Per challenge rules normal wear and tear repairs, as long as they are made with duplicate parts are budget exempt.
So my $700 car that now needs a clutch, are the clutch parts in the budget or no? Brake pads are good now but are thin, as long as I replace and not upgrade it's exempt correct?
What about if the car was purchased with a bad clutch vs needing one after the fact.
On a basically good looking car, I just need to add spray, sticky tires, and some mad engineering for the win right? All for under $2019. Oh, and know how to drive and go fast, but that's it right?
This is the car in question.
First: https://2000challenge.com/rules
Have a read thru the rules linked above. They are relatively short and leave some room for interpretation so read them with an open mind to how to take advantage of them. The budget is now $2000, not the year anymore.
I think you may be mixing up some of the gastropod class ideas with the official rules.
If You Buy it with a Bad Clutch then You got it cheaper Because of that, Or Not , But YOU didn't wear it out, So you show the Cost.
There’s a paper trail of it needing a clutch since you posted the CL link before you bought it, so yeah it needs to be budgeted. Stock replacement Brake pads are not in the budget. Ebc or other performance pads would be.
Thanks, I figured the repair parts would be in the budget. They range from $178 to $400, so there is some consideration budget wise.
Stampie
PowerDork
3/15/19 9:51 a.m.
In reply to akylekoz :
Within rules ...
The Reese Rule: SFI-approved harmonic balancers, SFI-approved flywheels and SFI-approved flex plates are budget-neutral. These parts are dangerous rotating assemblies that should be treated with respect. Any intact harmonic balancer, flywheel, or flex plate listed on the budget may be exchanged for a duplicate SFI-approved part without increasing or decreasing the budget. “Duplicate” is defined as having the same listed application as the standard part in a major parts catalog. In situations where a standard part is not present to exchange, fair market value of the standard part may be used.
So if you need a new flywheel get an SFI approved one for no budget hit.
