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03-26-2008, 06:25 PM
stereotypes are based on reality lmao
poncho I found the radio im still looking for the rest of the shit Matt you still want that radical, hit me up im off this week www.czech-it-out-graphics.com 1/29/07 never forget....TTT  Bringing old know-it-all blow hards back to reallity at a forum near you "Always Imitated, Never Duplicated" 
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03-26-2008, 10:37 PM
Cool. LMK. Thanks
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03-29-2008, 11:19 PM
Remember a little while back Dave was bragging about how much he enjoyed 300. Well I came across some 300 amusement...
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03-29-2008, 11:58 PM
Wooooooooooooooooooo
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04-15-2008, 02:40 PM
I'm pretty sure there are at least a couple car guys here.... Your thoughts.
I am likely going to be selling my GTI in the near future. I'm bored with driving an auto and just kind of bored with the car itself. I can hopefully get around $10k or a little more for it because it is in really good shape and low miles for an '03 at only 42k. I am looking for a reliable daily driver (so not terrible fuel mileage) but that is also fast (or can be made fast) and is fun to drive. These are my thoughts for now: Subaru WRX: I can get one around $11-12k if I really look that would be stock, or have a few simple mods. The AWD would be nice in winter. It's sort of quick in stock form and you can really get a lot out of them. From what I have heard and read they are pretty reliable as well. Lexus IS300: I have found several online with around 80k miles for an '02 right around $11k or $12k as well. It's not very fast stock but it is a nice car and it is reliable (Toyota). It has the 2JZ-GE motor in it (N/A Supra Motor) so it can be built. With little more than a head gasket to the motor itself, with a nice turbo kit and a new clutch these cars can see ~450 RWHP. Granted, that will take the price of the car from about $11-12k up to around $20k, but it wouldn't be done right away. Reliability will go down a bit as with any high powered boosted car, but you can always turn the boost way down for daily driving. Lexus SC300: This is starting to seem like the best option. It would be somewhere between a '92 and a '97 to make sure it was manual. It *might* have a 1JZ-GTE (2.5L turbo Supra motor) or a 2JZ-GTE (3.0L turbo Supra motor) already swapped into it, or it may have a 2JZ-GE already turboed. There is a lot of people who have made these their project cars and now want something new. I can get into a pretty close to fully built car with ~400 RWHP for around $10k. That would leave room for anything that might go wrong and chances are that insurance would be cheaper since it is an older car (even though it is a 2 door coupe and the IS300 is a 4 door sedan). I was a bit worried about miles on the car, but most of these have been well taken care of and have swapped motors and/or transmissions as well. I think my chances would be just as good that something go wrong on a boosted IS300 as an older boosted SC300. Thoughts or other options??
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04-15-2008, 09:05 PM
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04-15-2008, 09:55 PM
Get the WRX you wont be sorry, I have a 04 that I have put some money into not much but a couple of grand over the years and have put it to its paces. Best car I have ever driven in the winter time even over my 4x4 truck that I had with weight in the bed. Car just sits right now until it is nice outside again to pull her out then I have a new turbo that is going to go on. That should put me right around 365 to 385 HP at the rear wheel I wouldn't even be able to guess what it would be at the front. Here is a list of what I have done.
Up Pipe Down Pipe Cobb 2 computer Cat Back exhaust Coil suspension Cold air and a couple of little stuff I want to keep to my self LOL here is a list of stuff to go on this year if the funds are there LOL Biggggggeeeerrr Turbo Big Brakes Headers CF Trunk lid and hood New wheels and Tires
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04-15-2008, 10:45 PM
My thing with the WRX is that to get it to a higher performance level I will need to put at least several thousand into it, including a turbo swap. It would approach the price of having a built IS300. I don't know which I would rather have for the money. The SC300 is definitely the best bang for the buck I think.
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04-16-2008, 05:16 PM
is a 92-93 SC300 going to be reliable? if it's built, what is the maintenance/repairs going to run you?
How much have you dumped into your VW for maintenance/repairs? I would go newer (03-04) WRX and leave it close to stock for reliability reasons........ Maybe I'm just getting old...... BTW, Toughtrax's car is BA!!! 
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