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i... actually dig those wheels and the rear skirt a lot. aside from all the stick on crap, this.....this looks pretty rad.. The Door Frame posted:It leans into the retro look and is almost cool, but it's still a Neon at heart a large part of me would like to take a PT and put an SRT4's guts in it. i mean, it's already halfway there.
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no the only appropriate engine swap for a pt cruiser is a hand grenade.
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Gomi Day posted:i... actually dig those wheels and the rear skirt a lot. Wasn’t a PT turbo basically an SRT4 with an automatic and no intercooler?
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MrYenko posted:Wasn’t a PT turbo basically an SRT4 with an automatic and no intercooler? i had no idea such a thing existed, to be honest! gonna have to look that up. that said, i own a 2005 neon SRT4 with the stage two package and am totally in love with it. 
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Nov 25, 2017 14:59
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Just looked it up, apparently it was offered with a five-speed. That is possibly the most conflicting thing to me that Mopar has ever built.
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I thought the caliber srt4 was supposed to be the neon srt4 successor. I think they even sold a couple dozen of them.
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rdb posted:I thought the caliber srt4 was supposed to be the neon srt4 successor. I think they even sold a couple dozen of them. I did commercial parts delivery for pep boys in Annapolis, and one of our customers had 5 of the SRT calibers between him and his friends. They sounded pretty good too. 
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Nov 25, 2017 15:36
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Did he swap a 13b into it?
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um excuse me posted:
Now I'm sure there's a perfectly acceptable reason... like his bed is full of poo poo he's too lazy to unload. (the only acceptable reason here would be "the bed is full of wood as well, and the rest had to be put up front because gently caress making multiple trips. We all know that's not the case here).
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I'm willing to give some benefit of a doubt given there is an actual trailer hitch and no truck nutz. But hell if that's a crew cab or whatever those can't be longer than 6' and should go nicely in the bed.
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Gomi Day posted:i had no idea such a thing existed, to be honest! gonna have to look that up. Grats, they are a ton of fun for being a dopey Neon. I've still got my one owner 03 with a few bits and pieces stuck to it. MrYenko posted:Just looked it up, apparently it was offered with a five-speed. Most of the guts were the same between the PT GT and the SRT-4 except a few notable exceptions: The whole intake route/manifold on the PT was this weird wrap-over the head ordeal because of packaging constraints, and the 5 speed in the PT GT was a Getrag box while the SRT got the new fangled NVT-850 which was later stuffed with a Qauife in 04 and 05 models. Other than the all brass shift forks (plz to not be hammering gears) the 850 was a real good transmission. I have no idea how well the Getrag stood up to abuse.
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I remember I once posted a pic of my Lightning wi mthe bed loaded full of scrap metal and a few people here lost their poo poo that i was using it as an actual truck.
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Throatwarbler posted:Did he swap a 13b into it? Pretty much this. SRT-4s of any variety sound like a toothless hillbilly gargling rocks while blowing her cousin.
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Nov 25, 2017 19:21
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I was kind of referring to the melted bumper around the exhaust. 
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Rhyno posted:I remember I once posted a pic of my Lightning wi mthe bed loaded full of scrap metal and a few people here lost their poo poo that i was using it as an actual truck. I picked up some 2.4m lengths of timber today while out shopping. In my panda. From the passenger footwell up to the rear screen.
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Nov 25, 2017 20:00
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It makes no loving sence why they can't sell a simple 4x4 panda in the states.
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Preoptopus posted:It makes no loving sence why they can't sell a simple 4x4 panda in the states. There's the small hurdle of "nobody would buy it" Ford is bringing the 1.0 ecoboost ecosport, but people actually buy fords. It's still $20k though.
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Preoptopus posted:It makes no loving sence why they can't sell a simple 4x4 panda in the states. That's effectively what the 500X is. It's not the same as the Panda, but they're similar in size and function.
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The 500X is larger, it's based on the same platform as the Jeep Renegade. Now, why they couldn't make a 4x4 regular 500, that's a good question.
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I got visually confused the other day and for a moment I could have sworn I saw a lifted 4x4 Audi tt, bull bars and everything
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cakesmith handyman posted:I got visually confused the other day and for a moment I could have sworn I saw a lifted 4x4 Audi tt, bull bars and everything
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Powershift posted:There's the small hurdle of "nobody would buy it" The only small sedan that's 4x4 is a subaru these days. I feel like it's a market that could be tapped just to get away from having to own a subaru.
