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Twinjibber77Yeah, I just sold my Evo X with tasteful mods. I can honestly say it was a great purchase and DD for a long time, but it was just as good, if not better to sell. I'm going to have to do really well with money in the future to get something that I will have as much fun in. I definitely miss driving it already, but the only thing about the car itself I miss is the leather recaros.
If you want to remind yourself what a money pit Evo's can be, join some of the facebook groups. Shit is absurd.
Oh I know. Everytime I drive next to an Evo and roll my windows down to hear it, I go home and search craigslist for Evos—then I see everything broken on all of them and remember why I didn’t get one.
the engine swap thing with Subaru’s is true. Building a motor to make power isn’t so bad, but needing a transmission swap on top is ridiculous
Well my bosses at the detail shop picked up this thing yesterday, very happy for them and to be able to walk in every morning to see it along with whatever other nice cars they're working on.
Twinjibber77Yeah, I just sold my Evo X with tasteful mods. I can honestly say it was a great purchase and DD for a long time, but it was just as good, if not better to sell. I'm going to have to do really well with money in the future to get something that I will have as much fun in. I definitely miss driving it already, but the only thing about the car itself I miss is the leather recaros.
If you want to remind yourself what a money pit Evo's can be, join some of the facebook groups. Shit is absurd.
I’m renting this M4 vert in LA right now. The baby blue on red interior is fucking stunning, handling is fantastic and S55 burbles are pretty good but N54 sounds better and too much tech as usual.
when you roll up to a red light whether in gear or neutral, the car shuts off to save gas I guess—takes a bit to get used to and if you’ve driven BMWs chances are you have PTSD from the other times aBMW suddenly shuts off..
It also vibrates the steering wheel if it thinks you’re cutting someone off, or if you’re switching lanes even if the next lane is empty if there’s someone in the furthest lane it thinks you’re gonna crash. Kinda stressful especially driving around in Los Angeles where you have to drive aggressively. Also gives you a flash on the dash if you’re tailgating someone.
I rented this convertible to see if either I decide they’re awfully impractical, or maybe my wife will still like it and here I am still wanting a N54 vert
Titus69
Well my bosses at the detail shop picked up this thing yesterday, very happy for them and to be able to walk in every morning to see it along with whatever other nice cars they're working on.
My favorite Ferrari. The 812 is badass but F430 is timelessly beautiful.
theLiquorI’m renting this M4 vert in LA right now. The baby blue on red interior is fucking stunning, handling is fantastic and S55 burbles are pretty good but N54 sounds better and too much tech as usual.
when you roll up to a red light whether in gear or neutral, the car shuts off to save gas I guess—takes a bit to get used to and if you’ve driven BMWs chances are you have PTSD from the other times aBMW suddenly shuts off..
It also vibrates the steering wheel if it thinks you’re cutting someone off, or if you’re switching lanes even if the next lane is empty if there’s someone in the furthest lane it thinks you’re gonna crash. Kinda stressful especially driving around in Los Angeles where you have to drive aggressively. Also gives you a flash on the dash if you’re tailgating someone.
I rented this convertible to see if either I decide they’re awfully impractical, or maybe my wife will still like it and here I am still wanting a N54 vert
My favorite Ferrari. The 812 is badass but F430 is timelessly beautiful.
Yeah things really damn pretty, still think the 458 is my favorite modern ferrari but I'm happy my boss finally reached a big goal of his. Hopefully get to drive it soon but wont be surprised if I don't.
TnskiGot a Cherokee th last summer and last week destroyed the paint on an overgrown road I couldn't back out of. It was inevitable but so soon. Bummer.
Getting those scratches out from trees are a big ol bitch
Finally picked myself up a 2016 GT-R. 16k miles one owner private party from a gentleman in Georgia. Im pretty happy with it. I've put about 2k miles on it over the past couple months, the small quirks are starting to come out. Hopefully a louder exhaust helps with the small rattles and such.
MoosenFinally picked myself up a 2016 GT-R. 16k miles one owner private party from a gentleman in Georgia. Im pretty happy with it. I've put about 2k miles on it over the past couple months, the small quirks are starting to come out. Hopefully a louder exhaust helps with the small rattles and such.
I feel like i havent seen you post in years since you were building tuners and shit. Congrats on this thing though, i don't care if people say theyre overrated or overpriced, i drove an 09 one with a loud ass exhaust and holy fuck was that car addicting, would love to see how a more modern one feels.
