The General Car Thread.

[Licana]

1. The F50 has carbon fiber, not cheap plastic.

And yet wouldn't look out of place on an aftermarket S2000.

2. The Gallardo has carbon fiber and suede

aka the same exact things people proclaim as "tacky" on lower-end vehicles.

And you can get all of that by paying only an order of magnitude more than the vehicle you compared them to.

Let's stop pretending that complaining about performance vehicles not having luxury-tier interiors is anything other than stupid.

[Lamadia III]

Just a few minutes ago, I've discussed with my dad what should replace the '07 Corolla. There are essentially 5 options:
- 2012 Honda Accord 2.0 (7 l/100 km standard, 9.5 s 0-60, LPG conversion, my idea),
- 2013 Toyota Prius (4 l/100 km standard, 10.6 s 0-60, LPG conversion, my idea),
- 2013 Ford Mondeo 2.0 240 HP (6.6 l/100 km standard, 7.5 s 0-60, no LPG, his idea),
- 2009 Honda Accord 2.0 (as originally) + Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ (my idea, but he wants that sports car),
- 2010 Toyota Prius (as originally) + Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ (as above).

All cars would come in a high trim level, in automatic, from a private 1st owner seller, preferably as wagons.

What do you think of that?

How nice.

[Arkinesia]

Let's stop pretending that complaining about performance vehicles not having luxury-tier interiors is anything other than stupid.

Seriously, it's more than a bit ridiculous. When I checked out Corvettes, I found the interior snug yet comfortable. It doesn't have to be super luxurious, a comfortable seat is just dandy when it comes to a sports car—beyond that, I couldn't care less about the luxury appointments.

[Petrolheadia]

The next edition of "Let's design a car together" starts today in Forum 7 in 6 hours, is called "Let's design a custom car together" and is based on building a custom car on a budget, starting in 1995.

OK, now it's 3 hours!

[Petrolheadia]

The next edition of "Let's design a car together" starts today in Forum 7 in 6 hours, is called "Let's design a custom car together" and is based on building a custom car on a budget, starting in 1995.

OK, now it's 3 hours!

And it's up and running!
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[Petrolheadia]

Another story of a car:
In 1978, Daryl Johnson, a 28-year-old guy from southern LA living off barely-legal/illegal stock market operations, bought a Porsche 924 in lime green. He had put it on black Fuchs alloys and installed a cassette player/recorder to play his favourite country songs and record mixtapes off the radio. For the first 2 years, he kept it in a rented garage. In 1979, he had a collision that damaged the driver's door. He drove with a dent for 10 months, saving up to fix it. In 1980, he moved to a small West Hollywood apartment with a parking space. But in 1981, he got arrested for stock market scams. The Porsche got reposessed and sold on an auction to...

[Petrolheadia]

Do you know any fun car fact?

I can tell this one:
The first Ford Mondeo (Contour stateside) was designed to be able to house a variety of engines, from a transverse I4 to a longitudinal V8.

And do you know any?

[Corrian]

Sounds like time to get another van. You should be able to get a used one pretty cheap. I would look sat cars.com or a similar website.

The truck should not be too bad to fix, replacing the water pump and fixing the gas pipe should not be too big deal. The tricky part about the electrical thing is find where the problem is. Could just be a bit of insulation the chaffed of two wires somewhere.

Waaayy late reply (I don't frequent this thread much), but "cheap" is still too expensive for us to buy. We're literally stuck in a shitty limbo where we can't afford a new car, but our car barely functions to exist, so we get stuck in an endless shitty loop. That's why our best bet is to just figure out what's wrong with the truck.

[Corrian]

This thread makes me drool a little bit thinking about whenever my Tesla is going to be delivered.

Dude, you have a Tesla? Jealous.

[Petrolheadia]

Sounds like time to get another van. You should be able to get a used one pretty cheap. I would look sat cars.com or a similar website.

The truck should not be too bad to fix, replacing the water pump and fixing the gas pipe should not be too big deal. The tricky part about the electrical thing is find where the problem is. Could just be a bit of insulation the chaffed of two wires somewhere.

Waaayy late reply (I don't frequent this thread much), but "cheap" is still too expensive for us to buy. We're literally stuck in a shitty limbo where we can't afford a new car, but our car barely functions to exist, so we get stuck in an endless shitty loop. That's why our best bet is to just figure out what's wrong with the truck.

Or maybe use public transport. It may end up saving you precious money.

[Novus America]

Waaayy late reply (I don't frequent this thread much), but "cheap" is still too expensive for us to buy. We're literally stuck in a shitty limbo where we can't afford a new car, but our car barely functions to exist, so we get stuck in an endless shitty loop. That's why our best bet is to just figure out what's wrong with the truck.

