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What does the CRX and CRX community mean to you?
(Take a few minutes to think about that before reading further)
I'm a bit old school, not as old as some, but not as new as others. I see a lot of names here that I recognize and a lot of new faces too. It's good to see that so many veterans are still around, and just as good that the new faces are keeping the CRX dreams alive.
On to the point I want to make. As an old time member of our community, I always had a rather noble vision of our group. Perhaps I'm a fool, but I always saw us as a helping and friendly bunch, even when we didn't agree on something. I always liked how any one of our "family" could post up a problem or ask for help and we all jumped on the problem to help another rexer out.
If a member from Georgia was stranded in PA, we got him fixed and home quickly. If someone's GSR swap was a few parts short from being complete, someone always chimed in with where to get the parts or offered help to finish it up. I could go on for hours about the things that make our cars the heart and soul of something great.
For me, there's been a lot of guys that have helped me out in times of need. From rescuing me when my igniter went out 100 miles from home, to offering advice and knowledge when I asked stupid questions, the community has brought me back time and again.
When I sold my rust free, near mint 89 CRX Si, I didn't regret it in the least. It was nice to see it go to a fellow community member that would bring her to glory. Matt swapped out a lot of parts, that I had on a mile long list for over 4 years and never did anything with, and made her everything I couldn't afford to. Sure, I had big plans, but I couldn't see driving a rust free car in PA winters and I refused to drive her in the rain. Basically I put on like 1500 miles in 4 years. The part of that transaction that was the toughest was that I no longer shared a common bond with a lot of you. Now that I've gotten another CRX (lined up) I have that bond back, and come back to see a lot of familiar faces. I sure missed you guys.
I'll ask again, what does the CRX and CRX community mean to you?
Give some examples of what keeps you coming back to the CRX and CRX community.
(Take a few minutes to think about that before reading further)
I'm a bit old school, not as old as some, but not as new as others. I see a lot of names here that I recognize and a lot of new faces too. It's good to see that so many veterans are still around, and just as good that the new faces are keeping the CRX dreams alive.
On to the point I want to make. As an old time member of our community, I always had a rather noble vision of our group. Perhaps I'm a fool, but I always saw us as a helping and friendly bunch, even when we didn't agree on something. I always liked how any one of our "family" could post up a problem or ask for help and we all jumped on the problem to help another rexer out.
If a member from Georgia was stranded in PA, we got him fixed and home quickly. If someone's GSR swap was a few parts short from being complete, someone always chimed in with where to get the parts or offered help to finish it up. I could go on for hours about the things that make our cars the heart and soul of something great.
For me, there's been a lot of guys that have helped me out in times of need. From rescuing me when my igniter went out 100 miles from home, to offering advice and knowledge when I asked stupid questions, the community has brought me back time and again.
When I sold my rust free, near mint 89 CRX Si, I didn't regret it in the least. It was nice to see it go to a fellow community member that would bring her to glory. Matt swapped out a lot of parts, that I had on a mile long list for over 4 years and never did anything with, and made her everything I couldn't afford to. Sure, I had big plans, but I couldn't see driving a rust free car in PA winters and I refused to drive her in the rain. Basically I put on like 1500 miles in 4 years. The part of that transaction that was the toughest was that I no longer shared a common bond with a lot of you. Now that I've gotten another CRX (lined up) I have that bond back, and come back to see a lot of familiar faces. I sure missed you guys.
I'll ask again, what does the CRX and CRX community mean to you?
Give some examples of what keeps you coming back to the CRX and CRX community.