>>29050888my DMV has actually improved a lot. you're fine if you make an appointment. although walk-ins are still giga fucked
>>29050903waiting in line is a time honored american tradition
>>29050888DMV are great in washington state.Took me about 10min to walk in and out with a new license.
>>29050909Please, Kim Jong Un, if you can hear me, please nuke all these fat brown mutants immediately
>>29050909>burgers waiting in line at Whataburger so they can buy a burgerit's burgers all the way down
>hand break>its a button
>>29050835>You're speculating on random shit you don't even understandDumb nigger, do you even own a car?>Think about what it would take for all 4 brakes in your car to fail with its multiple redundancies built in to the systemPeople on average don't maintain their cars well, that's like saying water is wet. But it has happened to a friend of mine who has a decently kept one, and he had no good choice besides pushing ahead with his multiple hour drive to get to the destination. Also I remember a colleague of mine experiencing the same kind of thing. I have personally had a situation where I realized my brake caliper is failing and I might toast whatever is on front axle or lock up the front wheel so the safe choice was going on brakes lightly and assisting with handbrake when necessary until I can get to a good spot.>You're not stopping a modern car with a parking brake if you're headed downhill at 90mphIt will stop eventually and getting the speed down is often enough, also handbrakes are typically not hydraulic>You're now manually aware automatic transmissions can do this tooI was always aware, but autos are not always predictable>If the vehicle has a dead battery after you've parked it with the parking brake on, where and why the fuck are you going to push it anywhere?Ever heard of push starting a car? Or pulling with another car to get it running when you don't have jumper cables at hand? And sometimes the vehicle you want to put jumper cables on is face first in a tight spot so you first need to somehow back it out first, another annoyance that I've seen when helping someone. Why are you pretending to be dumb? Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>29050871>But it has happened to a friend of mine who has a decently kept oneNo, thats factually incorrect. Even the NHTSA's statistics about brake failure leading to a crash is less than 0.5%. That includes fucked up rotors and poorly maintained brake systems. Its vanishingly rare for it to have caused the problem and 100% because nobody maintained the vehicle. If you're trying to suggest nobody maintains their vehicle like they should, then that means it includes the parking brake having failed as well. What are you even trying to suggest here, poor maintenance is backed up by poor maintenance?>It will stop eventually and getting the speed down is often enough, also handbrakes are typically not hydraulicNo shit, you can do the same thing by putting the automatic transmission into L or any other low gear. You're be monumentally stupid for attempting to use the parking brake for a runaway vehicle because it was never intended to be used in emergencies like that. Its intended to be used for PARKING as the name suggests. I also didn't allude it was hydraulic either, you demand a steel cable and still haven't been able to articulate why. >I was always aware, but autos are not always predictableWhat the fuck are you talking about? Every automatic transmission is always predictable. Do you sometimes put it in reverse to back out of a space and start rolling forward? What baltic shithole are you posting from?>Ever heard of push starting a car?When was the last time you saw anyone push starting a car? You have to do it with a manual transmission and most people couldn't push a car fast enough now to do it anyway. What NPC do you think is pushing their soap-bar SUV to push start it?Are you coming up with convoluted excuses as to why you can't jump start a dead vehicle? How long was it sitting in that tight spot with the parking brake engaged for the battery to fail? Weeks? Months?
>>29050871>offroad vehicles tend to have means to turn it off for a reason, especially motorcycles.Motorcycles don't have parking brakes you dumbo, and the especially don't have electronic parking brakes. What jackass is taking their off road vehicle somewhere only for the battery to die after the electronic parking brake was engaged? None of them? What window licker is taking their vehicle off road in such poor condition the brakes fail, battery fails, and the parking brake is their savior but didn't think to bring any useful tools like jumper cables or a jumper pack? You're coming up with random fantasy scenarios that have probably affected 37 motorists worldwide since the automobile was invented. At least be aware of what electronic parking brakes even do and how they fail. Maybe we can confuse your brain by also telling you when the battery fails automatic transmissions aren't shifted with the center console stick.
>>29050883>When was the last time you saw anyone push starting a car?Not who you're arguing with but I quite literally did so an hour ago in the supermarket carpark.
>>29050768>Why? When was the last time you heard of one failing that resulted in something detrimental to safety?Quite a few times, actually. I've heard of more than one case where owners of modern shitboxes have had to remove a wheel and literally unbolt the parking brake shoe just to be able to get their car to move.>inb4 hurr you're parked it's not detrimental to safetyDepends where and when you happen to be parked when your "parking brake" decides to have it's solenoid fail, I suppose, but I'd like to avoid that possibility and inconvenience entirely.
