Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

dochira wrote:

Oh, you said that. At first I thought you said us. *snaps fingers* Oh well, maybe next time.

Hahahaha shall I edit my post? :lol:

KouSeiya315 wrote:Glad to hear it :woot: I'll have to take advantage of that :naughty: :victory:

Does that mean you're coming to California?? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Does that mean you're coming to California?? :hehe:

Ahahahaha, nope :P

KouSeiya315 wrote:Ahahahaha, nope :P

:puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:
:puppydog:

How would you suppose I do that anyway? :crazy:

KouSeiya315 wrote:How would you suppose I do that anyway? :crazy:

*thinking* :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
*thinking* :headscratch:

Simple, just rent a BMW (the Ultimate Driving Machine) and drive cross-country with a couple of your best friends. :woot:


Road Trip! :hehe:
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Simple, just rent a BMW (the Ultimate Driving Machine) and drive cross-country with a couple of your best friends. :woot:

Road Trip! :hehe:

That'd be an expensive rental. Might as well buy/lease the thing.

Just steal one. Make sure you swap the plates for some phony ones though.

blender1184 wrote:Just steal one. Make sure you swap the plates for some phony ones though.

U mean do the things those guys did in Gone in 60 Seconds????

blender1184 wrote:Just steal one. Make sure you swap the plates for some phony ones though.

Yeah, that'll work. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, that'll work. :shakehead:

Not with that attitude. :(

Check this out (for non-car buffs like me), it's pretty neat! I'm thinking about buying one:

http://kyw.com/special/local_story_073163157.html

KouSeiya315 wrote:Check this out (for non-car buffs like me), it's pretty neat! I'm thinking about buying one:

http://kyw.com/special/local_story_073163157.html

Yeah, most (all?) cars after 1996 have those little black boxes, OBD or OBD2 (On Board Diagnostics)...

It's not totally foolproof though: only stuff that's wired into the OBD (usually engine/tranny/brakes) will tell you if something's wrong... It won't tell you to replace tires, replace shocks, report oil leaks, etc...

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, most (all?) cars after 1996 have those little black boxes, OBD or OBD2 (On Board Diagnostics)...

It's not totally foolproof though: only stuff that's wired into the OBD (usually engine/tranny/brakes) will tell you if something's wrong... It won't tell you to replace tires, replace shocks, report oil leaks, etc...

Yeah, I don't mean it as a substitute to a mechanic's diagnostic. But it would be pretty neat to have for problems as big as those. Might avoid being ripped off?

KouSeiya315 wrote:Yeah, I don't mean it as a substitute to a mechanic's diagnostic. But it would be pretty neat to have for problems as big as those. Might avoid being ripped off?

Possibly. But you have a good, honest mechanic, ne?

GM Recalls Nearly 113,000 Vehicles

Thu Mar 17, 1:41 PM ET

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. is recalling 77,055 minivans because their rear brake lights or hazard lights can stop working, federal safety regulators and the world's biggest automaker said Thursday.

The recall involves Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari minivans from the 2001 and 2002 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news - web sites) said a circuit problem could cause the lights to stop working, which could lead to a crash.

GM spokesman Alan Adler said there have been no injuries related to the defect. GM dealers will repair the lights for free.

NHTSA also said Thursday that GM is recalling 35,777 of its 2005 Pontiac G6 sedans because the owner's manual doesn't say there is a child restraint anchor in the middle of the back seat. NHTSA said owners could have difficulty installing child seats if they aren't aware of the anchor.

Adler said GM will mail information about the child seat anchors to G6 owners this month.

I''m saving up so I can buy a scouter since I'll be moving to downtown very soon :mrgreen:

Car and Driver review of the 2006 3-series: http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=9265 :)

my car is an Opel Tigra 1,6 16V with 106 Hp :rofl: