Need Help In Decidin For New Car

ok heres the deal...i need help on deciding wether to get a civic, a celica, a wrx/sti or maybe a skyline?...i plan on spendin bout 50,000 altogether including everything from the engine, to exterior (body kits, lights, decals), to interior (seats, lights, basicly make the interior 'sexy enough for the ladies as well') to nitrous systems, sound systems, paint job. BBBUTTTTT.....heres the thing, i want to get a USED car and hook it up.. Got any tips?? Do you know what companies made those wicked awesome cars for the fast and the furious? like the tvs, sound systems, etc...

Buy a fourth gen Honda Civic 4 door automatic. Ive been beaten by one before. He spot me 4 cars and by the time I reached 50 mph he was 3 cars ahead of me. His mods were home made intake, plug wires, NGK plugs, a big ass muffler, window tint, spoiler, and Mobil 1 oil. :eek:

He said hes planning to bag it sometime soon. Ill need Nawws then when I race him for $$$!!

Im sure your car will be a street terror if you get something like I mentioned!!

Dont forget stickers and decals to pimp it out too :)

Buy a fourth gen Honda Civic 4 door automatic. Ive been beaten by one before. He spot me 4 cars and by the time I reached 50 mph he was 3 cars ahead of me. His mods were home made intake, plug wires, NGK plugs, a big ass muffler, window tint, spoiler, and Mobil 1 oil. :eek:

He said hes planning to bag it sometime soon. Ill need Nawws then when I race him for $$$!!

Im sure your car will be a street terror if you get something like I mentioned!!

Dont forget stickers and decals to pimp it out too :)
um im kinda new at this street racin stuff...i actually just raced maybe 3 times with some friends and i got hooked on it, but i got a shitload of cash and i wanna win...hehe what does 4th generation mean?? and also i was thinkin of maybe a sti??

Get a MkIII Supra and put a 2jz in it and give 'er lets say hmmm 900-1000rwhp and turn it into a sleeper. And save some money too. Just say no to Rice. :smile:

DK was messing with you, somegroupingofstupidnonautomotivelettersforaname.

If you honestly have $50,000 in disposable income, why are you asking a bunch of guys on the internet how to spend it? Damnit, I've never had $5,000 disposable income.

Seriously, with that kind of scratch, I'd be talking Porsche 911, or Chevy Corvette, or Ferrari 308GTB. Because, with $50,000 cash I know I'd have a way stellar line of credit, plus certainly a good job (or massive inheritance) so I could afford any overage, or a lease.

However, I'm much more sure that you don't have that kind of cash. Generally speaking, people with that kind of money aren't bumming rides off friends and then thinking "Oh, I better get a Civic or Celica."

Kid, you're either more naive than Mihoshi Kuramitsu, or lying through your teeth. $50,000 is just an uncanny sum for someone who's starting out.

parents are buyin the car...i just pay for upgrades....so its not really MY money..its my parents...

parents are buyin the car...i just pay for upgrades....so its not really MY money..its my parents...
Hmm.... Why do you want a riced out car though?

Go with style, not rice :disappoin

and damn i wish my parents had 50 grand to spend on me :(

cuz im azn...lol i like import cars, i like speed, i like the small compact designs, neway its not really 50,000 i put in bout 20grand and my parents put in bout 30 for the car so that makes 50, neway yeah like i want a car that looks like it came out of the fast and the furious..^^ :naughty: wid like nos and video, sound everything....hows the wrx/sti for a racing car, and ehh...whats a sleeper??

a sleeper is a car that looks stock on the outside, but a beast inside, if you know what i mean, basically, a stock looking car that you don't expect to be fast or quick

You're a kid (I assume, if your parents are giviing you 30k) and you have $20,000 to blow on a car??? Holy shit!! Either you're lying, or you're a movie star's kid or something... anyway, here's a fw tips.

Tip #1- F&F is just a movie. Anyone who really gives a rat's ass about going fast doesn't put on neon underbody kits, video screens, etc. In real life, the fastest car in 2F2F does maybe a mid-13. Pathetic.

