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you're late fag
>>27587816>don't care, still love mine
>>27587816And nothing of value was lost.What? Some retro obscure unobtainium car that's neat? Great. Doesn't change 99% of their lineup is straight garbage. I'd rather ride in a tin can or garbage truck than your average pastamobile.
>>27587816Reminder Stellantis is killing Dodge to rebrand it as "American Alfa"
Alfa has not built a good car since the 1750 GTV and it was shit.
any thoughts on these older acuras? i've got 240k miles on mine and it's been one of my favorite cars i've driven
i watched this and got aids now i'm going to give it to all of /o/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmoli_Hs4V0
>>27589570
Will he succeed?
he's probably betting that tesla is too big to fail now. that's a bad idea because he is not good with biden or democrats in general
>>27588320Nope. Its just ground truth verification unit. They verify what their cameras see and match what the lidar sees
>>27585448
>>27585448lol, if he wants this to succeed he will have to geofence and service limited areas which he will be attacked as racist overonly reason companies like uber, lyft, and doordash actually make any money is from screwing over their workers letting them take the hit on deprecation, self employment taxes, along with having to maintain and purchase the vehicles themselves.
>>27589120nah i got the trip in lgbt
I'm looking at buying my first new car. It seems like for ~$15000 used I can get basically whatever bodystyle I want with around 60-100k miles. My parents are encouraging me to buy new to avoid breakdowns, but that's probably because they've only ever owned GM products afaik.Am I going to get nickel and dimed by buying a Honda/Toyota with 100k miles on the clock, or should it be relatively trouble-free?
>>27588806>~$15K for a used Rav4 with 100k miles and 200k leftNo.Just no.
>>27589418I love everything happening in this photo.
>>27588767So you can lose that 30-50% in the first year. Most millionaires have never owned a new car. Do the math. New cars are for retards.
>>27588824Had a Hyundai do that just after 100k. Oil leak, indicator never lit, blew the fuck up.
>>27589527Just a nonwhite woman blocking traffic to move a toy so she can park without damaging it. Kinda everyday stuff
What are this board's thoughts on 125cc motorcycles?
>>27583383only based if 2 stroke
>>27586500Perfectly said, the best thing is to have both large and small bikes and just ride whatever you're feeling.
>>27586613HELL YEAH BROTHER, ROCK THAT BITCH. On a serious note, you off-road a fucking helix. I thought I was ballsy treating my metro like an MX bike but that's a different level.
>>27583383Slow garbage and is more like city motorcycle. The proper minimum displacement for motorcycle that is ok for highway, also offroading is 250cc.
>>27583426I've an A2. 125cc two stroke motocross on a daylight licence is the fastest a to b town transport there will ever be.
Why do European police drive slow NPC shitboxes?
>>27588156here you go
>>27588445>the same way if someone would escape american cops driving lancia delta integrale.no they wouldn't, since some american police drive camaros, too, and they handle better than any italian shitbox.>there are like a dozen of em in the entire country so the cops just need to check out 12 people to find the culprit.there's more than 12 camaros in the country, so good luck, assuming i just don't leave for being a foreigner before they realize i have no permanent place of resident anyway and drive a car registered to a non-existent house in the balkans.eurocucks, not even once. no wonder jeets finger your children right under your noses.
>>27588461>we export the inflation to (you)r shitholeIs that why your prices keep going up?
>Still stops youNada personal caballero, deme su documento de identidad y los papeles del vehiculo
>>27589508this is so gay id be scared of the officer pulling me over and blowing my dick clean off with his filthy french mouth.
How do you respond without sounding mad?
>>27587602it's called dunning kruger friend
>>27585736Fuck off, commie fag.
>>27580675>How do you respond without sounding mad?kek
>>27580692Satisfying
Wooohoooo!!!Gee, thanks Dad.
https://www.newsday.com/amp/business/mechanic-shortage-auto-dealers-boces-ugkoeytzhttps://youtu.be/HV4dJTWW9_I?si=cozo-maHqsaIA094I want to touch on the subject about the mechanic shortage this issue has been coming up a lot recently, im going to give you my opinion due to the fact that i don’t believe that most of what the news media outlets and youtube videos out there haven’t stitched up the cold truths.Im going to give you guys the raw truth in why thats happening and how this is going to affect us , some of you may not like but it needs to be said at this point , this problem's been coming for 20 plus years ,I think the industry knew it was coming and they exactly nothing about it they keep preaching the same solutions that just hasn’t worked>Inb4 >this is all my opinion of coarse. >But this is also 25 years of experience in this field.(a little bit of background about myself) i have worked third shift for 8 of my years Road service , dealership, unions, all kinds of conditions worked nights days week ends holidays , i started out as a helper back then when there was no background checks no drug tests, and no other stuff of that nature , pretty much worked with some undesirable people you had to have thick skin to work back then , it was a different time , either way i put my time in and its safe to say i can give you my opinion on thisI have seen some of these issues happen to me and others like me so to stay on point on not
>>27585340Winter time? That is SAD or seasonal depression. You can hit the tanning salons 1x a week and go hiking when the weather is nice and probably feel comfy
>>27585852>They said they were freezing their butts off.>Like just fucking leave at that point?A lot of workplaces suck, and if you bail out every 2 weeks, your resumé becomes absurd, taxes are more complicated and you spend time unemployed and not collecting checks. Getting a decent job usually takes a while, and some effort, and often times what looks good actually sucks when you get there. Anyways, you can tolerate cold by conditioning your body to tolerate cold. I worked in a refrigerated DC for a while and did not wear a sweater or even long sleeves most days. it was about 1-2°C/ 34-36°F
>>27580359>moneykinda self-explanatory, salaries are way too low, you work 9-10 hours per day, in Western europe after you make 2-3 years of school to become a mechanic you make 1.8k-2k after taxes, a fucking taxi driver earn more than that and he will not work under such stress/body as a mechanic you will make money if you open your own shop here and do some under the table stuff, otherwise have fun>new generationwomen see men who work "dirty" jobs as below as does who work in a office even if some of those who work dirty jobs make more after a while >the job itselfis hard on your body, from heat, being dirty so many hours per day, back/knee problems after lifting so many things etc If you would pay people more, they would become mechanics, we don't have a "crisis" because people don't want to work in X industry, people don't want to be slave working 9-10 hours per day while barely making any money while living paycheck to paycheck because rent and groceries went up again
>>27584663I'm the guy you replied to. Both of my parents were 30-year military, my grandfathers were military, my first job was at the BX the week I turned 16. I was born with two disqualifying conditions so despite being physically fit and top-2% on the SAT I couldn't join. I wanted to.
>>27582549Had some mining engineers do this to me. Zero interest in effective teaching.
During my time living in America , before i left back home during covid. I was puzzled by the amount of cars abandoned left sitting in the front yards and backyards of peoples houses.Cars that are perfectly fine unit they are left rotting ??? >heres the kicker when youPolitely ask to purchase said vehicle you have the owner tell you that they will repair it , only to them not even doing a danm thing.
>>27585972>Cars that are perfectly fine unit they are left rotting ???Usually they are in a state of disrepair.
>>27588154>a neighborhood stasi preventing them from keeping a car on their propertyIsn't that the HOA mentioned here regularly?
>>27588221Very few of those vehicles were towed to that spot. They were parked under their own power.I have several "ran when parked" vehicles.One was my DD in highschool, an old F100 that I restored. When I moved across country I left it at my parents place with the intent of bringing it out but never got back to do it. Nothing really " in disrepair" with it, other than draining the gas tank and replacing the needle&floats and perhaps the fuel pump (just because the diaphragm is probably a little crusty after all these years).
>>27585972Ah yes this phenomenon is common with boomers, since the early 80’s i recall,You have two types of scenarios wether it be depending on the vehicles class.Scenario 1> if it is a desirable muscle car or classic you will run the risk of the owner knowing what he has in his front yard, the majority of these vehicles will more than likely need major body work and engine overhauls to the point that is not worth fixing.>any other typical vehicle like a pick up truck or a sedan that has been kept sitting at the owners property for years may be a hit or miss until you inspect it , >either way your always going to be at a 50/50 ratio of actually buying the car.
