Petrol-Headz Motor Thread

[Retro_Boy_G]

haha, that gear knob is awesome! The new car doesn't have one unfortunately.

[Mr-Megalo]

Gianni has already seen these
this is why I dont need to play Initial D on console or cab anymore, and pretty much why I have no interest in cabs thesedays
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Track Slag and Civilised Road Warrior, white one is now a mates (was mine though quite breifly but looked quite different when I had it)
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and this is what happens when you let you 60 year old dad going through his 3rd mid-life crisis loose on the roads on Friday 13th
started like this when I got it
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ended up like this
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[Pete]

Got my car insurance down to £444 this year, which I was quite happy about

[Akuma]

Interested in British opinions:

In case I'd go for a used Nissan 350Z - coupe or roadster?

[markedkiller78]

The 350z is a nice looking car, well the coupe is, but it's sloe and haldles like a bag of spanners. Both it and the Mazda rx8 are really cheap over here, so it's still worth considering.

I absolutley hate roadsters. If a car was designed with a roof keep it that way.

[myuniversallove]

here my car imported it from miami,florida 4 years ago. had 19,000 miles on the clock was as new now has 27,000 miles on the clock. has a special 5.7 TPI corvette motor, all leather seats, my car sleeps most of the time since its road tax free and i only drive in good weather.

[gargoyle67]

Camaro finally a decent car

[Jan]

In case I'd go for a used Nissan 350Z

15-17 liters on 100km inner city

but it's sloe and haldles like a bag of spanners.

where did you get this idea ?

[FrancoB]

My last car:

Mitsy FTSlow GPX





Didn't do too mcuh to it. Just minor things like springs, induction kit, bluflame exhaust/downpies etc.

I did make myself a nice new gear stick and handbrake out of solid stainless though.



Also made an accessory/start button plate for grins:



I sold it a couple of months ago as It was rotting and was going to cost some serious £££ to get it through the MOT.

I was planning on making do without a car for 4 months or so but I only lasted four weeks and got a 52 Golf 2.8 V6 4Motion as I wanted something more practical but still with a bit of poke.

[yetterben]

73 240z rb26dett transpalnt


1999 T/A ls7 transpalnt

[markedkiller78]

but it's slow and handles like a bag of spanners.

where did you get this idea ?

from driving one. I really wanted to like it when I first saw it, the bronze colour looks great. Suspension is too soft and the weight distribution feels off. Power is also a bit lacking for such a big n/a engine.

I realise you can sort the car out pretty easily, but I'd rather buy a good german car. I would consider buying an rx8 or 350z as they are stupidly cheap in the uk thanks to the emmisions / fuel economy (2 things I'm not that concerned about as I drive <3,000 miles a year) but I'll no doubt get another BMW or Audi

[sven666]

73 240z rb26dett transpalnt

sweet machine thatone

[Jan]

from driving one. I really wanted to like it when I first saw it, the bronze colour looks great. Suspension is too soft and the weight distribution feels off. Power is also a bit lacking for such a big n/a engine.

its been around 4 year till i last drove the regular version of the 350z so i can`t really remember , but it seemed pretty fine to me.

the one i`m driving now is Cobra customized and i`m more than happy with it ( even if the GTR would be much nicer ). still , it will be gone by the end of the year

[Akuma]

from driving one. I really wanted to like it when I first saw it, the bronze colour looks great. Suspension is too soft and the weight distribution feels off. Power is also a bit lacking for such a big n/a engine.

its been around 4 year till i last drove the regular version of the 350z so i can`t really remember , but it seemed pretty fine to me.

the one i`m driving now is Cobra customized and i`m more than happy with it ( even if the GTR would be much nicer ). still , it will be gone by the end of the year

In exchange FOR a GT-R, eh?

[markedkiller78]

Germans make good cars there is just no getting away from it. I’d take any BMW M power car from 1980-2005, any Porche 911 Turbo, Any Audi S or RS………over a Japanese equivalent.

The thing is, I would only ever buy German or Japanese cars now and I’ve still not owned a Japanese car to date as there is always some German in the way

As I say, I would still consider a bronze 350z at the right price.

[Akuma]

German cars bore me to the death. If you count the Ford cars that are build in Cologne as "German" cars, okay - that's a slight exception, as I am a slight Ford fanboy. If they'd bring the new Puma they had in the Auto Express some months ago, I'd be down for one. If not, then I want to go down Sushi lane

[xavierjesus]

Sold - to pay for amongst other stuff) a lil' Japan trip. Miss 'er bigtime

73 240z rb26dett transpalnt

sweet machine thatone

Oh, and holy fcuk that's sweet!

[yetterben]

It can be your's for every Black label cave game and 20,000 usd Complete resto done buy me painted buy me. rb26 bore .30 over twin gt35r turbos putting down 580hp on e85 or 500 on pump 93. 6 speed 350z trans putting power down to the road
0-60 in under 4 seconds trap speed 11's on a good day runs mid 10's all day if i can hook up and get traction. Arizona z car rear end r200 3:90 gears 300zx stub shaft axles. Look on someones face as they go white knuckle in a 30+ year old car at 160mph around Road America PRICELESS!

[Jan]

In exchange FOR a GT-R, eh?

na , more like a family car ..

[sven666]

damn yetterben, very impressive stuff, nice to see someone on this site who likes proper cars not just ricers and beamers