Just calling out whilst were all into Football I don't see anything much on any car buffs, be it your own pride and joys, there is a F1 thread but nothing on Supercars for eg or other races OS ?
Yes I am a car nut from way back, originally a Mechanic then Specialist in Brakes and Suspension then slid into the family business in the Automotive Aftermarket.
I used to punish my cars now I admire them.
Have spent alot of time getting good product to detail and having wife 3kids the only time you can grab many late nights in the man shed.
I/we attend many Supercar rounds incl Bathurst.
Bathurst I'm there near on every year due to business, love the place.
Supercars is another sport struggling due to many things, one the owners, maybe their friends with Lowy.
F1 I love - well the modern changes and rulings are effecting "racing" per say, as in most sports.
Many forms of racing grab my eye.
Avid Motogp Motorcross and Speedway watcher as well - hence why Fox is valuable to me not just for Football.
So whats your fancy and do you have a car you cherish ?

+ excuse the spell error in thread title.

EDIT: thread title updated - pv4

I miss the old Jap 90s two door coupes. The series 4+ RX7 and TT 300ZX are probably my all time faves.  The RX7 in particular holds is styling really well, it is still one of the best looking cars out there. The 300ZX is just pure horsepower greed and shameless styling.  Sports cars these days are sucky by comparison.

Couldn’t give a fug about V8, Bathurst or F1.

I'm a car nut. Loved and still love the Nissan gtr r32 . The original Godzilla.  Currently drive a tuscon and am thinking of getting myself a Hyundai 130n  . 

Love V8 sound, C63's to die for, Clevo/Windsors etc.......
Yer Godzilla is a beast ! came close buying one some years ago.
Talking Jap and yes agree RX7's were a brilliant machine but loved RX4's and earlier for me, 240/260Z's !
These late GTR's are weapons.
i30N way better than a Tucson thats for sure depending the needs.

Well considering  the tuscon is the family  car it has to do atm. The 130n will be the toy.  Loved the fd3s  rx7 which is the panther silhouette one.  There was one of the rare z spec gtr r34 in oz a couple of years back . Dunno if they sold it but it was a beast. 

hilux 4x4 is my daily and family duties beast, was never a fan of them in the past but man love the practicability of it and not care about it much - run over gutters etc.....
Can't deny turbo power is sensational, the pull through gears is amazing.
Been in some 500+rwkw ones man they go !

Getting into  worked fourby  is brilliant.  The power that comes out of them is immense . Uncle has a 12 patrol worked my God 😱😱😱😱

diesel torque monsters, environmentally friendly not lol......
Pity Patrol is dead here now, one of the best 4x4 chassis in the game.

They are brilliant. But I like me hiluxes    as well but I would love a land cruiser if I had the money. 

Absolute car nut myself. Always been into them since I was a kid and work as a Design Engineer at PWR Performance Products for a living specialising in the our motorsport side of business (F1, MotoGP, Le Mans, etc.) and fucking love it. Got a VW Bora for a daily which isn't anything crazy but I adore it all the same. I can appreciate almost anything with an engine, but Euro/Jap/Aussie stuff most of all. Follow most forms of racing and did karting as a kid, was great fun :)

great job mate and a top company ! from the outside.
Weels have done very very well good luck to them, great products.
Don't like Roland mind you lol......
I'm in the Aftermarket as well so know alot of the companies in the game here and deal with some OS.
In Adelaide this week for Sprints and heading to the Bend tomorrow.

Cheers, can vouch for it as a good place to work at too. Certainly impressive what he's done that's for sure. Roland is best left not discussed entirely 😅

Nice, The Bend looks like a cool track. From what I've heard it's very flat so not as visually impressive but at least you can see all the action. 

No worries.
Bend impressed me today.
As good as PI imo and probably better due to having the Rydges hotel right in front of the track for those well off people but it makes for getting good coffee inside and some nice static car displays.
I checked on the overnight cost during the supercars, $950 a night King room and $1400 a night Executive room, lol......
Track is top and Pit facilities very good, those private owners have done a great job.

I've always liked those Mercedes 280 SE's for some reason. 

Have been looking for mods for my tuscon and I must say America has more mods for it than here. We have a small market for it here. 

