Thread: Our Cars

Your Current Car :
2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder

Color:
Spectra Blue Mica

Odometer Reads:
72,000

Purchase Price:
$24,000

Fixed Problems:
-Blew a shortblock - factory replaced under warranty.

Remaining Problems:
-Rattles

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
-Too much to list

Future Plans:
-Sway bars
-Chassis bracing.
-2zz engine swap.

Why did you buy it?
-Most fun to drive car I've ever had the pleasure of owning.

What do you like the most about your car?
-Drives like its on rails. Goes exactly where you want it to.
-Mid Engine
-Rear Wheel Drive
-Comfortable
-Carputer!

What do you dislike about your car?
-Sucks up all my money.
-Solid motor mounts make daily-driving a bit rougher.

Previous and other cars:
-1996 Honda Civic.
-1999 Mercedes C230.

Possible Future Cars:
-Perhaps a truck to trailer my mr-s to the tracks

Your Current Car :

1997 Phase 1 Pugeot 306 1.6

Color:
Diablo Red (dark metallic)

Odometer Reads:
78,000

Purchase Price:
£0 (but gave old car to sister)

Fixed Problems:
-A/C leak
- Minor electrical faults (inc. seatbelt pre-tensioners)
- Car written off and rebuilt with new front suspension

Remaining Problems:
-Some small electrical faults (faulty switches mainly)

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
-OEM alloys

Future Plans:
-Window tints
-uprated discs and pads
-engine rebuild/strengthening and turbo(serioulsy considering it)

Why did you buy it?
-Great handling hatchback
-looked a lot better than my old car
-PhD meant i didnt have enough money to go for anything else

What do you like the most about your car?
-Now i have the tyre selection sorted it doesnt have understeer
-Aircon is nice
-Good city car - easy to park
-Suprises owners of faster cars due to the handling

What do you dislike about your car?
-1.6 engine is too slow
-Bastard to fit a capPC in!

Previous and other cars:
-1993 Ford Fiesta
-1993 Citroen ZX

Possible Future Cars:
-2002 Mercedes C200K
-2002 Audi A4 Avant tdi
-2000 Pugeot 306 GTi-6

Your Current Car :
2003 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Extended Cab

Color:
Imperial Jade Mica

Odometer Reads:
~29,000

Purchase Price:
$17K

Fixed Problems:
None, since I bought it new

Remaining Problems:
- Windshield needs replacing (two cracks and a chip)
- Small dent in fender near the rear bumper

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
CarPC parts!

Future Plans:
- Lowering kit
- New rims & rubber (likely 17" or 18" 5-spoke)
- Bedliner & hardshell tonneau (or Snugtop)

Why did you buy it?
- I like trucks
- Toyotas are sickeningly reliable
- My old truck was dying and I needed reliable transportation for work
- Toyota Motor Credit was the first to offer me financing!

What do you like the most about your car?
- The color, which they don't offer on Tacomas anymore

What do you dislike about your car?
Nothing

Previous and other cars:
1984 Honda Civic
1985 Renault Le Car
1987 Honda CRX Si
1988 Shevy Station Wagon
1988 Isuzu Pickup
1994 Ford Rander
1984 Ford Bronco (loved that beast!)
198x Renault Something (It was a $300 beater)
1990 CRX (totalled)
1992 Toyota Tacoma (also totalled)

Possible Future Cars:
New Toyota Tundra
Harley Softtail Heritage (Oh! That's not a car!)

Your Current Car :
2005 Mazda3i 4-Door

Color:
Strato-blue (purple-y blue)

Odometer Reads:
1450

Purchase Price:
$12K

Fixed Problems:
None

Remaining Problems:
-AC diffuser plate install

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
- XM Roady mounting kit
- PIE Aux-in adapter

Future Plans:
- Stubby antenna
- Dealer power lock and cruise install (if they dont want to rape me on it)
- Carputer, obviously

Why did you buy it?
- Ford employee A-Plan
- Mazda warranty
- Gas mileage
- Previous car blew the trans cooler

What do you like the most about your car?
- Color (doesnt show dirt)
- Gas mileage

What do you dislike about your car?
- No power locks or cruise

Previous and other cars:
- 1992 Dodge Spirit
- 2001 Plymouth Neon

Possible Future Cars:
- Subaru WRX STi
- Saturn Vue (depends on if children will be involved at that point)

Your Current Car :
2005 Scion Xb

Color:
Black Cherry Pearl

Odometer Reads:
10,800

Purchase Price:
$16K

Fixed Problems:
None, since I bought it new

Remaining Problems:
Need to color sand and buff original paint to lose the factory "orange peel"

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
Carbon Fiber rear wing
17" tires and wheels
Interior paint
lowering springs
strut tie bar

Future Plans:
more carbon fiber

Why did you buy it?
Coolest looking car in the world!!!

