Kazinsal posted:

New ride!



1999 Honda Accord EX-V6 coupe with only 115k original kilometres on it. New brakes, new tires, recently serviced transmission and electrical. Only one previous owner, who bought a crossover because, in his words, "a V6 coupe isn't as useful when you have a toddler and a newborn". $3500 CAD.

I spent the last four hours washing and waxing and washing and waxing since it had been sitting almost completely unused for the last two years. And looking at the algae and crap that was in the door jambs, I don't think it was washed during that time once.

Aleks_r posted:

This italian heart breaker is what i drive every day. I had a B5 Passat Variant 1.8T before i bought this one, and although i thought it was cool as hell it was getting a bit long in the tooth (160.000 miles on the odometer), and i was tired of changing the oil and filter every 5000 miles.

And so, i swallowed the entire "La meccanica delle emozioni"-thing they have going on with hook, line and sinker and got the Alfa Romeo. So far, the "emozionis" i've felt the most is the anguish when my money is waving good bye to my bank account and any further dealings with me. I had to shell out like $4000 for an entirly new gear box (the M32 gearbox is a masterpiece of tight packaging - but Getrag neglected the fact that the shafts carrying the 5th and 6th gear actually need lubricating oil to work like assumed, so the bearings spin their races and then explode, taking with it the gearbox casing and anything else that happens to be in the way) and it looks like i might have to buy some new xenon ballasts as well. Oh well, one never needs to worry about what to spend money on when owning an Alfa Romeo!

BUT IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

2008 Alfa Romeo 159 Ti Sport Wagon 16V


Oh, and it's a diesel.

Aleks_r posted:

Yes i am aware of that. However, none of the garages i spoke to did rebuilds anymore. Something about the pre-tensioning of the bearings that was very hard to get right, and it would be just as bad again within half a year they said. I trawled the internet for local specialist shops that would rebuild manual gearboxes, but all were specialized in automatic gearboxes only. I then tried to contact a used parts dealer in the UK (where there are plenty more 159s than in Norway, where i am situated) but they never really responded. As you probably can understand, removing the gearbox and having it shipped internationally was not really an option since i needed the car to get to and from work (i live in the boons). So I finally had to bite the bullet and accepted an offer from a small garage that specializes in italian cars. Good thing i did too, because they found that the thrust bearing/slave cylinder needed to be replaced as well.

I plan to change the transmission oil yearly - and that's really about as much as i can do to avoid the issue again.

Neslepaks posted:

Hey. I finally bought my first car. I'll be 40 next year.



Figured I'd get the most terrible mistakes out of the way right off the bat.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

This thing rules. It's so smooth, like a river stone.

It looks too big to be a Megane, what is it? License plate search just returns "blue Renault," which is not particularly descriptive.

Grakkus posted:

stump posted:

What bizarro reality are we living in where a Vauxhall estate with 250 hp is underpowered.

Tremek posted:

SMUG DETECTOR TRIPPED

Need? Want, and can have it since gas is <$3/gallon and we’re not paying VAT on our vehicles.

Other factors: I have two paved roads within 2 hours of me that top over 14,000’ in elevation; my house sits at nearly 6000’ above sea level, and a long drive here is > 1000 miles which simply doesn’t happen with any regularity in Europe.

In spite of whatever deeply ingrained resentment or shame you feel about others having horsepower, I assure you it’s ok.

PS 100hp in any car is hazardous here on modern interstates.

Tremek posted:

That's ... Exactly what MrOnBicycle is arguing against, or at the very least saying isn't worthy of concern.

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track day bro! posted:

I'm wondering why all the effort to hide the plate?

Somewhat Heroic posted:

I have been very curious about this since it is still a little bit of voodoo and I have seen too many amateurs posting about their services on Facebook to keep me from taking the bait. I would be interested to hear more about how well it holds up with whatever your normal wash routine ends up looking like. I know meatpimp has done some good stuff DIY with his older SUV and I have considered the same for my Lexus but I think I would need to have a professional (read: expensive) apply a good coating to the M3. I am not ready to drop that many dollars for that car yet. Handwash and wax will suffice for now.

Powershift posted:

I can't do a static drop because it just barely gets into my garage as is.

The notch at the back is probably tall enough that i could put the stainless steel in the dirt, but the car at that point is only 35.5 inches high, with 12 inches of ground clearance. so with the tires touching the underside of the hood, i could only have ~23 inch tall tires.



It looks loving amazing, but it's drat near low-pros on the stock 15" wheels, which is the smallest you can run because of the size of the rear drums.

I was actually thinking of.....moving in the other direction.

https://www.rbauction.com/michelin-qty-of-2-44565r225-tire-unused?invId=11297700&id=ci&auction=edmonton-ab-2019133

Theophany posted:

I'm never buying a black car again. It's like early-onset dementia.

Cage posted:

lol what??

KakerMix posted:

Look I'm a little jealous ok I am allowed to poke fun! How many miles? Can't imagine many.


Where't they only available in white or that blue? I looked at them only-sorta seriously in 2016? Maybe 17? When they came out. You'd have to be a fool to not get it in the blue made especially for the car but people would by the non-wagon version too which has to be a crime of some kind.

Grakkus posted:

Thanks! ~150k miles, ~7500 since I lowkey restored it. It's been an absolute joy and it's really painful to be selling it.


They're even more comfortable than they look You get out of them after ten hour journeys fresh as a daisy.


They're getting a lot of attention lately and the prices have definitely been going up. I've seen mint GTis go for as much as €9k; good ones are about 5-6 but tend to be survivors with aging parts, unlike mine which has pretty much everything replaced or refreshed. I'm looking for 6k, though I can give a decent goon discount

Cage posted:

We talkin mustang butts?? I love my mustang butt.



Old butt.



Gotta give it up to the notch butt though.

Admiral Bosch posted:

birdbath

Darchangel posted:

A Thunderbird Super-Coupe, even. Factory Eaton supercharged 3.8L V6.

Admiral Bosch posted:

That's the one. She's long in the tooth for sure but she feels pretty strong and responsive.