Shai-Hulud posted:

Just to put this into perspective. This is whats necessary to get a Class B licence (Cars up to 3,5t, up to 8 people and a trailer that weighs a maximum of 750kg as long as this does not put the car/trailer combo over 3,5t) in germany. Class B is the "normal" licence most people get:

- 18 years old (you can get a licence at 17 but you need to be accompanied while driving by a person thats at least 30 years old, had a licence for at least 5 years and is sober until you turn 18)
- pass a first aid course (at least nine 45 minute lessons)
- have your eyes checked
- theoretical education is at least 14 lessons of 90 minutes. At the end you get a 30 question multiple choice quiz and if you fail you have to redo the quiz which costs about 25€ every time (failure is based on point system, usually it takes 2-3 wrong answers to fail)
- actual driving is is done "as needed" but at least 5 lessons outside of cities, 4 on the Autobahn and 3 in the dark. Usually you take a couple of lessons more to really get the hang of it though. Oh yeah this is of course all done in a manual car. If you learn in an automatic you are only allowed to drive automatics.
- The final driving test takes about 45 minutes and is absolute hell. If you make more than one mistake you are pretty much done for the day. That includes stuff like not checking your mirrors or surroundings correctly every time you are supposed to. Most people i know failed this at least once. Taking the test costs about 100€ each time.

All of this will cost between 1000-2000€ depending on how many additional driving lessons you need and if you fail any of the tests.

SEKCobra posted:

I agree that there are some simplification reasons that can sustain this argument. But considering the computer is apparently powered by the 12V full time, none of them really make sense.

Anyway, they could just have a 12V tap at the front.
And maybe a bypass key on the underside, but that part is less important to me.

the paradigm shift posted:

Jonny Nox posted:

Did USSR ever develop nuclear artillery?

Wild EEPROM posted:

The bmw ix is the ugliest car made in the last 20 years

Safety Dance posted:

Wraps back around to good.

Data Graham posted:

Yeah I didn't watch the whole thing (just skimmed to the good bits) so I'm sure I was missing context about what exactly he hopes to accomplish by a whole teardown at this point. Once you see there's that amount of damage you'd just be telling your customer "ok so a new crate V10 lists for X amount in the catalog"

There can't be a single component in that engine worth salvaging for any amount of money exceeding the time put into tearing it down. Unless the youtube views are that valuable.

LifeSunDeath posted:

https://i.imgur.com/JfA0Gvp.mp4


can't park here mate

shame on an IGA posted:

holy poo poo and that space is still wide open now we can get in on the ground floor

Arrath posted:

Today's failure: my fuckin tire.

In late February I got a flat and dropped the rim off at the shop my equipment manager told me to, it took them a week to get a "new" tire in. Today I was merrily driving along when something went bang thump and TPMS poo poo a brick. My spare is getting lots of miles lately.



New tire, indeed.

coldpudding posted:

challenge accepted.

Good luck trying to squeeze into the drivers seat it's only 12 inches across.

Fifty Three posted:

What in the world? Kit car evaporated?

namlosh posted:

Thanks for this… I’m sick of getting electrical stuff from Amazon that sucks. I’m learning to Save the headache as much as you can for this crap.

Don’t want to give my kidney though

fridge corn posted:

Everybody in AI is a computer toucher who drives a Toyota camry

Blue Footed Booby posted:

Lol at thinking professional computer touchers like computers.

Powershift posted:

Claimed there was roadworks going on, transmission caught a piece of asphalt sticking up.

Ruflux posted:

That's absolutely not standard in Europe. I've never dealt with a trailer with brakes* since those are only required on trailers from 750kg and up and they also require a special license to operate. Incidentally the most common trailer type is a light trailer that you can tow with a regular license rated for 750kg and obviously no brakes, or a safety line.


*technically false but we're literally talking "helped load one during a few summer jobs as a lawnmower" and honestly I wouldn't have even known if it wasn't for the obvious handbrake that wasn't used or the safety chain that mostly wasn't used

e: Oh yeah it's 825kg or something in actuality, but it's a moot point since trailers are typically rated 750kg since the overall combination can't go over 3500kg in capacity which rules out many cars and you'd need the extra trailer license.

OBAMNA PHONE posted:

is there anyone in this subforum who hasnt spun a car?

Rigged Death Trap posted:

We had to do a manual hill park and start test in forward and reverse, (roll back even a smidge and you fail).

In a country where the only inclined roads are in parking structures.

Large Testicles posted:

anyone have any idea what it's like to get the equivalent of a commercial driver's license in Europe or Australia? The US is just a written test, a practical and a physical exam but I'd imagine over 98% of drivers go to school for it.

knox_harrington posted:

Any improvement in Italian driving yet?

Saukkis posted:

There is an easy solution for this problem. Inspection places must be separate from repair shops, they will just make you bring it back for re-inspection.

Groda posted:

Is the nozzle size standard universal? Or is there e.g. an EU standard, a DOT standard etc?

LifeSunDeath posted:

https://i.imgur.com/d7tCEew.mp4

MrOnBicycle posted:

The cybertruck look like something someone built in their shed (constantly changing their minds about the design) over the last 15 years, infuriating their wife and spending way too much money on it leading to the inevitable divorce.

kastein posted:

My 1988 Jeep has an open recall for the dealer to put that "hey buddy, put your foot on the brake before shifting, thanks" sticker on the instrument cluster. There is no actual interlock on it.

St_Ides posted:

I recently found out that the Jeep Renegade disables its starter when it's below -30C and no block heater has been plugged in.

This is not documented in any Jeep manual, but it is in the Fiat 500x manual (same platform).

There is no way around this, other than to plug it in and/or wait for the temperature to come up.

I feel like this is dangerous. If you for some reason didn't plug it in (or had a power outage, or were somewhere without power and the temperature dropped) and needed a vehicle for heat, or had an emergency and needed to get somewhere immediately, you'd be SOL.

bull3964 posted:

The question is the funding.

If all a shop does is vehicle safety inspections, it's not going to be profitable and no one is going to do it.

tater_salad posted:

Emissions inspections I"m torn on, my state exempts cars 25 years old or older, but at 15 or so years old many cars value is eclipsed by a dead catalyst, or an exhaust manifold leak, or diagnosing a dead sensor or two. I've see many a car end up in the scrapyard because the emissions system repairs were the full value or 1/3 of the value of the vehicle. At that point it's hard to weigh the environmental impact of a dirty vehicle vs manufacturing of a new vehicle and crushing the old one.

Collateral Damage posted:

I hate that it became legal to drive with headlights/DRLs and rear lights off here in Europe. Lights are not just for visibility, they're also to let the surrounding know that the vehicle is active.