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The Locator posted:Umm... don't you still need to maintain a lease, like do alignments and replace tires and poo poo? Only if you don't want to die.
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The tires I replaced at the end of last year still had life in them but they weren't much fun to drive on. The Eco tires that where fitted to the front when I bought it gave me my first experience of aqua planing and also my first wheel spin. In even slightly wet conditions it was like having a pair of ice cubes instead of tires so I switched them out and haven't looked back. I don't think I'd bother with Eco tires though they just don't quite do the job.
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Sep 18, 2016 12:49
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:I don't think I'd bother with Eco tires though they just don't quite do the job. This. I got talked into a set of Bridgestone Ecopias. Never again.
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Sep 18, 2016 14:52
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I think I have Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my car right now. I know that's what the last set was, I don't remember if this one is too, it's been a while. They're an awesome 3.5 season tire, and the winter has been mild enough here the last two years I've hardly even thought about my winter wheel/tire combo let alone gone through the effort of swapping them
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Sep 18, 2016 15:24
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DumbparameciuM posted:This. I got talked into a set of Bridgestone Ecopias. Never again. I just replaced a set of Ecopias with 25k on my Altima with Michelin Premiers. The difference is amazing.
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Sep 18, 2016 17:24
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I spun out once with a set of cheap tyres on the back. I've never had that happen on more expensive tyres. Therefore, my conclusion is that good tyres are better than bad tyres.
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Sep 18, 2016 17:31
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This is like when we finally convinced my dad to buy snow tires after living in the northeastern USA and Canada and driving on all-seasons for 37 years. "Nah, I don't need that, you just have to drive slower in the snow." later: "Holy poo poo, these things really work in the snow!"
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Sep 18, 2016 17:50
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Ferremit posted:Thats POST motor that filter- and its pristine white on the other side and underneath the burnt fluff- intake filters fine too, cleaned out about 2 weeks ago. This poor things been hammered in its 6yr life tho... idiot housemate used it to vacuum water and mud out of his hilux after he flooded it, it lived its first three years in a house that didnt have a vacuum in it for the previous 10 years, and then we've used it 2-3 times to clean up the house while building it. Its also used a shop vac on the cars too... This reminds me, I should buy a replacement HEPA cartridge for mine. I've had it since 2008 and I have no idea what the replacement cycle is on it. Recently pulled up a bunch of plaster dust. Got it for around half price as a floor model when a local Macy's closed.
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Sep 18, 2016 19:38
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Ferremit posted:So my poor Dyson was going happily and all of a sudden went bang. Exactly how our Dyson failed about a year ago. Totally fine, then sparks everywhere, the sound of a very unhappy motor, and lots of magic smoke escaping. The post motor filter was nothing but black char. I found Dyson replacement bits from the UK were by far the cheapest on ebay, and the knockoff replacement motor we got for like $25AUD has worked perfectly.
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Sep 19, 2016 05:50
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DumbparameciuM posted:This. I got talked into a set of Bridgestone Ecopias. Never again. Mine where hankook something eco but the cheap bastard previous owner only replaced two of them so the others where general hankook tires. Oddly things weren't so bad when I but the general tires on the front. Road noise went down and I could feel what the tires where doing. Only thing I dislike about the semi sporty bridgestones I replaced them with is they hate rough surfaces which if you head anywhere out of Sydney is everywhere. On the concrete Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne the noises are a pile of odd harmonics that make you start to question if the wheels are still attached
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Sep 19, 2016 12:13
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Vitamin J posted:It's surprising the number of these high end cars that have old terrible tires on them. They are garaged and the miles are kept low, and the tires never get changed. A 10 year old set of Michelins or whatever were on the Porsche probably looked brand new and perfect if it was a low mileage collector's car. nm posted:You shouldn't be driving on public roads in a manner that old tires should matter. 0toShifty posted:Fix the flat tire, Frank! 2014 Lexus IS350 F-sport. 
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Sep 19, 2016 13:13
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JBark posted:Exactly how our Dyson failed about a year ago. Totally fine, then sparks everywhere, the sound of a very unhappy motor, and lots of magic smoke escaping. The post motor filter was nothing but black char. Thats the plan for the old one- new Ebay motor into it and then it becomes the shed vac. We may have forked out $950 for the top of the line Big Ball with about 10 tools on it. Which then terrified us because we've never put a vacuum with a beater brush on it across our carpet since we got the cats. Emptied the new ones canister three times out of our bedroom that i only vacuumed a fortnight ago!
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Sep 19, 2016 13:18
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Ferremit posted:Thats the plan for the old one- new Ebay motor into it and then it becomes the shed vac. We bought a Dyson like a decade ago, and it's still running strong, and hasn't lost suction. It's not the ball type. Do the ball ones work okay? I just...I dunno, I just don't seem to trust them. I like this older upright model.
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Sep 19, 2016 17:17
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Johnny Aztec posted:We bought a Dyson like a decade ago, and it's still running strong, and hasn't lost suction. The ball ones are just OK compared to the old ones in my experience. We have one of each because our old one's beater bar took a poo poo, so I took it out to be a garage/car vacuum since I would only be using the wand. Then I tried to use it as a normal vacuum one day for some floor mats that were out of the car and POOF it works like brand new. It's probably ten years old at this point and has better suction than the new one, as well as having a much longer cord so it's good for cars that are out in the driveway as well. I'd move it back in the house but there's been so much nasty poo poo through it...
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Sep 19, 2016 17:42
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We have a 99 jimmy that I put Chinese tires on the rear of, and it reminds me of the video where they put donuts on the rear of a c63amg. The 99 Jimmy is not a vehicle capable of breaking the speed limit to begin with but with these pieces of poo poo I slow down for every minor curve and take on/off ramps like a 90 year old lady. They lose traction with no provocation and I would just get rid of them if it wasn't a third vehicle that hardly gets used. Edit- oh yeah, thank you ai for reminding me to check our 9 year old Dyson hepa filter that lived through house building, a long haired cat, and 2 toddlers, yikes
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Sep 19, 2016 18:41
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Modus Man posted:We have a 99 jimmy that I put Chinese tires on the rear of, and it reminds me of the video where they put donuts on the rear of a c63amg. The 99 Jimmy is not a vehicle capable of breaking the speed limit to begin with but with these pieces of poo poo I slow down for every minor curve and take on/off ramps like a 90 year old lady. They lose traction with no provocation and I would just get rid of them if it wasn't a third vehicle that hardly gets used. How are the front tires on the Jimmy, or are they a different size? I believe the usual recommendation it to put the better tires on the back.
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Sep 19, 2016 19:07
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Saukkis posted:How are the front tires on the Jimmy, or are they a different size? I believe the usual recommendation it to put the better tires on the back. The front tires are Goodyears with 25% tread left, which is why I put the new tires on the rear, assuming they would have more traction. Once I tidy up the suspension and get an alignment it will get some Cooper discovers as long as I don't donate it to charity first or sell it.
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Sep 19, 2016 22:59
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Saukkis posted:I believe the usual recommendation it to put the better tires on the back. I've never understood that. Front tires do the turning and stopping.
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Sep 19, 2016 23:20
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jamal posted:I've never understood that. Front tires do the turning and stopping. You always want the front tires to lose grip first, because if you lose the back first you're going to do a 180.
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Sep 19, 2016 23:21
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Yup, basically when it comes down to it understeer is the safer way to lose traction. Most vehicles are built to crash front-on, and understeer does it's best to ensure that's what happens. Oversteer is more fun and to a skilled driver more controllable, but when it goes wrong the direction you're facing upon impact is now up to luck and physics. tl;dr: Crashing head-on in to a tree is less likely to kill you than sliding sideways in to a tree.
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Sep 19, 2016 23:29
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PCOS Bill posted:I think I have Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my car right now. I know that's what the last set was, I don't remember if this one is too, it's been a while. They're an awesome 3.5 season tire, and the winter has been mild enough here the last two years I've hardly even thought about my winter wheel/tire combo let alone gone through the effort of swapping them I got the pure contacts not too long ago. Like night and day. Endless grip especially in the rain.
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Sep 20, 2016 00:11
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Preoptopus posted:I got the pure contacts not too long ago. Like night and day. Endless grip especially in the rain. And the quietest tire I have ever bought. ive seen extreme contacts wear out prematurely so we will see how these go. Although im babying them.
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Sep 20, 2016 00:12
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poo poo that was supposed to be an edit.
