The Second Official Car Thread

[SACTO skim]

OEM+ is what I live by, very simple mods and clean.

I don't know if anyone is on Luxury4Play, but someone I met in LA is umm "modding" one of his Veyron's

http://www.luxury4play.com/supercars...t-we-game.html

[GnipGnop]

Holy shit! Tires alone for those things are 20 thousand euros, and I believe the yearly service is like 40 thousand euro. Whoever is doing that has more money than I can comprehend...

[SACTO skim]

Yes this guy does, I mean he has 3 Veyrons. You can do so much good with that kind of money, but hey its his money. Also he spend 200k on wheels, soooo that will make the 1.5k for wheels and tires seem a little better aye?

Trying to set up a photoshoot with his cars though, that would be just right haha!

[Sir Daily]

Few random pics of my room mate's car

[SACTO skim]

I like the stash!

Picked up a A3 this morning, manual, sport, navi, pretty excited actually.

[CasterTown]

^Nice going with the manual. Thats going to be a sweet ride. You can make them pretty quick too

[brett00]

wow congrats on the audi!!

[SACTO skim]

Thanks! I am happy to move over to Audi, not sure why I didn't earlier. This car is surprisingly quick as is.

I will be doing some simple mods first, gotta decide if I want performance mods. Remember this is my daily for good mpg and practicality.

[CaboWabo]

So looks like I'll be running the miata in STR class (new mx5s, s2ks, ect)...need exhaust, coil overs and eventuality some lighter wider wheels/tires, amongst other stuff. Already has some Kumho Ecstas on it, such a fun frackin car!

EDIT: That A3 is sweet. I wish I could afford something like that or a 5door WRX, something with power/handling and more practicality, but this will do for now. Still can't believe how damn fun this thing is to drive. With power steering being the only installed option and a previous owner adding the Torsen limited slip differential it's as bout as light as this year model MX5 could get. The only thing that sucks is the only power it makes is between 4500-7000 RPMs. It's funny how much it comes to life once it hits 4500 rpm, it just gets much more aggressive and perkier.


Day time shot.

[SACTO skim]

Ah man have fun! Those cars must be like go carts on the track.

[SACTO skim]

Waxed,polished,Debadged,stickered. Next is finish painting interior trim, detail wheels, darker tint, clear corner for now.
Tried to attach the image and failed so here link

[brett00]

came across this pic on a forum today. audi goodness

[nukka-cp]

Few random pics of my room mate's car

That;s a clean soobie. Do you have engine specs on it? Looks somewhat not stock.

[SACTO skim]

@Brett : did you see it on L4P? I remember ADV1 posting that car, its pure sex (rarely use that motto) I should be picking up some H&R Sport Springs for my A3 end of this week.

First time seeing the Aventador and SHIT!

Lamborghini Aventador :: SEMA 2011 :: Las Vegas by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr

[ankskim]

i saw a GTR on the home today

[SACTO skim]

Saw a 2013 Bentley Mulsanne during my lunch, co worker left his DPE Wheels card so now we wait for a call haha

[SDSkim]

[CasterTown]

bwahahah loled at yao ming on the speedo.

[SACTO skim]

Bump this car thread with a perfect S5 that drove from San Fran to Sac to shoot

[SACTO skim]

Saw a 2013 Bentley Mulsanne during my lunch, co worker left his DPE Wheels card so now we wait for a call haha

I forgot I posted this! So 2 days after putting the DPE wheels business card on the Bentley we received a call and now in the middle of a deal to sell DPE's in his shop. Also planning a photoshoot with many of his cars/customer cars

[irollgen4s]

Holy frack that s5 is pure sex. And i'm really not a fan of audi's.

[SACTO skim]

Yeah that car is perfect, one of the reason's I switched from BMW to Audi.

Under the Clouds by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr


S5 :: San Francisco by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr

[irollgen4s]

I just can't get into AWD. it's too easy to drive comfortably, plus getting sideways in a RWD is always way more fun.

[SACTO skim]

Yeah thats true, AWD's are fun cause you can smash around much quicker with out worrying about loosing it and hitting a wall or going down a hill :/

=(((( by Trevor Thompson (old flickr), on Flickr

[irollgen4s]

I forgot all about that accident. But i meant in most cases, i know it doesn't always help. It tends to be easier to be consistent with AWD over RWD.

[SACTO skim]

Haha I know, RWD is definitely more fun no doubt about that! I miss my RWD car for sure.

[Joey Peters]

Sacto, What type of camera should i pick up for anywhere under 900ish. (body and lens) I'm mostly going to be shooting cars and lifestyle type stuff. I also want something that handles low lighting well.

[Joey Peters]

Civic owners, enlighten me. I'm looking to get a 2dr 2006 With EX trim. In addition to this it also has a navi system built in. Looking at paying $13,500. It has 63k miles on it. Carfax says 1 owner, no accidents, and was taken in to dealer at 50k miles for replaced brakes and other standard maintenance. This pricE sound about right?

