What kind of car do you drive?

[ASSEMbler]

anyone drive a porsche? Like a street ready 944 ?

[Johnny]

I wish :smt043

Actually i would prefer something like a DeTomaso Pantera, an Audi RS6 or some Muscle Car (Mustang, Barracuda, GTO or a Chevelle).

But i drive a 1999 Peugeot 206 1.6 16V :axe:

[ShadowofBob]

Right now I don't have my liscense, but in 4 months I will be driving a 1991 Volvo 740 Wagon.

[Greatsaintlouis]

Dodge Grand Caravan, baby!! :smt043 I know it's not the most glamorous of cars, but it was an old hand-me-down from my parents for free, and as it seats 6 people aside from myself, it's a great car for tooling around town with friends. Unfortunately, being about 8 years old and having close to 300,000 miles on it, it's use is currently limited to trips for groceries and other short-distance trips where a good amount of cargo is involved. I'm currently in the market for something a little newer to me, with a lot less miles, and super-cheap, but I can't really afford ANYTHING right now. :smt022

[virtual alan]

anyone drive a porsche? Like a street ready 944 ?

Sorry this is for UK based members

Did anyone see TOP GEAR on Sunday....where they hypnotised Richard Hammond (he`s a 911 fan and presenter of this programme).

Chucked him in a peddle car...advised it was his and was brand new......got him to make the sounds...then Jeremy Clarkeson (main presenter of show) to drive at him in another pedal car and hit the 911

He was so distressed.....even asked him to stop the camera`s as he was so upset
:smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

[AntiPasta]

I dont have my license yet (will get it soon) so right now I drive in my driving school's Kia Mentor... and every once in a while (at night for instance) my parents let me drive their Mazda 626.
Nothing flashy those two, but I hope to drive a DeLorean or Hummer one day :smt043

[virtual alan]

I dont have my license yet (will get it soon) so right now I drive in my driving school's Kia Mentor... and every once in a while (at night for instance) my parents let me drive their Mazda 626.
Nothing flashy those two, but I hope to drive a DeLorean or Hummer one day :smt043

I hope only to drive and not buy?

Who can afford to gas up a Hummer with about a 2 mpg figure :smt022

With a Delorean you could change your name to Marty McFly :smt023

[TheDeathcoaster]

Heh, DeLorean would be my choice for a car *nods* But the thing is I hate driving...so chances are I'll not own a car for a long time ^_^

[virtual alan]

You need a Hummer for all the MD`s :smt023

[A. Snow]

Right now I'm driving a 1994 Mercury Sable but I'm going to be getting rid of it soon since it needs and new engine and shoots out white smoke like it was a Bond car.

[abionic]

2000 nissan frontier se regular cab

[virtual alan]

Lets really put the cat among the pidgeons here.

How many "COOL" cars have been designed on the eastern side of the Atlantic?

I can`t think of any at all.....but this side of the Atlantic, a few :smt023

[Tachikoma]

A 2004 Kia Rio baby! cheapo grey plastic interior, but surprisingly good quality for the price.

[djb1986]

Chevrolegs! :smt040

[Paulo]

Dont drive but if i did it would ahve to be one of those big big American cars... one of those "SUV's" just to have the biggest car on the road... cos that what you really need in london :smt043

or maybe a one of those girly Prowlers.... those look cool

[Paulo]

Chevrolegs! :smt040

HOLD HOLD UP.... YOU HAVE GMAIL?!?!

How why wats it like.... tell telll !!!!!

[Johnny]

anyone drive a porsche? Like a street ready 944 ?

Sorry this is for UK based members

Did anyone see TOP GEAR on Sunday....where they hypnotised Richard Hammond (he`s a 911 fan and presenter of this programme).

Chucked him in a peddle car...advised it was his and was brand new......got him to make the sounds...then Jeremy Clarkeson (main presenter of show) to drive at him in another pedal car and hit the 911

He was so distressed.....even asked him to stop the camera`s as he was so upset
:smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

No need to sorry. I can watch TOP GEAR here in Brazil, courtesy BBC World on DirecTV :smt023

I'll never forget the guy making fun of that Opel Sigma, saying it's a good car, but for the people in the backseat :smt043

[Yakumo]

I don't have a car :smt022 so I use my wife's car which is a Daihatsu Mira AVI (Gaijin Punchi will know this one) but one day I'll get my dream car which will be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Here's my baby just waiting for me to take her for a spin.
http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Mitsubishi/2003-Lancer-Evolution-VIII-4.jpg
http://www57.pair.com/lane/02show/mevo8-2.jpg
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.cz/gen/LANCER%20EVOLUTION%20VIII.jpg

Yakumo

[Paulo]

If we are talking dream cars...

Bugatti veyron... :smt022

http://www.lamborghiniclub.com/bugatti.jpg

[Johnny]

I don't have a car :smt022 so I use my wife's car which is a Daihatsu Mira AVI (Gaijin Punchi will know this one) but one day I'll get my dream car which will be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Yakumo

I know the Mira :axe: I play Gran Turismo a lot (although i still don't have Gran Turismo 2 :smt011 )

Anyway, i prefer the Evo VII. Better front design :smt023

[SilverBolt]

I don't have a car :smt022 so I use my wife's car which is a Daihatsu Mira AVI (Gaijin Punchi will know this one) but one day I'll get my dream car which will be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Here's my baby just waiting for me to take here for a spin.
http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Mitsubishi/2003-Lancer-Evolution-VIII-4.jpg
http://www57.pair.com/lane/02show/mevo8-2.jpg
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.cz/gen/LANCER%20EVOLUTION%20VIII.jpg

Yakumo

And behold the cars of yakumo's wife:

http://dd.daihatsu.co.jp/base/car/mira_avi02.jpg

Courtesy of google image finder

[A. Snow]

Hey virtual alan aren't you on the eastern side of the Atlantic?

