car people opinions on this car

[fizzer]

If you get it, please get custom plates "2SNJNYR"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odwnpFwuwF8

[undr_psi]

Dynotune Motorsports (Brian Is a member on here) or IPSMotorsports

[jbot]

thanks for the input guys

i would/could spend more, but i have a plan in place to build a detached garage/man cave (for bikes and toy car) in addition to the 3 car garage, after which point in time, i would be a bit more spendy and buy a "long term" toy car (don't know what i want yet). this is strictly a car to keep me amused and tide me over til I've sorted out the details. all that and try not to dump too much money into it whether it be repairs or depreciation... hence, trying to buy a car that has practically hit bottom for depreciation.

i'm open to other suggestions, but unless it's a compellingly awesome car, i probably wont go over 15K. my default pick is a stock S2000 or a good deal on an elise (which can occasionally be found for just around 20K).

still waiting on the guy to get me the dyno/tuning info he has. per him (and the carfax backs this up) he moved from virginia after a nasty divorce and his shit is all in a disarray. i'm assuming he's using this to keep these docs from me, but i'm hoping he'll produce them to reduce my worry.

bad, i saw that supercharged S2000... he's down to 16.5K but he doesn't answer PM or emails to his craigslist ad. and I have no idea who "VLAD" is and don't like to call people lol also, it runs on E85 which i think i can find near me but that car worries me too because it's had so much work done. the guy who built it seems to know what he's doing though. i hope he gets back to me. i can't post in the classifieds thread cause i dont have enough posts on that forum

as far as dyno/diagnostics shop goes, i'm looking for a place in Northeast ohio (which is where i am) NE of cleveland. if i was in cbus, there is be no question I'd take it to dtm-brian. i will probably take it to him if i end up buying it.

[jbot]

hahahaha new challenger appears!

[4DAIVI PAI2K5]

^^^^^ so bad ass. Would be even better if the interior was was "done"

[Bad324]

There is a place in AshtabUla that has a dyno and can do some stuff. Once I get in the office I will look it up. I do know they get a lot of mixed reviews though

[Bad324]

Or if my way isn't too far, Big 3 is mine and many locals performance shop of choice

[magley64]

definitely scour for an elise, it's already engineered to be awesome, and would draw a way bigger crowd for being way more rare and exotic...

[jbot]

i am seriously considering that mini cause it is so fucking boss

i just don't know whether i'm cool enough to drive that clearly dedicated race car on the street. like, at all.

so fucking wicked. and tremendously ghey, but if that's ghey, i'll bend over and take that shit hilt deep.

[max power]

hahahaha new challenger appears!

God help ya if you had to change the plugs or timing belt on that thing.

[Jamez]

From my experience I find that S2ks are one of those cars that have a following. Its too expensive for some high school honda kid to "rice out" with ebay bolt on garbage.

On the other hand I dont believe in heavily modifying a vehicle unless its from the ground up ( done right ).

Im a master tech at a performance luxury auto dealer and i see alot of stupid stuff. after 10 years working on some of the fastest production cars on the road ive learned if you want a fast car, but a fast car.

Dont buy a somewhat fast car and try to make it faster, it usually results in problems and exceeds what the car was made for.

there are exceptions to the rule of course an i cannot speak on hondas but i think youll get more pleasure from an M3 than a corolla with a supercharger.

IMHO