/dat/

First for euro cars a fucking SHIT

unless they have a LS in them

get in here and lets argue pointlessly!

>>16756212
>uses the exact same terrible car as an example why all euro cars are shit
man what a retard

>>16756220
well considering i made this bread might as well continue with my semi shitposting

But yeah most older euro cars are shit espeically the cheap 80-90s econoboxes disguised as luxobarges

>>16756216
all cars are shit
they all have issues upon issues upon issues
everything and anything can and will break eventually

>>16756208

So wait, you call everyone else poorfags for liking Germany luxury cars then gloat about your German luxury Mercedes? What the fuck bro

Thread theme

https://youtu.be/sJDdTa6za1o

>>16756224
literally your milage may vary.

i cant imagine how people put up with engine/trans swaps if they dont know much about cars too its just insane how much can go wrong.

Touch wood ive been pretty lucky all things considered you see some horror stories floating around the net.

>>16756226
Its funny because i know for a fact Mercedes is still considered a poorfag normie commoner brand in the EU/Germany

>>16756229
>Mercedes is still considered a poorfag normie commoner brand in the EU/Germany
Isn't BMW and Merc at the top with Audi/VW at the bottom?

That feel when Maybach isn't still around. Those were top tier.

>>16756234
Nah Merc is considered lower to middle class over there

>>16756241
>Nah Merc is considered lower to middle class over there
if merc is low class over there then whats high class

>>16756229
what is this "your milage may vary" meme
im not referencing this dumb ls merc shit

>>16756241
You sure? That German poster said Merc and BMW were at the very top. I don't know what else could be, the big three of luxury have always been BMW, Merc and Audi.

=>>16756253
What i meant was different shit breaks for different cars/owners of the same model year and shit
>>16756255
why do merc make poorfag fwd boxes though?

It would be like Poorscheeeit making a sub compact

>>16756258
>why do merc make poorfag fwd boxes though?
???

>>16756200
when you used to deliver pizzas in uni on neglected euro shit where the oil got so low you'd trip the check oil light when going around a slight turn and when you change the oil what comes out doesnt cover the bottom of the pan but daddy's little princess's 86 initial D final battle takumi vs shinjis itself when it is at 75% capacity
>:^)

>>16756263
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.au/content/australia/mpc/mpc_australia__website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/new_cars/models/a-class/w176.html#_int_passengercars:home:model-navi:w176

>>16756258
Because a large chunk of people are badgefags and would happily buy a cheap small FWD car if it says Mercedes on it.

BMW has mostly held off on doing it but the horrible 2 series people carrier thing and the X3 are their entries into the badgewhore market.

This is going to be a whole new market soon. Cheap cars made by luxury companies for poorfag badgewhores.

>>16756270
>Cheap cars made by luxury companies for poorfag badgewhores.
pretty much audi for the last 20 years
>take volkswagen
>slap audi badge on it
>FWD for cost cutting
>lie about specs and emissions
>sell at shit prices
>profit

>>16756270
>This is going to be a whole new market soon. Cheap cars made by luxury companies for poorfag badgewhores.
i thought that was a thing since the 80's and 90s and 2000's with Jag and others making some horrid cars.

Rebadges are nothing new especially cheap VAG shit

>>16756258
various factors imo.
driver style, vehicle use, where the driver lives, road conditions, maintenance schedules, dayof the week the car was made (before automation), what fuel they use, what fluids they use. then even if you want to sperg out even more: quality control of parts at the factory they were made etcetera lol.

sometimes an issue will occur alot due to design of the vehicle or crap factory parts like rear lower control arms on every older subaru ever

>>16756267
they start at 25k on carsales
seems like a hatch made for middle class people just with a mercedes badge

>>16756276
The market is increasing though. People want the big names like BMW and Mercedes so they've just started to shit out some bad cars to make some extra money.

50 grand in bank just sitting there for like a year now.

Seriously what should I invest in? a house? my job doesn't pay much so idk if I can do repayments

>>16756281
Oh yeah totally like i am mostly aware of what all my cars factory fuckup issues are.


>>16756274
i miss these sort of 80's and 90s audi's

you know back when they actually gave a shit

https://youtu.be/dDXvXVkfLUo
>>16756282
Shame they are dogshit
>>16756283
its funny because the people they think they are impressing literally dont give a shit and know cheap euroshit is worse than cheap jap/yankshit

>>16756285
stocks

>>16756285
>investing
>in australia
>in real estate
Ok now i wunna start off by saying DONT do anything we say.

also DONT fucking invest in anything here we're gonna crap our pants economically

>>16756286
>its funny because the people they think they are impressing literally dont give a shit

Exactly. I think the same thing when I see a really new Holden Commodore Omega since you know its some poorfag that really wanted that new car feel to impress people they know but could barely afford anything but the base model.

why do i want this?

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Audi-A8-1995/SSE-AD-4208412/?Cr=1

>awd
>v8
>???
fugg

>>16756288
this but not aussie stuff
>>16756295
God i hate that car the interior is horrid

>>16756289
literally everyone tells me buy a house

i can understand why my brothers house goes up like 17k a year

>>16756288
idk shit about stocks

>>16756300
>God i hate that car the interior is horrid
It's everything people hate about GMs interiors. I've been in one and it just makes you depressed. I don't get why people don't just debadge Omega from it and maybe swap out the seats for some from a wrecked up trim model. That's what I'd do anyway if I was trying to look R I C H.

>>16756285
Long term deposit, government or bank bonds
Shit will have to get really bad for either the government or banks to totally collapse.

