SCION xA Build Off: Project S.E.R.T. [Archive]

SE_bBec

10-19-2006, 04:30 AM

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:22 pm__ _Post subject: Scion LA xA build off - Project S.E.R.T

What do you do when the opportunity to get a Scion xA and some cash; and you can do whatever you want to it? That was exactly what Scion Los Angeles gave us with a couple of hookups from one of our long time SE supporter and friend Verone from Longo we had our Scion xA and the talk was VIP, Street, this that and every other theme any Import mag was sportin on the covers. Then like a flood light came on and the chatter became uniformed and “Scion Evolution Rally Team” was set in motion. Now most peeps seen the cars and know of it but here in the US it is not as main stream as NASCAR but has a following as we quickly found out that parts or pieces we not readily available or in some cases nonexistent. But that doesn’t stop SE plus “you can always modify something”; now comes the fun part going from the standard all show and no go to stripped down and balls out.

On this project we had time restraints and a budget so with that in mind we stripped the xA down to its skivvies and took all that pretty stuff out and made room for the more important “stuffs” (TRD Paul reference) five key mods that immediately shouts out RALLY – Roll cage, OZ white spoke wheels, roof scoop, light pod and of course the graphics scheme our xA had to have them all no exceptions! So to get to the pictures I will spare you all the details about our build off for another post and let you all decide for yourself if the xA has potential as a offroad warrior? IMO love it or hate it will be talked about and that is all that we wanted to do is create a buzz and give everyone something fresh and exciting to look at. SE build team would like to thank Scion Los Angeles – Jeff Bal, Verone Panaligas from Longo the film crew and all that were involved to make this happen.

On behalf of the first “Scion Evolution Rally Team” (S.E.R.T) we are proud to present the first Scion Rally xA!!! (more detail write up and pic’s to follow)

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dbgchef

10-19-2006, 05:59 AM

You guys and Gals did a Great job on the car.......Being a Rally fan i truely appreciated it! WTG gang! It looks awesome!

scioninla

10-19-2006, 09:56 AM

Here are some pictures:

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RwDdAm8UpNmrn5PXrkLfivsMsis!HVjoojkg2KpY7c4qIv*v4*r1Ciobbt2edp1*9saHr0a8R4N4zcbxHrowWwgwtgXDjljPOce844bDMUU/TaDa01.jpg
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xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 11:01 AM

I can't wait for your next thread, Sorry.

Is it AWD?

snowbuddytC

10-19-2006, 11:19 AM

i liked this one :/

was it a coincidence that both cars were lime green?

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 11:20 AM

^^^Same ?, How did both cars have the White/Green thing going on?

azuresky

10-19-2006, 02:20 PM

Great minds think alike??

scioninla

10-19-2006, 02:21 PM

spECIal

10-19-2006, 02:37 PM

ScionMFR

10-19-2006, 02:59 PM

scioninla

10-19-2006, 03:03 PM

I want one!
GREAT JOB you guys! It was seriously a HUGE pleasure working with all of you and it would have never been half the event if it weren't for all the great people at S/E and Scinergy! Can't wait to do it again next year!
btw- Adrian, I'm glad you are real, and not a robot. 'Cause I don't know any other robots. Peace!

HAHA...there was an event at Knott's....

I was on a business trip on the East Coast so I don't know what you are talking about..

Seriously, mad props to you Jeff.

The event was so awesome.

I was talking to the folks from Scion Corp. and they were very impressed.

Looking forward to doing more events for the LA region in the near future.

Also..hit me up on my cell one of these days so we can do lunch.

Great job to all SE, Scinergy and everyone else involved for this event.

scioninla

10-19-2006, 03:05 PM

I can't wait for your next thread, Sorry.

Is it AWD?

Do you even know what Rally cars are?

There are different classes of rally vehicles....not just 4WD or AWD.

