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RUSH2112 · #181 Post by **RUSH2112** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:21 am

JHEM wrote:
RUSH2112 wrote:The again, I'm a Merc fanboy.
Guess I'll have to dig out some photos of the Mercs for you and Turbo Audi.

James

I've got an 02 ML500 right now

http://mike.frattaroli.us/upload/OL265049sm.jpg

But I'm about to get rid of it, trying to decide between an
07 C230 and an 02 C32 AMG (See my post over at Benzworld
Forums: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203-c- ... 2-c32.html )

dsigma6 · #182 Post by **dsigma6** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:17 am

Call me crazy, but I come from a place where a "Merc" means...Mercury.

JHEM · #183 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:01 am

dsigma6 wrote:Call me crazy, but I come from a place where a "Merc" means...Mercury.

OK Dan, you're crazy.

blackwood · #184 Post by **blackwood** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:04 am

RUSH2112 wrote:
Okay, I confess. It's not that impressive.
WHAT!?!?! THE CLK DTM IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARS!!! IMPRESSIVE?!?! I GET DROOL ON MY KEYBOARD EVERYTIME I LOOK AT ONE!!

The again, I'm a Merc fanboy.

haha... It certainly is an impressive car. I was just saying that seeing two in one place doesn't happen too often. Also, they are chassis 1 number apart, so they were on the assembly line together.

The owner of the car on the right is also contemplating a CLK-GTR.

Turbo Audi · #185 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:01 am

My car sux!!

When I move to Dallas this summer, I am in need of a job. Perhaps in a few years Ill get an E46 M3, 5 Series or E-Class. Or maybe not!

JHEM · #186 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:31 am

Purcy wrote:My Daddy was a real car guy, he bought a brand new '57 Chevy when I was 3 years old, a lovely pink and tan version.

Ahem.... It was CORAL, not pink!

No red-blooded American male would own anything pink during the McCarthy era.

James

Turbo Audi · #187 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:10 pm

JHEM wrote:
RUSH2112 wrote:The again, I'm a Merc fanboy.
Guess I'll have to dig out some photos of the Mercs for you and Turbo Audi.

James

Its ok James, you can call me Pete.

Stargate199 · #188 Post by **Stargate199** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:53 pm

My daily driver is a 1994 Ford Taurus GL sedan. It is what I would call cobalt blue and all of the interior is blue. I replace the factory radio with a Sony that sounded really good on the factory speakers until I blew the rear ones out about 6 weeks ago. Bought some Pioneer speakers to replace the blown out ones. All of the work I did my self (and it wasn't a cake walk either!)

Link to photos

BlueDevilTide · #189 Post by **BlueDevilTide** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:32 am

Good stuff here.

Here's my pride and joy. Been mine since May 2003...which means, her birthday is coming up! Forgot about that.

It's called...The Shah.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9336 ... jpgxj7.jpg

Purcy · #190 Post by **Purcy** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:03 am

JHEM wrote:
Purcy wrote:My Daddy was a real car guy, he bought a brand new '57 Chevy when I was 3 years old, a lovely pink and tan version.
Ahem.... It was CORAL, not pink!

No red-blooded American male would own anything pink during the McCarthy era.

James

I oh so don't belong in this thread with all of you gorgeous car guys, I run a teeny purple (yes, it is purple James) 1995 Geo Metro.

but hey James, I just saw this old post; I guess you're right - it was coral and tan. But in my little girl memories it was pink.

dsigma6 · #191 Post by **dsigma6** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:00 am

Stargate199 wrote:My daily driver is a 1994 Ford Taurus GL sedan. [/url]

Nice license plate! Very clean car, nicer color than I usually see.

Turbo Audi · #192 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:43 am

BlueDevilTide wrote:Good stuff here.

Here's my pride and joy. Been mine since May 2003...which means, her birthday is coming up! Forgot about that.

It's called...The Shah.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9336 ... jpgxj7.jpg

I love the body of those old Accord Coupes. The new ones are great as well.

murray1 · #193 Post by **murray1** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:47 pm

Some pretty nice cars on here, thats why I thought I better add mine.

First car, a real fast 85 dodge omni, topped out at 135. Kms that is, in case you don't do conversions this is approx 83 mph which is also known as good highway speed lol. Every time it rained water would leak in the windshield onto the drivers lap.

