Wow.....

[DasTeknoViking]

Got a 2004 VW Rolf R32 in on a trade, blue with black leather, obviously 6spd AWD.... doesn't look like its been beat on and its condition is FANTASTIC. No dents anywhere, its got the invisible bra installed on the front, car is MINT. 31K miles on the odometer, its got a Magnaflow catback system on it that is pure sex.

I usually don't take cars on extended test drives, but this I wanted to see. Its a such a drivers car it amazed me. They are asking 22.9k for it and it just showed up at the dealership. Its not a EVO killer or anything, but man is it a joy to drive. It beats the EVO hands down in daily driving. Top end power is not as good as a EVO, but low end is incredible and engine is very responsive. Grzesiu told me to try a 6K RPM launch on it, well I wasn't bout to leave the AWD behind me on the ground so I tried 5K RPM- this thing spun all 4 and just took off like a bat out of hell. Crazy ass VW, loved it loved it loved it...... so much whole time I was driving it I was saying to myself DO NOT BUY IT.

I can't belive I am writting this about A VW, but the car is awesome.

I drove it hard, but I didn't grind, speed shift or powershift. I even got a few videos of it :)

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

yeah, I love that car. I wanted one for a while...................

[DasTeknoViking]

Stop by for a test drive............ U will love it.

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

can't today, but I'll see about tomorrow. The clutch isn't light is it? I can't stand light clutches, I stall'em like crazy.....

[Grzesiu]

Stop by for a test drive............ U will love it.
hehe told you thing launches very hard, braking all 4 loose without a problem, if it only had a bigt more top end, but for a daily its awesome, fit and finish iis bad ass, heated seats with awesome contours.....

[Just_A_Wrx]

Post those videos.

[Grzesiu]

can't today, but I'll see about tomorrow. The clutch isn't light is it? I can't stand light clutches, I stall'em like crazy.....
clutch is light from what i remember, everything is butter smooth

22.9 is a good price for a car that they only made 2000 of there seem to go for mid to upper 20s depending on mileage

[DasTeknoViking]

31K miles on it, mint condition and has a K40 radar detector installed.

I would love to buy it but I don't want 5 years or whatever of payments again.

[Just_A_Wrx]

Drive it enough to get it out of your system, then give it back.
Thats what I did with the subaru, but I didnt get it out of my system and had to have it.

[Grzesiu]

Drive it enough to get it out of your system, then give it back.
Thats what I did with the subaru, but I didnt get it out of my system and had to have it.
that is why working at the car dealership is fun

[Just_A_Wrx]

Very true.

[DasTeknoViking]

I can't drive it out of me, the exhaust sound and low end torque is incredible..... the more I drive it- the more I love it. If it was a Honda it would be mine, but VW....... I just can't swallow it. My cousin works for AutoBarn in Des Plains, I just called him bout "what to look for" since hes a big VW head. I know VR6s, but R32 is nothing I ever worked on......

[Just_A_Wrx]

You want to pick this one up then?

[DasTeknoViking]

Alright I messed up on the price its not 23K, the porters who put the prices on the window messed that up with a X5 BMW we also got in.... sorry.

I dont wanna be paying for a car again for the next few years, my Maxima is in perfect condition. Since the VW is AWD I would use it in the winter.... yeah 34K dollar winter beater :sight:

[Just_A_Wrx]

How much is it then?

[DasTeknoViking]

I'm not sure what the retail price is, I know my employee price thou..... its only for employes and their families. I dunno bout friends.

Check on our site- www.continentalacura.com tomorrow, they should have it up there by then. I think they are askin 28K ?

[zagzig]

Do you work in Naperville, Blackbird? That could have been my next door neighbors car. He just traded in his blue/black R32 with exhaust and tints. I always loved the sound of that car. If it is his, he's an older guy that took really nice care of the car usually only driving it on weekends and driving the s-type during the week.

