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BloodBag posted:Is that This kit? Because now I know what I'm doing today You can actually do a pretty decent job with just standard two-part cut and polish, it's all in the elbow grease and microfibre cloths but those kits usually work pretty well
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Dunno if there's been much uber/lyft/etc chat here recently or if it's been run out of AI, but I tried it out tonight and don't think I will do it again. The passengers were fine and I made $140 in six hours of driving, but that's before gas, wear and tear, and paying my taxes. I drove nearly 200 miles, all city miles, which equates to 1.5 to 2 weeks' worth of driving in one night... and I should have seen it coming, but driving a stick shift around the city for 6 hours SUCKS. 4 or 5 times a month, and I'll be doubling the annual mileage on my car and service it twice as much, not to mention sacrifice most of my weekend nights for maybe 4 grand over the course of a year. The countless uber ads I hear in my podcasts make it seem like Driving your own car! is the best deal ever, when really uber benefits from shifting any responsibility of maintenance and upkeep to their
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NoWake posted:Dunno if there's been much uber/lyft/etc chat here recently or if it's been run out of AI, but I tried it out tonight and don't think I will do it again. The passengers were fine and I made $140 in six hours of driving, but that's before gas, wear and tear, and paying my taxes. I drove nearly 200 miles, all city miles, which equates to 1.5 to 2 weeks' worth of driving in one night... and I should have seen it coming, but driving a stick shift around the city for 6 hours SUCKS. 4 or 5 times a month, and I'll be doubling the annual mileage on my car and service it twice as much, not to mention sacrifice most of my weekend nights for maybe 4 grand over the course of a year. My sister got an Uber ride in DC from a guy with Tesla recently. Something like that would be ideal as long as there's a supercharger nearby.
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Congrats! You've found out why "the sharing economy" is bullshit and how scummy Uber is.
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glass headlamp lens supremacy  actually, everything I own right now has glass lenses. I could get used to this, I had forgotten yellowed lenses were even a thing.
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Phone posted:Congrats! You've found out why "the sharing economy" is bullshit and how scummy Uber is. Its all about the trickle down man.
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literally a fish posted:You can actually do a pretty decent job with just standard two-part cut and polish, it's all in the elbow grease and microfibre cloths I wonder if they covered this in the detailing thread, but what can I spray on there after I'm done to make sure they don't re-yellow in a month? Like, can rattle-can krylon clear do the job?
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Aug 9, 2015 14:36
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NoWake posted:and I should have seen it coming, but driving a stick shift around the city for 6 hours SUCKS. Hahahaha, wut? I do 200-300 miles a day for work, mostly in/around London in a manual diesel van. I'm in 5th at 30mph. Gear changes all day, it's really not bad at all, you're just not used to it. Most days are 8-12h of drive time.
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NoWake posted:Uber stuff. You didn't even mention the huge gotcha - if you get in a wreck and your insurance finds out you are doing commercial work in your car, good luck getting a claim through, and kiss your coverage goodbye if you didn't talk to them before hand and switch to commercial coverage.
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The Locator posted:You didn't even mention the huge gotcha - if you get in a wreck and your insurance finds out you are doing commercial work in your car, good luck getting a claim through, and kiss your coverage goodbye if you didn't talk to them before hand and switch to commercial coverage. Yep. I don't know about your side of the pond, but here taxis (also called private hire vehicles) have to be licenced by the council they're registered in, and you have to have "hire and reward" insurance too, as well as public liability insurance. I don't know much about Uber over here, but it seems like the only people who do well out of it are Uber themselves and the passengers paying peanuts for their journies. Black cabs have been protesting and loads now have stickers on them that are anti-Uber. (without mentioning names) But black cabs are almost always driven my mouthy cunts who can't drive and never stop talking poo poo, while they take you the longest possible route. We have pre-booked taxis (Addison Lee) where they give you a price before they arrive, an accurate ETA and always have nice clean cars.
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It's my birthday and I raced a Diablo and saw a 964 rsr and a d type at the breakfast meet
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Bape Culture posted:It's my birthday and I raced a Diablo and saw a 964 rsr and a d type at the breakfast meet Happy birthday cake day.
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Mooseykins posted:Happy birthday cake day. Thank  u
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Mooseykins posted:Hahahaha, wut? Yeah it's not bad. I don't do it often but all the times I've done a ton of miles during a day and actually shifted a bunch I never got tired of it, just being in the actual car
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Aug 9, 2015 16:28
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angryhampster posted:My sister got an Uber ride in DC from a guy with Tesla recently. Something like that would be ideal as long as there's a supercharger nearby. Yes a $100,000 car would be ideal to earn minimum wage or less with.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:2000, yeah. Used the Sylvania kit. I'm shocked at how well they turned out. 
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If I need to get an MX-5 that's sat for 3 years started and running well enough to get onto a trailer & up a sloped driveway, is there anything else I need apart from:
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jammyozzy posted:If I need to get an MX-5 that's sat for 3 years started and running well enough to get onto a trailer & up a sloped driveway, is there anything else I need apart from: You might not even need new fuel. I'm sure the fuel is poo poo and all. But it'll probably start.
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Cakefool posted:Yes a $100,000 car would be ideal to earn minimum wage or less with. Just think of the fuel savings though! jammyozzy posted:If I need to get an MX-5 that's sat for 3 years started and running well enough to get onto a trailer & up a sloped driveway, is there anything else I need apart from: Can't you just winch/tow it? If it only needs to be moved 40' total i would winch it onto the trailer and then drag it onto the driveway. If it needs to go up the driveway, use a rigid towing bar and push with another car.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:You might not even need new fuel. I'm sure the fuel is poo poo and all. But it'll probably start. Cool! In that case I'll try starting it with whatever's in the tank and go from there. Mooseykins posted:Can't you just winch/tow it? If it only needs to be moved 40' total i would winch it onto the trailer and then drag it onto the driveway. If it needs to go up the driveway, use a rigid towing bar and push with another car. I was going to hire somebody to move it and I likely won't be there when they do, so it would be way easier if they could move it around themselves rather than having to push it up the drive or dropping it in the road for me to do myself when I get home.
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Just booked the most expensive vacation I've ever planned, going to lounge around in a 5 star Mexican resort for the honeymoon the morning after the wedding  Can't wait, and the thank gently caress we're past the booking process, picking a place and trying to see how the prices are trending was maddening, especially since my last year of school starts the week after the wedding so I can't be flexible on flight times, let alone dates. Now for the the self-doubt of whether or not we got a good deal and if it'll live up to our expectations.
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BloodBag posted:Is that This kit? Because now I know what I'm doing today That's the one. Price was right and I'm happy with the results. It's no wipe on/wipe off bullshit, though. 1 - Clean lights with Windex or whatever 2 - Spray on crazy cleaner poo poo from kit (smells like super concentrated Windex) 3 - Wet sand with 400 grit, 1000 grit, then 2000 grit paper 4 - Scrub the hell out of it with rubbing compound 5 - Clean again with spray cleaner 6 - Coat with UV coating With the exception of the UV coating, all that stuff could probably be bought individually in much larger quantities. The kit makes it pretty damned convenient, though. From what I've read, the Sylvania kit is definitely the way to go.
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Bape Culture posted:Thank Happy Birthday! How was the cake? That's Fondant right?
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Cakefool posted:Yes a $100,000 car would be ideal to earn minimum wage or less with. You'd be surprised at how much money good and dedicated Uber drivers make. Hitting surge pricing in a city full of yuppies (like SF) will make you bank fast.
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Das Volk posted:You'd be surprised at how much money good and dedicated Uber drivers make. Hitting surge pricing in a city full of yuppies (like SF) will make you bank fast. How much do you reckon?
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BloodBag posted:I wonder if they covered this in the detailing thread, but what can I spray on there after I'm done to make sure they don't re-yellow in a month? Like, can rattle-can krylon clear do the job? Lamin-x film, not only provides UV protection but also prevents the lenses from getting pitted. Might be a bit spendy but well worth it in my experience Geoj fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Bajaha posted:Just booked the most expensive vacation I've ever planned, going to lounge around in a 5 star Mexican resort for the honeymoon the morning after the wedding Congratulations! If I can give one word of advice for the resorts, the tour operators all offer excursions, they're all mostly pretty cool and the first day you're there, there will be a free one hour info session on everything that's available. Go to it but for the love of god do not go on more than two for a 7 day stay. If you do, you'll need a vacation from your vacation. I've made that mistake twice now. Where are you staying? I've been to both sides (Vallarta & Cancun).
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This is going to stir some poo poo up: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-tiny-device-unlocks-cars-opens-garages/ Guy has a device to grab and/or disrupt rolling codes for garage doors AND most cars... implications are huge. Quick, easy and undetectable break ins, just for starters.
