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Post yo' Riiiiide
2008-01-13, 5:04 PM #1
I spent a fair amount of time spiffying my car so I'd thought I'd disguise my efforts in a "post your" thread. Detailing enthusiasts: You see the imperfections/scratches on the hood? I wish to eliminate those. Would a good polish remove those or is this gonna take something more?

Car specs:
2006 Chevrolet Cobolt LT coupe.
2.2L DOHC ECOTEC engine 145 HP @ 5,600 RPM (I swear it feels like more)
MPG: ~33 Freeway ~24 City (if I'm not driving 85 MPH)
Front WD
Front discs/Rear drums.

Edit: I'm also looking for new rims 17" or 18". 4x100. Anybody got any of those or know of a good place to get them?
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Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2008-01-13, 5:25 PM #2
[http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/2046/img69075pg.jpg]

[http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3392/img8203zg3.jpg]
woot!
2008-01-13, 5:33 PM #3
[http://marcel-marchon.com/img--117945132--Chicago-El-train--m.jpg]
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2008-01-13, 6:02 PM #4
[http://www.top-ten-glasgow-guide.com/images/glasgow-subway-station.jpg]
nope.
2008-01-13, 6:25 PM #5
Originally posted by JediGandalf:
Front discs/Rear drums.


lol they are still putting drum breaks on their cars?
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2008-01-13, 6:32 PM #6
What Gandalf said.

Except +2 Doors, +1 Year, and -T, +S. Oh, and silver.
2008-01-13, 6:35 PM #7
These threads are becoming more common then the desktop threads.
[http://photos-111.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v67/30/120/41113111/n41113111_32074147_3937.jpg]
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2008-01-13, 6:35 PM #8
Originally posted by djwguitarman:
These threads are becoming more common then the desktop threads.
[http://photos-111.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v67/30/120/41113111/n41113111_32074147_3937.jpg]


Yeah..and I change my desktop much more often than I change my car. Go figure. :P
woot!
2008-01-13, 6:53 PM #9
Attempts to be clever:

[http://www.camino10.com/imagenes/Dirty%20Shoes.jpg]

[http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/436744990_4b9ba21bb5.jpg]
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
1473 for '1337' posts.
2008-01-13, 6:56 PM #10
Give her a sandwich.

Make it two, actually..
woot!
2008-01-13, 7:15 PM #11
[http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5632/anan20brown20bearfx8je2ba0.jpg]
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2008-01-13, 9:08 PM #12
my car is dead :(

[http://www.outlaw-inc.com/bus.jpg]

thats one of Edmonton's buses :(
The Gas Station
2008-01-13, 11:49 PM #13
[http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l125/Dan-Man422/Teh%20Green%20Machine/DSC00020-2.jpg]

old image.... the bumper foglights have been removed and are in need of repair (how they got damaged, I have no idea).... also a bit more dirty (ya, I'm lazy) :D
I can't wait for the day schools get the money they need, and the military has to hold bake sales to afford bombs.
2008-01-14, 3:16 AM #14
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2008-01-14, 4:35 AM #15
i cant afford a car or driving lessons :(
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2008-01-14, 5:20 AM #16
Originally posted by JediGandalf:
I spent a fair amount of time spiffying my car so I'd thought I'd disguise my efforts in a "post your" thread. Detailing enthusiasts: You see the imperfections/scratches on the hood? I wish to eliminate those. Would a good polish remove those or is this gonna take something more?

Car specs:
2006 Chevrolet Cobolt LT coupe.
2.2L DOHC ECOTEC engine 145 HP @ 5,600 RPM (I swear it feels like more)
MPG: ~33 Freeway ~24 City (if I'm not driving 85 MPH)


GOOD LORD... sorry I didn't know the cobalt engine was that terrible. No offense, but a 2.2L DOHC motor with only 145hp?? the 1.8L R18 motor honda makes is a SOHC and it makes 160. a K20 (2.0L) DOHC cranks out almost 200hp... both motors get over 30mpg too.

Anyways, off my high horse. Scratches in white paint are barely noticeable, thats why white is a great color. Depending on the depth and what scratched them, some polish or rubbing compound then wax may help.

As for my ride (not this EXACT car, but the same model).

2002 RSX Type-S
[http://images.forbes.com/images/2001/10/01/test1_400x256.jpg]
Quote Originally Posted by FastGamerr
"hurr hairy guy said my backhair looks dumb hurr hairy guy smash"
2008-01-14, 7:44 AM #17
Originally posted by KOP_AoEJedi:
GOOD LORD... sorry I didn't know the cobalt engine was that terrible. No offense, but a 2.2L DOHC motor with only 145hp?? the 1.8L R18 motor honda makes is a SOHC and it makes 160. a K20 (2.0L) DOHC cranks out almost 200hp... both motors get over 30mpg too.

Which is baffling. You'd think that a 145 HP motor would be gutless. It's not. Yeah real steep hills it has some challenges but not where I have to keep the pedal to the floor just to maintain 70 MPH. And it also has a good start off the line. I wonder if it is the emissions technology (the ECOTEC) that sucks the HP. I read some stuff on it and it's a pretty clean burning engine.
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2008-01-14, 8:56 AM #18
[http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide/photos/2006/Infiniti/G35/Coupe/2006_Infiniti_G35_ext_1.jpg]

The front end is now missing due to a head on collision. :(
America, home of the free gift with purchase.
2008-01-14, 9:02 AM #19
Originally posted by drizzt2k2:
[http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide/photos/2006/Infiniti/G35/Coupe/2006_Infiniti_G35_ext_1.jpg]

The front end is now missing due to a head on collision. :(

Please tell me you did not wreck an Infinity G35.
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2008-01-14, 9:08 AM #20
No, someone else did.

