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d0s posted:I bought a slow Japanese land barge for a daily driver holy poo poo that thing is in good shape. grats on the car dude!
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Yeah 80s red paint that isn't totally destroyed? Amazing
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Oct 6, 2018 08:42
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My favourite generation Supra (though all are great). Looks amazing man, congrats on the find!
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DJ Commie posted:I have some OE Daihatsu key blanks somewhere, I bought them from Australia when I heard Daihatsu was pulling out of that country. I'd gladly send you one if you want to make a copy. I also have some clones, which I have a whole pile of and are perfect replicas minus the logo itself. You've got the pro-est of wagons. I might take you up on the key blank offer, they always send pictures of the keys and what is in the pictures is what you get. Means I'm only getting that specific key (along with that wire and paper label) and nobody only wants one key. I can't imagine I'd have difficulty in scoring key blanks for a Daihatsu. You can still get these brand new:  This is a 1991 Suzuki Jimny we just took delivery of, with a sloppy gear shift lever. I ordered the new alignment bolt but neglected to notice that the seat ring had disintegrated (probably leading to the destruction of the bolt) so I have to wait another week or two before I can comfortably drive it down and do a typical just-received set of pictures.  This is very close to peak aesthetics for JA11 Jimnys, there is the most coveted of all though that has this same decal package but with aqua/turquoise paint in convertible form. That's one (along with a KZ-equipped 4 door manual transmission Land Cruiser Prado) of the vehicles I'm hawkishly watching for. I will get them.  While that Jimny above is peak JA11, my wife has the peak JA71 paint and decal package:  Invariably we became a Suzuki household, whoops.
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So about 2 weeks after purchasing my Acura CL, I was rear-ended on the highway. I only had liability insurance, and the car was totalled. I was pretty depressed about the total loss. Then, I got an Email from an old college buddy. We both owned Volvo's/Saabs while in school, and we drove each others cars and worked on each others cars for many years. He said he was putting up his Volvo wagon for sale, and since he just moved close to me nearby, I should come take a look. I'm now a proud member of the Wagon Mafia.        1987 Volvo 240DL Wagon Fun stuff included with the wagon - HID headlights/rear back-up camera/screen head unit PD T cam(20+bhp) and Accel super stock coil ngk bpr6es plugs cars been lowered 2" all round, wheels are BBS rz469 from a bmw 750i
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I love it, welcome to the fold. I need to get my 89 245+T finished.
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KakerMix posted:
This makes me very jealous, you're in Australia right? In the US we didn't get too much love from Suzuki, I drove a '03 Aerio hatch for a while, really loved that car. Forgot to bring my real camera but I did some hard parking today:      I'm missing the cargo cover (tonneau?). If anyone has one they want to part with, hit me up!     Seriously love this thing. Except the goddamn seats d0s fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Oct 6, 2018 |
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Oct 6, 2018 23:41
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d0s posted:This makes me very jealous, you're in Australia right? In the US we didn't get too much love from Suzuki, I drove a '03 Aerio hatch for a while, really loved that car. Nah man, I'm in Florida along with you, Sarasota. Wife and I do imports and are so freakin' close to being a legit dealership, the original reason being that I wanted all sorts of neat cars we never got. Florida only allows 3 cars to be sold by individuals per year, I want to drive more than that, etc etc we become dealers. Your Supra is killer, also my favorite gen. It looks like one of those militarized-sports car toys from the late 80s. The white letter tires are perfect, and it's a shame the seats suck because they look phenomenal.
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Oct 6, 2018 23:56
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KakerMix posted:Nah man, I'm in Florida along with you, Sarasota. Wife and I do imports and are so freakin' close to being a legit dealership, the original reason being that I wanted all sorts of neat cars we never got. Florida only allows 3 cars to be sold by individuals per year, I want to drive more than that, etc etc we become dealers. Whoa, that's very cool. If I made more money I would definitely try to import something cool, not sure how much I could live with RHD though. I also think my car kinda looks like a toymaker's idea of a sports car and apparently kids do too, I was in a taco shop with it parked out front and a little kid was like "look dad, a racecar!" If they only knew how "fast" it really was lmao
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d0s posted:This makes me very jealous, you're in Australia right? In the US we didn't get too much love from Suzuki, I drove a '03 Aerio hatch for a while, really loved that car. Fukkkkin owns.