Fuck investing imo unless you go through a financial advisor with proven success.
You can get between 1% and 3% per annum on long term deposits also some banks will have accounts that offer 3.5% per annum. My Westpac eSaver account does, better returns than most long term deposits out there but you cant withdraw money or you dont get that interest for the remainder of the month.

>>16756307
yeah i get like 80 interest a month from 45,000.

its shit i cant take otu any of it and must deposit 200 a month

>>16756341
80 bucks interest a month is pretty good, thats almost a grand a year you'd otherwise not be getting.
200 may be an easy enough amount to put away each month

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>>16756306
>I've been in one and it just makes you depressed.
weird enough as it sounds the earler VT-VX commodores interior is quite nice compared to even the most modern ones

>>16756241
Are you retarded?

>what is S-Class
>what is G-wagen

A, B and C class, sure, but think about it for more than a second. If all of Mercedes were commoner vehicles, what would be better?

Less people own vehicles in europe, so lower class people don't own vehicles, certainly not ones newer than 10 years old. They buy renaults, fords, peugeots, fiats - little cars.

The middle class would drive new VWs and BMWs, sure, but it's like that here. You're forgetting that a large portion of peoples income in Europe is taxed. Company tax in some countries is insane.

>>16756285
>housing investment
Forget that, you don't have even half what would be recommended for a deposit.

Sign up for Commsec, sign up for the International Trading platform and make a Pershing account, transfer all your shekels into there and load yourself up on VOO, BRK-B and pretty much all the major tech stocks. TSLA, AAPL, and GOOG.

>>16756370
i see lots of shit i dont understand

trust this guy he's using abbreviations!

>>16756367
No. It doesn't. You're delusional.

VY-VZ looked great, amerilards tend to agree that it (they got it in their gto's) was the best interior of early 2000's GM, because everything else was parts-binned.

>>16756370
actually 50,000 is all i needed the guy told me

i get 15,000 first home loan too

>>16756373
>i see lots of shit i dont understand
Fine then, I'm not stopping you from continuing life as a poor cunt.

>>16756373
tsla and goog are tesla and google
i cant see any reason why these two would be a bad investment choice
as much as i dont like it you have to concede were moving towards electric cars.

>>16756373
TSLA being Tesla, AAPL being apple, GOOG being google.

I'd say apple and google are going to have pretty normal outcomes for the near future, with the potential for Tesla to shit the bed or throw out some good results.

I do disagree with this guy, >>16756370 though. I wouldn't invest in housing, I'd go for secure bonds. They're long-term and relatively low-rate, sure. But you're not playing with fire. Even low-risk stocks like AAPL and GOOG can be dreadful for an investor that has no idea what they're doing and no intent to learn. With a bond, especially one from the Australian government, you can be sure that you'll have more money at the end of it's tenure.

Market trends are great if you jump on early, but you shouldn't change your investing strategy late-on just because everyone else is doing it. Prime example of this is the amount of people that lost shit during the dot-com bubble. If you have a strategy that works normally, follow it.

I can see this happening in the housing market in the next 3 years.

>>16756385
Start with at least 1.5x - 2x the minimum required deposit. Renting isn't that bad.

>>16756385
You can swing as low as $30k around if you want a house around the $500k mark. If you have a stable job then banks will allow you to borrow with as low as 5% on the value of the house. But it's a modern day trend these days to put together a larger deposit - mostly because you won't get eaten alive by insurance rates, you're exposing yourself far less to any change in the reserve bank interest rate, and you'll avoid paying Loan Protection Insurance which is really only for the bank, it doesn't protect you whatsoever.

To qualify for the $15,000 first home buyer's grant, you need to be purchasing the house with the intention of living in it - not to lease it as an investment. Typically governments will also only issue a first home buyer's grant to someone building a new house, rather than buying in an established suburb. Established suburbs closer to the city with a little more class and access to amenities are usually far better investment vehicles than new projects springing up in the middle of nowhere an hour and a half out of the city.

>>16756399
I wouldn't invest in stocks, I'd go for secure bonds.*******

invest in a jet ski

>>16756399
>>16756400
Maybe ill just live it out with my mum

How the fuck does a person even buy a house these days when like 450+ is the average

how does property even work shit just goes higher yet wages stay the same

>>16756411
They don't. You're forgetting that most people tend to commit to mortgages til they're in their 60s - my mum finishes hers when she's 71! Some people move onto bigger things after they've finished paying one off, and keep paying interest equivalent to the supposed "value" their house is increasing.

It's a huge risk and if you're buying as an investment, look around for a while. If you're a good saver, bonds are great. Some people invest in mortgages because they know that they're committed to it and can't just piss it away.

>>16756411
>How the fuck does a person even buy a house these days when like 450+ is the average
Because people willingly fuck themselves over by not having a significant deposit and end up wasting money on LPI.

And most people who are buying houses are in committed relationships. Makes things quite a bit easier when you have two incomes to pool together.

>how does property even work shit just goes higher yet wages stay the same
You're not the first person to make this deduction. People have been crying out about this for 17 years. A lot of people are of the belief that the Australian property market is in a bubble.

I can tell you right now with absolute certainty that prices aren't going down... not unless there's some major economic catastrophe. There's a hell of a lot more Chinese and Hong Kong investors, thousands upon thousands of millionaires that want to move their assets out of the country - Sydney is still a relatively cheap destination for them, and the potential for future growth is still huge provided we continue to let immigrants in at the rate that we currently are.

>>16756427
>>16756422
Damn.

