It's a sad moment to think that the last member of the "OG Fairfax 5th Gen Croo" (we didn't actually call ourselves that!) is days away from selling his 2003 sapphire blue metallic, as soon as he can get all the aftermarket stuff off of it. Why is this sad? Maybe because very few people "mod" a 4-door fullsize sedan and I think collectively the few of us in Fairfax County who did, did it tastefully with both performance and appearance in mind. Most of us have moved on to something faster, newer, bigger, or smaller for various reasons but the "4DSC" group will be missed only because of its rarity as a "tuner" car. So here's to a few of these guys and their cars, which as of next week will all be gone....and I hear my old 2000, sold 2 years ago, has now been sold again by Albert.
The last one to go will be Joel's, arguably the best-looking and best-modded of the group.....
a few pics of my old 2000....full suspension, frame bracing, BBK, ypipe, CBE, several sets of wheels, every bushing, brace, and chassis mod I could do, and 180k miles the VQ30DEK still ran perfectly....
Man, the maxima croo is dwindling fast...Im the only one that has a 4th gen it seems like, LOL. I know when the day comes i'll probably shed a tear when I get rid of it. Its my first car so i kinda have to show some emotion. The FFX had the best modded cars i've seen in years. Godspeed to Joel's car, the last of the FFX croo.
ReplyDeleteSome great times working on a car that wasn't meant to be anything more than a grocery getter. I have had many cars that I modded, but my Max was the best because we had to be creative, find options, and even develop new products. I spent a lot of time in the DC car community and to this day nothing beats a Maxima get together. A bunch of great people all loving their car and appreciating what everyone was doing. Miss those days for sure.
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