@Nicky-Chagrin-Janitor-of-SHIELD I'd think twin stick, ala Peterbilt, is a higher level, while the Toyota would be lower as you can drive it as it sits and don't need to mess with the 4WD but never having driven either I'm not really qualified to judge.

@EssExTee
DD dump truck (start a business),

Truck the F-250... or what's left of it. My 2nd favorite body style Ford truck

Burn the F-150. My least favorite body style

@flatisflat said in Some of the streets of Sicily:

Green Red. I art confused.

Green Red: "If the women don't find you handy, they should at least find you handsome!"

@Albino-Kangaroo said in The forbidden muffler:

How do you manage while riding motorcycles?

I wear 3M 1100 ear plugs religiously when moto riding. They are also my earplugs of choice when at the shooting range (worn in addition to muffs)

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@Nauraushaun said in Overnighted from UK:

@Wrong-Wheel-Drive my friend has ended up with 7 or 8 sleeping bags due to various misguided purchases. don't be him 🙂
our winters here don't usually include snow, so 2 bags is enough. 1 would do if you don't mind lugging around a slightly heavier bag in summer.

I have one bag that's absolutely gigantic and barely fits in my Subaru. But it's advertised as -20F and so that's my general purpose winter bag. I'm fairly unlikely to ever want to hike in weather that cold so size/weight is not relevant. I've never found a warmer weather bag to be relevant as I can just open the zipper on the 20 degree bag or sleep outside it. I'm thinking a quality 20-30 bag that's a bit lighter (like a real down bag) is worthwhile eventual investment.

@e90m3 Such nice! Many want! So maintenance!

@pyroholtz

A bit. I can DM you.

@AkioOhtori said in A cast iron ceiling fan and other fun house projects:

lol it... isn't that interesting.

Oh sure it is. That's an excellent story.

Perhaps you might find some more cast iron artifacts if you keep looking.

Shelby, Lincoln, Austin, Morgan

@Exage03040 In the case of Le Joola - the ship was owned and operated by the government as a public service, and, much like Estonia, it was a pretty new and modern German-built ship that, on the surface, wouldn't seem a likely one for problems. BUT, their maintenance was quite poor, after only 6-7 years, they started having mechanical problems, and one of the engines required total replacement after a little over 10 years (should have been good for ~40 years). Add in the overloading issue, and it was several factors stacking up

@facw I know! My daughter told me the story as a warning to never give our dogs grapes. She forgets that I’ve been a dog dad longer than I’ve been a human dad.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 thats understandable... if you do, just let me know

@derp That's Sir Squeaksly Honkerton III mister!

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I see your that and raise you this that I saw today

@orneryduck said in Time to hunker down! [Hurricane Ian]:

Was good as it made me sort the garage, even if only a bit, and I’m astonished to see how well TWO cars fit in the garage.

It actually looks like you could maybe squeeze three cars in there - provided all three are Fiat 500 sized or smaller

@GrindIntoSecond Freaking Metars reports. All the info is there but they still confound me.

@t0ast Thanks for the review! You didn't keep me from wanting one.
Beautiful car!

@Just-Jeepin said in Vernacular photography:

Some of the favorites. More than a few cars.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/albums/72157713044062846/

You should probably put a NSFW tag on this link. There are some racy images here...

@WBizarre Hey @bmw you should get that lower grille checked out, that kind of growth could be cancer

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@Nauraushaun Neat.

Alternators produce 5G signals!

@Chariotoflove
Im sure you probably seen this one 😄
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@RallyWrench In fairness... to me... this isn't a serious complaint as much as it's an attempt at humor.

My lottery car-collection fantasies start with renovating an appropriate building, including an engineered fire suppression system. Too many collections have gone up in smoke over the years, and it'd be an absolute heartbreaker.

pics of cars because shiny?
the GC Impreza
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and it's current bulky seats
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we're hunting for the blue trimmed FRS/BRZ seats to do in this car.

and the MR2 that these red trimmed seats I just patched will go into
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@dogisbadob the Aussies have got you covered;

@Darkbrador maybe we can get an oppo group buy going

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 I have to honestly say, sewing is one skill I kind of wish I had, it would come in handy pretty often, but, eh, whatever.

@Mr-Ontop

Bi-Turbo was a different platform, but all constructed with that same sense-of-style and lack-o-days-ical build quality.

Even the Licence To Kill Property Master cheaped out and used a Bi-Turbo instead of the full-fledged Four-Door-o-Port-y

@ash78 Have you heard of The Comet Is Coming? It's a three piece jazz combo, not sure if it's "Acid Jazz" maybe more techno-jazz?

