Anybody else get car sick everytime in the back of a hybrid or ev? One of my friends has a hyundai ioniq and another has a model 3, and both of them I get horribly car sick everytime. They're not terrible drivers or anything but for some reason the tiny bit of lurch from a standstill that electric motors have just gets me queasy right away. The play that gas engine drivetrains have makes it basically impossible but I feel like the whole instant torque thing just makes everything too sudden to make driving comfortable as a passenger
>>27503006there's honestly a worrying amount of EMF radiation batteries generate.like how AM radio doesn't work in a EV.
>>27503113Humans, at least the ones in current societies where they are constantly subjected to EMF radiation in ever increasing amounts, will come to realize that it was not a good idea. The electric cars, the phones, the WiFi, the microwaves - it all comes at a cost. Lots of studies coming out that show there are lasting effects of chronic emf exposure. I don’t want a car where me and my family are sitting centimeters away from a one ton battery.
>>27502714Stop your bullshit Chuck.
>>27503137>show there are lasting effects of chronic emf exposure.Like what?
>>27502714Depends on the driver. My parents have a teslaMy mom is a pretty bad driver and is very heavy on the acceleration and deceleration. I always get motion sick when she's the driverMy dad is a better driver and I don't have any such syptomsWhen I drive their car I also don't experience it.
electric velomobile
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>>27503339wow all of the work of a bike with none of that mobility or ease of storage to get in the way
>>27503729They are brainwashed commies who have been tricked into believing that they don't need anything while their grorious Supreme readers get everything.
>https://electrek.co/2024/03/18/ford-plans-affordable-ev-pickup-suv-starting-25000/>$25,000.00>"affordable"EVERYTHING about electric cars is a fucking lie.If affordability is your primary concern, your next car will be Chinese.It's only a matter of time before America begins importing Chinese electric cars.
"It has to have a manual transmission in it or its not an enthusiast car"
>>27505734>driving a 30 year old 4spd TercelIf it's in decent enough condition and you don't look like a complete methhead, I'd just assume you actually were an enthusiast.>>27505738Aux cable is as far as I'll go.
yeah
>>27505712>honda si's>honda r's>honda s2000>ford svt products(aside from the lightning)>corvette zr1 and z06(c4,c5,c6)>e.t.c. Plenty of enthusiast cars are manual only. >>27505734>>27506944>have a 28 y/o 4spd tercel>it's slower than shit>rolls more than my lincoln and the steering is even lighter with less feedbackIt's not fun.
>>27505809The most fun-driving car I've ever driven was a standard 87 Toyota Tercel
>>27505770The reason dual clutch transmissions don't have have rev hang is because they don't have to cut the throttle very long (if at all) while shifting. Rev Hang is really a throttle hang, it keep air flowing into the engine to help prevent an over-rich situation from fuel vapors coming off the intake runners or residual fuel coming out of the injectors themselves. If the computer on the DCT can shift quickly enough while keeping the throttle open then there's no need for rev hang.Among 6-speeds, the 2023 Subaru WRX and VW Jetta (at least the 1.5T) have very minimal rev hang, I'm assuming they both use cylinder injection with the injectors very close to the injection port itself, so when the injectors are shut off there's very little fuel in the high pressure line between the injector and cylinder to get sucked in during the intake stroke on a closed throttle.
>V6>92hp>3690 lbsDo Americans REALLY
>>27504760hey i look up to hank hill even though he's from new york, new york
>>27504807>shudders
>>27503607Old cars didn't have much power, it was normal at the time. 150 years ago people had to walk everywhere, that was normal too. 92hp is not much but people managed, first world problem bro.>>27503697I've noticed a lot of new cars having a lot less power but they mask with touch screens and luxury. Probably short gears too so you don't notice on a short test drive.>>27504410The Holden V8 at the time didn't really feel that much faster than the v6 either, if you did a blind test I would guess most lay people wouldn't notice but the V8 was only a couple thousand more with the main difference being the v8 revs harder at higher rpm while the v6 and I6 feel like they don't really want to. I think there were even times that the v6 or I6 was faster than the v8 because the v8 has much taller gears. Still, its just numbers, v8's feels better in responsiveness.
>>27507074>HoldenV6 supercharged:>3.8L>165kwV8:>5.0L>165kwWhy fuck around with all this shit when you can simply put a mild factory cam and header on an OHC inline and make the same power lol...
>>27503607>Do Americans REALLYif europoor care about environment so much catalytic converters were mandated in EU only since 1993?Why EU stick NEDC emissions test (developed in 1970) which had high periods of idling ans steady vehicle speed? Why EU had head up its ass that it failed recognize shortcomings of NEDC when FTP-75 was developed?
