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So far I have test driven none of them. If there is a good alternative please mention it

>>15796752
literally all of those current models are trash but if I had to pick something then I'd get a lexus gs

>>15796788
What do you recommend? Soup up a honda civic? I want to look the part of my career, not one of those retards who pops their hood at IHOP on weekends

Time to leave the site.

wtf i hate /o/ now

>>15796751
Lmao hektik bantz

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thanks shlomo

>>15796723
thats a lot of sanding
see how far down you can sand until the spots disappear

What the shit?

Um....I guess sanding...but try 60 grid to metal, sand-able primer, and work your way back up to 400 grit....that looks like a giant hot mess.

In an electric car it might affect range.

>>15796719
if you use your high beam switch to activate nitrous, then yes

>>15796719

Absolutely. The extra load on the alternator will cause at least a 10% drop in HP.

I only switch on my lights when I'm driving out in the country late at night and there's absolutely no other light source. Rarely turn them on in the city.

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199,000 miles and came with another dx motor and trans for $1600

Lower it. Put some nice 15 inch rotas cat back exhaust cold air intake. Pretty much it. Oh and Broadway mirror. Alarm system

body kit
altezza lights
smoke them altezza lights

>>15796461
Get all the fluids, belts, and hoses done now.

>>15796488
will do, but why now and not wait until they fuck up?
you think the car will last me atleast 2 years?

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Yeah it'll last a long time. GM motors and trannies last a long time. Be prepared for all the small electronic gadgets to break though starting with the parking brake.

How many wood screws did he use, and did he ever wear a make to weld?

>>15796316
>wood screws
is he an NVidia employee?

>>15796316
none that i saw

What kind of car is it?

In a lot of cases it can be more economical to get a whole used bumper

>>15796225
its gotta be repainted at least. If that shadow is what I think it is and its not dirt then that dent has to be popped out as well

a few hundred dollars at most. Try to make sure your repair guy is using genuine paint that actually matches your coat, shade and shit.

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>>15796235
Its a fucking saleen bumper for my slow stang. I don't want to get another bumper this time. It used to look like this. I don't have the photos how it currently looks like but will probably post those tomorrow

>>15796177
These things you've mentioned are a mix of brand loyalty and general rule of thumb stuff.

>never buy a FRAM filter
>a dealership is always out to rip you off
>don't buy frivolous and superfluous shit warranties extra from the dealership
the extra warranty shit is really stupid, had a warranty expert tell me that the blood of the bugs that hit my car is acidic enough to rip up my clear coat.

Maintenance history is a bigger factor than mileage.

GM can into engines, but not into interior quality (generally).

Ford seems to be doing pretty well these days.

Chrysler (or FCA) still can't into reliability or interior quality, but they're fucking crazy so they have a couple of gems every now and then.

Parts for Japanese cars aren't expensive anymore these days, although their interiors can feel a bit cheap.

German cars aren't a great idea in the US, but if you really must have German get a BMW or non-Chrysler era Mercedes. Avoid VW and Audi.

They're right that Chrysler is junk but so is GM. Ford was good before they started using dct automatics in their cars. Japanese cars are known to be more reliable they're really not expensive to fix although it depends on which car. Good cars should last a lot more than 100k miles

>>15796050
>Is there anything I should look out for?
A different car

>>15796050
Friend has one they seem to be decently reliable cars, he doesent know shit about cars and bought it for looks but it still runs great at 75000+ miles. The door handles tend to warp because the silver is not actually painted but is actually a foil. Other than that everyone will think you are a boy racer.

Google is your friend, this question is literally posted each week.


The 2003-2004 model motors were non rev up type producing like 287HP.
The 2005 and 2006 model years uses the higher reving motor producing 300HP.
The 2007 and 2008 used a 307HP but with slighlty less torque

The 2005 and 2006 are rev-up which are known to eat oil like crazy.

2003-2004 trannys are shit, syncros will go out, but nothing that will make it undrivable.

Anything else, probably not, look for unriced ones, vq engines are solid so high mileage is not a problem, mainly those 2 issues.

>>15796023
forgot to add, told my dad that tomorrow we are both going for a run around the backroads

>>15796019
Looks good OP, enjoy the fun car

what time stamp im not watching that whole video

i love this show

>>15795666
I was just watching that. It's the WAT guy
>Hello, my name is Michael Movine. I am a sponsored race car driver from the Detroit Metropolitan area.

>>15795675
0:30

More like overrated. It was a horridly balanced death sled, but still far too many people are jerking off about it.

this is a "humor" thread right

thats one of the mos overrated cars of all time

>>15795593
>>15795607
plebs

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>>15795474
>this is how cucked I am
pic very related

Good stuff, but they don't make a wagon version so I bought a turbo Outback instead.

>>15795667
>tfw you gf likes it when you do this to her

>>15795402

>dat pic
>tfw your SUV cost x2 what your house does

Having grown up in a trailer park I couldn't believe how many fellow poorfags could have owned a house if they didn't lease an expensive ass car or pour all of their money and welfare into a shitty Camaro that could barely leave their drive way.

I bet that thing smells like cigarettes, cat piss, cheap cologne, and the tears of the owner's 3 illegitimate children.

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Not that >>15795562

P R O J E C T I N G

>>15795402

I'd say get it caught up on maintenance first, ie baseline the fluids (front and rear diff, t-case, transmission, grease any zerks on the driveshaft), confirm t-belt has been done. Look for worn bushings on the suspension control arms.

The earl year XLS is both advantaged and disadvantaged in that it uses a simple aisin 4spd auto and manually shifted part time transfer case rather than the more versatile super-select that is solenoid controlled. The 5spd on Limiteds (and newer XLS) is very particular about fluid (Diaqueen SPIII), your aisin should be fine with any good quality ATF of the correct type.

Only once all of this is done should you move on to lifts and other fun stuff IMO.