My NEW ride / RIP white rcolt

[aby82]

Hey all thought i'd post up some picks of my rcolt, enjoy...

[lovecolt]

damn its hot! White is always my favourite color for the rcolt....

[fuse01]

very nice!!!! i like white too

[octap]

Perfect, man!
Great color and all these small ralli//art bits that differentiate it from Europian CZTs makes it perfect.(exept from the 2 rear doors :) )

[Pete]

the white ones do look nice haven't seen on in the flesh yet

[liou]

Very nice indeed.:)
I'd never considered white as a nice car colour, but since i saw a white colt , I started to like it very much. :cool:

[aby82]

thanks pplz..

yeah the white makes all the dark plastic bits and black bonnet vent stand out more.

i dont know about other rcolter's but i do notice with mine i get quite a few heads turning (but that could be due to the lack of rcolts around! lol)

[aby82]

hey peeps here r a couple recent pics i took my MITSI fam! :D (the mrs and my ride's) ENJOY!

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC01981.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC01986.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC01979.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC01988.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC01993.jpg

[Rallimags]

Great pics aby82. where were they taken, may i ask? Great to see your lady's car is just as tidy as your one.

Should see you on the gold coast/brissie meet.

Rallimags

[Steve-B]

i dunno, something about ur ride just screams ragging hommosexual to me...lol

[aby82]

Great pics aby82. where were they taken, may i ask? Great to see your lady's car is just as tidy as your one.

Should see you on the gold coast/brissie meet.

Rallimags

they were taken at some playing fields brendale/eatons hill.. i look forward to the meet :D


i dunno, something about ur ride just screams ragging hommosexual to me...lol

ur just jealous ;)

[aby82]

airdams fitted... cheers again steve ;)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC02086.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC02088.jpg

[lovecolt]

When i saw the title of this thread, it remembed me of the Quote from Fast & Furious 3 Tokyo Drift: "MY RIDE (Old yankie accent)" LOLz

Nice airdam ;)

[Morph]

very neat aby.

what's the next mod? coughloweredspringscough ;)

[aby82]

very neat aby.

what's the next mod? coughloweredspringscough ;)

lol hmm i dunno.. will be installing a MBC tonight.. next thing to do is change the HU.. then MR BOV - and then whatever else that comes along that floats my boat :cool: hehe

the ride height does really bother me.. plus i dont really wanna be scrapin over speedbumps and shite :o

[Macca]

looking the goods man. glad to see people enjoying their airdams.

[aby82]

got my new ralliart air filter from JAS Racing the other week in the mail :)

breathing alot better now and induction noise much improved! a def must for every rcolter ;)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC00180.jpg
(taken on camera phone :p)

[aby82]

fitted not long after the filter.. turbosmart manual boost controller - thanks to cam (emperor) ;)

running at stock boost level.. boost comes on alot smoother now - have been running it for bout a month now and no probs ;)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC02110.jpg

[aby82]

rec'd in the mail yesterday :)

i think looks heaps better than std and no loss in quality! - and hiso's one is a neat fit too ;)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/DSC02106.jpg

[Steve-B]

gosh, why dont you just get a new mod for each day of the week....lol

nice location of the MBC...are you trying to cook it ? lol
but seriously, having rubber vac lines over or too near the exhaust, they will heat and expand and in "theory" could give you abit of trouble. Time to re-route over the stock solenoid...do it once, do it right abs.

[aby82]

gosh, why dont you just get a new mod for each day of the week....lol

nice location of the MBC...are you trying to cook it ? lol
but seriously, having rubber vac lines over or too near the exhaust, they will heat and expand and in "theory" could give you abit of trouble. Time to re-route over the stock solenoid...do it once, do it right abs.

lol these changes have been over a period of time - i've just been slack and haven't updated the thread.. :p

the MBC isn't as close as the pics appear (its mounted at the very top of the radiator on one of the existing holes - so no drilling req) - this location gives easy access to adjust it - but yeh cheers for the heads up will see how it goes and if i do experience trouble down the track i don't mind moving it... besides it looks better there :p

[Unforgiven]

some great pics dude.... looks like u were fairly selective in ur pics :P

haha nice to see keeping the mitsubishis in the family or so to speak ;)

mm those airdams look good and i reckon i should really consider that short antenna cos the loooonng one looks retarded lol .... and if u put it straight up its looks ridiculous

so whats ur next mod?

