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I thought cars from the 2000's sucked, zoomers are romanticizing those generic cars designs and using bullshit buzzwords like "fruity aero" or something.
Why are millennials constantly in a state of seethe about people younger than them and people older than them?All you hear in any millennial dominated space is "boomer this" and "zoomer that"
>>28978403>bullshit buzzwordsfrutiger aero is getting a bit played-out after churning through tiktok more recently, but it is not a buzzword. people in general are over soulless, gray corpo minimalism and it's easy to reference and recreate.It's a product of a bygone era when people were optimistic about the future and technology's role in life
>>28979218>every zoomer I know bitches about millennials, boomers, and gen alpha>every gen xer I know bitches about millennials, boomers, zoomers, and gen alpha>every boomer knows what they got, but also bitch about millennials, zoomers, gen x, and gen alphaeveryone whines about (nearly) every other generation. tribalism is a thing. welcome to people; I see you're new here
>>28978403I never saw these in the early 2000s. Where are the fox bodies, IROC-Z's, and clapped out chevy cobalts in the piggly wiggly parking lot at 1am?
>>28979222i don't know what lesbian sexual positions have to do with anything but i guess im not complaining
You could either ignore this advice or take it from me. The facts are me and my friendo live in South florida, and he is a financial manager at carmax.>44 of the trucks sold in this year were traded in to downgrade in earlier models or sold back. To purchase an older truck that is in reasonable condition.>pic related.Im beginning to notice these trucks going up in value and some selling with 300,000 plus miles.
>>28978920I don't have a car with adaptive cruise control. I also don't have a highway work commute; but if I'd been busting my ass at work all day and I had a long highway commute home I can't say that I'd be above letting the car drive itself.
>>28978923>the car drive itself.Ive never thought that in my entire life.What are you, like 22?You think your car is going to be a rogue like R2D2, just "doing its thing"?It's going to be controlled by central command.You embraced it and fucked over everybody after you.
>>28978932I'm 42. Have you ever worked 12 hours and been so exhausted that you were barely able to make it home? I have. That's when I wished that my car could drive itself.
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>>28978842Those mazda 3 are tanks.
Are wilwood brakes any good?I keep getting brake fade driving on local mountain roads.I tried race pads, but they still ran too hot and destroyed my rotors.(DTC60s)People have told me I need a fully floating brake rotor with a proper high vane disk.
>>28979049I like mine
Have you tried using your brakes less or using wheels with more airflow
>>28979049have you tried engine braking you fucking dimit?
>>28979049Not assuming you are dumb, but are you running TYP200 brake fluid or at least fresh brake fluid? Are you sure none of your calipers are sticking? First things to check.As far as Wilwood, yea, they will be better than whatever is stock on most sporty cars under 40k. I wouldn't spend that much, but since you have a clear use case apparently, it might make sense.
I got a set of Wildwoods on my 4runner TRD pkg they kick ass
https://x.com/Motor1com/status/2062580711668756771
>>28977631beancounters forced them to have the cheapest interiors possible with no style, design, or colors allowed except muh led lighting
>>28973196This design with the 5.0 supercharged V8 would be genuinely peak.
>>28973640Kek certified cuck machine
>>28975521The only interiors that will stay timeless have monochromatic lcds. That golf interior looks shit and impractical, propably lags too
It's a work of art compared to the C8
AI hallucination edition
>>28979001always happens when you check it out
>>28963880Based on some quick calculations this is $300 per car in gas costs alone because of commiefornia's gas prices.
6 hr drive!! how many guys will i be allowed to have sex with
>>28979034Car?
>>28979001>why is a thread focused around San Francisco full of fags?!Its a mystery....
Before dieselgate it was very popular in Europe and I cannot understand why.>Most Europeans do city driving, only driving few km to the shops and to work>So you know what. Let's get a car that will kill itself in less than a year if you only drive short journeysI never understood this. Why did Europeans drive cars that required that you drive it 40 minutes on a highway or else it's going to kill itself.
>>28978106Europoors bought them for the potential cost savings in fuel because they've been brainwashed since birth that efficiency is the most important aspect of life.Thats it.Thats the secret.
Government policies favoring diesel.Diesel being cheaper.Diesel being more efficient (high fuel costs in Europe).Why different from the US?Because gasoline has historically been insanely cheap in the US so none of these were ever a concern. We have a ton of refineries and the highest light crude production in the world. In most of the US diesel is more expensive than gasoline.
