It wasn't really that bad.
>>28806243That doesn't matter to a new car buyer. Only to you on the secondary market. Cars like the NSX and 911 are made for the new buyer, not for you buying it 3 owners later. The fact of the matter is, you could get a 911 GT3 or Turbo for the price of the NSX as >>28806206 says, so unless you wanted the NSX specifically, the slightly cheaper, faster Porsches with their higher resale (people who buy high end sports cars usually don't keep them for very long) were a far more appealing option.
>>28806273The people bitching about strut tower failures were new owners. The 140-150k 911 turbos/gt3s were strippers with no luxury amenities. Those quotes are for base specs of those models.https://youtu.be/rnLJYUINGDY?si=Lp8DI1VOAF-h-e-QThr nsx is also holding value better.
>>28806299The video you posted is from two years ago, that's third or forth owner territory. Again, the average first owner doesn't give a fuck this far out. They only kept the car for 2-3 years. At that point, the Porsche was holding its value better.
>>28806306They’re comparing values from the span of one year. Not multiple years. That is very much single owner territory. Anyone who sold their 1 year old 911 In that timeframe lost more money.>the 911 was holding value betterHow?
>>28799989If you're 100k+ car isn't that bad, that's a failure. 100k and up is "great at what it sets out to accomplish, and looks good doing it"
Why aren't cars this beautiful anymore?is it the lust for agressive styling from consumers that's ruining the purity of design or is it safety regulations ie pedestrian safety that's making everything look mid, or downright ugly
>>28803605>goes from posting a road legal lemans prototype like car to an overgrown BRZ>w-well this is fine too!Motorized goalposts, eh?
>>28806315Pre-Tata aston martins, and JLRs were better than today, but they were always a bit rubbish.
>>28801083>Ford rippedford owned both companies at the time. it's not ripping off if you paid for it in the first place.
>>28806318>overgrown BRZDammit now I can't unsee it
>>28806320you're the fag that insists tata owns aston martin and lurks every thread trying to insert your silly fucking ideas into the conversation hurr durr turrrturrrr i is so funny and coooool. i am sure lawrence stroll and toto wolff would be fucking fascinated by your ideas. they're a publically traded company. you can just go look up the shareholders in their listings. tl;dr fuck off retard.
How the fuck do people afford these crazy ass cars above the 100k mark? You'll see karens driving around in their super SUVs that are absolutely not cheap and pushing 90k while you can barely make rent in your shitbox. Don't even get me started on the prestige cars that everyone wants.Is it too much a dream to be able to afford something awesome, or at least a souped up commuter like a BMW M car?
>>28805695Im average height, fat, and my dad is dead. I do make $300k+ though.
>>28806124Because 4chan is 1 person. Cope, poorfag.
>>28805164This. People are stupid to wait. Your dollar list half it's value since China flu. You can always refinance. Everyone gets the good rate. Poor people are just retarded and don't understand how money works.
Lol some of y'all need to stop reading days of our lives shit millionaires post and focus on your own life. It's ok to be a normal dude, calm down.I make 40k/yr and basically have everything I want and my wife doesn't have to work. Live just outside a major metro where I work.
>>28804042>/o/ forgets that most people aren't car people, so a lot of wealthy people who don't care about cars see no need to replace something that already works.This. I'll take a drive by the seaside mansions or fly over them and see regular-ass cars like Lexus or even Toyota SUVs, mid range BMWs, Acuras, in front of most of them or in their garages when they're open. Most of them have no cars at all of note around them. These are homes that have values in the tens of millions of dollars, and most of the owners have other homes. These people are RICH, and if they wanted a $100,000 car it would be nothing to them to buy it. The guy you see in a suburban gated community with a $1,000,000 house, wife's $100,000 landrover in the driveway and his $300,000 sports car in the garage is probably in debt up to his hair plugs. If he has a Mercedes or BMW it's probably a company car. >>28803948Most jobs, even dream jobs, become "tolerable" with time. People who rave about how much they love what they do have a certain personality type or are lying and trying to sell you something like a get rich quick scheme.
ZR1X did 0-60 MPH in 1.68 seconds and an 8.675 second quarter mile at 159 mph.What's even the point of any other performance car now? At any price point over $70k the c8 is always your best choice. Only other car to do that 0-60 is a rimac nevera that costs a couple million and is full EV.Stingray at <$100k, Z06 or Eray under $150k, and ZR1 or ZR1X under $250k.
>>28806004>ferrari is making halo cars with v12s that sound like vacuum cleaners, merc is making a c63 with an i4, porsche has turned the 911 into a hybridA new cope just drop
>>28806003>Slower than a Croatian shitty EVFlex about it
>>28806004>anything coming out of europe is ultracucked, ferrari is making halo cars with v12s that sound like vacuum cleaners, merc is making a c63 with an i4, porsche has turned the 911 into a hybrid
>>28805741https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_PcqNTUsNg4
It’s ugly and boring. That’s all that matters.
Red pill me on the 07 Escalade ext, there’s a super clean low miles one for sale locally. I’m thinking of buying it. 89,000 miles, one owner, 16.5k
>>28805780Good cars (as are most non-North star caddys)You can get them for even less, they have bling factor and delightful gimmicks while still retaining simplistic design for the drive train. You'll feel like you're floating on a cloud but you won't win races (stock) you won't sip fuel either not that you care. If you plan to do any truck stuff beyond hauling hoes in the bed then you'll be in for a rude awakening because that won't be a builders rig. One thing to note about owning a cadillac is people WILL treat/interpret you differently. It's real, even the enthusiasts who talk down on cadillacs alter how they approach conversing with you be it of falsely premised envy or try to play you for laughs you'll be suprised either way. Be prepared to be referred to as "Boss" or "chief" frequently, I didnt believe it at all until I rode around my mid 90s' Fleetwood and observed the image change. And while they're not the best escalade thr very first wave of escalades are appreciating in value due to their impact on the American car market, American culture, and how they altered the perception of wealth (Being associated with an SUV rather than a Full sized luxury sedan)
>>28805780The previous gen is the one you want preferably. More iconic looks (subjective), 4L65 problems instead of 6L80 problems, but you get a bulletproof 6.0 LQ9 instead of an L97 6.2L that's known for eating lifters. '07 predates the AFM shit being active that would have to be disabled, but the mechanical bits are just the same and have the same risk of failure, although it's reduced somewhat by AFM not being active. There's been lawsuits about it over the years, even.There's also reason that when you see a line of GMT800 and GMT900 Escalades in the junkyard, the LQ9 6.0 is the one that everybody rips out to use for swaps, while the L97 6.2L has virtually none of that reputation despite having a bit more power out of the box (easily nullified as the Vortec engines are heavily restricted from factory).Even with one owner and 0 rust I see that as rather pricy, although if you're set on a GMT900 it at least means you have a better chance at having a reliable car with that low mileage since you'll be able to do things like oil changes on time. I've owned plenty of "notoriously unreliable" cars and never had issues just by keeping a regular maintenance schedule FWIW.
>>28805780>one owneryes but what race is he?
>>28805780>red pill>Nigger car>2007
>>28806209I actually have 2 2nd gens, 1 ext and 1 base. I love them both but I have no experience with the 6.2 other than stay away from 09 and new bc of the lifter or cylinder shut down issue.
Jesus, just get a damn car and wait inside its comfortable shelter
>>28804630At least you guys have sidewalks
>>28804696America is 60% white, they are the majority
>>28805740>muh skin color
>>28804977>Picture is LondonHmm
>>28804751Merci Twingo!>>28804977Very plain.
You don't need it. You need RWD coupe.
>>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.
They can't fix snow
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How do I upgrade from this? It's my first car, year 2000, V6, but a bit clapped out. Changing it for a 4cylinders sounds gay. Thoughts?
>upgrading from an upper class COMFY V6 french bargeit's tough because now you're spoiled. going cheap executive class will make you miss your old barge in a matter of weeks.
>>28805951That's a lotta letters mister
>>28805582Biggest turbo you can afford
>>28805951brand whore
>>28806092>nooo BMW and Mercedes are one brand!!
twingo
>>28801050I think it was so they could use a single set of bulbs for both dipped and high beams.
>>28801080But they already use two pairs...
