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@fxworks@weird.autos
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Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic.

Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all.

I try to stay automotive focused on this instance.

My technology half can be found at @RootMoose@mastodon.bsd.cafe

"He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod"
- Compressions 8.7:1

#nobot #noindex

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Joined March 21, 2026
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · May 30, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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I've been 'boosting' a bunch of posts that are from the xitter bird.makeup fediverse gateway lately.

There's no interaction with these accounts typically but I boost because pretty automotive art should be shared ...

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · May 30, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

weird.autos

Saw a well patina'ed, lifted third gen Subaru Legacy wagon on chonky tires and bronze TE37 style knock offs while I was at the liquor store this evening.

Looked the bidnez. I'm kicking myself for not having the presence of mind to snap a quick picture to share. Smallish town - I'll probably see it again.

I should do something with my Alltrack...

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · May 12, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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RE: @memoire2cite@mastodon.social

Cooler than a Corvette.

mastodon.social

Mémoire2Cité Mémoire2ville: "Youri Gagarine, sa voiture de sport Matra Djet & …" - Mastodon

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · May 06, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @DenOfEarth@mas.to
@DenOfEarth@mas.to Cool stuff. Will check it out.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · May 03, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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RE: @Rochambeau@icanteventoot.help

This is the way.

icanteventoot.help

Rochambeau: "@Basmitharts@weird.autos No supercar could ever c…" - I Can't Even Toot

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 29, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @fxworks@weird.autos
So this just dropped (VW Polo EV). We haven't seen a Polo in Canada since the 80's IIRC 'cuz the yank market ruins everything for the rest of the continent. I doubt we'll see it here - maybe if they add a pickup bed and 35" tires. Sarcasm vs reality? Hmm. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/revealed-new-volkswagen-id-polo-take-renault-5-%C2%A322k #EV #VW #Volkswagen #Polo
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 29, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

weird.autos

I was today years old when I discovered that the Mercedes R129 had strut front suspension. WAT!? How did I miss this in the last 30+ years? Maybe I forgot. Ha.

I guess this layout has been a staple on Mercs forever but for some reason I thought the R129 was more "sports car bespoke". I wonder if the later R-chassis cars are strut too...

Here's that flappy paddle shift kit for the 722 I was referring to earlier.

https://www.ofgear.dk/

#Mercedes #R129 #Cars #CarsOfMastodon #WeirdCarMastodon

ofgear.dk

ofgear.dk

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 29, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @vwdasher@weird.autos
@vwdasher@weird.autos That would be great! I'm envisioning a mild lift and some knobby tires.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 28, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

weird.autos

I really don't get why VW doesn't have a Beetle EV in their line-up. At least here (Canada) they don't sell one. I don't see one on the UK site.

Seems like it would be a "no-brainer" to me, especially this far into EV availability.

I mean, Mini EV, Fiat 500 EV, Renault EV, etc., etc. WTF is VW even doing? LOL

#Cars #CarsOfMastodon #VW #Volkswagen #EV

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 27, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @fxworks@weird.autos
Interesting split on this poll. I was expecting it to be closer to 50/50.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 27, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @autonerdery@weird.autos
@autonerdery@weird.autos There's the rub... would I be happy with an auto in the long term. I mean, my trucks are autos and I prefer a truck to be auto but in a car I dunno. Perhaps that flappy paddle kit for the 722 is the least friction and risk.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 26, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

weird.autos

Porsche 928 (Late 16V w/ 5sp) vs Mercedes SL500 (R129).

Assume the R129 has flappy paddles via aftermarket kit or has been 5sp swapped (trying to make sorta apples-to-apples).

Given similar pricing and "gas-n-go" condition which would you pick?

Why?

Fight! 😀

#Porsche #Mercedes #928 #R129 #Cars #CarsOfMastodon #WeirdCarMastodon

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 26, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @nezuko_2000@weird.autos
@nezuko_2000@weird.autos @vwdasher@weird.autos @clanger9@mastodon.online LHD? Want intensifies
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Apr 26, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @BelfastRoadster@birds.town
@BelfastRoadster Sack the person that strapped that car down. Lol
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Mar 30, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @vulgalour@birdbutt.com
@vulgalour@birdbutt.com Thanks. This is very helpful. The Capri is really rare here. You can find them but they are in hard shape or expensive for something that looks dubious. Parts don't exist but shipping from the UK is approachable. MGBs are generally common enough to find a decent one if you are patient trolling the used adverts.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Mar 29, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Dear UK car nerds...

It's been a long time since I've sat in a MGB GT (~1996) and even longer since I've sat in a Mk1 Capri (~1983).

How do these cars compare to one another when sitting in the cabin?

Does one have a better feeling of quality?

Does one feel more comfortable for a six foot tall person? I don't remember feeling cramped in either but that was decades ago and 40 lbs lighter. Ha.

#MG #MGB #Capri #Ford #FordCapri #BritishLeyland #CarsOfMastodon #WeirdCarMastodon

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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Mar 29, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @DenOfEarth@mas.to
@DenOfEarth@mas.to @klefstadmyr@social.vivaldi.net @davidwilkins@mastodon.online Local facebook marketplace and autotrader type websites have several at a time for sale regularly here in eastern Ontario.
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FXWorks @fxworks@weird.autos · Mar 28, 2026
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@fxworks@weird.autos

Car obsessed; artisanal, analog experiences oriented. DIY wannabe. Dreamer. Optimist. Skeptic. Sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, vintage... I love them all. I try to stay automotive focused on this instance. My technology half can be found at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@RootMoose "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" - Compressions 8.7:1 #nobot #noindex

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Replying to @davidwilkins@mastodon.online
@davidwilkins@mastodon.online I've been thinking about these a lot lately. I was thinking about getting another Samurai for back roads gravel trail duty but maybe I'll try something different this time. Or an Iltis, but like these better just for looks. And mildly lifted/built they look great.
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