$20K for a more powerful DD.... WWCSD?

[CALL_911]

I had the feeling.

A new challenger enters....



Only downside.... no LSD. Well, and is a good bit slower than the others out of the box, and has that weird gearing. Mixed feelings, don't think I wanna do another "I think I can" 4 banger.... or stickshift.....

Woof

[12,000 RPM]

[12,000 RPM]

More my style.... sorry guys I'm a ricer

[CALL_911]

G37 looks gr8

[Cookie Monster]

None of those cars are riced at all.

[Vinsanity]

yeah not sure how your car will ride after you throw a set of fully compressed coilovers on it. might be a tad bit harsh for your commute.

[CaminoRacer]

They all look horrible lowered like that

[12,000 RPM]

yeah not sure how your car will ride after you throw a set of fully compressed coilovers on it. might be a tad bit harsh for your commute.

Roads around here are awesome. Z rode great. Coilovers will be no problem. I wish the coils on the Civic were stiffer

They all look horrible lowered like that

Well you think cars > bikes so I will put this in that context

[Cookie Monster]

Fuck that, all those cars look great. Even the 200, which is hard to say because I know that car is a turd otherwise.

[12,000 RPM]

13s with bolt ons bro

[CaminoRacer]

Well you think cars > bikes so I will put this in that context

Nah, I think built protouring cars = bikes.

[Cookie Monster]

13s with bolt ons bro

A turd with bolt ons is still a turd.

[Raza]

I had the feeling.

A new challenger enters....



Only downside.... no LSD. Well, and is a good bit slower than the others out of the box, and has that weird gearing. Mixed feelings, don't think I wanna do another "I think I can" 4 banger.... or stickshift.....

What is that?

[Raza]

They all look horrible lowered like that

The BMW almost pulls it off, but lowering them that much really points out how awkward and fat looking the rear wheel area looks on the other cars. And it makes them look like the front is higher than the rear because of how weird the wheel wells look.

[Raza]

Fuck that, all those cars look great. Even the 200, which is hard to say because I know that car is a turd otherwise.

They look like they're carrying dead bodies in the trunk over a broken rear suspension.

[68_427]

What is that?

Acura ILX..

Acura Civic with Si engine

[Raza]

Acura ILX..

Acura Civic with Si engine

Gross. Why not just a Civic Si?

[12,000 RPM]

Stock is boring

ILX has nicer interior, isn't rice rice baby teenage dream with VTEC indicator

[MX793]

Lowered such that the tires/wheels are concentric with the wheel arches in the fender - good

Lowered such that the fender conceals some of the tire - bad.  Looks especially bad when the front tire is partially concealed by the fender.

[12,000 RPM]

Yes

Concentricity is the goal

See: my car

[Cookie Monster]

Your car is still kind of high for my tastes.

For a DD that I'm not trying to stuff a giant amount of rubber under, I would definitely lower it down further. My car isn't super low and still has fender gap to clear the giant wheels and tires and to not handle like crap, but on a non-track driven DD I'd totally lower it as much as possible.

[CaminoRacer]

Lowered such that the tires/wheels are concentric with the wheel arches in the fender - good

Lowered such that the fender conceals some of the tire - bad.  Looks especially bad when the front tire is partially concealed by the fender.

+1

(Except on older cars like mine where the tires are meant to tuck in. Then you lower it until the fender is even with the top lip of the rim)

[Xer0]

Honestly, the more I read this thread the more I realize you want a Civic Turbo.  Its almost as fast the Si, it gets something like 36 mpg combined, is super comfortable, and is available with both an auto and manual.  You should be able to get them a tad over 20k too.  And best of all, it'll have that new car smell.  You're jumping through too many mental hoops to justify getting something boring, just own up to it and go full boring with a new Civic!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Honestly, the more I read this thread the more I realize you want a Civic Turbo.  Its almost as fast the Si, it gets something like 36 mpg combined, is super comfortable, and is available with both an auto and manual.  You should be able to get them a tad over 20k too.  And best of all, it'll have that new car smell.  You're jumping through too many mental hoops to justify getting something boring, just own up to it and go full boring with a new Civic!

[MrH]

Honestly, the more I read this thread the more I realize you want a Civic Turbo.  Its almost as fast the Si, it gets something like 36 mpg combined, is super comfortable, and is available with both an auto and manual.  You should be able to get them a tad over 20k too.  And best of all, it'll have that new car smell.  You're jumping through too many mental hoops to justify getting something boring, just own up to it and go full boring with a new Civic!

Yeah, you're right. Good call

[12,000 RPM]

Honestly, the more I read this thread the more I realize you want a Civic Turbo.  Its almost as fast the Si, it gets something like 36 mpg combined, is super comfortable, and is available with both an auto and manual.  You should be able to get them a tad over 20k too.  And best of all, it'll have that new car smell.  You're jumping through too many mental hoops to justify getting something boring, just own up to it and go full boring with a new Civic!

this is not a terrible idea, but it's going to take a lot for me to get over the new Civic's looks.I'm not as bad as Raza, but I do need something that doesn't make me dry heave every time I see it. The new Civic is that bad. It's a shame because the new hatchback is all turbo with the available stick shift. Maybe if they do a refresh that brings it back to planet Earth aesthetically. It looks good outside of that

[CALL_911]

IMO the new civic looks terrific

[Vinsanity]

IMO the new civic looks terrific

I'm with you there. And I hate to use cliche marketing lingo, but I feel that it's a true game-changer. It's the kind of car that would make people question spending money on anything more expensive

[12,000 RPM]

On paper it's perfect but that rear end is ghastly. I would always have to back it in

[MrH]

It looks better than the Chrysler 200 IMO

In blue, the new Civic looks really good.  Just get the new Civic Type R.  Then stop wasting time thinking about turboing the engine yourself.  That's crazy talk.