[aby82]

hmmm mmmmortgage! :p lol nah i dunno just little things if i got the cash :eek: nothing major.. mr bov, tmr upgrade later maybe

ya the antenna's avail through hiso, our sponsor - def just as good as stock.. only shorter

[banana]

white naturally looks the best as the colour contrasts with the black plastic, i got a silver one cause i didnt wanna wash it often ^,~;;

[Rallimags]

hey aby. question for you. when you installed your mbc did you remove the restrictor in the line from the boost feed to the metal tee where it goes to the actuator and the solenoid?

Any info would be great.

See you on the next brissy cruze.

[aby82]

hey mags :)

the installation of the mbc was practically done by cameron (emperor).. i was just an apprentice - so as to ur technical q i can't answer it directly, all i can say is, that my setup up is exactly as per Trickster's write up here: http://rcolt.com/showthread.php?t=1264&page=2 ... cept mine is mounted in a diff location as u can see on the prev page of this thread :D

[Rallimags]

thanks mate.

[aby82]

oh look.. i've finally got something else to add to my car :p

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/SDC10099.jpg

(cheers to Rob ;))

[ELEGNT]

good stuff mate, chuck them on i wanna see pics:D

[Samson Wong]

oh look.. i've finally got something else to add to my car :p

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/SDC10099.jpg

(cheers to Rob ;))

i love those wheels a, pic plz.

[aby82]

sorry wont have them on straight away.. give me a couple of weeks and i'll post some updated pics ;)

[husky510]

where's the updated pics of the new wheels... probably not so new anymore.. hehehe!!!

[aby82]

lol ya - will update with pics from upcoming meetup ;)

[aby82]

so wednesday two weeks ago my car was parked on the street out the front of my work like it usually was.. 4.50pm rolls around CRASH, i jump up from my desk, rush outside and see my precious white rcolt has been sideswiped by some douchebag fucking around on their mobile and before hitting my car hit one of our client's car parked directly behind mine, so all in all 3 cars written off. Now to put my frustration into perspective, I work in an industrial area were the streets are extra wide and everyone in general finishes work at 3/4 o'clock, so at most there would have been six cars parked on the 400m stretch of road where it happened..

anyway a week later I find out my car has been written off, I got paid out and am now behind the wheel of a 2001 mitsubishi challenger 5spd.

will post pics later of my scarred rcolt and my new wheels..

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A FOR SALE THREAD WHERE I'LL HAVE LISTED QUITE A FEW THINGS RCOLT RELATED THAT NEED TO GO

[skyrex]

Sorry to hear, I guess the most obvious thing is lucky you weren't in the car at the time...
Hopefully there isn't a third event like this as things are known to come in three's, Coro, yourself... who's next?

[Corosith]

That's real bad luck mate, make you want to give the driver involved a back hander, especially as it was due to negligent driving!

I hope that throw the book at him/her (or put the mobile where it fits). I still can't believe in this day and age that people still do not have hands free kits for their mobiles when driving - willing to spend $800 on a phone but not $90 for a bluetooth kit.

Comprehensive insurance is great, but accidents always leave a sour taste in your mouth plus the inconvenience involved.

Did you get a hire car when without your colt, the person at fault has to foot the bill.

[Macca]

i hope his insurance is void and has to pay for the next 20 years lol


no good man

[kalt]

Wtf, another moderator rcolt writeoff! And due to another persons incompetence again :(

Sorry to hear the news :(

[colTwes]

that sucks :(
hope shit like this never happens to me or any other rcolt owner
why not another rcolt?

[aby82]

Here's the for sale stuff: http://www.rcolt.com/showthread.php?6378-Various-rcolt-parts-amp-items&p=108215#post108215

Some pics of the damage:

The innocent bistanders :p
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26174857.jpg

You can see dickhead's van in this pic
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26172836.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26174115.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26172822.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26172750.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26172809.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26174915.jpg

'Something doesn't look quite right..'
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-10-26175247.jpg

FAREWELL WHITE RCOLT... :(
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-11-01145427.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-11-01145404.jpg

[lovecolt]

oh damn, only get to see this till now. Sorry to know what happened, Andrew :( Yes, this is the 2nd moderator's car got written off, so looks like both me & macca will have to look out for our babies

[espionage8]

doesnt look that bad. why is it written off?

