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Tools you'll need to start basic wrenching on your car, beyond oil changes and brakes
Good metric socket set. Almost all cars in the last 20 years have completely metric fasteners now. Don't waste money buying "all in one" sets in shitty blow mould boxes that include sizes like 25/32". You won't need them. Just get a quality set of metric.
Talking about wrenches and sockets, don't get 12 point, get 6 point only. 12 points do have their place, but for someone just starting out, you don't need them.
You'll need two of each size of wrench. I suggest one set regular combo wrenches, one set of ratcheting wrenches.
A GOOD fine tooth ratchet. Get at least a 72 tooth count. Spend some money here. Go with the good stuff, don't cheap out. You don't have to buy new, and not buying new can save you a ton of bread. Gearwrench, Proto, Blackhawk, Williams, Blue-Point, Cornwell, SK, Matco, Mac, Snap-on. Despite what jealousfags will tell you, Snap-on isn't a meme. For ratchets, you'll want 2 of each size: 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2, one of those 2 should be a long flex head.
Expensive screwdrivers are also not meme. Same brands as above. They just fit the fastener better, plus feel better in your hand. The better fit on the fastener, plus the better fit in your hand means you can get more torque on screw. More torque means you strip the fucking thing out.
Got to HF for your general shop tools: jacks, jackstands, creepers, oil catch trays, magnetic trays, etc.
For pliers, Knipex is GOAT, but they're expensive. You can start out with Stanley or Klein. HF Pittsburgh PRO if you're on a super budget.
And finally a compressor. Yes, you'll need one. Ignore shit like "150 MAX PSI" and "BIG FANCY LETTERING ADVERTISEMENTS". There is exactly one, and only one spec that matters: SCFM @ 90psi. You want a bare minimum of 5 SCFM @90, and 6 is better. Anything over 6, and you're golden. CL is a great place to get a compressor, but everyone knows this, so they go really fast.
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This is actually all really good sound advice, no one wonder it has no replies.
Don't cheap out on wrenches though. The HF ones are terrible, the tolerances on them is abysmal, and they aren't even comfortable to hold.
I've had decent look with sunex, especially their impact sockets, still a chinaman brand that's nowhere near the quality of snappy's, but still IMO better than HF.
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>>16898983
>Talking about wrenches and sockets, don't get 12 point, get 6 point only.
6 point wrenches?
Those aren't very common and I don't recommend that since you'll never be able to get it on the fastener, I have a 6 point 10mm wrench and I can never use it since it can only be indexed in 6 positions, there's always something blocking me from using it
>>16899789
The HF full polish wrenches are great tho?
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>>16898983
Pretty sound advice, I nothing I don't agree with here.
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Radar detectors thread! What do you use br/o/s? I've been thinking about getting either the Escort Passport or the Genevo One. Anyone has any experience with either of these?
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dont break the law nigger
$0
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i have an rx 65 red that i got off ebay for $125
its the best auto related purchase ive ever made
im not a fan of hard wired radar detectors
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>>16898371
I got a uniden DFR1 on amazon for $45 buckeroos
has a ton of false alerts but you know what? It fucking works.
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Black wheels are the master race, regardless of car colour. Prove me wrong
>Protip: you can't
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>>16895952
Looks like cheap steel wheels and makes me assume the owner is a loser metal head or a beaner/nigger
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>>16895952
Black wheels are shit. They hide the detail and contrast that should be there
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>>16896004
>White car
>Black Wheels
>No contrast
>????
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>he drives a v8
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Yeah, she won't be needing these anymore because you have to put them on.
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>>16894555
btfo
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>>16894541
>implying women know what a V8 is
the only thing you get with a V8 is pic related
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post the things you most love about driving
My favorite thing is driving in the early morning when the sun comes up. it makes me feel connected to my car and myself, kind of weird, I know
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>>16884562
I love to heel-toe in my automatic
It's not as good as a gearbox, no, but in a sense, "asking" the car to shift gears makes me feel like me and my car are partners, butting heads but ultimately in this thing together.
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I like driving around on warmish foggy nights with the top down during the summer. It's especially nice on the faster wooded roads where there's few lights and barely anyone if at all on the road. Nothing but me, my tunes, and the car for the most part
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Offroading with a buddy or two with the top and doors off is :D
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Cheap Car Chart Revisions 2017-03-21 01:02:27 Post No.16871826
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Cheap Car Chart Revisions
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It's about that time to do the yearly update to the cheap car sticky.
Some changes were discussed in a thread a couple weeks ago, which I will recap, but I'm looking to get more input
Remember, the chart is intended for US buyers with an approximate budget of $5,000 OR LESS
If you would like to suggest an edit or addition, please include as much info as possible, including:
-Why the car should be added/replace an existing car on the chart
-Model years to be included
-Pro's and con's of that vehicle including common problems
-Examples of the car that can be found in budget (CL, Autotrader, carsforsale)
-Any other relevant information that would be useful to a buyer in the cheap car market
From the previous thread, suggestions included:
-Changing the Crown Vic to simply the entire panther platform in sedans
-Addition of several Scion models including the xA, xB, tC
-deleting the cost to own sidebar
-deleting or replacing certain categories, including Van/Minivan, Off-roaders, Poor Mans Special, and As Fast As Your Dollar Can Go
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>-Changing the Crown Vic to simply the entire panther platform in sedans
Don't forget to put "Pre-2003 intake manifold" in big fat bold print.
