Beater car thread? - Page 6

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 02:40 PM

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^AHAHAHA my Camaro's driving light on the left side went too....driving with the Highbeams on FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol..the key to driving with your brights on is never cleaning the lens

Funny thing about the 'beater' is I never give it half the attention of my Subaru. It just sits there waiting for a parts run, dump trip or a big storm. I curse it on the uphills and praise it in a blizzard. I did give it full synthetix' though

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 06:10 PM

Isuzu FTW

there so under appreciated

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

Isuzu FTW

there so under appreciated

FTW. under appreciated and under powered

. I tell you one good thing about nil power is the truck wont' spin it's tires in snow

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

FTW. under appreciated and under powered

. I tell you one good thing about nil power is the truck wont' spin it's tires in snow

ha, mine is a v6 so it has a bit more power. One of my buddies has a 86 2.3l with big mud tires... talk about slow!

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

ha, mine is a v6 so it has a bit more power. One of my buddies has a 86 2.3l with big mud tires... talk about slow!

my 'little mule' is powered by the bigger 2.7 4' cyl. You would think it might have some power.hehhe NOT! I spend more time in 3rd gear than any gear...winding the hell outta of it.lol. This darn' car will not quit. When the exaust fell off so did the power. Sounds mean now but is even slower. So slow that CAL TRANS drivers are now passing me

. I wish I had the Twooper for the comfort though

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

my 'little mule' is powered by the bigger 2.7 4' cyl. You would think it might have some power.hehhe NOT! I spend more time in 3rd gear than any gear...winding the hell outta of it.lol. This darn' car will not quit. When the exaust fell off so did the power. Sounds mean now but is even slower. So slow that CAL TRANS drivers are now passing me

. I wish I had the Twooper for the comfort though

Yeah I love mine, does your isuzu seem to "heal" its self? One day ill get a check engine, one day a drop of oil, one day a hard shift, one day a hard start, but then it all goes away and drives perfect? is yours 4wd?

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

Yeah I love mine, does your isuzu seem to "heal" its self? One day ill get a check engine, one day a drop of oil, one day a hard shift, one day a hard start, but then it all goes away and drives perfect? is yours 4wd?

No grief whatsoever. No oil, CEL's and the 5 speed shifts NICE. It is 4wd and 2wd which I drive in most of the time....Lock the hubs in real snow. We put new shocks and full brakes + a tune or two and always used synthetix in the motor, gearbox, and dif' and she's been the ultimate 'beater'. However it is only a matter of time until I can afford to get a better and faster 'beater'. I'll remember OL' Grey though as a faithful companion and super reliable work horse

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

No grief whatsoever. No oil, CEL's and the 5 speed shifts NICE. It is 4wd and 2wd which I drive in most of the time....Lock the hubs in real snow. We put new shocks and full brakes + a tune or two and always used synthetix in the motor, gearbox, and dif' and she's been the ultimate 'beater'. However it is only a matter of time until I can afford to get a better and faster 'beater'. I'll remember OL' Grey though as a faithful companion and super reliable work horse

Thats cool, we cant seem to get our brakes to work very well

Only if I had videos of all the stuff that this thing has been though

action shot

lol

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 06:49 PM

We got lucky I think and got a great set of rotors. Brakes work perfect: progresive and very strong.

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

We got lucky I think and got a great set of rotors. Brakes work perfect: progresive and very strong.

Yeah thats the next on our list. It already has new pads, booster, and master cyl. Maybe the rotors are just out of spec? Are you on planetisuzoo?

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

Yeah thats the next on our list. It already has new pads, booster, and master cyl. Maybe the rotors are just out of spec? Are you on planetisuzoo?

LOL. Planetizuzoo? Did'nt know it existed. Let see that will be the umteenth forum I'd join. I'll check it out

subiewerkz · 05-08-2007, 07:05 PM

No pics in the memory card but my other vehicles are a 2007 Nissan Versa, a 2005 Dodge Durango Hemi 4x4 and I just sold my 2000 dually Dodge Ram 4x4 diesel. I'll be picking up another pickup truck when I run across one in the price range I'm looking for.

***ELD4AU6*** · 05-08-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

LOL. Planetizuzoo? Did'nt know it existed. Let see that will be the umteenth forum I'd join. I'll check it out

sweet man, Im ZOMGtrooper

SekretSkwirl · 05-08-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ELD4AU6

sweet man, Im ZOMGtrooper

cool. I could be Zugirl or.....

....Girlzuzu

***Pyro*** · 05-29-2007, 09:15 AM

Bump for my new (to me) beater.

It's a 2006 Suzuki GS500F. 487cc parallel-twin, 6-speed, 4-pot disc brakes on the front and 2-pot on the back just like our cars. It's been dropped, but that's OK because I'm a motorcycle n00b and will probably drop it myself. I haven't taken it past 7000RPM yet but it's still plenty fast for the highway. It's really light so it's nimble in the turns and accomodating to newbie riders like me. Claimed performance specs are: quarter mile in the low 14s, top speed of 110MPH.

The best part? My average fuel economy across the first 3 tankfuls is 62MPG. Suck it, Big Oil and hybrid owners.

05-08-2007, 06:10 PM	#77
*ELD4AU6* Platinum Member Car: 05 WRX STi CGM Fav Mod: RCE Location: Anniston, AL Posts: 1,905 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Beater car thread? Isuzu FTW there so under appreciated

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SekretSkwirl Senior STI Driver Car: 04' Silver STI Fav Mod: Re Re Valved Konis Location: Lake Tahoe, CA Posts: 303 Join Date: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Beater car thread? We got lucky I think and got a great set of rotors. Brakes work perfect: progresive and very strong.

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subiewerkz I'm Bringing Sexy Back Car: 04 Subaru STi Fav Mod: Just getting started Location: Michigan City, IN Posts: 322 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: Beater car thread? No pics in the memory card but my other vehicles are a 2007 Nissan Versa, a 2005 Dodge Durango Hemi 4x4 and I just sold my 2000 dually Dodge Ram 4x4 diesel. I'll be picking up another pickup truck when I run across one in the price range I'm looking for.

05-29-2007, 09:15 AM	#90
*Pyro* Platinum Member Car: '05 STi Fav Mod: Valentine 1 Location: NC Posts: 581 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Beater car thread? Bump for my new (to me) beater. It's a 2006 Suzuki GS500F. 487cc parallel-twin, 6-speed, 4-pot disc brakes on the front and 2-pot on the back just like our cars. It's been dropped, but that's OK because I'm a motorcycle n00b and will probably drop it myself. I haven't taken it past 7000RPM yet but it's still plenty fast for the highway. It's really light so it's nimble in the turns and accomodating to newbie riders like me. Claimed performance specs are: quarter mile in the low 14s, top speed of 110MPH. The best part? My average fuel economy across the first 3 tankfuls is 62MPG. Suck it, Big Oil and hybrid owners. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.