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And then go to CostCo and get it all developed in their 1-hour photo facility....
I'll keep y'all updated...
zoom zoom!
Are we to 300 posts in a day yet?
Before:
Right side installed:
Both installed:
Driver's view:
Here's a pic of my car taken a few weeks ago, after I washed, waxed, and glazed the car. Used 3M Perfect-It Show Car Liquid Wax and 3M Imperial Hand Glaze. Pretty impressive if you ask me, especially on a tan-colored car!
/j - man, I really like the Pro's dash (reqcon)
also, you ordered from powerbulbs.com, which is in UK, how long did the shipping take?
Thanks to those of you that replied back on MPG's from your 2.0 liters.
Congrats on your 10,000 posts.
After reading 287 I went for End of Posts. LOL
parallex, does that large pic of Driver's View show them on high beam or low beam?
browntrout1: When I came online your post was the first one waaay baaack there. You asked:
I think the US is the only place in the world that still uses Miles, yards, and feet. Why do you have to make life so difficult?
Answer: A large percentage of Americans are functional illiterates and terrible in math. They are known around the halls of Congress as Lobbiest. Kilometers, in most cases, looks twice as far as miles, for example, 2000KM looks almost twice as far as 1200 miles. Many of these FIs are tourists and that would scare them into staying at home.
And when buying clothes centimeters would scare them to death! What?!! I wear a 37 centimeter coller? Yikes!
fowler3
This afternoon, I saw a BMW 328i with alloy wheels so black with dust I thought it had steel wheels with no covers. To think that a person with enough income to own that car doesn't care how it looks. What a shame!
fowler3
I've actually seen this happen where I work. A guy pulls in a totally trashed previous Gen M3 and just sells it to us. He'd said he had just bought a new one and didn't need it anymore. When he leaves he gets into a new Porche with this chick. I mean trashed though, french fries, black oil, and brakes, drink stains. Some people just have it like that.
Most people find it hard to picture life outside of their current "level". Just think though, some people actually live a "Jerry Springer" episode every day and see nothing wrong. And some people actually live a "Clueless" or "90210" lifestyle and have no real idea what it's like to NOT have a BMW or Mercedes. Heck some people would be like "car note???? What's that???
fxashun:
I see what you mean, but I still feel sad for a BMW that's been relegated to 'beater' status
the Ultimate Driving Machine should never be put through that kind of humiliation!
Earlier ya'll were talking about cars that you've driven. I would list all the cars we've driven but by the end of it I think we would be up to 11,000 posts
I'm still kind of in limbo about the Si but it seems like it's too good to pass up. I hope that I won't get kicked to the Mazda Protege curb if I do buy it
Dang, I knew I forgot to do something today!
And on an other note, 300 posts in a day is crazy. I don't work right now and I only post a couple of times a weeks. It was great to get past 10000 posts but the last 300 have been quite boring for the most part. No offense guys.
Were actually talking about the Protege?
The Focus. Well... you all know.
In other news, the Civic SI HB is listed at $25.500 CDN. What a joke! Yes 160 hp and 135 for torque, but it costs more than an Accord. Kinda like the Golf GTI that lists for over $30.000 CDN. Another BIG joke, for me at least.
Oh well....
New SPEED record. I hit 162 km/h this morning on my way to work (here now until 5PM). The PRO had more oomph, but my exit was getting too close.
Posts: 322 as per Edmunds TownHall front page. Next post was under 100. I will do a "print screen" and save it on the Yahoo! site.
Dinu
ZOOM-ZOOMing rapidly on a highway not so near you
Dinu
Dinu
BTW, Rally de Catalunya (Costa Brava) IS ON SPEED at 11PM EST.
Dinu
I have had an engine ping that has baffled me for 30,000 miles now but it only occurs when I burn 89 or lower octane fuel. The Mazda mechanics in my town say that they cannot hear it. Anyway, is there a connection between the Mass Airflow Sensor and pinging? The letter from Mazda mentions symptoms such as uneven idle, lack of power, hesitation, and a Check Engine light, but there is no mention of pinging. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
I've seen it now so I can give more details...Black 2000 Civic Si, 5 speed 38,000 miles, black int. stock everything, tires are new(we think it had wheels on it), no mods, bolt turned on front fenders and paint on the hood, no core, no frame, oil is clean, interior is kinda dirty though. We are getting it for $11,200. Lowest priced one in the Autotrader was like $13,000 for one with 78,000 miles on it.
