things to do with a 96 elantra?

so on sunday I am trading a set of tires for a 96 hyundai elantra. Learn me on these crap piles and what I can do to make it a bit better.

Fires can be fun

yes they can be, but the local fire marshall may have other opinions.

very large slingshot?

Maybe a trebuchet?

Field car? Slide/jump/bump followed by an ever increasing regimen of nitrous until the hamster comes apart.

If I lived in New York or somewhere close I'd be really tempted to try my hand at ice racing.

Use it as a daily driver while you work on your Miata?

My dad and I are going to try our hand this winter at ice racing in a craptastic 98' accent we procured for free. Bone stock wheel to wheel racing ftw!

Rallycross should also be your friend. If you have land, make your own!

I bought an '00 Elantra new (I don't remember if that's the same generation...probably not) and it's been a great car for the now-ex to drive for the past 8 years and 100K miles. I need to replace a cv axle sometime very soon...but that's the most major maintenance that has been required.

Grocery getter...no problem. I wouldn't want to use it for any sort of "fun" activity, though (auto, fwd, eww!)

Clem

YEah. . . 96 1.8L automatic Elantra will be a beater. MAYBE a rally-x'er to destroy. The car's themselves, while not super fantastic, were decent. Nothing like the 01-up's.

Was the 1.8L car a Mitsu suppied engine? I remember someone putting a complete DSM 2.0 turbo in an Elantra.

Rallycross might be just the ticket. If it's terrible there's always plan b.

John Brown wrote: Was the 1.8L car a Mitsu suppied engine? I remember someone putting a complete DSM 2.0 turbo in an Elantra.

I've heard of this too. Evidently some 4G63 variant was an option overseas.

John Brown wrote: Was the 1.8L car a Mitsu suppied engine? I remember someone putting a complete DSM 2.0 turbo in an Elantra.

Nope. 1996 was the first year of the Hyundai developed drivetrains. You can swap in a 2.0L Beta, but they were only good for about 150hp.

The earlier 93-95's were all Mitsu piles. and I do mean piles. Wouldn't touch one of those early cars with a ten foot pole.

I just looked it up and it is the same generation as the one I posted about above (my ex's car).

I wouldn't even try to "make it better" as you mentioned. Just use it for whatever you want. I suggest cheap daily transportation until it dies. ;) That's what my ex is/has been doing. So far, so good.

Clem

I want a 1995 then!!!

ClemSparks wrote: I just looked it up and it is the same generation as the one I posted about above (my ex's car). I wouldn't even try to "make it better" as you mentioned. Just use it for whatever you want. I suggest cheap daily transportation until it dies. ;) That's what my ex is/has been doing. So far, so good. Clem

oh well, beaten on beater it will be. hopefully the mpg will be worth it.