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Quality cars, my opinion was swayed after driving one!

Swayed in which direction? I drove it straight after driving my Skyline, I couldn't get over how tight and short the gearbox was a how short the clutch throw was. Handled amazingly, unfortunately the paint wasn't as good as I had hoped and the soft top was not so soft... More dry and crumbly

Want me to pick you up on my bike Leigh?

Too soon?

f**ker lol

I was looking at bike rego costs 500cc and over is just over 600 now.. Think I might get a husky 511 (they're actually 480cc) brembos 118kg and 50-60hp $450 rego better

Although do like r6

Swayed in which direction? I drove it straight after driving my Skyline, I couldn't get over how tight and short the gearbox was a how short the clutch throw was. Handled amazingly, unfortunately the paint wasn't as good as I had hoped and the soft top was not so soft... More dry and crumbly

Positively...I never thought they were bad cars, but didn't think anything special until I drove. Basically a big go kart and loads of fun. Gotta give them revs to get them going, but still better in traffic than turbo lag.

I was looking at bike rego costs 500cc and over is just over 600 now.. Think I might get a husky 511 (they're actually 480cc) brembos 118kg and 50-60hp $450 rego better

Although do like r6

Didn't know rego depended on displacement :(

R6 for sure! Though...if you can stomach the looks, the GSX-R600 is the fastest accelerating middleweight...it's marginally slower than an R1 to 100 :O

saw last night an orange gallardo followed by a white modded c63 followed by a white gallardo with green/red stripe driven by a little asian chick on russel st.

asians in all 3....

i died a little inside.

When will it be my turn...?

That's why I got one, can't beat them for the price. Speaking of, that's the best price and mileage I've seen on an 08 since mine...buy it nao.

lol there was an r6 doing "prinny" laps last night with all the bogans

serviced the 2fiddy

sump plug wouldn't tighten properly so i put some sealant on it...

hoping for the best/expecting the worst

When will it be my turn...?

least you'll have a turn :closedeyes:

serviced the 2fiddy

sump plug wouldn't tighten properly so i put some sealant on it...

hoping for the best/expecting the worst

Careful with that one Rimmy, and make sure you check your oil level / for oil leaks before every ride. People have lost their engine oil half way through a ride before, engine seized, come off the bike and died :(

All the little issues with car engines are big issues for bikes :/

Careful with that one Rimmy, and make sure you check your oil level / for oil leaks before every ride. People have lost their engine oil half way through a ride before, engine seized, come off the bike and died :(

All the little issues with car engines are big issues for bikes :/

No idea how to check oil level lol I know it takes 2.6l so I just put it in that much

I started/reved it there are no leaks

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