Sam Patel
@samhindupatel.bsky.social
lightweight vehicle fetishist, shoujo manga devotee, power wheelie president. phobes will never be welcome here.
five more for the list. I watched the 2022 version of Urusei Yatsura though
February 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
five more for the list. I watched the 2022 version of Urusei Yatsura though
my town all fall: "support our boys in blue! vote for the police millage increase!"
my town right now: "WHY ARE OUR TAXES SO HIGH THIS YEAR"
my town right now: "WHY ARE OUR TAXES SO HIGH THIS YEAR"
December 17, 2024 at 10:59 PM
my town all fall: "support our boys in blue! vote for the police millage increase!"
my town right now: "WHY ARE OUR TAXES SO HIGH THIS YEAR"
my town right now: "WHY ARE OUR TAXES SO HIGH THIS YEAR"
it ought to be criminal how slow Youtube has made itself even just within the past year alone
November 15, 2024 at 2:53 AM
it ought to be criminal how slow Youtube has made itself even just within the past year alone
daily: Ford Fiesta ST
weekends: Ducati Monster+ 937
luxury: Lincoln Continental (10th gen)
to be fast: Suzuki SV650S
new driver: used manual Honda Civic/Toyota Corolla hatch
supercar: Autozam AZ-1
#weirdcarbs
weekends: Ducati Monster+ 937
luxury: Lincoln Continental (10th gen)
to be fast: Suzuki SV650S
new driver: used manual Honda Civic/Toyota Corolla hatch
supercar: Autozam AZ-1
#weirdcarbs
November 15, 2024 at 12:57 AM
daily: Ford Fiesta ST
weekends: Ducati Monster+ 937
luxury: Lincoln Continental (10th gen)
to be fast: Suzuki SV650S
new driver: used manual Honda Civic/Toyota Corolla hatch
supercar: Autozam AZ-1
#weirdcarbs
weekends: Ducati Monster+ 937
luxury: Lincoln Continental (10th gen)
to be fast: Suzuki SV650S
new driver: used manual Honda Civic/Toyota Corolla hatch
supercar: Autozam AZ-1
#weirdcarbs
inside every* automaker's design dept:
"what does everyone want in their SUV's roofline?"
to look sleek and coupe-like!
"but what's the issue with that?"
no rear headroom!
"so we'll make it boxy but disguise it somehow so that it looks sleek from the side. brilliant!"
*meanwhile, at Stellantis
"what does everyone want in their SUV's roofline?"
to look sleek and coupe-like!
"but what's the issue with that?"
no rear headroom!
"so we'll make it boxy but disguise it somehow so that it looks sleek from the side. brilliant!"
*meanwhile, at Stellantis
May 31, 2024 at 2:11 AM
inside every* automaker's design dept:
"what does everyone want in their SUV's roofline?"
to look sleek and coupe-like!
"but what's the issue with that?"
no rear headroom!
"so we'll make it boxy but disguise it somehow so that it looks sleek from the side. brilliant!"
*meanwhile, at Stellantis
"what does everyone want in their SUV's roofline?"
to look sleek and coupe-like!
"but what's the issue with that?"
no rear headroom!
"so we'll make it boxy but disguise it somehow so that it looks sleek from the side. brilliant!"
*meanwhile, at Stellantis
finally saw a Celestiq in the flesh (I'm kinda surprised it took this long since I live near Milford)
anyway, that car looks silly af
anyway, that car looks silly af
May 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM
finally saw a Celestiq in the flesh (I'm kinda surprised it took this long since I live near Milford)
anyway, that car looks silly af
anyway, that car looks silly af
Jesus. I've always known I looked young but I didn't realise I was "can you get your parents" young
May 22, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Jesus. I've always known I looked young but I didn't realise I was "can you get your parents" young
Californians really be like this on an international forum
May 12, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Californians really be like this on an international forum
is the Husky 801's wheelbase really almost FOUR INCHES shorter than the 790/890 Duke it's based on? lining them up in Photoshop by the engine cases I do see a slight difference but that still seems like a drastic, almost impossible change. if true, the 801's gonna be an insatiable wheelie monster
March 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
is the Husky 801's wheelbase really almost FOUR INCHES shorter than the 790/890 Duke it's based on? lining them up in Photoshop by the engine cases I do see a slight difference but that still seems like a drastic, almost impossible change. if true, the 801's gonna be an insatiable wheelie monster
here they are, every Nissan Z out on the roads.
they've been eluding #weirdcarbluesky all this time
they've been eluding #weirdcarbluesky all this time
March 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
here they are, every Nissan Z out on the roads.
they've been eluding #weirdcarbluesky all this time
they've been eluding #weirdcarbluesky all this time
I've seen enough of these now to understand that it wasn't an owner mod and instead something Mini themselves must have done, possibly as a recall, when they finally realised how stupid the original reverse-direction arrow looked
Mini's UK-flag themed, reverse direction turn signals come up every now and then as the WCT/BS discussion topic of the day. I was finally able to catch this Mini I've seen around town a few times, whose owner clearly thought the same thing and made a necessary modification. what's WCBS's thoughts?
February 26, 2024 at 2:17 AM
I've seen enough of these now to understand that it wasn't an owner mod and instead something Mini themselves must have done, possibly as a recall, when they finally realised how stupid the original reverse-direction arrow looked
yosh, it's Friday night in Torrance, I've got a grocery store bento and an Asahi Super Dry on standby. I am ready to finally watch Initial D for the first time.
