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Wait, there are 30+k new?

Hard to stomach when you can have a Mustang GT for that, although this looks fully optioned.

I think his was directed to me. No time to go down today. Dealer has an approved app on it for me waiting to hear if my credit union can beat the terms. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have time to go down and get it if not it will be Friday morning. If I can't make it tomorrow I'll put a deposit via phone so it's held til I can get down there. Plan on driving it and taking to a BMW dealer to have a full PPI done before signing papers.

Savage deal. Good luck!

thanks for the further replies! I think I am going to stick with the CTS-V plan and outback I have for winter duty or maybe a slightly newer outback.

What happened with your offer on the wagon?

"we're gonna die!"

 

Quite the opposite. I was calm, poised, even focused trying to keep it straight and slow it down. I remember the whole thing like it was yesterday, and I remember not being scared, just being focused on keeping it out of the ditch and away from the poles.

Who's the joker you talked into riding along???!

Buddy of mine, he is not on here.

Sad to say, I have not talked to him since that day (his choice)

I can only imagine the look on the responding officers face when he sees the skid marks continuing for a half mile. (assuming the police even came lols)

Thank god local Mexican cops are lazy. By the time they showed up, I already had a tow 5 minutes away so they just wanted it to get off the road. Also lucky, it came to rest nicely against the shoulder.

I know where that was...you naughty, naughty basterd.

 

(I-71 north, from Bagley Road on the way to the airport?)

 

Knowing that you survived, that was a cool video to watch...crazy stuff. Made me also realize the even crazier things people do online a scant 10 years later.

Negative Ghostrider. I 4shady in Messico

6/6/06. Never forget

Live, learn, and appreciate life! Sometimes we get lucky. Cant believe its been 10 years.

http://www.ecmtuning.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9415

The little seen full video. 10 years later, I don't think there is anything to hide anymore. Have your fun, just do it within reason. Near 200mph with no aero work is not advisable.

Viva La Colt!

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John made a 3" exhaust for my car and it droned from 2200-2600 rpm. A little research on the web and I found the calculation to develop an inverse wave at that RPM, turned out to be 40". John added a 40" j-pipe to the exhaust and no more drone.

 

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Thats fuck'in fancy!

Glad you stayed with what you love doing, even in hard times. That's rare these days!

Props.

Damn!!! She pulls hard.

Thanks. Murdering the limiter on a 3rd gear roll-on is new, and suprisingly not a welcome problem LOL. I cant get any more tire under the car, so I have to work on boost control, again.

Thanks

60-150 roll on, no brake boosting. It seems the extra torque is making traction more difficult.

Should give a good perspective on spool, transient, and "sound" characteristics of this turbo. If the off the shelf cast Pt88 unit is "quiet" I would have to say this one is not.

Here is the list of things I need to do before I see the track.

Flush coolant system. Current coolant looks like mud LOL. Engine must have been sitting for some time.

Wire up 2 stage boost control

Smooth out restriction in exhaust

Add more pump. See if one 450 and one 380 can fit in stock bucket or move to cheap fuel cell and twin 380's

Bump base pressure to 70psi-retune and add boost 

She feels very strong; this cam definitely carries the power well up top. I am excited to see what the difference is at similar boost levels compared to the 5.7 and twins

The in house crew sold you, not the $78/sqft?

 

Kidding, but seriously, that price is crazy. We make money when we build for twice that.

I didn't want to build at all. We just couldn't find anything at the same price point that was comparable-people in Avon think their houses are gold-plated. It did help that a good friend I trusted built with them, had no issues, and said he sees the same guys working on houses now. Its also farther west in the city than I wanted to be, but for the price point it was a good compromise for us.

Also again that number is with me doing the basement-which skews it a bit. They will be around 94-95 sq ft UP when they are done. And, they did good on the land-so that may be why they had wiggle room in the build. They bought the original 200+acres from farmer Bob for dirt cheap before the boom. Sold a few sections to Pulte, PS, Ryan for market price a few years ago, and made their Money back 10x just from that. This is the last street in the development, so I think they just want to be done with it? IDK, Im not complaining.

Also consider this is no grass, no yard which can be 4-10k alone. I wanted a house in Avon School district with a big ass garage-thats all I am getting!

If it's anything like the 3-series AWD...it's a pain to get it lowered and only leads to powertrain trouble down the road.

Trans is beefier, but other than that I assume its the samish.

Im in no rush-Im fine with the gap. Ride is same as stock with these tires.

That still seems awfully cheap, but it seems like you're keeping an eye on everything so hopefully it all pans out.

 

Assuming this is a modular style home? Not exactly "custom" That word seems to be used freely though...

Im a cheap Jew fuck-and pinched every penny I could with them, and with the finished I am doing myself or with my crew.

It is one of the houses they build, but they do allow for custom changes (if approved-they did not approve everything I wanted to do) but it is not a mod house. They built it on site-even the roof trusses are built and erected on site. No, I did not have a vision and had it realized with a drafter, but we did some things that will be 100% unique to my house in my area.

