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Why do people pretend the Prius looks good?
Prius v is peak Prius, but the new one is an instant classic. Buy one now, take care of it, and I guarantee you can flip that shit for way more than it's worth in fifteen or twenty years.
>>28785536Nobody pretends they look good>>28785540The old ones were humiliated by people for how bad they looked. Driving a Prius was a badge of honor for many years.
>>28786741>>never have to worry about a dead car because the HV battery will keep a dead 12v alive overnight, in the prius prime it can go days without being turned onJust so you know this is false. Leave it off long enough and they will drain both batteries. They even have a line item in the manual for this and you have to take it in to get both checked. Had it happen to me because i didn't drive for like 2 weeks or so.
>>28785536>man makes a thread seething at a priuslmaohappy new year faggot
>>28788203Starting my first new grad job as an engineer in a few months -- mulling over buying a prius from this newest generation. Did you consider a lightly used one before shelling out for the new 2026 model? as a prototypical poor finally approaching upwards mobility, my family's been through several used priuses, but it feels like prices for used cars now are at the point where it's not as easy a choice to make
This should be illegal
>>28790292>cold white light is just so unpleasantIt's not just headlights. My city has been gradually replacing all the streetlights with LEDs that cast this cold, sickly glow over everything and I hate it. LEDs can be literally any color and intensity you want, so why the hell do we have stadium lights illuminating our neighborhoods when people are trying to relax and sleep? Sometimes I feel like I'm being abducted when I go out at night.I remember when I moved into my apartment some freak had installed 5000K "daylight" bulbs in every fixture. I had to buy a couple of boxes of 2700K bulbs and go around replacing them all so I didn't feel viscerally uncomfortable every time I turned a light on. We need to, like, interrogate people before we let them buy lightbulbs.
>>28790333Just wait until those street lights shit the bed and turn purple.
>>28790333my bro has a really blue light in his room, it's the same kind of blue you'd find in a commercial kitchen or office space. but the few times he has actually had it on it was just while looking for something, otherwise it's just regular daylight or the light from his screen
>>28790352That's actually kinda cool, sort of a spooky Halloween vibe. Still pretty awful to have to live with, but it's better than having your corneas blasted.
>>28790358Your brother has no sense of aesthetics.
All I want is a single cab, long bed truck.my budget is $15-25kI have no brand allegiance2WD is fine with meNothing too old, or too modern.What are my options?
>>28789653yes, I did indeed say they were lifestyle vehicles rather than work vehicles. You're agreeing with me whilst being obstinate and insulting me; strange.
>>28789845A "lifestyle vehicle" is someone who drives a car just to....drive that type of car.Like the boomer who had a midlife crisis and bought a corvette with the matching jacket and has the "corvette parking only" sign on his garage door.Having a utilitarian truck that you use constantly is very different. None of my friends woth Toyota trucks had posters of Toyota trucks in their garage.None of my friends with Rangers had a Ranger tattoo.Your entire perspective is that of someone who is confused by people doing anything outdoors. Apparently "work" only counts if youre getting paid to do it.Hauling is hauling.Mini trucks were great because we had transportation AND payload capability.Ill bet youre the same faggot that says people dont NEED a fullsize because Javier runs his lawn maintenance company with a hilux.
>>28789869Chang, Toyota has the biggest cult of them all.
>>28789986It wasnt 30 years ago.
>>28789869hauling 60lb of scrap wood and a kegerator is not 'work', it is definitionally a lifestyle thing. and is something a regular car could easily do. reminder that even a Honda Civic has a payload capacity of like 500 pounds, and thoae minitrucks were quarter-ton trucks which generally meant they had a <900lb payload capacity. they were effectively economy cars with a bed for fashion purposes. lifestyle vehicles. you getting this emotional over it is proof you know I'm right and that you can't handle it being turned back on you.
>>28790147Any Subaru that has these godforsaken half-and-half engine blocks, Alfa had the right idea by making their boxers with a cast single iron block - those things are fucking bombproof, Subaru's cast ali shitcans are not.These things are by far the most designed-to-fail thing I've ever seen, they legit are NOT made to handle turbo boost and come out of the factory already trying to kill themselves, nevermind the retard second-hand owners deciding to pump up the boost for more le speed and then being surprised when their shitty design of a Boxer blows up
Not a car specifically, but this might be across all modern BMW.>Car becomes disabled for whatever reason>Cannot get into neutralMost cars will have a little hidden button that lets you unlock the shifter, but the Germans thought it would be fun to make you remove all 40 or so screws to the under panel to flip the neutral switch located on the transmission itself. No wonder they lost the war.
>>28790328This is why gen alpha will murder us all, and why it's justifiable.They can't even get a used brake rotor for a case of beer.
