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 #1 
Old 2008-12-11, 01:10
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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Default Which car?

Hello all,
I am going to purchase a new car very soon I have a budget of about $14,000.00 . I am a street racer and I'm looking for opinions on what car would be a good choice to buy. I would like to have a car that is preferably a coupe that is fast but also has some options for style upgrades. Manuel or Automatic is fine. I was thinking of a 03' Mercedes c230 kompressor. I'm open to any suggestions.

p.s. Iv herd all of the lectures of it being illegal Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) and it wont change my mind so don't waste your time. I have used totse for many years and I expect to hear some helpful suggestions not bitching about how childish and irresponsible I am. :)
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:13
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You should get a 1994 Honda Civic. Body kits are cheap as hell for it, and so are spoilers on the trunk so you can have extra downforce.

If you get a fart can for it, it'll make like 367 horsepower.

And then get a belt-driven turbo. That'll give it like 450, and it'll be the meanest machine on the streets.

Oh, and don't forget the rims and nos. If you do all these, you'll still have like 7,000 left and you can make it back wining races in your sic ride dog.
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:19
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hello all,
i am going to purchase a new car very soon i have a budget of about $14,000.00 . I am a street racer and i'm looking for opinions on what car would be a good choice to buy. I would like to have a car that is preferably a coupe that is fast but also has some options for style upgrades. Manuel or automatic is fine. I was thinking of a 03' mercedes c230 kompressor. I'm open to any suggestions.

P.s. Iv herd all of the lectures of it being illegal Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) And it wont change my mind so don't waste your time. I have used totse for many years and i expect to hear some helpful suggestions not bitching about how childish and irresponsible i am. :)

AHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA

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 #4 
Old 2008-12-11, 01:40
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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Wow gee thanks. A 1994 honda civic, I cant wait to fly around doing a buck in that in that.
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:53
Zonko Zonko is offline
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What does "doing a buck" mean?
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:56
Professor Skullsworth Professor Skullsworth is offline
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^ "doing a buck" is travelling at 100 mph.
the slang can be extended to "a buck twenty" for 120, etc

it comes from the American slang for dollar

a buck = one dollar

the use of "a buck" can basically be used for any form of 100 like 100 pounds of weight
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:58
Zonko Zonko is offline
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People in England sometimes say "a ton" for over a hundred, which doesn't seem to make sense, as surely a ton should be 1000.
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Old 2008-12-11, 01:59
Professor Skullsworth Professor Skullsworth is offline
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to the op, do you want a nice car that is fast or do you just want to win you street races

if you're looking for the latter (and you're in america) get yourself a camero or firebird for ~7000. put the remaining 7000 in engine trans and traction and you will smoke any kiddie you run accross
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:10
koz_1048 koz_1048 is offline
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C230? Thats under 200hp aint it?
And you " a street raca?" Word up dawg.

Can I do anything buy laugh? :D


If you want power a 300ZX, Supra or 3000GT/GTO will be under that price range, and will rape away your fancy merc.
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:11
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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I just had a camero I crashed it (they are worthless in the rain)
they fishtail. Im looking for a car a little shorter in length. But tank you for the suggestion. Also I don't really like the old school look you know?
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:15
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If you were a real street racer you'd know that EVO IS #1 and in order to win with your supra, you have to overnight parts from Japan.
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:28
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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I am loving the 300zx tell me more about it. What year should I look for? What make? Things like that. I am googleing now BTW.
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:36
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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Originally Posted by catinthehat958
I am loving the 300zx tell me more about it. What year should I look for? What make? Things like that. I am googleing now BTW.


Just found out its a two seat car. This will not work because I need four. Any other suggestions.
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Old 2008-12-11, 02:58
koz_1048 koz_1048 is offline
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Just found out its a two seat car. This will not work because I need four. Any other suggestions.