The "green car" is history too. I'm buying a 1996 Silver EX 4 door for $4500. 107K Factory CD and tail, paint on hood, kinda dirty interior, I have some 15X7 Borbet Type C's that'll look great on it. Gonna drop it an inch and put a Wings West touring car kit on it. Drive it til either someone buys it or another great deal pops up at work. Like a nice $8000 94 SC400. Or a painted up 5 series stick for less than $15000
I like buying my cars kinda dirty though. I get em home rip out the seats shampoo the carpets scrub the stains and stuff. Makes me feel like they're mine. They seem to like it too. We've bought over 20 used cars and have never really had any serious mishaps. Luck or my limited knowledge of cars I don't know(knock on wood).
That's sounds like a decent deal. I mean $17.000 for that car with 60.000kms, is about market value here in TO for an SI (I think). See, I am tempted to get an older Civic Coupe from 93-94 in May, but I'm having a hard time justifying $8.000-$9.000 and high insurance rates. I'm 21 so that might have something to do with it, but Civics would cost me about $50/mth more to insure than a used PRO let's say. I had a 93 HB and I had MAJOR problems with it, so I'm not the one that would say BUY! BUY! BUY!, although I have to admit it was a nice car (when I didn't have issues with it).
Oh well. I guess mine was junk then. My ex gf had a 89 Civic sedan that had 288.000kms on it (180.000 miles), then she bought a 91 over the summer with 220.000 kms on it and she thinks Hondas were God's gift to car buyers. That didn;t work out too well
Cheers!~
Dinu
fxashun: I've had expensive cars and entry level cars and always took care of them. Those lifestyles you mentioned didn't cover the types that take out their frustrations on their cars, it's a lack of selfesteem in many people: They don't have the big job they think they deserve; they aren't as important as they think they should be; or they bought a BMW and think they don't deserve it -- so they hide it by leaving it dirty.
I have a friend like that, he trashes everything he gets his hands on: cars, computers, anything mechanical. We've had many arguements about it. He's in his mid-fifties and hasn't changed in the past 30 years. I would never let him drive my Pro!
edmunds2460: I'm the same way, I avoid driving my Pro in the rain, if possible, and definately in snow.
fowler3
fowler3
Dinu...The only car that I've ever had that gave me problems to no end were my Anniversary Turbo RX7. It blew a synchro, blew the speakers, and the engine had a weird imbalance at 3000 rpm that I never solved. I got rid of it for a 1991 MR2 Turbo. I've been pretty lucky ever since.
We have it pretty lucky working for CARMAX. We get to buy 2 cars at a discount. A real good discount... So we get to buy/sell 4 cars a year. That's how I got my Lexus for so cheap. We try to buy cars that we like so we can drive em til they sell.
What's funny about insurance costs is that when we were with Allstate ZZ's Pro alone was like $1025 for six months. She researched and got a policy at Progressive and all three of our cars were like $970. What a scam. In fact her Pro was actually MORE than her EXV6 Accord at Allstate.
Fowler...Every personality is different. Every one had their own quirks. I'd rather drive a Civic than my Lexus. I used to have a Vigor. I put 12,000 miles on it in 3 years while I drove my FX16's into the ground. I didn't neglect my FX's though. But then again I "earn" my money. I find that most people who trash cars like that "have" money. It's just there. Most people that baby thier cars "earn" thier money. that check every month represents a piece o their life that they gave up. Of course they are gonna take care of it.
Our Civics are kinda dirty now. But in a couple of weeks...I'll be eatin' off the floor.
dinu: You are welcome to buy our "green car". You know it doesn't have problems or we would have posted about it.
I will miss the Protege but there are some deals you can't pass up. I will miss the 0.0% interest though. But 6.25% on an 2 year old car isn't that bad either.
Thank goodness for that 0.0% interest.
To the guy that replaced the headlamps. Did it improve night vison, and are they 100% compatible with the OEM light (power wise)?
Fxashun was in love with the P5 too but he won't buy one for the same reason I am getting rid of mine, the engine just doesn't do the car justice. Yes, it's fine for commuting and around town but the suspension feels so awesome at higher speeds and the engine just seems to hold it back.
I knew that the Pro wouldn't have the resale of some other brands. But I still made out okay since I am getting $11,000 for it when they are being advertised here for $13,900 new. That's one of the bonuses about the Honda. Even with the negative equity if I don't like it for some reason (can't figure out what that reason would be though) I can easily turn around and sell and it be done with my negative equity period. The cheapest Si with my kind of mileage is $15100 so far. Coincidentally that will be what I finance.
I got to drive the Si from the top of the parking lot to the bottom today and boy is that engine smooth. Smooth as glass. The inside is VERY dirty though and I can't wait to get home and clean it up. My Protege is almost a year old and it's still immaculate, I don't see how people can let the inside get so filthy. That's the difference between a car that is loved and a car that is just driven.
They got in it wearing dirty clothes. Moving around in the seats, sweating, the dirt is pressed out of clothes onto the seat fabrics. Plus spilling drinks and food makes it even dirtier.
fowler3
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291955929
from Mar. 17:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291955941