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What is the best car you've owned?
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Here are some pics from the "toy box" 
Twin 5.0's in Red & Black:
Shelby GT 500:
Thunderbirds Old & New:
No, these are NOT kits:
The Classics:
Current Project:
SL 55 AMG
Twin 5.0's in Red & Black:
Shelby GT 500:
Thunderbirds Old & New:
No, these are NOT kits:
The Classics:
Current Project:
SL 55 AMG
My first car, lots of memories and was a blast to drive. 1974 (I think) VW 181 Thing.
Not my pic, but mine looked exactly like this one.
The best driving car I had was a 2002 BMW 540 sport.
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(edit) Um, xxBURTONxx, are you married, need a lover, have a daughter, whatever? I would do very bad things for several of those cars! Wow, amazing collection.
Not my pic, but mine looked exactly like this one.
The best driving car I had was a 2002 BMW 540 sport.
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(edit) Um, xxBURTONxx, are you married, need a lover, have a daughter, whatever? I would do very bad things for several of those cars! Wow, amazing collection.
OMG that is one fantastic collection, how do you chose which to drive?
well it's always weather permitting. None of those cars really get driven, especially in the winter. The original cobras are probably the most fun to drive... just so fast and raw. The AMG you never realize how fast you're going until you look down. You'll hit 120 on the entrance to the freeway but it feels like 70.OMG that is one fantastic collection, how do you chose which to drive?
Those aren't all of the cars in the collection... really just the ones worth looking at. I have two more fox body's but they are salvage title, just gonna use them for parts, got a few f250's laying around, and old explorer to plow the driveway, Ford Taurus X for the lady, and a Mercury Maurader.
My daily driver is a Mercedes C230 and I absolutely love it.
Got a call a few weeks ago and the dealer got an extra accomidation so soon to be added to the collection....
Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
That SL55 is sick. I just saw the unavailing of the new 2013 SL class and it looks amazing. Always one of my favorite cars. Though again, I do feel like it's an old mans car when I drive my dad's 550.
Tesla Roadster. I think he has the new 2.5 version. He used to own a Honda S2000, but that broke in a rather fantastic way. He wanted to try an Electric Car because they're getting to the stage where they have a decent range.
Its an Interesting drive. The weight is distributed evenly because the battery is in the floor and the power train is directly on rear(?) axle. He wouldn't let me drift it. D:
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I was just thinking about one of the more interesting cars I've owned. I was in college and my poor 10+ year old Nissan truck got attacked and killed by a suicidal deer (he ran out in front of me, I swerved into the other lane, he spun around and ran back into the lane). I was looking for a car and didn't have much money. I found a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. I have a soft spot for Olds, and this one was in good shape for being over 15 years old. The guy selling it had owned it since it was about 2 years old.
A friend of mine lived down the street from the guy selling the car, so when I was visiting one day, the son of the guy I bought the car from comes down to my friend's house and starts talking to me about the car. It turned out the dad had told him he could have the car when he got his license, but then sold it to me two years before he could drive. He asked if I would sell it back to him, so I said yes, thinking there was no way he would follow through on it. Over the next year or two, every time I saw him, he told me how he was working two jobs to build up money for the car. He finally called me one day and said he had cash in hand, so I sold it to him for about what I had paid for the car.
Of course, after taking his money and signing over the title, it dawned on my that I no longer had a car and needed on pronto. Thankfully, by this time, I had a full time job and was to actually buy a better car. That Olds was a lot of fun to drive, but wow did it drink gas.
A friend of mine lived down the street from the guy selling the car, so when I was visiting one day, the son of the guy I bought the car from comes down to my friend's house and starts talking to me about the car. It turned out the dad had told him he could have the car when he got his license, but then sold it to me two years before he could drive. He asked if I would sell it back to him, so I said yes, thinking there was no way he would follow through on it. Over the next year or two, every time I saw him, he told me how he was working two jobs to build up money for the car. He finally called me one day and said he had cash in hand, so I sold it to him for about what I had paid for the car.
Of course, after taking his money and signing over the title, it dawned on my that I no longer had a car and needed on pronto. Thankfully, by this time, I had a full time job and was to actually buy a better car. That Olds was a lot of fun to drive, but wow did it drink gas.
