[ D a i l y A u s f a g T h r e a d ] >Ultimate driving m

>shops are a 2 minute drive
>don't want to put the wear on my engine from a cold start
>trying to think up a new reason to go out as well
Loving cars hurts, wish my room mate was home so I could steal his beater

>RWD
>under $7500
>not older than '94
>not grossly underpowered
>not a 6cyl falcondore
>not an automatic cop bait supra/s13
why is it so fucking hard?

>>14173147
ss commie or xr6t?

>>14173168
aye, looked at those but they're hard to find without 200000+kms or skidding red flags like stockies and ricey mods

>>14173147
you can get BMWs with i6s and v8s for well under 7k. a friend had a 1998 e39 that had a nice 3 litre inline 6.

>>14173147
Tip: Go on to Gumtree, stick in manual RWD and see what comes up

>>14173053
>2 minute drive
you mean five minute walk
stop being a fat cunt

>>14173147
>6cyl falcondore
Bruz, don't hate on the barra

>>14173293
barra is good but it would need to be turbo
and the one I could probably afford (BA) has gearbox and diff problems
manual would be too expensive and more likely to be thrashed

>>14173261
>r31
>commie
>commie
>utes
>vans
>utes
>commie
guess I need to keep digging

>>14173293
they're shit

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>fatcunt returns
>type coconut is posting freely
this fucking place mang

>>14173053
>i love cars
>i also have to think of a reason to go for a drive
just go for a drive faggot.

>>14173539
>R31
Found it on your first result.

>>14174420
man, i saw my friends one after he got into a smash in it, would never own one. it was about 60 into a guardrail and he's lucky he can drive again

>>14174665
Don't be shit then.

>>14174747
nice get
i'd buy a 31 if there were no other road users
i see too many cunts driving like fuckwits to risk driving a deathtrap like that

How is the 6cyl 323 astina?

>>14175160
I mean, I daily a motorbike, any car is a 5 star for safety to me, I don't even get abs

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WHER WERE U WEN DICK SMITH WAS KILL?

>>14175576
working at woolworths and rubbing my hands

Did my trans mounts today. They were literally split in half
Check your mounts gents

>>14175602
>woolworths owns dick smiths
>woolworths sold dick smith gift cards last week at a 10% discount knowing they would go bust
>somehow this is legal

Fuck you kikes, I lost $16 worth of gift cards

>>14175576
>people not getting their online orders
>dick isn't giving out refunds
Top fucking kek, best way to go out

>>14175606
>trans mounts split in half
There is a joke somewhere in there

>>14175628
I guess I got lucky.
Bought those gift cards from Woolies last week with the 10% bonus credit, ordered tablet online with them same day, picked it up a couple of days ago.

STILL MAD I LOST $16 THOUGH

THAT'S ALOTTA KFC

>>14175646
And the guy behind the counter kept pushing the extended warranty on me, rolled his eyes when I ultimately refused. Stupid fuck, who's laughing now.

>>14175646
Fark mate, go down there an d yell at the newest looking worker you can, it's all their fault you know.

Bonus points for tears

>>14175651
why are the pakis that work there always such dickheads

Do I have to use distilled water in my radiator or can I just use boiled water? Mixing with Nulon concentrated. 1/3 coolant, 2/3 water.

>>14175830
Distilled water is best as it has a very low PPM of solids/contaminants. If you are going to use boiled water you may as well just put it in straight from the tap.

I use reverse osmosis water for my radiator, it is usually less than 10PPM

>>14175830
if you live in some shithole (i.e. near mines) then use distilled
I use 50/50 hose waterand bongwater

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MEMED

>>14175979
Bruh, can't you see he was just showing off his new 4ws system when some dick hit him

>>14175979
Bruh, can't you see that's the new rocketbunny kit with an aggressive toe alignment

>>14175610
The stores are still open, couldn't you go use it.

>>14175610
Woolworths hasn't owned Dick Smith in like 2 or 3 years dude.

>I know cause I work for the evil cunts :(

>>14176049

If a company declares liquidation which I assume Dicks has or will do, you as a share holder/gift card holder/ lay-by holder are entitled to 1c of every dollar or some shit.

Welcome to how business works.

>mfw i fixed my shitheap jeep with 2 pieces of tin today
Clarkson would be proud
I am a bush mechanic!

Melbmeet when

>>14173147
VX Calais v8
>factory LSD
>has a decent automatic
>can be had for as little as 3-4grand with rego and low k's
>grandpa'd and usually garaged
>total stealth mobile, looks like a stock VT v6 pos

>>14174199
pre 2008 their shit before they worked out the kinks

>>14175979
That high belt line is disgusting

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>>14175576
What happened to Dick?

>>14176229
he went the way of jimmyshit

fuck sake

a bunch of hairy legged bitches who don't even watch Cricket are offended by a rich chill Caribbean dude flirting with a beautiful woman on camera.

Fuck off feminist scum, you're not even fighting for equality anymore, you're just a bunch of angry extremists with daddy issues.

and no, for once i'm not talking about mr coconut

>>14176260
>watching/reading the news in any form
>why
nope

>>14176260
they are mad because the big black guy wouldnt even give them the time of day

>>14176190
thanks mate, didn't think of a calais, looking now

>>14176260
and yet when the reporter was flirting with the random dude on the beach everyone thought it was the best thing ever?

