[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51503383]Does your Ferd logo light up or is it just a weird reflection in the picture?[/QUOTE]
Weird reflection likely. Mercedes was one of the first to do light-up logos and that was only just in the last several years. They had to get a highway rule changed because of it I do believe.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;51499142]Crown victoria[/QUOTE]
[Quote=Valon Kyre]-22 and my 12 valve is determined to sleep it off. Guess I'll get something more practical, recommendations for a winter beater?
Something reliable, but also [b]fun[/b].[/quote]
I think you missed something there, Trek.
[QUOTE=Aetna;51503468]I think you missed something there, Trek.[/QUOTE]
Some people think it's fun to pretend being a cop I guess.
Idk he could venture to the euro side with some type of AWD audi or somthing.
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
My avatar is crooked as fuck or is it me.
[QUOTE=Aetna;51503468]I think you missed something there, Trek.[/QUOTE]
you ever driven a crown vic? they're like the ultimate in 4 door hoon mobiles
[QUOTE=butre;51503904]you ever driven a crown vic? they're like the ultimate in 4 door hoon mobiles[/QUOTE]
Of course I have. It drove like an obese boat on steroids. Not exactly great for hooning. Straight line? Maybe. But not in the twisties.
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=DPKiller;51503570]Idk he could venture to the euro side with some type of AWD audi or somthing.
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
My avatar is crooked as fuck or is it me.[/QUOTE]
It's due to the slanted ends of the chevy logo. If you look at the box right in the middle and not the slanted rectangle it's perfectly straight.
Hmm...
It's almost cheaper to buy another car than it is to get winter tires and used wheels for my Neon... That's sad.
Maybe I'll just buy a land yacht after all.
[QUOTE=Lerlth;51504336]Hmm...
It's almost cheaper to buy another car than it is to get winter tires and used wheels for my Neon... That's sad.
Maybe I'll just buy a land yacht after all.[/QUOTE]
Just get some steelies and blizzaks? No more than $500 for the front, if that?
Thats what my plan was anyways, just throw some new winters on the front
@Valon Kyre
What's a good, small truck capable of handling some plowing (for our own driveway, no plowing business in mind) and isn't a diesel?
While my brother doesn't care what happens to the Kia I've wanted to try and sell, my dad thinks we should still hang on to it. Still under his name, so I guess I don't fully get the final say. But yeah, he isn't sold on the idea of a Volvo s70...but he can imagine a truck. I guess towing (light sailboat) and plowing are is only interests in regards to another vehicle. And even still, he probably would [I]still [/I]hold on to the Kia til the engine and tranny blow in synchronization, then rebuild them in the most half-ass method possible.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51505680]@Valon Kyre
What's a good, small truck capable of handling some plowing (for our own driveway, no plowing business in mind) and isn't a diesel?
While my brother doesn't care what happens to the Kia I've wanted to try and sell, my dad thinks we should still hang on to it. Still under his name, so I guess I don't fully get the final say. But yeah, he isn't sold on the idea of a Volvo s70...but he can imagine a truck. I guess towing (light sailboat) and plowing are is only interests in regards to another vehicle. And even still, he probably would [I]still [/I]hold on to the Kia til the engine and tranny blow in synchronization, then rebuild them in the most half-ass method possible.[/QUOTE]
Ive seen things as piddly as ford rangers and explorers with plows, aside from beefing up the front springs, I dont think it takes much to do it, at least for small non-commercial applications.
[QUOTE=Valon Kyre;51505150]Just get some steelies and blizzaks? No more than $500 for the front, if that?
Thats what my plan was anyways, just throw some new winters on the front[/QUOTE]
Because for $700 I can get a winter beater. :v:
Also, what do you guys think of this?
My friend has a 1987 Saab 900c with a DOHC 16v 2L turbo motor and it gets 20-24mpg.
A 1987 Dodge Daytona has a SOHC 8v 2.5L turbo motor and gets 30-45mpg (Bigger turbo = Better mileage)
Does the Saab just have a really shitty head design or something?
[QUOTE=Birdman101;51505756]Ive seen things as piddly as ford rangers and explorers with plows, aside from beefing up the front springs, I dont think it takes much to do it, at least for small non-commercial applications.[/QUOTE]
What about high-output alternators? I'm reading those are important for hydraulic systems in plows. I'm also reading plow trucks are almost always beat to hell, and will probably cost more than what my dad probably has in mind to maintain or repair them.
There's just not easy, straight-forward solution to this, is what it feels like. I mean the Kia still runs and gets the job done....but I see no sense in trying to wring every last mile out of it when there are some very affordable cars (like $2000-$3000) in 2-3x better condition, in our area.
Even our old 4cyl dakota was enough for plowing private driveways down at my gramma's house.
Exploder should be able to manage it easily, same with the ranger. 4.0L, preferably, for the ranger, though the 4cyl should be able to hack it if a rusty old chrysler 4cyl could. :v:
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Lerlth;51505774]Because for $700 I can get a winter beater. :v:
Also, what do you guys think of this?