FWD and 2WD cars are also used in rally.

um..........off topic..........but isnt his name Brian, not Carlos :eyebrow:

OK..my bad...thanks for the correction.....saw the club name and thought it was Carlos....my bad.

spECIal

10-19-2006, 03:21 PM

its coo, jus had me wonderin. lol

dp-_-

10-19-2006, 03:33 PM

yes it was coincidence that we had the same color chosen....and it was supposed to be AWD, but the rules said no drivetrain swaps from what I was told........

trdpaul

10-19-2006, 04:27 PM

It seems like not all are aware that there are so many classes for Rally Racing. Most of the experience drivers have AWD vehicles. This text was copied from Nasa Auto Sport Association Rally Sport:

There is a class in rally for almost any type of production based vehicle. Generally you will find that the classes for higher horsepower and all-wheel-drive (AWD) vehicles include the more experienced drivers and co-drivers. Vehicles in these classes are also much more expensive to prepare and maintain. These high horsepower AWD vehicles are not recommended as your first rally car. Vehicles in the two-wheel-drive (2WD) classes tend to be less expensive to operate. Front-wheel-drive (FWD) rally cars, without turbo charges are the cars best suited for the new driver and co-driver. These vehicles have good torque, are extremely forgiving of mistakes, easy to maintain, and definitely less expensive to sustain. Rear-wheel drive rally cars are considered to be the most difficult to drive, but are generally inexpensive to maintain.
There are three important facts to consider when selecting your first rally car and class:
If it is sitting in the driveway and is paid for, it could be a rally car
your first rally car will not be your last because...
there are those who have rolled and those who will!
For a complete list of car classes, refer to the NASA Rally Sport General Regulations.

For more information about Rallying, please check this website:

http://www.nasarallysport.com/getting_started.php

bBlover

10-19-2006, 04:31 PM

^ yeah its Brian!! Tasha, Brian wats up?? Had fun last night! Umm why were they both green and white?

bBlover

10-19-2006, 04:31 PM

Double post. Oops. *edited*

dp-_-

10-19-2006, 04:32 PM

by coincidence

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 05:46 PM

I can't wait for your next thread, Sorry.

Is it AWD?

Carlos..do you even know what Rally cars are?

There are different classes of rally vehicles....not just 4WD or AWD.

FWD and 2WD cars are also used in rally.

um..........off topic..........but isnt his name Brian, not Carlos :eyebrow:

OK..my bad...thanks for the correction.....saw the club name and thought it was Carlos....my bad.Geez, deffensive much? :silly: I was only asking, cause I didn't hear anything about it, and I was wondering if I just missed it, or if it stayed FWD. Also, I didn't know there were so many Rally Classes, I always hear about STI's, and EVO's not to mention AWD Escorts, and GT4 Celicas.

Thanks for the save Tasha. I am xBRIANx, XcelsiA is small, but we do have more than the one member. Not quite 10 yet, but we're working on it.

*What edit?

spECIal

10-19-2006, 05:54 PM

no prob :)

bBlover

10-19-2006, 06:39 PM

I double posted. Nice to meet you guys Brian and Tasha!!

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 06:49 PM

^^^Yeah, good meeting you 2 too.

spECIal

10-19-2006, 07:12 PM

I double posted. Nice to meet you guys Brian and Tasha!!

nice meeting u 2 :P

racerXa

10-19-2006, 07:18 PM

I am xBRIANx, XcelsiA is small, but we do have more than the one member. Not quite 10 yet, but we're working on it.

yup you know it.. :clap:

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 07:23 PM

We may be small, but everyone in our club knows everyone elses name. The spelling might be off a bit, but... :silly:

scioninla

10-19-2006, 07:26 PM

Enough about this and back to the topic at hand.

Now Brian (sorry Carlos..I thought you had a different user name now...my fault) knows there are different classes of Rally cars.

Also, who cares if both cars are green and white.

Both projects were so top secret and none of the teams knew about what each team was doing etc.

racerXa

10-19-2006, 07:32 PM

Adrian I really liked the rally car.. I would really love to get a closer look to it. are you guys getting to keep it?? if so what show are you going to take it to?

* its ok about the mistake.. I just keep the name old school. :P

scioninla

10-19-2006, 07:48 PM

I always known you as racerxa....

The car will be at Toyoyta HQ today for a car show.

It will be at SEMA as well.

We get to keep the car for 1 year.

I am sure you'll see it at a show.

