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>>28994196Eeuuughh PIIINK
How was the experience?
>>28986472Easy. It was a repairable write off and he gave me equal to what I paid for it. Showed up, gave me money, put it on trailer, done within half an hour.
>>28987537This was a good post.
>>28990005>You meet at the tag agencyThe what?
>>28992099>How much do you lose percentage-wise compared to selling directly to a rando?Like half. Have you never looked at kbb?
I just sold my beloved and well maintained 2000 Explorer. It only had around 110k miles on it, very good overall condition, v8 limited trim. So pulling comps was hard. Chatgpt had me convinced it was worth around $4k. Then I asked Gemini and Gemini said $6k. My buddy that's a mustang expert says $5k. So I listed it for $6200 on marketplace on a tuesday. Got a few messages. Some mexican 22 year old asked if i'd take $5000. That same kid then followed up with $5200 and I told him "we can meet up and talk numbers." So we agree to meet at auto zone. He shows up with his "mentor," some middle aged white guy. So the kid has an obd scanner and runs it. White guy drives the Explorer a few blocks, the kid rides shotgun, I ride in back. We get back and talk, I agree to take $5300. I actually felt a little bad cause I sold it to him with an empty gas tank, and I didnt think this kid fully understood how bad the gas mileage is. I hooked him up and wrote $3k on the bill of sale to help him out on the sales tax even though he didnt ask me to.Two months later I see it listed on marketplace for $8k. Then a few days its relisted but he used my pics and my listing word for word. So I sent the listing to my buddies and they sent him disrespectful lowball offers. Like I get it if he got buyers remorse, but if thats the case he should have tried to sell it for what he bought it for. He's dumb for thinking he could turn it into a flip. Last I saw it was listed as pending on marketplace then removed. Overall it was a good experience and to be honest it was fun taking pics and gathering all the vehicle documents and writing the listing.
The final, transcendent, four-wheeled automotive whitepill
>>28987311I looked at the new rav4 and it looks like a 2009 Hyundai. wtf is this shit
>>28994248Yes smokers preform what about it?
>>28994388Enjoy cancer :)
>>28993363Then what do you get that is reliable and cheap to maintain
>>28994812FUCK YOU Dipshit thats what
Last one >>28881034Looking at buying a Honda? Post here and we'll tell you our elitist asshole opinions!Need help identifying a chassis?http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/1312-honda-chassis-code-checklist/
>>28993125That car is hot, anon.
I've decided that as a DIY-er, a 3rd gen TL, while most likely being enjoyable to drive, will be a headache to work on.I think I'll stick to a 4-cylinder Accord that still uses front double wishbone suspension, so either a CM or TSX. I'm not going to consider an 8th gen because I would then want a V6 coupe.I'm a truck driver, so I could just pay someone to work on the TL, but that would mean my pride.
>>28993619The 4 cylinder CM and CL9 TSX are a blast to drive for how easy they are to DIY and live with, you're gonna be very happy.
Why is an AI bot replying to my posts? A human would have already figured out that I've already owned a CM5 and understood how easy it is to work on.
>>28994628>He doesn't know honda general is Ai powered now
Have you ever been on a road with slight hills and curves and get stuck behind some cunt going 5-10 under the limit the entire time, and each time a passing lane opens up there just happens to be oncoming traffic and when there is no passing zone, there is no oncoming traffic, and this continues for 10 miles?Is there a name for this phenomenon?
>>28994181I deserve to be in front of everybody else
>>28994431>mayor of earth>worried about bad driversJust fucking shoot ((("""people""")))Theres plenty of subhuman trash who are going to drive their 24 inch rim jeep into the family of 4 and not lose sleep
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>>28991624Lucky for me I don't do much interstate driving, but yeah I had this happen to me in New Mexico or something one time. Went to pass and the cunt (white woman, of course) decided she didn't want me to, well unfortunately I didn't have a very fast car at the time but it was just fast enough to edge her out, so I went until my rear bumper was in line with her front and then just started to move over. She fucking SLAMMED on her brakes and practically disappeared. Hopefully that dumb bitch learned her lesson.
>car manufacturer releases a decent looking car for an affordable price>SELLS LIKE HOTCAKE How is this so hard to understand to most other car brands? Are they retarded? Just make a car people actually like and can afford, it's that shrimple
>>28991799The only TINY DETAIL that is bad about that car is that it literally doesn't exist (not a production car)
>>28992444also the fact they went with hydrogen for power, should've just made it a full EV or given it a turbo'd 2.5L 4-banger
>>28992449well it's not real so it doesn't matter anyway
>>28991809>it looks kinda bloated in real life Looks smaller than the Zoe which preceded it.
