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Username: Detrola
Post Number: 42
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 6:18 pm: |    |
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
1993 Volvo 940Turbo Wagon
136,000 miles when I bought it. Just clicked over the 189,000 mark with no signs of slowing down. |
Fury13
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Username: Fury13
Post Number: 1514
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 6:21 pm: | |
Ahh, the memories (some good, some not so good)...
01 Jeep Cherokee
95 Jeep Wrangler
78 Jeep Cherokee
58 Plymouth Savoy Custom Suburban
68 Plymouth Satellite
59 Buick Invicta
81 Cadillac Fleetwood
61 Chevrolet pickup
67 Chrysler Newport
57 Dodge Coronet D500
65 Olds 98
62 Pontiac Catalina
58 Edsel Corsair
66 Ford Mustang
66 VW Beetle
53 DeSoto
48 Pontiac |
Rampartstreetnorth
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Username: Rampartstreetnorth
Post Number: 43
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 7:10 pm: | |
Okay, in order of ownership working backwards from today, assuming I can remember them all;
2004 Pontiac Vibe w/manual trans (current)
1994 F-150 (lost in Katrina flooding)
1992 Prizm
1988 Renault Medalion (worthless part II, but the Renault dealer was the only one who would take the Alliance in trade!)
1985 Renault Alliance (worthless!)
1973 Camaro
1972 Plymouth Valiant 170 ci slant six
1978 (?) Ford Fiesta
19?? Mazda RX2
1967 Dodge Dart GT
1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI
1967 (?) BMW 1600
1966 Plymouth Valiant
1964 VW convertible
1963 (?) three cylinder two stroke SAAB
1953 VW with a sunroof and a large rust hole in the rear floor (first car) |
Ladyinabag
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Username: Ladyinabag
Post Number: 204
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 7:16 pm: | |
I am not getting THAT involved....I have a 2004 Blazer. It has body problems. Other than this, it is a great car. |
Jimaz
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Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1828
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 7:21 pm: | |
quote:1953 VW with a sunroof and a large rust hole in the rear floor HA! Built in rest room. Er, the rust hole, not the sunroof. Every car needs one. |
Pgn421
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Username: Pgn421
Post Number: 62
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 7:23 pm: | |
cambrian. Thanks, been there. I kind of want to get parts from out of state. Somewhere, where the salt hasnt eaten up the parts. My car is like new. |
Jrvass
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Username: Jrvass
Post Number: 66
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 7:25 pm: | |
Some little prick in a foreign car with a spoiler ran a red light, turned right, swerved over 2 lanes. I quietly caught up to him. (I was 1st at the green light).
Then when he realized he was about to get pimped by a slow van, sped up. I did too. I got in front of the van when I could pass, and he (the furrin' car) passed me.
When I had to make the same maneuver as he did later, he slams on the brakes and turned left in front me.
If I see that prick again, I am writing down his plate number and telling all the cops that the guy is drunk/on drugs.
Yes, you can tell about the personality of a person by what they drive, to an extent.
Minvans = slow
New Impalas = slow
Buicks = slow
Lt. Duty Trucks/SUV's = varies by driver
Cadillac's = varies by model
Sporty foreign/domestic cars (Camaro's/Firebirds, Mustangs, imports) = usually fast or at least above the speed limit.
Corvettes = varies by driver
I commute 2-4 hours a day, as probably some of you do too. You see trends.
Chrysler/AMC is a mystery to me. They change their logo more often than I change my underwear.
:p
James |
Wazootyman
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Username: Wazootyman
Post Number: 195
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 8:01 pm: | |
I drive an '07 Saturn Vue. Bought it in December '06 and I absolutely love it. I believe it's made in Kentucky. The only Saturn I know of made in Michigan is the new Outlook (full-size SUV).
I'm almost certain that I'm probably the only non-married 25 year old guy driving one, but hey, it's a great conversation starter if I ever get the itch to pick up a soccer mom...right?
Previously I drove a '98 Nissan Maxima SE that I purchased from my dad. It was a fine car, but it had 137K miles and needed a new flywheel, clutch and tires. I decided I wanted something new, and above all, domestic. |
Aaron
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Username: Aaron
Post Number: 126
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 8:38 pm: | |
I drive a 1908 Ford Model T, built in Detroit, Michigan.
