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>asking if tires are shit after buying them

>>17730660
>buying anything besides michelin
shiggy diggy

>>17730671
Well, if they are i just won't buy them again lol. Easy lesson to learn, they're still fun to drive and super cheap.

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good luck with maintenance

>>17730055
Thanks.

>>17729991
depends. are you going to do the work yourself? do you have friends who know them well who can help you? theyre mostly popular because of their power plant and looks not because they come from the factory durable and easy to work on.

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>>17729999
This

I own pic related. I don't necessarily love them but I don't hate them. I'm conflicted about recommending them to people. It depends on your mechanical ability and what your goals are. Sometimes it'd be much more cost effective to LS swap a car, or buy something like a GTO, corvette, or build a SBC in a third gen, etc.

$10,000 would be fine for what you want to do.
They are good cars to mod with a huge aftermarket.

However they're mostly popular, as the first response said, just because they have the power plants they do, and people like the way they look. Also just because of the fact they're camaros/firebirds.
People dont necessarily like them for how easy they are to work on or because they're bullet proof.

In a T56 fbody. Plan to replace the factory clutch $300-1000 depending on what you do. Plan to either keep replacing $100-300 10bolt rear ends or to put in a 8.8", 9", or 12 bolt rear end ($1000-4000 depending how fancy you get and if you're buying a complete swap in rear or fabbing your own setup).
At this point too most T56 cars unless babied or trans serviced already a lot of their synchros and shift forks are getting worn so you might even be budgeting a rebuild.
They also commonly have issues with hydraulic pressure and you should plan to install an improved tick master cylinder unless it already has one.
The transmissions themselves in good health are very strong.

If 4L60E, plan to rebuild it at some point if you're beating on it. Stock 4L60E's perform decent and take a little beating but regardless torque will kill them eventually. The nice thing is building a 4L60E to handle decent power is way cheaper than building a T56, strong rear end, and having a good clutch.. You will obviously need to plan to buy a good stall and trans cooler. Trans cooler will also prolong the life big time of a stock 4L60E.

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>>17729999
I will try to do most work myself
I have friends into cars but mostly 4cyls and a couple mustang friends. I have one friend with a third gen but he hasnt ever modded his much.
>>17730030
thanks this is the kind of info i was lookin for. Sounds like the auto will be least headaches which im fine with. I just want to be able to run 11s or so without power adders .
and i actually have a little 98 civic for a daily driver that i can drive whenever needed i just want to be able to trust the fbody to drive on nice days and cruise on road trips

>What other cars does it compare to

Legacy GT and Volvo S60R

>Better

Being heavier, bigger, with a more delicate/unreliable motor (even compared to Turbo Subarus) isn't a advantage.

>>17729794
As >>17729821 said, it's not a rally car like the EVO or STI, and it's not a hot hatch like the GTI, Golf R, and Focus RS.

The engine is known for being one of the least reliable Mazda engines out there and parts aren't cheap because there aren't a lot of those engines out there. The car is heavy. The AWD isn't as good as Mitsu or Subie AWD.
Get a Mazdaspeed 3 and be quiet. The 1st Gen was fwd but had a mech LSD so you really can't go wrong.

The Mazdaspeed 6 is ideal for the guy who loves going fast in a straightline but lives in a snowy/icy place. The S60R is the perfect comparison to this.

I was looking at a Mazdaspeed 6, SRT4, and WRX and the first car I eliminated was the MS6. Then I just found a super nice WRX for cheap before a better SRT4 popped up.

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Wax exist for a reason

its hard on the vehicle if you live in a very sunny area. it would be worth getting a cover for it

I bought a used shitbox on Craigslist where the only real flaw was sun damage, on the roof and hood. Is there a way to reverse the effect without a repaint?

>>17727120

$5K

>>17727120
It's totalled

>>17727121
>>17727123
wtf, this is unfortunate...

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>>17727003
3k civic with a few simple mods

>>17727003
SC400

>>17727003
>>17727025
Unironically this.
It crosses off all your boxes. If you want to put a turbo on it you can with plenty of money to spare. With a small turbo you can still keep it a s a reliable daily driver.

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>>17726058
Better angle

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>>17726058
>>17726060
>buy American car made by Italians
Clearly a gullible retard.

>>17726079
Melanin rich American detected

>>17724472
because they dumb

>>17724472

Its the fast lane, duh!

>>17724472
>why do americans do this

Ftfy

Im high just not in milage

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>odometer doesn't even work anymore
160,000+ reporting

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honhonhonhon

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>>17720917
Merci Twingo

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Kia spectra for 15$
should i?

>>17719979
Not bad

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>"the car is 16 years old but i put some mods on it so id like $5k more than what it was sold for when it was new"

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Mine

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>>17711269

What is this? fuckin gay pride parade?

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>>17711269
I won't make fun of your group cause I have no group for anyone to make fun of.

I could take a picture of my miata sitting by itself in a parking lot, would that count

>>17735664
>drive both
>pick one you like better

It's not that hard you idiot

>>17735664
post your local craigslist

>>17735664
>1st gen nissan cvt with more than 20k
id much rather get a mexican owned riced out 240sx, it would be far more reliable