#2- nitrous is not an alternative to a well-built engine. Think of it a frosting on a cake. It's sometimes nice to have the extra 50 hp, but a 50shot doesn't turn your car into a 10 second car. Build your car first, then add a shot if you really want.

#3- Most people here could care less about body kits and the like. People here care about speed, and not much else. Adding things to your car that don't make it go faster generally make it ricey. Rice is a bad, bad thing. A sleeper is a car that looks stock, but doesn't drive it. You generally need to run in the mid to low 13s it not lower to be considered a sleeper.

Hope this helps...

You're a kid (I assume, if your parents are giviing you 30k) and you have $20,000 to blow on a car??? Holy shit!! Either you're lying, or you're a movie star's kid or something... anyway, here's a fw tips.

Tip #1- F&F is just a movie. Anyone who really gives a rat's ass about going fast doesn't put on neon underbody kits, video screens, etc. In real life, the fastest car in 2F2F does maybe a mid-13. Pathetic.

#2- nitrous is not an alternative to a well-built engine. Think of it a frosting on a cake. It's sometimes nice to have the extra 50 hp, but a 50shot doesn't turn your car into a 10 second car. Build your car first, then add a shot if you really want.

#3- Most people here could care less about body kits and the like. People here care about speed, and not much else. Adding things to your car that don't make it go faster generally make it ricey. Rice is a bad, bad thing. A sleeper is a car that looks stock, but doesn't drive it. You generally need to run in the mid to low 13s it not lower to be considered a sleeper.

Hope this helps...
hey im sry but im just tryin to get a nice lookin & fast car. your advice really helped kinda. 1. so if i were to put bout 20grand into my grand cherokee it would b concidered a sleeper. 2. im fine with a mid-13 sec car. well i would like it to be faster but again, i want a car that looks like it came out of a movie. and 3. im not sayin nos is an alternative. im sayin i want a stupidly fast engine AND hav nitrous on it.

It would be hard as hell ot make a grand cherokee go fast enough to be a sleeper, even with 20 grand. With 50 grand, you should be able to get your car into the low 11s or lower and still be reliable.

I suggest a skyline, if you want to go fast, and have the money. IMO, a skyline already looks cool enough without any extras. Trust me, you'll get plenty of stares. Another choice if you care more about looks than you do speed (though you'll still have some of the latter) is a used Ferrari or a used Acura NSX.

If you really want a car out of F&F, the first movie Paul Walker drives an Eclipse and a Toyota Supra, and in the second, a Mitsubishi Evo VII and a skyline.

well, Don't be stupid.
having a car that looks like it came from a movie will get you less respect and more hassle from the cops than having a car that actually goes fast.
for 50k, get a new corvette, or used NSX. either one is deffinitely fast enough for someone with your level of experience, anything faster will only get you killed or worse, someone else killed.

a sleeper is a car that looks stock on the outside, but a beast inside, if you know what i mean, basically, a stock looking car that you don't expect to be fast or quick


or its a car that looks like i t will fall apart at any second but still some how beats u. or a car that is stock

ok get a skyline then a sti

one word gsx acutally 3 letters lolz
fast takes well to mods can be found for cheap, good on insurance. and can be a sleeper.
my $0.02
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IMO, u should get an sti or evo viii, keep it stock for a bit, go to several racing schools, and then decide if u still want to make it look good. if u spend all of that on a fast car, u will kill urself in a week, i know i would. seriously, racing school is the way to go. maybe go to racing school and THEN choose a car

The best thing to do is to go buy a magazine subscription (you got the bucks) to Sports Compact Car, Tuner Performance Report, or maybe Turbo and see what the real people of this world have for cars. That'll give you the general idea of what to get. Avoid mags like Import Tuner and Super Street-they tend to be a bit ricey. MAgazines are how i learned the massive amounts of geeky car info that i tend to blabber off sometimes.

Oh yeah, like it has been said, avoid the shit in The FAst and the Furious and 2f2f...its very unrealistic and misleading (i still cant get over the "ten grand stand alone fuel management system" or the 10 sec Eclipse gs-t (watch the drag scene-its a fwd launch)

The best thing to do is to go buy a magazine subscription (you got the bucks) to Sports Compact Car, Tuner Performance Report, or maybe Turbo and see what the real people of this world have for cars. That'll give you the general idea of what to get. Avoid mags like Import Tuner and Super Street-they tend to be a bit ricey. MAgazines are how i learned the massive amounts of geeky car info that i tend to blabber off sometimes.

