Little update :)

[Tilly]

Heya peeps I've not posted for a while, been fairly snowed under with work. As some of you know I've been bored of the A3 for a while now after I had my sensible moment of buying a derv. WTF that was about I don't know but meh *shrugs*

Anyhoo... lol moving on! I've finally pulled my finger out and advertised my car on trader, after going live on the net its sold before it's even been printed in the magazine! I went to meet a chick last night who I've arranged finance for, all docs are signed, done, deposit paid and sent down to payout and so she should be picking it up on saturday which leaves me carless.

I have however been shopping about on the sly amongst some jap imports, I like to be different with something a little less common. I shall be returning to high performance and most likely in this state of tune it would potentially have seen off my RS4 in a drag yet return good fuel when off boost ;)

With the whole driving convictions scenario my insurance isn't cheap as some of you may know as per the RS4, I refuse to pay that kind of money again because in my eyes its dead money that I'll never get back but at my age I would be paying into 4 figures with my SP30's no matter what I drive so I thought I'd find a happy medium between performance and cost. The quote I received last night for a modified car its less than half the price of my RS4 insurance... Its still silly money but it could be worse, in time it'll come down! The joys of being 21 :rolleyes:

Because of the above reasons it ruled out skylines and evos because insurance companies dont like the names however I wouldn't want another 4WD car anyway. I have my eye on one particular motor that fingers crossed I will go and view on sunday, I've been doing a bit of digging into the history of the car to see if its straight or had a erm... colourful past haha. Things seem okay and with the style of the mods the car has and him being a member of the owners club, I've got the impression he is a mature guy that has looked after his car so I think we could be onto a winner.

If all goes to plan I will put a deposit down on the car on sunday if it's as mint as he claims and that way I can have a good look round it in the daylight and then I'll sort insurance and blast over again one weeknight for the grand unveiling haha.

Needless to say... this time I'm going back to having some fun and it will see the majority of shows throughout the next year and be looked after with a real passion like my previous cars from back in the day. I'm not disclosing too many details at the moment incase things fall through but I think you'll be quietly impressed, even you jap haters :P

E4 EVL will be returning to a car near you soon and damn right will she be evil ;) That reg plate only travels in style :D aint that right Dan? :cool: Watch this space!!!

[arkenphel]

Nice to see you have your EvoTechnik hat on, and the sensible one off:p

RWD, affordable and japanese...Hmmm RX7 perhaps, or a Silvia S15/14 thingy.... or an RX8 like Hserce's?

Does the winner get a pint for guessing correctly?:D

[Tilly]

RX7's are soooooo not affordable haha I considered a gen3 but they're suicidal on insurance and fuel! The RX8 wouldn't be unique enough for me... they sold them in england :P and the S14's were five speed, crap LSD, too old and again.. sold in england ;)

But no, I'm sorry to disappoint but I'm not going to play guessing games incase the deal falls through in the next two or three days so if I don't answer peoples questions I'm not being ignorant, just don't want to count my chickens quite yet!!!

[XKaLiBaR]

350z? :)

[styler2002i]

its a silvia... (spelling??)

[Black Sabbath]

Oh I dont know maybe he's gone for the pink Micra again :p

[FullHouse]

My money is on an NSX

[arkenphel]

350z, pink mica and nsx all sold in the uk, so probably not. Hmm intriguing......

Civic Type R saloon, maybe?

Or this: Toyota Corolla Rumion:D

http://www.tuned1.at/bb/pics/corolla-rumion_01.jpg

That'll give Postman Pat a hard-on...

[schnitzer28]

the japanese spec type-R?? :rolleyes:

rock solid suspension tho!!

[Tilly]

Bah... its not a guessing game guys! I'm going to view the car on sunday and I've had confirmation of payout yesterday for the chicks finance on my car. They should pay me out within 3 working days so unfortunately I won't quite have all the funds in time for viewing the car on Sunday but I can go and test drive it in the daylight and place a deposit if its clean then just nip back over Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday to pay the balance and drive off sideways back home in a RWD car where I belong!

[XKaLiBaR]

So why you making us guess then!?!?!

MR2, Supra?

A silvia is a 200sx i believe, S15, S16 etc...i think :D

I reckon its a supra though. Still has awesome looks :)

It cant be a type r, as they all are FWD.

[MEGA]

LOL I don't believe you could end up in a 200SX. Good drift cars but look at them lol! I did really love the little 100nx I drove around for a little while If I'm honest. Difficult to admit though.

Supra would be :cool:

Come on Tilly whats it to be?? :)

[XKaLiBaR]

what you talking about, 200sx's looks sick

S14
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/12997-1995-Nissan-200SX.jpg

S15
http://www.modifiedstreetcars.com/car_images/nissan/Nissan-200sx%20s15-1655.jpg

[gaz1234]

toyota ae86

[Tilly]

So why you making us guess then!?!?!

