ScottyB 2,086 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have never ridden offroad and only have a small amount of hours riding on road so it would be a big learning curve to go offroad but it would be so much fun. ITs amazing how bad the majority of car drivers are with bikes. The first time I was on the road, I was test riding a bike and rode 300m down the road and then a car didn't see me and pulled in front of me. Welcome to riding haha. I am extremely paranoid and always ride as if I'm invisible and always have a contingency plan for "if that car does this I'll do this" which is quite mentally taxing but I think it really needs to be done. Ultimately whether your in the wrong or right according to the road rules, your the one who is going to lose so you need to pay attention to everything. Sadly, here in Aus at least, a lot of riders are so ignorant and constantly hang in the worse places on the road and make so many stupid decisions that will get them injured one day.. But in the next few years I hope to get a 4x4 again and trail bike to go offroad. I usually very cautious and stay well within my skill limit so I should be relatively safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortround 1,160 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Right then here's my history. It all starts in 1987 with my first car, a Mk2 Ford Escort 1600 Sport (actual picture of the car moments before i rolled it!!) Which i owned for about 7 months. Then i went on to a Mk1 escort in Pillarbox red, full RS interior, roll cage (just in case), RS alloys Bilstein suspension, LSD, high lift cam, 1600 crossflow. She was a beast. (Til i crashed into the back of another car and wrote her off 3 months later). Not an actual pic but the closest i oould find. Didn't own a car for about eight years after that then i bought a Mini 950 off my mate for £50,. It was a right shed, one of the windows was cardboard and i had to bump start it everytime i wanted to drive it but i must say i loved the "go kart" handling. That got burnt out by some numptys and i didn't own a car for a bit (wasn't insured at the time, skint) till i started a job where i needed one in 2003ish. BMW E30 318I Touring. (no pic) Loved this car. LOVED THIS CAR!! (No pic) Then i bought a VW Transporter T4, lowered with Audi RS6 alloys on it (kinda like this) which was great for chucking my mountain bike in and going to Downhill races in. Got a bit pissed off driving a 1.9 turbo diesel van and wanted something fast so this then made way for an Audi 2.8 Quattro, a lovely, 4 wheel tyre screaming petrol drinking beast!! (Actual pic) Then i got bit by an off road bug, sold the Audi and bought a Land Rover Discovery and had a whale of a time blasting around the hills where i live till i realised they cost an absolute shitload of money to run due to the hammering they have off road. (actual pic) Then i went back to the BMW E30 Touring, this time a 325i (actual pic) I Love these cars and will own another... Then a very good friend of mine offered me his BMW E60 535 M Sport, i took him up on the offer and owned this for about a year but FUCK ME, they are expensive to own!!! (not actual pic) Which brings me to my current car, a 2006 VW Golf GTI DSG (flappy paddle super fast gear change thingy) (Actual pic taken overlooking my beautiful hometown) Love this car and i think i'll be with it for a while. Next thing i want is an Enduro bike so time will tell... Mid life crisis kicking in maybe... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,951 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Tell ya what shorty lad, impeccable taste in vehicular transportation. I'm envious of every one of them! I really want a VW transporter, but my budget won't stretch (£1.43 won't stretch very far at all tbh) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beez 5,091 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 All cool cars Shorty! And get that enduro bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 745 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Right then here's my history. It all starts in 1987 with my first car, a Mk2 Ford Escort 1600 Sport (actual picture of the car moments before i rolled it!!) Which i owned for about 7 months. Then i went on to a Mk1 escort in Pillarbox red, full RS interior, roll cage (just in case), RS alloys Bilstein suspension, LSD, high lift cam, 1600 crossflow. She was a beast. (Til i crashed into the back of another car and wrote her off 3 months later). Not an actual pic but the closest i oould find. Didn't own a car for about eight years after that then i bought a Mini 950 off my mate for £50,. It was a right shed, one of the windows was cardboard and i had to bump start it everytime i wanted to drive it but i must say i loved the "go kart" handling. That got burnt out by some numptys and i didn't own a car for a bit (wasn't insured at the time, skint) till i started a job where i needed one in 2003ish. BMW E30 318I Touring. (no pic) Loved this car. LOVED THIS CAR!! (No pic) Then i bought a VW Transporter T4, lowered with