cars cars cars

[djqc]

you could squeeze an sr20det into a lot of things, optimus primes left foot wouldn't be my first choice.

Haha

[Hoser]

you could squeeze an sr20det into a lot of things, optimus primes left foot wouldn't be my first choice.

haha! Id prefer a cube to something that looks like a ladybug though.

[Dogma]

a ladybug that tracks faster than lotuses thanks very much!

[Satan]

I'm seriously considering trading the liberty on a vw amaroc. I have a requirement to tow > 2000kgs now and Subaru
don't make anything that will do it. 2.8% finance and free servicing is looking like sealing the deal too. Anyone got one?? Driven One? Opinions?

[Dogma]

from what i've heard amaroks are pretty legit in the tough department, and they drive like a car so i don't think you can lose really.

[Satan]

from what i've heard amaroks are pretty legit in the tough department, and they drive like a car so i don't think you can lose really.

YEAH you're backin up what I've heard

cheers

[Satan]

man!

[tiger tiger]

Out of curiosity i had a look at GT-Rs on the J-spec imports websites linked somewhere between the drama. I can't beelieve it, 2008 gt-r fully landed is still 100k. I was always under the impression jap imports were cheap cheap :/

[Suloh]

They were about 8 years or so ago when the dollar was getting over 100 yen. You also won't be able to import that gtr unless you have a certain cam licence, you also won't be able to drive it on the street/register it

[djqc]

Yeah, its only for vintage cars. An I right suloh?

[frogman]

Yeah, its only for vintage cars. An I right suloh?

It used to be cars older than 15 years, then they changed it and now it needs to be cars that have been individually certified I think. I am probably wrong.

[Satan]

I understood it was only cars that were not originally available here through local dealerships.

[Suloh]

^what he said, any car pre 89, any car that was not available locally or any car you have owned overseas for over one year you can bring in as a personal import

[nVs]

mmmmmm mk1 goodness....and the sierra...

[Satan]

^what he said, any car pre 89, any car that was not available locally or any car you have owned overseas for over one year you can bring in as a personal import

They're quite strict on the ownership for one year thing too. It's not good enough that you owned it, you need to have driven it regularly and stored it locally to your home. I looked into it as a mate was coming back from a stint in the UK and a Lotus was looking pretty cheap.

[nVs]

yeah likewise...was looking into a VX220, fucking cheap BUT the hassles...

Maybe 1 day when i got more time to sort it all and stuff....my folx just had a campervan shipped back from uk. SOOOO much cheaper

[Curare]

I was looking to import a sierra about 10 years ago and it turned into a complete shemozzle.

One day.. One day I'll get one.

[Birt]

Playing with some cars earlier today.





Fun times.

[Kirky85]

woop woop new car

[djqc]

You got it! Sexy colour too! Good work. Any excuse to drive it for the first few weeks

[Satan]

120% boganic xxxx

I test drove an amarok 8sp auto today. Very very very nice.

[heist]

hell if you have to have a family wagon, it doesn't hurt if it looks that good

[djqc]

120% boganic xxxxI test drove an amarok 8sp auto today. Very very very nice.

The Amarok defo looks the pick of the bunch on paper.

[Satan]

Amazing for a 2.0 bi turbo

[djqc]

Mmm. That's what all the reviews say too.

[Kirky85]

Yep pretty nice wheels as well. I think someone on here was saying to get new ones but they are great, leather seats! DVD player, nav, reversing camera woopw woop

Oh and tinted windows.... Never had tinting before

[Kirky85]

120% boganic xxxxI test drove an amarok 8sp auto today. Very very very nice.

Hahaha, need to get a shazza sticker for the back. Very happy with it. Best looking wagon I have seen

[djqc]

Yep pretty nice wheels as well. I think someone on here was saying to get new ones but they are great, leather seats! DVD player, nav, reversing camera woopw woop Oh and tinted windows.... Never had tinting before

I was saying that the series 2 Calais v rims suit the car very well, but after seeing what rims you have, it isn't a big deal. I thought you were going to get a lot worse rims than what you ended up with

[Kirky85]

Hahah they could have put a nice rim on my spare tyre,

[Satan]

I think its an extra

[djqc]

Hahah they could have put a nice rim on my spare tyre,

Count yourself lucky that you got a spare! A mate of mine spent 45k on a ve2 ute, and he got a puncture repair kit!

