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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,481
    Another car that fell out of an ugly tree- and hit every branch on the way down...

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    Here's the most recent vid I found on JR's Civic Hybrid - IMA dead, but still runs?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HqmYAfNOaE
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    I like his videos, but if I'm being critical - he seems to copy Hoovie a lot, just with a lower budget. The videos are a bit too PG-rated (or G-rated) for my liking. And it doesn't seem like they adequately portray the natural frustration one frequently encounters with repeatedly trying to fix something, to no avail.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    that was the last episode I saw. just didn't remember where they left it.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    one advantage for these guys by doing the videos, that they mention occasionally. When they get to a point on a project where they get lost and have no clue what to do next, there always seems to be an expert following them that knows the answer and lets them know! That and some places send them parts to get the plug.

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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,152
    stickguy said:

    hatch is slightly different. not really better though.


    Huge improvement! I really dislike the Toyota gaping maw which has been going on for a few years now.
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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,409
    corvette said:

    I like his videos, but if I'm being critical - he seems to copy Hoovie a lot, just with a lower budget. The videos are a bit too PG-rated (or G-rated) for my liking. And it doesn't seem like they adequately portray the natural frustration one frequently encounters with repeatedly trying to fix something, to no avail.

    You mean you’d rather see him cursing, busting his knuckles and breaking more than he fixes? If that’s what you like you should come over to my house. :'(

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,245
    Toyota has the worst front ends in the business!

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,245
    edited June 2020
    Q is certainly not the only person to not put things back together!

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,255
    stickguy said:

    oldfarmer50 said:

    corvette said:

    I like his videos, but if I'm being critical - he seems to copy Hoovie a lot, just with a lower budget. The videos are a bit too PG-rated (or G-rated) for my liking. And it doesn't seem like they adequately portray the natural frustration one frequently encounters with repeatedly trying to fix something, to no avail.

    You mean you’d rather see him cursing, busting his knuckles and breaking more than he fixes? If that’s what you like you should come over to my house. :'(
    you tube channels for everyone! You can be hooptie central, and Breld can be the upscale cool car flipper with a nice garage.

    QB can be the guy that takes stuff apart but never gets around to putting it back together.
    I can be the guy that says, "What were you thinking?".

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,196
    oldfarmer50 said:

    stickguy said:

    I wonder if he would adopt me? This is my hit power all retirement dream.

    https://allcarvideos.net/2020/06/15/why-im-selling-my-rolls-royce-phantom-and-12-other-cars-hoovies-garage-sale/

    Is he selling that Mark, Mark, Mark, Mark....etc? I might be interested in that.
    I think I heard him say he’ll consider offers on anything he owns save for the Mercedes his GrandMother gave him.
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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,196
    qbrozen said:

    Alright, let's see if this works....

    https://dropbox.com/s/ens1slzux6opfqm/IMG_4691.m4v


    WOW....I do like that....even the color. Big congrats, Q!
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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,481
    edited June 2020
    My wife caught me surfing the localAlfa/Audi/Jag/LR/Maser/Porsche dealer site; she thinks that I should check out this slow but beautiful CPO 2017 XF S:



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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    Picked up some 90 octane marine fuel for the mower and generator. $3 and change per gallon.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    roadburner said:

    My wife caught me surfing the localAlfa/Audi/Jag/LR/Maser/Porsche dealer site; she thinks that I should check out this slow but beautiful CPO 2017 XF S:



    Pretty snazzy. Not sure about the white/black inside the blue. I'd have to see it in person, I think.

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  • pensfan83pensfan83 Member Posts: 2,767
    Nice!
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    my BIL has a Jag like that (whatever the highest HP version is). It is not slow.

    I like the colors on that one. His is black paint, and I think black interior.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    good luck Q. I heard that DMV is opening soon, I think next week with the next wave of stuff like hair salons. Until then, you get indefinite grace period that we have been in since March. I guess you just drive around with no plates, unless you have a set laying around to slap on, with the intent of transferring registration at some point.

    I would think that since it is at a dealer of some sort, it would come with an FLA transport temp tag on it. If so you just keep driving on that.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    My little one has been asking when “Saabi“ is coming back...he still hasn’t forgiven me. Says I should get rid of “Sparky“ (the i3) and get another “Saabi.”
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  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,812
    28firefighter said:

    My little one has been asking when “Saabi“ is coming back...he still hasn’t forgiven me. Says I should get rid of “Sparky“ (the i3) and get another “Saabi.”

    Model 3 makes fart noises. Sparky and Saabi will be things of the past...

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    you will soon!

    besides, if you don't like it, can just sell it and get something else instead. Or so I hear.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806
    edited June 2020
    Ha. I bought my RS7 without ever driving one. I did drive a S6 and hated the DSG. I also bought a Toyota Landcruiser without ever having driven one.
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    edited June 2020
    I leased the Tundra without ever driving one. *shrugs*

    I've ridden in my friend's second-generation (2010-ish) ML350. It was very solid and quiet and I'm sure I'd have liked the driving experience, other than the repairs it always seemed to need. He dumped it for a GMC Canyon, I think.
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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,409
    qbrozen said:

    Did I mention I have never driven any ML of any year/engine?

