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Tide posted:Anyone able to run a carfax? If you try to combine these two posts, it sounds like an LEO-based craigslist posting about a hit-and-run.
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Geirskogul posted:If you try to combine these two posts, it sounds like an LEO-based craigslist posting about a hit-and-run. "One used booster stage for sale, slightly used, just needs some hydrogen and oxygen and she'll start right up. Bring a trailer. Also: I have a second stage parked in orbit. Go get it and I'll sign the title over"
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Dec 7, 2015 03:34
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mariooncrack posted:Which Versa hatch? I really liked the old Versa hatch before the redesign into the Versa Note. That is a lovely car. You guys got the lovely versa in the US- Australia got an MR18DE 1.8L Twincam and 6 speed manual version. Missus has one and we've stuffed some tokico blue shocks under it and its a hoot to drive hard. Standard nissan build quality tho...
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meatpimp posted:That's good! I have no idea whether the random site that said it was auctioned is correct or not. If the Autocheck is right, then it looks legit... someone just put a poo poo-ton of miles on it in a year. That's definitely good. It says in the listing on the dealer site that its clean on autocheck. I figured that was a good thing when I saw it but didn't have any way to confirm it. I'm assuming that autocheck is basically the same thing as Carfax. I have a hard time understanding how a person can trade in a car after only a year. If it's legitimately a poo poo car, maybe. But to buy new and eat that depreciation just seems silly. That particular Fusion looks immaculate in the photos and if it had a history of mechanical issues I dont think my brother would want it on the lot. Perhaps if the owner has that much disposable income and a severe case of automotive ADD it would be something to do. At least keep it until its paid for, jesus. Personally, when I buy a car I'm in it for the long haul, hence my 11 year old Pontiac. I haven't even seen that car in person yet. It looks like the closest thing to my style that's on my brothers lot right now. I don't necessarily have to buy from there if I don't want to but I'd like to take my business to him because family. He takes care of the whole families car needs and he's never done anybody wrong that I know about. I bought my GTP from him about nine years ago and it was a solid car up until the last couple years when it started succumbing to its age. If anyone has a few minutes to check out the inventory on his lot, http://www.wernerbrosauto.com/inventory feel free to point out anything that looks like a bargain that I may have overlooked. I still have a glimmer of hope that my GTP will be worth repairing and it won't matter in the end.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:08
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nm posted:The Mazda as mentioned is lighter, has better steering feel, handles better, and isn't banned by SCCA as a rollover risk. It also has a great shiftier action (let down by a weird clutch feel). Is there a fix for the clutch feel yet? Like a different master/slave or something? I'm planning on getting one and it's literally the only complaint I've heard about it. Seems like it should be fixable though.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:10
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Probably a flywheel will fix it. Basically, in 1st, just give it more revs and it's fine. The clutch is fine over all, just starting out in 1st is a bit embarrassing from time to time. I don't regret owning mine; it was an awesome car. e: keep in mind, the Mazda2 isn't banned by the SCCA for a roll over risk despite raising it's rear wheel off the ground on a regular basis. 
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:If anyone has a few minutes to check out the inventory on his lot, http://www.wernerbrosauto.com/inventory feel free to point out anything that looks like a bargain that I may have overlooked. I still have a glimmer of hope that my GTP will be worth repairing and it won't matter in the end. I know Nissans aren't the most popular cars around here but this might be worth checking out: http://www.wernerbrosauto.com/vehicle/185016246 I drove a '07 Altima for years and my dad has it now. No major issues and it's fine for a commuter car. This would be might be close to your GTP. Nissan likes to advertise the Maxima as a "four door race car" for what its worth.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:22
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leica posted:Is there a fix for the clutch feel yet? Like a different master/slave or something? Dunno. I've gotten really used to it. Also, my other car is a subaru 5-speed so even a tractor would seem like an improvement in transmission feel.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:27
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Made slut spaghetti for dinner tonight. I don't eat capers, black olives, or anchovies...and I destroyed a full dinner plate of it. Jesus gently caress was that delicious. Wife is super impressed too, so yay. Almost 30 and still finding new foods to eat that I thought I hated.
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mariooncrack posted:I know Nissans aren't the most popular cars around here but this might be worth checking out: 4 Door Sports Car to be precise. Which is ridiculous. The Maxima is a family sedan and the last couple iterations drive like one. With that said, I love my '08 Maxima. Comfortable, roomy, powerful and has a drat good stereo.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:29
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The last cool ones were the special 02-03(?) ones that came with the VQ35, 6 speed manual, and a helical LSD. I would love one for a DD! Super unassuming.
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Dec 7, 2015 04:41
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happy holidays from the Takk family
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Anyone know where i can get a Bugatti Veyron diecast that isn't junk and shipped from China? Preferably before christmas?
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Tusen Takk posted:happy holidays from the Takk family that is such a nice dog, gawd drat son.