My mum said she wants to sell her house and give me 400k to buy my own place.

I feel bad though i don't want to take her money

I don't even need a house I like renting in an apartment atm

Fuck Sydney house prices so fucking much

>>16756422
>>16756427
Anyway I'll look into bonds, cheers

Who do i talk to about this?

Anyone imported a car from Japan on here?

My FD lands tomorrow, curious to know what the customs/quarantine check length is

So wise /dat/ posters.

Whats best bet.

Rent with someone? Only pay like 200 a week?

>>16756468
>FD anywhere in sydney west of lane cove
you best have a secured garage my dude

my uncles imported a few cars, he said there was a bit of fuckaround.

>>16756442
thanks china
thanks sellout government

>>16756475
Do you want to put it with someone else's shit?

>>16756468
Took a few weeks, 5 to actually pick it up.

good news

toyota replacing my 86 engine

lmao i thrashed that shitbox hard

>>16756567
So they should fucking dealers

>>16756577
tbf my fault engine blew

kept thrashing it without checking fluids lul

>blew the transmission
>they fixed for $7000 under warranty
>blew the engine
>they are fixing for $15,000 for a new engine

lol

>>16756370
>tfw my AMD stocks are going nuts

So glad I bought some in 2014.

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>>16756224
>>16756229
so lets all get bikes

>>16756285
managed fund, its the next step up from a term deposit.
or a term deposit, lock the money away for 10 years if you dont need it, then in 10 years, get HOOOGE interest

>>16756616
Falcunt's too pussy to get a road bike desu.

Need to be in his little hugbox of self-hate rather than live life on two wheels.

>>16756621
>even a turbo busa with that fat fuck on it would meet LAMS power to weight

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>>16756621
comfy.jpg

>>16756621
Falcunt has a bike already but its still got training wheels on it.

>>16756625
That orange is lovely.

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>>16756635

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>>16756635
duplicate reply, apparently

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>>16756643

>>16756647
HERETIC! It should be green.

>>16756692
>owns 4 kwaks
>none of them green

are these cunts for real?

https://mean-machines.gumtree.com.au/

someone tell them they are dreaming

>>16756620
how huge we talking bruh

>>16756692
Orange best green

Boost are a bunch of fucking cunts.

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>>16756746
depends on the interest rate and time you cant touch it.
look at the banks online, and compare, most have calculators aswell

>>16756692
<<<<<<

Opted not to get those leather seats. I do kind of want them but the hassle of installing them, the heat from them, the sliding, the storage of the cloth ones etc would be too much of a pain in the ass (literally in summer) so it's good ol' cloth.

I think the cloth has more value anyway, I don't see many with the cloth seats which I believe were an option on the up trim models.

>>16756752
on 75 grand i get 1400 a year on the best one

thats shit

>>16756798
managed fund then?

>>16756813
idk what that is

can i give u 30,000 and u make me tripple

i can do cash transaction

Type trash with your eyes closed

>>16757140
Ciders

>>16757140
Falcunt

>>16757140
trahs

>>16756603
It doesn't cost them 15000 to fix it you dunce

Anyone here like doin heaps sick skids?

>>16757318
yeah brah was ripping the sickest of skids in my pulsar, laying down doubles (yes really) etc etc

and then my dizzy fried and almost melted

>>16757338
sounds fuckin gay mate

take any pics?

>>16756603
Fuck sake mate the 86 is a turd get rid of it after warranty

>>16756755
Good call

>>16756614
I hope you are planning on selling them real soon. It looks like they might be starting to tank.

>>16757140
Discord

>>16760337
Kek

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Thinking of moving to Australia for work because girlfriend is moving there in a year. I have a car I like right now, wondering if anyone here has any experience in importing a car from north america to Australia? Cost isn't going to be a killing factor for me, I'd lose more money if I sold it here and re-bought it in Australia.

Just wondering what sort of bullshittery I'd have to go through to re-register it there? Have a BRZ so it should be fine, since they sell them there too, or would they try to fuck me over?

>>16760390
You would have to pay to convert to right hand drive. Just sell your memebox and buy another one here. Some anon has one for sale, fresh engine, never been thrashed.

>>16760390
You might be able to bring it in as a personal import but I honestly don't know. I doubt it desu.

If it's just a BRZ, don't bother. Can't see why that would be worth it as they're sold here too.

>>16760390
>I'd lose more money if I sold it here and re-bought it in Australia.
for a brz sell and re-buy
if you have proof of ownership you should be able to have it on the roads over here assuming is passes roadworthy.
buy something usdm, then sell it over here, any usdm is expensive as fuck over here. bring a me turd gen camaro

>>16760390
They've got some sort of system for people to bring their cars over, but only if they can prove having owned it for at least a year + RHD conversion.

http://j-spec.com.au/

These are the guys you want to see about it. Consider that you can bring anything else under this rule too.

>>16760613
you dont have to have a RHD conversion.
i think it depends on the age of the vehicle, lots of LHD cars in my town

>>16760613
>>16760533
Jesus christ what sort of Nazi place is this, you can't even have a LHD car? I'm willing to put up with the annoyances of not using drivethrus and having to always have a toll pass, but flat out illegal?

>>16760572
I looked into that, I could sell mine for $20k or so, but buying a new one in AUS is gonna be $40k. (in AUD) And I live in canada so the currency is equal.. Not making payments on mine anymore so It kinda hurts to think I'd have to basically re-finance half the value again. But there's no other car I really want to own.