[djqc]

When will this backwards fucking state that we live in start stocking e85. I NEED 550kw out of my daily, but don't want to rebuild my bottom end. Selfish government cunts.... I want the e85 coz it's greener, man. Hehe

[Hoser]

I hope they don't because corn gas is an environmental disaster waiting to happen.

[djqc]

What about sugar gas? Sweet, sweet, high octane sugar gas?

[Hoser]

Yeah let's all burn virgin rain forest to plant sugar cane to burn in fuel tanks. SMRT!

[djqc]

But think of the killawasps?! Haha

[Shothole]

Anyone here own a Audi / would recommend owning / staying away ?

I really want a wagon and like the look of the Audi / VW wagons, the V8 S4 would be nice. Probably both too $$ for myself at this stage

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/port-...ion-/348765690


http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/west-...gon/1005408788

[nVs]

i believe froggy has a A4

[Birt]

Anyone here own a Audi / would recommend owning / staying away ?

I really want a wagon and like the look of the Audi / VW wagons, the V8 S4 would be nice. Probably both too $$ for myself at this stage

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/port-...ion-/348765690


http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/west-...gon/1005408788

I can provide you the shopping list from my Audi a B6 Quattro, great car just lots of things needed to be fixed, and if you get the 6 or the 8 please make sure someone has done the timing belt before you purchase it, that service alone I cry at the thought of it.

[Shothole]

pretty much confirms what I have read, I am not rich (at all?) enough to own a Audi :P

[Birt]

pretty much confirms what I have read, I am not rich (at all?) enough to own a Audi :P

If you can do the work yourself, of course it cuts down the cost. The big one is the timing belt and that is mostly for the labor. On our A4 we had the front suspension bushing go more than once on both sides, the power steering pump, seals in the differential and the gearbox were ones that stick out.

BUT and it is a but, my wife still talks about how much she loved the Audi and has only just come to enjoy the Saab but that is more because of its hard life than anything else.

However the benefit to me in the Audi is the AWD snow mobile skills and the heated seats which probably isn't going to get you far in Perth.

[heist]

basic had an a4 i believe... i remember him mentioning it needed a few thousand dollars worth of repairs one time

i realise that's vague but i've had a few cars and they've never required thousands of dollars of repairs

[heist]

ps. if you are gonna buy an audi, you oughta get one that flies

[frogman]

Anyone here own a Audi / would recommend owning / staying away ?

I have a 2000 b5(6?) a4 1.8t. Cost me a bees dick under $15k. Bought it at 80k, and got them to do the major service (replace timing belts, anything that needed the engine to be opened) as a condition of purchase, plus some odds and ends. Only thing I have had to replace so far is the front lip, which was $250ish installed. Servicing wasnt too bad, with the 90k costing me under $250. I have to use 95ron fuel though.

I think my experience has been on the better end of things. I have heard some stories like birts about thousands of dollars of repairs, but I havent hit that yet.

I really really enjoy driving my car. If you get one checked out before you buy it and its got solid internals then why not?

[Birt]

I have a 2000 b5(6?) a4 1.8t. Cost me a bees dick under $15k. Bought it at 80k, and got them to do the major service (replace timing belts, anything that needed the engine to be opened) as a condition of purchase, plus some odds and ends. Only thing I have had to replace so far is the front lip, which was $250ish installed. Servicing wasnt too bad, with the 90k costing me under $250. I have to use 95ron fuel though.

I think my experience has been on the better end of things. I have heard some stories like birts about thousands of dollars of repairs, but I havent hit that yet.

I really really enjoy driving my car. If you get one checked out before you buy it and its got solid internals then why not?

The B5 has a better pedigree when it comes to repairs than the B6, and a lot less plastic parts. Also difference between the 4 and the 6 and 8 also makes a difference in regards to time spent on the "repairs".

[djqc]

getting the g6's rims 2 packed satin black. will post pics when i get the car back

[brooa]

you mean bogan black?

[basic]

Yeah, I have the 2.6L V6 A4 B5. I like it a lot and its drives well since its lowered and has S4 18"s on it. I've had to have a few things done ($800 major service, $1100 new injectors) but overall its been a good car. I probably will get rid of it soon though as its getting old and stuff breaks and I will get either a E90 3 series BMW or B7 A4 or RX8, still trying to decide.

[djqc]

you mean bogan black?

No. Satin black, as I wrote

[HunterM]

ps. if you are gonna buy an audi, you oughta get one that flies

Kind of looks like a hand held vac