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max225 wrote:Ok.. I went :fullretard:

0-60 times
Run 1 Normal mode 6.5
Run 2 Sport mode 6.3
Run 3 Sport + Sport Trans + Exhaust 6.0
Run 4 Normal + Exhaust 6.15

My exhaust mode seems to actually ADD performance :yikes:

Had a few others in between where I had to cut it short or what not.

Car certainly holds high .98 GS, it topped out at 1.1 but it started slipping at that point so it was a peak vs a constant... I wonder what the constant is, of course I have space constraints ...
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TC can be fully defeated?

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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:44 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:34 pm Ok.. I went :fullretard:

0-60 times
Run 1 Normal mode 6.5
Run 2 Sport mode 6.3
Run 3 Sport + Sport Trans + Exhaust 6.0
Run 4 Normal + Exhaust 6.15

My exhaust mode seems to actually ADD performance :yikes:

Had a few others in between where I had to cut it short or what not.

Car certainly holds high .98 GS, it topped out at 1.1 but it started slipping at that point so it was a peak vs a constant... I wonder what the constant is, of course I have space constraints ...
Space constraints? Your car can make a u turn in 2 lanes.

Traction limited on the 0-60?
But it makes a lot of noise screening ... noise when I am driving like a dumb ass. Somewhat traction limited yes... 2.3 60ft time... which is "OK" but not great. Your scoobie can do it in 1.8/1.9 during the death launch hence the quick 0-60...
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:09 pm
max225 wrote:Ok.. I went :fullretard:

0-60 times
Run 1 Normal mode 6.5
Run 2 Sport mode 6.3
Run 3 Sport + Sport Trans + Exhaust 6.0
Run 4 Normal + Exhaust 6.15

My exhaust mode seems to actually ADD performance :yikes:

Had a few others in between where I had to cut it short or what not.

Car certainly holds high .98 GS, it topped out at 1.1 but it started slipping at that point so it was a peak vs a constant... I wonder what the constant is, of course I have space constraints ...
:notbad:

TC can be fully defeated?

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According to the screen it is off, but I see it blinking at points... :notsure: there are ways two levels of "off" one is TC and next is DSC...
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Do the ECS tires also not make much noise when spinning/sliding for you? On my MR2 they were like racing slicks - they didn't squeal at all even when sliding it around at autox. It was nice in that you could drive like an asshole without drawing extra attention.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:43 pm Do the ECS tires also not make much noise when spinning/sliding for you? On my MR2 they were like racing slicks - they didn't squeal at all even when sliding it around at autox. It was nice in that you could drive like an asshole without drawing extra attention.
:dat: was an immediate difference I noticed, I figured maybe because new... but yes they are near silent
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max225 wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:34 pm Ok.. I went :fullretard:

0-60 times
Run 1 Normal mode 6.5
Run 2 Sport mode 6.3
Run 3 Sport + Sport Trans + Exhaust 6.0
Run 4 Normal + Exhaust 6.15

My exhaust mode seems to actually ADD performance :yikes:

Had a few others in between where I had to cut it short or what not.

Car certainly holds high .98 GS, it topped out at 1.1 but it started slipping at that point so it was a peak vs a constant... I wonder what the constant is, of course I have space constraints ...
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THis thread is really delivering on the content front :fuckyeah: :mahman:

I love the color scheme of your MINI, digging the canyon pics.
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Found a video of Max's drive yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gc7oHPfs0
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:01 am Found a video of Max's drive yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gc7oHPfs0
:notbad: surprisingly similar
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MPSS are silent also... interesting. These are in fact really good tires at a bit of a discount over gods rubber
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I just found out my car has launch control ... but I didn’t know it did when I did my testing


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https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/ ... 42178.html

Now we got these contenders ... prices went way down on these for now ...
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max225 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:06 pm https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/ ... 42178.html

Now we got these contenders ... prices went way down on these for now ...
I like the :jizz: white but also :notsure: on having the color matched top.

You should :doit: though (an FJ, not necessarily this one). Maybe grab a :manuel: at a good recession special and end up with :plac: profit when the economy booms again. I am excited about used car prices finally :nuke: .
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D Griff wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:27 am
max225 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:06 pm https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/ ... 42178.html

Now we got these contenders ... prices went way down on these for now ...
I like the :jizz: white but also :notsure: on having the color matched top.

