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Gorson posted:Seriously, that building looks like it would go up like a box of matches. Also they didn't just wash the engine compartment, which is perfectly fine if you're careful, they powerwashed it. And then didn't wait for it to dry out a bit.
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Raluek posted:I'm pretty sure I've heard cars (usually beat-up minivans for some reason) going down the road making that exact sound... Toyota Previas have an exhaust flexpipe that comes loose and leaks and makes a loud whistling sound on acceleration. So that's probably the reason. 
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Air ride took a poo poo and then drove on until he ruptured a tire. (Or is it in just sitting in a pothole?  ) By comparison to new air springs/compressor/god knows what else; A coil spring conversion kit is relatively cheap and light years more efficient than that factory air suspension could ever be. Is that also the same model that had a serious "death wobble" issue, or is that standard in all Land Rovers? Root Bear fucked around with this message at 03:08 on Sep 18, 2015 |
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The miasma of idiosyncratic shittyness that older range rovers have is quite far down the terribleness scale from the most terrible land rover: Imagine roads twenty years from now when any muppet can get their hands on one, not just rich muppets.
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Slavvy posted:The miasma of idiosyncratic shittyness that older range rovers have is quite far down the terribleness scale from the most terrible land rover: I have one of those that turns into a robot.
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Slavvy posted:The miasma of idiosyncratic shittyness that older range rovers have is quite far down the terribleness scale from the most terrible land rover: I may be totally wrong but didn't posh spice style that thing ?isn't there a terribly mediocre top gear segment on it?
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Mr-Spain posted:I may be totally wrong but didn't posh spice style that thing ?isn't there a terribly mediocre top gear segment on it? Wasn't it just a concept at first? And some Sheikh wanted one so West Coast Customs built it for him?
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Sep 18, 2015 04:10
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GutBomb posted:Is that... an engine hat? Valve/cam cover?
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Sep 18, 2015 04:21
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MrYenko posted:Valve/cam cover? Looks like a standard BMW I6 valve cover, yea.
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The Locator posted:Looks like a standard BMW I6 valve cover, yea. <--- Going to call them engine hats from now on.
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Sep 18, 2015 04:30
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MrYenko posted:<--- Going to call them engine hats from now on. That makes two of us.
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Sep 18, 2015 04:35
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brb, going to paint my Miata's engine hat.
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Sep 18, 2015 04:40
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leica posted:brb, going to paint my Miata's engine hat. I painted my hats last year   
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Root Bear posted:I painted my hats last year That's subtle as gently caress. I like it. Pictured: The opposite of subtlety. Color-matched with the body color.  Not my fault, the king of the bros PO did it. I've been looking unsuccessfully for a reasonably priced set of stockers.
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GutBomb posted:Is that... an engine hat? Ohhhh god for the life of me I could not figure out what was wrong with that car, I guess my monitors suck, all I saw was what looked like a bumper with a hole in it, and a metal plate that said BMW. 
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Slavvy posted:The miasma of idiosyncratic shittyness that older range rovers have is quite far down the terribleness scale from the most terrible land rover: Isn't it pretty much a tarted up Ford Explorer? Or is the Explorer a stripped-down Rover? They look way too similar 
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MrYenko posted:That's subtle as gently caress. I like it. I unironically love that, and those hydrodipped ones that were in here before. I'm awful.
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MrYenko posted:That's subtle as gently caress. I like it. I would honestly pay stupid amounts of money to have my car look like that. Even if it's just the valve cover. I have a weird obsession with skulls.  And no, we will not discuss my tattoos.
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MrYenko posted:That's subtle as gently caress. I like it. Don't change those, they're awesome.
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Previa_fun posted:Toyota Previas have an exhaust flexpipe that comes loose and leaks and makes a loud whistling sound on acceleration. So that's probably the reason. Don't tell Bub Rub, I'm sure he would be pissed after paying all that money to get 3rd party whistle tips put in, when Toyota had them standard 
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Humphreys posted:Don't tell Bub Rub, I'm sure he would be pissed after paying all that money to get 3rd party whistle tips put in, when Toyota had them standard IT WAS BEING INSTALLED ON HER CAR.
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MrYenko posted:Not my fault, the king of the bros PO did it. I've been looking unsuccessfully for a reasonably priced set of stockers. Don't shop for stock ones, put those up for sale including a trade for stock ones. Seems like something that will sell quick.
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GutBomb posted:Is that... an engine hat? I... yes.  YESSSSSSSSSSSS!
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Engine hats all around! So if those are engine hats, is a bed "truck pants"?  Coming up from behind it I couldn't figure out why the gently caress someone would put Dodge badges on a GMT400 Chevy. Then I saw the cab  88h88 posted:I can't really hate the guy for making money off idiots. :/ I can if he's going to get them killed by having them put in cheese-grade bolts.
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GutBomb posted:Is that... an engine hat? Man, I feel like you should win some kind of reward for improving the lives of everyone in this thread.
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Sep 18, 2015 17:44
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This is like one of those loving hidden sailboat pictures from the nineties.
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Automotive Insanity > Terrible Car Stuff ITT: Is that an engine hat?
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Is that an engine fedora?
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BraveUlysses posted:Is that an engine fedora? <tips engine fedora> M'rockers...
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VW did a thing: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/09/18/epa-vw-diesel-vehicles-violated-emissions-rules/72401296/ Cheating on emissions tests and possibly being fined up to $18,000,000,000. That's a lot of zeros.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Engine hats all around! I think that would be the mud flaps. Truck pants, lol.
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Alighieri posted:VW did a thing: Well, if they perform worst in the real world and it can tell it's being tested, I'd say that's pretty solid evidence that the test doesn't reflect real world driving. Check and mate  They were just better at designing their emissions systems for the test
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Alighieri posted:VW did a thing: Holy poo poo quote:In September, after EPA and CARB demanded an explanation for the emission problems, Volkswagen admitted that the cars contained defeat devices Holy poo poo buttcrackmenace fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Sep 18, 2015 |
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Alighieri posted:VW did a thing: I can't wait to discuss this on Monday in the clean air car course (CA smog class) I'm taking...
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I can't wait to see how little they actually end up paying. There's no way in hell they're going to get fined more than the cost of each of the vehicles were sold for.
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veedubfreak posted:I can't wait to see how little they actually end up paying. There's no way in hell they're going to get fined more than the cost of each of the vehicles were sold for. It will be interesting, the only thing to compare it to would be the recent GM fine which ended up being less then 1 billion iirc. But that was just shoddy design with inept managers deciding to ignore the issue. What VW did was knowingly make a device to bypass a law set forth by the US and its environmental agencies. There's being grossly incompetent and dumb like GM, then there's actively being malicious.
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Didn't Ferrari do the same? They realised the engine compartments were always open for testing and simply put a switch in that changed everything up for when open? What happened to them I don't recall it being much.
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Bape Culture posted:Didn't Ferrari do the same? They realised the engine compartments were always open for testing and simply put a switch in that changed everything up for when open? What happened to them I don't recall it being much. I think i've heard a story like that but haven't seen it in print. I want to say it was in the 70's and a Fiat product of some sort.
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