Car Talk 4: The Richard Hertz Rent-A-Car 500

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Wait, who dat?
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During machining of the engine crankshaft and crankpins, metal shavings may have been left within the crankshaft oil passages, and the crankpins themselves may be too rough on the edges. As a result, oil may be blocked and cause the connecting rod bearings to wear, which would then cause them to fail and seize the whole engine.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a1534 ... -failures/

The also did "product improvement campaign" = RECALL work a few weeks ago Knock Sensor, Fuel Rail, and Airbag sensor
https://jalopnik.com/hyundai-kia-recall ... 1831839497

when the whole engine failure thing hit they extended the engine warranty to 120k.....

The fact that our car ran for 160k they still honored the recall is :mindblown: but I think it was at least partially due to the fact that the previous owner (my wifes hot little friend) had all scheduled maintenance done at this particular dealership.....still, they had 40000 reasons to deny and didn't, so :fuckyeah:
Pics.
:dat: She sold us her 13 Kia Optima for a song...... and the song was, I Got Those Seized Engine Blues
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Work parking lot today ... that’s not even a spot where they all charge


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:notsure: , but :fuckyeah: if it happens.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2700 ... n=16457953
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that French automaker Peugeot could be coming back to the United States sooner than had originally been announced. Carlos Tavares, who is CEO of the Peugeot mothership, Groupe PSA, had previously said Peugeot would be re-entering the U.S. by 2026, but he now says the brand will be back within three to four years, by 2023.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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I'll just leave this here

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I have often tried to watch this mans talks...because he is such an innovator...... sadly between his speech impediment and my hearing loss I just cannot get through more than a few minutes.....
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/2020-jeep-gl ... 00815.html
UPDATE 4/5/19: Jeep has announced that all 4190 Gladiator Launch Editions sold out on April 4th, which was the only day that the special truck would be available to order.
The price? A a cool $62,310..
:mindblown: this country is rich AF.
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Holy shit ... went to Subaru dealer to pick up car for his gf ....




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Holy shit ... went to Subaru dealer to pick up car for his gf ....




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Wait...I think that's @wap 's granddaughter
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Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:31 pm
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Holy shit ... went to Subaru dealer to pick up car for his gf ....




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Wait...I think that's FAP's granddaughter
She is 50+?
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max225 wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:34 pm
Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:31 pm

Wait...I think that's FAP's granddaughter
She is 50+?
Yes'm that's my joke and I'm sticking to it

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max225 wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:34 pm
Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:31 pm

Wait...I think that's FAP's granddaughter
She is 50+?
Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:34 pm
She is 50+?
Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
True dat

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Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:31 pm
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Holy shit ... went to Subaru dealer to pick up car for his gf ....




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Wait...I think that's @wap 's granddaughter
Great granddaughter :bruh:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:34 pm
She is 50+?
Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
:dat: 's better. :lol:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 pm
Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
True dat

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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Irish wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 pm
Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
True dat

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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Random daydreaming thought of the day:

What's the best sounding (from the inside, not the outside) reasonably DD-able car under, say, $50k?

The V10 BMW M5/M6 seems hard to beat, short of going to a motorcycle. Maybe a V8 vantage or GT350?
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troyguitar wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:29 pm Random daydreaming thought of the day:

What's the best sounding (from the inside, not the outside) reasonably DD-able car under, say, $50k?

The V10 BMW M5/M6 seems hard to beat, short of going to a motorcycle. Maybe a V8 vantage or GT350?
Honestly, I think the C7 with NPP exhaust is really hard to beat.

The 911 interior exhaust sound, or lack of it is very weak in comparison. My Z51 and Z06 sounded amazing both inside and outside the car in sport or track modes with the valves open.
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I really only love some aftermarket setups on the :truk: based V8s, something with an X-pipe and mufflers not inspired by the 1960s NHRA scene. Dat Corsa Really Spicy Chili + destroked LS3 w/ 4.8 crank could be pretty great without going full exotic.
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troyguitar wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:29 pm Random daydreaming thought of the day:

What's the best sounding (from the inside, not the outside) reasonably DD-able car under, say, $50k?

The V10 BMW M5/M6 seems hard to beat, short of going to a motorcycle. Maybe a V8 vantage or GT350?
I think my m3 sounds really good actually, with the competition package. There really isn’t anything that sounds like it either as it one of the few remaining i6s. You get everything, turbo noise, blow off noise, braps etc. on 18s it would be a decent DD. It’s way too stiff on 20s
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Except that isn’t a Ferrari at. ALL. :lolol:

Unless, he’s referring to the layout?
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Irish wrote:
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:52 pm Seems to young for FAP. :notsure:

His great, great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter might be in her 50s. His granddaughter was friends with :jesus:
True dat

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