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nm posted:Dunno. I've gotten really used to it. I have an 09 or 10 Impreza loaner one time and it actually had a fantastically smooth clutch and great shift feel. I was surprised, as I had an 03 WRX before which was not really anything special in those regards!
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BigHouseOfBooty posted:that is such a nice dog, gawd drat son. Thanks! He is the best boy 
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leica posted:Anyone know where i can get a Bugatti Veyron diecast that isn't junk and shipped from China? Preferably before christmas? What scale? Bearing in mind everything's made in China the 1:18 stuff is pricey for a toy or gag gift but not junk.
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Dec 7, 2015 07:02
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mariooncrack posted:I know Nissans aren't the most popular cars around here but this might be worth checking out: I noticed that car. Theres a bunch of Altimas of various colors and flavors on his lot too. The maxima is pretty drat nice. Definitely getting out of my price range though and I just don't feel any love for the Nissans. I've been cruising Craigslist for cars I've always liked. Seems like Volvos are the bargain of the century. Considering what they sold for new you can find some pretty sweet examples for not much money. I saw this one that I like... https://lancaster.craigslist.org/ctd/5332971684.html Can anybody give me a super quick tutorial on what to look for and what to avoid with the fairly modern Volvo?
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I stop nearly anything involving cars* for a few years, and now I check out WRC and its full of Hyundais and Volkswagens. What the hell is going on? I stopped watching because of Loeb, and now I see that Russian kid that couldn't stop crashing, and Lattvala still in second or third place. *Except I bought and am fixing 323 GTX #4, but that is a thread for a later date.
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Dec 7, 2015 07:34
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Seriously, its been a long time!
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Man somehow I got you mixed up with CommieGIR, dunno how that happened. Also I've been meaning to ask, were you originally babyhitler or was that some completely different poster?
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Dec 7, 2015 10:18
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Well, poo poo  Some colossal shitheel rammed my car sometime during the weekend while I was away.The timing seriously couldn't be any worse, with Christmas coming up and a 150km gift-transporting drive ahead of me. And obviously the monumental rear end in a top hat in question didn't even bother to leave a drat note or anything.    And I only just had it fixed after some other shitheel rammed me in traffic a few months ago
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I don't know why, but my rating on Doordash has taken a serious beating this week. Went from a 4.93 rating to 4.68. e: just checked again. dropped to 4.67 since my last check a couple of hours ago. what the gently caress is going on here? I'm guessing people are rating the food itself, or didn't understand what they ordered, or something? I double check every order, always get flatware and napkins (even though Doordash specifically tells customers that they need to request it if they need it), and 99% of the time I show up at least 20 minutes before the quoted time (and when I know I'm cutting it close, I contact the customer and let them know I may be running a little late). I've never been able to use the service myself (since for some bizarre reason they don't deliver to my neighborhood, but they deliver to literally every subdivision and city around me?), so I have no clue. I can't even get their "support" to answer texts, phone calls, or chats when poo poo goes pear-shaped (I got kicked out of chat 3 times in a row for being "inactive" Saturday night when it kept saying "There are 41 people ahead of you in the queue, please wait" when I had an issue with an order). 4.68 doesn't sound like much of a drop, but it can affect my ability to bid on shifts.  I also got denied partial unemployment for two reasons. #1 was "not responding" (I called them back several times after they tried to call me, and could never reach a human, and the voicemail greeting when I tried to call back stated at the very beginning not to leave more than one message, ever, and to never try to follow up - serious WTF there, but I left two voicemails), #2 is because I "quit for personal reasons" (bullfuckingshit, I still have the texts from my former boss firing me via text, and him stating specifically that I was fired for going to the ER on the clock - and yes, I do have screenshots). Can't say I'm in a great mood. Hulk smash, or some poo poo. Just hoping Amazon starts giving me more shifts, and if that falls through, I should be able to pass a UA in about 2 weeks for any other job. There's several courier companies hiring locally, and the Ionry is in good enough shape that I would drive it to Canada and back without thinking twice. Just got new tires, brakes are about 6 months old, battery is <6 months old, serpentine belt is a bit over a year old, fuel pump is less than a year old, just got an oil change, has fresh coolant and a new thermostat, and all of the recalls have been done. The only thing it needs anytime in the next year or so is a serpentine belt tensioner, and it'll probably need a clutch by this time next year. Hoses probably wouldn't hurt, but all of them are still soft. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 11:05 on Dec 7, 2015 |
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Dec 7, 2015 10:27
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You guys have officially sold me on Rick & Morty. Show owns 
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Tusen Takk posted:happy holidays from the Takk family God jul, Fin Bikkje.
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Doing a little bit of sleuthing based on the mirror parts left behind by the other driver, I have determined that the culprit was driving an F20/F30/F31 BMW. Given that the mirror left behind is silver, but the paint left on my car is blue, it is probably a taxi or some other car wrapped in foil, unless for some reason BMW has started producing two-tone cars. I'm quietly debating with myself whether I should call up all the local taxi companies and ask them if they have had any cars with missing side mirrors come into the depot during the weekend. E: Maybe it was an M135i or some other civilian non-taxi BMW: 
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My girl loves rubbing my freshly buzzed head as much as I love gving dogs belly rubs. Happy Monday, time to give my two weeks notice.
