Waiting For the New Tires, AMA

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu)
11/24/2018 at 15:04 • Filed to: Toyota MR2, Tires, Snow Tires

Which tires are getting installed, that’s a surprise for later. Ask me my car opinions, and I’ll provide takes ranging from lukewarm to you’re-gonna-need-new-tires-again hot.

DISCUSSION (28)

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:10

NA, Turbo or Supercharged?

fhrblig > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:18

I’m waiting too! This time it’s for a new windshield to be installed on the Cube. It was cracked (and very pitted) when I bought it, so I planned to do it from the start along with the new tires I got a few weeks ago.

How’s the coffee?

way2blu does a rev update > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/24/2018 at 15:20

I like my cars NA, with about 60 horsepower per liter of displacement.

Kinja'd!!!

2004 Viper, 500 hp from 8.3L

1991 MR2, 130 hp from 2.2L

“Volumetric efficiency” is a lie. The best engines have flat torque curves with zero lag. More predictable power delivery & more reliable in high-performance settings.

Here’s a Viper at Le Mans:

Kinja'd!!!

QED

facw > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:20

Hope you aren’t waiting too long. Wait at Costco last week was three hours (I walked home and waited there). But on the plus side, new tires seem good based on initial testing.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:22

Kinja'd!!!

way2blu does a rev update > fhrblig
11/24/2018 at 15:24

I could use a new windshield too, all the rubber trim around it is split and dried out. Previous owner tried to seal it with some kind of spray on rubber solution and it looks a mess up close.

Actually cut back on my coffee consumption lately so I haven’t tried it today. Was addicted at 5 cups a day and now I’m down to 1 cup in the morning. Aiming to go fully decaf by 2019.

way2blu does a rev update > facw
11/24/2018 at 15:25

Ah wow, that’s a long time for sure. There’s a Which Wich right nearby so I might walk over & grab lunch. Have some university projects due so I’m just working through them (and posting on Oppo, naturally) while I wait :D

way2blu does a rev update > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/24/2018 at 15:28

It’s a free-range, grass-fed, cage-free, organic, all-natural, cruelty-free beef SUBSTITUTE.

And they’ll swear it’s just as much of a big deal as an actual argument, but anyone else can tell it’s just petty.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:33

lol....nice

AestheticsInMotion > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:36

I like NA too from a performance standpoint, but NOTHING will make you giggle like a kid the way a supper laggy turbo setup does when boost hits.

way2blu does a rev update > AestheticsInMotion
11/24/2018 at 15:39

Don’t matter if you cross the finish line giggling or about to doze off, winning’s winning :D

AestheticsInMotion > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:51

You're the new head of BMW, Audi, and Mercedes. You get to make one change to each company. What will you choose?

nermal > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 15:53

I currently own an out-of-warranty Chrysler product, that I’ve owned since new and really hasn’t given me any problems. The only thing I’ve had to do to it is add fuel, s cheduled maintenance, and normal wear items .

Should I keep it forever since I got a “good” one, or trade it in before it self destructs?

way2blu does a rev update > AestheticsInMotion
11/24/2018 at 15:58

BMW: Introduce the new ///M(0.3) , an enthusiast coupe that’s about 30% of the weight of any modern ///M car. Target the E30 M3 for dynamics & driver involvement.

Audi: Bring back VR5 & VR6 engines, but now supercharged.

Mercedes: Offer manual in the US again. On the G-Class.

way2blu does a rev update > nermal
11/24/2018 at 16:01

Keep it. In fact, let it self-destruct. Then do this:

Kinja'd!!!

AestheticsInMotion > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 16:01

“Supercharged VR6 Allroad”

That's giving me waking nightmares

fhrblig > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 16:01

I want to try to phase out soda soon, so I might start drinking a little more coffee in its place. Not that much more though, because I can only drink so much coffee before I'm bored with it.

way2blu does a rev update > AestheticsInMotion
11/24/2018 at 16:02

But that 5% of the time that it actually runs & drives...

way2blu does a rev update > fhrblig
11/24/2018 at 16:03

On my 5-cups-of-coffee days, I’d fall asleep at 9pm. Tolerance for caffeine was through the roof.

AestheticsInMotion > way2blu does a rev update
11/24/2018 at 16:09

Heaven on earth.

Soooo you picked up snow tires and a lift kit right?