EMAN44's official 2012 Hatchback progress thread!!
Well Fanatics, I've come back to the forums and plan to stay a while! Many new guys might not remember me, but some of the older guys do. I used to own a 2003 Focus ZX3 that I drove through college, modded quite a bit, then stripped it and traded it off in 2008. Looking back, I should have never traded a car that was already paid off, but hey that's part of the learning process I guess. Here was my old ZX3 in all its glory...
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I traded for a loaded 2008 Nissan Altima 3.5SE 6spd right before I went to basic training after joining the National Guard...
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Got back from basic training and I could not find the job I was looking for and the crazy payments that I had gotten myself into had put me in a corner, so I traded for a cheaper car, a 2009 Scion xB 5spd. This car wasn't my first choice, but it was affordable and it began to grow on me. After I was finished with it, it was a cool clean and unique xB far out of the realm of neon lights and big sound systems and 20'' rims that most xB owners were into....
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Then last year, my unit ended up getting mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan. I wanted to lower my monthly payments even more, and the fact that my wife could not drive a stick, ended me trading for a 2005 Infiniti G35 which I promptly slammed...
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I got home safely from Afghanistan last month after a long hard year, and decided to reward myself and buy a car that I actually wanted and not just settle. I think my inside voice began steering me towards the new Focus, mainly because my 03 ZX3 was the last car I actually had a good time modding and had a lot of good times with. Another reason was because of this forum and FJ. After I traded my 03 ZX3, I went on other forums like nicoclub.com, scionlife.com, clubxb.com and g35driver.com, but none of those forums gave me the friends and memories like this one has. So in the end it was an easy choice for me...
So the Infiniti got traded in, my monthly payments got increased by a whopping $15/month and I got one of the lowest interest rates I've gotten so far at 2.9%. Ended up with a 2012 Sterling Grey 5 door Hatch, 5spd, sport package with 203A package. Got the car last weekend with 35 miles on the odo, and I already have over 400 miles on it.
Pics of when I first got it...
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Got it home and off to the tint shop it went, 20% all around minus the windshield...
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Had a crazy thought of maybe redrilling my old Infiniti 19'' wheels...
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But I already found a buyer for them, should be selling them tomorrow so I'll have some cash for coilovers very very soon!!
Plans for my new baby:
Wheels/Tires:
18x8.5 +40 Voxx Maglia (gloss black) = $562 shipped from discounttiredirect.com
225/40/18 Federal SS-595 = $381.19 shipped from onlinetires.com
Suspension
KSport Coilovers = $600-800 shipped on ebay
Steeda Rear Swaybar Kit = $144 shipped from c-f-m.com
Performance
FSWerks Race Performance Exhaust = $501.35 shipped from fswerks.com
AEM Cold Air Intake = $254 shipped from wickedcarparts.com
Steeda Short Throw Shifter kit = $210 shipped from steeda.com
Exterior
Ford Focus Titanium black headlights = $250 shipped on ebay
3dCarbon Lip kit = $924 shipped from 3dcarbon.com
Anyways, hello again my Focus family, it's good to be back. Now when is the next Focus meet? [
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Emanuel
Well Fanatics, I've come back to the forums and plan to stay a while! Many new guys might not remember me, but some of the older guys do. I used to own a 2003 Focus ZX3 that I drove through college, modded quite a bit, then stripped it and traded it off in 2008. Looking back, I should have never traded a car that was already paid off, but hey that's part of the learning process I guess. Here was my old ZX3 in all its glory...
I traded for a loaded 2008 Nissan Altima 3.5SE 6spd right before I went to basic training after joining the National Guard...
Got back from basic training and I could not find the job I was looking for and the crazy payments that I had gotten myself into had put me in a corner, so I traded for a cheaper car, a 2009 Scion xB 5spd. This car wasn't my first choice, but it was affordable and it began to grow on me. After I was finished with it, it was a cool clean and unique xB far out of the realm of neon lights and big sound systems and 20'' rims that most xB owners were into....
Then last year, my unit ended up getting mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan. I wanted to lower my monthly payments even more, and the fact that my wife could not drive a stick, ended me trading for a 2005 Infiniti G35 which I promptly slammed...
I got home safely from Afghanistan last month after a long hard year, and decided to reward myself and buy a car that I actually wanted and not just settle. I think my inside voice began steering me towards the new Focus, mainly because my 03 ZX3 was the last car I actually had a good time modding and had a lot of good times with. Another reason was because of this forum and FJ. After I traded my 03 ZX3, I went on other forums like nicoclub.com, scionlife.com, clubxb.com and g35driver.com, but none of those forums gave me the friends and memories like this one has. So in the end it was an easy choice for me...
So the Infiniti got traded in, my monthly payments got increased by a whopping $15/month and I got one of the lowest interest rates I've gotten so far at 2.9%. Ended up with a 2012 Sterling Grey 5 door Hatch, 5spd, sport package with 203A package. Got the car last weekend with 35 miles on the odo, and I already have over 400 miles on it.
Pics of when I first got it...
Got it home and off to the tint shop it went, 20% all around minus the windshield...
Had a crazy thought of maybe redrilling my old Infiniti 19'' wheels...
But I already found a buyer for them, should be selling them tomorrow so I'll have some cash for coilovers very very soon!!
Plans for my new baby:
Wheels/Tires:
18x8.5 +40 Voxx Maglia (gloss black) = $562 shipped from discounttiredirect.com
225/40/18 Federal SS-595 = $381.19 shipped from onlinetires.com
Suspension
KSport Coilovers = $600-800 shipped on ebay
Steeda Rear Swaybar Kit = $144 shipped from c-f-m.com
Performance
FSWerks Race Performance Exhaust = $501.35 shipped from fswerks.com
AEM Cold Air Intake = $254 shipped from wickedcarparts.com
Steeda Short Throw Shifter kit = $210 shipped from steeda.com
Exterior
Ford Focus Titanium black headlights = $250 shipped on ebay
3dCarbon Lip kit = $924 shipped from 3dcarbon.com
Anyways, hello again my Focus family, it's good to be back. Now when is the next Focus meet? [
~]Emanuel
