What car do you drive? [Archive]

Flash

09-01-2005, 02:51 AM

I drive a '97 mazda protege

I doubt a type of car you drive would affect your stuttering.....on second thought.....maybe it could help with stuttering....I mean what if I drove a ferrari or lamborghini (probably won't happen, atleast not anytime soon)....it would definetely raise my confidence and self esteem....not to mention the car itself would be a huge chick magnet :D....just let it do all the work for you :cool:

pikaia

09-06-2005, 04:02 PM

I drive a 99 Chevy Cavalier, just got it too :-p

Standingtall

07-07-2006, 05:51 PM

Here is a old one.
I drive an 1997 F-150 4x4. The wife drives a 2001 Ford Windstar. I have an 1978 Lincoln hoping to restore, but it is driveable.
Work truck, 2005 chev 2500HD 4x4.

Hattitude

07-07-2006, 09:35 PM

I drive a 99 Honda Accord. I've had expensive cars in the past (not a Ferrari , German cars) and there was absolutely no effect on my stuttering. Girls did try to approach me, I'd just smile and pretend I was too cool to have to talk. :cool:

Standingtall

07-07-2006, 10:08 PM

You guys are right, this has nothing to do with stuttering. It is under general chat and it look's like a good topic, like the movies one. my girls in their stroller were the girl magnet. Women just can't resist babies.

Hattitude

07-07-2006, 10:26 PM

You know this has made me think. Do stutters intentionally shy away from flashy cars? So that people don't talk to them about it. I don't mean like Ferrrari's and such cause that's dependant on wealth. But like do stutters avoid car modifications like spoilers and body kits to avoid getting asked about it? If someone started asking me about my car in public I'd get freaked out.

AGOFCR

07-08-2006, 07:38 AM

Do stutters intentionally shy away from flashy cars?

No. At least not the ones I know.

happy7117

07-16-2006, 06:11 AM

A stutter probably would love to have
a hot rod flashy car to boost confidence
with women to compensate for stuttering..
I say go for it!!

Imagine a nasty stutterer driving
KITT from Knight Rider with the leather
jacket, and black attire like the Hoff
wore--!! Have that stutterer replace
the Hoff's character as Michael..

A stutterer's confidence in that situation
alone would make any girl melt!!

Would if David Hasselhoff (don't hassel the hoff!)
stuttered extremely bad on the show- but still
drove KITT around wearing his knight rider
attire--would he still get mega chicks--heck
yeah!!!

And KITT is the hottest sexiest car on earth!!
And the HOFF knows it!!

nbakunda

07-18-2006, 01:36 PM

boys and their toys. thats what my girlfriend says. i cannot drive and i am a guy. i dont know if its because i am so intolerant of traffic or i just dont have the nerves. and oh driving in africa is not a joke. there are no traffic rules and the police are all corrupt and theyd probably sting me for a fortune, so i dont drive. but my dream car when i can afford it and its insurance would be a range rover or a lexus jeep. i'm a big guy and i get cramped in the good doctors RAV4!
id much prefer a yacht!

Standingtall

07-18-2006, 10:42 PM

With flashy sport cars, you will be drawing attention to yourself for sure. I would do it, but not with a flashy import, pure detroit muscle all the way. I had big block vehicles before and the feel and sound of a big block.

peikayla

07-20-2006, 04:19 PM

I drive a 1986 Ford Mercury Cougar...it is my mothers car and i am driving it till I can afford a car of my own.... I'm in the process at the moment of buying one! YES, FREEDOM! :p

Standingtall

07-21-2006, 04:54 PM

I drive a 1986 Ford Mercury Cougar...it is my mothers car and i am driving it till I can afford a car of my own.... I'm in the process at the moment of buying one! YES, FREEDOM! :p
I know how you feel on that.
That Cougar, does it come with the 5.0l V8 or the 4 banger.

peikayla

07-21-2006, 08:45 PM

The cougar comes with the V8, It will fly. Not that I speed or anything.....HeHE maybe only once to see how fast it would Go, but I was in a field! :)

Standingtall

07-21-2006, 09:01 PM

The cougar comes with the V8, It will fly. Not that I speed or anything.....HeHE maybe only once to see how fast it would Go, but I was in a field! :)
I didn't know you guys had fields in PEI. hehehehehe I live out in the prairies, you can still see your dog, a week after he leaves.
So the cougar has the 5.0L V8, cool. Don't recall if it came with dual exhaust, but it would be a cool car to fix up and make it into a screamer.

