Any car enthusiasts around here?

[Imp]

They may be good this season as they are new. I would consider real snows for next year to make it that much better. ;) As I said above, I've had a lot of Subarus because snow. They're pack mules through the snow with snow tires (or you wanna go out in the snow being a Tommi Makinen, RIchard Burns, Colin McRae, Solberg, etc... pick your Subaru driver LOL) . My wife has snows on her FJ Cruiser and it's a literal beast every winter when ground clearance is needed. :)

--kC

[Silentbob6]

 

I don’t know if there’s any diesel guys here but heres my 04.5 LLY

[MtlJeff]

I was gonna get Blizzaks so ill keep seeing how they do. I only drive about 10K kilometers a year so if I can get a few winters out them I might just run one set of tires year round and replace them once. Well see. I rarely keep a car more than 5 years

[Hawkeye77]

I can only compare Blizzaks on a Toyota Highlander years ago to the Hakkas on a ‘19 Forester so not apples to apples at all, but the Hakkas have the Blizzaks beat hands down IMO for winter driving in all conditions (never take the wife’s vehicles off road though).

[Imp]

Yeah, Hakkas are the holy grail of true snow performance. :)

[1puttTUT]

I work in the auto industry and don't own a car lol. I do pay the monthly lease on my wife's Stelvio though. Everyone in my group is a total gear-head; I'm just known as the golf guy. Currently developing the transmission s/w for the next gen Jeep GC; should be an interesting year and hopefully will still have time for golf.

Keep the pics coming...I'm thoroughly enjoying them ?

[GHIN n Juice]

I have a thing for traditionally unreliable brands, lol. But really, the Jag F-Pace is probably the most enjoyable thing I have ever owned. It’s fast and nimble and handles amazingly well in bad weather. The Jeep only has cosmetic mods since I live in the plains and have no real off-roading areas. I have been a part of 2 Jeep builds for real off-roading in Moab. One was a ‘78 CJ and the other was an ‘86 box Cherokee. You know you have a problem when you have more money in spare parts than the actual vehicle is worth.

[rblmp32]

No pics but I'm a big car guy. I currently am driving a 2007 911 Carrera coupe. Upgraded the exhaust and man, I love it. My dream car!

[MtlJeff]

Not a lot of places carry Nokian around here. Way easier to get Bridgestones. They've always been good to me. I've never tried the Nokian to be honest

[Texas1]

Yeah I’ll do that soon

having ceramic coating done this week. Big discussion whether it is worth it. However lots of shitty trees around here

 

and i wish I could afford A RS7, great choice

have a friend who has just put a deposit on an RS6

[RobotDoctor]

I changed windshield wipers this evening due to a break in my driver's side wiper. Does that make me an enthusiast?

[MtlJeff]

They are aftermarket now dude. So yeah!

[RobotDoctor]

 

HAHAHA! Thank for stroking my feeble ego! I definitely DO NOT have my brother's skill. But I hit the golf ball much better than he does! At least I have that going for me. :D

[mizuno player]

Been a car guy all my life, early 59's now. Was a auto mechanic for 15 years.

Had two cars I wish I still had.

67 Mustang coupe. Stuffed a 351 in it. That thing was a rocket. School bus hot me and took this to the junk years.

71 Chevelle. I built a small block 400 for it. Big valve 202 heads. Radical solid loft cam. Mod high compression. Big single plane intake with a built Holley 850 cfm. That thing had so much torque. Sold it to be more grown up. So, I did what any "adult" would do. Bought a 39 cigarette....

[Kyle M]

I’ve been a car guy my whole life. I’ve had some cool vehicles. My wishlist now includes the Audi RS6 avant. Audi is bringing it to the US now and it looks awesome for my needs.

[Texas1]

All sold or deposit paid

my mate just put a deposit down on the last one in the area

[gsrjc]

My car is fully ceramic coating on top of a full car clear wrap.

[jh19]

Jeep guy!

[MtlJeff]

What do you think of it? I looked at it too briefly. They look really bad*ss in person I must say

[jh19]

Like it better than my Wrangler! I say go for it!

[MtlJeff]

I bought a Rav4 TRD , felt it was just better for what I wanted

[1puttTUT]

The JT's are sweet but sooooo pricey

[bigred90gt]

I was really wanting one of those as I need a truck of some kind (for lowes runs mostly) but I love jeeps and dont need a fullsize truck like the crew cab ram I have now. My only hangup is price. In order to get one with the options I would want (mostly Nav and LED light group) it will run me north of $50k, which is absurd.

[jholz]

I am very much a car guy, but not in the traditional use of the term. I view automobiles in very practical terms. They don't make you cool; they just get you where you need to go.

 

I like cars that are reliable, don't attract attention, don't cost a lot of money to own or run, and are easy to keep running reliably for long periods of time. I buy used cars, work on them myself, and drive them until the wheels fall off. As such, I like heavily produced US domestics for the most part - Fords are the best in my opinion although GM is a close second. Anything associated with Mopar/Chrysler should simply be left alone.

 

Ideally, I am looking for something that has a lot of units on the market, so that I can go to the junk yard and find everything from a side mirror to an engine block for pennies on the dollar. Take them home, bolt them on, and continue driving.

 

I'm also a die hard manual transmission guy. So much more fun to drive and I'd much rather switch out a clutch than a whole transmission.

 

I also realize that I am a curmugdeon, an anachronism, and my views run counter to the prevailing attitudes of most car people. I apologize for being this way.

[bladehunter]

 

yea. A little bit into cars.

recent builds. couple quick pics

 

68 FB. All Aluminum 427 ( yes an FE. Not a modern stroker ) with tremec 3550 5 speed ice cold AC and FI tech fuel injection.

65 FB 4 wheel Ridetech suspension on air , 331 stroker with a 2.9 kenne bell blower pearl white with real candy stripes ( HOK Asian blue ) buried in 7 coats of clear. Real 2 piece forgeline wheels.

 

 

[Hawkeye77]

Wow!

If you are into "Bullitt" I'll trade you a mint condition Colt Diamondback ala Steve McQueen (with proper Detective Special grips) for one of those Mustangs! (I'll even throw in the soundtrack LP - okay, and a dozen Titleists)!

[Hawkeye77]

Again, wow!

[bladehunter]

Lol. I do like Bullitt but that car is only a loose interpretation....it’s a customers car that we saved from being hacked into a drag car. He’s not a Steve McQueen fan really. I just talked him into letting me paint it highland green , because I love green. Lol.

 

I’ll dig up some more pics. These are nice. But not my Crown Jewels.

this is what I spent my 20s and most of my 30s doing instead of learning to play golf. Built 67 cars from the ground up .(anything I do as a complete job is out on rotisserie and painted underneath etc. completely apart) . And who knows how many partial builds with engine swaps, 5 -6 speed conversions etc. One day I might Build one for me. Sadly. I never have.

[Texas1]

Wow, what a story, what a way to live ?

impressed

 

[CHuntsman]

Any Ferrari lovers. I'll be headed to Ferrari Racing Days next weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Great weekend full of action packed racing along with some F1 cars on track. Check out the link below for more info.https://races.ferrari.com/en/corse-clienti/ferrari-challenge/