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2nd car BMW 520...blew up engine first week.....installed a 3.5 liter engine and crashed into a pole
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I replaced the 4 Runner in 2003 with the AWD Porsche and we upgraded the Discovery in 2004 to a 2003 Range Rover
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Unlike those of you who have lists of cars, I've only replaced my car twice and my wife's car twice, one time it was replaced only because it was stolen.
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Full suspension mods and used for auto-x on the weekends.
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I've had a few, but don't have pics of all of them but here's the previous and current.....will be searching for a E36 M3 to replace my current DD soon
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Unlike those of you who have lists of cars, I've only replaced my car twice and my wife's car twice, one time it was replaced only because it was stolen.
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Interested in what brought us all to this point, in an automotive sense. Here's a rundown of the projects I've owned since moving here 9 years ago. It's a relatively broad spectrum....
'99 35th Anniversary Mustang GT. Quite possibly the most underwhelming car ever. Lacks power, handles like a boat, and is uncomfortable. I thought it looked real nice though and managed to overcome the HP issue with some FI. Never could overcome the handling issue though:
Me being, well, me
'03 Lancer Evolution VIII. As soon as this thing hit the shores I had to have one. I waited a year for this car and wasn't disappointed.
Mid 12 second car that handled like it was on rails. What more could you want? When I sold it I test drove a bunch of other cars but ended up with....
'05 Lancer Evolution VIII. I couldn't find a car that I liked better for the price, so I bought another one. '05 added front LSD, ACD and more power. It just got better. I have to don my flamesuit here and profess that this is THE best car I have ever owned. A 4 door econobox grocery getter just shouldn't be this much fun. The car is an absolute blast to drive. I just turn up to the track, unload the cooler, my friend's cooler, my tools, my friend's tools and jack, the kitchen sink, and let a little air out the tyres before heading on track.
'03 SVT Focus. Got a deal on this car that I couldn't pass up. My goal was to turn it into a track car and I even considered racing Spec Focus. Unfortunately, the car is so gutless that I could fall asleep driving it. Yes, it handles and brakes well and is fairly tossable, but it's just so damn slooooow. Sold it 6 months later in a quick sale for what I paid for it, so no loss. I actually really like the styling of the 3 door Focus; shame its performance lets it down.
The Evo stayed.
'01 996 Carrera 4. Enough said. Read my other posts.
Still can't bring myself to sell the Evo....
Unlike those of you who have lists of cars, I've only replaced my car twice and my wife's car twice, one time it was replaced only because it was stolen.
I don't have a photos of my first car I bought brand new a gold 94 Honda Accord EX-R
Had it for 6 years and never had a problem, replaced in 2000 by the 99 4 Runner in the photo
I married my wife in 95 and with her came a 1989 Honda Accord which we replaced in 2000 with a 2001 Discovery 2
I replaced the 4 Runner in 2003 with the AWD Porsche and we upgraded the Discovery in 2004 to a 2003 Range Rover
The Range Rover was stolen so we replaced it with an 04 Cayenne S
don't have images of my old cars... but here it goes...and let's add how we got ride of the old ones!!
1st car: Porsche 924....crashed it into a tree after 10 weeks
2nd car BMW 520...blew up engine first week.....installed a 3.5 liter engine and crashed into a pole
3rd car Ford escort traded it in after parking into a tree (yes parking)
4th car Opel Kadett (yes I am European) was sick and tired of the plastic environment traded it in on a
5th car BMW 318i...sold after 8 years because I moved from Amsterdam to NYC
6ht car Porsche 928s......had it for only 3 months just before moving to NYC...but the nicest ride ever!!
7th car Jaguar S type.....got ride of it...too much hassle having a car in Manhattan
8th car BMW 325i tried it again in Manhattan but the put holes made me buy new tires 2 x a month
9th car Honda Element, great plastic dinky toy...kept for 4 years (lease)
10th car FINALLY another Porsche and this time my favorite 911 996 CAB...a keeper! I hope
11th car BMW X5 3.0i...love this car... but lease is up in 2 months and don't know what to do....don't like the Cayenne much...and don't like the new X5 much either...the Mercedes GL or M aren't my cup of tea and the Hummer is kind of too much of a gas guzzler....have been thinking about the new cadillac Escalade, but not really in love...... decisions decisions decisions !
akim, love that lexo slammed on rezaxIIs.
these cars represent the past 7-8 years
had the most fun with this car
i loved the way it looked, but the drive left me wanting
one of the best memories of my life picking up this car (current)
where i'd like to be next modded like so
all the cars above represent my aesthetic taste, my automotive penchants
Hey, Jumper, how did you like your Rangie? This is what I'm looking for right now, to replace the Disco. From what I hear, for a Land Rover, the Gen. 3 Range Rover (the 03-05 BMW-powered version) is pretty good.
It was ok, the only issue I had was the alternator went on it. It also had a few minor issues with the power seat and telescopic power steering wheel.
It really is big though and it's hard to park and takes up 95% of most parking spaces, leaving you only a small gap to enter and exit from.
It attracts a lot of attention, so much so that it was stolen after only having it for
Whoa. That sucks.
I'm not so concerned about the size. I use my SUV almost exclusively at our country place. It's parked all week. Thanks for the feedback, and sorry for the threadjack... carry on!
I've had a few, but don't have pics of all of them but here's the previous and current.....will be searching for a E36 M3 to replace my current DD soon
Noteables that I don't have any pictures of:
**1984 Chevy S-10. DD in HS. Had a small block w/ spray. Ran 11.7's on a 10' tire in 1995. Pretty quick for a daily 13 years ago
**1986 CRX Si. - College car. Full suspension mods and used for auto-x on the weekends.
'99 A4 - Still got it as my daily
'02 M3 - still got it, my favorite car ever.
'99 996 Aero
Up Next: Brother's E36 will become my track car in the next 12 months or so:
A couple of my old rides
2000 Audi S4 - APR chipped.. lots of mods
My beloved 88 951 .. I miss this car, I put 200K miles on it!
The 01 Boxster S. 6 speed
My 86 Targa, I have had this car around 11-12 years, No plans to part with it.
There were many others.. no pics
78 Mustang II 6 cyl 4 speed (awful!)
79 Celica ST Coupe
79 280ZX
80 Supra (Pig!)
84 300ZX Turbo
85 Jeep CJ-7
87 300ZX Turbo
84 Rabbit GTi
86 Scirocco 16V
88 GTI 16v
86 Audi 4K cs quattro
86 944 NA
86 911 Carrera - Still have it
85.5 944 NA
87 951
88 951
88 Audi 90 (It was free)
00 Audi S4
01 986S
05 Passat - Wife
02 996 - Current
No Pictures...but....I've owned all of the following - also, be kind...we've always paid cash for our cars, so sometimes we gave up style for price....(nice callback to the "guilt thread" - I have none...My Cab is satisfaction well delayed!!!!)
some of the exact years get fuzzy...but....
1968 Opel - red learned to drive a stick on this one....
1969 Camaro - 4 speed Quad!!! Blast to drive - bought in 1974 for $750....sold in 1975 for parts after I hit a parked car head on....long story, and I blame my brother!!! (did I mention the the back end had ZERO weight....)
Early '80's Celica GT - first car I bought after marraige - without her even seeing it....Oops....
Early '80's Plymouth Horizon (now you know why she didn't get input on the Celica....) - traded in at 11,000 miles because of rust.....
Also early 80's time frame - Carolla SR5 hatchback, and Subaru Wagon (AWD)
obviously - she was still picking out cars......
Mid 80's/90's Bonneville SSE, a couple of Lincoln continentals (wife's.....)
then it was on to SUV era....
'92 explorer
'98 Expedition
'05 Armada (current Daily Driver....it's Michigan, it's winter - It's OK....)
Current cars besides my Cab.....RX330 - hers, '03 Audi A4 - son, '03 Saab 9.3 - other son......
It was actually buzzing around in my son's A4 that put the sport car bug back in me....that car is a blast!!! and here I am....waiting to put the top down!!!!
AND - this will be on my tombstone......NEVER OWNED A MINI VAN!!!!!!!!
1996 Impala SS
1995 Camaro Z28
1992 LT1 Corvette
2001 SVT Cobra
2003 Lancer Evolution
2005 997 Carrera S
2008 Mazdaspeed 3
I still own the last two. I miss the Evo the most of all that I sold.
I'll have to get pics off the computer at home, but here is the run down:
1981 Toyota Celica Supra (sold)
1985 Toyota Cressida (sold)
1995 VW Jetta GLX VR6 (very modded) (sold)
1999 Honda Accord Coupe EX V6 (suspension work) (sold)
1978 Volvo 240D (donated)
2001 Honda S2000 (slightly modded) (stolen)
2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (sold)
2004 Honda S2000 (slightly modded) (sold)
2002 Porsche Carrera Coupe (suspension work) (current)
1980 Monte Carlo SS (stolen)
1984 Monte Carlo SS (stolen) (trend?)
1985 Chevy Spectrum (sold) (cheap college transport)
1989 CRX SI (modded to no end, engine swapped-auto-x fun) (sold)
1990 VW Golf (sold)
1992 Jeep Cherokee Sport (sold)
1995 Porsche 911 (993) (wrecked by bambi)
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (ex kept it)
1997 BMW M3 4door (sold...sniff)
2000 Miata evolution orange (wrecked by semi)
2001 BMW 323 wagon (sold)
2000 Audi A6 Avant (sold)
2003 Audi A6 Avant (sold)
2004 Audi S4 (stock, milltek exhaust)
1999 Porsche 911 (gt3 suspension, 3.6 engine, etc, etc)(996)
2004 Dodge Durango (tow vehicle/all around beater/ anonymous car)
should have some pics around at home.
And you made jokes about the color of my car Tim - bahahahaha
... just kidding of course
; but at least the Honda is lighter than the 996 and you can still put flames on the sides.
78 Rabbit "C" (always love your first car)
82 Celica ST (momentary lapse of judgment and reason)
83 GTI
84 GTI
91 Jetta GLI 16v (first mistress)
95 Jetta GLX VR6 (wife's - our first new car)
00 Jetta GLX VR6 (lemon)
01 Passat (replacement for lemon)
95 Audi S6 Sedan (mtm Rs2 etc) (second mistress)
95 Audi S6 Avant (slightly modded, sold to rennlister)
05 Honda Pilot (wife's current)
00 C2 (current mistress)
Looking for photos
Stefan
(found one of the avant)
But here are some of the more interesting ones:
First car for $50: 53 Studebaker
First new car: 69 Opel GT
Worst car ever: 71 Vega
Which was traded in after 6 months for
the Original Rotary Rocket: 71 Mazda RX2
Car most like a bitchy mistress: 74 Fiat X/19
Smallest Car: 70 Honda 600 - I could park it in my Dorm room
Car most like a Porsche: 90 Nissan 300ZX
Best onroad/offroad touring car: 2002 Audi Allroad
Current Daily driver: 1998 Audi S4 Avant (euro)
Those were the best ones!
Orient, I didn't know that the Opel GT was sold in the US; my brother in law in Europe just finished his rebuilt of an Opel GT 2 years back; neat lightweight car to drive!
Here's a list of my past rides, beside the last two cars I drove all cars back in Europe (Austria and Switzerland) and all but the 318ti and the X3 were stick shifts.
- '92 Opel Corsa 1.5TD (owned it during college - 50 mpg)
- '89 Opel E Kadett GSI (damn fast and light - 2,130 lbs; no servo, ABS or ESP, no power options)
- '97 Fiat Bravo 1.6si (nice sound & charme but definitely not German quality)
- '98 Fiat Bravo 1.6si (very cheap upgrade)
- '99 BMW 320i (first BMW; never looked back to other brands)
- '02 BMW 325i Wagon (first kid - needed something larger)
- '99 BMW 318ti (wife's car - Steptronic)
- '97 BMW Z3 2.8i M package (I loved the go-kart feeling)
- '04 BMW X3 3.0i (current family car)
- '00 Porsche 996 C2 Cab
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