whats with everybodys cars breaking?

[HiImBrian]

Is it just me or are there like 5 different threads about people's dsms not starting or breaking down? Come on guys, you gotta start doing stuff right and quit half-assin it. I know dsms are definitely not the most reliable cars in the world, but if you take your time and do stuff right you should be alright. I just thought I'd point that out haha.

[A//// Guy]

The dsmer way = Half assed :)

[Swifty1638]

Naw, it's just a matter of making more power. Once you start to get up there, past most of the regular stopping points that a lot of the community stops at (basic 16g or 50 trim, etc) then you will break shit more often-course, this all depends on who built it, how you drive it, who tuned it, etc.

-A. Swift

[slowbubblecar]

You should also keep in mind how old the cars are. It is not like they are new by any means.

[Kracka]

Most the broken cars are stock or just lightly modded :) I've never once had any of my 5 DSM's (all 1G's) strand me or break down on me, its all about how you take care of them and maintain them.

[Tman1gtsi]

mine started on fire last night :loser: -but ya I see that everyone is breaking, not like mine doesn't break but i'm just going to take mine to LSE becuase we must be doing something wrong becuase it never works, so far the only thing is my banjo bolt on the left side of turbo keeps leaking, i think its the feed line, but hows it going with ur car? I saw your setup it was pretty cool

[HiImBrian]

Most the broken cars are stock or just lightly modded :) I've never once had any of my 5 DSM's (all 1G's) strand me or break down on me, its all about how you take care of them and maintain them.

I am still on my first dsm, and I have had little problems here and there but never anything major.

tman1gtsi- My car is doing fine. Glad you like the setup, its a little outdated though haha.

[sleepydsm]

Believe it or not, some of these are not due to "half-assed" work. These cars are getting up there in age and miles, and if the owner doesn't replace something before it breaks things are bound to go wrong. And I know many of us do preventive maintenance (I for example replaced the entire cooling system on my new car just because, along with the timing stuff because I didn't know when the previous owner had ever done it), and I know many people out there are too lazy, dumb, or just poor to do it.

[123abc]

Believe it or not, some of these are not due to "half-assed" work. These cars are getting up there in age and miles, and if the owner doesn't replace something before it breaks things are bound to go wrong. And I know many of us do preventive maintenance (I for example replaced the entire cooling system on my new car just because, along with the timing stuff because I didn't know when the previous owner had ever done it), and I know many people out there are too lazy, dumb, or just poor to do it.

Right now, I'm falling under the poor category. With the oil pressure gauge line melting through due to the downpipe coming un-bolted, and one of the heater hoses cracking and springing a leak, it's just funny little things that are a pain in the ass.

On the whole though, my car has been pretty damn reliable.

[HiImBrian]

Yea I'm not pointing anybody out, I was just kinda laughing at the fact that we, the dsm community, are totally living up to our name of breaking down all the time haha