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  • Desaevious
    No R3VLimiter
    • Aug 2007
    • 3810

    #76
    Originally posted by MikeK
    I thought you were Puerto Rican, why so butt-hurt about your banner?
    Half your kind (squinty eyed mother) and half white (been here since 17th century father). Although Stephen Colbert did say I looked Hawaiin/Native American. But not Puerto Rican!

    SC*AR (Schwarz Army)
    No longer stock ride height, rolling as low as a daily driver in New England should without worrying about breaking an oil pan. :up:

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    • Philo
      Ich esse kleine Kinder
      • Oct 2008
      • 3334

      #77
      I want the Toyota Hilux as driven in Top Gear. Seriously, that thing looks like it can murder winter.

      Plus it's already got KC light covers! Represent' all over the world.

      -tim
      Originally posted by Jordan
      I like the stance
      -Coining hip terms since 10/9/03

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      • Bimmerman325i
        R3V OG
        • Dec 2007
        • 6854

        #78
        Subaru nutjob owner here.

        Buy a subaru. I'm quite partial to the second gen legacies (95-99), since you can get them cheap, impreza stuff bolts on, and they're stupid reliable. In the five years that I have owned my leggy, I've spent $500 on maintenance. Total (not including tires). Legacies also come in wagon form that can carry tons of shit. Later models from that generation also had heated leather seats.

        Whether you get a legacy or an impreza is up to you, but definitely get a manual. The autos are AWD cars that send 70% of the power to the front. Manuals are true 50/50 full time split, which is a godsend in the winter. Rally drifting around turns is soooo goddamned fun! Get a manual AWD scoob with skinny studded snow tires. You'll be able to go 70mph up a cliff in a blizzard.
        2017 Chevrolet SS, 6MT
        95 M3/2/5 (S54 and Mk60 DSC, CARB legal, Build Thread)
        98 M3/4/5 (stock)

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        • Bimmerman325i
          R3V OG
          • Dec 2007
          • 6854

          #79
          Originally posted by omar85
          the cars i was talking about were 1999 1997 and 1998. idk if 2004 is the same, i highly doubt it though.
          They are not. The early 2.5GTs had issues with the motors, but that's fixable by an independent subaru shop for not too much money iirc (mine's a 2.2 soon to be 3.0 H6, so I'm not super well versed with the 2.5).

          I have an 04 outback as well, which does NOT have the early ej25 motor issues. They fixed that ~2000-2001 as I remember.

          The 2.2s are dead-nuts reliable. $10 ebay intake, as ghey as the idea sounds, has been dyno proven to bring the motor up to nearly 2.5L levels. Wakes the car right the fuck up, and for $10..... amazing. It's still slow though, hence why mine's getting the equivalent of a Subaru S50.
          2017 Chevrolet SS, 6MT
          95 M3/2/5 (S54 and Mk60 DSC, CARB legal, Build Thread)
          98 M3/4/5 (stock)

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          • Erik
            R3V Elite
            • Oct 2005
            • 5370

            #80
            If only you had a higher budget. I would go with a GF or GC Impreza. But, I'm bias. Lol

            Like this.
            -Erik
            '16 Focus 2.0L - '99 Protegé DX 1.6L POS (Sold) - '87 4runner 22R-E (Sold) - '86 Schwarz S50 (Sold) - '02 WRX Wagon (sold) - '07 Impreza 2.5i (sold) - '91 Alpine M52 (Sold) - '89 Alpine 325is (Sold)


            Originally posted by 87e30
            I just want to dance with some beezies

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            • FredK
              R3V OG
              • Oct 2003
              • 14742

              #81
              Originally posted by AlpineE30M52
              If only you had a higher budget. I would go with a GF or GC Impreza.
              Well, my car isn't some garage queen that's worth a ton. It's an E30. LOL.

              I think I'm just going to slap some snows on, put stock springs back in, spray everything down with Fluid Film, and call it a day.

