Random car facts you know.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 12/04/2016 at 23:44 • Filed to: None

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- In 1st gen Vibe’s the most easy way to date it is if it has plastic cladding or not. From Launch(2003)-2005 it had plastic cladding on all trims, post-2005 the plastic was painted over its body colour.

- Jukes with a manual have triple cone synchros on 1st & 2nd.

- Buick Terraza’s when introduced in 2005 could only be had with 3.5L V6, but in 2006 it could be upgraded to a 3.9L V6 at the expense of the larger V6 being FWD only. In its last year of production (2007) GM dropped 3.5L V6 & AWD, the 3.9L V6 also got a flex fuel option.

- 2nd gen Honda Odesseys when it got its 2002 update, Honda offered a 5spd auto. The 5spd auto was only available on the EX-L.

Thats all I know, tell me what you know?

Where have all the lightweights gone? > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:04

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Your statement about the Vibe is incorrect. My parents had an 04 Vibe, and all body panels were the same color.

Goggles Pizzano > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:08

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In 2001 Chevrolet introduced the first Z06 Corvette since 1963. It had a very healthy (for the time) 385hp.

The next year the engine was upgraded 405hp and badges were added on the fenders denoting exactly how much horsepower was under the hood. This would serve to make the owners feel better that they waited a year, and to rub it in the faces of folks that purchased the 2001 car.

HammerheadFistpunch > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:10

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Mid 90s to mid 2000s 2wd trucks and vans had wheels in this style

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Where have all the lightweights gone? 12/05/2016 at 00:11

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It was either custom, or a 2005. No 2004 Vibe was all body colour.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:15

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All W210 sedans come with a “secret” compartment with a medical kit.

They’re very rare, but you could get a 2nd gen CTS (non-V) with a manual gearbox.

The Catera and early V6 VUEs shared a rather unusual 54 degree V6 engine.

GM produced two different tall wagons/crossovers, one with Toyota engines and one with an available Honda engine, at the same time.

Kia once owned Lotus, and thus produced the 90s Elan as the Kia Elan, albeit with a 1.8 litre turbo engine instead of the 1.6 turbo Isuzu engine. This vehicle was also sold in Japan as the Kia Vigato.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:16

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There was a McLaren F1 owned by a drug lord in Mexico. He was killed and then they can’t start it as the keys are missing.

The 1st gen Vibe GT has (quite possibly) the most complicated yet reliable engine within 2002-2008 period of GM. For some reason, it has a really good setup with manual shifter position

Ferdinand Piech had an affair with his cousin’s wife and lent her a prototype 959 to drive to Venice. It burned down.

This land cruiser seems pretty stock looking for a land cruiser in an off road race. Shocks and brakes and all, but pretty stock all over.

http://www.canguroracing.com/?page_id=497

Audi Quattro every day, and I want one.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/05/2016 at 00:19

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Kia bought the rights to the Elan in 1995, Kia also scrapped the Renualt Alpine taillights that Lotus used.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 12/05/2016 at 00:22

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My friend had a 2003 Vibe GT in the puke green colour, that shifter was in excellent spot.

slipperysallylikespenguins > HammerheadFistpunch 12/05/2016 at 00:23

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The 2wd trucks and suvs share that bolt pattern with the Caprice/Roadmaster and the Astros.

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:33

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in 1979 you could get a Pontiac Grand Prix with a factory manual transmission. This was the last time you could get one this way. These cars are super rare.

Kinja isn’t letting me put in photos, so...

http://pontiachunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1979_pontiac_grand_prix_4-speed_2.jpg

The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:52

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All GMT900's dashes will crack. Mine already started :(

The current gen KLR650 shares a headlight with the Ninja 250

Many British cars have a self destructive hobby called rusting. They fucking love it.

Japan had an AW11 MR2 with the 3AU

The Focus RS shares an engine with the Focus RS (and the ecoboost Mustang)

The NA Miata has the same engine as the Mazda 323 GTX, sans turbo.

Many of the turbo 4's and V6's Ford uses were developed by Mazda.

Initial D recorded the drifting/engine noises on an empty parking lot.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 00:56

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I didn’t know the Lotus tail lights were from an Alpine. Cool.

Tristan > HammerheadFistpunch 12/05/2016 at 00:59

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I’m not sure about the 2wd wheels on top, but the GMT400 4x4 wheels as seen on that Suburban featured center caps with exposed (fake plastic) lug nuts prior to 1996, and the smooth center caps as shown from 1996-1999.

Autofixation > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 01:01

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When reading a Subaru EJ engine code, if the fifth position is a letter (EJ25"D”) then it is a phase 1 engine, if it is a number (EJ22"2") then it is a phase 2 engine.

Subarus use Nissan rear differentials.

HammerheadFistpunch > slipperysallylikespenguins 12/05/2016 at 01:02

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Astros had the same non connecting additional spoke pattern for the 2wd, awd ones didnt have the extra spokes

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 01:33

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I can tell a 1992 Toyota Camry from others in the XV10 series (so 1993-1996) just by looking at the rear seat belt buckles. On 1992 models, the receptor is like a rectangular prism with a flat red button on the face. The newer models use a different design that I assume is harder to release by accident (say, by placing a hand or knee or elbow against the release).

The Honda Accord 4-cylinder (U.S. models) used four lugs per wheel as recently as model year 2002. V6 models of that generation used five lugs per wheel. Since model year 2003, all U.S. Accords have used five lugs per wheel.

The only way to get side curtain airbags on a 2003 Honda Accord (U.S. models) was on the EX V6 trim, the top of the line.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 02:20

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It was definitely neither. The dealer we bought it from didn’t deal in custom vehicles, and they bought it with the original grille design. They also bought the car before the MY05 cars were even built.

AestheticsInMotion > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 02:29

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Aston Martin DB7 has the same interior door handle as a first gen Miata.

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 03:47

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Holden commodore VT-VY L67 was right hand drive only. so the left hand drive Monaro/Lumina coupe/(GTO) were either V6 atmo or V8

atfsgeoff > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 04:03

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In 1992, Ford offered an ultra premium version of the Crown Victoria known as the Touring Sedan, also designated with a special VIN identifier, “P75". This car came with all the heavy duty and performance parts of the P71 (police package), but also came standard with all of the power equipment and luxury options available in a Town Car of the era, PLUS an electrically heated, gold-tinted windshield. It was a very expensive car that sold for over $30,000 at the time, so not many people bought it. It was dropped after just one model year. these days, it’s a unicorn to those into Panther platform cars. I believe they all came in the two-tone style paint job as seen in the pic above (with different upper colors available).

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 09:13

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The design of the cupholder lid on the F30 BMW 3 Series was changed with the LCI (mid cycle refresh) for the 2016 model year. From 2012 to 2015, the front cupholders had a removable lid that you could place in the glovebox or one of the side door bins.

For the 2016 model year, BMW replaced it with a retractable lid that didn’t take up any storage space.

fourvalleys > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 09:19

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See an Accord with silver door handles? 99% chance it’s a V6.

Body-colored handles? 4-cylinder.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/05/2016 at 16:54

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The windows on the doors of the Pegaso Cupola hinge outwards instead of retracting because the doors are concave.