Ok, the over speed code makes sense now. It probably wasn't triggered with the other code but at some point earlier without the service engine light turning on. Thanks again for your input. Im definitely still learning.
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Automotive Discussion Thread | OT2 | Zero to pointless fighting faster than a GT86
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Ok, the over speed code makes sense now. It probably wasn't triggered with the other code but at some point earlier without the service engine light turning on. Thanks again for your input. Im definitely still learning.
Gonna take some better/stylish shots this weekend, hopefully:
Oh wow. That color... It's fantastic!
Damn, the paint on that 911 is definitely gorgeous.
Lol smiles per hour is a funny phrase. I've heard smiles per gallon being thrown around before, but not sph haha.
I'm actually now really curious as to what Mazda's planning these days. Part of me feels like they'll be cannibalizing themselves if a 200hp Fiata turbo does happen, but since it is a Mazda with a FIAT engine... are they even losing money that way?
My feeling is that Mazda isn't going to do a turbo Miata this time around. It would be awfully similar to the 124 Abarth, wouldn't it? I do think we will continue to see special edition Miatas and hopefully a Speed3 or Speed6 with a turbo at some point.
But that's just speculation on my part.
Gonna take some better/stylish shots this weekend, hopefully:
Please tell me you have a garage and not park in the street
She's looking at a 2013 CPO w/ 40k on it. Dealer wants $14.5. They also have a 2015 leftover asking $22.5. I think we'll end up pulling the trigger on one of those. Thanks for the input.
Arc07
Member
There was a Carrera 4S cabrio at my old apartment complex who frequently parked on the street even though there was a parking garage with ample room. That in itself wasn't so bad, but he would also leave the top down after he parked the car, even overnight.
The thought still eats at me.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah, shouldn't do that anyway, damages the top apparently.
I'll chime in too to say it's a fucking stunning color.
Not a huge fan of classic cars, but this is right up there with the Singer for me. BMW 2002 rebuild hotness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_gJ5qExRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_gJ5qExRM
That's the unfortunate part for the next 2 months or so, that's one of the reasons I was delaying as well, my next place does have the space, but I can't move in right away...but I just couldn't pass the car up, I'm looking for monthly parking now but frankly the underground spots with valets scare me...no way they'll take care of the car while parking.
By the way, thanks everyone!
jongkookie
Member
I dunno tbh. People have been clamoring for a Mazdaspeed Miata since the NC came out and they couldn't do it due to the economy getting flushed down the toilet. But now that they've got some cash flow and are actually publicly spending R&D money for a rotary comeback, I'd like to believe that a turbo Miata is indeed in the cards.
But what I do know, by way of the grapevine, is that the Mazdaspeed team in California have just recently(sometime in the last 2 weeks) managed to fit in the Skyactiv turbo(from the new CX-9) into the Mazda3's engine bay. So hopefully we'll see something soon.
Speaking of rumors, while I'm at it... I'm 90% sure Mazda is showing the power retractable hardtop version of the ND Miata at NYIAS. I've seen lots of hints being dropped by the focus groups participants in the Miata forums, Miata club higher ups, third party vendors(like Flyin' Miata and Goodwin Racing), and also dealership heads have seen it too. I'm somewhat excited, but I'm not holding my breath lol.
Edit:
Jay Leno drives the new NSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8JwgDAPPqg
It's a shame the car is kinda underwhelming.
What's worse is that I watched it for the girl not the damn car lol.
Ooh I hope so. That is very good news, indeed.
So the Honda dealership in the next town over has a fresh 07 Civic Si trade-in that I am probably going to go check out tomorrow. It has a Ct Supercharger installed (which adds 65 - 70whp) + exhaust and I am very curious what it would be like to drive. That supercharger kit is about a 4 grand part by itself and that doesn't include the recommended 8 or so hour install. And the dealership only wants $7900 for the whole car (it has 124k miles) so it might be completely ragged out.
The add also notes that it has a brand new transmission which tells me that maybe the stock unit isn't able to handle the power for the long term but without further investigation I am just speculating.
We'll see.
The add also notes that it has a brand new transmission which tells me that maybe the stock unit isn't able to handle the power for the long term but without further investigation I am just speculating.
We'll see.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
We all did. I honestly didn't look at the car once...
shinshoryuken
Member
Fallout-NL
Member
Far from it, sadly.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
It sort of looks like an Audi R8...with an Acura badge. Not a bad thing, but also somewhat unoriginal.
I did, but I looked at the old car more. The original, especially the later ones, have such a great look and such beautiful lines. The new car would have been shown off better in this video had they also picked a lighter color for it. Black just hides so many of the details.
Also eye grabbing, the lady presenter's pants. And I'm saying that as respectfully as I know how.
shinshoryuken
Member
I was thinking exactly the same thing!! specially the black one.
The thing is, it looks like a modern acura, but no hint of the old NSX.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
The new NSX doesn't do much for me either. But I'm trying to think back on the reception of the original NSX, and I feel like popular opinion wasn't really on the side of the original either when it first came out. That's not a very easy thing to verify one way or another 25 years later, though.
It outperformed pretty much everything at the time, felt better, drove better, with Honda reliability.
It was a revolutionary car that turned the sports car world upside down.
shinshoryuken
Member
As I remember, the NSX was highly praised in the beginning. Fell in love the first time I saw it. I was taking the bus and saw a white one with a black top...I was so amaze.
every car magazine had it as a cover...
jongkookie
Member
Lol I'm not gonna lie, I was falling in love haha.
