The car I had before this was a 1999 Trans Am WS6. Unfortunately I totaled it. So that left me on the market for a new car. I immediately thought I wanted something luxury, so I started looking at V8 A6's and used 5 series Bimmers. Low and behold Uncle Sam decided he wanted us to start paying over 4 bucks a gallon of gasoline, so I changed my mind, especially noting that like my previous gas guzzling V8, these luxo boats took premium.

I quickly started looking at Civics and Corollas, and test drove them here and there. I decided that I had to own a car with at least one testicle, so I changed my course yet again. I happened to find a nice 2001 Prelude Type SH, but after a brief test drive and a I'll come back with the money tomorrow, the guy sold it out from under me that same day. I was pretty upset, but I remembered another car that I had always liked. The Hyundai Tiburon.

I always thought it was a true diamond in the rough. The car seemed to sit on top of Hyundai's lineup as one of the most reliable cars they made, as well as the most attractive. I remembered my junior year in high school a fellow showed up with a turbo charged i4 Tib that had a pretty nice little set-up, and I remembered it was pretty quick too. So I decided to start looking for my Tib.

I knew I wanted to get a V6 since I wasn't planning on turboing the car anytime soon, due to college kid budget dilemmas, and that I'd like to try and get a manual version in the Orange Crush color. However, luck would have it that I find too good of a deal on an automatic car in Moonlit Blue. The internet ad for it said it was a 2006 with 22k miles for 13 grand. I promptly went down to the dealership where it was at, and found the car right out front. As I approached it, my heart sank as I saw the window sticker said $18,900.00. I had printed out the add, so I compared VIN's and sure enough it was the same car. About this time I was approached by a salesperson and asked if I wanted to test drive it. I said sure and he ran and got the keys.

Now inside the car I was admiring all the little things of a newer car that none of my previous cars had. Digital climate control, an in dash 6 disc changer, a moon roof, and even the trip-tronic automatic transmission. Starting it up, it had a nice low hum to the exhaust that was rather reminiscent of a Porsche, though not quite as crisp or loud. I took it out for a spirited little jaunt and really liked what I had experienced. Obviously it was no where near as fast or powerful as the Trans Am, but it did have some torque, unlike the ball less Civics I had previously driven. It did however stop better, and handle better than the Trans Am. It just seemed more nimble. This can most likely be attributed to the 600lbs less this car weighed than the Poncho, b ut still, I liked it.

Upon arriving back at the dealership, I told the salesperson (Dwight) that I liked it, but unless we could do something about the price then there was no deal. He assured me that it was listed at a reasonable price and I told him that they had it listed at a different price that I felt was much, much more reasonable. His response: "Oh?" I pulled out the ad and he overlooked it saying it must be wrong, but let's go inside and check.

After waiting in my chair for what seemed ages, he returned and told me we had a deal. I was stoked. Not only was I getting a newer car than most I had seen for sale at dealerships and private party, but I was getting it with less miles for thousands cheaper. I decided that this was the car for me and signed my paperwork.

As I was driving it home the next day after finalizing some paperwork, I began to think of all the mods I wanted to do to it.

It had the wheels from the 07-08 models, which I happened to like, so I knew that wasn't going to be my first mod, but new wheels would eventually come down the line. I knew I'd do basic bolt on mods, but I hadn't decided on which brands and what types yet. What I was mainly concerned with was exterior mods for the time being, and getting the s tereo from my old car put in. While I did have the premium Infinity sound system, it just couldn't hold a candle to my fully Alpine Type R system.

The Tibby world is one that seems to be pretty heavily dominated with body kits, usually done right at least, but there are still some pretty wild ones. I knew I didn't want to go that route however I wanted my car to look unique.

When I arrived home I immediately hit the web looking for whatever parts I thought I could affix to the car to make a perfect amalgamation of automotive goodness.

This was my blank canvas, just a few days after I bought it.