ITT: Fuck you, I like it
>>27507068There’s multiple variants. Even the plain ones are pretty loud.
>>27507152Yeah this is the one I'm used to seeing, the two-tone. It's fine, but the rainbow tiger is electric fire
>>27506966Renegade Trailhawks are honestly really capable off road for what they are. (pseudo) low range and a locker are unheard of in a compact crossover otherwise, and the suspension does well to soak up bumps on trails. I think it's light weight works in it's favor in this regard.>t. thrashed a few off road in places that AWD Escapes/Tucsons/etc were getting stuck and riding like shit
>>27506971Oilsprayers HATE him!
>>27507249what did xie mean by this?
Autistic young men will see this vehicle, and think "hell yeah".
hell yeah
>>27483337Praise Jesus!
>>27504109I got a thumbs up this weekend from a fellow MGM enjoyer. Its definitely an exclusive club, and we're few and far between.
>>27483337I think they're sick as fuck but I feel like the dudes that drive them always seem like future school shooters
>>27507037I'm too old to shoot up a school.
Who greenlit this?What were they thinking?
>>27505982Bongs get taxed to death. At one point taxes made cars so expensive the work around was to have less than 4 wheels on it so it was not a car.
>>27505987that part is reasonably obvious, what's confusing to me is they didn't do the more stable, safe and usable 2-in-front layout
>>27506090In line engine with a live rear axle is an awful lot easier to package and Ford Anglia or similar drive trains are ten a penny.Plus two in the front and one at the rear puts a wheel where the kids ought to sit.
>>27505982>What were they thinking?"A'd ower spend mah dosh oan smack than pay taxes tae th' nonce o' a king"
>>27505982>What were they thinking?It was taxed and licensed as a motorcycle rather than a car which made it cheaper to insure and license in England. When they got rid of that regulation 3 wheel cars disappeared in England.
I already have a 99 civic si that I don't want to modify at all as it's rare to find a stock, low-mileage car like that nowadays.The civic is fun and it gets me from A to B, but I still want to wrench on something and I'd like to do a project where I build up an inordinate and frankly dangerous amount of speed just for the fun of it. I am not a complete wrenchlet, stemcel actually, I work in SWE but I do some fabrication and milling work on the side. So I know what I'm getting into, cost and time wise.I'm looking for something cheap that I can shove a bunch of power into, partially because cheaper cars are cheaper to work on but also because I think a sleeper would be funny. I don't give a shit about looks, I already have a beautiful civic for that. This is something that I will hoon into the ground until I barely resembles the original product.Right now I'm thinking:- Honda Beat (kei car). Would be cheap to import, probably less than 5 grand including taxes, and I could pick up a motorcycle engine or an E series and swap it. Couldn't make TOO much power though or it'd be a deathtrap.- Honda Acty, for similar reasons above, but they're more expensive now due to demand. Also probably couldn't go as fast and I feel that the Acty is over-saturated right now. I might use the bed? But realistically it'd be like three times a year.- Cheap shitter NPC car like a high mileage impala/Altima. I don't like newer cars because they have a bunch of plastic panels, computers, and other BS in them, however the parts would probably be cheap and if I bought it off Facebook I could probably get one for nothing from some consoomer who wants it off their hands.My plan is to buy a house before doing any of this, then my next big purchase would be a shitbox plus maybe an engine from a crate or ebay. I don't really have to worry about passing smog or any of that shit because I live in Kansas and our only inspection is matching the VIN to the registration kek
bump? anyone have cool experiences with getting cheap horsepower?
>>27507220The only way to make "cheap" horsepower without getting into turbos is not even cheap and is to swap a big engine in a small car
>>27507228Given the car market I think it'd be harder to find a decent condition car that I was capable of putting a turbo onto. I can pick up a used K20 off eBay for $600 if I wait long enough, plus a transmission from a donor. Throw that into some shitty y2k econobox. My civic cost me $9500, and even the shittiest of turbo kits are at least a grand. Versus buying a shit econobox for 3 grand, gutting it, replacing with a new motor and trans for another 2 grand.Am I missing something?
>>27507234well the turbo thing was assuming you already have the car, but yes as I said swap is the only way, that or a car turbo'd from factury and getting a tune
>>27507243I already have a car that would be perfect for turbocharging. I could pick up a reliable 6th generation civic turbo kit that would bolt directly on for less than 2000 dollars. With that being said, it would completely destroy the value of my vehicle, probably cut it in half. And I think it's cooler stock anyway.
My car has been in a body shop for over 4 months which is much much longer than it was supposed to. Should I be concerned about old gas or flat tires? The insurance adjuster is a dumb bitch that doesn't care and does the bare minimum. I really don't want my fuel system to get fucked because of these retards.
