Winter driving thread
Tips/tricks for driving on snow/ice
And general discussion
>>16254413
When i doubt, throttle out
>>16254413
Winter tires are a meme
>>16254413
Snow tires.
If AWD, or 4x4, buy some tow straps. Help others out of ditches
If going through rough snow, dont slow down, or stop. Keep going.
have a shovel on you always.
dont get too cocky with snow tires, unless you ride studded, black ice will still take you out
and this >>16254416
Whats the car BEHIND the Ultima?
>>16254346
Gumpert Apollo
>>16254346
Looks kinda like a Hennessy venom gt, but I don't think it is.
whatever car took the photo I guess
>tfw no C5 Corvette shell to 13B-REW swap
>>16254220
I too want to do this. How about a c4 instead?
>>16254226
That would be bretty cool too, you'd have to make a new panel for the tachometer though for max aesthetics
>13b
> not 20b
Amateur hour
Hello /o/!
I know nothing about cars but need advice. What is a good car that can be gotten for up to 5k euros used (in southern europe)? Not asking for anything special just not generic A-class normiecar.
Turbo busa
>>16254175
>europe
so probably a diesel Peguot or however you spell it.
>>16254181
you have a weird perception of Europe.
Today I noticed some wetness near my coolant box (pic semi related). The car was completely cold, not run since yesterday, so I unscrewed the lid of the tank and as I did, the thing made a hissing noise as if there was loadsa pressure on the coolant system, and as I opened it more, coolant started to squeeze out the thing. I didn't dare open it all the way because it showed no sign of stopping. It was like pressure built up inside (air or whatever) and was forcing the coolant out of any opening it could find.
I am taking it to the shop on Monday, but does anyone know what might cause this and how bad it could be?
Just release the pressure and wait and see if it happens again. If you want, start the car with the overflow tank cap open to see if any bubbles are coming up, which would possibly indicate a fucked head gasket (worst case scenario though). You should be fine, cooling systems are typically pressurized and designed to relieve pressure if it builds up too high.
>>16254090
Okay, but it felt like the coolant was ALL running out as soon as I open the cap. Don't really want to have to call the service to pick it up.
>>16254079
Worst case scenario? A blown head gasket can leak combustion gasses into the cooling system.
Give the coolant that came out a good sniff. If it smells gassy, then head gasket.
If not, then it might just be a temperature differential since the car cooled off last. Or, hell, maybe the expansion tank was just overfilled last time.
Must have...
>awd
>less then 15k usd, thought around 10k would be great
>newish, 2006 or newer
>sedan or coupe
>not german
>sporty
>mabye manual
Wrx, speed6, and g37 are all over priced in my area
>>16253884
>not german
>not any of the not-german cars in your segment
i guess a lexus IS250 F-sport or something
>>16253890
Only 6 is250 in my area on cl rip
>>16253884
>needing awd
faggot. just get rwd and snow tires.
What's a good head unit that doesn't look like a Razer product? must have an aux input.
pic unrelated
inb4
>>16253751
use a tape to aux adapter. or an adapter that plugs into the back of the oem radio. aftermarket head units are shit.
Hey /o/ I have a new battery with good connections, but when i turn the key to on position, nothing happens at all. The car has a bad starter so tbat keeps it from starting.
Missing head gasket
>>16253735
Is that a pic of the vehicle in question? Check them fusible links and the fuses.
>>16253735
Well right away mate your not going to be getting any compression there with no cylinder head, id start there
Imy car needs engine coolant and anything I've looked up online just tell me to look at the owners manual, which I don't have.
I'm afraid of car exploding, btw I'm a girl idk what I'm doing!
Thanks!
Tits or gtfo
This is a troll thread. I refuse to believe someone could be so dumb as to not try to google "[car] owner's manual".
I really am that stupid
Toyota USA recently posted this in their Facebook page.
Here we can see the vents that run down from the tail-lights and I doubt that's funtional but that's a great design feature inspired by the FT-1 Concept. Might just look good overall.
It says "XSE" which maybe the new sporty trim level just above the current SE trim level..
Other news are that Toyota may come up with a TRD Trim for the Camry.
What are your opinions after looking at the pic?
I hate modern Toyota styling. They fuck everything up. Their cars look like their melting.
>>16253640
But bro, this might just look better than the previous generations. The current one looks garbage IMO.
I like it. But there are so many ways they can fuck it up at the front, so I wouldn't be too happy yet.
>read sticky
>but would prefer a newer car made in the past 5 years
>don't know what car to get
how much of your annual income should you spend on a car?
>tfw only make 60k/year (in Canadian dollars)
Are you a home owner
Do you have dependents
What are your bills
How much money do you have left over from bills
What is the car for
>>16253572
no, live rent free with parents
no
don't have many bills, maybe $1k a month for car insurance, train pass, food and miscellaneous
let's say 2k/month after taxes
driving to work
any car that you buy should not be worth more than 10% of your income although if really need a daily driver you can reach 20% and if you are an enthusiast 50%.
But I would save for a house and a retirement and buy a 5k moneypit.
So I found a good deal on a Honda prelude and I'm grabbing it in about 3 days.
I know there's a common issue with the timing belts and they guzzle oil, but is there anything else I should know? (Care tips, which oil to get etc)
It's not my first vehicle though, I have a bunch of motorbikes that I ride and take apart so I'm not going in completely blind.
I also wanted to do a bit to it, like tuning and modifications. The first thing i want to do is swap out the exhaust (the stock one on this car is really showing it's age) but i don't want any of those annoying fart cans. Anyone here done this and willing to give recommendations?
>>16253496
Get whatever oil, it won't make a difference
You can buy an aftermarket, stock exhaust. Maybe from dynomax or even just your local muffler shop.
>>16253496
Get better cam. Change o rings.
5th gen owner lurking. What year is the one you are considering getting? If fifth gen, the OEM SH exhaust is agressive without being annoying. As far as anything else, be careful the one you are getting has a manual, as the autos are garbage. HOWEVER, even the manuals have a common problem. Spend some time rowing the gears in the Prelude you are looking at, I can't remember what causes it but 5th, reverse, and first will commonly lock out and grind - and once it starts it only gets worse until you begin losing gear all together.
my diesel won't start in anything colder than ~ 6c / 43f
it has glow plugs
i use diesel equipment at my job, mostly without glow plugs and they can regularly be started in freezing temperatures without aids
WHAT GIVES?
What car oppie?
>>16253409
Glow plugs are fucked/injection pressures low/rings worn and blowing all your compression into crankcase
>>16253409
AHAHAHHAHA
Diesel is cancer
What kind of jeep model is this? help plz
It's a dog
compass or patriot
>>16253364
fiero with a bodykit
How many camelpowers are your cars?
If 1 HP=1 CP
than one.
many
120, 200 if loaded with bombs.
takbir