u/sleep_geometry

A year ago I bought a 2012 rav4, 2.2 D4D, AWD, limited edition (keyless, camera), 175000km. I wanted that car because of the reliability and because it's a car that I could actually drive on dirt and forest roads, and because of the large windows and small screen.

Well, turned out that it had a busted head gasket. I had that repaired, the head machined, and it seems fine now. It used to spew coolant under load, now everything seems fine. I drove it 7000km after the head gasket job.

But I just don't trust it and I keep waiting for the gasket to go again... Apparently that's something that happens with those engines.

Also, I don't drive the car on dirt nearly as much as I thought, and most of my roadtrips were on highways and local roads, and even though the diesel pulls very nicely, the car is loud and not very comfortable for long drives.

I've been thinking of selling it and getting a newer, 2019ish, Mazda CX5, with the 2.0 NA petrol engine.

What do you guys think?

Trebam novi laptop pa me zanima da li netko možda ima preporuku - koristim laptop za video i foto editing (ništa prezahtjevno, 2k video maks), do sad sam koristio Premiere Pro za video. Isto tako, koristim ga nekad za mapping projekcija (Resolume Arena) i muziku (Ableton).

Cijena do 1500€ maks, da nije Mac, i da nije gaming laptop od 5 kila jer ga često nosim okolo.

...jesam ja lud ili se fakat više ljudi ne voze po žutim trakama po Savskoj?

Ne vozim se nikad autom za vrijeme gužvi tamo, ali prolazim biciklom često, i nekako mi se čini da je sve ok. Najavljivao se kaos i kolaps nakon što se ljudi vrate s godišnjeg, ali slabo je to nekako 😆

Trying to identify an anime I watched as a kid, probably early 90s, though it could be an 80s production I caught later. It was very graphic and violent, definitely not intended for kids — I likely shouldn't have been watching it.

The scene that's burned into my memory: it's night time, and someone opens the trunk of a boxy, sedan-style car that looked 80s. They take out a case, open it, and it's full of diamonds or crystals. Someone takes a handful of those diamonds over to a weapon made of two pyramidal or triangular shapes. The two pyramid halves twist apart, the diamonds get loaded inside, and then the halves are twisted back together to arm the weapon. Later, these weapons are used by humans to fight and slice open demons, held in both hands, not like a knife, but the cutting power somehow comes from the diamonds inside.

The setting seemed to be a modern city, not feudal Japan, and it was humans wielding these weapons against demons.

The style felt like a VHS-era OVA — dark, gory, and moody. I probably watched it dubbed, on TV or a rental tape, in Croatia/Central Europe, so it may have come through European distribution.

Any ideas? I've tried searching myself with no luck, and I'm happy to answer follow-up questions if any detail might help jog something.

Trying to identify an anime I watched as a kid, probably early 90s, though it could be an 80s production I caught later. It was very graphic and violent, definitely not intended for kids — I likely shouldn't have been watching it.

The scene that's burned into my memory: it's night time, and someone opens the trunk of a boxy, sedan-style car that looked 80s. They take out a case, open it, and it's full of diamonds or crystals. Someone takes a handful of those diamonds over to a weapon made of two pyramidal or triangular shapes. The two pyramid halves twist apart, the diamonds get loaded inside, and then the halves are twisted back together to arm the weapon. Later, these weapons are used by humans to fight and slice open demons, held in both hands, not like a knife, but the cutting power somehow comes from the diamonds inside.

The setting seemed to be a modern city, not feudal Japan, and it was humans wielding these weapons against demons.

The style felt like a VHS-era OVA — dark, gory, and moody. I probably watched it dubbed, on TV or a rental tape, in Croatia/Central Europe, so it may have come through European distribution.

Any ideas? I've tried searching myself with no luck, and I'm happy to answer follow-up questions if any detail might help jog something.

Kupujem novi bicikl nakon što sam skoro 10 godina vozio svoj Haro Flightline One.

Treba mi nešto za grad uglavnom, ali da može i na makadam tu i tamo, po mogućnosti da je malo uspravnije sjedenje... Budžet mi je cca 500€. Visok sam 183cm.

Po mogućnosti da mogu probat i kupit u Zagrebu. Opcija je i polovno.

Da li netko zna neki dobar specijalizirani servis za Toyote u Zagrebu?

Nedavno sam kupio Rav4 iz 2012 i iako je u jako dobrom stanju, htio bi ga odvesti kod nekog tko poznaje te aute da ga temeljito pregleda i preventivno sredi sve što treba, jer bi ga htio vozit još neko vrijeme.

Ne mogu smislit ove sve nove suvove i crossovere s malim prozorima i 10cm od poda... Čini mi se da je ovo zadnji moderni suv koji se neće raspast ako odem na makadam 😆

I almost died laughing when they were talking about the plan to dig up the bones, it was Boyd and someone else, and they said something like "Yeah but how do we know the people in the chamber will be safe once they dig up the bones?"

And then Boyd said something like "Well it's just how they work, ok?"

And that's the show, pretty much lol.

I bought a used 2012 rav4 about 6 months ago. Great condition, 2.2 d4d engine, awd, limited trim. 175000km. No rust or corrosion, car drove great.

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After I drove it for a week or two, I noticed that the coolant kept disappearing. The car never overheated, the oil was clean. I figured out that the coolant was being pushed out of the coolant tank, which meant that the head gasket was busted.

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So my mechanic changed the water pump, thermostat, and the headgasket. The head was tested and machined. They said that it was warped.

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So after that I've been driving the car for months, the coolant level hasn't changed, and the car drives fine.

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So my question is - should I keep the car or get rid of it? What are the chances of it happening again?

Trenutno vozim rav4 iz 2012., 2.2 d4d AWD, i trebam noviji auto.

Razmišljam o opcijama već neko vrijeme, imam budžet od oko 16000€ ukupno, nakon što prodam Rav4, i sad ozbiljno razmišljam o Kia Sportage, 2021, 1.6 dizel, automatik, ima još nešto garancije.

Što mislite?

Nisam oduševljen kako auto vizualno izgleda, ali Black edition sa crnim felgama je prihvatljiv. Treba mi auto koji je noviji, ima mjesta u gepeku, nije nizak krov i da je dovoljno podignut od poda za makadam i šumske ceste, i da je ok na autoputu. Po gradu ne vozim često. Rav4 je užasno glasan i neudoban na autoputu.

Gledao sam i novije Tucsone i cx5 benzince, ali su i jedni i drugi preskupi u odnosu na Kiu, za isto godište i opremu...

Gledao sam i starije xc60 i v60 cross country, ali to mi je isto malo puno novaca za aute stare 10 godine i 200000km što mogu dobit za novce koje imam...

Kad nekako sve uzmem u obzir, ostaje Sportage 😆