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Have you ever seen those personalized license plate frames, usually on HUGE SUVs or station wagons, listing their family's "stats"? My parents had 3 girls, and no boys, much to my father's chagrin. (Part of it was the "Who's going to carry on the family name?" issue, since that's a pretty important legacy in our culture. But that's beside the point.) This is my somewhat long-winded rambling tale of how I got here to .NET and how I developed my car addiction.
"Hi. My name is Thundercloud, and I'm a car-aholic." :blush:
It's a fairly simple story, actually. Have you ever noticed how, in families with no sons, sometimes the daughters tend to take on some "tomboyish" traits? With most of my friends in this scenario, at least one of the daughters is more "tomboyish" than a stereotypical "girlie girl". I'm not saying this happens in all cases or that this doesn't happen in a family with a daughter and a son. Also, in this day and age, you don't really have to be put into neat tomboy or girlie categories anymore, since individuality is so heavily touted.
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always ordered car magazines. At the peak, he had 4 subscriptions coming to our house: Road & Track, Motor Trend, Automobile and Car & Driver. Now that we're older, he's tapered down a bit to just 3 car magazine subscriptions (the latter 3). :lol: Cars have always been something we could talk to our dad about. I would read every issue in my free time, when I was home. We would go to auto shows with him, talk about the new cars coming out, and even speculate on what car we'd buy next for our family.
We've gone through several cars over the years, but I believe my dad's favorite car was his light blue Datsun 280Z. I think it was a '75, but I'm not positive, since I wasn't born yet. :lol: I remember that my dad kept it around as long as he could. But when you have 3 young kids and a two-seater car, it just wasn't meant to be. We needed another family car, in addition to my mom's car (which for some reason, I can't remember clearly). We had some great times riding in that Datsun. I loved the black bucket-type seats, the shiny black dash and the gauges, how my dad would have to change gears when he was driving (Hey, I was young, and I had no clue why that car was different than my mom's car! :lol: ) Since my dad sold that Datsun back in the early 1980's, our family hasn't purchased another 2 seater, let alone a 2 door car. (Wow, I never realized that until now!) So that was the beginning of my car obsession.
I used to keep a list of my favorite cars, every single year, starting way back in junior high. Back then, the Honda Preludes were my #1 car. My fav for a long time was the '91 Prelude Si in that dark midnight blue color. That car was #1 on my realistic ("realistic" meaning within a high school kid's feasible realm of choices) list for quite a few years. My "maybe someday" list included the NSX, M3, RX7 and 911. The e36-e46 M3 ruled that list throughout high school and college.
Looking back, I attribute my general automotive knowledge to my dad (and his magazines), and my very basic modding introduction to my college boyfriend. My college boyfriend was heavily into the import racing scene, participating in the battle of the imports at Palmdale, going to the Ontario races from OC, hanging with his car crew, working on his car, etc. I never actually attended any of the racing events, though, and I never modded my car ('95 Accord). I just didn't think about it. Modding a car just wasn't something I envisioned myself doing.
So how did I get here? How did I wind up on .NET? How did I end up wanting to modify my own car? In all honesty, I have no clue. I started looking into new cars when my Accord hit the 8 year mark back in May of '03. I narrowed down my choices to 2 (IS, RX8), but it wasn't a fair comparison. I've loved the IS since it came out. I liked the round, smooth styling of the car, with the beautiful 5 spoke rims. Two weeks into the ownership of my new IS, my sister's boyfriend asked me if I was on IS300.NET. I remember asking him "What's that?"...And that's how it all began.
