Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Durf
Aug 16, 2017




https://twitter.com/ShittyMods/status/1130506298670428160

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Dont Touch ME
Apr 1, 2018

Hello, based department?

Jay_Zombie
Apr 20, 2007

We're sealing the tunnel!

How do they steer?

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Shamino posted:

I used to be a huge car enthusiast having owned multiple miatas, Mr2s, gtis, wrxes, etc but am now in the camp that all freeways should be converted into rail lines and all car-centric suburban development be bulldozed at gunpoint as part of an American great leap forward.

These opinions aren't mutually exclusive IMO. Test everyone on the 2 vs 4 stroke operation and supercharger vs turbocharger and take away the license from anyone who fails. They now have to ride the bus. Everyone else gets to use the remaining infrastructure, which could even be downsized proportionally.

EvilMerlin
Apr 10, 2018

Meh.

Give it a try...

Yep. I mean why lie about it? Its easy to check!

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

Jay_Zombie posted:

How do they steer?

Very very carefully

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


I know a guy who changed the brake pads in his WRX every couple of months and whined about being broke despite having fallen into a scammy government job that pays far more than he's worth. He wrecked that car a few months back swerving to miss a deer, and knowing how he drove I'm going to say that it was probably almost entirely avoidable. He's also 26 and has a bunch of poo poo with manual shift pattern and the words "Millenial anti-theft device" printed on it.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler
Here's the Alberta version of a "Ricer".

-Renting a decrepit duplex/basement
-Can't afford fruit or vegetables
-Kids have 1-2 changes of clothes
-Makes use of food banks year round
-Has to regularly make use of Payday Loans/Cash Money half way through the month
-Makes near, at, or above six figures???
-Is perpetually $2-3k away from bankruptcy.

Literally sacrifices the family's well-being because the dad has to drive the most expensive heavy-duty truck that's pushing $90k, and has to trade in every time there is a noticeable change to the body style which is pretty much every 3-4 years. When I taught in Airdrie this applied to at least 1/4 of the families in my class.

*is his daily driver vehicle, not a truck for work

Blistex fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Feb 4, 2020

Dr. Gojo Shioji
Apr 22, 2004

Blistex posted:

Here's the Alberta version of a "Ricer".

I thought the Albertan ricer was the kind of person that bought 15 year old RHD Silvias and Skylines through the handful of importers in that province.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:

I thought the Albertan ricer was the kind of person that bought 15 year old RHD Silvias and Skylines through the handful of importers in that province.

You might be right. "Ricers" are supposed to be a niche thing, as opposed to the "norm".

Methylethylaldehyde
Oct 23, 2004

BAKA BAKA

Blistex posted:

Here's the Alberta version of a "Ricer".

The term you're looking for is 'shithead'.

Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe
my car is loud but it came that way from the factory because its got a large displacement V8 engine

its fun to drive and sometimes be THAT GUY :grin:

naem
May 29, 2011

I have been debating, for like over a year now, on buying a new honda/toyota or a, certified, preowned, hodna/toyonad for $10,000 less

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy
https://i.imgur.com/iqJ4muf.mp4

Eclipse12
Feb 20, 2008

Saves weight and lowers the car to reduce drag. Smart.

Supreme Allah
Oct 6, 2004

everybody relax, i'm here
Nap Ghost

Chinatown posted:

my car is loud but it came that way from the factory because its got a large displacement V8 engine

its fun to drive and sometimes be THAT GUY :grin:

I got a Camaro SS and it's very fun, tho I don't get why dads in Subaru wagons always wanna race, these tires are expensive I'm not wasting rubber on you

Killed a Girl in 96
Jun 15, 2001

DON'T STOP CAN'T STOP

Blistex posted:

Here's the Alberta version of a "Ricer".

-Renting a decrepit duplex/basement
-Can't afford fruit or vegetables
-Kids have 1-2 changes of clothes
-Makes use of food banks year round
-Has to regularly make use of Payday Loans/Cash Money half way through the month
-Makes near, at, or above six figures???
-Is perpetually $2-3k away from bankruptcy.

Literally sacrifices the family's well-being because the dad has to drive the most expensive heavy-duty truck that's pushing $90k, and has to trade in every time there is a noticeable change to the body style which is pretty much every 3-4 years. When I taught in Airdrie this applied to at least 1/4 of the families in my class.

*is his daily driver vehicle, not a truck for work


And then when the economy crashed they killed themselves in droves. lmao.

fdjkbnadjnbkjldaf
Mar 2, 2016
I've been watching car reviews on youtube so that I can figure out what's a decently fun car to buy that also has function. I even became willing to spend over 30 grand to get something cool. Then I realized I fuckin hate driving and saved myself 30 grand.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

fdjkbnadjnbkjldaf posted:

I've been watching car reviews on youtube so that I can figure out what's a decently fun car to buy that also has function. I even became willing to spend over 30 grand to get something cool. Then I realized I fuckin hate driving and saved myself 30 grand.

I bought the cheapest, most fuel-efficient vehicle I could, with the highest safety rating and most storage space possible because I am the same. It's a box I don't like to spend time in, but is a necessary evil.

