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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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whats going on guys. i recently got a loan for 2 grand just becuase i wanted to up my credit so i wanted to use that towards my car i have a 2003 gs3 millinum silver with a vertex body kit trd grille tanabe springs tanabe exhaust eclipse double din tv and 20 inch sporza wheels. what else should i get for that 2grand i know its not much in our world of cars but its something. i already had tein flex coilovers and didnt like them much so i went back to my tanabe springs and i do also have a srt intake ordered but that isnt included in the 2 grand im going to spend. so if someone wants to throw out some suggestions id appreciate it thanks alot.

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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maybe you could use that money towards trading up to a 400 or 430






I'm just kidding.(sort of)

maybe headers? brakes? braces?
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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I would say cancel your loan because spending it on modifications for your car is silly.


Now that my responsible side has spoken......I say get a loan for $6K and go turbo that hoe
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Put up some pics so we can get an idea of what you need.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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would love to see your sporza wheels!! I would get a 60,000 mile service done and maybe a new timing belt. Just my opinion.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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You don't like the Flex!?! Heh, maybe you're not so much into performance as I am. So might I suggest you get a nice DVD/NAV headunit (Pioneer Z1 is a good choice) and a nice subwoofer in the trunk to match.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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I would start piecing together a turbo kit for it

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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don't get a loan for 2k. get a loan for 20k and trade up to the gs4.

i'm trying to find a gs4 to do that right now.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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Do you have any mods now? plus pics so we can see where your at now.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by cliffud
don't get a loan for 2k. get a loan for 20k and trade up to the gs4.

i'm trying to find a gs4 to do that right now.

I know where you can get one.......
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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well heres pics from friday as soon as i was done with putting my kit on. and i do have a eclipse tv/dvd/cdplayer double din avn 5435 and a kicker comp 10" sub in the back deck a jl300/4 amp 2 sets of diamond audio components and a small rockford punch 60xi amp. so they stereo is good news but i didnt want to use my trunck what so ever i like having space i used to have a s14 240sx with a roll cage and a sr20 in it so i really like have space since i now have it haha. heres a few pics for u guys hope u like. (hope i load it right)


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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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with your 2k... get a camera that takes larger photos bro.



and yes, Alex, haha - I know where I can get a nice 430 if need be... but - would you take 20k for it?
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big brakes set up
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by AZDesertGS
I would say cancel your loan because spending it on modifications for your car is silly.


Now that my responsible side has spoken......I say get a loan for $6K and go turbo that hoe

As a professional Banker, my advice is don't use your loan for mods. It won't get you any return and you will be paying juice (interest) on it until you can pay it ALL back, esp. since rates are so high now w/ the fed. rate @ 5.25% and consumer loan rates being much higher than that...

Now as AZDesertGS said...get a larger loan and do some crazy $#!t to your car. Hey, ya only live once right?...and as others said, a 400 or 430 would be that much sweeter...
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