If you were me...

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
10/22/2014 at 15:27 • Filed to: None

Let's say you were me and have a 2010 SHO that's somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3's paid off with 67,000 miles on it. Once it's paid off, or close to being paid off, would you switch to another vehicle? Or should I stick to my original plan and keep this car for as long as I can?

The rational part of me says I should do the latter.

1) I've been planning it all along
2) I've put money into upgrades
3) Financially the most sound decision
4) I like the car a lot still, I look forward to every time I drive it

So all of those, especially #4 are having ME lean in that direction, but what direction would you guys lean? In favor of switching to a new car:

1) It's always fun and exciting to drive something new, it's exciting to hunt for a new car.
2) The down-payment I could come up with get's me into ALL KINDS of interesting cars very afford-ably monthly payment wise.

There is a whole slew of cars I'd consider, it would most definitely be a manual, above all other considerations. ATS, Mustang, SS Manual, XE, Something Ford/Lincoln RWD/Manual if it ever comes out. Some of these cars are obviously more immediately attainable than others. But they could all conceivably be an option in the next 1-4 years.

Again I am leaning toward sticking with the SHO as long as she'll let me, but this is a fun game to play and perhaps you guys have some input I may have overlooked.

DISCUSSION (43)

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:29

Wait for the Focus RS, especially if the rumors turn out to be true.

jkm7680 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:29

I'd keep it. It's an awesome car, that not many people have or know about.

My citroen won't start > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:31

XE just because I really want one.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PanchoVilleneuve ST
10/22/2014 at 15:33

The AWD rumors?

Ducky > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:36

go drive things. go on test drives at dealerships, and if something sticks out at you then think about it. no sense hand wringing when people will literally let you drive cars

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:37

Step 1: Buy and install this .

Step 2: Buy and install this .

Step 3: ???

Step 4: HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNN

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:38

AWD, 2.3 out of the Mustang rumors, yes.

Twism > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:41

keep the SHO, it's a sweet, comfortable Q-ship. Add a few boooooost upgrade when the warranty goes out and you will keep up with whatever may line up to you at the light.

At the limit, get a second cheap car and use it as a track toy.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > My citroen won't start
10/22/2014 at 15:45

Yeah, I'm keeping my eye on it for sure, hopefully we get a manual.

Arben72 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:45

If your garage can handle it, why not keep the sho and get that project car you always wanted? Having no payments is the way to go for me though.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Ducky
10/22/2014 at 15:46

True. Still talking it out with my oppo friends here, haha. There is a LOT to be said for not having a car payment though.

My citroen won't start > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:47

How much is a base ghibli?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 15:51

What I am planning
1) buy tuner from Livernois
2) already bought: catless downpipes
3) ????
4) HOOOOOONNNNN

Should add like 80 horsepower and 100 tq :D :D :D :D :D

So that's a good reason to keep it, what other car do you gain THAT MUCH power for $1500.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PanchoVilleneuve ST
10/22/2014 at 15:52

I though all that, but the AWD, was confirmed today-ish?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 15:53

The corsa system may be expensive, but WORTH IT.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Twism
10/22/2014 at 15:54

That's a good option, get something cheap once this is paid off, so I can hoon that.

The SHO will be receiving power upgrades soon, should hit round about 440 horsepower at the crank. It definitely will keep up with most cars it will line up with, funny thing is, NOBODY expects it. Until they hear my catless downpipes roar, haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Arben72
10/22/2014 at 15:54

Haha my garage is city-street-parking. But that may change in the next few years.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 15:56

It is expensive and doesn't add near the power that catless DP's do, so I'll see how it sounds after that and go from there.

Increasing diameter of downpipes and removing cats will already make the car sounds quite a bit more aggressive. I also forgot to note that I do have an Airaid intake.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > My citroen won't start
10/22/2014 at 15:57

Haha MSRP starts at $67k, that's a monthly payment I do not want, haha.

My citroen won't start > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:00

Jeebus that's a lot, I thought they were cheaper for some unknown reason haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > My citroen won't start
10/22/2014 at 16:03

Lol, yeah, I had me hoping I could add it to my list.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:04

I haven't seen anything yet, since I've been avoiding all things Focus since I'm all bummed my ST isn't here yet.

