offbrand /o/ aka Cars

1996FordMondeo · 2023-12-04T15:24:33+00:00

I find a lack of threads centered around the automotive hobby. So I invite you to share your automobiles, your experience with them and anything else related...

1996FordMondeo

Moved my Alfa to the garage yesterday for winter.
I havent driven this car in over 2 years. I forgot how low, small and loud it is since most of my driving during this period was done with my dads x5

Ross_R

Fantasy My first car was a 1987 Conquest. I liked it a lot.

Man, I miss pop-up headlights. Why the heck they've removed pretty much every cool thing from cars.

Fantasy I do nothing but regularly change the oil and tires as needed

You should really change any kind of belts there are under the hood ASAP and check the suspension along the way. Otherwise, not much is needed indeed.

Fantasy Suzuki Cappuccino

Interesting dream. I kind of like small cars as well. But, as far as I remember, the only game I've played which allowed me to drive a Cappuccion was Gran Turismo 2 and it was years ago.

Fantasy

1996FordMondeo

Nice taste, were they imported into US?

Not to any regularity but I have the contact info of someone that could do it should I one day get the cash.

Also am I safe in assuming you can drive manual?

I've only owned and driven manuals oddly. Rarely do I ever get to drive an automatic and when I do it's boring and feels wrong.

Ross_R

Man, I miss pop-up headlights.

They are 100% why i bought the Conquest other than having a pristine interior

1996FordMondeo

Fantasy Not to any regularity but I have the contact info of someone that could do it should I one day get the cash.

Well then i wish you manage to save up enough cash for one.
I assume they are pricey.

Fantasy I've only owned and driven manuals oddly. Rarely do I ever get to drive an automatic and when I do it's boring and feels wrong.

Based
I have more respect for you than most americans.

Ross_R Man, I miss pop-up headlights. Why the heck they've removed pretty much every cool thing from cars.

I too love pop-up lights.
Sadly the health and safety commies got their way.
Its always the health and safety.
Fucken bastards

Ross_R

1996FordMondeo Its always the health and safety.
Fucken bastards

Oh, I so much agree and still I feel like I cannot agree enough.
We cannot have angles, we cannot have hood ornaments, we cannot have pop-up headlights - all we need is the same form on all cars because it is the most safe one and crumble zones, fucking crumble zones!
Ooh, faggots. It's like they plan to live forever or something. Humanity fucking survived the 20th century somehow, didn't it?! Motherfuckers, really.
Charles Richter was one of such bastards. He argued against all kind of ornaments on buildings because they fall off because of earthquakes - so you can thank him for the fact all the buildings today are tasteless boxes.

1996FordMondeo

Ross_R
Man George Carlin is saying the truth.
We sacrificed beauty and thrill for the sake of safety.

1996FordMondeo

Well good news everybody.
I got Exhaust gasses leak tester for xmas (something similar to this video)
And used it this friday on my alfa.
I am confident that my engine isnt completely fucked.
For long time I feared that there were either blown gasket(again) or smth like microcracks in the engine leaking exhaus gasses into coolant.
The tester showed that there isnt any.

Ross_R

1996FordMondeo
Good news indeed. Congrats!

1996FordMondeo

Oh man
What a unique build.
Both hate it and love it.
Dislike:
-Bolt on widened fenders. Personal preference is when the whole fender is brought out when widening the car for more clean look.
-Bonnet bulge(Do understand its impossible to fit the engine otherwise)
-Colour and racing stripes. The stripes look tacky and imo car shouldve been red.
Love:
Everything else.

Ross_R

1996FordMondeo
Well, as long as he hid the bolts. I hate this modern style where bolts are just there, ruining the lines of the car. This one looks rather nice. Tasteful. The only thing I don't like is the yellow/white color combo. I'd go for black, bumblebee lines.

Lumeinshin

1996FordMondeo The only car channel I watch is Aging Wheels.
My GF has an old Vauxhall but we need to take it in to unlock its radio. At the moment its just silent trips in the car 😆 or the phone plays stuff

Ross_R

Lumeinshin My GF has an old Vauxhall but we need to take it in to unlock its radio.

Do you just need a code for that? And how old is your Vauxhall?
I've replaced the radio in my Ford and sold the old one. The buyer later phoned me for a code. After some research I've been able to pull some code-generating application from Google Play out of all places. It seems like it is completely legit, but I guess it is because my car has been made in 2008.
Anyway, the app was installed on my Android and promptly generated the code which turned out - to my surprise - to be completely correct. Everyone went their way satisfied that day.

Lumeinshin

Ross_R yeah you need a code, we did go through and try to find the code but none of them worked we tried. It's not mine so I dont have the say over it, otherwise i'd just take it to a garage and get them to do it lol

Ross_R

1996FordMondeo

Ross_R
Oh man megas xlr was the best.
God I miss that shit.

Ross_R

It definitely has the most awesome mech design I've ever seen. This thing has Cadillac fins, classic V-engine on its back and a soft-top Barracuda as its command center. Not to mention the paintjob.
Also, that't the first animated series I've actually ended up grabbing music from. Yea, it is not written specifically for the show, but some of those Blues Saraceno tracks they've licensed are way metal.
Bonus: Bruce Campbell. Groovy.

Ross_R

I just watched a DVD which I've got back in 2011 or so with an issue of a NZV8 magazine. Man. That was quite a candy. A heap of hot-rods and tons of rockabilly and 2000's rock music on the soundtrack - all from obscure local bands from Austarlia and New Zealand which I've never heard about. So I've saw a lot of cool cars and discovered some new music. Awesome.
I will try to upload the DVD on YouTube and Internet Archive for what it takes. Hopefully it won't be taken down at least for some time.

1996FordMondeo

Ross_R
Man hotrods are cool.
Speaking of them
Opinions on Toms refurb mustang rod?
If you are wondering this is EK turbo civic with mustang body on it

Finally visited my alfa romeo in the garage this week.
Will need to bring it to the shop to check the ecu and timing and stuff.
Lots of things still broken

Ross_R

I'm not a fan of rat looks. the rat I like gotta be have some exceptional hardware. Like there's a twin-supercharged rat rod or V12-powered rat rod - now that I have to dig simply because of the engine. But otherwise rat looks are not appealing.
And having a turbo Civic - that is not the kind of a hardware that is anyhow appealing to me either, so I guess the opinion is negative on every front.

1996FordMondeo

Ross_R
While the mustang doesnt fit the clasic image of a hotrod(prewar car with big engine)
It fits the definition.
Turning trash into driveable unique cars.
The civic itself was a fuckin exocar when tom purchased it so it was already ruined.

as for the mustang, it was abandoned one.
Yeah some people say that the mustang coulve been restored but:

It sat for 20 or so years
its a coupe
Its a 6 cyl model

Basically it was unwanted mustang anyway.
Fastback roof was taken of another trashy conversion he purchased

Not everyones taste but imo it is a true hotrod.

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