thoughts on this thing?there is a manual one near me for 1700 euros, but its rhdapparently its an SLK underneath, and has the reliable merc v6not particularly fast, not particularly good handling, interior is assam I retarded for wanting it? looks like a good baby GT
>>28708356Don’t listen to this wrenchlet. Super easy maintenance with many shared Merc SLK230 bin parts that you’ll find anywhere.The only thing I really dislike about this car is the recirculating sphere steering rack, which removes all the road feel, but it’s light and comfy as shit. This steering track was made for bigger Mercs where the design goal was to allow the backseat passenger to have a hot tea without spilling.
>>28707344these are really unreliable and if it's 1700, it's totally fucked up
>>28707344I have an slk 230.The interior is terrible and the plastics are not orderable. Many things buzz from poor fitment, and I can't take it apart to fix it because the plastic clips will disintegrate.Roof hydraulics mainly have one seal that goes bad that ruins the headliner(unorderable). Fix that and it's reliable. MAF gets dirty now and again because the air oil separator isn't great.Security brick in the car WILL die, and you cannot order a new one. I forget where but there's a guy you ship it to that disables the feature so it doesn't brick the car.Handles well, will it 150mph. I've hit about 135mph with the top down. Super planted at speed. I bought a cayman 718 to replace it.
YES BUY IT OP IT'S A GREAT IDEA THERE I TOLD YOU WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR SO NOW FUCK OFF
>>28707344It's super ugly worst thing are some fucking lines on the hood and trunk like wtf are those.
why do they sound so good br/o/s >b-b-but its a c-crossoverStill sounds better than 99% of your shitboxes kek
I thought my 135i n55 sounded good. Then I got a mustang with the 3v v8.There’s no comparison. (Hell even the coyote 5.0 doesn’t sound as good, though the extra HP would be nice)
>>28707203They sound good because they put engine noise speakers in the passenger compartment and play recordings of performance engines.
>>28707203If car manufacturers added AWD to their entire lineup in the 2000s there would be no one buying these garbage crossovers. Now people think they need one for offroad.
>>28707203>auto only>rattle canned wheels>egg shape>mcdonalds strutsYea I'm thinking you're a ricer
>>2870973199.999% of people never offroad and a 1.8t pig on road tires is completely useless offroad. Any 30 year old 1t shitbox without TC is superior. Cuckovers are a scam for women and urbanoid numales.
What would be sensible? A full EV, or a PHEV? Pic-related are what I’m most likely gonna get from the rental agency.
>>28709358Can’t go diesel, they’re gonna charge me out the ass if I pick diesel at about $26 per day. I can get it without extra charge if there’s no petrol left, which is highly unlikely.Guess I’ll stick with the PHEV since charging overnight at hotels is easy.
>>28708964Chevy Suburban from turohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYV_lTNOXA
>>28709694not funny
I would go with a regular gas engine. No hybrid or electric bullshit. The convenience of being able to get gas anywhere without stressing about finding plug in stations in a foreign country is worth it. Whenever I rent in Europe I try to get cars from manufacturers you can’t get in the US like Renault, Peugeot, Seat, Skoda, etc.
>>28708964>rentalPHEV.
Are all of these things snake oil? My car is 23 years old and has 256k miles on it so it makes me wonder how much crud is inside my engine and fuel lines
>>28707875>he doesn't blow loads into her tank every nightAre you even a car guy?
>>28707820https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectFarm/search?query=fuel%20cleanerProject farm did a couple videos on these kind of things
All that crud has become part of the engine holding all the bearings and other shit together.
>>28708459>These are the types of people who would put a pair of sneakers in their trunk if they thought it would get them an extra 1 hpWell, if their classic boomermobile breaks down and they're forced to walk, a quality set of shoes can make the most of the 0.24 hp they can output.
>>28709944I usually don't have any left when I'm done with my sheep.
NARP
>>28706636Kekd, a lot of these ricers think they will like ascend in social status if they own something from the brand.
>>28706482McDonald'sPlastic engineShit's a rental
>>28706640They aren't, see >>28706636
>>28706472Why does this guy look and talk like Tarantino?
>>28709002They're all autists who will never own any Porsche. Not even a Poorsche.
How did it come to this?>Toyota V6's failing>Ford 3 cylinders exploding immediately>GM can't even build a V8 anymore>Even BMW can barely get an I6 to last more than 100,000 milesMeanwhile, lil' old turbo rotary keeps chugging all the way to 150,000 miles without a sweat, then gracefully loses compression to give you time to prepare your wallet.
because everyone outsourced their labor to 3rd world countries how can they manage quality control from overseas while simultaneously cutting costs at every corner?