Don't. That is super overpriced. I had an 06 Si, Clean title, never been in a wreck. Flawless all around, that i just sold for 14k. With quite a bit of stuff done to it.
I had some one offer me 2500 for just my wheels and tires before i sold the car.




Performance
-60mm apexi N1 Full exhaust, Cat delete.
-strup headers
-injen replica CAI pipe, with Fujita dry flow filter.
-corport short throw shifter/ and shifter bushings

Suspension/wheels
-17" Work vs-xx. x9 in the rear, x8 in the front, +30 offset. Wrapped in brand new 205/40's up front and 215/40s in the rear. just finished in a real candy teal paint.
-Buddy club N+'s, One rear dampening knob is broken, easy fix.
-Skunk2 rear camber arms
-Ingals front camber kit


Other
-8000k 55w DDM tuning HID's
-Front lip drop down painted black and rear diffuser painted black- HFP front lip is going to be on soon.
-Intake manifold cover painted black
- Real jdm front badge.










Btw, my car looked 100x's better before i sold it. I spaced out the front wheels a little bit, Lowered it way more in the front and a little in the back. Shaved and rolled the fenders all around. camber was aorund -2.5 in the rear and -2 in the front. With a HFP front lip. Stance was almost on point. But it just never got there. And i still have yet to buy a car....

[tommygallagher]

Never found a g35 that was good?

[SACTO skim]

Sacto, What type of camera should i pick up for anywhere under 900ish. (body and lens) I'm mostly going to be shooting cars and lifestyle type stuff. I also want something that handles low lighting well.

I recommend a Canon t2i or t3i, they are great cameras and are affordable. Also they shoot HD video which is actually really good. Go out during black Friday and find some deals

[CasterTown]

Don't. That is super overpriced. I had an 06 Si, Clean title, never been in a wreck. Flawless all around, that i just sold for 14k. With quite a bit of stuff done to it.
I had some one offer me 2500 for just my wheels and tires before i sold the car.




Performance
-60mm apexi N1 Full exhaust, Cat delete.
-strup headers
-injen replica CAI pipe, with Fujita dry flow filter.
-corport short throw shifter/ and shifter bushings

Suspension/wheels
-17" Work vs-xx. x9 in the rear, x8 in the front, +30 offset. Wrapped in brand new 205/40's up front and 215/40s in the rear. just finished in a real candy teal paint.
-Buddy club N+'s, One rear dampening knob is broken, easy fix.
-Skunk2 rear camber arms
-Ingals front camber kit


Other
-8000k 55w DDM tuning HID's
-Front lip drop down painted black and rear diffuser painted black- HFP front lip is going to be on soon.
-Intake manifold cover painted black
- Real jdm front badge.


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Btw, my car looked 100x's better before i sold it. I spaced out the front wheels a little bit, Lowered it way more in the front and a little in the back. Shaved and rolled the fenders all around. camber was aorund -2.5 in the rear and -2 in the front. With a HFP front lip. Stance was almost on point. But it just never got there. And i still have yet to buy a car....

Being close to stock actually often makes your car worth more, especially with civics... Mainly because people often do silly stuff to civics like put wider wheels in the back

jk, but kind of srs... why wider wheels in the back? My Si's default is understeer on any low-speed corner.,, on anything faster it is actually phenomenally well balanced...

[Joey Peters]

I recommend a Canon t2i or t3i, they are great cameras and are affordable. Also they shoot HD video which is actually really good. Go out during black Friday and find some deals

My friend has a t2i and i've shot with it a few times, i really like it. BUT, i found a good deal on a d5100, and it beats the t2i in almost everything.

[Joey Peters]

Being close to stock actually often makes your car worth more, especially with civics... Mainly because people often do silly stuff to civics like put wider wheels in the back

jk, but kind of srs... why wider wheels in the back? My Si's default is understeer on any low-speed corner.,, on anything faster it is actually phenomenally well balanced...

I know Si's are semi quick, fun little cars, but not FAST. So i didn't really care if was hurting the performance because i never tracked or autoX'd my car. I love the look of "stanced" cars. Always have. Right now im looking at an 07 4dr si with 60k miles for 12...

[CaboWabo]

Even miatas understeer from the factory, it's for safety. Can be fixed with a proper alignment, but doing something that defies the characteristics of your car purely for cosmetic reasons is dumb as frack. Can't wait to throw some bronze 15x7.5 6ULs on the miata with koni sports...Mmmmm...that's a ways out though.

[CasterTown]

I know Si's are semi quick, fun little cars, but not FAST. So i didn't really care if was hurting the performance because i never tracked or autoX'd my car. I love the look of "stanced" cars. Always have. Right now im looking at an 07 4dr si with 60k miles for 12...

The Si is not a street car. Its not fast the way a v8 mustang is fast, but take it to the mountains where it belongs and have fun with it.
A lot of "fast" cars get embarrassed by Si's / s2000's / miatas in the hills. I know from experience