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My daily driver is a boring but reliable black 2006 Mazda3. My not boring car is a 1968 Chevelle SS 396. Still a work in progress, but she runs great. Here's a crappy cellphone pic after a fresh wash and wax: 
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deeznuts posted:My daily driver is a boring but reliable black 2006 Mazda3. That's a fantastic muscle car you got there.
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deeznuts posted:My daily driver is a boring but reliable black 2006 Mazda3. If it's a work in progress, there better be a thread on it next time you do something to it, mister. 
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Jan 19, 2010 04:39
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Took a new vid now that my RB30DET Silvia has a resonator in the exhaust and no longer has tons of leaks. Nice and quiet now with a lot more smoothness to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucblwcQskQc&fmt=18
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Jan 19, 2010 05:59
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sacre posted:Have you come across the australian mr2 forum? I used to post on there when I had my sw20, lots of good info there. Sure have, been out with them once or twice and have had a few private drives with some of the other members, top bunch of guys. I'm also quite active on toymods 2ndclasscitizen posted:Taking a guess here, but NSW plates and an N/A swap would lead towards the previous owner being a P-plater, which means no turbos, SCs, V8s, or fast sixes. Presumably they just picked up a cheap NA motor, swapped it in with the intention of putting the blown one back in once they got a full licence. Correct, as said I've got big plans for the new engine which I'm currently in the midst of getting parts ready. Blocks sitting in my garage and I'm keen to get started I'll likely put a build thread up here and umpteen many other forums once I get the serious work started
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Jan 19, 2010 09:42
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 Holden commodore VZ ute! Bought two months ago - love that P plating style right?
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Jan 19, 2010 12:08
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abigserve posted:
That is so loving hot.
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Jan 19, 2010 16:07
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abigserve posted:
Despite being mostly in the Ford camp right now, I still really like the look of the VZs, much more than the VE. Does the ACT have the same restrictions on P platers as NSW?
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Jan 20, 2010 00:56
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abigserve posted:
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You Am I posted:Ah, a P plater in a Commodore Ute. Perfect cop magnet. Seriously, enjoy getting pulled over by every cop that sees you.
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Jan 20, 2010 02:08
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You Am I posted:Ah, a P plater in a Commodore Ute. Perfect cop magnet. I HATE CARS posted:Seriously, enjoy getting pulled over by every cop that sees you. Can someone explain this to a US goon?
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Can someone explain this to a US goon? P plater is a decal that must be attached when a Probationary license (aka young), drives the vehicle. Some can't be driven by "P Platers," such as v8s and such. A Commodore Ute is a GM car in Australia, think El Camino but years and years newer.
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Jan 20, 2010 02:41
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Baby Hitler posted:P plater is a decal that must be attached when a Probationary license (aka young), drives the vehicle. Some can't be driven by "P Platers," such as v8s and such. Yeah, quite familiar with Utes, just didn't get that whole P plate thing. Thanks for the heads up. 
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Jan 20, 2010 02:43
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Basically the red P on his car indicates he is on a provisional license (17-20 years old) and the Commodore/Falcon cars being cheap, powerful and RWD are fairly popular among hoons. Young driver + Fast car = police attention
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Jan 20, 2010 02:44
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Gabby_Jay posted:Despite being mostly in the Ford camp right now, I still really like the look of the VZs, much more than the VE. No. It's glorious. No speed restrictions, no power restrictions, no passenger restrictions. And after 6 months, you can go do some bullshit safety course (i.e sit in a room for a couple of hours and get told how speeding etc etc is bad) and then you don't have to show your P-plates and get another 4 demerit points to blow. Also, since the ACT uses the mobile speed camera vans, the police don't bother with traffic patrolling.
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Baby Hitler posted:P plater is a decal that must be attached when a Probationary license (aka young), drives the vehicle. Some can't be driven by "P Platers," such as v8s and such.
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Jan 20, 2010 04:53
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bros I never get pulled over cause my 8 cylinders are so hella flush no cop shop gonna catch me
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2ndclasscitizen posted:No. It's glorious. No speed restrictions, no power restrictions, no passenger restrictions. And after 6 months, you can go do some bullshit safety course (i.e sit in a room for a couple of hours and get told how speeding etc etc is bad) and then you don't have to show your P-plates and get another 4 demerit points to blow. QLD sucks in comparison, thats all I can say.
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Jan 20, 2010 09:39
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You Am I posted:Most hoons drive Commodores. So it's like doubling your points for getting pulled over. Probably because commodores are much more popular than falcons in general
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Just keep an eye out for unmarked police around the ACT. Obviously since they are unmarked its kinda hard. In the last month, I have seen more people pulled over by a single unmarked Camry than I have seen cruisers.
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Jan 21, 2010 01:24
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-Spiffy- posted:Just keep an eye out for unmarked police around the ACT. Obviously since they are unmarked its kinda hard. How does this work, anyhow? I know I would be uneasy as hell to pull over for some generic car just because it has some flashy lights. Stories about people taking advantage of other people by using fake police uniforms could easily be extended to any car, just stick in some flashy blue and red LEDs.
