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06-25-2023, 08:27 AM
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Speaking of Mini, my wheel bearing on my R53 Mini needs to be replaced. 325,500KM. Super unreliable.  | 
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06-25-2023, 09:27 AM
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#552 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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that thing is a miracle. its like whoever built that mini did it just to shut us all up.
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06-25-2023, 10:01 AM
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#553 | | in the butt
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes  Speaking of Mini, my wheel bearing on my R53 Mini needs to be replaced. 325,500KM. Super unreliable. | Check the lower control arm bushings while your at it, those love to fail and chew up tires. You could fit a finger inside of mine lol
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06-25-2023, 11:17 AM
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#554 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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And it didn't fall out?
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06-25-2023, 11:26 AM
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#555 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by Special K | Not for sale. Tried an online chat but failed. Called them and wasted 10 minutes of my time just to find out it was not for sale.
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06-25-2023, 01:48 PM
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#556 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Then why have the damn thing listed ? Seriously fuck these people gatekeeping this piece of shit and all the other “affordable” performance cars.
Back in the early 2000s you can throw a stone and hit like so many cars that fit that category
300zx/240sx if you go back to like 98
Mustang
Celica
Prelude
Integra / RSX
Crx
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06-25-2023, 02:59 PM
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#557 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Badhobz Then why have the damn thing listed ? Seriously fuck these people gatekeeping this piece of shit and all the other “affordable” performance cars.
Back in the early 2000s you can throw a stone and hit like so many cars that fit that category
300zx/240sx if you go back to like 98
Mustang
Celica
Prelude
Integra / RSX
Crx | The Mustangs weren't really good back then
The S13 240SX was called a flying chicken for a reason because it handled poorly.
Celica was a weak Corolla engined thing
Prelude was fat
CRX is early 90s at the latest
The only cars that had real sporting potential was the Integra and RSX.
Nostaligia is a hell of a drug because everything is looked upon with rose tinted glasses. There were really only a few standouts.
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06-25-2023, 03:16 PM
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#558 | | Performance Moderator
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Huh? Integra was mostly a 140hp bloated Civic unless you got a GS-R... no different than the Celica in any way with the GT-S model being the same as the GS-R.
RSX was slow as hell too in K20A form with only the Type-S being anything to write home about.
Source: I've owned all 5
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06-25-2023, 03:46 PM
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#559 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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I’d take all those oldies over this GR ratrolla to be honest. I’d even take the og bugeye wrx over this.
I meant to type wrx instead of crx but yeah I’d still take those older, hydraulic steering, light weight, crap boxes over these new things.
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06-25-2023, 04:46 PM
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#560 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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At least the Integra you can get a GS-R or Type R, and the RSX you can get the Type S with the K20, plus the DC2 had the double wishbone front suspension. I can't comment on the B18C1 but the K20 was and still is a great engine. The DC2R isn't a generation great for nothing.
The 2ZZ in the Celica GTS is cool, but it was weak and 5 years late to the game in terms of performance.
WRX is.... fine...
If I were to pick something from the 2000's
S2000
NC Miata
E46 M3
Unfortunately none of those were affordable new, even the Miata was well into the 30k range.
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06-25-2023, 05:02 PM
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They still are unaffordable used today  | |
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06-25-2023, 05:56 PM
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#562 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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The only thing affordable these day is fentanyl
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06-25-2023, 06:25 PM
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#563 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by EvoFire At least the Integra you can get a GS-R or Type R, and the RSX you can get the Type S with the K20, plus the DC2 had the double wishbone front suspension. I can't comment on the B18C1 but the K20 was and still is a great engine. The DC2R isn't a generation great for nothing. | The States got a 3rd gen 4 door Integra GS-R that Canada never got. It was manual as well. Japan got the 4 door Type R. But nobody talks about those cars. Acura could have used those cars for their marketing of this new Integra. But they had to use the legendary 2 doors of each generation.
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06-25-2023, 08:44 PM
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#564 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by Manic! Not for sale. Tried an online chat but failed. Called them and wasted 10 minutes of my time just to find out it was not for sale. | What was the reason?
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06-25-2023, 09:03 PM
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#565 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Anyone followup with the MichaelM allocation that he passed on?
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06-25-2023, 10:19 PM
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#566 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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Originally Posted by SkunkWorks Anyone followup with the MichaelM allocation that he passed on? | Passed on it for a low mile Golf R.  | |
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06-26-2023, 10:17 AM
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#567 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Apparently Toyota's dealer inventory system is hooked up to their website. When they post a goods receipt to take delivery it shows up even if the vehicle is already spoken for.
It looks like they have tried a few local workarounds (i.e. 'Call for pricing') but they really just need to set up something to remove these from the available inventory.
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06-26-2023, 10:19 AM
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MichaelM = trollface ?
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06-26-2023, 10:29 AM
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#569 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by EvoFire The Mustangs weren't really good back then
The S13 240SX was called a flying chicken for a reason because it handled poorly.
Celica was a weak Corolla engined thing
Prelude was fat
CRX is early 90s at the latest
The only cars that had real sporting potential was the Integra and RSX.
Nostaligia is a hell of a drug because everything is looked upon with rose tinted glasses. There were really only a few standouts. | the thing was, at least you had options, new or used, so that helped with the pricing
dealers gatekeeping a STI wasn't uncommon, but you could just go look for the next best thing
v8 4 doors, manual only cars...there used to be choices now whoever builds one new has market cornered
one point i agree with is at least we have Type R and Golf R now, those were kinda forbidden fruit for a while
i think currently we're in this 'golden age' because everything is last of its kind and probably the best ICE will get, but the value proposition for the most part is rather dead
the BRZ new at 25k usd will be missed whenever production runs out
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06-26-2023, 10:35 AM
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#570 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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i saw my first GR ratrolla in the wild today. A white one in richmond heading towards my hood in west richmond. Had to a double take as its really not that visually distinctive vs the regular ratrolla hatch (especially in core trim).
p.s. i didnt know you can only get the white on the core trim. Circuit is black, red, grey only for 2023.
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06-26-2023, 04:04 PM
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#571 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by Special K What was the reason? | They claimed they have to put everything they get into the system.
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06-27-2023, 07:38 AM
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#572 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Speaking of Mini, my wheel bearing on my R53 Mini needs to be replaced. 325,500KM. Super unreliable. | With that many KM it must not be an S.
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06-27-2023, 07:44 AM
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It is an S
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06-27-2023, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by trollface With that many KM it must not be an S. | Sorry to break your balls, but 68style is correct.
Update: Was not the wheel bearing that was the issue. The exhaust header came loose and had to be tightened. All is well again. | |
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06-27-2023, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by EvoFire F30 340i. B58 is so far so good and imo better than the N54/55. Recent generation BMWs seem to be a lot better in reliability as long as you don't buy a Mini. | I know the whole market is thin right now but those seem like a bit of a unicorn too. I can only find 5 in the whole province, all of them are AWD (I'd prefer to try RWD), only 1 is manual and it's a 2018 with 60k for $52k.
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