[DasTeknoViking]

Yeah its blue with black interior, Magnaflow exhaust, tinted windows- not too dark, hes has some kinda aftermarket XM unit installed in it- like one of em SkyFi s.

Yeah I work in Naperville, I didn't see the guy so I am not sure if he was older or not. Its got a brand new set of Avon A550s on it too. I think the suspension is stock too- but blue springs and calipers ?

[RobSE]

The neat thing is that they are rare, so the price wont drop too much.

[TurTLe]

Yeah its blue with black interior, Magnaflow exhaust, tinted windows- not too dark, hes has some kinda aftermarket XM unit installed in it- like one of em SkyFi s.

Yeah I work in Naperville, I didn't see the guy so I am not sure if he was older or not. Its got a brand new set of Avon A550s on it too. I think the suspension is stock too- but blue springs and calipers ?


stock r32 homie. blue springs and blue dual piston caliper with directional rotors.
the stock roar is rather nice as well. bank 2/1 sensor 1 .... :sleep:

did you noticed the actuator on the rear muffler? pending on if you pinched that or lot affects the muffler noise.

i drive them all the time. :ninja: i feel they are extremely heavy. like you can feel the weight of that car most like in the 4000lb range. have nice overall balls and hell yea fun factor is high. 5000 of them suckers ever made. we had one selling for 24k with 32k miles. R32's dont have too many issues well all of them are very low miles and they come in for more interior rattles and trim stuff and of course that o2's, they come in for alignments often too not sure why.

[walec05]

yeah, a guy at my work has one....well he has had it from new, and he says he can beat on the car all fucking day and it will take it. he has had no issues with it what so ever for the past 42k miles.

the valve in the exhaust is cool, he leaves it open all the time so he has that deep sound during low rpms too.

oh and you are right its a fucking heavy car, you could feel it when you close the doors, you hear like a big clunk, kind of like the old buicks and shit. you kind of hear and feel that the car is made solid.

[RobSE]

yeah, a guy at my work has one....well he has had it from new, and he says he can beat on the car all fucking day and it will take it. he has had no issues with it what so ever for the past 42k miles.

the valve in the exhaust is cool, he leaves it open all the time so he has that deep sound during low rpms too.

oh and you are right its a fucking heavy car, you could feel it when you close the doors, you hear like a big clunk, kind of like the old buicks and shit. you kind of hear and feel that the car is made solid.

Some cars have a sound like that, because it means quality. Close a door on a lexus, then close one on a sentra, you will see what i mean. The doors are probably heavy since its a 2 door car.

[TurTLe]

i never paid attention to that stuff. just when driving and going over bumps and taking off you feel the car pull but you also feel the weight of the car slow it down a little. i dont know what made the car so heavy. the 4 motion cant be too heavy. i've had the door apart in those cars and they are built the same freaking way.

i should launch the next one that comes in. i never really launched it, just driving it a little hard and it got up and went.

[DasTeknoViking]

I talked to my cousin and he couldn't think of any issues....

No stock exhaust on this one, but the Magnaflow is rather loud while on the pedal durring low RPMs... I liked the car, but yeah the interior did rattle a bit- especially when the low frequency of the exhaust hit it- mirror was rattleing :)

[Kowalski]

mercedes g-series suv door slam > *

seriously, go to a dealer and try it out...

[DasTeknoViking]

Looks like we got a 01 Audi S4 6spd AWD with 61K miles on a trade in also, one of the managers at our dealership wanted to buy it but hes asking for waaay too much on a trade in on his POS car... They took the car to Audi cause he wanted EVERYTHING they find done so everything is in top shape.

Very tempting vehicle, blue with black interior. Bose HIDs.

[maxse-r]

how much??? for the s4???

[DasTeknoViking]

I think 18K, it might be on the web tonite or tomorrow. Its had every service done at the dealer, mint condition.

Yet to drive it so its still good :P

[RobSE]

So your willing to give audi another chance?

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

no...............

