Where to start?!
It only seems so simple in the game.. bought a car with in-game money, won a couple of races, and with the newly earned money picked up some tuning that the game recommends to us..
But what about in real life?
First you need to get yourself a car, it doesn't have to be new, you can quite well take a car with mileage, but only after making sure of its condition. Every car has its own "pitfalls", however for any car the testing starts the same way:
First the documents are checked (we make sure the car isn't stolen, etc.)
Next - for signs of accidents (for example if the car is a foreign make, was produced, say, in America, where it was wrecked and transported to Lithuania, then from several such cars one was assembled, seemingly whole - this is called salvage)
After that, of course, the engine and gearbox are checked for wear, because replacing them will cost a pretty penny.
And finally - the characteristic weak spots of this particular car model are checked.
Where to choose a car? I would recommend looking online first - there are several large sites where you can look and choose, so to speak, from a distance.
Let's take AutoRu for example (cars.auto.ru) - there's a huge selection of cars with mileage.
And what exactly should you look at, you ask? - first you need to decide on the purpose of this car..
For example, if the car is needed for DRIFTING (controlled skidding), then give preference to rear-wheel drive cars.
If you need a car for DRAG (racing over short distances in a straight line) - it's better to look at a more powerful car, regardless of drive type, however it's hard to launch in high-power rear-wheel drive cars - that is, to keep the car straight when releasing the clutch (personal experience.).
If you just need a beautiful suped-up car that attracts looks - then read on for my article :)
If you've decided what car you want to buy, I advise visiting the car club site of that very car - usually site addresses look like model-club.ru or make-model.ru...
(you can find them in any search engine by typing the query - "make model club").
After reading up on tips for choosing and buying, we study the possible options on the same AutoRu, or another site, call the seller and arrange a meeting to inspect the vehicle.
If it suits us on the outside - we take it to a service station and test it (described above).
If everything is good - then we buy the car and rejoice :)
So, what do we have in the end? Roughly a stock car that can possibly be suped up.
Let's begin...
First you need to decide on the body kit, there are many companies that make bumpers, side skirts, spoilers, etc. for cars (for example VeilSide, TRD, ...) After you've chosen the body kit, you need to buy it somewhere..
Here there are several options
1 - order from an overseas auction with delivery to your city - for example ebay.com
2 - order everything already in rubles from some tuning shop, however their scheme will be similar - an order from abroad and delivery to them, which will most likely be more expensive, however you won't have to bother with delivery yourself. (there are a lot of shops, for example gt-shop.ru, etc.)
After buying the body kit, you need to decide on the color scheme of the car, you need to remove the old body kit and, with the car fully disassembled, repaint it in the desired color, and separately paint the new bumpers and side skirts, then after drying install and adjust them.
Next, if we've changed the color of the car, then we need to make the corresponding note in the vehicle registration certificate - we have to go to the traffic police.
What will be the next tuning item? Possibly replacing the front and rear lights and tinting. Unfortunately this year xenon headlights were banned.. well, what can you do /;
I advise getting the tint done at a proper service station, by overpaying a couple thousand rubles, you won't have to replace it in six months.
Most likely next you'll want a sport interior..
A Momo sport steering wheel, Sparco bucket seats, interior upholstery, mmm.. beauty!)
As for the new seats - you'll need four-point harnesses to match them, firstly it's beautiful, secondly - it's safe.
After we've sorted out the external tuning of the interior and exterior, let's move on to lighting, and more specifically - underglow..
Now you can cheaply create a UFO effect - neon lamps, or super-bright LED strips under the bottom of the car, with a control unit from the interior, however their "dimensions" must not extend beyond the car, so as not to have problems with the guardians of order.
After installing the alloy wheels, the styling of the car can be considered successfully finished! :)
As for the mechanical tuning of the car, here for different cars - different variations, some are fine with replacing the intake and exhaust, some with forcing the engine, some solder a straight-through pipe instead of a muffler, and some turbocharge their iron horse, or install a supercharger, in order to get a maximally suped-up car.
Now you and your favorite will attract the looks of people walking down the city, riding in expensive business class cars, or just on a bus. The main thing is to remember one thing - that life and a game are 2 different things, in real life, you can't restart a race after a crash at 200 km/h. Take care of yourself! Until we meet again ;)