>>14176273
i got my dunnydoor for 4k and 200k full service history only need brakes, suspention, rego @ now tuning but it was perfectly drivable i am just a diva

>>14176281
>only meeded brakes, suspension
major stuff or just pads and etc?

It might be because I'm high but I think I have figured out the art of the driftu.

It's not about the power or hitting the handbrake mid turn, it's about the weight, lifting off the throttle mid corner will send the back out and reaplying the throttle will move the weight back inducing oversteer/madskizintiatree.

How close am I?

>>14176294
front rotors and pads
suspension thus far is front sway bar bushings and linkages and front rear shocks
tuning is mafless otr and exaughst thats it so far
>mfw dropping it in tomorrow
>mfw my first dynotune
>mfw nervous.

Help

>>14176324
Very.

If you want to master the drifu you need a RWD with a LSD and Dirt/Tarmac road in the countryside.

And no dont drift in the wet if you dont know what your doing, learn weight transfer and scando flick

>>14176189
Whenever you plan something and add it to the meetlist then spam the shit out of dat with your shitplans.

>>14176335
wet road is fine as long as he has access to an industrial strip of roads. They're incredibly wide.

>>14176342
Your gonna find out kurbs will fuck your shit up quite quickly

>>14176324
Go out and try it before you come down.

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>>14176274

>>14176349
LOL
not him but i wont touch weed while driving now
>last time i did it
>random dissaccoiation syndrome spiked for no reason
Nope
o
p
e

Havent been near weed since

>>14176324
Congratulations, your inebriated self understands drifting better than most drivers.

Not even kidding, all of my friends think drifting is just ripping the handbrake mid turn.

>>14176367
As did we all when we had our first car with no low down torque RWD

>>14176349
Fuck that shit, moved my car 10meters into the carport and I'm pretty sure I took months off the clutch's lifespan.

Very worried that I'm not going to understand the physics behind this later

>>14176372
>drifting in a manual
Nope

>>14176260
why does the media hate dudes so much?

>>14176442
It begins with 'Z' and ends in 'OG'

>>14176442
It's because he's black

>>14176449
Jews?

>>14176449
Z06 is the OG?

>>14176378
Falcunt pls go and stay go

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NZ here to laugh at Dick Smith eating shit. I haven't even been into one in a year or two

Also getting this girl low next week

>>14176164
It's not in liquidation yet, only administration.

>>14176479
Dick smith went to shit after they tried to turn it into a mini harvey norman.

When they were like jaycar it was GOAT

>sisters boyfriend shows up to borrow some jack stands
>see his car
>what once once a stock golf diesel is now on its way to rice
>black plastidipped badges
>shitty rims, looks weak as fuck since dodgy brand
>illest sticker, shocker sticker, watanabe mark
>ask what's wrong with his car
>"nothing mate, just need some extras so I can cut the springs"
>refused to give them to him, didn't want to encourage the behaviour
>he starts asking me if I know how to alter the camber instead
How do I stop this? It's a fucking diesel golf

>>14176514
Diesel Drags are a thing ya know

>>14176518
>FWD
>base model
Yeah nah, car has a 8+ 0-100 time.

>>14176527
So he hasn't done sikmods? just added some lookatmoi stickers

>>14176530
He probably has a cold air intake waiting to be installed then a dyno+tune, probably will increase the power by 20kW.

Watch out though, after he installs a sick bov it will be the fastest on the tougay

>>14176539
>bov
>on a diesel

You do know how they work, don't you.
The only thing a bov on diesel will achieve is slightly better spool time on gear changes.

>>14176514
if it's not a turbo just call him a faggot and make him do that resistor mod to make it roll coal
sounds like babby watched f&f for the first time t b h

>>14176504
That's a nice way of saying "we're fucked"

>that feel when severely cut back on my smokage
feels good t'bh. from massive cones every 15 minutes to a skinny j every 2-4 hours

>>14176551
Yeah, I don't think they are going to be able to trade their way out of insolvency. They will be in liquidation within 3 months.

>>14176547
Joke mate, he knows jack shit about cars and has pulled shit like that.

Interested to put the idea of a dose pipe in his head, it is an autotragic howrvert

>>14176514
man, the golf fanbase is truly awful

I've seen a bunch of stanced ones with weird matte wrap jobs, and always with the stickers

>>14176554
>tfw increased it
Eh, nothing is suffering as of yet. Except my wallet since I just seem to break things while high, snapped my headset trying to take it off last night

>>14176564
man
>had mk3 vr6 golf as a first car
>had heaps of cunts saying "lolol nice monster truck bro", "you shouls buy some coilovers man", "woah man no way those are real bbs"
>was stock and kept it stock til the end

>>14176568
Ufekkendrugo

>>14176554
>>14176554
bridgestoned would be disajointed in you

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>>14176576
noice

>>14176571
you're the guy who had the red one, yeah?

I've kept my car completely stock apart from a set of aftermarket rear shocks lel

>>14176576
I know, it's my crutch but I enjoy it still.

Getting a stoner's cough now. Better than a smokers though

>>14176578
I C what u did there

>>14176597
I know bong chest all too well

>>14175606
my mounts are fricked senpai.
went to mechanic and he said he rarely replaces transmission mounts and engine mounts in my car being collapsed causes no issues as engine already moved around a ton.

i assume most people ditch a car before trans mounts collapse? how many km is your car?

my mums fords transmission just shit itself, options are to push it into a paddock and burn it or I can try my first transmission change

All I've done is change oil, how hard would it be to throw a cheapy from the wreckers in with a weekend, haynes manual and half a slab

>>14176591
yeah, the red one
still miss it for some reason

Why are used bikes so expensive?

