1st cars

[Jnr]

Hey guys obviously everyone here is into the VW range but just wondering what was your first car and if it had any mods??

ill start.. my first car was a lil Swift GTi and still my favourite.. awesome little car . started with the normal mods of mags, lowered, exhaust and air filter but got a lil bored so spent some money on porting the head upping the comp and putting some lumpy cams in it.. After more time and being in love with it i took the cams out and finally put a custom turbo job and microtech computer...what a car!! finally the rattles of a 11yr old car started to get to me and i sold my pride and joy which ill regret forever.
if i can find some photos ill post them...

[99gti]

A mk2 2L ford escort ghia - complete with white vinyl roof.

Mods included lumpy cam (can remember what - it was done prior to my purchase)
Toyota T-15 5 speed box
Rear shocks from a VN I think
2" exhaust
Mini lite wheels
Sprayed in XY GT electric blue (not far from Jazz blue)

That's about all I can remember.

[PeterHBne]

Well my 2nd car was also a Suzie Gti (as mentioned elsewhere just now) - the squarish job - from '89 to '92 - I also loved it to bits. You could rev it to 7,500 every single gear change for years with no issues and still average 6.5/7.0 litres per 100kms. Only weighed around 800kgs and was just so much fun. Made the mistake of going from 13's to 15's (outrageous for the day and about the only mod available as the hot 4 scene was only just taking off). Had 4 spotties out the front and an alpine stereo (7903 h/u, 3554 & 3552 amp, Boston speakers - classic stuff).

1st car was a once immacualte low kms 4 door 1980 Corolla with sunroof, clarion stereo, pioneer speakers and eurovox equalizer, also 4 big spotties - absolutely flogged it to death. It was the local party car and eventually fell apart. Loved it.

[Blitzen]

Mine was my dads ex work horse 1994 Hyundai Excel(the last of the square ones) I didn't really do many mods to it as I was a first year apprentice electrician, and didn't really have the cash to mod the thing(or the want to be honest). This also became the party mobile as I was the first of my group of mates to have his own car, have a license, and be old enough to buy the beer for parties!!
This was also the car I learned that cars are money pits, after first blowing up the gear box, the burning out an exhaust valve and warping the head!!
It was a great first car!!!

[VW GTI]

1991 Lancer GSR - 1.6 NA FWD 90kw atw. Lowered to 70mm from the ground, body kit, 15inch mags, extractors, hot dog muffler. Loved this car.

If it had air con and didn't feel like a 1991 car (with everything being loose and rattling) I would like to still be driving it, despite losing my side skirts twice on speed bumps/driveways.

[greasykitchen]

1972 VW Beetle

I've only ever owned VWs (all 2 of them).

[DaveMack]

Hotted up Mini 1100 with wild cam and side-draft weber ...

Dave

[Matt P]

79 ford cortina wagon

mods consisted of some house speakers wired to a pioneer tape deck for when we went to the beach haha

epic

[Grant]

'81 Corolla KE55 with a whopping 56HP, quite possible the slowest car on the road. inherited it from my grandmother, still use it for parking in dodgy car parks

mods included a re-tapped sump after i stripped the thread changing the oil

[WEDEL.1]

In 1969 I bought a lowered EH Holden with 7" wide wheels, extractors, centre dash guage pod and chrome tappet cover.

[James]

'81 Corolla KE55 with a whopping 56HP, quite possible the slowest car on the road. inherited it from my grandmother, still use it for parking in dodgy car parks

mods included a re-tapped sump after i stripped the thread changing the oil

lol

my first car:

1975 ke35 corolla
4agte converted at home
gt28rs turbo
264* cams
Haltech engine management
~200rwkw
<1 tonne weight

heaps of other mods to make the whole thing safe, reliable but mostly very fast......

[Celestine]

Mazda 929 (92 model) --> passed down to me by the olds. Remained stock and was sold due to expensive upkeep with constant issues with timing belt.

Mazda 3 Maxx Sport (2006 model) --> written off on Feb 6th at about 3:00am, 2007. The mod bug bite started after week one when the car wasnt responding fast enough. Before I knew it I had tried the K&N panel filter, AEM CAI, Injen CAI, and an American SRI. In between this, custom exhaust system (which went through a total of 3 alterations to keep noise down, and performance up). King springs, Whiteline Sways, Summit strut brace, Auto Gauge gauges (which went through 5 variations with the 5th completed the night the vehicle was written off), doof and an assortment of asthetical items on the interior.

* Jon misses previously missed this car more than I do (I think) and was horrified at what had happened the morning he took me to the holding yard to get my personal belongings out

Now, I'm happy with the Polo and the more I think about it, the more I hated the Mazda 3.

[philthy]

'81 Corolla KE55 with a whopping 56HP, quite possible the slowest car on the road.

+ 1 for the corollas!!

you forgot to add worst handling car on the road! haha..



1977 ke30.

1.2l, no power, 4sp manual. Nasty understeer on 155/13 retreads. Body roll up the wazoo.

Mods: Pioneer CD player and 6*9s + amp up the back, home made fabric strap door handles, big front bumper from a later model after I ran up the back of someone.

Loved it until it rusted its way to the wreckers

[Grant]

lol

my first car:

1975 ke35 corolla
4agte converted at home
gt28rs turbo
264* cams
Haltech engine management
~200rwkw
<1 tonne weight

heaps of other mods to make the whole thing safe, reliable but mostly very fast......

yeah i looked into swapping a 4age/4agze in the corolla, but figured the car would start to rust pretty soon so wouldnt be worth it

mine also had a 3speed slush box limit the acceleration further

still, the tyres are so skinny its easy to fish tail in the wet even at low speeds

[Blitzen]

Mazda 929 (92 model) --> passed down to me by the olds. Remained stock and was sold due to expensive upkeep with constant issues with timing belt.

Mazda 3 Maxx Sport (2006 model) --> written off on Feb 6th at about 3:00am, 2007. The mod bug bite started after week one when the car wasnt responding fast enough. Before I knew it I had tried the K&N panel filter, AEM CAI, Injen CAI, and an American SRI. In between this, custom exhaust system (which went through a total of 3 alterations to keep noise down, and performance up). King springs, Whiteline Sways, Summit strut brace, Auto Gauge gauges (which went through 5 variations with the 5th completed the night the vehicle was written off), doof and an assortment of asthetical items on the interior.

* Jon misses previously missed this car more than I do (I think) and was horrified at what had happened the morning he took me to the holding yard to get my personal belongings out

Now, I'm happy with the Polo and the more I think about it, the more I hated the Mazda 3.

Jesus

How did you end up in the tree?? Jump out in front of you??