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as far as real aggressive Street tires, you can't just throw them on a car and expect it to handle well. If you get an aggressive Street or auto tire, you need to make sure your suspension can handle it. firmer Springs and shocks and sway bars to control the body due to the higher g forces those sticky tires generate.
I've got a Hellcat I am flipping and it needs some new rears already. 1200 miles on the car....
well done sir, well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Definitely true of most cars. I think a Miata is ready for sticky tires out of the box and the 86 twins definitely have great factory suspension with very little roll. Mine is at about 95% prep for Scca solo c-street class.Quote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater
TRD springs/sways
OEM crash/camber bolts
9mm spacers for max legal offset which required ARP studs
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Berk muffler delete
AFe panel filter
All Motul fluids
I can still do shocks, but haven't decided if I want to go with Koni's or get a little fancier with custom bilstein or MCS dampers. The car is pretty fantastic and corners really flat in this trim, but I might make the jump to STX next year because the class allows a lot more track day appropriate mods.
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Agreed. I've heard NA Miatas do pretty well with stickies on stock suspension, but mine is pretty old and worn and there's no doubt the car would benefit greatly from a set of coilovers and sways in addition to wheels/tires.Quote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater
Do it. I've got PSSes on the FR-S. Big improvement over OEM, but still a street tire for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDirt
Tire nerds.... boring.
This is the beauty meets speed thread.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti
http://s.petrolicious.com/2015/edito...0GT/ve15-1.jpg
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^ You got your $20M ready?
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Bueller.... Bueller.
That is fucking crazy! Is that asking price reflective of the market for these things? Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Really glad my family decided to keep their 996 Cab (01, 14k miles) as a beach car. Wait 10 more years... PROFIT!Quote:
Originally Posted by VTeton
I see Usher at the Whole Foods every now and then in his Carerra GT. Should I make him a lowball offer before the market goes completely batshit? :D ;)
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Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
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You really gotta stop with the name dropping dude. :wink:
Ha! Obviously my eye was drawn to the car first every time. It took my wife to point out that the driver wasn't "that dude from American idol"Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
:D
Carrera GT market is already nuts. Prices go up daily. Red, Yellow, or Black with low miles will be in the 1M range soon.
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Well, shit. There goes my plan. His is Arctic Silver. :( ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
So is that 993T really representative of the market?
That one is a little high. One of the cheaper ones I have found is 156k w/ 50k miles http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...4311/overview/Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Then there is this Turbo S for 559k. http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...1130/overview/
I've got a 87 930 Turbo with 32k miles on it. I am not even going to think about listing it for another year or so.
Holy schnikes!Quote:
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In related news, my church has come home to me:
Porsche opens new North America HQ with museum, test track, and more in ATL
This is what it looks like today.
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Its pretty dialed as is.
Pics you bastard. Now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Doesn't look like any fun at all ... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bushman
The last two weeks have been car porn on the go. I've seen two Evoras, a 458, all sorts of crazy Ferraris and two of the sweetest sounding Panteras ever. There has also been a handful of E Types with one of the sharpest early ones (62 or 63) I've ever been in the presence of. NYC metro area is just poppin' with hot cars this year. And then today I was next to a beautiful '69 442 W30 4 speed and the guy driving complimented my car :D
There is something very likeable about that car!!! It's got an aggressive front end, yet with a certain understated elegance. Seductive. It whispers: "stop looking at me you silly bastard, and DRIVE ME!!"...... which in the vernacular of cars is the same as saying " fuck me!!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
I actually prefer the 410 Superamerica.
https://www.ferraris-online.com/cars...es/P003Web.jpg
Is it because after 40 years, Porsche went to a bigger, aluminum body?
Why the fuck is a used production car that much money? Is it the low miles?
^^^^^They are rare, hence the price.
Did it just hammer down at 80k in Kansas City? Nice ride!!!!
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Old Porsches are hot right now. Anything air cooled. I could buy all the 993 Turbos I wanted at 60-70k 3 years ago. Hindsight is 20/20. I would've inked up on a 918, if I knew I could get a 1/4 million over MSRP.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
It's a generational thing with classics. Lamborghini Diablos are going crazy. Countach.
The 60-70s muscle car market is about to take a dip, which is why large collections are being sold. That type of car buyer is going away.
That's what I wanted out of mine, but I jumped ship for 76 (68 msrp). Those are going to dip soon too. Factory is making them as fast as they can.Quote:
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Sick lookin car. Nice garage too.
Did you all get your daily triple this morning? I did...
I wish.
That's at a Porsche dealership.
They're air cooled?!
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Double :nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by adrenalated
They were. Until the 996 version of the 911. '00 or '99 - can't recall exactly when the 996 debuted.
1999^
Man, that must be great in traffic in the summer.
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
The documentary, which Content Media will be selling in the Cannes Market, is described as “an extraordinary, moving, white-knuckle drive with one of the greatest movie stars of all time, and the film that almost destroyed him.”
The pic, which is directed by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna, follows McQueen’s quest to make a movie in the early 1970s about the 24-hour race in France, Le Mans. Over a six-month period, McQueen’s director John Sturges quit, his marriage fell apart, and his company was on the brink of bankruptcy; and all the while he was in constant fear for his life after learning that he was on the top of Charles Manson’s “death list.”
The docu interweaves interviews with never-before-seen footage from McQueen’s planned movie.
McQueen’s son Chad McQueen, who is one of the main interviewees in the documentary, will be in Cannes to present it alongside the filmmakers.
This might be a dumb question but the FJ Cruiser as a 5-10yr investment? BS was noting the sector rotation in the and curious if those are on people's radar.
I don't know about as an investment, but I do know my brother in law picked one up just because they were killing the model and he thought they were cool. No other reason. He's also kind of irrational so take it for what it's worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bromontana
I don't think the FJ will appreciate, however the car will hold it's value extremely well.
A good long term investment car is the 993 that is still somewhat reasonable. The C2, C2S, C4.
C4S has gone retard.
I had the opportunity to buy a 96 993T. Guy wanted 160 for it, and I was prepared to offer 15 less. When I called he said he had 6 people ahead of me at his asking price.
If you have the money, Manual 360s and 430s will be the next full retard Ferrari. Maintenance can kill you on either car though. 996 Turbos will eventually start to get hot. 997 Turbos in Manual will eventually be hot. GT3/RS are already full retard and are about to go plaid. The 4.0 especially. I am currently trying to find a client a 4.0.
Nice thanks guys.