VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
01-24-2010, 08:23 AM
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Re: VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
lolz.
with how i sit with the remainder of the loan, i'm at a cross roads...i can trade it in on something newer (current style Si or CR-Z...or maybe a VW Jetta. i like em) and not have an upside down financial balance....OR i could pay it off and keep it until it dies. With no current plans to pop out any Phyber Jr's, a hatchback body doesn't really hinder me and the clam traveling. And I kept telling myself I wouldn't mod this car until payments were gone (i have a bad problem of modding cars. continuously. for no reason.) and i liked the feel/fit of everything stock.
idk. rimzzz are just for a bit of flavor. I'd REALLY like to find a set of 06-08 Civic Si 17's, but I can't find anything locally, or that hasn't been painted and shit. I just want the plain darker grey ones.
with how i sit with the remainder of the loan, i'm at a cross roads...i can trade it in on something newer (current style Si or CR-Z...or maybe a VW Jetta. i like em) and not have an upside down financial balance....OR i could pay it off and keep it until it dies. With no current plans to pop out any Phyber Jr's, a hatchback body doesn't really hinder me and the clam traveling. And I kept telling myself I wouldn't mod this car until payments were gone (i have a bad problem of modding cars. continuously. for no reason.) and i liked the feel/fit of everything stock.
idk. rimzzz are just for a bit of flavor. I'd REALLY like to find a set of 06-08 Civic Si 17's, but I can't find anything locally, or that hasn't been painted and shit. I just want the plain darker grey ones.
01-24-2010, 08:24 AM
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Re: VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
the drop i'd be looking at is the Eibach ProKit..which is a whopping 1" drop. The factory strut setup WILL blow with a 2"+ drop...and aftermarket struts are about $600. so i could spend anywhere from $800-$1200 in a spring or coilover drop. i can't justify spending that much for performance parts on a chassis that sucks balls on the track, both power/handling wise.
01-24-2010, 08:29 AM
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i REALLY like jetta MKIV's (i think thas the model...the last one with the squareish headlights that had the GLI with factory BBS' and Recaro seats)...but my problem is, IDK anything about them, or how long they can last. I can only find them with 120k+ miles, and that's a risk for me in my misunderstood logic of VW.
And i'd like to get a current style VW Jetta....but my problem is this: I don't buy higher end cars like BMW's, Merc's, Lexus, etc...what i do is find a cheaper, more economy car, but get the highest trim level...and the new style GLI is like $27k
, but i havent heard any reviews on how nice/cool/powerful a more base model Jetta is.
And i'd like to get a current style VW Jetta....but my problem is this: I don't buy higher end cars like BMW's, Merc's, Lexus, etc...what i do is find a cheaper, more economy car, but get the highest trim level...and the new style GLI is like $27k
, but i havent heard any reviews on how nice/cool/powerful a more base model Jetta is.
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Re: VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
01-24-2010, 08:44 AM
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Re: VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
I've always has a soft spot for the GLi's but they're kind of like S2000's. Most are owned by ignorant kids that beat the shit out of them, so they're tough to find reasonably price and in good shape.
MKIV TDI's are tanks. 100k mi is break in territory... not really but yeah, they're reliable.
Really, you need one of these...
MKIV TDI's are tanks. 100k mi is break in territory... not really but yeah, they're reliable.
Really, you need one of these...
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01-24-2010, 08:52 AM
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01-24-2010, 09:00 AM
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I've always has a soft spot for the GLi's but they're kind of like S2000's. Most are owned by ignorant kids that beat the shit out of them, so they're tough to find reasonably price and in good shape.
MKIV TDI's are tanks. 100k mi is break in territory... not really but yeah, they're reliable.
Really, you need one of these...
MKIV TDI's are tanks. 100k mi is break in territory... not really but yeah, they're reliable.
Really, you need one of these...
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and that TDI looks phat as shit...but most likely WAYYY out of the future price range lol
01-24-2010, 09:01 AM
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Re: VaD: Need your RIMZZZ advice for my ep3
lol no, i was simply referring to how cheap/ready to go i like things. instant gratification; the american dream.