how many of you don't actually have a modified, souped-up car of some kind?

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MikeMike

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i drive a 99 jimmy, stock for now, coming soo will be a kenwood kdc-mp919 head unit, and a 400 watt and and 400 watt sub.


all the rest is stock.

MIKE
 

Marshallj

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Originally posted by: notfred
Almsot everyone here. Poeple on here like to talk, but only about 5% of us actually have a really modified car.

^This man speaks the truth!
 

Marshallj

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Originally posted by: fjorner
So, how many of you people DON'T in REALITY have turbos, custom this, custom that, whatever, on your car.

How many of you actually drive a car straight from the factory without screwing with it?

What if the car you have already came from the factory with two turbos?


PS- And since it already had those turbos, *of course* I had to turn up the boost! Why turn down 400 cheap horsepower, and 450 lbs of torque?
 

Marshallj

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Most of the people on here are fanboys and nothing else. Like Notfred said, they'll all TALK about the cars, but they won't own one. It's funny to see people insulting each other and the cars that they DON'T own!

Example:

Guy 1- "Vettes suck, Vipers are so much better!"

Guy2- "My Vette doesn't suck. Do you own a Viper?"

Guy1- "No"
 

I have a non-modded car ('96 Nissan Sentra GXE). But I want a Mazdaspeed Protege.
 

PTCvette

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Originally posted by: Marshallj
Most of the people on here are fanboys and nothing else. Like Notfred said, they'll all TALK about the cars, but they won't own one. It's funny to see people insulting each other and the cars that they DON'T own!

Example:

Guy 1- "Vettes suck, Vipers are so much better!"

Guy2- "My Vette doesn't suck. Do you own a Viper?"

Guy1- "No"

So very true. I may own a Vette, but I am far from a fanboy. I would still kill someone for a Viper or Porsche... But I will be buried in that Vette! :beer:
 

Ornery

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Oct 9, 1999
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How many of you actually drive a car straight from the factory without screwing with it? ME

How many of you have better things to spend your money on? ME!

How many of you really care about so-and-so's tripped-out sports coupe? I appreciate a car that's done right from the factory.

I got that sh*t out of my system LONG ago.
 

Marshallj

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Originally posted by: PTCvette
[So very true. I may own a Vette, but I am far from a fanboy. I would still kill someone for a Viper or Porsche... But I will be buried in that Vette! :beer:

sorry, I didn't mean to say that Vette owners are fanboys, I'm just pointing out that fanboys will always put down your car (that you actually own) and bring up a car that they do not own, do not have to pay for, maintain, wash, etc.

Kind of like if you bought a real Lotus, and some fanboy said that your car is a POS and said that McLaren F1's are so much better.
 

Mookow

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Apr 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
1) No poll? You suck at the Internet.
2) Ricers should be taken out back and run over with my 1988 RX-7 Turbo.
3) Stock. No rice, no performance, no nothing.

- M4H

Internet? j00 suck at th3 IntArw3b!
 

Ronstang

Lifer
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My Taurus SHO is unmodded because I rely on it for Daily transportation. My 1966 Shelby is modded to a degree for "fun" but looks completely stock and putting it back to stock is rather easy and will occur when I do a full restoration on it. The 1966 Mustang Fastback in my garage is a different story. It is so modded I don't even know where to begin. It is what is called a Restomod since it will retain the orignal looks for the most part but mechanically and eletrically it is so far from stock that my friends call it the Ronstang. Anyway, it's purpose is to replace my Shelby as a driven car. It will look much like the Shelby but be better in every way under the skin and when it is done I will restore the Shelby and then drive it only a little every Sunday.
 

PTCvette

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Originally posted by: Marshallj
Originally posted by: PTCvette
[So very true. I may own a Vette, but I am far from a fanboy. I would still kill someone for a Viper or Porsche... But I will be buried in that Vette! :beer:

sorry, I didn't mean to say that Vette owners are fanboys, I'm just pointing out that fanboys will always put down your car (that you actually own) and bring up a car that they do not own, do not have to pay for, maintain, wash, etc.

Kind of like if you bought a real Lotus, and some fanboy said that your car is a POS and said that McLaren F1's are so much better.

No offense taken! But I do know some fanboy vette owners :( There are even some Mustangs I can respect (although they are few and far between). Fanboys do that a lot though, and it makes me sick, but the are right when they say a McLaren will own your ass!

Jeff
 

Akira13

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I have a 2002 Honda Civic. The only thing that isn't original is the rear view mirror, which is extra wide for the blind spots.
 

isekii

Lifer
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I'll start playing with my car once my Warranty is done.
I don't want to risk anything yet.
 

bolido2000

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I actually wanted to mod my car after a while I realized that is a big waste of money at the end.

96 Maxima 5speed.

Aftermarket radio
Aftermarket Alarm
18 inch wheels with 245/40/18 tires.
New gauges
K&N Intake
Front Strut tower brace
Headlight Harness for the stupid Ebay xenons (back to stock now).

After bending a rim and getting tires slashed I realized that how much money I am wasting..

 

newbiepcuser

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I have a truck, Toyota Tacoma Prerunner. I have tinted windows and mini Linux Tux Penguin doll hanging inside for luck so my truck doesn't crash. :p
 

TheBoyBlunder

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Originally posted by: fjorner
So, how many of you people DON'T in REALITY have turbos, custom this, custom that, whatever, on your car.

How many of you actually drive a car straight from the factory without screwing with it?

How many of you have better things to spend your money on?

How many of you really care about so-and-so's tripped-out sports coupe?

Just curious...


Right here.