You should check out the detail work Dave, Denny, Paul, Carl, Keith had put into this car.

Like Dave said....we built it to be different knowing we are taking a chance and not apealling to the mases as opposed to something that has been done before....

Scinergy's car was off the hook ..hats of to them.

To be honest with you, I had a feeling we weren't going to win due to the fact not everyone will like a rally inspired vehicle and knew that from day 1.

Most like a lowered car with a nice kit, full interior, sounds etc.....

But we always like to be different and willing to take chances.....

I really had no involvement in the build process (with execption to getting the brakes from JBT) but these guys mentioned above blew me away.

All the parts on the car are working units and are functional...this car can be driven in a Junior Rally series if allowed to do so (Jef...what do you say..)

I hope that with X-Games incorporating Rally racing just this year....the rally scene will be huge as it is in Europe and Asia.

Also...I am glad they built this rally car because it is a tribute to Jim Farley (one of the pioneers of Scion and former VP). In a interview he did awhile back, he wanted to see a Scion rally vehicle....the new VP Mark Templin loved the rally xA and I was really happy to see all the folks from Scion Corporate checking out the car and were much in awe on this concept.

When you see the car at a show check out the ride and step into the car for a closer look.

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 07:57 PM

Now That I know more about rally (which I love BTW*) That car is a lot cooler to me. I deff wan to see it at a show, to take a close look at it.

*I said I love Rally, not that I know anything about it, other than the 4WD/AWD high power cars are FAST!

DenZinz

10-19-2006, 08:48 PM

The build has been awesome!

Congrats to Scinergy for taking the honors!

Thanks to Verone, Jeff Bal, Mark Templin and the rest of Scion Corp for this amazing opportunity. None of this coulld have happened without you guys.

Thanks to all the support from SE Worldwide and the SE build team for a great time. I couldn't imagine doing this with anyone else.

We had a great time on this build, I learned a thing or two, tried a thing or two, and taugh a thing or two. I hope everyone had a great experience. I also learned new words like "stuffs" and "aaeehhH!"

On a side note, please do take a good look at the car and take a look at all fine, functional (scoop, gauges, swtches. etc. etc)detail work that was put into the car. The video didn't show nearly all the cool stuff on the interior and also our turnable wasnt turning) There were a lot of late late hours put into it. All the way up to the morning of rollin (8:30am Wed). Dave is a machine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/denzinz/IMG_9951copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/denzinz/IMG_9938copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/denzinz/IMG_9977copy.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/denzinz/IMG_9944copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/denzinz/IMG_9977copy.jpg

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-19-2006, 10:02 PM

Looks good, I wanna go see that thing, get a good look at it.

SE_bBec

10-19-2006, 11:45 PM

The car will be at EAF this weekend in support of Leslie Durst/Scion Racing Team/SE Member and it will be on display at Longo's Farewell Event in honor of Verone, who helped get this project approved with Jeff.
BTW, Jeff, I finally saw your screen name, now that you revealed yourself, you'll probably change it.
Our Rally car was on display today at the Toyota Motor Corp Campus and then went on tour to Scion Corp Campus. It is now on its touring phase, hopefully soon on the racing phase? Uh, Jeff?

trdpaul

10-19-2006, 11:46 PM

We brought the car out today for the Annual 'Octoberbeast' Car Show inside Toyota headquarters. A lot of employees were in awe when they saw it. Too bad I forgot my camera at home so I was not able to take pictures.

Anyway the SE Rally car will be at the Longo Show on Sunday. Please do come and check it out. It might also be at the Scion VIP show in Pomona on sunday morning.

trdpaul

10-19-2006, 11:48 PM

Becky you beat me there by 1 minute :P

SE_bBec

10-19-2006, 11:53 PM

So I did.
BTW, John as in John Hotchkis of Hotchkis Racing was speechless. We ran into him into him at TMC. He was impressed and said he knew SE was cutting edge.

XBBOY

10-20-2006, 01:45 AM

Thanks much to all the SL peeps for their input on the car, Authenticity was what the whole build team was all about no halfa$$...

