Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[98uk]

7 hours ago, Andrew said:

Nice, I thought those came with an LSD stock?

 

Mk7 didn't, but you could get a warranty friendly Quaife unit fitted by a Mountune garage.

 

I have a Wavetrac in mine which is a bit more track focused.

 

How's the Lexus project?

Edited January 18, 2021 by 98uk

[Andrew]

11 hours ago, 98uk said:

 

Mk7 didn't, but you could get a warranty friendly Quaife unit fitted by a Mountune garage.

 

I have a Wavetrac in mine which is a bit more track focused.

 

How's the Lexus project?

Temporarily abandoned. I don't have anywhere warm to work on it, plus I the rear seat backrest has a bolt that's stuck, it turns but it doesn't come out so I need to pry it out somehow. I've also been busy basically all of summer. I did get some wheels for it so I have a better tyre choice, but they don't fit over the brakes without spacers and with spacers, they stick out an illegal amount so I have to get rid of those wheels now. I think I'll just stick to stock.

[Sir Beregond]

Nothing fancy but treats me well so I treat it well. Sorry for glare. Pic is from when I bought a new set of wheels for it and put on the winter tires. May just be a CUV but I love driving this thing. Mazda really knows how to make it feel raw for what it is.

 

 

Edited February 17, 2021 by Sir Beregond

[Andrew]

When someone buys a Mazda and it's not a first gen Miata

[Sir Beregond]

Well I for one can't comfortably fit in an ND (I tried). Pretty sure I wouldn't fit in an NA either.

 

 

[pio]

Lots of familiar faces in here!!!

Since I haven't been active in some time, here's what I've been driving for the last year.  Still a lot of stuff to do to it, as usual.  At least now, I live in a better place so my stuff is usually left alone now.

[damric]

Well I thought I got a descent deal last summer when I bought a 2003 Nissan Frontier. I brought my mechanic and paid him to inspect it before I closed the deal. "Looks great," as he took my money. FFS that truck has been sitting at his shop or dead in my driveway since. Pretty much everything you can think of is wrong with it. I can fix nuclear reactors, or computers, or PLCs, but I am clueless about cars. Always have been. Got it back last night after they "unclogged the cats". I drove it about halfway home and every light in the dash came on, even ABS, seatbelts, and parking brake light. Now this morning it won't turn over. Just Clcckckckckckckckck. Sounds like relay chatter to me so maybe solenoid or something. Battery read 12v on my meter. I tried push starting it since it's a stick and it still wouldn't turn over. I'm about to set fire to it I swear.

[speed_demon]

Oh no. no. You don't unclog catalytic converters without replacing them. The best you can do is use the bottled temporary bandaid solutions to keep it going for a little bit.

 

As for the battery you have a parasitic draw somewhere more than likely. Or your battery just had high internal self discharge and needs to be replaced. Depends. Most car batteries are lucky to make it 3 or 4 years so if it's old replacing it can be considered preventative maintenance. Better to do it now than stuck in a parking lot somewhere.

Edited March 10, 2021 by speed_demon

[BWG]

I'll just do a video of 2 of my favorite cars I have.

 

 

 

 

 

[damric]

10 hours ago, speed_demon said:

Oh no. no. You don't unclog catalytic converters without replacing them. The best you can do is use the bottled temporary bandaid solutions to keep it going for a little bit.

 

As for the battery you have a parasitic draw somewhere more than likely. Or your battery just had high internal self discharge and needs to be replaced. Depends. Most car batteries are lucky to make it 3 or 4 years so if it's old replacing it can be considered preventative maintenance. Better to do it now than stuck in a parking lot somewhere.

Well the 4 new cats are probably worth more than the truck at this point lol.

[BWG]

Here, this is all of them except for the Firebird I get yearly to restore for my Father-in-law.

 

 

 

 

More pictures!!!

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by BWG

[Supercrumpet]

Went on a drive today to do some long-distance errands, absolutely beautiful out, and I took the opportunity to finally get a nice picture of the Alltrack now that it's got the new wheels on it.

 

Stuff I've done include intake, exhaust, piggyback tune, rear sway bar, coilovers, and VMR V710 wheels and DWS06+ tires. Couple subtle interior and exterior things as well. Very happy with where it is now and I don't plan to do much else until my warranty winds down and then I'll do some dumb stuff for more power. Lower power now keeps me out of trouble though, so that's probably for the best.

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by Supercrumpet

[tictoc]

Took the STi out to the desert a few weeks ago.  Still ripping at 229k miles.

 

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by tictoc

[Supercrumpet]

5 hours ago, tictoc said:

Took the STi out to desert a few weeks ago.  Still ripping at 229k miles.

 

 

Looks like a good time, and it's great to see high mileage cars out and about. You head out there for anything specific or just roaming around?

Edited April 20, 2021 by Supercrumpet

[tictoc]

Nothing specific, just a day of driving around, and then four days backpacking.

 

 

 

 

[BWG]

That sounds like a really great time. I can't wait to take a vacation this year that isn't spent in quarantine. Went to the beach last year, and the day we arrived, they locked it all down. 

[Avacado]

41 minutes ago, BWG said:

That sounds like a really great time. I can't wait to take a vacation this year that isn't spent in quarantine. Went to the beach last year, and the day we arrived, they locked it all down. 

Seems like you are disliked at the beach too. 

[BWG]

53 minutes ago, Avacado said:

Seems like you are disliked at the beach too. 

 

I try not to be disliked, so I'm going to retire again  

[tictoc]

I've been lucky with lockdowns and quarantines.  I live out in the sticks, and if I'm not at work, working on one of my vehicles, or messing around with all my machines, I spend my free time out in the back-country.  My life didn't really change once we went on lock down.

 

I only have one semi-regret, and that is that I backed out of buying a 1999 2.5 RS coupe for my rally build.  The guy was laid off from the lockdown, and just needed cash quick for rent and bills.  I didn't feel right buying the car for 2k, when it was worth at least 3x that.  I was the first one to call and go look at the car; I ended up hooking him up with a job, and he was able to keep the car.  Happy ending for him, but now I'm on the hunt once again to get something to run next season.

[notyettoday]

Ooooh I like to show off my fleet!  Sorry for the boomer pic,  its the only one I have of the whole fleet.   From left to right:  08 Ford Fusion beater car,  92 Ford Festiva L (stock with upgraded brakes and suspension),   92 Ford Festiva GL (upgraded engine, stock everything else),   85 Dodge D150 /6 4spd, 73 Ford F100.    They all have very specific purposes is what I tell myself and my very patient lady.

[Bastiaan_NL]

This used to be my daily driver, it's currently in a shed at my brothers house waiting for some love..

'93 E30 1.8 16v manual, light and fun to drive.

 

 

 

The working daily driver, but actually used once or twice a week..

'06 Grand Vitara 2.0 manual 4wd.

 

 

 

The real daily driver

'16 T6 2.0TDI DSG

Edited April 25, 2021 by Bastiaan_NL

[Andrew]

You should hold on to that E30. A 325i sold not too long ago for £51K.

Edited April 25, 2021 by Andrew

[notyettoday]

Oooh E30 wagon?  I'd never seen such a thing  Wonder if those were available USDM?  Either way, beautiful.

[Bastiaan_NL]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

You should hold on to that E30. A 325i sold not too long ago for £51K.

I don't plan to sell it anytime soon, though it doesn't run right now. I should start working on it again..

 

26 minutes ago, notyettoday said:

Oooh E30 wagon?  I'd never seen such a thing  Wonder if those were available USDM?  Either way, beautiful.

Thanks

Interesting, I know a few Americans who own one. On realoem.com there is no tab "usa" after choosing a touring, so I guess they never sold over there.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbroLAn3Ti/ "Mike Hack" owned one, with an i6 with ITB's. 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Bastiaan_NL

[BWG]

I like how Mitsubishi chose to deploy VW's instead of their own vehicles.