Additions include an 8-track player and plastic spinners I bought at Murray's. |
Yaktown
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Username: Yaktown
Post Number: 143
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:36 pm: | |
Cambrian, nice to see some AMC love on here. My first car was a 1981 Spirit, my parents bought it for me in my senior year October 1988. We must be an AMC family, my parents previously drove a 1980 Spirit and a 1974 Hornet Sportabout. BeadGrl and I attended the AMC show last year at Greenmead. I remarked to her that AMC people are the dorks of the car world. I tend to like the oddball/orphan cars. In fact, if I had the time and money I'd get me a new toy.
My work van is a 1997 GMC Safari with 145K miles, god I hope the boss gets me a new one next year!
Anyone have an opinion on a 1994 Olds 88? A friend of mine has one but she's thinking of getting something new. It has 145K miles and runs very well, she claims. Not that I need another car or anything... |
Gibran
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Username: Gibran
Post Number: 150
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:43 pm: | |
Jeep Larado 2004 140000 miles already...before that a Jeep 2001 .... a four wheel Harley |
Rampartstreetnorth
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Username: Rampartstreetnorth
Post Number: 44
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 10:39 pm: | |
Are we including motorcycles as well? OK, in reverse order...
2003 Yamaha FZ1
1996 Honda ST1100 (stolen after I put 73,000 miles on it)
2002 Yamaha 350XT dual sport--great fun on golf courses at night :-)
1996 Honda 750 Nighthawk
many years of no bikes
1973 Honda XL350
1969 (?) Honda CB350
1965 Bultaco Metralla 200
1962 (?) Ducati 250
1961 Honda C110 |
Dfd
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Username: Dfd
Post Number: 230
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 10:51 pm: | |
04 Chevy Malibu Maxx
02 Elantra
04 Subaru Legacy made in Indiana
02 Ford Escort made in Mexico |
Scottr
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Username: Scottr
Post Number: 467
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 10:56 pm: | |
more AMC love - my first car was a 1982 AMC Eagle Wagon, complete with wood trim, bought in 1995. i LOVED that car, even if hardly a damn thing worked in it. If i could afford it, i'd still buy one today and fix it up. unfortunately, reliable transportation is a bit more important at this point.
that was followed by:
1990 Olds 88 (3800)
1996 Chevy Cavalier
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix SE (3.1L)
2003 Cavalier, previously mentioned.
My current cavalier blows away my old one. the ecotec is a far better engine than the old 2.2L the cavalier used to have. |
Ntrance
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Username: Ntrance
Post Number: 16
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:22 am: | |
From current to my first
2002 GMC Sonoma 4cyl flex fuel
1995 Pontiac Transport (dubbed the Chick Magnet by friends)
2002 Chevy Silverado (best vehicle ever owned!)
1990 GMC 3500
1998 Ford F150 (got rear-ended by some kid with no insurance at I-94/10 mile)
1995 Nissan Sentra (6'2" and still fit)
1993 Ford Explorer
1988 GMC S-15
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1974 Olds 88
1985 Toyota (Corolla, it think. Got it cheap from my boss. Lost clutch in the mountains. Ouch.)
1968 Buick Electra 225 Convertible (damned fool to sell it)
1984 Pontiac Fiero
1982 Pontiac Grand Prix
1973 Buick Riviera (Virginia Beach Cruising Vessel)
1975 Buick Skylark hatchback
1964(?) Ford Falcon
1972 Pontiac Ventura
1973 Chevy Monte Carlo
1967 Buick Special coupe |
Mayor_sekou
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Username: Mayor_sekou
Post Number: 664
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:41 am: | |
"Cadillac's = varies by model"
What is an STS driver? |
Drankin21
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Username: Drankin21
Post Number: 83
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 4:30 am: | |
Me: 2005 Audi A4 Avant (Top Speed 138 mph - 240 kmph)
Wife: 2007 Opel Vectra Wagon
Live in Germany |
Hagglerock
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Username: Hagglerock
Post Number: 421
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 5:36 am: | |
Bobj,
I love my Diesel Liberty. They've had a few recalls, one being the torque converter and another the lower ball joints but for the most part it's a solid ride. Some folks are having problems with a poorly designed EGR valve crapping out on them, possibly because the motor is Italian, made for European roads where diesel emissions are not so strict. Filling up with Bio or USLD seems to fix those problems though.