What do you like the most about your car?
The color and the attention we get

What do you dislike about your car?Nothing

Previous and other cars:
2003 Ford Sporttrac
2003 Ford Windstar
2002 Ford F150
88 VW Rabbit
88 Olds Cutlass
86 Olds Cutlass
72 Ford F150

Possible Future Cars:
Scion Truck when it comes out

Your Current Car:
1993 Nissan Altima

Color:
Grayish Blue Pearl Clearcoat

Odometer Reads:
201,000

Purchase Price:
$1000

Fixed Problems:
- small mechanical issues
- radiator leak
- alternator

Remaining Problems:
- Noisy lifters
- Bumper (dent)
- Front passenger quarter panel

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
- Brembos (drilled / slotted)
- Raybestos pads
- Sprint Springs (2" lower)
- Tokico Struts
- Short air intake
- Focuz Strut Bar (front)
- 12" Image Dyanics
- Pioneer amp 760watt max
- Infinity Beta X10 passive x-overs
- Pioneer 7/8" dome tweeters
- Niche 17" 2 piece rims
- Wynstar 195/40/17
- OEM light spoiler
- Glow Shift Air/Water/Voltage Gauge
- NeonEdge 3 gauge pillar pod
- Hyper reverse indiglow dash gauges
- Eibach camber kit

Future Plans:
- Window tints
- End links
- Sway bars
- Kumho Ecsta 205/50/17
- Better gauges
- Black oem carpet
- Black interior
- Carbon fiber hood
- New paint
- Leather seats
- Sparco/Momo steering wheel
- Electronic tranny controller
- Full engine buildup or Turbonetics/Fmax turbo
- Body kit (maybe)
- Pioneer mono amp
- Hotshot 4-2-1 headers
- Catback exhaust
- MSD ignition
- OEM new parts (for quality and appearence)

Why did you buy it?
- Inexpensive
- Nissan fan
- Relocated to Atlanta and needed car a.s.a.p.
- Very reliable

What do you like the most about your car?
- Torquey 2.4L engine (Nissan 240 engine)
- Gas mielage
- Appearence
- Low maintence cost
- Space
- Not hard to work on
- In the import tuner hobby not everyone has one
- Unique styleing for that time ('93)

What do you dislike about your car?
- Driver space
- Turning radius
- No rear rotors
- Small aftermarket support

Previous and other cars:
- 1983 Chevy Caprice
- 1985 Cadillac Deville
- 1986 Mazda 626
- 1991 Mazda 626
- 1989 Toyota Corrola
- 1985 Jeep Cherokee
- 1987 Honda Accord

Possible Future Cars:
- Nissan 350z
- Nissan 240
- Nissan Sentra SeR Spec-V

Your Current Car:
- 2003 100th anniversary harley davidson F-150

Color:
- Black / silver

Odometer Reads:
- 15,325

Purchase Price:
- way to much

Fixed Problems:
- none.

Remaining Problems:
- none


What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
- airaid cold air intake
- overdrive pully for supercharger
- rear spring drop shackles
- superchips tuner
- bug shield
- wind / rain deflectors on windows.


Future Plans:
- brembo exhaust
- larger throttle body


Why did you buy it?
- it was what I wanted.

What do you like the most about your car?
- It's extremly fast.....430 HP
- it's very responsive.
- handles like a sports car.
- always gets looks.
- Leather everywhere
- it's freaking beautiful :d

What do you dislike about your car?
- I'll get back to you when I find something.

Previous and other cars:
- 00 bmw 323ci sports coupe - still have
- 98 nissan altima - still have
- 92 mitsubishi eclipse
- 78 f-250 4x4 - still have
- 75 gran torino - starsky and hutch car, sister has it now
- 89 mazda mx6
- 78 cougar
- 73 vega panel truck
-- many many more-

Your Current Car :
1971 VW Beetle

Color:
Blue and White

Odometer Reads:
50,109 Miles (rolled over numerous times)

Purchase Price:
$300

Fixed Problems:
Everything from rubber gaskets to complete body work and interior

Remaining Problems:
-

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
-riveria rims and tires
-15 Kickers
-500 W AMP
-roofrack
-CRX seats
-Sony Headunit

Future Plans:
-New Paint! (a must paint job is 15 years old)
-

Why did you buy it?
-It was cheap
-It was a VW Beetle

What do you like the most about your car?
-Spending endless weekends at carshows
-The "turning of heads" while driving it
-Little kids playing "punch buggy"
-Attention Whore

What do you dislike about your car?
-

Previous and other cars:
-1976 Chevy Nova (previous)
-1984 CRX (previous)
-1988 Eclipse (previous)
-2005 Jeep Wrangler
-2002 Montero Sport

Possible Future Cars:
-1955-62 VW Beetle
-split window bus
-21 window bus

Your Current Car :
-2000 Nissan 200SX s14a

Color:
-Flame Red

Odometer Reads:
-53,000 Miles

Purchase Price:
-£6500

Fixed Problems:
-NONE

Remaining Problems:
-Its a bit bent now

What have you bought for it? (exclude carputer)
-1 grade cooler Platinum Spark Plugs for more boost ,
-Stainless Exhaust
-Induction kit
-Boost Gauge
-New Brake Disks
-A Service
-Strut brace
-HID Headlamps

Future Plans:

-7.5x18" alloys
-FM Intercooler
-TEIN Adjustable suspension
-More Boost
-Bigger Fuel Pump
-SXOC ECU Chip
-Amp, 4x upgraded custom fit speakers & 10" Subwoofer

Why did you buy it?
-Very Good Looking
-Very Very Fast
-Very Very Very Reliable
-RWD

What do you like the most about your car?
-Looks
-RWD & Turbo
-Comfortable & Well equiped
-Very Fast
-And again its Rear Wheel Drive Good for drifting Not good when you can't drift

What do you dislike about your car?
-A bit of an annonymous brand
-Small (Dia 16") Narrow (6.5") Alloy wheels
-Interior like a posh taxi
-The FCUK'ing big dent in the side and the twisted shell

Previous and other cars:
-1995 Rover 820 Vitesse - Tuned ~250bhp
-1996 Peugeot 306
-1993 Peugeot 205
-1987 Austin Metro


Possible Future Cars:
-Nissan 200sx (I need another one quick)
-Alfa GTV 3.2
-Subaru Impreze Turbo STI
-Seat Leon Cupra R
??? And a few others, not sure what to go with when my insurance cheque comes ???