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Gary Poloskei
DieHard
A.C.T
Soarer JZZ30
Posts: 659
Reg: 01-2008
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Yeah so regardless of monetary value.
What car would you swap your Soarer for as a straight swap?
I would swap mine for a 92 Lotus Esprit SE |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged 
Posts: 2489
Reg: 08-2005
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r34 gtr v-spec-2
or 67-69 cooper s with turbo hyabusa engine |
James Buchan
DieHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 930
Reg: 10-2008
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R34 vspec, manual jzx100 with volks and fmic, late model jza80 tt with recaros, getrag v161 etc, or late model fd Mazda rx7 all rank highly on my list. |
James Buchan
DieHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 931
Reg: 10-2008
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In reality though, all those cars I've listed are still quite pricey. I'm happy with how my car is. I've sorted the wheels, brakes, suspension, exhaust and other niggling problems. The 97 front bar is on it's way too, and then all it needs is minor tweaks here and there. I'll probably chuck a blower on this car down the track and I'll be a happy camper. |
Gary Poloskei
DieHard
A.C.T
Soarer JZZ30
Posts: 660
Reg: 01-2008
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yeah back to reality. everyone knows lotus stands for.
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious.. |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1804
Reg: 10-2005
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I wouldn't swap but one of the next cars on the list would be a light weight kit car. No interior no air con ect just raw basic and light weight. It wont be nice and you wont want to drive long distances but awesome fun having high power to weight brilliant brakes and handling.
If I could afford it which I will not be able to a ZR1 Vett.
The new lotus' such as Exige, Elise using toyota driveline are very reliable and trouble free.
Lotus do build good chassis but they used to use terrible Rover power plants all fixed now, hard to go wrong with a corolla power plant. |
Garion Gibson
TryHard
QLD
Soarer V8 GT
Posts: 118
Reg: 03-2008
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Id swap my Soarer for a V35 skyline. 2dr version only |
Evan Kaio
DieHard
Beautiful sunny good @ rugby 'Canes' country
'91 UZZ31. 92 TT
Posts: 766
Reg: 01-2007
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A soggy tram ticket and a tattoo voucher. |
Gary Rollason
TryHard
Qld
TT 5 speed
Posts: 255
Reg: 05-2007
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Tattoo?
Here's one not to get.
http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/10/26/this-tattoo-isnt-what-i-asked-for-victim-facing-hu/ |
Mark Bryant
Tinkerer
tasmania
2jz na/t and tt
Posts: 76
Reg: 08-2010
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i'd so love a manual jzx90 with all the goodness!that way the other half can't always complain about me having a 2 door car all the f?!,?$n time.anyone wanna swap ?lol |
Matthew Weaver
TryHard
Victoria
Soarer TT
Posts: 368
Reg: 01-2010
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i wouldn't swap my soarer for anything but i'll swap my girl  for a GTR R34 skyline any day so who wants to swap LOL |
Aiden Cheese
DieHard
QLD
Soarer jzz30
Posts: 795
Reg: 09-2009
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Gary Poloskei wrote on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 01:29 pm:Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious..
Haha more or less like my soarer. EG: Driving from sydney to brisbane and having my 20yo exhaust fall onto the road.
I'd take a 370z though. My mate has the 260z with a 1jz in it. It'd kind of be cool:
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Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1806
Reg: 10-2005
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370z great car in many ways but just horrible in many others sadly like most nissans. |
Rowan McMahon
TryHard
WA
GTT-L
Posts: 138
Reg: 07-2010
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LOL i can't beleive you guys would swap your soarer for a jzx90 or even jzx100?!?! these are literally the falcodores of japan..
i would CONSIDER a jzx110.. and for what i paid for my soarer i might have been able to stretch my budget to one.. but i didn't.. here's why:
chaser / mk2 interior SUCKS. not even HALF the features of a soarer.. why on earth would you want one??? jzx100 value is plummetted to ridiculously low yet people still think they are worth bank.. they're not..
jzx110 however is VERY nice interior.. but i'd only have an auto.. manual = thrash buckets!
okay down to brass tacks. ONLY cars i would swap soarer for.. are:
Nissan fairlady Z34 (370Z)
Z40 soarer / Lexus SC430 (this will be my next car)
BMW 335i (would have a 2Jzgte in it though)
to summarize:
V35 - don't see what everyone sees in these cars. poor man's fairladyZ
chaser - yuck! |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
E36 Coupe
Posts: 5135
Reg: 11-2005
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340i BMW Coupe
Which is what I have done.
