For the longest time I've been a fan of cars, really, how many kids out there didn't grow up with some toy cars.

Not having the best of luck with cars, this is the start of things to change. I needed to buy a more reliable vehicle for work, and the Fiero just wasn't cutting it; that and I didn't want to ruin it more since it's now a classic.

I stumbled across this Elantra in a used lot (cause at the time I didn't have the credit for a new one), and it just appealed to me. The nice sleek line and the hatchback styling that could prove to be very useful. So I've had the car for 2.5years now, with no major failures for the 80,000kms I've racked up. Some maintenance, some customizations, some upgrades.

So the car is a 2.0L 4cyl 5spd hatchback. I've added a short-ram intake, short shifter with solid bushings, stainless steel clutch cable, slotted front rotors, KYB-GR2 struts with Eibach 1" lowering springs, 19mm Tiburon rear swaybar (stock is 15mm), rear hatch strut bar, converted the HVAC gauges to blue LED to match the gauge cluster, ARK short antenna, OZ Lancer 15" rims w/ General UHP tires.

I've also added the CarPC - http://ssarge.net/cars/ElantraPC - and am constantly working on that. I've started a custom fiberglass subwoofer enclosure, but given time and space I haven't been able to finish it yet.... hopefully this summer while I'm working on some other projects.