What Car Do You Own?

[User111]

Nice car man!

why do you laugh?

[User111]

now my car is not original as you see from the photos

[TRF-Inferno]

2003 Mazda Protége. Much better on the gas mileage than my previous vehicle, a 2002 Dodge Ram, so I'm pretty content with it.

[NickS]

I like the wheels on that thing Looks very fun to drive.

[choc]

omg hi2u choc. car looks good as always buddy.

here's a pic of my 2006 Evo IX w/ Megan Racing 3" TBE, Hallman Pro @ 23psi, Evo IX MR BBS wheels powder coated black, and Evo VII tails.....blacked out(for the most part)

HA

I knew you would be on this

[theToX]

HA

I knew you would be on this

how could i not be. havent seen you in the OT lately. out running some ops?

[RAW-Raptor22]

why do you laugh?

Sorry bro if you were insulted in any way. I actually think your car is quite cool. They didn't sell those in the US so I had never seen one before, I like it. I wasnt so much "hahaha" funny as it was the fact that everyone else was posting their "ricermobiles" (no offense to JDM stuff) and you go and post your ride, which is different in a good way.

[it_burns_when_i_pee]

i've owned several fast cars: skyline, 2x impreza wrx's, bmw m3 and an evo 5 - to name the fastest

evo beat the lot hands down. even the scooby, and that will upset alot of fans. the yaw control is awesome, shifting power to whatever corner is needed. you can corner faster and have less chance of losing it when you drive like an idiot. the active diff thingy means its heavier than its contender - the impreza, but its faster and more agile.

they are quite an expensive buy compared to the scooby though, but they do hold their price better too.

[User111]

Sorry bro if you were insulted in any way. I actually think your car is quite cool. They didn't sell those in the US so I had never seen one before, I like it. I wasnt so much "hahaha" funny as it was the fact that everyone else was posting their "ricermobiles" (no offense to JDM stuff) and you go and post your ride, which is different in a good way.

[choc]

how could i not be. havent seen you in the OT lately. out running some ops?

The it's been awful. I just took my first shower in a week in a half about an hour ago.


Spring is always ugly.I'll drop by teh OT tomorrow and fill you guys in on some of teh suck.

[Magnj]

cleaned her today, and an update with the new rear wheels. I had to do a 5 lug axle conversion to get these on. The fronts will get done in a few weeks, I will be going to 13" discs in the front. They are Ford Motorsports 2003 Cobra Wheels 17x9 with 255/40 Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Needs paint badly too.

[Andrew LB]

Here are my last three cars: (oldest first)

2001.5 Audi A4
1.8t quattro
Neuspeed Prototype Chip (22psi)
H&R Coilovers
Supersprint Exhaust, custom downpipe, high flow CAT
Reiger RS4 Body kit
VIS Carbon Fiber hood with sides painted silver
BMW M3 rear lip spoiler

(Car was totaled in a head on collision in Jan, 2006 by a drunk driver)



Next is a 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX w/SSL
Full 3" Turbo Back exhaust with high flow CAT
AMS Intake
Ported and polished exhaust manifold by AMS
Swift Springs
Swfit front and rear sway bars
5 point Schroth harnesses (for the track)
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso Tires
Tuned by Harman-Motive (345awhp)

(Sold in December, 2007 since I couldn't afford two cars)

.... note the graceful power-slide through "Off-Ramp" @ Buttonwillow Raceway



And now this is my current car:

2007 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
Sprint Blue Pearl Effect (one of two with this color in North America... I was the 1st)
Neuspeed Springs
RS4 front and rear sway bars
Turbo-Back Neuspeed exhaust w/high flow CAT
Oettinger Chip. (Stock, 91oct, 93oct, and 100oct race gas programs)
6,000k HID bulbs
(all leather, NAV, bluetooth, 10 speaker bose, and more)

[Zytek_Fan]

Your next one better be an S5

[Andrew LB]

Thats exactly what I'm looking at buying this coming November.

well... I'm also considering sacrificing comfort for flat out brute performance. A new Lotus Exige.

