What Kind of Car do you drive?

[Fred Castellum]

What kind of car do I drive? Don't drive(complicated credential issue) but I own a Toyota Corolla CE.

Now if I could drive... I'd buy me a Tesla Model S

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

Already done unfortunately. 

 

I'll most likely have to drop the tank since my charcoal canister is hard to reach. It's either that or the vapor purge valve. I'll have to check both, and if that doesn't solve it I'll have to smoke the entire evap system and poke around with a flashlight   <_<

dont drop the tank before you smoke it.  thats going to be the fastest way to find the leak 

[Kyuubixchidori]

Cant drive yet, but saving up my money for a fox body mustang

saw a relatively good condition one, was a 4 banger. Guy bought a V8 and trans to swap into it. didnt have time, sold the whole thing for 1500. it was sold the next day. wanted it so bad. 

 

But yeah! V8 mustang soon. very, very excited. then all my money is going into performance and making it as fast and stable as possible. anyone on these forums can respect that:D

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

Cant drive yet, but saving up my money for a fox body mustang

saw a relatively good condition one, was a 4 banger. Guy bought a V8 and trans to swap into it. didnt have time, sold the whole thing for 1500. it was sold the next day. wanted it so bad. 

 

But yeah! V8 mustang soon. very, very excited. then all my money is going into performance and making it as fast and stable as possible. anyone on these forums can respect that:D

If I may ask?  Where are you from?

[juretrn]

Cant drive yet, but saving up my money for a fox body mustang

saw a relatively good condition one, was a 4 banger. Guy bought a V8 and trans to swap into it. didnt have time, sold the whole thing for 1500. it was sold the next day. wanted it so bad.

But yeah! V8 mustang soon. very, very excited. then all my money is going into performance and making it as fast and stable as possible. anyone on these forums can respect that:D

A Mustang? Nope. I'd rather have MK II Golf GTI or a BMW M3 . They just smoke that poor pony around a track.

[techswede]

Cant drive yet, but saving up my money for a fox body mustang

saw a relatively good condition one, was a 4 banger. Guy bought a V8 and trans to swap into it. didnt have time, sold the whole thing for 1500. it was sold the next day. wanted it so bad. 

 

But yeah! V8 mustang soon. very, very excited. then all my money is going into performance and making it as fast and stable as possible. anyone on these forums can respect that:D

The fox body is a nice car^^ 

Now for a standard car guy to prospective car guy nag..

Drive the car in stock form for a minimum of six months. This should be done for two reasons.

1. You learn how to drive properly and you get used to the car. It's also a bit safer to drive an underpowered car in the beginning. So any impulsive exuberant driving is done within driving ability.

2. You find out what the cars strengths and weaknesses are and can modify it accordingly.

 

Now that that's done i'll say good luck with your project And please.. for the love of god. Start with the suspension and brakes and leave the engine for last.

And i know how you feel with the guy who sold the 1500$ project.. A guy had a nice FB Rx7 with the 13B-Rew engine for a swap. Sold it the week before i got my license.

 

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

A Mustang? Nope. I'd rather have MK II Golf GTI or a BMW M3 . They just smoke that poor pony around a track.

MK1 VR6 swap is what you want, traction is not needed in life

[juretrn]

MK1 VR6 swap is what you want, traction is not needed in life

Oh I saw a video of that little rocket once, goes like stink.

[LazzerCurry]

I drive a 2007, 379 Peterbilt with a C15 CAT 550 horse, 1875 lbs torque. 

 

 

 

 

Any other questions ?

[chaozbandit]

I dont like the Impreza 04 and newer the 02-03 bugs and the 95 are my favorites. Definitely not the 2014 models 

 

Each to their own. I really liked the GC8 generation of Subies (especially the ProDrive widebody ones) but of the three refreshes following, only the Blobeye stole my heart (too many ruined Hawkeyes out there, with only a handful making it to motorsport). The '14 one grows on you after a while, and when you can afford the bi-weekly payments it's an attractive option (especially since it's still a heck of a bargain for the amount of car you get for your $).

 

Speaking of new STis, the new one is priced the same as the one it replaces (same thing BMW is doing with it's M3 / M4). And to be frank, the new one has grown on me too.

 

Speaking of Subarus and Legacies, here's a parting gift.

[Askew]

I drive a 2007, 379 Peterbilt with a C15 CAT 550 horse, 1875 lbs torque.

 

Damn she clean!

[Scionyde]

2012 Jetta TDI. It was pretty nice when diesel prices were pretty close to gas prices, but now it's a bit more expensive...at least having the good mileage is still nice.

