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Jun 15, 2014 11:07
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InitialDave posted:Did you take this picture of a car you saw somewhere? Because that's a last-of-the-line Edizione Finale, and they're pretty rare. That one is #32. It's in stupidly good condition for something that is 20 years old.
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Jun 16, 2014 06:18
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Jesus both my Celica and Mini understeer like it's going out of fashion, combining them would be ridiculous. There's a group in the USA called Super Fast who do this with Honda Integra engines and CRV drivetrains too btw. http://www.superfastminis.com/
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Jun 17, 2014 06:23
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Zeppelin Insanity posted:As I was taking the picture, a mechanic walked past and went "Waste of memory on the camera, thing's a loving shitbox." It still blows my mind how little Aston's design philosophy has changed and how little they get called out for it.
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Jul 4, 2014 22:07
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Mister Kingdom posted:Although he's probably doing it for laughs, it's funny to hear Clarkson rip Hammond a new one for Porsche's design laziness, while declaring every new Aston the most beautiful car IN THE WORLD. Yea, this is pretty much why I stopped watching Top Gear. There's an older Top Gear clip where he reviews a Corolla which out-accelerates a Golf and outhandles pretty much everything else available for the money. In the end he says he doesn't care because it looks boring. Of course, the Aston on the other hand, has an 'iconic' design so it gets a free pass, even though it's only 'iconic' because they haven't changed it for 20 years. The E-Type Jag? That's an iconic design. I wouldn't mind if they kept making those until the sun exploded. It's in a different league to anything Aston Martin have ever made. Speaking of, this is awesome: http://beacham.co.nz/MARQUES/BEACHAM+E-TYPE.html
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Jul 4, 2014 22:22
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Slavvy posted:E39's in general still look phenomenal, as do E46 M3's and B7 RS4's. The pinnacle of the boxy car design. Now everything has bullshit swooping curves and ridiculous angles and over-styling everywhere. What happened to subtlety? Why can't something looking quietly muscular instead of like a pouncing lion or whatever the gently caress? I'd say the Integrale was the high point of boxy design but I'm slightly biased. E: I mean just look at it:  Butt Wizard fucked around with this message at 13:02 on Jul 5, 2014 |
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Jul 5, 2014 12:59
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rscott posted:
I'll give you the E30 is a pretty sexy looking sportscar but it doesn't hold a candle to this:  Pretty much the perfect balance of boxiness and curves.
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Jul 5, 2014 20:48
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It's taken a lot of the charm out of driving them too, the old ones you could get to almost oversteer if the road camber was right because one wheel would be trying to take off and it would load up the others, but now the thing is so huge that the wheels are basically planted all the time. There's one corner on the way from Beachlands to Auckland where you can drift around it in our Clubman because the left rear just isn't touching the ground. Seriously everyone should drive an old Mini at some point, it's just the best.
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Jul 11, 2014 19:54
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xzzy posted:Aren't they absurdly expensive, especially in America where not as many of them were sold? They're absurdly expensive everywhere these days  You'll pay $20k NZD for a late 90s Cooper. Of course if your import laws don't suck then the best thing to do is import one from Japan - they seem to be relatively rust-free (well, as rust free as Minis get, etc).
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Jul 11, 2014 20:16
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Das Volk posted:They're fairly expensive for what they are, I guess that's one reason why the owners are known for reminding everyone they're built by BMW. Nothing about them really stands out at me, especially when the decently fast ones start at 35 grand. Meh, the old ones are built with solid precision British, Australian and New Zealand engineering. Or at least they would have been if everyone hadn't been on strike. No one knows who actually made any of the old Minis. But that isn't to say you can't go hilariously overboard on the A Series engines either: http://www.twinkam.co.uk/shop/artic...aid%3DSCE002%26 quote:230+bhp 1293cc/1310cc 16V Full Race – Intecooled (Please call us for exact specification)
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Jul 12, 2014 00:43
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Carteret posted:Dude, you can't just post videos from those guys. I had a heart palpitation thinking there was a new episode that I somehow missed Transplanting is cheating - A series or nothing.
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Jul 12, 2014 01:47
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thegasman2000 posted:Oh and the worlds shittiest picture of a car! It's a bright yellow Lancia integrate that's a customers dd. I want so bad Integrale - did you happen to see what kind of stitching the seats had?
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Jul 13, 2014 11:08
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thegasman2000 posted:I didn't but it seems like a legit one to me. I am the idiot who bought a hf turbo so know something about them and it looked right. The bloke has enough money to own a clean one too! I'm not sure how buying an integrale makes you a chump unless you bought one from somewhere that salts their roads. If it had the yellow stitching then there was a high chance of it being a Giallo, those things are rarer than Edizione Finales.
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Jul 13, 2014 23:13
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thegasman2000 posted:No I bought the rustiest HF turbo in existence... managed to get the motor turning, sat on it for months and flipped it. I loved that car and never got to rev it If it makes you feel any better, I'm trying to buy a hot hatch from a guy in Italy sight-unseen that will probably end the same way.
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Jul 14, 2014 00:03
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Slavvy posted:I wish there was a [silver fern flag behind a crying kiwi] emote. I would be using it now. How about this?  e: Actual content - I spent today watching all eight of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P1IPc1-LGI Butt Wizard fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Jul 15, 2014 |
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Jul 15, 2014 08:59
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RillAkBea posted:Aww yiss, st205. Seriously somebody needs to lock the Toyota designers in a room for 24 hours with nothing for entertainment but DVDs of every cool thing they made in the 90s. And DVD cases for the final Celica and MR2 but the cases are just filled with spiders and surstromming. I kind of liked the seventh gen Celica but god drat did it need AWD and turbocharging. It's a shame because it apparently handles outrageously well too, although I guess that might be in part due to not having a huge weighty diff in the rear. Even so, I had an ST205 remote control car as a kid which I bet my parents are ruing because it's had some consequences in later life: 
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Jul 16, 2014 06:05
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Hail Satan
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Jul 19, 2014 09:08
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Insta'd to hell but
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Aug 10, 2014 02:23
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88h88 posted:Whoa. I've always wondered what a DTM Integrale would look like. Now I know.
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Aug 11, 2014 11:38
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365 Nog Hogger posted:Shame about the red pile of crap in the way of the cool car. There's no boner quite like one caused by a Giallo Ginestrata.
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Aug 26, 2014 08:02
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neckbeard posted:This Lancia Delta HF integrale Evolution 1 popped up for sale last week in Quebec I know this is pages ago but holy poo poo, Martini 5 - I think. The interior looks blue - if it's blue then it's legit. Not sure if they had a numbered badge under the handbrake which is the only bit I can't make out.
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Sep 6, 2014 02:31
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Hail Satan. There are no words for how awesome the T2 is.
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Sep 22, 2014 07:15
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Tommychu posted:1920s-era tractors weren't known for their blistering speed in general though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP_i0lu700g I can't watch this without hearing Bangarang in my head, gently caress you very much internet.
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Sep 24, 2014 04:48
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VikingSkull posted:The only guy that fits the AJ Foyt/Mario Andretti mold today is Tony Stewart, he has multiple wins and championships in karts, midgets, sprint cars, Silver Crown, Indycar, IROC and NASCAR. It's a whole other level of talent. Denny Hulme won races in trucks, dominated CAN-AM and would have won Le Mans if it weren't for the French being pricks. He's not all-conquering but the dude basically raced and won until he literally died. Butt Wizard fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Sep 26, 2014 |
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Sep 26, 2014 08:02
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Aargh posted:not to take anything away from the fella, but I don't know if I'd say his E30 was in a winning position when he had a heart attack. That's true, but I prefer to think of that as Paul Morris' fault, not Denny's :kiwi:
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Sep 26, 2014 21:45
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Sten Freak posted:The Lancia a family member imported had its issues sorted - the radiator was removed and cored or reubilt and the car is running great now. They're going to register it and start driving the hell out of it. Nice man! You could make a bit of cash trying to get non-Lanciastis to guess the powerplant by the sound it makes :P It looks pretty straight too, nice find.
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Sep 30, 2014 08:21
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nm posted:And explain to sexist wanna by rally guys who Michelle Mounton is and why she could still kick thier asses with a 30 year old car.
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Oct 18, 2014 05:16
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Kenshin posted:Within an hour. All the poo poo is there to do it on my GT Four but you have to chip it and drill through some solid rails to get the system actually working. The generally accepted consequences are that you will melt your turbocharger after about 400km. It's mental to think of all the car manufacturers that could have a system sitting there but quietly disabled, it's loving Toyota.
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Oct 24, 2014 07:26
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Amongst other things, rallying is the art of pace in a corner plus pace out of it. The sooner you can get the wheels straightish coming out of a corner, the more you'll benefit from having the throttle open and the sooner you can accelerate. The sideways bit is designed so that the car is already pointing out of the corner before you're really out of it and getting traction earlier. Having said that, some of the most amazing circuit racing I've ever seen was a local club driver in a MK 2 Escort. Balls like Zorbs.
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Oct 28, 2014 09:51
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I just wanted to draw attention how awesomely one-sided this is.
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Nov 6, 2014 05:44
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MiniFoo posted:Goddamnit, why can't I import a Familia GTR yet? Looking back on them now, they weren't as impressive as...well...almost anything else Turbo and AWD you could get in those days, which was quite a bit compared to now. God damnit bring back Group A someone please.
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Nov 14, 2014 18:32
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MiniFoo posted:I don't really care. They look cool and they were the underdog and I'm admittedly a Mazda fanboy. Give me one. Hey I'm not doubting they looked the business - I liked the late 80s Ford Laser crossover models but they were heavy as hell and a lot of the ones in our market have been molested or rusted by now
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Nov 14, 2014 20:11
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Two Finger posted:warehouse in henderson This was sort of the dream when I finished high school - go to uni, get qualified and buy a cheap small warehouse to store some cheap but fun cars so I didn't have to keep them at home. The property boom took care of that. I still got the cars though  Also, 'Grade 4' is pretty ambiguous given that there's an exterior and interior rating for Japanese auctions. A 4C can look great on the outside but can be completely molested inside.
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Nov 14, 2014 21:51
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KingPave posted:Hang on, werent these the cars that were considered to have an interwarmer, given the placement? And if memory serves, they have glass gearboxes. They misread the WRC rules and didn't realise you were allowed to move the intercooler for competition. So they showed up with the loving thing still on top of the engine. Guess how reliable it was! E: The ST185/205 homologation Celicas had the intercooler on top of the block for the road cars but designed them with enough room to be moved for rallying.
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Nov 15, 2014 01:23
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dissss posted:Slight correction there - imports now have to comply with emissions and frontal impact standards which makes things more difficult. There are still some exceptions but its no longer a free for all. This no longer applies to cars over 20 years old.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:25
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Preoptopus posted:Cars banned in US The post i was replying to was specifically about New Zealand import regulations.
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Nov 16, 2014 18:35
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Nov 18, 2014 07:16
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Zeether posted:Lancias are loving amazing and I will never own one because they're rust prone and they have problems despite looking and sounding so cool The Japanese don't use much salt on their roads and the JDM models that have never been to the UK etc are probably fine. If you can keep them garaged and dry them when they get wet then they should last a while.
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Nov 18, 2014 21:02
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 Group A owned.
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Nov 22, 2014 01:51
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