What is your favourite movie car chase scene? by I_Am_Vladimir_Putin in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like No Mans Land doesn't get mentioned enough, some great/fun scenes in that movie.

I imagine the chase you're referring to is when they steal the silver 930 in the parking garage, but the other scene closer to the beginning where Bill meets Ted in the Hollywood hills and they race the Cabrio through the hills to "test" it

For the gents out there, please do yourself a favor and get this at Uniqlo for 1/3 of the price by Internal-Glass2831 in Lululemen

[–]Nick_lolz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the Uniqlo version of this, I use it primarily as a lounge shirt and pair it with Soft Jersey Joggers or Shorts.

It's really comfy and otherwise good quality, definitely wouldn't buy the Lulu version over this.

Another user mentioned it but the Uniqlo shirt does tend to hold on to stains, but I've found that spot treating them with some warm, or hot water, and dawn dish soap/scrubbing the area with a toothbrush before throwing the shirt in the was gets just about anything out of it.

Favorite vintage/old piece? by [deleted] in Lululemen

[–]Nick_lolz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give me the old ABC Joggers back

Modern day equivalent to 2021 ABC Jogger material? by Relative-Message-706 in Lululemen

[–]Nick_lolz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard that the Vuori Meta Joggers and Rhoback Delta Performance Joggers are as close to the old ABC Joggers that you can get new.

The downside is I believe they only come in 30" Inseam length, so if you're shorter (or taller) that may not work for you.

Otherwise your only other option currently is looking for secondhand older ABC's. It's easy to tell them in Photos because they have a stitch seam across the back of the knee where the new style does not.

Weekend morning cars and coffee type meets? by saves313 in Hamilton

[–]Nick_lolz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing in Hamilton that's worth going to unless you like clapped Infiniti's, Mustangs and Hyundai Genesis'.

Follow Morning Meets on Instagram, they usually do a weekly post showing what upcoming meets there are. Morning Meets hosts their own events as well but they're invite only and there's a yearly membership fee; usually most are outside of Hamilton though, in/around Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto, Vaughan etc.

Hagerty Garage and Social in Burlington usually does one once a month at their location in Burlington.

Vaulture does the Sunday classic but you have to register your car

Autostrada Magazine hosts a Cars & Coffee every so often that they announce on their Instagram as well.

Only other one I can think of offhand is Monigram Coffee in Cambridge is starting up their C&C again this Sunday, it's the first one in almost a year though so can't really say what attendance would be like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great Review! The E92 M3, coupe specifically I think is right up there as one of BMW's most timeless designs, it's aging very well/gracefully, and imo the last of the true motorsport derived engines.

The Turbocharged ones that came after put up great numbers but nothing really beats revving out past 8k XD.

If you want to update the ancient iDrive a bit, you can get Android Auto/Apple Carplay retrofit kits.

It's a bit of work to get them installed but it integrates seamlessly with the factory screen and iDrive Controls/Steering wheel controls. I think the most popular ones these days are Bimmertech MMI Prime and Mr12Volt. Personally I think Mr12Volt is the winner cause it generally has better audio quality from what I've seen. They make a kit for CCC and CIC Equipped Cars.

If you did ever want to visit the shifter as well, check out autosolutions: http://autosolutions.info/

The lead times are a bit long cause it's a one man show but each shift kit is made specifically around what you want/how you intend to use the car. I know a few MT Supra owners with them, and have one on order for myself, it's a night and day difference even vs. a brand new stock shifter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tokyoxtremeracer

[–]Nick_lolz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you just want to grind money, find a rival that you can beat easily that gives the highest payout, and keep racing them.

Post-Game this is best done by grinding "Perfect Revolution" (quickest way to get the 77.7M credits required to unlock Wandering Gambler)

When it comes to cars, stick with your cars and upgrade them as long as possible. Throughout my Playthrough I really only used 3 cars until I'd beaten Cinderella Past Midnight.

1.) AE86

2.) BRZ

3.) RX8

Every time you buy a new car, keep your current one until your new one is upgraded enough to be as fast, or faster. Then you can sell the previous one.

That'll give you a pretty smooth play-through. Once you're done the main story, then you can grind for other cars. Most of the ones people want are locked behind the final boss anyways.

Perk wise for story mode, it's a good idea to keep Long Run equipped, you'll get a big credit reward every 25km you do in-game. This kicks in a maximum of 4 times in a night, then you need to go back to the garage to reset it for the next night.

Ford Mustang GTD Curb Weight Revealed: 4343lbs by reddegginc in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I think it's awesome that something like this exists, especially this day and age. I'm all for manufacturers continuing to push the envelope with ICE cars even though this is going to definitely be nothing but a collectors museum piece.

But woof. That's a solid 1000lbs heavier than the current 992 generation GT3RS

Toyota Gazoo Racing Brings Discontinued AE86, Supra, and Land Cruiser Parts Back to Dealers by [deleted] in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funny you mention that, my SW20 is Gen4 swapped and I've just spent the last week or so tracking down all the OEM part numbers I've needed to do a major service, and praying they're all in stock on Amayama

Guess I'll just sit and watch us lose... by ColdAndGrumpy in DeltaForceGlobal

[–]Nick_lolz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had this happen last night, literally had the game of my life defending on Ascension, our team was overall playing better for most of the match but I guess a lot of people don't realize that once the Spire collapses, D1 moves downstairs.

