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[iDeFecZx]

21 hours ago, 711jrp said:

I ran them on this 540/6 drift daily and they were great almost as good as the pss09s on my M5 at a quarter the price

 

Recommend the 39 40i?

Considering them alongside the E38 740i which is my main choice but may get a 5er instead depending on whats about when im buying

[Votivee]

On 7/15/2019 at 3:49 AM, pinksnowbirdie said:

I know I've been all over the place in what kinda car I want to be my first car but now I'm really cozying up to the idea of a 3rd Gen 4Runner, although I wouldn't be able to afford as good of an example. I'm trying to stay under $5k.

Have you looked into older jeeps at all? I'm pretty experienced with them and they are pretty good vehicles with similar body style to the 4runner. I've owned 2 2005 Grand Cherokees, my mom had a 2010 Limited GC and my step dad had a 2004 Limited GC. If they are maintained correctly they are pretty decent vehicles, but parts can be expensive for them. If you are looking for good mpg, they are not the vehicle you're looking for. Wranglers seem to be pretty cheap, WK's with 100,000 miles on them go for $3,000-4,000 in my area.

 

I got pretty lucky with mine, Limited version with 40,000 miles and the 5.7 Hemi. Bought it last summer off an old guy that used it for church, in basically brand new condition minus the brakes. Paid $6,000 for it and I expect it to last me a long time. Scoots along pretty well for it's size, doesn't even seem to be phased towing a uHaul trailer to college every year. My step dad's 2004 with the 4.7 v8 H.O. was (or felt) wicked quick, but I think that's because it was missing like 75% of the body due to rust His ran to 275,000 miles before the rear axle went bad and he ditched it. Engine still ran great.

 

Just a heads up that if you live in the rust belt make sure you wash the thing like every couple of hours, Jeeps are absolutely horrible when it comes to rust.

[711jrp]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Recommend the 39 40i?

Considering them alongside the E38 740i which is my main choice but may get a 5er instead depending on whats about when im buying

Very much so , beat the snot out of that one with a welded diff for nearly five years and then sold it to a guy in the club, only problem is over here is the 6 speeds are getting very hard to find and people are wanting a lot for them now. I replaced that with a E61 535d and have to say it's better in every way, even the box is pretty good for an auto.

[iDeFecZx]

7 hours ago, 711jrp said:

Very much so , beat the snot out of that one with a welded diff for nearly five years and then sold it to a guy in the club, only problem is over here is the 6 speeds are getting very hard to find and people are wanting a lot for them now. I replaced that with a E61 535d and have to say it's better in every way, even the box is pretty good for an auto.

Is there much to look out for with them other than rust? Not too fussed about what gearbox as its gonna spend most its life commuting 

A 740i sounds a bit excessive but I've wanted one for years definitely think the 38s are the best looking BMWs of recent times

[711jrp]

6 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Is there much to look out for with them other than rust? Not too fussed about what gearbox as its gonna spend most its life commuting 

A 740i sounds a bit excessive but I've wanted one for years definitely think the 38s are the best looking BMWs of recent times

The only serious rust issue is the jacking points other than that they are structurally very good, on the cosmetic side, some can be a bit Archie and can start in the petrol flap or the panel under the boot. funny enough the early cars seem to be better than the facelifts in general. BTW that's my pals E38, either would be epic.

 

[handymanshandle]

19 hours ago, Votivee said:

Have you looked into older jeeps at all? I'm pretty experienced with them and they are pretty good vehicles with similar body style to the 4runner. I've owned 2 2005 Grand Cherokees, my mom had a 2010 Limited GC and my step dad had a 2004 Limited GC. If they are maintained correctly they are pretty decent vehicles, but parts can be expensive for them. If you are looking for good mpg, they are not the vehicle you're looking for. Wranglers seem to be pretty cheap, WK's with 100,000 miles on them go for $3,000-4,000 in my area.

 

I got pretty lucky with mine, Limited version with 40,000 miles and the 5.7 Hemi. Bought it last summer off an old guy that used it for church, in basically brand new condition minus the brakes. Paid $6,000 for it and I expect it to last me a long time. Scoots along pretty well for it's size, doesn't even seem to be phased towing a uHaul trailer to college every year. My step dad's 2004 with the 4.7 v8 H.O. was (or felt) wicked quick, but I think that's because it was missing like 75% of the body due to rust His ran to 275,000 miles before the rear axle went bad and he ditched it. Engine still ran great.

 

Just a heads up that if you live in the rust belt make sure you wash the thing like every couple of hours, Jeeps are absolutely horrible when it comes to rust.

Nah I’m pretty set on a 4Runner lol

[iDeFecZx]

3 hours ago, 711jrp said:

The only serious rust issue is the jacking points other than that they are structurally very good, on the cosmetic side, some can be a bit Archie and can start in the petrol flap or the panel under the boot. funny enough the early cars seem to be better than the facelifts in general. BTW that's my pals E38, either would be epic.

 

You know the owner too? One of the lads I work with told me both cars are his brother in laws. the black one has like 45k on it or something

[chaozbandit]

 

Replica Veneno

[Bitter]

I'm getting excited for TOTD in mid August, I hope the weather a d traffic are good! Never driven it, last time I was down there I got sick the day of the cruise and stayed in.

