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Driving Me To Drink!
Right then, it's 6.25am, I've got the flu, it's bloody cold and raining outside and to top it all I just got outbid on a car on eBay .... bummer! Which brings me on to my Post ... Cars!
To all you car lovers out there (who are coming here) this place is a combination of heaven and hell. Heres some interesting but probably totally useless info for all you petrol heads :) If you're not into cars then I apologise for wasting Thread space! But I can't sleep, I can't watch TV (cause this is Oz and TV sucks + I'll wake the kiddy), I can't sit outside and I'll go mad if I play one more game of Minesweeper!!!!!! Anyway, did you know you can buy a 400BHP equivalent of a Vauxhall Omega out here, aptly named the HSV Clubsport or maybe you fancy Ford's version, the FPV Typhoon F6 - crikey these things are family saloon cars with bloody great V8's stuck in them, they look and sound awesome. Go into a Holden dealer to buy an equivalent Omega (the Commodore) and the smallest engine size you can have is a 3.8 litre V6. You may decide on a Ute for work, what about a 5.0 V8 Manual. This place is serious car heaven. Buying a used car is just as fun. Get yourself an old Mark 5 Cortina, there are plenty about and most have the 4.1 litre 6 cylinder lump in them! It's a bit like stepping back in time, many cars that are long gone in the UK are still thriving over here - take your pick of Fiat 131, Lancia Beta, Rover SD1 and the like. I'm like a kid in a sweetshop and the divorce will no doubt be pending! There is one serious downside though - used car prices are very high. I put it down to the typical 'shelf-life'. The UK it seems is 12 years, over here it's nearer double that. To prove my point a tidy 1989 BMW 525 will cost you about 4000 Pounds over here, in the UK you'd pick up the same vehicle for a 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps! I could go on but the temperature is rising (mine, not the weather!!!) so I'm off to see if I have the Aussie equivalent of Lemsip, I think it's called Bundaberg Rum :) Have a good one people. DC |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
I'd stick to the drink if I were you
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Right then, it's 6.25am, I've got the flu, it's bloody cold and raining outside and to top it all I just got outbid on a car on eBay .... bummer! Which brings me on to my Post ... Cars!
To all you car lovers out there (who are coming here) this place is a combination of heaven and hell. Heres some interesting but probably totally useless info for all you petrol heads :) If you're not into cars then I apologise for wasting Thread space! But I can't sleep, I can't watch TV (cause this is Oz and TV sucks + I'll wake the kiddy), I can't sit outside and I'll go mad if I play one more game of Minesweeper!!!!!! Anyway, did you know you can buy a 400BHP equivalent of a Vauxhall Omega out here, aptly named the HSV Clubsport or maybe you fancy Ford's version, the FPV Typhoon F6 - crikey these things are family saloon cars with bloody great V8's stuck in them, they look and sound awesome. Go into a Holden dealer to buy an equivalent Omega (the Commodore) and the smallest engine size you can have is a 3.8 litre V6. You may decide on a Ute for work, what about a 5.0 V8 Manual. This place is serious car heaven. Buying a used car is just as fun. Get yourself an old Mark 5 Cortina, there are plenty about and most have the 4.1 litre 6 cylinder lump in them! It's a bit like stepping back in time, many cars that are long gone in the UK are still thriving over here - take your pick of Fiat 131, Lancia Beta, Rover SD1 and the like. I'm like a kid in a sweetshop and the divorce will no doubt be pending! There is one serious downside though - used car prices are very high. I put it down to the typical 'shelf-life'. The UK it seems is 12 years, over here it's nearer double that. To prove my point a tidy 1989 BMW 525 will cost you about 4000 Pounds over here, in the UK you'd pick up the same vehicle for a 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps! I could go on but the temperature is rising (mine, not the weather!!!) so I'm off to see if I have the Aussie equivalent of Lemsip, I think it's called Bundaberg Rum :) Have a good one people. DC |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Right then, it's 6.25am, I've got the flu, it's bloody cold and raining outside and to top it all I just got outbid on a car on eBay .... bummer! Which brings me on to my Post ... Cars!
