what cars you won't touch? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

4agze · 04-10-2011, 12:23 AM

Last night me and my friends drinking on a local bar, till some kind of car meet started, a lancer (not evo) with a evo 8 wing and some body kit, scion tc with a monster energy drink stickers & of course civics.

friends asked me what are cars I wont even touch, tune or modify

my list nothing in order, , toyota corolla (FWD), honda accords, scion xb, neon or aveo, mitsubishi eclips or regular lancer.

so what do members here dont want to touch, im sure all of us have this since we are all car enthusiast?

Midship Runabout · 04-10-2011, 12:57 AM

So my list will be for cars I won't work on.

Vw
Audi
Pretty much anything german
Vans
5.3l trailblazers
Diesels

Exage · 04-10-2011, 01:25 AM

Ahh really? You wouldn't turn a wrench on my XRS????

Honestly, you could give me nearly any car or truck to wrench on and I'd try to make it faster just for the hell of it.

I'm however the "all go no show type". You won't catch me putting on stupid body panels, wings, neons, pearlescent paint, sound systems, and useless mufflers. I don't like attracting attention except when my foot is planted.

OldSkoolToys · 04-10-2011, 01:37 AM

Anything German. I swear, they have engineers aside from the others who's job is to figure out how to make working on those things the most agonizing experience in the world.

Oh, and basically any fronter. Its not a 'FWD sucks!' mentality, its a "ffs, they leave you with no room to do anything" mentality.

Fortunate Few · 04-10-2011, 04:23 AM

wont drive:
any mustang
well pretty much any american car except the ford fiesta hatch.
lol the saturn sky or pontiac solstice
any honda except the Acura nsx and S2000

EJ20 · 04-10-2011, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

Oh, and basically any fronter. Its not a 'FWD sucks!' mentality, its a "ffs, they leave you with no room to do anything" mentality.

but what about the EG6's, last gen celica's, and integra's? If I got these sure will work on them, these are bada$$ fwd cars

My list gose of cars I won't touch/drive/tune:
any 4 door fwd car, any V6 fwd car even if its 2 door

C-Bone · 04-10-2011, 12:08 PM

If it isn't already performance oriented or doesn't look good I'll leave it alone. Can't take crap and make it look good or go fast without lots if money

NESW20 · 04-10-2011, 01:38 PM

have you guys really done much work on anything german? my cousin's E39 M5 is actually quite easy to work on. every vehicle has something on it that is a pain to do. for example, if one of the knock sensors on my Tacoma goes out, the head on that side needs to be removed to change the knock sensor.

there are still certain things that i don't enjoy doing, such as rebuilding front ends on 1-ton pickups and stuff, but other than that, i don't really mind.

#87 · 04-10-2011, 02:11 PM

What do you guys mean when you say "won't touch". I see a lot of you saying you won't touch FWD cars and even Hondas?

Sounds pretty ignorant because suspension modification can make huge increase in performance in these types of cars.

And yes I'm biased because I modified the suspension of my Accord.

C-Bone · 04-10-2011, 06:16 PM

Won't touch= not worth the time/money/headache to really do anything worth while. At least thats how I took it, and each person is going to have their own opinion, some will only work on hondas, others won't bother etc. Nothing against any certain brand just personal preference

aliphian · 04-10-2011, 07:12 PM

Anything Dodge.

Mr.Jay · 04-10-2011, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJ20

My list gose of cars I won't touch/drive/tune:
any 4 door fwd car, any V6 fwd car even if its 2 door

I agree with this

I owned a B series civic hatch (EJ/EK) and will say low weight plus decent power and double wishbone suspension = fun

Zaku · 04-10-2011, 09:18 PM

Morris Marina

Giccin · 04-10-2011, 09:57 PM

Won't touch any American Brand Cars.

:l

Won't touch a Mercedez, Kia, Scion, Hondas.

04-10-2011, 12:57 AM	#2
Midship Runabout formerly Dixie Normous Join Date: Jan 2010 Drives: The ladies wild! Location: ())_)CRAYOLA)_))> Posts: 996 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So my list will be for cars I won't work on. Vw Audi Pretty much anything german Vans 5.3l trailblazers Diesels __________________

04-10-2011, 12:08 PM	#7
C-Bone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: '03 Tiburon Location: Washington State Posts: 413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If it isn't already performance oriented or doesn't look good I'll leave it alone. Can't take crap and make it look good or go fast without lots if money __________________

04-10-2011, 06:16 PM	#10
C-Bone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: '03 Tiburon Location: Washington State Posts: 413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Won't touch= not worth the time/money/headache to really do anything worth while. At least thats how I took it, and each person is going to have their own opinion, some will only work on hondas, others won't bother etc. Nothing against any certain brand just personal preference __________________

04-10-2011, 07:12 PM	#11
aliphian Dreamer Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: Nutless Grocery Getter Location: California Posts: 375 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anything Dodge. __________________ "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

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04-10-2011, 01:25 AM	#3
Exage GL 86! Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: Maybe FR-S... maybe not Location: NA Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ahh really? You wouldn't turn a wrench on my XRS???? Honestly, you could give me nearly any car or truck to wrench on and I'd try to make it faster just for the hell of it. I'm however the "all go no show type". You won't catch me putting on stupid body panels, wings, neons, pearlescent paint, sound systems, and useless mufflers. I don't like attracting attention except when my foot is planted.

04-10-2011, 04:23 AM	#5
Fortunate Few will photoshop for ft86 Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 07 Mazda RX8 Location: Upland,CA Posts: 281 Thanks: 10 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wont drive: any mustang well pretty much any american car except the ford fiesta hatch. lol the saturn sky or pontiac solstice any honda except the Acura nsx and S2000

04-10-2011, 01:38 PM	#8
NESW20 2.1L 3SGTE Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: MR2 Turbo & Tacoma Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,248 Thanks: 29 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	have you guys really done much work on anything german? my cousin's E39 M5 is actually quite easy to work on. every vehicle has something on it that is a pain to do. for example, if one of the knock sensors on my Tacoma goes out, the head on that side needs to be removed to change the knock sensor. there are still certain things that i don't enjoy doing, such as rebuilding front ends on 1-ton pickups and stuff, but other than that, i don't really mind. __________________ 1991 MR2 Turbo - 2.1L high compression stroker 3SGTE 2006 Tacoma 4x4 TRD Off Road - All-Pro front bumper, Old Man Emu shocks, Old Man Emu HD front coils, All-Pro leafs 1990 240SX Coupe - sold 2008 Civic Si Sedan

04-10-2011, 02:11 PM	#9
#87 I usually post drunk Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,487 Thanks: 15 Thanked 490 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What do you guys mean when you say "won't touch". I see a lot of you saying you won't touch FWD cars and even Hondas? Sounds pretty ignorant because suspension modification can make huge increase in performance in these types of cars. And yes I'm biased because I modified the suspension of my Accord.

04-10-2011, 09:18 PM	#13
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