GTP_WRS'ers and their ride...

[elrousso]

The pics are not mine (only representations) but in the right colors at least

Current (daily) ride : '02 Mazda Protege5

My other ride : '02 VW Jetta TDI

The internals of the Jetta, however, will be going into a '91 VW Jetta Coupe (pretty much like my avatar, not the same color though). I'm planning on starting the transplant next spring/summer, because the garage I'm working in isn't heated, and -20°C and lower temperatures here tend to make working with metal tools a little difficult, I'd say...

 

[Invictus321]

2007 Ford Fiesta XR4

Photo is my one, hence the greyed out plate

 

[Youngun]

2007 Ford Fiesta XR4

Photo is my one, hence the greyed out plate

Thought the XR4 was a Capri or Sierra? (3-escort /2-mk2 fiesta)

 

[Invictus321]

Thought the XR4 was a Capri or Sierra? (3-escort /2-mk2 fiesta)

Australian Ford naming was different for this series. It is the "Fiesta ST" in europe, but the "Fiesta XR4" in Aus

 

[Carlos Fandango]

...and the first gen Focus ST was an XR5 and the Falcon's are XR6 (had various versions for 5 years while we lived there) and XR8.

 

[Youngun]

Oooo learn something new everyday

 

[EDK]

Got some wider wheels and tires for my Optima, Bridgestone Potenza S-04's on Enkei Tuning Raijn wheels.

Eibach lowering springs go on the car Tuesday.

 

[01GTP]

Looks great, Kevin. 👍

Still got my Kia as well.
She's old and rusting away. 👎

 

[ohitsyoubob]

Finally, someone did a proper review of my second ride:
http://jalopnik.com/horse-the-jalopnik-review-1518077521

 

[EDK]

Lowering springs went on the Kia last week.

 

[mike_gt3]

Nice ride Kevin! @EDK 👍

i was about to ask if you still had your challenger but noticed the headlight on right

 

[Gravitron]

Lowering springs went on the Kia last week.

I'm not sure what's more impressive - a good looking Kia or a damn-fine green lawn in February.

 

[skyline1683]

Finally got my car back from the garage dam insurance repairs took so long can't wait to be back out cruising and showing a few unsuspecting cars up with my 240bhp c2 vtr

 

[Gravitron]

Wow, I'm more interested in the sound than the speed on that one @skyline1683 👍

 

[skyline1683]

Wow, I'm more interested in the sound than the speed on that one @skyline1683 👍

Yeah it's pretty loud with 18 speakers in total and two subs and running off 3 5000watt amps.
Trying to find a way of running a ps3 in it to but running low on space to place it .

 

[mika012397]

So this is the car my parents own i'll be able to drive for a year when i get my drivers license within the next one to two months. I am planning to get a MX-5 when I become 18 next year but since i'm 17 i'm only allowed to drive with a registered person that has his or her drivers license for more than 5 years next to me. So there's no point in me buying a car for myself yet.

But about the car it's an 2010 Opel Astra station with the 19 inch rims of an nurburgring edition. The engine is only a 1.6 with around 110 hp but the car weights around 1200kg's and the tires are pretty wide so it has a lot of grip and handles really good. The car also has an OPC line bumber kit. The guy we bought it from has an opel garage/dealer and he got the car with front left damage he fixed the car up and put the OPC line kit and the 19 inch wheels on.

 

[mr_lab_rat]

North America hates wagons. There is nothing on the market. Even BMW only brought the 325 and 99% were automatics. So I had to build my own

330 engine (3 liter)
6 speed transmission
3.38 diff with Quaife LSD
Billstein adjustable coilovers
Supersprint coated headers and crosspipe midsection
ESS Stage 2 TwinScrew supercharger (390hp)

Looks innocent but does 0-60 in less than 5 seconds.

 

[Bertracer]

Hi all.

Sorry this is the wrong thread, but Its kinda similar. Can someone point me in the direction of the thread where we post our virtual racing setups?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
I would post my old seat ibiza, but I completely wrote it off. Could post that but it's not a pretty crash site.