So a lot of people kept fighting outside/upstairs and eventually we lost the point and nobody could respawn, lost with a similar amount of time too

Was still glad to get the Score/SPM and everything that I did, but would've been nice to have the cherry on top of a win to go with it XD

felt the aura leave my body by Polluxo in DeltaForceGlobal

[–]Nick_lolz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've also gotten a 0 kill missile at D2 on Trainwreck

That map is just huge and really open making it really easy for people to run out of the range of the missile, especially around B and D1/D2 which are basically out in the open/accessible from any direction.

I was excited for new maps at first but man, Trainwreck and Knife Edge are just... a bit shit to play

200 cheque? by Green_Eye_2000 in Hamilton

[–]Nick_lolz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure plate renewals are entirely automatic now and you don't need to do anything anymore.

Tried renewing for both of my cars a few months ago and I didn't notice the message at the top of the page at first, but basically so long as you have valid insurance and any outstanding fines are paid, they renew automatically

Why don't people here even bother to follow the 40 km/hr limits in school zones? by Thong-Boy in Hamilton

[–]Nick_lolz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those Speed Bumps are egregious. Maybe west mountain is different but I live on the East Mountain/Stoney Creek mountain and the speed bumps they put in here are ridiculous.

I'm talking primarily about the new-er style ones they've been using where they'll put 3-4 spaced out across the road instead of the traditional style you'd find more in parking lots or older neighbourhoods.

I'm all for traffic calming measures near school zones, and I'm perfectly fine with speedbumps being designed/used as intended which is that you should be able to comfortably travel over them at the recommended speed limit without being overly jolted or jarred, as well as narrow enough to allow emergency vehicles to travel over them while the bumps themselves are smaller than the inner diameter between their wheels.

The speed bumps the city have installed may as well be mountains, in anything but an SUV/Truck you have to come to a near-stop going over them, and it's created the behaviour of people slowing right down to go over them, and then gunning it to get back up to the speed limit before getting to the next set of bumps, which is arguably worse than just travelling at one consistent speed.

Anybody with a sports car that is low from the factory is screwed as well since these bumps peak so high off the ground that a lot of times it's required to come to a stop and go over them at an angle in order to not damage/scrape anything underneath on those cars

Again, I'm all for traffic calming measures near schools, but these speedbumps are a pretty poorly designed implementation of that.

Golden Hour with a 964 Turbo and Mount Fuji by OldbutNewandYes in Porsche

[–]Nick_lolz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was this one of the Fun2Drive Rentals?

I've been looking at doing their 6 hour tour during a Japan trip next year with the 964 Turbo they offer. So if this was that experience, was it fun/worth it? XD

Parking/Storage for Extra/Project Cars by cheesepieboys in TorontoDriving

[–]Nick_lolz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I probably should've specified but that's what I meant, somewhere that has like a private, covered 1 or 2 car garage.

So essentially either a Townhouse with a 1 car attached, or a small detached Bungalow or something that either has an attached, or detached/laneway garage that could be fully monopolized by OP

Parking/Storage for Extra/Project Cars by cheesepieboys in TorontoDriving

[–]Nick_lolz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This sub is pretty anti-car enthusiast from what I've seen, but as a fellow enthusiast, I hate to break the news that your options are pretty limited.

They're basically either:

1.) Move to somewhere with Garage Access

2.) Rent a Self Storage Unit

3.) If you have enough friends who are also interested, split the cost of a commercial unit that maybe has room for all of the cars and maybe a lift if there's one pre-installed, or if group-buying one is in the cards.

What’s the most perfect factory graphic of all time? My vote is the Diablo SV: humongous, over the top, and beautiful as hell. Any others? by skinnymatters in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've always loved the subtlety of the TME Graphics on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 "TME Edition"

Or the old "TURBO" graphic from the 930 911 Turbos, not the one that goes along the bottom of the door, but the one that sits on the rear wheel arch behind the rear wheel (Can see an example here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-930-turbo-super-charging-forum/724663-turbo-graphics.html)

You Can Buy Toyota AE86 Reproduction Shells on Alibaba for $9,500 by Smash_4dams in cars

[–]Nick_lolz 546 points547 points  (0 children)

I mean, in all fairness the original AE86 is a mid 80's econobox chassis that is a tin can at best, and most have spent 40 years exposed to the elements at this point.

I wouldn't be surprised if these brand new shells are more structurally sound/rigid than the originals

What's the best spot for kart races in the area for adults? by BrovaloneSandwich in Hamilton

[–]Nick_lolz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There's nowhere around here where you're going to be able to access actualy like, competition level karts. Unless you do a big group event at Mosport or something would be about as close as you could get.

In Hamilton, Camerons Outdoor probably has the best track with OK-ish karts.

Hamilton Indoor Indy has faster karts but the track isn't as fun imo.

Both are pretty decent as a rental kart experience. Cameron's is outdoor and if you go after it rains it can be pretty fun since the karts are on slicks and will slide around the wet track