Nonsense Thread

[MrBurgundy]

Theres some big tiddy bitch I saw on insta that has an SR20 swapped e30

Sounds like.... Nissan.....

[2mAn]

So picked up this thing on the weekend with a gearbox. 960km round trip to get it which was just super but I think it will be good fun in the 323. You could say room is a bit tight right now with everything in and the door shut.

I love some of those JDM engine swaps into E30s, but sadly they only seem to work well on a RHD car due to the intake/exhaust arrangement.

Go for it! I always thought the BEAMS would be nice, but an SR20 is no slouch, they build up some wild ones and swap them into the Datsun Roadsters

[MrBurgundy]

That's the plan, if it's any good at least. I've been shopping an impossibe to find, at least in the sub 15k range, 2015-19 F150 2.7 regular cab shorty, and want to change it up in the interim. Ideally that next F150 will be an 18 or 19 as the 2.7 got port injection in addition to DI. No 2020s for me with the additional safety shit I don't want.

It's amazing how hard it has been to find that truck with power windows, bluetooth and tow prep. Have found a few but there's always something wrong, and it's hard to get a real answer from dealers.

If I had to I'd settle for an 8ft bed, but it would need to live outside.

Had no idea Ford was using port and DI, that's pretty wild.

I wonder if they redesigned the water pump. I remember I had an ecoboost come in the shop and it was mixing water and oil due to the water pump failing which was part of the timing chain system... Pretty stupid design.

Odd that you cant find a truck in that spec.. Seems pretty basic

[Northern]

Brilliant cars but boy howdy the maintenance can be a killer. Mum has one, had it since new, now got 240,000km on the clock, 150k miles or so. It hasn't had any major failures as its the 2.7 diesel not the 3.0, which snaps cranks and has myriad other issues, but still needed a new torque converter, is hard on bushes and shocks, and the trans will blow up at some point.
God it is nice to drive though. Tows like a champ too. The V8s are great as well.

I've seen diesels around, but I don't think they were sold in NA in any real volume (maybe not at all?) so options are either be a V8 or SCV6. I've heard the crank issues with the Diesels through LRTIME's Youtube channel.

I think they're the last good looking thing LR ever made. New Defender is OK I guess, D5 went all "Ford Explorer" looking, but they seem like they're depreciating harder than the LR4 and are probably easier on maintenance so I was looking at those around the time I bought my Volvo.
I figure if it's something I genuinely like and won't get bored of once it's old, it will be worth the maintenance cost.
My ideal spec would be a 2014+ HSE with Lux and HD (2-speed t-case + locking rear diff) packages. I just like the facelift front end, and the 8-speed sounds like a big upgrade from the 5-speed. The SCV6 is supposed to be more reliable but I'm on the fence about whether I believe it or not - I half believe it's just because they're newer.

I'd settle for a similarly equipped 2013 because I like the idea of the V8, or for something I would take on trails - a very good deal on anything post-2010 (just because the 2010s are oddballs in a lot of ways).

Around here, they are far too expensive, but pretty reasonable (for 2024) on CarAndBids if I'm willing to travel.
There was my exact ideal spec for sale here recently but I'm broke from kid/kitchen reno/garage build lol

[bangn]

So picked up this thing on the weekend with a gearbox. 960km round trip to get it which was just super but I think it will be good fun in the 323. You could say room is a bit tight right now with everything in and the door shut.