how the fuck do people afford new cars when people can barely afford rent?
>>28734068>His home is concrete block construction tooFucking hell. Don't tell me it's in an 80% white northern state too is it? This is why gay couples get pandered to so much. Men outcompete women in all aspects of life and a couple with 2 men and no kids is going to be a spender for your company
>>28745410>>28745420In Califucklia many nurses >$200K easilyWe used to have a guy who commuted from Utah to work shifts and drive back, because it was worth it
>>28745400Nurses make 130k around here lmao
>>28745310I don't budget and buy whatever I want. Bought a new 911 last year. I make 400k wife makes 100k but the only thing she spends money on is our children, not bags, cars, clothes, etc
>>28745555Come on post the corvette, don't be stingy with pics.
What am I in for?
>>28747229What's considered a good value in this segment these days? Honest question.I imagine something like a Civic SI, a GTI, or an Elantra N as far as new production?
>>28740334Lots of fun an a pretty unique sound, you can even hear the turbo blowoff a bit if your ears arent fucked. Rented a GR Yaris and a Corolla to drive around mnt Fuji with and both were very fun cars. However the Corolla is a bit of a boat compared to the Yaris. Both engines were overkill for mountain roads, and I thought that the GR86 and the S2000 were more fun on those.Given that the GR Yaris isn't available in the USA this is the next best thing. Also Toyota will do away with the i3 turbo in these because non car buying bench racers wanted even more hp so it will get a generic i4 turbo for next gen making it less unique and probably even more expensive.>>28741193>>28741950Based GR Yaris owner. The VW Golf R and GTI are hot hatches for people who don't want the hot part. Also it's a VW so it will be "reliable" as one, ala have small to medium issues here and there after 3 years of ownership.
>>28747419Elantra is the last value oriented model in the hot compact affordable car segment. GTI is close but slower, civic si gets gaped by both. Only issue is that you have to be around Hyundai dealers to get one new
>>28741542looks worse than my base and mid level 2010's FG Ford Falcons
A 25k USD car being sold for 50k USD
Worst road rage incident you've seen (or had part in)
>>28746250This is sadly true. There is no point in chimping out in daily life, even though I feel close to snapping every time I have to interact with a foreign subhuman.Instead, you should help work on a nation-wide chimp-out that ends with death camps.But to stay on topic, I never really had to endure serious road rage. Mostly assholes tailgating me while I'm already over the speed limit driving through mountain villages while it rains.
>>28741984They were homeless, of course they were low IQ.
>>28746635Mufasa btfo
>>28741865I guess I'm lucky because it never happened to me.The worst incident was my fault, because I cut in front of the guy, making him to brake hard. Then he passed me and slowed down, to "teach me a lesson". I probably should have apologized in some way, but I just ignored it and continued driving until he got bored.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ao0v-vPHvsBusting the windshield bare handed is pretty impressive
I just drove my first ever BMW and I get. I finally get it. The Ultimate Driving Machine Slogan is not a meme.
>>28747747Che schifo
BMW is loveBMW is life.
>>28747564>I'm not hispanic at allThe fact you say it every time, makes me think you are.
>>28747558What a weird take. You really think people cant afford porsches? Just because you're poor doesnt mean that other people are
why are porsche trannies like this
Time of year again. I got signs of a clogged heater core, because my inlet core hose is hot but my outflow is just tepid. Vehicle is a 99 and the part is original, which explains why it's starting to fail. Now, on a combustion motor, car just pumps coolant right into a heater core, and that core combines with the blower motor to give us our heat. As these heater cores age, they get clogged with various debris. Das y we gon backflush this part by gently pressurizing a waterstream into the heater core outflow hose, in order to backflush it. While swapping the heater core on my car isn't very hard or expensive, it does require a fair amount of labor because the heater core is behind the glovebox. >two main options for a heater core backflushSome people do it with a garden hose, other people do it with a general purpose pump. I'm doing this as cheaply as possible, but I also want to ensure it's done right, and also I wanna try avoiding 1-off parts. That's one reason I'm favoring the pump approach.>water pump for backflushAnyone know any good 12V or 120V water pumps under $30? Benefits of a water pump is that I can cycle cleaner additives like CLR in my water bucket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf8V5ZRHfbs>hose for backflushI'll need a $10 hose from Home Depot, and a way to adapt it >cleaner additivesWhich ones would you recommend for a heater core flush on an aluminum heater core? YouTube says CLRComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28747920
>Some people do it with a garden hose, other people do it with a general purpose pump. I'm doing this as cheaply as possible, but I also want to ensure it's done right, and also I wanna try avoiding 1-off parts. That's one reason I'm favoring the pump approach.You want to "avoid 1-off parts" so instead of using a hose youre buying an electric pump?You talk like a fag and your shits all retarded
>>28748007>>28747986>why use a pump instead of a garden hoseThe reason is because I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to set it up with a garden hose to use additive cleaner such as CLR, white vinegar, etc. Follow these water flow diagrams here:Garden Hosespigot >>> garden hose >>> fitting >>universal hose line >>> heater core hose >> heater core >> other heater core hose >> universal hose line >> outflow bucketPumpBucket with Water+Cleaning solution or Antifreeze >>> Universal Hose Line >> Electric Pump >>> Universal Hose Line >> heater core hose 1 >> heater core >> heater core hose 2Do you see how the pump method allows for additive cleaner? At what point and how would you add cleaner to it via garden hose method?Also I have more general use for a pump than a garden hose, if I have to choose between one or the other.
