What kind of car do you own?
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Topic: What kind of car do you own?
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Subject: What kind of car do you own?
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:05
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Just a curiosity to find out what kind of cars you all drive.
I have a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. The one below isn't mine but it's the exact same car. Everything's the same. How about you guys?  ------------- 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:11
I love my Civic.   ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:14
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One of these:
http://image.truckinweb.com/f/8107988/0501_02z+2005_nissan_frontier+rear_side_view.jpg" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:47
This looks the closest to mine that I can find, 96 subaru legacy outback. Gotta be the most dependable cars ever, lots of room to haul amps/musical equipment, plus all wheel drive is nice in south dakota!------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:47
| 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 lifted a bit for clearance |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 21:50
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2001 Saturn u jelly  oh wow this is the exact color of mine as well  |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:01
2002 Saturn SL2 reporting in.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
JJLehto wrote:Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:15
BROFIST |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:29
 1995 Ford Ranger.  (As soon as I learn to drive a stick shift.  )------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:55
2005 Ford Gas Guzzler (Expedition) ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 02:00
 ...it's the V6 version ------------- What? |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 02:22
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Currently? None, if I want to drive somewhere I just have to take one of the family vehicles. Usually, if I have my choice that means a 2001(?) Chevy Grand Prix.
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 02:42
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2008 VW City Golf. Dey see me rollin'. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 02:57
| I don't even own a bicycle. |
Posted By: cavallo
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 05:55
| A Citroen XM for carrying the IKEA purchase home and a Yamaha MT-01 for torque cruising .. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 06:10
Boring maybe, but a great car  ------------- 
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 07:30
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 07:48
Dodge Journey 2010 same model (SXT) and same color of the picture below: ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 08:03
LOL, Guigo is one rich b*****d.
 As for me, I own one of these about a decade old. Add rust and dirt at will.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 09:39
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix GT
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 09:45
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Hyundai_Pony_1984_Utrecht_.jpg" rel="nofollow">  -------------
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:33
Tem que ser um magnata do petróleo pra ter um desses aqui ------------- 
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Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:48
 Mercedes c- class but most of the time i drive a Renault Grand Scenic 7 seater, for the kids you know...  ------------- You must be joking.....Take a running jump...... |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:51
| A Toyota RAV-4 that I hate. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:52
I thought you were supposed to ride on ponies, not drive them. |
Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:57
Well PA has quite the Carbon Footprint  -------------  
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:59
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i don't own a driver licence, i have never taken one,
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 12:02
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I will surprise no one by saying I own a Prius. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 12:07
My 2011 Ford Fiesta:  ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:07
 ------------- What? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:10
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Carbon footprints are delicious. I'm seeing a number of American cars in UK/European posts. Figured it might be different. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:13
This is my vehicle. It's since been repaired though! -------------   
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:15
A touch of undetected sarcasm to that I'm no environmentalist car fascist don't worry. -------------
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:15
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2002 Ford Taurus
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:18
 Which thread are you looking at? The only "american" car posted by an European is Jim's Ford C-MAX- and I believe that's an European model. (James' Astra doesn't count either even if they are owned by GM). ------------- What? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:19
Never underestimate a truck. Makes moving so much easier. SUV's are just annoying. Usually come with a hellish litter of 5 blonde spawn right from a baseball game messing sh*t up in my store. Mmm ranting off topic. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:20
....Yep, and that "number" is one.  (It's the loneliest number)------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:21
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:22
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Oh and that damage was not caused by me either. Some idiot drove into my car when it was parked and I was tucked up in bed at 4 a.m.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:23
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:24
Sure -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:35