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I guess what I'm saying is all I see in Wisconsin are subarus or 4x4 bmws
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There a guy in my apartment complex that has an Allroad 2.7t, maybe slightly lifted, sitting on BFG All-Terrains. I'm pretty conflicted about it, partly because I don't know if it is actually lifted or just looks that way due to the massive sidewalls.   My main issue is that I just can't see it ever making good use of those tires.
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Nov 25, 2017 22:12
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Preoptopus posted:The only small sedan that's 4x4 is a subaru these days. I feel like it's a market that could be tapped just to get away from having to own a subaru. The XV crosstrek is outselling the Impreza/WRX/STI combined now. Everybody wants CUVs, even fake ones that are just lifted hatchbacks.
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We love our crosstrek, it's not holy poo poo huge but has room for a load of camping gear and is comfortable for long road trips. Plus some ability to handle forest access roads too.
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Faster Blaster posted:There a guy in my apartment complex that has an Allroad 2.7t, maybe slightly lifted, sitting on BFG All-Terrains. I'm pretty conflicted about it, partly because I don't know if it is actually lifted or just looks that way due to the massive sidewalls. I believe I can get those tyres for the panda but "won't ever make good use of them" is the reason I won't ever bother.
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Faster Blaster posted:There a guy in my apartment complex that has an Allroad 2.7t, maybe slightly lifted, sitting on BFG All-Terrains. I'm pretty conflicted about it, partly because I don't know if it is actually lifted or just looks that way due to the massive sidewalls. These have air ride height ajust. And u can crank em up pretty high from what I remember when a coworker had one.
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cakesmith handyman posted:I picked up some 2.4m lengths of timber today while out shopping. In my panda. From the passenger footwell up to the rear screen. Big loving deal.
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wesleywillis posted:Big loving deal. Is that satan Delivering the final destination LOGS OF DEATH
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Preoptopus posted:The only small sedan that's 4x4 is a subaru these days. I feel like it's a market that could be tapped just to get away from having to own a subaru. Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Isuzu and Mitsubishi all offered 4wd on their small sedans at one point stateside. Nobody bought them.
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Audi makes small-ish AWD sedans, but I know that they aren't what you mean. It's an underserved niche because people buying small, economy sedans aren't generally looking for a more expensive, less fuel efficient version of a Toyota Yaris that needs more maintenance, just because it would be better to drive. Some automakers are also just lazy, like Honda with their modern Type R
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Maker Of Shoes posted:I have no idea how well the Getrag stood up to abuse. FWIW, the Getrag F23 - GM's 4/6 cylinder 5 speed of choice for awhile - gets stuffed behind LS4s pretty regularly. So long as you keep wheel hop at bay, they handle it fine. And when you blow one up, go find another junked Cavalier to yank one out of.
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In Japan, they've had a habit of doing AWD versions of loads of relatively mundane cars, but I don't think such things sell massively well elsewhere. The thing that made the original Panda 4x4 different was that it really worked off road, it wasn't just a gimmick or half-arsed system like many of them are. Anyway, content:  Jesus Christ. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282744179604
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InitialDave posted:In Japan, they've had a habit of doing AWD versions of loads of relatively mundane cars, but I don't think such things sell massively well elsewhere. The thing that made the original Panda 4x4 different was that it really worked off road, it wasn't just a gimmick or half-arsed system like many of them are. Looks like an aborted Top Gear challenge car.
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Can't decide whether I'm the MS Paint watermarks on every picture, or the shrink wrap on every interior surface. Edit: Neither, I'm the door handles recessed 10" into the body kit. Cue reaching for the handle with keys in hand.
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Cellular Suicide posted:Edit: Neither, I'm the door handles recessed 10" into the body kit. Cue reaching for the handle with keys in hand.
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Is this stock?  Either way I'm conflicted. The reflective tape seems pretty over the top and not something I would ever want on my car, but boy does it help with visibility near sunset when doofus has no headlights on yet. So maybe it's good?
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All I see is Batmobile.
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Cellular Suicide posted:Can't decide whether I'm the MS Paint watermarks on every picture, or the shrink wrap on every interior surface. Now you mention it, I am not sure that you could get a pump nozzle into the fuel filler with that crap around it.
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