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Alright, I'm sitting here being bored with nothing to do, and thinking about cars since I like 'em... so I decided, "what the hell" and an posting this...

What kinda car do you drive? It have a name? Any modifications? You race it or take it to any shows or anything like that? Talk about it and tell us about it... :D

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My car is named "PAK Accord" because I have a banner on the windshield that says "Punk Ass Kid" on it, and it's an Accord... 1997 at that...

It's a Special Edition... really nice... but had no power so I did some mods to add power (intake, header, exhausts SYSTEM) and some other goodies...
My Ride (http://www.freewebs.com/hirosite/mycar.htm) < Click there for pics, and more in-depth info on my car!

I also plan on setting it in about a year to get a '72 Chevelle SS 454! YAY!!! :D

Shanks mare.

Shanks mare.
huh?

A 900 year old Nissan totally covered in bumper stickers.

A hard bargain.

A Volvo with 340K miles.

The second family car. It's an 80's Toyota Corolla that my brother smashed. Now it leans to the left when you're driving... And when you have the aircon on it can't get up hills...

a 206, its about 5 years old, amazing car

Whenver I drive, I drive a '91 Volvo 740 Turbodiesel. A trusty safe car it is

Not quite mine, though. I co-own it with my brother, who needs it far more. Seeing I live three blocks from my university :)

http://www.letshaveanauction.net/cs060102/gallery/93CapriceL.jpg

'93 Volvo 440i 1.8i Automatic

Known as the 'brick shaped car' by my gf and other friends...but as its a 1.8i it doesn't half go compared to other cars i've had :D managed to get it to 110mph on the motorway...really!

Tram, bus, train, whathavya

1979 Torana UC.

Old, rusty, real name : Sunbird, but we call it Torana UC because it doesn't sound as gay.

'99 Mercury Cougar/ on weekends or when I feel like smelling burning tires a '68 Chevelle.

'92 Toyota Corolla, 1.6L of raw power.

'92 Toyota Corolla, 1.6L of raw power.
Let's make a Corolla gang and hoon around the streets with music blaring. We can drag race.

Only the Corolla has to be older than 10 years to join.

2 yr old vauxhall corsa, 5 door, black painted version of this
http://www.allcarpictures.com/pictures/vauxhall/corsa/vauxhall-corsa.jpg

does the job :)

i woukd have a skull for my gearstick knob, but i cant work out how to get the old one off :(

95 ford escort, 1.8 diesel, normally aspirated.

it does 90 without trouble but it takes 20 minutes to get there.

and bits fall off it quite a lot.

113000 miles and counting.

edit: oh yeah, the modifications - a bunch of silicon sealant and putty bog around the back window to stop rain getting into the boot. it doesn't work, and you can push about 1/2 of the back window out from its mount from the inside.

i woukd have a skull for my gearstick knob, but i cant work out how to get the old one off :(

Angle grinder or an oxy-acetylene torch work well. Might not be able to fit a new knob, but the old one'll come off.

I drive either a '96 Nissan Almera 1.4 5 door (Shit car, real soft suspension, handles remarkably well, does about a tonne-fifteen), or my kit car which is so much more fun. Thinking of selling my Almera and getting a bike of some description. Cheaper to run, and faster.

Angle grinder or an oxy-acetylene torch work well. Might not be able to fit a new knob, but the old one'll come off.

*rumages for that old blowtorch...*

*rumages for that old blowtorch...*

And if you want to learn how fast yourself and anyone watching can run, tell them you just cut through the petrol line. All good fun in my garage that day.

And if you want to learn how fast yourself and anyone watching can run, tell them you just cut through the petrol line. All good fun in my garage that day.
:D i see where you're going with this.

*cuts through petrol line*

right, now that's done, where's the gearstick? ;)

A '67 VW Bus named Veronica

:D i see where you're going with this.

*cuts through petrol line*

right, now that's done, where's the gearstick? ;)

About two hundred feet away and rising.

A heavily modded Cannondale V400 (http://www.tucarro.com/indices/moto-bicicletas.html#).

88 Toyota Celica, 2 doors baby, its a sports car.

Yup, another shanks pony!

Private cars are going to be the downfall of this civilisation. Sell em and walk cycle, get the bus or train. You don't need it (really)!!!

