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Anyone own a step-van? Any fun things a guy oughta know about step-van ownership? Stuff to look for when picking one out besides obvious stuff like gigantic holes? Seminal Flu posted:Good man.
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BraveUlysses posted:when are you February.
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scuz posted:Anyone own a step-van? Any fun things a guy oughta know about step-van ownership? Stuff to look for when picking one out besides obvious stuff like gigantic holes? I've kicked around the idea of getting one for a side business but it seems like there's too much demand for turning them into half-assed food trucks.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I've kicked around the idea of getting one for a side business but it seems like there's too much demand for turning them into half-assed food trucks.
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Oct 6, 2017 18:04
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Does anybody have experience with Sumimoto tires? Tire Rack has some for a really good price and they have good reviews and the best treadwear I've seen.
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Oct 6, 2017 18:07
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They wear way too quick in my experience, rode decent tho.
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Oct 6, 2017 18:11
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I've had the HTR Z III's on a couple of my cars. They were decent for the price but I think there's better options with more grip nowadays. Can't speak to those though.
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With UTQG codes, the higher the number the better the treadwear, right? edit: Looking for tires for my Challenger and I want something that won't break the bank and that has decent treadwear and performance. If anybody has any suggestions I'm all ears. The dealership will price match with Tire Rack and charges less for installation, which is pretty awesome.
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I've got the Cooper Zeon RS3-S on the front of my truck in that size (and 275/40R20 on the rear), but it seems like TireRack doesn't list that one for some reason. However, I expect that the treadwear is more than you'd want with a 20,000 mile warranty (and 10,000 if it's a staggered set  )
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BraveUlysses posted:good tires are always worth the money The only thing that actually touches the road and I never skimp. It's like a bed, buy a good bed please. Buy good tires and a good bed.
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Der Abwasserkanal ist alle fixiert. Plumbers stepped it up to 4", presumably because the tap on the main is 4", and it's just easier to make the transition as it comes out of the house. They're leak-testing it for the inspector this morning, then filling it back in whenever the dirt guys can. Yay for a functioning poop-pipe.   
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BraveUlysses posted:good tires are always worth the money Yeah but I don't want to just buy the most expensive tires I can and assume that because they're expensive they must be good.
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Darchangel posted:That's why I like the guy who does the F&F cars. He finds crappy examples to chop up when he can, particularly the Chargers. Yes because olds and gm both being closely related brands under the GM corp is like comparing the two separate companies Dodge and Ford. 
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KakerMix posted:The only thing that actually touches the road and I never skimp. It's like a bed, buy a good bed please. Buy good tires and a good bed.
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Coredump posted:Yes because olds and gm both being closely related brands under the GM corp is like comparing the two separate companies Dodge and Ford. Clearly you are not familiar with how the divisions of GM interacted previous to the mid '70s-'80s. (Hint, they didn't, as much as possible.)There is literally nothing that interchanges between Chevy, Olds, Buick, and Pontiac V8s, except by happy accident.
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Darchangel posted:Clearly you are not familiar with how the divisions of GM interacted previous to the mid '70s-'80s. I knew I would get into some broke brain argument over this. If you're trying to ignore the massive amount of platform sharing that the big 3 do under their respective brands then I don't even know. Yes even during the time frames you mention. Edit: I did some more reading and you have more ground with that comparison than I realized. Coredump fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Oct 6, 2017 |
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scuz posted:And shoes. Pretty much anything that separates you from the ground, I think I read that in here somewhere. I just bought Pirelli P4s for my lovely Golf and am lovin it. Never skimp on shoes. Every time I think "oh, these $20 kicks will be fine for just occasional wear," I regret it. They wear out fast, they're uncomfortable, and they can actually cause physiological problems from joint pain (knees, especially) or back pain to shin splints and more. I'm personally a fan of Merrell and Brooks (for boots and running shoes respectively), but I've also had really good luck with Frye boots in the past. I don't think I even spend any more on good quality shoes than I would if I had to replace lovely ones constantly. It's just one lump sum every 2-3 years as opposed $20-30 to every couple months.
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CornHolio posted:Yeah but I don't want to just buy the most expensive tires I can and assume that because they're expensive they must be good. Well don't get performance Sumitomo tires because the treadwear sucks. I hear their all seasons are better in that regard but summer tires no. I would go with Kumho if you want a good affordable tire, but honestly no performance tire is going to have the greatest treadwear so if that's what you're worried about you need all seasons.
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Coredump posted:I knew I would get into some broke brain argument over this. If you're trying to ignore the massive amount of platform sharing that the big 3 do under their respective brands then I don't even know. Yes even during the time frames you mention. Yeah, they shared platforms, but the engines back then not so much. Trust me, I have a '70 Olds. Nothing on the engine, and very little on the sheet metal interchange with a Chevelle, etc. just the chassis. They did share the Chevy six cylinder around, though. And transmissions, though even there, Chevy had its bolt pattern to the engine, and everyone else had a different one ("BOP" - Buick-Olds-Pontiac). Everything changed in the early '80s, when GM consolidated on the SBC. There were still a few holdouts after that, but usually for special models/purposes.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Well don't get performance Sumitomo tires because the treadwear sucks. I hear their all seasons are better in that regard but summer tires no. I'm looking at all-seasons. I'm not planning on driving the car much in the winter but I don't want to put summer-only tires on it. Around here it can snow in May. I don't know what 'high performance all-seasons' or 'ultra-high-performance all-seasons' are but those are what I'm looking at.
