Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[pagani123]

Just now, byalexandr said:

Ew I don't like the Z3 at all. The S2000 is pretty nice but I don't have that many good experiences with Hondas (the CRV we used to have was pretty poopy and underpowered).

 

The car doesn't necessarily have to be a coupe or convertible, just a regular car.

Yeah I am not a big fan of the clown shoe look either but I like the way it sounds (with aftermarket exhaust) . 

[bcredeur97]

4 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Ew I don't like the Z3 at all. The S2000 is pretty nice but I don't have that many good experiences with Hondas (the CRV we used to have was pretty poopy and underpowered).

 

The car doesn't necessarily have to be a coupe or convertible, just a regular car.

S2000 is plenty powerful enough, almost twice as fast as a miata lol. also the S2000 is like the king of autocross if you decide to do that. 

[byalexandr]

15 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

S2000 is plenty powerful enough, almost twice as fast as a miata lol. also the S2000 is like the king of autocross if you decide to do that. 

Well the thing with the S2000 is that most of them are way over-valued down here. People think they're special (which they are) but they're not anything extreme. So you get prices like this:

 

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Honda-S2000-d596

[AlwaysFSX]

39 minutes ago, TheClueLessMajority said:

I think my pickup (or my what is left of a pickup) has a main seal leak, I noticed a puddle of oil under it and I looked and it's leaking about 1 drop of oil every second or two, I've been poking around and the only option seems to be take out the engine and replace the thing, that's a problem, I can't take the engine out myself and I don't have any friends, I am NOT selling the truck and I don't want to pay someone ∞ amount of money to do it, I found a Main Seal Leak repair thing, pour it in the oil and it fixes it, but that is only for minor leaks, any advice?

Go top -> down in your engine bay to verify where it's leaking from, usually with an oil leak you can't use a quick fix additive to stop it. That stuff just doesn't work.

[FuzzyYellow]

Walmart has a bunch of synthetic oil on sale. Mobil 1 full synthetic is only $19.99 a jug.

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-5W-30-High-Mileage-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5-qt./17018131

[CantThinkOfAUserName]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

not worth $30k... i know its been cared for but it's still been sitting and will need new fluids and stuff

LOL at spending 30k for a aged Miata  hahaha Seriously its so retarded its making me lmfao just my 2 cents.

[bcredeur97]

28 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Well the thing with the S2000 is that most of them are way over-valued down here. People think they're special (which they are) but they're not anything extreme. So you get prices like this:

 

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Honda-S2000-d596

for that you can buy a miata and turbo it lol

[warmmilk]

got some new parts for the Miata

with custom spring rates (still waiting on the Swift springs to get here)
 

 

 

 

@bcredeur97 @MEC-777 @vinyldash303 @terrytek

 @chaozbandit @AlwaysFSX @vetali @thats all i can remember now...

[bcredeur97]

@warmmilk it even looks waaaay nicer/higher quality than the Fox one's lol

 

nice though gotta get that 1.5G miata eh? 

[FuzzyYellow]

12 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

got some new parts for the Miata

with custom spring rates (still waiting on the Swift springs to get here)
 

 

 

 

@bcredeur97 @MEC-777 @vinyldash303 @terrytek

 @chaozbandit @AlwaysFSX @vetali @thats all i can remember now...

those badges are dope.

[warmmilk]

16 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk it even looks waaaay nicer/higher quality than the Fox one's lol

 

nice though gotta get that 1.5G miata eh? 

I wish, but realistically, I don't think RS3 have 1.5G in them... maybe a spike, not sustained though

[bcredeur97]

11 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

I wish, but realistically, I don't think RS3 have 1.5G in them... maybe a spike, not sustained though

you're probably right lol

[warmmilk]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

you're probably right lol

did you order your wheels and tires?  when are they supposed to arrive?  the Kumho V720's right?

[bcredeur97]

Just now, warmmilk said:

did you order your wheels and tires?  when are they supposed to arrive?  the Kumho V720's right?

yeah we ordered them. idk they haven't shipped yet. (not a big deal tho)

 

Can't tell you you'll see when they arrive

[warmmilk]

4 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

yeah we ordered them. idk they haven't shipped yet. (not a big deal tho)

 

Can't tell you you'll see when they arrive

its the Kumho's...

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, warmmilk said:

its the Kumho's...

discount tire is mounting and balancing them for free since they do that if you order wheels and tires from them guess that makes it take a bit longer for shipping but hey, that's another $100 or so we saved right there so we're super happy lol

 

And again, can't tell you what they are

[terrytek]

4 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

NA Miata with 120 original miles? Sounds perfect to me

 

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5831363069.html

damn, i can't believe i missed that. but seriously, that's one clean ass miata. like how did someone just leave it like that? still wouldn't buy it for that much.

2 hours ago, byalexandr said:

Okay, FINALLY getting a car this Saturday. Even took work off for the day so I could go with my dad to look at cars (and I think the whole process takes a few hours as well so...)

 

I have like $2,700 saved up but my dad says he wants me to have a good running car so he is going to help me out with the financing. I just don't really know what car I want, and my dad is asking me as well.

 

I would love a WRX but that price is out of the question, even if it is my favorite car. The only WRX I'll be finding is salvage title ones with tons of miles on CL.

 

I was thinking of a Miata since they're relatively abundant, especially ones that have manual transmissions. But I can't really think of anything else that I want. Maybe a 3-series but they get expensive to maintain after a while, not really any with low miles either. I couldn't really find any other Subarus like the Legacy or anything either.

 

Any ideas? I guess my buying range is anywhere from $5K to $10K. Probably best to keep the price low though. The only thing I REALLY want is a manual transmission. Other than that I don't really care as long as it's not a Civic or something. I'll probably be getting it from a dealership if anything.

i was gonna say protege es with a manual 2.0, but those can be found for 3 grand. i would definitely say legacy gt. you can find one in a wagon or sedan, and if you look hard enough, a manual wagon gt. those are cool as hell.

[warmmilk]

7 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

discount tire is mounting and balancing them for free since they do that if you order wheels and tires from them guess that makes it take a bit longer for shipping but hey, that's another $100 or so we saved right there so we're super happy lol

 

And again, can't tell you what they are

its ok, I know they're kumho's...  

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

damn, i can't believe i missed that. but seriously, that's one clean ass miata. like how did someone just leave it like that? still wouldn't buy it for that much.

i was gonna say protege es with a manual 2.0, but those can be found for 3 grand. i would definitely say legacy gt. you can find one in a wagon or sedan, and if you look hard enough, a manual wagon gt. those are cool as hell.

imagine the guys face when you offer him $10k for that miata. because that's what it's worth to me lol

[warmmilk]

4 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

NA Miata with 120 original miles? Sounds perfect to me

 

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5831363069.html

30k???  its still a Miata... not to mention the worst color combination..  then again, the guy willing to pay 30k for it is prolly the guy that thinks thats a good color combo

[terrytek]

4 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

imagine the guys face when you offer him $10k for that miata. because that's what it's worth to me lol

i mean the most i'd offer that car is 17.5k.

[terrytek]

poor ecoboost  

 

[AlwaysFSX]

[AlwaysFSX]

6 minutes ago, terrytek said:

poor ecoboost  

"Small engine running far too much boost, repeated story at 11."

[RevoltTrain]

2 hours ago, byalexandr said:

Ew I don't like the Z3 at all. The S2000 is pretty nice but I don't have that many good experiences with Hondas (the CRV we used to have was pretty poopy and underpowered).

 

The car doesn't necessarily have to be a coupe or convertible, just a regular car.

You okay with a FWD car?