88 Toyota Celica, 2 doors baby, its a sports car.

No my friend, this is a sports car:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/McLeod03/tiger.jpg

No my friend, this is a sports car:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/McLeod03/tiger.jpg
would probably still be quicker then mine too

would probably still be quicker then mine too

I'd imagine so yes.

I'd imagine so yes.
mine is red though, everyone knows red cars go faster

mine is red though, everyone knows red cars go faster

Well THAT car would definately go faster. Mines the same shape, but its got a smaller engine (Well, its got half the number of engines). Still, everyone knows kit cars are cooler than factory made carbon copies.

1984 GMC Van (http://www.gouranga.com/images/other/ateamvan.jpg)

1915 Hudson (http://www.vaq.qc.ca/vaq/voitures/hudson15.jpg)

2004 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 in dark metallica grey

like this:
http://www.tkbeynon.com/CorsaActiveSilver53.JPG
but with different wheels and in a darker shade

AARRRGHHHH. Corsas must die!!

its not too bad...its my mums, so i dont really have any say in the matter, i just drive it

I drive no car.

its not too bad...its my mums, so i dont really have any say in the matter, i just drive it

Save up your money, take your CBT, get license, and buy a bike instead. You'll thank me in the long run.

Save up your money, take your CBT, get license, and buy a bike instead. You'll thank me in the long run.
i plan to, but theres the "save up your money" bit and the "cant be arsed" bit to get in the way

Yup, another shanks pony!

Private cars are going to be the downfall of this civilisation. Sell em and walk cycle, get the bus or train. You don't need it (really)!!!

I agree with you a lot, and that goes for the most of the world, but not everywhere...

I mean, in this country where between cities (most foreigners would take them for towns, though) is at least 50km of nothing but woods and, in some parts of the country, farmland, and public transport goes twice a day per direction, you definitely need a car to get anywhere.

In big cities, though, cars are mostly just a nuisance. But I just can't believe the prices of travel today. In this country with some of the highest fuel prices in the world, traveling by train with my 50% student discount is only slightly cheaper than if I drove a car. Have a friend tag along and it's way cheaper than public transportation. Same goes for those who don't have a discount

I use my car for my job, which involves driving around the local suburbs. I usually take the bus when I go into town though.

2004 Peguot 807

Yup, another shanks pony!

Private cars are going to be the downfall of this civilisation. Sell em and walk cycle, get the bus or train. You don't need it (really)!!!

That does depend rather heavily on where you live and whether you have a family or not.

While I lived in the UK I used shank's pony, bus, train, bicycle, tandem, horse etc. (Yes I really used all of these one time or another, arriving at school on horseback was fun) I never even bothered getting a driver's license.

Now I live in Brazil I depend upon having a car. The distances are to big and the climate too hot to walk. The traffic and roads too dangerous to cycle. The public transport is too disorganised. Four buses to get anywhere, and virtually no trains. Horese would be a possibility, but I have a family to think about as well now. The cost of maintaining one horse each is prohibitive, and the distances are too great for this to be very practical.

My car, a 2000 Escort, 1.6. Basic family car, boring.

Vauxhall Frontera, or Opel Frontera, or in Australia it'll be called Holden Frontera.

Pretty cool 4 wheel drive. Not the most powerful, but sure is great bullying people on the road.

2004 civic ex coupe w/ spoiler:

http://automobiles.honda.com/images/2005/civic_coupe/customize/base_cars/SI_SE_34FRONT.jpg

I've done some stuff to mine, so it looks different than the one above, but I couldn't find a pic :(. I'll upload one later.

2004 Volvo S80 - yes, how stereotypically Swedish...

94 taurus with 90k on it :D

Full-size 1974 Chevy Blazer with three inches of lift and no roof. All the fun of a convertible with added stump-pulling goodness.

Right now, I drive a 1994 Honda Accord (http://www.prelude-fan.de/pics/acc_g5_1.jpg) identical to this one. A car which I despise and beat on mecilessly. Its a commuter though, and gets great mileage - so thats hard to complain about.

