Life's too short to be driving boring cars

**scumdog** · 20th February 2013, 16:51

Originally Posted by 328FTW

Sure if you want.

It's a 91, running a quadcam 3 litre from a lexus and a celica S53 gearbox with taller ratios. I actually dragged it out after not driving it for 2 years last night. Washed it, set up the subwoofer properly and got the in dash TV working right. It's a VERY fun car and sounds the absolute tits on mountain backroads. Been ages since I've taken a pic, these are probably 2 years old. Has different lights, wheels, bumper and stuff now.

Science fact, I love purple.

Take out the daft subwoofer and all the other useless noise-creating gizmos and biff the waste-of-space TV and I would have it!

**Hans** · 21st February 2013, 18:48

Best viewed with volume UP!!!

My dream car. Driven properly too.

**Flip** · 21st February 2013, 21:17

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I know 3 people in wgtn who have had, have or are building ACs. Couldn't care how big the engine is except surely 'too heavy' factors into it.

Anyway still not impressed.

Whooor would you look at that:

Dave, Dave, Dave, you know not all of us old farts can fold up onto a sports bike. I still prefer to have a air bag and a roll cage when I feel the need for speed.

**Subike** · 21st February 2013, 21:21

Originally Posted by Flip

Dave, Dave, Dave, you know not all of us old farts can fold up onto a sports bike. I still prefer to have a air bag and a roll cage when I feel the need for speed.

hey Flip, that little car of yours is not the easiest of beasts to get into.
But by crikey, a lot of fellas on here would so love to sit in the passengers seat...... let them guess. lol

I think is one of the very very real little sports cars that Brittan produced.

**F5 Dave** · 22nd February 2013, 08:44

Ahh this thread is still going??

Well I have had a ride in the 111, but I have to say the TZ is considerably more appealing sorry mate. Besides Phil, that isn't a sports bike Its a race bike!

**328FTW** · 22nd February 2013, 14:35

Originally Posted by scumdog

Take out the daft subwoofer and all the other useless noise-creating gizmos and biff the waste-of-space TV and I would have it!

TV is an intergrated GPS, music player with touchscreen/menus, reverse camera, picture viewer and organizer, handsfree bluetooth for my phone. It does pretty much everything. I have plans to perhaps run standalone with ITBs, grab an old laptop to strap under the dash then run a USB to the in dash unit. This would give me everything on a touchscreen layout from my average MPG to my 0-60 times.

I also like my subwoofer, I try keep it fairly low and undistorted. Hard to hear over the exhaust which likes to blowout all the time.

**tri boy** · 22nd February 2013, 18:46

I'll have a Plymouth Satelite, chopped, matt black, with fat feet and no chrome.
Then point me towards where the bunny racers like to hang out

(71 coupe would do, but other models also)
Or a El Camino ute,
or a tunnel rammed 57 Chevy,
or a XT Gt for shits n giggles,
or a , damn, just flipped me load..............

**F5 Dave** · 24th January 2025, 19:05

Ok so thread dread.

And don't drive cars.

**pete376403** · 17th February 2025, 20:54

Originally Posted by Stylo

Thread wasn't dead.

Just having a Nana nap. I'm a recent widower, wish she could come back but, that's not going to happen. Totally unplanned and very sudden, 5 months now. Just as we were heading into the retirement phase and all the plans we had... I'm 63 now.

Been looking at a car to replace her Fiesta as a diversion. Always liked them because you don't see many around.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/c...ing/5119563620

iS this a Ford Mondeo under the skin?

**onearmedbandit** · 17th February 2025, 21:33

Originally Posted by pete376403

iS this a Ford Mondeo under the skin?

You're thinking of the X-Type, which was FWD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_X-Type

The XJ incl the R (X350, 356 and 358) was a different beast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ_(X350)

**F5 Dave** · 18th February 2025, 06:15

Wow. The point of this thread has been mistaken over the years.

Maybe the title should have read: life's too short to drive cars. Avoids the confusion.

No disrespect stylo, shitty position to be in. My wife was almost a widow when I went to bed with a worsening cold (or so I thought) and didn't wake up.

I'm just starting to ride after over a year. And in love with it.
Hence the dredge.

Ride your bikes while you can guys is the sentiment of this thread.