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So Shane I downloaded the Grid demo off Xbox Live. Not sure if I like it or not.
havent tried that one,

I heard the borne conspiracy demo is great, I d/l'd it but haven't tried it yet.


Sorry to hear you had to hit up the hospital man,

My allergies let up most the day yesterday but are back today :( I'm tired of this sheeeeet.
 

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again shane? sucked seeing you get your ass kicked by allergies saturday. my eyes are fine today but my nose wont stop itching :x
 


Jeegz

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Nice video. I wonder what that farmer is gonna think when he see's your guys tracks.
 


Jeegz

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Thats cool. I might go look at a Subaru Legacy GT.
 

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i may be moving to ny soon and i will possibly be selling the car in my sig. not low miles but u can rebuild the engine and itll be cheaper than a 7th gen.
:shock: Dood, all bullshit aside, what's going on? First ya move out to Indiana to be with the gf. Then ya say your gonna be moving back here and now NY? :( Is everything alright?
 

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:shock: Dood, all bullshit aside, what's going on? First ya move out to Indiana to be with the gf. Then ya say your gonna be moving back here and now NY? :( Is everything alright?
everything is cool....its just that everything just happened at once and i dont know what the f**k to do. i was going to move to chicago and i was really excited about it....my trasnfer back was approved and everything for next week pretty much. i was in ny all last week with the fam and friends and it made me think that i have no reason not to be in ny. my family is there, my friends are there, my little nieces that i am not seeing grow up. i had such a blast while down there. my mom got laid off of work though and my little nieces kept asking me why i had to leave.
also...my mom had never asked me to come back cause she was allowing me to make my choices but on the bus ride to the airport she asked me to consider coming back which broke my heart. (my dad left her for another woman about 4 yrs ago after 25 yrs together and shes never been able to rise above it)

now the problem is that if i move back i dont have ajob and ill have to look for one. i have money to pay the bills less rent for about 1-2 months. my soon to be roommate in chicago is pissed and he says hes now living in lincoln park with another friend...i dont know if its true or not but that would suck cause it means i have no place in chicago anymore.

i dont know what to do. i tried making a pro.con list and i still cant decide.
ny---->family, long time friends, cheaper (less rent, no car expenses), but no secure job before moving back and will need to adjust back to lifestyle (great for the family side of me)
chicago----->nice place, young and hip, but much more expensive and no family (great for the i am young and want to have fun side of me)

i would ask for a transfer to ny but since i already asked about chicago and it was approved i dont want to seem like a d**k and change my mind. however, i am sure asking for a transfer and quitting a day before it becomes effective is not very professional either. i dont know what to do.

its so f**king hard, my heart tells me to do ny and wing it and bust my ass to find a job as quickly as possible....even something temporary while i find something permanent. but i also think about how fun chicago would be and i dont want to be a d**k to my friend who was counting on me to move out his parents. any help? :???:

expenses in chicago would be about 1700/month
expenses in new yk would be about 1200/month
 

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ok this is my final decision guys.....i cant afford to neglect my family anymore for selfish reasons. they were second for 4 years and now that i am single i cant justify neglecting them so i can have fun and have a nice place to live in...with that being said...i am moving to ny at the end of may. i have also decided to sell the car and use the money to pay off credit cards and leave myself with only good debt and not stupid debt.

so these are the parts that are for sale. i am letting u all know first cause i dont have pics to make a for sale thread just yet.

ws2 exhuast catback (less than a yr old)........325.00obo plus stock catback.
gsr front leather seats ..small rip in back of one (100.00).
complete turbo kit (was highwaystar's) (all parts plus chipped p28 ecu, dsm blacktop injectors) 1200.00 obo willing to do 2 payments
PIAA plasma gtx's (one used bulb one new bulb) 40.00 bucks
HID lighting set high and low beams spare ballasts, bulbs, wiring...the one occivic had.
200.00 obo ----i would say its 6k temp
Konig bronze heliums rims with tires: 450.00 plus steelies.
OEM FBP SI front lip: 110.00 (both painted about 2 months ago)
OEM FBP SI Grill: 65.00 bucks
Pioneer 5900 headunit (200.00 bucks)
Kenwood 10" sub with enclosure and built in amp (100.00)

2000 civic ex in FBP with 124k clean body and paint. hr sports LE lowering springs. timing belt kit done about 3 months ago. runs strong with no problems. $4750.00

tell ure friends about these parts please.
 

