The Second Official Car Thread

[mcwhitt]

yeah it is just lowering springs, will probably get some coil overs somewhere down the line

[CasterTown]

That e30 is savory

[Chrith]

very tempted to do a small lift on my car and slap on some bigger tires. something along the lines of this

[SACTO skim]

Holy shit that video.

[CasterTown]

also this is why hill climb is fracking awesome. dat sound

DAT RPM

[skimiks]

lately i have become obsessed with hill climb. its just awesome in every way

[SACTO skim]

I just can't stop watching that video....

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[tommygallagher]

thinking about buying this car that has a double of dents. is it hard to change the driver side fender by yourself? its a 2003 wrx.

probably not, but that era WRX(not STI) has a tranny problem. both heard that on here, and my friend had one and it fracked up at the time, but it eventually just blew a cylinder lolzzzz

[skimiks]

I just can't stop watching that video....

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this ones even better. i believe its been posted in here before. when i t takes off i literally jizz my pants

2:00 is when it takes off

[SACTO skim]

I...holy... I have no comment.......
I am now going to spend quite a bit of my time at work watching these.....

[tommygallagher]

first one was better.
frackkkkkkkkkkkkk I can only imagine how far off from the stock engines these are haha

[SACTO skim]

They sound should like straight F1 cars....... Diffuser on the second one is incredible...
I thought this one on a race mini I'm shooting was big for a small car.....

Rear Tease this time :: Mini Cooper S :: Foreign AutoHaus by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr

[hobo]

so my sister is about to start driving and i may be in the market for a new car. my budget will top out at about 20k but obviously anything under is much better. i currently drive an 04 saab 93 and need something that is hopefully similar or better in performance but is really good in the snow cuz im moving to colorado next year. suggestions needed

and right now we may be thinking another saab, subaru(not a fan unless wrx), and possibly something like a highlander. any help will be greatly appreciated.



also this is why hill climb is fracking awesome. dat sound

you can find an 04-06 sti for around 20k, and probably an 08 wrx for 20k. But wrx's are like 25k new..

[CasterTown]

I think diffusers look SO cool. Too bad its only a matter of time before people start putting them on civic dx's and ruin it.

[paddymack]

you can find an 04-06 sti for around 20k, and probably an 08 wrx for 20k. But wrx's are like 25k new..

All WRX's have glass-jaw transmissions (02-07 for sure, not sure if they changed in 08). The STI transmission is leaps and bounds from the WRX's. There are 2010 WRX sedans in my area for 25k, try close to 30 for a new on nowadays. Hobo is pretty much on the money though...

[hobo]

i wish sti's would depreciate in value more so i can has one

[GnipGnop]

Why would you buy another Saab? The company is bankrupt and only the Chevy sold ones are having their warranties honours. Parts are going to be ridiculously expensive as a result.

Chrith, they sick with a lift, but you can wave bye-bye to decent gas mileage.

Trevor, they sound like F1 cars because they use ex-F1/Indy engines. Amazing.

[SACTO skim]

I'm starting to like these hill climbs more and more

Go Audi Hmmmm

[GnipGnop]

I can't embed this video, but I've never seen a car outside of a drag car accelerate like this. It's a hillclimb with a V8, and a helicopter turbine dedicated to spinning the turbo at full boost. Watch the video. It's so fast it doesn't make sense....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFNnXOAAhWI

[skimiks]

Why would you buy another Saab? The company is bankrupt and only the Chevy sold ones are having their warranties honours. Parts are going to be ridiculously expensive as a result.

Chrith, they sick with a lift, but you can wave bye-bye to decent gas mileage.

Trevor, they sound like F1 cars because they use ex-F1/Indy engines. Amazing.

cuz they arent too expensive and the older ones are fine. plus we have known our mechanic for like 25 years and he can get us anything. but yes they did go out of business. i like my saab cuz for the price its relatively fast, comfy, good looking, and is super safe. plus insurance isnt awful

[GnipGnop]

Ahhh. Having a mechanic like that is sick.

[skimiks]

any just wait. watching hill climb videos has led to many missed school assignments...


yeah like he comes over once a year for dinner. super close friend

[zeus]

i personally think you can get a lot more awesome out of 20k than a saab

[skimiks]

yeah i would do that if i wanted to save a bunch of money. what i have found are some audi s4's for just about 20k. idk i am lost

[tommygallagher]

All WRX's have glass-jaw transmissions (02-07 for sure, not sure if they changed in 08). The STI transmission is leaps and bounds from the WRX's. There are 2010 WRX sedans in my area for 25k, try close to 30 for a new on nowadays. Hobo is pretty much on the money though...

And in all honesty, it would be smart to look for one that is bone stock. Better chance of the owner not driving it as hard. Like when I was looking for a car I was seeing all these WRX/STI ads saying something along the lines of "can handle 21psi of boost" I would just stop looking at it.

[dan.nj]

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Thanks to Exile for the sticker btw

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I love hitting deer. This was only at 40mph but didnt even have time to hit breaks. I hope I killed that stupid frack.

[tommygallagher]

yeah i would do that if i wanted to save a bunch of money. what i have found are some audi s4's for just about 20k. idk i am lost

e46 3 series. So many M3's are to be had around that price with ~60k miles

[shin-n]

Just finished paying off my Xterra. I do a lot of driving so Im thinking about getting a smaller more fuel efficient car. Thinking about a Mini Cooper especially with the special they are having with the $249 lease with no down payment. What do?

[tommygallagher]

I've driven a mini cooper s and it was pretty fun, atleast for the stick.

[Walruz996]

Shit that sucks Dan.

I've driven a Mini S, it's fun but feels really small, the interior is pretty wacky too. I'd test drive a GTI, they're really fun to drive and have great interior.

[GnipGnop]

I priced GTIs recently, and they're close to $44,000! Down the road at the Subaru dealership, they had 2010 WRX STIs going for well under $30,000 with a couple thousand KMs. As much as I like GTIs, they are incredibly expensive for what they are. I know they're well built and all, but almost $50,000 for a hot hatch (or decently warm hatch to be accurate) is ridic.

[Chrith]

spend under 10k and get an outback. use the other 10k on beer

[Skimobx13]

My dad got a new 2012 Kia Optima today! Used GoPro to take the pics.

[ankskim]

i think it looks pretty good. im happy with the outcome. grille is black as well.

got pulled over already for the tails. well that was short lived.

[tommygallagher]

I priced GTIs recently, and they're close to $44,000! Down the road at the Subaru dealership, they had 2010 WRX STIs going for well under $30,000 with a couple thousand KMs. As much as I like GTIs, they are incredibly expensive for what they are. I know they're well built and all, but almost $50,000 for a hot hatch (or decently warm hatch to be accurate) is ridic.

I thought GTI's went for like 23. Sure it wasn't an R32?