Car Talk Topic

[sivispacem]

Kinda hard to tell from the potato quality image, but those look cosmetic to me- the alloy-to-tyre ratio seems very large for proper mud plugging.

[asadog2]

3 hours ago, jpm1 said:

Hi, are these rims reinforced rims for offroading, or is it just something cosmetic

Those rims are pretty much for cosmetics. Not much for off roading, especially that fake beadlock. 

[jpm1]

yeah maybe i should have mentioned that it was about mud runners, not rock crawlers. ty

 

2 hours ago, sivispacem said:

Kinda hard to tell from the potato quality image, but those look cosmetic to me- the alloy-to-tyre ratio seems very large for proper mud plugging.

lot of mud runners vids had these. so i believe there're pretty good, for some reason

Edited April 5, 2020 by jpm1

[Earthbound]

Give me a set of sunraysias any day, a 4WD should be about function, not form.

 

Not everyone's cup of tea.

[Adrenalist]

Picked up a 2019 Raptor. It’s okay. Compared to the last gen they are more rattley, the chassis is stiffer, you can really feel the weight distribution change from the lighter motor, the exhaust note is horrendous, the comfort and amenities are on par with the last model. It’s okay. But now that I’ve bonded with my 2018 F-450, I actually enjoy driving it more. It just seems more.... masculine. I’m keeping the Raptor, but it’s not as good overall as I thought it might be. I’ll drop some pics in the other thread sometime. 

[Earthbound]

The Raptor is about the manliest ute/truck we get in mass here in Australia. The F-series isn't all that popular here. It's really quite surprsing that it's not marketed more strongly here as we certainly like our bigger vehicles.

[Earthbound]

I dont know if any of you guys are interested in the Clio RS, but even if you're not this is worth a watch.

 

I've followed these guys for a while and they really are masters of the FWD.

 

 

[Mr Philips The Gey]

i bet you people dont know what a toyota fortuner is

8 minutes ago, mr phillips the great said:

i bet you people dont know what a toyota fortuner is

the only chance are 

you live in uk

you live in south east asia (like me)

On 4/6/2020 at 1:46 AM, asadog2 said:

Those rims are pretty much for cosmetics. Not much for off roading, especially that fake beadlock. 

the rims are pretty big plus the jeep wont to much offroading since it looks fairly stock

you guys know what a dodge colt is? my grandpa owned one when he was 16 his as i believe it was a '73 model and his brother had an escort mexico wagon

[Mr Philips The Gey]

On 12/25/2019 at 12:35 PM, Tchuck said:

The Taycan is an absolute machine. It has the Porsche quality and luxury in it. And apparently drives so damn well. Curious to see how Tesla will react, now that the big carmakers are coming in to eat their lunch.

you are japanese so i believe you know sony made a car

On 9/17/2019 at 1:02 AM, universetwisters said:

Can someone over the age of 30 tell me what Oldsmobile was supposed to be in GM's lineup? Did GM really need two entry level luxury brands or am I misinformed thinking Oldsmobile was luxury because my understanding of GM's hierarchy has always been:

 

*Chevy - base/cheap

*Pontiac - sporty

*Buick - entry level luxury

*Cadillac - top tier luxury (within the brand)
*Oldsmobile - ???????

im 11 im pretty sure those were family cars like the delta 88 and the custom cruiser

[universetwisters]

4 hours ago, mr phillips the great said:

 

im 11 im pretty sure those were family cars like the delta 88 and the custom cruiser

 

Idk man the fact that the Cutlass existed kinda throws that theory into a loop

[ChebbyZ]

Oldsmobile was more of a middle-class brand.

Edited May 25, 2020 by ChebbyZ

[CRAZY AL WARD]

What's everyones take on the class a Bendix Motorhomes of the 1970s?

Pics for Reference of what RV i'm talking about:

I'm asking because i've seen a few of these growing up & am curious of what people think of them

[AZAZEL]

On 5/30/2020 at 5:23 PM, CRAZY AL WARD said:

What's everyones take on the class a Bendix Motorhomes of the 1970s?

