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Factory Default

Anything other than factory options is rice.

>>16549061
>>16549071
I don't mean necessarily doing things too radical, but what about just removing the shitty econobox-spec plastic trim?

>>16548953
>thick ice
Does it smell as good as Black Ice?

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That shit is the worst... luckily it only happens once or twice at the start & end of winter

Its even more shit when you work in ski lifts and you cant start any chair lifts before you've knocked every single chair & its clamps clean of ice, and every single t-bar/button lift needs their shit knocked as every single bar is iced down and dragged to the ground

But it's so satisfying to pull a huge piece off. I don't know why.

>>16548831
If you want to be a mechanic you can do that without wasting time and money on school. If it's something you are TRULY PASSIONATE about, and not just wanting to do it because it seems neat, then go for it. If you're just some kid who knows nothing about them currently "But sure would like to learn!" then get off your ass and go to college for anything BUT cars. You'll just end up dropping out and smoking meth.

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>>16548842
The thought crossed my mind to go and do a course that would set me up to be a mechanic, but they're really underpaid where I live and since it's the UK, I would be working on really uninspiring cars...

>>16548862
But it's a paying step forward. You can spend 4 semesters or more learning about one specific type of car or every day of your life working on all types of cars. Being a mechanic is a trade that can't truly be taught in a classroom. I got a buddy who went to college for a semester and a half and thinks they know everything and tries doing everything by the book and fucks it up 100% of the time. On the flip side I've never been in a classroom and have told him and my brother in law what was wrong with their vehicles without even popping the hood due to hands on experience.

>>16548707
>Why does a heavily populated modern country with a continental climate and interstate system use a shit ton of oil?
Gee I wonder. kys faggot

>>16548779
second this

>>16548779
>>16548798
A normal heavily populated country should have a developed passenger railway system, kys faggot

>>16548700
I'll be doing the modifying myself on the front wheel do it'd also serve as a learning experience

>>16548700
4wd

>>16548700
depends on what the fwd vehicle is

haven't sat in the Fourfour, but the Twingo interior isn't as nice as the interior in my non-RS top spec 2009 clio

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The answer is clear.

>>16548619
i think thats a burger thing

>>16548619
Well, some are. Some car drivers are as well.
In fact, out of any group of people there will be a bunch of self-centered cunts.

Aussie here we killed them all natural selection.

Lane splitting squid cunts all gakked now

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I'm no expert in any sense of the word, but if your car has a 1-DIN/2-DIN radio then the steering wheel controls are hooked up to the radio, so they should work with the new radio aswell

Atleast, thats how I think it works, dont quote me on it

>>16548610
If those 1-DIN/2-DIN images that I can find on google images are correct the connection is round, correct? There is only one round connection and I believe that is the antenna.

>>16548610
He needs a adaptor box but most modern headunits just use Android or iPhones as remotes.

He should shove a single din plus a pocket

Looks like some kind of weird Dodge Stratus.

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>>16548470
Nissan Maxima

Nissan maxima

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>>16548302
>Ugly
>Expensive
>Ugly
>Bad body roll
>Ugly
>Heavy steering

Need one more?
>Ugly

Are you paying for it?

>>16548302
women dont operate on facts. you gotta understand this or you'll just frustrate yourself. They operate on emotions. If she likes it then she likes it. Highly unlikely she'll change her mind unless say one of her girlfriends thinks its ugly or had a bad experience in one.

>lamborghini guy.jpg

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>>16548289
I hate that smug son-of-a-bitch.
If that is his car, then I'm the new President of France.

ummmmmmmmmmm thats a fiero

>>16548001
>How long will it take me to reach a normie understanding
you already have a normie understanding of how a car works

>I need a linear start and finish point for the basics
Not really possible.

How I leaned about cars when I was young was reading build thread on forums. Just go to google and search [car you are interested in] build thread. It will have pictures and a description of what it going on in the pictures. That way you will familiarize yourself with the parts and general modding practices. As for learning. Anything that you don't know or understand just google it. there is a wiki page or other articles for just about everything.

Ex normalfag here what u have to do is autismo study cars and engine tear downs on the jewtewb and games like automation and street legal racing redline taught me so much then go buy a shitbox and a bunch of tools and go nuts.

Worked for me

I barley knew anything about cars 3 years ago, what i did was start with learning how an engine works. Then i watched youtube videos of engineers explaining different functions of a car, and then i moved on to watching cringey mighty car mod videos. After that i ended up here just constantly making fun of FWD, automatic cars, and miatas.

>>16547915
For the car its bad, if you want to preserve the car's engine don't rev high

If you want to accellerate fast and have fun, rev high

>>16547915
The higher you can rev the more or an engine can make if airflow allows it

>>16547915
It isn't always a better thing. Low-revving engines can also perform very well. For instance, the Dodge Viper has a very low redline at around 6000 RPM, but it has a very flat torque curve and consistent performance across its entire revband.

Whereas, say, a Ferrari 458 has a low-displacement V8 that revs to like, 9600 RPM, and it can make more power out of less displacement by simply spinning faster.

The mathematical answer is that higher RPM will increase the horsepower coefficient, but you can achieve the same effect using high stroke and low revs by just generating a lot of torque.

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>>16547906
I see them everywhere.
Either wrecked or broken down on the side of the road.
Rarely see them driving

not really rare although not commonplace

>>16547906
They're the highest selling sports car in the country, they are fucking everywhere man

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There is honestly never much reason to have anything besides a corolla, civic, or mazda3 for personal transport. Aside from a motorcycle of course.

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>>16547867

Honestly, just buy a motorcycle, anon.

They are cheap, fun and will offer something that your car doesn't, all the while said car maintains it's place.

Not really - its your choice

If you want something more fun then you get something more fun. What WOULD be stupid is selling a dependable car and using all your money on something a bit more risky, and ending up with a broken down car and $9 in change