If plastic control arms are such a big issue, how come noone's just casting their own out of aluminium? Make a mold out of the original one and ur golden. Even plain beer cans will give you comparable or better strength, not to mention actual duralumin
>>28797835Racist
>>28797314Can you please post an image of a plastic control arm that's snapped? I'm neither here nor there on the issue because only brands that are scams to begin with use them, but I haven't seen any real-world evidence of plastic control arms being bad. What car is even in the OP image? Looks like and audi but I can't find any audi SUV which uses plastic arms
>>28800376it's a chink EV
>>28800376They break all the time on the Ram trucks. Stop defending retarded engineering. https://www.reddit.com/r/ram_trucks/comments/1lnozyq/another_plastic_upper_control_arm_bites_the_dust/
>design a part that is cheaper to make >fails sooner so more are purchased>unserviceable so you can pay techs less time as it's a simple R&RDoesn't sound so retarded to me chud
Is the oil dilution problem with the 1.5 turbo engine in the mk10 Civic even an issue if you don't live in Alaska? I feel like it's been overblown on the internet and if you live in a place with a decent climate (cold in winter, hot in summer) then you'll be fine. Have heard plenty of positive things about this engine from people in European countries for example
>>28803843>You can't blame everything on the darkstrust me little wrenchlet nu-male, you can 100% blame it on your peoole. all these new car engines are machined and assembled so precisely, 100s of digital aids on board designed to keep you, the engine and tranny safe yet somehow it's still blowing up after a Japanese man in Japan puts it together. you're out of your mind or a kike infiltrator.
It depends on a couple of factors:1. Boost on the Civic is only 15psi, on the Accord is 20psi.2. If you drive like an impatient tard, constantly accelerating hard, you'll be stressing it more often.3. You're more likely to run into trouble if you're using 87 octane instead of 91.4. How often you do oil changes will have an effect.But honestly, why would you gamble with this shit engine? If you need to have it fixed or replaced outside of warranty you'll be looking at $10,000-$12,000
>>28802909Just get the base model k20 with a stick shift. Let me guess, you need more? Just let the car be the sewing machine it was meant to be
>>28804502>only 15psi>only 20psiFucking hell. 20psi on my engine is good for over 1000hp at the wheels but I guess this is the world we live in. All that boost to make 150hp in a grocery getter? Yikes. I don't know why people gamble with engines like these. I wouldn't even trust them over a lease period.
>>28805138adding boost to an engine isn't even that stressful to the internals with modern engine control you wrenchlet. adding 15psi to an engine adds only like 30% to the peak forces the internals have to endure which is less than the increase in inertial loads from raising redline from 6k to 7k. everything else just managing thermals to make sure the combustion chamber doesn't overheat and the engine doesn't knock. turbos have been solved, get with the times.
crazy how the corvette continues to dominate bigly c9 prolly outperform f1 cars at this rate
>>28801606Porches spent 100 years mastering nurburgring benchmarking the track for perfromance development.The Corvette, produced in a shed in kentucky, driven by the hands of an AMATEUR driver RAPES every street legal production prosche ON NURBURGRING.And your excuse for this is "buuut muh gobermint tariffs the GODvette :( :( :( ...."???LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLur lucky I don't add even more O's (filter thinks it's spam)
>>28797850>#2 Subaru>#3 Minihhhhahahahahahaaaaa
>>28801599>Want me to post some L88 prices then, double retard?Hilarious and ironic. Your entire post is retarded, and reeks of the larp you dare accuse me of. Keep going, I can't stop laughing.
>>28801106Carts are always driven by weird single white dudes.I tend to stay away from those guys.
>>28805084there probably aren't many white people in your country anyways.
Say something nice about it
>>28804450It literally has a matching 0-60 to an entry level Model 3 for $950,000 more
>>28804870Clarkson is proper motoring journalist you dummy
>>28804870sounds like to me you can't fucking cipher what is comedic banter and what isn't you fart knocking fudge packing assblasted chink.
>>28804441>February 2013Nigga you're about 13 years late.
I THINK I saw one once but the extreme unlikelihood of that being the case makes me highly skepticalthe fact that it barely looks different from the later mass market lexus coupes (inspired by its styling obviously) makes a positive ID out in the wild a lot harder
I fucking love BBCs bros. Post sexy BBCs and/or cars that were built for BBCs. SBCs just can't compare.
cope
The Kia K5 GT is steps away from greatness. All they need to do is add a limited slip differential to fix the torque steer that EVERY SINGLE review of this car has commented on. And in fact, they have one that they use in other models. But I guess they figure they would have to jack the price 2k dollars and then people wouldn't buy it. But I think more people would buy it then. And they should offer it in a hatch or wagon shape.
>>28805153No. It's just one autistic retard who won't shut the fuck up about the latest FOMO gookshit
>imagine lusting over a turboslop parole-mobile
Raped by Sledgehammer
>>28805189>>28805154Remember to sage and report. Spamming/flooding. If enough people do it the jannies might actually pay attention for once.
>>28805208far less practical>>28805201>oh no not a turbo
I was never a car kid growing up but I really liked Cruella D'vil's car from 101 Dalmatians
>>28804165>>28804185you should kiss >///<
>>28803774fuckoff long engine bays need to make a comeback
I like the Cord
My Rolls-Royce is constantly being compared to her car due to the color scheme.
>>28804165But that's wrong Anon. The Animated film used a an amalgamation of Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet, a 1936 Alvis Speed 20 SD Drophead Coupe, and a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Weinburger Cabriolet to create her car. The 1996 Live action film used a Panther De Ville.
are japanese cars boy or girl cars?
>>28805149>honda/nissan are goblina repellentnice
>>28803808>are japanese cars boy or girl cars?Dunno, I just drive them.
