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    Aug 6, 2006 11:35:42 PM

    Atzporsche
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    My first car!

    Hey guys just wanted to share my first car with you all.
    Its not a sports car but its fast enough for the roads here in British Columbia. Car stills pulls, hehehe not like a used Porsche 944 i was going to buy. BUT altogether im happy with it because its very cheap but still fun to drive.
    Its a 2005 ford focus ZX4 manual transmission, which is the best part about it.

    Aug 6, 2006 11:36:15 PM

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    Re: My first car!

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    Aug 6, 2006 11:36:29 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    more to come.

    Aug 6, 2006 11:47:37 PM

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    Aug 6, 2006 11:48:23 PM

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    Aug 6, 2006 11:49:12 PM

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    Aug 6, 2006 11:49:57 PM

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    Aug 6, 2006 11:53:18 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    Congratulations man, now just start saving for your 997 Turbo.

    Aug 7, 2006 12:19:11 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    We all start somewhere

    Aug 7, 2006 12:52:14 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Better than my first car

    Aug 7, 2006 2:38:35 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    nice.....

    Aug 7, 2006 3:03:07 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Ive just reaced the 10,000km barrier.

    Aug 7, 2006 3:32:47 AM

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    Excellent! congrats on you first car.

    Mine was a hand me down honda accord with 76k miles on it. When I finally sold it--- it had 157k. IT WAS A BEAST.

    Aug 7, 2006 4:58:18 AM

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    Aug 7, 2006 9:20:39 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Honda CRX

    This was my first car and i loved it!

    Aug 7, 2006 11:03:33 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    congrats! and drive safe..
    my first car was a 1986 audi quattro...what a car..

    Aug 7, 2006 11:10:35 AM

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    My first car was a 12 year old mazda 1.3L "323" What a bomb!

    Aug 8, 2006 1:27:40 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    Congrats on you new car. Be carefull and follow these 3 simple rules, and you will enjoy years of excellent motoring.

    1) NO WINGS
    2) NO RIMS
    3) NO STICKERS
    4) NO POUNDING STEREO's

    Not following these rules closely may result in severe ridicule or worst case, being outcast from the forum.

    Aug 8, 2006 2:28:36 PM

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    Enjoy it in good health and don't do anything stupid with it. Have fun but not reckless.

    Aug 9, 2006 3:18:33 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Quote:
    95jersey said:
    Congrats on you new car. Be carefull and follow these 3 simple rules, and you will enjoy years of excellent motoring.

    1) NO WINGS
    2) NO RIMS
    3) NO STICKERS
    4) NO POUNDING STEREO's

    Not following these rules closely may result in severe ridicule or worst case, being outcast from the forum.



    hahaha, good one. I might be young but im not going to have trouble following these set of rules and thats NOT only because i would be an outcast from you guys, but because I used this car only to get me from A to B. I enjoy driving it and its always great to go on roadtrips.
    You forgot to mention a FULLBODY KIT

    Aug 9, 2006 3:21:24 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Is this really that bad though??

    Aug 9, 2006 8:48:45 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    If this car is to get you only from point A to B, then you should be thinking "clean."

    No need for aerodynamic work - you dont even have a tachometer.

    Engine: Go buy yourself a tornado and a C.A.R.B approved intake to free up a few horses as well as maintain good M.p.g.

    Wheels/Tires: I would say that a set from one of the higher models would fit well. Upgrade your brake pads.

    Medium U.V. tint all the way around, Try the front windshield if you can get them to do it.

    Eibach springs if you want a more aggresive ride without the need for new stilts.

    De-emblem the trunk.

    Tighten up that E-brake cord.

    and .. yea .. thats about it. Pretty much everything i have done to my daily driver, and everything blends great. Remember, less is more, and with a non-performance bred vehicle - its the only way to go.

    tv.

    Aug 9, 2006 10:56:24 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Here's my first car, and my actual car actually



    on the Nürburgring



    And just playing around



    IMO, there's no better first car than this one.
    It ticks all the boxes, it's cheap, it's big fun, it's involving, it's in some way beautiful, ...

    I love it!

    Aug 9, 2006 1:57:58 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    Ah...I remember my first car well. It was a 1980 Datsun 280ZX. The owner was very much into auto-x. It had competition suspension, and a fully prepped motor with cams, ported heads, headers, and dual 2" off road pipes, and SS brake lines, hawk pads, aluminum flywheel, BBS rims, and wide 225 gatorback tires. It was a GEM!

    It was light, handled like a dream and had around 235+hp, which at that time was amazing for a 2.8 litre (or any car). It was a real sleeper...the best part was that it cost $3000.

    But all those cars had a real bad issue with rust, especially where the suspension mounted to the uni-body, and after 3 years it was unsafe to drive..

    Aug 9, 2006 6:29:29 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    Congrats!

    Aug 9, 2006 9:33:49 PM

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    Re: My first car!

    Quote:
    Atzporsche said:
    Quote:
    95jersey said:
    Congrats on you new car. Be carefull and follow these 3 simple rules, and you will enjoy years of excellent motoring.

    1) NO WINGS
    2) NO RIMS
    3) NO STICKERS
    4) NO POUNDING STEREO's

    Not following these rules closely may result in severe ridicule or worst case, being outcast from the forum.



    hahaha, good one. I might be young but im not going to have trouble following these set of rules and thats NOT only because i would be an outcast from you guys, but because I used this car only to get me from A to B. I enjoy driving it and its always great to go on roadtrips.
    You forgot to mention a FULLBODY KIT



    LOL , I was immediately thinking 'wheels' when I saw the pictures. I think you need to put some 17" wheels on that car. They can be had fairly cheap, decent quality and will change the car in the looks dep. but more important , the ride will be so much sportier and still be plenty comfortable. That and lowering is the only thing I did to my cars when I was a young guy like you.
    And NOBODY ever ridiculed me or my cars. In fact the contrary was the case. Nice wheels MAKE the car. And this goes double if you have a 'normal' car.

    Aug 10, 2006 5:23:59 PM

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    Re: My first car!

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    fun to drive.
    Its a 2005 ford focus ZX4 manual transmission, which is the best part about it.



    I've driven a rental, automatic Focus, not sure if it was a ZX4 or not, and loved the steering weight and handling setup. I remember the brake pads had a low friction coefficient and a low maximum operating temperature so I was not able to dive into the corners. With better pads and fluid, I would have had more fun. Congratulations, Atzporsche!

    Aug 11, 2006 12:49:59 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Here, Here!!!! The most important thing was Don't DO ANYTHING STUPID.

    Take time to develop your skills, when you are ready you will know it (you will stop getting tickets for stupid [censored]).

    Aug 12, 2006 2:22:09 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    I try to be safe and all but when there are places like the one in the picture below its really hard. Its a huge paved parking space up on Cypress Mountain. And its perfect to test your cars limits and such. I made a video which i will post once i figured out how to host a video somewhere. You guys will like it.

    Aug 12, 2006 2:24:37 AM

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    Re: My first car!

    Porker- My friend brought a BMW e30 and is currently fixing it up. It is indeed a magnificent car in all aspects. From looks to price to sound to performance!
     
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