What was your previous car?
1994 Acura Integra RS
She was a nice clean Teg, with >350000 km on it before I got my 8. Still ran smoothly though! (gotta love Honda engines for that); my philosophy is that if you care about something and keep putting the money into maintenance and upgrades, you'll be reliably rewarded for a long time; I don't believe in the 'beater' concept. However, I couldn't convince any prospective buyers that she was still worth buying, so I gave the car to my parents instead.
She was a nice clean Teg, with >350000 km on it before I got my 8. Still ran smoothly though! (gotta love Honda engines for that); my philosophy is that if you care about something and keep putting the money into maintenance and upgrades, you'll be reliably rewarded for a long time; I don't believe in the 'beater' concept. However, I couldn't convince any prospective buyers that she was still worth buying, so I gave the car to my parents instead.
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my first car was a 1993 SENTRA!!!(coupe, which means its faster)
Then i had a 2001 INFINITI G20!!!(Same engine as my previous car...)
they were both automatics... and the G20 looks nice...
But the Rotor engine is nicer. and Standard transmission is better....
my next car will be a Ferrari
Then i had a 2001 INFINITI G20!!!(Same engine as my previous car...)
they were both automatics... and the G20 looks nice...
But the Rotor engine is nicer. and Standard transmission is better....
my next car will be a Ferrari
91 Honda prelude SI...B21a1 the Bastard child of all b series engines lol...memories...my alias was Ludini back then, sold her right before I got deployed
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Me too. It was a little car but it kept me alive in a nasty side-impact collision. That little Sentra was fun but the transmission and the engine weren't on the same page. 1st gear would barely get you across the intersection when the light turned green. 
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This 8 is a keeper.
`91 Honda Accord LX (traded)
`00 Honda Civic Si (sold)
`90 Nissan 240sx (still have)
`04 Nissan 350z Track (Totaled)
`90 Mazda Miata (sold)
`07 Mazda RX-8 (what an orgy)
that's a long list for 3 years
Notes/Story:
Back in High School ('05) I bought a used Accord using the money i worked at Pizza Hut for a year and a half. Loved the memories but got of tired of Automatic and traded for the Si. Thought nothing was better but discovered the RWD of the 240sx (Best Car Ever). Fell in love. Once I had enough money for a down payment i made the big decision to get the Z. Ate so much gas so i got the miata on the side. On a gloomy night someone ran a red light and totaled my beloved Z, breaking my heart into pieces. Insurance covered the price of the Z and the miata did it's work and led me to a mazda dealer. Test Drove the RX-8 and i was hooked. so now when my friends ask me where the z went, i reply "Z? What Z?" BEWARE OF THE TEST DRIVE
EDIT: Pics..
girlfriend.
`00 Honda Civic Si (sold)
`90 Nissan 240sx (still have)
`04 Nissan 350z Track (Totaled)
`90 Mazda Miata (sold)
`07 Mazda RX-8 (what an orgy)
that's a long list for 3 years
Notes/Story:
Back in High School ('05) I bought a used Accord using the money i worked at Pizza Hut for a year and a half. Loved the memories but got of tired of Automatic and traded for the Si. Thought nothing was better but discovered the RWD of the 240sx (Best Car Ever). Fell in love. Once I had enough money for a down payment i made the big decision to get the Z. Ate so much gas so i got the miata on the side. On a gloomy night someone ran a red light and totaled my beloved Z, breaking my heart into pieces. Insurance covered the price of the Z and the miata did it's work and led me to a mazda dealer. Test Drove the RX-8 and i was hooked. so now when my friends ask me where the z went, i reply "Z? What Z?" BEWARE OF THE TEST DRIVE
EDIT: Pics..
girlfriend.
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From: Anywhere I Have To Be
Originally Posted by Falken240Ziex
`91 Honda Accord LX (traded)
`00 Honda Civic Si (sold)
`90 Nissan 240sx (still have)
`04 Nissan 350z Track (Totaled)
`90 Mazda Miata (sold)
`07 Mazda RX-8 (what an orgy)
that's a long list for 3 years
Notes/Story:
Back in High School ('05) I bought a used Accord using the money i worked at Pizza Hut for a year and a half. Loved the memories but got of tired of Automatic and traded for the Si. Thought nothing was better but discovered the RWD of the 240sx (Best Car Ever). Fell in love. Once I had enough money for a down payment i made the big decision to get the Z. Ate so much gas so i got the miata on the side. On a gloomy night someone ran a red light and totaled my beloved Z, breaking my heart into pieces. Insurance covered the price of the Z and the miata did it's work and led me to a mazda dealer. Test Drove the RX-8 and i was hooked. so now when my friends ask me where the z went, i reply "Z? What Z?" BEWARE OF THE TEST DRIVE
`00 Honda Civic Si (sold)
`90 Nissan 240sx (still have)
`04 Nissan 350z Track (Totaled)
`90 Mazda Miata (sold)
`07 Mazda RX-8 (what an orgy)
that's a long list for 3 years
Notes/Story:
Back in High School ('05) I bought a used Accord using the money i worked at Pizza Hut for a year and a half. Loved the memories but got of tired of Automatic and traded for the Si. Thought nothing was better but discovered the RWD of the 240sx (Best Car Ever). Fell in love. Once I had enough money for a down payment i made the big decision to get the Z. Ate so much gas so i got the miata on the side. On a gloomy night someone ran a red light and totaled my beloved Z, breaking my heart into pieces. Insurance covered the price of the Z and the miata did it's work and led me to a mazda dealer. Test Drove the RX-8 and i was hooked. so now when my friends ask me where the z went, i reply "Z? What Z?" BEWARE OF THE TEST DRIVE
BTW, Welcome!