>>28992443Lol.
Be honest. It's insanely impressive for what it is.
>>28993068>as far as I know you CAN just buy a GTD if you have the moneyyou don't know very faryou have to apply or be invited
how long will it last?
>>28993005no longer in production engine in the wrong place uglyslowgayrusts like shit garbage transmissionMight as well recommend a Nissan Altima at this point
>>28992790yah, noticed that too a little while ago. I fixed in
>>28993248isn't the cd009 one of the best trannies ?
>stock fell 7% after 1st quarter earnings report>BMW sales went from 800k in 2021 (peak) to 40k in 2025 (record low)>Iran War drove European buyers to consider cheaper alternative EV models>Mercedes-Benz went from 13% profit margin per car in 2021 to 3-5% profit margin per car in 2026>BMW fell from 10% profit to 1-3% profit in the same period>BMW to cut production capacity 15% this year>massive layoffs by year end possibleWhat now?Such a great company... reduced to this?
>>28993851>Illegal to buy a car without financingYeah, no. Just make more money
>>28993902>Have they considered making cars that White men want to buy?What would they do to make it enticing? In the USA the brand is not as synonymous with prestige as it used to be, they are less reliable than Amerimutt cars which is impressive, they get similar fuel economy (but BMW requires premium grade fuel instead of cheaper corn shit), and they are significantly more expensive and challenging to work on. Nobody wants cars in North America anymore and if they do, they are performance cars, and if I want reasonably priced performance I am buying a Porsche if it is European or a Corvette/Mustang/Camaro if American. If I want a luxury SUV, I am buying Lexus or an Acura. The rest of America wants a ridiculously sized pickup truck to haul their shit twice a year and BMW isn't in that market.
>>28993902america already does that
>>28994620A White owner of a Challenger is just a paypig for car thieves.
>>28994649>implying bmws arent stolen at nearly twice the rate and exclusively driven by literal favela niggersstellantis stopped taking drug money as down payment but bmw doesn't care
>buying $15,000 wheelsWhat's the endgame?
>>28993220Believing they're better. Thinking people actually look at car wheels and care. Going into debt.
>>28993220>blow serious cash on wheels that are prone to leak and burnThe point is to show that you have major disposable income.
>>28993231>Rimlet
>>28993237t. can't write in cursive
>>28993220Taking money from idiots.
i tried changing my engine oil and the drain plug is tight as FUCK. i already semi striped the bottom half of the nut and dont wanna do any more dmg. Should i give up and take it to a shop or put a breaker bar to it?
>>28993938If the oil pan drain nut is completely stripped out, You could use a oil extractor instead.
Put some PB Blaster on it and let it sit for a few hours or overnight. Just did my oil last week and the aluminum crush washer was fused to the drain bolt. Got some PB in there, worker my fingernail around the edge for a while and it finally popped off.
Post pic.A nice pair channel locks can remove a stripped bolt.A single chugga with an impactMake sure the oil filter isn't nigga rightGet a new plug too.
Use some vise grips you fucking retard
>>28993938how are you stripping the bolt if you're turning left and using the correct socket/spanner? don't use an adjustable wrench. also get a longer wrench. if it's truly impossible to get out, uninstall the pan and drill it out and replace, or replace the pan itself. You can get a new chinese pan and gasket kit at oreillys or autozone if you're desperate or rockauto.the correct socket size and long enough wrench should easily uninstall the drain plug.
Its embaressing we don't have a daily /o/ Track thread. Post your track related things.
track is love. track is life.
>>28994056Imagine how much fun you would have on a real motorcycle
>>28994063imagine how much fun you could have if your trans gf was a real girl
>>28994000I can hear these brake pads through the fucking picture
I'm on the track right now, on the track to becoming an alcoholic that is.
Behold the new Mercedes VLE8000 lbsall electric - murky if they will actually make a gas-powered one, but I would assume so eventually, though whether that comes to America is iffy210-215 inches long (short v long wheelbase)for comparison kia telluride is 200 inches longcadillac escalade is 225 inches longinterior is screentasticreviews say the interior is nice but it isn't much fun to drive, and the 2wd lower-power trim model is underpowered for such a heavy (8000 lb!) car. By comparison, a Kia Carnival is about 203 inches long and 4800 lbs. estimated 100k price for the new Mercedes VLEwould you buy one?
>>28993675these seats have way more legroom than an escalade
>>28993836Hey bro, I heard you like dentistry, so I put dental chairs in your SUV, so you can do dental work wherever you go.
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>>28992113They really thought of everything.TRUE LOOXOORY
>>28993836I'd still rather the Toyota>>28994553Top KeK.
>gm/buick 3800 v6 'fireball' gen ii/iii>naturally aspirated real motor>too based for dumb csfe regulations>hood ornament instead of grill badge>OnStar™®© [¿g2 inactive?]>air suspension>leather interior>bench seats>large for stability & capacity>massive... yet nimble>19 gallon fuel tank to avoid gas stations in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods at night while the cheap wine pulses through my veins to the pounding music"With a 2001 Buick Park Avenue, you can go anywhere!">peak comfort so spacious>pure class>weirdly cool millennium rounded soapbar body sedan in tan is classy af but understated enough to blend in and be forgottenComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>How it feels to drive a 3800
>>28993346I guess that I don’t disagree with you per se, RWD is definitely more fun than FWD. my point is that these cars aren’t very fun even with RWD and were never intended to offer compelling performance driving characteristics. Certainly, none of the original owners bought them for that. It matters so little to what the car is actually for that I don’t consider it a meaningful advantage to have RWD. Certainly though, driving my LS400 is more fun than my LeSabre, so I can at least agree with that. Neither are that fun, though.l, compared to a real performance car.
>>28989839Major city? Nah
>>28993214that was surprising, but I never worked on a Buick 6. That spacer was fucking trashed. I think some of the bits in the oil pickup were from that.
>>28979344They did send them over, but only as police vehicles. Thankfully they are pretty cheap and on the used/auction market now, but they only have cloth front seats. At least they're super comfy and the 6L V8 makes them fun as fuck to drive, just make sure to disable the AFM bullshit or get it removed entirely.
I remember reading a few years ago about how automakers were axing their small cars and sedans in favor of crossovers and SUVs. It cautioned about "what if higher gas prices". Well, here in 2026 we have fuck high gas prices, and it feels as if every fucking automaker killed their small cars. The Mirage is dead, the Versa is dead, in Canada the Mirca is dead. Sure you can still get these used, but what about in ten years time? And models that used to be small, like the Civic, bloated up in size to mid-size class.I miss when automakers actually gave a damn about offering every different type of vehicle they could so they could please people. Now they just want to please their shareholders and crank out what makes them the most profit. They don't give a shit what people want anymore. For decades we had small cars from many different makes, and now what's left for 2026 and beyond (in America and Canada)?
>>28982372>shop specifically on utility propositions, Forgets the Cadillac fins and muscle cars
>>28991307>man driving a CarryHow did you know it was me? Is my writing style so obvious?
>>28992737>Why do people buy all the eggs and toilet paper when they panic. It's like a really weird nesting instinct.normies can't think of civilization in terms of anything other than where they shit and eggs are just good>The only thing better would be the Record Akasha at this rate, but the spirits who guard that thing don't really take kindly to spying on people for personal profit.they dont mind that at all, the problem is it causes strange errors if you touch the record but are also in it. >>28982757>extremely high fuel economythe minimum in the US for actual legit normal cars is like 27mpg lmao. "utility vehicles" is 25 iirc
Whatever happened to the EPA being gutted. Did that ever happen or was it another fell for it again award where nothing happened
>>28994491You're not gonna see the results of that unless the change survives into the next administration. No one is going to spend the millions or billions in rnd to develop a car if it's just going to get regulated out of existence by the time its ready to go to market.
Why are people allergic towards using the parking brake? I never get it
>>28994221>and most commentaries were basically "Visited SF today. I saw like nine horses eat absolute shit and the carriage i rode in on slid away in the rain"Fucking kek. Honestly riding a horse down those hills would be scary as fuck. Shit could go very badly instantly.
>>28994224>>28994252yeahin the book i mentioned in >>28994221 not only did it note horses eating shit constantly and carriages sliding away when muddy (which was often before asphalt paving and cobblestone is TERRIBLE for horses too) but even the author noted that his personal experiences driving there in a modern (90s) car on modern roads had been genuinely unpleasant
>>28986908SameTesla won
>>28986856I've seen too many videos like this and I have it hard wired in my brain not to exit my seat without leaving the car in 1st gear and engaged parking brake
>>28986908>>28994357>I have no direct control over it.you will have no control and be happy
