you CANT start proving your credibility EVER cause you have NONE to begin with, so go home little boy with your balls in your hand!
I agree it seems more b5s are down due to boost leaks and bad 02 sensors then being in jepitory of breaking at the track. Let’s be honest if you goto the track the amount of cars that actually break is closer to -2%. Look at all the cars both domestic and other wise when you goto the track. Even with some of the ghetto superstar cars at the track less then 5% of them break
Yet the amount of excuses of why b5s don’t go fast at the track is closer to +75%
I would be willing to say that the -50% of b5s are down due to just being broken or in modified build status
I don’t get jive
He’s the I one who came in claiming all these cars break. anyone who has been to the strip knows that’s just not the case…and when you ask him to back it up, or suggest a nice way to pool the s4 guys… he takes off
the average test and tune day has between 50 and 300 cars. If even five percent were to break that would be two on a slow day to fifteen on a busy day…and anyone who has ever been to the strip a few times would know that’s not true…nowhere near it. We would never get any phases in if it were true…they would constantly be cleaning up the track
That is supposed to say passes not phases
Blackberry 1…Android 0
Typing is useless…as is scrolling in an edit post window
Are you using tapatalk? We should move all of these OT posts from these build threads so if anyone uses Rod’s build as a reference they don’t have to wade through the banter.
that’s the beauty of forums…it ebbs and flows. It’s not all info…some info, some entertainment, some ot phone talk, all fun.
When I get my car back as a stage 3 B5 S4, I’ll surely take the car to the track to see how it does. If I didn’t, curiosity would drive me out of my mind. However, I’m not going to thrash it out of the box. I’m not going “all out” on my launch. Whatever number I end up with, I’ll assume could be a little better. No big deal. To me.
That being said, I have no trouble understanding why somebody would be reluctant to truly push/test their car when they get it back. I bought my car for $10k and will be putting about $25k into it. So there’s one factor. Another factor is I’ll be waiting probably 3-4 months (if I’m lucky) to get the car back. The last thing I want to do is see how far I can push it so that I can break something two days after I get it back and wait 4-6 weeks for parts to arrive, 4-6 weeks for the shop to get started and another 4-6 weeks for them to finish.
My main ambition is to drive a car that I like. Not break it to satisfy a few people on the internet.
My first night at the track with this car is going to be my last until either I get a new significant part or improve my driving skills enough to make a difference in the quarter.
I’ve always wanted to know what the B5 guys did for insurance. The medium to big builds (not custom one off stuff) still have a lot of money in them, and as far as generic value of the car, it often equals and exceeds it. But usually you mention that to insurance up front and they either drop you instantly b/c you’re obviously a reckless speed freak, or they make you insure it like its a 80k car not a 30k car.
I’d just be interested what the b5 world does on that.
I could be wrong but from what I understand If you have receipts for the parts you buy insurance will cover them in the event of an accident/theft, etc.
I’d think you’d have to disclose the parts you have bought prior to the loss and they will adjust your rate up accordingly.
yes indeed
once you’re past a certain value of mods, you’re SOL unless you’ve let them know and they’re insuring that amount (with a commensurate increase in premiums to cover their liability).
of course once you make that declaration to your insurer, you now go in the ‘ricers/street racers/drifters’ category in the eyes of the insurers…so that rarely goes welll when your rate renewal is calculated.
Best guy to ask is notorious VR. He had an $8,000 car with probably $12,000 in mods on it and it was recently written off…and he bought it back. Wonder if he had extra coverage etc.
I have all of my cars insured as modified through co-operators. I had to disclose what was done to the vehicles. In the event of an accident or theft, I have to produce receipts for the parts or have an appraisal done.
For the A6, which is currently insured as a “project car” I have been looking for agreed value insurance, which involves an upfront appraisal, limited use of the vehicle ie shows/club events/parades (I kid you not, it’s in the clause) The benefit is that the agreed value is non depreciatory in nature
interesting info, in Mass you can get classic car plates which have a similarly limited usage (car shows/track/etc)
beinefficientit, apparently = b e n e f i t
it was from the n.e.f. text blocker days of yore…but somehow b e n e f i t got mixed up.
I was going to PM god about it, but it’s funny so I didn’t.
Its for sale
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Edit: not anymore, based on the various topics the thread covered it was more along the lines of the letting you boys know I would be willing to take my car to the strip.
Sorry Rod, didn’t intend to jack your thread.
Is this your intro post…in rod’s thread?