Post your HondasTalk about HondasPut loud exhausts on HondasReply to every troll about HondasNeed help identifying a chassis?>http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/1312-honda-chassis-code-checklist/
>>27602950I live in an apartment complex unfortunately and the parking spots are tight. Now that the weather is a bit nicer I think I'll start doing my own oil changes. There's a large semi-abandoned parking lot nearby. I just need to buy some stuff like jack stands etc so I can start doing it myself. I booked an appointment at the dealership to make them do the alignment and assess the suspension (idk what to look for, but I read that a bad suspension could also be an issue). While I'm there I might ask them to check the trade-in value. If I get a decent offer I might just sell it.
>>27603021You can do them in walmart parking lots too kek
Redpill me on the HRV.
>>27603021What car do you have? I can slide under my accord and do an oil and filter change with no stand or rampPro tip for oil changes. Just park over a storm drain and you don't have to worry about cleanup
>>27603087'14 Civic LX sedan. Don't think I can fit without jacking it. >>27603024Yeah that too, but the one nearby is usually packed every day.
What went wrong?
>>27599985Is she ready to do OF now?
>>27599990The 3 cylinder engine on that chassis.
Nothing went wrong, they are selling well despite how butthurt it makes people here. They are super common, I see them almost every day.
>>27599978>>27603093it was a fail4 instead of inlinechad
>inb4 jannie do your job and permaban the fucker evading bansNothing but the worst possible fags and namequeers there.
>>27602914you're just going to have to ignore it and dont feed it cause the jannoids dont care
the jannies only delete threads very early in the morning because they're all busriding pinko europoor faggots.
>>27602914The tranny is absolutely mindbroken by the goose
For those of you who have one, either yourself or with your spouse. This is my wife and I's.1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max SPX MacroCab- Wife bought it to learn how to work on carburetors. Really rare, fully optioned version of *the* most expensive 80's pickup. 2.6L 4 cyl is basically a tractor engine, paired up to the 4WD system straight out of the Mitsubishi Dakar Rally trucks of the era.2014 Honda CR-Z 6MT - I bought this on fucking Cars and Bids back in 2021 to use as a supercommuting vehicle when I had a 193 mile daily round trip commute coast-to-coast in Florida. Slow as shit, and not particularly fuel efficient all things considered. Still love it though. Probably going to trade for a Miata soon since it's starting to develop electrical gremlins.2021 Polestar 2 - Fucking love this thing. Nearly 500 horsepower and the best suspension on any vehicle we've ever driven. Got it for weekend road trips with the wife and to replace the CR-Z for my job, which requires travelling 30-200mi a day to see clients.
>>27601579Yeah, it weighs about 4 and half thousand pounds and has instant torque so it'll happily eat tires if you like being quick off the line.
>>27601186>>27601137I'm autistic and put the whole round-trip route in the screenshot. Each leg was only 95 miles.2hr each way, 4hr total.It was worth it to make what I was making, quit after 8 months b/c the actual job was mind numbing.
>>27601147Mosquito XEL daily is the most chad post in the thread
>>27601147>helicopter commuting is a memeI'd say the only situation it ISN'T is if you're a helicopter/aircraft mechanic and can do all the maintenance labor yourself.
>1998 BoxsterPerpetual project car>2019 Ram 1500 ClassicFormer daily, current tow/haul pig (propertylets need not apply)>2024 i5 M60Current daily because fuck you I like it>>27599250>>27599256I was very close to buying a Polestar 2 at one point, but pricing just didn't make sense in Canada. How are you liking it?
Why is this allowed? NOBODY needs to go this fast.
>>27601597>highway roll """races"""literally the most brainlet form of competition.
>>27601581>It's only fast in a straight line*Laughs in anime*
>>27601604no fucking way. That's kind of stupid ngl
>>27601581Slower than a rwd dodge
>>27601581I think its BASED and it's because then we can UP or so AWAY WITH speed limits. Fuckin oinks cashin checks for people having fun. Fuck it, we ball. Stacy send your ass into the wall its a small price to pay for salvation.>Banniggas trying to be faggots by bandaid fixing issues with bans
i'll buy a volvo soon
>>27601473
>>27602393My buddy bought a 2016 CX-5 non-turbo as a daily and it's a damn good car. It is nice to drive too- very nice steering and suspension setup for that kind of car.
>>27602806>audi and volvo in d tierwhy
sports car manufacturer tier list (specialty/supercar brands not included) (brands that don't make real sports cars not included either)
>>27602856Remove: Tesla, Ford, Acura, Dodge, Hyundai, Honda, Scion, Mercedes,Those do not make sports cars, among their sportiest models t they make: EVs, pony cars, 1 supercar, Muscle cars (used to make a sports car), shitboxes, economy sport sedan, and downmarket toyota shitboxes and is not even around anymore, grand tourers and entry level supercars, respectively.Add: Jaguar (F-type), Mazda (Miata), and a few others I don't care to list.
