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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Ewh0OhDh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NcLhh0Ih.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kuad3fj.jpg[/IMG] [editline]5th July 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=PyroCF;50650225]AM-RB? Does it actually work?[/QUOTE] They say it will look exactly like that maybe few mm diff, protos on road testing '19 [editline]5th July 2016[/editline] 2-3mil

Am I stupid for legitimately wanting a smart car

[QUOTE=iRex;50650576]Am I stupid for legitimately wanting a smart car[/QUOTE] Yes, unless it's a brabus roadster.

[QUOTE=PyroCF;50650598]Yes, unless it's a brabus roadster.[/QUOTE] even then those are so overpriced for what you get

[thumb]http://www.evapo-rust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5gallon.jpg[/thumb] [url]http://www.evapo-rust.com[/url] Going to pick up a 5 gallon pail of this stuff for assorted car parts and make a soaking station with a filter in it. Reviews online are pretty good, the bad ones only seem to be from dingbats that rub it on whereas it only works when its soaked.

I wanted to get your guys opinion on something. I have always wanted an older car, and I'm just about to start my senior year of college here in Nebraska. After a lot of thinking and putting it off for other things, I really don't want to sit around not doing what I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm not really experienced with cars, but I do want to learn. I was thinking that if I could get a cheaper, simple, but reliable older car that it would be a good learning experience for me. Here is what I found: [URL="http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/5586061879.html"]1977 MGB[/URL] I have heard that they are reliable and quite simple. Also that parts are cheap and readily available. Something to know about where I live is that I currently live in Nebraska and I have one more year to go before I move to Florida. I currently drive a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Just curious on what all of your opinions might be. Should I wait, or go for it? If anyone has any other ideas for me that would be much appreciated as well.

[QUOTE=eomsten;50651627]I wanted to get your guys opinion on something. I have always wanted an older car, and I'm just about to start my senior year of college here in Nebraska. After a lot of thinking and putting it off for other things, I really don't want to sit around not doing what I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm not really experienced with cars, but I do want to learn. I was thinking that if I could get a cheaper, simple, but reliable older car that it would be a good learning experience for me. Here is what I found: [URL="http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/5586061879.html"]1977 MGB[/URL] I have heard that they are reliable and quite simple. Also that parts are cheap and readily available. Something to know about where I live is that I currently live in Nebraska and I have one more year to go before I move to Florida. I currently drive a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Just curious on what all of your opinions might be. Should I wait, or go for it? If anyone has any other ideas for me that would be much appreciated as well.[/QUOTE] US spec MG B's have shitty suspension due to it having last-second suspension setup changes so the headlights were located higher from the ground to meet US regulations. Also owning a british car in the US is supposedly a moneypit.

all MG Bs are shitty tbh

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;50651983]all MG Bs are shitty tbh[/QUOTE] You are calling Miata's shit by-proxy, how do you plead?

[QUOTE=Van-man;50652045]You are calling Miata's shit by-proxy, how do you plead?[/QUOTE] The Miata took all the good things about British sports cars and then replaced the British engineering with Japanese so it's not shitty.

I wish the Honda NM4 would come to Canada in red [thumb]http://www.tandem-style.com/tscms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/no157_nm4-02_01.jpg[/thumb]

[QUOTE=eomsten;50651627]I wanted to get your guys opinion on something. I have always wanted an older car, and I'm just about to start my senior year of college here in Nebraska. After a lot of thinking and putting it off for other things, I really don't want to sit around not doing what I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm not really experienced with cars, but I do want to learn. I was thinking that if I could get a cheaper, simple, but reliable older car that it would be a good learning experience for me. Here is what I found: [URL="http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/5586061879.html"]1977 MGB[/URL] I have heard that they are reliable and quite simple. Also that parts are cheap and readily available. Something to know about where I live is that I currently live in Nebraska and I have one more year to go before I move to Florida. I currently drive a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Just curious on what all of your opinions might be. Should I wait, or go for it? If anyone has any other ideas for me that would be much appreciated as well.[/QUOTE] If you're moving to Florida I would wait. It takes one less large "thing" out of the moving equation, which is nice. Plus Florida is a honey pot of mostly rust free cars and there's always a metric ton for sale (not always nice of course). If you can put up with driving an Equinox you can put up with driving almost anything, it doesn't get much worse than that :v: But honestly, if you want to learn cars and aren't really scared to jump in (helps a lot to have at least 1 friend who can turn a wrench and give advice) and if it's not your daily driver.. just about anything is "fine". Older cars are simple, and nice to work on for a beginning tech. Heck, that '68 Mustang I just rewired literally needs ignition power and a ground to the engine to make it run, that's it! No sensors, no nonsense. Just get something that has minimal-if-any rust. That's the biggest thing to look out for aside from signs of being owner by an idiot who fixes things with ducttape.

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;50650963]even then those are so overpriced for what you get[/QUOTE] The roadster is very much styled and engineered like the 50's and 60's roadsters. Not much power, but very light and unreal handling. Plus they are going for cheap now, so I wouldn't say they are overpriced, unless you are expecting something that resembles the MX-5.

[QUOTE=clutch2;50653787]If you're moving to Florida I would wait. It takes one less large "thing" out of the moving equation, which is nice. Plus Florida is a honey pot of mostly rust free cars and there's always a metric ton for sale (not always nice of course). If you can put up with driving an Equinox you can put up with driving almost anything, it doesn't get much worse than that :v: But honestly, if you want to learn cars and aren't really scared to jump in (helps a lot to have at least 1 friend who can turn a wrench and give advice) and if it's not your daily driver.. just about anything is "fine". Older cars are simple, and nice to work on for a beginning tech. Heck, that '68 Mustang I just rewired literally needs ignition power and a ground to the engine to make it run, that's it! No sensors, no nonsense. Just get something that has minimal-if-any rust. That's the biggest thing to look out for aside from signs of being owner by an idiot who fixes things with ducttape.[/QUOTE] This is the kind of answer I was looking for. I think you're right, I should just wait. Might as well wait a year and get a Florida car than a Nebraska one anyway. You're right about the Equinox, I don't think I've driven a more boring car in my life. You da man, as always. Thanks clutch.

Oh, I wanted to as yall something. So, I work in the auto center at a walmart, and was walking in to work the other day very late for my shift (which is why I got the one pic) and I saw, uh, this?: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QgcRwq7.png[/IMG] I'm really hoping I saw a kit car, or a Hyundai in disguise or something. Is there ANYTHING ELSE this could be? I refuse to believe I saw what I think I saw at fucking walmart

[QUOTE=evilweazel;50654613]Oh, I wanted to as yall something. So, I work in the auto center at a walmart, and was walking in to work the other day very late for my shift (which is why I got the one pic) and I saw, uh, this?: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QgcRwq7.png[/IMG] I'm really hoping I saw a kit car, or a Hyundai in disguise or something. Is there ANYTHING ELSE this could be? I refuse to believe I saw what I think I saw at fucking walmart[/QUOTE] Why? Do Bentley owners not need groceries?

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50654196]The roadster is very much styled and engineered like the 50's and 60's roadsters. Not much power, but very light and unreal handling. Plus they are going for cheap now, so I wouldn't say they are overpriced, unless you are expecting something that resembles the MX-5.[/QUOTE] Go look at brabus prices and come back to me

I was on the highway at high speed tonight, and my "low tire pressure" light came on for the first time since I've owned the car. It only stayed on while I maintained high speed, when I hit an exit and slowed down, it turned off. Is that a regular thing? Also I bought it from Carmax with ~16k miles on it. They said they serviced it at that mileage, but I don't know how thorough their going-through was. I'm already at 20k miles, though, is it time for the vehicle to be serviced? I ask this because my gas mileage is slowly getting worse (down from >40 average to ~30 average), and the engine seems slightly louder (maybe that's just in my head though?), so I figure based on those two things it's about time for an oil change, maybe a few other things. I don't know anything about cars. I'll be taking it to a shop, so how much should I expect to pay to have the car looked over, maybe some fluids changed, maybe a tire rotation? I have never done this before so I don't know what to expect, and I don't want to over-pay.

Eh, and a used Bently isn't that expensive, either. Not cheap by any means.. but cheaper than a new Chevy Fullsize.

Can afford the fuel for a Bentley in the US

[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;50652957]I wish the Honda NM4 would come to Canada in red [thumb]http://www.tandem-style.com/tscms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/no157_nm4-02_01.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE] Maaan, i'd kill to give that a try. Also, am i the only one thinking robocop?

[QUOTE=J Paul;50654963]I was on the highway at high speed tonight, and my "low tire pressure" light came on for the first time since I've owned the car. It only stayed on while I maintained high speed, when I hit an exit and slowed down, it turned off. Is that a regular thing? Also I bought it from Carmax with ~16k miles on it. They said they serviced it at that mileage, but I don't know how thorough their going-through was. I'm already at 20k miles, though, is it time for the vehicle to be serviced? I ask this because my gas mileage is slowly getting worse (down from >40 average to ~30 average), and the engine seems slightly louder (maybe that's just in my head though?), so I figure based on those two things it's about time for an oil change, maybe a few other things. I don't know anything about cars. I'll be taking it to a shop, so how much should I expect to pay to have the car looked over, maybe some fluids changed, maybe a tire rotation? I have never done this before so I don't know what to expect, and I don't want to over-pay.[/QUOTE] Check the tire pressure at a gas station(at least we do that in Norway), because that's not a regular thing. We can't really know the service intervals without knowing what car it is, but you can find it in your owners manual. I don't think any of that has anything to do with an oil change, but I'm sure Jiffy Lube would tell you it does. Take it to a trusted mechanic and have it looked at. [editline]6th July 2016[/editline] Don't ever go to jiffy lube. If your mechanic starts saying your oil is the wrong fucking color just leave.

[QUOTE=eomsten;50651627]I wanted to get your guys opinion on something. I have always wanted an older car, and I'm just about to start my senior year of college here in Nebraska. After a lot of thinking and putting it off for other things, I really don't want to sit around not doing what I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm not really experienced with cars, but I do want to learn. I was thinking that if I could get a cheaper, simple, but reliable older car that it would be a good learning experience for me. Here is what I found: [URL="http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/5586061879.html"]1977 MGB[/URL] I have heard that they are reliable and quite simple. Also that parts are cheap and readily available. Something to know about where I live is that I currently live in Nebraska and I have one more year to go before I move to Florida. I currently drive a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Just curious on what all of your opinions might be. Should I wait, or go for it? If anyone has any other ideas for me that would be much appreciated as well.[/QUOTE] The issue with classics are, it's hard to find used parts for many of them. Some, even new parts are scarce. If you pick a popular one, like a Mustang, it'd be fairly simple to find parts. You'll have to be prepared for the car to sit while you source parts. There are parts for my truck that are next to impossible to get, new or used, due to rarity.

What are you guys thoughts on the Revology company, making Mustang replicas?

I know a certain year mustang, camaro, and barracuda you can get every single piece of sheet metal, inner supporting steel to front fenders. Then year one or some other style company you can get the individual nuts, bolts, retaining clips, trim pieces, and certain stuff. They dont have exactly everything though, thats why I end up buying parts cars with stuff that you just cant get, but a lot of the time its just the rare-r high performance stuff whereas the basemodel stuff is more abundant.

It's not like you can't jury rig stuff with those cars. The machines don't really mind. It's just a matter of how "correct" you want it to be.

[QUOTE=FordLord;50656280]The issue with classics are, it's hard to find used parts for many of them. Some, even new parts are scarce. If you pick a popular one, like a Mustang, it'd be fairly simple to find parts. You'll have to be prepared for the car to sit while you source parts. There are parts for my truck that are next to impossible to get, new or used, due to rarity.[/QUOTE] That's one thing that scares me about buying a special snowflake car like an AMC. It won't be hard to find drivetrain parts because every AMC and Chrysler used the same bits for 30 years and everything else attached to the engine is pilfered from other manufacturers, but shit like trim, glass, and interior bits are worth their weight in printer ink.

[QUOTE=Appox;50655247]Can afford the fuel for a Bentley in the US[/QUOTE] Surely you ment UK or Netherlands. Fuel is about 75% cheaper in the US compared to here.

wat [t]http://blog.bilbasen.dk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160119kuhl028.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=lekkimsm;50655783]Maaan, i'd kill to give that a try. Also, am i the only one thinking robocop?[/QUOTE] Might be because red but I thought more like Akira.