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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:46 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:33 am Also, what is the significance of C82OKO?

:rolleyes: :facepalm:
That's just what the DMV gave me? :iono:
Woa, really? I didn't think the black plates got a different sequence.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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max225 wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:12 am Um not be that guy ... but is your rear diff leaking ? On the Tahoe ?
Yeah I thought the same thing when I took the pic but there is no moisture anywhere that would correspond to the coloration.....and the spot on the garage is not related.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:47 am
Desertbreh wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:46 am

That's just what the DMV gave me? :iono:
Woa, really? I didn't think the black plates got a different sequence.
Yep.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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LOL I have always looked somewhat askance at my receiver plug selection but ignored it until now. DFD, leaving no affront to the sensibilities uncritiqued.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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TBH, I'm a little disappointed...

"Desert, do you use your receiver plug to brush your teeth in the morning?"
"Desert, was that a door prize at the last quinceanera you attended?"
"Desert, where are the matching chrome door handle inserts and 24s?"
"Desert, is that a Chevrolet product? I can't tell."

You guys should really up your game.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:05 pm TBH, I'm a little disappointed...

"Desert, do you use your receiver plug to brush your teeth in the morning?"
"Desert, was that a door prize at the last quinceanera you attended?"
"Desert, where are the matching chrome door handle inserts and 24s?"
"Desert, is that a Chevrolet product? I can't tell."

You guys should really up your game.
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:19 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:05 pm TBH, I'm a little disappointed...

"Desert, do you use your receiver plug to brush your teeth in the morning?"
"Desert, was that a door prize at the last quinceanera you attended?"
"Desert, where are the matching chrome door handle inserts and 24s?"
"Desert, is that a Chevrolet product? I can't tell."

You guys should really up your game.
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tx ron
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote:LOL I have always looked somewhat askance at my receiver plug selection but ignored it until now. DFD, leaving no affront to the sensibilities uncritiqued.
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:05 pm TBH, I'm a little disappointed...

"Desert, do you use your receiver plug to brush your teeth in the morning?"
"Desert, was that a door prize at the last quinceanera you attended?"
"Desert, where are the matching chrome door handle inserts and 24s?"
"Desert, is that a Chevrolet product? I can't tell."

You guys should really up your game.
I've brushed a few teeth with my receiver plug :hubba:
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Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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I have experience with the gen after that 09-14 great cars ... bulletproof other than rear brake pads dragging
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max225 wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:25 pm I have experience with the gen after that 09-14 great cars ... bulletproof other than rear brake pads dragging
That's when they got ugly and $$$$$$
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:28 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:25 pm I have experience with the gen after that 09-14 great cars ... bulletproof other than rear brake pads dragging
That's when they got ugly and $$$$$$
:wat: ? they look pretty much the same?
We're talking TSX not TL.

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max225 wrote:
Desertbreh wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:28 pm That's when they got ugly and $$$$$$
:wat: ? they look pretty much the same?
We're talking TSX not TL.

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I vote 2.5 beetle or :jeep:
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max225 wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:30 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:28 pm

That's when they got ugly and $$$$$$
:wat: ? they look pretty much the same?
We're talking TSX not TL.

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I really, really hate the beak. Who thought it was ok to do that to every single model?
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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I tooks same to most ppl.

It isn't like

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Also going one gen newer provides a big benefit to someone who doesn't want to drive. I am sure you don't want to have a stepson named Pedro after she winds up in the wrong part of town and can't pay for repair bills.
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max225 wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:36 pm Image

I tooks same to most ppl.

It isn't like

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Also going one gen newer provides a big benefit to someone who doesn't want to drive. I am sure you don't want to have a stepson named Pedro after she winds up in the wrong part of town and can't pay for repair bills.
Food for thought.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote:Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
I had a 2004 TSX when I was 17-almost 21, drove it until 140k miles with the auto. Had no issues with trans, it holds first gear up to 20 mph changes to 2nd at 4k, even if you drive like a pussy. Being a teenager, i beat the living hell out of the that thing. Never had a check engine light, never been stranded, etc. as far as performance, its a great first car, it is slow, but not floaty, nice cruiser and handles good. Best 0-60 was 8.3 ish i believe, vtec starts at like 5,5xx rpm iirc, and it only gets premium. Make sure when you close the gas cap, drag the tooth a little to close.

Only issues i had was alignment. I managed to broke a LCA once (thanks to shitty dc roads), and had a motor mount changed, which caused the steering to shake when you’re idling in D.


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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:38 pm
Desertbreh wrote:Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
I had a 2004 TSX when I was 17-almost 21, drove it until 140k miles with the auto. Had no issues with trans, it holds first gear up to 20 mph changes to 2nd at 4k, even if you drive like a pussy. Being a teenager, i beat the living hell out of the that thing. Never had a check engine light, never been stranded, etc. as far as performance, its a great first car, it is slow, but not floaty, nice cruiser and handles good. Best 0-60 was 8.3 ish i believe, vtec starts at like 5,5xx rpm iirc, and it only gets premium. Make sure when you close the gas cap, drag the tooth a little to close.

Only issues i had was alignment. I managed to broke a LCA once (thanks to shitty dc roads), and had a motor mount changed, which caused the steering to shake when you’re idling in D.


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Good info. Thanks!
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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My parents inherited my 2004 TL and still drive it daily with less issues then any other car in our fleets. The paint is shit but the car is amazing value. A TSX is a brilliant choice for a college student.
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Desertbreh wrote:Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
Auto only had issues in some very early 2004 models, and they were counter-measured with a lube kit for 2nd gear to keep them okay. I'd stick to 05 and up to play it safe.
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Desertbreh wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:44 pm Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
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Tarspin wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:44 am
Desertbreh wrote:Daughter will need a car in maybe a year? Yes, she should go work in the salt mines and buy her own. But I won't make her do that because she is #1 in her class, does all the kinds of extracurricular volunteer stuff you have to do to get into post secondary educational institutions, is a good kid in every phase, and yeah, has me wrapped around her finger. BUT, this really isn't about her. It's about me. WHY? Kid has no interest in cars or driving. :millennial: In Kansas where I grew up you could get a learner's permit at age 14 because of agriculture, and the sense of freedom in a vehicle at that age was intoxicating. My kid? :butwhy:

Anyway, if I'm going to buy a vehicle, it needs to be reliable, gets decent fuel mileage, and INTERESTING....something worth a shit. Why? Because I might be getting it back in a couple of years. And because I'm not going to buy something I hate, and because I plan on driving it. I'm not going to subsidize the local euro mechanic either. I'm looking at 2004-2008 Acura TSX. If I can find one for a decent price with the six speed that would be rad. Make a :millennial: drive :manuel:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

or

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... lCode1=TSX

Anybody have experience with these cars? Anybody know if the autotragic is decent from a reliablity standpoint?
VTEC brah. :ohmy: :stig:
Auto only had issues in some very early 2004 models, and they were counter-measured with a lube kit for 2nd gear to keep them okay. I'd stick to 05 and up to play it safe.
Good tip, thanks.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Look at the :plac: thread. The answer is 14+ Mazda 3 or 6 for <$10k. They're too cheap not to buy.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:12 pm Look at the :plac: thread. The answer is 14+ Mazda 3 or 6 for <$10k. They're too cheap not to buy.
Just saw this. Will look.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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