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

[terrytek]

7 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

CS:GO is gonna be my graduation present to myself.

i was considering gifting it to you, but i found out i already put a couple hours in.  i haven't been playing it mostly because i don't have the skills.

[warmmilk]

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

guise i need about $6k

 

me too

http://fab9tuning.com/fab9tuning-efr-v-band-bottom-mount-turbo-kit-nc-06-15/

1 hour ago, byalexandr said:

I've been looking at various E46s, not sure how my dad will fair with that though. He considers BMW a luxury make so getting a cheap BMW probably won't sit with him well. I am pretty mechanically inclined though, as long as I'm not replacing any head gaskets or clutches I pretty much know the rest. Even then I'm sure I can figure it out.

if thats the case miata (if you don't mind convertibles) or Kswapped integra...

 

or maybe you can show him the actual maintenance costs, try to convince him if you really want the E46

 

my 2 cents

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i was considering gifting it to you, but i found out i already put a couple hours in.  i haven't been playing it mostly because i don't have the skills.

it's quite a learning curve but once you start playing it you don't really want to play anything else because everything else will feel weird lol (especially call of duty.. oh my goodness call of duty feels so strange to me now  can't even enjoy it)

[vetali]

5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

 

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Laaaaame

I mean, I expected worse honestly. 

 

 

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

Oh thanks man  

 

Not a big deal. I've stopped myself buying it because I don't need another game until I graduate. I've been doing a shit load of research on it so the transition into it is smooth. Gonna do a whole series on it from purchace to ranking up to get editing and livestreaming skills. Hopefully it goes well even if it doesn't get watched too much.

well really i need money for games. literally 98 percent of the games in my library were either free or gifted to me. 

 

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

it's quite a learning curve but once you start playing it you don't really want to play anything else because everything else will feel weird lol

well i need to get a controller for some better control.

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

 

I mean, I expected worse honestly. 

 

 

still <3 my centric premiums. (that i dont have yet on the miata but will.. eventually? lol)

 

barely have to use brakes on that thing...

[warmmilk]

37 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Its crazy how fast the s10 stopps. I mean, I really don't have anything to compare it too. Still need to do the braking Gs test with the EBC pads.

 

Also haven't gotten the braided lines on it yet. Been hekin busy every weekend after they arrived.  

 

And next weekend I'm out to sushi and then need to change the oil. miiiiiiiiight get them installed then. have to see.

 must resist... 

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

well really i need money for games. literally 98 percent of the games in my library were either free or gifted to me. 

 

well i need to get a controller for some better control.

kb + mouse for cs:go man. don't use a controller for it lol

[warmmilk]

Just now, vinyldash303 said:

 Everything is retaliative. 

 

Amendment:

 

Considering it weights 4600 pounds, its crazy how fast it stops.

touche

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

 Everything is retaliative. 

 

Amendment:

 

Considering it weights 4600 pounds, its crazy how fast it stops.

i bet it only does it once though... a lot of cars and even trucks can stop fast... ONCE lol

 

but hey, usually once is all you need. never been in a traffic situation where i had to full stop from 50+ mph twice in a row (Or even once.. i dont think)

 

but on a track or when you want to drive fast through canyons/mountains/twisties in general... yeah it's a problem.

[vetali]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

i bet it only does it once though... a lot of cars and even trucks can stop fast... ONCE lol

 

but hey, usually once is all you need. never been in a traffic situation where i had to full stop from 50+ mph twice in a row (Or even once.. i dont think)

 

but on a track or when you want to drive fast through canyons/mountains/twisties in general... yeah it's a problem.

I guess thats the nice thing around here. It goes twisties, straight stretch, then twisties again. Lots of time for cool down. 

