MrH's Garage Carousel
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:42 pm
Yeah the guy had a Plaid, which is pretty His Tesla flipping with only transactional losses was pretty baller.
I think they also get sold on the “I’m helping the environment!” bullshit as well.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:03 pm So do women find electric cars more approachable like an electric lawn mower is more approachable? No things going boom? Totally sexist but possible yes?
My gas station experiences over the past few weeks really have echoed the Max commentary over the past few years as well.
This one https://mtecind.com/products/scion-frs- ... gt-86-2014 ?MrH42 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:00 am Bolt got a big crack in the windshield from a tiny rock chip it looks like. No warranty coverage because it didn't pass the pen test to find that tiny chip. $500 deductible and two safelite appointments, and I finally have a Super Cruise calibrated new windshield in place. Would have been $1200+ if I didn't use insurance. Brutal.
Finally installed the clutch spring and OEM Audio + speakers.
- Clutch spring completely transforms the car. The weird clutch was always off-putting. Now it feels like any other sports car. Not a noticeable different in weight really.
- Took probably 2 hours of wrestling with it to get the stock one out. Very frustrating. But $20 well spent. Wish I had done this the day I got the car
- Audio system so far seems like a huge improvement
- Podcasts are also much clearer. The frequency filtering by speaker really makes everything much clearer
- Huge bass from the door speakers. Had to turn it down quite a bit. I don't think there's any chance I get the sub and amp now. This is plenty
- Pricey for what it is, but probably worth it. Less than $100 a speaker is hard to beat.
I'm finally starting to see them more. But of course I'm always in the minivan when I do.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:28 pmThis one https://mtecind.com/products/scion-frs- ... gt-86-2014 ?MrH42 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:00 am Bolt got a big crack in the windshield from a tiny rock chip it looks like. No warranty coverage because it didn't pass the pen test to find that tiny chip. $500 deductible and two safelite appointments, and I finally have a Super Cruise calibrated new windshield in place. Would have been $1200+ if I didn't use insurance. Brutal.
Finally installed the clutch spring and OEM Audio + speakers.
- Clutch spring completely transforms the car. The weird clutch was always off-putting. Now it feels like any other sports car. Not a noticeable different in weight really.
- Took probably 2 hours of wrestling with it to get the stock one out. Very frustrating. But $20 well spent. Wish I had done this the day I got the car
- Audio system so far seems like a huge improvement
- Podcasts are also much clearer. The frequency filtering by speaker really makes everything much clearer
- Huge bass from the door speakers. Had to turn it down quite a bit. I don't think there's any chance I get the sub and amp now. This is plenty
- Pricey for what it is, but probably worth it. Less than $100 a speaker is hard to beat.
You've convinced me, the clutch is def weird. I drove the car to a hike with the wife yesterday and was super self conscious that my shifts were not smooth
Interested in the audio piece as well although I'm not quite ready to drop the 500 bones or whatever as our expenditures have been rather high (been planning a big trip for August/September).
Sorry to hear about the windshield, big pain in the anus. Sucks that happened without a chip you could catch first as those $10 chip repair kits work quite nicely.
Do you find you still don't see many 2022+ Toyobarus? I am in Detroit this week and saw a base 86 and they still catch me off guard every time, I almost never see them around CLT. I am always hoping to spot a red BRZ Limited and be like 'ah, how's my order treating you?'
Yep, that's the one.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:28 pmThis one https://mtecind.com/products/scion-frs- ... gt-86-2014 ?MrH42 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:00 am Bolt got a big crack in the windshield from a tiny rock chip it looks like. No warranty coverage because it didn't pass the pen test to find that tiny chip. $500 deductible and two safelite appointments, and I finally have a Super Cruise calibrated new windshield in place. Would have been $1200+ if I didn't use insurance. Brutal.
Finally installed the clutch spring and OEM Audio + speakers.
- Clutch spring completely transforms the car. The weird clutch was always off-putting. Now it feels like any other sports car. Not a noticeable different in weight really.
- Took probably 2 hours of wrestling with it to get the stock one out. Very frustrating. But $20 well spent. Wish I had done this the day I got the car
- Audio system so far seems like a huge improvement
- Podcasts are also much clearer. The frequency filtering by speaker really makes everything much clearer
- Huge bass from the door speakers. Had to turn it down quite a bit. I don't think there's any chance I get the sub and amp now. This is plenty
- Pricey for what it is, but probably worth it. Less than $100 a speaker is hard to beat.
You've convinced me, the clutch is def weird. I drove the car to a hike with the wife yesterday and was super self conscious that my shifts were not smooth
Interested in the audio piece as well although I'm not quite ready to drop the 500 bones or whatever as our expenditures have been rather high (been planning a big trip for August/September).
Sorry to hear about the windshield, big pain in the anus. Sucks that happened without a chip you could catch first as those $10 chip repair kits work quite nicely.
Do you find you still don't see many 2022+ Toyobarus? I am in Detroit this week and saw a base 86 and they still catch me off guard every time, I almost never see them around CLT. I am always hoping to spot a red BRZ Limited and be like 'ah, how's my order treating you?'
I ordered this nasty bitch.MrH42 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:26 amYep, that's the one.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:28 pm
This one https://mtecind.com/products/scion-frs- ... gt-86-2014 ?
You've convinced me, the clutch is def weird. I drove the car to a hike with the wife yesterday and was super self conscious that my shifts were not smooth
Interested in the audio piece as well although I'm not quite ready to drop the 500 bones or whatever as our expenditures have been rather high (been planning a big trip for August/September).
Sorry to hear about the windshield, big pain in the anus. Sucks that happened without a chip you could catch first as those $10 chip repair kits work quite nicely.
Do you find you still don't see many 2022+ Toyobarus? I am in Detroit this week and saw a base 86 and they still catch me off guard every time, I almost never see them around CLT. I am always hoping to spot a red BRZ Limited and be like 'ah, how's my order treating you?'
I still see about 1 or 2 second gen twins a week. I drive 350+ miles a week though, so I see a lot of cars I guess.
there are times a bum hangs out there in dc as well. Also more expensive that the surrounding suburbs. For someone that commutes to dc for the past couple years (not including covid) I always avoided dc stations like plague
Same. I'm hopeful a solution will be found eventually that doesn't require going away from a wet sump. EJs have a worse oiling system than the FA (supposedly), but there are sufficient solutions for that application to stick with a wet sump on those for all but the most hardcore race builds.
Yeah guys. If you really want to track a car you may just want to find the coin for a C6GS or Z.coogles wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:48 pmSame. I'm hopeful a solution will be found eventually that doesn't require going away from a wet sump. EJs have a worse oiling system than the FA (supposedly), but there are sufficient solutions for that application to stick with a wet sump on those for all but the most hardcore race builds.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:12 pmYeah guys. If you really want to track a car you may just want to find the coin for a C6GS or Z.coogles wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:48 pm
Same. I'm hopeful a solution will be found eventually that doesn't require going away from a wet sump. EJs have a worse oiling system than the FA (supposedly), but there are sufficient solutions for that application to stick with a wet sump on those for all but the most hardcore race builds.
That's pretty even though my thoughts are all over the place, unless i wait for too long, id probably get the brz or gr86.
MrH42 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:41 am The potential reliability issue is totally overblown. How many engines have popped so far? A couple? They're going to sell something like 12k GR86 and 5k BRZ in the US this year. A couple of cars out of 17k/year in sales is not a huge amount. And I think all but maybe one is getting replaced by warranty? And they'll probably cave and replace that one too.
Of all things to worry about in my life, this is not one of them. This sounds a lot more like looking for reasons to than legitimate concern.