>/CCG/, posting your own classics edition. participation mandatory>For Classics made from 1979 or older, with few exceptions.>Everybody has their own taste, but some tastes are wrong. If you aren't sure if your car is classic or not, it's not.>Your Honda Miata doesn't belong here.>US, Euro, Jap, or whatever.>Post your classic, your work on it, your hackery, and get advice.>Any and all discussion about classics welcome, but may not necessarily generate responses; don't get butthurt.>Period correct performance > cosmetics.>Metal > plastic.>Classic shitbox > modern shitbox.>JBweld and RTV can fix anything>If you see rust there is more.>Rust and bodywork are the most difficult thing to repair.>Electrical work is difficult until you stop reading forum posts and buy a multi-meter.>Low oil pressure? Worn mains and rod bearings. Use Lucas and 15W40 until you afford a rebuild.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>29049482>Overpriced maybe>boomer techdo you know where you are
>>29034012NTA but why not just replace a lot of these joints and bearings that need constant regreasing with modern stuff that doesn't? I feel like it can't be that hard to find compatible parts for wheel bearings or tie rods since everything is probably standardized to some degree.
>>29050711If you keep up with the maintenance, they can last significantly longer than the modern non-serviceable joints. It takes maybe 3 minutes to grease 'em up, and grease is cheaper and easier to replace than a worn joint or bush, so seems silly to replace that with an arguably inferior product that exists only for the sake of convenience.
>>29034012This is a joke, right?
>>29050711serviceable joints consistently last longer than non-serviceable ones when they're regularly serviced>why not just replace a lot of these joints and bearings that need constant regreasing with modern stuff that doesn't?depending on what car you've got, this isn't an option
The biggest red flag in a man is arriving with a BMW on our first date.
>>29050222bmw drivers are consistently brown
>>29050251
>>29049101BMW drivers statistically have the most STDs so that would be wise of you femanon
>>29049181Underrated
where do find a bf that drives a Honda Fit?
>i showed u mine>now u show me urs
>>29047618but where's your real car?
>>290476184x4 cars look like funare they road legal or do you have to tow it to your rock crawling adventures?pic related is my toy car. small pic because i cropped it from a larger one and i can't find another that wouldn't reveal too much about where I live
>>29047618This is such a retarded form of driving.I understand driving on trails for scenery, or to get away from civilization for a while, but just finding random boulders to drive on for no reason is retarded. At that point just fucking walk you fatass. Or ride a dirt bike, but that would take actual skill and coordination instead of being a braindead boomer equivalent shitting up wilderness areas with low class white trash stench.
>>29050593They're retarded, and have to be towed on a trailer to the trailhead because they're not legal and/or suck to drive on the road.Go to any wilderness are with trails and side by side niggers will be shitting them up. They're the Indians of off-road.
when you see it you'll shit bricks
This is my first car and first post. Don't know anything about cars but this seems like something I can do myself. Planning on duct taping it for now and setting some time to replace it on the weekend. Any advice or things I need to know before I do this?
>>29050897 It's not, I felt it with my fingers. Example of seam highlighted in blue.
>>29050911Seems like a seam
Super glue it.
>>29050862Anon, that flex coupler is $30 new
That's not pictures of a civic, please show us your car.
Which way /o/?
>>29046891Overpriced Chinese IoT appliance
>>29050538It's the GOAT EV and it's a Volvo car on steroids
>>29050545I had one. Absolutely soulless. It’s a Google car.
>>29050556It's as soulful as an EV can get. Take that as you will. The RWD version is the most fun EV I've driven.
>>29046866>Zeekr 001 cost about 74K€ top specs for a total HP of about 536hp (400KW) with a 0-100KM/H at 3.8s>the Beemer G80 M3 cost about 140K€ for 530HP with a 0-100KM/H to 3,5sNOT ONLY ARE YOU GETTING A MARGINALLY BETTER PRODUCT FOR 65,250€. ITS ONLY 0,3s FASTER!you have to be a fucking retard not to take the ZEEKR 001>but but muh ch-its basically made by volvo you retards. ofc it wont blow up (and its only the BYD's or TESLA's or some random old people car bootleg thing that goes up in flames)tl;dr: buy the chinkiecar.
>>29049031>2.0L version banned in EUI CURSE YOU URSULA
>>29050710>Less powerTuning/skill issue
>>29048039No no no no not these ones, you gotta get the slow piece of shit ones that were built by and for union drunkards where it's easy to fix them because they weren't even good in the first place
I don't get the hate on "newer" engines, most gremlins are not inside the engine. I prefer an engine with OBDII and injection over a mechanical injection system you need to be a german grand wizard to fix.
>>29048039>>29048041WE ARE THE BORGLOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND SURRENDER YOUR SHIPSYOUR TECHNOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR OWN
>instead of a glorious 204mph v16 the sloppy 202mph v12 won commerically because of ChryslerWe were fucking ROBBED
>>29049388Why would a v16 rev higher than a v12
The secret is lateral placement, not inline
Wasn't the creator a fucking schizo? Being a schizo kills projects.
