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    What do you usually drive? Which was your first car and whats your short-term realistic dream car :P i.e. something you'd like to buy within the next couple of years or so?
    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

  • #2
    I currently drive a Subaru Impreza wagon (2006), non-turbo. I like it. It's a very utilitarian car. One of the few things I don't like about it is that it's not geared for high speed crusing. The car is quite noisy at high speeds and the engine feels like it's running out of steam. My Lexus IS300 (2002) feels like it has a lot of reserve power at high speeds.

    I guess a realistic deam car for me would be an Impreza WRX STi. Don't think I have the spare cash for a brand new one. Maybe I'll get a used one.
    "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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    • #3
      My first car was a 1972 Pontiac LeMans,350 cu in with a stock two barrel Rochester carb.I wanted more performance out of the engine and was too cheap to spring for a four barrel manifold.Instead I bought the biggest Holley two barrel I could find......I got better performance but it drank gas almost as fast as tankie drinks beer;)....when I sold the car I put the original carb back on and sold the Holley to my best friend.He in turn put it on his 1970 Buick Skylark.He was having a little trouble with the linkage being a bit stiff but he figured it would loosen up as time went by.Wellllll....he came by one day a few days later and picked up my girlfriend and I to go crusin'.More to follow....
      "Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson

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      • #4
        He decided to show off a little and punched it as we were headed down a two lane asphalt road.......yes,the throttle stuck wide open and we were approaching 100 mph as quick as you could say it....at the same time I noticed that we had a gravel truck gaining size very quickly in front of us and opposing traffic in the other lane.This road having no shoulder and deeeep ditches on either side pretty much limited his options.I could see the panic in his eyes as he tried to pump the gas pedal and release the linkage.My girlfriend was screaming so loud that he couldn't hear me screaming at him to "Shut it off in gear!!!!!".So instead he proceeds to put it in neutral........yep....took about three seconds for the engine to decide that we had exceeded its mechanical limits and proceeded to throw connecting rods hither,thither and yon.....We rolled to a stop,got out of the car and crawled underneath.It looked like someone dropped a grenade in the oil pan..........;):)).
        "Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson

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        • #5
          Holy smokes!!!
          "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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          • #6
            ouch!!

            I Drive a 2005 Pontiac Pursuit, basically a G5, but when they first came out in Canada they were called Pursuits. Its a nice car, I bought it with only 51,000km's on it. Not bad at all.

            I really enjoy it, its a standard so its fun to drive. Hell of a lot better than my old car, a 1989 Dodge Shadow. That POS died on the side of a highway in -30 on a January evening. Luckily, a friend of mine just happened to be driving down the opposite side of the highway and picked me up!

            I would really like one of the new Imprezza's, they are sharp looking little cars. Either that, or the Dodge Challenger RT, in all black!!

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            • #7
              Mybaby is my limited edition 1988 Nissan 300zx turbo SS. Although currently down for a heart transplant and cosmetic surgery. Before she went down she had a guttted intake plenum, poly engine mountsm, ACT street pro clutch, electric fans, T3/t4 hybrid turbo, cut exhaust with no cats, coil packs and a SDS EM-6F engine management system that combined to put 226hp at the wheels. Stock the car did 205 at the crank. Part of her heart transplant is a new W series short block that has been tanked, balanced, blue printed and bored .20 over (on hand). I am also adding MBC 450cc injectors (on hand), Walbro 255lph fuel pump, front mounted inter-cooler and a wide band sensor for more accurate tuning. My goal is 350-400whp. So far my kill list is nice but could stand to be better. I've killed a Honda S2000, Mustang GT, 1993 300zx (non-turbo), 2003 350z, numerous eclipses but have gotten spanked by a 2006 heavily modded Mustang Gt and a modded 98 Trans AM with LS1.

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              • #8
                Shamus, my first car was a 2000 Suzuki Wagon R, still got it, its got no 0-100 mph timing because it cannot do 100 mph :)) Well down a mineshaft maybe ....
                When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                • #9
                  GN, Canmoore ,

                  The Impreza looks like a fine one, unfortunately Subarus aren't, even if they were am sure the tax structure would push the price way beyond my budget.

                  Canmoore,

                  Cars in all black look good all right! Driving one here isn't that smart an idea though, same with leather interiors, when you park one outside in the 48* C and have to drive off, the cabin is way too hot for comfort. Affects all cars of course but black ones with leather interiors seem to have it worst.
                  When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                  • #10
                    Z, I dig your ride , post the pics and specs when its done with the cosmetic changes.

                    Related note, I was reading through some automobile forums and this chap in Mumabi's managed to get 425 whp from his fwd Honda City!

                    http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifications-accessories/53434-1st-ever-dyno-graph-my-turbocharged-hybrid-ohc-320-whp.html
                    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                    • #11
                      I mostly drive a 2008 Suzuki Swift Dzire, its got the 1.3L Fiat/Gm/Suzki diesel engine, fantastic engine for what its designed to do, fairly torquey, good driveability, no tire shredder obviously but I find it sufficient to drive on both city and highway, best part is the fuel efficiency, its giving me 20+kmpl in city driving with the A/C on!
                      When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                      • #12
                        Short term, I'd like to get rid of the Wagon R sometime within months, and get a scrapped 4*4 soft top Maruti Gypsy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_Gypsy - which I ll then get the bodywork fixed, suspension overhaul, free flow exhaust, alloy wheels and new tires, battery and engine refurbished/ new block, pistons, crankshaft, connecting rod,other stuff etc. depending on the condition. Lets see how that pans out.

                        If I had to do the same thing with an extra 7k$ to spend on this then I'd go the whole hog and fit in a 1.6L Suzuki (mounts directly) or 1.9 L Isuzu engine(just needs a bit of mod), INRC spec interiors, Koyo power steering unit(fits easily on it), rally based suspension etc., but thats not for now.
                        When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                        • #13
                          Gypsy is a good choice. The purest all-terrain-crawler ever made :D Its second only to the Arjun.

                          Anyway, I'm 17, so I don't "officially" drive. When my mums not around I take the Hyundai Sonata for a cruise on the Gurgaon flyovers.
                          First car was the 1996 Maruti-800(Still miss that car).
                          2nd car was a 2nd hand 1996 Maruti-Esteem.
                          And now a Hyundai Sonata Gold.

                          Dream car, a pimped up '68 Mustang.

                          " THe SiLEnt KNighT.

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                          • #14
                            Shoudn't have sold that Esteem Soham, Sonata, now its nice and all ok, but not something u'd wanna drive at 17, but an Esteem, would'ev been a hoot to modify acc to ricer tastes, plus a 96 model so wudn't have hurt that much to do a bit of experimenting , stuff which u wudnt try on a newer car.
                            When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                            • #15
                              Gypsy, ah well, there's these 06 models for auction in Chd., scrapped Gypsies ain't that difficult to find, but these are belting good ones, cuz 06 must be the mpfi engine, and the engines can't be too hard to get in top notch shape, reserve price was around 100k+, normally scrap Gyps go for around 50-60k reserve, but those are old models, 4wd is suspect, some are narrow body models(terrible handling), no mpfi of course, some are even 1 L models (same as old zen, 967 cc engine) .... so these are gems as far as all that goes, pity am just getting the home painted and bought a .22 revolver, no' much spare cash in hand, and these ones are auctioning off on 9th Oct., what a shame, still if wishes were horses and all huh
                              When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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