Its also nice as its an "open" development. There are 5 or 6 different builders that are building there so the houses are pretty varied.

Yes and no.

 

There are good subcontractors and bad. Expensive and cheap. Some GCs will take the lowest bid no matter what and others take the lowest bid they know will do a good job.

Right.

The crew that is working on my house is the same that built a friend of mine's 5 years ago. Its random, but my buddies is like me-came up from thing so he values his money and remembers the guys that worked on his house. Since he lives 2 streets from my build- he stops a few times a week to snoop and sends me pics. He mentioned that he recognized most of the crew. Considering he has had no issues with his house, that gives me some confidence in their process as they sold me on having an "in house" crew.

 

I think you will have this kind of shit go on no matter what the builder, unless you find a small family builder that does everything. Good luck getting anywhere near under $200 a sqft for that.

This is correct, most of is is all contracted out. I try to get to the site at minimum of once a week, always unannounced, so I can poke around to keep an eye out for things like this. I'm not a home builder, but I know much more about it than your average bear.

Once they start framing I plan on stopping in twice a week, if not more.

After 2+ hours of cleaning plasti dip off, I got them to my buddy to get 2 used fronts installed and the rears resealed. $80 later.....Bam!

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Still shocked they were straight and balanced well. Tint, and I think I am done. I know it would look great lowered, but I will not lower it if it at all compromised ride quality.

I got my volvo for the same price/miles and that looks way nicer :fa:

Yes, but your will likely break less and be less expensive to fix!

I might have to drive one. The reliability stories scare me though, but the things are dirt cheap. I don't have co workers, so no need to care about whatever image I'm trying to sell. I wouldn't classify an almost 10 year old car classy anyways.

 

A comfy TT wagon with the potential to make over 400hp for under 15k is a lot of bang for the buck though..

The wagons are dope, but I would make sure you wait for a well sorted unit

That seems extremely cheap....

I am doing a lot of the finishing work myself, and with my crew. They KILL you on upgrades. I am doing the entire house in Granite for what they wanted to JUST do the kitchen. I am also finishing the basement for 1/3 of what they wanted to do it.

Sure, it wont have the finishes of my neighbor spending 470k, but I cant tell the difference between Brazilian hardwood, and HD laminate. But, I can tell you going with an HD laminate saved me 15k. 15 freaking thousand dollars!! LOL. I'll keep my 150k in the bank, thanks!

http://f.tqn.com/y/homerenovations/1/S/0/l/-/-/Laminate-Floor-vs-Real-Walnut-Wood.JPG

Also I am factoring in the basement being finished which is adding 1400sq foot to the total. (total basement is 1900sq) without the basement we will be in the low 90's sq/ft. Partial stone front, almost 900sq ft garage, no rooms over the garage.

Cleveland...the mistake-by-the-lake!

 

Jk. But that is VERY low compared to pricing in the Columbus area.

-Marc

Avon is Top 20 in the state for community/schools/growth/per capital income. Pricey burb, I just know how to work the system

Yeah, are you sure that's right?

Yes. I did my research, was hard in my negotiations, and will take a week off work to do some of the final finishes that will save me a ton of money.

I told you BMW wheels were cheap.

 

Mine is gone and I can honestly say I don't miss it, but that is probably because I am having way too much fun with its replacement.

Not THIS cheap. LOL

They balanced well-need to clean some old plasti dip off the barrels and will be installing soon.

I didn't realize these things were dirt cheap.

Came across a 535i wagon, with 80k miles for right over 10k........

Would be a much better tow vehicle than my Abarth...

How does yours drive, and handle? I test drove a new 335i M package back when they were new, and loved everything about them until I drove it......

It drives like a brand new car. I preferred it over the 2011+, hence why I made this purchase. And besides an Abrath is one of the nerdiest vehicles I have ever seen. The 535 wagon would be 1000000x classier and mature. Just try to get the maintenance history on it-they have all had HPFPs done. Injectors and coils would be a huge plus. Also about time it may need a intake blast-but you would feel hesitation if it needed it.

I saw those wheels on c list and must've texted him right after he sold them to you. Great score!

Right!!! I didn't even low ball him HE came up with the price LOL. I dropped them off to get 2 used fronts put on and balanced, we will see what happens

Augh!!!! Those wheels need CENTER CAPS!

 

Seriously, that's a damn impressive vid. Wonder what it's putting down from a Cobb tuner and E85 fuel?

All of it. LOL. I just put a car+ on a buddy with a modded e55 AMG. I was shocked I pulled away from him up top. Pully, longtubes, full exhaust (no tune yet). Im sure with a tune we would be dead even or worse for me-he went 12.3@113. No video as my phone dies and I could not turn my go pro on

Minus land cost what is your ballpark $/sqft?

Minus land $78 sqft

Here is the video of that run with the WRX. I guess it was an STI (did not realize) Intake, exhaust, e40 tune. About as turned up as you can make it without aftermarket fuel/turbos..ect. He was honking-and left well brake boosting like a champ. I just stabbed the gas but was shifting in manual mode.

Linn, want to try it out?