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Suburban Dad posted:One of these is not like the others, lol Camry died of neglect and I needed a beater fast. I was in college and had no money. My dad’s buddy was selling it for 1200$ and it was actually in great loving shape. I really lucked out.
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Mine goes: 1998 Mitsubishi Carisma in green - died of rust that we weren't willing to fix for what the car was worth. 2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo - a car that my wife really loved but that we in the end never drove, so it had to go. 2012 Alfa Romeo Guilietta - a car that we bought to be more refined when commuting but that I really never got along with so I traded it in when I bought my next car... 2019 KIA Optima PHEV - a nice car that made me addicted to driving on electric but we never really "clicked" with, so we sold it and made out about +/- 0 on the ownership 1998 Chevrolet S10 Pick up - I really like this heap of poo poo and it's really handy to have just to avoid having to rent a trailer every time we need to haul poo poo.... also a trailer doesn't have a nice sounding V6... 2021 VW ID.3 - a car that my wife fell in love with on the test drive and we waited way too long for to have delivered.. it was great until it really wasn't anymore due to cost of electricity and how annoying it was to charge it so we returned the lease 1965 Dodge Dart GT - my project car that I've put on hold until I buy a house with a garage since I just can't get it done in a drive way 2003 BMW E39 Touring - probably my favorite car I've ever had that I bought on a whim to replace the ID.3 we had returned, and that I'll probably keep for a long time 2012 Volvo V50 D2 - having an economical diesel car in addition to the more thirsty BMW seemed like a decent excuse to get another car (that my wife fell in love with... I sense a theme). From my car journey so far I'm at the point where I'm (hopefully) never ever buying or leasing a new car again. It's just not worth it. I've also realized that I like new tech, but I don't like living with it. Just not worth the compromises. The Volvo hits a very good sweet spot right now. Very safe, has bluetooth phone connection, but no other bullshit. It's just so easy to drive and use, and has a nice button for everything. Same with the BMW. I can't wait for spring and to drive it again as even when it had blow shocks and poo poo brakes it was an absolute blast to drive on windy country roads.
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Dec 23, 2023 16:00
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1990 Volvo 440 - metallic green 1995 Volvo 440 - metallic green (decided to change things up) 2001 Volvo S60 - red (I hated this colour, but it was the cheapest used one available) 2011 BMW 330d touring - space grey (boring but adequate colour) 2017 BMW 330d touring - sapphire black metallic (looked loving great ... when it was freshly washed) 2018 BMW 520d touring - mediterranean blue (think I'll get blue cars from now on)
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Dec 23, 2023 17:22
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^That is a real solid array of wagons
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Dec 23, 2023 17:37
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1987 Celica, silver 1996 Celica, silver 2006 BMW red 2009 BMW red 2015 BMW black 2019 BMW blue I'm keeping that '15 BMW as long as possible, it's a stick shift. I didn't want black on black, but ... it was the stick shift available. The '19 is the daily kid hauler. I should use the quiet week coming up to purge the applesauce goo from the back seat. Again. I miss having a red car. Maybe after daycare stops, I'll have the fun car wrapped.
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Dec 23, 2023 21:47
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:oh you son of a bitch Put Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 on it today. It's only been a few days under 40 degrees and it has not snowed a lick, so I was not in any rush. The OEM Pirelli P Zero Corsa have maybe 1/4-1/2 their life left at 7000 miles, 6/32 front and back. As long as I keep it in "A"daptive mode and don't drive like an idiot the Corsa have been perfectly fine even in the rain. Once I got used to the car I never felt nervous. Once the Corsa's run their life I'll probably want to move to something that his a bit more tread life. e: fun game! 1985 Mitsubishi Montero - Black 1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R - Red 1999 Ford Mustang v6 - Silver 2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1 - Dark Grey 2003 Ford Focus ZX3 - Dark Blue 2006 Dodge Dakota - Silver 2016 Jeep Wranger - White 2017 Nissan Rogue - Silver 2019 Chevy Traverse - White 2021 Dodge Durango SRT - Black 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon - Black 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit - Silver 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer III Obsidian - Black 2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrofolio - Green davecrazy fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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1985 Mercury Capri RS - gray 1985 Ford LTD ex Fire Dept car- dull red 1988 VW Fox - dull blue 1989 Volvo 780 Turbo - gorgeous dark red 1988 VW 744 Turbo - flat gray 1996 Honda Civic - green 2002 VW Golf - silver 1983 Nissan Hardbody - silver 2002 Toyota Tacoma - silver Present 1998 BMW M3 sedan - Alpine white 2009 BMW 3er Sportwagon - Tasman green