>>29049417iirc he was less schizo and more a stubborn "visionary" type who thought his ideas were perfect. If he had an idea he wanted it exactly as he saw it which normally wouldn't be too much of an issue for lambo, but after chevy aquired them the bead counters told him they weren't going to go ahead with his prototype design for the diablo unless he scaled the projects scope back. Instead of doing that though he sperged out and left lambo to try his hand at making an entirely new company with the prototype diablo concept as its flagship model under "Cizeta".It crashed and burned just like every other startup sports car company.
>iacocca being a retard wants Lamborghini to be a top trim for Chrysler>Maximum Bob builds the most garrish red Imperial with gold trim everywhere>iacocca cancels plan>Maximum Bob goes back to working on Viper with ShelbyBased
Welcome to 4chan's Offroad General! On July 4th, 2026, we mark 250 years of American freedom. Conquering untamed trails in 4x4s is our manifest destiny. Just like Lewis and Clark, we conquer the unknown, tackling the most unforgiving terrain that our beautiful country has to offer. Other countries will never have the trails and trucks that Americans are blessed with. Give me liberty, or give me death. Previous thread: >>28936348
cop a series 80 with 200k miles?
>>29050116To get mogged by any Bronco or Blazer on the trails?And I do mean "any".A 1966 Bronco will make you contemplate suicide when you see what can be done by an actual 4X4.A 1984 Blazer will steal your girl and leave you to die because you bought a piece of shit with 7" of ground clearance and got stuck on a trail a camry passed theough an hour ago.A 1990 Ramcharger will just stop by to piss on you and leave you and your girl to die from exposure.
>>29050213sorry your manufacturing job got shipped to china, dawg
>>29050214Found the third worlder that doesnt have domestic auto production. Or even domestic wheat production.
>>29050221How's Detroit doing lately boomer billy bass boat. Oh yeah don't forget to renew your AARP benefits this year.
If you ever get the chance to work at the actual corporate HQ of a car company, here's a tip; don't.
>>29048161No, that's how bureaucracy works. Everything takes fucking forever because every single decision needs to go through multiple managers, and the requirements keep changing because some new regulation just came out, or some competitor did something different so we have to, or the client decided that they suddenly want something different, or the manager suddenly decided they wanted something different. So, it's entirely feasible for a fucking mirror design to take eight years.
>>29050718>yearsI don't know why I typed that. Eight months. Some bullshit definitely does get held up for years, though.
>>29045101>aerospaceDid you know Boeing has flown hundreds of Indians to Washington state to replace the US workers about to strike with SPEEA?Fun times..t production fag
>>29050760I did not. Luckily I do not work for the lazy B and since I work on the military hardware side of things they'd have to find Indians who are also US citizens to replace me with them. Not impossible, but much harder than just making me train some smelly H1B to do 1/4 of my job for half the salary.
>>29050812That's a weird part, the Indians they flew over here aren't US citizens and are not itar certified. So they're not even allowed to do the majority of the jobs. I think it's more of a scare tactic. Phone doesn't want a repeat of The Machinist union strike that got us a 43% raise.
Stupid Questions That Do No Deserver Their Own Thread
How important is it to use an adhesion promoter for plastic? I’ve got some under dash panels that are a bit scuffed so I’d like to sand them and paint them. Do I need to get my hands on some adhesion promoter or do I not need to worry about it?
>>29050780Not sure about dash plastics, but I sanded and painted a motorcycle cowling/fairing without even putting on primer, I just took my time and did it slow and even to avoid drips; it's lasted a year now without being able to tell it's any different from any of the rest of the fairings. The colour underneath was vastly different, too (it was blue, now is red)
>>29050755RARE
>>29050755Today, I feel enlightened.
>>29050755Gem
What are your favorite car movies?
>>29042226I like the way you talk
>>29050803that Countach's rear keeps changing between shots
>>29046373I enjoyed it. >>29046403>Americans read the rules and engineer the system around the rules>Rules mods permit the changeThis is why Ford v Ferrari was a good racing movie. It wasn't only about the race day.
>>29046530>The Seven UpsWould be the best if they'd used GM engine sounds and not the Ford ones from Bullitt.
Not the best out there but I have a soft spot for prime Chalie
>Land Rover, Jaguar, KTM are Indian
>>29050781And soon we are taking over engineering for Honda. Wow, it must really suck to be a racist that hates Indian people right now. Because we sure do keep winning.
>>29050821We know about the toilet witches, poopjeet.
>>29050821Consistently being the lowest bidder isn't winning
>Dodge, Chrysler, Ram are Italian
>>29050821Quantity isn't quality, you rancid waste of life.
chally
the pentastar is not a hemi
>>29050729
>>29050528it's more like thisand i crank my radio up because im blastin yurie kokubuhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLsiCpLVoHM
>>29050864wow that was not the right image lmfao
>>29050532you can run as much camber as you want as long as you can toe the wheel out enough to counteract the inward pull
