Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **dodint** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:49 pm

#StancedLife

Postby **tifosi77** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:47 pm

@dodint - enjoy: http://i.imgur.com/eW82mUd.gifv

Honest question: What is the purpose of these modifications? That's more negative camber than could ever possibly be useful. Is it really just a rolling Darwin tag?

Postby **NTP66** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:25 pm

@dodint - enjoy: http://i.imgur.com/eW82mUd.gifv
Honest question: What is the purpose of these modifications? That's more negative camber than could ever possibly be useful. Is it really just a rolling Darwin tag?

If you figure out the answer to that, let the rest of us know, because I have no **** idea.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:41 pm

@dodint - enjoy: http://i.imgur.com/eW82mUd.gifv

I saw this yesterday on Reddit...as soon as I saw you post this I knew what it was

Postby **NTP66** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:42 pm

I was originally shaking my head at the mere sight of it. That he couldn't get over a baby speed bump was just icing on the cake.

Postby **tifosi77** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:52 pm

Halp! I'm stuck on a hump.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:31 pm

I know that low ride stuff is a big Hispanic thing. I always see the freaking hatchbacks that are so low to the ground that it's a shocker the undercarriage doesn't get ripped out at any bump.

Postby **Ad@m** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:46 pm

1962 ex-Phil Hill Ferrari 250 GTO sells for world record

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-phil-hill ... 37159.html

Postby **tifosi77** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:53 am

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:44 am

Which just goes to show again that Ferrari is the best.

Postby **tifosi77** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:41 am

In all honesty, I think that absurd price is more a function of rarity and provenance than of marque.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:44 am

Also worth noting that the number quoted above is the record for an auction. The record for private sale is $70M set earlier this month by a different 250 GTO.

I still want an F430 someday but they've already bottomed and are starting to appreciate again.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Aug 29, 2018 6:32 am

https://gfycat.com/HeftyDefinitiveAttwa ... riechicken

Postby **Silentom** » Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:20 am

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:21 am

She got dat cake doe.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:49 am

Got my car back from the body shop, and you can't tell it was ever in an accident. The paint job was perfect, and the guy who did the work blended it masterfully. I almost felt a little bad for the Hertz rep when she asked how the car was, and I told her it was best suited to be driven off a cliff and forgotten. What a turd of a car.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:18 am

Anyone here use Duralast Gold brake pads? If so, what did you think of them? I'm done with StopTech pads. Terrific stopping power, but they leave far too much material on the rotors, which wind up pulsing within months.

Postby **iamjs** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:35 am

Got my car back from the body shop, and you can't tell it was ever in an accident. The paint job was perfect, and the guy who did the work blended it masterfully. I almost felt a little bad for the Hertz rep when she asked how the car was, and I told her it was best suited to be driven off a cliff and forgotten. What a turd of a car.

to be fair, I'd probably say the same about quite a few of the rentals I've driven.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:46 am

My last three rentals were virtually brand new (under 10k miles) GM and Ford products.

Postby **mac5155** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:32 pm

Anyone here use Duralast Gold brake pads? If so, what did you think of them? I'm done with StopTech pads. Terrific stopping power, but they leave far too much material on the rotors, which wind up pulsing within months.

I bought the mid grade Bendix brand pads from summit for my Honda and they've been the best pads I've ever used.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:40 pm

I spent all day researching this, and decided to just go with Centric everything. Centric cryo-treated rotors and Centric Posi-Quiet ceramic pads (somehow even cheaper than the Duralasts). On a related note, I'm going to replace the rotor dust caps, but I think Walmart priced themselves out of the running:

Postby **Willie Kool** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:02 pm

Postby **Tomas** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:10 pm

For the esteemed car experts here:

Recently, I have the following problem with our Honda Pilot: When I stop the car (say, at the intersection) but don't turn the engine off, I feel a brief puff of a "propane-gas" like smell coming through the front ventilation slots. What do you think is the issue? Just a bad cabin filter or possibly something more serious?

Thanks!!

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:14 pm

Are there oil deposits around the cap on your motor? You could be smelling that at idle. I don't think it's a cabin filter issue, because you shouldn't be smelling that in the first place. Any mechanic should be able to figure out the source using a mechanical sniffer if it truly is gas/oil.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:04 pm

Likely a bad catalytic converter too. Is there a check engine light?