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why do ppl spend alot of money buying a decent car like new scooby's or new evo's and then skimp on the mods looking at all the cheap sh*te?????
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
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seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
rant over
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I wouldnt spend 27k on a scoob
get you a decent porsche,
plus i'm not arsed on what head unit is it there
ripspeed or whatever it is
just like having a big tv
ive got a 21 inch tv
what does that say?
Where do you live - rural?
detached or semi or terraced?,
how much do you earn, blah blah
What does it fookin matter
i have a silver crest head unit in my fiat, i've been on a caribbean cruise and been to the maldives, i've got a couple of houses, one with a pool, no mortgage
and you go on about head unit
is it cos u broke in the car to nick it
get you a decent porsche,
plus i'm not arsed on what head unit is it there
ripspeed or whatever it is
just like having a big tv
ive got a 21 inch tv
what does that say?
Where do you live - rural?
detached or semi or terraced?,
how much do you earn, blah blah
What does it fookin matter
i have a silver crest head unit in my fiat, i've been on a caribbean cruise and been to the maldives, i've got a couple of houses, one with a pool, no mortgage
and you go on about head unit
is it cos u broke in the car to nick it
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why do ppl spend alot of money buying a decent car like new scooby's or new evo's and then skimp on the mods looking at all the cheap sh*te?????
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
rant over
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
rant over
They don't have loads of money. The cars been bought on the 'Never never' and after paying the hire purchase, fuel, insurance e.t.c there is no money left for mods.
HTH
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Why bother with a decent sound system in a a Scoob, you can't hear it over the engine anyway. I think Subaru knew what they were doing when they fit the crap sound system.
If i wanted a fancy sound system i would have it in the house, not in the car, reguarly see motors with the Pioneer/Kenwood stickers....just advertising for the car thief.
If i wanted a fancy sound system i would have it in the house, not in the car, reguarly see motors with the Pioneer/Kenwood stickers....just advertising for the car thief.
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I kinda understand, Having said that I would mug for a ripspeed head unit right now, I have the 2002 sti stock tape player.... That chews up all my early 90's tapes I dug out.
Maybe the question should be why do car companies think its ok to charge 27k for a car and then not put in an awesome head unit in the first place!!
Maybe the question should be why do car companies think its ok to charge 27k for a car and then not put in an awesome head unit in the first place!!
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why do ppl spend alot of money buying a decent car like new scooby's or new evo's and then skimp on the mods looking at all the cheap sh*te?????
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
rant over
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
rant over
The difference between driving and owning £27k car is £27k + cost of the credit - depreciation of the car = an asset that is dropping in real value every second.
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you are all picking up on sound systems here, i'm on about mods in general.
the amount of posts i've seen on here ppl asking about advice on cheap stuff on ebay............cheap dumpvalves..............cheap headers.........cheap coilovers.
9/10 times if something is selling cheap its too good to be true and you will get what you pay for.......
if your looking for performance you want the best on the market not the cheapest thats gonna end up blowing your engine or cause problems
the amount of posts i've seen on here ppl asking about advice on cheap stuff on ebay............cheap dumpvalves..............cheap headers.........cheap coilovers.
9/10 times if something is selling cheap its too good to be true and you will get what you pay for.......
if your looking for performance you want the best on the market not the cheapest thats gonna end up blowing your engine or cause problems
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I agree with certain things ie cheap engine parts etc, anything that if it broke/failed could cause damage etc, but the cheap stereo bit implied that people with expensive cars should always spend top money on stereos/parts, when sometimes(not all the time) cheaper ones are just as good
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why do ppl spend alot of money buying a decent car like new scooby's or new evo's and then skimp on the mods looking at all the cheap sh*te?????
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
rant over
seen a new evo with a ripspeed dvd headunit fitted????
car is worth £27k???? and you buy the cheapest headunit around??
why??? you clearly have money lol!!
like a lot of ppl on here buy scoobys and go ebay mental for alot of cheap rubbish?
dont understand the logic behind it, if you want to mod on the cheap buy a corsa or nova.
rant over
I can only see this getting worse over the coming years. Less money in the pocket.
