October 2026 general discussion

[Damage In Tolland]

4 minutes ago, BrianW said:

Random map with no location? Looks great down here on the shoreline the next 10 days with Ryan going 0% for rain and zero cold in sight. 

 

 

 

 

Yeah folks is cocked in some places tonight 

[Brewbeer]

19 minutes ago, JACKASS said:

Fiberglass?

aluminum sheet metal and galvanized wire mesh to hold the bondo 

[WinterWolf]

The Bondo is gonna show the waves, if your not super talented with it…I know you’re doing it yourself…and I give you credit, but I hope it comes out well. 

[Brewbeer]

it's a 30 year old daily driver; it'll be good enough to cover up the holes and sharp edges and pass inspection

i'll post photos of the final product tomorrow

edit to add story:  about 5 or 6 years ago my wife was backing the Camry out of the garage while the Honda was out parked in the driveway.  she didn't inherit good eyesight and backed the Camry into the rear wheel well shown in the earlier photo, really messing up the wheel well on the Honda and totally messing up the paint on the bumper corner of the Camry.  I just re-painted the Camry bumper corner along with some rust work I did in the wheel well.  It came out great (Camry before photo, Camry after photo) and my wife was happy.  now i'm fixing the other car involved in the collision, lol

 

[WinterWolf]

15 minutes ago, Brewbeer said:

it's a 30 year old daily driver; it'll be good enough to cover up the holes and sharp edges and pass inspection

i'll post photos of the final product tomorrow

Ahh gotcha…understood. 

[Damage In Tolland]

Why not buy new cars 

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, BrianW said:

Random map with no location? Looks great down here on the shoreline the next 10 days with Ryan going 0% for rain and zero cold in sight. 

 

 

 

 

The location is 01770. Weirdly the forecast you posted has showers beginning at the same time. I don't consider showers sunny and beautiful.

[Brewbeer]

21 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Why not buy new cars 

lots of reasons, the biggest is no payment on a car you own

other reasons include they have cameras inside that watch you, they report your driving data to the manufacturer, the insurance is unreal if you have junior operator kids (2 here), they aren't repairable by the local shop until out of warranty, they are full of plastic and computers, etc.  5 cars and 2 kids in college both junior operators 

but honestly, new cars just don't have value vs. cost compared to the older models.  the peak of north american automotive engineering from a reliability, repairability and value perspective, was about 20-25 years ago.  both my accords have car-play aftermarket radios with remote mic and back up cameras; navigation from your phone and a great stereo are the only tech I really want out of my wheels   

 

[SouthCoastMA]

I do miss my 04 Ford Ranger..gave me 242k miles before it rusted out..but that's on me

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, BrianW said:

Random map with no location? Looks great down here on the shoreline the next 10 days with Ryan going 0% for rain and zero cold in sight. 

 

 

 

 

Where are you seeing a map? 

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, Brewbeer said:

it's a 30 year old daily driver; it'll be good enough to cover up the holes and sharp edges and pass inspection

i'll post photos of the final product tomorrow

edit to add story:  about 5 or 6 years ago my wife was backing the Camry out of the garage while the Honda was out parked in the driveway.  she didn't inherit good eyesight and backed the Camry into the rear wheel well shown in the earlier photo, really messing up the wheel well on the Honda and totally messing up the paint on the bumper corner of the Camry.  I just re-painted the Camry bumper corner along with some rust work I did in the wheel well.  It came out great (Camry before photo, Camry after photo) and my wife was happy.  now i'm fixing the other car involved in the collision, lol

 

Should be good. They'll give passenger cars some leeway. Pick up trucks not so much.

[kdxken]

23 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Why not buy new cars 

Why not buy a private jet?

[kdxken]

5 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

I do miss my 04 Ford Ranger..gave me 242k miles before it rusted out..but that's on me

I would consider that a success.

[Brewbeer]

21 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

I do miss my 04 Ford Ranger..gave me 242k miles before it rusted out..but that's on me

New England is hard on vehicles, living on the ocean makes it even worse, you can see the rust on the underside of the 97 Accord, my 02 Ranger (86K miles) is rusting too; and that is the next auto project, for next year   

the internet has lots of good things to say about applying a spray-on undercarriage protectorant like Fluidfilm; I'm going to treat the vehicles before winter.  I was a bit heartbroken to see how much rust the antique honda actually had when I started working on it.  had I known is was as bad as it was, I would have gone after it much sooner than I did

[powderfreak]

6 minutes ago, Brewbeer said:

New England is hard on vehicles, living on the ocean makes it even worse, you can see the rust on the underside of the 97 Accord, my 02 Ranger (86K miles) is rusting too; and that is the next auto project, for next year   

I had two Honda Pilots make it 200K+ with the usual maintenance.  A 2002 and 2013.  Got them used and they lasted a long time at various points in my life, but both succumbed to rusted frames by 240K miles.

[Damage In Tolland]

19 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Why not buy a private jet?

Why not buy a new chainsaw?

[CT Valley Snowman]

I have a Tacoma with 327K, still going strong.  My 18-year-old son is driving a 07 Corolla.   Our main family van is newer, but I have no shame in using older vehicles as well. I have 2 young drivers 17 and 18 years old on my insurance policy which is very expensive.