Episode #194 - Balancing the Rally Books
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Two friends dive into their $3,500 budget rally car builds, sharing detailed expenses and challenges faced prepping a 2004 Ford Focus SVT and a Volvo P3 for a rally. They discuss parts sourcing, repairs, and upgrades, including a dramatic transmission failure that threatened rally participation. The episode also features a nostalgic automotive print ad quiz and reflections on car handling and performance. Their candid, humorous storytelling offers insight into budget-minded rally prep and the realities of project car ownership.
The dude sit down and weep over their respective spreadsheets, finding out if they are at all within their $3500 budgets for their bargain road rally builds. Did Chadwick need to find change in the seats and sell used tires to keep under budget? Will Frank's Focus even make it to the starting line? Do the fellas even have a basic grasp on math?
Ford F-150 Lightning
"... I, I can't afford new tires. My horse got hit by lightning and one of those tires is more than a hundred buc..."
Hyundai Santa Cruz
"yeah, they drove down. We got down to almost to Santa Cruz. Um, and yeah, you know, light rain."
Mercury Cougar
"Final answer. So Mercury Cougar, actually. Ford Focus SVT."
Ford Mustang
"Yeah. And again, they did it for like the Mustang Cobra and shit and like the contour had a special..."
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