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Oct 7, 2018 00:28
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d0s posted:This makes me very jealous, you're in Australia right? In the US we didn't get too much love from Suzuki, I drove a '03 Aerio hatch for a while, really loved that car. Goddrat. If only it were manual. But also: Charles posted:Yeah 80s red paint that isn't totally destroyed? Amazing My red 85 AW11 was maximum oxidized in 1998 when I bought it. This is...loving stellar.
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Oct 7, 2018 03:38
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Love that Supra, man its so nice. Look at that engine compartment!
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Oct 7, 2018 03:50
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LeeMajors posted:Goddrat. If only it were manual. They weren't single stage like BMWs of the time? A good buff brings them back to looking new
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Oct 7, 2018 03:59
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LeeMajors posted:Goddrat. If only it were manual. Coincidentally this is what goes through my head every time I see it too 
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d0s posted:Whoa, that's very cool. If I made more money I would definitely try to import something cool, not sure how much I could live with RHD though. I also think my car kinda looks like a toymaker's idea of a sports car and apparently kids do too, I was in a taco shop with it parked out front and a little kid was like "look dad, a racecar!" If they only knew how "fast" it really was lmao Speed is nothing if you've got style  RHD is not a big deal, like I can't emphasize it enough on how not a thing it actually is. I thought it was this big giant deal and there would be no way that I could adjust, turns out I was wrong. Good thing too because Japan has the best stuff.
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Oct 7, 2018 05:23
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BlackMK4 posted:They weren't single stage like BMWs of the time? A good buff brings them back to looking new I was a strong-armed 15yo who spent a lot of time waxing and buffing and it wouldn’t hold its luster.  But I paid 1200$ for it and drove it til it died. Loved it every second during and every second since. What a stellar car. 
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Oct 7, 2018 18:49
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d0s posted:I bought a slow Japanese land barge for a daily driver Sup fellow P5 owner, there used to by quite a few of us around in AI before the MazdaSpeed 3 came around. Doesn't help they were ancient platforms beyond their sell-by date. Mine has 226K on it, the insanely overpriced K&N fenderwell intake, and some eBay 4-1 header. Its a fun car, pretty close to the 323 Wagon in terms of utility, but has actual torque since my VICS/VTCS still works, though on its 3rd set of solenoids in 50K miles. KakerMix posted:You've got the pro-est of wagons. I might take you up on the key blank offer, they always send pictures of the keys and what is in the pictures is what you get. Means I'm only getting that specific key (along with that wire and paper label) and nobody only wants one key. I can't imagine I'd have difficulty in scoring key blanks for a Daihatsu. You can still get these brand new: TR40 is the interchange key style, they're used for old Toyotas so are everywhere. A lot of the time they have the black molded end, too. I changed the entire lockset in my Rocky since I had a Charade set with a locking gas cap and OE key. Let me know if you find any, Amayama doesn't really have Daihatsu parts and I wouldn't know where to get them other than finding their Toyota interchange number for post 92 Daihatsus, when they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota. I know the guy liquidating the Daihatsu USA surplus parts, he might have some blanks.
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Oct 7, 2018 20:11
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DJ Commie posted:Doesn't help they were ancient platforms beyond their sell-by date. That's part of the appeal to me, it feels like an early 90's car, but it's from 2003! I really need to get around to figuring out what's going on with the clutch on mine, and taking care of some rust that appeared from living in NYC with it for a couple of years. Driving it in snow was worth it though, total blast e: mine has the mazdaspeed exhaust (from PO or dealer option or something) and I actually got pulled over for it in NY, apparently aftermarket exhausts are illegal there or something? I had the cop look at the word "mazda" stamped on it and told him it was factory and he let me go d0s fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Oct 7, 2018 |
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Oct 7, 2018 21:03
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Dennis McClaren posted:So about 2 weeks after purchasing my Acura CL, I was rear-ended on the highway. I only had liability insurance, and the car was totalled. I was pretty depressed about the total loss. Dang, that's nice. I prefer the boxier 740/760/960 wagons, but that 240 is no slouch. d0s, your Supra is beyond excellent, even if it is an L-type automatic. 