>>28977777>>sounds bettertractor with section pump>>smell betterlike shit>>instant powerkill turbo, and it barely moves on its own power >>cheapermore emissions crap, more parts to make it remotely drivable>>everyone knows you are a chadeveryone knows you're cheapskate that trembles in fear if fuel price jumps 50c/gal or you did get less than less than 50mpg highway
Another advantage is that diesel isn't burning as easily as gasoline as it forms no explosive atmosphere.And the motor can run with vegetable oil if needed.Unfortunately many of the other advantages have been lost in modern high end diesel engines which are now more complicated than gasoline engines.
>>28979054>vegetable oilNobody gives a shit.The cheapest vegetable oil is twice the price of gasoline.Youre not going to wake up to a zombie apocalypse and raid the fryer at KFC for "fuel" and this isnt the 80s where restaurants would pay you to haul off their used oil.If we ran out of crude oil we could easily convert to ethanol- which is cheaper to produce than vegetable oil.
>apple maps: why am i designed for form over function?>waze: i don't know>google maps: why do i give you the least efficient route?>waze: i don't know
>>28978584>As part of the acquisition, the Waze development team continued to operate in Israel as a separate entity from Google.
>>28977589chat is this true
>>28978583>Press directions option>Select settings>Avoid highwaysIt took longer to type this than to use the option, dummy.
>>28977836Nice to see /g/ checking in. You forgot to attach a photo of your programming socks though.
>randomly lost my waze knight status and all my progressI stopped using it as much after that bullshit. inb4 >driving achievements
Questions that don't deserve their own thread.Rat Fink editionPrevious thread: >>28956628
>>28979147Why doesn't anyone like George Russell in F1?
I just got my brakes replaced by a shop. I nearly drove out into traffic when I pulled out of their driveway because the brake pedal's travel distance has vastly increased. I used to just touch the brake and I'd stop, now I have to push it most of the way to the floor.Is this how brakes are supposed to be, or should I go back and ask them to do something to change it?Also, my dashcam is behaving weirdly now -- it keeps restarting while I'm driving (it plays a jingle every time it powers up). I think the power is cutting out intermittently to it. Is this something that they might have damaged while fixing the brakes??!?
>>28979172He constantly whines to the stewards about imaginary infractions by other drivers. Hasn't matured after several years in the sport. British press and commentary teams always suck him off.
>>289791721. he has come across as whiny and privileged, which is fine if you have off the track rizz (Norris) or are actually winning lots of races on track (Lewis)2. his on track conduct has also earned him the nickname “osama bin russell” since he generally overdrives his car which causes on track incidents. he has always lived in the shadow of another driver (Lewis/Kimi) despite perceiving himself as the mercedes #13. he races for mercedes, who is the least liked team on the gridHe could probably do a lot of good going to another team, he would be a good replacement for Verstappen at RB of Verstappen ever leaves.
>>28979177Without knowing what kind of car you have I’m going to assume this is a hydraulically boosted system and not a newer eboost system. how hard you push the pedal is what generates your overall deceleration in a hydro boost system. But the torque that the caliper/pad/rotor is able to provide is a function of two things1. friction material state2. air in the caliper1 can be broken up into 2 parts.A. if they did not burnish the brakes then you are still driving around in the break in period which will eventually settle. Find a gravel road and do 5-10 hard brake applies to finish the burnish.B. They used shitty pads and rotors, which you’ll just have to live withIf there is air in the calipers (2) then the caliper will not evenly apply the pad to the rotor reducing the overall torque. This can be fixed with a brake bleed, which should typically be the last step of a brake job. Idk about the dashcam, that seems unrelated. Check its wiring, I doubt it’s caused by the shop.
>Body on Frame Chassis>Manual Gearbox>7 seats>Real off road capability>Reliable Diesel engine and manual gearbox combo
>>28979011the thing is, a patrol is worthless. none wants to buy it. a land rover is epic, everyone wants to buy it.
>>28979011Find me a Pootrol that hasn't been rebuilt because it shit itself
>>28978138>americans>poor>obese>below 6th-grade level education>over 40% can't even read English text>27 Liter V8 that produces 300 hp>not whiteI would killmyself if I would be American. Thankfully I was born as white, blond, blue eye, tall first world Norwegian. Here, we drive FWD shitboxes with 75 hp with thin small studded tires in places your monster cucktrucks would not be able to. We watch American crash compilations when it is slightly ice somewhere and you drive into a wall.
>>28977352>good enginesIt isn't just the engines that made these unobtanium in north america, the whole package was trash>shit sheet metal>shit electronics>frames rust like they designed to rot away in a few years>problems with the steering hardware>did I mention electronics issues?
>>28979039Lol.Nobody gives a shit about Norway.If your entire counyry vanished it would take a month for anyone on the planet to realize it.
