The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
as long as all the common issues have already been taken care of it's as cheap, easy, worry-free as any honda.
Need to be fixed from the factory:
-plastic engine fan tends to shatter and destroy lots of stuff in the engine bay. Remove the fan (there is a secondary) or replace it with an electric fan on the rad.
-plastic waterpump/housing needs to be updated to the aluminum ones.
-plastic radiator end tanks crack and leak. Most replace with an all alum. one. Not necesary, but is a good idea.
-upper rear shock mounts need to be reinforced (simple bolt on shock mount)
-rear swaybar mounts break sometimes. (another easy fix) There are others like this, but these are the major ones unless you're heavily tracking or doing donuts constantly.
-o2 sensors fail as often as on any german/modern car. 95's have 1 instead of 4. Yet another reason 95s>the rest
-VANOS unit will have to be rebuilt/replaced every 80k-150k miles depending on how much they are wearing. They start making noise and sound like a diesel, but don't really cause issues beyond noise.
Most of these issues have already been taken care of on most used ones you will find.
oil changes every 3k-6k miles with roughly 8 qts. mileage between 20-30mpg. No other real costs in normal use. If you do have to replace something parts are a bit more expensive than hondas, but for the most part still reasonable and sometimes cheaper.
Need to be fixed from the factory:
-plastic engine fan tends to shatter and destroy lots of stuff in the engine bay. Remove the fan (there is a secondary) or replace it with an electric fan on the rad.
-plastic waterpump/housing needs to be updated to the aluminum ones.
-plastic radiator end tanks crack and leak. Most replace with an all alum. one. Not necesary, but is a good idea.
-upper rear shock mounts need to be reinforced (simple bolt on shock mount)
-rear swaybar mounts break sometimes. (another easy fix) There are others like this, but these are the major ones unless you're heavily tracking or doing donuts constantly.
-o2 sensors fail as often as on any german/modern car. 95's have 1 instead of 4. Yet another reason 95s>the rest
-VANOS unit will have to be rebuilt/replaced every 80k-150k miles depending on how much they are wearing. They start making noise and sound like a diesel, but don't really cause issues beyond noise.
Most of these issues have already been taken care of on most used ones you will find.
oil changes every 3k-6k miles with roughly 8 qts. mileage between 20-30mpg. No other real costs in normal use. If you do have to replace something parts are a bit more expensive than hondas, but for the most part still reasonable and sometimes cheaper.
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
You're suppose to talk me out of such thoughts
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
distributorless ignition FTW too
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
genius! It really is a unicorn
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I didn't think anybody was going to make the connection.
congratulations sir.
congratulations sir.
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
pretty sure I know why elambz wants one
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
and OT, but this would be rad with a decent engine. Wagons FTW!!!
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
full moon is ridiculously bright and clear here right now. Really cool looking. Anyone else seeing the same?
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
Raining here. Dark already when I get home. Perfect night for lazy.
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
Yep. Big ol' moon.Erik95LS wrote:full moon is ridiculously bright and clear here right now. Really cool looking. Anyone else seeing the same?
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
'95 M3 Lightweight on eBay.
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double :swoon: It's amazing how those things have appreciated.Doespike wrote:'95 M3 Lightweight on eBay.
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How much were the Lightweights when new? Can't read window sticker, haha
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I believe it was about $48k. a couple years ago they were down to the low 20s then spiked back up to sticker basically.Doespike wrote:How much were the Lightweights when new? Can't read window sticker, haha
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Wow, no kidding..
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Pocket change for guys like us...
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
another sexy wagon
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Back in my BMX days I was a big fan of wagons.
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LOL, stance bish
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That's what I was thinking, wasn't even worth my time bidding on it since I'm so busy counting all of my money and sprinkling diamonds everywhere.coolhandluke wrote:Pocket change for guys like us...
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Re: The OT place for OGs to BS w/o BS.
Found another Lightweight. 12k miles only $45k.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ ... 11090.html
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So damn sexy..
Mornin'
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ ... 11090.html
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So damn sexy..
Mornin'
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you should come by this weekend. I'm having my garage floor tiled with $100 bills and then a solid piece of Swarovski Crystal laid on top of it to encase it. It's gonna be tits.itrsteez wrote:That's what I was thinking, wasn't even worth my time bidding on it since I'm so busy counting all of my money and sprinkling diamonds everywhere.coolhandluke wrote:Pocket change for guys like us...
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