I really can't blame my sister's boyfriend for all of my modding/car forum craziness. I'm partially at fault, as well as being heavily influenced by *ahem* two specific members on this forum. You know who you are. Thanks a bunch, you two (S, I)! Much love to my dad, my mom and my two sisters. And of course, BIG thanks to jruhi4 for reading & editing! (What’s my editing tab up to now?) As with anything, this can't be copied or reproduced without consent. <P>Alright, girlies! I know you must have SOMETHING to say! PM me or email me with your submissions. Otherwise, everyone here is stuck reading my nonsensical ramblings! :lol:
"Hi. My name is Thundercloud, and I'm a car-aholic." :blush:
It's a fairly simple story, actually. Have you ever noticed how, in families with no sons, sometimes the daughters tend to take on some "tomboyish" traits? With most of my friends in this scenario, at least one of the daughters is more "tomboyish" than a stereotypical "girlie girl". I'm not saying this happens in all cases or that this doesn't happen in a family with a daughter and a son. Also, in this day and age, you don't really have to be put into neat tomboy or girlie categories anymore, since individuality is so heavily touted.
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always ordered car magazines. At the peak, he had 4 subscriptions coming to our house: Road & Track, Motor Trend, Automobile and Car & Driver. Now that we're older, he's tapered down a bit to just 3 car magazine subscriptions (the latter 3). :lol: Cars have always been something we could talk to our dad about. I would read every issue in my free time, when I was home. We would go to auto shows with him, talk about the new cars coming out, and even speculate on what car we'd buy next for our family.
We've gone through several cars over the years, but I believe my dad's favorite car was his light blue Datsun 280Z. I think it was a '75, but I'm not positive, since I wasn't born yet. :lol: I remember that my dad kept it around as long as he could. But when you have 3 young kids and a two-seater car, it just wasn't meant to be. We needed another family car, in addition to my mom's car (which for some reason, I can't remember clearly). We had some great times riding in that Datsun. I loved the black bucket-type seats, the shiny black dash and the gauges, how my dad would have to change gears when he was driving (Hey, I was young, and I had no clue why that car was different than my mom's car! :lol: ) Since my dad sold that Datsun back in the early 1980's, our family hasn't purchased another 2 seater, let alone a 2 door car. (Wow, I never realized that until now!) So that was the beginning of my car obsession.I used to keep a list of my favorite cars, every single year, starting way back in junior high. Back then, the Honda Preludes were my #1 car. My fav for a long time was the '91 Prelude Si in that dark midnight blue color. That car was #1 on my realistic ("realistic" meaning within a high school kid's feasible realm of choices) list for quite a few years. My "maybe someday" list included the NSX, M3, RX7 and 911. The e36-e46 M3 ruled that list throughout high school and college.
Looking back, I attribute my general automotive knowledge to my dad (and his magazines), and my very basic modding introduction to my college boyfriend. My college boyfriend was heavily into the import racing scene, participating in the battle of the imports at Palmdale, going to the Ontario races from OC, hanging with his car crew, working on his car, etc. I never actually attended any of the racing events, though, and I never modded my car ('95 Accord). I just didn't think about it. Modding a car just wasn't something I envisioned myself doing.
So how did I get here? How did I wind up on .NET? How did I end up wanting to modify my own car? In all honesty, I have no clue. I started looking into new cars when my Accord hit the 8 year mark back in May of '03. I narrowed down my choices to 2 (IS, RX8), but it wasn't a fair comparison. I've loved the IS since it came out. I liked the round, smooth styling of the car, with the beautiful 5 spoke rims. Two weeks into the ownership of my new IS, my sister's boyfriend asked me if I was on IS300.NET. I remember asking him "What's that?"...And that's how it all began.
I really can't blame my sister's boyfriend for all of my modding/car forum craziness. I'm partially at fault, as well as being heavily influenced by *ahem* two specific members on this forum. You know who you are. Thanks a bunch, you two (S, I)! Much love to my dad, my mom and my two sisters. And of course, BIG thanks to jruhi4 for reading & editing! (What’s my editing tab up to now?) As with anything, this can't be copied or reproduced without consent.
<P>Alright, girlies! I know you must have SOMETHING to say! PM me or email me with your submissions. Otherwise, everyone here is stuck reading my nonsensical ramblings! :lol:
