History of Cars (yours)
#22
01-31-2007 | 02:20 AM
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From: San Mateo, CA
RE: History of Cars (yours)
Keep in mind I have only been driving for about 1 and a half years.
2001 Audi A4 1.8TQM - paid like $16k I think
1987 Volkswagen Jetta 2-door - paid $200 (almost dead, for sale locally for $200)
1973 Ford Maverick 302 - paid $1800
Soon to buy to replace Jetta (might sell the maverick too, not sure)
1992-95 Civic Si hatch for NASA Honda Challenge
2001 Audi A4 1.8TQM - paid like $16k I think
1987 Volkswagen Jetta 2-door - paid $200 (almost dead, for sale locally for $200)
1973 Ford Maverick 302 - paid $1800
Soon to buy to replace Jetta (might sell the maverick too, not sure)
1992-95 Civic Si hatch for NASA Honda Challenge
#23
01-31-2007 | 02:46 AM
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RE: History of Cars (yours)
1987 Honda Accord LXi - $400. Had it for 1 year. There was so much rust I could open the rear hatch and stand in/through it. It had been in a small front end collision and the hood didn't latch. 3 bungee cords and it would hold at 65mph. Tire blow out on the highway led it to become the next wannabe General Lee.
1990 Nissan Pathfinder - Ran like a champ. Had it for about 3 years. Another vehicle with some rust issues. replaced some minor parts before I sold it to my old roommate. He promptly drove it into the ground. Then the timing belt broke. A valve made it out the exhaust and ended up in the cat. One rod went through the block and another through the oil pan.
2000 Audi A4 1.8t quattro - Still going! Currently has a GT2871R eliminator with a bunch of other goodies. Currently working on a GT3076R project.
1990 Nissan Pathfinder - Ran like a champ. Had it for about 3 years. Another vehicle with some rust issues. replaced some minor parts before I sold it to my old roommate. He promptly drove it into the ground. Then the timing belt broke. A valve made it out the exhaust and ended up in the cat. One rod went through the block and another through the oil pan.
2000 Audi A4 1.8t quattro - Still going! Currently has a GT2871R eliminator with a bunch of other goodies. Currently working on a GT3076R project.
#24
01-31-2007 | 03:13 AM
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RE: History of Cars (yours)
80-86 - 1976 AMC Hornet Stationwagon <-this was a fun car to start with [8D]
86-90 - 1985 Pontiac Fiero <-- the start of my sportscars phase
90-97 - 1989 Nissan 240SX <-- loved this car
97-01 - 1997 Nissan 240SX <-- only brand spanking new car I ever bought! [:-]
01-04 - 1989 Porsche 944 <-- wicked love/hate relationship with this one
04-Pres - 1999 Ford Ranger <-- company vehicle
06-Pres - 2002 Audi TT <-- the sportscar I never knew I wanted
86-90 - 1985 Pontiac Fiero <-- the start of my sportscars phase
90-97 - 1989 Nissan 240SX <-- loved this car
97-01 - 1997 Nissan 240SX <-- only brand spanking new car I ever bought! [:-]
01-04 - 1989 Porsche 944 <-- wicked love/hate relationship with this one
04-Pres - 1999 Ford Ranger <-- company vehicle
06-Pres - 2002 Audi TT <-- the sportscar I never knew I wanted
#25
01-31-2007 | 04:35 AM
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From: outwest
RE: History of Cars (yours)
ORIGINAL: NightFlight
Blurbs.. you want blurbs! Let's see what I can remember
> 1959 MGA (my first car)... 750 bucks
>
1969 Plymouth Barracuda-383 TorqueFlight...fast
>
1959 Porsche 356A Cab... Silver/red
>
1966 Triumph TR4a
>
1969 Trimuph TR6... 1st year, had it in Hawaii
>
1959 Renault Dauphine..(still in the woods?)
>
1965 Mustang... 289 4sp
>
1954 Ford convertable ...100 bucks
>
1965 Ford F-100 pickup
>
1953 Chevy pickup... $125 bucks got it from original owner
>
1961 Saab 95 (two stroke).. Smoky, fun as hell, ice raced it $50
>
1965 Sabb 96(two stroke) " " " looked like Jetson's wagon
>
1966 Volvo P-1800s ...(Saint mobile)
>
1957 Volvo PV-544... Traded the 544 for the P1800s^
>
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder
>
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
>
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spyder
>
1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA. (Raced it in SCCA PCR's)