In fact why are bikes in general so expensive?

FFs, 6300 is the cheapest I can get a ride away dual sport

And a 2nd hand of a similar model costs 5000 w/o rego. (these are all 250 class DS)

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>>14175830
>Nulon coolant
take a piss in the radiator m8, you'll get better results

>>14176514
jaysus croist
bottle the cunt

>>14176677
Because LAMS tax.

>>14176685
This image makes me incredibly uncomfortable

>>14176686
What do you suggest I do? I'm confused as fuark, unsure if I should take a risk and buy 2nd hand, not take a risk and pay full price (6300) for a dual sport bike in the 250cc category.

>>14176707
don't be a pussy and buy 2nd hand, as long as it doesn't look munted you'll be right

>>14176707
Look at used bikes, wait for a clean example of whatever you're looking for specifically to pop up and when it does get it inspected by a mechanic to make sure it's as good as it seems.

I bought my 2011 Ninja 250 used almost two years ago and I've had literally zero issues with it. Put 18k on the odo so far and it's given zero fucks.

$6300 for a new 250 dualsport seems pretty steep imo, you could get a lot more bike for that money in the used market.

Shit takes time man, bike hunting doesn't happen overnight, especially if you're looking for something specific.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/fords-outlandish-new-patent-looks-like-it-belongs-in-a-batman-film/news-story/d83243ce14c21eb0e5557ec8316053a0

Oh Ford you so silly

>>14176717
Kinda tempted to just pick up a cheap Cbe125 until a good 2nd hander comes along in all honesty

>>14176735
If you're gonna get a cheap throwaway bike get a GPX/ZZR250, much better than a CB125E. Unless you're specifically looking for a 125 because $200 cheaper rego in some states.

Hell, if you're feeling crazy you could chuck some 17' knobbies on the ZZR and take that off road for shits and gigs.

>>14176744
>125

GTA V or just cause 3? Got some Christmas money to splurge so $50 doesn't seem too bad right now

>>14176744
Squishy, you seem to be very well read on this matter

So, in your opinion for under 4000~ ride away, what sort of bike should I be looking at that would be capable to do adventure touring (with some mods) and maybe light off-road with knobblies?

Will the Inamuza, the VTR, suffice? Just hit me with as many bike recommendations as you can give me.

Because up until now I've been fixated on t he CRF250L, the DRZ400E, the WR250R, but I find the 6300 Rideaway a lot to stomach for the cheapest of the lot new. (5500 is the cheapest used I could find)

>>14176735
I bought an old suzuki across in excellent condition with low mileage, you might be able to find a similar bike around the price range of a newish 125E if you're into the sportbike look (it's an i4 250 as well which is fuckn rad)

Dual sports seem to be the most expensive, in my opinion you're better off getting a road bike now and then getting a shitbike in the future
just make sure to be ready to walk away from any obvious flaws in a sale

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>>14176735
just have a good look around, my brother picked up this up for $300

>>14176819
GTA5
++single player story
+pretty fun
-no true classic online free roam / online feels a bit MMO-y and limited due to progression bullshit
-online can be buggy

Just Cause 3
+parachutes
+wing suits
+++grappling hook
++blowing EVERYthing up
---story (but that's not why you play Just Cause)
-buggy mess

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>Comin' round ya in the Toll train

>>14176696
being rude to transformer tire, its really a frog!

>>14176854
Not gonna lie, my heart rate was elevated that whole video

>>14176854
this makes me want to drive across the country
something that doesn't remind me of my fuckin ex

>>14176864
So was mine while I overtook him, it was a little bumpy in spots,

>>14176707
What state are you in? Does it have to be 250cc? If you're just after a bike with that sort of styling to have while restricted just grab a DRZ400 for 5k.

Bulletproof and plenty of fun to last until your full license and beyond.

>>14176870
I went to a dealer and tried sitting on a DR-Z, I'm 5'11 and I could barely place my feet on the ground, I don't know if the DR-Z400 is for me as I'd like to have both legs planted to be honest.

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>>14176854
I imagine driving one of those trucks would be really bizarre.

>>14176869
Brave man. Overtaking is a weak point for me, I hate doing it so I end up doing 150+ after a gear change or two to get it over and done with

>>14176864
Yeah at about 14sec it got rough and it pushed me close to him.

Watch the white line and the hood bump for the swerve

>>14176885
It's worse when you are limited to 100km/h.
But that's why you use the UHF to confirm its clear to come around, plus then he knows what you're doing too.

>>14176877
More or less the same height as every other dual sport (even the 250s). If you go the sumo route the seat height will be considerably lower, or you can also get the seat shaven down to reduce 1 - 2 inches.

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>>14176881
how so?

>>14176601
Your mechanic is a retard if he thinks that collapsed mounts are fine
Mine has 240,000 or so. It's had a hard life though

>>14176910
uh oh, this guy has found his way to the /dat/

>>14176924
be quiet harleyfag

>>14176881
Nothing to it, just need to be able to drive a crash box and know when to turn so the trailers don't run shit over.

