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

[FuzzyYellow]

welp, got an estimate from my body shop guy for the Accord today. He expects $1450 to repair it, but an estimator is going to come out and give it a "real" estimate. He's also going to repair the rust, and repaint the hood for an additional $550.

 

 

all in all it will cost me about $650 to have a beautiful car again! Wahoo!

 

And there's a chance that the estimator will give a higher estimate than my body guy, and that will save me some money one my repairs.

[Cereal5]

9 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

welp, got an estimate from my body shop guy for the Accord today. He expects $1450 to repair it, but an estimator is going to come out and give it a "real" estimate. He's also going to repair the rust, and repaint the hood for an additional $550.

 

 

all in all it will cost me about $650 to have a beautiful car again! Wahoo!

 

And there's a chance that the estimator will give a higher estimate than my body guy, and that will save me some money one my repairs.

Wait how do you go from $2000 to $650 lol insurance?

[FuzzyYellow]

1 minute ago, Cereal5 said:

Wait how do you go from $2000 to $650 lol insurance?

yeah insurance. so they'll pay for the fix that, and its a good time to fix the other stuff too.

[chaozbandit]

 

[dcgreen2k]

Does anybody know the differences between the Porsche 911 GT3RS and the GT2RS? I've been getting back into watching videos about supercars, and I think those two are super cool.

[Cereal5]

37 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

Does anybody know the differences between the Porsche 911 GT3RS and the GT2RS? I've been getting back into watching videos about supercars, and I think those two are super cool.

Engines mainly. GT3 RS uses an 520 hp 346 lb-ft NA 4.0L flat six, and the GT2 RS uses a 700 hp 552 lb-ft 3.8L twin-turbo flat six. The GT2 has a higher top speed also, and I think the gearing is different also. The GT2 obviously costs more, and it's a bit heavier also. Why, you thinking of buying one?

[bcredeur97]

11 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Engines mainly. GT3 RS uses an 520 hp 346 lb-ft NA 4.0L flat six, and the GT2 RS uses a 700 hp 552 lb-ft 3.8L twin-turbo flat six. The GT2 has a higher top speed also, and I think the gearing is different also. The GT2 obviously costs more, and it's a bit heavier also. Why, you thinking of buying one?

GT2 has more aero usually as well. 

[dcgreen2k]

23 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Engines mainly. GT3 RS uses an 520 hp 346 lb-ft NA 4.0L flat six, and the GT2 RS uses a 700 hp 552 lb-ft 3.8L twin-turbo flat six. The GT2 has a higher top speed also, and I think the gearing is different also. The GT2 obviously costs more, and it's a bit heavier also. Why, you thinking of buying one?

lol I wish I could buy one... For now I'll just stick with my 100hp supercar destroyer.

 

Edit: The Porsches that are closest to my (nonexistent) budget are probably the 944 and early-gen Boxster.

[CAKEwasTRUE]

23 hours ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Wouldn't call that slow stage 2 Ecoboost mustangs put down 400+ rwtq and about 360rwhp. Not sure about the lights though....

Compared to most of the modified cars around Orlando that are putting down 500 to 900 hp on the street its pretty slow lol. But hey i still get 26mpg on 93oct which is better then a factory GT . Lights are mostly for shows and events, especially when i have the police strobe red/blue on them. Although in the past 2 years i haven't seen anyone else with that kind of set up. Its a 2014 GT Fog Light housing and its a direct fitment for 2015 with standard H11 RGB bulbs.

[RevoltTrain]

2 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

Does anybody know the differences between the Porsche 911 GT3RS and the GT2RS? 

About 1RS

[Kenji the Uke]

Just a quick question for the community. I am getting this car's headlights rechromed since they barely work at night and the chrome is missing in in places. Is that an actual thing that can be done? Someone locally is offering 40 bucks to restore both headlights. Is this seem legitimate or should I avoid it?

[Cereal5]

3 minutes ago, Kenji the Uke said:

Just a quick question for the community. I am getting this car's headlights rechromed since they barely work at night and the chrome is missing in in places. Is that an actual thing that can be done? Someone locally is offering 40 bucks to restore both headlights. Is this seem legitimate or should I avoid it?

 

Re-chrome as in the inside of the headlights? Or restore as in go to autozone and get a $12 headlight restoration kit (some of which actually work pretty well)? I've never heard of the actual chrome in the housing flaking off unless the housing has been unsealed for an extended period of time. That would cause a lot of condensation on the inside of the housing also, which would make it impossible to restore. Have you looked up the price of a new set of headlight housings? I'm assuming that's a Sentra?

[Kenji the Uke]

7 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Re-chrome as in the inside of the headlights? Or restore as in go to autozone and get a $12 headlight restoration kit (some of which actually work pretty well)? I've never heard of the actual chrome in the housing flaking off unless the housing has been unsealed for an extended period of time. That would cause a lot of condensation on the inside of the housing also, which would make it impossible to restore. Have you looked up the price of a new set of headlight housings? I'm assuming that's a Sentra?

