BatMobile

Gossip Goat signing in yo

Dream car huh! Well of course all reason needs to be thrown straight into the trash! My dream is of course the freaking bat mobile. YES who the hell wouldn't want to cruise around in this bad boy!

Not to mention some fresh black camouflage trim, wheels like no other and comes equipped with some handy little accessories. Grenade launcher anyone???VTEC? V8? BRRRRRT throw all the V nonsense out the window I'd like to go up against any of that jargon in a 1/4 mile race in the batmobile (if you were winning id just blast you straight off the road anyway).

But if thats not enough for you to splurge a cool 4.2mill on a sex machine of a vehicle, maybe the rocket launcher will change your mind??? No? still not convinced this bad boy meets my dream car material because its literally a jet on land fitted with a jet engine! SAY WHAT!

Getting away from the po po is easy with a heavy armoured body but who the hell is gonna keep with a  rolling jet... like c'mon..


Annoying passengers? NO PROBLEM!! ejector seats tehehe

If you're not sold on ejector seats you need to go have a long hard look at yourself, actually scratch that GO and rent some BATMAN movies and see first hand what the Sonny Bill Williams of car is capable of!

Gossip Goat OUT xoxo

A man dreams, he looks towards the Sky...line...GT-R

Greetings all! VTECpony here, now a dream car for any person can be whatever they want it to be, it's the car that if they were given the choice of ANY car in the world, they would choose that one car. Of all the million dollar supercars, or eco-friendly smart car hybrids there's one car that I would choose in a heartbeat, and that, ladies and gentleman, would be the 2012 Nissan GT-R (Okay, I'd settle for any Skyline GT-R, they're that amazing).

2012 Nissan Skyline GT-R in GT Blue

(Image courtesy of http://wallpaper.imcphoto.net/nissan-skyline-gtr-wallpapers.html)

The Nissan Skyline is arguably one of Nissan's, if not, Japan's greatest automotive exports. The GT-R spec model of the Skyline were first produced and released in 1969 and became the flagship model for Nissan's performance vehicles, being a step above its current fleet specwise. Below is a small summarised infographic containing the history of the Skyline car, from its humble begininings as a 44kW Skyline Deluxe, to the 390kW race-spec GTR monster it is today.

The history of the Skyline

(Image courtesy of http://www.gtrcanada.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nissan_skyline_history_gtrcanada.jpg)

The Nissan GT-R picked up where the Skyline GT-Rs left off, with production starting in 2007 till present, with the newly announced 2013 GT-R only just released. Now let's get down to numbers, the Nissan GT-R is a car made for performance driving, it is a beast, and as such it's specs speak to its design and purpose, to go fast.

The latest edition, 2013 Nissan GT-R

(Image courtesy of http://wallpaper.imcphoto.net/nissan-skyline-gtr-wallpapers.html)

The 2-door sports coupe has a front-engine and is all wheel drive, and the 3.8L VR38DETT  V6 twin-turbo engine goes from a standing start to 100km/h in approximately 3 seconds (crazy fast), and in 2011 earned the Guiness World Book of Records title for fastest 0-60mp/h in a 4-seater production car. The car puts out 404kW of power at the wheels (or approximately 542 horsepower), and weighs in at 1,730 kg.

The record breaking VR38DETT V6 twin-turbo engine

(Image courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nissan_GT-R_engine.jpg)

The GT-R is a beautiful example of Japanese performance and design, and brings together years of innovation and with a rich history of influential and significant Japanese exports behind it, is a car truly deserved of the title "Dream Car". And compared to your average Lamborghini or Ferrari, comes at a reasonable cost, with prices starting at the $175 000 mark, which is pretty reasonable, being a tenth of the price of some supercars.

That being said, my dream car is a car I wish to own one day, not a car I'll get from winning the lottery, and as such, the Nissan GT-R is my dream car.

-VTECpony

Dream On

Hola mi Gente. It's ya boy Ramonito here.

This week is dream car week over with the Average Guys, and BOY. LET ME TELL YOU. YES YOU. YOU JONATHAN. We have been going to TOWN. We're all relatively poor. Except for Kyle. Bloody Kyle. So I know that for me, I know that my Dream Car is probably only going to be a dream. So SCREW IT. THROW REALISM OUT THE WINDOW. LEGO.

Say hello to the BMW 4219 Eli!

BMW 4219 Eli

This car was designed by BMW for a four year old boy named Eli (one of my aliases) and this design was posted on the BMW USA Facebook page. Wow. This boy got style. This car has 42 Wheels, 19 Porsche Boxster engines, 3 steering wheels (it must be piloted by three drivers, yes). Most importantly though, it has a specific storage compartment for toys. CAR GOT ROOM FOR YOUR LEGOS HOMIE.

