speaking of corollas
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after five long months of searching, I finally found something to replace my 240SX.
[QUOTE=Al_Borland;39490480]speaking of corollas
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after five long months of searching, I finally found something to replace my 240SX.[/QUOTE]
AE86 or AE92?
[QUOTE=Ridge;39490394]Would like a GTI, but I don't want to spend more than $25k, all taxes and fees included. Looks like they start at $24,600 :suicide:[/QUOTE]
have you tried looking at cars that are 1-2 years old? Where I live, there a bunch of 2012 GTIs with like 10k miles for around $20 grand. You still get warranty.
AE86
[QUOTE=Al_Borland;39490549]AE86[/QUOTE]
Paint it white, Initial D.
So I went and picked up a free Honda H23A1 with 5 speed trans for free, while I was there he gave me a bunch of other garbage for scrap metal. Among that was a JDM Skyline R32 GTR LSD differential (didn't come with the other stuff) with 411 gears in really grimey but good condition. They can go for $500 in nice condition so I plan to reburbish it with a good clean and some paint, quite the score in my opinion.
[QUOTE=>VLN<;39488095]Aren't Hyundai's and Kia's known to "fall apart" after a certain number of miles? Or was that just their cars from the 90-mid 2000's?
I am pretty sure I've heard several times never to buy older used ones because of that reason.
How about a subaru?
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Buy the subaru. subaru suubbbaaarrruuuuuuu.[/QUOTE]Subarus are fuckin great cars. The oil filters on most Subarus are located right by the exhaust, which is not so great :v:
Great cars when they aren't blowing headgaskets
Installing headers on a FWD 90* V6 is a HUGE pain in the butt. :v:
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;39488122]I don't know about america, but Hyundai in the UK have a 7 year warranty as standard.
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it was either kia or hyundai that have that i dont remember[/QUOTE]
It's the Kia. Hyundai has some sort of 5-year triple warranty, though, don't know what that means.
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Have you learned to not buy a vehicle with anyone unless both of your names are on a Marriage certificate yet?[/QUOTE]
My mom and are both owners of my bike, if you're under the age of 18, you have to get permission from your parents to buy a vehicle here, and we apparently did it wrong somehow, so now we both own it, which means I can't sell it without her consent. (she doesn't have a bike licence, though, so I don't have the same problem as he does, luckily)
[QUOTE=Al_Borland;39490549]AE86[/QUOTE]
shit, looks like i'm gonna have to get off my ass and fix mine already.
Anyone have a opinion on a Nissan Maxima from 2000 and up?
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As a first car
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with a VQ35DE
[QUOTE=Koenigsegg;39497179]Anyone have a opinion on a Nissan Maxima from 2000 and up?
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As a first car
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FWD boring machine.
Anything new made my Nissan has been ass lately aside from obv the Skyline. At least get a G35 Skyline
[QUOTE=sHiBaN;39497426] At least get a G35 Skyline[/QUOTE]
Way more expensive than a Maxima.
Yeah, I'm trying to go cheap while still having some tunability, hence the VQ35.
I could tune the top end, then get a 350z later and just swap what i've already done.
[QUOTE=Saber15;39497657]Way more expensive than a Maxima.[/QUOTE]
That is why I've more or less given up on asking the people in here for advice. I say I want a ~$20k car for work and they suggest a Challenger R/T.
Really, get the car you like and want. Advices are just advices, look at reviews and consumer reports of said car.
The most important thing is that you get a decent car that is up to your and only yours tastes. People here just suggest things they like.
[QUOTE=Ridge;39497998]That is why I've more or less given up on asking the people in here for advice. I say I want a ~$20k car for work and they suggest a Challenger R/T.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Koenigsegg;39497179]Anyone have a opinion on a Nissan Maxima from 2000 and up?
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As a first car
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As a first car it is great. There is no reason to have a RWD because you think it is fun to do stupid stuff in. If you want to waste money then sure get a RWD when you are young and drive the piss out of it until it falls apart in 2 years, else get something that is RELIABLE and gets decent gas mileage and drive it nicely for 5-10 years or until you can afford something new.
I loved my Nissan Altima and would have driven it til the thing blew up. It was front wheel drive, but I never worried about it starting in the morning and I never worried about anything else.
The only problem I had with it in 6 or 7 years was the valve cover gasket failed and it cost me $13.25 to replace it.
As a first car you can't go wrong with a Nissan that was taken care of.
Get a throwaway car(Grand am/cavalier/cutlass/any of the other $800 90's GM shitboxes) and shut the fuck up.
[QUOTE=Ridge;39497998]That is why I've more or less given up on asking the people in here for advice. I say I want a ~$20k car for work and they suggest a Challenger R/T.[/QUOTE]
You have to keep in mind the average age of Facepunch though... Teenagers often just want to throw money at a car that is "fast and powerful" or get something crappy and dump tons of money into it instead of finding something reliable that will last them until they get a good job to replace it.
There are so many cars for $20,000 to choose from if you want something reliable and comfortable.
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[QUOTE=Concur;39498403]Get a throwaway car(Grand am/cavalier/cutlass/any of the other $800 90's GM shitboxes) and shut the fuck up.[/QUOTE]
Throw away car?! I remember back in the early 90s we bought a brand new Oldsmobile and that think was awesome. The engine would outlive the car, those things would literally run forever!
[QUOTE=Concur;39498403]Get a throwaway car(Grand am/cavalier/cutlass/any of the other $800 90's GM shitboxes) and shut the fuck up.[/QUOTE]
honestly wish I'd gotten something like that instead of my ae86...
Buy 500$ grand am, put nothing in it, drive it till the lim gasket on the 3.1 drowns the engine. Sell it for scrap for 150-250$.
all my fuses are good... Fuck me.
