First wash and wax of my car
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The Michigan "WANKEL"
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From: Lansing, MI
Thanks for all of the comments. I love this car. Yes, the 3 in the street is my daily driver (4.5 years old and 151,300 miles!). It's been a great car--extremely reliable with the exception of an alarming rust issue. It gets great gas mileage and is a ton of fun to drive for that type of car.
Chibana refers to the karate master Chibana Chosin who was an Okinawan who died in 1969 (the year I was born). He is the one who named the sub-style of karate I got my shodan (first degree black belt) in back in 2000, and from all the reading I've done about him, I have a lot of respect for him. He was one of the last of the great Okinawa martial arts masters. I'm guessing that the prefecture is probably named after Chibana Chosin.
HockyRX-8, I love those wheels. Those are what I plan to get for my RX-8, but in 18x8.5 size (38mm offset). I also have a set of them for my Mazda3 (they were just this past winter demoted to my winter wheels), also in Titanium Bronze.
Chibana refers to the karate master Chibana Chosin who was an Okinawan who died in 1969 (the year I was born). He is the one who named the sub-style of karate I got my shodan (first degree black belt) in back in 2000, and from all the reading I've done about him, I have a lot of respect for him. He was one of the last of the great Okinawa martial arts masters. I'm guessing that the prefecture is probably named after Chibana Chosin.
HockyRX-8, I love those wheels. Those are what I plan to get for my RX-8, but in 18x8.5 size (38mm offset). I also have a set of them for my Mazda3 (they were just this past winter demoted to my winter wheels), also in Titanium Bronze.
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The Michigan "WANKEL"
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From: Lansing, MI
I looked into that. At $995, I decided against it. And the seam line on the hood shows up more on black cars than on other colors. It just didn't seem worth it to me. I may regret it years from now, but considering that I could have the body shop I've been using for many years repaint a significant portion of the front of the car for that much money, I think I made a good choice.
I looked into that. At $995, I decided against it. And the seam line on the hood shows up more on black cars than on other colors. It just didn't seem worth it to me. I may regret it years from now, but considering that I could have the body shop I've been using for many years repaint a significant portion of the front of the car for that much money, I think I made a good choice.
I just repainted my front bumper and the clear bra is next...no matta what.
I looked into that. At $995, I decided against it. And the seam line on the hood shows up more on black cars than on other colors. It just didn't seem worth it to me. I may regret it years from now, but considering that I could have the body shop I've been using for many years repaint a significant portion of the front of the car for that much money, I think I made a good choice.