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

[arielfall]

22 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Might check out the k1speed indoor karting place in Houston Saturday.

 

not sure yet but maybe.

 

anyone ever been to one?

99% of kart tracks are fun, I've heard good things about K1. None near me or else I would have tried one out.

[Ithanul]

11 hours ago, terrytek said:

God no. 100-110F temps were brutal. I've always hated summer in my city bc you really can't do shit about it and my ac always seems to break before the season starts. i've always prefered cold bc i have the clothing for it and i look more fashionable in cold weather clothing lol

Well, 100-110F is not bad with low humidity for me, now with high humidity it is no fun.

Then again, I walk around in jeans in the Alabama Summers.  So, my heat tolerance is definitely higher than most.  Probably the reason why the weather in Turkey and Iraq hardly bothered me when I was over there.  Kept hearing everyone complain about the heat in Turkey.  Me, I am like, darn this is like Spring weather back home.   

 

At least this year the temperatures are getting low for a Winter down here.  Actually had to turn the gas heater on for more than a week this time.

 

11 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Can't complain

 

Looks similar to weather I am dealing with down here in South Alabama, if those are temperatures are in C.  Since, I see the wind speed stated in km/h.

The weather for me for the next few days.

[JoaoPRSousa]

2 hours ago, Ithanul said:

Well, 100-110F is not bad with low humidity for me, now with high humidity it is no fun.

Then again, I walk around in jeans in the Alabama Summers.  So, my heat tolerance is definitely higher than most.  Probably the reason why the weather in Turkey and Iraq hardly bothered me when I was over there.  Kept hearing everyone complain about the heat in Turkey.  Me, I am like, darn this is like Spring weather back home.   

 

At least this year the temperatures are getting low for a Winter down here.  Actually had to turn the gas heater on for more than a week this time.

 

Looks similar to weather I am dealing with down here in South Alabama, if those are temperatures are in C.  Since, I see the wind speed stated in km/h.

The weather for me for the next few days.

 

They are indeed in Celsius.

[JoaoPRSousa]

12 hours ago, arielfall said:

 

 

 

E36 right? Sounds amazing

[JoaoPRSousa]

 

Holy fucking shit. (sorry for the triple post)

[chaozbandit]

 

[JoaoPRSousa]

New update on the SLK. Two engine mounts were busted and so was the oil pan...

 

[bcredeur97]

Apparently you could get a 1st gen Mitsubishi Eclipse with factory gull wing doors...

 

I mean I really don’t care but I didn’t know that until Neil told me today lol. 

 

I still think this car would of looked so much better if they wouldn’t of put the stupid built in headlights in addition to the pop-ups. Needs more pop-ups only

 

 

[JoaoPRSousa]

1 hour ago, vinyldash303 said:

Did you guys get an SLK?

 

It's my brother's car. In 3 years of ownership he already crashed it twice.

[iDeFecZx]

44 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Apparently you could get a 1st gen Mitsubishi Eclipse with factory gull wing doors...

 

I mean I really don’t care but I didn’t know that until Neil told me today lol. 

 

I still think this car would of looked so much better if they wouldn’t of put the stupid built in headlights in addition to the pop-ups. Needs more pop-ups only

 

 

 

Looks better without the pop ups, I dunno what the appeal of them is

[chaozbandit]

22 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

on Tuesday morning it's going to be 23F down here in Louisiana. 

 

that's -5C for you Canadian's @MEC-777 @chaozbandit

 

how do i survive this? literally coldest temps here i've ever seen lol

-5c is nothing but in retrospect, I guess thats alien territory for y'all southerners

 

Tis just another day for the free folk north of the wall

 

-22C today with which was enough to freeze 1/3 of our older street car fleet, where cars normally weigh 23 tonnes (50,000 lb).

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/nearly-one-third-of-old-streetcars-were-unable-to-leave-yard-due-to-frigid-weather-ttc/

 

And we just got another 2 inches of snow with more to come overnight!

 

Meanwhile on the west coast:

[JoaoPRSousa]

3 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

 

-39C? Holy fucking shit.

Feels like -51. Geez

And those sunrise and sunset time, holy moly

[8uhbbhu8]

3 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

the west coast:

Holy Hell...... and I thought where I am is cold!!

 

[terrytek]

19 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

It's my brother's car. In 3 years of ownership he already crashed it twice.

He definitely should not drive.

[JoaoPRSousa]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

He definitely should not drive.

 

Parts for that mofo aren't cheap... And now, I'm kind of scared of getting an E36 because BMW maintenance is what it is money wise... idk

Want something LPG converted so gas prices are much cheaper... Thing is, not many cars I like can be found already converted and for a decent price.

My best bet would be a B16A Civic or something like that, because I can have decent power on higher RPMs and a decent economical engine on the lower end of the RPM range.

[terrytek]

3 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Parts for that mofo aren't cheap... And now, I'm kind of scared of getting an E36 because BMW maintenance is what it is money wise... idk

Want something LPG converted so gas prices are much cheaper... Thing is, not many cars I like can be found already converted and for a decent price.

My best bet would be a B16A Civic or something like that, because I can have decent power on higher RPMs and a decent economical engine on the lower end of the RPM range.

i say don't go through the hassle of lpg cars just get a regular one.

[JoaoPRSousa]

35 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i say don't go through the hassle of lpg cars just get a regular one.

 

Petrol here is almost if not already more than 1.5€ per liter.

LPG won't go past 0.70€

[PandaCopyRight]

2 hours ago, terrytek said:

i say don't go through the hassle of lpg cars just get a regular one.

you with the cheap fuel say that ... but think of it .... LPG costs like 1/2 of what normal gas costs ... if not even less .... 

 

[bcredeur97]

Overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi 

[techswede]

11 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi 

Screw you. And your no front license plate goodness. 

[PandaCopyRight]

11 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi 

 

i do like that audi @IKnight

[iDeFecZx]

11 minutes ago, techswede said:

Screw you. And your no front license plate goodness. 

Major throwback here

[terrytek]

31 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

you with the cheap fuel say that ... but think of it .... LPG costs like 1/2 of what normal gas costs ... if not even less .... 

 

LPG is almost nonexistent here in my area. There's only 1 LPG station in my city, and it's only 15 cents less per gallon than regular unleaded. not worth it. Hydrogen stations seem to be more popular in the area, but mostly packed in the bay area. kinda typical since theyre environment conscious there.

[PandaCopyRight]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

LPG is almost nonexistent here in my area. There's only 1 LPG station in my city, and it's only 15 cents less per gallon than regular unleaded. not worth it.

for you it aint, normal gas here is like 1.1 - 1.3 euros per liter ... when lpg is like 0.5 euros per liter ...

explain how that aint worth it for us ... 

[JoaoPRSousa]

The best I can get for the budget I "have" are (both LPG fed) a Peugeot 206 GTI 2.0 (130ish hp), a Ford Puma 1.7 (125hp) , a Civic (115hp 1.5) and a Rover 200vi (1.8 145hp) 

 

http://www.zeperfs.com/en/match284-167-3921-332.htm

 

But, I'll still have to wait a few months before I even get myself a car, so, the market shifts and all that shit, can't quite rely on the things that are up for sale at this moment.