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christopher_wolf · #151 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:02 pm

Actually, even supercars and touchy race cars are drivable by most people; no, most can't drive them fast, and generally just end up being able to do average within the range of 60-70mph. Don't have to be a professional racer to turn on and drive an SLR, but you would have to be one to correctly operate that SLR to the fullest of its capabilities.

Turbo Audi · #152 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:05 am

tomh009 wrote:
hobbes wrote:I drive a '97 Audi A4 that turns 10 years old in December. I love it just as much now as the day I bought it new.
I sold mine 2 1/2 years ago ... an autumn red (great colour!) A4 1.8T quattro with the great sport seats, 17" BBS wheels and an APR chip to take it up to about 190 hp. The original A4 design still looks good after 12 years on the market, the 1.8T is a sweet engine, and the car was still solid with nary a squeak or rattle on it.

But at seven years of age, maintenance requirements were going up (normal wear and tear, mind you), so I bought a 2004 A4 1.8T quattro. Blue this time, 18" BBS, and I had to buy sport seats separately, but still fits the pattern. Updated styling, but if I were to bet, I'd say that 20 years from now the original design will be the classic, not the 2004 (let alone the current big grille design).

Nice A4s. If I am still in New England after I graduate college and have a decent job, I will look into BMWx's. The straight 6 that is put into those cars are simply marvelous. TomH, are you on AudiForums?

Manarius · #153 Post by **Manarius** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:38 pm

My 1991 Subaru Legacy L AWD....one might call it a beater, but for a car with 153k miles and AWD, you can't go wrong.

Handsome_Dan · #154 Post by **Handsome_Dan** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:05 pm

2001 Audi S4

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JHEM · #155 Post by **JHEM** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:15 pm

Handsome_Dan wrote:2001 Audi S4

"Look at that escargot!"

James

marlinspike · #156 Post by **marlinspike** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:17 pm

JHEM wrote:
Handsome_Dan wrote:2001 Audi S4
"Look at that escargot!"

James

Even though you're an admin and I'm not, I'm going to have to ban you from these forums for making such a lame joke.

asiafish · #157 Post by **asiafish** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:28 pm

Madly in love with my 2001 Mercedes Benz C240. Its fast enough, handles beautifully and is serene and quiet even at 90 mph. Oh yeah, I get 32 mpg highway, 27 city, from a V6!!!!

JHEM · #158 Post by **JHEM** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:03 pm

marlinspike wrote:Even though you're an admin and I'm not, I'm going to have to ban you from these forums for making such a lame joke.

Read the license plate!

James

marlinspike · #159 Post by **marlinspike** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:06 pm

JHEM wrote:
marlinspike wrote:Even though you're an admin and I'm not, I'm going to have to ban you from these forums for making such a lame joke.
Read the license plate!

James

Oh...wow...you should both be banned

RUSH2112 · #160 Post by **RUSH2112** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:14 pm

asiafish wrote:Madly in love with my 2001 Mercedes Benz C240. Its fast enough, handles beautifully and is serene and quiet even at 90 mph. Oh yeah, I get 32 mpg highway, 27 city, from a V6!!!!

I drove a C230. Waaaaaay too weak for me. Heck, my ML500 is even kinna weak (288hp/292ft lb). I'm hoping to be able to afford an 03 E55 AMG next (469hp/517ft lb). That should suffice.

asiafish · #161 Post by **asiafish** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:31 pm

Its all relative.

#162 Post by **tomh009** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:56 am

Turbo Audi wrote:Nice A4s. If I am still in New England after I graduate college and have a decent job, I will look into BMWx's. The straight 6 that is put into those cars are simply marvelous. TomH, are you on AudiForums?

Occasional visitor to Audiworld.com and fourtitude/VWVortex. Generally those forums are so insanely busy that I have a hard time keeping up. And many guys are so serious about modding their cars that I feel a bit out of place.

In the old days, I used to be much more active ...

From your user ID, I presume you have an Audi as well? Which one?

dsigma6 · #163 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:12 am

JHEM wrote:
Handsome_Dan wrote:2001 Audi S4
"Look at that escargot!"

James

I don't know if you think the plate is funny...but I think it's corny! Nothing like Americans with fake European license plates...

Turbo Audi · #164 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:52 am

tomh009 wrote:
Turbo Audi wrote:Nice A4s. If I am still in New England after I graduate college and have a decent job, I will look into BMWx's. The straight 6 that is put into those cars are simply marvelous. TomH, are you on AudiForums?
Occasional visitor to Audiworld.com and fourtitude/VWVortex. Generally those forums are so insanely busy that I have a hard time keeping up. And many guys are so serious about modding their cars that I feel a bit out of place. In the old days, I used to be much more active ...

From your user ID, I presume you have an Audi as well? Which one?

'01 A4. Brake pad replacement sensor went off last nite.

JHEM · #165 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:35 am

dsigma6 wrote:I don't know if you think the plate is funny...but I think it's corny! Nothing like Americans with fake European license plates...

"If it wasn't for bad taste, some folks would have no taste at all!"

I think it's hilarious, but only because I find it so humorous that the plate references that ancient joke.

James

dsigma6 · #166 Post by **dsigma6** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:53 am

RUSH2112 wrote:I drove a C230. Waaaaaay too weak for me. Heck, my ML500 is even kinna weak (288hp/292ft lb). I'm hoping to be able to afford an 03 E55 AMG next (469hp/517ft lb). That should suffice.

I just checked your website...You're 17?

epbrown · #167 Post by **epbrown** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:44 am

Speaking of cars - I was reading Sports Car Market and what should I see but my old Rolls-Royce listed in the auction results! It apparently sold for $19k at Kruse's Auburn auction, but it's currently listed in RM's inventory so I guess someone's hoping to flip it for a bit more at a venue more friendly to old British cars. Maybe it'll be flipped around some more and I'll see it on Barret-Jackson.

I'm totally amazed at the price. I bought it for $7k on eBay in 2001, and in 2003 someone t-boned me at a red light. I took the insurance money and bought a couple of old Porsches, and sold the wreck to a nice guy in Arkansas for 2 grand in 2004.

JHEM · #168 Post by **JHEM** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:29 am

epbrown wrote:sold the wreck to a nice guy in Arkansas for 2 grand in 2004.

How "nice" is he in that he flipped a totalled car Emanuel?

One has to wonder how much of the car's history was shared with potential bidders before the auction and whether Carfax has a complete history on it.

James

epbrown · #169 Post by **epbrown** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:47 pm

JHEM wrote:
epbrown wrote:sold the wreck to a nice guy in Arkansas for 2 grand in 2004.
How "nice" is he in that he flipped a totalled car Emanuel?

One has to wonder how much of the car's history was shared with potential bidders before the auction and whether Carfax has a complete history on it.

James

The car was way too old to Carfax - their records start in 1981, and thanks to states like Illinois (which doesn't disclose info on cars sold here) Carfax isn't all that reliable anyway.

As far as totalled, that was more my call than anything - the car was fixable if I wanted to throw another 10 grand at it, but I saw an opportunity to get out even and took it, mostly because I didn't have the guts to change the color while fixing it. The buyer's brother owns a body shop and he periodically sent me pictures of the car being restored, and the work was done to a high standard. I can honestly say I'd have no problem buying the car myself if it weren't still white.

That said, he was always a bit too eager to make a big sale with it, so the ads he wrote were a little less than forthcoming. That double-R logo tends to put stars in some eyes.

christopher_wolf · #170 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:08 pm

I don't know if I would worry too much about that, you got 2 classic Porsches in return for what you sold the RR for....I would say that is a pretty good deal myself.

Turbo Audi · #171 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:03 pm

Found a cool pic I took awhile ago. BMW/KTM125sx/Ranger edge
Now thats fun stuff!

And my only Audi pic:

#172 Post by **tomh009** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:31 pm

Nice pics ... for the baby KTM's big brother, check this one:
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/popup. ... m-1651.jpg

Turbo Audi · #173 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:42 pm

niice! Dakar bike. When I move to Texas either this fall or summer, I will be buying another bike I hope. Would like a YZ205F or perhaps a dual sport. Def getting a 4 stroke this time.

Turbo Audi · #174 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:51 pm

JHEM wrote:Daily driver is a truck. But for those times when the open road beckons:

Old Zoomer - MB 450SEL 6.9. (In storage, again.)

New Zoomer - MB E500.

Many others too numerous to mention.

But I still miss my Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro!

James

James you have an E500? What year? Lets see some pics!

marlinspike · #175 Post by **marlinspike** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:03 pm

Turbo Audi wrote:
JHEM wrote:Daily driver is a truck. But for those times when the open road beckons:

Old Zoomer - MB 450SEL 6.9. (In storage, again.)

New Zoomer - MB E500.

Many others too numerous to mention.

But I still miss my Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro!

James
James you have an E500? What year? Lets see some pics!

It's funny, I'm totally non-interested in the E500 (in fact, I don't even like it), but I'm jumping for joy over the prospect of some pics of the 6.9.

Purcy · #176 Post by **Purcy** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:47 am

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. He traded his cars yearly and although I don't think anyone can top Bill's list of cars owned - he was in the running. He favored American cars when I was very young and moved into all the foreign brands when I was a teenager - I took my driver's test on an Audi!!

I personally drive, and love, a 1995 purple Chevy Geo, with 3 doors and 4 cylinders (they also made a nifty 3 cylinder model) DH drives a huge Ford F150 conversion van, we need to haul all of his equipment around.

mildseven · #177 Post by **mildseven** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:01 pm

The first I had (2002-2005) :
Renault Clio (release 3)

The actual one :
Renault Clio 2 (release 2)

This is a small car with a low regular gas consumption (3gal/100mi). Ok the brand is french but 2 times F1 world champ.

blackwood · #178 Post by **blackwood** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:37 pm

How's this for rarity?

1 of only 100 built (Mercedes Benz CLK-DTM AMG).

Okay, I confess. It's not that impressive.
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But this is.

Let's hear it for Southern California! Incidentally, the owner of the car on the right (who also owns, among other things, an SLR, a Carrera GT, and will soon own a Zonda and a McLaren F1) is renting out the track at Willowsprings to have a professional driver compare his DTM to his Enzo. All things considered, the DTM should win.

And the owner of the car on the left has a CLK-DTM Cabriolet on order (also 1 of 100 built).

RUSH2112 · #179 Post by **RUSH2112** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:56 pm

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.

JHEM · #180 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:13 am

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

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