Topic: Celica/Rice/Import vs. Domestic Thread (Read 299 times)

Rylinkus · « **Reply #90 on:** October 12, 2005, 03:11:00 PM »

QUOTE(RichMR2 @ Oct 12 2005, 09:22 AM)

Sorry but if you dont think the MR2 has a good engine as stock then you are sadly mistaken, it isnt a high powered performance engine but it isnt one to be sniffed at. You DONT need 500+HP to have a good engine, hell the Nissan March compound engine is 1L turbo charged super charged, isnt much above 100BHP but try beating one of those when its tuned up (Ive seen those beat skylines, rx7s etc!)

mrright01 · « **Reply #91 on:** October 12, 2005, 05:25:00 PM »

http://www.shoplaser.com/ = teh rice

Rylinkus, badass examples, love it!

Psykomantis00 · « **Reply #92 on:** October 12, 2005, 07:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(mrright01 @ Oct 13 2005, 01:36 AM)

http://www.shoplaser.com/ = teh rice

jesterrace777 · « **Reply #93 on:** October 12, 2005, 07:45:00 PM »

QUOTE(Psykomantis00 @ Oct 13 2005, 03:14 AM)

Ohh... ohh.... I think I just pissed my pants for laughing so hard. Those are the funniest things Ive seen since the spinner hub caps! Im assuming they will be very big around where I live... there is a plymouth acclaim drivin by a guy with a shitty job, that has 3 kids, his oldest is older than I am, and his youngest is 8 or 9, has APC vynals on his rear glass, NOS stickers on the side of the car, and Greddy sticker on his hood, spoon seat belt covers, green neons, 15 inch american racing rims, and those lights that go on your tire valve.... he will definately be buying one of these!

RichMR2 · « **Reply #94 on:** October 13, 2005, 01:43:00 AM »

QUOTE(Psykomantis00 @ Oct 13 2005, 03:14 AM)

Ohh... ohh.... I think I just pissed my pants for laughing so hard. Those are the funniest things Ive seen since the spinner hub caps! Im assuming they will be very big around where I live... there is a plymouth acclaim drivin by a guy with a shitty job, that has 3 kids, his oldest is older than I am, and his youngest is 8 or 9, has APC vynals on his rear glass, NOS stickers on the side of the car, and Greddy sticker on his hood, spoon seat belt covers, green neons, 15 inch american racing rims, and those lights that go on your tire valve.... he will definately be buying one of these!

Psykomantis00 · « **Reply #95 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:18:00 AM »

QUOTE(RichMR2 @ Oct 13 2005, 09:54 AM)

Nothing wrong with proper neons aslong as they arent green, LED "neons", dancing one etc. But Im biased due to me being one of the first over here to have neons (this was in 1999, way before fast & furious) and am gutted people now thing they are just something from that film that has ruined soooo many good modding ideas.

Hercules Q Einstein · « **Reply #96 on:** October 13, 2005, 12:15:00 PM »

QUOTE(RichMR2 @ Oct 13 2005, 09:51 AM)

I disagree about the Celica, I dont think it is as bad a car as you are making out, I have seen a fair few damn good ones running on the GTE engine (NA versions are shite though, I'll give it that) even if the setup isnt the greatest.

Hercules Q Einstein · « **Reply #97 on:** October 13, 2005, 12:20:00 PM »

QUOTE(Psykomantis00 @ Oct 13 2005, 03:14 AM)

Ohh... ohh.... I think I just pissed my pants for laughing so hard. Those are the funniest things Ive seen since the spinner hub caps! Im assuming they will be very big around where I live... there is a plymouth acclaim drivin by a guy with a shitty job, that has 3 kids, his oldest is older than I am, and his youngest is 8 or 9, has APC vynals on his rear glass, NOS stickers on the side of the car, and Greddy sticker on his hood, spoon seat belt covers, green neons, 15 inch american racing rims, and those lights that go on your tire valve.... he will definately be buying one of these!

