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Somewhat Heroic posted:You are welcome! This is all really quick for me. I did a bit of camping in my youth with Boy Scouts and my local church youth group but my dad? Not really. We did a couple times when it was a tiny kid but that was it. I have been married for 12 years and we never camped. We would do simple hikes and outdoor stuff, but never camping. Two years ago I bought my first Lexus LX 470 and it was my first venture into off roading which was very addictive. Then I got a roof tent, and started camping and we loved it, and our kids loved it. There are a lot of good and bad about the roof tent set up and I had known about little micro campers like this but my wife didn't. Her best friend we are close with ordered a Happier Camper HC1 (another small teardrop fiberglass trailer) that she picked up this February. I told my wife about the Bean and showed her some photos/videos and she said "I wouldn't say no to that" which basically meant yes in husband language. So in the course of two years I have bought two 470's (after the first one got crashed), have been building out the second one, became a camping person, and spent almost thirty grand on a tiny little tear drop trailer that I hope to use two times a month through spring/fall. Sounds very similar to my background - do the kids come along with this one? Do you make them sleep outside? What was good and bad about the roof tent setup? The new Bronco is the first car I've looked at in a while and actually wanted, at least partly due to the idea of going outside more that it represents (it has a roof tent option that I was considering). I'm less interested in off roading and more just the going out into nature bit, which is easy to do up here in the PNW.
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So this is now making its way up to me here in the Highlands. No, it's not an AMG, despite the wheels, suspension, rolled arches and etc. It was apparently used as a press car for Mercedes to demo the E55 AMG before the E55 had made it over here or some poo poo. Mainly I just want something to eat up the motorway miles that neither the 80 series Land Cruiser nor the NA6 Roadster are really that good for.
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I HATE PINK BIKES posted:No, it's not an AMG, despite the wheels, suspension, rolled arches and etc. It was apparently used as a press car for Mercedes to demo the E55 AMG before the E55 had made it over here or some poo poo. Mainly I just want something to eat up the motorway miles that neither the 80 series Land Cruiser nor the NA6 Roadster are really that good for. 
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So I bought myself a dumb car to cheer myself up as i've been pretty down lately.  It gets gently caress all mileage. It's got a white/grey (I live in the UK and its been so overcast when it happens that i can't tell for sure) smoke problem that's happened twice in the past month where i'll be driving and it'll bellow it out of the exhaust, but then it stops and I haven't quite worked out what the hell it is yet, but whatever it is i'm sure its expensive  It's low enough that I can't really go over speed bumps without scraping anything so i have to be really careful about my journeys. But whatever its fun to drive and its mine.
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May 10, 2021 10:25
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dogstile posted:So I bought myself a dumb car to cheer myself up as i've been pretty down lately. This is amazing, excellent work.
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May 10, 2021 10:36
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Man it took me a moment to notice the underlighting due to the doors. Do they open normally or is your car now 100% silly doors?
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May 10, 2021 11:38
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got off on a technicality posted:Those AMG monoblocks are Everybody loves the monoblocks but they're top of the list to go for me! I forgot to post a pic of it with it's old stablemates. It's amazing how much the car has devalued, the guy I purchased it off of got it for £1k last year. 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Man it took me a moment to notice the underlighting due to the doors. Do they open normally or is your car now 100% silly doors? Well, if I really want i can kinda half open and not lift them up... It's 100% silly doors.
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May 10, 2021 12:10
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Bape Culture posted:We want more pics Yeah especially interior
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I HATE PINK BIKES posted:Everybody loves the monoblocks but they're top of the list to go for me! My old man had one as a company car, P reg if I remember rightly which puts it around 1996. What engine/trim is yours?
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Theophany posted:My old man had one as a company car, P reg if I remember rightly which puts it around 1996. What engine/trim is yours? It's a 1997 E430 with: quote:774 Chassis modified for AMG handling. Apparently it's got all the options bar the sunroof. Which is nice, because a w210 rusts in enough places as it is.
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Is the charging station for the phone one of those 'obsolete at launch' Nokia charging cradles? I remember my old man having to carry around a Nokia 6210 for years after it was relevant to use the phone in his car. 
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dogstile posted:So I bought myself a dumb car to cheer myself up as i've been pretty down lately.
