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UPDATE The Ford van is not in the driveway, it's in the grass on the side of the house. The tires are flat and the van is resting on the ground. I would wager it's 25% rust overall. Broken windshield and no rear seats. I do believe I will not be taking this free car home with me.
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Darchangel posted:You're... making up manufacturer names, right? Zibba Zabba Wubb Dubb You're not wrong that almost all of the brands on that bike have silly names: Ritchey Hope CrankBrothers Schwalbe Specialized Absolute Black WolfTooth RaceFace STG Lezyne Spurcycle Spank Loaded Precision VeloSport Lizard Skins
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eyebeem posted:Zibba Zabba Wubb Dubb Sounds like in bikes you need to either have a super gimmicky name, or go the exact opposite and name your company Paul.
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monsterzero posted:Sounds like in bikes you need to either have a super gimmicky name, or go the exact opposite and name your company Paul. I had to be talked out of going with blue CNC paul brakes on this very bike. https://paulcomp.com/
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eyebeem posted:I had to be talked out of going with blue CNC paul brakes on this very bike. Yeah, they're local to me. I see their Sprinter running around frequently.
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monsterzero posted:Yeah, they're local to me. I see their Sprinter running around frequently. If I ever come into a vintage Ritchey P-21, it's getting all Paul stuff, for sure.
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Cage posted:Had my first catastrophic oil change yesterday. I do the oil on my 04 mustang and 99 explorer all the time, the oil filter comes off by hand and gets tightened by hand, no problems. I helped my dad out with his 09 grand marquis which has the same engine as the mustang, so I thought hey easy! Oil filter was on there pretty tight from the last time the dealer did the oil, so I needed to use filter tool to get it off. Put the new one on and I tighten it by hand, I even get two hands on and to make sure its tight and its not going anywhere. Turn the engine on and whoops everything dumps out. Turns out hand tight was not ok on this car, so I got the tool on there and it did tighten a few more twists. After we filled it up the engine knocked for about 3 seconds until the oil started getting in there which had me super worried but everything seems ok now.
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InitialDave posted:Did you definitely get the old seal off with the old filter, and did your new filter definitely have one when it went on? I know the new one had one, but it was garbage day this morning so I can't check the old one.
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Found you some gloves eyebeem. http://handupgloves.com/gloves/merica Also I went for my 3rd mountain bike ride this weekend. Went over a ridge in the FATS faster than I should have and went over the bars. Nice and sore today. Pretty sure I dislocated my shoulder during the wreck. Also sliced the sidewall of one of my tires so I need to order a new tire now.
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Sadi posted:Found you some gloves eyebeem. Heh, I didn't even post what I was wearing on that ride: 
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eyebeem posted:Zibba Zabba Wubb Dubb In all seriousness, the only one of those I recognize is Specialized. Admittedly, "bike nerd" is one of the nerds I'm not. I'm plenty of other nerds, mind you. Sadi posted:Found you some gloves eyebeem. gently caress yeah! (Sorry, could not resist.)
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eyebeem posted:Heh, I didn't even post what I was wearing on that ride: Can't hate on Cap. I should dig out my Murray piece of poo poo MTB and at least tool my fat self around the neighborhood. Maybe then I can become my not quite as fat self. (Hard not too pushing around the ton of steel a cheap MTB is...) Edit: I could ride my wife's Terra trike, I suppose. It's pretty nifty.
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The garage feedback on the Zoe's service was that I should replace my rear tyres because they're down to 3mm, and the outside edges (like the very outermost run of tread blocks) are very worn. Tried to explain to them that yes, I know, they were the front ones up to a month ago, which is why they're worn like that. I swapped the wheels front to rear, so they'll see very little wear going forward, and frankly will probably do another year before needing replacement. The front tyres, having been on the rear for 16k, still have 6mm all the way across. Didn't seem to sink in, really, though in fairness the kid on the service desk was really young and only following what he's been told. (Note for non-UK people: Our tyre limit is 1.6mm across the centre 3/4 of the tyre. I normally replace mine at 2mm if I don't replace them for some other reason earlier)
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happy monday! my new commute suuuucks! my new group suuuuuuucks! got to leave working on a nice fancy composite wing to work on the civic of the skies 
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Any worth of making a roadtrip thread? tldr: planning a road trip and need input on where we should stop. The wife and I are going to be driving from Seattle to Minneapolis to visit my brother and his wife, as well as go to a family reunion with my mom and grandma at the end of July/early August. Now comes the work of figuring out our path there and back and what we need to stop and see on the way. We know its peak tourist season, so we are going to try to avoid the big names and explore more off the beaten track, which is more our style anyway. The one big thing we have to see is Mt Rushmore, since the wife has never been there. I have been looking at Roadside America(http://www.roadsideamerica.com/) for ideas, any other sites that are worth checking out? So where should we stop? We have 2+ weeks blocked off to make this trip so we won't be in hurry.
