Nonsense Thread

[MrBurgundy]

Wheel specs bro

[moatilliatta]

Anyone want to buy my Diving boards, Cow catcher, I have 3 more of them including a NIB one, and carbon hood?

[econti]

I've been dailying the vert for a few months now. So much fun. Not fun to drive as its an auto convertible, but its just pleasant going about the mundane tasks of life then walking out to see it in a carpark. Roof down on a nice day home from work is a treat.
I suppose I've never actually had a really nice daily, but I've found that I don't miss any of the fancy things like electric seats or a good stereo nearly enough to buy something else.

[max.rodriguezzz]

maybe possibly something contact relate, like the backing plate with the bulbs and everything --> into the taillight housing. i've had an issue like that before

[MrBurgundy]

yeah

if the reverse light switch or harness are bad, you'd get the blown fuse too

[JasonWilson48]

check the reverse light switch on the trans and theres also a fuse that will cause it not to work

sometimes the wiring on the reverse light switch also shorts out which blows the fuse that the tach is also fused to

idk if you checked those.

I already checked and replaced all blown fuses in the whole box the other day. My reverse lights also never worked since I wired it up to the trans switch. But I didnt really care about that too much.

However... now seems like a good time as any to address both of those lol

[MrBurgundy]

check the reverse light switch on the trans and theres also a fuse that will cause it not to work

sometimes the wiring on the reverse light switch also shorts out which blows the fuse that the tach is also fused to

idk if you checked those.

[JasonWilson48]

Been DDing the E30 this week since the Ignition tumbler in the Jetta needs to be replaced... Really annoying not having a tach work lol

Whack-a-mole with this car... but its still fun driving it.

I've been dailying mine as well, the past few weeks. Only have a tach and speedo. No fuel gauge, odo, or coolant sensor. Been having to use my phone and bluetooth OBDII, to keep track of coolant. Need to pull the cluster and tighten/clean some grounds. The odo and fuel don't bother me too much. I just fill up more often. But the coolant gauge is worrying.

I also just realized my brake lights have not been working. DOH. They worked on my first drive. Not sure how long they've been out. But I need to figure that out before I keep dailying it. Not trying to get rear ended.

Soooo.... might have to go back to dailying the honda while the E30 is down again.

[2mAn]

Been DDing the E30 this week since the Ignition tumbler in the Jetta needs to be replaced... Really annoying not having a tach work lol

Whack-a-mole with this car... but its still fun driving it.

[2mAn]

Slapping always gets them back on line

[MrBurgundy]

just slap the keyboard a couple times

[2mAn]

Man, the mice powering the server seem particularly tired today

It IS Friday, afterall

[McGyver]

Man, the mice powering the server seem particularly tired today

[Northern]

Another D4/LR4! Buy the old one back and part it out (or at least sell the engine?)
My short list for Volvo replacement (if something should happen to it) is a second LR4 (HSE Lux, ideally 2013+ from a rust free region) or L322 full fat Rangie with as many fixings as possible, but also looking at 2019-2020 Diesel D5s because they are cheap and are the last of the diesels.

Basically they're cheap because they look like a Ford Explorer, diesels are less popular, especially since reliability is maybe a bit subpar (Issues with DPF/DEF like you know, but I can delete that here...), and the 2020 New Defender is very similar but better looking. Seeing some D5 Td6 HSE Lux for $17-30k CAD ($12-22k USD) and it's very tempting since the rust free L322 5.0SC Autobiographies go for the same amount.

[econti]

Its a struggle.
I was crashed into in my mums LR4 the other week, guy came across the median strip straight at me. Managed to swerve to avoid the head on, but he swiped the whole side of the car and wrote it off. If I was on one of the bikes I'd be dead.
Now is the dilemma of what to get to replace it. New diesels are so loaded with emissions shit that I didn't want to touch them. Ended up with a 2019 VW Tiguan, 2L petrol, as an interim.
No idea what is even worth buying as a near-new for her.