pipe I know you are a husky fellow but do you really require seven seats for your daily commute
I was suggesting an odyssey as a substitute for a 4WD, you know, in case I spawn a little.
I drive a shit box ten year old Impreza.
i want a two-gen old impreza 2.5RS
we never got the WRX here until 2002(?) and before that we had the 2.5RS which had the regular NA engine but better suspension and a bodykit and a bunch of look-fast bits
it was 4wd though and a decent handler and reliable and cheap
it's hard to find unmolested examples of them though because most are beat up ricer crap at this point, and quite a few became projects that swapped the new WRX or STI drivetrain and even interiors into the old cars, which is awesome but those project cars cost $25k+
yeah my boss is seriously debating between buying an apartment or a Porsche Carrera GT.
Long story short, I hate him and he's not paying me enough.
I read a story in SA about this guy who's boss bet him some money that he wouldn't be able to drive his Carrera GT 10 meters because the clutch is notoriously difficult to opperate and easily damaged.
Also when you damage the clutch, you have to pay something like $30,000 for a new one because it is made from special ceramics.
as far as i know it has a carbon-ceramic very very very lightweight clutch, which combined with the great power that the engine makes is very easy to slip and crack
dudes who live across the street from me seem to have a whole bunch of cars and a focus on fast ones
i think they used to have 2 wrxes, just one now though
recently got a golf gti
then i think they also got some ute thing and then a basic van
and at least one motorbike
i dunno what the fuck these guys do, theres just a dad and 2 sons
im just glad theyve seemed to stop working on the cars so much, i used to get woken up on weekends by loud revving engines
its a pretty dumb place to live with a bunch of cars though. they live in a townhouse like me with a 2 car fucking tandem garage on a small street with tightly packed houses
the best thing about trailer park boys is that no one ever brakes slowly
everyone just slams the brakes and skids
and theres that bit where ricky drives the gocart, stops with a 180 degree spin
then like 5 minutes later does it on a basic bike
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edited December 2007
You know its a real shame you don't live in Australia.
you could pick up a 94-95 Holden Commodore for that much easily, and it'd only have 160-180,000kms on the clock. that still is quite a lot, but hey..
you know in south africa they started selling a "city golf gti" which is for all intents and purposes a late 1980's golf GTI but with an updated interior and a new front bumper
you know in south africa they started selling a "city golf gti" which is for all intents and purposes a late 1980's golf GTI but with an updated interior and a new front bumper
it's actually a very cool car
Oh man, I want one so hard. I wonder how much it'll cost to import one......
you know in south africa they started selling a "city golf gti" which is for all intents and purposes a late 1980's golf GTI but with an updated interior and a new front bumper
it's actually a very cool car
Oh man, I want one so hard. I wonder how much it'll cost to import one......
too much
you canadians are hella lucky with your 15-year free import rule
lots of cool old cars to be had
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
edited December 2007
I need to replace both front half-shafts on my car. Anyone have any idea how hard that would be to do myself?
you know in south africa they started selling a "city golf gti" which is for all intents and purposes a late 1980's golf GTI but with an updated interior and a new front bumper
it's actually a very cool car
Oh man, I want one so hard. I wonder how much it'll cost to import one......
too much
you canadians are hella lucky with your 15-year free import rule
I need to replace both front half-shafts on my car. Anyone have any idea how hard that would be to do myself?
I don't think it's that hard, may take some time though. I know my friend did it to his talon himself and he's no car expert.
I've fixed a transmission before just by following instructions in the maintenance book for the car, I have the tools to do it, and the part looks like something that just connects one end at the wheel and one end at the main driveshaft but I imagine it probably has to have an alignment as part of the installation.
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if you buy it you have to christen it with an epic burnout
especially if it was one of these
I was suggesting an odyssey as a substitute for a 4WD, you know, in case I spawn a little.
I drive a shit box ten year old Impreza.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
:whistle:
Its like buying a house but it rapidly depreciates in value!
Long story short, I hate him and he's not paying me enough.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
we never got the WRX here until 2002(?) and before that we had the 2.5RS which had the regular NA engine but better suspension and a bodykit and a bunch of look-fast bits
it was 4wd though and a decent handler and reliable and cheap
it's hard to find unmolested examples of them though because most are beat up ricer crap at this point, and quite a few became projects that swapped the new WRX or STI drivetrain and even interiors into the old cars, which is awesome but those project cars cost $25k+
t oden are GTR's common? i don't imagine they are.
I read a story in SA about this guy who's boss bet him some money that he wouldn't be able to drive his Carrera GT 10 meters because the clutch is notoriously difficult to opperate and easily damaged.
Also when you damage the clutch, you have to pay something like $30,000 for a new one because it is made from special ceramics.
every second car was a skyline
there was somethin in drive on saturday about the new gt-r
looks alright
gts and gts-t's are all quite common, the gt-r not so much but you still a lot of them for sale as grey imports or at car clubs
they just get lumped in with the name "skyline"
when i was in aruba, which is a tiny island with crappy roads and no point of having a good car there
i happened upon an R33 GTR
a Nismo 400R R33 GTR
an honest to god nismo 400R
those fuckers are rare and expensive
what the hell it was doing in aruba i don't know
i think they used to have 2 wrxes, just one now though
recently got a golf gti
then i think they also got some ute thing and then a basic van
and at least one motorbike
i dunno what the fuck these guys do, theres just a dad and 2 sons
im just glad theyve seemed to stop working on the cars so much, i used to get woken up on weekends by loud revving engines
its a pretty dumb place to live with a bunch of cars though. they live in a townhouse like me with a 2 car fucking tandem garage on a small street with tightly packed houses
everyone just slams the brakes and skids
and theres that bit where ricky drives the gocart, stops with a 180 degree spin
then like 5 minutes later does it on a basic bike
you could pick up a 94-95 Holden Commodore for that much easily, and it'd only have 160-180,000kms on the clock. that still is quite a lot, but hey..
V6, too.
I imagined you saying this in a very thick provincial french accent... and I laughed loud enough to wake my neighbor at 5:00 this morning.
Hope you're happy, Jordyn. you got me in trouble.
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it's actually a very cool car
Seeing how these don't have air conditioning, these aren't recommended for Arizona.
A motorbike I assume?
I didn't think old people had the strength for a push-bike, unless they were only going one way, and that was all downhill.
Oh man, I want one so hard. I wonder how much it'll cost to import one......
Last Of The Summer Wine Style, I presume?
you canadians are hella lucky with your 15-year free import rule
lots of cool old cars to be had
you should call car talk
if they snortle at you, there's your answer
That's it, I'm moving to South Africa.
No... but I do have a neighbor who must keep a stethoscope attached to the wall at all times
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I don't think it's that hard, may take some time though. I know my friend did it to his talon himself and he's no car expert.
Steam
Get a goddamn subaru wagon. All-wheel drive, they drive like fucking tanks, and they are usually available for around $2000 used. And they're awesome.
Seriously. Great commuter cars for folks without a budget.
but living in new york and lacking a garage that's not a very real possibility
I've fixed a transmission before just by following instructions in the maintenance book for the car, I have the tools to do it, and the part looks like something that just connects one end at the wheel and one end at the main driveshaft but I imagine it probably has to have an alignment as part of the installation.