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Old 05-02-11, 09:07 PM
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Im 16 and I got lucky enough to get an 06 IS250 as my first car. It's fully stock and I wanna hook it up, I just dont know where to start. I have a dark gray, charcoal color... I'm getting a job soon so I'll have some money to put into it. I'm just asking for some thoughts and ideas on where to start, Thank you very much.
Old 05-02-11, 09:11 PM
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red out, hid fogs and coilover is a good start..welcome and congrats..HOT DAMN 16yrs old...
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pics or it didnt happen
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Wow! My first car when I was 16 was a '66 VW Bug. My biggest concern was figuring out how to have enough money to put gas in the tank.

A cheap mod is LED lighting - i went with blue interior lighting - looks sweet!
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Thanks and I know, i got lucky. Is getting a chip worth it? It says you actually get a few my MPG but I don't know if it's BS or not.
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lol what an intro... "i'm 16.............. blah " don't know if this piece of information is important to the overall logic of ur post but welcome to the forum.
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don't even try to mod your car for speed, because its just not going to happen....
Old 05-02-11, 09:37 PM
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welcome
chips are BS lol
sorry to say that if you want to go faster, you just got the wrong car haha
but if you're gonna spend a great $5k on a supercharger kit..
then i'd suggest you get a 350 LOL

a nice start
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"pics or it didnt happen " I would put a picture on here but i don't know how to. lol


"don't even try to mod your car for speed, because its just not going to happen...." Alright, well should I at least put an exhaust on it?
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Welcome to CL! Do a good look over of the site and you will learn a whole lot...
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Originally Posted by AndrewF
"pics or it didnt happen " I would put a picture on here but i don't know how to. lol
lol enjoy the 2IS
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Originally Posted by IS250TW
welcome
chips are BS lol
sorry to say that if you want to go faster, you just got the wrong car haha
but if you're gonna spend a great $5k on a supercharger kit..
then i'd suggest you get a 350 LOL

a nice start
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True that!! Its perfect for learning on....not too fast
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That's a nice first car! My parents got me an '07 IS350 before turning 18 a few months ago and I'm so broke paying for premium gas at like $4.90/gal and insurance costs now.
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that's a tough situation to be in. I got a new Dodge Ram truck when i was 16 and the gas killed me....i had to trade it for a Honda and lost sooo much of my down payment.
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Wheels and a drop really define the car, everything else is just fluff.


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