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Cat Terrist posted:Been driving a 2015 Toyota Yaris all weekend. Really surprised - gutless turd of a car but honestly a bright chirply little thing that is strangely a hoot to drive. I never expected a Toyota to be such a cheery and happy car for all it's otherwise many faults - just goes to prove a car with character is what makes for a car you want to drive. I drove a supercharged one on Star Specs at an AutoX. Hoooleee poo poo, man that thing would scoot (I think no other word describes it so well). Even on stock suspension it was quite nimble and predictable and not at all pushy/understeer-y. Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 13:57 on May 10, 2015 |
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Ozmiander posted:So when is someone going to start an open wheel purpose built rally series? Imagine! 1500quidporsche posted:Put the summer tires on my Scirocco today, forgot how god drat fun that car is to drive. I think I've come to realize that even if I find a cheap porsche it isn't going to necessarily be any more enjoyable to drive then the Scirocco. Knowing that kinda sucks. Cat Terrist posted:Been driving a 2015 Toyota Yaris all weekend. Really surprised - gutless turd of a car but honestly a bright chirply little thing that is strangely a hoot to drive. I never expected a Toyota to be such a cheery and happy car for all it's otherwise many faults - just goes to prove a car with character is what makes for a car you want to drive. At what point does it make more sense to start from scratch and build a tube frame than to cut down an existing car and add on tube sections? I've always wanted to build my own car and have a stack of books on the subject as well as several built up in Solidworks. If I don't get the MG I'm going to be making a stupid track rat and I'm nearing the point where it might be cheaper and easier to start from scratch. I already have a capable welder and access to tubing benders and notchers that I can borrow... So what do people think the chance is Tesla will hit the numbers they're talking about on the Model III? 200mi range, $35k, charge in 25-30 minutes - https://www.minds.com/blog/view/443508465227272192/tesla039s-model-iii-goes-200-miles-per-charge-and-costs-35000 If they can actually hit that I'm going to be very tempted to pick one up...assuming the car isn't a complete piece of poo poo to hit those number.
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May 10, 2015 15:10
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Build a cycle car first. That's my project to see how I want dip into building a tube chassis. I have a couple of ideas though, CSB has seen them.
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May 10, 2015 15:20
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NitroSpazzz posted:Guy at work picked one up last summer ...he's already put on ~75k miles. Does he tow it behind a semi truck or something holy poo poo
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May 10, 2015 15:25
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Geirskogul posted:Does he tow it behind a semi truck or something holy poo poo My former boss' husband did automobile insurance adjustments, and as much as he loved his XC70, he bought a Yaris for the fuel economy. And surprisingly, it worked pretty well, despite not babying the gas pedal. It also probably helped that he's amazing at negotiating car sales, so I imagine he got a good price. I don't know that he's done 75k miles in a year, but it's pretty close, a thousand a week seems pretty reasonable. I took about a 30% hit in economy going from a Celica to a BMW, and I'm totally okay with that because I like my comfort while driving.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Build a cycle car first. That's my project to see how I want dip into building a tube chassis. I have a couple of ideas though, CSB has seen them. Geirskogul posted:Does he tow it behind a semi truck or something holy poo poo Don't forget it's Mother's Day, call your Moms or whatever.
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May 10, 2015 16:37
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My parents won $4,000 at the casino last night so my pops slipped me a hundo at Mother's Day brunch this morning. Really needed the cash too.
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May 10, 2015 16:47
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MrChips posted:Or Volvos, for that matter. And those are literally the most rear end in a top hat-proof cars in existence. 
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May 10, 2015 17:15
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NitroSpazzz posted:That's one option I'm looking at. Something like a bike powered Lotus 7. Between various forums people are always selling not completed projects for the price of materials or less. I have been kicking around the idea of doing something powered with a 750-1000 cc engine. But I'm going to do a cycle car first powered with a B&S 13 HP motor first, then figure out what I did wrong or could do better then build a tube chassis.
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May 10, 2015 17:23
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Sigma X posted:Counterpoint: While it does need less wheel by about 2-3 inches, the intent is good.  White wagons ftw
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May 10, 2015 17:31
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I'm done cleaning carpets of liquid dog poop. This week has been awful.
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May 10, 2015 17:50
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SuperDucky posted:While it does need less wheel by about 2-3 inches, the intent is good. Less wheel width by about 3 inches, about 2 inches more of ride height, add about 10 degrees of positive camber in the rear and about 3 in the front, sure.