Ah now I see who you are lol.....
US always have so much available for anything typical mad buggas they are.
We are no where near it, a 12-13M car pop to what 26/7M people compared to last I knew 276.1M + registered vehicles in the US LOL.....
I have been going to the AAAPEX/SEMA show for some 20+ yrs, mod heaven and some of the builds are to die for :)

What does every use to detail their cars? Do you go the two bucket method? Use snow foam???

I'm a two bucket kind of guy but have lots of mates who snowfoam. I'm big into Bowden's products these days, best off-the-shelf stuff I've used (especially the wheel cleaner).

My cousin is a professional detailer for Honda and he uses and recommends snow foam to me. But he did if u only do a normal hand wash with the two bucket method under shade itll be just as good .  Bowden's is the best product I've come across. Aussie made to  boot  too.  Been getting into detailing my car and my wife's more and more due to me watching stauffer garage .  

yes I'm into it - 2 bucket method definately on my 2 pride and joys.
Yes have snow foam as well, actually is the Bowdens one.
Have their big green micro fibre towel and bought a number of their products knowing Dan.
TBH some is good some not, just depends what your colour car is and some products pop better than others.
I've always found not every brand has the best finish your after so once I use x brand I try another and may get better result.
I have quite a few friends far more into it than me so I listen to them and watch links they send me.
Heck even some of Meguairs product is still good I find.
Apart from buying a bit of Bowdens I've used this crowd for other brands waxit.com.au that many Enthusiast friends buy from.
Zaino is good I find and Menzurna "pops" metallic finish's to me.
I'm about to buy my first buffing machine and pads, been scared to use one but now I'm feeling confident enough fingers crossed.

Cousin recommended me some products they use at Honda as their professional grade products but will cost a lot due to them being only for "trade"   refract I've heard good stuff about.  Also with the buffing machines there are pros and cons in both orbital and  the  rotary buffers.  

Refract I've heard of too, but yes it wouldn't be cheap I would guess. Funnily enough I still go between some brands at times and I still go for Meguiars Wash and Wax (yellow one) on my VW as it has always left a good result. 

Don't be too scared about buffing, just let the tool do the job - the biggest mistake is too much applied pressure I find. Then just choose a good buffing compound and polishing cloth after that. It'll be easy as pie. Don't forget the wax! :)

Agree. The biggest thing is not to apply to much pressure. Also clay barring or clay Mitt before the buffer will work  a treat.  

yes agree fellas, no need to apply pressure with the buffer, just let the pad do its job and the product.
I'm arranging my order this week.

ChrisAUFC re car wash, agree yer thats the Ultimate Wash N Wax and have used it, pretty good.
I really like their previous one Soft Wash Gel, its pink and so very soapy and smooth.

Yep that's the one! Been using it nearly 8 years now and paint still looks factory fresh. 

Gotta do some servicing on the VW soon, I tell you what there are few things that grind my gears more on modern cars than these pesky "sealed" automatic transmissions 😠 I just want a dipstick to change my transmission fluid with ease instead of having to measure out the old fluid every time! 

One thing I hate about newer cars is that they make it look so difficult to service your own car , because one wrong move you wouldve disabled something electrical. 

Christ don't get me started on that too 😅 My mate used to be a mechanic at a VW dealership and saw it every day. Special tools to do routine tasks, diagnostic system lock-outs if you didn't have the right software.. The list goes on. 

Dont get me wrong technology   can be beneficial to cars. But it can make working on cars difficult . If I wanted to upgrade say my air filter I have modify my maf sensor to make sure my ecu doesnt mess up something 

Yep, for all its benefits that we all know about it does make simple things difficult. Like you said something as simple as a high flow air filter can throw out the sensor's operating range. Although to be fair I seem to have gotten lucky with the K&N panel filters in that regard, no issues for 7+ years. But obviously if you wanted more power you need a better setup and tune, along with the MAF issues you said - it's a fun and expensive world..

My old Mazda had a panel filter which was fine. But before I got the k&n panel filter I got a cold air intake. Had to return the cai as it messed up my ecu and Mazda did charged me . Never again

yes modern day cars, the tech has made working on them tedious.
You can work around some and some not.
Sealed boxs, even some engines today makes for the challenge, the OE's making life harder for the Aftermarket/DIY'ers.
One thing for sure tech has made it easier (at a cost) getting more power out of the de tuned showroom car.

