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ITT: vehicle aspects that reveal someone is a pleb

>automatic transmission
>not a V8 or turbo charged 6 cylinder
>no 12 bolt posi rear end
>rear end gears aren't 3:42 or steeper
>cheap tires, doesn't face white letters outwards
>stickers or other not factory decals
>cloth interior
>column shift in a car
>wheels or stereo exceed 10% of the vehicle's value
>undercarriage hasn't been undercoated
>it's lifted or lowered to a point where it becomes impractical for daily use

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Buying my first car today with my dad. I want to but I Mazda because they're tight and fun to drive, which is just how I like a car to feel.

The 2010 Mazda 3
Pros
>Very reliable
>looks cool
>4 seats and more space
>nice interior
>more luxurious
>more comfortable (?)

Cons
> Slower
> not as memorable
> nobody cares
> my first car won't be a Miata
> not much to do in terms of tuning that can make a noticeable difference

Miata
Pros
> amazing handling
> rear wheel drive
> will be an awesome first car
> it's an iconic car
> everyone likes it including
> has tons of tuning potential, not very expensive (?)
> a learning experience for me as I research to have a fast sporty and cool car
> literally everything I love about this car, even the fact that people think it's gay I think that's hilarious.

Cons
> not so reliable for NA models
> not very luxurious without throwing some hard cash
> can be uncomfortable
> 2 seats
> will buy it in manual, which can be annoying since I live in a populated city.
> expensive repairs (?)
> expensive mods that I will most likely buy
> might Fuck up car with mods(?)

I have like 5.5k to put down immediately and can afford nearly 100 a month to put into this every month, but I'm not looking to have a car I spend a lot on for a long time.

I want fun, but not a shit ton of work over years and years.

But I really wanna get into this.

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This car was made nearly 100 years ago

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What mods will get me the most respect on /o/?

>inb4 every diy mod is rice
>inb4 turbo/supercharger

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what went wrong?

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we all know older mechanical diesels can run a million miles before they are totally worn out and need a rebuild. but are there any gasoline engines that can do this?

what gas engines can take this mileage without things like timing chain wear, worn rings, bearing etc?
is the Ford 300 the only one?

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Has anyone used terraclean? It's a machine they hook up to your fuel pump then run the engine on the terraclean stuff and it de-carbonises your engine

>https://www.terraclean.co.uk/about-terraclean

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Is it worth watching this series?

How would you rank them in terms of best to worst?

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Thinking about buying this Miata.

>live in New England
>winters can be brutal but not to the point where I would have to buy an SUV
>want something small that I can have fun with once all this snow is gone.

below is from the ad

>1990 Mazda Miata
>119k miles
>$4k

"A truly beautiful original 1990 Miata. Your friends will think you got a new car. Two owners: Joe Miata and us. Manual transmission and all factory optional equipment including: original hardtop and soft top. Convertible Boot, tonneau cover, winter cover, and factory repair manual. Excellent tires. Rims perfect. No dents or scratches on body. 30 mpg. Stored winters inside. No smokers. No pets. All required maintenance including timing belts done. Call or text ok. Price is Firm."


if I could get this for $3500 would it be totally worth it? I plan on taking care of this sucker esp during the winter like keeping salt off the rockers etc.

posting more pics below

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What can /o/ tell me about VW Bugs?
Friend has a 74 Bug he might be selling soon and im interested in it

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What does /o/ say is a fair price for the toyobaru. How cheap would it have to be for you to consider it over other options.

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Quick question please, i dont expect to not get made fun of for not knowing the answer, but atleast take some pitty in knowing that im not a faggot who pays someone else to fix MY car.

I need to replace my fwd front right end CV axle. I have a standard transmission. My question is do i have to have a very specific one to fit my vehicle? More specifically, is there a differance between standard and auto transmission cv axle. And also is there a differance bwteen a left and right cv axle or is it inter-changeable

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sup /o/,

Assuming you have the space and a budget of $50k, would you rather have one 2+2 coupe or one 2 seater + one sedan?

For either option, what cars would you pick?

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Here it is, the bastard child of 14 fathers. Thank you to all the contributors and shoutout to the two best singers on /o/, BACK IN THE GAME,BABY.wav guy and inaudiblesickattempt.mp3 guy, who have already blessed us with their voices in previous editions as well as this one.

With this out of the way, here's a link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZQ0ECRDXZk

You can download this in 320kbps mp3 for your ear drum exploding pleasure here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60668567/random/O%20Sings%20Back%20On%20The%20Rocks.mp3

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How do Mustangs behave in the snow/winter?

And I'm not talking about little amounts of snow. With good winter tires, how can a fun RWD car compare to a FWD in amounts of +- 10-15" of snow.