>>275068364 months should be okjust put in premium as soon as possiblecheck the tire pressure>a tread died for this
>>27506846can I ask what premium does? Does it counteract the gas getting diluted?
>>27506836Didn't start my shitbox for about that same time and it had a fuel tank full of a mixture of gas and ethanol, about E30Only problem I had was a fucked up aftermarket injector made of chinesium, all the other OEM injectors were okIt probably will be fine, just check the injectors, pump and filter then fill it with fresh gas
>>27506846>>a tread died for thisOh no an EV shill thread is dead
Does owning a car ruin your ability to achieve your financial goals?
>>27503154Frosty? Is this you, dude?
>>27506065his skin looks good for a 50 year old manprobably the hormones tbf
>>27503594no fuck the other anons post your soles
>>27506052why do i love anime girls so much bros i promise im a normal person
>>27501060Not getting Starbucks won't make you rich, but it will leave you with extra money that can cushion you for future expenses (like, say a $700 full tire replacement).Drinking black coffee you made at home is also less gay.
Anyone have any experience with them? How are they in the long run? Can they be as reliable as OEM systems or do they all fail after a couple years of use?
>>27505423Budgeting for quality bags will alleviate 99% of the problems air suspension has, fitting the lines properly or hard lining will help as well. The tank will require draining periodically especially in humid climates and the pump doesn't last forever. My viaair 444c did about 7 years but its just too old. If you don't maintain the system you'll get leaks for sure, its usually a bad bag but if your stupid and lazy your tank will rust out and fuck up all your lines.
>>27505792your air pump shat the bed after only 7 years of use? are they supposed to last so little or is it just a shit one?
>>27506291>shat the bedlol sure if that's what "too old" means to you. it works just fine still, just takes longer to fill up the tank though which is why i want to replace it. >viaair is shitoiamlaffin
>>27505423ridetech is for boomers man.it's ok for the street, but don't expect it to preform well on Track or an Autocross.
One of my cars is not going to be able to park in a garage for a couple of months. It's a pretty expensive Mercedes and I know it should be fine but I do plan to keep this car as long as I can, anything I can do to protect it? Don't really want to invest in a car cover unless it's really worth it. No rain here, just a lot of sun.pic is from /o/ circa 2013
>>27506957i wuz 15 in 2012
>>27505129>It's a pretty expensive Mercedes>can't afford the ~$75 for some cheapo waterproof multi-layer car coverIf it's your daily it's going to be annoying to put on and remove but it's worth it if it's going to be a second car. Otherwise a solid (actual) wax job or DIY ceramic coating of some type will give you at least a semblance of protection.>>27506961It was unironically a better time when /o/ was a circlejerk of blogposts and meetups
>>27506961>>27506968>>27507004I'm back.
>>27507038T-Thanks Doc.
pic related, bought one two weeks ago. Honestly like it a lot. 2022 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend with the convenience package and a tow hitch. What are /o/'s thoughts on the car? Any advice for owning an suv like this?
>>27506721probably the dumbest car purchase you can make in 2024 and i dont say that lightly
Bronco Sport is >3 cylinders but it does have a real 4 x 4.
>>27506721Gay
>>27506974>it does have a real 4 x 4No it doesn't lol.
Suburban mom car
In canada, around 20k$. I've been looking at a couple of new beamers, such as the M3. However, I feel like it would be a good plan to start with something cheaper since I'd pay way too much in insurance (I'm in my early 20's with a 70k$car, and a few accidents to my name).Do you guys have any recommendations?
MR2 spyder nigga>Inb4 muh snap oversteerits never a problem if you know how to drive
>>27504924>automatic>somewhat rare>looks like a Pontiac solstice
2000s maserati coupe2000s gto if you guys got thatmustangs in generalbeemerswrxi had the same budget and was looking for the same thing but in amerikkka like 4 months ago. i ended up going for a gti anyway but was very close to getting one of those gtos
>>27504844fyi the car is spelled bimmer, bikes are spelled beemer. Neither is spelled beamer.
For me, its the C4
Z32, my beloved.
>>27505058My neighbor had a purple ZR1 when I was a kid.
>>27506041I'm biased because I own pic related, but man the z32 is great
>>27506041My bro still hasn't fixed his. It was a single owner car with less than 4k miles. His dad bought it new back in the 90s. Stopped driving it due to his Alzheimer's. It got stolen, joyridden, then crashed. It had shit like needles and other drug paraphernalia left in it. I wish he had caught them after they crashed it. It would have been worth it just to see what he did with those fucking niggers. He still has it, but that car will never be the same.
>>27506041pretty sure some time late last year i saw one of these flying past me on a late night drive. the finny looking quarter window was very distinct