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ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1281659 :gonk:

Guy with a BMW doesn't change his oil for 60,000 miles. Pictures include aftermath.

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ijustam
Jun 20, 2005


I hope the guy pulling paid for that Jeep's repairs, goddamn.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

The King of Swag posted:

Normally I would say "poo poo happens", but whoever was pulling him out didn't know what the gently caress they were doing and should have never agreed/volunteered to do it.

I know, the guy towing just floors it without taking any slack off or anything.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

Big fail, indeed.

http://www.todaysbigfail.com/view/20100215

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

Ola posted:

Gas turbine - electric motor drivetrains has to be a pretty good low maintenance alternative for trains and gas pipe pumps. I suppose its the norm for the latter, but does anyone know if it's common on the former?

It's been done. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine-electric_locomotive

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

One of your locomotive-heads should make a train thread. I would but I have no content :( Trains are awesome and are the epitome of insanity. Motherfucking rolling bricks hauling THOUSANDS OF TONS AT 60 MILES PER HOUR :hellyeah:

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

I secretly like to think it was the car that was detailed heavily, by that guy that charges $12,000, in another thread.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

Splizwarf posted:

Not reading the thread is getting to be a real problem for you, isn't it? That was this thread, on the previous page.

So sorry, I don't read the drat thread every 5 minutes so I come here and read about 30-50 posts at a time. I don't memorize every single thing I read.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

"How many atmospheres of pressure can the ship withstand?"
"Well, it's a space ship so I estimate anywhere between 0 and 1."

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

CommieGIR posted:

I'm sorry, he kind of deserved that, and the music just adds to the hilarity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFENUTtCpaQ&feature=related

And if your truck isn't moving while pulling the sled, chances are you should stop

Looks like he was just revving up to launch and then something broke when he finally put load on it.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

grover posted:

It's not just an Italian thing, I've taken shits in trains like this in the US, too. No attempt to hide it, no flush lever, just a poop chute- you can look down and see the ties going past. Bizarre that it could still be legal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqJ13_YclA&t=73s

That's likely a shower. The toilets go into a tank, but in the showers you can see the tracks fly by underneath you in the "drain."

I've showered at 80mph, how about you? :smugdog:

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

Vanagoon posted:

This was posted on Bitog and I thought I'd share


OH SHI-

From http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2323942#Post2323942

http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/Accident_Investigation/2006/hq200648v.pdf

FRA Investigation. tl;dr: a train ran a red light

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

New 11foot8 vid :toot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVb0Va52MWs

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

I was going to add an attempt to be witty but apparently this is a thing: http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=385

:monocle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_DE96qt5CI

ijustam fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Sep 18, 2011

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

MoonTuna posted:

Reminds me of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAcfaMDcY68

Holy gently caress. I bet that was quite the jolt when the chain hit the end.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

Previa_fun posted:

Speaking of engine desludging: Here's a neat couple of videos that show the process. The uploader channel has a few other interesting videos as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-SxrsgEwo

I like it when he blows compressed air into the head and flings oil bits all over the engine bay.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

sanchez posted:

Compare this to MD, where cars with no working brake/tail lights (unless the center one has LED's) are pretty common. I'm torn on inspections, it'd be nice to cut down on that but they really are a pain.

I love it when the only brake light that works is half of the center light but it's covered with a 'GRAND AM' diffuser so only about 1/2 of the light from half of the brake light is actually being shown.

ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

CommieGIR posted:

I saw a BMW 335D in California, that thing made me smile...now if only I could buy one.

Go used or nothing, BMW discontinued the 335D in the US.

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ijustam
Jun 20, 2005

That picture is a weird optical illusion when you scroll past it.

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