Cloud's car stuff - Page 22

Clodfobble · 10-29-2010, 06:41 PM

I like the spoiler in this case. Makes it look less froggy.

Pico and ME · 10-29-2010, 07:26 PM

Thanks Clod. I admit I didn't go much farther than the first image Google page, but I get easily discouraged. The shorter ones on the white and green cars don't look so bad, but why are they different?

Clodfobble · 10-29-2010, 10:21 PM

Well you're welcome for my opinion anytime, but it was Bruce who found the pictures.

Pico and ME · 10-29-2010, 10:40 PM

LOL. I wonder why I did that.

Oh I see, you are right under his post.

monster · 10-30-2010, 07:00 PM

excellent. I'mm'a have hector make one for my Windstar (which is bright red with chrome flames in the front wings

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ZenGum · 10-31-2010, 01:59 AM

Wait a minute - that kludged spoiler. Isn't that a nissan maxima? UT did you pimp out the cellar car?

Undertoad · 10-31-2010, 10:08 AM

Nevar!!!

What we found is that some rear bike racks don't work if there's a spoiler on the trunk, making the Cellar Car the car of choice for that work.

Also the Cellar Car was recently above 100 MPH for the first time, possibly in its life. It was brief, just to see how it would fare. The rear tyres did not lose traction. But IMO tw is right and an upgraded suspension would be a better bet than a spoiler, 100% of the time.

But the Juke spoiler is not a spoiler, but just the usual ~~Nissan~~ car makers trick of putting everything into a Premium package so the dealers can order 19 cars with the Premium package and one for the cheap-ass buyers who tenaciously refuse such items.

Cloud · 11-11-2010, 04:02 PM

still waiting for my car. In the meantime, however, I invite your comments on the best kind of oil to use.

I hear people arguing passionately about the "dino v. synthetic" issue. I'm a bit confused, but seems to me after some cursory research that dino is okay for the first couple of years, then switching to synthetic may be better later. Keep in mind that the car I'm planning on buying is a turbo.

glatt · 11-12-2010, 07:36 AM

I swear by 710 fluid.

tw · 11-14-2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

still waiting for my car. In the meantime, however, I invite your comments on the best kind of oil to use.

The difference is that conventional oil feature larger molecules. These were especially important because poorly machined engines contained lots of debris and blowby materials. Synthetic was only used in, for example, jet engines where the oil was not contaminated by burned fuel.

Larger oil molecules made the debris less destructive.

Machining to tenths of thousands of inches and other innovations made synthetics more practical. Oil that was once so fully contaminated in 4000 miles (or 500 miles in the 1950s) is now cleaner even after 8000 miles. So the advantage of larger molecules is no longer as significant.

jimhelm · 03-29-2011, 08:14 AM

did you ever get your Juke, Cloud?

I got one yesterday, but I forgot about the spoiler, and of course, the SL I took does not have it. I walked past an SV in bright blue this morning that had it, and was reminded how much better it looks with it. meh.. I still like it a lot.

Cloud · 03-29-2011, 08:50 AM

no, the too-long wait and the numerous reported problems gave me cold feet. I finally got a RAV4 (reported in a separate thread).

Still talk to the Juke people. They have CEL problems, bad fit-and-finish squeaking problems, weird engine problems too. But they all say it's fun to drive!

10-29-2010, 06:41 PM	#1
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10-30-2010, 07:00 PM	#5
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10-31-2010, 01:59 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Wait a minute - that kludged spoiler. Isn't that a nissan maxima? UT did you pimp out the cellar car? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-11-2010, 04:02 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Which kind of oil? still waiting for my car. In the meantime, however, I invite your comments on the best kind of oil to use. I hear people arguing passionately about the "dino v. synthetic" issue. I'm a bit confused, but seems to me after some cursory research that dino is okay for the first couple of years, then switching to synthetic may be better later. Keep in mind that the car I'm planning on buying is a turbo. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-29-2010, 07:26 PM	#2
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Thanks Clod. I admit I didn't go much farther than the first image Google page, but I get easily discouraged. The shorter ones on the white and green cars don't look so bad, but why are they different?

10-29-2010, 10:40 PM	#4
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	LOL. I wonder why I did that. Oh I see, you are right under his post.

10-31-2010, 10:08 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Nevar!!! What we found is that some rear bike racks don't work if there's a spoiler on the trunk, making the Cellar Car the car of choice for that work. Also the Cellar Car was recently above 100 MPH for the first time, possibly in its life. It was brief, just to see how it would fare. The rear tyres did not lose traction. But IMO tw is right and an upgraded suspension would be a better bet than a spoiler, 100% of the time. But the Juke spoiler is not a spoiler, but just the usual ~~Nissan~~ car makers trick of putting everything into a Premium package so the dealers can order 19 cars with the Premium package and one for the cheap-ass buyers who tenaciously refuse such items.

11-12-2010, 07:36 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I swear by 710 fluid.

03-29-2011, 08:14 AM	#11
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	did you ever get your Juke, Cloud? I got one yesterday, but I forgot about the spoiler, and of course, the SL I took does not have it. I walked past an SV in bright blue this morning that had it, and was reminded how much better it looks with it. meh.. I still like it a lot. Attached Images __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-29-2011, 08:50 AM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	no, the too-long wait and the numerous reported problems gave me cold feet. I finally got a RAV4 (reported in a separate thread). Still talk to the Juke people. They have CEL problems, bad fit-and-finish squeaking problems, weird engine problems too. But they all say it's fun to drive! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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