Car Enthusiast Thread

[lithy]

Also, I learned this weekend that a Hyundai Elantra will apparently do 140mph. What a world.

New Jersey Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase on Pennsylvania Turnpike - Franklin County Free Press

Alix Eugene faces multiple charges after evading State Police at speeds exceeding 140 mph. In a dramatic turn of events on Wednesday evening, a 23-year-old man from New Jersey found himself in handcuffs after allegedly leading State Police on a high-speed chase along the Pennsylvania Turnpike...

fcfreepresspa.com

 

[Claudia Schiffer]

Also, I learned this weekend that a Hyundai Elantra will apparently do 140mph. What a world.

New Jersey Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase on Pennsylvania Turnpike - Franklin County Free Press

Alix Eugene faces multiple charges after evading State Police at speeds exceeding 140 mph. In a dramatic turn of events on Wednesday evening, a 23-year-old man from New Jersey found himself in handcuffs after allegedly leading State Police on a high-speed chase along the Pennsylvania Turnpike...

fcfreepresspa.com

the amount of pride i am feeling for my people is indescribable.

 

[lithy]

the amount of pride i am feeling for my people is indescribable.

 

[wataru330]

My ‘87 Hyundai Accent could barely do 40mph.

The future is now!

 

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Saw this Saturday night, soft spot since my first car was a gen 2 Taurus. This is a 94 or 95 with just 67k miles. Pretty base model car but pretty amazing shape for Pennsylvania.

Then, today was the car cruise at the drive-in. I didn't take pictures of everything, just a few things that stood out to me.

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71 GTO

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Hemi Cuda

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Factory Five Shelby Daytona Coupe replica

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Model A hot rod

Then did some driving after the show and followed this 66 Lemans around for a while.

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Fuck all of those (bad ass) cars, where are the close ups on that sick ass van!?

 

[madmanjock]

My ‘87 Hyundai Accent could barely do 40mph.

The future is now!

Sick. My first car was a Hyundai Accent. It looked like this.

 

[wataru330]

I misspelled Excel in my post, but yeah- Juche car was a rough ride. The car ate clutches. Never bump-started so much in my life.

 

[madmanjock]

mine got on two tyres in a sand dune and was never quite the same afterwards

 

[voltronbadass]

Sigh, goodbye little buddy. Started cleaning her up today to take pics and list her for sale this week. Owned it a little over 6 years. The money and effort that has gone into keeping this car a nice clean and close to stock example is kind of insane. First and last bmw I will ever own. I know Ive posted this pic before but its my favorite one.

 

[madmanjock]

 

[yagamikun]

Got a new ride over the weekend. Well - after months of research. Upgrade my 2020 Subaru BRZ to a 2019 Porsche 718 Cayman S - the logical upgrade due to it's supreme handling and incredible balance with its mid-engine chassis. Took a short trip to Chicago for the buy, but got to visit Galloping Ghost arcade while there so I had a lot of fun.

The 5 hour drive back to Cincinnati was the most fun I've had in months - even in shitty Chicago traffic and endless miles of construction.

And no - this is unrelated to my current AES fire sale.

 

[Lastblade]

Baller!

 

[sr20det510]

Sigh, goodbye little buddy. Started cleaning her up today to take pics and list her for sale this week. Owned it a little over 6 years. The money and effort that has gone into keeping this car a nice clean and close to stock example is kind of insane. First and last bmw I will ever own. I know Ive posted this pic before but its my favorite one.View attachment 65783

Those BBS wheels have a bit of value if you sell seperate.

 

[voltronbadass]

Theyve already been separated and I had the stock bbs style 42’s blasted and powdercoated and put back on with a fresh set of contis. It also has a super perfect condition hard top. So curious to see if I get some crazy offers for that.

Im officially old enough I prefer stock wheels to ALMOST anything.

 

[max 330 mega]

Jetson’s mobile is real now possibly??? I Wonder if it can fly with a 300 pound sload in the driver seat and his 250 pound hogger of a wife riding shotgun?

The first flying electric car, 'Model A,' approved by the FAA and it's 100% electric

Alef Aeronautics' 'Model A' has a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 110 miles. The company plans to start delivering cars by late 2025.

www.usatoday.com

 

[lithy]

Ran the PVGP Kick-Off Rally today. Rained all morning but decided to brave it in the Miata (has no roof on it) since it looked like it was moving out. Drizzled on us on the way over, but stayed dry the entire route. 8 year old served as my navigator, we missed the fourth turn.

