Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

bmwracer wrote:^ I guess Bridgestone can do that when they're the only tire supplier in town. :sweat:

I'm surprised F1 would allow Bridgestone to monopolize that... Unless no one else (Michelin, Goodyear, Pirelli, etc.) wanted to compete. :sweat:

i guess with the 2005 us gp farce michelin effectively sealed their fate. even in moto gp valentino rossi switched to bridgestone as in one race his michein was 'out of round'! :shocked:
it's bad when they can't even make a tyre the right shape.. :shakehead:

kenjilina wrote: i guess with the 2005 us gp farce michelin effectively sealed their fate. even in moto gp valentino rossi switched to bridgestone as in one race his michein was 'out of round'! :shocked:
it's bad when they can't even make a tyre the right shape.. :shakehead:

I guess Michelin's square tire never caught on. :hehe: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
I guess Michelin's square tire never caught on. :hehe: :rofl:

popular with dentists though. :mrgreen:

Disassembled the throttle body on my car to clean the two butterfly valves... Man they were all gooped up. :sweat:

Don't know why they were like that, but I'm glad I took it apart and cleaned it....

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i cleaned the one on the Acura every year when i wash the K&N along w/ the MAF sensor.

krim wrote:i cleaned the one on the Acura every year when i wash the K&N along w/ the MAF sensor.

The bizarre thing was everything forward of the throttle body (snorkel, MAF, K&N filter) was clean... The intake manifold side was gunked up.

The stuff was thick and waxy, like the junk they spray on the cars to protect them from the salt air during the trip from Europe. :sweat:

oh i know all about that junk, it's STILL dripping out of the hood after a month.

krim wrote:oh i know all about that junk, it's STILL dripping out of the hood after a month.

I remember the name now: Cosmoline. :bleh:

Why that crap is on the intake manifold side, I'll never know... I might have to disassemble the manifold and see how it looks in there. :sweat:

So you know how I was 99% sure I was getting the Infiniti? Well, that 1% kicked in real strong.

I've decided not to get it. With all the perks, it would cost about $70 000. I could get it, but it wouldn't be practical or smart for me to do so. I'd have to give up a lot of things, and my commute isn't even 20 minutes.

So I've decided to give the dream up. Dad said we could pay cash and have it over with, but that wouldn't be MY cash, and my goal is to buy the car myself.

So I'm gonna keep looking. My heart is going back to the Altima. Similar shape, and it does have its own merits. Fully loaded it'll prolly cost me $46 000.

my MINI was $32k out the door, with taxes and license. ;)

Wynter wrote:So I'm gonna keep looking. My heart is going back to the Altima. Similar shape, and it does have its own merits. Fully loaded it'll prolly cost me $46 000.

$46K for an Altima??? :shocked:

You should cross the border, buy a car here, and drive it back. :sweat:

$70K ? Ouch :shocked:

Anime Dad wrote:$70K ? Ouch :shocked:

Canadian prices must be a WHOLE LOT different than those in the States: I thought the MSRP for the G37 was around $35K. :sweat:

Do they have the Nissan 350Z in the States/Canada? Looks to be a similar unit: http://www.nissan.com.au/z/

Anime Dad wrote:Do they have the Nissan 350Z in the States/Canada? Looks to be a similar unit: http://www.nissan.com.au/z/

Yes, they're built on the same body, different front and rears fascia though.

bmwracer wrote:
$46K for an Altima??? :shocked:

You should cross the border, buy a car here, and drive it back. :sweat:

Yea, but it includes the leather package and the navi package. And it's a 6 cylinder. Whatever that means.

Anime Dad wrote:$70K ? Ouch :shocked:

I know, eh? Mind you, this was a full loaded, with all the optionals. :nut:

Wynter wrote:
And it's a 6 cylinder. Whatever that means.

It's car talk for more power, but eats more gas. :hehe:

dochira wrote:
It's car talk for more power, but eats more gas. :hehe:

Ohhhh. Well that's not good. :sweat:

Wynter wrote:

Ohhhh. Well that's not good. :sweat:

Don't worry Wyn - you're doing the right thing - it's smarter to spend more time beforehand and make sure you're getting what you really want (and need (and can afford)) than just being in a hurry - you'll be so much happier in the long run! And ask questions here - we're totally happy to help, where we can - there's quite a lot of car knowledge between us!

phlargo wrote:

Don't worry Wyn - you're doing the right thing - it's smarter to spend more time beforehand and make sure you're getting what you really want (and need (and can afford)) than just being in a hurry - you'll be so much happier in the long run! And ask questions here - we're totally happy to help, where we can - there's quite a lot of car knowledge between us!

Thank you! Your post made me feel a lot better. I really do appreciate all the help getting from all of you guys! You make window shopped a lot easier!

>>hugs all around<<