You should :doit: though (an FJ, not necessarily this one). Maybe grab a :manuel: at a good recession special and end up with :plac: profit when the economy booms again. I am excited about used car prices finally :nuke: .
Maybe the pic came off weird. It’s quite far from white. Also if your :jizz: look like that ... I’d check in with doc :laugh: FJ is more like a beige color. Not anything like a pepper white :jizz: on the mini.

That said I’m totally with you on the white roof, not a huge fan of the one tone paint job since two tone is standard and white roofs are epic as they keep the temps down.
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max225 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:08 am
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I like the :jizz: white but also :notsure: on having the color matched top.

You should :doit: though (an FJ, not necessarily this one). Maybe grab a :manuel: at a good recession special and end up with :plac: profit when the economy booms again. I am excited about used car prices finally :nuke: .
Maybe the pic came off weird. It’s quite far from white. Also if your :jizz: look like that ... I’d check in with doc :laugh: FJ is more like a beige color. Not anything like a pepper white :jizz: on the mini.

That said I’m totally with you on the white roof, not a huge fan of the one tone paint job since two tone is standard and white roofs are epic as they keep the temps down.
:dat:

The "sand" color is a pretty excellent color IMO.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:33 am
max225 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:08 am

Maybe the pic came off weird. It’s quite far from white. Also if your :jizz: look like that ... I’d check in with doc :laugh: FJ is more like a beige color. Not anything like a pepper white :jizz: on the mini.

That said I’m totally with you on the white roof, not a huge fan of the one tone paint job since two tone is standard and white roofs are epic as they keep the temps down.
:dat:

The "sand" color is a pretty excellent color IMO.
:dat:

I would get an FJ in sand, bloo, or yellow.
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I love how bright the bloo is on the FJ
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My favorite color is actually a gray, then sandstone, then blue, then orange. These look terrible in white black or silver imo.
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31k.... :oops:
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Same it is also the perfect "spec" Manual... Toyota dealer, single owner... 55k miles
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max225 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:51 pm Same it is also the perfect "spec" Manual... Toyota dealer, single owner... 55k miles
Just get megaphone, stand out in the lot with a briefcase, tell them you've got $27K, do they want it or not.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:54 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:51 pm Same it is also the perfect "spec" Manual... Toyota dealer, single owner... 55k miles
Just get megaphone, stand out in the lot with a briefcase, tell them you've got $27K, do they want it or not.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:54 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:51 pm Same it is also the perfect "spec" Manual... Toyota dealer, single owner... 55k miles
Just get megaphone, stand out in the lot with a briefcase, tell them you've got $27K, do they want it or not.
That thing is worth 25k tops to me... But I don't mind waiting, no need to sit me down and play 4 square TONIGHT
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https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventory ... =263578033

So this one is still very interesting... just in terms of :wtf: is going on.

I DROVE IT 2 months ago and noted a slipping clutch... 2 days later it gets taken down...
Then it comes back 2 weeks later... and price gets raised 1k... :wtf:
Then it goes dark again after 2 weeks...
Now it came back and is now 18.6k... and it was serviced in LA? within the last 2 weeks and it didn't add any additional owners.

:wtf: is going on
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So I have been working over a :manuel: FJ... for 2 months now :lol:

:manuel:
2010
77k Miles
Military Bro that called it the "chinese virus"
Wanted 30k initially, but was unable to post it correctly in any forum... so he got nothing... my buddy low balled him with 25k... and he said no

Now he reached out to me and him and is saying he is moving to East Coast... and wants 28k....

If this thing was MINT, I would say hells yea, and probably do it... but :doomed: + still above where I think it should be... There are a few things about this thing that I don't like off the bat, like KELLY tires.

What say you all ... I am willing to offer him 22k, but that's my highest price. Should I even bother?
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max225 wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:12 pm So I have been working over a :manuel: FJ... for 2 months now :lol:

:manuel:
2010
77k Miles
Military Bro that called it the "chinese virus"
Wanted 30k initially, but was unable to post it correctly in any forum... so he got nothing... my buddy low balled him with 25k... and he said no

Now he reached out to me and him and is saying he is moving to East Coast... and wants 28k....

If this thing was MINT, I would say hells yea, and probably do it... but :doomed: + still above where I think it should be... There are a few things about this thing that I don't like off the bat, like KELLY tires.

What say you all ... I am willing to offer him 22k, but that's my highest price. Should I even bother?
I'd think that if he wouldn't take 25K, he's definitely not taking 22K. However, he's not anyone you know, so no harm in offending him really.
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