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another loser posted:Freshly back from a major servicing and getting new tires, went out to find some snow today. Looks great! Voltage posted:I have those tires on my ridgeline and its pretty much unbearable on the highway Interesting, I don't think the TKO 2s are loud on my F150. Only a little more noise than my stock tires.
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another loser posted:Freshly back from a major servicing and getting new tires, went out to find some snow today. The correct tires, yes, good, correct. Voltage posted:Awesome. I uh, put KO2s (white letters OUT) on almost every single 25+ year old diesel Toyota we import from Japan and I've not had an issue with road noise ever. Granted, none of them are particularly quiet vehicles doing US highway speeds but it's always been my understanding that for an off road tire KO2s are extremely compliant on the road, including road noise.  Our current driveway and while the Hilux does have KO2s on it, the truck doesn't do well above 55 mph so the highway isn't a place its on at all.
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I finally got to use the plow golf, it does AMAZING! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJgzYJonqc 
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The strap holding in the crushed door is really just icing on the cake.
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Voltage posted:Awesome. Echoing the others, I've been impressed with the lack of road noise on the Ko2's so far. White letters out is -5 to road noise.
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KO2s are pretty quiet when new, but mine seem to get louder once they've worn a bit. I have had mine rebalanced recently (for TPMS experiments), and they still are kinda loud in certain speed ranges. They're not horrible or obnoxious, but yeah they are def louder than pretty much any passenger car highway tire. For my vehicle, they're totally fine.
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chrisgt posted:I finally got to use the plow golf, it does AMAZING! I love this. Straighten the B pillar and it's a perfect SxS.
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ryanrs posted:KO2s are pretty quiet when new, but mine seem to get louder once they've worn a bit. I have had mine rebalanced recently (for TPMS experiments), and they still are kinda loud in certain speed ranges. My KO2s would never hold a balance for poo poo, but honestly half of my problem was I got them from an offroad shop instead of a place like Discount or Costco that will actually stand behind their poo poo and work with you on warranty claims. Also, the fuckers never asked and mounted them white letters in, clearly dooming the tires.
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Raluek posted:looks good. just drop it an inch or four to get rid of that gap and you're there. I need to do the same. The drop, not the snow tires. Custom made drop springs are about $400, so not terrible. MrYenko posted:
StormDrain posted:And get a tint on those windows, what is this a greenhouse? Nice thing about a cop car is that it came with both of those. Well, it's got a little of the side trim - rear doors - but almost no chrome. Just the bit around the door windows. EvilBeard posted:do all that, AND burnouts seconded. another loser posted:Freshly back from a major servicing and getting new tires, went out to find some snow today. I love that.
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Charles posted:Turn them on so I can see them!   Ran it through a quick touchless car wash and the paint is very clean and very 90's green. My BFGs have been ordered and I am just waiting for Costco to get them (white letters will go out). I have put a bit over 200 miles on it so far and it is a ton of fun.    another loser posted:Freshly back from a major servicing and getting new tires, went out to find some snow today.
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IOwnCalculus posted:My KO2s would never hold a balance for poo poo, but honestly half of my problem was I got them from an offroad shop instead of a place like Discount or Costco that will actually stand behind their poo poo and work with you on warranty claims. I think letters in works better for certain looks, personally 
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I'm of the opinion that if a tire is meaty enough, whitewalls go out if its an option. Letters out on that truck would look great to me, but it's your truck! Looks good otherwise haha! Here's the only car I haven't posted in this thread yet, my wife's 2007 Corolla, as she races around at the autocross beginners course we took together. The most basic of cars, but by far the most reliable. 
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Looks like I actually have the "Rugged Terrain T/A's" and not the "All Terrain KO2" I definitely want to replace them after the winter, along with the rims themselves - the stock ones are rusted beyond repair. I might just get some general grabber or other 'highway' tires for summer and snows for the winter, or some other 'quiet' all terrain - the Vredestien Pinza AT seems like they are supposed to be decent. However if the KO2's are as good as everyone says...
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Green Machine Green really is the best color imo.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:very 90's green.  Steve French posted:I think letters in works better for certain looks, personally I've never seen a situation where white letters out isn't better, no matter the style. I've tried it quite a few times.                   I go even further and think white wheels look fantastic on almost everything. The amount of difference just painting the wheels white and having white letters out makes is  Compare:     IN CLOSING, white letters always should go out, there is literally no downside.
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KakerMix posted:
I concur. And when the tire manufacturer doesn't offer white letters, well that's what xylene free paint pens are for. 
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another loser posted:Freshly back from a major servicing and getting new tires, went out to find some snow today. This is an amazing shot and I wish I could go drive in some snow with good tires!
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KakerMix posted:
 I picked up a second set of 18" Touareg wheels and the plan is to get them painted white.
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KakerMix posted:
I think these all look fantastic and I agree letters out works better in all of them. I do personally still think there are contextual things that can change that. For me, it’s age of the car (older more betterer letters out) and the wheels: with my newer truck and matte black wheels I felt like the letters out would be too loud relative to their surroundings and I prefer the subtler look. But that’s not to say I think letters out would not look good also. And lest you think I’m some sort of lying idiot who doesn’t ever actually like white letters, or goes off topic in the post your own ride thread: 
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KakerMix posted:
Oh yes, that one in particular is a thread/AI favourite Newer/different version I think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V7figofds0 Humphreys fucked around with this message at 11:25 on Dec 21, 2021 |
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While I love wrenching on poo poo boxes, I do not love having to work on poo poo boxes I am reliant on for daily or reliable transportation. So while the Subaru has been out of commission (last needed parts hopefully getting here tomorrow) I've been driving the 88 4Runner when I need to do something. And it is clearly old and beaten enough it may have another catastrophic failure at any time. Between that and work becoming more busy and stressful and being in the need of something reliable, I decided we should get a new truck. Given used prices and the fact I have access to a GM Employee discount through my uncle I bought my first NEW new car in a very long time. So here's our new 2022 Chevy Colorado Z71  Yes, it's a short bed, yes this is fine for nearly all of my needs. Yes, it also has four doors and this is also excellent for my needs.
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^^ nice truck All of you with snow are making me jealous. I put snow tires (Pirelli Sottozero 3s) on this year for the first time in my 46 years on this earth and by doing so have essentially guaranteed there will be no snow in the southern half of WI. Sorry for any of you that live here and were looking forward to some snow, you can blame me.
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RWL KREW  
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Humphreys posted:Oh yes, that one in particular is a thread/AI favourite When I first won this truck at auction someone (maybe even you!) linked that video which shows the whole thing in operation. Works exactly the same way on the older design. Aisin winch with thinner test line mounted in the bed, manually adjusted boom, up to near 1000 lbs lift capacity. Toyota called it 'Active Base' as the package type and the manual is full of the crane being used to lift jet skis particularly.  We used a piñata to demonstrate. This is the gentleman and his wife that bought it from us did it better:  Boaz MacPhereson posted:RWL KREW The yellow stripe 
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Not my car just yet, but I'm probably buying this after the dealership horribly hosed up my MS3. The dealership put a huge scratch in the roof paint, I then had to push them to take it to a body shop to repaint the roof, and when I got the car back there was more damage done to it, damaged window tint, a ton of overspray, and just a total clusterfuck in general. 2021 Miata RF Grand Touring, 6 spd with ~6k miles. They listed the price as $33.5k. With trade it should be $28k out the door. Seems like not a bad deal in the current used car climate, and the car is quite fun. I did tell myself I wasn't going to buy another black car, but this seems like a good deal. Selling my car privately or on Cars and Bids probably could've netted a little more money, but it was going to be a hassle to go put tires on the OEM wheels, do some detailing, and just deal with buyers and tire kickers. I had planned to either buy wzm's Soul Red ND2 club w/ Recaros, or wait to buy a new 2022 club+recaros in either white or soul red, but here we are.     Also, I need info from the other RF owning goon about his rear louvers and Fifteen52 Chicane wheels. Edit: This guy nerdrum posted:I put my big brakes and stupid louvers on MetaJew fucked around with this message at 07:51 on Dec 23, 2021 |
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Miata is always the answer (just wish I could fit in one  )
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Well, the dealer told me they had to get approval from some manager for the price I wanted but acted like they could get me to $28k out the door. They called me back and said they couldn't so I guess I'm taking the car back. My wife likes the RF. I think I still prefer the soft top but I would probably be happy with either one. Pls don't ban me for posting what I thought was my ride but isn't.
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MetaJew posted:Well, the dealer told me they had to get approval from some manager for the price I wanted but acted like they could get me to $28k out the door. They called me back and said they couldn't so I guess I'm taking the car back. Sorry, rules is rules.
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bird with big dick posted:Sorry, rules is rules. Whatever. I bought it. Merry Christmas to me.
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I had to run an errand  A lot of briefly diagonal driving was involved
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MetaJew posted:Whatever. I bought it. Merry Christmas to me. Ayyyyy congrats.
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MetaJew posted:Whatever. I bought it. Merry Christmas to me. Sounds like ban evasion to me. Congrats though, neat car.
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Let this be a lesson to everyone. Never let a dealership wash your car or you might be on the line for a new Miata.
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Two cars out of the 6 I have gotten new from a dealer ended up being delayed because someone hosed up the paint. One of them I really should have rejected since it needed a fender and door done as they had run something into it.
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MetaJew posted:Let this be a lesson to everyone. Never let a dealership wash your car or you might be on the line for a new Miata. i didnt even let them detail or remove the protective plastic sheeting when i picked my brz up you shouldnt give that dealership a dime after what they pulled on you
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BraveUlysses posted:i didnt even let them detail or remove the protective plastic sheeting when i picked my brz up I really wish I requested this. Dealerships always seem to have the lowest paid lowest skill idiots washing cars, they give zero fucks. I had a ton of swirls I had to polish out and they SLATHERED on the greasy armor all poo poo everywhere.
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BraveUlysses posted:i didnt even let them detail or remove the protective plastic sheeting when i picked my brz up I had not planned on it, but the CPO showed up just in time. Otherwise I had intended on just buying a 2022 model from a dealer in another city whenever they showed up. It's in the past. I'll avoid giving them money for as long as I can. Wash, claybar, and applied my old Meguiar's M27 hybrid ceramic. Weird thing, I hadn't used the M27 in probably over a year and while it used to have a consistency of cream or yogurt, it was now basically water no matter how much I shook it up. So, I'm not sure if the fluid that I applied will do anything or if I just wiped on some binder or something. Paint looks pretty clean until I decide what obnoxious color to wrap it.   
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That’s beautiful. Congratulations.
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BraveUlysses posted:i didnt even let them detail or remove the protective plastic sheeting when i picked my brz up I told them not to wash the GTI I was buying. They did anyway. More work for them and me. 
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