| Seks |
anyone? i think it's safe, don't you think?
on a side note, anyone who has their cars store up north at this place going there this weekend to take them out? |
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| PraxRX7 |
im grabbin mine friday!
Already had it out yesterday for an hour. |
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| redbaron303 |
| I want mine out this weekend..... Although we still have a lil work left to do on it. |
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| blown_mr2 |
| Insurance effective on April 1st. This Saturday is the big day!! :fingersx: |
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| LudeDude19 |
damn it i want mine out sooo bad
but i'm going to go measure the diameter of the CAI so I can get a K&N filter and AEM Bypass valve *cough ebay cough*
oh and check the condition of my tires
DAMN YOU CAMBER!!!! |
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| 86Boi |
| Chris wat car are u taken out....dont tell me its the jeep, cause its already out.....out of date haha jk, but serious wat car? |
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| redbaron303 |
Do I know you????
My Civic. |
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| 86Boi |
| not too sure....but wat have u got done on ur civic and wat year?? |
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| redbaron303 |
| Absolutely nothing other than a blinking airfreshner!!! bwahahahahahahaha. WOOT. 1991 Civic DX, 4 door, auto..... at least the jeep won't be out. |
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| 86Boi |
| cool its kevin chris hahah anyways are u doing nething to it..i heard u wanna lower it |
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| redbaron303 |
I figured as much.
I think I'll lower it, tint it, and put some simple rims on it.... just to make it my "own" ya know? That's it, it's jut a daily driver b/c it's cheap to run @ 90cents/L |
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| Scintillater |
| i will when it's put back together. hahah. my poor baby *sniffle* haven't seen her since oct. |
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| Mustard |
You guys are all idiots...
the whole point not driving half the year is to avoid these conditions...
this is when the roads are the rockiest/dirtiest/ugliest/bigest potholes...etc.
Mid to end of april... thats what i'm aiming for... assuming it doesn't snow AGAIN :rolleyes: |
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| 86Boi |
| who are u calling idiots?? lol im not the with a car that has a 50thousand dollar paint job to worry bout hahaha i drive this weather day in and day out i dotn give a rats ass bout rocks and such.....but if ppl want to bring their cars out let them doesnt mean they are idiots for doing wat they want.....anyways back on topic....... |
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| REFLUX |
| I'm waiting until the LOWs stay above 0. |
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| 86Boi |
| Reflux i've only seen you take out ur seven when there is a photo shoot or once a year.....u gotta take it out more often haha really love the paint on it for such an old car... |
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| Shady_Pro |
| first week of may for me and a couple buddies:bthumbup: :blue: |
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| stealth |
quote:
Originally posted by Scintillater
i will when it's put back together. hahah. my poor baby *sniffle* haven't seen her since oct.
only october?
I havent driven my car since August:(
Im hoping Mid April the car will be out, if things go well then ASAP. |
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| ChromeDragon |
quote:
Originally posted by 86Boi
who are u calling idiots?? lol im not the with a car that has a 50thousand dollar paint job to worry bout hahaha i drive this weather day in and day out i dotn give a rats ass bout rocks and such.....but if ppl want to bring their cars out let them doesnt mean they are idiots for doing wat they want.....anyways back on topic.......
You put a $50,000 paint job on an AE86? Is the paint flecked with diamonds or what?:rolleyes: |
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| Altezza |
quote:
Originally posted by ChromeDragon
You put a $50,000 paint job on an AE86? Is the paint flecked with diamonds or what?:rolleyes:
He said hes not the one with the 50 thousand dollar paint job :p |
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| Altezza |
| My car is out all year round till i get the paint job done then its time to buy a clunker thinking of a van Ford Aerostar 5 speed :D my parents own one i drove it few times to Stage 13 and jasper and such awesome camping and beat around van |
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| Insomniac |
| You guys are a bunch of pussies. Get your cars out. If it snows, park it for a couple days. Their car's, not irreplacable family heirlooms.... |
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| n0c7 |
| I refiberglassed, reprepped and repainted the insides of my sideskirts over the winter. I had my ride out for the long weekend and I need to redo them again now, from less than 2 hours of road time. I'm gonna wait a bit longer until some of the gravel is cleaned up. |
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| SilverZ24 |
I keep full insurance on my car all winter so I can take it out every now and again when the roads aren't too bad. Although it does stay parked for most of the winter. But Saturday I plan on putting my 18's back on for the summer. If it snows again I can do without it for a few days.
And some of you guys do know that there are lots of people in the city that drive 100 grand plus cars all winter long? Most of the cars here can handle a few rocks and a bit of snow. :p |
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| TurboMR2 |
April 15th is the big day for me.. :)
the countdown begins... |
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| crazyrx7 |
quote:
Originally posted by n0c7
I refiberglassed, reprepped and repainted the insides of my sideskirts over the winter. I had my ride out for the long weekend and I need to redo them again now, from less than 2 hours of road time. I'm gonna wait a bit longer until some of the gravel is cleaned up.
Shit stay out of the gravel. I drive my STI in the winter and it don't get chipped up as bad as everyone thinks. Just stay back a bit from the car/truck infront of you and you will be okay. I personally will be pulling my fd out of hibernation on Friday and will most likely be out at UC for 9pm.
R.K. |
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| Insomniac |
if your paint gets that wrecked after two hours of driving, get better paint...
imagine if new cars got chipped up that easily. cars that were out all winter would be completely f*cked |
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| 1985mazdarx7 |
My RX-7 is coming home this Saturday (April 2), but will probably not be driven on a regular basis until our city fixes all the pot holes - just wanna get it home from the farm.
- Jeff L. |
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| Seks |
So I still haven't got my question answered:
who is going up to the barn to pick up their cars? |
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| n0c7 |
quote:
Originally posted by Insomniac
if your paint gets that wrecked after two hours of driving, get better paint...
imagine if new cars got chipped up that easily. cars that were out all winter would be completely f*cked
It's not the paint that is the weakness, its the design of the skirt. When the wheel throws up a rock into the wheel well it doesnt hit a plastic mud flap or the wheel well liner, it hits the chunk of the sideskirt that mounts at the bottom of the fender. It's kind of hard to explain without seeing, but like most bodykits they just look good and arent at all practical :) The rock chips dont bother me that much on the inside, its just when I curb any of the kit pulling in and out of parking lots and tear it half off that drives me nuts. |
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| n0c7 |
quote:
Originally posted by crazyrx7
Shit stay out of the gravel. I drive my STI in the winter and it don't get chipped up as bad as everyone thinks. Just stay back a bit from the car/truck infront of you and you will be okay. I personally will be pulling my fd out of hibernation on Friday and will most likely be out at UC for 9pm.
R.K.
Kind of hard to avoid at the moment :p The gravel getting thrown at me from the vehicle in front of me doesnt really chip or damage anything, its just the gravel on the streets getting sucked up into the wheel well area thats banging the bottom of my skirt mounted at the bottom of the fender. Hard to explain, when I see you at one of the meets coming up i'll show ya. :beer: |
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| n0c7 |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverZ24
...And some of you guys do know that there are lots of people in the city that drive 100 grand plus cars all winter long? Most of the cars here can handle a few rocks and a bit of snow. :p
True enough, but if my eclipse was originally from Canada and had been driven all year around, now, 10 years later it would be beginning to rust out, have tonnes of scratches on the glass, and all the other good stuff that goes along with winter and general daily driving. My ride has been fully restored on the outside so the way I did it was buy a $4000 half decent beater(a 93 explorer) to get me through the winter instead of putting all that wear and tear on the car. Also, having a dropped ride with a complete kit that sits not even an 1.5 inchs off the ground in its lowest spots does not make a very practical winter ride. Expensive 18's on overpriced 225/40's don't like snow drifting into curbs too much either. However, if I had a bone stock car, like a brand new 350Z for example, I would definitely drive my car year around. I've spent too much on this car already(and I'm the second owner of this project) unfortunately I hate not being able to drive my pride and joy for half of the year. :dunno: Always some dilemma. |
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| 86Boi |
quote:
Originally posted by ChromeDragon
You put a $50,000 paint job on an AE86? Is the paint flecked with diamonds or what?:rolleyes:
no no matt i got a 20 dollar paint job on my car....haha im not scared of alittle rocks and such....
and there are NSX's and BMW's worth more than ur cars driven around even in the winter so its not a problem driven ur cars around at this time...just try to avoid all the pot holes and gravel...i do that even with my car |
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| redbaron303 |
My dad's friend drives his NSX during the winter... but he also owns something like 8 or 9 "exotic" sports cars from Japan, the USA, and Germany. I remember a couple years ago when we went skiing at Lake Louise and he met us there.... in his NSX, it was like that Lotus Esprit from "for your eyes only" (is that the right one??) James Bond movie w/ ski's on the roof! hahahaha
Point is that like SilverZ24 said, there are plenty of guys who drive their high priced cars all year around and it doesn't cause them much problems. I think for most of us though, we aren't all super blinging like these other guys rippin around in their Porsches and NSX's in the snow so we try to preserve our rides to avoid having to do ANYTHING out of the necessary to it.
Personally for me, my RX7 isn't a 100 000$ car but it's my pride and joy and I am NOT the single greatest winter driver out there.... just too much power and not enough "mad skillz" for bad roads, so I don't see a point in risking everything I've put into that car to drive it all year. Although, I see no problems in bringing it out now --- I'll drive it conservatively for the next lil while till the roads are more cleared up. |
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| Xx D-MAN xX |
I'll probably reinstate my insurance for the end of april, whether I take the car out at that time or not.
If the weather has improved and the roads have been cleaned, then I'll bring it out by the end of april or early may. Need tp get alot of stuff done before the end of may... |
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| snugs |
| My car never went away, but I'm not putting the summer tires on until near the end of april. |
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| RSN CRX |
| Mine has been out all winter but today I put my rims on and cleaned it inside and out.:bthumbup: |
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| Insomniac |
| I just took my car out for a little rip. You guys are missing out :p |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by Insomniac
imagine if new cars got chipped up that easily.
But they do... The quality of paint and glass on new cars today is not what it used to be. |
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| clapbak |
| took mine out.. made it 2 block before i got pulled over :cool: |
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| Nite_Rydah |
| +17 and sunny out today..why not?..i just brought my car out and parked the golf |
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| 92_WhItE_H23 |
| was that your dsm i seen turning left onto 75th from argyll today?? |
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| Nite_Rydah |
quote:
Originally posted by 92_WhItE_H23
was that your dsm i seen turning left onto 75th from argyll today??
nope |
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