Car Talk → 2022

[mkultra25]

17 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Some kind of small car meet up going on in the Lower Washington Ave. This was my favorite, a real Mini not one of the current roided out BMWs.

 

FTFY 

[hindesky]

Someone on another site said this was a Honda, can anyone confirm?

 

Never mind they said it was a joke.

 

Found out this is a regular event at Catalina Coffee called "coffee and rice", there were a lot more cars and many headed there but the Mini was so cool.

Edited July 29, 2019 by hindesky

[mkultra25]

There have been more than a few Minis (both old and new) that have had Honda B-series engines transplanted into them. As you might expect, roughly tripling the power in something that's already tiny and feather-light to begin with results in a highly entertaining ride:

 

(start at 4:10 to skip the build and get right to the driving)

 

 

[hindesky]

Yeah that's why the guy said it wasn't a Mini, said it had a Honda B Series engine.

[jgriff]

Getting a major service done on my F355. Quite a few cool cars in the shop.

[Highrise Tower]

Saw this at Post Oak & San Felipe.

 

 

[hindesky]

Came across a Porsche meetup on Center St.

[hindesky]

Saw a Terradyne in the Four Seasons driveway.

 

http://www.terradyneinc.com/rpv.html

Edited December 1, 2019 by hindesky

[Ross]

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

Saw a Terradyne in the Four Seasons driveway.

 

http://www.terradyneinc.com/rpv.html

Interesting. I think that's actually an LAPV instead of the RPV, although the specs seem to be identical except for body style.

[hindesky]

1 hour ago, Ross said:

Interesting. I think that's actually an LAPV instead of the RPV, although the specs seem to be identical except for body style.

Several people online say he lives there and have seen it here for weeks

[HoustonMidtown]

It has been there all summer off and on - I took a picture back in May when I saw it so I could look online to see what it was...quite a beast!

[Subdude]

Put that head-to-head with the Cybertruck.

 

[HoustonMidtown]

BMW reverses course and make Apple CarPlay free again

 

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/12/04/bmw-free-apple-carplay/?ncid=edlinkusauto00000015

[samagon]

21 minutes ago, HoustonMidtown said:

BMW reverses course and make Apple CarPlay free again

 

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/12/04/bmw-free-apple-carplay/?ncid=edlinkusauto00000015

 

I'd say that was very expected. I wonder if the person/people who came up with that still have a job?

[HoustonMidtown]

Anyone have any idea what these guys are doing?  They have a bunch of new Cadillac SUVs - it's hard to see in the picture, but they have what looks like one of those movie rigs they attach to cars when filming, with a bunch of cameras attached

 

Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr

Edited December 6, 2019 by HoustonMidtown

[Highrise Tower]

[HoustonMidtown]

I stopped and talked to the guys at the BBVA compass parking lot - they are filming a Cadillac SUV commercial somewhere downtown.  Someone on NextDoor said it was near the Chevron building, but I didn't see anything there today - I rode all around downtown but couldn't find them anywhere

[hindesky]

Wakanda Forever.

[hindesky]

Rode up on another car meetup at Catalina Coffee. Who knows anything about the "Sera" car? Never heard of it, right side drive so obviously Japanese.

[hindesky]

Looked up the Sera, it's a Toyota product.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sera

[samagon]

does anyone know where I can find a car that looks like a Geo Storm, but has butterfly doors? I really want the t-top look without the usefulness of being able to remove the t-top, but maybe still have the same leak potential as a t-top.

 

with that much glass, the fuel economy during the typical Houston summer must drop by a few points. another bonus is you get to your destination and you have to explain to your friends that yes, you have a sunburn from driving, but no, you do not own a jeep.

 

sorry for being cynical on this one, but for impractical cars from the 90s that were only made for a few short years I'd rather have the Del Sol.

 

I guess it gets some cool points being an import and all, but there are other imports I'd rather have.

Edited July 20, 2020 by samagon

[hindesky]

Rode by a muscle car meet up at the Graffiti park.

[hindesky]

Saw a car transport trucker unloading 2 Moke electric cars across from Toyota Center. He said they are made in Florida and very popular in retirement communities and golf courses. Street legal and can go up to 25 mph.

https://mokeamerica.com

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by hindesky

[hindesky]

Found these 3 trucks at Turkey Leg Hut, how do you even get in that blue truck? 

[hindesky]

Catalina Coffee and Rice car meet up.

http://houston-streets.com/catalina-coffee-and-rice/

[mkultra25]

21 hours ago, hindesky said:

Saw a car transport trucker unloading 2 Moke electric cars across from Toyota Center. He said they are made in Florida and very popular in retirement communities and golf courses. Street legal and can go up to 25 mph.

https://mokeamerica.com

 

Did not realize there were electric Mokes now. They pretty much look the same as the old, gas-powered models.

Or the famous Taxi from The Prisoner:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Moke

[samagon]

On 8/14/2021 at 5:34 PM, hindesky said:

Found these 3 trucks at Turkey Leg Hut, how do you even get in that blue truck? 

 

I'd guess scissor lift.

I hate seeing bro dozers like this being driven on the streets with a passion, and I hope every single one of them breaks in a manner that doesn't harm anyone.

whether it's chip tunes being legislated out of business because of how popular they are with the Diesel crowd to defeat emissions, or make their trucks roll coal, or whether it's absurdly unsafe lift kits like this that are driven on any type of road. I mean, sitting in that truck could the driver even see a car that is less than 3 car lengths in front of him? much less a full grown adult crossing the street (never mind a child)? not even thinking about how absurdly heavy those wheels are, and probably no upgrades to the brakes to compensate for all that extra wheel mass that needs to be slowed down.

Edited December 6, 2021 by samagon

[Ross]

1 hour ago, samagon said:

I'd guess scissor lift.

I hate seeing bro dozers like this being driven on the streets with a passion, and I hope every single one of them breaks in a manner that doesn't harm anyone.

whether it's chip tunes being legislated out of business because of how popular they are with the Diesel crowd to defeat emissions, or make their trucks roll coal, or whether it's absurdly unsafe lift kits like this that are driven on any type of road. I mean, sitting in that truck could the driver even see a car that is less than 3 car lengths in front of him? much less a full grown adult crossing the street (never mind a child)? not even thinking about how absurdly heavy those wheels are, and probably no upgrades to the brakes to compensate for all that extra wheel mass that needs to be slowed down.

I think anyone caught rolling coal should have their vehicle crushed. Same thing with driving a tuck lifted that high more than 10mph over the speed limit.

[editor]

On 12/6/2021 at 5:02 PM, Ross said:

I think anyone caught rolling coal should have their vehicle crushed. Same thing with driving a tuck lifted that high more than 10mph over the speed limit.

Easy solution:  Make a $250 bounty available to inspection stations that catch people with vehicles modified to roll coal. 

The inspection station gets $250.  The state pays for it by sending a ticket to the owner for $300. 

I'm not an expert, but it's my understanding that the process of removing and re-installing the equipment to roll coal isn't worth the effort each year.

[zaphod]

The downside is that inspection stations are usually very small businesses that would be easy to intimidate or they would motivated to flount the law to encourage more customers.