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10-08-2021, 11:02 PM | #481 | ||
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I think you can get an extended warranty in US and AU for a mclaren for up to 12 years
I've heard of people buying them s/h and getting that warranty transferred. |
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10-08-2021, 11:40 PM | #482 | ||
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11-08-2021, 03:57 AM | #483 | ||
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I think I just saw the coolest car ever just then. Chopped and channeled model t roadster pickup (the back bed houses the rad), with a rotary engine. Nothing up front except a tiny engine and tiny fuel tank.
Seller in Canada advertised it as a go kart LOL. That think would be mean, light and fast. So simple, so much fun even though nothing special. Anyway, it would be a blast for 10km until it runs out of fuel LOL. $10k canadian if you lived over there Last edited by oldel; 11-08-2021 at 04:07 AM. |
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11-08-2021, 01:33 PM | #485 | |||
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11-08-2021, 03:39 PM | #486 | ||
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I sold my BA Turbo for 2K.
Bad move...........like, really, really bad move! |
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11-08-2021, 03:49 PM | #487 | ||
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Was that the same day you drove a Ferrari F40 and Lamborghini Countach, hooked up with a supermodel and landed on the moon?
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11-08-2021, 06:34 PM | #488 | |||
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Yes I'm kidding Some folk think old cars worth nothing these days
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11-08-2021, 07:01 PM | #489 | |||
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Everything was going wrong like it simply fell apart after being a brilliant car to me for a decade prior. Still I'd have definitely kept it if I knew used prices now worth much more......ah well |
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19-08-2021, 04:31 PM | #490 | ||
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CLM232 is on the block tomorrow, definitely a case of wishing I had the shed space. Anyone care to speculate on the hammer fall?
Also wondering if the PCM is “wiped” at decommissioning or whether it’s possible to still access logged data - ABS activation count, number of limiter hits, maybe top speed? |
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19-08-2021, 04:49 PM | #491 | ||
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I never really got the attraction with ex police cars, mate of mine was did his time at a ford dealer and they copped a pretty hard life
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19-08-2021, 05:18 PM | #492 | ||
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Mate its the cop chip
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19-08-2021, 06:46 PM | #493 | ||
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says every P Plater with a VN/P/R/S V6 Commodore "Yeah, its modded, its got a Cat Back exhaust, Pod Filter and Police Chip"
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19-08-2021, 07:39 PM | #494 | ||
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19-08-2021, 09:24 PM | #495 | |||
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The only time mine (FG2 tho) has hit the limiter was when I forgot it was in paddle mode (remember, I've got paddles) but not particularly under any actual load. The I6T is so smooth, you actually don't notice. I'm not sure it stores that detail in the logs... If it does, then anyone looking would be surprised by my top speed recorded. I've gone a lot faster in my prior 2 new cars, just not got there as quickly. I thought this topic deserved a new thread, but I've been proven wrong again. Lucky my wireless keyboard broke (changed batteries, still dead) in the middle of my typed response to the 400Z (Nissan Z) thread. I think I'm buying one despite the lack of love. Keeping the FG2 too tho. |
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19-08-2021, 09:34 PM | #496 | ||
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My ‘01 Alfa logs all that nonsense of how much you’ve “hooned”, so I’m sure even a newer Falcon can store such data. It’s the slightly quirky provenance of CLM232 that appeals to me - not any “cop chip”.
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20-08-2021, 08:01 AM | #497 | |||
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some crazy will think the history is worth money and probably pay even more
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20-08-2021, 09:55 AM | #498 | ||
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Crazy, ex police XR6T's always used to range between 18-26k for any I saw sell at auction. Good value for an 18 months old car at the time, but I could never bring myself to buying one knowing how much they get thrashed.
Having a few family members that are are cops, some of their stories of what their cars go through are epic. But someone obviously sees the value in it.
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20-08-2021, 10:37 AM | #499 | |||
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20-08-2021, 12:06 PM | #500 | ||
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When I was young a stupid I was the same, bloke I worked with asked me when I was going to change out my ON/OFF switch for an accelerator
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20-08-2021, 02:54 PM | #502 | ||
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20-08-2021, 03:51 PM | #503 | ||
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20-08-2021, 04:23 PM | #504 | |||
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He was right too, I was freeking mad, there was one speed for me, flat out, in or on anything, including girls... Cheers Billy Last edited by slowsnake; 20-08-2021 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Missspell |
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20-08-2021, 08:06 PM | #505 | |||
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20-08-2021, 10:15 PM | #506 | ||
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21-08-2021, 07:58 PM | #509 | ||
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Yes, incomprehensible for what they (Figari) are!
Calamity is powering on, looks like one of “ours” is in the ring there, and a couple of the regular traders. |
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23-08-2021, 08:23 AM | #510 | ||
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sorry, I've got a foot in both camps.. was worth it
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