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[MustangManGT]

BRZ/FRS

Go test drive one

I like those, but just not enough power. Plus I need something AWD for these damn Ohio winters.

[Diesel0022]

200hp in a 2700lb N/A BRZ vs 265hp in a 3200lb FI WRX

But since you want AWD, S60 T6, 9-3 Aero, or just get a new Grand Cherokee, I think they're gorgeous

[thefleshlight]

Naw front axle

Lol missed that.

Looking into 2013 WRX sedans now. It may be my DD, but a few mods are in place if I take the plunge.

LOL sti or gtfo. WRX are not so great. Promise.

BRZ/FRS

Go test drive one

This. Local suby dealer just got one in. 28k bnib. Not too bad really.

I like those, but just not enough power. Plus I need something AWD for these damn Ohio winters.

wait.... not enough power but worried about snowy winter. oh the irony.

And it's been proven that a good snow tire on a rwd is BETTER in the snow than awd with all weather passenger tires. Blizzaks > all

[Diesel0022]

Sent blizzaks to my mom in central jersey. She asked me why I sent my tires to her house. facepalm.

My truck takes a 255/55r18 apparently.....

[thefleshlight]

Sent blizzaks to my mom in central jersey. She asked me why I sent my tires to her house. facepalm.

My truck takes a 255/55r18 apparently.....

Damn, is tiny; only 30" tall. 285/75 here, but is 16" wheels which puts me at 33" I'm gonna downgrade to 15" Dick Cepak wheels though; tires are $30+ cheaper and mounting costs for 15" vs. 16" are $5 cheaper each wheel.
I also wanna downgrade my rear wheel on my POS to 17s. 18" tires for it are almost $500 each :rape:

[MustangManGT]

200hp in a 2700lb N/A BRZ vs 265hp in a 3200lb FI WRX

But since you want AWD, S60 T6, 9-3 Aero, or just get a new Grand Cherokee, I think they're gorgeous

Parts are just too much for the S60 and Saab. I absolutely love the new Grand Cherokees. I'm trying to convince my mom to buy a new one (she has an 07' GC Limited Hemi), but they're pricey once you load it up. My mom will never sell her 07' though since it has a lifetime powertrain warranty

LOL sti or gtfo. WRX are not so great. Promise.

What's so much better about the STi? I like the 05/06s, but damn if I can't find one without a ton of miles and they still want a pretty penny for it.



wait.... not enough power but worried about snowy winter. oh the irony.


And it's been proven that a good snow tire on a rwd is BETTER in the snow than awd with all weather passenger tires. Blizzaks > all

If I was going to buy a RWD car, I would just get a used 11-12 5.0. Honestly i'm just looking for a reliable DD. I don't plan on doing more than exhaust, intake, tune, and maybe a a few other things. I still gotta empty my wallet to finish my turbo 99' GT lol. Ah, the joy and pain of a money pit.

[Diesel0022]

Damn, is tiny; only 30" tall. 285/75 here, but is 16" wheels which puts me at 33" I'm gonna downgrade to 15" Dick Cepak wheels though; tires are $30+ cheaper and mounting costs for 15" vs. 16" are $5 cheaper each wheel.
I also wanna downgrade my rear wheel on my POS to 17s. 18" tires for it are almost $500 each :rape:

Sarcasm lol that the size for her MDX

[thefleshlight]

I also wanna downgrade my rear wheel on my POS to 17s. 18" tires for it are almost $500 each :rape:

And I fukkered up; price went WAAAYYYY down on my tires to $335 ea Is good day.

Sarcasm lol that the size for her MDX

Oh okay.

If I was going to buy a RWD car, I would just get a used 11-12 5.0. Honestly i'm just looking for a reliable DD. I don't plan on doing more than exhaust, intake, tune, and maybe a a few other things. I still gotta empty my wallet to finish my turbo 99' GT lol. Ah, the joy and pain of a money pit.

The BRZ needs nothing except for maybe a slight drop and the stock wheels are kinda ghay IMO. Though the new GT is good, it's a total bro ride. Also, BRZ looks a million times better than the Rustang AND you won't find women and brobrahs driving them, at least not at the moment.

[Rodzilla01]

Just put brand new Billet Street Lite wheels on. Thought the rears seemed kinda hard to get on but didn't really pay attention. Backed out of teh driveway and heard a weird grinding noise. Fawkin Wilwood calipers grinding on the inner lip of the wheel, wtf! Boom, aluminum shavings everywhere. :feelsbadman:

[thefleshlight]

LOL
asshat. Better get the file out and go to town on them wilwoods...
or spacers.

