Cars you have personally driven.

[XR_Strider_GuY]

Ok i'll list some performance cars and cars that i found had a unique characteristic about them and won't count the zillions of ordinary cars i've driven.

XR8's: Probably the most V8 powered model i've driven. First ever V8 i've driven was an EL2XR8 (owner still lurks here and has a double life of a super hero). Drove it on the high way for a few hours and really appreciated what the V8 feeling was. Since that time i've driven an AUII 200kw and a few AUII/III 220kw(both manual and auto).

GT-P: What a car, shod with brembo's and had the TR3650 manual i was in heaven. Very impressed with the instant pull at any gear and that was with 4 people on board. Don't care what anyone thinks but i'll take a GT-P any day over an equivelant priced BMW. It's definitly the ultimate Falcon for me (yes i'll take it over a Typhoon). The engine note is by far one of the best i've ever heard. Under 2000rpm it does sound compressorish but once it clears it throat it has a mixture of good ol v8 grunt and sophistication of a modern multivalve engine.

VT1 SS 3.8s/c: The sparing parter of my car. Very impressed with the overall package on the car, went damn hard for an auto and i do love the supercharger whine as the revs build under load. Just squats and goes delivering an impressive 0-100km/h. This would be my choice compared to a 5.0L 179kw or 195kw Commodore.

R33 GTS-T Type M: Very attractive looking car in black and riding on 18's. Mid range torque to 3500rpm felt less than a Falcon but once the revs piles on and the boost gets going, it sling shots and can be driven very hard. Don't mind the HICAS steering and the car feels like it steers from the rear around corners. Has a very meaty engine note despite standard exhaust.

Nissan DR30 Skyline: First true high performance skyline. FJ20 powered that made 142kw. The example i drove had a few km's under it's belt and thus was quite rattly but still for an 1984 model car it's quick. This is a typical ol school turbo car of nothing down low and biig rush as the revs hit 7000rpm with a loud woooooooooooooosh of the turbo spooling. Only down side of the car is that it was very tempremental.

AUIII XR6 VCT: Has a better gearbox that my XR6 HP, the engine note due to the twin system exhaust is very nice. Has a deep note yet remains quiet. On gear urge is it's high point and the engine is a shade more refined than the non-vcted 4.0L's. The IRS is a gem, can be driven fast without working hard. Perhaps the only downside is it's extra thirst for fuel and less poke after 3500rpm than the XR6 HP.

1983 VH SS Group 3 (Lookalike): Ok not the best looking car around and not a car that suites me, however this car deserves a credible mention as it goes quite well. The VH has an engine that was built by Gem engineering which was balanced and blueprinted, pace maker headers were added and 2.5inch exhaust. I had a little tussle with this car in my EF wagon and to 70km/h it managed to keep up before I pulled away.

[loxxr6]

64 Ford Fairlane Compact
XY Falcon
XB falcon
XC Falcon
XD Falcon
XE Falcon
EB Falcon
ED Fairmont
AU XR6

RS 2000
95 Celica
84 Camira
77 Celica "mustang"
xx Mitsubishi Numbnuts...i mean Nimbus
VS Commodore
VP Commodore
xx Tarago
HG Kingswood
EH Holden Wagon 3 on the tree

Man there must be lots more but I can't think....

But it does remind of a day some mates go there mums tarago and filmed it doing doughey's. Funny shit.

[loxxr6]

VT1 SS 3.8s/c: The sparing parter of my car. Very impressed with the overall package on the car, went damn hard for an auto and i do love the supercharger whine as the revs build under load. Just squats and goes delivering an impressive 0-100km/h. This would be my choice compared to a 5.0L 179kw or 195kw Commodore.

I went for a drive in a mates s/c Calais and wasn't that impressed. Yeah it did dig in and go but it didn't feel that fast. Maybe the extra weight dulls the performance ??

He's since bought a underdrive kit whilst at the Nat's for the supercharger and we're hoping to square off against each other once he's done that and I've done the cam....

[LUXO_8]

geez this is hard to think of

when i was 11 dad tought me to drive in the XB GT replica..... i loved that thing...
XF utes - 1 was 351, 1 was worked 250
ZJ fairlane - worked 351 - went bloody hard
EA GL - parents family hack - CFi on gas - slow
99 C5 corvette - that was fun....a friends dad had it for a few weeks and let me drive it.....
EL Futura wagon, family hack - replacemt for EA family hack.
VS Calais - bro in laws old car - not a bad car to drive... plastics look too plasticy in them
my NC V8 - love the thing to bits....
AU Fairmont wagon - replacement for EL Futura
93 toyota hilux.... work's car - still going strong at 560,000kms....
bro in laws VT berlina..
KQ Laser SR
a friends BA XR6T. fun - he's since had the APS gear fitted - have to tee up another drive:P
"brockfordsrule"s Brock EA. pretty cool car to drive



the highlights were
the XB - hey it was a 351 and i was 11........ super-cool that was
the corvette
and the XR6T

i think thats it!
had to edit and update coz i rememberd a couple.....

