Pumbaa's back with his 3rd XD
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Pumbaa's back with his 3rd XD
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Jul 31 2013, 04:07 AM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 95 Posts Per Day: 0.01 Thanks Received: 3 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 2-February 05 From: Burien, WA Member No.: 246 Mood: Nostalgic |
I bought the car from a member on here. It has 156k miles. It's got Koenig imagine wheels, H&R lowering springs with the 1" drop. A K&N air filter. Resonator box removed and a Tiburon Shifter with a Momo shift knob. The bad is the rear hatch is stuck shut, the windshield is cracked and the timing belt an water pump need to be replaced. Also after getting it home I found the ebrake didn't hold. After some inspecting, found one of the cables to the brakes was froze. So I gotta put some money into it. I replaced the hyper white fog lights with some yellow ones I had left from my last 03 GT. Also installed my tiburon foot pedals. My first mod was to the fog light switch to make the bulbs come on with the running lights. So you'll see me around. Hoping the car lasts me me a long time.
Update - I bought a new brake cable so now it works awesome. Then I changed, the timing belt, water pump and other belts. Then today tinkered and got the rear hatch fixed! Some pieces from the spoiler broke off and fell down into the latch and jammed it. -------------------- Timothy Zacher 2003 Elantra GT "Red" 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS "Cherry Red" & 2006 Hyosung Comet GT650 "Mango Yellow" Burien, WA |
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Jul 31 2013, 05:48 AM
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o hai Group: Leader Posts: 1,461 Posts Per Day: 0.27 Thanks Received: 219 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 9-July 09 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 7,384 Mood: Carefree |
Great job getting it all fixed! Must have been satisfying.
-------------------- and then I found 5 bucks!
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Jul 31 2013, 07:00 AM
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Post Maniac Group: Lifetimer Posts: 1,660 Posts Per Day: 0.37 Thanks Received: 136 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 25-October 11 From: Palm Springs, CA Member No.: 11,366 Mood: Carefree |
Hey-The car looks great. The repairs are rather minor and typical for that age of car. Congratulations!
-------------------- A proud member of the club.
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT |
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Jul 31 2013, 07:39 AM
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That Mitsubishi Guy Group: Leader Posts: 2,568 Posts Per Day: 0.57 Thanks Received: 423 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 13-November 11 From: Central MA Member No.: 11,480 Mood: Complacent |
that looks great for that age. glad you got most of the issues worked out already!
-------------------- 2014 Veloster Turbo - racecar
2002 Elantra GLS - DEAD AND GONE DEAD AND GONE |
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Jul 31 2013, 08:32 AM
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GT for life! Group: VIP Members Posts: 6,303 Posts Per Day: 0.90 Thanks Received: 478 Trader Stats: 2 (100%) Joined: 27-January 05 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 34 Mood: Optimistic |
That car does look great for being 10+ years old. Congrats and hope it works well for you!
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Current Car: 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT, 6 spd manual w/ the style and tech packages Previous Hyundai's: 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE in Venetian Red; 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS, 3.3L V-6 in Ebony Black; 2004 Elantra GT, 5 spd manual in tidal wave blue |
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Jul 31 2013, 09:15 AM
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That Guy.. Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.18 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful |
Yea!!! Rally red gt!!! Welcome back.
-------------------- "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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Jul 31 2013, 09:36 AM
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Outta the way! Group: Leader Posts: 5,972 Posts Per Day: 0.85 Thanks Received: 272 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 27-January 05 From: Citrus Heights, CA Member No.: 33 Mood: Cocky |
TIM!!!! How ya been?? Glad to see you back! Do you ever hear from Colin?
-Roy -------------------- |
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Jul 31 2013, 11:14 AM
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Idiot Savant Group: Lifetimer Posts: 9,573 Posts Per Day: 1.42 Thanks Received: 256 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 20-September 05 From: Trumpistan Member No.: 1,406 Mood: Uncertain |
Good to see you back here Tim, a nice looking ride! The Tibby sway bar is still rocking in the GT btw
-------------------- To Helena Handbasket! |
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Jul 31 2013, 12:25 PM
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Sleep is for the weak! Group: Leader Posts: 2,999 Posts Per Day: 0.43 Thanks Received: 197 Trader Stats: 8 (100%) Joined: 2-February 05 From: New Jersey Member No.: 250 Mood: Stressed |
Welcome back. And your car looks great.
-------------------- A proud member of the club.
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Jul 31 2013, 12:47 PM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 95 Posts Per Day: 0.01 Thanks Received: 3 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 2-February 05 From: Burien, WA Member No.: 246 Mood: Nostalgic |
Thanks all for the welcomes back. I got lucky with this car. I have been driving a Miata for the last few years. I have a 6 year old daughter and my exwife left me a few years back so the Miata worked for the the two of us. I met a wonderful lady a 3 years ago and she has a 7 year old son. He's the ham in the back of the car. So it was time to sell the Miata and get a bigger car. An Elantra GT just felt right.
This particular car popped on Craigslist in my for $3500, like the first week I tried selling Miata. I had my 93 Miata listed for $4600 with 140k mi. I got no bites the first week. So I dropped it to $3950, then I got a couple calls. My family and I went to a wedding far off in the rolling wheat fields of eastern Washington. While out there I got a call from a guy that had Cash in hand. So I left it up to my parents to sell the Miata. When I came home I had cash, whoohoo. I checked around for more Elantra GT hatchbacks with a 5spd. But I wasn't having much luck, the red one was no longer on Craigslist. I found a couple way down in Portland, a Blue one in particular. So I made the road trip down and checked the car out. It looked great online, the dealer insisted it was a runner and driver. It looked decent but but there were little things that bugged me. I drove it and noticed the ball joints were going out. So that was a waste of time. While I was out to lunch with my dad and daughter after checking out that car, I started checking for other potential cars. I was interested in some Mazda Protege 5's. Then my mom called and said the red was was back on and it was $2500. I figured it had something seriously wrong for that low of a price. I called the owner and spoke for awhile about the car. I found out he owned it since new and he was a member on the Elantra forums. So I began feeling better about the car. He explained he knocked of $1000 because of the rear hatch and cracked windshield. So I made the drive back up from Portland and took a look at the car. It looked and sounded great. So I bought it! I think my only mods will be a tibby sway bar with the metal endlinks, some new struts, some window tint, and maybe some new wheels. The polished lip on the Imagines are pretty corroded. Roy, I still talk to Colin on Facebook. Popeye, awesome! I wish I had more of those tibby struts bars. I would love to add a new one. -------------------- Timothy Zacher 2003 Elantra GT "Red" 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS "Cherry Red" & 2006 Hyosung Comet GT650 "Mango Yellow" Burien, WA |
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Jul 31 2013, 12:52 PM
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Post Maniac Group: Lifetimer Posts: 1,660 Posts Per Day: 0.37 Thanks Received: 136 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 25-October 11 From: Palm Springs, CA Member No.: 11,366 Mood: Carefree |
Hey-Wow, that worked out great for you and your family!
-------------------- A proud member of the club.
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT |
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Jul 31 2013, 05:36 PM
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Power Poster Group: Lifetimer Posts: 447 Posts Per Day: 0.09 Thanks Received: 59 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 28-December 09 From: Sutton ON, Canada Member No.: 8,056 Mood: Carefree |
Nice score.
Looks to be in great shape, and looks great too! -------------------- |
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