Then I moved up, theres no other way to go after an omni, to a 91 ford escort, top spead 145. And this was with 415,000 kms under her belt.

And now I actually have a reasonable car, 97 Eagle Talon base model. Even though it is base it is still pretty darn fast. Top speed is 120 almost as big a number as the other car's except this time it is in mph.

Some day in the future I'll own a nice car, probably after around six years of university and then a few years of hard work. Can't even say what I would want then though because it would probably be crap by then.

One car I wouldn't mind owning is a corvette, I've driven a 2003 corvette, 50th anniversary edition it was pretty nice, lots of kick. And my I really wish I owned this car would have to be a Noble M15.

t20user · #194 Post by **t20user** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:53 pm

Turbo Audi wrote:
BlueDevilTide wrote:Good stuff here.

Here's my pride and joy. Been mine since May 2003...which means, her birthday is coming up! Forgot about that.

It's called...The Shah.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9336 ... jpgxj7.jpg

I love the body of those old Accord Coupes. The new ones are great as well.

...So do I. They basically owned the 2 door luxury coupe market after Ford stopped the Tbirds Cougars and Mark VIII's. The only thing about these Accords is that they are very chick friendly and hence I could never own one. But that was really my loss, they are nice cars all around.

Asbradley21 · #195 Post by **Asbradley21** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:10 am

I've got a '91 BMW 318iS and a '73 Porsche 914 2.0 I'll post pics later.

Turbo Audi · #196 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:13 pm

New Altima Coupe by Nissan is a pretty impressive looking car.

http://www.nissanusa.com/altimacoupe/?d ... c=21286185

I think it will give the Accord/Solara etc. a run for their money.

Fancy push-button ignition too. I bet they will start putting them in the minivan line too.

Paul Unger · #197 Post by **Paul Unger** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:03 pm

Any bikers around here?! My "daily driver" is a 2000 Suzuki SV650S -- the Japanese 'Ducati'.

The L-twin is a real gem, and with an aftermarket rear shock (Ohlins) it actually handles

Of course, there is a Mazda MPV (2001) for the rest of the family . . .

Turbo Audi · #198 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:05 pm

Paul Unger wrote:Any bikers around here?! My "daily driver" is a 2000 Suzuki SV650S -- the Japanese 'Ducati'. The L-twin is a real gem, and with an aftermarket rear shock (Ohlins) it actually handles Of course, there is a Mazda MPV (2001) for the rest of the family . . .

I had an Ohlins shock on my KTM125 SX I had a few years back. Never did get a street bike though. Ducatis are some of my fav bikes.

My friend swears by Suzuki streetbikes, GSXRs ect.

Eric Giles · #199 Post by **Eric Giles** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:45 pm

Pretty much a die-hard BMW guy myself-I think I have had about 8 different models in the last 7 years or so...

Here are the two that are currently in the stable:

My weekend/fun car-1988 BMW M3. The REAL M3!!

And my daily driver I picked up just over a month ago-right in time for the gas prices to shoot up! It's a 2002 BMW X5 4.4i with sport package, premium package, navigation, and 20" BMW Style 87 wheels with Toyo Proxes tires. Never been an SUV (SAV) type of guy, but I am in love with this thing!

#200 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:08 pm

Does anyone here have an Infiniti?

Here's mine (a 1994 J30):
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse. ... id=1876267

I'll have some more exterior photos later on.

I actually just bought the car yesterday and it's a real fixer upper (I've already put many hours into cleaning the interior and into getting the car to run just right; now I get to find the bad wiring spots) and the exterior paint is in pretty bad shape. I'll take it some place to be professionally detailed after my next paycheck. The engine sounds great (loud too) and after replacing the old battery connectors (the junky looking ones seen in the photos), the engine starts without a hitch. The car turns at a pretty sharp angle and all four wheels have disc brakes. The leather seats are heated and the programmable AC makes driving in the summer feel enjoyable.

Turbo Audi · #201 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:35 pm

Nice bimmers Eric. I may be getting my fathers BMW soon, he will be getting a new one, and the Audi will go to my sister. Love the M3 and its BBS wheels.

I will have to change my user name to Non-Turbo BMW?

I believe I have yet to post my Audi in here, for I have no pics of it!

But here is my old 3000GT with a dumb speed blur using GIMP 2.

