Kikes wont let China sell $10k electric vehicles in the USA.... We could have luxury for pennies but they wouldn't have any wageslaves to work for them. Entire industries would collapse instantly
>>27581304>We could have luxury for penniesHave you considered moving? I'm sure they just have too much luxury and you are so super smart that you can just accept the cheap luxury with no catches.
>>27581304I don't think it's that they won't, but they probably can't. Cars in America costs more because we have bullshit regulations that make them expensive.
>>27581304Yeah it'd be Japan and Korea all over again, they can't afford to cede more market share.
hey op while we have you here would you mind giving us your personal opinions on the following topics:-the murder of chinese citizens at tiananman square-the concept of a free tibet -the fact that taiwan is a free and independent country-falun gong's documentation of the chinese government's organ harvesting operation-the ongoing uighur genocide-xi jinping's striking resemblance to winnie the pooh-mao's great famine-the wuhan lab that leaked covid-19-the abduction and disappearance of hong kong protestors
>>27581304Coupe429 HP2866 lbs$41kI don't even care if I die in a Chinese EV fire I want an SSC.
>drive 90s car>Pass guy in new car>He speeds up and passes meWhat is it about old shit boxes that makes people race you? My car is probably slower than yours i know lol
>>27577737I do this if the gap between me and the previous car is too small for them to fit hoping that the gap created between me and the following car is large enough for them. If not tough luck.
>>27580061No. I dont talk while im driving. On a really good drive I lose awareness of being a human and I am the car and even being an old poorly maintained BMW running free is better than being a human stuck in traffic with a sad car that wants to go fast. Slow fags ruin everything
Rofl this happened to me too. I had a beat up 81 Foxbody, not even a V8. Some dude in a 90s Renault tried to race me once, I played along for a bit but it was clear he would beat me. Same thing when some dude with his gf tried to race me in a Ford Falcon.
>>27580151A Ford Falcon you say...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qao4nkmR7Qs
>>27579910"in" not "on"the only time I can do 40 over the limit is in a school zone
ive been driving a 100hp 1.5l econobox since november now and ive come to a conclusion: you dont need more than 100hp. Sure it felt slow at first compared to my last car which had 250hp, but after a couple weeks you dont notice it anymore and its actually more fun to rev your car all the way to the redline during normal city driving and not getting ticked or crashing because you went over the speed limit 40mpg is also nice
>>27580855I've been riding my 20hp XT225 while I'm working on my Fireblade. I've come to the conclusion that I like riding both, fuck you.
>>27581567Not my problem, what are you gonna do, ram me wagecuck?
>>27581615I won't but some drugged up schitzo will.
>>27581615Yeah. Since you have an old shitbox, your rusted out frame is crunchy and you will be easily exposed and get crushed lol.
>>27581644go ahead, you won't because you're a pussy
>>27577709these fucks do this up Angeles Crest all the time, usually 2-3 fully blocking the entire road when they could ride into a turnout to let people pass, but they dont like real cunts.
>>27580860The problem is not cyclists on the shoulder. The problem is cyclists in the middle of the road, completely oblivious to laws and just assuming they are in the right all the time because they pedal.
>>27578772Really makes one ponder the socioeconomic factors of this country.
>>27580860>I am not a motor vehicleIn a lot of places, legally speaking you are.
>>27580860>I quit in 2019 due polarizing politics of the US that made fragile men get the biggest trucks as possible.You were always fragile, I mean the corners they cut on those shitty aluminum bikes nowadays you'd crumple like a potatoskin in foil paper. Plus you quit, making you the fragile quitter for not continuing playing chicken with a kids toy on a roadway. >I am not a motor vehicleJust because you don't explode when you get in a wreck doesn't mean you're going to walk away in one piece. You don't stand a chinamans chance on the road using a clowns circus tool.
Who makes the best Euro Paste? I'm going to start changing my own motorcycle tyres and I was told rim lube was a must have. Rema had a cute chick on their product video on YouTube, so they're top of my list at the moment. GTS euro paste is the cheapest and easiest for me to buy so it's second.
