i drive an 07 f150 for work, and the last time i washed it on the chrome f150 logo all the blue paint inside ot it came offf, so i know no car is immune to this. if iwas that worried about it, i would get it repainted in better quality paint
but when they were testing the evo on a race track the transmission was over heating, its not a always a matter of quick shifts, since i dont drag, but its a matter of rev hang, and downshifting, and double clutching, i would rather have complete control of the car
thank you for your input, the closest dealer that has speed 3 is 40 miles a way which kind of sucks, but we do have our local ford madza dealer with who have gotten most of our work trucks from and would be willign to give them a chance, if they gave me a good deal on one
why couldnt you live with the fwd? i think 25k would be my max,
i have been on the 8thgencivic.com boards as well, and people are switching to the 2000 si, because of how slow and torqueless the k20z3 is , it does have support but there is so much you can do to it to keep it carb legal
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well those are the 3 im considering and i think are around my price range, i live in cali so i want something fun for canyon roads and long drives, i also do have a 2 year old daughter and the hatchback would come in handy and i dont mind it, i think the performance is number 1 then safety and...
So yea as the title says, thinking of getting a speed 3 over a si or even a wrx.
The si doesnt seem to have a lot of torque, and doesn't seem to do well with mods, and they dont seem to have a carb legal supercharger.
the wrx is a new style but the same old transmission and engine, so most...