activpop Posted January 11 Posted January 11 I can tell you I have two cars that we love. Both Toyota hybrids. 2022 Avalon and a 2023 Rav4. I have driven Teslas and Ionic 5's, and think they are neat, but still the jury is out in this household at least what is really best for the environment. I still have my 2007 Duramax with only 104k on it, just for towing. 2
fotoguzzi Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Two fun cars I had and made a profit when sold. These cars really hold value. 2
guzzler Posted January 11 Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, Joe said: Touring in a vintage Italian car….sounds good to me. Ahhh a Countach. My hero car as a lad and had the poster on the wall of course! Cheers God this bloke gets to drive some cars..... 1 1
LowRyter Posted January 11 Posted January 11 BTW, my Corvette had been in the shop since 1 Oct and the Greenie has been since March. The bearing should be received for the Greenie, simple suspension parts for my Corvette are just about impossible to find unless you call any Corvette supplier in the USA, then they're plentiful and much cheaper than any Guzzi parts........ 1
Lucky Phil Posted January 11 Posted January 11 39 minutes ago, audiomick said: This was a fantastic car. A friend of mine had one. LH Torana with the L39 option. The Toranas without the hot-rod option were mostly shitboxes. Reliable, but boring. Ask @Lucky Phil, I'm sure he has some stories to tell. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Torana Don't ask me. I had one of these, Holden Monara GTS 186S, unfortunately the model with the 186 cu. inch 6-cylinder, not the one with the 327 Chevy V8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Monaro#First_generation_(1968–1971) Mine was white, with a black vinyl roof, but had the stripe like this one. I actually had a Gpack LH Torana with a 327 Chev engine Saginaw 4 speed and a Ford 9" diff in it Mick. The car was bought as a stolen recovery and the 6 cylinder and M21 and std diff removed and the Chev engine etc installed. Full engineers certificate etc. The guy that built it was a work colleague that was a single guy of around 40 back then and did amateur drag racing for a hobby in a hotted up LJ Torana. He also drove an XU-1 to work as well as having a 4 speed split window maroon 427 Corvette in immaculate nick. I had a ride in the Corvette once. He also had a water brake dyno in his garage that was connected to his swimming pool that he never used. An old style car nut bachelor that inherited his moms house and put it to good use, lol. Anyway the Chev Gpack looked appalling in it's orange paint and blue side stripes/lettering but naturally before he sold it to me he did a street meeting in it. Can't remember the times he did in it but it was faster than an SLR5000 at the time. Phil 3
guzzler Posted January 11 Posted January 11 My brother had a Torana ( same body shape as the LH here), but a six cylinder. A previous owner had replaced the gearbox with a 5 speed Toyota Celica unit and this was as quick if not slightly quicker off the mark than an SLR 5000 too.. The V8 would eat it once into it's stride of course. Cheers Guzzler Ps I think it was a Celica gearbox but definitely something similar if not. 2
LowRyter Posted January 11 Posted January 11 11 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said: I actually had a Gpack LH Torana with a 327 Chev engine Saginaw 4 speed and a Ford 9" diff in it Mick. The car was bought as a stolen recovery and the 6 cylinder and M21 and std diff removed and the Chev engine etc installed. Full engineers certificate etc. The guy that built it was a work colleague that was a single guy of around 40 back then and did amateur drag racing for a hobby in a hotted up LJ Torana. He also drove an XU-1 to work as well as having a 4 speed split window maroon 427 Corvette in immaculate nick. I had a ride in the Corvette once. He also had a water brake dyno in his garage that was connected to his swimming pool that he never used. An old style car nut bachelor that inherited his moms house and put it to good use, lol. Anyway the Chev Gpack looked appalling in it's orange paint and blue side stripes/lettering but naturally before he sold it to me he did a street meeting in it. Can't remember the times he did in it but it was faster than an SLR5000 at the time. Phil Two door hardtop Nova? With better styling
docc Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 minute ago, LowRyter said: Two door hardtop Nova? With better styling That's what I thought, "Man, that is a hot looking Nova!" 1
docc Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/4/2016 at 4:47 AM, Admin Jaap said: Okay gents, fess up... what cars do you drive?
fotoguzzi Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Two Tesla and a 2020 Subi Forester, a great winter/gas car. 1
Lucky Phil Posted January 11 Posted January 11 46 minutes ago, docc said: 2023 MkV Supra 6 spd Manual. 3 Litre Turbo inline BMW 6. 2023 CX5 GT SP 2.5 turbo AWD 2023 Kia Stonic GT line. I litre turbo 7 speed DCT. All Red. Phil 2
Joe Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Two work cars in driveway only- 23 Tesla Model Y & 21 Lexus GX460. But we own our motorcycles…priorities 1 1
p6x Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) 19 hours ago, Joe said: Touring in a vintage Italian car….sounds good to me. The Miura is my favorite Lamborghini. Edited January 11 by p6x 4
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