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Long story short, I inherited this car from a family member. Has some issues like a non-functional speedometer but that's easy to work around. The car sat for quite some time but I got it running and I use it to drive back and forth to work.

I'm getting intermittent surging when I'm around 30-50mph and the car will low RPM stall if I don't give it gas while stopped. Any ideas what could be causing the issue? I don't know much about cars but the Internet is telling me to check IAC, EGR, and fuel pump. My sister's boyfriend helped me quite a bit with it; he said one of the vacuum lines was cracked but he fixed that.

It's really not a bad car (~90,000 miles) and I can drive it, at least the 2 miles to work, back and forth everyday; it just stalls at lights and I'm already a severely anxious person when everything is working right. I'm not in a position to do much at this second but I can't imagine threads move quickly here; I can look into whatever is advised when I get home in about an hour.

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Hey guys, Murrican in need of advice here. I used to drive an 02 Jetta that needed expensive repairs frequently. Finally, someone slammed into me at highway speeds while I was still and my car was totalled. I survived with mild whiplash and decided to start looking at cars.
>tl;dr
Looking for a new car in the 3000 price range that wont screw me over financially. I really like pic related, but hear its tranny is awful. Japanese preferred. Also looked at prelude and civics. I want something that will be reliable for the price range and fun to drive. Thanks!

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So I'm trying to start this 1979 305 with a new holley 600, but it seems like it fires way too early and keeps the motor from cranking normally. I feel like it's just bad timing, any suggestions?

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How hard would would be for me to get a Trabant into the US? I've heard it's pretty cheap and i think owning one as a DD would be just amazing since there one of the few imports that are cheap, easy to work on, interesting, and kindly be practical to an enthusiast like me

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ITT: Talk about your struggles to enjoy car culture on an extreme budget

>had to replace rear drum shoes on my focus to make parking brake work
>two routes, remove spindle nut from the outside or remove 4 bolts from the inside
>don't have a socket big enough for spindle so I go after the four smaller ones
>these bolts haven't been touched since the car was manufactured
>have to raise the car a stupid height to make room to swing my breaker bar to get these rusted cunts loose
>break one of them but get the drum/hub off
>replace shoes
>drill out the broken bolt, don't have a replacement and fucked up the hole anyway
>put it back together with only 3 corroded bolts and hope it'll hold while I order a new spindle for $11 and find some fresh bolts at lowes
>get new spindles in the mail (ordered one for each side cause I know the other will do the same thing or look just as bad)
>got new bolts, made sure they're the correct strength and everything
>got a socket big enough for that spindle nut
>gonna do the job right this time I tell you hwat
>get spindle nut off, drum won't remove
>google it
>"you can pry it off with two prybars or a puller but be careful because you might ruin the bearing in the process and have to replace that too"
>don't have a spare bearing
>going to see a Miata tomorrow in hopes of replacing this piece of junk
>can't jeopardize that mission
>put my shitbox back together and go inside for the day

But the worst feel of all
>no fridge magnet in my rock auto box when I got the spindles

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd2P6_bmh80
[COOL VIBRATIONS]

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Post pics of nice saucy camber. No ultimate

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What's that body part of the car (CLS to be specific) called in English, the little square just down the lights?

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*pips you to the finish line*

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Didn't see a VIN check thread. Gonna start one.

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2012 Corolla S

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I have a 1974 chevy 3 speed column shifter. I did an engie swap a while ago and spilled all of the gear oil in the process. Now I cant find the filler plug. On the side opposite to the linkage there's a 1/2'' male plug, and that's about it. On top a little closer to the tail is a round nub that feels like it has a flathead fitting, is that the filler? I don't think it is since it's such a pain to get to.

Help?

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My carb needle was messed up and gas got into my oil. Should I do anything special to clean out the crankcase or just change the oil normally?

Pls help /o/ searching google just turns up unrelated results about the oil industry contaminating waterways.

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>3 gooks
>one german

who wins?

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*freeze frame*
*record scratch*
Yep. Thats me.
I know what youre thinking. Howd i get in this situation?
It all started not so long ago
*VHS rewind sound*
*stops at Corvette getting beaten at Willow Springs*
TOO FAR FAST FORWARD FAST FORWARD
*fast forward to LeMans qualifiers*
*pans to Ford GT crossing the finish line*
No thats not me!
*pans to Corvette crashing into tire wall*
Yep, THATS me.
*towed to the pit*
*All Star starts playing*
I just know that one day ill finish the race, and make it into top three

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What is so great about the 911 GT3? On paper, they really aren't that interesting. Is it one of those "you have to drive one to understand" memes?