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It’s not really true AI. These robots still need to be built and programmed by humans. There are a lot of jobs out there that can be automated and eventually will be, but on the other side there are also a lot of jobs that will only ever be able to be done by people who can make humanist decisions and take appropriate actions. The smartest will survive.

What I’ve noticed, many motorsport fans aren’t really motorsport fans, they are what the kids these days call “fanbois”.

I’m going to ask a silly question. Why don’t you buy some oil and a filter and do it yourself? It’s one of the simplest jobs you can do. 10-15 minutes and you’re good to go.

You know, i appreciate that there is no replacement for displacement. Most of the time. But I asked a specific question at the start of the thread requesting information on the V6 model. A good friend was asking me to check one out for him so I was hoping for some information on it. Instead I got a load of imperialistic elitist North Korea bs that I didn't ask for. I didn't want a V6 v V8 argument and I made that clear from the start. I already know about it. If anyone really wants to get into that, I can list plenty of v6 and i6 engines that make more BHP than many V8s. The truth of the matter is there is a V6 Mustang going cheap. I mean proper cheap, like less than a Toyota Echo. And we were hoping to purchase a cheap donut machine. Resell price isn't an issue as it's so cheap already. Buy, drive, have fun, sell to scrapyard in Sharjah and lose minimal money. I wanted information on faults to look out for on this model.

And I say this with the truest of hearts. The majority of F1 fans do suck. I'm on a lot of different forums and all I see is constant moaning and complaining about how the sport is evolving. Complaints about engines, complaints about aero, but my personal pet peeve now is people complaining about the new halo. What would you rather have? Do you want to see people getting their heads ripped off on live tv for your own sick satisfaction? Driver safety is paramount in any Motorsport discipline and I am glad F1 take actions to keep the driver safe. Here is a video on various driver protection methods, including the halo TL:DR if you are sick and want to watch racers die there's plenty of old crash videos on YouTube. You can even watch people burn to death. But real petrolheads wand to let the racers evolve with technology to protect themselves.

Ok not car related but some very cool engineering. I heard of these "guys" a few years ago. It's basically a load of robots who play music. There are so many different levels of impressiveness in this, from the level of detailing to where they can play any song on any instrument, to the programmers who make it happen. My personal favorite is the drummer. 3 arms. No human could ever drum like that. (Resisting the urge to make Def Leppard joke). Then he has his little sidekick who works the pedal on the hi hat. Really impressive. They have done loads of songs and they even have a 350kg singer now but the song I chose is a cover of Black Sabbath's Iron Man, well it just seems appropriate. If you're interested there's a lot more out there.

There is another video, I won’t post it. But it’s a stuck jeep, same thing, snapped rope, came back through the windscreen. The aftermath was a guy rolling around on a hospital bed with half his jaw missing. I detest towing people. Last time I did the guy hit the back of me and wrecked both our cars.

20w50 is too heavy for that engine. If there is a knocking or tapping noise the heavy oil is just masking it but the wear is still taking place.

Can’t help it dude. Grew up in the UK and got dropped into the massive melting pot they call the UAE.

From being a young kid, my dad god bless him always beat it into me about the importance of wearing a seatbelt. I didn't understand until I skidded a corolla down the side of a mountain on its roof and thank god I wore it. It's second nature to me now. I'll reach for the seatbelt before I even put my hand on the door handle to close it or if I'm driving, the belt goes on before the key even goes in the ignition. I see a lot of this here and it makes me sick, kids jumping around all over the car not strapped in. Heads sticking between the 2 front seats. Kids hanging out the sunroof. People say inshallah. I believe in the will of Allah but I also believe you have to accept a bit of personal responsibility for your own actions. Allah wants you to protect your children so do it. Strap them in. What if your kid was hanging out the sunroof and you got rear ended? Your kids body would be in the car and their head would be rolling up the road in front of your eyes. What if you got rear ended and your kid was in the seat but not strapped in? Your kid would fly through the windscreen and end up splattered on the road. There comes a time when you need to take some personal responsibility and I wish this was better enforced here. People with unbelted kids should be banned from driving for life. Everyone knows the rules. lets move to adults. How many adults don't wear their seat belts in the car? The law says only front seat passengers need belts. Wrong! Everyone in the car needs to wear their belt. It only takes one asshole in a car not wearing their seatbelt to bounce around unrestrained and kill everyone in the car. I wish more people would realize this. Watch this video and see the true consequences. If you're driving and someone doesn't want to belt up, tell them to get the heck out of your car. If you're a passenger and someone refuses, consider getting out yourself and taking a taxi. Don't compromise your own safety for some complacent asshole. People die in car accidents in UAE every day.

