The General Car Thread - The Facelift.

by **Petrolheadia** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:14 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:
Petrolheadia wrote:IIRC they did a Bugeye Sprite and an MGB GT.

I did a little work on the episode where they added a third wing to the Escort Cosworth.

It was supposed to be like that from the factory.

Triple wing. On a production car. Let that sink in.

by **The Two Jerseys** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:51 pm

Saw a diesel VW on the highway earlier.

Its license plate was "B4SCNDL". I laughed.

by **NeoOasis** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:01 pm

Took me a while, but here it is. 40+ mpg. Pretty damn happy with my Corolla. Managed to exceed the EPA estimate by about 4 mpg.

by **Vassenor** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:04 pm

NeoOasis wrote:(Image)

Took me a while, but here it is. 40+ mpg. Pretty damn happy with my Corolla. Managed to exceed the EPA estimate by about 4 mpg.

Huh. Doing the maths I think I'm averaging about 37 per US Gallon.

by **Cannot think of a name** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:20 pm

The Two Jerseys wrote:Saw a diesel VW on the highway earlier.

Its license plate was "B4SCNDL". I laughed.

Ha!

by **NeoOasis** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:05 pm

Vassenor wrote:
NeoOasis wrote:(Image)

Took me a while, but here it is. 40+ mpg. Pretty damn happy with my Corolla. Managed to exceed the EPA estimate by about 4 mpg.

Huh. Doing the maths I think I'm averaging about 37 per US Gallon.

Nice! What do you drive?

by **Cappuccina** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:11 am

Vassenor wrote:
NeoOasis wrote:(Image)

Took me a while, but here it is. 40+ mpg. Pretty damn happy with my Corolla. Managed to exceed the EPA estimate by about 4 mpg.

Huh. Doing the maths I think I'm averaging about 37 per US Gallon.

Damn...and here I am with my 20~21 mpg average.

by **The Two Jerseys** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:24 am

Cappuccina wrote:
Vassenor wrote:
Huh. Doing the maths I think I'm averaging about 37 per US Gallon.

Damn...and here I am with my 20~21 mpg average.

I once managed 9 mpg between fill-ups.

by **Vassenor** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:35 am

Cappuccina wrote:
Vassenor wrote:
Huh. Doing the maths I think I'm averaging about 37 per US Gallon.

Damn...and here I am with my 20~21 mpg average.

That's what I get for driving a rollerskate with a mighty 82 horsepower.

by **Cannot think of a name** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:09 am

Vassenor wrote:
Cappuccina wrote:Damn...and here I am with my 20~21 mpg average.

That's what I get for driving a rollerskate with a mighty 82 horsepower.

Show off, I only have 40.

by **Cappuccina** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:08 am

Vassenor wrote:
Cappuccina wrote:Damn...and here I am with my 20~21 mpg average.

That's what I get for driving a rollerskate with a mighty 82 horsepower.

I have 230 hp, great for fun, not so great for gas mileage lol.

by **Costa Fierro** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:53 pm

Saw one of them new Supra's last night. Very nice.

by **Cappuccina** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:59 am

Costa Fierro wrote:Saw one of them new Supra's last night. Very nice.

Oh yes, there's one the goes by my job every few days. Gorgeous car, IRL.

by **East Fredonia** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:32 am

It's been a hot minute since I've been on this thread.
The family fleet status is as follows:
'07 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner double cab: sold to cousin of family friend, had power steering leak and we didn't really need a truck anymore.
'03 Toyota Sienna LE: sold after languishing in the garage for four years with a blown head gasket and oil sludge issues my dad never fixed. F.
'13 Scion xB: still running strong at 80k miles, some issues with randomly squeaking rear brakes and it's lost another hubcap.
And we've replaced the truck and the van by buying my aunt's '03 GMC Envoy SLE. Great SUV, aside from GM's typical North Korean interior quality. Quiet, smooth, cushy seats, floaty ride, and it's been babied from the day she got it. My dad replaced some suspension bits and the entirety of the stereo system, and it's been an excellent family/stuff hauler and road-trip beast. After getting stuffed in the back of the Scion for the past few years, it feels like a Learjet.

by **Auzkhia** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:33 pm

Fiat-Chrysler + Peugeot-Citroën: It's happening

by **Cannot think of a name** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:03 pm

Get your race on with a Yenko build Corvair.

You read that right.

by **Patridam** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:41 am

My skills of making cars in Automation continue to get better with practice. Behold, the 1975 Hirondelle Lancelot, featuring a 9 mpg, 8.0 Liter V8:

by **Auzkhia** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:15 am

Patridam wrote:My skills of making cars in Automation continue to get better with practice. Behold, the 1975 Hirondelle Lancelot, featuring a 9 mpg, 8.0 Liter V8:

(Image)

Malaise Landyacht.

I see a Lincoln Continental Mark IV with some Cadillac Fleetwood elements, and maybe even a bit of Chrysler New Yorker Brougham in there.

by **Elwher** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:00 am

Patridam wrote:My skills of making cars in Automation continue to get better with practice. Behold, the 1975 Hirondelle Lancelot, featuring a 9 mpg, 8.0 Liter V8:

(Image)

Beautiful. I want one.

by **Cannot think of a name** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:32 am

Roger Penske has bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, becoming an American Bernie.

He's also going to try and bring F1 back to the Brickyard.

by **The Two Jerseys** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:53 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:Roger Penske has bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, becoming an American Bernie.

He's also going to try and bring F1 back to the Brickyard.

America has plenty of road courses, we don't need F1 on a roval.

by **Costa Fierro** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:14 pm

The Two Jerseys wrote:
Cannot think of a name wrote:Roger Penske has bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, becoming an American Bernie.

He's also going to try and bring F1 back to the Brickyard.

America has plenty of road courses, we don't need F1 on a roval.

Yeah, but most of them probably aren't to scratch for F1. Maybe Laguna Seca.

by **The Two Jerseys** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:58 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:America has plenty of road courses, we don't need F1 on a roval.

Yeah, but most of them probably aren't to scratch for F1. Maybe Laguna Seca.

Literally the only American tracks rated as Grade 1 (and therefore eligible to host F1) are CotA and Indy.

Which is probably due to some bullshit criteria like media facilities, seeing as how Monaco is a Grade 1 track even though everyone concurs that the only reason it still hosts F1 is because it's basically grandfathered in.

by **Cannot think of a name** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:55 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:America has plenty of road courses, we don't need F1 on a roval.

Yeah, but most of them probably aren't to scratch for F1. Maybe Laguna Seca.

Laguna Seca was resurfaced for FIA standards. I always feel like it's too short but I guess it wouldn't be the shortest F1 track. I don't think the facilities can handle the circus coming to town, though.

by **Cappuccina** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:14 pm

Patridam wrote:My skills of making cars in Automation continue to get better with practice. Behold, the 1975 Hirondelle Lancelot, featuring a 9 mpg, 8.0 Liter V8:

(Image)

I want the game so bad, unfortunately I don't have a computer. I'm subbed to a few Automation/Beam channels on YouTube.

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