>
1953 VW bug...had semaphores for turn signals
>
1963 vw bug convertable... 65 bucks
>
1965 VW Kharman Gia
>
1947 ****** Overland 4wd... looked like oldArmy ambulance
>
1953 ****** Overland 4wd " "w/327 chevy & Warn o/d
>
1972 BMW 2002 Tii ...lowered with Minilites
>
1972 BMW 3.0 CSI.. (one of thesexiest looking cars I ever owned..)
>
1973 BMW Bavaria.. German Mafia staff car
>
1985 Nissan Maxima... 300z v-6
>
2001 Toyota Tacoma 4wd
>
1995 Toyota 4Runner... went >300,000 miles, still running
>
1992 Cadillac STS.... fast, lots of low end torque
>
2000 Cadillac STS.... N*..faster
>
+ some I probably forgot (or not worth remembering)
> **(currently own/drive):
> ** 2005 Audi A4 1.8T Cabriolet.. absolute chick magnet, compared to all the others, no sh*t
>
**1999 Acura NSX ...go to work car
>
** 1997 Cadillac STS ...also go to work car. mucho fast car, 1/4m in 13.97, pegs 150mph speedo on high end run
>
**1954 Ford F100 pickup... bad. 351C
>
**1956 Ford Fairlane ...Sunday go to meetin' car
>
**1968 Camaro RS ...setup like SCCA transam
>
**1969 elCamino SS ..my hay hauler
>
**1995 Mazda RX7 ...best looking RX7 yearimo
>
** 1995 Chevy Suburban 4wd... keeper..comes in real handy
>
>
> Bikes:
>
1965 Triumph 650Tiger ..First bike
>
1967 Triumph 650Bonneville ..wheelie's forever [8D]
>
1949 HD panhead/springer.lost it and almost my leg. (left turn)[:@]
>
1972 Bultaco Pursang .. GREAT dirt bike wishI still had it
>
1971 Yamaha 250
>
**Honda 350ex quad.. use it to get the mail
>
> ***And coming in ~April'07: 1996 Ferrari F355 Modena Spyder*** [8D]
>
>
Blurbs.. you want blurbs! Let's see what I can remember
> 1959 MGA (my first car)... 750 bucks
>
1969 Plymouth Barracuda-383 TorqueFlight...fast
>
1959 Porsche 356A Cab... Silver/red
>
1966 Triumph TR4a
>
1969 Trimuph TR6... 1st year, had it in Hawaii
>
1959 Renault Dauphine..(still in the woods?)
>
1965 Mustang... 289 4sp
>
1954 Ford convertable ...100 bucks
>
1965 Ford F-100 pickup
>
1953 Chevy pickup... $125 bucks got it from original owner
>
1961 Saab 95 (two stroke).. Smoky, fun as hell, ice raced it $50
>
1965 Sabb 96(two stroke) " " " looked like Jetson's wagon
>
1966 Volvo P-1800s ...(Saint mobile)
>
1957 Volvo PV-544... Traded the 544 for the P1800s^
>
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder
>
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
>
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spyder
>
1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA. (Raced it in SCCA PCR's)
>
1953 VW bug...had semaphores for turn signals
>
1963 vw bug convertable... 65 bucks
>
1965 VW Kharman Gia
>
1947 ****** Overland 4wd... looked like oldArmy ambulance
>
1953 ****** Overland 4wd " "w/327 chevy & Warn o/d
>
1972 BMW 2002 Tii ...lowered with Minilites
>
1972 BMW 3.0 CSI.. (one of thesexiest looking cars I ever owned..)
>
1973 BMW Bavaria.. German Mafia staff car
>
1985 Nissan Maxima... 300z v-6
>
2001 Toyota Tacoma 4wd
>
1995 Toyota 4Runner... went >300,000 miles, still running
>
1992 Cadillac STS.... fast, lots of low end torque
>
2000 Cadillac STS.... N*..faster
>
+ some I probably forgot (or not worth remembering)
> **(currently own/drive):
> ** 2005 Audi A4 1.8T Cabriolet.. absolute chick magnet, compared to all the others, no sh*t
>
**1999 Acura NSX ...go to work car
>
** 1997 Cadillac STS ...also go to work car. mucho fast car, 1/4m in 13.97, pegs 150mph speedo on high end run
>
**1954 Ford F100 pickup... bad. 351C
>
**1956 Ford Fairlane ...Sunday go to meetin' car
>
**1968 Camaro RS ...setup like SCCA transam
>
**1969 elCamino SS ..my hay hauler
>
**1995 Mazda RX7 ...best looking RX7 yearimo
>
** 1995 Chevy Suburban 4wd... keeper..comes in real handy
>
>
> Bikes:
>
1965 Triumph 650Tiger ..First bike
>
1967 Triumph 650Bonneville ..wheelie's forever [8D]
>
1949 HD panhead/springer.lost it and almost my leg. (left turn)[:@]
>
1972 Bultaco Pursang .. GREAT dirt bike wishI still had it
>
1971 Yamaha 250
>
**Honda 350ex quad.. use it to get the mail
>
> ***And coming in ~April'07: 1996 Ferrari F355 Modena Spyder*** [8D]
>
>
#26
01-31-2007 | 01:32 PM
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From: Minneapolis, MN
RE: History of Cars (yours)
You win. Either you have a serious obsession with cars, you are a dealer, or you are, like 100 years old. These are the only ways I can see that someone could possibly own that many cars.