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May 10, 2015 18:15
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We had lightning hit a palm tree about a block away from our old place and it shook the whole house hard enough to knock out one of the single pane windows. It also set the tree on fire and the local FD had to come out it out...  Also, if my wife said she wanted to stay married but gently caress other people too, I'd try to live with it (while loving other people too). She just was promoted to CEO of the non-profit she works for so I'd like to figuratively and literally ride this gravy train for a while. Meanwhile, I'm unemployed and in school, so I'm a bit vulnerable if she wanted to cut some baggage.
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May 10, 2015 18:40
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We need some serious rain soon. The pollen here is out of control. I washed my car two hours ago and its already yellow. 
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May 10, 2015 18:52
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leica posted:Well yeah, it's a huge upgrade over your Civic and you'd be able to make twice the money if and when you decided to sell it. I have no clue why that guy would want to trade, but if you decide to just make sure you go over it good, and make sure it wasn't totaled or anything. From our mutual friends I found him on Facebook and after 20 minutes of back and forth the reason he'd trade for a cheap Civic? SALVAGE TITLE. It was his mom's car and she wrecked it back in 2006, it was repaired and she wrecked it AGAIN. He did the usual "no frame damage, airbag didn't deploy" but I asked for the VIN so I could Carfax and Autocheck it and he stopped responding.
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May 10, 2015 19:12
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Rhyno posted:From our mutual friends I found him on Facebook and after 20 minutes of back and forth the reason he'd trade for a cheap Civic? Time to watch Interstellar. Waiting on parts for cars so screw productivity for today.
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May 10, 2015 19:44
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NitroSpazzz posted:Time to watch Interstellar. Its pretty damned good.
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May 10, 2015 19:48
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This being AI, there probably aren't many NASCAR fans here, but I'm doing research for a project and I'm trying to find a Nascar expert. Anyone here a fan or know someone who is?
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May 10, 2015 19:58
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On the subject of playing adult, my attempts are finally paying off. I'll be debt free in a few months except for my mortgage, and I'm refinancing that into a 15 year at 3.125% so I can really grow the equity. I should have at least $100k equity for a down payment on my next place within 5 years, and if I decide not to move I can pay this place off in ten. It's tiny but that means it's easy to maintain. I've already replaced my washer/dryer, water heater, and a/c so next comes the furnace, possibly a new bathtub (at least caulk and tile) and maybe fridge/dishwasher/stove. Maybe another water heater but they're not that expensive if you DIY which I do of course.
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BoostCreep posted:This being AI, there probably aren't many NASCAR fans here, but I'm doing research for a project and I'm trying to find a Nascar expert. Anyone here a fan or know someone who is? VikingSkull or leica would be your best bets. Both horribly biased, but at least they speak recognizable English. Although leica IS from Florida. 
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May 10, 2015 20:40
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That's good news and a good place to be. I just signed the papers to sell the old place, completes on Friday 
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May 10, 2015 20:43
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POs apparently thought a single light bulb was enough light for a garage. I fixed that this weekend with 8 of the 4' LED fixtures from Costco. Still need to clean up and get the wires under control but: Garage is 20x26x9' and I think that those 8 fixtures are just about right. The workbench has a 2 bulb florescent fixture but the ballast is poo poo so I will probably just get some more LED fixtures when I redo the bench. Also got rid of an aluminum circuit in the process so that's nice. Obligatory blurry finger shot: 
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May 10, 2015 21:05
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Galler posted:POs apparently thought a single light bulb was enough light for a garage. I fixed that this weekend with 8 of the 4' LED fixtures from Costco. Still need to clean up and get the wires under control but: drat that looks nice. I'm jealous. We bought our place last fall and have been saving/upgrading other parts of the house so the garage with the single build on the side wall is all I have. Don't even have proper storage yet. Once the backyard is finished this summer I get to upgrade the garage! I will probably buy 8-10 of those led fixtures soon just to start getting ready. I was afraid they would be a one and done Costco thing, but mine keeps getting new pallets of them so I think I have some time.
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LloydDobler posted:On the subject of playing adult, my attempts are finally paying off. I'll be debt free in a few months except for my mortgage, and I'm refinancing that into a 15 year at 3.125% so I can really grow the equity. I should have at least $100k equity for a down payment on my next place within 5 years, and if I decide not to move I can pay this place off in ten. It's tiny but that means it's easy to maintain. I've already replaced my washer/dryer, water heater, and a/c so next comes the furnace, possibly a new bathtub (at least caulk and tile) and maybe fridge/dishwasher/stove. Maybe another water heater but they're not that expensive if you DIY which I do of course. Why another water heater?
