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Jan 19, 2012 05:08
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Put on a new exhaust tip. The car looked stupid with the exhaust ending 30cm behind the bumper. I think that's the first original Volvo part i bought...
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Jan 19, 2012 08:10
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Got most of my red MR2 buttoned back up, fired it up. I did figure out that starting a car with no exhaust and a nonworking o2 sensor in a 10x20 storage unit will cause you to lose hearing for a few minutes. Goddamn a backfire is loud. I need an oxygen sensor.
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tonedef131 posted:Hit some black ice on I94 just outside of Detroit and within a matter of seconds destroyed the thing I loved more than anything else I've ever owned and almost died twice. After getting out of the car a lady slid into my car and almost crushed me between the giant concrete barrier and my car. I'll be pining for this car for the rest of my life, guess it was just too perfect to last. She was a good car, I'm sorry for your loss.  Good thing you weren't injured. Black ice is a bitch.
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Jan 19, 2012 23:27
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White ice is a bitch too when it is tennis ball sized. Just had mine written off with hail damage.
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New supercharger heat exchanger and I/C pump for the E55. A bit of difference.  
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Jan 21, 2012 21:05
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gently caress the spark plug locations in the GM 54o V6. Did 3 of them. Then, it started snowing. Started removing NPS. Gave up and came inside after re-covering the beasty.
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Jan 21, 2012 23:28
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Two weeks and almost $1600 later the RX8 is out of the shop with a new motor.  Runs better than ever but I am just done with this car. Thinking about trading it in on a econo car (RIO or SOUL) or keep it for another year, Filling it up at the gas pump and lack of utility is just a major pain in the rear end.
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evilnissan posted:Thinking about trading it in on a econo car (RIO or SOUL) or keep it for another year, Filling it up at the gas pump and lack of utility is just a major pain in the rear end. Man you're going to be disappointed when you find out that the Rio and Soul both use gas, too 
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MrSaturn posted:Man you're going to be disappointed when you find out that the Rio and Soul both use gas, too Yes but my $60-$70 a week fuel bill would just about be cut in half if I picked up a boring econo car.... Fake edit: IE browser crashes everytime I try to edit a post. Awesome.
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Jan 25, 2012 17:25
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evilnissan posted:Yes but my $60-$70 a week fuel bill would just about be cut in half if I picked up a boring econo car.... Yeah, but then you have to drive a boring econo car.
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Jan 25, 2012 17:32
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I drove a Soul not too long ago and it was pretty fun for a econo car with an auto. Had way more power than I expected.
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Jan 25, 2012 17:35
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Lightbulb Out posted:Yeah, but then you have to drive a boring econo car. My old Honda CB900C will make up for driving a boring car. Billy Tully posted:I drove a Soul not too long ago and it was pretty fun for a econo car with an auto. Had way more power than I expected. My dad has been out of town and I have been driving his 2.0L 4speed+overdrive Soul+ for a few days while my car was in the shop and its pretty zippy little car with lots of space and handles nice for daily driving use. It's also nice not having to take the spare tire out of the trunk everytime I have to put something in it thats bigger than a egg carton. evilnissan fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Jan 25, 2012 |
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Jan 25, 2012 18:21
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evilnissan posted:My old Honda CB900C will make up for driving a boring car. TEN SPEED?!?!? oh please oh please oh please...
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:TEN SPEED?!?!? oh please oh please oh please... gently caress yea, hi-low range on a street bike for life! Got to get a new set of forks or the orginals re-chromed this spring.
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Jan 25, 2012 20:29
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More like what did my ride do to me today the alternator light is lit if your lovely cellphone photo interpreting skills aren't up to par The original belt lasted 12 years. The new lovely Duralast belt? 12 months.  Admittedly it may have had some coolant splashed on it at one point.And on this car, the serpentine belt also runs the water pump. Just moved to a new city and don't know anybody either, looks like I get to take the bus to AutoZone tomorrow, or maybe walk, it's only 2 miles. 
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Jan 26, 2012 01:35
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If you are in Boise I can always let you borrow the garage.
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evilnissan posted:My old Honda CB900C will make up for driving a boring car. A Kia Soul has lots of space? The trunk is like the size of a briefcase. I couldn't even fit a stroller in it when the wife and I were looking at one!
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Imperador do Brasil posted:A Kia Soul has lots of space? The trunk is like the size of a briefcase. I couldn't even fit a stroller in it when the wife and I were looking at one! Compared to a CB900 the trunk is enormous.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:A Kia Soul has lots of space? The trunk is like the size of a briefcase. I couldn't even fit a stroller in it when the wife and I were looking at one! I get the same feeling when I drive behind one in my Wrangler, which probably has more space with the back seat in (short-wheel-base).
