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Fri, 21 June 2002 02:23
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Hi Guys and Gals
As some of you already know I am getting married next Feb and I am after some mean wedding cars.
My mate has some Caddy's and an awesome Chevy but my sister used them for her wedding so I don't think I am going to use them for mine too.
So I am looking for some real tuff fat cars (not Sprinters or Cressidas - note the usage of the word 'tuff') 
If anyone can help please reply.
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Re: OT - Wedding Cars
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Fri, 21 June 2002 02:45
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What about Hilux Phil?
There heaps tuff, well they use 'em as work utes, so they must be
Cheers Norm.
P.S. How's the MR2 going?
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Fri, 21 June 2002 02:59
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HAHA 
Chuck a couple of bails of hey in the back and I can be a country bumkin!
The MR2 is going good - stupd radiator cap died a few weeks back and the water was spraying all over the motor. When I looked in the rear vision mirror I was freaking - thought I had blown something. Then I got home and there was no oil in the engine bay as I would have expected. It was just steam, thankfully.
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Re: OT - Wedding Cars
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Fri, 21 June 2002 07:32
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Congratulations,
Maybe you should post a suggestion of the kind of cars you are after - that may help, rather than just posting what you don't want.
Good Luck
Stew
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Fri, 21 June 2002 07:38
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My car!
It's tuff. It's gotta be to haul my arse around the place.
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Re: OT - Wedding Cars
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Fri, 21 June 2002 07:51
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So I am looking for some real tuff fat cars (not Sprinters or Cressidas - note the usage of the word 'tuff')
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A new monaro. Or an old one if you like the old junk. 
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Re: OT - Wedding Cars
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Fri, 21 June 2002 08:12
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Monaro? Monaros blow goats. What about a TE50?
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Fri, 21 June 2002 10:14
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Phil,
Both Rod and I extend our congratulations to you and your fiance'. 
With reference to the Wedding cars - Rod and I had a Mark V Jaguar and for the Flower Girl and Page Boy we had a 1951 4CV Renault (Rod's Mums Car). 
The cars really depend on the type of wedding, we had a formal wedding so our cars were pretty formal.
If I had the chance to do it again - I would have to say that I would choose 1934 Ford Coupes or Walkinshaw Commodores. My mums neighbour had the Commodores as a wedding car and it was pretty cool.
If you cannot decide on cars - what about every girls fairy tale - a horse and cart!......
Well anyway, whatever you both decide I am sure you will love the cars the day.
Congrats
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Fri, 21 June 2002 11:19
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ahhh u want tuff ???
hire out a viper for a day..... or 2
drool*
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Fri, 21 June 2002 11:45
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mate, congrats, why dont you use a fleet of mr2's there TUFF!
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Sat, 22 June 2002 09:44
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| Teenz wrote on Fri, 21 June 2002 8:14 PM |
If you cannot decide on cars - what about every girls fairy tale - a horse and cart!
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I'd be staying clear of horse and cart. I've seen on tv about a couple who had one at their wedding. Something spooked the horses and they bolted. The bride suffered neck injuries and was rushed to hospital. The priest married them at the bedside while tubes were being stuck in her.
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Sat, 22 June 2002 14:30
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i know!!! a heap of old school celicas!!!
Mrta, Bigworm and Yogi
that would be good 3 nice celicas and a helicopter
cheers
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Sat, 22 June 2002 14:35
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| Oz_Craig wrote on Sun, 23 June 2002 12:30 AM |
that would be good 3 nice celicas and a helicopter
cheers
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yeah man and some fonions !!!!!!
(movie quote)
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Sat, 22 June 2002 14:51
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I dont get it are you paying me out cause i didnt put a (,) in after good??
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Sun, 23 June 2002 01:14
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naah its not a payout
movie quote
really bad movie
its called "half-baked"
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Sun, 23 June 2002 23:34
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HAHA - Ok some funny comments and good ideas there.
Thank you for the congrats.
Teenz - I think I possibly may be able to line up a fat 34 like you were saying that is chromed underneath and polished to the point that I think even the bolts in the places you cant see are polished. So that may be a go'er.
I think when I think of wedding cars, I think big fat V8. Although I drive a 4 banger and love them - nothing sounds and looks better than some old street machine with a big fat V8 rumbling up the street. So I guess this is what i will be going for. (The dodge viper would be awesome - where do i get one???)
I was thinking horse and cart - but after that story about the bride ending up in hospital I might leave that down the bottom of the list.
Anyway - thanks for the replies pple.
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Mon, 24 June 2002 01:42
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just hire a few single seaters... less hassle Old lotus?
Cressida's would look tuff... well the smoke to match the dress as we pull away would look tuff!
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Mon, 24 June 2002 01:51
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Mate Congrats.