While you're here... in that rustang you have, what brake pads did you use on it? That was streeted, yes?

[SupremeMMA]

just put brand new billet street lite wheels on. Thought the rears seemed kinda hard to get on but didn't really pay attention. Backed out of teh driveway and heard a weird grinding noise. Fawkin wilwood calipers grinding on the inner lip of the wheel, wtf! Boom, aluminum shavings everywhere. :feelsbadman:

ouch!

[Rodzilla01]

Lol, bish...

I will be filing some ish when I get home tonight. Fawk

I'm not 100% sure because I bought the car with the Wilwood setup but it is supposed to have Wilwood pads as well.

[thefleshlight]

Lol, bish...

I will be filing some ish when I get home tonight. Fawk

I'm not 100% sure because I bought the car with the Wilwood setup but it is supposed to have Wilwood pads as well.

The Wilwood street pads? The BP10s? I'm squeamish about running a $40-50 set of pads on a 500hp car. Just figured your pos is similar to weight as mine...

[Rodzilla01]

Supposed to be BP10's. If I could ever get it out of the fawkin driveway I could see how they respond, lulz...:facepalm:

[EntropyIncrease]

I like those, but just not enough power. Plus I need something AWD for these damn Ohio winters.

0-60
13 wrx: 5.9
13 brz: 6.4

worried about .5 sec? bish please

a wrx is not a good DD btw ... crappy gas mileage and heavy for 265hp. only people I can see that would buy it are people that want a useful hatchback and don't know how to drive fwd/rwd cars with snow tires, or don't know they can get a used sti in excellent shape for the price of a new one. Buy an awd car to use awd maybe 10% of the year? k no thnx

200hp in a 2700lb N/A BRZ vs 265hp in a 3200lb FI WRX

boom, see times above

LOL sti or gtfo. WRX are not so great. Promise.

used sti's are in the same price range as a new wrx. would choose neither as a DD though. planning on getting a used evo x as a weekend track warrior next year though. 26k for used ones with ~10k miles

And it's been proven that a good snow tire on a rwd is BETTER in the snow than awd with all weather passenger tires. Blizzaks > all

boom. awd doesn't help you stop in snow or on ice.

[alkemyst]

0-60
13 wrx: 5.9
13 brz: 6.4

worried about .5 sec? bish please

a wrx is not a good DD btw ... crappy gas mileage and heavy for 265hp. only people I can see that would buy it are people that want a useful hatchback and don't know how to drive fwd/rwd cars with snow tires, or don't know they can get a used sti in excellent shape for the price of a new one. Buy an awd car to use awd maybe 10% of the year? k no thnx

.5 sec on 0-60 is a LOT. I guarantee to that the AWD WRX would be more consistant with most drivers.

The BRZ is a great car, but it's a great car at it's price point and not a direct competitor to the WRX really.

Also the WRX is one of those cars that's sort of meant to be modded from the factory. In Japan's 280HP cap days almost all the cars that hit that figure were meant to be 'unlocked' by their owners.

I like my M3.

[EntropyIncrease]

I agree its not a competitor with the wrx ... I think that's why we're recommending it. wouldn't make sense to recommend a competitor in this case, namean?

if we're being cereal, the brz is more economical as a DD, the wrx is more practical with space. both are fun to drive in their own regards, but owning a wrx just means you didnt have enough money to get an sti or find a used one for cheap. awd is not necessary unless you love rallying / ice driving.

at face value (no mods) the brz is more fun / rewarding / entertaining imo.

[alkemyst]

I agree its not a competitor with the wrx ... I think that's why we're recommending it. wouldn't make sense to recommend a competitor in this case, namean?

if we're being cereal, the brz is more economical as a DD, the wrx is more practical with space. both are fun to drive in their own regards, but owning a wrx just means you didnt have enough money to get an sti or find a used one for cheap. awd is not necessary unless you love rallying / ice driving.

at face value (no mods) the brz is more fun / rewarding / entertaining imo.

Usually it's the maintenance or looks that turn the more conservative off.

I have a M3...most will say it's you couldn't afford one if you have a normal 3 series.

In that case, it's really the maintenance costs. My 40k service was $4k+

[thefleshlight]

at face value (no mods) the brz is more fun / rewarding / entertaining imo.

