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tim31 wrote:Wow. With the exception of McQueen's Mustang and Cage's Eleanor, Poe has every movie car I ever wanted.

Unfortunately, there will be no more Skyline GT-Rs produced, which is good, because the final incarnation was so damn good

Not quite so....

SEXY in a strange RoboCop-ish way.

I like the wrap-around windows though.

4 years and 2 cars ago.

andrewgpaul wrote:Where did you get that shot from?

And did KITT always have that goofy-looking air scoop on the bonnet? Urgh.

that's the police interceptor from MAD MAX not Kitt

I lost my pics of my car so the only ones left are two pics of the smashed corner of my car after I fell asleep from anti-nauseant meds I had taken.

Any chance to show off my '98 Malibu:

Lord Poe wrote:

andrewgpaul wrote:My mistake, sorry. What is it, then?

Zuul wrote:It could be the Bandit's Pontiac Firebird, which is the same car as KITT only not modified slightly.

GAAA!!! (pulls hair out) Take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yST7yn6rk1E

Ahh, of course. *slaps forehead*

Anyway, we have a convertible BMW Z3 and Merc CLK Kompressor, I'll post some pictures if I can find my camera.

SpacedTeddyBear wrote:

tim31 wrote: Unfortunately, there will be no more Skyline GT-Rs produced, which is good, because the final incarnation was so damn good

Not quite so....(image of R35 snipped)

Ah, but that's not a Skyline GT-R is it?

Thanks for that, Lord Poe.

By the way, has anyone here ever driven a car with one of those big-ass air intakes or whatever they are? Seems to me like it'd get in the way of your vision, no?

Personally, I'm stuck with a '95 Ford Mondeo, with rust encroaching round the bottom of the doors, and since last Monday, no stereo

The most perfect car in the world for me will always be the 1977 Formula Firebird.



I'll miss the one my dad and I used to have.

Oh, hot.

I like the side windows, very nice lines.

Lord Poe wrote:

andrewgpaul wrote:Where did you get that shot from?

It was from an online hotrod mag website. I can't recall the exact address at the moment.

And did KITT always have that goofy-looking air scoop on the bonnet? Urgh.

That's not KITT, you Philistine!!

Um , www.hotrod.com ??

Stile wrote:

Lord Poe wrote:

andrewgpaul wrote:Where did you get that shot from?

It was from an online hotrod mag website. I can't recall the exact address at the moment.

And did KITT always have that goofy-looking air scoop on the bonnet? Urgh.

That's not KITT, you Philistine!!

Um , www.hotrod.com ??

I believe you found it. Matter of fact, there's an article on the Interceptor there still: Link

I replaced my car a couple of weeks ago; I was driving a 1989 2.0l Vauxhall Carlton sedan, which looked almost exactly like this;



but I now have a 1999 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 turbodiesel estate, which looks like this but in dark green;



Nothing fancy or impressive but it's spacious, comfortable and gets around 50 MPG at 70mph cruise (I seem to fill up the boot with computers and office equipment a lot). My partner is planning to ditch her mid 90s Polo and pick up a new Golf soon.

Do you have the fog lights on the front as well?

Phantasee wrote:Do you have the fog lights on the front as well?

Yes but they're the integrated ones not add-on ones. I would take a picture if I knew where Leena has hidden our digital camera.

CaptainChewbacca wrote:Any chance to show off my '98 Malibu:

The Malibu must be one of the most common cars around, cause guess what, I own one too!


2000 Malibu LS

Oh, that's some nice shine on that one there. What kind of products do you use on your car? Wax/tire shine for exterior, whatever you use interior.

I've been just waxing with the stuff at the carwash, but I don't know if I do it right or not. And I use Armour All Tire Shine, with Armour All protectant on the dash after I clean it. The dash looks decent, the tires get dirty fast (can't be helped), but the wax only looks decent on the hood and other flat surfaces. The front fenders are always a little dull compared.

Phantasee wrote:Oh, that's some nice shine on that one there. What kind of products do you use on your car? Wax/tire shine for exterior, whatever you use interior.

Turtle Wax Zip Wax. Wash, rinse, squeegee the windows & mirrors off. Vacuum the interior after each winter and wipe the dash & other plastic surfaces with a micro-fiber cloth. Clean the insides of the windows once or twice a year with Windex. Seriously, that's all we do. We don't wax my car, we don't polish it, and we've never used any tire care products. If it weren't for our allergies I don't think we'd even bother cleaning the insides of the car.

J wrote:We don't wax my car

Unless I'm mistaken, the car is still registered to me, so our car is technically my car.

aerius wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, the car is still registered to me, so our car is technically my car.

Whatever, go wash my car or you're not getting any tonight.

My interior gets very dusty if I leave the windows down (same place the tires get dirty). And I hate seeing an inch of dirt/dust on my dash, so I spray.

The tire shine is just for when I go out (I try to look less shabby than my wallet warrants).

Well heres my red beauty (2003 dodge dakota) with my dads 73' Nova in the back.

The C3 Corvettes until 1975 are the most beautiful cars ever. There is nothing, nothing more beautiful than that. Ferrari? Porsche? Bentley? Bah, bollocks I say, bollocks. The beauty and elegant lines of the 'Vette beats them all. Out of the 239,000 cars built during the outlined period, there is one which is waiting for me. I swear one I will day buy that Stingray and name her Eugenie, and she'll be one of the things I love most on this Earth.



Bigger image, prettier car

What I drive: '02 Chevrolet Venture, a hand-me-down from when my dad died two years back: not much else to say really, it's basically a bland box on wheels. It was our only vehicle at the time, and since I was the only other family member who could drive it became mine by default. I wish it sucked less gas, although 24 MPG (imperial) average is still pretty good for a minivan. I'm not going to sell it though: It's completely paid off and has proven to be very reliable, so I'm not taking my chances with whetever used car I'd be able to by with the proceeds (and as a minivan, it has depreciated like a stone). Besides, I do find it's cargo capacity quite useful from time to time.


This is my project car, an '88 Mercedes 190E, 2.3L. It's in surprisingly good shape considering it's age and long dormancy out in the elements (I was able to start the engine with little difficulty after adding gas), though it's still going to take a lot of work to get into good working order. In my opinion it's quite attractive for an '80s car, and though it doesn't have a lot of power, at least it's rear-wheel drive, the way the Good Lord intended all cars to be
Anyway, I don't intend to keep it long after I'm done, but my brother wishes to buy it, so I'll be able to ensure my hard work is well taken care of.


And this, is the car I'm currently drooling over, but alas will never own, the redesigned 2008 Cadillac CTS. The design elements are much more unified than the first model, and it seems GM fixed everything wrong with the first generation (especially the interior) while improving upon what was right. It actually looks expensive without appearing gaudy the way a pimpmobile does. I've seen a few milling around my area (though this was the only one on the dealer lot), and I must say the LED "light pipes" on the headlights, taillights and interior look simply awesome at night. BMW does a similar effect with their taillights, but that pales in comparison to the overall lighting effects on this car. From tech-geek perspective however, what I find most cool is the top engine: while it's hardly the only six-pot of it's displacement to make 300 horsepower, it is the only one that can do so on regular unleaded gas.