To all you car lovers out there (who are coming here) this place is a combination of heaven and hell. Heres some interesting but probably totally useless info for all you petrol heads :) If you're not into cars then I apologise for wasting Thread space! But I can't sleep, I can't watch TV (cause this is Oz and TV sucks + I'll wake the kiddy), I can't sit outside and I'll go mad if I play one more game of Minesweeper!!!!!! Anyway, did you know you can buy a 400BHP equivalent of a Vauxhall Omega out here, aptly named the HSV Clubsport or maybe you fancy Ford's version, the FPV Typhoon F6 - crikey these things are family saloon cars with bloody great V8's stuck in them, they look and sound awesome. Go into a Holden dealer to buy an equivalent Omega (the Commodore) and the smallest engine size you can have is a 3.8 litre V6. You may decide on a Ute for work, what about a 5.0 V8 Manual. This place is serious car heaven. Buying a used car is just as fun. Get yourself an old Mark 5 Cortina, there are plenty about and most have the 4.1 litre 6 cylinder lump in them! It's a bit like stepping back in time, many cars that are long gone in the UK are still thriving over here - take your pick of Fiat 131, Lancia Beta, Rover SD1 and the like. I'm like a kid in a sweetshop and the divorce will no doubt be pending! There is one serious downside though - used car prices are very high. I put it down to the typical 'shelf-life'. The UK it seems is 12 years, over here it's nearer double that. To prove my point a tidy 1989 BMW 525 will cost you about 4000 Pounds over here, in the UK you'd pick up the same vehicle for a 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps! I could go on but the temperature is rising (mine, not the weather!!!) so I'm off to see if I have the Aussie equivalent of Lemsip, I think it's called Bundaberg Rum :) Have a good one people. DC sounds good fun !!!! im into cars myself so looking forward to picking one !!!! how espensive is petrol compared to the uk?? cheers Jim |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by MJC
I'd stick to the drink if I were you
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Life's a bitch and then you moved to QLD, obviously like em then!!!
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Can't find it, the wifes hidden it!
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by goodfellauk
sounds good fun !!!! im into cars myself so looking forward to picking one !!!!
how espensive is petrol compared to the uk?? cheers Jim |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
So what colour's that HSV?????
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Right then, it's 6.25am, I've got the flu, it's bloody cold and raining outside and to top it all I just got outbid on a car on eBay .... bummer! Which brings me on to my Post ... Cars!
To all you car lovers out there (who are coming here) this place is a combination of heaven and hell. Heres some interesting but probably totally useless info for all you petrol heads :) If you're not into cars then I apologise for wasting Thread space! But I can't sleep, I can't watch TV (cause this is Oz and TV sucks + I'll wake the kiddy), I can't sit outside and I'll go mad if I play one more game of Minesweeper!!!!!! Anyway, did you know you can buy a 400BHP equivalent of a Vauxhall Omega out here, aptly named the HSV Clubsport or maybe you fancy Ford's version, the FPV Typhoon F6 - crikey these things are family saloon cars with bloody great V8's stuck in them, they look and sound awesome. Go into a Holden dealer to buy an equivalent Omega (the Commodore) and the smallest engine size you can have is a 3.8 litre V6. You may decide on a Ute for work, what about a 5.0 V8 Manual. This place is serious car heaven. Buying a used car is just as fun. Get yourself an old Mark 5 Cortina, there are plenty about and most have the 4.1 litre 6 cylinder lump in them! It's a bit like stepping back in time, many cars that are long gone in the UK are still thriving over here - take your pick of Fiat 131, Lancia Beta, Rover SD1 and the like. I'm like a kid in a sweetshop and the divorce will no doubt be pending! There is one serious downside though - used car prices are very high. I put it down to the typical 'shelf-life'. The UK it seems is 12 years, over here it's nearer double that. To prove my point a tidy 1989 BMW 525 will cost you about 4000 Pounds over here, in the UK you'd pick up the same vehicle for a 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps! I could go on but the temperature is rising (mine, not the weather!!!) so I'm off to see if I have the Aussie equivalent of Lemsip, I think it's called Bundaberg Rum :) Have a good one people. DC |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by MJC
Life's a bitch and then you moved to QLD, obviously like em then!!!
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Currently about AUS$1 a litre !!!!! So the answer is Yes, you can afford to run a V8!!! That line worked for me.
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Erm, it's amazing what a really good English Education does for you
Female Alsations...
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Like what?
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by MJC
Erm, it's amazing what a really good English Education does for you
Female Alsations... |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Sorry Bud, I'm from Newcastle on Tyne grammer myself.
It's your sign off about bitches, i obviously took it in entirely the wrong way. Send you some K
Originally Posted by PIXAU
Thanks for the vote of confidence on my UK grammar school education. What have female alsations got to do with anything even remotely concerning a post about Australian cars!
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by MJC
Sorry Bud, I'm from Newcastle on Tyne grammer myself.
It's your sign off about bitches, i obviously took it in entirely the wrong way. Send you some K |
Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Surely the hell is the anal speed cops and their laser guns etc.
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Re: Driving Me To Drink!
Originally Posted by Storini
Surely the hell is the anal speed cops and their laser guns etc.
Had to go to Bris Airport yesterday and saw a guy get pulled for speeding - it was 5am on a Sunday morning - unlucky bugger or what???? |
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