Dirty Little Car Secrets - Admit them here

[XR6_661]

Love that car!

[LowEL2XR8]

This is a big secret but....um here goes.....
I bought a Mitsubshi Lancer for $36,000 back in 2000. I had it fitted with an Evo 6 bodykit, extractors, cruise, brushed aluminium console (stickers), dash done in white. All done by the dealer (hence the price). I sold it exactly 3 years later the day its warranty ran out for $16,000.

I'm going to cry....again.
Wish I had spent that on a Ford.....more crying.

[Fled74]

I lived in the Philippines for most of my life and the sheer number of poorly done, riced-up Jap cars was just mind-boggling. However there were a lot of high-quality, tastefully done ones too which (God help me) grew on me quite a bit.

There are still a lot of old-school Jap cars over there that have been lovingly maintained and look awesome. My personal favourites are:

the first-gen Celica


KE35 Corolla coupe



Mitsubishi Celeste


and Mitsubishi Colt/Galant

[Sam_Boss260]

Ok... always had a soft spot for Fiats.

I had one of these as my first car and have always loved them





And then love the BC coupes. These sound awesome when done right....

[Andy777]

i have my mk1 escort but i also love the following

fiat 131


bmw 2002

[Sam_Boss260]

^^^^^ A mate of mine had a 131 Arbarth, and it went like the wind and sounded fantastic. But the gearbox and clutch made it almost undrivable in the City

[EB#]

Originally Posted by AC/DC

I REALLY want a perfect condition Peugeot 205Gti........

These were fantastic to drive.... 1.9L engine (94kw), light weight car, firm suspension, wheel in each corner, no power steering, fair dinkum drivers car.
Considered by many to be one of the best 'Hot Hatches' ever.

https://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/data/2937/205gti1.jpg[/IMG]

[Sam_Boss260]

It was like this, but in gun metal grey.... god it was beautiful

[mrfordfairmont]

Originally Posted by DJM83

+1
i want one for the 4wd and quickness

[Andy777]

sam boss260, my dad use to rally a 131 abarth back in Cyprus it had the same stripe/sticker kit as the Aitalia, except sponsoured by "Dasopoulos", next time i am at his house i will scan a picture of him during a race, they look awesome in full flight

[snottygobble]

i'm man enough to admit it. for a while i was considering getting a suburu brumby and whacking on a lift kit, was also keen on a holden drover although i don't think they are growing on trees (OLD has a few i think). lastly i was seriously considering getting um one of these.......



there is nothin harder than a Lada. forgive me father for i have sinned.

[Carby]

I said to myself that I wouldn't buy an old Pommy car as they have "issues" - but why am I so drawn to the beautiful XKR and XK8 Jag's...............

[JG65TE]

Mitsubishi starion turbo.............. with a blown small block in it. There i said it...........

[snottygobble]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

I think I am getting old.

I have a soft spot for these things



I also don't mind a TASTEFULLY modified import ... that's tough.

nah nothing wrong with that they look awesome with the simmons V5 mags. think i still may have a matchbox car very similar!

[Boosh Brus]

Originally Posted by Andy777

bmw 2002

They are just plain awesome. I saw one in Sydney a few years back it was an import from Japan.

The Schnitzer version did the Nurburgring in 7:58 so nothing to be ashamed of.

[snottygobble]

[QUOTE=TheInterceptor]Oh for me it would have to be the L series subaru's...always seen them around, seen what they can do offroad aswell. Just loved the bod shape and everything. You can tell because i bought the older version of it haha.



yeah i put some serious research into getting a touring wagon, there used to be a place in box hill, vic called the suburu collection they used to sell a lot of used touring wagon, high end of the market prices so we're talking 7-8k (this was back in the late 90's), alas i opted out of getting into that much debt and bought my aunty's 92 hyundai excel instead! those touring wagons just keep going and going. v reliable.

[snottygobble]

I have a massive penchant for these and want to build one in the future for my son.


[/QUOTE]

yeah the datto's are fantastic aren't they i'd love to have one. instead we'll probably restore a mk 2 escort!

[snottygobble]

Originally Posted by LowEL2XR8

This is a big secret but....um here goes.....
I bought a Mitsubshi Lancer for $36,000 back in 2000. I had it fitted with an Evo 6 bodykit, extractors, cruise, brushed aluminium console (stickers), dash done in white. All done by the dealer (hence the price). I sold it exactly 3 years later the day its warranty ran out for $16,000.

I'm going to cry....again.
Wish I had spent that on a Ford.....more crying.

yeah some lessons are learnt hard, but don't beat yourself up too much. so long as you got some enjoyment out of it.

[snottygobble]

Originally Posted by EB92

These were fantastic to drive.... 1.9L engine (94kw), light weight car, firm suspension, wheel in each corner, no power steering, fair dinkum drivers car.
Considered by many to be one of the best 'Hot Hatches' ever.

yep agreed, great looking cars i reckon. although they don't look too good without a windscreen.....

[snottygobble]

Originally Posted by JG65TE

Mitsubishi starion turbo.............. with a blown small block in it. There i said it...........

you've done the right thing. don't you feel lighter now? like a weight has been lifted.

[Neeek]

Admission - my first car was one of these, in dull grey. Shocker.



And ever since I drove it, I've wanted an air-cooled pre-964 Porsche 911.

Being a Ford forum and all, the most controversial secret I have is that if I was in the market for a big local V8 sedan, I'd be walking straight to the Holden dealer for a VE SS. Wouldn't give the FG any time at all - just don't like 'em.

[Silmaril]

I've always wanted one of these:

[Fireblade]

Originally Posted by Silmaril

I've always wanted one of these:

Haha we drove past one of these yesterday and my 7yo son said to me "Hey dad, why dont we buy one of those with 2 seats so we can leave mum at home" lol

[Neeek]

Co-incidentally, I helped a friend-of-a-friend clear under his house out before the floods hit our suburb. He's properly into Mokes - has two currently in progress, one of which we were able to save (the other will just get hosed out as it's been neglected). And I can confirm that two people can lift a Mini engine/box into the back of a trailer with only a small amount of grunting...

[3vXT]

There's nothing to be ashamed of here. The cars you guys are posting are all pretty good, blindly following one make without an eye for others is pretty silly imo.

[snottygobble]

Originally Posted by ken2903

There's nothing to be ashamed of here. The cars you guys are posting are all pretty good, blindly following one make without an eye for others is pretty silly imo.

that's the spirit ken!! great to see you embrace the idea.

[Yaw]

I am at work and can't upload a pic,
Check out the link.
In my younger days I owned 2 of these. Rus killed them though.

Only thing I hated about it was the blind spots were wrose than an XA HardTop

Datsun 240K

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...=1&FORM=IDFRIR

[Fireblade]

Originally Posted by Yaw

I am at work and can't upload a pic,
Check out the link.
In my younger days I owned 2 of these. Rus killed them though.

Datsun 240K

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...=1&FORM=IDFRIR

Who is this Rus you speak of and where can I find him?

[Dauphin]

My secret favourite is the V8-powered Rover P5 Coupe:



I just love the style.

The Volvo 122 is similar:

[RedHotGT]

My dirty little car secret is - I always wanted (and kinda still do) a 1988 Ford KE Laser TX3 Turbo AWD...



Though I wanted to paint it bright/fluro lime green...

Still would love to get my hands on a fairly original one though... they're hard to find in AWD and they are becoming collectable...

Great fun car to drive...

Not as fun as the Clevo 351... ;)