Quote from ladaraider :

Well, picture tells more than thousand words, a 1600cc Lada:

Here

hrhrhr so your'e telling us that this is your actuall road car ? then how come this one has no numbers-plate?

Quote from vari :

This is my car "slightly" edited by Huru-aito

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Quote from tristancliffe :

My Dad picked up his new toy yesterday. A 1964 TVR Griffith, with 4.7 Small Block Ford V8. We're not sure of it's exact state of tune yet (apart from the fact it's got straight trough pipes!), but I reckon 300hp is getting there. Maybe 320.

It's certainly quick - I had a little drive in it, and barely used half throttle (in a village) - I don't think I've gone past the village church that fast before!!!

I know it smokes a little, but we think one of the piston rings is a bit stuck. It'll probably free off in a few heat cycles, but my Dad wants to give it a bit of a checkover anyway. And fit silencers, cos it's not going to pass an MOT like that.

The camera does a poor job of picking the sound up, but I can tell you it's pretty deafening at 2000rpm :/

The zip file contains a little wmv file of it.

Mods - any chance of allowing wmv's to be posted directly?

Well u could just use MORE bitrate for the sound and a bit more on the resolution and 4 times more on the video-bitrate.
but the shaking when the engine revvd up was done by you, be honest.
and YES liked the sound...

Just saw this and wanted to comment on it:

Quote from Tristan Cliffe :

If you are going to own a Porsche, you might as well do it properly and get the one with a bit of soul (not much, cos it's German and they engineer the soul out of cars).

There is more than a little truth in that, but definetely not for Porsche (okay, the Boxster IS a tad bit dull), end especially not for the 911's from the mid-1990's. Sadly enough, I've only been a passenger in one so far, but, hey, have you ever even heard one?

Ooh, nice! A Cooper S! My dad drives this

Quote from micha1980de :

hrhrhr so your'e telling us that this is your actuall road car ? then how come this one has no numbers-plate?

It's a rally car :doh:

"Ooh, nice! A Cooper S! My dad drives this"

Is he a small mouse? haha, just playin..

Here's a couple of vids of my *ahem*beautiful skoda displaying it's ruggedness and eastern-bloc upbringing with a series of snow enduced handbrake binges and a couple of j turns for fun, nothing special but good for the soul

http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0540.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0545.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0546.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0550.AVI

It's a car that only really displays it's true qualities when given a hostile terrain

Quote from micha1980de :

hrhrhr so your'e telling us that this is your actuall road car ? then how come this one has no numbers-plate?

Because it's a rally car?

Quote from Kostek :

Here's mine "beauty" - 1995 FSO Polonez Caro, 1.6litre, ~80HP. Not much maybe - it's very raw, crude, loud, incomfortable, it does not support driver in any way, but i like it Like a tank

@DeeS
I know your plates, beware

what a beast dude! ya gotta love the more, rugged side of motoring

Quote from Tinytacohead :

"Ooh, nice! A Cooper S! My dad drives this"

Is he a small mouse? haha, just playin..

No, it's a scale model of his car :doh:

Quote from Theafro :

Here's a couple of vids of my *ahem*beautiful skoda displaying it's ruggedness and eastern-bloc upbringing with a series of snow enduced handbrake binges and a couple of j turns for fun, nothing special but good for the soul

http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0540.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0545.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0546.AVI
http://gallery.budshovel.co.uk/DSCF0550.AVI

It's a car that only really displays it's true qualities when given a hostile terrain

Great vids.

my 2002 subaru WRX 328whp.

just curious to see how many on here actually do drive and ofcourse.. what they drive/used to have.

from the beginning: E30 BMW 318i, 87 Honda Ballade/Civic EX, 96 Ford Fiesta Zetec, 92 Ford Sierra DOHC.

have no pics of the 318 unfortunately but heres the others.