I'm not making anyone guess pal :) I was giving an update on where I'm at because I've been a little quiet on here for a while and as per my previous post, I'm not answering any questions on what it is because if the deal falls through I'll potentially be looking at a different car altogether as this is the only one that seems to be my kinda car for sale, the rest aren't floating my boat and I'm going to be carless from tomorrow so need a motor sorting asap!!!

[Tilly]

Although a little off topic I have to come back to that S15... That yellow is such a rare colour, I think they've spoilt it with those rims, really not feeling them :(

[Stock323iSaloon]

Supra if you're hardcore, Datsun 240z if you have style, Mazda Cosmos or Subaru SVX if you want to be different...but NSX gets my vote;)

[arkenphel]

Suzuki cappucino?:D

It's RWD... and rare as rocking horse poop over here (I think)

http://www.carfolio.com/images/dbimages/zgas/models/id/1613/199x_suzuki_cappuccino.jpg

[dodgyken]

WTF is it with the prick teasing on this site???

"Guess what car I'm getting?" - Just say you are looking at a Super Duper Penis Enlarging Mega Jet Turbo - and we all be very impressed.

[scorcher]

Blimey, that was quick! Well done on shifting the A3 :)

And good luck on Sunday!

[Tilly]

WTF is it with the prick teasing on this site???

"Guess what car I'm getting?" - Just say you are looking at a Super Duper Penis Enlarging Mega Jet Turbo - and we all be very impressed.

Thank you very much for that Ken, please actually read my posts. No wonder everyone's leaving this forum I might just follow suit, noone listens anyway, its so bloody clicky.

It's not my problem people don't read what you say around here:


But no, I'm sorry to disappoint but I'm not going to play guessing games incase the deal falls through in the next two or three days so if I don't answer peoples questions I'm not being ignorant, just don't want to count my chickens quite yet!!!

I don't want to commit to saying its a particular car incase it isn't as described because there're no others that interest me on the market so I'd end up buying something else and no doubt get stupid comments and flamed to the hilt. I give up.

[dodgyken]

The word you were looking for was clique :D

You don't have to shout and scream about looking at a particular car - but starting a thread that you are looking at a car without any details is just saying "look at me".

If a deal doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. Getting excited about it is what drives the passion most people have for their cars. A thread like this - and the one you did for the RS4 - is you just looking for attention.

Edit: Additionally - I know by replying I am giving you that attention - almost ironic. If you posted what car you were looking at EG Make and Model - you would be creating the seed of a more positive more focussed conversation - people might post they had one, what mods they did, why they liked it, why they didn't - all of which might prove a lot more useful then half a dozen pages of prick-teasing

[XKaLiBaR]

If you tell us, we can advice you on the car your looking at. If you said you were buying an RS4 last year, i would of adviced you not to bother.

[Tilly]

Well if thats the general consensus of this forum, its gone downhill since I signed up back in '05 and ken I apologise for my grammar not quite being squeaky clean but whatever. I'm just going to follow trend and keep my head down, browse the forums and not bother being an active contributor because it's not worth the aggro. Mods please feel free to lock or delete.

[MEGA]

@dodgyken and xcalibar.. If you don't like the contents of a post, just don't reply to it for fuck sake.

Tilly is one of the remaining safe people on this forum.. Theres no need to be like that at all

[dodgyken]

@dodgyken and xcalibar.. If you don't like the contents of a post, just don't reply to it for fuck sake.

Tilly is one of the remaining safe people on this forum.. Theres no need to be like that at all

"Safe" - oh come on!!!

I was going to say ginge that you did it the right way - came out and said you were after a 320D M-Sport - got feedback, got excited, and shared the joy. :D :D :D

Now I'm not sure I want to say that :cool:

[Mahal]

If you tell us, we can advice you on the car your looking at. If you said you were buying an RS4 last year, i would of adviced you not to bother.


@dodgyken and xcalibar.. If you don't like the contents of a post, just don't reply to it for fuck sake.

Tilly is one of the remaining safe people on this forum.. Theres no need to be like that at all

By the looks of it XKaLiBaR is/was just trying to help.. Telling him not to bother posting is just like saying im a arrogent.... who aint going to listen to no one on a public forum...

[MEGA]

It was mostly IRT dodgyken, but all I thought re: xcal, was; If I loved my car, and someone came up and said "dude I would have told you not to get that car if you'd asked" - It would pee me off. I dunno what the story is there.

Forgive and forget all round I think?

[SYE]

i have to concur with ken to some extent, i saw this post read it, scratched my head then went on to the next post, no one wants to see any one else leave espeshly long standing members but you have to be able to take some critic, i do rember to posts about the rs4 they went on longer than Tilly had the car .

so come on fella what have you been looking at;) .

