- I dont have a car now, but 12 years ago I had a Triumph Dolomite
Its the only "special" car I've ever owned. - normaly I used to drive
around in various models of the Mazda 323 :hyper:
note: not MY car at the pic, just a pic from:
heres some for now.
pic 1.ek4 ferio
pic 2.Ae100 corolla for production class
pic 3.formula toyota(atlantic)
pic 4.EG6 SiRII + ek4 in background
pic 5.Dallara Toms toyota F301 (selling two units to buy newer version)
Well, this is my ride, looks like your normal run of the mill family mobile, but it aint .
Its a 2003 Mondeo Zetec S TDCi, yep a diesel, but, its tuned by unichip, and is pushing out 155BHP, and 400NM, yes 400NM, of torque, this means it can out accelrate a 911 turbo in gear from 50-70 , and go on to 145mph, in Germany obviously , and on top of all that it does 55mpg, has sports suspension and 18" wheels with 225/40/18 Conties SC2's, so it handles like its on rails.
Hmm. I had one of those, for about a week. Then I had a Focus TDCI. Then I had a Galaxy 2.5 TDI. Hmm, what came next, oh Yer, then I have the new Mondeo S, then can the boring Focus 2.0. Then came the Cmax Zetec, and then CMAX Zetec TDCI 2.0L. Hmm, then back to boring Focus 1.8, then another Galaxy, then the awesome Mondeo ST220 V6 2.5. Then Back to Mondeo Ghia, then focus again, Galaxy, and Focus. And thats it so far in 17Months
Here is mine : Opel (Vauxhall for UK) Astra 2.2 Dti Sport, 3 doors
Diesel motor (a shame, but Ii drove 50 000km+ in less than 1.5 yr)
125HP, about 300Nm torque, 1 300kg... Top speed is about 205km/h, 0-100km/h is about 10s, 80-120 in 4th gear is about 7.5s (official data, except for top speed )
I used to drive a Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
1.346cc, 85HP, 820kg, leather seats, glas roof
0-100 was about 12s
Was a very pleasant car to drive (Fwd oversteerng on foot off.... perfect for mountain roads or town)
I drove too much to keep that car, but I still have regrets for my dear 1st car :'(
just a muddy update of the goings on of team Budshovel,
we decided it would be a good idea to take a mini and a skoda on an 'expedition' into the woods, yeah GREAT idea!
we were met by a bunch of MXers who reckoned we were insane to try just the first few hundered yards, but we perseveered and 2 miles of sludge + BIG potholes l;ater we emerged at basecamp triumphant. that was the easy bit!
after a couple of days of rain and yet more mud we had to come home, that was when it got tough, the min got stuck on it's sump after Jarmin slipped down into the deep ruts caused by the landy brigade and so the shovel came out again then once we were nearly out (muddy first section again) the skud suffered a mysterious loss of air in a rear tyre (tyre was pulled from the rim due to big stones and silly angles!) all good fun!
the cars themselves ran (almost) faultlessly and a silly grin was the expression of the weekend.
It just goes to prove you DO NOT need an expensive car to have enormous fun!
PS that IS the best way of collecting firewood (and polishing your sump too)
Saberskunk-You have no idea how jealous I am of you...
Bruce-We need those in the states. Nice car
Theafro- That sounds like great fun
Me-Why am I tying like this?
The Miata is the king of autocrosses. You can't get the kind of performance per dollar dodging the cones in any other car. ANY OTHER CAR! At least in the States.
I'm particularly proud of the race car my friend drives that I built.
1984 BMW 325
2.8L M50 putting out 260hp at the crank
989KG (2180 lbs)
We shoehorned 18x285 Goodyear slicks under the wheelwells.
E36 M3 front brakes E36 318ti rear brakes
Double adjustable shocks
Ride hight adjustable
Really, there's too much to list. Sufice it to say, the thing is a monster and there is only one car in our class that can consistantly beat us....if he doesn't break down . Our car is the most relaible car in our class and we are points leader as of this post.
It can do Virginia International Raceway in high 2:08
Road Atlanta comes in at 1:38
My old car wasn't a car. Yes, it has the 4.0l I6 in it. Clearly, it's not street leagal either.
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