john_wrap

I discovered this site a few months ago while cruising the net. I saved the link so I could visit now and then but as time went on I found myself visiting more and more. Now I'm on almost everyday! I started seeing all these TL's on nice wheels and they looked so good I wanted some of my own. A month later I bought some wheels and thought that would be it...nope, it wasn't. I currently have a front ASpec lip on order and I'm actively shopping for a lowering kit. I'm thinking once I have that I'll be satisfied but I'm not quite about that. This could get ugly....

Ken1997TL

Your bank account will soon be screaming for mercy. Welcome to the site

mglax13

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It ends if you ever sell the car...and begins again with a new car!

I've told this story before, but check out my signature. That's all a result of me not being able to figure out the mess of a cargo net we're given, then coming on here and looking for instructions on how to install it...

TimTim

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HAHA, that's exactly the same reason how I stumbled upon Acurazine. That damn cargo net that no one can figure out!

john_wrap

lol...that is hilarious yet gives me anxiety at the same time. i may need to go back to college and get another degree so i can get a better job!

lucnex

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I was the same way. It really is amazing what Google can do to you when you type in a simple search. I better get a good job out of college so I can afford to do this to my next car.

alexSU

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I bet gf's/wive's hate this site lol

Ken1997TL

I'm sure most do, not mine.

john_wrap

oh you don't know how right you are. when i bought my wheels my gf actually said "that could've been a down payment on my [engagement] ring." for her, me spending money on my car, something she deems a waste, is a perfect situation to bring up the whole marriage thing

john_wrap

that's what i'm afraid of. thanks for the warm welcoming btw

Red Voodoo

I think a lot of us are having this issue. I bought my car in December, and I was pretty adament about not spending a lot of money on it because the car was almost perfect for me in it's OEM clothing. Well... <cough> After the A-spec underbody kit, suspension upgrades and other minor additions, I've had to put my foot down. No wheels, no blacked-out headlights, no performance upgrades. That's ok. The car now stands out a bit with great curb appeal, and I'm going to live with that. No regrets.

AnthraciteAspec

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LOL at the cargo net thing. I only came to Acurazine to figure out how I could hook up my iPod to my stereo. 6-8 grand later and Im still here still looking for more stuff. It never ends.

Then you bring the wife into the situation and it complicates it even more. Luckily I bought her a nice ring, paid for a nice wedding and honeymoon, so I have some leeway. But still, then the issue becomes, this is money that could be put towards the house or towards a vacation or....anyways welcome to the site!

Will Y.

Oh, and I actually came here to look for engine tuning hints, engine ECU chips and forced induction options-- and still have a stock car!

john_wrap

lol...stumble onto a site and end up dropping several g's soon after. what a cruel trick they're playing on us.

LoveMyTL-S

I was telling a visiting TL owner to one of our meets about AZ and you should have seen the looks his wife was giving him.....dayum.....

lldknyll26

been coming to azine since 2002 religiously. addictive~ cant stop wont stop

Steven Bell

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Guys, our bank accounts will eternally suffer, our social lives will suffer. Acurazine is worse that caffeine-more addictive. Once my girlfriend found out I have over 2,800 posts in just a year and a half, I NEVER hear the end of it. She says I spend more money on my Type S than I do on her. I'm on the site usually twice a day. But I've made some great friends, who I have a lot in common with too.

So it's not so bad-if you can separate the addiction from your wallet!

Elegant TYPE S

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This so called - free membership to Azine happens to be my costliest. I wish I could cancel my contract ... oh wait.. I'm not under a contract!!

TRIOD3SIGNS

My friend, u don't need any money to black out ur headlights... just plan a visit down to fresburg.... LOL

whizzups

No doubt this site is a cash vacuum, but in the same respect it has started giving me a skill set I never thought possible. Prior to spending hours on this site I never had the confidence to do any upgrades myself. Anything I wanted installed or upgraded I always paid someone else to do it. This site has so many great DIY's that make things I thought impossible for me to do seem so basic. So much so that I actually dared do them myself. As a result I have this new found love for actually doing the work myself. For me, it's totally worth it.

Trew

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My TL was bone stock a year ago

john_wrap

Trew, from the pics I've seen of your car that's scary!

AnthraciteAspec

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hahaha dayum!!

-XIV-

Exactly!

My last car (96 SS) I got her stock and completely redid the interior and ended up spending $7K on her.

Sold her last month, now a proud owner of 3G TL . . . and a newcomer to the world of "TL modding." So the cycle will begin again . . .



Peace

Steven Bell

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Wow...from stock to bad ass in 365 days!

JMillerUA6

iTrader: (1)

To answer the question in the title: It doesn't.

mglax13

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+1 I didn't think I could ever install an exhaust, crank pulley, etc... and here I am a few days away from installing coilovers!

wrxyboy

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This is all so true i was in the process of deciding to sell my Sti for a TL back in Dec. 2005 and stumbled upon this site wanting to see if it was possible to use the navi screen to play dvds and it was possible but i couldnt find a buyer for my Sti. So i held on to it till June 2008 when i saw how hideous the 4g TL's are, and made the big move before i was no longer able to buy a new 3g and 1 year with way to much money i put into the car here i am now. G/f has learned to accept the fact that i will mod cars for the rest of my life and no longer bugs me about it. But what makes her more mad is all the electronics i consistently buy every week from ebay. Oh well welcome to Acurazine.

ac08odl

but its okay for them too by lv bags lol

john_wrap

yup yup. i second that. shoes, bags, clothes, or car mods...it all drains my bank account the same way

alexSU

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one of their coach bags could buy me a j-pipe, pre-cat deletes and a tank of gas

ac08odl

yo know my girll spends a lot of money on her clothes and she doesnt even wear them... the other day im in her room and she has true r jeans which are about 375 each and i go babes when did you get this and she gos oommgg i for got i had those 2 pairs.. i gave her a look and paused lol and she talks about me lol...l. we yesterday i hit the aman hoe that im supprised my air bags didnt pop out and messed up my rim and tire so now im sending my 4 rims to the shop and need a new tire.. 500 bucks lol i dont think i should tell her that lol..

rim supprised it didnt crack


pot hoe which i dont c how this shit wasnt covered

Trew

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Haha - Thanks Steven

lucnex

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just think of all the mods you could be doing if you didnt have a gf.....