[madhatter256]

My current car is a 1992 Saturn SL1. Here's a pic of what it sorta looks like:

courtesy of google image finder (this saturn is a 1995 SL1 but strangely looks exactly the same as mine yet the VIN says 1991 manufacturer date)
http://auto.consumerguide.com/images/autoreview/lrg/95130021990001LRG.jpg

The only difference on mine is that it has no sun roof, it is of the same color that car in the picture is. I got my car for free but since March 2003 (when I got it) I had put about $2,000 into it already for mechanical repairs and still needs some more work sorta. With my new job I hope to be able to finance a brand new Honda Civic, those things are reliable and last way longer than a crappy Kia Rio (Expect that car to need some major repairs in 2005, honestly).

My current car handles pretty well, it doesn't burn oil and it doesnt leak any fluids. The only thing it really needs now is a new Rack and Pinion and those suckers cost a lot to fix/replace. One thing I like about this car though is that it has a built in turbo, well not really turbo. The thing is, the car is automatic transmission and next to the gearbox where I switch from Parking to Neutral to Drive, etc. there is this switch and on one side it says Performance and the other says Normal. It affects my acceleration and I accelerate faster when its on performance. But I have to get rid of this car quick before it becomes un-sellable.

My dream cars are:

-Lancer Evolution VII GSR
-Delorean (a restored delorean goes for $30k)
-Saab 900Se (this will be my next car after the civic but only until I land a job at a place like Lockheed Martin and get paid $50k/year you gotta love wars)

BTW Yakumo. I know an old highschool buddy of mine who owns the new Lancer EvoVIII. It is the same color as that and it runs great. He bought it with cash because he does street racing (the illegal kind). One race he won $15k and it was with the Evo. He and his buds had to high tail out of there before the losers went on a shooting rampage for loosing that much cash.

[virtual alan]

Hey virtual alan aren't you on the eastern side of the Atlantic?

Only if Wimbledon has moved today and I`ve missed it :smt043

Posted this a while ago as I am waiting for a new black replacement as it was written off recently :smt022

http://www.pikeynet.com/03/05/23/nurburg022.jpg
http://www.pikeynet.com/03/05/23/nurburg059.jpg
http://www.pikeynet.com/03/05/23/nurburg060.jpg

Guy took picture while @ Nurbugring about this time last year and used on his site.

[Paulo]

Only if Wimbledon has moved today and I`ve missed it :smt043

oh your quiet close to me... for now anyways till i move to horrible essex! :smt043

[virtual alan]

4 got to say...is a laugh playing PGR2 using my car and on the same track :smt040

[sayin999]

I'm in the process of getting my license right now, planing on getting a datsun 510 aka nisan 510. Funny yakumo, the Lancer Evolution VIII is also my dream car (japanese version of course, not the butchered us version) although to some extent i prefer the evo VII.

http://www.telusplanet.net/~jamiefox/ian.jpg

[kstyle25]

2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 wanted the 3.5 but didn't want the payments and insurance.. :smt019


http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:5kDjnMS5EJ:ca.yimg.com/i/ca/jato/i/nissa

[Yakumo]

And behold the cars of yakumo's wife:

http://dd.daihatsu.co.jp/base/car/mira_avi02.jpg

Courtesy of google image finder

Yep, that's the one. But her's is silver.

Yakumo

[virtual alan]

We have a sort of in-joke with the Suzuki Wagon R+

http://www.carmarket.ru/images/suzuki/Suzuki-Wagon-R+-small.jpg

It can also be called a "WENDY HOUSE" :smt043

For those not sure what I mean...................

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Content/Product/70877101_m.jpg

OOOOOHHHHHHH a Silverbolt moment.......falls of chair laughing :smt023

[SilverBolt]

We have a sort of in-joke with the Suzuki Wagon R+

http://www.carmarket.ru/images/suzuki/Suzuki-Wagon-R+-small.jpg

It can also be called a "WENDY HOUSE" :smt043

For those not sure what I mean...................

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Content/Product/70877101_m.jpg

OOOOOHHHHHHH a Silverbolt moment.......falls of chair laughing :smt023

Not really i don't get the joke :Hangman:

[A. Snow]

Ok virtual alan I'm not trying to be annoying but if you are in the UK how can you not be on the eastern side of the Atlantic?

[virtual alan]

Ok virtual alan I'm not trying to be annoying but if you are in the UK how can you not be on the eastern side of the Atlantic?


:smt009

Sorry

We don`t really talk about which side of the Atlantic we are on in the UK

It`s more a US thing as you are always talking in East & West coast...hence my dumb reply

[virtual alan]

We have a sort of in-joke with the Suzuki Wagon R+

http://www.carmarket.ru/images/suzuki/Suzuki-Wagon-R+-small.jpg

It can also be called a "WENDY HOUSE" :smt043

For those not sure what I mean...................

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Content/Product/70877101_m.jpg

OOOOOHHHHHHH a Silverbolt moment.......falls of chair laughing :smt023

Not really i don't get the joke :Hangman:


Can`t you see the similarities :smt017

[madhatter256]

I'm in the process of getting my license right now, planing on getting a datsun 510 aka nisan 510. Funny yakumo, the Lancer Evolution VIII is also my dream car (japanese version of course, not the butchered us version) although to some extent i prefer the evo VII.