Still in bits though hehe. |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1026
Reg: 03-2009
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UZZ31 with blower
1967 Shelby GT500 with 427 Cobra Jet
JZA80 TT late model with 6spd box
O |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5971
Reg: 10-2005
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Rowan McMahon wrote on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 07:19 pm:Z40 soarer / Lexus SC430 (this will be my next car)
Noooo! They are HORRIBLE cars. Stay well clear. |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1808
Reg: 10-2005
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Rowan McMahon wrote on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 07:19 pm:LOL i can't beleive you guys would swap your soarer for a jzx90 or even jzx100?!?! these are literally the falcodores of japan..
They are quite ok cars, reliable and drive well. I don't think they were intended to have lux interior and for around 10k you can pick up a mint car.
Rowan McMahon wrote on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 07:19 pm:V35 - don't see what everyone sees in these cars. poor man's fairladyZ
Rowan McMahon wrote on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 07:19 pm:Nissan fairlady Z34 (370Z)
Z40 soarer / Lexus SC430 (this will be my next car)
BMW 335i (would have a 2Jzgte in it though)
Go and drive a V35.... Keep in mind it is also an older car compared it to a 350z not the 370z....
At a recentish track day from dataloging a V35 had the highest cornering speed and G forces. They are very well balanced with good suspension geometry. They are a very good platform and they would certainly out handle/drive a 335 (I think there was a comparison test on Top Gear Nissan was better everywhere performance wise except driver comfort and interior quality).
V35 has ok interior certainly a step up from the 350z but both cars whilst they perform and drive well are just not nice and refined.
It is hard to put them into words but they are great for a drive around the block but they quickly become tiresome and horrible on long drives.
A lot of people wouldn't agree with a z40 I don't think they are anywhere near as bad as there supposed internet reputation. |
Gary Poloskei
DieHard
A.C.T
Soarer JZZ30
Posts: 664
Reg: 01-2008
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lol no ferraris or lambo's? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
E36 Coupe
Posts: 5140
Reg: 11-2005
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Matthew Sharpe wrote on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 07:06 am:
Noooo! They are HORRIBLE cars. Stay well clear.
I reckon.
One of the worst cars to come out of Japan that cost as much as they did. |
James Buchan
DieHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 932
Reg: 10-2008
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Yes, I'd have a Ferrari f355 challenge in black with a Tubi exhaust, or a black F50. They're dream cars though |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
E36 Coupe
Posts: 5141
Reg: 11-2005
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Since we're talking about dream cars here.. Id go Mercedes, SL55, CLK63 Black, C63, S63, E63
Any of those would be truly epic............ |
James Buchan
DieHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 933
Reg: 10-2008
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Yes, I'd have a Ferrari f355 challenge in black with a Tubi exhaust, or a black F50. They're dream cars though |
James Buchan
DieHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 934
Reg: 10-2008
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I agree with the cars mike mentioned, epic cars those v8 Mercedes AMG's |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo
WA
JZZ30 vvti auto GT-L (for sale), 97 Blk UZZ31, JZZ30 vvti turbo BLK manual, V8 UZZ31 & TT (being wrecked), Legnum VR4, Alfa 156
Posts: 2147
Reg: 09-2006
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Diablo SV
Fezza 360
Dodge Viper GTS-R
SL65
BMW 135 (maybe?
M6
GTR
Beyonce
Thats it for now |
Aiden Cheese
DieHard
QLD
Soarer jzz30
Posts: 798
Reg: 09-2009
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I thought we were talking about the next car we'd be getting, you know - what you're going to swap your soarer for.
Hence my realistic car: 370z. It's got an excellent lineage. Its nice on the inside and outside. It can go easily as fast as my soarer. Who knows - might be cheaper on fuel too |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31
Posts: 2924
Reg: 09-2007
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except it looks quite  |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32
Posts: 1812
Reg: 10-2005
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Interior lets them down as well as in cabin noise in a big way. |
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0, Suzuki DL650 Vstrom. BA XR6Turbo Ute.
Posts: 1334
Reg: 07-2005
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I will get flamed for this one, but I am partial to the BA/BF Falcon XR6 Turbos as a cheap HP fix.
Reasonable comfort, plenty of grunt, and heaps of go fast bits.
And I just bought a BA XR6 Turbo ute
Easy to drive normal, and hang on when the go pedal is pressed down. Has 306rwkw.
Now, let the flaming begin
I still have my Soarer(wife wont sell it) |
Daniel Salt
TryHard
NSW
TT 2.5L
Posts: 303
Reg: 07-2006
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Suzuki Mightyboy with a F6a turbo out of a suzuki alto |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5976
Reg: 10-2005
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Damian Ware wrote on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 08:02 am:A lot of people wouldn't agree with a z40 I don't think they are anywhere near as bad as there supposed internet reputation.
