Ongoing General Automotive Thread 2.0

[puffnstuff]

When you park after driving and using the AC check under the vehicle about 5 minutes later. You should see a little puddle under there if the AC drain is not clogged up. No puddle means thats your likely culprit.

[Mccree]

What 3rd party tech do people have in their cars?

I have an older Mazda 3 that runs great and very reliable but my brother just got a new car and it is fully loaded (yes I am jealous) and I am try to avoid buying a new car.

Thinking some new tech may make it feel "new" to me.

[cam_wmh]

Outside of the F20/K-series, anyone here drove a car with a 9/10k+ RPM? Moto transplants?

I've been going down some reads with hill climb guys, perpetual re-builds, the sound of straight gears, and man I love that proper high rev race car sound.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Mccree

What 3rd party tech do people have in their cars?

I have an older Mazda 3 that runs great and very reliable but my brother just got a new car and it is fully loaded (yes I am jealous) and I am try to avoid buying a new car.

Thinking some new tech may make it feel "new" to me.

Not all new tech is amazing. For example, my car has this neat in theory automated cruise control, but bug splatter will block the sensors so often driving bc/ab highways, I'm w/o any form of cruise control.

How about an Android Auto/AppleCar Play deck?

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Not all new tech is amazing. For example, my car has this neat in theory automated cruise control, but bug splatter will block the sensors so often driving bc/ab highways, I'm w/o any form of cruise control.

How about an Android Auto/AppleCar Play deck?

I know two people with GM vehicles that will sometimes brake when driving by someone on the sidewalk. The collision avoidance needs work.

I second a AA/Carplay screen. You can get them pretty cheap and some even come with dashcam and backup camera support.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I think Ford builds the most intriguing vehicles of the domestics but the execution isn't always there. They broke the record this year for most recalls in a single year by the halfway mark of 2025. Remember they don't sell cars (save for the Mustang) anymore so that's a lot of recalls for SUV's and pickup trucks.

Can confirm. We have 2 Fords and there have been several recalls on each. The worst part is they call them important safety recalls and then don't have a fix. I guess it's ok that the fuel pumps on both can fail and leave you with no power on a busy highway.