when I do, that's it.
>>27632401>t. Has nowhere to goSad
>>27632401>Great cars make you want to driveThat's just propaganda. Remember that driver's cars are a luxury and ultimately only remembered by car enthusiasts. Great cars are also ones that get the world moving. There's only a couple cars that come to mind as people's cars, like the Model T, Model A, VW Beetle, Citroen 2CV, etc. None of those cars were driver's cars and without the boring people movers that transport the needs of the world, you wouldn't have the sports cars that you wanted in the first place. The Prius sits firmly in the people's car category of great cars. It showed hybridization is not only viable, but anyone can have it. Back then, everyone thought hybridization was impossible and there was no hope in hell that it would be economically viable. In CY+9, over half of Toyota's lineup can be hybridized. Automakers still license Toyota's hybrid system because creating one indigenously is ridiculously difficult and not worth their while.Cars like that are your breadwinners, so that you can have exciting cars that make you want to go nowhere like an /o/tist. Those Priuses and Camrys make the GR series and the Supra possible, because they can't stand on their own. On a more extreme example, Porsche owners screech about the Cayenne and Macan but without those SUVs/crossovers, you would have no 911. Same with Bentley and Rolls-Royce. The SUVs are their best sellers and draw the ire of purists, but without them you have no rocketships.
>>27630668It doesn’t matter at all, anon. Really. I got made fun of all the time in high school for my $1,000 shitbox, but it was just people taking the piss. People don’t actually care what you drive, unless you’re some realtor trapped in hell.
>>27631748I don't think so, the Law of Supply and Demand dictates that the high demand for Rav4 parts will drive up repair costs.
This is the last picture that my boyfriend took of me working on my truck before I totaled it. I couldn't see over the steering wheel, and some libtard with truck derangment syndrome brake checked me after I was tailing them for only going 75 in a 50. I miss this truck so much bros
>>27633337RIP.You can rent a 26 foot Uhaul in the meantime. But let me tell you, once you go 26, there's no going back to a piddly little pickup.
>>27633337Go back
>>27633370Truck derangement syndrome. You're just mad that my pickup truck gets lots of compliments at the pride meetups.
This mechanic has been operating a shop out of the Home Depot parking lot for weeks and Home Depot hasn't done shit. There is an O'Reilly's on the property so he is all set. This proves that there is always somewhere to work on your car.
>>27633101Not every successful mechanic starts out with a shop.
>>27625069Beats wrenching on the side of the road
>>27625194He's not paying taxes, he's not supporting the insurance system, and the corporate real estate system. Basically he's cheating instead of playing this rigged game called society.
>>27633130They start out working in someone else’s shop.
>>27631398I'm so glad i don't live in some low trust, nosy, pushy shit hole like you where retards act out their gay power trips via HOA bylaws. Wholly un-American and painfully communist.I keep my classic/project parked on the street 6 months of the year and it has led to countless positive interactions with neighbors.
>>276322839000 iq
>>27631520It’s his pint of wine shandy.
>>27632239crashing like a manextremely based
>>27631474I think he was dead before he even started the bike.
I recently hauled 1200lbs of tiles in my 2019 F150 limited that I have had from new.I felt the back sag and I am wondering if I broke something because I hear guys saying they feel nothing when they load there truck. Did I overload mine going over a half ton? I am thinking I may need to upgrade to a 3/4 or 1 ton in case I need to haul again. How do I hide the fact that I overloaded my current one from a prospective buyer are their signs?
>>27632382I did 1200 lbs in a Mazda 3. It's still fine. I'll probably install some airbags into the springs.
>>27632382first you should check the door sticker to determine your payload capacity. 1200lbs likely did not overload your f150. Half ton trucks sag when loaded up because they have springs that give better ride quality over stiffer springs for higher payload capacity. Sagging when loaded is expected and not indicative of overloading. That being said I have overloaded my 1500 plenty of times and unless you actually break something (like a shackle or shock or something) there won't be signs. Do it enough and you could flatten out your leaf springs I guess.
