Some of you Honda boys Confuse me...

[911GT2]

The second you get your car, you try and make it into something different, often spending inexorbitant amounts of money doing so (which could actually buy you something else, something better in fact).

Explain yourselves.

And to quell the flames, I myself an a Civic driver (2001) and still can't imagine why you'd ever do this.

[whiteracer]

it adds personality. To gain respect. To work with what we have and still be able to stand out and run with the best of them. Bottom line:

CAUSE WE CAN.

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally posted by 911GT2
The second you get your car, you try and make it into something different, often spending inexorbitant amounts of money doing so (which could actually buy you something else, something better in fact).

Explain yourselves.

And to quell the flames, I myself an a Civic driver (2001) and still can't imagine why you'd ever do this.

I think this can be a question to ANY person that modifies a car, weather it be a Civic, Accord, Mustang or I've even seen some Porsche owners dump wads of $$$ into making theirs "look" like a GT2. I point that out after seeing your AF.com user name. But all aside, it's to make a normally somewhat bland looking car look a bit more appealing to the owner's eye. That's how it is for me at least. I do it because like said I can, to change it's look and have it look the way I want with a unique style (I don't really see very many around that have done what I have to mine) and also as a challange and hobby to myself. All hobbies cost money in one way or another. Some people collect rare stamps, others built miniature train sets (like my grnadfather did and my uncle currently does) while others do things like skydiving, or whathave you. Eitherway, it's all gonna cost some sort of monitary amount. I am smaort about my mods I do though and shop around for them for the best price, or just custom hand make them myself in some cases as I did with my home made mesh grill, and painting of some exterior and interior pieces. Since my car is my hoby, I take great care, patience and time with the work I put into it, and unless I physically can't do something (which I've only done this when I had my suspension coilovers installed) I have done ALL work that's been done with my car, myself which has saved me HUNDREDS of dollars in the long run. Doing my own installs and work on my car also adds to the challenege of the hobby, saves money and I can take pride and joy in knowing I didi the work myself, didn't have to rely on a shop and i know I'm going to take special care in what I'm doing to make sure it's done to the standards I want it to be in.

Happy motoring.

[iceiso]

and plus, buying a decent 15k car, and putting 15k into it will be faster than a 30k car. plus, you can add a bunch of toys into it, and in my opinion, it would look better. all "custom" and stuff. AND, you have something to be proud about. you can say "YEAH, that's my car".

[superbluecivicsi]

its a great hobby. an expensive hobby but an enjoyable one. i love tryin to make my lil 4 banger better and faster. makes me feel good when i spank a v8 who talks alot of shitnitz. besides the hobby part of it all, im addicted. cant stop modin my lil civic.

[frozen_Joth]

Customize, originality, everyone likes to be different. It feels really really good to kick muscle car ass in a modded civic. What fun is it to beat a civic in a mustang or camaro? Better than spending 15k on drugs...., wait a minute.....,Wait a minute.......o.k....

[Stali08]

For me, the smallest thing that I do to my car is an accomplishment. For alot of us, our cars are our only escape from bullshit in life, becasue i know it is for me. And like i say to everyone, it doesnt matter what type of car you have, what matters is what you do to it.

[911GT2]

Note that I'm talking about body kits.

And I find it quite funny that all of you apparently do it to be individual, when every single Civic out there driven by anyone less than 25 is uglified by shitty Eurotails and terrible wings and chin spoilers. You're not being very individual when everyone's doing it...

But when you spend 30-35K on a Civic, you could easily (yes, easily) go out and buy a used car that'll spank it. FWD just has too many shortcomings, you can develop all the power you want, you just can't put it to the ground.

And IMO, it doesn't really matter what you drive, as long as you know where you stand. I just get sorta perturbed because every time I take out my goddamn car (a stock fuckin Civic people), all these dicks in their bodykitted and winged out Civics try to race me. And they actually lose. It just gets fucking ridiculous after a while.

[Stali08]

Hey you have an opinion, thats cool but dont worry about what other people do to their own cars. It's their money (in some cases, the parents) but hey its doing something they think looks good.

And im sorry but a stock car isnt gonna beat a car that has 30-35K into it, bad money comparison on your part.

And here's a thought, maybe you just race the cars you know you can beat, and all the other ones you just let them pass by..hum

[911GT2]

When did I say a stock 35K car?

Basically, what I'm trying to get at is that there are far better cars to modify than a FWD econocar.

A Porsche 944 Turbo can be gotten for a similar amount of money to a Civic (Turbos can run you 8K USD for a good one, more for exceptional) and crank up the boost on that bitch. Spend 15K total, eat Civics on the strip and the track.

Just goes to show...

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally posted by 911GT2
When did I say a stock 35K car?

Basically, what I'm trying to get at is that there are far better cars to modify than a FWD econocar.

A Porsche 944 Turbo can be gotten for a similar amount of money to a Civic (Turbos can run you 8K USD for a good one, more for exceptional) and crank up the boost on that bitch. Spend 15K total, eat Civics on the strip and the track.

Just goes to show...

That's the half of it though, a USED Porsche vs. a NEW Civic. Which one will handle it's mods better and be more reliable? The NEW car of course. If a FWD car couldn't put it's power down very well, manufactures wouldn't make them, and there are quite a few FWD sports cars out there.

Sure you may say:
And I find it quite funny that all of you apparently do it to be individual, when every single Civic out there driven by anyone less than 25 is uglified by shitty Eurotails and terrible wings and chin spoilers. You're not being very individual when everyone's doing it...
Take a look at my car ant tell me if it falls into that same catagory. I didin't think so. Euro tails? Nope, wing of any kind? Nope. Chin spoiler, yes, but then again so does an Si. I rest my case. Don't say EVERY single Civic, when only 25 of 25 % fall into that catagory.

You obviously love your STOCK 7th gen Civic, which is prefectly fine, people like family point A to point B get around cars, Others like to fix their's up. Not all of us have $30k to dump on a car at a single time, and rather build up a lesser $15k car over time. But don't come into our world here and kncok what we do with our cars. That just what they are, OURS just like your stocker is YOURS! And BTW, I'm pretty positive if your car is bone stock, mine would be able to edge it out in a race, I've raced a few stick 7th generation Civics, and they don't seem to be what earlier generation Civics were, especially against a modified one.

[superbluecivicsi]

Whats this ?- - - - - -> I just get sorta perturbed because every time I take out my goddamn car (a stock fuckin Civic people), all these dicks in their bodykitted and winged out Civics try to race me. And they actually lose. It just gets fucking ridiculous after a while. <- - - - you havnet raced my stock looking civic yet. and yes, you do deserve to have your vocal chords ripped out :smoker2:

[Stali08]

Oh...I think someone got owned!

[BLU CIVIC]

being the owner of a 4th gen civic.....i can only say that i love my civic...about to do a n engine swap, endyn's supercharger and about to try and add 4wd to my car.....after that...if i'm not too broke....i'm contemplating a combat body kit and functional roof scoop...true u may see me coming down the road and only ur common civic with a body kit that thinks he's fast....but in actuallity u will have no idea as to what i went thru to get my car like it is or how fast it is....i could have gotten a body kit a while ago and stuck it on my car stock, unpainted and unprimed but to me i would fall into that catagory that u re speaking of

[911GT2]

Originally posted by SilverY2KCivic


That's the half of it though, a USED Porsche vs. a NEW Civic. Which one will handle it's mods better and be more reliable? The NEW car of course. If a FWD car couldn't put it's power down very well, manufactures wouldn't make them, and there are quite a few FWD sports cars out there.

Sure you may say:
And I find it quite funny that all of you apparently do it to be individual, when every single Civic out there driven by anyone less than 25 is uglified by shitty Eurotails and terrible wings and chin spoilers. You're not being very individual when everyone's doing it...
Take a look at my car ant tell me if it falls into that same catagory. I didin't think so. Euro tails? Nope, wing of any kind? Nope. Chin spoiler, yes, but then again so does an Si. I rest my case. Don't say EVERY single Civic, when only 25 of 25 % fall into that catagory.

You obviously love your STOCK 7th gen Civic, which is prefectly fine, people like family point A to point B get around cars, Others like to fix their's up. Not all of us have $30k to dump on a car at a single time, and rather build up a lesser $15k car over time. But don't come into our world here and kncok what we do with our cars. That just what they are, OURS just like your stocker is YOURS! And BTW, I'm pretty positive if your car is bone stock, mine would be able to edge it out in a race, I've raced a few stick 7th generation Civics, and they don't seem to be what earlier generation Civics were, especially against a modified one.

The used Porsche was just for use as a comparison. You can put any used car in there such as DSMs (before you speak up, a rebuilt tranny only costs about a grand), Maximas (Stillen makes excellent supercharger packages), Subarus (their 2.0 liter can make some really good power with forced induction, their new 2.5 is even better), and the list goes on. They'll all give you better performance for the money.

And for most Civic modifiers, the Eurotails come first. You're an exception to the rule, and I commend you for that.

And I never said I love my 7th gen. It's my parents car. It's point A to point B transportation, just like any other Civic, and therefore not a sportscar.