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- www.thedrive.com Ford Researching Tech That Snitches on Speeders to the Police
The patent proposal would turn every new Ford on the road into the police's eyes and ears.
- www.roadandtrack.com 1,064 Horsepower, 215 MPH: The 2025 Corvette ZR1 Conquers All
Twin turbos, rear-wheel-drive, and more power than a Bugatti Veyron. Get excited.
- www.nytimes.com Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say
Ron Wyden and Edward Markey urged the F.T.C. to investigate how car companies handled the data from millions of car owners.
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FINISHING Our $500 Ranger Build
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What a great series this has been, I can't wait to see the race episode!
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The Insane Realism Of The Movie That Changed How Cars Are Filmed
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More about film making than cars strictly but, I thought people here would still appreciate it. Has anyone seen this movie?
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An Older Everyday Car UK
Hi guys, I recently took a trip to Italy to see my friend who purchased a 1997 Mercedes about a year ago, which is extremely comfortable and pretty reliable - he swears by it. We got into a chat about advantages, reliability and comfort of the older over newer cars and he got me kinda excited to get into classic motoring. I currently have a 2017 Honda Civic for which I pay a pretty penny every month (its a lease) and my contract runs out in two years. I started looking around for a classic alternative I could maybe get outright cash in hand or with a little help from a financing company. I see a lot of Jaguars XF and X-Type on the streets of UK, I looked them up on autotrader and they can go for anything from about 2k to 10k depending on the milage etc. - still about 5k less than price sticker of my Civic. So here is the question - is it worth looking into? What models/makes I could look into? What should I be aware of? Any tips? Tricks? I’m looking to expand my family in the coming years so a 3 doors sports car are out of the question :) Thanks
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Old Car City, a junkyard museum.
Been watching Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold with Steve Magnante and came across this in an episode. Thought it was cool as the guy said he earned more from charging admission than selling parts.
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We Drove The Beast // A 27-Liter V12 Spitfire-Powered Monster - YouTube
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If I won the lottery I wouldn't tell anybody, but there would be signs.
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I've been visited by the Prelude Curse
The left door handle has been cracked ever since I got the car so this was coming sooner or later. A year of daily use ain't bad. Still, it came as a shock when, last Wednesday, I grabbed the handle, and the door didn't come open. I'm a big dude (tall and fat), and there wasn't room on the other wall to climb in through the passenger side. Somehow, I passed the acrobatics check it took to climb through the trunk and into the front seat. And I didn't hurt my back at 32 years old. Truly a feat to behold.
I've already bought a handle, but it won't be in til Thursday. I could run around with it like this for a week, but I'm not gonna.
Which means I'll be driving my wife's cargo ship for a few days.
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FIRST DRIVE: Ford GT Mk IV - $1.7m, 800bhp Ultimate American Supercar! - YouTube
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- www.carcomplaints.com Toyota Mirai Class Action Lawsuit Says Cars Aren't Worth It
A Toyota Mirai class action lawsuit alleges California consumers wrongly believe buying or leasing the hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles will make their lives easier.
Such a shame. Fuel cell EVs seem like such a good idea according to Toyota, but the reality of living with one seems pretty terrible, not to mention the problems with producing hydrogen cleanly and making it available affordably and conveniently.
PDF of the filing available here: https://www.classaction.org/media/caluwe-et-al-v-toyota-motor-sales-usa-inc-et-al_1.pdf
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Buy or No Buy: 2015 Toyota Avalon Hybrid
It's got 250,000 miles and is $5,500. It's a former taxi service car, apparently. Obviously, a pre-purchase inspection would be a must. I've heard these cars are very reliable, but the mileage, accident history (3, not sure how serious), and potential status of the high voltage battery give me pause. I'm leaning against traveling to look at it, but I'm wondering if the model is just so good it's worth a try at that price point.
It would be replacing a 2015 Kia Soul with about 80,000 miles--Kia's engine woes have me spooked, so I'm considering trying to get something more likely to go for several hundred thousand miles. Any thoughts?
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Help with 2019 LEAF GoPro mount
Hey! I was looking for a tow hook GoPro mount for my 2nd generatin Nissan Leaf, but I only found this one, which is made for earlier models.