The lancer you're talking about is the Front Wheel Drive car that is 4cylinders 1.8liters. That one is the butchered one, however, for $50k you can get the US version of the Evo8. I saw 2 different colored Evo8s today as I was driving around here in Orlando, FL.

[Yakumo]

Yeah, but we all know that the japanese Evolution is best because it's a Right wheel drive :smt023 Plus you know nothing has been butchered.

Yakumo

[madhatter256]

OK. Tell me then? Tell me what parts HAVE been taken out, etc in the US version?

One thing I'm starting to see more over here in the US though is fake European License Plates. You know, the long ones with the big black lettering. I'm seeing all types of cars from, riced up civics to sh*tt* Toyota Corrollas and Camrys' from the freaking 80's. I laugh at the people who buy that stuff.

What really cracks me up though is when someone buy the plastic hub-cap spinnaz that barely spin and cost like $20 and puts them on their beaten-up car.

When I'm super rich, in the future, I will not just import videogames. I'll import cars from around the world. Did you know that it costs around $30k for a nicely equipped Lancer Evo6 to purchase, however if I wanted it shipped here, I'll have to pay at least $60k. That's insane, but worth it :smt033

[Johnny]

Yeah, but we all know that the japanese Evolution is best because it's a Right wheel drive :smt023 Plus you know nothing has been butchered.

Yakumo

The EVO's being sold in Brazil came from Japan, of course with the driver position different.

BUT, i still prefer the EVO VII over the EVO VIII. In fact i prefer a Nissan 240SX or a Skyline R32 over them :prayer: :smt040

By the way, the "Sileighty" is the same as the 240SX, right?

[virtual alan]

OK. Tell me then? Tell me what parts HAVE been taken out, etc in the US version?

One thing I'm starting to see more over here in the US though is fake European License Plates. You know, the long ones with the big black lettering. I'm seeing all types of cars from, riced up civics to sh*tt* Toyota Corrollas and Camrys' from the freaking 80's. I laugh at the people who buy that stuff.

What really cracks me up though is when someone buy the plastic hub-cap spinnaz that barely spin and cost like $20 and puts them on their beaten-up car.

When I'm super rich, in the future, I will not just import videogames. I'll import cars from around the world. Did you know that it costs around $30k for a nicely equipped Lancer Evo6 to purchase, however if I wanted it shipped here, I'll have to pay at least $60k. That's insane, but worth it :smt033


That`s got to be a first US importing UK/EUROPE style stuff....normally we all follow the US like Tony Blair with his nose in George Bush`s arse crack.

:smt043 :smt043

Again with the importing cars..........on a UK Car program the other evening....they were looking at the joke of a 4 wheel drive the "Escalade" a real Pimp`s car......

US price fairly well loaded £28000

Import one to the UK £50000+

Laughable....but people do it :smt017

[crissybwoy]

I drive a beat up Ford Mondeo on an M reg. It is a piece of crap that was given to me a couple of years ago by a friend of my wife. I really dislike cars, I dislike driving but unfortunatly it would take me about 3 hours+ on public transport to get to work (that is only a 35 mile journey too). Video games are cool, cars suck. If you get a train (or bus) home from work you can :drinkers: or have a :smt033 or play with your GameGear (or whatever handheld thing you like :smt043 )

[bigsexyolli]

hey,


I drive a VW Golf 3 (1995) with a 1.4 engine. Runs good, looks nice. Moatly all stardard (for now...) As soon as I have pics, I will load em up.


peace out

[TRigga 007]

Its not mine but i drive it everyday, i might actually buy one myself in a month or two (at the moment im sharing this car with my father who dosent see the funny side of things when he hasn't got a car to go to work in the mornings :smt033 )

http://62.151.24.4/marcas/honda/civic_04/0primera/med/03.jpg

Its black though looks near identical to a type r all bar the red badge :smt023

[madhatter256]

Thats the Civic I wish I could get.

[GaijinPunch]

Birkenstocks

I will be in the market for a real car in September though... thinking of Toyota SUV.

[jollyrogerdev]

This is the car I had in Italy and in the UK.

http://jollyrogerdev.ath.cx/images/car.jpg

Now that I moved to Canada I couldn't import it because of Canadian vehicle import laws, so I am about to shop for another car soon...

[ASSEMbler]

What's that a lotus?

[ASSEMbler]

http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/mustang.jpg

Want to get a 03 cobra... bad...

Zoooooooooooom! :smt027

[ASSEMbler]

You have to love the mustang. An evo is fast off the line, but if I drop in some 4.56 gears I'll catch up real fast.

Definitely an odd car for Japan. Yakumo, you ever see one down
by you? I think there's one ford dealer in Tokyo.
Mostly sell expeditions to wannabe rappers. Warms my heart to
know I can get a cobra in Japan if I want to.

[jollyrogerdev]

Yep, Lotus Esprit...

[virtual alan]

This is the car I had in Italy and in the UK.

http://jollyrogerdev.ath.cx/images/car.jpg

Now that I moved to Canada I couldn't import it because of Canadian vehicle import laws, so I am about to shop for another car soon...

Used to have one of them/these before the Noble

http://home.vrweb.de/~d.gelfart/Lotus__Esprit__S3__Turbo.jpg

Number plate was "B 328 FAN" ..........should have sold it to a Ferrari owner!