[Stav]

SS VY 5.7 Commodore smooth power
AU xr6vct a nice kick in the pants
Porsche 911 went ok.
bmw 330ci coupe went well
Mercedes slk 320 revved hard went ok and the most uncomfortable car Ive ever driven

Shelby Cobra replica 347 cobra jet engine awesome/scary.
XA 250 2V motor.This is the fastest accelerating auto ford I have ever seen...trying to reach the radio whilst accelerating in this was almost impossible .

[Dodge]

the worst 3 cars
Mini Moke on 2 cyl from batemans bay to hornsby in the rain with no roof .
charger with a broken front ball joint
some french sh!tter in parris 3 wheeled thing

the best 3 cars
Ferrari 360 Spyder ( shayne warnes X car)
Marshall Brewers Nascar ( x aust champ auscar and nascar)
BMW M3 with a turbo kit and nos on the drift track ( laguna sega ) CA LHD

[GTP 320]

Besides Volkswagon,Mazda's,Holden's and countless Fords including T-Series,GTP ,have also driven Pontiac Trans Am, Ferrari 328, XjS Jaguar,BMW 7 Series, Ford Galaxy, Isuzu Truck and a Mini Moke lol
Cheers John

[big_pete]

i havent driven many new cars

Mk2 Escort, 2litre - loved this car, very fun thing to drive!
XE falcon, 6cyl - hate this car, sounds crap, goes crap, handles crap
61 Tank Fairlane, 351 - beast of a car, very nice to drive and good power
XW Wagon, 351 - very smooth handler and nice power
AU Ute, 6cyl - cant see a damn thing in this car, blind spots everywhere!!
2002 model magna - not to bad
2002 model Patrol - high, but felt nice
Chrysler Centura, 245 - awsome exceleration and very smooth engine!! love this car!

[Racecraft]

best memory was of the guy down the road that owned a registered 10 second one tonne ute, he a was an alcoholic and the only way for him to get more beer was to let me drive the monster to the pub... It was unforgetable, sheer brute power, 295 rear street tyres and it would step out at 100 km/h

another memorable drive was in a Shelby replica with a warm 302.. not neck snapping fast but ohhh the style..

[XRQTOR]

Ba xr8 MKII 6spd
Ba GT 5spd
98 BMW M3
R33 GTS-T Full house drifter with detroit locker just nuts Fries 295 Pzero's
Corona wagon with sr2oT run's 12's shitbox that hauls **** SCARY
GTI-R pulsar x2, little pocket rockets
04 wrx
Vp aero 383 stroker, twin 15o shot's n2o.
Vl calai 355 stroker votec s/c and n2o. Written off b4 it hit the track.

Fastest car was the VP ran 11.1 at the creek without the n2o, ran 12.8 with it after he cliped the wall. Spoon hit it at the 6oft mark.

Best handling goes to the M3 (75mm ride height) closely followed by the GTI-R, rough as hell but just has miles of grip.

These are the decemt cars iv'e driven

[Sprint_ED]

my main ones were

mustang mach1 428
merc v8 kompressor (amg)
xr8 sprint (yeah my beast)
ba gtp

[Dodge]

sprint , i will be driving a mach 1 shaker 428 car everyday ...next week

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by XRQTOR

GTI-R pulsar x2, little pocket rockets
closely followed by the GTI-R, rough as hell but just has miles of grip.

are they the AWD turbo ones???
wouldnt mind havin a go in one of them

[Sprint_ED]

dodge lucky you that thing flew

[banarcus]

Hmm, I'll start with my cars,
MK1 Escort 2 door 1.3
MK2 Escort 2 door 2.0
MK1 Escort PV 2.0
Daewoo 1.5i
VL V8
MK5 Escort 1.6
ED wagon 4.0
VR Statesman V8
ED wagon 5.0 (my current ride)

Other cars that I've driven:
LC GTR
Soarer TT
BA XR8
XD 351
VY SV8
and the usual stock falcons and holdens over the years.