[shane 318ci]

Actually I was getting kinda excited when reading tilly's post because it sounded like he was getting something very inique so I would keep checking this space for updates. :rolleyes:

I seriously dont know what the bitching is about, If the post is annoying you simply ignor it and keep your opinions to yourself! It saves all this confusion etc:: :confused:

[styler2002i]

kens just a prick.. tilly allow him.. he must be getting a bit pee'd.. that us youngun's are driving some nice cars.. where hes stuck with a pensioners VOLVO...

whatever your getting mate... i cant wait...

[Moe]

kens just a prick.. tilly allow him.. he must be getting a bit pee'd.. that us youngun's are driving some nice cars.. where hes stuck with a pensioners VOLVO...

whatever your getting mate... i cant wait...

LOL you speak true

[scorcher]

Here's a tip - if you don't like what somebody has written in a thread, and it's not a personal affront, don't feel you have to post.

FFS.........

[arkenphel]

What is with this forum, guys? First I start teasing Tilly about his choice, trying to get him to play ball, then it becomes an argument about foreplay/ prick teasing. You guys obviously ain't getting any....:p

Spread the love fellas.

[TOO 4NOY]

kens just a prick.. tilly allow him.. he must be getting a bit pee'd.. that us youngun's are driving some nice cars.. where hes stuck with a pensioners VOLVO...

whatever your getting mate... i cant wait...


hahaha that made me laugh.......

[dxb335d]

saff cossie

[Dep]

saff cossie
There not japanese are they??? :D

I know this is a guessing thread & i really really dont want to get gunned down but the last of the Skyline. Not the R34 but later one. I saw a Nismo tuned one in a TOP GEAR magazine a few years ago. I think its 4WD though. Looked nice.

[dxb335d]

There not japanese are they??? :D

I know this is a guessing thread & i really really dont want to get gunned down but the last of the Skyline. Not the R34 but later one. I saw a Nismo tuned one in a TOP GEAR magazine a few years ago. I think its 4WD though. Looked nice.
I have not read the whole thread:p

Didnt read the bit where he said Jap;)

Thought the R34 was the last skyline.

[dodgyken]

kens just a prick.. tilly allow him.. he must be getting a bit pee'd.. that us youngun's are driving some nice cars.. where hes stuck with a pensioners VOLVO...

whatever your getting mate... i cant wait...

Easy to forget the M3 Racecar isn't it :D :D

[Tilly]

For anyone that's arsed. I went to view yesterday and placed a deposit, providing my funds clear in time I'll be picking it up tomorrow night, if not, it will be thursday:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/japan1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/japan3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/japan5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/japan4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/rear.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/enginebay.jpg

The spec as such is a Nissan Silvia Spec R, They run an SR20DET lump and GT28R BB turbo at 250 bhp out of the packet, the car has being reasonably heavily modded with Tein superstreet coilovers setup and corner weighted at whiteline. The car runs adjustable top mounts and fully adjustable suspension arms, whiteline uprated antiroll bars, its poly bushed and has a cusco strut brace so lets just say the chassis is set up perfectly.

It has a skyline R34 front brembo brake conversion with 324mm discs, ferodo pads and braided hoses with genuine Rays engineering VOLK TE37's which are extremely lightweight wheels.

Enginewise the car is running an Apex front mount intercooler with a hardpipe intercooler kit inc. hot pipe. The exhaust system... an Apex 3" turbo elbow, a Blitz 3" downpipe, decat and a HKS Hi power silent exhaust which is a big dirty jap can as per the pics only without the stupidly loud noise. I'd rather it be subtle and quiet than in your face :) It has a cusco oil catch tank, a Greddy filter relocator which moves the Apexi induction kit to the strut, walbro 255 fuel pump, HKS adjustable actuator and lets not forget the dinky Nismo 1.3 bar rad cap lol!!! :D The s15 as standard is much improved over the S14's with a 6 speed box and helical LSD out of the box, awesome drive!

Away from this... it has the factory aerokit, defi gauges, a Nismo Ti gearknob, C's short shifter kit, Nismo side repeaters and Nismo wind deflectors. Exterior wise it is soon to have yashio factory clear rear lights to bring it up to date and hide its age with the E4 EVL reg

It's done 47000 miles with a full respray circa 12 months ago (3 pack base coat and 3 pack top coat with it being pearlescent white). It's a very high spec model with xenons, a rear wiper which is rare, digital aircon and an electric sunroof - again this is rare on a JDM car.

Out on the road, this car would eat the RS4 for breakfast, chew it up and spit it out. For obvious reasons it wont have the same point to point speed where cornering is involved but acceleration is immense and genuinely scares me which is crazy because no car or motox bike has bothered me in the past. The RS4 feels like a baby in comparison, as soon as it hits boost circa 2.5k revs it pulls like a train running 0.9 bar when spooled. I anticipate it will be running around 285bhp but obviously with it being forced induction this power will be available early in the rev range and continue to pull right through.

The throw on the shifter is amazing and you have to sort of double clutch... UP gears from 1st to 2nd to get the power down safely and effectively. It's definitely a car to take easy in the wet as they have no traction control and if these things come onto boost even when not pushing the cars, they will light up the rears in 1st through to 3rd and twitch in 4th. It's a pure monster.

It gives me the grin factor that German and Italian cars never have. At work I've been in many M3's, M5's, RS, 911's, AMG's, Ferraris and Lambos and the power delivery is nothing in comparison (Apart from maybe a tuned 911 turbo) But the feeling of boost pinning you to the seats over-rules the feeling of any V8/V10 or supercharged cars linear power delivery. You physically cannot help but grin everytime it spools up and wants to drag your eyeballs from your head. Immense!

On another note, sorry to put a downer on things, this is nothing personal so no hard feelings but I don't like what this forum has become and the general consensus and attitudes have changed majorly over the years so I won't really be coming on here all that often. That statement is not aimed at anyone in particular and is a generalisation so I don't want anyone thinking I'm being a knob.

For those who know me know personally or anyone that wants to get hold of me, you can happily find me on the good old facebook and floating around various other forums but I dont want to spread myself too thin because time is short and I hate to say it but I think its time to move on from EvoT with the current state.

[dodgyken]

It does look very nice - especially with the white wheels :D

What power is it running to "spit out an RS4"??

[danch]

Tilly,
Nice pick, I used to have the S13 200sx and nearly went for the S15, but could not find the right one at the time, as you say 250bhp out of the box is great & the T28BB can handle more, I see it is running some nice mods, i think your 285bhp figure might be a bit out i would take a guess @ 320bhp+

You will have day of fun in that car, never did I have a dull day with my S13:D and as you say be careful without TC:D

Really nice example Tilly & have fun driving.

Dan

[dodgyken]

Tilly - as for the turbo feeling - the Volvo is running 470nm - the joy of diesel :eek: - and the pull is just bonkers. You barely have to flex your ankle and the speed just builds - acceleration increments (every 10/20kmh) is just linear.

For out and out drivability though I would still take a high revving N/A engine.

I have a feeling you will enjoy the car - just stay on the black stuff ;)

[scorcher]

That looks gorgeous Mark - great choice :)

[MEGA]

I love the way this car drives, etc. This one actually looks very nice too! Very tastefully modded and in excellent condition.

Congrats on the purchase. Now get that 2 degree camber on and start drifting :D

[lumus]

I've never really taken much notice of the S15 but I'm off to peruse autotrader now. Check these out!:

http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/36669/2002233467064751695_rs.jpg


http://images.turbomagazine.com/features/turp_0804_07_z+1998_nissan_silvia_s15+exterior.jpg


http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nissansilvias15vj3ec2.jpg

[styler2002i]

i knew.. it...

i have driven a few.. that my brother imported.. a few yrs back...

AMAZING... car... and so easily tunned... GREAT CHOICE bruv...

[Tilly]

Nor had I, I only really saw them on the drift scene but to be honest the build quality is fantastic, I have no quarms whatsoever going into this car, its fantastic and bearing in mind the last four cars... BMW E46 coupe, W203 Merc C-class, B7 Audi RS4 and Audi A3 8P sportback. All of which have been new or upto 2 years old so as you can imagine it has a lot to live up to. For the money its a pure monster. The spec with the xenons and folding mirrors etc is awesome :) I really cannot complain.

Mods available are very high quality and there're so many options out there. I do actually have some interior shots but they're terrible IMO so need some new ones but they're still uptodate in my eyes...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/interior1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/interior2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/interior3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/interior4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/SiScort/Silvia/interior5.jpg

I promise you the interior looks sooooooo much better in the flesh. Check out the right hand centre dash vent ;) Sly placement of a defi gauge, looks amazing. The pod on the A pillar is actually standard so again looks quality in the flesh, its simply had the boost gauge swapped for another defi one to match the oil pressure :)

[danch]

Tilly,
Have a look @ sxoc.co.uk (http://www.sxoc.co.uk), wealth of knowledge on there regarding the S13,S14,S14a & S15;)

Dan

[Tilly]

already there bro :) plus driftworks, plus s15oc ;)

[MEGA]

Now I don't know if your planning to mod her any more, but Imo:

Get yourself ..
double din HU
Leather steering wheel,
New gear knob.


