The #Enshittification of #cars is due to #TechBros being allowed to make #engineering decisions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauQtcj7UTM

Shitty #Touchscreen garbage instead of actually good #buttons and useless door handles are due to #Muskification of #cars aka. noone actually tests the shit outside of the #BayArea and thus things like "Opening the door at freezing temperatures!" is just not even throught about.

• Thanks for this video!

#SuperUselessVehicles #SuperUselessVehicle #Car #Regression #FeatureRegression #UI #UX #UserExperience

A video of these cars: https://youtu.be/QtetfAo2aIQ

Abandoned cars (Little Mercedes graveyard) Germany Oct 2023

#urbex #abandoned #photography #YouTube #lostplace #Germany #cars

https://www.evshift.com/344800/bit-of-aussie-muscle-holden-vk-calais-with-a-stroked-ls2/ Bit of Aussie muscle, Holden Vk Calais with a stroked LS2 #AnythingWith4Wheels #autos #CARS #EverythingWith4Wheels

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Bit of Aussie muscle, Holden Vk Calais with a stroked LS2

Garage next door to my work booked up until December, fixed it in yard outside today - 6 hours (even with #Makita #impactwrench to remove axle bolts) - had to fight cursed #XZN spline bolts in awkward position (should have raised axle stands about 30-50mm higher!) to remove old set and retorque new ones to 70 Nm + 90° (not fun!).

All other bolts such as caliper bolt, control arm to ball joint and even big axle bolt and axle itself didn't give me any drama, just these 3 (mechanic lent me the one long ratchet I didn't have). Got 200Nm + 180° on axle bolt with beast of a breaker bar

Took every bit of strength in my body, went on test drive just now and there is 0 noise (thought both corners were goosed but front left seems OK for now)

#CarMaintenance #cars #GolfGTI #AutoRepair

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The bad wheel bearing (85mm diameter for 312mm brake discs)

Had this aircraft noise for some months in #GolfGTI (had thought at first "maybe its supposed to sound like that because its fast?") but it was a goosed #WheelBearing

#CarMaintenance #Cars #AutoRepair #VW #bladibarsket

A video of this car scrapyard: https://youtu.be/HG9x14nunic

Junkyard (Sloperij Twente Auto Recycling) Netherlands June 2023

#urbex #photography #YouTube #lostplace #netherlands #cars

https://www.evshift.com/344552/my-91-acura-nsx-at-travis-air-force-base/ My 91 Acura NSX at Travis Air Force Base #AnythingWith4Wheels #autos #CARS #EverythingWith4Wheels

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My 91 Acura NSX at Travis Air Force Base

¿Se hunde el lujo? Maserati suelta hasta 50.000 dólares de descuento en EE.UU.

https://espirituracer.com/noticias/se-hunde-el-lujo-maserati-suelta-hasta-50-000-dolares-de-descuento-en-ee-uu/

#Curiosidades #Maserati #Noticias #Reportajes #MaseratiGranTurismo #MaseratiGrecale
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Funny how society's ideas of acceptability change over time.

#perth #byelaws #bridge #cars #scotland #iphoneography #society

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Placard notifying of an 1878 byelaw concerning the use of "locomotive"s on Smeaton Bridge, Perth

https://www.evshift.com/344244/my-k5/ my k5 #CARS #CarsLookingPretty #SlammedCars #stance

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my k5

Coche del día: Suzuki Vitara 1.6 8v 3 puertas

https://espirituracer.com/cochedeldia/coche-del-dia-suzuki-vitara-1-6-8v-3-puertas/

#CocheDelDa #Gasolina #Hasta42 #Suzuki #Todoterreno #SuzukiVitara #SuzukiVitara168v
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Based on our estimates—and these in turn are based on publicly reported data from the firms—#BYD has overtaken #Ford in the global top 10, based on year-to-date (to September) figures. #WeirdCarMastodon #cars #car #statistics

Los otros Lotus: Kia Elan

https://espirituracer.com/reportajes/retro/los-otros-lotus-kia-elan/

#Gasolina #Hasta42 #Kia #Retro #KiaElan #KiaRoadster #KiaVigato #LosOtrosLotus
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

https://www.evshift.com/342940/shoes-dialed/ Shoes dialed #CARS #CarsLookingPretty #SlammedCars #stance

A video of these cars: https://youtu.be/O61O1ZMDXsY

Abandoned cars (Cadillac Autofriedhof mit den Kühen) Germany May 2023

#urbex #abandoned #photography #YouTube #lostplace #Germany #cars

El Ferrari SC40: el supuesto homenaje al F40 que no está a la altura de la leyenda

https://espirituracer.com/opinion/el-ferrari-sc40-el-supuesto-homenaje-al-f40-que-no-esta-a-la-altura-de-la-leyenda/

