Car thread

[ABlockOfCheese]

I think they should stick to putting them in airplanes, rather than cars or tanks.

I think he is referring to the Wankel rotary design, not a normal piston engine with a rotating crank case.

[Ad Bot]

[warble]

I'm gonna buy two new rear tires for my Kia Spectra and sell it for a truck or motorcycle. Opinions?

people wont pay more for it with new tires, let them buy the new ones

[XR-7]

Huh okay my A/C still blows cold so I'm gonna use it.

Story for today:

So I was driving along the two lane highway that goes through my area on my way to school when something somewhat unnerving happened. I stopped at the stop sign at the end of my street, let two cars pass, and then pulled out onto the 55mph two lane highway. I saw a MODoT truck on the shoulder of the oncoming lane that was just parked with its emergency lights flashing, so I figured that the highway crews were going to work on some sort of project. I couldn't have been more right.

Further ahead, I saw another MODoT truck with lights flashing. His left side tires were partially over the center line so I thought he was maybe painting the road or something, so I moved over a bit and slowed down. As I got closer, I saw a yellow "OVERSIZE LOAD" banner across his bumper and he was waving his hand out his window, so I slowed much more expecting a semi with a big load. I came around a corner going perhaps 45 and right there in front of me was a police car driving almost entirely in the oncoming lane (my lane) with his lights and siren on. I jerked over clattering over the shoulder rumble strips hoping I wouldn't hit the curb. Behind the police car was indeed a semi carrying a gigantic pipe (not even as wide as two cars) covered by a red tarp, but his load was no more than a foot or two beyond the edge of the trailer. Behind the semi was two Tahoe interceptors with their lights on as well as another MODoT truck with a warning banner. Their train was being followed by 17 cars that had piled up from their slow speed.

[e-maxx]

Fuel economy is for plebs

[Cynic]

wrecked another car today :')

went up to CMS to do some drifting to get footage for my car club, borrowed my buddies porsche 944 and let him use my project 300zx.  well i entered a turn thinking i had the weight and power my of Z and realized pretty loving quick that the porsche does not like to get loose, it just grips.  so me being the dumbass that i am, instinctively i drop a gear and just let the clutch fly, next thing you know the tire wall jumps out and gives the passenger wheel well a good kiss.  forget porsches.

[shitlord]

wrecked another car today :')

went up to CMS to do some drifting to get footage for my car club, borrowed my buddies porsche 944 and let him use my project 300zx.  well i entered a turn thinking i had the weight and power my of Z and realized pretty loving quick that the porsche does not like to get loose, it just grips.  so me being the dumbass that i am, instinctively i drop a gear and just let the clutch fly, next thing you know the tire wall jumps out and gives the passenger wheel well a good kiss.  forget porsches.

haha yeah i don't know how to drive this car so forget that company, am i right?

[Skateaton]

i'm getting a muffler delete soon. i hate how the wrx doesn't have uel anymore so i can't get that boxer rumble that was famous with subarus :c but hey life goes on.

im right now towards either a full lip kit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AltHzUlh9gs) or a blow off valve for my car. Idk which one i want more.

[Skig²]

Hotter than my mixtape

http://bringatrailer.com/2015/09/03/pro-street-1983-jaguar-xj-s/


Also, if you don't mind looking at car research...





This guy likes shooting brake cars
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/car-design/a26587/ever-wonder-what-your-favorite-car-would-look-like-as-a-shooting-brake/

https://www.facebook.com/rainprisk?fref=ts

[Foxscotch]

why

[Messes]

Those are so atrocious.

[Foxscotch]

why do all the rear ends look EXACTLY THE SAME

[AtlasBlue]

Also, if you don't mind looking at car research...

First one is OK but the rest are abominations.

Couple days back I accidentally backed my Yukon into my neighbor's friend's door. My car was fine but the other car's door got completely wrecked, probably like a $3000 fix. I don't know HOW I beat it up so bad, I was barely even moving. I blame the trailer hitch.

My dad said he'd cover me this time only, so no more accidents for me. I'm probably going to end up paying him back too, once I get a job.

[Georges]

$3000 for a door? What kind of car is is?!

[AtlasBlue]

$3000 for a door? What kind of car is is?!

It was some Toyota SUV, don't know specific year or model.

And okay, maybe $1000. I'm bad at estimates. It was a pretty big dent, though...

[Plethora]

On Tuesday my brakes failed.  Driving my brother to work and I slow down to take a right turn and the pedal just goes right to the floor.  Would've hit the Buick in front of me if I didn't have the presence of mind to yank the e brake, still came close though, could hear the screech of my tires.  Drove to the next parking lot and had my brother call my folks to drive him the rest of the way and then pick me up (of course my car goes kaput the one time I don't have my phone on me).  Rear driver wheel area leaked brake fluid badly, brake fluid level down to minimum levels in seconds (I keep a thing of brake fluid in the trunk, refilled the reservoir, and pushed the brakes and it all drained away; no abs on my car, I'm told with abs it would cut the flow to the blown line).  Had Triple A tow it to my buddy's house where the brake lines are being replaced and other maintenance is being done including figuring out why it's taking so long to start up (something to do with pressure in the fuel lines I think).  Interestingly enough, the last time the brake lines were done, before I owned the vehicle, the old ones were just severed and left in.

So yeah, that disastertastrophe happened the day before school started back up, so yesterday and tomorrow I'm depending on the goodwill of my folks and maybe an old high school buddy of mine to get to and from school.  When it rains, it pours.