They have a lot of good points, and you can pick them up cheap enough, but by god they are dumpy looking, ugly things, only car I can think of that looks worse with the top down! |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5977
Reg: 10-2005
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Ian Johnston wrote on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 07:17 pm:I will get flamed for this one, but I am partial to the BA/BF Falcon XR6 Turbos as a cheap HP fix.
Reasonable comfort, plenty of grunt, and heaps of go fast bits.
I wouldn't - they are pretty decent looking cars too. |
Simon Trainos
Tinkerer
Vic
JZZ31 VVT-i
Posts: 83
Reg: 09-2008
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If were talking dream cars then the LFA. |
Ou-yang Liang Qing
Tinkerer
Melbourne
V8
Posts: 44
Reg: 04-2010
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dream car for me would be a bugatti veyron supersports. |
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 1822
Reg: 07-2005
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Any car filled with Wimmins  |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ30, '91 manual UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1751
Reg: 07-2005
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FT-86 |
Ou-yang Liang Qing
Tinkerer
Melbourne
V8
Posts: 45
Reg: 04-2010
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That car looks great, am thinking of getting that when its out back in my country. Hopefully it isn't going to be too expensive though. |
Aiden Cheese
DieHard
QLD
Soarer jzz30
Posts: 809
Reg: 09-2009
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Perry Morgan wrote on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:59 am:Any car filled with Wimmins
Must be an age thing, I don't really have that trouble at all. |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo
WA
JZZ30 vvti auto GT-L (for sale), 97 Blk UZZ31, JZZ30 vvti turbo BLK manual, V8 UZZ31 & TT (being wrecked), Legnum VR4, Alfa 156
Posts: 2149
Reg: 09-2006
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 Can never have enough |
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 1823
Reg: 07-2005
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Aiden Cheese wrote on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:36 pm:Must be an age thing, I don't really have that trouble at all.
Ha, fairly well done....but if only you knew. 
Difference between you and I is that I prefer mine attractive. |
Sebastian Grant
Goo Roo
nsw
soarer TT
Posts: 1320
Reg: 01-2008
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Black Aristo with no bodykit or spoiler, just lowered with a nice set of wheels. |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer 2.5GT-T/GS300
Posts: 1803
Reg: 07-2005
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GS300. Hang on... 
Late model Supra RZ manual, the last ever produced manual VVTi Soarer with all the fruit, 17 or 18 series Crown Majesta, late model Aristo V300 VE, possibly a new M5? |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31
Posts: 2929
Reg: 09-2007
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booooringggg. 69 mustang fastback with a big block and no exhaust ;) |
Harley Jones
TryHard
NSW
jzz30
Posts: 270
Reg: 03-2009
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having recently been offered both 10, and 15k for my soarer....i have sat down and had a very very long and hard think about this one long and hard...had a look at the market and decided theres nothing i could get for that kind of money that i would rather own/drive...and that got me onto thinking...what WOULD i rather have if money wasnt the deciding factor, if it was just a straight up swap and neither of the cars could then be sold for profit...i limited myself to realistic options (no ferraris ect) so here goes.
r34? no, im not really a fan
jza80? no, i had the option a while ago to straight swap for a manual tt jza80 before i put the big turbo on my soarer and i eventually decided id rather have my soarer, the soarer is just a better car.
is200 w/1j? nah, im not that much of a fan of them..they feel too small and too cheap inside...and they just look to normal and boring.
rx8? maybe...but it would have to be an extremely modded rx8...that said i dont really like rotarys so probably not anyway.
350z? definately not, i just dont like these things at all.
so what would i rather have within reason?
the only thing i could think of other than the usual list of supercars and hypercars....would be a r35 gtr...i love these things...and they have serious potential. other than that maybe an ft86g, ive already decided ill buy one of these when toyota release them for sale in 2 years....that said, i probably wont sell the soarer to do so tho. i think ill keep the soarer as a daily and take the ft86 out on weekends..or visa versa..havnt decided yet. i guess the moral of the story is, i REALLY like my soarer and it would be pretty hard to persuade me to give it up for anything. |
Ken Yo
DieHard
Victoria
V8
Posts: 826
Reg: 08-2009
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Honda NSX-R Why? Because they're rare and under rated. I'm just not a Euro Badge slave I'm afraid although don't get me wrong, the Ferrari's and Lambo's and the latest offerings from Audi are great but I see heaps of them around with their "look at me" day lights. I've seen more Ferrari's on than the humble Honda.
I despise Mercs and BMW's they're too common on the road regardless the model and the drivers think they're king d!ck. Aston Martin's or the old school Jags mmmm yummy. |
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