>>16760649
That would be nice, my first car was RHD in Canada and I got used to being on the wrong side.
Suppose if it gets to the point I'm actually starting to make preparations to move, I can just get in touch with their DMV

>>16760651
take the 20k, buy a classic yank tank for 10-15k
ship it here, sell for ~30k
PROFIT.

or maybe just buy a 2-3 yr old one.
driving a LHD car on RHD roads everyday is a cunt tho
>>16760664
do you know what state? our laws vary wildly on little shit.

http://www.justauto.com.au/justcars/cars-for-sale/1985-BUICK-ELECTRA-PARK-AVENUE-No-Series-ATFD3983372?backurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justauto.com.au%2Fjustcars%2Fsearch%3Fsearch_location_state%3DWA%26keywords%3DWhat%2Bare%2Byou%2Blooking%2Bfor%253F%26current_page%3D3&backtext=Results

10 k for this, >>16760664

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>>16760679
>>16760674
What

>>16760651
>Jesus christ what sort of Nazi place is this
It's pretty appalling and our highway patrol (read; traffic cops) are the nastiest revenue raising scum you'll ever come across. But they also don't know shit about cars beyond obvious (and not so obvious) defect-able shit. You'll get shafted for LHD but if you did a MZ swap in an SW20 and put a lawn mower engine in the front storage space they wouldn't be any wiser.

Hell, the MZ might pass amateur inspection anyway.

>>16760716
they might be cops but they are still men.
and a lot of HWP guys are into cars.
but something clean and subtle usually gets let off

>>16760736

>but they are still men.

The fuck does that have to do with anything?

>and a lot of HWP guys are into cars.

Again,what the fuck does that have to do with anything?

Seriously fuck off your apologist cuckery.

>>16756735

>https://mean-machines.gumtree.com.au/

I've built several bikes for them over the last year, they're for real and people pay those prices.

>>16761056
where was i apologizing for anything?
they are men, men like cars, men like sport, men like alcohol. these are all almost universal things.

if they are into cars, as thats a major piece of their job. then they usually have in idea as to what their looking at.
if your dumb ass can spot different types of motors with a quick look in the engine bay, why cant they?

>>16760664
If its not 25 or 30 years old (I think) you can't have it as LHD. Converting them has a lot of red tape because of the dodgy ones we used to have back in the 90s. It's literally 50k to get a LHD car (f150 is common to import) converted, and they spend years researching and decelopong them, and still have to convert them in the phillipenes to save costs. No-one will convert a BRZ, and even if they did, it'd cost twice as much as the car is worth.

>>16759624
86/BRZ is a generic sportscar, nothing special about it, looks sporty but drives like shit, unless you turbo them theyre good fun

Whats some cheap resonable beer? Preferably on sale right now for maximum jewery

Welp the Calais died on the way to work just randomly shit itself off after it warms up

>>16761393
i don't even know what to say

>>16761120
This. It's pointless bringing over a LHD BRZ since there are tonnes of them here. Like some other anon said, selling it and buying an old muscle car to take over here for a profit is a better idea.

>>16761401
JUST would be applicable

back to the fairmont, life is pain

>>16761373
>Reasonable
>Beer
>Cheap
HAAHHAHAHAH

nothing

>>16759624
i am as soon as its fixed im selling it

idk what to get though

>>16761179
its slow in the straight but i throw my 86 around corners fast as fuck which makes it fun

>>16761515
Theres so many fucking good cars you can get for the 20k or so a 86 will fetch.

Hell go get a R32 or R34

/o/'s "Dream Car"

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>>16761393

>>16761730
tow trucks 2+ hours late

REEEEEEEEE

>>16761393
>LS1 engine is super reliable guys!
>new transmission guys!
>Calais is going great guys!
And here we are not even one month later and it's all gone to shit.

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>>16756200
>sitting in traffic
>1hr+ to get home
>cunts everywhere
>blueballs to the max

>but at least i'm not a worthless sack of shit like falcunt
feels good man.

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She came up pretty well with a full detail
Shame about the clear coat on the passenger qp however its only one panel, still buffed the base coat.... Haha
So for now, it looks like a fresh panel with full sealent on it to hold it until a respray eventually

>>16761822
Oh also next is to fix up the original CV8 rims and get those crap fronts as my skiddz
Then a hardcover but thats well over a grand unless I find one in red
Got quoted $800 for a respray :/

>>16761822
turn hdr off nigga

>>16760390
You would have to convert it to RHD.

Just sell it and if you have after market parts try take them in your carry on luggage.

>>16757179
the guys a retard but he's right about it costing someone 15,000. assuming brand new engine, accessories, fluids and a tonne of other shit. then all the time spent getting the engine to a point where its removable, removing it, putting new engine in, sorting out accessories and getting it running.

thats time and parts that they arent making a profit on that could be made on other shit.

hey guys anyone got any experience with a 121 AWD conversion?

>>16762192
is this the cunt that keeps talking about boosting his shitbox?

>>16762229
Ive had mine boosted for ages its running on a 26psi turbo off a cummins diesel, ive got the gt wing on too but it understeers too much now so i need to make it awd

>>16761373
I'd go german mate. The beer is better for the same price or less than here. Oettinger is pretty good, the last batch i got was shit though.

>>16762245
FUCK YOU

>>16762314
rude

>>16761575
I agree, but you're talking shit mate. R32 GTRs are starting to get close to 40k for a good one now, R34s are insane. Saw one with 35k kms going for 95. It's at the point where if I'd buy one (R32 is my childhood, watching old VHS tapes of skaife and richards raping every cunt on the mountain) I probably wouldn't even modify it because they're so crazy in terms of price. Yanks have ruined pricing for them.

