no more dsm for me.

sway · 03-28-2006

so. the talon sold for $3500. i didnt even give my self a chance to grieve. the very next morning i headed down to buy my 2003 GTI VR6. i gave up on dsms for now, too much of a headache. definitly one of the best decisions ive ever made.

**scheides** · 03-28-2006

http://www.eiptuning.com

get-R-done

sway · 03-28-2006

already seen it. that project R32 that they have on there is amazing.

SuperSleeper · 03-28-2006

I'm with ya. Done with DSMs. I'd like to get myself a post-2000 car near the end of the summer... just gotta figure out what.

CVD · 03-28-2006

Looks like you already tinted it, but dont forget to chip it, cam it and drop it.

**Kracka** · 03-28-2006

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Originally Posted by CVD

Looks like you already tinted it, but dont forget to chip it, cam it and drop it.

Damn, which of the 3 remaining requirements should come first though?

cudvig · 03-28-2006

I am totally getting back into DSM's

Its an addiction. When its broke you go through withdrawals.

-Colin

rst95eclipse · 03-28-2006

Traders.

Super Bleeder!! · 03-28-2006

i think you mean traitors

x-pride · 03-28-2006

Yep you gave up on DSM's until a Mustang/Acura/Honda/DSM/Geo Metro pulls up and blows the door off your VW. Than you get pissed sell the VW and the headache starts over again. Nice car by the way. Good luck with staying away from DSM's. You will not experience any withdraws yet because summer is not here.

sway · 03-29-2006

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Originally Posted by x-pride

Yep you gave up on DSM's until a Mustang/Acura/Honda/DSM/Geo Metro pulls up and blows the door off your VW. Than you get pissed sell the VW and the headache starts over again. Nice car by the way. Good luck with staying away from DSM's. You will not experience any withdraws yet because summer is not here.

oh, but the withdrawls started the second my car drove away. but, the vw is like a anti-dsm patch for me. so, hopefully i will be able to fight this addiction. lol

eclipseGSX108 · 03-29-2006

the thing about dsms are they are 10-15 yr old cars.. I expect something to fall apart if its that old.. especially if someone that owned it before you didn't know what they were doing and didn't do the routine maintenence

**Kracka** · 03-29-2006

I'm still glad I left the DSM game...its been almost 2 years already. I miss it at times, but its great having money in the bank and a car that needs nothing and is always 100% reliable and in top running condition. Yeah it sometimes sucks getting beat in a race, but then I realize there is a whole lot more to cars that just straight line abilities. If thats all you are interested in thats totally fine and great, but me personally I just want a much more well-rounded car is other performance/driving aspects. I don't blame anyone for staying in, DSM's are a ton of fun, but I also don't blame anyone for leaving either since they can become such a headache so quickly.

A//// Guy · 03-29-2006

Good call. I was looking at the awd GTIs when I was shopping, nice cars and can make decent power when you mod them, but just not enough room for me.

Im still glad I got out of the DSM game.

Swifty1638 · 03-29-2006

...I didn't think s2k's were that great at handling..I know wheeler's evo on full coilovers could outhandle most anything I can recall..

-A. Swift

x-pride · 03-29-2006

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Originally Posted by Swifty1638

...I didn't think s2k's were that great at handling..I know wheeler's evo on full coilovers could outhandle most anything I can recall..

-A. Swift

S2K's are nice but nothing beats AWD when it comes to handling and straight line performance. I think most people get headaches from DSM because they paid 3k for one and will refuse to put any more money into the car than what they bought it for. I bet most of you will change your tune if you picked the car brand new off the dealer lot when it first came out. The only reason they are headaches is because no one wants to put the time and money into the car to get it back to tip top condition from day one. It takes alot of money to get a 3k dollar car back into it prime condition. I read it a while back is that if you paid 3k for a car expect to put 3k to get the car running right. Don't ger me wrong. My DSM and I are in a Love Hate realtionship. I love it when it runs but hate it when it wants money. Sounds like a wife.

TurboDomestics · 03-29-2006

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Originally Posted by x-pride

S2K's are nice but nothing beats AWD when it comes to handling and straight line performance. I think most people get headaches from DSM because they paid 3k for one and will refuse to put any more money into the car than what they bought it for. I bet most of you will change your tune if you picked the car brand new off the dealer lot when it first came out. The only reason they are headaches is because no one wants to put the time and money into the car to get it back to tip top condition from day one. It takes alot of money to get a 3k dollar car back into it prime condition. I read it a while back is that if you paid 3k for a car expect to put 3k to get the car running right. Don't ger me wrong. My DSM and I are in a Love Hate realtionship. I love it when it runs but hate it when it wants money. Sounds like a wife.

Yeah, but alot of other cars you can buy for $3k, dont need all that maintenance to be in tip top running condition. Granted they wont be nearly as fast.

x-pride · 03-29-2006

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Originally Posted by TurboDomestics

Yeah, but alot of other cars you can buy for $3k, dont need all that maintenance to be in tip top running condition. Granted they wont be nearly as fast.

Sorry for going off topic but name three sports car you can buy at 3K and is in top running condition without money being put into it. Honda's are not sports car excluding the S2K(which you can't pick up for 3K).

x-pride · 03-29-2006

Ha Ha double post.

A//// Guy · 03-29-2006

X-pride: Umm awd cars are not really known for handling. Sure they have better traction upon accelarating in the straights, but RWD will own AWD on the oval.

And about the not putting money into their dsm... Hmm I guess taking a 1500 dollar peice of shit and rebuilding it to mint condition by only sticking 13K into it doesnt work for you? It still had issues and anything you end up modding will not be as reliable as when it was stock. I just couldnt take the constant headache maintance the car gave me. I couldnt drive it really anywhere without really having to worry about what will break next. I think I replaced almost every part on my old car and that still wasnt good enough.

Sometimes you just want to move up in the world too... DSMs are not really a top quality car. They are cheaply moddable, thats about it.