Big props to all of them.
SERT:
D. Moulton (toy_xbox)
D. Haung (Denzin)
C Feltro (Scionevo_xB)
J.. Mondragon Jilzdragon36)
K. Morris (Krmt)
M. Sixt (Nattyrattypoo)

Gotta give these guys the prps they deserve...thanks and "Keep Evolving" :bow:

BIg props also to the man J.Bal Scion Socal RM for giving SE the great oportunity to present the Scion community the vision to the future..=)

dbgchef

10-20-2006, 02:37 AM

Great Job Everyone!

I am very happy and Proud to be associated with the Whole Scion Evolution Family! That car is AWESOME!

Congrats on all your hard work!

EVO Rox!

DenZinz

10-20-2006, 03:49 AM

Also big props to all our sponsors....

TRD
SST
Varad
Dakota Digital
J2 Wheels
Pirelli Tires
K&R Vinyl Graphics
JBT Brakes
Unique Fabrication
Sparco
Turn3
OBX Racing
Primative Racing

Much Much Thanks to
Longo Scion
Scion Regional - Jeff Bal
Scion Corp
Island Motorsports.
MotorFX also known as TransportFX

Much Much Much Thanks
To Bobbi!!!!

The rest of the SE build team

Nilo
Becky
Robin
Cindy

And of course the WHOLE Scion Evolution Family World Wide...Without any of you none of this would have been possible!!

xSTANDxSTRONGx

10-20-2006, 06:28 AM

I want to thank the MechWarrior for working Security. Thank's man.

SE_bBec

10-20-2006, 03:53 PM

HAWAIIANBUILT

10-20-2006, 05:11 PM

Thanks to everyone on both teams for their vision, long hours and dedication to the Scion brand and constant positive image to the Scion name. I am happy to be part of the premier Scion club and to be part of the first So Cal teams to be presented with this build.

Well stated.

Many hours of hard work, dedication, and perseverance of both great families and their Design Teams went into this great first ever West Coast Friendly Scion Buildoff.

I am equally happy for and proud of both Scinergy and Scion Evolution.

I hope that the next time around another set of two great Scion Enthusiast Families will have the opportunity as well to become part of this tradition !!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/HAWAIIANBUILT/2006/SCINERGY/PROJEKT%20XA/DSCN4730-001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/HAWAIIANBUILT/AVATARS/HAWAIIANBUILTRODNEY.jpg

OldYeller

10-20-2006, 05:17 PM

You guys did a great job!!

SE_bBec

10-21-2006, 04:56 AM

You guys did a great job!!

So did you on your themed win. Congrats! :clap:

SE_bBec

10-21-2006, 05:41 AM

Great Job Everyone!

I am very happy and Proud to be associated with the Whole Scion Evolution Family! That car is AWESOME!

Congrats on all your hard work!

EVO Rox!

Thanks Andy, it is great people like you who make SE what it is and you make us proud too.

Toy_xbox

10-21-2006, 06:25 AM

if you want to see more details on the build check out Scion Evolution Project S.E.R.T. xA 2006 (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1985540#1985540)

Toy_xbox

10-22-2006, 07:54 AM

Before we start getting this all dirty check out some of the studio shots...
if you want to see more details on the build check out Scion Evolution Project S.E.R.T. xA 2006 (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1985540#1985540)

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SE_bBec

10-24-2006, 05:56 AM

Congratulations to the S.E.R.T. xA on its car show debut @ EAF it took Second Place VIP and Second Place Scion xA class. Awesome. Now when are we going to get it dirty??????????

Toy_xbox

10-24-2006, 05:59 PM

For those that e-mailed or PM’d me about companies we used and products; please check out the following links and website info.

