All of this shit is exactly why I started giving my work to a local shop.
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I can already hear the mechanical fan woooooooshing on acceleration. NP
Tyler Hoover needs to buy this.
I guess I should clarify. Dailying it TO DEATH. I daily drive my car but I have never driven something that looked like this shit. You can use something every day but not let it waste away to garbage.
This will never work. Drag strips exist and many people use them, but street racing is like a drug and part of the excitement is getting away with something illegal. I don’t condone it, and my Volt surely won’t win me any races, but I think this is a waste of time...the racers will just go somewhere else.
As long as you tuck aside money for eventual G60 rebuilds, go for it!
It blows my mind that someone could possibly end up dailying something like this. These were super special when new; every magazine was talking about the teeny V6. It seems crazy that this could end up a roached out daily. It absolutely deserves to be bought and lovingly restored. This car is truly unique and I…
Bullshit like constant maintenance and fiddly electronics. And if you drive the TL, you’ll see that for spirited driving on streets, the FWD layout is fine, especially with a decent set of tires.
This is unfortunately correct.
Price is a bit high, but at the same time, this is a truly rare gem. As a person who has had the privilege of driving one of these, I can assure you it’s worth it. And this one is a low-low mileage version that appears to have been really well cared for. This is very much an E46 BMW 330i Sport without all the bullshit.
So, “Prince” then?
This needs a refresh of the stock engine and an EFI conversion. Do eet.
Sure! Lots of gearheads do shit that make zero financial sense. I had an S13 240SX that I put well north of $10k into and I sold it for $5600. I enjoyed it for many years and wish I still had it, but I needed the cash for a more family friendly car. Would do it again. The time when it’s a bad investment is if it…
I say it’s a NP buy based on quality. Needs a neat and tidy K-swap (not loud, not turbo, just stock from a late model Honda) and it would be really cool. Maybe some coilovers and a set of Mugens or Minilites to make it just right (like 15" tops). Oh, and seats from a Fit.
Travis will regret selling this. Maybe not right away, but several years down the road when he realizes how many memories he made in this car and how much he’d like it back.
What if the government just sends each of us a barrel or two for storage out in the backyard? The could send some PPE and test kits with it too.
But most range extenders don’t operate at high rpm. I’m assuming this won’t either, as the noise would be difficult to manage, and it wouldn’t be wise to go from zero to high-rpm when the engine is cold. I suppose they could remedy some of that by circulating coolant through the block, but still... This just doesn’t…
This is way nice for 8200 bucks. Offer 7500 cash and it’s a done deal NP
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