Post a pic of your real car

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Just bought today :D

2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 Veloce

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Awong124
I've always liked that one. Here in Canada that was the Acura TSX. It only came in one trim, with black leather seats and 17" wheels. I actually had the opportunity to buy a used '07 silver one with a 6-speed manual. It was basically the ideal one that I would want. But it had 117k km on it, and the interior was a little too beat up, so I passed.

I can't remember if I've ever posted in this thread.

2006 Mazda 6 V6 Manual currently with ~80k km
2019 Toyota 86 Manual currently with ~25k km

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Seeing your pic of your Mazda reminds me of the TriPoint Mazda6 touring cars. Loved that era for sport sedans.
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Bought right at the end of 2025, a brand new leftover 2024 Nissan Z Performance in Seiran Blue Metallic/Super Black roof two tone with the graphite interior. Absolutely love this color combo and was sad to learn that they had removed it for the 2025+ model years. Traveled down to Virginia to get this one and traded my brother's Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Sport AWD for it, while "giving" him my 2018 Lexus GS350. (Still technically mine, but I'll probably be driving this more) Put some snow tires on it in VA and drove it 700 miles home to Maine.
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MedigoFlame
Bought right at the end of 2025, a brand new leftover 2024 Nissan Z Performance in Seiran Blue Metallic/Super Black roof two tone with the graphite interior. Absolutely love this color combo and was sad to learn that they had removed it for the 2025+ model years. Traveled down to Virginia to get this one and traded my brother's Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Sport AWD for it, while "giving" him my 2018 Lexus GS350. (Still technically mine, but I'll probably be driving this more) Put some snow tires on it in VA and drove it 700 miles home to Maine.
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As one of the few auto transmission ICE performance cars, the Z made it onto my shortlist of potential new cars.
We only get two versions here in Australia with the NISMO version requiring a ballpark $20k premium. That one got culled straight away as being too big a spend for what you get over the standard Z.
Doing a bit of homework and looking at one in 3D, I found the luggage space in the rear absolutely minimal at best. I also had/have concerns about Nissan's future, but what ultimately got the Z and all performance oriented cars with low profile rubber deleted, is the err....state of the roads in my State of Victoria.
A major reason why I'm now considering a Ford Ranger Raptor or joining the SUV masses.
 
Pete05
As one of the few auto transmission ICE performance cars, the Z made it onto my shortlist of potential new cars.
We only get two versions here in Australia with the NISMO version requiring a ballpark $20k premium. That one got culled straight away as being too big a spend for what you get over the standard Z.
Doing a bit of homework and looking at one in 3D, I found the luggage space in the rear absolutely minimal at best. I also had/have concerns about Nissan's future, but what ultimately got the Z and all performance oriented cars with low profile rubber deleted, is the err....state of the roads in my State of Victoria.
A major reason why I'm now considering a Ford Ranger Raptor or joining the SUV masses.
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Consider yourself lucky you don't live in SA. Victorian roads are excellent compared to our rim breakers... and that's even with my 18's that I don't consider too low profile, unlike the 20's on my other car.

18's on the right and 20's on the left.
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Good thing I have two new sets (1 for each car)

Two of the four GT-P rims and brand new centres.
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The brand new genuine option upgrade (wider and lighter) rims I have for the HSV... and new centres too.
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FPV MIC
Consider yourself lucky you don't live in SA. Victorian roads are excellent compared to our rim breakers... and that's even with my 18's that I don't consider too low profile, unlike the 20's on my other car.

18's on the right and 20's on the left.
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Good thing I have two new sets (1 for each car)

Two of the four GT-P rims and brand new centres.
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The brand new genuine option upgrade (wider and lighter) rims I have for the HSV... and new centres too.
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I must admit I haven't driven a single metre or set foot in South Australia, so I'll have to take your word for the condition of the roads.

Over here, people have noticed the obvious difference when compared to previous years, especially when it comes to how long it takes for repairs to be made.

When the deep dive was done and the figures became public knowledge, State based funding for maintenance, repairs and the like, has dropped dramatically. The lowest in years.

