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I thought it was a Mercury Capri convertible they brought over from Australia to compete with the Miata.

Whatever happened to that project? Any updates, new pics?

I used to think those Escorts were P.O.S. because when my brother used to own one it caught on fire. Something about routing the fuel line above the ignition coil or something. But when i came to the States and saw the U.S. version of the Escort it made the European version look lightyears ahead. By the way US Ford Granada compared to the European version, same story.

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HybridZ if you want pure you're full of manure. (Hey, what can i say that's why i don't post often)

I dont know about the rest of the country but in Texas they don't. The only reason i can see why that Lexus can't be brought here is because of the grade of diesel we use. Over there the diesel is a better grade compared to the muck we use in the States. That's the reason to wait a couple of years for the new diesel regulations which will give us higher quality diesel and maybe more choices in diesel powered cars and mini trucks or big trucks too.

Here are some links http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12929-1890874,00.html http://www.autoweek.nl/newsdisp.php?cache=no&ID=4215 The Lexus IS 220d, due for launch in the UK in January 2006, is equipped with Lexus’s first diesel engine. The all-aluminium, four-cylinder, 2.2-litre common rail direct injection unit delivers the power and refinement demanded by Lexus, with 175bhp (177 DIN hp) produced at 3,600rpm and 400Nm of torque between 2,000 and 2,600rpm. Preliminary, pre-homologation figures show 0-62mph acceleration in 8.9 seconds and a top speed of 134mph. The IS 220d is also the cleanest premium diesel model available, thanks to the application of Lexus Clean Diesel Technology. A series of engine features reduce combined levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions to levels well below Euro IV standards and those proposed for Euro V.

You will have to comply with U.S. DOT regulations headaches from little things like turn signal lenses complying with DOT to crash safety standards of your bumper to the airbags. If you can wait five more years diesel standards in the US are changing and Lexus might bring it in by then.

I have to admit that when i saw the logos on drawings i thought that they were,.....well... Dumb! I have to admit now that i see the actual made logos that they look great!! keep up the good work.

It's a good thing that you got some sponsors, i think all that rust just sucked up most of your budget. It looks like it's going to be a nice car when you get done. I look forward to more videos too, maybe you can make a DVD movie and sell it as the "Chronicles of Hugo". Good luck:2thumbs:

I saw it the first time they aired it, i remember catching a quick glimpse of it.

Ditto the bearings.

I thought some guy in Plano Tx bought that car and was having trouble with the motor, did he sell it to you 280Zone?

Is this what you wanted? http://www.backup-sensor.com/

Let's all just get along, it's a Small Block made by Chevy that's designated an LS-1. You know kinda like Star Trek, they're both Enterprises made by the Federation and their shields both suck because they go down to 42% when hit............i gotta stop watching too much tv.

Not that i had a moment like Phantom here but today i did win a free cap and T-shirt from State Fair corn dog autographed by Michael Waltrip,( insert shallow woo hoo here) actually it's just printed. But hey, it's a $40 value, E-bay here i come.

I've seen the show and in a purely entertainment point of view it's kinda lame and annoying. It's annoying because the bald guy's trying to attempt to create drama and can't even start a race correctly. Lame in the sense that if you keep complaining that the competitor is more car than yours then turn around and go home and bring a better car. Now as far as whole concept of the show and giving lengths and such, it's ok. I just wished it was more real world where they just raced heads up and no giving of lengths because at least to me that is what racing for 'pinks' meant. Just my .02 cents

First of all like they say in all the junkyard signs " In God we Trust" in your checks we dont. Or was it "Helen Waite is our complaint department manager, if you have a complaint go to Helen Waite." Cash is always the best way to go!! Tell the buyer to come and pay cash sign over the pinks, take the plates off and send in your release. With the proliferation of counterfeit cashiers checks and money orders, i would only take cash. The reason why i said remove the plates is because i sold my brothers 88 Monte Carlo SS to a guy in Louisiana then 19 months later i was getting parking tickets from LSU and on the ticket the Texas plate numbers were written on the ticket. Even though i sent in notification or a release to Texas DPS when i sold it, i was still getting notices for the car. A friend of mine who worked in our version of your DMV said to at least remove the plates so that the buyer will have to at least get his own plates and register it. If he choses to drive around with no plates then that's his problem. Cash is God at least meet with the buyer. Good Luck

Soooo does that make it Mazda 1 Aux 0 ? That filter sounds like the one on my 87 Acura legend, they use a filter cartridge too.

Probably Barfscream!

Since im from there too i totally agree, unless the gun is made in China then you can buy the Philippine made firearm.

Talk about "lack of respect"

Personally besides the S30 i think that the next best looking Z was the 90-96 Z32 model. Leave it to the french to make the z a generic looking jellybean.