New Ride....Finally
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Topic: New Ride....Finally
Posted By: HondaXR
Subject: New Ride....Finally
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:05pm
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Well Monday I come home and what do I see sitting in the yard? A new Truck...Parents bought it. Its a 1997 Nissan. Real nice I think (this one has a Radio...). Only has 93k miles on it whick is good compared to 177k. Its hard going from a Big 350 to a 4 banger. Heres a pic from the dealership. Specs:
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Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:07pm
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You quoted yourself. Is that like incest on the internet? edit: You so deleted it you fiend.  ------------- 
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Posted By: themovielife
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:08pm
| Cool truck. Do you have any plans for it? |
Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:11pm
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Well Id like to leave this one stock to use as an everyday driver but...I also have an old Chevy 4x4 I plan on putting a 3inch lift with 35's... ------------- SL68II Pro/Am 68 Carbine |
themovielife wrote:Posted By: -ProDigY-
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:22pm
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:24pm
Well since you have a Nissan now....I suggest you change yer SN to Nissan somethin somethin ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: boomstick
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:24pm
Hhahhahahahahaah. God, that was friggin hillarious.
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Posted By: matt06
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:26pm
| hhm....nissan makes good trucks? wasnt aware of that.... |
Posted By: pr0n
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:34pm
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I'll get you yet, HondaXR...I will get you yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:36pm
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Yea they do accually...pretty much all the overseas pickups are great like Toyota, Nissan, Datsun, etc.... They will run forever. Ive talked to people that have put 300k+ miles on them. So I dont know what your talking about. ------------- SL68II Pro/Am 68 Carbine |
Posted By: pr0n
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 10:41pm
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You can ignore me all you want...
But I'm still here, HondaXR, and I'm waiting for you. -------------
Nobody shall escape my wrath. |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 12:05am
yeah, my dad had a nissan pickup he beat the crap out of for 300,000 miles, towed way more than it was rated for, had it slip out of gear at the top of a rather large hill... sold it still running fine. |
Posted By: White's Return
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 12:12am
| what bugs me is the 4 cylinder, that is what i call a wimp engine but hey if it works y not. my truck is a 1987 Ford F-150 Lariat, getting dual exhaust (Dynaflow) , supercharger kit ($3000) and im deciding whether or not to lift it, or lower it for the speedy look. but its gotta 351 V8 its a 6.0 L runs like a beast. i have 1 more year before i get to drive it though, im only 14 (it was a gift from my brother in- law) the money is coming from some work i do after school. im notta ford person but i must admit theyre beasts |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 12:31am
| umm, 351 is 5.8 liter... not 6.0 |
Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 1:03am
Datsun IS Nissan. My dad has a 77 toyota hilux with over half a million miles on the truck about 320k of those are the second engine, the previous owner destroyed the first engine by overheating it. Its getting ready to die though, the head is all ate up by electrolysis, the block and head are warped so it blows a head gasket about every 6 months if he drives it hard, it smokes a little but doesn't burn a whole lot of oil. Its pretty reliable but he needs to start working on it soon. The reason he bought it really was because his friend who had Hilux threw a rod through the block and they were able to drive it back home which was 100 miles away stopping every 10 or 20 miles to dump more oil into it. Needless to say its one of the many reasons why I have faith in Toyota's that I otherwise wouldn't have. Im not a truck person at all, I will most likely never own a truck, I like performance, thus I like cars. Its still a fun truck to drive and it has a rare factory 4WD conversion with a dana 44 up front, with a newer model 5 speed in it. Its pretty fun to drive. -------------  http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 1:38am
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you should spray paint "FARM USE" on the side of it.
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Posted By: matt06
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 6:25pm
I had just never heard anyone praising a overseas truck such as nissan ...as opposed to ford/chevy/dodge trucks. my bad... |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 6:28pm
| eh not a bad truck. dont really like nissans but that's ok. not bad for a truck on a budget, but i wont talk because im not even old enough to drive yet so.... |
Posted By: Johndcjr1989
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 6:31pm
they are ok trucks but they dont really run any longer than american made trucks do...they do get better gas mileage tho. i prefer dodge and ford tho. chevys are nice too i just like dodge and ford more. ------------- Rockin' the Ironman Intimidator. The Original Redneck Gangsta |
Posted By: ItsJustMe
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 6:43pm
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Your parents park in the lawn?
