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Even if they were cars you could buy for 20k they sound like the sort of car that needs 20k in missed maintenance, then 20k in NLA parts.
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Cakefool posted:Even if they were cars you could buy for 20k they sound like the sort of car that needs 20k in missed maintenance, then 20k in NLA parts. This. This right here is the future of the 93-95 Mazda RX-7.
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jamal posted:My mom's rav-4 that now belongs to my sister has never consumed any oil. But it does get driven over mountain passes with a bunch of poo poo in the back on a regular basis. welcome to flat-rate honing costs time and time is money also no machine shop on site everything has to be sent out.
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Why do Lambos like to catch fire at this particular spot? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48vLP-pqGo
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Loose oil line, drips on the catalytic converters, bursts into flames.
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Data Graham posted:Loose oil line, drips on the catalytic converters, bursts into flames. You'd figure these cars would come factory equipped with their own fire extinguishers or on-board halon or something.
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:You'd figure these cars would come factory equipped with their own fire extinguishers or on-board halon or something. If you're rich enough to buy one, you're rich enough to buy two. Or I think it's "if you can afford two, you can afford one".
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CharlesM posted:Hmm. I wonder about my plan to buy a Mazda 2 in Puerto Rico and bring it to the mainland. Is this a serious post? Are they dirt cheap there or something?
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I can't imagine why a car built by a company known for rust would be dirt cheap on an island surrounded by salt water.
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Midjack posted:If you're rich enough to buy one, you're rich enough to buy two. Or I think it's "if you can afford two, you can afford one". If you can afford to buy two, you can afford to own one.
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Godholio posted:I can't imagine why a car built by a company known for rust would be dirt cheap on an island surrounded by salt water. I live on a peninsula within a peninsula surrounded by salt water and it's not a problem, I own a '94 and '97 Mazda and they are both rust free.
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leica posted:Is this a serious post? Are they dirt cheap there or something? The new Mazda 2 is federalized, but for *reasons* only sold in PR unless you'd like an ugly rear end scion. You can ship them to the US though (Dunno if it is 50 state or 49 state though) without a problem as cars sold in PR still have to pass EPA and crash tests and etc (they are federally legal). The new mazda 2 is a good looking subcompact 2. No where near as happy as mine though.
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Why not buy a Mazda 2 in Canada and take advantage of our lovely exchange rate?
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nm posted:The new Mazda 2 is federalized, but for *reasons* only sold in PR unless you'd like an ugly rear end scion. gently caress Mazda for this by the way
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8ender posted:Why not buy a Mazda 2 in Canada and take advantage of our lovely exchange rate? The Mazda 2 isn't sold in Canada either, although I was surprised to learn that there's still a 2016 Mazda5.
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Throatwarbler posted:The Mazda 2 isn't sold in Canada either, although I was surprised to learn that there's still a 2016 Mazda5. The CND Toyota Yaris sedan is the US Scion iA and everyone elses Mazda2/Demio.
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Kidney Stone posted:
 Even if it broke in half (looks like more debris up at the top) how does that happen? Is everything but the transmission case and exhaust made of carbon fiber and magnesium?
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...yes? and plastic and rubber, none of which have very high melting temperatures, and car fires (especially carbon fiber resin fed ones) burn hot as hell.
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Delivery McGee posted:
Magnesium burns like a fucker once it starts.
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Huh, how about that. On second look, I can see the suspension and brakes are still mostly there, but still, dang. Dude must have been in BFE served by a volunteer FD called out of bed for it to burn that completely. Also noticed the second time, there's a Caterpillar track at the top right. Is that what he hit, or did they just say "gently caress it" and brought in a bulldozer to clean it up?  Edit: tater_salad posted:Magnesium burns like a fucker once it starts. Speaking of magnesium, don't buy Yoyo-brand sparklers. Ran into my old friend the volunteer fire chief today who got some minutes before they were recalled last July 3rd, was lighting one for his kid, and it just went up all at once. 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 40% of his hand, as estimated by his paramedic deputy chief. Luckily, as a firefighter, he knew the immediate first-aid for a severe burn and called his deputy to bandage it, but if the kid had been holding it she'd have lost the hand. Google the brand name if you have a strong stomach/want to see all the news articles about 'em. Chillbro Baggins fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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nm posted:The new Mazda 2 is federalized, but for *reasons* only sold in PR unless you'd like an ugly rear end scion. I was too lazy and just bought the ugly rear end Scion. It's fun, I like it.
