[Lurch]

My friend's 01 trans lasted a little while. He bought back in 07 for $2500 with around 212,000 miles on it and drove it for a little less than a year. He sold it for 2k to this girl we know, she drove it for a little less than a year as well until the trans went out and he bought it back for $300, put a trans in for $900, and sold it again for $1500, at which point that person destroyed the whole front suspension ramping it off of a railroad crossing. I think the trans might have been killed a bit prematurely because we drove down a gravel gas road one day, and it kicked a piece of gravel into the transmission pan, and we drove it low on fluid until we noticed it slipping and pulled over and shut it off. Might have taken a year or so out of its lifespan. That sucked though. Had to walk 7 miles down a mountain in temps in the 20's. Lesson learned: don't drive a taurus down a gravel road in the middle of nowhere. Trans pans are literally paper thin and have no protection.


All in all, I wasn't much of a fan of that car. It was incredibly cramped for something its size. Knees well into the dash even with the seats all the way back. Not very well equipped either (It was just an SE so the SES might be slightly better). And slow as well. I was driving it, racing my friend in a 10 year older Buick LeSabre that he had just bought and was transporting home. I was at the governor doing 111. He's in front of me in the buick, puts his foot down, and just leaves me. That car was pitiful.

This post has been edited by Lurch on Tuesday, Mar 6 2012, 21:31

[Outcast]

just found a picture on my phone of my cars interior

the thing mounted on the windscreen is for toll gates

EDIT: just found a couple more pics (im clearing out the micro sd from my phone)






these two pics i took when i was on the way back to the office after lunch, there was as sudden downpour of typhoon rain and it caused a flash flood blocking the entire road. was stuck there for about 30 mins but eventually put my testicles on and just ploughed through. had some pretty pantsh*tting moments there


the water doesnt look too deep in the first picture but where all the water is collected is at a major dip in the road and in the middle it gets pantsh*ttingly deep and scary

i dont know why these two pictures are so off centre but oh well



This post has been edited by Outcast on Tuesday, Mar 6 2012, 12:56

[GeorgieNJ]

sh*t man, i'm jealous. lucky you:)

[Illousion]

The Lexus looks fantastic man. My favourite Lexus, appart from the early 90's LS-series.

[BCspeed34]

A daily driver until the Evo is finished. My neighbors just bought a new GTi and asked if I could use this for parts, as it wasn't running. All it needed was a jump start. Still haven't spent a penny on it.

[Outcast]

QUOTE (Illousion @ Tuesday, Mar 6 2012, 23:26)

The Lexus looks fantastic man. My favourite Lexus, appart from the early 90's LS-series.

thanks man, though i've just sold the Lexus.

at high speeds it just didnt feel as stable or safe as the BMW or Audi

[leik oh em jeez!]

I guess this is enough reason to replace my starter.

[Piperka]

I really hate my front lights + bumper;







Which is why I try to avoid it in pics lol















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And some specifications;

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Dimensions Kerb Weight (kg) 1504 Tare Mass (kg) 1514 Towing Braked (kg) 2300 Towing Not Braked (kg) 750 Wheel Base (mm) 2792 Length (mm) 4907 Width (mm) 1870 Height (mm) 1412 Track Front (mm) 1566 Track Rear (mm) 1547 Engine Engine Location Front Configuration In-line Engine Size (cc) 3984 Cam Overhead Cam Engine Cycle 4 Stroke Engine Type Piston Engine Liters 4.0  Engine Code INTECH Cylinders 6 Valves per Cylinder  2 Compression Ratio 9.6:1 Power 160kW @ 4900rpm Torque 357Nm @ 3000-3000rpm Induction System Aspirated Fuel Type Petrol - Unleaded ULP Fuel Tank Capacity (liters) 68 Fuel Delivery Multi-Point Injection Method of Delivery Electronic Sequential 0-100km/h  7.1 seconds Fuel Urban (l/100km) 11.5 Fuel Extra Urban (l/100km) 6.8 Fuel Combined (l/100km) 8.5

[Lurch]

Thing would really be sweet without the stupid automatic and the crappy bodykit. That just clashes so bad. Like some gangster granny or something. Without them, it would be an awesome car. Like what our Taurus should have been.

[yngwierocks]

My Challenger parked next to my dads 300C

[Lurch]

Is his an SRT-8 or just a 5.7? The grill is throwing me off a bit. Wheels look to be the chrome 18's so I'm guessing 5.7.

[yngwierocks]

QUOTE (Lurch @ Tuesday, Mar 13 2012, 16:33)

Is his an SRT-8 or just a 5.7? The grill is throwing me off a bit. Wheels look to be the chrome 18's so I'm guessing 5.7.

His is just the 5.7L he also has 20 inch rims for it that he puts on in the summer.

[Outcast]

dude the challenger and 300C next to each other look pretty sick! i've been in a 300C once and i really liked how it felt like you were sitting deep in your seat with those smaller than usual windows, do you have any pics of what the 300C looks like inside?

[yngwierocks]

QUOTE (Outcast @ Tuesday, Mar 13 2012, 17:19)

dude the challenger and 300C next to each other look pretty sick! i've been in a 300C once and i really liked how it felt like you were sitting deep in your seat with those smaller than usual windows, do you have any pics of what the 300C looks like inside?

Nope I don't, it's all leather inside. My dad will be home in a few days I'll grab some then.

[Pavlov]

Piperka, a X5 and FTO in that garage as well?

[Piperka]

QUOTE (Pavlov @ Wednesday, Mar 14 2012, 19:07)

Piperka, a X5 and FTO in that garage as well?

Yeah a 94 FTO GPX but an X3 not X5!

[Maverick.]

X3?

The rear looks identical to the X5. Have never seen an X3 like that.

And yeah, get rid of the kit and tacky lights asap. I do love the AU's shape though.

Prices are crazy cheap (for Australian standards anyway) for ford sedans. Been thinking about getting a new xr6.

edit - Far be it for me to tell you what your own car is. But you sure that's an X3?

This post has been edited by Maverick. on Wednesday, Mar 14 2012, 12:13

[Piperka]

QUOTE (Maverick. @ Wednesday, Mar 14 2012, 20:10)

X3? The rear looks identical to the X5. Have never seen an X3 like that. And yeah, get rid of the kit and tacky lights asap. I do love the AU's shape though. Prices are crazy cheap (for Australian standards anyway) for ford sedans. Been thinking about getting a new xr6. edit - Far be it for me to tell you what your own car is. But you sure that's an X3?

It could be an X5, I never actually looked properly but it doesn't have an LCD screen inside which I thought all X5's had.

And forgot to mention that's not my house it's my friends house, his car is the FTO and the BMW is his dads, and his mum has an Audi A4 lol

[Outcast]

judging from the rear light and exhaust, thats most definitely an X5

source: parents had matching X5s a couple years ago



(sorry for the low quality, pics are taken straight from my fb as i've lost the original files a long time ago)

[Piperka]

Nice! And yeah that's pretty much it, it's an X5 then lol