i think i could reliably drop a canister of zyklon b down your chimney
Car thread obligatory
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Why on Godd’s Green Earth would you want to do that? As far as I know, my home doesn’t have a lice infestation.
Call Me Tim
EDF Hero
Lexus is a upgraded Toyota. Lex/Toy were practically indestructible up to the early 2010's. Older Nissan Maximas have the same bullet proof reputation no later than 97. these cars are fairly easy to work on, parts are available and they have a cult following.
You're going to pay an arm and a leg for an alternator or starter, like 200 dollars, but they last well over 100K miles so once you replace it you're not going to need to. Water pumps are a pain in the ass. it just takes time and you HAVE to take off all the parts to get to them. There is no "short cut," of well maybe I could wiggle it past the radiator etc., drain it, take your time and do it.
Fixing your own car is something every male should do, sadly with the effemination of men, most can barely put gas in their vehicle. And to be honest the engineers which design modern cars (looking right at you @Maysam talk to them unfuck this bullshit) it seems the manufacturers make servicing your own car exceptionally difficult on purpose so the owner HAS to take the car into the dealership for service. Fuck my cabin filter is a four hour job @ $60 buck an hour to replace a $15 dollar filter. I put it off for as long as I could but after the cabin started to smell like fresh summertime ass sweat, i changed it myself, and invented some new curse phrases while doing so.
It will also help you build confidence, take your time and don't get discouraged, you have YouTube instructional videos. Too easy. Back in the day when I was starting to bust my knuckles on cars, you'll understand this when you start working on your Lexus, all i had was a Chilton's mechanic's manual.
Lastly, DO NOT do anything that involves a suspension spring compressor. Those things are called widow makers for a reason. One horror story was one guy had removed a front truck spring and while it was compressed, he DROPPED IT, and the thing slipped out of the compressors, and took his face off.
When looking at this car, inspect the shock towers in the front, under the hood and in the trunk, if they show any signs of rust, PASS on it. Pay a little more for a car that is structurally sound. Because unless you really love the car, it's going to be a money pit. Plus, you should enjoy driving your first car as well. That's the goal.
Good luck.
i do my own repairs all the time, as long as a lift or special tools aren't needed
but not gonna do this madness
Call Me Tim
EDF Hero
Calling an Alpha powered kit car a "super car" is next level wild.
TakeThisTorch
Newfag
CCF spotted, nice
unfortunately they stopped updating their website last year
it's a whole cultural shift that will either right itself or lead to cars being unserviceable throwaway shit products like phones. The EU mandates that every new car here needs to have a traffic sign recognition system, a lane assist and a few more incredibly annoying shitty electronics. Even manufacturers would gladly offer simple, cheap shitboxes that easily do what cars were originally built to do: get your ass from point A to point B. But they can't.
Still I'm saying it's a cultural development because a growing part of the population is in favor of making everything everywhere as safe as possible and beyond, regardless of usability. Engineers just develop what the market requires, and if that means sacrificing serviceability for another layer of protective sheet metal, that's what they will do.
they WON'T. because US automakers found that those onerous safety regulations they hated so much.......were protecting their captive market from cheap imports.
and now the EU is putting in similar regulations....notice that deaths peaked in the 1960s. then the feds got "serious" about safety, and it went down. then it went up again. lows are consistently during recessions since, because people drive less.
business today must be great, bc traffic deaths are going right back up, to 1960s levels. in spite of airbags, crash testing, driver assistance electronics and all sorts of other mandated things.
File:United States Motor Vehicle Deaths per Year.webp - Wikimedia Commons
@Crassmeister can I just start posting pics of bicycles? Here soon, none of us are are going to be able to afford a car, new or used.
and it could be worse
you could be in an ai universe
you could be in an ai universe
Call Me Tim
EDF Hero
Why would you ever need a bicycle? That sounds like you want a bit too much freedom, citizen. Perhaps some gentle re-education is in order?
Off to the reeducation camps I go!
And not a moment too soon. You’ve got a LOT of reeducating that needs to be done.
TakeThisTorch
Newfag
Their youtube page is run by the guys themselves, specifically feed runs the editing and the page. The website is getting smaller updates from time to time. Their discord is pretty good too. I got called a slur there within 30 minutes and there's some genuinely funny people.unfortunately they stopped updating their website last year
but someone is still posting new videos on YT