Gire

Buy an Impreza for a first car if you want a Subaru. Hatch back if you are into those. Any year, they are all good. Slow, reliable, AWD.

Or a Honda. Really, any Honda. I had a bunch between age 16 - 25. Best decision ever.

Plus, they were slow so that's probably why I'm still alive at 40.

^^^^True.

I joined back in Feb 2005 when I bought my wagon. Haven't had it for 3 years and have dropped off in frequency here, but still come back every once in a while to check in. It's like coming home. Lots of new members, but lots of old OG guys still here, which is great.

Everyone take note! THIS is how you do a pic thread properly.

Gorgeous car, could be my new favorite on the entire site. Well done all around. I especially enjoyed the professional-grade photos.

The rear wing is stock and so is the S: 2002–2008 — 1ZZ-FE — 1.8 L (1794 cc) I4, 16-valve DOHC, FI, VVT-i, 130 hp (97 kW) — CE, LE, S (TRD 1.8L Supercharger is available for this engine). So he or she might have the TRD supercharger hence the sticker. With a redline of 5600 rpm in that Yamaha sourced supercharged engine its quite fun!

Nobody likes a nerd.

The new Miata looks fantastic. And I heard the pulled 200 more pounds out of the new gen? God bless technology and progress...

One day...

Daughter's birthday is coming up on Saturday and she barely wants anything. She is such a joy to have.

Give her some TSW wheels.

I think my hair is thinning!

-Gire, August 2012.

Yup, definitely falling out near the front.

-Gire, Jan 2014.

Playin' hurt? Baby, that don't phase me! I don't got time for pain. The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!!

- Terrible Terry Tate.

Stephen Colbert is giant liberal POS. I can't believe that as a member of the armed services you would listen to anything he says.

 

-BDII (quoting myself is on topic)

But but but.... he anchors a conservative right wing news program!!

hahaha!

I get all my American news every day from The Daily Show and Colbert Report.

I can get Subway sandwiches at all my local Home Depots. Yummy!

But I'd rather sink my teeth into a nice polish sausage instead.

Wait...

"By the time they figure out what went wrong, we'll be sitting on a beach, earning twenty percent."

-Hans G.

The bronze took a couple of years to catch on, but I think it's now one of the best colours they came out with. Hell, they are painting Bentleys and Maseratis in shades of brown, and they look fantastic.

There was a brown BMW colour that was issued in the late 90's... I think on the Z3 at the time that was quite nice too.... ah, memories.

My wife and I have a policy where we don't post kid pics online. She doesnt' do it on her Facebook, I don't do it on well, this forum. It's all I use.

I was going to Youtube my vasectomy and share it with you all, but now that I think about it, I should keep that private too.

I do have a sweet video of my oldest doing her Kata training for her belt upgrade next Saturday that brings a tear to my eye, but you will just have to imagine it. Or my kids doing an almost uninterupted Peak to Creek Whistler run that is about 11kms(?) long (one of the longest in N. America) but I can't post it.

i'm tough on them but they make me super proud on a daily basis.

I have 3 young kids, so life is pretty crazy at Chateau Gire.

8 year old daughter, 6 year old daughter, 15 month old son.

The daughters are in karate, baseball, skiing, dancing, French immersion at school, etc etc.

My snip surgery will be scheduled for the Spring, or whenever I sack up and get around to it.

No pun intended.

I too love Miatas and want one for a project / summer car. One day...

Really too bad that BC Miatas are too expensive used. I will have to look at importing a US one. THere was a BC one that was beat to shit and the guy still wanted 2500 bucks for it. Had a ton of mileage and the paint and god knows what else was toast.

I also heard that common toothpaste is a great DIY headlight polish. I haven't tried it.

Where did I see that again....?

Cleaned up my clouded pitted 05 headlights with meguiers plastic polish yesterday.

What a difference on my cleared headlights.

Great laundry list!

Post up some after pics ASAP. And thanks for sharing.

Wow Famaya who is that in your avatar?

Stay on topic, n00b! Take it to PM!!

I see this chit all the time up here.

You should move, dude.

Upgrade your life.