Lol. I don’t drink any to be honest. I just have in the past.That’s like saying you prefer a Ford Focus over an Aston Martin lol.
Lol. I don’t drink any to be honest. I just have in the past.That’s like saying you prefer a Ford Focus over an Aston Martin lol.
Also, I don’t trust the filters they use with ‘Fram’,
Looks nice! Also, I agree about changing oil, I don't trust other people not to just strip the crap out of the drain plug with an impact gun. DIY is cheaper anyway.Okay, soliciting opinions on how this looks on the car.
I'll try to roll it out into the sunshine tomorrow. I only just FINALLY got around to trying a little while ago.
Yes, I do have 4 of them(or actually 5)-only have one on now to evaluate appearance. If I like it, I'll stick the other three on and stick tires on them. Surprisingly enough, Walmart is actually winning for the tires I'm looking at now.
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Yeah, we got a lot of snow this past month, now it's in the 80's. The Y is almost the same size as the X.Awesome background photos. Strange, Snow in Kentucky? I didn’t think you guys got snow there. I Still prefer the Model 3 personally, I just don’t like how the ‘Y’ almost has a minivan appeal with the height. That’s just my perception, though.
Thanks! I love the white, it looks so good cleaned up. Plus it's free. Probably in 5 years or so, we'll get it wrapped a different color.Gorgeous car! I am leaning towards White as well. Though blue and red are also considerations, but White in the lead simply due to being a good looking paint, multi-coat, and the free color.
Any initial quality issues with the car?
Carvana is significantly growing in my community. We were just discussing earlier that the two biggest businesses that are hurting right now is dealerships and larger corporate gyms due to the pandemic. Specifically with dealerships, because consumers are realizing that they can skip all the administrative/doc fees with dealership antics through Carvana, plus there’s a return period With those vehicles/with a warranty without needing to purchase one.I get trying to upsell. But charging a "luxury vehicle tax" isn't an upsell. They are simply charging you extra for nothing. They don't vacuum your car extra special. They don't bring over a cheese plate while you wait. They just charge more because they think you will play along. I mentioned Jiffy Lube, but they are hardly the only players of that game.
As far as all the ECUs and the like, you can drop that code in a search engine and see what it says. More often than not, it will include what other people have found troubleshooting that exact issue, and you can still fix it yourself. Is changing a Mass airflow sensor really all that different than any other sensor (well, it should be less dirty)?
When trading my last car for the current one, I had a list of things the new car needed to have/be. Some of them were practical (room for an adult my size to ride in the back seat), others were my preference (power to the rear tires). I buy cars used because that works for me. I picked up a 340i for less than a Dodge Charger of comparable age, mileage and trim (leather interior, Scat Pack to equal the M Performance package, etc). Try it yourself. Go to your favorite car dealer web site and search <4 years old, < 40,000 miles. I just did it on Carvana.
Maintenance wise, the Bimmer has been less than the Charger it replaced, in part because of the BMW dealership. Imagine taking your car in for service and getting regular texts updating you as to the status of your vehicle AND not being nickeled and dimes while the dealership tries every trick in the book to NOT honor the warranty on the car you bought from them. You just go in a give them back the keys to the complimentary loaner car and drive off in yours. I tell my friends now that I don't think I can justify the expense of a Ford or Chrysler against a much more affordable BMW.
Yup, you’re correct. I was thinking of the Model X, and not the Y. It’s the top curvature throwing me off.Yeah, we got a lot of snow this past month, now it's in the 80's. The Y is almost the same size as the X.
Look good. I think some nice wire wheels would look nicer though!Okay, soliciting opinions on how this looks on the car.
I'll try to roll it out into the sunshine tomorrow. I only just FINALLY got around to trying a little while ago.
Yes, I do have 4 of them(or actually 5)-only have one on now to evaluate appearance. If I like it, I'll stick the other three on and stick tires on them. Surprisingly enough, Walmart is actually winning for the tires I'm looking at now.
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Thanks! I love the white, it looks so good cleaned up. Plus it's free. Probably in 5 years or so, we'll get it wrapped a different color.
If you do pull the plug, let me know, I have a referral code
No issues for us, though I'm not one to run a ruler measuring for panel gaps. I don't see them so that's good enough for me.
Look good. I think some nice wire wheels would look nicer though!
Purely on the aesthetics do you have any black wheel nuts? The chrome looks a bit out of place.
You can always spend more money! That’s common to all cars.Thanks-I'd love wires but that's a whole new level of cost that I'm not ready to spend at the moment. Basically to start with wires, I need front hubs and actually a complete wire wheel rear axle. I can get the latter with no issue.
The problem from there is that the splines on wires are a wear point, and buying used is rolling the dice that the wheels might not engage properly and could get dangerous very quickly. For that reason, you need 4x new hubs at $200 each and 4x new wheels at $500 each(if you want chrome-painted gray, which was "standard", runs $400 each). That's assuming I stuck with the stock skinny 14" wheels, but at that point you might as well buy something like the 15" 72 spoke MGC wheels and get a better selection of tires.
It doesn't end there, though, since you need to find buy tires that are tube friendly, which most aren't, since your typical wire wheel requires a tube. Then you need a shop that can actually install tubes correctly, and hope to goodness they're able to balance them correctly.
