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weirdly chilly pussy posted:
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Head Bee Guy posted:Not always. Subaru does adaptive cruise based solely on their eyesight camera system. I’m specifically talking about Hyundai/Kia. Though it does apply to the majority of mfg’s Subaru and Tesla being two exceptions to that.
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Apr 19, 2022 02:23
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weirdly chilly pussy posted:
These still look absolutely fantastic.
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Apr 19, 2022 19:36
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Kilonum posted:Wish we had gotten them on this side of the pond. They're legal to import into the US at this point. Live your dream! Found another cool dude out in the snow and parked beside him.  Yeah, loving April 19th.
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Apr 19, 2022 22:29
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NitroSpazzz posted:Good news, some crazy guy went off and built a "bunch" of rotary powered ones called a Rotus 7. I believe they tend to be slightly roomier and pop up for sale once and a while. Seems like a nearly perfect power plant for such a light car. Oh, man, I like that yeller one. Looks like it was (re)built by someone who knows rotaries as well. Anyone want to buy my AE86? ...Guess I could plop a rotary in that and either offend or excite someone.
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Apr 19, 2022 23:51
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Powershift posted:Found another cool dude out in the snow and parked beside him. I can hear those big, fat Goodyears spinning and buzzing completely ineffectually when the light turns green.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:02
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Darchangel posted:Oh, man, I like that yeller one. Looks like it was (re)built by someone who knows rotaries as well. Oh man. That's the guy who lives like 20 minutes from me. His "craftsmanship" has been featured in my thread. Like the time he mixed S4 and S5 parts in the Red 92 RHD engine, then blamed the customer when the motor exploded after 30 min later. Or the time he "converted" a 88 GXL to fuel injection, by JBwelding the injector holes kinda shut, folding+zip tying bare wires into pins, and using JB weld to "rebuild" the carb. Also the same fantastic gentleman who took money from the local rotary club to build a motor for weekend racing, which lasted 30 minutes.... And then did the exact same thing to three other local rotary race teams. 0/10 - would not touch it with a 10ft pole.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:24
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Powershift posted:They're legal to import into the US at this point. Live your dream! In europe, the maintenance is almost feasible on these. I wouldn't want to try living with one overseas, unless it was already mechanically refreshed by somebody else or if I could do all the maintenance myself.
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Apr 20, 2022 06:37
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weirdly chilly pussy posted:In europe, the maintenance is almost feasible on these. I wouldn't want to try living with one overseas, unless it was already mechanically refreshed by somebody else or if I could do all the maintenance myself. My parents got rid of their Alfa when their weird old Italian Mechanic retired. And of course 'upgraded' to Mercedes Benz for cheaper servicing, in which we found a equally weird old mechanic for that.
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Apr 20, 2022 10:46
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Humphreys posted:My parents got rid of their Alfa when their weird old Italian Mechanic retired. And of course 'upgraded' to Mercedes Benz for cheaper servicing, in which we found a equally weird old mechanic for that. It's like working on my biturbo, I've gotten good at reading italian forums with google translate...
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Apr 20, 2022 11:00
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chrisgt posted:It's like working on my biturbo, I've gotten good at reading italian forums with google translate... just remove all the "ioli"s and trailing a's, easy peasy disclaimer: I'm only half Italian
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Apr 20, 2022 12:23
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Mums hubby is Italian, and used to rally race in the 80s over there. I've fed him poo poo about not doing his own work and got the best retort "eyy I'ma driver, not a mechanic"
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Apr 20, 2022 12:46
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the spyder posted:Oh man. That's the guy who lives like 20 minutes from me. His "craftsmanship" has been featured in my thread.  Remind me to run any auto purchases from that region by Spyder, especially if rotary. That man has left a trail of destruction and sadness from the sound of it.
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Apr 20, 2022 13:48
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Had a couple of my tractors out this weekend.
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Apr 20, 2022 13:57
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Rented a car through Turo for the weekend to get to and from PAX East.  Feeding it right now while I grab a pizza. 
