what would you modify first?
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From: Sandwich
sithdent,
can you talk alittle about the decision to buy out the lease, how it went, versus buying a new one or leasing another?
I leased one too, only 1 year into a three year lease though. Honda gave me a buyout price when I leased the 03 last July of 23,500 at the end of three years (July 06) but my initial price was only 30,500. That's not much depreciation over three years and my guess is that will make it a poor purchase for me. This high residual value made my lease cheap, but it makes the cost of buying my car too much at the end.
Just curious about your decision making process.
Someones gonna get a beauty when they buy my 03 red/black in 2006, it's never even been out in the rain, spends the winter under a cover and only has 4000 miles on it. I gotta get a life!
can you talk alittle about the decision to buy out the lease, how it went, versus buying a new one or leasing another?
I leased one too, only 1 year into a three year lease though. Honda gave me a buyout price when I leased the 03 last July of 23,500 at the end of three years (July 06) but my initial price was only 30,500. That's not much depreciation over three years and my guess is that will make it a poor purchase for me. This high residual value made my lease cheap, but it makes the cost of buying my car too much at the end.
Just curious about your decision making process.
Someones gonna get a beauty when they buy my 03 red/black in 2006, it's never even been out in the rain, spends the winter under a cover and only has 4000 miles on it. I gotta get a life!
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From: Longmont, CO
1) Coastal Metals front spoiler - looks great, hopefully aids in front downforce, protects the bumper.
2) Clear side markers - the amber looks ugly.
3) Rear spoiler - if you don't already have it.
4) Some high-performance drive time. Autocross or DE.
5) Speakers and an amp for the stereo.
6) PRM intake. Sounds awesome, and while others say differently I've had zero performance issues.
2) Clear side markers - the amber looks ugly.
3) Rear spoiler - if you don't already have it.
4) Some high-performance drive time. Autocross or DE.
5) Speakers and an amp for the stereo.
6) PRM intake. Sounds awesome, and while others say differently I've had zero performance issues.
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Nice Show:
JDM clear side makers
clear diffusers
OEM body kit... front spoiler side strakes and rear 00-03 wing
some ok tint.
04 rims + tires S03's
g2 caliper paint kit
countershrunk anodized shift knob from muz.
and if you want you can smoke your headlights, tail lights, wind deflector
cosmetics are endless but DON'T put a three foot wing on yoru car
Performance
1st. some invidia(spelling???) exhaust
2nd. test pipe
3rd o2 simulator (gets ride of check engine)
not serious mods
4th intake(comptech!!!)
5th intake gasket
Serious mods
4th turbo or S/C
or a pinch of nx express
JDM clear side makers
clear diffusers
OEM body kit... front spoiler side strakes and rear 00-03 wing
some ok tint.
04 rims + tires S03's
g2 caliper paint kit
countershrunk anodized shift knob from muz.
and if you want you can smoke your headlights, tail lights, wind deflector
cosmetics are endless but DON'T put a three foot wing on yoru car
Performance
1st. some invidia(spelling???) exhaust
2nd. test pipe
3rd o2 simulator (gets ride of check engine)
not serious mods
4th intake(comptech!!!)
5th intake gasket
Serious mods
4th turbo or S/C
or a pinch of nx express
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From: Burnaby
A CAI or Fujitsubo exhaust...or both. It'll change the characteristic of the car so much that you'll feel like it's the first day you bought it. Well ok it's going to be the first day you bought it anyway - after you buy out the lease 
