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prom candy posted:There's people online talking about garaging their Civic Si for winter LMAO seriously? Like I kind of get it my 73 Fiat spider sits in a garage over winter but that's because it has no problem breaking down sitting still I don't need to add rust to it. I take care of my vehicles but sometimes I think people go too far. It's meant to be driven and enjoyed? I thought modern cars had really good rust protection too these days it's not like Mazda 3s or early 2000s Dodge trucks.
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I garage my Subaru wagon in the winter 
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Oct 29, 2019 18:01
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I garage my cars every night I don't see what the big deal is.  
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Oct 29, 2019 18:10
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wtf is winter
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BrownieVK posted:I thought modern cars had really good rust protection too these days it's not like Mazda 3s or early 2000s Dodge trucks.
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Oct 29, 2019 18:32
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KakerMix posted:wtf is winter A miserable
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Oct 29, 2019 18:34
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Drove a 2019 Buick Regal Sportback. It’s kinda a shame domestic passenger cars are on the way out...it’s a pretty nice riding and quiet car. It’s attractive inside and out. It hustles as well. Probably the only complaint is that the steering/chassis is somewhat dull, but that’s expected I suppose. Also drove a 2019 Corolla Hatch. By modern standards it’s pretty good looking, has a decent interior and has pretty good steering/chassis. I’ll echo the complaints about the power though - the car is very slow, slower than the Mazda 3 that is also in my family (which also drives better and looks better, plus has a better interior).
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Oct 29, 2019 18:42
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KakerMix posted:wtf is winter 
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Oct 29, 2019 19:04
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What kind of hell world has frozen water fall from the sky???? Apparently this thing called rain exists as well....?
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drgitlin posted:The day before I got there, another journalist did a 10.9 iirc. The best I could manage was an 11.49 but my best reaction time was still 1.2 seconds. The car does literally everything else. AKA buying a used C7Z which is gonna be a better daily and faster around a track.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:What kind of hell world has frozen water fall from the sky???? I'd really hate it if I had to do any sort of regular commute to work or something, but it's fun when you're just going out to grab pastries and coffee on your midweek days off! It's not exactly a ton of snow, but I'm impressed with how it's handling it. Modern traction control and stability control systems do some magic.
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ilkhan posted:Maybe I'm old now, but I just don't see the point of the GT500. It's too much power for the street and there are better, faster, cheaper, and all of the above at once options for drag strip and track. And that's coming from a die-hard Mustang driver. Bullitt? Hell yes. GT500? Meh. Because it's 150 better than the G350. Duh. There's historical context to the GT500 name as well. I agree with you though, I found the EcoBoost Mustang I rented to be plenty powerful for driving on public roads. The 5.0 would be a tad more fun of course, but as someone else getting older a car like a GT500/Hellcat just scares the poo poo out of me.
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Oct 29, 2019 20:11
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KakerMix posted:wtf is winter The thing that most states that aren't constantly on fire experience
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ilkhan posted:Maybe I'm old now, but I just don't see the point of the GT500. It's too much power for the street and there are better, faster, cheaper, and all of the above at once options for drag strip and track. And that's coming from a die-hard Mustang driver. Bullitt? Hell yes. GT500? Meh. skipdogg posted:Because it's 150 better than the G350. Duh. There's historical context to the GT500 name as well. 
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Oct 29, 2019 21:23
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OK, I tugged them. What now?
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KakerMix posted:wtf is winter It's the fun part of the year! I mean as long as it actually snows, and not just cold, wet and miserable 90% of the time 
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fknlo posted:I'm not one to talk though as my S2000 sits under a cover from like November to April. Garaging a RWD convertible that they don't make anymore makes a lot more sense than garaging a ubiquitous FWD econobox with power and handling upgrades. edit: also gently caress winter it's awful and since we can play hockey indoors year round there's no reason for it to exist
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I get like 80% thumbs up and 20% scowls for driving my car year round. You can probably guess how old the scowls are. Usually in vehicles that lose more a month in depreciation than my car cost.
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KakerMix posted:wtf is winter Dunno, I think it is a very short period that happens between years long droughts, from what I have heard.
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You Am I posted:Dunno, I think it is a very short period that happens between years long droughts, from what I have heard. wtf is a drought I have yet to see one of those new Gladiators that doesn't look cheap. Either tasteless cheap or legit looks inexpensively made cheap. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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Driving a RWD car with good snow tires around in the winter is unironically some of the most fun you can have on public roads.
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Paradoxish posted:Driving a RWD car with good snow tires around in the winter is unironically some of the most fun you can have on public roads. If you aren’t listening to the Initial D soundtrack while drifting around corners at 10 mph after the first decent snowfall are you even a midwestern AI goon?