>>27588564My bros have a bunch of shitboxes. They were shitboxes when we bought them, and we park them when they are too fucked over to run drive but near enough to the property that it isnt worth sending them to scrap. That being said they are lazy so a couple of the cars are in ok shape but with sensor issues or something minor
I want to build a Mad Max style rat rod, what American car should I buy for this project? It's gotta look cool and not be crazy expensive.
>>2758597370s plymouth fury
>>27585973>Mad Max style rat rodIs this 2015 ? Those are almost always stupid over-the-top larpmobiles for geeky faggots. >>27587250 is right. The only way to make something alright is to salvage a scrapyard find, and make it road-worthy while not touching on the looks.
Someone in Australia built one with an S10
>>27586910this is the most practical answer, you can even get one of those retarded donk suspension kits for it and throw some a/t's on there instead
>>27585973You could use pretty much anything. XB Falcon, 69 Camaro, Model T, an old 50s land barge. The latest movie even had an R32 Skyline
>Hyundai is winning racesThese things aren't Hyundais, they are French built and French designed Ligiers run by German teams.
You think that makes them less appealing, but all you're telling me is "French hot hatch with Kraut autism at the wheel" and it just makes me more erect.
>2024>I am forgottenYeah literally no one cares about it anymore.
>>27584768>The auto only sealed the deal for me, don't care anymoreholy shit, these crapmobiles are only available with automatics? lmao
>>27584599Would recommend watching Two Lane Blacktop if you ever wondered what Doug would be doing before you could attentionwhore online.
>>27587023Talking all that shit while Zora himself would say you are dead wrong. Corvette has always been about getting better. And if you wanna be pedantic it’s been a euro car wannabe since before the first C1 came out, that’s always been the point of the Vette, doing what the euros did but maybe better in recent years.
>>27584599I hope that’s true, I want these babies to be dirt cheap.
>>27587023Judas Christ. This is why I hate other corvette owners.Let me tell you the grim truth... if it isn't a Z... it isn't a real corvette. Simple as.But you never buy 1st year CorVeeVees when there are major series Changes.
The only based youtuber in japan rn
Based DannyDC2 enjoyer.
Alexi is the only good gaijin
>>27589323>mulletIt's not 2021 anymore
It's Friday. What are you guys working on this weekend? Blog posting encouraged. Wrenchlets need not apply.Previous Thread: >>27498543
>>27586546>If those don't fix your issue, check both rubber intake boots leading to the throttle body for splits. I had the same issue and it was the boot closest to the throttle body that had a small split. If that is your problem, check the price of a genuine OEM boot before going straight to aftermarket. Mine was only £30 from local dealer, and a lot of other OEM parts for these M54's are cheaper than you'd expect. If the boots are fine, then check the Idle Control Valve under the intake manifold while they're off.Excellent tips anon, I'll look into it once plugs arrive and I swap those.
>>27589206thanksi have been having wheel squeak + resistance turning when the car is stopped / cold. belt is brand new, just had the power steering fluid flushed today. not sure if the issue is fixed yet, will find out after the car has had time to cool (probably later today).the shop i went to charged quite a bit for the flush and adjusting the tension, though the guy was really transparent about everything. its a good shop, just man mechanic rates are really high now. i figure replacing the pump means taking the belt off and siphoning the fluid, which looked somewhat tricky but not impossible. i cant drop like $300 for someone to do it right now (inspection + flush was $150)
>>27589291that flush was probably pointless if the pump is actually going out. I did that a few times and then decided when the new fluid immediately turned grey, to put a fuel filter in-line. It plugged up so quickly and there was so much suction that it sucked the entire filter element out of the filter and chewed it up. You can use some lucas oil stabilizer in it, but for future reference once the fluid is a grey ish colour and full of metal, it's done.
>>27589311thanks for the advice, will check the fluid regularly.
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