I reakon a fleet of Supra's would look the part!!
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Mon, 24 June 2002 06:18
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yassss...go the viper for sure
umm....the ONLY place ive ever seen a viper in real life is a place called "mosman auto's" or something on Spit Rd i think
just call up some fancy car dealership and ask where u can hire one
if u want the mosman auto's phone number ill look it up for ya ...
 
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Mon, 24 June 2002 06:23
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I sat in a viper at a friends workshop... only prob is that the pedals were on the passenger side and the wheel on the other (in the middle of a conversion - still could be driven!)
I didn't think that much of it in the flesh, they look better in pictures...
The 99 race model ferrari (same as the one in the race series) was much more interesting - it's brakes were bigger than my wheels!
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Mon, 24 June 2002 06:28
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yeah vipers are my dream cars
i would do ANYTHING to breathe near one
i had only seen them in pics
and one day cruising past the mosman auto's i casually looked over at the dealership like i always do expecting to see porches and the usual "crap".
but i saw 2 vipers and i absolutely went ape !!!
still havent touched one yet
but ive been 1 to 2 metres away behind glass
getting there !!!
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Mon, 24 June 2002 07:01
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If you like Vipers then go to the USA. Plenty there.
Me personally, I don't like Vipers. Sure they look good. But sticking a massive truck-based engine into a car isn't my idea of making a good car. All the individual parts have to compliment each other. A Viper is just a big engine, every other part starts to fail once you push it. It wouldn't be much of a good drive either with that massive lump of iron stuck out the front.
Sorry to burst your bubble, just my opinion.
Phil: What about a couple of Ferraris? They cost about $2.5k each per day though....
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Mon, 24 June 2002 07:14
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totally agreed nark
they just guzzle fuel
but i just love em
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Mon, 24 June 2002 07:21
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Have any of you guys seen the Chrysler TV ads The vipers are coming and anyone can own form around  $70 000 or you can import
one for just a little bit more if u can't wait yeah go the vipers they are trully white mans magic 
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Tue, 25 June 2002 00:31
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Sacrilege!!! I dont think the quality of Vipers is that great, that goes without saying.
That big lump you refer to is not iron!!! Its a big lump of aluminium. Lamborghini made it for Dodge! Only thing is it had to stay old-skool because they wanted to give the "bird" (as it has been written) to other, high-tech car manufacturers
Supposed to handle pretty well too. They sure did/are shaking up the Porsche's in the GTP.
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Tue, 25 June 2002 01:33
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they also chew up tyres !!
i have seen them agns the feraris and the porches... the vipers kill them on the straights etc........ but tyre wear always does them in
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Wed, 26 June 2002 00:34
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The engine is matched to the chassis, they still do pretty well for a big FR car considering they havent had the development $$ and dont have the exotic mid/rear engined layout of the Porsches and Ferraris.
Overhead cams would be nice, but then you would lose the whole point of the Viper. Have you seen the new Viper? They made the engine BIGGER! Personally I'd like something smaller with a bit more technology (1UZFE comes to mind) but its part of the Vipers character.
As for the brakes...yeah, they murder them, thats why they were able to chnage the brakes for dinner plate sized Harrops if you look now.
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Wed, 26 June 2002 05:16
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seeming as its a special day, you want someting exotic
cant go past a nice red ferrari, sure it might be expensive to hire ( think its like $400 for 1/2 day, dunno was in the paper a year or so ago) but just think of the memories.
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Wed, 26 June 2002 11:04
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| Nark wrote on Mon, 24 June 2002 5:01 PM |
But sticking a massive truck-based engine into a car isn't my idea of making a good car.
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hey nark careful what u say, your RA60's 21R-C was used in trucks and utes as well heheh 
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Thu, 27 June 2002 00:28
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The 21R-C is hardly massive. It also contributed to why the car was such a piece of shit before the engine conversion....
Anyway, this has gone a bit off topic... Sorry for jacking the thread Phil!
Redline, last time I asked about hiring a 355 I was told that it'd be $2500 for a day... $400 for half a day would be AWESOME but are you really sure about that?
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Thu, 27 June 2002 03:59
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No problems,
I like the chatter.
Don't know about $2500 for a car for a day - dont care what it is....actually the McLaren would be the only car I'd consider for that price.
I can get my hands on Ferraris and Lambos anyhow through people I know. I was more thinking of unique classics such as Teenz suggested; 34 rod. I am aiming for that currently.
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Re: OT - Wedding Cars
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Thu, 27 June 2002 07:42
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Phil,
What do i win for my suggestion............LOL
Whatever you choose will be great!!!!!!!
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Thu, 27 June 2002 12:22
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unique classic? we will tow you on the "TOYMODS TRAILER" and for a tuff car, mine is available! hahahahahaha!
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