Question the pathetic government and they just try and blame the weather while smirking for the cameras. It's become the standard response for the ALP conven of witches in charge.

With what we pay in State and Federal taxes and levies, to have to swallow their feeble excuses is not fair.

Also not fair is how much damage to your car, the authority requires before you can make a claim for compensation from the State.
In excess of $1,600 (2024 number) with the burden on the car owner to prove exactly how the damage was acquired. I'll bet the cost of a damages claim doesn't extend to towing fees and any loss of wages either.

By choice I roll on $300 per corner rubber. I use the best rated tyres for wet weather grip that will fit my rims. I avoid gravel roads if I can and will detour around the worst of the tarmac, so it's not as if I'm not being as proactive as I can in avoiding damage. It's just makes it harder than it has to be when confronted with unexpected, wheel-swallowing holes on major roads.
 
Pete05
I must admit I haven't driven a single metre or set foot in South Australia, so I'll have to take your word for the condition of the roads.

Over here, people have noticed the obvious difference when compared to previous years, especially when it comes to how long it takes for repairs to be made.

When the deep dive was done and the figures became public knowledge, State based funding for maintenance, repairs and the like, has dropped dramatically. The lowest in years.

Question the pathetic government and they just try and blame the weather while smirking for the cameras. It's become the standard response for the ALP conven of witches in charge.

With what we pay in State and Federal taxes and levies, to have to swallow their feeble excuses is not fair.

Also not fair is how much damage to your car, the authority requires before you can make a claim for compensation from the State.
In excess of $1,600 (2024 number) with the burden on the car owner to prove exactly how the damage was acquired. I'll bet the cost of a damages claim doesn't extend to towing fees and any loss of wages either.

By choice I roll on $300 per corner rubber. I use the best rated tyres for wet weather grip that will fit my rims. I avoid gravel roads if I can and will detour around the worst of the tarmac, so it's not as if I'm not being as proactive as I can in avoiding damage. It's just makes it harder than it has to be when confronted with unexpected, wheel-swallowing holes on major roads.
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It's much the same here, but just a different level of bad.

This is the typical damage I've been getting and in this case it was on my street where they'd just installed new services to a house. The fill had washed out by overnight rain and I didn't notice.:( At least it's repairable.

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FPV MIC
It's much the same here, but just a different level of bad.

This is the typical damage I've been getting and in this case it was on my street where they'd just installed new services to a house. The fill had washed out by overnight rain and I didn't notice.:( At least it's repairable.

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Yeah not good.

Did you get the rest of the cr checked out like wheel alignment, suspension joints?
If it did that to the rim, I'd be amazed if there wasn't any other collateral damage for simply driving down your street.

That's the other thing that really curdles my cream.
What sort of mullet signs off on a repair job that will wash away the very next wet day on the calendar? Where is the accountability?
 
Up by me, the 10km main stretch to my house is strewn with uneven patches. Horrible if we dailied the MX-5 and the XR(on the 19" Dark Argents soon to be fitted).
Good thing council are conducting a "pothole" roadworks "trial". :rolleyes:
 
unit-one
The cabin pictures turned out creepy. :P
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Maybe a bit of tweaking might adjust to what it looked like in real life.

I experimented with Apple Photos, warming the colour cast, raising "shadows" to the max, upping the brightness and lowering the contrast and it looked "better" to me, or at least not so "creepy". However, I wasn't there, so I may be off.

But great photos, @unit-one , I felt I WAS there in the forest!
 
GBO Possum
Maybe a bit of tweaking might adjust to what it looked like in real life.

I experimented with Apple Photos, warming the colour cast, raising "shadows" to the max, upping the brightness and lowering the contrast and it looked "better" to me, or at least not so "creepy". However, I wasn't there, so I may be off.

But great photos, @unit-one , I felt I WAS there in the forest!
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Thank you. =)
TB
@unit-one - Your Yaris has seen more snow than my Tacoma! :lol:
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I can't help it. There's something that pulls me to the snow)
GlamFM
We had one of those before the second kid made us get the bigger Rav4.

I think the Yaris Cross is a fantastic car.
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Mhm, I understand. The Cross is limited on cargo space compared to RAV4.
 