[ownage]

Thats exactly what I'm looking at buying this coming November.

well... I'm also considering sacrificing comfort for flat out brute performance. A new Lotus Exige.

Nice cars man. Did you won the lottery or something?
What job profession do you have if i may ask.

[ARC1450]

Got an '07 Volvo XC90 for the wife, and a '91 Sierra K2500 for me.

The Sierra is my pet project to get my hands dirty and learn about cars before I rebuild and restore a 'Vette for the wifey. Preferably a '63 'Vette Stingray ragtop (if I can find one).

[Zytek_Fan]

Thats exactly what I'm looking at buying this coming November.

well... I'm also considering sacrificing comfort for flat out brute performance. A new Lotus Exige.

The S5 would be better.
At least you can fit some people in it.
And it has a 4.2 V8 that sounds

[Andrew LB]

Currently I'm doing a few jobs. I do computer tech work as an independent contractor, am a part time employee at a shop that specializes in modifying BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, etc.

Nice cars man. Did you won the lottery or something?
What job profession do you have if i may ask.

Haha.... If I had won the lottery, I'd definitely have a fine example of Italian automotive design in my garage.

The silver 2001.5 A4 was about $29k before all the modding and it's subsequent death in a bad car crash 4 years later.

I got the Evolution IX through a relative who works for Mitsubishi. So instead of the $35.5k price tag, I got it out the door for $29.8k ($2500 under the dealers invoice) including tax, license, and lojack.

The latest Audi I had specially ordered in late 2006 so it would have a "one of a kind" paint color (Sprint Blue Pearl Effect is an RS4 color only) to use at the 2006 SEMA convention in Los Vegas. At the time I was running Oettinger Performance GmbH here in the United States, but since my car arrived two weeks too late, the Oettinger body kit/wheels/exhaust/etc ended up going on my friends 2006 Audi S4 Avant.

Here is his S4 Avant.... I'm still pissed the ship from germany was late, causing me to put my body kit on my friends car for SEMA.

The S5 would be better.
At least you can fit some people in it.
And it has a 4.2 V8 that sounds

Gas mileage sucks enough in my 2.0T A4. The V8 is considerably worse.

Plus, I'm 6'2" and fit in an Exige just fine, even when wearing a helmet on the track.

[WeedJunk]

I'd rather crash with the S5 though...I've seen pictures of an Exige hitting a tree

[theToX]

nice looking Evo Andrew.

[Olivier]

When not driving my Bike I drive this:

[Andrew LB]

nice looking Evo Andrew.

Thx. If you guys wanna see it in action, last summer @ Buttonwillow Raceway in Central California, my friends and I did a weekend of track driving.

We mounted a video camera on the harness bar of my friends 2004 Subaru WRX which had tons of mods and 330awhp. VF34 turbo, front mount intercooler, slicks, megan suspension, etc.

About 1/3 way through the video you see a me pass him and for the rest of the video, he trys to play catch-up.

He was alone in his car, which should have been faster. I had street tires and a passenger with me.


http://www.kalionzes.net/video/Evopass1.avi.wmv (Right click and "save as") It's a 150mb video.

[RAW-Raptor22]

When not driving my Bike I drive this:

Nice patrol bro, I wish they sold those in the US...

[Olivier]

Nice patrol bro, I wish they sold those in the US...

Not a Patrol a TerranoII with a 2.7 l turbo diesel 4 banger........really nice!!!

[NickS]

cleaned her today, and an update with the new rear wheels. I had to do a 5 lug axle conversion to get these on. The fronts will get done in a few weeks, I will be going to 13" discs in the front. They are Ford Motorsports 2003 Cobra Wheels 17x9 with 255/40 Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Needs paint badly too.

Damn dude, sick fox.