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1996 Range Rover 4.6 HSE (Dad's but I used it most of the time)
1998 Mitsubishi Galant ES - Riced to death, Wings West everything
1999 Civic EX - Had SI Everything, got stolen before I could do LS Vtec swap
2000 Integra Type R - Stolen within 2 weeks
2003 Civic SI - EP3, K20A2 Swap, Buddy Club Body Kit, Spoon Exhaust, Volk GT7's in Black, Tein SS Coilovers, Type R headlights, Carbon Hood, Stop Tech BBK, Type R Wing. My First JDM everything Car.
2005 STi - Black, Version 8 Swap, Project Mu Rotors and Pads, JIC FLT A2 Coilovers, Cusco Sway, Lat Links, Control Arms, Seibon C-West Carbon Hood, APR Carbon Mirrors, ATS Twin disc carbon clutch, Invidia G200 Exhaust, TurboXS FMIC, Tial BOV, Agency Power GT35 Turbo kit (modeled and designed on my car as test vehicle) Volk CE28 Back Edition 18x10 Squared, AME Tracers 18x9 Squared in Black, Work XD9's powdercoated in Jade Green 18x10 Squared. Ecutek Tuned 481 HP, 533 TQ
2009 335I Vert - White, Red Interior , Ebay Carbon M-Tech Lip, AfE Intakes, H&R Springs, Work Meister 3P 19x10/19x11.5 (sold within 18 months)
2011 G37XS (Present) - In progess, had the car for 3 years, was going to leave stock and now decided to build it, I'll post pics when she's presentable in April. Right now.
MW - Midnight grille, 3K HID Fogs, Diode 6k Low Beams, Roof Painted gloss black(soon to be satin) Satin Black mirror covers vinyled, anodized purple duck feet.
Not installed - AG M310's 19x9.5/19x11 (powdercoated) S-tech RWD springs, Factory sport lip, Kinetic Camber kit, HKS rear section, EZ splitter side skirts, New Rear shocks (kyb), GTR hood vents
I haven't owned many before my X and the ones I have owned are not near as cool as the rest of you guys with your performance cars, but here we go:
First car: 1997 Isuzu Hombre 5 spd. Great little pickup to learn on for a first vehicle.
2000 Ford Ranger: Bought because I wanted to be done shifting and also have 4wd available for my MN winters. owned for half a year and realized I don't need it as I never hauled anything and could get better mileage with a small car.
2003 Saturn Ion 5 spd: Bought 5 years ago right after the ranger with 165k on the clock. Its now at 240k and still running strong. I bought it as it was really cool to have a 5 spd little car that got great mileage and also has cool suicide doors!!! Currently trying to sell.............
2013 G37x Sedan: bought 2 days ago in Cleveland Ohio from a guy that listed it on the G's for sale here in the forums. Flew out and drove it back to MN. Best 12 hour test drive I have ever had!!!!
I've been an import guy (most) of my life and usually Nissans. Between me and my wife we've had the following cars:
My first (my Dad's) 1982 Chevrolet S-10 4-speed
My Wife's first car (her Dad's) - 1984 Nissan Stanza 5-speed
My First actual car - 1993 Ford Escort LX-E 5 speed (Really a Mazda Protégé) (Drove 21k)
Her first Actual Car - 1989 Nissan Sentra 5 speed (Zero Options)
My First Sports Car - 1993 Ford Mustang GT 5-speed (Drove 29k)
First semi-practical car - 1995 Nissan 200SX SE-R 5-speed (Drove 128k)
Wife's First car she paid for - 1994 Saturn SL2 - 5-speed (Drove 80ish-k)
1st Married Purchase (and first used) - 1995 Nissan Maxima - 5-speed (Bought at 24k, gave to Brother in law at 190k, he drove to at least 250k)
(me)2003 Honda CR-V EX 5-speed (Totaled at 31k)
(me) 2004 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT - Bought with 55k, sold at 141k
(Wife) 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L (First automatic) (Bought at 33k, sold at 140k) - Giant POS
(Wife) 2010 Lexus RX 350 (Bought with 60k)
(Me) 2011 Infiniti G37S Sedan 6MT - Bought with 32k on it
As you can see...I've never had an automatic transmission car, and my wife is only on her second. SAVE THE MANUALS!!!
1995 maxima vq35de frankenstein swap (still have)
1986 bmw 325e sedan with an m20b25 swap (sold)
1990 civic hatch jdm b16a1 swap (still have(and it's for sale))
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1997 Dodge Intrepid (modded with an intake lol)
2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V (started with bolt-ons, eventually went turbo)
1995 Ford Ranger (winter car while the Sentra was constantly worked on)
2005 Saab 9-2x "Saabaru" (full bolt-ons, tune, hybrid motor)
2012 VW GTI
2011 Nissan Maxima
2012 G37xS
2005 Toyota Corolla Sport 1.8L - drove until (started with 65K) 123K then got rid of since it was too small
2010 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L - got rid of after trans was slipping
2012 Kia Optima SX 2.0T - engine blew, got it fixed then totaled in accident
**CURRENT** 2013 Infiniti G37x 3.7L - love this bad boy, modded with stillen gen3 cai and stillen catback exhaust and vinyl wrapped in matte brilliant blue metallic
**FUTURE** Infiniti Q50 RS400, Infiniti Q70S, Lexus IS, Porsche Panamera, Alfa Romeo Giulia, BMW 440i GC - I know a lot of choices lol
1998 Mustang Cobra (gas mileage was killing me)
2004 Acura RSX Type S (Totaled by EX girlfriend)
1999 Honda civic ex (kept for 6 years throughout college)
/\ /\ /\ Wow, nice find on the old thread Melodyrae! I completely forgot about my post right above yours from 4 1/2 years ago and ironically here I am in the same spot considering the next generation of the same cars. I just drove the ATS-V replacement, the CT4-V Blackwing and looking forward to seeing the new Audi RS3. I considered a used GT-R or a new M3, but the front of the M3 is still ugly and the Blackwing seems like a much better deal. Then again, I am having trouble with the idea of giving up the AWD in my current car...
This is my second g37x sedan, a 2012 with 126k, my daily. Prior to those I owned a few cars that remain kind of dear to me
2006 Acura RL - Amazing ride and Tech for a 2006 vehicle. Trans let go at 180k. Sold for 2k
1998 Maxima GLE - Super Fun 5-speed manual, fully loaded with leather heated seats. Subframe was so rotted at 220k, thought engine was going to fall out one day. Sold it to a friend for 500, he bolted a brace under engine cradle and STILL drives it.
2002 Passat Sedan - Good V6 with AWD, I wanted the wagon version. Sold for 3k with 190k
1984 & 1988 VW Scirrocos - I couldn't afford a GTI, but this was a better car anyway. Still miss these
I ain't had a whole lot of cars either yet but I'm only 22. First was an 07 fj cruiser, wasn't into modding yet so stock except the spray paint job we don't talk about anymore. Traded in for a 2011 g37x which I riced out a little more than I wanted, wrecked on the highway in the snow. Wasn't totalled in fact it still ran fine I just didn't want to rebuild the front end especially with the amount of rust on it sold it for $1200 and used that as a down payment on my 09 SRT8 charger which I still have, it's got a cam, full straight pipe, intake, American racing wheels, Hotchkis springs, Bilsteins all around, gutted from the driver's seat back. I got another 2011 g37x a couple months ago to have for a more practical daily driver though I'm a much better driver learning how to handle a powerful car on the charger, drove to work one morning and didn't realize there was freezing rain until I hit it on a bridge on the highway, just counter steer until I got off it. Had to laugh because there were trucks and SUVs sounds out all over the place and my rwd muscle car got to work ok. Also had a 91 s10 blazer I bought off Craigslist for $750, I ended up giving it to a friend because he needed a car really bad and I didn't really need it. The black sedan with the gtr lights was my first Infiniti. Yes I like painting things myself, y'all can talk **** about the blue on my new one if you want, my spray painting has gotten a lot better over the years though.
Just found this thread and figured I would throw a few of my previous cars up here.
Have owned quite a few but here are a couple that I enjoyed the most.
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege - Fully built w/ forged pistons-rods. One of the best handling fwd cars I have owned.
1998 BMW M3 - It was a BMW Individual with a few bolt-ons and suspension upgrades. Completely changed what I expected from a car, it was an absolute blast to drive.
2001 BMW M5 - Hands down the best all around car I have owned. It was just good at everything. Definitely wish I had hung onto this one.
01-18-2018, 03:18 PM
SAVE THE MANUALS!!!
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