Solodex starter car

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I was considering the drift bluebird and the starlet as possible cars to begin solodexing as I have no real preference as to FWD or RWD. Experts please impart some knowledge on me? Give me other options or tell me where I can begin. P.S.. I have owned boosted cars before.

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[Reyos]

Well to be honest it all depends on what you want to do and what you are confortable with.

This debate has taken place quite often and in the end it all comes down to what you want to spend and what you want to achieve.

I have a friend who is great with handling and controlling the understeer of a FWD but now he is moving to a heavy RWD car.....seems to be doing good with it.

The drift bluebird seems to be a nice car. It was at the last BYCC and those guys had that thing doing magic!
The startlet is also a good option since it is light and has a short wheelbase and a some good power....had a few of them pass through dex and they were pretty good.

Some might even say the ultimate dex car is a swift...others might say the ek civic hatch.....
i personally love the evo 8 and the hawk eye sti....

[chris1388]

Ignis sport...story done ....i had a friend with a monster of one for sale...ultimate dex machine...no1 take it on tho

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[chris1388]

wam humble ?

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Who dat ?

[chris1388]

my advice wud be to get a suzuki...bone stock they handle great and won't break ur pocket either...if u have the cash...and evo or smt i guess as reyos said.

[Team Loco]

start off with a bone stock car. let the sport grow on you then grow into the sport with certain kods to the car and eventual upgrade. rushing into the high end output cars is not the best option if you entering for the first time. stick to an avg mobile for now

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[pete]

Starlet would be an excellent car for Solodex. Short wheelbase and light with decent power and torque.

[drinker41]

dont buy anything german they just gonna eff with ur emotions

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Thanks Guys. Keep the advise\opinions coming.

[drinker41]

short wheel base is the way to go

[Garrett Inside]

short wheel base is the way to go

Not necessarily, they alternate the track layout from tight to high speed.

Dawg just use any regular car. Yuh have to learn to drive first, yes i said it, cause most guys think they is boss drivers and when a lunchbox, b11 or swift with 1.5 to 1.3 unmodified engines runnin on pump gas open a can of whoopass on them, they does run away with they tail between they legs.

Your technique will improve eventually and then you will know what kinda car you want for the long haul.

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What did most of you guys start with and how did you progress? What would you have done diffeent?

[pete]

What exactly do you want to find out?

As has been said before in other threads, Solodex is mostly about the driver and less so about the car. I have beaten evos etc with my bone stock swift and there's a guy with a B11 sunny that sets times close to me, I think he has even beaten me before.

In general, short wheelbase FWD cars do well at solodex because the courses are mostly slow and twisty. If you wanted to choose between a Starlet and a "drift bluebird" then strictly for setting a fast time I think the Starlet would be a better choice. If you want to learn how to drift and have fun at the events, I would say go with the bluebird.

Once you make your decision, don't go expecting to set the fastest time or be able to drift perfectly but know that you will start the learning process and get better with time.

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Thanks. Anything else?

[Garrett Inside]

youth. just bring anything and try it for a few events. u will figure out which type of ride u want.
now stop asking so much questions and come drive dammit. yuh ever hear the saying seepaul luck is not gopaul luck. good. nuff said.

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Ok I get it.

[mazdamaniac]

What exactly do you want to find out?

As has been said before in other threads, Solodex is mostly about the driver and less so about the car. I have beaten evos etc with my bone stock swift and there's a guy with a B11 sunny that sets times close to me, I think he has even beaten me before.

In general, short wheelbase FWD cars do well at solodex because the courses are mostly slow and twisty. If you wanted to choose between a Starlet and a "drift bluebird" then strictly for setting a fast time I think the Starlet would be a better choice. If you want to learn how to drift and have fun at the events, I would say go with the bluebird.

Once you make your decision, don't go expecting to set the fastest time or be able to drift perfectly but know that you will start the learning process and get better with time.

Just to clarify one point, if yuh want to learn to drift join the DWO, Dex is not the place to learn to drift cause it is a different type of sport that requires different safety precausions and training which DWO provides.
Drifting is some times allowed during the fun runs under close monitoring and only the most experienced drivers in drifting are allowed to drive. No offence intended.

The rear wheel drive blue bird can work but it's alot harder to control.

[crazybalhead]

I started with a civic, the understeer was horrible, but teh suspension mods was only lowering springs.

Had a evo VII and now VIII.

What I have learned:

The driver makes all the difference
The driver makes all the difference
The driver makes all the difference.

[chris1388]

^^^x2

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Anybody else want to put in their 2 cents?

[MG Man]

dude how many times u gonna ask that?
the long and short of it is bring what u have and make a start
have u been to an event?
have you talked to any competitors?
do you even have a car or a drivers license?
or are you just idle and wasting these peoples' advice?

[chris1388]

^^you know how long i wanting to ask him those questions...but i was just staying quiet

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Thank you for all the advise and experience.

[pyromaniax]

I also would be trying solodex for the first time at the soon, using my nze corolla bone stock