Check out this, forum. BTW it is one of the most informative/mature car forum's I've been on..
http://www.lostkjs.com/forum/p hpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=43 32680fd1ce9d11c41f692d8ebab967
hope this helps
D |
Cambrian
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Username: Cambrian
Post Number: 916
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 8:03 am: | |
My Ambassador's little 343 2v will smoke my ford's 460 off the line. Like gramma would always say when I brought her to the shows, "We built a fine car, it's sad they're not around anymore" Being an Executive's secretary entitled her to cool perks like bringing home prototype cars for weekends. She brought around a "race car" it was either a trans am javelin race car, or AMX 2, my dad says in '70, I was too young to remember. A pacer wagon in '77 before the release, and an Alliance in '82 before the release date. Dad snuck into the executive's garage and snapped some pics of Teague's 390 Metallic orange / black Gremlin. In '70 Gremlin's were only available with a 6. AMC was capable of a lot the big companies could never accomplish with all thier various empires under one roof. |
Pamequus
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Username: Pamequus
Post Number: 104
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:40 am: | |
1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Turbo Charged Cummins diesel.
Looks great, runs better.
Pulls my 4 horse trailer full like it isn't there. |
Roomseller
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Username: Roomseller
Post Number: 31
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:20 am: | |
let's start from the beginning
1970 Chevy Nova
1968 Plymouth Fury # 1
1968 Plymouth Fury # 2
1971 Ford Torino
1983 Toyota Station Wagon (Hey I lived in Japan for 7 years)
1986 Dodge Caravan
1989 Ford Aerostar
1989 Subaru Justy (hey it beat the escort)
1991 Ford Thunderbird (wish i never got rid of it but i let it go for the price of the new tires and stereo to a returning Afghan vet...)
1999 Ford Ranger (thought i was a truck guy, should have bought the Mustang)
2002 Ford Taurus (still have it)
2004 Ford Taurus (liked the first one so much I bought another) |
B24liberator
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Username: B24liberator
Post Number: 86
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 11:32 am: | |
1965 Chrysler Newport Conv.-- Loved this car! Bad-assed black, 383, 270HP, worked 3 years at a crappy after school job, to buy it from our neighbor, who kept it cherry-- Only to have my brother wreck it while I was in the Army. Dumbass.
1975 Pontiac LeMans-- Rusted beater when I got her, but ran like the proverbial ape-- Loved the "veed" hood..
1979 Plymouth Horizon TC-3 a nightmare combo of a troubled automaker with a 1.7L VW engine that produced I think only about 70HP. Yikes.
1978 Dodge Powerwagon club cab with full sized bed-- Needed two parking spots to park, plus the full time 4wd mated to the 383, made my trips "twenty dollars" one-way. A Powerful beast,I pulled stumps out of the ground, and plowed snow with it while I had it.
Also owned: 1988 Mercury Topaz, 1989 Dodge Dynasty.. Both were solid, but very boring little cars... Since the late 90's I've been "issued" a company ride, which is currently a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup... I still dream of that Newport, however. (sigh) |
Milwaukee
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Username: Milwaukee
Post Number: 1183
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 11:59 am: | |
2002 Subaru Forester. Good for driving in the snow! |
Sticks
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Username: Sticks
Post Number: 247
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 12:04 pm: | |
What is an STS driver?
Rich!
I'd say they're a white male (aged 35 to 45 years) professional, making around $70k a year as some sort of engineering/middle manager type deal.
Cadillac's finally pumping out designs that look good to the younger crowd and good overall. Buick's managed to dress up a few of their models as well, though the Rendevouz still gets ugliest car of the year award. Hell, all around GM it looks like they finally realized that people want good looking cars. If only Ford could do the same..
As for my cars:
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (bought in 2001)
1998 Nissan Altima (bought in 2002)
If I could have the Marquis' size, power, and overall cushiness combined with my Alty's reliability and gas mileage, I'd be a happy, happy man. |
Motor
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Username: Motor
Post Number: 4
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 1:08 pm: | |
Wow $70k a year makes one rich in today's society..hmmn very interesting. |
Ventura67
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Username: Ventura67
Post Number: 117
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 1:52 pm: | |
Most recent first:
2000 Toyota Tundra- still have it
1998 Ford Econoline 150- just sold it (shouldn't have)
1996 Ford Windstar- stolen
1997 Ford Ranger- sold
1991 Dodge Ram Van- sold (poor sucker)
1970 Pontiac Catalina- Bought for parts for $50- sold to my friend who needed emergency wheels then drove it for 5 years with no problems! City of Ferndale towed it away because they thought it was abandoned! It was still driveable.