On a more serious note though, I really want General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard.

GENERAL MOFUGN LEE

General Lee is a 68-69 Dodge Charger. General Lee is a male. I think that's pretty thug. I can't really say much about him, I just really really want him. I want to be able to jump over creeks and whatnot. IMAGINE THAT. NO MORE BRIDGES EVER. DAMN THOSE NARROW BRIDGES. I HATE TRUCKS. DAMN. Judging from the image above, I think that the General Lee spends more time in the air than on the road. Which means I would have to get a piloting license I think. HELL YEAH. QUALIFICATIONS. (*Dukes of Hazzard Horn Sound Bite*). Most of all though, this is my dream car because, deep down in my heart, I want to be a redneck. There. I said it. Ever watch True Blood? I want to talk like that. SOOKEH. ITS NAWT SAFE IN HEEYA. They have this simple charm that Australian bogans don't have. This car would give me that charm. And that is my dream. Peace.

- Ramonito

Pagani Huayra, I can only dream of rolling amongst the 'God of the Winds' ...

The Huayra (wai-rah) was released by Pugani in 2011, and as the companies second production car following the Zonda - it had very big shoes to fill! The name Huayra translates to "God of the winds" and when you find out what is under this machines master pieced carbotanium body it all falls into place.

It features a twin-turbo Mercedes AMG V-12 engine that throws out 539kw with a top speed of 372km/h. 0-100 comes up in a lightning fast 3.3 seconds.... what makes this car incredible is not only the power it packs but the design. The attention to detail featured is unbelievable, take for example the rims that take 5 days to be made out of titanium blocks and the gear shifter that is made out of 67 different moving parts. Every single nut and bolt is made out of titanium.

Some may see this as obsessive but it puts the car into a league of its own. As Richard Hammond from Top Gear said, the Huayra has something that its rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini have lost...innocence. Pagani has no corporate culture, they want to make pinup poster super cars... and they have! They are not interested in the branded teddy bears... they are where their rivals were 30 years ago. This is a car that is a pure sports car, the attention to detail might not make sense but it gives the car a character that the Lamborghini's of years ago possessed.

To me this is the future of the Lamborghini's i dreamt of owning 20 years ago... it is a car that is really a 'dream car'. It would be very hard to fault such a masterpiece, and i can see why it was named "The Hypercar of the year 2012" by Top Gear magazine. It was also the fastest road-legal street car to go around the Top Gear test track, but with a price tag of $1,300,000 it is placed at the very top of my dream car list.

More on the Pagani Huayra

-Boost

A Prospector Can Dream.

So we are taking this week to write about our dream cars. Something I honestly have never really thought about. I have no idea. Like, if there was no question of $$$ what vehicle would I drive? Like I said, no idea. This makes me weird right? I'm racking here. I'd probably want something that I can use to get out to climbing/hiking spots in the mountains, has some boot space, and can drive itself 'cause I get drunk regularly and driving whilst drunk is kinda hard DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE EVERYBODY. When I was a child I obsessed over those mid-nineties Jeep Cherokees for some reason, you know, the XJ ones. Those angles, dat ruggedness. Oh yeahh.

Apparently they are pretty highly regarded too, I guess 13 year-old me knew what he was talking about.

Oh man I found one! A proper Dream Car.

It's called the Dream Car 123 and it's ridiculous and I can't even pretend to be serious about it. It looks like this:

I know right? The inventor claims he will be able to create an electric car that can hit 400km/h. This current edition can get to 60 on a downhill. You know, like a bicycle or tennis ball. We have a ways to go but I have faith in my man here. I would rep this guy but his site appears to have died. Which hardly fills me with confidence. Maybe he's so busy with improving this already stellar vehicle that internet presence has dropped down the priority list. Maybe. He does have a sweet Youtube channel though: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDreamCar, mostly filled videos informing one on the correct way to use various tools. Which I guess is relevant. Anyway, the pyramid shape is obviously heaps futuristic or something. Now that I have seen it for myself, I am somewhat surprised that there are not more (or even any) pyramid-shaped vehicles on our roads. The advantages of a pyramid-shaped vehicle are so obvious and numerous that I won't bore you by listing them all.

That wasn't even close to a review.

Word.

-anxzibitinyoxzibit

My one and only

Whaddup home brehs GossipGoat checking in here! 

Prepare to be amazed. Thats right you aint never seen a car like dis b4. Today I will be reviewing BEV! (ok stop applauding). BEV aka 1995 Holden Barina is my ride of choice(well not really of choice, but okay).