 

[Bertracer]

Edit. Sorry, I found it moments later.
Please ignore request

 

[wingman1659]

This is my DD. Probably getting rid of it soon though, just time for change even though I love her.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

My baby, 2003 Dodge Durango SXT 4X4

 

[mike_gt3]

I dont know if it fit the thread requirement, sorry if it doesnt

but i got myself a new ride, never expected to buy one of these but i havent looked back since i tried it on the track, worth every penny!

Its a 2008 Arrow AX-9 Kart with a rotax max 125 engine

Im starting to ge the feel of it and thought id share a quick video of a lapping run from this morning!
you can see the power difference vs. the 4 strokes.

 

[mr_lab_rat]

Wow, that is awesome!

 

[avata_jo]

This is my pride and joy... He (yes, it is a "him") is a 2007 Audi A4 3.0TDI quattro in S-Line guise with manual transmission. Latest dyno figures show 191.2kW and 530Nm, not too bad considering the fact that he is a coal burner!

My previous car was a 2004 Audi S4 4.2 V8, in which I did a couple of open track days (very different in real life compared to Gran Tourismo!)



I am also an active member of the Audi Club of South Africa, currently serving as national chairman of the Club

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

Just been scrolling through the thread, I must say great cars guys. so I thought lets make an addition myself. It's not as great as any of yours but well I'll post it anyway. Unfortunately I had to get rid of her because i went to study and it was too expensive to maintain and i really didn't need because I have a bike for the short distances and students in the Netherlands have free public transport. Also it had some major repairs upcoming brake pads & discs, tires, major engine maintenance etc. I decided it was cheaper to buy a new one after my study then keeping it.

Any way here she is the Opel Corsa B Sport 1.4 16v ecotec. I mauled her quite a bit as I was 18 and loved cars & loud music

This is how she looked when I bought her

Then I thought it would be a good idea to "tune" her in all the wrong ways.
I added lexuslook backlights, angel eyes, m3 cup mirrors, radio, subwoofer, 6 speakers, 2 amplifiers, neonlights, aftermarket pedals made my own subwoofer housing in the back. I resprayed a large portion of the dash and doorpods in mettalic black. well you get the idea.


In hindsight If i'd saved the money it would have been better to buy a better car. but still had a great time with it i have vivid memories of entering a MC drive backward(they do no appreciate that.), doing backward round abouts. Also yanking the e-brake and yelling POWAHH alot.


This is how she went away. Right after these pictures i had one last drive which involved a lot of smoke and a e-brake cable snapping. She went out with a bang!

This how she should be looking right now
http://www.happenstand.com/images/upload/0/3042/1264220084.jpg

It was a great car to learn driving but as of now I'm hoping to improve both car and taste. Mumbles something how could I've been this stupid and tasteless when I was young.

So if I get to drive it's mostly my dads new C3 or a new model Ford Ka from the mother in law. Looking forward to buy a BMW e46 as soon as i'm done with my study and leave it original


Cheers,

Kevin

 

[mr_lab_rat]

How old are you Kevin?
Should we start a new thread with embarassing modifications? I did this when I was 20



Great choice of your next car. I hope your insurance rates are not based on engine displacement and you can get at least a 320.

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

@mr_lab_rat Mike, That was when I was about 18 to 19 years old then. Now I'm 27 let's say I matured relatively late. A 320 coupe is what i'm aiming for a 318 is a possibility but I see no point in owning a 316. One plus about modding is that you get to know how the car was build (very poorly ) Also you get to do some weight reduction. I still have bits and pieces laying around which, for the life of me I couldn't figure out where they belonged.

 

[numbnuts70]

My 2 at the moment - Both Stock(-ish).


A 2005 SAAB 9-5 2.3T HOT Aero 250Bhp (Manual).

A 1997 Mazda MX-5 Mk1 1.8i 133 Bhp (Non PAS).

 

[Gravitron]

Nice cars.

I edited your first post so the images would show up, for some reason it looks like photobucket was maybe giving you some extra characters that GTP didn't like.

 

[numbnuts70]

Nice cars.

I edited your first post so the images would show up, for some reason it looks like photobucket was maybe giving you some extra characters that GTP didn't like.

That's great, thanks very much.