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Merlin · 6th February 2002, 15:40

Fine; Just Italy, not all of europe. Happy now?

golferboy32531 · 6th February 2002, 16:17

In Italy, ride a bike or ride the train to Rome and back.

SpikeyOkiru · 6th February 2002, 16:27

'63 Piaggo Vespa in olive green. Fully restored.

liquidmotion · 6th February 2002, 16:40

'93 pontiac grand prix LE

c2R · 6th February 2002, 18:20

I've got a Renault Twingo for the time being (I spend most of my time driving around London, so need something small and fast).

I'm saving up for a big 70s Merc at the moment, so I can drive fast on the motorway.

Jon Deaux · 6th February 2002, 19:28

We got 4 inches of powder last night!
Here's my ride this AM.

Jon Deaux · 6th February 2002, 19:31

Here's what I drive when I'm feelin dangerous!

Merlin · 6th February 2002, 23:59

Wow, neat!

Nice Mark Martin #6 plaque on the car.

Jon Deaux · 7th February 2002, 00:47

Thanks Merlin!
I do try to keep the old girl up.
These hills invite me to fly sometimes and she's set up to go fast when it's steep and twisty.
Mark Martin is a local boy, seems only fitting that his number should be on the front of the Ozark Howler (you really should hear it work from a distance late at night!)
Here's a little better pic.

DJ ROACH · 7th February 2002, 01:33

is it a cougar or t-bird?

griffinn · 7th February 2002, 02:23

Don't people take trains any more?

Jon Deaux · 7th February 2002, 02:43

Hiya DJ Roach!
It's a T-Bird, a little "special" but you probably noticed the airdam (small animal deflector) and stuff being a little different.
It has a 5.8 litre turbo charged mill which has been massaged a bit.
The suspension has been modified (all round) and it has been subframed so it rides a little stiff, but can hang when things get tight.
The brakes also had to be modified because up here a big part of going fast is being able to get it slowed down for the next curve, if ya miss ya hit a rock wall most places, or fly out into space for a nice little drop of several hundred feet down the side of the mountain...unless the trees catch you.
The car also plays a role in the game I'm building, it's one of the transportation choices in "Drunk Driving for Kids".

Jon Deaux · 7th February 2002, 03:01

YO GRIFFIN!
Yep, people still take the train.
A friend just rode Amtrak back from California, she said it SUCKED!
Said the food was bad and expensive, the attendants were rude, and the passengers had to be put on a bus at one point due to a de-rail.
When I was a kid I hopped frieghts a few times, it was a beautiful way to see the country then, but probably too dangerous today.

DJ ROACH · 7th February 2002, 06:44

i drove one of the 2.3liter Super Coupes a few times, you know the one with the turbo charged pinto engine

(the same engine in the two wing euro escort the MERKUR)
they actually get on it pretty good for a four banger.
of course the one i drove had a huge turbo, that gave 15lbs of boost

3" exhaust a little over carbureted but after the initial 2000rpm the turbo lag stops and it drops you in your seat. i think the guy spent around $4500 just on the engine.
waste for a four cylinder if you ask me.

Jon Deaux · 7th February 2002, 13:39

Hahaha...yeah, good old turbo-lag....push the accelerator, wait just a bit then...WHIZZZZOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't get much lag from my setup but I usualy don't run but about 12 pounds of boost, with all the engine I have (and the body is mostly fiberglass) I just don't need a high boost setting. The 5.8 has been balanced and blueprinted the block was decked & destroked, and the heads have been worked (ported,polished, and relieved with monster intake and exhaust valves) it's running blower pistons, and a gear driven roller cam, I'd tell you what I have in the engine dollar wise but you'd think I was an idiot, let's just say I coulda put a couple of kids through college instead.
I've had some screaming 4 bangers though, including a Cosworth Vega which had a Paxton supercharger on it, it worked great till the pistons melted.
I've still got that Paxton somewhere, maybe I'll put it on my lawnmower LOL.
I can't drive 55.

Matt · 7th February 2002, 15:42

I drive. Ford Feista. I don't care for cars but i'm lazy. I used to like walking, then I got a car.

If i'm away from home i'd use a bus or train for long distance.

Merlin · 7th February 2002, 15:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Jon Deaux
a 5.8 litre turbo charged mill

You Americans can afford to run huge-engined cars like that.
As for your friend on Amtrak, they've clearly never taken a Arriva Trains North-Western or Connex South Central train (UK). If your train turns up at all, there's a 68% chance it'll late. 40% chance of it being more than 15 mins late. When you get on the 40-year-old (some are approaching 50) carriages, if you can find a seat that is a)Clean b)steady and c)not next to some obnoxious fat bloke, then you're very lucky. [/rant]

I know of a guy who extracted 600bhp from a 2-litre 4-cylinder Vauxhall (General Motors) engine. The car surrounding it was an Opel Corsa - Take a look at it. It's the first on the page.

Jon Deaux · 7th February 2002, 15:58

That's one killer looking Vauxhall man!
Yeah, we have cheap fuel most of the time.
Right now a gallon of premium is $1.12 in my area,
regular is $1.07.
I push my fuel costs up a bit with octane boosters and top cylinder lubricants, but it's still cheap compared to what the rest of the world pays.
I had a 1959 Vauxhall estate wagon when I was a kid, the old 4 banger quit, but I put a chevrolet 283 cubic inch engine and a 4 speed tranny in it. People thought it was a chopped and channeled 57 chevy station wagon.
I still think the MGA roadsters are the finest automobiles ever built though, the first car I ever drove that cornered hard enough to bruise my ribs was an MGA coupe.

Merlin · 7th February 2002, 16:03

My mother's first husband had an MGA - one of the originals, wire-spoke wheels, chrome fuel cap and all that. Agreed - it's a very nice car.

[e]Premium costs 80p per litre. I've had this discussion before, and I think it worked out at about $4 extra per gallon over here. Damn tax![/edit]

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 8th February 2002, 17:30

Quote:

Merlin said...
Fine; Just Italy, not all of europe. Happy now?

It was meant to be a joke.

***

I got a speeding ticket the other night when I was on my way to pick up Kassie. Damn highway patrol... He said I was doing 86 in a 55 zone. I knew I was going a little fast, but not that fast. Oh well, now I've gotta cough up $143 to pay it off.

Vie · 8th February 2002, 20:25

If I did drive (and was alowed buy law to do so) I would get a Skoda Fabia probably the estate version
I would put up a pic but the damed thing anit working so hears a link look for Fabia http://www.skoda.co.uk/#

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 8th February 2002, 21:51

Damn! Where do you live?... I'll remember not to go speeding through that way.

PhotoFx · 8th February 2002, 21:51

never have i gotten a speeding ticket

ha. Or been in an accident.

this shouldn't screw me over, as i've told other peopel before. *hope*

papadoc · 8th February 2002, 22:13

Well it's Friday night.
So I stopped by and picked up a couple of friends.
We're gonna go cruise for chicks down at the Dairy Queen...

DJ ROACH · 8th February 2002, 22:36

ive gotten 2 100MPH+ tickets in cali, about $700 each, they also take your DL for 30days

one was 110+ he realy had no idea because he was so far behind but he said he was doin 130 and barley gaining.
the next was a clocked 112MPH near shasta, the guy was cool didnt realy care wrote my info as i said it and let me go with out even cecking mt shit over the radio

now that was cool!!!

papadoc · 9th February 2002, 02:51

I met the most wonderful girl at the Dairy Queen
while me and my buddies were cruising around.
(See picute above of me and my buddies cruising)
So I dropped them off and picked up my car.
I hurried back to the Dairy Queen and picked her up.
Here's a picture of me and my new girl and my car:

PhotoFx · 9th February 2002, 03:09

so, papadoc, how many free hours -do- you have in a day?

Jon Deaux · 9th February 2002, 03:30

WHOA!!!!
Nice machinery there PaPaDoc!

Sorry to hear about you guys getting slammed on the high speed hyjinX.
I've recieved two VERBAL WARNINGS for speeds in excess of 100mph, but both were on the highway late at night/early in the morning, nobody out there but me and the cop.
I sold my Z28 to the cop who gave me the first warning.
Second cop was an older guy and knew I was not endangering the public so he just acted all stern, then wanted to look under the hood, which sort of blew his stern routine.
I haven't always gotten off lightly.
I was classified as a habitual offender of speed laws when I was younger, primarily because I was/am a street racer, but then I lived in a major metropolitan area.
No jail time, but I had an "occupational only" license for a while.

gremmlin · 10th February 2002, 04:14

Me and my little sister share a 1991 Mazda 626 DX, which she takes most of the time. Yeah, it's demeaning. Other than that, I walk to places around town. I live less than a mile from the SEPTA train station, so that's a good option to go into the city. Amtrak to Baltimore, DC, and the South. New Jersey Transit trains to New York City. Trolleys into West Philly. That's about it. I don't like busses... having to sit through traffic when you're not the driver really annoys me. So I avoid them.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 10th February 2002, 16:39

Quote:

Nem said...
st. petersburg, florida

Heh, that's only a couple hundred miles away from me.

Quote:

DJ said...
one was 110+ he realy had no idea because he was so far behind but he said he was doin 130 and barley gaining.

Christ...

Quote:

Doc said...
I hurried back to the Dairy Queen and picked her up.
Here's a picture of me and my new girl and my car

Papadoc... Mack Daddy Extraordinaire.

6th February 2002, 15:40	#41
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Fine; Just Italy, not all of europe. Happy now? as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

6th February 2002, 16:17	#42
golferboy32531 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Northwest Florida, not North Cuba Posts: 301	In Italy, ride a bike or ride the train to Rome and back. When driving a Classic Mopar, be sure to run over as many Geo/Chevrolet Metros as possible.

6th February 2002, 16:27	#43
SpikeyOkiru Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Our house. In the middle of our street. Posts: 29	. . . '63 Piaggo Vespa in olive green. Fully restored.

6th February 2002, 16:40	#44
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	'93 pontiac grand prix LE For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

6th February 2002, 18:20	#45
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	I've got a Renault Twingo for the time being (I spend most of my time driving around London, so need something small and fast). I'm saving up for a big 70s Merc at the moment, so I can drive fast on the motorway. lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

6th February 2002, 23:59	#48
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Wow, neat! Nice Mark Martin #6 plaque on the car. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

7th February 2002, 01:33	#50
DJ ROACH Chick God [Major Dude] Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Your local mental hospital Posts: 2,154	is it a cougar or t-bird?

7th February 2002, 02:23	#51
griffinn Court Jester (Forum King) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Your local toystore Posts: 3,501	Don't people take trains any more? The smiley slot machine! \| Quotable Blog

7th February 2002, 02:43	#52
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	Hiya DJ Roach! It's a T-Bird, a little "special" but you probably noticed the airdam (small animal deflector) and stuff being a little different. It has a 5.8 litre turbo charged mill which has been massaged a bit. The suspension has been modified (all round) and it has been subframed so it rides a little stiff, but can hang when things get tight. The brakes also had to be modified because up here a big part of going fast is being able to get it slowed down for the next curve, if ya miss ya hit a rock wall most places, or fly out into space for a nice little drop of several hundred feet down the side of the mountain...unless the trees catch you. The car also plays a role in the game I'm building, it's one of the transportation choices in "Drunk Driving for Kids". "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

7th February 2002, 03:01	#53
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	YO GRIFFIN! Yep, people still take the train. A friend just rode Amtrak back from California, she said it SUCKED! Said the food was bad and expensive, the attendants were rude, and the passengers had to be put on a bus at one point due to a de-rail. When I was a kid I hopped frieghts a few times, it was a beautiful way to see the country then, but probably too dangerous today. "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

7th February 2002, 06:44	#54
DJ ROACH Chick God [Major Dude] Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Your local mental hospital Posts: 2,154	i drove one of the 2.3liter Super Coupes a few times, you know the one with the turbo charged pinto engine (the same engine in the two wing euro escort the MERKUR) they actually get on it pretty good for a four banger. of course the one i drove had a huge turbo, that gave 15lbs of boost 3" exhaust a little over carbureted but after the initial 2000rpm the turbo lag stops and it drops you in your seat. i think the guy spent around $4500 just on the engine. waste for a four cylinder if you ask me.

7th February 2002, 13:39	#55
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	Hahaha...yeah, good old turbo-lag....push the accelerator, wait just a bit then...WHIZZZZOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't get much lag from my setup but I usualy don't run but about 12 pounds of boost, with all the engine I have (and the body is mostly fiberglass) I just don't need a high boost setting. The 5.8 has been balanced and blueprinted the block was decked & destroked, and the heads have been worked (ported,polished, and relieved with monster intake and exhaust valves) it's running blower pistons, and a gear driven roller cam, I'd tell you what I have in the engine dollar wise but you'd think I was an idiot, let's just say I coulda put a couple of kids through college instead. I've had some screaming 4 bangers though, including a Cosworth Vega which had a Paxton supercharger on it, it worked great till the pistons melted. I've still got that Paxton somewhere, maybe I'll put it on my lawnmower LOL. I can't drive 55. "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

7th February 2002, 15:42	#56
Matt Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: England Posts: 3,396	I drive. Ford Feista. I don't care for cars but i'm lazy. I used to like walking, then I got a car. If i'm away from home i'd use a bus or train for long distance.

7th February 2002, 15:58	#58
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	That's one killer looking Vauxhall man! Yeah, we have cheap fuel most of the time. Right now a gallon of premium is $1.12 in my area, regular is $1.07. I push my fuel costs up a bit with octane boosters and top cylinder lubricants, but it's still cheap compared to what the rest of the world pays. I had a 1959 Vauxhall estate wagon when I was a kid, the old 4 banger quit, but I put a chevrolet 283 cubic inch engine and a 4 speed tranny in it. People thought it was a chopped and channeled 57 chevy station wagon. I still think the MGA roadsters are the finest automobiles ever built though, the first car I ever drove that cornered hard enough to bruise my ribs was an MGA coupe. "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

7th February 2002, 16:03	#59
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	My mother's first husband had an MGA - one of the originals, wire-spoke wheels, chrome fuel cap and all that. Agreed - it's a very nice car. [e]Premium costs 80p per litre. I've had this discussion before, and I think it worked out at about $4 extra per gallon over here. Damn tax![/edit] as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

8th February 2002, 20:25	#61
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	If I did drive (and was alowed buy law to do so) I would get a Skoda Fabia probably the estate version I would put up a pic but the damed thing anit working so hears a link look for Fabia http://www.skoda.co.uk/# Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

8th February 2002, 21:51	#62
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Damn! Where do you live?... I'll remember not to go speeding through that way.

8th February 2002, 21:51	#63
PhotoFx Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: South for the winter. Posts: 840	never have i gotten a speeding ticket ha. Or been in an accident. this shouldn't screw me over, as i've told other peopel before. hope PhotoFx -[=]-"Visual forms are not inherent in themselves, but are granted by the act of seeing..." -Trevor Goodchild

8th February 2002, 22:13	#64
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	Well it's Friday night. So I stopped by and picked up a couple of friends. We're gonna go cruise for chicks down at the Dairy Queen...

8th February 2002, 22:36	#65
DJ ROACH Chick God [Major Dude] Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Your local mental hospital Posts: 2,154	ive gotten 2 100MPH+ tickets in cali, about $700 each, they also take your DL for 30days one was 110+ he realy had no idea because he was so far behind but he said he was doin 130 and barley gaining. the next was a clocked 112MPH near shasta, the guy was cool didnt realy care wrote my info as i said it and let me go with out even cecking mt shit over the radio now that was cool!!!

9th February 2002, 02:51	#66
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	I met the most wonderful girl at the Dairy Queen while me and my buddies were cruising around. (See picute above of me and my buddies cruising) So I dropped them off and picked up my car. I hurried back to the Dairy Queen and picked her up. Here's a picture of me and my new girl and my car:

9th February 2002, 03:09	#67
PhotoFx Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: South for the winter. Posts: 840	so, papadoc, how many free hours -do- you have in a day? PhotoFx -[=]-"Visual forms are not inherent in themselves, but are granted by the act of seeing..." -Trevor Goodchild

9th February 2002, 03:30	#68
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	WHOA!!!! Nice machinery there PaPaDoc! Sorry to hear about you guys getting slammed on the high speed hyjinX. I've recieved two VERBAL WARNINGS for speeds in excess of 100mph, but both were on the highway late at night/early in the morning, nobody out there but me and the cop. I sold my Z28 to the cop who gave me the first warning. Second cop was an older guy and knew I was not endangering the public so he just acted all stern, then wanted to look under the hood, which sort of blew his stern routine. I haven't always gotten off lightly. I was classified as a habitual offender of speed laws when I was younger, primarily because I was/am a street racer, but then I lived in a major metropolitan area. No jail time, but I had an "occupational only" license for a while. "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

10th February 2002, 04:14	#69
gremmlin Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Illadelph Suburbia Posts: 292	Me and my little sister share a 1991 Mazda 626 DX, which she takes most of the time. Yeah, it's demeaning. Other than that, I walk to places around town. I live less than a mile from the SEPTA train station, so that's a good option to go into the city. Amtrak to Baltimore, DC, and the South. New Jersey Transit trains to New York City. Trolleys into West Philly. That's about it. I don't like busses... having to sit through traffic when you're not the driver really annoys me. So I avoid them.

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