maeng, i got it.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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white97dsm Wrote:CaptainHenreh Wrote:I say megasquirt
Megasquirt is GOD!!!
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Mike Wrote:maeng, i got it.
lol, so she calls you megasquirt too?
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sounds like this thread is dieing fast....
white97dsm Wrote:sounds like this thread is dieing fast....
it's an MM thread, are you really surprised  ?
BLAIR Wrote:MM forums... where topics get OFF-TOPIC with a quickness
white97dsm Wrote:sounds like this thread is dieing fast....
it is about a chyrsler... one based on an older mb chassis too :roll:
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:white97dsm Wrote:sounds like this thread is dieing fast....
it is about a chyrsler... one based on an older mb chassis too :roll:
:?: A Honda guy dissing another car for chassis sharing? Boy, talk about irony 
But anyway, to the original poster, someone made an excellent point that heavily modifying the car will severely affect your resale value. If its a car that you don't plan on selling in the next 5 years go for it but keep in mind that you're not going to get back even 50% of the money you'd be putting into modifying it. Even if you remove the aftermarket parts and sell them separately its still a huge hit.
However, if you've peered deep into the future and don't feel like there is any other car out there now or on the horizon that you would be happier with for your money, and you truly would enjoy heavily modifying the car then go for it. I'd recommend having access to a second car (if only a beater) if you're gonna go this route.
Also, I have to put out the obligatory 'try it at the track' before you upgrade advice. You might find that you could have a tremendously more fun just mildly upgrading the car and tracking it, as many of us have. Its a great handling car so I'm sure it'll be more than worth it to take it out.
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the mb chassis wasn't known as a great one... sure, honda shares chassis all the time, but rarely do they reuse one that is crappy without at least updating or fixing it. hell, they even left the reciprocating ball steering! that is just goofy for a "sporty" car.
name one time (other than the cl/tl) when honda had a poor chassis and kept going with it.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
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And what makes the MB chassis crappy anyway? Which MB is the Crossfire sharing with? From what I've seen the Crossfire got excellent marks on handling from more than one auto mag.
2018 Ducati Panigale V4
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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Actually, scratch that. I'm not interested in criticisms of someone's car in their thread about modifying said car. No point.
2018 Ducati Panigale V4
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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uses the first gen slk platform. lets test drive one and then drive an s2k... see which we prefer.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:lets test drive one and then drive an s2k... see which we prefer.
there's a lot more involved than just the chassis with the ride and preference :roll:
G.Irish Wrote:Mike Wrote:white97dsm Wrote:sounds like this thread is dieing fast....
it is about a chyrsler... one based on an older mb chassis too :roll:
:?: A Honda guy dissing another car for chassis sharing? Boy, talk about irony
But anyway, to the original poster, someone made an excellent point that heavily modifying the car will severely affect your resale value. If its a car that you don't plan on selling in the next 5 years go for it but keep in mind that you're not going to get back even 50% of the money you'd be putting into modifying it. Even if you remove the aftermarket parts and sell them separately its still a huge hit.
However, if you've peered deep into the future and don't feel like there is any other car out there now or on the horizon that you would be happier with for your money, and you truly would enjoy heavily modifying the car then go for it. I'd recommend having access to a second car (if only a beater) if you're gonna go this route.
Also, I have to put out the obligatory 'try it at the track' before you upgrade advice. You might find that you could have a tremendously more fun just mildly upgrading the car and tracking it, as many of us have. Its a great handling car so I'm sure it'll be more than worth it to take it out. G hit the nail on the head. You really won't see a dime more in resale value on a heavily modified car unless it's something really unique. The only money I made back from modifying my WRX was the resale of all of the used parts I had... which actually ended up amounting to quite a bit hehe
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2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
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