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Thanks for the small car advice, I'll pass it on to her. She'd be picking up a automatic so the lovely clutch feel in the Mazda 2 wouldn't be an issue. Offered to teach her manual before she moved but she had too much other stuff stressing her out. e/n poo poo:gently caress I'm going to miss her even though we only dated for a couple months and knew she was moving going into it. Move date seemed so far off then suddenly she was packing up stuff and moving. Oh well it was great fun while it lasted and we were able to spend a decent amount of time together this weekend. Now back to the poo poo of online dating or maybe just wait until the holidays are over.KozmoNaut posted:Some colossal shitheel rammed my car sometime during the weekend while I was away.The timing seriously couldn't be any worse, with Christmas coming up and a 150km gift-transporting drive ahead of me. And obviously the monumental rear end in a top hat in question didn't even bother to leave a drat note or anything. Tusen Takk posted:happy holidays from the Takk family 
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Enourmo posted:Man somehow I got you mixed up with CommieGIR, dunno how that happened. I don't either, he doesn't have an Audi 
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KozmoNaut posted:Doing a little bit of sleuthing based on the mirror parts left behind by the other driver, I have determined that the culprit was driving an F20/F30/F31 BMW. Given that the mirror left behind is silver, but the paint left on my car is blue, it is probably a taxi or some other car wrapped in foil, unless for some reason BMW has started producing two-tone cars. gently caress that sucks. Not many CPH taxis are BMWs though. Care to post the part numbers? Maybe it was a new Mini?
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some texas redneck posted:doordash horror story
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DJ Commie posted:Seriously, its been a long time! Welcome back. I visited Japan in October and inspected many Daihatsus on your behalf.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I noticed that car. Theres a bunch of Altimas of various colors and flavors on his lot too. The maxima is pretty drat nice. Definitely getting out of my price range though and I just don't feel any love for the Nissans. The transmissions are usually the most troublesome part in that generation of Volvo but if you test drive it and it shifts well (no delay going into gear, no flaring, no harsh or delayed shifts) it should be fine as long as you change the fluid regularly. There are a couple electrical modules that can fail and the replacements have to be coded to the car by the dealer. Since that one is AWD keep in mind that the transfer case, propshaft, and control module are several hundred dollars each just for parts if they fail. On the basic maintenance front, that one is due for a timing belt ASAP if it hasn't been replaced-the interval is every 10 years or 100K. It's a $1K job at most shops so you might use that as a bargaining chip. Newer Volvos depreciate like mad because they released some lovely products around the turn of the millennium and they're really expensive to repair if you have a shop do the work. Mechanical repairs are pretty straightforward if you want to work on it yourself but anything requiring software has to be done by the dealer or a shop with the Volvo diagnostic software. If you save some money for emergency repairs and stay on top of the preventive maintenance they're pretty pleasant cars to own. They're reliable but they don't handle neglect like a Camry or Accord. If you take care of it it should last to 200K miles, at least.
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bolind posted:gently caress that sucks. Not many CPH taxis are BMWs though. Care to post the part numbers? Maybe it was a new Mini? Good point, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a taxi, since foil probably wouldn't transfer color like that. Here's the sticker on the outer shell of the mirror:  And here's the one on the mirror itself:  "20200540" is the part number I used to identify the mirror as belonging to a BMW. The corresponding left side mirror is "20200539".
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KozmoNaut posted:Good point, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a taxi, since foil probably wouldn't transfer color like that. I wonder if you have enough information to track down a VIN 
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Tusen Takk posted:happy holidays from the Takk family Thanks! Happy holidays from the pimp family!
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Cakefool posted:What scale? Bearing in mind everything's made in China the 1:18 stuff is pricey for a toy or gag gift but not junk. Either 1/43 or 1/24 under $50. I don't care if it's made in China, but if it's shipped from China it won't be here by christmas, and it seems like everything i can afford online is being shipped from china. Nobody in the states has anything in stock I guess
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KozmoNaut posted:Good point, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a taxi, since foil probably wouldn't transfer color like that. Leave this info with the cops and all the nearby dealers/shops with instructions to contact the cops if any car comes in for this
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meatpimp posted:Thanks! Happy holidays from the pimp family! I'm jealous of you treehavers-my partner and I decided not to put ours up this year. We got a couple of kittens a few weeks ago and the way they get into things they'd probably climb up into it and tip it over in the middle of the night. At least they're cute: 
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Nodoze posted:Leave this info with the cops and all the nearby dealers/shops with instructions to contact the cops if any car comes in for this You're so cute when you're being naive. Already tried that, no one cared. (All nearby dealers/shops would cover at least 70 or 80 dealerships and garages, just in the Copenhagen area. And none of them give a poo poo)
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