Titus69I feel like i havent seen you post in years since you were building tuners and shit. Congrats on this thing though, i don't care if people say theyre overrated or overpriced, i drove an 09 one with a loud ass exhaust and holy fuck was that car addicting, would love to see how a more modern one feels.
Thanks man! I'be just been grinding and managing a dealership as well as doing my tuning business. 25 has been a crazy year so far! This is one of the threads I stay "active" in. But here comes ski season!!!
Still have the GTI from last page. Still need to install the twintercooler and dogbone insert. Also have drilled rotors and red stuff pads that will go on with next oil change.
Have really enjoyed the mazda cx5. For an SUV the handling is great, AWD is solid, just enough room for 5 people and ski gear but still small enough to park in the city. This is also my first car with fancy stuff like radar cruise control, cross traffic sensors, and auto high beams. While its pretty quick I do miss having at turbo for that 60-80mph passing acceleration.
I forgot about this thread! Traded my WRX for this 6 speed 340ix M sport. The upgrade only cost $8k and car had half the miles of my Subaru, not to mention all the better features. BMW depreciation (and Subaru resale) is retarded.
Absolutely can’t wait for ski season with this. Already have downpipe, fueling and now tempted to get at least a ported turbo right off the bat. Need to wrap or dip it before winter. I cant wait to bring shame to BMW community
Still whipping the old landcruiser. Swapped out the box/tent combo from a few pages back to a platform rack. Also just put on sway bar quick disconnects and have a winchplate for behind the stock bumper in the works.
I currently drive a 2003 Chevy Avalanche. It's big and squishy and slow and has many electrical gremlins and leaky and the AC doesn't always work and there this weird feedback that comes through the speakers that varies directly to the throttle position, and it's kinda rusty and rattles a lot.
Hoping to drive it until it is dead and in the meantime set aside some money so that I can replace it with a sensible, modern, safe comfortable car and a super simple, 2wd, manual, 2 door small truck, ideally a 1990's Toyota.
My main whips are bikes tho, I probably drive my truck like 2 days a week
k-robit's worth a little over 8 grand (at the moment), it weighs a little over 14 ounces, and i've pushed it to a little over 100km/hr
oh yeah, and it only cost me $1250 (it's nice having pro friends).
yeah no, this bike is not worth 8 grand, found the exact same model and unless you've injected liquid diamonds into the frame. it's a cap. found for 2,700 max
Sold my beloved Tacoma that I posted above. Going with a big boy truck for the future camper setup. Also going to change this thing cosmetically a ton. Wheels, tires, TRD pro grill, etc
.nastySold my beloved Tacoma that I posted above. Going with a big boy truck for the future camper setup. Also going to change this thing cosmetically a ton. Wheels, tires, TRD pro grill, etc
Just bought this ‘07 4Runner a couple weeks ago. Was driving a 2000 Subaru forester for a few years, and got a call from my brother while I was living out of the state this summer that it was on fire on the freeway. So I bought the goat as soon as I got back to Utah first week of September. Lifted her up, got some new wheels and tires on her. Excited to see what else happens to it.
cayenne diesel incoming! pickup friday, had to get it on winter tires, not summer as snow has finally arrived.! it will be my first diesel with good milage (had the merc GLS v8 twinturbo diesel which was fascinating poor)
Older models were twin turbos more specifically in Audis. Always called a single turbo a big turbo. This is just a 1.4L TSI DOHC 16V. Doesn't accelerate nearly as fast as my 2002 V6 Honda Coupe SE, but that was an automatic 2.3 L 200 HP SHOC 24V. I literally get double the MPG in the VW.
Definitely enjoying a manual more, but nowhere near the speed of the automatic V6 Honda.
zuesOlder models were twin turbos more specifically in Audis. Always called a single turbo a big turbo. This is just a 1.4L TSI DOHC 16V. Doesn't accelerate nearly as fast as my 2002 V6 Honda Coupe SE, but that was an automatic 2.3 L 200 HP SHOC 24V. I literally get double the MPG in the VW.
Definitely enjoying a manual more, but nowhere near the speed of the automatic V6 Honda.
Gotcha, I’m very familiar with the platform I have a mk7 GTI, wasn’t sure if it was an upgrade. Typically “big turbo” means you have an aftermarket turbo upgrade