>>28747920>>28748065Your welcome
>>28747920tap in to the c0olling line system with a T-fitting. connect gardenhose to T-fitting.remove radiator cap to allow overflow start engineturn on heater full bastturn on garden hose let it run for a 1/2 hourmonitor it to see that dirty water is coming out of the overflow at some time during the process.note that if you think your heater core might be plugged. its highly likely the radiator has deposits that need to be flushed out as well.the heater core is just part of the cooling/heating system.
When the fuck did this faggot board become /pol/?>shovelling through dogshit threads>finally find one discussing car>first replies are racist stereotypes of it's country of origin>somehow devolves into ww2 discussionIs anybody here a car fucking enthusiast over the age of 25?
>>28748308>is it enough to move the vehicle enough to be practicalYes>do people like the carYesMeanwhile on /o/>RRRSFAGBHJYOLGFJBGDSSXDAAAAA FUCKINGD FAGGOT MY BICYCLE HAS 10 MORE BHP FUGCK YEWWWW
>>28748392can't imagine how much money i would've spent if i just went paypig and got a shop to fix up everything i did myself
>>28748335Actually i turned 30 and have no kids, my wife and i have just moved to a bigger house specifically for a double garage to work on shitboxes i enjoy which i purchased cheap off ebay.
>>28748191Carucketroorehehehe
>>28748178jews literally rape kids
umm... italybros? what the fuck am i looking at? explain yourselves.https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1966451
>>28748379special very limited version
Somebody needed a Lampredi and 5spd
>>28748379better construction than any fiat in 2025
>enters>perfects the "adventure bike" genre>exitsis there a more chad bike than the R100GS?
>>28739217It's a crime thsg BMW ceased producing bikes with this engine. We should burn down Dresden.
>>28747646I think the KLR650 is actually generally considered the default, with the DR650 being the runner up.The XR650L is a nearly perfect dual-sport, but it's extremely fucking tall so it filters manlets. Never ever selling mine.If they gave it a slightly bigger steel fuel tank, factory cush hub, and a short king option that dropped the seat height 2-3 inches it would be more popular.
>>28745249Bajaj really played KTM.They were the ones building the shit quality bikes that caused KTM to go under. Then they bought the brand for cheap.
>>28747885Not really. Bajaj only made 390cc and lower. The issues were with 790 and 890, both of which were made by CFMoto.
I hope Bajaj drops CFMoto.
/o/ humor thread
>>28748111>stoppinglet nature run its course
>>28748118damn maybe it shoulda said "look ahead"
>>28748118>goes 200 mph>drives on right lane>AYYYYY IM DRIVING HEREhope he died
>>28747626Name?
The world is healing
>>28748012>I've literally been wanting a new ranger sized pickup for over a decade.Go buy and restore a Ranger then, because automakers are not going to make them again.>>28748031>If a truck is now $X cheaper to make and you sell it for $X/2 less you will sell more units and make more profit per unit.Automakers are used to limiting supply to drive up the price. They won't just magically increase production to satisfy the consumer, they're not a charity. That exposes them to risk with excessive inventory. The ideal buyer/seller dynamic for them is to sell one less car than is demanded and always have the upper hand. The rest of the public can buy a used car at MSRP instead of a new car with a markup.>>28748348>One mention of Trump and this board becomes /pol/That just means the baseline is /pol/ and people are just putting on a polite facade until the dogwhistle is blown.
>>28748362It's good to see those youths stimulating the economy through the broken glass fallacy.
>>28748402>you make the most money by ignoring the low end of the market and selling a small amount of product for jacked up pricesMeanwhile in reality the country buys half a trillion dollars' worth of cheap chinese crap every year.
>>28748410>you make the most money by ignoring the low end of the market and selling a small amount of product for jacked up pricesThat is correct. There is no prize for right answers though.The primary reason for this is that people are maxed out on the amount of debt they can sustain. Totally saturated, up to their eyeballs in debt even. They can no longer afford to take on more, especially not for a car, which is usually the 2nd or 3rd most expensive thing people buy.The American economy is fueled by consumer spending, and no one spends better than the US can. This consumer behavior means that most people will max out debt wherever it can be found, and there's a huge mismatch between debt:income so when debt grows faster than the income, people lose their taste for spending.The only present surplus for consumer spending is at the top 10% of earners and even they're getting squeezed. Automakers are sitting on a lot of six-figure junk that rich people don't want.
