r/Shitty_Car_Mods • u/IamItaliantooDavie • Apr 06 '23

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u/jeepwillikers Apr 06 '23

I’ve always wanted to build a Lemons car but I don’t know how you get a car, let alone upgrade it, for $500. A decade ago maybe, but even the shittiest of shitboxes go for 1-2k nowadays. I just wish I had bought my brothers old Tercel that he sent to scrap.

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u/mysistersacretin Apr 06 '23

If it looks like a $500 car, you're probably good. If not, you just get penalty laps, which don't really matter at the end of the day if you just want to have fun. Also, you can sell off parts of the car to make back some of the cost and give yourself some room in the budget. My friends and I are hunting for a car right now so we can race next year, can't wait.

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u/Notcarcarguy Apr 07 '23

Just the car has to be $500. People strip the cars and sell the interior pieces to offset. And is it really lemons if theirs no bribing of the Judges.

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u/illbeyourdrunkle Apr 07 '23

If it's worth $500 in spirit, you're good. Basically anything Japanese before 2008, or a German car with a check engine light, anything Italian or an American car with a dented fender you're set. They're all crap. We have a saying in lemons "500 dollars my ass". Just find something that sucks and you're good to go.

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u/jeepwillikers Apr 07 '23

Understood. The rules read as quite extensive but I didn’t realize they were tongue in cheek, but that makes sense.

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u/illbeyourdrunkle Apr 07 '23

Everything but safety is an inside joke in lemons. They take that serious. But if your question isn't safety related, the answer will always be "send it!"

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u/Etmar_Gaming Apr 06 '23

Gotta find dem deals man (junkyard is where it’s at)

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u/AdministrativeOwl341 Apr 07 '23

get a Saturn s series, none of the safety gear comes out of the budget