Dirty Little Car Secrets - Admit them here - Page 5

3vXT · 18-01-2011, 02:40 PM

There's nothing to be ashamed of here. The cars you guys are posting are all pretty good, blindly following one make without an eye for others is pretty silly imo.

snottygobble · 18-01-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ken2903

There's nothing to be ashamed of here. The cars you guys are posting are all pretty good, blindly following one make without an eye for others is pretty silly imo.

that's the spirit ken!! great to see you embrace the idea.

Yaw · 18-01-2011, 03:04 PM

I am at work and can't upload a pic,
Check out the link.
In my younger days I owned 2 of these. Rus killed them though.

Only thing I hated about it was the blind spots were wrose than an XA HardTop

Datsun 240K

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...=1&FORM=IDFRIR

Fireblade · 18-01-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaw

I am at work and can't upload a pic,
Check out the link.
In my younger days I owned 2 of these. Rus killed them though.

Datsun 240K

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...=1&FORM=IDFRIR

Who is this Rus you speak of and where can I find him?

Yaw · 18-01-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by F6 FOON

Who is this Rus you speak of and where can I find him?

Under the tailgate seals of almost any Territory.

(Rust) not Rus

Dauphin · 18-01-2011, 03:34 PM

My secret favourite is the V8-powered Rover P5 Coupe:

I just love the style.

The Volvo 122 is similar:

RedHotGT · 18-01-2011, 03:59 PM

My dirty little car secret is - I always wanted (and kinda still do) a 1988 Ford KE Laser TX3 Turbo AWD...

Though I wanted to paint it bright/fluro lime green...

Still would love to get my hands on a fairly original one though... they're hard to find in AWD and they are becoming collectable...

Great fun car to drive...

Not as fun as the Clevo 351... ;)

66GT · 18-01-2011, 10:52 PM

[QUOTE=loftie]My dirty little car secret is - I always wanted (and kinda still do) a 1988 Ford KE Laser TX3 Turbo AWD...

Though I wanted to paint it bright/fluro lime green...

Still would love to get my hands on a fairly original one though... they're hard to find in AWD and they are becoming collectable...

Great fun car to drive...

Not as fun as the Clevo 351... ;

I came across a smashed one of these way back when on the lookout for a replacement engine for my Mk1 Cortina. I though it would have been pretty cool to remove & install all running gear etc. to create an AWD Cortina. Didn't happen though.

Ben73 · 18-01-2011, 11:17 PM

I want a E38 BMW 7 Series V8.

Apparently they handle and go great for a 5.2m long car

**TUF_302** · 20-01-2011, 06:46 PM

If i had the money i would let my inner Rapper out and get these!

and I love 4wding so one of these would be great

I no the Escalade and the H2 are huge and useless off road but i just love there huge tough presence on the road!

MexicanBatman · 18-01-2011, 09:00 PM

heres mine

smart fortwo 1.0L turbo lowered remapped ecu and lots and lots more mods, faster than a stock 5.0L injected holden (yes for real no bull)terrible economy, lowered handled most corners great, stock was scary... hat the speed limiter reset to a genuine 180km/h and it reached it easy under 900kg with 70rwkw at one stage, not a rocket but quicker across an intersection than my 311rwkw FG turbo, well untill the smart shifted into 2nd anyway (50km/h) seriously i really miss the car, but i could not deal with the attention it got.. nothing like the old model and way way way faster than the non turbo pos they have..

and another

a MAGNA!!

seriously, this car was better in pretty much every way than my current G6Eturbo, just slower in a straight line

5 auto from an evo (nicer box imho than the ZF, more seemless... ZF is a tad over rated)
All wheel Drive, no wheelspin.... except when you stalled it up and launched in the wet... fun, at least it had an lsd in the rear!
and lastly it was supercharged.... the supercharger was also the death of the engine once tuned as was the case with all boosted magnas LOL

should have run 13's but when run in a lower state of tune only pulled 14.4's on 20's full street trim all day long, consistant though (non intercooled 6psi sprintex kit)

XCwillo · 18-01-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MexicanBatman

heres mine

Yoou know whats better?
A smart car with a Hayabusa engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4HdsDZX6c

**DJM83** · 18-01-2011, 10:17 PM

Ive developed a love for European Fords since owning my Focus but ive always loved the Seirra RS500

snottygobble · 19-01-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Ive developed a love for European Fords since owning my Focus but ive always loved the Seirra RS500

lol, the closest i've ever come to one of these (other than small ford sunday) is having a '5spd seirra cosworth' put in my first escort! wasn't too bad either.

SLO AU XR8 · 19-01-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Ive developed a love for European Fords since owning my Focus but ive always loved the Seirra RS500

YUM!!!! My next door neighbour's oldest son has a Sierra Cosworth RS (not RS500) in black! It is pure sex on wheels!

