Despite having a late night, I woke up really early! I was awake by 10am!
My buddy Alex followed me to Paya Ubi Industrial Park to look around for replica bucket seats... Oh well, I know some of you might ask why I bother to spend $ to buy a replica one.. I didn't have enough money at that point of time... I only had about $2000 to fix and accessorized certain things in the car...
I got myself a momo gear knob, customized car mats and a replica Recaro bucket seat that particular day... Oh boy.. It was a long wait!
So finally at 6pm, my bucket seat was installed and I zoomed off to fetch my sister from work... It was their first time meeting...
I wondered if my sister liked her...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Life Above 8000 Revs...
I could have settled for an Eg6 too... A nice sleek exterior of a 3 door... A MUCH cheaper alternative to the 3 door Ek4. However, I couldn't bring myself to accept it's crappy interior and it's date of registration... 1992...
I collected the car from her direct owner around Bukit Timah Road, Enrique. He was kind enough for me to take over her before the intended date of transfer. As long as I had my insurance papers with me.
After signing on the very last dotted line, he passed his keys over to me...
"Thanks Kerr Chuen, drive safe... Anything just give me a call..."
"Sure..."
My Car... She wasn't a beauty... She did not have the looks of her 3 door counterparts... She had a lousy paint job, as if she had been through years of torture... She was plain simple...
She was accessorized with a metallic blue cold air intake funnel, K&N drop in filter, sparco 3-spoke sports steering wheel and a supersprint exahust system...
I started her up and gave her a few gentle revs...
*vroooom... VRRoomm..*
Her heart was perfectly fine... I took her gently to the T-Junction and turned out to the main road and slided into the 3rd gear...
I waited for a chance, a clear road... I gently down shift to gear 2 and floored her accelerator to the floor board... Oh my!!! The force was exhilirating! In a short 2 seconds, I was beyond 8000 revs...
It was just the beginning... A project that awaits me... A project to rebuild her... From scratch...
I collected the car from her direct owner around Bukit Timah Road, Enrique. He was kind enough for me to take over her before the intended date of transfer. As long as I had my insurance papers with me.
After signing on the very last dotted line, he passed his keys over to me...
"Thanks Kerr Chuen, drive safe... Anything just give me a call..."
"Sure..."
My Car... She wasn't a beauty... She did not have the looks of her 3 door counterparts... She had a lousy paint job, as if she had been through years of torture... She was plain simple...
She was accessorized with a metallic blue cold air intake funnel, K&N drop in filter, sparco 3-spoke sports steering wheel and a supersprint exahust system...
I started her up and gave her a few gentle revs...
*vroooom... VRRoomm..*
Her heart was perfectly fine... I took her gently to the T-Junction and turned out to the main road and slided into the 3rd gear...
I waited for a chance, a clear road... I gently down shift to gear 2 and floored her accelerator to the floor board... Oh my!!! The force was exhilirating! In a short 2 seconds, I was beyond 8000 revs...
It was just the beginning... A project that awaits me... A project to rebuild her... From scratch...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Life Below 8000 Revs...
*** 3 yrs passed ***
It was about 6 months to ORD and I managed to persuade my mum to get me my own personal car because I would be working and maintaining the car from my own pocket. Furthermore, the convenience of me getting to school on time for my classes.
She insisted on getting me a COE car because she said that there will be many wear and tear parts to change. She wanted to get me a Subaru WRX STi for $60,000 at that point of time. She'd rather pay this amount, than to buy a 10yr old car for $35,000.
Of course, I would love to get my hands on to the WRX, with its AWD system, turbo charged engine and blah blah blah... My main concern that this boxy monster drinks 1 litre of petrol every 6km travelled, changing of engine oil had to be every 5000km and 18" semi-slick tyres would burn a very big hole in my pocket. I am unable to maintain the car on my own...
She reluctantly resent to my request, a Honda Civic SiR 4 door. I was delighted!!! Although I would have prefered to get the 3 door hatchback instead, but the price for that car is too insanely high, it was $60,000!!! Nearly twice the price I paid for my car!!!
It was about 6 months to ORD and I managed to persuade my mum to get me my own personal car because I would be working and maintaining the car from my own pocket. Furthermore, the convenience of me getting to school on time for my classes.
She insisted on getting me a COE car because she said that there will be many wear and tear parts to change. She wanted to get me a Subaru WRX STi for $60,000 at that point of time. She'd rather pay this amount, than to buy a 10yr old car for $35,000.
Of course, I would love to get my hands on to the WRX, with its AWD system, turbo charged engine and blah blah blah... My main concern that this boxy monster drinks 1 litre of petrol every 6km travelled, changing of engine oil had to be every 5000km and 18" semi-slick tyres would burn a very big hole in my pocket. I am unable to maintain the car on my own...
She reluctantly resent to my request, a Honda Civic SiR 4 door. I was delighted!!! Although I would have prefered to get the 3 door hatchback instead, but the price for that car is too insanely high, it was $60,000!!! Nearly twice the price I paid for my car!!!
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