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The tone of your post combined with the unlikely scenario of anyone who cares about performance willingly buying an auto 128i suggests you're probably in high school or college. I recommend spending the cash on partying, drugs, and girls instead of modding your parents' 128i.
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On a 1999 Subaru WRX. Find one that someone's already done all the hard work on, get someone who knows subaru's to look over it and make sure they've done the common items that break.
It'll cost you less, be more fun, and leave your 128i for dead. Keep the 128i as your daily driver. It's comfortable and reliable. The WRX is not |
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I’d keep it in the bank. Never know when you might need it for real life. Enjoy the 128 for what it is. If that’s not enough, upgrade to a 135i.
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I'll take a shot - what is your goal? Fun daily driver? Some limited HPDE days? comfort cruiser?
People in the thread are questioning your priorities as you have an automatic model, which is one thing. But that does not necessarily preclude you from attending a driving school or two. Honestly, just get rid of the run flats first - you'll get an improvement in ride quality and depending on the tire you get better grip possibly. After that, you really need to be able to answer my first question very clearly before anyone would give you advice. Last edited by asbrr; 08-02-2017 at 08:15 AM.. Reason: spelling; words |
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$2500? If you must spend it on the car and ignore the hookers/blow suggestions already mentioned, I'd buy an extended warranty and enjoy the car for what it is.
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First ignore the sophomoric AT comments. It ain't that bad and still a fun car to drive.
Second - decide if you're after more hp (not really much hp for the $ to be gained) or handling or looks.
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And by the tone of your post, you can eat a bag of dicks. Tires and suspension seem to get the nod. Thank you those who intelligently participated. |
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Two days of high performance driving instruction through one of the good track schools. Learn how to get the most out of what you have. Plus the skills are entirely transferable no matter what car you end up in.
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An auto 128i with a $2500 budget and an owner who can't think to tell us WHICH PART(s) of the car he wants to improve is not going to be easy to make "funner"
will teach you nothing. There, I finished the sentence for you. You need HUNDREDS of hours on track to be competent, let alone good. |
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I don't disagree, but you've got to start somewhere. I say this with eight years of competitive autox, several rallies, track schools, and various other things thrown in over the years. I'm more competent than I was when I started many years ago, but if I never got out on the track in the first place, I wouldn't be.
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I think the 128i is a great car for the track, not too fast, not too slow, cheap to run. My $2500 would go to camber plates, dedicated tires for the track.
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