My 300k km k24 just raped an rx8 yesterday.,boring rotary
>>28709534As opposed to EV external combustion?
hey can they get it on a motorcycle that doesn't kill itself
>>28705804>Ford 3 cylinders exploding immediatelyTop kek.We're in a different (lesser) timeline.OLDSMOBILE, in the mid 1980's had the right recipe.QUAD4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wIx5mzy1x0You won't believe the exhaust note on this...Jay Leno covered it well, herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeCN13rOcwM1000hp in 1985 ((yes, twin turbo)
I just got a new antenna. The finest $3 of carbon fiber from AliExpress. I can already feel the mpg improvement from the reduced drag compared to the old monstrosity of an antenna, and the radio reception appears to be the same.
>>28708830>radio in the current yearDUDE JUST BLAST COMMERCIALS INTO MY EARS EVERY 5 MINUTES, LMAO
>>28708995>>28709077>not saying "fuck aerodynamics" and installing the tallest whip antenna possible
>>28709738
>>28709767>a ham boomer blasting himself with 10kw of radio power for the memesSometimes they're all right.
>>28709722My condolences for the shit stations you have
Car dwellers, give me your wisdom for I shan't be a slave to mortgage and rent.
>>28710343https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0FBKrWYoawThis guy made battery fan powered window and sunroof vents. His setup has a lot of cool ideas, but I don't want to modify my SUV permanently, even with plastic rain shields for the windows, so I'm making a back window screen out of a flattened $6 aluminum gutter guard from Home Depot. Once you get it cut to the right size and shape you just roll the window up onto the gutter guard / window screen to lock it into place. It's much more secure and safe than just leaving your window cracked.
>>28710431I was diagnosed with asthma as a Kid but I havent really faced any of its sympthoms in a long time so I doubt that influences anything. Maybe its just my perception idk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsoXgS0jVRMThis is basically what I did, except I used a more expensive gutter guard, and I used foil tape for the edges instead of duct tape. Flattening out the aluminum was fairly easy, I just put it on a flat surface and rolled over it with a deep socket and a lot of pressure. I'd recommend the aluminum because the vent holes are so small that it becomes rain resistant, much more so than the other choices.
>>28710497Using an air quality meter will show you that the PPM in the air can triple in about half an hour.
>>28710436>AC is the hard part.It's called a Prius. It only runs the engine when it needs to and uses a fraction of the fuel a normal car would.
bout to start a head gasket job on my 95 f150 with the straight six engine after it has sat for almost a year. never done a job like this before anything I should expect or watch out for
here is the bottom of the head
here is the block, cleaned it up a little bit after this but you can see where coolant is pooling in that 4th cylinder, I'm assuming thats the one that busted on the head gasket
why would you bother doing this when you can just get an EV that is superior in every way lol
>>28710375
>>28701781The carb style intake bolts to the exhaust making it very heavy and a pain to remove and install. You might want to replace factory intake bolts with studs. Carbed 300's can use a a Chevy 292 rocker arm for more power. EFI 300s are different and it won't bolt on. The cam sucks, and you're probably another hour away from upgrading it too. Something mild with 190/200° duration and under 500 lift is good, shoot for a wider LSA with efi. use melling, sealed power, other name brands for lifters or you'll be doing it again. The composite head gaskets will lower compression, not that it matters. You can get a machine shop to mill the head but there's not much power to gain. If yours is a 96 or 97 be very careful as the egr pipe with dpfe provisions is not available. Should be simple otherwise.
>picrelThey say we have to have shit like electronic power steering, brake-by-wire, auto start/stop, shitty automatic gearboxes, unreliable hybrid drivetrains, etc. in order to meet increasingly stringent emissions & efficiency regulations (which are never voted on in our "democracies" btw, weird). And yet they could simply just add a $30 bottle of this to every new car and instantly get 1% better gas mileage. If the regulations are so stringent, why overlook something this cheap & easy? They could add a $30 bottle of this and give us back hydraulic power steering, for a net change of zero in terms of efficiency. That seems worth it to me, and certainly what I would do if I were a manufacturer who listened to their customers.
>>28709179Consumers don't really car so long:1. Car is practical enough, especially with enough space for the dog cage in the back, a tumble dryer, and the kids2. It actually drives wellLast time I checked, the Tesla 3 Highlander with 0.219 Cd is a popular vehicle. Y Juniper is edging on ,22 as well. And that is very popular as well. Its not the customers fault the OEM isn't willing to do their job
>>28709391EVs are cheating when it comes to drag coefficients.The front grill on a gas car produces most of the drag.EVs don't need a front grill for air flow.
>>28709654they make the grills much larger and wider than they need to be for aesthetic purposes, not because they require that much airflow.