[BAUTE]

just going the highlights here

Hummer H1, LHD driving on the left hand side of the road
LS1 Caprice
LS1 SS ute
BA XR8 utes (both auto and 5M, soon to be 6M (ford please hurry and build my ute))
Mazda 808 coupe (stock as a rock)
every fleet car from magnas to commies to falcs etc (working for public service)
Celica GT4
Mk3 Supra
Early Senator (with the nice 6 speed)

that'll do for now

[AUSGTI]

81 DAtsun 720 Ute (registed bush bash car)
81 Datsun Sunny (Sound Off Machine)
93 Toyota Landcruiser (Parents bash car)
97 Excel (POS i wouldnt touch with a 40ft barge pole)
89 Vl Commodore (automatic go figure)
87 Nissan 200ZR (2ltr straight six twin cam with Turbo)
95 Falcon XG Longreach (sold about 6 weeks ago)
2000 Toyota Coaster 21 seats (work)
1999 Mitsubishi Rosa 24 seats (work)
84 XD falcon 4.1ltr and C4 Auto (Winning Burnout Comp Car)
94 Toyota Hilux (2ltr auto work thrash car)
99 Toyota Camry (work thrash car)
2003 Falcon RTV (wide *** tray on it)
2003 Black BA XR8 Ute (currently my pride and joy)

Thats about it
o0o0o and the ocasisonal Volvo bash car...hehhehe

[Paris Hilton]

Shortest list ever:

1) '94 Saab 900s 2.3
2) '01 Lancer pov pack

[Thunder Kiss]

Too many to remember.

The ones that stand out in my mind:
A few Mustangs
Several Corvettes
Audi TT
Posche 928 32V
Lotus Elise
Audi A8 (the actual car Tom Cruise used during the filming of MI2)
Honda S2000
FPV GT
Several XR8s

One I would like to forget; the BMW 316i (the model that looks like some one cut off the boot) would have to rate as the most gutless car I've ever driven.

I'm sure I'll think of some more.

[You Yangs]

I've driven plenty of different cars so I'll keep the list to FORD'S and anything notable:-
1930 Model A Ford (Dads car, RIP Mate!!!, in family since 1939)
1936 V8 Ford Touring Sedan( also Dads car)
XM Coupe'
XP Coupe'
XF "S Pack"
EA GL
EF XR6
AU Forte'
BA XR6 Turbo
F150 "Harley Davidson" Ltd Edition(You have to drive one once in your life!!!)
Notable Drives :-
Subaru WRX MY94,95&99
Audi TT 2WD & Heavily modded Quattro!

[XRQTOR]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

are they the AWD turbo ones???
wouldnt mind havin a go in one of them

There the ones, mini GODZILLAs. They really haul *** for what they are, on a 25k roll i can beat a lightly moded 1. But the other one that comes out with us has run 12.5, all i can say is that thing cracks.

[Pearly]

Most memorable drives have been:

Trans Am
Camaro Z-IROC
69 Impala
66 Impala
Corvette

[Discovery]

It would be easier for me to list what I haven't driven ha ha. Some of the ones I have really enjoyed driving (I am not including the new Ford GT/GT40 as the drive I had in it was far too short and slow to make an observation, though i'm sure it's fantastic):

High 8 second Chev powered XD Ford Drag Ute... cool as fun
My old VK Calais 5.0lt, great size for me, and very comfortable. Had a bit of go when you wanted it too.
Loved my old modified LH Torana for the same things, power and size.
Venom AU show ute.. 'cause it's loud and looks awesome
BA XR6T manual.
BA GT, great car!
Terra show ute by Ford, not the best drive but cool and fun anyway.
The cutatway BA Fairmont Ghia at work, got to drive it in a parade. Heaps of fun listening to comments.
Territory Ghia, love them!

Better stop now. There are too many to choose from.

[FNQracing]

One of my most memorable drives was in a Daihatsu Terrios. Not beacuse the "vehicle" was good, but because it nearly killed me. Very very poor center of gravity.

[AUII_Forte]

96 Hyundai Excel (Mum's old car, learned to drive in this)
99 SR20 Pulsar SSS (Grandparents car, not bad to drive)
95 EF Wagon (Mates car, 280,000k's with blown head gasket)
89 EA CFI 5spd (Another mates car, beat the EF everytime)
92 1.6L Auto Laser (Mates car, dangerously underpowered!)
90 EA Ghia (My first car)
70 XY GS 250 (Mates car)
70 XY GS 351C (Mate dropped 351 in)
82 Mitsubishi Colt (Mates car)
85 1.5L Laser S (Mates car, slapped out)
92 EBII 5spd GLi (Mates car)
92 EBII Fairmont (My 2nd car)
99 VTII 5.7L SS (Uncles car, holy shit)
00 AUII Forte (My 3rd car)
98 Hyundai Lantra Auto (GF's car)
97 VSII Exec (GF's parents car)
03 Mitsubishi Lancer (Mum's new car)
98 EL Futura (Mates Car)
99 AU Tradesman (Dad's mates)
02 BA XR6 N/A Auto (GF's Neighbours)
04 BA XR6 N/A Ute Auto (Boss's)
90 R32 GTS-T Skyline Auto (Boss's mates)
90 Mazda MX5 (Dad's toy)
01 AUII Tradesman Ute (Dad's work ute)
96 EF Fairmont (Mates parents)
89 VN Exec (GF's grandparents, 15yr old car, just ticked over 60,000k's!)
7? HQ Kingswood (Pimped out to the max! Purple with cowhide seat covers)
99 VT V6 Exec (Mum's friends)
03 VY V6 Exec (Mum's friends new car)
99 V6 Rodeo (Dad's old work ute)
88 CFI EA S Auto (My project car, Mother Natures old car)
92 V6 Telstar TX5 (my current car)
95 VG30 Navara (Boss's old ute)

