Most recent/favourite pictures of your car

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 10:51 am

Why bother with roof top boxes in our cars. Not worth the hassle. Just drive the other car if you need to transport something.
I also don't understand why people put those big fibreglass boxes on top of their supercars. It's just a trendy oddity, done for attention.

StillIC · Postby **StillIC** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:21 pm

bruce wrote:Why bother with roof top boxes in our cars. Not worth the hassle. Just drive the other car if you need to transport something.
I also don't understand why people put those big fibreglass boxes on top of their supercars. It's just a trendy oddity, done for attention.

For driving holidays for two people (or even one). MX5 boot isn't big enough and I don't like storing stuff behind the seats. And I don't want to take my Falcon as it is not fun to drive (but it is excellent on straight roads). My Celica was an excellent driving holiday car. I haven't found anything to match it in that role. Perhaps I should get another one.

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:55 pm

StillIC wrote:My Celica was an excellent driving holiday car. I haven't found anything to match it in that role. Perhaps I should get another one.

Second that. Loved mine. Brilliant tourer.

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StillIC · Postby **StillIC** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:00 pm

Yep! ST162 5 speed, advanced ignition, 95 RON, ported, exhaust, springs, dampers and K-Mac rear bar (plus the 86 model front bar, which was thicker than 87+). I miss it.
(Should I mention cornering at 170 on the Snowy Mountains Hwy or averaging over 130 from Casino to Grafton? Probably not, but it was the 90s.)

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:45 pm

yOU nEeD an ImPrEzA tO bE cOmPeTItiVe oN DiRt...

Laughs in 'stock' MX5

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No but seriously I came 2nd in the 2WD class. Got absolutely stomped by several WRX's for outright position.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:13 am

But who was having more fun? I bet you were laughing maniacally the whole time!

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 11:19 am

Mouthful of mud with the roof and window down!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:38 am

AWD in dirt can be imense fun.

the steering and reaction & theory gets thrown out the window. once you you understand the different steering principle. its so satisfying because they are so controllable.

Thtas not to say you cant have fun in a RWD.

Job well done

JESTER · Postby **JESTER** » Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:31 pm

brake upgrades with braided lines, dba t3 and t2 rotors, and hawk hp pads. Friend was nice enough to lend me his flat driveway so I could raise the suspension a little in preperation of a Tassie roadtrip in January.

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:05 pm

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My New 2022 ND2,not a great shot but will do for the moment

madmort · Postby **madmort** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:25 am

Looks like a lovely car Peter! 2.0 ltr?

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:49 am

Yes Mark, no 1.5 available any more. 135 kw goes well. Will give you a drive soon!

RedMX · Postby **RedMX** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:15 am

Here's a couple of the most recent pictures of the ol' red thing, I took these photos the day before I sold back in Novemberish 2020 it & the new owner picked it up 3 days later. Kinda miss it a lil bit..... :roll:

the New/older car keeps me busy on the tools atleast. :lol:

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JESTER · Postby **JESTER** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:57 pm

10 day road trip around tassie done and dusted. mix of camping and air b&bs. Crammed all of my supplies and spare parts into my car and was fully self suffecient. I did however have a couple of friends along for the ride in their own fun cars. Did a touch over 2000km and drove every road worth driving.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:59 pm

JESTER wrote:10 day road trip around tassie done and dusted. mix of camping and air b&bs. Crammed all of my supplies and spare parts into my car and was fully self suffecient. I did however have a couple of friends along for the ride in their own fun cars. Did a touch over 2000km and drove every road worth driving.

Beautiful, and that sounds like an excellent trip. I would love to drive the MX-5 around Tassie. It's just a long way to get to and from starting in Brisbane :mrgreen: