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young_ricer_14
02-08-2007, 03:42 PM
my mom agreed to give me her van, im wonderuing if i should turn it into a beast or sell it for cash. i know where to get everything for the van, but i dont know if i should be fooling with something i might just sell. it is a 1993 murcury villager gs with about 130,000 on it, there is a hole in a pube somewhere in the exaust system, but im gonna put a cat back on it. it has a 4.3 liter v6 under the hood and about 135 h.p. if i do transform it, it will become a breed of urban race vehicle ive never seen on the streets. i prefer this to a import beceause it has a lot of room for NoS, subs,exc. heres a pic of what it looks like(this is not my pic, i dont have a camera)

<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/blue_magnum/00000000000000000000000000000.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

i need everyones opion on it and if i should keep or sell it. thanks!

Skyline5654
02-08-2007, 03:49 PM
pic doesnt work

young_ricer_14
02-08-2007, 03:58 PM
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/blue_magnum/00000000000000000000000000000.jpg

civicblack10
02-08-2007, 04:24 PM
it would be kind of sweet to have all that stuff in the back but i would prefer a car. Im not so into mini vans. but more into the imports. you should pimp it out and make it a one of a kind. that would be pretty sweet.

xmodkidd33
02-08-2007, 04:39 PM
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/xmodkidd33/caravanrice.jpg

YEEEEEAAAAHHH!!

REDisFASTER
02-08-2007, 04:59 PM
Isn't the Mercury Villager the same as the early Nissan Quests?

F-150 k!ller
02-08-2007, 05:02 PM
ahhahhahaahh LOL! dude a toaster? WHY?! lol j/k but make sure it dosent have rice to it. seriously.

DRFTKO
02-08-2007, 07:05 PM
Isn't the Mercury Villager the same as the early Nissan Quests?


yes, correct. Why in the hell are you going to fix up a van for, why not just sale it. I thought you were sponsored anyway?

...also mods, some of my posts have been deleted. I believe three of them since last night, why has this happened, I noticed a few days ago that I had a few deleted? What is the deal?

spanx
02-08-2007, 07:11 PM
you are retarded if you suppe up a van just drive it the way it and save up for a real car.

bondo
02-08-2007, 07:13 PM
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/xmodkidd33/caravanrice.jpg

YEEEEEAAAAHHH!!
:***:
im sorry but if i saw thatriding down the road i would laugh at the driver.

mini vans are the ****. if you like it, keep it.
130k isnt really all that much(even for a merc) save all of the money you want to put towards subs and all that junk. put it into an account and buy something that you truly want.
dont worry about what people think about your ride. after all, you have one
reliable transportation is tops. free reliable transportation is even better.
hell you can take your savings and put $1500.00 into the merc and turn around and sell it forabout $6-8,000.00(if the paint and interior is decent)
even if you start at the bottom rung with your "dream car", you still have the car and a bit of cash to throw at it.


my vote:
keep the van, forget adding a pounding system and just keep it running.
save your monees for "your dream car" and then blow your freinds away with your bling.

my camaro is a pile right now but i have about 45% of it brand new and waiting to be installed.
i'm happy driving my peice around as long as i know i got all the parts to make it right.

my grandfather used to tell me,
"Anything Free Is Worth Saving Up For........."


cheers,
bondo

Numbchux
02-08-2007, 07:29 PM
one word....weight. the biggest enemy to a cars performance. Weight. you'll never make a minivan light enough to make it competitive...in the grand scheme of things. there are a few exceptions, but the fact of the matter is, the same power in a lighter car will always be faster.

but, it'll make a good daily driver. so like bondo said, keep it, drive it, take good care of it (so the resale value doesn't die). do some research, save some money, then you can make a smarter decision further down the road. and you'll be happier and smarter for it.

young_ricer_14
02-08-2007, 09:59 PM
well before i even read any of that i decited to sell it. it has aftermarket goodies like a strut bar, short ram, 3 bozooka tubes and a generic 1200 watt amp. a dude on myspace has a 180sx for sale around $2500 so im gonna ask him why its so cheap. and yea, i do have a aponsor, but they pay for the parts, but i gotta pey for the shiping and handiling and tax exc. i found a couple other cars im going to look into but as soon as i get the car and i feel comfortable with it im gonna swing by turbo-kits.com.i am thinking of going with a green and yelow two tome. but ill be sure to update u guys if anything falls into place. im gonna swing by some used car places around town then go to sound performance to ask em if they have any good deals this week. if anything falls into place, ill tell yall but ill sure keep u updated. laterz!