>>14176924
ive been on dat for a while now, i just don't post my bike here normally.

Anyone retrofitted a electric water pump to a older car?

Craigdavies has a kit with controller that sells for about $300-$400. Apparently you just cut off the propellers on your mechanical unit, pull out the old thermostat and attach the electric pump to the bottom outlet of the radiator. You can then set what temp you want the car to run at with a controller in the dash.

They quote 10KW at the flywheel for a VT 5.0 with this mod, but that sounds optimistic to me.

Also thinking of running manual steering and fucking off the AC, so I'd be only running the alternator via the belt.

3-6HP for the steering, fuck all for the AC pulley, 3-6 HP for the electric water pump...

>>14176893
Is there some sort of agreement for the guy being passed to slam on the brakes and let you in if a car pops up?

>leaving the cricket in adelaide
>see a bunch of abbos arguing
>cop starts walking towards them
>situation escalates
>aw fuk you noonga and other undeciferable shit being yelled
>hundreds of people walk past trying not to laugh while the cop trys to break them up
fuckin abbos man

>>14177005
Usually if something does appear ahead the one being overtaken slows down.

Plus majority of the time before I pass a road train I call them up on the UHF and ask if its all good to come around. Then they usually reply about it being all dark and if anything comes they will powerdown to let you past faster.

>>14177006
first of why the fuck would you waste your time going to the cricket and secondly the reason we have so much trouble communicating with abbos is because they are animals they are not people. niggers are people, shitty brown people but abbos aren't even close. they should all be put down like the rabid wild animals that they are.

>>14175576
https://foragerfunds.com/bristlemouth/dick-smith-is-the-greatest-private-equity-heist-of-all-time/

>>14177038
>not enjoying a good t20 game with the boys

what's the go is for using different types of petrol? is it okay to top up a tank half full of 91 with a fill of 98?

>>14177089
Yes, stop being an autist.

>>14177071
what is there to enjoy?
id rather go to the pub and waste money there. at least they have a pool table.

>>14177093
s-sorry

>>14177089
it will be like running your car with 95?

>>14177094
and the beer is much cheaper

>>14177053
I don't understand half of those words and tables but impressive never the less

>>14177094
Maybe him and his mates actually follow the sport and enjoy watching their teams play?

>>14177094
>>14177101
refer to this post >>14177104

>>14177104
>follow the sport
Topcuck

>>14177104
How much ice do you have to smoke before you can get drunk enough to enjoy cricket anyway?

>>14177120
You don't smoke the ice, silly - you put it in the beer.

Then you follow it up with some crystal meth.

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>>14177089
educate yourself son

>>14176324
I do that around corners everywhere senpai, just slightest bit of oversteer with awd at slow speeds, need to be going 60+ for it to really steep out proper, then I wait until I'm aimed in the direction I want to exit and peg it out

I'd probably kill myself when I drive a rear wheel drive car again

>>14177120
Cricket is great mate, the atmosphere is nice plus beer improves the event massively

>>14177186
Be honest you don't like cricket at all you just like getting drunk and "im off to watch the cricket" is a good excuse for doing that.

>>14177187
this is me, i find cricket exceptionally dull but if the boys offer me a ticket and a couple of frosties, i'm there.

but then again i legitimately watch and enjoy esports so everyone's got different tastes

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>>14177209
Hilariously relevant

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>there are australians who don't like cricket
Also leave Gayle alone. He's a fucking legend you soft cocks

>>14176617
It's not that hard but it can be an annoying cunt depending where the bolts are.

Would recommend at least one mate to give you a hand if the car is any bigger than a hatchback as getting the new tranny in can also be a fiddly as fuck job.

>>14177323
fuck off poof, cricket is only entertaining if you're an uneducated bogan or if you just downed a few tinnies

>>14177323
t. Chris Gayle
maybe you should stop grabbing tourists for squishy squishy

>>14176831
>you seem to be very well read

Ehh, I know a little about bikes but I'm by no means an expert.

As far as dualsports go the DR-Z comes to mind, they come in 250 and 400cc versions and should be pretty common (and I would assume cheap, especially for the 250). The KLX250/300 also comes to mind, although they're pretty underpowered for what they are.

Older DR650's and KLR650's could also be good, even in Tassie you see them pop up for 3-4k occasionally.

It really depends on what sort of "light off-roading" you intend to do. Road bikes can do gravel fire roads just fine, provided you don't try to be a sick cunt and hang the tail out on every corner. The main limiting factor will be tyres, so investigating some 50/50 road/trail tyres in road bike sizes could be an option.

As far as road bikes go, pretty much anything Japanese will do you well. Ninjas, CBR's, VTR's etc it's all good. I would move away from the Inazuma though, they're pretty underpowered as far as 250's go.

An oddball (ish) option could be the V-strom 650, fairly sure they made a LAMS version. Could be pretty pricey though.

Isn't the CRF250L the bike with the spaghetti frame that bends easily? Might want to stay away from those so you don't get stuck with a bike you can't get rid of because the frame's all kinds of fucked up from the one time you dropped it.

>find perfect car at a reasonable or even amazing price
>perth

Every fucking time.

>truck drivers in charge of giving way at roundabouts
Is it that fucking hard to wait a few seconds?

