Please explain the appeal of base model compact cars
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Originally Posted by imajinmyfx
should this be in Lancer General? ... i dont see anything that says lancer.
but back to the topic... i guess people like base models because they see the potential in the car.
but back to the topic... i guess people like base models because they see the potential in the car.
Actually, between the OZ and the ES (the Ralliart did not exist before this year) the ES is a better choice for modifying because you're going to upgrade all of the things that the OZ had anyway. Rims, rear sway bar, body kit, wing, people upgrade all of those anyway. So why buy the OZ for $1500 more when you're tossing all of its parts anyway? That, however, has been discussed before.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Actually, between the OZ and the ES (the Ralliart did not exist before this year) the ES is a better choice for modifying because you're going to upgrade all of the things that the OZ had anyway. Rims, rear sway bar, body kit, wing, people upgrade all of those anyway. So why buy the OZ for $1500 more when you're tossing all of its parts anyway? That, however, has been discussed before.
Oh, in that case, you just have to remember that there was no Ralliart a half year ago. So unless you're buying a brand new car, the Ralliart isn't in your vocabulary. People like me were on the board before we even new they were going to make a Ralliart Lancer.
edit: and the Ralliart does come with a slightly better suspension, but the shocks and springs suck. And I think the OZ rims are lighter than the RA.
edit: and the Ralliart does come with a slightly better suspension, but the shocks and springs suck. And I think the OZ rims are lighter than the RA.
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Keep in mind folks, not everyone modifies their cars for performance.
A lot is for "bling", so it would seem.
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Kid two houses down traded in his perfectly fine 2001 Corvette Coupe for a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES. He's thrown on 19" chrome wheels with spinners, dropped the car about 2 inches, tinted all the windows, added a ridiculously tacky front and rear fascia, swapped out the taillights for altezzas, put "eyebrows" on the headlamps, a carbon fiber hood with a scoop, large double-decker rear spolier, 3" diameter muffler, underbody neon lights, neon lights on the windshield washer nozzles, blue headlamp bulbs, and notable decals. The aftermarket stereo can also be heard 2 blocks away.
I have asked him what he's done under the hood. Nothing.
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Well, maybe nothing. A lot of the trend is simply to be noticed. Why are so many cars getting aftermarket wheels, tint, changing their head/taillamps, and getting a loud exhaust? To be noticed. So someone sees/hears something different and pays attention. The Celica GT you mentioned seems to only want to do just that -- something nice to be noticed in. Ever notice when some car way out if its league wants to street race you, they have friends or a girl or two in the car? And when you simply ignore them or blow them off, they try to get the whole lot to laugh at you?
To me, it's like the 80s where some people would walk around with massive, expensive, loud, expensive boomboxes on top of their shoulders. It was all to attract attention.
All the whole thing is about. Attention. It's a trend, it's a fad, and hopefully it'll be done and over with by the time the decade is out.
A lot is for "bling", so it would seem.
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Kid two houses down traded in his perfectly fine 2001 Corvette Coupe for a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES. He's thrown on 19" chrome wheels with spinners, dropped the car about 2 inches, tinted all the windows, added a ridiculously tacky front and rear fascia, swapped out the taillights for altezzas, put "eyebrows" on the headlamps, a carbon fiber hood with a scoop, large double-decker rear spolier, 3" diameter muffler, underbody neon lights, neon lights on the windshield washer nozzles, blue headlamp bulbs, and notable decals. The aftermarket stereo can also be heard 2 blocks away.
I have asked him what he's done under the hood. Nothing.
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Well, maybe nothing. A lot of the trend is simply to be noticed. Why are so many cars getting aftermarket wheels, tint, changing their head/taillamps, and getting a loud exhaust? To be noticed. So someone sees/hears something different and pays attention. The Celica GT you mentioned seems to only want to do just that -- something nice to be noticed in. Ever notice when some car way out if its league wants to street race you, they have friends or a girl or two in the car? And when you simply ignore them or blow them off, they try to get the whole lot to laugh at you?
To me, it's like the 80s where some people would walk around with massive, expensive, loud, expensive boomboxes on top of their shoulders. It was all to attract attention.
All the whole thing is about. Attention. It's a trend, it's a fad, and hopefully it'll be done and over with by the time the decade is out.