I got a heavy foot, but not a lead on. When I head to Calgary, on The QE II, I would do 120 km/h easily and people would still be passing, even had a RC's passed me on a couple occasions.

peikayla

07-21-2006, 09:17 PM

TOTELA

07-24-2006, 07:22 AM

I drive a Hyundai Accent 1.3 (2005 version). It is a nice car. :)

Standingtall

07-24-2006, 04:38 PM

:D PEI is practically all fields! Ya the cougar does have Dual exhaust. Its black, with bobble head cats in the back window, and canadian stickers on the windows. It has a PEI flag flying off an aetena on the back! My mother loves it so much see says she's going to be buried in it! LOL Shes nuts!
I have been to PEI a few years back. The car must be in real good shape then and the sound of that V8 with dual exhaust. Love those bubble head cats in the back window. You drove fast in a field with that car. I guess you can see why you only done it once. hehehehe How fast did you get the car up to?

Standingtall

07-24-2006, 04:40 PM

I drive a Hyundai Accent 1.3 (2005 version). It is a nice car. :)
And you save a lot of money on Gas. I got an V8 and it hurts a little.

Power of three

07-25-2006, 03:30 PM

AGOFCR

07-25-2006, 05:39 PM

You pair should try living over here and running anything over a 1.6.
The cost of fuel is soooooooooo high.
Having said that I still hanker after a V8. The biggest I've had was a 2.8 V6.
And I mean engine size standingtallpornstarinthemaking before you get any ideas......

I've always wanted a V8 (Mustang Cobra or Charger RT) but with the price of gas (or petrol for some of you) it is nearly impossible. I will stick with my I6 . . . And I just can't go back to a 4-banger ever again!!!

Power of three

07-27-2006, 04:56 PM

And I just can't go back to a 4-banger ever again!!!

Hmmmm.
Am I the only one who thinks that standingtallpornstarinsecret has a rival for the starring role in his movie???????

Standingtall

07-28-2006, 05:16 PM

You pair should try living over here and running anything over a 1.6.
The cost of fuel is soooooooooo high.
Having said that I still hanker after a V8. The biggest I've had was a 2.8 V6.
And I mean engine size standingtallpornstarinthemaking before you get any ideas......
I feel sorry for you man, Oh sure, you said engine size. hehehehehe.
The gas price here in Canada is $1.14/litre. I currently have a truck with a 4.6L V8. I still have a car with an 7.5L V8 and I can go through rear tires easily. The smallest is a 2.0L four banger.

Standingtall

07-28-2006, 05:18 PM

Hmmmm.
Am I the only one who thinks that standingtallpornstarinsecret has a rival for the starring role in his movie???????
The four us can be a gang. hmmmmm what shall we call overselves. 4-banger club. lol

cherokeeprinces

07-28-2006, 05:46 PM

hehehehehehehe

Power of three

07-29-2006, 10:39 AM

Quote:
"The four us can be a gang. hmmmmm what shall we call overselves. 4-banger club. lol"

Oh dear. That line once again makes me question the orientation of your movies, standingtallmightwantmorementhanwomeninhisfilms. :eek:

AGOFCR

07-29-2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:
Oh dear. That line once again makes me question the orientation of your movies, standingtallmightwantmorementhanwomeninhisfilms. :eek:

Hey . . . Don't ask, don't tell!!!! :confused:

Standingtall

07-30-2006, 11:34 PM

I don't have a clue what POT is talking about. heheheheeh. We could add turbo's and carbon fibre body panals and we could make those 4-bangers scream down the open side walk. hehehehehehe

AGOFCR

07-31-2006, 02:00 AM

we could make those 4-bangers scream down the open side walk.

I tried a 4-banger once when I was young . . . After the third bang I was worthless :D

Power of three

08-02-2006, 01:41 PM

What happened?

Did you blow a gasket?

Or did your bigend go? :eek:

AGOFCR

08-02-2006, 08:15 PM

What happened?

Did you blow a gasket?

Or did your bigend go? :eek:

Deflated rubber!!!

cherokeeprinces

08-02-2006, 09:15 PM

not going to even touch that one!

Power of three

08-03-2006, 10:07 AM

As long as it wasn't a puncture.......anything deflated can always been blown up again ;)

Standingtall

08-03-2006, 03:53 PM

As long as it wasn't a puncture.......anything deflated can always been blown up again ;)
At least you don't have to tell the wife, Hon, I think I blew an rubber. lol.

cherokeeprinces

08-03-2006, 03:57 PM

Someone is feeling frisky today!

