The Bogan Posted December 1, 2024 Author Share Posted December 1, 2024 3 minutes ago, MBS206 said: I'd say one thing that may make you sell is the same reason the guy with the hard top roof sold his. He got old, and his back was giving him too much grief stopping him getting in and out... Old guy said he was 73! He looked and sounded younger than 73 to me! Or maybe I'm just aligning with old people more... I should be fine for a few more years, whilst I do have arthritis I also exercise and do mobility training every day to keep as fit and healthy as I can, military life, which is the actual cause of most of my joint issues, has set daily regimes, which I weirdly enjoy I also train alot smarter now, not really focusing on lots strength or puffy muscles, I'm more focused on maintaining what I have for my future older self, I actually train as much mobility now as I do exercising Check out this "simple" drill I have been doing daily prior to training now for a while now, this has worked wonders in my all round mobility 2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinkstaah Posted December 1, 2024 Share Posted December 1, 2024 It's something we all have to consider as time marches on. Also consider lifted rally MX5 conversion at that point. 1 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermouse Posted December 2, 2024 Share Posted December 2, 2024 I found the same with Subaru’s. I own and love the SG9 Forester, after that model 2008+, Subaru threw the ugly stick at all their line up and somehow managed to make them look worse with every succeeding year. lol 2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted December 3, 2024 Share Posted December 3, 2024 On 12/2/2024 at 10:36 AM, Watermouse said: I found the same with Subaru’s. I own and love the SG9 Forester, after that model 2008+, Subaru threw the ugly stick at all their line up and somehow managed to make them look worse with every succeeding year. lol I was following a near brand new Subaru the other day. If it weren't for the fact it had a WRX badge on it, I'd have thought it was a pure pleb boring car. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted December 3, 2024 Share Posted December 3, 2024 WRXs are a pure pleb boring car these days. You need to get an STI to even get close to what a WRX used to be. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinkstaah Posted December 3, 2024 Share Posted December 3, 2024 I leant out the window recently and took a picture of this new WRX. It looked real damn fine in person. It's faster around a track (stock) than a (stock) GR Yaris. It's much more practical despite being heavier. It's significantly cheaper. This gen tunes really well, much better than others. .... I think they're probably a lot better than people expect. 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted December 3, 2024 Share Posted December 3, 2024 That's less offensive than the previous gen.....except for all that ugly black tupperware around the edges. Blerck! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinkstaah Posted December 3, 2024 Share Posted December 3, 2024 I maintain it actually looked really nice in person. So much so that I thought "No, this is illegal" but there it was, clear as day. I think we can easily call the wing and wheels/height to be transformative. Not saying it's better than the GR Whatever, or the 86, or the WRX STI or anything of that sort (the internet says it all bolts up so you can buy best of all worlds?) but it's still at least a thing and not nearly AS bad as people say. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 On 12/3/2024 at 3:06 PM, Kinkstaah said: I maintain it actually looked really nice in person. So much so that I thought "No, this is illegal" but there it was, clear as day. I think we can easily call the wing and wheels/height to be transformative. Not saying it's better than the GR Whatever, or the 86, or the WRX STI or anything of that sort (the internet says it all bolts up so you can buy best of all worlds?) but it's still at least a thing and not nearly AS bad as people say. Take all the black off, put stock wheels back on, and you've got a boring looking Camry with a good scoop. The factory WRX with no fancy bits, looks more boring than a modern Sportivo Camry. Or I'm getting old... 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinkstaah Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 I agree with you, but pretty much _any car ever made_ without some splitters, nicer kit, wing, wheels, low is the difference between "ew" and "the nicest car you've ever seen". Applies to any Skyline too :p Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bogan Posted December 5, 2024 Author Share Posted December 5, 2024 12 hours ago, Kinkstaah said: I agree with you, but pretty much _any car ever made_ without some splitters, nicer kit, wing, wheels, low is the difference between "ew" and "the nicest car you've ever seen". Applies to any Skyline too 😛 The main catch phrase for any car is "the eye of the beholder", and "personal tastes and preferences" And as for the plastic "flares", I honestly think they look cheap and tacky, and I cannot see them aging well, maybe if they were body colour they might look better to my eyes, but, I would still prefer it the were more like the older WRX STI models that had the wider body metal panels In saying all this 5hit, I wouldn't buy a new WRX again, even if it had the wide body metal panels Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted December 6, 2024 Share Posted December 6, 2024 On 12/4/2024 at 9:35 PM, Kinkstaah said: I agree with you, but pretty much _any car ever made_ without some splitters, nicer kit, wing, wheels, low is the difference between "ew" and "the nicest car you've ever seen". Applies to any Skyline too 😛 But that's the thing, the WRX doesn't come stock with all those things. But the old WRX looked good (not all of them). Same as like certain EVOs, Skylines, they looked good as they came from the factory. Stocko WRX doesn't look like anything more than a Subaru Outback except for the hood scoop. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bogan Posted December 14, 2024 Author Share Posted December 14, 2024 I would again like too thank Matt for his help in me sourcing the detachable hard top for the little red car, without Matt's assistance in inspecting it and locking it down, I can guarantee it would have sold before I could get up to see it, and as that was the only available NC hardtop in Australia, I consider myself extremely lucky on multiple levels To say I'm more that happy would be an understatement And, it is 100% water tight, I drove through torrential rain coming back south, and by torrential, they type of rain that doing 40kph in a 110kph zone was a real thing, and even then, the standing water on the Hwy was deep enough to throw waves I'm also more than happy that the huge "BEASTS" that Matt calls dogs didn't eat me for lunch, I'm sure the sniffs and licks were more to "taste test" me, over being to friendly Now to work out what colour to get it painted, panel match, or gloss black........first world problems are real 2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted December 14, 2024 Share Posted December 14, 2024 I vote go red. Only because I hate keeping gloss black clean. Was no worries helping out either! Glad you've survived the rain outs of QLD 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkmun Posted December 14, 2024 Share Posted December 14, 2024 Body colour for me. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Por qué no los dos? Body colour red with black stripes down centre, onto bonnet and bootlid. 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinkstaah Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 The correct answer is body colour. Admittedly it does look pretty handsome as-is in grey. 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bogan Posted December 15, 2024 Author Share Posted December 15, 2024 30 minutes ago, GTSBoy said: Por qué no los dos? Body colour red with black stripes down centre, onto bonnet and bootlid. Not a fan of "racing stripes" really, I've seen a few done, with different styles of stripes, but no, not for me Although younger Mark probably would have thought differently about them Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r32-25t Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Turn it into the pride flag Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bogan Posted December 15, 2024 Author Share Posted December 15, 2024 This one?? In other news: I cannot tell the difference between my red MX5 with the silver grey hard top......... and the Ferrari 599XX EVO, they might as well be twins, well.......apart from the big wang hanging off the back of the Ferrari...🤔🤣, without the wing they are identical 49 minutes ago, r32-25t said: Turn it into the pride flag 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/480074-mlrs-bogan-cruise-ship/page/71/#findComment-7995739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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