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>VW but cheaper and even worse

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>>16188764
>Skoda
>not the best VW subsidiary

>>16188830
Sound logic from Mr. Neutron.

leafblower

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Weld half a corolla onto the front for dat mad AWD rally handling.

Good shocks, reasonable springs, a good alignment to TRD street performance specs, and then some of the great tires available on the market today, and you can corner as well as the reality of shitty road conditions and unpredictable traffic will let you. If you find yourself running out of brakes (unlikely, I expect you to be laughably slow like 95% of street drivers) get some street/track pads and good rotors. You don't need bigger calipers for touge speeds, you just need the heat capacity that rotors and race pads offer.

My recommendations:
ST springs OR Ground Control coilovers on Koni Yellows, with 150-200 lb/in front and ~300 lb/in rear spring rates. Unless you're on a smooth paved track, you're just going to skitter over ripples in the pavement with the high spring rates that are in vogue with import tooners. Just leave the rear sway off. A stock sway is ok to have, mine had one, but you really don't need an aftermarket sway bar.

Hankook RS3, Dunlop Star Spec ZII, BFG Rival S, all tires available in 205 and/or 225 width on a 15 rim. 15x7 with a 205 fits these cars so well. You can use a 15x8 and upgrade to a 225 tire in the future if you want, but that's really overkill grip for the street unless you're making big power. Stick with a 200 treadwear tire, it makes 90% of the difference over the stock car. The suspension and other bullshit just makes you feel like a real racer.

Drop some weight. 2200 lbs is easy to achieve with wheels, gutted trunks, tubular exhaust manifold and lightweight exhaust, and by not buying a faggy t-top or sunroof car. I highly recommend a lightweight flywheel, even if you're not going to swap motors etc.

Fix your loose shitty suspension. Twosrus has every part needed to make it as tight as new again. This is critical on a 4 wheel macstrut car, because there's not much holding those wheels in alignment.

>>16188636
Just drive home you pussy.
Or go the auto part store and top it off.

I wouldnt. But try and fill up your radiator if you are going to try and make it home

>>16188636
pour water in there & you should be fine for 15 minutes of light driving

when you get home/the auto parts store drain the water and put actual coolant in there

if you don't have water available then you should probably kill yourself as you are living in a third world shithole

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>>16187439
Were they Black Lions?

Have some on my DD. Name is adequate given the level of fucking tire roar

>>16187647
Nah, they were Sentury, which is a Discount Tire exclusive, but they also make Delinte and Landsail according to their website, not that I've heard of either.

They will be shit at every aspect.
Though I am tempted to buy some Nangkang AR-1s.

get new tyres before you kill yourself degenerate

>>16187432
>>16187432
just deflate it partially so it rubs on the sides of the tires

>>16187432
Yes
Zero
No
Faggot

caliper rebuild kit

>>16187249
I just said you can't find them in kits

>>16187024
Bruh I don't even think that is an individual part you can order. You would have to buy a new complete caliper. Also, a caliper rebuild kit wouldn't do shit as they just tend to be for wearable items like rubber seals

Citroen Traction Avant

>>16186876
>ran when parked

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>>16186876

>>16186792
>>>/lgbt/

>>16186792
WOW good job OP! maybe now you can stop being a pussy and can learn to drive on a racetrack like a man.

>>16186792
lol I remember this. some guy claiming this was his 9.999 run for his 911 turbo, when it was actually a GT-R. nice meme anon!

>>16185772
UAZ 469

>>16185772
And a VW Type 2 T3 minibus, when you get a wife and 4 children.

>>16185859
You mean UAZ-452?

fuck ya'll im pushing lemons on ya bitch ass

Get really good at talking to people. Sound confident. Attend local public speaking events.

protip: majority of salesmen don't know jack shit abut cars nor give a single fuck about them

>>16185314
no. just get a civic for 3k.

>>16185314
No. Objectively a bad car compared to others in its class.

my dad just picked up an 08 Rabbit for work

it's a fun car, but there are other options.

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>>16185308
Also go some new Yokohama S-Drive tires for my mags. Quite a size difference.

This isn't fucking Wordpress faggot,
kys

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>>16186458
Fuck off nigger I'm asking for auto advice about my transmission.

I imagine it's pretty plug and play. You can probably find those head units for $10 or sneak out of a junk yard. But really they are total shit. Buy a decent aftermarket head unit. Single din and you get extra storage space.

I know on the older P71's with the thin fleet radios they had a different plug, I believe the 2011 was the same way. You're most likely going to have to do some cut/splice work.

Also, look for an escape audiophile unit, much better than the stock radio.

>>16185158
>>16185165
Its hard to find aftermarket with tape decks. Seems weird to really want one but I've always wanted a tape player in my car. Got a ton of tapes from my uncle way back and dont have anywhere to play them. Its why I mentioned this one from Mercury in specific.

In the end I guess I'll just do whatever works so long as I get a cd player or an aux port at least. Just only having the option to listen to radio makes me wanna blow my brains out.

Wash biweekly, car isn't worth a wax. Clay bar it when I first bought it, really brought out the shine.

>>16185072
i wash it once a week, dont wax because im too fucking lazy but i know i should

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>>16185072
i always keep a coat of wax on the car since the clearcoat was in a bad shape when i got it. i try to wash it every week and it rarely goes unwashed for two weeks unless during winter.

winter prep looks like this:
>high quality soap&wax
>auto polish/buffing agent: WonderWheels paintwork color restorer
>wax: WW perfection resin polish
>durable protective coat: WW paintwork sealant

i used to i usually did 3 coats of auto polish when i got it but on cars in good condition it will definitely eat up your paint super fast.
try to stay away from some waxes during the cold months since some showroom will wash right off

C7 Stingray

a Japanese one

Miata