Reviving bread with an old Auto-Union!

why didn't my last post bump the thread

>>17060 Well it´s priced like a Cayman for the performance of a Cayman. I guess you could save up for 5 years and the first used ones could happen to be under 20k€. Also I totally agree with you, the 504 concept is rad as fuck. Us Frenchie even had a poll by Peugeot asking if we'd like or not this guy mass produced, it had quite a support. Even more pics for you guys.

>>17063 Always hoping for the next "eye-opening" sports car that would show the error of their ways to other brands and would usher in an age similar to the japanese 90s, but every time the cars either end up overpriced or are flawed in some way that makes them unpopular. The Alpine is also a breath of fresh air in terms of sports car design, compared to what we have now. Too many frowny headlights and overcompensating engines and too many quirks and features, meanwhile the Alpine just flexes on its competition with some aesthetic quad lights and a body shape almost akin to the RX-7. As for the Peugeot, I'd love for them to finally step up their sports car game. The 504 concept looks sleek and light but I'm worried it might not translate to the real product. And it also looks like it may become another 50k+ luxury car or some kind of BMW i8 clone, as is the par of the course for Peugeot, we'll have to see. Side note: Seeing those 4 racey seats inside the Škoda is a morbid sight.

>>17064 >Alpine Design speaking it isn't fresh air. It´s just like the modern Fiat 500 or the Ford T-bird: neo-retro design (this time done alright). The first Alpine A110 was looking very similar to the new one. It´s fresh air from a marketing competition standpoint: Renault didn't build a nice quick berlinette since the A310, nearly 30 years ago and sports cars in France died since the end of Venturi. So yeah, kinda nice to see some poking around in this domain for a French automaker (which isn't Bugatti). >Peugeot >step up their sports car Bro they ended the production of the 308 gti because of the very low sales. It was a nice 300hp hatchback, quicker and better made than a Golf R or gti and as fast as the Renault Megane RS. So PSA isn't going anywhere close to the sports cars sector anytime soon by now, except if they make Opel/Vauxhall become their sporty branch. Yeah that Skoda is scary. More pics for you all

>>17039 This. I'd rather replace the heads on a car ten times than have to replace every electronic component once.

>>17042 If you have to replace your heads ten times there's something seriously wrong with your engine and propane ain't gonna fix it.

>>17043 I was using hyperbole. I mean I prefer to fix mechanical problems rather than electrical ones.

>>16605 Don't listen to this idiot>>16646 You have emergency brake for a reason. Just release the clutch slowly and apply gas till you feel the car move forward abit. Then disengage e-brake and continue with the gas

But what about vehicles with select shift? Sure its still an automatic, but I have the freedom to override the computer and select which gear I choose to be in.

>>16980 It's an electronic override, so it's still a disguised automatic. The manual clutch is what makes the salt of the manuals.

Should I stick with a soft hardtop Suzuki I have but its going to have a 1.6 sidekick engine, ~95hp? or go buy a right had drive, better body, less mileage original JDM import with 50~ horsepower? I don't get it cause one site says the samurai with the 1.3 normal engine has 60hp while the 1.3 turbo Japanese import has 50hp? The pros of the "project" I have are listed… >1.6 sidekick HP, good popular engine, more HP and still good MPG >Parts are USA and its reliable >I have all the parts I can take to a mechanic so they can install it >Car needs to be painted, the body is in okay condition. Allows for removal of the hard-soft top so I can make it open body. >I'll get to choose the new color I want, OD green or maybe Coyote brown Cons.. <Will probably cost more with the paint job. <The body is in okayish condition <Nothing will be done since it was my dads project but since he hasnt touched it for 10+ years, he clearly wont finish it in the next year. <Cost more just to get it running and ready. The pros for the JDM I saw on craigslist… >The body is in good-great condition >60k miles on it

>>16858 Converse is owned by Nike, and Vans has had long term, core establishment in performance arts/extreme sports and DIY scenes in gen from that, hence the big hipster frenzy now. I don't like any of these three brands, but what kind of a retarded post was this?

