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Anyone see the latest Hot4's ?
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Fri, 22 October 2004 13:16
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Hey guys !
Just wondering if anyone has seen the newest issue of Hot4's ?
Well I dont usually buy this magazine but the car on the cover was familiar so I bought it.The car im talking about is the "1ONLI" Turbocharged kitted Camry.How often do you see a Camry featured in a magazine ? never hehehe.Well this Camry is hot ! its got some balls to match the show also,just wondering what everyone else though of it.
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Adelaide
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January 2004
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Fri, 22 October 2004 15:44
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My mum drives a camry
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Fri, 22 October 2004 16:03
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So does mine 
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Adelaide
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August 2003
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Sat, 23 October 2004 00:09
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my mum AND dad drive camrys.
And sometimes I do when I have broken something in my car 
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Sat, 23 October 2004 00:33
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I own one!!! YAY!!
Mine boasts the 2.5L V6. Has a A540 Auto Transmission (soon to be swapped for the 3VZFE 5 Speed), has lots of nice improvements done to the engine including custom extractor setup.
As soon as I rebuild my motor, with a little performance in mind, then I may request for Hot 4's too.
Camry's ROCK!! Simple, Cheap, Reliable and of course FUN!
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Adelaide
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January 2004
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Sat, 23 October 2004 02:18
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Sure.. they are FWD, underpowered overweight, and with handling characteristics sp? that best resemble a boat. 
Sean i also drive the camry when the 86 is defected, unregisted, broken or all of the above hehe.
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Sat, 23 October 2004 02:40
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my mum drives a '94 camry wagon 2.2- it has lots of mods too, roof racks, tow ball, and mags.....and its a 5 speed!  u other camry owners jelous? my mums doesnt like it tho cos its too slow! so arch whats the verdict on camrys?? 
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Liverpool, Sydney
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September 2004
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Sat, 23 October 2004 02:46
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We've got the magazine here and it does look pretty tough... i think its the gtr front bar that does it. The only things i dont really like about it is that gay retrimming on the roof, and im not a huge fan of the wheels either... but kudos for fitting 18's to it....
A few car magazines have been featuring cars that arent usually, well, how to put it, not the norm?
The newest Street Machine we bought, we dont usually buy it but it had a magna on the cover, absoloutley off its tits... he converted it to a 2 door... swapping the pillar over to the opposite sides of the car so that the doors open up suicide style... converted to RWD, v8 engine fitted, airbagged and the bonnet and boot open tilt ways.... absoloutley beautiful.... and its a magna! not the newer one either, but it did have a facial transplant to the newer birdish looking nose... it took a few years and you can see why.... but as oppsosed to the camry, i dont think the car actually ever gets driven... the camry if you look at the shots of the engine bay, looks like it gets driven a little bit.....
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Liverpool, Sydney
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September 2004
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Sat, 23 October 2004 02:47
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Jetspeedcamry - is that a veilside kit?
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Sat, 23 October 2004 03:19
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Sure is. Not a genuine one tho. Genuine ones come in polypropylene and cost $10K+. Mine is a fibreglass replica, off a 200SX.
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Liverpool, Sydney
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Sat, 23 October 2004 03:25
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Lol, i thought so.
Man, you can pick a veilside from a million miles away.....
There was a veilside stand ( veilside or cwest) not too far from our trade stand at autosalon a few shows ago, and they had a 180sx bar fully twisted in half and held that way up on display... unbreakable they reackon...
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Sat, 23 October 2004 03:44
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Unfortunately, in fibreglass, there not that strong!!!
But I guess you get what you pay for.
BTW, The comment about Camry's being underpowerred and overweight MAY be true perhaps for the Inline 4 versions, but the V6 is a different kettle of fish. Don't underestimate how quick they can be, especially the newer 1MZFE and 3MZFE engines.
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Canberra
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Sat, 23 October 2004 23:59
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My daily driver is a 2001 camry (1MZFE V6), you'd be surprised how well they accelerate for a family rig, very neutral handling too...
But you do have to wear the "grandpa" image when driving it
Might be worse, could drive an AVALON! 
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Sun, 24 October 2004 12:32
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my car was meant to go in zoom.. still might if i ever chase it up.. but magazines are pretty hopeless with their knowlege.. I think in zoom and HPI, donnon is the only one that knows anything
the lead editor wrote back to me asking if my car had any performance mods at all over the stock car....
considering it makes triple the power.. well, you understand my reply...
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Brisbane, Queensland
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January 2003
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Mon, 25 October 2004 01:58
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I remember not too long ago the 10NLI camry tried to be fully hectik all the way up the road and ended up writing off an old womans brand new magna..... sick 
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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Mon, 25 October 2004 02:42
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| Jag7799 wrote on Sun, 24 October 2004 22:32 |
my car was meant to go in zoom.. still might if i ever chase it up.. but magazines are pretty hopeless with their knowlege.. I think in zoom and HPI, donnon is the only one that knows anything
the lead editor wrote back to me asking if my car had any performance mods at all over the stock car....
considering it makes triple the power.. well, you understand my reply...
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hey that is the same with my car. The previous owner had a photo of the engine bay in the reader's rides or whatever they call it and they said to get in touch when it is finished for a full shoot. But I don't want to do that as there are too many judgemental people around. I would rather lay low anyway
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Sunshine Coast
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March 2004
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Mon, 25 October 2004 12:39
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nice wing. 
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Rydalmere, NSW
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Re: Anyone see the latest Hot4's ?
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Mon, 25 October 2004 14:00
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Hehe, the day they feature a RAV4 on the cover of any performance car mag (and no I'm not talking about the ones in Japan), I think I'll die. I've seen a few getting around inside magazines with a bit of a write-up of them, but they're not much in the "GO" department.
Last one I saw featured was a 3-door offering dropped on it's guts (4" lowered) on 20" rims, a sound system to rip your ears off and a very neat 30Psi boost gauge located above the 5" monster tach. Not bad for a bog-stock 3S-FE. 
I think it would be pretty hard to beat Neal Daniel's original 3-door yellow/black Sprintex twin-screw supercharged 160 awkw RAV4. That was a beast. 
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