I really didn't expect it to get that much traction. I also posted it on Craigslist, and should have just waited for the FB responses. In just 2 hours, the listing drew 900 clicks, and I had dozens of responses. Lots of them lowballing me to $3000, but I told them to fuck off, as I had two willing to come within the hour to pay full price. It was sold within 2 hours of listing it. The guy came from an hour away, and just paid full price after a short test drive. Honestly, it was pretty shocking, considering I didn't think it would sell for over $3k at first. Why did I think that? 4 years ago, I listed my other Honda Civic for $2500. It was built in Japan, 19 years old, and had 200k+ miles. It barely got any traction, and I eventually sold it for $1200. Both cars were original owners, clean title, fully maintained, never accidents. If it was today's market, I'm sure that car would have easily sold for $2500.

Who else has sold a used car recently? How did that go? Is the used car market still pretty jacked up from the pandemic supply chain inflation? It sure seems like it.

I know some of you will be turned off by the title, but hang on for a minute or two.

https://youtu.be/tuFbqg75KNI?si=GcFue6gJB52wQXmJ

TL;DW Elliot Richards from the Fully Charged Show made a behind-the-scenes look into the $42k SC-01 electric sports car, and talked with the company's founder. Price in title is in UK pounds or something, I think.

Despite their advancements, I've never been very interested in new Chinese cars - politics and IP theft aside, I've always gotten the vibe that the entire Chinese auto industry looks at cars as utilitary, disposable and high-tech iPads all at once; not that much different from what some legacy companies have been doing, but it feels like the Chinese auto industry does it on a way larger and deeper scale.

But the Xiaomi-backed startup Small Sports Car (SSC) appears to be very different? Elliot Richards (from the Fully Charged Show) released a BTS video at their factory on his own channel in February, and this is one of the few (if only) videos that visited the factory.

It's also the first time I've seen the SSC's founder, Feng Xiaotong, and he comes off like a genuine driving enthusiast. He's a Lotus fan too - he calls modern Lotus a 'good company', but with their current EVs, they're not making what he personally thinks is a good Lotus. His demeanor reminds me of people I've met before.

I don't know if I'm missing something about Elliot's channel or the company so feel free to share, but Feng Xiaotong's enthusiasm and SSC's philosophy/direction makes this interesting.

Last year I made a post about finally buying my dream car - a 2024 Nissan GTR. I’ve worked so hard over the years to put myself in a position to finally buy this car. I still remember the day I took delivery - I felt like the happiest child on earth.

Cherish your cars. My 2024 was unfortunately stolen today out of my parking garage while I was on a trip for a few days in the Midwest. I never thought this type of crime would get me but here I am.

My fucking dream car. I custom ordered the car through my dealer and crossed off an amazing experience from my bucket list. I’m endlessly scrolling through my old posts and photos of the journey in disbelief. Dreamt of the day I would buy this car since I was a teenager in high school. 6 months of wait time after placing my order and only a few short months and the car is gone just like that.

The feeling I felt when I walked into my garage and saw the car missing is a feeling I hope none of you experience.

I know it’s just a car. But it was decades in the making for me. It was such an emotional purchase and it just feels like losing a close fried. Only a few short, amazing months before it was ripped away from me. I’m honestly devastated.

Fuck thieves, fuck all of them. Disgusting people. They don’t know the dreams they tear apart.

Some photos in case anyone is in LA and sees it: https://imgur.com/a/rEC9TwD

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Top Gear drives the new Land Cruiser 250 (Prado) in Europe. Arguably Land Rover's home turf. How does it compare? Find out in the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIKrrGPyiaM&t

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I'm wondering how a tune increases power with no mods, and everything is stock.

I understand a tune can change the amount of fuel the ECU will inject into the cylinders and more fuel and air = torque

But I can't wrap my head around how that works... ideal air fuel ratio is around 14.5:1 right. The ECU from factory is already designed to inject 1 part fuel per 14.5 parts air, right? A tune isn't gonna make it run rich, so how does simply tuning an engine make it more powerful?

