>boomers will look at this and say yeah this is coolIs there anything more cringe than hot rod culture?
>>29040309>>eight velocity stacks>>into a supercharger>FUCK OFFCFDlet
>>29034903kek
>>29034386something that only zoomers care about. it's considered "cringe" to feel anything or have any genuine joy in something.
>>29034280Those are made of plastic, retard.
>>29034320this, one of my favorites has got to be mission improbable, which made me find out that manual 2wd JXs are nigh unobtainium down under.
What type of people buy Volvos in 2026? I remember my doctor drove a volvo. And my friends parents in the 90s had a volvo wagon and they were avid skiers. We'd strap skies to the roof.
Here in the black belt of the US south these are the only brand that is only white people and they are seen as very posh if newish. Moderately-rich white woman car.I don't like the china buyout, and I'll never get one myself, but I think they look nice. They have some cool taillights on some models.
>>29038813>What type of people buy Volvos in 2026?People who look like this. This is 100% true for anyone still driving a P80 or P2 model on the road today
>>29039147The China buyout was their saving grace. They really suffered under Ford. The Chinese give them so much money and factories.
>>29038813Douchebags who think they're too sophisticated to drive German vehicles. They're always driven by Karen types or the male equivalent of that.
>>29038815freal >>29039176this. womans car, nerd or annoying manbun guy. im a nerdy white kid. when people find out i drive a volvo they genuinely have a look of gross/weird/why on their face.
>Corvette drives like a retard >causes an accident >drives away unscathed not sure if i should be angry or impressed much better with sound >>>/wsg/6202872
>>29033824>an object in motion tends to stay in motion
>>29033804Maybe the cops can clean up the image, but I can't make that plate out. If he's rich enough to buy a toy that he can't drive, he's rich enough to park it in a garage, until things die down.
>>29033824non driving retard
>>29033804Why do americans find driving in a straight line so difficult?
>>29033804BMW drivers would have handled overtaking easily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0xBbEFjLkHe's right on point with how cars have gotten so awful in recent time.Props to him for fixing up an old car and enjoying it, but, not everyone has the time, space, tools, skills, money, and friend network to make things easier. To make it worth it. Not everyone is a car person.Many people just see cars as a-b appliance things, and can't repair them themselves or afford to keep an old car on the road. They just want a new or newer car because for decades that provided peace of mind that the car wasn't going to be a piece of shit the breaks down. But that peace of mind feels like it's no longer there even among new cars.The problem is that as everything ages, it feels like all we will be left with is overpriced shit cars. It feels like we are going back in time to an era when cars simply didn't last all that long at all. Perhaps we already peaked in automotive quality? 1980s to 2000s, maybe early 2010s. Now, it feels all so cheap and shitty.
>>29040406Nah, we use both are feet and hands. There’s this small pedal you stomp on with a ratchet mechanism. Then you release it by pulling a button that looks like a cigarette lighter. It sucks ass for hill starts and parking>>29040406
>>29040493>There’s this small pedal you stomp on with a ratchet mechanismoh god, that retardation even made it into some heavy rigs in the 90sHillstart with heavy load? Need to use the hand throttle, silly human doesnt have 3 legs. I guess on a car you could do heal toe
>>29040991come to a stop on a hill>shifter out of gear>right foot on the brake if necessary>left foot engages parking braketaking off>left foot on clutch, right foot on throttle>left hand off the wheel for a moment to pull the parking brake leverIt's not more involved than doing the same thing on a manual car with a regular handbrake, you're just thingken bout both hands for a secondt. drove manual Benzes for a while
>>29041028>left foot on clutch, right foot on throttle>brake opens instantlythat doesnt work when a 20000 pound trailer is pulling you backwards, the trauma of my childhood
>>29041029Propably depends on the modelI had a Vito 115, don't think I ever went above 1,6 or 1,7 tons but I never had an issue. Current van is automatic, it's alright
Is it sway bar bushings that makes it feel like my car is about to collapse?
>>29041037I recommend lowering and stiffening the suspension.
As sway bar bushings are the only components applicable to handling - yes.
>>29041039>>29041040The mechanic said $600 for the repair. My gay friend will do it for free
>>29041037Nope, or it's highly unlikely anyways. Sway bars (in summary) control weight transfer of the vehicle during cornering. So if it only feels like it's breaking during cornering, than that may be the problem. Much more likely is dead shocks, worn ball joints, or a broken/lost spring. Depending on how old the car is, the frame could also be thoroughly rusted through, in which case it acts is about to collapse.
>>29041044My gay friend (mechanic) already confirmed its the sway bar bushings. It's a 'thump-thump' sound
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Can someone explain this meme?
>>29040564hell no brother
>>29040564I think it's physically impossible to understand unless you're American
>>29040564https://youtu.be/TFwXbp9bLlY?
muttmobile edition
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>>29040221
Perspective isn't necessary when you call it "absract."
>>29039678>drawthread>spammed reposts from june>just basedjack shitkys ip
They look like fun. Would you own one or would you be embarrassed riding a 3-wheeler?
>>29040866this but with a 1000cc+ engine and kart tires in the back
>>29040866Wouldn't be embarrassed, but I feel like turns would be weird.
>>29040866What is the pronunciation?
>>29040866there's no point in buying one of these here since american roads are so wide, might as well get a compact truck or a motorcycle its built for cramped slums and japanese roads for delivery drivers
fuck bike, eat girl, sell pizza
Except for a few models like the G-Wagon or the Ineos Grenadier, almost all of their SUVs are unibodies. You'd think Land Rover would use truck frames, but even they have switched entirely to unibodies.