>mfw first tune and dyno happenig shortly
Hold me

hey /o/, update on the prelude i was looking at for those who were interested. After getting it on the hoist, it was completely fucked, oil was leaking on the underside near transmission, oil pan was leaking and scratched to death, there were multiple dings in the exhaust pipe and within about 2 weeks, fuel gauge went from 1 quart to nothing readable, suggesting it was burning a lot of petrol.

>Tfw back to the drawing board

Will 5k be enough for a decent roadworthy lude?

>>14180032
This feel, every time

Then getting it registerable here is SA would be too much of a dick around to even bother

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I only watch enough cricket so I can keep up with all the funny memes.

Shit talking about cricket with mates is fair dinkum too.

>>14180398
so is this a car you own or are inspecting

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>>14176910
Heh, I was in sixth gear in my video. The acceleration is a lot faster if I shift down first.

>>14176931
This doesn't exist in /dat/.

>>14176940
I drove a tour bus in 2014 that was about ten meters long. I got used to it really quickly, but those road trains would take a bit of getting used to I think.

>>14179203
I'd probably lean towards DRZs for learners. You're bound to neglect it a little bit while you're learning and that bike is pretty much bullet proof and very forgiving with stuff like that.

Unfortunately CBR250RRs are getting passed their heyday now. They're slowly disappearing and parts are steadily getting harder to find.

>spent last few years driving like a fuckwit and getting away with it because my car looks granny-spec
>thinking of getting a commodore now and not sure if i'll get away with it anymore
obscure feel

>>14180977
what car was this grannymobile

>>14180843
>This doesn't exist in /dat/.
But he is Australian

what was the most common problem you experienced in your early years of owning a car /dat/ ?

for me it's oil leaks. every fucking car I've owned had pissed oil at some stage

>>14181150
I always ended up having to replace the rear axle bushings. Cunts always ended up crab walking.

>>14180990
not gonna say because I don't wanna get associated with driving like a shitcunt here
think of it sorta like an old citroen in terms of lack of cop attention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatl1PBYim4

Animal vids anyone?

>>14181150
>fucked rear differentials
I'm in my second car, I think whatever 740 wagon I get, would have a fucked diff knowing my luck

>>14172873
>http://dave-roland.bandcamp.com/album/the-original-music-to-the-last-ride

why the fuck is some shitty music being linked in the OP? is the artist one of the tripfags here or something?

>>14181733
>complaining about ficked diffs
perfect excuse for an LSD to be honest lad

>>14181618
>tfw this has basically entered modern pop culture
have heard random cunts using these phrases ironically, pretty great

>>14181150
>what was the most common problem you experienced in your early years of owning a car /dat/ ?

Engines just tend to start knocking with me, 3 out of 4 cars have done it. Most likely bearings.

>>14181150
tyres on the drive wheels seem to wear out really quickly for some reason

also oil burns heaps

>>14181784
>not liking the GOAT soundtrack to an artsy indie film

>>14181150
havent really had any issues(touch on wood) this is my first car however.

things which have gone which i consider maintenance however have been:
timing belt and water pump, brakes and engine mounts.

i think that when you accept that things will go eventually but you can try your best to use better parts ownership becomes less of a worry.

>>14181786
That's what I have planned for it

>>14181892
>artsy indie film

What film

>>14182017
soon to be released apparently

I, for one, welcome our davidian overlord

>>14182017
The Last Ride. It even says in the title "Music from The Last Ride".

>>14181892
>>14182065
>artsy indie film
>implying it's not just some high as fuck south australians with a camera phone

>>14182065
meh, I ignore the stupid dave crap.

>>14176920
they were partially collapsed, he may have meant that they were fine(for now)
mine is at 112k.
im getting engine mounts done next service.

>>14182077
>australia
>dave roland is a canadian
pretty sure its a canadian flick senpai

>>14182119
fuck off we've been through this before

>>14182132
i know but some people need a reminder

>>14182144
a reminder that you're a jimmyshit and need to fuck off?

>>14182158
how is jimmy and a canadian guy in any way related?

>>14182194
The Dave dude is a joke/meme on /mu/ so they're both literal memes.

>>14182132
we've been through this, no evidence of him being in canadia, he could've just put the location as canada for some other reason
he posted pics in melbin though

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>>14182256

>>14182256
a few bandcamp artists claim to have met and worked with him last year in toronto.

>>14180821
inspecting

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>>14182592
FEMANISM is GOOD because RAPE is men and woman are because of SEXISAMISM and RASIST are also MEN without RAPEING o hand of a WOMAN is RASISTS and WONG! MEN cannot sexisamism a RAPE woman if she is LESBIENAMANISM and done a HITLER!

>>14182627
Women can't rape, everyone knows this

You sexist pig

I swear abbos will be the death of me

>live in a quiet neighbourhood
>all except for this abbo family that lives in the corner a few blocks away
>always go past it to and from work
>at least once or twice a week there'll be fucking abbo kids running around the road after school
>in the morning they'll be sitting out the front eating bush tucka breakfast or whatever
>always see cops parked out the front talking to them
>be today coming home from work
>cops out the front talking to them
>kids everywhere running
>all their toys scattered on the grass on their lawn and everyone elses lawn
>coming to the intersection, about to turn
>completely distracted by all the commotion going on with that house
>check both ways, think an oncoming car is parked for some reason and then I turn left
>only as I turned I just realise that car wasn't parked and was moving
>thankfully it turned left as well (didn't have indicators on, must have also been distracted with the abbos)

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flying through puddles is fun as hell
no hydrolock yet too

>go into shop
>tune not finish because suppliers fuck up missing parts
>fuck
>cant drive car
have to go back next week oh well

>dealership calls at 5:10pm to say parts are in
>it closes at 5:30pm
>ok, they are less than 5km away
>go to find a car key for the spare car
>not to be found
>call wife
>oh sorry anon, I took all of them as it was too hard to take them off the keyring
>keyring is literally a carabiner

>>14182909
>wife
got what you deserved mate

>>14182961
>sex every night
>dinner made every night
>laundry done
>lunches made everyday


Sure did mate, she is great and she works for the ATO. Last years tax return was over 6k due to her knowing the system so well.