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Camry parts are not cheap.
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>>16871826
I vote any 6.0 Jeep. Sub 2008 usually. Theyre pretty bullet proof good for trails and have a HUGE aftermarket.
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>You will never know what it feels like to drive this.
Why even live lads?
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frog cars a shit
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It is truly the pinnacle of automotive technology and experience.
We can only hope to see and hear it in person.
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>>16905745
why bother.
You can mod a civic for 20k and it'll be almost as good. Carbon hoods aren't that expensive anyway and you'll look baller.
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Galvanised cars. Were there notable ones? Why did they discontinue this?
Were they just not strong enough? I feel like undercarriage galvanisation would be much better than having them rust down to nothing after 20 years. Was it because the zinc would flake off paint faster than regular painted steel?
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>>16905565
>Were they just not strong enough?
Quite the contrary, late '80s-early '90s double galvanized cars have absolutely god-tier rustproofing, pic related is a great example.
The reason they suddenly disappeared around 2000 is, llike always, stricter EU environment regulations, since zinc is toxic as hell.
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>>16905565
w-where is her pantsu?
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Later Volvo 240s were galvanized. I'm pretty sure 740s and 940s were as well.
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Why do boring car colors sell so well? Why would you willingly buy a silver car over a red/blue/green car?
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>>16905538
Muh professionalism
Muh resale value
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>>16905538
Cheaper
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/o/ how do I prevent my dad from bricking his ECU. He's a great mechanic and all and has done some nice work to his vehicle but now he's gone out and bought a few hundred dollar tuning kit and knowing how computer illiterate he is I'm 200% sure he's gonna brick his vehicle.
Thanks
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>>16905354
take your dad to a tuning shop to talk to ecu tuner man about the dangers of senior citicens attempting to ecu tune
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who cares, ECU's aren't that expensive
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>>16905364
You sure? If it's not that big of a deal, I'll just leave him to his mistakes. I'm no big mechanic or major automotive enthusiast, just a normal computer/phone tech, and if you fuck up a flash on stuff like that you generally have to replace the entire device, not sure what all you have to replace in car a though...
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hey /o/
I am planning to buy a used 2015 v6 mustang that has 48k miles and has been a rental in san francisco ca.
i am not planning on going to a track, just gonna use it as my second car
tell me what am I getting into
heres a carfax link
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=AAN_0&vin=1FATP8EM1F5382852
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>>16904967
>rental mustang
don't, people drive the FUCK out of rental cars, you think they're gonna treat the mustang real gentle and nice?
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Buying a v6 mustang
Buying a rental
Oh boy get ready for the slamming
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>ferd product
>v6
>convertible
>48k former rental
please be bait
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Happened so many times: I'm about to stop and suddenly the car in front of me moves. I'm too fast for 1st gear and too slow for 2nd gear. What should I do? I always shift into second and torture my car with awful footwork as I have completely no idea of what should I do in order to accelerate smoothly in such situation.
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get a car with more torque and go into third
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>>16904873
This
I drive a MazdaSpeed3, and currently in the process of flipping a Fiat 500 Abarth. Going from a 2.3l to a 1.4l is nuts. Stuff I could do in the mazda are impossible in the fiat.
Torque is really helpful in so many situations. I won't even waste my time telling you about how useless a Honda Insight with a 1.0l 3 cylinder in almost any situation other than cruising at 65mph (and that's not including the problems it has with hills)
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>>16904873
>>16904894
get real. I'm a poor ass student. There's got to be a technique for this.
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So I currently own a 2003 Kia Spectra with an automatic and I want to buy a shitbox with a manual transmission to learn how to drive with a manual transmission.
Would a 1995 Mazda Protege be a good starter? A local auction has one with a starting bid of $350 and it has been on the lot for 2 months now.
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>>16904824
post your local craigslist. how much can you spend?
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>>16904834
https://chattanooga.craigslist.org/
or
https://nwga.craigslist.org/
(both are pretty much the same)
And I have a budget of about $1,000 which should include the overhead of registration and ad valorem taxes.
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>>16904824
Yeah proteges are nice.
ES model came with a miata engine.
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I just bought my first car: 2005 Renault Megane Sedan (Black).
I barely see Renault related stuff in /o/, what do you think about the brand?
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Have fun replacing the headlight bulbs when they burn out.
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>>16904539
Bland.
Not reliable, not unreliable.
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>>16904539
french
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there are too many lame ass plebs with RWB ruined Porsches now they are losing the charm they once had
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>>16904216
No shit? Old Porsche's are unobtanium now.
That's why 240z prices have gone up recently.
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>>16904216
>>16904228
stay jelly
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>>16904216
2017 last year of widebody Porsches, though I wish RWB-san the best in his business.
the flat body style is coming back.
but its to be expected, the more RWB is mainstream, the less its exotic and ''new'' in the mod scene.
Its just paving the road to its own extinction like every fad.
it might come back again after 5-7 years with new current porsches.