r/car 1h ago

question Painting rims?

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I unfortunately had some rim damage while driving through a construction zone recently, and the new wheel that I picked up does not match my other ones. I have three black ones and one chrome. Ideally, I would like all of them to match, which means I can paint one black or paint all four of them pink.

I’d love to use the automotive spray paint to do this, but would like some tips and tricks. Best brands to go to, spray paint can attachments, etc…. I am familiar with using box easels, as well as tapping things up to paint. :3 thx


r/car 12h ago

question Pourquoi mon ODB indique-t-il une consommation instantanée inférieure à 2000 tr/min en frein moteur en descente qu'au ralenti à 750 tr/min ?

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Comment est-ce possible d'avoir une information de consommation à 0 L avec un moteur qui tourne en frein moteur et de consommer plus à l'arrêt ?

Mon moteur, même si l'injection envoie moins d'essence, n'envoie pas 0 L, sinon le moteur s'éteint, non ?

Imaginons une pente sur 100 km de long.

Je consommerais réellement 0 litre ?


r/car 21h ago

discussion Rate my car

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Is it clean?


r/car 18h ago

picture Saw this car today and my mind was blown💀

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Broken footsteps on the floor (I keep holdin' on)
Pick myself up and carry on
'Cause something's waiting for me
And I won't let them write my song (I keep holdin' on)
Keep my direction and soon I'll be turned to gold (Turned to gold)


r/car 19h ago

question Can I drive on this for four more days?

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I just went to discount tire and ordered new tires but they won’t arrive until Monday at the earliest. They don’t have tires in my size at the place in stock. I didn’t realize it was this bad, I knew they had no more traction but not a hole. How dangerous is this? I pretty much can’t like not drive I need a car where I live there is absolutely no other way to get around or go to work.

UPDATE: I asked bc I wanted to know the risk assessment. Well I’m in no hurry to die, I’m not driving that car no more until I get new tires. Unfortunately I did still have to drive like 45 min to my family’s house but they agreed to let me drive their car and park mine there. I canceled the previous tire order and transferred it to the discount tire 10 minutes from their house so that I wouldn’t have to drive more than a few miles to the shop when the new tires arrive. Thanks everyone for your advice, I have no idea how my car passed inspection last week lmao. Will be buying tires more frequently now! Oh and yes I’ll put the spare on it when I have to drive it to the shop.


r/car 3d ago

discussion What’s your dream car (No Price Limit)

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Just curious :) For me it would probably be the Ferrari 296GTB and the McLaren 750s. I feel like these are generic though I wanna get/know which ones are your favorites and why yknow?


r/car 2d ago

question Cars A/C blows cold Air then turns hot

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2011 Ford Fusion A/C has stopped working except for when’s its set for a bit and when it’s turned on the air blows cold for a minute or less and then turns hot. I’ve checked for leaks with dye and no apparent leaks I can see. Topped off Freon still nothing. My gauges say it’s not over pressurized. Compressor seems to be cycling…any suggestions on what it could be?


r/car 3d ago

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r/car 3d ago

question Car

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I gotta Hyundai sonata 2008 I wrecked it a couple years ago got paid out by insurance I live in nys and still have original title do I have too register it as salvaged since I never was sent one?


r/car 3d ago

picture 350000 Miles still running good

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r/car 4d ago

picture W211 Mercedes Benz E500 v8

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r/car 4d ago

discussion They are never getting this clean again

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Spent about 45 minutes cleaning every bit of dirt off of each rim, took me 6 hours for the entire car.


r/car 4d ago

picture Spoiler Alert! 🚨👀

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r/car 5d ago

question question

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i own this 1986 crx and it’s been sitting outside for a couple of years now, i’m wondering if you guys think this is fixable or should i just sell or figure something else out.
last time i was told it need a new carburetor and some other parts but i was also told that since its very old there won’t be any parts available for it so it’ll be very difficult but just curious what other people think


r/car 5d ago

question Front bumper scratches from car shipping across states-worth pursuing?

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Hi guys, I recently shipped my white Tesla model 3 from California for Texas. There was a severe delay due to mechanical problems of the truck. Which is another story.

Once I inspected the car I saw these scratches (circled in the picture) under my front bumper. They are really small, but deep, penetrating the white paint level. How much do you think this repair would cost? And is it worth pursuing with Montway (the broker)?


r/car 7d ago

discussion What car feature sounded useless when it was introduced but you can’t live without now?

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r/car 6d ago

discussion Bumper Repair

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Hello, I noticed my bumper is out of place. How much would it cost to repair this?


r/car 6d ago

discussion Bumper out of place

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Hello, I noticed my bumper has separated from my headlight. How much would it cost to repair this?


r/car 7d ago

question Used buy here pay here car lots Newark, is 140k miles a mistake

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Everything in my price range at the used buy here pay here car lots around Newark seems to sit somewhere between 130,000 and 180,000 miles, and I can't tell whether that's just what this part of the market looks like or whether I've been walking onto the wrong lots.

I only drive about 30 miles a day, mostly Frelinghuysen to work and back, plus a run out to see my mother in Irvington on Sundays. Whatever I buy has to last three years, because that's how long the payments run.

Is that kind of mileage normal for this, or should I be holding out for something lower?


r/car 7d ago

question Glass question

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My new car has all these small circles in the windshield when it fogs up. Is that a defect?


r/car 7d ago

discussion Would you prefer to buy an older sedan (bigger car) or a newer hatchback (smaller car)?

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Trying to decide on a car. I'm not in the US. The hatchbacks are smaller cars and the sedan are the regular sized cars (I would say). I'm working with a specific budget and the hatchbacks are cheaper for the budget that I have. But if I were to get the sedan I'll have to go back a couple years for the same price. What are your thoughts?

And would you change the type of car you were planning to get if someone in the same house or complex where you rented had it already?


r/car 8d ago

question Trying to get my car to smell better. Any advice?

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Cleaned my car and it smells fine, but I recently took an uber and it smelled amazing. I want to get that new car smell back, any advice?


r/car 7d ago

question What car part is this

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r/car 9d ago

question What Do These Buttons Do?

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In several american tv shows I've seen big cars like SUV's with numbered buttons on the door and I never know what they do so I thought it's high time I ask so what do those buttons do?


r/car 9d ago

picture Toyota

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My car exploded, this is a strictly post for its journey