#Coup #Ferrari #Gasolina #Hasta45 #Opinin #Reportajes #Ferrari296GTB #FerrariF40 #FerrariSC40
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Cuando a Pagani no se lo admira, sino que se lo acompaña en sentimiento

https://espirituracer.com/video/cuando-a-pagani-no-se-lo-admira-sino-que-se-lo-acompana-en-sentimiento/

#Gasolina #Opinin #Pagani #Superdeportivo #Vdeo #PaganiZonda #PaganiZondaF
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

This might be the first instance of a British company using #InternetArchive to share their own historical #marketing material, whilst only providing a discreet link to their main website (so they are not obviously trying to use it for their marketing)

Ironically their online shopping experience is a bit dated compared to other competitors at least for alloys, its better for smaller accessories and their spare wheel/emergency toolkit for modern cars (many of which lack a spare wheel!) seems decent enough #cars #CarAccessories

British #CarAccessories company #Carnoisseur from #Dunstable #Luton #England, established 1979, uploaded its sales catalogues from 1982 to 2013 to the #InternetArchive - a snapshot of #motoring #history in the #UK

NB: some catalogues contain imagery considered sexist nowadays - British society became less prudish over the years, but not in the most inclusive way (not as if objectifying women was necessary to sell alloy wheels, but this did alas become part of #CarCulture especially in 90s and 00s)

The company still exists today, but in a more downsized form (insurers are more ruthless about loading premiums for modified cars or refusing cover altogether, making this a less popular hobby

#cars #WeirdCarMastodon

https://archive.org/details/@carnoisseur

Does anyone have info about current #UK #GreenParty #transport policy, in particular any revised timescales for any total ban on *existing* #petrol / #diesel vehicles (not just the ban on new sales?)

I've noticed any timescales for these bans have quietly disappeared from the main party website, but haven't heard of anything official being mentioned.

Some clarity and openness (and a willingness to compromise) could help the Greens a lot - at the moment keeping quiet (with only the outdated 2024 election manifesto widely mentioned on websites) just feeds the conspiracy theories going around "pro-motoring" communities who claim the Greens are trying to force ordinary people out of driving #cars (even though this isn't really the case)

Coche del día: Alfa Romeo 90 2.5

https://espirituracer.com/cochedeldia/coche-del-dia-alfa-romeo-90-2-5/

#42A45 #AlfaRomeo #BerlinaSedn #CocheDelDa #Gasolina #AlfaRomeo90 #AlfaRomeo9025
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

A video of these cars: https://youtu.be/Rn9GhhXdRSA

Abandoned cars (The small car graveyard) Germany May 2023

#urbex #abandoned #photography #YouTube #lostplace #Germany #cars

Does anyone here know about 1930s cars?

In 1940, some British paratroopers "borrowed" a car. I'm trying to work out if they needed to bypass something like a key, or if they were able to just get in and drive off.

It was a large car, owned by Crown Prince Olav of Norway, so was probably a high-end model. It was probably British, but possibly American.

Any ideas?

Boosts appreciated.

#car #cars

A video of these cars: https://youtu.be/hKEnOixFoe4

Abandoned cars (The lost nineties cars) Germany May 2023

#urbex #abandoned #photography #YouTube #lostplace #Germany #cars

The house is in the car window

📷 Ricoh GRIIIX

#myfotokempi

#photography #photo #fotografie #darktable #ricohgr #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #cars

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The building is reflected in the rear window of an orange minibus.

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

1959 Goggomobil T400. 13,000 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$2,800.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-goggomobil-t400/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

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This 1959 Goggomobil T400 sedan remained in Utah until 2024 and underwent a refurbishment that involved a repaint in turquoise and white and an interior refresh in color-coordinated vinyl circa 2023. It was acquired as a project by the current owner on BaT in March 2024, and subsequent work involved servicing the brakes and repairing the electrical system, fuel system, and carburetor.

@electrek Wait, Cadillac is still around? #Cars

El nuevo Volkswagen Golf GTI Sepang Edition es un homenaje al circuito malasio, pero no lo verás por aquí

https://espirituracer.com/noticias/el-nuevo-volkswagen-golf-gti-sepang-edition-es-un-homenaje-al-circuito-malasio-pero-no-lo-veras-por-aqui/

#42A45 #CompactoUtilitario #Gasolina #Noticias #Volkswagen #VolkswagenGolfGTISepangEdition #VWGolfGTISepangEdition
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

¿Sabías que existe un Alpine GTA Turbo descapotable?

https://espirituracer.com/reportajes/sabias-que-existe-un-alpine-gta-turbo-descapotable/

#42A47 #Alpine #Cabriolet #Curiosidades #Gasolina #Reportajes #AlpineGTATurbo #AlpineGTAV6 #Pahnhenrich #RenaultAlpine
#espirituRACER #coches #cars