yea VeilSide stuff will cost you an arm and a legKillercanary said:My old apartment was about a 2 minute walk from where these pics were taken. My current home is about 15-20 minutes from there. Honestly there are some amazing places around here for pictures. I spend a lot of time on the road and while I'm out I'm always looking for new places to shoot the cars at.
I HATED the MR2's when I first looked at them. Stock I think they look like ass, especially the '00-'02. Ours is a '00 but it has the '03 headlights and tail lights which really do make a world of difference. The previous owner installed the wheels that are on the car now, and although I wouldn't have picked them myself, they are a THOUSAND times better looking than the stock wheels. There are some increadible body kits for these cars as well, but my wife told me I'm not allowed to touch this car! LOL! She likes it as is. The front fascia is a little too snub nosed for my liking and there are aftermarket ones that stick out a little farther and look increadible, but as I said my wife says NO and its her car.
One coll thing about the MR2 is that it can be made to look EXTREMELY exotic with some of the available body kits on the market.
example: (not saying that I'd do this to one, but it looks a lot more expensive than what it actually is!)
Killercanary said:My old apartment was about a 2 minute walk from where these pics were taken. My current home is about 15-20 minutes from there. Honestly there are some amazing places around here for pictures. I spend a lot of time on the road and while I'm out I'm always looking for new places to shoot the cars at.
I HATED the MR2's when I first looked at them. Stock I think they look like ass, especially the '00-'02. Ours is a '00 but it has the '03 headlights and tail lights which really do make a world of difference. The previous owner installed the wheels that are on the car now, and although I wouldn't have picked them myself, they are a THOUSAND times better looking than the stock wheels. There are some increadible body kits for these cars as well, but my wife told me I'm not allowed to touch this car! LOL! She likes it as is. The front fascia is a little too snub nosed for my liking and there are aftermarket ones that stick out a little farther and look increadible, but as I said my wife says NO and its her car.
One coll thing about the MR2 is that it can be made to look EXTREMELY exotic with some of the available body kits on the market.
example: (not saying that I'd do this to one, but it looks a lot more expensive than what it actually is!)
Caldwell said:I'm still a bit surprised with how quick that little MR2 is
that doesn't really say much for our cars stock... poor things being 10 years old are suffering in the new year cars.
I just looked at the specs for the elise...
it says that car goes 12.9 seconds in the 1/4
WTF
FORCED2DV8 said:You probably dotn owe anything on the mustang, so just keep it, put it in the garage, buy a another set of wheels, and you can have your cake and eat it too.
Killercanary said:The elise sports a toyota 1.8L 2ZZ engine (only 180hp I believe!!!), my wife's MR2 has the 138hp 1.8 1ZZ engine. The 2ZZ is a fairly easy swap though for it!
Caldwell, if you want some more info on the MR2 check out http://ww.spyderchat.com You can find anything and everything about it there.
dude just set yourself on an amount of money that your gonna spend on the stang each year, and STICK to it...that way you can still have an AWESOME car for teh nice weather, and a car that will go in snow, rain, and anything else as well.....its such a better choice man.....you car is jsut SWEET....if i had the money, i'd sell mine and buy yours in a heartbeat....:Word:Caldwell said:haha you had me laughing on the cake and eating it too...
i would keep the stang, but it's scary how easily you can dump money into the car. a mustang has to be the easiest car to modify, which is probably why they're so popular... but for me, i get excessive... ie: 8-10G a year... not worth it. one of many reasons why i think it's time to move on.
Checkin that link out now.
thanks for the help Paul, i appreciate the views. It helps me out a lot on the decisions i'm going to be making next year.
stprorolla49 said:dude just set yourself on an amount of money that your gonna spend on the stang each year, and STICK to it...that way you can still have an AWESOME car for teh nice weather, and a car that will go in snow, rain, and anything else as well.....its such a better choice man.....you car is jsut SWEET....if i had the money, i'd sell mine and buy yours in a heartbeat....:Word:
Caldwell said:thanks for the help Paul, i appreciate the views. It helps me out a lot on the decisions i'm going to be making next year
Henceforward said:
Killercanary said:No problem man, let me know if you have any other questions. I research the crap out of everything I do... that's also why it takes me so long to decide on things as well. I'm probably the most indecisive person you'd ever want to meet. LOL!
Engel said:Somones gonna shoot me but I think the z4 and s2000 look pretty good even better then your stang (comon guys 2 seater verts always cooler then 4 seater verts), but you have to remember
a) your not gonna get good performance per dollar
b) When something breaks on the bmw repair costs are insane. If you own a bmw they assume your rich enoughto pay for their pricey repair costs. My roomate has a bmw, repair costs are INSANE.
c) s2000 looks nice, but are you going to be happy running 14's, plus your going to have to deal with "owning a honda"
350z roadsters look cool btw LOL
94blackGTvert said:I'm ignoring your post that calls the wrx ugly(j/k) It's not a great looking car, but it grows on you.
I was in your position a year ago, so I know what you're going through. You love the car, but it just feels like something is missing. I felt like my car was a burden, between cleaning it constantly (black vert) and with all the plans I had for mods. Not too mention that fact that I was sick of driving my beater car and having the stang sit in the garage for over half the year. So I sold it and went with a silver STi. It's a blast to drive, and I realized that there are cars out there that I can really enjoy other than mustangs.
That being said, I find myself looking at mustang ads all the time. I won't sell the STi and go back unless I'd move to a place without snow, but I will be getting another stang in a few years.
I guess my point is, you can't go wrong with trying something new, but you'll come back eventually. There's something about these cars that pulls you back, I don't know if it's the sound or what but it seems to happen all the time.
On a side note, my buddy has an 05 S2k and I am very impressed by it. The fit and finish of the interior is very nice and very cockpit like. It's pretty quick for a NA 4 banger and it sounds sweet at 5500+ once the v-tec kicks in.
Caldwell said:Yeah see you're in the exact same boat as I am right now. No offense to the STII always read awesome reviews about them, but when it just breaks down to style, they're not my thing. I do anticipate going back to a mustang, and your post has really helped a lot in terms of ideas that I can run with and what I can expect.
Do you have any pics of your buddy's s2k?
Thanks again for the post man, it was really helpful, and realistic! I think that's what i appreciated about it the most. I won't own a mustang my whole life, but i acknowledge what a good car it is. The car i have now just doesn't do it for me. You're exactly right, it's just a bit too much work than what I want.
94blackGTvert said:he said he'd take pics of whatever you wanted to see.
94blackGTvert said:I don't have any pics of my buddy's car, but I mentioned it to him and he said he'd take pics of whatever you wanted to see. so if you have any preferences let me know and I'll get some for you. Also if you want to read up on 'em, check out www.s2ki.com
I'm trying to convince him to put a turbo kit on his car. 450 rwhp on a car that weighs 2800 lbs would be pretty awesome.
xr8d302 said:For the love of god! Don't say that to Caldwell!
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