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Sep 20, 2016 00:13
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huh I wonder why this Justy ended up in the junkyard for me and 14 to pillage   the same reason they all do... oil pump and/or timing chain guide failure plus a 3psi oil pressure dummy lamp leading directly to a spun rod bearing, seized engine, and thrown rod   Engine was completely disassembled, all major components AWOL (block, crank, head, balance shaft, timing covers sprockets and chain, etc) probably because they all got wrecked by the rod whipping around. Oh well, the rest of the hardware and parts were stacked in the trunk so now I have more spares... someone loved that car, they bagged all the hardware and wrote down what each bag contained. Except this one, which tells the whole sad tale a lot more succinctly than I just did. 
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Sep 20, 2016 00:13
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That's the oil pan bolt, right? ololololol
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Sep 20, 2016 00:19
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wolrah posted:Yup, basically when it comes down to it understeer is the safer way to lose traction. Most vehicles are built to crash front-on, and understeer does it's best to ensure that's what happens. https://youtu.be/EQWPumtDXk0  Also, breaking traction in your rear wheels in good conditions is just as easy as giving too much gas in a turn or being in too low of a gear. In rain or snow, bad tires break traction whenever the car decides that it hates you. Which is all of the time, because the car wants better tires. Best to keep that suicidal area of the car in better condition, even if it adds 40ft to your go-to-woah stopping distance
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Sep 20, 2016 00:48
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Geirskogul posted:That's the oil pan bolt, right? IIRC it's a 10x1.25 so probably not.
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Preoptopus posted:I got the pure contacts not too long ago. Like night and day. Endless grip especially in the rain. They're fantastic in the snow. Truly.
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Sep 20, 2016 03:27
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Sagebrush posted:This is like when we finally convinced my dad to buy snow tires after living in the northeastern USA and Canada and driving on all-seasons for 37 years. "Nah, I don't need that, you just have to drive slower in the snow." The first time you have to slam on the brakes in an icy parking lot to avoid your typical oblivious driver backing out of a spot is amazing
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Sep 20, 2016 03:55
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A few pictures of what it looks like when clutch housing breaks in a transaxle Alfa: http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/Sape164/slideshow/ Textile floormat inside the car caught fire in the incident. 
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Sep 20, 2016 16:40
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DoLittle posted:A few pictures of what it looks like when clutch housing breaks in a transaxle Alfa: http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/Sape164/slideshow/ That bellhousing did its job, holy poo poo.  Look at that loving flange.
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Sep 20, 2016 17:12
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I have thought on occasion, usually when drunk, about getting an Alfa 75 to experience just the right level of mechanical horror and beautiful ugliness. This makes it even more appealing.
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Sep 20, 2016 18:10
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I too wish to experience the mechanical horror/beauty of having my femoral artery severed by a chunk of bellhousing
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Sep 20, 2016 21:58
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COACHS SPORT BAR posted:I too wish to experience the mechanical horror/beauty of having my femoral artery severed by a chunk of bellhousing Isn't it the 75 where you drive with your arms straight out and feet strangely offset to one side? Now we know why; it's to avoid shrapnel.
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Sep 20, 2016 23:05
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COACHS SPORT BAR posted:I too wish to experience the mechanical horror/beauty of having my femoral artery severed by a chunk of bellhousing Not gonna happen unless you are sitting in the back seat. The clutch is behind the driver. This is the car in clutch housing images with some fire extinguisher dust. 
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Sep 21, 2016 05:23
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DELETED posted:The first time you have to slam on the brakes in an icy parking lot to avoid your typical oblivious driver backing out of a spot is amazing I remember being the weird-as-hell evangelist about snow tires after I bought them for my Fit. I wasn't paying attention as well as I should have on a snowy commute to work in PA, and woke up to realize the car in front of me was at a dead stop on a 4 lane road. Slammed on the brakes, stopped about 5 feet from the bumper in front of me. I figured I would have paid $500 for my insurance deductible (as well as inflated rates thereafter) so the snow tires paid themselves off in that very moment that day. Snow tires own, if you live North of VA, 4/20 use snow tires every
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Sep 21, 2016 12:02
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I mean admittedly I only used the all-terrain tires on my car for the duration that I owned it, but why the gently caress would you drive in snow without M&S tires???
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Sep 21, 2016 12:07
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I only really needed snow tires for about 3 days last winter in Pittsburgh. The rest of the winter, I would have been safer on all seasons. It's all about risk management unless you want to be swapping wheels on a daily basis.
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That was my thought on getting summer tires. There are maybe 3-4 days in the year where my summer tires won't be at optimal temperature but the rest of the year is great.
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