On the lug nuts-I agree. These wheels were fitted from the factory with black lug nuts. Moss carries the correct black lug nuts. They're $17 each. This is an oddball lug nut anyway, and event the chrome ones took quite a bit of effort to find and a friend out in California ended up custom ordering them for me.
I would go with the rattle can. I used testors on some hubcaps and it lasted a couple months before it started looking like crap. I tried again using cans instead and it looks way better.Stuck all four on and rolled it out into the sun today. Actually I drove it around the block-not the most pleasant experience as these tires are hard as a rock(or maybe it's just that the streets aren't the greatest) but at least they hold air and they'll get me to the tire ship if they stay on.
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A couple of thoughts-I don't quite know for sure, but a friend of mine made the observation that they look sort of like a "squished" RoStyle. I've not seen someone else mount these on a chrome bumper car, so I didn't have a great guess as to what they would look like/how they would blend in before installing.
After I posted on the MG forum and said something ab out the chrome lug nuts, I had a few comments to the effect that some folks thought they worked well and tied the wheels into the bumpers better than the normal black might. These wheels-again called the "LE" wheel in shorthand because they were what was used on the 1980 Limited Edition(which was not that limited, but oh well). The 80LE as it's often called in short hand was really a trim package with black paint, white stripes along the the bottom, these wheels, a front spoiler, a luggage rack, a special steering wheel, and most important of all a "Limited Edition" plate on the glovebox. The black lugnuts on those tie in with the black body/black bumpers well.
Also, for some reason, some of the center caps on these have the raised MG letters painted silver and some don't have them. That's an easy enough fix-I just need to take the time to do it. The question is do I hand paint them with Testors or the like, or do I mask and rattle can them.
That’s opening a can of worms with question, as brand loyalty definitely exists. With that said, your tires are quite literally the only thing between your car and the road, and I don’t skimp.Not sure if this is the best thread to ask, but... I have to change the tires to my car, and I'm not sure what brand/model to put on them. It stays on the street because I don't have a parking lot or a garage in my building. So it is exposed to weather changes and other eventualities 24/7.
Now, There are some cheaper brands like Firestone or Kumho, and premium brands like Bridgestone or GoodYear. The price difference between the cheaper and the premium ones is just 10 bucks per tire, so not worth it. So I am between Bridgestone and GoodYear.
However, there are several models to choose from, and I don't really know if there are worse models on the premium brands, worse than the average budget brands. All in all, I think I am going with Bridgestone or GoodYear. My tires have a 14 R of radium. Any advice?
PS: I don't use a lot my car, but sometimes, due to my driving, I have to rely on a good braking distance. So grip is much more important for me, over everything else.
First of all, thank you for your elaborated reply.Bear in mind that brand itself doesn’t tell the full story. Aside from speciality tires(snow tires, summer sport tires, etc) most good brands have economy lines.
Great elaboration, but as the OP seems to be from Spain, the above is not quite correct. Over here in Europe (or, better, EU) you're only allowed to deviate from the given tyre size if the manufacturer allowed for it (or, more precisely, if it's covered by the homologation documents of the car). Otherwise you will run into problems at the next roadworthiness test.That’s opening a can of worms with question, as brand loyalty definitely exists. With that said, your tires are quite literally the only thing between your car and the road, and I don’t skimp.
unfortunately, your 14” options are limited also. What is your full tire size? There should be 3 numbers given as maybe something like 215/60R14(pulling those numbers out of thin air). The first is the width in millimeter, the second is the sidewalk height as a percentage of the width(also called the aspect ratio) and the third us the wheel diameter in inches. Ideally you’d match the size exactly, but you can also adjust the width and aspect ratio to keep the same diameter if it gets you a better tire selection, will physically fit your wheels, and won’t mess with your suspension
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I'm hopefully getting a 2012/2013 86 in manual as a fun secondary car2022 Toyota GR’86’ reveal:
* 2.4 ‘Flat four’
* Offered in 6 speed auto or Manual
* Approximate 2,800 lbs
* Starting price $30,000-ish.
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2022 Toyota GR 86 Revealed! New Name, Same Formula
The Toyota 86 is finally reborn, and in its second generation it bears a new name. Welcome, everyone, Toyota's new GR 86.www.motortrend.com
Awesome. Definitely share a photo and your experience whenever you do. Best of luck.I'm hopefully getting a 2012/2013 86 in manual as a fun secondary car
Awesome. Definitely share a photo and your experience whenever you do. Best of luck.
Yeah, Carvana, Carfax and other similar services greatly alter the market. Carvana is a special case because they market that delivery service so transparently. Now, you aren't confined to your city. If your dream ride is sitting on a lot in Seattle, they will deliver it to Miami. If you were holding out for the Guards Red 911 with a black interior while everyone in your city has silver ones, expand your search radius.Carvana is significantly growing in my community. We were just discussing earlier that the two biggest businesses that are hurting right now is dealerships and larger corporate gyms due to the pandemic. Specifically with dealerships, because consumers are realizing that they can skip all the administrative/doc fees with dealership antics through Carvana, plus there’s a return period With those vehicles/with a warranty without needing to purchase one.
Two years ago, I was just hearing about Carvana for the first time, and now today, it’s in the local media that it’s putting dealership out of business. Crazy to see how economic shifts are favoring the concept of home delivery on a new level. I suspect this is just the start of what’s to come from online vending machines.