Mercedes vio el futuro en 1981 y le dio miedo fabricarlo

https://espirituracer.com/curiosidades/mercedes-vio-el-futuro-en-1981-y-le-dio-miedo-fabricarlo/

#CompactoUtilitario #Curiosidades #Gasolina #Hasta37 #MercedesBenz #Reportajes #mercedesbenz #MercedesBenzNAFA
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Coche del día: SEAT 127 Serie 52

https://espirituracer.com/marcas/seat/coche-del-dia-seat-127-serie-52/

#CocheDelDa #CompactoUtilitario #Gasolina #Hasta37 #Seat #CochesClsicos #CochesSEATClsicos #MadeInSpain #SEAT127
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Wired: A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

"You can check if your car has the device by looking for a KARR sticker on your car's driver-side window—or in some cases a sticker reading, “SWDS” for SouthWest Dealer Services, a subsidiary of Acrisure Protection Group—as well as a small button with a blinking light attached to the underside of your car's dashboard. ...Car owners in Southern California are most likely to have the device installed due to its popularity among car dealers in the region, but the UCSD researchers warn that they've found the devices installed in vehicles across the US and even in other countries...."

https://www.wired.com/story/a-device-hidden-in-cars-across-the-us-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-hacking-and-paralysis-patch-it-now/#intcid=_wired-right-rail_5e32d24e-a7fc-4de8-871f-28936dbf59e9_popular4-2

#vulnerability #automobiles #cars #hacking

Heads up to anyone looking for used #cars in #Europe - many #Vauxhall / #Opel have active recall due to a dodgy #airbag - I'm currently searching for a car for a relative and two that turned up on various online private sales and had outstanding recall notice. (this doesn't happen with dealers, as its illegal for dealers to sell a car with outstanding safety recall)

I suspect #Stellantis dealers are taking so long to fix these (especially ex the #GM models, which are getting much less support than those post-takeover) that folk are simply selling their #cars rather than book them in to be fixed..

I very much doubt he paid £94 000 for this (otherwise fairly ordinary) #Volkswagen #Golf - it would have been what it might have cost the original owner in #Singapore to keep it (including the COE - in SG you need a extra certificate to have any kind of #car and that isn't cheap), hence why it got exported to Blighty (if it has a UK 14 plate it is from 2014)

Its not a bad car to be fair, high feature spec and #DSG gearbox and likely well maintained, only disadvantage is the clocks will be in km/h (this doesn't affect getting MOT here, and you can set at least the digital display to show MPH)

#cars

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SUc1F4uwimM

Buffed out gnarly scratches on 2006 #Vauxhall / #Opel #CorsaC (#Holden #Barina for those in Australia) using mini 12 cordless rotary #polisher, using combination of 30mm microfibre pad / heavy compound + 30mm wool pad and medium compound.

Always a bit nervous about a rotary but this smol one seems aggressive enough when used on higher speeds but not excessively heavy on 20 year old clearcoat (I checked before and after with paint depth gauge and it isn't taking off loads)

Some scratches are quite deep and couldn't be entirely removed, but they are way harder to see now especially from 1 metre distance

#cars #detailing #PaintCorrection

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large scratch on a door

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this scratch now polished out

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scratch on front left wing (fender)

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scratches have been greatly diminished

COVID-Era Price Gouging Is Coming Back to Bite Car Dealers—Right on Schedule

https://www.thedrive.com/news/covid-era-price-gouging-is-coming-back-to-bite-car-dealers-right-on-schedule

#cars

A Device Hidden in #Cars Across the US Leaves Them #Vulnerable to #Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

#Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars.
#privacy #security

https://www.wired.com/story/a-device-hidden-in-cars-across-the-us-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-hacking-and-paralysis-patch-it-now/

El primer coche deportivo del mundo fue español y sale a subasta

https://espirituracer.com/reportajes/el-primer-coche-deportivo-del-mundo-fue-espanol-y-sale-a-subasta/

#Cabriolet #Gasolina #Hasta42 #HispanoSuiza #Noticias #Reportajes #Subastas #CochesClsicos #CochesEspaoles #HispanoSuizaAlfonsoXIII
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Coche del día: Renault 12 diésel

https://espirituracer.com/marcas/renault/coche-del-dia-renault-12-diesel/

#37A42 #BerlinaSedn #CocheDelDa #Diesel #Renault #CochesClsicos #CochesFranceses #CochesRenaultClsicos #Renault12
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Someday I see myself in a classic Rolls-Royce.