[bcredeur97]

4 minutes ago, Bitter said:

I'm getting excited for TOTD in mid August, I hope the weather a d traffic are good! Never driven it, last time I was down there I got sick the day of the cruise and stayed in.

we have abbreviations for tail of the dragon now.

wow

[711jrp]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

You know the owner too? One of the lads I work with told me both cars are his brother in laws. the black one has like 45k on it or something

The Ti one is owned by a guy called Jay and he is on Dibs custom cars stand at most of the showns, I haven't done any shows this year because of a new jetski has been keeping me busy. must be the same guy.

[Bitter]

20 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

we have abbreviations for tail of the dragon now.

wow

Have had for a long time....? Like at least 10 years lol.

[dcgreen2k]

Sad to see my Paseo go, but I finally sold it today for 1500 dollars. It was an amazingly fun car to drive with all 100 of its supercar-destroying horsepower and we had plans to turn it into a track car, but now I have my Corolla which could be just as capable someday.

 

 

 

[terrytek]

1 hour ago, dcgreen2k said:

Sad to see my Paseo go, but I finally sold it today for 1500 dollars. It was an amazingly fun car to drive with all 100 of its supercar-destroying horsepower and we had plans to turn it into a track car, but now I have my Corolla which could be just as capable someday.

 

 

 

that looks like a basic ass econobox, so i'm surprised it has a sunroof to begin with wow

[iDeFecZx]

30 minutes ago, terrytek said:

that looks like a basic ass econobox, so i'm surprised it has a sunroof to begin with wow

Are cheap cars not allowed sunroofs?

[Bitter]

Love Paseo. 4efte turbo swapped are quick death traps lol

[dcgreen2k]

2 hours ago, terrytek said:

that looks like a basic ass econobox, so i'm surprised it has a sunroof to begin with wow

Heh. "Basic"

 

Sounds like you need to drive a Paseo and experience it for yourself.

[Beef Boss]

Little question, could someone find a transmission filter for my trans? The transmission listed on all the websites does not match the labels on my car.. Any help? Would be appreciated. 

 

Spoiler

 

[Bitter]

Listen, those Paseo were GREAT cars. You got that indestructible Toyota reliability going on with a car that weighs about as much as a fart that has multiple higher power engine swap options easily available. You can swap the 4E-FTE, you can turbo the 4E-FE, there's the all motor 5E-FHE, and all the A series engines swap in easily as well so you can run a 4A-GE and it's variants or a 7A-FE for bunches of torque. Of course because the A series fits that some crazy bastards have swapped the 3S-GTE in there as well, basically it seems like any Toyota transverse 4 cylinder from about 1980 onward to about 2000 will fit into the Starlet/Tercel/Paseo and weighing in at under 2200lbs, that's a fast little fart.

[wANKER]

It would seem the previous owner of my bike wasn't one for cleaning his front sprocket..... 

 

[Bitter]

12 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I say this in the most endearing way possible- Toyota NutHugger

Any of the tiny cars that you can swap engines into like they're Lego's are great though. Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi. You know you can swap a 4G63T into a fucking Mirage?

[chaozbandit]

[Bitter]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I present to you sir- the LS family of engines and the Corvette, Camaro, and the GM series of trucks

 

Not to mention the Northstar swaps into the Fieros

 

Less legoey than Honda, but the same amount of Lego as Toyota

With the exception of the Fiero those all CAME with a V8 install already or as an option so the swap is just one V8 for another and GM pretty much recycles the same bell housing patterns except in a few instances like FWD LS stuff. I'm talking about different families of engine entirely, like the Jaguar AJ V6 in a Miata would be akin to the 3S-GTE in a Tercel/Paseo. That's like...3 families of engine away from the E series that came in that car stock. Toyota, at the time, had roughly 3 common family of 4 cyl in the 80's and 90's for FWD (and mid engine too). The E series, the A series, and the S series. Generally speaking the E's went in tiny cars, the A's in medium cars, and the S's in larger cars. So a Tercel had a 4E-FE, a Corolla had a 4A-FE, and a Camry had a 5S-FE, if we're confining it to economy base engines. So stuffing a S into a Tercel is quite amazing given the E and S engines have ZERO similarities and yet it fits without a bunch of tube frame fabrication hoopla.

[AlwaysFSX]

21 hours ago, terrytek said:

that looks like a basic ass econobox, so i'm surprised it has a sunroof to begin with wow

rood

[Bitter]

23 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

And at the end of the day it would still be a Tercel. 

 

Much like with LS swaps- everybody wants the good engines with the toyota setups. I'm using hondas in place of the toyota engines simply because I know more about them. Nobody's gonna go looking for the lame K24 or the single cam D16/D17 to swap into a miata in the same way you're not gonna see many people puting your E series into a big car. 

I wasn't talking about putting the little 100hp 4E into a Camry lol. I was talking about putting the 3S-GTE from a wrecked Carlos Sainz Celica GT4 with anti-lag enabled into a Paseo and then rallying the shit out of it because it weighs 2,000lbs and now has 300HP.

 

I'm sure people do swap a K24 into a Miata, same as people swapping a 7A-FE into a MK1 MR2 or into a AE86, sometimes torque and cheap is better fit to your goals.