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ilkhan posted:Tread or sidewall? Tire thankfully, although it was really close to not being able to be plugged
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Reposting for this page as I need to lock it in today: About to place my Focus RS order. I'm thinking the only options I'll get is the blue paint (duh) and the RS2 interior package. Anything else I should grab? I'm convinced the cup tires will be too much for the winter here in Seattle.
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Comrade Flynn posted:About to place my Focus RS order. I'm thinking the only options I'll get is the blue paint (duh) and the RS2 interior package. Comrade Flynn posted:Reposting for this page as I need to lock it in today: I'm just jealous I cant even afford your beater car.
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Breaking up with this chick today. Wish me luck.
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Adiabatic posted:Breaking up with this chick today. Wish me luck. Let her down easy and give her a picture of a dog playing with a cat to soften the blow...
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mariooncrack posted:I didn't know they made a hot wheel version of the Homer but I totally want one now. The local Five Below had like 10 of them when I was there today. Had I know people here wanted them I'd have grabbed them all up.
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Adiabatic posted:Breaking up with this chick today. Wish me luck. I thought things were going real good?
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poo poo just fizzled out over the past couple weeks. I know when a good thing is over, just gotta muster up the courage to do it.
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Adiabatic posted:poo poo just fizzled out over the past couple weeks. I know when a good thing is over, just gotta muster up the courage to do it.  Good luck.
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Adiabatic posted:poo poo just fizzled out over the past couple weeks. I know when a good thing is over, just gotta muster up the courage to do it. Sorry dude, hope it works out either way
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Comrade Flynn posted:Reposting for this page as I need to lock it in today: On the other hand, why would you NOT get cup tires on an RS? Adiabatic posted:poo poo just fizzled out over the past couple weeks. I know when a good thing is over, just gotta muster up the courage to do it.
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Adiabatic posted:poo poo just fizzled out over the past couple weeks. I know when a good thing is over, just gotta muster up the courage to do it. It's never easy but it's better than dragging things out and making it worse in the long run A trip to Wonderland would probably help ease the suffering 
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meatpimp posted:Moving the conversation here, since 14" wants to keep his thread pure and unsullied by those of us that are not resigned to oblivion. I think you misinterpreted the way I asked to keep car discussion out of the AI metal thread. And besides, I dump out a bit of poison and then everyone's chipper again. It's just the way I work because even medicated my mood swings are a bitch. I think I spoke with you a few years back over the full diagno sis when I had that 5150. Besides for all the nihilism in the world, there are always beacons of hope. Like how my entire life's purpose has been validated by what just happened. My boss's boss, the regional manager, was here on an OSHA inspection and they walked up to me and asked if there are any unmarked containers of storage we have they can correct before the state inspection occurs and I not only asked "do I count as an unlabeled container" but the fart I felt brewing cooperated and ripped out the longest, loudest, splatteriest fart I possibly could have ever done on the spot without making GBS threads myself.
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14 INCH DICK posted:I think you misinterpreted the way I asked to keep car discussion out of the AI metal thread. And besides, I dump out a bit of poison and then everyone's chipper again. It's just the way I work because even medicated my mood swings are a bitch. I think I spoke with you a few years back over the full diagno sis when I had that 5150. We did talk dude, we're cool, don't worry. I really didn't want to continue a derail, though. 
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14 INCH DICK posted:My boss's boss, the regional manager, was here on an OSHA inspection and they walked up to me and asked if there are any unmarked containers of storage we have they can correct before the state inspection occurs and I not only asked "do I count as an unlabeled container" but the fart I felt brewing cooperated and ripped out the longest, loudest, splatteriest fart I possibly could have ever done on the spot without making GBS threads myself.  This truly is the best of all possible worlds.
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I spent the last four hours washing my car for the first time since April 2014 Still an ION under all the dirt 
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Tusen Takk posted:an ION Don't be so negative.
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Comrade Flynn posted:Reposting for this page as I need to lock it in today: Is the dealer being up front regarding how much their markup will be?
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Geoj posted:Is the dealer being up front regarding how much their markup will be? I just quoted one out and I'm curious to hear if he's had any better luck. My local (very small) dealer didn't even know yet what it would be.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:Don't be so negative. t  Check out how shiny plastic can get: 
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Tusen Takk posted:t Braille parking spotted.
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meatpimp posted:Braille parking spotted. yeah the paint is rough as poo poo I'm considering plastidipping it then possibly clearcoating over it but that's a lot of effort for a lovely car
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Geoj posted:Is the dealer being up front regarding how much their markup will be? He claimed it would be for MSRP. I had another ask for $20k markup and laughed in his face. Also said it may actually be here before 2016.
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Are S4 Avants bad cars? I saw some pictures and they are gorgeous cars. Also, as it turns out, my wife hates Foresters and would prefer I get a cool car like a BMW, Audi, or any other four-door turbo V6/V8 including the G8 I've never been interested in German cars so idk where to start
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Tusen Takk posted:Are S4 Avants bad cars? I saw some pictures and they are gorgeous cars. Also, as it turns out, my wife hates Foresters and would prefer I get a cool car like a BMW, Audi, or any other four-door turbo V6/V8 including the G8 Most stereotypes about Audis are true. Great cars if you have the time, skill and space to work on them yourself. Twin turbo cars are notorious for oil feed problems, which necessitate engine removal or subframe drop. V8 cars sound absolutely awesome, but are prone to timing chain issues. Solution? Remove motor. Edit: Here's a picture of a timing chain setup from an S4. Note that this is the side that faces the firewall. 
