What kind of car do you drive?

[calibuck]

When bought wife's Highlander, salesfolk left us alone in a room to discuss. We agreed to purchase, but wanted a 7-year extended warranty thrown in. As soon as we finished the sentence, the salesfolk came in and offered to us to 'sign the deal'. OK, we did so, drove the car away, and haven't had any problems with the car since (other than normal things that wear out). Bottom line, if you purchase extended warranty, you won't need. If you don't, the day the warranty runs out, car will go kaplooey. After rolled my ES350 (long, sad, unusual story), bought a Subaru Outback. Coming to the end of my 3-year 36,0000 warranty (have less than 18,000 miles), and after got used to not having the power to get out of trouble, do enjoy it. Certainly not a chick-magnet, but very useable.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

When bought wife's Highlander, salesfolk left us alone in a room to discuss. We agreed to purchase, but wanted a 7-year extended warranty thrown in. As soon as we finished the sentence, the salesfolk came in and offered to us to 'sign the deal'. OK, we did so, drove the car away, and haven't had any problems with the car since (other than normal things that wear out). Bottom line, if you purchase extended warranty, you won't need. If you don't, the day the warranty runs out, car will go kaplooey. After rolled my ES350 (long, sad, unusual story), bought a Subaru Outback. Coming to the end of my 3-year 36,0000 warranty (have less than 18,000 miles), and after got used to not having the power to get out of trouble, do enjoy it. Certainly not a chick-magnet, but very useable.

I disagree. It's DEFINITELY a chick magnet. Just not the ones that are interested in us dudes.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Managed to pull off a minor repair. Audi wanted almost 800 to replace the door lock actuator (BTW, one of the most annoying parts failures ever; imagine all four door locks clicking twice every time you cross 10mph). Part was 130 plus another 25 for some weird German screwdrivers and socket drivers. It took me about an hour and a half, so I'm sure a dealer mechanic would knock this out in 30 minutes tops..

Didn’t figure you for a wrench. More wench than wrench.

Which Audi do you have? Just had to send in the (college) kid’s Q7 because there was apparently some corrosion on the TCU leads and he couldn’t shift out of park as a result. Only $350 charged by the kind folks down in Oxford.

I still love my S6, I’ll probably die with that car. It’s likely the last ICE daily driver I’ll ever own.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Didn’t figure you for a wrench. More wench than wrench.

Which Audi do you have? Just had to send in the (college) kid’s Q7 because there was apparently some corrosion on the TCU leads and he couldn’t shift out of park as a result. Only $350 charged by the kind folks down in Oxford.

I still love my S6, I’ll probably die with that car. It’s likely the last ICE daily driver I’ll ever own.

Nothing too fancy, just a Q5. It's paid off and has pretty low miles on it since I'm in the center of the city, but it's out of warranty which causes me some worry. As for doing work on a car, I could never do anything real in a million years. This was pretty simple. Getting the door trim off to get at the thing was the hardest part.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

FWIW... After decades at Goodyear I know about tires...
They can make tires that could last 150,000 miles and give you outstanding mileage... but you'll never stop and will feel every bump in the road
and vice versa, tires that will last 5-10,000 miles and soft as a pillow

Back in 1990, I asked my buddy who was head of Eagle tire marketing how in the hell did we have Eagle tires that cost $650 each and who in the world would ever buy them... he responded, 'the guy who has a car that can do 200+ mph and would like to live when it hits a curve.. and not only will he gladly pay $650 per, he'll pay to have them premium shipped for tomorrow delivery'. I got to do a test run on those tires.. when you rolled down the windows and crawled.. you could hear the tires suck the road.. The testerosa used 4 different sizes.. because "Mr Ferrari wanted it that way"

Tire engineers are wizards with chemistry. I was our point of contact for the movie companies.. so 20th Century sent me the script for Volcano years in advance.. They had a scene that a car was going to drive thru lava with tires on fire for like 10 minutes. A tire on fire is done in 2.. so I contacted the wizards and sure as hell, they made the tires to fit the scene...

 

[AKAK]

Nothing too fancy, just a Q5. It's paid off and has pretty low miles on it since I'm in the center of the city, but it's out of warranty which causes me some worry. As for doing work on a car, I could never do anything real in a million years. This was pretty simple. Getting the door trim off to get at the thing was the hardest part.

That kind of stuff (trim) is so maddening

I had a rear shock failure on my wife's 328. It's a bolt at the top and the bottom. Easy. Bottom bolt you just take off the rear wheel. Top one? "And now remove everything you see in the trunk area... " Ugh

 

[sparcboxbuck]

FWIW... After decades at Goodyear I know about tires...
They can make tires that could last 150,000 miles and give you outstanding mileage... but you'll never stop and will feel every bump in the road
and vice versa, tires that will last 5-10,000 miles and soft as a pillow

Back in 1990, I asked my buddy who was head of Eagle tire marketing how in the hell did we have Eagle tires that cost $650 each and who in the world would ever buy them... he responded, 'the guy who has a car that can do 200+ mph and would like to live when it hits a curve.. and not only will he gladly pay $650 per, he'll pay to have them premium shipped for tomorrow delivery'. I got to do a test run on those tires.. when you rolled down the windows and crawled.. you could hear the tires suck the road.. The testerosa used 4 different sizes.. because "Mr Ferrari wanted it that way"

Tire engineers are wizards with chemistry. I was our point of contact for the movie companies.. so 20th Century sent me the script for Volcano years in advance.. They had a scene that a car was going to drive thru lava with tires on fire for like 10 minutes. A tire on fire is done in 2.. so I contacted the wizards and sure as hell, they made the tires to fit the scene...

Will confirm. When you consider that the patch of rubber from your four tires are the only think keeping you from meeting your maker, you quickly realize that the science that goes into making these things is well worth the price.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Remembering a story
Few years back, a buddy told me it cost him like $1000 to have his front headlight changed
They have to completely remove the front fender.. and it was a known vehicle.. maybe a Chevy or Beemer

 

[calibuck]

Hence why car insurance rates are going through the roof. A long bill to change a headlamp sounds like alot, except when you consider the technology in the way, well, then it makes sense. Oh yeah, test that stuff out before you leave the lot. Had to circle back when had something done to the rear end, the back up cameras weren't working. Got an 'oh yeah' from the wrench, but was fixed (for free) and was on my way.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Just sayin': Whatever car you drive, drive it safely. Texting and driving is not necessarily a good idea:

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed...

autos.yahoo.com

YouTuber Jack Doherty Checks Phone Then Crashes His McLaren on Stream

Jack Doherty faced criticism for distracted driving, which caused him to crash the $200,000 vehicle during a livestream.

www.vice.com

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain​

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt, but Doherty was booted from his streaming platform, Kick, for violating the platform’s safety terms.

The footage brings up several especially frustrating points. For starters, Doherty was driving a powerful supercar, which on its own commands all of one’s attention—yes, even with all the safety nannies on. Two, it’s raining, so even more reason to be extra careful and aware. Three, he’s texting, or whatever he’s doing on his device. That’s just bafflingly idiotic by itself. On top of that, he’s having his cameraman/passenger livestream it as if showing off his lack of judgment to his entire audience. You can hear the engine’s revs spike as he loses control, begins hydroplaning, and hits the guardrail.

However, after he crashes, rather than abandon the whole recording or streaming act to see if his buddy in the passenger seat is OK, he continues to stream his panic as bystanders rush to help. He even asks one of the rescuers to hold his phone and record him being helped out of the window. Once free from the car, he continues streaming the aftermath, complaining about the damage to his car while his passenger remains in the mangled McLaren, holding his arm and bleeding from his head. He does ask his friend, “Yo, Michael, you good?” but that’s about the extent of his concern. Once Michael was helped out of the car, Doherty even asked him to hold the phone and stream, despite clearly having a head injury.
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Jack Doherty, a 20-year-old influencer with nearly 15 million YouTube subscribers, crashed his $200,000 car and made sure to get the whole thing—and the aftermath—on camera.




