Splash Spark 11 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Hello everyone. Yesterday while in the NYC snow storm, i stopped at a dealer to see what this Chevy spark looks like and got a brand new 2017 spark LT. 10 miles on her. got an amazing deal. paid 12k with taxes and plates. It was so good i didn't even bother trading in my Fiat. lol. Edited April 2, 2018 by Splash Spark Link to post Share on other sites
Fire Spark 13 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Welcome. They are a nice car for the money. Link to post Share on other sites
Bobby MSME 100 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) On 3/22/2018 at 2:06 PM, Splash Spark said: Hello everyone. Yesterday while in the NYC snow storm, i stopped at a dealer to see what this Chevy spark looks like and got a brand new 2017 spark LT. 10 miles on her. got an amazing deal. It was so good i didn't even bother trading in my Fiat. lol. Spark is a nice car in the city, where parking is usually scarce. I can parallel park in spaces no one else was able to and left the space open for me And my Spark LS is same color as yours, and I can spot it in a big parking lot from miles away haha very unique color! Edited March 31, 2018 by Bobby MSME Link to post Share on other sites
Splash Spark 11 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) yes i love the color. Edited April 2, 2018 by Splash Spark Link to post Share on other sites
Splash Spark 11 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) I did my 1st 1000 miles. Time to mod. I purchased some oz racing ultralaggera for 250. Ugly orange. 15x7 et37 Started stripping them with aircraft paint stripper. That did not work. Too many layers. These wheels were powdercoated white, then someone painted them black then orange. This is as far as i got. Had to take them to the professionals. In the mean time i wanted to see what the color i wanted looked like so i painted one spark tire. Also was testing tire size for the new wheels. So here is 195/55/15 winter tires in metalic grey. Also tried with no gold. what you guys think of the color? Edited May 22, 2018 by Splash Spark Link to post Share on other sites
Splash Spark 11 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Finished painting the ultraleggeras. 2 coats plus 1 clear. Looks good. Only pic i got. This is the spray i used. Edited May 22, 2018 by Splash Spark Link to post Share on other sites
silverspark78 5 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 My gf has the exact same color. Her car is the reason I got one. I myself am impressed by the car except it gets bad acceleration with the ac on which is to be expected. I got silver though I wish I got the gray. I myself thought about new wheels from tire rack.com. Those rims are nice. Would you put 195 55 15 on them or stay stock? I wanna see what they look like on the car. U gonna put them on? Link to post Share on other sites
Fire Spark 13 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Those will look nice. I like to use old brake fluid to strip paint. Free and very effective. Link to post Share on other sites
Splash Spark 11 Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Ok i put the rims and tried a couple of tires. I put 205 55 15 and they rubbed. This looked the best. Went down to 205 50 15 and they rubbed. This looked good. The rim offset is too high. Went to 195 50 15 and they were too small And looked ugly. Too much stretch. I have a yaris so decided to try yaris tires on it. Went to 195 60 15. I like it. A bit of stretch not much. No rubbing but car is higher a plus for me since we have plenty of pot wholes to go over Thats my testing for theese rims. Wife didnt like the poking out. at the end of the day i sold them to a coworker for his yaris hatch for $450. Link to post Share on other sites
Fire Spark 13 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 I like the way they fill out the wheel wells. They are a little wide but some factory splash guards or ground effects would have helped with the looks and to prevent stone chips and road slop. Did you take it for a test drive before taking them off? Was wondering if it was quieter and smoother riding with those fat tires? One of the few gripes with my Spark is the deafening tire noise and jarring ride on certain roads but then I remind myself it is after all an economy car and not a Benz. Link to post Share on other sites
Splash Spark 11 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 i drove it for 400 miles or so. the tires are quieter than the stock ones. car feels smoother and it seems it was cuz the tires are so much taller, you get more cushion. after i took them off, i put 205 50 15 ventus v2 concept 2 on the stock rims to see how they ride. less noise than the stock. about as much as the cheap west lake 195 60 15. the tires seem a little heavier than the 195s. car sometimes gets into the road groves and i see myself correcting it more often than on the 195s. i do the same 400 miles every week so same roads and condition. I also tried blizzak 195 55 15 all around but those tires are louder than the stock. i got some rims from the bonnies in NJ. after i clean them up ill try them out with some 195 55 15 Michelin tires(if i can find them) i also have contiprocontacts. maybe a premium tire makes lot less noise? Link to post Share on other sites
tfraser3 10 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Looks really nice ! Link to post Share on other sites
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