That sucks. For a short while here we had some retards driving by at 1 in the morning and hitting cars with a base ball bat. For no reason, other than they saw easy targets?? Broke some old ladys window in her car. Made a big dent in somebody elses old car. Some people are just worthless retard...
Mine only does it when its real cold, and only on first 2 or 3 shifts from a cold start. After that its fine. Its a little better than last year. How long is an oem clutch supposed to last?
I think its a temp issue. Winter again, and it seems like the clutch system has to warm up as well to get the smooth shifts. Mine still does it, but I had re adjusted the clutch pedal, and it does it a bit less now. Seems like the pedal adjustment from summer to winter is different,, or perhaps...
Come on out to colorado. DSMs are cheap here. I see them all the time for 3k or less for good usable average mile awd drivers. Its the piles of crap with blingy parts that dont run, spun a bearing that the owners wand big dollars for. A good clean awd every day car can be had for 3k any day of...
That hatch looks like it would be a great start. From there, go with a polished sheet metal spoiler riveted directly to the back angle side on the hatch. The old school nas car look!
1000 cc injectors for plenty of headroom. Wouldn't plan on pushing more than 350ish hp for reliability sake. The whole point of a build like that is quick spool and usable torq down low. Street car.
1998 talon tsi awd automatic. solid built 2.3 stroker, beefed up trans. T28 with big side mount, 1000cc injectors, full 3" exhaust dumping into dual stock mufflers. Hard intake pipes, some kind of fancy BOV, Simple flashed ECU, tuned on e85. Color, white, rolling on white 17" enkie rpf1s and...
I bought a garret t28 a while back. It was not marketed as an fp big t28,, just a garret t28. Its got 9 blades and 17lb wg actuator as stock. It pulls harder than the stock t25 at all rev ranges, spools slower,, but its pulling harder none the less. Only drawback is it locks you into a side...
Im jealous. All ive been doing is driving my dsm. Today I was cruising in 3rd at about 2500 rpm when a big ole pickem up truck settled in front of me, so I romped on it, and passed at about 5000 rpm still in 3rd,, what a rush! Thats a good roll on situation, no lag, and the pipes and bov just...
Im glad this thread didnt end up with a crapped out car rollin on some kind of universal fit tuner wheels that weigh more than stockers. Awsome choice in wheels! I wanna set for my talon too,, in silver or white.
I would go with naturally aspirated fwd gs or base model. A 1.8 would be ideal. Because owning a dsm is more about good mileage and being practical. Forget about being speed racer in an awd rally car for the street,, just go slow and be economical while doing it.
Generally a low mileage car would be garaged,, and not left to rot in the sun. Could be for reals though. I would knock price down and get it checked out thoroughly. For that kind of money,, you could buy awd all day long.
Yeah, any time feet are used improperly in the car,, like on the dash, or to kick open the door,, thats bad. Aint nobody ever smoke in my car, or eat, or drink in there. I like them to sit down, shut up, and hold on. Anybody gets a ride in my talon its a friggen treat and should be appreciated...
I think 6200 is a good price for it. Great score. At that price its probably no good to flip for profit,, but... Its a fantastic car for owning and driving!
Welcome to the awd scene! I wouldnt drive any other kind of dsm personally. I hope you didnt pay asking price for it. But,, if you did,, dont fret,, just little details to work out and it will be worth it!
There used to be a 2g eclipse parked outside a shop right on side of the highway coming into town in Gunnison. Had a front mount. I never saw it run. Still there? Somebody was trying to build a dsm up there anyways.
My dsm is a dirty little dsm. Its been a dirty car. Got spots from rain all over its glass. Needs a good washing. No he she wishing he she was some women and raging though,, just bad driving GFs in bikinis washing my dirty dirty dsm car.
Dont worry about it, just pour yourself some sugar free cool aid and sit down in front of the tube and zone out. Its good for you. Become interested in popular media and brand name products. Do what the others do, fit in, dont rock the boat. Its whats best for everybody,,, ok buuudddyyy? And by...
Its put there to kill brain cells and make us more complacent and easier to control via popular media and product advertisements. Just kidding. No but seriously that's what it does. Drink up citizens. Its for your own good.
Get your crew and serve up a nasty dance off. Thattle settle it once and for all. Dang silly honduh kids. Dont they know not to be talkin smack to a drunken dsm kid?? Somebody will end up with hurt feelins and another might end up with a speeding ticket or worse!
Generally nada trade in value is a good starting point for any private party deal. I would feel pretty lucky to get any $$ for an old car with bad trans,, so 1400 was probably pretty good.
3000 is high for a poorly modded car. It looks very nice and clean cosmetically though. Like n0de said,, if you can talk them down considerably and get it without going broke, then its a good gamble. For sure your going to have to throw time and $$ at it to make it a daily driver. There are tons...
eh, it was a red eclipse I saw,, not sure of any details though. Hadnt ever seen that one,, thats why I remembered it. Had the 2gb front end. Every now and then I see a beat up green 2gb talon,, and the red 1g talon I sold a few years ago,,, still mint. Thats about it though.
Completely unrelated but back in the day Seinfeld had at least 2 or 3 episodes with a Merkur xr4ti in the back ground. They were actually fully shown, and showcased for a split second in the scene. Cool.