Power of three

08-03-2006, 04:19 PM

Well, they only blow when they get too hot - something to remember for your movies standingtallsmokinghotrubberburnerloverman

cherokeeprinces

08-03-2006, 04:21 PM

you guys are WARPED

Power of three

08-03-2006, 04:44 PM

Well, speaking for myself, I am showing great restraint.

I could be soooooo much worse ;)

Standingtall

08-03-2006, 04:48 PM

you guys are WARPED
I'm sure you will enjoy the vibrations. lol

Standingtall

08-03-2006, 04:51 PM

Well, they only blow when they get too hot - something to remember for your movies standingtallsmokinghotrubberburnerloverman
lol!!!!!!!

AGOFCR

08-03-2006, 05:37 PM

Well, they only blow when they get too hot - something to remember for your movies standingtallsmokinghotrubberburnerloverman

Liquid cooling :cool:

AGOFCR

08-03-2006, 05:38 PM

you guys are WARPED

I've been called worse :D

Power of three

08-03-2006, 05:58 PM

AGOFCR:

Liquid cooling

As long as there is no overflowing at the moment peak torque is achieved.......

LovinTheSurf

11-04-2006, 02:42 AM

a 3.9 V8 Range Rover classic

shes my baby and i love her to bits

Power of three

11-04-2006, 06:34 PM

a 3.9 V8 Range Rover classic

shes my baby and i love her to bits
Wait until Monday when standingtallbigblocklover hears that you're running a V8 - he'll be standingtall for sure!

Jamester

11-05-2006, 07:01 PM

I currently drive a 1994 Nissan pick-up. It is primarily a work vehicle. It is "Purple". I call it "Purple Haze"

Jamie

Power of three

11-06-2006, 08:18 AM

Is that because it goes so fast that all people see is a purple haze?

Or do you leave a purple haze out the exhaust everywhere you go :D

Standingtall

11-06-2006, 04:06 PM

that you're running a V8 - he'll be standingtall for sure!
Oh yeah, jumping up and down, slapping the ground and pounding my chest.

Standingtall

11-06-2006, 04:08 PM

I currently drive a 1994 Nissan pick-up. It is primarily a work vehicle. It is "Purple". I call it "Purple Haze"

Jamie
Four wheel drive or two wheel drive.

Standingtall

11-06-2006, 04:10 PM

Is that because it goes so fast that all people see is a purple haze?

Or do you leave a purple haze out the exhaust everywhere you go :D
I use to have a car, don't park along side of me at a stop light, an cloud might float in your face. :eek:

Jamester

11-06-2006, 10:39 PM

Two wheel drive. "Purple Haze" like the Jimi Hendricks song. No purple exhaust so far.

Jamie

AGOFCR

11-06-2006, 10:46 PM

Here's a pic of my car . . .

http://www.paulmcrae.com/FEATURES/ART_CARS/IMAGES/DSCN0045-E-I.jpg

Standingtall

11-06-2006, 11:17 PM

Here's a pic of my car . . .

http://www.paulmcrae.com/FEATURES/ART_CARS/IMAGES/DSCN0045-E-I.jpg
Cool :cool: so what kind of MPG are you getting?

AGOFCR

11-07-2006, 01:22 AM

Cool :cool: so what kind of MPG are you getting?

Many . . . since it quit running!!!

Power of three

11-07-2006, 09:42 AM

Oh yeah, jumping up and down, slapping the ground and pounding my chest.
I thought that the mention of a female driving a V8 might get your primal side showing!

I use to have a car, don't park along side of me at a stop light, an cloud might float in your face. :eek:
That is because you are an angel, and that is your cloud following you :rolleyes:

That's some car AGOFCR. Just the thing for a drive round Liverpool, where bignick lives - right bignick :D

bignick

11-07-2006, 10:00 AM

That car wouldnt last 10 seconds in Liverpool, it would be stripped, resprayed and sold on as a ferrari.

Standingtall

11-07-2006, 03:59 PM

That car wouldnt last 10 seconds in Liverpool, it would be stripped, resprayed and sold on as a ferrari.
I even like the colour.

Leeboy13

11-07-2006, 04:00 PM

i drive a pug 106 1.1 its not a beast, but its the car i wanted :) small and nippy lol

Jamester

11-08-2006, 10:36 PM

Standingtall

11-08-2006, 10:50 PM

All this discussion about cars, trucks, etc. I think I cursed myself. My wonderful "Purple Haze" just blew her tranny. The truck cost me $1500 and I am sure the tranny will be more than that. Just bought the truck inAugust. Guess I didn't ask enough questions. That is waht stuttering does to you.

Jamie
That sucks. The other day I was thinking how that song by jimmy hendrix brought back memories. I assume that Nissan is an automatic and since it is two wheel drive, it shouldn't be that much. Good luck.

AGOFCR

11-09-2006, 12:28 AM

All this discussion about cars, trucks, etc. I think I cursed myself. My wonderful "Purple Haze" just blew her tranny. The truck cost me $1500 and I am sure the tranny will be more than that. Just bought the truck inAugust. Guess I didn't ask enough questions. That is waht stuttering does to you.

Jamie

Sorry to hear about that. Did you purchase it used? Is it still under warranty? Hope you come out from under very soon.

Peace,

Elliott

Power of three

11-09-2006, 02:13 PM

Unlucky with purple haze.
As wonderful as technology is, isn't it a pain when it breaks down on you?

Standingtall

11-09-2006, 04:59 PM

Unlucky with purple haze.
As wonderful as technology is, isn't it a pain when it breaks down on you?
It is good that she has an old set up in that truck of hers. You and I know it is a pain in the ass, working with a front wheel drive or 4wheel drive vehicles. Good luck with that tranny hunt.

Power of three

11-09-2006, 05:26 PM

It is good that she has an old set up in that truck of hers. You and I know it is a pain in the ass, working with a front wheel drive or 4wheel drive vehicles. Good luck with that tranny hunt.
Perhaps we should clarify that by "tranny", you of course mean transmission. No Rocky Picture Horror Shows type movies for me thank you very much :eek:

Standingtall

11-09-2006, 05:29 PM

Perhaps we should clarify that by "tranny", you of course mean transmission. No Rocky Picture Horror Shows type movies for me thank you very much :eek:
oh yeah, you scots have a language of your own. :D

Power of three

11-09-2006, 05:33 PM

oh yeah, you scots have a language of your own. :D
You go and do a Google image search for tranny, and that will back me up.

Scottish langauge indeed.

Whit is yon daftie blethering aboot noo?

Jamester

11-09-2006, 09:54 PM

Thanks everyone for the great response to my post.

UPDATE: I found a used transmission for $300, and my mechanic can install it for $200.

Purple Haze will ride again!

Jamie

Standingtall

11-09-2006, 10:30 PM

Thanks everyone for the great response to my post.

UPDATE: I found a used transmission for $300, and my mechanic can install it for $200.

Purple Haze will ride again!

Jamie
Great news, now lets get Elliott, AGOFCR, to play that tune for you.

AGOFCR

11-10-2006, 01:51 AM

Great news, now lets get Elliott, AGOFCR, to play that tune for you.

I'm playing it right now!!!

Jamie, glad to hear you are going to get your wheels rolling again.

LovinTheSurf

11-11-2006, 02:28 PM

Power of three

11-11-2006, 03:03 PM

wonder if he'll get all sweaty at the thought of me bent over the bonnet tinkering with it everytime is breaks down (frequently)

mmmm cant beat the smell of oil or the sound of a purring V8 on a sunny afternoon. proper orgasm-in-yer-pants moment

Did I mention its an overfinch? no? :p

They're always breaking down, especially if it is an elderly Overfinch (http://www.overfinch.com/). Standingtall might not have heard of them , so hopefully he'll open up the link, and be even more impressed with your wheels......

He'll need a picture of you tinkering under the bonnet, btw ;)

AGOFCR

11-11-2006, 04:32 PM

wonder if he'll get all sweaty at the thought of me bent over the bonnet tinkering with it

Nice visual ;) Can we get some pics?!?!?

Standingtall

11-14-2006, 04:27 PM

Nice visual ;) Can we get some pics?!?!?
I agree with the godfather. :D

Standingtall

11-14-2006, 04:32 PM

Power of three

11-15-2006, 08:02 AM

Nothing beats the sound of a purring V8 with dual exhaust and a manual shift.
Except perhaps the sound of a straight six? They can sometimes, with the right exhaust set up, sound better than a V8.
And manual is always better than automatic - much better for throwing it sideways through corners :D

LovinTheSurf

11-15-2006, 12:40 PM

!!!!!! I'd never throw mine sideways round corners!! The cheek ! :p

Standingtall

11-15-2006, 03:08 PM

Except perhaps the sound of a straight six? They can sometimes, with the right exhaust set up, sound better than a V8.
And manual is always better than automatic - much better for throwing it sideways through corners :D
Nothing sounds better than those extra cyclinders and it purring away. Throwing it sideways, that is call drifting, right! My front hubs are not working on my truck, so I'm running 2 wheel drive right now and with the snow on the ground, it is not that hard throwing it sideways.

