1994 Fd Vs. 2000 Audi A4 1.8t quattro what to buy?
10-24-2005, 12:48 PM
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Fd's are nice cars, they were ahead of their time from 93-95(or 02 if you want to be technical). You compare it to any other sports car from that time, and it is just drop dead sex! I too want one, but my budget is not alot right now, and not having my own place is not helping either. One day I shall have one also.
10-24-2005, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rosati' post='772199' date='Oct 24 2005, 01:13 PM
No pistons, you seem like a very funny guy.
avatar, and sig.... hmm
Obvoiusly its not about the performance for me. (to a certain extent)
im skimming the classifieds now, i want one thats been rebuilt and has minor mods.
if its not about performance to you, don't buy a FD.
10-24-2005, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by nopistons94' post='772249' date='Oct 24 2005, 11:13 AM
if its not about performance to you, don't buy a FD.
Thats it in a nutshell. The FD is razor sharp, especially when modified well, but dont think for a second that you arent gonna be shelling out money and attempting to hang yourself with vacuum lines.
10-24-2005, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sweet7' post='772271' date='Oct 24 2005, 03:27 PM
Thats it in a nutshell. The FD is razor sharp, especially when modified well, but dont think for a second that you arent gonna be shelling out money and attempting to hang yourself with vacuum lines.
haha ok thank you
10-25-2005, 02:27 PM
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A Fd owner/enthusiast will require one of two cirumstances.
A: Mechanically inclined. Good working space where you can keep and work on a car for long periods of time. A decent set of tools. You will need patience and a lot of common sense. A desire to even bother with it in the first place. Another car to drive to get from point A to point B.
B: You have a **** load of cash to spend and you have a compitent Rotary shop or mechanic nearby at your disposal to handle the work for you. Another car to get to point A to point B.
If you don't fall into one of those two catagories then you really ought to save yourself the headache and avoid the fd.
A Probe looks nothing like a fd btw.
A: Mechanically inclined. Good working space where you can keep and work on a car for long periods of time. A decent set of tools. You will need patience and a lot of common sense. A desire to even bother with it in the first place. Another car to drive to get from point A to point B.
B: You have a **** load of cash to spend and you have a compitent Rotary shop or mechanic nearby at your disposal to handle the work for you. Another car to get to point A to point B.
If you don't fall into one of those two catagories then you really ought to save yourself the headache and avoid the fd.
A Probe looks nothing like a fd btw.
10-26-2005, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='772541' date='Oct 25 2005, 03:27 PM
A Fd owner/enthusiast will require one of two cirumstances.
A: Mechanically inclined. Good working space where you can keep and work on a car for long periods of time. A decent set of tools. You will need patience and a lot of common sense. A desire to even bother with it in the first place. Another car to drive to get from point A to point B.
B: You have a **** load of cash to spend and you have a compitent Rotary shop or mechanic nearby at your disposal to handle the work for you. Another car to get to point A to point B.
If you don't fall into one of those two catagories then you really ought to save yourself the headache and avoid the fd.
A Probe looks nothing like a fd btw.
Yes, a probe does look somewhat like an FD. you should see these guys' cars.
think about it . both mazda, same year 93-97 models. they have the same rounded nose. and pop up lights.
I believe KD is by me. I can work on my car, ive done a lot. and i do have an extra car.
i wish to buy a rebuild , but can only work w/ $8k to start
10-26-2005, 02:53 PM
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I think the saying went, start with a budget of 10k, and just double that. I helped out FD3BOOST the other day with just test fitting parts to his FD, and that was about 3-4 hours of work. I too will be getting an FD but right now I lack the skills,space and tools to do it. I can afford one, just the space is killing me. But you can easily find one in your area, they are not THAT rare of a car. I consistently see 15-20 of them on ebay a day. I have followed rotaries for about 2 years now, and I still don't know enough about them.
Good luck, and do alot of research. A probe looks NOTHING like an FD. Sorry man.
Good luck, and do alot of research. A probe looks NOTHING like an FD. Sorry man.
10-26-2005, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Rosati' post='772885' date='Oct 26 2005, 10:28 AM
Yes, a probe does look somewhat like an FD. you should see these guys' cars.
think about it . both mazda, same year 93-97 models. they have the same rounded nose. and pop up lights.
I believe KD is by me. I can work on my car, ive done a lot. and i do have an extra car.
i wish to buy a rebuild , but can only work w/ $8k to start
8k total to buy the car etc?
