Brett's pre mid life crises
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Brett's pre mid life crises
Its raining as per melbourne weather so i decided why not introduce myself in the most impolite way possible.
firstly lets go through my previous cars.
I was 18 & turbo law's were non exsistent, I was weighing up an s13 or a Prelude.
Autosalon magazine told me i should get this :
Halfway through the ownership of this car i began to read what Charles Kha had to say about "JDM".
needless to say our love affair came to an end in the form of a t-boning, she went to the wreckers for $700.
While driving that prelude and discovering cars without neons and shitty lights i noticed alot of nicely done Eg civics getting around, I managed to put some more money on top of that very generous $700 the wreckers decided to give me and found this in a Used car yard :
It was manual, Blue & 1.3 carby, Not quite the touge monster i had in mind.
But i did as Honda guys do and came up with this:
& one more picture for nostalgia's sake
I owned that car for a while & decided i no longer desired an eg civic.
I brought this SSS:
Quite possibly the ugliest car ever made though its saving graces were the sr20 & the Sr3 recaros.
Then i got reeled back into the Hondas again & found this:
After owning this civic for a while things were starting to get quite serious with the new girlfriend.
I decided "its time i ditch my obsession for cars & buy a daily that i CAN NOT be tempted to modify".
So i found a suzuki wagon r+, It was perfect.
I purchased it from an elderly lady and it drove just swimmingly.
I then discovered Yahoo Auctions & Jesse Streeter...
My girlfriend was not the happiest:
I got tired of driving a deathtrap and lack of power... (1.0 996cc)
Sold the wagon R+ & picked up this:
It was automatic & stock.
I commisioned a shop to perform a manual swap and added a few little bits.
THEN!
My friend Dylan let me drive his NA6.
firstly lets go through my previous cars.
I was 18 & turbo law's were non exsistent, I was weighing up an s13 or a Prelude.
Autosalon magazine told me i should get this :
Halfway through the ownership of this car i began to read what Charles Kha had to say about "JDM".
needless to say our love affair came to an end in the form of a t-boning, she went to the wreckers for $700.
While driving that prelude and discovering cars without neons and shitty lights i noticed alot of nicely done Eg civics getting around, I managed to put some more money on top of that very generous $700 the wreckers decided to give me and found this in a Used car yard :
It was manual, Blue & 1.3 carby, Not quite the touge monster i had in mind.
But i did as Honda guys do and came up with this:
& one more picture for nostalgia's sake
I owned that car for a while & decided i no longer desired an eg civic.
I brought this SSS:
Quite possibly the ugliest car ever made though its saving graces were the sr20 & the Sr3 recaros.
Then i got reeled back into the Hondas again & found this:
After owning this civic for a while things were starting to get quite serious with the new girlfriend.
I decided "its time i ditch my obsession for cars & buy a daily that i CAN NOT be tempted to modify".
So i found a suzuki wagon r+, It was perfect.
I purchased it from an elderly lady and it drove just swimmingly.
I then discovered Yahoo Auctions & Jesse Streeter...
My girlfriend was not the happiest:
I got tired of driving a deathtrap and lack of power... (1.0 996cc)
Sold the wagon R+ & picked up this:
It was automatic & stock.
I commisioned a shop to perform a manual swap and added a few little bits.
THEN!
My friend Dylan let me drive his NA6.
NitroDann wrote:No one cares for your faux JDM posh lifestyle.
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part 2
The following 10 minutes driving his car was a blur of excitement and laughing.
i had no idea a car could feel so fun to drive & i was determined to have one.
a forum member here had his NB for sale & he quite fancied my nissan so we organised some cash & transfer papers and that was that.
I got it home and took out the c spanners and made it a tad bit lower.
At the moment i only have minor plans which will be : a rollbar, a ducktail & enkei apache's.
progress is going to be slow...
i had no idea a car could feel so fun to drive & i was determined to have one.
a forum member here had his NB for sale & he quite fancied my nissan so we organised some cash & transfer papers and that was that.
I got it home and took out the c spanners and made it a tad bit lower.
At the moment i only have minor plans which will be : a rollbar, a ducktail & enkei apache's.
progress is going to be slow...
NitroDann wrote:No one cares for your faux JDM posh lifestyle.
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
When you get bored of your NB, I want it.
Love you Brett :3
Love you Brett :3
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
Mr_Dylan wrote:When you get bored of your NB, I want it.
Love you Brett :3
This will not happen.
NitroDann wrote:No one cares for your faux JDM posh lifestyle.
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Jace wrote:do a drift!
Will also not happen
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Pics as requested
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Jace wrote:sorry, couldn't find the high-res one.
Wow!
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davekmoore wrote:Pics as requested
Thanks
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
Jace wrote:sorry, couldn't find the high-res one.
Can I get a copy of this?
Was hoping to go next year.
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Good choice of model...NB rules.
Welcome to the obsession.
Welcome to the obsession.
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
Hey man saw you're little kei car promoted by Mark from Saintside heaps!
Welcome to the roadster life!
I had quite a similar journey to owning a mx as well.
S13 > S14 > Prelude (daily) & Track S13 > NA6
I was so close to getting enkei apaches as well! Paid for em all and was made sure that I could order 15x8 +0 in 4x100.
Supplier was sure and took my money. Got a refund 2 weeks later -__-" ..
Happy I passed on them though as I now own some awesome mk2's
Tim.
Welcome to the roadster life!
I had quite a similar journey to owning a mx as well.
S13 > S14 > Prelude (daily) & Track S13 > NA6
I was so close to getting enkei apaches as well! Paid for em all and was made sure that I could order 15x8 +0 in 4x100.
Supplier was sure and took my money. Got a refund 2 weeks later -__-" ..
Happy I passed on them though as I now own some awesome mk2's
Tim.
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
I love that little Suzuki wish I saw it up close. Looking forward to see how this nb turns out
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Re: Brett's pre mid life crises
nGtim wrote:Hey man saw you're little kei car promoted by Mark from Saintside heaps!
Welcome to the roadster life!
I had quite a similar journey to owning a mx as well.
S13 > S14 > Prelude (daily) & Track S13 > NA6
I was so close to getting enkei apaches as well! Paid for em all and was made sure that I could order 15x8 +0 in 4x100.
Supplier was sure and took my money. Got a refund 2 weeks later -__-" ..
Happy I passed on them though as I now own some awesome mk2's
Tim.
After owning this car the s14 seems like a camry!
NitroDann wrote:No one cares for your faux JDM posh lifestyle.
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