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The car scene is made up of many different groups. You have drag guys, track, autox, drift, stance/show, collectors etc. As car guys we beg, plead, and complain about what we want manufacturers to build for us. Every now and then they listen and give us exactly what we want. Sometimes it's a slam dunk, other times not so much. But as car guys do we simply ask for too much? Or is it that we can never be satisfied? Take the two cars pictured for example. Dodge has built a 10 second car that you can drive to the grocery store with a warranty. But so many of us overlook the pure awesomeness of what dodge has done and offered. "Oh it doesn't have a cage, what a waste". "Its useless". "Who is going to pay that much for a dodge". Or the brz for instance. For a long time if you wanted a small lightweight rwd car the only affordable option you had was the miata....Along comes the frs/brz. Everything we wanted, lightweight, nimble, rwd, with decent power, and even a backseat to boot! For years we have complained about power...power....POWER! Now say subaru offers a turbo sti version for 42k. I guarantee the new talk would be...."40k for a frs!!!!!". At the end of the day sales is what matters, but manufacturers do look to us for feedback and of course they see what we say, but are we impossible to satisfy?
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I don't want a BRZ STi to come out because I'll never be able to afford it and I'll just always feel bad.
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Nismo Idc. That is all.
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I think many people are satisfied, it's just that the unsatisfied minority make themselves extremely vocal. No where outside if this site have I ever heard any serious complaints any of these new perforce cars. This is 4chan after all, and many people are here just to start shit.
We live in the Golden age for automotive performance, enjoy it while you can
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http://globalnews.ca/news/3506156/metro-vancouver-mayors-council-to-release-details-on-charging-drivers-to-use-roads/
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They have projected over a million additional chinks will move there within the next 25-30 years. Literally over a million additional people who already are clueless about driving. Good on them for at least trying to head off the problem.
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Sounds like gommunism from the average suburburger's point of view, but it's far preferable to letting the city center collapse from car traffic, and as far as I know Vancouver has one of the very best public transport systems in North America. Just because we like cars doesn't make them the be-all and end-all of human transit.
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>>17340335
Or they could stop them from coming in, chinks tend to be a net negative on society.
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How can I make sure my car does not get stolen at night? I live in a bad neighbourhood and would like to prevent it. I was thinking of removing the car battery every time I am at home.
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>>17306998
that would work but it wouldn't stop them from breaking your window and stealing your headunit
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>>17306998
Get a car with a manual transmission. Black people can't drive stick.
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>>17306998
Car battery is really heavy, just make a kill switch for the fuel pump or ignition and hide it somewhere.
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Why are people not capable of admitting that the new Ford GT is absolute garbage? There is not a single redeeming quality about it.
>slower than a GT-R
>$500k
>not AWD
>interior is shit
>exterior is shit
>not a special engine at all, literally just a tuned version of the same engine Ford uses in their worker vans
>made in canada (lol somehow a Japanese company can make their cars in USA but an American company cant)
>Ford intentionally only posts dry weight to cover up the fact that it's only a few hundred pounds less than the GT-R
>track times are from some meme piece of shit track in Canada that no one has ever heard of
Honestly, I could go on all day. I like Ford but just admit that the 2017 GT is a complete pile of shit. It missed the boat entirely and does not capture the essence of the original GT even remotely. This thing is TRASH
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>vr38dett 608 lbs 550 hp
>ecoboost 3.5 400 lbs 700 hp
Also won le mans and not a benchracer design. AWD is for shit eaters who can't drive.
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I considered pretending this post was serious and replying seriously, but honestly, you made it too obvious this is bait.
I didn't like it at first because I thought it was just going to be a Ferrari 488 with a boring V6 truck engine, but even though the engine is "meh" the rest of the car is pretty fucking great. It's the most "race car for the road" thing to come out since the Ferrari F50.
>same gearbox/chassis/suspension/engine as the GTE car
>possibly the best suspension system ever put in a car
>zero sound insulation or interior trim
>roll-cage and harness points built into the chassis
>seats fixed to chassis, fabric pulleys for door handles and pedal adjustment, no luxuries besides A/C and Sync3, race car wheel
>utterly bonkers aerodynamics and exterior shape
It's pretty neat actually
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>yfw you could buy a car that actually looks good and has a V8 for $150k less
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Another stupid "how to manual" thread
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In general, how do you prevent premature wear on the clutch? I've been told that holding it part way (like you would on an incline or while creeping along in traffic) is worse than holding it all the way in. Is it better to let it out slowly while shifting, or as fast as possible?
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honestly, shifting like a trucker
using the throttle to shift. perfectly rev matching every gear in neutral, then selecting the next gear. no clutch used.
thats good for the tranny too, but its not the fastest way to shift unless you have an alloy flywheel.
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>get into my automatic
>car literally just drives
>get into manual
>woah, hold up there son! you're going to need lessons, lots of practice, and discussions online in order to drive this effectively (and inferior performance to modern automatics, too, no matter how optimal you drive!)
will never understand this
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>>17347869
you prevent premature wear on the clutch by shifting correctly.
what the fuck is so difficult about that?
ok. youre in traffic
>step 1: fully hold down clutch at stand still with gear 1 in.
>step 2: traffic moves forward
>step 3: apply gas, release clutch
>repeat as many times as necessary
and nigga havnt you ever heard of using the handbrake for the hills?
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Why dont cars look cool any more?
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>>17347628
Safety, cost, aerodynamics/efficiency, safety, safety, and cost.
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>>17347628
>Why dont cars look cool any more?
Looking cool is subjective though.
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they do mr le wrong generation
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So the hood of my car looks like shit. how do i make it look not as shitty for least amount of money?
> pic related my car
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>>17347608
Plasti dip?? Its not permanent so if you fuck up you can peel it off.
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Sand it level and vinyl wrap it
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>>17347608
I don't know how much that retarded "hood rust" shit cost, but if you're into that you can always give that a try.
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Checking it out tomorrow, other than rust, rust, and more rust, what should i keep in mind?
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>inb4 " just get a 3k civic"
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>>17346930
jesus rollerblading christ those wheels are fucking disgusting
do not give your hard earned money to a faggot that thinks those wheels are acceptable
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just make sure the owner gave atleast a single fuck about the car and didn't beat it to shit.
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If you were an automotive youtube with 1.6 million subs what would you do (automotively speaking) with the money you'd be making from ad sense/selling merchandise?
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>>17345793
Get a hotter wife
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>>17345798
Nicole thicc as fuck doe.
and loyal
and most hoes these days are not loyal according to Christoper Brown.
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>>17345793
murder suicide
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http://www.fordsredesign.com/2016/06/2018-ford-crown-victoria-police-interceptor.html
Discuss.
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>>17345678
>2.3 L 4-cylinder EcoBoost
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>>17345682
Still stronger than the last one.
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Fake and saged
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I'm conflicted help me /o/
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Rusty piece of shit car
its not even worth 1k let alone 9k
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>>17345367
10 grand for corolla
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>A shitty 80's corolla for $9900
LMAO
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Why does nobody here like Subaru when they are the only company that has any true "driver's cars" for young people prices?
>base WRX has good power, AWD, manual only, minimal nanny systems and infotainment, good outward visibility, MPG 20 city 27 highway, 0-60 5.2 seconds, four doors for more whores, ok looking aesthetically but not a knockout
>MSRP 28k
>base BRZ has enough power, RWD, manual available, minimal nanny systems and infotainment, good visibility, MPG 21 city 29 highway, 0-60 6.1 seconds, two doors for classy whores, excellent looking aesthetically
>MSRP 26k
Even ignoring these two great examples, Subaru has a great lineup overall of affordable sedans, wagons, and SUVs known for reliability and relative simplicity.
These are basically the best most overlooked cars on the /o/ market.
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Because the WRX costs less than the BRZ but is superior in every way. This shit is an outright insult to our intelligence. Where do they get off doing this?
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>>17345274
The WRX costs more though.
>This shit is an outright insult to our intelligence. Where do they get off doing this?
Do you think the corporate bosses have a dart board of prices and just see what gets hit? It's all supply and demand plus prices of factors of production.
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>in b4 head gaskets
To answer your question it is that it isnt that people don't like subaru, they dont like You-bru starting threads all the time just so you can validate to yourself that they are good cars. Maybe start an interesting subaru thread instead of "WHY DOENSNT EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGE SUBIE WITH MEEEE?!?! #184747" and you'll see.
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I'm about to lose my shit /o/
>about a month ago riding in my 1991 22re
>randomly my check engine light comes on
>oh fuck that's never good on a vehicle this old
>5 minutes later the light goes off
I think nothing of it because nothing is fucked with my engine that I know of
>today riding to work
>check engine light comes on
>stays on for about 2 minutes
>goes off
What the fuck is up? I can't even get it to stay on long enough to read the output on it.
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>>17344978
>read the output on it.
What scanner are you using?
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>>17344980
The old paper clip method.
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>>17344978
Maybe buy a vehicle that isn't a piece of shit?
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Is there a cheap and reliable WIRED obd scanner like pic related or is everything these days a shit-tier bluetooth mobile phone app?
HARDMODE
Keeping it under 100$
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I have one of these. Has worked for everything I've needed it to so far.
https://www.amazon.com/Innova-3040d-Diagnostic-Reader-Vehicles/dp/B00W85NZU2
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>>17344799
How's the build quality?
Also do you have to update it frequently or something or does it just work out of the box?
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>>17344791
I have that too. Updated it once when I got it, worked since. ('04 m3)
Seems to be a bit quirky, have to turn the (car) key from 0 to II just when the screen reads Iso-9042-something to get it to work.
It's light and plastic-y, but the black stuff is rubber, so it should be okay for light to medium use.
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>traction control off
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>having traction control
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>I like letting computers drive for me
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I wouldn't mind airbags and maybe ABS, but I have neither.
Even power steering would be nice.