Oh yeah, like it has been said, avoid the shit in The FAst and the Furious and 2f2f...its very unrealistic and misleading (i still cant get over the "ten grand stand alone fuel management system" or the 10 sec Eclipse gs-t (watch the drag scene-its a fwd launch)
o heh see it was actually becaue of that line that made me think "geez im gonna have to spend at least 50 grand" but yeah i hink i brought my choices for cars down to a wrx/sti or a 03 eclipse gt and yea i will definitly subscribe to magz.

If your choices are an STI and an Eclipse, go with the Eclipse. I've heard the STI doesn't even come with an automatic transmission and is WAY to stiff.

Do not listen to the :newbie: . He knows not of what he speaks.

First and foremost, if you plan on driving any car with less than 4.0L of displacement, learn to drive a manual transmission. It's the only way to get peak efficiency from the engine. Plus a manual offers much better car control. Period.

Second, if you're worried about a stiff ride then buy an effin' Toyota Avalon or Buick Roadmaster. Stiffly sprung is best for cornering. Plain and simple.

Oh yes, and if you want a good magazine to subscribe to get Grassroots Motorsports magazine. It's tops. Tons of informative tech articles, lots of reviews, and plenty of news from the club racing level. Basically, it's geared towards people who're fixated on fast street cars that prize cornering and control.

If your choices are an STI and an Eclipse, go with the Eclipse. I've heard the STI doesn't even come with an automatic transmission and is WAY to stiff.


The STi is the top of the line model of the WRX platform... it's basically a street legal Rally car... of course it doesn't come with a automatic. And it's a race bred car, so yes it has a stiff suspension.


"Doesn't come with an automatic transmission" Stop being a little girl. Manual transmission and a stiff suspension is a GOOD thing.

There's tons of other hi-po cars out there that are manual only and have stiff suspensions. Such as the Z06, EVO8...

If your choices are an STI and an Eclipse, go with the Eclipse. I've heard the STI doesn't even come with an automatic transmission and is WAY to stiff.


guys i think hes being sarcastic. lolz

guys i think hes being sarcastic. lolz

Was it that obvious?

God, this kid should spend his "$50k" on the world's biggest clue. Wait, here it is for free :

READ A BOOK

guys i think hes being sarcastic. lolz



I certainly hope so...

Get a 3 cylinder geo-metro, make it pimptastic with some glow rods, and slap on 50hp worth of stickers.

I guarentee the ladies will be taken they clothes off as you pull up, and you'll be faster than your average john deere tractor... :)

P.S. 250lbs worth of stereo equipment and audio visual gadgets will help with traction and thus lead to better track times. (Keep this on the downlow though, as it is a secret of the pros...)

Also if you go with an STI or EVO8 (sploog), make sure to get the F&F high speed reverse gearing package so you can pull on cars up to 100mph in reverse too... You'll thank me later...

Also if you go with an STI or EVO8 (sploog), make sure to get the F&F high speed reverse gearing package so you can pull on cars up to 100mph in reverse too... You'll thank me later...

haha i wonder how did they do that?

prolly just did it at 5mph, then made it look like it was going fast with camera work and props...

Get a 3 cylinder geo-metro, make it pimptastic with some glow rods, and slap on 50hp worth of stickers.

I guarentee the ladies will be taken they clothes off as you pull up, and you'll be faster than your average john deere tractor... :)

P.S. 250lbs worth of stereo equipment and audio visual gadgets will help with traction and thus lead to better track times. (Keep this on the downlow though, as it is a secret of the pros...)

Also if you go with an STI or EVO8 (sploog), make sure to get the F&F high speed reverse gearing package so you can pull on cars up to 100mph in reverse too... You'll thank me later...

thats right NOW THATS A CAR! (jk), u got 50 grand GET A USED VIPER IT WAS IN 2F2F!

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=113463

hmm.
stickied thread about this topic?
yeah.