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Supra Getrag is the way to go. The Holden/Chev guys around here seem to love them, and therefore you can get a new one (or just parts) from any shop that deals in drag racing gear. Not to mention that reco'd and s/h units are all over the place too. If you're making enough torque to smash a V160 (un...

ElvenAvenger wrote:one of them had painted top too.

That's what we call a 'hardtop convertible.'
It sounds crazy, I know.

Ya, they definitely sold AE86s in the US back in the '80s. I see loads of American hachi's on Speedhunters, plus I know a US guy who used to race them back when they came out.

But same as the rest of the world, they have probably gone up in price a fair bit.

+1 for the above, Holdens/Fords are rubbish. And that sentiment extends to the entire GM and Ford global conglomerate. I'm glad that I work in a heavily Asian-populated area where most of the cars that come in are Japanese. But even good companies like Toyota are starting cheap out and go backwards ...

Interesting story. I think one of the big reasons why nobody contests the supposed legislation is 'effort'. To go to court means taking days off work, and forking over wads of cash for lawyers and legal fees. And even then there's not a good chance of being successful unless you have a strong case. ...

Kaerar wrote:Great fun though as they have no jurisdiction over International Licences

Er, okay, but they still have jurisdiction over your car

Sorry for going off-topic anyway... I noticed that you're not really a 'local' so just making sure that you know cops around here are ars3holes.

Once that's done it should be good for harassing coppers again :D Good luck with that . . . I know that if I get pulled over in my MR2 just once, it would be taken off the road forever. So harrassing cops is probably not the way to go. It doesn't even matter if your car is road legal, they will jus...

Zotic+ wrote:alsorecently i have driven the current gen. jetta, those are so fast and can corner really fast. there glued to the road

Troll harder.

Surely 3rd party cover is still fairly cheap? I've never had full comp insurance on any of my cars! Costs too much being under 25...

Then again, I've never had a car that was worth insuring

Sure, the Starlet is a good machine. FWD and 130hp is perfect for a first car.

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I still have a Wii and DS Lite, and between my housemates there is one PS2, one PS3 and one broken Xbox360 (it's been sent back twice already, keeps breaking!)

Definitely upgrading to a 3DS when it comes out.

Nah, I also thought the RX-8 felt pretty slow. Really needs a turbo on that baby twin-rotor.

lololo wtf is this horrible thing That should not even be called a car, just a steaming fibreglass turd.

Don't be representin' NFSUnlimited with that ride, yo

I thought Inception was quite good. Leonardo DiCaprio is rubbish (as always) but the storyline was excellent. Stil had some minor flaws in other areas but overall I really enjoyed it. Recommended!

ampzz wrote:Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIE

Nice, I have one of those too. What headphones do you use with it? Mine are Beyerdynamic DT250 which are pretty decent, and before that I had some Shure SRH440 (now for sale btw).
A proper headphone amp would be nice but the card cost me enough already

o hai Paul, good to see you back again

Your cables might be corroded inside. Its very common and not that hard to fix sometimes. Usually when a terminal is corroded your cable is shot. I know it's entirely possible for the main ground and power cables to corrode inside, and it does happen, but I've never seen it personally. It would be ...

If you want to check the alternator, then you need to get the car started again. If there is not enough juice then I'm suprised that jump-starting didn't work. Did you use good quality jumper leads? If not then borrow some good ones, it does make a difference. Remember to clamp the negative jumper l...

Does "decent performance" mean straight-line speed? Because for $7000 you won't do much better than a Commodore/Falcon, or some other 6 cylinder boat. Option #2 is to buy something small, light and cheap (like a Civic) and then chuck on some good suspension, pads and tyres. Most fun you co...

An MX5 would be a great choice if you can afford one (surely the NAs are not that expensive?)
Otherwise, I would go for an S13 or a hotted-up Civic/Integra.

All of those cars have massive aftermarket support, good reliability and are fairly easy to work on.

The harmonic balancer is the crank pulley. It bolts onto the end of the crankshaft at the front of the engine. There should be nothing wrong with it, assuming that your car is low-mileage (looks like it). Also it's quite hard to reach unless you pull some stuff off the car. So from what you describe...

Hmm, I've never seen side parking senors before

@Bogan, the MR2 looks nice btw, it's completely stock isn't it including the rims? Hmmmm not really. Today I'll get some photos and post it up in "your rides". btw Jacoja, is that hinge held on by rivets? Hard to tell from here but they don't look like bolts. You might be needing a good d...