DRFTKO
02-08-2007, 10:30 PM
yes definately take your time and decide on what vehicle you want, dont buy the best deal that you come across, reserach several different cars. MY first car was a 1998 Honda Civic coupe(I still have it), and I bought a 1994 Honda Civic hatchback a year ago. I dumped a lot of money into the 1998 coupe and now I wished I would have bought a hatchback to begin with and dumped my money into that, so goes to show (got a car that looks good, but isnt very fast), research and dont jump into a buy right now!!!:)

young_ricer_14
02-08-2007, 10:46 PM
i looooove civics and intergras. im selling the van and my buisc lesabre customand im gonna try to get 6grand towards a new car.im gonna do some more research on em, ty!

DRFTKO
02-08-2007, 10:56 PM
:) i looooove civics and intergras. im selling the van and my buisc lesabre customand im gonna try to get 6grand towards a new car.im gonna do some more research on em, ty!


your very welcome, research and talking to folks that own a car that you may be intereted in always helps, check out forums too and see what people have to say about certain types of vehicles. Also keep gas mileage in mind on your decision. Good Luck!!!:)

THE EDJ
02-09-2007, 01:19 AM
my mom agreed to give me her van, im wonderuing if i should turn it into a beast or sell it for cash. i know where to get everything for the van, but i dont know if i should be fooling with something i might just sell. it is a 1993 murcury villager gs with about 130,000 on it, there is a hole in a pube somewhere in the exaust system, but im gonna put a cat back on it. it has a 4.3 liter v6 under the hood and about 135 h.p. if i do transform it, it will become a breed of urban race vehicle ive never seen on the streets. i prefer this to a import beceause it has a lot of room for NoS, subs,exc. heres a pic of what it looks like(this is not my pic, i dont have a camera)

<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/blue_magnum/00000000000000000000000000000.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

i need everyones opion on it and if i should keep or sell it. thanks!

hahahaha, im sorry it might be juvenile of me, but thats a good typo (see bolded in quote). anyways imo, ditch the minivan, theres no point in doing anything to it, come on, its your moms minivan, its an automatic and its got a foot ebrake. how fun is that gonna be?

Numbchux
02-09-2007, 03:27 AM
I still say keep it as a daily driver. it's worth more in time and money saved, than it is in resale value. do some research, find what you want to do, decide what you want out of your car, and save for the right one. don't rush this, trust me.

I wound up with what I wanted, but only by accident. I saved my subarus with the idea of offroading them. and in the process, found that they make mediocre offroaders, and great road cars.....

obviously not everyone is going to be so lucky, so take my advice, and the advice of others, and find what you REALLY want.


also, be careful of the honda craze. they're neat cars, but way overrated. I've only known a few people who have ever driven a real car who goes back to a honda. bottom line, you just can't get a nice torque curve out of a motor that small. there are plenty of cars out there that can compete with a honda in the weight department, but have much more displacement, and better weight balance to boot. unless all you want to do is street race.....in which case, throw a big ugly wing on there, an unpainted body kit, maybe some lights under the body, a cheap exhaust, a cold air intake, some colored spark plug wires, and live up to your screen name.

thrillbilly
02-09-2007, 03:15 PM
Sorry im so late but i have to ssy this "BURN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!"
have a nice day!

Tightan
02-09-2007, 04:03 PM
dude, SELL it.:lol: modding something like that is as vomit-inducing as sticking a electric toothbrush down ur throat:uhoh:

kidZim
02-09-2007, 05:33 PM
one word....weight. the biggest enemy to a cars performance. Weight. you'll never make a minivan light enough to make it competitive...in the grand scheme of things. there are a few exceptions, but the fact of the matter is, the same power in a lighter car will always be faster.

but, it'll make a good daily driver. so like bondo said, keep it, drive it, take good care of it (so the resale value doesn't die). do some research, save some money, then you can make a smarter decision further down the road. and you'll be happier and smarter for it.
You could customize a van with the engine in the back and fiber everything else.. Larger engine will haul most any weight faster than a 4cyl.

Numbchux
02-09-2007, 06:17 PM
You could customize a van with the engine in the back and fiber everything else.. Larger engine will haul most any weight faster than a 4cyl.

yea, but a built 4-cyl is going to cost less, and still weigh less, than an all carbon-fibre mini-van. AND still have a lower COG.

besides...who said anything about a 4-cyl. I just said a smaller car.

kidZim
02-09-2007, 07:25 PM
so.. like a bmw 325?

small car with a 6cyl?

Numbchux
02-09-2007, 08:11 PM
so.. like a bmw 325?

small car with a 6cyl?

in fact...that very car would be high on my list (and yes...I know you have one ;) )....although, as far as displacement is concerned....you've only got .3l on my car. lol.

anything with an aluminum block and tranny, and a small, light body.

Supressor
02-09-2007, 09:06 PM
The only kind of van I've ever seen muscle is a chevy astro and the one I'm thinking of was modified to fit the engine in the back so it could drag race.
Your van would look like crap and like someone said before, I thought your sponsored... We haven't seen any pics of your sponsored cars or anything of the sort, so a van just seems peculiar for someone that's supposedly "sponsored" and has pics of a van and not a car lol.

http://www.ridejudge.com/rides/00036826.jpg

young_ricer_14
02-09-2007, 09:06 PM
ive decided to go wither honda or toyota, but i got this on the van. 187(after mods) horse power at 4800 r.p.m. with 167 ft-lbs of torque. 3782 lbs curb weight. mine has a 4-speed 3.0L SOHC 12 vaulve - 6 cylinder. 20 gallon tank 17 city 23 highway. i upgraded to a mp3/cd/i-pod deck. i have 4 12's in the back and a f1 sub. im gonna upgrade to civic, teg, del sol, accord, 180sx, or a 300z. i got the blue book value at $286.78. lmao, aparently i did it wrong. ill do it again and post the value to keep u guys updated.

REDisFASTER
02-09-2007, 09:20 PM
The only kind of van I've ever seen muscle is a chevy astro

That's because it's RWD! :p I like that ford aerostar though. Looks neat!

But if you're going to modify your shag-van :lol: with the likes of what the other guys are saying, you could probably have saved up enough money for a brand new Mazda 3 or 6.

I'd say run it and save money. Then once you have money saved for a car you want, buy it, sell the van and use the leftover/saved money for gas and mods.

Supressor
02-09-2007, 11:32 PM
Well I knew that lol. My Aunt and uncle have a silver one.

REDisFASTER
02-09-2007, 11:39 PM
Well I knew that lol. My Aunt and uncle have a silver one.

My dad wanted one. But we went for an '02 Dakota instead :p

young_ricer_14
02-10-2007, 01:55 AM
well i also have a 87 nissan puckup and an 87 vuick lesabre custom. im gonna sell both of those to get money for a used car. they are both modded and in ecelent condition. one day i got home and someone had taken my hood and my k20 out of my civic, so that was a no go. i have pics of that before i sold it, but idk if anyone wants me to post em. im thinkin i can get an easy 10 grand out of the truck and car, then see my options, if u want me to post the pics of the civic, just tell me the word.

Numbchux
02-10-2007, 02:24 AM
im thinkin i can get an easy 10 grand out of the truck and car

'87s?? yea, sure.

$286 for your villager sounds about right.


I see a thread full of bad ideas....but obviously no-one's going to change your mind....




btw, most Astros are AWD, not just RWD.

young_ricer_14
02-10-2007, 02:49 AM
i got the nissan up on 24"s and a 475 mopar b-block in it with a cutom exaust, over all its about 4 inches off the ground with the air bags empty. the truck was built up by me and my grandpa, and the buick its in exelent condision, no rust, rips, or dents. we got that on konig racing wheels(idk what type they are), but we got suicide doors and a couple amps and a sub in that. that would be an easy 10 grand right?

Numbchux
02-10-2007, 03:07 AM
i got the nissan up on 24"s and a 475 mopar b-block in it with a cutom exaust, over all its about 4 inches off the ground with the air bags empty. the truck was built up by me and my grandpa, and the buick its in exelent condision, no rust, rips, or dents. we got that on konig racing wheels(idk what type they are), but we got suicide doors and a couple amps and a sub in that. that would be an easy 10 grand right?

doubt it. modified vehicles rarely bring in as much as a good condition stock one.

young_ricer_14
02-10-2007, 05:24 AM
meybe i could sell the truck to some idiot who likes big rims(basicly every african american teen). on myspace some kid was lookin for one, i might hit em up.

BlackSky909
02-10-2007, 10:56 AM
meybe i could sell the truck to some idiot who likes big rims(basicly every african american teen). on myspace some kid was lookin for one, i might hit em up.
Thats racist, Im not black and I like big rims doesnt make me african. Idiot.