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It depends on your definition of skimping,not everything expensive is worth the extra money.
e.g. Defi's are considered to be the 'industry standard' gauge but many people by other brands such as Auto Gauges,Racetech,Prosport e.t.c.
Do these gauges perform badly = no
Do they look out of place = no
Are they crap because they cost 4 times less than Defi's = no
I agree you get what you pay for on some items but on others it just seems to be a lot of marketing hype,imo.
e.g. Defi's are considered to be the 'industry standard' gauge but many people by other brands such as Auto Gauges,Racetech,Prosport e.t.c.
Do these gauges perform badly = no
Do they look out of place = no
Are they crap because they cost 4 times less than Defi's = no
I agree you get what you pay for on some items but on others it just seems to be a lot of marketing hype,imo.
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I got a kenwood today from halfrauds 179 inc a pocket for underneath and fitting. Includes a blue tooth mic and stuff which they also plumbed in as well as routing the cable for the IPOD connector ... good value ... but fked up my colour scheme :O)
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Just because something costs a lot doesn't mean it is be best its just that people are willing to pay for it... just because something is less expensive doesn't always mean it is crap.
Be careful, brand snobbery is the way of the chaver.
Be careful, brand snobbery is the way of the chaver.
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because I'm a grown up I couldn't care less (any more ) about the stereo in the car.
I like having a tape deck and cd as a stock install.
reminds me of some fat git I saw at subaru dealership a while ago arguing the trade in of his car had to be worth £2K more because of the pump'in bass system.
no actually, its made the car worth less and devalued it, you big fat chav.
I did have a DAB remote system in my last car- now I miss that. Planet rock all day long !!!
someone else said it though- its coz car bought on never never and they can't afford to upgrade stuff like the radio.
I like having a tape deck and cd as a stock install.
reminds me of some fat git I saw at subaru dealership a while ago arguing the trade in of his car had to be worth £2K more because of the pump'in bass system.
no actually, its made the car worth less and devalued it, you big fat chav.
I did have a DAB remote system in my last car- now I miss that. Planet rock all day long !!!
someone else said it though- its coz car bought on never never and they can't afford to upgrade stuff like the radio.
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I couldnt do without my Kenwood headunit, type R front speakers and XPL Kicker sub in my car(althought not a subaru) as the factory equipment was crap. I'm in my car traveling approx 4hours a day at the mo, its its nice to beable to listen to Paul Simon or Dave Pearce lol in the best quality possible.
Plus i can crank up my tunes in my car, in the house my 2.5k worth of HiFi hardly gets used as i have neighbours!
Plus i can crank up my tunes in my car, in the house my 2.5k worth of HiFi hardly gets used as i have neighbours!
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I spent quite a few years in the motor trade and let me tell you that there are a lot of people running around in £27k cars who barely have the cash to put petrol in the tank or keep some food in the fridge. A lot of people get into a 'must have it' mentality and pull out all the stops to get into a car and then can't really afford to run it.
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I actually went in to Halfrauds last week looking for a IPOD headunit to put in my '£2,700'. Forester that I use purely for commuting and football runs.
I actually bought the £80 ripspeed unit , as I could not see the point of paying £100.00 more for something Ill leave in the car when I sell it.
It looks pretty naff, but who cares? It wont be the first choice in a smash grab - sounds better than the old Subaru unit and plays/charges my Ipod. Fit for purpose - yeah!
My Impreza did the full works install: Head Unit/dynamat/custom stealth speakers/Subs/ipod adapter etc, when i bought it though.
It also had defis - so that must make me a hypocrite
I actually bought the £80 ripspeed unit , as I could not see the point of paying £100.00 more for something Ill leave in the car when I sell it.
It looks pretty naff, but who cares? It wont be the first choice in a smash grab - sounds better than the old Subaru unit and plays/charges my Ipod. Fit for purpose - yeah!
My Impreza did the full works install: Head Unit/dynamat/custom stealth speakers/Subs/ipod adapter etc, when i bought it though.
It also had defis - so that must make me a hypocrite