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Old 07-25-2011, 12:24 PM
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thunder was awesome. Only time I'll get up at 5am to watch something lol
Old 07-25-2011, 02:11 PM
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New car shopping over already.

I'll be getting the Hyundai Accent I've been driving after 240sx got stolen last week.

2005 Hyundai Accent GLS Hatchback White
No options at all except A/C and CD player (No power window, no power door lock, no this, no that...)
39k miles...

Planning to get windows tinted right away and will need all the fluids changed also.
Old 07-25-2011, 02:28 PM
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^ you like it that much? getting out of the mod type of cars?
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^ you like it that much? getting out of the mod type of cars?
I like it that it was free. Zero $$ out of my pocket and some spare money after selling the 240. Maybe next year or two, I'll get something nicer.

This little thing is ugly and stubby so I'll do few little things to make it look better. Found Eibach makes lowering springs already. Haha.. And with some wider tires and wheels, this thing will carve corners like a gokart.
Old 07-25-2011, 03:35 PM
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^ thats true free is good..

dont see many lowered accents wondering around
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Shit.. I guess when cop told me "drivable" meant it had wheels, seats, and steering wheel still attached. Oh also a seatbelt.

Main thing to start the car was gone. Optima battery.. Pulled the car to the street and since all the auto part stores were closed, had to buy a new battery at Fred Meyer's. $99 for a regular Interstate plus $10 core deposit.

Things missing...
1. Optima battery
2. Pioneer cd deck including oem radio brackets
3. Pioneer speakers
4. Power door actuators
5. Personal belongings including two of my prescription glasses
6. Original Nissan OEM Manual and Service book
7. Coilover wrench
8. Oregon license plates

Something that doesn't feel right...
1. Brake pedal. Did they put new pads? Pedal got super firm..
2. Gas pedal. Greased them? Super loose..
3. Engine. Something rattles or knocks. Either timing chain or rod knock..


Should I just sell it and add that money into a new car or just keep it?
Hmm, stereo, battery...makes sense. Prescription glasses...WTF?

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^ ill be on the look out for a CGP tsx with only front mugen visors im sure they will show up at some point
What makes the Mugen visors different than the WeatherTech deflectors?
Old 07-25-2011, 04:44 PM
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mugen visors are 1) JDM (enough said right there) 2) give better flow for the wind specially with windows rolled down alittle. and 3) look better then the weathertechs.. weather techs have this bubble look about them

you can buy mugen style ones now but they take 2-3 weeks to show up (dropped a hint there)
Old 07-25-2011, 04:46 PM
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was gonna wash and polish the car tonight so all i have to do is wax it thursday and keep it clean for friday but this weather turned that into a bust...
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^waiting until Friday. Can't figure out how to get both cars over to the meet as Carrie is out of town this weekend. Guess I could take the looser-limo back and fourth.

EDiT: which one would you all rather see if I only brought 1??

2009 TL Tech SH-AWD

2007 RDX Tech

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Old 07-25-2011, 05:34 PM
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which ever you are stuck with =) you could just tow the other one with the RDX.. either one there would be nice. so its up to you on what you feel like driving
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Have both this weekend. Love both. Hard decision.
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Originally Posted by Mr Marco
What makes the Mugen visors different than the WeatherTech deflectors?
It's brand, really. I'd say WeatherTech is like Levi's while Mugen is like Gucci. There's branded clothing, thus there's also branded car parts.

According to weather.com, weather looks perfect this Friday?
Old 07-25-2011, 09:44 PM
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^ dont jinx it =)
Old 07-25-2011, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Marco
Have both this weekend. Love both. Hard decision.
I vote RDX.
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Last pics of my 240.. Don't know when it'll get sold but hope it don't go to high school kids and get trashed..








Btw.. will my Accent be welcomed to the meet? haha..

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Old 07-25-2011, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by clee109
^^wha....
Gonna want a big sedan if you have babies! lol believe me! Wouldn't want to see you in minivan territory.

Gonna need to buy a new macbook, what's your take on thunderbolt nick? Worth the cash for a new one or thunderbolt is still not ready for primetime and I should save the money?
Haha no babies for a while =P

Thunderbolt is amazing. I got to have it demoed for me at Lacie in Hillsboro last Wednesday. The bandwidth will blow you away. I hesitate with Apple holding the patent for the port configuration, meaning that when other manufactures release Thunderbolt it will probably be in a different form factor. But the sheer speed of it is remarkable. You can literally hook up a LaCie Thunderbolt Little Big Disk with SSD's to your normal HDD'd MacBook Pro and have it render faster on the thunderbolt drive than directly on your computer. I was very impressed.