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slurry_curry posted:Any worth of making a roadtrip thread? tldr: planning a road trip and need input on where we should stop. I remember liking Glacier National Park as a kid, but that would have been 1995 or so, it might be way busier these days. At least it's pretty far from the freeway. Definitely take some other route over the Cascades instead of I-90; I remember US 2 being nice and you can check out Leavenworth on the way through. Grand Coulee is worth seeing and it's never been packed with tourists. Soap Lake is a weird little town full of Russian immigrants, not a long drive from Grand Coulee. The lake is full of minerals and has always been held to have healing qualities, there may still be spas there. The mineral quantity makes for improved buoyancy, although probably not to Dead Sea levels.
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Anybody have opinions on the new civic hatch vs a '17 Mazda 3? I'm gonna buy one or the other, but after test driving both I'm having a hell of a time deciding between them. I'd be getting the top trim in either model so they'd be 99% equal on features and amenities. They're both really fun to drive, so I'm just torn.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Anybody have opinions on the new civic hatch vs a '17 Mazda 3? I'm gonna buy one or the other, but after test driving both I'm having a hell of a time deciding between them. I'd be getting the top trim in either model so they'd be 99% equal on features and amenities. They're both really fun to drive, so I'm just torn. Do you think you could live with either? Go test drive both again, preferably longer than last time. If you still can't decide, go with whichever gives you the better deal?
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If you're deadlocked on features, remember the civic will still be worth something when you're done with it.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Anybody have opinions on the new civic hatch vs a '17 Mazda 3? I'm gonna buy one or the other, but after test driving both I'm having a hell of a time deciding between them. I'd be getting the top trim in either model so they'd be 99% equal on features and amenities. They're both really fun to drive, so I'm just torn. Which drives better? Have you driven them hard yet?
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InitialDave posted:The Mazda looks like a fairly normal modern hatch. The Civic looks like you buy it because you're desperately trying to deny the way your teenage daughter rolls her eyes when you crank up Blink 182. I like the way it looks, but I realize I'm in the minority on that. I got about an hour solo time in each, got them up to about 90 on the highway but didn't do anything harder than that. The Mazda was slightly more fun to get there but it's not a huge gap. My biggest concern with the 3 is that the material on the roof and the hatch is super cheap, which makes me worry that other poo poo in there that I can't immediately get at is also super cheap. My biggest concern with the Honda is that it's going for about 1500 more and it's just the tiniest bit less fun. I know there have been a few 3 owners on here so I was hoping someone could let me know if there's anything with the platform that I should worry about.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Anybody have opinions on the new civic hatch vs a '17 Mazda 3? I'm gonna buy one or the other, but after test driving both I'm having a hell of a time deciding between them. I'd be getting the top trim in either model so they'd be 99% equal on features and amenities. They're both really fun to drive, so I'm just torn. Mazda 3. Just simply because the new Civic is soooo godamn ugly it's offensive to bystanders
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Mazda 3. Just simply because the new Civic is soooo godamn ugly it's offensive to bystanders This. My buddy got a brand new Civic hatch and it is just horrifying to look at.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:I got about an hour solo time in each, got them up to about 90 on the highway but didn't do anything harder than that. The Mazda was slightly more fun to get there but it's not a huge gap. Were I given an hour alone with a prospective purchase, once I'd done the usual assessment of cruising NVH and so on, I'd be hitting some country back roads. 1st question: Can you left-foot-brake them?
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InitialDave posted:1st question: Can you left-foot-brake them? TBH I've never hit the brakes with my left foot in any car, I didn't think to check that.
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Neither car has a stick on the top trim iirc. Auto on the 6, cvt on the honda iirc.
