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Hi /o/, I'm restoring a motorcycle for a school project and want some good savage/nochill/nofucksgiven.jpeg jokes during the presentation. They can be about the motorcycle or just machines in general. The bike is a 1975 Honda cb400f ss if that helps. Pic is unrelated
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VW TDI. That's probably as dirty of a joke as you can get.
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>>14799341
I'm just going to warn you right now, that will be the most spaghetti inducing cringe worthy thing I can imagine. It will not come out as good as the idea sounds in your head
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>>14799410
Nice bike though, post pics I'm super jealous. One of my dream bikes is a cb350f
Hi /o/, i don't know anything about cars, so im hoping you guys can help.
My grandmother had low oil light on her dash, so she put a quart in. I read the bottle and it said SAE 10w40, but her oil cap says SAE 5w30.
Will this be a problem? Will her engine fuck up?
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>>14799276
Nah its fine. If you had 4 quarts of 5w30 and a quart of higher viscosity, it'd blend and not be a big deal.
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Pull the drain plug as soon as you can. The higher winter rating will cause your bearings to explode in warm weather
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>asking 4chan for advice
so what are some reasonable daily driver models to look into. my budget is 4-8k usd. a sedan, hatchbacks would be ok. I'm in ca so it's mostly sunny, no terrible weather but lots of traffic. prefer a good mpg.
what are some good car models I should look into? I'm begining my search but I need a list of good cars to pick from.
So far I have
-civic si
-mazda 3
-ford focus
-toyota camery
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>>14799190
Used Chevy volt for 16k with 7k down.
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>>14799197
honestly i have no interest in hybrids or going over my double my budget.
im buying in cash.
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>>14799645
Then post your local Craigslist
Sup /o/
Having some trouble with my Infiniti and was trying to see if you guys could give me an idea of what's going on.
Last week, I had a problem where the car started jerking on me really hard around 3-4 rpms. Would idle at 0 and when accelerating to 1 it would putter a lot. My VDC off, RAS, and slip lights came on. It also really struggled to start. Let it rest, came back in the morning and it drove fine the next day and for a few days and no lights were on.
Today, as I was positioning myself to pull into my garage, the car just shut down. VDC and slip came back on, as well as my battery and oil light.
I was driving pretty hard on it, so this might have triggered it the second time.
I have a check engine as well, my bottom o2 sensors are out. Which could also mean my cats are bad. Could this be an exhaust issue?
It's a 2007 Infiniti m45s
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Also, when it shut down today, I turned it back on (it struggled) and the VDC off, ras and slip lights were back on
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>>14799068
Take it to the dealer.
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>>14799163
I own a small used car dealership. I have a mechanic I use for my vehicles but he's out of town due to a family member passing. I'm trying to see if anyone has a ball park idea of the issue.
It's confusing how if I let it sit for night it performs okay the next day.
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Subaru Forester discussion/question/advice thread 2016-04-08 00:23:11 Post No.14798988
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I love how the early foresters styling. I love how a subi sounds when its tastfully modified. I like the idea of having AWD. The extra storage space in the forester over the impreza seems desirable.
Im not a fan of the engine reliability, nor the stock power in non turbo models. The fuel economy is a bit underwhelming as well.
Based on the above, would I be crazy to buy a 98 forester L (which ive read has a notoriously bad engine) to daily until the engine blows? Id love to use a 98 as a build platform for a faster daily.
Id be interested to hear opinions on whats the max milage I should consider an engine swap?
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>>14798988
Current owner of a 98 L here, try to find one that's not too heavily beat up, keep an eye on your fluids cause it start drinking heavily as it ages, and you'll be fine with one.
The engine thing is gonna be a gamble, I got lucky and mine never had the headgasket issue everyone dreads with these cars (according to the two previous owners) and had it's engine rebuilt before I got her, so I can probably get to 300K easily if I take care of it. (I got it with 181K already on it)
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>>14798988
>Burns out.
>Head gasket defect makes engine become kill.
Otherwise not too bad.
Some people have said you can prevent the head gaskets from failing by cleaning ground cables/straps??
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>>14799493
>Burns OIL*
I'm determined to own the last B5 A4 in running and driving conditions. What should I do to guarantee I'm the last one?
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LS swap
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>A4 1.8T
>HELLO I AM FAT
If you're gonna put yourself through the pain that's owning a 15 year old Volkswagen that was the equivalent of $50-60,000 today, at least get a S4 2.7T 6spd
And get a garage/good aftermarket alarm. S4s don't have immobilizers while 1999 2.0 Jettas/Golf's (MSRP of $15-18k) did. About as easy to steal as a Civic.
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I own one. You should do it. I'll be fighting you for the last one.
Hate thread
>because everyone on /o/ hates each other and would rather debate how shit the other persons choice in car.
Bring the hate you faggots
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Jokes on you bruv, I don't own a car for you to hate.
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>>14798169
looks nice can't say anything bad at all
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>>14798169
>your car is not as fast around this track as something else
slow car can't race your so fucking assmad
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Is buying slightly used from a dealer a scam? 2016-04-07 21:57:25 Post No.14798015
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Is buying slightly used from a dealer a scam?
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Hey /o/
The wife is car shopping. And she is considering slightly used from a dealership but I feel it's just not worth it.
First of all the price difference is practically negligible between new and under 10k from what I am seeing.
Second I don't want some fucking test/demo car where people just hammered the gas and brakes and basically rough handled it.
Third, if your already spending that much then just get new already and have peace of mind that you are the ONLY driver and you got full warranty and all that shit.
Would appreciate any feedback from dealership bros here.
For what it's worth she is leaning towards a 2016 Altima but she likes the 3.5 instead of the 2.5. There is like a 5 grand difference between the two which I find hard to swallow. A little better engine with the same or lower mpg ain't worth it to me.
I am trying to push her to the Mazda CX5 touring, she said she didn't like it's looks and feels it's pricey but will test drive one.
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>>14798015
Begin your negotiations with "How much trade in would I get for this car if I brought it in?" but in all reality the only thing you should ever consider buying at a dealership is off-lease cars with full warranties or "way-in-the" back lot ugly trades that they're trying to get rid of even though their mechanics have checked them over as not necessarily going to die immediately tier.
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>>14798015
>considering a Nissan
Kill her and then yourself.
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>>14798089
Why do you suggest sticking to off lease cars?
She currently drives a Altima (early 2kish), hence the love for it and wanting to buy another. The one she has is aging badly now and starting to fall apart so trade in value I would be stunned if she got 2k for it. All said she would have about 8k as a down payment.
So, to keep a long story short, the other night while I was driving a couple of shit head kids egged my car. I turned around and looked for the kids, called the cops etc
Cops found the kids and eventually parents showed up. I got all their information and went home to wash my car.
I didn't see anything too bad except for damage like pic related. There's some paint that's cracked and what not.
Today I went around auto body shops to get quotes and information and the average is looking like it'll be around 900. I drive a 2014 mustang if that helps.
Anyway, how should I go about contacting the parents? 900 bucks isn't an easy pill to swallow.
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Good luck squeezing blood out of a turnip.
But seriously, if you have a police report that states the parent's name and kid's name on it then perhaps tell the parents of the situation and that you want them to pay for it. Offer to let them make good. If they're shitheads about it, sue them in small claims court. A police report will likely give you instant judgement against them. Good luck collecting.
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>>14797872
this.
i mean, its not complicated.
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>>14797886
>inb4 OP never got a police report
Like most of the shitheads who get in accidents and expect the other people to pay in good faith. Never works. Ever.
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How do I learn as much as you guys about cars?
I'm super new to this board in particular (4 weeks ish) and have mostly lurked. I have a car that's been fucking up and have gotten really into working on it but I just don't know a fucking thing about cars.
Is there any suggested reading materials I should look into? Magazines, books?
Pls no bully
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>>14797665
Just visit the forum section for your particular model. There's forums for literally all cars. Also jewtube videos of people fixing their car step by step is helpful.
>>14797667
Don't you dare give that furshit more views
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>step 1 : watch Top Gear
>step 2 : buy some rusty shitbox for under a grand
>step 3 : open it, "fix it", try to undo the damage you just caused
>step 4 : learn from y our failure
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>>14797665
I spent 12 years fixing everything that went wrong with my own cars. Also spent thousands of hours on forums when people actually used them.
>>14797679
Forums are dead m8. Everybody is on facebook or reddit now.
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where is the boat thread?
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Well definitely not on a board that's based around cars you fucking retard
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>>14797618
On /n/, but boats aren't really their forte.
I miss sailing.
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>>14797643
aww babys first troll post?
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Saw this cutie today at a gas station. Decided to check her out, then noticed the price tag. Can someone explain this to me?
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Jesus, that's a lot for a Twingo.
It'd better have like zero kms on it and be a mint condition top-spec model for that money.
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>>14797436
dunno m8, seen one pretty similar but yellow.
€500. 2002, full canvas roof.
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It looked really nice and was advertised with 60k kilometers iirc. I was still shocked at the price. Sold my sister's '05 Focus for less than that a few weeks ago.
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Why hasn't Toyota brought back the Celica yet?
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>>14797393
because they decided to call it "GT-86" instead
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>>14797393
Because they think the TC is good enough
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The current year.
Thoughts on the Isuzu Vehicross? I...I kinda want one.
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>>14797175
You are the perpetuating degradation of automotive enthusiasm.
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>>14797182
>he doesn't like fun
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>>14797182
>*Tips*
Seriously, though, just look at this goofy thing. And normally I hate SUVs.
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Hunting down my dad's truck 2016-04-07 18:36:38 Post No.14796884
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Hunting down my dad's truck
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Hi /o/, I come to you with a few questions.
So, long story short - I'm hunting down my dad's 1968 GMC 4x4 SWB. He bought it when he was 15, and had to sell it in 2012 to buy a house. He died last year of cancer, and I'm trying to find this silly thing to hopefully buy it back.
What avenues are open to me searching for it? I have the VIN, and I contacted who we sold it to, and they said the person who bought it is in Texas (that's all they can tell me, other than it sold in 2014). We sold it to Classic Car Liquidators in Sherman, Texas. They said they passed my info to the buyer of the truck, but who knows if they're telling the truth or not.
The VIN is KE10DPB37803. Would a private investigator be able to access more information than I can? My "police friend" said she can't search it without filling out paperwork, which implies there needs to be more of a valid reason other than "hurr hurr it's my dad's old truck"
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Some more pictures -
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What helped me identify it for sure was the wacky ass sunroof.
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This picture was kind of a blast from the past - I put that engine in there in 2010. 350 smallblock, freshly rebuilt, if I remember right.