Looking to buy a new vehicle here, interested in the new Mercedes C-45 AMG coupe, give me reasons why i should / should or some other options
>inb4 buy a shit box BMW
Should consider a Challenger Hellcat.
>Mercedes based chassis
>6 speed manual
>Faster than AMG coupe
>>16128637
>Should consider a Challenger Hellcat.
They're 95-100K where I live, and also RWD literally can't drive those things anywhere in the winter here.
>>16128651
Mitsubishi Evo FQ-400
>be britfaggot
>be 21
>don't have any no claims discount
>don't live in a bad area
>don't have any points or ticket
>do have one small at fault insurance claim
>put parent with 40+ years experience on policy
>say I keep car in garage
>want a fast car
>prepare for insurance anal raping
>budget of £7500 or so for car
>400bhp BMW M5, 340bhp BMW M3, 450bhp Audi RS6
>£19000+ insurance quotes
>hmm ok
>400bhp Jag XJR, 240bhp BMW 330i, 290bhp 540i
>£2100-ish insurance quotes
>interesting
Why the fuck do (((performance))) models of cars have a 10x hike in insurance rates? I find it hard to believe a 340bhp M3 can possibly be 10x the risk factor as a 290bhp 540i.
Obviously I'm not actually looking to buy any of said performance cars, as I'd be bankrupt in a week thanks to maintenance, but fuck, anything with a performance badge is uninsurable unless you're over 25. Looks like its back to my 1.0 diesel shitbox, and I'll be careful to avoid those speed cameras.
theft target, cost of repairs if in an accident and fact that performance models are the ones usually driven like... performance models
also people who can spend more on the expensive models can usually afford to fork out more for insurance
>insurance is a scam
>insurance in the uk is even bigger scam
whats new
>>16128610
>Be in NZ on learner plates
>$50/m insurance
>Pass restricted test, insurance doubles
Watwatwat.
>>16128595
wait am i reading that right?
15thousands fucking bongdoos for INSURANCE alone?
Full disclaimer, I'm not a car guy which is why I'm asking you guys should you want to answer a question or two.
Anyway, I've got a 2009 Hyundai Accent (yes yes I know, even without my expertise I can already feel the keyboards angrily typing) that, by all accounts, is running remarkably well despite what it's been through. I try to keep it well maintained despite everything with oil changes and the like, but as of right now it's at 188000 on the odometer and every time I bring it in to my mechanic he treats the thing like it's a miracle it's still running.
In the past year I've had to replace all 4 ignition coils, some because they went out and the rest I did pre-emptively after that happened, and probably most miraculously according to everyone I tell this to my belt broke in the middle of a mostly empty highway and I was able to get it fixed without needing to replace anything else in the engine block. If my mechanic right in how lucky I've been with this car or can you keep just about any car well maintained and have it do well for you?
Image isn't the right year I don't think but my car looks a lot like it if that helps.
180k is quite a bit on an econo korean import. Im not surprised its still running, but its going to be harder from here out
At this point in it's life, all you can really do is good maintenance and hope something major doesn't fail.
>>16128592
Fair enough. I have to say there is one issue with it that's been plaguing me the past 9 months or so, the check engine light has been giving a false flag saying that the Catalytic converter is messing up in some way, but I've had it looked at like 3 times and every test it's been put through has come through clean. The light also seems to come and go with no clear reasons why, and at this point I've just gotten used to ignoring it, as bad as that may sound.
I figure it's some kind of issue with the wiring to the motherboard that analyses whatever issues are present in the car, as this thing has had a few other issues in the past that dealt with the wiring. Makes me wonder if that's just an issue with the car as a whole.
OP, I own the exact car in your pic. i have 173,000 on the clock and I just change the oil. Did the timing belt at 144,000 preemptively, spark plugs at 165,000. Hyundai gets a bad rap, but I'll tell your from experience this car is a tank. Mine is a 5-speed manual, and I typically drive it full DAGUMI if possible. No issues whatsoever. If you take care of it, it'll take car of you. Can't speak for all Hyundais but this is one of the best cars I've owned, for what it is.
Get thread?
boutta hit 123,456 on the grogmobile35
I'm like a couple hundred away tho
Think of kids born today, what cars from recent years will have depreciated far enough to be desirable cars for those kids to buy when they turn 16.
Pic related is an example for today, sure it may be a beat down junkpile, but you can pick it up for 2-3k, which is right in a high school kids budget.
frs
everyone highshcool here drives newer diesel trucks Mustangs and Audis
will probably be the same in the future
>>16128476
None. Kids today are being born into a world where autonomous driving isn't a futuristic fantasy. They will want a self driving car, not some antique you have to actually drive manually.
Of course, this assumes manual driving is still even an option at that point in the first place
LIVE CAR CHASE
>http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/show/live-video-2/
>>16128303
That's cool anon, but i'm busy watching Tog Gear so fuck of kindly.
