WTB: A Shitty Old Truck !

[Evan]

for reference, here is a video of me in my bone stock miata and a WRX with big turbo, dyno tuned UTEC, stoptechs, coilovers, etc etc. I know the owner, and its very similar to what you describe what you want your car to end up like.

This is in an instructor session driven by another instructor (not a student)
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would you rather be a slow guy in a fast car, or a fast guy in a slower car?
I know its hard for you to think of it this way, but the $$ spent on all those mods put towards seat time instead would make you much faster than the mods themselves.
Just something to think about.

trust me Ive been where you are. After buying my WRX I dumped $9k into it, courtesy visa. It took me a long time to recover from that, and afterwards, as much as I loved the WRX,
I realized that its the activity of driving that is more important than the car itself. The car is just a tool that we use for the fun!
In a miata, I can go to the track much more frequently, for less money, learn more and end up a better driver, and as a bonus I get a nice big ego boost when I fuck up some high HP shit
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ps- I also rolled the shit out of Maeng in his STi.
With a passenger.