car manufacturers charge 3-4x the value of each car or truck because they can.
I don't even make that much a month at my McJob.
>>28922436That's the dealer, the manufacturers markup isn't that high. And yeah there's stupid goyim willing to slave for it. We need a culling.
>>28922436Thats why you buy an old shitbox.
>>28922436t. MarxThe value of a product is whatever the consumer is willing to pay for it.
>>28922436Yes, and they enjoy making the payments because they get to brag to their friends about "they car note", or in white people terms a "big boy car payment"
My cool summer car, other people can post their cool summer cars.
>>28921689Haven't seen a 100A in years, you could get them running and inspected for like 200 bucks a decade ago, then the prices suddenly surged and they're 5 grand for a wrecked shell
>>28915181928 would be in my rotation if i had a lottery win (along with some english shit like a Scimitar and a TR8 coupe)
>>28921692the game probably hasn't helped with that, but I've never seen one in person anyway.
>>28921694Game came out when they were already going for a couple of grand for an unregistered sat in a barn for a decade project.The prices shot up almost overnight for these things.They weren't all that popular amongst the rally crowd and kids rarely wrecked them due to them being kinda shitty overall and front wheel drive.They just kinda vanished.
The 928 is still NARP (Not A Real Porsche).
Why are these worth so fucking much??? They’re going for more than msrp!FUCK I WANT ONE!!!
Why is the thing that is in limited supply that I want and everyone else wants so expensive! Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
>>28919721>guard rail>doesn't even guard your ass from falling off in the event of understeerWhat kind of shithole is this
>>28919727>USDM R35+every other importable market once it's 25yo>limited supplyKek it would take a very long time for an R35 to even become close to being rare, there's like 48,000 of them in existence, which is fantastic because less than 12,000 R34s were made back then, and we don't even know how many are no longer with us.
>>28919035They’re all handmade in Japan. Who’s gonna work on them in the USA Each engine performs differently too.
>>28919989try to idiotproof something a better idiot will just come along
I don’t trust workshops or tyre shops using correct torque values.
>>28921237>they never question it since they either assume I'm autistic or have my reasons (both).
>>28920768I don't need a torque wrench for lug nuts I know how far is right with a tire iron, only lug nuts ive ever had come loose are ones I set with a cordless impact.
>>28921787It’s not just the lug nuts but also things like the oil drain plug torque, oil filter torque, spark plug torque etc
>>28920768trust no one, not even yourself
>>28920885I'm fine with this. It's sufficiently low effort that the shop guys have no reason not to use them and the resulting torque is close enough to spec.
How am I supposed to afford a car when my boss awards me with stupid shit like one of those circle frozen pizzas and extra bathroom breaks? I want a damn car. Reward me with fricking money when I make you an extra 200k from working late you fucker.
>>28920282They made Hamilton black, they literally shit on him
>>28919995This. I'd purposely do less work every day until I got hired somewhere else. Every place is the same tbqhwy but at least you get to meet some new people along the way.
>>28919840the USA had no income or corporate tax until 1913. the income tax only applied to the top 10% of earners until the 1930s. you fell for the grift, I'm sorry to tell you
>>28919840Tax is a meme. Jews are paid with money printing.
>>28922239>tfw you realize the reason why the government can't just print money to pay the budget is because (((banks))) are already printing the maximum amount of money possible without collapsing the currency
Here is your new smart
>>28922449It's full of hatchbacks and some old shi
The road version will be even uglier than the Ami. Calling it.
>>28922462Do a ugly car contest and put this sin on wheels in it
>>28922435Damn, I like it
>>28922435i remember smarts were infamous for being ugly as fuck, but this doesnt look too bad
Lads, I've been neglecting my vehicles. I've been kinda poor lately and I don't have my own place so my weekender is in a garage full of junk where I can barely get to it and my daily is parked out on the street. There's a lot I need to do to both of them but I haven't had the motivation and I feel bad about it because I love my vehicles. I don't even go out and sit in them and I haven't been driving anywhere.
