Finally made up my mind!!

lol use the $1000 to buy a GT wing hehe

Euro is a safe car, I agree, but in the hands of an inexperienced driver, anything can happen. Oversteer is one thing, understeer is another, and the Euro has plenty of the latter.

Hot into the corner, late braking due to misjudgement, turn, understeer, plough gutter. I guess you have to be going pretty fast to do that, but I mean for a male, P platers, car enthusiest....who can tell?? I know half of my friends were total maniacs when they were fresh on P's (including myself :P). Luckily all of them are still alive and pretty tame and safe drivers now.

Just out of curiosity Buster, whereabouts are you located?

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I strongly suggest u to persuade ur dad to get a manual
arguments u can use (if ur dad is concerned about safety issue)
(1) cheaper to buy(save u ~2000$)
(2)use less fuel
(3)easier(cheaper) to maintain
(4)Manual not neccesary to be faster off the mark unless u r a professional driver.
(5) Manual is safer to drive esp in high pressure turbo car. because u have total control of gears and maintain the engine speed(rev) . a powerful car with AT can be dangerous as sudden unwanted kick down during cornering can cause the car to lose control.

u can tell ur dad that Manual not equal fast car. u can get a very old slow volvo with manual box (no offense to volvo drivers. in fact, my dad had a Volvo760)

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heeh... nice point been putted :D damn the MDX didn't come with manual option or otherwise i will just telling my dad to buy manual one...don't misunderstood me~ my dad drives the MDX all the time... but luckily i do get chance to drive it... :D

back on to point, i think he is from asian family for 99.999% no offence coz i am AZN too, but if i were his dad i probably won't get my kid a car unless he does part time job and knows the importance of money :cool: coz i've seen some ppl just use eveything they have from their parents and just dun get how lucky they were....
sorry if its a bit off topic...

you know what..buy an auto or a manual ..whatever.......just go get it and be happy its for free.....as far as anyone here is concerned you could be speaking a big load of crap cos i dont see why someone would buy his son a 35k plus car when he hasnt got his license yet..but if its true good luck to ya but i would much rather talk about african elephants being ridden by albanian midgets.

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cos i dont see why someone would buy his son a 35k plus car when he hasnt got his license yet...

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no offence, but it happens all the time, and it can be WAY more than 35k

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http://host.picturewizard.com/2005-7...u04tsxls02.jpg
could u tell me what kinda kit is this one

http://host.picturewizard.com/2005-7...lubaerokit.jpg
also this one

http://host.picturewizard.com/2005-7...MugenGrill.jpg
and what grill is this one???

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number 1 = luckystar kit
number 2 = buddyclub kit
number 3 = OEM bodykit with mugen grille

THANKS FOR ALL THOSE REPLIES !!

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Just out of curiosity Buster, whereabouts are you located?

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I am from Sydney, why??

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back on to point, i think he is from asian family for 99.999% no offence coz i am AZN too, but if i were his dad i probably won't get my kid a car unless he does part time job and knows the importance of money :cool: coz i've seen some ppl just use eveything they have from their parents and just dun get how lucky they were....
sorry if its a bit off topic...

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Yepp, ur right i am a Azn, however i do have a part time job... and why my dad is spending 43k on me, because i improved lot in my last couple of years school reports.

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like yfin said the euro is a very safe car.

And if his parents have decided to and can spend the money on a good car what better choice than the euro?

The way i see it they are buying him a nice luxurious car that isnt tooo fast but still sporty and is also very safe so later on he'll have the experience to move up to the evoX or whatever his relatives have.

I have a mate who's 18 year old sister has a brand new slk350 bought for her after she got into pharmacy at uni. and were talking 100,000 plus on road for that. But shit somewhere along the line someone worked for that money so who are we to judge? Tall poppy syndrome i think :rolleyes:

Personally i'm looking foward to when he sells the car i might get some cheap parts :D

Oh and theres nothign wrong with the euro auto either. If thats what your getting id be happy - wont have give clutch wear/clicking or failing master cyldiner a second thought (i think?)

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:D :D thank you, u actually understand me... "they are buying him a nice luxurious car that isnt tooo fast but still sporty and is also very safe"

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number 1 = luckystar kit
number 2 = buddyclub kit
number 3 = OEM bodykit with mugen grille

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Thanks..man, in number 2, what are those wheels?? would u know by any chance

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I am from Sydney, why??

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Nothing.... Normal for us to ask where are you located that's all :) ......

Good on ya that you did well for your school, I had to work really hard and show my results in order for my family to buy me cars to drive, nothing against that....

You've been here long or you're and International Student? Where in Asia is your origin?

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You've been here long or you're and International Student? Where in Asia is your origin?

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I :D ya, been here for 9 or 10 years now... i live here, moved over here since i was really small... from hongkong :wave:

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:D :D thank you, u actually understand me... "they are buying him a nice luxurious car that isnt tooo fast but still sporty and is also very safe"

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ChrisF only understands as he's also a spoilt so-and-so!. hehehe :p;):D






j/k

dang, my first car was a hand me down mini moke, my older sister had it 1st back in 1990, then my older brother, then me and i passed it on to my younger brother.

it wasnt very safe lol. Geez, my parents didnt love their kids much j/k.


its still in the family....sitting in the shed on blocks.

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no offence, but it happens all the time, and it can be WAY more than 35k

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2nd that.
asian parents tend to buy nice cars for their kids!
i've got friends in singapore that drive nice cars once they got their licence..
it's worse off cause of the prices of cars in singapore..
1 got a brand new modena 360...(approx. 800 000Aud)
1 got a new lambo
2 got SLKs...(1 of them upgraded to a boxter recently)
1 got a 320i

i wrote off my first car, a rover 75(150k Aud) 6 months after i got my licence. then i got a brand new W211 E200.

now i'm studying in Aud..so a nice euro!

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[img]images/smilies/icon_cheesygrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/icon_cheesygrin.gif[/img] thank you, u actually understand me... "they are buying him a nice luxurious car that isnt tooo fast but still sporty and is also very safe"





ChrisF only understands as he's also a spoilt so-and-so!. hehehe [img]images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/wink.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/icon_cheesygrin.gif[/img]






j/k

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i m not spoil... :( i really love the Euro, and i ll care for it really well

hey :wave:
What do u people think about these rims on a Euro
http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/wheels_m...173&mag_id=104

would like aweosme in 18".
Defintiely go for something along those lines man. Nothing bigger than 18 tho i dont think.

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ChrisF only understands as he's also a spoilt so-and-so!. hehehe :p;):D






j/k

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Hehehehe.....:D

being azn myself, wealthy families can afford to buy sons and daughters nice cars...at the end of the day i just dislike them when they show pony there cars around and disrespect other rides, because daddy or mummy bought it for them...alot of international drivers especially asians are not good drivers, because i have so many international friends with nice cars but cannot drive for nuts (thats just my opinion)...but if your fortunate enough to recieve a nice car as a first car great...just learn to drive.

the euro is a great car, and you do see alot of young asians driving them, at the end of the day the most important thing is your driving skills not the car, i will say this now you will have accidents even when you drive like a granny they are unavoidable, so practice practice until your comfortable...i love the euro :D and good luck with your new car.

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would like aweosme in 18".
Defintiely go for something along those lines man. Nothing bigger than 18 tho i dont think.

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i was thinking about lower the car a bit is well, just a bit... what u think?? right now, i been thinking about the Arctic Blue, cos i see the graphite everywhere...

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being azn myself, wealthy families can afford to buy sons and daughters nice cars...at the end of the day i just dislike them when they show pony there cars around and disrespect other rides, because daddy or mummy bought it for them...alot of international drivers especially asians are not good drivers, because i have so many international friends with nice cars but cannot drive for nuts (thats just my opinion)...but if your fortunate enough to recieve a nice car as a first car great...just learn to drive.

the euro is a great car, and you do see alot of young asians driving them, at the end of the day the most important thing is your driving skills not the car, i will say this now you will have accidents even when you drive like a granny they are unavoidable, so practice practice until your comfortable...i love the euro :D and good luck with your new car.