Hey your detailer connections ChrisAUFC, having looked into buffers etc it seems you really need a couple regards size.
A mini for tight hard to get places and a larger one ie 5" wide backing plate for larger surfaces, what your cousin suggestion if any ?

Sorry mate I think it was MvFCArsenal's relative that was the dealership detailer 😅 Bit for what it's worth I have the regular pad for all the panels and a cone shaped piece for all the difficult areas. 

yer my mis read sorry.
Yer I'm still deciding - but yep need larger one for the large panels and small for the tight areas.

Mummy promises me an Alpine for my bday.

Yeah that was my cousin who works for honda. I can ask what pads he uses and recommends.  

yep cool Thanks.

I test drove a i30N Performance top spec coupe yesterday.
Only come in 6speed manual that suits me fine.
My first drive of a hot style hatch in years for I've been admiring the Golf R/A45/RS3 etcetc for a long time.
This i30N was bloody great have to say and for the price compared to the above usual over priced marques is great bang for buck !

They're absolute monsters. Hyundai market it as a gti killer and alot of reporters agree. Love em and their is already a market for aftermarket parts for them.  And like you said very cheap for a hot hatch

that they are.
Great tech as well and I could live with one for a daily.
I checked the Golf R but the wagon got my eye instead, great looking and the wagon has more practicability but I could manage with the i30N, I tested the coupe and its boot capacity is a little larger than the hatch.
Might be the option one day soon. 

Hyundai are releasing a fastback option for the n . 

Hyundai have really surprised me in recent years, in a good way. Mostly going against the norm of releasing one dour tarted-up hatchback to look like an SUV after another, and instead providing us with the N and the Stinger. Toyota are trying too with the GT86 and Supra, it's as if the Asian manufacturers (and probably a few others to be fair) forgot that their brand's reputation can be affected so much by the cars that appeal to actual enthusiasts. Nissan need to take note. 

Stinger is Kia but part of the hyundai family.  Happens when hyundai group are spending money on r&d .  Theres a n version of the Tucson coming as well . Love the i30n rally car 

Also agree with re Nissan. The gtr's are brilliant but most of their newer models have been meh . If they properly re did the sss pulsar it would've been brilliant but what we got was meh 

:) thats what I test drove and shape I'd want.

Agree Hyundai/KIA are working smart and keep looking ahead well.
I think the Stinger has suffered from wrong timing as brilliant a first effort it was.
Smart to capiltilise on the Falcon/Commodore closures But just too soon.
Many of those local owners are getting over their 3 or 5yrs lease's - many would/could have jumped over wishing to retain RWD action and since its sounding like Stinger MK11 is going ahead :(
Your right re Nissan and screwing up with a updated modern Pulsar variant, they now have given that segment away real silly imo.
Godzillas were brilliant and later GTR's as much as I admire them they also screwed up being too expensive.
Triple figures puts them up against some shelf Euro offerings, they should be sub $100k and their sales would be great imo.

Well the gtr's are super cars so they were always going to cost over 100k . Hell the last ever gtr r34 can cost over 200 k and if you get  a z tune  nismo variant you will be paying over 350 k. And if you can get your hands on a non modified skyline you will be paying more too 

yes agree, R35's are supercars and bloody expensive whereas the ol R34 wasn't that ott that I recall but could be wrong.
About the only Nissan worth talking about to me.

Hell yes to a modern day SSS Pulsar (if they bothered to do it right), then they can go ahead and even make a TCR variant to race and we're 90% of the way back to the glory days of Super Tourers :D A man can dream...

A modern sss pulsar done right would've been awesome . For some reason they decided to make it a family oriented instead of a proper hot hatch that could also be a family car . I still love the n14 sss pulsar   . Or if Nissan decided to bring back the gti-r  pulsar . The mini Godzilla 

The N14's were just brilliant, and I can't believe I forgot about the GTI-R, it's been years since I've seen one now. I miss Nissan when they were making cars like this 😅 

Re: the comments above the GT-R's have always been pricey. The latest Motor mag had a great article about the R32 and apparently it was AUD 100k when it was brand new back then (!) which is just staggering.