If you're buying a gts-t, you're a fucking loser and you should neck yourself.

>>16762330
>He doesnt want a RWD skid machine
Poofter

>>16762337
Maybe an R32, but the R33 and R34 versions are so fucking grotty in terms of styling. Think we had this discussion a few threads back. The R33 just lacked the aggressive styling and was way too long, the GT-R alleviated this to an extent but it still looked shit.

R32 GTS-T is probably the only one I'd go for, even if it has a pissy 2.0L

>>16762361
agreed, 33 gtst and 34 gtt are horrendous looking

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Any cunts in Vic northern suburbs have a manual shitbox they wanna hock off? I've got like $300 bucks and need something to bash on for a little while. If you got anything better I can give ya $200 and a well running auto Cressida in good condition.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/its-trannyville-the-remote-aussie-islands-with-the-highest-transgender-population-in-the-country/news-story/cb472dcd5866e87d942151f7cb54a309

>>16762445
What about $100, a wristy and half a stick?

>>16761373
HITE.

>>16762361
>pissy 2L
I have a stock longblock with a big turbo and on a very very mild tune it's at 240rwkw

RB20 is obviously worse than 25 but it's not a particularly bad engine

drag raced an EF XR6 tonight

I underestimated those, i talked shit at him for months that my stock BA with its Barra would blow his stock XR6 EF out of the water. We chose a straight track with no traffic to race, first to reach 500 metres won. He got miles ahead of me when i was running LPG, but when i ran petrol on the second run, he got me on the first third of the race but i started catching up to him and we became neck to neck midway through the drag and i only just managed to pull through from the top end at the end of the drag.

Mind you, his car had bold rear tyres, an LSD and a leaky exhaust so against my BA XT sedan, his car crushed it. Maybe its time to swap in a XR6T motor into the XT

/blog

>>16756399
>aapl
stay the fuck away, apple are approaching another decline phase amidst corporate bloat and a saturated, competitive market
>goog
should be a safe bet, i wish it weren't but it seems that google can do no wrong
>>16756614
well done cunt, i wish i had of bought when they were $3

thinking about plowing half my savings out of their term deposit and into CBA shares (hopefully after a big dip) and just sit back and collect dividends.

>>16762330
>>16762337
>>16762361
>>16762527

spot the lebs

A few years ago a workmate of mine picked up a 318is for $800 for his daughter, he ended up liking it so much that he gave her his VT and kept the bimmer.
What are some good cars that don't attract the fuckwit tax?

>>16762538
The Tickford 4L's are pretty impressive engines. I'd love a EF XR6 but they all have 300,000+km and cunts still want 5k

why do people say super cheap auto isn't a real car shop?

>>16762571
Buy an AU then. Low miles and cheap since the design was far ahead of the times.

Yes, I think the AU looks great. Debate me.

>>16762665
Go try and buy a shock absorber for a falcodore and you will see why.

>>16762670
they dont order chink shit right?

>>16762670

wait what?

>>16762666
Au is possibly the ugliest car ever designed.

>>16762733
t. taurusfag

>>16762736
I'm Taurusanon and I unironically like them both. I'd still a pick a Taurus over the AU though just because it's rarer.

>>16762736
I actually prefer the eb

>>16762751
AU/EL/EF XR6 looked shit. EB XR6 looks mint tho

>>16756285
10k of shard, a VN SS and a few go pros. Let's see how it pans out from there.

>>16762561
I'm white as shit

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thoughts on the HJ Kingswood?

can i still buy a decent 202 for under 3k?

Best AU coming through, beep beep get out of the way normie scum!

>15 year old v8 AU
>$40k

I KNOW WHAT I GOT

What are some dirt cheap 70s shitboxes lads? I've been watching American movies lately and looking at all those 70s clapped out land barges is making me jealous. Surely we have some cheap 70s clunkers right?

Its going well.
The gf just said she would have a threesome with my ex. And they have just gone to the bathroom together.
Sqweeee.
Deep breaths
Deeeeeeep breaths

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>>16762774
Fug :DDD

>>16762780
I unironically like how the TE/TS 50 bodykit looks.

>>16762779
It won't go well after though. There will be regrets from both of them and you'll have to pick which one you want to continue knowing.

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>when all you want is a Taurus coupe

>>16762790
Ford Cougar.

You're welcome.

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>>16762780
>>16762774
>factory stroker short deck Windsor
I have no problem with that.
>>16762783
I don't mind the series 3 Tickfords bodykit, but that's because they have the merit of a 250kW stroker. Style wise though, I prefer the earlier T-series.
TL50 Fairlane based T series has all my erections however.

>>16762775
Probably a valiant. Strap a big fuck-off engine to a base model if you have to.

We don't have a HUGE amount of american cars, but I'm sure you'd be able to find a clapped-out C3 or something. Other alternative is to get a kingswood or some shit and strap a small block or 304 aussie v8 to it.

Listen to fu manchu while you're blasting that piece of shit on the highway.

>>16762784
we've been saying this since he got here though

>>16762561
the e30 is quite a fuckwit tax car

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for someone special <3

>>16762784
>>16762865
Pssssh, enjoy the ride.
Their going together to toilets again.
Like 8 cocktails in. Looks like ex might need to come to ours no matter what any way.
I am loving life right now, and sober enough to enjoy it

>>16762869
I don't know how cunts justify paying the $5k asking price I see them begin at, just for a 318i. It's a lightweight platform, sure, but these cunts don't even build them properly.

