Car Talk 1: Passengers matter

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:00 am

Detroit wrote:Gold is 5/7 the way to go...especially for winter tahrs or whatever.

Not a lot of time to coordinate that. Will look on forums for take-offs though. Should be lots of 17" and 18" stock WRX wheels.

Melon · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:09 am

Detroit wrote:Gold is 5/7 the way to go...especially for winter tahrs or whatever.

I might do gold wheelz on mah Grom, for dat Subie look.

Davestr · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:35 am

Johnny_P wrote:
Davestr wrote:
It would be easy to have them refinished I would think. I was going to do that if I had kept it longer...
Yeah. Easiest would be to get a used forumbreh set that are a bit dicked up and get them fixed and powdercoated. If I were going that route, I might just do gold

I dig the GOLD!

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:47 am

Melon wrote:
Detroit wrote:Gold is 5/7 the way to go...especially for winter tahrs or whatever.
I might do gold wheelz on mah Grom, for dat Subie look.

Is the Grom AWD? :mindblown:

Melon · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:54 am

Johnny_P wrote:
Melon wrote:
I might do gold wheelz on mah Grom, for dat Subie look.
Is the Grom AWD?

It's not FWD.

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:55 am

Melon wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Is the Grom AWD?
It's not FWD.

Probably bad in the snow then

Calvinball · Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:42 am

Johnny_P wrote:
Melon wrote:
It's not FWD.

Probably bad in the snow then

Melon · Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:45 am

[user not found] wrote:This is kinda neat: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gal ... ngdon-clay

Dem 70s sleds, doe.

Really neat photos.

Calvinball · Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:47 am

Melon wrote:
[user not found] wrote:This is kinda neat: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gal ... ngdon-clay

Dem 70s sleds, doe.

Really neat photos.

troyguitar · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:20 pm

Melon wrote:
troyguitar wrote:I've been thinking about trying some of this to see if I can't reduce highway noise in the vibe:

http://www.raamaudio.com/pages/How%252dTo.html

Dunno though, I might just try not to spend another cent on the car for as long as possible and then it for something that drives its rear wheels eventually...
How much would you sell it for?

Likely about $1000 in 3-4 years at this rate. Anything I'd want to replace it with is :waxer:

so it ain't happening for a long time.

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:31 pm

troyguitar wrote:
Melon wrote:
How much would you sell it for?
Likely about $1000 in 3-4 years at this rate. Anything I'd want to replace it with is so it ain't happening for a long time.

As long as it runs you'll get at least $2k for it private party.

A Mister 2 isn't that much money is it?

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:32 pm

Calvinball wrote:
Johnny_P wrote:
Probably bad in the snow then

Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.

Calvinball · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:33 pm

Johnny_P wrote:
Calvinball wrote:

Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.

max225 · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:34 pm

Johnny_P wrote:
Calvinball wrote:

Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.

Mashing the throttle makes sense...

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:36 pm

maxtdi wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.
Mashing the throttle makes sense...

Half the time it works 80% of the time.

Davestr · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:37 pm

Living a winter climate and runnin on non winter tires is very very stupid. Im amazed at how many car owning science deniers there are when faced with blunt evidence of how good winter tires are. Its amazing how many police cars have them and they assist those idiots without them and the cars police drive, even here are RWD. Wake up stupid MURICA and get YO Azz some winter Tars mang!

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:38 pm

Calvinball wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.

I don't live in Manayunk doe. Actually. The hardest hill I have to take in the snow is on S. Broad St where it crosses under I-76. That's like a solid 6' hill.

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:38 pm

Davestr wrote:Living a winter climate and runnin on non winter tires is very very stupid. Im amazed at how many car owning science deniers there are when faced with blunt evidence of how good winter tires are. Its amazing how many police cars have them and they assist those idiots without them and the cars police drive, even here are RWD. Wake up stupid MURICA and YO Azz some winter Tars mang!

Dave. The real solution is an all season tire with an 80k tread life warranty. Duh.

max225 · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:39 pm

Davestr wrote:Living a winter climate and runnin on non winter tires is very very stupid. Im amazed at how many car owning science deniers there are when faced with blunt evidence of how good winter tires are. Its amazing how many police cars have them and they assist those idiots without them and the cars police drive, even here are RWD. Wake up stupid MURICA and YO Azz some winter Tars mang!

What is winter? I thought that went away with global warming

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:40 pm

maxtdi wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: Summer tars open diffs vs winter tars LSD
Summer tars LSDs should at least get going amirite?

Nah I need to order something.
Mashing the throttle makes sense...

I think there's a pretty solid chance the Earth Destroyer will be turned into steel to support either shipbuilding or the oil industry.
That would be so ironic and great.

max225 · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:41 pm

Johnny_P wrote:
maxtdi wrote:
Mashing the throttle makes sense...
I think there's a pretty solid chance the Earth Destroyer will be turned into steel to support either shipbuilding or the oil industry.
That would be so ironic and great.

I hope they don't crush it... but who knows... it would be a real shame.

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:42 pm

maxtdi wrote:
Davestr wrote:Living a winter climate and runnin on non winter tires is very very stupid. Im amazed at how many car owning science deniers there are when faced with blunt evidence of how good winter tires are. Its amazing how many police cars have them and they assist those idiots without them and the cars police drive, even here are RWD. Wake up stupid MURICA and YO Azz some winter Tars mang!
What is winter? I thought that went away with global warming

Winter is way more mild than it was when I was a kid. I feel old saying that but its true. The days of the Halloween snow storm are long gone. Philly gets maybe 3-5 decent snowfalls a year anymore with typically 1 or 2 being rather intense.

Calvinball · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:42 pm

Johnny_P wrote:
Calvinball wrote:

I don't live in Manayunk doe. Actually. The hardest hill I have to take in the snow is on S. Broad St where it crosses under I-76. That's like a solid 6' hill.

I personally never attempted driving on the summers. There were those who swear it was fine, and others who swear they were all over the place.

But think of it this way, having an STI in the snow without winters is like going for a bike ride in jeans and a winter coat. Sure, it'll work, but you'd have a lot more fun and go a lot better in your spandex.

Johnny_P · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:42 pm

maxtdi wrote:
Johnny_P wrote: I think there's a pretty solid chance the Earth Destroyer will be turned into steel to support either shipbuilding or the oil industry.
That would be so ironic and great.
I hope they don't crush it... but who knows... it would be a real shame.

I thought that's what they were doing???

Maybe they'll just ship them to Russia and re-sell them.

Davestr · Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:43 pm

maxtdi wrote:
Davestr wrote:Living a winter climate and runnin on non winter tires is very very stupid. Im amazed at how many car owning science deniers there are when faced with blunt evidence of how good winter tires are. Its amazing how many police cars have them and they assist those idiots without them and the cars police drive, even here are RWD. Wake up stupid MURICA and YO Azz some winter Tars mang!
What is winter? I thought that went away with global warming

I thought the same in Westlake Village and the O.C. when I lived there LOL