Really? Someone told me they were around the 30 to 40 k mark when they got released.the r32 was a legit bad ass and I haven't seen one that's hasn't been modified. 
Yeah the n14 pulsars were the best pulsar shape that nissan made.  The sss pulsar hatch was pure filth . Also the last GTI-r I seen was at the wreckers  next to my work.  Dunno if someone bought it or it got scrapped

yer those first Godzillas did cost way back then, just that now these R35's get up to $350k or abouts.
I whinge for its out of my reach lol......I'd love one.

https://youtu.be/I3h9Z89U9ZA

Trailer for the upcoming Ford vs. Ferrari movie about the 1960's Le Mans battles. Liking the look of it so far! 

agree, its looking like a good movie on one of the great wins in LeMans, looking forward to it.

Same. .

Ferrari 360km/h with an enthusiastic owner at the end.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADnNsA8sHTI

that is some cohanas !
I've driven pretty quick on autobahn's above the usual normal but friggin 360k and any idiot just needs to sway off line or whatever your toast ! but man thats tasty :)

The driver  has balls of steel. Lucky noone got in his way .

So mazda looks like they're testing a new rotary
 Rx9  perhaps?

Yep something is going on re Mazda rotary.
I had the wifes CX5 being serviced the other week and whilst waiting I was went looking around the showroom.
Naturally sales guy came hunting me but I said thanks no thanks just waiting on car being serviced But I did say how good the Mazda is nowadays BUT where is a performance product ?!
SP is gone etc and he did lead on a Rotary is looking very likely.......
Hope its a beauty.

Just come back from Bathurst - work and I still love being around race cars.
The amount of Mustangs is obvious for what else can you get similar sub $80k.
New RSpec model was paraded, Supercharged using Ford Performance product fitted @ Broadmeadows and Herrod Performance doing the fitment under Fords eyes.
This will be just over $100k limited to 500 units.
A test in the water in the hope a factory Ford one is done in the future RHD like GT350/500's.

Hoping if mazda do bring out a new rx it doesn't look  like the rx8.  Twas a werid looking car  but was alright to drive 

I always liked the Series 7 RX-7. Sexy looking cars. 

Ah the fd3s  puma silhouette 

TBH I warmed up to each model - mate bought the 1st gen new in red, looked mad but were a bit small for my liking.
As any a new model gets larger, I liked them more to the last gen.

Hyundai have released a one of a kind Imax  n drift wagon a v6 rwd  😂😂😂. Looks like a one off atm 😂😂 . Imagine  if it gets  into  production 

Ahh, takes me back to the Renault Espace with the F1 engine. Completely useless but brilliant at the same time. 

Yep . Like the Suzuki cappucino.  Looked good but so impracticable 😂😂  ive seen an ea falcon with twin turbos so much power for little outcome 

Hyundai kicking goals - the G70 4door RWD with option V6TT looks the goods.

On the carcare love I just received chrissy prez to myself from Waxit Shinemate 12mm DA polishing kit.
Test it out on my daily hilux then the wife's CX5 before I touch my 2 luv's.

Hyundai have come a long way from oh its just a hyundai 

Agreed, back in the day when everyone would be driving that same shitty excel they had no respect. I've seen no one dissing any of their i-models really though, and they're now very popular. My mrs had a Tucson which we loved, she nearly upgraded to a newer one recently but went with an X-Trail in the end because she said it was bigger. 

I am not a car enthusiast, I let the rain wash my car most times so don't detail :lol: but I came here to fix your thread title for you, cheers. 

ok Thanks for the title edit pv4 !
I'm jealous wish I could let the rain be the washer of my cars but I'm too ocd, a good and bad thing.
Yes Hyundai have done in half the time what the Japs did originally way back then and now I'm waiting to see how quick the chinese gain some cred here.
Being some here are Enthusiasts drop by for some tips now and then if needed, we or more so I wouldn't have recommended the xtrail :). 

It took the Japanese 20 years to get credibility . Same as the koreans . The chinese need to focus more in r&d instead  of copying cars.  Look at the cars they don't release o/s

And that is fine. 

It has honestly been bulletproof for what we use it for, I haven't found a problem with it yet. There are also slim to none times it doesn't suit our lifestyle with the little family etc. It has ticked every box so far, and in my very uneducated opinion I wouldn't push people away from it (without knowing all other options available). 

