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Is there a resurgence in Capris in the UK lately? Seen a lot of them on the road. A friend of mine owned the last ever Brooklands Capri made, he sold it because it was just too mint to drive.
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You Am I posted:Does it play the theme to "The Professionals" when you scream to a stop? If only. It does scream to a stop though, as you say. Aye it's a 2.8i with a 5 speed, not quite as fun as the old 4 speed but its more comfortable. Id really like both a mk1 and a mk2, the mk1 is just beautiful to look at and the mk2 has a certain class to it which neither of the other marks do. The mk3 is by far the meanest looking of the bunch though and I love it. As to a resurgence I think it's just the summer time and they're all coming out to play. I know pretty much all the cars locally and there really isn't that many. How long ago did your mate have the Brookie? I've probably seen it at some point - there's only one or two which are in 'as new' condition now, the crowds they attract at shows are something else.
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Jun 5, 2009 14:13
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thenacnud posted:My 996 turbo with GT2 wing. Yeah dude, post a pic taken at a dealership, that won't raise any doubts.
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Jun 5, 2009 14:38
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Ormy posted:How long ago did your mate have the Brookie? I've probably seen it at some point - there's only one or two which are in 'as new' condition now, the crowds they attract at shows are something else. He sold it about 5-6 months ago, I'd guess. He traded it for a DeLorean to the PO, if that helps.
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glyph posted:Yeah dude, post a pic taken at a dealership, that won't raise any doubts. Ignoring the easy joke that, "The Porsche is always at the dealership getting fixed"...that photo was taken when I got it. Here is when she got home to replace another german beauty.
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Jun 5, 2009 17:45
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thenacnud posted:cars Get new wheels on the Porsche and sell me the factory ones.
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Jun 5, 2009 18:45
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Professor Bling posted:I am incredibly angry at Ford NA for turning our Capri into a Fox-body shitpile, meaning we never got that beauty (Only the Mk.I and Mk.II, and those are unbelieveably hard to find now). Why was the Fox-body Capri bad? It looked way more aggressive than the Mustang, and it had that cool Roush homologation bubble rear glass for Trans-Am.  You should be mad at Ford NA for bringing that stupid Australian Capri here.
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Contraband posted:Why was the Fox-body Capri bad? It looked way more aggressive than the Mustang, and it had that cool Roush homologation bubble rear glass for Trans-Am. I'm just bitter. The Fox Capri (in my opinion) was better than the Fox Mustang. And, yeah, I want to physically punch the guy that thought calling a Miata-esque, FWD, two-seat convertible a "Capri" was a brilliant plan right in the loving balls. I'm actually hoping to sell off some chaff and go buy a Mk.I soon. It's too bad I live in the Midwest and all the good Capris are on the coasts. 
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Jun 6, 2009 05:38
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Professor Bling posted:I'm just bitter. The Fox Capri (in my opinion) was better than the Fox Mustang. For a while I thought the Australian Capri WAS an MX-5 under the body, which would have been awesome. I mean Mazda and Ford sold similar cars around this period didn't they? Telstar/MX-6/626, Laser/323, b2300/Courier etc etc
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Lilbeefer posted:For a while I thought the Australian Capri WAS an MX-5 under the body, which would have been awesome. Its Mazda based but not MX5.