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i had to get a reliable daily loving ASAP for work so i went for the most immediate and conservative thing possible: NumbersMatching320 posted:(green car supremacy tho) also despite being the single most boring car i've ever had or even possibly ever driven, it is at least the cleanest and closest thing to "new" i've yet to own (~45k miles  )
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Oct 7, 2018 23:32
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Is that a Corolla? I haven't paid much attention to Toyota styling in a while. Believe it or not, some days I miss my '90 Camry. It went through everybody in my immediate family and served us all well. It was still on the road a few years ago but looks like it might finally be done, or at least nobody has bothered to smog it in CA. I should look but I swear a modern Corolla is about the same size. Edit: also it wasn't an unreliable POS unlike the Taurus it replaced
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lol my dad had a mid-90s Taurus, i know the pain but yeah, that's a '15 Corolla. Toyota stylings are pretty bland imo except the 86/FRS/BRZ is actually great for what it is and I might actually consider getting one sometime next year since they've kind of proven themselves to be the actual best modern RWD budget drifter around and it's getting easier and easier to find a used one that's been cradled by a single owner also the Camry has generally always been my favorite normal invisible-in-traffic car, especially when looking at used ones chances are they aren't beat to poo poo like an Accord or Altima would be at similar mileage. i test drove the new V6 that has like 300HP and tbh it's kinda neat if you're deadset on buying a brand new lowkey family sedan but it definitely feels like full size cars are becoming full sized again Thief fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Oct 8, 2018 |
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LeeMajors posted:I was a strong-armed 15yo who spent a lot of time waxing and buffing and it wouldn’t hold its luster. Before:  During:  After:  This is the single stage red on the '88 325 I just sold; it cleaned up surprisingly well.
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Thief posted:i had to get a reliable daily loving ASAP for work so i went for the most immediate and conservative thing possible: same, needed a reliable no frills drive around town car to get me to work and back so i got this https://www.ebay.com/itm/132803652796?ul_noapp=true
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I used some quickwax to get rid of some weird drip-looking discoloration (can be barely seen in this pic on the rear fender behind the tire: https://i.imgur.com/B6TNSz0.jpg) and my applicator rag came off slightly car-colored. That means it's single stage right? This doesn't happen on my '87 AW11 (e: which also has very obvious clear coat sun damage, like every other car I've owned because lol florida).
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Oct 8, 2018 11:59
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Dennis McClaren posted:So about 2 weeks after purchasing my Acura CL, I was rear-ended on the highway. I only had liability insurance, and the car was totalled. I was pretty depressed about the total loss. Why didn't the other guys insurance cover it?
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Oct 8, 2018 12:09
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Tremek posted:People with ample power at their disposal not using it because they’re poo poo drivers, and underpowered cars being dangerous, are two valid problems that are not mutually exclusive. That Versa vs Sentra was amazing, don't think Id seen that video before.
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veiled boner fuel posted:Why didn't the other guys insurance cover it? Might live in a no fault state. I currently do and it loving blows.
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Suburban Dad posted:Might live in a no fault state. I currently do and it loving blows. That's hosed up, I didn't even realize that was a thing.
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Michigan's is the worst. No fault and highest premiums in the country by a good margin.  Who voted this poo poo in?
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Oct 8, 2018 12:43
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Michigan is the only state that has that weird PD Buyback law. You’d still be able to get up to $1k though. No-fault is an injury term, doesn’t impact physical damages.
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Oct 8, 2018 12:57
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Hey, at least you've got at-will employment!