[CRAZY AL WARD]

Okay, i've got a question that requires former owners of the same type of car can answer:

I've found a decent enough lookin' 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 4-door sedan on Kijiji (Canadian version of Craigslist)

for only $400.00 & i have a budget of $705.75 for the purchase of the car & purchase a few things for it (New paint, hubcaps, new battery)

But the Two problems i face atm are:

• 1: The car is All the way out in Edmonton, Alberta
• 2: I need the money for a new computer to make gta mods in the future

What i'm asking is: IF i do decide to buy the car, what am i facing in advance in both matinence & restoration wise? And are Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedans worth the purchase Or not? I plan to restore it, but i just wanna be sure if it's worth the investment in advance.

 

Link to the Kijiji ad in the spoiler + pics of the car from the ad (In case you can't see the link):

Spoiler

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1988-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-car/1514896124

 

And a pic of how i plan to make it look (IF i do get the car):

(Technically the Restoration reference pic is of an 87 model, but the 88 i found is the closest to finding one in Canada, according to kijiji)

[Kushology]

Anyone good/work with motors?

 

3.6L V6 has a noticable rattle in higher RPM/Starting up.

 

 

Ideas? I think a lifter or tensioner is shot.. I want second opinions though before I do anything to save money+time.

[QuackinAColdOne]

Does anybody have experience with de-rusting brake calipers and rotors? I want to do it on my car but I was wondering if any of you have any advice for doing so.

[sivispacem]

7 hours ago, QuackinAColdOne said:

Does anybody have experience with de-rusting brake calipers and rotors? I want to do it on my car but I was wondering if any of you have any advice for doing so.

Unless they're really badly pitted you shouldn't need to do the rotors, a few hard stops from a decent speed will scrub off almost all surface rust.

[QuackinAColdOne]

13 hours ago, sivispacem said:

Unless they're really badly pitted you shouldn't need to do the rotors, a few hard stops from a decent speed will scrub off almost all surface rust.

I'm sorry, I didn't necessarily mean the rotors (although, the rim contains a bit of rust. I'm talking about the part that sticks out and holds the lug nuts. I also want to do the brake calipers.

[Kushology]

1 hour ago, QuackinAColdOne said:

I'm sorry, I didn't necessarily mean the rotors (although, the rim contains a bit of rust. I'm talking about the part that sticks out and holds the lug nuts. I also want to do the brake calipers.

 

Not to ride YTers wang-chung but ChrisFix has good videos, all DIY on autos unless he needs to get a professional.

 

 

I've wanted to paint mine black, but that's part of my respray plan as a whole.

[Cutter De Blanc]

Cant start my car again for the umpteenth time, this time the positive terminal for my fairly new $300 battery is stripped. I had ended up stripping it the last time my friend and I worked on the car because Im a f*ck up and don't deserve to own a car. I had overtightened the screw turning it the wrong way when I was trying to loosen it and stripped the inside. Real basic stupid f*ck up stuff that no normal person would do. Now I cant get the positive cable to stay plugged in. Also I dont own any tools to work on it.

 

At this point I'd let the El Camino go for 5000 dollars just to be rid of it. I really hate this f*cking car. And It makes me sad that I hate it. Its a good car. I'm just a terrible car owner who cant afford any maintenance at all.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Cutter De Blanc

[Kushology]

18 hours ago, Cutter De Blanc said:

Cant start my car again for the umpteenth time, this time the positive terminal for my fairly new $300 battery is stripped. I had ended up stripping it the last time my friend and I worked on the car because Im a f*ck up and don't deserve to own a car. I had overtightened the screw turning it the wrong way when I was trying to loosen it and stripped the inside. Real basic stupid f*ck up stuff that no normal person would do. Now I cant get the positive cable to stay plugged in. Also I dont own any tools to work on it.

 

At this point I'd let the El Camino go for 5000 dollars just to be rid of it. I really hate this f*cking car. And It makes me sad that I hate it. Its a good car. I'm just a terrible car owner who cant afford any maintenance at all.

 

Unplug battery, use vise-grips to make it tighter? idk.

 

Never went through that. *knock on wood*

[Cutter De Blanc]

Once you go to wrench tighten it, it slips out of place. I'm gonna cash in the warrantee on this battery

 

The way I've read to fix it is to pour molten lead into the terminal and then bore out a new hole

Edited August 25, 2020 by Cutter De Blanc

[Kushology]

3 hours ago, Cutter De Blanc said:

The way I've read to fix it is to pour molten lead into the terminal and then bore out a new hole

 

Considering how it happened, don't try this at home.. lol

[Cutter De Blanc]

Well I guess the warrantee only covers the battery not being able to hold a charge. 

