Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Bitter]

5 minutes ago, Beerzerker said:

Nice Riviera out there.

Thanks, long term customer project car. Just got the engine and trans sorted, choke isn't working on the Carter AFB, seems like it might be a clogged vacuum passage for the heater pipe to the bimetal but it's running pretty OK in the warm weather without it so it's off to the side again while other things get worked on.

[bcredeur97]

That 3 liter V6 in the Acura TLX and MDX type S’es has 6 bolt mains and forged internals. 
 

so how long before we have 1000hp 3 row MDX family haulers? 

[vetali]

55 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

That 3 liter V6 in the Acura TLX and MDX type S’es has 6 bolt mains and forged internals. 
 

so how long before we have 1000hp 3 row MDX family haulers? 

I am surprised they called that thing a J series. Its nothing alike the other engines besides maybe still using a timing belt. Looks complex as well.

 

Would be neat if they slapped one in a Passport to compete with the Explorer ST but I don't think its gonna happen.

[IPD]

6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That 3 liter V6 in the Acura TLX and MDX type S’es has 6 bolt mains and forged internals. 
 

so how long before we have 1000hp 3 row MDX family haulers? 

I'll settle for a 500hp AWD ZDX.

[IPD]

5 hours ago, vetali said:

I am surprised they called that thing a J series. Its nothing alike the other engines besides maybe still using a timing belt. Looks complex as well.

 

Would be neat if they slapped one in a Passport to compete with the Explorer ST but I don't think its gonna happen.

Passport will never not be a hat-tip to Isuzu, no matter how much Honda tries to put lipstick on it.

 

P.S.

Can someone explain to me why both the Bronco Raptor and the 392 Wrangler are only 4 door?  Has the industry gone full retard?

[vetali]

3 hours ago, IPD said:

Passport will never not be a hat-tip to Isuzu, no matter how much Honda tries to put lipstick on it.

 

P.S.

Can someone explain to me why both the Bronco Raptor and the 392 Wrangler are only 4 door?  Has the industry gone full retard?

That shitbox gets no hat tipping from me.

[Neroon]

Been looking for either a BMW E93 330i (3 series hardtop convertible around 2007)(super rare), or 1 of the faster Volvo c70s (also a hardtop convertible around that age).

Currently driving a Peugeot 307CC (2006 hardtop convertible), but I want something that goes to 60/100 faster, and offers better comfort.

 

The BMW is my preference, but prices have went up instead of down, and because they are so rare, prices are all over the place anyway. The Volvo's are easier to get, and a bit cheaper. They are also more reliable, but will use up a bit more gas.

 

I still prefer the BMW, but will likely end up with the Volvo. Btw I live in Europe, so maintaining a BMW isn't as expensive as it is in other parts of the world.

 

Anyoje got any opinions on it? Btw incase anyone wonders, yes a hard top is required. It's my daily and in my line of work (youthworker) having a softtop is like begging for it to be stabbed.

[IPD]

1 hour ago, Neroon said:

Been looking for either a BMW E93 330i (3 series hardtop convertible around 2007)(super rare), or 1 of the faster Volvo c70s (also a hardtop convertible around that age).

Currently driving a Peugeot 307CC (2006 hardtop convertible), but I want something that goes to 60/100 faster, and offers better comfort.

 

The BMW is my preference, but prices have went up instead of down, and because they are so rare, prices are all over the place anyway. The Volvo's are easier to get, and a bit cheaper. They are also more reliable, but will use up a bit more gas.

 

I still prefer the BMW, but will likely end up with the Volvo. Btw I live in Europe, so maintaining a BMW isn't as expensive as it is in other parts of the world.

 

Anyoje got any opinions on it? Btw incase anyone wonders, yes a hard top is required. It's my daily and in my line of work (youthworker) having a softtop is like begging for it to be stabbed.

SLK55 AMG

[JoaoPRSousa]

Apples or oranges?
Pear

[IPD]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

That shitbox gets no hat tipping from me.

Fair.  I was never a big "Rebadged Isuzu" fan.  Even worse when Honda made it on their own.

 

I really miss Isuzu in the lower 48 though.  GM is satan.

