Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[Alex]

19 hours ago, The Pook said:

 

stock or deleted, the world may never know

 

 

ok so maybe it's a little obvious outside the car but when idle and when driving I can't hear a difference 

You can definitely hear it's different, but it is a diesel after all

[The Pook]

4 minutes ago, Alex said:

but it is a diesel after all

 

 

 

[SoloCamo]

20 hours ago, The Pook said:

 

stock or deleted, the world may never know

 

ok so maybe it's a little obvious outside the car but when idle and when driving I can't hear a difference 

Loud enough I'd still assume you are down to run it in "mexico".    I know it's normal in most countries but in the US diesel cars are still quite rare.   Most important thing, does the butt dyno actually feel a change?

Edited December 24, 2023 by SoloCamo

[The Pook]

16 minutes ago, SoloCamo said:

Loud enough I'd still assume you are down to run it in "mexico".    I know it's normal in most countries but in the US diesel cars are still quite rare.   Most important thing, does the butt dyno actually feel a change?

 

butt dyno is happy from the tune but not really sure how much the delete contributed

 

Malone gives identical HP/TQ numbers for Stage 2 with and without a delete so I assume it's not really contributing much. 

[Andrew]

Refueled my Alfa.

 

I used 34.91L in 283.35 miles. So that's 36.9 UK MPG, 30.7 US MPG, 7.66L/100km. That's really good considering I have to drive fast to make sure my car is reliable. Official MPG figures are 43.5 UK MPG, 36.2 US MPG, 6.49L/100km.

 

I also used the pump after someone with an RX8. He only put 7L in, so that's enough to get him from the pump to the road.

 

 

[speed_demon]

I gotta remember to check this thread more often. Semi related but my neighbors backed into my fence post and shattered their bumper. So then they did it a second time with a second car, same thing shattered the rear bumper backing into it. Why??!?? The world may never know. But I'm being sued from two people now which is always fun.

 

The Avalon's steering is pretty much shot after the curb hop. Steering wheel is clocked wrong for going straight ahead, and shakes pretty bad at low speeds+. Ordered new ball joints/tie rod ends for both sides and hoping that does the trick. Just need to work up the enthusiasm to install everything.

 

Currently in the process of getting this darn Jeep repaired and cleaned up to be ready for sale. It's got $900 worth of new tires and a fairly new $200 battery + new pads/rotors all around + new AC system parts and I'm thinking I will be lucky to get $600 out of it. Works fine and drives, it's just not in good shape and the rust is pretty bad.

 

The lexus has been pretty great aside from the wheel bearing howl. Getting spoiled in this fancy car lol - I do quite like it though. Fuel mileage is right around 16mpg city which I'm hoping improves once the wheel bearings are replaced.

 

Don't think I shared any pictures of it but this is the most recent. Need to get those headlight housings cleared up a bit before too long as well.

 

[The Pook]

Fluxmaven: I ripped my interior to pieces and gave myself a QoL improvement

Pook: I turned my TDI into a race car 

speed_demon: I'm getting sued two times, got death wobble, and a laundry list things to do  

Andrew: I got gas 

 

[speed_demon]

 

How are you going to sue somebody for driving into their fence?? Like you goofy idiot you drove into an immobile object and somehow that's supposed to be my problem? Not once but twice!

 

How do you even get this much momentum to bend a steel pipe like that in a driveway?

 

Sorry for the rant I just don't fully understand anything from this level of reasoning.

Edited December 24, 2023 by speed_demon

[The Pook]

are they suing or are their insurance companies suing?

 

the latter makes some sense, just insurance companies doing insurance company things. 

[speed_demon]

57 minutes ago, The Pook said:

are they suing or are their insurance companies suing?

 

the latter makes some sense, just insurance companies doing insurance company things. 

insurance company from one, personal injury attorney from another.

 

I doubt it'll go anywhere but still less than ideal to be dealing with this. Same neighbors that throw trash in my yard and dump full garbage bags over my fence. They drove over my sump pump drain pipe and snapped it off the side of the house too. Very dirty sleazy family. Absolutely refuse to stop driving on my front lawn. Even after both their land lord and the police stepped in they continue to do it. /end rant

[The Pook]

7 minutes ago, speed_demon said:

insurance company from one, personal injury attorney from another.

 

I doubt it'll go anywhere but still less than ideal to be dealing with this. Same neighbors that throw trash in my yard and dump full garbage bags over my fence. They drove over my sump pump drain pipe and snapped it off the side of the house too. Very dirty sleazy family. Absolutely refuse to stop driving on my front lawn. Even after both their land lord and the police stepped in they continue to do it. /end rant

 

they sound great, personal injury from driving into your property makes sense to me 

[Snakecharmed]

2 hours ago, speed_demon said:

insurance company from one, personal injury attorney from another.

 

I doubt it'll go anywhere but still less than ideal to be dealing with this. Same neighbors that throw trash in my yard and dump full garbage bags over my fence. They drove over my sump pump drain pipe and snapped it off the side of the house too. Very dirty sleazy family. Absolutely refuse to stop driving on my front lawn. Even after both their land lord and the police stepped in they continue to do it. /end rant

 

You need to deploy spike strips in your yard...because of bears.

[Fluxmaven]

3 hours ago, speed_demon said:

insurance company from one, personal injury attorney from another.

 

I doubt it'll go anywhere but still less than ideal to be dealing with this. Same neighbors that throw trash in my yard and dump full garbage bags over my fence. They drove over my sump pump drain pipe and snapped it off the side of the house too. Very dirty sleazy family. Absolutely refuse to stop driving on my front lawn. Even after both their land lord and the police stepped in they continue to do it. /end rant

call me petty, but I'd make it my life mission to make them as miserable as I could without committing any serious crimes. 

 

And if that didn't work, I'd get some 3rd party to commit the crimes.

[Memmento Mori]

10 hours ago, speed_demon said:

insurance company from one, personal injury attorney from another.

 

I doubt it'll go anywhere but still less than ideal to be dealing with this. Same neighbors that throw trash in my yard and dump full garbage bags over my fence. They drove over my sump pump drain pipe and snapped it off the side of the house too. Very dirty sleazy family. Absolutely refuse to stop driving on my front lawn. Even after both their land lord and the police stepped in they continue to do it. /end rant

 

6 hours ago, Fluxmaven said:

call me petty, but I'd make it my life mission to make them as miserable as I could without committing any serious crimes. 

 

And if that didn't work, I'd get some 3rd party to commit the crimes.

well i would just rent a nice soundsystem - point it toward their house and play nice songs in the legal hight… i can send you some nice tips for the music with a garantuee they will move out or stop the activities… Back in the day my music taste was meassured by Last FM and compared to almost 1mil users and i came out with 1,2% of user like what im or that 98,8% of my music taste is more obscure than the others…. (But be warned that it can cause that all living will dissapear as well from the area of inpact)….

 

On 23/12/2023 at 23:12, The Pook said:

 

stock or deleted, the world may never know

 

 

ok so maybe it's a little obvious outside the car but when idle and when driving I can't hear a difference 

i like the sound, much more cleaner and robist in my opinion… if i compare it to my cars sounds its a nice bully sport diesel sound! Like it!

[Andrew]

On 23/12/2023 at 22:12, The Pook said:

 

stock or deleted, the world may never know

 

 

ok so maybe it's a little obvious outside the car but when idle and when driving I can't hear a difference 

[The Pook]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

 

 She Andrew thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her him on
She's He's always starin' at me
While I'm chuggin' along 

[iamjanco]

1 hour ago, The Pook said:

 

 She Andrew thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her him on
She's He's always starin' at me
While I'm chuggin' along 

 

 

Edited December 25, 2023 by iamjanco

[Fluxmaven]

2 hours ago, The Pook said:

While I'm chuggin' along 

Did someone say Chug a lug a luggin' 5 miles an hour?

 

 

[speed_demon]

I have that song burned onto a CD I used to jam out to when I was cruising the back roads LOL.

 

As for the neighbors - I appreciate each and every bit of advice and intend to make use of some of your ideas

[Andrew]

Aston Martin DB11 on the outside lane of a motorway going 130mph

Me inches away from their bumper in a city car:

[The Pook]

4 hours ago, Andrew said:

Aston Martin DB11 on the outside lane of a motorway going 130mph

Me inches away from their bumper in a city car:

 

 

[Andrew]

@The Pook

 

 

[The Pook]

15 minutes ago, Andrew said:

@The Pook

 

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1.9 is for women and children 

 

me for scale:

 

 

check and mate

Edited December 29, 2023 by The Pook

[iamjanco]

For TDI owners when they're sipping their whiskey New Year's Eve, now you can enjoy that sweet smell indoors:

 

 

...it'd likely beat scratch and sniff.

 

Edited December 30, 2023 by iamjanco

[The Pook]