1st cars

[VW Convert]

my wife (then g/f) wanted to buy her first car (back in '82). We saw a brilliant Cooper S for $4k and she almost bought it, except here clever dad (accountant!!) talked her into buying a safe and reliable corolla instead

Great investment strategy! LOL

Cheers

George

[OilBurna]

1984 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 SE with sliding sunroof, air con and the good old twin shift manual tranny ie two gearsticks, one 4 speed the other power / economy.

[Jarred]

the mighty ford LASER!!!!!!!!

93, 1.6 16V (woot) and it's still a carb. and actually is still own it, and it's as stock as a rock! (not worth spending money on!)

handling is terrible (sh*tty chassis + skinny crappy tyres)
although it is a bit of fun, (controlled understeering always scares the passengers good!) and a bit of oversteer if you know how to through it around and worn suspension too. that helps

had to really poke it to get it going (16V) apart from that it's real gutless down low, but'll move if you really try, as some of the VIC boys can attest to!

then i bought the mk 1, which currently isn't running, but i love it to bits, handles great, and is defiantly a hoot to drive. miss it so much.

[Spec83]

Modifying an excel... all respect is gone.... Please don't compare the Polo to an Excel. Not many know a Polo is quick. Everyone knows an Excel sucks.

What happened to the enthusiest attitude on this site??

You would be surprised how well an excel with coil overs, sway bar, short shifter and a turbo kit goes.. IMHO I think the excel was quicker than a standard polo GTI in a straight line as it only had to cart around ~950kg.. it dyno'd at 92kW at the front wheels running 13psi on a stock 1.5 hyundai twin cam motor and never gave any trouble.. Mechanically they are very well put together.

As I don't think you have owned one you should keep your narrow minded opinion to yourself

Also got 149dB out of a single 12" woofer in it

[VW GTI]

What happened to the enthusiest attitude on this site??

You would be surprised how well an excel with coil overs, sway bar, short shifter and a turbo kit goes.. IMHO I think the excel was quicker than a standard polo GTI in a straight line as it only had to cart around ~950kg.. it dyno'd at 92kW at the front wheels running 13psi on a stock 1.5 hyundai twin cam motor and never gave any trouble.. Mechanically they are very well put together.

As I don't think you have owned one you should keep your narrow minded opinion to yourself

Also got 149dB out of a single 12" woofer in it

I'm not saying anything about the stereo

But, anything will be quicker that other stock cars if you put enough work into it.

[DUBING]

1st Passat B5 1.8 20v
2nd BMW 318is
3rd Clio Sport 172
4th Volkswagen Golf Vr6
5th Clio Sport 172
6th Audi A4 B6 1.8TQ
7th Golf GTi Mk4
8th BMW e46 323ci

All of those in 3 years time hahah , longest car keept now the e46 over a year...

whoops forgot the Audi B6

[philthy]

What happened to the enthusiest attitude on this site??

As I don't think you have owned one you should keep your narrow minded opinion to yourself

agreed

p.s. by the sounds it would have flogged your lancer

[VW GTI]

agreed

p.s. by the sounds it would have flogged your lancer

Yeah... I didn't spend any money on it (other than buying it for $6500). So congrats?

Check the thread about things that don't get you inspired. You'll notice the modded Excel features often in there. I'm not alone.

[Stuwey]

I've been through my fair share of cars...

AE82 Corolla
'62 850cc Mini van
'71 Ford Capri
'92 Honda Accord
'78 Mini 1275LS (Hot motor, big AP brakes, Skyline eater through the hills )
'76 Mini
'75 Mini
'95 XR6 Falcon Wagon
'07 Polo GTI

So yeah, there's been a few. Ironically, the mini's are still the most fun of all. The joys of classic motoring do eventually get on your nerves, though. Like no wipers, bad headlights, no heater, dodgy brakes,

[Blitzen]

1st Passat B5 1.8 20v
2nd BMW 318is
3rd Clio Sport 172
4th Volkswagen Golf Vr6
5th Clio Sport 172
6th Audi A4 B6 1.8TQ
7th Golf GTi Mk4
8th BMW e46 323ci

All of those in 3 years time hahah , longest car keept now the e46 over a year...

whoops forgot the Audi B6

Jesus...I wish I had your allowance!!!