>>27580817Comment section is full of numeric references
Give me a fuckin break. Anything works, including going in dry. T. 30 sets of tires changed by me on my cbr
>>27581493Please understand, I must over analyse everything and get the best possible product
>>27581610Whatever blows your skirt up, anon. I just grabbed a spray bottle with simple green in it or used some soapy water but if you need the best then go for it. At least you're determined to change your own rubber, for that I'm proud of you. If it seems hard you're doing it wrong. It takes some technique but you'll get it down after doing a few. Getr done broheem.
>>27579479this is what i usehttps://www.amazon.com/Plews-Edelmann-Tru-Flate-12-095-Concentrated/dp/B000CIUOMY
https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-of-its-global-workforce/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/tesla-executive-baglino-leaves-as-musk-loses-another-top-deputyhttps://www.investors.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-deliveries-reportedly-halted/what's going on?
>>27580052china
>>27580052They do this every other year or so. They did 10% in 2022, another 10% in 2020 or and prior to that as well.Its just culling the low productivity workers out
>2019>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?">2019>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?">2020>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?">2022>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?">2023>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?">2024>"Oh no Tesla had a bad quarter! Is this the end?"
tesla marketing team going nuts rn lol
LOL it's over
Moving states soon and I've been scoping out Marketplace for potential buys for when I'm settled in. I like Mitsu cuz Im retarded, currently drive one, so that's what I've been looking at. Here's some picks I found:>'94 3000GT SL, 214k miles, $4500 (would probably pull and rebuild engine)>'97 Minicab van, 48k miles, $4000>pics relThoughts? Alternatively, I have a buddy who lives a state over from where I'm moving who buys and sells BMW E30s and he'd cut me a deal on one for cheap.
>>27580976machine work is a valid excuse if you don't have a bore mill, CNC machine, and stuff like rod stretch gauges and piston ring filersdynos unless you have open room to stretch the legs of a 500whp car in 3rd and 4th gears over and over againtransmission shops are usually good too, the time/effort spent DIYing vs dropping a box off at TRE/Shep/RRT ends up a wash. I tried DIYing and it was a hassle having to set bearing preloads and pressing the gear stack on/off the input shaft. Easier to just let a guy who sees gears every day do it... it was *maybe* $3-500 in labor which is worth it vs having to drop a trans again in a few months cause reverse was worn out (in my case a bad shifter detent chewed a fork up and I missed a bad 5th/reverse)i went to a shop at first after being completely demoralized from my machine shop experience (8-9 months wasted from going back and forth with a retard Evo shop in michigan that now dropped them and does can ams) that I just wanted the car together so I dropped it off at a local Evo shop. $3500 later (mind you just to drop a motor/trans into a car...complete rape) i got the car back and still had to spend the summer ripping out a small milk crates worth of wiring in audio bullshit + alarms + stuff like ancient meth systems that weren't used + gauges that were cut by the shop. these cars are easy enough to drop motors out of i did it the next time myself.tldr deal with local people so you can nag them and beat their door down when they fuck up the other thing I learned is watch for scope creep, when I first bought the car I actually found a perfect core (DSM shop had a Evo8 and needed the motor gone). I stupidly stripped that motor and had it built instead of just taking the good shortblock and dropping it in my car to get it running asap after getting the head refreshed. I wasted a lot of time and money getting stuff built that didn't need to get builtanother tldr wrenching is le gay I'd rather drive cars
>>27576671>'94 3000GT SL, 214k miles, $4500it'll probably cost more to rebuild the engine than the cost of the car, plus they're ass to work on
>>27581466worst part is that it's a really sporty looking mitsubishi diamante without the awd turbo drivetrain, it's like a accord v6 coupe but slower and more unreliable
>>27576671Mitsushitsi would've been better
>>27580473OP here. I've been watching the DSM build. It definitely is a labor of love. Same with his Evo.
