What kind of car do you drive?

[JOHNNYMAXXIMA]

HotnCold;
1243 lbs of torque! At 2250 rpm! Holly crap! That thing should be able to yank a Redwood out of the ground like it was a wead!

Serum;
If I were given $30,000, and could only by a used car, the Supra would be it.
I have always loved that car. Especially the time when I drag raced this old man in his Supra and I was in my Toyota Truck. He was pissed when I beat him. Really pissed when he found out it was just a 4 cylinder.
I liked selling those S80's. Especially the T-6. The twin turbo inline 6 is no longer going to be the top engine next year, they are going to put the V-8 from the XC90 in there.

B15;
I never new that the SE-R's were so un-reliable. A buddy of mine had a first gen. SE-R and had pretty good luck with his. I don't think it was the same engine as your gen. though.
Is that you autocrossing in that pic? What tires are you running? I used to run Yokahama A008's on my truck when I would autocross it. I loved the sound of the little rocks and pebbles flinging up into the wheel-well when the tires were heated up.

CCristo;
Get that S-10 running. Then me, you, HotnCold, mmdooley, squee and coolhand can get into a 6 way drag race with our trucks! I'd win:p any takers?:005:

BrianG;
Did you know your Mazda 3 is built on the same platform as the current Volvo S40, and the European only Ford Focus? You've got a great little car there. Can't wait for the Mazdaspeed version to come out.

[JOHNNYMAXXIMA]

Oh yeah, HotnCold, I'm still trying to figure out how your Maxxima and Sienna fit into "All things American":005:

[HotnCold]

In " All things american " - I meant That lovely "shake" and the eagle pic - Its hard to beat the maxima when you compare it to anything american ( so sorry to even have to say it ) and if there was an american company that made an all wheel drive minivan like the toyota - I would be in line for it as well....

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by JOHNNYMAXXIMA

BrianG;
Did you know your Mazda 3 is built on the same platform as the current Volvo S40, and the European only Ford Focus? You've got a great little car there. Can't wait for the Mazdaspeed version to come out.

Yeah, I was pretty psyched about that as well - as long as it's not based on the US Focus (yuk). I picked the MZ3 out of a Toyota Carolla RSX, Civic Si, Jetta, and PT Cruiser GT.
I really like it a lot. It came with 205/50R17 wheels but I got some 225/40R18 tires and black alloys and it really looks good. Once the windows are tinted, it'll look better. I also custom built an amplifier rack ( pic1, pic2 ) into the hatch floor, so I have some nice tunes as well. :)
I was going to wait until the 'speed 3 came out, but it was taking too long. Besides there is a turbo kit that is made specially for the 3 that some people are getting good numbers with (~250-350HP depending on boost level). It goes pretty good at stock, while getting halfway decent gas mileage in these days of high fuel prices.

[HotnCold]

Papa - Im not too sure that you can do the same type of conversion - If you dont have navigation then i am assuming that you need to replace the stock screen (that displays all the trip info etc) with a color monitor. That part might be expensive. After that it becomes pretty easy. They make a switch that switches from screen to dvd - put a auto dvd player in the car and thats it.

Brian - I have a friend that has a 3 - he loves it - says it flies and looks cool too...

[rc4x4nut]

HotnCold: I was talking to Mike a while ago and he did mention that you had an Evo VIII. I have always been a big fan of the 4G63 motors. While in Iraq my wife told me that the dealership had a Evo IX MR. She was supposed to get rid of the max for it but it never happened. Next time I guess. Are you planning on modding your max at all? I am waiting for a turbo kit or supercharger kit for mine.

[HotnCold]

Originally Posted by rc4x4nut

HotnCold: I was talking to Mike a while ago and he did mention that you had an Evo VIII. I have always been a big fan of the 4G63 motors. While in Iraq my wife told me that the dealership had a Evo IX MR. She was supposed to get rid of the max for it but it never happened. Next time I guess. Are you planning on modding your max at all? I am waiting for a turbo kit or supercharger kit for mine.

I haven't thought about modding it - (Got my truck if i wanna kick some butt LOL) I like the new evo - but im not to sure i like the 6 speed - when i had mine and i did all my mods to it - it would fly thru the gears so fast you would be shifting so fast it would make you sweat - so another gear would be even more and faster shifting. I will look at a supercharger i guess when it comes out - but i want reliability - my wife wont let me trade this in for a long while :-( and when i do decide to - she will probably trade the mini van in and keep it for herself - she loves the heated steering wheel - LOL . Who am i kidding - i will probably get the supercharger when it comes out LMAO:027: :027:

I drive a 99 Land Rover Discovery 2, the wife drives a 99 Nissan Altima.

During the Summer months I drive a 96 MasterCraft PS190. :)

[HotnCold]

Originally Posted by bcampbe7

I drive a 99 Land Rover Discovery 2, the wife drives a 99 Nissan Altima.

During the Summer months I drive a 96 MasterCraft PS190. :)

I was watching a tv commercial with a land rover in china i believe - totally sweet ride :017:

In the summer i drive a 24' Pontoon boat and a 19 foot Bass boat - ( with rc-monster mike when he can get away ) :027:

[rc4x4nut]

Originally Posted by HotnCold

I haven't thought about modding it - (Got my truck if i wanna kick some butt LOL) I like the new evo - but im not to sure i like the 6 speed - when i had mine and i did all my mods to it - it would fly thru the gears so fast you would be shifting so fast it would make you sweat - so another gear would be even more and faster shifting. I will look at a supercharger i guess when it comes out - but i want reliability - my wife wont let me trade this in for a long while :-( and when i do decide to - she will probably trade the mini van in and keep it for herself - she loves the heated steering wheel - LOL . Who am i kidding - i will probably get the supercharger when it comes out LMAO:027: :027:

I am on the same boat. My wife wont let me trade it only because I go through cars a lot. I have had 12 cars in the last 2 years...lol.

Originally Posted by JOHNNYMAXXIMA

B15;
I never new that the SE-R's were so un-reliable. A buddy of mine had a first gen. SE-R and had pretty good luck with his. I don't think it was the same engine as your gen. though.

The older SE-Rs were overall much better cars than the new generation.

Is that you autocrossing in that pic? What tires are you running? I used to run Yokahama A008's on my truck when I would autocross it. I loved the sound of the little rocks and pebbles flinging up into the wheel-well when the tires were heated up.

Yea, thats me. I use Hankook Z212 RS-2s, which if you havent heard of them, are pretty comparable to Falken Azenis Sports. Theyre technically a street tire, but barely. Theyre the stickiest tire Ive ever driven on.