Jeegz

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Im glad you chose family man. Family > Friends imo.
 

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Holy crap Antonio! Glad I asked. Keeping that s**t bottled up isn't good. I also agree family comes first. But go back to work and ask for the NY transfer. Tell them something came up and family needs you back home asap. Most likely they understand situations like that. At least you would have something when you go back. There's no need for pros and cons when family is involved. You gotta drop everything and be there for them. It's the right thing to do.

Before I move to Chicago, months before anything happened, our first project hatchie was stolen and burnt in Oct. of '04. Then a month after that, my Integra craps out on me on my way to work Thanksgiving weekend. So we were both left without a car to go to work with. Then luck would have it we buy the white hatchie two days later and then the red hatchie a month later. Me and John just got engaged that Dec. and we were planning our wedding. I was in the process of buying my first house down there and really excited about starting my new life.

John calls up here one day in Jan '05 and finds out his father is in the hospital. His grandmother lives with his father and shes got alzheimer's pretty bad. She was left alone by herself in the house with a few days of no real food to eat. So we dropped everything the next day, called into work saying we had to go because his father was sick. We come up here for a week to asscess the situation and by what the doctors were telling us he was pretty much on his death bed. We go back home to Florida after being there a week and I tell John we need to move up here because he has to take care of family business. Sure enough we put in our two weeks notice and move up here. I tried to do a transfer with work with no hits of them needing someone until 6 months later. We moved into his father's basement and I took care of his grandmother while he found work at a local golf course. Two months later his father comes home healthy as a clam and has been since then. 3 years later I'm still here. Even though me and John are no longer together, were still best friends and I have you guys as my friends.

My family and best friends are 700 miles away in NC. They all know to call me if they need anything and I'm there in a heart beat. I've learned you do what you have to do.
 

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Damn Antonio, wise decision, I'm in a different but somewhat similar situation. Good luck in NY man, I always wanted to check that city out.
 

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thanks for the support peeps. it sucks having to get rid of the car cause it was the closet i got to having a complete civic...my last 2 ive had to sell as well and now this one bites the dust. but its all for the better. ill def come back to visit and ill def get another civic at some pt. i should be in chicago the weekend of the 30th i believe it is and ill see if i can get some friends together for a last little shindig. it will also give erick a week long bday celebration.

aside from my mom being laid off....visiting ny and hanging out with my old friends and walking down the streets just felt like home. it felt like there were a lot things i could have pursued but didnt and there really is no need for me to be in chicago....i appreciate all the love and support over the last yr and half though.
esp.....to my little guatemalan brother from another mother. :lol:
 

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btw: u should all follow ericks example and help my cause by buying my s**t so i can hit the nos on the road to becoming debt free and financially independent. :lol:

erick: i am holing u to it...otherwise ill kick your windows in
 

hkt03

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i'll withdraw the cash and set it aside, that way i wont spend it :lol:
 

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does any one know if their is a train that goes from chicago to ohio? i know their is a bus but i dont want to spend that much money.
 

hkt03

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his oem front lip.. been tired of my faux mugen for awhile now
 

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Ohio is pretty general

www.amtrak.com

What are you buying Eric?
thanks, megabus.com is cheaper, i think i will take the bus but it will take longer to get their.

i am going to buy a del sol.

i want to buy this del sol vtec. the guy is asking 4500 for it. is it a good deal? the body is in 7.5 or 8 out of 10 condition.
its a del sol vtec with 96000 on the body for $4000. does it sound like a good deal?

B18C1 swap with 95k.
Hondata S200
Type R Cams
AEM Truetime Cam Gears
AEM Intake
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
B&M Short Shifter
MSD Ignition
MSD External Blaster Coil
Brand New (one week old) MSD Superconductor Spark Plug Wires
Brand New (one week old) NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
DC Sports 4-1 Headers
Brand New (one week old) Magnaflow High Flow Catalytic Converter
Brand New (one week old) Rear Caliper both sides with brand new pads.
Skunk 2 Catback Exhaust
DC Lower Rear Tie Bar
Skunk 2 Coilovers
GSR Black Leather Seats from a 2000 Integra GSR (Very Clean)
Momo Shift Knob
Pioneer CD Player
rota slip streams with new tires
 


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