[DasTeknoViking]

Nahh cause 30 min later I get a 00 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro to inspect so they can put it on a lot- and I have NEVER EVER had a list of shit that needed IMMEDIATE attention like this car did....

Both outter CV boots destroyed.
Both outter tie rod ends clunking BAD- for atleast 10K miles now.
Rear diff pissn all over the place
Tranny pissing all over
Valve cover gaskets leaking over the exhaust manifolds- nice smell/smoke
SRS light on- probably needs a new drivers airbag or clock spring.

These are all things that where needed ASAP amongst 10 other interior defects etc. Car has 64K miles.... does that say something bout its quality ?

100K mile old Taurus from that same year- 3.0L Duratec might need a oil pan gasket, or tranny gasket and thats it.

Domestics build higher quality cars than Germans, I shit you not Ford is NOT as bad as everyone makes them seem to be. Big 3 have been making some GREAT cars and trucks lately.

I had a 01 Land Rover Discovery on Tuesday, only 70K miles or so....

Head gaskets leaking all over
Steering gear box leaking just pissn all over the frame
4WD transfercase covered in oil.

EVERY LandRover I see has oil leaks, everything leaks.... Most Ford Explorers I see or Expeditions are pretty decent trucks even with 100K miles on them and being 10 years old almost.

[Pablito]

wow thats really surprising....i knew american cars werent always the greatest, but i never knew audi/vw had so many problems....my mom had an 85 jetta 5 speed and that thing was a tank...we had it for about 10 years w no major problems and i think it was still running good when we sold it. did VW/audi change the location of manufacturing like nissan?

[f550maranello2]

wel depends what american cars.. my mom and dads focuses are falling apart at 70k miles.. my dads zx3( hatchback 2000) engine sounds like a diesel.... my moms isnt any better.... both leak all over the place also


FORD ftl

[nismo3112]

Our 99 Windstar's tranny likes to go slippity slip...

Radio doesnt work
Rear Climate controls don't work
Speedo/Odometer doesn't work unless you pull a brake fuse
More oil on the outside of the engine than inside


Hooray for Fords!!!

[Just_A_Wrx]

Yeah, depends on what ford.
The focus was one of their worst cars. My friends parents got one in 01 and had problems with it ever since it was driven off the lot.
The trucks are decent though, but thats what ford is really good for....building tough pickup and work trucks.

[f550maranello2]

werd i agree.. ford cant make a good 4 cylinder automatic... their trucks are good though...

[DasTeknoViking]

No domestic knows how to build a good 4 banger entry level car. Colbat is falln apart on the dealers lot, but the engine is its only strong point.

Windstars ALL have tranny issues.

Supprisingly Fords Vulcan 3.0l pushrod motor is not too bad, and anyone who paid for the 3.8L motor was just asking for head gasket issues- these where used in the Windstar and Taurus.

My cousin has a 01 ZX3 5spd, tranny fell apart on it many times. I drove it and it felt like it someone shoved a shop rag in the intake manifold- like the engine was choking big time. He had a 89 SHO that he ran to the ground, it was unsafe to drive with all the rust eating it apart. Yamaha V6 ran great still, when it fired on all 6 cylinders.

Overall Fords trucks are not too bad just lack balls, GM trucks- old ones where notorious for head gaskets and intake gaskets going bad. Newer Vortec ones are actually fairly reliable. Prior to the Hemi, Dodge 5.2 and 5.9L V8s where garbage, the V10 wasn't any better. I had a V10 Ram that I blew every gasket on, tranny failed- all within 2 weeks of driving. Terrible on gas and hard to work on since the front end is so high up.

[Nietzsche]

I agree that domestics can't get it right on the overall package. I do think they are reliable for the most part compared to the industry just cheaply made. GM powertrains have been very strong and long running even if the gasket leaks on all 3.4s. I wouldn't hesitate to drive an old buick 3.8 with 180k on it.

