Who uses their Ep as their beater?

[musashi1219]

I was just curious as to how many of you still have an EP as their beater.

I still use my EP as a rental, beater, gas saver, driveway parking spot saver. I use the Trailblazer SS as a daily car. I might get rid of them both and have one sensible family mobile. I am not so sure yet.

The other main use is when we are going to be hanging out in downtown detroit. I would much rather get the Ep all busted into banged up and stolen than the SS.


So anyways, who else is a member of "my EP is my beater" club

[hondaguy92129]

well its my only car so I guess it's a beater? haha I drive it everywhere, beach, work, school etc.

[ImportCustomx]

Blasphemy!!!

[J Mo]

well its my only car so I guess it's a beater? haha I drive it everywhere, beach, work, school etc.

^^^ that -- being my age and being a student, i think being entitled to one car is enough for now

.. now i wouldnt mind getting a roadster for the weekends...

[Ba82Ep3]

My EP has been beaten... it been in the garage for almost 2 years since it got hit. lol I have an FG for a daily beater...

[VIZHUNZ02SI]

dd beating away
just love beatings on those double d's

[02TWSI]

DD beater for the win....

[hondaguy92129]

^^^ that -- being my age and being a student, i think being entitled to one car is enough for now

.. now i wouldnt mind getting a roadster for the weekends...

pffft yeah. Maybe someday when I graduate and have more than $200 in my account haha As it is I'm planning on garaging the ep when I move back to SF and riding a bicycle lol

[Sucka]

dd my boosted ep.

[Karma]

I'm still a college student, I'm still poor.

The EP is my daily car. Bought new in 2003, and now just rolled past 45k miles.

[Distance]

ep is my dd. jdm supercharge.

[BeaterEP]

DD beater here.

[ttttrigg3r]

I beat lots of things, but I would never call my EP a beater. It is my daily driver.

[ImportCustomx]

dd and beater..2 diff things..

Beater you drive off road if need be..barely change the oil....never wash it....intentionally hit shopping carts in parking lots...hope someone hits it...etc etc..


DD is something you still care about but your too busy or too broke or both to make it a weekend warrior/showcar

[onlinenow]

This thread makes my nuts physically hurt. What an abomination.... (sad face)

[_shift]

Beater, no. DD, yes.

After my little funk pondering if I should get rid of the EP, I realized it is far too grand to let go for many reason. I then thought about just getting another car as DD, but even then, the EP could never be a beater.

BTW, I do believe that using "beater" and "EP" in the same sentence is infact blasphemy. haha

[Heitzke]

I have split dd/beater use between the EP and the Mustang. The GT is a lot nicer and makes for a good 'date car' but the EP gets much better gas mileage and it a little more fun to toss around.

[02_epdriver]

I'd rather see a trailblazer ss get broken into than a ep. Drive the ep everyday.

[Paul 631]

EP3 is the 40k mile/year daily driver & occasional autocross car,
Cobra is the weekend ride / full time autox car.

[musashi1219]

I have split dd/beater use between the EP and the Mustang. The GT is a lot nicer and makes for a good 'date car' but the EP gets much better gas mileage and it a little more fun to toss around.

Mr Duck and Hat, i agree with you there. I think I agree with you. I never knew how smart duck could be when he wore a hat.

[musashi1219]

I'd rather see a trailblazer ss get broken into than a ep. Drive the ep everyday.

I still do not understand this "honda logic" a cheap slow car is always better than a faster, nicer car"

I love my honda but at the end of the day it is a 4 cylinder econo box with the bare minimum off amenities.

[kprocivic]

ep is the whatever car. boobbaru, thats my hey did you hear that thing fly by car.

[der3k]

Subaru is no Honda. I owned a STi. They sound good, and Handle perfect, but its hard to make them look low. Hondas look better, and have more style than a Subaru.

[der3k]

I have 65,000 miles on my Ep. It sits in the garage, Ageing like fine wine. God blessed me with a GMC Canyon to daily drive.

[kprocivic]

Subaru is no Honda. I owned a STi. They sound good, and Handle perfect, but its hard to make them look low. Hondas look better, and have more style than a Subaru.

haha are you joking me i will not respond to that one haha.

[superd16girl]

My EP3 is my "winter beater"/ daily driver. Its not anywhere close to being a beater. I wash it once or twice a week and clean the rims more than that. I change the oil every 2,000 miles and I have to get winter rims and tires for the car still. Its just funny to call it my winter beater when its nicer than a lot of peoples normal cars.

[socmex7]

ep is my DD/only car, i'm a broke college student as well.. and will be in school for another 6 years at least so it's not looking to change anytime soon..

[Ep3 ked]

Blasphemy!!!

True

[codyep3]

my EP is my DD/only car. Im a full time student, so I dont have any money to do crazy stuff. About to roll over 100k miles woot! I love my honda, but like others have said, honda's are in no way shape or form defined as a sports car. Its a 4 banger FWD understeer mobile.

[Passenger]

I daily miine cause Im super broke but in recent years I've learned to appreciate it more and baby it.

[omgheyitskenny]

its a car so yes its my beater.... once it dies I move onto the next car or a new motor =/ I'm on my 2nd motor and I did not swap no fancy k24 or k20a2 in just because ;) My odo reads 124,xxx

[superd16girl]

The bottom left side sticker says it all... (kinda)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/snowboarding_chica0372/WinterBeater.jpg
I <3 my winter beater :)

[musashi1219]

The bottom left side sticker says it all... (kinda)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/snowboarding_chica0372/WinterBeater.jpg
I <3 my winter beater :)

Classic!


My Ep got a nice bath the other day, she cleans up nice. She has a couple of squeaks in her and I think she needs some seatbelt retractors but I still love this car. I might make her the primary again

[ep3_2_envy]

i dd my ep all summer long.. but up here in NY they salt the road in winter.. the ep has never seen that stuff b4.

[02_epdriver]

Ashley How many miles are on the Ep anyways?

[02_epdriver]

I still do not understand this "honda logic" a cheap slow car is always better than a faster, nicer car"

I love my honda but at the end of the day it is a 4 cylinder econo box with the bare minimum off amenities.

It's all about the love and the never ending things you can do to make it a piece of art. Don't get me wrong I own a trailblazer too and has been a great truck. Not an SS but an EXT with the 5.3 in it, but that is to pull the boat and bikes on a trailer nothing as special as my EP though.

[superd16girl]

Like 143k. lol Thats another reason I am not turing that into a track car. High miles and I know Jake was going to rebuild or get a new tranny soon if he kept racing it. I already did all that jazz to one car and thats enough for now.

[02_epdriver]

Like 143k. lol Thats another reason I am not turing that into a track car. High miles and I know Jake was going to rebuild or get a new tranny soon if he kept racing it. I already did all that jazz to one car and thats enough for now.

Not to far behind me with a 161k and some change. I remember reading something about changing the tranny. U can never give to much love to any car.

[schumacher916]

I use it as my DD...I do haul stuff around in it but am very careful with the interior plastics...