well, I'm thinking about buying one, and religate the SUV for camping, and the sports car for weekends etc, so this will be a daily driver so i have a few questions.
first is that i will be buying used as i can't justify the expense of a new one, so is there anything particular to a hybrid to be leary of? manual or CVT? i was thinking manual. also, i saw an add for a used insight that someone had added a magnaflow muffler to and i was wondering if that can even be done, i checked the website and by my guess the only thing they could've put on there was a universal fit. the only reason i ask is cause it was listed at a lower price than the stock ones otherwise i try to stay away from modded stuff unless i know who did the mods, but overall i'm still kind of on the fence.
what kind of performance-type mods can i do? i think that if i can increase the fun-factor i am willing to sacrafice a few, read very few, MPG. i think it would be cool to have one that is faster than alot of other cars, as i know the standards can keep up, but still get good MPG. it seems like an interesting project. so i was wondering what is available as far as performance goes. i was thinking K&N air filter, maybe a cold air intake, maybe some exhaust, maybe some wheels/tires and sport springs, and lastly, if funds permit and the efficiency is still there, a turbo, even though i will have to custom make alot of stuff for the turbo i think it would be sweet! especially if i can do all and still achieve 50MPG or more. but now im getting ahead of myself, i should get the car first and see what is plausible, cost vs benifit etc.
sorry for the long post but i tend to get excited around new tech/cars/new projects. thanks for any and all information.
first is that i will be buying used as i can't justify the expense of a new one, so is there anything particular to a hybrid to be leary of? manual or CVT? i was thinking manual. also, i saw an add for a used insight that someone had added a magnaflow muffler to and i was wondering if that can even be done, i checked the website and by my guess the only thing they could've put on there was a universal fit. the only reason i ask is cause it was listed at a lower price than the stock ones otherwise i try to stay away from modded stuff unless i know who did the mods, but overall i'm still kind of on the fence.
what kind of performance-type mods can i do? i think that if i can increase the fun-factor i am willing to sacrafice a few, read very few, MPG. i think it would be cool to have one that is faster than alot of other cars, as i know the standards can keep up, but still get good MPG. it seems like an interesting project. so i was wondering what is available as far as performance goes. i was thinking K&N air filter, maybe a cold air intake, maybe some exhaust, maybe some wheels/tires and sport springs, and lastly, if funds permit and the efficiency is still there, a turbo, even though i will have to custom make alot of stuff for the turbo i think it would be sweet! especially if i can do all and still achieve 50MPG or more. but now im getting ahead of myself, i should get the car first and see what is plausible, cost vs benifit etc.
sorry for the long post but i tend to get excited around new tech/cars/new projects. thanks for any and all information.