My Red Panda :)

[NoHachi]

You have one of the nicest original condition hachi's left in Holland...hope you'll do what it takes to keep it that way and not spend all your money on tuning shit.

If I was you (and man i wish that was the case), I would start with the following things first..they're not that expensive, but they'll make sure that you'll enyoy the car so much longer..

1..CHANGE TIRES!!! Mux was right..If those tires are older then say 4 years..then they are completely useless by now..certainly in winter.. For your own security (and driving pleasure) switch to a set of wintertires while you can.

2. Give the car a proper anti rust treatment by a professional...Pleeeaaaaase do this and help keep this car alive a lot longer...Ask around for people who have had this done..it makes a HUGE difference and pays of in the end...should be number one on the list, but if you want to drive it around in the meanwhile better buy tires first.

3..Change bushings and leaky rubbers..bushings are made of a rubber compound that deteriorates as much with time as it does with use..They should be fine for a couple of thousand km's but after that they'll start to desintegrate fairly quickly. Get some better bushings and the car wil feel much better too..

4. Change (first check) brakelines: same story as with the bushings..rubber gets old

If you work up the patience to get those things done first, then you'll have a car that you can enyoy relatively painlessly for years to come..Get them done before summer and then switch to the nicer rims with summer tires and make it look good.