How hard are they to live with. Am I regarded? They look so damn elegant. I have some experience with a W124 but it was EFI not K-Jet or D-Jet. Looking at the V8s as we got no diesels in my country.
>>28805440>Am I regarded?I regard you very well
>>28805440Everything is some overengineered bespoke mechanical solution because the car was made too early. I don't know how you'd go about repairing or replacing shit like the automatic windows let alone the serious stuff like the fuelling system. I've thought about getting one and slowly replacing systems with bits from a more modern Benz before, you lose some purity I suppose but presumably gain some reliability and make future maintenance cheaper. They're such cool looking cars, the coupe and wagon especially. I'd love a turbo diesel for the simplicity and reliability compared to the V8, the V8 is cool though.
The W126 is better in each and every way.
>>28805440>hard to live withNo not if in good condition. Getting hard to find parts for though, and expensive in decent condition.
>tfw have to drive a 24 year old rusted shitbox with 225k miles on it from Vermont to Arizona.Any advice to get there without getting stranded?
>>28806333kek
honestly it's nothing on the car, it is more taxing on you, unless you really love just driving a car you will want to kill yourself about halfway thru kansas or texas.
>>28806176Can you arrange to have it shipped? That would be more expensive up front, but might be worth it.
>>28806176Just rent a car, fuck doing a trip that far on a motor that could blow up at any moment. Unless you're moving and you're really attached to this car and in that case it's worth it to just get it towed to Arizona.
>>28806176A car transporter will cost you less than a tow and repair. Get that shit trailered.
Hey /o/, I am in the market for a new car and I have enough scratch to invest into something, I’m currently looking at the A90 supra (and some others) and I just wanted to know what exhaust system is recommended?I’m mostly looking at the HKS catback exhaust, the Tomei exhaust, and the AWE track exhaust. I want something that still is loud and improves performance by a decent margin (as far as exhausts are concerned).Also, while we’re at it I might as well ask about a good aftermarket turbo rec, since it’s apart of the exhaust system (as far as I know, I don’t know much about forced induction systems). I’d want something that sounds good but without sounding like a tiktok cuck, unless it’s for pure performance.I think that’s the basic stuff outside of rims and the intercooler, but that’s for when I actually buy the car.
>>28801260Titanium doesn't sound as good as steel due to its lack of resonance, and what's a kenjigarage?
>>28800897hood dump
>>28801260>titanium has a really nice soundyou use titanium because of its weight not because it sounds better you fucking retardcar guys don't know the first fucking thing about acoustics and that's why the LFA is still legendary for having someone who knows shit from fuck work on the exhaust note
>>28800897>a90 supra one that recirculates into drivers window
>>28800897>what exhaust system is recommended?The stock exhaust so it doesn't sound like a stupid shitheap.
We had a boomer test our electric hyrid car last month at my work, it was a prototype vehicle. Here's what they did..>doors are like a Tesla with hidden handles smashed glass tried to open door found it was electric so crawl through window.>went to open glovebox requires voice activation tears open glove box and breaks it.>temperature control ripped off the screen on the dash to see if any buttons..>adjusted mirrors using hands for side mirrors, pulled off the lcd screen on the rear mirror.>push to start was no problem that's a physical button, as was opening boot and adjusting seat and seat belt. >Open hood but pulling it up with retard strength, ripped the engine cover off to check oil no dip stick and then began pulling at other stuff until staff stepped inWe still had to pay them for testing our car, I'm not supposed to be asking here or telling you this.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28806228Why are you lying on the internet? Do you do it for clout, like that retard Johnny Somali?
>>28806228Fun, control, performance, analogue inputs like cable hand brake and gages, as few screens as possible so I can see while driving at night
>>28806228Sounds like the boomer was based and you guys made a poor car. Try again but make it less gay and retarded.
I want another giuliaquadrifoglio, but this time it's a convertible
>>28806228Why the fuck did you retards stand around and let this happen.
>a car made for THE FEELING>auto onlyI don't get it. It's like making a very good beer but only sell it as non alcoholic
>>28805629Needs about 705 burgers.
