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vincentq4
03-14-2004, 02:14 AM
Hey guys ... what kind of ride do you have if your a student...and if not...what did you have when you were!!!

I am still a student..and I drive a 1990 Chev Beretta GTZ....it has a 4 cyl twin cam engine that produces 180 hp & 160 lb-ft when stock...it dynoed at the wheels 153 hp and 141 lbft...the tourque went up when I put on 2.5 inch exhaust all the way.....the tourque comes in at 120 lbft at 2200 rpm!!!!....and the gearing is very tall I can hit 160 km/h in third @ 7000 rpm and the top speed is very very close to 225 km/h (140 Mph) in fourth gear ( severely needs closer ratio's). It does the 1/4 mile in 15.414 @ 92 Mph...at least that was my best run....and all I have to do is shift only till 3rd gear!!! I have tried to shift into 4th..but it doesnt come close.....

I do some SoloII racing and a road track racing school with it....the front sway bars are direct link and are very very good....I know its a chevy.....and their known for severe understeer but mine is taken care of........its a great students car......I have had no problems except electrical..(rust and grounding!!!!) I could have pictures of it racing..but how do I put up pictures????

RC45
03-14-2004, 02:20 AM
I rode a 1983 Yamaha RD350YPVS...

http://home.arcor.de/fkrde/a_rd350_Bild_1.jpg

Me mum let me buy it because it was only a 350.. :twisted: :twisted:

I told her it was the "perfect learners bike" :twisted: - That's the ticket - a 50hp power valve 2-stroke learner.. ;)

TT
03-14-2004, 06:35 AM
I had a Peugeot 106 1.4 ... nothing special really, but better than nothing :D

Here it is in one of the early stages, with just new rims and slighly lowered (Remus muffler too)

edit - not really on-topic since my parents paid for it...
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/2/83106.jpg

SPEEDKILLAR
03-14-2004, 06:51 AM
My father bought mine.(E220 cdi)

na2o
03-14-2004, 07:42 AM
i drive a 2002 BMW 328i
http://www.geocities.com/na2o :D

ported_head
03-14-2004, 09:42 AM
hey RC, the same bike in your pic was sold as the Yamaha RD 350 LC( Liquid Cooled) in India. my cousin still ones one..minus the headlight fairing. sadly enough the emission regulations killed the selling of these bikes in india. it still holds a sort of cult status among bikers here..with the LCs being very rare.
funny enough they are still the most powerful bikes ever sold in india, without taking imports into consideration of course.

Well i have been driving a Fiat Palio 1.6 GTX..it makes a 100 BHP and about 14 KG-M of torque. no dynos around here. and for that matter no 1/4 mile times either.
but it does touch 62 mph in a shade over 10 seconds from a standstill. pretty good by indian standards.

Anonymous
03-14-2004, 10:43 AM
I'm a student & i drive a classic red mini with a white roof it's a 998cc with 40bhp of pure power :lol: I still love it you can have great fun in them and its been reliable so far i drive over 200 miles from my home in dorset to derby uni

High3nd
03-14-2004, 04:50 PM
Had 3 cars in High School First was a Mercedes C43 (totaled) then a Mercedes E320 (sold) and my Senior Year got a 03 Tundra (sold)

then during the summer had about 4 other cars, now i have a 540i

SPEEDKILLAR
03-14-2004, 04:54 PM
Had 3 cars in High School First was a Mercedes C43 (totaled) then a Mercedes E320 (sold) and my Senior Year got a 03 Tundra (sold)

then during the summer had about 4 other cars, now i have a 540i

Those are a lot and nice cars, wow, I would like to see pics of those Merc's, I'm a huge fan of Mercedes.

TT
03-14-2004, 04:56 PM
Dang, I just realised my car doesn't elect for this topic since my parents paid for it, TT beeing just a student...

And I realised that thanks to High3and post...

Had 3 cars in High School First was a Mercedes C43 (totaled) then a Mercedes E320 (sold) and my Senior Year got a 03 Tundra (sold)

then during the summer had about 4 other cars, now i have a 540i

Who paid for all these cars? You are 18 and already bought yourself almost 10 cars?

SPEEDKILLAR
03-14-2004, 05:00 PM
I hope you have pics of those Merc's or else I'll become angry If you don't
:wink:


then during the summer had about 4 other cars


What are those 4 other cars?

