Hesitant to modify cars

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When it comes to cars I respect, I tend to leave them alone because I think the company that made them did well and I can enjoy them as they are with no problems. Cars I like are susceptible to modifications, especially when they're underdog models like the Camaro Z28 SS or Mustang Cobra R, or any given classic muscle car/truck/sedan/compact. I view it as if I were Brabus tuning an E 55 AMG. Cars that have a lot of purpose and soul but are generally bad in performance are my favorite to tune.
 
Boris Lozac
You're not alone my friend.. i didn't modify a single car i have, only the wheels but i don't count that.. I believe in 'purity' of stock factory cars and their default and meant to be designs and performance..
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Agree with you mate!

IRL I drive a Mazda Atenza '07 (~glad PD made a Premium model for me). I was a bit shocked to see after adding a race-exhaust, a sports suspension & some sports soft tyres... it became a totally different car - one could rival the likes of Renault Megane, Honda Integra and eat the Mini Cooper for breakfast

Anyway, some nice tyres makes racing "do-able" while a sports/race exhaust can turn one ordinary car into a muscular athlete~

EDIT: even in real life, I do want to give my car a sports exhaust... cuz the meatier sounds make you think you're driving something that cost double & the added horsepower could come in handy~ Cheers
 
I like getting a nice car, one that I like the look of, one that I've read about, or watched documentaries on.. and then hotting it up through the wazoo!! Max it, and tune it. Treat it like its special. Paint it, wash it, oil change.

You end up developing a strange relationship with these vehicles. If I keep them stock, I feel like I'm neglecting them.
 
Call me weird but i dont like to mod my cars eather. So far i have not even tuned any of my cars yet, except for and oil change.

I even went out and bought extra copys of some standard cars. Caterham fireblade, yellowbird, Lambo countach, BMW 73, all of those i have two off, because I know I want to tune one of them later, but i like to keep a stock model also :-)
 
I too feel bad about adding permanent mods to a beautiful classic sports car. For my absolute few favorite cars, I buy two or more of them. One will remain 100% stock for my collection and some casual track days and the other will be modified and painted to oblivion as a toy car and race winner.

I have two Zonda R (one b-spec prize of course), three RUF Yellowbird, two M3 CSL, two E46 M3, two MB E190 evo and so on.
 
Tuning is soooooo much fun... thats why I keep a stock version and FULLY tuned version of all my cars in my garage ;) So I can go all out crazy track rocket... or just drive it as standard :)👍
 
Blitz187
Tuning is soooooo much fun... thats why I keep a stock version and FULLY tuned version of all my cars in my garage ;) So I can go all out crazy track rocket... or just drive it as standard :)👍
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It's annoying having duplicates, but I guess in real life, you can't have it both ways with the same car.
 
shawtyoner
It's annoying having duplicates, but I guess in real life, you can't have it both ways with the same car.
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Yeah its annoying because things get cluttered, BUT I can atleast enjoy both worlds this way... :D
 
In the beginning stages of the game I souped up everything just to get through those races with the slow cars. My ultimate goal was to get the real race cars as quickly as possible. Now that I have begun acquiring the race cars I rarely do anything with those and leave them alone. I am a racing fan and not a car enthusiast. In real life if I had the money to either buy an expensive car or a race car - I would buy the race car. 👍
 
klondike
Call me weird but i dont like to mod my cars eather. So far i have not even tuned any of my cars yet, except for and oil change.

I even went out and bought extra copys of some standard cars. Caterham fireblade, yellowbird, Lambo countach, BMW 73, all of those i have two off, because I know I want to tune one of them later, but i like to keep a stock model also :-)
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Me too, I'll keep one car stock and tune the other.

Race cars I like to keep stock, the only exception are rallycars which you can change from rally spec to rallycross spec with extra power.
 
Im GT4 when you bought the car you'd get it in arcade too. So you could tune it inGT mode and drive the stock one in arcade mode. Problem with 5 is you get the same cars in arcade as you have in GT mode, so you need to buy 2 if you want to experience it stock and tuned.
 
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I also don't like it when everyone I see online has their car "maxed out" it almost strikes me as childish.
Yeah a maxed out skyline is crazy fun at times but it becomes less of a simulator and more an arcade game.
NFS is there for that kind of stuff.

So for me I buy a fast car, change the tires and that's it.. slow cars can be messed with (avoiding permanent mods unless I know exactly what I'm doing and why I am doing it)

Although I have an argument for this.

My lambo SV suffers from understeer followed by power-on oversteer.
And unsettled breaking.

