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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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Well, the day I hoped would never arrive has come. I had to part with my beloved GS3 yesterday after trying to fix a series of problems that nearly ruined me financially. I decided that at this point in my life it would be more intelligent to get something with minimal ownership costs. I ended up getting a Civic coupe (not my first choice, but it was more impressive than anything I could find at a Toyota dealer.

I just wanted to thank everyone here for all the help they've given me over the past year. I will truly miss being a member, but hopefully this lack of Lexus ownership will only be temporary. Thanks again... and hopefully you all don't mind a Honduh boy stopping by every so often.

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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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Sorry to hear about your car. Hopefully your Honda will serve you well until you get a new Lex. We'll miss you over here, feel free to hang out with us over here, we're all friends.

Regarding the parts you have for sale, could I buy your strut tower bar and the stock intake piping (if it's available for sale. I need the two stock rubber tubes between the airflow meter and the throttle, also the plastic airsilencer box)? I'm in SoCal, so I'm willing to meet you any time and give you cash. Let me know via PM.

Thanks and good luck with your new car.

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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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Damn bro, no more "cruisin the streets of Fullerton"? LOL why the hell I remember that I dont konw.

Sorry to see you go, hopefully you will return soon, from a GS to a Civic, God that hurts.

Good luck man
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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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Awww. I'm really sorry to hear this Leets! At first I thought you were in an accident and I was holding my breathe ... It's sad that you won't have the car, but I am sure you will get a better one. Like 93lexogs300, you are part of our family so don't ever feel left out. I wish you all the best and please keep in touch.

Bryan

Here's a lil pic. =)


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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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There's always Michelle Branch. Go pop in her Hotel Paper cd and listen to " breathe". It's my fav song on the album and is track #9.

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Old May 3, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Default good luck with the civic..

I'm sorry to hear that you sold your car..We just lost another first gen!!!!!!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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damn leets....what happned? sorry to hear the bad news....
well, what can you do man? i wish you well with yr new auto and hope to serve you good
as it did with yr gs.

guys, i just met this guy a few weeks ago and his lex is one of a kind color!
i sold my jdm bar to him and i wz hoping i wud get to see it when there'a like a little meet or something.
he's a cool guy........

good luck to you man!! find another 1st gen gs when you get back on track!!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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Originally posted by LexAristo
There's always Michelle Branch. Go pop in her Hotel Paper cd and listen to " breathe". It's my fav song on the album and is track #9.
Ahhh... good ol' Michelle... She sure knows how to make things better.

Thanks for all the feedback guys.
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Old May 4, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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Man I'm sorry to hear that. You know you're good to your car and sometimes it just isn't as good to you.

What was happening, just a lot of stuff at once? I've had some close calls for sure. Like the dealer told me my power steering rack was going out (it wasn't), got coolant in the engine (that was fun), and I figured out how to fix the widow trim before I went and shot myself.

I hope you'll stick around here anyway. What year Civic did you get? You know you can save a lot of $$$ with a car like that and that is always a good thing.
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Old May 4, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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Originally posted by Pianoman72
Man I'm sorry to hear that. You know you're good to your car and sometimes it just isn't as good to you.

What was happening, just a lot of stuff at once? I've had some close calls for sure. Like the dealer told me my power steering rack was going out (it wasn't), got coolant in the engine (that was fun), and I figured out how to fix the widow trim before I went and shot myself.

I hope you'll stick around here anyway. What year Civic did you get? You know you can save a lot of $$$ with a car like that and that is always a good thing.
How did the window trim come out???Can you post some pics??Befor and after possibly...
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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"tired of wind noise" thread shows the process. minh wrote how to get the trim out a long time ago. Before, it wasn't flush with the door. Now it is 99% flush - I need to bend the top corner a little bit and it will be perfect.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:49 AM
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sorry to hear that.good luck with civic.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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I just had to have my fat ***** towed out of the parking lot of the Attorney General's Office on my first day of work. I feel your pain my friend. Good luck with everything and whatever you decide to buy in the future. Peace out.
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