[IPD]

1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

Apples or oranges?
Pear

Well the SLK is:

 

-Hardtop Convertible

-MB which is easier to source parts for in Europe--like BMW, Audi, etc

-SLK55 is stupid fast, and will beat a C6 manual corvette in the 1/4 mile

 

P.S.

Piss on Big Money Waster.

[PandaCopyRight]

57 minutes ago, Neroon said:

Been looking for either a BMW E93 330i (3 series hardtop convertible around 2007)(super rare), or 1 of the faster Volvo c70s (also a hardtop convertible around that age).

Currently driving a Peugeot 307CC (2006 hardtop convertible), but I want something that goes to 60/100 faster, and offers better comfort.

 

The BMW is my preference, but prices have went up instead of down, and because they are so rare, prices are all over the place anyway. The Volvo's are easier to get, and a bit cheaper. They are also more reliable, but will use up a bit more gas.

 

I still prefer the BMW, but will likely end up with the Volvo. Btw I live in Europe, so maintaining a BMW isn't as expensive as it is in other parts of the world.

 

Anyoje got any opinions on it? Btw incase anyone wonders, yes a hard top is required. It's my daily and in my line of work (youthworker) having a softtop is like begging for it to be stabbed.

Both options would be comfortable and somewhat expensive to repair and have plenty of stuff to break as they are technically luxury brands.

Both should have similar fuel economy and that would more or less depend on your driving style.
All car prices have gone up recently, some have gone up more than others but that's unfortunately the current market.
Also for you id more look into what is the driving experience or looks you want:
C70 T5 would feel torquey down low in the RPMs cause of the turbo 5 cylinder. Will be most likely FWD but should be available to find in an AWD spec as well if you go for the older models.
E93 330i would need to at higher RPM for a similar torque and for a shorter amount of time, but will have more "go" in the higher RPMs cause of the naturally aspirated 6 cylinder and will be RWD

Personally id go for the Volvo C70, but i already own a 2015 Volvo V40 so i may be slightly biased towards it 

[PandaCopyRight]

3 minutes ago, IPD said:

Well the SLK is:

 

-Hardtop Convertible

-MB which is easier to source parts for in Europe--like BMW, Audi, etc

-SLK55 is stupid fast, and will beat a C6 manual corvette in the 1/4 mile

 

P.S.

Piss on Big Money Waster.

you do understand that not everyone cares about being the fastest on the dragstrip? 
Also judging by the cars mentioned by that user, most likely the SLK they could afford would be the SLK 280 ... or maybe even a lower spec one (MB tends to be overpriced AF at least over where i am)

[JoaoPRSousa]

25 minutes ago, IPD said:

Well the SLK is:

 

-Hardtop Convertible

-MB which is easier to source parts for in Europe--like BMW, Audi, etc

-SLK55 is stupid fast, and will beat a C6 manual corvette in the 1/4 mile

 

P.S.

Piss on Big Money Waster.

 

Europe is a whole different market to the US. An SLK55 is not in the same price bracket of the E93 nor the C70.

Who cares about quarter mile times???

 

Proud Big Money Waster here.

[JoaoPRSousa]

I need myself a commuter.
I have option A which does the quarter mile in 18 seconds and 40MPG and option B that does the quarter mile in 6.9 seconds and 6.9MPG.

 

Should I go for option B?

[Neroon]

48 minutes ago, IPD said:

SLK55 AMG

I've looked a lot at the R171 models, and they look awesome, and bet they are really nice. Now the AMG is definitely above budget, being about twice the price of the Volvo. I've of course looked at the regular versions, but while I used to consider it, when we heard we had a baby on the way, any 2 seater was an automatic no. Don't get me wrong, my gf has a Kia Ceed so we got the family car going, but I don't want to change car again in a while because she is old enough to be in a convertible.

39 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

Both options would be comfortable and somewhat expensive to repair and have plenty of stuff to break as they are technically luxury brands.

