Goddamn foreigners...

[haggis88]

Hello Beyond

i've just moved to Calgary from the mystical land of Castles and Gingers, Bonnie Scotland (Scaahtland i believe you guys say) where the guys wear skirts and eat sheep intestines for dinner

I'll apologize in advance for the amount of questions i'm likely to ask (although i will search first) as the car scene over here is totally new to me....not quite as simple as the UK, but definitely a better choice of automobiles!

Was a Honda nut back home, owned a couple of highly modded Civics and Accords....but Currently searching Autotrader and Kijiji for my first car and really not sure what to get!

So, let the n00b flaming begin :) :whocares:

[dirtsniffer]

welcome to the forums.

anyone else think this was going to be a wardprd68 thread?

[buh_buh]

Welcome to Canada, here's an example of what's "in" right now

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/atruhondagrl/animated%20avatars%20and%20pics/ricer_civic_2.jpg

[Disoblige]

Pics of said modded civics and accords?

[haggis88]

Originally posted by buh_buh
Welcome to Canada, here's an example of what's "in" right now

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/atruhondagrl/animated%20avatars%20and%20pics/ricer_civic_2.jpg

ahhh, an old favourite from the UK Civic forums!

i've always been an OEM+ sort of guy :)

[dirtsniffer]

what are you considering for your car? kijiji is probably the best best over here.

and i may know of a slick 2009 335d for sale....

[haggis88]

Originally posted by Disoblige
Pics of said modded civics and accords?

my last accord:

2.2 Type-R (H22A7) 212bhp

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/DSCF1285.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/DSCF1244.jpg

My Civic Type-R (K20A2, Jackson Supercharger + more) 300bhp

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/IMG_4093.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/IMG_0433-1.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/215133_197032980356578_196349483758261_531566_3850520_n.jpg

My Civic Coupe EJ6 (H22 Conversion)
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/DSC00007-5.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/DSC00010.jpg

also owned a JDM Gt-4 celica, JDM MX-5 and some crap BMW 3-series's, but none were very interesting :)

[haggis88]

Originally posted by dirtsniffer
what are you considering for your car? kijiji is probably the best best over here.

and i may know of a slick 2009 335d for sale....

i'm thinking something like a 1st Gen CR-V or similar, just something reliable as i'm just finding my feet here, so a sensible daily car with a bit of room would suit me fine until such times as i'm more settled!

i'd love a 335d, but it might be a bit out of my price range at this moment! :)

[voodoo]

Originally posted by haggis88
Hello Beyond

i've just moved to Calgary from the mystical land of Castles and Gingers, Bonnie Scotland (Scaahtland i believe you guys say) where the guys wear skirts and eat sheep intestines for dinner

I'll apologize in advance for the amount of questions i'm likely to ask (although i will search first) as the car scene over here is totally new to me....not quite as simple as the UK, but definitely a better choice of automobiles!

Was a Honda nut back home, owned a couple of highly modded Civics and Accords....but Currently searching Autotrader and Kijiji for my first car and really not sure what to get!

So, let the n00b flaming begin :) :whocares:

Where abouts. I'm from a small town outside Aberdeen.

[haggis88]

Originally posted by voodoo


Where abouts. I'm from a small town outside Aberdeen.

I'm from Ayr, dude!

how long you been in Canada?

[voodoo]

Ah. I'm from Kintore.
Been here 12yrs this September.

[K3RMiTdot]

welcome to the forum.

your past cars are beautiful, especially the type r civic!

[roopi]

What's your budget?

[haggis88]

Originally posted by voodoo
Ah. I'm from Kintore.
Been here 12yrs this September.

awesome!

been up that way plenty of times to watch Ayr United play at Montrose, Peterhead, Brechin and the likes!

much of a Scottish Expat community around here?

[haggis88]

Originally posted by K3RMiTdot
welcome to the forum.

your past cars are beautiful, especially the type r civic!

thanks buddy!


Originally posted by roopi
What's your budget?

not got a set budget in mind really, all depends on whats available!

[Mibz]

Haha, prepare to be infuriated by people on highways and pedestrians. Driving in Scotland (or anywhere in the UK) is a dream compared to Canada.

[haggis88]

Originally posted by Mibz
Haha, prepare to be infuriated by people on highways and pedestrians. Driving in Scotland (or anywhere in the UK) is a dream compared to Canada.

i've noticed hahah, and i thought UK drivers were bad! :guns:

[Shlade]

Welcome dude.

Sorry you chose Canada haha

[J.M.]

welcome!

