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Peanuts Phone Voice posted:Pfffff You can tell the other car is owned by some smug rear end in a top hat via the camber, bullshit patina, stickers, etc. but the one you posted isn't the automotive equivalent of skinny jeans and a handlebar mustache and hence is A-OK.
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Good, cause thats my daily driver and i beat the hell out of her haha.
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bung posted:AWESOMENESS So wrong thread, the Maruti Suzuki in Nepal as a canvas for taxi variety is inspiring.
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Feb 22, 2014 07:32
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I'm not exactly a VW guy, but aren't the rear wheels on this cambered that way because of the way the rear axle is designed? A swing axle or whatever? If the guy were all about "stance" wouldn't the front wheels be equally cambered? Don't get me wrong, with the lovely roof rack and douchebag stickers the guy is clearly a twatwaffle, but not because he drives a slammed bug.
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First time crewing with a rally team this weekend. It went ok... 
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Feb 22, 2014 07:58
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 that poor merkur.
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Feb 22, 2014 08:27
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What the gently caress did they do to that poor thing?
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some texas redneck posted:What the gently caress did they do to that poor thing? Right six tightens to five was pace note. Was maybe more like tightens to four. The stage had been really fast throughout, probably the fastest all weekend, and run at night. The car had a spectacular drift at 85mph till it went wide enough to tag a tree on drivers rear corner. This impact spun the car hard left and it rocketed off the outside if the turn, through one smaller tree and smack directly head on into a larger tree. This third tree ended all momentum, and our rally weekend. Anyway, driver and co-driver are ok mostly. Both took it hard in the plums. trouser chili fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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Feb 22, 2014 10:28
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I have no idea what you said with the notes  but I'm glad to hear they're still breathing.
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Feb 22, 2014 10:40
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some texas redneck posted:I have no idea what you said with the notes trouser chili posted:Right [turn] six [meters wide] tightens to five [meters wide] was pace note. Was maybe more like tightens to four [meters wide]. That's how I read it at any rate. Could be feet wide, if it's in the US, but that sounds like one awfully narrow track! LiquidRain fucked around with this message at 10:49 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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Feb 22, 2014 10:46
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I think the number is the severity of the bend and not the runs width (that'd be CAUTION NARROWS! or WIDENS), with 1 being a hairpin, and 6/7 being fairly gentle. But i also seem to remember that almost every crew has their own criteria for what makes a 6 vs a 5. SO they were expecting a 20 degree corner to tighten to a 40, and they got a 90 degree bend Either way, glad the crews ok!
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Feb 22, 2014 11:00
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I thought the number was a vague suggestion of the gear you want to be in at that point.
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Feb 22, 2014 13:28
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http://www.saabworks.com/projects/stagenotes.html
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Feb 22, 2014 14:38
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Cross posting from the Craigslist Gold thread, 'cause this is pretty terrible (Or hilarious, assuming someone is pranking the owner of this Genesis.)
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Feb 22, 2014 18:23
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I can only assume it's fake or the only reason his dad is buying him a Lotus Exige is to hasten the demise of his idiot son.
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Feb 22, 2014 18:24
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Hmm, interesting. I'd always thought the numbers like 80 or 120 or whatever meant the driver should be going this many km/hr.
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trouser chili posted:Bad rally stuff Wait, is this the car that had the amazing wiring that your buddy had completely redone or am I thinking about someone else?
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th vwls hv scpd posted:Wait, is this the car that had the amazing wiring that your buddy had completely redone or am I thinking about someone else? Yeah, that's the car. I have some daylight pics now.    
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Feb 23, 2014 16:28
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The license plate makes this one the saddest of all. 
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Feb 23, 2014 16:37
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trouser chili posted:Yeah, that's the car. I have some daylight pics now.
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Feb 23, 2014 19:38
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That's pretty dreadful, is the engine salvageable?
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poo poo, that's terrible. I remember when you posted the pictures of the beautiful wiring harness job and in general the whole car was just great. This is why if I ever manage to get into rally, it will be in a car I don't give a gently caress about. On the other hand, I found this while searching Craigslist last night. 
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I have been having a not so fun time trying to deal with the brakes on my uncle and aunt's truck. Dealership has replaced two hard lines that rusted and failed for a ridiculous amount of money, and then driving it the first time the brakes are super soft like there is a ton of air. We drop it back off at the dealer and this time I'm actually there to talk to the service guy. He says it's impossible that they weren't bled properly because they do a road test and get up to highway speeds and make sure the brakes work, etc. Come back monday afternoon and suddenly it needs new calipers all around because they can't get the bleed screws open, plus a booster and master cylinder. When I ask how they could possibly have bled the brakes properly they tell me they used a vacuum machine on the MC which gets all the air out. Well, obviously not, or the pedal wouldn't be going to the floor just to slow down from 10mph. So I tow the car out of there and down to a friend's shop, buy some new bleed screws at orielly, and pull the old ones out with minimal difficulty. I have never seen so much air come out of brake lines and can not comprehend how those assholes at the dealer let the car leave in that condition. The video I tried to take didn't turn out unfortunately. Plus there are still a bunch of rusty hard lines that need to be replaced but at least it now stops, and I have a full kit sitting in their garage for the next time I'm down here. In conclusion, gently caress Van Chevrolet in Scottsdale, AZ. I think tomorrow I'm going to go ask them for an estimate and to elaborate on why all that stuff needs replacement before telling them about how I was able to easily open the bleeders. Also thanks Holdbrooks for the help. jamal fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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Feb 24, 2014 01:14
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Have you talked to corporate yet? That is amazingly negligent.
