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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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2002 Acura TL TYPE-S.
3.2L 260HP @ 6100rpm 232TQ @ 3500rpm..
I miss that car.
Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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nothing, my 97 was/is my first car
Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by unwrittenwurds
2002 Acura TL TYPE-S.
3.2L 260HP @ 6100rpm 232TQ @ 3500rpm..
I miss that car.
Wish they had a manual option, since the autos all blow up.
Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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1984 accord 5 speed
1985.5 starion turbo 260whp rwd 5 speed fun lil car
1986 celics gt
1988 accord 5 speed
1987 mk3 supra na 5 speed
1988 mk3 turbo 380whp 5 speed
1997 850 t5 wagon 300 whp at
1999 ford escort slowest car in the world
1999 maxima se 5 speed i loved that car
2006 altima 3.5 se 5 speed stock for now
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited - put on Prodrive PFF7 18", iON suspension, Cobb Accessport, UP, DP and cat-back exhasut. Loved the car but fell asleep at the wheel and managed to drive it through a intersection at 50mph and totaled it.

2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed6 Grand Touring - Good car, but not quite as nice as my Subaru and got a great deal on it. For some reason it caused my wife very severe car sickness repeatedly. Ended up trading it in because we could never go anywhere with her in it without her throwing up. No idea why, she gets car sick still, but no where like with the Mazda.

2007 Honda Civic SI - HFP 17" wheels was all I added. Great car but got tired of the noise and lack of refinement. Really wanted to get back into something like my Legacy quality wise.

NOW - 2009 Nissan Maxima SV w/sport package - Just purchased this used with under 8k miles and in perfect condition. So far I love it.
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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2002 Dodge Neon =auto= - (junk lol)

1994 Eagle Talon TSi =auto= - owned for 2 days and the engine caught fire

1995 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 = 5 speed= - came with aftermarket rims. I added a CAI,TT Chip, TT exhaust and Rokkor coilovers (swerved away from a drunk driver and hit a sidewalk)

1996 Volkswagen Passat VR6 =5 speed= - Lowering springs,polished manifold,bottle caps,yellow fogs,ecodes (sold)

1996 Volkswagen Golf =5 speed= - stock (sold)

1995 Volkswagen Passat vr6 =5 speed= - 85k original miles,female owned all its life, CAI,polished manifold,yellow fogs,rokkor coilovers,bbs bottle caps,tt chip,magnaflow exhaust, no check engine lights lol,neuspeed short shifter (sold for $3k to pay for a lawyer =(..miss that car

2002 Ford Sporttrac =auto= family truck, tranny started skipping, and engine started knocking gave it back to the dealer and got my money back

1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue =auto= bought for my fiance, tranny let go after 4 years of driving 99k original miles

2000 Hyundai Elantra =auto= was a gift when my daughter was born,after 2 years it gave us nothing but problems, sold for $400

2007 Nissan maxima 3.5se =auto= current vehicle, great car no problems yet *fingers crossed*..great family car
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 01:26 PM
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a Red 1983 Ford Ranger that I still have
Old Feb 20, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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1997 Gs Integra (I/E)
Old Feb 21, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMan287
I had a light blue 1991 Dodge Spirit .

Me too! Allpar.com and the people in there were my best friend.
Drove my 91 dodge spirit until the damn thing started knocking on
one cylinder! Oil leaks out the *** with that car, and the 2.5L 4 cylinder
3 Speed auto combo had no power what so ever !!

Still cant really knock it though as I drove it for 4 years with no issues, just gas and oil change.
Old Feb 21, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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1984 Chrysler Lebaron
1989 Ford Tempo
1990 Pontiac Sunbird
1992 Eagle Talon TSi (FWD)
1999 Jeep Cherokee
2003 Nissan Pathfinder LE (4x4)
Old Feb 21, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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2000 Ford f250 turbo diesel, still drive it.
Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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1993 Nissan Altima (ran to 335k)
1993 Nissan Maxima (ran to 390k)
2000 Chrysler Cirrus (passed on to my sister, still runs great)
2000 Mazda Millenia S (sold recently)
2004 Chevy Colorado (still have it, fully customized show truck)
2004 BMW 745Li (sold last summer)
2009 Nissan Maxima (current)