Prior to that, I drove a 1964 Shortbox Chevrolet (http://photobucket.com/albums/v732/LasciviousMax/?action=view&current=64twuck.jpg), and I loved it. This truck was a fire-breathing dragon. I owned a '67 Malibu no post before this, and this was by far more fun. This is a crappy picture (scanned no less), and it was taken before the truck was dropped and all of the stock chrome trim re-added to the box and cab sides. Damn I miss that truck.

1995 Buick Riviera. Wonderful car. 3.8L Supercharged V6 pumping out 260 horsepower. All the comforts of a luxury car with the handling and performance of a sports car. Just out ran my friend's 2001 Chevy Camaro RS the other day. :D
Looks a lot like this beauty. (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/736000-736999/736282_2.jpg)

Seeing that I'm 13, I don't drive, but my parents drive...

They drive a Mercedes ML 350...Absolute favorite SUV. The closest competitiors for me are the BMW X5 and the Porsche Cheyenne.

My dad drives a Mercedes CLK 320...Beautiful car. Sleek...Its the outdated version tough, and in my opinion looks better than the newest one.

Then, we drive a Volkswagen WAnagon(camping car) and a Chrysler Sebring.

We are looking at the absolute beauty Maybach...

1988-1991 1982 Fiat 2000 Spider
1991-1994 1989 Alfa Romeo Quadrafoliggo (Red)
1994-1997 1986 Subaru XT (burgandy)
1997-2005 1989 Toyota Celica GT (burgandy
2005--> A brand new 2004 Toyota Solara SLE (red)

1988-1991 1982 Fiat 2000 Spider
1991-1994 1989 Alfa Romeo Quadrafoliggo (Red)
1994-1997 1986 Subaru XT (burgandy)
1997-2005 1989 Toyota Celica GT (burgandy
2005--> A brand new 2004 Toyota Solara SLE (red)

Not bad. Japanese cars are some of the best in efficiency. I go more for sports cars such as the DB9. The mercedes SLK McLaren is awesome. Anyone seen it?

Not bad. Japanese cars are some of the best in efficiency. I go more for sports cars such as the DB9. The mercedes SLK McLaren is awesome. Anyone seen it?

Yeah, the car is seriously sweet. I would joygasm just to be allowed in the same room as one.

88 chev silverauto ... metalic black and all the extra's :) its my baby

I'm gonna drive a Mercedes or Aston when I'm big...I don't care about the money...The style...

I drive a red 1987 Chevrolet Camaro. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/TheQ2005/Miscellaneous/p1548810.jpg) It has a 2.8L V8 engine which gets pretty good milege(sp?) considering it's an 18 year old car.

I drive a red 1987 Chevrolet Camaro. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/TheQ2005/Miscellaneous/p1548810.jpg) It has a 2.8L V8 engine which gets pretty good milege(sp?) considering it's an 18 year old car.
Got me beat by a year :)

I drive a red 1987 Chevrolet Camaro. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/TheQ2005/Miscellaneous/p1548810.jpg) It has a 2.8L V8 engine which gets pretty good milege(sp?) considering it's an 18 year old car.

Its "milage" I abandon cars after a new version comes out...Driving old is not me...

I abandon cars after a new version comes out...Driving old is not me...
That's definitely not me. The newer cars have so many flaws nowadays and they're much too expensive.

Its "milage" I abandon cars after a new version comes out...Driving old is not me...
Haha, well - not to be picky... but it's actually 'mileage'. ;)

Anyway, in response to that - I love the older domestic's, the last of the 'real' cars as far as im concerned was witnessed in the tailing days of the 50's (granted the 60's were ok) - real metal bodies and a very limited amount of plastics and composites, these cars were rolling works of art. There was so much effort put into the style of cars back then, whereas today more effort is put into efficiency (not a bad thing - but there's no comparing the body lines of an average car today to the body lines of an average car from yester-year). I don't think that theres any auto-builders out there in this age that can make that claim.

In many cases, the cars were still largely hand assembled, and many of the parts actually came into contact with human hands! *gasp* The only major automakers that still follow this manufacturing philosophy to a 'T' are the high end Lamborghini and Ferraris - but then that's a different class of vehicle all together. ;)

That's definitely not me. The newer cars have so many flaws nowadays and they're much too expensive.

So...Would you rather be cruising around in an old Ford, or a brand new Aston martin DB9?

