STIMPY - You and I are kindred sould now.....

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:16 pm

2005 SRT-4 wit 51k miles yo! - couldnt pass up the deal, got it for 13,300 - even after warranty and financing charges it's still WAAYYY back of book!

So yeah, looks like we both drive Neons now brutha! haha

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:25 pm

dude 3.5 year old neons for a window price of 16990? NEw they were 20k. Crazy.

CincinnatiFiero · Post by **CincinnatiFiero** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:55 pm

SRTs are cool cars for the money, but seriously don't be one of those SRT-4 guys who goes on and on about how its faster than an evo or sti. Its not, and the louder the BOV doesn't make it faster. Sorry, everyone out here with an SRT is an epic douche.

lucky · Post by **lucky** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:04 pm

Ha ha, I stopped and looked at one the other day in someones driveway; thought maybe I'd get the wife off my case about a "family" car.
I'm also sure that at least half the people I work with would say I am a douche, must be true.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:09 pm

:tool:

12 years later, and with boost, and Dodge only shaves .6 off an NA achieva scx.

shoulda got a z34 lumina

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:34 pm

HAHAHA - love the responses!

I just got it cause I ripped it on trade, gets outstanding gas mileage and is a little bit more practical right now than my 88 K5 and my '04 Moostang GT

Only plans are dropping it at least 1.5" and powdercoating the wheels flat black, thats about it. I couldnt give a rats ass about being one of these tuner kids, it's a damn Neon

Was just a really good deal and I got tired of waiting for an 05 or newer GTO to come in on trade and wasn't going to pay the depreciation on a new G8.

Oddly enough these things are pretty damn strong as far as book value goes, we gave 10,500 on trade, after smog, pack, recon ( used vehicle reconditioning ), safety, and paying the employee mandatory $1,000 over cost it came out to $13,300 - mix that with an 8.9% for 60 as well as a bitchen warranty for cost ( 4 year, 48k ) it was still BELOW bluebook wholesale - just would have been foolish to pass up

And I swear to God I won;t be one ofthese assholes wanting to race and claiming some stoopid shit, it's my commuter - and if I ever do, I hereby give permish to come on out and beat my ass

hahaha

But don;t worry, hopefully in 1.5 years, Eric will finally have a home of his own with an honest to god garage thats all his and is going to swoop up some POS $200 beater Fiero, take it down to chassis, and fill it up with some WCF parts that "fell off the truck" and a sick 3800 - hopefully by then the Series 3 will be mastered and I will scoop up on someone's abandoned project, that will probably be when you guys are doing Series friggen 7's, hahaha

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:39 pm

forgot to mention - the AEM stickers came right the fuck off faster than a jerk session with 10 hot Brazilian lesbians

...there isnt even one goddam aftermarket piece on this thing which made it even more attractive, didn't have to worry about someones sloppy seconds bastardized project car

Unsafe At Any Speed · Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:06 pm

Power rear windows?

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:29 pm

HAHA, thats a big fat negative - didn't really understand the logic behind that one

lucky · Post by **lucky** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:14 am

Best part is those wheels are 5x100. :la:

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:10 am

Good gas mileage? I get about 20 in the PT ( which is NOT a neon) :la:
I would have liked getting the SRT 4, but I have to stay with an automatic. You are going to get addicted to the torque and the boost.

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:37 pm

well, I havent had enough time to really drain the tank - if put about 60 miles on it and the needle hasn't moved enough to really make a calculation.

I just can't get over how smooth the clutch is, very smooth transitions between shifts. The hardest part is getting used to these damn seats. I have sold 3 of these before and I thought I would have realized how uncomfortable these bastards are - halfway tempted to throw in some stock SXT seats and put these one's in storage.

I just can't get over how much bullshit is available for these damn things. I plan on getting some coil overs and making a trip out to WCF and my next days of and going through the suspension, and seeing what little nick-nack bullshit I can spit out of a CNC and lathe while I'm there, maybe some billett fluid caps or something if a get really bored.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:05 pm

Yes there is a pretty astounding aftermarket for the SRT, and it does respond to basic mods very well.

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:40 am

Well, just got back from the new shop out there - DAMN, you could eat off of every square inch of that place, I guess they just finished construction not too long ago.

Anyways, made a dogbone for it but I belive I'm gonna have another go at it - haven't picked up a TIG torch in 4 years and it shows, I think the next one is either going to be steel an chromed or just mild steel, made this one out of AL. But it looks like Chris might want to venture into the SRT-4 market as I gave him a quick run through on how about 90% of the garbage out there is bogus.

Next week is gonna be pulling off the wheels and seeing if the 13" viper rotors will work, essentially like the 88 Fiero brake caliper relocation. The rotors appear to provide enough backspacing so that the factory wheel can be retained.

Also, something has to be dome about some power on this thing, according to the boost gauge it hits the wall at 10psi then super quickly goes back to 7psi under boost. Kinda thinking that maybe there might be a leak in the charge pipe or something related, that or it's just the way it's supposed to be

How come all these WRX's Iv noticed lately keep reving up on me, it's anoying as a motherfucker, but I didnt want to foot the bill for $600 + a month payments on a Subaru, even though in the end it's prolly worth it

Series8217 · Post by **Series8217** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:16 pm

Eric you should come out next Sunday for the big Tehachapi car show.

Boscolingus · Post by **Boscolingus** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:28 pm

I want, believe me I want to but I talked with Chris about it. With my sales team losing two guys this month I would have a better chance of asking and receiving for a million bucks than for asking for a weekend off

The Dark Side of Will · Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:13 pm

Ask for a million bucks, then! :thumbleft:

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:34 am

Fuck I still want another srt-4.....

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:57 pm

Eric, get Chris to make some hard pipes for the turbo. If he can make a bigger intercooler for a PT GT, he would have a corner on the market. No one makes one now as "its too small of a market". Compared to Fieros, the PT Cruiser community is much bigger and more affluent.

Whatever big brake kit you make for the SRT4 will also fit the PT. Sounds like a great idea. I want Viper brakes on my car!

lucky · Post by **lucky** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:49 am

Stimpy, I saw a company a couple years back that was doing PT performance.... 'Stedebani' I think....