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The Genesis G70 Shooting Brake Has Presence
Genesis's lone wagon is forbidden fruit in the U.S.www.roadandtrack.com
mama like
#americansdontbuywagons
I know, but I still want it. I checked out the G70 and it's tiny in the back seat anyways. I need a larger car until the kids aren't riding with me every day. Regardless, I want a wagon. If car prices ever go back to normal, there may be a v90 in my future.
The A4 is pushing in, not gonna lie. The box makes sense a lot of the time. A more square back end would be way more helpful.
I always forget about Audi's wagons, but I'm not sure my wife would allow 4 more rings into our house, ever...no after my past
I really wish more Americans were down with wagons, there are so many cool options that never make it to the states because they sell so few compared to SUV's.
Which is a shame, as most "SUV's" these days are just glorified cars with more ride height.
I saw an RS6 wagon the other day, so someone out there is on the right path.
Saw one in matte black the other day.
So hawt. And that sound... It makes nature cry. But omfg.
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162 likes, 13 comments - boxeer_ on May 5, 2022: "This is what 70PSI boost sounds like at 2800RPM :-)))".
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ig link....triple turbo tdi....70lb boost...2800 rpm
younger brother had a wagon of one of those...may have been shy of 200,000 before it died...
older brother had the other ugly duckling of the vw family in knoxville....vw quantum syncro wagon...
My girlfriend->wife had one of these when we met. She let me use it in my formative days of dh. Big nostalgia seeing this. Hers was white. Great, simple, cheap cars.
The bed's too short!
Kidwoo probably.....
I sort of appreciate the engineering here but the moment you think even a tiny bit bigger this is a ludicrously wasteful and inefficient way to turn an axle in 2022. We have the science and technology to tranfer energy hugely more efficiently and directly into torque and power than via this convoluted mess of wasted carbon dioxide, compromises and other terrible externalities (including ‘a survivable environment in 30 years’).
Guys; finding better ways to control toxic explosions really really isn’t enough anymore. As a species it’s fucking childish.
Can’t we simply stop celebrating and investing in our own destruction?
Guys; finding better ways to control toxic explosions really really isn’t enough anymore. As a species it’s fucking childish.
Can’t we simply stop celebrating and investing in our own destruction?
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Apparently not.
this one does!
how many lithium mines will it take....honest question.....
ive no problem with ev's....but just like oil....what it takes to power them....kind of disgusting....unless you can get lithium to grow on trees....
It’s not a one to one. Lithium batteries can be recycled but once you burn oil well it’s not coming back. Agree mining is shit and we are talking about lesser evil.
Omg I am hung over so bad.
Wait till you hear about iron ore mining, and copper, and nickel, etc. etc.
Sorry but fucking up a few hundred square kms of the planet isn’t vaguely even close to the impact of heating up and making our entire planet unliveable for nearly all lifeforms. Seriously one is a graze on the finger snd the other is multiple gunshot wounds. Climate change is a whole different league of bad to digging some big holes.
Wait till you hear about iron ore mining, and copper, and nickel, etc. etc.
Sorry but fucking up a few hundred square kms of the planet isn’t vaguely even close to the impact of heating up and making our entire planet unliveable for nearly all lifeforms. Seriously one is a graze on the finger snd the other is multiple gunshot wounds. Climate change is a whole different league of bad to digging some big holes.
Don't worry, the majority of species is fine in climate change scenarios....because most of the diversity of life is in the domains Bacteria and Archaea.
Hug et al., 2016
Meanwhile in America
Michigan car owner sued after Jeep kills mechanic during oil change | Fox News
Michigan car owner sued after Jeep kills mechanic during oil change | Fox News
He's being sued because the tech started the Jeep in gear? That's so wrong.
<edit> WTF?
Who's paying for his legal expenses and stress involved? It makes no sense, he's not at fault for anything.
So here's a question for you car monkeys: what's the best way to get a new "key" for a locknut?
I just finished swapping my summers on, and while I was going around checking the torque on my last wheel, the locknot slipped and is now stripped. It won't tighten anymore.
I suppose I've got time now, since the wheels are on, but I should probably get that sooner rather than later. Is my best bet to go to a garage? A dealership? A locksmith? For Canadian monkeys, is this something Canadian Tire can do?
The car (and locknut) is 10 years old, so I suppose it doesn't owe me anything...
I just finished swapping my summers on, and while I was going around checking the torque on my last wheel, the locknot slipped and is now stripped. It won't tighten anymore.
I suppose I've got time now, since the wheels are on, but I should probably get that sooner rather than later. Is my best bet to go to a garage? A dealership? A locksmith? For Canadian monkeys, is this something Canadian Tire can do?
The car (and locknut) is 10 years old, so I suppose it doesn't owe me anything...
Lug nut or a wheel lock lug nut like the ones McGuard makes that requires a "key"?
hopefully your key is ok so you can get the others off. I usually find a socket I’m not to concerned about and hammer it on there. Or weld a nut onto it depending on circumstances. But I’m thinking that’s not your bag.
Read the story. Evidently there's some laws or bullshittery that prevents the family from suing the dealer, as in negligent training and putting them in a position where they'd obviously encounter manuals...without checking to see if they could actually operate them.
The judge indemnified the guy that owns the jeep though and is requiring the dealer's insurance to pay out whatever damages are "against" the guy with the jeep.
It sounds dumb as hell, like rubes put in some laws to "protect" businesses so the family's only recourse is against the guy with the jeep.
Can anyone provide some insight to the "TRE" attached to the pitman arm? It doesn't look like a normal TRE. Almost looks adjustable...? Is that just for setting up the steering and determining final length of the DL? Or is it something else?
Also, neat to see spring-under shackle-forward on a rig like this...
You will have to use a stripped lug nut remover. If the key is stripped contact Mcgaurd, they make almost all of the locks sold in North America.
McGard
oh ya I think harbor freight sells those things.