Haha, well - not to be picky... but it's actually 'mileage'. ;)
:headbang: I am such an idiot :headbang: I knew that though :headbang:

1988-1991 1982 Fiat 2000 Spider


Ich, God Bless you! :(

Hyosung Rush Challenger!

modification: sticker with "I stop for suicide terrorists" on the side.

Commuter:
1995 Dodge Stealth RT-Sport
Tokyo Full Suspension
18" Kazera KZ-A Wheels
K&N Intake 'Kit'
Borla Catback Exhaust
RandomTech Cat

Fun Car:
1996 Dodge Stealth RT/TT
Ross Pistons (3SX) & Crower Rods
Fidanza Cam Gears
Racing Weld Cams
Solid motor mounts
Unorthodox Racing underdrive crank kit
Greddy oil catch tank
Adjustable Racing Lifters
Ported & Polished head
GT-PRO/Split Second ARC2-GP Kit
Tokyo Full Suspension - With ECS kit
APEX'I S/AFCII
1000cc injectors
Dual hotwired Denso 195130-1020 Fuel Pumps
ATR Full Exuahst including downpipes
TD05 Turbos / Headers
BLITZ Boost controller (i-D)
TurboXS Racnig bypass valve (in lieu of blowoff valve.)
Cusco Strut Bars Front & Rear
Cusco Sway Bard Front & Rear
CF Drive Shafts
3SX FMIC Kit - Misted
Dual-Pass Radiator w/ hard-wired aftermarket fans
Clifford two-way alarm with remote start and turbo timer

So...Would you rather be cruising around in an old Ford, or a brand new Aston martin DB9?I'd take the DB9, sell it, and buy the Ford. Less upkeep, less insurance, less crap to worry about.

I'd take the DB9, sell it, and buy the Ford. Less upkeep, less insurance, less crap to worry about.
Soo...Take it to germany, hit the Autobahn...I went 260km/h on the Autobahn in a Golf...

I'm proud to have a 1985 Mercedes 300 turbo diesel. I'll probably sell it after I pass the half million mile mark. Or maybe just trade it in on a 1995.

I'm proud to have a 1985 Mercedes 300 turbo diesel. I'll probably sell it after I pass the half million mile mark. Or maybe just trade it in on a 1995.
Mercedes...Nothing like it...German engineering, gotta love it.

:headbang: I am such an idiot :headbang: I knew that though :headbang:
S'ok, Mye spulling as atrochius as anywon hare can tull yow, i wudnot woree aboot it. Jost reed same of mye postes and thun yow wull kno - spulling as not a primaree concurn arond theese partz. :D

S'ok, Mye spulling as atrochius as anywon hare can tull yow, i wudnot woree aboot it. Jost reed same of mye postes and thun yow wull kno - spulling as not a primaree concurn arond theese partz. :D
I understood half of that, and thanks. What do you drive?

I understood half of that, and thanks. What do you drive?
Haha, I posted a little ways back ;) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8233526&postcount=49)

Haha, I posted a little ways back ;) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8233526&postcount=49)
Right, I read that...What would you rather drive?

For the first four pages, I was worried I was the only one on NS who likes a modded car.. :P

Lascivious Maximus, up to 1972 we had 'real' American cars... that's when the oil crisis hit and we got stuck with huge cars and no muscle, then after that, tiny cars with no muscle... of course, there were a few good cars during that time, but as a general rule... they were nothing special...

Of course, now, we're seeing Detroit begining to pump out some cars with balls in the desion studio AND something under the hood to back it up...

Right, I read that...What would you rather drive?
Oh there are so many things I'd rather drive!!

Like A 54 Chevrolet (http://www.canadianrodder.com/Gallery/thefifties/images2/oneill.jpg) Though I'd prefer a drop top.
a (non-metal I know) 67 Lyndale blue L-88 (http://hometown.aol.com/thecorvetteplace/67L88.jpg)
A 33 Roadster (http://info.detnews.com/dn/joyrides/1999/awards/33roadster.jpg)
A Boydster II (http://www.boydshop.com/boydster2/front.jpg)

Of course there are many more old cars and as many *well built* new cars that I would include, but these lead up the list right now.