I thought she was just your typical pretty face brought to the team for stupid reasons, but she actually knows her shit and I could finally see beyond those teal pants.
The problem people had with the NSX back then was the psychological hurdle some people had to get over/pass for buying a $90,000 Honda.
mmazurkiewicz
Member
mmm, so want the new C7 Grand Sport.
will be getting one to replace my M3 once the C7 LCI is out and the LT1 gets bumped to 500hp+. probably two years till that happens which is good as that'll likely be when chevy dealers give these away for $10k off.
ideally i'd like to keep both cars but we'll see what happens.
will be getting one to replace my M3 once the C7 LCI is out and the LT1 gets bumped to 500hp+. probably two years till that happens which is good as that'll likely be when chevy dealers give these away for $10k off.
ideally i'd like to keep both cars but we'll see what happens.
Amazing news man. Glad everything went well! Congrats!
Septimus Prime
Member
Congratulations!
I was actually in a very similar boat, where I had to get an SUV because we'll be having a baby soon. We ended up with an X3, and I highly recommend it.
jongkookie
Member
Congrats man!!
Congratulations Smokey!
mmm, so want the new C7 Grand Sport.
will be getting one to replace my M3 once the C7 LCI is out and the LT1 gets bumped to 500hp+. probably two years till that happens which is good as that'll likely be when chevy dealers give these away for $10k off.
ideally i'd like to keep both cars but we'll see what happens.
There's a local dealer that has been discounting them for $9-11k regularly so I can definitely see the same thing happening to the grand sport.
shinshoryuken
Member
Congrats!
Congrats. It's funny that your son being born made you think about buying an SUV, whereas a friend of a friend went the other way. He had an SUV, but his son being born made him think about the world he was leaving for his son, and climate change etc. Opted for a hybrid.
What if he's getting a hybrid suv? Plot twist!
mmazurkiewicz
Member
So Salomondrin, the rich youtube dude with lots of expensive cars, has started a car show. Pretty good production, as he is apparently a movie producer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twz49m_PE2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twz49m_PE2k
jongkookie
Member
Cars and Coffee today was fncking awesome! The turnout was huge and the driveby's sounded amazing.
Pics and a vid will be up ASAP. Got lots of pics to go through and a crapton of footage to edit lol.
Pics and a vid will be up ASAP. Got lots of pics to go through and a crapton of footage to edit lol.
shinshoryuken
Member
It's raining here in cali
I want to drive my car soo bad ..
dayam rain..guess I'll try to stir things up on other car thread in GAF.
David Incorporated Esq.
Member
How many mustangs crashed while leaving?
jongkookie
Member
It's raining here in cali
I want to drive my car soo bad ..
dayam rain..guess I'll try to stir things up on other car thread in GAF.
Lol that rain is supposed to be making it's way next week for us here in Texas, supposed to rain all week. @____@
Also, there's another car thread on GAF?
Zero.
The crash last month apparently made huuuuge media coverage the C&C organizers themselves were policing the streets, plus there was a huge ass banner by the exit that said something along the lines of "Don't be the next YouTube star" lol.
Anyway, finally pooled all the pics and vids together. 225 pics, including about 100 from the drivebys and 6gb's of video. Fuuuuuuuuu, I'll try, edit and upload the best pics ASAP and I'll post the rest of the album and the video when that gets done sometime within this week lol.
shinshoryuken
Member
No, just some automatic vs manual thread on the off-topic forum. I like steering things up ..
jongkookie
Member
Finally finished editing the pics! Whew, I spent almost all of my afternoon editing lol. Here's the 15 best imo.
Here's the link to the entire album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskuZrvnL
Finally, what the fnck is this:
It has the Abarth badge up front and a Yugo badge at the back lol.
Here's the link to the entire album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskuZrvnL
Finally, what the fnck is this:
It has the Abarth badge up front and a Yugo badge at the back lol.
got under the car with a spray bottle and soapy water and it looks like a bad gasket between the downpipe and cat, theres a fair bit of bubbles while idling. would this trigger a post catalytic lean?
Poodlestrike
Banned
I'm 80% sure that that last one is a Hot Wheels somebody accidentally enlarged.
SUV eh? What kind are you thinking about? And congrats on your son!
Disel's can go a long, long time with proper maintenance. Does the current owner have good maintenance records? If so, then it's not a terrible idea assuming all of the electrics work. If there are no maintenance records available then I would probably walk away. You don't want to inherit someone else's problem.
Lol
The rear does look familiar but I cant remember why. The headlights are definitely throwing me off cause I haven't ever seen those anywhere with that rear - videogame or real life lol
I've been speaking through email with a gentleman in Florida that I met on the Club Lexus forums. He's interested in selling his Lexus GX470 and it sounds like a very good deal. It's a 2004 with 115,000 miles. He's sent lots of photos and a picture of his VIN# so that I could run the Carfax report. From the Carfax report I can tell that the vehicle has been rigorously maintained and is completely up to date on absolutely everything. Only 2 owners and no accidents.
And the best part is, because we met on Club Lexus he's willing to part with the vehicle for pretty much the trade-in value + the tax savings value that he would get if he traded it in. This could be the 3rd vehicle we've been looking for and I'm getting pretty excited about it.
And the best part is, because we met on Club Lexus he's willing to part with the vehicle for pretty much the trade-in value + the tax savings value that he would get if he traded it in. This could be the 3rd vehicle we've been looking for and I'm getting pretty excited about it.