>>16128312
>Tog Gear
Leave now you degenerate
>>16128319
>caring about typo mistakes on 4chan
No, you leave you autist.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toyota-electric-cars-idUSKBN13204D
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Toyota-to-mass-produce-electric-vehicles
Toyota just caved and realized they are all stupid shitheads compared to the almighty ELON MUSK.
Toyota was the biggest supporter of fuel cells and even they have realized it was fucking stupid compared to EV.
Looks like EV is officially the future. Also, autonomous driving is correct as well.
>implying Telsa will ever get the sales of Honda or Toyota
>>16128012
Did you even read the article?
Tesla is going to beat them both to the EV market. What battery production do either Honda or toyota have?
Tesla is ahead of the game.
>>16128002
Toyota's a fucking idiot.
So I just bought a 94 Supra for an absolute bargain. Everything about it is 9/10 or higher, except one thing. It has a god awful itasha style wrap on it. I do have pictures from when it was being wrapped so I know it's not a mess underneath.
Anyway, I have zero experience with full body wraps, can I remove it myself without fucking the paint underneath? Or am I gonna have to get someone to take it off professionally. And just for reference, what's a wrap cost? Just interested how much money was pissed away on something stupid.
Pic semi related, don't have pics of car on my phone
you seriously spent that long making that low quality of a bait post?
here's your reply, now fuck off.
>>16127996
a nice professional wrap is like $700 and when done right can look very good. Protect paint for like 6-7 years max and protect against keying (except vs very sharp knife)
to remove it you just get to the edge and pull.... that's the whole point of the wrap, the paint underneath will be as new except if it was rusted before the wrap.
Bring a friend and go to a car wash to apply water pressure if you don't lift.
>>16127996
Why would you want to remove the Itasha wrap?
What's Acura been up too lately?
damn that's hideous
>>16127894
OUR GRILL WILL GROW LARGER
>>16127894
That is the most generic looking grill I've ever seen holy shit
Ok, why shouldn't I buy this?
http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/5840328110.html
>>16127781
>bombardier
Do not. When I was in Yellowstone over the winter, the Bombardier snow coaches broke down ALL THE FUCKING TIME. DO NOT BUY BOMBARDIER.
>>16127789
>Yellowstone
Government maintained vehicles.
>>16127781
>auto
Nissin or Nee sahn
dat-zun
>>16127771
Dot sun
>>1612775
nu-san
What does /o/ think of lincolns Black Label membership? If you buy a top trim Lincoln, they give you access to membership privileges such as free coast to coast complimentary dinners, black label exclusive interior and exterior colors, Venetian leather all over the interior, Lincoln will pick up your car from your home for maintenance and deliver it back, free carwashes, free detailing, they are literally building special Lincoln dealerships for this. You even get a dedicated liaison for your car
http://www.lincoln.com/blacklabel/memberprivileges/
For example, the blue interior/exterior colors we saw on the Continental concept are available as a special black label trim
http://www.lincoln.com/blacklabel/rhapsody/
Are they trying too hard?
>>16127723
I just want a fast car
>>16127723
>Lincoln will pick up your car from your home for maintenance and deliver it back, free carwashes
I work for a Mercedes dealership and we already have this available.
>TONIGHT, ON TOP GEAR...
>>16127643
We get fired then canceled and go to amazon
only like 10 more days till mofucking grand tour
Im so hyped
>>16127832
How much is Amazon prime? I want to watch this show
>acquire car in july 2015
>can't even change a battery or even replace a tire
>have now done camshafts, longtube headers, intake, brakes and rotors, clutch and slave cylinder bearing, driveshaft, full front end steering rebuild and a whole bunch of other shit
How did you guys learn about diying cars? No one in my family taught me. Me and my friend just freeballed it starting with an alternator that went out because I didn't want to pay $200 in labor for a 1 hour job at Tires Plus. How the fuck can't people do this shit? It's literally like legos except a little more complicated and more variables. I'm a fucking moron and did my own clutch with no legit experience. All I have is a $200 Harbor freight tool set, a $80 harbor freight jack and $50 in jack stands.
Same as you.
Forums and youtube help
>>16127730
Yeah man, there is no excuse to not do your own work except if you work something like 60 hours a week or make $70/hour + to justify hiring a mechanic.
>>16127621
Just did my whole ac system.
Fucking sucked. Thanks ford engineers and your fucking and twisting layouts.
I did my system for $300 in parts and $200 in tools vs 2100$ i was quoted.
Ive done
Tune ups, Calipers, brakes, alt, power steering, water pumps, apex seals , differentials, wheel bearings
Ive never done a transmission. Not having a garage is an obstacle. Everything i do i do on the street in front of my apt.
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>>16126146
First for ZX-6R
How difficult is it to replace the steering stem bearings and wheel bearings? I have watched several YouTube tutorials and it looks pretty simple but by that same token I am one of those people that genetically lack the aptitude for working with their hands....aka one of those people where if it can go wrong, it will
reasking from last thread - has anyone ever just ridden their bike to a track day? normally you see guys hauling their shit in a trailer or the back of a pickup but i'm a nocar.