Those are the only parts of the interior that date the car. The rest looks tops and those rear seats look so comfy :D

[Tilly]

LMAO mega you read my mind. The car has focal front door speakers, they'll do fine although I noticed some FLI tweeters in the front doors which I thought were a bit erm... pap? but yeah they'll do for now haha

The rear shelf has four pods on it, a Kenwood setup either side house two speakers each and some smaller speakers in an outer pod at either side. I think they're actually standard to be honest!

As far as the headunit is concerned I want to find something double DIN with ideally... Ipod connection, bluetooth, nav and speed camera detection. Quite an ask because I dont want to spend big money but meh... I'll find something I'm sure!

[danch]

already there bro :) plus driftworks, plus s15oc ;)

Nice one, sxoc used to be my stopping place until I went down the BMW route:D , helpful forum & some real knowledge on the various CA/SR/RB engines:D

Dan

[Amuro]

Many congrats mate..what a car to have. Sure is fun to drive. Can i have a go pls...:D

[arkenphel]

COngratulations on the car, Tilly! it looks amazing, and the pearlescent finish is truly unique! Have fun safely, bro.

[MEGA]

LMAO mega you read my mind. The car has focal front door speakers, they'll do fine although I noticed some FLI tweeters in the front doors which I thought were a bit erm... pap? but yeah they'll do for now haha

The rear shelf has four pods on it, a Kenwood setup either side house two speakers each and some smaller speakers in an outer pod at either side. I think they're actually standard to be honest!

As far as the headunit is concerned I want to find something double DIN with ideally... Ipod connection, bluetooth, nav and speed camera detection. Quite an ask because I dont want to spend big money but meh... I'll find something I'm sure!

Talking Alpine.. NVE-0990p is EXPENSIVE but good. A much cheaper option is w505 with Blackbird built in (The w505 has a dock inside the unit for Blackbird). Puts you at less than a K for everything you just mentioned except the speed cameras, which can be sorted out by a POGO. Perhaps hidden behind the middle vent or somewhere else similar?

I like shopping :p

[Tilly]

Talking Alpine.. NVE-0990p is EXPENSIVE but good. A much cheaper option is w505 with Blackbird built in (The w505 has a dock inside the unit for Blackbird). Puts you at less than a K for everything you just mentioned except the speed cameras, which can be sorted out by a POGO. Perhaps hidden behind the middle vent or somewhere else similar?

I like shopping :p


What's a blackbird? And why the f*ck would I want one built into my stereo when I have a pigeon under the bonnet on gear changes already? ;)

http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/blackbird_300_tcm9-139611.jpg

[KissMyRs]

Lovely car the S15, my mates looking into getting one.

Who did you get insured with, Sky?

[MEGA]

LOL :D

Its a portable sat nav unit, that has full output to the alpine touchscreen double din units. Basically you can take it out and use it like a tomtom etc when in a mates car, but you flip your screen down and put it IN your double din unit, and your unit then becomes a 7" touchscreen navi unit with POI etc.

Its cheaper than their DVD based navi because it misses 1 or 2 features, for instance an accelerometer, and the ability to "guess" where you are when there is no GPS signal based on trajectory. The advantage, besides being able to take it out of the car to use elsewhere (which I doubt I'd ever do) - is in the price.

I dunno the full ins and outs mate, Andy would be the one to ask, he might think its shit - but for the money... (approx £700 cheaper all in compared with getting the NVE dvd unit.. ) ... :cool:

HTH.

[Tilly]

To be honest pal I've not insured it yet, thats tonights job! I've got a couple of quotes so I know its deffo fine but I'm going to call a few others later on today to see if I can get the figures down a bit. Sky is a good point... I've not spoken to them yet I don't know why I overlooked this, they seem to sponsor a lot of the forums, cheers for that :D

[Tilly]

And Mega... that sounds pretty slick, any idea on the script with bluetooth and Ipod?

[MEGA]

iPod is full on-screen connectivity with the unit via a £10 cable, straight out of the box. (KCE-422i)

The W505 doesn't come with Bluetooth but the module for it is £80-£100 depending where you get it. Then its full on screen phone book too.

If you want integrated solution the Alpine bluetooth is fine, but the Parrot kit is better at it admittedly and costs the same. Alpine one isn't fully compatible with as many phones.. Your call. Obviously parrot kit means something else on your dash though, whereas Alpine, its all via the HU.

I'm all info'd out now lol.. Speak to mr. Icecold! :)

HTH

[Tilly]

Cheers for the help pal, that could be the next purchase after the yashio factory clears :D Just need to get my head round finances, my bank accounts are all over the place at the moment haha I've lost track!

[Saqib]

The alpine bluetooth isn't too great tbh. I had it for a while and it was fully compatible with my phone but kept dropping calls or not answering them when I told it too. Ended up getting the parrott kit.

Although there is a new alpine bluetooth module out which I haven't tried, but from reading opinions and reviews I hear its just as bad as the first one.

