Cars you have personally driven.

Gabbs · 23-01-2005, 12:48 PM

Just a thread of what cars you have driven and what was the most fun.

Hyndai excel. (never going to touch one of them again)
Eb falcon (parents owned it then I bought it off them)
Vt commodore (parents car)
Vl calias turbo (first taste of boost and I loved it)
merc c180 (slow piece of shit that was all show no go)
Vy II commodore (Parents car)
Ba xr6 (my first new car)
LS1 Statesman. (First drive in a v8)

I can honestly say that the calias turbo was good fun along with the statesman.

Im trying to convince the bro in law to get the ls1 edit done to the stato but he has to convince my sister first.

Next car has to be a turbo or a v8. I love the sound of an 8 but I love the sound of a turbo spooling up as well.

rag top · 23-01-2005, 01:04 PM

I've driven hundreds (goes with managing a fleet at work for a few years, and a favorite pass time when younger was checking out the local car yards). I've also owned over thirty, but the two different ones were:
VL Brock Director (one of 9, polariser equiped)
Sierra Saphire Cosworth (woohoo!)

but my all time favorite is my 67 mustang.

EFFalcon · 23-01-2005, 01:05 PM

geez... some ppl's lists are guna be huge

95 Falcon
84 Telstar
83 Fairlane
96 Econovan
99 Falcon

i think thats about it.

chief · 23-01-2005, 01:15 PM

NC Fairlane Ghia (Dads car)
2001 Saab 93 (To small and underpowered)
1996 Toyota Tarago (Mums people mover)
Ef II Wagon (Mates car, it runs crap)
AU I Wagon (Mated car, also crap)
EA Wagon (Family Friends car)
Nissan Silvia (First and only Turbo car I have driven)
Jag XJ12 Soverein (V12 Power and unreliable)
Volvo S70 with 850R Mods (This thing flew)
1983 Mazda 626 (My first car, it had more rust than a shipwreck)
Mitsubishi Verada Limited Edition (No gears were left in it, scraped and got the volvo mentioned above)
Toyota Carolla (No comment)

I suprisingly have never driven a Holden but have rid in many of them

Forgot to mention my AU II Wagon (This is definitaly the best car out of them all).

BlueRaven · 23-01-2005, 01:23 PM

I dont have a very big list..

XB Fairmont
EBII Falcon
ED Falcon
AU Falcon
'68 Kingswood (technically right? :P)
XJ6 II Jag
85 Mazda 323
87 Ford Telstar(?)
Hyundai Accent
Toyota Corolla, '78, '95 and 2000
81 Sigma
87 Camry
80-something Swift
BA XR6 NA
BMW 318
VT Commodore

I think thats close to accurate...enough.

Anyway, the easiest and most pleasant to drive was the XR6..... However, for confused/surprised looks on peoples faces the award goes to the XJ6 II - you actually start to feel richer and cultured after driving it for 5mins.. wow..

Mike Gayner · 23-01-2005, 01:24 PM

Too many to list, but my favorites were;

XY Falcon GT Replica (only had a warm 302 though)
VT Calais w/supercharged V6
XA Falcon 500 302clevo (will be mine soon)
GTS-t Skyline (hate Skylines, but can't deny they're fun to drive)
MKII Ford Escort panelvan (my first car, god I miss it)

Psycho Chicken · 23-01-2005, 01:28 PM

My list is waaaaaaay too long, but highlights include;

TVR Cerbera (my god....the most amazing drive I've ever had)
Dodge Viper RT/10
XY GT
VL Walkinsaw
Too many Mustangs to list
Too many Shelby Cobra replicas to list

Homer1 · 23-01-2005, 01:34 PM

94 Toyota Camry (Parents car when I got my licence, POS which was abused by my parents)

99 AU XR6 HP (My 1st car. Was great, but mediocre interior quality. Sold it last year.)

Audi A4 2L (Dad's boss' car which was a slow, unresponsive POS. Was sold quite soon)

Lexus IS200 (Dad's boss' 2nd car, was OK but underpowered)

Mercedes C200K (Dad's current ride. Great car, well built. Engine sounds like a diesel, but pulls hard)

Honda Accord Euro (My current ride. Impeccable quality and refinement. Six cyl smoothness from a four. Couldn't be happier.)