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the spyder posted:Oh man. That's the guy who lives like 20 minutes from me. His "craftsmanship" has been featured in my thread. Whelp, never mind. I'm all for cheap solutions, but I like cheap solutions that work. That tab just got closed.
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Apr 21, 2022 18:36
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Working on the weekends is meh, but at least I got the enjoy the drive!
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Apr 24, 2022 15:00
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Working on the weekends is meh, but at least I got the enjoy the drive! Don't drive it, you'll ruin the value.  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-honda-s2000-cr-7/
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Apr 24, 2022 15:15
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meatpimp posted:Don't drive it, you'll ruin the value. What the gently caress.
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Apr 24, 2022 20:33
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MetaJew posted:What the gently caress. Welcome to hellworld, aint from around here is ya
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Apr 24, 2022 21:48
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Anything even remotely interesting is never going to be inexpensive ever again.
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Apr 24, 2022 22:28
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It a special edition of a good car that they made 1400 of and has 123 miles on it. I don't think it's representative of how much S2000s sell for now.
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Apr 24, 2022 22:52
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meatpimp posted:Don't drive it, you'll ruin the value. I have no illusions that mine is worth that much, and I don’t ever plan to sell it. I just hit 70k miles on mine today which is still a decently low number. I’ve only driven it around 550 miles since it was last inspected in May of ‘21, due to working out of town several days a week since September . I normally put about 1500-2000 miles on it a year.
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Apr 24, 2022 23:37
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KakerMix posted:Anything even remotely interesting is never going to be inexpensive ever again. Absolutely. Just looking at hot hatch prices is so frustrating now.
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Apr 24, 2022 23:42
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Every single seal, gasket, belt, and hose on a car built in 2009 is going to need to be replaced. 2009 was 13 years ago. I have no idea why BaT bidders don't understand this.
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Apr 25, 2022 00:09
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um excuse me posted:Every single seal, gasket, belt, and hose on a car built in 2009 is going to need to be replaced. 2009 was 13 years ago. I have no idea why BaT bidders don't understand this. Spoiler alert: no one will ever drive that car ever again, it's just a collectors item now.
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Apr 25, 2022 00:21
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I bought a Ranger and then drove it with my girlfriend from Seattle to Redwood NP, then to Crater Lake NP and then home, playing disc golf, looking at sea lions and drinking beers along the way. 1200 miles on this trip and about 4k total now. The truck is comfortable enough and has no trouble getting to trail heads. Having said that, I'll keep my GX for a bit. The automatic transfer case is taking some getting used to and it will bottom out on deeper creek crossings. Flipside is that it's got no problem going 80 all day and feels pretty tight. Has enough safety stuff that's easy enough to turn off. Pretty basic, kinda boring rig that can tow some stuff and haul a little. Exactly what I was wanting and I'm happy with it, but the 320hp, 355tq tune is calling my name and the price can't be beat.
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Apr 25, 2022 03:15
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um excuse me posted:Every single seal, gasket, belt, and hose on a car built in 2009 is going to need to be replaced. 2009 was 13 years ago. I have no idea why BaT bidders don't understand this.
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um excuse me posted:Every single seal, gasket, belt, and hose on a car built in 2009 is going to need to be replaced. 2009 was 13 years ago. I have no idea why BaT bidders don't understand this. me daily driving a car built in 1982 with a whole bunch of original rubber in it: 
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Mcqueen posted:I bought a Ranger and then drove it with my girlfriend from Seattle to Redwood NP, then to Crater Lake NP and then home, playing disc golf, looking at sea lions and drinking beers along the way. 1200 miles on this trip and about 4k total now. I have a ‘20 Tremor with the Ford Performance tune and it was quite a dramatic difference. I just hit 5k miles on it in just about a year and love driving that thing. Rough roads don’t phase it at all.
