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Are you associated with KKK? I guess you would prefer him to be burned on a cross along with the rest of his family and friends. p.s. If you want to be part of Australia, learn the language properly.

Good luck tonight QikSmurf. Let us know the results tomorrow.

I got 5.44 from your video XRTUTE. Open it up using windows movie maker. Compare time difference in frames. frame1(needle at 0km/h):0.96 s frame2(needle at 100km/h):6.4s 0-100km/h=6.4-0.96=5.44 seconds. That's damn good for a stocker or is it edited?

Turbocorty, that's a quick car. I just opened it up using Windows movie maker. Measured the 0-100km/h time by comparing frame differences. I calculated it was a 5.33 second run. I.e. Time when needles starts moving off at 0km/h=2.87s Time when needle reaches 100km/h=8.2 8.2-2.87=5.33 seconds

Space Ace, I've seen more GTST's with GTR badges on the road then the real thing. Next time take a look at the rear sides of the car. It should be fatter than the GTST.

For those who haven't seen a GTR in decent shape run. Here's a clip. At least you can see what you'll be up against. The GTR was lightly modded. Take note of the launch. And the mustang rocks! I certainly wouldn't want to take on a GTR that dumps the clutch at 7000revs. http://gtr.ferni.net/vids/mustang.wmv

For a moment there I thought you had a natural gift for photography.

Nice pictures Buf Phoon. They look professional. The aperture looks like it was set perfectly. What camera/lense did you use to take that?

Was this a GTIR pulsar? From memory I think they are turbo charged with AWD. They are little rockets once modded.

Sounds like that ute driver needs to learn how to launch. But congrats on your win though. Must of been a good feeling.

It's silly that anyone would even consider buying a car over the internet. At least go have a look at the car in person to see if it exists. If it's so cheap then there must be a catch somewhere.

Next time put a delivery date clause on the contract. e.g. loan car supplied if car not delivered by X date.

Vehicle allowance is treated the same way as gross pay. If you decide not to use the vehicle allowance or decide to use a portion then the amount not used is treated as gross pay.

I have seen more skyline GTST's with GTR badges than real GTR's on the road. One thing to look for is the wide rear end. I wouldn't be too afraid in a T going up against a stock GTST or even a GTR. A friend of mine bought a R33 GTR and he wasn't happy with the performance. Remember they are quite old cars and I think he purchased a lemon. If you ever beat a skyline at the lights with a GTR badge on it, make sure it's actually a real GTR before adding it to your kill list. From my experience, the stock GTST's aren't that fast. When I had my stock 200sx I never lost to one. Saying that the T is faster than a stock 200sx.

Thanks Miyagi for your informative reply.

If you have the brakes on while the accellerator is also on, doesn't that wear out the brakes?

blackwrx, you'll win if you be patient. I considered trading in my S15 but I knew the dealers would give me a ridiculous price. I advertised my car for about 2 months before I sold it and during that period I had no time wasters. When you advertise, add the line "no time wasters". Also when they call you, ask them detailed questions about how they are going to pay etc, to filter out the tyre kickers. Good luck.

blackwrx Doing 25000km per year alone will reduce this amount by $300pm of FBT. Doing this makes your total payments similar to mine. You should be able to control all ins and outs in a novated lease - the whole point is that they cost your employer nothing. I only ever go for 2 year novated leases @55% residual (or the lowest someone will give me) which then enables me to refinance at the residual amount after 2 years which reduces lease payments and FBT significantly. Or I change cars! Keep in mind that your employer will probably reimburse your input tax credits and that if you do 25000kms your monthly cost will be $1700 of pre - tax dollars which is $900 pm of "real money" (if you're in the top tax bracket) for all running costs and lease payments. Take away the profit you make after paying off your residual and selling the car and your net cost of ownership including all running costs is closer to $700pm (after tax dollars) So your quote looks fair. I'd look at a shorter lease term, though. Hope this makes sense Mark <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you sure the fringe benefits tax is calculated on the balance of the car after 2 years? I've taken over a lease on a company car previously and they charged me fringe benefits tax on the original purchase price of that car. 20,000 a year is a bit too much to pay for a 38K car. If you are going to go on a novated lease then you should really do at least 25,000km/year before you can see much of the benefits. The stutatory fringe benefits tax rates are applied to cars on novated leases and in your case you will be paying 20% on the purchase price. That's about 8000K fbt per year. If you do 25,000km then you only have to pay 11% fbt which is about 4.5K per year. Therefore you can reduce your cost to about 16K per year. These are the quotes I have been given in the past based on 25000km/year: 200sx 45000$-17,000 residual 30% Typhoon 59000$-22000 residual 50% Clubby 54000$-22000 residual 50% Clubby cost the same as the typhoon even though it was cheaper but because it was a v8 the maintenance was more which made up for the finance/fbt savings. If you don't think you can do more than 25000km/year and that you will use the car for mainly business use, then I guess going purchase hire will be more cost effective.

Why don't you strip off the mods and sell them on the wrx forum? You'll be much better off financially. That's if you have time to do that sort of stuff.

I was in the same position as you. I'm so glad I cancelled the order as I would still be carless If I decided to wait. Driving my gf's lantra while I wait for a new car has been awful. Go out and test drive a few cars.

Here are the pics: v1.bmpv2.bmp

Has anyone here taken on a LS2 yet?

I agree that mark 1 colours are much better than mark 2. Citric Acid, blood orange, and blueprint are my choice. I might get a XR6T but I have a problem. I want the 6 speed manual with a mark 1 colour.

went for a test drive in a 260kw VY R8 yesterday. It was fast but I was more impressed with the Typhoon. It felt faster and even though it's supposedly not that fast down the track, it's something that I would prefer to drive on the roads. I expected the V8 to make more of a noise inside the cabin. I actually prefer the sound that the Typhoon makes when you step on it. I.e. whistle.

what SS was it? VY?