My friend has a 1987 Saab 900c with a DOHC 16v 2L turbo motor and it gets 20-24mpg.
A 1987 Dodge Daytona has a SOHC 8v 2.5L turbo motor and gets 30-45mpg (Bigger turbo = Better mileage)
Does the Saab just have a really shitty head design or something?[/QUOTE]
Dont saabs and shitty/quirky (depending on who you ask) go hand in hand?
[QUOTE=evilweazel;51505814]
Dont saabs and shitty/quirky (depending on who you ask) go hand in hand?[/QUOTE]
It just confuses the hell out of me that a 2.0L engine with a good (in theory) head design would get 20mpg. My '95 318 Dakota gets like 18-19MPG on it's old as fuck design.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51505803]What about high-output alternators? I'm reading those are important for hydraulic systems in plows. I'm also reading plow trucks are almost always beat to hell, and will probably cost more than what my dad probably has in mind to maintain or repair them.
There's just not easy, straight-forward solution to this, is what it feels like. I mean the Kia still runs and gets the job done....but I see no sense in trying to wring every last mile out of it when there are some very affordable cars (like $2000-$3000) in 2-3x better condition, in our area.[/QUOTE]
You could put a deep cycle in combination with your regular battery and should be fine..... or two.....
Third time's the charm! The truck passed by a wide margin!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Ro7Xv2Z.jpg?1[/img]
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
LOL 420
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51505680]@Valon Kyre
What's a good, small truck capable of handling some plowing (for our own driveway, no plowing business in mind) and isn't a diesel?
While my brother doesn't care what happens to the Kia I've wanted to try and sell, my dad thinks we should still hang on to it. Still under his name, so I guess I don't fully get the final say. But yeah, he isn't sold on the idea of a Volvo s70...but he can imagine a truck. I guess towing (light sailboat) and plowing are is only interests in regards to another vehicle. And even still, he probably would [I]still [/I]hold on to the Kia til the engine and tranny blow in synchronization, then rebuild them in the most half-ass method possible.[/QUOTE]
Well the 94-02 dodges in a 2500 with a V8 can have dual batteries I -think-. They'd do what you need them too, and are simple and abundant but often poorly taken care of
A 96-2003 or whatever dakota can be had for cheap and is smaller and more manuverable, but a decent big plow may be a bit much, they're independent front though.
Other good mentions would be an OBS (old body style) ford F150/F250 which is something like 1986 to 1994 (dont quote me on that). The 4.9L inline 6 makes some good torque and the trucks are pretty robust themselves.
The chevs have an independent front suspension on a lot of the newer ones so you can crank the torsion bars up to counter a plow set up but they lack ground clearance, thats where the live axle front suspension trucks are nice.
Depending on your budget the newer 1999-2006 ford F250/F350s can be picked up for cheap, the trucks themselves are big tanks but the V10 sucks back fuel and the 5.4L triton has its share of issues iirc.
I'm bias towards dodge haha
A [URL="tel:2003-2009 2500"]2003-2009 2500[/URL] hemi ram will have a live axle front suspension, vastly updated frame and driveline over the older truck, 345hp from a fairly bulletproof motor, and a body that rarely corodes.
Plus they're more abundant in low km/nice condition than the 1994-2002 generation.
[QUOTE=Lerlth;51505844]It just confuses the hell out of me that a 2.0L engine with a good (in theory) head design would get 20mpg. My '95 318 Dakota gets like 18-19MPG on it's old as fuck design.[/QUOTE]
Some SAAB's with turbo run a very low boost level from factory, even when compared to other "normie" turbo'd cars.
If it doesn't have a intercooler, then it's most likely one of those.
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;51503420]Weird reflection likely. Mercedes was one of the first to do light-up logos and that was only just in the last several years. They had to get a highway rule changed because of it I do believe.[/QUOTE]
"For now, the emblem lights up under the following scenarios: upon unlocking the car (stays lit for 40 seconds) and when a door is opened (stays lit for up to five minutes). If the car is started or the doors are then closed, it turns off. "
[QUOTE=Ridge;51505873]Third time's the charm! The truck passed by a wide margin!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Ro7Xv2Z.jpg?1[/img]
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
LOL 420[/QUOTE]
An emissions test that actually tests emissions, how novel. Ontario's emissions test they just plug a computer into your engine and fail you if an error message pops up.
[QUOTE=Aetna;51504107]Of course I have. It drove like an obese boat on steroids. Not exactly great for hooning. Straight line? Maybe. But not in the twisties.
[editline]9th December 2016[/editline]
It's due to the slanted ends of the chevy logo. If you look at the box right in the middle and not the slanted rectangle it's perfectly straight.[/QUOTE]
did you drive a civ model or a cvpi? the civ models have a tall as shit ratio and air ride and yeah those are trash, but the cvpi has 3.55 gears and springs and way bigger sway bars and love nothing more than to destroy tires
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;51505991]An emissions test that actually tests emissions, how novel. Ontario's emissions test they just plug a computer into your engine and fail you if an error message pops up.[/QUOTE]
They do that for newer vehicles. This one predates OBDII, so they can't do that test.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51505680]@Valon Kyre
What's a good, small truck capable of handling some plowing (for our own driveway, no plowing business in mind) and isn't a diesel?
While my brother doesn't care what happens to the Kia I've wanted to try and sell, my dad thinks we should still hang on to it. Still under his name, so I guess I don't fully get the final say. But yeah, he isn't sold on the idea of a Volvo s70...but he can imagine a truck. I guess towing (light sailboat) and plowing are is only interests in regards to another vehicle. And even still, he probably would [I]still [/I]hold on to the Kia til the engine and tranny blow in synchronization, then rebuild them in the most half-ass method possible.[/QUOTE]
just about anything can plow snow. it doesn't take a monster, just a good blade. since he'd be towing I wont recommend a ranger or anything but anything with 4 wheel drive that hasn't been jacked up to the point of being useless would work well. maybe a K-10 or a 1500 Z71
[editline]10th December 2016[/editline]
got a dilemma, need to charge a ton of batteries, none of them alike in capacity or charge level
[t]http://imgkk.com/i/_trd.jpg[/t]
maybe I should just bring them to autozone and see how much the employees want to kill me for bringing in at least 20 batteries for overnight charging
[QUOTE=butre;51506034]just about anything can plow snow. it doesn't take a monster, just a good blade. since he'd be towing I wont recommend a ranger or anything but anything with 4 wheel drive that hasn't been jacked up to the point of being useless would work well. maybe a K-10 or a 1500 Z71[/QUOTE]
I mean luckily my dad has already had a plowing solution for years now, and that's our lawnmover. He crafted together a setup that allows a plow, and it works fairly well for moderate amounts of snow. But what I think he has in mind is the kind of snow that warrants us calling a private plow guy. Once the snow accumulates, just about every storm we give him a call. The mower can only plow so much after all. And trying to deal with the winter hell of 2014 meant the private plow guy was on overtime essentially.
Towing-wise, as long as my dad and brother don't intend to get a bigger boat, a sedan (like the Volvo I checked out today) with an actual towing capacity seems sufficient. Again, we already have a just-barel-sufficient, but not ideal solution to towing (the Kia). I swear though the first time I drove it after the sailing season was over, I cold feel how much [I]more[/I] beat up it was.
my truck has done probably 100000 miles with a trailer behind it and while yes it is terrible and completely beat to shit, it's no worse than any other truck of a similar vintage with 300000 miles on the original ball joints and bushings
long story short, you can beat the shit out of a truck and it'll just sit there and take it without ever missing a beat. the only real problem my truck has at the moment is a trashed rear end which comes from having a blown pinion seal. just an excuse to change the ratio as far as I'm concerned
[QUOTE=butre;51506022]did you drive a civ model or a cvpi? the civ models have a tall as shit ratio and air ride and yeah those are trash, but the cvpi has 3.55 gears and springs and way bigger sway bars and love nothing more than to destroy tires[/QUOTE]
I think trek once told me that his LX didnt have any sway bars at all, and when he turns, he can reach out the window and touch the ground.
Meanwhile in my CVPI, between the stiffer police shocks, bigass sway bars, and the machined aluminum control arms I put in, I can chuck it into turns at 40mph with almost no noticeable body roll at all. Great weight transfer for turn-slidey wheelspinnies.
[QUOTE=Birdman101;51506373]I think trek once told me that his LX didnt have any sway bars at all, and when he turns, he can reach out the window and touch the ground.[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of this [video=youtube;ziyzsN8-6C4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziyzsN8-6C4[/video]
[QUOTE=Birdman101;51506373]I think trek once told me that his LX didnt have any sway bars at all, and when he turns, he can reach out the window and touch the ground.
Meanwhile in my CVPI, between the stiffer police shocks, bigass sway bars, and the machined aluminum control arms I put in, I can chuck it into turns at 40mph with almost no noticeable body roll at all. Great weight transfer for turn-slidey wheelspinnies.[/QUOTE]
I suspected they might not have any but never went under one to check. I just know they roll like mad so I figured it had puny ones
Now that's slow car fast if I've ever seen it.
[QUOTE=Van-man;51505949]Some SAAB's with turbo run a very low boost level from factory, even when compared to other "normie" turbo'd cars.
If it doesn't have a intercooler, then it's most likely one of those.[/QUOTE]
Nah, it's not the low turbo models.
It's an upgraded high boost one. It even has the new T5 ignition system swapped. Just... How does such a small displacement and lite car have such terrible fuel economy. It even has a 5-speed.
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