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Galler posted:POs apparently thought a single light bulb was enough light for a garage. I fixed that this weekend with 8 of the 4' LED fixtures from Costco. Still need to clean up and get the wires under control but: I'm jealous of your quantity of outlets alone. I've got like one ceiling outlet and it sucks.
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Other than it being hot up in the attic running wire and installing all the outlets wasn't that bad. I think I have less than 8 hours total with hanging the lights and doing all the wiring. I'll probably add a sub panel to the garage in June or July and then go nuts with outlets including a couple 240v ones for a compressor and welder. Galler fucked around with this message at 21:45 on May 10, 2015 |
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May 10, 2015 21:42
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CharlesM posted:Why another water heater? Some people add for additional volume, or if they have a large (jetted) tub. A standard 40 gallon doesn't always cut it. When we moved to our house, it had 2 40 gallon water heaters, but the dummies that plumbed them plumbed them in parallel, instead of in series, so as soon as you started using hot water, cold water ran in to replace it, in both tanks... largely negating the benefit of having 2 tanks. Best practice is to set them up in series, with the first slightly cooler than the second, and have the second feed the house. That way, when you start using hot water, the hot stuff from the second heater hits first, the slightly cooler stuff from the first comes in and the first slowly cools as the fresh cold water enters the system. Whatever, I just took out one of the tanks a few months ago after it failed and did not replace it... no huge effect, but definitely lose hot water sooner (second or third person showering in a row). I plan on replacing it with a single, modern 50 gallon this week and I think it'll be sufficient. Galler posted:Garage is 20x26x9' and I think that those 8 fixtures are just about right. The workbench has a 2 bulb florescent fixture but the ballast is poo poo so I will probably just get some more LED fixtures when I redo the bench. Have you seen the drop-in LED replacements for the flourescent bulbs? All you have to do is bypass the ballast, which it sounds like you need to do anyway... could save some time/money. Edit: Like this: http://www.amazon.com/LEDwholesalers-20-Watt-4-Foot-Equivalent-1943WH/dp/B002P3FQI6 meatpimp fucked around with this message at 21:59 on May 10, 2015 |
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Cakefool posted:That's good news and a good place to be. Nice one. Hope it all sticks to schedule and plan! Adult chat - I'm 35 in 2 weeks. After my 30th I decided that I would aim to be debt free and pay my mortgage off in 5 years. Due to the lovely economy and governments i'm not gonna manage that but I've ended up saving pretty well rather than actually paying the house off or spending it on that much poo poo. If I count the value of my house, my pension fund balance, and the value of my project car collection as assets I'm now overall in the black against my debts which I guess isn't too bad so i've not totally failed.
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Tried to mow the lawn today. Mower sounded raspy(?), so I checked the oil. Oil dipstick had, like, a drop on it, so I added more. Started said mower and was met with lots of blue smoke. Oil resevoir then looked milky. Texted landlord and he said it sounded like a little water got in and to try running it again and see if the smoke clears. Nope. More blue-then-white smoke plus spraying oil from exhaust and a pool of oil on the mower deck. Still waiting on LL to call or text back. Googling the symptoms on a Briggs motor sounds like oil overfill or the mower got tilted. Maybe blown head gasket? Blargh.  In the meantime, I installed the new passenger side sun visor on the truck. Going to wait on the driver's side since it's aftermarket vinyl weirdness and still in good shape. Put in the new front turn/hazard housings, too. Old connections were tough to pull loose, but I finally got it. Put dielectric grease on the new bulb bases, too, so maybe I don't have to do this again in another 70K miles. Guy I'm hiring to trim the boxwood hedges and do fancy tree stuff might be able to mow for me, but his mower is sick and so is his string trimmer. Maybe it'll happen tomorrow. Going to be an arts festival on my street next Friday and Saturday and I'm trying to get the place spiffy beforehand. Then I'm getting the gently caress out of town 'cause gently caress that literal noise (music stage beneath my bedroom balcony) and people trying to walk into my home constantly or asking to use my bathroom (and playing in the medicine cabinet.) Happy 40th birthday, bitch. 
