Originally posted by advanR
i think japanese carsa are pretty lame. heres why...
ill talk about cars my friends and i drive. one kid got a haildamage civic dx hatch for 6k. it has maybe 90 horse. he recently put the b18c from the gsr he wrecked in a cloverleaf because he doesnt know how to drive. the car is quick, but its a total piece of ****. the people that did the swap are retards. half the time vtec works, half time it doesnt. the idle goes from 1k to 2k. the car has ****ty paint with dents all over. the exhaust note sounds like ****, all rattly. lets say the swap cost him 3k. the car also has an 8lb flywheel, clutch way too aggressive, doesnt even slip, intake manifold, intake header exhaust. lets say thats 2.5k more.
11.5k for a car that runs around 14.6
another friend has a b16 in the ****tiest crx chassis i have ever seen. its quick, maybe 15.4, but its a pos. it handles like ****, like all imports. its fwd. and oh yea, it has a black hood. he is atleast 10 grand into this car.
another friend just bought a bmw e36 325is. it has less miles than the civic. it has the ///M body kit. it looks amazing. handles amzing. i would love a car like that. it was 6 something gvrand. it has a 195hp 6 in it. its not as quick as the civic, but its a wonderful motor. it would run a 15.6 probably.
half the price. put 6k into the bimmer and damn.
yet another has an e30 325is. 170hp 6 with high potential, 2600lbish. its really clean. handles great, rwd, really fun to drive. it was around 5k. this would run a 15.3 atleast.
after these kids have all the money into the cars, they couldve gotten something much better to begin with. and all of those euro cars handle amazingly. civics handle like ****. put suspension on, and itll still handle like ****, but the ride will be totally harsh. these cars are also dank. no rattling ****, no ****ty cloth interior. honda prices are crazy, becuase stupid people buy them.
oh yea, my next daily drivers going to cost me 5600. its going have a 350ft lb torque v12 thats easy to get to 500hp. its going to be totally pimp. cushy ass leather interior. is it japanese? no, its a bmw.