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no

cars are better now and theyre not going back

>>16169194
What you should be wondering is whether Trump will make the grey market great again, God can only hope

Trump's not gonna do shit lol

within a few minutes I need to let this guy know whether or not I'm gonna buy his shitbox celica.

I have $2400 to my name, and the car costs $1500, I can sink the remaining $ into the car after registration/insurance ~$200

I should probably get something reliable to get me through college, but after my old car broke down and I sold it, my mother gave me our old family shitbox to use so I have fairly reliable transportation

I can either get a nice, low mileage 1996 corolla DX or something of that nature, or I can get a old-ass RWD Celica with 300k on it, but with the 22re rebuilt with all new seals, gaskets, honed/machined etc. A number of other things to bring it up to shape
All maintenance records and no rust

I kind of want to be spontaneous and be Takumi, because the car is basically an AE86 but also basically a Toyota pickup so I figure it would be pretty reliable

This decision will certainly have a profound impact on my life, presently and in the future - I can take the plunge in owning an 80's japbox project, or stick with the safety of a reliable commuterbox

First few replies decide my fate, i know it's a slow board

pic related, the celica

>>16169081
I also decided to get high as fuck for the first time in a while after looking at the car, and the whole prospect seems pretty romantic but idfk, if anyone's seen Mr. Nobody, the movie sums it up perfectly

>>16169082
>within a few minutes I need to let this guy know

Nope. Stopped reading right there. Don't fucking do anything under pressure. If he says he had another buyer let them take it. Whatever is supposed to be urgent is bull and likely meant to make you jump in feet first without thinking, so just stop and don't fucking do it. If it's still there tomorrow you can take your time and ask yourself why was the guy so desperate to unload this on me?

>19 inch wheels
>aventador exhaust
>enormous wing
>cross drilled rotors
>ALUMINUM SPORT PEDALS
>1.5T.........

>>16169054
SI BOYZ STAND UP


nobody cares about new shitbox boiracer cars when we can buy old shitbox boiracer cars

>>16169076
until the last one, I was able to accept it. but a small displacement Turbo Si seems like the car has lost everything it had special. now it's like every other boyracer car sold today.

They sell flanges that you can weld on to mate custom exhaust pieces to oem exhaust. You may still have to modify the stock exhaust, but nothing that can't be undone by the same exhaust shop.

Got those on my 15 gt, seriously loud as hell with an x pipe.

>>16169336
Is it worth cutting through your original exhaust? I just don't want to make any irreversible changes to the car.

There's an IRC but complete faggots run it, I know there's a miata discord but it's dead af.

>>16168932
might start an unmoderated discord if there isn't already one

>>16168940
I'd join

>>16168879
How the fuck do you mix up 0w and 5w? i can understand 20 vs 30.

It's fine. Enjoy the less wear on cold starts and better mpgs.

>>16168879
Drain it. Re-fill with 5w-30

>>16168860
It's a hell of hassle to gut a car on your own. Folks probably don't have the time anymore.

>>16168860
>Is scrap metal worthless now?
yes
Google it you dummy

>>16168860
Price of scrap has never recovered after it nose dived after the Beijing Olympics.

>>16168648
3rd gen a best.
Newest one is pigfat and hideous with the beak and tiny windows.

>>16168655
Is 14k cdn way too much to pay for a 08 tl with 98k kms, super clean?

>>16168705
Manual or auto?

>tfw used to be a drug addict
>tfw in my fucked up state of mind, decide to take my chrysler 300m "drifting"
>had no idea what drifting actually was so i just went into an empty parking lot, engaged my emergency brake, and hit the gas
>actually works for a few seconds and make some smoke
>hear a loud pop
>e-brake no longer works
>keep in my mind e-brake wasn't actually an e-brake lever in the middle, it was some stupid tab you pulled out next to the steering wheel

that was the extent of my drifting career

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>>16168578

But anon...how can anyone be this dumb?

tfw 6 speed accord

Hahah, yeah. sure.

Its too little too late.

Why would you buy a Nismo Sentra when you could spend less money and buy a

>Leftover 2016 Civic Si
>Fiesta ST

Or the same amount for a

>WRX
>Focus ST
>GTI

?

>>16168500

Every NISMO package is just appearance and trim. Just buy the SR Turbo for like $3000 less.

>>16168500
Seriously? They wait over 5 fucking years to bring this out? For what? To use the fucking Juke engine? Holy shit they're so fucking out of touch its insane

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Always had a soft spot for the Eclipse

That car is fucking sack

You get in an accident with that car you're getting rekted man fuck that shit yolo not to mention bitches might think you're gay or some shit driving that car I'm not with that shit

>>16168339
I used to think they were pseudoferraris when I didn't know anything about cars.

Any year C3 will be fine if you just want a car that looks cool and don't care about stock performance. 74-79 are the worst since they have the least amount of power and most weight. Bad front end causes lots of lift at higher speeds without a front spoiler. 80-81s are the best of the classic Corvettes. Lighter and more aerodynamic than previous years. L-82 and a four speed is the combo you want. The 82 comes with the awful Crossfire Injection and auto only. 68 is a horrible year and the 69-72s are overpriced.

C4s are a huge improvement over the C3 if you're interested in those. 84-87s are cheap but the 88s got aluminum heads, updated suspension, and wider tires. 89 was the first year for the ZF6. And 90-91 have the updated interior and 245bhp out of the L98. LT1s have 300bhp but you have to deal with the Optispark.

>>16168875
>Lighter
How?

C4 bro, it's your best chance at air conditioning.

>>16168023
Buy a civic for 3k instead. You don't need awd.

>>16168047
I live in New England and the winters here are nasty and AWD helps a bit.

>>16168054
Snow tires.

>>16167813
Fix the cat. You can get an oem replacement for $440 plus a $150 core charge.

Gut the cat and flash the code with. A scanner tool

>>16167869
>$440 plus $150

yeah no.
My car is worth $1500 and theres nothing wrong with it mechanically

Im not putting 600 freedombucks into my shitbox for emissions shit

>>16167669
You aren't smart enough to work on cars, give up.

>>16167669
go to how stuff works and start from there

>>16167669
https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained