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>>17778823
I was buying those for under 3.300 € when I was 18...a DECADE ago.

>>17778823
Seems expensive, those things are like sub 2k here.

>>17779059
Burgerland?
I don't see very many 5th gen Preludes, and when they are, the only sub 2k ones are beat to shit or out of commission.

Something about safety regulations

They didn't go out of style. Car safety regulations started to include pedestrian safety criteria and pop up headlights for whatever reason are very dangerous in a pedestrian collision so they got banned

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>>17778056
Pop-ups are kinda heavy, regular headlights can reduce weight.

Not to mention they create more air-resistance and thus make your car slightly less aerodynamic when moving, but I doubt that's one of the reasons why they're gone.

>>17778062
>>17778071

Also yeah this, apparently they're unsafe and people can get impaled on them, so a lot of safety normies don't like them. That's the real reason.

It's not popular because it didn't sell well, and was a 360 exclusive title. Only something like 20-50,000 copies sold, or at least only that many saw much use.

Made by Genki, responsible for all the Tokyo Xtremes. Import Tuner Challenge is the most accessible and probably the best entry point to the series, and actually replayable through more than one playthrough. I still play it myself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutokou_Battle_series

>>17777591
Is that 2JZ backwards?

>>17778430
Looks straight to me.

>>17777148
Literally anything else? It's worst in class.

>>17777288
In what way?

>>17777148
150
>>17777288
this, it's worse than the honda mini-van chassis truck

>prosperity
Mazda

>Taking a shit and vanishing
All the ones that aren't Mazda

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suzuki
mazda
opel
mitsu
lancia
lotus

nissan
fiat
PSA

Prosperity
Toyota

Taking a shit and vanish
Why?

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It better not be

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>>17784651

>>17784651
>retardinals
>reddit
No surprise here.

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>>17784313
what are commas

>>17784320
my whole life is a run on sentence with no punctuation anon

>>17784313
Yes, but also like PC building after a while of fucking with shit your wallet is empty and you can't afford to fuck with it. so you stop thinking about fucking with it.

Even then the only flaw with the unibody is marginally increased suspension noise compared to the earlier gen 2.
These had huge diffs, and even being 4 wheel independent, they're over build with 28 spline front, 33 spline 1 1/2" axle rear and CVs that are up to more punishment than even a typical comparable live axle SUV (as long as you don't overcapitalise with suspension lift). The 5 speed Jatco gearbox in these isn't as strong as the outgoing 4 speed Aisin (presuming you're going auto) in the gen 2, but still strong enough if you're regularly towing large caravans. The 5 speed manual is the same overbuilt V5M31 between the 2 and 3, which apart from fickle syncros in some higher mileage units won't give you any grief.
Factory 4x4 system can be a little annoying, but DIY troubleshooting them has been well documented and once you understand the setup is simple logic to fix.
The gen 3 is a much less truck like SUV to live with daily without giving up anything in capability, unless you start modifying the gen 2.

Having said all that, I've still got a soft spot for gen 2s, particularly the unicorn gen 2.5 given the choice of any Montero configuration I'd personally choose the manual mechanical 4M40 gen 2 out of simplicity and longevity.

>>17784365
>but still strong enough if you're regularly towing large caravans
but still strong enough if you're not regularly towing large caravans*
It's normally the input shaft that fails on the Jatco 5 speed if lived a lifetime of hard work.

>>17784057
One of the reasons modifying a car in enjoyable is because it's a slow orocess.
You get to enjoy and feel the difference in every modification you make. It's not close to as much fun to send it somewhere and have it come back with a ton of stuff done.

Do some bolt ons. Go coilovers, a tune, better tires and wheels, sway bars, intake and exhaust.

>>17784052
I'll wipe my ass with a twenty dollar bill you poorfag.

>>17784062
I'd rather do that with a 20 dollar bill than to give it to some retard with his cheap 20 something year old Japanese car to give me a ride.

>>17784017
I dont know anything about cars.

>>17784017
Buy that shit OP, brake pads are easy, fuses are cheap and a new radio is an opertunity to upgrade your sound system. When (if) you go to look at the car, just remember to look at everything, but from the ad it looks good.

>>17784017
>230 miles
Don't do it man, I know you want to but dont do it OP

elantra sport

elantra touring not the sport

>>17784011
Can't find any used around my area

It can and it will. Save yourself the tears and buy a Land Cruiser.

>>17783755

You aren't; they're good cars. The problem is that you're more likely to get struck by lightening than to get a good deal on an SC400 that hasn't been riced within inches of its life by a dozen pot-dealing teenagers.

>>17783755
no. they are reliable DDable cars. just don't overpay.

>>17783755
gas mileage would be bad.
gauge needle leds burn out
window sill on the door panel likes to crack
finding a clean one is hard.

if pic related, fuck no.