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btw, do you realise that australia have more fatalities in car accidents that asian countries?i dont wanna start a war here..but thats the fact..i am an int student myself..

everytime where there is a public holiday or long weekend, i cant believe that the australian government already predicted that how many people are gonna die due to road accident..whereas in asian countries, do you hear that?the answer is NO..

coming from a country where almost everyone start to drive at 15 or 16 years old, i dont see a 20years old australian have more experience than me..

$0.02

So when will u pick up ur ride??
I suggest to take it easy to start with. I used to be a crazy driver when I first got my license. I used to think I am invincible, Scheumacher the 2nd.... Not util I attend a defensive driving course. I realised how bad I was. So strongly recommanded for everyone. young /old..

what colour did you choose again? (too lazy to scroll through the pages).

That rims look nice... if your car is black or grey, definitely go for shadow.

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would like aweosme in 18".
Defintiely go for something along those lines man. Nothing bigger than 18 tho i dont think.



i was thinking about lower the car a bit is well, just a bit... what u think?? right now, i been thinking about the Arctic Blue, cos i see the graphite everywhere...

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Yea lowering is always good on a euro, in my opinion enhances the looks heaps.

Artic blue is a really good colour :thumbsup: i think they would look good with those dark metallic sort of rims aswell.

if your going blue i'd reccomend the full euro-R kit and some 5 or more spoke dark metallic rims in 18" and a drop.

ie. LOC888's ride but blue and with darker rims - would look cool

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Yea lowering is always good on a euro, in my opinion enhances the looks heaps.

Artic blue is a really good colour :thumbsup: i think they would look good with those dark metallic sort of rims aswell.

if your going blue i'd reccomend the full euro-R kit and some 5 or more spoke dark metallic rims in 18" and a drop.

ie. LOC888's ride but blue and with darker rims - would look cool

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yeah agreed would be sa weet

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i was thinking about lower the car a bit is well, just a bit... what u think?? right now, i been thinking about the Arctic Blue, cos i see the graphite everywhere...

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Get silver if you think graphite is too common.
Too vibrant colours like blue and red doesn't go with the Euro at all.

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Yea lowering is always good on a euro, in my opinion enhances the looks heaps.

Artic blue is a really good colour :thumbsup: i think they would look good with those dark metallic sort of rims aswell.

if your going blue i'd reccomend the full euro-R kit and some 5 or more spoke dark metallic rims in 18" and a drop.

ie. LOC888's ride but blue and with darker rims - would look cool

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ya blue look pretty nice wif the euro r kit...

coladuna - it really depends what look he is going for tho don't you think?

he's pretty young and with nice rims, body kit etc. i think a more vibrant colour has the potential to look great on the euro.

I'll post a pic of a reall nice blue one if i can find it.

Dark and more "classic" colours like silver really do suit the car tho (totally agree with coladuna there) and would be a great choice too- given the right mods can look down right nasty too in black
ie.
http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24247

an evil tsx from the states.

I think its hard to go wrong with the euro.

Most of the euro I see on the road are either graphite or black. Too common, almost like Taxi yellow. I personally like the Fridge color (the white fridge)

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coladuna - it really depends what look he is going for tho don't you think?

he's pretty young and with nice rims, body kit etc. i think a more vibrant colour has the potential to look great on the euro.

I'll post a pic of a reall nice blue one if i can find it.

Dark and more "classic" colours like silver really do suit the car tho (totally agree with coladuna there) and would be a great choice too- given the right mods can look down right nasty too in black
ie.
http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24247

an evil tsx from the states.

I think its hard to go wrong with the euro.

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Ya i guess ur right... i dun think i ll suit black that much plus the interior is also really important to me too... black = ivory.... i hate that... so i guess blue wif euro r, is the way for me. :D

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Most of the euro I see on the road are either graphite or black. Too common, almost like Taxi yellow. I personally like the Fridge color (the white fridge)

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White... i liked it, when i 1st seen it... but then choose... plus it is the same wif black... white = ivory :(

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btw, do you realise that australia have more fatalities in car accidents that asian countries?i dont wanna start a war here..but thats the fact..i am an int student myself..

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Whilst trying to keep on topic as best we can - can you send me a source for this? When I was in Vietnam for 4 weeks I saw more crashes than I have in 28 years in Australia.

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on google.
http://www.safecarguide.com/exp/stat...statistics.htm
http://www.factbook.net/EGRF_Regiona...siaPacific.htm

Australia deaths in 1997 in vehicles - 1768
South East Asia road deaths in 1998 - 118,608

Somehow I think Asian countries have more fatalities. Are you looking at some sort of weird "per km" travelled figure or something.

ALSO one more question "this one is for my relative"!!!
My aunti drives Honda Accord Euro '03 Luxury... she wanted me to find out some info about GPS... she was just wonderin is it possible to add GPS nav, to the car??

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ALSO one more question "this one is for my relative"!!!
My aunti drives Honda Accord Euro '03 Luxury... she wanted me to find out some info about GPS... she was just wonderin is it possible to add GPS nav, to the car??

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No factory GPS available for the Euro in Australia - not yet anyway. I would not be surprised to see this as an option soon. You need to get an aftermarket GPS - they are cheaper and some are portable which is handy.

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Whilst trying to keep on topic as best we can - can you send me a source for this? When I was in Vietnam for 4 weeks I saw more crashes than I have in 28 years in Australia.

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on google.
http://www.safecarguide.com/exp/stat...statistics.htm
http://www.factbook.net/EGRF_Regiona...siaPacific.htm

Australia deaths in 1997 in vehicles - 1768
South East Asia road deaths in 1998 - 118,608

Somehow I think Asian countries have more fatalities. Are you looking at some sort of weird "per km" travelled figure or something.

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World population

are you comparing between 1 australia and 11 southeast asian countries?

if you take a look at the link above, Australia have a population of around 20mil and Southeast asia have around 505mil..taking the figures from your post and do some maths Australian death toll is 0.1% of the total population and Southeast asian death toll is 0.02% of the total population..

nuff said...Lets not discuss further...forget what i posted earlier if it annoys anyone..

CASE CLOSED!Peace there..

Alrighty....

Mr Sonic has made his decision, I think this discussion has gone far enough (Going off track at times LOL and recently LOL), he got his car, had his say, we had ours, if there is nothing to add to it... This will pretty much be the end of it....

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Alrighty....

Mr Sonic has made his decision, I think this discussion has gone far enough (Going off track at times LOL and recently LOL), he got his car, had his say, we had ours, if there is nothing to add to it... This will pretty much be the end of it....

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thanks guys :wave:
for all those sugguestion.... getting my car in 3 weeks times... :D

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being azn myself, wealthy families can afford to buy sons and daughters nice cars...at the end of the day i just dislike them when they show pony there cars around and disrespect other rides, because daddy or mummy bought it for them...alot of international drivers especially asians are not good drivers, because i have so many international friends with nice cars but cannot drive for nuts (thats just my opinion)...but if your fortunate enough to recieve a nice car as a first car great...just learn to drive.

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Nice post! Thats true... i have no respect for people who disrespect other people's ride... esp they did not buy it themself!

but anyhow I had to go on a stupid loan to buy my first car... Silva... And if I get good grades back in school (that was a long long time ago), i might be lucky to get a CD or something!! oh btw, i'm azn as well! Not that my parents are tight or poor (dad owns a M3 and mum owns a 4wd), but they want me to learn the value of money... To tell you the truth, it is so much better for me in the long run, I cherish everything I have and I am a so much responsible person... I've got friends who's parents got them a bmw when first got their licence, they're sooo bad and irresponsible... bloody spoiled!... they all talk i want this and this (expensive cars and stuff)... but i'm more then happy just buying a Euro for myself!

btw, congrats on ur purchase!

Decision Made = check.

Congrats issued for purchase = check.

Is this thread with the same 'parents buying kids cars' argument that has been done to death on every car forum since the dawn of the internet past it's expiry date ? = check.

Ok All done, enough said....


Everything Is Checked I Believe....

*Closed*

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