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Old 03-12-2008, 08:22 PM   #51
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Lol yeah.. My cars a bit scary in the snow.. I have summer tires, I've been caught in the snow a few times coming home late from work and let me just say I did a LOT of unintentional drifting around corners and a lot of fishtailing while going straight.. A bit scary when theres rows of trees on either side.

One of those I wish I took my beater and cursed the damn weatherman for lying to me days.
I bet! I used to take my old 90 hatchback sliding in the snow when there was no one else out! Lost a few front bumpers and a radiator from snow piles pulling them off! Great fun!
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Old 03-12-2008, 08:26 PM   #52
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I bet! I used to take my old 90 hatchback sliding in the snow when there was no one else out! Lost a few front bumpers and a radiator from snow piles pulling them off! Great fun!
Yeah, It was a lot more fun with my $2,000 240sx..

Now with my 20k+ car its a bit more nerve-wracking..
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Old 03-12-2008, 08:28 PM   #53
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Lol yeah.. My cars a bit scary in the snow.. I have summer tires, I've been caught in the snow a few times coming home late from work and let me just say I did a LOT of unintentional drifting around corners and a lot of fishtailing while going straight.. A bit scary when theres rows of trees on either side.

One of those I wish I took my beater and cursed the damn weatherman for lying to me days.
We have a few cars on the lot like that
MazdaSpeed 3
Mazda RX-8
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8

none of those are test drivable during the winter.
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Old 03-12-2008, 08:46 PM   #54
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Yeah, It was a lot more fun with my $2,000 240sx..

Now with my 20k+ car its a bit more nerve-wracking..
Yeah, I bet! My 90 civic was only like $1000 so it wasn't like I'd be loosing much as it wouldn't have much resale either way!!
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Old 03-12-2008, 09:43 PM   #55
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daily is '02 Kia Rio, great on gas.
family hauler is '04 Nissan Armada, gas guzzler.

a couple toys/projects i recently let go of................

'89 VW GTi 16V


'92 Honda Civic Si


both of em together.


other than the bike no other toys/projects right now.
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Old 03-12-2008, 09:50 PM   #56
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Nice SI jalan! Same model as mine!! Heres a pic from when I was working on it!
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Old 03-12-2008, 09:56 PM   #57
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Nice SI jalan! Same model as mine!! Heres a pic from when I was working on it!

thanks, yeah i put a lot of work into it over the years.
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Old 03-12-2008, 10:03 PM   #58
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thanks, yeah i put a lot of work into it over the years.
I bet! Mine got repoed cause I lost my license so now that I'm legit again I'm looking for another that hasnt ben molested! But I had a b18 gsr in that one and the acura leather seats! It was my baby!!
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I bet! Mine got repoed cause I lost my license so now that I'm legit again I'm looking for another that hasnt ben molested! But I had a b18 gsr in that one and the acura leather seats! It was my baby!!
same here, the B18C that was in it.......


and custom interior....

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Old 03-13-2008, 04:08 PM   #60
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No car. Sold it. Don't need one in Boston. Borrow the folks' grand cherokee when necessary...
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