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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Really, how hard is it to give your car a once over before you take it in? This, aside from maybe brakes, none of it's arcane poo poo that only a trained mechanic could take care of. Go down the checklist before you go in and if you fail anything your car's not safe to drive anyway. Fix, lather, repeat until your car's not a deathtrap. v  v
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otaku69 posted:You have someone in the car apply the brakes. no I know, I read the page, but shitfuck that's a lot of torque on that nut
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Jun 26, 2012 20:46
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In Russia, a car hit a bump: http://englishrussia.com/2012/06/11/bumps-can-be-different/#more-102790 The surprising part is it was repaired.
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Jun 26, 2012 21:37
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Colonel Sanders posted:In Russia, a car hit a bump: http://englishrussia.com/2012/06/11/bumps-can-be-different/#more-102790 That's pretty impressive. I'm not sure if it was worth the effort.
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Jun 26, 2012 21:41
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front wing flexing posted:That's pretty impressive. I'm not sure if it was worth the effort. Just a scratch compared to the other poo poo that guy has restored. Here's the full collection.
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Jun 26, 2012 22:22
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Saw this today  Not the first time I've seen a burned up Cadillac.
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Jun 26, 2012 22:23
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NOTinuyasha posted:Just a scratch compared to the other poo poo that guy has restored. What in the gently caress, why? Are cars just THAT expensive there that the labor that goes into a ridiculous repair like that is justified?
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Jun 26, 2012 22:43
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Poing posted:What in the gently caress, why? Are cars just THAT expensive there that the labor that goes into a ridiculous repair like that is justified? It works like this in a lot of countries outside the US.
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Jun 26, 2012 23:09
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Yeah we don't do inspections around here.
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Jun 26, 2012 23:11
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Poing posted:What in the gently caress, why? Are cars just THAT expensive there that the labor that goes into a ridiculous repair like that is justified? It's Russia, I am sure labor costs and things like health and safety regulations and even roadworthy (seriously, some of those cut and shuts would be illegal in Australia) regulations are lax.
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Jun 26, 2012 23:54
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revmoo posted:Yeah we don't do inspections around here. He MUST trust in god to drive that around....
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Jun 27, 2012 00:28
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Inspections are good. Canadian provinces are bad. No poo poo, there are taxicabs in Montreal that look like that Subaru (usually Pontiac 6000s.) I think only Ontario has inspections and that's only for registering a new-to-you used vehicle. The system for that is completely crooked, it's entirely written up by a dealership association and meant to make it a pain for anyone who doesn't have a buddy who's a licensed mechanic to buy a used car privately.
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Jun 27, 2012 01:01
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Doccers posted:None in Colorado either. I don't think I've ever seen a state that does inspections. Godholio fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jun 27, 2012 |
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Jun 27, 2012 01:32
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on a 2000 Ford Explorer: chrisgt and Slow Is Fast will recognize this... whoever designed the stock rear leaf shackles for the Explorer was a god drat idiot, it's some kind of goofy slotted sheetmetal thing and they corrode to nothing super fast up here. Even my rustbucket 96 XJ's shackles were in way better shape than this (i.e. they were still functioning and in one piece instead of two) and this was years newer. I suspect they used lovely metal for those shackles too because the rest of the car was pretty clean, in fact the rear axle was the cleanest I've ever seen in the junkyard, still had most of the paint on the axle tubes.
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Jun 27, 2012 04:59
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thecobra posted:Saw this today Doesn't appear to be engine related though.
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NOTinuyasha posted:Just a scratch compared to the other poo poo that guy has restored. Doing a google translate to english on that page is like a mechanical failure all in its own. "It is strange that the cushions are not bummed, no?" Must mean, "It's strange the airbags didn't deploy, no?" judging by the reply of, "When not wearing a seat belt - it does not work"
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Jun 27, 2012 05:14
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Colonel Sanders posted:In Russia, a car hit a bump: http://englishrussia.com/2012/06/11/bumps-can-be-different/#more-102790 I still can't decide if you think it would have been scrapped, or simply driven the way it was. This is Russia, after all...
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kastein posted:on a 2000 Ford Explorer: I've replaced many a collapsed leaf spring shackles on Explorers/Rangers alike. How was getting the bolts themselves out of the bushings? They always seem to rust themselves together for me. Jerks. 
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Jun 27, 2012 05:29
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Root Bear posted:I've replaced many a collapsed leaf spring shackles on Explorers/Rangers alike. How was getting the bolts themselves out of the bushings? They always seem to rust themselves together for me. Jerks. No idea. I had a cordless sawzall and angle grinder with me  I was after the rearend in that car, and one shackle was already rusted in half for me, so I sawzalled the other, chopped the ubolts up with the angle grinder, sawzalled the driveshaft, cut the brake lines and ebrake lines, sawzalled the swaybar links and dragged it out.
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Jun 27, 2012 05:37
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revmoo posted:Yeah we don't do inspections around here. You could wait until the owner parked the car, surround it with half a dozen strong guys and just lift the body off the frame and carry it away.
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Gorilla Salad posted:You could wait until the owner parked the car, surround it with half a dozen strong guys and just lift the body off the frame and carry it away. Pah, you can't even see into that car through the holes. It doesn't having anything on the winter beaters I've seen in Minnesota. (No inspections, shock)
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Jun 27, 2012 07:43
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Less a mechanical failure, More a Mechanics failure. Im upgrading the speakers and stereo in my mates hilux and pulled the door skins to find these... Thats TWO MDF spacers, both the wrong size for the speaker, and 3" long sheet metal screws straight into the door sheetmetal holding that speaker in!