1991 Ford Ranger- 214K, just died this spring (transmission)
1967 Pontiac Ventura- still have it
1984 Dodge Ram Van- junk yard
1961 Ford Ranchero- traded in '94, resurfaced down the street last week, saved from the crusher after some bonehead pimped it out.
1984 Mercury Monarch- junk yard
1984 Ford Ranger- wrecked
The most reliable and best gas mileage? By far the '61 Ford Ranchero.
My favorite? The '67 Pontiac
The most fun? The '84 Dodge Ram Van- it was a conversion, I was in High School! |
Eric_c
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Username: Eric_c
Post Number: 940
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 2:07 pm: | |
British Racing Green 2000 Miata MX-5
Mineral Gray 2004 Dodge Stratus SXT
British Racing Green 1998 Miata MX-5
Brilliant Black 1997 Miata MX-5
Cayman Green 1994 Mercury Tracer Trio
Graphite Gray 1986 Ford Escort LX (Diesel!) |
14509glenfield
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Username: 14509glenfield
Post Number: 716
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 3:06 pm: | |
1956 Olds, 1958 Ambassador (parents cars)
1960 Covair, 1966 Pontiac LeMans (hidden muscle), 1969 MGB, 1967 MGB GT, 67 Ford Econoline "RV", 1984 SAAB, 1979 Toyota Corolla, 1982 Toyota 4x4 PU, 1994 Toyota 4x4 PU, current 1998 Toyota 4x4 PU (SR5 w/TRD package but TRD" decals removed before ever taking delivery.
Dad worked at Hudson for 37+years, but never drove until the mid 50's. W/O getting specific, I've been a wanderer. Probably just mounted MY last set of tires today. |
Ltdave
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Username: Ltdave
Post Number: 40
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 1:54 am: | |
1973--Ford Country Squire LTD Station Wagon (400cid with towing package) my parents car
1984--Ford Escort GT with 5sp manual my first car, bought new totaled 5 months later
1976--Pontiac Catalina with vinyl seats and no AC (grandparents car that they quit driving
1968--Lincoln Continental with suicide doors (sold in 2003 after some minor restoration)
1978--Ford Futura when i got to Cali in the USAF
1988--Ford Mustang GT (california version with a 5sp)
1996--Dodge Intrepid ES (totaled in 2002)
1996--Dodge Dakota Clubcab SLT
1999--Ford F250 CrewCab 4X4 Diesel
2002--Chrysler 300M
2007--Dodge Caliber
ive never really had any troubles with any of my cars. theres been little things here and there but theyve all gone many many miles. 165,000 for the Mustang and was running strong when i traded it, 179,000 for the SuperDuty F250, with nary a hiccup, 125,000 on the Dakota still running like a top when sold...
im either lucky or blessed...
david |
Lmichigan
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Username: Lmichigan
Post Number: 5337
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 3:22 am: | |
Not one Ford Tempo, yet? Anyway, I've had a Ford Tempo (1989) and currently have a Ford Taurus (1997). |
Formerspringgardener
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Username: Formerspringgardener
Post Number: 36
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 10:18 am: | |
Currently drive - 2007 Saturn Aura
Wish I still had - 67 VW Beetle |
Durango
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Username: Durango
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 3:26 pm: | |
Current vehicle: 2005 Dodge Durango
Pervious vehicles: 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII, 1998 Ford Explorer, 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, 1997, 1995, 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1992 Mercury Sable, 1990 Chevy Lumina, 1979 Ford Mustang
First vehicle: 1974 Mercury Comet, very easy to work on as a teenager. |
Thejesus
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Username: Thejesus
Post Number: 869
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 3:46 pm: | |
Currently:
'07 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Made in Detroit! ;D )
Past:
'05 Dakota (practical, but boring)
'03 Stratus R/T (eh)
'00 Dakota/'03 Honda CBR600F4i
'94 Camaro (Only V6, but it had T-tops!)
'89 Mustang GT (Fun car)
'84 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (Loved this one!) |
Aschar76
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Username: Aschar76
Post Number: 66
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 5:15 pm: | |
05 Jeep Liberty
Now missing the Spare Tire that was stolen while parked at the MGN casino two week ago Friday.