It's a time/distance rally with target times from checkpoint to checkpoint. Penalty points assessed for each second early or late to the checkpoint, plus there is a bit of a road sign scavenger hunt to answer as you go too. We finished 4th. Just out of the running for a plaque and case of beer.

Now sitting at Sonic eating something to see how many cars might show up for their car cruise. Not many so far, but will add some photos. Below are a few highlights from the Rally parking lot.

 

[Syn]

Im officially old enough I prefer stock wheels to ALMOST anything.

I like my stock rims for the sleeper effect.

 

[lithy]

Dark cloud chased everyone off after just an hour from the car cruise only 8 cars ended up showing up. Good thing we left when we did it's pouring again now.

 

[lithy]

Few minutes of video from the car today. Nothing exciting, but first time taking our knockoff GoPro out on a drive and I took the time to upload it, so might as well put it in here.

Kid took tons of video, maybe I'll edit it down into something more interesting but for now this was the best single chunk I could find to just clip and upload.

 

[madmanjock]

That view with the pop-up headlights up is one of driving’s greatest pleasures. Vintage Car rallies with a kid sounds like a great father son/daughter activity.

I was a little surprised to see an old MG in those photos, they were common in the UK and are still fairly cheap here - but I didn’t know they were sold or cared for much overseas. The ones over here tend to rust very badly as they are from a time long before galvanised bodywork was a thing.

I’ve just had a weekend away in Crieff with my wife, apparently at the same time that the Ferrari Owner’s Club were having a get together at the same hotel. Some beautiful cars were parked up, with a sign saying ‘Ferrari Owners Club Parking only’. At breakfast this morning they had a private room booked, I could see in and yup it was alot of grey haired guys in their 50s plus, some with wives. I guess that’s one way to network with the rich and powerful.

Anyway, here are some pictures of their cars. I wouldn’t mind a F355 one day. Or a F360. Or a 328…

 

[lithy]

That view with the pop-up headlights up is one of driving’s greatest pleasures. Vintage Car rallies with a kid sounds like a great father son/daughter activity.

I was a little surprised to see an old MG in those photos, they were common in the UK and are still fairly cheap here - but I didn’t know they were sold or cared for much overseas. The ones over here tend to rust very badly as they are from a time long before galvanised bodywork was a thing.

I’ve just had a weekend away in Crieff with my wife, apparently at the same time that the Ferrari Owner’s Club were having a get together at the same hotel. Some beautiful cars were parked up, with a sign saying ‘Ferrari Owners Club Parking only’. At breakfast this morning they had a private room booked, I could see in and yup it was alot of grey haired guys in their 50s plus, some with wives. I guess that’s one way to network with the rich and powerful.

Anyway, here are some pictures of their cars. I wouldn’t mind a F355 one day. Or a F360. Or a 328…
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There was a 924S at the rally, should have grabbed a photo, but didn't really think about it until you replied.

Ferraris...meh? Obviously nice cars, they just don't do it for me. Even if I had the millions necessary it seems like there are so many other things I'd go for first, many for half the price. There are some nice ones in that lot though and I'm glad they're being driven at least.

Interesting to see purple on the one, silver is boring.

 

[Claudia Schiffer]

this is the best car reviewer on youtube i have ever seen

 

[NeoSneth]

I had to take a break from RCR. I really enjoy his stuff, but i think his videos became too frequent and the comedy gets a little stale.
It's more fun to catch them once and a while.

I will give him tons of credit for making regular cars a thing. Cars and Coffee and in general. I pay attention when I see a grandma's 1998 Ford Tempo in pristine condition. My nephew and I will share finds.

 

[madmanjock]

Is this is car equivalent of Angry Video Game Nerd?

 

[GohanX]

Speaking of Miatas, mine is in excellent mechanical shape but the paint has long since failed. I finally decided to do something about it but I couldn't do the sensible thing and just get it painted. No, I thought to myself "why don't I learn how to paint?" I had zero equipment btw.

First experiment, with an old busted fender I was keeping around to test:



I didn't have the spray gun adjusted correctly so it was laying the paint on too thick and spitting a little. But I think my spray technique was pretty good since I I laid it on nice and evenly, it just has too much texture to it. I could still sand it down and polish it pretty well. I was messing with the spray gun last night and have it adjusted much better. I think I'm probably going to sand it down and try again.