Both should have similar fuel economy and that would more or less depend on your driving style.
All car prices have gone up recently, some have gone up more than others but that's unfortunately the current market.
Also for you id more look into what is the driving experience or looks you want:
C70 T5 would feel torquey down low in the RPMs cause of the turbo 5 cylinder. Will be most likely FWD but should be available to find in an AWD spec as well if you go for the older models.
E93 330i would need to at higher RPM for a similar torque and for a shorter amount of time, but will have more "go" in the higher RPMs cause of the naturally aspirated 6 cylinder and will be RWD

Personally id go for the Volvo C70, but i already own a 2015 Volvo V40 so i may be slightly biased towards it 

I've heard good things about the C70 in terms or reliability. Obviously there is always "what if the roof mechanism breaks" but I haven't seen anything to worry about yet, unlike for example the VW Eos, which has a really cool roof mechanism (has a roof window in the hardtop), but they break often, and costs thousands to repair. I haven't checked prices on the Volvo and BMW, but I've seen Peugeot complete roofs + mechanism for like 250-500. (Reliable roof, less reliable car = loads of spare roofs)

 

I'm looking to test drive both, have been looking for the 330 a long time, but they are so hard to find, and figured I'd wait for a dealer close to test drive it, but no luck so far. To give you an idea, there are currently 4 on offer in my country, and it can take up to 2 months before a new one is offered.

 

Volvo's are much less rare, so I've been looking at that for about a month now, and there are some in decent driving distances, so gonna check that out soon.

I see advantages in both engines, quicker at lower RPM sounds good, but I don't mind hitting 5k RPM, hell I already do it with my Peugeot, and that bastard is very slow (about half of what they will do). Afaik 5 cilinders will provide constant power, so in that regard it does what I wanted, because I wanted a 6 cilinder for that reason.

 

I think for me the main difference is, is that the BMW has a lot more mods, and while I have no interest in making a ricer out of it, I did want to give it some upgrades. I'm sure there are some options with the Volvo, but not as many. I do have ideas for the console though, since that would be perfect for a custom big screen as the car radio.

 

15 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

you do understand that not everyone cares about being the fastest on the dragstrip? 
Also judging by the cars mentioned by that user, most likely the SLK they could afford would be the SLK 280 ... or maybe even a lower spec one (MB tends to be overpriced AF at least over where i am)

The 280 is definitely in my range, but yeah got a 2 month old baby, so not the most practical car for that. This is also a big plus for the BMW and especially the Volvo, because those are 2 of the biggest hard top convertibles.

[Bitter]

Oooof this 2019 is rough.

[Bitter]

For some reason this one didn't attach. What the hell, were they just spraying acetone at the dash?

[DANK_AS_gay]

10 minutes ago, Bitter said:

For some reason this one didn't attach. What the hell, were they just spraying acetone at the dash?

 

Looks like someone has been making Meth.

Or they smoked, and bought a strong (too strong) odor bomb, that reacted with the labels.

[Neroon]

2019? How in the hell... what happened to it?

[DANK_AS_gay]

It really does look like something exploded with force in there, what else would shatter all of that plastic? I stand by the odor bomb/ meth idea, but meth is looking more and more accurate.

[bcredeur97]

58 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Oooof this 2019 is rough.

I’ve never seen a car that bad with so few miles lol 

[bcredeur97]

47 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

Looks like someone has been making Meth.

Or they smoked, and bought a strong (too strong) odor bomb, that reacted with the labels.

The label on GM’s do wear off like that when they get old, but to be that worn so soon is crazy 

 

also the Instrument cluster with the broken cover and things being pushed in. It really just looks like someone slams/hits everything they touch lol 

[DANK_AS_gay]

On 5/20/2022 at 12:16 PM, IPD said:

I just discovered that the Corvette E-Ray is coming.  AWD Corvette?  Convertible?  Christ, all they have to do is announce that Statutory Grape is a color option, and I'll just sign over my eternal soul right now on pre-order.

Is this sarcasm?

Oh Gosh I hope it is sarcasm. Do people really want an AWD Corvette? Let alone a purple one, with no engine noise.

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

The label on GM’s do wear off like that when they get old, but to be that worn so soon is crazy 

 

also the Instrument cluster with the broken cover and things being pushed in. It really just looks like someone slams/hits everything they touch lol

 

44 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

It really does look like something exploded with force in there, what else would shatter all of that plastic? I stand by the odor bomb/ meth idea, but meth is looking more and more accurate.

 

[Bitter]

26 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I’ve never seen a car that bad with so few miles lol 

Mmhmmm 156,000 miles tho.