July 12, 2026. Gilmore Auto Museum. Hickory Corners, Michigan.

#photography #RollsRoyce #michigan #summer #car #cars #ClassicCars #art #MastoArt

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Photograph of the top of a Rolls-Royce grill and the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on a classic 1950s Rolls, seen from the front with the photographer in a baseball cap visible just to the right of the RR logo.

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

2007 Pontiac Solstice. 18,000 miles indicated. Current bid: US$10,600.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-pontiac-solstice-48/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

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This 2007 Pontiac Solstice spent 17 years with its most recent registered owner, who placed the car into a storage unit circa 2019. It was removed from storage by the selling dealer earlier this year, and it now has 18k miles. It is powered by a 2.4-liter Ecotec inline-four linked with a five-speed manual transmission, and it is finished in Mean Yellow over Ebony leather. Equipment includes a black convertible soft top, 18″ five-spoke aluminum wheels, Bilstein shocks, fog lamps, power mirrors, a CD stereo, air conditioning, cruise control, and sport bucket seats. Fluids services were performed in preparation for the sale. This Solstice is offered in Florida with the owner’s manual, a tonneau cover, a damage-free Carfax report, and a clean Tennessee title. The car is finished in Mean (34U) and features a black soft top with a glass rear window and defroster in addition to integrated fog lamps, dual exhaust outlets, and bright door handles.

On Flock License Plate Tracking Cameras

A recent story of a writer who was mistakenly identified, tracked, and arrested using data from Flock cameras has... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/on-flock-license-plate-tracking-cameras.html

#lawenforcement #Uncategorized #tracking #cameras #cars

Some more cool #cars from the #Porsche concours #photography

The FUN MG on the field at the end of last Sunday's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Auto Faire.

July 12, 2026. Gilmore Auto Museum. Hickory Corners, Michigan.

#photography #MG #MGB #LBC #michigan #summer #car #cars #ClassicCars #weirdcarmastodon

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Photograph of a black 1976 MGB roadster on a grass field in front of a red barn in summertime.

Aww. I loved my stick shift Toyota MR2 (except on the hills in San Francisco), which I drove for over 280,000 miles. My hybrid Prius is more practical and much better for the environment but nowhere near as much fun.

(Yes, I know how bad cars are for global warming. I can still feel sentimental about my 1992 MR2, bought when such things weren't on my radar, even though I wouldn't buy such a car today.)

Gift link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2026/07/17/death-stick-shift-is-almost-here/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg0MzQ3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg1NzI5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQzNDcyMDAsImp0aSI6IjU5N2JiODJiLTRhOWYtNDQzOS1iMzEwLTA5OWQzYTZjZDA3YSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90cmFuc3BvcnRhdGlvbi8yMDI2LzA3LzE3L2RlYXRoLXN0aWNrLXNoaWZ0LWlzLWFsbW9zdC1oZXJlLyJ9.9t6TpxGZxBD-ntER0NltXWgdgCQfkpSl5z1LL_CI8ug

#cars

Both #Corsa (one of my work colleagues is using it from tomorrow) and #GolfGTI got a catwash using Carpro ECH2O rinseless wash ( hosepipe / pressure washer is currently verboten in Anglian Water region)

Tested Menzerna compounds and different pads on bonnet of Corsa (it gets used as a project car as I refine my #polishing skills, don't have to worry about burning clearcoat as much - its already knackered in parts although I have managed not to do that and hide a few more scratches)

