Car and Bike Talk

[oldngray]

 

[sailfish]

What the did they do to my beautiful car??? I don't know if that grille's gonna grow on me or not.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Got a touring windscreen coming for the Vstrom. Time to strap in and get comfortable on those highway rides.

Everywhere is on fire here.

 

[sailfish]

Can you go anywhere?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Already went. I'm bored now. Can't go to Portland or Seattle for now.

 

[oldngray]

Already went. I'm bored now. Can't go to Portland or Seattle for now.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

the air is still bad here. I can still see it inside the center. Been that way since Sunday

 

[sailfish]

I really hate fake carbon fiber. It's so overused and in all the wrong places that it cheapens the appearance of the real thing.

 

[sailfish]

It's sad. Some 90's cars that once seemed endlessly plentiful, only show 8 results on a nationwide Autotrader search.

 

[sailfish]

Damn--just found out today my local Harley dealer is closing their doors. I was talking to them today and they said they were having the best year they have had in a long time but that didn't matter to Corporate who is shutting them and another 200 smaller stores down. That sucks. The next nearest dealer is 65 miles away.

Don't know what that's about. From what someone told me who went recently, my local one doesn't have any new bikes. Just a couple used ones. Been there forever. I'd hate to see them go next.

Well I just got the email from them. October 31st will be their last day. Sad, really.

 

[sailfish]

I guess all this covid nonsense was the final thing that did them in. Thanks, Wolf. you.

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Any mechanics on here that can give me some insight as to why the brake assembly on a 2013 Volvo XC60 T6-R appears to be in such poor condition? It was just serviced and inspected by the dealership rotated and balanced.

The car was delivered to a dealership in Louisiana, purchased by us a few months after in Florida, where it only spent about a year and change… It has been driven daily in and around New York State sense 2015 so I don’t understand why there is such a handsome coat of rust

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Any mechanics on here that can give me some insight as to why the brake assembly on a 2013 Volvo XC60 T6-R appears to be in such poor condition? It was just serviced and inspected by the dealership rotated and balanced.

The car was delivered to a dealership in Louisiana, purchased by us a few months after in Florida, where it only spent about a year and change… It has been driven daily in and around New York State sense 2015 so I don’t understand why there is such a handsome coat of rust

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Notice the area between my fingers where it almost appears to be a chunk missing

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

This all looks totally normal. The missing material you are pointing at is most likely for balancing purposes

 

[sailfish]

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

This is something you're looking for?

 

[Rick Ross]

Loved the Pontiac 455.
i got my license in the old mans 86 grand national. That was a fun car

My brother still has his 87 Grand National. I thought my old Trans Am with a 400 would keep it close and he almost doubled me up, or at least that's how defeat felt when I was young.

His Grand National was the first car I was in that would literally force you back into the seat. Fastest car I've been in was a tuned GTR, that thing is nasty!

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Sex FOR THE FIRST time since I got divorced.. Thank you for the fear instilled in my opponent by the 244DL. Yes we played chicken; guess who lost...

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]