I don't think the NVE option will be £700 different.

Quick search on the net finds £389 premium for going with the dvd nav. Well worth it imo.

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/9174/referer/rc_froogle.html

http://shop.audioimages.co.uk/alpine-packw505r-99-mobile-media-navigation-package-p-1497.html

I don't know what price Andy does so your prob better off talking to him first, but if not caraudiosecurity are just like a market bazaar, you can haggle with them loads and bring the price down and they will.

Another difference between the two in addition to what Mega mentioned is that the dvd unit has a much faster processor. Routing and re-routing from a wrong turn are literally instant and not sure what the signal is like on the blackbird but the dvd unit has never dropped and has always been found as soon as I've started the car.

Big recommendation from me for the NVE-N099P unit.

[MEGA]

You actually used a Blackbird though?

ps - my price was based on me thinking it was 300 vs 800, and also the fact theres a bit of a labour charge affiliated with NVE setup whereas Blackbird is plug and play.

I don't rate caraudiosecurity they seriously messed around with a work colleague.. :p

[Saqib]

You actually used a Blackbird though?

ps - my price was based on me thinking it was 300 vs 800, and also the fact theres a bit of a labour charge affiliated with NVE setup whereas Blackbird is plug and play.

I don't rate caraudiosecurity they seriously messed around with a work colleague.. :p

Nah haven't used a blackbird myself was just trying to say that I think the dvd unit is really good.

With the pricing, the NVE unit is around £550 (http://www.caraudioni.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=186&zenid=2db83aa4c150ccaa5936d32bde0cfd8c). The labour charge to fix it somewhere and wire up that and the GPS receiver will prob take an hour if not less. Andy fitted mine in the BM and cost £50 to fit. Still nowhere near £700 difference :P

[MEGA]

Whatever dude, I was only explaining the figure I ballparked ;)

[XKaLiBaR]

Sick car Tilly :)

[Saqib]

Whatever dude, I was only explaining the figure I ballparked ;)

I know mate, I just didn't want Tilly thinking there was a massive difference between the two. Sorry if I came across rude!

[Tilly]

you're all ghey :P FTW! haha :D

I'm not in too much of a rush on the stereo front, it can wait so I'll do a bit of research first :)

[MEGA]

you're all ghey :P FTW! haha :D


Love you too lol

[Tilly]

I'm going to cry! How I don't know but they registered my SP30's as one for 3 points, one for none, and somehow overlooked the idea of the one with no points being a 56 day ban!!! Even though they were told about it and the fine too so now they've just upped the premium by £500 :'( Not buzzing! But its still the cheapest quote so I've paid it *sigh* properly skint now lol

[BMW JAY84]

Just got in and seen this excellent choice Tilly :) Looks spot on and your right they're a real animal through the bottom of the rev range. When you want some mods may I point you in the direction of autoextreme.co.uk excellent place for all jap import cars :) Speak to Wayne hell see you right ;)

On another note and not wanting to go OT I really hope you dont leave the site dude. Sure its gone a bit weird recently but I certainly dont think all is lost not IMO anyway :)

[scorcher]

I'm going to cry! How I don't know but they registered my SP30's as one for 3 points, one for none, and somehow overlooked the idea of the one with no points being a 56 day ban!!! Even though they were told about it and the fine too so now they've just upped the premium by £500 :'( Not buzzing! But its still the cheapest quote so I've paid it *sigh* properly skint now lol


Go on then - scare us with your premium ;)

[mho]

Just updated myself on this thread, nice car Tilly! Really nice! Jap racers have always been a thrill to drive, sorry to hear about your insurance but not too worry you have a beautiful car there.

Agree with Jay, it's not all bad if you don't get involved with the weirdness going on lol.

[arkenphel]

I blame the weirdness on the ginger guy...

Saw an S15 today and thought of you Tilly... looks even better in the flesh.

[jurka]

Congrats on a car Tilly. Looks like its a monster you got there. New re-spray does make the car look fresh.

once you think about the navigation- if you dont need to have it portable-moving from one car to another- then stick with 099 unit(dvd) the Blackbird dont come even close.I had the 077 unit before, and now i hate blackbird :)

only good side is its portable and shows speed cameras on a map.


if blackbird wasnt charged or battery low- and its shutting down- and there is no juice in a battery- it wont power up. Even after full charge after. You will need to send it to the alpine to have it fixed.

[styler2002i]

I blame the weirdness on the ginger guy...



hahhahaahahah.... now that was funny...