Another cool thing is you can daisy chain and the bandwidth grows as you do it. That is until it hits its cap of bandwidth at 10gb/s.
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Originally Posted by bluecarbonfiber
why sell? unless you are trying to get something cheaper.. TL is pretty reliable and will last a long time
I just got engaged and our wedding is October 1st. Honestly I could afford to keep the car, but I'd prefer to keep the extra $310/mo and put it towards savings.
Old 07-25-2011, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by '02_TL-S
Damn..I wish I could afford a 3G..nice lookin car bro.
I'll have my eyes on Type-S tho as soon as I can afford one. Right now I'm lookin to get a 1000cc bike..really want an R1 or maybe an R6 if nice enough.

Looks like we all want new toys..lol
Thanks man, I love it. I would have loved to have got the STECH's on though.. Oh well.
Old 07-26-2011, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by bluecarbonfiber
^ gotta love BBQ...

anyone enjoy the thunder this morning.. thought at first someone ran in the back of my truck in our alleyway..
Haha..I def saw/heard all the action out at Sauvies this morn. Also caught me a 21" steelhead after having what I think was a bigger one break my 20lb leader. Good day out on the water for me
Old 07-26-2011, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by minkl81
Last pics of my 240.. Don't know when it'll get sold but hope it don't go to high school kids and get trashed..








Btw.. will my Accent be welcomed to the meet? haha..
of course its welcomed it could be the flag ship hahaha.. why not bring the FX? what size are your rims again?? whats the lug pattern?

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Haha..I def saw/heard all the action out at Sauvies this morn. Also caught me a 21" steelhead after having what I think was a bigger one break my 20lb leader. Good day out on the water for me
ugh.. wish i could go fishing.. im in need of an extra day off im getting burnt out
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BTW forgot to mention the cows in the background of the second picture.. make it the best haha
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Originally Posted by MonopolyMan
I just got engaged and our wedding is October 1st. Honestly I could afford to keep the car, but I'd prefer to keep the extra $310/mo and put it towards savings.

My wedding is October 1st of this year as well Congrats!
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Originally Posted by MonopolyMan
I just got engaged and our wedding is October 1st. Honestly I could afford to keep the car, but I'd prefer to keep the extra $310/mo and put it towards savings.
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My wedding is October 1st of this year as well Congrats!
Don't do it.
It's not too late for either of you. You have over 2 months. You might get some of those deposits back.
After you get married they get fat and grow hair on their chins. Then they stop putting out and start bitching at you about the stupidest things. Sometimes I just put the phone down when she's talking to me. If she didn't make over $100k I would have moved out 2 years ago.
Anyhow, congratulations.
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^ sounds more like a sugar momma then a wife
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Well guys.. I put the TL up on craigslist tonight. I didn't even get my new lowering springs and shocks on it. Oh well..

http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/2510178147.html
what kinda springs and shocks?! hook it up
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nevermind the q, stechs?! how much?! not tryin to lowball but been checkin online for months now still haven't got them.

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Don't do it.
It's not too late for either of you. You have over 2 months. You might get some of those deposits back.
After you get married they get fat and grow hair on their chins. Then they stop putting out and start bitching at you about the stupidest things. Sometimes I just put the phone down when she's talking to me. If she didn't make over $100k I would have moved out 2 years ago.
Anyhow, congratulations.
hahah hilarious! i have less than a month then its game over for me too! sept 1st is our date!
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Originally Posted by bluecarbonfiber
^ sounds more like a sugar momma then a wife
Haha for sure



I made my stubby accent little prettier today. Amber parking lights with 5k hid combo. And tomorrow getting windows tinted plus ordering new rims and tires to replace 13" steelies. Since I got the car for free, my girlfriend says she'll pay for the parts to beautify the Accent (she thinks its ugly too haha..).