 

My friend and I fiddled around with it yesterday. It actually doesnt look stripped or anything. We changed the positioning of the bolts that hold the cable to the battery, so now the bolt that was holding the car alarm to the other bolt is holding both cables to the battery. Its secure in there and we managed to wrench tighten it, and everything appears to be working again. 

 

My car alarm is still giving me a bypass error whenever I arm it though, which is why I was messing around with the battery in the first place.

 

EDIT: Turned out my interior light was left on, and since the car alarm is wired to it the alarm thought my door was open

Edited August 28, 2020 by Cutter De Blanc

[Cutter De Blanc]

Uh... okay maybe the alternator was the problem

 

(god i hate this car)

Edited August 29, 2020 by Cutter De Blanc

[Kushology]

9 hours ago, Cutter De Blanc said:

Uh... okay maybe the alternator was the problem

 

(god i hate this car)

I hate my Malibu too, can't figure out where my ticking issue is coming from.. lol

 

Drives normal but the ticking is annoying at times.. just blare my music for now..

[Cutter De Blanc]

After it died again yesterday while I was out, had my buddy come out and jumpstart it, we took it to Autozone and they tested the alternator,  told me it was only putting out 8.2 volts, and it wont charge the battery anymore. And when I drove it back all of the electrical sh*t was flickering, my headlights were putting out candlelight, and my radio kept turning off.

 

Its just sitting in my buddy's garage, its not even at my house anymore. I'm never gonna take this peice of sh*t on a road trip because I'm scared its not going to start reliably. In the year Ive owned it, first the battery failed, so I bought a new Yellowtop Optima for it, then the ignition switch failed. So we replaced that. Then the rack inside the steering column snapped in half(absurd!), so we replaced that. Then the starter gave out. So we replaced that! Now I need an alternator! f*ck this sh*t

 

EDIT 9/6: So the new alternator was installed, works great, but while he was tightening the pulley the mounting bracket snapped in half, so now I need a new one of those. Apparently gotta tear the engine apart in order to get to the other peice of the bracket because its behind and under a bunch of sh*t

 

EDIT: Update 9/24: So I've paid to have my car towed home and I'm no longer friends with this guy. Moral of the story: Dont have your friends do car repairs for you

Edited September 25, 2020 by Cutter De Blanc

[Zyo]

 

 

Quick game of "Guess how i've decided to commit financial suicide this month" anyone?

 

I ve been after one for a while and a friend decided to sell his, so I snapped it up today. I don't have a decent picture yet for that thread so until then.... A clue or two and see if you know what it is.

 

When it came out, it was the fastest saloon car on the market.

 

Go.

 

Edited November 8, 2020 by Zyo

[sivispacem]

7 hours ago, Zyo said:

Go.

I'm assuming we're talking 90s to mid 00s here given your purchasing history. Now for most of that time the Germans were limiting themselves to 250kph/155mph and tuner specials such as Brabus don't count. The one exception to this being the E60 M5 which could be bought delimited, and, if I recall correctly, was touted as the first 200mph production saloon. But this strikes me as a bit obvious.

 

There is of course the British elephant in the room. The Lotus Carlton. And as much as part of me really wants to imagine you splashing that kind of money on a crusty old Vauxhall then keeping it on the street in the frigid north, the questions of supply versus demand versus king term upkeep make that less likely.

 

Financial suicide suggests it's something with a reputation for catastrophic unreliability which errs me towards Italian. But I'm not sure the Maserati Quattroporte ever held the "fastest production saloon car" title, though it was the fastest production saloon on the market at the time as the LC had been discontinued. Certainly the M5 would also fall under the "ruinously costly" and "gonads like medicine balls" level of brave-pillery. As would the LC...

 

 

If I had to guess, based on the specific wording of your post...circa 2003-2006 Maserati Quattroporte.

[Zyo]

Impeccable logic as always Siv, some astute observations there. Final answer is wrong unfortunately as it is not a Maserati.

 

To the fastest saloon car clue (it's not an M5), 

I'll add: there's something special about that V8 engine. 

Edited November 8, 2020 by Zyo