I guess where I'm twisted up is that I know more air=more power. How does a tune make more power when the car can only Inject the amount of fuel that it has the air to work with, and it already does that

Thank you everyone for all the answers! I mainly was curious about naturally aspirated engines, and didn't even think of ignition timing. But I appreciate all the help and it's cool reading through the discussions

This is a collection of stories from folks in NASCAR talking about how they skirted the rules (or outright broke them, blatantly) - you don't have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy at all! Figured I'd share because I'm not sure it's something people outside of the sport have heard.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dale-earnhardt-jr-friends-it-aint-cheatin-if/id603707723?i=1000566435211

They say, it ain't cheatin' unless you're caught. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and co-host Mike Davis share some of the best cheating stories to ever be heard on the download, with some surprises thrown in. Has the statute of limitations passed? And is it really cheating? We like to call it creativity and innovation.

From Todd Parrott illegally cutting NASCAR templates while officials are being distracted, to Darrell Waltrip using Nitrous to boost his racecar, these are tales that are of legend.

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https://youtu.be/V6vprgDHFw0?si=A6zczt1QB8ENkZbc

Five minutes into the video and Savagegeese already demonstrate that they have made the best YouTube video- no, documentary film, of all time. No Arguments.

(may edit to add more thoughts later)

Edit: I've decided - nah, the video speaks for itself. Now excuse while I go check Cars & Bids now that AutoTempest has been deprived of classic Japanese convertibles

On a new and fairly affordable car, the STI dry carbon rear spoiler, for $6000AUD is my absolute favourite option because it's so unnecessary in my opinion, but so so cool. Subaru just thought maybe one person wants a swan neck, 911 GT3 style carbon fiber rear wing, and added it to the options list. I also noticed the large amount of carbon STI performance parts on offer for the BRZ, which I found can almost double the cost of the car.

And the GR86 offers no similar options. I also found that the WRX can be optioned with a whole host of extra body parts and kits. But I'm sure in the past there's been plenty of interesting and unnecessary/ unexpected added options. So what's your favourite that you know off?

As the title states what trends do you think are going to pick up in the mass market. This can be something that only a sole manufacturer is doing right now, something that we are only seeing with super high end luxury vehicles, or even something completely unheard of.

Also, current mass market trends do not count, so things like big touchscreens or 20" wheels everywhere have already become popularized and are present on most new vehicles.

For example, I think the use of RGB lights will be picked up by more manufacturers in an attempt to dress up the interior. This may allow manufacturers to appear more "Tech Forward" without having to invest in quality software, sound systems or interior materials of their budget vehicles.

Been watching a lot of documentaries and interviews from various Car YouTubers and its dawned on me how many people cite a movie or video game (usually Gran Turismo or Need For Speed) as a reason they bought a specific car. The Japanese brands have profited tremendously from this. It doesn't seem to be too new of a trend either when I think of it. James Bond has likely attributed to a good chunk of Aston Martin publicity (Jag really missed out on that offer), and lately cars are still getting a lot of appearances in movies and games: the i8 in mission impossible, LC500 in Black Panther, WRX in Baby Driver, Blazer EV in Barbie, etc.

It's kind of like the "Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday" of modern times. But do enthusiasts actually get swayed by video games and movies so much? I do but I never thought I'd meet other people would be like that.

VW Australia uploaded this video couples days ago and been circulating over r/Australia as well as my YT feed today, saw no one posted this here and figured might as well share here.

It's basically a high freq speaker installed either as replacement for the VW badge on cars with no radar cruise control, or as a license plate accessory mounted in front or under an existing front license plate holder (depending on each regional regulations). Development also aimed to adapt the technology for EU and NA's market to combat deer/moose vehicle collision.

No pricing or whatever if older vehicle can install this at this time. But hopefully this works better than the cheap and unreliable deer horn accessories being sold at Bass Pro Shop or Amazon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9klRlKoEQk

What exactly makes it better? The additive package? Or does the station have a good rewards program? Or do you just use local discount grocery store gasoline?