#27
01-31-2007 | 03:28 PM
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From: outwest
RE: History of Cars (yours)
ORIGINAL: mnaudi
You win. Either you have a serious obsession with cars, you are a dealer, or you are, like 100 years old. These are the only ways I can see that someone could possibly own that many cars.
You win. Either you have a serious obsession with cars, you are a dealer, or you are, like 100 years old. These are the only ways I can see that someone could possibly own that many cars.
You are right about (one of)my obsessions. I've been collecting cars sinceI was 14, so that's over 40 years. Never been a dealer, just a trader. Done lots of swaps. Remember, some of them come from the days where $100 cars were common.I've been lucky to have the space and good insurance (USAA) for the better part of that.The most I had at one time was twelve, I've averaged probably six to eightat a time.They've tended to pile up in the last ten years, 'cause I like them all too much tolet any go.
100 years is still a LONG way off..
#28
01-31-2007 | 07:22 PM
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From: Minneapolis, MN
RE: History of Cars (yours)
May we all live to be 100.
Saw a serious collector on one of the big auction shows on ESPN 2. It was a repeat from last year, but they had a guy on there with over 800 cars. He had a staff whose only job was to start and run the cars once a week. Given what the guy was buying, I want that job!
Saw a serious collector on one of the big auction shows on ESPN 2. It was a repeat from last year, but they had a guy on there with over 800 cars. He had a staff whose only job was to start and run the cars once a week. Given what the guy was buying, I want that job!
#30
01-31-2007 | 09:32 PM
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From: North Carolina
RE: History of Cars (yours)
1979 VW rabbit diesel 4dr - Was REALLY young and never put oil in it and blew a connecting rod out the side of the motor at a red light and still drove it home 1/8 mile down road before all collant ran out and died on hill.
1980 VW rabbit 4dr
1981 VW rabbit 4dr traded for and 83 blk VW gti.
1983 VW rabbit Gti Black race suspension Neuspeed chip FUN car.
1986 VW Scirocco Race suspension fell asleep at wheel and cracked the sub frame so i use a piece of steel bed frame "was super steel could barly cut it with a 32,000 rpm cutting wheel" tied a chain around the wheels to squeese the a-arms back to gether and took the bolts out the bront of the a-arms and put the bar in and bolted back together and actually stiffened the body a great deal along with the race frt&rear sways and upper stress. Ahhhh the wonderful memories in that car.
1990 VW Corrado G60 Race suspention, chip cone filter, FPR, exghaust, cam, and my favorite i had the SC rebuilt with the intake and exghaust sides opened as well as opened the air passages on the inside and with a 52mm pulley pushing 19psi. and I rebuilt the motor. SOOOOO much fun but got to be to expensive for gas so i sold it for 4500 [
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1992 Saab 900s POS still runs kinda. I still use it as a hauler of anything i can fit in the trunk.
2005.5 A4 2.0T FWD - First car i ever bought brand new with 150mi on it and now has 55,xxx on it
1980 VW rabbit 4dr
1981 VW rabbit 4dr traded for and 83 blk VW gti.
1983 VW rabbit Gti Black race suspension Neuspeed chip FUN car.
1986 VW Scirocco Race suspension fell asleep at wheel and cracked the sub frame so i use a piece of steel bed frame "was super steel could barly cut it with a 32,000 rpm cutting wheel" tied a chain around the wheels to squeese the a-arms back to gether and took the bolts out the bront of the a-arms and put the bar in and bolted back together and actually stiffened the body a great deal along with the race frt&rear sways and upper stress. Ahhhh the wonderful memories in that car.
1990 VW Corrado G60 Race suspention, chip cone filter, FPR, exghaust, cam, and my favorite i had the SC rebuilt with the intake and exghaust sides opened as well as opened the air passages on the inside and with a 52mm pulley pushing 19psi. and I rebuilt the motor. SOOOOO much fun but got to be to expensive for gas so i sold it for 4500 [
]1992 Saab 900s POS still runs kinda. I still use it as a hauler of anything i can fit in the trunk.
2005.5 A4 2.0T FWD - First car i ever bought brand new with 150mi on it and now has 55,xxx on it