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Jan 21, 2010 05:08
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Raluek posted:How does this work, anyhow? I know I would be uneasy as hell to pull over for some generic car just because it has some flashy lights. Stories about people taking advantage of other people by using fake police uniforms could easily be extended to any car, just stick in some flashy blue and red LEDs. Always ask for identification if you stop. Or you can acknowledge them, and then drive on until you find somewhere you feel safer stopping, even drive to the nearest cop shop.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:even drive to the nearest cop shop. I would suspect you'd meet a couple of marked cruisers before you made it there. At least, that would be what I would anticipate in my area. accepted practice(source #2) seems to be - Call 911, tell them an unmarked car has signaled you to stop, and you would like to verify that this is a legitimate unmarked car.
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Jan 21, 2010 18:28
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grnberet2b posted:I would suspect you'd meet a couple of marked cruisers before you made it there. At least, that would be what I would anticipate in my area.
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Jan 21, 2010 19:01
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I was told in driver's ed to put my four-ways on, indicating that I acknowledge the police officer, and then stop wherever I feel is safest. It's one of those squishy human interactions where you have to maintain a certain degree of trust - obviously, don't put on the hazards and then light it up going around a corner. I always try to do this, but every so often they'll get on the loudspeaker and yell at you to just pull over immediately. I really don't want some cop ramming my car, so there isn't a whole lot you can do if this happens.
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Jan 21, 2010 22:47
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My new car. No front shot because I wasn't forward thinking enough to take one.    2001 Volvo S60 2.0 T S automatic. Very happy with it so far. I'd have preferred one that wasn't red, but I was fortunate enough to not be paying and this one was cheapest. And the colour is growing on me.
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I've now spent a week with this clattery vixen. And I've never been happier.  2005 Golf GLS TDI with a BEW engine and all the goodies. I'll need to do a timing belt change in the near future, but I think I got it for a nice price.
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Commodore 64 posted:I've now spent a week with this clattery vixen. That is one sharp diesel. Nice wheels too, I've got dirty old steelies that aren't half as nice as those 13-spokes. Congratulations on your sexy four door with Fahrvergnügen!
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bidikyoopi posted:That is one sharp diesel. Nice wheels too, I've got dirty old steelies that aren't half as nice as those 13-spokes. Congratulations on your sexy four door with Fahrvergnügen! Domo Arigato 
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bidikyoopi posted:That is one sharp diesel. Nice wheels too, I've got dirty old steelies that aren't half as nice as those 13-spokes. Congratulations on your sexy four door with Fahrvergnügen! Farhfrumpumpen!
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Jan 25, 2010 07:34
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A newer pic of my beast, with a replacement front bumper on it:
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Jan 26, 2010 05:09
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You Am I posted:A newer pic of my beast, with a replacement front bumper on it: I love your car.
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I already posted these in my minivan thread but I figured I'd add them to this thread with a bit more detail. Current rides: My current car 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR (5 speed manual) with sight, sound and spoiler package it had 11 miles on it when I got it and currently has 36.5 miles on it)  It's pretty loud visually. It's pretty much the opposite of my previous much more understated M3. My wife's current car which I occasionally drive when hauling around the kids 2007 Lexus ES350 fully loaded with everything (nav, back up camera, bluetooth, heated and cooled seats, etc.) except the panoramic sunroof and Mark Levinson sound  Why does this thing have such a high ride height? My motorcycle 
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 Lot of work to do!
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My new DD. 2005 S2000 it only had 29,000 miles on it when I got it two weeks ago. It's such a fun car to drive. No modifications have been done, and I'm not sure if I even want to change anything, just some nice tires this summer. No more DSM's for me, my 97 GST I bought in 99 will be shipped off to a good friend in Texas soon. It's going to be kinda strange after having one or more constantly for the last 12 years. In all that time and owning 5 different DSM's I was never left stranded or had one breakdown on me. Good bye old pal.   Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.
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Oops, I did it again: $350 1985 Mazda RX7 GSL (manual trans) Thread to happen when my daily driver cars' maintenance and repairs are done.
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Feb 7, 2010 02:23
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ab0z posted:Oops, I did it again: I love you
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ab0z posted:Oops, I did it again: I want to send your picture to my '79-RX7-owning friend, to try to convince him to inflate the drat tires and take it out of the drat garage. Awesomeness. Every time I see an RX7 I like them a little bit more.
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You Am I posted:A newer pic of my beast, with a replacement front bumper on it: What is that car ? I have a Mazda Protege5 and it looks just like this apart from the front and spoiler, i think.
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PLaSMaN posted:What is that car ? I have a Mazda Protege5 and it looks just like this apart from the front and spoiler, i think. The amazing Ford Laser. Available and Australia and Asia. travisray2004 fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Feb 9, 2010 |
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