Car thread

[ABlockOfCheese]

how hard is it to change a head gasket? i found a really good deal on a car, but head gasket is blown. can't afford to take to a mechanic so i might have my grandpa (was a mechanic for 40 years) help me. problem is though, i'd be doing almost all the work because his back is bad.

is it worth it? it's a 01 malibu

what engine?

[Ad Bot]

[Kumquat]

200+ on a Kawasaki h2. I almost stuff myself just watching.

[Pastrey Crust]

Apparently we have a bad case of faulty brakes. Getting to a toll, there is a sign saying "TEST YOUR BRAKES!!" 1500m away from the toll. Another sign says "SLOW DOWN, TEST YOUR BRAKES!!" 1000m away. A third sign "TEST YOUR BRAKES, (60)km/h max" and a fourth one at the booth "BRAKE, DON'T FORCE THE BARRIER".

At the third sign, we noticed that the brakes weren't working well so I used the engine and then the handbrake. I wonder how many accidents occurred from situations similar to this one where the driver didn't use the alternatives to have the signs start at 2km away. 

[Zloff]

the aurora needs a new set of wheels and a cv axle. i am not going to dump more money into this old beater

the few e90 330i's that have been for sale in the past month have been non-sport package automatics. i'm running out of time so i'm gonna check out a black auto with all but the sport package on it this weekend

[XR-7]

My car is now literally feeling like it's falling apart underneath me. Going up hills results in tremors that shake the entire car and vibrate the body panels, I'm hearing various pops and groans every now and then, and there's something up with the brakes now because there is a thumping noise that shakes the entire car and I can feel through the brake pedal when braking down hills or sudden braking from high speeds in excess of 50mph.

I might need a new car.

[Georges]

I think you should take a break from driving all around Missouri or whatnot and focus your time on getting a new car...
You're going to get stranded soon...

[XR-7]

I think you should take a break from driving all around Missouri or whatnot and focus your time on getting a new car...
You're going to get stranded soon...

Yeah the going is slow. Always visiting dealers on days that I don't work.

I covered over 125 miles today.

[e-maxx]

Apparently we have a bad case of faulty brakes. Getting to a toll, there is a sign saying "TEST YOUR BRAKES!!" 1500m away from the toll. Another sign says "SLOW DOWN, TEST YOUR BRAKES!!" 1000m away. A third sign "TEST YOUR BRAKES, (60)km/h max" and a fourth one at the booth "BRAKE, DON'T FORCE THE BARRIER".

At the third sign, we noticed that the brakes weren't working well so I used the engine and then the handbrake. I wonder how many accidents occurred from situations similar to this one where the driver didn't use the alternatives to have the signs start at 2km away. 

get brake fluid with a higher boiling point

[Kumquat]

Ive PROBABLY found my bike.
3 grand for this street legal 2 stroke 200cc enduro super hell slut demon.
Cant wait to fly through trails again, NGHGHHHHHHHH.

Hopefully the ktm splitting in half thing is just a meme

$15 dollars a month for insurance with a criminal ticket

[ABlockOfCheese]

My car is now literally feeling like it's falling apart underneath me. Going up hills results in tremors that shake the entire car and vibrate the body panels, I'm hearing various pops and groans every now and then, and there's something up with the brakes now because there is a thumping noise that shakes the entire car and I can feel through the brake pedal when braking down hills or sudden braking from high speeds in excess of 50mph.

I might need a new car.

get new brake rotors, or if possible, get your current ones refurbished on a brake lathe.  That should fix your brakes.

[Filipe]

Reported for gore jk

[XR-7]

get new brake rotors, or if possible, get your current ones refurbished on a brake lathe.  That should fix your brakes.

I replaced my rear rotors right after I got the car so it would pass inspection. The front rotors aren't cut at all and there's still quite a bit of pad left. There is definitely something wrong with the bushings in the front calipers though. Whoever last pulled the calipers apart didn't lubricate them when putting them back on and the rubber bushings were shredded. Of course, those bushings weren't even supposed to come out in the first place, so I may need new calipers (I'm driving without the bushing in the right front caliper, but the thumping is no worse than before). And of course, these are really weird Buick calipers that come apart and detach in strange ways with special headed bolts, so new ones aren't cheap and may or may not fix the problem.

[XR-7]

So today I ended up with a dead engine while sitting in the dead center of a group of sleeping elk. That was a fun situation to escape.

[Kumquat]

So today I ended up with a dead engine while sitting in the dead center of a group of sleeping elk. That was a fun situation to escape.

You should like, get a cheap early 2000s civic or something while you work on your other car.

Reported for gore jk

sorry, i forgot a trigger warning.
Have this silly image as an apology.

[Zloff]

So today I ended up with a dead engine while sitting in the dead center of a group of sleeping dead elk.

r i p