Welcome to "The Automotive Haven"!

Automobiles are stuffed full of technology. So why not have a forum about them? Let's start of with the classic question:

"What do you drive?"

I drive a 2000 Subaru Impreza Wagon with full underbody armor. When I'm not getting the groceries, I'm rallying with it on the weekends. Check out a couple of my rally articles below:

http://www.futurelooks.com/features/Lifestyle/rally2/page1_frame.htm

http://www.futurelooks.com/features/Lifestyle/Rally/page1_frame.htm

All those who know me, know I love to 4x4. Although I haven't had a chance yet to get a friend to take pics of me 4x4ing! :P
Here is the kinda stuff I love doing:

http://www.offroaders.com/images/image0898/mud-pit0898.jpg

I currently own a 1994 Jeep YJ

I drive a 1995 Mustang .

I don't ever want to get rid of it!!

5.0 Litre?

No, I'm missing several litres :(
But that's okay.

So your down at 1.5 litres? :P

*smacks head*
What was I thinking?!! No, I have more than that.

so 3.0 Litre.. :P

I currently own a 1994 Chevy Beretta Z26,, but I wanna get rid of it and buy an older model Prelude or Pulsar

I drive a '99 Impreza... :-) Firewire knows me from the i-club...

We have Impreza WRX Avatars ya know :D

Wouldn't it be funny if this forum was infested by I-club members?

I drive a car, a bike, and a sled. The sled I use in the snow, the bike I drive in the summer and on dirt trails, and the car I drive with my mommy! :D

LaterZ!
Darren!!

Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS MY99 Blue Rally Pearl (The only good color) GC8 - now officially limited in body style and color! :D

Prodrive1 17"s with Toyo T1S
16" oem's with stock Bridgestone RE-92's
STi pedals
STi side markers
Version 6 wing
Hella air horns

If I could I'd buy the WRX, although if I had more money I'd just skip it all together and go with the Mercedes Benz CLK-55 AMG Convertable. :)

I drive a 2001 civic si. It's not bad. Far too underpowered, when I bought it my buget was way different then what it is right now.

If I were to do it all again I would buy an Impreza wrx. It pisses me off so much because I can actually afford it but because I bought the civic there is no way I can trade it in without losing the shirt off my back and walking away feeling violated :eek:

Don't get me wrong I like my car, I just don't love it.

I'm also from i-Club, 02 BRP TS Wagon.
I think all the postwhore from i-Club should also post here!!

By the way, I'm GS116 from i-Club!

Fred

Hey Fred!

Thanks for helping out! If there are any bugs or issues, feel free to post in the suggestion box and we'll look after it!

Welcome!

911 Carrera Coupe. Enough said - :cool:

A Segway.... the ultimate in laziness... :D

Oh, btw, the "http://" button doesn't work on the post reply screen.

I-Club (http://www.i-club.com)

It seems to work fine here. At which step are you having a problem?

:D :D :D :D

http://www.rallybc.com/photos/2001/novice3/01nov3car16splash1.jpg

Sploooooooshhhh!

Nice!! Are you coming out to T-bird?

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~freund/close%20of%20jeep%20in%20mud.JPG

Looks like it works :P

Originally posted by Firewire
We have Impreza WRX Avatars ya know :D

Wouldn't it be funny if this forum was infested by I-club members?


someone say i-club???
2000 2.5RS here

Dam! Subaru WRX looks like a lot of fun. Were should I look to get more info on them. I really really want one!

I have EVERY intention of coming out to T-Bird!! I just need to snag some good snow tires to combat the mondo amount of snow we'll hopefully see!

Originally posted by youthanasia
Nice!! Are you coming out to T-bird?

Is that you in the picture? You missed the puddle :D :D

Originally posted by Splitfyre
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~freund/close%20of%20jeep%20in%20mud.JPG

Looks like it works :P

Here's where I give the shameless plug for:

The North American Impreza Owner's Club (http://www.i-club.com)


Originally posted by Supafly
Dam! Subaru WRX looks like a lot of fun. Were should I look to get more info on them. I really really want one!

I gots a purple '99 Honda Civic hatchback Although I don't drive it too much :( My bf always has it cause his Fiero (lol) is busted again.

Again? That's the life of a Fiero though.

Another '00 RS owner here.... are we infested with i-Club members here yet?

Not yet, but we're getting there.

I am sure it will get there - Moderator from i-Club, Admin from i-Club... get it?

used to drive an '87 chrysler lebaron gts. now i mainly drive a couple of old ('87 and '88) chevy s-10 blazers, which belong to my parents. don't currently have a car of my own.

I don't drive -- I take mass transit. :)

(I can't drive due to my vision).

if you live anywhere past Slurrey in BC,, you need to drive or your not gonna get anywhere!

Actually, Delta is pretty much SOL'd

Alright....any one want to take a guess judging by my user name? C'mon. This shouldn't be hard at all ;)

WRX = Rex?

hey greeneyes,, our cars are almost the same ;)

Is this the...

"Hey Baby! That's a nice car you got there. Look like the one I have. Want to see if the backseat is the same too?"

:devil:

LOL firewire,, actually the interiors of our cars eventhough they are different makes,,have the same intereior,, that is if hers is in the early 90's :D

Originally posted by GreenEyes
Mine is not in the early 90's, chefboy.. it's a 98 to be exact..

..so I guess that means that I do need to check out your backseat..haha

oh really!? :lol:

actually if yours is a 98 then our backseats are different,, maybe you should come and check out my backseat :D ;)

my car is a 94

Yeah Baby!! W00t! :D

Originally posted by GreenEyes
Mine is not in the early 90's, chefboy.. it's a 98 to be exact..

..so I guess that means that I do need to check out your backseat..haha

maybe you should greeneyes ;)

we would have a blast,, at the concert that is :D

I think that I am a fun guy *wink*

and I don't exactly have a cavalier,, I have then next model up,, I have a beretta Z26 :D
cavaliers and Beretta's were almost the exact same in 1994

sweetness :D

**Puts on Lounge Suite and Clears Throat**

"Love!"

"Exciting and new..."

"Come aboard."

"We're Expecting You...."

Originally posted by Firewire
**Puts on Lounge Suite and Clears Throat**

"Love!"

"Exciting and new..."

"Come aboard."

"We're Expecting You...."

Okay.. WHAT the ?

I am confused at the post firewire :confused:

I dunno,, I think he should share it with the rest of us :D

You guys don't like my singing? I'm singing for you two. Giving you a bit of that mood music. Would you like me to do a little bit of Barry White too? :D

yeah you can be in the front seat Firewire :D

yeah,, I have a cd player in my car :D

if he sucks,, we could just listen to a soothing cd ;)

LOL and my back windows are tinted ;)

to protect the interior of my car of course :D

Hah!

You can't because I sound decent when I try. Just like a cheesy lounge singer if I want to!

I also do a good "You've lost that Loving Feeling" ;)

Gotta go memorize some Tom Jones!

"What's Up Pussy Cat?"

Originally posted by GreenEyes
K....it's a date!

I'm sure firewire has a wonderful voice (hehe) but I'm almost hoping he doesn't because I'd enjoy kickin his bum out.. :p

LOL Firewire

you are starting to remind of one of those guys in a fancy Italian restaurant with the violin,, :lol:

Whoever posted about owning an Si and being all upset that they'd have to lose cash to sell and buy the WRX.

Screw that idea! I've got a 99 SiG and I found the solution to your problem.

I know your Civic is a 1.7 liter unlike my 1.6 but I'll bet the supercharger from Jackson Racing can give you some serious bolt on power. At least 60+ hp.

With the extra $14,000ish you'd have spent to get the WRX use it to put on headers, exhaust, supercharger, tighter suspension and bigger wheels with smaller rubber.

You'd have a beautiful street demon pushing about 215+ hp in a lighter car.

That's my two-bits.

P.S. All you WRX fans... save the flaming for someone who gives a damn. I respect that the Rex is a good car - just not my choice.

:monkey:

Uhhh.... That's great way to destroy your warranty! I don't think Htower would want to do that being that the car is so new.

PLUS, with all the boarding he does in the winter, the AWD and 227 HP stock, not to mention a fully intact 3 year bumper to bumper warranty, why would he want to spend $14,000, plus extra's (there are ALWAYS extra things that happen when modding) to upgrade his car and void the precious warranty? With all WRX fanaticism aside the pain and suffering is just not worth it wouldn't you agree?

yeah,, I would like to play around with my car,,but then I got to thinking,, that it isn't really worth it! there are som amny cars on the market now that come stock with a lot of toys and goodies :D

it all depends on how much you wanna spend at the dealership!!

For me, I haven't found a car that I truly like - not even the new WRX. Maybe the STi or if I have the money, the M3. Modding my RS it is.

dlopez, you might want to do a bit of research. Thanks for the suggestion though.

There aren't any superchargers or turbochargers that have been made for the 7th gen civics. Unless I want to go custom (which wont happen). Even if they eventually did make one I'm not gonna void my warantee.

Bolt on i/h/e doesn't give the same +hp like they used to in the 6th gen civics. I've read results of dc sports i/h/e giving only +5hp total. Thats too expensive for very little gain.