>>14182965
>ATO
SATAN

>>14182976
Its true, all the benefits she told me about and the shit you can get a day off for, plus free money just for saying you will spend it on a fitness item. oh and like 18% super. There is heaps more too.

Oh and holidays, When the average company closes over christmas you have to take whatever time off out of your annual leave, not at the gummint that is just a free 2 weeks holiday as it wasn't when you wanted to take the holidays. Even if you did.

Got to work on a 'Godmachine' today, last years Toyota 86.

I've been interested in them as a car, not to the point of wanting to own one but you know, RWD Front engine, light'ish, pretty much all the things you want in a fun car.

Best descriptive word if I can only pick one is 'Cheap'

If you are over 6 foot tall I wouldn't bother, Im 6"3 and my knees hit the steering wheel with the seat all the way back and about 3cm of clearance to the roof.

Acceleration was OK for what it is but nothing worth bragging about.

Braking was good apt but its only pulling up a small car so meh.

Suspension is set up fairly balanced and it handles well as a stock car BUT they get this by having harder springs. Hard enough that it would fucking suck as a every day car, hard enough that the cheapness really showed its face on bumpy roads and there were rattles everywhere

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>>14183032
When are we going for a ride?

>>14183032
sounds like shit

pretty dissapointing for a 35000aud+ new car

>>14182306
his latest release has an australian road as the cover
he was definitely in melbin
explain that cunt

>>14183037

I'm waiting on new blinkers to come from das Germans, left side was just standard fade but the right hand one, I ninja kicked it clean off getting off the bike. They should be here this week though so some time after I wire them in this weekend.

>>14183045

I didn't crawl out of it wanting to buy one. Don't get my wrong though, it would be buckets of fun on a twisty road that you could keep speed flowing through corners, or a downhill run.

Uphill it simply doesn't having the pulling power, and as a daily driver that suspension is shit house.

I had 5 grand worth of Buddy Club track spec coil overs in the Skyline and it was more comfortable on the street.

>>14183067
u wot m8? the car in the pic is driving on the right hand side

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>Sudden want for a Rhodesian-built Alfa
I'm not entirely sure why.

>>14183145
alfa romeos are stunningly beautiful but also stunningly crappily built. my mate bought a GTV and that thing was an endless money pit, he could probably count the number of hours he got to drive it when he owned it since it never went one day without breaking down. he ended up fixing it till it ran just long enough for someone to test drive it and buy it.

alfa romeo. not even once.

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So this happened today, pic related.

It's a stop sign for both sides, I'm in the green car. So when it's clear the orange and red car go at the same time. and when I pull up at the intersection and stop the brown car pulls up at the same time and then cuts infront of me. He's in the wrong right, He should have given way to me?

>>14183169
Of course.

Why the fuck do you need a shitty diagram for something so obvious?

Did you want us to all pat you on the back and tell you the brown car was a bad brown man and should have his license revoked?

I bet you're still on your red P's.

>>14183178
No I was just checking because he stopped in the middle of a 90kph main road with cars coming at him and gave me a "wtf are you doing mate" look

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/adelaide-cbd/cars-vans-utes/1986-alfa-romeo-33-hatchback/1100086772

anybody want a cheap alfa?

>>14183206
what's fucking sad is that I can't afford this
fucking need some money damn it

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mount-barker/wheels-tyres-rims/corona-corolla-14-rims-tyres-114-3/1100017234

any of you cunts in SA want a shit load of rims because why the fuck not?

>>14183213
i can easily afford it but i'll bet i cant afford the maintenance.

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>>14183037

Fucking Germans so efficient that its here now, Missus picked it up but didn't tell me it was here.

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Also because I know everyone loves pictures of dumb shit.

Here are some one off vented drum brakes on a trailer.

Owner DIDN"T know, only wanted the bearings to be replaced as it was meant to be going for a long ass drive and hasn't been looked at for a long time.

>>14183086
what's your point

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>>14183145
>specifically rhodesian-built
don't worry mate, we know exactly why

>>14183322
>ENJOY YOURSELF
>ENJOY YOURSELF
>LET THE MUSIC GET TO YOU
>ENJOY YOURSELF

Fucken Australia Post man
Ordered NYE and I still haven't gotten my shit

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>>14183032
>>14183037
>>14183227

And with some soldering magic they are on and work, bloody bright though.

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>>14183322
Ian Smith did nothing wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI9c_Cm0WiQ

>>14183353
that feel

still waiting on shit well into next week

fucking slack sellers take ages to post shit in the first place

So, Squishy, BLDC, ya know how I happen to have real bad luck with automobiles in general?