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Jun 27, 2012 09:03
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And the window and speaker work? Man some people heave really high standards of horrible. I see wood behind that top screw hole.
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Jun 27, 2012 09:52
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Forgot to mention that- theres only 3 out of 4 screws holding the thing in. Surprisingly, both speaker and window worked! the speakers were CDT Audio 6.5" Coaxials, but theyre 2.5" deep which wouldnt fit with the existing door trims if they were actually mounted properly... Took a bit of thinking, but this is how the new speakers ended up being mounted up  At least they are sealed against the door metal!
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Jun 27, 2012 11:02
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NOTinuyasha posted:Just a scratch compared to the other poo poo that guy has restored. This is what I imagine every time I think I see a good deal on a "salvage" titled car.
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Jun 27, 2012 11:17
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No. But this was!    This was on the 190E 2.3-16 where the tard that owned it had completely removed the plastic water barrier in order to install his tyte stereo. I'm a bit disappointed I can't find the pic of the giant pile of redundant cables from multiple stereo installs.
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Jun 27, 2012 14:48
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Das Volk posted:No. But this was! Holy poo poo thats an effort and a half- Thats not a factory hole in the steel is it? Ive cut and tweaked a few mm here and there of internal door steel to stop big speakers touching when they are jammed where they shouldnt, but thats going a few steps too far!
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Ferremit posted:Holy poo poo thats an effort and a half- Thats not a factory hole in the steel is it? Yeah pretty much, some dickhead cut a hole in the door and the door cards to fit his phat beatz speakers since the holes in the dash of the 190 were too small. There were 3 different power cables run through the car too from the battery to the amp. The battery terminal looked like a porcupine with all the abandoned power leads.
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Jun 27, 2012 16:50
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Some mechanical, some just plain loving stupidity on my part. Cleaning up after the tropical storm down here, I got a little too close to the flooded part of my property. It's double stupid that I loving even tried it with those turf tires on. It's the only time I haven't been able to walk that fucker out with the loader, but the ground was too soft to get a good enough grip to push it back. You can also see all the bark missing from a nearby tree where I tried to use it for leverage.  I actually made the guy behind the counter at tractor supply say " you poor bastard " when I pop a 6000 pound cable puller and 40 feet of towing strap down on the counter. I don't gently caress up often, but when I do... 
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Jun 27, 2012 18:54
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Das Volk posted:This was on the 190E 2.3-16 where the tard that owned it had completely removed the plastic water barrier in order to install his tyte stereo. Somebody has done this exact same thing to replace one speaker in my MX-5. The drivers door handle keeps going on strike, I thought it was that little spring that's in there had broken but it turned out the entire mechanism is just rusting itself solid in there. And the speaker thay put in buzzes like nobody's business. 
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Blackstone Labs' newsletter this month features an oil report from a Nissan whose oil has never been changed -- ever. In 122,000 miles. Man, I wish they'd have posted photos, but apparently the engine's still running just fine and didn't even need to be disassembled. Look at those iron and lead levels, though! Those poor bearings 
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Jun 27, 2012 23:31
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I got it out!
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1st Edition ADandD posted:Inspections are good. Canadian provinces are bad. No poo poo, there are taxicabs in Montreal that look like that Subaru (usually Pontiac 6000s.) I think only Ontario has inspections and that's only for registering a new-to-you used vehicle. The system for that is completely crooked, it's entirely written up by a dealership association and meant to make it a pain for anyone who doesn't have a buddy who's a licensed mechanic to buy a used car privately. We have biannual inspections in Nova Scotia for cars and trucks, annual for bikes and I think trailers. New Brunswick has annual, I think, as does PEI, as far as I know.
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stevobob posted:We have biannual inspections in Nova Scotia for cars and trucks, annual for bikes and I think trailers. New Brunswick has annual, I think, as does PEI, as far as I know. Maine should have trailer inspection... Of course then mine wouldn't pass, but still. It's not uncommon at all to see trailers with wheels fallen off. And one, just recently down the road from me. The axle was rusted in half. I can't say much as the frame on mine broke in half hauling fire wood once, but a ratchet strap and 2x4 got it through 2 more seasons...
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Farking Bastage posted:I got it out! Glad to hear it! I have to admit that I cackled a bit when I saw your picture. That's some terrible-looking poo poo. Hope you weren't hit too hard by the storm.
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Jun 28, 2012 08:02
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grover posted:Blackstone Labs' newsletter this month features an oil report from a Nissan whose oil has never been changed -- ever. In 122,000 miles. Holy crap. And that's almost the same engine that's in my Altima too (SOHC head, but same engine family/displacement).
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Colonel Sanders posted:In Russia, a car hit a bump: http://englishrussia.com/2012/06/11/bumps-can-be-different/#more-102790 The next time that car hits something its going to fold up at a point right next to the driver's left hip. Lovely.
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You make it sound like this isn't how repairs are done everywhere else.
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sofullofhate posted:Glad to hear it! I have to admit that I cackled a bit when I saw your picture. That's some terrible-looking poo poo. Just wet. It flooded about 25% of my 6 acres. According to the meter about half a mile away we got 21" of rain in 48 hours.
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Splizwarf posted:You make it sound like this isn't how repairs are done everywhere else. That car would've been scrapped anywhere else.
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