Psykomantis00 · « **Reply #98 on:** October 13, 2005, 04:30:00 PM »

QUOTE(Hercules Q Einstein @ Oct 13 2005, 08:31 PM)

Its probably a joke car. When my friend first turned 16 and got a car it was a POS Ford Escort. So we decided to mock the 'tuner' at our high school and used spray paint to put on a racing stripe. Got a big muffler tip from walmart, some cristmas lights (instead of neons), all kinds of decals we found at walmart, etc.

thewickedjester · « **Reply #99 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:43:00 PM »

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I dont live in the UK nor am i an insurance agent, but i would think its cheaper to insure a powerfull stock car than it is to insure a weaker car with tons of cosmetic mods. As they type of person that puts body kits and such on their car usually dosnt drive all that safe and is more likely to make a claim to get minor body work repaired. Thats just my opinion though.

Quite the contrary, insurance is based off the VIN number, so the company never acctually 'sees' your car, at least mine didnt. Try telling them you drive a car with a 350 Small Block LT1 (corvette motor), they dont really care if its a 4 door sedan or not, its a 'hot rod' (they are right acctually... but it sucks for insurance payments). Telling them you drive a low HP, small, import car and they love you. Again, this is with my insurance, I dont know about others.

Hercules Q Einstein · « **Reply #100 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:51:00 PM »

QUOTE(thewickedjester @ Oct 14 2005, 04:54 AM)

Quite the contrary, insurance is based off the VIN number, so the company never acctually 'sees' your car, at least mine didnt. Try telling them you drive a car with a 350 Small Block LT1 (corvette motor), they dont really care if its a 4 door sedan or not, its a 'hot rod' (they are right acctually... but it sucks for insurance payments). Telling them you drive a low HP, small, import car and they love you. Again, this is with my insurance, I dont know about others.

thewickedjester · « **Reply #101 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:53:00 PM »

QUOTE(Hercules Q Einstein @ Oct 13 2005, 11:02 PM)

Im assuming he means getting everything hes done covered by the insurace as well. SInce he said he couldnt do mods to add power the car due to it rasing the insurance. So they only way they would know about those is if he told them so its covered, which if your spending alot on your car you would want.

Hercules Q Einstein · « **Reply #102 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:59:00 PM »

QUOTE(Psykomantis00 @ Oct 14 2005, 12:41 AM)

I can see making a couple funny mods to a car, but why go all out and waste money on it that will just make people think you are literally street trash?

mrright01 · « **Reply #103 on:** October 13, 2005, 10:48:00 PM »

in some european countries(not sure which off hand) but you can't excede certian hp figures. not sure if it's a flat # for all cars, or if it's a % of the cars stock hp, or what, but it is true. after certian mods you have to have dot approval that your car isn't but so fast. we joked that if the dot would dyno your car for inspection then that'd be a cheap way to dyno tune, but i doubt they do. perhaps the mr2/uk guy could explain since he says that's his reason.

and if you(mr2____) could "easily afford" to do a motor swap, why not do some head work, cams, lighter internals, etc? oh yeah, the mr2 is perfect off the showroom floor :rollseyes:

mrright01 · « **Reply #104 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:34:00 AM »

QUOTE(RichMR2 @ Oct 14 2005, 11:40 AM)

***Generic Insult***

not necessary, and i don't care to read every post you ever made here to decide what your plans are for your car, it's hard enough sticking with this stupid thread. as i said, i'm not sure what your dot calls a "mod" and you still haven't said what their definition is. all i do know is that plenty of my forum friends in the uk are rebuilding engines for their cars, they are keeping the engine casting that came in their car, but with new internals, better cams, heads, manifolds. and they are prolly less safe drivers than you, the little road angel in the fast looking mr2.

have a nice day, and please state the basic rules of your countries dot before insulting my post.

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