Holden Commodore VZ Exec wagon (Work car. Alloytec not as bad as I thought but Falcon still beats it hands down)

Gambit · 23-01-2005, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

My list is waaaaaaay too long, but highlights include;

TVR Cerbera (my god....the most amazing drive I've ever had)
Dodge Viper RT/10

Where were these at? What did you do to get to drive these? That is awesome mate.

Psycho Chicken · 23-01-2005, 01:52 PM

My old job

Fairlane · 23-01-2005, 02:04 PM

EA II Falcon GLI (MPEFI)
TF Magna Executive (V6)
VT Commodore Berlina Sedan
CD? Holden Astra 1.8L (2001 model)
XF Fairmont Wagons (Dual Fuel)
?? Proton Satria (2000 model)
VN Commodore Executive Sedan (91 model)

The Fairmont wagon had no power, which is bad considering that it was a 250cu plant, I think the tuning was well and truly off. The VN commodore was also a dog, not gutless but just an awful drive. Satria was also gutless (1.5L ? Auto), but wasn't all bad.

The Astra was actually a nice car, very smooth but it had a 'reversed' steering coloum The berlina was very smooth, but felt a lot heavier than my EL and the steering was too dead for my liking.

Most fun I had outside my own car was the Magna (please don't hit me) it actually pulls pretty hard from 20km/h and it revs well, pity it FWD.

Fairlane · 23-01-2005, 02:09 PM

valet or car thief, Psycho Chicken

lol

neb · 23-01-2005, 02:11 PM

EBII Falcon 6cyl Wagon (my car lol)
EA Fairmont Ghia 3spd 6cyl on gas (friends car)
VT commodore 6cyl auto (friends car)
91 mitsubishi magna 4cyl carby 5spd (friends car)
EF Falcon 6cyl 5spd w/ dev3hl kit (friends car)
95 Laser 5spd (friends car)
BA Facon XT 6cyl auto (dad's car)
VN commodore 6cyl auto (friend's car)
VX commodore 6cyl auto (work car)
01 model magna 6cyl auto (work car)
ET pulsar turbo 5spd (friends car)
Latest Camrys auto (work car)
Holden Zafira auto (work car)
01 model astra (work car)
EL Xr6 5spd (friends car)

HSE2 · 23-01-2005, 02:13 PM

Is that ever or recently?

AMG
E55
SL55
C32

Merc
E500
CLK
S400
C 320

Audi
S3
TT

Subaru
WRX
Liberty GT
Forester

Ford
How long is a piece of string?

FPV
GT-P
GT

Holden
Every series up to Z guise starting from HQ
No Torana though

HSV
The plastic pig
VR and VS clubbies
VT series 2 clubbies and GTS
VX GTS
VY 1 and 2 clubbie R8s

Porsche
Cayenne S
Boxer

BMW
X5 4.4
X5 4.6 is

Blonk Inc
Roller skates with custom pink umbrella

Heaps of other non interesting Tupper ware examples and a few other no descript Euros.

rodderz · 23-01-2005, 02:17 PM

s/c VT Manta 400kw
Lotus Elise (much fun)
APS TT Monaro
Mercedes C-180
Turbo Nissan 300ZX
WRX STi (limited edition ones)
Mondeo ST220

Lotus elise and the TT Monaro prob the most fun!

Steffo · 23-01-2005, 02:22 PM

My Dad's old Ford Econovan Maxi (Not sure if it was a 1988 or 89)
1995 Ford Econovan Maxi (Dad's Van)
2002 AUIII Ford Falcon Forte (Dad's Taxi, then later car)
2001 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V (Dad's Girlfriend's car)
MkII Volkswagen Golf Diesel (It was either 86, 87, or 88 not sure... cousin's car in Serbia)
Zastava 750 (Don't know the year, little 0.75L 4cyl thing, friend's car in Serbia)
Mazda 121 (Late 80s model, car belongs to a friend of a friend)
2003 Nissan Pulsar ST-L (Friend's older brother's car)
Toyota Corolla CS 1.6 (Either an 87/88 model... was my mum's car)
Honda CR-V Sport (Not sure what year, think it was a 99, friend's mum's car)

That's all I can think of so far...