I drive barefoot, cause I aint no pussy to shy away from some potential broken glass.

>>16762 The 99 SeVille is a great car, and most of the repair work it needs can be done without those advanced computers. It's very comfortable and fast, it has a 32 valve v8 northstar engine. If you don't mind some of the more expensive repairs. If you're talking about like a 2018 Cadillac SeVille I have no idea, the "newest" car in my driveway is an 07, not a big fan of new cars especially that gay non-key ignition crap.

My car is okay now by the way, just took a few deep steam cleans from someone really experienced with that shit. Also baking powder spread over the spot neutralized the smell, just vacuum it up lightly don't press down.

>>16926 >>16927 Thanks for the advice and for keeping us updated anon. Glad to hear your carpet is ok!

>>16916 Got my post with 4 cars and the guy who posted the 406 coupe.

I don't know what is the deal with these, but they just refuse to leave the streets. And they have been on the streets since 2003! Haven't seen many new ones, but the old ones are definetaly running around in numbers.

>>16919 they look okay, but you can never love them the way a man can love a Mk 1 golf

FWD can be fun too OP

>>16784 This

>>15370 lmao your parents are huge fags for even considering fwd.

>>14849 Whoever leaves their miata in the snow like that is a fucking monster

>>16726 nice I can post these again.

>>16742 you appear to be missing a panel on your lights old chap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQImSZbh4k Japanese hillclimb in 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUSO1Y0XMw Kei car trackday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKziKX9SZ7I

>>16674 But I was, pal Get rest

>>16675 this is going too far for my brain

Ive driven a toyota crown hybrid. Good acceleration, comfy at high speed, but terribad in snow, icy, and heavy rain. YMMV

>>16541 Nigger, lanes in the air are invisible and it takes quite a lot of training to be able to fly by instrument and TCAS, which is what you need to do if you don't want collisions to happen. VFR is asking for a disaster. Or many small disasters if cars ever were to fly.

>>16546 Pretty much this. The time for flying cars came and went decades ago, a foot in the door was needed by the mid-50s at the very latest. Nowadays the air infrastructure is too built up and too regulated to allow civilians, even those with the prerequisite licenses.

>>16546 The only way flying "cars" can ever become reality in any feasible fashion would be forced autopiloting among preset "lanes". One would also have to somehow skeet around the general safety&maintenance regulations for fixed-wing aircraft if you don't want your flying "car" ownership limited to richfags who could probably afford a private helicopter anyway.

>>16180 Lost it when my hard drive accidentally got wiped. Otherwise I would of. >>16199 Thanks anon.

>>16144 >>16145 Use the board index and search for tags.

Just a heads up I kind of used some meme magic again.

My first car was an inherited beater that barely drove. I had some mechanic friends from work. The rest of the story involves an engine rebuild, a few thousand dollars in tools, a couple jobs as a technician, marathoning ETCG and Scotty Kilmer, and shitposting on /o/.

I bought my friend's old autocrosser thinking he'd kept up on the maintenance and that it was going to be reliable, only to find out it had a laundry list of shit wrong with it. So I got myself a ten dollar Chinesium socket set, fixed it back up, amd even made some improvements. Now I'm making $25 an hour with benefits wrenching on construction equipment.

It all started when I was little playing around with my toycars. I sooner got interested to some of the real licensed diecast cars more than the fictional ones hot wheels would try to sell out. Another contributing factor was being introduced into the Gran Turismo series, recently delving into deeper in simracing, and some of my friends introducing me to the world of F1.

>>16636 this car is in so bad shape, it's sad.

>>16638 youre sad

>>16644 yes

>>16577 >pumps just use mechanical pump

>>16579 But I don't mind if an EMP event only takes out the air conditioning

>>16577 A radio would be nice too. >inb4 "the engine is the only thing you need to hear" I love the sound of a carburetor just as much as the next guy, but I also like playing the radio when I take a ride.