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What was your Car before the Tiburon?

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#1 · (Edited)
What car did you own or drive before you bought your Tiburon? Pictures, stories? Bad memories? Share.

Okay, so Browsing through some old pictures i found the horrible car i thought i liked before i bought my Tibby...Fml.
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1994 Nissan Sentra. White 2dr About 170,000 Miles. Ran great, only problem was my exhaust rusted out (normal for living by the Shore) and it was a gift cause i was to poor to afford my first car. But my GOD it was ugly. I pimped the interior out though, gotta say that...

Then i bought this...
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Can you say Upgrade?
 
#2 ·
240sx SR20DET with 300rwhp.
Coilovers for suspension
Silvia motor..well he took a 2.0 and made it into what the silvia motor is, he did an awesome job.
Apex'i exhaust
Rebuilt trans, when I let it go it had 40k on the trans, still so so so perfect...
it looked like crap, but had konig 18' rims, had a couple scratches before I let it go.
I loved that car so much.
 
#4 ·
2000 Honda Accord was our "family car" that I shared with my brother.
went through a lot in that thing, drove in some nasty snow storms, took it to prom, drove like a retard teenager, got my first ticket....many good times with that puppy. Actually kinda miss it

4cyl automatic 4 door
silver w/ cloth interior lol
 
#5 ·
1995 probe GT older brother bought it after highschool sucked in winter so he got new car and traded parents for extra car for his girlfriend then when i got a job i got it first day motor blew so back to driving truck til i got the 03 GT 6-speed now getting an 07 so when i get it i'll post back on here telling you all about the 03 lol :)
 
#6 ·
2000 Honda Accord was our "family car" that I shared with my brother.
went through a lot in that thing, drove in some nasty snow storms, took it to prom, drove like a retard teenager, got my first ticket....many good times with that puppy. Actually kinda miss it

4cyl automatic 4 door
silver w/ cloth interior lol
 
#7 ·
Well..I was going 60mph on I-75 on Monday morning, trying to get to work. it was raining, i should have taken local roads. I drifted like crazy with that car. so imagine bald tires. Going 60mph I lose traction in the back, oh shiv...instantly, like instantly start doing 360s in the middle of a 5 lane freeway. I almost got T-boned by a semi. Awesome..I had the guts to put the car into gear and get out of the freeway before the semi went into me. After it all ended, I had to replace a front bumper, front driverside fender, and a coilover (not cheap)
After that I felt like....I want a tib or gen.
 
#9 ·
I realized something, everyone needs a POS car before they upgrade to a better one. You need to learn how to drive before you start DRIVING.
Uhh, I learned how to drift, how to speed shift, power shift, double clutch, break boost, and pretty much how to drive safely in an insane way.
 
#99 ·
^^^^I totally second this. I had an 98 Oldsmobile Intrigue that I used to beat the $#!^ out of and eventually the engine caught on fire due to that I bought a car that had a recall and had no clue about it and the car burnt to a crisp and nothing but the body was left. I got nothing for the recall since they filed for bankruptcy and we had nothing to give them but a body and a frame.
 
#12 ·
Haha, thats all awesome. And yeah, It's nice to have a Beater first to ex. Drift in.. I learned to haul *** and drive like a pro in that Nissan. The tib was the BEST upgrade ever because unlinke many 18 year olds fresh outa high school. I KNEW how to drive a fast car.
 
#16 ·
Haha, thats all awesome. And yeah, It's nice to have a Beater first to ex. Drift in.. I learned to haul *** and drive like a pro in that Nissan. The tib was the BEST upgrade ever because unlinke many 18 year olds fresh outa high school. I KNEW how to drive a fast car.

My first car was a SES Zx3 focus that had decals and neons on, I sold it without a second thought, but a few weeks later i saw a v8 swapped focus at the track and it hurt a wee bit
 
#17 ·
82' dodge d-150 4 on the floor...no emergency brake...gas guage didnt work...clutch was gone from the time i bought it till the time i sold it...had to park in my driveway put it in first gear jump outta the truck n put the spair tire down so it wouldnt roll down the driveway...had that happen once n hit a firehidrent cops were called n just asked me to get it fixed three weeks later i had my 03 gtv6
 
#18 ·
My car before the TIburon was a...Tiburon. lol~ It was a black 2003. I traded it in for my current Tiburon after a front-end collision that damaged the frame but not enough for a total loss write-off. I just felt icky with the frame damage so I got a new Tibby. And I didn't want to go back to a black car b/c of the high maintenance.
 
#24 · (Edited)
I had a number of cars before the Tib... and almost as many since.

1987 Dodge Lancer (destroyed the trans)
1988 Ford F-150 XL Custom (sold to dealer)
2000 Ford F-150 XL (sold to dealer)
1991 BMW 318i (E30) (blew oil pump, destroyed engine, gave to a friend)
2003 Hyundai Tiburon (silver, 6-spd, USP-2) (sold cheap)
1992 BMW 325i Dinan (E36) (clutch went out, sold to kid down the road)
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS (pos, sold to coworker's friend)
2002 BMW 330xi (E46) (current)

Also, it's not mine but I drive it. My parents moved to another country and I'm watching their stuff at the moment. I use my mom's 1998 Buick Park Avenue Ultra for commuting. Big, comfy, floats down the road, and is supercharged.
 
#25 ·
I had a teal greenish GMC sanoma before the tib :(

I was deemed "unsafe to drive" after an inspection revealed a problem with the electrical system and we were told I was lucky the car didn't burst into flame lol...i dont know how
 
#27 ·
1974 Monte Carlo Landau - fn love that car!
1984 Suburban - slow...that is saying it nice
1988 Mazda 626 - had to cram 2 15" woofers and 1000 watts of power to make this car drivable
1977 Ford Maverick - took it down to give to my brother and put in a 5.0 Roller engine
1989 Honda Accord - given to me...good car
2000 Tracker - should not have lasted as long as it has, my dad owns it now and is up to 233k!
2003 Tuscani - nough said
 
#29 ·
1990 Pontiac Sunbird (Bought for $21 sold for $300 when i was 14)
1979 Chevy 1/2 ton shortbed (My Stepdad currently drives)Still own
1995 Pontiac Sunfire (Bought for $600 sold for $2100 drove 16 to 18 as a DD)
1988 Ford Ranger STX (Bought for $600 put $3k in it sold for $1100 after i fried ecu)
1997 Ford Explorer Sport (Bought for $2800 sold for $2100 after putting 10k in 8 months on it)
2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT 6 speed
1959 Ford F100 with a 302.. Still own doesn't run...