    That’s brave.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,409
    qbrozen said:

    Thanks for the well wishes on the car, folks. Wire transfer was done today and just filled out the transport docs. So I'm guessing maybe in a week to 10 days it will be here? I have NO IDEA how the whole titling/registering thing is these days in NJ. The kids can't seem to comprehend how an SUV can be faster than the Charger. I guess the proof will be in the test drive. lol.

    My little one says, "so you are going to get the Coronet working, right? Then you'll have 3 fast cars?" I said I may sell the Coronet once it is done. He got quite upset. Said no way, you have to keep THAT.

    I’m sure you’ve told the back story on your Coronet but I must have missed it. Do you have any pictures? How torn apart is it and what’s the reason for the delay in putting it back together?

    I know I’d never attempt a classic car rebuild. Lack of money being primary, lack of skill being close behind.

    I’m with your kid by the way.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,481
    edited June 2020
    I restored my Bavaria and '02; it takes me at least 10 years or before I forget most of the problems I encountered and I begin to look for another project.

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    Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
    Son's: 2018 330i xDrive

  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,958
    qbrozen said:

    Did I mention I have never driven any ML of any year/engine?

    I was just about to ask that.

    My bet is you’ll love it for a month or two and then resume the search for a Porsche.

    And no judgment there from me. 😀

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    oldfarmer50 said:

    qbrozen said:

    Thanks for the well wishes on the car, folks. Wire transfer was done today and just filled out the transport docs. So I'm guessing maybe in a week to 10 days it will be here? I have NO IDEA how the whole titling/registering thing is these days in NJ. The kids can't seem to comprehend how an SUV can be faster than the Charger. I guess the proof will be in the test drive. lol.

    My little one says, "so you are going to get the Coronet working, right? Then you'll have 3 fast cars?" I said I may sell the Coronet once it is done. He got quite upset. Said no way, you have to keep THAT.

    I’m sure you’ve told the back story on your Coronet but I must have missed it. Do you have any pictures? How torn apart is it and what’s the reason for the delay in putting it back together?

    I know I’d never attempt a classic car rebuild. Lack of money being primary, lack of skill being close behind.

    I’m with your kid by the way.
    Engine bay only has the block and oil pan in it at this point. I already had plans of changing cams and adding headers and power brakes and rebuilding the steering rack. Car happened to be overheating, too, with no known cause. Maybe this refresh will help with that, maybe not.

    No pics on me at the moment.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    Oh, work came to a halt when my dad died. And just before restarting, my mom passed. Being the executor for both took a lot of my time. Then I started working multiple jobs. I think maybe possibly soon. Lots of house projects, though. At this point, if I knew a good trustworthy mechanic, I’d probably deliver it in boxes and say “have at it.”

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806
    Sorry for your losses.
  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    Little mod for the grilles this week. Swapped out the OEM chrome for some gloss black.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,255
    28firefighter said:

    Little mod for the grilles this week. Swapped out the OEM chrome for some gloss black.

    The ZHP formerly owned by kyfdx had the Piano Black grilles. My son had the M stripes on his '95 M3 grille.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,409
    qbrozen said:

    Oh, work came to a halt when my dad died. And just before restarting, my mom passed. Being the executor for both took a lot of my time. Then I started working multiple jobs. I think maybe possibly soon. Lots of house projects, though. At this point, if I knew a good trustworthy mechanic, I’d probably deliver it in boxes and say “have at it.”

    Well I can certainly see why those things would slow you down.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    28firefighter said:

    Little mod for the grilles this week. Swapped out the OEM chrome for some gloss black.

    Makes it look more modern. Nice

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    I just couldn’t stand the chrome. Literally the only part of the car trimmed in chrome. Someone over on a ZHP board was getting rid of them and just let me have them for the cost of shipping.
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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,676
    28firefighter said:

    Little mod for the grilles this week. Swapped out the OEM chrome for some gloss black.

    That really looks great, and love the color. Looks lean and muscular.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    JR finally got an engine for the R8 and installed it. I'm not sure what the cost was, but I'm wondering whether it might have been more economical to attempt an LS swap.
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,409
    corvette said:

    JR finally got an engine for the R8 and installed it. I'm not sure what the cost was, but I'm wondering whether it might have been more economical to attempt an LS swap.

    I think he paid $25,000 for it. Yikes! Guess he’s raking in those YouTube views.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    not sure what that would have done to the value of the car. But I just watched that episode. Have not seen any of the previous pieces on the Audi, so no idea where the engine came from. But man, that is one scary looking engine bay! an LS might fit easier, but I imagine making the electronics play nice would be a nightmare!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    oldfarmer50 said:

    corvette said:

    JR finally got an engine for the R8 and installed it. I'm not sure what the cost was, but I'm wondering whether it might have been more economical to attempt an LS swap.

    I think he paid $25,000 for it. Yikes! Guess he’s raking in those YouTube views.
    yowzers. I wonder what he paid for the car and whatever else it needed, and if there is any chance of coming out ahead on this deal?

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    The R8 was $55k, IIRC. So, he's into it for $80k plus incidentals, at this point. It does have some fancy aftermarket upgrades, but I wonder whether it would've been cheaper overall to buy a clean, stock one and then do the upgrades yourself. I honestly have no clue about pricing on those.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    Looks like about $75k would buy you a clean 2010 V10 with under 30k miles.
    What year/engine we talkin bout?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,820
    don't know the year, but it is a V8 twin turbo.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,497
    I think it’s a 2010, 11, or 12. 66k miles.
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