# What Is The Best Automotive Decision You’ve Ever Made? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 31, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952 "2012-05-31T14:27:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan90GL-X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Bryan90GL-X](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bryan90GL-X)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/41 "2012-06-01T07:17:28Z")
Best: Taking the road less traveled with both platform and modifications. Worst: See above. It hasnt been too bad really. Granted I have close to zero aftermarket and it can frustrating at times, but it forces my creative hand and Ive learned A LOT in the last 10+ years. Other Worst: Leaving my damn near perfect E36 in Germany. Last I heard its sitting in a junkyard outside of Wurzburg…sorry ol buddy:’( ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/42 "2012-06-01T08:07:22Z")
To be a car fag in general has been a blast for the last 13+ years and I wouldn’t change a FUCKING thing ---
**Author:** ![ramairetransam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@ramairetransam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ramairetransam)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/43 "2012-06-01T09:13:53Z")
worst : buying my first car 2000 deville and not doing a car fax or internet resarch to know that 00-03s have headgasjet problems and then having a headgasket go and having to spend 3500 to have it fixed . best: 99 formula, fun and has some speed in it , having ac in a fun car again ,and having a manual trans . ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/44 "2012-06-01T10:12:41Z")
> [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/98): > > Trained eyes can pick those cars out. Easiest way is to look for orange peel or complete lack there of on a car. EVERY factory paint job has a % of orange peel in the paint. they are mechanically sprayed, and NOT sanded/buffed glassy. Repainted parts from a body shop are always cut and buffed to remove dirt, dust, runs, sags, and excessive orange peel. The repair will look great, and the colors can be spot on, but the finish in the surface will not usually match the rest of the car. OR, they will be lazy and not buff out a repair and you can see more orange peel than the rest of the car. Always look in door jambs for a faint line of hazy clear between the door gap ahead of the seal. a special tape is used, or a taping technique is used to keep excessive overspray out of the jambs when shooting panels. But its not perfect and will leave a slight sign the panel was painted behind on the inside jambs. Hell you could tug a door seal off the pinch weld if you suspected something was up and see if there was a paint line in there. Say a rocker was damaged, you have to pull the gaskets and paint the entire jamb, there is always a tape line somewhere. > > I could go on and on, about finding out all these little tell tale signs to a car that was hit getting repaired. I know someone recently got burned on a car this way. Car was a clear title no accidents, but i know for a fact it was creamed in the back and painted all the way up to the front doors. Its not cool when they lie about shit and push a car off on someone that doesnt know exactly what to look for. Yeah my friend pretty much told me the same thing once we noticed the clear chipping/cracking on the front bumper. Oh well, I’ll get it resprayed if I add the OEM aero kit or I’ll swap the bumper out completely for the 08+ bumper. Haven’t decided yet, but it’ll get fixed properly eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Quattro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quattro/32/6660_2.png) [@Quattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/45 "2012-06-01T10:26:46Z")
Best decision was seeking out a clean stock wrx and keeping it that way. Drove all over the northeast saw a lot of cool places and met a lot of great people in the last year. I’m glad I didn’t get sucked into modifying it, leaving plenty of money to properly maintain and gas up whenever I need and really drive and enjoy the car. ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/46 "2012-06-01T12:21:52Z")
Best: Analyzing everything. Worst: Analyzing everything. ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/47 "2012-06-01T12:38:08Z")
Best was selling that pile of a blue with flame stripes RX7. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/48 "2012-06-02T09:14:21Z")
buying a certified pre-owned car thats good on gas and reliable did not want to buy someone elses headache, did not want to buy anything with any serious modification potential or pre-modded that I’d end up dumping money into, did not want to have to worry about fixing shit all the time, wanted something nice I could be proud of even if it does look like a midget mini-van. best thing I ever did to put the want for something fun/fast and cool off to the side and think with my brain what would be best for me in the long run. Something I liked, could afford without thinking twice about it and would not let me down ---
**Author:** ![wheels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wheels/32/6655_2.png) [@wheels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wheels)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/49 "2012-06-02T09:36:03Z")
Best: Calling dibs on a $1500 Syclone in Maryland. Was on the road withing an hour with a trailer, a battery and $1500 cash. I was half expecting it to be a scam when I got there. Put in a battery, started it up and drove it on the trailer. Shined it up and a few months later sold it for $6500. Also got a grand worth of parts with it. I also bought my other Syclone locally for $6500 and sold it a year later for $9500. I Did put a couple thousand into it though. ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/50 "2012-06-02T09:44:48Z")
Do motorcycles count? My best decision was buying my gsxr750 over a ninja 250 as my first bike years ago. Because I’m not a pussy. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/51 "2012-06-02T09:45:28Z")
Best decision… sell everything, drive a stock Civic, never look back ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/52 "2012-06-02T10:35:31Z")
> [@worst noob of the year!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worst-noob-of-the-year/49768/53): > > Ive never made a good automotive decision. :rofl This. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/53 "2012-06-02T16:39:20Z")
I bought a 92 e36 325i when I was in college for 2 grand that needed new suspension. The guy gave me a shitton of aftermarket and OEM parts which I sold for 5000 and then replaced the suspension for 1000. A year later I sold the car for 3500 The Tacoma is runner up, that thing has barely dropped at all in value the last two and a half years. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/54 "2012-06-05T07:50:42Z")
> [@BBQ PIX FROM DUNNVILLE (ongoing)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bbq-pix-from-dunnville-ongoing/49134/164): > > Best: Analyzing everything. > > Worst: Analyzing everything. insert KrazyKid here :rofl ---
**Author:** ![10secondC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/10secondc/32/6715_2.png) [@10secondC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/10secondC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/55 "2012-06-05T07:55:33Z")
Getting paid to fix others automotive decisions 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/56 "2012-06-05T08:35:37Z")
> [@New Combo Teaser Video](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-combo-teaser-video/49798/23): > > Getting paid to fix others automotive decisions 😃 best or worse? :rofl ---
**Author:** ![10secondC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/10secondc/32/6715_2.png) [@10secondC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/10secondC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/57 "2012-06-05T08:47:00Z")
> [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/195): > > best or worse? :rofl Depends on the car;) ---
**Author:** ![REDWGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redwgn/32/6695_2.png) [@REDWGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/REDWGN)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/58 "2012-06-05T11:50:52Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/2590): > > Depends on the car;) _cough_daytona_cough_ ---
**Author:** ![DeathbyRT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deathbyrt/32/6648_2.png) [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/59 "2012-06-05T12:01:07Z")
Thats the worst hes made im sure with a certain daytona. ---
**Author:** ![REDWGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redwgn/32/6695_2.png) [@REDWGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/REDWGN)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952/60 "2012-06-05T12:50:17Z")
> [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/224): > > Thats the worst hes made im sure with a certain daytona. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-automotive-decision-you-ve-ever-made/263952.md?page=4)