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Originally Posted by iFuel Finally I get a chance to reply here, I had been following this thread for a long time now however my membership just got approved. |
Congratulations on your membership approval and let me welcome you to India's largest petrolhead community, iFuel! You have a pleasant stay here.
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Originally Posted by iFuel I used to visit this site every day following all Civic threads and reading all the things Civic owners had posted and the upgrades, etc, you name it and I have read it on this forum. |
Aha... now we are talking! Since you have been on this forum long enough as a guest, you can easily imagine most members are likewise here! We petrolheads are nuts, aren't we!
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Originally Posted by iFuel However the beauty that you have made out of this car beats every other by a long margin (my personal opinion and I mean no offence to anyone). |
Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you liked my car and the modifications! There are many good looking Civics on this forum itself on which even I used to drool upon before I brought my Shark home! Its funny how time changes and now, my car is drooled upon.
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Originally Posted by iFuel I so wanted to own one, first I wanted it in the purple color and then I shifted to liking the white one and after looking at your beauty of a car I wanted the same color. |
Victim of Civic's color quotient, eh! Actually, 8th Generation Civic is one rare car that looks good in any color it wears! Trust me on this; you find a pre-worshipped Civic, pick it up and customize it upto your taste, and it will turn heads where ever it goes!
a few such examples from Team BHP itself (pics from respective owner's threads and gallery halls) -
Jesal's purple passion: captainsokhi's Silver beauty: cinclaturbo's black beast: m4ugr8's and iTNerd's white ladies: Dinu2506's redhead girl (with an awesome piece of ICE): dot's bluish silver lady:
And many many more are there...... Civic is such a wonderful looking thing on roads, even after 5 years of its launch in India!
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Originally Posted by iFuel Took me ages to arrange the finance to own a pre-owned one and then came the blast of the new petrol prices and here I am sitting and wondering what a dream it had been, factoring a new plan by the wifey to purchase a house and put all the arranged cash there and maybe buy a big car after a year or two. Well what say do you have in front of the commander at home, so I had to give in. |
I know, I am enjoying the fruits of being bachelor!
And about owning a petrol vs diesel car, thats the dilemma many have been into. As a matter of fact, I was suggested by countless number of family friends and relatives to buy a diesel!
Why didn't I go for an oil burner, then? Well, here is why...
- Low annual running of my car. So, petrol preferred.
- Rev happy nature of petrol cars, since at times, I enjoy revving the nuts off the engine!
- High NVH levels of diesel cars! I want a car, not a damn tractor with gddd gdddddddd gddddddddddddd sound coming from under the hood!
- Longer engine life of petrol cars since I tend to keep things with me till they fall apart!
- Lastly, petrol price is bound to go up and up only, isn't it! So, I want to have my share of fun before the times comes when I am not able to afford it anymore! We live only once, damn it!
Diesel car, may be next time but the Shark will be with me, always!
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Originally Posted by iFuel However this dream will always remain with me and I sure want to congratulate you on the great care and adornments that you have showered on your Grey Shark. I absolutely love everything about it, from the red angel eyes to the R-Type bumpers and side skirts to the awesome looking tail lamps. This car screams for attention and what is even more beautiful is that it does it in such an elegant way and yet is so 'in the face'. One of the best modded Civics I have seen in a while. |
Thanks once again for the appreciation!
Let me tell you something, my dear friend. You say, this will be your dream always; and I say, work towards it and your dream will be a reality very soon! I look forward to see your Civic's ownership thread and the mods following soon afterwards!
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Originally Posted by iFuel I so envy you, Civic had always been my dream, I had spent over a year searching the market to buy a pre-owned civic and a good piece at that. |
I see your location as Chandigarh as well as Delhi. Want an advise! Try NCR market for pre-owned Civics! More to choose from and competitive pricing! Chandigarh Civics will be a bit more neat and well maintained but asking prices are ridiculous sometimes! Best of luck for finding your very own Civic.
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Originally Posted by iFuel Add GTO's audio set-up to this and this would be what I had always dreamt of and wanted my Civic to be. |
Ah, the great ICE bug that makes people start with a budget of INR 20,000 and leaves them poorer by INR 200,000! lol.
It has crawled on my skin many a times but I resist the temptation! I would rather save that money for now and put it towards turbo-charging my Shark at later stages! ICE isn't my priority at the moment! I enjoy the growl of that 1.8 litre iVTEC.
Good luck with ICE upgradations in your car though!
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Originally Posted by iFuel I am a regular follower of this thread, so please carry on the way you are doing right now and I promise to drop in a comment every now and then. I just love the way you love your Civic and I'm, absolutely in awe of it |
Thank you! Keep lurking and I look forward for your further comments, suggestions and queries. Just out of curiosity, what do you drive at the moment? (EDIT: Just saw you own a Hyundai Accent, Honda City and our very own, humble Tata Indica! Got a taste of Far East, have you? Come on dude, Europe and America have their side of fun too... *wink wink*)
Take care, drive hard and drive safe!
Ace