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http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mother...8150178401.html Someone runs over a mum and 2 kids. They've impounded the car, so they know what it is, yet the make and model of the vehicle is somehow absent......

Agreed. My issue is why the cops should be allowed to break the law? And its not something minor to be able to respond / attend a crime as soon as possible. Their actions to incite others to commit crimes, yet they are not held accountable when they themselves do the same thing. It takes 2 to race - it doesn't make it any less of a crime if you've got a badge - if you invite some random guy minding their own business to race, you just filled out your entry form.

Anyway, I should be coming to spectate on Sunday. I'll bring my Manfrotto 241v camera mount, if someone wants to bring a video camera, so you can do in-car shots.

Which vid is that? Got a link or something? I posted a link to the NSCC's gallery here earlier. A pewter S15 with a roof-mount camera doing the run as well. Wouldn't mind seeing some other cars doing it. I have a vid of a NA S13 doing it in the wet floating around somewhere as well.....

Another benefit of isolationism is ignorance. But, in all fairness, they do know better because the cars are here in Australia. But, since they cost less than their imported equivalents, the lower quality and tech is a fair trade off for an apparently lower price.

Isn't inducement a crime? Last time I checked if I incited people to comitting crimes, I'd get chucked in jail anyway. At any rate, if a copper in an RX-3 hits the runs and launches against the WRX, then technically even if its not entrapment the copper is still guilty of street racing.

Evidently you didn't "chk" very hard. Judging by their recommended fitment, they look like they're for the same purpose that the ZE326's were for. Which is, if the Australian government ever gets serious about road safety instead of piss-farting around then they'll ban retreads. At which point, these things will become the taxi tyre of choice. They may have about as much grip as a Jack Russell Terrier on wet lino, but you could drive on them until the end of time and never see the treadwear indicators.

Come and find me in the club displays.

The Falken RT's aren't advertised as an R compound either, aside from by pig-ignorant retailers. The Falken Comp-R's aren't street legal in Australia, so if you do find them they tend to be really cheap. Comp-R's from the big manufacturers are within a couple of bucks of each other. When I looked at D01J's, D02G's, A032's and A048's there was a $20 (or 5%) spread for 17". The RE55s were $50 cheaper than the average, and the Toyos around $70 cheaper.

From CarsGuide I find that "boost the company's image" comment quite ironic, since he shafted Infiniti by making the next GT-R a Nissan in the USA. Infiniti figured they were a "slam dunk" (to borrow from their vernacular) to get the range-topping GT-R under their brand. But Ghosn said the marketing for the next GT-R was going to be global, and the US guys couldn't put together a business case for having their country the only place where it wasn't a Nissan. But if you have a look at the current Infiniti range, it is quite nice. The VH powered Murano is a sweet looking SUV, and I'm quite fond of the V35 Skyline they sell over there as a G35.

I'm surprised they even mentioned that the driver was elderly. That's discrimination, unlike a person's personal preference in cars. But, can you imagine if it was an elderly person in an import?

Yeah! Some of us are quite curious as to whether the van was a Mitsubishi Express or a Toyota Hiace. It might even have been a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or Ford Transit! Its those details that grab me, and make me want to buy newspapers.

Never said they did. But if its a low-dust pad you're after, the DS2500s would be one of the worst choices you could make.

1. I'm making an observation. When I see them mentioning Camrys and Commodores by name (which they do occasionally) I make a note of it too, usually in surprise. 2. I'm also not a journalist, so when I publish something I am not adhering to journalistic integrity. The article linked is not an opinion piece, at which I'd still be offended but by his opinion and not by his lack of consistency in reporting. The driver is someone who's been repeatedly suspended for driving illegally, and continues to do so despite those suspensions. Whatever group he is a representative of, I'm not one of them.

That is correct. Unless the trucks are dropping stuff off at the houses on the hill, they'll have no reason to go up there. The road is just a loop that runs from the bottom of the hill to the top, and then back around to join half way up the same road again. Just watch out for the goat that tends to graze right at the top of the hill. Its a curious little thing.

Speed cameras (fixed or mobile) aren't allowed to be unmarked. Why should these cameras be different?

Bwhahahaha. DS2500's? I hope you like gunmetal wheels, because that's the colour they're going to be after a few days.

Funny how those details that everyone loves are usually left out if the driver is in a Pulsar, or Camry, or Golf.

Try from the border to Port Augusta. Most boring day of my life.

EDIT: Price Drop: $2000

I thought we told all these stupid vs threads to go to the Wasteland?

Just saw this in the Sydney Morning Herald: If the guy was in a Camry, Falcodore or Excel they'd probably have said "walked to his car" instead.

My car's making filthy noises from the front hub, and as my mechanic has gone off to South Africa for a few weeks my car won't be ready by the 28th. I'll come down and watch.

They're still in the same price bracket. And what the engine "does" isn't that amazing. It uses revs to make power, at the expense of torque in the low to midrange. Bike engines do that all the time, and its not like Honda doesn't have experiencing making them. And the engine does wear out a lot faster due to owners having to rev the tits off them to go anywhere. And, for all their trumpeting, the F20C doesn't have the highest specific power output of any NA production car engine in the world. That honour belongs to Nissan, with the SR16VE. Handling-wise, the S2000 is a lot more nimble due to its shorter wheelbase and less weight, but then the back end is also a bit hair trigger. How many people (both private owners and car reviewers) have gone off the road and crashed arse-first into the scenery? Its also a lot less practical than the 350Z, since not only does it have no boot space and only 2 seats but its also got a cramped interior. If I had $72K (RRP for the S2000), I'd try and stretch to a decent 3.2L NSX if I could go second hand. If I didn't mind the impracticality and cramped interior, but wanted something nimble and fun to drive, I'd buy a Lotus Elise. If I needed a roof and some comfort, I'd buy a Nissan 350Z Track.

What kind of driving were you planning on doing? Cruising around, or going to drive quickly in the corners? If its the former I'd take the Skyline. Its a more spacious and comfortable car, and the 4WD means that you're even safer in the wet (not that the RB25DE makes so much power that it would be a handful in the rain anyway). If its the latter I'd take the Civic coupe. Its lugging around a fair amount less weight, and the VTEC engine is a pearler if you want something just loves the upper rev range. The 118kW it makes won't overwhelm the front tyres so you don't have to be afraid of giving it a lot of boot, and if you do understeer is a lot easier for the novice driver to recover from than oversteer.