Does anyone know if the 1st and 2nd generation of leafs have the same tow hook threads?
- www.fastcar.co.uk 10 Tips for Taking Better Car Photos
Taking better car photos is not always easy. But follow our 10 top tips, and you'll soon be shooting cars like a pro!
Although I don't buy/sell as many daily drivers these days these tips are great for taking pics when it is time to let one go.
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Michelin Super Sports at the Track
My first track day, I didn't really believe these tires would get sticky at the track. I was wrong. Quite sticky to the touch.
I'll edit GoPro footage down to a single lap next week sometime and post it. My son and I had an amazing time and met some fantastic people.
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Where to learn about engines?
Hello! Don’t know if this is the right community to post this question, but maybe you can help.
I want to learn about cars and engines. I’m a pretty mechanical person and I like to tinker. I can do basics, like changing my own oil etc.
I want to do some hands on learning, but I don’t have a ton of money to spend or space to work in. I was wondering if you had suggestions on something small and affordable I can get to learn about engines. I was thinking a lawn mower or a scooter but I don’t know how similar those would be to a car.
Do you have any advice?
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FIRST LOOK: Red Bull RB17 Hypercar – 1200hp, 15,000rpm, Fast As F1! - YouTube
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Gorgeous car, I'd love an opportunity to ride in one of these someday.
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10 Amazing Cars With 1 HUGE Weakness - YouTube
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If you own or have driven any of these cars do you agree? Disagree? Think bacon is proof some sort of higher being loves/hates us?
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Getting Breakfast Burritos
I took this picture walking back to my car after picking up breakfast burritos from a local mom and pop place. They make amazing green chili!!
- japanesenostalgiccar.com Nissan Pulsar GTI-R, the company’s final WRC rally car, has been restored
Nissan has restored a Pulsar GTI-R Group A rally car from its own collection. The project was undertaken by a group of all-volunteer Nissan employees, about 115 in all, who worked on the WRC car du…
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Fixing my Abandoned Project Car
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I get the thumbnail sucks, give it a go anyway. They're doing every step of rebuilding an engine block.
And for those down voting, why? I'm trying to help wake this sub up and without comments I don't know why folks here don't like the content.
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Congrats on making it to Friday. Here's some old American luxury iron.
1977 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, a recent addition to my collection.
221 inches bumper to bumper, 425ci Cadillac big block V8 fuelled by a standard Rochester Quadrajet and coupled to a TH400 3 speed auto. Floats like a cloud.
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We Put an $8000 Body Kit on our $500 Ranger - YouTube
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Makes me want to build a trophy truck!
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My friend is debating between buying a 2024 Volkswagen R and a 2024 Audi S4.
I had a 2007 GTI, and it is tied for 1st place for my favorite car I have ever owned. That said, what I've picked up from the interwebs is that VW is not longer making quality vehicles, for a number of reasons. Would love some opinions!
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Restomod Fiat X1/9 Quick Review // $30,000 Of Joy - YouTube
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Porsche's New 911 Engine Is Absolutely Brilliant - Formula 1 Tech! - YouTube
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New AMG GT vs M8 Comp vs Audi R8 vs 911 Turbo // DRAG & ROLL RACE - YouTube
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I don't know what it is that I find so charming about these two, but I can't get enough of their videos.
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Cadillac's Le Mans Car Races Ferrari 296, McLaren 750S, 911 Turbo S — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race - YouTube
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Sometimes these videos are just alright, and sometimes they're everything I could have wanted in a race like this. I feel like this is the second for me!
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Why no videos of the Traverse Z71 off roading? Just not capable?
Anybody got experience hill climbing or other off roading g with the 2924 Traverse Z71
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POV: The previous owner said "yeah I do all my own maintenance"
Context for the inexperienced: these are cone seat GM lugnuts, the cone portion is supposed to face IN towards the wheel as they are self centering, not OUT... guy didn't know wtf he was doin
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Felt like my Miata's horn could use an upgrade.
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The previous owner had swapped in some crappy single-tone horn for some reason and the wiring was pretty sketchy. Went in to fix the wiring and decided to upgrade the horn along the way.