3FingerBrown

11-15-2006, 04:22 PM

I currently drive only a 4 cyl all wheel drive Subaru so no purring or driving sideways for me.
It is however a manual 5 on the floor, I've always loved driving stick.

The jeep I had between didn't have a large engine either but I loved to take that off road.

Now my first car was a tank, a 1981 Monte Carlo V8 with an engine the size of some cars. I wanted to put larger speakers in it once only to discover 1/4" steel throughout the damn thing. It was a tank.
I had a friend with a then new Ford escort and i'd literally push him and his car around. :eek:

Power of three

11-15-2006, 04:52 PM

Nothing sounds better than those extra cyclinders and it purring away. Throwing it sideways, that is call drifting, right! My front hubs are not working on my truck, so I'm running 2 wheel drive right now and with the snow on the ground, it is not that hard throwing it sideways.

I would disagree with the remark standingtallrunningonallcylinders. I used to have a straight 6 325 BMW, and a friend had a Rover 3.5 V8 - regarded as one of ther best V8's ever made. I blew the baffles out of my exhaust - too often at 140mph I guess! - and it sounded like a straight through, and sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than the V8. And faster too - or perhaps that's because I could hang the tail out at corners doing 70mph........:eek:

I currently drive only a 4 cyl all wheel drive Subaru so no purring or driving sideways for me.
Is that a Justy then?
http://cartest.omega.kz/crash/image/subaru_justy(1990).jpg
You can still get them in a four wheel drift in the wet - just need to be brave...sorry....read stupid :rolleyes:

Power of three

11-15-2006, 05:01 PM

Edit - it was the next 3 series (E30) after this air-bourne shape (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5435532070727327558&q=dukes+of+holland)

3FingerBrown

11-15-2006, 05:02 PM

Is that a Justy then?

Thankfully... NO

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/impreza/Imp06obgreencorner1.gif

Power of three

11-15-2006, 05:07 PM

3FingerBrown

11-15-2006, 05:14 PM

I just moved out of the city and was without a car for a decade, I rerally like the WRX, a great car and a better way to get killed and/or lose a license. Too soon for that much car.
Mine is brand spanking new and I love it!

Do the auto insurance companies rape you on your side of the pond also? i can't afford to get caught speeding.

Standingtall

11-15-2006, 05:23 PM

Ah, the impreza or, as it's called over here a Scooby!

My friend has a three year old saloon WRX, and that gets sideways well, even in the dry.

A bit like this in fact (http://www.crossroadvideos.com/video/f/17B0D4C2-10CF-48BA-81DD-3B3DBB96649C.htm) :D :D
That is driftying. They can throw an AWD car sideways, they do it often in rally racing. I really want to be a rally car driver. WRX with the turbo is crazy fast. The only problem is they don't have an low range for serious off roading.

Standingtall

11-15-2006, 05:27 PM

Standingtall

11-15-2006, 05:33 PM

I would disagree with the remark standingtallrunningonallcylinders. I used to have a straight 6 325 BMW, and a friend had a Rover 3.5 V8 - regarded as one of ther best V8's ever made. I blew the baffles out of my exhaust - too often at 140mph I guess! - and it sounded like a straight through, and sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than the V8. And faster too - or perhaps that's because I could hang the tail out at corners doing 70mph........:eek:

Is that a Justy then?
http://cartest.omega.kz/crash/image/subaru_justy(1990).jpg
You can still get them in a four wheel drift in the wet - just need to be brave...sorry....read stupid :rolleyes:
That ranger rover V8, they bought the cast from buick, and it is way underpowered. Well for north america anyway. I do like BMW cars.

3FingerBrown

11-15-2006, 05:36 PM

That monty is a cool car, 305 cid V8 with an 4 barrell carb. The monty SS with an corvet cam, and with dual exhaust is awosome looking car.