>>28748411>no one can take out a loan because they're all too busy taking out loansk
>my favorite car of all time is the Mitsubishi StarionWhat type of person do you imagine?
>>28747628>any cast iron manifold will glow red if you push it hard enough, even on your N/A economy turdOn Starions just going up a hill can do that.
>>28747628>and put a GOATED Magna EFI manifold on it You know shit's bad when the manifold off a budget family sedan is an upgrade.
>>28748344To be fair... the Magna was something like a decade later.It's really not a bad motor though, not as good as a 4 valve twin cam, but a SOHC with a nice hemi combustion chamber isn't too far behind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6M83LbgM8Y
>>28748363>To be fair... the Magna was something like a decade later.But in that decade all the other manufacturers were offering dohc with multipoint and had been doing so since the 70's AFAIK only mitsubishi were taking the piss with such a laughably outdated engine in their flagship "sports car"
>>28748369Only compared to high end Japanese and Euro cars, compared to 'murican cars of the era it fit right in.
No I'm not brownYeah it's pretty cool igYeah I'm going to pick up cute girls with cute penises in it
>>28745723>Girls with penisesNo such thing exists. You're a faggot Harry. It'd better serve a Mexican.
>>28747965seconded
>>28745723>Yes I bought a g35 coupe>No I'm not brownGutentag señor Fuentes.>>28747968My gf is white but her favorite cars are the Nissan Z and the Dodge Viper. She also used to have a Firebird that never ran right. I'm not White though.
>>28748304>viper and zlooks like you bagged one of the good ones
>>28745723>No I'm not brownpost hand pic
What car brands and makes can you tell that the engineers/designers built it to make it easy to repair in mind? What are some of the car brands/makes that are made as annoying as possible for someone to repair?
>>28746761What is it with Germans and autistically making everything more difficult without fail?
F-150 is as easy as it gets these days.
>>28747831I have no idea
>>28746568kinda kia? it's not reliable but for example european kia ceed has alternator, oil filter and battery in easy to reach places. Other parts are also easier to reach (pic related)it's like they predicted their cars would constantly fail so they made easy access my pops ceed is failing clutch at 100k km
>>28746568Suzukis, looking under the bonnet of my Swift Sport everything is piss easy to access, and any work I have done has been pretty easy. And I've looked at a newer Jimny aswell and there's shitloads of room around the engine bayGenerally the cheaper Jap cars are easy to work on while new euro are nightmare mode
Post vehicles with extremely outdated aesthetics for their time.
Every American car made during the 1980s.
>>28747875Anything using leaf springs after the 70s.
This is a 1991
When did Japanese cars get their reputation? I recall much more variation in car nationalities as a child. Now everyone just screams buy a Toyota with a used Camry now costing 10k.
>>28744830They used to be objectively better. American cars were shitboxes. But you could buy a dirt cheap manual Civic or Corolla and get 500k miles out of it if you took even basic care of it. Those days are mostly gone, Honda is coasting on reputation and even Toyota is slipping.
>>28744830>When did Japanese cars get their reputation?In the 70s and 80s they were known for being cheap, fuel efficient and fairly reliable. In the 90s they had a similar reputation but with higher quality. That trend continued into the 00s with their quality being seen as equivalent to American or entry level Euro cars; but with better reliability and gas mileage. In the late 00s and 10s the quality and reliability of American and Euro cars went down while most of the Jap brands maintained their quality with the exception of Nissan and Mistubishi. That trend has generally continued into the 20s although now we're even seeing reliability problems with Toyota as some of their new engines have been blowing up.TLDR: Jap quality and reliability continually improved from the 70s up to the 10s then maintained their quality and reliability better than American and Euro models did.
>>28744994>i'd be hard pressed to see why you'd get anything elseThe Toyota Tax is almost third-world tier these days.There are good and bad cars from every manufacturer, but most people who aren't /o/tists are willing to find the good ones aside from the easy choices.
>>28747844>The companies were also much more efficient - they never had the legion of retarded, useless mid-level managers that weighed down US industry.Japan has a much worse problem with this these days. They have low economic productivity because they expect people to live at work. The US is arguably better because the option to work to output is available instead of only working to time.
When I was in maybe 4th grade in the mid 80s the principal of the school was filling in for our absent teacher and he went on a spiel about how high quality toyotas are. He said that in local car factories the workers are lazy and don't care but a japanese auto worker, if he was on his way out of the factory after the bell went and he saw a wiper installed at a slightly wrong angle the worker would take a screwdriver out of his pocket and adjust it to the correct angle before going home. Completely bullshit made up story but I remember it clearly. Maybe because he was teaching us how to improve our memory on the same day.