Why are boomers like this
>>27602991Like what? Based? Idk, last generation with any expendable income to do shit like that.
Perfect daily doesn't ex...
It's too expensive. The drivetrain is great but everything else is budget and it shows. The previous generation weren't bad because you could lease them at low interest rates but there's absolutely no way someone drives one of these and thinks "Yes, this is a sixty thousand dollar car"
>>27598128you lost abdul?
>>27600104Fact: weebs are some of the wealthiest individuals in America under 50
>>27598128agreed, but why not just show the car, why be all artistic and show the car's reflection in a huge piece of shit
OP here, wrong pic
Are RPF1s really the poorman's wheels? Everyone sees them on your car and just points and laughs saying "You can't afford BBS/Volks/OZ/etc!!!"
>>27598304Oh wow, another [insert car] with RPF1s, what an inter-zzzzzzzzzzVisual and automotive ambien
>>27602939Post your own car with aftermarket wheels then. Show us your leadership.
>>27602974I will not post my car for obvious reasons. I don't need to in order to make a point. NT03s look much better than RPF1s at about the same price point and about the same weight, although they are a bit heavier, but not noticeably so. RPF1s are faggy and make the wheel look 1 size smaller than it is, something about the design, I don't know what it is.
>>27603009>will not post my car for obvious reasonsBecause we may criticize it? Post my cars on here regularly. Some people hate on pic related. Who cares?
>>27593723Konig Helium. Comes in Bronze, White, and Black
You will no longer able to use the "WAAA BUT THEY'RE TOO EXPENSIVE!!!!" excuse for not driving one. The initial round of dinosaur car bans will be successful and spread to other states. How does it feel to always be wrong, /o/?https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/tesla-shares-slide-li-auto-sinks-as-ev-makers-slash-prices.html
>>27602817lol
>>27602857Legacy makers are discounting the shit out of theirs. What’s your point?
>>27598914>"WAAA BUT THEY'RE TOO EXPENSIVE!!!!"That was never the argument, funny enough, they're getting cheaper precisely because of other actual arguments that exist, like Li-Ion batteries being horrendous in outside environments, having your range reduced by 50 miles when you turn the hear or AC on etc.
Yes. Now you'll need to find an excuse as to why people still don't want to buy them besides early adopters.Well?>>27598989Some ugly nissan leaf? Wow, who can pass that up.
>>27602817they basically fucking left and are scrambling to restart their hybrid wings ever since Toyota basically won another decade
I'm a competent mechanic but I have no clue how to get started with painting and I'd love to learn it more than anything else. Is there anyone here at least somewhat familiar with prep work and painting? I was thinking of getting like harbor freight stuff and throwing up a green house enclosure in my driveway to start but I have no idea how cheap equipment performs, or if its really down to prep work and technique. Right now I'd just like to redo some body panels on 2 of my cars but I don't feel like screwing stuff up. Where should I start with this stuff?
gun your shitbox in the yard and wetsand the bugs out of it
>>27602747It's time-consuming, you need patience and attention to details. The cheap stuff works just fine but wind and dust (also oily fingers) will fuck your shit up so a clean space with good but gentle ventilation of filtered air is essential, a few nigger rigged plastic curtains with box fans pulling in air through some cloth will doTake your time prepping it, any imperfection left in the prep stage will look like shit in the end, always finish leveling fillers and primers by hand with a nice big sanding block and guide coatPractice spraying paint and clear on random trash before attempting on a car or you will fuck it upYoutube is your friend and it's full of beginner-friendly tutorials, you'll find a few on the 'Paint Society' channelRemember, paint chads can't stop winning but you'll need to become a social media whore if you want to work for yourself instead of being an employee in some established shop>>27602858Lies, most chink guns will work just fine and a few days of research are enough to learn all the theory and basic tricks if you're not retarded, from there you really will need to practice, buy a few body panels from a junkyard and go to town with them
>>27602968pro painters buy 16 dollar chink guns, clean them 2 or 3 times and chunk them.
>>27602747be sure to strip off old wax or coasting before sanding. years ago back home a friend sanded his car without stripping the wax off first. Hours of sanding and prepping then when he started painting he got hundreds of 'fish eyes' where the paint wold not stick. From my experience its preparation, preparation, preparation, painting is the last step. There is a lot to learn about paint, and painting, but its preparation that makes or kills the paint job. If blow it, you can always prep and paint again.>>27602928>recommend getting into automotive painting as a career?You cant complete with illegal mexicans working at regular autobody shops. You can make good money if you have real skill/talent with custom designs and painting and your local air quality restrictions are too stringent. There are lots of people who will pay for quality paint jobs on cars, boats, motorcycles, motor homes, helmets and more, but they pay for quality.
