Car Talk

GeorgeUK · Jan 1, 2008

Hurrah, a car thread, just noticed this! :thumbup:

Quite into my cars, especially those of German origin (cue boos and hisses from all!).

Currently driving a BMW E36 328 'loon.

Actually my interest in cars is what got my into photography, as I always seemed to be taking random photos of them. Here are a 'few' of the '28.

She's relatively standard apart from a few mods.

- 17 inch genuine Alpina Softlines.
- CCFL angel eyes
- HID conversion to dipped beams
- Philips vision plus bulbs in the high beams
- Bosch aero wiper retro fit

Prior to the Alpinas being fitted...

Alpinas fitted...

As you can tell, bit of a car keeno so don't get me started otherwise I might go on for a while!

InFocus · Jan 2, 2008

Cars and Photography...what could be better?

Heres my old car i've recently sold. 2000 Toyota 4Runner, TRD Supercharged and exhaust. K&N intake.

Bought this. BMW 335. No mods, other than Debadge and Rims. I miss the 4runner in the winter!!

Oh and of course my weekend car. my porshce. R/C of course :lol:

Dasoupdude · Sep 26, 2008

Jrmdb3 said:
My baby - 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5rs STM(Silverthron Metalic):

..:stun::stun::stun::stun::hail::hail::hail::hail:

HOLY CRAP a GC8!!!

slapshot · Sep 28, 2008

I 'spose cars are nice, but you can't beat a truck to get ANYWHERE. Nothing fancy....utilitarian with all the creature comforts and I can haul stuff in the back.....

2004 Ford F150 4X4.

Atropine · Sep 30, 2008

Just realized I have tons of photos of other peoples cars but practically none of mine. As expected there are a lot of american cars posted here, and personally I not really a big fan of those, nor the japanese either for that matter with a few exceptions (like Jrmdb3's nice scooby for instance).

I guess only the ones really into rally cars knows what this is...

ferny · Sep 30, 2008

That looks in bloody good nick! Yep, I know what it is. I think most should!

Lord_Nikon · Oct 2, 2008

Posted this in another thred, but Ill go again.
This is me in my car...my "other" addiction.
Its a 2003 Lancer Evolution, quite a fun toy

Atropine · Oct 2, 2008

Lord_Nikon said:
Posted this in another thred, but Ill go again.
This is me in my car...my "other" addiction.
Its a 2003 Lancer Evolution, quite a fun toy

Looks like good fun! Have you ever tried snow? Actually I had studded winter tires for my Integrale and drove it a few times at winter. Only on new snow because after a while they pour salt on the roads, and we all know how well salt and italian cars mix.

For me the 4WD madness started with an Audi Quattro Coupé and I am stuck since. Nothing beats powersliding with a good all-wheeler, and I am not talking about them jeeps or SUVs...

--edit--
Adding some photos I've taken on my friends driving their cars.
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp15/Beaverhelmet/s5.jpg

Lord_Nikon · Oct 2, 2008

Living in the San Fransisco Bay area, if there is even a light drizzle, all the local news stations going in to "Storm Watch!!111oneoneeleven" mode and act like the world will end.

All though it does well when I do take it to Tahoe for skiing.

Early · Oct 5, 2008

RyanLilly said:
Well my ford I not nearly as nice as that chevy, and its not a step-side, but it is a short bed(67 was the first year). Actually My truck looks like crap, the paint is faded scraped and spray-painted using multiple colors,

My air filter is from a chevy Camaro, but I made an adapter out of a can of green beans and a Frisbee.

My battery tray rusted out so I tied down my battery with a piece of Romex (building wire).

Last month I smelled electrical smoke and now my turn signals don't work.

I love old cars!

Wow! Keep it going! I love natty looking, but not rusted or dented, great running older cars. Sort of like a couple of my cameras.:blushing:

manaheim · Oct 5, 2008

ooooo... so much cool stuff in here...

Chiller: LOVE that ride. :lol:

NateS: I used to drive an Acura Integra... couldn't swing the GSR at the time. Niiice car. Such a little go-kart.
Jerry: Nice ride.

Love the pic of the jeep in the water.

My wife and I have a long and weird history with cars. Right now I drive a 2004 Volkswagen R32. For those not in the know, this is a VW Golf, lowered, 18" alloys, low-profile wheels, 6 spd, all wheel drive, and 240HP. I did a very simple mod that gives it another 10HP at the wheels, too. (yes, we dynoed it) This car is absolutely hysterical fun.

In the past, we have had all kinds of Hondas and Acuras... at one time we both had nearly identical Black Honda Preludes... I had the Type SH, she had the straight one. My favorite car still will always be my old Triumph TR7. It was a piece of crap, but I loved it.

Back on the R32... I got pulled over once in it. (Well, lots of times, but this time was funny)

It was snowing pretty hard and there was probably about 4" of snow on the road. I was on a secondary road that was pretty straight and there was no traffic. It was midmorning. I was going about 35 miles an hour.

Anyway, I'm buzzing along minding my own business listening to Chrismas music and suddenly I notice blue lights in my rear view. "What the hell?" I ask myself as I pull over to the side. I actually pulled up into a snowbank to get well out of the way of traffic, knowing full well my AWD would pull me right out.

The cop pulls up behind me, gets out of his car and tromps through the snow up to my window. I roll the window down, completely perplexed, and kind of amused as the cop already looks like a snowman.

Me: "Yes, officer?"
Him: "Going a little fast there, aren't you?"
Me: "Ummm... speed limit is 40MPH, isn't it?"
Him: "It's snowing...!"
Me: "Ummm... speed limit is 40MPH, isn't it?"
Him: "It took me over six blocks to catch up to you!"
Me: "Ummm... not for nothing, but you're driving a RWD crown Victoria with a huge engine, and I'm driving around in an AWD Volkswagen Golf."
Him: "JUST SLOW DOWN!!!"
Me: "Whatever you say, officer."
Him: <grumbling and spitting, slips as he turns around and nearly falls on the way back to his car>
Me: <laughing my ass off, I pull out and drive off>

I get about 100' away and notice that the cop appears to be stuck in the snow. I turn around, drive back, roll down my window...

Me: "Need any help?"
Him: <glare of death>
Me: <I shrug and drive on>
<I turn around>
<on my way back, I'm sure to drive by him (still stuck) really really slowly>

:lol:

I so enjoyed that.

mrodgers · Oct 5, 2008

manaheim said:
......

Ah yes, the old "too fast for conditions" routine. Have to love how their idea of "too fast for conditions" is assumed to be everyone's "too fast for conditions". I had a 1988 Toyota 4Runner and with the 31 inch BFGoodrich tires on it, I literally could not even spin the tires in deep snow in 2WD, let alone lose traction in 4WD. Yet my driving would have been "too fast for conditions" by any cop's own opinion.