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Old 11-23-2005
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New Civic on the block...Lowering Advice...(56k go away)

Hey guys,

i bought this car about 2 weeks ago, i was waiting till i had enough time to go outside and take some pics. it's a 2003 civic ex. I bought it from a mechanic, he had tinted the windows and installed an exhaust. first thing i did was install a CAI, then that pretty much took care of my performance needs so i hit it with the neons. there are a couple dents about the size of a nickle on the left side of the car, and some bug remains on the front bumper, other than that, the car is fine cosmetically in my opinion. but i'm here for your opinion, so tell me watcha think.














sorry for the bad picture quality. my digital camera's lense is pretty fudged up. color balance and lighting filters are no longer features of the camera.

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it seems fairly clean....nice choice, and enjoy the mpg!!!
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good potential.. let the modding begin!
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congratulations... welcome to our world.. good luck with the car
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That is a nice looking civic. have fun with it.
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Originally Posted by 042dr
it seems fairly clean....nice choice, and enjoy the mpg!!!
oh yea, mpg is a huge plus. mom has a 96 suburban (16mpg) so you know how she feels about this car's mpg.

good potential.. let the modding begin!
yea i keep thinking about what i wanna do. im a junior in high school so i'm a bit constricted with money, and i'm also a computer geek so money has to be spent equally between the car and comp.

i was thinking of a short shifter and shift ****. i'm set with the power, acceleration on this car is incredible. suspension was on my mind but i don't have a problem with that. i donno what do you guys think i should do.
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Originally Posted by juzthewy
congratulations... welcome to our world.. good luck with the car
thanks. i've wanted a civic since i was about 11, after i found the importance of mileage and the "customizationability" of the civic.

That is a nice looking civic. have fun with it.
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the thing is there is potential...and if your gonna have it for a while you can drop alot of cash in it and make it the way you'd like....minus huge horsepower
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Oh yeah... potential.... yes, it's in there somewhere.... with enough money.

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It's either my eyesight or the camera or even my monitor but I see that OEM-looking spoiler like... too tall! I think I need to rest before commenting any further...

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Sideways looks real nice, btw.
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nice, neons = teh blah, however.
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time to get rid of the pepboys muffler, and neons then you'd be straight
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Originally Posted by sweeteli99
time to get rid of the pepboys muffler, and neons then you'd be straight
heh, well i'm fine with the muffler, i'm not racing yet nor do i demand much so i'll just save the money for when i need it. i like the neons, it gives the people who know nothing about automotives a chance at appreciating my car, and i just like lights.
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Originally Posted by ramcosca
It's either my eyesight or the camera or even my monitor but I see that OEM-looking spoiler like... too tall!

i'm new to the game, so could someone enlighten me on what the problem is with my muffler.
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awesome~ hope you have fun with it
how much did you pay for it? how many miles? (just curious)
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Originally Posted by chrisleecool
awesome~ hope you have fun with it
how much did you pay for it? how many miles? (just curious)
43K miles on it, bought it for $7500, dad can haggle. and the mechanic is bringing his family over from Mexico and he needs to get a van kuhz this car can't fit his 938 family members in it.... legally. this is what really pissed me off, when we wanted to get the insurance, they said something like "well the value of the car is $10,000 so that's how much we'll base your insurance on."
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heh, well i'm fine with the muffler, i'm not racing yet nor do i demand much so i'll just save the money for when i need it. i like the neons, it gives the people who know nothing about automotives a chance at appreciating my car, and i just like lights.
i hope by "racing" you dont mean street racing and you intend to race in on the track, preferably autocross and track days.
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hey man im 17 and my dad got me my 04' EX EM2 and i have literslly spent all my money on my car and i love it, i always get props for it and people with other civics give me thier thumbs up every time, im sure ur gunna have the same stuff happen to u.....and welcome!!



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Originally Posted by mandangalo
i hope by "racing" you dont mean street racing and you intend to race in on the track, preferably autocross and track days.
ahahaha i was sure it was gunna come up. no, i'm not one of those teens out there today that race illegally. my friend is a big time car enthusiast, he has an integra and civic that he has built just for racing. then he has another civic for driving around town. he told me that i should keep workin on the car and make it worthy of racing at VIR in the spring. no i don't race illegally, nor do i plan to.
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Originally Posted by SinaloaCivic
hey man im 17 and my dad got me my 04' EX EM2 and i have literslly spent all my money on my car and i love it, i always get props for it and people with other civics give me thier thumbs up every time, im sure ur gunna have the same stuff happen to u.....and welcome!!
thanks man. nice car btw. yea i love it when u just enter the automotive world and you're being recognized by guys that have been in the game for 5+ years.
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damn right man, hey u say ur into comps?? damn i am too im a senior in high school right now and im in a N+/A+ certification course, i am kinda on the same boat.....50/50 lol



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Nice car dude. I love blue Civics. Take care of it.
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Nice car dude. I love blue Civics. Take care of it.
yea i love this shade of blue. (not reflected well in the pic). ahahaha yea i'm gunna take care of this car.
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actually, SinaloaCivic pointed out that i should get a air bypass valve so the car doesn't hydro-lock. that's the most important thing i gotta get. after that, i'll see what i can do.


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