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Friends' rides page:
In addition to my own car, most of the cars shown in this page belong to members of Team AutoBahn FORCE.
It all started back in the early 2000, when a group of friends came up with the idea of forming a team based on friendship, dedication and passion for cars. Unlike other variety of teams that attend cars shows, drag racing, or stereo competitions, most of Team AutoBahn FORCE members are still in school. Therefore, we currently do not have the resource to enter the import show scence. However, we're still looking for sponsorships and hopefully, things will fall right through for us! Look for us at www.autobahn-force.com and hopefully, we're see ya at the import shows in the future! PS. As of now, Autobahn Force is more like a vision than reality. There's simply no time for my friends and I to attend import car shows to show off our cars. Instead of being pimps, we all decided to be good boys and stay in school. :)
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2000 Topaz Blue BMW 328Ci
This snazy 328Ci belongs to my friend Robbie from Chino Hills. He's one of the founding members of Team AutoBahn FORCE and a good graphic designer. The modification list on his car includes, european lights all around, Hamann 18' rims, blue zenon light bulbs, H&R lowering springs, DTM exhaust, tinted windows and much much more. Visit his car at www.geocities.com/rabih10 |
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1994 Alpine White 325is M-Tech
This cool 325 M Tech (very rare, only 150 produced) belonged to my friend Mark from San Francisco. I first met him in Berkeley through a good deal he gave me for an Akimoto Intake. This nice ride has tons of moditifications, they include, H & R race springs, TWX rims, european lights, Tri-Flo exhaust, intake, and a killer stereo set up. These mods. were all performed by his personal mechanic in San Francisco. Mark has since sold this car for a gorgeous 95' Dakar Yellow M3.
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1999 Silver Porsche 996 Carrera 2
This nice Porsche 996 belongs to my friend Mao (also known as George) from Hillsborough, CA. According to him, this is only his "daily driver". Not much is known about this car but I am sure that even in its stock form, it would give M3s and all other alikes a good run for their money. This is Mao taking his 996 to the track on a sunny day. Apparently, he's killing a Porsche Cabriolet behind him through the corners. I gotta learn how to drive that some day in my Pulsar.. hahahhahah... George crashed this Porsche a while ago, a trunk rear ended him from behind. He just recently purchased a 95' M3 Light Weight to replace the Porsche. |
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1993 Black Acura NSX
Currently the fastest car in Team AutoBahn FORCE, Mao's track ready NSX (yeap, this guy actually has the two most expensive cars in the team) is able to eat Vipers and Corvettes for lunch any time it wants! The mod. list on this car is so long that even I dare not to type them out. Watch out for him at local tracks. This car really kicks some serious butts, and he's got this pix to prove it! Well, you can't really see who's behind him from this pix..but I am sure his chasers included Vettes and Porsches alike! Well done man! Well done! After all these years, the NSX is still around. The only difference is, the car's now much much meaner than it was back then.
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1998 Estroil Blue BMW M3
This Hamann modded M3 belongs to my friend John from Diamond Bar. With upgrades such as E.C.I.S. Intake, AC Schnitzer DTM exhaust, and a set of flashy 18' Hamann wheels, combined with BMW's sleek Motorsport design, this car really hauls on either streets or tracks. The sound of the engine is delightfully powerful at full throttle. Helped by a set of RD Sport sway bars, John's car puts its competitions to shame. John now sports a set of 18' AC Schnitzer Type III wheels on his ride. |
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1995 White Lorinser Mercedes-Benz E320
This is my friend Carl's car from Berkeley. As one of the couple cars in this page that's not part of the Team, it started off as a completely stock MB E320 when I first saw it. Then Carl slowly converted to one of the best looking E class Mercs I've ever seen! The mods. on this car include full package Lorinser goodies, plus a sound system that'll blow you away. Don't underestimate this Mercedes, it's also got some serious speed on freeways! Maybe I should seriously consider asking Carl to join us in the near future.
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1995 Dakar Yellow I BMW M3
This is Mark's new car. He bought it to replace his beloved 325 M Tech and to fulfill his needs for speed. As mentioned, Mark's one of the easiest going guys I've met in real life. But don't let his friendly looks deceive you, with future plans such as headers, cams, exhaust, and some other serious engine works, Mark will make this shiny M3 blow the doors off most of sports cars on the road today without hesitation! Mark recently sold this car because he's now contemplating something else. Whichever car he's buying, I am sure it's going to be one bad ass ride as well! |
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1996 Cosmo Black BMW M3 Luxury
This is Gary's pimpish black M3. Even though mods. in his car are limited but Gary knows how to make his car stand out even with minimal amount of upgrades. Hightlights on his car include Titanium dark tainted windows, european clear ligths all around and a cool Valentine 1 radar to get him out of trouble from the cops. Gary will soon replace this M3 with a brand new Porsche, way cool. Check out more pix of his car at: http://www.ylonline.com/pictures/cars/index.htm Gary also sold his M3 a while ago. Now he's looking for a Porsche 911 to complement his status. |
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1995 Cosmo Black BMW 325i
This beautiful 325i belongs to my friend Jimmy from Cornell University. Jimmy's ride includes modifications such as a custom mounted Valentine 1 radar, 20% tinted windows, full custom A/D/S sound system, E.C.I.S. intake, Jim Conforti chip, ES tuning exhaust, R.D. sway bars and H & R sport springs. In addition, this car's recently modified with a set of new European projection head lights. With a pair of PIAA Superplasma bulbs in place of the standard H4 bulbs, these lights are as close to real Xenons as it gets. Too bad that Jimmy is parting out his modifications now. It seems like he's eventually going to sell this car as well. The Honda S2000 is his top choice now! |
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1994 Black Mazda RX-7
I got this picture from www.rotaryextreme.com. This 450hp plus bad ride belongs to Chuck. Chuck's some guy I met back when I was studying at Berkeley about 3 years ago. He has one of the fastest automatic tranny equipped cars I've seen before. With all the complicated digital boost gauges, a crazy big turbo, wide body kit, and a nice set of Volks wheels, this car would burn rubbers anytime it wants to. It's one bad beast with $50k worth of mods on it! |
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1998 White Mercedes-Benz SLK 230
This almost brand new SLK belongs to my friend Wesley, who's also attending U.C. Berkeley. Not much has been done to the exterior except for an after market rear spoiler and painted side skirts. The interior, however, has been fitted with a Kenwood eXcelon CD player, which is very similar to mine (of course, mines is still better.. hahhahah). This car really catches a lot of attention no matter where it goes in the city. The only drawback is that its supercharged four cylinder engine might need a little more power to go with its sleek looks. |
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1994 Honda Civic EX
This cool Civic belongs to my friend Jennie from Vancouver. Hehehehe.. I love the color!!!! Don't green cars just look the best??.. This car features modifications such as Civic Si wheel covers, sports mirrors, tinted windows, dual DTM exhaust tips, Mugen style front lip spoiler, Pioneer speakers, 15' JL Audio subwoofer, and a big Sony 6 channel amp. I guess this stereo setup is more than enough to make some people's ears' bleed. :) This car's protected by a Viper alarm. Wow, doesn't Jennie look tall compared to her car?.. hehhehe.. J/k. |
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1996 BMW 333i
Yo don't ask me why Seedster decided to call his car a 333 instead of 328. But whatever he calls his car, it's one bad ride with many gadgets such as navigation, killer stereo, neon lightening interior, and a set of phat BBS rims. Seedster is a frequent viewer on BMW boards such as www.bimmer.org and he likes to help out people with general knowledge about BMWs. A very easy going guy to talk to, he's also very respected by many members from the BMW web communities. |
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