If you want endless lines of dick coming at you, you get the M3 or WRX

[alkemyst]

If you want endless lines of dick coming at you, you get the M3 or WRX

What do you drive bro? Most guys like to clown on the M3 today.

[MustangManGT]

The BRZ needs nothing except for maybe a slight drop and the stock wheels are kinda ghay IMO. Though the new GT is good, it's a total bro ride. Also, BRZ looks a million times better than the Rustang AND you won't find women and brobrahs driving them, at least not at the moment.

Taste is subjective...ugh I mean looks

0-60
13 wrx: 5.9
13 brz: 6.4

worried about .5 sec? bish please

a wrx is not a good DD btw ... crappy gas mileage and heavy for 265hp. only people I can see that would buy it are people that want a useful hatchback and don't know how to drive fwd/rwd cars with snow tires, or don't know they can get a used sti in excellent shape for the price of a new one. Buy an awd car to use awd maybe 10% of the year? k no thnx



boom, see times above



used sti's are in the same price range as a new wrx. would choose neither as a DD though. planning on getting a used evo x as a weekend track warrior next year though. 26k for used ones with ~10k miles



boom. awd doesn't help you stop in snow or on ice.

Not too concerned about 0-60 times to be honest, that's why I got a turbo Mustang, albeit a never ending project. A lot of WRX hate up in this mofo. I'm about to say screw it and just get an 03/04 Cobra and ride my bicycle everywhere. That **** gets unlimited MPGs

[thefleshlight]

What do you drive bro?

Before you come at me like that, ask yourself if is this the first rodeo you've been in.

Most guys like to clown on the M3 today.

Because most bmw owners are tools....

and M3 owners are the worst offenders.
Clarkson's quote about BMW owners is pretty good.

[EntropyIncrease]

bmw's ... designed by german engineers, driven by tossers

[EricTheRed]

AE Performance car collection open house:



LOL'd at Matt's statement about the maserati:

It's a piece of shyt.



so true.

ohh matt, they made the BOSS 302 from 69-70 not 71 when they made those large buick sized mustangs. Its hard to tell but i believe the one in the shot is a 70

Also, just a general warning to people wanting to buy a mystic car or paint it that way. If something happens to it there is no blending of that paint. You have to re shoot the entire car. The paint is not cheap either (its the same style paint they use in printing some forms of the american dollar bills in order to prevent counterfitting)

[EricTheRed]

Taste is subjective...ugh I mean looks




Not too concerned about 0-60 times to be honest, that's why I got a turbo Mustang, albeit a never ending project. A lot of WRX hate up in this mofo. I'm about to say screw it and just get an 03/04 Cobra and ride my bicycle everywhere. That **** gets unlimited MPGs

have you looked into a mazdaspeed 6? AWD and 6 speed. Also, the MPS 3 isnt bad with snow tires

[thefleshlight]

bmw's ... designed by german engineers, driven by tossers

And this is the bottom line

Also, just a general warning to people wanting to buy a mystic car or paint it that way. If something happens to it there is no blending of that paint. You have to re shoot the entire car. The paint is not cheap either (its the same style paint they use in printing some forms of the american dollar bills in order to prevent counterfitting)

Ya, it's 'cool' in theory....


wait, no, it's not cool at all.

have you looked into a mazdaspeed 6? AWD and 6 speed.

Or a veloster

[EricTheRed]

And this is the bottom line



Ya, it's 'cool' in theory....


wait, no, it's not cool at all.



Or a veloster

I wouldnt recommend cars were there is a safety as some people have said the glass hatch that goes into the roof would shatter or come down on you while driving.....

[thefleshlight]

You been drinking tonight sir? License and registration prease.

Meanwhile, think I found an epic deal on some Afco/US Brake F88i calipers, which are more rigid than the Wilwood superlites but still use the same pad and exact same measurements. I have to call Afco on Monday about a concern I discovered, but if all is well, I'll be finalizing my brake setup hopefully early next week.

[EricTheRed]

You been drinking tonight sir? License and registration prease.

Meanwhile, think I found an epic deal on some Afco/US Brake F88i calipers, which are more rigid than the Wilwood superlites but still use the same pad and exact same measurements. I have to call Afco on Monday about a concern I discovered, but if all is well, I'll be finalizing my brake setup hopefully early next week.

i cantz donz the proofreads goodz

[EntropyIncrease]

veloster turbo bro ... its practically the best hot hatch ever.



if hatchbacks were supposed to be slow, handle terrible, deliver no driver feedback, and overall just suck.