>>28922395Stralian ones like the WB Statesman Deville, XC Landau, P6 Silver Monarch, VF Valiant Regal
>>28922400ZH Fairlane, Chrysler Valiant CM
>>28922349do it up bit by bit, even if it's just removing or putting back on one nut for the entire day. before you know it you'll have done what it needed. you will often find yourself doing more than that simply because you're just there and find that you can do X or Y while you're at it
I've been a bit depressed since someone left my toolbox in the rain and some of my tools rusted.
>>28922468Serves you right for being an alky.
What could have been
>>28921184>Yeah, less powerful ones and smallerWrong again.
>>28921212Oh cool you could also get a 225hp one that's even more likely to blow up or a bigger, less powerful turbodiseasel
>>28920174I do not like the new modern Peugeots.t. 206 chad
>>28920174>Much sporty yuromobile >1.0l 3 cylinder turbo hybrid or whatever the fuck
>>28922453Whoops, picrel is you OP...
>tfw you can afford the Ultimate Driving Machine>and the tires What do you think?
kill yourself
>>28922409It’ll be nearly impossible because the grip on these things is really great. Honestly much better compared to the Pilot Sport and runs quieter as well.
>americans think you need 1000 lbft of torque to tow
>>28920992>the amount of torque they make in comparison to horsepower is crazyBecause it makes it at low rpm. The little number gets more impressive the lower the rpm is.
>>28921553Read op. Then someone mentioned 400hp and I pointed that even semis used to have less than that just recently. You're the one making a big fuss about it, for some reason
god i hate torque worshippers
>I NEED TO TOWWWWWWnobody does that
>>28921850In my province of over 4 million people there are almost 2 million registered trailers. Those are all for decoration, right?
This is what happens when you put a woman in charge. The Mustang should have been titled as the Thunderbird for marketing purposes or at least the Fairlane with a two tone paint job option if we were being honest. Now GM are fucking dog on the Camaro. Call it the Impala god damn it and offer a coup version Camaro at least. Also can we just kill Buick already? The boomers aren’t going to live long enough to pay any new models off.
>>28917963MO DOORS MO WHORES
>>28918419Its getting the 408, not the Z06 engine
kill the unwiped asshole that is chevy and bring back pontiac and maybe I'll consider buying an american car again
>>28917963So they are making a commodore?
I absolutely hated the round car era from circa 2005 - circa 2024.Almost every new version of an old car released since then - such as the Honda Passport, Subaru Outback, Toyota 4Runner, Ford Bronco, Kia Telluride etc. etc. etc. is far more boxier than its predecessor.Are you happy for this shift? Or not ?https://m.youtube.com/shorts/nv7lUHcqzsY
>>28921378Yeah but imagine if it had the same shape but with the dimensions of the old outback. That would actually be sick. Like a V70
>>28921384That's not a Forester
Are you kidding me? Cars look like rolling monstrosities today, because curvy or boxy wasn't the problem, it was the FUCKING SIZE AND PROPORTIONS. I saw a new Forester and that pos looks ATROCIOUS. Same for ANY new ""SUV"" or ""TRUCK"". Sedans have been the same gaudy plastic eggs since 2015, nothing's changed there. There is not a single brand that makes an objectively good looking car today, NOT ONE. (obviously in the sub arm-and-a-leg price point or the mega ultra hyper limited production stuff)
>>28921378>Are you happy for this shift? Or not ?Not really, because aside from two or three specific vehicles like the Wrangler and Bronco they are all LARP vehicles. Transverse-engined Kia, Toyota, Honda CUVs and so on are all now sold with LARP packages where you get the black wheels, fake silver-plastic skid plates and "rugged" black cladding that not even serious 4x4s 20 years ago would've had. Were this the '90s, all these popular cuckovers would've at least been RWD/4x4 and body on frame (and boxy). That is to say I don't find the styling terrible per se, but now more than ever normies seem to treat these car-based crossovers like they're straight up trucks.If "boxier shaped cars" meant Camaros shaped like 3rd gens, Ford sedans shaped like an old LTD, Fleetwood/Eldorado shaped Cadillacs, R129-shaped Mercedes SLs and so on then absolutely, it'd be kino.>>28921749The liftback-ification of sedans is something I particularly hate. Sedans are losing the traditional three-box design and all turning into jellybean shit, counter to OPs point (which I believe only applies to cuckovers/SUVs)
>>28921378With few exceptions, the era between 1990s and 2020 is a bulbous, egg shaped dystopian dark age. Boxy is always an instant classic
Is it true that shovelheads are unreliable?In terms of wrenching- what does one need to know to own one really? I mean they look innocent enough.
