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To bad thier not Lexus'. :P

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I like the MMA because it poses the ultimate "strategy to survive" question for real. No acting or pretending. I know for some it's hard to look past the violence, but the strategies behind it, and technical mechanics are amazing. Alley---->cat

I wouldn't worry about the under panels. especially if your gonna put a body kit on it. And you can get a cheap, you put alot of work into it kit for around $600, all the way up to, all you need is a socket wrench and a screw driver for around $2,500.00 on up. You can go to L-Tuned.com and look up the prices for yourself. http://www.l-tunedparts.com/index.php

Was he carrying a shovel and kinda smell bad?? There is no way Lexus is going to offer a turbo kit for any of thier cars as a seperate accessory or add on!!! Especially a cast internal motor!! And even more so on a 12:1 compression ratio!! Just changing the head and pistons to lower the compression would be way more than $3,800.00!!!! No wasy, never happen, smack the guy for being stupid!

(I've noticed dcfish's aversion to violent sports like boxing and MMA stuff?) The Great Barrier Reef

12-13K mean you can put a turbo on it and still be under 25K!!! I'd take that deal!

I want an arcade version stand alone Galaga game. They're like 3K though, so it's not really realistic. But I have alwways thought it would be really cool. Not to mention the hernia my wife would have!! She already tolerates the garage activity.

LOL!!!! Yeah, what he said!!! ;)

This is the next generation of game players!! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...ideoid=27486877 I love that commercial!!

Yup, this thread was pretty heavy going at first so I guess we all had to lighten it up a bit. I suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome thanks to 26 years of gaming! Yeah, My back starts to hurt from leaning into the game way before my fingers start to hurt, and even then, it's my thumb!! I get that blistered raw spot on the corner of my thumb!! <_<

Thanks bro. :)

Wow, did this thread get Hijacked!!!

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Jack and Coke :)

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The Atari 2600 is a major collector item now!!! I remember having mine. Remember Castles? you were this arrow you went into a room, got the key, went to another room, unlocked the door, stabbed a dragon, and rescued the princess? And Zaxxon was the king of awsome graphics!!! my 2 all time favorites were galaga, and defender, but I also really liked centipede, and Mario bros. too.

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It's funny that we are talking about this. I have a cousin who has a kid that is 15 1/2 and just got his learners permit. So, my cousin, knowing that I know cars as well as I do was asking me what kind of car he should get his son. So I started suggesting a 95-98 Corolla, or same years Ford Escort, ( say what you want, those cars run forever!), Nissan Sentra, like the one I use as the road warrior. These year cars, it would take over $10K to make them even remotely quick, but all are relatively safe and good on gas and aren't stupid looking or embarrasing to drive. I said even the late 90's Altima's were a good car, and so were the Honda Civic's. I even recommended some of the Hyundia line up. But of course the kid shot those down right away. He said he didn't want to be embarrased to drive it. Why does it have to be a used piece of crap? He wanted a new one because it has a warrentee, He liked the new Mustang, or he wanted a Dodge SRT. Which he almost had his dad agree to because he thought it was a Neon!! Then he would go on about the WRX, or an EVO 8. He says to his dad right in front of me( Those are only 4 cylinder cars!) Then I piped up, yeah, with a turbo charger and making 300 hp! So, I told him walking when he's 17 would be embarrasing!! Then the conversation turned to classic muscle cars. He started listing Camaro's, and Mustangs and so on. So, I took my cousin aside and said he needs to come up with a monetary figure to stay under. I think $3,500-$5,000 is plenty to spend. He agreed. So I took him to a friends car lot and let him look for himself. He wasn't thrilled at first. Nothing would do. Everything was stupid. Ok. So let's drive this 96 Acura Legend. He loved it. Wanted it. MAn that car was nice! Then I said let's drive this 96 Mitsubishi Galant. Oh, man this car is it! Even better than the Legend!!! So I said let's drive this VW Jetta. Wow, the nicest by far!!! His dad was amazed. I learned something as well. KIDS DON"T KNOW WHAT THE HECK THEY WANT!!!! I mean, how can they? His grades have suffered a bit, so his dad is holding off getting him a car right now, But I have a line on a 98 Saturn that I think will work just fine for him. Blows cold A/C, power everything, and good on gas. It's dark blue, and looks nice. It's a great car to learn how to drive with and gain driving hours and experience. I think most parents and kids also think that once they have a liscence, they know how to drive. I think it really takes about 2 years of driving to learn how to drive. ANd most parents need to look at it like that. Why would you buy a $25K car to learn how to drive with? Learning how to judge distance is a practiced skill. Not inherent. Learning the limits of a car is very important, and even more so, learning the limits of themselves. And besides that, I know I always had alot more respect and appreciated much more, the things I bought for myself, not what someone else bought me.

Yes it is,, Ok. Seeing as how you asked,,LOL!! It's harder than you would think it needs to be that's for sure. Open the trunk and remove the carpet liner on the trunk lid. If you look from the side of the trunk across the back of the lid you'll see 2 screws, I think they were 10 mm. bolts. You'll need a 3'' extension. Romove those 2 bolts. That removes the trunk garnish piece. Then you'll have to loosen the trunk lock cylinder. so you can pop the claer lens cover off the the plate light. Then you can replace the lights, and go in reverse from there.

I didn't "know" him, I just met him. I told him he had a nice car and asked if he did any work to it or if it was stock. His reply of "Stock 525 hp!! There's not alot you can do to them you know? It is a BMW." So my next question was met with some offence in that I asked him if it was his car, and then he said "yeah." But I think he thought I meant is it his car out of the crowd of people standing here, not his car as in he bought it, so I asked him if it was a lease or own, and that's when he said his dad leased it for him, but he planned on buying it outright when it was over. That was the extent of our conversation. When I read the paper and saw it in the news, I was floored. I had to sit down. It was really weird, I just talked to him a few weeks before this happened. When I found out all the details, and talked to some of his freinds, afterwards, I felt really sad, but more angry at the parents for being so dumb!!!! So irrisponsible, and being a part of losing the lives of innoscent passengers!!!! They will have alot to live with for the rest of thier lives now. I can't even begin to imagine how many lives were effected by the day his dad said " Hey son, guess what I got you?"

I just saw this thread. Sorry guys. I've been really busy. That accident happened about an hour North of where I live. I met Josh before at one of our car meets just a few weeks prior. the car was his, not his dad's. And after I met him, the first thing I told myself was that kid should not be driving that car. The whole thing was a series of terrible decisions which culminated this tragic ending. This is a note to parents, not kids. Kids will be kids, but parents must be responsible and are reqiured to exersise better judgement. Giving thier kids everything they want is just foolish and begs for trouble.

Yes. :)