What is this aesthetic called?
Malaise era.
>>24916142poorfag cope aesthetic
you guys are missing the point of thisit's a get out of my way vehicule, the kind of car you dont have to look out for others that much, they have to avoid youget on the highway without looking for incoming traffic, no problemand metal bumpers kek its the ultimate fuck you car
>>24916142Grandpa mustang
you guys are all insufferable faggots
Previous thread: >>24858339>Everybody has their own taste, but some tastes are wrong. If you aren't sure if your car is classic or not, it's not.>Being made before 1985 does not automatically make a car a classic.>Your Honda Miata doesn't belong here.>US, Euro, Jap, or whatever.>Post your classic, your work on it, your hackery, and get advice.>Any and all discussion about classics welcome, but may not necessarily generate responses; don't get butthurt.>Period correct performance > cosmetics.>Metal > plastic.>Classic shitbox > modern shitbox.>JBweld and RTV can fix anything>If you see rust there is more.>Rust and bodywork are the most difficult thing to repair.>Electrical work is difficult until you stop reading forum posts and buy a multimeter.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/d/madison-heights-1973-ford-pu/7411933860.html
>>24916036Nah, just high power stuff for their race boats.
should I buy an old piece of shit chrysler sedan sight unseen with no idea how bad it is because the photos were taken by someone who looks like a meth junkie with no details given? its extremely cheap and doesnt look too rusty
>>24916307>Yeah I'll sit here with a pile of shit and seethe that a stranger on the internet can afford a a few cars from the 50s/60s, a plot of land and several rental properties. Stay poor.
>>24916222checked, if you can find a decent, non-warped pair of aluminum for under $600, then go that way. The GT40s would still be nice to play around with and learn hand porting, though.
sup /o/, quick question: it's been 6 years since I last changed my engine coolant, but less than 30K miles (I average about 4K/year). Should I go ahead and replace it even though the manufacturer only recommends every 60K miles, or is the amount of time passed enough to justify a flush?
>>24914284>my ‘18frontier says to replace at 110k milesIs this just retarded or is it safe to leave until then? The truck is only at 80k miles and I take gud care of it.
>>24914895>evaporatesbut it's a closed system, usually
>>24916891>18frontier>only at 80k milesthat seems like a lot of miles for only 3 years
>>24916903Oh no no. Coolant expands and contracts with temperature, which is why there's an overflow tank that's vented to atmosphere. Yes, the radiator cap won't blow off below a specific pressure, but the system is meant to tolerate slow and normal changes.
>>24916954Sometimes true - on my car the overflow tank is pressurized, on my truck it is not (vents to atmosphere).But in reality nothing is really a "closed" system over a long enough period.
Which one should I go for? Both same year (2015), both same mileage (~40,000km), but the S3 is $42,000 whereas the R is $38,000
>>24912646>slow ICE commuter boxesGet one of these, at least it has acceleration.
>>24916839>slowa sub-4 second 0-60 would say otherwise
>>24916860With stock components? I doubt that my duderino.
>>24914981This is correct. Quattro is vastly superior and LSD is optional and the supercharged V6 is reliable and easy to tune. And the build quality is vastly better.
>>24916645It has Audi software and it’s literally better at TCU, ABS, torque vectoring. Sedans are naturally more aero friendly
Need a redpill on these. Considering one over an NA Miata and don't know if I'm making a mistake
>>24916439Based. Got any vids of your RX8?
>>24915176if you have other cars, take the plunge, they're extremely funbut if someone is selling with more than 60k miles, red flag and prepare for maintenance costs
>>24915312NC Miata>RX-8NC has the benefit of sharing the RX-8 chassis without being an RX-8.
>>24916763No vids sorry. I plan to sell the car so I haven't done much spirited driving with it. Turns out having multiple cars costs alot of money which is why both cars are stock.
>>24915176I can tell these are getting more popular, having owned one for over half a decade I'll give you some thoughts. Personally, my 8 has been extremely reliable. I have had precisely 0 issues with my car. My advice to you is as follows. 1. If you live in a rust-belt state and this is your only car, immediately get it corrosion treated. Krown, Corrosion FREE, whatever--just spend the money to have it properly sprayed or get a sprayer and thoroughly do it yourself. These cars can and WILL rust rapidly like other Mazdas of their years. 2. Be prepared to change your oil every 3,000 miles and to top off every ~1,000 miles. These cars burn oil via a stepper motor which injects engine oil into the rotor housing to keep the apex and face seals lubricated. Oil choice is a huge subject of debate and is quite tribal. As long as you keep up with it, most maintain the oil type and brand don't matter but I personally only use Royal Purple due to their history with racing rotaries. 3. Buy Idemitsu premix. Every time you go the pump measure out the proper titration for how much gasoline you're putting in the car. For a full tank I usually add 6 ounces of Idemitsu premix. YMMV. 4. If you want this car to last you need to get rid of the stock cat. Immediately mid pipe the car if you can get away with it, or if you live in a strict emissions area you can purchase a high-flow cat like the HJS 0182. It pretty much needs to be the HJS 0182 though as these are pretty much the only tried and tested catalysts that don't build backpressure under the heat of the rennie. Good luck, I hope you decide to get one, they are great cars for car people. If you aren't an enthusiast and just want something that looks sporty go elsewhere.
