1st cars

[blutopless2]

dont laugh....
1978 LX Torana with full spoiler kit. black over red paint. 253V8

Had electrical fire within 12 months of ownership.
Upgraded to a 1981 VC SLE 253V8. lol

[Spec83]

I had an 98 excel... Went through several SPL stereo's before rebuilding it for SQ and picking up a couple of awards...

Ended up with coil overs and a chiptorque turbo kit which were both taken off and sold when the car and I parted ways.. I always wanted to do a 4G63 conversion and in a way wish I had kept this car

Was a little weapon and could give a stock wrx a good run which always raised a few eyebrows.. as did the BOV The polo is a lot like the excels but much better put together and finished

[R1 Crasher]

1969 Ford Escort Mk1 1300 GT 2 door with a 28/36 Weber Carb and a proper four branch manifold,Pair of Cibie Super Oscars and a set of Minilites with 175/70/13 Radial tyres.
Wolfrace bucket front seats.

[jfive]

1983 series 2 rx7 with just an exhaust and extractors, didn't have enough money to pay for the petrol bills to get it ported

[VW GTI]

I had an 98 excel... Went through several SPL stereo's before rebuilding it for SQ and picking up a couple of awards...

Ended up with coil overs and a chiptorque turbo kit which were both taken off and sold when the car and I parted ways.. I always wanted to do a 4G63 conversion and in a way wish I had kept this car

Modifying an excel... all respect is gone.

Was a little weapon and could give a stock wrx a good run which always raised a few eyebrows.. as did the BOV The polo is a lot like the excels but much better put together and finished

Please don't compare the Polo to an Excel. Not many know a Polo is quick. Everyone knows an Excel sucks.

[Stuwey]

Hrmm... First car was an AE82 Corolla. Sedan. Auto. Acceleration of a house brick, but once you got the momentum up it was a fun car. Handled OK.

But my real love is in the old Minis.

[JIMTRON]

'88 camry wagon. lol
I win.
but then i had a 13sec XC ute.
then the good ol' '88 swit gti, definately the most fun at legal speeds

[Cygnus]

2004 Toyota Echo 1.3L auto - it is now my mum's car. Was seriously considering putting in some suspension mods but decided the car wasn't worth the hassle.

[VW Convert]

But my real love is in the old Minis.

I share that love.....how I wish I had not allowed my (now ex) wife to badger me into selling my MkII Cooper S. No matter how frustrating a car they were, there was something very special about them.

Cheers

George

[gareth_oau]

my wife (then g/f) wanted to buy her first car (back in '82). We saw a brilliant Cooper S for $4k and she almost bought it, except here clever dad (accountant!!) talked her into buying a safe and reliable corolla instead

[VW Convert]

my wife (then g/f) wanted to buy her first car (back in '82). We saw a brilliant Cooper S for $4k and she almost bought it, except here clever dad (accountant!!) talked her into buying a safe and reliable corolla instead

Great investment strategy! LOL

Cheers

George

[OilBurna]

1984 Mitsubishi Colt 1.6 SE with sliding sunroof, air con and the good old twin shift manual tranny ie two gearsticks, one 4 speed the other power / economy.

[Jarred]

the mighty ford LASER!!!!!!!!

93, 1.6 16V (woot) and it's still a carb. and actually is still own it, and it's as stock as a rock! (not worth spending money on!)

handling is terrible (sh*tty chassis + skinny crappy tyres)
although it is a bit of fun, (controlled understeering always scares the passengers good!) and a bit of oversteer if you know how to through it around and worn suspension too. that helps

had to really poke it to get it going (16V) apart from that it's real gutless down low, but'll move if you really try, as some of the VIC boys can attest to!

then i bought the mk 1, which currently isn't running, but i love it to bits, handles great, and is defiantly a hoot to drive. miss it so much.

[Spec83]

Modifying an excel... all respect is gone.... Please don't compare the Polo to an Excel. Not many know a Polo is quick. Everyone knows an Excel sucks.

What happened to the enthusiest attitude on this site??

You would be surprised how well an excel with coil overs, sway bar, short shifter and a turbo kit goes.. IMHO I think the excel was quicker than a standard polo GTI in a straight line as it only had to cart around ~950kg.. it dyno'd at 92kW at the front wheels running 13psi on a stock 1.5 hyundai twin cam motor and never gave any trouble.. Mechanically they are very well put together.

As I don't think you have owned one you should keep your narrow minded opinion to yourself

Also got 149dB out of a single 12" woofer in it

[VW GTI]

What happened to the enthusiest attitude on this site??

You would be surprised how well an excel with coil overs, sway bar, short shifter and a turbo kit goes.. IMHO I think the excel was quicker than a standard polo GTI in a straight line as it only had to cart around ~950kg.. it dyno'd at 92kW at the front wheels running 13psi on a stock 1.5 hyundai twin cam motor and never gave any trouble.. Mechanically they are very well put together.

As I don't think you have owned one you should keep your narrow minded opinion to yourself

Also got 149dB out of a single 12" woofer in it

I'm not saying anything about the stereo

But, anything will be quicker that other stock cars if you put enough work into it.