on to a darker side

[its tahitian green]

welp, even after swapping in a rebuilt head the ol civic was still using over a quart of oil per tank. it was blowing right through and blackening the hatch. messy and stank. i didnt want to go any deeper in the motor and i wanted to get something with a little more go power.

found this just a few miles from my house so i checked it out, drove it, then drove home in it with no more civic
eff it, its fast enough and four wheel steering is cool
2.2 turbo feels good when it kicks in around 3k rpm.



gone but not forgotten:

[FrodoGT]

Dude I so want a tahitian green hatch,

[its tahitian green]

Originally Posted by FrodoGT

Dude I so want a tahitian green hatch,

it was one of the nicer ones left in this part of the rustbelt. sorry man. im sure you could find a cleaner one in florida. it was starting to rust around in the rockers, doors, and rear wheel wells.

the honda was a much tidier car than the mazda. but the mazda has 190 ft./lbs. stock and it feels like it.

[BLU CIVIC]

so now your name makes no sense...or you could get the car painted

but i was just looking at this:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/418832575.html
kinda funny

[thefooshmeister]

i think it would be sweet to buy a new civic and get it painted the tahitian green..im gonna keep my green crx as long as possible..no point sellin it cuz ill never make a profit and its just too fun..but when i get a new ride ill keep my eyes out for another green one..

[wiseguy01]

now you have to go over to the mazda forum now that u sold ur honda

[its tahitian green]

Originally Posted by BLU CIVIC

so now your name makes no sense...or you could get the car painted

but i was just looking at this:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/418832575.html
kinda funny

i actually hated that teal. im glad i dont have to look at that anymore. beauty is in the eye of the beholder there i suppose.

if that craiglist car was closer thats cheap enough for good parts car. oh well. you should get it, theyre fast and cheap. go smoke some hondas with it.

[wiseguy01]

lol at least u got a turbo on it and u took a twelve valve over a 16 valve?.. u mean it has 4 wheel steering like the back wheel turn too?

[BLU CIVIC]

Originally Posted by wiseguy01

lol at least u got a turbo on it and u took a twelve valve over a 16 valve?.. u mean it has 4 wheel steering like the back wheel turn too?

just like the Prelude 4WS

[its tahitian green]

Originally Posted by BLU CIVIC

just like the Prelude 4WS

yes, works like the prelude. its speed sensitive. works like skateboard steering when under a certain speed and switches to steer with the fronts when over that speed. works slick too.

as for the 12v, yes its old tech but with a turbo even old tech can be fast.

[CivicSpoon]

It's a Ford Probe.

[its tahitian green]

Originally Posted by CivicSpoon

It's a Ford Probe.

actually a more accurate way of putting it would be to say a ford probe is a mazda mx-6. this one i have was made in japan. i think all the 4ws ones came from japan. the probes were built in michigan on the mazda platform.

[CivicSpoon]

Originally Posted by its tahitian green

actually a more accurate way of putting it would be to say a ford probe is a mazda mx-6. this one i have was made in japan. i think all the 4ws ones came from japan. the probes were built in michigan on the mazda platform.

just busting your b@llz man. That thing is mint. My brother use to have a non-turbo automatic one, and that thing was still pretty quick.

[its tahitian green]

its kewl, i dont really give a damn. i actually think its a pretty boring looking car. reminds me of a early 90's two door accord. nothing remarkable. which is good. it surprises people that much more when it takes off!