Scion Evolution Membership Information SE Membership (http://www.scionevolution.org/home/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=64)

Gauges are from Dakota Digital

www.dakotadigital.com

Headers, Sport Muffler by OBX Racing

www.obxracingsports.com

The roof scoop package – great buy from Primitive Racing get the combo part# 1181 to save $$

www.get-primitive.com

The light pod and lights are from PIAA

www.piaa.com

Racing Tires are from Pirelli Motorsports

www.us.pirelli.com

Wheels from J2 and OZ racing

www.j2wheels.com www.ozracing.com

6 piston brake kit from JBT available at SST

www.scionsporttuning.com

Tuning and performance parts available at Island Motorsports

www.islandmotorsports.com

Roll cage fabrication done by Unique Fabrication

www.uniquefabrication.com

Seats, mud flaps, disconnect switch, pit board etc, available from Sparco

www.sparco.com

Suspension pieces, sway bar, strut tower bar From TRD and available at Cabe Performance

www.trdusa.com www.cabeperformance.com

Cockpit and engine bay lighting available from Varad vision

www.varad.com

Vinyl Graphics K&R Digital

knrdigital@verizon.net

Major thanks again to all the companies that helped S.E.R.T. out with this project.

jbo

10-27-2006, 04:49 PM

XBBOY

10-27-2006, 06:22 PM

Thanks Jeff, yeah man, ya gotta move out here....

From last i heard, both cars may be at SEMA and Miami as well...not 100% tho..

You going to LV ?...if so I'll see ya there...

The S.E.R.T. car is making it's rounds now and the manufactures that we worked with are using the car for their up coming brochures It was a great job by the build team . :clap: :bow:

jbo

10-27-2006, 10:23 PM

Im a :loser: dont make me think about it LV that is Im gonna miss it this year because of poor planning my show stuff is all straight but I didnt get a room before the first lot ran out and now there so astronomically priced Im not will to buck up the $800 for a room I paid $500 for last year its not gonna happen. All my plans for next year will be done before you guys make it back home this year. :silly: But hey if you know of any space for a short guy like myself let a brother know Im down Ill pay for a expensive flight thats been done before.

XBBOY

10-27-2006, 10:56 PM

Dude, that way too pricey...just forgo this year. It's pretty booked up now...Just go to Miami in December man. I'm hoping to go and chill in South Beach. =)

We're only going to LV for 2 days, on Wed and Thur to attend some parties and say our hellos to friends and sponsors....

Toy_xbox

10-28-2006, 02:18 AM

Very very nice guys this thing is so authentic the attention to detail as I figured is outstanding. Are they taking these things to SEMA just a guess since its so close. (the date and Vegas) I knew SE's car was gonna be something different but Ive got to say I never thought of this and damn did you pull it off.This was a great idea and Id like to extend my congrats to everyone on both teams for doing what you did to these cars for both Scion and your clubs which are definitely the 2 most standout clubs in the nation. :bow: Honestly all I can think is why havent I moved yet. :eyebrow: Id still like to see some build pics if possible of both rides.

Thanks and ya know we wouldn't let our our peeps down on this build off! Not sure if you seen this thread but there are more pics and info on this link....

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=145020&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

L8z,

jbo

10-28-2006, 02:25 PM

[quote="XBBOY"]Dude, that way too pricey...just forgo this year. It's pretty booked up now...

This was my thought exactly it still makes me a lil sick when I think about it though because I definitely didnt want to miss this years Scion party or the xclusive after party but yeah Ill soon get over it. :doh:

jbo

10-28-2006, 02:33 PM

XBBOY

10-28-2006, 06:26 PM

[quote=XBBOY]Dude, that way too pricey...just forgo this year. It's pretty booked up now...

This was my thought exactly it still makes me a lil sick when I think about it though because I definitely didnt want to miss this years Scion party or the xclusive after party but yeah Ill soon get over it. :doh:

The "Afterparty ?"...

Oh the one with punch and cake right ?...yeah can;t wait....I luvs me that cake!!.. :lalala: :lalala: :rofl:

jbo

10-28-2006, 07:57 PM

Exactly you know thats the best cake :lalala:

Toy_xbox

01-29-2007, 06:14 PM

Update :shock: looks like the S.E.R.T. team is at it again some quick updates:

No sleep for the wicked up at 5am in the morning to go test out a new suspension set up (more info to come)... The xA looks just as good in Tarmac setup! Just remove the qwick disconnect light pod and put on some J2 410's shoes with Pirelli P-Zero Corsa R compund rubber soles and she is ready for the track.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwAsDnoTD4aCmcHzFgtNNssZ1kigDX1AVf2J!XWNBavVowJShwlltrvNt9z*iqoy41!rxuEsvUQhqWtleP9u0npGa5j6xepXTCYmPb*Q7tk/PCOa1.jpg