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Tusen Takk posted:Are S4 Avants bad cars? I saw some pictures and they are gorgeous cars. Also, as it turns out, my wife hates Foresters and would prefer I get a cool car like a BMW, Audi, or any other four-door turbo V6/V8 including the G8 If it's out of warranty or not a lease, I'd stay the gently caress away from any Audi
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meatpimp posted:Most stereotypes about Audis are true. 
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Well that went super well. We found out we were feeling the same feelings, agreed that we shouldn't keep going where there's nothing, and then talked a bit and she left. 
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Tusen Takk posted:Are S4 Avants bad cars? I saw some pictures and they are gorgeous cars. Also, as it turns out, my wife hates Foresters and would prefer I get a cool car like a BMW, Audi, or any other four-door turbo V6/V8 including the G8 Which year? The V6 turbos have two major issues: the turbos (which need an engine pull), unless changed to something non-OEM will fail (a rare case of more power=more reliable) and they leave oil like a sieve. The automatic transmissions are poo poo and the manuals are kind of ok, but will fail under high power. Also, it is a B5 audi A4, so the suspension components will fail and the interior will have fallen apart. The V8 is arguably worse because all the timing components are on the back and they have some other issues. Not that jalopnick is a reliable source, but: http://jalopnik.com/here-s-why-the-v8-audi-s4-is-an-awful-used-car-1676466510 They're all money pits, but a manual 2.7TT with turbos already done is probably the least money pit of them. nm fucked around with this message at 02:06 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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meatpimp posted:Most stereotypes about Audis are true. Great cars if you have the time, skill and space to work on them yourself. Twin turbo cars are notorious for oil feed problems, which necessitate engine removal or subframe drop. V8 cars sound absolutely awesome, but are prone to timing chain issues. Solution? Remove motor. which would be fine if they lasted hundreds of thousands of miles like old school non-tensioner setups, but those guides wear out at like 60k. so gently caress all of that.
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Hello darkness my old friend:  I'm now up to retest #6 (7 tests total). It's carbon monoxide at load is what I keep failing on. I've advanced the timing, retarded the timing, hosed with the 34PICT/3 back and forth on idle adjustment (which it's okay with now, passes both idle tests). It's just this goddamned loaded CO. All but one of the tests they drove it up to 25 on the dyno in 2nd gear, and I asked them to do it in 3rd gear once and it came back at like 9%. The first test was 10% CO both loaded and idle, and I failed both HCs, but I threw a gallon of denatured alcohol into the 7 gallons already in there and it dropped HC right down. I also put in brand new plugs, one range hotter (BR7 NGKs instead of BR8s) and that helped a tiny bit, and fixed my idle miss issue. Seriously thinking about a mailboxes etc address in like Flagstaff or something but then I'd have to drive up there to do it. Send a few power bills there, change my registered county, bam. Don't know how feasable that is.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Move to california. You wouldn't need to smog it here.  Enourmo posted:which would be fine if they lasted hundreds of thousands of miles like old school non-tensioner setups, but those guides wear out at like 60k. so gently caress all of that. Plastic on metal on a part not designed to be serviced: always a great idea.
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Some kid in a tarted up EG Civic crashed up here at Deal's Gap. Apparently the "wheel fell off", but I think it was the driver's front wheel on a left-hand hairpin. I'm a fuckin' old man, I'm excited that an entire day driving in the mountains "briskly" resulted in 35+ mpg average on the trip computer. Car is good.
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Excessive carbon monoxide emissions could indicate that your catalytic converter is dead or dying, especially if unburned hydrocarbons were too high before you put the alcohol in the tank - catcon works by combining unburned fuel and CO to make CO2. Might be worth checking the cat out, especially if it hasn't been touched in decades 
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literally a fish posted:Excessive carbon monoxide emissions could indicate that your catalytic converter is dead or dying, especially if unburned hydrocarbons were too high before you put the alcohol in the tank - catcon works by combining unburned fuel and CO to make CO2. He's gonna spend a long time looking for a cat on a 1972 bug. edit: I would be curious if you could add a cheapo OBDI cat to the car to pass emissions.
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Last year I had it to Idle: 87/400 HC and 0.83%/4.2% CO, and 241/400 HC and 2.12%/5.50 CO under load. Then I put a new carburetor on it and everything is hosed.nm posted:He's gonna spend a long time looking for a cat on a 1972 bug. Yeah, I wonder if I could find a cat for less than $140 or so and slap it on there or something. But the beetle's exhaust system is cramped: Could I, say, cut and weld in two of these? https://www.catalyticconvertersonline.com/p-1975-volkswagen-beetle-universal-federal-catalytic-converter-150714 Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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meatpimp posted:Most stereotypes about Audis are true. Great cars if you have the time, skill and space to work on them yourself. Twin turbo cars are notorious for oil feed problems, which necessitate engine removal or subframe drop. V8 cars sound absolutely awesome, but are prone to timing chain issues. Solution? Remove motor. HAHAHHAHAHA Holy gently caress what the hell were they even thinking? That has to be the most overly complicated timing chain I have ever seen, and I thought M62's were bad. That's on a whole other level of "gently caress you"
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BrokenKnucklez posted:HAHAHHAHAHA Holy gently caress what the hell were they even thinking? "Our target market leases for two years or less and will get rid of the car long before this becomes a problem." Also bear in mind this is coming from the same parent company that thought cheating on emissions testing was a sound business strategy so...
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