>>28801050It's just Alfa doing Alfa things. Does it look cool or what?
>>28801021cool
>>28795982>Fucking zoomer seriously comparing EV slop on /o/KYS
Is honda pilot a good car? Im planning to buy one
>>28805681Would like to know if it is it counting or not counting gang violence?
>>28805752
>>28802869>why isn't every vehicle the size of an Escalade?
So I have a pilot and it's my favorite vehicle I've owned, Ive owned accord v6, crx, Miata, town and country, and pilot is my favorite
>>28806027It's got 186k everything still works
>No Chameleon tranny threadThis thread is for bike riders, who have bikes. The other threads are for advanced literbikes of 900cc minimum edition, and learner bikes under 900cc.Baked because chameleon tranny's last thread was making people vomit out of disgust, at how gay it was.>Actual bike things, discussed by people who actually have bikes>biker tricks, like wheelies, stoppies, and posting bike>gear advice from bike having chads: you don't need gear if you don't have a bike. If you can't post bike, you don't have bike.>biker wife pics, webms, and swapping>Biker discussion with lbike havers, and people looking to get a bike. Disregard the one permaseething chameleon tranny - Who has never posted bike or hand. Never.>600 is the recommended learner bike minimum, a liter over 900cc is expected for elite riders>(New map! Email dbtmap3@gmail.com with pic of bike (hosted) and location to be added):Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>chameleon tranny is upset about the new threadOh no. Anyway...>>28805862
125's on pooicide watch
>>28805813We are posting 50cc desu >>28805677
>Best brand>Best girl
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Are aluminum pedal covers rice or nice?
>>28801352He's a pedophile
>>28801336Purely cosmetic, so it's rice.>>28801378This is true, so it's also nice!
>>28801336cope for not having actual aluminum pedals.
>>28801336I don't even remember the last time I saw the pedals in my car, I don't look down there. As long as they're sturdy, they aren't slippery, and they work, why give a shit about this?
>>28805691Cope for not having a floor mounted accelerator pedal
are japanese cars boy or girl cars?
>>28805396Luv me FordLuv me CapriLuv me easy maintenance and great aftermarketSimpl' as
>>28805247Honda, Toyot and Suzuki are bois, they show up every single time and they work every single time, like your buds, reliable. Volkswagen, Audi, BMW are girls. Nigsan and Renault, Fiat, Stellantis are trannies.
>>28803808>AcuraMan>InfinitiBlack woman with a community college degree working for the government (somehow)>LexusWoman>MitsubishiMan>HondaMan>MazdaIf miata, gay male or gay female. Anything else, man.>NissanBlack man or black womanComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28803808Mazda, Subaru, and Suzuki is for grills. The rest boys.
>>28805149>Men car insuranceYou're feminine if you have car insurance? Do I have that right? >Men low credit scoreUnintentionally based woman admitting women are bad with money>Men that can't swimSorry nigbros, you're not worthy of fat goblinas
Replaced the rotted plastic rod guides on my extended cab with aluminum ones to fix my doors. What did you improve on your fleet lately?
>>28798545Brother I also have a millennial gray ranger
Still trying to get my motor unstuck (sat for 40 years). Already soaked the cylinders, now I’ve taken to using a wood block to hit the tops of the pistons with a hammer. Still no movement. Do I just need to stop being a pussy and hit it harder? Surely rust couldn’t stick it that bad, and the cylinders seem to be in fine shape, at least the parts I can see.
>>2880545940 years means more damage if you try to "spin it".Just take it apart.Drop the crank, hammer out the pistons.See whats salvagable and go from there.
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Have a rocking horse ass flywheel and some of the teeth have sheered. Can't find any for sale anywhere without buying a whole engine aswell.Could i get away with tacking on a weld where the missing teeth are and filing down some new teeth? I figured wouldn't last long but at least it would be a fix til i find a new flywheel.
>>28805609Yes, however getting the correct geometry would probably require a gear hobbing machine or lots of patience and a mill with a 4th rotary axis.Getting a template and filling/scraping until it's nearly perfect >0.002"It's totally doable, but would require bringing it to a machine shop and would probably cost less than a new engine
