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

[techswede]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

 

Ban this heretic

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, techswede said:

Ban this heretic

RELEASE ME FROM THIS HELLISH COIL.

[techswede]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

RELEASE ME FROM THIS HELLISH COIL.

Seriously though. What he did should be punishable with seven consecutive castrations.

[Bitter]

I think we're missing posts?

[PandaCopyRight]

2 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I can agree with that

i agree with this 

2 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

So, it's @iDeFecZx's fault, right?

 

[IPD]

4 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature

And you doubted when i said "overpriced junk"?

[Bitter]

Aye these be strange times indeed.

 

So if anyone needs some easy garage lighting upgrade or basement light upgrade but  doesn't want to mess with hanging lights or wiring things...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RWYXM4H Get those in the 80W flavor. They're bright, they have actual heat dissipation, and the color temperature and CRI isn't total garbage. $30 a pop certainly is not cheap but it's not terribly expensive and it's as easy as screwing in a light bulb.

[adarw]

so uh, i want to learn about cars. how do i start?

[OldFord76]

6 hours ago, techswede said:

Still counts. The anime thread will never beat us

It says 144k now lol

[terrytek]

first time b ack in months and this is what i come back too. uh

[AlwaysFSX]

2 hours ago, adarw said:

so uh, i want to learn about cars. how do i start?

Haynes manual for the car you like the most, and youtube.

[colonel_mortis]

This topic should now be fixed, please let me know in the bug report if you're still having issues!

[AlwaysFSX]

22 minutes ago, colonel_mortis said:

This topic should now be fixed, please let me know in the bug report if you're still having issues!

thanks mortis we'll try to break it less often

[PandaCopyRight]

23 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

thanks mortis we'll try to break it less often

it could break on its own though 

[Neroon]

On 7/12/2022 at 6:32 PM, JoaoPRSousa said:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature

Absolutely ridiculous. I still remember when I read the news that Tesla was selling range that you already had in your car. This is the same BS, selling heated seats that you already own.

They want to provide like services for a price, sure, stuff like in car assistance with actual people, or like when your car breaks down, that's absolutely fine. But if it's just unlocking something that's already there, yeah they can suck my big fat... ehm LTT bottle.

 

Honestly I'm not a huge fan of like cars from 2010 and newer, mind you not all are problematic, but the way everything is connected through closed of systems, is not something I want.

I remember 2 years ago this woman had a brand new Audi SUV, that thing costs like 100k. And it took her like an hour extra to get where she needed to go, because the navigation was a pile of shit. And we aren't talking about poorly mapped roads or whatever, it's simply trash and just send her the wrong way.

Now yes a lot of brands do support Android Auto and it's Apple counterpart, but that still limits you in the choices you make.

Whereas with an older car, you can just put in whatever you want, because your parking sensors are just 4 sensors, a wire, speaker and a connection to your reverse light etc.

[DANK_AS_gay]

21 hours ago, adarw said:

so uh, i want to learn about cars. how do i start?

Watch Top Gear UK, it's on Amazon with a Motor Trend subscription.  That's a good starting point. It's not in depth, but it's a fantastic show for all people, even for people who aren't car nerds (yet).

[bcredeur97]

23 hours ago, adarw said:

so uh, i want to learn about cars. how do i start?

Thanks to watching all of these Youtube channels for years I feel like I could do anything with a car that I want really: chrisfix, Legitstreetcars, ericthecarguy, B is for Build, High Performance Academy, Saving Salvage, XF Motorsports, Speed Academy, TheCarPassionChannel, Wrench Every Day, Aging Wheels, Car Wizard, HumbleMechanic

That and forums for the cars you own. Find the dudes doing the crazy stuff that no one else is doing and nerd out about it. You'll learn a lot.

 

sidenote: Been feeling bad for ericthecarguy lately. Poor dude's channel hasn't been great lately, he lost his shop. I know he's prob getting close to retirement but you want people to go out with a bang, you know? And I feel like that hasn't happened for him. 

[vetali]

On 7/12/2022 at 9:32 AM, JoaoPRSousa said:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature

Lets not forget Toyota doing this with remote start earlier this year.

 

Even my car has microtransactions. Though they are purely app based, the fob still operates. But if you want to see if you left your car unlocked through the app you can pay 90 dollars a year. That subscription also includes the amazing feature of trying to unlock your car through the app then waiting 10 minutes for the command to actually be executed.

[IPD]

8 hours ago, vetali said:

Lets not forget Toyota doing this with remote start earlier this year.

 

Even my car has microtransactions. Though they are purely app based, the fob still operates. But if you want to see if you left your car unlocked through the app you can pay 90 dollars a year. That subscription also includes the amazing feature of trying to unlock your car through the app then waiting 10 minutes for the command to actually be executed.

Did they start aggressively hiring for the automotive industry from Freemium game developers?  WTF is this shit?  Next thing you know, we'll have to splurge for "Battlepass" for new car purchases.

[bcredeur97]

36 minutes ago, IPD said:

Did they start aggressively hiring for the automotive industry from Freemium game developers?  WTF is this shit?  Next thing you know, we'll have to splurge for "Battlepass" for new car purchases.

Doesn’t Porsche have a subscription option where you can get a new car every month? Lol 

 

it’s very expensive though 

[JoaoPRSousa]

On 7/13/2022 at 4:31 AM, terrytek said:

first time b ack in months and this is what i come back too. uh

 

So it's actually your fault? Sorry about that @iDeFecZx

 

13 hours ago, Neroon said:

Honestly I'm not a huge fan of like cars from 2010 and newer, mind you not all are problematic, but the way everything is connected through closed of systems, is not something I want.

 

I feel exactly the same way.

 

9 hours ago, vetali said:

Lets not forget Toyota doing this with remote start earlier this year.

 

Even my car has microtransactions. Though they are purely app based, the fob still operates. But if you want to see if you left your car unlocked through the app you can pay 90 dollars a year. That subscription also includes the amazing feature of trying to unlock your car through the app then waiting 10 minutes for the command to actually be executed.

 

Eek. I get programming related services becoming a subscription because I work in the area and there's always somebody working on it and even when the functionality is finished, you still need a support team on it to clear out bugs and what not. But even still, I don't think that should be a paid service, even if the development has costs. (doesn't mean those teams stop getting paid, not at all, the manufacturer just has to factor those costs somewhere else)

Sure, that is a commodity not everyone uses/needs, but I just hate gatekeeping and all this capitalistic bs.

[Bitter]

[iDeFecZx]

6 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

So it's actually your fault? Sorry about that @iDeFecZx

Tbf I dont blame you for thinking it was me

[DANK_AS_gay]

On 7/13/2022 at 8:41 PM, bcredeur97 said:

Wrench Every Day

 

On 7/13/2022 at 8:41 PM, bcredeur97 said:

Car Wizard

 

On 7/13/2022 at 8:41 PM, bcredeur97 said:

chrisfix

Absolute gold these. I love Jared, Car Weeeeezard, and the rest of the crew! And CrisFix does a great job of explaining everything!

[Bitter]

19 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

 

 

Absolute gold these. I love Jared, Car Weeeeezard, and the rest of the crew! And CrisFix does a great job of explaining everything!

SouthMainAuto....just needs to stick to fixin and not politicin.