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jamal posted:I have been having a not so fun time trying to deal with the brakes on my uncle and aunt's truck. Dealership has replaced two hard lines that rusted and failed for a ridiculous amount of money, and then driving it the first time the brakes are super soft like there is a ton of air. We drop it back off at the dealer and this time I'm actually there to talk to the service guy. He says it's impossible that they weren't bled properly because they do a road test and get up to highway speeds and make sure the brakes work, etc. Come back monday afternoon and suddenly it needs new calipers all around because they can't get the bleed screws open, plus a booster and master cylinder. When I ask how they could possibly have bled the brakes properly they tell me they used a vacuum machine on the MC which gets all the air out. Well, obviously not, or the pedal wouldn't be going to the floor just to slow down from 10mph. So I tow the car out of there and down to a friend's shop, buy some new bleed screws at orielly, and pull the old ones out with minimal difficulty. I have never seen so much air come out of brake lines and can not comprehend how those assholes at the dealer let the car leave in that condition. The video I tried to take didn't turn out unfortunately. Plus there are still a bunch of rusty hard lines that need to be replaced but at least it now stops, and I have a full kit sitting in their garage for the next time I'm down here. No problem. It was super sketchy, the front left looked like champagne pouring out with the gravity bleed. It foamed out into the pan on like a 16in long line. I don't believe that it was bled after the lovely patch they did and no way the road tested it as said that it was fixed.
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FatCow posted:Have you talked to corporate yet? That is amazingly negligent. I'm drafting a letter for my uncle to send. It's not going to be very nice. jamal fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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Feb 24, 2014 02:50
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Holy poo poo. If that had been my relatives I'd probably be sending the letter through an attorney. Good thing they have you to fix it.
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Feb 24, 2014 03:01
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By the way, the vacuum-bleed system is a legit method, I have one...but the vacuum is applied <ahem> at the bleed screws. They have to be open. So they're lying sacks of poo poo as well as negligent.
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Feb 24, 2014 03:36
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Post something in GBS. Maybe some goon will DDOS their website.
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Pitch posted:Hundred Acre Wood? I'm pretty sure I saw this on a trailer outside the Rolla Enterprise Rent-a-Car on Thursday. It looked a little different then. Yes, 100aw. It was the second rally for the car, having competed in a regional event late last year in Perryville. Slavvy posted:That's pretty dreadful, is the engine salvageable? We don't know. It's really heartbreaking for us to even look at the car right now. I honestly think the car might not be as bad as it looks, but no-one else is as optimistic. I suspect the engine is ok, the transmission is toast, the horsecollar (rear subframe) is likely toasted as well. The car is going to go to the cage builder to be inspected. We'll have a good idea of what to do with it after that. If the frame/cage is too far damaged, then it's just done and we'll part it. From what I've seen the cage show no signs of deformation. The frame rails ahead of the front suspension were pinched in though. The front wheels appear to be straight and point true. The rear wheels gained a bunch of camber somehow. The entire drivetrain has been shoved back and I suspect this has bent the horsecollar. That would explain the camber. It's all guesses right now though.
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jamal posted:In conclusion, gently caress Van Chevrolet in Scottsdale, AZ. I think tomorrow I'm going to go ask them for an estimate and to elaborate on why all that stuff needs replacement before telling them about how I was able to easily open the bleeders. Also thanks Holdbrooks for the help. I'll second that, and I've never had them work on a car. I did buy my MS3 from them - I was able to beat them up pretty well on the price but they were dicks about pretty much every step of the process, and couldn't even be assed to air up the tires before I drove off. My old man bought a new Camaro from them once... gently caress 20 years ago I'm old and while I don't recall / wasn't privy to most of the details I do remember him complaining about the process plenty at that time too. Some dealers (like every Earnhardt shop here) are just scumbags the whole way down.
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PainterofCrap posted:By the way, the vacuum-bleed system is a legit method, I have one...but the vacuum is applied <ahem> at the bleed screws. They have to be open. Yeah it's a pretty good method, too. I think it is how a lot of manufactures do it in the factory. I actually argued with the service manager about it and he didn't seem to care and was happy to have us tow it out of there. After my uncle has spent around 3500 on this bullshit in the last year. One problem is that I don't know exactly what they told my uncle and what he agreed to. Service manager mentioned to me that my uncle declined to have the calipers replaced but I haven't seen that in writing in any of the paperwork they have. I need to ask them for any old estimates in their system to see if any of this is documented. jamal fucked around with this message at 08:59 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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I'm pretty sure the BMW dealer fleeced my dad out a ton of money. It pisses me off. They suck. I'm going to have to read through the service receipts when I get a chance. I hate the work involved finding a decent mechanic :/
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Feb 24, 2014 07:09
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CharlesM posted:I hate the work involved finding a decent mechanic :/ That is basically the whole reason I started working on cars.
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Feb 24, 2014 07:29
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Dave at 3D automotive in Gilbert is a good reliable mechanic if anyone's interested. Been going there for about five years and he's always been upfront and honest.
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Feb 24, 2014 08:30
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The guy who runs the best german indie shop in town used to own my E30 so he gives me a discount when I bring it in 
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jamal posted:That is basically the whole reason I started working on cars. Going the other direction, this is why I no longer keep cars past their warranty period.
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Terrible Robot posted:poo poo, that's terrible. I remember when you posted the pictures of the beautiful wiring harness job and in general the whole car was just great. I saw one of these in a storage lot when I went to get some furniture and belongings out of storage, brought back memories of when I lived with my family in the UK for 3 years and we had a navy blue Ford Sierra 
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I'm at the dealership and they are about to put the truck on a lift to show me the stuck bleed screws. This should be entertaining.
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