Here is a couple of pics of the suspension (sorry for the pics quality but it was late :wink: ) I think the preliminary specs was a 1.5” plus drop, 3 degree fixed negative camber, 6 way adjustable rear shocks and re-valved Major thanks to Progress Technology for the setup and tuning.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgDtD0sTFXl0Fn*ejdj2o4kireO3P4PL6Z1uzmuwXVnLSzbSVwfhVRc*!fzmCEC0eGOMbSZEEaNwd4w0BO1Th54Rwe95!8TdhWtlgIrwaY4/PCOc.jpg
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http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgBlD0oT2HhnfRhJHOEPsKQFg3Jw4TL*L0hFoG*tRroNsJfJMKG!33qze*F5CRiKLam1kb3hpLHHDuMefyQfJN4H9OBexH0U3rGMecZA4yQ/PCOb.jpg

tC9o9

02-25-2007, 07:49 AM

im sorry... but that looks really stupid.

why would you put those rims on that car?

ScionEVO_xB

02-25-2007, 02:34 PM

sky-on

02-25-2007, 04:20 PM

im sorry... but that looks really stupid.

why would you put those rims on that car?

First off which rims are you referring to? The first pics toward the top the "OZ's" are for offroad use and the one toward the bottom are for track or tarmac set up. Both sets of wheels and tires where sponsered by Pirelli, OZ and J2. Do you know anything about rally? WOW...you are SORRY!:roll: Oh btw Thanks for the bump!

i think hes talkn 'bout the J2s, i didn't like the 410s when they were silver, but since they painted it white it looks 1000000x better :bow: and what can i say i'm a lil bias since im ridding on the same wheels =P.

ScionEVO_xB

02-25-2007, 04:41 PM

scioninla

02-25-2007, 08:07 PM

410 Mesh rocks.... I have them on my GS400.

On the xB and xA the offset is perfect...flush to the wheel wells.

tC9o9

02-25-2007, 09:04 PM

Toy_xbox

02-26-2007, 04:47 PM

410 mesh rocks.. no doubt about that, but on a rally car?

the OZ, those were pimp when they were on it.. now you put street wheels on it and imho doesnt look good, should have gone with some lighter wheels for tarmac racing, or some stronger ones at that.

and making fun of my old car.. if that gets your jollies on, then go ahead.

then again, im not a car club, i am a single person who cant exactly afford top notch everything, but who says ADR and JAZ isnt in the same class..

No worries it's all good, we used the 410's because J2 is a great company and came through for us big time as well as Pirelli on our last magazine feature on the S.E.R.T. xA; that will be surfacing soon sorry can’t say yet who covered it but it was a great time.

Granted we are a car club but none of the money used on this project came from the club it was all done through the initial budget build for the "Scion Knotts Scary" event and anything past that has been sponsored by the manufactures that we work hard to represent. If you want feel free to stop by any of our meet and greets maybe a club is what you might want to get into.

tC9o9

02-26-2007, 06:06 PM

^ thanks for acutally understanding what i was trying to say and not going anal like the guy before.

SEXB909

02-26-2007, 08:28 PM

^ thanks for acutally understanding what i was trying to say and not going anal like the guy before.

lol....wth's goin on. break it up break it up. Ali calm down cabron. lol......

Toy_xbox

02-26-2007, 10:13 PM

^ thanks for acutally understanding what i was trying to say and not going anal like the guy before.

Again no worries, I think forums cut the added body language and how something is said. So yeah saying it looks stupid is a little harsh compared to “the 410’s IMO don’t look as good”. It’s all words but that is how thing’s always get started then the he said she said and eventually the drama that follows on what other peeps think they know etc etc.

So with all that being said IMO I prefer the off road rally style myself but I do have to admit that this little xA has surprised me with the 410’s and the Pirelli R compound tires like an oversized go-kart.

Soon to be updating with new pic’s so stay tuned… :shock: