Romans 2005 Toyota Echo

[440bbm]

So what actually happened to this, all i've seen was all the shenanigans here and then it went BOOM and has it just dissapeared or just got parked for now somewhere for more funds/rainy days/carina finished?

[keltik]

The series finished and wasn't renewed for another season. 

It's ok tho because the same writer is working on a new show "I know what you redlined last summer 4...GR"

[440bbm]

LOL !!!  love it

[GARDRB]

1 hour ago, 440bbm said:

So what actually happened to this, all i've seen was all the shenanigans here and then it went BOOM and has it just dissapeared or just got parked for now somewhere for more funds/rainy days/carina finished?

Parted out, now he's just the 1NZ influencer and spends all his time replying to fans on his OnlyFans... I mean Instagram

[xsspeed]

Why didn't you just use a f20c 

[lowlancer]

My youtube algorithm has been absolutely infected with Echo content following a solid 2 hour trawl through this thread - a suitable legacy for this journey

[Valiant]

Spotted on my Instagram feed recently.

 

[Spencer]

Its a shame because this is the closest that OS ever got to having a BTCC car project.

[xsspeed]

11 minutes ago, Valiant said:

Spotted on my Instagram feed recently.

 

thats where my f20c reference comes from, and like dave says, the fact that a 1nzfxe is being compared to f20c as a base engine is lols/crazy, so many people missing the point

[Hyperblade]

@Roman time to revive the Yaris dream?

[Roman]

10 hours ago, GARDRB said:

Parted out, now he's just the 1NZ influencer and spends all his time replying to fans on his OnlyFans... I mean Instagram

Thanks, I hate it 

[Roman]

12 hours ago, 440bbm said:

So what actually happened to this, all i've seen was all the shenanigans here and then it went BOOM and has it just dissapeared or just got parked for now somewhere for more funds/rainy days/carina finished?

I parted it out, and no one wanted the shell so it got towed away by the wrecker. 

Done and dusted! 

Carina will be cool though 

maybe 

[Roman]

13 hours ago, anglia4 said:

This thread still occupies so much space in my brain. I find myself constantly adding Echo's and Vitz'z to my trademe watchlist...

One thing that has definitely changed, is vitz peoples perceptions of C56 boxes. 

It used to be that if I didnt go grab one out of the car from pickapart, it would stay in there and be crushed with the car. 

The most recent manual vitz RS to land at pickapart, was not even off the forks and someone was there to grab the box. haha.

Although, not so many coming through these days, think I was right on the tail end of the bulk of NCP13s lifecycle through pickapart. 

[RUNAMUCK]

A light body embiggens the smallest HP number.

I took a guy for a ride in my 1200 once. Drove it like I was trying to break it. (As was the fashion at the time) he was quite surprised how well it went. 

I asked him, how many HP do you think this car makes?

He replied, ah, gotta be like 300?

Nah bro, try 124...........

Much like a number of the other followers of this thread, I see vitz/echo/yaris/clavia every day in traffic, and day dream about wasting time, money, and motivation that I'm never going to have to follow in your footsteps.........

[yoeddynz]

Tiny lightweight car + a willing heart + non Supercar handling = lots of giggles. 

 

We get so many 'fast and furious' cars, hotrods,  porsche and fezzas, sports bikes etc racing past our place on weekends doing "the kaiteriteri circuit'. 

Woooop. 

But by far the best sounding car,  along with the biggest grin it seems, is the young fella who drives past every morning on his way to work in a early 90s suzuki alto 3 pot.  He gives that little thing the boot everywhere (because he has to) and while it's not very fast it fucking sounds amazing and just looks like so much fun. It's a carb fed and has no limiter but he doesn't care. (I know because I've had it in for work) 

Probably only using one tenth the gas as the rest too. 

[tortron]

5 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

suzuki alto 3 pot

Has he considered a 2zz

[RUNAMUCK]

1nzfe no Shit!

[Roman]

I think I might have mentioned it before, but its honestly one of my best trackday memories. 
Two uni students came to a Taupo trackday, back when it was the old small track. 
One was in a 3 cyl NA diahatsu Mira, and the other was in a 1500cc Ford Fiesta canvas top.
These cars were super closely matched in speed etc, and they were out there all day just absoluting wailing on their cars chasing each other around.
They came back into the pits with hugest grins, and everyone spectating was just loving watching these cars go 20 out of 10. So good.
While other people grumbling that their semi slicks were getting hot or something. Zero fucks given and max enjoyment.
It was like a mini Best Motoring video or something. haha.

[shrike]

2 minutes ago, Roman said:

I think I might have mentioned it before, but its honestly one of my best trackday memories. 
Two uni students came to a Taupo trackday, back when it was the old small track. 
One was in a 3 cyl NA diahatsu Mira, and the other was in a 1500cc Ford Fiesta canvas top.
These cars were super closely matched in speed etc, and they were out there all day just absoluting wailing on their cars chasing each other around.
They came back into the pits with hugest grins, and everyone spectating was just loving watching these cars go 20 out of 10. So good.
While other people grumbling that their semi slicks were getting hot or something. Zero fucks given and max enjoyment.
It was like a mini Best Motoring video or something. haha.

Was watching this the other day and really resonated, its all about seat time and getting out there. Doesnt matter what your driving as long as you can get out there reliably. I don't think alot of the commenters realize that or that your were doing everything on a budget.

 

[Roman]

I've already got one ball busting project thats proving difficult, I didnt need two. haha! 
If I was doing a K swap or 2ZZ swap, this car probably wouldnt even be going yet. 
But I learned so much from it during that short time span, it was awesome.