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Originally posted by SHUTO-BOY

im not a fan of galants

not the fwd POS..

the older one.. the boxy one that looked like a 4 door old stlye lancer..

its the ultimate sleeper..

its a complete evo underneath.. but its in a family car guise

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Originally posted by darK

really? are they roomy on the inside?

i wanna get a Galant VR-4 [the old one]

They are good , rallied one to 3rd o/r in the state championship in 1992. Bit heavy but surprisingly quick and anything you can do to an evo lancer , you can do to a VR$ ( except lose weight )

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Ken

Joe they are small and uncomfortable and feel like they have about as much power as the new corolla. No one at the toyota dealership liked them. Maybe im being harsh but not what im into.

Im driving my favourite car matey :P

So many cars how do u choose a favourite - there has to be a price limit or something to narrow it down!

Originally posted by SHUTO-BOY

celica gt-4 is roomy ( the  newer 4 round lights one)

its got huge brakes and 4wd too.

im not a fan of galants

Brakes are no bigger than a line and it weighs more than a GTR.

Gearing is so high , it will fry the clutch b4 the tyres.

Cheers

Ken

Originally posted by Nizmo

Joe they are small and uncomfortable and feel like they have about as much power as the new corolla. No one at the toyota dealership liked them. Maybe im being harsh but not what im into.

Im driving my favourite car matey :P  

So many cars how do u choose a favourite - there has to be a price limit or something to narrow it down!

Hmmm , yea . trouble is a lot of the exotics ( Lambo , ferrari , lotus ) may look good until you have to live with them for a while.

Ever driven a Lambo countach and you will know what I mean, crap clutch , useless aircond , no room , engine fries your back in traffic .

But that wail of 12 cylinders in full cry ....... tissue !

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Ken

Originally posted by gtrken

Stagea ??

cheers

Ken

nope..

Chaser

1997 JZX100 Chaser Tourer V TRD sports

5 speed

71,000 kms

Rated C

HKS intercooler

HKS suspension

Exhaust

BOV

M's airpod

Bodykit

18" Volk Racing wheels.  

Quickshifter

Clutch

APEXi boost gauge and FC commander unit

ABS

TRC traction control

CD stereo

Originally posted by Pva_Glue

I would love to drive Porche... yellow 996 with whale wing :P

but then again there is GTR and Mk chaser :D

Joe , I did Targa in a Porsche 911.

Trust me , they are glorified VW's except they go and stop. Steering wheel to the right , pedals to the left , can't get seat back far enough.....

Cheers

Ken

haha Kens viagra :P

hmm if i had all the money in the world i would have no clue what i would buy - yeah those european fancy wancy cars are nice eye candy but I have no desire to own one - i have a heartattack everytime i have to leave mine in a public carpark - i think owning something like that would send me to the loney bin.

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