>>16762922
Haven't seen anyone ask $5k for an E30 318 that isn't an 318iS. Hell, there's a manual 323i on my local gumtree now for $5k.

tfw broke

>>16762779
>threesome with ex

You're fucked mate

>>16762907
give me the 600

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kqNb_rzyl8

The fuck?

>>16763085
>>16763100
Nah didnt happen. Gf ended up drinking too much and chundering on the front lawn ruined the mood, but until then it was all go. We're gonna do the whole thing over again next weekend.
Pray for me lads

>>16762775
70's shitboxes arent economic anymore. nothing decent under 3 grand at least

However, an 80's XE Falcoon or VC Commonchode are still dirt cheap. They have the same engines as those older barges and in some models even the same suspension and chassis points, so swapping a VC with a 304 is piss easy because companies literally sell brackets that can make them bolt straight in

>>16762764
Haha gaaaay

>>16763250
So then you fucked the ex while she the gf wad passed out.

How much should I expect to pay for an FG? Is there anything I should look out for?

>>16765638
1. some chips and a schooner
2. if you see a ford badge on the front grille or boot, walk away

>>16765738
Walk away because your commo's broken down?

>>16765740
Kek

Also look out for Jews they hide under the cavernous boot

>>16765740
nah, walk away to the broth. if I wanted to pay $10k to get rooted, I'll go asian instead of australian.

>>16765638
which one are you looking for xr6, xr6t or xr8?

>>16765813
XR6 because I'm not a speedboi.

I want one with lower k's (under 150k) and preferably one of the brighter paintjobs (blue, orange, green) which I know will bump up the price a bit.

>>16765899
Colour choice won't affect price. It'll come down to its mileage.

For an FG xr6 under 100,000 you'd probably be looking at 12-15k depending on mawds, wheels, etc.
N/A 6s aren't worth too much luckily as everyone is after the turbo variants.

If you're on Normiebook check out clubFG and look for sales in your state or throw a post up seeing what's available.

>>16765899
Also I'll state the obvious and say stay away from dealerships. They sell N/As for the price of turbos.
For example my mate recently sold his mk1 FG xr6t ute with 80,000km and 400rwkw privately and only managed to get $22k for for it.

>>16765899
ive seen FG XT's from 6-10k and taxis for under 5k

XR6's usually go for 8-14k, but like other anon said its all about mileage

i wanna clearcoat this so bad and drive as is

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/newton/cars-vans-utes/dodge-pheonix-automatic/1135859553

>>16765899
Just get a base model. Really theres no difference between that and the XR6

Alright, i have a situation that a social asspie like me cannot resolve

Every saturday i go to my local vietnamese cold roll shop to buy a few rolls. Since the last past couple of weeks the asian milf that works there has been talking about how she has to close on sundays now. I asked her why and she said its because of her daughter that is going to university threatened to kill herself because she has no friends and is generally directionless. She also becomes dizzy and disorientated by going outside.

I told her she needs to make friends and have responsibilities to keep her out of her slump but she says she cant and she's too shy. Ive told her that someone needs to help and she's going to see a therapist later this week.

How do i slip in that i would like to meet her? I think i might be able to help her out since i understand what its like, but it might be an opporunity for myself to get some actual friends and maybe eventually that impossible to aquire gf

>>16766484
Literally just say "I've gone through some similar problems, would you like me to talk to her?"

>>16766484
>How do i slip in that i would like to meet her?
Did you not catch all those blatant red flags or are you intentionally ignoring them

>>16766494
Dr anon Phil here is right you know

>>16766494
what red flags? this is why im socially retarded

>>16766490
sounds good

>>16766561
Gee I dunno like why can't she make friends and has agoraphobia

It hurts when I pee but only with completely clear pee. Not quite burning but still pain

also I'm a virgin so no STIs

>>16766781
Ur urinating too much cut down on your water intake and train your bladder

>>16766686
shhh dont tell him about the red flags i wanna see this

>>16766886
We probably scared him off

>>16766958
alright, maybe i should try for friends to atleast help her, not try to get my dick wet

>>16766977
As a ex neet you don't wunna be friends with these sort of people trust me.

Pump and dump her or her mum m8

>>16761838
That was after a full polish, paint came up scary good

Facey reckons it's my crank angle sensor but it's already at the sparkies bugga

>>16766989
whats the problem with being friends with a grill who needs work?

>>16766484
>asian milf
what?

mate, just don't. she'll ruin your own life; gook women get really manipulative. let her kill herself

>>16762769
i like them, tonnes for under 10k more for under 15k, i dont know about under 3k however.
many on carsales where the owners have done efi conversions and disc conversions, even one with 5 speed gbox from new holdens.
i entertained the idea of getting an old carby v8 especially an HJ kingswood but at the end of the day it's old technology, thats impractical making less power and getting worse milage than many na 4cyls even from the 90s.

I was thinking of getting a BA Falcon on LPG and using it for some extra cash with uber
Then I found out you have to use recent models and you can't even use Falcons (why??)
What would be the cheapest thing to run for that sort of thing?

>>16767688
Probably a Camry hybrid or a Prius

>>16767688
>you can't even use Falcons (why??)

Why do you think? Falcons and Commodores (except Caprices and Statesmans) are usually driven by bogan trash. Most Ubers in my experience have been Statesmans and Audi's.

