[QUOTE=TheGuru;27324892]I hope your friend is a woman[/QUOTE]
Why are you in a car thread?
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;27329505]I love Supras I really do, but all the car shows I go to I speak to the owners and ask them about their cars. The same question pops up, what can you do 1/4 mile in? The answer is always around 10 seconds regardless of whether they have 500bhp or 1000bhp, doesn't seem to make a difference.
But they are one hell of a car regardless, normally when you're buying a cheaper sports car you have three choices, pick 2:
Reliable
Fast
Cheap
The Supra is one of the few cars that ticks all three... If you can find an unmolested model for sale.[/QUOTE]
Screw the Supras. The Nür Spec is the coolest car in that picture. I actually sat in that excact car in the picture once, as I was photographing it at a car show.
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Volvo logo in background on first pic, fuck yeah.
Also ugly as fuck interior there.
Im 19 and im looking at a 1.1L Clio for my first car... the cheapest insurance is £5,200... what the fuck?
[QUOTE=Adamhully;27330525]Im 19 and im looking at a 1.1L Clio for my first car... the cheapest insurance is £5,200... what the fuck?[/QUOTE]
Ouch! I paid £1,700 fully compy on a 1.2 Corsa when I was 17, that was in 2008. Unbelievable how much the prices have gone up. I thought that was expensive back then.
You could try looking for an unpopular car with young people? Cars like Coras, Fiestas and Clios and always being wrapped round lamp posts by 17-21 year old lads, so driving one, you're statistically more likely to be in a crash, more of a risk, more to insure. But not many lads would wanna drive something like an old Skoda or Volvo, meaning they are lower risk cars to insure and [i]should[/i] be cheaper to insure... I say should, the insurance companies will still probably rape you for it.
There's no way round it really, either live with it or don't bother. There's no secret tricks to getting cheap car insurance. You can try the usuals such as putting a parent as a named driver, play around with limited mileage policies, say it's kept in a garage and tweak your profession. Try Adrian Flux or Sky insurance, join an owners club. I got 15% discount with Adrian Flux just because I'm a member of the Honda Prelude UK website, they have an ongoing deal running, members of Pistonheads also receive discount, every little helps. Sky Insurance and Adrian Flux have a lot of deals running with owners club websites so get over to a few Clio forums and you'll probably find a link with an insurance company.
The only alternative is to be a named driver on your parents policy and borrow the car every now and then. If you blag you're a named driver when you are the main driver then that's fronting and will void your policy so just stick to borrowing their car for a year or two until you've got a better no claims bonus.
My Volvo costs more than a shitty Corsa ever would. Don't think the type rating matters that much.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27330469]Also ugly as fuck interior there.[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure that interior's meant for light weight, not good looks.
Doesn't mean it has to be covered in fake carbon.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27331114]Doesn't mean it has to be covered in fake carbon.[/QUOTE]
The seats and dashboard are made out of real carbon fiber to save weight.
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;27330765]Ouch! I paid £1,700 fully compy on a 1.2 Corsa when I was 17, that was in 2008. Unbelievable how much the prices have gone up. I thought that was expensive back then.
You could try looking for an unpopular car with young people? Cars like Coras, Fiestas and Clios and always being wrapped round lamp posts by 17-21 year old lads, so driving one, you're statistically more likely to be in a crash, more of a risk, more to insure. But not many lads would wanna drive something like an old Skoda or Volvo, meaning they are lower risk cars to insure and [i]should[/i] be cheaper to insure... I say should, the insurance companies will still probably rape you for it.
There's no way round it really, either live with it or don't bother. There's no secret tricks to getting cheap car insurance. You can try the usuals such as putting a parent as a named driver, play around with limited mileage policies, say it's kept in a garage and tweak your profession. Try Adrian Flux or Sky insurance, join an owners club. I got 15% discount with Adrian Flux just because I'm a member of the Honda Prelude UK website, they have an ongoing deal running, members of Pistonheads also receive discount, every little helps. Sky Insurance and Adrian Flux have a lot of deals running with owners club websites so get over to a few Clio forums and you'll probably find a link with an insurance company.
The only alternative is to be a named driver on your parents policy and borrow the car every now and then. If you blag you're a named driver when you are the main driver then that's fronting and will void your policy so just stick to borrowing their car for a year or two until you've got a better no claims bonus.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the tips, I might try going on my parents insurance for a little while. I think the prices drop once you are 21.
Yeah man i'm sure a carbon dashboard will surely save a lot of weight in comparison to the regular cheap plastic!