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Michigan is the only state that has that weird PD Buyback law. You’d still be able to get up to $1k though. Educate me if I'm way off base here. If I have liability only coverage here and somebody else rear ends my car and totals it, I'm able to get $1k only. In Ohio (not a no fault state) I understood that it's not like this. If I get rear ended with liability, their insurance covers the full repair because they're at fault. Sure seems like it affects damages. I thought "no fault" meant that it didn't matter who caused the accident and was found at fault, you can't really sue either way and are only responsible for your own repairs and property damage basically. Maybe that's an oversimplification, though. This is a bit moot since I have more coverage than the minimum but I still pay out the rear end for it. Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Oct 8, 2018 |
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Michigan is really it’s own animal. No other state prevents you from collecting from the at fault parties insurance for physical damages. You can get 100% payment in MI for certain things as well, such as if you car was parked during the accident, under another coverage called PPI (Property Protection Insurance). These are all MI specific coverages that don’t exist elsewhere bc MI likes to be complicated. No fault states mean that PIP coverage is required and that you utilize your own PIP coverage for injuries, with some exceptions thrown in there. Allstate has a good write up https://www.allstate.com/tr/car-insurance/no-fault-insurance-cover.aspx
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DJ Commie posted:Sup fellow P5 owner, there used to by quite a few of us around in AI before the MazdaSpeed 3 came around. Doesn't help they were ancient platforms beyond their sell-by date. Mine has 226K on it, the insanely overpriced K&N fenderwell intake, and some eBay 4-1 header. Its a fun car, pretty close to the 323 Wagon in terms of utility, but has actual torque since my VICS/VTCS still works, though on its 3rd set of solenoids in 50K miles. I'd like at least one real Daihatsu key to send along with the Rugger when I sell it to the next guy, but I also don't know how long we'll keep hold of it. We're very close to being a dealership, you see. Speaking of:        This is almost 100% ready for sale, a few more things to do but since we have a location that isn't our house we've started to shift some work over there. That work being trim restore and metal polish things to finish this Pajero up. It's color scheme is "Nintendo". It's at the warehouse now: 
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You know a dealership usually tries to sell the cars it buys, right? You’re more like a combination museum/water park.
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builds character posted:You know a dealership usually tries to sell the cars it buys, right? You’re more like a combination museum/water park. Florida law means I can only sell 3 cars in a year as a private citizen. Any more than that and I have to become a licensed dealer. So, wife and I are getting licensed and going through the process to make it happen. We both like lots of things and being a ~dealer~ means we can get away with shuffling any number of vehicles around. Even if we don't actually sell anything it still would be cheaper to run as a dealership since the combination of insurance, dealer plates and registration costs make a huge dent in expenses. Besides, we've sold 7 cars in the last year without really trying. We'll see how it goes if we actually make an effort.
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KakerMix posted:Florida law means I can only sell 3 cars in a year as a private citizen. Any more than that and I have to become a licensed dealer. So, wife and I are getting licensed and going through the process to make it happen. We both like lots of things and being a ~dealer~ means we can get away with shuffling any number of vehicles around. Even if we don't actually sell anything it still would be cheaper to run as a dealership since the combination of insurance, dealer plates and registration costs make a huge dent in expenses. But I like museums and water parks. 
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That 3 row Pajero is outstanding, but not as outstanding as that watchdog.
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[Q] Hey Stampede, how about a poem.  It's a high pitched sound Hot rubber eternally pressing against a blackened pavement A wheel is forever A car is infinity times four  I'm a storm torrent across a slate-gray sea I rush in billowed reflections a fast, fast dark sky over an Edinburgh's meadow's wet I bolt white high through snowfall cold I am lightning in the night I sprint like fire across a match head And leap across lakes of dream-stuff Over ancient walls Past armies fast as fast is Faster than quicksilver can fall into the sun I, bounding, prance unstoppable to you My all My everything dream  Glass, flat and forever It stretches out and never stops Unless it finds the hills whose lines rise to mountain peaks Far as far can be Thanks Stampede. --------- I loving loved Interstate 76 and now I basically have Groove Champion's car. It'll be my DD, replacing my ol' faithful Infiniti G35x with 357,000km. Pretty solid start to the midlife crisis IMO.
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