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Leroy Diplowski posted:Just had a chance to test ride the bike boat trailer I knocked together over the weekend. very cool!  
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Ardennes posted:On a Prius you can’t even take just the bulb out, you have to replace the entire assembly. I think Teslas are designed so you pretty much can’t replace anything on your own. we used to have standardised sealed beam headlamps that cost almost nothing, could be picked up at the supermarket and changed in seconds. now every car has bespoke led clusters which total the car when they fail. Sphyre posted:tell me about it, i've accumulated a bunch of tools and a bike stand and am tinkering with something or another pretty much every weekend on my bikes because it's fun and easy. whereas i never so much learned how to change the oil on a car. didn't want to get under that thing. it might slip off the jack and crush me seriouspost: do not ever get under a car which is only supported by a jack, you need axle stands or ramps or you will get flat stanley'd Leroy Diplowski posted:Just had a chance to test ride the bike boat trailer I knocked together over the weekend. 
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Horace posted:we used to have standardised sealed beam headlamps that cost almost nothing, could be picked up at the supermarket and changed in seconds. now every car has bespoke led clusters which total the car when they fail. I do like simple, but modern adaptive LEDs are more power efficient, more aerodynamic, last longer, and provide more visibility without blinding others. They do cost a lot more to replace when they fail, but they avoid the continuous replacement cycle sealed beams required. Whenever one of my halogens burned out, I'd preemptively replace them both, and keep the old functional unit in my trunk as an emergency back up I could replace on the fly. Most people didn't do this, and you'd see many vehicles on the road with only one working headlight, or mismatched headlights as bulbs only got replaced individually as they burned out. Edit: The return of sealed beams would likely bring the return of pop-up headlights, which I wouldn't mind. Swap_File has issued a correction as of 14:14 on May 18, 2022 |
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El Pollo Blanco posted:put new brake pads on my bike today, amazing how enjoyable bike maintenance is compared to a car where even something as simple as changing a blown bulb is a loving mission because whoever designed the housing didn't think anyone would ever need to access it easily older cars are pretty enjoyable to work on bc the engine bay is so large and spacious. Modern cars are like a labryninth designed to eat your tools and burn your hands
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Just had a chance to test ride the bike boat trailer I knocked together over the weekend. Where do you get a trailer hitch that attaches to the seat post is what i want to know
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El Pollo Blanco posted:Where do you get a trailer hitch that attaches to the seat post is what i want to know From a trail a bike. People are always donating them when their kids outgrow so they're easy to pick up at a bike coop for like $20.
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May 18, 2022 16:16
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Sphyre posted:tell me about it, i've accumulated a bunch of tools and a bike stand and am tinkering with something or another pretty much every weekend on my bikes because it's fun and easy. whereas i never so much learned how to change the oil on a car. didn't want to get under that thing. it might slip off the jack and crush me A friend of mine died in literally this way. She was changing her oil, but her car was only supported by a jack, it rolled backwards and she suffocated under the car. It's one of those things that I was taught by my dad when I was 6 and saw him working on the car, but I doubt she ever had that opportunity. If you are going to be under your car, use jackstands and block the wheels that are on the ground.
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:A friend of mine died in literally this way. She was changing her oil, but her car was only supported by a jack, it rolled backwards and she suffocated under the car. It's one of those things that I was taught by my dad when I was 6 and saw him working on the car, but I doubt she ever had that opportunity. Fuuuck that sucks https://i.imgur.com/e7YxhRJ.mp4
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quote:Orchestrated engine noise has become a necessity for electric cars, which run so quietly that they can provide a dangerous surprise for inattentive pedestrians and the blind. Federal safety officials expect to finalize rules later this year requiring all hybrid and electric cars to play fake engine sounds to alert passersby, a change that experts estimate could prevent thousands of pedestrian and cyclist injuries. goddammit
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Ford said in a statement that the vintage V-8 engine boom “has long been considered the mating call of Mustang,” but added that the newly processed pony-car sound is “athletic and youthful,” “a more refined growl” with “a low-frequency sense of powerfulness.”
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speaking of simulated engine noise, the Dodge Challenger / Charger have that in spades and the people who drive those cars are by far the shittiest, most reckless drivers i see on the roads. No one else even comes close.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:goddammit its not that bad, i've heard it on some modern hybrids and its definitely quieter than actual exhaust sound. i'm sure it's quieter than the sound from tires + aero once a vehicle is going more than 30mph.
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BraveUlysses posted:its not that bad, i've heard it on some modern hybrids and its definitely quieter than actual exhaust sound. i'm sure it's quieter than the sound from tires + aero once a vehicle is going more than 30mph. It's even quieter and safer if you remove the car altogether!
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I'm pretty sure that the sounds you hear inside of any modern car are a carefully-curated experience.
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local residents comparing light rail to I-94 lol https://www.startribune.com/north-minneapolis-neighborhood-worried-about-blue-line-light-rail-extension/600174382/
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Fitzy Fitz posted:goddammit holy poo poo I just realized why my insight makes a weird windows login sound when I'm going slowly on all electric
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May 18, 2022 21:12
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Zerg Mans posted:holy poo poo I just realized why my insight makes a weird windows login sound when I'm going slowly on all electric I hate cars like yours because it sounds like a ufo or some shut and it’s much more distracting than a rumble. they should outlaw electric vehicles until they fix their noise pollution issues.
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actionjackson posted:local residents comparing light rail to I-94 lol truly a mystery
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withak posted:I'm pretty sure that the sounds you hear inside of any modern car are a carefully-curated experience. my 2014 focus st did the piped-engine noise thing been around a long time now
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bmws literally play back a .wav file of an engine noise over the sound system
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A MIRACLE posted:bmws literally play back a .wav file of an engine noise over the sound system Yeah so does Ford and VW and Porsche and Toyota and GM. It's really stupid, but you can disconnect it.
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Just had a chance to test ride the bike boat trailer I knocked together over the weekend. I hope to one day see you on one of the boat ramp fails compilations. Sorry not sorry.
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May 18, 2022 22:32
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true except saying it's so inexpensive that having it stolen isn't a big deal is prob not accurate
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I got a new bike and have been commuting to work this week. Ten miles roundtrip, it's kicking my out of shape rear end.
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WaryWarren posted:I got a new bike and have been commuting to work this week. Ten miles roundtrip, it's kicking my out of shape rear end. you will be in shape soon!
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:speaking of simulated engine noise, the Dodge Challenger / Charger have that in spades and the people who drive those cars are by far the shittiest, most reckless drivers i see on the roads. No one else even comes close. the challenger is the racist car which always makes me lol
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whenevber i see one im like hell yea check it out! its the racist car! imagine if it was like kitt but racist lmao. so many angles to this bit
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frantically pulling the ebrake and pressing buttons and dials on the dash as the racist car bucks like a bronco and burns out at a crosswalk as a line of minority children skip by with the crossing guard
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just found out the UK has their own version of the automatic weapons ban, but for bullbars: quote:Due to the number of deaths and injuries caused by the rigid fronts of cars, often with metal bullbars (2,000 deaths and 18,000 serious accidents per year in Europe, according to official studies in the UK[2]), the sale of new metal bullbars which did not comply with a European Union Directive was banned in the European Union.[3] However, in the United Kingdom the sale and refitting of second-hand bars manufactured before 2007 or the use of pre-2007 bars already fitted is permitted as per the current MOT guidelines lol that in England instead of trading for pre-1984 machine guns you buy pre-2007 aluminum tubes
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actionjackson posted:true except saying it's so inexpensive that having it stolen isn't a big deal is prob not accurate it’s almost true in large cities. at least on the east coast there are churches or charities or some other organizations with a garage or basement full of used/damaged bikes you can sort through and take for free or even scavenge for parts. yeah getting your custom ultralight kevlar tire thing stolen sucks but there’s options
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Fitzy Fitz posted:https://twitter.com/mathewi/status/1526707770699001857?t=asDXn3rHocCrlcCZ7hMb0g&s=19 came here to post this catering to literal babies who want to feel special. thats why cars ultimately suck, its this hand holding bullshit for the worst people, are they really such a LCD
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drove for the first time in over a month yesterday, and was reminded of something: i hate cars
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I've almost been run over at least 3 times in the last month while using a marked crosswalk at a 4-way stop in my residential neighborhood.
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:A friend of mine died in literally this way. She was changing her oil, but her car was only supported by a jack, it rolled backwards and she suffocated under the car. It's one of those things that I was taught by my dad when I was 6 and saw him working on the car, but I doubt she ever had that opportunity. chiming in to say this is also how one of my college roommates died. be safe, take precautions: destroy all cars
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actionjackson posted:true except saying it's so inexpensive that having it stolen isn't a big deal is prob not accurate You can get some shockingly cheap used bicycles that are good. Or a cheap new Walmart bicycle which will suck, but hey, it's a cheap bike.
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Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:You can get some shockingly cheap used bicycles that are good. Or a cheap new Walmart bicycle which will suck, but hey, it's a cheap bike. just wander around until a desperate drug addicted person tries to sell you smythe's e-bike for 20 bucks.
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