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[NFBuck]

Just sayin': Whatever car you drive, drive it safely. Texting and driving is not necessarily a good idea:

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed...

autos.yahoo.com

YouTuber Jack Doherty Checks Phone Then Crashes His McLaren on Stream

Jack Doherty faced criticism for distracted driving, which caused him to crash the $200,000 vehicle during a livestream.

www.vice.com

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain​

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt, but Doherty was booted from his streaming platform, Kick, for violating the platform’s safety terms.

The footage brings up several especially frustrating points. For starters, Doherty was driving a powerful supercar, which on its own commands all of one’s attention—yes, even with all the safety nannies on. Two, it’s raining, so even more reason to be extra careful and aware. Three, he’s texting, or whatever he’s doing on his device. That’s just bafflingly idiotic by itself. On top of that, he’s having his cameraman/passenger livestream it as if showing off his lack of judgment to his entire audience. You can hear the engine’s revs spike as he loses control, begins hydroplaning, and hits the guardrail.

However, after he crashes, rather than abandon the whole recording or streaming act to see if his buddy in the passenger seat is OK, he continues to stream his panic as bystanders rush to help. He even asks one of the rescuers to hold his phone and record him being helped out of the window. Once free from the car, he continues streaming the aftermath, complaining about the damage to his car while his passenger remains in the mangled McLaren, holding his arm and bleeding from his head. He does ask his friend, “Yo, Michael, you good?” but that’s about the extent of his concern. Once Michael was helped out of the car, Doherty even asked him to hold the phone and stream, despite clearly having a head injury.
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Jack Doherty, a 20-year-old influencer with nearly 15 million YouTube subscribers, crashed his $200,000 car and made sure to get the whole thing—and the aftermath—on camera.




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Dumb fuck.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Just sayin': Whatever car you drive, drive it safely. Texting and driving is not necessarily a good idea:

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed...

autos.yahoo.com

YouTuber Jack Doherty Checks Phone Then Crashes His McLaren on Stream

Jack Doherty faced criticism for distracted driving, which caused him to crash the $200,000 vehicle during a livestream.

www.vice.com

20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain​

Recent videos of influencer and streamer Jack Doherty’s are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new aggravating, idiotic behavior. Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his McLaren in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt, but Doherty was booted from his streaming platform, Kick, for violating the platform’s safety terms.

The footage brings up several especially frustrating points. For starters, Doherty was driving a powerful supercar, which on its own commands all of one’s attention—yes, even with all the safety nannies on. Two, it’s raining, so even more reason to be extra careful and aware. Three, he’s texting, or whatever he’s doing on his device. That’s just bafflingly idiotic by itself. On top of that, he’s having his cameraman/passenger livestream it as if showing off his lack of judgment to his entire audience. You can hear the engine’s revs spike as he loses control, begins hydroplaning, and hits the guardrail.

However, after he crashes, rather than abandon the whole recording or streaming act to see if his buddy in the passenger seat is OK, he continues to stream his panic as bystanders rush to help. He even asks one of the rescuers to hold his phone and record him being helped out of the window. Once free from the car, he continues streaming the aftermath, complaining about the damage to his car while his passenger remains in the mangled McLaren, holding his arm and bleeding from his head. He does ask his friend, “Yo, Michael, you good?” but that’s about the extent of his concern. Once Michael was helped out of the car, Doherty even asked him to hold the phone and stream, despite clearly having a head injury.
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Jack Doherty, a 20-year-old influencer with nearly 15 million YouTube subscribers, crashed his $200,000 car and made sure to get the whole thing—and the aftermath—on camera.




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Somebody just needs to take a ball peen hammer to this little shithead before he can reproduce.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

How much would I have to pay somebody to teach me what to say when I am pissed the wife texts while driving
How we have not eaten a tailpipe is but for the grace of God

 

[AKAK]

How much would I have to pay somebody to teach me what to say when I am pissed the wife texts while driving
How we have not eaten a tailpipe is but for the grace of God

"Put your goddamn phone down woman"

You owe me $100

 

[NFBuck]

Wait, isn't that Captain Spin Pass???