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    10-01-2012 12:59 PM #36
    Man, that is one clean SI.
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    10-01-2012 01:01 PM #37
    Cool, I knew lots of kids that drove these back in high school 12 years ago.

    Thanks for the flashback.

  3. 10-01-2012 01:07 PM #38
    Quote Originally Posted by 2003VeeDuBgolf View Post
    Cool, I knew lots of kids that drove these back in high school 12 years ago.

    Thanks for the flashback.
    Haha. I had a guy at a gas station over the summer stop me and say "Hey I used to own your car. It was mine in high school". I just looked at him and replied "I assure you, you did not". He replied it with, nope it's this car, mine was exactly like this. Then I had to explain to him I bought it brand new. He was all like "Ohhhh mine was exactly the same, sorry".
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    10-01-2012 01:31 PM #39
    Great looking car!

    A couple of my highschool friends and I worked at the local Honda dealership when these were new. As a result we've all maintained a soft spot for this generation of Si.

    Where are you located at? Sadly there arent many 10+ year old Hondas rolling around near my hometown of Cleveland without significant rust due to the liberal application of road salt during the Winter.
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  5. 10-01-2012 01:50 PM #40
    Quote Originally Posted by 13thStreetGTI View Post
    Great looking car!

    A couple of my highschool friends and I worked at the local Honda dealership when these were new. As a result we've all maintained a soft spot for this generation of Si.

    Where are you located at? Sadly there arent many 10+ year old Hondas rolling around near my hometown of Cleveland without significant rust due to the liberal application of road salt during the Winter.
    I'm in Boston. We get a ton of salt on the roads here too. This hasn't been my DD for 10+ years however.
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    10-01-2012 02:41 PM #41
    EK's do nothing for me.
    Its all about EF's and EG's.

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    10-01-2012 02:42 PM #42
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    Nice rides! How many times has the blue one been recovered thieves?
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  8. 10-01-2012 03:04 PM #43
    Quote Originally Posted by Rob. View Post
    EK's do nothing for me.
    Its all about EF's and EG's.
    To each their own. I love #GoldenEraHondas in general.

    I'm a fan of both of your cars
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    10-01-2012 11:23 PM #44
    Quote Originally Posted by kwik!gti View Post
    Yea I've debated removing the Autopower half cage, or possible painting it gray so it blends in with the full interior better. I dont know. I'll leave it for now.
    i say keep it, i really do like it

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    10-01-2012 11:26 PM #45
    You still have the Grand National?

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    10-01-2012 11:52 PM #46
    Quote Originally Posted by clutchrider View Post
    Clean as in "washed/detailed", yes. I've never put a modified car in the category or clean but that's my own nomenclature. It can be a nicely modified car or "done right" per my opinions, but not "clean".

    If I kept my GLI for 10 years or so and it was kept stock, no accidents, and was in great condition (paint, engine, etc.), then I would call it a "clean" example.
    Shut up.

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    10-02-2012 12:00 AM #47
    wow. thats a proper SI. One thats made it this far that hasn't been A: Stolen B: riced out C: totaled, or any combination of the three is a miracle, let alone a 1 owner car. Impressive sir. Longest I have kept a car has been 3 years (well, I did have an old bug for 10 years, but most of that was keeping dust of my garage floor)
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    10-02-2012 12:36 AM #48
    How ****ing old is that beer?

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    10-02-2012 01:06 AM #49
    We also have an owned-since-new 13 year old Civic coupe in our fleet. It's in the shop right now after it left me stranded in the middle of an intersection last Friday. SOHC VTEC power is enough to snap halfshafts when trying to make a left turn apparently.

    Ours has never seen a power buffer in its life, but after this repair is complete, I'll put some time into it and freshen it up a bit.

  15. 10-02-2012 09:02 AM #50
    Quote Originally Posted by garytightpants View Post
    i say keep it, i really do like it
    Thanks. I'm leaning that way.....mainly b/c I'm lazy and don't feel like contorting myself into the back seat to undo everything. It's such a task b/c of how I have the downtubes passibg through the read side plastics.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ark6 View Post
    You still have the Grand National?
    No I sold that a couple years back.

    Quote Originally Posted by mikes96GTI View Post
    wow. thats a proper SI. One thats made it this far that hasn't been A: Stolen B: riced out C: totaled, or any combination of the three is a miracle, let alone a 1 owner car. Impressive sir. Longest I have kept a car has been 3 years (well, I did have an old bug for 10 years, but most of that was keeping dust of my garage floor)
    Thank you sir. It hasn't been easy, especially the first few years when it was a daily driver. The last 10 it's been ok b/c it's always been a second car for me and luckily I've had a garage most of that time.

    Quote Originally Posted by zaYG View Post
    How ****ing old is that beer?

    lol I've had various different bottles kicking around in my parents garage fridge all this summer and into the fall...I'm thinking since this spring/early summer. There is actually a small liquor store near me that still has 6'ers in the fridge of this stuff.

    Quote Originally Posted by 2 doors View Post
    We also have an owned-since-new 13 year old Civic coupe in our fleet. It's in the shop right now after it left me stranded in the middle of an intersection last Friday. SOHC VTEC power is enough to snap halfshafts when trying to make a left turn apparently.

    Ours has never seen a power buffer in its life, but after this repair is complete, I'll put some time into it and freshen it up a bit.
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    10-02-2012 09:07 AM #51
    Quote Originally Posted by kwik!gti View Post
    Huh? Does Auto-X count? How about 1/4 mile? Because it's done both of those. Thanks for assuming doe. :hugs:

    That said, it's been a while and I won't be doing any of it again in this car.
    How fast is it? (1/4 mile)

  17. 10-02-2012 09:42 AM #52
    Quote Originally Posted by saron81 View Post
    How fast is it? (1/4 mile)
    I went a few different times in this car. Honestly I'd have to look at the time slips. I know when it was stock it was laughable (granted I wasn't too experienced back then in 2002 or so) but it was in the 16s. A few years later and some mods I managed a respectable low 14 second pass with borrowed drag rads. Now though? Probably back to 16s lol

    Edit: Come to think of it I think it was closer to mid 14s. I'd have to look at the time slips from Epping NH. Like I said this was a while ago. I'm not really a fan of 1/4 mile racing tbh.
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    10-02-2012 09:51 AM #53
    lol I've had various different bottles kicking around in my parents garage fridge all this summer and into the fall...I'm thinking since this spring/early summer. There is actually a small liquor store near me that still has 6'ers in the fridge of this stuff.
    Don't feel bad... I just picked up a Sam's 12-pack sampler that had this exact beer, along with the summer ale and others. It was on clearance for $10.97 and I can't pass up Sam's for that price...

  19. 10-02-2012 09:57 AM #54
    Quote Originally Posted by Geesixty View Post
    Don't feel bad... I just picked up a Sam's 12-pack sampler that had this exact beer, along with the summer ale and others. It was on clearance for $10.97 and I can't pass up Sam's for that price...
    I love the Noble Pils so if they had it year round I'd be OK with it.

    Just for the heck of it, took my car to the grocery store last night and took a quick pic to prove it's not a garage queen
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  20. 10-02-2012 12:26 PM #55
    Quote Originally Posted by mrivera View Post
    Shut up.

    That is all.
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    10-02-2012 12:38 PM #56
    Quote Originally Posted by kwik!gti View Post
    Cheers:

    Sorry you have to be the one I rant on...lol but it applies to most people on here *I don't care about your responses*

    Why does everyone have to put up a picture of something that has alcohol? To me it's very juvinile and shows you can't do anything without including it in your activities

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    10-02-2012 12:43 PM #57
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  23. 10-02-2012 12:57 PM #58
    Quote Originally Posted by Harry@TheRacersEdge View Post
    Sorry you have to be the one I rant on...lol but it applies to most people on here *I don't care about your responses*

    Why does everyone have to put up a picture of something that has alcohol? To me it's very juvinile and shows you can't do anything without including it in your activities
    It was part of a photo set I had. It was a friday. I was working on the car and having a few adult beverages. I liked the pic and thus shared it. Sorry it bothers ya like that.
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    10-02-2012 01:16 PM #59
    Very nice, love that colour.