[RobSE]

My parents had a 95 crown vic, we owned it from 11K. My mom was the only one driving and the tranny started to go out at 110,000. I know that is alot of miles, but a lady driven car should handle more.

[Brian]

domestic quality has been going up and "import quality is slipping.
Ford and chrysler still don't make a decent FWD OD trans.
My old bonneville (92 SSE) I bought in 1996 with 115k on it, sold it the next year with 125k, currently has 225k on it. the tranny just blew. I don't think the most recent owner took care of it right though.
by comparison, my old Voyager (96 LWB 3.3) we bought in 2000 with 50100 miles on it, at 60k we put a trans in, 1year and 1 month later we put another trans in, 3 years later (march/april 2005) we put ANOTHER trans in. car had 88k at that point. sold it and bought our 02 montana with about 70k.

[Grzesiu]

My parents had a 95 crown vic, we owned it from 11K. My mom was the only one driving and the tranny started to go out at 110,000. I know that is alot of miles, but a lady driven car should handle more.
thats because me and arek did bunch of doughnuts, burns out and driftin, and the car had more like 130K on it

[DasTeknoViking]

I got a NICE red 02 1.8T AWD 5spd Sport Package A4 in on a trade in....

www.continentalacura.com

[TurTLe]

blah A4.. hows that RSX-S on the lot?

[DasTeknoViking]

Which RSX ? We have a few of them, even thou the site gets updated daily I seen a few RSXs sitting around.

[TurTLe]

the cerified silver with the lip kit 02 i think. going for 16k. A littler higher then my range but i've been thinking about one for a little while.

its probaly has a edge over my 4th gen auto. same MPG, same power just a little lighter. I always wanted a hatch. doesn't look like there are too many known issues with them same as the max's. I dont think i'll do too much either just go hondata or bolt-on's. I drove an 06-S once and it was great. I assume the clutch pedal isn't a high release point like the A4 and passats are. I like the clutch in the R32. If its similiar to that feel on the 02-04 S models i'll probaly snag what i can get for 14k

[DasTeknoViking]

If you are interested I bet I can get you a nice deal on a RSX-S. These things are certified to 100K miles too.

Known problems- valve cover gasket leaking after 50+K miles. Pretty much bullet proof. The leather will start to look like shit after some years. Recomend going with Katzskins leather or suede kit for the OEM seats. Overall nice cars, for some reason they tend to rust eassy- not the body, but the suspension components etc. Some 02 RSXs look more rusty underneath than my 91 Legend.

[NIGHTMAREuki]

since you're talking about RSX-S, i'we had this question: what would be the outcome of these cars going against each other from stop and roll, cuz my friends have both of them and are bragging much. 2006 RSX-S vs 03 SAAB 9-3 2.0t auto vs 03 MAX auto

[TurTLe]

At this point i'm still toying with the thoughts. I'm moving back soon and my parents need a car as both their camry's are getting iffy. I'm debating between keeping my car and getting something in the 5k and under area or giving my parents my max, which is the reason why i bought it orginally and getting a newer car. 2002-2004 WRX and RSX-S are in my eyes right now. I'm not a hard core tuner guy. Just simple small things, like if i get a WRX just cobb tunning shit w/e they have for it the ECU flash and full exhuast and that is done. if i get a S like i said hondata or bolt-ons. i'm lookin more on bolt-on because of the immoblizer junk and the down time.

Type-S's come without leather but heated seats or no? I would love cloth and heated seats. I dont know too many option packages with them yet as i haven't seriously looked into them. valve cover, just a simple gasket replacement? or is their a reason why its not sealing correctly? Looks like a 2 hour job as max.


its either those 2 newer cars or maybe a b14/ intergra/ or a 5.0 in terms of older cars.

[Just_A_Wrx]

Get that WRX and all you need to do is turbo back exhaust and flash the ECU with Cobbs stage 2 software and it will be a fun little car.
I am going to be flashing stage 1 soon and after I get exhaust I will go stage 2.