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Imperador do Brasil posted:A Kia Soul has lots of space? The trunk is like the size of a briefcase. I couldn't even fit a stroller in it when the wife and I were looking at one! Well the trunk isnt that deep but it has a lot of usable space. Back seats that can fit proper childs seats and adults, flat trunk area and back seats that fold down. It almost box truck size of usable space compaired to an RX-8. Bla bla bla, ordering brake pads for the RX-8 right now and plan to put them on tomarrow if napa can get them in on time. evilnissan fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Jan 26, 2012 |
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Jan 26, 2012 18:19
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Changed the serpentine belt on my Volvo. Did not have the right tools to do it but the squeeling annoyed me so i jury rigged something together that worked. Only lost some skin and barely bled 
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Jan 26, 2012 21:02
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Just bought this naughty little girl.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Just bought this naughty little girl. Sooooo...the wing is already being removed?
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Its stock and its staying.
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That's a stock wing. It's sort of hideous, but stock. e: beaten
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They are hilariously flimsy. They will shake a bunch when closing the trunk and will wiggle at highway speeds. It's kinda disappointing.
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Ziploc posted:They are hilariously flimsy. They will shake a bunch when closing the trunk and will wiggle at highway speeds. It's kinda disappointing. Wow, that sucks. Was the wing optional on SSes at least? Don't get me wrong, I think Cobalt SSes are cool and I'd totally rock one. I'd have to make it look like a base model though - no wing, no badges, maybe even sell the wheels for some steelies. It's always fun to surprise people.
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Don't get me wrong, I think Cobalt SSes are cool and I'd totally rock one. I'd have to make it look like a base model though - no wing, no badges, maybe even sell the wheels for some steelies. It's always fun to surprise people.
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I like the wing. I also like the big gently caress-off wings on the WRX and Evo though so maybe my opinion is invalid. I also love the wheels. However I think I might debadge it at some point.
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Lightbulb Out posted:Yeah, but then you have to drive a boring econo car. It ain't that bad man. Seriously though -- a 'boring' economy car with a few decent suspension mods makes for a riotous DD. BTW I'm in the mood to shoot some photos. We should finally get together and take some pics of your ugly BMWs.
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Wow, that sucks. Was the wing optional on SSes at least? It's hard to find 18" steelies. My SS can't go smaller than 18" because of the brakes. Also, the huge wing was optional. There was a standard small wing, but 90% of SS cars have the big wing. People still don't expect a Cobalt to pull on them, no matter what the wing or badges say. There are so many "clone" SS cars around here that seeing a real SS is always a surprise. I also never see any other turbocharged ones, just the supercharged ones. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Jan 28, 2012 |
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Imperador do Brasil posted:It's hard to find 18" steelies. My SS can't go smaller than 18" because of the brakes. I had the same problem tracking down 18" wheels for my MS6 so I just bought another set of the stock wheels. Ended up being $150 cheaper than the cheapest 18" wheel on Tirerack.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:It's hard to find 18" steelies. My SS can't go smaller than 18" because of the brakes. Do you have upgraded brakes? I read that the 16" Pontiac G5 5-spoke steel wheels will fit on a SS/SC (although I know you have the SC/TC). My pops works for a company that delivers OEM car parts to body shops and mechanic shops so I can probably get a discount on some for my winter tires.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:It's hard to find 18" steelies. My SS can't go smaller than 18" because of the brakes. That's crazy. How wide are the tires? Does the car really need discs that big? Mostly I just hate how huge wheels have gotten in the last few years.  
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:That's crazy. How wide are the tires? Does the car really need discs that big? Not all of us are as luck as Dr14"D.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:A Kia Soul has lots of space? The trunk is like the size of a briefcase. I couldn't even fit a stroller in it when the wife and I were looking at one! Admittedly, I really like the Soul. Way more than I should. Except they don't offer a stick on anything except the base 1.6. I'd rather have the 2.0, sunroof, map lights, and power mirrors... but not quite enough to give up having 3 pedals. And they have a bit more usable room than my late 90s Nissan Altima.I could have sworn you could get M/T on the 2.0 before 2012.
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some texas redneck posted:Admittedly, I really like the Soul. Way more than I should. Except they don't offer a stick on anything except the base 1.6. Well, make an AI Soul. I don't need to tell you what to do even, you're already planning it out.
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