I never realised how many I'd driven till I put them all down! No doubt there are a few I've missed though.

[MotherNatureVer2]

Gee this is a hard one ....... lets see how I go ;)

Valaint V8 ute - 1st car I drove on my 'L's ( Dads ute at the time)
79 Cortina (Mums old car)
72?? Capri ( Mums car that Dad sold just before I got my Licence as he was scared of me + V6 ;) )
64 Mini (my 1st car)
72 Cortina S Pac (2nd car)
Mazda 323 that I traded the corty in on ..... worse thing I ever did ... who was I to think I wanted a little car ....
Datsun coupe of some description ... not sure which model but 1st gear was down & not up where it usually is
Too many older falcons to recall every single one ..... but ranging from column shift, manual & autos.
F350 long wheel base ( Dads truck that I got my MR licence in) ... man she hammered :P
XF wagon
XE wagon
XR8 Sprint
EA cfi Falcon
EB wagon
Barina (*cringes at the thought* )
Sigma x 3 ......
LAndrover Discovery ( My Uncles)
RS200 Escort ( My boss's)
MGB Midget.... that was a fun little car to drive
A few toyota Cruisers on the farms ......

I know there would be a heap more but the MGB Midget was mucho fun & of cause you can beat a drive in a Sprint ;)

[Danny]

ZL Fairlane x2
VR Calais
EBII Fairmont Ghia
XF Ghia
Hyundai Excel (pah)
Golf cart
Mercedes Benz 300E
VR Berlina and a Commodore
Holden Calibra V6 (Not as bad as you'd think)
Mazda MX5
Holden Commodore VX SS
Nissan R33 GTS-T Skazza're
Ford Festiva POS POS POS!!!!
BMW 318iS
Honda Integra
Suzuki Swift
MGF Convertible
NL Fairlane Ghia
AUIII XR6 VCT
XG S pack Ute

Now for some of the better ones!!!

Mercedes Benz 500SEL
VP HSV Clubsport 5th annviversary special (Manual)
Rolls Royce Silver shadow V8
Porsche Boxter S
96' Porsche 911 4S(blooody beautiful)
97' Porsche 911 Turbo (Ditto)
84 Ferrari 308 GTS (Classic)
Mercedes Benz S430
An assortment of EB-EL BA and AU XR6es

Now heres a new Sub-Catergory! Whose car from the FORUMS have you driven???

Chubbz car.....(awwesome)
My car(phhht as if)
OneredED Jared's Car
Mustangnicko's EF Fairmont and EL XR6 Falcons

[AUII_Forte]

The only members car I have driven is Mother Natures EA, which is now sitting in my driveway waiting for a respray and the turbo to be installed.

[Smoked]

Been very limited, no sports cars to speak of.

1988 Toyota Camry
1994 Suzuki Vitara
2001 Toyota Corrolla
1999 Toyota Corrolla
1991 Toyota Landcuiser Turbo Diesel (now can that haul *** and move when it wants)
1985 Mitsubishi Sigma
2003 Toyota Echo
1988 EA Falcon
1993 Toyota Corrolla
1992 EB Fairmont
1997 VSII Acclaim

Must say, ive driven a fair few Toyotas, and there are pretty damn good cars, the crusier was awesome, mmmmmm TURBO :
even if it is diesel

[irsa76]

Too many to list, I tried but lost count!
Hilights:
Series 6 RX7, Audi TTr, Mercedes Gelanderwagen, Mercedes S600, Mercedes CL500, Fiat 500, Beetle RSi(only RHD one built), Land Rover Perenti 6x6 Ambulance and Renault Trafic van!
Low lights:
XF panno, VT commodores, AU1 Forte rental, Toyota Dyna, Diahatsu Delta, Diahatsu Mira.