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Old 20-10-2009, 12:24 PM   #1
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thought i would introduce myself as im new to this forum and AU's.

Names Jason, just turned 21 so thought it was about time i got a more "practical" car. so i bought an AU1 Futura.

have a few other cars atm, Toyota Cressida, Toyota Celica with a 1G-GTE,
another toyota celica i just bought my my brother and another toyota celica
which is my street play toy which will be getting supercharged early next
year.

anyways, a mate had a AU1 Futura sitting around because he bought a
wagon commie. so i bought it for $3000. 3 months rego, soundsteam stereo,
double din tv/dvd player, 17" mags and its on gas. extractors with 2 1/2"
exhaust, great car.
oh and it also had a steering wheel cover that sang "hot stuff".. yeah, i know..

plans for it atm isnt over board as it will be my daily. going to get a S2/3
bonnet, get a TS50 body kit aside from the spoiler and take it to work and
get it painted. and lower it. thats about it.

pics from a year or so ago.. was alot dirtier than this when i bought it.


when i got it yesterday we washed it.. came up really well.



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Old 20-10-2009, 12:50 PM   #2
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Hey Jason

Good choice of car ;)
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Old 20-10-2009, 12:51 PM   #3
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Welcome aboard, after a few months of driving an AU you will
wonder what you have been doing wasting ya time on all those
white goods you listed above.
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Old 20-10-2009, 03:34 PM   #4
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sorry, but the celicas handle way better lol..
but i have always been a Ford fan, i grew up with holdens so it was just
meant to be haha.
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Old 20-10-2009, 04:14 PM   #5
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nice car very nice car, also bought mine for 3 grand but with problems grrrrr
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Old 20-10-2009, 06:16 PM   #6
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welcome abord mate car looks good u seem to have some good plans hope u start a bulid Thred to we can all watch the magic happen and give u help when needed

but once agen welcome abord
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Old 20-10-2009, 06:51 PM   #7
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Welcome dude. Enjoy your stay.
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Old 20-10-2009, 06:57 PM   #8
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S.A. aswell nice. North Suburbs I take it by the last picture?

Mods and Future plans sound good!. I'd probably add clear side indicators to the list and colour codded mirror scalps (or chrome), Debagde it, S2 Head lights and Tail lights ;)

You got a pic of the interior?
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Old 20-10-2009, 09:13 PM   #9
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thats a nice clean limo for 3k and gas, good pick up, my brother is a toyota bloke as well, the poor bugger ..............only jokin, in years past i had a ra40 and rt104 myself, welcome to the best forums.
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Old 20-10-2009, 09:30 PM   #10
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just treat her nice, she's not your nimble little teenage girlfriend you once could throw around in the bedroom (i.e the matchbox cars listed above), treat her to some TLC and she'll love you forever ;)
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Great pickup there Jason.

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Old 20-10-2009, 11:56 PM   #12
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Cheers for the warm welcome guys, dont get that on many forums these
days.

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S.A. aswell nice. North Suburbs I take it by the last picture?

Mods and Future plans sound good!. I'd probably add clear side indicators to the list and colour codded mirror scalps (or chrome), Debagde it, S2 Head lights and Tail lights ;)

yep northern suberbs, in gawler usually. but i drive around alot. went to
moana tonight for no real reason lol
You got a pic of the interior?
already bought clear side indicators, bought 2 new mirrors aswell which are
getting colour coded ;).. defiantly getting debadged and the tail lights are
defiantly getting changed to s2... but i didnt know that there was a difference
between the headlights?


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thats a nice clean limo for 3k and gas, good pick up, my brother is a toyota bloke as well, the poor bugger ..............only jokin, in years past i had a ra40 and rt104 myself, welcome to the best forums.
lol.. yeah its not bad. i actually had a RA40 coupe and a RT104 rona as well.
the RA40 was free, not one spot of rust, perfect interior, with a fair amount
of mods including dual rear sway bars, and RT142 disc brake rear end.

the rt104 was free, but was past its used by date.. so we took it too the
youth group down here and let them go at it with sledge hammers lol.

i have had other cars besides toyotas, have had a 1 owner XE S-Pack, XE
Fairmont, Manual XF Falcon, GC Chrysler Galant. only FWD's i have had
though is a N12 Astra and N12 Pulsar when i was about 13.
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Old 21-10-2009, 12:10 AM   #13
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but i didnt know that there was a difference
between the headlights?

Yeah I'm not sure, I just know when mine came back with the a S3 front on it my headlights are chrome now. compered to what they were in the S1
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Old 21-10-2009, 01:15 AM   #14
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hmm, will have to look in to that. cheers :
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Old 21-10-2009, 08:13 AM   #15
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the new headlights i bought were $220 for 2, and they were brand newys

i think there is a different, series1 head lights have like a painted chrome inside them, s2 and 3 have like a very shiny chrome in them, you can also see your self in them
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