>>14183417
at least your not me

>>14183426
Oh I can tell you now that my situation is worse, brother.

>>14183417
Don't tell me more complications arose/it's not done yet.

>>14183431
please enlighten me?

>>14183436
>Don't tell me more complications arose/it's not done yet.

No, it's well and truly done, registered. Got to take it for a drive for a little while even... but spun a bearing about 20km out of Blacktown. Started with a light tapping and then progressed to full on knocking with a massive drop in oil pressure. All I can do is laugh about it man, if there is a God out there He seriously doesn't want me to have this car. Had to get a towie to take it back to TSI, we're gonna figure out what we can do in terms of getting it shipped to Wagga so I can do the repair works and get a replacement rotating assembly for it.

I'm staying optimistic bud, basically means I can get stuck into building what I really wanted sooner than was originally intended.

>>14183444
Forgot to mention I was literally on my way to find somewhere to park so I could send a message to BLDC and ask how the weather was. It's been raining all day in Sydney, heavy rain up in Central Coast and Northern Sydney so I didn't know if a meet would be called off or not.

>>14183444
HAH my old failcon did worse things in the space of 3 weeks i had to give it away some cars are just cursed mate

>>14183448
>HAH my old failcon did worse things in the space of 3 weeks i had to give it away some cars are just cursed mate
I can tell you now m8 I will not be letting this vehicle go.

>>14183457
pardon my ignorance but what the flying mcfuck is it?

>>14183459
Go to the NSW rego check site, type in "CG81GL" and it should tell you, quicker than me pulling pics off my phone.

>>14183444
I... Wow.

Sorry for your lots etc.

I'm assuming it was fine before you finally picked it up?

At least it's finally in your hands I guess. And you have an excuse to rip the engine out and go to town on it now, too.

Life, man. She moves in mysterious ways sometimes, with no rhyme or reason to be found.

>>14183463
how the fuck can a 30 year old 4banger be so unreliable are you redlining it everywhere ?

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>>14183464
>I'm assuming it was fine before you finally picked it up?
Sounded fine to me, usual second or so of clatter while oil pressure builds but my AE82 does that anyway so I wasn't concerned, seems to be a common thing for the engine. Troy didn't have any issues with it in Japan as far as I'm aware and neither did TSI, though they were only moving it around really and not actually driving it.

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>>14183474
I dunno man, I drove it very light today, I don't think it saw over 3500 RPM.

Having said that, I don't think even the AE82 has ever seen the redline in my possession. Maybe 7k or so, still has another 700RPM to play with there though. Never hit the limiter in it.

>>14183476
I kek'd
May I ask what dash cam that is, been thinking about getting one myself?

>>14183483
lol holy shit now that is some bad luck.

4age a shit

>>14183483
Swap a silvertop into it.

>>14182989
>plus free money just for saying you will spend it on a fitness item
tell me more

>>14183486
>4age a shit
Nah man, they're too fun to be shit. Driving Mum's little Mazda buzzbox thing made me realise that I've never come across another engine that's so... eager. So many econoboxes I've driven seem reluctant to pass beyond 4000 RPM or so, it's like they get bored or something and just stop trying. 4A-G's just seem to wind up forever and ever and ever, and sound fantastic while doing it.

>>14183485
Kaiser Baas R10

>>14183489
Well a guy showed up at TSI today to talk to the fellas there and is selling a blacktop for $600, with apparently low km. Hard to find them that cheap.

>>14183476
fuck me that's funny as
amazed at how high it bounced.
submit to DCA?

>>14183444
fuck, how much did you pay for it

back in the day I bought a sprinter for 600 bucks

>>14183476
sick new hoon video, Tracey Grimshaw would be pleased.

>>14183495
and in your case blow up for ever and ever

>>14183476
and the award for shittest state in straya goes to...

lol love how he just keeps going, we've all been there

>>14183476
Correct me if I'm wrong, but If he had the wheels straight when he let of the power he would have recovered it

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>>14183506
Significantly more than $600

But you won't even find a rolling shell for less than $3000 these days, and I like the car enough to justify it.

The whole "hurrr you fell for the meme" thing is precisely the reason why I didn't want to bring it up until necessary though.

>>14183514
>and in your case blow up for ever and ever
kek

Guess I'll just keep rebuilding 'em! No point in giving up now.

>>14183523
who cares maybe idk

>probably babbies first skid in the wet
>didnt know what to do
>panick.pplater
bald tyres from the look of it too
>>14183528
lol get some spares, or a mock black top

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>>14183525
the one I bought for 600 was 4ac, not running, tank full of diesel, rad support damaged, rust at the top of the windscreen, and to top it off the colour was poop brown
this was at least 4 years ago, I didn't know what a torque wrench was and I didn't see the value or I would've kept it

if that's the car then fukken noice, good that you didn't get a panda one, heaps overdone

also i'm pretty sure that heaps of old toyota stuff will bolt right in. i.e. rad support seemed identical on an sv20 camry from memory

>>14183525
My friends that aren't into anime, their reaction when I tell them how much some people pay for that "old corolla"

>>14183444
How the fuck did you manage that? Oil not changed since it was in nipland?

>>14183545
>if that's the car then fukken noice
Cheers m8, it is indeed the car, photo was taken in early October.

Should be able to scrounge some AE82 parts for it if necessary as well, pretty sure they'd share some bits and pieces.