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Theophany posted:Is the charging station for the phone one of those 'obsolete at launch' Nokia charging cradles? I remember my old man having to carry around a Nokia 6210 for years after it was relevant to use the phone in his car. The car's not turning up until tomorrow, but from everything I've read so far I believe so, yep! It wasn't until the facelift that they got COMAND, which would've at least given me the option to hack something into the system. As it is I'll probably rip the whole thing out, maybe replace it with a double-din unit from a facelift — depending on the price and if I can find a black ash trim piece to fit — for a nice bluetooth carplay touchscreen experience EDIT: the more I keep seeing that RX8 the more amazing touches I discover on it. It's like a time capsule of a time from before the car itself was even made
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I took a few more pictures: https://imgur.com/a/egqQpp3Cage posted:I know we all know what this car is but just in case some real dumb guys come in here you guys should list what kind of car this is. Good shout, its an RX-8
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dogstile posted:I took a few more pictures: https://imgur.com/a/egqQpp3 Hell yes. Welcome to the club! Is the Need for Speed Underground theme song playing in anyone elses head right now?
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dogstile posted:Good shout, its an RX-8 You said it gets gently caress all mileage, but being an RX-8 that doesn't tell us if the actual engine is stock or is it modded and gets even worse mileage?
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It's an RX-8 so the terrible mileage it gets is oil mileage,
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Engine's not been hosed with, but I get about 18MPG. Luckily I only live a few miles from work. McTinkerson posted:Is the Need for Speed Underground theme song playing in anyone elses head right now? I actually burned a CD for this. I wanted the authentic 2004 experience.
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got off on a technicality posted:Track day with the TT at PIR (west coast Did you buy this from a guy in Houston who had the license plate "Kermit"? Or are there just more TTSes in that color than I realized?
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dogstile posted:Engine's not been hosed with, but I get about 18MPG. Luckily I only live a few miles from work. Is this your first rotary? If so and you're truly only 3-5 miles from work, that will be a problem for the engine.
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Aye, first rotary. One of my friends has been driving them/working on them (licensed mechanic) for a while, wouldn't have bought it without someone to talk to about it. I take the long way, so it makes the trip about 10 miles + warmup time. I'll also be moving fairly soon, a little further away so it shouldn't be an issue for much longer.
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dogstile posted:So I bought myself a dumb car to cheer myself up as i've been pretty down lately. There is just a whole series of bad decisions all the way leading up to this which is exactly what this forum needs. PLEASE keep everyone updated here/general chat or something. This is so awesome. havelock posted:Sounds very similar to my background - do the kids come along with this one? Do you make them sleep outside? I have posted a fair bit in my thread on my experiences with the roof tent, and a link to a good detailed post can be viewed HERE. Short answer: roof tenting is awesome! But you are stuck in position unless you pack it all back up. As a family of 5, it was not as easy to unload/load up. Living in the PNW you should absolutely get into this, and the new Bronco is awesome, if it fit my three kids I would probably strongly consider one but the more likely move is a 200 series Land Cruiser.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:
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MetaJew posted:Did you buy this from a guy in Houston who had the license plate "Kermit"?
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dogstile posted:I actually burned a CD for this. I wanted the authentic 2004 experience. The fantastic icing on the cake. I love this little detail. I also love the red circle cutting into the Bose head unit. And RED. RED EVERYWHERE. REEEEeeeeeeeDDDD!
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Took the car out to pick up lunch today. Was nice to get out for a little bit - gorgeous day.
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Just delivered to me 2005 Boxster S with full Porsche dealer service history, one owner and every option on the order sheet checked. The paint does match, it is just the lights in the garage honest 
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BigPaddy posted:Just delivered to me 2005 Boxster S with full Porsche dealer service history, one owner and every option on the order sheet checked.
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mik posted:Postin' green Audis? Hell yeah, OP. District Green? Looks great in varying light
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mik posted:Postin' green Audis? Just saw a four door RS5 in the same paint today. Love it. Someone call my boss and tell him to give me a raise so I can buy a new car in a good color.
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BigPaddy posted:Just delivered to me 2005 Boxster S with full Porsche dealer service history, one owner and every option on the order sheet checked.  You're welcome.
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2014 Cayman S One tank of gas Two coffees Three passes   I should drive it reverse next time though. Going clockwise puts the sun on the same side of the car all day. Also it definitely doesn't take five hours...
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IOwnCalculus posted:You're welcome. Will save that one. Might even get a go pro video of me sticking it into a canyon.
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