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    10-02-2012 01:50 PM #61
    Quote Originally Posted by Harry@TheRacersEdge View Post
    Sorry you have to be the one I rant on...lol but it applies to most people on here *I don't care about your responses*

    Why does everyone have to put up a picture of something that has alcohol? To me it's very juvinile and shows you can't do anything without including it in your activities
    That's because he is juvenile. Within the past couple of months he created a thread in Off Topic claiming that he walked out of his job because of this and that and whatever. It became very clear that he did no such thing (Who knows if he even had a job to begin with), and once called out on his bull****, he stopped responding. That's his MO on here. He will create a thread, ride it out for a while, and if people start calling him out (He will put everyone who does on 'Ignore,' as evidenced in his signature) he will disappear for a few weeks, and then pop back up again so that he can get a fresh audience and start the process all over again. Everything he claims is complete bull****, other than owning this Civic probably, since that's really the only thing he posts about consistently.



  27. 10-02-2012 01:57 PM #62
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    Very nice, love that colour.
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    10-02-2012 01:59 PM #63
    Quote Originally Posted by clutchrider View Post
    Clean as in "washed/detailed", yes. I've never put a modified car in the category or clean but that's my own nomenclature. It can be a nicely modified car or "done right" per my opinions, but not "clean".




    Quote Originally Posted by Harry@TheRacersEdge View Post
    Sorry you have to be the one I rant on...lol but it applies to most people on here *I don't care about your responses*

    Why does everyone have to put up a picture of something that has alcohol? To me it's very juvinile and shows you can't do anything without including it in your activities

    because some of us like alcohol?? lighten up, it's not like he posted 20 pics of himself funneling Kegs

    spelling juvenile as "juvinile" is also pretty juvenile ...
    Last edited by VWFSIB6; 10-02-2012 at 02:04 PM.

  29. 10-02-2012 02:02 PM #64
    Quote Originally Posted by VWFSIB6 View Post
    Everyone has their own definition I guess. I've never had anyone who saw this car in person tell me it's not "clean". Generally that's the first words they use to describe it. I talked with a couple of people at Boston C&C and that's what they said. "That's a very clean Si" to quote one guy I overheard.
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    10-02-2012 02:04 PM #65
    What's up with the fake roll cage?
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  31. 10-02-2012 02:06 PM #66
    Quote Originally Posted by GTI 20v View Post
    What's up with the fake roll cage?
    Huh?

    It's not a cage. It's actually a roll bar. There isn't any forward bars or brow bar.
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    10-02-2012 02:46 PM #67
    Quote Originally Posted by kwik!gti View Post
    Huh?

    It's not a cage. It's actually a roll bar. There isn't any forward bars or brow bar.
    Pardon me. I should have said:

    What's up with the fake roll bar?
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  33. 10-02-2012 03:46 PM #68
    Quote Originally Posted by GTI 20v View Post
    Pardon me. I should have said:

    What's up with the fake roll bar?
    elaborate please.
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    10-02-2012 04:17 PM #69
    Quote Originally Posted by clutchrider View Post
    Car needs to be put back to stock height, have the OEM wheels put back on, tint removed, and then I'd like it.
    I'm sure he'll bend over backwards to aquiesce your request.

    Seriously, do you see how arrogant your post looks?

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  35. 10-02-2012 04:21 PM #70
    Quote Originally Posted by 200HP4dr View Post
    I'm sure he'll bend over backwards to aquiesce your request.

    Seriously, do you see how arrogant your post looks?

    Chris
    I just noticed the tint comment. My car doesn't even have tinted windows lol. Again, I know everyone has an opinion and that's ok.
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