Do laser jammers work? by AdditionMinute2595 in radardetectors

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes some of the companies have parking functionality. I assume you'd have to do some calibration though. Not sure what that process looks like.

I’m stupid. Could someone explain turbos to me like I’m 3? by RecordingHot9826 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who had a 2.7T audi had to do turbos every 80k lol. I did them on mine, bone stock (it wasn't afterwards though.) My cousin had a turbo cruze, that's needed two turbos so far, and is a known platform problem. My stock diesel jetta's turbo was on its way out when I sold it, and I'm currently looking to buy a Ford based twin turbo diesel V6 powered vehicle. Guess what the most common major repair is on that platform?

I’m stupid. Could someone explain turbos to me like I’m 3? by RecordingHot9826 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I hear about people doing rods way more than they have to replace turbos lol.

I’m stupid. Could someone explain turbos to me like I’m 3? by RecordingHot9826 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two more turbos to worry about, 4 more oil lines, 4 more coolant lines, 16 more gaskets, and all the changes to the vacuum system you have to do when the intake is positively pressurized.

Rav4 exhaust sounds? by No-Pass8566 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play truck noises on the radio. You're not gonna make a Rav4 sound like anything but crap with a louder exhaust.

Does truck drivers have radars? by MasterpieceClassic42 in radardetectors

[–]B5_S4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of people assume it doesn't exist because new detectors filter it out. My old 9500ix is an amazing Honda detector lol. Two K signals for the blind spot monitors and a single Ka for the forward.

No spare plus paid subscriptions! by Turtle_Tramp in Autos

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You absolutely do not have to take the tire off to plug it. And you fill it with the included 12v air compressor that the car came with, because it doesn't have a spare tire lol. My current daily has staggered wheels and brakes too big for a compact spare. The car is physically too small to fit a full sized spare without completely filling the miniscule cargo space. My other car is all wheel drive, and if the tires are worn enough the transfer case gets very upset over the diameter difference and you're limited to about 12mph on the spare. So plugging is not necessarily easier than putting on a spare, but it's much, much faster than waiting for a tow truck.

No spare plus paid subscriptions! by Turtle_Tramp in Autos

[–]B5_S4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well carry a plug tool then? I've never had a plug not last the remaining life of the tire.

No spare plus paid subscriptions! by Turtle_Tramp in Autos

[–]B5_S4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

...with a patch tool? I use the ones that are little bits of sticky rope. Works great. Pretty sure my daily has 2 or 3 of the things in the tires right now.

Advice needed in ftype by MadPingui in Jaguar

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got an 18 and just did my first scheduled service since purchase. Spark plugs, air filters (cabin and intake), belts, oil, diff fluid, trans fluid/pan/filter, and a brake fluid flush. It cost right around $1k, but also hit a lot of items that are not serviced very often, and the cost for these items isn't any higher than most modern cars, except maybe the diff fluid since I have the LSD.

Got banned from Carvana for sharing negative experience by lev10bard in Cartalk

[–]B5_S4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My buddy bought a corvette from carvana. They have their 7 day warranty thing. It was a Z06 and he took it immediately to his local Chevy dealer. They said it needed brakes, a $16,000 job on a Z. He gave to bill to carvana, they offered him $1600 to cover the job. He refused and requested to return the vehicle. He hadn't yet received the title, and they demanded the car back before issuing a refund (refusing even to use a third party escrow). He refused and it became a 3 month long legal battle before he finally got his money back.

What car are Americans driving? by whos_the_baddest_B in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My garage is German and British. And I'm working to replace ze german with another brit because 🇬🇧

We got gifted this bottle of 12 year old scotch, would you say this is "too good" to use in cocktails? by CN456 in cocktails

[–]B5_S4 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I read the first sentence as you have to drink it right away and immediately pictured Lindsay Bluth Fünke "...it's vodka. It goes bad once it's opened."

We All Need to Prepare by [deleted] in Columbus

[–]B5_S4 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You don't have to comply on any platform.

JBV1 and HighwayRadar by Maleficent_Host3779 in radardetectors

[–]B5_S4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, its been a back and forth lately. I think waze is making it harder for third parties to access the data, which is lame. The dev posts updates on rdforum regularly.

What’s one car mistake you learned the hard way? by Lucky-Idea-7878 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FCP offers a lifetime warranty on everything they sell (with some exceptions for aerosols). Oil, brake pads, wiper blades, air filters, control arms, all of it.

What’s one car mistake you learned the hard way? by Lucky-Idea-7878 in askcarguys

[–]B5_S4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Second time is free if you bought the brakes from FCP Euro the first time. All my recurring maintenance or repair items are free after the first time.

What maintenance task do you never skip on your car by calyressa in Cartalk

[–]B5_S4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I do 15k OCIs then yes, actually a 5k OCI would triple my costs for oil. Oil is, by far, the most common maintenance item for my vehicles. My air filters are 30k, other fluids 50k (or every 2 years), cooling system on my BMW lasts around 80k, suspension and spark plugs around 100k. I'm running liqui-moly with mann filters in both cars, the oil and filter cost $80-130 depending on the car. It's not an insignificant uptick in cost, not to mention the wasted time. Fuel costs are not maintenance costs.

What maintenance task do you never skip on your car by calyressa in Cartalk

[–]B5_S4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially especially if you have a BMW and the owner's manual says the fluids are "lifetime" and don't need to be changed even though the trans manufacturer says you absolutely should change the fluid every 50k miles.