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11-03-2010, 09:00 PM | #91 | ||
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Got my licence 1974
1. Datsun 180 B - New - write off 1975 - I was a silly young P Plate driver 2. VJ Charger 4 Speed - E49 running gear 3. 1976 XBGT Man Coupe - 4,000 K's old - Yellow - Roof - Air 4. 1979 Toyota Corona Wagon Auto - A womam made me do it !!!! 5. TE Cortina 250 Ghia auto 6. XD Fairmont Ghia 250 EFI Auto 7. XA Fairmont Wagon 302 Auto - LPG 8. TC Cortina 2lt Man 9. 1983 Fairmont Ghia ESP 6 cyl Man 10. 1978 XC Fairmont GXL 302 Auto 11. 1973 XAGT Man 4 door yellow - very original magic car 12. 1989 Ford EA Sedan - Auto 13. 1991 Ford EA Classic sedan 14. 1993 Ford EB sedan 15. 1995 Ford ED sedan 16. 1997 Ford EF sedan 17. 1999 Ford AU Futura 18. 2002 Ford AUIII Fairmont 19. 2005 Ford BA - XR6 20. 2005 Ford BAII - XR6T 21. 2008 Ford G6ET OMG can't believe i have spent so much money on cars No wonder i'm broke Had a great time though |
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11-03-2010, 09:47 PM | #92 | ||
Broken eBay Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 546
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If you'd have had hung onto cars 2, 3, or 11 you wouldn't have spent so much (though fuel costs would rack up most of the difference!), and you'd still be very happy to this day!
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11-03-2010, 09:54 PM | #93 | |||
Broken eBay Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2009
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A little less of a surprise for me as the sale was a bit.. ..Shady. I rang a guy and arranged to be in Joondalup (?), then had to contact him again once there so he could tell me where he would be. Pulled up to see the car down a side street, and the guy looked just a bit like he may be a respected member of one of the local motorcycle enthusiasts clubs. He hinted at something along the lines of it not being his in the traditional manner, but that he had reposessed it from the owner who owed him $200. It was cheap though - and registered, though it had been put off the road. It didn't need much at all to be a runner. Well appointed at the time, but slow as molasses. When I tell you that I managed to go fast enough in it to do 5 and a half (half, because it came to rest upside down at the end of it's path of destruction) airborne barrel rolls, you know I was really trying. The roof was almost lower than the headrests after that though, it had a cracked sump, two tyres were debeaded and one of the rims had a serious bend it. Still, we got out, flipped it over, and 'drove' it home! Last edited by Kamshaaft; 11-03-2010 at 10:06 PM. |
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11-03-2010, 09:57 PM | #94 | ||
Formerly D3v[]
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 945
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im only 16 and ive had 3 cars already, zd fairlane (got scrapped) zc fairlane(restoring) and xw wagon(waiting for resto)
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11-03-2010, 10:08 PM | #95 | ||
Starter Motor
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16-03-2010, 11:53 PM | #96 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tanunda S.A
Posts: 1,037
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Here is my short list.
1. GC Galant 2.6 5spd 2. XD GL 250 man 3. XD GL 250 auto 4. XF Fairmont 250 auto 5. XF GL 250 auto 6. ZD 500 351c C4 9" 7. EL Ghia V8 8. Chrysler LC Lancer coupe 9. LB lancer Sedan genuine 88,000 miles 10. LA sedan with a half a 2.6l turbo conversion 11. XE Ghia 351 12. R31 s2 Sillouette 5spd 13. ZL Fairlane 250 auto 14. Daihatsu Charade G11 15. Toyota Corona 5spd (best car for burnouts) 16. XF bright yellow 250 auto 17. NC Ghia 5l 18. EF Fairmont 4l 19. XE Fairmont 250 auto 20. AU3 XR6 man 21. TJ AWD Magna 22. BA Futura 23. EA Spac 24. XD Spac Factory 351 4spd : This is only off the top of my head I know there were another 5 or more in this list. And I have been driving since 2002 |
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17-03-2010, 12:13 AM | #97 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: perth WA
Posts: 93
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Since 1989.
1. VH Commodore 2. VL Berlina 3. VS Commodore. 4. BF XR6 N/A. 5. FG XR6T. : |
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26-07-2010, 10:24 PM | #98 | ||
L.S.D, The Mother of SPIN
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Port Pirie S.A
Posts: 11
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Been driving since 2001.
Vc commodore cream 202 Red, 350 holley, extractors, 4 speed Man Xf sedan white, 250 carby X-flow, auto Xf ute white, 250 Carby X-flow, auto Toyota Hi Ace van. Xf Panel Van, tail gate rear,*250 carby Xflow, auto Xf sedan yellow EFI, manual Xd blue 302C, GT shaker kit, C4 auto Xd yellow As above (body swap) Vb commodore Cobalt Blue Hot 308, Manual, Hq sedan red 253, manual, Nc Fairlane (8) 302w Auto Na Fairlane (6) (listed below) .