GTI got a layer of #Sonax AutoHart wax (paint could do with some correction on non recently repainted side but I didn't have spoons today, there's hard limit to how much buffing I can do in one session)

At least only around 22°C today (otherwise #detailing is not fun as products dry too quick) #cars

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2006 Vauxhall / Opel corsa Easytronic

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2018 Golf GTI Mk7,5 DSG6 with Racingline Stage 1 remap

@beecycling @TransitBiker @Hex yeah, meanwhile in #Germany I've yet to hear of any #EMS or #FireDepartment having issues with #BikeLanes!

- Only with shitty #cars being #parked to the point that the local fire department had enough and just rammed through, billing all the cars for the damages incured and that taught the owners if said cars to park properly, becaude #insurance doesn't cover #GorssNeglect and instead demands money back!

Los mejores Maserati de sus cien años de tridente

https://espirituracer.com/opinion/los-mejores-maserati-de-sus-cien-anos-de-tridente/

#Maserati #Opinin #Reportajes #CochesClsicos #CochesMaseratiClsicos
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

@vfrmedia The problem I see is the #AntiRepairDesign deliberately introduced into #cars.

- #BMW deliberately #patented & #copyrighted their own proprietary screw just to shaft #consumers and #IndependentRepair & #RightToRepair...
https://www.ifixit.com/News/115528/bmws-newest-innovation-is-a-logo-shaped-middle-finger-to-right-to-repair

And #Hyundai is also doing similar bullshit that needs to be outlawed IMHO!
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/11/hyundai-ioniq5n-brake-software-right-to-repair/

This shite needs to be fucking outlawed by @EUCommission if not @BMWK...

But on the flipside, that is propably making it #viable for most #DIY #enthusiasts, as #PersonalComputing becomes a #luxury...

- Pretty shure we'll soon see a cottage industry ( similar to post - #WW2 #motorcycles and #cars in #Germany up until the 1960s ) where every shitbox with a two-stroke and wheels got bought by people who didn't have a horse and needed to get further and faster than any bicycle could.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQwAhppWj8 video via #GamersNexus

Coche del día: Pontiac Catalina 421 HO Tri-Power

https://espirituracer.com/cochedeldia/coche-del-dia-pontiac-catalina-421-ho-tri-power/

#CocheDelDa #Coup #Gasolina #MasDe45 #Pontiac #CochesClsicos #CochesClsicosEstadounidenses #PontiacCatalina
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

RE: https://mas.to/@euronews/116929244619682177

I'm telling you: this will likely bring humanity to a Huxley's Brave New World scenario where the Elite lives in their own secluded world, not knowing other ways are possible, and the AI-wildlings have their own parallel underground societies.

Are there other SF novelists who predicted such outcome?

#AI #GeorgeLucas #cars #horses

El Audi Sport Quattro renace: HSR Manufaktur Type 859

https://espirituracer.com/noticias/el-audi-sport-quattro-renace-hsr-manufaktur-type-859/

#Audi #Coup #Gasolina #Hasta45 #Noticias #OtrasMarcas #AudiSportQuattro #HSRManufaktur #HSRManufakturType859
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Off to look at an 18-year-old used car. :-( #cars

Coche del día: Peugeot 505 STi

https://espirituracer.com/marcas/peugeot/coche-del-dia-peugeot-505-sti/

#45A47 #BerlinaSedn #CocheDelDa #Gasolina #Peugeot #CochesClsicos #CochesPeugeotClsicos #Peugeot505
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

Coche del día: Renault 15 GTL

https://espirituracer.com/marcas/renault/coche-del-dia-renault-15-gtl/

#CocheDelDa #Coup #Gasolina #Hasta45 #Renault #CochesClsicos #CochesFranceses #CochesRenaultClsicos #Renault15
#espirituRACER #coches #cars

The only kind of supremacist I am is a Yellow Pontiac Aztek supremacist.

#cars #weirdCarMastodon