I really loved that car!! My parents were so mad that I bought it, 17 year old nut with a muscle car!!
When I was younger I had a big problem with things like, limits, authority... With my sense of indesctructability I'm lucky to have survived that perod of my life.
WIth my jeep, we'd go up on the New York Thruway up in the mountains and just find trails and leave the road. When I was in school in Pennsylvania we'd do the same thing. Once broke an axil speeding through the forest in Harriman state park when I LANDED on a rock... a boulder really...
Oh what a pain in the arse that was... no road, cell phones hadn't been invented yet and we were in the middle of no hwere. It was a multi-mile hike back to the damn road and then another hike to the closest actual town.

There was a time in my life when i knew how to have fun. :D

Standingtall

11-15-2006, 06:10 PM

I really loved that car!! My parents were so mad that I bought it, 17 year old nut with a muscle car!!
When I was younger I had a big problem with things like, limits, authority... With my sense of indesctructability I'm lucky to have survived that perod of my life.
WIth my jeep, we'd go up on the New York Thruway up in the mountains and just find trails and leave the road. When I was in school in Pennsylvania we'd do the same thing. Once broke an axil speeding through the forest in Harriman state park when I LANDED on a rock... a boulder really...
Oh what a pain in the arse that was... no road, cell phones hadn't been invented yet and we were in the middle of no hwere. It was a multi-mile hike back to the damn road and then another hike to the closest actual town.

There was a time in my life when i knew how to have fun. :D
I almost bought an monty an 86 ss. I would have switched the 305 to an 350.

Oh, I hear you real good on that off roading. An couple years ago, I was driving my 92 chev 4x4 and I got it stuck. Tried to use the winch, but it fryed the battery. Lucky the cell phone worked called an friend and he got another friend with an back hoe to pull me out. I tried to take an jeep cherokee across an river, but the river was too high. I had to be pulled back to shore.

I also like ATV's, pack some camping gear and you can go anywhere and you can be alone with nature. Or find that special fishing hole and it is very useful during hunting season.

AGOFCR

11-15-2006, 09:48 PM

All you guys with those big, hungry, gas guzzling V8s. I prefer my car. It's easy on the gas and I can park it just about anywhere . . .

http://www.retroclassics.com/sold/images/1960%20BMW%20Isetta%20Bubble%20Car/Bubble1.lwf0.jpg

Standingtall

11-16-2006, 03:12 PM

Cool car, what happen to your other 'Pimp my ride', car. :D

Power of three

11-16-2006, 03:27 PM

Cool car, what happen to your other 'Pimp my ride', car. :D
There's only one kind of pimping that the Godfather does - and he's getting nowhere near my ride :eek:

3FingerBrown

11-16-2006, 05:36 PM

Which weighs more?

http://yeoldeblogshoppe.eponym.com/fat%20naked%20guy.bmp http://www.retroclassics.com/sold/images/1960%20BMW%20Isetta%20Bubble%20Car/Bubble1.lwf0.jpg

AGOFCR

11-17-2006, 04:06 AM

Cool car, what happen to your other 'Pimp my ride', car. :D

They're both made by BMW . . .

http://myspace-860.vo.llnwd.net/01426/06/83/1426743860_l.jpg

AGOFCR

11-17-2006, 01:44 PM

Which weighs more?

It should be quite the sight to see that guy getting in/out of that car :D

Standingtall

11-17-2006, 03:05 PM

They're both made by BMW . . .

http://myspace-860.vo.llnwd.net/01426/06/83/1426743860_l.jpg
An matching guiter to match that bad boy. You are the godfather.

Standingtall

11-17-2006, 03:07 PM

It should be quite the sight to see that guy getting in/out of that car :D
I don't even want to even think about. Fat Bastard on Austin Power Movie, "I haven't seen my willy in years".

Power of three

11-19-2006, 04:08 PM

I don't even want to even think about. Fat Bastard on Austin Power Movie, "I haven't seen my willy in years".

A bit like you and your acting eh? No wonder you need to hire people in to act in your "movies" ;)

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 04:14 PM

Oh My God Now I Know I Walked Into A Warped Conversation!

Power of three

11-19-2006, 04:21 PM

You should fit in fine then :D

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 04:28 PM

Thanks A Lot I May Be Warped But Im Not Crazy

Power of three

11-19-2006, 04:29 PM

Ah, one person's crazy is another person's normality.

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 04:40 PM

brat lol..................................

Power of three

11-19-2006, 04:48 PM

Oh cherokeeprincess :p . Is that the best answer you've got for me????????

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 04:50 PM

the only one that wont get censored lol

Power of three

11-19-2006, 04:54 PM

Ah, resorting to dirty tactics and dirty language then?

Typical female then.

It'll be flying crockery next......

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 05:03 PM

no dirty language and dirty tactics are for men flying appliances and cookwear are for women lol

Power of three

11-19-2006, 05:10 PM

no dirty language and dirty tactics are for men flying appliances and cookwear are for women lol

Well, the only thing that is flying when I am around women is their clothes off :cool:

cherokeeprinces

11-19-2006, 05:12 PM

Typical Male Lol

Power of three

11-20-2006, 06:00 PM

There's is nothing typical about me, btw :cool:

cherokeeprinces

11-20-2006, 06:10 PM

Didnt Think So Lol

Power of three

11-23-2006, 04:27 PM

And you haven't even met me in person yet - you must've gotten hold of an advance copy of standingtall's new film.

We're still waiting for you to offer to star in them, btw......

Power of three

12-05-2006, 05:50 PM

Thanks everyone for the great response to my post.

UPDATE: I found a used transmission for $300, and my mechanic can install it for $200.

Purple Haze will ride again!

Jamie

How is Purple Haze then?

And standingtallfaultyfronthubs - are they fixed yet?

Standingtall

12-05-2006, 06:31 PM

How is Purple Haze then?

And standingtallfaultyfronthubs - are they fixed yet?
The hubs are fixed, it was only an sticking shift fork, the one connected to the vacuum pump. I'm 4wheeling again. :D

Power of three

12-07-2006, 09:12 PM

Ah, it's always annoying when your shifter gets sticky :D

Glad to see you can move yours again

Jimmy169

12-27-2006, 01:34 AM

Right now I drive a dodge neon that I got for a pretty cheap deal. I'm trying to pay off as much of my bills as I can, but I used to (and still am at heart) a huge car guy fanatic. This is my cardomain website:

www.cardomain.com/id/jimmy169

That's the old car I used to have and threw a ton of money into, and now after living and learning the money doesn't grow on tree's, I have some debt to pay off...lol...

melon561

12-27-2006, 02:19 AM

I drive a silver 1998 Honda Accord, 3.0 V6, with a spoiler, and I love it!:) (and boy is it fast!);)

Standingtall

01-24-2007, 08:16 PM

I drive a silver 1998 Honda Accord, 3.0 V6, with a spoiler, and I love it!:) (and boy is it fast!);)
difficult to catch eh! I bet Jimmy169 would have been able to keep up.

Power of three

01-28-2007, 01:53 PM

Ok, let's move this on a bit, and ask what is the fastest you have been in a car on a public road? If everybody could convert to MPH, life would be easier for me :D

Standingtall

01-29-2007, 04:41 PM

I have been up to 155 km/h, in my pickup, couldn't go any faster, the govern wouldn't let me. That is what the police officer told me how fast I was going. That is about 90 mph. in my youth I buried the needle a few times.

bignick

01-29-2007, 05:23 PM

I was done on the motorway doing 92 and I had slowed down, must have done over a 100 mph but nowadays as I am older and wiser I wont do over 85 even though the speed limit is 70..

AGOFCR

01-29-2007, 09:40 PM

105 MPH.

My radar detector went off, was able to slow down to 67 before the cop nailed me for doing 67 in a 55. I was glad to pay that $129 fine for 12 mph over speed limit than to get thrown in jail for reckless driving (anything over 20 mph over the speed limit).

Power of three

02-09-2007, 11:59 AM

I did think that his would have received a bit more of a response than what it has.

One thing which has always perplexed me are the speed limits over the Pacific. You have all these big engined, powerful cars, and from what I understand quite low speed limits. What's that all about????

Anyway, the fastest I have been was having a drag in my BMW 325i straight six auto with a Ford 2.9 V6 manual. I was still pulling away from him at 138mph when I had to slow down for cars in front of me, and he was reading 146mph. I reckon that the way the car was pulling, I could have reached 145 on my speedo in another mile or so, but the empty road started to have cars on it, so I called it a day at that.

Other than that, I frequently top 100mph on my way home. In fact, when I was younger, the first thing my buddies and I would do when we first got a car would be to see what the top end was.
I've just been very lucky not to have been "officially" caught!

Standingtall

02-09-2007, 10:12 PM

One thing which has always perplexed me are the speed limits over the Pacific. You have all these big engined, powerful cars, and from what I understand quite low speed limits. What's that all about????

Do you mean across the Atlantic in North America or just share that bottle of scotch and I'll understand what you are talking about. :D

Power of three

02-23-2007, 04:01 PM

Do you mean across the Atlantic in North America or just share that bottle of scotch and I'll understand what you are talking about. :D

Ah, you caught me out standingtallwiththeeagleeyesandpointybeak. My brother is currently in New Zealand, so that's where the Pacific bit came from.

Anyway, you've still to answer the question about speed limits being so low over there........

3FingerBrown

02-23-2007, 09:15 PM

I did think that his would have received a bit more of a response than what it has.

One thing which has always perplexed me are the speed limits over the Pacific. You have all these big engined, powerful cars, and from what I understand quite low speed limits. What's that all about????

During the oil crisis in the 70's there was a federal law passed stating that the max speed limit allowed was 55 mph as a gas saving measure. Only recently have they started to raise the limits.
Regardless, 55 mph does indeed save a lot of gas and lives... something like 40,000 people die on America's roads every year.
I live in a very populated area where most speed limits are still 55 but traffic flows on these roads around 70-80 mph. I got my new car up to about 100 but only because i was on the NY thruway where I 'accidently' hit 95 while passing a car where everyone was doing 80-85 anyway. I figured I was up there anyway...
When I was younger I pinned every needle I saw but I think the fastest I ever got was around 125 in a Buick Riviera.
I once got my Jeep to hit 100... going down a VERY big hill.

I try not to speed now though... the insurance premiums are deadly.

Standingtall

02-26-2007, 04:21 PM

Ah, you caught me out standingtallwiththeeagleeyesandpointybeak. My brother is currently in New Zealand, so that's where the Pacific bit came from.

Anyway, you've still to answer the question about speed limits being so low over there........
Lion Heart is right, we had a couple of gas shortage and new regulations to increase gas mileage, those big blocks in the 60's and 70's and it was in the 70's the big blocks were detuned running with 2.76 axel ratio and trying to push around an 5000 lb car. The big blocks disappeared before the 80's began. Who sings that song, "I can't drive 55"?

Correct me if I am wrong Lion Heart, but I believe the Dodge Viper and the Corvertte with the 7.0L V8, you have to pay the gas guzzler tax. In Canada we have an higher speed limit, I hate to convert. 63 mph (100 km/h) and on the major roads, it is 70 mph (110 km/h). The tuners are growing in popularity, the detroit muscle fans are not going anywhere.

All in all our gas is still cheaper than across the Atlantic and diesel is not far behind.

Power of three

04-14-2007, 03:28 PM

I know about the fuel shortage of the '70's, but why still have the low speeds?

I hear Ari's point about low speed limits, but take a look at Germany and the autobahn, which I believe has very low accident figures.

Over here, I believe that people who drive way under the speed limit cause more accidents (by frustrated drivers) than drivers who drive over the speed limit.

The price of fuel over here is a crime that needs to be addressed. Fancy building a pipeline from your house to mine Gene?

Peace

Standingtall

04-16-2007, 04:23 PM

I have not experienced the Autobahn in Germany. The closest we come, i think is the QEII, Edm to Cal, most people do at least 130 km/h.

What is the average speed limit in Scotland? We are one of the richest provinces in Canada with Oil and Gas and yet we are still paying $1.03/L.

Power of three

04-19-2007, 03:10 PM

Standingtall

04-20-2007, 04:40 PM

The limit through built up areas is 30mph, then 40 in less built up areas. It then increase to 50mph on some open roads, 60mph on most single carriageway roads and some double, and then 70mph on other double carriageways and motorways.

This (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070419/tbs-uk-gasoline-world-f6da091.html) article is interesting regarding the price of fuel around the world.....

Peace
Okay, 70 mph, is about 112 km/h, yeah that is about the speed limit for the double lanes, but most people average about 120 km/h, about 75 mph. I know I do, but a few people pass me like i'm standing still.

The US it pretty cheap at only 75 cents/litre, we are currently paying $1.03/litre. I remember one time paying only .20 cents/litre, how times have changed.

floraleffects

04-20-2007, 11:07 PM

I drive a 2005 Honda City.

I think when you drive something cool or expensive ppl have higher expectations from u, which is frustrating... :(

Oh .. that post from Hattitude ... i follow that protocol a lot when i feel am gonna stutter ... if any guy approaches me i pretend am too cool to talk :D