Dinner at the buffet 75.00
Playing the slots 125.00
Replacing the stolen spare 225.00
Security at the Parking garage Worthless
Thank you very much to the guard that was parked within eyesight for the help in finding three of the lug nuts save me 15 dollars. |
Ventura67
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Username: Ventura67
Post Number: 119
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 9:49 pm: | |
LMichigan,
I forgot, yeah an '89 Topaz. Not a bad car after I replaced the first engine. It idled at about 5,000 RPM constantly near the end of its life and no mechanic on earth could figure out why. Eventually the trans burned out from the high idle. |
Pffft
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Username: Pffft
Post Number: 1262
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 9:56 pm: | |
Aschar,
I had a friend who lost the spare on the back of his Liberty parked in a lot about a block away from where you were. That area is prime for car thieves, I guess a lot of cars in one place.
Here I thought the cars in the MGM lot were better off, with all that security.
Do they get that much money for the Liberty spare? |
Focusonthed
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Username: Focusonthed
Post Number: 910
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 12:20 am: | |
1995 Mercury Tracer
2002 Ford Focus (current)
1980 Suzuki GS250 (current) |
Mayor_sekou
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Username: Mayor_sekou
Post Number: 668
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 12:36 am: | |
"What is an STS driver?
Rich!
I'd say they're a white male (aged 35 to 45 years) professional, making around $70k a year as some sort of engineering/middle manager type deal.
Cadillac's finally pumping out designs that look good to the younger crowd and good overall."
lol. Only a few issues with that Im black, 21, and a undergrad at State. My mom drives one shes black, over 40, and is a RN. They are cheaper than you think im leasing one only for 383 a month and I only put 500 down. Compare that to the Dodge Stratus I bought for 454 a month and that is a hell of a deal im happy to say I took advantage of. |
Roomseller
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Username: Roomseller
Post Number: 33
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 9:04 am: | |
never owned Eurotrash, never will. |
Beavis1981
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Username: Beavis1981
Post Number: 517
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 10:06 am: | |
Mayor didn't get why you were repeating that question till just now. On this message board that was a trick question. I worked at Don Massey cadillac as a porter for 3 years, '97-'99. |
Ffdfd
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Username: Ffdfd
Post Number: 62
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 10:27 am: | |
Usually a Pierce. Sometimes an American LaFrance. |
El_jimbo
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Username: El_jimbo
Post Number: 78
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 11:06 am: | |
1997-1998 1990 Ford Tempo - "The Beige Bomber"
1998-2002 1993 Ford F-150 - "The Big Red Rig"
2002-Present 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 - "Casper" |
Frumoasa
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Username: Frumoasa
Post Number: 8
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 11:06 am: | |
My first car was an 89 Chevy 1500 Pickup that I had to share with my dad because I was at school during the day and he worked afternoons. That meant I had exactly 10 minutes to get home from school before my dad needed the car. It was great that my parents actually let me drive a car as soon as I got my license, so I'm not complaining.
The first car that was all mine was a 92 LeBaron convertible. My parents bought it for Christmas and told me "This is nicer than the $h1tbox you would have bought, so just give us the $1500 you saved for the car and we'll pay the other thousand. (It was $2500). It was a gorgeous car, but it ran on a combination of midgrade gas, special Chrysler +3 transmission fluid and radiator fluid. The refilling of all the fluids that leaked was the most expensive part of the car. Esp. the transmission fluid. After driving it happily for 4 years and ruining my driveway with the stains, my radiator gave out, in addition to the already dysfunctional transmission, I was driving on a donut and the electrical system gave out on the inside of the car and I couldn't see a single gauge. Oh yeah, and the car leaked in from the top, so i had to drill holes in the floorboards to let the water drain out. My father forcibly took my keys and gave the car to his buddy that sells cars on the side. The car was a mechanical wreck and 14 years old, but it still looked great, so he sold it for $400.
My next car was a 2000 Chevy Malibu. My parents bought it brand new off the lot but in the course of the next 6 years, my mother got it into 1 major and 2 minor accidents. By the time I got it, I was investing $400 at the mechanics every 2 months, either on the electrical system that was not working, on the radiator that was ruined, on the fuel pump that just up and died or a myriad of other problems that I hadn't got around to fixing yet. It was great to have a free car from my folks, but it was less dependable than the car they took away from me. So out of desperation I sold that one a few months ago and bought my most recent car.
A 1999 Olds Alero (made in Lansing). It's a nice 2 door coupe with the spoiler and sports package. It's got a few dents, but I bought it for the same price as the Malibu I sold in nearly non-running condition.