New album is on Tidal, listening to it right now:

https://tidal.com/browse/album/248705024

@Landen-Genesis-Haysenhox REALLY disappointed not to see one of these in this post.

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@MUSASHI66 said in Interior colors:

@Green-Truck I hate black leather and black vinyl, but I am ok with black fabric interiors. I prefer light gray for leather and vinyl, and I really like red interiors if they aren't too much - can't be all red. I also like chocolate or caramel interiors with white, blue or green cars.

Caramel / chocolate / cocoa interiors FTW

@Taylor-Martin You'll want the number on the engine test page. The one in this screenshot:
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The difference now is that you can't really build an engine that doesn't use that specified value (Fuel Required - Octane Margin), because the auto-timing calculation will try to move as much as it can.

So you still can count it (and I hope you do, because my octane is low).

Or for an example of an engine where I can show more details:
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That 110 is amount available for the engine to use. If I set octane margin to -10, then the required octane drops to 100 (and the engine automatically gets shittier as the timing adjusts to the lower available octane):
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@adamftw honestly, while the campground sounds lovely, I’d rather have the isolation of the beach… it’s peaceful beyond compare.

@RacinBob what engine did the regular Vue get, and was it not also a Honda/GM cross?

@pip-bip said in Oppo: weigh in on this dealer-recommended service:

@Chariotoflove didn’t realise it was rwd

It’s a unicorn. Kia’s stab at a 420 hp lux sedan. They were shooting for BMW with this one.

Looks like a Camry ducks

@RallyWrench
fair enough I guess
I still like to lease my cars
helps avoid problems

@KITT222 And closed for $15k. Not... bad? I have no idea how you even value a car like that

@JeRC1500 my November is fairly open.

@AMGtech So, if I use Top Tier gasoline religiously (as I do, mostly V-Power), then all I'd have to worry about is the air intake system on my DI engine.

In your post you mention that this fuel system cleaning would also take care of that with no need for the walnut blasting. I'm definitely interested in that, could you please shed some more light on how that is achieved, or did I misunderstand? Is there a DIY kit (I was going to buy the equipment necessary for the walnut blasting and DIY that, too).

@Skyfire77 said in shitpost:

@NKato Cyberpunk, just with less cybernetics and more Tik-Tok.

Well that's some dickass bullshit. Who invented this timeline? I want to sue.

@Old-Busted-Hotness

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Don't really feel bad about this one being a fiver

@amoore100 Yeah I agree with the AMG reference. Mind you the bespoke AMG products AMG GT and AMG GT4 while not bad sellers have probably underperformed what Mercedes expected them to do (GT4 especially).

Not sure Maybach has really performed that well as a sub brand either (outside Los Angeles anyway).

@AMGtech said in About those old german ODO's and miles reported:

@drVanTraveler http://m.odometergears.com

I discovered these guys when I had a 96 Volvo 850R

That could have been where I got the parts for the Quattro ODO, but that was 20 years ago..
Thanks

@e90m3 used motor oil is a great rot preventative when painted onto fence posts

@pos_camaro

I'm only missing one socket, and it's always the one I need.

@VeeArrrSix Durangonofurther.

@EssExTee Hey, this is a Christmas dish here in Minnesota. As a transplant from California I refuse to adopt this particular holiday tradition but will happily have Lefse instead.

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@ttyymmnn said in Green Ranger Unlocked:

@trivet said in Green Ranger Unlocked:

Came for this - not disappointed

Kind of low hanging fruit, but you still have to be quick.

Oppo is built on low hanging fruit 😁
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@tophercrowder oh no. The vipers gone on a killing spree again.

@pip-bip -- Wow, I've never seen one of those, only the Checker equivalent, the Aerobus. Turns out, though, that there's a long tradition of making things like this out of both Chevy cars and (somewhat more sensibly) Suburbans.

I gather that a company called Armbruster-Stageway (whose origins date back to when they made actual stagecoaches) usually did the deed. They're still around, but more focused these days on your last ride.

@tysmagic cool, will do!

@davesaddiction I need someone to Photoshop that picture but make the hood stop at the top of the chrome bar.

@ibRAD

I had to do a little best guess browsing to find it. I remember watching it, but I could never have come up with the title. I think it didn't last more than one or two seasons.

Yeah, only 13 episodes aired in 1972 before it was canceled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealab_2020

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@tophercrowder

Nice - love the snail.

In my next phase of life (once my schedule's more my own than my kids'), I look forward to visiting more galleries and shows and supporting more local and upcoming artists.