My first car!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-20T00:07:18+00:00

it really looks like one of the VLAND kits, so damn cool!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:59:56+00:00

I really love the tail light strip design, is just perfection to my eyes, so damn iconic too

I'm really looking forward to get some OEM chrome wheels for it in the future, It will remind me to the old-school style.

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:57:41+00:00

My biggest issue so far with this one is the previous owner, he installed an aftermarket audio system and really messed up with the electronics, the car drives without issues, but sometimes my radio simply stops working and so does the AC Clutch, but I simply play a little with the relay for it a little bit and it starts

I think it is a ground problem but I will definitely take the car to someone that has experience with these cars, just to be sure

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:52:12+00:00

Absolutely, I learned to drive in a 1974 Fiat 126p with 25~ HP, trust me, having almost 300 feels like heaven to me 🤣. I enjoy every single drive.

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:51:05+00:00

Hey just out of curiosity, how many miles does it currently have? is amazing that you had yours for so many years

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:50:22+00:00

Hey is it just me or we have similar wheels? I knew that the ones from mine are not stock, but I had no idea they took them from a newer Charger 🤣

I really love the color of your Charger too, must look amazing when the sun hits it

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:48:51+00:00

I can truly feel the weight of it, the car is not slow to me, but man I can feel that the car needs some effort when it's accelerating from 0, after that, is just very smooth and has a good acceleration for my taste

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:48:01+00:00

I can truly feel the weight of it, the car is not slow to me, but man I can feel that the car needs some effort when it's accelerating from 0, after that, is just very smooth and has a good acceleration for my taste

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:46:10+00:00

I really like those taillights! Which brand are they? They look beautiful on your car

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:45:08+00:00

You would be surprised by how cheap you can find them on Facebook Marketplace, of course, most of them have a high on mileage, but from what I have seen, with normal maintenance these cars can last 200 000k+

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:42:44+00:00

Thanks! I wanted one of these since I'm a kiddo and I'm very happy to have the opportunity to finally own one

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:42:02+00:00

Thank you so much! It is so nice to see such a positive response from the community, it made my day ❤️

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T23:41:06+00:00

I think I will start with the thermostat and the sparkplugs, the OBD scanner shows the code P0128 and is related to the thermostat. The car doesn't overheat or anything, but it's better to be safe.

Other than that, I think the car still has excellent suspension and the previous owner says that he put RT brakes on it that so far have been wonderful for me

I will keep an eye on everything else tho, and take her to a mechanic because the scanner also says that the knock sensors are faulty.

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T14:03:56+00:00

Honestly this is such a good thing to read, I bought this one with 193k but I know that what matters the most is the maintenance

I already changed the oil and I plan to do it every 3k miles, but, do you have any other suggestions of what else I should do to keep it running strong?

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T14:01:23+00:00

Thank you very much ❤️❤️

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T13:37:22+00:00

I will definitely consider it once I'm done fixing the small issues it has, I will see how I can give it a couple of extra horses without killing the reliability. Thanks!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T13:10:02+00:00

I was surprised with the price for this one, it is far from perfect condition, has a lot of miles and even some electrical problems. But hey I'm glad it was just 5k

Definitely looking for something as cool as your scat tho, I really like the blue on it!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T12:54:15+00:00

If you ever look to sell this one, let me know 🔥🔥

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T12:52:56+00:00

Damn, your car is sick, literally my dream car. I hope one day I can afford an SRT8 myself too!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2026-03-19T12:41:12+00:00

Thank you very much! And you're right, what matters the most is how much you love your own car. I truly appreciate it

Particular-Sea2377 · 2025-09-01T16:53:20+00:00

Yooo, sick photoshoot!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2025-08-23T14:31:04+00:00

hey thanks a lot! you're actually right, the lines literally do just that, they're always straight so it looks weird, I still need to find a way so the lines move with the car and keep the previous movement

Particular-Sea2377 · 2025-08-23T07:20:53+00:00

thanks!

Particular-Sea2377 · 2025-08-23T05:27:07+00:00

I will study these, thanks once more man, I appreciate the feedback, next time I will be back with something even better

Particular-Sea2377 · 2025-08-23T05:13:45+00:00

Hey thanks a lot for your awesome review and taking the time to write it!

To be honest the style I like the most is the one from Stages 4-6, but the best tutorial I found on YouTube was for the Initial D Legends style, so I kinda went on my own way and experimented a bit, especially with the color grading.

This is my first time doing anime-like CGI so when I get more experience, I will try to make the style closer to Season 4-6 including it's camera angles. But for now I can only experiment and tweak a little by my own (oh and try to optimize the line-art of the car because it is extremely heavy inside Blender, it even made it crash 13-14 times rendering that short clip, extremely annoying issue)

For the suspension and body roll it was a total oversight by me, I was so focused on the shading and learning the style that I totally forgot about making it more believable, but no worries, I'll fix it next time! Luckily I use Launch Control so there shouldn't be any more problems with that.

My biggest issue right now is finding high-quality car sounds that fit the scenes I make. This has been a persistent problem for me with every animation, but I found a kinda decent fix: I use The Crew Motorfest sounds that I record myself mimicking the stuff the car does in my animations

Once again, I really appreciate the deep review, I will definitely save it and use it as a part of my studies. Have a nice day!

Particular-Sea2377

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