[DasTeknoViking]

Good runing Max will tear up a RSX and the Saab from a stop to bout 80MPH. But if you go from 70MPH in the Max... it might be alot diff, 70MPH is a dead zone for the 4AT.

Only the BASE 160HP RSX comes with cloth seats. Type S comes with the cheap azz leather. No RSX has heated seats. 04 was the 1st year of heated mirrors on all models. S had BOSE sound system that is OK, but its nowhere near some of the BOSE (cough cough my Q45s) I heard.

Valve cover gasket is a piece of cake, pays .3 of a hour to do under warranty. Something bout them not liking the heat from the exhaust manifold that causes the gasket to leak, with headers it doesn't seem to be as much of a issue.

HonDATA, DC Race header, Invidia exhaust, AEM CAI, Fidanza flywheel, and IPS cams..... and 07 Civic SI intake manifold. RSX is going to pull like crazy, we are talking close to 250WHP all motor when tunned properly. There are few other things you can make to hit almost 260WHP. 2.0L all motor no turbo.

Ofcourse WRX will be alot of fun all around, especially in the winter, but it won't have that crazy 9500RPM redline.... nor do I think it would stand a chance vs a highly modified RSX. STis don't stand a chance even. K20 responds well to mods, but you have to know what to look for....and what makes power. 340WHP is bout MAX for a stock bottom end EJ20. It will be laggy and won't offer that VTEC scream. And 250WHP NA does make some CRAZY noise at 9500RPM.

[TurTLe]

I'm still debating between everything. So i dont have too many details of a particular car. Yea the WRX has the most potiential VS the RSX. i haven't driven a WRX yet. nor have a driven a b14 yet. Just a brand new type S and many intrgra's.

These are the thoughts in my head. insurance rates on both cars are just even. both are in the higher rate cat's highly stolen, accident prone, teenage drivers stuff. I'm here and there on the naisoc site however you spell it, so i have a small clue of whats outs there on those. I'm also hanging around the hondatech stuff seeing what those guys are doing. ONe thing bothering me is if i get a 02 WRX with 60-80k on it. it might be beated on by some 16 year old and then traded in for a newer style or the STI when they came out. again just thoughts

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HonDATA, DC Race header, Invidia exhaust, AEM CAI, Fidanza flywheel, and IPS cams..... and 07 Civic SI intake manifold. RSX is going to pull like crazy, we are talking close to 250WHP all motor when tunned properly. There are few other things you can make to hit almost 260WHP. 2.0L all motor no turbo.

thats more then what i want to get into. I would get the AEM CAI, when its time to do a clutch i'll drop in the flywheel, DC headers and i'll be good. HonDATA is something i need to pick up more info about. I saw its like a overnight thing where u send key, ECM and something to them and they over night it back with the flash installed. so far thats what i picked up on

[NIGHTMAREuki]

thanks for info, so now i just need new tires and wait till its dry

[DasTeknoViking]

My brother bought a 03 WRX Wagon for 9K bux with 100K miles on it. 5spd in signature WRC blue color. Some older guy owned it, looks like new.

I haven't driven a highly modified WRX, I driven some lightly moded ones and never was impressed. I driven some moded EVOs also- boost controller, exhaust and some gauges and I still thought my Max would rock its socks. I know I driven some big ballz RSXs and they where scary fast once you where in the VTEC range. It would be a hard decission to make for me also.... I like both cars. I just can't tell you how a highly moded WRX behaves vs a highly moded RSX. You don't loose any drivability with mods on a RSX... where the turbo lag can get pretty bad on the bigger turbo Rex.