Audi RS6 alloys on it (kinda like this) which was great for chucking my mountain bike in and going to Downhill races in. Got a bit pissed off driving a 1.9 turbo diesel van and wanted something fast so this then made way for an Audi 2.8 Quattro, a lovely, 4 wheel tyre screaming petrol drinking beast!! (Actual pic) Then i got bit by an off road bug, sold the Audi and bought a Land Rover Discovery and had a whale of a time blasting around the hills where i live till i realised they cost an absolute shitload of money to run due to the hammering they have off road. (actual pic) Then i went back to the BMW E30 Touring, this time a 325i (actual pic) I Love these cars and will own another... Then a very good friend of mine offered me his BMW E60 535 M Sport, i took him up on the offer and owned this for about a year but FUCK ME, they are expensive to own!!! (not actual pic) Which brings me to my current car, a 2006 VW Golf GTI DSG (flappy paddle super fast gear change thingy) (Actual pic taken overlooking my beautiful hometown) Love this car and i think i'll be with it for a while. Next thing i want is an Enduro bike so time will tell... Mid life crisis kicking in maybe... Cool, now i know the car to look out for when i come to let your tyres down Edited December 23, 2014 by Matty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortround 1,160 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Ha ha, the Reg is different now, that plate was on it when i bought it. Edited December 23, 2014 by Shortround 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin 596 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Impressive list Shorty ! You've got some seriously good taste. My uncle used to have the exact same MK2 Escort, but in lime green. Beautiful little car and it packed a serious punch ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortround 1,160 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Escorts are my favourite car ever. Mk1 or 2, I love em both equally and I'm so glad I've owned both when they were affordable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,951 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 They even look good in beige...... I was so close to buying a mk1 Mexico lookalike, but it was an absolute heap of shit. I bought a mk2 xr2 instead, it was also a heap of shit. I'll dig out some pics of my cars, they're pretty boring really.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,951 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I wish I could say this was mine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortround 1,160 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Oh my, that's a bit bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haste 190 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) VW Golf GTI 2,0 16v: - Although not a car, but i used to own an Aprilia RS125 with a Polini Big Bore 180cc Race kit, that thing was crazy fast, also the one i crashed on. Edited January 28, 2015 by Haste 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_snacks 3,345 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 These are my early cars. I'll post the later ones another time, as I can't find the photos I need atm. Alright. Prepare to be left speechless. No, no, no......the other kind of speechless. First ever car. 1972 LJ Torana 1300. 20th April 1988 to 27th April 1988. RIP you piece of shit. Paid zero $$$ for it but I still believe I got shafted on the deal. Mine had faded & cracked dark purple paint. I swear it was house paint put on with a roller. It was that bad. Actually crashed this car into a bank (dirt bank....not an actual building bank) 2 weeks before I got my license. Drove it home using the choke because the throttle cable snapped when the engine came off its mountings. Three weeks later (had my license for a whole week now) the engine blew up. Gave it to a mechanic friend of mine & said "do what you want with it". He didn't seem very happy. The GTR XU1 version of my Torana actually won the Bathurst 1000 (called the Hardie-Ferodo 500 back then) in 1972 with Peter Brock at the wheel. It beat the mighty Ford Falcon XY GT-HO Phase III. 1984 Nissan Bluebird GXL I think that's what it was called. Don't really care. From May 1988 to about October 1988. This was just an interim car after the Torana blew up. I just needed something cheap & reliable to get me to work & back. A friend worked at the local Datsun/Nissan dealership, so I got it at cost/trade-in price. Pretty sure I got shafted on that deal too. The work-horses. 1984 Nissan Urvan. October 1988 to July 1992 1991 Nissan Urvan. July 1992 to about 2005. (was used as a skip bin for the last 5 years of it's life....literally) To be honest, both of these vans actually served me well. They were nearly always loaded up with tools & building materials etc & they hardly ever broke down or caused me any grief. I kept the white van after I bought my next car. It was parked out the back of the shed & was literally used as a skip bin. I'd put all my old building materials & rubbish in it. When it was full, I'd drive it to the tip/dump & empty it. One time it never came back home. Pretty sad really. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beez 5,091 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I think the girl in the red tank top would rather be on one of those motorcycles. Nice Pete Brock reference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,951 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Spoiler Edited April 15, 2016 by Pb76 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,951 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Edited April 15, 2016 by Pb76 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markt112 168 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The car ive got at the minute is a Lexus CT 200 hyrbrid and the girlfriend has a Chrysler Ypsilon - quite an attractive little car.. main body is blue and the bonnet/roof is black. It was a special edition released for the Man of Steel film if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 i have had about 60 cars and 12 bikes in my lifetime and now i have this loveable mk1 ford ka 1996 A.K.A "Ford Kakka" (translation ford poop) im gonna try to find more pics from my other cars... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ford Kak also works in English. I once slept in the back of one of them after a gig in Scarborough. No mean feat for someone who is 6'3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusware 608 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ford Kak also works in English. I once slept in the back of one of them after a gig in Scarborough. No mean feat for someone who is 6'3. im about 6`1 (187cm) and i cant even conjure a thought that i would sleep in KA, so my friend ill say that is a true feat of hero, KA is a simple car for a people who needs to get from A to point B cause performance aint a word that you can use on KA, i give you example: first of all it has 1.3L engine same KENT engine that has been used on 1950`s ford Anglias, it has 50hp, ford promises 0 to 100kph in 24seconds, i tested and 0 to 80kph with one passanger it took a stunning 46 seconds and 0-100kph i never got that far cause i started from 0 and after 5km it had top speed of 95kph, top speed i got with this SPORT-SUV-COUPE-FORD was bit scary 101kph downhill, with empty trunk without backseat and i even left my cellphone home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beez 5,091 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Bump for new members. Whatcha ridin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy 2,811 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 This is my new car. My mom gave it to me... it was my dad's. Not the best picture of it, but it's a 2004 Lincoln LS Sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silenttigercd 863 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) I also had the misfortune of owning a Ford Ka. Even as my first car I hated it and to make matters worse it was purple! Gradually upgraded to my RX8: Had to sell it before returning to full time education as I could barely afford to run it when I was working! It only managed 18mpg - expensive with UK petrol prices! It was great fun to drive though, really miss it. I plan on getting an Impreza WRX when I (hopefully) graduate and get a proper job. Until then I'm relying on public transport EDIT: Until then I'll just pretend with my Sultan RS and Karuma Edited April 8, 2015 by silenttigercd 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truelife98 1,143 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 just bought this truck the other day traded in my 2007 dodge dakota. it is a 2012 ford xlt. so for any motor heads i have a question. i really want to put a custom exhaust on this truck and give it some rumble it is 5.0 v8 i think i have narrowed the exhaust down to a 3in flowmaster haven't decided between duels or single yet or a 4in diamond eye exhaust both systems from the cat back. any suggestions based on knowledge or experience appreciated i really don't want a loud obnoxious exhaust just definitely want more then what factory has. plus the added mpg and power benefits wont hurt 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja 719 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I also had the misfortune of owning a Ford Ka. Even as my first car I hated it and to make matters worse it was purple! Gradually upgraded to my RX8: Had to sell it before returning to full time education as I could barely afford to run it when I was working! It only managed 18mpg - expensive with UK petrol prices! It was great fun to drive though, really miss it. I plan on getting an Impreza WRX when I (hopefully) graduate and get a proper job. Until then I'm relying on public transport EDIT: Until then I'll just pretend with my Sultan RS and Karuma That's a shame I work at a Mazda dealership as a mechanic so i drive quite some RX8 aswell, fun cars but some have alot of trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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