16 years old looking to buy car..NEED ADVICE!!!!

[RACER D12]

Well 4wd and AWD are kind of the same. Its just the name 4wd is just used more with trucks and AWD with cars. However they pretty much mean the same thing. Thats why I think jeff finds that funny

[zerogt86]

actually, from what i understand, a 4wd car can often be changed between 4wd and 2wd (usually rwd), and these setups are often found on trucks/jeeps. Awd can be changed, and always powers all 4 wheels (unless it has that nissan computer controlled awd on their skylines), and is usually found on cars. so yes, 4wd and Awd are actually different.

[hoju]

oh....hehe.....i'm kinda dumb...didnt mean to get into all that....hehee.....oh.....something i wanna ask u guys..... not related to anything but..... how did u guys watch your initial D eps?...DVD or dowload off od Bittorrent or something???

[JeffForSale!]

No, I somehow bought all of my stuff (manga, new vol28, 1st/2nd/3rd stage) "at a local bookstore".
And 4WD/AWD is the same thing.

[hoju]

Found this on a site...

ALL WHEEL DRIVE:

Definition: A vehicle where all four wheels are driven, but there's no transfer case like a four-wheel drive rig. Most AWD setups are full time systems for year-round driving, and use a viscous fluid coupling center differential instead of a transfer case to route drive torque to all four wheels. This allows the front and rear wheels to turn at slightly different speeds when turning on dry pavement. Most folks do not consider this the same as four-wheel drive. It can be useful (and more fuel economical) in pavement driving where you're mainly negotiating bad weather conditions.



FOUR WHEEL DRIVE


Definition: A method of driving a vehicle by applying engine torque to all four wheels thru the use of a transfer case, differentials and hubs. Various schemes are used for 4WD including part-time, full-time and variable four-wheel drive. To help cut the drive train drag (and reduced fuel economy) that most 4WD's have, a transfer case is included that allows the driver to select either two- or four-wheel drive depending on driving conditions. Some performance cars have full-time variable four-wheel drive and use a computer-controlled transfer case to route power between the wheels.



It's important to note that even in 4WD, you still have only two driving wheels; one front; one rear. A normal passenger car is essentially one wheel drive, because the other one can slip. So a 4WD rig, with the front axle engaged, now has two wheels driving. Then if you add a locker to the rear, you've added one more wheel, to make your rig three-wheel drive. Add a locker to the front, so no tires can spin, and you have TRUE, 4-wheel drive, all four wheels driving.

[2of9]

get a car YOU like, not what we want you to get. ima get a Talon/eclipse GSX AWD turbo, and im gona make it drift..some how...well, just get a car you want, cuz if it aint, u WILL regret thatcat you got.

[hoju]

THat's tru man... you got some good advice bro...

[JeffForSale!]

I recommend
http://www.oldbug.com/
But that's due to personal preference...
and the fact they have turbo engine swaps for them too
you know?
I admit defeat on the AWD/4WD issue :o
but if you looked at it from my point of view, it was teh funneh

And why do you ask what car to get on an Initial D forum?

[hoju]

Oh.... cause i like initial D and i want to know how to drift....and that's why i want to know what car is the best for me?

[ColeIketani]

...... let's just write his obituiary early if that's how he's going to buy a car lol j/k

[1viadrft]

Save your InitialD tokens for the upcoming SKYLINE GTR arriving in 2007...

[RafStar]

Get yourself a 240sx that was the car i was searching for before i got the amazing deal for my fd3s.

[ColeIketani]

do you have pics of your FD in the pic gallery?

[1viadrft]

He's lying!!! LoL... damn kids!

My friend in the MARINE CORPS actually bought an '95 FD3S in OKINAWA, JAPAN where he is stationed! He paid a whopping $5,000 for her... fully and heavily tuned!! He told me about an R32 in the news-paper over there going for about $500!!! I'm not sure on it's condition, but if I was there now I'd buy it!

[fubo.x]

another choice:

S12 Silvia, in the US it's called 200SX sold between 84 and 88. The USDM version came with three engine varieties: CA20E, CA18ET and VG30E.

It'd make a great drifter 'cos it's FR and relatively light (ie. 2 doors, 2 seats). but also makes great drag machine, 'cos it has a pretty big engine bay and you can stick pretty much any nissan RWD engine into it, including CA18DET, SR20DET, FJ20ET and even RB engines.

goto www.club-s12.org for more info.