Bwaaaaaaahahahhahhahahhahahhaha ------------- <Replaced gigantormous sig with strike, good trade.> |
Posted By: slacker guy
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 6:49pm
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nice truck i will be driving in a few months
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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 11:32am
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Dude, We kinda ran out of room with 5 vehicles now... ------------- SL68II Pro/Am 68 Carbine |
Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:10pm
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Nice daily driver. Nissan make great light duty mini trucks as do
toyotas but cant hold a candel to the big threes big guns. They
serve there puprpose well though economical light duty
trucks. I personally want a 1993-1997 4 banger 5speed Ford ranger for my daily driver as i am more familure with that truck and engine. These trucks are also KNOWN for there duribility and are regularly seen with over 300k on em. I curreently drive a 1994 F250 Ex cab XLT 2wd with a 7.3L (444ci) mechanical Indirect Injected Turbo Diesel. Not the most economical vehical for plain jane a-b transportation but probly better off than your 350 chevy gasser. ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
Posted By: newport
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:16pm
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Foreign Vehicles > American Vehicles
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:18pm
Dodge charger > Honda civic. Nice though, give it a nice wash and a little tweaking here and there. ------------- |
Posted By: newport
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:23pm
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Er...BMW M5 > Dodge Charger
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Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:43pm
Yeah lets compare a $70k car to a car that only cost $4k when it was new. Way to go, nubblet. Any naturally aspirated inline 4 gas engine is going to last longer than any naturally aspirated V8 gas motor assuming they are both treated the same, just because the inline design is so much stronger. Each rod in an inline motor has its on journal on the crankshaft, V8s share journals on the crankshaft so they tend to change shape at high rom which increases the wear over time. However, I for the most part dislike I4s the only inline motors I like are 6s, v8s are ok but I tend to favor the advantages of the V12 and V10 over the V8. Im tired of the typical American mentality that the V8 is the end all be all engine configuration when it isn't. Each design has its pros and cons. ------------- http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:51pm
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I just traded my old 93 toyota regular cab 4x4 for an even older 91 toyota 4x4 extended cab v6. Here is my Cardomain site. http://http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/717537 I have lots of plans for this one. ------------- 
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Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:52pm
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Your link is messed up.
here it is fixed http://www.cardomain.com/id/91yoter - http://www.cardomain.com/id/91yoter Nice truck too. I'd lose the euros and the get a real tailgate if I was you though. ------------- http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:57pm
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thanks man yeah im getting a new tailgate but im keeping the euros. Next thing im getting will probably be a sound system then a toolbox. Im debating on whether to get a cold air intake or not. -------------
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Posted By: Hemi Charger 42
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 8:58pm
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Dodge charger > Honda civic.
WOO HOO!!! YEAH!!! CHARGERS ARE MY FAVORITE CARS OF ALL TIME!!! AND I HATE CIVICS!!!WOOO 
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Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 9:06pm
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Chysler ME 4-12 > BMW M5.
now that thats settled, why don't we try keeping the comparisons fair. for instance Civic VS Neon, Charger vs first gen Celica (first gen celicas were muscle cars..) all Foriegn cars are not better than all American cars all American cars are not betther than all foriegn cars to be perfectly honest, even my statement isn't necessarily true. it all depends on what your looking for in a car... |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 9:13pm
Civic > Charger more economical, handles better (funny how that happens when a car weighs half what another one does...) the ride is more quiet, and all but the hemi models are actually SLOWER stock than some stock civics in the quartermile. (devils advocate) |
Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 9:13pm
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Also a diesel will out last a gasser du to it stuter construction it is
very common to see a diesel running with 500k on the clock still
running strong. Mine still running like new with 172k original
engine and trans. IN the heavy trucks i have seen engines running
up too 2million km befor a rebuild As a mechanic i can point out that for the most part nither domestic or import are built better. Some vehicals on both sides of the fence were built with a better desighn. But comparing a all imports to all domestics is DUMB. Each vehicals has its purpose even if you dont like it. Im shure a BMW m5 is a nice car but it would not last one week pulling the load my F250 pulled daily for 10years. My f250 on the other hand is not nearly as luxurious or sporty. ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
Posted By: keithx
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 11:09pm
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you don't buy a charger for the handling.... you buy it for the 440 V8 that can smoke any stock pos rice junk you throw at it... ricers don't know how to make anything go without forced induction and nitrous... ------------- I prefer .223 over .68 --------------------- A-5 R/T Flatline w/ F/X SD shroud F/X Sniper stock Intruder Assault Foregrip SpecterGear CQB 3pt Sling Crossfire 68/4500 (coming soon) |
Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 11:19pm
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Not to mention the gap of time between the cars, the Civic was built to be an economy car not a race car. The Charger was your typical straight line acceleration car. Look at the Charger Daytona, it did very well in professional racing.