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27331299]Yeah man i'm sure a carbon dashboard will surely save a lot of weight in comparison to the regular cheap plastic![/QUOTE]
Every few pounds counts, no?
Why not use a carbon dashboard if you're trying to save weight?
I mean whatever floats your boat but it costs a shitload more than the thin plastic used and is hardly any lighter if it is at all.
I see a point in carbon on parts that actually need to withstand some force and still be light but the dash doesn't demand strong components and as i said i doubt the carbon will be lighter than thin plastic.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27331404]I mean whatever floats your boat but it costs a shitload more than the thin plastic used and is hardly any lighter if it is at all.
I see a point in carbon on parts that actually need to withstand some force and still be light but the dash doesn't demand strong components and as i said i doubt the carbon will be lighter than thin plastic.[/QUOTE]
Maybe so, but I'm sure the carbon on the seats saves some weight.
And it makes the interior look JDM TYTE YO
maybe we should have a "general car chat" thread in the AAA kinda like this thread... just for like chatting with the car community we have
I am also still missing a JDM thread.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27332316]I am also still missing a JDM thread.[/QUOTE]
nononononono
:saddowns:
cars thread is best thread
also just bought a tune
What. At least then they'll post all their Supras and other generic looking japanese cars in there while everyone else can go on talking without constantly having to bother with carbon hoods, stickers and Supras.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;27332432]What. At least then they'll post all their Supras and other generic looking japanese cars in there while everyone else can go on talking without constantly having to bother with carbon hoods, stickers and Supras.[/QUOTE]
well true.. but I have an urge to check every single thread in small sub-forums like that, kinda like the Contraptions-section
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;27329505]I love Supras I really do, but all the car shows I go to I speak to the owners and ask them about their cars. The same question pops up, what can you do 1/4 mile in? The answer is always around 10 seconds regardless of whether they have 500bhp or 1000bhp, doesn't seem to make a difference.
But they are one hell of a car regardless, normally when you're buying a cheaper sports car you have three choices, pick 2:
Reliable
Fast
Cheap
The Supra is one of the few cars that ticks all three... If you can find an unmolested model for sale.[/QUOTE]
12s bro. Supras run 12s.
I don't believe Supras are cheap either.
[QUOTE=MikeL14;27332947]12s bro. Supras run 12s.
I don't believe Supras are cheap either.[/QUOTE]
Only in the god-damn united states is there an imaginary tax added called, "Ricer tax" because it was in F&F. Supras are ~$3000 in japan for a 97 TT auto (note auto). A 94 TT Auto goes for $14,000 in the US.
Also, KBB knocked up the prices on their website for Supras ~6 months ago? I read it on supraforums...
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[url]http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?578618-Arguement-with-marine-asshole-over-Supras-value.&highlight=kelly+blue+book[/url]
recent thread. don't know where the old one is.
[QUOTE=Unreliable;27336687]Only in the god-damn united states is there an imaginary tax added called, "Ricer tax" because it was in F&F. Supras are ~$3000 in japan for a 97 TT auto (note auto). A 94 TT Auto goes for $14,000 in the US.
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I've never heard anything about a so-called ricer tax. Got a real source for this?
[QUOTE=Prismatex;27336778]I've never heard anything about a so-called ricer tax. Got a real source for this?[/QUOTE]
Not as in insurance companies or government. I said imaginary. They're cheap everywhere except the US (and europe maybe?). If it wasn't for the fast and the furious we'd have prices like in japan.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;27336778]I've never heard anything about a so-called ricer tax. Got a real source for this?[/QUOTE]
people who feel like they can jack up the prices on old piece of shit cars because they think they're supercars
examples being is300, almost any old honda, supras, skylines, etc
[QUOTE=Unreliable;27336972]Not as in insurance companies or government. I said imaginary. They're cheap everywhere except the US (and europe maybe?). If it wasn't for the fast and the furious we'd have prices like in japan.[/QUOTE]
Oh, bad reading on me.
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[QUOTE=edberg;27337031]people who feel like they can jack up the prices on old piece of shit cars because they think they're supercars
examples being is300, almost any old honda, supras, skylines, etc[/QUOTE]
Ah, I misunderstood his post.
Don't forget drift tax on 240s, ae86s, e30s, etc.
It's called the JDM Tax. Second gen DSM's are starting to get this as well, people ask around $8,000-$12,000 for a mid/low miles 97+ Eclipse GSX.
But my point was modifying them isn't that cheap, and they aren't really that fast unless you modify them.
4g63 is an excellent tuning base. Easy to make fast I assume.
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