Ballade/Civic
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/3766/blurpic11ha.jpg
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2930/alloys46mf.jpg

Fiesta
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/4348/dscf00103mv.jpg
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3121/dscf00026xx.jpg
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/15/dscf0017copy4vp.jpg
http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/1592/dscf00506ug.jpg
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/5483/dscf00059pz.jpg

Sierra
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/3236/dscf00010px.jpg
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7600/dscf00155at.jpg
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/6628/dscf00147uf.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1923/dscf00088es.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6319/lowered5nu.jpg

The Daily driver!!

Luxary

Performance 350ci 5.7L SB Fuel injection

1990 Chevorlet Caprice

http://www.cheersandgears.com/camaro_1.jpg

Next Car

Chevolet Camaro

6.0L 400HP 400 FT/lbs of torque

And because its badass

I also Own a Chevy Silverado Pickup truck.

P.S. 4 cylinders suck

Quote from Capriceman :

http://i13.photobucket.com/alb ... 1/Capriceman/DCP_2143.jpg

The Daily driver!!

Luxary

Performance 350ci 5.7L SB Fuel injection

1990 Chevorlet Caprice

http://www.cheersandgears.com/camaro_1.jpg

Next Car

Chevolet Camaro

6.0L 400HP 400 FT/lbs of torque

And because its badass

I also Own a Chevy Silverado Pickup truck.

P.S. 4 cylinders suck

my old man lives in south fla. has a caprice like that but its blue. nice big cars. love how low you sit in them lol

My saxo VTS A.k.a pocket rocket..

Spec:
+− General
Production: 01 Feb 1997 until 01 Dec 1999
Length: 3737 mm
Width: 1620 mm
Height: 1360 mm
Weight: 935 kg
Fuel Delivery: Multi point fuel injection
Transmission: Manual
Gears: 5 Speed

+− Performance
Engine Size: 1587 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 7.5 s
Power Output: 120 bhp
Valves: 16
Torque: 107 lb/ft
Top Speed: 127 mph (had 140 )

+− Practicality
Braked Towing Weight: 700 Kg
Wheelbase: 2385 mm
Luggage Capacity: 280 litres
TurningCircle: 10 m
Fuel Capacity: 45 litres

+− Costs
MPG: 34
Insurance Group: 14
Euro Emissions Standard: 2
CO2 Emissions: 194 g/km

(copied from parkers )


the green one is dead.. but the blue 1 is still going, although it not running because im replacing all 16 bent valves .. when they friggin get here...

O yeah the Caprice gets 16 mpg city and 26 mpg hiway.
Fast I ever went in it was 130 mph from what a GPS said since the speedometer only goes up to 85 mph. 0-60 in 6.5 (if you play with the gas to get it not to shift in to second gear. 70 foot burnout (longest one yet) fastest 1/4 mile was in the 15.900 range but i wasnt driving it.


But yeah they float over pot holes and you sit in them nice. Also in a Car accident you walk away since its a BOF and not a Unibody to crush around you.

Quote from whitey6272 :

Top Speed: 127 mph (had 140 )

140 on the clock doesn't mean 140 true speed

Mine:

shhhh

Fiesta mk3.5
1.6 16v

Max. output
(DIN) 91.3 PS (90.0 bhp) (67.1 kW) @5500 rpm
Max. torque
(DIN) 134.0 Nm (99 lbft) (13.7 kgm) @3000 rpm

Kerb weight 963 kg 2123 lb
Weight distribution (Front) 63.00 %

Quick enough for a first car and just about insurable for an 18yr old!

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/8194/43ee.jpg


@whitey6272: Surely the VTS has a rev limiter, and even so, how did you manage to bend the valves?

The cam belt snappedillepall

You should have got a VTS mate, much quicker hehe

Daily driver, Opel Commodore C 3.0 ´79

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1429/1z36sq.jpg

Sunday driver Opel Commodore A Coupe GS ´71

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/167/01front8kj.jpg

Nice cars their Harry

Quote from Michel 4AGE :

Yo Tristan stop bashing hatchbacks and go take a drive in , for example, a Type-R, Focus RS or the new Golf GTi. You'll be suprised!

And now, the Astra VXR!!