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Yeah I get on with guys better then girls as like the same things...but finding alot more girls like me its awesome..

I like to do the girly thing here and there but always end up talking about cars in the end lol >_<

Agree there! None of my female friends are into cars at all, i must bore them to death cos it seems to be all I talk about. They are too into the whole happy family-kid thing, not me! I get bored when they talk about kids n babies, so guess we are even.

I have managed to nag one friend enough that she now wants a 33 at least.

still looking into that, dont you worry,

still got a few more dollars to save up before i buy though,

id rather only take a 20k loan than a 30k loan.

ha nice ...its a nice car :laugh:

Agree there! None of my female friends are into cars at all, i must bore them to death cos it seems to be all I talk about. They are too into the whole happy family-kid thing, not me! I get bored when they talk about kids n babies, so guess we are even.

I have managed to nag one friend enough that she now wants a 33 at least.

Yeah I dont really have that problem any more not now in Sydney ;)

I did in SA as I only had two girlfriends into cars but didnt see them all the time so was hard ;) and werent as crazy as me into cars

But over here in Sydney all the chick's on SAU I see on a regular basis and we swap mod ideas and problems its great ;) plus there like me, all we like to talk about is cars really :wub: I mean we go shoppin and stuff and do girly things but will always drop in to a wreaker /mod shop on the day trip lol

welp. back to work i go.

if anyone finds emselves wandering through the casino... :D

>_<

Lol ill never be finished, i have a huge list.. just out of money! Am hoping to have a few more things done to it for autosalon this year, mainly few interior mods.. then work from there.

Its a slow.. continual work in progress >_<

Agree there! None of my female friends are into cars at all, i must bore them to death cos it seems to be all I talk about. They are too into the whole happy family-kid thing, not me! I get bored when they talk about kids n babies, so guess we are even.

I have managed to nag one friend enough that she now wants a 33 at least.

Same! :PMost girls just don't get it. On the same line though, half of the guys I talk to have no ideas either. I remeber buying a car from a guy at work (an engineer) he told me the starter motor was stuffed...

Hehe----> All that was wrong : flat battery! :P Makes you wonder hey??

Same! :PMost girls just don't get it. On the same line though, half of the guys I talk to have no ideas either. I remeber buying a car from a guy at work (an engineer) he told me the starter motor was stuffed...

Hehe----> All that was wrong : flat battery! :D Makes you wonder hey??

haha yeah..I have been around and helped those guys out...mostly when there car dies... :(

We had a guy at autosalon just gone was in a BMW newish one like 1999 model and had the stereo and neons on the whole weekend, now this guy blew a massive hole in his radiator I mean tore it apart from the pressure with the steam as something was wrong with it must be block or thermostat stuck...but he had no idea what to do and kept asking me if he could drive it home..Im like no way you wouldnt get 10minutes down the road..

so we helped him get it towed and stuff but I was thinking "is he serious"..can I drive it home

Some peeps need to be taught car fundementals before they are allowed to drive :P

You guys 25 is only a quarter of the way there!!!

Im only 27, im engaged and have a 17yr old son in law!

We own the 34, but the other half is too short to drive it! :/

lol now i am old 33 with a 15 yr old son :/ beat that guys the only one who can is 4door sleeper not sure if Andrew has Kids

yeah Jess ive been looking into brake upgrade not sure weather to go full 5stud which would give a lot of rim options but lack of funds prevents big options too

so ive been thinking of getting R33 DBA blanks and getting them drilled to suit 4 stud and keeping my rims

Agree there! None of my female friends are into cars at all, i must bore them to death cos it seems to be all I talk about. They are too into the whole happy family-kid thing, not me! I get bored when they talk about kids n babies, so guess we are even.

My gf hates me lol fell asleep the other night when i told her my plans about the car (after she said 34s look shit..."get a supra" just pushed it over the line though)

I think Madaz was referring to Evil's situation of living in his car :P

I haven't known anyone who has bought from DMD so can't say.

From all opinons on bodykits, it seems to be a personal opinon on fitment. What could be good fitment to someone may be completely unacceptable to someone else.

So my sugestion for you is to buy from DMD if they are reasonably cheap, and then if you have to pay $$ to have it modified to fit then it would have cost you the same as an expensive kit. If it fits nice first time, then you have saved some $$, if not, then you have a decent fitting kit (with the modifications) at a similar price to an expensive one. Just make sure the body-shop who fits it has plenty of experience in bodykits ;)

I think Madaz was referring to Evil's situation of living in his car :P

I haven't known anyone who has bought from DMD so can't say.

From all opinons on bodykits, it seems to be a personal opinon on fitment. What could be good fitment to someone may be completely unacceptable to someone else.

So my sugestion for you is to buy from DMD if they are reasonably cheap, and then if you have to pay $$ to have it modified to fit then it would have cost you the same as an expensive kit. If it fits nice first time, then you have saved some $$, if not, then you have a decent fitting kit (with the modifications) at a similar price to an expensive one. Just make sure the body-shop who fits it has plenty of experience in bodykits ;)

DMD is kinda expensive

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