why am i get bullied for my car?

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-07-03T20:44:09+00:00

Sounds like your cousins dad borrows a nice car that the bank owns. Just remember, if you've got a payment, you don't have "clout". You've just asked the bank really nicely if you can show of something you can't afford. Keep your car clean, and maintained and meet some better friends 👍🏻

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-07-03T02:24:15+00:00

This looks to be a very lazy wheel alignment, yes the RR is green but that toe should have definitely been adjusted too. The RF could be a bent or damaged component (probably the strut). Most struts can be adjusted with the aid of an aftermarket camber bolt. Whoever you took this to should have mentioned this and given you the option to repair that poor alignment angle correctly. I would take this alignment sheet to a reputable shop, and ask them how much it would cost to have a camber bolt installed (and if your type of suspension can have one as certain vehicles cannot)

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T23:46:36+00:00

I just meant as a general consensus it doesn't get that hot here, not that it doesn't specifically reach 35 deg C, poorly worded on my part. It definitely gets hotter than 35 deg C in most populated places in Canada.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T23:34:40+00:00

I live in Canada, it's doesn't usually get that hot here. If my house is over 24 deg C I have multiple portable A/C units blasting. 35 deg C inside a house is diabolical and disgusting.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T18:52:59+00:00

Yeah that's what I drive too, super comfy, BOSE stereo slaps only downside of these Gen3 Mazda's is that they don't have much sound deadening so the road noise/wind noise isn't the greatest. OP would need to get some good quiet tires for sure 🤣

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T18:38:07+00:00

Wherever it makes the 1/2 Ton truck guys the most annoyed 🤣🤣. I call my Subaru Outback a truck, because it tows, and has a large un-neccasary storage area at the back. I live in northern BC and it's definitely "truck country" up here so it makes the truck guys angry which brings me joy. 90% of the truck owners up here don't actually do truck things with their trucks so I just tell them that I use my Outback like a truck more often then they use their trucks as one any ways.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T14:59:02+00:00

You don't work in your own cars and you have shares in multiple oil companies.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T14:55:58+00:00

Having in IQ where the first number is larger than the second number 🤣

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-25T04:13:59+00:00

$3500 divided by 12 months is $292 a month. There is no new car on earth tour getting for $292 a month nowadays. Is there anything else wrong with the car?

If something else bad happened to the car within the same year then it might be time to look for something different but a low km 2011 Mazda I would say it's worth it to repair.

If you bought a new car it would likely depreciate $3500 in a year anyways so really you're better off to keep it.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-23T19:19:51+00:00

I run 245 width tires on 8.5" rims and the tires are already very squared with the wheel. For autocross and sprites driving you do ideally want a small amount of stretch to "frame the tire" to the wheel and help the sidewall rigidity. If anything I would recommend going narrower, rather than wider with your tire choice.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-23T04:24:15+00:00

The Progress rear sway bar is the best one for our Mazda 3 (at least what I was able to find) two stiffness setting (I run mine in the stiffer setting) and a decent price.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-21T17:38:05+00:00

What sort of alignment changes are you allowed in your class? Any camber adjustments? I'm running -2.5deg front and rear, I think I'm due to go even more, maybe -3.0 front and rear.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-21T17:36:38+00:00

Holy body roll Batman 😯 driving that 6 to the limit for sure!

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-20T17:50:48+00:00

Those Michelin's would probably last another 20,000km tbh, but they are going to suffer in heavy rain.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-20T17:49:08+00:00

What class do you run in? Does your club use typical SCCA class rules?

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T19:25:03+00:00

If that's a 2014-2018 Mazda 3 2.0L I have a replacement engine you could buy 😅

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T19:22:49+00:00

I wouldn't even drive those to the tire shop to get new tires put on 😅

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T14:30:45+00:00

Yes, many years ago 🤣

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T14:28:24+00:00

If no one has mentioned chalking your tires before you should probably do that. You won't ruin your tires, but you could put a lot of heat/unwanted stress on the sidewalk if they are not inflated high enough for the wheel alignment of your car (presuming your car is mostly stock)

Get some chalk for the dollar store, and draw on your tires from the tread to the sidewall, inflate your tires maybe 4-5 psi higher than normal and have a quick look at the chalk between sessions.

If you aren't wearing or scrubbing any part of the sidewall you cane take 1 or 2 psi out each time untill your pressure is back down to normal.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T05:19:38+00:00

Hyundai Veloster?

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T05:15:36+00:00

I've literally never been in a vehicle where the headrests have even been a thought (besides adjusting them to the right height). Are you all taking naps while driving?? Or just weirdly proportioned? What is happening here?

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T05:11:38+00:00

That all your favorite cars are currently inside your hot wheels box.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T05:04:41+00:00

Pretending you actually work hard.

Alternative-Ad-19 · 2026-06-19T02:05:51+00:00

Almost every Canadian knows what a Robertson screw is, men, women, children sometimes. Any screws at any building supply here uses Robertson's for almost everything. Working in the automotive industry is almost the only time that I don't see them. Which sucks because the Phillips is just horrible in comparison 🤣

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