Slow day at work... bored.... so.... "Lets post a pic of your daily driver.. or ...

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by fotze

Is "daily driver" a common term? WDF?

It's a pretty common term on car blogs and amongst car people.....whether it used by the general population, no idea.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Wasnt the old one an edelbrock?? My old boss thought they were the worst carbs ever made.

Yup. Went Holley. Never should have cheaped out in the first place.

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by Table 5

It's a pretty common term on car blogs and amongst car people.....whether it used by the general population, no idea.

I always thought "daily driver" was a reference to someone's wife. Who knew.

[Pinner]

Originally Posted by Locke

Yup. Went Holley. Never should have cheaped out in the first place.

Fu*k Holly, never in my life have I ever had to adjust a carb weekly. POS

Should've bought a throtle body inj kit ( from Holly)

[Ramsayfarian]

Not my ride, but sure wish it was.

[burn_this_city]

Makes sense for a grocery getter to have a shopping cart handle.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Of all the modernization that has happened with cars throttle by wire is by far my most hated.

Computers are fast now, why does it never feel like it when they are controlling my throttle????

Whats worse are the new cars which cut the ignition or fuel injection electronically when the brake pedal is depressed.

[Bill Bumface]

^Haha, someone likes to cheap people by pre-spooling the turbo

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

^Haha, someone likes to cheap people by pre-spooling the turbo

Hey that isnt cheap. You gotta spool it versus an NA car or you're already behind.

[peter12]

Naive car question: Someone scraped against my car and scraped off two dime size spots of paint. How much is this going to cost me?

[burn_this_city]

I'd say around $500. They'll sand and paint the entire panel not just the two spots. Otherwise the color wont match and you'll know its been fixed.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

^Haha, someone likes to cheap people by pre-spooling the turbo

Left foot braking in corners, heel and toe downshifting. All useless with these new computer controlled throttles

[peter12]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I'd say around $500. They'll sand and paint the entire panel not just the two spots. Otherwise the color wont match and you'll know its been fixed.

What?! Can't they just touch it up?!

Actualy, I just checked, the spots are smaller than the head of a needle and they are down by the wheel well, not noticable at all. I just want some rust protection, you know?

[burn_this_city]

They could but it won't look right. Unless the paint is brand new on the car you'll see the spots. To make it look like it was never repaired they'll paint the entire panel and blend it into the adjacent panels. Those little touch up container make it look like nail polish.

[hkstylez]

[MotoRacer]

Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Not my ride, but sure wish it was.

is that calgary?

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by MotoRacer

is that calgary?

Yup. That was taken right by the Shamrock.

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by MotoRacer

is that calgary?

I'm guessing yes, based on them driving through a red light.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I'm not necessarily talking about safety features (although I think the 5000 airbags these days is a little overkill).

I'm talking about the stuff that is turning cars into a media room....the Navs, bluetooth gadgets, power everything, tv screens in seats, 300 buttons to control temperature etc....throw in an automatic transmission and you're basically steering a lazy-boy. All this stuff takes away from the act of driving which I think is the funnest part. All this stuff has potential to be unsafe as well (the more stuff you have to distract you, the less time you have to pay attention to the giant real life movie outside of your windshield).

I agree about a lot of the media stuff. Although most people don't care about the driving experience and just want all the gizmo's possible. Personally I would prefer to have a car with the media room and all the jazz for driving around during the week and long road trips and have a bare bones driving car for the weekends.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

No one cares nearly as much about your car, as you do.

Because of my plates. Try and follow the conversation before you chime in.