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Vulpes
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rofl The only thing i have from 1986 is my wife, still going strong and never let me down :beer
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Post by Sargeant_Khan »

She sounds like a winner Daz, one question though, do they still make that model?
rofl :beer
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GormzZ
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1. Honda Integra DA9 1991
2. Nissan 300zx 1992
3. Honda Prelude VTEC 1996 (Current)
4. Honda Accord CB7 1993 (Current)
5. Mitsubishi Starion 1982 (Current)

I know i haven't owned many.. but considering im just about to go on my opens and have owned 5 cars over a few years isn't to bad! :)

Would have to say the 300zx was the best so far.. being rwd and being able to do stupid shit.. miss the old girl but now the starion will replace her ;)
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Post by kiwieurospec »

Here is mine, no parts cars or quick turnaround ones.

75 Escort 1600 2door Stolen
69 Escort 1600 2 door MK1 wrecked
77 Escort 2000 2 door wrecked out for parts, worth more at the time
85 Mitsubishi Eterna Dash traded on Starion
83 Mitsubishi Galant fitted with Dash engine. crusher
86 Mitsubishi Starion, still have,
85 Mitsubishi Sigma GSR turbo
89 Mitsubishi Lancer liftback 4x4 turbo traded on
93 Mitsubishi Lancer evo1
82 Mitsubishi Lancer EX, was supposed to have Sigma GSR engine which got nicked, sold is rusting in Stewart Island
89 Subaru Omega turbo
73 Toyota Corolla, mint.
82 Toyota Corolla dx
95 Nissan Silvia turbo
99 Nissan Silvia turbo
85 Mitsubishi Starion widebody, still have
88 Nissan Bluebird diesel, free still have
95 Mitsubishi Diamante Mivec, still have

My favourite but jinxed car was probably the 2.0L escort, side drafts, highly modified engine, Toyota 5speed had been setup for racing by a previous owner.
Other favourite one is this:
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Got it in 03 and sold it after I found my widebody, got sick of both the interest in it and the flood of non turbo automatic versions which always ruins a cars desirability and resale.
1985 Widebody Factory Four Wheel Steering
1986 Euro Spec-ABS,LSD etc
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Post by flav »

I dont know if i could add all the cars I have owned.

The best ones were a 77 Corvette and a BMW M as far as fun cars go.

There was a white Starion that i modded to suit my needs and that was a good car as far as stazzes go.

I have a nissan micra now which costs nothing to run, tyres last ages, brakes last ages and it handles ok with the wheel tyre combo on it. I love small cars like this, they fit like a glove.

How about WORST CARS you have owned? Lets do a thread for that so we know what to avoid.
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69 valiant regal 245... first car an you'se to blow off many of the common whores at school.
69 chrysler vip... so much room, so much luxury an when you took it sideways it would hold it self at a 50 degree angle an comeback so gracefully.
82 ja starion. found it impossible to loose from what i was use too. definately a very fun car to drive. an fell in love with its unique looks.
75 valiant wagon (genuine 360) huge boat. but fit so many tools in there. a wheel barrow would go in with so much room. an with a mild xe268 cam, manifold an a little head work would leave my mates vu ss with cat back system in the dust.
79 vb commonwhore. with a nicely built 208. was reliable an fairly fast for a old red 6. but couldnt justify that it used more fuel than my 360.
73 valiant charger e55 (340) the dream car an the cream de la cream. itll give the starion a good run through the hills. an power that comes from the stock motor really has to be seen to be believed. especially the rev capabilitys :O unbelievable for a stock v8.
93 ford falcon station wagon. old reliable :) it gets me from A-B, drives so smooth, nice torquey motor, an great on fuel.
Valiant VJ E55 Charger
Valiant VK E57 Wagon
Valiant VF VIP 318 Fireball
Valiant VF-X hemi
Mitsubishi JA Starion

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Well I work at a car dealership so I get a different car every day!. My favourite car I had was a company car at my previous job. 2006 BMW 545i v8 with m5 wheels. Loved that thing.