Of course no Japanese NA car is extremely fast, all their engines are tiny because they were all designed as economic cars and you people MUST realize that you get taxed in Japan based on the engine displacement, and in the cities you must replace your engine every 30km. Their smog laws are insanely worse than Cali's. Even if you tune the hell out of a Japanese engine due to its displacement you will never make the torque you would with a large displacement domestic engine. Torque is for the part based directly on displacement, because you have more mass (pistons, rods, etc.) Im about as neutral as it comes to manufacturers. ALL manufacturers have AT LEAST one car I would own except for possibly Honda/Acura and some obscure foreign manufacturers like Peugot/Citroen/Renault etc. ------------- http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 11:44pm
i'd go for the 426 hemi personally.... 440 charger quartermile - 15.2 Vtec honda prelude - 15.1 04 S2000 - 14.1 Honda Accord coupe type R - 14.1 whew, yeah, your right, that charger would smoke any of those ricers! and thats not even all the cars honda makes that run faster than a 15.2... looks like that 440 isn't gonna be smoking it so easily. |
Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 11:48pm
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Well yeah, when you're car is made of tinfoil and plastic is should be able to pull at least a 13 - 14 in the quarter. ------------- http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: keithx
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 1:09am
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i had a 440 in my charger with a 4bbl carb and the engine was from a 1976 dodge truck... and i was in the high 13s.. your numbers are skewed.... besides... do you know how much it costs to make these imports faster? with that 440... $1500 can get me a set of heads, an intake, and a new carb... it can get a typical import a CAI, a catback exhaust, some fancy stickers, and those seatbelt bads.... ------------- I prefer .223 over .68 --------------------- A-5 R/T Flatline w/ F/X SD shroud F/X Sniper stock Intruder Assault Foregrip SpecterGear CQB 3pt Sling Crossfire 68/4500 (coming soon) |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 11:27am
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Solipsism, i'm pretty sure most honda's are aluminum on a steel unibody...
that is with the 440 entirely stock... skewed? i got all those times (except the accord coupe) from SSMoparMuscle.com so if thier skewed, it would most likely be in favor of the charger, not the other way around. 1500 dollars only buys a CIA catback exaust and fancy stickers? I'm gonna switch gears here slightly to a car i know a bit more about... (I'm not a honda guy) Neon: CIA - $109 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/kirk.shtml - here Throttle Body - $219 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/mpx_tb.shtml - here Under Drive pulley - $109 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/mpx9599p.shtml - here Computer - $213 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/mopar_pcm.shtml - here long tube header - $219 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/kirk_racing_header.shtml - here cat-back exhaust - $239 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/paceexh.shtml - here Extrude honed intake manifold - $399 http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/exhonene.shtml - here total = $1507 yeah, just a CIA cat back exhaust and a few stickers. |
Posted By: ItsJustMe
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 1:13pm
Chrysler??? Those things have THE WORST reviews ever. They brake down, they have terrible resale, they just suck at making cars. BMW>*>Chrysler ------------- <Replaced gigantormous sig with strike, good trade.> |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 1:36pm
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It's made mostly of Mercede's components... and its running of an AMG engine. (and mercedes is a chysler owned brand...)
My aunt's stratus has over 100k miles with no problems and she bought it new, my freinds neon is at like 120k miles with no problems since he bought it at 80k, the extent of the problems my dad has ahd with his jeep is a pair of batteries in something like 140k miles (also bought new), my neon has never had a problem that wasn't my fault (granted, i've only put 10k miles on it) and its at 94k miles now. my old youth pastor had only transmition related problems on his intrepid in like 160k miles, (chyslers auto's suck, i'll give you that) and those are all chysler vehicles... chysler's have a few problmes, as i said, thier auto's suck, and thier headgaskets aren't the greatest, and they suffer from the occasional electrical gremlin, other than that, they are really tough cars. Engines especially. |
Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 3:01pm
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As much as I like BMW the ME 4-12 shames every vehicle in the BMW line. ------------- http://solipsism.ath.cx - solipsism.ath.cx |
Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 12 November 2004 at 7:48pm
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Now lets take a ANY STOCK 1969 honda and compar it to a 1969 Dodge
Charger 440 six pack. Garuntee that stock to stock the Charger
wins EASILY. The fact is you guys are NOT comparing apples to
apples. Also the 440 Came in several veriations and in differant years the later 70s had less power. Oh and lets not forget the other important fact the Charger Sounds and looks better going down the track true american muscel and easily better than the bumble be farting in a can from the ricers. Oh one more thing i personally have SMOKED a few stock civics (Budies) with my Stock DIESEL pickup truck (except exhuast). And i mean smoked both in the winning point of veiw and the literal sence  . Note** all racing i have done was done safly at a HUGE abandon parking lot. ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
Posted By: adrenalinejunky
Date Posted: 13 November 2004 at 2:25am
thats exactly what i was saying...
i was just showing how one could view the civic as a better car, the rest of my posts were merely corecting mis-information posted in defense of the charger.
the 15.20 time was from a 73.
i've smoked civics too, in my stock neon. i don't mean just won, i mean many car lenghts, most people don't believe it, but neons run similar quartermile times to pre-04 civic SI's. and the neon actually stops when you hit the brake :) but there is a big difference between an ex/dx/hx/ect civic and a s200/prelude/Civic Type R/Integra Typer R/ect. |