>>27632712This. I flattend my leaves on my truck and only broke a left when I tried to hoon the cloverleaf interstate entrance ramp with like 2,000 lbs of flooring in the bed and the flooring shifted and broke free of the pallet wrap and went to one side. I didn't even know I broke anything until the leaf swung out and started grooving a tire. Got new springs and it's crazy high in the back now.
>>27632984mine are definitely flattened lol. Only problem I had was when I broke a leaf spring shackle and the spring went up into the bed. Made a big dent and started coming through a bit where it tore the metal. Not sure when exactly it happened but my guess was when I was hauling some plywood or drywall over some railroad tracks. I am considering doing a spring replacement as well for less sag, but I am planning on ordering a Tremor soon so not sure if its worth it to me. To be fair though that failure could have been caused by rust. Around here bed mounts can rust away and they can fall off. My buddies is held on with one or two bolts, and mine has a couple snapped off as well. Its actually relatively uncommon to see GMT800s around here now because of the rust.
>>27632382>I put half a ton, in my half ton pickup. It felt slightly heavy in the back while I had that 1000lbs of stuff in there. OP, I get that you're worried, but did you even try thinking about this before posting here? It's fine.
How do i stop this? Im big sad
>>27632607Move south
>>27632739I am in florida, car was a michigan car at one point and this is the only rust spot i want my baby backkkk
>>27632607>chop out rust affected area (preferably in a shape with as many straight lines as possible)>cut a piece of metal that's the same gauge as the body>cut/file/bend the metal patch until it matches the curve of the body panel>carefully file the patch and/or opening so they fit snugly together with as small of a gap as possible>tack it in place>weld the seams with short little pulses of weld while quenching the panel with a wet rag in between welds to keep heat down>carefully grind welds flat with the edge of a cutoff wheel>sand panel down to roughly smooth it out>skim coat bondo>roughly block it in>hose it with some touch up paintEz. If you don't get rid of all the rust and just cover it up, the cancer will continue to spread. If you're a real lazy nigger, just glob some Por15 over the whole thing inside and out to slow down the rust.
>>27632607its fine
why do some people absolutely SEETHE at lane split gods?
>>27633038Oh my god! When I second I thought this was just a looping vid. the reality was much more hilarious! I thank you for the laugh. Is there a story behind this?
>>27633013>semi driver just finishes the jobdid he died?
>>27633256No, but he had a spinning headache.
>>27627696They hated him because he spoke the truth
>>27633248Ryan gosling hates bikers
define this car in one word
weeb
>>27632891this
>>27631268Gay
>>27631491Nerds usually either have very good taste (nerdy about steering ratios, gear ratios, unsprung mass, spring rates, and dampening rates), or very bad taste (nerdy about economy),
>>27631491Tell me a car that you think is cool
All due respect for our hero truckerfag, but I think its fair to have a thread that includes all work for """professional""" drivers.obviously except those holding class B or lower licenses. lmao gtfo.
>>27632911I drove for fedex freight and had to take one of the box trucks out once and fuck the shit, the turning radius is dog shit compared to class a with a pup trailer.
>>27632887>>27632911>>27632919Drink bleach straight truck faggot
>>27632951>be retard>keep being retardedabsolute madman>>27633014>who the fuck goes to a CDL school for a B?concrete companies
Class A chad, got a chill job with the municipal waste management organization, now I'm gonna have government bennies and drive the same route every week, home every night. Feels good
>>27632516I did some amazon delivers for 4 hours one day. You big rig fags have no idea what real work is like. You just sit in your comfy chair cruising the highways listening to trucker podcasts on your big rig headset all day. Weak shit.
I could buy one tomorrow should I do it>t. 30 yo boomer>t. would get in black
>>27632250Get the base model or a GR Corolla. That's too much money for a WRX.
>>27632731meme>>27632737come on
>>27632250Yes and get bronze wheels
>>27632731how do you blow a HG on a japaneese car lamo, are you african?
why dont they have auto rev matching on the manuals