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From: Lima, OH
Since we're into photographic histories...
1986 Mazda 626
1990 Pontiac Sunbird
1986 Honda Civic
1990 Pontiac Bonneville
1997 Ford Probe (Winter car)
1997 Mustang Cobra Vert (Summer car)
2005 Mazda RX-8 (3 seasons driver)
1986 Mazda 626
1990 Pontiac Sunbird
1986 Honda Civic
1990 Pontiac Bonneville
1997 Ford Probe (Winter car)
1997 Mustang Cobra Vert (Summer car)
2005 Mazda RX-8 (3 seasons driver)
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From: VAN(5 months)/CGY(7 months)
Family cars that I've been lucky enough to drive...
2000 Nissan Altima GXE - auto (Learnt to drive in this car, totally loved this car, it was unique as there were not many of them on the roads, pretty compact, I thought it looked 100x better than Corollas and Civics, it was so much fun and so easy to learn in this car)
2003 Nissan Maxima SE - 4spd auto (loved this car as much as the RX-8, 255hp 265lbs torque, VQ35, had many cool features, heated steering wheel, memory seats etc etc...torque steer is cool btw) - we traded in the 2000 Alty for her in 2003 January...And in mid 04, I finally got my class 5 driver's license and had the luxury of driving her around for a few months, before I moved away for University...I hope to purchase a used one in the near future, 6spd version =]
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5SL - 4spd auto (this is the very first year of the new generation Alty, the road presence of this thing was unbelievable when it first came out, lots of stares and compliments, a year or so after it was everywhere though =[ Anyways, I didn't like this car, felt like a boat...cheap leather...crappy assembly (rattles galore)...slushy 4 spd auto...the only good thing about the car was it's 8 speaker Bose, must be one of the best midrange factory Bose systems I've ever heard)
2005 Mazda RX-8 GT - 6spd (First manual car, first rwd car...I've had quite a few scares in her during my first winter with her...The second winter was way nicer, and needless to say, the car is very fun and easy to drive...)
2000 Nissan Altima GXE - auto (Learnt to drive in this car, totally loved this car, it was unique as there were not many of them on the roads, pretty compact, I thought it looked 100x better than Corollas and Civics, it was so much fun and so easy to learn in this car)
2003 Nissan Maxima SE - 4spd auto (loved this car as much as the RX-8, 255hp 265lbs torque, VQ35, had many cool features, heated steering wheel, memory seats etc etc...torque steer is cool btw) - we traded in the 2000 Alty for her in 2003 January...And in mid 04, I finally got my class 5 driver's license and had the luxury of driving her around for a few months, before I moved away for University...I hope to purchase a used one in the near future, 6spd version =]
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5SL - 4spd auto (this is the very first year of the new generation Alty, the road presence of this thing was unbelievable when it first came out, lots of stares and compliments, a year or so after it was everywhere though =[ Anyways, I didn't like this car, felt like a boat...cheap leather...crappy assembly (rattles galore)...slushy 4 spd auto...the only good thing about the car was it's 8 speaker Bose, must be one of the best midrange factory Bose systems I've ever heard)
2005 Mazda RX-8 GT - 6spd (First manual car, first rwd car...I've had quite a few scares in her during my first winter with her...The second winter was way nicer, and needless to say, the car is very fun and easy to drive...)
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From: Poughkeepsie, NY
Ive personally gone through a bunch of vehicles, but nothing beats my first car. A 1983 Starion. Ill try to find a pic, but that car was a blast to drive. Plus side Ive still to this day only seen one other on the road. Ive seen a bunch of Conquests, but the turbo Starion with the ram air hood was very distinctive. I wish I still had it today.
My auto history is something like this.
1983 Starion (sold)
1985 Bronco (sold)
1969 Camaro (still have)
1989 DSM Laser (sold)
1997 Kia Sportage (travel vehicle, Sold)
2000 Grand Prix (still have)
2004 RX-8 (Love, but not as much as the Camaro)
2001 CBR F4i
My auto history is something like this.
1983 Starion (sold)
1985 Bronco (sold)
1969 Camaro (still have)
1989 DSM Laser (sold)
1997 Kia Sportage (travel vehicle, Sold)
2000 Grand Prix (still have)
2004 RX-8 (Love, but not as much as the Camaro)
2001 CBR F4i