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need help with hard decision: Turbo or clean and cheap ass hatch

Old 08-30-2005, 12:36 AM
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OK here's the deal: I've been saving all summer for money to put a HMT kit together for my GSR-EG Hatch. Now, i've got about $600. Now, at my school, the autoshop teacher has come up with an idea for the advance+advance students, students who are taking "advanced auto" for the 2nd or 3rd time, where we are going to build a project car. Part of the problem to this dilemma, is that we haven't decided what we're doing yet, either drag or auto-x. We also haven't decided on the car, the budget, the whole idea is in very early stages.

Now, there is a '90 Si Hatch, no dents or dings, 169K, runs, for $500. why's it so cheap? NO IGNITION!! what an easy fix.

So, should I pick up the hatch- if we use the car, hey I get my $500 back, or if we don't, i can always keep it or just fix the ignition and sell for $1000. Or, should I just forget about the car and get my hatch boostin already!?
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Old 08-30-2005, 12:38 AM
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turbo the gsr foo
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Old 08-30-2005, 12:51 AM
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Buy the hatch, fix the ignition, and sell it to either some Joe for $1g, or sell it to the auto class for $800. Use the profit to fund your gsr turbo.

There's no big gains, without big risks.
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Old 08-30-2005, 12:51 AM
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id turbo the gsr, make it a fast dd, and if u do a project threw your school, dont u get some parts for free? or at least cheaper ones... id use the gsr deff, be better than a stockish hatch, u already have the swap...
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Old 08-30-2005, 01:05 AM
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your at hmt of course everyone is going to say turbo it

so do it..do it now
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Originally Posted by BoosTedZSix
turbo the gsr foo
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Old 08-30-2005, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 90turboteg
id turbo the gsr, make it a fast dd, and if u do a project threw your school, dont u get some parts for free? or at least cheaper ones... id use the gsr deff, be better than a stockish hatch, u already have the swap...
MY GSR wouldn't be in the school project, it's my daily driver. the EG hatch would be donated/sold for the project. i forgot to include the money part of the project-

i guess a few years ago, the autoshop class put together a kit car, of a vw bug chassis with a old school ferrari engine and body.. ------- sick. anyway, he just got it back from the body shop, and so now it's going to be sold. that money will fund the project car.

so if i got the hatch now, it would basically just so i could have it available when we're ready to buy it, also, the car would be in my name, so once i graduate, the beast will be mine (a free, $15K hatch)
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Default Re: need help with hard decision: Turbo or clean and cheap *** hatch

here lemme help you out with some useful advise :P

forget about turboing the GSR... why you ask, cause to be blunt, 600 bucks ain't gonna get you too far, and you don't wanna completely cheap out on a somewhat pricey investment.

So I say, buy the hatch. Use it for the school project or not. Heck if the school don't take it, you got a clean Si hatch for a mere 500 bucks. Plus you could fix it and sell it on Honda tech for 1500-2000, even more to some people. If the condition is in as great condition as you say it is, people will pay.

So my vote, buy the hatch. Buying it won't be a burden, no matter what you do with it, it is some what of an investment.
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Originally Posted by AgentMurdoc
here lemme help you out with some useful advise :P

forget about turboing the GSR... why you ask, cause to be blunt, 600 bucks ain't gonna get you too far, and you don't wanna completely cheap out on a somewhat pricey investment.

So I say, buy the hatch. Use it for the school project or not. Heck if the school don't take it, you got a clean Si hatch for a mere 500 bucks. Plus you could fix it and sell it on Honda tech for 1500-2000, even more to some people. If the condition is in as great condition as you say it is, people will pay.

So my vote, buy the hatch. Buying it won't be a burden, no matter what you do with it, it is some what of an investment.
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Old 08-30-2005, 04:43 AM
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1990 HONDA CIVIC, 169,695 mi, super clean SI, no dings or dents, new tires. Just one problem; ignition & radio stolen! Install new ones for a great deal!, $549

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