I bought a new thing!

"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner) 01/02/2019 at 10:15 • Filed to: shitpost, Review, New Car

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50 internet points if you can guess what I bought. Bigger post followed by a write up coming at some point.

Cliff notes version: The reviews are correct. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:19

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W agon? I hope it’s a wagon. It better be a wagon.

random001 > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:20

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Is is a TourX?!

Nibby > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:23

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it better be a 1991 mazda 323 or BAN

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:28

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Type R

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:30

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S2000?

Party-vi > Nibby 01/02/2019 at 10:32

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*flexes ban finger*

Future next gen S2000 owner > Nibby 01/02/2019 at 10:34

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Hahahah, no.

Future next gen S2000 owner > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/02/2019 at 10:34

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I wish.

Future next gen S2000 owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/02/2019 at 10:34

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No.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:34

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You probably should have asked me what the Stormcaller conversion costs first.

It, uh, it isn’t cheap when you have to source certain discontinued OE wire harnesses and have springs custom wound.

Future next gen S2000 owner > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/02/2019 at 10:34

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The registration doesn’t even pretend. It says station wagon.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:39

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Hmmmm.....Hmmmmmm

Nothing > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:41

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TourX? 

promoted by the color red > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:43

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CTS wagon

Future next gen S2000 owner > random001 01/02/2019 at 10:45

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That didn’t take long. I suppose the talk me out of this post was probably a decent clue.

50 Internet points to you.

Future next gen S2000 owner > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/02/2019 at 10:45

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Too rich for my blood.

Tapas > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:46

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A V60R?!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:47

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Just saw you confirm TourX in the other comment. Cong ra ts ! Speaking of, what do you think of what I think of the TourX?

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/buick-regal-tourx-the-test-drive-oppo-review-1826777806

Future next gen S2000 owner > promoted by the color red 01/02/2019 at 10:48

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Nope.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Tapas 01/02/2019 at 10:48

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Nope.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Nothing 01/02/2019 at 10:49

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Because Racecar got it first. You get -43.2 internet points for being second.

Nothing > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 10:51

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Damn, serves me right for not refreshing. I shall go sit in the corner, now.

Tekamul > Nibby 01/02/2019 at 10:52

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88 GTX or GTFAC

random001 > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 11:02

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I want to know moar!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 11:14

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A black market kidney?

A puppy?

A small volcanic island for a secret liar?

Future next gen S2000 owner > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/02/2019 at 11:59

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That’ s basically it in a nut shell. The trans programming is subpar but meh, the car sits in traffic or holds constant highway speed. Would be an issue hammering on a back road, but that isn’t what the car is intended to do.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 01/02/2019 at 11:59

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Not sure what the Stormcaller conversion is......

Future next gen S2000 owner > random001 01/02/2019 at 12:00

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Any specific items you want to know about?

Future next gen S2000 owner > BaconSandwich is tasty. 01/02/2019 at 12:00

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All of the above.

random001 > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 12:13

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Well, general impressions?  Driving dynamics, fit and finish, road composure.  Is the distribution of passenger room adequate?  YOu know, things.  Color?

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 12:29

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Think an SRT8 that can tow.

Except better in every possible way.

Future next gen S2000 owner > random001 01/02/2019 at 12:59

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More coming, but it’s a wagon that doesn’t pretend to be anything else. Passenger room is a big reason I bought it. It’s solid/average with slightly nicer materials on given surfaces. It’s nice but it’s a Buick, that is to say,  i t’s nicer than some Chevy’s but it’s not a luxury car.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 01/02/2019 at 13:03

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You are losing me there boss. SRT-8 is a trim level, well a hell of a trim level but you can get it on a Grand Cherokee, a Challenger, a Charge, a Magnum.....

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 13:38

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Yes. WK Stormcaller. But the GC SRT8 can’t fucking tow. Cannot.

Preliminaries look good for increasing my tow limit and GCWR to handle a 9000lbs pull with, eh, I’ll be happy with 400-450HP but we’ll see. Not like I can’t detune it.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 01/02/2019 at 13:51

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Wouldn’t it just be easier to reroute the exhaust and build the trans on a SRT-8 GC?

Nibby > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/02/2019 at 15:00

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NUT

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/02/2019 at 16:36

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No. Because you can’t. The SRT8 has a completely different engine, transmission, transfer case, axles, suspension, and unibody. There’s no possible way to build the W5A580 to take the load, the NV146 transfer case will explode long beforehand, and the suspension will actually collapse. And you don’t have the required frame points for a Class IV hitch.

The 6.1 also doesn’t have headroom nor does the engine bay. You want power, you’re going to need boost. There’s no room up front for a centrifugal, there’s no room on top for a roots. The NV146, even if built, does not have any 4Lo capabilities (recommended for heavy load starts) and is a ‘maintenance free’ unit. So fluid cooking from towing destroys it twice as quick.

And I haven’t even gotten to the PCM or ECS or BTCS or CAN A/B/C system or the ESCM or the cooling module or even half of the parts that are different and require substantial modifications for heavy duty tow applications. Including swapping both axles.

Contrast this with a 5.7. Getting the engine north of 400HP on pump ? Heads, headers, and intake and injectors because the stock won’t bolt up to the new heads, plus some small PCM tweaks . And that’s good to 7200lbs with a 700lbs tongue if you don’t mind a 25k transmission fluid interval.

That’s it. Seriously. If you want the tongue up to ~9 00lbs, just needs rear shocks with load leveler springs and weight distributing hitch.