[bcredeur97]

4 minutes ago, vetali said:

I guess thats the nice thing around here. It goes twisties, straight stretch, then twisties again. Lots of time for cool down. 

same thing here. Twisties are pretty rare here though, you really have to venture out for them. when i go out and find "that awesome place" its usually just two back to back curves LOL

 

Need to visit that "secret" road up in northern Louisiana sometime in the miata... it's the only worthy road in the state lol

 

at autocross though i do notice my rear pads get warm enough to leave marks on the rotors when the car is sitting in the grid area. I try to not use my parking brake there if i dont have to but sometimes there's that one spot with the annoy... wait i could just put it in gear. IM SO STUPID lol

[vetali]

12 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

same thing here. Twisties are pretty rare here though, you really have to venture out for them. when i go out and find "that awesome place" its usually just two back to back curves LOL

 

Need to visit that "secret" road up in northern Louisiana sometime in the miata... it's the only worthy road in the state lol

 

at autocross though i do notice my rear pads get warm enough to leave marks on the rotors when the car is sitting in the grid area. I try to not use my parking brake there if i dont have to but sometimes there's that one spot with the annoy... wait i could just put it in gear. IM SO STUPID lol

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.1043007,-123.4264271/47.9695921,-123.4945341/@48.0231355,-123.3890397,12.53z

 

one of these summers. from sea level to 5k feet.

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.1043007,-123.4264271/47.9695921,-123.4945341/@48.0231355,-123.3890397,12.53z

 

one of these summers. from sea level to 5k feet.

I think I could do it in <15 mins, providing I was allowed to go around it slowly at least once. 

 

That road looks awesome though  I'd show you the one up in northern Louisiana that we have but we vowed to keep it a secret... Lol. It's 14 miles of twisty bits, unfortunately in the middle there's a small town though so to respect the 3 residents we have to drive slower through that part, but other than that it's great! 

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I think I could do it in <15 mins, providing I was allowed to go around it slowly at least once. 

 

That road looks awesome though  I'd show you the one up in northern Louisiana that we have but we vowed to keep it a secret... Lol. It's 14 miles of twisty bits, unfortunately in the middle there's a small town though so to respect the 3 residents we have to drive slower through that part, but other than that it's great! 

Lots of cyclists though... and old people. 

[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

We gonna need to hit that Mexico up when I make the road trip.

Absolutely. 

 

Here it is, completely unlabeled, arrows point at the two "sections", again about 14 miles in total. Best we ever did was in the mustang and it was about 10 minutes lol. @vetali

 

 

Brakes were smoking when we were done LOL

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

I need to hit up the forest service roads that I was shown when we went camping. Literally no one on them, plenty of curves. Would be so much fun. In fact there was a Tundra out having fun when we were on our way back in town but that's the only other thing on the road that we saw. God that would be fun. Need to go have some fun out there one of these days.

Do it! Just make sure you're away from people. People bring trouble. Don't get yourself in trouble

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

Not too much fun. The most fun in the s10 is 3rd gear between 50 and 85. In Mexico. 

Meanwhile me and Matt topped at 140 on the one straight section of the secret highway in the mustang...

 

Empty roads are great fun lol

[vetali]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Meanwhile me and Matt topped at 140 on the one straight section of the secret highway in the mustang...

 

Empty roads are great fun lol

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/46.7098104,-123.825808/46.6854346,-123.7905979/@46.6963302,-123.7958265,14.38z

 

I've done some fun things there.

[RevoltTrain]

22 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Meanwhile me and Matt topped at 140 on the one straight section of the secret highway in the mustang...

 

Empty roads are great fun lol

We hit 145 in the beat up Prelude on bumpy Michigan highways

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

I mean, I expected worse honestly.

I just think they look sweet for cheap rotors, shame they're basically just painted.

[RevoltTrain]

I think the only way I could ever convince myself to buy a brand new car is if I literally got every option I'd want. It's not worth it if you don't really. Just get something 1 model year older. Buying cars brand new is never going to happen for me I think. Unless it's a WRX STI. Then it may be a different story. 

[AlwaysFSX]

5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I'm not getting anything with electric power steering. I don't care if I have to build a frame for it. It's not gonna have electric power steering. Nope. 

But it's so nice to not need effort to steer.

[iDeFecZx]

5 hours ago, warmmilk said:

 

You can't really compare an S2000 to a CRV.  One is made for lower income soccer moms and the other is an all out sports car.  

I feel offended

[AlwaysFSX]

5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

But... Normal power steering is just fine. And I have the ability to steer when the thing stops working. 

 

And, feedback. 

Except I can drive with no effort using my pinkie even in parking lots, it's fantastic. And even if the electric rack fails it's electric assist, so I can still steer if it fails. And hell, I don't really need feed back, unless it's a serious performance vehicle I don't see a reason to bother with hydraulic steering.