Chevrolet Chevette

Counterpoint: my wife *wants* to keep driving a stick. I *want* to keep driving a stick. I have a titanium spine and no biofeedback in my left leg. Both our cars are triple black with dark black solid stainless shift knobs. We just moved to NC. In August, driving our cars is like shifting gears with the business end…

Cold air intake

I love this. What started as a thing is now a compulsion. Wife and I have owned 8 cars, only one an automatic. I had last year at one time:

1987 Chevrolet Chevette. Gutless machine if I say so. I once had 3 of my friends in there along with my huge speaker box with 15” subs. I got passed by a schoolbus. Loaded. Going uphill.

I worked for Hyundai for 2 years. This surprises me not. It’s mind-boggling how much stupid shit goes on at their plants. Their infrastructure is put together by monkeys on acid. 

GPS assisted climate control.

I’m pretty sure that is how it came about in the first place. Cars have yaw sensors for traction control. Accelerometers are inexpensive now. Add one for relative pitch inclination and use existing systems already in place within the ABS system.

Most hill-holder systems do not rely upon EPB. My TL has a manual transmission and manual parking brake. It also has a hill-holder system. It works by momentarily spooling up the ABS pump and cycling the wheel solenoids to keep pressure in the brake circuit after you’ve lifted the pedal. 

I just picked up a 2015 rMBP 15 that is spec’d all the way out. After watching Louis Rossmann and his videos on newer ones, I decided a new one is not good right now.

Dude, if you’re in Mass, I would love to try and meet up!

Also, because the PTO and three point are in front of the driver, he’s doing this in reverse!

Guys, I mean this in the best possible way as a measure of constructive criticism. Please stop waffling everything. I’m gonna come home soon to the wife using the fire extinguisher in the kitchen because she thought a waffled Stromboli was a good idea. 

Good morning!

You need to check out the Babylon 5 curse. THAT is a cursed show. 

First things first, clear out the BCM, or body electrical system. All those codes with the B-prefix are commonplace. I would see all kinds of those on brand new cars.

Hoovie’s is a 4WD, is it not? Otherwise, I’d think this was his. 

As someone who has owned three manual equipped cars with black leather interior, invest in driving gloves that are breathable.

Yes. Most aftermarket seat covers do not have the necessary shearing points for side airbag deployment. 

It needs an engine because of oil consumption. They used silicon impregnated aluminum liners in the block to save weight. Turns out the oil control rings get coked up real bad with that combo. At the very least it needs re-ringed. But I’d rather just put a new engine in it. Since I have the knowledge and background…