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1971 VW Squareback - yellow 1978 Datsun B210 - white 1976 Mazda RX4 wagon - white 1981 Ford Escort - metallic blue 1983 Mercury Lynx - red 1989 Mercury Sable - gold 1993 Dodge Caravan - burgundy 1997 Chrysler Sebring convertible - amethyst (purple/blue) 2002 Mazda MPV - green 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser - blue 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser - red 2013 Honda Odyssey - gray 2017 FIAT 124 - bronze
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Dec 24, 2023 04:52
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1982 Toyota Tercel - Silver 1983 Toyota Supra - Red/Black  1990 Volvo 740 Wagon - White (before digital cameras, first car) 2000 Honda Civic - Champagne?  2003 Subaru WRX - WRB Pearl (before camera phones, too cool for a digital camera) 2004 Subaru WRX - WRB Pearl  2005 Subaru WRX STi - Obsidian Black Pearl  2010 Subaru Forester - Spark Silver Metallic  2011 Honda CR-Z - Premium White Pearl  2016 Subaru WRX - Satin White Pearl  2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 - Atlas White  All pictures of the actual cars but in chronological order, not order of ownership! Sprinkle in about 10 motorcycles as well and you've got the whole picture. Had some oddballs, if anybody has any interest in those (factory turbos, weird engine configurations, etc.) Frozen Pizza Party fucked around with this message at 08:27 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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Dec 24, 2023 08:25
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Realized I had already posted my car history elsewhere. I haven't owned that many cars really and one I've had for a very long time now.quote:First car in 2000, a 1989 Mazda 626 Too many silver metallics in this list. I'd honestly like to replace the Yaris with a Saab 9000 as a commuting car as it's no longer profitable to run a diesel for me. A 97 or 98 with low mileage, manual 2.3 engine, don't care if it's high or low pressure turbo. But all the others are musts and absolutely not silver metallic.
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Dec 24, 2023 09:28
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Might as well throw my list in here, in reverse order of purchase, including those my wife has owned while we’ve been together, as we just picked up our latest yesterday. 2024 Yukon, midnight blue. Wife wanted a three row to be able to carpool with other kids for poo poo and then we picked up a third, 90lb dog. 100 miles on it so far and have averaged 40mpg driving from the dealer in Reno to the in-laws on the other side of the Sierra.  2022 F350, atlas blue metallic (still have it) 2005 Touareg, reed green 1970 Firebird, white (still have it) 2008 RS4, titanium gray metallic (still have it) 2018 A3 etron, cosmos blue metallic 2014 F150, sterling grey 2008 Miata, true red 2014 WRX, world rally blue 2012 Jetta TDI sportwagen, tempest blue metallic 2003 Allroad, highland green metallic 2003 A4, polar white 1999 Mustang GT convertible, black ebony 2007 GTI, black magic pearl 1993 Bronco, blue (?) (still have it) 1983 Rabbit, mahogany
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Dec 24, 2023 23:25
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Making sensible decisions lately 
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Dec 27, 2023 18:33
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That's a really weird-looking Audi TT.
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Dec 27, 2023 18:58
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Darchangel posted:That's a really weird-looking Audi TT. e;fb rowkey bilbao posted:Making sensible decisions lately Is that an RCZ?
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Arishtat posted:e;fb 4th gen eclipse IMO
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Arishtat posted:Is that an RCZ? Yeah ! Probably one of the last ones to come out of the factory too.
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Dec 27, 2023 21:30
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 rainy rear end fridays in december
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davecrazy posted:Put Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 on it today. It's only been a few days under 40 degrees and it has not snowed a lick, so I was not in any rush. nice. I'm getting the itch to upgrade from my 2.0l Ti to a QV, having a dilly of a time deciding between Montreal Verde and Ocra Yellow. Either one would be incredibly unique around here, but leaning toward that Ocra atm.
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My buddy just got a stelvio QV and hes over the moon, he drove just about every single CUV on the market and said nothing else feels likes it's even in the same category, they are crazy cheap used if you can swing the maintenance.
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Voltage posted:My buddy just got a stelvio QV and hes over the moon, he drove just about every single CUV on the market and said nothing else feels likes it's even in the same category, they are crazy cheap used if you can swing the maintenance. It even has a dipstick!
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:It even has a dipstick! I hate that this is even cause for celebration.