[Tilly]

Go on then - scare us with your premium ;)

Oh aye who's the comdeian here then? :(

It's not quite half of what the RS4 was but nearly... makes it sound cheap that doesnt it? Wrong! Are you sat down... £3084 :o

I suppose the plus side is its like for like on mods and includes breakdown but still... sh*t the bed :( But at the end of the day... That is still less than the 6 month depreciation of the A3 so meh! :rolleyes:

[MEGA]

Crikey, just about double what I have just paid for the E90. Goes to show the difference between a clean license.. and errr, not.. :p

[Tilly]

Yeah to be fair on paper my driving history doesn't look all that good but in reality its not as bad.

I have two SP30's and a bump that was about £4k for both cars. Granted the bump is fair enough and I'll hold my hand up to that one. But both the SP30's were dodgy. The ban was ridiculous when they had no evidence and yes I was speeding but I was nowhere near those speeds. And the second SP30 was just a 3 points £60 fixed penalty but was laughable, if it wasnt for my ban I would've contested it because it was well dodgy but meh whatever, such is life. I've got it so I'll live with it, even if it does cripple me :(

[scorcher]

Oh aye who's the comdeian here then? :(

It's not quite half of what the RS4 was but nearly... makes it sound cheap that doesnt it? Wrong! Are you sat down... £3084 :o

I suppose the plus side is its like for like on mods and includes breakdown but still... sh*t the bed :( But at the end of the day... That is still less than the 6 month depreciation of the A3 so meh! :rolleyes:

Wasn't having a dig, honest Mark!

I was paying £1200 on a 1.3 Escort in 1991 when I was 21 :eek:

[Tilly]

Lol no I know you weren't Dan, I was taking the p!ss out of myself for having to waste so much dead money on insurance but no matter what I try to insure its 4 figures even if it has a strimmer engine so why not get something proper that I can have the added benefit of driving closed loop returning circa 30 to the gallon when needed haha

[Black Sabbath]

Thats some scary shit there Mark :eek: :eek: ,serious dead money,but I like the logic of strimmer or car :p :)

[Tilly]

Aye, I'm screwed either way and have til August 2012 to enjoy the benefits... fantastic

[MEGA]

Raah.. Seriously, I really baulked at paying £1700 for the Beemer for the year. This is next level :p

[Stock323iSaloon]

great car Mark, i wished I kept all the Japanese dori-dori drift mags as I just had a massive clearout few weeks back. Silvia's are much better looking car than the 200sx (people call them '180' in Japan) and are very tunable with relative low cost in comparison to the likes to R34/Evo. Nice colour too...if you need to decipher any Japanese service booklets then drop me a pm:)

ps I assume the headunit has been replaced or your radio has a wavelength expander installed? or else you'll be stuck on Radio 4 with Jimmy Young:)

pps to put your mind at ease a bit, I paid 2400 ish for a Lancer 1.8T GSR import when I was 19:)

[Tilly]

Haha yeah I've got the standard kenwood double DIN as a spare but he's put a single DIN unit in... thats written in English haha :D

[zarnd]

Lovely looking car! More than double what i paid to insure the M5 last year (24, 6 points) but hey, you can't take it with you so enjoy it!

cheers

[Kay323]

[QUOTE=danch]Tilly,
Nice pick, I used to have the S13 200sx and nearly went for the S15, but could not find the right one at the time, as you say 250bhp out of the box is great & the T28BB can handle more, I see it is running some nice mods, i think your 285bhp figure might be a bit out i would take a guess @ 320bhp+

You will have day of fun in that car, never did I have a dull day with my S13:D and as you say be careful without TC:D

Really nice example Tilly & have fun driving.

Dan[/QUOT

nice motor mate. not really into jap cars and dont really know much about them, but a guy at work had a 200zx and he was looking to get a aftermarket traction control system for it, which was very popular on the 200zx forum. i think it costs about £1500.

[gie0320]

Nice car Tilly. I know the insurance is high but you will forget all it about once you are driving your beast:)

[Tilly]

SH*T... THE... BED!

I got into bed at 1:30am after collecting the car late on last night and wow all I can say is that car demands more respect on the road than any car I've ever driven or passengered in in my life. When it hits boost.... it hits boost and it hits it hard. Amazingly easy to control the tail with the chassis/suspension setup and LSD but wow... what an animal!

[scorcher]

Wahey! Take care on those slippery roads, but have fun!

[Stock323iSaloon]

Here's a Mk1 Silvia in its glory days. You have one of the best S15s out there, and the rarer ones are the the coupe/cabriolet (Varietta), Spec R and the Autech version. Believe it or not, the insurance group of Silvias are higher than Skyline GTRs in Japan due to higer % of people modding them and driving sideways:eek: Good choice sir:)

[XKaLiBaR]

What a beast, i love S15's, your going to have a lot of fun. Although the insurance is high, atleast you dont have to mod it much.

Do you want to come to santa pod with us on sunday, to see what your baby can do down the 1/4 mile? It will be a dry this weekend too :)

[scorcher]

Ooh, that Mk1 is beautiful! What year is that from?

