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Just the good stuff. Screen grabs, shoops, etc.

Something besides Amerifats vs Yuropoors

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>tfw you pour all your money into your car and she still has so many problems
>tfw she still idles rough as fuck after all your work and you are literally at wits end

Car feels?

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what is with this car, and movies?

also, what's your favorite movie car?

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So, /o/.

What's the best relatively-affordable, sporty-looking, good-handling lightweight four-cylinder car of the last 5 or so years that isn't the Toyota GT86?

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Sup /o/

I finally saved up to buy a new car and not used .

My question is what kind of car should I avoid to not get called a girly car . What cars do you consider girly ?

I was thinking of getting a cooper ( pic related ) . I want girls to come home with me and have sex with me . Please /o/ I need your expertise .

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I understand that FWD cars are capable in oversteering, if you intentionally induce it...

But since when has it been possible to oversteer a fucking Honda Accord, just by steering a little harder than usual? These cars are known to understeer.

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What is /o/'s opinion on the 1968-1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass/442/Supreme?

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So I've just calculated a ballpark cost for my first major project. Its gonna cost me $30,000 - $35,000 + "labour", so all up will probably be $45,000 - $50,000(au).

Basically im going to get an interior swap, paintjob, engine + tranny swap, and a s/c @ 8psi. (Plus basics like fuel lines, brakes & suspension, etc).

The car is a BA Falcon wagon.
Engine will be a V8 that will bolt on
Tranny will be 5 speed manual
Interior will be pic
S/c will put 450kW (600hp) at the flywheel.

Will i have the fastest wagon on /o/?

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Sup /o/

With Canadian winter literally pissing over my shoulder right now, my car is having trouble cranking in the morning.

Basically, the headlights go dim with each crank, and it cranks VERY slowly--but it never fails to turn over. This only happens when the car has cooled down--it hasn't become very cold at all yet, and that's what worries me. I've had difficulty with slow cranking when it was 10C (50F) out. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's coincidental that it's happening now, but I know it'll only get worse.

Each crank will be separated by about a second, and probably takes about 5-6 cranks to fire up which isn't excessive (but it sure sounds like it when it coughs for 6 seconds). I've ruled out my alternator (steady 14.5 at the terminals, volt meter shows 13-14 always), and my battery seems to hold a charge fine--the lowest I've seen it is 12.25V which was after 2 days, and I'm pretty sure it's because I had the lights on for so long. It usually sits at 12.4 or 5.

Now, I have a big ass fucking Mercedes battery in my car--a 95 Jaguar XJ6. Naturally I'd assumed its cells need a top up, but I can't figure out how to get the fucking cover off, or if it's even supposed to come off. There's a hole on each side, and they don't seem to lead anywhere to release it... at least, that's what I could gather. I tried wedging a knife around and got no results, other than a tiny fizzle of acid around the middle of the battery when I must have gotten too close. This is fucking weird, how do I get the cover off? The indicator says the battery is "OK" but I'm pretty sure if it's able to be topped up, it needs it.

Thanks fuckers. Hopefully someone with a Merc knows what to do.

Pic is the huge bastard.

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Are there any good cheap American cars for touge runs?

Mainly looking for something with a fair bit of power and agile cornering.

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thoughts on the Pontiac Grand Prix?

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This seems like the right place to ask this.

My girlfriend is Chinese, and her family is rich as fuck. When she came to America to pursue her PhD she bought a tan beater 2006 Camry because she's also frugal. Now, her being Chinese, you can imagine the state of the car two years later. I literally just did it's first oil change a month ago because she didn't know that you needed to change it.

Anyway, the thing is tough but somewhat beat to hell. So today in the parking lot of her apartment complex, she had a note on her windshield. Someone in a newer Hyundai told her that she found massive scratches on her car and that "The paint matches your car so I know you did it." There was a number attached.

I didn't know this until I saw her today. I also didn't know that she had texted this other person asking if she knew when the scratches happened, as she hasn't driven it for about three days or so. This person responded, quite rudely, with the gist of

"I think it happened Wednesday or Thursday. There's scratches on opposite sides of our cars, and the paint on my car makes it look like you hit it. I want you to admit fault, and since you didn't, I will call the police." She then attached pictures.

I'm smelling a herd's worth of bullshit right off, so I took her phone and texted her "I will contact my insurance agency. Can you send me your insurance information?" Which I imagined to be very neutral, but I don't have much legal experience.

We went out to the parking lot to check out the situation, as their car was parked next to hers.

Two things that screamed at me as soon as I saw it:

1. On my girlfriend's tan car, there was a large scratch at the right rear wheel well. There was absolutely no black paint.

2. On the other person's black car, there is a similar large scratch on the left rear bumper, extending to the left rear wheel well. The lowest extent of the scratch was far lower than that of the one on my girlfriend's car.

(Brief Continuation)

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I've had this question since years ago and have been wanting to ask you guys for the longest time but I decided to finally go through with it.

Can driving over a wet lane on a highway increase the life of your tires?

I hope to get at least some serious answers after the expected ensuing flaming/trolling from people who will immediately dismiss it as incredibly stupid.

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Can you have fun in a Indie rear suspension ?

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>not having a chopped h1
its like you fags actually want to see where you are going