What vehicles have you owned?

[DarkLight 0]

I don't have any cars (a bit too young for my own car ) but what i do want someday is one of those extremely lovely Ford Mustangs. I'm talking about the old ones, not the new ones.

Man... i love that car

[Sadico 1]

I'm 18 so i don't have my own car yet, but i drive my parent's cars.

These are all the cars my family has owned since i was born:

2 VW Beetle (both were sold)

Seat 600 (a real piece of shit, it was wrecked)

2 VW Golf (one of them was bought in the early 80's and we don't have it now, the other was bought in 1992 and is my sister's car now)

Renault 25 (my father bought it in the early 90's and sold it later, it was a pain in the ass)

Citröen AX (wrecked in an accident, it was my brother's car)

Citröen Xsara (my brother's car)

BWM 316ti Compact (my father's car, it's the one i drive)

[Badgerboy 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hehe....mind you Balschiow - it could have been worse. The Reliant Robin:

http://www.auto-credit.co.uk/three_wheelers/reliant/blue_robin.htm

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And thats the 'sports edition'! The original is even worse!

[Othin 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (brgnorway @ Mar. 13 2003,21:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I'm just wondering - have any of you from US owned european cars? (no flamebaiting)

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I've always had a love for Audi's. My brother-in-law had an Audi Quattro and it was beautiful. It was AWD, leather interior, it had a computer-like system built in. It could get up and GOOOOOOOOOOOO. I just remember being really impressed with it when I was young.

Before I took the orders for Japan I had decided to buy a new car and had narrowed it down to a Subaru Impreza WRX and an Audi S4. I ended up starting the paperwork on the S4 but cancelled it soon after. S4s are a beautiful car, you can up the horsepower by like a 100 with a new chip too

To answer Red Oct's question.

You can't import an American made (ie specs, even if it was a 2002 Toyota or Mercedes sold over here I couldn't bring it) car to Japan because of the difference in safety and emission features. I guess cars built on or before 1976 are grandfathered so it's ok.

[DarkLight 0]

I want one of these (without the 2 ppl standing next to it):

If anyone feels like sending one of those to me, i'd be happy to give you my adres!

[FSPilot 0]

College student + low pay + student pilot = cheap car.

OK, it's not that cheap, it's actually a good buy for $4000 US so I can't complain.

It's a 5 gear manual transmission 4 cylinder engine, 4wd in case I need to go hunting or playing airsoft, around 18-20 mpg which comes in very handy nowadays. Not really fast, but fun to finally have my own car.

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*drools*

My Dad drove an alpha romeo spider when he was at the academy, is it the same type of car or just a similar name?

[Die Alive 0]

My cousin when I was growing up, had a MG Roadster like this

I wanted one of my own for the longest time, but they're harder and hard to find one in good shape (no rust) here in Canada.

-=Die Alive=-

[red oct 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 14 2003,19:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I want one of these (without the 2 ppl standing next to it):

If anyone feels like sending one of those to me, i'd be happy to give you my adres!<span id='postcolor'>

heh, there is this guy that lives near by that has a old mustang that even has the origonal hub caps intact. doubt it runs though and it's completely bottomed out on the ground so the transmission has probaly decayed. if you wouldn't mind scrubbing what appears be to some kind of green fungus off the entire body and patching up rusted area's not to mention what the entire undercarrage and transmission must need. than i'm sure he would give you a reasonable price. if that's too much work for ya, could i intrest you in a mint condition delorian? another guy near where i live has one in great shape it looks as if it came right off the assembly line.

[E6Hotel 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Red Oct @ Mar. 14 2003,20:05)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">if that's too much work for ya, could i intrest you in a mint condition delorian? another guy near where i live has one in great shape it looks as if it came right off the assembly line.<span id='postcolor'>

Does it still have the factory-installed Mr. Fusion and flux capacitors?

Semper Fi

[Winters 1]

the #6 subway train i take to work everday.

Heres a pic

[Mister Frag 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Die Alive @ Mar. 14 2003,06:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2000 Ford F-150 pickup

I leased for 2 years before a Ford Expedition, but I needed more cargo space so I went for the pick up that I own now.

-=Die Alive=-<span id='postcolor'>

You drive a Ford and post a picture of a GMC? You'll probably wind up getting beaten up for that by some Ford or GMC fans, or both.

[brgnorway 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Badgerboy @ Mar. 14 2003,17:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">After I've finished paying back my student debts, (Another 2 years), I'll think I'll save up and get myself a Lotus Elise. (Å23,000) Bargain!

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Yes I agree - the Lotus Elise is a true Lotus and not some sort of compromise car. I'd love to have one - and probably will some day, but I'd like to have the original experience first:

[red oct 2]

Seirra's are nice trucks. Die Alive, does it have quadra steering?

[DarkLight 0]

5--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Red Oct @ Mar. 13 2003,215)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 14 2003,19:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I want one of these (without the 2 ppl standing next to it):

If anyone feels like sending one of those to me, i'd be happy to give you my adres!<span id='postcolor'>

heh, there is this guy that lives near by that has a old mustang that even has the origonal hub caps intact. doubt it runs though and it's completely bottomed out on the ground so the transmission has probaly decayed. if you wouldn't mind scrubbing what appears be to some kind of green fungus off the entire body and patching up rusted area's not to mention what the entire undercarrage and transmission must need. than i'm sure he would give you a reasonable price. if that's too much work for ya, could i intrest you in a mint condition delorian? another guy near where i live has one in great shape it looks as if it came right off the assembly line.<span id='postcolor'>

How much do you think it would cost to send it from where you live to Central Europe?  

edit: You should sell cars, especially the "mint condition" part is pretty good

[Maraudeur 0]

The vehicules I had the more fun have been my '82 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 and '92 Lancia Delta Evo.

Italian cars forever !

but now, I have utilities cars, because of my childs. Argh

For the motorcycles, my honda 600XR and the Honda 500 CR ( both in supermotard with 17" wheels ).

I Still own the 500 CR and the Suzuki 500 RG Gamma. Two stroke engines rocks ! I'd preffer kill than sell them !

I am now playing during vacations in off road trips with my Husaberg 501 FE and my freshly acquired Pinzgauer 710M

P.S : Balschoiw, I know Deltas for sale in france, but I fear the TUV will not agree with import of those " oldies ".

Try to do a search on the net with the Swiss club, they are very active.

[brgnorway 0]

5--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Maraudeur @ Mar. 14 2003,215)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The vehicules I had the more fun have been my '82 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 and '92 Lancia Delta Evo.

Italian cars forever !

but now, I have utilities cars, because of my childs. Argh

For the motorcycles, my honda 600XR and the Honda 500 CR ( both in supermotard with 17" wheels ).

I Still own the 500 CR and the Suzuki 500 RG Gamma. Two stroke engines rocks ! I'd preffer kill than sell them !

I am now playing during vacations in off road trips with my Husaberg 501 FE and my freshly acquired Pinzgauer 710M

P.S : Balschoiw, I know Deltas for sale in france, but I fear the TUV will not agree with import of those " oldies ".

Try to do a search on the net with the Swiss club, they are very active.<span id='postcolor'>

You have good taste Marauder!

The Alfa GTV (especially V6) is very nice......but I thought it came with a 2.5 liter? Anyway - I happen to be very fond of the Alfasud TI as well.

I also love Husabergs and Husqvarna - and their versions of supermoto's are fantastic + KTM LC4 in different versions.

[red oct 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 14 2003,20:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Red Oct @ Mar. 13 2003,21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Mar. 14 2003,19:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I want one of these (without the 2 ppl standing next to it):

If anyone feels like sending one of those to me, i'd be happy to give you my adres!<span id='postcolor'>

heh, there is this guy that lives near by that has a old mustang that even has the origonal hub caps intact. doubt it runs though and it's completely bottomed out on the ground so the transmission has probaly decayed. if you wouldn't mind scrubbing what appears be to some kind of green fungus off the entire body and patching up rusted area's not to mention what the entire undercarrage and transmission must need. than i'm sure he would give you a reasonable price. if that's too much work for ya, could i intrest you in a mint condition delorian? another guy near where i live has one in great shape it looks as if it came right off the assembly line.<span id='postcolor'>

How much do you think it would cost to send it from where you live to Central Europe?  <!--emo&

edit:  You should sell cars, especially the "mint condition" part is pretty good <span id='postcolor'>

to be honest, pretty much more than what it's worth.

[Die Alive 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Mister Frag @ Mar. 14 2003,14:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">8--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Die Alive @ Mar. 14 2003,068)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2000 Ford F-150 pickup

I leased for 2 years before a Ford Expedition, but I needed more cargo space so I went for the pick up that I own now.

-=Die Alive=-<span id='postcolor'>

You drive a Ford and post a picture of a GMC? You'll probably wind up getting beaten up for that by some Ford or GMC fans, or both.  <span id='postcolor'>

Sorry, there were no FORD smilies that I could find while working here at my 8 to 4 job. Maybe I should put in some overtime and find a FORD SUV smilies.

-=Die Alive=-

[Schoeler 0]

Hah I've had some lovely cars!

1. 81 Mercury Lynx. Forest Green. We called it the "Smurf".

I beat the hell out of that thing, never changed the oil and the engine seized up on me.

Also I had a 64 Chevy Impala SS with a 283 and a 2 speed Powerglide transmission at the time, and I loved that big chunk of Detroit rolling steel, but I could never get it running right and my Dad made me sell it. I was 17, and I still haven't quite forgiven him for it!

2. 79 Ford Crown Victoria with a 302 V8.

Got that in my elderly aunt's will. The engine had a variable venturi carburetor that caused it to stall if you punched the gas. I had several near death experiences trying to jump out ahead of a truck or two in that car!

3. 86 GMC S-15 Sierra Classic pickup with a 2.8L V6 and a 5 speed.

God I loved that truck! I used to drag race Mustangs in that thing and that little V6 had some torque! I could win on a stoplight to stoplight race, but anything over 1/8th mile against a V8 and I was a gonner.

4. 72 Chevy Luv truck with a suped up Isuzu engine and a short throw 4 speed tranny.

My uncle Frank, who owned a body and engine shop and built dragsters (top fuel) for a hobby decided it would be funny to take his old truck and turn it into a sleeper. He gave it to me when he got bored with it. I used to love to drive that thing. It had this high revving 4 banger that made a lovely WAAAAAGH! noise when you stepped on the gas. It could really wind out, and the truck was pretty fast, though no competition for a muscle car, it blew away a lot of kids in Dad's Honda.

5. 94 Pontiac Grand Am.

I bought this in the Navy and still own it, though I'm saving to buy a 98 Mustang. That was the last year they made the rounder body style before going to the squared off style. I don't like the newer style Mustangs. I'm going to buy a 98 and fix it up. I bought my Pontiac new, and new cars just aren't worth the money.

Oh, also I had a 69 Camaro for one day. I bought it from a dealer and it turned out to be a lemon, so I took it back.

Someday I'll fix up a 61 Impala SS, and a 66 Malibu SS with a 396 and a 4 speed. Also, I want a Mercedes or a Porsche 911 GT2 after law school.

[ran 0]

my first car (i've had a regular renault 5 in grey color and later , one as pictured on the photo , an alpine version , black one)

Renault 18 , one of my father's former cars he given me (i can't remember what he bought after giving it to me ...) , the one i had was white

one of the only non-renault cars i've got to use with my actual wife's car , a peugeot 205 , mine was red :

Renault 21 , really nice car , i remember i used to have leather seats , they were a pain in summer if you forgot to cover them , it's also the first car i bought with my own money in 1993 , it was painted in dark metallic blue

Mégane , the car i've used from 1997/8 to 2000 , painted in white :

MY car , i mean that is my really own car of mine , the Renault Laguna , i got it in the same color as the one pictured of the photo i've modified some parts of the inside recently , changer the auto-radio to an auto-radio/CD player , and changed the sound installation , changed the seats

my wife's car , a nice little Peugeot 206 , she's got one in a metallic light blue taint

[Schoeler 0]

Oh, Red Oct.  Nice car.  I had a friend who had a Shelby GT 350 and that car was hot!  Fast little 'stang.

My Dad had a 66 Mustang GT with a Hi Po 289 and a 4 speed.  It had the Pony interior and everything, but he sold it for a VERY fast 64 El Camino with a race built 283 and 4 speed.  That car was damn fast and he raced it up until my little brother was born.  Then my Mom made him sell it and start acting like a father by trying not to get himself killed.  He spent 5 grand balancing and blue printing the engine and this was back in 1974, so you can imagine the amount of work that went into it.

I come from a racing family.  My Dad and uncles all raced, and my Dad met my Mom through racing.  She had a wicked 55 Mercury that my grandfather ( a Ford factory mechanic for 40 years) built for her.  She impressed the hell out of my Dad while working on it one day and then blew him away in his 66 Fairlane.  They've been together ever since.  Also she had a 71 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland motor.  I used to love that car when I was little.

[Balschoiw 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">My Dad drove an alpha romeo spider when he was at the academy, is it the same type of car or just a similar name? <span id='postcolor'>

I doubt it was the same

The Alpha Spider history is a long one. Most of them were beautiful cabrios, but the Twin Spark is the latest model I guess. Check google on former versions.

I don´t know your dad´s age but this one could come close:

It´s a 1982 spider

[Maraudeur 0]

Doh !

Yes 2.5 liters Brgnorway

GTV6 is better designation LOL !

I was thinking to Balschoiw's spider - and also thinking that he got very good taste either - and its sister modern GTV with 3.0 engine while typing lol !

I mixed the both ! "" GTV 3.0 V6 "" while I had GTV6 and now exists GTV 3.0 V6  

Thanks for correcting me

Btw, I had owned also an '72 Alfetta 2.0, a 146 TI ( well I first rent a 1.8 TS and crashed it at 180 Km/h in Spain, then went to my dealer and bought the TI ).

But those two were not, for the Alfetta, a rear driven as rigourous as the GTV, and the 146, hummm, more spirit than others non-Alfa products, but modern front driven cars with quiet handling settings ...

I missed fun with BMW's, I regret I did not purchased a '88 325, while I could and when they were living the last time with auto-lock differentials...

*** Now praying to save enough money for the future 157 ***

Do you practice supermotard ( err, supermoto in english isn't it ? ), as you're speaking of KTM ?

This is the funiest motorcycle disciplin !

* remember myself on open roads in Paris and mountains above Biarritz with hardly homologated 500CR, riding as a completely nut and road criminal, lol ! *

Edit : Reply to Brgnorway, not Balschoiw oops

[PitViper 0]

OK.. here are my last three:

1992 Plymouth Laser (rebadged Mistu Eclipse)

Laser fr

Laser rear

1988 Audi 80 Quattro

80q summer fr

80q summer rear

80q winter morn

and my current car:

1995 Audi 90 Quattro

90q 1

90q 2

90q 3

[FSPilot 0]

Spiders only go back to 1982? I've really got no clue. He graduated in 1972 just to give you a timeframe.