Post a pic of your real car
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225hp and 330 torque and endless aftermarket to make 450+hp N/A beasts under $3,000 sounds pretty good to me, plus they make bolt in kits.A bigger engine that's more difficult to fit into the bay and that makes roughly the same power as the V6? Doesn't really appeal to me. It seems like overcompensation anyway. A little truck doesn't need a V8.
Of course you could always shove a 390 in it or something if a 302 isn't enough...
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- Murcie LP710
Rexxy did some light off-roading this week. And unfortunately took the brunt of a bird dirt attack.
0484 by Murcie_LP640, on Flickr
0484 by Murcie_LP640, on Flickr
INEEDNAWZZZ
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So I did a thing
I'll get some more pics tomorrow when my driveway isn't packed.
I'll get some more pics tomorrow when my driveway isn't packed.
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MedigoFlame
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After years of searching, bothering lots of people, and constantly going through different cars. I can finally settle down. FINALLY bought an IS300 Sportcross!!! And of all things it popped up on my local craigslist! Just 20 minutes away from my house.
And yes...I put myself into trouble by buying it whilst still owning the GS300.
Did at least get a photo of them together.
And yes...I put myself into trouble by buying it whilst still owning the GS300.
Did at least get a photo of them together.
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I am lots of happy that you didn't get rid of the GS while owning the IS.After years of searching, bothering lots of people, and constantly going through different cars. I can finally settle down. FINALLY bought an IS300 Sportcross!!! And of all things it popped up on my local craigslist! Just 20 minutes away from my house.
And yes...I put myself into trouble by buying it whilst still owning the GS300.
Did at least get a photo of them together.
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I've seen a few for sale locally while looking for a new car. I considered one but they seemed overpriced for what they were. Two of the ones I saw had the words "EXTREMELY RARE IN THE US" in the description, which I'm sure reflected on the priceAfter years of searching, bothering lots of people, and constantly going through different cars. I can finally settle down. FINALLY bought an IS300 Sportcross!!! And of all things it popped up on my local craigslist! Just 20 minutes away from my house.
And yes...I put myself into trouble by buying it whilst still owning the GS300.
Did at least get a photo of them together.
congrats on finding one!
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I definitely enjoyed the GS ownership. Mine took me through a lot last year, especially the local drift events. Camped out comfortably in it. I would put a lot more money into it if I were to keep it.
Surprisingly, the 2nd owner did not really know what he had. He worked at a VW/Aud/Porsche dealership and saw it traded in. He bought it for his girlfriend since it was an automatic, but she didn't like it being RWD in the snow. (Had summer tires when I bought it from them) Talked them down to a decent price without having to worry about them jacking it up due to it's rarity. Considering there was 3,078 sold in the US (Numbers from Lexus's website), it is definitely rare. First owner had it since new and took great care of it. Only has 115,000 miles on it.I've seen a few for sale locally while looking for a new car. I considered one but they seemed overpriced for what they were. Two of the ones I saw had the words "EXTREMELY RARE IN THE US" in the description, which I'm sure reflected on the price
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Man I really want to one-up you both but my ride to prom was an elevator (I was staying there, it was a in a hotel)
I DROVE A Z8 ONCE, THERE!
I DROVE A Z8 ONCE, THERE!
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Why did you paint your wheels brown?
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Because the lack of friction and grip said "Screw you!"
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Nice! Any suspension plans? IMO, 1 inch drop would make it perfect.
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- Minty TS
I've actually been eying some 1" lowering springs, so I agree.
EDIT: And just like that, I have my eyes set on a set of Megan Racing Coilovers. I figure the price is right, and I try to live by the "do it right, do it once" mantra, so I'll avoid the cheaper option of lowering springs. And besides, they're easily adjustable, so I can tailor the ride to my preferences.
Now I just need to wait to see what my paycheck looks like at the end of the week and I'll be deciding. I got plenty of hours this week, since the cold killed off a lot of batteries, meaning work was busy, so I'll probably be ordering them soon.
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Agree, if you get some cheap/low quality coilovers you might end up losing all ride comfort and with not much performance gains as you would be bouncing all over the place. On the other hand, fitting springs by themselves will make your shocks wear faster and that would be even worse
So:
Good coils>good springs/shocks>semi-good coils>springs
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Yeah, I did a lot of research last night and I might just hold off and save for a $1300 set of Buddy Club D1 Coilovers. I'm gonna keep looking into it for a while and may end up coming back to springs and shocks instead. Either way I go I'm gonna do a break-in drive for a few miles then have the alignment checked and corrected.
EDIT: So I'm probably gonna end up doing the lower springs and shocks. Just need to find a good set and pick up a spring compressor and it should be pretty easy to do, myself. Not going to do it immediately, though. I just spent some money on "spring cleaning/detailing" supplies that I'm gonna keep stored until the first day of spring.
Also I used the GoPro with the wheels while it was a little sunny out the other day.
EDIT: So I'm probably gonna end up doing the lower springs and shocks. Just need to find a good set and pick up a spring compressor and it should be pretty easy to do, myself. Not going to do it immediately, though. I just spent some money on "spring cleaning/detailing" supplies that I'm gonna keep stored until the first day of spring.
Also I used the GoPro with the wheels while it was a little sunny out the other day.
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