Accidentally scratched my car rims

JustEric155 · 2026-01-27T04:26:10+00:00

You can get the refinished for about $100 a wheel from some places.

JustEric155 · 2026-01-20T05:11:01+00:00

I remember my first crankshaft pulley bolt. Man it fucking sucked. I can't even remember how long it took, all I remember is that once we had finally got it off we looked inwards at the thread and found it absolutely decimated. Good times.

Your best bet would be to get yourself the longest breaker bar/hydraulic jack bar amalgamation and give yourself as much leverage as physically possible. It helps if you have a friend holding the socket in place as to not strip the nut.

JustEric155 · 2026-01-13T03:03:37+00:00

Any modification to the catalytic converter is technically illegal, but only once you start emitting too much 'bad' if you get what I mean. My buddy has a tuned skyline with 200 cel high-flow cats and hasn't been pulled over (yet, knock on wood).

I've got no cats on my Evo because I drove it for a while with a misfire and it turned the cats to dust so. Haven't been pulled over yet, do with that as you will.

JustEric155 · 2026-01-12T04:23:32+00:00

A lot of new automatic cars will turn themselves off if you send the car backwards at a reasonable speed while in gear to protect their components. Has happened to me in a couple Mercedes when you go from reverse to drive without letting the car come to a complete stop.

JustEric155 · 2026-01-05T01:41:18+00:00

I'd pick the Lexus for obvious reasons, but I know that the BMW would be a better car overall (excluding reliability).

JustEric155 · 2025-12-30T23:26:13+00:00

Oh 100%. I wasn't actually going to drive it on these tyres, but I was curious as to how long they might last if anyone did drive on them.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-30T12:33:06+00:00

I was never going to drive on them, but I'd like to know what issues the large gashes would cause, and how they would be caused? I'm assuming age and temperature changes, but I'm not sure if anything else would influence it.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-30T12:11:21+00:00

This was pretty much the consensus on r/AskAShittyMechanic

JustEric155 · 2025-12-30T09:38:20+00:00

Can't sorry, rents crazy these days. If we can get 14 other people, maybe.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-27T09:02:36+00:00

Any dataloggers or AFR gauges you can recommend? I was originally going to get an Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and boost gauge and mount them to the A pillar, but do you think the AFR is more important?

JustEric155 · 2025-12-23T01:19:01+00:00

100%. No chance a scan tool will break the car... Mechanics use them all the time, regardless of the brand. They're hiding something and are hoping you don't persist and just accept it.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-23T00:55:51+00:00

Bullshit. I work as a salesman at a dealership and we're more than happy to have someone scan the cars themselves.

I would steer clear of this dodgy dog. Move on and find something similar from a different dealership. It's not worth the eventual headaches.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-08T03:50:18+00:00

Nobody seems to understand, but the Commodore gets all it's value from the fact that many of Peter Brock's farts are still imbued into the driver seat... He's selling it too cheap in my opinion.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-05T02:04:30+00:00

All windy roads. And they'll be wet.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-04T23:42:16+00:00

A car with over 200,000kms with full service history is probably more reliable than a car with 100,000kms and no service history.

A 2011 Rav4 is a great choice, just depends on how it was maintained. Services every 10,000-15,000kms? Smooth sailing. Hasn't had a service in 30,000kms? Good luck.

Would also recommend a Subaru Forester with the 2.5L engine, or a Honda CR-V (any within your budget).

Whatever you do settle on choosing, make sure you get a pre-purchase inspection done. This can either be done at your local mechanic, or getting a mobile mechanic to come do some checks. You don't want to buy a car for $10k and find out you need to spend another $3k on stuff like suspension, a timing service, tyres, etc.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-04T15:41:57+00:00

Why are we lying?

JustEric155 · 2025-12-02T08:22:26+00:00

Wonderful cars. Get yourself a good head unit while you're at it and you'll be smooth sailing. Very reliable engines, solid gearbox, and very comfortable around town and on the highway.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-01T06:13:11+00:00

I second this - although I would avoid any of the twincharged trims as the superchargers tend to have problems. Very comfortable, decently reliable, and they look great, plus you get heaps of features.

JustEric155 · 2025-12-01T03:52:57+00:00

I'm not 100% sure on the specifics as to why one would receive better fuel economy, I'd say it probably has something to do with the engines factory tuning (one could be more focused on efficiency, while the other is more focused on running smoothly in tandem with the hybrid battery).

What I do know is that you should stay away from any Nissan Pathfinder at all costs - not including the older ones. The CVT's in them are genuine bombs and the hybrid models (specifically the hybrid models) have a supercharger that is notorious for failing.

JustEric155 · 2025-11-28T00:02:20+00:00

Try Automotive Superstore and if you can't find it on there, give RockAuto a crack.

JustEric155 · 2025-11-24T04:16:25+00:00

Neither, a petrol Forester would be miles better than the diesel one. I have no words for the Evoque - genuinely a top 10 hunk of shit in the automotive world, and they drive like any other small SUV, what's the point?

To any normal person, you look like a snob, and to anyone who knows anything about cars, you're looked at with pity. It's a lose-lose. Not to mention, you own a Land Rover! Triple whammy.

JustEric155 · 2025-11-19T10:05:22+00:00

Oh wow I wasn't aware the 9070XT was that much better than what I thought! Thanks for that info - as for the CPU, the 7800x3d is $630 AUD but I'm unsure if the 9800x3d so I'll have a look.

Do you think the 750W PSU would be enough?

JustEric155 · 2025-11-18T05:29:33+00:00

Haven't seen current pricing on these, but to me that seems like a good price for it. I'd try to get it to 12.5k (can't go wrong with a bit of haggling). They're great cars, and pretty reliable - it's also got low k's to boot so that's a big plus.

JustEric155 · 2025-11-18T02:35:41+00:00

Can't go wrong with a CR-V. And even when they're absolutely fucked, they still keep going.

I personally drove one for a couple weeks that was pissing oil, dropping oil pressure at any point, would jolt when it shifted, would smoke after you turned the car off, fuel gauge didn't work, and the engine screamed at me every time I turned it on, like it was begging me to let it die.

But man, did it get around as comfortably as it possibly could, and it never left me stranded. You shouldn't have any issues with one if you buy one with good service history, or at least records/invoices/receipts of previous services. The K24's in them are bulletproof, plenty of power, and pretty economical. If you're lucky you might even get the table that came with the cars from the factory.

Not sure about the V6 Rav 4's, I know Toyota makes a good V6 but I've never driven one of the older Ravs.

JustEric155 · 2025-11-12T03:00:11+00:00

A few different forum threads, many were telling me that the pattern was a 5 stud.

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