Car Chat

[cawimmer430]

What is the big tub for?  Is that where they transport the drunks that they arrest?

Probably where they store the flowers and teddy bears for Arab clan members and illegal migrant drug dealers from Africa.

[cawimmer430]

Do they sell ice cream?

They sell love!

The Berlin police has been castrated by their superiors and they basically can't arrest Arab clan members or "people of color" because those can then pull the "racism" card. In fact Berlin police officers have to prove that the PoC they arrested committed a crime. Of course, they don't carry video cameras on them because that would conflict with the retarded GDPR laws which state that you need to first ask permission to film someone...

SHIT HOLE BERLIN.

[FoMoJo]

Caton Is New British Sports Car Teasing Retro-Styled Roadster

Not much to go on, but it sounds interesting...



Other than the Italians, the British have come up with some of the loveliest, and most copied, designs.

[cawimmer430]

Someone in one of the many Facebook car groups I am in posted this. Stunning concept of what a different 1970s Cadillac Eldorado Coupe could have looked like! WOW!

[Morris Minor]

Drove the CX-5 down into the burbs yesterday through heavy rain & aquaplaned in a couple of spots. This was not super-deep floodwater or anything, just poor surface drainage. But put 10,000 miles on a set of OEM tires, that were bottom-tier garbage out of the factory, and you're going to fold at the slightest challenge.

[FoMoJo]

Ferrari 308 With Honda Engine Swap Sounds Absolutely Evil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6jEJGsPlnI

The staccato raspiness from the Honda engine makes it sound like the world's angriest popcorn popper.

Personally, I think he could have found an old Honda Civic to play with, rather than butchering a Ferrari 308.  Magnum must be in tears.

[Soup DeVille]

2 great reasons to do this:

1- Ferrari people are stuck up twats and will get really mad about it.

2- The 308 was a slug- a 180 HP, 3200 lb malaise era  embarrassment, and a well built turbo K-series is an improvement in every way that can push 8-900 HP.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I think it would be better with a VW TDI engine. About 90 HP, tons of black smoke. Like a normal 308.

[FoMoJo]

2 great reasons to do this:

1- Ferrari people are stuck up twats and will get really mad about it.

2- The 308 was a slug- a 180 HP, 3200 lb malaise era  embarrassment, and a well built turbo K-series is an improvement in every way that can push 8-900 HP.

No doubt some Ferrari people are stuck up twats the same as some who drive pick-ups.  Neither here nor there.

2,835 lb for a GTBi and 211 bhp, not so bad for a 2.9L V8 from the malaise era.

Certainly people have differing opinions concerning vehicle modifications, and that's all fine.  Personally, I just like to respect the marque.

[CaminoRacer]

Another good Goodwood video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCTgrjKh3xk

[cawimmer430]

Oh lord, bless you for giving us motorists this "cheap" fuel today! ONLY 1.99 Euros per liter (aka $2.17 per 0.26 US gallons). Getting violated by the government wasn't as painful today! 

"Only" paid 39.26 Euros ($42.82) for 19.64 liters (5.19 US gallons)!!! So what are Americans whining about filling up their F-650 Twin Fuel Tanks for $40!? 

Ok, charade over.... F*CK, these eco hysterical a-holes. 

[r0tor]

Is it just me, or does it seem nearly ever car/truck/SUV sold in the last 20 years is nearly unbearable to drive with the windows down?  The Alfa has terrible buffeting, the POS focus actually emitted a strong drumming sound from the rear shelf flexing, my jeep is generally not great experience.either.  My RX8 is not bad and I remember growing up always riding around with the windows down.

[FoMoJo]

Is it just me, or does it seem nearly ever car/truck/SUV sold in the last 20 years is nearly unbearable to drive with the windows down?  The Alfa has terrible buffeting, the POS focus actually emitted a strong drumming sound from the rear shelf flexing, my jeep is generally not great experience.either.  My RX8 is not bad and I remember growing up always riding around with the windows down.

When I put the driver's window down, I always open the rear opposite (passenger side) window a couple of inches in order to get rid of the buffeting.

[Soup DeVille]

Is it just me, or does it seem nearly ever car/truck/SUV sold in the last 20 years is nearly unbearable to drive with the windows down?  The Alfa has terrible buffeting, the POS focus actually emitted a strong drumming sound from the rear shelf flexing, my jeep is generally not great experience.either.  My RX8 is not bad and I remember growing up always riding around with the windows down.

Yes; my theory is that as A-pillars have gotten larger (for crash purposes), they've also become more sculpted (better aero), which brings the airflow closer to the body. The unfortunate result for windows down cruising is that now you have air blasting directly into the cabin.

[FoMoJo]

I thought that it might have something to do with the cabin being more airtight so that any air trying to get in has nowhere to get out; which is why the buffeting goes away when you open a rear window a bit.

[shp4man]

Is it just me, or does it seem nearly ever car/truck/SUV sold in the last 20 years is nearly unbearable to drive with the windows down?  The Alfa has terrible buffeting, the POS focus actually emitted a strong drumming sound from the rear shelf flexing, my jeep is generally not great experience.either.  My RX8 is not bad and I remember growing up always riding around with the windows down.

I agree. the wife's Fusion is awful. The old truck doesn't do it at all.

[AutobahnSHO]

Plus we drive faster!

[cawimmer430]

I normally don't watch this guy's videos, but this stretch of Autobahn seemed very familiar: it's the same Autobahn I take from Munich to Mühldorf! Almost 100 km of no speed limit until you're forced to slow down to 80 km/h because of a tunnel, and then you can once against speed for hundreds of km's. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N24f_YU-7es

[FoMoJo]

I agree. the wife's Fusion is awful. The old truck doesn't do it at all.

Those little vent windows make a difference.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Get ready for 15% ethanol gasoline.

https://on.mktw.net/3jCrgnj

[Eye of the Tiger]

Apparently, only a small number of gas stations even sell E15. Why even bother?

[CaminoRacer]

I found a station with ethanol-free premium, so I might start using that for the El Camino. Usually the ethanol-free I've seen is regular or mid-grade so I could never get it.

I also found a station with 100 octane unleaded.

[CaminoRacer]

https://youtu.be/Q3WiQsIWn4A

[Eye of the Tiger]

Definitely should've passed that slow car with fenders.

[AutobahnSHO]

Just a money grab?

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/04/kisss-paul-stanley-is-auctioning-off-his-2022-corvette-convertible-vin-001-throws-in-a-guitar/amp/

[giant_mtb]

Just a money grab?

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/04/kisss-paul-stanley-is-auctioning-off-his-2022-corvette-convertible-vin-001-throws-in-a-guitar/amp/

I mean, the Internet says he has a net worth of about $200 million, so it's not like he needs the money...

[cawimmer430]

The Chrysler Crossfire Story - "Route 66 meets the Autobahn"... 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdL9Ic3aRPw

[r0tor]

Hah... I worked here a couple decades ago
https://youtu.be/QFU6uMYL2EM

[cawimmer430]

Fascinating.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=724OqpS2kBM

[FoMoJo]

Florida Ford GT Owner Crashes Because He's "Unfamiliar" With Manual Transmission

A Ford GT owner in Boca Raton, Florida crashed his recently purchased supercar into a tree Friday evening because he was "unfamiliar with how to drive stick shift," police say.

The driver, 50-year-old Robert J. Guarini, told police he lost control after downshifting while leaving his housing development at around 6 p.m. This led to a head-on collision with a palm tree. Guarini then told a nearby security worker that he did not have his phone and needed a ride back to his house, where he spoke to police via landline after leaving the vehicle unattended, police say.