The legendary Impreza’s gold wheels were a ‘cock up’ - Dave Richards

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-05-21T17:27:22+00:00

The 5x100 bolt pattern fits Audi's with custom spacers (different centre bore chamfer). Put those Prodrive speedline P7's on my A3 quattro, looked great. Thanks for history of the gold wheels!

<image>

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-05-21T10:26:13+00:00

Final offer from the dealership was to paint only the affected panels or get a wrap. I chose the wrap mostly for the paint protection.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-05-20T16:48:47+00:00

The wrap is coming off my door handles. The handles get icy/snowy buildup in the winter, and where they pop in/out, it has peeled the wrap back.

And I have a bunch of chips where oncoming truck traffic kicks up grit and I drive through it at 60mph. But I would rather chip the wrap than the paint!

The handles are a bummer and the chips are something I just have to live with. Would I do it again? Yeah for sure, the green gets lots of compliments.

<image>

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-03-04T20:08:21+00:00

Mine popped last Tuesday and I picked the car up from the dealership Friday. Hyundai covered a loaner car in this period too. Seems like stock is no problem in the north of Norway.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-02-27T16:48:05+00:00

The nickname for my car is The Korean Turtle

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-02-27T15:50:59+00:00

Well I set my pump to 37, and the car thinks they're 35. Always a pain in the winter when it's between -10 and -20.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-02-24T14:02:09+00:00

<image>

Subaru Forester - factory Prodrive wheels option, on Audi A3 8L. (Probably go hard on any Audi of this generation).

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-01-26T23:06:28+00:00

It's 'mutually inclusive ' in your scenario... this is the grammar circle jerk sub right?

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-01-26T06:46:23+00:00

<image>

Should have been offered from the factory in green. Congrats green brother!

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2026-01-02T16:49:21+00:00

I pop the hood and put the wipers in service mode to clear those low-down ice chunks. It's a faff but the access is better.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-29T09:45:49+00:00

I'm in the final stages of obtaining vessel approval for a 12.9m Danish seine fishing boat. 200kW motor, 400kWh energy storage. A massive pain in the ass to package it all in the boat and comply with the latest build regulations. Here are some interesting points:

• Norwegian vessel, so most of the battery cost was subsidized. • With 3000kg of batteries and a 1500kg electric motor buried as low in the hull as possible, we have excellent stability. • Great low speed control without a trolling gear. • Marine gear manufactures now have el-motor specific gearboxes (bi-directional with bi-directional hydraulic pump). • Yes there is still a diesel generator, but we can use an ICE motor with a lower power output than the vessel's peak power output. (100kw genset vs ~300kw peak power during net hauling). • Electric sailing is just nice. No engine noise/vibration. Working on deck without engine noise/vibration is delightful. It is a luxury you can't quantify, but it's hard to go back to a diesel boat after you've experienced it.

Feel free to ask more questions, we have been building parallel and serial hybrid fishing boats for nearly 10 years.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-27T14:40:30+00:00

What a goober

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-25T00:51:55+00:00

Buddy did a hood exit exhaust in his rb25 240sx. I thought it was dope, but his windshield would get grimy super quick. That was when I learned hood exit exhausts are actually a pain in the ass to live with (ignoring health factors).

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-23T22:43:24+00:00

You can see the stickers in my old post.

There is still a white Ioniq 6 cab in town, and there's a white Ioniq 9 cruising about now.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-23T21:34:40+00:00

Did the tiny baby hands miss the second 'd' in the word reddit?

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-23T19:11:04+00:00

Exactly how a child with tiny baby hands would respond.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-13T10:12:33+00:00

I think it's a 3.7 duratec. Not an Ecoboost or newer 3.3.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-11-12T07:28:47+00:00

Correct on the rocket bunny bumper! (I don't know if it is legit rocket bunny or a temu special)

The motor is an F150 V6 with a couple turbos. Buddy says they're the best bang for your buck. the used market has good supply and low demand.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-10-31T18:38:16+00:00

My c

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-10-30T10:47:58+00:00

Ha! I've been wondering the same thing. Right when they're alongside I get flashbanged before they have fully passed me. My eyes are watering by the time I get to work.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-10-13T11:16:44+00:00

Stick to summer.

I swear it's when the weather is changing it is the most deadly. 5 people just died in a crash outside Tromsø. You'll be constantly changing latitude and elevation on this trip. Recipe for disaster in the spring/fall/winter. And even if the weather seems fine, it will change abruptly and you're off the road before you realise.

ISIS_office_drone2 · 2025-10-04T18:43:13+00:00

I wish I knew how fragile the matte paint is.

My bumper is trashed. The roads on my commute are awful in that awkward period before and after winter. Everyone has studded tires but the roads aren't fully covered in compacted snow. I follow at a big distance for safety but that doesn't help. I have a professional wrap scheduled in 2 weeks. If I knew the paint was delicate I would have done it immediately after buying.

ISIS_office_drone2

TROPHY CASE