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Delivery McGee posted:Speaking of magnesium, don't buy Yoyo-brand sparklers. Ran into my old friend the volunteer fire chief today who got some minutes before they were recalled last July 3rd, was lighting one for his kid, and it just went up all at once. 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 40% of his hand, as estimated by his paramedic deputy chief. Luckily, as a firefighter, he knew the immediate first-aid for a severe burn and called his deputy to bandage it, but if the kid had been holding it she'd have lost the hand. Google the brand name if you have a strong stomach/want to see all the news articles about 'em. Whoa, that sounds awesome. I bet you could do up some serious pyrotechnics with that.
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tater_salad posted:Magnesium burns like a fucker once it starts.
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Delivery McGee posted:Huh, how about that. On second look, I can see the suspension and brakes are still mostly there, but still, dang. Dude must have been in BFE served by a volunteer FD called out of bed for it to burn that completely. If it was magnesium, there's not much most FDs can do aside from trying to protect nearby property. Once magnesium starts burning, it's drat near impossible to put out without dry chemicals. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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Speaking of fiberglass burning up, just remembered I had some pictures of a camper that had lit up near the Grand Canyon. The only thing left from the camper shell is the mattress spring.    Bet that made a smell.
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some texas redneck posted:It burns hot enough that when water hits it, it breaks the water down to oxygen and hydrogen, which just adds to the fireworks. Nah, that's not the issue. Think about it: any thermal disassociation of water into H2 and O would just result in the near-immediate reaction of H2 and O to produce water, just as soon as the reaction products cooled below the decomposition temperature; there's no net release of energy there. The problem is that water just plain reacts with magnesium to produce magnesium hydroxide and free hydrogen: you are literally spraying the burning magnesium with an oxidizer.
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Phanatic posted:Nah, that's not the issue. Think about it: any thermal disassociation of water into H2 and O would just result in the near-immediate reaction of H2 and O to produce water, just as soon as the reaction products cooled below the decomposition temperature; there's no net release of energy there. This is the perfect excuse to post Sand Won't Save You This Time. ClF3: an oxidizer stronger than oxygen itself. (Every single one of his blog posts under the "Things I Won't Work With" category is an extremely pro click.)
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I'm no suspension expert, but is that wishbone(?) modified by someone in year 11 shop class?
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I'm the roller blade wheel bushing.
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I'm the floating lower control arm.
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I'm the sick oil filter.
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Wow there is just so much going on in this picture. This is on like a farm vehicle or something that's not driven on public roads right? I'm thr eventual hole in thr brake like from rubbing on the suspension.
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gently caress it, I'm the bolt for the hub-end of the upper control arm.
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:gently caress it, I'm the bolt for the hub-end of the upper control arm. poo poo I missed that.. This is like one of those find the hidden object games.
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Am I crazy or does that appear to be some ghetto attempt to convert a macpherson strut into a double wishbone design?
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Raluek posted:I'm the sick oil filter.  I never would've noticed that.
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some texas redneck posted:If it was magnesium, there's not much most FDs can do aside from trying to protect nearby property. Once magnesium starts burning, it's drat near impossible to put out without dry chemicals. I thought they used magnesium alloys, or at least magnesium core aluminum. Not just pure magnesium. That must be terrible for longevity, even if galvanised since whatever is galvanising it is probably less reactive than Mg. Urgh metallurgy might as well be magic as far as I'm concerned.
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