I had to say goodbye to my first car last night- a 97 Prelude
Here are a few pictures to remember her by:
5spd swap FTW:
Read all aboot it here:
http://rompirates5spdswap.tk/
Good times...
Broken sway bar bracket, just pulling into a shopping center!!:
Side:
Goodbye old friend- you will be missed. 6+ years and you never left me stranded. I trust your new owner will take good care of you. The prelude is actually going to be exported back to Japan. She's goin' home!
Hello new car:
Goodbye old friend...
Goodbye old friend...
97 Prelude 5spd swap FTW! (Sold! )
07 Mazda MX-5 Sport (DEAD)
07 VW Rabbit
04 Mazdaspeed Miata (Sold!)
05 RX8 (Sold!)
95 Wrangler
07 Mazda MX-5 Sport (DEAD)
07 VW Rabbit
04 Mazdaspeed Miata (Sold!)
05 RX8 (Sold!)
95 Wrangler
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Re: Goodbye old friend...
must be sad to see her go, despite having a good replacement (i was gonna say be careful in the winter with the miata, but it looks from your pics like you do NOT live in a cold climate... ). i remember when i sold my civic and kind of missed it despite having a much more powerful car (maxima) - the civic had a certain character to it that couldn't be replaced by the maxima.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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Re: Goodbye old friend...
So, why did you sell it?
...not only the plant life and other background stuff, but look at that pic with the broken sway bar. I've seen truckloads of new cars being delivered from the factory to the dealer that didn't look as good underneath. Vehicles get one whiff of our air and go like this:potownrob wrote:must be sad to see her go, despite having a good replacement (i was gonna say be careful in the winter with the miata, but it looks from your pics like you do NOT live in a cold climate... ).
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Re: Goodbye old friend...
I still miss one or two cars that I've sold years ago and wish I could fit into a Miata.
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'12 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Re: Goodbye old friend...
Step 1: Buy 2 miatas.AHTOXA wrote:I still miss one or two cars that I've sold years ago and wish I could fit into a Miata.
Step 2: Combine into 1 miata.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Drive uber-miata that fits giants.
'15 Mazda 3 iSport Hatch 6MT
'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
'97 Honda Civic EX 4AT - Retired @ 184,001 mi
For Pony!
'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
'97 Honda Civic EX 4AT - Retired @ 184,001 mi
For Pony!
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Re: Goodbye old friend...
This isn't me but it's exactly spot-on. I drove a Miata with Cosmin once. Yeah....
'19 Toyota 4Runner TRD ORP
'12 Suzuki V-Strom 650
'12 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Re: Goodbye old friend...
Couldn't keep it because I have no room to store it and didn't feel like paying $100+/mo to put it in storage. One day i'll get another prelude.
For now, the MX5 is awesome
For now, the MX5 is awesome
97 Prelude 5spd swap FTW! (Sold! )
07 Mazda MX-5 Sport (DEAD)
07 VW Rabbit
04 Mazdaspeed Miata (Sold!)
05 RX8 (Sold!)
95 Wrangler
07 Mazda MX-5 Sport (DEAD)
07 VW Rabbit
04 Mazdaspeed Miata (Sold!)
05 RX8 (Sold!)
95 Wrangler
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Re: Goodbye old friend...
Honda's making postludes now.RomPirate wrote:One day i'll get another prelude.
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