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Combat Theory posted:"we" have 3 manufacturers left that offer significant chunks of their fleet in manual, that's VW, Opel and Ford. Uh what? Peugeot/Citroën/DS, Renault, Fiat and Alfa Romeo offer most of their cars with manuals as standard, just off the top of my head. And of course the Asian manufacturers offer just about everything with a manual. Sure, if you can't fathom driving anything less than an M5 or something, yeah you're gonna get an autobox and nothing else. But to base you argument that "hardly anyone offers manuals anymore" on that is ridiculous. Your statement of "anything remotely interesting" speaks to a very snobbish view of cars. Anyone who cannot have tons of fun in a 3-cylinder Peugeot 208 is no enthusiast.
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xzzy posted:Every generation is amazed at how little the generation before them paid for gas! I remember 79c/gal gas.  Admittedly that was before I got my license... I think it was up to 89c by the time I started driving.
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Oct 18, 2020 13:40
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What's the most anyone has paid for fuel? Airplanes and ships are cheating. I think I paid $6 and change per gallon for diesel during the price spike in 2009(?). My boss called the company to see if they could offset the cost some and I heard laughing from his phone over the sound of 5.2L of rattling mediocrity.
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Oct 18, 2020 13:50
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madeintaipei posted:What's the most anyone has paid for fuel? 6$ per gallon is about what diesel costs here in Sweden right now, which is the lowest it's cost for I don't know how long. Pre-corona prices where about 20% higher.
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Oct 18, 2020 16:10
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AirRaid posted:Am I the only one who finds it weird that driving a manual is a special skill only a few have in America? Here it's weird if you can't drive a manual. It's a chicken-and-egg problem. I've basically never had an opportunity to even try driving stick; I can't even think of more than five different cars I've been in that had anything but an automatic.
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Oct 18, 2020 16:28
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Combat Theory posted:Trump can drive a manual. Didn't see that coming. He's in his seventies, it would be weirder if he couldn't. Although these days I'm sure he's forgotten how to drive at all
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Oct 18, 2020 16:44
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madeintaipei posted:What's the most anyone has paid for fuel? I am prepared for this question! Current car, $3.799/gal on 7/12/2019. Previous car, $4.459/gal on 5/6/2011. Premium in both. There was a period in 2008 when I was paying over $4/gal and then under $2/gal five months later. It's a little hard to generalize from my numbers as I usually fill up in small town USA, but also sometimes at more expensive rest stops along the interstate and rarely in Big City USA and prices can jump almost $1/gal from one to the other.
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Oct 18, 2020 17:08
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Uthor posted:I am prepared for this question! Are you my father? He keeps a little notebook in his glovebox to record every fill-up and calculate his mileage. I bet he could also find his bank statements from the 1970s in his filing cabinet. He's a maniac.
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Oct 18, 2020 17:36
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madeintaipei posted:What's the most anyone has paid for fuel? I paid $5.39 for regular up near Big Sur in California two years ago, fortunately I was on my Bike so I only got a couple gallons. I'm given to understand that there's a lawsuit about remote gas stations in CA price fixing that leads to stuff like that though.
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Oct 18, 2020 18:20
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Ror posted:Are you my father? He keeps a little notebook in his glovebox to record every fill-up and calculate his mileage. Heh. I made a spreadsheet for keeping track of expenses and maintenance in general, just started adding gas fillups cause why not. I do have other spreadsheets containing banking info going back at least a decade. I don't have a good reason to do this.
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Oct 18, 2020 18:34
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KozmoNaut posted:Uh what? Yes that's true. I tend to generalize the EU domestic market with german manufacturers which have been a hell hole for about 15 years now. There are some very nice smaller cars made in france still although it can be very much hit an miss. I don't know for certain but to my knowing french cars don't have a significant market share in the US or Asia so I don't think they make significantly different export versions. Totally agree on imports from asia, they are the option to take in Europe right now in my opinion, specifically hyundai and the Korean brands. I'll stand by the statement though that the average european SUV is a boring piece of poo poo regardless of manufacturer and horsepower and we would be better off without them in every regard.