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NA Fairlane "LowLane" T5 manual conversion (whew!) Lowered 2.5 with King springs and Monroe short shocks and full kit of new nolathane bushes Pod filter, 8.8mm top gun leads, Bosch GT40 coil pack, EB falcon front end conversion (for now) EB XR8 leather steering wheel. EB XR8 front seats. 15' CSA Prowler alloys. All work by me, and thanks to mates Luke and Glen, and all the business connections in Alice springs. |
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29-07-2010, 08:58 PM | #99 | ||
Bathed In A Yellow Glow
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NSW Central Coast
Posts: 2,530
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The list is in the order I acquired the cars, (I can’t accurately remember the dates I brought them) though ownership overlapped with many. Some were purchased new and others secondhand. All were owned for a minium of two years and some were kept for quite a long time. The HX Ute was my first in 1977 at 17 years old and I kept it for 7 years.
1977 Holden HX Ute – 308 V8 – 4 speed manual (converted to 327 Chev) 1978 Holden HZ Sedan – 253 V8 – 3 speed automatic 1977 Holden HX Panel Van – 308 V8 – 4 speed manual 1977 Holden HZ Sedan – 308 V8 – 4 speed (converted to 350 Chev & 4 speed manual Muncie) 1968 Holden HK Station Wagon – 327 V8 – 2 speed automatic 1972 Holden HQ SS Sedan – 308 V8 – 4 speed manual 1977 Holden LX Torana Sedan – 308 V8 – 4 speed manual (converted to 350 Chev, Toploader & 9inch) (passed to my son) 1958 Holden FC Ute – 2.15litre 6cyl – 3 speed manual (current – inherited from my Grandfather) 1995 VS HSV Clubsport – 304 V8 – 5 speed manual (passed to my son) 1977 Holden A9X Torana 4 door – 308 V8 – 4 speed manual (current) 2000 VT HSV Clubsport – LS1 V8 – 6 speed manual 2002 VY HSV Clubsport – LS1 V8 – 6 speed manual 1985 Holden VK Commodore – 5litre V8 – 4 speed manual (currently in pieces) 2004 VZ HSV Clubsport R8 – LS2 V8 – 6 speed manual 2005 Mazda 2 Genki – 1.5litre 4cyl – 4 speed automatic 2006 VE HSV Clubsport R8 – LS2 V8 – 6 speed manual (current) 2007 Holden VE Calais V – 6litre V8 – 6 speed automatic 2008 Holden VE SSV Ute – 6litre V8 – 6 speed automatic (current) 2009 BMW 135i – 3litre 6cyl Twin Turbo – 6 speed automatic (current) 2010 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG – 6.2litre V8 – 7 speed automatic (current) There were a few others I’ve had not listed, being cars purchased for parts, cars that were a quick turn over & company cars. . |
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06-08-2010, 07:52 PM | #100 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 22
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The wife owned 2 cars before we got married then I included them in my list plus numerous motorbikes.
1 65 Vauxall Viva Wife 2 57 VW Beetle 71 Falcon (wished we kept it) 3 67 Falcon Panel Van 74 Mini Clubman 4 70 Escort P/V 5 76 Escort P/V 6 78 2L Escort 7 82 Meteor Twin Carb (wife) 8 84 Telstar 9 89 Skyline 10 94 Charade (wife) 11 98 AU Fairmont 12 02 XR8 (current) 13 02 SR2 (current) 14 FG XR6T (current) Wife |
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06-08-2010, 09:23 PM | #101 | ||
FPV GTR
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Island High Country
Posts: 2,355
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Pretty Boring,
2008 Ford Ranger C/C 2009 Ford FG XR6T Ute (Current)
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08-08-2010, 12:00 AM | #102 | ||
SR20 Abuser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Moronfield, Brissy
Posts: 449
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driving since 2007 in order of ownership:
1. 1989 Ford Laser KE GL 5 Door Hatch 5 speed manual B6 carb(scrapped) 2. 1985 Nissan Bluebird 910 series 3 GL 4 Door Sedan 5 speed manual CA20S/M(scrapped) 3. 1985 Nissan Bluebird 910 series 3 GXE 5 Door Wagon 5 speed manual CA20S/M(scrapped) 4. 1993 Nissan NX-R B13 2/3 Door Coupe 5 speed manual SR20DE(current) 5. 1992/3 Nissan NX-R B13 2/3 Door Coupe 5 speed manual SR20DET conversion(project) 6. 2003 Ford Falcon BA XT 4 Door Sedan 4 speed auto(crap box,lol) Barra 182(current,gf's) now the bikes lol even worse haha: 1. 1980 Yamaha DT175(no comp.,will be fixed for gf) 2. 2007 Scrambler 150(gf's current,selling) 3. pitty 125(sold) 4. pitty 70(sold) 5. pitty 125(sold) 6. 1976 Yamaha YZ80(oldie,project,relic,dinosaur) 7. 2000 KTM 60SX(fixing up to make mone off) 8. 1992 Yamaha DT200R(projecting for myself) jordo |
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08-08-2010, 12:54 AM | #103 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 363