>>28805633>no ability to lock under decelerationSuits me fine, as I only drive my car on the road. Seems perfect for a roadgoing A110 too. Who da fuck wants to encourage lift off oversteer in a mid-engine car? Sounds like a deathwish.
>>28806357Locking under decel increases stability. Good job admitting you are a bus rider.
>>28805629Torsens are fucking sick for powersliding. I couldn't care less about lap times but I do enjoi stunt driving. If you drift with weight shift and throttle it's the tits.
>>28806415>you are a bus riderCertainly not a racer, although I spent a few years racing go-karts. Do enjoy a quick drive through the mountains around here.
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.
>>28799434All of my cars are slow as shit anyways. Maybe I could sell some of the cars to pay off the speeding tickets if I ever decided to get reckless. Also could take my cars to the track or get a bike
Red, 55mph isn't the end of the world and I can still take any car I want to the track.
>>28805450Id go red thenId have a bunch of small blocks powered cars and just cruise around idling obnoxiously and doing burnouts
croozing is PEAK. easiest red of my life
>>28799434I don't drive all too fast, so red it is for me.
What other engines have the die hard reliable reputation of the Jeep 4.0L i6?
>>28801293Fun fact, the Ferd 300 was originally designed to be oil field pump motor running on natural gas at something like 2400 rpms for years on end. I'm pretty sure the 5.9 Cummies was the same thing, another industrial motor adapted to a pickup platform.
>>28801268Cologne 4.0. Specifically the pushrod ones but I heard the OHC ones are good too if you take the plunge and change the chain tensioners.
>>28801268Merc 80s and 90s diesel. But if someone develops an 8hp adapter kit for the 4.0 I might buy an XJ
>>28801268In no particular order, judging engine reliability only for offroad, and my biased opinion:>Ford 300 I6>Toyota 2F I6>AMC 2.5 I4 and early I6 options (hardly counts since it's a derivative of the 4.0L)>Toyota 22R and 2.4L I4>Chevy I6's (292 of note)GMC 4.3, Buick (225 and 231) and Ford 4.0 V6's are notable mentions, but never seem to last 300k reliably like the above list. Close though.V8's are such wildcards, either lasting 50k miles or 300k miles. Of note, and as much as I hate to admit it, the Toyota UZ engine seems to always make it over the 200k mark. Disagree with the Toyota 3.4 / 3.0 v6. Non-stop issues with those, in my experience.
>>28806361these are reliable but if you need parts it's basically over, I put one in my toyota pickup and I'm starting to need parts and they just aren't available, or if they are, they're new old stock which the prices are absolutely insane on, gonna rip it out and put a different diesel engine in
>today I spent a whopping 10 minutes cleaning gasket surfaces >tomorrow I will spend another 5 minutes affixing said gaskets >the day after I will spend max 20 minutes putting dabs of rtv where needed, affixing the manifold and tightening it down>the day after that, ill put the pushrods back in >if I feel a little nutty maybe ill put the valve covers back on too>the day after that ill reconnect the harness>might even drain the oil so I can refill it the next dayanyone else /comfywrench/?
>>28806158Why didn't you just spend an hour and knock it out all at once?
Should i respray my car in another color anons? Right now its NPC gray, i lust after dark blue.
>>28806158>>today I spent a whopping 10 minutes cleaning gasket surfacesi did mine for about two hours on my l6. there was absolutely nothing else to do at the time while i was waiting on the head to get reconditioned. it was pretty relaxing.
>>28806190Its cold out
>>28806329You got lucky this timeOne has not truly "wrenched" until he has spent multiple days scraping off a decades-old gasket
tipped over edition.Long time since last thread, how you've been doing, hopefully winter isn't too harsh on you.How does one avoid getting fat whilst sitting in machine all day?forklifters welcome, as long as your machine has place to sit
>>28805612Geez! He almost went full killdozer
>>28805648I think cat machines look the coolest. How bigs the engine?
Where do you go to get training for big ass vehicle operation?
>>28805612wew lad. either had a very short fuse, or the boss was a real cunt to work with
an old pic
>driving in traffic>slowly pass new black SUV>look at reflection in paint to see if I look cool in my cardoes anyone else do this?
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.
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
Snow
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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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