ThwartedEfforts posted:

Citroen Mania

Dave9876 posted:

S15 Checking in.




Nissan 200SX (the Australian Silvia) Spec-S GT.

Completely stock (well apart from replacing the head unit). Considering all the nasty rice jobs around this town, that is a good thing.

thetechnoloser posted:

Brand new 2009 Pontiac G5

Lighthammer posted:

This one stays in a garage most of the time. '71 Mach 1. Almost fully restored, just needs some interior work.



Video here.


Some day I'll get a decent camera. The '71 sounds subdued in the video when it revs but it's actually overwhelming the mic on my phone.

GazChap posted:

If I could figure out a way of getting the 185's popup headlights on to my ST205, I'd be a happy bunny

Gabby_Jay posted:

It's a little weird looking into the engine bay and seeing so much empty space. Overall, I'm impressed with it. It sure beats the old VN commodore sedan I had been using for the last few years.

Gabby_Jay posted:

I know what you mean, I'll be taking it very easy. The commodore's thin wheels made it awful in the wet too.

As for the XR8, I haven't driven it yet, he's only had it for a few weeks. I was going on and on for months about getting a new car and he went and beat me to it . Even he finds it a bit of a handful, so I'm quite happy waiting until I'm used to the XR6 before I give it a go.

It's also not as...subtle as mine. The previous owners spent a fair bit on looks and sound. I'd probably get pulled over as soon as I left the driveway.

Ormy posted:

Here's what I've been driving for a while.


Click here for the full 1024x680 image.

KrazyKosher posted:

She may not look like much kid, but she's got is where it counts.

Penis Colada posted:

Oh yeah. My car has a nice rear end.

Steve. posted:

Holy poo poo, that's amazing. Walking away from that is pretty special. Your car did good

I don't have to contend with moose but I've been taught that if I see a kangaroo and a collision is inevitable, don't brake too heavily or else the front of the car will dip and flip the kangaroo through the windscreen and in to me

My new car is here but here's my old car after a kangaroo at 120km/h. I didn't brake, but I did lift off... it went right over the top:



It cost my insurance company $9000 to repair but they did and I drove it for a further two years. If I'd slammed the anchors on, I'd have been in a world of pain.

Steve. posted:

Yeah, I was surprised too. When I picked the car up from being fixed the repairer told me it was on the verge of being written off. You're right, it doesn't look too bad but apparently it had ruined a fair bit of stuff. It did hit the roof at the rear and leave a dent, but I didn't notice that in time to get a photo. There was kangaroo juice all over the windscreen



I'd driven from Adelaide to Thredbo and back, and this happened five minutes from home on the freeway (near the Stirling exit for any Adelaide goons) after not having seen a single dead or alive kangaroo the 2700km round trip.

I'm loving the R36, it's an enormous step up from a VY Commodore and even from a mark 5 Golf GTI.

ryanstev posted:

And my project car, which should be on the road this year, my 1979 Ford Fairmont XC. 302 Cleveland V8.

PBCrunch posted:

ab0z posted:

Has this problem actually started to appear, or is it just expected to appear in the future?

Negromancer posted:

Hey that looks kinda familiar, my dad has a similar body style(cant remember the year) wagon that I put a lot of miles on when I was visiting him in NZ last.

PANIC ON FUNKOTRON posted:

Parp!

Idiot race posted:

This is pretty true to life, I rarely see the older RS turbo cars anywhere outside essex. The closer to dagenham you get the more fords you see, but then the closer to luton you get the more Vauxhalls you see, although at least the Vauxhall plant still makes cars. Unlike in dagenham where they pretty much just make fords diesel powerplants now i'm pretty sure.

Franko posted:

Best photo I have of mine (mainly due to the location)



2008 FG Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo
4.0L Straight 6 turbocharged with a 6 speed automatic gearbox

Managed to get it at trade in price with only thirty five km's on it.

Franko posted:

Compared to my old BA XR6T the addition of 2 extra gears and a bit more grunt is nice but the major difference for me is mostly in the handling, thing will stick to the road a drat sight better on corners and you don't have the feeling of the back end trying to let go.
But yeah it goes like poo poo off a shovel and has more than enough power for someone like me, but if you boot it all the time the servo attendants will know you on a first name basis pretty quick.

Franko posted:

If you do try and hunt one down try for a BA mk.II or above for the 6 speed auto if an auto is what you're after, and try to avoid anything with more than about 130k on the clock. Also make sure you have a good look at the brakes and look at maybe upgrading the front rotors if they look a bit worn.

The Sicilian posted:

Is that a "P" plate hanging down from his car in the third picture? Or just some random letter p?

ChunksNensja posted:

Thought I'd go play with my new camera and take some decent photos of the car.

Ron Burgundy posted:

jjjjealous?

Blow Dog posted:

Just bought another car. Sold the Focus for something more 'me'.

Just can't drive the drat thing because of the weather.

abigserve posted:

Holden commodore VZ ute! Bought two months ago - love that P plating style right?

Baby Hitler posted:

P plater is a decal that must be attached when a Probationary license (aka young), drives the vehicle. Some can't be driven by "P Platers," such as v8s and such.

A Commodore Ute is a GM car in Australia, think El Camino but years and years newer.

PLaSMaN posted:

What is that car ? I have a Mazda Protege5 and it looks just like this apart from the front and spoiler, i think.

Setanta posted:

My '64 EH Holden - a little bit worse for wear as she has a few cancer spots, but I'm slowly filling the garage with replacement panels and reproduction parts to fix that. Currently running a 202 red motor but soon to receive an original 179 with a later model EFI head and fuel injection or a Nissan RB30.



Easiest car in the world to work on - I love it.

tobu posted:

I've called Hyundai a couple of times and told them I will buy one of these things if they bring it here.

Meanwhile, This is the state of my current ride but I've got the cash to fix start work soon. I'm just waiting on parts.

GlenMR posted:

I was out driving in it. The top of my Magna resembles a burgundy golf ball

winstor posted:

Got rid of my 2007 BF MK2 XR6 Turbo and got this instead



2008 FG XR6 Turbo, 270kw and 533nm of deliciousness.

winstor posted:

Yeh both cars fitted with the ZF 6 speed. The FG is amazing, the turbo spool and induction noise is much louder than the BF. Car handles much better too. I guess the FG stands for loving Good.