It seems I've gone full circle LOL
Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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1991 Taurus (3.Slow)
1992 Regal (3.8, Getting better)
1978 280Z (SBC 305)
Now a 2004 6spd Max that's my baby. It's like a limo compared to the Datsun, but at least the Datsun could do a U-turn...
Old Feb 22, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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1993 Toyota Camry I4
1993 VW Passat
1993 Mercedes 280E
1991 Nissan Maxima
1993 Toyota Camry V6
1997 Toyota Camry I4
and now a 1996 Infiniti I30
Old Feb 24, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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1971 Chevelle-pretty quick car, though not when I got it. Over the 8 years I owned it, ETs went from high 16s at 83 to high 12s at 108
1977 Cutlass-350 with bolt-ons, swapped it out for a 455. Nothing like adding 100 lb-ft of torque!
1974 Z/28, bolt-ons, 4 speed, 3.73 posi.
Then the dark era began...
1979 Pontiac Sunbird. 3.8 V6 with a 4 speed. How a 3.8 V6 in a 3000 pound car could be so slow, I'll never know
1979 Toyota Celica GT 5 speed. Actually put headers on it. Decent for what it was
1985 Toyota Celica GT, another 5 speed. No headers, but intake/exhaust. Peppy but not quick
Cars got a little better until the 626...
1990 Honda Accord LX. Header, intake, exhaust, pulleys, some suspension stuff. Very reliable car, had 280k miles on it when I sold it 6 years ago, car is still around, current owner works at a tire store. Well past 300k.
1999 Mazda 626 ES-V6. Engine was actually decent, revved to 7000 but the automatic transmission sucked the life out of the engine with horrible gear ratios. Only car (other than the Delta 88 I bought for the 455 to put in the Cutlass) I didn't mod.
Nissan era begins...
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 4AT. Great car, just minor bolt-ons. Totaled by a redlight running drunk. Had 194,595 miles on it and still ran great
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 6 speed-current car, picked it up last week. The extra gears make an already great engine better.
Old Mar 3, 2011 | 07:09 PM
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hmm...okay, here goes:
'72 Mustang (rusted out from under me!)
'69 Impala (passed everything on the road but gas stations!)
'86 GTI (returned to VW under the lemon law; stalled often, lived in the service bay!)
'88 Chevy Spectrum Turbo (Isuzu I-mark)
'86 Toyota 4x4
'95 Caravan Sport (when my daughter was born!)
'88 Bronco II (took over payments when my son lost his job!)
'01 Nissan Quest SE (minivan that drove like a Maxima!)
'97 Tacoma 4x4 (one of my all-time favorites!)
'90 4Runner (another fave)
'91 Mitsu Galant (freebie from my aunt when she bought a new car)
'08 Maxima (first new car since the '01 Quest!) traded for...
'03 Maxima GLE with 60k original 1-owner miles! Just picked up 3/5/11! (couldn't keep paying my daughter's tuition AND the '08...)

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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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1984 trans am....
1989 nissan 200sx 2.0 (auto)....
1988 nissan 200sx 1.8 turbo (manual).......
1992 nissan 240sx.......
1998 ford explorer.......
2001 maxima (manual).......
2003 maxima current car.......
Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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1979 corona (Toyota) station wagon
1980 valiant cm wagon
3rd gen maxima (not the one I have now)
1973 Mercedes 280e
85 Mazda 626 fastback
73 type 3 Volkswagen station wagon.
85 Mazda 929 sedan 2.0 l 4 cyl.

Top one is most recent, will be posting a picture of my current max once its painted and complete.

HOW GOOD!
Old Mar 6, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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93 Probe gt 5 speed Teal (mods
95 Mazda 626 5 speed White many (mods
94 Probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed white (mods
95 SHO auto money green (stock
93 toyota celica 5 speed blue (stock
99 Cadillac catera auto silver (stock
91 VW jetta 5 speed silver (stock
87 toyota Pickup 5 speed blue (Monster
92 Roadmaster LT1 auto white (stock
99 Pontiac Mini van sliver auto ( 18's
99 escort auto red (junk
92 5.0 blue 5 speed (mods
many more but my head hurts
Old Mar 6, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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Sorry.....no pics

77 Pontiac Catalina
91 Pontiac 6000
85 Lincoln Towncar
95 Ford T-Bird
03 Nissan Altima (totaled)
04 Nissan Maxima (still have....love it)
11 Nissan Maxima (current)
Old Mar 6, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Fairlady

It hurts a little as I make this post but all things must come to an end. I drove a 2005 FairLady Z prior to my Silvia. I will try and upload some of her to my photo gallery if they will allow me to keep them up.

