Is buying a modded evo cheating
I don't think of it as 'cheating' at all.
First off how many people who have modded cars actually did all the work own there own? The answer is very few.
So, if you buy the car brand new and its bone stock but you have to pay someone to do the work for, you does that mean you're cheating? The answer is NO!
Just because you paid for the work to get done doesn't mean you don't know how to do it. Maybe you just don't have the time to sit on your back in the garage anymore and would rather be racing or spending time with family and friends instead of wrenching. Or maybe it’s just more cost effective for you to work at your job, making whatever you make in a day, and then paying someone who makes a lesser rate to do the work for you rather then you taking the time to do it yourself.
Those are a couple of examples why I don't think its cheating and sometimes a very good idea.
Now having said that you can get some GREAT deals buying a modified car as long as you know the history and can verify that the work which was performed and the parts used are high quality. There are some people selling cars with $10k in mods alone, not even including the labor charges, for only a couple thousand dollars more then a bone stock car.
the major downside I see to buying a heavly modified car is that you have a much larger learning curve to overcome, in terms of being able to use and handle ALL the extra power, then if the cars was stock with less power.
Alot of people, including myself, subscribe to the theory that you should be able use all the power you have currently to it fullest potential before you add more. That way you are sure to get maximum bang for the buck. I see this alot at the drag strip, there are guys with all the bolt-ons & cams running slower times then guys with just an exhaust, tune & MBC. Its almost always not because their cars aren't making as much power that they are running slower times, its because they can't all of that additional so its pointless to have. Those people usually wind up adding even more mods to compensate for the lack of ability in driving and move even further down the learning curve.
First off how many people who have modded cars actually did all the work own there own? The answer is very few.
So, if you buy the car brand new and its bone stock but you have to pay someone to do the work for, you does that mean you're cheating? The answer is NO!
Just because you paid for the work to get done doesn't mean you don't know how to do it. Maybe you just don't have the time to sit on your back in the garage anymore and would rather be racing or spending time with family and friends instead of wrenching. Or maybe it’s just more cost effective for you to work at your job, making whatever you make in a day, and then paying someone who makes a lesser rate to do the work for you rather then you taking the time to do it yourself.
Those are a couple of examples why I don't think its cheating and sometimes a very good idea.
Now having said that you can get some GREAT deals buying a modified car as long as you know the history and can verify that the work which was performed and the parts used are high quality. There are some people selling cars with $10k in mods alone, not even including the labor charges, for only a couple thousand dollars more then a bone stock car.
the major downside I see to buying a heavly modified car is that you have a much larger learning curve to overcome, in terms of being able to use and handle ALL the extra power, then if the cars was stock with less power.
Alot of people, including myself, subscribe to the theory that you should be able use all the power you have currently to it fullest potential before you add more. That way you are sure to get maximum bang for the buck. I see this alot at the drag strip, there are guys with all the bolt-ons & cams running slower times then guys with just an exhaust, tune & MBC. Its almost always not because their cars aren't making as much power that they are running slower times, its because they can't all of that additional so its pointless to have. Those people usually wind up adding even more mods to compensate for the lack of ability in driving and move even further down the learning curve.
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I guess I don't understand why some Evo owners have such high asking prices on their used and/or modded Evos when so many other Evo drivers suggest not buying them and buying new instead. If Evos really are beat on then shouldn't used prices be lower than they are?
