Vic Wasteland Thread - 15.0

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

I haven't asked Trent so this is my assumption only, but I'm assuming the purchase is heavily weighted towards a move to the Euro tuning market. 

 

 

[Birds]

On a philosophical note...why are we happy for something as necessary as housing to continue increasing uncorrelated with income/indexation, but the cost of less necessary goods like cars, computers/electronics we demand stay down / are okay with paying peanuts for thereby keeping the cost of their labour/production down and effectively sent offshore? Pretty backwards.

Not even worried for my own situation but there is going to be a shitstorm of lower sociodemographic population or a drastically changed way of life with intergenerational living the new norm.

[Birds]

7 minutes ago, joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo said:

I haven't asked Trent so this is my assumption only, but I'm assuming the purchase is heavily weighted towards a move to the Euro tuning market. 

 

 

That would make sense

Jap is dead and becoming a niche

Aussies are a dying breed

[UNR33L]

Less and less skyline bros these days, more VW uleh's

[Leroy Peterson]

Move to euros, yes, but also how many cool fast wagons are there? Commo? Dying breed plus taking on other tuners. AMG? Meh. Porsche? Supercar people are often headaches and have their performance workshops do EVERYTHING.

Hopefully he provides some honest thoughts if it becomes an expensive paperweight.

 

But I was reading that's it's pretty much engine out work for most engine bay things. AWD system contains a centre diff, so cat removal? Engine out. Leaking power steering hoses? Engine out.

Also curious to see if direct injection leads to muck buildup in the runners a la every modern direct inj engine

 

Also, looks like TV2 shares are heading for rock bottom. Voluntary Administration soon potentially..

 

 

 

[Odium]

Considering that most JDM cars he'd see come through the door are now track or drift nuggets, there's not a lot of margin for profit... Noone with a $10k car is going to be ok with a $1000 tune, he'd need to fight for that sale.

Someone with a $50k tuned audi isn't going to blink at that

[UNR33L]

Not to mention the Mohsens you'd have to deal with 

Dezz: jump on this XPS 15 deal if you need a new laptop https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/304831

[dezz]

Forgot to call msi today...
Gotta get one of those cradle things too... Or maybe I can take the drive out and plug it into my old laptop and upload everything to the network drive..

Guessing you can't upgrade the ram and hard drive with that deal..?

[UNR33L]

11 minutes ago, dezz said:

Forgot to call msi today...
Gotta get one of those cradle things too... Or maybe I can take the drive out and plug it into my old laptop and upload everything to the network drive..

Guessing you can't upgrade the ram and hard drive with that deal..?

Problem with doing that is yes it may work, but most likely wont boot and bluescreen upon windows starting due to different hardware configuration 

Don't think so, specs are pretty decent though - think you could manually upgrade the ram 

[dezz]

Just put the drive in old laptop, but realised this thing had windows 7/8 or something new one had 10... Didn't boot but I got into bios.. Anything I can do to get to a point where I can see the drive on the network and transfer files or do I need that cradle and a working computer?

[UNR33L]

1 hour ago, dezz said:

Just put the drive in old laptop, but realised this thing had windows 7/8 or something new one had 10... Didn't boot but I got into bios.. Anything I can do to get to a point where I can see the drive on the network and transfer files or do I need that cradle and a working computer?

Nothing you can do, you really need to get a caddy or sata to usb adapter cable 

[dezz]

I shall get one of these things

[TiTAN]

Wow that's rare...must have been keen to offload.
I'm used to adding 10% to the price to account for REA underquoting, particularly when it comes to auctions, but please...why do I have to keep changing the goalposts. They are either dishonest or shit at their jobs...one of these is true.

Why not both?

[TiTAN]

You have to ask what you're going to get from the RS6 that you can't get from other similarly performing cars, like an XR6 turbo that would cost 20k and offer much the same tuning potential minus the headaches of a Lambo engine that will leave you well and truly screwed if it pops.  Makes sense for a tuner or workshop to own one where a lot of the components can be custom fab'd. Advantages I can think of:
- Different/exclusive
- Arguably better looking
- More luxurious (but significantly so?)
- Does it handle any better?
- V10 sound
- Safer?
But not 60k worth of advantages IMO. That car is probably a lot cheaper and better supported over in Europe. Here it's just another overpriced VAG product that in standard form will get stomped by tuned Jap cars, in modified form get stomped by tuned Aussie cars...and being 8 years old has an equipment level about on par with a new 1 series. But if it's a childhood dream car that's difficult to argue against...

They left a lot on the table with the v10 version, a tune will put down about 700hp and has awd for traction.

The falcon isn't matching that, won't sound as good either and the interior isn't as good, however the falcon is unlikely to cost as much as you paid for it if the engine pops.

[Birds]

2 hours ago, Odium said:

Considering that most JDM cars he'd see come through the door are now track or drift nuggets, there's not a lot of margin for profit... Noone with a $10k car is going to be ok with a $1000 tune, he'd need to fight for that sale.

Someone with a $50k tuned audi isn't going to blink at that

lol had a mate buy an S3 for 50k and get a flash tune done on it...I beat him with my 98 tune. He got rid of it not long after!!

[Leroy Peterson]

The only car that could possibly beat a Skyline is a supra, every one knows this.

But it has to be a 2J with nos.

 

[emts]

43 minutes ago, Birds said:

lol had a mate buy an S3 for 50k and get a flash tune done on it...I beat him with my 98 tune. He got rid of it not long after!!

yes as everything is about living a 1/4 mile at a time.

if all your cared about is a 1/4 mile or a max top speed, yes go buy a XR6 turbo and mod it.

but some people care about ride quality, interior comfort and cornering...oh and not waiting 2 years later for your GTR to be built.....

[Birds]

1 hour ago, TiTAN said:

 

They left a lot on the table with the v10 version, a tune will put down about 700hp and has awd for traction.

The falcon isn't matching that, won't sound as good either and the interior isn't as good, however the falcon is unlikely to cost as much as you paid for it if the engine pops.
 

 

I'm gonna wager the RS6 has at least 300kg on the XR6 turbo and would need an extra 100hp at all times to keep up beyond the launch.

Put it this way...if my goal was a 10 second car, I know which one I'd be starting with. You'd pull it off well before you got to the purchase price of the Audi, which is a comfortable sleeper at best. And by sleeper I mean the electrical/mechanical problems that await you.

My own view of most expensive Euros is that they become largely useless once they are outside their warranty periods and outside of VIP faggotry or baller lyf P players, which is one reason they die in the ass hard for resale.

[iMick]

Hey guys can anyone here approve the guide i just posted in the DIY forum?
I'd like to show a friend the finished product :))))))))))))))))))))))

[Borci88]

31 minutes ago, emts said:

yes as everything is about living a 1/4 mile at a time.

if all your cared about is a 1/4 mile or a max top speed, yes go buy a XR6 turbo and mod it.

but some people care about ride quality, interior comfort and cornering...oh and not waiting 2 years later for your GTR to be built.....

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