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:35
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Toyota Corolla & Honda CRV- paying out the ass for them because they're both moderately new.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 15:27
Very Nice Dean!!! Company I work for has been studying the yew since the early 90's, specifically the Pacific Northwest Yew for taxol in the bark to fight cancer.  -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:08
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Yup, good ol American Saturn. It's made in Tennessee and not even Mexico/Canada like other American cars I try to walk as much as possible (for environmental and health reasons), but sometimes we gotta drive...so sorry nature. When we get the ability to root ourselves and live off the earth I'll do that  |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:23
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The saga of Brian's vehicles: #1 - dark blue Ford Gran Torino, paid cash, met it's demise when an old driver coming the opposite direction made a bad left turn in front of me. #2 - light blue Ford Gran Torino, paid cash, met it's demise just because it was old and the engine started burning oil rather bad. #3 - silver/gray Nissan Pickup, first loan, had it a few months before it was stolen and stripped, got it back though. Got sideswiped by a BMW when I was trying to get over due to my fuel pump acting up. The BMW veered off into a gas station and took out a pump. Met it's demise when I was rear ended by an alien on Halloween. (No not that kind of alien.) #4 - red Nissan Pickup, cash and insurance money. Lasted just a few months before I got t-boned trying to beat a yellow light. The lady coming the opposite way freaked out and got out of her car and let it go on rolling down the highway. #5 - white Nissan Pickup, king cab, cash and insurance money, got a few good years out of it until the house flood. Barely got it out of the water in time but to no avail. The water it did take on caused the transmission to go out in a couple of weeks and take the engine with it despite having taken it to a shop after the flood rescue. Replaced those only for it to meet it's demise a month or so later in a head on. #6 - gray/silver Nissan Pickup, they only make extended cab versions these days. Knock on metal. Had to take out a loan for it. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:23
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I had a 1991 Honda Accord before the power steering failed which lead to my brother going over a curb and f**king it all up. Probably going to get an mx5 as my next car or if I can afford it an rx8 (environmentalist be damned!). I also used to have a Kawasaki ninja 250 before a douchebag in a Tacoma backed into it at a parking lot. Got $3k for it which is not bad considering I only paid $1500 or so for it. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:27
Which albums were playing at the time of the above demises?-------------
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Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:28
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"I gazed into the eyes of the madman and I saw, and I saw,and I saw myself. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:33
I guess Slart is a fan of Area's Crac! -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:37
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The most recent one may have been to Porcupine Tree's Your Unpleasant Family. (I think that is the one where his car gets smashed up.) -------------
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 16:40
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He must love Esbjörn Svensson Trio's Carcrash. -------------
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 17:16
I'd not buy a Gran Torino or a Nissan Pickup. Try something else.  -------------
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 17:38
I/we don't own anything right now, but we used to have a Skoda Fabia.
I like it much more than all the other cars posted on its page. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 18:00
Not entirely sure except for one of the crashes. I was listening to Soft Machine's Spaced when I was t-boned in the red pu.
By the way, in the crash of the white nissan I was listening to Big Big Train's English Boy Wonders and the Airbag didn't really save my life. In fact it misdeployed and my face hit the steering wheel. The lid popped off but I got a lung full of airbag gas which I had a severe allergic reaction to. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 18:09
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Actually, being wiped out by a BMW isn't a bad thing. More BMWs should be involved in accidents (with no injuries sustained, of course).
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 18:11
The BMW had to be towed but my truck started up OK and I drove home despite the malfunctioning fuel pump.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 18:16
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I've reversed into a few BMWs. My rear bumper is usually fine but theirs usually gets scratched.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 18:31
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I own a bike ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 20:45
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2011 Nissan Altima. I've had it for a little over a month. So far so good. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 21:13
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Nice rides guys.
I can now spot the cars that play teh progz for future reference. -------------
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 21:22
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I don't own it, but the car I usually drive is a 2000 Honda Odyssey, aw yeah. It's got a huge gash down the side from when I was struck by a fire hydrant, which makes it even more fabulous. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 21:23
Also, if you're in my town and hear avant rock being blasted.....you can take a wild guess without even seeing |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 21:25
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By avant-rock you mean Agalloch?