>>16767688
the reason why they disallow people with older cars to work with uber is to keep normies as drivers and leave poorer people out of the job. They say its because of safety but thats bullshit. uber makes you fuck all cash too. at best its a little extra cash on the side as a sideline while you work your main job

dont buy a car specifically for uber driving, thats retarded. But if you're going to do it just buy an I30 and call it a day

Mardi Gras car meet where

>>16767725
>at best its a little extra cash on the side as a sideline while you work your main job

That's why Uber was created. It started as more of a ride sharing thing for people that work and then sort of slowly branched into an unofficial taxi.

>falcunt claimed he'd reveal what his new "job" is this week
>he didnt
>claims his Calais is super reliable
>its completely fucked only a few weeks after major work

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>>16767760
''''''''self employed''''''

Any other anons at Racewars?

>>16756285
buy me this
https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Lada-Niva-1996/SSE-AD-4550226/?Cr=0
ill pay you back eventually

>>16767760
He's supposedly a courier, though how much truth there is to that I guess we'll never know.

Can't imagine he makes much money out of it, if it even is true.

>>16768030
i think he's a courier to just one location. someone mentioned an uncle and knowing falcunts mum so he's just an errand boy.

>>16768056
>being a gopher for a shop

Bugger that, that's almost as bad as pizza delivery.

>>16767784
>>16767760
nice try boys i still aint telling you what my job is

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>>16768101
But you literally don't have a job according to >>16767784

>>16768101
because its not real

>>16768129
>What is Sub Contract
Lol do you even?

>>16768133
According to the Australian Tax Office you need an ABN, which you don't have, therefore you're not officially employed as a sub contractor and therefore not actually employed.

>>16768140
>implying
You know nothing /dat/ /o/

>>16768140
>inb4 he says "technically employed" again

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>>16768144
Technically

>>16768143
The tax office doesn't know anything about your venture then? I'm sure they'd be very interested to know, as would Centrelink since I don't doubt you're still collecting dole money.

>>16768144
Casual self employed man, get it into you.

Casual self employed obviously is the same as being officially employed.

I casually self employed myself to do the washing up this morning so I obviously have a real job.

>>16768154
>tfw casually self employed myself to jack off this evening
>tfw have to go work again in the morning and again later tomorrow night
>tfw might casually employ someone else to do it and manage my own business of getting jacked off

Casual self employed is the life lads.

>>16768153
t. Alan Tudge

>>16768160
Feels good huh muh dood

Honestly, why do you idiots even reply to cunt? He's a clueless fuckwit.

>>16768160
Hahaha, oh fuck hahaaa

>>16768189
It's just kind of fun hearing all his delusions and fuck ups. I can't wait for the next delusion, I'm hoping for imaginary friend or better yet an imaginary girlfriend to match his imaginary job.

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>>16768189
t. jimmycord

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>like cars
>find out there is a board on it here
>nearly everybody is an autist
>mfw i am now lumped in the same category as them

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>>16768197
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>16768160
>tfw casual self employed
>woke up this morning and got a call
>its my bowels
>they need me to work waste disposal this morning
>get out of bed and go straight for the waste disposal room
>dispose of waste and pay myself with some breakfast
>tfw hopefully getting called into work tomorrow morning too

Casual self employed is the best.

>>16768195
I'm rarely in the Australian threads but I always see people complaining about him, and him replying like an upset sperg. Take this for example.
>>16768196

P. S. Can someone tell me the Jimmy story? I see his face in these threads but who is he? Did he an hero around a tree or something?

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>>16768205
oh fuck i lost the pasta hang on

Are there any communal workshops for cars?

like https://www.risingsunworkshop.com/ but for cars?

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>>16768205
A short bio I screencapped. Part 1

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>>16768212
Theres a lot of info missing since his story is a long and strange one

>>16768211
If you dont have mates to wrench with it aint happening.

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>>16768212
>CFS asked it the Astra was his girlfriends in front of all the dat guys that went

>>16768225
ahahhahaahahhaah

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>>16768211
>rising sun workshop
>mfw i looked at the place in google street view
does anybody else fucking love these sort of tight densely packed places? i find it super cozy

>>16768230
yus

:3

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>>16768230
also found these lads near it

>>16768237
heh

>>16768214
>The Subaru soon developed issues such as dumping its oil and smoking on the second day of owning it
kek

also how the fuck did that cunt manage to sell the astra? everyone harassed the fuck out of him and he had to keep taking the ad down

and wew, i never would have guessed the audi was his trademark blue, always assumed it would be black

>>16768245
Remember when i "doxxed" his falcon ad?

>>16768245
He never said who bought the Astra. Maybe he posted an ad in his local paper?

An invoice for the Audi did pop up a few months ago and it had some serious problems and surprise surprise a big one was oil.

>>16768205
the tl;dr version is as follows.

>some tripfag called Jimmy Strings comes over from /mu/
>has a dark blue AU Falcon, wants to get rid of it
>buys a dodgy as hell auto non turbo SW20 with no VIN number and half a bodykit painted red, even after the /dat/ told him not to
>he likes it, everyone else is losing their shit
>anyway. it breaks and is generally shit to own
>fast forward six or so months and he's somehow managed to get rid of the SW20 on a trade for an E39 523i
>hates the BMW, trades it for a lolden Astra convertible, in teal
>loves the Astra Convertible so much he buys another one off eBay for pennies, this one's dark blue
>turns out later that it was in a bad way but we'll come back to that
>somewhere along the line he loses his licence for speeding
>fast forward who knows how long and the teal Astra has devoped a few issues, a leaky roof being one
>buys a Scoobadoo Liberty wagon on the cheap
>it turns oil into smoke and generally requires lots of money to be sunk into it
>Jimmy wants to buy brake discs off eBay for it
>somehow gets rid of it

Climax time

>takes the blue Astra to a meet
>it starts eating oil halfway through the cruise
>pours like 4L of oil into it
>keeps going, even starts beating on it
>poor thing starts making noises no engine should be making
>throws a rod, oil goes everywhere and she burns to the ground
>firey that puts the thing out asks him if it's his gf's car

>last known movements are he supposedly bought an Audi TT and spent 13k on a new gearbox for it

Not to mention all the drama and samefagging he did constantly.

>>16768252
>>firey that puts the thing out asks him if it's his gf's car
my sides explode every time

>>16768252
the drama is too much to detail. he was behind a lot of cunty behavior though for sure.

>>16768252
you missed the jimmy vs falcunt autism war

fuck it, next week im offering my help of friendship to the asian milfs daughter at the cold roll shop

im too ronery for this shit

>>16768260
you do realize jimmy hasnt been here for years at th is point right?


>>16768262
she roll u long tiem

>>16768245
>everyone harrassed the fuck out of him

No, that was just you Falcunt.

>>16768258
>>16768260
The drama was something else entirely.

Falcunt doxxed Jimmy a couple of times so Jimmy shitted up the threads constantly in retaliation.

He also cracked the shits with a tripfag called Bridgestoned (rip in peices) over weed (iirc) and some guy with a 318i who crashed on a meet Jimmy didn't attend and refused to post pictures of said crash.

>>16768263
yes but it's still part of the jimmy lore

>>16768264
yes i know i was here for all that
and there's no denying the autism war

>>16768264
i have no doubt he was also behind the 8 roper shit and the mx5 shit too. they were at the astra meet and all the shitting on them started immediately after that meet. he hated ever person he ever met at meets honestly.

>>16768264
>No, that was just you Falcunt.
uh mate no it wasnt dood
>>16768270
dis is tru

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What are some good microfibre cloths to get?

For drying and other purposes. I wanna keep a spare on in my car too.

How long should they last anyways?

>>16768264
>some guy with a 318i who crashed on a meet Jimmy didn't attend and refused to post pictures of said crash.
I remember that thread and all the ones after. Jimmy went completely mental for those pics which the guy then didn't post just to spite him and piss him off, which worked since Jimmy went aggro over it for weeks.
Who knows why Jimmy did this shit all the time. Bridgestone and the Miata guy got the same treatment too after Jimmy figured they wronged him somehow.

>>16768280
cheap ones

good ones are washable but they all get clogged in the end

>>16768285
angry projecting for all his own failures i'd guess

>>16768291
yeah fuck it /o/ can at least see i own up to mine

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>tfw no power ranger cosplay girl to play with

>falcunt is still samefagging jimmy lies
Dude, let it go.

>>16768302
hey jim hows the audi?

>>16768298
wat
>>16768302
seriously whos side are you on?

why is smellbourne so shit?

>>16768286

How cheap are cheap ones

If I use a more expensive plushy one for drying should it last me a long time?

>>16768298
power rangers time force is the pinnacle of kino

>>16768334
It truly died with the end of In Space. Everything afterwards were just shittier versions of each other refreshed everything season to season.

I will agree that Time Force was probably the last decent season of that 3rd era.

1st era (MMPR 1-3)
2nd era (Zeo-In Space)
3rd era (Lost Galaxy-Wild Force)
4th era (Ninja Storm-RPM)
5th era (Samurai-whatever shit is on now)

>>16768344
i also love how the cgi they used 15 years ago was as good if not better than most of the cgi they have today

>>16768351
Mate, years ago they used mostly physical effects and monsters and Megazords were all guys in costumes. It still looks very authentic to this day.

All the new series is filled with incredibly horrible CGI effects, they don't looks good now, they're not going to hold up in 15 years.

>>16768364
the little cgi they did use was better than the ones they have today

>>16768387
is this in aus? the scenery looks comfy

>>16768211
I operate one with a hoist and all out of Burleigh heads

>>16768387
Lycrafags got exactly what they deserved.

>>16768387
what the fuck were they doing in the opposite lane of a blind corner?

shits fucked but deserved, for once the minivan wasnt in the wrong

>>16768387
>Being on the wrong side of the road
deserved it

Done any hectic skids lately lads?

any of you ever had an irrational love for a shitbox? does it ever go away?

Whats the name of that shit you put on the windscreen to make rain bead? Is it any good or is it a meme?

>>16768651
Rain-X and it's good shit. They also have an antifog thats quality too.

>>16768650
I loved my tr magna. Thing over heated like a bastard and the shockys were fucked so when you'd stop at the lights the front end would bounce for about 5 seconds.

might buy an e30

The windows on my brand new car are really streaky after 2 years.

Like the water just comes off weird. What do

>latest MCM video
>finally turn the engine on
>hear it for 1 second then MOOG's autistic music starts blaring over the top
>"Listen to it!"
>music is stil blasting over the top of it
cool

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How long am I allowed to "ride the clutch" when doing slow maneuvers?

ie. my driveway is very narrow and about 8m long . if I don't use clutch control I would most certainly crash from backing in or out too fast.

should I only go halfway. rest the clutch for a bit by putting it in all the way. then continue on?

>>16770511
just enough so the car doesnt judder

neu tred
>>16771640
>>16771640

>>16768651
you can use wax

>>16771725
No don't do that, just use Rain X.

>>16771725
>tfw getting a detailer to come and detail my car including a pro polish and wax

I've done both myself but for $50 he can do it and I can just sit inside doing other shit.