>>27602747>I have no clue how to get started with painting and I'd love to learn it more than anything else.start with some basic vids. You can use the vin from your car and guy automotive paint in a rattle can (you can order it). Yes, a rattle can. You can also buy by the gallon more, but start small on your own car. Here is a simple rattle can vid for basic info. Look over the paint on you car very closely to see what you can see. The big auto manufactures put just enough paint on for the look, no extra, to save money.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atmTYvyPIbo
>bought my first stick shift>lurching and stalling on the drive home>drive home was flat, but I'll need to deal with hillsMost of the issue is going from first to second I rev the engine way too much before I let out the clutch, even slightly powershifting it a few times.I can clutchless shift my bike up and down gears, so I'm not a total noob, but holy fuck everything is backwards in terms of hands and feet.Are there any tricks? When does it get better? I know all the theory, letting the revs fall to upshift, blipping the downshift, it just all goes out the window when I try to drive it.
>>27601328>Never shift below 2nd.>throw it in first
>>27601301>Secondly, who the fucks takes their engine to 4k rpm for every shift in normal traffic?Met. slow car haver
Wake up at 4 AM on Sunday morning and drive.
Stop holding the accelerator down if your revs are too high? You are probably accelerating while the car is in neutral. Take it easy, buddy.Go into first, rev up until it's about time to shift... Now listen closely... Left foot in, clutch in. Right foot off, gas off. Let revs drop a bit. Shift gears, release clutch. Give it gas whenever you feel like. You're probably too nervous. Revs will naturally drop as you put it into the next gear, shouldn't be an issue.
>>27602996>Take it easy, buddy.This. Manual is super easy. Just let off the clutch to go. Everyone else I've seen drive manual in the last decade uses way too much throttle and they buck and bounce. It's about finding the smoothness, and it's ridiculously-easy when you find it. It becomes a muscle memory thing, you just lift off the clutch and go.1-2 is tricky, and it depends on the car. You just have to practice and seek the smoothest shifts.
Are scratches/dings unavoidable on a daily?
>>27599689Yeah, it hurts for a bit, then you learn to accept them. They're like wrinkles, inevitable. Just protect the panels from rust and keep the car mechanically solid
>>27599689I am a super annoying OCPD anal retentive freak and the only ways I've found to cope with this unavoidable fact of life is:- daily a shitbox you don't care about. An old economy car like an old Camry/Corolla and just accept that it will look fucked up.- own nothing and be happy. Rent/lease cars instead of owning, so you don't give a fuck when you throw it back at them. OEMs give you a certain amount of leeway on leases, like "scratches can't be greater than 2 inches" or "no more than 1 scratch per body panel" etc. but they will tolerate a lot of "wear and tear" (in my mind: unacceptable imperfections for which an entire car ought to be scrapped and buy me a new one).t. schizo
>>27602653Never get a lease, it is tempting but you will be in greater debt.I drove shitboxes for decades,walked, bussed and bikefag. da can where i did "go new" and bought a leftover 2001 Hyndai Accent. it fit my budget, it was economical and served its purpose.you will own something.Change your oil regularly. check your other fulids regularly, rotate your tires and keep them inflated... dont beat on your shit and if it needs to be fixed, and it is beyond your wrench level... get a guy. you need a good mech buddy just as much as you need a good dope dealer.
Pretty much. Which is why I wonder how my used car survived nearly 20 years looking relatively good before it got introduced into my life, now it has a bunch of scratches 3 years into me owning it.:'(I'm a bad owner. I failed my car. I stopped caring about it now, it's just a daily.If you don't have a garage, it's a losing battle trying to keep a car looking mint.
>>27602653>Rent/lease cars instead of owning, so you don't give a fuck when you throw it back at them.You do realize they'll charge you for any damage, right?
automotive televisionWhat are the best car shows?My nominations would have to be classic (not old) top gear, Full custom garage and Edd China wheeler dealers
Rust Valley RestorersYou can tell these guys really wrench on their cars and are into it. Recently Mike drove a 68 Chevy across the country in the middle of winter just to go to a car show.
>27598986buy an ad
>>27595868
R U Faster than a Redneck?
>>27598986>Greased GeeseNoice.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLWECUCW1aM
Look, I'm a petrolhead through and through, but I'm simping hard for a fucking hydrogen-electric HyundaiWhat the hell happened
>>27599913honestly their nice looking cars and after pcvgate most of the oil breathing engines
>>27600077Son, engineers don't work like your innocent fantasy of the girl next doort. mechanical engineer
>>27596064Petrolhead is synonymous with car enthusiastWhen petrolhead became a term it wasn't because people like petroleum powered engines solely it was because they liked cars and all cars were powered by petroleum You like cars and that's okayYou don't need to larp as a boomer
>>27596077>>27596064hot but it'd be cooler if it was 5 liter v8 with a turbo.
>>27602798>hotAs in stolen or as in open recall for self combustion? As this thread mentions hyundai, you could be meaning either one.