>>28790349The thing was a rusted out piece of shit. When the water pump seized, I took it to a scrapyard and they offered $21 for it.
>>28790147
A thread for appreciating the best cars from Great Britain. post your favourite
>>28790330They are dead since 2020 but are being revived.
>>28780953Tested 3 of six ignition coils and all worked fine. Took fuel pump and fuel injector relays out. Took all six spark plugs out. A bit black and gap is slightly larger than should be. Computer now disables spark. How am I supposed to test them? I want to know if these were causing an issue before I tidy them up
Okay how fucked am I?Had an overheating incident in my Prado with the diesel 1kz.Radiator had a leak and had basically no coolant left.Filled it with water, got to town and got the radiator replaced.But ever since the overheating the car struggles to turn over on startup, and when it does turn over I get a bunch of smoke out the exhaust for a couple seconds. Smoke seems to have patches of white and dark, but honestly not a crazy volume. I don't know shit about cars but from my research seems like a warped head gasket from the overheating could be the culprit.Gonna take it to a mechanic asap but it's a fucked time of year with every mechanic in my small town being away over the Christmas New Year period and god knows how much of backlog they will have when they return next week.So I'm wondering what the likely causes could be, what range of price I'm gonna be looking at for repair and how much risk of blowing up my engine am I running by continuing to drive this vehicle in its current state?
>>28790235Right. I don't know much about scanning. It's an old car (1992) so those OBDII scanners won't be any good.There's silence when I try to start it. I don't think the car is able to draw any current from the battery at all except those brief periods it does.Actually I'm wondering if there's something up with the terminals. I can go back and confirm this, but when I was using the multimeter I noticed that there was a small scratching sound when I touched the probes on the negative terminal and lead that I assumed was the sound of electricity.What I noticed was that that 12mA draw seemed to show when I first touched the probes, and after a bit of time it would go to zero. It seemed to go back to 12mA if I moved the probes. From what I read, zero current would be unusual and suggest there's something wrong with the multimeter (though clearly there's an issue with the car, too, even if that's the case). But it's got me wondering if there's an issue with the battery connections themselves.
>>28790257Yeah you won't have that module on a 1992, that sort of tech didn't appear until the late 90s and that was in luxury cars only. Forget that bit then.I'd say check the terminals and then maybe explore it being the starter, as you should still hear something from it even with a really low battery. I'd be very surprised that a car can run lights and the radio without having enough charge to at least make the starter give a bit of sound, even just a clicking sound would be a sign of life for the starter.
>>28790264I didn't get to try start when the electronics were functioning, I only tried starting after. I'm doubtful it's a starter motor issue. Also the issue I was having that caused me to try do something with the battery was that either something was draining it or it wasn't charging (parasitic draw or an alternator issue, probably). Anyway I just solved this problem. I hadn't done the bolts on the lead to battery terminal connection tight thinking there would be sufficient contact between them. Tried to do a continuity test with the leads and it was open circuit. On closer inspection there's a fair bit of white corrosion on the inside of the negative terminal.I connected the leads and did the nuts up nice and tight. That gave me electricity in the car and the ignition could turn the starter motor. First time I did it, though it seemed to start and immediately stall. After that I could just keep cranking but the car wouldn't start.Is it possible the amount of corrosion on the inside of the lead affects the connection to the point it's able to crank but can't draw enough current to actually start?
>>28790347>Is it possible the amount of corrosion on the inside of the lead affects the connection to the point it's able to crank but can't draw enough current to actually start?Easily, a loose connection can do all types of bizarre things.
Alright sisters after 30 years of nocar I have finally decided to commit to oneOne problem is I don't know whether to go for a motorbike, van, or carI'm using it to drive between towns of 100km+, daily driving and moving/storage/camping. What should I go with? I'm also poor and Australian, so shit is expensive
>>28786586>One problem is I don't know whether to go for a motorbike, van, or car>I'm using it to drive between towns of 100km+, daily driving and moving/storage/campingYeah definitely the bike
>>28786586Porsche 911
>>28786595Toyotas are notoriously unpopular in Australia. We valie cars that are ACTUALLY reliable, not just ones that have their marketing on point.
>>28786586No idea about how the car market in australia looks like but try some economybox in station wagon/combi/whatever you call it configuration. Motorcycle is cooler and you can go fast on a budget but if you need to haul stuff on the regular it's not amazing, vans you'll either pay a lot for or get absolute beaters that went from construction site to construction site for the last 20 years, so that's a good compromise.
