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Right! Cars!
As I have tomorrow off (and it's payday, woohoo), I'm going to a car audio shop tomorrow to see if I can get my car sorted with a custom system as its factory speakers are complete shite, to put it delicately (and the factory amp has blown, depriving me of the bass speakers in the doors).
Given that I am completely terrible at taking things apart and putting them back together again (I also watched a You Tube video of someone taking the door card off my model, and nope I am not doing that myself), am I likely to get fleeced on fitting?
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Indiana Solo
It's not gonna be cheap. I've never had serious work done on my car in a shop(tire alignments and only because you can't do those right without a machine), but you're paying for labor in addition to parts. Can't say numbers though as I have no idea.
edited 26th Mar '15 12:43:27 PM by Joesolo
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Yeah, labour costs are the main killer with mine. I was very lucky to find a garage with a low labour rate for my clutch replacement, would have been prohibitively expensive otherwise.
I really should learn how to do at least the simple things myself. I'm just worried I will miss something during reassembly.
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Indiana Solo
You will, at some point. It happens to the best of us. I was changing a headlight the other day and had to take apart the other one to figure out how to re-assemble it.
Best thing to do, take pictures while you're taking anything apart.
Really though, a lot of car stuff isn't too hard to take care of and you can find help online for most things. Newer cars are getting harder to work on though. They've been making a lot of changes intent on forcing people to use dealerships for maintenance.
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EV conversions: The kit doesn't actually exist yet, and in any case it's probably going to be a bespoke setup for your car. Maybe you can try asking Mate Rimac
about it.
I still want a Dacia Sandero. I'll even rig up the horn to a PA system so whenever I honk the horn it'll go "good news! It's a Dacia Sandero!".
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Personally I want a Lada Riva.
Just to see what it's like to drive a car that terrible.
Oh really when?
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My mother used to own a Lada actually. But I was about 10 so can't really remember it well, and knew nothing of cars at the time.
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why not a Lada Niva?
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Indiana Solo
Why not a peel P50?
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How a Mazda Miata saved a Road & Track writer's marriage.
someone needs to add this to Real Life CMOH and CMOA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EOAXrTrsOE
edited 14th Apr '15 1:41:42 PM by MABfan11
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so... is anyone here a member on any car forums? i'm on ferrarichat and germancarforum and is considering joining finalgear forums
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I'm a member of Jalopnik's Oppositelock forum, although I'm not that active there as of late.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
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Reading Buses 'cow poo bus' sets speed record
It runs on biomethane compressed natural gas and is painted black and white like a Friesian cow. It normally carries passengers around Reading. The UK Timing Association confirmed the new record.
Trevor Duckworth, the association's chief timekeeper, said this was the first time a bus had been on Millbrook Proving Ground and described it as "quite a sight". The bus is normally speed limited to 56mph (90km/h).
Martijn Gilbert, chief executive of Reading Buses, said it would not be recognised as a Guinness World Record unless it reached speeds above 150mph (241km/h).
Chief engineer John Bickerton said the company wanted the "world's first service bus speed record" to bring to light the viability, power and credibility of buses fuelled by cow poo. "We've laid down a challenge for other bus operators to best our record and we had to make it a bit hard for them.
"Most importantly we wanted to get the image of bus transport away from being dirty, smelly, and slow. We're modern, fast, and at the cutting edge of innovation.
"It was an impressive sight as it swept by on the track. It sounded like a Vulcan bomber - the aerodynamics aren't designed for going 80mph."
Its fuel is made from animal waste which is broken down in a process called anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, which is then liquefied, Mr Gilbert said. It is stored in seven tanks fixed inside the roof of the bus.
For the record, the bus is Reading Buses Fleet No. 420 (FA51BUSnote ), a Scania K270UB with ADL Enviro 300 bodywork. The engines of the Scanias are designed to run on CNG, which is stored in the tanks above the body.
Keep Rolling On
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Introducing the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage Concept. It looks good from precisely one angle.
i'm curious to which angle you mean
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Profile view. Then it both looks like the original and spares us its horrific front.
"In distress", my ass.
That front end looks like it's best suited to be found on something that munches on carrots.
I think it looks good. Then again, my current car looks like I found it in the bottom of a cereal box, so make of my opinion what you will. I'm jokingly digging the "regurgitated Burger King at 3 AM after ten beers" paint job.
The comments are hilarious.
HGW XX/7
I like it too.
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Isn't it still illegal to represent a vehicle's age falsely via its numberplate?
RE: CSL: I like it.
*flees the Torches and Pitchforks*
edited 23rd May '15 2:42:04 PM by Deadbeatloser22
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United Earth
Guys, if I wanted to buy a big motorbike for road trips and such, is that a terrible idea, and are Harleys not as good as their reputation?
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HGW XX/7
Can you ride motorbikes? Motorbike road trips don't seem like something to jump straight into.
I'd advise you to check out a dedicated motorbiking forum.
edited 23rd May '15 3:38:05 PM by Achaemenid
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That thread is in cooldown because the discussion was getting actively abusive. This hasn't happened here so far.
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