With the extra $14,000ish you'd have spent to get the WRX use it to put on headers, exhaust, supercharger, tighter suspension and bigger wheels with smaller rubber

I want a car that I can make my monthly payments on and enjoy as is. I don't want to spend money on a supercharger, suspension, etc, etc, etc.

My civic is fun, I like driving it, its a good first car for me but I'll be moving on to something better(IMHO) soon.

I was thinking about my car when I made the post. I was also thinking about the way I use my car.

I absolutely agree that in light of the fact that the 2001 car has lots of warranty left and that he uses it offroad somewhat that the Subaru WRX would be a better choice.

In my situation though the story is different...

My car is out of warranty this year anyways.
There IS a bolt on supercharger for my 1999 SiG.
I use my car as a street machine, not off-roading.

In stock form the Civic is 400 pounds lighter than the WRX and easily made even lighter than that. It is also very cheap to stiffen up the body of the Civic. With these done, the Civic has a much nicer "no-understeer" feeling that the WRX will in stock form.

I like quick stints on the streets and the odd 0 - 100kmh dash against other cars. I will also take a buzz along the highway or a curvy backroad. Until we really open up the Subaru's power is not where I want it for how I use my car.

Plus: I did not suggest he spend $14,000 extra... but rather that he had at LEAST that much room before he even touched the Subaru's price tag. The mods I described could be done much cheaper than that.

The supercharger is the most expensive add-on... I got a price of under $3500ish for it. Only a couple hours labor to install.

You guys did make some very good points... I guess to each his own.

Cheers, Dylan.

BTW: 5HP is not normal for a good intake, header and exhaust combo.

I found some combinations that will typically add 12 - 15 hp.

A friend of mine did a combo found in an Import Tuner mag and got the exact results they did... in this case 15 hp.

Cheers, Dylan.

Yes, this is a poor performing i/h/e combo, but I was just trying to make the point that the days of 20hp civic bolt ons are gone(for the 2001 at least). They made some changes between the 6th and 7th gen civic that make it more difficult to add hp through i/e specifically.

" I guess to each his own"

Exactly :)

Sounds like my 1999 is going to pay off. I haven't heard too many good things about the latest civics.

What are the main changes? I've been wondering what else they did..

Hey what do you think of the new Acura Integra replacement?

Cheers, Dylan.

I like the look of the old Integras better but it seems like a nice car. I've read some good reviews of the type-s.

The 2001 civic is about the same size as the old one. Except the nose is shorter and the cabin is longer. It's a 1.7 litre engine now. I think the hp remains the same at 127. The new engine also meets California ULEV(ultra low emissions vehicle) standards. I think the 2001 has a bit more tourque but I can't remember the numbers off hand.

It has a MacPherson strut in front and double wishbone in the rear. Both were double wishbone in the 6th gen civic I believe.

The ride is ok, the back end tends to bounce around a bit when you go over a bump, I'm not pleased with that.

And the header + cat combo on the 7th gen. Essentially you need to have a new cat when you put in new header. With the tight emissions these days, it's gonna cost you an arm and a leg to get back to 100HP/L. Well, maybe BMW Valvetronic can trickle down to the Japanese manufacturers...

I'm not sure I like the shorter nose, I don't want more cabin space personally. I knew the car was a 1.7 liter with 127hp and I think you are right about the torque... how much more though I can't remember either.

You are right re: the double-wishbone.... The MacPherson in the Acura Integra replacement (can't remember the model name now.. mdx or something) is suppose to have really helped the suspension. Why your 2001 bounces in the rear-end is beyond me.... I don't think I've ever consciously noticed that in my '99.

Personally what I do like about the 7th gen is the option to exclude the side body mouldings - I had to paint mine. I also think the rear lights are pretty cool... a bit more 'expensive' looking. There are some aspects of the new styling though I'm 'iffy' about.

After I dump some cash into my car this year it wont even be a civic anymore anyways :-) I was thinking about doing an engine swap but I'm not sure about the cost. I'd probably fetch an okay price for my current engine because it's in great shape.

Ack, I'll probably stuff the engine swap idea and just go with a couple basic combos and the Jackson Racing Super...

Remember - I don't care about my warranty <grin>

Cheers, Dylan.

I was kinda iffy on the body style too, except I ended up getting the OEM body kit and OEM rear spoiler also. I think it looks way better with it.

I'm not the only one thats noticed the rear end bouncing, my friend has a 2001 dx and he's noticed the same thing. My mom has a 97 civic dx and I never noticed anything like it in her car. I don't notice it everyday, just every so often.

The whole shorter nose thing kept screwing me up when I was trying to park. I was used to my moms car so I'd pull in like I used to, get out and notice that I was like 2 feet away from the curb :p