And that is why some places use sand instead. Also, where on the listing on craigslist does it say minor rot...
You know, what would be really funny to do (but would require getting people to loan their cars to you, or just having a lot of money, but a certain YTer doesn't seem to have any problem making this happen and it's probably not the one you're thinking of), would be a series of video guides detailing how best to drive and modify different cars. Can't come up with a name that isn't at least slightly weeabooish, but still. I have some lines already, just read them in the "MLG text-to-speech voice" and you'll get an idea of what a view magnet this could be. "The Chevy Cavalier is an American front-engine, front-wheel-drive tank engineered by the CIA for the man who cheats death on a daily basis. If you're the kind of driver who thinks listening to Eurobeat and name-dropping anime characters will make you instantly rule the backroads, there is another car for that. (Honda Civic flashes on screen) If, however, you are a true American patriot who will let freedom ring through the mountains and make street racing great again, this car was built especially for you. If you are a weeaboo, but for some reason are still watching this video, stick around until the end, where I divulge a few of this car's weaknesses, so you can have a sporting chance at keeping up with me. ... If you have a naturally aspirated four-cylinder that is not a 2.3, 2.4, or Ecotec, scrap it and find a better engine. If you have a turbocharged four-cylinder, scrap it and find a better engine. If you have a 2.8L V6, scrap it and find a better engine. If you have a transmission, that is not the Getrag 5-speed, scrap it and find a Getrag 5-speed. ... Remember that GM cars run bad longer than most cars run at all. The suspension, engine, and gearbox (Text on screen: *Getrag 5-speed only) can survive abuse and neglect that would kill a normal car multiple times over, with no apparent permanent damage. This is important, as aged specimens will likely have more leaks than Julian Assange. ... Your biggest enemy in this car will be brake fade. The biggest obstacle to defeating this enemy is the car's rear drum brakes, with no known direct-fit disc swap. The solution is to organ harvest a Dodge Neon for the brake mounting hardware you need. ... Do not try to drift a Cavalier, even if your name is Shingo Shimotakazawa. The parking brake handle, was desgined by idiots, and is likely to stick halfway on if used for skids. ... If your car was built before 1993, it likely has a chassis setup, that Senna himself couldn't make work, because the factory setting through 1992 called for legit positive camber. (On screen: "how do i shot web" Spiderman overlaid with a GM logo and "how do i made cars") Luckily, all Cavalier suspension parts, from 1982 all the way through 2004, are fully interchangeable, so help is just a junkyard trip away. ... That is everything you need to know, about the Chevrolet Cavalier. Go out there, and make America great again." "The Honda Civic is a Japanese front-engine, wrong-wheel-drive vuvuzela typically associated with hapless ricer plebians who can't afford to buy actual cars. In order to rise above the squalor of the drooling peasants, you must learn to use your punchy engine, and not-bad handling, to completely trigger rival racers. ... On paper, the Civic looks useless with front-wheel-drive and a tiny engine that needs to rev up to 5 billion RPM to make any power. So why would you use a Civic? Because it is very annoying. Being kept up with or outrun by a Honda is more annoying than being stuck behind a $70 order in the drive-thru. ... That is everything you need to know about the Honda Civic. Go out there, and make other drivers really butthurt." "The Mazda Miata is a Japanese front-engine, rear-wheel-drive scalpel that has polarized more people than fidget spinners could ever hope to. Because it does not have a V8 engine, or look like a scary monster, its presence causes involuntary vocal emissions in a small but significant group of people (Text on screen: Mostly American males). These emissions can include words such as: hairdresser, loser, beta male, and something about being a homosexual. These people are freaking stupid. The Miata is a car for serious racers. If you just want to stomp on the rightmost pedal and maybe sort of steer, there's another car for that. If, however, you have a bedroom wall poster of Senna, and cry every time you miss an apex by half an inch, then you are the Miata's target demographic." "The Ford Mustang is an American front-engine, rear-wheel-drive axe murderer which has single-handedly broken the internet. In order to outrun your car's dubious reputation, you must apply minutely precise throttle and steering control to defeat your potentially unpredictable handling while taking advantage of your massive horsepower. ... That is everything you need to know about the Ford Mustang. Go out there, and make a giant leap for Mustangkind, by leaving a car show without killing anyone."
