spanner
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All of your poses are fantastic!
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Yeah and thats about the money I spent on my SS (Aussie dollars anyways but the same deal) When I was in the market for a new car I drove a lot of things and nothing at that price range in an automatic or dct felt good enough to buy. Yes what ever it was had to be a manual but my curiosity had to be satisfied. The only thing I would have seriously considered was a 3 series BMW (330 or 340). But the model I wanted was over 100k. People do bag the Holden's but for the money they are outstanding value. Yes they aren't perfect but nothing else is either. Even driving my cousins HSV VF GTS (auto) with 130kw more power, yeah it goes hard but just doesn't have the same appeal and I couldn't justify the extra 40k price premium. If it was a manual then yes any day of the week!
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Yeah an older model Commodore slush box probably isn't the best thing to use as an example but it ain't all bad. It still has firmer shifts than my misses 6 speed auto in the Cruze yet it has more than double the mileage on it and it hasn't been rebuilt yet. I have driven many new cars and many with Autos and yes they have made huge progress with them but they still don't impress me much at all. I get the feeling that its missing something or im getting short changed. When Im driving I want to be in control over as much as I can, gearbox included.
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My current daily is an auto and to be honest I hate it. Well I dont hate the car, its actually fairly nice to drive but the fact its auto makes it sluggish as its an older 4speed.. Before we purchased this car I drove a couple others in manual but we wanted a wagon so our options were then limited and the only wagon manual they were asking ridiculous money for.. maybe one the auto burns up I'll do a manual conversion. One of my previous daily's was a manual a 2003 Mazda 6 and I loved it! And I really didn't mind stop go traffic. Had that for about 3 years and only sold it as I wanted a Holden V8 again. Regrets doing that as I should have kept it. My current manual SS isn't a daily but I did cop a little flak for not going with an auto.. Oh the auto is a faster car, oh they are easier to drive and paddle shifters are cool and it auto blips etc etc All good points yes but they lack that engagement you get with a manual. And I have learnt how to heal n toe and properly blip on down shifts and its such a satisfying feeling getting it right. Also impresses others when I take them for a spin in it! My misses owns a 2012 Holden (Chevy) Cruze and its an ok car. Feels solid and finished well but its an auto. But the gearbox is indecisive and constantly hunts around for the right gear and its not a nice experience. Definitely not a good combination with the 1.4 Turbo engine. The manual version of the very same car is something else! Like a completely different car! I considered getting one before the wagon and took a couple for a test drive. So much nicer and more fun experience. Yeah it was a tad notchy and the bite point was a tad high on the pedal but nothing a little getting use to wouldn't fix. When she drove it her first words were.. I should have got the manual eh! But her concerns were the daily stop go traffic commute to work. Not bashing autos as a whole and yes there are some amazing auto (dct) only cars out there which are insane but for me the driving experience just isn't the same. I don't like being denied the feeling of full control.
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I have to wholeheartedly agree with you on this!
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Nice Bimmers Hiriyu!!
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looks fab on display!
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Just go back and get it!
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Well yes I know that but what I meant to say was the box hardly looks big enough to offer any real protection in transit. Mine got crushed a little which damaged the corner of the box inside. Didn't mean to sound silly about it.
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Max arrived today! I can't believe I have a Valkyrie again! Dang it am I kicking myself now for letting them all go before.. This one is really beautiful! Absolutely love it! My 1J and YF19 are still in order prep but hopefully they will ship soon. The parcel box got a little crushed in transit and the Valkyrie box got some corner damage but its nothing too bad.
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that looks like it was properly packed.. not.
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Woo!! Mine is out for delivery today! And.. I finish early today!
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Cost an absolute bomb! but worth every grain of gunpower... errr I mean penny! Will Be my first weathered Valkyrie too! Simply.Cannot.Wait!
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A new addition but a replacement for one another BMW 635csi I already have but am selling.
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Is that a "bathtub" chassis!?
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Another new addition. Classic Carlectables 1:18 1966 Mustang. Hopefully arrives early next week.
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The Ferrari 333 is just awesome!
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They are still lovely things. I wonder if Arcadia will ever consider a version 3? On the whole they are still a well engineered toy even after all these years and the later versions were an improvement but there is definitely still room forimprovement.
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Oh! Be sure to show us your work when done!
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LOL! I'd be concerned if you removed all the screws and it DIDN'T come apart! Question.. why are you dismantling it?
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Looks like NY are sending my three items separately ffs.. the Max was first to be sent on its way. Kinda irritating.
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Another new arrival!
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Awesome photo!!!
