Hi All,
Been on here for a while, but thought I would finally introduce myself.
I am 25, live in Brisbane, happily engaged (getting married in Oct), own a Gen V GT that I bought about a year and a half ago and loving it. Have seen a few threads about the look of the car and partially agree with allot of the comments (i.e. Aurion etc etc). Yes it looks hideous, looking from the front and the back, however get it on the right angle and it looks unreal. In saying this it has been hard driving in such a manner that everyone can only see the car at a 45 degree angle from the front at about 1.8m in height.
My initial mindset when I bought the car was 'Why would I modify it? I am not a rev head, I don’t drive fast, I don’t know allot about cars (about the same as the avg Joe)'. This feeling towards modified cars was really driven home one day when a mate came over with his brand new ride to give me a lift....2005 Lancer (standard), Bright yellow, personalized number plates, big windscreen stickers, exhaust the size of a basketball and cheap crappy aftermarket rims. I could have died when I was in the passenger seat, especially when he decided half way through the city to start the doof doof and try race everyone. I am generally not they type to care all that much about what people think about me, but jesus I was praying no one would recognize me and would of given anything for someone to put me out of my misery.
Whilst my general feeling towards blingy shit box cars with huge exhausts hasn't really change, my view of modifying cars has. This particular forum coupled with my inquisitive nature started to change my perception of some well placed mods....seeing a pic of the STI quads for the Gen V GT has pushed me a little further, the price however (2k) just frustrated me. As I am sure many of blokes on here already know, getting approval up the chain of command (wives / girlfriends / partners etc.) to spend this sort of money is a task that requires plenty of strategy and sometimes can a very long time (it took 2 years, to convince the missus on the GT, and have already had to start to convincing on our next car also).
Based on my new found interest I would appreciate some ideas or suggestions for the GT.
Look forward to being a part of the forums
Cheers