Our Cars (dream or actual)
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My personal experience with Honda (including two Acura) and Toyota is that they are amazing cars.
I had a Toyota Solera (Camry coupe) that gave me 14 years of dependable service with nothing beyond routine maintenance. This included 8 years in Minnesota winters where even the extreme cold never killed the ability to start the engine, not the constant salt any obvious damage. I had two instances of accidental rally car driving in that vehicle, one in Moab (Google Maps diverted me on to a very scary 4x4 track of mud and snow) that would challenge a custom four wheeler, and the car sustained all the abuse (including getting it unstuck several times and barrelling down a muddy track so that I would hydroplane over mud rather than sink into it) I could levy on it with hardly a sigh.
These marques are built to last if even I can't wreck one.
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If you are an enthusiasts of any sort, you will find that what you need and what you want are two very different things.
I need a spacious, 4WD SUV that can haul barbells, two child seats, two dogs, and go through floods and mud.
I was an E63 AMG Wagon.
Similar but very different haha [emoji23]
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I'm definitely not an enthusiast. I just need something practical that can reliably handle Minnesota winters. I typically dislike flashy cars but I'll make an exception for the Accord Sport because it isn't over the top.
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I know this consideration is already in your mind, but for Minnesota, I'd want AWD, and perhaps a higher stance to deal with snow drifts. I made it through 8 years with my FWD Toyota in Minneapolis, but when snow and ice are present for so much of the year, I'd make sure to get as good traction as possible year round.
In Colorado I have done that by buying a "rugged" "off-road" station wagon (Subaru Outback) with the engine upgrade to better tackle mountainous terrain and full loads. It's too early for me to rave about it being in the same class of reliability as Honda and Toyota, but so far, so good.
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I know this consideration is already in your mind, but for Minnesota, I'd want AWD, and perhaps a higher stance to deal with snow drifts. I made it through 8 years with my FWD Toyota in Minneapolis, but when snow and ice are present for so much of the year, I'd make sure to get as good traction as possible year round.
In Colorado I have done that by buying a "rugged" "off-road" station wagon (Subaru Outback) with the engine upgrade to better tackle mountainous terrain and full loads. It's too early for me to rave about it being in the same class of reliability as Honda and Toyota, but so far, so good.
I’ve driven FWD forever and can honestly say that I’ve never had issues with snow drifts. I always keep a shovel in my trunk anyway so in the event I got stuck I can always dig myself out.
We had 2 back to back blizzards in Mpls back in March or April that yielded over a foot of snow each. Took me an hour to dig myself out each time, but once I got moving driving was easy. The problem I often see is that people simply don’t know how to handle driving in deep snow or ice. Their solution is to step on the gas and try to accelerate their way out of a drift or patch of ice. It works sometimes but more often than not it makes things worse. I’ve found that digging a clear path around my car and pulling out slowly is what has worked for me every time.
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All that is true, yet with AWD you are in much better shape on snow and ice–whether or not you have always gotten by with FWD as I also did in my 8 years in MPLS, you're even better off with AWD.
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I watched a couple of youtube reviews for the 2015 Accord Sport and one thing they have a lot of is plenty of backseat space. My son has graduated to a booster seat so it's not really an issue.
I have two kids, ages 10 and 7, so I have a pair of booster seats in the back. There's plenty of room.
And the LATCH points to attach them are easy to access, unlike my wife's Outback. That thing is a pain in the ass to put in car seats or booster seats.
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it's a shame the japanese manufacturers don't export some model to countries that have severe winters. i know that in japan. their normal model cars come in an AWD variant. so basically all the FWD cars that you currently are familiar with. corolla, camry, mazda 3 and 6, accord etc..
If you are an enthusiasts of any sort, you will find that what you need and what you want are two very different things.
I need a spacious, 4WD SUV that can haul barbells, two child seats, two dogs, and go through floods and mud.
I was an E63 AMG Wagon.