[slasher0161]

Daily driver: '10 holden barina spark, it is comical considering i am 6'3" but it is cheap as hell to run and impressed me with 4th only tapping out at 176km/h and 5th still ready to go for more @198 km/h

Weekend cruiser: peugeot 306 cabriolet, this car is damn money sink but it has some potential to it and will wind up going to my little sister as her first car when I eventually finish it up (still need to find a block i like for it and convert it to 6 speed manual).

Work cars:

'13 isuzu dmax ute diesel. It does its job though with only 30,000km on the clock at the moment i haven't done enough with it to make a call, bit of fun in the paddock though.

'08 hyundai iload diesel. Bloody work horse but useless as all hell on fuel around town, give it a highway though and its fuel is about 6.5L/100km

'04 VW courier, old girl is in need of retirement with 449000km on her and will hit 500000km by july need to start looking at a replacement.

Other cars:

'88 XF falcon, did i ever mention if i never see a 250 xflow motor again it will be too soon (really need to just find the time to sort out the 351 cleaveland i have and drop it in.

'98 mazda bravo, served me well but couldnt justify keeping it registered when i had no time to use it.

I guess i drive a few cars you could say.

[TechTheWorld]

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[JohnnyGrey]

I don't think search likes 3 letter words. Also bad for AMD, APU and GTX searchers.

 

Yeah I used Google when the forum search came up with nothing Just go to google and type in "linustechtips.com what kind of car"

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

2012 Jetta TDI. It was pretty nice when diesel prices were pretty close to gas prices, but now it's a bit more expensive...at least having the good mileage is still nice.

what is gas mileage, all I know is dump fuel and watch the needle go down while i drive.  

 

I get the 14ish 

[LazzerCurry]

Damn she clean!

Thanks i get a wash once a week

[JaeDee884]

2006 Holden Rodeo 4x4 turbo diesel dual cab lifted and kitted for offroading

1992 Holden rodeo 2wd petrol dual cab lowered and done up for drifting

2009 Holden Astra. Fuel efficient daily completely stock.

Picking up a 1998 Ford Festiva soon for the missus, might be swapping the 92 Ute for a bike soon as well

Last year I had, fixed and sold two r31 skylines and a 97 ford courier.

Yeah I go through a lot of cars

[Hidden Orange]

 

Seriously though, I drive a manual Honda Civic.

[aaronu]

I hope one day my car will be like the one above haha

 

I drive a 01 mazda protege es 2.0. 

Its a 5 speed manual.

Mods i installed

Short ram intake

Lowrring springs

soon will be new muffller installed. And 17 inch low profiles rims + tires

What i want done for major mods.

 

Evo 8 spoiler

Hood scoop

Msp bodykit

turbo.

[mr moose]

 

Here's my pajeriatric, complete with 9500Ib shopping bag holder.

[mr moose]

2006 Holden Rodeo 4x4 turbo diesel dual cab lifted and kitted for offroading

1992 Holden rodeo 2wd petrol dual cab lowered and done up for drifting

2009 Holden Astra. Fuel efficient daily completely stock.

Picking up a 1998 Ford Festiva soon for the missus, might be swapping the 92 Ute for a bike soon as well

Last year I had, fixed and sold two r31 skylines and a 97 ford courier.

Yeah I go through a lot of cars

 

you can't beat those isuzu's can you? I had a '95 spacecab 2wd and now I have a frontera 2001, very well engineered vehicles.

[JaeDee884]

you can't beat those isuzu's can you? I had a '95 spacecab 2wd and now I have a frontera 2001, very well engineered vehicles.

damn straight, also owned a 04 rodeo, had been rolled and the body was wrecked, sat in someones front yard for 3 years before i got it, turned over instantly on LPG. petrol was off. 

I swear by Isuzu Engines nowadays. dads got a 09. its 3.5 ton and is constantly towing 3 ton every day. and doing 12l per 100km. bloody lovely

[Scionyde]

what is gas mileage, all I know is dump fuel and watch the needle go down while i drive.  

 

I get the 14ish 

 

Usually between 45 and 50 miles per gallon, a bit less if I need to crank the heat up. Unfortunately, the difference between gas and diesel prices since I've moved to NY has been around ~80 cents per gallon. >_< 

[mr moose]

damn straight, also owned a 04 rodeo, had been rolled and the body was wrecked, sat in someones front yard for 3 years before i got it, turned over instantly on LPG. petrol was off. 

I swear by Isuzu Engines nowadays. dads got a 09. its 3.5 ton and is constantly towing 3 ton every day. and doing 12l per 100km. bloody lovely

nice, like you I have owned and driven a lot of cars in my life,  And to be honest the only issues I have ever had (or seen for that matter) with the isuzu's were human errors (not servicing, or messing up the rebuild).