Car advice?

[GrassNinja]

I drive a 1991 Mitsubishi GTO, its twin turbo 3.0l v-6 and all wheel drive combine to make it pretty damn fast. You call them 3000 GT VR-4's in the states. Give one a try. They are absolutely incredible. Dont let the heavy thing scare you, I wax Skylines all day (well, night) long. No problem. You should be able to pick one up for a fair price. Look around. Its worth it.

GrassNinja

[Flamebo]

Anyone who's recommending a FWD car as better in the snow obviously knows nothing of real winter driving. It's a bit easier to keep traction in a FWD drive if you drive like an old woman, but with a little skill you can get out of absolutely anything in a RWD car, especially if you've got a little weight on the rear end. 4-wheel disc brakes are usually overkill, you'll be fine with 2/2 disc/drum. My current daily driver is an '81 Firebird because I can't see wasting money by putting it into a newer "disposable" car, though I do spend ridiculous amounts of money in gas.

[impostal22]

get an audi...they rock

[paintballman333]

Yep my bro has got a 90' Audi Quattro and the thing handles superbly. It is also real quick and great in the snow. Anyone had any good and bad experiences with Jetta's?

[JuggaloDave]

jettas seem nice(most desiered car by gay ppl, lol), i dont much about them personaly, but i am sure that if you find one with the 1.8 turbo deisal it would prolly be vary cool. german cars are know for being superior vehicles, and those 1.8 Td's have some serious power.

[ASDadam]

Jetta's are good, but if you're going to find one for under 4k its going to have problems. And problems with the newer VW's means Lots and Lots of money for repair bills.

[paintballman333]

Any opinions on Integra's?

[GT]

civics and teg's. great cars for cheap!

[impostal22]

looks like someone completely ditched the audi quattro suggestion:o

[paintballman333]

No man I love Audi's if all works out and my bro gets his new car I may buy his from him. Anyone have any problems with integra's and one really like or dislike them? Thanks

[JuggaloDave]

integras are really nice cars, i would be willing to eat a baby or two fresh from they moms for one. the only trouble i can see with one is the lack of torque, but if you get a nice 5speed dohcvtech integra, it will be fast stock, and the aftermarket for them is vast and beyond.

[impostal22]

what makes integras so nice?

[Lohman446]

Originally posted by Flamebo
Anyone who's recommending a FWD car as better in the snow obviously knows nothing of real winter driving. It's a bit easier to keep traction in a FWD drive if you drive like an old woman, but with a little skill you can get out of absolutely anything in a RWD car, especially if you've got a little weight on the rear end. 4-wheel disc brakes are usually overkill, you'll be fine with 2/2 disc/drum. My current daily driver is an '81 Firebird because I can't see wasting money by putting it into a newer "disposable" car, though I do spend ridiculous amounts of money in gas.

Yeh, the three feet of snow outside would indicate I have no clue what Im talkign about in real winter driving . The fact that I'm a master certified mechanic and run an auto shop and car lot would indicate I know nothing about cars . RWD can be used in the snow, people do it, people used to do it all the time. But with a FWD car you have the weight over the wheels already, aside from some exceptionally nice sports cars they are normally balanced better. The problem you will find in a FWD - if you loose one, you will likely not get it back under control (I have managed a couple times with traction control). It also takes power application to regain control, and its hard to get used to.


I will disagree with people sometimes, often, I do not appreciate being told I "obviously know nothing of real winter driving" or total disrespect to an opinion - my closest neighbor is a quarter mile away, my road is on the D list for plowing, meaning Im one above last priority. There have been days that my FWD car has stayed in teh drive and I have used a 4WD truck - I defy you to get a RWD CAR out in circumstances that a FWD will not - without gaining ground clearance. 4WD can get you through things FWD cannot, but you need to question how often your going to encounter those conditions - if at all. In my opinion, the increased maintenance of a 4WD is not going to be worth it. BTW, the last time I was stuck in the road, the 4WD truck with me was just as stuck, it took a tractor wtih an eight foot blower to get us out - I have a John Deere 4020 crawler for such circumstances.

[Oasis]

get an old v8 truck

[JuggaloDave]

Originally posted by impostal22
what makes integras so nice?

they have the dohc vtech in them, and the 92-93 have been described as if you hit nos once you hit the vtech, plus it will make a killer sound. plus, the power they have, around 200hp on a 2.0 is not to shabby imo, plus the fact that that is stock, an intake will usually give around 5-10hp, good catback will get you around 5, nice headers and a high flow cat, you'd be near 215-220 crank hp, dunna what it would be making at the wheels though, but that is really nice, being as an srt-4 has a 2.4 turboed making 215hp at the crank stock and those run, ohhh say 13s. it is the ONLY honda i would ever even cosider buying(yes, acura is owned by honda, and in japan, there is no acura, it is the honda integra). downside is no torque, but ohwell, it has hp enough to fix that problem