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Old May 17, 2014 | 09:10 AM
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^nah did it myself stealership wants 300 for the whole arm. Rock Auto had it for less than 60 you can get aftermarket bushings from whiteline, but that requires a press to get them in and out.
Nice, I couldn't find how the whitelines held up on the search although I found that they're not bad bushing replacments. How have they held up? Did you need to change them ever again?
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
I sell arms with aftermarket poly bushings preinstalled.
Are poly bushings any good compared to OEM?
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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Lmfao better than hs ahha, yeah im going to a college not to far either im on long island, im majoring in electrical engineer, crap is hard!, its so much fun getting a college refund mad $ to spend haha, i got 1700$ in the mail yesterday wow !
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 09:55 AM
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If only this was the politics section where I could comment on my opinion of college students taking extra loans for college entertainment and other WANTS.
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffreybonilla5
Lmfao better than hs ahha, yeah im going to a college not to far either im on long island, im majoring in electrical engineer, crap is hard!, its so much fun getting a college refund mad $ to spend haha, i got 1700$ in the mail yesterday wow !
Really? Did you take ap chem or ap phys in hs? I took them and passed them pretty easy. Going for electrical and mechanical, but that's cool on the 1.7k.
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 03:35 PM
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If only this was the politics section where I could comment on my opinion of college students taking extra loans for college entertainment and other WANTS.
By all means post it
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sotheasunday
Nice, I couldn't find how the whitelines held up on the search although I found that they're not bad bushing replacments. How have they held up? Did you need to change them ever again?
Originally Posted by Sotheasunday
Are poly bushings any good compared to OEM?
I didn't actually get the whitelines, but from what I've heard they hold up great and offer improved handling from the poly being harder than the OEM rubber.

Originally Posted by Urbanengineer
If only this was the politics section where I could comment on my opinion of college students taking extra loans for college entertainment and other WANTS.
I laugh when I see it cause it'll bite em in the @$$ later.

Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
I sell arms with aftermarket poly bushings preinstalled.
wish I woulda known that a year ago LOL
 
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Old May 17, 2014 | 11:48 PM
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Lmfao no i didnt take any one of the exams thats what im worrie about xP, well im good at math so not to bad but still uk, its easier bc they just get to te point i feel!
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 02:43 AM
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Good college car? Not sure what makes something a college car...most of my family considers the G coupe kind of a luxury car, I hesitate to take mine to school as it's in such great condition. If I was looking to buy a car for college, something that was older and more of a "used" car, I would look at the 02-03 Maxima's, or an 03 Accord V6 6 speed (somehow that car is faster than most G35's, didn't believe it until I drove one, they look like a soapbar though), other than that Ford Explorers are great for all-around vehicles. I have owned a 1997 for 4 years, cost me $2500 when I bought it, now has 165k miles on it and is fantastic, almost no maintenance costs, other than oil changes, and the occasional change of brake pads.

Sorry, when I think of "college" cars, I think of "practical" cars, cheaper cars. Though there are a lot of really wealthy people that go to my school that think the G is a POS because their parents gave them a 2013 Mustang GT, or something brand new (such a waste ). Depends what demographic you are in I suppose. G seems too nice to be considered a "college" car; unless it's beat up with high mileage.
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Urbanengineer
If only this was the politics section where I could comment on my opinion of college students taking extra loans for college entertainment and other WANTS.

You mean the same guys who later compain about not being able to pay off their loans and wanting a bailout because they used loan money to pay for vacations, big tv's, decorating their dorm room, etc etc.


Don't get me started
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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Lol yeah just take out all your loans and then file for bankruptcy
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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Ah. But you can't. Student loans are rarely discharged through bankruptcy. It's one of the reasons why loans are given so freely at low interests rates because the loan givers have virtually no risk.
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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wtf?! Literally just took personal finance and the professor was saying this happens quite a bit???
Was it at one time a popular thing that they just recently changed? All confused now lol
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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wtf?! Literally just took personal finance and the professor was saying this happens quite a bit???
Was it at one time a popular thing that they just recently changed? All confused now lol

It happens, but it's one of the hardest things to get discharged in bankruptcy. You really need to have a legit reason...not just racked up too many credit card bills and don't want to pay any more

http://www.studentloanborrowerassist...rg/bankruptcy/

Usually extreme hardship such as living at poverty levels, or medical bills is how to get it discharged.




Of course, if this was the political forum, i'd dive into personal responsibility for those who take $100K in loans for a degree in underwater kite making and then find out their skill has no marketability and how the system "duped" them into taking those loans.
 

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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by soloist3
Good college car? Not sure what makes something a college car...most of my family considers the G coupe kind of a luxury car, I hesitate to take mine to school as it's in such great condition. If I was looking to buy a car for college, something that was older and more of a "used" car, I would look at the 02-03 Maxima's, or an 03 Accord V6 6 speed (somehow that car is faster than most G35's, didn't believe it until I drove one, they look like a soapbar though), other than that Ford Explorers are great for all-around vehicles. I have owned a 1997 for 4 years, cost me $2500 when I bought it, now has 165k miles on it and is fantastic, almost no maintenance costs, other than oil changes, and the occasional change of brake pads.

Sorry, when I think of "college" cars, I think of "practical" cars, cheaper cars. Though there are a lot of really wealthy people that go to my school that think the G is a POS because their parents gave them a 2013 Mustang GT, or something brand new (such a waste ). Depends what demographic you are in I suppose. G seems too nice to be considered a "college" car; unless it's beat up with high mileage.
Thanks for the input, and shame on those that look down on G's they're beautiful and majestic mechanical creatures.

But yeah, I might just stick with my corolla for a while, maybe get a 37 or 35 when I graduate, though everytime I look at a 37 I think it looks beautiful, everytime I look at a 35 I can picture me loving it until the parts aren't even made for the car anymore, so eh another topic another time.
 
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