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02-10-2018, 04:44 PM
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(Thread Starter) |   Not Ranked : 0 score  Is this a bad idea? |
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02-10-2018, 05:36 PM
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| Not Ranked : 0 score High miles. I would not buy a daily with 100k miles. I would definitely not buy a car marketed as a fwd hot rod with 140k miles.
__________________ 2007 TR MazdaSpeed3:Autotech FP inernals, CorkSport Turbo, TR8 Front Mount w/CX piping, JBR 3" intake, COBB EBCS, Cobb AP, Toyota Injector Seals, FR stud mod, Fidanza flywheel/LUK clutch, Forge BPV v2, cp-e xFlex stage 2 RMM, Wiseco .20 Pistons/Manley Rods/BSD, Dual DM catch cans, Koni Yellows/H&R springs, FD wheels, eBay downpipe, stock CBE 2005 Mazda 3 SP23: mods include rusty quarter panels and grinding 3rd gear. It does have a fusion motor, so I guess that's a mod too. |
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02-10-2018, 09:53 PM
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| Not Ranked : 0 score Depends on finances. Your wording makes it sound like you couldn't afford to rebuild the car when it dies. Key word when, not if. These do not make good DD'ers at higher mileage. If you're going to buy, set aside $200/month for repairs. That way, you got the funds to build if needed, and if it lasts 4 years without a problem (lucky you) then you got the funds to build anyway and go crazy with it. I'd buy a crap civic as a DD to hold me over and buy a mazdaspeed shell and go crazy with the shell when I have money. But I have peculiar circumstances that make me want to go this route.
__________________ ETS TMIC, Cobb TBE, Intake, TIP, AT Internals, JBR trilogy mounts, EBCS, EGR Delete/blockoff, Bosch 3.5 MAP Bar sensor, Stripped interior #racecar |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score factor in either building a new motor or having one built, mine exploded with 111K on it, I think I was able to put 4kish on it before it went boom, taking the piston out that had the rod get pissed it appears that I had a ring problem, should have done a compression test after I bought it. my car will be a DD but with forged pistons, H beam rods, CS turbo and so on, should be decent in my mind.
__________________ 06 Speed6 White/Black interior Sure Diff Mounts, JBR Intake, JBR I/C Hoses, Wiesco pistons .5mm over, Molnar H-Beam Rods, King bearings, New to me Cylinder Block, CS turbo, CS catted turbo back exhaust, CS HPFP, CS EBCS, CS injector seals, AP v3, FREEKTUNE, rebuilt clutch from Falcon Clutch with kevlar lining, DM PCV plate, DM stage 1 OCC, EcoBoost oil pump, vented oil cap with baffle, Speed Solutions PTO bearing caps, All Damond mounts To think... this is suppose to be my winter car... because, '72 AMC Javelin AMX 366 CI, 4speed 13.13 quickest 1/4 mile et so far '12 1/2 Triumph Daytona 675R stock some how '79 AMC Spirit AMX, 4.6L stroker I6 |
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