[TurTLe]

it will be mildly modded MIKE!!!! I'm leaning towards the RSX just cause its a hatch and i just love them. But the female say no because " your just gonna be another ricer just like your friends xxx and xxx. all they do is go to car shows and show off the stickers they put" story behind that statement is my spoiled friend got mom and dad to buy him a 06 type-S and pay for everything. He has the JDM stickers all over and all he does is buy JDM shit that only honda ppl will notice like red JDM "H" center caps and other dumb shit. I think he paid $50 for red H center caps.

not everyone is a hardcore guy like you mike. I dont have the pockets at this point to support highly modded car. I'm moving back to the parent's house and then tinkering around with either moving out or just accept living there for a good couple years. Me being only 20 i guess i can see it working.

[Grzesiu]

My brother bought a 03 WRX Wagon for 9K bux with 100K miles on it. 5spd in signature WRC blue color. Some older guy owned it, looks like new.

I haven't driven a highly modified WRX, I driven some lightly moded ones and never was impressed. I driven some moded EVOs also- boost controller, exhaust and some gauges and I still thought my Max would rock its socks. I know I driven some big ballz RSXs and they where scary fast once you where in the VTEC range. It would be a hard decission to make for me also.... I like both cars. I just can't tell you how a highly moded WRX behaves vs a highly moded RSX. You don't loose any drivability with mods on a RSX... where the turbo lag can get pretty bad on the bigger turbo Rex.
buddies wrx with the gt35 has almost no lag, spools very very quick
his old setup with vf34 was also quick spooling

biggest thing is that once u mod and go bigger turbo =reliability will go to crap..so will gas mileage

[DasTeknoViking]

No such thing as light mods.... I dunno I never owned a car that I didn't sink TONS of $$ into. Shit I am rebuilding my winter beater right now ! I am obssesed with having a perfectly runing car.

I know most people say "light mods" but I dunno how ya can do that.... for me its a SICK addiction and it will probably never stop.

I dunno if I will go through with my turbo install on my Maxima at this point, the only shop I was going to let work on my car just doesn't care bout my $$. I might just put some camshafts into my Maxima very soon and call it a day.

I'm thinking of buying a old E34 535i 5spd and turbocharging that since many parts can be found for that motor.

[Brian]

I've only got light mods on my max.
Just a UDP, Y-pipe, and FSTB.

I have more planned, but those are WAY down the road after I buy a house in my area (350k+ :()

[walec05]

my area, which has smaller houses than your area, they cost 550K+ how do you think we feel about buying another house.

[Just_A_Wrx]

I took a ride the other day in a pretty much stock rsx-s and it was nice.
Pretty quick for being stock as well. The only downfall to the car is the FWD.
On the way to work today I saw a nice white rsx-s that was modded nice in skokie and all he was doing was spinning all over the place from the rain, not my cup of tea.
If you go with the wrx anything pre-06 you will get the 2.0 motor. Only the sti had the 2.5 with the slightly larger turbo. I heard they lag pretty bad but all you need is to get the Cobb accessport, reflash the ECU in 20 min yourself and you can net a good 20 or so hp for a stage one flash. If you want a little more, which you probably will, you can throw a downpipe in there and flash stage two for some more fun. Only problem, the more power the less reliable that tranny is going to be as well as the diff.
You can keep it conservative and still have fun though.
I am working on the suspension right now, short shifter, exhaust and cobb stage 2 tuning and I hope to have a fun and still reliable little runner. Most guys with some sti swap engine parts and the right tune are making some good numbers, over 300whp/tq and pulling high 12's off since they upgraded to the 2.5 block. I wont go this far though, dont want to shatter that transmission.
I think both cars will be fine for you if you are looking for something conservative to do some light mods to.

[Grzesiu]

I took a ride the other day in a pretty much stock rsx-s and it was nice.
Pretty quick for being stock as well. The only downfall to the car is the FWD.
On the way to work today I saw a nice white rsx-s that was modded nice in skokie and all he was doing was spinning all over the place from the rain, not my cup of tea.
If you go with the wrx anything pre-06 you will get the 2.0 motor. Only the sti had the 2.5 with the slightly larger turbo. I heard they lag pretty bad but all you need is to get the Cobb accessport, reflash the ECU in 20 min yourself and you can net a good 20 or so hp for a stage one flash. If you want a little more, which you probably will, you can throw a downpipe in there and flash stage two for some more fun. Only problem, the more power the less reliable that tranny is going to be as well as the diff.
You can keep it conservative and still have fun though.
I am working on the suspension right now, short shifter, exhaust and cobb stage 2 tuning and I hope to have a fun and still reliable little runner. Most guys with some sti swap engine parts and the right tune are making some good numbers, over 300whp/tq since they upgraded to the 2.5 block. I wont go this far though, dont want to shatter that transmission.
I think both cars will be fine for you if you are looking for something conservative to do some light mods to.
even with the 2.0 my buddy with the old setup dynoen at 299.1HP to the wheels
but he is using the jdm 6 speed

[Just_A_Wrx]

I wish I had that 6 speed. Much more reliable.
The 2.0 is a strong motor. What the 299 with the vf34?

[DasTeknoViking]

300WHP is pretty much all the EJ20 can do....

For less you can buy a old school Sentra SE-R, turbocharge it and laugh all day long with 500WHP on a stock engine.

[Just_A_Wrx]

But for him it will be enough fun since his intentions arent to build a 10 sec car.
For me I would be very happy with 300 or a little over 300whp.
As far as I am told if you are nice to the car the tranny will be ok up until that point (300whp/tq), but push any more power and there will be problems.

[TurTLe]

I don't see myself owning a car for very long. Thats mainly why i don't go hardcore on mods. Reason why i'm not doing anything to my max is cause its an auto. if I get that b14 all i think about is maybe a small turbo running 8-12 PSI.
the WRX will be full exhaust and cobb tuning.

couple of bolt on's and its good for me. I'm not a racer or anything like that. Normally going 15mph over or speed limit. If i wanted a drag car to go all out i'll get a drag car. living in MI i had plenty of chances to pick up some nice strip cars with 350's in them couple of firebirds that would be perfect to strip down and take it to the track. But i want something comfortable to drive for myslef.
just looking for a car to be a little bit faster then stock.

[TurTLe]

Mike, in terms of engine room. It looks like 1/2 the things are right on top. Have you seen anything go wrong that is like impossible to work on or a PITA to gain access to?

I just took a look at some ebay auctions showing the engine bay shots and yea that valve cover gasket is a cake. i assume the intake gasket is a weak point too cause i've seen tons of ppl swap those out for other ones as well.

[DasTeknoViking]

Tons of room for everything. I can do a front cover on one in bout 1 hour MAX. They don't leak from the timing chain cover- but I had a few weird cars that had buzzing noises from the oil pump area. I never seen a oil pump fail on a Honda.

WRX you have lots of room in the engine bay once you remove the intercooler. I did a big job on my EJ22 Legacy today- valve cover gaskets, cam seals/plugs, intake manifold gaskets, plug wires, new MAF, new 02 sensor, new oil pressure sending unit. Didn't take me much time at all. Car seems to run very good, but I been driving used cars home- got a 03 Forester for a demo right now :)

[Grzesiu]

I wish I had that 6 speed. Much more reliable.
The 2.0 is a strong motor. What the 299 with the vf34?
yeah it was with the vf34, he had one of the highest numbers in US with that turbo

[walec05]

I been driving used cars home- got a 03 Forester for a demo right now :)

ah, dont you just love working at the dealership........i do this on a regular basis, the last car i drove was a FX45. man was that a nice car.

[Kowalski]

so i worked at ridgemoor this past friday night and i took the m45 or whatever it is that paul liked to the store for cigarrettes...

[DasTeknoViking]

ah, dont you just love working at the dealership........i do this on a regular basis, the last car i drove was a FX45. man was that a nice car.

Not a big fan of the FX, I drove one 3 years ago and found the interior too cheap looking to my liking. Murano is just as bad.

I might take the Mini S home....

