he just bought a 1997 honda civic with 107k miles
things he has done:
$400 maaco paint job which he claims looks great but the coat is uneven and it dont hide the dents
pulled the badges but hasnt bondo-ed the holes
bought plastic lense, led turn signal 'M3' mirrors off ebay for $15

things he plans to do:
projector headlights
an HID kit
a new shift ****
a new exhaust
a new intake
a stereo that would probly cost more than the car did
18 inch rims

i said to him "you do realize that with all that it will still be a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder..." and hes like "i know"

Just start beating him when he says dumb stuff. Over the course of a year my buddys went from two fords and a dodge, to two Bvilles and a Malibu.

Clense with fire!
lots of fire!

i know someone that has a stock b18c lying around if he'd be interested

well just ask him if he wants to run with your SSEi...and show him what your tallights look like

thats going to look funny...
how much did he pay for it? the car..

The 18 inch wheels will only be worthwhile


without the Maaco paintjob
when the wheels are tasteful
when the car is properly lowered with lowering springs or coilovers

his story about the cost of the car changes around, but near as i can tell it was $3800, he overpaid, it came with a bunch of problems

3800??? holy shat!!! i paid wayyy less(1200less) for a 1996 cougar with less miles..
wow... and it has problems???? smack your friend a few times and ask him why...

i already have, he said it because 'the exact car' he wanted, but if i was gonna pay 3800 for a 97 civic it damn well better be minty, shiny, loaded, and well under 100k, instead he got a dented up hood (it had previously hit a baby deer), a cracked light assembly, a home somewhere in the exhaust right up at the engine, presumable the manifold, cracked door panel, assorted dents and dings, no side view mirrors, faded peeling roof, and a broken seal aorund the hatch so the trunk and back seat were full of water and i mean FULL the spare tire compartment was turned into a full sink, so assume 3800 for the car, 400 for the paint, 300 for new hood, 200-500 for the exhaust dependign where the hole is, 50-100? for a new trunk seal installed, it still has all its little dents and to total cost of getting 'the exact car' he wanted, a black 2 door hatch with no options and stick, cost him just as much as my SSEi which came with less miles