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Tremek posted:Sorry for the delivery address nightmare, this stuff came Monday and I was traveling this week. The frenchie LOVES the toys, and I have half the stuff to take over to my rottie once he's back (he went to the vet today for his ACL surgery - we bring him home, to my dad's house for recovery, tomorrow.) Yay! By the end of last week, I'd given up! I'm glad it finally showed up, the doggos need some extra love in this hard time.
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You're the best of us here in AI dude, you've been through hell several times now and we just wanted to show you we cared. Lots of other guys wanted to contribute but there's a lot of financial hiccups going on so I didn't want to try and guilt people.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:The 2nd gen xB is a good car tho? I like the first gen too but those were gutless, the 2nd gen has the 2.4 which is a much better motor imo. Good? I would say its ok. However you rank the 2nd gen xB the general consensus on here and in general was the first gen xB was the better car.
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Humphreys posted:My ex put up a 'House rules' type print with a list of 'live, laugh, love' type poo poo. The last rule was 'break the rules once in a while'. I crossed it out with sharpie and wrote 'don't be a cheating whore'. Yikes
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bolind posted:Deep down I know (insert giving up science emoji here, can't loving find it.) That's a seriously cool home, congrats.
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Holy crap. A new home that isn't a cookie cutter plastic dollhouse or a mcmansion monstrosity. Good job dude.
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KillHour posted:Holy crap. A new home that isn't a cookie cutter plastic dollhouse or a mcmansion monstrosity. Good job dude. To be fair the danish have taste
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Coredump posted:Good? I would say its ok. However you rank the 2nd gen xB the general consensus on here and in general was the first gen xB was the better car. It's a good car, I wouldn't own one if it wasn't. Two completely different cars really, the first gen is just too drat slow imo.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:It's a good car, I wouldn't own one if it wasn't. That is definitely not a given or even a rule of thumb around here.
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My wife's XD has been super reliable minus a rear spring getting loose. It's probably the most reliable car we've owned over our 11 years together and pretty much the reason I'm looking at Toyotas exclusively for my next car.
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Rhyno posted:My wife's XD has been super reliable minus a rear spring getting loose. It's probably the most reliable car we've owned over our 11 years together and pretty much the reason I'm looking at Toyotas exclusively for my next car. AI: We'll all end up driving Toyotas eventually.
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Coredump posted:That is definitely not a given or even a rule of thumb around here. "around here" lol ok how about this....It's a good car to me, therefore I like it. Is that acceptable Mr. Coredump, rule enforcer of AI? 
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Rhyno posted:My wife's XD has been super reliable minus a rear spring getting loose. It's probably the most reliable car we've owned over our 11 years together and pretty much the reason I'm looking at Toyotas exclusively for my next car. Yeah if it wasn't for the new Corolla MT being so gutless I might be considering one instead of a Civic when I go new. Really happy with the xB for an economy car, and my wife's LS for the luxury cruiser.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah if it wasn't for the new Corolla MT being so gutless I might be considering one instead of a Civic when I go new. Really happy with the xB for an economy car, and my wife's LS for the luxury cruiser. I'm getting my ducks in a row for the next fun car but honestly, I think I'll end up in a Camry just for the sake of my sanity.
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If you get the V6 I'm sure it will be plenty fun, faster than your Miata and maybe even the MS6 Also those red leather seats 
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Applebees Appetizer posted:If you get the V6 I'm sure it will be plenty fun, faster than your Miata and maybe even the MS6 I know right, 300+ hp in a family sedan.
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Rhyno posted:I know right, 300+ hp in a family sedan. On the other hand... https://www.motor1.com/news/365759/kia-stinger-secret-incentive/ Joiiiiiiiiiiin uuuuuuuus.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:"around here" lol ok how about this....It's a good car to me, therefore I like it. Is that acceptable Mr. Coredump, rule enforcer of AI? Its okay you like your xB 
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Me leading off the line in my 100hp diesel Land Cruiser on the daily, constantly, forever. I really do not see the slow car bad thing when I'm constantly having to pass cars with triple or quadruple the power. People still drive as fast/slow as they ever did it as far as I can tell, even if everyone is packing power.
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KakerMix posted:Me leading off the line in my 100hp diesel Land Cruiser on the daily, constantly, forever. How much does that weigh, because I think you are going to win the lowest hp/kg around here, I can only do 60hp/850kg
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cakesmith handyman posted:How much does that weigh, because I think you are going to win the lowest hp/kg around here, I can only do 60hp/850kg 1899 kgs or about 4187 lbs, with 96 hp.
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Bag on the low power 1st Gen xB all you want, the wife loves it for the visibility. It's like driving a greenhouse.
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NitroSpazzz posted:losing coolant NitroSpazzz posted:headlight connectors 🤔
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KakerMix posted:I really do not see the slow car bad thing when I'm constantly having to pass cars with triple or quadruple the power. People still drive as fast/slow as they ever did it as far as I can tell, even if everyone is packing power. It's really about the torque more than anything, being able to pull out into traffic quickly is nice rather than having to wait for enough room to get up to speed. For example when we had our HHR I needed a much wider berth to pull out into traffic because the base Ecotec torque was poo poo, I don't have that problem with the 2.4 in my xB.
