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2003 Hyundai Elantra GT

Thu, 03/25/2010 - 10:02

For the longest time I've been a fan of cars, really, how many kids out there didn't grow up with some toy cars.

Not having the best of luck with cars, this is the start of things to change. I needed to buy a more reliable vehicle for work, and the Fiero just wasn't cutting it; that and I didn't want to ruin it more since it's now a classic.

I stumbled across this Elantra in a used lot (cause at the time I didn't have the credit for a new one), and it just appealed to me. The nice sleek line and the hatchback styling that could prove to be very useful. So I've had the car for 2.5years now, with no major failures for the 80,000kms I've racked up. Some maintenance, some customizations, some upgrades.

Elantra CarPC

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:32

Stats of the carpc that I put into my Elantra GT Hatchback.

HP TC4400 laptop with 12.1" outdoor readable touchscreen.
250GB SATA hard drive
Bluetooth & WiFi connections
OBD-II for car management
GPS receiver for navigation

Using RideRunner as a frontend and a custom skin, I'm slowly managing to bring it all together nicely.
Still/constantly working on it to make everything better and flow more like a stock system.

- Winamp as media backend with RRMedia managing it
- iGuidance as GPS solution
- OBDMPG grabbing car information and displaying it with great calculations.
- MobilePhone.net / BlueSoleil running my bluetooth phone connection, making it all hands-free

More info to come, and pictures!