>>28805149>that chinYou could smuggle fifteen mexican children in those chin folds.
>>28805149>honda>nissanbased. as expected
>>28803808Girl cars 100%. Anything japanese or european is for faggots. A real man drives American, specifically Chevy. Not gay man's chevy, pontiac or anything else. Certainly not any of the fagmobiles from ford. Some cars from dodge or plymouth are OK but Chevy's are more masculine. If I see anyone driving japscrap or eurofaggotrash, fomoco shit or automatic trannymission anything and anything made after 1985 I'm going to assume theyre the biggest faggot degenerate to walk the earth, have fun burning in hell for eternity. God hates faggots and God hates you with all His wrath.
Can we finally ban EU vs US wars on this board? If you really need to argue about who's more retarded, just go to /pol/. Instead let's appreciate a car that Bongs and Mutts made together.
>>28805069consider that it may be spambots attempting to create a false consensus in order to foment anti-european sentiments among americans to further drive a wedge between long time allies who are ideologically opposed to certain nationsthis site is particularly vulnerable to such methods
I will never call it a bonnet
>>28804913>ban Americans from an American centric website so Europeans can migrate to wherever Americans go because they have no media or culture of their ownAnd then nothing changes.
You only want this now becuase the corvette tm outperforms every european street legal production car (while costing less)
>>28805094>drive a wedge between long time allies who are ideologically opposed to certain nationsGood point.
red: you can, for the rest of your life, have any cars you want, for free, and drive them, and your repairs are all paid for for life, BUT, there is now a 55 mph speed limit everywhere, and it is strictly enforced by drones, and the speed limit can never change nor be less enforcedgreen: there is no more speed limit, and you have a lifetime supply of Kia cars and SUVs (including Genesis luxury models), but that is ALL you can drive.
>>28799434GreenI'm hitting 200mph on the commute baby
>>28802035it kinda sucks there's not more affordable non-electric performance cars
>>28799434Red button. Just because there's no more speed limit doesn't mean there's no more traffic.I'll slow my roll in a Rolls if I have to.
>>28799564People shit on small cars but it's these little bastards that help you through hard times in life. They demand little and give back way more in return.I still have mine, I can't justify letting it go when it still works.
>>2879943455mph isnt even enough to maintain a safe speed in many states
Average night in Czechia edition
>>28805055Honestly, I think being assigned a Nissan NV3500 on my first day spoiled my experience with the Sprinter, since it had a vinyl interior with a user-friendly radio and a nice audio system and the Sprinters we used were bare bones and plastic. I had always thought Mercedes was supposed to be top-end, regardless of what vehicles they produced. Not to mention, my DSP took out just about every fuse that the Sprinter vans didn’t need to operate normally.
>>28805071understandable, personally i like the plastic cause it's so easy to keep clean for a work vehicle and idk, the audio in mine is pretty nice too. the nissan looks goofy as hell to me but that's most likely just my eurobrain not being used to long nosed vans. as for mercedes being top tier, maybe that's the american image they have, but here they're equally well known for their workhorse vehicles, famously the unimog, hardcore diesel engines, and the g-wagon used to just be a serious offroader with lackluster interior for rangers or land owners a bit on the wealthier side.
>>28805041this car looks like big brain pepei can see it pushing up its glasses
>>28805171>his truck doesnt let him stay on duty <5 mphLMAOing
You don't need it. You need RWD coupe.
>>28804274>ReeeeOkay
I wish I could get one good snowstorm just to see if my CRV lives up to it's reputation. It's just a slow pos in good weather, I wanna gap people in the snow with my AWD & pizza cutter tires while they struggle to stay in their lane.
I still do not understand why you did not go with a Sandero or something of that nature. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Since you do not like UAZ (I had a Patriot for a bit when I was working in Russia 2017-2019 and I liked it), the Sandero would have been my next choice, even though that is just FWD only.
>>28803969I'm driving a 25 year old shitbox van, I can park anywhere I want. If I break the car I just give it to scrap metal so they can make Pepsi cans from it. This much snow doesn't even look unparkable. I'd be most worried about my handbrake freezing over.
>>28804937Sanderro is just Logan. Way lower in class. Basically it's one platform with current Lada.
Is honda pilot a good car? Im planning to buy one
>>28802869>Pilots are already small to begin withThey are not small unless you're living your 600lb life.
>>28803593>brown hands typed this post
>>28802884either that or they put the ugliest modifications on them. I see lots of nice cars that have ugly mods on them and when I see the Puerto Rican flag (or other LATAM flag) or the description in Spanish I tend to steer clear. (and this is coming from another Hispanic)
>>28803522It was self defense because she was a woman driver.They're deliberately going out to interfere with a law enforcement investigation and going "why are you arresting me, I'm just a girl uwu" because they've lived their entire lives without consequences
>>28802891
/org/ Off Road General
>>28804748The occasional snow is normal, but this much is unusual. We got something like a foot of snow last week, with half of it falling in one night. In some places, this was followed by 30+ mph winds making big snow drifts and freezing rain making ice.
>>28804831>Foot of snow then rain Yeah that sounds like every week here.Skitching B4 the plows get on the road is so much fun
>>28757293You would be surprised where the Prius can go.
Wow no fucking magnet. My day is ruined!
>>28804571>whole bunch of snow>that picunrelated
Why don't you daily a CRX ?
>>28804928I'm not terminally online and this pikachu nigger shitposting is new to me desu
>>28804982he's been doing it for a while. don't take him too seriously
>>28802590Im too busy daily driving gods chariot.
too old now, too rust, too fwd>>28802689wow we made it 5 posts. I suggest a bronco with the roof cut off so you can sit in it like ratfink you fuckin freak of nature
>>28805081Keep seething, manlet, your hatred makes me taller.>t.6'4 now