>>28709179There are a thousand things today that how they were made to look 100 years ago you won't or don't like, and 100 years from now people won't like a thousand things from today.Who fucking cares what the shithead masses think.Just make it work the best.
>>28709315Needs a k swap.
Cancelled Jaaaaaag XJ pics leaked. Apparently was production ready with an EV drivetrain or 3.0 inline-6 turbo before getting shitcannedwhat do I think of it
>>28707444>what do I think of ithow should I know??
>>28707444>Becomes new CEO of Jaguar>Cancels all gasoline powered cars>Sets goal to make Jaguar 100% electric cars>Cancels only Jaguar electric car>LeavesWhat was his endgame?
>>28708244Gott strafe engeland
>>28708244He looks like he touches little boys where they pee.
>>28708244Jaguar is an burden for jlrLand Rover is the part of the business that makes money
Old thread is in autosage so I'll start a new oneCan /o/ identify the car being driven in this picture? What is it? Funny story, it would help me to know.
>>28710422>>28710584Fuck. I have no money to fluid film 3 cars.>even if the carwash didn't recycle the water, you'd pick up more salt within a couple miles of leaving anyway.I know. Shit should be fucking banned. It destroys roads and everything.
>>28705972Spray all the connections good and soaked with alcohol to evaporate out any water.
>>28711912>Fuck. I have no money to fluid film 3 cars.FF is $40 per gallon. You would need 1.5 gallons to fluid film 3 cars. That is cheaper than getting automatic car washes.
>>28712119Don't I need a spray gun and a compressor or could I just use a brush?
>>28712396a spray gun is $50 and can be used every year on every car and a compressor would be needed, you might be able to rent or borrow one if you dont have one.or they sell fluid film in spray cans but it doesn't cover as easily
Be honest: could you outrun the new Bulgarian police cars?
Я нe знaм, нo щe oпитвaм.
>>28707220Probably not, but I'll have way more fun on our little road trip together. When they catch me, we'll get out and talk shit about each other's cars then trade out and make a return trip. At the end we'll debate and decide that the vette is better fun, but in reality we'd take the bmw.
>>28707336NARL
>>28707220What a drain on public funds. They should get reliable cars.
>w-would you please pull over sir, just for a chat, please
are these jeeps good
>>28708770LOL NO I had the diesel one, and although i actually really liked the car it was the worst pos ive ever ownedIt also has a massive recall due to exactly the same problem the fucking PINTO had with the gas tank being pushed into the cab and burning everyone extra dead if even slightly hit from behindIts a shame because its comfy and practical but stay the fuck away it had so many problems due to shit engineering and mexican parts jfc i loved it but after that pos ill never own a jeep again
>>28710286Shit i meant the zj
>>28710288And trust me, i really liked the car as a concept. I put a lot of time and energy into it, because you know - real tranny, good engine that gets good mileage, diff brakes, looks good, solid axles, but H O L Y F U C K what a pos that thing was i could lecture for an hour how awful it was keeping that thing on the roadDo not get a wj anon trust me
>>28708770It depends where you live I guess but these are practically extinct here. Rust prone unibody vehicles and the rust belt is a bad combination. The typical Dodge mechanical issues don't help either. There's a reason why you see a million GMT800 Tahoes and even a lot of GMT400's but pretty much none of these. Hint one is a lot better than the other.
aightthanks, /o/the guy on fb marketplace is very upset that im no longer buying his wjimma just save up a bit more for a 4runner
Quite surreal that Australians bought millions of Opels without knowing about it
>>28700896Nobody bought these
>>28700896GM were dumb branding these as cadillacs. if they had been chevy's or pontiac and weren't "luxury" focused they would have sold much better.
>>28706666Always thought the XD-E-F were just a rebadged Mk 4/5 Cortina with an option for a V8 in the sales brochure and a slightly different front end
>>28710207the brochures said the XD had "European styling" they look almost identical to the mk2 granada. but the only parts they share are the tail lights. Ford probably could have gotten away with just selling the granada in australia badged as falcon but thought australians preferred larger cars. but the commodore proved that wrong since the smaller commodore outsold the falcon. I don't know if a 302 or 351 V8 could fit in a granada though
>>28710207They're a much larger car than the Cortina, they did squeeze the Ford 250 I6 into them which made them a bit heavier over the nose. When I was growing up a friend's family had one of the Mk3's with the 4.1L in it and it was a real rocket, looked great too>>28710214Some of them came with a V6 in them so it might squeeze in a 302 with some moving things around a fair bit and a custom set of mountings.Usually this ceases to be fun when it comes to finding places for the battery, brake cylinder and sometimes clutch master to live underneath there
