Hello! My name is Mac Hooke, and you're exploring my first webpage. As you might have guessed, I'm not a computer genius. I'm not done yet, but I'm adding
new stuff as time allows. I started making this page using the Yahoo! Pagebuilder, but as I worked I got curious about HTML. I did a little research and learned a little about it, and wrote some myself.
So you want to know about me - I was born in Kingwood, TX, (just north of Houston) and have lived there all my life, until I moved away to college. Right now, I'm a sophomore at Texas A&M University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. WHOOP! :-) I'm not sure what I want to do with my degree just yet, but I would really love to work in the auto industry. I'm also a member of the Texas A&M Sports Car Club.
My interests include cars, music, and girls, not necessarily in that order.
My first car was the family mini-van, a 1986 Toyota. (Think "toaster on wheels"). This wasn't exactly the "ride" I had always dreamed of, so it was out of the picture rather quickly. We got my next car, a charcoal grey 1990 Honda Accord from an auction, basically. Originally, I caught the car stereo bug in my Accord, though I spent time and money "ricing" it out, also. I put on an HKS intake, Dyno-max muffler with 4" Brospeed fart tip, "black out" headlight covers, and 16" Prime three blade wheels. I probably would have kept the Accord if not for a fat guy with no insurance that cut across four lanes of traffic and knocked me headfirst into a telephone pole at 45-50 mph. Game over for the Honda. I managed to strip everything except the exhaust off it before the insurance company declared it totaled and hauled it off.
The next car was a black 1989 Mazda 929. I had this for about a year, and spent most (all) of my money for the stereo in this one, even though I never got it fully installed. This car was definitely NOT a sports car, which is what I had always wanted. I had also always wanted a BMW, too. A BMW sports car would be perfect...
Enter the 325is. I had decided about two weeks ago that the Mazda had to go. I didn't know what was going to replace it, but I was searching through online classifieds for "BMW", so I guess I knew from the beginning, really. A friend mentioned to his mom that I was looking for a BMW and a day or two later she came home with a picture, description, and phone number that had been posted in her office. I went to see it that weekend, and it was exactly what I wanted. I made three trips home from A&M that week, to look it over, let Mom look it over, and sign the papers and take delivery. YES! It was mine!
I started installing the stereo soon after that. Ever since I got my first car, my stereos have gotten bigger, more elaborate, and more expensive, but I think I have plateaued with the current system I have in my BMW. You can check out the page I have dedicated to my stereo here, and the Bimmer itself here.
I'd love to get some feedback about my page, so feel free to e-mail me,
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