Previous cars...post them up
2000 Berlina Black s2000 sold to a friend. 2008 IS250 6 speed, hated the 6speed went back to a 2006 Silverstone s2000. The 2009 Honda Fit was my daily. Sold s2k and Fit both for the ISF.
Great thread... allows me to dig up some old pics of my first moneypit...
First car I owned... Former pride-and-joy til the F came along... and I still have it as an alternate to the F.
1999 Honda Prelude, Crystal blue metallic, manual.
Mods: Tein HR coilovers, custom machined 17" Volk TE-37, Spoon 4-piston front calipers, Spoon F&R tower bars, S2000 steering wheel, Recaro Evo 8 alcantara seats on custom brackets, JVC DVD-mp3, JDM ITR shift **** and boot, OEM faux-carbon dash trim, Type S engine cover and intake, JDM foglights, OEM front lip and rear spoiler, body matched painted lower exterior sills, Custom retrofitted headlights with bi-xenon 3" projectors with Hella components and LED marker lights, Custom LED rear tail lights with DOT-rated 4" LED brake/signal and reverse clusters with integrated LED side markers.
First car I owned... Former pride-and-joy til the F came along... and I still have it as an alternate to the F.
1999 Honda Prelude, Crystal blue metallic, manual.
Mods: Tein HR coilovers, custom machined 17" Volk TE-37, Spoon 4-piston front calipers, Spoon F&R tower bars, S2000 steering wheel, Recaro Evo 8 alcantara seats on custom brackets, JVC DVD-mp3, JDM ITR shift **** and boot, OEM faux-carbon dash trim, Type S engine cover and intake, JDM foglights, OEM front lip and rear spoiler, body matched painted lower exterior sills, Custom retrofitted headlights with bi-xenon 3" projectors with Hella components and LED marker lights, Custom LED rear tail lights with DOT-rated 4" LED brake/signal and reverse clusters with integrated LED side markers.
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You guys are going to crack up. I totally forgot about Cardomain. I posted one of the first custom cars I did wayyyyyyyy back in the day. I think this is around 2001. I went from this to a brand new IS300 -> IS250 -> IS-F. If you want to see more, I am too embarrassed to post any more pics.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/213871/1993-honda-civic
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/213871/1993-honda-civic
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Thanks. Yea, I was on the hunt for an M5 at the time, but the deals on these STS-Vs were too hard to pass up. I got mine for more than half the sticker price, with low miles. I was putting out 400rwhp with a couple hundred in bolt ons. However, it was big and didnt feel as solid as a BMW or Lexus.
To OP: Don't forget the s2000 + NSX owners, I think the most popular combo's I've seen from owners are:
a) IS-F + Supra
b) IS-F + s2000
c) IS-F + NSX
d) IS-F + M3
e) IS-F + GTR
(in no particular order)
One of the more famous pictures of an all white shoot we did a few years back:
And an old old picture from my first car I bought myself in the early 90's
a) IS-F + Supra
b) IS-F + s2000
c) IS-F + NSX
d) IS-F + M3
e) IS-F + GTR
(in no particular order)
One of the more famous pictures of an all white shoot we did a few years back:
And an old old picture from my first car I bought myself in the early 90's
1994 Integra GSR. Bought it back in 98 and drove it until it got stolen in 2009. I basically had everything done to the car (balanced and blue printed bottom end, civic type r oversized pistons, port and polished head, stage 2 race cams, titanium springs and retainers, cam gears, ported single stage manifold, etc etc etc).
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You showed yours, now I'll show mine (I still have/drive it too)
I used to drive to work every day in this car. I loved the quaking, spitting motor, exhast pouring through the windows and feet being roasted by the firewall. I don't drive it like I used to these days.
I found that owning a car with air conditioning in a 100 degree climate is also nice. I still drive the ***** once in a while just for the intoxicating smell of exhaust. I can honestly say some of the most exciting and thrilling times of my life were in this car.
For the gear heads:
Car was a owned by a distant relative and came to me in the eighties as a 15th birthday gift with strings attached to keep me from messing up in school, etc. There were no cell phones then, so parents kept their ******* sons in check by taking away their guns and car keys. I rehabbed the Camaro my 15th and 16th summers, and drove it as a high school senior, and still have it today.
Engine: Garage-built 383 stroker from a seasoned small block, forged crank and pistons and ported iron heads. The cam has 299 deg duration, and .518 lift. The transmission is a turbo 400 with a shift kit and 3:73. I terminate the exhaust into a pair of stubbies under the front seats.
Fuel economy is ~ 4 city / 8 highway MPG.The brakes are 12 in rotors by SSBrakes, but because of the cam duration, they need a lot of pedal force. I expect I'll have to put a booster in it before I give it to my daughter.
I found that owning a car with air conditioning in a 100 degree climate is also nice. I still drive the ***** once in a while just for the intoxicating smell of exhaust. I can honestly say some of the most exciting and thrilling times of my life were in this car.
For the gear heads:
Car was a owned by a distant relative and came to me in the eighties as a 15th birthday gift with strings attached to keep me from messing up in school, etc. There were no cell phones then, so parents kept their ******* sons in check by taking away their guns and car keys. I rehabbed the Camaro my 15th and 16th summers, and drove it as a high school senior, and still have it today.
Engine: Garage-built 383 stroker from a seasoned small block, forged crank and pistons and ported iron heads. The cam has 299 deg duration, and .518 lift. The transmission is a turbo 400 with a shift kit and 3:73. I terminate the exhaust into a pair of stubbies under the front seats.
Fuel economy is ~ 4 city / 8 highway MPG.The brakes are 12 in rotors by SSBrakes, but because of the cam duration, they need a lot of pedal force. I expect I'll have to put a booster in it before I give it to my daughter.