So as you can see, I have a proud history of driving American automobiles, but what does my husband drive. A 2002 BMW 323i  |
Roomseller
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Username: Roomseller
Post Number: 35
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 9:02 am: | |
my favorite was my nephews 77(?) Ford LTD II, the "Detroit Breakdown". an absolute tank of a car. Just a little J. Giels reference for all of us that came of age in the 70s... |
Waxx
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Username: Waxx
Post Number: 108
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 10:54 pm: | |
77 Ford LTD II (I'm 2 young 2 remember it, but I call it the 'Gran Torino with angles' [lol])
But here's a very short list-in detail-some cars I've owned over the past 15 years (at the most).
1987 Plymouth Horizon (1994) My 1st ride. Had it for four months and I totaled it in front of my home
1989 Plymouth Reliant (1994-1997) My great-grandfather's last ride and it was passed down to me. R-,e-,l-,i-,a-,n-,t is just what that baby was! One time I got hit by a bus in that car and STILL kept goin'! It was like timex, took a lickin' and kept on tickin'!
1988 Chevrolet Corsica (1997-2001) If I'm not mistaken, the Corsica replaced the Malibu in the 80's [and resurfaced 10 years later]. My 1st Chevy. I grew up on Chrysler(s) but my conversion came quick when I claimed the car that I learned how 2 drive in 4 years after my HS graduation. The inside was very bland but I made do. I wrecked that one, too. But a family friend who was a mechanic was able to fix it back up. He fixed it up so well that I drove to Cleveland in it AND back! I even went to the junkyard and bought a Corsica tape player because the stock radio had no cassette slot and thanks 2 those Chilton's manuals-the Bible of Automotive-I installed the radio/tape player in NO TIME! Eventually the car was dying off to the point where it would shut off on the freeway! Which leads to the next car that I bought at 24 years of age.
1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE (2000-present) Man, the stories I could tell about this car that I had going on 8 years! I bought it from my grandfather and I just had a ball with it. My ONLY complaint(s) about that car was it wasn't a stick shift, and it was an SE. Other than that I had a great ride with this car. It then had 25-27,000 miles on it, it has slightly over 150,000 now. But it could go from 0-40 in 5 seconds, stop on a dime, purr like a kitten, at the most a combined 35 mpg, takes up to 13-14 gallons of gas, goes and estimated 340 miles on a full tank! This was the 1st car I've owned that has never been in a MAJOR accident like the other 3 rides I had, but it has seen a number of speeding tickets, sideswipings (while it was parked, I might add), parking tickets, stolen license plates, cracked hubcaps, a busted windshield-that happened at a school I used to work at-bumper 2 bumper encounters (I guess karma was doin' its thing on me in return for all those wrecks I got into as a younger man), busted radiators, you get the idea by now. But in spite of all that, this was by far THE best car I've ever owned. And I was heartbroken when Pontiac discontinued the GA after 30-plus years. ALL my cars were used. From 18 y.o. until now. I hated it at first, but I'm glad that I drive pre-owned cars now. Now that I'm older, I appreciate havin' LOW INSURANCE! So until I get that 6-figure income (go ahead, y'all L.Y.A.O.. I'm laughin' too), I'm stickin' 2 used cars for that reason. Another
reason, the car's ALREADY broken in, the bugs are already out.
(Message edited by waxx on April 10, 2007) |
Detroit313
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Username: Detroit313
Post Number: 308
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 12:15 am: | |
In order from latest
NYC Transit
2006 Envoy
2005 Monte Carlo
1994 Olds Cutlass Sup
1992 Buick Le Sabre
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Luckycar
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Username: Luckycar
Post Number: 11
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 7:43 am: | |
Hey we've 80 cars on our lot.Import or Detroit Iron,there are junkers and gems.If the car has been maintained as per the factory says it should be,they are good cars.Of course some are born junk.Happens.Since 1972.....
1966 Chevy Biscanye
1966 Olds F-85
1967 Olds 442
1969 Buick Skylark
1978 Toyota Corolla
1980 Chevy Citation
1982 Toyota Celica
1984 Dodge Daytona
1989 Ford Ranger/1967 Olds 442
1994 Chevy S-10/1967 Olds442 drop top
2000 Chevy S-10
2000 Chrysler 300M/1967 Olds 442
about 500 cars from the used car lot.I'll always have a 1967 Olds 442! |
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