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SPUd

09-09-09, 19:29

Whew.....so yeah.....as the title says, Im an Aussie with Irish citizenship (thanks grandpa), currently living in Vancouver, Canada, but have been offered a position with my company in Dublin!

I am hoping to stay into the drifting scene if I do have to come over, so i wanted to get involved and make some inquiries into cars, costs etc.

Any help would be appreciated lads/lasses.

Cheers,

Ryan 'spud' Murphy

serious tom

09-09-09, 19:37

hiya great intro :cool:
here will be a good spot for all the info you need,
welcome!

S14a johno

09-09-09, 19:46

great into x2
and what you after ted?
and DI is your new home :D

SPUd

09-09-09, 20:06

I used to own a 240sx with a blacktop SR20 (roadcar), and recently sold that and bought a JDM Aristo.

I am leaving the Aristo here for when i come back for vacations in the underground parking of my apartment.

I was thinking I would need something with a small capacity engine so that I am not severely raped on insurance and tax etc, seeing I have never held insurance in Ireland before.

So, i was thinking of looking for an AE86 sprinter or Trueno.

Ideally, I would really like a JZX100 chaser or a MarkII, but I am thinking they will cost me too much in insurance etc.

A S13 or S14 Silvia would also be sweet.

Any suggestions?

S14a johno

09-09-09, 20:08

well i have s14a and payn 1200 year with mods delacred
it 97, what you buget?

SPUd

09-09-09, 20:10

Some pics of my old S13:

Some Pics:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080010.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080009.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080040.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080057.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080053.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080122.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/midnighters05.jpg

My Aristo:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/photo2.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/photo.jpg

SPUd

09-09-09, 20:13

well i have s14a and payn 1200 year with mods delacred
it 97, what you buget?

I was hoping to get into something for around 4k ish if it was an AE86, more for something better. Nothing crazy, just something I can slide around the track, and the streets ;) Also use it to pick up the groceries at the local Tescos.

davemc-s13

09-09-09, 20:33

welcome along man

ae86,s over here are a lil bit more expensive then 4k but ya wouldn have to stretch your budget by much to get a decent 1:D

S14a johno

09-09-09, 20:41

saavge car, and agree with dave lad, twincams are expasive for clean one
you be looking at twice you buget, do inst there a 180sx in blue for sale for 5 grand? it in the for sale section i tink ;)

hey dave buy any chance your car have a chasser engine, seen one at japfest though was you :D

davemc-s13

09-09-09, 20:46

Administrator

09-09-09, 20:49

Welcome along man! Cool motors there! Aristo needs a crack of the lowering stick though! :) When might the move to Dublin be on the cards?

JDM

09-09-09, 20:54

HOOOOOOW ye:cool:

NIALL JZX

09-09-09, 20:59

howdy an welcome :)

SPUd

09-09-09, 21:20

haha, yeah, no doubt!

I decided not to spend the coin on coilovers when i am more than likely having to leave the country within the next few months.....might just chop the springs this week for laughs, dunno yet.

There was initial talk of a November start in Dublin, but that is fast approaching with no real details so far, so im not 100% sure. If I am coming, it will be by the new year for sure.

My parents went to look for any possible family left in Ireland on a trip they did earlier this year, so I will have to head to Cashel to pick up where they left off.....is there a good track near there at least to break up the trip ;)

s13-ste

09-09-09, 21:33

[QUOTE=SPUd;24688]http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spudgoesglobal/dtp/DTP080122.jpgQUOTE]

il not have it be said that im a fussy cunt so il smash every one of them please:D

welcome along mna. with a 4k budget you will pick up a high spec 13 maybe even a s14 for that money.

SPUd

09-09-09, 21:38

^^LOL

Yeah, i had to yell at the brunette skank in the back left to not put so much lean on that side of my bonnet......twisting it like it was the asian girls nipple ;)

PeterT

09-09-09, 22:21

welcome along man! nice life story so far ha! but yeh, ae86 are rape prices here still, even in the recesseeessioooooooooooon

SPUd

09-09-09, 22:30

They still have the InitialD tax in them eh?

Is the insurance on 4door turbos like chasers cheaper than on like an s13 or s14? Or is it purely based on engine capacity?

Romo

09-09-09, 23:19

lovely lookin 240 you got there man, welcome along I'm a Kiwi myself :cool:

SPUd

10-09-09, 05:07

fucking nice one mate.....am looking forwards to sliding it round on that side of the atlantic

way2fastforu

10-09-09, 08:25

welcome along man....nice 240 an aristo but like darragh said it needs a crack of the lowerin stick:D

chrisbrady325

10-09-09, 09:17

welcome along.. you will get some shock at the price of ae86's here.. although they have become alot cheaper due to this ole recession!

Simon

10-09-09, 11:42

yeeeeeeeeeeha cool intro hahah

love Vancouver, tis a cool city!!! enjoy your stay!!!

Romo

10-09-09, 12:05

If ya have any pics or videos of trackdays or anything happening on your side of the pond put them together in a thread for us, always good to see how the scene is in different countries

SPUd

10-09-09, 16:29

Sure thing.....I have taken some sweet photos actually....one of my hobbies. ;)

I just shot a bunch of sweet video too, but have not edited it as of yet. I will post some links in another thread in the media section.