Autosage edition>no toyotas post 2000>no hairdresser cars>cool cars only
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>>22423316Is that rocker cover off a big red flag?
>>22423297>>22423316>>22423482The seats look nice. The kits to recover are ~$250 fake leather, ~$500 real leather, I've seen original seats go for as much as $500 each. They are really nice seats if everything still works. Trying to be optimistic and realistic here. The valve cover off is not a good sign, I'd ask about that. Don't know why anyone would leave it like that. There's rust, it's hard to see but it's there. Which means there's more rust in places that can't be seen. I was going to offer to go look at it with you but I'm all the way down in Southwest VA. From what I've seen so far, it might be a good parts car, I might offer $1500 for it. That's just me. But I'd really want to have a look at it in person before saying even that. Then again, the other side of that argument is, if you really want one, especially a project, and you have time and or money to put into it, well, they aren't making any more like this since 1985 lol. The prices I'm currently seeing on driveable ones in ok to excellent shape range from around $5k-$15k, and that's probably what the seller is basing his price on
>>22423924The seats do look pretty nice, would be better all black with less space between the stitching but its probably not top of the line like one of the options you listed. I'm not seeing anything in good shape (drives, no visual rust, clear coat not completely dissipated, manual) for less than like 6k. Just going to say it and I know itll show how retarded I am, I'm looking at the cel-sup as a daily driver since my last car got totalled in a no fault head on collision, someone took an illegal left. Now I have 4.5k saved, am still in positives for monthly income having to take a car ride service twice a day to get to work and have to find a car in a pandemic. As soon as I saw this model Ive needed it in my life. I think I'll have to hire some joe from a not shitty shop in my area to take a look at anything prospective.
>>22424211Ah yeah cool man, I remember you from the previous threads. I used to daily drive and race an '85 Supra and have owned a few Celica GTS and many other 22RE's. The money is one thing, but the rarity is another. I would think twice before daily driving mine again and I live in the middle of nowheresville. That's just me. They are getting really hard to find.Best advice I can give you, if you're still able to save money, save up a bit more and get something that you can at least test drive, and or lowball this guy on the grounds that it doesn't run. If he counters with anything along the lines of 'it's a simple fix' then politely ask him to fix it and you'll reconsider giving closer to what he's asking. Still, that dent in the back bothers me. It's worse than it looks. And black leather gets really hot in the summer, I like the color scheme and almost bought the exact same skins to recover mine. This is me btw >>22417767Stay in touch and good luck on your search my friend. I'm always in /ctg/ so feel free to ask any questions and I'll do what I can to help. Cheers m8
Is the 2017 Jetta a good/reliable car? What are the most common issues with them?I need something that will last me 5+ years and won't cost me an arm and a leg to maintain.
>>22420398perro caca
>>22418734Yes, they are reliable cars. I don't own one, but my parents almost exclusively buy Volkswagens. I think they've owned three. None were Jettas, but I've driven all of them and they were solid vehicles.
>>22418734why do you want a 2017 model specifically?>t. off lease 2015 Jetta S Base owner
if they still had the 2.5 5cyls
>>22420217Or the old autos that had transmissions that would just fall out of the car
In this thread we discuss one of the best cheapo depo Mustangs to build.IRS swap compatible.Biggest Aftermarket Ever.Great selection of engine choices and every performance part you can think of.Easily affordable.If you've got an SN95 post it.
I'm thinking about getting a new edge GT for a daily driver. Anything I should look out for?
Stop making these threads. We dont want the fucking drift fags and poors to catch on to how amazing these cars are. Theyll jack the prices up just like the foxbodys. Also 96 cobra here
>>22423898what color is that?
>>22423907Kpmf red/black iridescent https://www.metrorestyling.com/KPMF-Gloss-Red-Black-Iridescent-Vehicle-Wrap-p/k75408.htm
>Just sold my car>Wiped everything but the obvious places (wheels, brakes, discs) with WD40>Made the car look almost brand new, WD40 made the paint really pop out and look blemish free despite being 10 years oldGot em.
>>22422434Which path now?
