Nonsense Thread

[varg]

Speak for yourself I'd say the most "ruined" mod I've done to a street car was the F&$#%! squeaky Condor RTABs in my E30, and that wasn't my fault because I was told they wouldn't squeak. I've helped undo AC deletes that boy racer POs did and talked someone out of an ABS delete not too long ago. Wanted to "clean up the engine bay", yeah a cleaner engine bay is gonna matter when you lock them up in the rain because some human cattle in an SUV pulled out in front of you, threshold braking is fine for living your Räikkönen fantasies at track days but I'll take functioning ABS on the unpredictable crap conditions of the street 10/10 times. Hell I wish I had it on my motorcycle too, but I don't really like new stuff.

[Northern]

I mean we're all guilty of some of that ourselves... AC delete, shitty shifter (short shifter, bro), heavy wheels because they look shiny, etc.

I've been trying to unfuck my car on and off for years now.

[varg]

I know this guy is some kind of popular youtuber and some people will hate that, but I resonated with the message (especially from 21:00 onward - if you can't stand waiting for the punchline)

Not a fan of these youtubers, but I'm even less of a fan of the glut of obnoxious body kitted faux race car builds that dominate today's "car culture". What really drove this home for me was looking at FDs. It's like more of the cars I see are ruined with boy racer nonsense than not, and by ruined I mean this surface level eye catching mismatch of genuine performance mods, fake performance mods (like body kits and giant wings), and just bullshit (like AC and ABS deletes), turning a car from a nice street machine to something that's really only suited for looking at.

[2mAn]

Happy friday you old fucks

[Northern]

Happy friday you old fucks

[FredK]

Pretty solid summary of how we've gotten to where we are in terms of internet car culture, and what attracts views on YT/IG isn't necessarily rooted in reality. That's a lot of how the internet works, though, which is why Scotto's phub analogy works well.

[Northern]

I know this guy is some kind of popular youtuber and some people will hate that, but I resonated with the message (especially from 21:00 onward - if you can't stand waiting for the punchline)

[MrBurgundy]

I keep everything insured…. Probably spending about 600 to make that happen

the motorcycles make up half of that…

[Reichart12]

I'm starting to think I have too many cars.. lol

Ranger-work truck
Gladiator-camping/wheeling truck
525i-Daily
325iS-Twisties
380SL-weekend car
Grom-fun
XSR- fun
Avalanche- my dad is driving that
325iC- forgotten but a good running car lol. needs paint

Probably forgot about one

This is what I wish I could do haha. While looking for a possible truck replacement, I thought about just getting something else and keeping the truck too but wouldn't want to pay to have it insured and drive a few miles a year. Do you keep everything insured or do you rotate through?

[Northern]

1. E30 - Never ending project, may run this year, more likely next year (couldn't have put it better myself), would like to get to the point where I can drive anytime in the summer and tackle a few small winter projects.

2. XC90 - Comfy baby hauler. Crushes highway miles with up to 7 people + roof box, has been very reliable besides a seized rear caliper, PCV leak, O2 sensor, and a broken headlight (to be fair, someone hit it). Most comfortable car I've ever sat in.

3. R56 S - Honestly, I don't know. Basically like a FWD E30 with a 6 speed and choo choo noises. Built like poo, but parts are cheap and it's fun. On the chopping block as I don't have a chance to drive it and it is too similar in use case to the E30 so I feel like it just takes up time I could be working on the E30.

4. LR4 - Mall crawler, but really it's my do-everything vehicle. Truck if I need to do a Home Depot run (4x8 sheet fits diagonally), seats 7 comfortably. Only really bought it because I think they're cool and I want to do trails with friends - but everyone has been busy since I bought it. Online community has greatly exceeded expectations (vs the Mini and XC90). Still in the honeymoon phase - it has 290k on the clock and it needs work, but overall way better than it should be for that mileage.

Wife and I don't have our "own" vehicles (Exception: the E30 is "mine", and she's only driven it a handful of times).
I walk to work when the weather is decent, and she usually takes the LR4 to leave the XC90 for our Au Pair to drive the baby around to activities throughout the day.
If I WFH and need to leave the house briefly, I'll take the R56, otherwise our Au Pair uses it in the evening.

[MrBurgundy]

I'm starting to think I have too many cars.. lol

Ranger-work truck
Gladiator-camping/wheeling truck
525i-Daily
325iS-Twisties
380SL-weekend car
Grom-fun
XSR- fun
Avalanche- my dad is driving that
325iC- forgotten but a good running car lol. needs paint

Probably forgot about one

[2mAn]

I'm always dreaming but rarely change vehicles, unlike some of you here... (2mAn)

I chase my dreams lol
My current piles of junk, subject to change

06 Jetta TDI -Daily
86 190e 2.3-16 - Weekend car when kiddos are joining (someday)
66 Lotus Elan - Solo escape vehicle. Just me & the little machine

Wifey has her own car too, a Jeep GC that has never been off-road....naturally

[Reichart12]

After looking through Northern's most recent car thread updates, I'm curious what everyone's current stable looks like. Seems we're the people who are always looking for more cars to fit different purposes. I'm always dreaming but rarely change vehicles, unlike some of you here... (2mAn)

1. Project car - e30, never ending project, may run this year, more likely next year
2. Daily - Ram 1500, just as rusty as the e30 and has 220k miles, looking into replacing this for something newer within the next year or so
3. Actual reliable daily - Wife's Toyota Highlander - reliable but also at 270k miles.

[Northern]

I think you guys would appreciate this, taking a step back as to how we interact with technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

I was served this video as well haha.
Probably because I watched his dishwasher, window awnings, and Peltier module mini-fridge videos. They were good too.

[McGyver]

I think you guys would appreciate this, taking a step back as to how we interact with technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

I watched that a few days back, it was an interesting video! In fact, I've watched most of his content just to learn more about how things work. It really is a great channel, even if he does repeat himself a little.