Prepare, Americans are going to inflate the market soon. Congratulations to everyone who held on to multiple models at a time as you will make money.https://youtu.be/x4Zngvkd8cg
>>27578571Just see if Americans are importing S1 Elises That will answer your question.
My dream car is a Sagaris. Am American. 6 more years.
Inferior engine to the barra in every way
>>27578471If anything they'll inflate for a short while until the new toy syndrome wears off and all the boomers and import kiddies have wrapped themselves around a pole.That or Americans will realise how nightmarish it is to get parts for some of them outside of the UK and will probably LS swap them.
>>27579465>get parts outside of the UKI speak English and I can look up foreign phone numbers. What else is there to it?
https://www.insure.com/download/press-room/attractive-men-drive-black-ford-pickup-trucks.pdf>At the top of the list, the survey determined that women find a man who climbs up and into a big black Ford pickup truck to be among the most sponge-worthy guys on the road. “A full-size truck implies that you can fix a leaky pipe, and regular $100 fill-ups suggest that you’re not money-obsessive,” explains the website’s editorial director. “(The) $100 fill-ups also suggest that you regularly have $100.”>Here’s the vehicle types women find most attractive among male drivers:>Pickup trucks: 32 percent.>Sports cars: 27 percent.
>>27564677if youre not cruising for swarthy yentas dont worry
>>27565336>ShitterbuiltThat’s like trying to flex with a Volvo. Except the Volvo is actually decent.
>>27569285>Generic boomermobile>Slammed nigger trashLol
>>27577401You just sound upset that he earns more than you pushing pencils at home instead of busting his ass every day lol
>>27580097Commuting to my company + visiting clients. Or do you think someone who owns a business is sitting on their ass all day?
>search any car repair tutorial on youtube>check comments>male commenters: "Fuck this manufacturer, they made it way too hard to do this! Took me hours and I broke six different things in the process!">female commenters: "Thank you for making this video, took me ten minutes and saved me thousands!"What causes this division?
>>27577978Yeah right they have their boyfriend or cuck do it for them.
>>27580854I don't understand what the problem with this is. If the tutorial shows the building process for the special tool, then you know what you have to do and can recreate it. That's better than them pulling the already built tool out without explanation.
>>27577974Speaking from experience in a "factory" type setting, men tend to let their ego get ahead of them, and not follow directions as closely as they should. Women on the other hand, if given specific instructions, tend to follow them exactly, you just have to make damn sure you don't miss something.
>>27577974>Go to 4channel >OP is a faggotMany such cases
>>27577974>What causes this division?Have you ever met a woman who'll admit that she wrong or doesn't know what she's doing?
Strut brace installed in the Z3 Roadster.Took it out for a spin first without, then with it. No words in particular came to mind when I drove it without. It just felt like its normal self. It's no Coupe, but it's also really hard to define *why*. The chassis just feels a little looser overall.Anyway, after installing the brace and running over a few railroad tracks, what came to mind was, "Perhaps less cowl shake?" Now, this is no 80's American car where the hood had any visible twist. My hands must've noticed a bit through the steering and then I noticed the difference the brace made.It does feel better to drive now. It's still no Coupe, but it's nice.The brace is a solid piece of kit.You can tighten down the hinge; not that it should matter since the forces aren't along its axis of rotation. If your strut towers are rotating from --- to / you're not going to fix that with a little bar across the engine bay.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070I87JG
>>27578459You should test drive a Z3.
>>27575349Yes yes, I know I’ve got a really big brain, it’s impressive, very nice.Here’s the S550 strut and cowl brace. Not pictured is the BMR 2 point subframe brace that goes on the underside of the car. You can barely see a bit of the cowl brace right by the brake fluid reservoir. In the stock car (non performance pack) it is just a flimsy plastic divider. These upgrades were definitely worthwhile, but the biggest improvement I’ve gotten with this car regarding chassis bracing was the BMR level 2 lockout kit for the rear suspension. It’s sold as a wheel hop solution, but holy shit it makes a huge difference in handling in general; Zero downsides, all upsides. Ass end of the car is way more planted and predictable. It makes it so much more fun to drive for about 200 bucks and 1.5 hours of my time.
