If you had to pick a project car from the 80s, What would you pick? I'm not talking supercar or anything. Something cheaper. Lets say, less than $5000 to pick up?
Something that really personifies the 80's. Something maybe a bit more unique?
I'm aware that this post is all over the place, but bear with me.
>>16351241
This one
>>16351241
Why would you buy a project car from the 80s of you didn't know what you wanted?
>>16351265
>>16351265
At what point did I say I bought a project car? And in this made-up scenario, where did I say I didn't know what I wanted?
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>>16342084
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>i actually drive a 1997 Toyota Corolla with 231k miles on it
Not a "shitty" car per se, but it is my DD/beater that I bought for $1600. I have a problem where I can't leave well enough alone, I always start to fix up my beaters, spending a not-insignificant amount of money on parts doing so.
>>16350991
That's really cool, man
Will have been driving this for almost 3 years now. Itching for a new car but just can't let this one go yet
>you are transported back in time into the body of Henry Ford
>ziggy says you have to improve this shitheap using your knowledge of advanced autos
What do?
Pretty sure it's still faster than most modern euro clownboxes.
invent the ecoboost engine and put that sucker in
Honestly it worked awfully damned well considering the cost and the roads at the time.
Perhaps consider standardizing on the modern clutch/brake/throttle arrangement. And focus on the automatic spark advance.
Have a newborn and my 2013 corolla is pretty small. Any suggestions on what to get? Been looking at the prius prime and the mazda crossover.
>>16350600
Your kid is a newborn. Your Corolla's back seat will be adequately spacious for 10+ years. Just keep it, you're going to have plenty of financial woes without financing a newer car.
For what it's worth, my sister hauls 2 young kids around in a Corolla that's older/smaller than yours, and still hasn't had any problems.
15 passenger V10 4x4 Econoline
>>16350600
The Prius is pretty cool, but it only has 4 seats so that's probably a no.
The Mazda on the other hand seems like a pretty good choice.
New CX-5 interior and exterior are amazing
>$500k
>v6
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Don't need a lot of cylinders to make a nice car.
>>16350570
ok
It sounds like shit too, just like Porsche's. Why you'd pay 6 figures for an engine note like that is beyond me.
What does /o/ think of a Volvo V70R? found one for ~7k with 117k miles on it for 6k nearby and kind of want to check it out.
More concerned with aftermarket because sleeper and I already have a DD.
>>16350549
>7K
checked the ad again and it's more like ~6k (6,450)
>>16350549
they are garbage cars. not even joking. electrically they are absolutely fucked.
>>16350549
>automatic
>ITT times when you thought your car was kill, but everything went better than expected.
>Have 98 LS400
>Think tires must be low again, because its 20 degrees out, and car isn't handling quite right, feels bouncy.
>Tell myself I will air up later.
>Be coming home, 600ft away from driveway.
>CEL comes on, check VSC comes on.
>Figure VSC is kill, car is kill.
>Turns out rear tire was at 12 PSi, and has been leaking at bead.
>inflate tire, do multiple key cycles.
>No more CEL or Check VSC.
everything went better than expected.
>>16349940
Well, it happens to me on regular basis
>W220 S320 CDI
>autobahn
>doing around 200km/h
>it stalls and the dash looks like a christmas tree
>no power steering and it barely brakes now
>fuckfuckfuckfuck
>pull over it
>doesn't start
>after a while it starts
>roll slowly home afraid it can die any second
>one fuel injector was kill, paid for the repair 80 bucks
>at a drive-through
>engine temp starts rising
>leave drive-through
>engine temp goes back to normal
oh, shit, head-gasket
>get home
>let car idle, temp starts rising
>fan won't start
oh, shit, fan is bad (or something related)
>plug scanner, engine temp is normal
oh, shit, one of the temp sensors (car has two, one for the ECU, one for the dash) is bad
>order sensor
for the next few days (until the sensor comes), the car acts more and more weird
>random lights turn on, tachometer goes crazy, radio is kill
read some more on the net, check the positive battery terminal - the cocksucker was just two thin bands of metal (from the factory plus 20 years old at that time)
>change the terminal, car runs like new
that was ~4 years ago, still no problems
>24 year old car
>>16349940
>98 4x4 tacoma
>under truck working on something, notice t-case is filthydisgustang
>start tracing the grime from the bottom of the t-case up to the source
>found it. its this big hole. where the fill plug goes. oh fuck why is the fill plug on my t-case fucking gone?
