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Rhyno posted:I just got offered a trade on the PT Cruiser. Let's BP-swap this son of a bitch and head for flavour town.
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Rhyno posted:I've been looking for cool cars locally, nothing has cropped up that I can afford or that checks the boxes. Go buy an old bargain 996 and pray the motor doesn't poo poo itself
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Jun 20, 2017 04:41
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everdave posted:I'm talking about fully rebuilt ones on eBay that go for $12-18k, 2016's with 5k mikes ?? The festiva was only around for a few years in the early 90's. It's a captive Mazda or Suzuki IIRC
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The Door Frame posted:?? The festiva was only around for a few years in the early 90's. It's a captive Mazda or Suzuki IIRC I am talking about 2016 Focus not anything about Festiva which I am very familiar with as I once rode home 500+ miles in one from Panama City
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Jun 20, 2017 05:32
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everdave posted:I am talking about 2016 Focus not anything about Festiva which I am very familiar with as I once rode home 500+ miles in one from Panama City LoL, we got our wires crossed. Somebody offered me a Festiva in trade for the PT.
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Jun 20, 2017 05:37
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Rhyno posted:LoL, we got our wires crossed. Somebody offered me a Festiva in trade for the PT. I would rather have a Festiva than a PT and they actually went for good money (relatively) during $4 gas. Go ahead and throw a Fiesta in there too. Just no Aspire (shudder). Though there are plenty of PT's in my small town and I know these people don't maintain them so some last. They are everywhere.
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Jun 20, 2017 05:41
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I'd still take festiva over PT. The Festiva serves the same purpose of a beater, but is lighter, faster, and has inherent value
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Jun 20, 2017 05:49
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Well we're gonna see if this PT power steering issue can be easily fixed (patched with JB weld lol) on Saturday and then decide if I keep driving it or put it up for sale. It really is in great shape, year old tires, 18 month old shock and the heat and AC both work so I figure I can get at least a grand out of it. Then I'll buy my friends that gave it to me lunch and feel cool with it.
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Jun 20, 2017 06:02
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Rhyno posted:Well we're gonna see if this PT power steering issue can be easily fixed (patched with JB weld lol) on Saturday and then decide if I keep driving it or put it up for sale. It really is in great shape, year old tires, 18 month old shock and the heat and AC both work so I figure I can get at least a grand out of it. Then I'll buy my friends that gave it to me lunch and feel cool with it. Why are you messing with that? Just get a new hose drat son.
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Jun 20, 2017 06:11
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everdave posted:Why are you messing with that? Just get a new hose drat son. It's not easy to swap, you have to take out the grill, drain and remove the radiator and a few other things. It's a loving PT Cruiser.
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Jun 20, 2017 06:14
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Rhyno posted:It's not easy to swap, you have to take out the grill, drain and remove the radiator and a few other things. It's a loving PT Cruiser. Assume the service position come on! Ha hope it works.
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Jun 20, 2017 06:16
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Well the patch idea is 1: find leak 2: clean the metal hose 3: cover leaking spot to keep JB weld out of the line 4: JB Weld the gently caress out of the surface 5: Bend of split piece of conduit over the area 6: secure with like 17 hose clamps that I have lying around 7: NO MORE LEAKS (yeah right) It just has to hold pressure until the car is no longer my problem.
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Jun 20, 2017 06:21
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CommieGIR posted:Learn how to rebuild compressors and keep the old one as a spare. That's what I do. That's the plan, if I can track down the parts. This one didn't fail catastrophically and (at least AFAIK) didn't spew teflon or black death through the system, so it'd probably be perfect to learn on. As far as I know, I need the clutch and the front seal, plus whatever else needs replacing when you tear them apart. Rockauto doesn't carry the clutch for it though, so I'm already at a bit of a loss. I guess I'm gonna have to refine my Google-fu to track down rebuild parts for this one. Darchangel posted:If you need AC equipment (vac pump and gauges), I have them, and three major auto parts stores within a mile or two. Appreciate it, but it's tight enough in there that I'd rather just farm it out. A friend works at a shop in Wylie, he's agreed to do for a not horrific amount of cash. Also throwing a new belt on; I have 75k on this belt, may as well do it at the same time. The gently caress did I just watch  Pretty drat funny though
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Early festivas here were proper mazda 121s, only the later ones were KIAs which were terrible except for the 2 stroke piston orbital based fuel injected ones. E: yeah these later kia designed ones are the ones you guys are calling aspires, they were just called 2nd gen festivas in AU which why no one likes festivas here. the split between the festiva and mazda was when mazda went with the autozam "bubble car" or "jellybean" 121, and ford went their own way with KIA to make the 2nd gen festiva which ruined the name. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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Jun 20, 2017 06:49
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Sadi posted:My problem with it is it drove like a FWD car, not as huckable and throttle steery at all to my feeling anyway. If I have AWD I want it heavily rear biased
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The only awd car I've driven hard was my v70 which understeered in 2wd trim. That one you just nailed into corners and the back end helped you out enough to not die. Great fun.
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InitialDave posted:Mmm. Road car AWD should preferably behave like slightly more docile RWD, not I Can't Believe It's Not FWD. Disagree. A good AWD system isnt RWD biased at all. The best is the way of the EVO and do a 50:50 natural spilt or have this ridicoulously complex 0:100/50:50 setup of ATTESA. Subarus work best closer to 50:50 as well and definatly do not behave like RWD nor should they. A good AWD system should allow you to AWD drift, which is where the true speed of AWD can be reached - that needs to be a bit understeery to be initially generated I personally dont think much of AWD's that are in reality FWD's that transfer power to the rear on quasi demand but I'm also no fan of the reverse either unless it's the aforementioned ATTESA quote:(exaggeration, going slower and more controlled weigh transfer leads to balanced driving) Again disgree. Doing your initial thought of beng aggressive and grabbing it by the scruff of the neck can give you the best balance. Not ham fisted stupid aggressive of course but the truth is that a AWD chassis isnt for being subtle. quote:I don't much like my WRX on road, on dirt it's not bad but you really have to grab it by the scruff of the neck, throw it around, and keep the throttle planted for it to not understeer Which is why I love them on road or dirt. Attack, attack, attack 
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Kazinsal posted:I'm genuinely surprised that its wheels are that small. Sooooo... 16s? E: also no honest man needs more than rwd with a solid axle and open diff. 
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For road driving i prefer Attesa but if you really need AWD for grip in non dry road conditions then a 50:50 full time system with ESC like an Evo or Subaru will be better. Driving a 50:50 AWD system fast as Cat Interceptor said is about planting your foot and letting the computers sort it out. As for FWD systems with AWD when needed my wife has a Tiguan 4Motion and in the snow and sludge it does well but you can tell it is there just to keep people on the road rather than any kind of performance application. If you do plant your foot it thinks about it for 3-4 seconds then decides to go into AWD and start responding 
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BigPaddy posted:For road driving i prefer Attesa but if you really need AWD for grip in non dry road conditions then a 50:50 full time system with ESC like an Evo or Subaru will be better. Driving a 50:50 AWD system fast as Cat Interceptor said is about planting your foot and letting the computers sort it out.  gently caress your computers, we have Torsen and locking diffs. https://youtu.be/9kT8x0uui2o
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Enourmo posted:Sooooo... 16s? I see where you're going with this, like everyone should have a falcon ute with a barra, but an LSD is good to have as well because one wheel burnouts are less entertaining.
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Enourmo posted:Sooooo... 16s? Lol. I was looking at buying a new '87 or '88 Festiva (long time ago, I forget which one). I was pricing it out and comparing the worth of the stock 12" versus the upgraded 13" alloys. Eventually, I said "gently caress that noise" and bought a used Camaro instead. The only logical choice.
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I am happily married thank you very much.
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I've had like 7 festivas. get one. Use assfire parts to upgrade the brakes, the struts will lift it around 2-3". BP is a bolt in proposition that makes it hilariously fun to drive. it'll spin a stock 12" in 4th gear and try to put you in a ditch at 80. It'll run a 14 flat quarter all day everyday while getting 37mpg, which isn't bad for a car you could literally cobble for under $1000. The trans will be the weak spot if it's a stick. lotta ways to upgrade that. the slushy is relatively stout however.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:A good AWD system should allow you to AWD drift, which is where the true speed of AWD can be reached - that needs to be a bit understeery to be initially generated quote:I personally dont think much of AWD's that are in reality FWD's that transfer power to the rear on quasi demand but I'm also no fan of the reverse either unless it's the aforementioned ATTESA You have to remember, I'm talking from a perspective of what I find enjoyable to drive. Even if something is technically faster, if I don't enjoy the experience, I don't care. I don't compete, and for road driving you can make most stuff go fast enough. I find the "grab it by the scruff of the neck and make it do it" thing fun in FWD hot hatches, but I don't want it in an AWD car because I don't want it in an AWD car. Edit: Though given the latest project car acquisition, I probably shouldn't rant too much about FWD-derived AWD stuff! InitialDave fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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CommieGIR posted:
That looks like it should tip rear end over tea kettle when you step on the brakes. Fo3 posted:an LSD is good to have as well because one wheel burnouts are less entertaining. I very much want to build a reverse trike and one-wheel superbike-powered burnouts sound pretty drat awesome thanks.
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cakesmith handyman posted:That looks like it should tip rear end over tea kettle when you step on the brakes. quote:I very much want to build a reverse trike and one-wheel superbike-powered burnouts sound pretty drat awesome thanks.
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CommieGIR posted:
automotive insanity likes to gently caress their computers and cum in them
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InitialDave posted:"Hans! Ze facking radiator vill not fit" "Dummkopf, that's why ve put it beside ze motor instead of in front of it" FAT32 SHAMER posted:automotive insanity likes to gently caress their computers and cum in them Why you gotta be so literal. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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CommieGIR posted:"Dummkopf, that's why ve put it beside ze motor instead of in front of it" "Cooler, two weeks"
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CommieGIR posted:Why you gotta be so literal. https://youtu.be/JW9L7SGtmRU
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InitialDave posted:Grinnall Scorpion? Yeah, just not £10k
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InitialDave posted:"Everyone list what you've been working on, and expected time until completed" I wonder how much development time went into the layout. Regardless, I still prefer that layout. It takes less than 5 minutes to pull the radiator and swap it. Better than having to put the car in the service position and pull the core support. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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cakesmith handyman posted:That looks like it should tip rear end over tea kettle when you step on the brakes. Well if you've only got one at the back that's different to a wheel at the back doing nothing  In other sad news, has kevbarlas forgotten us?
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InitialDave posted:"Everyone list what you've been working on, and expected time until completed" Nice. Pip pip, old chap.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Yeah, just not £10k CommieGIR posted:I wonder how much development time went into the layout. Fo3 posted:In other sad news, has kevbarlas forgotten us? spog posted:Nice. Pip pip, old chap.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:The gently caress did I just watch Welcome to Regular Car Reviews. If you've never seen any of their videos before, it's basically reviews of generally common or at most uncommon vehicles written by a couple dirty humour enjoying English majors in their early 30s, with all that entails.
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InitialDave posted:Other than the IVA hassle, probably not too bad to build one, and those are the type that sidestep my usual "trikes are awful, what's wrong with you?" thing. You can tell I'm recovering, I didn't even mention diesel
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cakesmith handyman posted:You can tell I'm recovering, I didn't even mention diesel But quite seriously, the IVA barrier for a light trike is going to be much lower than a car, so I think it's totally doable on a budget. I've seen off-road trikes using a bike rear end, too, and they look fun as poo poo.
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Finally sold my E36 M3 last night after being listed for about four months.  however I did let it go for less than what I wanted. The dude came, seemed really interested so I went for a low figure and told him "That is the lowest I will do right now. In a week or a month I will probably not agree to that price". It is nice to be back down to just two cars (nice car and beater).Taking the kids to Cars 3 tonight. There is a lot of hate for Cars 2 because it was mostly Mater's side show which is irritating at best but the car jokes and poking fun at Leyland motors is great. All in all I enjoyed it but there was not quite the magic of the first. The Cars toys have all been fantastic though.
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