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My list
1984 KB Laser 1995 Hyundai Excel 2004 BA XT Falcon 1978 Volvo B59 Bus 197X Renault 12 Wagon 1983 XE S Pac Sedan 1983 KB Laser Hatch 1984 XE Gl Wagon 1984 XE GL Sedan 2007 Fiesta LX (Current) 1995 EF II XR8 Sedan (Current)
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2015 Fiesta ST Custom Paint 17x7.5 Rota Titans Tint USA Focus ST Carbon Fibre shifter Mountune Symposer Delete Blue ST Badging |
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08-08-2010, 01:12 AM | #104 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 888
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From what I can remember year/model/transmission/engine(s).(comments)
1. 60's/mini panelvan/4 speed man/850cc - 1200cc? (First car, I recall it was bored out somewhat) 2. 72/LJ torana/4 speed man/opel four (Far and Away the worst car I've ever owned. I could go on for ages on how bad this car was) 3. 71/XY Falcon sedan/four speed/250 (I think I miss this car the most) 4. 74/XB Falcon 500 Sedan/3 speed man, 4 speed, 5 speed, 3 speed auto/250, 302, 302, 351, and 250. (What can I say, loved playing with cars back then. in particular, this one) 5. 76/XB GS Falcon coupe/4 speed/250 (had to let it go, looked beautiful on the outside but rust killed it from within. Sad day that one) 6. 78/XC Falcon sedan AMF special/4 speed/302 (gornnnne... don't ask!) 7. 81/Ford Lazer/4 speed/1.3 (A girl made me do it. I was over it within two weeks) 8. 92/EB Falcon sedan/auto/4.0 (nice car) 9. 77/XC Falcon Panel van/4 speed/4.1 (It was a panel van thing? beats driving a 1.3 litre Lazer) 10. 92/XH Falcon ute/5 speed/4.0 (Had a very big shunt in this one. A little old lady ran a red light and used my drivers door to come to a complete stop) 11. 04/BA Falcon XR6 UTE/5 speed/4.0 (really nice car) 12. 02/Hyundia Exel/5 speed/1.5 (Great little car) 13. 04/Ford Territory/auto/4.0 (Very versatile, drives nice) 14. 06/BF GT Falcon/six speed auto/5.4 (best car I've ever owned.) 15. TBA..... Terry turbo or coyote powered Falcon of some description. Love another GT but that's wishful thinking. Last edited by OZQUAD44; 08-08-2010 at 01:32 AM. |
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08-08-2010, 07:54 AM | #105 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 18,989
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1. Datto 200b.. hahahaha....
2.LJ 2 door..173..253 4 speed...308 and glide..... scary car... 3.LC 4 door one owner off my aunty still got it long term 308 and rego.. 4.XA GT cosmic blue, sunroof, white interior.. still got it resto job.. 5.XA Fairmont fact 302 grandpa... should never had sold it... 6.HT Ambo panno very fun car to own with that third door.... 7.HK Kingswood grandpa... blew the crown wheel clean off the centre doin skids... 8.HR grandpa..should never sold it.. 9.HT Prem... fact 308 to much work bye bye... 10.P6 LTD.. should have pulled it apart.............. 11.HI LUX 2.8 Dual cab... went eight years without any speeding fines....... 12.2003 BA GT... 0 - no license in six weeks....................... 13.92 Laser... nice car.. snotted a roo..... 14.XA GT pottery beige... love it never sell it... 15.85 Mazda 323.... pensioner slammed up its bum.. write off.. sooooo... still got the three GT's.. and LC Torry.... and will get around to buying another POS 4 cyl park anywhere car soon.. |
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08-08-2010, 09:25 AM | #106 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,868
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1963 Hillman Imp 1969 Escort Twin Cam 1967 Lotus Elan S3 1970 Bolwell Nagari 1969 XW GT 1971 LJ XU1 ( for all of a week , long story ) 5 more Hillman Imps 1981 XD 351 1988 VL Walkinshaw 2009 FG XR6 1996 EF Futura All Manuals except the EF which wont be auto for long . |
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08-08-2010, 03:53 PM | #107 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: colyton
Posts: 135
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Driving since 2003 i have owned
1984 toyota corolla- wish i never got rid of it was reliable ran on smell of a oily rag 1996 hyundai excel- biggest mistake of a car ever, problem after problem after problem 1996 ef futura olympic edition- another car i wish i held on to 2004 mitsubishi lancer- cheap to run nice car needed to sell to get my home loan :( 1991 falcon xr8- bought it unreg as a project, never finished it and sold it 2007 bf mk2 xr6T ute- awesome car still own it and loving it |
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