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[CharminUltraStrong]

Am I permitted to post some pics I've taken while car spotting in this thread?

[bcredeur97]

6 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I wouldnt know... haha mine is still pretty golden when I change it... 

ok Mr. 2000 mile oil changes

[Drak3]

7 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I wouldnt know... haha mine is still pretty golden when I change it... 

Mine's pitch black.

[CharminUltraStrong]

Wondering if I should save up and grab a 2013 manual Abarth to replace my Fiat 500 sport w/a manual trans. The Fiat has been dead reliable, only issue I've had is the clutch depressing to the point where it got stuck(was a factory defect that they fixed) and a window regulator died because someone slammed my door too hard. I'm just worried about the reliability of turbos and how long a 4 cylinder engine will last with a turbo.

[Real_PhillBert]

5 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

ok Mr. 2000 mile oil changes

Don't hate  

[bcredeur97]

13 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

Am I permitted to post some pics I've taken while car spotting in this thread?

don't see why not.

If it's a lot (more than 1 or 2), put it in a spoiler though

[bcredeur97]

7 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Don't hate  

As much as I drive and as hard is the filter is to get to on mine, I don't want to go that short between changes

[CharminUltraStrong]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

don't see why not.

If it's a lot (more than 1 or 2), put it in a spoiler though

Alrighty, thank you

[Real_PhillBert]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

As much as I drive and as hard is the filter is to get to on mine, I don't want to go that short between changes

I average about 22k a year. it can get rough sometimes. 

[bcredeur97]

9 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

Wondering if I should save up and grab a 2013 manual Abarth to replace my Fiat 500 sport w/a manual trans. The Fiat has been dead reliable, only issue I've had is the clutch depressing to the point where it got stuck(was a factory defect that they fixed) and a window regulator died because someone slammed my door too hard. I'm just worried about the reliability of turbos and how long a 4 cylinder engine will last with a turbo.

the only Fiat 500 I would buy is the abarth version.

but I have no clue how reliable they are... I suspect they kind of fall apart like other chrysler products lol. But they are neat/fun

[CharminUltraStrong]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

the only Fiat 500 I would buy is the abarth version.

but I have no clue how reliable they are... I suspect they kind of fall apart like other chrysler products lol. But they are neat/fun

I've got 200k miles on the odometer I believe? I'll have to go back and check again. I agree, chrysler products do tend to fall apart but my Fiat has been great. I've had no major issues whatsoever, only 2 things ever needed a fix and neither of them were really the fault of the car (the clutch just didn't have a stop out of the factory so you could press it in, infinitely.). The clutch pads are still in pristine condition with little to no wear according to the dealership and I only changed my brake pads once because I figured some fresh ones couldn't hurt despite the fact the old pads still had meat on them. 

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

I've got 200k miles on the odometer I believe? I'll have to go back and check again. I agree, chrysler products do tend to fall apart but my Fiat has been great. I've had no major issues whatsoever, only 2 things ever needed a fix and neither of them were really the fault of the car (the clutch just didn't have a stop out of the factory so you could press it in, infinitely.). The clutch pads are still in pristine condition with little to no wear according to the dealership and I only changed my brake pads once because I figured some fresh ones couldn't hurt despite the fact the old pads still had meat on them. 

not a fault of the car huh? lol...
 

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"The clutch pads are still in pristine condition with little to no wear according to the dealership"

^ they lied to you. Highly doubt they pulled a transmission(several hour job) just to check your "clutch pads" (proper name is clutch disc)

that said your clutch is probably fine if driven normally but it's not something you can just take a look at real quick and check...

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37 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

also in general more filter material to hold all the junk.

It's amazing how much dirtier DI is. The oil is still a goldish color on my miata after 6000 miles but the qx80 at that point is jet black

I drove my car about for a few days after an oil change then got back a month later and it was jet black. Peugeot also has an 'Oil Colour Indicator' on their engine for ease of testing. (Small oil leak)

[CharminUltraStrong]

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McLaren Senna, Aventador SVJ, Couple of 1 off Paganis, W Motors Fenyr. I have some more pics but didn't want to post too many.

[bcredeur97]

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McLaren Senna, Aventador SVJ, Couple of 1 off Paganis, W Motors Fenyr. I have some more pics but didn't want to post too many.

oooh McLaren Senna. First time I've seen one outside of when they announced it

[CharminUltraStrong]

9 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

not a fault of the car huh? lol...
 

^ they lied to you. Highly doubt they pulled a transmission(several hour job) just to check your "clutch pads" (proper name is clutch disc)

that said your clutch is probably fine if driven normally but it's not something you can just take a look at real quick and check...

It was a factory mistake, nothing to do with the car. They weren't doing a trans clean up, they just needed to replace part of the clutch. They showed me the pads and I can verify they had little to no wear.

[CharminUltraStrong]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

oooh McLaren Senna. First time I've seen one outside of when they announced it

I can DM you some more pictures of the Senna if you'd like, I don't wanna clutter the thread with em.

[CharminUltraStrong]

12 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

not a fault of the car huh? lol...
 

^ they lied to you. Highly doubt they pulled a transmission(several hour job) just to check your "clutch pads" (proper name is clutch disc)

that said your clutch is probably fine if driven normally but it's not something you can just take a look at real quick and check...

Let me rephrase that, it wasn't a fault of the car being unreliable. It's not like a head gasket blowing or a steering column failing due to poor reliability, it was a design oversight. 

[vetali]

55 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

also in general more filter material to hold all the junk.

It's amazing how much dirtier DI is. The oil is still a goldish color on my miata after 6000 miles but the qx80 at that point is jet black

Doesn't help that regular nissan filters are the size of lawnmower oil filters. 

[TVwazhere]

1 hour ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Either that or I swap the turbo on my GTI sell it and buy a RS.

Only the RS if it has the head gasket fixed (in theory they should all be serviced by now, but unless people are lazy and didnt do it...) and you find it at a reasonable price

[Bananasplit_00]

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I wouldnt know... haha mine is still pretty golden when I change it... 

reminds me of the damn tar that came out of the GS500E  i have never seen oil that dirty that didnt also have bits of engine in it

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I average about 22k a year. it can get rough sometimes. 

thats an oil change a month almost... feels extremly exessive but hey if you want to keep the engine mint i guess?

[Real_PhillBert]

19 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

reminds me of the damn tar that came out of the GS500E  i have never seen oil that dirty that didnt also have bits of engine in it

Generally motorcycle oil should be changed more often because the oil is shared between the engine and the clutch, and clutches give off a lot of particulates. I generally change the oil in the motorcycles every 1000 miles. 

 

I changed the oil in it twice in a weekend, once!  

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, Real_PhillBert said:

Generally motorcycle oil should be changed more often because the oil is shared between the engine and the clutch, and clutches give off a lot of particulates. I generally change the oil in the motorcycles every 1000 miles. 

yah i dont think the previous owners have cared much about maintnance seeing as the tires were from 2001 on it, which is when it was imported into Sweden from Germany. Its had 6 owners here and been sitting for the last 7 years. 

 

An oil change per season or so should be enough but il see how much i ride, hopefully enough to need to change it more than that  Need to actiually check the bottle next time i buy oil though because now they have started to add PET and shit that makes the clutch slip if you pick an oil with it

[iDeFecZx]

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[terrytek]

3 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

the interior looks way better in the lexus as well ... imo 

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its actually not that much different in size .. its got a different shape which probably makes it look smaller

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this is data from wikipedia

 

funny how the lexus weighs more than the prius despite looking a bit smaller