Hello /o/, I have been learning to drive stick for the past few months and am getting better every time I go out. However, as I get better the more apprehensive my parents seem to be about me getting a manual car. They just go on and on about how horrible they are to daily drive. Are they really that bad or are my parents just bitch made?
They're not horrible to drive, on the contrary they make driving more enjoyable because you're more engaged in the process. If I was dictator I'd make all cars manualThat said, there are SO many other factors to consider when getting a car and being a stickler about manual is just gimping yourself out of sheer autism. The only justification I could possibly agree with is if you're a new driver and you have something to prove to yourself (or others), and you're willing to admit to yourself that this is why. Probably, you are american and being able to shift all by yourself is seen as a huge flex, because life in general is designed with a "think of the children" mentality that dumbs everything down and your brain is desperate for anything at all that makes you feel aliveOtherwise, pick the car you really want, and if it's available in stick (it probably isn't), then go for it. But don't fuck yourself over just to drive a stick because /o/ said you need one or that they're somehow "better" in a fundamental way
>>28977799>just wear out your clutch bro
>>28976874you are not able to immediately accelerate if you are in neutral, which realistically will probably never be an issue but its critical in an emergency situation (impending accident). also keeping it in gear is more fuel efficient, as you are wasting gas putting it back into gear. at low speeds it makes sense but at high speed i would rather have full control over the vehicle
>>28977487im assuming you live in a flat area if you are afraid of hill starts.
>>28977487is this bait?
Hello, and welcome to 4chan's Weekend Wrenching General. In this thread, you can post your repairs, big or small. Blog posting encouraged. Wrenchlet questions welcomed.
replaced my radiator and obviously I had to pick the one with no shroud so I can't hook the clips that hold the two hoses running in front of it.
Big things coming. Tom’s refurb mocks everything up with cardboard so I shall do the same.
How do I completely clean off the remnants of RTV gasket from a timing cover? I used the gasket remover spray + scrapers + picks and got rid of most of it, but there is still some left
>>28977527>it's too close to the engine for a cutoff or heat.if it's cast iron a bolt will melt long before the cast iron block even gets to temp if you have an acetelyne torch.I used to take my cast iron heads and torch broken studs out by cutting them flush and liquifying them out, drilling into them helps them come out faster and usually the threads survive after a tap is ran through them.
>>28978942W123 detectedPut an ejecto seato cuz switch in.Actually though, put the early W123 hazard switch in, it clunks and clicks and lights up it is so kino. Way better than the later rocker switch.
OBJECTIVE: prove to /o/ that (You), specifically, *need* more than this as a "sports car".
>>28979186My seats look like this, they're comfy
>>28979183>Manufacturers test mules that they completely cover up and don't even want anyone to know their testing in america for marketing reasonsthis makes no sense.>Also they test a lot in Europe too,but american brands don't, unless it's specifically the nurburgring.>you think the only tests that ever happen are WR attempts?No, most test being done are with developmental mules, and european brands do that a lot in america while american brands don't do the same in europe.
>>28979188my legs go numb after about an hour of driving in the mini. no issue in bmw, mercedes or b5 passat
>>28979195Because American brands got ran out of Europe for being garbage that nobody wanted, except Ford but I'm sure you'll cope about Ford testing in Europe with something about it being the Euro branch so it doesn't count.
>>28979199>a brand not being sold somewhere means they can't test somewheregod damn you are fucking stupid, lmao.
Put your STUPID FUCKING arm inside your car. Whenever i see these wastes of air, i wish a car would ram into their door and crush their dumb hand into a mangled mess. Let me get that straight. Its not the fact that they operate the car with one hand. I couldnt care less. Its the arrogance and air of superiority that comes from that dangling gesture. Thats what pisses me off.
>Saw this thread at lunch.>Drove home with the top down and my arm hanging way down just to spite OP. You can shift, indicate, and steer with one hand.Feltgoodman, it was a really pleasant day for it.
This is a bait thread. Literally no one would be bothered by something as small as a window rolled down and seeing an arm
>>28978704>Literally no one would be bothered by something as smallMy man, have you literally gone outside and encountered other people? Sure this retarded thread is bait, but people get bent out of shape over the most insignificant things all the time.
>>28978336Fuck, panther body goes hard compared to that Ford Explorer bullshit they have now
>>28979157This, society is getting so schizophrenic it's unreal
Starting around $13,000.
>>28976453You sound like a fruit too.
>>28975137>Take the general design of existing something>Innovate it to make it bigger, better, or just different Exactly what all industrial technologically developed nations have done since for ever
>>28975158Chinese are smart. American are greedy idiots.Simple as that
>king KongMore like a Hong Kong amIright?
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