[Stock323iSaloon]

Ooh, that Mk1 is beautiful! What year is that from?
P311 model so 1965, only Mark was born then <ahem>:D posted pics of MkII and MkIII onwards...loving the stripes on the MkII

[scorcher]

Lovely! Mk1 and Mark's One are my faves :cool:

[Tilly]

What a beast, i love S15's, your going to have a lot of fun. Although the insurance is high, atleast you dont have to mod it much.

Do you want to come to santa pod with us on sunday, to see what your baby can do down the 1/4 mile? It will be a dry this weekend too :)

It might be a little bit short notice for sunday because its a fair trek from here and to be honest... I wouldn't know how to launch the thing! I've only driven it twice, both times in the wet struggling for traction!! Once I've had it a couple of weeks I'll be up for it though, do you go quite often?

[Tilly]

Here's a Mk1 Silvia in its glory days. You have one of the best S15s out there, and the rarer ones are the the coupe/cabriolet (Varietta), Spec R and the Autech version. Believe it or not, the insurance group of Silvias are higher than Skyline GTRs in Japan due to higer % of people modding them and driving sideways:eek: Good choice sir:)

From my understanding... Autech and variettas were both after market models from outside tuning companies were they not?

The normal models from what I knew were just the Spec-S (non turbo) and Spec-R (Turbo)

Like my RS4... it has an electric sunroof aswell as the digital aircon which I believe is quite an uncommon option for a jap car as far as I'm aware! It also has electric folding mirrors and are you ready... wait for it!! A rear wiper swit swoo :p

I'm a little bit confused about a button on the dash though...

On the aircon unit there is a heated front window switch and a heated rear window switch just below it in the centre console however... to the righthand side of the steering wheel there is another switch but I dont know what it is... it shows the symbol for a front screen and what looks like a wiper blade vertically across the lefthand side of the screen and a horizontal zigzag line across the bottom of the windscreen, when I turn it on it lights up but doesnt seem to do anything... any ideas? haha and no its not the washer jets PMSL

[Stock323iSaloon]

From my understanding... Autech and variettas were both after market models from outside tuning companies were they not?

The normal models from what I knew were just the Spec-S (non turbo) and Spec-R (Turbo)

Like my RS4... it has an electric sunroof aswell as the digital aircon which I believe is quite an uncommon option for a jap car as far as I'm aware! It also has electric folding mirrors and are you ready... wait for it!! A rear wiper swit swoo :p

I'm a little bit confused about a button on the dash though...

On the aircon unit there is a heated front window switch and a heated rear window switch just below it in the centre console however... to the righthand side of the steering wheel there is another switch but I dont know what it is... it shows the symbol for a front screen and what looks like a wiper blade vertically across the lefthand side of the screen and a horizontal zigzag line across the bottom of the windscreen, when I turn it on it lights up but doesnt seem to do anything... any ideas? haha and no its not the washer jets PMSL
rear fog light is my bet as they need to be added on as part of sva

[Alym786]

Stunning car mate... And in the best colour! Had a few imports in my time... Last one being the Mitsubishi 3000GTO! Enjoy! ;)

[SYE]

nice looking motor, congrats .

[Mah_c180]

Congrats mate. Very nice car

[Tilly]

rear fog light is my bet as they need to be added on as part of sva

Checked the fog :( The switch is pretty much next door to this one. I'm thinking maybe it could be a heated washer jet/bottle... but seems a bit strange on a JDM car?

[arkenphel]

What does it look like? That might help...:rolleyes:

[scorcher]

Checked the fog :( The switch is pretty much next door to this one. I'm thinking maybe it could be a heated washer jet/bottle... but seems a bit strange on a JDM car?

Can you post a pic?

[Tilly]

What does it look like? That might help...:rolleyes:


it shows the symbol for a front screen and what looks like a wiper blade vertically across the lefthand side of the screen and a horizontal zigzag line across the bottom of the windscreen, when I turn it on it lights up but doesnt seem to do anything

lol my K850 wont take pics and I've been too busy playing at nights, will most likely get it washed and some detailed pics of mods this weekend :)

[arkenphel]

it shows the symbol for a front screen and what looks like a wiper blade vertically across the lefthand side of the screen and a horizontal zigzag line across the bottom of the windscreen, when I turn it on it lights up but doesnt seem to do anything

Still have no idea what it looks like... a picture is worth a thousand words my friend... if I had to guess, I'd say front screen heating. Are there any elements in the front windscreen?

[Raj]

I'm glad the thread went back on topic.

Huge congrats to ya Mark. That is a beauty. Not sure if I could have stomached the insurance though. You only live once though so enjoy.

[huzi7]

Congrats Mate

Car looks stunning! :cool: