So what's the deal with e15?Is it good or bad?https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5871875-nationwide-e15-sales-bill
>>28944780100LL will clog cats because of the tetraethyl.
>>28944820>rapes your fuel lines and all diaphragms associated with your fuel system
>>28944780if you run straight av gas you will burn pistons, guy I knew was mixing it 4:1 with 87 and he still burned a hole in his c4.
>>28944265aldehydeshygroscopycorrosionis it good or bad?
>>28945786It wasnt the fuel. It was his tune.Aviation gas burns slower and cooler than automotive 87.
Why were 90s car mergers all so bad?> GMs adventures with Saab, Daewoo and Subaru leading to three dead marques > Ford never making anything smart out of Volvo, Jaguar or Land Rover, losing Mazda in divorce proceedings> BMW-Rover nearly killing the former and killing the latter> Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi dying a long drawn out death
>>28943449tbf, Alan Mullaly was the best CEO of a major OEM since probably 2000, other than elon. he was well worth his salary
>>28943914imo Ford had a second peak in 2015-2018 when they were still riding the post-Mulally high. Sales peaked, they were best of the domestics in terms of technology, and they offered something for everyone. They ran Fields out the door (who was mid) and replaced him with jim hackett (complete dumbass) and then replaced him with jim farley (a mid dumbass). the CEOs are ultimately just the mouthpiece for the ford family, who are largely incompetent. and only during Mulally’s reign was their nonsense reined in, because they had no other option other than complete bankruptcy.>t. fordfag
>>28943295the 90s is when the whole jumping off began of the new global market really. NAFTA was signed for one, permanently lowering the labor cost for north america and started hollowing out what middle class was left that hadn't already been sucked away by China's labor costs.alot of these multinational companies were probably convinced these merging actions were inevitable, and the merges sought were ones that allowed each company to break into a new locale they didn't have a strong foothold.>GM in korea, europe, japan>Ford in japan and england>renault in japanetc etc
>>28943295Mismanagement and trying to reduce budgets in stupid places (especially in SAABs case for the latter). BMW thought Land Rover would be good purchase to help with making SUVs for the newly emerging market, but discovered British cars were an absolute nightmare and that tech carried over into the X5, with BMW dumping Rover by the next X5 model and dropping a lot of what they learned from Rover (which actually made it considerably more reliable than the first gen).I'm not all that familiar with the rest but I remember the SAAB and BMW/Rover incidents pretty vividly. GM ruining SAAB and pulling the plug will forever piss me off.
>>28943295>Saabwas bankrupt, would've died ten years sooner>Daewoowho gives a shit>Aston/JLRwere bankrupt, would've died without Ford, literally all their modern tech derives from the Ford era because they were too broke to develop anything on their own>Roverbankrupt, would've died ten years earlier>Nissannearly bankrupt, would've diedin every single instance barring the Daimler-Chrysler merger, the companies involved were better off in both the short and long term. You're just a dipshit zoomer who didn't look beyond the wikipedia list of past model production and saw "before GM they made the 9000 and after GM they made a rebadged Subaru, therefore the buyout ruined them"
badges finally came in the mail today
>>28942715>>28943007mileage badges are based
These are made for colorado and PNW and nowhere elseAlso you're facebook boomer tier for having one on your car but especially "1st" subaru
>>28943034kek. they're marathon distances (half and full)
>>28941349>babe look at all the pictures of shit we're never going to do on my (her) keyfob!
I've thought about getting one for the 86 just for fun. idk if that makes it less faggy thoughbeit
Why are Meximutts like this? Is it to compensate for being short?
>>28945459Anon even the most rat fucked humvee has AC(on paper). If you’re actually working in austere environments air conditioning is absolutely vital
>>28945720>>wasting money means you're richThats literally what it means. But yeah keep coping about how akshually warren buffet drives a 1992 corolla and only broke nigs want to own cool things or something
>>28945766unironically yes
>>28945391They dalits of the new world. Their workers of low station and can't afford tesla, jaguar, toyota etc
>>28945925Ah but you failed to consider that I am a Real Man™. Us Real Men do not require, nay, we actively avoid any and all forms of modern day creature comforts and conveniences. Anything that makes my life even slightly easier is gay
do you hit the seethe button when things don't go your way on the road?
>>28945762no I haven't, it sounds horrible
>>28945779Properly automated traffic should never even have to stop
You guys have working horns?
>>28941125Based
>>28945762I like how you said that like a westerner not visiting the capital of your diarrhea country is abnormal and an experience that they're missing out on.
And why is it a 2001 Jaguar S-TYPE 3.0?
>>28944537I am being 100% genuine.
>>28944522If someone hid the Jaguar badge, I really would think it's the interior from an uptrim Mercury from the late 90s.
>>28944772>If someone hid the Jaguar badge, I really would think it's the interior from an uptrim Mercury from the late 90s.Sure it would
>>28942820peak xoomer is a mid-high displacement toyota sedanyou might not like but it is what it is
>>28944530>>28944545100% genuinely retarded maybe.
Talk me out of making bad financial decisions.I just got rid of my 883 Harley about a week ago, and I’m looking for another bike.I’m thinking about getting a Ural, CB750, or an early 80’s dirt bike. The problem is I have too many options and I get stuck in analysis paralysis. Please help, anons.
>>28945924you make me want to sell my 883 sportster just so i dont look like a fag
>>28945924So you sold the most adaptable motorcycle ever made because... you didn't know what you want?
>>28945924as long as you get yourself killed on it ASAP, i don't care what bike you get
If you were a badass motherfucker you'd get a RD350 but I feel like you ain't got the sack
>>28945941Anon, this is an anime website.>>28945959No. I wanted a shovelhead, but I’ve since started doing research into a lot of different stuff. Also, I had the 883 for over a decade, so I was ready for something new.>>28945966I thought about it. Running mangos is unfathomably based. I hear that’s what they run with in Japan.
