sixfifty

Like a bad habbit. I'm tired of it, ALREADY. I feel like shit about it, but whatever. I want something newer. I'm sick of having kid cars, so going back to a civic/teg is not at all an option, i want a grownup car. Dont get me wrong, the CL is classy as hell, but too old. So im going with a new TSX/TL. Probably end up goin with the TL tho, i like the 6cyl mated to the 6spd, and more cabin room.

This wont be happening for another 7-8 months, but i just seriously thought about it and looked at prices today.

basically, i'm living at home, working (for now) full time @ $15/h and am only paying for car/insurance, so i can afford it. I'm starting school again next semester, but will still be working at least 5 hours a day.

but i want the satisfaction of completing a car i started. so i think im still gonna go ahead and drop it on the omnis, WW lip, (maybe) circuit 8s/mugens, and HIDs.

guys that used to have modded CLs: how much more were you able to sell them than stock CLs if at all?

732xghost

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those are good wages for an 18yr old, but your still gonna have alot of trouble affording those cars.

your best bet that is of course your set on getting a new car within a year, is to stop spending money on your CL. just run it into the ground until you have a decent financial situation.

mcajka

i make around that much too 14.74 for installinlg car audio...but yea good luck and if you have second thoughts then its not your thing right now

zhouz

no point in modding it to sell it, most buyers wont add even half the price of what it took to buy/install the mods that are on it. youd prolly get the most money out of it by selling whatever is on it and returning it to stock and then selling it like that.

NitiNiteZ

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ur only 18.... u have plenty of time to get a great car!!! those TL's will still be around when u are able to really afford it.

subbuzz

& don't mod to sell,usually it HURTS resale value.

ShibbyDevil

if you really want a ncie car, drive the cl every day and make it a nice beater and have a car you dont drive. you cant have anything you use daily and keep it as a "special" car. but seriously, think about this. how many 18 year olds do you know that pay for their own nice cars and dont live at home and do pay all their own bills. I am 23 and while I have a lot of toys and crap i have a lot of help from my fiance to have them all. and I make much better money than you do. just saying.

Smalls

^good advice.

Also, do you plan on going to college? That would be a hell of a car payment while in school.

Damn, I sound old.

sixfifty

i'm currently taking classes for my AA at a community college, and plan on transferring to a UC in around 2 years. it just aggrivates me. where i'm from (the bay area) we have tons of kids my age driving around in M5s, s2ks, STis, EVOs, etc. I feel like i need to fit in :P

not just that, i just want something new, something i dont have to deal with the mistakes the of previous owner(s). and i wanna stay true to the honda name. but i hate the new civics. hah. still not sure what path i'm gonna go down, i'll probably stop putting money into the CL tho, but im leaning towards selling it when its paid off in 7-8 months.

Blenz

Man you're 18 years old, you can't even drink legally for another 3 years. Save the "grownup" car for when you're actually grown up and can afford something like a new TL, an M5, an STi, or an S2k. I'm greatful that I have my 97 CL at the age of 19 and I love the fact that I can work on it myself, learn all about cars, and end up with something original when it's all said and done. I would rather put work into my own car and make something of it than work for the man every available hour to make payments on the latest hot car.

herbalist

selling your car becasue you want to fit in with rich kids who's parents bought them their cars is stupid. the CL is a pimp ride. if its in good working condition i say mod it and with some of that money and then bank the rest.

subbuzz

very well put, i'm 25,live at home, and make between 40-50k a year(depending on ot).i do have a few bills but nothing major.my car is broken every other week,and i still am hesitant about picking up a car note.you have a car at 19. i had a 89 excel when i was 19. a car is the worst investment you can make at this point,prepare for the next couple years,be smart about investments,and you'll be in no time.

Jonniwatts

don't get a new car to fit in, i'm 20 and make a lot of money, and i want a new car BAAAAAAAAAD, but i jus realised that my CL is a blessing in disquise

BigLizard

Stick with the CL until you get a little older...the TSX and the TL have very large payments...even if your credit is outstanding. My Benz payment is 610 bones a month and thats with a 6.49% APR.