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Whoop Whoop new car time! My Jeep's been giving me some trouble pretty much every other week so I figured I should pick up some reliable transportation in the case that the Jeep brakes and I can't easily fix it. Saw this on Craigslist about an hour after it was posted. Went up and drove it the next day and bought it 30 minutes later. 1989 Ford Escort GT  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. It's in amazing shape. Power windows, cruise control, AC, the only things it doesn't have are power windows and locks. The seller bought it in this shape and never bothered to fix it.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. Please excuse my bad photo. The glare from the sun was pretty strong so I didn't see that I was off center so much. The bumper is crunched up on the left side but it's almost all there so I'll either try fiberglassing/bondoing it back into one piece or hit up a pick & pull for a replacement. Probably the former as there are no junkyards around here with any 88-90 GTs.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. Engine compartment is very clean. The motor runs very quietly and she starts right up. There's very little rust, just a small bit on one wheel arch and 2 small spots in the floorboards that I'll hit with some rust neutralizer until I have time to repair it properly. Transmission shifts drat smooth and it has more get up and go than I remembered Escorts having. The only real flaw is a bad driver side wheel bearing which I have sitting on my workbench downstairs. I was planning to install it tonight but it seems some of my sockets are missing. All in all a pretty solid car that will hopefully net me 30+ mpg for the rest of the summer. Oh and I paid $300 for it + $28 for the bearing and $76 for title and plate. Not too shabby right?
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Rhyno posted:1989 Ford Escort GT You know, I saw one of those on the road the other day and it made me realize how long it's been since I've seen one. Those used to be all over the place.
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Q_res posted:I just bought this today. 2007 Civic Si with 15,800 miles. I took these pictures off the dealer website because I really couldn't do any better myself.
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Jun 7, 2009 06:22
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DropShadow posted:You know, I saw one of those on the road the other day and it made me realize how long it's been since I've seen one. Those used to be all over the place. I love how boxy and trashy it is. I think I'll grow myself a mullet.
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Jun 7, 2009 06:28
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This is the Fag Wagon. I could have linked any picture of any Volvo 2 series from 1975 to 1993 on the Internet and nobody would be able to prove it wasn't mine. It hauls five full-grown 6'+ adults comfortably, is made of pure Volvonium and as such is impenetrable, and is cheap as gently caress to insure as a 19 year old (90/mo). It's also slow as gently caress, gets terrible mileage (18mpg average city/highway), and has idling issues (probably the throttle body. Finding it out soon). I loving love this thing. 1993 Volvo 245   Ignore the sticker.  obligatory glamor shot 
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Jun 7, 2009 08:39
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That's 100% great. I love your glamor shot combined with the pedobear sticker.
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Jun 7, 2009 08:55
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Xovaan posted:obligatory glamor shot My wife wants to marry you. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW, WIFESTEALER!
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This is my 2006 Mustang. It's Legend Lime, with the interior upgrade package, v6 engine, and the sport appearance package, minus the tape stripe that goes along the bottom of the car. Naturally, these photos were also taken while being towed away for more repairs. Click here for the full 640x480 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.
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Jun 8, 2009 15:12
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Crossposting from the BMW thread, I've just upgraded my 2002 FIAT Punto Diesel to a 2005 BMW 320Cd Sport (55 reg for UK peeps): Click here for the full 640x480 image.  Click here for the full 640x480 image. Took it for a test drive today and I'm smitten  Hopefully collecting it at the weekend
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Jun 8, 2009 15:20
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Here's mine; totally irrational, but love at first sight rarely is, I suppose. '99 Ferrari Berlinetta F1  Click here for the full 640x480 image.
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Jun 8, 2009 17:36
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Unormal posted:Here's mine; totally irrational, but love at first sight rarely is, I suppose. Hah, I came so close to buying one of these when the economic panic really had its legs. $60K would have bought a decent example. I like it! How often do you drive it versus how often it blows up?
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Das Volk posted:Hah, I came so close to buying one of these when the economic panic really had its legs. $60K would have bought a decent example. I like it! How often do you drive it versus how often it blows up? The market crash sure helped make them 'affordable'; 60-70k can certainly buy this car if you shop around diligently, it's not a six-figure ride these days. I'm a very new owner, so (of course) so far it's been a 1:0 awesome driving/blowing up ratio. I'll post a bit more of my experience with it once I've had it longer.
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Unormal posted:Here's mine; totally irrational, but love at first sight rarely is, I suppose. Very nice. Are you on ferrarichat as well?