2Eazy

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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:28 AM
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lool some cars

1= Buick Park aveniu 1984
2= Honda Civic 2003

+ some rent Car = alot lool
Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:57 AM
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1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS. Loved this car.
Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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I still have my '90 300ZXTT but I drove an '88 Pathfinder as my daily before I picked up my 5th gen this weekend. I must say, it's quite an improvement!
Old Mar 10, 2011 | 12:15 AM
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1990 Honda Accord
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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1992 Honda civic
Old Mar 12, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Too many to list and not much pics but here is the car line-up order:

-86 Volkswagen Rabbit (Diesel..manual)
-90 Pontiac Sunbird (Sold)
-89 Pontiac Bonneville LE (Sold)
-93 Dodge Grand Caravan (totaled by my brother)
-91 Pontiac Bonneville SSE (needs to be fixed)
-88 Chevy Suburban (planning to restore)
-87 Volvo 740 GLE ( fixing it up)
-94 Ford Aspire ( traded for the winter beater to save my Maxima from the harsh winter days plus I got tired of the constant car repairs)
-93 Chevy Astro EXT (Winter beater)

And my new baby and project. What I always wanted for so many years a Nissan Maxima prefer late 80's but can't pass up a good deal for a 1995.

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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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1st car- 92 Pontiac Bonneville SE (sold)
2nd car- 96 Nissan 200sx SE 5spd (rear-ended & totalled)

My Max is my 3rd and current car.
Old Mar 15, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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1983 Mercury Cougar LS. V8 w/ 130hp Caught on fire and burned to the ground. Dang thing ran fine on straight water but wouldn't hold coolant.
1991 Pontiac Firebird. V8 w/ 170hp loved this car. Rear ended a xterra and put it's drive shaft through it's tranny, both cars lost

1991 Pontiac Trans-am V8 w/ 205hp loved the car but it was expensive. sold it when gas first hit 4 bucks a gal. a full tank would only last 125-130 miles city driving.

1991 VW Passat. I4 w/ 134hp. worst car I ever owned. Only thing I liked about it was it was a manual (first time owning one) and it got +30mpg. Electronic failures galore, sold to a junk yard when the brakes died.

1995 Chevy Caprice V8 w/ 200hp. Nice quiet comfortable car. Put cop wheels and a intake on it and it was mean. sold for a newer car.

1999 Saturn Sl2 I4 w/ 124hp. Fun economical car. I could go a month on 2 fill ups. 5-spd made it fun to toss about. unfortunately it met a concrete divider on the way to work

2000 Nissan Maxima SE. V6 w 222hp...... Currently in love.
Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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I had a 2003 Nissan Frontier se crew cab, silver i loved my truck it had black and gun metal 20' rims a camper shell with sport roof rack, unfortunately got reposed cause i lost my job, fortunately i came across with this 1997 maxima which won my heart, its a beauty

before that turck i had a 1990 toyota supra turbo, before that a 1995 toyota truck and before that my first car ever a 1986 toyota celica gt.
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 03:19 PM
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Drove my mom's '02 Ford Windstar till I got my first car. A white '96 GLE. Now I have a white '97 GXE 5-speed.
Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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1st car: 1997 Chevy Cavalier...i loved this car
2nd car: 1995 Plymouth neon..whack
3rd car: 1998 plymouth neon highline...had more ***** than the 1995, but damn thing had too many issues
4th car: 1996 ford escort...my first car to ever have AC! Blew the timing belt 2x. On the seconf time i was too piseed off and got rid of it.
5th car: 1993 DOHC Max...It was an auto and was the fastest auto i owned. Loved it.
6th car: 1997 MAx..5spd. what more i need to say. Damn lady crashed into me totalled the max
Now: 1997 Max 5spd... i only had my first 4th gen for 6 months..modded her out. I wasnt done driving her so i had to get another one
Old Mar 17, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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2000 Toyota Avalon, it was a nice car until I ran it to the back of a BMW...
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:51 AM
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Good luck.
Old Mar 19, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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99 Ford Taurus(sold)
93 Altima(sold)
99 Maxima SE (never sell)
Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:36 AM
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I was a gm muscle car guy...69 chevelles,72 el camino,70 monte carlo, a couple cheyenne 10 pickups, 70 impala, 79 el camino, 86 cutlass supreme...got tired of the sacrifice. maxima's have it all...style and speed with all the comfort and convenience.
Old Mar 20, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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my first car 87 Pontiac Fiero GT blew the motor cruising down the highway three months after I got it on the road, my second car was a 98 ford mustang, modded the hell out of it, but do to having a family I traded it for my max.
Old Mar 23, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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2003 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6L what a big jump to 3.5L, hah?
I still own the Colt and love it.
Old Mar 25, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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hmm, started with an old 85 Dodge/Mitsubishi pickup, then to a 90 Mazda Protege, then a 94 Nissan Altima, then to a 04 Kia Sorento, then a 03 Nissan Sentra SER before the 97 Maxima
Old Mar 27, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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87 Toyota Celica Automatic
94 Honda Civic EX Vitec 5 Speed
2001 VW GTI VR6 5 Speed
97 Nissan 200SX SE 5 Speed
2005 Subaru WRX STi 6 Speed
2002 Maxima 6 Speed (87,000 Miles)



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