i hear ya. i'm in college and tempted to sell mine. gas mileage is killing me along with all the repairs im needing to make.

 

Hey the one thing with audio. It can be replaced back to stock or to really cheap walmart crap if need be. Then your not really losing out on your system. Everyone knows a vehicle with a huge sound system is still only worth the amount of the vehicle alone.

 

I planned on keeping everything, anyways so I could throw it back in. But then I'd have to find another car with the same speaker sizes or sell them.
Luckily the car I am probably going to buy next (ep3 Civic) has the same speaker size or at least it was very close.
I'm going to be making 100 mile round trips everyday so even 18mpg is going to put a pain on my wallet.

 

i agree Zed. my whole system is completely removable with minimal damage to the truck. for $50 i can have new door speakers and dash speakers that sound better than stock.

why the civic? why not a cobalt or something like that? american equals cheaper to maintain and fix in america... not trying to knock the pretty cool honda (did i just say that?) but i'd prefer american over import any day

 

Well I like Cobalts, but they haven't made the SS long enough for them to be in my price range. If I'm buying a compact, it's going to be a performance model.
I like the ep3 Civic because it's a hatch, so it's a bit more practical, they look good, great for racing like AutoX, and they are pretty reliable. Oil changes are a bitch, though...

Besides, I like many car companies no matter where they are made. You'll never see me caught dead in a Toyota, though. I have this hatred towards anything Toyota. Well, newer Toyotas.

 

Aww but the IFS in the 4runner is so pro! (rofl jk), The Cobalt is a glorified cavalier, i'd buy an Evo IX, or a 350z, if i wanted performance mileage you can find both cheap now-a-days, just gotta make sure it's not been dogged

 

Well, my truck was running super rough a few days ago. Misfiring like crazy, CEL came on. So, I went and checked the wires. Look fine. I pulled the distributor cap off, and the flippin' rotor was garbage! It looks like they replaced the wires, and cap. But left the original rotor in there! So, new cap and rotor, and it runs better than before. Tomorrow I'm looking at the plugs. Might as well give the girl a tune up.

 

i need to do that soon. my truck is running like crap and its had a rough life (i.e. my hard driving style)

 

are you still goin' on about this Matt?!!

i mean, i hear ya on the whole cash-in-the-pocket vs MPG, but would you seriously dump SG.......for a Civic?

 

Haha. Yeah I know. But when I go off to college I'll need something fuel efficient. If I can keep the Blazer along with getting the Civic, that would be even better. But if worse comes to worse, I'll have to let the girl go.