Most fun? The Zastava 750... we did some crazy stuff in that car. And the '95 Econovan Maxi... because I've done more driving in it then any of the others...

b2tf · 23-01-2005, 02:46 PM

Hmm....gotta remember them now!

BA GT
F6 Typhoon (only for 5 mins or so though)
AUII Fairmont (drive this one a fair bit)
AU3 XR8 Rebel
Territory Ghia RWD
Territory TX AWD
BA XR6T
BA XR6 N/A
BA XR8 Ute
EFII Futura (seem to drive this one a fair bit for some reason!)
XH Ute
EB Fairmont (oh woo hoo i hear you say)
Numerous AU Fortes, Futuras, Series I - III
Magna Sports
Magna VR-X
Magna Comm. Games Edition (utter crap)
Toyota Landcruiser 2004 Model
Hyundai Excel (woo bloody hoo)
Holden Crewman S
Holden SS Ute (VYII)
Holden Calais (VY)
Holden Statesman (VYII, VS, VT I and II)
Chrysler PT Cruiser (cool car, but a bit weak)
Mazda 2,3 and 6
Subaru WRX (buggered if i can remember what type, was a MY99 tho)

and a few more i really cannot remember!

EFFalcon · 23-01-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steffo

And the '95 Econovan Maxi... because I've done more driving in it then any of the others...

econovans suck! :o
ours is gutless as anything :(

Mike Gayner · 23-01-2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HSE2

Blonk Inc
Roller skates with custom pink umbrella.

What a monster

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Psycho Chicken · 23-01-2005, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairlane

valet or car thief, Psycho Chicken

lol

hehe I know nooothhhiiink! Naw I used to work for Shannons.

Current job has seen me driving WRXs, Liberty GTs, Liberty 3.0 6 speeds, Forester XTs and heaps of boring N/A Scoobies.

Steffo · 23-01-2005, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

econovans suck! :o
ours is gutless as anything :(

Yeah, you're right about that. I have to floor it to go 40km/h uphill...

I still like it for some reason though...

:

T3man · 23-01-2005, 03:39 PM

Impossible to remember them all let alone try to make a list. Everything from RR to Mini.

The most memorable would have to be the Ferrari Dino just because it was a Ferrari but it wasn't a car I could live with on a daily basis, just too damn hard to drive smoothly. You had to drive it 90% or above all the time. Some other good drives were Fiat 125 coupe and BMW 2002. These were not spectacular cars but were a very enjoyable drive in every way. Absolute fun machines on tight or windy roads.

The worst memory I have is of a Torana GTR XUI, the most absolutely shocking ride and handling, but went like stink as long as you were driving on a billiard table in a straight line.

As for the Fords:- well from owning something like 20 or more different models during the past 35 years ... the best was my XE S-pack, only an EFI 4.1 but after fitting it with a T5 gearbox, LSD and Bilsteins all round it was probably the car which I spent the least on to get it to drive how I wanted it to. Until my present car, the TE50 which only needs a decent gearbox to make it virtually perfect for my driving needs.

paul7v7 · 23-01-2005, 04:53 PM

BA XT (and countless other falcons)
A few Barinas (owned one)
BA XR8
Nissan 300ZX
Lexus LS400
VY Monaro
VY SS (Police edition)
WH statesman
69 Mustang Mach1
VL Calais Turbo (some work done to it)