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in that case, i'm a G63 AMG 6x6
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Love this for $7500
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Heading up north to the Scooby Clinic in Chesterfield where our Subaru currently resides to discuss the engine plus ancillaries build to take our car upto 390BHP. It's gonna be 8-12 week wait however we do get a Subaru Legacy courtesy car which we are now en-route to collect
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
People with 400 odd HP Subaru and Evo`s don't care about such things.
They are so fast that Police in the UK have adopted their own modded versions because they proved to be so formidable to keep up with in a police chase. ie they were burning off the cops
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
Fuel usage and turbo lag are issues we can live with as the car isn't a daily driver [emoji106]
When I return from the trip up north I'll post the engine build & ancillaries list . . . . . .Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk
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People with 400 odd HP Subaru and Evo`s don't care about such things.
They are so fast that Police in the UK have adopted their own modded versions because they proved to be so formidable to keep up with in a police chase. ie they were burning off the cops
i'm not sure about this but i thought i saw a FQ400 evo in one of those uk police shows like highway patrol etc..
Heading up north to the Scooby Clinic in Chesterfield where our Subaru currently resides to discuss the engine plus ancillaries build to take our car upto 390BHP. It's gonna be 8-12 week wait however we do get a Subaru Legacy courtesy car which we are now en-route to collect
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oh is it the 4th gen legacy?!? those cars do make some serious aftermarket power.. whats your plan for you current rex?
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@louisbosco A communication from SCOOBYCLINIC (www.scoobyclinic.com) regarding our new (to us) Subaru . . . .
The list below gives us a engine build capable of withstanding 500 BHP;
Media blast engine casings
Skim block faces
CDB converion
Re bore and hone cylinders
Machine conrod clearances
Forged piston set
Uprated rods
Crankshaft
Big end and main bearings
Complete gasket & seal kit
Oil pump & water pump
Custom head gaskets
ARP Headstuds
Full timing belt kit
3 Bond sealer
Skim cylinder heads
Oil filter
oil
coolant
Spark plugs
Chemical clean of all parts
Environmental charge
6 helicoils
Re furbish cylinder headsTo achieve circa that (500 BHP) you will need the following;
SC 46 Billet turbo charger
Uprated fuel injectors
Uprated fuel pump
Perrin FMIC kit
Labour perrin FMIC kit
Excedy clutch twin plate
Perrin inlet pipe
Perrin induction kit
Fuel pump wiring mod
Adjustable FPR
4 bar map sensor
3 port EBCS
oil cooler
Perrin AOS
Syvecs fitted and mappedHowever it can run less (380 to 400 BHP) very safely with the following extras;
SC 38 Billet turbo charger
Uprated fuel injectors
Uprated fuel pump
Excedy “pink box” clutch
Perrin inlet pipe
Perrin induction kit
Fuel pump wiring mod
Adjustable FPR (recommended but not essential)
4 bar map sensor
3 port EBCS
oil cooler
Perrin AOS (recommended but not essential)
Re mapWe arrived at the Scoobyclinic yesterday and committed to the 380-400 BHP build. Now we have an 8-12 week wait as the garage is stacked out with engine builds.
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Nice. If you are not using the car daily then some of the trade offs are less of an issue.
Can they do any kind of anti lag system?My brother built a ~500hp Mitsubishi Evo.
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Nice. If you are not using the car daily then some of the trade offs are less of an issue.
Can they do any kind of anti lag system?My brother built a ~500hp Mitsubishi Evo.
Love to see a picture of your brother's 500BHP Evo if possible ?
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It was a good few years ago now, but I will see what I can find.
It was a Lancer Evo 1. JDM import. -
This is my dream car as seen in front of my hotel today.
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Nice @Roman - gotta love a Rolls - heck out Tyler Hoover’s most recent you tube video to check out his Phantom - it’s a fun video!
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sick work being done!!
i think the 400+ range is roughly about a stage 1 set up.
