OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[FearlessF]

$500

geez

[utee94]

Rear wing and front air dam on this bad boy probably don't do a whole lot for day-to-day performance, maybe out on the track they do?  But they sure look cool! 

[FearlessF]

oh, it goes fast enuff to get a bit of performance
even in a straight line

[847badgerfan]

Sporty cars thread?

[FearlessF]

sporty cars don't make me grumpy

$500 mirror covers that serve no purpose do

hell they make the push button starter covers

[utee94]

Sporty cars thread?

Well Fearless is grumping about car stuff.  So here we are.

[utee94]

sporty cars don't make me grumpy

$500 mirror covers that serve no purpose do

hell they make the push button starter covers

They make carbon fiber inserts for the cupholders.  True story.

[betarhoalphadelta]

My buddy had either a Ducati 916 or 996 (I forget which was the current model at the time), in traditional red. 

He replaced the main bodywork pieces with carbon fiber but actually had it painted red--except for the DUCATI stencil on the sides, which were unpainted and revealed the carbon fiber underneath. 

While paint adds weight, they were still lighter than the stock body panels, and made for a pretty cool effect. 

To bring this into this thread's purpose, he was grumpy when he crashed it and broke both his arms. 

[MrNubbz]

He's lucky he wasn't stumpy

[betarhoalphadelta]

He's somewhat lucky he's alive. He was being stupid riding at an absurd speed at night--I think on the interstate--and someone changed lanes right in front of him. He grabbed the brakes but hit them at a pretty high closing speed. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

You're an engineer, just DIY it.

BTW one of the reasons I don't DIY it with my wife's car...

So they finished up everything with the control arms, the brakes, and the alignment yesterday. But when they went to replace one of the sensors, now it's tripping the ABS system warning lights. 

Given that this was something that was done when THEY removed the sensor and replaced it, they're replacing the sensor and doing it for free. Only downside for us was an extra day in the shop to give them time to get the part--which doesn't bother me because it "forced" me to drive the Jeep to the office which I love doing anyway, but annoys my wife because she has to drive the Flex. 

But this sort of thing... It's an extra day in the shop for qualified professionals. For me it would mean starting my own secondary troubleshooting effort to figure out what was causing the light. Then it would entail an extra day or couple of days to order and get the part. Then it would take finding the time to do the work. All of which my wife would be stuck with my Flex and I'd have the Jeep as my only option. And then I'd still have to take it into a shop for an alignment, which is one thing I don't have the skills or tools to do. 

There are some times that it's just better to throw money at a problem, even if you're technically capable of handling it yourself. I *can* replace control arms and brakes. But it doesn't always make sense. 

[SFBadger96]

He's somewhat lucky he's alive. He was being stupid riding at an absurd speed at night--I think on the interstate--and someone changed lanes right in front of him. He grabbed the brakes but hit them at a pretty high closing speed.

Motorcycles are dangerous in the best of circumstances. Too bad--they look like a lot of fun.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Motorcycles are dangerous in the best of circumstances. Too bad--they look like a lot of fun.

And they're even more fun than they look 

[847badgerfan]

Motorcycles are dangerous in the best of circumstances. Too bad--they look like a lot of fun.

I would never ride one here.

People can't see.