The Car Thread

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Well there's been enough instances where we've discussed the topic of cars in the general social thread so why not have one dedicated to it.
If you've just got a new car, shopping for a new one, broke you current one, dreaming about that exotic sports car, into tuning, want to bitch about n00bs on the road and so on and so forth.

Today I went out and bough some 4000k Philips headlamp bulbs because I wanted that cleaner looking light. I went into Autobarn and grabbed a set of H4's which I assumed that were the correct size because that's what was in my last Commodore, but when we got back and my mate and I started fitting them it turns out Holden has now decided to go to the H11 sized bulb. So I had to do a mad dash back to the shop and do an exchange. Well they are fitted now and I like the look so I'll be going back to get another set of these bulbs for the fog lights.

08/03/2010

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Skarteh said:
livemaI said: Those are such ugly cars, what is the appeal Skarteh ?

Which cars you refer to?

Commodores

07/04/2010

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Doyl

The soarer has a sister car
lexus 480 or something, cant remember the exact number, but parts aren't that bad.
Plus there are insane amounts of chinese parts for all japanese cars which cost bugger all.
For someone like you I can imagine a Soarer, or even a Celsior. That is a semi-reasonable V8.

Also, livemal, a muscle car is an American V8 that came out of the detroit region generally in the 60's just before their depression.
You can buy a new muscle car these days but they aren't proper american muscle cars.

and a car that I think that tops that shelby?
M3, easily.
Lotus Exige S

07/04/2010

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livemaI

M3, im taking a guess here, but is that the BMW M3 ?

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Skarteh

livemaI said:
Skarteh said:
livemaI said: Those are such ugly cars, what is the appeal Skarteh ?

Which cars you refer to?

Commodores

Appeal is power and rear drive. I pretty much hate them though and I cannot see myself buying one. Just looking at the interior is enough. So next to no appeal, just cheaper than the powerful rear drive cars I DO like.

Mmmm Exige S arctic white + black rims = fap fap fap fap!

I'd probably get the latest M3 in white too, or black.

Also I would get a Chevelle SS over a Mustang, as much as I love Mustangs. But the list of cars I would buy with that money would be endless before I got to a V12 Shelby.

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Skarteh

livemaI said: M3, im taking a guess here, but is that the BMW M3 ?

This one is my favourite model:

I also love this:

And would probably have it over an M3. I think the new version of that is going to make me soil myself with lust

I loooooove Audi's and they just keep getting more hawt. The new S4 is soooo nice I cannot wait to see the RS4

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livemaI

makes me angry, i'd get it on with a Chevelle SS, or an Impala 67'

but they are "classic" meaning that every tosser who owns one will sell you just the "shell" for $15000 with rust spots all over.

But hey, it's a "classic" pffft aaaangry

BMW M3 = Douche = rich bogan

Audi S4 = very nice, it's got class

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Skarteh

Oh really I thought they'd be cheaper

god they're hawt.

Also:

Sounds like ...so....good. I love the sound of Merc V8's. Had a black wagon of this pass me on the road, just slowly not even revving and it sounded so menacingly snarly god damn I love the sound of these...

EDIT: Damnit I wish I could afford a Guyver model Commodore the VZ interior is so much better than the VT one

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Guyver

@Skarteh yeah I wouldn't have gotten a base model VZ either the interior is just so bland. The Statesmans are really nice but yeah they are luxury cars and you'll never find one in a manual unless it was special ordered.

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Skarteh

Guyver said: @Skarteh yeah I wouldn't have gotten a base model VZ either the interior is just so bland. The Statesmans are really nice but yeah they are luxury cars and you'll never find one in a manual unless it was special ordered.

My problem ^

I like luxuary interiors but sporty kind of suspension and manual... so pretty much Ze Germans are the only ones that offer that and I'm POOOOR!

Looking at these cars I'm reminded why I bought a Verada. I think I'd just get a manual 3.5l Magna for sure. I'll put up with the FWD to save $5000 and have a car I will like

I don't mind the base VZ interior, its bland but not really ugly. The VT and AU are the offensively ugly ones for me. The VZ base one is sorta Astra like, dull as **** colours but at least nicely designed and not all rolly polly fat rounded crap like the VT/AU.

I like VT Wagons but couldn't deal with that interior. A VY(?)/VZ Wagon would be nice but yeah... too much

I'm not getting a car loan so my options are limited

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Doyl

oh btw, wankers are now in Audis, not BMWs, BWMs are now safe to buy

buy a daewoo matiz skart!

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DoYL said: oh btw, wankers are now in Audis, not BMWs, BWMs are now safe to buy
buy a daewoo matiz skart!

Says clarkson

and no way that is true here, BMW drivers are always wankers!

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skids-undi

In Sydney here, the older models of BMW's are mostly driven by lebs, etc.

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Skarteh

skids-undi said: In Sydney here, the older models of BMW's are mostly driven by lebs, etc.

That doesn't mean they're wankers

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skids-undi

But they are, driven around, loud ****ty rap, waving hands around, being ****s beeping/saying **** to women walking about. By all means there ****ing wankers and a half.

admin: quite the potty mouth on this one

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Doyl

nice way to generalise an entire race there skids.
Want me to bust out with some highly stereotypical asian behavior that makes you look (non)awesome?

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skids-undi

:l
Didnt mean to put it that way really

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Kiah

Check it out guys, I'M GOOD AT MATH.

07/04/2010

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Doles

Kiah said: Check it out guys, I'M GOOD AT MATH.

That is REALLY awesome.

I prefer Audi's over BMWs. I was having the wanker converstation just the other day actually!

Beamers just seems like wank cars now. It wasn't always, but that is the way now. Audi's are classy by any standard, no showoffy, just HAWT in a way that makes you respect them

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Doyl

Most audis I find look a bit too snub nosed. They look good, just something wrong with them.

I gotta say though, there is just something awesome about the V6 twin turbo and RWD combo of the BMW 325(?)

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Doles

DoYL said: Most audis I find look a bit too snub nosed. They look good, just something wrong with them.
I gotta say though, there is just something awesome about the V6 twin turbo and RWD combo of the BMW 325(?)

Yeah? I suppose so, like, rally car awesome...

I want to sell my car and get a ute instead.

I've got a 4-door 2001 Hyundai accent with 90,000 on the clock. Hoping to get around $6,500 for it. I've seen one with more kms for $8k. Whether than one sells though...

Just want something with a towball and that I can chuck crap into, now that the house is so close

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Doyl

get a station wagon doles!
Stagea or a VR4 wagon!
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Doles

DoYL said: get a station wagon doles!
Stagea or a VR4 wagon!
sweetnessawesomeballs

Lol, I don't want a flashy car. I want a practical car. Have we met?

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Doyl

stagea is more practical
you can fit a cow in the boot and 4-5 people in the car, not just 2

plus it is hard to go past the speed of the 2.5L turbo straight 6 and the safety of the AWD system

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Guyver

DoYL said: stagea is more practical
you can fit a cow in the boot and 4-5 people in the car, not just 2
plus it is hard to go past the speed of the 2.5L turbo straight 6 and the safety of the AWD system

Yeah but Doles is a soccer mum he's not into performance

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