Got to wait for my new Noble M400 - only being shown at the Motor Show this week :smt011

[SilverBolt]

Damn some people on this forum are bloody millionairs and other like myself are totaly flat broke. :smt011

Life isn't fair :smt022

[retro]

Don't drive atm.... should've got round to it ages ago, I guess. Still, I'll be getting a Triumph Spitfire Mk 3 or earlier... here's a pic of me being driven round in my friend's

http://retroap.sphosting.com/mespit.jpg

Ideal car though? Hmm, Ferrari 250 GTO

http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre3/ferrari/250/gto/1962_ferrari_250_gto_10_m.jpg

More realistically though, how about an original AC Cobra 427?

http://home.planetinternet.be/~rtshisto/posters/1965-ac-cobra-427.jpg

Oh, and DeLoreans are rather scarce, the parts are even scarcer, and the reason for their scarcity is that they have always been hideously unreliable. The gull wing mechanism often broke, trapping the driver inside the car!!! I saw a pretty good condition one go for £7000 recently, which is half of $30,000 ;)

[Johnny]

some pics of my car (took by friends on car meetings)

Peugeot 206 1.6 16V

:smt023

[virtual alan]

Got to wait for my new Noble M400 - only being shown at the Motor Show this week :smt011

http://www.carbc.com/news2/highres/m400-01.jpg

Not as pretty as the GTO/GTO3R probably this colour scheme doesn`t help...but "ALL BLACK" again :smt023 - but F@@K me it is pretty rapid...check the stats!!!

425BHP
0-60 3.5
185
:prayer:

[dj898]

used to go around in my red Mazda Roadster. It had fair share of h/w as well as interior mod. I used Mazaspeed parts to hot up its engine plus complete custom exhaust system from header to tail end. The entire air box assembly was also replaced by one developed by an Aussie chap some years ago - it's very effective cold air induction system where it sucks air from under the windshield area... Interior wise it had 6 point roll cage although I had to remove overhead bars for street driving since it was illegal and pair of Spacro Rev bucket seats on custom bracket to mount on the stock rail - another requirement to be street regal. The steering wheel has one touch release hub for easy access and carbon fibre centre console plus MGB style sliding rear view mirror. Outside it had low profile headlights as well as twin tail lamp job as well as side skirts and new front bumper. Later I swapped the gear box to 6TM... and 16" wheels.. etc.

cost me fair bit of money over six years I had the car. Was blast and a lot of fun to drive around... sadly when I got married I had to sold it and now I'm driving in my dad's Jaguar S-Type with number plate ***007 in European style number plate. :p my old man is overseas for most of time so we agreed that I drive his Jag as long as I put the bills for insurance, service and etc.

sweet car it is. He bought Sports edition with pretty much all the options except sat nav as he has no use for it...

cheers

[retro]

nice alan!

if you're ever heading towards france, give me a quick spin on the way :D hehe

[madhatter256]

Damn some people on this forum are bloody millionairs and other like myself are totaly flat broke. :smt011

Life isn't fair :smt022

They're liars I tell you. LIES! ALL OF THEM....
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:smt022 :smt022 :smt022

[Johnny]

Anyway, i'm really happy with my car. It's underpowered (1.6 and only 103hp), but what the hell, it's mine :smt019

Plus, cars in Brazil is not something cheap. Anyway, i'll only trade my car if i find a 1995 Chevrolet Calibra in great situation or a BMW 318 Compact for cheap :smt023

[SilverBolt]

Anyway, i'm really happy with my car. It's underpowered (1.6 and only 103hp), but what the hell, it's mine :smt019

Plus, cars in Brazil is not something cheap. Anyway, i'll only trade my car if i find a 1995 Chevrolet Calibra in great situation or a BMW 318 Compact for cheap :smt023

Here in holland a good 2nd hand bmw 318 compact is much much cheaper then a 2nd hand 206 1.6 16v like you have

[virtual alan]

nice alan!

if you're ever heading towards france, give me a quick spin on the way :D hehe

Going to France Monday but wifes car..........trying to jump the waiting list at the moment :smt009



Just seen this on MTV.......you`ve got to watch it...


PIMP MY RIDE

http://www.mtv.com/onair/pimp_my_ride/
:smt043

[PC-FX Maniac]

Ford Mustang

[Johnny]

Anyway, i'm really happy with my car. It's underpowered (1.6 and only 103hp), but what the hell, it's mine :smt019

Plus, cars in Brazil is not something cheap. Anyway, i'll only trade my car if i find a 1995 Chevrolet Calibra in great situation or a BMW 318 Compact for cheap :smt023

Here in holland a good 2nd hand bmw 318 compact is much much cheaper then a 2nd hand 206 1.6 16v like you have

It's the opposite down here.

A 2nd hand Peugeot like mine costs something like 19.000 , 20.000 Reais. A 1998 BMW 318 Compact i saw last week was on sale for 28.000 Reais.

Plus insurance is higher for that BMW. Not to mention maintenance costs, since the BMW's are imported, while the Peugeot 206 is manufactured here.

[Zeta-Gouki]

Guess I'm the only rotary owner here heh

I have multiple RX-7s. Here's some pics of a couple of them:

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86823

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86818

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86817

The blue one is an '88 Mazda RX-7 TurboII. Sitting at around 400-410rwhp @ 20psi of boost. In a car that weighs 2650lbs.

I eat domestics for breakfast.

[Survival Tobita]

I have a '95 Escort LX hatchback with 81K miles.

[Johnny]

Guess I'm the only rotary owner here heh

I have multiple RX-7s. Here's some pics of a couple of them:

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86823

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86818

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=86817

The blue one is an '88 Mazda RX-7 TurboII. Sitting at around 400-410rwhp @ 20psi of boost. In a car that weighs 2650lbs.

I eat domestics for breakfast.