Yeah its actual reflective chrome has missing parts. There isnt any visible moisture. The previous owner left broken bulbs on the inside and i guess it rubbed it away. There are no new headlights and if i find any people are asking like 200 a piece. Im a student who can barely afford food, let alone that.. just want my car safe to drive at night since i can barely see. And its a Maxima. It has glass headlights.

[SADS]

9 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

lol I wish I could buy one... For now I'll just stick with my 100hp supercar destroyer.

 

Edit: The Porsches that are closest to my (nonexistent) budget are probably the 944 and early-gen Boxster.

I used to have a 944, an S2 model in blue.... and i bloody loved it. i still wish that i had it to be honest.

That said, porsche ownership isn't cheap. Even on the 'poor mans porsche' repairs, preventative maintenance etc clocks up very quickly.

 

ugh.... but it was gorgeous, and of course, pop up headlights.

[MEC-777]

8 hours ago, Kenji the Uke said:

Yeah its actual reflective chrome has missing parts. There isnt any visible moisture. The previous owner left broken bulbs on the inside and i guess it rubbed it away. There are no new headlights and if i find any people are asking like 200 a piece. Im a student who can barely afford food, let alone that.. just want my car safe to drive at night since i can barely see. And its a Maxima. It has glass headlights.

Look them up and see if they can be taken apart. I'd be curious to ask how exactly this guy is going to re-chrome the reflector. 

 

Nice car, btw. Looks super-clean. I love seeing older cars like this still driven daily and well taken care of.  

[bcredeur97]

26 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Look them up and see if they can be taken apart. I'd be curious to ask how exactly this guy is going to re-chrome the reflector. 

 

Nice car, btw. Looks super-clean. I love seeing older cars like this still driven daily and well taken care of.  

My Miata has glass fog lights  

 

honestly a 2005 miata (last NB) should of came with the same thing... does that make it the newest car ever produced with glass lights? 

[Kenji the Uke]

27 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Look them up and see if they can be taken apart. I'd be curious to ask how exactly this guy is going to re-chrome the reflector. 

 

Nice car, btw. Looks super-clean. I love seeing older cars like this still driven daily and well taken care of.  

That isnt my exact car owo Didnt have a photo

of it but Its in very similiar condition! I love it, clean af, manual, comfy. The previous owner even fully converted its AC system so i can charge it with r134 or whut ever it is. I love it. Once I get a chance, I’ll take a picture of it! It does have some small cosmetic issues, one corner light is broken but i have the part to replace it, the tinting was applied badly so gonna replace that, and the lower bumper assembly is missing, which is hard to find since its SE trim specific. BUT I WANNA FIND IT SO BAD UT IS WHERE THE FOG LIGHTS WERE HELD! I neeeeeed it. I even have the super rare cant even find pictures electronic dash cluster!

[bcredeur97]

Gas is about to get a bit cheaper. Oil just hit a 52 week low 

 

Bad for the economy where I am tho. Hopefully no one starts losing jobs again

[Bananasplit_00]

29 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Gas is about to get a bit cheaper. Oil just hit a 52 week low 

 

Bad for the economy where I am tho. Hopefully no one starts losing jobs again

gas has been really cheap(by my standards) at only 14.9sek/L which is about $6.2/gallon

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Gas is about to get a bit cheaper. Oil just hit a 52 week low 

 

Bad for the economy where I am tho. Hopefully no one starts losing jobs again

Oil prices are lower, that'll be a 3p increase in fuel atleast.

Not like £1.45 a litre is expensive enough as it is for V power

[Guest]

Unfortunately in my quest to carry everything at once, there is no more smoking in my car.

[Cereal5]

2 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

gas has been really cheap(by my standards) at only 14.9sek/L which is about $6.2/gallon

Yeah gas in the US is less than half of that. Shit, you can probably find premium for half that.

[Radium_Angel]

5 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Yeah gas in the US is less than half of that. Shit, you can probably find premium for half that.

2.14$/gal by my house

[Real_PhillBert]

6 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Yeah gas in the US is less than half of that. Shit, you can probably find premium for half that.

Reg 87 with 10% Ethanol is $2.49/gal and 91 Non-oxy is $3.29/gal when I filled up at lunch in Fargo ND. 

[Fetzie]

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

Oil prices are lower, that'll be a 3p increase in fuel atleast.

Not like £1.45 a litre is expensive enough as it is for V power

It's €1.60 euro per litre for the cheap stuff (E10 95 octane equivalent) in Germany right now

 

I saw €1.78 for the high-end fuel (V-Power) last week.

 

The Rhine is really low right now, the ships can't get to the major inland refineries.