The Z comes as a 2+0 or a 2+2. (I assume you could even get the 350z for under 14k US?)
You still got the RX-7s, Supras, 3000GT/GTOs, or whatever else you want. I'm sure there are many many many american coupes around that will be much cheaper and quicker than the merc.
What about an Eclipse? Evo is coupe form aint it?


Naah! Mazda MX-5 FTW!
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Old 2008-12-11, 03:00
koz_1048 koz_1048 is offline
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If you were a real street racer you'd know that EVO IS #1 and in order to win with your supra, you have to overnight parts from Japan.


But you'd first have to overnight your evo from Japan, too. ;)
And I'd also say STi > Evo! :p just for the rumble :)
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Old 2008-12-11, 03:03
Justace Justace is offline
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Tokyo driiiiiifffffttoooooooo
 #17 
Old 2008-12-11, 03:05
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Fuck you OP. I bet your a 15 year old piece of shit who doesn't even have his license. Your just dreaming of milking your parents money so you can be a "street racer?" You know what happens here to "street racers?"

In my area, they do 1 of 2 things.

They:
1. Crash and kill them selves
2. Cause an accident and kill others, but not them selves.

Your a fucking scum bag if you do participate in street races. In the past 12 months, theres been 11 INNOCENT people killed by little fuckers like you. If 11 people in the US died and it was deemed terrorism, 6 countries would declare war on you. Gain some responsibility you little shit.

Lock this thread please.
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Old 2008-12-11, 03:12
catinthehat958 catinthehat958 is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankooie
Fuck you OP. I bet your a 15 year old piece of shit who doesn't even have his license. Your just dreaming of milking your parents money so you can be a "street racer?" You know what happens here to "street racers?"

In my area, they do 1 of 2 things.

They:
1. Crash and kill them selves
2. Cause an accident and kill others, but not them selves.

Your a fucking scum bag if you do participate in street races. In the past 12 months, theres been 11 INNOCENT people killed by little fuckers like you. If 11 people in the US died and it was deemed terrorism, 6 countries would declare war on you. Gain some responsibility you little shit.

Lock this thread please.


see I told you not to do things like this. If you don't like it go away no one wants to hear it. We all know these things and we still choose to do it what makes you think you can change our minds by telling us things we already know.Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
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Old 2008-12-11, 03:21
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Trakr #17
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see I told you not to do things like this. If you don't like it go away no one wants to hear it. We all know these things and we still choose to do it what makes you think you can change our minds by telling us things we already know.Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

Except its the other way around.
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Old 2008-12-11, 06:26
DavidThePyro DavidThePyro is offline
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First, C230s are slow. Srsly.

Second, 300ZX's are pretty quick if they're the TT version, but unholy hell to work on. Which means, since you don't seem like you'll be doing any work yourself, they're expensive as shit to work on.

Third, if you want to go fast in a straight line (without having to think for yourself, because you probably aren't smart enough to do that,) start with a Fox Mustang or LS1 Camaro. Then get a Jegs catalog and throw money at the car until it's fast.

And finally, you're not a street racer if you can't answer this question for yourself. And if you think a C230 is a good start to a drag car.
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Old 2008-12-11, 06:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catinthehat958
I just had a camero I crashed it (they are worthless in the rain)
they fishtail. Im looking for a car a little shorter in length. But tank you for the suggestion. Also I don't really like the old school look you know?


My Fiero fishtails. You just suck at driving it seems.

This thread reeks of stupid troll. We don't really mind trolls, it's the stupid we hate.
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Old 2008-12-11, 07:54
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I would just like to abuse my mod powers for a second to agree with argon, that this is really stupid.

Actually I sort of just felt like I had missed out on the flaming while the thread was unlocked, and wanted to have my part.

Sorry guys.
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Old 2008-12-11, 07:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nereth
I would just like to abuse my mod powers for a second to agree with argon, that this is really stupid.

Actually I sort of just felt like I had missed out on the flaming while the thread was unlocked, and wanted to have my part.

Sorry guys.


Yay abuse! :)
 
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