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meatpimp posted:This is going to stir some poo poo up: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-tiny-device-unlocks-cars-opens-garages/ Clever... and entirely unsurprising. The world is a fundamentally insecure place and everything, I mean everything, can be hacked, usually easily. I am surprised we haven't lost the entire power grid yet. read up on stuxnet. https://securityintelligence.com/german-steel-mill-meltdown-rising-stakes-in-the-internet-of-things/#.VcezAIHD8j2 http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/crypto-weakness-in-smart-led-lightbulbs-exposes-wi-fi-passwords/ Plus the recent chrysler recall The state of IoT and industrial control system security is... at best a loving travesty. At worst, a disaster waiting to happen. This is the poo poo that makes IT security people drink. kastein fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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McTinkerson posted:Congratulations! If I can give one word of advice for the resorts, the tour operators all offer excursions, they're all mostly pretty cool and the first day you're there, there will be a free one hour info session on everything that's available. Go to it but for the love of god do not go on more than two for a 7 day stay. If you do, you'll need a vacation from your vacation. I've made that mistake twice now. Thanks! This isn't my first rodeo, we've been to Cuba twice (Playa de Oro & Iberostar Ensenoches) and the Dominican Republic (Blau Natura Park) but we've never been to Mexico yet. We've done, and enjoyed, both styles of trips. 7 nights and 7+ Excursions (Fun as hell but drat you're right, definitely need a vacation after the vacation for that) and stay at the resort and relax on the beach. I've heard really good things about mexico so I'm crossing my fingers it'll be great. We're staying at Secrets Silversands in Cancun/Rivera Maya, this trip is going to be all about romantic dinners, pampering at the spa, and enjoying the beach and pools. I don't think we'll be doing excursions at all and we splurged a little for a nice resort so we'll stick around and experience all they have to offer. Bajaha fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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So the "new" alternator I put in the Civic is also junk. I guess I'll buy a rebuild or something but realistically, how far/long could I possibly drive the car without it? I really need to get it back here where the tools live and I don't feel like trailering it. The trip is 7 miles, about 15-20 minutes in traffic.
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Use the starter, lights, and accessories as little as possible and it will probably make it an hour or so without an alt. A friend drove his XJ for that long on the highway with all the lights going and his field coil unplugged, but those have a larger battery. This is assuming a fully charged battery starting out. Are you sure the alt is dead? Two in a row isn't unheard of but check other stuff too.
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kastein posted:Use the starter, lights, and accessories as little as possible and it will probably make it an hour or so without an alt. A friend drove his XJ for that long on the highway with all the lights going and his field coil unplugged, but those have a larger battery. Yeah, took it out, ran it to Autozone, it's junk. It was a junkyard part out of another high mileage Civic so it's not that shocking. Pulling the battery out of the Miata which is like 9 months old so should be good there as well.
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meatpimp posted:This is going to stir some poo poo up: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-tiny-device-unlocks-cars-opens-garages/ Good thing I don't have any cars with a remote or a garage! 
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I've always felt the only way Uber would be worth it would be if you were to use an older beater that you could run into the ground with minimal maintenance and generally not give a poo poo about. I think both Uber and Lyft are fairly picky about how new your car has to be, though. Doing it in anything even somewhat new seems dumb as hell. What do I know though, I used my own car as an independent contract courier for two years. I didn't have to worry about being dicked around on pay because of not having the right phone charger or whatever though.
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meatpimp posted:This is going to stir some poo poo up: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-tiny-device-unlocks-cars-opens-garages/ It's Wired, which is basically a rag for techno fetishism. Also vapor ware.
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Phone posted:It's Wired, which is basically a rag for techno fetishism. Also vapor ware. I'm sorry to offend your sensibilities through my choice of site that relays information. Perhaps Network World http://www.networkworld.com/article/2968312/microsoft-subnet/32-rolljam-device-can-break-into-most-cars-and-garage-doors.html , Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/08/06/rolljam-hacks-doors/ , or The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2015/08/rolljam-unlock-car-garage.html would be more to your approval?
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Previa_fun posted:What do I know though, I used my own car as an independent contract courier for two years. I could never drive in this area fro a living, I tried courier and quit after a week even though i signed a contract that said they wouldn't pay me if i quit the first week. It was loving god awful.
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