Now I have something to show for the meet.
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Originally Posted by saersxlr8
nevermind the q, stechs?! how much?! not tryin to lowball but been checkin online for months now still haven't got them.



hahah hilarious! i have less than a month then its game over for me too! sept 1st is our date!
About 5 months for me. But we are already living together so...
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^Yep...no difference anyhow. The bill that former Oregon Gov Kolandoucheski signed into law in 2007 basically gives all the rights of marriage to people in domestic partnerships anyhow. So married or not I can sue her for spousal support when she gets tired of smelling my farts and kicks me out.
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i've been living with mine for 1.5 years also I live in Cali
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I lived with my wife for 4 years and had a kid with her before we got married lol

Now been married for 3 years. As to does anything change between living together and being married, nothing other than your taxes, the nags are the same, the arguments are the same, the fun is the same. She can decide to pull the plug on you if you're in a coma and you can file a joint tax return, that's about it lol. Oh and if you have good credit and hers is crap and you get married, your credit is crap now too. Luckily we both had decent credit so no issue for us, but I have a good friend that suffered that.
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Oh and Flipster, I notice you're avy says 2006 Mazda Mazda6, you may be poet and not even know it. Also begs the question, if you have a Mazda6 do you still have to say the manu name before it? lol No hate! Just always wondered that. Most manu's don't put their name in the model name like Mazda.
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a kid before marriage?? is that how she suckered you into making the plunge chris =) haha

some say you arent truly married unless you have a kid together..
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^ woohoo my activity is up to a 9er
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a kid before marriage?? is that how she suckered you into making the plunge chris =) haha

some say you arent truly married unless you have a kid together..
Some would theorize that lol. It may have not been kids that made me take the plunge, but it certainly pushed me in that direction
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Originally Posted by clee109
Oh and Flipster, I notice you're avy says 2006 Mazda Mazda6, you may be poet and not even know it. Also begs the question, if you have a Mazda6 do you still have to say the manu name before it? lol No hate! Just always wondered that. Most manu's don't put their name in the model name like Mazda.
I think it adds the name whether you like it or not. When you add your car there is a checklist or drop down box for that. Can't decide if it is really worth having my shit for all to see. It seems that the only people who look at my pics are the stalkers/trolls that I piss off on the 4G TL forums anyhow.
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^ woohoo my activity is up to a 9er
What is this points and activity thing anyways? Credibility?


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Coming Monday, I'll have to go to court for my stolen car case. This guy named Steven Bro or something is in custody for stealing my car. They say he's denying the car theft but will see after trial on Monday.
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^^These are the rewards for levels:
Level,status, (prize).
1. Newbie 0
2. Fresh face 0
3. Better, but still an idiot 0
4. Still living at home 0
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27. Moving into the dorms (free AZ name/logo avatar)
37. Got apartment with sex offender roommate (free AZ hat, no brim)
47. Found new obsession AZ on facebook (free AZ collector flash drive, 256kb)
57. Getting married to AZ, oh, I meant girl (free AZ mood ring)
67. Wife must send you e-mails to say, "Dinner is ready."
74. Wife leaves you, you don't notice. (finally win free t-shirt contest)
88. You start reporting bugs and provide feedback (Mods hate you)
99. Congratulations, you've won! (AZ is your life\/)


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What is this points and activity thing anyways? Credibility?



so they caught the guy huh?? steven BRO what a name.. curious on what he looks like and the age.. how did they catch him? dust for fingerprints? is he linked to the other 240sx that was stolen in the area?? or was he caught trying to sell the parts stolen? does that mean you got your parts back?? also if found guilty i think you can sue him for damages on the car..

^ a bunch of questions to answer i am curious

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Coming Monday, I'll have to go to court for my stolen car case. This guy named Steven Bro or something is in custody for stealing my car. They say he's denying the car theft but will see after trial on Monday.
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^^These are the rewards for levels:
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27. Moving into the dorms (free AZ name/logo avatar)
37. Got apartment with sex offender roommate (free AZ hat, no brim)
47. Found new obsession AZ on facebook (free AZ collector flash drive, 256kb)
57. Getting married to AZ, oh, I meant girl (free AZ mood ring)
67. Wife must send you e-mails to say, "Dinner is ready."
74. Wife leaves you, you don't notice. (finally win free t-shirt contest)
88. You start reporting bugs and provide feedback (Mods hate you)
99. Congratulations, you've won! (AZ is your life\/)

marco you hit it on the head. haha
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Oh and Flipster, I notice you're avy says 2006 Mazda Mazda6, you may be poet and not even know it. Also begs the question, if you have a Mazda6 do you still have to say the manu name before it? lol No hate! Just always wondered that. Most manu's don't put their name in the model name like Mazda.

it does it automatically.. Sometimes u see it sometimes u dont.


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