>>14183570
Was changed at TSI along with the filter, level was good as well although I don't know the weight that they used, I would have put in 10W45 myself but who knows.

My guess is that it's more of a history thing than anything else. It doesn't stink of mistreatment because it's tidy as fuck for a car of its age, so it's all just an anomaly to me.

Any suggestions on a decent way to get it 550km inland?

>>14183583
>Any suggestions on a decent way to get it 550km inland?
well you don't really have many options there do you

>>14183583
Just push it. It's not like meme machines are heavy.

>>14183583
Are you 100% that it actually spun the bearing?
Only ways to get it to wagga are truck or trailer, and you don't have anything that can tow a trailer
GG

>>14183600
>Are you 100% that it actually spun the bearing?
Not 100%, but if it isn't a bearing it's something else that really isn't happy. Pulled off the M7, it was tapping while idling at like 600 RPM, oil pressure was concerning too. Pulled out the dip stick and gave it a wave around which usually lets it cool off enough for me to wipe the oil off, no such luck, it was extremely hot, far more than it should be.

>>14183598
>Tare weight
>920kg
yeee

>>14183583
>Any suggestions on a decent way to get it 550km inland?
hire a trailer and buy a cheap old car for towing...

crapadores are only 500 bucks

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who /summernats/ here?
[spoiler]I'm a canberra native and I hate it[/spoiler]

>>14183631
Have you checked the oil level? And are you still in syd

>>14183642
Looked okay when I pulled over after calling it quits, could definitely smell it though. You reckon it might be a case of Top Secret not filling properly?

And nah man, I caught a quick impromptu flight this arvo back to Wagga, gotta go to work tomorrow.

>>14183668
Could be. Getting hot is a usual symptom of not having enough dino goo
I just can't think why else an engine would spin a bearing when it's just running easy.
Perhaps contaminants were left over from the old oil and it fucked off cause of that

>>14183404
Sweet, now I just need to go get my shims and air filter from dealership tomorrow and fit it all.

>>14183493
That's it, you can get 300 clams if you are a gummint employee. All you say is that you bought a treadmill or something, no receipts needed.

>>14183476
TRUCKERANON

so nice pulling over

>>14183636
what bike

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>>14183854
Suzuki GSX250F 'Across'

>>14183862
Nice, that's clean m8

>>14183862
check your valves, cunt

>>14183871
couple of scuff marks on the underside of the fairings but apart from that yeah it's in great nick for a 20 year old bike
>>14183886
Tomorrow I promise

>>14183888
>Tomorrow I promise
sure m8, I bet you don't even own a set of feeler gauges

>>14183890
yeah I'll be honest it looks like a lot of work that I don't have the tools for right now

>>14183904
How long have you had the bike?

I see you posting over on the /dbt/.

IIRC you were asking about that bike a week or so ago, I assume you bought it?

>>14183913
yeah I bought the bike on the 29th, 39,000 on the odo and no signs of it being replaced or tampered. Seems to be in pretty good condition but the previous owner says he never checked the valves so I've added that to my list of things to do in the next few days

>>14178568
>>14179103
>being soft cocks

Been thinking of business opportunities lately.

I've never done drugs in my life nor plan to but weed will soon be legal in the USA ay?

Should i invest in that shit or what? I've been sitting all day thinking of the next invention that cunts will buy but this shit came to mind

What do you autists think

>>14183923
How are you going to invest in it?
Short of pre emptively being in a state where it might be legalised next and having a supply and business ready to go I don't see how you could. Unless some mega corporation decided to start mass producing spliffs.

You'd have to wait for some publicly traded company to pop up.

>>14183930
Shutup nerd

Explain

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>>14183862

>>14183919
It will be due for a valve lash check at 40k.

I assume you didn't get any service history with it?

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is this shit still relevant

>>14183942
yes

>>14183932
How are you going to invest in a newly available commodity with no real means of distribution or company set up to actually invest in?

When it becomes legal it will obviously happen after some time.

>>14183942
I still say it needs a 910 Bluebird on there

Shut up coconut

>>14183968
you sound smart

thats why you're poor and drive a shitty civic


ayyy brb getting rich

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/BMW-325Ci-2003/SSE-AD-3451336/?Cr=0
or
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/BMW-328Ci-1999/SSE-AD-3619785/?Cr=0

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>>14183937
Nah no service history, just a list of maintenance he had done himself. I'll have it looked at by someone who knows more than me in a couple of days.

>>14183935
fight me dog

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>>14183987
>implying hondas

>>14183983
t. soft cock

>>14183995
Hopefully it doesn't need much. Parts for those are a pain in the ass to find typically.

On the dolased and beer

>>14183990
Fcuk me, they don't come that cheap over here in Perth.

But those two have really high K's, I dunno man..

new thread:

>>14184024
>>14184024
>>14184024

>>14184003
Yeah hopefully everything is peachy.
Out of interest, what are the symptoms of poor valve clearance?

>>14183995
Where you at nig?

>>14184047
dickson maccas cuz

>>14183942
>Decent prelude for under 5k
Maybe my luck is bad, but I haven't managed to find any 5th gens close to roadworthy at that price

>>14183583
search on fb for simbad, he's a sydney towie and always gives me good rates

>>14183942
its a bit outdated.

It should add the VX Calai with mafless tune fucking rip