[walec05]

so i worked at ridgemoor this past friday night and i took the m45 or whatever it is that paul liked to the store for cigarrettes...

and beat the fuck out of it.....i let you beat on it when i stopped by your house.....its nice, but its missing that limited slip.

[TurTLe]

f you guys with nicer cars. all i get to drive are a couple of 06 GTI's home for the weekend and stupid leaking covertible beetles.

[DasTeknoViking]

I got a S4 V8 for a demo tonite :)

[walec05]

u bastard........

[nismo3112]

I got a S4 V8 for a demo tonite :)

Don't give it back!

[DasTeknoViking]

We got a 05 RL in for VERY cheap- like half off almost, kinda cheap. It gots 62K miles on the odo- all highway. I might be rocking that this weekend... I am really thinking bout getting it.

[Kowalski]

05 is the newest body style or no? i've always liked that new body style that is currently driving around...

[RobSE]

05 is the newest body style

[DasTeknoViking]

Drive it enough to get it out of your system, then give it back.
Thats what I did with the subaru, but I didnt get it out of my system and had to have it.

Ahm.... so ya....
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/BlackBirdVQ30DEK/IMG_0161.jpg

It didn't wanna leave the system.... I love it !

[Mr Grey]

Oh sanpe...you were cruising in the city. You got to come by and let me take a ride in it.

[DasTeknoViking]

Maybe tomorrow ? I will see how their detail comes out- the car came in and 1 hour later I had my plates on it and drove it home.

Need a 02 sensor, the CK engine light is on, change the oil and rotate the tires.... LET IT SNOOOOW !

[NIGHTMAREuki]

omg, new proud owner?

[DasTeknoViking]

I guess so, I put 150 miles on it and I must say... I am very happy with it. I took more pics but I don't feel like sharing :P Car is pretty dirty.

[Grzesiu]

Ahm.... so ya....
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/BlackBirdVQ30DEK/IMG_0161.jpg

It didn't wanna leave the system.... I love it !
blew one up but still like those cars...........

[DasTeknoViking]

I thought bout eighter picking up a new xB for a while now, and this was just "the right price". AWD, 6spd, V6, luxurious and pretty fast for a beater.

30K dollar winter beater.

[RobSE]

Will this get into the way of your love affair with your maxima? You giving up the 3rd gen or keeping all? Great looking car, get it cleaned!

[NIGHTMAREuki]

is it faster that ur max?
how about a snail fit under da hood?
turbo car *2 in one garage is cool as hell

[DasTeknoViking]

My Max is deff faster on the highway, but from a dig this thing goes like crazy.

3rd gen is getting sold off, maybe tomrrow. I love it, but I really miss shifting gears, and this car is a really good deal.

[Grzesiu]

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[TurTLe]

bank 2 sensor 2.... i bet mike....

[walec05]

yeah, its a nice car. one of the techs at nissan has one just like that.....when you slam the doors, they feel like the older cars(much more soldi)

but yeah, you have to change the tires on that bitch, they are summer only, i think.

[f550maranello2]

wait did u buy that mike or are u just using it...

cuz from my understanding they are not that reliable.. . are they??

[DasTeknoViking]

I bought it, its going to be my new DD. 100% stock, its gonna get a subwoofer and tinted windows this week. I like everything bout it.....

They are detailing it as we speak, car was pretty dirty. I can sell it for more than I bought it for, so thats a good deal. I am really not a VW fan, but this car drives so good....... I don't think any of you guys wanna drive it.

[nismo3112]

Congrats, I love those things. Wish I could get one!

[TurTLe]

the car used to make me go wow... then i worked on it enough and gave up on it... very very heavy car

mike let me know if that car has ever been in MI and if its bank 2 sensor.

[walec05]

yeah, one of the techs at work has one like i posted, and he loves it to death too.

man, i tried to see if we still had an r32 that we were selling a few months back, and we sold it...i was going to take that out for the weekend. make like a mini r32 meet.