Back in 2011 I was a much younger guy and I went with my Aunt to Gwinnett Place Honda because her beloved 2001 accord coupe got totaled and she wanted a new car. She had a quote printed for a Sedan in Silver metallic and was told that they had one. Turns out they did not but they had an EX coupe with a sunroof in that color and papers were signed.
That’s me and my Aunt as we finished up. A few years later I’m 16 and went with my mum to take my driving test. Her car had a crack in the windshield and they would not let me test, in cane my Aunt to save the day and I scored a 96 on that test. After this week took several trips in that car and made some fantastic memories. In December of last year she was driving on her way home when a blood vessel in her brain stem exploded and caused her to have an aneurysm that caused her to pass. The family decided I should have the car because they knew I would cherish it and I needed something that wasn’t a Miata to daily drive.
I’ve been lending my mum the car since her Mercedes is down and got a call that she had been hit.
I don’t have any of the good pictures but the rear quarter and door were trashed but thankfully insurance fixed it.
Fast forward to now and I’m starting to drive it again and remember how good the car is. I love the stereo and how comfy the seats are, coming from a Miata with some well sorted suspension it handles pretty good too. My only gripe is the acceleration, I can tell the R18 wants to go but that auto box has gears longer than Texas. My current plans are to replace the headlights (to gone to refinish) and replace the front bumper as while she was driving to the body shop post accident a metal basket flew hit and hit the car. There’s a decent sized hood dent I need to fix from a brick that came up while on the highway and I’d like to work the brakes some. In a perfect world where I had a decent chunk of money I’d like to manual swap or drop in a full SI drivetrain but that probably won’t happen. I’ve been looking at R18 speed parts and it looks like an intake, skunk cam and exhaust should get me a little more. Hondata makes a flash but I’ve never had a newer car that has to pass emissions so I may not do that. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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That’s me and my Aunt as we finished up. A few years later I’m 16 and went with my mum to take my driving test. Her car had a crack in the windshield and they would not let me test, in cane my Aunt to save the day and I scored a 96 on that test. After this week took several trips in that car and made some fantastic memories. In December of last year she was driving on her way home when a blood vessel in her brain stem exploded and caused her to have an aneurysm that caused her to pass. The family decided I should have the car because they knew I would cherish it and I needed something that wasn’t a Miata to daily drive.
I’ve been lending my mum the car since her Mercedes is down and got a call that she had been hit.
I don’t have any of the good pictures but the rear quarter and door were trashed but thankfully insurance fixed it.
Fast forward to now and I’m starting to drive it again and remember how good the car is. I love the stereo and how comfy the seats are, coming from a Miata with some well sorted suspension it handles pretty good too. My only gripe is the acceleration, I can tell the R18 wants to go but that auto box has gears longer than Texas. My current plans are to replace the headlights (to gone to refinish) and replace the front bumper as while she was driving to the body shop post accident a metal basket flew hit and hit the car. There’s a decent sized hood dent I need to fix from a brick that came up while on the highway and I’d like to work the brakes some. In a perfect world where I had a decent chunk of money I’d like to manual swap or drop in a full SI drivetrain but that probably won’t happen. I’ve been looking at R18 speed parts and it looks like an intake, skunk cam and exhaust should get me a little more. Hondata makes a flash but I’ve never had a newer car that has to pass emissions so I may not do that. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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