What's the least powerful production car that can do 250km/h (155mp/h)?
>>24916836>it's not powerfull, 300 something hp
>>24916668look at low drag coefficients like the opel calabria, which got ~245 km/h from ~200hp apparently
>>24916693the 330d only does 242 km/h with 204hp the 330i does 250 km/h with 231hp an FD has 236hp and does 250 km/ha z31 turbo has 228hp and does 250 km/hyou probably need at least 230hp to break 250km/h as drag increases with speedsomething modern and slippery like an A4 or a C-class can do 240 km/h with 190hp
I swear it's an American thing to care about top speed. Who cares?
>>24916889ecobox cope
Red Pill me on the E60 550i>About 10k with 100k miles>4.8L V8, Smooth Shifting ZF 6-sp >360hp 360tq V8 Growl>13.6@106 Mph in the 1/4, decently quick won't get smoked by Karen in her Bus or Chad in their Golf R>Guys on forum say their only issues are fluid leaksIf I buy one, I'll throw some good shocks (aim for Bilstein B6) and good tires. Leave exhaust stock and just detail it. It'll be a daily.
>>24916694>just a tuneLike a stock old bmw is not enough to drive you crazy.
>>24916686They make a 2 piece pipe to replace the old transfer pipe, only requires you to pull the intake manifold.
>>24916266Looks good but used German cars are very unreliable.
>>24916266>decently quick won't get smoked by Karen in her BusExplorer ST and X3 M40i both run high 12s in the 1/4
>>24916266only retards buy e60's.they're so unreliable even those who buy unreliable german trash think they're unreliable.
My grandpa has picrel with 1.4 l l4 80 hp.Ive driven some german "luxury barges" but when im driving my grandpas car i:>enjoy the dead cylinder that comes alive over 3000 rpm causing different sound>redline the car when starting from the lights and shift above 5k rpm so i can keep up with traffic>use force to jam in the gear>revmatch perfectly because syncros are almost dead>enjoy the sound of a supercharger when driving in 5th gear which is probably just transmission noisedriving 70 km/h feels like 120 at least due to destroyed mufflersbut other than that the car ia unkillable. I cant count the amount of street holes ive taken at way too high speeds.I can take every terrain i want (excluding 4x4 domains ofc) and i am not afraid of breaking anything because NOTHING BREAKStake the shitbox pill bros
>>24913738yeah i've been thinking about this.Whar care possible reasons for a dead cylinder? My grandpas friend used pc software to determine the compression in that particular cylinder and 2 cylinders were good, one was at 80 % compression and the 4th was at only 40 %.
>>24913711The new ones have simulated shifts where you can bang on the IVT lmao.
>>24915056Well you need spark, fuel, and compression, so usually one of those things is missing. Modern cars usually don't need new spark plugs and a new distributor cap every year, but that's still a possible point of failure. Ironically, fuel can be a per-cylinder probably on modern cars because of port or direct injection rather than having a carb or using silly old throttle body injection.So that leaves compression as a likely suspect. Maybe your rings on that piston are just all fucking shot, but it's always possible some other weird thing is amiss, like maybe one of your valves gunked to fuck or isn't closing all the way. The sad part about compression is that it's often a mechanical problem that might cost a lot to fix.
>>24911836the lesser weight and ability to rev the piss out of it without breaking speed limits (but tho that's also true with most german cars since they are also ungodly slow, slower than brz, the slowest car in existance) and the good connection with road they don't try to hide with luxury, it feels good to drive them.Suspension is hit or miss, some are understeery, others break the ass out when you break, others are perfectly balanced in corner, shit that you'd expect from the aforementioned "sports sedan" but don't get.
>>24913727the soft suspension and lack of filters between feedback and you teaches you weight management, which is 99% of fast driving.unironically that's why all the racing drivers reccomend you start with a poverty spec shitbox. cause you can't drive those fast without learning the real technique.
Why are the Germans putting lead in their drinking water now?
>>24916783The US didn't become a superpower by being like the British. They became a superpower because they refused to be limp wristed eurofags. Adding shit to be more like Europe is retarded. And you can't even say it's fir teeth because you have the worst teeth on the planet
>>24916783lead is a naturally occurring element dipshit
>>24916783Lithium is a naturally occurring element and it's used as a psychotropic drug
>>24915283China is the numbah 1 market priority. Companies are full sending anything that tests well in China.
>>24915233>Why are the Germans putting lead in their drinking water now?Because gas in the showers was too obvious and had been done already.
https://www.beforward.jp/nissan/skyline/bk561649/id/3064996/>dents and scratches on rear bumper>worn interior>allegedly only 500 km drivenIt's over.