I recently improved my lap times by about 6 to 8 seconds around the nurb GP
with only suspension and downforce settings changed (mods required obviously)

So you have
Stock Lambo
Tastefully tuned Lambo
Modded to a specific spec Lambo (GT1 or GT2 spec for example)
Overkill NFS style Lambo

I usually stay in the top 2 categories at all times and only use silly overkill cars to mess about, not race.
And want to enter a GT Race soon with my Lambo tuned to something like 700bhp with 1350kg weight.
This is not overkill but rather a GT1 SPEC Lambo for example.

Anyway. Winning a race with a car with over 1000bhp and corners ok against people with near stock cars.. Proves that you have a 1000bhp car with ok handling. Nothing else.

Winning a race with a car only tuned with suspension and down-force mods or even a stock car proves your a good driver/experienced enough to know how to mod a car properly.


The best thing is seeing a GT500 car with 600hp + .

The point in doing that is...

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My feeling is that manufacturers make their cars to perform to the best of their abilities. That comes with one caveat; they are designed for the road, not the track. They are designed to maintain acceptable gas mileage and emmissions. They are designed to handle safely for the masses (see: understeer) and keep a certain level of comfort.

Gut the car of its creature comforts, improve the suspension, put in less restrictive air management, a more willing engine management system and you have what basically amounts to a stock vehicle. It maintains that vehicles characteristics, yet is more suited for track use. It's the same car without the restrictions that must me applied for mass market sales.
 
I'm the opposite of most here. I can't soup them up fast enough. I feel as though I'm unlocking the car's potential by making it as fast as possible. Then I personalize it by giving it an obnoxious paint job and wheels.

If I could paint every car matte brown and give it light blue mag wheels, I would.
 
You know, I was one of those guys who would not hesitate to modify any car whatsoever. Got a Mazda Demio (:crazy:)? Go make it work @ ~250 bhp.

Up until today.

Today, I bought the Ferrari 599. Took it for a test run on my personal proving ground, as I do with all new cars. The back end just kept coming around and around and around. But I quickly learned to correct it the moment it sets in, essentially drifting out of corners.

Normally, I get pretty fed up with cars that keep doing that to me. But somehow, sitting in that cockpit playing with the throttle to power through corners.... it kicks ass. The balance feels absolutely brilliant.


It's the first time ever I truly enjoyed driving a car in a game NOT for the sake of being fast. I'm in love! :dunce:
So it's gonna stay just the way it is, and I hope to find many more like this!
 
For me, the game is enough of a grind as it is without attempting to purchase second cars of each model. I have dumped the majority of my cash into B-Spec mode tuning up cars so that my drivers have the slightest chance of winning. Even then I don't see how you can easily win an A-Spec race without tuning up the car at least a little bit. Then when you head online your "pure" car is not going to do much good against tuned opponents of the same model, either.
 
JBturbo
Hello,

Since my thread the other day threw up a few different opinions (about not buying a single standard car) I thought I'd throw this out there.

Except in rare circumstances, I don't like to add any modifications to any of my cars (beyond basic tuning etc).

I'm not sure I see the point in purchasing/earning a car like the Nissan GTR for example, then modifying it to the point that it no longer feels anything like a Nisan GTR :crazy:
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It's a virtual car. It's not your first born child.
 
fireb0lt
For me, the game is enough of a grind as it is without attempting to purchase second cars of each model. I have dumped the majority of my cash into B-Spec mode tuning up cars so that my drivers have the slightest chance of winning. Even then I don't see how you can easily win an A-Spec race without tuning up the car at least a little bit. Then when you head online your "pure" car is not going to do much good against tuned opponents of the same model, either.
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If you don't have a wheel get one it makes a ton of difference. Plus if you wanted a good race without all those "tuned" noobs with a stock car, look at where your posting :) go to the online section an setup some races.
 
I sort of agree,but more for the challenge than anything else.I like racing a car that's under tuned vs the rest of the grid,and has very little work done on it and keep it on comforts.

I had so much fun in my slight tuned e-type vs the classic super cars.I had to really learn the car and were it performs best.
It was great getting a gold on Suzuka,were it was a constant battle of making just enough time in the bends and hoping I could keep the lead down the straights.

But I'm not dead against doing a car up,my problem is when you stick racing tyres on a car that should clearly be on comforts,It gives far to much grip,so it's something I avoid.
 
Well I love tuning my cars to get the fastest possible lap time out of them. The only exception was SLS AMG'10. I fell in love with that car as I was doing the Nurburgring academy and left the car stock, and it's still a beast
 
I ran into this problem while snagging up every neat classic European/Japanese car I saw in the used car lot. They're old and slow, so in order for them to be useful in any real event, I'd have to boost and modify the crap out of them, but if I did, I couldn't drive them in stock form again (it doesn't seem like you unlock cars for Arcade Mode by owning them like you did in GT4; you have to favorite them...?). So they just kinda sat in the garage.

Another part of the problem is when you fully mod your cars in Gran Turismo, they tend to all feel the same.
 
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