>>28920907Only time I had to be on the side of the road with my shovel was in 87 when my oil bag was freezing up on a run over Idaho mts or the time my chain decided to shit the bed and this one surpise deep pothole that made my points get thrown off.You need to remember anon, the best aspect about the pre-evo motors were yeah you sometimes had to do some on the road service... but YOU CAN.You can pretty much fix anything and everything on the side of the road with (properly sorted) tool kit. Also we'd just smoke as the bike warmed up, it wasn't an issue. Again very different times back then, and what is seen as an inconvenience was just apart of the lifestyle (I'm sure those ancient Triumph enthusiasts, all three of them, understand what im saying)I may not vibe with evos, but undoubtedly it was the motor that saved HD from bankruptcy and consequently made the bikes I was into back then, substantially more affordable.
>>28920679define unreliable>my harley failed twice on this trip but i was able to fix it with my leathermansome, including me, will call this reliable. it will get you where you are going.>my yamazuki blipped the check engine light upon startup this morning and now i dont know if i dare take the drive?others think this is reliable.story time>live in city in small cuckbox apartment>former classmate from 3 years back suddenly call me late an evening and ask can me and my brother crash at your place tonight?>uhh, well...yeah you can share the couch? why?>oh my brothers hd stopped at the highway, some bikers from a local club offered to drag it to their garage and we can fix it there tomorrow. but we need a place to sleep right now...i put this into the reliability of hd, you will not find that culture elswere.
I'm really not sure if this guy is trolling lol.
>be me>go on YouTube>look up carbureted twin cam >sounds almost exactly like shovelDo my ears deceive me, or is a carb the only thing standing in the way of having a shovelhead without actually having a shovelhead?
>>28921283you're smokin rocks, they sound nothing alike. unless you're comparing to a twin cam with huge cams
so you're telling me that the only non-dogshit engine VW has made in decades is a 2.5L, five-cylinder, naturally-aspirated gasoline model with a cast-iron engine block? how?
>>28919846is yours a jetta?
>>28919737Mk5 Rabbit 2dr 2.5 i5 MT master race reporting in.
>>28920047ye. was a true shitbox
>>28919737>2.5L>non dogshit Kek those stupid krauts have ever built a reliable machine ever and that’s why they’ve never won a war
>>289197371.9 TDi - basically indestructible, and even if something breaks down, it still runs. My turbo died on a long trip but without problems got back home and called mechanic next day.
I could use your help! I have a 2001 Firebird that I can get the engine to turn over from jumping it off the solenoid but it won't stay running. Switched out the starter and ignition switch and nothing. Still won't turn over. Any ideas what it could be. This is my only car and I'm missing my granddaughter's birthday. At this point I'll try anything to get it running. Batt is good ik. Thank you for any help!
>>28922218I cannot. Could that be part of the problem? I'm thinking vats but I'll consider anything at this point.
>>28922057>This is my only car and I'm missing my granddaughter's birthdayGod speed
>>28922057Maybe a bad alternator or the VATs system on the ignition.
>>28922222Thank you. >>28922228I think the alternator has been checked but I'll ask if it has. Pretty sure but not positive.
>>28922221VATs will cut the fuel pump. You should hear it prime when the key is turned to on. Hearing it after the car is running is impossible. I assume its priming since you can at least start it multiple times for a few seconds.>>28922228I considered alternator but it should at least be able to run with a good battery and no headlights or accessories once started. For a little bit at least.