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              • JGood
                R3V OG
                • Jan 2004
                • 7959

                #82
                You find anything yet? I'd say Impreza if you want gas mileage. If you're OK with 16-18 MPG, and you like having extra room for hauling shit, 5.0 Explorer's are nice. My buddy had one and using it a few times convinced me to buy one. Explorers got a bad rep with the shitty V6 drivetrains, but the V8 drivetrain and AWD system is pretty nice. My e30's have spent about 100x longer in my garage for repairs then the "POS Ford", which hasn't left me sit once. I got mine with 100k miles for $2900 3 years ago, but you can find them cheaper now. Mine runs circles around small pickups in the snow (as does my e30 with snow tires), I don't know why anyone would use a small pickup for a winter vehicle anyway...
                85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
                e30 restoration and V8 swap
                24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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                • StereoInstaller1
                  GAS
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 22679

                  #83
                  Originally posted by Ryan...
                  I just picked up a 91 Jeep Cherokee last year for $800, 4wd, 4 door, little body rust, and only 210k miles.

                  winner

                  Closing SOON!
                  "LAST CHANCE FOR G.A.S." DEAL IS ON NOW

                  Luke AT germanaudiospecialties DOT com or text 425-761-6450, or for quickest answers, call me at the shop 360-669-0398

                  Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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                  • bimmer_E30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 5001

                    #84
                    Gonna drive my E30...Bald winter tires+LSD

                    In canada. should be fun.
                    Originally posted by e30e
                    lose the old man bmwcca badge.

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                    • Wiglaf
                      E30 Mastermind
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 1513

                      #85
                      E30 + Blizzaks = unstoppable.

                      I've driven open diff, LSD, ix.. any of them do great getting from point a to b in 6" of snow/ice. The ix was the most fun about it though.
                      sigpic
                      Originally posted by u3b3rg33k
                      If you ever sell that car, tell me first. I want to be the first to not be able to afford it.

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                      • dannyyisntt
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 3141

                        #86
                        ^ he speaks the truth. I daily my ix during the winter with a set of dunlop snow's on it and it'll go through a substantial amount. Though the price of tierods and control arms are horrific....

                        I say either go with the ix or the jeep cherokee
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                        • 5Toes
                          Banned
                          • May 2010
                          • 9836

                          #87
                          Originally posted by e30lov
                          any 90's cherokee will do. most can be picked up for less then 1500 bucks






                          just bought this pile 2 days ago for $800. 5 speed. came with 4 brand new tires and american racing steelies.
                          Neighbor has one. It is rattlecanned it a light gray and has a plywood rack in the trunk for storage. Also has a bar across the front. I forget what they are actually called (cattle bar or something)? Yeah also he has new jeep liberty wheels on it rattlecanned gunmetal gray. Its fairly BA

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                          • Kershaw
                            R3V OG
                            • Feb 2010
                            • 11822

                            #88
                            Originally posted by Wiglaf
                            E30 + Blizzaks = unstoppable.

                            I've driven open diff, LSD, ix.. any of them do great getting from point a to b in 6" of snow/ice. The ix was the most fun about it though.
                            now that i have my e30 beater my rx8 will get garaged in the winter. but i drove it all the time in the winter with a set of 225/50/17 blizzaks. went great. never got stuck. and i went through at least 6" of snow a few times.
                            AWD > RWD

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                            • dannyyisntt
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 3141

                              #89
                              When my current dunlops wear down, i'm gonna switch to blizzaks.

                              Blizzaks + ix = awesome.


                              The blazer idea isn't a bad one either. My dad's 97 s10 blazer has over 400k on it (just changed the engine 4k ago), does great in the snow, and starts every time.

                              I've driven it when we had well over a foot of snow on unplowed roads and it did fine w/4wd and a slightly taller tire size.
                              sigpic

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                              • homegrone30
                                E30 Fanatic
                                • Jun 2007
                                • 1449

                                #90
                                K5 Blazer there cheap, easy to work on, big as fuck, and easy to find.

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