Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
The exhaust note is the worst part of 6 cylinder Porsches. They blare instead of growling. Many modern Ferrari V8's, too. Compare the sound of a 348 against a 430 and the difference is like night and day.
I'll admit to not liking the sound of Porsche 911 race cars, but I do like the sound of their road cars. However, I prefer the sound of turbo inline 5's, V8's, and the Audi/Lambo V10's much much more.
I ZimbraWorst song, played on ugliest guitarRegistered Userregular
OK, I have an extremely strange problem, and googling hasn't come up with any results: I have an '02 Camry with the factory radio/CD player. The past two days the buttons on the face of the radio don't work. The radio will play, you can turn it off and on and adjust the volume, and all of our presets are still programmed (although the preset buttons don't work). And if you press the 'Mode' knob the radio will seek downwards. We've had no electrical problems with the car, but this past weekend my brother was under the hood looking for the source of an oil leak.
Anybody ran into a similar problem?
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
OK, I have an extremely strange problem, and googling hasn't come up with any results: I have an '02 Camry with the factory radio/CD player. The past two days the buttons on the face of the radio don't work. The radio will play, you can turn it off and on and adjust the volume, and all of our presets are still programmed (although the preset buttons don't work). And if you press the 'Mode' knob the radio will seek downwards. We've had no electrical problems with the car, but this past weekend my brother was under the hood looking for the source of an oil leak.
they've been talking about it for a long time but I never heard anything conclusive
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SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
edited May 2015
So the amount of cool shit in a 2014 car vs a 2001 car is astounding. All the things that bugged me about my my old car have been solved with some sort of screen or sensor or camera or whatever. Also about 120 things that never bugged me have been fixed. Also now I realize there about 500 more things that can go wrong.
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
It's weird and kind of neat, especially in really bad traffic where you might be stopped for a minute or two. It's also interesting figuring out why it didn't shut off for whatever reason, like a steep incline or temperature or...who knows.
So the amount of cool shit in a 2014 car vs a 2001 car is astounding. All the things that bugged me about my my old car have been solved with some sort of screen or sensor or camera or whatever. Also about 120 things that never bugged me have been fixed. Also now I realize there about 500 more things that can go wrong.
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
At least your new ride still burns dinosaurs. I was rolling next to a Tesla S P85D most of the way home a couple weeks back. That made my car feel like a dinosaur, with it's gas engine and manual transmission, with no computer aides.
I never finish anyth
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SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
edited May 2015
I was very close to buying a 70D. Like, had the order ready to go. Changed my mind at the last minute for a few reasons, but there's a very good chance our next car will be a Tesla, likely as a second car when we have a house so we can control charging at night.
I totally love the 535d. I'll keep this for years, my wife will end up with a Model X or Model III as our second car, and then I'll get an old 911 for fun. The 996 Turbos are crazy priced right now. I'm convinced they'll be worth 50% more in 5 years.
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
Im trying to convince my boss to sell me his '94 super charged miata. That thing has nutty excelleration.
So the amount of cool shit in a 2014 car vs a 2001 car is astounding. All the things that bugged me about my my old car have been solved with some sort of screen or sensor or camera or whatever. Also about 120 things that never bugged me have been fixed. Also now I realize there about 500 more things that can go wrong.
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
I hope you got the HUD. The BMW HUD is seriously the best thing ever if you use the nav system a lot.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
So the amount of cool shit in a 2014 car vs a 2001 car is astounding. All the things that bugged me about my my old car have been solved with some sort of screen or sensor or camera or whatever. Also about 120 things that never bugged me have been fixed. Also now I realize there about 500 more things that can go wrong.
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
I hope you got the HUD. The BMW HUD is seriously the best thing ever if you use the nav system a lot.
I did and it is indeed the absolute tits. It's also awesome for managing media/radio presets and making and answering calls.
Edit: this is she:
Also I showed my wife that Top Gear bit on the F10 M5 and subsequent discussion on the diesel. She concluded that the M5 is stupid but was shocked at May's assertion that the diesel could get 1000 miles on a tank "if you're careful." I think that may be bullshit but I kind of want to try.
Buddy of mine is selling a 1984 Toyota Cressida for $300
The body and paint are in decent condition (surprisingly low rust for an old full-size Toyota) but the head gasket needs replacement and the u joints rattle a bit
Oh, and I'd need to obtain a title because the car currently lacks one
It seems like a steal, but the timing of my summer semester and abroad trip mean that it might slip through my fingers, and I don't know how major of an undertaking that gasket replacement would be
Virginia basically just wants a bill of sale and evidence I legally exist, which is nice.
If I were staying in Alexandria all summer that'd be 100% doable but I roll back down to school three hours away starting tomorrow, and South Africa for the rest of summer, and have zero garage space otherwise. So frankly it's not the most likely
Would you think a 77 Honda Civic is worth 2 grand?
It's supposedly in good condition but I don't know. I'm asking for someone so I don't have a lot of info.
It's a first gen civic, and they are starting to be somewhat of a collectors item for the JDM crowd. It has to be in really good shape though, run well and not have any serious rust.
I personally am a fan of the gen 1 body style. I think it still looks really good to this day when in good shape.
I wouldn't buy it for a day to day car though, clean one up though for a Sunday driver / cars and coffee thing would be fun. Or wedge a modern vtec motor into it and have stupid fun at auto cross and other kinds of events.
Look at it, that is a sharp little car right there.
Would you think a 77 Honda Civic is worth 2 grand?
It's supposedly in good condition but I don't know. I'm asking for someone so I don't have a lot of info.
It's a first gen civic, and they are starting to be somewhat of a collectors item for the JDM crowd. It has to be in really good shape though, run well and not have any serious rust.