Something to think about long and hard.

ekim121

If I were you I'd think about priorities....it's clearly up to you in the end, but I would much rather be a man (pay my own bills, have my own place, etc) and drive a first gen cl than live with the 'rents and drive a spankin' new TL/TSX. Do what you like...just my thoughts.

97BlackAckCL

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And Take it from someone who's been there. Don't do it, you don't want to rely on living at home with mommy and daddy forever. I bought my 30K sports car when I was 18 making that type of money, made it a lot harder to move out till I was making 40K a year at 19, but still a challenge. Plus at this age, you just know you want something different, but your taste will change. Save up some money first, so you can put a downpayment on what you really want

sixfifty

hm. i've really thought about it. i guess i just get frustrated every time i look down on my odometer and it says 150,000. you really dont see that many modded CLs around. and it would be nice to be done doing payments all together once the CL is paid off, rather than start a whole new one on a different car. and i would be saving a LOT more money making the CL exactly how i want it to be than to buy a fresh start.

i think you guys saved me from making a big mistake. :P

sixfifty

looks like she might be stayin. thanks guys for savin her

97BlackAckCL

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Glad you're stickin around bro. Trust me, 150K on the odo may not feel great, but you drive a freakin honda (pimpstyle) and they can go 300-500K miles no sweat

suremang

dude i feel ya. all my friends drive way faster and more expensive cars than i do and they got em all boosted. but i mean they give me props for jus stickin to what i have and makin somethin of it.

and plus my mpg is SOOOO much better than theirs haha

glad to hear youre keepin it

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

Dude that is the stupidest thing i have heard, no offense...You're not transfering until 2 more years, if you buy the car now, it'll look in 2 years... I am going to UC Irvine in the OC - and as you know, Orange County is THE place for rich spoiled kids driving around in bimmers and benz, even ferraris... yet they can't drive S#iT!! I'm not rich, i am 19 (bday just passed), i don't live at home, i pay all my bills and i work...

Don't try to fit in, if your car is still strong then keep driving it, it's a UNIQUE car (except now that there's 5+ in UCI.... ). If you want to look nice, detail your car regularly and do some light improvements on aesthetics, stop modding the car if you're gonna sell it anyway...

SwervinCL

This is what im hoping!

agranado

just boost the CL and then you can hang with all these other clowns...

732xghost

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get more pictures of the exhaust dude

NauTiC*

For what its worth I think your CL is real clean. I'm pretty sure that the farther along you get with modding your car, the more appreciative you'll become of it, trust me.

Drop in an H22 w/boost then go ask your "M5s, s2ks, STis, EVOs, etc" buddies "what's really good?".

sixfifty

waiting to lower it again. I'm completely redoing the piping, cuz the last people really jerked me around. now that i've decided i'm gonna continue to mod and keep my cl ( ) i'm gonna wait to drop it so i see how much clearence i have. but heres the most recent pic in case you missed it. still considering whether or not to move on to something more subtle.



thanks alot man, means alot. i've been calculating how much i make and whats left over, and what will be left over after the car is completely paid off each month, and the possibility of an H22 swap is becoming more and more reasonable.

or maybe a K24?

hah, but i'm gonna wait to throw an engine in there till the cars paid off, gonna concentrate mainly on suspension right now so it'll take the turns once it has the power

suremang

and to get your bumper fixed

sixfifty

word. FINALLY filing a small claims case sometime this week.

chris80i

nice pix my old grill looks pretty clean on your car lol

sixfifty

word dude, goes better with the black scheme i got goin.

howd mine come out, still rattley as hell? did some double sided tape take care of that?

NauTiC*

It looks like your car is driving by itself. lol the girl in the passenger even has her seatbelt on.

teh CL

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damn nice pic..

im likin that 98+ grille