| 1st: where do you live? can you drive all year long without worry of snow/freezing rain? rear wheel drive cars just suck in the snow. I live in new england and there was a snow squall in early november last year and that sent me right into a brick wall. I was going 30mph. 2nd: what's your experience with rear wheel drive cars? my advice is to take it slow and gradually build up. 3rd: Is this a daily driver? my TT is a sunday driver so to speak. Gas is very expensive for it if you drive it everywhere and it's a pain in the neck to wait for the turbos to cool every time you drive it. It's also very expensive to fix and to be without a car even for a few days is another set of problems in itself 4th: Are you a responsible driver? Will you give into stupid kids who want to race you because they put new intakes, headers and exhaust on their civic? After the illustrious fast and the furious and 2 fast 2 furious which sums up all car enthusiasts ::sigh:: there's a lot of new laws out there that will completely screw you for street racing. that includes driving fast minding your own business while a civic flies by you. 5th: Can you afford insurance, gas, tuneups, emergency repairs? If your turbos go, replacement and new/rebuilt turbos can cost you $1,500 easily. If you like to corner and/or accelerate, tires don't last too long on TTs. 6th: If you want to upgrade to performance parts on your car, can you afford to do it right? I see so many people put all this money into their car or the stereo and when they need to buy tires, they get the cheapest ones that fit their car. With a true sports car, you need to upgrade it right or don't do it at all. A good place to start is by NOT going to ebay.
If you do get a TT, my only advice is to take it slow and get used to RWD and spooling turbos. It's such a great feeling but can be very dangerous especially when cornering because of the extra power the turbos give you when they boost. Good luck!
----------------------------------------- Bone stock '93 Twin Turbo |
21:26:34 05/11/05
