Babalouie Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Hi everyone! I'm Kev from Sydney, and had the pleasure of meeting Caver and Doish on the drive last Saturday (and also go back a long way with Uncle and Steamwolf). 'Thought I'd register on the forum and say hi, and hope to be invited to more early morning drives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Hello mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doish13 Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Nice to meet you the other day mate and look forward to catching up with you guys again soon. PS - Kev your foot wear on the day was very 'Race Special' - tell me where you bought that pair??? ...actually was very German! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babalouie Posted 22November, 2012 Author Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Thanks! They're my "going-out" pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caver Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 What's wrong with Dunlop Volleys??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Thanks! They're my "going-out" pair all saves weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babalouie Posted 22November, 2012 Author Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 What's wrong with Dunlop Volleys??? Dunlop Volleys? Well lah-de-dah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randall Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Hello Kev and welcome. I read your 964 thread on the PF, was a great read, the most impressive bit would have to be polishing the underside of the fuel flap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caver Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 They were my good canyoning pair.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 I tried to move my car into the shed with thongs on once. Brass button clutch and thongs don't mix lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Hi Kev, I have also been following your thread on PF. Has inspired me to get stuck in and do as much work to my car as I can, although so far that has equated to nothing too technical. Great to have another 964er on the boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveF Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Welcome to the forum Kev. I look forward to seeing your car on the next Sydney SMT. I'll bring my thongs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doish13 Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Sorry Kev it just cracked me up as I'm always getting flack for living in my pair. Uncle having owned a car once with a brass button clutch I know how much you could sweat it taking off on steep hill starts without either stalling or smoking the tyres off the mark. doing it a pair of jandels is just mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 It more the 400,000 ton pressure plate lol. The BBC in my Datsun was fine. Very very true on the hill start thing though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caver Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Jandels Doish? Really? Buzzy post 'bro...ay? Getch back across the ditch.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 22November, 2012 Report Share Posted 22November, 2012 Welcome aboard Kev. Hope you matched the rest of your driving attire with the shoes. I prefer board shorts and a singlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamWolf Posted 23November, 2012 Report Share Posted 23November, 2012 G'day Babs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f3nr15 Posted 21August, 2014 Report Share Posted 21August, 2014 Stumbled upon Babalouie's latest adventures here - http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/showthread.php?67295487-Bab-s-FD-Rotary-Adventure-Time Also, interesting to get his take on life after the 964... Originally Posted by XXX19X Tell me more about this vs the 911 you had previously. Hmm...velly interesting question.In objective terms, I think the FD is the better car. Before you even get to the driving impressions, it's 10yrs newer, 100kg lighter and 30hp more powerful, the aircon is colder, the heater hotter etc. It feels quicker and easier to drive and should be somewhat superior on laptime, and I don't have any doubt about that.But then again...you don't buy old 911s for outright performance, and if that is what you want, you'd get a LanEvo instead...so I think this has to be a question of which car has the better driver's appeal and we have to leave objective performance off the table.The appeal of 911s is really in its character, and even to sit in one feels very different from other cars. There's the rock-solid feel of the body, and the tactility of the controls. Drive one, and you'll remember how distinctive it was, I bet that 10yrs later you'd still be able to identify a 911's feel while blindfold (and you'd prolly remember how easy it was to stall and how weird the gearchange felt!). Even if you don't even like 911s, if you have petrol in your veins you will understand why many ppl do...hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts and racing drivers who love 911 aren't wrong.So on that note of showroom appeal, the FD can't compete. The steering and controls are Japanese-light, and the overall build quality is nothing special. A 911 is distinctive just to sit in, but the FD's only distinction while stationary, is the very tight and low-slung seating position as you said. Once you get moving though, things get worse for the FD. The 911 will continue to weave its spell with really tactile, feelsome steering and brakes, while you might mark it down for a notchy gearshift and a spooky clutch that makes it easy to stall. It'll also feel amazingly tight and solid and for a 20yr old car, it'll feel remarkable at how there isn't a single rattle or squeak to be heard. In terms of handling, a 911 will feel challenging, and you'll feel this loud and clear, even after a short drive. The nose will feel like it doesn't have enough weight over it, and if you boot it in a tight roundabout, the front will wash out helplessly at a surprisingly low speed. Contrary to magazine reports, you are much more likely to understeer than oversteer off into the bushes on a spirited winding road drive, and so your initial impressions will be on how pushy and awkward it feels (and it won't help that you're struggling with the gearshift on the way into the corner). But after a while, you get faster and faster, and start to commit more on corner entry, and as you carry more speed and brake harder into the turns...you get more weight transfer and the nose mysteriously starts to key into the road and then you begin this... dialogue (for lack of a better word) with the 911. It'll move around a lot and slide around a bit, and there's no doubt that you have to *drive* it properly to make it handle. If you're in convoy with a Lancer Evo, it'll have disappeared into the distance by now, but it's this interactivity with the chassis that has kept 911 fans interested for decades. Not everyone likes it, but as I said before...if you have petrol in your veins you will understand why the car has so many fans.FD, on the other hand is different, it's like a really evolved MX5. Turn into a corner and it seems to tread lightly, spreading its weight carefully amongst its four tyres and feeling very balanced and nimble. Unlike the 911, which requires some skill, this seems at first to be too easy. But like an MX5, you start to push harder and make your inputs more minimal and it just...flows, and because the power delivery is quite soft, it is not the spiky, tense experience that fast road driving in a 911 can be. With the 911 it's all about managing understeer and oversteer, but the FD just sails around a corner with zero slip angle and hit a bump or a dip and it handles it, no problem. The power just builds in a really linear fashion, and compared to the 911, it's swear-out-loud fast at 8000rpm in 3rd gear. And it's all so carefully worked out and precise, it's a car that you drive with your hands at a quarter-to-three on the wheel, and seemingly you don't need more than a quarter turn of lock each way when you're having fun. Certainly the best winding road car I've owned.And when you slow down, you notice the astonishing smoothness of the engine, and marvel at how you have to keep checking the tach to ensure that it hasn't actually stalled. It's Lexus-quiet unless you're on it, and so smooth and quiet.But of course it makes that classic rotary noise in the upper ranges, and as a powerplant, IMHO it's every bit as charismatic as the Porsche flat six (and a good deal faster).A good friend asked me that the other day...if both the 964 and the FD were the same price, which would I prefer?Good question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted 21August, 2014 Report Share Posted 21August, 2014 Welcome Kev, Good to see another ex-rotor guy on the forum, clean looking 964 you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 21August, 2014 Report Share Posted 21August, 2014 Welcome Kev, Good to see another ex-rotor guy on the forum, clean looking 964 you have there. other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 22August, 2014 Report Share Posted 22August, 2014 I'm wondering how long before he is back, with a water pumper....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 22August, 2014 Report Share Posted 22August, 2014 Between this and the Luce I think babs is in rotor love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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