*Cries in Mitsubishi*.....

Japan: Creates Gran Turismo, inserts all the badass Japanese Group A and JTCC gods. Sells game to US market.

That list all has something in common for me personally. Every clown I know locally, who drive like completely douchebags leaving every C&C or car show, all drives one of the vehicles listed.

Seems like guys with Velosters, WRXs, G35/37s, 350Zs always try showing-out any chance they get. Logically, this list seems…

This is literally a problem that almost every 4-valve modular Ford has ever made carries with it. From owning two 99-01 Cobras, an 04 Cobra, and a 2014 GT500, they all carry this curse. I think I’ve only met a handful of 4Vs that don’t tick, and most of them were extremely low mile garage queens.

None of my cars have…

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I would love to hear how this was measured considering a GTA’s cluster doesn’t even go above 100mph if I remember correctly. I went 176mph in my 700rwhp Cobra and even then I had to use my Garmin GPS as the cluster doesn’t go past 160mph. Still only guaranteed to be +/- 5mph at that speed.

And again, to use statistics such as “virtually no one ever actually orders a car” is just pulling stats to validate a non-foundational point. Sure, if you compare the stats of cars ordered versus the millions of base Focus, Fusions, and F150 sales it’d be marginal. But we’re not discussing those vehicles. We’re…

Unless you work for a dealership, and this is all a joke, you have one seriously perplexing train of thought.

Except with the “European” mindset, they tell you were the f-ing car is. Or just meet the date THEY give you. I mean really, come on dude. Check your insecurities, because anyone has a right to be upset about something they ordered. Whether they’ve fully paid for it or not. People sell other cars, buy parts, and even…

You’re point makes no sense, as you mentioned drifting a Miata/350Z/whatever is somehow better. Do you know how many kids are out there driving busted-up 200k+ mile Civics and would love to have any of the cars listed above? So that concept applies to drifting or any motorsports for that matter. Point is, some people…

*Obligatory stab at Toyota and turbo failures*

You make very good points and I’d have to agree. I was basing my original comment off the following excerpt.

I actually do build my own computers, as with many things. Its not that it makes me better than you or anyone else, its just that I, too, want it to work the first time. And in my experience that is usually more so the case when I build it. Obviously you feel differently and that’s fine. My point was if you start…

Again, that was not my intent. I am excited to see anyone interested in cars. Whether that’s driving stock cars or building tube chassis race cars. My intentions were to question the difference between “built” and “built by a shop I chose, and therefore not bought”. That was all. I respect you for enjoying modding…

Unless the bought car can’t be traced back to a reputable shop I see no difference. Its still someone else’s hands, its still your word against their’s. I’ve had both good and bad experiences with shops, but I can always trust myself to make something right regardless if I was the cause or not. A shop simply won’t…

Porting is actually one of the easiest things I ever dived into. Now I’ll say that a 5-axis machine definitely makes life easier (which I don’t own). But, it really isn’t the rocket science people make it out to be. I work in IT, so mechanical work with my hands is nowhere near my specialty. Yet I built my 4.6 out of…

But yet when you go to drive that car and a part fails from improper installation are you not going to blame the shop? Then deal with trying to get them to warranty it? Or you just going to shell out money for a different shop to fix it? Go ask any amateur rally/hillclimb/road course team and they’ll tell you that…

Are those premium GTs though? The Lebanon dealer clearly states they start with a premium GT and build from there.

I’m going to go out on a limb, with firesuit in hand, and say having a tuner/shop build the car is literally 0% different from buying a car that’s already modded. Just because you picked the parts they put on doesn’t make it any better. Just because you paid for them, in full MSRP price, doesn’t put your “touch” on…