So any of u guys gonna do the zoo to long beach Washington cruise?

 

never heard of it.. dont know when it is.. so nope not going

 

It's this weekend.

http://www.facebook.com/events/274537795970983/

That's the Facebook page.

 

no roadtrips for me this weekend, way to much going on

 

puppy xray saturday.. and doing basement work.. puppies will be here soon gotta start getting ready for it

 

Cool. What breed?

 

english bulldogs.. =) hoping for another 6

 

Dang that's legit. Just finish my lip kit. Looks really good. Way more aggressive now.

 

Hey guys, I'm thinking of picking up a 2004 Honda Pilot for $6500 from a friend of mine and I was just wondering what you guys thought.

The good:
Trasmission replaced within the year
Timing belt and water pump replaced at the same time
Struts replaced within two months, freshly aligned because of that.
Brand new tires within a few weeks
Runs and drives very good

The bad:
It has 185,000 miles
Paint is oxidized and swirled which would need lots of work
Interior isn't horrible but needs shampooed
Pilot's only get 18MPG on average..

The price is super cheap and I would like the super smooth ride. What do you guys think?

 

Base A-Spec on a Type-S...right? Did you need to make any modifications to the lip or bumper when you installed. About to order my kit but don't want to have to make any mods before I get to install..otherwise I will just order an 04 front lip and get it molded since it looks way better IMO.

 

Pilot is a good SUV, though I don't think the first generation had VTM-4 which to me is one of the main reasons to buy it. An SUV without some sort of 4 wheel drive feels worthless. We got rid of our Pilot just because of the gas bill. With our Jetta Wagon as the family car our gas bill at an average of $4.25/gal still costs less than our Pilot did at 2.75/gal. Though I do miss the space of the pilot and the VTM-4 for snow or mountain days

 

Thanks for the input, it is a 4WD Pilot, not sure if it has VTM-4 though? Gas milage is my biggest concern.. But also towing capability and comfort. What did you average on MPG? When did you get the Jetta?

 

the average MPG was somewhere around 14 - 15mpg in the city and we could get close to 20 or better on the highway.

We bought the Jetta about this time last year

 

Wassup from Eugene!

 

welcome!

 

puppies expected this weekend at some point.. so i might not be on as much for the next week are so till things calm down

 

 

good vid.. to bad the sun sets in your eyes.. you have the jump and then he just pulled away??

 

Ouch... If gas was cheaper I'd probably go for it, but man, that MPG is scary.. I think I might pass this time around. Thanks for your advice!

Is the Jetta stock or have you modded it at all? =)

 

If you can help it I'd definitely say hold off on an SUV until gas prices calm down....

 

Nah, I'm done modding and besides it's the wife's car and she's not into that stuff. My momentum has shifted towards just maintenance funding. We're in the process of buying a house right now, so with that going on there is very little room for modding. Just have to put those funds into keeping the cars on the road. I own mine so that's a good thing and am within striking distance of owning britts.

Our house is scheduled to be completed by November 15, so maybe after that I'll mod again, but odds are that I wont and instead will sell the TSX to pick up something more fuel efficient like a Golf TDI or something. Gas prices are excruciating right now and by the looks of it won't come down much more given we're heading into peak travel season and the record shows that after the summer gas prices drop a little but not much since they end up getting the profit they are after anyways lol.

 

ya gotta love how we are paying more on gas from idaho over due to the pipe lines.. and everyone east of that is under 3.50 a gallon..

where you buying a house chris?

 

We're buying in NW off Cornell very close to where Miller crosses. We'll be kitty corner to the French American school and Forest Heights

 

moving up the mountain then.. haha

is that considered multnomah county then? or still WA?? gotta stay away from the multnomah taxes

 

Yep, moving on up, still washington county, but just barely

 

^ Just up the road from me..see ya around more hopefully.

Bet blue is happy school is out..I dunno where you live exactly but did you see/hear that block party a few weeks back? Lots of fun watching it get shut down..lol

 

which party.. for the last 2 weeks of school there was always a party.. and thirsty thursday.. AKA pub crawl (dont get me started on that) is one of the worst things.. honestly though when school starts and halloween those are worse due to kids not knowing there limits, then its calm for a bit due to colder weather then come spring is when it picks up again.. im hoping this is our last year.. got half the basement done now so technically i can move out as fast as i can find a renter but i want to finish the second half so i dont have to deal with it later..

 

Haha a few buddies of mine got an actual permit for a block party so if you were close you woulda seen/heard the crowd. Took up van houten between willamette and Harvard..lol
And def get the basement done..with so many more kids at UP now shouldn't be hard to find renters and the basement could be another room

 

basement has a room already plus a bonus room and a bathroom.. the other half will have a large space that is usuable as a living room or whatever plus a closet.. so now our house officially has 3 bed plus bonus and 2 bath.. know anyone that will be looking to rent?? =)

block party must of been before 10 PM anything after and it would of been shutdown due to noise unless by some miracle they were quiet.. but thats near my area and i didnt hear anything

 

Haha yea like 7 patrol cars at one point shut it down before 10.

And dunno anyone who is looking but you should talk to office of student affairs and get some flyers up in some of the buildings particularly the pilot house

 

good idea

 

Twin turbo 3g type s anyone?

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2994768698.html

 

^ pshhhhAHAHAHAHAH why isnt there a picture of the engine area?? i gotta see to believe

 

^Wouldn't touch it with a 10ft pole..work in progress. Saw it before I picked mine up

 

which lip you end up buying?
you have to modify the lip and do some measuring for the zip tie holes for the bumper... its doable just take your time and try not to scratch up the bumper when you do trial and error fitment.
the area where it meets the fogs on top has to be filed down. if you want PM me and i can show you how its done, and you can look at the lip on my car

 

Aww damn..lol..well yea I'd love to see how to make it work. I'm talking with AckTL05 right now about a few other parts and trying to get a good bundle but I will be getting the base front and Type-S sides and rear. If you have time and would be down to helping me with the install I'd really appreciate the help.

 

wonder were marco went.. been quiet since the meet.

looks like next week we will start to get nice weather again!!

 

Can't wait to wash the TL..so much brake dust on the front rims.
Hey min..how did you deal with the dust? I'm thinking about getting new pads cuz the OEM pads are horrible.

 

just get some ceramic brakes and those will reduce dust.

 

Yea I'm thinking about redstuff again..had them on the 02 and were pretty clean especially with the 19s