February 24, 2024 at 2:26 AM
yosh, it's Friday night in Torrance, I've got a grocery store bento and an Asahi Super Dry on standby. I am ready to finally watch Initial D for the first time.
YEOWCH wheelie blisters came early and in full force this year
February 19, 2024 at 2:59 AM
YEOWCH wheelie blisters came early and in full force this year
saw my first Cybertruck today 🤮
February 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM
saw my first Cybertruck today 🤮
one year of progress
February 3, 2024 at 8:27 PM
one year of progress
designers: can we work on the surfacing in this area for a few more weeks? the surfacing has to look absolutely perfect in every single view. even if that isn't physically possible. the surface is the most important thing, if it's wrong the whole car will look fucked.
also designers:
also designers:
January 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM
designers: can we work on the surfacing in this area for a few more weeks? the surfacing has to look absolutely perfect in every single view. even if that isn't physically possible. the surface is the most important thing, if it's wrong the whole car will look fucked.
also designers:
also designers:
shout out to the Real One driving their 996 Turbo on a salty 17°F day in MI
January 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
shout out to the Real One driving their 996 Turbo on a salty 17°F day in MI
adjacent car enthusiasm/ownership is one of my life's greatest pleasures
-my brother buying his Mazdaspeed 3
-my cousin getting a motorcycle
-TWO more cousins buying NA Miatas last year
-finding out at Christmas that yet another cousin got her motorcycle license
all of these made me weep with joy
-my brother buying his Mazdaspeed 3
-my cousin getting a motorcycle
-TWO more cousins buying NA Miatas last year
-finding out at Christmas that yet another cousin got her motorcycle license
all of these made me weep with joy
January 19, 2024 at 9:29 PM
adjacent car enthusiasm/ownership is one of my life's greatest pleasures
-my brother buying his Mazdaspeed 3
-my cousin getting a motorcycle
-TWO more cousins buying NA Miatas last year
-finding out at Christmas that yet another cousin got her motorcycle license
all of these made me weep with joy
-my brother buying his Mazdaspeed 3
-my cousin getting a motorcycle
-TWO more cousins buying NA Miatas last year
-finding out at Christmas that yet another cousin got her motorcycle license
all of these made me weep with joy
DTE keep the power on during this storm at least long enough for me to cook dinner challenge (impossible)
January 13, 2024 at 1:18 AM
DTE keep the power on during this storm at least long enough for me to cook dinner challenge (impossible)
I would own an easy-style oil drain valve today if every single option on the market didn't look like plumbing hardware. I mean, I know that's essentially what it is, but I'm putting this shit on my car. that I like. can someone make one in black ffs
January 11, 2024 at 4:42 AM
I would own an easy-style oil drain valve today if every single option on the market didn't look like plumbing hardware. I mean, I know that's essentially what it is, but I'm putting this shit on my car. that I like. can someone make one in black ffs
you've heard of gullwing doors and suicide doors... but have you heard of GUILLOTINE DOORS??
January 8, 2024 at 7:43 PM
you've heard of gullwing doors and suicide doors... but have you heard of GUILLOTINE DOORS??
so today, while driving on the freeway during a light flurry, a BMW 7 Series right in front of me stepped out on some black ice, shot ALL the way to the other side of the freeway (from leftmost lane to outside the rightmost lane), smacked the wall, then came back and missed my rear end by a few feet
January 7, 2024 at 2:59 AM
so today, while driving on the freeway during a light flurry, a BMW 7 Series right in front of me stepped out on some black ice, shot ALL the way to the other side of the freeway (from leftmost lane to outside the rightmost lane), smacked the wall, then came back and missed my rear end by a few feet
I'm working with an agent at a supplier and we need to call each other now and then, and literally every time we get on the phone it sounds like they are talking from behind a desk that's across the room. I start each call like "I'm really sorry but I'm still having trouble hearing you" and every
January 4, 2024 at 2:13 PM
I'm working with an agent at a supplier and we need to call each other now and then, and literally every time we get on the phone it sounds like they are talking from behind a desk that's across the room. I start each call like "I'm really sorry but I'm still having trouble hearing you" and every
BMW in the 90s:
sedan, coupe, wagon, convertible? yeah it's all the same car, same E36 chassis code. toss in the hatchback, give it a little "/5." hell do that with the barely-related sports car too.
BMW today:
G20. G21. G22. G23. G26. G28. G80. G81. G82. G83. we swear these are all different cars.
sedan, coupe, wagon, convertible? yeah it's all the same car, same E36 chassis code. toss in the hatchback, give it a little "/5." hell do that with the barely-related sports car too.
BMW today:
G20. G21. G22. G23. G26. G28. G80. G81. G82. G83. we swear these are all different cars.
January 4, 2024 at 4:59 AM
BMW in the 90s:
sedan, coupe, wagon, convertible? yeah it's all the same car, same E36 chassis code. toss in the hatchback, give it a little "/5." hell do that with the barely-related sports car too.
BMW today:
G20. G21. G22. G23. G26. G28. G80. G81. G82. G83. we swear these are all different cars.
sedan, coupe, wagon, convertible? yeah it's all the same car, same E36 chassis code. toss in the hatchback, give it a little "/5." hell do that with the barely-related sports car too.
BMW today:
G20. G21. G22. G23. G26. G28. G80. G81. G82. G83. we swear these are all different cars.
you know you've officially caught the "wants another car" bug when you spend a couple hours researching mods and maintenance for a vehicle you don't even own (yet)
January 1, 2024 at 4:22 AM
you know you've officially caught the "wants another car" bug when you spend a couple hours researching mods and maintenance for a vehicle you don't even own (yet)