Cars I have personally owned (from what I can remember). In not much of a order

1973 HQ Holden
1986 Holden Piazza Turbo Manual
1986 Holden Piazza turbo Auto
1985 Mazda 929
1993 TR Magna
1986 JB Mitsubishi Starion
2003 Mitsubishi magna sedan (brought this 1 yr old)
1985 Holden VK commodore wagon. Got defected so cut the roof off and padock bashed it
1979 volvo 240DL
1990 Holden Commodore VN
1999 Mitsubishi Magna Manual sedan
1998 Mitsubishi Verada Xi Sedan
1997 R33 Nissan Skyline Turbo
1986 Holden Piazza Turbo
1982? Holden Commodore VH
2003 Mazda 323 SP20 (autosalon car back from my embarassing ricer days)
1989 Ford Telstar TX5 Turbo
1988 Ford Telstar TX5 non turbo
1985 FOrd Telstar TX5 Turbo
1993 Ford Telstar TX5
1988 Toyota camry wagon
1986 Holden Commodore VL - only 50,000k. Mint.
1998 Mitsubishi Verada Xi grey
1994 Mitsubishi Magna TS Green
1995 Mitsubishi Verada Xi white
1995 Mitsubishi Magna TS WHite
2000 Hyundai Sports Wagon
1985 Nissan Pulsar Vector
1996 FOrd Festiva
1988 Mitsubishi Starwagon SE
1988 Nissan Pintara Sedan
1998 Hyundai Lantra Sedan
1994 Subaru Liberty
1997 Mitsubishi Verada (current car)
1997 Mitsubishi Magna (Shitbox, used as parts car)
1977 Datsun 200b (just sold :()
1985 Mitsubishi JB Starion (Again)
1985 Mitsubishi JB Starion (parts car)
1982 Mitsubishi JA Starion (Current car)
1992 Nissan Pintara Ti Hatch (Current car)

Plus what ever else I cant remember;

Basically all shit box's lol. If I were to pick one to have back It would probably have to be The VL or the 86 Piazza Turbo. That car was Mint, It had full history to show It was owned by holden as the first "holden" badged piazza. The original plates were 1UPONU 'One up on you' Was red with the factory Formula Kit and roof. I brought the car from my parents as my first car and with only 100K on the clock. There is under 50 of them left registered in the country and mine would of probably been the best If I didnt sell it to my mate and he smashed it. :(. I know they were labled as a Lemon but I still loved it.

Plus my bikes (Not including dirt bikes);

KTM 400 LC4
CBR250RR
Cbr250R
Suzuki Across
Suzuki GSXR600
Suzuki Across (Again, and still current)
1978 CB250T11
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jwebb2876 wrote:Past-
1978 Toyota Corona wagon (bone stock, never saw the road)
1980 Datsun Sunny (L16, front coilovers, 13x7 Hotwires, locked diff)
1978 Chrysler Scorpion (bone stock, never saw the road)
1990 Nissan Nomad (lol :P)
1989 Mitsubishi Magna (extractors, exhaust, King SL's, 14x5.5 GH Scorpion stockies)
1973 VJ Chrysler Valiant (318, 727, Charger wheels)
1981 VC Commodore (253, 4spd manual, locked diff, VN V8 front suspension/brakes, 15x7 BBS RS from a BMW 5-series)
1984 Nissan Skyline (216.4rwhp L26, 280ZX 5-spd, Exedy 4-puck clutch, KDR30 stoveplates, modified S13 front crossmember, rack and pinion conversion, Silk Road S13 front coilovers, S13 SR20DET front brakes, custom rear coilovers, KAAZ 2-way LSD, Bride Zeta II front seats, KDR30 interior, 15x8 +10, 15x8 +0 rebarrelled steelies)
1988 Toyota Chaser (1GGTE, GT3582, Tomei Procams, Haltech ECU, W58, Exedy 5-puck clutch, TRD 1.5-way LSD, Tein coilovers, 17x8.5 +20 BBS RS, JZX81 Mark II front end, fishnet Recaro's, JZX81 Mark II interior)
1985 Toyota Cressida (6MGE, W58, Pedders springs/shocks, 15x8 +25 Enkei 92)
Current-
1981 Mitsubishi Scorpion (4G52, narrow KM132 5-spd, 4.6:1 diff gears, EL Falcon King SSL's, R31 Skyline front shocks, TE Magna wagon rear shocks, MOMO deep-dish steering wheel, HKB boss kit, 14x6 +5 Hotwires front, 14x7 +0 Centrelines rear)
1980 VC Commodore (202, Trimatic, rear muffler delete, basically your average bone standard daily POS lol)

