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so how do you choose your car

By its mechanics, features, engine etc
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By its looks only
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How do you choose your car?

Postby UZZ30 » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:33 pm

Went i discovered the soarer a while back i first like the, features, engine, electrics all the technical stuff.... :roll:

Then then i started like the way it looked. at first i thought it was alright looking now i think its superb, especially with the perfect mechanics underneath!

so how do you choose your car?

By its looks only

By its mechanics, features, engine etc

Or both...
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Postby Victoria » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:43 pm

Whats under the bonet comes first... but if they look darn ugly, i prob still wouldnt choose it ... like those (sorry if i offend anyone) GTIR nissan pulsars... they mayb quick, with a good rep, but they just arnt good looking cars, they hav that 'granny car' look about them.
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Postby UZZ30 » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:01 pm

yeah i know what you mean.. they are quite boring overall and not very original. theres so many cars similar to it...
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Postby Emperor » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:01 pm

Bit of both. Most of it comes down to looks.
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Postby Jebus » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:06 pm

Looks first, I sure as hell didnt choose my KE30 solely for the rattly 3K and 4 speed :lol:

You can fix a slow car, but if your cars downright ugly to begin with youre $&#$%.
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Postby cheese » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:07 pm

looks/nice to drive for me, i dont driveon the track so performance isn't really an issue.
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Postby DJ » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:52 pm

Looks now, performace soon :)
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Postby nmemr2 » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:33 pm

i tend to find a car i like the look of to start with, then as i already like the look of that typr of car (current case being SW20) then i make sure then engine is in good nick, certainly failed there and as for general body work when buying it, it can easily be fixed and the condition tells the tale of the car
SW20, a work in progress for 2 years now, all i need to do now is work on it
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Postby SIKTOY » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:30 am

I choose my car on what I can get insurance on, then go from there.

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Reliabilty 1st, then looks and engine even second.

Not too fussed on a fast car anymore though, theres nowhere to use it on the road :cry:

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Postby blackie » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:58 am

mainly mechanical features etc..

but its atleast have the potential to look pretty, or tough
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Postby UZZ30 » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:24 pm

i agree.
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Postby Dell'Orto » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:02 pm

I have to admit I chose the MR2 cause I liked how it looked....quite a few I test drove were pretty gutless which put me off a fair bit, but my one wasnt too bad :D
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Postby pervert » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:05 pm

I choose on whether it is a KE70 or not, if not, I don't want it... :lol:
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Postby mr pad » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:12 pm

Saw a PHAT Honda city on trademe the other day....
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Postby blackie » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:51 pm

pervert wrote:I choose on whether it is a KE70 or not, if not, I don't want it... :lol:

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Postby RE20 » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:46 am

pervert wrote:I choose on whether it is a KE70 or not, if not, I don't want it... :lol:


Awesome :D :D :D :D :D Pretty much has to be an old toyota , rwd and the model starts with k :wink:
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Postby V8MOFO » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:12 pm

RWD :)
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Postby spencer » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:26 pm

I choose by its skidability ie. RWD and mostly old toyotas, but im biased :D
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Postby Silent Knight » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:40 pm

Well for me the manner in wich I choose my car is actually quite simple...it either has to have a JZ engine or it has to be an *A70 Supra.

That way I don't have to worry bout it being FWD either as everything in that class falls firmly in the RWD class. :wink:
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Postby peas » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:25 am

I got my AE92 because I had owned one before and was forced to sell it... some weird sort of sentimental ties there. But I love the lines of them with the factory kit and the 4A-GZE is one of my favourite engines... Low down torque and good revablilty (is that a word??) running a bit higher than stock boost. That and the relative ease of working on it and sourcing parts compared to my ST185.
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