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 21:29
That does qualify but no. Oh u hate me so much alex u think I only like metalz  |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 22:30
Hopefully, one day I will hear avant rock blasted one day, either in LA or in Jersey. I "raise the roof" in my car with "Tales from Topographic Oceans", "Ommadawn", and "Coyote" when I get the chance, unlike your usual Mexican regional music, Kanye West, or Hannah Montana. -------------
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 01:38
 And my wife drives this one...which people seem to want to run into. Thank god they have all been well insured.  ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 02:24
Have to remedy that - here's Vicky's car... 
These have got a lot of stick in the past, but we've loved them since they first came out & believe me, they're a great car to drive -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 02:25
Gosh, thanks -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 02:31
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 02:38
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Horrid is the word you're looking for - looks like a Fiesta that's shrunk in the wash. -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 03:15
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god, you people buy boring cars. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 06:00
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And you drive....?? -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 06:32
I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen:
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 06:42
^ Flaminio Bertoni designed two of the most iconic cars France ever produced, the DS and the 2CV, good choice  ------------- What? |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 07:06
 Picture it in mid-blue with light-beige interior and a sunroof
 a 2.0l engine factory-converted to LPG (€23.00 a filled tank, too
 )I still send CO2, but I don't send any other particules in the atmosphere
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 07:09
love the amazing pneumatic suspension on those Citroen cars
  ... If you remember my Xantia , Olivier, from our PA meeting in Den Haag.... >>> sooooooo cooooooollll!!!!Too bad they're being installed in fewer and fewer models ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:18
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I drive a VW Jetta I will never buy from any of the American car companies. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:32
Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money -------------
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:34
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:38
You have to see that car, compared to modern car, like a great turntable with a great vinyl collection compared to an iPod with digital file albums. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:41
It is vintage high end |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:52
------------- What? |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:11
------------- What? |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:17
I had an english-built Ford Escort GT (not the XR3-i) bought in 1990 (Ferrari-red colour >> I looked like a million $ in it
), but around 165.000km, the car stopped counting the kms  and didn't indicate speed anymore (that second issue was less a problem... I knew what speed I was doing by the RPM counter and the gear I was in...) It was two red plastic gears at the end of the transmission ... completely worn-out in contact with a metal gearbox
 ....No way to repair without dismounting the transmission and emptying it >> and reconstructing it >> you can imagine ££$$€€€€€€€€ .... Obviously a flaw in design ... Such a stupid thing to do ..... I asked for them to have repair it under the warranty (despite owning the car for six or seven years, but it was a defectuous design), which they told me to f**k off.... I f**ked them back since...Within two weeks, the car was sold to some African (he was aware of the flaw >> how could he not be?
).... And I will NEVER buy Ford again.... And have probably (hopefully) discouraged hundreds of people from buying Ford over the years!!!------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:22
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I've owned Fords all of my life and I have never had any major problems with them. -------------
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:30
The 5.0 Mustang from 86 was perfect, I must say!! (but I only kept it three years, before moving across the pond)
I used to drive Toronto-Montreal (500km) in 2.5 hours on friday nights and return on sunday nights (going too quick for radars and I luckily never got chased) ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:43
In the vein of the DS, was the SM, a rare model (1972), isn't it prog?
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 10:25
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Those old Citreons are ugly!
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 10:33
So has my Hammond, but I look a right idiot driving to work on it! [edit] Mind you - never stopped this chap:  -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:01
You'd have to be SadoMasochist to even look at it - I mean, what were they thinking?... it's a boat with wheels.------------- What? |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:14
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I happen to like the DS as well.
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:16
He's winning
I lol'd I don't own a vehicle but as my dad works from home and my mom walks to work I can drive our Suzuki Grand Vitara whenever I need  V6 of course |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:28
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:33
| Yeah, obviously prog fans spend all their money on music and, probably, booze. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:37
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Meh, Mercedes. No thanks. -------------
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 11:39
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...says the guy driving a busted Astra
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 12:04
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It's not bust any more, Colin. It drives nicely and isn't that expensive. It suits me fine. I don't want an expensive car that will get keyed the moment I get it home. -------------
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 12:06
That's why I used the past-tense |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 12:59
Of course, we need a car to move distances too great to walk, but what's really important here?? |