Has anyone here ever refinanced a loan on a car? Do you have any advice? My situation:>bought new car four years ago>have two years to pay it off>have been paying $780 a month for car payments no prob>life hits (ex cheated on me and ran off with the kids, ugly custody battle for over a year now)>last thing corner I can cut is my car paymentSo, what I want to achieve is get my car payments down to $395 and from what I have researched the only way to do that would be to refinance my current loan and extend that from 30 months to 60 months. How likely would it be to achieve that? my current loan is through wells fargo and I have read that usually you have to go to a credit union to get refinances like that. what do you all think?
>>28937077>paying interest on a depreciating asset>stupid enough to get married, then have kids (though probably happened in reverse LOL)deserved 2bdesu
>>28937077I will never finance a car
>>28940920Every time you purchase something with American currency you are using a depreciating asset. your money is literally devaluing every day
>>28945973ok so OP used a deprecating asset to buy a even faster deprecating asset
>>28945977The only safe asset is real estate, and even that isn't safe any more
Couldnt even fill the tank of my wife's little 4banger bmw.
>>28940785Why is every president hell bent on fucking our gas prices now? Dump did it, Bitedown did it, Oburger did it, who is next??
>>28944669global prices of oil raised under biden because putin invaded ukraine.
>>28944707Let me add him to the list of oil death presidents real quick
>>28937020In other news cool shit like pic rel is borderline free because people can't afford to drive it.
>>28945763That's a 20k truck.
Has running a high performance oil filter and jet fuel improved your quarter mile time?
I just got done scootin' my dick in and out of OP's mom AMA
>>28945822>jet fuelWhy would I want to burn literal kerosene in my car? I don't have a diesel.
Is your car officially "smol"?
>>28943709It's so smol it needs special plates
>>28943709I want a roadster so bad
>>28944424I also have a Mini Detomaso atm, but it's in pieces>>28944520NiceI was wondering what you were up to, didn't know you were also the british anon with the MG and others
>>28945052>I was wondering what you were up to, didn't know you were also the british anon with the MG and othersYeah, for better or worse, nothing much has changed; somehow I'm still stuck rebuilding terrible cars and selling them at a significant loss... Or not selling them at all, as the case may be. Oh well~>Mini DetomasoWell that's based as fuck, I didn't even know these were a thing.
>>28943709no, it's the polar opposite
Post cars that have the easiest maintenance to perform.
Škoda Felicia
>>28945883As long as you know how to weld
>>28942548most 60s american cars. i say most because>mopar lower control arm bushings
>>28945932>American cars from the 60’sThis thing is basically from the 60’s, and it’s American, so I think it counts. Whenever something goes wrong, I can usually fix it for $50 or less and everything is easy to get to.
if my engine burns oil can i just keep topping it off instead of changing it? or do i have to change the oil?
OP has to be joking, right? There can't really be people like that. I need to believe it's not real for my sanity.>>289455600, you simply drink the piss jug.
>>28945172>gauze filter>dusty conditions>engine burns oil
since this is a D series, it's likely the valve seals. Eventually you're gonna spend more on oil than just fixing it. I've done valve seals in a vtec D series in 2.5 hours before. non vtec is even easier.
>>28945172Had EG Civic that was burning so much oil I had to buy it in bulk but I still did oil changes.>>28945234Nah, D series can run like that forever. I only had to clean sparkplugs here and there, it's like driving 2 stroke.
A lot of the time oil burning is caused by the oil not being changed enough and causing the piston rings to get stuck and burn oil. If anything you should be doing 3 3000 mile oil changes with Valvoline Restore & Protect oil to try and clean the engine and stop the oil burning.
It seems like everything is off-the-wall Aliexpress shit and I don't want to trust my car or my life to some bullshit mystery meat jacks and jack stands.What is an actual trustworthy brand with a reputation they care about in the jack stand world?Just looking for a basic jack and jack stands for now that can work with a low profile vehicle (not crazy low) with a body kit and can properly lift it from the pinch welds without fucking them up.Long term I want to get a mid-rise lift or something, but that's for another thread.
>>28942616sometimes you need to take wheels off
>>28939901Literally anything that isnt the cheapest chinesium.
>>28941398I have two Daytona 3ton long reach low profile jacks. They are very good. The quick lift step can be pressed by hand, so while you're laying on the ground moving the jack into the perfect spot you can pump it up with the other hand. No fluid leaks. Twist handle is smooth and predictable making is easy to lower the car.I have a few pairs of the Daytona 6ton jackstands and pretty much use these exclusively. Wide base for good stability, and welded feet that help prevent sinking is you're on gravel or something. They're tall enough that you don't need to extend them out much either.
>>28942922>6ton standsis yo momma in that car???!! lololo
>>28940018I did the same but you have to admit its nice for anything thats not actually low
Since I'm being absolutely raped bareback by the gas pump my hand me down 08 highlander won't cut it as my daily anymore since even with its sort of fun to beat on on occasion even with it being heavy 4wd suv with a lsd it's mpg is terrible. Any fun to drive preferably slightly economical beaters replace it with able to take 87 octane gas since It's hard enough on my wallet to fill up 20 gallons of it. And a drivetrain fit for snow is also a preference because I live in New York (not the city) where the winters are pretty shitty.
>>28942236With an ND maybe, I have never broken 26 in my NB
>>28942312this was in my 96 during my commute to and from work, about 25 miles on the highway each way.
>>289422344x4 isn't in the US sadly
>>28940169Luxury was never mentioned
>>28939933Crown vic with all weather tires
