Vic Wasteland Thread - 15.0

[Count Grantleyish]

They do come with mechinical diff. Race car rentals in few places in Nurburgring recommends more experienced drivers to rent it rather than a novice. 

They don't feel heavy at all despite weigh about 1350kg from memory. If driven hard it does feel like RWD car

[emts]

is it just me or is SAU playing up this arvo saying there are new posts when there is not?

[Count Grantleyish]

39 minutes ago, emts said:

is it just me or is SAU playing up this arvo saying there are new posts when there is not?

The latter, Martin. 

[Kinkstaah]

+1 (or 2, or 3?)

Rented Megane RS for 2 weeks and did 6000kms in it (up and down QLD, and via every side road/mountain range available).
Seriously fun little thing, left RS mode on the entire time and gave me an appreciation for magic FWD diffs (!) and electric throttles.. the fact that it gets ahead of you and opens throttle faster than you can put your foot to the ground is super fun.

I can see why people buy it and its competitors and why they are so popular now (hot hatches). They give you enough of everything and are extremely good value for money. No normal person needs more car than say a Megane RS/Golf R and just super capable everywhere, and livable.

I also have a soft spot for Renault's colors and stripes and stuff, some cool French design really grows on you there. Had a long chat with the guy with the Clio F1 182 at Broadford, these can be had for really stupid cheap for what you get.

[emts]

Although nowhere near the level of the RS I learnt early on to appropriate a LSD in a FWD

not the quickest in a a straight line but fun in corners if you got it right.

plus you can pull handbrake without engaging clutch so on a skid pan you can kill off under steer and turn it into a over steer machine.

 

 

 

 

[emts]

So bored in the lounge tonight.

so thought back on that R35,, and thought what would you short list for 85ish K

 

thinking sub 10 years and has to be fun.

 

 

and how could you go past this.. man depreciation is a bitch for some.

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=SSE-AD-4383213&Cr=10

 

 

[Daz]

Anyone going to the F1? Is SAU doing a car club display?

[Kinkstaah]

If you want to talk depreciation, have a look at the V10 M5's...
Just buy three of them for your 90k budget

[Count Grantleyish]

So bored in the lounge tonight.

so thought back on that R35,, and thought what would you short list for 85ish K
 
thinking sub 10 years and has to be fun.
 
 
and how could you go past this.. man depreciation is a bitch for some.

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=SSE-AD-4383213&Cr=10
 
 

Buy Megane RS and keep the pocket change in case you bin it at track.

[Count Grantleyish]

Time to change it to MeganeRSau?

[Leroy Peterson]

9 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

Buy RS6 and take out a loan for daily driver Civic in case everything goes wrong with it

 

Fixed.

Dont get me wrong, the RS4/6 is a cool f**king car. but goddamn, i couldnt trust spending $90k on an 8 year old, modern Audi with a lambo engine that has been "maintained and serviced only by Audi technicians".

and by technicians they mean apprentices assisted by handbooks and instructions.

 

[emts]

compared to a 7 yo nissan "supercar" that has had normal nissan techs on it?

its the risks you take with any 2nd hand car, and just buy a aftermarket warranty for it?

[UNR33L]

If anything goes wrong with the GTR just upgrade it with aftermarket parts, probably a lot out there compared to some of those Audis

I wonder if I'd still be a manchild by the time I could afford a decent 35, smart thing would be pay off mortgage but #yolo right? Probably sell GS once it gets to like 100,000kms.. so about another 4 years, still going strong this thing.. only at 58k so no reason to get rid of it really apart from the usual 'getting over it'

Edited March 14, 2017 by UNR33L

[Birds]

Ferrari capital, Ferrari ongoing.

The only out of warranty vehicles I'll ever own are Jap or Aussie, in that order. Ironic that Japan practically forces short term update of their vehicles yet produces the most reliable and long lasting of all!

[UNR33L]

I've been watching too many youtube videos of modded 35GTRs, makes me want one

[HEKT1K]

Not sure if posted this previously

spotted in NZ

[Count Grantleyish]

Choice!

[UNR33L]

Still no idea what 'galo24' means? 

[Birds]

It was the jargon term Brian Earl Spilner used to trick the guy into revealing he didn't know shit about cars

[Down_Shift]

I'll probably retire with a Chery J3.