Favorite is the Skyline, by far. Such an awesome car to drive, and the note of that L-series singing it's way past 7500rpm was intoxicating. Like nothing else I've ever heard. The Chaser runs a close second, though. It was comfortable, easy to drive, and had enough power to munch LS1 Commodores like they were nothing.
My Scorpion's fun, but it's slow. I was overtaken by an Exa the other day. A non-turbo Exa, at that.
I've had a few bikes too, I used to race offroad, did the Condo 750 3 times and was in training for the Finke when I stacked, wrote my bike off and landed myself in hospital.

Previous:
1998 Honda XR100 (First bike, was 9 :S lol)
1994 Yamaha YZ125
1998 Yamaha YZ250WR (basically a road-registerable YZ250, my first race bike)
1999 Yamaha WR426- traded the 250 on this. Good fun, wasn't quite able to keep up with the 450's though.
1992 Honda CR500- The Beast. Sold the WR426 for this, put XR lights on it, was my third and final race bike. Munched the 450's in open country, but it handled like a boat in the tight stuff.

Current:
1980 Yamaha XS250- Currently in the process of doing this one up. Going for a clean, stock-looking bike, with a few tweaks.

Looking at getting another enduro bike, probably either an XR650 or a KTM 300EXC. I'm not getting back into racing, too expensive, but there's enough firetrails in the state forest bordering my uncle's property to keep me occupied for a good long while :)
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Post by thrash »

robert26t wrote:...mine would of probably been the best If I didnt sell it to my mate and he smashed it. :(. ...
stop selling good cars to your mates!!! RIP JB #100 lol
quest wrote:
WANTSOM wrote:Personally, I find sloppy boxes very unsatisfying. I like them tight and taught to the point that if you dont have to push to get it in then its probably too old and time to get a new one :P
don't try explaining that to her tho..... just leave. lol
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thrash wrote:
robert26t wrote:...mine would of probably been the best If I didnt sell it to my mate and he smashed it. :(. ...
stop selling good cars to your mates!!! RIP JB #100 lol
Lol. Yeah your right. Ive got some drop kick mates. I ain't selling my current Starion for shit!

RIP Jb :(
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jwebb2876 you been through a nice collection of bikes :) my first bike was a little rm 50. got a little older jumped on a suzuki pe 175. got a little older an bought a xl 250 for a bit of fun. now have my weapon of choice. recently restored a suzuki pe 400. done up the suspension best i could. reeds an a nice custom expansion. for a bike 30 years old she give alot of the big bores a good run for their money.
Valiant VJ E55 Charger
Valiant VK E57 Wagon
Valiant VF VIP 318 Fireball
Valiant VF-X hemi
Mitsubishi JA Starion