>>29037039The lexus and toyota BOF trucks and SUVs all use the same platform.
>>29037968>the only time it ventures off the road is the time some soccer mom hits the curb and plows onto the sidewalkShe puts it in 4wd on the way to the ski lodge also (2 days after the roads were plowed).
>>29038250Imagine if there was a post literally directly above yours...
>>29036965Only G wagon and Ineos Grenadier
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>no no, guys, you have to listen to me.. the v6 IS better than v8..b-b-because of [incoherent babbling]. see? now will you please believe me? everyone please.. i spend so much time and effort convincing you all of this now you have to believe me... just believe me and let me have this please, okay??? g-guys???
>>29037155High polar moment of inertia + 50/50 weight balance is the most forgiving combo near the limit, see also: Porsche 924/944The exact opposite of twitchy bitches like an MR2 or Carrera GT
>a massively superior hp:l, weight distribution, and power per dollar on one of the greatest enthusiast platforms ever conceived is "incoherent" to himskill issue
LOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!
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Any other /o/tards with back problems but still want to enjoy driving? Kicking some tires on options: nd miata, brz, 2015+ mustang, nissan z, type r / type s. Something more towards having a reasonably compliant suspension but still sporty enough and manual.Or maybe I'm retarded and should just quit this shit as a hobby.It would be a weekend car...
>>29036232Any real performance vehicle has a compliant suspension. Rock-hard springs are for posers. You're going to find the issue is getting into and out of a seat that's about a foot off the ground.
Really just depends on the type of pain you get. Leaf Springs and the aftershocks as they bounce kills my back, feels like I'm getting punched in the spine. The single jolt when hitting bumps with double wishbones in my old Miata was fine, never got back pain in that.
>>29040605yea the low seating issue might rule some out. i dont have a herniation but a bulge and that could slowly make it worse and worse getting in and out unless I sit on the bolster and then spin into it. Which means my BEST options are bmw's, mustangs, golf r (older ones), new wrx (whack), blackwing, type r / acura type s (fwd), gr corolla (i hear the suspension sucks ass tho).Fuck this kind of blows. >>29040665hadn't considered this. I'd mostly drive in areas I know anyways so I know which bumps to avoid and potholes. It probably is just a weekender go get dinner or a snack sort of thing anyways. work and chores will be my rx350 shitbox. my stiff ride of the type r never gave me issues tbqh...much to consider.
>>29040732My heart says ct4v blackwing. I’ll post back in a few months when I throw down on one. Fuck it.
>>29036232>with back problemsdeadliftlet detected
why does that car look like picrel
>>29030034>volkswagen>niggerbait edition>shitty rattlecan matte paint>germanslop memegeneering>anything other than the White man's discards
>>29030012they ok, dont have the same presence as an m4 but better than fart tractor c63the nappa leather in audi is terrible
these are nice cars desu
the fact that everyone and their mothers are sucking m4 cock now makes these a hell of a lot more attractive
can't find an lx570 or land cruiser after 2016 for less than $55k in the US. People have been scooping them up like it's the last lifeboat before a dark age of chinese shit. Any car out there I can drive for the next 15 years that have nice interiors that wont shit out on me?need towing capacity and cargo space for family road trips.I would get a sequoia but inside is pretty shit.Budget is $50k
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>>29039484>can't find an lx570 or land cruiser after 2016 for less than $55k in the US.really because i'm looking at a 2004 model near me for 10 grand with 150,000 miles on it > that have nice interiors reupholster it with the money you saved
Toyotas are reliable sure, but the gap between Toyota and the other automakers is nowhere near as big as the internet would have you believe.
>>29038979>wifey just stares at you>one bad decision away from her changing the locks and leaving with the kidsWay to out yourself as an incel AND a wrenchlet. COULDN'T BE ME.
>>29040380ah so it's a bad decision to cart your family around in a shitbox?
>>29040565It builds character for the kids. These kind of things need to happen for life-long memories.
>>29038811that frog is racist
>>29039174Are you really asking this question? You pop the fuel line off and see if fuel comes out.Holy fuck this board is full of wrenchlets its none of you know the basic diagnostics steps of >check fuel>check spark>check air>check timing
https://youtu.be/dkwQaifTIoI?si=RxnsF2v_xufDtcpq
>double wishbone front/multilink rear>manual transmission>RWD>LSD in the rear>=>350 HP / =>350 lb/ft><3800 lbsand the buck breaker:><$50k new in 2026+no compromise. and these are just fundamentals. a car could have all of this and still feel numb or outright like shit to drive
Maybe I'm not cut out for this wrench shit. Adjusted pushrods wrong 3 times now.
>>29032027>ugly>expensive>filled with spying devicesI'm good.
>>29036915the base Z fits this if you install a diff yourself and it's also the only new car that meets all criteria other than price that's under $100k. the stang, poopra and CTV4 blackwing have strut front and/or price issues, and the M2 is too heavyso Z's will be the cheapest purist (new) experience that's not utterly dogshit slow like a miata, and it's still slower than the other cars mentioned. grim. especially since you can't run FI on '24+ miatas and probably will never be able toyou really can only get this experience if you wrench or pay someone obscene money to do it for you
>>29032032Thats all the more reason to get into cars. So that you can buy a cheaper, older car. fix it up as you like, maintain it. Learn to do a lot of the work yourself so that you can save money, etc.