DeMoN
03-14-2004, 05:03 PM
I am supposed to get a 1999 Mitsubishi 300GT vr-4, but I cant find one with low mileage and red on black or black on black

guess Ill get the Infinity G35 instead.

vincentq4
03-14-2004, 06:10 PM
How do I put up pictures??

Wide
03-14-2004, 06:12 PM
I suppose 2 have a 99 BMW 3.20 Cabrio.. If I can find a low km and a cheap one.. :)
I stıll have no chance to buy my own car.. Cause still a student and no time for earnin money..

Garretts_turbo
03-14-2004, 06:17 PM
i paid for my truck in high school. Dodge Ram 4X4 with a 5.9 liter V8...mmmm....torque.....
after it was totaled by a drunk drivers carelesness, i bought the Box (see below). ugh. i hate this car....but when i get my tax return i will use it for the next car (which will be something i want!!!), and hopefully that lasts me for a while....

graywolf624
03-14-2004, 07:42 PM
During college I had- Pontiac grand prix 97
a second car that I still have 88 Irocz 350 (heavily modified)
Then my sr year the grand prix met a hideous fate and now I have a 03 mazda 6s. It has only been about 3 months since I graduated.

High3nd
03-15-2004, 05:09 PM
i didnt see that part, pops paid for the first 3 i had in high school. since then i have been paying for them. I have pics of the cars but i just need some one to host them. E-mail me and i'll send ya pics if you guys like. i got pics of dads new car....starts with a 3 ends with a 0 and has a 6 in the middle. guess what it is.

SPEEDKILLAR
03-15-2004, 05:12 PM
i didnt see that part, pops paid for the first 3 i had in high school. since then i have been paying for them. I have pics of the cars but i just need some one to host them. E-mail me and i'll send ya pics if you guys like. i got pics of dads new car....starts with a 3 ends with a 0 and has a 6 in the middle. guess what it is.

DAMN, somebody help this guy host those pics :!: :!: :!: :wink:

1zippo1
03-15-2004, 05:15 PM
My father bought mine.(E220 cdi)

Damn, you're a lucky bastard. That is a fucking expensive car! Ok not what I would buy for that kinda money but I would sure love to have one :P

1zippo1
03-15-2004, 05:18 PM
i didnt see that part, pops paid for the first 3 i had in high school. since then i have been paying for them. I have pics of the cars but i just need some one to host them. E-mail me and i'll send ya pics if you guys like. i got pics of dads new car....starts with a 3 ends with a 0 and has a 6 in the middle. guess what it is.

DAMN, somebody help this guy host those pics :!: :!: :!: :wink:

I'll host some pics for a while if you would like.

mail them to [email protected]

but I'll only stay online for another half an hour.

SPEEDKILLAR
03-15-2004, 05:21 PM
My father bought mine.(E220 cdi)

Damn, you're a lucky bastard. That is a fucking expensive car! Ok not what I would buy for that kinda money but I would sure love to have one :P

It was secondhand, but It only did 25000km.

SPEEDKILLAR
03-15-2004, 05:48 PM
How do I put up pictures??

Ask TT :wink: If I told you, you would get confused.

And btw High3nd, where are you man???

1zippo1
03-15-2004, 05:51 PM
going to bed. Kinda screwed up today. Lots of family came over & had to help out my dad => didn't study much => gonna get up early tomorrow and try and avoid JW :D

what I wanted to say: still no pics recieved... and euhm, he's 18 and he had all of those cars... not very likely is it

SPEEDKILLAR
03-15-2004, 05:53 PM
going to bed. Kinda screwed up today. Lots of family came over & had to help out my dad => didn't study much => gonna get up early tomorrow and try and avoid JW :D

what I wanted to say: still no pics recieved... and euhm, he's 18 and he had all of those cars... not very likely is it

Yep, a lot of BS.

And 1zippo1, you can't avoid JW, Muahahahahahaha :wink: see ya

1zippo1
03-15-2004, 05:57 PM
Yep, a lot of BS.

And 1zippo1, you can't avoid JW, Muahahahahahaha :wink: see ya

no, you're right, I can't. But I can pull out the internet cable upstairs :P

and I think I'll have to :D

C U later my fellow flemischmen

callen
03-15-2004, 08:41 PM
highend please make sure to include pics of the Ferrari 360!

High3nd
03-16-2004, 01:05 AM
okay i sent you some pics and thanks again for hosting them. I'm not gonna post any 540 pics until it gets lowered. looks funny with the 2" gap in the front.