>>22422391Hope you upsold them on that pre installed rust protection package
>>22422391Take the Celica back you devilish bastard, I didn't notice half of the clearcoat peeling until a week after buying it.
>>22422871They will come and get you once they realise, watch your back.
>>22424127Impossible.
Kansas City, MO costco
yawn....another stupid thread
>>22423762that completes it
>>22424010>Perception: 1/10.
>>22423762for what reason
>>22424052college kids judging by how worn the bumper edge is already
What do you think about them? They apparently have a car with a corner adapting spoiler. It changes angle depending on the corner so there's more grip driving around bends or corners.Apparently, many reviewers say the difference in grip is not that noticeable. However, Zenvo also told that the technology is still under research and it'll get better.What do you think about this kind of spoiler?Will this idea take off?
>>22421742meh
>>22423498
>>22423455Have a seperate master cylinder with an early full actuation
>>22421738>>22421742Isn't that the car that caught on fire on Top Gear?Also wasn't it made of steel?
The truckers at my job who drop shit off say they make bank and get to travel. I have no prospects as far as career goes but I don't mind having to travel or relocate, I have no family to take care of, is going through a company like CR England and getting my CDL a good idea? I know nothing about trucking or cars really I just want a decent paying job that lets me leave this godforsaken town once in awhile.Also I looked in the catalog for a trucker thread but didn't see one, sorry if I missed it.
>>22423520>>22423649There's also a larger margin for error, since the sky isn't crowded and full of obstacles and idiots like there are on land.
>automation will eliminate your job says increasingly nervous man for the 10th time this year
>>22423351This is what I kinda thought. So I went with heavy equipment operator.
Robots will never, and I repeat NEVER be the driving force of motor vehicles until the value of life drops significantly in the UN. Even with dependable technology that rarely causes crashes, if someone dies in the accident, that company is FUCKED. Truckers work as amazing transporters and scapegoats. Someone dies in an accident, the trucker is tested and will probably pop hot for an illegal substance, or since every driver skirts daily allowances they'll find fault there.
>>22423351This is what every faggot says yet the industry and tech companies have said otherwise for ages. Truck Drivers will become more akin to an airline pilot where they monitor the truck on the road and take over where needed.
Pick an ugly car and fix it.
>>22422592that's a bit like blaming honda's modern design language on greddy bodykits and fnfyou do know that's one of those gaudy rich euroasshole bodykits and not a factory option, right?
>>22422592that's not a stock bodykit you idiot
>>22421940here's why
>>22418158damn, that looks pretty sweet, like an 80s concept car.
>>22422045>wide body suv kitterminally shit. id just replace the hole car.
Why are there so many car cultures in Japan? Of everywhere I've seen, Japan seems to have the most complete representation of every type of car subculture. California kind of comes close but Japan lacks the crowds that actively attack certain types of cars.
>>22423738Then say fucking ricers and not "people who modify cars". Charge tubes, a downpipe, bracing, and exhaust don't make a car worse, a beaner special bodykit and chopped springs do.
>>22423738ok.
>>22423745>It's the centre of Mexican culturethats because California was originally Mexican land>Centrefilthy britcuck.>Taxesyeah and? The taxes fucking suck there but its price of living in ONE of the best states in America. Even if you dont like their gun laws, taxes and mexicans. people will still flock there while others leave.Nobody has a gun to your head to move there.
>>22423779>originally Mexican land>for 20 years>nobody lived there>then they lost a warwe wuz aztlan 'n shit
>>22423690It's for poor people regardless of race. People with money buy stock cars that look better and perform better than the shitty cheap riced out junk the poors buy.
I did a lot of body work on my car, I fixed every scratch and dent. It's all ready for paint except this one spot where the side skirt bulges out. I took off the skirt to sand and prime it. I cleaned up and replaced the screws and clips and double sided tape. The potsticker is the body itself under the skirt is bent. It looks like somebody put a jack in the wrong spot and bent it. To get this fixed at a bodyshop would cost a lot of money. The thing is, if I push the skirt with my fingers it will sit straight and cover the bulge. So my idea is to just drill some sheet metal screws into it and make it look as neat as possible. I guess my question is, have you ever done this, what kind of screw would go into the metal under the skirt? Should I drill pilot holes first? Anything else you can think of?
