i cant wait
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i cant wait
Well after not even a year of ownership, I've reached the last straw with my current car. After my last 99 CL was totaled, my dad made a quick purchase of a 99 nissan altima Special Edition 5spd to replace it and from day 1 the damn thing sucked ass. When he was driving it home, the clutch was slipping badly. Got it home and changed the clutch and the car wouldn't start. Then we got that fixed and got the car detailed and whattya know, the tranny needs to be replaced. I endured more bullshit with the car, such as flickering check engine light that wouldnt throw back a code, radio stopped working, drivers side door panel started coming off on its own, my fog light bulbs blew twice...until yesterday i had the final straw. On my way back from my G/F's house in NJ, im on the cross bronx expressway (for you NY people) and i hear a loud POP! Then my steering immediately became stiff so im like shit my power steering is done. So i pull over to check the car out and look under the hood and everything seems like its ok to just drive home and take care of later. I was wrong. I pull out and make a left turn to try to get back on the highway and all of a sudden, BAM! smoke starts coming from my engine bay so i pull over again. open up the hood and the whole top of the radiator has cracked all teh way across the top spewing coolant all over the engine bay. I then waited for a tow truck for 3 hours cuz Triple A sucks ass, and missed Hot Import Nights because of this bullshit. I babied that car and it still had issues. I used to beat my CL to the ground and it would get right back up and ask for more. Even my dad's 93 accord that i personally beat on as my first car as a teenager which has been through neutral drops, about 3 accidents, and 160K miles and still runs like a champ is a better car than the POS Nissan that i had. I CANT WAIT to get back to a honda or acura again!
So if anyone sees any 1st gen CL 5spd's for sale or another manual (cant stand automatic) acura/honda in good condition in the NY/NJ/PA/CONN area, LET ME KNOW!
(sorry for the long post, needed to rant a bit)
So if anyone sees any 1st gen CL 5spd's for sale or another manual (cant stand automatic) acura/honda in good condition in the NY/NJ/PA/CONN area, LET ME KNOW!
(sorry for the long post, needed to rant a bit)
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I actually saw a cyclone blue by my crib yesterday on 1&9 ..I'll check it out sometime during the week for you. It will probably have a gazillion miles it was in one of those crappy looking type dealers.
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
I actually saw a cyclone blue by my crib yesterday on 1&9 ..I'll check it out sometime during the week for you. It will probably have a gazillion miles it was in one of those crappy looking type dealers.
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yeah
http://www.showauto.com/viewfull.asp?ID=1677023 99 prelude SH ftw
http://www.showauto.com/viewfull.asp?ID=1677023 99 prelude SH ftw
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
yeah
http://www.showauto.com/viewfull.asp?ID=1677023 99 prelude SH ftw
http://www.showauto.com/viewfull.asp?ID=1677023 99 prelude SH ftw
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
hahaha...if its shitty i wont even bother. Im gonna do things completely right this time, best condition car i can start with and all the best parts, no shortcuts
do it right the first time
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Originally Posted by asianspec
only if you had the money for shavedH22Cl's Cl before
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there are like 2-3 around here,i know for a fact one is a white 2.2 5-speed.......
i do like the altima's,the se-r and the 3.5 smoked me and theyre not bad lookin.......
Originally Posted by dragon084
nissan = teh gheyness.....
350z and maxima are not bad though
350z and maxima are not bad though
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Originally Posted by subbuzz
there are like 2-3 around here,i know for a fact one is a white 2.2 5-speed.......
i do like the altima's,the se-r and the 3.5 smoked me and theyre not bad lookin.......
i do like the altima's,the se-r and the 3.5 smoked me and theyre not bad lookin.......
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Originally Posted by subbuzz
lemme know there are like 3 cl's around here but good luck hunting.watch him come back with a lunchbox scion or a bubble ......
And starboy let me know when that's a definite...i can't work on mights and maybes lol. It would be cool to get a CL with all those mods already on it though.
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ok so ive basically narrowed down the field to a black CL and a titanium metallic (like the color in my avatar). the tan 1 is SUPER clean but the dealer would not even think about budging on price. The black 1 already has a lip on it and some axis rims (that rub in the back with 2 rear passenegers). Should i start with a clean platform and mod or get a head start with the lip and rims?
As for price, the TM one was 6500 and pretty firm on the price, and the black 1 was 7900 but i haggled the price down to like 6700 within 5 minutes. It was a young kid tryin to sell me the car and i just knew too much about it for him to handle, so he basically got raped lol.
As for price, the TM one was 6500 and pretty firm on the price, and the black 1 was 7900 but i haggled the price down to like 6700 within 5 minutes. It was a young kid tryin to sell me the car and i just knew too much about it for him to handle, so he basically got raped lol.
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It's really up to you, depends on if the rims are bent or any damage to them, the lip would be nice to already have, but you'd probably wanna redo that suspension, sounds to me
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
ok so ive basically narrowed down the field to a black CL and a titanium metallic (like the color in my avatar). the tan 1 is SUPER clean but the dealer would not even think about budging on price. The black 1 already has a lip on it and some axis rims (that rub in the back with 2 rear passenegers). Should i start with a clean platform and mod or get a head start with the lip and rims?
As for price, the TM one was 6500 and pretty firm on the price, and the black 1 was 7900 but i haggled the price down to like 6700 within 5 minutes. It was a young kid tryin to sell me the car and i just knew too much about it for him to handle, so he basically got raped lol.
As for price, the TM one was 6500 and pretty firm on the price, and the black 1 was 7900 but i haggled the price down to like 6700 within 5 minutes. It was a young kid tryin to sell me the car and i just knew too much about it for him to handle, so he basically got raped lol.
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
It's really up to you, depends on if the rims are bent or any damage to them, the lip would be nice to already have, but you'd probably wanna redo that suspension, sounds to me
Platano as for driving in the snow i dont think it will be that much of an issue. Me and my frat brother used to drive his 98 eclipse gs-t that was lowered w/18's through the PSU snow all the time lol. all id need is some winter tires, thus the copping of the stock 16's.
97blackack, the rims were ok except for the center hub piece had scraping on them or peeling or something . Either way i didnt plan to keep the rims anyway and if i really did id get them powdercoated gold
AznX TL i dont really think it was beat on...it didnt have any performance mods just looks. And the kid himself never actually owned the car, he was just the salesman there at the dealership for the day
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Fine just buy it already..deja la blah blah blah...
Originally Posted by starboy2nv
lol... where in queens are you from?