>>28789416quality shitpost
Welcome to the Auto Vidya General, the thread for discussion of racing and driving games. Not chinkshit peripherals or ecelebs.Don't forget to participate in the Automation/BeamNG event.Previous thread >>28775610>Wikihttps://get-good.net>MumbleIP: mumble.get-good.netPort: 64738Password: 4ch>Chathttps://chat.get-good.net>Equipment GuideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28790274>>28790268shoulda sign up for the MasterGT weekly races
>>28790274>>i used to be a bottom split shitter but now i can hang with the big kids. irenting is basically military bootcamp but for simracing if you think about itpost irating
>>28790315i had 800 at my absolute lowest when i first got back in, now i hover around 2400+. i dont have the pace to really go much higher though
>>28790322mid 2k iR is not the big leagues lil bro, but nice bounce-back
>>28790287>way better payloadsif it isn't legit cp I can assure the federal govt doesn't even have the collective brain cells to even give half a shit
Got a new Challenger, had mom take a video of me doing a new years burnout to celebrate, what do you guys think?
>>28790225You don't?
>>28790137>git gud>can't even hold a slide
>>28790113CAAAAAAAAAAARLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS
>>28790192it wouldn't be a crumple zone if it didn't crumple now would it?
>>28790269>>28790269>can turn slide off and on at will even with slushomagic v6god tier driver tbqh
I'm looking for a new car in the price range of a civic/corolla but as a CUV. Is the 2nd gen trax any good?>inb4 wet timing belt
>>28786477>>28789713>>28787143>GMfags>American-madeThere is nothing gm or american about this car, its a korean econobox designed to go 45 mph max on the streets of korea
>>28786389seconding thisor corolla cross hybrid but will be more expensive
>>28786929The cx-50 hybrid has literally the rav4 hybrid powertrain and it's built next to the corolla cross plant in AlabamaThe only "ford" thing is the obd2 protocol and tools
Trax is only worth as a lease
>>28785796>I'm looking for a new car in the price range of a civic/corolla but as a CUV.So the Corolla Cross?
Even the Chinese know German cars are trash. Why are you still buying them?
Why buy Porsche when you can buy Xiaomi?
>>28788080Best selling car in China is a Tesla. Also, Tesla Model Y is the best selling car in the world once again, this year.
>>28788097delusional. BYD is outselling Tesla BIGLY
>>28788097>Best selling car in China is a TeslaUpdate your propaganda
>>28790339>Star WishI swear the Chinese just throw random things together to name things or just name them like some shit you'd get out of a fortune cookie. It's like how they had that BMW X5 rip off called the HBJ6474A or how BYD is just Build Your Dreams. Imagine telling someone your new car is the Build Your Dreams Star Wish. It sounds like a fake car from a Barbie playset.
what is the point of getting pretty aftermarket wheels if they just get dirty with brake dust after one drive ?
>>28783390"Battle" wheels have grown on me recently. I think they look so good, at least the chrome or white paint ones. I think they only really work on drift cars for that early-2000's period correct look.
>>28787788>He claimed America didn't lower cars before the jap industry had even made inroads into foreign marketsno one ever claimed that what the fuck are you talking about
>>28788694>how about look cool AND performI hope that the picture you posted isn't supposed to be an example. >no girls look its wayoh you're like 16 and still think male dominated hobbies will get you girls.
>>28787788anon I think he was saying it wasn't uniquely invented anywhere. every culture with cars independently had their own version of lowering cars.Stance is specifically a jap version of it. But the US had shit like low riders, drag rake, etc.
>>28790161>>28790213You guys can read right? >>28786123>We didn't invent lowering cars in the states.>>28786285>Where was it invented then and what year retardanon>>28786405>stance culture started in japan
Dicksucktruck edition
>>28790118You can actually save quite a bit if you're full time OTR. Say goodbye to having a life though. Its good for a couple years to save up a nestegg but after that it becomes too much a slog. I'm trying to find a local gig so I can actually LIVE even if it eats up my income.
>>28790136How can you save up that little when you're earning so much? This is what I mean, American money must be fake or something.
>>28790182I’m a consoomer, anon. I have almost no financial discipline, so any money I don’t spend on bills or put into savings end up getting spent on food and splurging.
>>28790118After taxes, insurance, and expenses I actually take home about half of what I gross. Like I'm on track for 60k this year but in reality that's 30k in my pocket, and that 30k is worth about 18k ten years ago so I'm basically destitute.
>>28790182I have no mortgage or rent, don't pay my phone bill, live on about 600$ a month for food, and have about 800$ in other expenses every month. I make about 3k a month. Half of that is gone before I do anything. The absolute most I could save a month is 1500$, so like 18k a year. So in a decade I could afford half of a shitty home in a suburb or a trailer/minihome on a couple acres. The average American income isn't some crazy amount of money unless you're used to living in a third world hellhole in which case you can support an entire family sending your money back home. It gets a little bit better when you're making more money but you still have to live like a homeless nigger to save more than this per month.
The REAL UDM coming through.
real and true