>>22422511Send a self tapper into the damn thing and paint it heavy
>>22423003thats kind of what i was originally planning
>>22422511Why cant you just straighten the metal under the skirt? It doesn't have to be pretty, it will stay hidden.Why did you put the plastic side skirts on before paint?Why did you prime the fucking rubber seal for the side skirt?
>>22423273This.
>>224232731) i don't know how thick the metal under the skirt is and i don't know what's behind it. i don't have a proper autobody garage. i'd rather not just smash it with a hammer and find out the answers to those questions that way. 2. i put the side skirt on because i want it painted. i can easily take it back off, but how would i get the skirts to the shop to paint them? strap them to the roof? also if i'm going to be riveting or screwing it on, then those should be painted too. 3) i didn't paint and prime the rubber seal. this is a 25 year old car. the guy who owned it before me painted that. he painted everything, poorly which is why im redoing it.
What does /o/ think of The C-class Coupe C300?
>>22422013Merc coupe is for fags, buy real sports car fuking larper
Better than the CLA class I suppose because it's actually RWD, but god this generation of Mercedes Benz styling is butt ugly and will age poorly.
the c-class is for women, larpers and melanin-enriched gentlemen
>>22422013I think it's a very sleek handsome car, I'd rather get it than the saloon. I'd rather have an e class coupe though since it's more of a proper four seater coupe. No-one older than kids is gonna be happy in the back of the c class coupe.
>>22423039Someones angry they are still stuck with their '99 Camry
https://youtu.be/c7lBDuqK8xc
Do you remember this mysterious sports car from movie "The Wraith " from 1986 ?This was concept car called Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor .The M4S had a mid-engine, twin-turbo 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine, that produced 400hp, a top speed of 194mph, and a price tag of an est. $1.5 million.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-fFTwHeAQ
Toyota Pod. Muh feelingz
>>22409928Ugly as hell. I press S to spit on its grave
For those of us in the rust belt, let's discuss everything rust related. Prevention, maintenance, repair, cleaning, etc. Tips and tricks to remove those rusty ass bolts on the car.I'll start with a question. What do you guys use to clean up rusty nuts/bolts after they're off? I'm trying evaporust right now.
Its automatic but maybe...
>>22423539Not. polack
Buy it, ditch the autotragic and hook up to a Getrag 420G
>>22423621how do you even know that'll fit or work
>>22423621Better to get a ZF 6 speed, they are cheaper, easier to find and rebuild. Or a 350Z manual, R154 or T56.
>>22423632It'll fit>>22423642Actually yeah a ZF 6 speed might be even easier to find and I completley forgot parts nowadays for the 420G are LMAO
I'm going to share my thoughts on the rotary.I don't like them, but I don't hate them.I do think they were overused my Mazda.It would have been really cool if it was in one model for a limited time and then fucked off.imo, it should have been in the last generation of Cosmo in its highest trim level, and that's it.It would have been much more special that way and ruined the RX7 desu.
>>22423392how the fuck were they overused
>>22423392rotaries make a ton of power of how large the footprint of the engine is. I have a fc with conservatively tuned 430whp 13b (some examples of 13b's in road race trim make over 800whp, and 13bs in street trim making 700whp) that's been running strong for 4 years, and since the engine is so small, and I've pushed it back further it has the weight balance and turn in of a mid engine car. They utterly lack low end torque and if they aren't meticulously maintained and tuned they blow up in your face. They are great if you are willing to premix your gas and check timing every once and a while. If you don't want to put the time into your car, the systems surrounding them are finicky and fall out of optimal tune relatively fast, making them a hassle for the average consumer. This is ultimately why they fell out of favor. Fantastic sports car engine, and great enthusiast engine. If you don't want a car that fills both those categories its more than likely shit.
I dont think anyone cares about your opinion
>>22423392>ruined the RX7What other engine that mazda had at the time would you suggest then retard? They never made a piston engine worth half a fuck.
>>22423419they were put in every vehicle they made for a while including pickup trucks and bus.