#202 Post by **KristianJ** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:11 am

Turbo Audi wrote:Jeremy Clarkson said it was quite drivable, now I remember. Anyone watch Top Gear? I had almost all seasons on my Computer in high res, about 700mb each episode. They got wiped, however.

I love Top Gear!

Funny and informative at the same time...

I purchased my first set of wheels over the weekend - $6300 Australian on this (they're phone pics - haven't had the time to get the camera out and take better photos):

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/2760 ... 313os7.jpg
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/7580 ... 315gr0.jpg

It's a 1992 Ford Telstar TX5 Ghia (based on a Mazda 626), 2 litre 4 cylinder, 4 speed auto, power everything (except the seats), and it has only travelled 65000km (or 40k miles). Almost totally immaculate inside and out, and most of my friends who knew not much about cars thought it was at least 5 or 6 years younger than its actual age.

Eventually I want to get some wider rims (only has 14" on it at the moment) and have a look at what I can do with the stereo, but for now I don't quite have the funds to do anything unless I sell my A31p (which I am NOT).

ajkula66 · #203 Post by **ajkula66** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:52 pm

A classic car buff, and a transplanted European here, that learned to drive on a '69 BMW 2000Tii...ancient history, I know....

Daily drivers-nothing too impressive whatsoever:

a) '96 Jetta GL 5-speed
b) '00 Honda Odyssey LX (three small kids...)

Sitting in a garage some 6,000 miles away...don't have the funds to get them here, and no one over there has made any serious offers...

a) '56 MB 220A (nice but modified)
b) '65 Citroen DS 21 Pallas (bone stock, running resto)
c) '70 Peugeot 304S Convertible (nice and unmolested)
d) '75 Citroen D Special (nice, slightly modified)

So threads like this just make me sigh...

SaberX · #204 Post by **SaberX** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:51 pm

I guess i should put a pic or two up here. I had many rides over the years. But here are my fav's...
2001 Nissan Xterra SE (with a long list of off-orad gear)

1997 Firebird (only 3.8L V6 but the 5 speed is nice)

Over looking St John's, Newfoundland.

And something for the winter deep snow...2000 Ski-Doo 600 Summit

Andersonjoe711 · #205 Post by **Andersonjoe711** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:54 pm

I have a 2000 Chrysler Sebring JXI (not limited unfortunately)
I also have a 1973 Buick Electra Limited

Buick's in the garage rght now working on all the rust in the rear window.

Someday it'll be on the road........someday.

zverg · #206 Post by **zverg** » Fri May 02, 2008 6:25 pm

what is this I see, car enthusiasts on a laptop forum? CRAZY

haha

well here's my little economy wagon

yay zoom-zoom

100whp stock and now 174whp on a Dyno Dynamics dyno and 202whp on a Dynojet.. at 6.5psi on a garrett GT25R + callaway turbo manifold

she's loads of fun!

#207 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri May 02, 2008 6:50 pm

Many moons ago I was the proud owner of one of the very rare 1966 Glaserati cars ( Glas 2600 V8 ).
It's the one car I wished I had never sold...
http://www.goggo-glasfahrer-dgf.de/gfg_frm.htm

My father had a 1966 Glas 1700 TS http://www.goggo-glasfahrer-dgf.de/gfg_frm.htm
and many years later I managed to 'best' him with mine.

thuur · #208 Post by **thuur** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:34 pm

Wow! Impressive rides over here

I won't bother you with my history (that included a.o. a Volvo 262C Bertone, some Alfa's and a lot of company cars).

My current Daily Driver in winter setup (phone pics):

Got rear-ended by a van with a bull bar

So I had to replace the scratched bumper:

Summer setup (before lowering)

250 BHP, 359.100 kilometers now...

For fun, I own two 240 Turbos. Bought the first one (it was a bit rusty, for the not so faint-hearted and a good internet connection: http://www.volvo850forum.nl/index.php?topic=10024.135). Got the second from a friend as a donor, but it's in even worse shape

Project, current status (yes, lowering springs and shocks are ready to be mounted):

And finally, there is this Mad Max machine..

R,

#209 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:21 pm

Just makes you wonder why they need a Turbo on a hearse....

fuscob · #210 Post by **fuscob** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:44 pm

My love, gone now since moving to the big city.

Here's my new ride:

Sweet, huh?

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