Post by scottydl on May 6, 2010 11:37:17 GMT -6
To continue our double-month Featured Aurora trend, the board is pleased to showcase the '01 and '03 2nd-gens that have been in tpunk's care...
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Wow! First of all, thank you guys for the votes, I'm seriously flattered. As you may or may not know, I bought my '01 White Diamond 4.0 back in 2008. I joined these forums even before I bought the car, I was on the hunt for the perfect Aurora at a fair price. After months of searching, I finally found one in my price range, with the options and color combo I wanted at the time.
I drove over 4 hours to Missouri to pick up my 2001 White Diamond with 76k miles on it; my only regret was that it didn't have heated leather -- not enough to stop me from driving it home.
Again, as you may or may not know, this car was my BABY for the past two years, I washed and waxed it regularly, the chrome rims got more head-turns than I could have ever imagined. It was basically my dream car (in my price range ;D). Unfortunately, she was sadly taken from me in March due to an accident. Although the damage to the exterior seemed minor, the impact had deployed the airbags and wreaked havoc on the interior -- it was totaled.
After finding out the news, I began my reluctant search for a replacement car. I searched again, for about two months looking for the perfect car. I considered a Seville STS, I considered a Lexus IS300, and some other semi-comparable cars. But in the end, I came back to the Aurora.
I loved the styling, the luxury and the price. I couldn't resist! But, I decided to part ways with the beloved White Diamond shade and go with the color of my first two cars, both Black. Nothing really shines like a well-taken care of Black Aurora with a fresh coat of wax.
So, after searching and searching I finally found the perfect car. My 2003 Aurora 4.0 Black/Black (With heated leather!). It was everything I could have asked for, and it had almost the exact same mileage as my '01 that I bought almost EXACTLY two year before.
I decided right away that I wanted to do all of the subtle mods to this Aurora that I've wanted to do for a long time. So, almost immediately after purchasing it I had 15% tint installed and I plan to do more small mods to complete the blacked-out look.
Also, I'm planning to get vanity plates that read "THEGTP2" in honor of my second car, a Black/Black 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, which I started to black out and never got to complete.
Thanks again, and enjoy the new pics of the car with tint!
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Wow! First of all, thank you guys for the votes, I'm seriously flattered. As you may or may not know, I bought my '01 White Diamond 4.0 back in 2008. I joined these forums even before I bought the car, I was on the hunt for the perfect Aurora at a fair price. After months of searching, I finally found one in my price range, with the options and color combo I wanted at the time.
I drove over 4 hours to Missouri to pick up my 2001 White Diamond with 76k miles on it; my only regret was that it didn't have heated leather -- not enough to stop me from driving it home.
Again, as you may or may not know, this car was my BABY for the past two years, I washed and waxed it regularly, the chrome rims got more head-turns than I could have ever imagined. It was basically my dream car (in my price range ;D). Unfortunately, she was sadly taken from me in March due to an accident. Although the damage to the exterior seemed minor, the impact had deployed the airbags and wreaked havoc on the interior -- it was totaled.
After finding out the news, I began my reluctant search for a replacement car. I searched again, for about two months looking for the perfect car. I considered a Seville STS, I considered a Lexus IS300, and some other semi-comparable cars. But in the end, I came back to the Aurora.
I loved the styling, the luxury and the price. I couldn't resist! But, I decided to part ways with the beloved White Diamond shade and go with the color of my first two cars, both Black. Nothing really shines like a well-taken care of Black Aurora with a fresh coat of wax.
So, after searching and searching I finally found the perfect car. My 2003 Aurora 4.0 Black/Black (With heated leather!). It was everything I could have asked for, and it had almost the exact same mileage as my '01 that I bought almost EXACTLY two year before.
I decided right away that I wanted to do all of the subtle mods to this Aurora that I've wanted to do for a long time. So, almost immediately after purchasing it I had 15% tint installed and I plan to do more small mods to complete the blacked-out look.
Also, I'm planning to get vanity plates that read "THEGTP2" in honor of my second car, a Black/Black 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, which I started to black out and never got to complete.
Thanks again, and enjoy the new pics of the car with tint!
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