[7thgenvic]

welcome the greatest and forum in Calgary..... **dear Rage, please give me at least 1% back ** :)

[nykz]

Welcome to Calgary, you'll find you'll be spending a lot of time on these forums. Love your civic type r (ep3), some clean cars you had :thumbsup:

[78si]

Welcome! Any engine bay shots?

[haggis88]

thanks dudes, looking forward to getting acquainted with the place :)



Originally posted by 78si
Welcome! Any engine bay shots?

but of course!

Civic Type-R:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/254688_197039143689295_196349483758261_531650_8109640_n.jpg

Civic H22:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r173/haggis1988/DSCF1463.jpg

[Disoblige]

The Euro Accord looks interesting. Looks like if Honda ever made an Evo or something.

[TravisF79]

Welcome to Canada.

I have to say +1 for the beautiful cars comment.

[haggis88]

thanks guys

just wish the EP3 was old enough for me to import and it would have come with me!

[sl888]

Nice EP3R! How much did you sell it for?
I just moved to London. Very tempted to pick one up.

[DENZILDON]

Welcome! Nice clean cars meng!
:thumbsup:

[Modelexis]

Awesome cars, welcome.

[euro_racer]

nice cars! welcome to beyond

[HiSpec]

Nice CTR.

How did you like the Cowl Induction intake? Had any issues with rain?

[variance]

how did you end up choosing Calgary, was it for a job?

was the process to come here easy or tough? in terms of immigration process and requirements..etc

[dandia89]

no foolin! i'm from North Kilttown! do you know Angus McCloud?

[haggis88]

Originally posted by sl888
Nice EP3R! How much did you sell it for?
I just moved to London. Very tempted to pick one up.

thanks man, i eventually sold it for £7500GBP after removing the likes of the big brakes and all the carbon, basically sold it as a standard R with all the power mods on it!

check out Civictype-r.co.uk for UK Type-R information and also pistonheads.co.uk and autotrader.co.uk for classifieds



Originally posted by DENZILDON
Welcome! Nice clean cars meng!
:thumbsup:

thx bro!


Originally posted by Modelexis
Awesome cars, welcome.

:thumbsup:


Originally posted by euro_racer
nice cars! welcome to beyond

:thumbsup:


Originally posted by HiSpec
Nice CTR.

How did you like the Cowl Induction intake? Had any issues with rain?

it was brilliance...no issues with rain as there's a drainage hole in the actual body of the airbox


Originally posted by variance
how did you end up choosing Calgary, was it for a job?

was the process to come here easy or tough? in terms of immigration process and requirements..etc

yeah there was a job advertised in my local paper (specialist field of GE aircraft engines) and i applied for it. Everythings been easy so far, the company have done most of the legwork for me, i dare say it'd be difficult if one was to try it themselves!



Originally posted by dandia89
no foolin! i'm from North Kilttown! do you know Angus McCloud?

aye wee laddie, acht he loves haggis neeps & tatties :poosie:

[ekguy]

Welcome to Canada!!!

Lovin that accord minus the rims, the ep3 is amazing though. Too bad you couldn't bring it over.

[e31]

Originally posted by dandia89
no foolin! i'm from North Kilttown! do you know Angus McCloud?

I know of a James McCloud, or his son Fox McCloud; no Angus though.

P.S: If you plan to stay on beyond for long you might want to look into getting a C63 like everyone else...

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by e31


P.S: If you plan to stay on beyond for long you might want to look into getting a C63 like everyone else...

You mean a 996

[euro_racer]

Originally posted by ekguy
Welcome to Canada!!!

Lovin that accord minus the rims, the ep3 is amazing though. Too bad you couldn't bring it over.

those accord wheels are stock...

[haggis88]

huge thanks for the warm welcome guys :)

yeah the accord wheels are stock, similar to the wheels that came on the Civic Jordan special edition we got in the UK, only in a 17" :thumbsup:

[mugensix]

Noice caaaars there! Welcome to beyond! Land of the grammatical teachers and awkward flame posts! ! !

[revelations]

Originally posted by haggis88


yeah there was a job advertised in my local paper (specialist field of GE aircraft engines) and i applied for it. Everythings been easy so far, the company have done most of the legwork for me, i dare say it'd be difficult if one was to try it themselves!
[/B]

Are you a CF6/CFM or a GE90 tech? I cant think of any local companies that overhaul them (other than the ground pounder units) ... I'm a former CF6/CFM tech.

[haggis88]

CF6 tech, with little experience of CFM accessory components!

it is actually L&M work i'll be doing over here though :)