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Old 12-17-06, 09:23 PM
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Default Went Christmas Shopping and.....

Came home with this....

So some of you know I've been in the market for another car, and really couldn't find a GS that I was completely satisfied with in the area. Thought about jumping ship to BMW, but then decided against it.

Well thought it was about time for a complete 180. So I traded my S in and brought home this Glacier Frost Mica sparkling beauty. These teaser pics are a bit dirty, but I drove it the night before, and nastiness got all over it.

I'll get some real pics as soon as I clean her up. Man this car is a blast to drive. I'm going to miss the top down fun of the S for sure, I did love that car, but it was time for something a bit more refined. Who knows... maybe when I get a raise I'll also be able to get back INTO an S.....








Old 12-17-06, 10:03 PM
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Wow, pretty sweet. I was looking at one today. They do look pretty sweet.

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Old 12-18-06, 07:37 AM
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Its such a blast to drive, and there are so many freakin gadgets its crazy. Coming from a barebones car like the S, its a bit odd to have bluetooth, parking sensors, etc... etc...
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Wow....congrats. I saw a white one on the highway back in the summer...it looked awesome! great color!
Old 12-18-06, 07:30 PM
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A guy in my neighborhood has a Black one...he always rolls by me with a look like "I could wail on you!!"....he can.

Nice ride...be nice to the slower SC people.
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Originally Posted by neurocity
A guy in my neighborhood has a Black one...he always rolls by me with a look like "I could wail on you!!"....he can.

Nice ride...be nice to the slower SC people.
Haha. Yeah right, with my luck I'll pull up to a 2jz swapped SC....

I got spanked by a civic with an engine swap back in the day in my integra, was definitely cocky then. Then I got spanked in my S2000 when I thought I was going up against a Stock old school S4, Boy was I wrong...
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Sa-weeet ride..... may I ask which dealer you got it from? Good experience?
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Originally Posted by MadMax96
Sa-weeet ride..... may I ask which dealer you got it from? Good experience?
I actually got it from Bredemann in Glenview. All in all a pretty good experience. They even let me take home my S and bring it back in pure oem specs after the deal was done.
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Originally Posted by tcho82
I actually got it from Bredemann in Glenview. All in all a pretty good experience. They even let me take home my S and bring it back in pure oem specs after the deal was done.
Congrats on the car. They seem like nice people over there at Bredemann.
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theyre quick. Me and my friend were in his s2k on the higway and he got a car on us in 4th gear and was still pulling, but had to slow down for traffic.
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Congrats! Good to see another 2IS owner around Chicago.
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Great choice! Not far from Chi-town myself. Maybe I'll see ya around some time.
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Very nice car. I should sell all my cars and buy something nice.
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^^^ South Bend area code?
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