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Solar Coaster posted:Had a coworker in a previous job who daily drove one of these. He loved it. I'm not sure what kind of person would DD a loving Vixen, but I feel like they'd either be pretty cool or the weirdest motherfucker on the planet.
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30mpg, its got a shitter and you can stop for a cuppa whenever you want. I'm in love.
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cakesmith handyman posted:30mpg, its got a shitter and you can stop for a cuppa whenever you want. I'm in love. 
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Yep, 100% right thread. edit: this is pretty sweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHhfaIqRzs Memento fucked around with this message at 07:21 on Dec 16, 2016 |
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 It's always top-down weather. 
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Wish I had a streetable Miata for just that reason. With snow tires, they're actually surprisingly good winter cars.
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"hmm new brakes doesn't work for me right now, can you put it back together and I'll come back next month?"
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Source video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPf4qwtr8Fs Skip to a touch before 5 minutes for the action. `Nemesis fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Dec 16, 2016 |
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And my entire family asked why I didn't want to drive on seized brakes...
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`Nemesis posted:Source video: That's impressive. I love the huge puffs of brake dust the first couple of times he tromps on it. Then the spreading pool of.. coolant? edit: holy poo poo the wallowed-out stud holes in the disc. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Dec 16, 2016 |
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Darchangel posted:That's impressive. It's crazy how cool the hub of the rotor remains even as the outside is getting eaten up.
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I went to pick up a couple of old speakers today, the guy I got them from had a workshop for his cars as part of his business unit. The cars in question were a clubman rallying Mk1 Escort with a 1700 X-Flow on twin Webers, and a drag racing Mk2 Escort RS2000. ~540ci big-block ford, and apparently the fastest one in the world when he was actively competing, running quarters in the eights @170ish trap speed. I'm afraid I didn't take any photos, because it would have been a bit rude, but it was a combination of  ,  , and  .
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I don't think I can call this awesome. I just found the part talking about lonely old people to be unbelievably sad. 
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^^^^ That essay is way too real when you combine it with part of an interview he did in the summer where he explains his weird rear end sense of humor as an extension of how uncomfortable he felt in normal social situations while growing up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SAGXD9IkM&t=330s The tone that The Roman takes in the comments makes it sound like the video is supposed to be a satirical bit exaggerating the awkward and isolating problems of working from home, but Mr. Regular did do that college visit video for no discernable reason... If it's satire, well, it's really effective given how it showed up appropos of nothing and sounds like his paniced Falcon videos when it would overheat and die everytime they tried to get the car moving. If it's earnest, I hope he's seeking help Seat Safety Switch posted:It's crazy how cool the hub of the rotor remains even as the outside is getting eaten up. It's a testament to the design of the lovely, econobox brake rotors and wheel bearings that even with the disc at +2,000F, the hub portion stayed under 160F and was almost entirely intact after the explosion. Hell, the transmission gave out before the second brake did, which is the most surprising part of the thermal camera section to me Also, the phrase, "I made accidentally burnout," before jamming a railroad spike through the holes in his steely is worth hearing in that crazy thick accent
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The Door Frame posted:If it's earnest, I hope he's seeking help Considering how good his Hunter S. Thompson tributes are, I'm guessing it's mostly satire, with a grain of truth about the isolation of working from home.
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That is really cool. I take some exception to the claim that it "goes together like the real thing", but I'm real impressed with the product there.
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Deteriorata posted:
I just got brand new winter tires on my MX-5. I need to get a decent hat and scarf now...Oh and snow would help
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Raluek posted:That is really cool. I take some exception to the claim that it "goes together like the real thing", but I'm real impressed with the product there.
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Same guy's done the driveline from a late 80s Hilux/Pickup/4Runner. 22RE + trans + dual tcase + at least one axle. I always thought they were kinda cool. I think that v8 has a few stuck lifters or something though, at least two of the rocker arms seem to not be moving.
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Shai-Hulud posted:I just got brand new winter tires on my MX-5. I need to get a decent hat and scarf now...Oh and snow would help When I bought my 1997 MX-5 it came with a set of studded winter tires. They were old (~10 years) and rubber felt like a hockey puck, but they were not visibly worn at all (rubber or studs). So, it seems the car was barely driven in winter and I'm keeping it like that, it spends approximately October - April in a barn. I had it out pretty early last spring and there was a late reoccurrence of winter, and while slipping around in the snow/slush is good fun (especially since I had it on summer tires), I would just be way too likely to crash it. Also didn't enjoy the ice forming on the inside of the soft top or the constant fogging up everywhere, and after a couple winters of driving in the salty slush here it would probably just rust away. Boring, I know, but I'll get that much more enjoyment out of it come next spring. That said, kudos to everyone crazy/cool enough to drive their convertible roadster in proper winter, especially with the top down. I saw an NB the other day out driving here (with a hard top) and did get a little bit jealous.
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Wanna put some gas and spark in that thing. Also plastic turbo.
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Guy mods MX5 and creates an app that allows him to use smartphone to work the lights Then, made an update to it so it could wink
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 Not my car, but I feel like they were doing it right last night.
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Wonder how hard it is to find a set of snows for that
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There's a guy who works in the same set of buildings as I do, and he dailies his GTR year round. When I chatted with him he said he basically roasts a set of summers yearly and they typically wear out just as he needs to put snows on. He said "it's all wheel drive, works great with good tires". He didn't say anything about the cost, but his boss has a 911 GT3RS, so I imagine their business is doing well enough tires aren't a big concern
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Preoptopus posted:Wonder how hard it is to find a set of snows for that Not too difficult it looks like.
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Preoptopus posted:Wonder how hard it is to find a set of snows for that Tirerack has Blizzaks for it for $1,600. e;f,b
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You can downsize to 18" wheels on GTRs which gets you better and cheaper snow tire options.
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In my area of Scotland, winter driving is easy because the council put down a fuckload of salt constantly. No car lasts more than 10/12 years here for obvious reasons.
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Preoptopus posted:Wonder how hard it is to find a set of snows for that It's ok. 
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It's better than bad, it's good!
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Mister Kingdom posted:It's better than bad, it's good! Dudes neighbor likely disagrees
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Mister Kingdom posted:It's better than bad, it's good! What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs, rolls over your neighbours dog? What's great for a snack and fits on your back...?
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LA December weather & car culture in a nutshell: Friday - overcast and warm but not so overcast you're not out commuting in your mint '84 Volvo 240 DL  Sunday - fresh and crisp but not so crisp you're not out carrying a load of car parts & a ryder wagon in your blown '55 Ford while some unrelated guy goes by on a $100k chopper 
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The cars may be sweet but God loving drat how I loving loathe los angeles
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