A little bit of context... BEV and I first came into contact about 3 years ago when GossipGoat was a little eager beaver to get a car to stick my big fat red p plates on oh yeah red p plate move out of my way.

BEV, besides being a beautiful piece of machinery also has a great personality. You really need to get to know your vehicle on a personal level before you can write a review on it. Luckily BEV and I have been together for the past 3 years and through countless ups and downs she has been there for me when no one else would/could OR should. 

She kindly gave full consent for me to write her best features and post them up on this blog! OK LETS GO...

This first great thing about BEV is..............ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............

Just kidding there are heaps of cool things! There is a lot of space allocated on the side of doors to store rubbish, including empty pk packets and receipts.

She is agile and petite so you can fit her in almost ALL parking spaces!

She’s also got a really sick tattoo of a pussy cat and a muscle man on her back window! dayummmmm juiceyyyy!

Alright fine! There aint that many great things about BEV. Besides the fact that she can get any ordinary human for A to B. (notice i said ordinary because if you way more than 100kg you’re in for a bumpy ride ;) )

BEV currently rocks a fresh hole in the exhaust so she is no ordinary sounding barina more like a barrari (barina+ferrari=barrari) she also rolls around on 4 mag wheels which could possibly add up to the entire width of the car anyway, but hey nothing is too much for my BEV.

Her 1.4L engine is perfect on petrol consumption never costing over $40 to fill the petrol tank to FULL. THATS RIGHT $40 = FULL HAHAHAHA sucker!

BEV is also supporting a funky fresh smell of fruity vibrance, because if yo car dun smell like fruity vibrance you’re gonna have a bad time..

ALL IN ALL BEV is the bombdigidy (to me) and I would never have it any other way (probably would if I had more money)

BEV4EVA 

GossipGoat signing out  - L8rzzzzz

Ecotec to VTEC. My Car Beginnings.

Hey guys, VTECpony here, time for my first actual 'post' post, and where better to start than my humble beginnings as a learner driver. Being as keen to drive as any young teenager, I got my learner's licence at the age of 16, and was lucky enough to be given the permission to 'borrow' my parents' old car, a beautiful 1997 Holden VT Commodore in Navy Blue.
Apologies to all but I was unable to dig up an image from the archives of my embarrassing family photos, so instead I've provided an image of a very similar Commodore from the NRMA web site.

(Image source: http://www.mynrma.com.au/media/holden_commodore_vt_s_1998.jpg)

The main differences from the image above would be the wheels, the colours, and the white man in sunglasses.

Now as a first car, or any car, for that matter. The Holden VT Commodore was an amazing car, reliable, cheap to run (parts and servicing for aussie cars is always good), maintenance was a breeze, and you had the power of a 3.6L Ecotec engine for the standard models, which provided great power, but also fairly reasonable fuel efficiency for a V6 at the time. The Holden VT Commodores from 1997-1999 have become an Australian icon, and the workhorse for many families, with low costs to run whilst providing great reliability and power. This was a car I was grateful to drive as a first car and deserves its title as number 1 in Australian sales.

Sadly, the Commodore had grown old and served its time well, and the time came when it inevitably had to be replaced. Bernardo, as he was called, no rests not too far away in a Pick'n'Payless, where he may live on in other cars. In time I had saved up enough money to put towards a new car, and had decided to purchase brand new, to avoid on-road costs and save money on insurance. Enter...the 2012 Honda City VTi.

(2012 Honda City VTi...also known as Patricia)

So, down to the numbers, the engine is a 1.5L i-VTEC inline 4 cyclinder engine which is GREAT for fuel efficiency, using on average, 6.6L per 100km, which is one of the most fuel efficient small cars around without going hybrid. Being a small engine, the 1.5L SOHC engine only puts out 88kW of power, which isn't alot, and on uphills is where you find that out first hand. Standout features are the 503L boot capacity, front-side and curtain airbags, and USB/iPod/Bluetooth connectivity as standard, and its surprisingly tight and smooth handling for a 1090kg car.

In a nutshell, the pros are a great looking car packed full of features, the best of which would have to be its fuel efficient engine and inbuilt connectivity, however if I had to pick out any cons, it'd be its lack of power (which in some cases, may be a good thing).

Outside

Inside

Shasta Strawberry. For that thug smell.

And those are my cars to date from a monster 3.6L Ecotec...to a cute, sensible, 1.5L iVTEC, I still love both cars for their own traits and serve as great first or second cars respectively. The Commodore will always be an icon for the reliable car that can stand up to anything, whilst City goes to show how far we've come for efficient and clean driving, while keeping things simple.

Till next time.

-VTECpony