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Old 09-10-09, 02:13 PM
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Hey everyone,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I've had my 2009 Starfire Pearl IS250 for about 2.5 months now, and I love it so far. I don't have any plans to mod it for now, but only time will tell. It's my daily driver, so I bought it to save me gas and give me a comfortable ride.

Anyways, I know "this thread is worthless without pics", so here is a pic of my car. Thanks to anotherLS for taking the pic at a recent meet.



And for those that are curious, here's a pic of the weekend car.. :-)


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Old 09-10-09, 02:16 PM
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nice to have met you last thurs, hope to see you regularly at our bi weeklys
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Welcome! I'm sure the mod bug will hit you soon. I thought I wasn't going to mod my 2IS, but I eventually gave in.
Old 09-10-09, 02:48 PM
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nice color...and cool to see the 09's keep popping up now. More and more I'm liking the side mirrors and tail lamps as I come across them more often.
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Welcome!
Very clean. The revised front area is definitely an improvement with the '09's.
Is that a rear spoiler in the first pic or another car in the background?
A location guess... Ventura County?
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Nice cars both the IS and S2K
Old 09-10-09, 03:32 PM
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love the hardtop on the s2k.
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welcome to CL
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I want your S2000.
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LOL
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Well to CL!! I'm lovin' the S2K too!!
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hmmm S2000 are so fun to drive. Love it!! I guess you love your white cars huh. i think i have seen you around somewhere, anyways the mod bug will kick in as it did to me before i even bought my car lolz
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Thanks for the comments and welcome everyone :-)

Originally Posted by isthrizzy
Welcome! I'm sure the mod bug will hit you soon. I thought I wasn't going to mod my 2IS, but I eventually gave in.
My Accord that I traded in for my IS was modded, so the mod bug is there. But the stock ride is really nice and comfy, and I don't plan on tracking the car, so I don't really want to mod it. I'm sure at some point, it'll be too hard to resist.. We shall see.

A pic of my previous Accord..



If I were to mod the 2IS, it would be similarly modded. Dropped, clean set of wheels, and probably a rear lip spoiler. I don't want to sacrifice too much ride quality, so I don't think I'd slam it.

Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
Welcome!
Very clean. The revised front area is definitely an improvement with the '09's.
Is that a rear spoiler in the first pic or another car in the background?
A location guess... Ventura County?
No rear spoiler.. I didn't even notice it in the pic, but yeah, must be another car in the background..

Location is San Diego..

Originally Posted by DoTheDrew
love the hardtop on the s2k.
Thanks.. It's stock on the CR..

Originally Posted by Phil888
hmmm S2000 are so fun to drive. Love it!! I guess you love your white cars huh. i think i have seen you around somewhere, anyways the mod bug will kick in as it did to me before i even bought my car lolz
Yeah, I do love my white cars. They're pretty easy to keep clean, but really hard to detail. I really wanted a white s2000, and it took me almost a year to find the right one. I almost settled for a different color, but I don't think I would have been as happy. When it came time to buy the 2IS, I got attracted to a white one the most.

If you're in San Diego, you've probably seen me around..
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Welcome nice car, looks just like mine O.o haha!
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Welcome to CL. Nice color choice on the IS. I like your weekend car too!


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