Gotta love the RX-7. I love to drive your car in GT3 :smt023

Too bad Mazda is not avaiable in Brazil anymore (They sold the 626, the miata and the MX3 on the early 90's, but the Mazda group decided to stop selling cars here. I don't know why). You can buy RX-7 and RX-8, but only through individual importers, making the price of the car raise a lot :Hangman:

[Zeta-Gouki]

That sucks :smt011

[madhatter256]

Importing a car is like buying a car for the price of two. Also, I found out that there are hardly any insurance companies in the USA that won't take you if you drive an imported car because its a foreign car.,

[joeseff]

http://joeseff.homestead.com/files/rx7s.jpg
course both of them are in rotary heaven now :smt022

http://joeseff.homestead.com/files/passat.JPG
now im driving a 95 passat glx vr6 got a few goodies added to it, not quite the corrado/golf gti i should have in another month or so

[AnalogWinter]

http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/mustang.jpg

Much better mustang now. Used to be a coupe.
With the new engine I am saving to get a turbo kit and push about 800HP or so.

Zoooooooooooom! :smt027

Hehehe. :-p

Turbo kit would be nice, just have to work out the handling. Straight lines are no fun, atleast for me. :-)

^_^_^

[AnalogWinter]

My current vehicle is a 1997 Civic EX. Nothing great, personally I wish I had the cash to get something else, but it gets me around, is good on gas and will last forever.

The Evo VIII is nice, and yes you can't beat the Japanese versions. It's not the fastest car, but you throw a few upgrades at it and you have one sweet ride.

My personal fav is the Evo IV, it's older but I think it's the best looking one.


I don't have a car :smt022 so I use my wife's car which is a Daihatsu Mira AVI (Gaijin Punchi will know this one) but one day I'll get my dream car which will be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Here's my baby just waiting for me to take her for a spin.
http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Mitsubishi/2003-Lancer-Evolution-VIII-4.jpg
http://www57.pair.com/lane/02show/mevo8-2.jpg
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.cz/gen/LANCER%20EVOLUTION%20VIII.jpg

Yakumo

A few of my dream cars:

1970 Chevelle LS6 454
1998 Porsche Twin Turbo AWD
1993 MR2 Turbo [may soon turn into reality :-)]
1970-1976 Triumph TR6

^_^_^

[Zeta-Gouki]

http://joeseff.homestead.com/files/rx7s.jpg
course both of them are in rotary heaven now :smt022

http://joeseff.homestead.com/files/passat.JPG
now im driving a 95 passat glx vr6 got a few goodies added to it, not quite the corrado/golf gti i should have in another month or so

Cool, another rotary fan

Is/was the one on the left a GSL-SE?

[Johnny]

Did a Test Drive on a Nissan 350Z today. :smt040

Too bad i don't have 75.000 dollars to get one :Hangman:

[joeseff]

actually they are both gsl-se's, the white one is an 84 and the black one is an 85. both were pretty much stock, well the white one had a header back exhaust from racing beat and was lowered two inches

[AnalogWinter]

some pics of my car (took by friends on car meetings)

Peugeot 206 1.6 16V


:smt023

If only Peugeot still sold cars in the US, I would have one of these by now. :-(

^_^_^

[MasterChief]

anyone drive a porsche? Like a street ready 944 ?

beleve it or not, i used to have one. it was my first car. this is almost exactly waht it looked like:

http://www.nize944.de/andere_Fahrzeuge/r_engelke/re1.jpg

i LOVED those wheels! accept when i hit a curb once and had to pay 50 bucks to get the rim fixed. alloys aint as easy to fix as good ol steel. and a porsche just dosnt look right if its not pocsche red! or in my 944's case, half red half orange! lol, it had severe rear end dammage, so the privious owner grafted a rear from annother car. thats the only way a 17 yo could afford a porsche on a mongomery wards salary.

now adays, my pride and joy is a butternut yellow 1967 Camaro 327 coupe. lurking under the hood is a 350 with a 410/210 cam and victor jr. intake and a holly 450 cfm carb. but heres my dream engine:

http://www.primediapowerpages.com/isroot/ePages7/Images/103931/103931-1014858.jpg

a 427 small block.

http://www.universalautosalesandclassiccars.com/images/1967%20Camaro/1967CamaroLeftSide.jpg

the car itself looks alot like that, only no stripe and torq thrust mags. and ofcoarse different color.

and finally... my beater!

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:10tvW8zrpk0J:people.cornell.edu/pages/sc255/car6.jp

i love this car so much. has NEVER failed me. and ill drive the thing till those ugly ass hubcaped wheels fall off!!

[Johnny]

Hey MasterChief, that is a great looking Camaro.

How many HP that 427 V8 small block gives?

A friend of mine has a Ford Maverick with it's 302 V8 + Blower, and some extra tuning. Result? 650 HP :prayer:

[ASSEMbler]

http://www.tshirtrevolution.net/images/OtherRide.jpg

[MasterChief]

Hey MasterChief, that is a great looking Camaro.

How many HP that 427 V8 small block gives?

A friend of mine has a Ford Maverick with it's 302 V8 + Blower, and some extra tuning. Result? 650 HP :prayer:

yeah, those mavs can be beasts. being as light as they are. do you know waht he dose in the quarter?

the website, http://www.theengineshop.com/ , rates it as "500+" id say a concervative 550, or 700 including the 150hp nitrous kit i wanna slap on it. call it a death wish i supose.
itll be quite a while till my camaro is motivated by that motor, its listed at $8995.00. so i guess a 150hp cheater on my 350 will be a more realistic goal for now.

[AntiPasta]

Assembler: :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

(I really should print & wear that :smt033 )

[LeGIt]

Haha ! When the eBay competition T Shirt Finally arrives maybe it could have that on it aswell as the assembler logo? :smt023

[AnalogWinter]

http://www.tshirtrevolution.net/images/OtherRide.jpg

This is from a sticker at this site: http://www.rottencotton.com

They have some really crazy shirts. Some of my favs are 'The Juice is loose' and the Ken Foree homage shirt.