Been a while since I last posted, lots of ups and downs since then.

Replaced my clutch with a Bully Racing stage 2 kevlar clutch and got a new dual mass flywheel back in June. With the extra power I've been making the clutch just wasnt holding up and started slipping a lot in higher gears. Was such a great upgrade and has been solid ever since. Well worth it and should last a while with my current poewr goals.

In July, my Multiair Actuator took a crap. Its basically the part that controls the VVT in the car, but unfortunately you cant just change one actuator, its one solid unit for all 4 actuators that sits under the valve cover which makes it a bit of a pain in the ass. Other crappy thing about that is that the part is 1500 dollars! However, with that out the way it should do well for the longevity of the engine, a big maintenance part. At that time I learn my Ecu and/or engine harness was shot too so I replaced both at the same time. That had to be one of the most annoying installs I've ever done and dont want to do that again any time soon. Since then the car has been extremely solid and actually running better than the last ECU. Car was out of commission from July till October though.

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As I started logging again for my tuner in November to try to get back to my 24psi levels, my tuner saw my requested boost and actual boost levels weren't lining up. Ended up having a small leak that got slightly worse. Spool was decently slower and PSI was capped to 12lbs in first and second and 17 in the rest of the gears. Didnt ever lower from there so I figured it was intercooler or plumbing to and from it. So in December I bought a new ATM front mount that was designed specifically for my car, even though my last was bought from a company that makes parts for my car I realized just recently that their core is actually just some generic intercooler core, so that explains the fitment issues. New one is taller and deeper, and also a step-core intercooler. The plumbing is also about half the length of the last set up so its actually made air flow extremely efficient, boost kicks in sooner, power feels better, and another bonus is that every noise coming from the turbo is louder, so thats always nice.

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Really loving the new set up so much, and just how hard the power kicks in is great. Now to get back to logging finally, as I'm only at about 20psi now, so we should be able to start increasing that again finally.

Still have two issues though. Chasing a very small oil leak onto the exhaust, it stinks. And my Thermostat is leaking slightly, not enough to affect coolant levels but its also just annoying. My fault for not buying OEM.
 
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Pete05
Damn that's a lot.
Have you had the car from new, and they're all your miles?
How many miles do you cover in a year?
Any failures in that time, or typical Mazda reliability?
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Yeah, had it since new, bought it early in 2020. Given I hit 200k a few weeks ago, it is somewhere around an average of 33,333 miles per year, though that is about to greatly slow down lol. As far as reliability, at around 180k the rear main seal started leaking, causing the clutch friction disk to basically explode due to oil contamination. Other than that, the infotainment display's outer layer corners started de-laminating, but I haven't bothered getting it fixed.
 
Venom800tt
Yeah, had it since new, bought it early in 2020. Given I hit 200k a few weeks ago, it is somewhere around an average of 33,333 miles per year, though that is about to greatly slow down lol. As far as reliability, at around 180k the rear main seal started leaking, causing the clutch friction disk to basically explode due to oil contamination. Other than that, the infotainment display's outer layer corners started de-laminating, but I haven't bothered getting it fixed.
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Given the average Aussie car gets driven around 15,000 to 20,000km per year, you'll understand why I was shocked by your distance.

For comparison, when I was working in my job as a Truckie, I was averaging about 95,000 per year.
Google Maps told me that was one point something times around Earth.
 
Pete05
I've been ripped off on bragging rights and frequent flyer.... No. Something.
How far away is the moon ? 😁
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The Moon is 4.04 years away if you go back to driving 95k a year.

(Time it right and you might arrive sooner since there's a ±5.5% swing in the orbit)
 
Had to replace my 330D , 19 year old car so erm things were wearing out .

So today I got this , yup another convertable . It's a 435 D Approved Used from BMW of course and my rear end is squeaking thinking about how much I spent , but it's worth it . nice low Miles 33,000 FSH and it's a 2020 model with lots of weird electical stuff i've never seen let alone used . So as a retired chap I did the usual bloke thing , shoved fuel in it and drove it home . The Owners Manual is 325 Pages ............eek :dunce:


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