High3nd
03-16-2004, 01:06 AM
highend please make sure to include pics of the Ferrari 360!

done

High3nd
03-16-2004, 01:08 AM
going to bed. Kinda screwed up today. Lots of family came over & had to help out my dad => didn't study much => gonna get up early tomorrow and try and avoid JW :D

what I wanted to say: still no pics recieved... and euhm, he's 18 and he had all of those cars... not very likely is it

dude i'm not on the board 24/7, i check in tho at least 4-5 times a day. i didnt see his message until now, oh and btw i sent him the pics, so dont go pointing fingers just yet.

High3nd
03-16-2004, 01:32 AM
Okay since you all want the pics NOW NOW NOW and no one believes me, i set up a cardomain page and will post the pics in there for you all to see. I have more pics on my camera of all the cars in our family but i need a usb cord which i will get tomorrow. For now here are the 360 pics. By the way the 360 is the Euro Edition.

Here it is http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/552407

brian
03-16-2004, 09:59 AM
put myself thru college AND drove the car in my sig (recently graduated).

dropot2
03-16-2004, 10:18 AM
I'm student and my car is my mom's car. It's a Citro??n AX, it is 14 years old and it has run 164.000 km...but I love it :D

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7783
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oantob
03-16-2004, 11:25 AM
i'm a student and i drove a mitsubishi lancer 1995 series...its quite old but i take good care of it...until i afford to buy an evolution one... :wink:

Tomerville
03-16-2004, 12:05 PM
Had 3 cars in High School First was a Mercedes C43 (totaled) then a Mercedes E320 (sold) and my Senior Year got a 03 Tundra (sold)

then during the summer had about 4 other cars, now i have a 540i


Are you for real? or just shitting. Do you care about cars or anything? Pix or STFU

SPEEDKILLAR
03-16-2004, 12:52 PM
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET fucking Ferrari, DAMN, no words.............. :wink:

1zippo1
03-16-2004, 01:13 PM
Indeed that 360 modena is supernice in black!!!

I never said you were lying but I said it wasn't very likely. There are so many people on the internet who pretend to have ferrari's and porsche's.

You are 18 and you've had all of these cars... you must say that it isn't something many people can say.

One thing that bugs me however is, why so many cars? And why so much different cars. You can hardly say a Ferrari 360 is comparable to that bmw that you now have... And you seem to talk about cars like you don't really care about them. If I would have owned a 360 Modena I would have told something about it...

SPEEDKILLAR
03-16-2004, 01:16 PM
If I would have owned a 360 Modena I would have told something about it...


I would of made cool video's about it, CRAZY CAR.

High3nd
03-16-2004, 08:37 PM
360 = dad The cars i listed were all mine. I wish the 360 was mine. I love cars, it is a huge hobby for me and something i want to do the rest of my life. I get a car, fix it up to the way i like it and drive it for awhile. Then start a new project. My dad is just a great supporter of it and lets me do this. He is my Sponsor :)

Yeh you all probably think i'm spoiled but i'm my dads only son, so who else is he gonna spend the money on? Like i said, the 540i is my next project, lots of plans for it so you'll all see pics soon.

vincentq4
03-16-2004, 09:01 PM
uh oh! I am having a preacher moment!!!
Hey man not every body thinks your spoiled.......if I was your dad I wouldnt spend it on you if you werent wise with it.....hobby is a hobby in any shape or form it always takes money to do because its worth it to you..in your case its your dads hobby as well and he may not have time to do what you do..so he lives it thru you......but ultimately........not all of us get this chance to support our hobbies like you have....so enjoy it man and learn from it. Dont let other ppls jealousy take the enjoyment away!!!!....maybe you might wanna be an engineer someday???? like me!!! all I wanna do is road race at a track...whether its Karting or solo I...or if I get enough money soon I will buy an ascc IT car!!! and go buzurk!!!! wish me luck...but yeah there is that $75,000.00 student loan!!!!

Junk2006
03-16-2004, 09:35 PM
My first car was a GMC safari van

bmagni
03-20-2004, 01:29 AM
i didnt pay for my car, but i love my m3 smg !!!!!

novass
03-20-2004, 06:49 PM
I still have my first car, my Nova. All paid for by me except for a few things I got as presents like a stereo etc.

Got a job at the age of 14 just so I would be able to get the car I wanted instead of what my parents wanted when I got my license.

dream
03-20-2004, 11:49 PM
when i was a student ...i drove a 2 litre diesel mercedes from the 70s .....

mofia77
03-22-2004, 01:33 AM
Hey guys ... what kind of ride do you have if your a student...and if not...what did you have when you were!!!

I am still a student..and I drive a 1990 Chev Beretta GTZ....it has a 4 cyl twin cam engine that produces 180 hp & 160 lb-ft when stock...it dynoed at the wheels 153 hp and 141 lbft...the tourque went up when I put on 2.5 inch exhaust all the way.....the tourque comes in at 120 lbft at 2200 rpm!!!!....and the gearing is very tall I can hit 160 km/h in third @ 7000 rpm and the top speed is very very close to 225 km/h (140 Mph) in fourth gear ( severely needs closer ratio's). It does the 1/4 mile in 15.414 @ 92 Mph...at least that was my best run....and all I have to do is shift only till 3rd gear!!!

sounds like you're describing my car.. :D ..too many concidences...
only mine is a 1996 Toyota Levin GTZ...4 cyl twin cam that produces 170 hp & 155 lb ft...dynoed ~140 whp and similar torque..i also hit 160 km/h in 3rd @ 7000 rpm..tho i have a top speed of about 150 mph (gearbox limited)...in 5th....i to have a best 1/4 mile et of 15.4...missin 3rd tho.. :oops: ..dats funny :)

vincentq4
03-31-2004, 12:04 AM
well may be the same power level... but the corolla is supecharged.

I did price a supercharger for my car..but I need to wait till I finish school to get that trim to 260 hp.....for 5 grand??? maybe I wont...and just improve the chassis and do some cyl head work....and buy some track tires.....thats more fun than a supercharger.

YellowMaranello
04-01-2004, 04:07 PM
I'm jealous of all of you. I have to buy a car if I want one, and that isn't going to happen because of a lack of funds. The closest time I can even think about owning a car is in 2 years. Whenever I do buy my first car, it's gonna be something (hopefully) cheap, RWD, manual, and lightweight. Those are about my only guidelines... eek.

irrational_i
04-02-2004, 07:48 AM
Some people have all the luck. I drove a 1974 Volvo 164e. 3 Liter Inline 6 Fuel injection. It was a hand-me-down. I managed to drive off-clock (200kph) and even drove it for 6 months without a radiator fan as the spares where rediculously expensive! I was amazed at the durability of that car. Also its features: aircon, leather interior. Some kind of dual brake system. Not too much power, but enough.

When I studied for a 2nd degree I was driving a 1972 BMW 3.0S. I loved it to death. Bought it because the 3.0CSi's where way out of my price range. Never had such a smooth engine again! It had 180bhp (I think that's 200hp) and could easily hit 190 (It was automatic and the rev limit was there). Spent WAY too much money to keep it running. Now I own a 1980 Porsche 911 SC. See under my topic in this forum(I have, been in, want). I love old cars. I did not study in the 70's! :)

sameerrao
04-04-2004, 12:53 AM
Lucky bastards ... I took the bus to school :(

oscargarza88
04-04-2004, 09:08 PM
i bet u guys already know, and i have a 300zx and i dindt pat 4 it, sisnce i cant even work!

redline
04-04-2004, 10:08 PM
Heres my first car that my grandma gave me when i was at school
THE MIGHTY DATSUN 120Y!!!!
http://users.froggy.com.au/tiger19/images/120y_mine.jpg

bmwfreak
04-04-2004, 11:27 PM
My student car (well, mom and dad paid for it) for Uni is a Perodua Kelisa that has been resprayed in... a rather interesting colour, with lowered ride height, diff rims, etc. (= you can see it here = http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8976

Back in high school, when i got my license at 17, i drove an E34 520i. That car has now been sold to my dad's company, to act as a company car for one of our GMs or Chairman of one of the subsidiaries, or something like that. I still see it now and then, and it holds a special place in my heart, since it was only the second BMW that my family ever owned (the first was an E28 520i)

sikx5
04-04-2004, 11:30 PM
Heres my first car that my grandma gave me when i was at school
THE MIGHTY DATSUN 120Y!!!!
http://users.froggy.com.au/tiger19/images/120y_mine.jpg

uhhhh mate shes a beast. i got one too, they go hard man. esp rally driving :D :D :D :D or empty industrial estates 8)