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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Ron Jr » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:24 am

I would have to say my 1979 MGB (purchased new) loved and hated that car. Great fun to drive just a PIA as far as repairs go, every weekend was spent fixing something. Got stranded three times, twice I was able to repair the car (next day) and once had to have it towed to a garage and spend the night in a motel. Kind of hard to trouble shoot in a blizzard.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by marchone » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:34 am

My first car was a '67 MGB. I bought in '71. Great car and very easy to work on. Twin SU carbs meant I could take one down on the kitchen table and use the second to follow for reassembly.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Sidheguitarist » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:39 am

demer03 wrote:First car? '73 Olds Omega....

Went from Olds Omega to Old Omegas
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Hornet01 » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:45 am

Sidheguitarist wrote:
demer03 wrote:First car? '73 Olds Omega....

Went from Olds Omega to Old Omegas
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by kfalk » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:03 pm

Hornet01 wrote:
Sidheguitarist wrote:
demer03 wrote:First car? '73 Olds Omega....

Went from Olds Omega to Old Omegas
:lol:
Lol, good one Michael.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by demer03 » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:36 pm

Holy crap....that's good
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Sidheguitarist » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:22 pm

What can I say? Your legend lives on from the Chippewa on down.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by demer03 » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:34 pm

Sidheguitarist wrote:What can I say? Your legend lives on from the Chippewa on down.
Nicely played :salute: ....again....
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by mattjmcd » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:46 pm

I don't have any pics handy but if I had to pick 1 car it'd be a 2004 Audi A4 Avant. The nomenclature of the period escapes me but it had the various factory sport doodads and lighting upgrades. Just a solid, well built car. It obviously had a small power plant, but power delivery was very satisfying at lower revs, where you'd want it around town.

I replaced it with a 2008 5-series which was quicker and, if I'm honest, a bit more of a driver's car. Still, the Audi just felt very stealthy, planted, and confidence inspiring. Best of all, my wife loved it.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Vern » Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:51 am

My favorite of all time:

My anthracite, 1993.5 Toyota Supra. Modified to a single t-66 sized turbo, full fuEL, AEM, etc etc. beautiful HRE wheels, mid 500s to the wheels street tune, 800+ on race fuel.

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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Clem » Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:45 pm

Toss up between my E46......
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Post by Clem » Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:14 pm

and my E39....
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by marchone » Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:48 pm

BMW peaked with the E39.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Clem » Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:37 pm

marchone wrote:BMW peaked with the E39.
I dunno about that. The E34 is a pretty bad ass classic. Arguably some say the E34 was the pinnacle of the 5er.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by john wilson » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:43 pm

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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by 4pfrench » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:47 pm

1999 Boxster. Miss it like crazy.

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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by goaliechris » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:42 pm

Wish I'd never sold this in 2002 - Acura Integra Type R. I had a black one. Good luck finding a non-modded, non-tracked one. If I would have kept it, and not moded or raced it, I could have sold it for more than I bought it for. Great power to weight ratio, incredibly fun to rev. Stupid sell decision. Not my pic.

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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by Henryj » Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:01 am

Expat wrote:I had one of these, about 5 years old, in the 90s. First year M3.

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I test drove one of those, back when they were new. Short form version is the passenger seat ended up full of pee because the salesman pissed me off. It was a good day.
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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by jtbenson » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:42 am

'97 993 c4s
recent loss, so it still stings

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Re: Favorite car you used to own?

Post by mattcantwin » Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:21 am

Nothing worth sharing or missed.


That's pretty sad. :raised:
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