I was hoping someone would say Austin A90 but YEAH That's the sort of shizzle I was hoping to see 😂 Ok, name a supermini that was produced by Vauxhall in the late 90s, early 2000s that had a 3 cylinder engine. (I had one, nearly got killed in it when a truck decided to reverse over it and come through the windscreen) ps if you have to google the answers, we have a fake petrolhead award trophy here for you to collect.

Injector cleaner additive sir? Only 15 dirhams. A lot of it comes down to ignorance. And I'm not saying ignorance as in being stupid, I'm using it in the the true sense of the word as in lacking knowledge, not yet been properly educated on certain matters. Far too many people swallow whatever marketing and advertising bs is fed to them without doing any proper research or looking at proper scientific studies. Oooo the "mechanic" in the petrol shop said it's good so it must be good. People forget that people selling these products are salesmen, their on commission. This is why we have people in UAE changing their oil every 4K rather than following the vehicle manufacturers service schedules which would save them hundreds or thousands in the long term.

Ok, sorry for old thread resurrection but I was scrolling through the Mustang forum and came across this and seen it had no replies. At a guess, I would say it's a weight saving technique. An old guy once told me, adding lightness is better and cheaper than adding horsepower, as I'm sure anyone who understands power to weight ratio will understand. Rear wiper motor, arm and blade could be costing you 6-700 grams which adds up when you put all the little pieces together. Some manufacturers even take it to the anality of fitting a low weight rear view mirror. I know myself, one of the first weight saving mods I done on many of the cars I had was remove the rear wiper and plug the hole with a grommet. Some cars even got a single front wiper conversion to save on the weight of a wiper arm and blade. It all adds up. on a side note, we got a new van at work today. Back window is 100% tint. Driver was complaining he can't see anything in the rear view mirror. I explained to him that I used to drive articulated trucks with 40 foot containers on the back and there was no rear window to see out from. Real drivers use their side mirrors and spacial awareness. If you haven't got the awareness and can't see something approaching from behind in your side mirrors, maybe it's time to visit an optometrist or surrender your license.

Has anyone got any real world advice to offer to someone who might be in the market for a 94-04 Gen 4 Mustang. Specifically a 2000 V6. Yeah we all know the 5.0 is king but I'm interested in hearing stories about the 2000 V6. The regular roadworthiness checks will be done but are there any idiosyncrasies to look out for?

I've worked with a lot of old school mechanics before I came to UAE, proper old school 60+ year old guys who where scared of fuel injection and thought ECUs were the work of Satan. I had a long stint in the restoration industry. I learned a lot of neat tips and tricks but nobody ever recommended spraying stuff on belts to make them last longer. In my opinion, it really is a pointless exercise considering the minimal price of replacement. If I had to recommend one thing to spray on rubber parts it would be silicon spray. It's fantastic on bushings, door and window seals etc, it can prevent them from drying out with regular application, but belts, nah. Change it. They're dirt cheap and you can buy from companies like Gates who produce belts for a lot of the manufacturers for dirt cheap. I've seen many cars running 200k miles and never had a single belt changed, fan belt, water pump, alternator, even timing belt but I've also seen them fail at 20-30k on brand new cars. Which poses a question, do sprays offer a placebo effect with regards to belt longevity? You could have been spraying your belt for 100k but who's to say it would have ran for that long anyway without it? If I seen some proper scientific studies rather than look wow shiny, I might change my mind but for now my opinion stands. You also need to be careful spraying stuff on belts, deposits build up over time. Which can especially affect flat and toothed belts. The sprays can collect dirt which builds up and keeps building up at every application which can lead to slippage. If your timing belt decides to jump a tooth, all this extra lubrication and misfitment can just as easily cause it to jump 5 and let me tell you, grinding in 24+ valves by hand isn't fun.

Could be a problem with the dash clocks. Really, you need it plugged into a computer to read voltages and live data to see what's going on during the start procedure.

Ignition, no crank faults are generally simple and any decent mechanic should be able to solve it. When you turn the ignition on, a notice comes up on the dash board to tell you to press the brake pedal before you start, does this warning go away 100% of the time when you press the pedal?

So the ignition is coming on but the starter motor isn't turning?

Citroen Saxo, but only the 1.0 model Name a car with 3 headlights

Ok, name 3 British cars with 3 wheels and a fibreglass body.

There are conditioning sprays out there which may work to an extent but I wouldnt expect a massively increased life of rubber products and I certainly wouldn’t rely on them when it comes to something like a timing belt on an interference type engine. If these products were so good everyone would be using them to save labour times. Belts are cheap, change them when you need to.

I’ve heard a few people saying if you use Shaheen tyres on the road you will die. How true is this?

I’ve actually worked on one of these, Alfa Spider. The brakes were always overheating when driving hard so we swapped it all for a 2 shoe setup from a Ford Cortina.

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Hi Mike. Welcome to Carnity