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I have a 2000 BMW 318ti beater car, the clear coat is peeling but mechanically fantastic. The crankshaft sensor was causing random misfires which I replaced. Ot

by alliao 4y ago

I have a 2000 BMW 318ti beater car, the clear coat is peeling but mechanically fantastic. The crankshaft sensor was causing random misfires which I replaced. Otherwise all stock, it's fantastic and freeing. I can floor it and it doesn't go anywhere. upkeep is cheap, oil change when it asks me to. light compact car i've only done brakes once 6yrs ago and it looks new still... the only downside are the plastic parts which sometimes let water in. Those I'm replacing.

dmurray 4y ago
> I can floor it and it doesn't go anywhere. This is a difficult sentence to parse. Shouldn't you want the opposite from a car?
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
  High powered vehicles have a tendency to cause sudden acceleration. Sudden acceleration is a contributing factor in many vehicle crashes.
  - s8s8discourse 4y ago
    High powered vehicles don't have a tendency to cause anything. Driver input causes sudden acceleration. Having access to more power is not an inherently dangerous thing. Poor driving ability is a dangerous thing - though I agree that more power can compound that danger. I drive a 480bhp 1800kg car. It takes active involvement from me in multiple steps to "take off" or 'suddenly' accelerate, and when it does so, the whole car is configured to _increase_ its stability as its speed increases. That said, if I were to aggressively accelerate when the road conditions are in excess of what the stability aids (and my fallible human skillset) can counter - which from experience is a high bar for modern DSC (oil, ice) - then I would crash and power would be a contributory factor. But from experience I can say that a small front wheel drive car will have 'let go' far sooner under those same conditions. High-powered cars, by virtue of their expense, tend to have more comprehensive and capable driver assistance features both tech and mech (you're not going to find a limited slip differential on a budget super mini car) Under-powered cars have trouble effectively matching carriageway and motorway speed in the short slip roads that are common in the UK. A 1 litre, >80bhp car is fine for city/town and village driving. It is not an appropriate vehicle for motorway or NSL carriageway driving. Anything that has no ability to out-accelerate a HGV maintaining cruise speed to join a motorway has no business being on the motorway.
    - omginternets 4y ago
      > Poor driving ability is a dangerous thing - though I agree that more power can compound that danger. That’s exactly what he meant.
  - Auracle 4y ago
    Sudden acceleration has saved me from an accident or two. There are times when it’s better to accelerate out of an something rather than brake.
    - alliao 4y ago
      living my dream! I've been driving for 25yrs now? never got to accelerate out of an accident even once. would've been really cool lol what was the situation like? like people swerving into your path?
      - Auracle 4y ago
        Nothing major - one was an inattentive driver in a parking lot headed my way and at least one more was avoiding a deer. If there's a pack of deer stopping can often be a bad idea as they're get spooked enough to run right in to your car and cause damage. It's happened to me twice.
- alliao 4y ago
  sorry my bad, let me try again, it doesn't go anywhere "unintended". I've driven some cars that are psychopaths, while fun they're most unsuitable as a beater. Minimise risk/cost the whole way is the beater life!

by alliao 4y ago

dmurray 4y ago

> I can floor it and it doesn't go anywhere. This is a difficult sentence to parse. Shouldn't you want the opposite from a car?

TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
High powered vehicles have a tendency to cause sudden acceleration. Sudden acceleration is a contributing factor in many vehicle crashes.
- s8s8discourse 4y ago
  High powered vehicles don't have a tendency to cause anything. Driver input causes sudden acceleration. Having access to more power is not an inherently dangerous thing. Poor driving ability is a dangerous thing - though I agree that more power can compound that danger. I drive a 480bhp 1800kg car. It takes active involvement from me in multiple steps to "take off" or 'suddenly' accelerate, and when it does so, the whole car is configured to _increase_ its stability as its speed increases. That said, if I were to aggressively accelerate when the road conditions are in excess of what the stability aids (and my fallible human skillset) can counter - which from experience is a high bar for modern DSC (oil, ice) - then I would crash and power would be a contributory factor. But from experience I can say that a small front wheel drive car will have 'let go' far sooner under those same conditions. High-powered cars, by virtue of their expense, tend to have more comprehensive and capable driver assistance features both tech and mech (you're not going to find a limited slip differential on a budget super mini car) Under-powered cars have trouble effectively matching carriageway and motorway speed in the short slip roads that are common in the UK. A 1 litre, >80bhp car is fine for city/town and village driving. It is not an appropriate vehicle for motorway or NSL carriageway driving. Anything that has no ability to out-accelerate a HGV maintaining cruise speed to join a motorway has no business being on the motorway.
  - omginternets 4y ago
    > Poor driving ability is a dangerous thing - though I agree that more power can compound that danger. That’s exactly what he meant.
- Auracle 4y ago
  Sudden acceleration has saved me from an accident or two. There are times when it’s better to accelerate out of an something rather than brake.
  - alliao 4y ago
    living my dream! I've been driving for 25yrs now? never got to accelerate out of an accident even once. would've been really cool lol what was the situation like? like people swerving into your path?
    - Auracle 4y ago
      Nothing major - one was an inattentive driver in a parking lot headed my way and at least one more was avoiding a deer. If there's a pack of deer stopping can often be a bad idea as they're get spooked enough to run right in to your car and cause damage. It's happened to me twice.
alliao 4y ago
sorry my bad, let me try again, it doesn't go anywhere "unintended". I've driven some cars that are psychopaths, while fun they're most unsuitable as a beater. Minimise risk/cost the whole way is the beater life!