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Also got a look at a Tesla Model S85 on the weekend. I knew they were supposed to be good cars, had no idea they were THAT well screwed together. Apart from the hilariously huge centre console screen, if Tesla is the future, bring it the gently caress on. I also have no real doubts they'll pull off their proposed numbers, they really have done some pretty bloody amazing things with the Model S and also all the recharging infrastructure. Hell, I was pretty amazed the Tesla owner drove from Melbourne to Adelaide, that's so far beyond what I thought any EV would be capable of. At the very least, Tesla are making people see an EV actually CAN be done and it doesnt need to be boring.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Time to watch Interstellar. CommieGIR posted:Its pretty damned good. Cat Terrist posted:if Tesla is the future, bring it the gently caress on
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Interstellar is one of the few modern movies that actually really got to me emotionally. Goddrat I loved that movie.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Forgot what year/generation Scirocco you have but I've always loved those cars. Drove a few second generation ones and had a 2014 as a rental last year. Would have liked VW to bring the current one over to the US because I really enjoyed the thing. Enough power to be fun and handled fairly well. Mine is a Mk 2. Got a hold of the 16 valve engine for $500 which just happened to have a full on racing header attached. Its just a blast to drive. Its got no power steering and the gearshifts are rough as poo poo, but its just such an amazing car to drive. I wish VW made more cars like that.
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T1g4h posted:Interstellar is one of the few modern movies that actually really got to me emotionally. Goddrat I loved that movie. 1500quidporsche posted:Mine is a Mk 2. Got a hold of the 16 valve engine for $500 which just happened to have a full on racing header attached. Its just a blast to drive. Its got no power steering and the gearshifts are rough as poo poo, but its just such an amazing car to drive. I wish VW made more cars like that.
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The real thing to notice is that Tesla are designing in the ability not to be cemented to one battery tech - if technology changes, everything Tesla does can also be changed almost at a moment's notice. They really are thinking everything through properly from end to end. Elon Musk doesn't just want to change the world - he's actually doing it and others will follow.
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NitroSpazzz posted:My thoughts exactly. Dad's planning on pre-ordering the Model 3 as soon as it becomes available. Did you see the Powerwall thing they apparently announced the other day - http://www.teslamotors.com/powerwall. Leave it to Tesla to make a big battery sexy. What's interesting about the PowerWall is that the concept isn't new. For years you've been able to use batteries to store excess solar energy for use during peak or no-sun times. However, Musk is creating a marketing opportunity and a sexy new storage unit. Energy storage is now going to be a cool and fashionable accessory to a house, much akin to the Model S sitting in the driveway. Elon Musk knows how to create products that captivate peoples' imaginations and steer their buying habits. Doing so with alternative energy solutions is not only refreshing, but will also be extremely profitable for long-term shareholders. I wish I would have had the ability to buy a meaningful bounty of TSLA shares on IPO. Alas, I was one year out of college working at a telemarketing firm.
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Just put my AC in. Already too unbearable to fall asleep.
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CharlesM posted:Why another water heater? Oh I just figure in the next 5-10 years the one I put in 8 years ago might wear out/leak. It's only 10 year warranted, not sure if that means it'll die in 10 years or last 20. But the house is only 32 years old and this is its 3rd water heater. 2nd was dying when I moved in. In other news, Mmmmm. 
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NitroSpazzz posted:drat right it is, I loved it. Don't think I've said "Holy loving poo poo" so many times during or after a movie. I don't give a poo poo if it's not scientifically accurate or whatever because that was a drat good movie. I might actually purchase it...I NEVER buy movies. The escaping a black hole via a Hohmann transfer is not realistic. No amount of energy is going to get you out of the grips of the black hole, unless you are the size of a star. The first planet: it would've been pretty obvious that you do NOT want to land there from orbit, the waves would've been evident from space, even more, the physicists could've predicted them with ease, you really don't want to land on a planet of water that has some massive gravitational sink next to it. Surviving a black hole.....its really hard to say, chances are nothing can survive it, Cooper would've died, but for the story at least the black hole has been 'modified' by future humans to allow for the scene where he tells his daughter the data. As for the ships: They are actually pretty realistic, even the engine technology is currently under development, and the Rangers are designed around a lifting body concept, one we tested a lot during the Cold War. The most humbling part of the whole movie is the end, because a scenario like what Cooper and Murphey experience is a realistic even if we ever perfect traveling near the speed of light. That could actually happen CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 00:29 on May 11, 2015 |
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BoostCreep posted:This being AI, there probably aren't many NASCAR fans here, but I'm doing research for a project and I'm trying to find a Nascar expert. Anyone here a fan or know someone who is? I'm no expert but I did a lot of freelance photography of NASCAR races for a few years in the late 00's and was a HUGE fan in the 90's. Don't follow it much anymore though, so if you want any recent info VikingSkull is your best bet, or you could just hop into the NASCAR thread in SAS. Otherwise I'll try to answer any questions you have. iwentdoodie posted:VikingSkull or leica would be your best bets. So what are you trying to say jerk? 
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