Jizzle
02-10-2007, 11:24 AM
meybe i could sell the truck to some idiot who likes big rims(basicly every african american teen). on myspace some kid was lookin for one, i might hit em up.


yea dude that is racism i mean i love trucks with HUGE rims and all chromed out but guess wut,I'm not black lol.

young_ricer_14
02-10-2007, 04:28 PM
i didnt mean to be racist or anything, but around here everyone i know is tryin to get the biggest rim on there cars, im just sayin, around here, about 10% of em are white or of caucasian descent. my neighbor actually cut up his car to get 29"s on his 04 impalla.

civic_guy
02-10-2007, 05:32 PM
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/xmodkidd33/caravanrice.jpg






That van is :ghey: I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing.

DRFTKO
02-10-2007, 06:11 PM
i didnt mean to be racist or anything, but around here everyone i know is tryin to get the biggest rim on there cars, im just sayin, around here, about 10% of em are white or of caucasian descent. my neighbor actually cut up his car to get 29"s on his 04 impalla.



Donks or High Risers are so f!@#$%^ *** in my opinion, sorry, had to get that off my chest too:mad:

civic_guy
02-10-2007, 06:20 PM
Giant rims are so useless and impractical it makes me sick to my stomach. 17" rims on cars should be max MAYBE 18"....when you get bigger than that you eat up tires like nobodys business.

jimmythekid1
02-10-2007, 06:32 PM
WOW! that is some mod putting a V6 chevy with a small block bell housing pattern into a nissian built mini van. Did you adapt it to the nissian trans or tube the frame and make it rear wheel drive.


my mom agreed to give me her van, im wonderuing if i should turn it into a beast or sell it for cash. i know where to get everything for the van, but i dont know if i should be fooling with something i might just sell. it is a 1993 murcury villager gs with about 130,000 on it, there is a hole in a pube somewhere in the exaust system, but im gonna put a cat back on it. it has a 4.3 liter v6 under the hood and about 135 h.p. if i do transform it, it will become a breed of urban race vehicle ive never seen on the streets. i prefer this to a import beceause it has a lot of room for NoS, subs,exc. heres a pic of what it looks like(this is not my pic, i dont have a camera)

<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/blue_magnum/00000000000000000000000000000.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

i need everyones opion on it and if i should keep or sell it. thanks!

Numbchux
02-11-2007, 03:48 AM
WOW! that is some mod putting a V6 chevy with a small block bell housing pattern into a nissian built mini van. Did you adapt it to the nissian trans or tube the frame and make it rear wheel drive.

what on earth are you talking about...his van is stock.

jimmythekid1
02-11-2007, 04:47 PM
what on earth are you talking about...his van is stock.

read his post he said it has a 4.3l under the hood, and I was using heavy sarcasm.

Numbchux
02-11-2007, 10:12 PM
read his post he said it has a 4.3l under the hood, and I was using heavy sarcasm.

yep, the stock V6 is a 4.3l.

sarcasm doesn't work on the internet. it just makes you sound like an A-hole. at the very least, accompany it with a smilie or 2.

jimmythekid1
02-12-2007, 06:35 AM
yep, the stock V6 is a 4.3l.

sarcasm doesn't work on the internet. it just makes you sound like an A-hole. at the very least, accompany it with a smilie or 2.

:-) that's OK because the stock engine is 3.0 SOHC nissan engine.

But you did have me wondering but that is the only engine listed by alldata,
how ever he did correct him self later on and state it has a 3.0

sorry about being an ***.

mp350z
02-12-2007, 02:24 PM
I would say keep it. it is probably worth getting fixed up.

sweetvette
02-12-2007, 03:25 PM
Come on man, you got to get your self a 96 or 97 V8 Camaro. those things are so sick. but insurance would kill cuz its rwd and im guessing ur like 17 or 18, right?

Just try to get a v6, rwd or awd, or something that is easy to swap the motor

young_ricer_14
02-12-2007, 05:12 PM
i have a 88 honda accord im lookin at, only 183 miles on it. no rust, ar damage, just needs a new paint job. idiot is selling it for $500. im nor gonna buy it, i just decided to post this.

firebird999
02-24-2007, 09:30 AM
i have a 88 honda accord im lookin at, only 183 miles on it. no rust, ar damage, just needs a new paint job. idiot is selling it for $500. im nor gonna buy it, i just decided to post this.
that's completely off topic. there is a thread for you to post your car and dream car

DRFTKO
02-24-2007, 01:49 PM
that's completely off topic. there is a thread for you to post your car and dream car

you are wrong firebird man, youn_ricer started this thread talking about a vehicle that he was thinking about fixing up, it has nothing to do with "dream cars"