:P
nope.
2008-01-14, 9:22 AM #21
Originally posted by KOP_AoEJedi:
GOOD LORD... sorry I didn't know the cobalt engine was that terrible. No offense, but a 2.2L DOHC motor with only 145hp?? the 1.8L R18 motor honda makes is a SOHC and it makes 160. a K20 (2.0L) DOHC cranks out almost 200hp... both motors get over 30mpg too.


with the exception of the prelude's engine, hondas have lots of hp and not a lot of torque, which makes them still feel gutless going uphill.
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-01-14, 9:30 AM #22
Same post that I've copied from each of these threads in the past 6 months:

2001 Chrysler Sebring LX

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[http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6215/sebring02vr9.jpg]
[http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7568/sebring03el7.jpg]
2008-01-14, 10:08 AM #23
Originally posted by NoESC:
with the exception of the prelude's engine, hondas have lots of hp and not a lot of torque, which makes them still feel gutless going uphill.


Yeah, but I don't mind a downshift... whats the point of having a car that can rev to 8000+ if you dont use it occasionally.

Also, Honda has just began entering the forced induction arena.. the K23 (Acura RDX I think) has a boosted 2.3L 4 banger pumpin 260hp ... mmmmm
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2008-01-14, 12:53 PM #24
Originally posted by NoESC:
hondas have lots of hp and not a lot of torque, which makes them still feel gutless going uphill.


What he said. The most blatant example of this being the Honda Ridgeline (truck/car/thingy-ma-bob. Whatever you want to call it).

2 months ago when I was standing near an intersection, I heard the distinct sound of a Civic SI with a cold-air intake. I turned around only to discover it was a friggin Honda Ridgeline. This is further proof that Honda should not be making trucks.

Please, please, stick to what your good at Honda. High revving cars.
Lyrics are highly overrated.
2008-01-14, 1:29 PM #25
vrooooooom vroooooooooooooooom
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Free Jin!
2008-01-14, 2:12 PM #26
I just got a new one last week, this is the closest picture of one I could find.

2001 Explorer Sport
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2008-01-14, 2:41 PM #27
JG, I hate to say it but your interior will be falling apart in two years time. I work on lower-end GM cars all the time and they are ALL falling apart. The Cobalt does seem to be a decent improvement over the Cavalier though, it's just that Chevy should've done that 10 years ago.

As for the wheels, look on TireRack.com.
Little angel go away
Come again some other day
Devil has my ear today
I'll never hear a word you say
2008-01-14, 4:43 PM #28
2006 Pontiac Solstice
[http://opticaldynamics.com/~gbk/img/Photo_063006_004.jpg]
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2008-01-14, 4:51 PM #29
WHERE does gbk get these crazy rides?!?! Each time he posts on one of these threads, my jaw drops to new lows.

geebs, you've got to be dragging whole area codes' worth of dames behind you in these rides. :gbk:
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
1473 for '1337' posts.
2008-01-14, 4:59 PM #30
Uhh..doesn't he always post the same lame sports car?
Warhead[97]
2008-01-14, 5:10 PM #31
Originally posted by BobTheMasher:
Uhh..doesn't he always post the same lame sports car?


Maybe recently, but I've seen him post some retro green sports car that he had been fixing up.
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
1473 for '1337' posts.
2008-01-14, 5:59 PM #32
That was my buddy Hombre. He's got a 1970(?) Pontiac Firebird he's been working on for a few years.
2008-01-14, 7:16 PM #33
Originally posted by BobTheMasher:
Uhh..doesn't he always post the same lame sports car?
Lame? :confused:

Originally posted by Lord_Grismath:
Maybe recently, but I've seen him post some retro green sports car that he had been fixing up.
1974 El Camino. 'Hot rod' would be more precise. ;)
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2008-01-14, 7:31 PM #34
Don't take it personally. ;) I have very particular tastes in vehicles. Now, the El Camino, on the other hand...
Warhead[97]
2008-01-14, 8:44 PM #35
Originally posted by NoESC:
with the exception of the prelude's engine, hondas have lots of hp and not a lot of torque, which makes them still feel gutless going uphill.


yeah but that's what 7000 RPMs is for
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2008-01-15, 5:13 AM #36
Originally posted by Z@NARDI:
yeah but that's what 7000 RPMs is for


Or in most of the new motors (k series) 8000+ :D
Quote Originally Posted by FastGamerr
"hurr hairy guy said my backhair looks dumb hurr hairy guy smash"
2008-01-15, 5:35 PM #37
Originally posted by gbk:
Lame? :confused:

1974 El Camino. 'Hot rod' would be more precise. ;)


I don't know any of the specs of the Pontiac but it seems like they are putting sub-par parts in a car that will only sell because it looks much more expensive than it really is. Reminds me of the Ford Mustang GT models of the last 10 years.
America, home of the free gift with purchase.
2008-01-15, 5:58 PM #38
To GBK's dismay, pussy magnet not included.
Think while it's still legal.
2008-01-16, 11:31 AM #39
Originally posted by Z@NARDI:
lol they are still putting drum breaks on their cars?

Forgot about this one. Many cars have drum brakes on the rear. Unless it's a performance car or a heavy vehicle it doesn't need rear discs because the front does about 80% of the braking anyway.
Little angel go away
Come again some other day
Devil has my ear today
I'll never hear a word you say
2008-01-16, 3:39 PM #40
so, the technology is old and stupid

it's like window regulators haven't changed in 80 years they just added electric motors to them. they work but a lot of the times they f*k up
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