Hello all.
This will be my 1st real post on this board.
Frist off I would like to put my input in on the whole rice theory. I can see where the majority of you are coming from with the "I hate Honda loser" posts. Yes there are a lot of these young morons running aound the streets with their upgraded rims on the rear and stock wheel minus the hub caps on the front for that "street racing - I am a badass look. There are the guys with the multi manufacturer's stickers all over their cars, the huge wings, and the guys when you are driving behind them who look like they are driving in the middle of the two front seats from the "cool" lean they have going on. I personally hate these guys as well. They come revving their POS of crap at you, I don't even bother with they usually.
A guy in an older RX-7 came up to me revving one night and I pointed to say "all right lets go" my buddy was in the car and I started laughing waiting for this guy to smoke his car at the lights. We ended up doing the windows up as the reving was so annoying and high pitched.
Anyway those are example of MORONS..They give Import drivers/enthusiasts bad names.
I recently parted with my import due to an incident that I wish I could take back (car went off the road into a ditch, hit some things here and there blah blah blah..) I used to do the Solo I and II stuff and my car was totally modified (engine, suspension, brakes...) I just rebuilt a completly modified N/A engine and didn't even finish breaking it in before the accident.
I also kept my car absolutly mint, outside and inside.
I have now lost the 3 years of work I put into this car because insurance has written it off and I honestly don't want to fix it or swap everything over.. it's time for a change. Also one of the other bigger reasons is the bad name these stupid kids are giving to imports. I had to be worried about my car being pulled over every time I saw a cop because it was visably modified. I hate being classed with the stereotypical "Civic Drivers" and hate people mentioning the Fast and the Furious to me all of the time. "Hey nice car.. did you see the Fast and the Furious??"
I drive sensibly on the street and have gone to driver training (read racing) courses. I can run with the best of them but save it for track, yet I still get harrased. I was pulled over once and the police went through soo much on my car just to try and get me for something, no luck.. My mods are don't professionally and RIGHT.
My realistic dream car is a MK iV Supra TT (92-97) but prices on insurance are still high. I am now looking at a GN
I have always been a car enthusiast but was just into the Import scene more.. Does this make me a Ricer???? Nope. An enthusiast, of couse. How else would I now be looking to get a GN?
Anyways I just wanted to mention a few things here and let my ideas flow.
BTW: The only stickers visable on the outside of my car are for club I started with a few others.
The Toronto Prelude Club
Quick it's nice to see another Canadian/Import guy here
Here is a few pictures..
And a picture of my engine before the rebuild (at a show)
PS. Took a ride in my buddie custom '28 Model A with a 426 Hemi in it this past weekend...
That's about all I have to say about that.