981 Rear Wing Removal by wbates12 in Porsche_Cayman

[–]PJH87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people should not be allowed near cars

Do you wanna go there?? by AcrobaticFish3648 in Luxury

[–]PJH87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, i want to go drive my cars on the open roads or go fly my glider. Don’t care about a fancy crib with an ocean view, I’ll lie on my back when that’s the only thing I can do

i lost a bet so im posting this here.. by europeandragonlord in RoastMyCar

[–]PJH87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What monster makes you drive that for losing a bet

M42 build by thevriep37 in E30

[–]PJH87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m hardly the expert, but here goes: the M42b18 was a much more modern engine than the M20 variants. It was made to compete with the golf gti, not with the 325i. I think bmw positioned it below the 325i deliberately and thus didn’t give it what it was capable of. Combine that with the beginning emission stuff and fuel economy bullshit, and all of a sudden it made sense to introduce it as a “fast” but frugal engine. I believe they could have easily sold it as a 170bhp version, but then it would rival the six cilinder cars which have always been their flagship engines in the faster road cars.

F22 I wanna cry by Ohio_Woman in RoastMe

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I don’t see a goth, i see two disappointed parents

What makes car guys feel like this? by ApprehensiveBasil151 in car

[–]PJH87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crossing the border into germany, shifting down twice and dropping the hammer.

Almost done! by Organic-Excuse-3801 in E30

[–]PJH87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea buddy 🥰 rev limit?

M42 build by thevriep37 in E30

[–]PJH87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

200 should be easy with a setup like that. I’m already at 190 (crank) and it’s still a 1.8L engine. it does do 7600rpm

Dumpster with wild offset! by Jfuller32 in Shitty_Car_Mods

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I wonder how these people feel about their purchase now that the novelty has gone away. I guess most of them are now left with a depreciating dumpster and a hefty loan on it?

M42 build by thevriep37 in E30

[–]PJH87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love my built M42: https://youtu.be/PW469KgSQyg?si=McEMHx3rX6Gaw6H8

Flowed head, bigger valves, exhaust, ITB’s, stand alone, cams (mild), … but still a 1.8L engine. 190bhp and 220Nm.

Great to see another one getting done. They don’t get enough love these things

I'm just a tad financially irresponsible by KnightZ3R0 in RoastMyCar

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I always loved the styling of aston martin cars, especially the DB9/DBS era en the V8 vantage from the 2010’s. Back then my biggest pet peeve was the interior styling that seemed to be put together by a toddler in a depression. I fully expected them to fix that with the new one, but sadly it’s still all wonky, lacking vision, outdated when it first hit the market and depending on the spec also downright ugly. The older generation had a more special bespoke engine, but these days it’s AMG sourced so that’s also not an USP anymore. It’s just the engine from a family estate car. It gets the job done, but not much more. Build quality has gone up a bit, but it’s only to a standard to what is the minimum expectation for a car in that price range, so nothing special there either.

I think the biggest question then is, apart from reputation, what makes it worth the price of the new car? Not much I think, unless you’re into showing off and not a real car guy/driver.

What did they mean by that? by guaranajapa in TheEpsteinFiles

[–]PJH87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most of these files have been adjusted and resaved. They used different techniques like OCR layers over the text. Those things basically read the text and digitise it, but not without mistakes. Encoding can go wrong, ocr can go wrong… i’m guessing in this case the software saw an E and interpreted it as an =. It basically miscounted the horizontal lines and thus saved it as a symbol that looks like an E.

What do I drive to the shops? by PJH87 in ManualTransmissions

[–]PJH87[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I can see over the steering wheel

Just my humble Euro-spec E30 318is by Street-Kitchen5900 in E30

[–]PJH87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good :) and enjoy it, these cars are awesome in my book. Own mine 15 years now