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Old 29-03-2012, 09:21 PM   #91
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Rx8 - not fast but amazing brakes and tight handling.
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Old 29-03-2012, 09:32 PM   #92
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Mid 80's TX3 Laser 4wd Turbo. For $25K the best bang for you buck in it's day.
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Old 29-03-2012, 09:58 PM   #93
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My biggest surprise . . . the first time I drove a VL Commodore. Those Nissan motors and that smooth shifting four speed really impressed me and I'm a total Ford nut.
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Old 30-03-2012, 11:35 AM   #94
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these 2 are worlds apart but I was very impressed with a 68 Daimler 250 manual a sweet little V8 and what an exhaust note

biggest suprise was a Daewoo Matiz no power but for what it was, it rode well and did what it was designed to do, not the greatest but the biggest suprise package from what I thought it was going to be

For shear grunt and it did exactly what I thought, go like a cut cat Mercedes Benz 300SEL 6.3 or a Benz 600 from the seventies as well
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Old 30-03-2012, 11:52 AM   #95
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Rx8 - not fast but amazing brakes and tight handling.
Yes a client of mine a few years back had a new RX8 GT...so much fun ringing its neck!
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Old 31-03-2012, 08:58 AM   #96
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These two cars I have ridden in, not driven but they stuck with me the most:

1. AMG mercedes C63 I think it was - the power and the sound. OMG.

2. 2010 Shelby Super Snake with 750hp from factory. The whine out of that supercharger still resonates with me and the car just looked pure horn. The AMG sounds twice as good though!
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Old 31-03-2012, 09:06 AM   #97
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These would have to be the top 2 on my list.

1. 2004 lamborghini murcielago
2. 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo

With both cars I was quite surprised as to how tame they were to cruise around in the porsche being my pick over the lambo as an everyday car.
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Old 31-03-2012, 08:03 PM   #98
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In the late '70's I had a drive of Kerry Packer's V12 HE twin turbo, the power & torque were just huge.
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this might sound a bit dump , but I went from an old xf ute to a xr6 ba ute and i was very happy with it. In many ways, and one thing in particular was highway driving, and with criuse control going up and down the hills in between Sydney and Newcastle at 125km/h. Just set the cruise and no worries with it at all.
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Old 31-03-2012, 10:29 PM   #100
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In the late '70's I had a drive of Kerry Packer's V12 HE twin turbo, the power & torque were just huge.
What is a HE turbo? Some variant of H-series Holden?
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Old 31-03-2012, 10:40 PM   #101
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Fg XR6 Turbo... still can't get the smile off my face
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Old 31-03-2012, 10:52 PM   #102
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An Jaguar HE V12. It ran twin Garrets, 1200HP
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Old 31-03-2012, 10:53 PM   #103
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What is a HE turbo? Some variant of H-series Holden?
I think he's on about a XJS Jaguar - can recall something about Packer and his Jag.

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My biggest surprise . . . the first time I drove a VL Commodore. Those Nissan motors and that smooth shifting four speed really impressed me and I'm a total Ford nut.
You have good taste mate. Try driving a 5 speed. Completely different to the autos.
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