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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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New MCS Owner

Hi guys,

Thought I would introduce myself. Been reading the forums and taking advantage of the sales here for the last four months or so. Purchased an '06 Space Blue MCS with matching roof back in Feb. and liking it very much.

So far on the car, I've added:
tint
Alta 15% pulley with Brisk Spark Plugs, new belt
TSW springs
19 mm H&R rear sway
DDM intake (me like)(bought from someone here)
new tires (General Exclaim, opted for 215/45-17 for the roads)

Huge thanks to greasy for the install!!!

No pics (sorry) but hopefully I will take some this w/e. If you see me around the lowell/boston area, I wave back.
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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congrats =) you were quick with the mods!
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Welcome to the frenzy!
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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thanks for the welcome.

was gonna wait for the mods but couldn't pass up some the stuff on the marketplace. Happy that I didn't.

The tint was on within a week, had to drive to the place with 3 inches of snow on the ground!!! Almost got stuck at the end of my street (runflats at the time)
 
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Welcome!
 
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Welcome!

Nice! Mod madness! Sounds like you hit the ground running!

Any more details on your 06 MCS? Milage, interior et cetera? I'm a first hand owner of an 06 MCS Astroblack and enjoy hearing about other 06s.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by VELOCITYCRUNCH
Nice! Mod madness! Sounds like you hit the ground running!

Any more details on your 06 MCS? Milage, interior et cetera? I'm a first hand owner of an 06 MCS Astroblack and enjoy hearing about other 06s.
Sure, was away from the computer over the w/e, but here goes:

Space Blue with matching roof
Chrome
chronograph
sport
R98 wheels
think that's it, off the top. Got it with 24k miles and got a good price for it.

Has some scrapes and bumps but overall I like. Took it to Montreal over the w/e and it was pretty smooth, little bit loud, but not too bad.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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Well done on the mods, I still haven't done much to mine yet.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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thanks. kinda jumped at the chances when i saw the pieces. was going to wait also but couldn't resist

wicked happy that I didn't. now figuring out what to get next
 
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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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finally some pics. Detailed it yesterday but the pollen and/or dirt particles are already on it.





 
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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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very nice! tint was my first mod too. a must i believe. because of all the people with bright leds tailgaiting me and also the hott sun as well.
 
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