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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:09 pm
by CIH
ZOMG the bestest car evar in the bestest colour evar

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I want it so bad. Looks rusty though. Aksed for more piccys as I don't fancy the distance (155 miles)

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:08 pm
by CIH
'ave bid on a car! Not that ^ white one though

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:43 pm
by CIH
It was dark when I got home so I was going to take some arty-farty pictures with the side lights on so looked all dramatic 'n' stuff but the battry has discharged so the ebay pic will have to do:
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It's an 1989 Nissan S12 Silvia ZX Turbo. With flippy headlights! Lights go up, lights go down etc

Had a right job driving it home. Had to batter the brakes to avoid getting involved in someone's crash on the M1 (I clenched there), lunatic sat-nav sending me all around the bloody place and the mother of all tailbacks across the pennines. :mad:

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:35 pm
by Wild Fragaria
*tut tut tut* I hate bad drivers.

Oh, watch out for the 'driving into the water' sign (that aldo has as his avatar) :D

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:48 pm
by aldo
Wild Fragaria wrote:*tut tut tut* I hate bad drivers.

Oh, watch out for the 'driving into the water' sign (that aldo has as his avatar) :D
Or, watch out for the water ;)

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:04 pm
by CIH
what's that sticking out of the water ?

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:52 pm
by aldo
CamInHead wrote:what's that sticking out of the water ?
A road sign. Mrs Aldo and I visited York when it had been a mite wet.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:54 pm
by Wild Fragaria
Did you guys bring swimming costumes?

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:56 pm
by aldo
Wild Fragaria wrote:Did you guys bring swimming costumes?
No, Mrs Aldo prefers to skinny dip ;)

Mr Aldo prefers Mrs Aldo skinny dips too. Mr Aldo, however, does not skinny dip in case his testicles turn blue and drop off.

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:26 am
by Wild Fragaria
She isn't afraid of the freezing cold water but you do? :o

Good thing that I don't swim so it is unlikely that I will be present at the same spot to witness the dipping... :P

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:44 am
by karajorma

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:13 pm
by CIH
Is that a Scottish thing ? Follow thw rain clouds!

Back to the car, I found a sticky rear brake caliper so no wonder performance has been a little disappointing. (I been driving with the brakes slightly applied).

Also had a Nismo kitted Z33 (350Z) in work today and they were briefly sat side by side! No pictures due to a dead phone battery though. :(

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:52 pm
by CIH
Had a "bit of an off" yesterday morning on the way to work. Back end snapped out exiting a roundabout I later found-out is notorious for diesel spills. She fishtailed before spinning and bouncing over the central reservation (basically a largeish kerb). No body damage but theres a pull to the left so wheel alignment is probably shagged ie; something in the suspension is probbably bent. No nasty noises and nothing looks too bad when I got it on a ramp. Just glad there were no cars nearby and the reservation didn't have a barrier.

Never had the backend break away like that before. Gave me a bit of a shock.

Anyway, gave it a wash today and just had to rip-off the knackered boot spoiler (they're always knackered)
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:50 pm
by CIH
thinking of selling up..but! I have genuine reason for doing so. Will know more on Monday. relates to something else it put up here ages ago.

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:13 am
by CIH
Bumpage update! Still got the S12. It recently got some US/Aus spec tai-lights ("6-packs") and a fibreglass replica of the factory tailgate spoiler, colour coded.
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I've resprayed the black rub strips on the front and rear bumpers, incidentally.

Got these wheels incoming;
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More to come as and when