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STARZILA
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Hillman Hunter 1978 (first car)
Mitsubishi RWD Sigma
Mitsubishi Sapporo 82
Mitsubishi RWD Sigma
Mitsubishi RWD Sigma
Mistsubishi Sapporo 84
Mitsubishi RWD Sigma
Mitsubishi RWD Sigma
Mazda RX4 Coupe
Mazda 323 BG Interplay 91
Mazda 323 BF 88
Mazda 929 Cosmo
Mitsubishi Celeste
Mitsubishi Sigma GSR-X
Mitsubishi FWD Sigma GSR (with VR4 motor)
Mitsubishi FWD Sigma
Mitsubishi FWD Sigma
Mitsubishi FWD Sigma (eterna)
Mitsubishi V3000 Sigma
Mitsubishi FWD Sigma
Mitsubishi Galant 91 VX-s
Mitsubishi Galant 91 VR-4 EVO-0
Mitsubishi Galant 90 FWD (with VR4 motor)
Mitsubishi Galant 90 FWD (with VR4 motor) (another one)
Mitsubishi Galant 2004 SEi
Mitsubishi Galant 1999
Mitsubishi Legnum 1997
Mitsubishi EVO 5
Mitsubishi Galant vr-4 88
Subaru Leone
Diahatsu Charade GTTi (3 cyl twincam turbo)
Diahatsu Mira
Honda CB4A Accord
Mitsubishi V3000 (current)
Mistubishi Diamante TJ Ralliart (current)
Mistubishi Starion EX 86 (current)
Mistubishi Starion EX Widebody 88 (current)
Mitsubishi Starion EX 88
Mitsubishi Starion (vr4 motor) (now owned by "plastic dash")
Mitsubishi Starion (jap spec) 84
Mitsubishi Starion (jap spec) 83
Mitsubishi Cordia GSR (with dohc n/a)
Mitsubishi Cordia (non turbo)
Mitsubishi Cyborg 88 (with vr4 motor)
Mazda 626 Capella wagon 87
Mitsubishi Mirage wagon 87
Mitsubishi Mirage Sedan super touring 86
Mitsubishi ZR4 Eterna (vr4 liftback)
Holden Commodore Calais VN
Toyota RWD Starlet
Motom 50cc Scooter/goped thingy (current) :P
Go Kart (Aarow) (current) :wink:

Sick man aye.... LOL

Prob the most fun/favourite was the Starion I used to own, with the twincam.
Lost my license in that one....
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Post by NachoMan »

I will not include those cars bought for parts, as they were never driven.
Current cars are in bold

1. 1980 Chrysler/Mitsubishi GH Scorpion - I still miss it.
2. 1984 JA Starion - shit heap, should've turned me off Starions. Didn't.
3. 1982 JA Starion - shit heap but cheap. Has good bits including a computer.
4. 1993 CC Lancer GLXi coupe - the best value for money car that I've owned. Handled well, went pretty well, and was easy and nice to drive.
5. 1986 GSR-V Starion - the nicest Starion I'd ever seen and driven, that's why I bought it.
6. 1986 Chrysler Conquest/Mitsubishi Starion Hybrid bastard Widebody - cost a lot, spent a lot, fixed a lot, but turns heads everywhere it goes, and I always get asked about it.
7. 2001 Proton Satria GTi - so much fun to drive.
8 .2001 Proton Satria GTi Turbo - as above but with POWER! Awesome car.
9. 1997 Nissan Stagea - like a limo. So nice to drive.
10. 1994 Toyota MR2 GT-S turbo - SOOO good even in stock form.

My favourite would be the MR2 for the way it looks and drives.
My past favourite would be either the Scorpion or the GSR-V Starion.
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In the past 3 years I've had: (as above current in bold)

1985 Nissan 720 ute
1987 Mercedes w126 300se
1985 Nissan S12 gazelle
1996 Honda CBR 250RR
1982 Nissan Pulsar N12
1986 Mercedes 420sel
1989 VN 5L 5 speed
1982 Mitsubishi JA Starion (drifter)
1983 Mitsubishi JA Starion (parting)
1992 Nissan 180sx (drifter)

198? Mitsubishi Cordia VR4 motor
198? Mitsubishi Cordia wreck

Tough choice on favorite between:
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Parting Blue JA Starion

Mercedes W126 420sel
Blue JA Starion (parting)
Silver JA Starion, 45000kms, coilovers
4G63 VR4 cordia
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Post by MitsuMadness »

Niss720 - I love those Nissan 720 ute's! I had a 4x4 version as a paddock masher two years ago until it rusted so bad that when I rammed another car with it, my foot went through the floor with the accelerator pedal, and the wipers fell through the firewall, and the A pillar crumbled! Wasn't even a hard hit haha.
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1988 GSR-VR Widebody 2.6L
1984 Starion JA (stripped down for track)
1983 Starion JAs x2 and shed of Starion, VR4 and EVO bits for various track projects
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