Or maybe use public transport. It may end up saving you precious money.

Unless you live in a densely populated urban area with every place you want to go is within walking distance of public transportation and you have time to spare (public transportation is usually slow because of frequent stops and you have to wait for it) a car is usually needed.

[The Two Jerseys]

Or maybe use public transport. It may end up saving you precious money.

Unless you live in a densely populated urban area with every place you want to go is within walking distance of public transportation and you have time to spare (public transportation is usually slow because of frequent stops and you have to wait for it) a car is usually needed.

Considering how Corrian mentioned something about driving on dirt roads, I really don't think they have public transport there...

[Novus America]

Unless you live in a densely populated urban area with every place you want to go is within walking distance of public transportation and you have time to spare (public transportation is usually slow because of frequent stops and you have to wait for it) a car is usually needed.

Considering how Corrian mentioned something about driving on dirt roads, I really don't think they have public transport there...

Yeah, if you live in a rural area public transportation probably does not even exist where you live.

[Petrolheadia]

Unless you live in a densely populated urban area with every place you want to go is within walking distance of public transportation and you have time to spare (public transportation is usually slow because of frequent stops and you have to wait for it) a car is usually needed.

Considering how Corrian mentioned something about driving on dirt roads, I really don't think they have public transport there...

Dirt roads can also be found in towns, in forests and the like.

[Novus America]

Considering how Corrian mentioned something about driving on dirt roads, I really don't think they have public transport there...

Dirt roads can also be found in towns, in forests and the like.

Very Small towns and forests generally have little to no public transportation.

[Corrian]

Or maybe use public transport. It may end up saving you precious money.

My dad works 45 minutes to an hour away. It's not even for me yet. We also live in the country. Public transport isn't that easy sadly.

There IS a bus stop in our town (Of 2,000 people, by the way), but I honestly don't know where it goes.

[Corrian]

Considering how Corrian mentioned something about driving on dirt roads, I really don't think they have public transport there...

Dirt roads is for getting to hiking trailheads.

[Petrolheadia]

Or maybe use public transport. It may end up saving you precious money.

My dad works 45 minutes to an hour away. It's not even for me yet. We also live in the country. Public transport isn't that easy sadly.

There IS a bus stop in our town (Of 2,000 people, by the way), but I honestly don't know where it goes.

So maybe check where it goes.

[Novus America]

My dad works 45 minutes to an hour away. It's not even for me yet. We also live in the country. Public transport isn't that easy sadly.

There IS a bus stop in our town (Of 2,000 people, by the way), but I honestly don't know where it goes.

So maybe check where it goes.

He could, but it is not going to go many places. He will still need a car. Public transportation only reaches a few places and is slow. Unless you live in a place like London or NYC. And he does not.

[Lamadia III]

My parents live & work most of the time in Central London, and sometimes NYC, and they still drive to work everyday rather than use public transport.

[Patridam]

My dad works 45 minutes to an hour away. It's not even for me yet. We also live in the country. Public transport isn't that easy sadly.

There IS a bus stop in our town (Of 2,000 people, by the way), but I honestly don't know where it goes.

So maybe check where it goes.

There is a bus stop in the nearest large town to me (10 miles away) of 4,000 people (the two small towns 3 miles away in opposite directions do not have bus service). The bus only comes once in the morning and comes back once in the evening, weekdays only. Said bus goes to the nearest city 30 miles away. This is what rural America is like Petrolheadia, public transport is simply not practical.

[Petrolheadia]

My parents live & work most of the time in Central London, and sometimes NYC, and they still drive to work everyday rather than use public transport.

Yes, but you are fucking loaded and he is poor.

[The Two Jerseys]

My parents live & work most of the time in Central London, and sometimes NYC, and they still drive to work everyday rather than use public transport.

Yes, but you are fucking loaded and he is poor.

Does the word "tact" mean anything to you?

[Petrolheadia]

Yes, but you are fucking loaded and he is poor.

Does the word "tact" mean anything to you?

I simply expressed before that I'm proposing it in Corrian's "current situation" - he is poor and doesn't care too much about cars, but her parents are rich and like cars. To me, what she said was a bit ignorant - if she looked at our previous conversation, she would see that I did not propose it for shits and giggles, but because Corrian has problems with affording to own a car.

[Petrolheadia]

And if I were buying a luxury car, I would get a Mercedes S-Class or a Lexus LS. Depends on how much I would value reliability.

There's a material difference?

As far as I know, there isn't one, though the LS would be cheaper to repair…maybe. Toyota can be really stingy with the cost of their parts.

There is a reliability difference. Warranty Direct does not have statistics for the LS, but the closest things (GS and E-Class) have a difference of the Merc having over 50% more penalty points.