>>24916536See >>24916532
>>24916538is spamming reaction images on your phone a way to cope for being slower than a kia, ackhmed the turk?
>>24916542
>>24915978Mashallah don't talk shit about ultimate driving machine
>>24916025Even though the spend billions of dollars and 10+ years to make it as light and fast as possible- It still weighs 1600KG which is exactly how much the R34 GTR weighs, and that one has 2 More seats and doesn't have a single spec of Carbon and limited use of Alluminium, too. So they didn't even try to make it light. Granted, I assume the LFA 10 times stiffer but yeah. For someone who prides itself for How light the Engine is, how much carbon fiber was used for weight saving etc etc, 1620KG isn't Light by any means for that.Also, it's got less torque than an IS-F. And by now, there are many Family Sedans that have a faster Nürburgring Lap time than the Supercar Track Focused LFA. The Stearing wheel is also Electronic btw. With that being said. I have never driven one and probably never will, so I just speak out of my ass and just point at the Spec-Sheet. Cars aren't just the numbers, I do understand that. But if you want a fast and rare Exotic, the LFA '''objectively''' (apologies) should be your very last option. UNLESS you really, REALLY like the Sound, because it is indeed the best sounding car of all time.
> own a dodge avenger 2013> live in chicago, cold as fuck winter> work delivery> want a remote start to warm up my car faster> am retard about cars> go to dealer, ask them to install> "sorry this model is too old and can't be remote start"> ask another mechanic, same thing> couple months later> getting home, press the lock button more than twice> car starts
>>24914892When I asked car toys a couple of years ago, they could add remote start to my 1996 model year cars. I think basically any car with power locks and obd2 can have it added aftermarket. But cool you already had it
>>24916009My '92 obd1 Blazer S10 had a remote starter. I would imagine they need a million bullshit ass safety interlocks these days hence the need for obd2. My Blazer definitely didn't have any of that and would remote start in drive or reverse lol.
>>24914892>chicago>2013 chrysler productnigger
>>24916045Not much has changed since 2013 to be honest. I feel like that was the last year of innovation and everything has been kind of stagnant since then.
>>24916789Innovation is hard and expensive we let the Chineses do that now
I'm seeing these all over Craigslist lately. What's going on? Why is everyone getting rid of them at the same time?
>>24916245It’s the Jaguar 3.9L motor that was in the Lincoln LS. It makes decent power but it’s mated to what is now a dated 5 speed automatic. They were quick once, but it’s not anymore.
>>24915829I wanna do this to one
>>24915829I remember I really wanted one when I was a little kid. It looked classic but was a modern car. Wish Ford brought it back, would have been a cooler introduction to electric power instead of the Mach E
>>24916188Beautiful cars. Horrible engine. It's from when Ford owned Jag, and the stupid assholes had the brilliant idea of putting a Jaguar engine in it.
>>24915829Boomers are being removed and their children / grand children have no interest in Grandma and Grandpa's weird old ford.
Looking at buying a Honda Post here and we'll tell you our elitist opinionsNeed help identifying a chassis>http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/1312-honda-chassis-code-checklist/Last Thread>>24849186
You meet the nicest people on a Honda.
>>24915469This, I wouldn't cheap out on a CM, you're better off even using Dorman parts new from the store instead of cheaper OEM parts that may be junkyard.
>>24912826update acquired wheels>>24912834thank you sir
>>24915754
Anybody itt have an LSD in their Honda? Do you notice it versus driving an open diff FWD car or is it only something that is noticeable at the absolute limit?
SUV and big truck faggots, why do you do this?
>>24916337100% this. Anyone who can't just adjust their projector lights down a little has shit eyesight and needs to change their diett. V8 Yota 4runner with a family to protect
>>24913118Forgot to quote and say I like your eyelids. It's refreshing to see a flat slope instead of the gay angry shit like pic related.I'd like to get a Lexus IS F someday and try to make similar neutral lids, or do one to my current 4runner. Anything you recommend? Should I use vinyl?
>>24916454This is close to what I have in mind. Kind of want it to look like an E53
>>24916454thanks, i like em too, they're not perfectly straight but i bought them on ebay for 13$ so i cant complain. These came pre made, only needed paint, ive seen people use vinyl wraps and if it's applied well it can look good, but of course that depends on the design of the car itself and the shape you make them. Personally i always think they look best if they're the same color as the car, but black can also work as an easy solution
>>24913942>6000 lumen flashlight[x] doubt
Is this a good idea, /o/?https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/elon-musk-sees-neuralink-implants-for-2022-says-ceo-is-a-made-up-title/
>>24915670what a fucking retard
he hasn't even been close to needing government subsidies and the american government has a habit of obliterating businesseswhy the fuck would he be considered a retard lmaothe dumb niggers i share this board with, god damn
>>24916535>he hasn't even been close to needing government subsidiesapart from all the ones he took, right?
>>24916539literally never happenedit was fabricated by the transport department to prep the future of the ev industry
What a bunch of political sellouts in this thread. Lol