With Holden now officially gone by 2021, what will happen to V8 Supercars? Walkinshaw have ruled out the Camaro, and with Nissan & Volvo exiting in recent years (plus Betty's Erebus Mercs) it leaves a grim future with seemingly little new manufacturer interest. Time for a fresh slate and get DTM and Japanese SuperGT to combine regs so we can have all cars eligible from both those series on our shores. Thoughts?

Didn't she jump to holden? 

Sure did, more just making the point that we lost another different type of car from the field when she went to Holden. 

also she didn't have support from MB who really didn't like the thought being in the Bogan game.

Muz over $2B of our $$$$ went to Holden.
Electric or not money could have gone to more important areas ( hospitals/infrastructure) than a company sinking, thanks Unions.

Back in the day I liked the Touring Cars that actually had different manufacturers such as Holden,Ford of course but there was also Nissan, BMW, Alfa Romeo & others I found it interesting.  

However the bogans couldn't handle that cars from other countries were actually better so they told everyone else to fuck off & created their own category of "Aussie" cars only which was at that point I lost interest.  

Yer that period was tuff.......
Bloody marketing.
I loved the days of Bathurst having Class's and the variety of brands/models/capacities.
Such a top race back then, like a LeMans of old as well but 6hrs.
I did miss the V8's during that GrpA period despite liking Bimmers etc......
Trouble was the main support was not just the bogans but to the local manufacturers and those powers above in Supercars more so major sponsers etc created the Red vs Blue and Holden was one of the instigators in the background politicking behind the scenes promising $$$$ and they also would have been behind pushing other manufacturers out.
Why do you think Ford opted out years ago (again) then back how many times - and the field has always been dominated as the Commodore Cup.
Why do you think Volvo/Nissan walked away not getting enough concessions as per the Holden/Ford and why do you think other manufacturers haven't been introduced.
Supercars put themself in this position in the big picture today.
Holden the cash cow, with Fox Supercars at least could survive but not now.
I'm actually refreshed this is causing a huge reset - just hope its a good reset.

The Godzilla owning the holdens and fords was epic. That thing wasnt even a v8. Also didn't help holden and fords that their turning circles were like a boat 

Absolutely amazing how dominant they were. The Sierras were pretty good too. I'd love a return to Group A style or something like TCR for larger models. 

yep finally dong dong the Lion is dead !
Well was ages ago, they should have killed the commodore name like Ford did with Falcon when manufacturing ceased here.
Selling a fwd opel was never going to satisfy 2,500 V8 commodore buyers per month, bloody ridiculous.
Overall sad we have no more Australian cars but Unions made sure of that, no point its over.
As for Supercars, you can Thank also for driving away Betty's MB's, then Volvo and Nissan got drained badly, surprised they persisted for so long - Kellys smart finally changing to Mustang after persisting for so long with the Nissans.
People I know are talking about GT4 regs.
I sure like DTM as well.
GM/Chev are dead man walking in the future it seems, been such a badly run organistion.
They have dropped so many brands/models.
Camaro hasn't been confirmed next gen after 2023 at this stage.

I've heard GT4 being floated around too, but I don't think it'll work in Australia. I just can't see enough people supporting it given the eligible cars that would likely race. Porsches, Astons and Audis are just so different to the traditional touring car we've gotten accustomed to in V8 Supercars and we have GT3 anyway which is where the majority of the supporters for GT4 would likely come from anyway. It's a tough road ahead.

Agree with GM being the next to go, too. I'm giving them 5 years. 

Can't imagine how far long we'd be now if the government had given billions in subsidies to electric vehicle startups like they did Holden.

Yes I know, GT4/3 is such a different crowd lol, bogans would have it hard to stomach.
The Mustang GT4 is a cracker for sore eyes https://performanceparts.ford.com/gt4/
Trouble is the rest are Euro based competing.
I suppose with Holden/GM not in the picture like they were its logical it goes this way re GT4 type.
Supercars have been talking of Gen3 after 21, allowing 2door/coupe shapes under the control chassis but I'd say this will be blown off the drawing board now.
It will depend what support and direction they get from current Teams for starters then what costs are involved.
Sure is a tuff road and urgent road ahead.

GM have been dead man walking since the GFC.

Gm have been slashing jobs everywhere.  Thailand has been hit as well. They have been bullish