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Apr 25, 2022 05:11
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:me daily driving a car built in 1982 with a whole bunch of original rubber in it: With so little miles on it yeah its true.  1996 Toyota Celica GT-Four, 188k~ kilometers, but maintained. I got it, checked the fluids, changed the oil, replaced a few suspension components (lower stabilizer bushings, end links, and the right side camber control arm), charged the AC but otherwise ran it hard in the Florida heat with zero problems. My wife took it this weekend out garage saling, lots of low speed stop and go business. It most certainly has not had 'all' its rubber replaced, nor gaskets. Tonight it was sold and the guy drove it 3~ hours across the state. No longer mine, but it was this morning  The vehicles I deal in are over 25 years old as a rule and that's just how it is. Run machine, maintain machine. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Apr 25, 2022 |
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Voltage posted:Spoiler alert: no one will ever drive that car ever again, it's just a collectors item now. And it sucks because an S2000 is a really fun car that should be slung round corners!
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Apr 25, 2022 12:26
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Woolwich Bagnet posted:It a special edition of a good car that they made 1400 of and has 123 miles on it. I don't think it's representative of how much S2000s sell for now. Okay, initially misread it as 123,000 miles. 123 "makes sense", but it's still insane. um excuse me posted:Every single seal, gasket, belt, and hose on a car built in 2009 is going to need to be replaced. 2009 was 13 years ago. I have no idea why BaT bidders don't understand this. I'm sure it will never be driven, but this is what I thought, also. KakerMix posted:Anything even remotely interesting is never going to be inexpensive ever again. 
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Apr 25, 2022 16:55
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Be it for me to gate-keep who is allowed (and because I am a part of the problem, really) but it's really, really hard to not grit your teeth at posers running into cool vehicle zones and simply trying to buy 'cool'. What happened to Harleys and muscle cars is happening to everything now, something that's earned it's cool through a more or less natural process now is commoditized and speculated by all the people you don't want in your community whatever it is. It's been said before but if you have something cool, think really long and hard before you part with it. Expect you'll never have 'it' ever again.
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Apr 25, 2022 17:31
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KakerMix posted:Be it for me to gate-keep who is allowed (and because I am a part of the problem, really) but it's really, really hard to not grit your teeth at posers running into cool vehicle zones and simply trying to buy 'cool'. What happened to Harleys and muscle cars is happening to everything now, something that's earned it's cool through a more or less natural process now is commoditized and speculated by all the people you don't want in your community whatever it is. Born too late to get rich off the 2000s tech bubble. And then I was stupid and read the "buttcoin" thread and didn't abuse dormitory power and internet to mine bitcoin so I could retire yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIEWgwRrY9s
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KakerMix posted:Be it for me to gate-keep who is allowed (and because I am a part of the problem, really) but it's really, really hard to not grit your teeth at posers running into cool vehicle zones and simply trying to buy 'cool'. What happened to Harleys and muscle cars is happening to everything now, something that's earned it's cool through a more or less natural process now is commoditized and speculated by all the people you don't want in your community whatever it is. i thought about selling my S2 RX-7 last year, glad i didn't because they've already appreciated another 2k since i last looked. thought about selling to start a new project but now i'm thinking i'll just keep it a while
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Voltage posted:Spoiler alert: no one will ever drive that car ever again, it's just a collectors item now. Starting a GoFundMe so I can buy poo poo like that and then take it to track days and autocross and watch the original owner cry 
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god this blows posted:I have a ‘20 Tremor with the Ford Performance tune and it was quite a dramatic difference. I just hit 5k miles on it in just about a year and love driving that thing. Rough roads don’t phase it at all. Can you expand on the warranty tied to the tune? Does it kick your warranty out another 3 years?
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When I looked into that tune for a Ranger last year it just didn’t invalidate the existing warranty.
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Mcqueen posted:Can you expand on the warranty tied to the tune? Does it kick your warranty out another 3 years? I had it done at the dealership and they said it just went alongside the factory warranty.
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