The random car-talk thread.

[imnotmikal]

Woah.
Can the tailgate/door thing open both ways, or is it (would it be) 2 seperate options?

[texan_idiot25]

Both ways (check out the old Caprice wagons), and the roof slides open.

Transformers live inside GM trucks and SUVs (avalanche)



EDIT: Bonus points for who ever can guess what is wrong with my car in this video

[Donziikid]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

EDIT: Bonus points for who ever can guess what is wrong with my car in this video

You brokeded it.

I ain't a car guy, so I have no idea what's wrong.

[texan_idiot25]

I'll give you a hint.

I'm running it in Volvo mode.

[WhiteMKIV]

Lol its bc toyota has a good rep when 1 thing goes wrong everyone jumps on em

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by WhiteMKIV

Lol its bc toyota has a good rep when 1 thing goes wrong everyone jumps on em

Not for the past 2 years, they've been seriously slipping in their reliability. That, and they haven't made anything exciting for years. I think the old MR2 was the last. Just point-A-to-B appliances and the wanna-be Tundra. Tacoma is growing up too large to be the A-team mini-truck it used to be.

We need mo' mini-trucks.

^ Thats a Toyota I like


^ Not this every-day crap sold now

[WhiteMKIV]

Well lexus came out with the new ls350? idk remeber isf maybe?

http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/l...s-is-f-images/

THeres the link i love that car

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by WhiteMKIV

Well lexus came out with the new ls350? idk remeber isf maybe?

http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/l...s-is-f-images/

THeres the link i love that car

Oh don't get me wrong, the IS-F is a fantastic car from LEXUS.
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10669

While it's a great 1st time for Lexus to really step in with the performance luxury sedans, it's not a Toyota-branded car.

I'm talking about something affordable, fast, and fun. Not a single car from Toyota currently is like that. There were talks last year of an AE86-formula for a new car (light, small, RWD), but I haven't seen any news about it in months.

[WhiteMKIV]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Oh don't get me wrong, the IS-F is a fantastic car from LEXUS.
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10669

While it's a great 1st time for Lexus to really step in with the performance luxury sedans, it's not a Toyota-branded car.

I'm talking about something affordable, fast, and fun. Not a single car from Toyota currently is like that. There were talks last year of an AE86-formula for a new car (light, small, RWD), but I haven't seen any news about it in months.

That would be insane if they made a remake of the AE86's my freind has one he has a coupe but i drove it and they are nice lil cars with alot of kick and potential. Lexus is technically is a Toyota......

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by WhiteMKIV

That would be insane if they made a remake of the AE86's my freind has one he has a coupe but i drove it and they are nice lil cars with alot of kick and potential. Lexus is technically is a Toyota......

Just as much as Cadillac is like a Chevy. Lexus is owned by Toyota Motor Company, yes, but nothing is shared between Lexus and Toyota in the US. Walk into a Toyota dealership, and find me an exciting car.

You'll be walking to the Lexus dealership in your quest for Toy-Mo-Co fun.

[WhiteMKIV]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Just as much as Cadillac is like a Chevy. Lexus is owned by Toyota Motor Company, yes, but nothing is shared between Lexus and Toyota in the US. Walk into a Toyota dealership, and find me an exciting car.

You'll be walking to the Lexus dealership in your quest for Toy-Mo-Co fun.

Yeah Toyota is'nt as much exciting as it was.....But in the 90's and 80's oh boy. The only Japanese company's keeping up their performnce and looks is nissan their g37's OMG i love those very few around here tho. ive seen like 6 or so scince they have been out. Hell even honda is doing better then toyota is

[taiwanesekid05]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Walk into a Toyota dealership, and find me an exciting car.

Tadaa...

Toyota Camry SE


A sporty car that trumps to 60 in 6.1 seconds.
Yet it's still another family car... So forget about that...

[meme405]

Tex in your video it sounds like 1 or 2 cylinders are off the timing...

Found a 2004 sierra 2500 SLT w/ qsteer its fully loaded, and very nice. Guy want 51 900 for it though which is incredibly steep...

[texan_idiot25]

You can't have individual cylinders off timing in my car.

But you can have it firing on 5, volvo style!

Been having fuel injector problems (bad fuel injectors that short out, cause the ECM to over heat, and it decided to shut the car down when it feels, and couldn't take any heavy load). replaced the two injectors that were really bad, one was just barely below spec so I left it be. But barely below spec kicked my *** after 2 hours of driving, lol. Disconnected the injector and limped home V5 style.

[torredo]

although some of the numbers ive read in this post are impressive...
i still stay away from domestic cars imho!

Japanese ftw!

[texan_idiot25]

Isn't that even more powerful then your Skyline?

[torredo]

like i said....the numbers were impressive however, the USDM cars look like dog****, take the interior of that Cobalt....made me sick just looking at it, the ONLY thing good about it was the Brembo brakes....Done!

[suicide_star]

Originally Posted by torredo

like i said....the numbers were impressive however, the USDM cars look like dog****, take the interior of that Cobalt....made me sick just looking at it, the ONLY thing good about it was the Brembo brakes....Done!

i have to agree, JDM 100% ftw...i mean you'll never see an american car as stylish as a good JDM ride...for example...

100% authentic JDM mesh, to spiral the incoming air onto your radiator to get a better air/air mixture and assure maximum cooling (it works so well that's actually ice you see on the mesh)



and baby blue wire loom to show your aggressive side, while also protecting your wires from UV harm and allowing better visibility so you can splice in your boost guage

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by torredo

like i said....the numbers were impressive however, the USDM cars look like dog****, take the interior of that Cobalt....made me sick just looking at it, the ONLY thing good about it was the Brembo brakes....Done!

Because we all know the strong point of the skyline is it's interior? x 100.

If your worried about cop'n a feel of the dash, you don't need a performance car.

Your car is 260 hp, 240~ ft lb of torque right? Turbocharged and built engine?

You have now come around the numbers of my truck with 260 hp and 360 ft lb, from 38 years ago (with the largely underrated gross hp rating). Bring in a 38 year old truck, that can kill most everything imported (spend less then 3k total on a civic and line up with my truck), PRICELESS!!!

But, let's compare two cars of similar years, the last gen Camaro and a similar year Integra Type-R. Camaro has more power, more torque, better handling (slalom and skid pad G's), a 6 speed stick, proper RWD (unlike Ford, GM had a **** fine handling car with a solid axle), and I'd wager a better drag coefficient. Decent fuel mileage with mid 20s on the hwy.

And it costs less (new) then the Integra Type-R.

I've spent around 2.5K on my truck, won't break 3k total. If I were to fart around with the engine and a built tranny, more then likely no more then 3-4k in that department, my '69 CST/10 with a carburetted and pushrod V8 would walk all over your skyline on the strip. More time and money put into suspension and such, and have comparable handling to yours too. You can laugh, but you should see what a nice well built truck can do. So, for no more then 10-13k, max, I could have a comfortable, useful daily driver that I promise will get far more looks in the parking lot then a kitted up skyline and then walk all over it in performance.

How much so far has been spent on the sky?

[torredo]

bwhahaha!!
that was trial and error my friend...that ALL got rid of not long after those images were taken. The blue loom got replaced and the mesh was completely removed. Try and keep it up to date why dont you, besides that....those Civics are pur **** anyhow! lol