MAGPIE · 21-01-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Ive developed a love for European Fords since owning my Focus but ive always loved the Seirra RS500

Since when has lusting after a classic RS Ford being classed as a dirty little secret

**DJM83** · 21-01-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Since when has lusting after a classic RS Ford being classed as a dirty little secret

Not everyone likes them, still i do agree

Ben73 · 18-01-2011, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MexicanBatman

and another

a MAGNA!!

seriously, this car was better in pretty much every way than my current G6Eturbo, just slower in a straight line

5 auto from an evo (nicer box imho than the ZF, more seemless... ZF is a tad over rated)
All wheel Drive, no wheelspin.... except when you stalled it up and launched in the wet... fun, at least it had an lsd in the rear!
and lastly it was supercharged.... the supercharger was also the death of the engine once tuned as was the case with all boosted magnas LOL

should have run 13's but when run in a lower state of tune only pulled 14.4's on 20's full street trim all day long, consistant though (non intercooled 6psi sprintex kit)

Magna is pretty good. I liked them before I could drive. Got one as my first car, It was FWD but had the 3.5 V6. It went pretty damn good for a family car.
I also some how found out it was faster then a N/A VL
Nothing to brag about, but it was good to know I am faster then these P platers who think the VL is the best car in the world.

SLO247 · 19-01-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben73

Magna is pretty good. I liked them before I could drive. Got one as my first car, It was FWD but had the 3.5 V6. It went pretty damn good for a family car.
I also some how found out it was faster then a N/A VL
Nothing to brag about, but it was good to know I am faster then these P platers who think the VL is the best car in the world.

Third gen Magnas FTW. I can't vouch for the Second Gen, but there have been a TF, two THs and a TL in my family.

All excellent cars, all quicker than a Falcon or Commodore, better put together, the motors actually have a sweet sound and are very responsive and free-revving (unlike the hoary GM V6), they are light, look good, the doors shut with a thump unlike the Falcon which is much heavier, they are economical, and the Veradas are just a class act all round.

Only downsides are FWD, low towing capacity and they are a little smaller inside than the Falcon.

Nothing to be ashamed of with them at all. If they were RWD, perhaps Aussies would have warmed to them more. Although the demise of MMA was probably largely to do with the press and MMC bosses.

Excellent thread. I'd also happily have a Golf GTI of any series, and I'd love a 350Z! Not too keen on the 370 though....

nuthin' fancy · 19-01-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MexicanBatman

heres mine

smart fortwo 1.0L turbo lowered remapped ecu and lots and lots more mods, faster than a stock 5.0L injected holden (yes for real no bull)terrible economy, lowered handled most corners great, stock was scary... hat the speed limiter reset to a genuine 180km/h and it reached it easy under 900kg with 70rwkw at one stage, not a rocket but quicker across an intersection than my 311rwkw FG turbo, well untill the smart shifted into 2nd anyway (50km/h) seriously i really miss the car, but i could not deal with the attention it got.. nothing like the old model and way way way faster than the non turbo pos they have..

and another

a MAGNA!!

seriously, this car was better in pretty much every way than my current G6Eturbo, just slower in a straight line

5 auto from an evo (nicer box imho than the ZF, more seemless... ZF is a tad over rated)
All wheel Drive, no wheelspin.... except when you stalled it up and launched in the wet... fun, at least it had an lsd in the rear!
and lastly it was supercharged.... the supercharger was also the death of the engine once tuned as was the case with all boosted magnas LOL

should have run 13's but when run in a lower state of tune only pulled 14.4's on 20's full street trim all day long, consistant though (non intercooled 6psi sprintex kit)

There has to a limit to your confession, please

I've owned two Commodores (both rubbish) and sold an original XY GS wagon for no good reason I can recall.

Fled74 · 19-01-2011, 09:51 AM

Even though I'm a fan of small cars, I never thought I'd say this: That Smart car is pretty badass.

All my life I've wanted a classic Mini, but this would do in a pinch:

The 2001 Daihatsu Mira Gino "Minilite".

I drove a little Daihatsu van overseas when I was a teenager, and it was virtually unkillable.

**Mechan1k** · 18-01-2011, 09:04 PM

The TJs weren't a bad vehicle.
My Mum had a TJII manual VRX in Wasp Yellow. Nice vehicle. And fun to drive as well.
Very smooth and effortless ... and whisper quiet as well for a stocker.

Bucknaked · 18-01-2011, 09:07 PM

I had one of these about 20 years ago. Wish I still had one and still regret having ever listened to my old man. I've been on the search for it now for many years hoping to buy it back.

Yaw · 18-01-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I had one of these about 20 years ago. Wish I still had one and still regret having ever listened to my old man. I've been on the search for it now for many years hoping to buy it back.

I recall a family friend had a Bronze/Gold colour Gemini Sandman. lol