The ad was from 200 miles a way from my house but, he made note of how it was his uncles who had passed away, "nice truck, runs well, new shocks, fresh oil, minor rot." Kind of nonchalantly added it to the end like it wasn't really an issue.
"like it wasn't really an issue." If stuff got wet just because of rain, it is certainly an issue. Why do people do this?
Further for Miata: "The Miata's story started many years ago, when Professor England thought he'd uncovered the perfect formula for driving joy: rear-wheel-drive, light weight, and open air. Unfortunately, he derped and added a fourth ingredient: more bugs than Big Rigs Over the Road Racing. The result was called a sports car, and everyone loved it. On the two non-consecutive days out of the month when it actually functioned. (insert old British CCTV video of that guy beating the snot out of his car). It was then left to Professor Japan to isolate and remove the unwanted fourth ingredient, allowing the formula to be enjoyed as intended. The result was called the Miata, and everyone loved it too." "The Volkswagen Golf is a German front-engine, front-wheel-drive box usually seen sitting half a millimeter off the ground with 45 degrees of negative camber. In order to rise above the average Golf driver, you must literally rise above them, by leaving your ride height close to stock and allowing the car's naturally good German suspension design to shine through." "The Pontiac Solstice is an American front-engine, rear-wheel-drive wannabe Miata that no one cares or has ever cared about. Though it's as close to a "true" sports car as any modern car will ever be, it could never match the Miata's agility, so was completely ignored by everyone except maybe some SCCA racers."
Just a few days ago I found out that my dad still owns EV (yeah its a pretty lame nickname). My dad and i are going to be picking The land Rover up soon. The funny thing is that most of the newer cars my dads own are Japanese while the classic cars are British (Land Rover and two Humber Super Snipes)
I just found out we (Canada) used to use a road marking system similar to Ireland and South Africa, with white lines in the centre and yellow marking the shoulder. At the risk of sounding like Shotgun Chuck, it kind of bothers me how many little things like that we've changed about the way we drive just to conform to the US. We switched from driving on the left to the right, adopted most of their standards, and are almost always lumped in with the US domestic market despite having different buying habits. The only significant thing we ever did despite them was the switch to metric. I know we have very close ties as nations, and that most of the things I mentioned do have economic benefits, but it would be nice if there were something in the automotive world we could call our own.
Well, we have the Bricklin SV1... What a great car, eh? And we also have some polar bear-shaped license plates, those are pretty cool. In all seriousness, I also wish we had something a bit different. But overall, having a very similar system between us and the US is a good thing I'd say.
I'd say that ANY car should be exempt from safety regulations, it's the drivers life it should be their CHOICE if they want all those needless safety features, for example on my Cadillac I'd like to remove the airbag because I am NOT fond of the idea of controlled explosives RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE AND BETWEEN MY ARMS and would much rather take the risk of not having it when I need it than take the risk of it going off when I DON'T need it(I know someone who's airbag went off when they were just parked), a seatbelt is more than enough for most situations.
Airbags are a requirement in the US for cars made after a certain year, last I checked(which would been never really).
Requirement for the car to have them and in a functioning state or for the car to have been made with them? What year was that and if it's a manufacturer requirement I was already aware of that.
...Doing what? adding or removing an airbag? Adding an airbag seems like a VERY stupid idea unless done professionally and even then a bit sketchy, removing/disabling it seems possibly dangerous and more effort than its worth but otherwise the main problem I could see with that would be legal stuff.
I mean removing the airbag. And adding the airbag can be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing (ex you plugged the airbag into a wrong socket, which would be extremely rare thing for two sockets there in the first place, and be extremely dangerous). And yes, the problem would be legal stuff mainly with both.
I guess you should also remove the Internal Combustion Engine and petrol from your vehicles too while you are at it...
Pretty sure you can remove it in most, if not all us states. Probly would fail inspection if you have that. I wouldn't remove the passengers though. Or the drivers if you expect other people to be driving the car. Puts you in a pretty bad situation liability wise if something bad were to happen.
Again with the "oh, airbags and other safety equipment is dangerous"...... Honestly, at this rate, why even bother driving a car since you think everything is oh so dangerous on it?