Now I need to inspect the 4x4 changer, and get my dad (electrician) to help diagnose the passenger seat issue
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Two people killed in a Lamborghini after they lost control on the open road, crashing into a Nissan GT-R on the opposite side of the divided highway.
[I]It's the same Lamborghini I took a picture of the day before at a car show[/I]
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[QUOTE=WolvesSoulZ;39498556]Buy 500$ grand am, put nothing in it, drive it till the lim gasket on the 3.1 drowns the engine. Sell it for scrap for 150-250$.[/QUOTE]
Or do what I did and make a $200 profit on one after beating the shit out of it for a year.
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Two people killed in a Lamborghini after they lost control on the open road, crashing into a Nissan GT-R on the opposite side of the divided highway.
[I]It's the same Lamborghini I took a picture of the day before at a car show[/I]
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Its a sign. You have seven days to live.
So i ordered some leds for my car from ebay , which i know is pretty hit and miss to begin with. The fucker lied and declared the value for customs as $65 when i only paid $10. Tax and Duty was more than the bulbs. Shittttty.
[QUOTE=Squad;39498412]Throw away car?! I remember back in the early 90s we bought a brand new Oldsmobile and that think was awesome. The engine would outlive the car, those things would literally run forever![/QUOTE]
Oh god... All FWD GM products from the mid-80s up to the early 2000s were pretty bad. The 2.0 and 2.2 engines were gutless but long lasting until the head gaskets went (~150k). The 60-degree V6 is pretty garbage, the 2.8 were bad about bending, breaking, and chewing up crankshafts. 3.1/3.4 blew intake gaskets and front/rear main seals like no tomorrow, as well as head gaskets. Then there was the 3.3 and 3.8 "Pontiac" V6, which were bad about spinning bearings and leaking from a lot of places on the oddly-designed coolant system (Seriously, what's the fucking deal with the little water log at the back of the heads? Ugh those are a bitch). The "Oldsmobile" made "Quad 4" line jumped time like no tomorrow and went it jumped time it bent, snapped, or dropped valves. About the only good motor you could get was the C20GET, and it wasn't even an actual US-made GM engine, it was made by German-based Opel and loosely used the 122 engine architecture.
Oh, there was also the Iron Duke they used in some of their FWD cars. But that engine is seriously a joke. Anyone who swears by the Iron Duke needs to try out some of the better GM four cylinder platforms before they end up ruining their credibility and lives on using Iron Dukes in things.
Nowadays GM has a solid platform, with the whole "Vortec" lineup (and other engines added to the Vortec line because Atlas isn't cool enough for the US or some shit). But back in the day they made absolutecockups for engines. I mean, they were using tech from 1955 in their V8/RWD cars up until 1998! Ridiculous. Sure, if it's not broken, don't fix it and all, but the small block was a heavy, wheezy, outdated, dinosaur-juice gulping excuse for an engine. Especially in a post-70s world. It could hardly pass emissions and it was so watered down by that time that it simply wasn't fun. But now we have a great set of engines for every GM product, so hey. It's not so bad after all.
Anyways, point being, as far as 80s and 90s GM products, those things are built like tanks. Unfortunately they built the motors with popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue. Never in a million years should a FWD 90s GM car be outlived by its engine -- that would just mean someone deliberately trashed the body or something.
[QUOTE=bradley;39499392]Oh god... All FWD GM products from the mid-80s up to the early 2000s were pretty bad. The 2.0 and 2.2 engines were gutless but long lasting until the head gaskets went (~150k). The 60-degree V6 is pretty garbage, the 2.8 were bad about bending, breaking, and chewing up crankshafts. 3.1/3.4 blew intake gaskets and front/rear main seals like no tomorrow, as well as head gaskets. Then there was the 3.3 and 3.8 "Pontiac" V6, which were bad about spinning bearings and leaking from a lot of places on the oddly-designed coolant system (Seriously, what's the fucking deal with the little water log at the back of the heads? Ugh those are a bitch). The "Oldsmobile" made "Quad 4" line jumped time like no tomorrow and went it jumped time it bent, snapped, or dropped valves. About the only good motor you could get was the C20GET, and it wasn't even an actual US-made GM engine, it was made by German-based Opel and loosely used the 122 engine architecture.
Oh, there was also the Iron Duke they used in some of their FWD cars. But that engine is seriously a joke. Anyone who swears by the Iron Duke needs to try out some of the better GM four cylinder platforms before they end up ruining their credibility and lives on using Iron Dukes in things.
Nowadays GM has a solid platform, with the whole "Vortec" lineup (and other engines added to the Vortec line because Atlas isn't cool enough for the US or some shit). But back in the day they made absolutecockups for engines. I mean, they were using tech from 1955 in their V8/RWD cars up until 1998! Ridiculous. Sure, if it's not broken, don't fix it and all, but the small block was a heavy, wheezy, outdated, dinosaur-juice gulping excuse for an engine. Especially in a post-70s world. It could hardly pass emissions and it was so watered down by that time that it simply wasn't fun. But now we have a great set of engines for every GM product, so hey. It's not so bad after all.
Anyways, point being, as far as 80s and 90s GM products, those things are built like tanks. Unfortunately they built the motors with popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue. Never in a million years should a FWD 90s GM car be outlived by its engine -- that would just mean someone deliberately trashed the body or something.[/QUOTE]
I wish I could remember what the engine is, the 3300 or 3400 something like that, i've seen with godly amount of miles on them, still running absolutely fine. Yeah, a lot of their cars were absolute shit, but if you got the ones that had the good engine in it, they would run forever.
The cars themselves were absolute tanks, so yeah I agree with you there, but I've seen a couple with like 300,000+ miles on them still running.
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