>1 week before I pulled a crew cab tundra out of a snowy ditch with my dinky 4cyl reg cab, had all 4 tires spinning on the pavement and bent the tow hook
>dump the t-case oil, maybe 1/2 a quart at most comes out, its dirty, and a fucking pebble comes out the drain hole
>fill up t-case, drive around in 4lo for a bit, dump the fluid, rinse and repeat
>several years and tens of thousands of miles later, still no signs of any damage
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At what rpm should I aim to be in the next gear to achieve maximum acceleration?
I read somewhere that you should shift such that in the next gear your engine will be at the torque peak. So, with this Audi it's at around 2600rpms.
But that's completely ignoring the horsepower curve?! Is horsepower irrelevant for acceleration or what?
also posting the original picture so you can edit it and show me what rpms should I aim for
>>16349793
The point where max torque and max hp meet
>>16349793
at redline? when you shift later, even if you're at a lower torque/hp then max, you're still at a gearing disadvantage by shifting up.
ex
Car A makes 100lb-ft torque at 5000rpm.
Car B makes 1000lb-ft at 5000rpm.
assuming the gear ratios are the same between both cars,
car A accelerates in first gear.
for the sake of simplicity, first gear is a 1:20 ratio, meaning for every 1lb-ft of torque it sees, it multiplies that by 20.
Car B accelerates in 4th gear which is a 1:1 ratio.
this means that Car A will see 2000lb-ft of torque at the wheels, while Car B will see 1000lb-ft of torque at the wheels despite it having 10x more torque to start off with.
same thing applies with different gears in the same car, if your peak torque is 200lb-ft, and redline is only 150lb-ft, shifting into a higher gear means less torque at the wheels, even though you're shifting to a point in the powerband that has more torque.
I am a 23 old 'man' who knows absolutely nothing about cars and have spent my entire youth on video games. I don't even have any money.. how do I learn about the basics of a car /o/?
buy a piece of shit
every time something goes wrong fix it yourself
you'll learn
>>16349633
get a job.
buy a car
read the owners manual
start working on it
its simple really.
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>>16349649
I have a shitty job and drive a Mazda Demio automatic. But every time my girlfriend says she finds sick cars attractive a piece of me dies inside because I know nothing about cars
Are Jeep Wranglers good?
What are your thoughts and opinions on them?
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Literally worse than GM.
>>16349482
Cherokees are better
>>16349914
Especially the second generation
Thoughts on this?
i got nothin
License plates aren't as nice as they used to be?
>>16349467
Man, some states changed their plate every year. Was this some form of annual registration? Was a hunk of metal cheaper than a sticker?
Did they not have technology to make stickers withstand weather conditions?
How big of a car loan is too big? I feel like the new Miata 2017 could really improve my life quality.
I would have to loan 10 months of salary
>>16348630
>I feel like the new Miata 2017 could really improve my life quality.
oh god
>>16348630
As someone who is making $800/month payments on a performance luxury sedan on a $50k annual salary, I can tell you that living with only $500/month above pay check to paycheck is not worth it. Especially if the car you get is a summer car only.
>>16348630
Is more gay sex really going to improve your quality of life?
Looking for a first car any recommendations?
>pic related
>maybe miata
>>16348608
If you're looking for those kind of rides I'd say just jump on a dick.
>>16348608
What's your budget?
I bought a 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 for 12k at 89k miles, it was a really good deal. Why would you want a gen two though? They look retarded, plus they have an extra 100 pounds of them.
>>16348608
Civic for 3k.
Whatchu think about this 2017 facelift?
Looks like they made the headlight smaller and the grille bigger but no, the both ends of grills contain a small one.
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2.0 TDI (gave a little power) - 135 kW (184 hp)
>>16348563
>>16348564
For wagon lovers.
>>16348566