>>27578459z4 should also be on your list.uglier - but it's washed into the same price tier as the z3 and objectively a better daily
Careful with those aftermarket parts. BMWs are very sensitive to off-axis loading and may burst the shock tower.
>>27580253Should help it rather than hurt. It’s not transmitting anything that the tower wouldn’t already see, and at half the force.Also, the force of the strut being pulled down will be spread out more, and the force of it being punched up will run into more inertia.
What do you think of the Anaheim Police Tesla Model Ys?
>>27580796bruh, you wouldn't be simply running away from 1 vehicle.
>>27581132>>bruh, you wouldn't be simply running away from 1 -ACKKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXrLsqT6sDI
>>27580796With the power cars have nowadays, the police pretty much concede chases to sports cars already. And forget about sports bikes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZw4zD7sY18Outside of running their own souped up cars and vettes. But at that point how much of the budget are you sinking into interceptors to catch the fraction of a percent of traffic that can and do run? The police know that and that's why they've chosen to just give up instead and run some Model Ys. Maybe to save on budget or virtue signalling or something.
>>27581083They will likely regret this. There's been a big issue with patrol vehicles in general lately. The only one currently being made is the Explorer and they switched to hybrid models probably to squeeze more money out of departments. Afaik Chevy is no longer making patrol vehicles and Ford doesn't make the Taurus patrol anymore (which was my favorite).I did see a law enforcement inquiry thing on Toyota's website but maybe it was for requests like "who owns this suspect vehicle" or something. Would be cool to have patrol vehicles that don't fucking fall apart. I'd personally never own a Ford or Chevy after having to drive them for work.
>>27580797How else are road pirates supposed to catch anyone off guard bro
>4 cylindersWhat the fuck
why do poorfags on /o/ complain about stuff they cant afford or never bought?manufacturers listen to their consumers. you chuds aint one of them
>>27581368hey listen to legislators and regulators, actually. now go eat some tranny's ass you aids riddled faggot.
>>27581383just like how automakers are pumping the brakes on EVs despite govts pushing them because consumers dont want them? you're poor and retarded. stay in school
>>27580768The big deal is you can get a truck with 700hp for less.
>>27581416raptor r's are like 120k. also they are fords unfortunately
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>>27581093You mean the chin?
I'm really reaching for a good point here but at least it's red tinted and not the glaring blue-white most car screens are. Who am I kidding, the entire setup makes me wanna puke.
They don't call it the LGBT faggot car for nothing.
>>27580824would
>>27580847What are you talking about, this is miles better than OP
I swear I remember 15 years ago Toyota offered basically the cheapest and more reliable car in every segment. They were bare bones appliance vehicles that simply worked with little to no frills.These days it seems like they offer a similar product relative to the competition (Hondas are nice now, who would have guessed?), but they're pretty expensive. It's like they've realized they have this loyal consumer base and now charge you for the "reliability", while still making pretty bare bones cars. Is my recollection incorrect? Has Toyota always prices their vehicles this way?I've just been poking my head in every now and then for the last several years and here in Canada:RAV4 AWD starts a $36,215 / Forester $34,674Corolla Cross AWD $32,115 / Crosstrek $31,674Highlander AWD $49,855 / Ascent $44,6744Runner $56,455 (on a 20 year old drivetrain)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>27579339rip anons car
>/o/ doesn't understand inflation thread #894759375
>>27579607>Cars rarely get to 200k without rod knock or a failed transmission, or a 5k repair bill that totals it. Takes it off the road.Since I have no rod knock, it means my 20 year old transmission failed quite some time ago. How does it keep going forward? Please advise.
>>27576502You can thank yankmutts for that
Everything is way too fucking expensive. Knock off $15k from any new vehicle and it'd still be too much for the average person to reasonably afford.
