Car Chat

[FoMoJo]

^^Very nice.  For a minute I thought it was a Wimmer post.

[shp4man]

The thing with aircraft radials is, if they're not leaking oil, that means they're out, so add some fast. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

The thing with aircraft radials is, if they're not leaking oil, that means they're out, so add some fast. 

Same thing for Harleys 

[FoMoJo]

Bugatti Chiron Passes 300-MPH Barrier with 304-MPH Run, Sets World Record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkiyAZ63RT8

[giant_mtb]

Wowwwwww.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

HOLY MOLY!!!!!!

[CaminoRacer]

I heard it's been modified a bit. But that's very cool

[FoMoJo]

I heard it's been modified a bit. But that's very cool

They just turned up the wick a bit, to 1600 horsepower.

[MrH]

https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-tj-cruiser-could-be-headed-for-production-r-1837559199

Bring on the battle van!

[CaminoRacer]

wtf is that monstrosity

[FoMoJo]

wtf is that monstrosity

Exactly.

[RomanChariot]

https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-tj-cruiser-could-be-headed-for-production-r-1837559199

Bring on the battle van!

Looks like someone took the ugly stick to a Honda Element.

[MX793]

wtf is that monstrosity

It's like an even uglier Ford Flex with minivan doors.

[Eye of the Tiger]

It's like an even uglier Ford Flex with minivan doors.

Which sounds like a perfect idea when you say it like that.

[12,000 RPM]

I still want to live in this world.

[MrH]

Which sounds like a perfect idea when you say it like that.

Finally!  Somebody is seeing the light.

[NomisR]

Finally!  Somebody is seeing the light.

+1

[FoMoJo]

It's like an even uglier Ford Flex with minivan doors.

Yes.

[Galaxy]

I still want to live in this world.

i do not quite understand why both were such a sales flop. I guess anything with sliding doors is a sales killer, even if actually a good idea.

[NomisR]

Why don't consumers like sliding doors though?

[12,000 RPM]

i do not quite understand why both were such a sales flop. I guess anything with sliding doors is a sales killer, even if actually a good idea.

They are ugly and cheap

I don't think it would take much to make sliding doors cool. Put them on a Lamborghini or Tesla or something and the industry would follow suit.

The only thing I'm not sure about is crash safety. Not sure if a sliding door would be harder to open than a regular door after an impact.

[AutobahnSHO]

Why don't consumers like sliding doors though?

cuz stupid. I like that Yota, except the front looks too weird.

[MrH]

The Accord seats continue to give me back issues, but so is my mattress, and that's a lot easier to fix so I'm trying that first

I love the idea of a new Outback, but at the depreciation rate the Accord is on, it's still the best value.  There's nothing that can touch is in the $21k-$24k range for daily commuting.  I can't justify $10k-$15k more to sit higher, get AWD, and more comfortable seats.


Remember Gordon Murray talked about something called the T.43?  It was supposed to be 1700 lbs, 220 hp 3-cylinder and a feasible price.  Never heard anything about it in months now.

[MX793]

Maybe it was the trim level I had, but I don't recall the seats on the Outback rental I had last month to be outstandingly comfortable.  They weren't uncomfortable, but they didn't leave any kind of impression.  A bit better than the Elantra I rented a week later and made the same 6.5 hour drive in, but I would attribute that more to just having a finer adjustment range in the power Subie seats vs totally manual Hyundai seats.

[Laconian]

Yeah the Outback seats are just OK.

[MrH]

I'll take OK over what I have now.  The Accord's are especially bad.  Looked online.  There are at least a fair number of people who agree with me.  They don't seem to fit some people at all.

I might test drive a new Mazda3 hatchback.  They're going for $27k fully loaded.  Wouldn't be nearly as painful of a hit as a $35k Outback.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'd take a 3.6 Outback without a CVT. Good doge car.

[MrH]

Outback XT with manual would be perfect, but alas.  Not allowed by the Subaru overlords.

Same with a 2.5T Mazda3 w/AWD and stick.

[FoMoJo]

Original Owner 1965 Mustang Convertible With Half A Million Miles



The Mustang's price was $3,600, almost $1,200 more than Lyn had saved. Today, she is very happy that she gave in and bought the car her husband wanted, saying, "I was of the generation that you did what your husband told you to do, so we bought this car, and I came up with the extra money to pay for it. Incidentally, the car lasted, he didn't. I still have the car. I don't have him."

[FoMoJo]

Beauty...1966 Ford Fairlane 500 R-Code