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meatpimp posted:AI: We'll all end up driving Toyotas eventually. Oh god I hope not 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh god I hope not It’s not all bad. My Lexus is awesome.
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Rhyno posted:I know right, 300+ hp in a family sedan. Our Aurion (basically a Camry) with the 2GR-FE is a great highway cruiser. I prefer my Corolla for parking, driving around our narrow streets and general hatchback supremacy. If I lived in the States where the roads and parking spots are built for Canyoneros and gas is cheap, a lot of my objections to the Aurion would disappear. And yeah, 300hp in a boring silver taxi is great.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh god I hope not  
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh god I hope not I mean your special project is part Toyota so you're already part way there, even if you did rip out bits of another Subaru to stuff inside it.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:It's really about the torque more than anything, being able to pull out into traffic quickly is nice rather than having to wait for enough room to get up to speed. For example when we had our HHR I needed a much wider berth to pull out into traffic because the base Ecotec torque was poo poo, I don't have that problem with the 2.4 in my xB. The Ecotec isn't AS bad with the manual. It's horrible with the automatic though, at least the 2.2 is. The 2.4 is a lot peppier and kicks down a shitload faster when you stomp it. The 2.2 has 150 hp/150 ft lbs in most cars (which isn't bad for what's essentially a 60s Saab tractor motor), but the automatic (and it taking forever to downshift) just sucks all the power out of it. I've driven manual and automatic versions of my car with the same engine, and they're completely different cars. One is road rage inducing (for both the driver and all the other cars around you), the other is just annoying. QuarkMartial posted:I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'd totally DD a manual transmission Kia Soul with the 2.4l engine (or whatever the bigger size engine they had in them). They dropped the manual for all but the stripper model several years ago; I think you could only get the 2.0 (largest engine) + manual on the first gen. 1.6 on the 2nd gens for the base model, 2.0 on anything but the base (automatic only). Never got the 2.4 that I know of. The 3rd gen is 2.0 across the board in the US, AFAIK, and can still be had with a manual (PRAISE KIA!). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Aug 23, 2019 |
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Yes. Yes this everyone please. I am glad that they got a real car person host in Rutledge Wood. He definitely serves as the patron saint/avatar of AI and can relate to the awesome/weird. Drift racing is the dumbest poo poo I've ever seen, but they managed to make it entertaining. Google Maps view of the abandoned Eastman Kodak plant in Rochester shows the course under construction: https://www.google.com/maps/place/E...1!4d-77.6293328
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Deteriorata posted:Drift racing is the dumbest poo poo I've ever seen, but they managed to make it entertaining. My ex father in law used to work there. Gonna do donuts where his cubicle used to be.
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I need suggestions on how to break out of a funk. I haven't left the couch outside of work for like 3 days. Family's out of town and I just can't get motivated. It's cutting into my beekeeping duties/car stuff/hanging out with friends. I can be super productive one day then a slug the next. Getting tired of it.
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  Those Pitwork belts are for a Land Cruiser, but otherwise all this stuff is in stock and available for purchase for a very limited run of a weird Suzuki van in the early 90s  I am floored they had the original decal packages.
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the spyder posted:I need suggestions on how to break out of a funk. I haven't left the couch outside of work for like 3 days. Family's out of town and I just can't get motivated. It's cutting into my beekeeping duties/car stuff/hanging out with friends. I can be super productive one day then a slug the next. Getting tired of it.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh god I hope not Says the guy who fools around with Toyobarus. Give in, buy a Hilux with big roo bars, flags, knobby tires, and sick decals. It would be dope af and you know it.
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the spyder posted:I need suggestions on how to break out of a funk. I haven't left the couch outside of work for like 3 days. Family's out of town and I just can't get motivated. It's cutting into my beekeeping duties/car stuff/hanging out with friends. I can be super productive one day then a slug the next. Getting tired of it. Take a walk, get a shower after work, go eat out by yourself. Or maybe just sometimes you need rest. Or maybe some times you might need some help or maybe medication. I don’t know but there are a lot of people here to talk to if you need it. A lot of us have been there or are there now, good luck
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STR posted:The Ecotec isn't AS bad with the manual. It's horrible with the automatic though, at least the 2.2 is. The 2.4 is a lot peppier and kicks down a shitload faster when you stomp it. The 2.2 has 150 hp/150 ft lbs in most cars (which isn't bad for what's essentially a 60s Saab tractor motor), but the automatic (and it taking forever to downshift) just sucks all the power out of it. Yep it was the 2.2 AT, no power and drove like poo poo but it was a tank, only thing I ever replaced on it were brakes and endlinks which it liked to eat for some reason. Also when it had the ignition recall, GM had a huge back order on parts so we were in a new Dodge Caravan courtesy of GM for like three months before they finally fixed it. My wife used the minivan to drive to NY and back and put a shitload of miles on it while we had it
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