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Oct 18, 2020 19:50
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warning: pedantic asshattery inbound Have had a loose grille on my '16 MB C350e since I got it in December, I brought it in for its first service in August and oddly they replaced the whole grille under warranty. It took six weeks for the grille to come in - and when it was installed the warranty part had a shittier badge. Not a big deal - but I provide this as background for me being in a slightly lovely perfectionist mood and wanting to fix any minor cosmetic flaw I could. Somehow I hadn't noticed until now that the front license plate was on slightly crooked - so I decided to get the screwdriver and make the necessary adjustment. I loosened the screws slightly and expected to be able to make a small adjustment (like straightening a hanging painting) but it wouldn't budge - so I took the plate assembly off altogether.  MOTHERFUCKER. If I ever find the absolute shitbrained fuckstick that did this to what at the time was presumably a brand new car (it's a form-fit piece so it's obviously made for the car) I will rip off their loving head and poo poo down their neck. What the gently caress can I do about this? Holes drilled through the whole goddamned bumper, I'd have to loving fill them with something and paint over them again, ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Oct 18, 2020 19:51
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voting third party posted:He's in his seventies, it would be weirder if he couldn't. Although these days I'm sure he's forgotten how to drive at all He's extremely young
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Oct 18, 2020 20:16
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If there was ever something in AI that deserves a trigger warning, here it is.
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Oct 18, 2020 20:19
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That sucks  With that said, if you lower the perfectionist level a little bit there is https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs/bumperplugs-for-mercedes
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Oct 18, 2020 20:30
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Holy hell, had to read the text with that photo to understand. I'd be fit to be tied.
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Oct 18, 2020 20:43
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It's hidden by the plate holder and isn't that how the plate holder is supposed to attach anyway? You've got the right to be upset, for sure. Nobody will ever know.
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Oct 18, 2020 20:51
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The real problem here is manufactures not integrating license plate attachment points into their cars from the start. I know front plates aren't required everywhere but those of us not living in such enlightened lands shouldn't have to take a power drill to a new car to get it legal. You all can live with a couple additional plugs like the recovery port. 
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Oct 18, 2020 21:07
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xzzy posted:The real problem here is manufactures not integrating license plate attachment points into their cars from the start. Same advice as for the op: I don't see the big deal if those are the holes you need for your plate frame. Drill baby drill. But larger, and use proper rivnuts rather than being some sort of animal throwing self tappers through there. That's all they'd do from the factory (and in many cases that's exactly what you'll see on the back).
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Oct 18, 2020 21:19
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sarcastx posted:warning: pedantic asshattery inbound Least intrusive option would be a paintable plug  If you match them to your exact color code they are not that noticeable especially if you can use the small versions. Everything else ultimately involves a respray. I think you can get away with bumper bondo or whatever it's called in English for filling the holes. I only ever fixed larger cracks and that's done with a GFRP backing and/or hot staples but I don't think that's necessary for small holes. Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Oct 18, 2020 |
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Oct 18, 2020 21:21
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I remember back when the Peugeot 206 was new, one of the local car magazines discovered that the rear license plate holder was held in place with self tapping screws, straight through the rear hatch.
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Oct 18, 2020 21:28
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StormDrain posted:It's hidden by the plate holder and isn't that how the plate holder is supposed to attach anyway? Apologies if it wasn't clear enough in my description - the problem is that the loving thing is a few degrees tilted (i.e. license plate is not on straight).This factory license plate frame offers zero adjustment once affixed (the screws have no recess/leeway for adjustment as the screw holes are recessed to the diameter of the head of the screw). Presumably the loving dunce just slapped the plate bracket on the front of the car, didn't check if it was on properly, and drilled away. And then used screws for the plate into the bracket that were so long they went all the way through the bracket and punched two additional holes into the bumper. Any adjustment will require new holes - and there's already 4 holes present due to the aforementioned dumbfuckery, which are higher on the left side than the right. But yes, It is hidden by the plate holder and it is how the plate holder is meant to attach. xzzy posted:The real problem here is manufactures not integrating license plate attachment points into their cars from the start. 
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Oct 18, 2020 22:28
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sarcastx posted:Apologies if it wasn't clear enough in my description - the problem is that the loving thing is a few degrees tilted (i.e. license plate is not on straight).This factory license plate frame offers zero adjustment once affixed (the screws have no recess/leeway for adjustment as the screw holes are recessed to the diameter of the head of the screw). Okay, so go right ahead and put rivnuts in those holes to clean them up, even though they aren't level. Or don't it doesnt matter. Here's the part that does: grind out the holes in the plate holder so you have enough adjustment. Put it back on, tilt it around in your newly oblong holes, tighten it down when straight and move on with your life.
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Motronic posted:move on with your life. exactly the kind of practical advice I'd expect from Ron Swanson; but I do like to think he'd find the man who did such a poor job and give him what for.
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Oct 18, 2020 22:40
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Probably, but I am unfortunately not Ron Swanson, I was just gifted with the AV.
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Oct 18, 2020 22:45
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Elviscat posted:I paid $5.39 for regular up near Big Sur in California two years ago, fortunately I was on my Bike so I only got a couple gallons. If it was the Shell on 1, I hit that a couple years ago on my bike too because I needed the gas and it was over $6
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I was going to say something about how incredibly slow it must be, until I noticed that it had been repowered (Ford 351W). I notice it lost the second set of steers somewhere along the way, along with a second nose job. $4500 is... a bit much. Unique != valuable. No interior shots, but I'm expecting '70s shag, rotting. Now, say. $1000 or so, and this could be a fun stupid thing to play with. eBay posted:I’ve chased this van for several years, now can say I owned it but time to let it go and get back to my 50’s custom cars. "I finally found and bought it, and it's way worse than I thought or want to deal with." Memento posted:
It's impossible to make curves with pipe, you know. Guy lives in a 8-bit world or something. Code Jockey posted:holy jesus I made better welds than this in high school ag shop It looks like a fair amount of that is muffler paste. Looks smeared on rather than blobby weld. So, even worse than you think, is what I'm saying. Raluek posted:isnt there supposed to be cheap gas during covid lockdown? ive been commuting the whole time and i havent seen anything under $3 yet Where the gently caress do you live? California? "Regular" is under $2/gallon all over where I live (Dallas/Fort Worth mid-cities.) $2.19 is the highest Gas Buddy is coming up with. ~$1.79 is common. Ror posted:Are you my father? He keeps a little notebook in his glovebox to record every fill-up and calculate his mileage. I used to do that, to track fuel economy, but then smartphones became a thing. Fuelly does it for me. sarcastx posted:Apologies if it wasn't clear enough in my description - the problem is that the loving thing is a few degrees tilted (i.e. license plate is not on straight).This factory license plate frame offers zero adjustment once affixed (the screws have no recess/leeway for adjustment as the screw holes are recessed to the diameter of the head of the screw). I was wondering what the second set of holes was about. *That* is terrible (along with the crooked.) If you put in rivnuts, they will require larger holes in the bumper, so you have a chance to tweak it a bit if you go that route. Otherwise, elongating the holes in the plate holder is the only option, made difficult by the recesses, as you said.
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Do we brits get to play the fuel prices game?  easily over $6 per gallon in a direct currency convert
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AirRaid posted:Do we brits get to play the fuel prices game? "why does nobody over there daily giant 6l trucks, guys?"
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AirRaid posted:Do we brits get to play the fuel prices game? When I started driving it was 88p a litre. I much prefer US prices for my fullsize truck 
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Darchangel posted:It's impossible to make curves with pipe, you know. Guy lives in a 8-bit world or something. Pipes don't bend. All pipes are straight.
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Oct 19, 2020 22:48
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Memento posted:
bonus points for the 1.2mm of tread left
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Exactly! TotalLossBrain posted:bonus points for the 1.2mm of tread left Hardly surprising, is it?
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Porsche do it exactly the same way  It's got some real "overheard a conversation about bolt-in roll cages while 3 beers down in a crowded bar and just went for it" vibes to it. RillAkBea fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Oct 26, 2020 |
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Oct 26, 2020 14:28
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Attach that green slide next to the garage to it and you'll have a fun jungle gym.
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Sir, it might be time to address the rot on this car. https://twitter.com/SketchyWolf_13/status/1320716150213210114?s=20
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RillAkBea posted:Porsche do it exactly the same way Bolt in isn't a huge issue, some cars are forced to use them. However, among multiple issues with this one - the plastic nodes 
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BlackMK4 posted:Bolt in isn't a huge issue, some cars are forced to use them. Those clamps are steel, right? I'd be more concerned about the alloy bars. I don't think I've ever heard of a race-legal aluminum cage.
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