Eclipse12
Feb 20, 2008

Me in college:
92 Eclipse (manual, but FWD no turbo)
Fart Can
lovely $600 paint job
Huge body kit that constantly scraped against the pavement
Oh I live in the midwest and this was my winter car too
Stereo upgrade worth more than the car itself that destroyed alternators and had to be disconnected from the battery when parked to avoid some weird electrical gremlins

So yeah, I was pretty cool

AFewBricksShy
Jun 19, 2003

of a full load.



I drive a Subaru BRZ and sometimes it's embarassing to see what other people do to that car. Sometimes it isn't so bad. Other times...

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

fdjkbnadjnbkjldaf posted:

I've been watching car reviews on youtube so that I can figure out what's a decently fun car to buy that also has function. I even became willing to spend over 30 grand to get something cool. Then I realized I fuckin hate driving and saved myself 30 grand.

Buy a Miata

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost

fdjkbnadjnbkjldaf posted:

I've been watching car reviews on youtube so that I can figure out what's a decently fun car to buy that also has function. I even became willing to spend over 30 grand to get something cool. Then I realized I fuckin hate driving and saved myself 30 grand.

Eclipse12
Feb 20, 2008

mobby_6kl posted:

Buy a Miata

Buy a 92 Eclipse with a fart can, $600 paintjob, and misconnected stereo system. Trust me.

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

Eclipse12 posted:

Me in college:
92 Eclipse (manual, but FWD no turbo)
Fart Can
lovely $600 paint job
Huge body kit that constantly scraped against the pavement
Oh I live in the midwest and this was my winter car too
Stereo upgrade worth more than the car itself that destroyed alternators and had to be disconnected from the battery when parked to avoid some weird electrical gremlins

So yeah, I was pretty cool

Cars are such bad acoustic environments that expensive sound systems in them always seemed bizarre to me.

Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe

Supreme Allah posted:

I got a Camaro SS and it's very fun, tho I don't get why dads in Subaru wagons always wanna race, these tires are expensive I'm not wasting rubber on you

Yeah every once in awhile some guy wants to race. Better bring the good stuff because im packin a 392 HEMI :blastu:

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
Some guy in an Citroen econobox tried to race me a few days ago and I almost lost :(

Gay Weed Dad
Jul 12, 2016

cool dude, flyin' high

Supreme Allah posted:

I got a Camaro SS and it's very fun, tho I don't get why dads in Subaru wagons always wanna race, these tires are expensive I'm not wasting rubber on you

sincx
Jul 13, 2012

furiously masturbating to anime titties
This was from last week, so yes.

Only registered members can see post attachments!

Eclipse12
Feb 20, 2008

mobby_6kl posted:

Some guy in an Citroen econobox tried to race me a few days ago and I almost lost :(

Many years ago some guy in a newish Cadillac CTS wanted to race me at a light while I was delivering pizza in an old-rear end 4-cylinder Fiero. Needless to say I let him screech off down the road all by himself.

He got pulled over in the parking lot of the very same restaurant where I was working. It was beautiful. I watched from the window. He was crying. But the cop let him go because he was a soldier :911:

Eclipse12 fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Feb 6, 2020

Frank Frank
Jun 13, 2001

Mirrored

Supreme Allah posted:

I got a Camaro SS and it's very fun, tho I don't get why dads in Subaru wagons always wanna race, these tires are expensive I'm not wasting rubber on you

I drive a Japanese sports car and I get this too but add in Hyundai Velostiers, every single dude in a BMW (no matter how slow), and every kid in a Mazda 3 who is willing to risk their loving life careening wildly in and out of traffic to score cool points or something. I get maybe 2 seasons out of my tires and I'm not wasting them doing burnouts at a light in heavy traffic because I don't want to kill anyone and I'm not an rear end in a top hat.

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

Shamino posted:

I used to be a huge car enthusiast having owned multiple miatas, Mr2s, gtis, wrxes, etc but am now in the camp that all freeways should be converted into rail lines and all car-centric suburban development be bulldozed at gunpoint as part of an American great leap forward.

Maybe you’d still be a car enthusiast if you ever owned a car that wasn’t a 4 cylinder

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

bird with big dick posted:

Maybe you’d still be a car enthusiast if you ever owned a car that wasn’t a 4 cylinder

Your moms got 4 cylinders

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

And a huge dick

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981


Your moms got a huge dick

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

My car is accelerating to a speed faster than the one posted

Philthy
Jan 28, 2003

Pillbug
I can't say I've seen a legit "new" ricer in forever. I see a lot of Hondas with fart cans but they're about 15 years old, covered in rust, a wheel is wobbling or missing a bumper. I'm guessing whoever did stuff to the cars moved on in life and the person driving these things are just running them till they die.

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:

Your moms got a huge dick

Yeah that’s what I said

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

I got a fast car real fast, V8, supercharger, 6 speed, big dick, everything

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Volcott
Mar 30, 2010

People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

Philthy posted:

I can't say I've seen a legit "new" ricer in forever. I see a lot of Hondas with fart cans but they're about 15 years old, covered in rust, a wheel is wobbling or missing a bumper. I'm guessing whoever did stuff to the cars moved on in life and the person driving these things are just running them till they die.

Fairly sure I've seen newer subarus than that with loud pipes, but yeah, there's a lot of old stock on the road that's probably on a second or third owner. Rusty veterans of the Race Wars.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply