Automotive Addicts Lounge V4 - Lube my pistons, baby - General

[QUOTE=Squarebob;49944427]Someone popped the LT Autoride badges of both sides of our Tahoe. Why would someone do that? :why:[/QUOTE] They needed to go into the hood with their Denali rebadged as a LT so no one would break into it.

Anyone have any ideas what to look for in the $4000 price range? Looking for a minivan specifically. All of them seem to have heaps of miles though, how long would a typical minivan last?

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;49944890][I]What the hell[/I] [t]http://imgur.com/HOSb8Vr.png[/t] [t]http://imgur.com/JMaeQcN.png[/t][/QUOTE] Weight reductuon bruh

My lease is up at the end of next month and I don't plan on staying where I'm at, nosey neighbors, no room for working on my car and sky high rent isn't worth it. Looking at a house to the north, about 30 minutes by freeway, hoping I get it. There's a huge shop on the property so I'll finally have room. If I get the house, I'm gonna look into getting a bike. Wanted one for a while just didn't have the space or means. Currently looking at Kawasaki Eliminators.

[QUOTE=Slithers;49941765]Age matters not, condition matters all.[/QUOTE] Condition matters most of all but age does play a part. Unless the car has sat in an air conditioned garage and been poured over every day, an old car is going to suffer from a host of common problems innate to the materials it is built from. Rubber seals and other rubberized components wear out from age, and plastic will weaken and become discolored in sunlight. Rubber decay is something that you can predict and counteract but it still costs moola. Plastic is more of a pain in the ass because anything made after 1970 is going to be >90% plastic on the inside and they don't make replacement parts if you punch a hole in the dashboard.

[QUOTE=deathmog;49944940]Maaann, I sort of want a motorcycle, like a CB250 How come I get these urges every time I don't have money? :v:[/QUOTE] I remember the first time I rode a motorcycle, it was a cb250, and my first thought when I went full throttle on it was "this is slower than my car"

[QUOTE=Saber15;49946841]Condition matters most of all but age does play a part. Unless the car has sat in an air conditioned garage and been poured over every day, an old car is going to suffer from a host of common problems innate to the materials it is built from. Rubber seals and other rubberized components wear out from age, and plastic will weaken and become discolored in sunlight. Rubber decay is something that you can predict and counteract but it still costs moola. Plastic is more of a pain in the ass because anything made after 1970 is going to be >90% plastic on the inside and they don't make replacement parts if you punch a hole in the dashboard.[/QUOTE] Normal people consider a 10 year old car to be old. My civic has most definitely never been parked inside until under my ownership when it's taken apart. The only thing annoying about older cars would be random stuff breaking, being worn out or leaking water. My wiper linkage has broken bushings and there's about 5" of play in the wiper assembly, this means it smacks the window trim, the other wiper arm and the wiper cowl constantly. My wiper cowl seal is also bad and leaks through the fresh air vent into the drivers foot well sometimes when it just pours outside. Other than a bit of sun fading all of the plastic is in great shape. Unless it's like a Socal/Arizona car, 30 years old and been parked outside it's entire life without tinted windows. I wouldn't worry about plastics at all, I'd worry entirely about the wear that previous owners have created on the car, breaking various things or neglecting very basic maintenance or even more so the important maintenance like a timing belt. The only thing that most people would have to be worried about would be all the other parts which can wear out which are all the parts on the chassis, suspension and drivetrain which have served a full life at 26 years and 180k. The most he might be looking at is scheduled maintenance(timing belt) and regular maintenance(tune up, brakes, ect.) for a 96 with sub 100k. Although replacing the radiator for cracked endtanks and the hoses will probably happen if it's anything like a Honda.

Check this out. Found out the headbolts on the Chrysler 2.2/2.5 are the same as the 3.3/3.8 -- Guess who now can get ARP headbolts for his V6? Me. It's me. Left one is the van 3.3/3.8 and the right is 2.2/2.5, the only difference is the van has little marks to keep the washers from falling down. [t]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iZegAszsauJa8WMfRjfLVQYI2e86j7XifbAt3JBNpDa5xPO8ruGfEVMGE33eCo0hkFdXRVXu1dOiP6glbdnE32tyHK_8TUnHaKAdaMytxrmf58Bb2Rnx5zT5eYib3ACdMFYVZrljYgl2m2kLZFSr7i6upwQXZSE70h9UgQKRpJME-YDNhhOnbuy82a7dbizmT0zbC-nERMgyEtVmTzd2TPAwmhQuScYQrrVjP68fEMg4itcykDaRRfi_oVzPJwHSa15Ni-05ELcCZiD9Ue_qdma_8DVvCd9j7i3qaWMyJQFZYxaKNCa0pBYpcyjIsmeME7o5mnkwG7YuDCh3TiXAt1VpnGk6hXF05RmegW5PlA40mddVUxOP9FmqeA-GkX1MYjHQXul1ViYeNhQ2d3WZJc6WP5Uxjwy4O4Ou91TsICx6ZnuXowB8x8o-7PGtSq7x0TI35ikmDvTR_ZiP1oJgrZp7kD8rOcaPDF014HJrGf0W57JyyFzehhnRqJb0Am2CKHm932c1SKjO8x9bYkvkttmz3D5LrSWqVqA_i7PuacTEt4OrEb0YvaEADzx_ReTbQWZ0Ww=w1318-h977-no[/t] [t]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bx-rfkrfPh044SF09cXWRIdEwqQ-ptcNS6LIWs4sEHec8Uxs4OayNF0W6-TCWduf4pSYTw0ppX-X2pWyDXEz35-axtPtdsZTDLGBeKCXvWbswvDu7blpOI6j9xDa7A-fqONDXxi1guBbx3Xr00gwXP9QwvQKBrWJvVkr0s3at8l8UKy-PoHC7tKGtrDHnByENIQwnTDy1jfh2aJ3YUb1f2Amyaq07lG9SlRPfI0iaMo6ibF7Km2TLT9dhgtZOCkKFzts3MH-EfWV8b_ZxWXcpndOFDxZkXxHktaGCHkkjq_zGKZr-BOqbh4y768z4r4Rh5coKHhrN-1UJQ61hJ91ZELj3VK0aoRMZczq5TIAoBtGGtqVK6C771_mcpBSFKESBGz2S1fp8ZpNi16AMvqyg6xxTopN_0WVeeba_v4unKUOw5W5sxJE9RSYZXw06xbv0rpmrYFvFgTx5DNTO4vGFFlrXkUrf8F5u3WLQfWWSLxVolpbwg50c9OqFTIf__aedvwdoxc7mQjXWqWCPjU4XUCfAHQfE-cZsIJMWUH433ragHq3J7TDt56SOmG3WtxFrjOvDg=w1318-h977-no[/t] [t]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ur5KeFMqL1ycMAv_fN0-FHn3-9MiMBXKkrdPhW08MoQJ01F0UjXabfjM4JQQivzJiHmHwFfmN98ddfPu_kiJIHceJWDDzcaznb7t7Ewqv8CXHFn8Sb79hx2x6Lr2dpJNihp5PIXeSSCPSQY1lIzg1H_FPNcuy09pJNhUUj-SsLst9SPUK1AmxIbOyXXNJXxDdDs1qbczh0LBsNKIYPMI3mpFGL0ACuCETD3sUX30B1SDQAqUxEcnle1qJzGZIWX2EGrsmCS4fahYeygooH-nr5fhOH2XVAm_smJbXGgHcekdlkYjx3MJElgRtEKegn3FRfHg0aykkKHZ6l_3CvpBalxKM7Xo5FsOH4kwGEtn17pvVbEcrqRy3z2lY03onhme_slffagEcAZO-_z_vm0UbuJat8dk93A4cXTfkqaHx_aEl6_HtqZmEum9sjzNnc3fUatBedSIcW1Z9pne8q7N13yeJMQlOpfeKqCcbLpOc3KtIPZaz0AEOWM4FFftH4MQUr3ZwlpGcYXVmrdKAzGlP4F0baMxofwyQwubkdX7hiGdHZ6zl5G5zgNHUgdgBKg6-CbY7Q=w1318-h977-no[/t]

[QUOTE=slayer3032;49947050]Normal people consider a 10 year old car to be old. My civic has most definitely never been parked inside until under my ownership when it's taken apart. The only thing annoying about older cars would be random stuff breaking, being worn out or leaking water. My wiper linkage has broken bushings and there's about 5" of play in the wiper assembly, this means it smacks the window trim, the other wiper arm and the wiper cowl constantly. My wiper cowl seal is also bad and leaks through the fresh air vent into the drivers foot well sometimes when it just pours outside. Other than a bit of sun fading all of the plastic is in great shape. Unless it's like a Socal/Arizona car, 30 years old and been parked outside it's entire life without tinted windows. I wouldn't worry about plastics at all, I'd worry entirely about the wear that previous owners have created on the car, breaking various things or neglecting very basic maintenance or even more so the important maintenance like a timing belt. The only thing that most people would have to be worried about would be all the other parts which can wear out which are all the parts on the chassis, suspension and drivetrain which have served a full life at 26 years and 180k. The most he might be looking at is scheduled maintenance(timing belt) and regular maintenance(tune up, brakes, ect.) for a 96 with sub 100k. Although replacing the radiator for cracked endtanks and the hoses will probably happen if it's anything like a Honda.[/QUOTE] Brought it to a mechanic today and it was as pristine as a 1996 volvo could be. Other than the timing and serpentine belt nothing needed immediate attention. Though Saber15 was right about rubber hoses and tubes, the mechanic said that there was a hole in some kind of vacuum tube, he replaced it for free because it was so easy to replace.

Pulled the old sparkplugs from my S52 [img]http://i.imgur.com/sjerjoe.jpg[/img] RIP

So I have a new job and an extra grand a month to spend, my house will be paid off in a year so there will also be extra money there. My dad told me when he visited that I should get a new car instead of 'A car I have to work on every weekend' Which I protested and said that I somewhat love that, also my Camry so far never gave me problems yet, it does need breaks though, but my 300 on the other hand... EITHER WAY, I kind of want an impreza sti. Im not too set on the year, the 09 hatchbacks I really do enjoy, but I also love the older 06 (Who doesn't love that one?) But around here they are inflated so much in price and trying to find a stock, non modded out one is hard as fuck too. Should I pick up a sti or should I probably stick to something newer, yet still a bit sporty but also cheaper and probably more responsible and just later down the road buy a sti when I have the cash for it?

I want to lick dat ass... [img]http://i.imgur.com/0y2cgzEh.jpg[/img]

What a finely sculpted ass [editline]17th March 2016[/editline] my dad mentioned wanting to buy one of the new Miatas, oh boy I am excited

I'll have to go to the auto show again on Sunday, as they'll be doing test drives of a few dozen different cars there, including the MX-5. I drove one in November, and I need to feel that again. I'm like a druggy, I need my fix.

[url]http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5470818864.html[/url] I would've gone for this if my cat hadn't just cost me $300... and I hadn't bought concert tickets... and I hadn't bought a rifle. I'm $700 short. FUCK. Someone convince me it would've been a mistake anyways so I don't start selling shit.

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;49949257][url]http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5470818864.html[/url] I would've gone for this if my cat hadn't just cost me $300... and I hadn't bought concert tickets... and I hadn't bought a rifle. I'm $700 short. FUCK. Someone convince me it would've been a mistake anyways so I don't start selling shit.[/QUOTE] a friend of mine's dad has one of those and it's a really boring and tame drive.

It just looks like it'd be a cool little daily driver. Not expecting a hot rod. I'm more hoping to hear that they have dreadful mechanical issues or something, otherwise I might really sell off my AR-15 and go buy the thing.

just regular british car stuff. everything leaks, the carbs are cheap junk, the wiring falls apart, etc.

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49515803]Can't you use certain tires that last longer with that?[/QUOTE] Yes to an extent, but you're placing excessive wear on parts of the tire that were never meant to have that much wear on them. As far as I'm aware nobody makes tires for that specific "style" of camber, so even your best tire is going to wear out a lot quicker than normal since it's putting much more stress on the edge of the tire than the center.

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;49949369]It just looks like it'd be a cool little daily driver. Not expecting a hot rod. I'm more hoping to hear that they have dreadful mechanical issues or something, otherwise I might really sell off my AR-15 and go buy the thing.[/QUOTE] It's a fucking British car, OF COURSE it has mechanical issues. And electrical ones (unless/until you rip all the stock stuff out). You'd also need to buy another one for spares.

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;49949257][url]http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5470818864.html[/url] I would've gone for this if my cat hadn't just cost me $300... and I hadn't bought concert tickets... and I hadn't bought a rifle. I'm $700 short. FUCK. Someone convince me it would've been a mistake anyways so I don't start selling shit.[/QUOTE] If it's anything like the US spec MG-B then stay the fuck away. They were gimped hard because of US regulations at the time. [editline]17th March 2016[/editline] The First Miata was inspired by that type of British roadsters, if you're in the US, get a Miata.

Hey guys, did you know that the New Fiat Tipo will be available in NA ? As a Dodge Neon [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dxgiVta.jpg[/IMG] Here are some HR pics [t]http://i.imgur.com/SZplBVX.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/9LPfqli.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Details on its powertrain lineup have not been released yet, but in the Old Continent, the Tipo can be ordered with two naturally aspirated gasoline units, and two MultiJet II turbodiesels, with outputs ranging between 95 PS (95 HP) and 120 PS (118 HP), mated to five- and six-speed manual gearboxes or a six-speed automatic. [/QUOTE] How awesome would that car be with a v8

Can Mazda just name the MX-5 the same as everywhere else? Why is it called the Miata in America?

Is there any reason to do a coolant flush on a new car if there's no issues? I'm fixing up a beat up '91 Cherokee and having overheating problems and it's got me thinking about doing a coolant flush on my 2013 Mustang 5.0. It's also making me want to get high performance oil pumps and everything. Just so it never turns into the mess this jeep is.

[QUOTE=PyroCF;49950969]Can Mazda just name the MX-5 the same as everywhere else? Why is it called the Miata in America?[/QUOTE] It's MX-5 Miata in the US, not just Miata.

[QUOTE=cNova;49950681]Hey guys, did you know that the New Fiat Tipo will be available in NA ? As a Dodge Neon [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dxgiVta.jpg[/IMG] Here are some HR pics [t]http://i.imgur.com/SZplBVX.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/9LPfqli.jpg[/t] How awesome would that car be with a v8[/QUOTE] It's a shame they're killing the Dart off here in the US, instead of giving an SRT-4 option like they'd been promising for years. [img]http://i.imgur.com/yHtAQWkh.jpg[/img] [editline]17th March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=PyroCF;49950969]Can Mazda just name the MX-5 the same as everywhere else? Why is it called the Miata in America?[/QUOTE] But it says MX-5 on the trunk in the photo I posted up there...

[QUOTE=Ridge;49951406]It's a shame they're killing the Dart off here in the US, instead of giving an SRT-4 option like they'd been promising for years. [img]http://i.imgur.com/yHtAQWkh.jpg[/img] [editline]17th March 2016[/editline] But it says MX-5 on the trunk in the photo I posted up there...[/QUOTE] Thought that was an international showcase, nevermind! I just always hear people refer to it as just a Miata and was confused on what it actually was at first :v:

[QUOTE=PyroCF;49951427]Thought that was an international showcase, nevermind! I just always hear people refer to it as just a Miata and was confused on what it actually was at first :v:[/QUOTE] It's easier to say the name than to read off the fax machine alphanumeric code. Also, I think it was originally called just 'Miata' when it came to the US but they added the MX-5 later.

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;49951051]Is there any reason to do a coolant flush on a new car if there's no issues? I'm fixing up a beat up '91 Cherokee and having overheating problems and it's got me thinking about doing a coolant flush on my 2013 Mustang 5.0. It's also making me want to get high performance oil pumps and everything. Just so it never turns into the mess this jeep is.[/QUOTE] If it's a '13, it's close to due for a flush. It should be done every few years to keep the fluid in balance. There are test kits available at Walmart and all auto parts stores that will let you know how far along it is. [editline]17th March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Saber15;49946841]Condition matters most of all but age does play a part. Unless the car has sat in an air conditioned garage and been poured over every day, an old car is going to suffer from a host of common problems innate to the materials it is built from. Rubber seals and other rubberized components wear out from age, and plastic will weaken and become discolored in sunlight. Rubber decay is something that you can predict and counteract but it still costs moola. Plastic is more of a pain in the ass because anything made after 1970 is going to be >90% plastic on the inside and they don't make replacement parts if you punch a hole in the dashboard.[/QUOTE] With most classics, every single part has been replicated unless you have a very special model. All of the plastics, seals, panels, are usually available. Personally, with my expperience in classic vehicles, I would choose classics over many newer used cars.

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;49951051]Is there any reason to do a coolant flush on a new car if there's no issues? I'm fixing up a beat up '91 Cherokee and having overheating problems and it's got me thinking about doing a coolant flush on my 2013 Mustang 5.0. It's also making me want to get high performance oil pumps and everything. Just so it never turns into the mess this jeep is.[/QUOTE] So the cabin heater core doesn't leak because it's corroded away inside-out. I don't trust longlife coolant enough, and on even older cars the heater core is a BITCH to replace.