Things that scare the shit out of car enthusiasts, ranked

"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody) 10/16/2015 at 00:32 • Filed to: Sure hope that wasn't critical

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3. Catastrophic sudden onset understeer

2. A new unexplained noise

1. An unaccounted for bolt after reassembly

Berang > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:35

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0. sudden emission of white cloud from all openings in car accompanied by every warning light coming on simultaneously immediately after hearing a strange new ticking noise.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:36

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0. A new sports car without a manual

TheHondaBro > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:36

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0. This spooky ghost.

Sam > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:39

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1.5) When you somehow run out of all the bolts, but the transmission bellhousing on your 2002 Miata is missing one.

Ask me how I know.

Sam > Berang 10/16/2015 at 00:40

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I solve that problem by having no working warning lights on my 924.

Swayze Train GTi > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:40

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You forgot “sliding inexorably towards a solid, unforgiving object like some douchebags jeep or a stone fortress mailbox.” Fortunately the mailbox was but a close call.

Edit: It was also the Jeep’s fault.

Sam > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/16/2015 at 00:40

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0.5) Especially when the auto is a slushbox or a poorly programmed DCT.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Sam 10/16/2015 at 00:41

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As someone who’s current primary work space is essentially deck—drainage gaps between the planks and all—I can attest to knowing that oh shit I lost one feel.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Swayze Train GTi 10/16/2015 at 00:43

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Ice, lack of abs or understeer? (Or all of the above...)

Swayze Train GTi > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:44

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Actually, I wasn’t technically sliding in that one. It was dry, the Miata has pretty good brakes. But I mean at that point I was out of control of my circumstances

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:48

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1. An unaccounted for bolt after reassembly

Nah that’s just weight savings

Sam > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:48

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The same Miata also was involved in the catastrophic understeer event. Though that was because I was trying to show off with a drift, while driving out of my high school, with the top down, in about 4 inches of fresh snow. It was one of those super slow speed, but inevitable slides right into a snow drift.

Luckily, I always carried 2 bags of kitty litter when it was going to snow, and my brother was with me to help push.

Your boy, BJR > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 00:55

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Things that scare the shit out of northstar owners, ranked:

1) literally any new noise, smell, sound, or feeling.

Dunnik > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 01:00

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

“What was that?”

“What?”

“That noise!”

“What noise?”

“That rattle!”

“I can barely hear it. It’s probably nothing. It is an old car, after all.”

“I MUST DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THIS.”

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 01:01

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Brake pedal touches floor with gentle effort.

Richtofen, Baron von Pickup > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 02:31

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4. Clutch pedal falls to floor.

Richtofen, Baron von Pickup > Berang 10/16/2015 at 02:32

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Aka “Things car owners get exorcists to deal with”

New S4. Huskies. Party music. > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 02:40

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0. DieselGate.

Glad I bout that APR tune...haha

Dan > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 02:56

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1. The disappearance of manual transmissions in the US

samssun > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 02:59

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1 and 2 are pretty much expected. 1 especially doesn’t scare me in the least. 3 is serious bidness.

sony1492 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 03:16

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Obstructions halfway through a corner.(mud, flicked up gravel, deer, etc)

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > New S4. Huskies. Party music. 10/16/2015 at 04:35

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Try non car people talking about dieselgate haha

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 04:53

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There’s an exemption to (1) for carburettors. I’m pretty sure all carburettor problems can be traced to an excess of fixings. Certainly any carb I’ve ever had play up has been fixable by taking it apart, staring at it, doing absolutely nothing to it, putting it back together again, and throwing away a couple of leftover screws, washers, or springs.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/16/2015 at 04:56

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this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Dunnik 10/16/2015 at 05:00

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Why doesn’t kinja let me share comments to oppo anymore??

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/16/2015 at 05:01

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Ahh, so you trained at the Colin Chapman School of Automotive Mechanics?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 05:14

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Sure. The same is true for oil leaks :)

random001 > Sam 10/16/2015 at 06:42

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Win!

sdwarf36 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 07:31

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Light coming from under the dash-when you have no under dash light.

Looking in your rear view mirror while at a stop lite-and seeing a car coming at a pace where they don’t plan on stopping.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Sam 10/16/2015 at 08:09

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Not quite as bad. You at least know where to put the new bolt you must go buy. To have to tear everything apart again to find a home for an extra one is much, much worse.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/16/2015 at 08:11

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A engine builder I met one described carbs as voodoo magic. "you can buy 10 of the same model, and they'll work 11 different ways"

BaconSandwich is tasty. > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/16/2015 at 09:32

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“It doesn’t leak, it’s just self-changing!”*

* with frequent top-ups.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 10/16/2015 at 09:34

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When “fixing” your daily driver, you’ve managed to take apart something and you can’t put it back together.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/16/2015 at 09:38

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I had to explain to my house mate how to change the oil rather than top it up. He’s from the UK but geez man, thought that all you did was top it up when it got low.