2004 Ford Focus but I also drive a new Ford Expedition an occation and a 2004 Volks Wagen Golf.

a Mazda Millenia

For the first four pages, I was worried I was the only one on NS who likes a modded car.. :P

Lascivious Maximus, up to 1972 we had 'real' American cars... that's when the oil crisis hit and we got stuck with huge cars and no muscle, then after that, tiny cars with no muscle... of course, there were a few good cars during that time, but as a general rule... they were nothing special...

Of course, now, we're seeing Detroit begining to pump out some cars with balls in the desion studio AND something under the hood to back it up...
Well, to be precise, the year of the OPEC embargo was '71, thats why the numbers for the 'vettes changed so dramatically that year, and the '71 Chevelle lost the numbers for the 454. I wasn't really making reference to the power in cars though, I was making reference to the style and materials used by the auto-manufacturing industry. The late fifties marked the introduction of thermo-plastics and other composite materials that would take the builders by storm in the sixties, replacing a large number of otherwise metal and handformed components.

Cars built before the mass introduction of these materials seem to have a little more soul. (then again, maybe I'm too much of a purist)

Well, to be precise, the year of the OPEC embargo was '71, thats why the numbers for the 'vettes changed so dramatically that year, and the '71 Chevelle lost the numbers for the 454. I wasn't really making reference to the power in cars though, I was making reference to the style and materials used by the auto-manufacturing industry. The late fifties marked the introduction of thermo-plastics and other composite materials that would take the builders by storm in the sixties, replacing a large number of otherwise metal and handformed components.

Cars built before the mass introduction of these materials seem to have a little more soul. (then again, maybe I'm too much of a purist)
Ya, but after '72 was then it affected most American cars, such as a Chevelle and such... from '73 on, they were crap... '72 and before was when they were good...

As for styling, I think there were still alotta really nice cars upto the early '70s, such as the Chevelle (again... just using that as an example) after that was when we got max-box styled and sized tin cans...

Ya, but after '72 was then it affected most American cars, such as a Chevelle and such... from '73 on, they were crap... '72 and before was when they were good...

As for styling, I think there were still alotta really nice cars upto the early '70s, such as the Chevelle (again... just using that as an example) after that was when we got max-box styled and sized tin cans...
Yes, but still the power was cut out of the heart of the Chevelle even in 1971. 1970 was the first and only year that the legendary LS6 was offered, the same thing happened to the L88 Vettes that were produced from late 67 through late 69 (in fact the L88's were cut in late 1969 because of concerns that the OPEC embargo would occur as it did - a big concern given the cost of manufacturing these cars in smaller numbers).

In 1970, the General replaced the L88 with the same 450Hp LS6 that had been an option for the Chevelle of the same year, a paltry comparitive to the fire breathing 560Hp L88. In early 1971, because of the looming threat of the OPEC embargo, all of the LS6's were removed and the highest available option became the submissive, but still respectable 365 HP LS5. Of course the numbers went down even more drastically after 1972, but the ball started downhill during the 1970 model year.

Thank god at least the style hung around for a little bit. I do agree that the 60's and early 70's still had impressive body styling, it's just the use of composites that turns me off of them a little. I myself had a 67, and loved it due to the fact that at least the use of composites was minimal. In 68 they introduced a lot more plastics into the dash and console, as well as for things like interior trim etc. I do like them, a lot, but I still feel that cars built prior to the introduction of these unholy materials are built better and with more flavour. :)

I drive a navy blue 2005 Toyota Corolla S. It rocks the hiz-ouse. It is shiny.

I gave it its first scratch last week though....oops.

I think Zooke might drive a Vega.

A Peugeot 306 GTi6. It's a sweet, sweet little hoon mobile.

French cars are very nice...

Yeah, our family had an old 504 when I was younger. That was a good car too, great for driving long distances. I had an old Datsun Pulsar which wasn't bad, but too cramped. Also an (Australian) Ford Falcon XD which was a great cruising car, but the suspension was to soft for it to handle very well.

My ultimate automobiles are German ones...

A bright yellow '04 Seat Ibiza ;)

I have a pickup Chev - 150 Silverado, Lard Rover and a Acura

I'd have a Porsche 911 if I could afford it.

96 Thunderbird

I have a pickup Chev - 150 Silverado, Lard Rover and a Acura
Chev does not make the 150 ... that is a ford F150 or did you just forget the 0 0n the 1500 :) (I drive one as well)