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Humbug Scoolbus posted:You turn it upside down and shake the oil out of the fill tube? No, they're disposable. You just pull the plastic handles under the hood and the whole powerplant comes with, toss it in the dumpster and plug a new one in.
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veedubfreak posted:I can almost guarantee this car was spotted in Austin. Plano.
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xzzy posted:No, they're disposable. You just pull the plastic handles under the hood and the whole powerplant comes with, toss it in the dumpster and plug a new one in. That's the previous generation. In this one you use a penny to turn the screw that drops the oil pan.
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atomicthumbs posted:That's the previous generation. In this one you use a penny to turn the screw that drops the oil pan. No it's less like a screw and more like those quarter-turn plugs that you remove to replace a watch battery.
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Somehow for that part of Plano, I'm not surprised. He probably just left GUNGEARTOGO for some overpriced gun accessories.
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Geirskogul posted:No it's less like a screw and more like those quarter-turn plugs that you remove to replace a watch battery. :thatsthejoke: edit: too lazy to fix it 
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http://www.driftworks.com/forum/parts-sale-private-sales/130833-bmw-e36-inc-m3-z3-front-camber-adjustment-kit-25-including-uk-post.html Guy posts a camber kit he 'developed' for sale for $40 and goes on about how great and simple it is and how it's compatible with everything, while not actually describing what it is or showing any pictures. People even ask for pictures, but he pointedly ignores them. Finally someone who bought a kit takes some, it turns out it's a bag of washers and bolts worth maybe two dollars:  He justifies it by saying it factors in cost of development and that he's basically just doing the forum a favor by making this available. When people point out some problems with it, he counters that he's a mechanical engineer and that this kit somehow increases the track of the car to gain the camber rather than by forcing the strut into a weird position:  Then comes the truly terrible part: Everyone eats it up and he ends up selling dozens
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I drove a car2go up a steep hill with an air conditioner in the back during a rainstorm. I definitely did run the stop sign at the top of the hill because I needed to keep my momentum going. Also, I drove over a speed bump going 35. That was fun.
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Xy Hapu posted:http://www.driftworks.com/forum/parts-sale-private-sales/130833-bmw-e36-inc-m3-z3-front-camber-adjustment-kit-25-including-uk-post.html "Don't copy the kit, shop bought bolts won't be strong enough!" One of my favourite places to visit is the massive industrial fixings warehouse down the road. Hand the dude cash and you can have as many bolts stronger than those that you like and for the fraction of the cost. I can't really hate the guy for making money off idiots. :/
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DEAR RICHARD posted:I drove a car2go up a steep hill with an air conditioner in the back during a rainstorm. I definitely did run the stop sign at the top of the hill because I needed to keep my momentum going. When it snowed last I tried taking out a car2go, all I managed to do was turn it on the spot by 90 degrees as it spun its little wheels.
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 I used to live in the terrible apartments behind that strip mall.
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the "a smart rear end" almost makes up for all the rest of the crap on that car. Almost. EDIT: Goddamn there are way too many north texas goons in here.
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Preoptopus posted:Oil changes on it are no different than any other car. Not sure why she felt only they could do it. corn in the fridge posted:smart car engines don't have sump plugs That was my understanding. Like other Mercs, you have to vacuum it out if the dipstick tube or something along those lines.
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MetaJew posted:That was my understanding. Like other Mercs, you have to vacuum it out if the dipstick tube or something along those lines. Isn't that how half of those cheap oil change places do it anyway?
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nitrogen posted:Goddamn there are way too many north texas goons in here. tbqh north texas is pretty great
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dissss posted:Isn't that how half of those cheap oil change places do it anyway? I wouldn't know. 
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MetaJew posted:That was my understanding. Like other Mercs, you have to vacuum it out if the dipstick tube or something along those lines. the smart fourtwo has a hilariously huge 24 mm drain plug in the oilpan.
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 Full size: http://i.imgur.com/UdWL6FH.jpg http://kitcarmike.com/the-car-factory-store/etv.aspx
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`Nemesis posted:
The cockroaches in Wisconsin are loving huge.
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The Locator posted:The cockroaches in Wisconsin are loving huge. Doesn't matter, they'll hit a deer and destroy themselves.
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`Nemesis posted:
My head knows this car is terrible but I still think it's cool looking.
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Also, there's a solid chance that thing used to be a Porsche Boxster.
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Reminds me of a cross between Hot Wheels and the first Transformers movie when they arrived in that weird space pod form
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The Locator posted:The cockroaches in Wisconsin are loving huge. Nah, probably a deer tick.
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`Nemesis posted:
I went to their website and found this.... 
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The best part of that dome link is the fact that they don't have a picture for a $16000 dollar product.
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Not gonna lie, I'd totally put one of those on a Boxster, turbo the piss out of it, throw on some crazy LED lighting, and drive around freaking people out.
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Alighieri posted:tbqh north texas is pretty great From October-may it sure is. June-sept, not so much. gently caress the heat here.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:uh... did he just BLOW ON IT? I'm at work, so I can't have audio on -- what I gather from the comments, they: Washed the engine Started the car *something* overheated the cat cat spits out its guts overheated cat cooks fuel line fuel line ruptures *fire* So, by washing the engine, they fried something that made it run too rich, leading to cascading failures?
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Methinks they're mostly lucky the wind wasn't blowing in the opposite direction... Also, props on getting it all recorded so your insurance can call you a dumb poo poo and not cover a damned thing.
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Clockwork Sputnik posted:I'm at work, so I can't have audio on -- what I gather from the comments, they: That's basically my take on it.
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T1g4h posted:Not gonna lie, I'd totally put one of those on a Boxster, turbo the piss out of it, throw on some crazy LED lighting, and drive around freaking people out. Max soundproofing between the engine and the outside world, put in speakers instead that play the TIE fighter SCREEEEEEEEEEE noise whenever you rev it. 
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Naturally Selected posted:Max soundproofing between the engine and the outside world, put in speakers instead that play the TIE fighter SCREEEEEEEEEEE noise whenever you rev it. Yesssss! Exactly. I'd rock the gently caress out of that.
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I'm pretty sure I've heard cars (usually beat-up minivans for some reason) going down the road making that exact sound... 
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Raluek posted:I'm pretty sure I've heard cars (usually beat-up minivans for some reason) going down the road making that exact sound... Alternative: Add some sectioned legs, use a busted engine that makes that ticking sound. Won't last long, but it'll be worth it!
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I cocked my head at that like a confused dog for a solid 30 seconds before I figured out what the gently caress was going on. 
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MrYenko posted:Methinks they're mostly lucky the wind wasn't blowing in the opposite direction... Seriously, that building looks like it would go up like a box of matches. Also they didn't just wash the engine compartment, which is perfectly fine if you're careful, they powerwashed it.
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Gorson posted:Seriously, that building looks like it would go up like a box of matches. Also they didn't just wash the engine compartment, which is perfectly fine if you're careful, they powerwashed it. Powerwashing is the only good way to get all that crap out of the MAF.
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