002
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Post by 002 on Feb 20, 2006 19:33:44 GMT 10
Hi
I'm Chris and I live south of Hobart in Tassie. I have a 2003 Red VTI-S with no modifications. I bought it new and had to wait 3 months for delivery.
It's had a 2 month stint touring the mainland, going as far as Airlie Beach, and out to Apollo Bay. Most of which was done with a 450kg trailer in tow for the camping gear and bikes etc...
It's now just clocked up 95,000km, and the tyres were replaced with Michelin Pilot Precedas at 75,000km. I have run it on 95 octane unleaded since new
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Post by amateurjazzowner on Feb 20, 2006 19:37:34 GMT 10
When are the mods coming  |
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002
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Post by 002 on Feb 20, 2006 22:17:51 GMT 10
When Hell freezes over!
I kind of made a promise to my wife that I wouldn't touch it, and the trade off was that we could get the VTI-S instead of the VTI.
I had a V6 Magna with a nice sports muffler, but she and the kids hated it. I painted the grill and some other details black, and they hated it. I shortened the gear lever, and guess what, she hated it.
The car before that was a Twin Cam Corolla, and it had the same basic mods. It sounded just right to me, but when the kids came along, I had to ditch the sports muffler. It was just a bit too loud, and droned from 80-120kmh, which is right where we drove at 90% of the time
She's just not into wasting time or money on stuff like that, and doesn't like to actually hear the car making a noise. We only have one car, so I will have to wait until I have a bit more money to get a car for me!
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Post by bnefit on Feb 21, 2006 9:51:11 GMT 10
hi 002  1st tassie onboard! welcome and enjoy your stay!  |
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Post by ahcash on Feb 21, 2006 13:59:28 GMT 10
Hi 002... welcome!! Hobart is a nice place.. went there last year for a holiday.. Salamanca market, the airwalk etc.. very good.. next round.. got to go to thr west side..
If you need us to open up the Tassie section in the Meet up section of the board, let us know.
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Post by z3n on Feb 21, 2006 18:08:36 GMT 10
hi there, welcome to our club
pitty your wife doesn't allow you to mod the car
any thoughts on wat your next car is gonna be?
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002
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Post by 002 on Feb 21, 2006 19:20:24 GMT 10
Don't laugh, but I have my mind set on a Datsun 1600. I know they are old school, but I was around in the 70's when they were very popular for rallying, and I really love the idea of doing up one and doing a few club events.
They are fun to drive, but not fast enough to get into serious trouble with.
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