Sn210 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:05

If you aren't sick of the sho, keep it for a while and build your savings account. Then get a weekend car or some other big purchase (house, hookers&blow, student loans, etc.)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PanchoVilleneuve ST
10/22/2014 at 16:07

Oh, I hear ya. It's gotta be painful to wait for that to arrive.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Sn210
10/22/2014 at 16:09

This would be the rational course of action for sure, haha.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:10

The corsa is just a cat-back. Still makes a beautiful noise, though.

schwartz > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:10

Sell it.

Life is to short to drive the same car for more then 4-5 years.

Sn210 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:12

That was my plan when I had my civic, buy cheap so I could pay it off quick, drive it into the ground, then have money for toys. It didn't work out though, I spent my money on other stuff and got bored with the civic :/ Apparently I thought the better idea was to finance a TL and then go buy an aw11

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 16:16

Yea I know it is, I'm focusing on cat-forward first, haha. If I still want more grunt I'll consider the corsa, or a custom solution.

Some people have had good luck with doing 2>1 from the downpipes into a large diameter pipe and at the rear going 1>2 to exit out the rear from two mufflers (like the corsa). This system is a lot like the Nissan GTR and makes sense since that's a TTV6 as well.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Sn210
10/22/2014 at 16:18

Haha, funny how things happen.

I think I'll stick to my guns though, but then i didn't buy cheap so I'm less likely to get bored of the SHO. I could see wanting to replace the Civic, haha.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:18

Fair nuff. Just make sure to go more than 1.5x the original piping diameter, otherwise you won't see gains.

Twism > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:22

electric cutout valves FTW.

I love Q-Ships for this very reason: some idiot in a ricer (hell, even a Mustang of an F-body) line up next to you on the quarter mile, think they will have an easy win and they can just go easy off the line to smoke you.

You turn the valves open, look at their dumbfounded face when they realize they have been duped, and blast off the line.

That's what the British captains must have felt like when a U-Boat surfaced near them and asked for the surrender of their ''innocent merchant ship''.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 16:22

Yeah, I'll make sure to do it that way, haha. Probably won't worry about it for a while, if ever. I might like the sound with just the DP's. I don't want to go too crazy. I definitely do NOT want drone.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:27

If you don't want drone, put some chambered mufflers on (I'd suggest flowmaster 50 series Delta Flows, for their minimal resonance and moderately aggressive sound). If you want on-demand thunder, go for a set of electric cutouts.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Twism
10/22/2014 at 16:31

Haha yeah, some electric cutouts would be very awesome.

I raced '05-ish Mustang up to the speed limit (55), the guy didn't know he was going to be in a race, he was just tooling around in daddy's Mustang. He was absolutely dumbfounded.

I bet hardly anyone will give a Taurus a second glance unless they are at the drag strip and wondering what in the hell business a Taurus has there, lol.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 16:33

Haha, cutouts would be awesome!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:35

Imagine this. A ricer civic rolls up beside you, wanting to go at it. You quickly scan to see that no cops are around. He says that he will demolish you. You say 'hang on, let me see if this thing has some get-up-and-go'. Flip switch for cutouts. say 'Bring it, bitch'. Chop ricer.

Twism > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:40

Around here, cops use the Taurus as undercover vehicles, so I actually look VERY intensely at every one I see.

Especially if they are parked perpendicular to the road in a driveway!.

E92M3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 16:45

There's too many cars out there bud. If you become one of these people who keep a car 10 years you might only ever own 5-6 cars your whole life. What fun would that be?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/22/2014 at 16:51

Then ideally he returns his Civic to stock directly afterwards.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Twism
10/22/2014 at 16:52

Haha yeah, I can quickly identify those since they have the '13+ styling, but from a distance it's hard to tell for sure.

anon-sxmcyecofnu1eocpqsk9iq > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 18:42

Personally, I don't really like Fords that much, but I think you should keep it for a while because you obviously enjoy it and there isn't much need for another car. Also, it's a perfect sleeper — looks like an overweight family car but can smoke a Mustang.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/22/2014 at 19:24