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Schatten posted:Very nice. Are you on ferrarichat as well? Yeah, I'm Unormal there as well. Pretty decent forum overall, I'd say, for Ferrari stuff at least (obviously). They have some very useful technical/do-it-yourself/part replacement threads.
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How come you got the F1 instead of the manual?
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Ziploc posted:How come you got the F1 instead of the manual? Well, to be honest I drove manual cars for forever, and it sure is nice to be able to just flip it into auto when driving in traffic.
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Jun 8, 2009 21:06
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Congratulations on the prettiest Ferrari in one of the best suited colours. Very very nice.
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Jun 8, 2009 21:10
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yeah, that is a really, really classy looking car. And dog.
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I didn't know they came in blue. Very nice.
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To this day, I feel that the 355 is the best looking car that Ferrari has produced in decades. Nice ride.
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Hooray, the Stock Si army is growing. Are those the 17 or 18" HFP wheels? Good looking Galaxy Grey I was torn between GG, Fiji, Tafetta White, and Fiji. Really wish I would have got the white one now, but whatever.
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I got some tires today for my new wheels. They still need to be balanced so I can't put them on and drive yet but I did do a test fit Sorry for the crap quality pics. Wheels are 18x7.5 Enkei EKM3's. I think they make my cheap Scion look more mature 
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Jun 9, 2009 06:56
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Do you rub over bumps? That thing is slammed!
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Nothing matter when you are lowered. Not bump steer, not your underbody, not axle longevity, and certainly not handling.
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Baby Hitler posted:Nothing matter when you are lowered. Not bump steer, not your underbody, not axle longevity, and certainly not handling. As long as one acknowledges that slamming a car is purely a cosmetic effect, it's OK in my book. It can look ridiculously good in some cases. The problem is that most people believe lowering their cars beyond sane levels improves handling by lowering the center of gravity, when in reality it fucks up the suspension geometry and alignment of the car. It's especially funny to see people tooling along the freeway sitting half an inch off the ground with tons of camber dialed in...have fun with your tire wear! edit: case in point, that silvia posted in the hot cars thread.
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Ran the LGT through a wash and snapped a few pics outside the house to get some better pics of the summer wheels. 
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metalhead posted:Do you rub over bumps? That thing is slammed! I rub if I hit a bump going too fast, but I usually drive really slow and avoid bad roads. I also agree with what you said about lowering in general too. But yeah driving a car like that is great and a pain at the same time. I don't mind driving slow and taking my time but sometimes having to take a different route or straight up avoid certain driveways can suck. My S Pipe has a few dents as well as my muffler. I'm on B&G RS2 coilovers which are amazingly comfortable for my ride height because you don't lower the spring to go lower, you lower the shock body down into the mount. Plus they have adjustable dampening on every shock. I also had an alignment a week after installation. Couldn't get back to stock specks on camber so I'm about -1 all around, but my toe and caster are all good and my tires have been fine. With that said I'm off to get my drat wheels balanced. It owns having a friend in trade school for an automotive degree lol. Here's a pic on all stock wheels after I got tint done. Weezy88 fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Jul 9, 2009 |
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Weezy88 posted:I got some tires today for my new wheels. They still need to be balanced so I can't put them on and drive yet but I did do a test fit I really, really like the way those rims look. Congrats on the purchase, they compliment the car very well.
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Thanks man, much appreciated. I waited a while to get wheels because I couldn't find anything I really liked, then I saw these. I knew I wanted a mesh wheel but the only ones I liked were the Work VS-XX and I couldn't justify spending like $800 a wheel on my 19K car. I found these a few weeks ago and fell in love. They only costs about $160 a wheel for 18's, but they are a little on the heavy side. They also make a hyper silver color, but I wanted to keep it stealthy with the dark gunmetal. If they made a gold I probably would have gotten that, though. I just got back from getting them balanced and I'll have some better pictures later today.
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