1. If you've ever had to explain crankwalk to a mechanic....
2. If you've hit your head on the B-pillar during an AWD launch....
3. If your freinds get beat in a race and call you immediately after to rematch for them.
4. If you bought half of your performance parts at Home Depot.
5. You know more about the 4G63 engine than some engineers at Mitsubishi.
6. Your wife/girlfriend wishes your car never exsisted.
9. you look at riced out civics and roll your eyes
13. If your DSM is the most unreliable car you have ever owned, but still your favorite......
16. If a honda owner ever looked at you funny when you say "free mods"
19. If you have had to remove your radiator fans, because they just don't fit in front of that Turbo.......
20. When at the strip you sit around with the Z28s and WS6 guys and talk shit about hondas
22. if you know what Galant VR4s are
23. if you know that you dont need nitrous to run a 1/4 mile in under 12 seconds
29. You know about the automatic windshield wipers 1st Gens have at the dragstrip(rofl)
35. When you have nightmares about getting into second gear
37. When reference to modding a DSM comes up in just about every major argument you have with a loved one
38. You have to add a quart of oil befor you leave to go anywhere
9 = If you eat "rice" for dinner....
11 = If you drive 5 extra blocks for a gas station that has 1 more octane point.
14 = If every time you beat up a V8, they tell you that something was wrong with their car.
16 = If people ask you what's wrong with your car because it keeps making this noise. -My Fav
18 = You have had to send a tow truck back to the towing garage because you needed a flat-bed.
20 = You drop whatever you are doing when the UPS man brings a new part for the car. And then spend the rest of the day installing it.
26 = if you think your dsm should have come with a flatbed/tow truck following you from the factory
28 = If you lose a race and the other guy says "Damn that cars fast!"
29 = your car spends more time being broken than being driven
31 = you spent more fixing it than it cost
32 = your eye automatically catches EVERY dsm that drives by on the highway
34 = if it's a 2g non spyder, you quickly check to see if it has stock dual pipes. then turn back to see you are swerving off the road
36 = right before u start modding, some damn matainence thing breaks down (i.e. alternator, starter)
40 = right after you get your paycheck, you get online and spend it all on parts the same day.
41 = Every tire shop/parking garage/car wash/repair shop guy stalls out when he lets out your ACT 2600 clutch.
43 = You wonder where all your money goes.
44 = when you go to fix something minor you ALWAYS expect a major hassle and something else is GOING to go wrong.
58 = Paypal.com sends you christmas cards
63 = You get in alot of races because your car "auto-revs" for you.
72 = when being towed you have to lift the front end of the car with your hands so the intercooler clears.
74 = When the flatbed finally comes, you ask the tow guy for a piece of wood to put under your right rear tire (or left, if it's a 2G) so you don't scratch your muffler
75 = If your AWD is equipped with automatic windshield wipers enabling system after every hard launch... (1G)
82 = when people say "is your car running again?" you say "kinda"
83 = every time you work on your car you end up with more bolts than you started with
88 = you have gotten in many arguements on how "your car CAN't be THAT fast". it is a friggin 4 cylinder mitsubishi!!!
89 = you have to explain to a mechanic of 35+ years what "boost creep" is.
90 = if you slam 2nd hard enough your wipers turn on
97 = you work all week so you can fix your dsm on weekends
101 = After racing the honda boys with their "pimped" out cars you have to pop your hood for them to belive your cars almost completely stock
105 = When over the school's intercom you hear "Excuse me but the white mitsubishi eclipse is still running." ROFLLL
106 = When you get asked at least once a week if
'That Hump' is supposed to be on your hood.
113 = when people driveur car...and ask-whats that noise...you always reply with-which one
114 = people driving ur car for the first time...get a new understanding forthe word torque steer -(fwd) (even if they are *expierenced drivers*
117 = You drive all around town, aimlessly, when it's running "right".
118 = Every time you scrape the front bumper, you and everyone else in the car feel the pain.
121 = If you can navigate at night with our 2 candle powered headlights.......
128 = If you have attemted sex in your car once, and vowed never to do it again. ( lol yeah i know it breaks down the next day)
133 = You've had to explain how your turbo timer works to your mechanic.
138 = You hold your breath and pray to god when making left turns (2Gs) (mine already walked =[ )
146 = Your car was faster 2 years ago than all your friend's cars are now.
150 =The mechanic gets a shocked look on his face when you tell him its got AWD
155 = You save up for your dream turbo setup instead of your dream body kit.
156 = You bought that exhaust because it's 3in and thats not the tip size.
157 = You dont tell people you have an Eclipse, Talon or Laser. You just say that you drive a DSM
158 = Guys in V-8s are afraid to race you
159 = If your girlfreind prays that a contender doesn't stop at the light next to you.....
163 = If you think the the 3G is the STUPIDEST idea ever......
165 = If you capitalize the word Turbo as if it's a name......
166 = Youve explained what "DSM" means so many times, you have the speech memorised
175 = When you spool right next to a kid with his window down and wwhHAA-- PSHSHhhh, blow off and break the poor kids neck, just becuse it's funny.
180 = When the guy you are racing puts up his window in the middle of the race when you hit full boost.
182 = You get scared if, when launching, you don't hear a series of loud thumps coming from under the car.
184 = Your mind starts to race when your CEL goes off.
185 = You think the hump 'adds character'
187 = You have almost rear-ended too many people to count because you were trying to see if that was a gs-t or a gs etc.
188 = The word crankwalk is enough to give you chills, and you believe it is a product of 'satan'
202 = If the first thing your passenger asks is "whats that smell"
206 = When you catch a rock to the hood on the highway and litterally shed a tear.
208 = When you look in the rearview between the 1-2 shift and scream-- "AHhh that one shot a flame!"
213 = When you have more fun installing parts than actually using them
235 = some people like listening to the radio, you prefer your windows down listening to your turbo & bov.
236 = you walk around the house going "sssssssss pssssssht" "sssssss psssssssht"
237 = your mechanic calls u at 10:30 at night asking u how to turn ur car off
240 = u become utterly disturbed when u hear the terms "aluminum wing", "apc taillights", "wings west", "chrome wheels","body graphics","shift light", "honda", and "in-car neons"
243 = ur girlfriend calls u obsessed and u smile
251 = If your friends complain for you to turn on the A/C and you refuse cause it slows the car down.
252 = u found 9387498374 problems with the fast and the furious
255 = you are automatically attracted to girls who know what "dsm" stands for
256 = all of your friends insist your car is FAST but you say how it will be faster after.....
258 = You know every possible use for the letters DSM.

so true