I personally am a fan of the gen 1 body style. I think it still looks really good to this day when in good shape.
I wouldn't buy it for a day to day car though, clean one up though for a Sunday driver / cars and coffee thing would be fun. Or wedge a modern vtec motor into it and have stupid fun at auto cross and other kinds of events.
Look at it, that is a sharp little car right there.
Dang that looks pretty sharp. I would put gold spoke rims on it.
Buddy of mine is selling a 1984 Toyota Cressida for $300
The body and paint are in decent condition (surprisingly low rust for an old full-size Toyota) but the head gasket needs replacement and the u joints rattle a bit
Oh, and I'd need to obtain a title because the car currently lacks one
It seems like a steal, but the timing of my summer semester and abroad trip mean that it might slip through my fingers, and I don't know how major of an undertaking that gasket replacement would be
Well, you can replace the headgasket on a 7M-GE fairly easily, or you can get a 1JZ half-cut from Japan and have yourself an adventure:
Man I wish I knew how to work on cars so I could do stupid shit like that.
Neither of those guys is a mechanic. They are both audio professionals, as in they studied sound engineering and used to make a living setting up studios. Moog (the one with the beard) makes all the music for the series and also does music for t.v. ads and stuff to pay his bills these days, I think Marty is still an audio engineer during the day.
So the amount of cool shit in a 2014 car vs a 2001 car is astounding. All the things that bugged me about my my old car have been solved with some sort of screen or sensor or camera or whatever. Also about 120 things that never bugged me have been fixed. Also now I realize there about 500 more things that can go wrong.
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
I hope you got the HUD. The BMW HUD is seriously the best thing ever if you use the nav system a lot.
I did and it is indeed the absolute tits. It's also awesome for managing media/radio presets and making and answering calls.
Edit: this is she:
Also I showed my wife that Top Gear bit on the F10 M5 and subsequent discussion on the diesel. She concluded that the M5 is stupid but was shocked at May's assertion that the diesel could get 1000 miles on a tank "if you're careful." I think that may be bullshit but I kind of want to try.
I think you could do it if you conserved the hell out of things at a low speed in top gear and never used the brakes and stuff.
Either that or British miles are shorter than American miles
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On another note, must see new Mad Max.
Anybody ran into a similar problem?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072LB27U/
I WANT! I couldn't haul shit in it, but I don't care cause it'd be so much fun.
I never finish anyth
FTC rules in favor of Tesla for direct to consumer sales
Either way, it's good, I guess? but it may not be as good as I had thought.
Ah, here we go, something more concrete
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/advocacy_documents/ftc-staff-comment-regarding-michigan-senate-bill-268-which-would-create-limited-exception-current/150511michiganautocycle.pdf
Yay warranty!
I was at a stoplight today and the engine shut off and it freaked me out until I realized it was on purpose. I know I sound a bit like unfrozen caveman car owner.
At least your new ride still burns dinosaurs. I was rolling next to a Tesla S P85D most of the way home a couple weeks back. That made my car feel like a dinosaur, with it's gas engine and manual transmission, with no computer aides.
I never finish anyth
I totally love the 535d. I'll keep this for years, my wife will end up with a Model X or Model III as our second car, and then I'll get an old 911 for fun. The 996 Turbos are crazy priced right now. I'm convinced they'll be worth 50% more in 5 years.
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That's an interesting new word. Its rate of change in excelling is particularly good? It gets better with time faster than other cars?
It excels at accelerating!
I hope you got the HUD. The BMW HUD is seriously the best thing ever if you use the nav system a lot.
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I did and it is indeed the absolute tits. It's also awesome for managing media/radio presets and making and answering calls.
Edit: this is she:
Also I showed my wife that Top Gear bit on the F10 M5 and subsequent discussion on the diesel. She concluded that the M5 is stupid but was shocked at May's assertion that the diesel could get 1000 miles on a tank "if you're careful." I think that may be bullshit but I kind of want to try.
The body and paint are in decent condition (surprisingly low rust for an old full-size Toyota) but the head gasket needs replacement and the u joints rattle a bit
Oh, and I'd need to obtain a title because the car currently lacks one
It seems like a steal, but the timing of my summer semester and abroad trip mean that it might slip through my fingers, and I don't know how major of an undertaking that gasket replacement would be
Obtaining a title can be a pain in the ass depending on where you live.
It's supposedly in good condition but I don't know. I'm asking for someone so I don't have a lot of info.
If I were staying in Alexandria all summer that'd be 100% doable but I roll back down to school three hours away starting tomorrow, and South Africa for the rest of summer, and have zero garage space otherwise. So frankly it's not the most likely
It's a first gen civic, and they are starting to be somewhat of a collectors item for the JDM crowd. It has to be in really good shape though, run well and not have any serious rust.
I personally am a fan of the gen 1 body style. I think it still looks really good to this day when in good shape.
I wouldn't buy it for a day to day car though, clean one up though for a Sunday driver / cars and coffee thing would be fun. Or wedge a modern vtec motor into it and have stupid fun at auto cross and other kinds of events.
Look at it, that is a sharp little car right there.
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Dang that looks pretty sharp. I would put gold spoke rims on it.
Well, you can replace the headgasket on a 7M-GE fairly easily, or you can get a 1JZ half-cut from Japan and have yourself an adventure:
Neither of those guys is a mechanic. They are both audio professionals, as in they studied sound engineering and used to make a living setting up studios. Moog (the one with the beard) makes all the music for the series and also does music for t.v. ads and stuff to pay his bills these days, I think Marty is still an audio engineer during the day.
I think you could do it if you conserved the hell out of things at a low speed in top gear and never used the brakes and stuff.
Either that or British miles are shorter than American miles