[s-cars] 20k civics

Mon Aug 12 18:15:18 EDT 2002

Hehe.. Probably inspired by Daniel's taxi (From the excellent french
movies vith the same name!) with a lot of wings and stuff! I've also
seen some cars like these here in Norway, but you all have to admit that
a classic UrQ or a SportQ with all the extra fenders and spoilers are
somewhat in the same league? *ducking real fast*..  ;o)))

As a sidepoint, I also have a '83 Celica Supra, (okay, okay, I'll unsub
right now!;o)) wich mostly turn the heads of middle aged women and
younger kids.. Why is that? (see the Motor trend 4/83 review for a nice
comparison to the Coupe GT here http://www.celicasupra.com/media83.htm )

Regards,
Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4
'96 Cabrio
'83 Celica Supra

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederic L'Huillier" <flhuillier at siebel.com>
To: "'Pollock, Thomas'" <Thomas.Pollock at hp.com>; "Daniel Hussey"
<dan at s-cars.org>; <MILAMBERB at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 20k civics

> Tom,
>
> Are you jealous at his car or the fact that young ladies are looking
at his
> car and not yours ?!?!?!?!??!
>
> In France, the same is happening with Peugeot (scary trust me), but
the
> "cassoulet boys" are very respectfull of the Audi S cars. And for the
magnet
> aspect, I don't care because my wife is the most beautifull woman on
earth.
>
> Frederic
>
> PS: Before Joern says anything on this list, yes Kari is also very
cute
> !!!!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pollock, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Pollock at hp.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:32 PM
> To: Daniel Hussey; MILAMBERB at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] 20k civics
>
>
> I just gotta chime in...
>
> Was sitting out in the local grocery parking lot waiting for the wife
on Sat
> when this young kid pulls in next to me. You guessed it, bright red
honda
> civic slammed to the ground with what looks like a set of stairs for
rear
> wing. I'm holding back REAL hard. He's just finishing up his burger
and
> fries when three very attractive young ladies pulls up and the driver
yells
> over, "hey I like what you did to your car !".  I'm freakin...  I have
all
> these scenarios running through my head.
> 1)They know this guy. 2)Their busting his balls. 3)They really like it
?
> About two minutes later another attractive adult women slows to take a
long
> look at this piece of crap and actually gives the kid the "thumbs
up"...
> WTF ?  Feeling like I was in the twilight zone I quickly moved to a
> different parking spot...
>
> And while I'm at it. I'm starting to see more and more trucks running
those
> huge (what are they 22-24") rims most of the manufacturers are pushing
these
> days. I've always been a big wheel fan but these things are proof that
there
> IS a limit...  looks ridiculous IMHO.
>
> Tom.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Hussey [mailto:dan at s-cars.org]
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: MILAMBERB at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 20k civics
>
>
> Uh, Get real dude!
>
> Honda Civics and Acura Integras have high insurance for what they are
as
> they are wrecked by these reckless kids all the time, and they are
> consistantly the most stolen cars out there.  Why??  Demand for parts
in the
> "import scene".  And, it's also very hard to track them down.
>
> If you own a real Type-R, you stand a VERY good chance of it being
stolen by
> some poser for parts.
>
> That's the reality, and the insurance argument doesn't explain this
> phenomenon.
>
> It catches on mostly because a few people do it, then they think it's
cool,
> so everyone wants to do it, and soon they are the masses... and like
> lemmings they just follow the crowd.  Most of them aren't "car people"
and
> don't know jack about cars.  They are into the import scene and
culture.
> Ten years ago they would have been driving a slammed mini-truck with 8
15"s
> in the back of it.  That's the reality.  But, thank god that period is
over!
> But, much like the mini-truck craze, we all will laugh at all these
> cheeseball riced out Civics...  that is if we aren't already.
>
> I'm into "real cars, for real car people".
>
> Later,
> Dan
> '94 S4 (Black/ecru) ... For Sale
> '95 S6 Avant (Europa blue/ecru)
> Seattle, WA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MILAMBERB at aol.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 11:59 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] 20k civics
>
>
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >  I used to wonder why kids did that to rice burners,but the answer
is
> simple.
> > They can't afford the insurance on a Porsche or come up with 20k at
once.
> > Plus it is fun to build a car up from stock. But yes those cars will
never
> > have the soul that a european car posseses.
> >
> > Pat B
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