[Corosith]

Most probably economic reasons, anything to do with the RISE structure of colt = big bikkies. You can't panel beat the hardened steel/high temp welded parts of the RISE structure, all items have to be replaced and re-welded if they even have the equipment to do so.
Honestly, the guy that did this should be put in the stocks in a public place and flogged.

Do you know what the guy that caused the carnage got charged for?

[stylo]

nice one d1ck head !!!!!!!!!

sorry to hear aby ... that's really unlucky that the idiot managed to swipe your car ... hope it's all sorted out quickly an painlessly :)

[alba]

Most probably economic reasons, anything to do with the RISE structure of colt = big bikkies. You can't panel beat the hardened steel/high temp welded parts of the RISE structure, all items have to be replaced and re-welded if they even have the equipment to do so.
Honestly, the guy that did this should be put in the stocks in a public place and flogged.

Do you know what the guy that caused the carnage got charged for?
doesnt help when every tiny part is minimum $500

[odysseyesm]

Bloody hell, has anyone been in a bingle and their colt didn't get written off?
Seems like any damage is terminal for the Colt...

[oodLes]

Its not just the colt, FTO's were written off at the drop of a hat, mine got repaired and the bill for smashing the front left corner was $8900... this is why I paid my 2k a year comp insurance lol.

[rokkuchan]

This is what my bro says as he works in Allianz...
insurance claim consultants or assessors knows parts are expensive + labour to fix shit is not worth it as compared to paying out the customer. Even though it may be repairable but it's also insurance co's liability to ensure that the repair is 100% otherwise will cost them even more if the repair causes more problems.

If it was a Commodore crashed in a 3 way collision with little comprise of the frame, parts are cheaper to repair than to pay out the car so they would rather repair that first... They measure the cost of the vehicle too. Commodores values are greater than the parts whereas Colts car is worth less than the parts and labour to repair etc...

[Macca]

Yeh I got rear ended and it was about $5000 worth repaired.

[lawocg]

kudos to that, I got sideswiped just enough to knock the rear right wheel arch plastic off, ended up costing $1600!

[alba]

kudos to that, I got sideswiped just enough to knock the rear right wheel arch plastic off, ended up costing $1600!
sideskirt alone is $463 part only ex-mitsu

[aby82]

here's some pics of my new wheels

At the dealer
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/91CA320D888947498116EE6FB0F10729.jpg

After getting new gangster tint :p
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-11-19135846.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-11-19135905.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z317/andyy145/2011-11-19135926.jpg

Mod's so far:
Tinting (as above)
Changed the stock head unit to one I had in the garage from a few cars back (no more cd's skipping while driving yay :))
Recond'd gearbox - had a problem when I bought it but factored repair costs into the price, drives like brand new now
Heavy-duty clutch while they were at it
Wet suit front seat covers
Recovery gear and other bits and pieces for offroading
Changed the wiper blades to ebay aero ones
K&N air filter



Waiting for rcolt's to drop in price so I can have one as my daily :D

[Andrew]

Waiting for rcolt's to drop in price so I can have one as my daily :D

Hey, how much u looking at paying for a rcolt???

[aby82]

dunno mate, would only spend like 5k.. in a few more years they'll be closer to that.

how much r u chasing? :p

[pAuL]

5k? I hope not

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[aby82]

5k? I hope not

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Care to elaborate a bit more paul?!? you hope Andrew isn't gonna sell his rcolt to me now for $5k? i was only joking mate, there's no way I could get an rcolt now for $5k..
As to what they'll be worth in 3-5 years time, we'll just have to wait and see, but consider this the rcolt sold for $30k when they came out, now 5 years later you're lucky to get $13k for a stock rcolt, you might get a bit more if you've done some mods or more likely less - so in another few years there is every chance they'll be worth close to $5k, time will tell though..

cheers