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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by en4cer
I am looking into getting a camry, corolla, accord, or civic a few years old, so I'm searching for something around $11,000 to $13,000. I'm still making payments on my G, so even though I'll be extending the loan length, I'll greatly reduce the monthly payments, and have a car with a lot less miles on it. My G has 90,000 miles.

I'm really thinking about the current model Civic. With that I'll average around 35mpg, with my G i get 21mpg.... so that's a pretty good jump.
Poor G getting sold for a Civic I suppose with weddings and stuff, gotta do what ya gotta do.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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Poor G getting sold for a Civic I suppose with weddings and stuff, gotta do what ya gotta do.
Wait...what? Steve's getting married???
 
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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So we got a GMC Terrain not too long ago and one of the thing that was bothering me about it is the fact that Xenon lights are not part of the option list. They all come with Halogen lights only After doing some research, I found a kit made by Phillips specifically for the Terrain. It s got H11 bulbs and the color is 6000K. It was tough getting the right angle for the side by side pic but it gives you a good idea. This was my first ever Xenon conversion kit install and it was pretty straight forward. I'm happy with how it turned out

Before



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Side by Side

 
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Looks good Tevi!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Nice Tevi

its great that modern cars even if they have halogens come with projectors to make an easy HID mod or warmer bulb.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Hey Lance, i saw you parking at car craft the other day. I was on my bike.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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Thanks everyone!
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe6MT
Hey Lance, i saw you parking at car craft the other day. I was on my bike.
lol...sportin the wonderful FX? Yeah I was Nick and Nate. They both had their cars there too. Nate(w/ the 300) is gettin his car fully painted this upcoming tuesday which is why I need to get ahold of Nic to get his fenders rolled b4 then. Two tone w/ flat black on top, stock gloss on bottom, and a burple divider. Then getting purple "time attack" on his wheels and getting the dish painted glass black. gunna be SIIICK!!!

PS: update on me...I've made some progress....I should have a pretty good Debut next spring keepin' it on the DL though!

I predict next summer we'll have a meet ATleast once a month!!
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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Lets hope lol i think i have figured out what i am going to buy once i sell my car in a year or two... Chevy Silverado crew cab. Kinda like this one.



Now i just gotta work and wait for the prices to come down.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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looks good Tevi
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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i have figured out what i am going to buy once i sell my car in a year or two... Chevy Silverado crew cab. Now i just gotta work and wait for the prices to come down.
That's worse then Steve trading his in for a civic! Not that I have anything against trucks but I'd never replace a G with one.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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That'll be fun to fill up in Fargo, Janik. Remember the Vmax? I think it was something like, "YES, 12 mpg!"
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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Janik_ That s just a bad idea all the way around. horrible gas mileage, poor resale value and no more cruise through the twisties...
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mysticmotion
That's worse then Steve trading his in for a civic! Not that I have anything against trucks but I'd never replace a G with one.
Well, gotta do what you gotta do. I'll lease another car after i get a job, but i'd like to OWN a truck. I haul so much **** all the time i am barely every driving my car to begin with.
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That'll be fun to fill up in Fargo, Janik. Remember the Vmax? I think it was something like, "YES, 12 mpg!"
Lol i am not buying this thing until MAYBE my last year of college. BUT they get a LOT better mileage when they aren't all souped up like ours. Probably like 15 or 16 vs 12.

Car works for you, its beginning to be just a giant hassle for me. My mom needs to rent a damn van just so i can get my **** to college.
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Janik_ That s just a bad idea all the way around. horrible gas mileage, poor resale value and no more cruise through the twisties...
Have you looked at the prices of trucks lately? They hold their value 100X better than cars do. And i dont do twisty driving anymore so i really don't care...



Just got back from Lake Superior and boating in the Apostle Islands. I'll try to get some pics up tonight but it was hella fun boating around.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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BTW, front bumper is fixed.
 
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