For fun factor can't go past the mustang. The Calais was a bit of fun too, waiting for that turbo to kick in and then WAMO. hehe

champsky · 23-01-2005, 06:13 PM

driven a few eskis all MKII
ea falcan POS

EF futura with slight mods goes alright for what it is
A bunch of AU's mainly all taxis though lol
VP berlina
VK calais - best said bout them two the better lol
maza 626 and 929 - omg i thought i was gonna die lol
HQ 1 tonner - work POS i blew the head in it bwhahahahaha
mitsi starwagon - dads old car

the fun cars i got to drive in were:

Honda S2000 - love the powerband and shifter, pity bout the size though, oh and loooooove the convertible

2003 WRX STi, couldnt beleive the boss said i could floor it lol, made 200km easy as hehehehe

and ive rid in a chameleon MR2 - driver is crazy as lol
Supra TT with original veilside kit and rims - loooked soo nice till the boss crashed it :o hence the STi lol
and a supercharged S2000 omg omg omg omg almost crashed the yoghurt truck :o
95 series 7 BMW - nothing but class and the quietest V8 ive everheard.
(might get to drive a s/c S2000 once my boss gets his installed hehehe)

FordFan86 · 23-01-2005, 06:17 PM

my NC V8
dads EF I6
Mums XE spac 4.1 l EFI (prob my favourite but only got to drive it on my L's)
mums EA 4spd column shifter
a couple of my mates cars.. both sigma's a think
i learnt to drive in an AU (very nice)
and a couple of other plastic P.O.S

Dave_au · 23-01-2005, 06:24 PM

2003 Mazda 6
2003 Ford Mondeo ST220
2003 BA XR6 XR8
2003 VY SS
2004 VZ SS
1994 VR SS
1997 VT SS
2002 Nissan Maxima
2003 Magna Sports
2003 Magna AWD
93 Ford Telstar Tx5
90 Ford Telstar Tx5
Volvo S40
Merc A Class
Merc C Class
Toyota Camrys 94, 96, 98, 2001
Toyota Hilux
Toyota Prado, Lancruiser, Troopie
Nissan Patrol
Mx5
Kingswood
200SX
R33 GTSt

Kenaz · 23-01-2005, 06:46 PM

In no particular order...

EA GL 3 speed
EA S pack 5 speed X 2
VSII Berlina V6
VX S V6
EL GLi wagon
EL Ghia 5l sedan (current car)
AU Forte wagon
AUII Forte sedan
BA XT E-gas wagon (not much quicker than the EA 3 speed!!!)
92 Mitsubishi Galant
ST162 Celica
VL Berlina

That's about all I can think of at the moment.

Ash

XR6Gal · 23-01-2005, 06:55 PM

I've driven heaps of cars! To many to remember!

Mini
Mitsubishi GTO
Sigma
VJ Valiant Ute
Starion
Galant
Mazda 121
Mazda 323
Mazda 626
Pontiac Parisienne
Pontiac Ventura
XF Falcon
Cortina
NL Fairlane
EL Falcon
Escort
BA XR6 NA
Nissan Laurel
Silvia
Skyline
300ZX
200SX
Twin Turbo Soarer
Toyota Sprinter
Toyota Surf
VY SS Ute

My favourite was my dad's 1960 Pontiac Ventura, left hand drive, it was interesting & fun to drive a left hand drive car!

Casper · 23-01-2005, 07:23 PM

Not a chance of even getting close to a full list.

I can say what the standout car has been though. The AMG E55 wins hands down over anything else I have ever driven.

smciner1 · 23-01-2005, 07:26 PM

Mine:-
1979 Mk II Excort Ghi 2 Litre
1995 EF Falcon XR6
1974 XB Falcon GT

Others:-
BA Falcon XR8
ED Falcon XR8 Sprint
1965 Mustang
2003 Mustang Cobra Convertible (Driving back from Broadmeadows with the top down and the radio on OH-YEAH (tm)).
EF Fairmont
BA GT-P
Focus Zetec
VR Commodore Exec
EL Falcon XR6
EB II Fairmont
Mini Clubman LS
Mini Moke
Escort RS 2000 (learnt to drive in Dads one)
Saab 900i
XY Fairmont GS 351
Countless other ED, EF, EL, AU & BA Falcons / Fairmonts / Fairlanes at work.