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Huge_Midget posted:If you aren’t listening to the Initial D soundtrack while drifting around corners at 10 mph after the first decent snowfall are you even a midwestern AI goon? Speaking of Initial D, I found out the 88 Soarer we just got has a speed chime that kicks on at 105 kph. 66 mph. ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
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Huge_Midget posted:If you aren’t listening to the Initial D soundtrack while drifting around corners at 10 mph after the first decent snowfall are you even a midwestern AI goon? Is classic rap acceptable in this situation??? 
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My wife used mine to make a baby, so they're currently indisposed. Sorry. 😁
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ilkhan posted:My wife used mine to make a baby, so they're currently indisposed. Sorry. 😁 That's not how you get pregnant.
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Elephanthead posted:That's not how you get pregnant.
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Powershift posted:I get like 80% thumbs up and 20% scowls for driving my car year round. 
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People who think pickup trucks should only have V8s should spend some time behind the wheel of a 3.5L Ecoboost-equipped F-150. You lose the V8 burble, but get an engine that feels beastly as hell. The only downside is fuel economy that falls off a cliff above 65 mph. I averaged 23-24 mpg as long as I kept it under 65, but could barely get 20 mpg when cruising at 75-80 mph, even when using cruise control. Also took me awhile to disable auto stop/start because I thought it would be buried in the cluster display settings. Nope.......there's a big ole button on the center dash above the touch screen.
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Frond posted:Also drove a 2019 Corolla Hatch. By modern standards it’s pretty good looking, has a decent interior and has pretty good steering/chassis. I’ll echo the complaints about the power though - the car is very slow, slower than the Mazda 3 that is also in my family (which also drives better and looks better, plus has a better interior). The hybrid fixes that for fairly low speed usage - it feels like a much more powerful car around town. I love the Mazda3 but for me it’s gotten too style focused and impractical - I can just live with the low door openings, small windows and awkward shaped trunk in my previous shape 3 but the current one is just a step too far. That’s a real shame too as it looks great inside and out.
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:People who think pickup trucks should only have V8s should spend some time behind the wheel of a 3.5L Ecoboost-equipped F-150. You lose the V8 burble, but get an engine that feels beastly as hell. But yeah, speed *kills* mileage.
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dissss posted:The hybrid fixes that for fairly low speed usage - it feels like a much more powerful car around town. I'm a huge Mazda fanboy/apologist but tbh Mazda just makes cars for automotive journalists to wank off to anymore. And they're right.
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My sister just got a 2012 Mazda 3 last year and it's a sweet little car. I don't really like the newer ones.
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I have a 2012 Mazdaspeed3 and I love it. Though I'm strongly considering swapping it, in the future, for a new 3 Hatch + sportbike because the new 3 looks so slick. That is, unless Mazda changes their mind and makes a new Mazdaspeed. 
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:People who think pickup trucks should only have V8s should spend some time behind the wheel of a 3.5L Ecoboost-equipped F-150. You lose the V8 burble, but get an engine that feels beastly as hell. In my experience, the EB is slower than the 5.0 in the real world. Most people must run regular instead of premium in theirs because in both online reviews and in real life, my 5.0 is faster from a stop. In addition the 5.0 gets better fuel economy while towing as well as better reliability. The EB has problems with the turbos failing, the studs failing, and the throttle bodies failing. This is my third ford and they all have idiotic problems from the factory, I'm not sure I'd trust ford to do a turbo setup that's reliable and long-lasting. The only failure I've seen on a 5.0 is the timing chain eating through the cover at 200k miles, something even the 22R does.
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Paradoxish posted:Driving a RWD car with good snow tires around in the winter is unironically some of the most fun you can have on public roads. Add in an LSD and we have a deal
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BloodBag posted:In my experience, the EB is slower than the 5.0 in the real world. Most people must run regular instead of premium in theirs because in both online reviews and in real life, my 5.0 is faster from a stop. In addition the 5.0 gets better fuel economy while towing as well as better reliability. The EB has problems with the turbos failing, the studs failing, and the throttle bodies failing. This is my third ford and they all have idiotic problems from the factory, I'm not sure I'd trust ford to do a turbo setup that's reliable and long-lasting. The only failure I've seen on a 5.0 is the timing chain eating through the cover at 200k miles, something even the 22R does. Ten years from now mechanics are going to be raking in cash when all these new turbo engines are out of warranty. You can have the turbos, I'll take a N/A motor for the reliability and simplicity over a couple miles per gallon.
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the new cottage industry of cleaning DI intake gunk
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Yeah that too. I was reading a review about the 2016 Infinity QX50 because I kinda like them (dependable cheapish RWD wagon, 300+ HP) and they were ragging on it because it didn't have direct injection yet....I was like lol that's a selling point for me
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