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CornHolio posted:I'm looking at all-seasons. I'm not planning on driving the car much in the winter but I don't want to put summer-only tires on it. Around here it can snow in May. You probably have 19/20 in wheels right? poo poo is expensive. I really like the Michelin a/s 3+ for a high performance all season. If you want to save money hold out for a DTD sale on a holiday.
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BraveUlysses posted:You probably have 19/20 in wheels right? poo poo is expensive. I was going to wait until spring but my right rear has a slow leak now. Dealership has one of those 'buy three get one for a dollar' deals and I can get a set of Pirelli P-zeroes installed for $830 which is a deal if it's the all-seasons. And yeah they're 20" wheels.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Well don't get performance Sumitomo tires because the treadwear sucks. I hear their all seasons are better in that regard but summer tires no. Seconding the high treadwear rated Kuhmo. I've bought at least 5 sets of them for various cars and never been disappointed with grip, wear or wet performance. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Ecsta+4X+II&partnum=445WR0E4X2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes meatpimp fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Oct 6, 2017 |
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Darchangel posted:Yeah, they shared platforms, but the engines back then not so much. Trust me, I have a '70 Olds. Nothing on the engine, and very little on the sheet metal interchange with a Chevelle, etc. just the chassis. They did share the Chevy six cylinder around, though. And transmissions, though even there, Chevy had its bolt pattern to the engine, and everyone else had a different one ("BOP" - Buick-Olds-Pontiac). They didn't even do a great job sharing platforms. Look at the Roadkill One Lap Firebird - it had a Pontiac rear axle instead of a Chevy / GM corporate rear axle, making parts just that much harder to find. poo poo like the BOP / Chevy bellhousing bolt pattern issue is just hilarious because they're so close to each other but GM still insisted on maintaining two whole sets of bellhousing designs until they finally made the SBC and BBC into the GM corporate V8s. Even after that, Cadillac still got to have its own engines. Peak GM, for better or for worse, allowed its individual brands an extreme level of autonomy.
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For lunch, a can of hash, 1lb shredded hash browns, 2 lbs yoghurt, and I'm still hungry lmao
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Can anyone else not click on any subforums? This dead gay forum gets deader by the day. I had to dig through the leper's colony to find a probation from this thread lol
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IOwnCalculus posted:They didn't even do a great job sharing platforms. Look at the Roadkill One Lap Firebird - it had a Pontiac rear axle instead of a Chevy / GM corporate rear axle, making parts just that much harder to find. poo poo like the BOP / Chevy bellhousing bolt pattern issue is just hilarious because they're so close to each other but GM still insisted on maintaining two whole sets of bellhousing designs until they finally made the SBC and BBC into the GM corporate V8s. Even after that, Cadillac still got to have its own engines. You're absolutely right. My Olds has an Olds "12-bolt" - which is an 8.5" ring gear like a Chevy 10-bolt, or, for that matter, like an Olds 10-bolt, just with a rea cover that happens to have 12-bolts. It's also c-clipless, which is nice, but despite being an 8.5", it shares nothing with the Buick, Pontiac, or Chevy 8.5". On the plus side, a Chevy 10- or 12-bolt will slot right in, if I need cheap(er) and ubiquitous. Which I may need if I want LSD and better gears.
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Enourmo posted:Can anyone else not click on any subforums? This dead gay forum gets deader by the day. No problems here
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DICK DICER posted:For lunch, a can of hash, 1lb shredded hash browns, 2 lbs yoghurt, and I'm still hungry lmao Canned corned beef hash is one of the foods I can't keep in the pantry because I will eat all of it. So tasty but so much sodium. Since you're biking/walking everywhere, you're almost certainly at a calorie deficit, which would explain the hunger.
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Good god the yoghurt farts have arrived already
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slidebite posted:No problems here This is what I get if I try and access any subforum:  A loving error message from January linking to the ur-goon's now-banned twitter account.
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Enourmo posted:This is what I get if I try and access any subforum: Clear your cache.
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Enourmo posted:Can anyone else not click on any subforums? This dead gay forum gets deader by the day. Haven't seen that but I haven't been able to click on "<username> posted:" links for at least a week now. And now anyone with no avatar who makes a one-line post has a really tiny post box on screen. fakeedit: Oh that's probably because you were browsing archives at some point and archives appear to be totally hosed. I had that happen before during the great archives database failure a few years ago. e2: Or that, control+shift+R or shift+F5.
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Any of you gents have experience with newish Ford Escapes? The fiance wants a small SUV thing and likes the Escapes, but I've heard a few bad things. Turbos, transmissions, cooling system issues. Other people say the newer ones are fine. We're thinking 15k-17k price range. I'm leaning towards the Mazda CX-5 myself but they are a little more scarce in our price range. I guess there are RAV-4s and CRVs as well, but bleehh.
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Well logging out/in fixed it. Anyway that's my friday entertainment for you guys, hope everyone enjoyed, click here to like subscribe and share with your frie
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