DSM

[123abc]

I beat the crap out of my Talon when the drivetrain was in that, and now that it's in the Galant, I still beat the crap out of it. It's a daily driver, about 50 miles min. a day to and from work. 20 psi on a 16g, lots of fun.


However, with that said I did have to replace just about everything. If you drive it like a race car, it's going to break like a race car.

[Tachyon]

Originally Posted by 123abc

If you drive it like a race car, it's going to break like a race car.

QFT.

There is a sweet spot on these cars that will provide a reasonable amount of enjoyment to maintenance level.

However everyone always seems to cross that point and will spend the next few years flushing thousands of dollars down the toilet, en-route to an eventual rage-quit.

Personally, at this juncture, I would suggest other cars to accomplish your intended goals. The degradation of all the parts for a car of this vintage is immense. Couple that with the fact nearly 100% of them have had very hard lives with sub-par maintenance.

True, aftermarket parts (even good ones) are quite plentiful and inexpensive, but you will eventually will replace every part on that car if you intend to own it long term. On the plus side, they are incredibly easy to work on.

PS. 1991's are phenomenally better than 1992's because they have pop-up headlights that instantly make you a baller. You do want to be a baller, don't you?

[turbotalon1g]

[QUOTE=Tachyon;406334]QFT.

There is a sweet spot on these cars that will provide a reasonable amount of enjoyment to maintenance level.

However everyone always seems to cross that point and will spend the next few years flushing thousands of dollars down the toilet, en-route to an eventual rage-quit.

Personally, at this juncture, I would suggest other cars to accomplish your intended goals. The degradation of all the parts for a car of this vintage is immense. Couple that with the fact nearly 100% of them have had very hard lives with sub-par maintenance.

True, aftermarket parts (even good ones) are quite plentiful and inexpensive, but you will eventually will replace every part on that car if you intend to own it long term. On the plus side, they are incredibly easy to work on.

PS. 1991's are phenomenally better than 1992's because they have pop-up headlights that instantly make you a baller. You do want to be a baller, don't you?[/QUOTE]



Car is as good as the person working on it, plus what all these guys said.
Driveline breakage is in the driver for 90% of the DSMs out there.
I'd say have a backup car, then you can be at ease.

[SpeedDemon]

thanks for your input guys, i appreciate it.

i agree with you guys 100% that its up the driver and how they maintain the car.

it says alot. looking forward to become a dsm-er.

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