^_^_^

[Zeta-Gouki]

actually they are both gsl-se's, the white one is an 84 and the black one is an 85. both were pretty much stock, well the white one had a header back exhaust from racing beat and was lowered two inches

Nice bro!

Always wanted a 13b powered first gen. :)

I knew the black one was because of the rims, couldn't see them on the white one.

You don't have either any more?

Pity :(

[madhatter256]

I finally got some pictures of my car. 56k BEWARE pictures are at 1024x768.

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/2929/car001.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/4643/car002.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/2452/car003.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1050/car004.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1865/car005.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/7453/car006.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/6348/car007.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1835/car008.jpg
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/6885/car009.jpg

I own a Saturn SL1 4door Sedan 1992. It has almost 150k miles even though odometer says 99k. I got the car for free from my stepdad as a gift, however I had to pay to get it running again as it was broken down when I got it. I've had it since March 2003 and since then I have put in almost $2000 into it. Here's whats I had replaced:

March 2003: New feul-line, plus new fluids, new spark plugs, new timing belt and regular tune-up. $329.
June 2003: New feul pump. $329
July 2003: New timing chain for inside the engine. $501.
September 2003: New radiator. $250
December 2003: New ignition panel (that thing that connects to the spark plugs), plus new spark plugs and cables for it. $188.
March 2004: New feul sensor. $175.

Grand total of $1772. I'm now about to see if the rack and pinion plus CV joints need to be replaced/fixed. On top of that I'm saving up money for a new engine and tranny incase they break down. If they do and I do get a new engine and tranny in, then I'll basically end up with a car who's condition is that of an $8000 car but I'd put in almost $5k into the whole car plus it would have 0 miles on the new odometer that I will get for when I do that major overhaul.

[Fonzie]

I own one of most luxurious french car (a bit like the mustang GT).
The "Peugot 305 GLI" (Grand Luxe - Ivory edition).
Unfortunately, the inboard electronic is a bit dead :( .

[Purge]

Im the proud owner of a dieing 1992 Ford Aerostar! The windows dont work and neither does the air conditioning! What a treat for summer weather! The radio refuses to tune and the door is held on with duct tape. So much love in that car man :P. Did I mention when I hook up my tape converter for my MP3 Player it makes te most horrendous screeching noise?

[madhatter256]

Im the proud owner of a dieing 1992 Ford Aerostar! The windows dont work and neither does the air conditioning! What a treat for summer weather! The radio refuses to tune and the door is held on with duct tape. So much love in that car man :P. Did I mention when I hook up my tape converter for my MP3 Player it makes te most horrendous screeching noise?

And I thought I was the only one who owned a POS car. The AC on mine luckily works but doesn't cool the air and I have no radio.

[Ground Zero]

I bought a "Daewoo Matiz - 1.0 / 64 PS" 2 weeks ago - and i'm very pleased with that one.

http://www.daewooeurope.com/de/images/global/models/matiz/photo_gallery/image_6.jpg

[id-republix]

Im the proud owner of a dieing 1992 Ford Aerostar! The windows dont work and neither does the air conditioning! What a treat for summer weather! The radio refuses to tune and the door is held on with duct tape. So much love in that car man :P. Did I mention when I hook up my tape converter for my MP3 Player it makes te most horrendous screeching noise?

Haha, my ride too, '92 Aeroshit (extended) and the fucking AC doesnt work either! Windows do though,lol.




And I thought I was the only one who owned a POS car. The AC on mine luckily works but doesn't cool the air and I have no radio.

Shit, yeah. I was lurking in shame looking enviously at everyone's decent rides too. Don't worry, you aren't alone, haha.

[joeseff]

bringing back the dead thread, i just sold my passat and picked up this little gem, 99.5 gti glx. almost made a new post but remembered this thread, and i didn't want to get reamed out for doing such
:smt083

http://joeseff.homestead.com/files/S2010374.JPG

[macwest]

Here is one of my rides 71 numbers matching 340 cuda pistol grip 4sp
http://www.macleodwestern.com/Picture01.bmp

[underexposed+]

A 2004 Sunfire. It's my first car ever. :smt033

[Aridyme]

Family cars: 1987 BMW 528e, 2005 Toyota Corolla.

The BMW is great fun to drive...most of the time. I'm still not that great at driving stick so sometimes driving it is a little stressful.

The Corolla is at the dealership waiting to be picked up tomorrow night!

[Topic Archive]

Hmmm mines a 1980 2.5ltr SWB Diesel Land-Rover...

...Not really a car, more like a tractor :)

[Taemos]

I bought a '92 Toyota Camry recently. I know it doesn't compare to everyones sports cars, but it works :-).

[Rowny]

http://users.pandora.be/jonny/pics/nissan.jpg

had to sell it 2 weeks ago, had it for 6 months...
nice car but rotten like old cheese...
looked like it came right from the factory when I bought it..
nowhere a trace of rotten parts...

all perfectly camouflached by the oh so nice car dealer! :smt067

[f_bohmann]

macwest: your car looks like a killer... :)

i had this one:

http://farb-rausch.de/~fb/e39/mycar.jpg

it is a 1999 bmw 530 diesel, a very mighty machine. sadly i crashed it, and it was of course not fully insured, so i had to sell it because i could not afford to fix it... :|

now i drive a 1997 ford convertible... :)

[WanganRunner]

I've got a '98 S14 240SX.

Used to drive a 2004 WRX, decided AWD is no fun. I'd still take an EVO VIII MR FQ400, wish they sold them here (we only get the normal MR).

A Sileighty is NOT a normal 240sx. It is an S13 hatchback (aka 180sx) with the front-end from an S13 Silvia (aka S13 Coupe).

SILvia + oneEIGHTY = Sileighty

Likewise, the American S13 coupes, which were produced with the japanese 180sx front-end, are generally known as "One-vias"

Gouki: Nice Turbo II. My roommate has a '91 TII, which is definitely not in as good of condition as yours is, but still pretty good. He's also got a busted throttle position sensor right now, so as he's running off-boost, he's lucky if he's putting out 100hp, lol.

Oh, and the Noble M12/M400 is the coolest car ever. Doesn't it out G the McLaren F1 on a skidpad? That's sick...

[ryangassxx]

my car

http://www.buicks.net/show_and_shine/Filip/Afbeelding%20013.jpg

[madhatter256]

my car

http://www.buicks.net/show_and_shine/Filip/Afbeelding%20013.jpg

Image pirated from buicks.net!!

Heh, you own a buick. Well if it gets you from point a to point b thats all that really matters. BUt I want to get there in style someday.

[Alien Workshop]

Pontiac Montana

http://www.pontiac.com/montana/images/bg_image1.jpg

[ASSEMbler]

Transmission in my car is going, trading it in for a trans am.

[madhatter256]

Transmission in my car is going, trading it in for a trans am.

What year?

[blackzc]

Iv been driving hondas since i was 17, 10 years. had untold numbers of civic and a few accords.

I recently bought a 00 ford focus, and i have a 92 civic dx i just had an engine put in (bought it that way) I like the civic more than the focus. To me they are the perfect car. :prayer:

[ryangassxx]

my car

http://www.buicks.net/show_and_shine/Filip/Afbeelding%20013.jpg

Image pirated from buicks.net!!

Heh, you own a buick. Well if it gets you from point a to point b thats all that really matters. BUt I want to get there in style someday.

LOL, are you kidding?? this car is slick... Its better than my uncles cadillac. I bet it'd blow the doors off of your car too, its got some muscle.

[woodenturkey]

well I drive a 01 Neon, but i have it up to almost 200hp, not bad for a SOHC 4 banger, i Also just put a slim PS2 and a 7 in LCD screen (for my son of course, hes 1yo lol) that comes out of the original stereo DIN. SWEET

[madhatter256]

LOL, are you kidding?? this car is slick... Its better than my uncles cadillac. I bet it'd blow the doors off of your car too, its got some muscle.


That is true. That car would blow my car out of the water. Give it a good exhaust system and intake system and then add some Nitrous and you got yourself a 9 second car.

[tekaotaku]

oh well seems to be an old topic but Ill add my car.......

1989 VW Golf GL 1.8 8V.........
An Old car, but is as new, all standard, no stupid chav boy racer big bumper kits or arch kits or spoilers. It does have 15inch 3 spoke alloys on, but it rises its profile and makes it look better.
I love it, nothing more so when you pull up along a boyracer (or girl, lets be P.C about it), they sit there revving their 1.3 05 Fiat Punto with neons and craptastic sounding exchaust trying to entice. Well needless to sayI can see how pissed off they are when I look back in my rearview mirror and they have just been out driven by a 16year old car......always make's me chuckle.

Dont get me wrong, Im not a boyracer, I respect my car, look after it, but people who spend all this money on modding 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc is just totaly stupid......

If and when I can afford it, Im having one of these

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8824/evo3.jpg

Out of all the EVO series, EvoIII Just looks the best (yes I know there subtle changes only but hey, its my taste)

[Yakumo]

You can't go wrong with the Mitsubishi Evolution !! I test drove the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7 last week !! Fucking AMAZING !!!! Never bought it though because of the wife :( We ended up getting a Mitsubishi EK Wagon which is surprisingly very nippy and quite. Not a bad small car at all.

http://www.tohoku-mitsubishi.co.jp/new-car/ekwagon/images/inside2.jpg
http://www.tohoku-mitsubishi.co.jp/new-car/ekwagon/images/TOP_R2%7E1_r1_c1.gif

Should have it in 1 more week :) Just getting the custom stuff added to it such as ABS, killer sound system (Wife went ape over this :p) and a few other things.

Yakumo

[evilmess]

Here's a pic of me and my car.

1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (my time machine!)
302 Small Block

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/496000-496999/496984_2_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/496000-496999/496984_3_full.jpg

[Johnny]

302 Small block V8? It must be the same engine of my friend Renato car. His car is a 1973 Ford Maverick GT8 302.

Anyway, it's a very cool car.

[Le Spank]

My 1993 VW polo coupe. 55bhp from a 1.3 single point injection engine so it's not gonna win any races but I got it when I was 18 and I'm still at Uni so it'll do till I can afford higher insurance:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/2Fchris/Polo%20Show%202004/13-Mar-05009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/2Fchris/Polo%20Show%202004/13-Mar-05004.jpg

[Zilog Jones]

Bangin' alloys! And do I see a Sega sticker on the back? :smt023

I don't have a car :smt022

But I wish I had this (http://enterprise.webzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=217200)! It'd be like playing GT4, but in real life! And it's a better colour than that douche in Initial D's one...

[Le Spank]

Bangin' alloys! And do I see a Sega sticker on the back? :smt023

I don't have a car :smt022

But I wish I had this (http://enterprise.webzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=217200)! It'd be like playing GT4, but in real life! And it's a better colour than that douche in Initial D's one...

Yup :D I got an orange sega logo in the back window. Found it on eBay and had to have it!! The car is also lowered 70mm, makes it sweet to pelt around corners on country lanes but the ride is pretty hard!

I LOVE the eight-six. I always do them up on Tokyo Highway Challenge! But you're wrong about the colour... white is best!

[Zilog Jones]

The grey two-tone looks a lot nicer than I originally thought though. Those pictures are kinda crappy - it's pretty much mint condition! Looks a bit manky inside though, and there's no stereo. Did they actually come with cup holders? I thought it was just an Initial D thing...

That dealer has some other bangin' cars - a bright yellow Evo V, a couple of Skylines, EK Civic Type R, a new model Fairlady Z with tail pipes you can fit your hand in, a Nissan March Bolero (probably the most hideous thing on earth), and a Corolla FX with a Felix the Cat sticker on the side window... weird...

[Yakumo]

Bangin' alloys! And do I see a Sega sticker on the back? :smt023

I don't have a car :smt022

But I wish I had this (http://enterprise.webzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=217200)! It'd be like playing GT4, but in real life! And it's a better colour than that douche in Initial D's one...

That would make an excelent 2nd car !! I'd have to go for a white one though just for that Initial D feeling. In fact you can see quite a few of them 1986 Toyota Corolla TWIN CAM cars done out just as the Initial D car.

Yakumo

[WanganRunner]

Here's a crappy night shot of my '98 S14. I think that the Option sticker may have to come off....I'm starting not to like it anymore.

I've got another set of stock wheels that I plan on painting flat black, we'll see how that looks. What have I got to lose?

http://www.notyouraverage.com/showoff/uploads/kouki4.jpg

[Zilog Jones]

That would make an excelent 2nd car !! I'd have to go for a white one though just for that Initial D feeling. In fact you can see quite a few of them 1986 Toyota Corolla TWIN CAM cars done out just as the Initial D car.
The Corolla Levin, you mean? But they don't have the pop-up headlights! That'd be like a Mega Drive I without the headphone socket and the volume control!

Oh, wait, they named the car wrong on the site (well they named it like the equivilent european car, well what they thought, which is still wrong) - it's a Sprinter Trueno - or ハチロク if you're hard core! :-D

Personally I'd hate to buy a white car, or even a half-white one like Takumi's. They get dirty too easily, and you'll notice rust too easily - definately a problem with a car that's 19-22 years old!

Anyway, Yakumo - get one! You could definately get them cheaper than I could anyway... OMG, 9,500 Euro = ¥1,321,509!!

[cocole]

http://www.cocole.free.fr/images/misc/PICT0159b.jpg
http://www.cocole.free.fr/images/misc/PICT0156b.jpg

Yeah, I know, I play with burnout revenge too much.

[madhatter256]

Nice hatchback. 3Cylinder?

Pics of my new car...

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newcar0067sh.jpg

[APE]

I drives meself a 96 Saturn SL2. Tapped a cement wall and took some paint off the front right bumper so on a car bra went. Actually looks rather nice with it. Only 266XX miles on it suckers!

[cocole]

Nice hatchback. 3Cylinder?

Nope, it's a 4.
It's the old Renault Clio. Mine is 1996. You can drive the new one in Forza Motorsport.
1.2 liter (which is ~73 cubic inches).
well, i mostly do in-town drives (towns are limited to 50 kmph ~31 mph in my country) so i dont need more.

[madhatter256]

I drives meself a 96 Saturn SL2. Tapped a cement wall and took some paint off the front right bumper so on a car bra went. Actually looks rather nice with it. Only 266XX miles on it suckers!


Get ready for it to break down.... and eventually start burning oil at 70K miles. Speaking of breaking down. My Taurus is in the shop probably going to get a new head gasket or new head because radiator fluid leaks into 1st cylinder...

[Sonikku]

Pics are from the day the car came home, and dont show some of the work done (need to get off my ass and take some new ones ;p)

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3752/mustang1ue5.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9711/mustang2pj8.jpg

1999 Mustang GT convertible, done the following to it:


Complete exhaust replacement (not just the tip like the ricers ;) SLP the whole way, SLP Shotgun catbacks, SLP catted x-pipe, SLP coated longtube headers.
Steeda Cold Air Intake
Steeda Underdrive puleys
Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Plenum Combo
Motive Performance 3.73 Gears
Ford Racing SpringsAlso some miscellaneous work (tinted windows + headlights, grill delete, rear seat delete, rims (Mustang Bullit sytle) and tires are 17x9 in front, 17x10 in the rear, custom plates ("64T099" - Mustang fans should get it...)

Intend to do much more yet ;-)

[the_steadster]

Hyundai Accent 1999 Just got it back after a new exhaust/Cat.
1341cc, and a grand total of 83bhp!
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2598/dscf0031ge8.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5894/dscf0032bl8.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9113/dscf0033gw4.jpg

[ServiceGames]

I drive a Chevy Blazer during the week, but on the weekends I drive my sweet 62' VW Karmann Ghia.

There's a really cool exotic car dealer near my house that always has a few used low mileage Porsches, I toyed with the idea of getting a black 1988 944. It was in my price range, but the damned maintenance would probably have killed me.

[Johnny]

I drive a Chevy Blazer during the week, but on the weekends I drive my sweet 62' VW Karmann Ghia.

There's a really cool exotic car dealer near my house that always has a few used low mileage Porsches, I toyed with the idea of getting a black 1988 944. It was in my price range, but the damned maintenance would probably have killed me.

I advise you to watch the Top Gear episode where there is a challenge of buying a Porsche with 15.000 pounds max. Hammond buys a 924 for 7.500, May buys a 944 for 9.500 and Clarkson gets a 928 for 15.000.

After some tests they came to a conclusion that buying old porsches was not a good idea :icon_bigg