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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SprintMax
huh? those headlights look like crap.. how about you let uncle sprinty dispose of them for you

i know how to get rid of them that is safe for the environment
Ok, Ill give them to you. Just pay for shipping. Looks like the shipping cost for these things is like $600, but all you have to pay is the shipping. Good deal huh?
Old Sep 27, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Ok, Ill give them to you. Just pay for shipping. Looks like the shipping cost for these things is like $600, but all you have to pay is the shipping. Good deal huh?
oh look at your location.. i will be in your area soon.. i will just pick them up
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SprintMax
oh look at your location.. i will be in your area soon.. i will just pick them up
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 02:01 PM
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needed a hobby, wanted it to be distinct from all other maxs.
and oh yeah i love pulling in next to some punk and his stock mustang and having the chickies walk right past him to admire mine... cmon in ladies, i got room for 4 more
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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cause i like my car to be better then my freinds jetta.. and he makes his faster so i have to keep up wit him...danm boosted stock 1.8t's
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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race of course a lot too... dont you jus love the maximas w/ body kit lowered with nice 18s like EVO5 wheels on them. damnnn sexy very sexy. it looks sickkkkkkk ha
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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to be myself and just do what i do, its a style thing, why have a stock maxima your neighbors have, their neighbors have when you can set your self apart and factory rims suck.
Old Sep 28, 2004 | 07:38 PM
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I enjoy working on my car and seeing the fruits of my labor at the track.

ditto on that. going to put her on the dyno again and see if I can't hit that elusive 200whp benchmark.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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i do it because when you see another maxima on the road if looks just like yours...
It just feels great when you know your maxima is the only one on the road around you that is differenet...
i dunno about you guys...but around here i never see any maxima's that are hooked up
Also when you go to car shows you get alot of ppl that come up and say wow...that looks really nice...i never new you could do that to a maxima..
ahh i love it
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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When things break I replace them with better aftermarket parts...
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Because I see those fast Civic owners run 16's and I want to be like them
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 10:26 PM
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I like cars that look good, handle good and sound good.

Plus I've always been into cars so I guess it was natural.
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 05:27 AM
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Because, its my ANTI-DRUG...and I've modded every car I've owned. Its the only one like it in the city...all my cop friends can easily keep an eye on it.
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 05:38 AM
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I don't. It's a monumental waste of money. Even if you have money burning a hole in your pocket, 99999/10000 it's better to keep the car stock and stockpile that extra money that you have (if you're financing upgrades on a credit card you should save yourself some time and off yourself now), then when you've got enough sell the slow stock car (because maximas are "fast", but they are not _fast_), and buy a car that was more tuned for performance in the first place. You'll end up with a superior product and not have lost thousands in mods, which will do nothing but lower resale of your car in most cases.

I'll admit that if I was single then I might do it a little bit to waste some money, but that's all it is: a waste of money. And I'd only do that if I had a lot of money sitting in savings and I was getting an itch to spend a bit People who bust their *** working summer jobs to buy a set of new wheels are retards IMO :P
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SkoorbMax
I don't. It's a monumental waste of money. Even if you have money burning a hole in your pocket, 99999/10000 it's better to keep the car stock and stockpile that extra money that you have (if you're financing upgrades on a credit card you should save yourself some time and off yourself now), then when you've got enough sell the slow stock car (because maximas are "fast", but they are not _fast_), and buy a car that was more tuned for performance in the first place. You'll end up with a superior product and not have lost thousands in mods, which will do nothing but lower resale of your car in most cases.

I'll admit that if I was single then I might do it a little bit to waste some money, but that's all it is: a waste of money. And I'd only do that if I had a lot of money sitting in savings and I was getting an itch to spend a bit People who bust their *** working summer jobs to buy a set of new wheels are retards IMO :P
so do you have any hobbies? most hobbies are a waste of time to everyone that is not into it...just my .05 cents
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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because it's a nice hobby to get into, expands your skills when you DIY, makes your car stand out(although not really in the maxima world), gives you something to love.
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 09:09 AM
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To make it more fun to drive.
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Because you get looks and people want to race you....then lose of course.
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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I was interested in modding my maxima to make it go faster and look better with suspension, rims and possible body kit. Oh and the system too....

Now, I bought a house and there are other things that are more important than the maxima looking better or going faster. I couldnt see spending $1000's on the car when I could be "modding" the house.

I agree with the whole bike thing......
Old Oct 1, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by nupe500
so do you have any hobbies? most hobbies are a waste of time to everyone that is not into it...just my .05 cents
None that compromise my financial situation I know that not everybody fits this description, but the majority of people who mod their cars are younger guys without a heck of a lot of money, and they spend a vast majority of their spare cash on this hobby. When they get older they will in many cases regret it.
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