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Darchangel posted:I hate that this is even cause for celebration. Don't get me started. Oh, you think your car is low on oil? Let it run (on a level surface!) for 10 minutes to find out one way or another!
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Jan 4, 2024 17:54
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Posting my own ride: Bonus ride that isn't mine: 
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Little snowy today  Turns out that skinny tires, full time 4WD and light weight are great for untreated roads. Whodathunk?
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Jealous, we only got maybe an inch yesterday before it turned into rain all night and this morning.
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Godzilla07 posted:Posting my own ride: Great shots. I feel like I could count the number of long bed stepside chevy I've ever seen on one hand. Also a tinge of regret not going after the IH Bed of the same size I saw for sale.
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Godzilla07 posted:Posting my own ride: I just bought one of these (i think). Wife needed a new car so I went to the car store and came home with a red CX-30. I think it's kind of abysmal and the transmission makes me swear, but she loves the poo poo out of it and that's all that matters. Imperador do Brasil posted:Little snowy today You should put a plow on the mini truck, this is my stupid plow and it works pretty well. It just took care of 18 inches for me (giggedy). 
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chrisgt posted:You should put a plow on the mini truck, this is my stupid plow and it works pretty well. It just took care of 18 inches for me (giggedy). I’ve already got the plow on the quad and a 72” snow box for my diesel Kubota for if the poo poo ever gets deep again, and they’re both 4wd. A third plow implement might be overdoing it a touch.
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How quickly our snow melted… 
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Reject SUV, embrace wagon. 
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Jan 19, 2024 16:18
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Man that's unironically cool as hell. Wagons are the best.
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Night Danger Moose posted:Reject SUV, embrace wagon. Hell yeah. Semi-related note: went out and got some dinner last night and went by a few dealerships that are grouped up. We've had 6"+ of snow on the ground for a couple weeks now and all 3 or 4 dealerships over there have put all the trucks and SUVs in the front row. No more Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes out front. Like, I get it, but 
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chrisgt posted:I just bought one of these (i think). Wife needed a new car so I went to the car store and came home with a red CX-30. I think it's kind of abysmal and the transmission makes me swear, but she loves the poo poo out of it and that's all that matters. Why don't you like the CX-30? It has received a lot of great reviews and some reviewers even like the turbo version more than the equivalent CX5 turbo version. I might be looking to replace my 2014 Grand Touring CX5 in a few years and was considering "downsizing" to the CX30.
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Some Guy From NY posted:Why don't you like the CX-30? It has received a lot of great reviews and some reviewers even like the turbo version more than the equivalent CX5 turbo version. It's not bad, it's just kinda dead feeling. The interior is actually really nice, the steering wheel has a nice feel (but three spokes so you can't hold the bottom of the wheel  ). The seats are comfortable and, unlike the subarus and toyotas, etc. are narrow enough a skinny person can comfortably use both arm rests.The transmission is always shifting, like all modern autos, and that drives me mad. it's better if you put it in sport mode. I guess it isn't a bad car, it looks good, i just ... i dunno. Not bonded with it.
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Night Danger Moose posted:Reject SUV, embrace wagon. The classic car lot in Tennessee has a 68 Chevelle wagon, and I have to stop every fiber in my being from calling about it.
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Just call them. What are you waiting for if it's something you love and want to restore?
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After a month of delays and BS, we have a new car. My wife and I happened to mention we both liked this model a lot, but lamented they didn't come up much, in fact, CarMax only had 3 or 4 in the entire country. The next day I checked the local dealership on a whim. They had one. It hadn't even been through service yet. I test drove it, it was great. The sunshade wasn't working so they were going to address. Cue three rounds of them needing to acquire parts that were no longer stocked by GM to fix it, and here we are. Plenty of time to sell the 2005 Saab 9-3. So I give you, our new 2018 Buick TourX  
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Hell yeah. I considered one of those when I was also shopping for an E91 / F31. Seems like you can get real good deals on 'em. My biggest concern -- as you've already experienced -- would be parts availability because I guess it's basically just a rebadged Opel
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You know you're old when you buy a Buick but that's a drat fine wagon
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NitroSpazzz posted:You know you're old when you buy a Buick but that's a drat fine wagon The only bummer is that it isn't a Roadmaster. But seriously, an AWD turbo wagon that's German origin and probably won't blow up on me. Hard to say no. Funnily, one of my other cars is an E90. I would 100% ouch up a cheap E9x wagon and engine swap it.
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