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Pham Nuwen posted:I remember liking Glacier National Park as a kid, but that would have been 1995 or so, it might be way busier these days. At least it's pretty far from the freeway. It's on our list. Mostly because I spent a lot of summers in SE Alaska and am used to seeing glaciers on the water, kinda interested to see them on land. Pham Nuwen posted:Definitely take some other route over the Cascades instead of I-90; I remember US 2 being nice and you can check out Leavenworth on the way through. Grand Coulee is worth seeing and it's never been packed with tourists. We are both born and raised in Seattle, so we have driven highway 2 many times. Probably going to take I90 just to get out of the areas we know ASAP. Oddly enough, never heard of Soap Lake, even tho I have been to Grand Coulee(and all over eastern Washington) multiple times. Might have to check it out on Even tho the fuel mileage is probably going to suck, I am excited to take the LS430 on its first roadtrip. I will be putting more miles on it on this trip than I have in the 5 months I have owned the car. Hell its going to be my first roadtrip in a proper couch on wheels, which should be pretty sweet. Last roadtrip we went on was around the north island of New Zealand in a Alfa Romeo wagon, so this one should be a bit more comfortable. InitialDave posted:1st question: Can you left-foot-brake them? Can you left foot brake any modern car? Anything that has a fly by wire throttle that I have driven immediately pulls all throttle the second you touch the brake pedal.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:TBH I've never hit the brakes with my left foot in any car, I didn't think to check that. slurry_curry posted:Can you left foot brake any modern car? Anything that has a fly by wire throttle that I have driven immediately pulls all throttle the second you touch the brake pedal.
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InitialDave posted:
Apart from the aforementioned DBW issue, the stabilty controls and other fun police can kick in and try to actively spit you off the road. I would be very leery about trying to left foot brake any modern car with the fun police switched on.
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Neither car has a stick on the top trim iirc. Auto on the 6, cvt on the honda iirc. This would make my decision for me if I were going with an auto in either of these cars, which I assume you are with the top-trim models. I hear Mazda's autos are very good.
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https://www.trademe.co.nz/1356338769 poo poo idea? Seller says no other rust in the car. 2 patches on the sills and a junkyard hatch and sorted.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Apart from the aforementioned DBW issue, the stabilty controls and other fun police can kick in and try to actively spit you off the road. I would be very leery about trying to left foot brake any modern car with the fun police switched on. gimpsuitjones posted:https://www.trademe.co.nz/1356338769
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Car update: giant vending machine is pretty drat cool. It's a gimmick, but a very cool one.
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InitialDave posted:I'd already be bidding on it. But I am an idiot, so there's that. I'm also an idiot but I got the seller to put up more photos of the rust and it looks a bit worse than I want to deal with.
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gimpsuitjones posted:https://www.trademe.co.nz/1356338769 God yes. Considering moving back just to buy this
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slurry_curry posted:The one big thing we have to see is Mt Rushmore, since the wife has never been there. I have been looking at Roadside America(http://www.roadsideamerica.com/) for ideas, any other sites that are worth checking out? Check out Devil's Tower just inside the Wyoming border since you're already up there for Rushmore. When we did the South Dakota/Rushmore/Black Hills/Wall Drug family trip, we did Devil's Tower on a whim and it was by far the knockout hit of the trip. I've heard similar feedback from others who have taken the trip; it's a nice wilderness break from all of the tourist trap crap on the rest of that route.
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slothrop posted:God yes. Considering moving back just to buy this So wait I *should* buy it? Even wth the rust?
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I know I may be insane but I think the new civic hatch looks awesome in white. I finally got a used led tail light shipped from Canada for a reasonable price and installed a curt trailer hitch on my wife's Prius c for an upcoming Florida trip where I want to use a cargo carrier. The hitch install could not have been simpler if I had listened to the instructions and actually supported the inner bumper like they told me to. Instead two hours of micro adjustments alone on my back in the gravel with mosquitos feasting on me. But it is done. (Follow instructions)
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slurry_curry posted:Any worth of making a roadtrip thread? tldr: planning a road trip and need input on where we should stop. We're in the middle of a 10 day road trip through new England, and have made good use of airbnb in Vermont and Maine. We've stayed in some very interesting places, and saved money doing it. Right now we're in a off the grid 3-story 200 year old farmhouse on top of a mountain in Vermont.
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gimpsuitjones posted:So wait I *should* buy it? Even wth the rust? Rust is probably a deal breaker. I just have a soft spot for them because of those wheels and this: 
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