You are so right, I can so relate to that.
My own beautiful girl,.
I'm one of the only owners here in the Netherlands
In British English, the period would go outside the quotation marks in that case. The British way is much more logical than the American English way, hence why I used the British version.
I taught English as a Second Language for three years, but congrats be to you I guess. It was a friendly post, given by the smiley face, but you got all bent out of shape about it, "Sentra boy".
Your car is still "stock".
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OMG that is one fantastic collection, how do you chose which to drive?
From the cars, I thought he might be Jay Leno, incognito, but Jays "garage" is not quite so cluttered.
Oh very cool, I had an inkling it was, but you never know, there have been a few roadsters in motoring history...
I'm renting a Charger for the weekend whilst we drive out of state. Picking it up and the short trip on the Van Wyck home, it is very nice, only V6 though, but seems quick enough for a huge piece of car.
Isn't a roadster just any 2 seater with a convertible top? Convertibles that seat 4 are just 'convertibles' but my dad's SL550 is considered a roadster and so is the SLK and the BMW Z4. The BMW 6 series on the other hand, or the Mercedes E convertible is just called a coupe or convertible.
The Tesla is an awesome car. For my senior project in high school I reached out to all the dealers with hybrid cars and electric cars and through a car show on campus. Tesla didn't want to bring one of their cars... but a couple of dads of kids at the school brought theirs.
The Tesla is an awesome car. For my senior project in high school I reached out to all the dealers with hybrid cars and electric cars and through a car show on campus. Tesla didn't want to bring one of their cars... but a couple of dads of kids at the school brought theirs.
from the dictionary built into lion:
roadster |ˈrōdstər| noun
an open-top automobile with two seats.
Yes I'm very bored
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I love Mercedes, but personally I would never get a C class unless it was an AMG. The Mercedes V6 engines are underpowered and slow compared to the competition sadly. The new 2012 C350 coupe stepped it up, but still barely breaks 6 seconds on the 0-60.
Audi actually has the same problem with their A4 and A5 models. Just so underpowerd, but at least they throw a turbo in there.
You mean your parents will never get you a Mercedes unless it was an AMG?
You couldn't afford to bat an eye at a C-class without dad.
I agree. if my car can't do better than 6 seconds to 60 I wont drive it because it's too slow for street driving. I will get rear ended with a car that slow.
The best car I've own is currently my BMW E46. It is my first non Japanese car and it is fun to dive. The handling is great especially with the Dinan suspension.
I agree. if my car can't do better than 6 seconds to 60 I wont drive it because it's too slow for street driving. I will get rear ended with a car that slow.
I was trying to explain that for the price of a C350 and a Mercedes (compared to their 550 line) the C class should have a bit more power especially when compared to other cars in its class. Not all about the speed, but the large price tag that comes along with any Mercedes and the competition it's up against.
I don't know exactly how to measure 'best' as it can mean many things:
First: 1953 Ford Skyliner Convertible
Most Fun: 2009 Mazda Miata Sport
Most Brute HP: 1967 Dodge Dart GTS 383
Most Reliable (so far): 2011 Toyota Camry (wife's car)
Least Reliable: 1983 Volkswagon Rabbit (but so fun when it ran!)
Most Luxurious: 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature
Best MPG: 1990 Mazda 323
Best Overall IMHO: 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature
First: 1953 Ford Skyliner Convertible
Most Fun: 2009 Mazda Miata Sport
Most Brute HP: 1967 Dodge Dart GTS 383
Most Reliable (so far): 2011 Toyota Camry (wife's car)
Least Reliable: 1983 Volkswagon Rabbit (but so fun when it ran!)
Most Luxurious: 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature
Best MPG: 1990 Mazda 323
Best Overall IMHO: 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature
from the dictionary built into lion:
roadster |ˈrōdstər| noun
an open-top automobile with two seats.
Yes I'm very bored
In the industry, it was felt that the definition of Roadster should be more English, and should read something like "a two-seater with an open top that can be raced in a pinch." The wording can change but the "in a pinch" verbiage is usually considered de rigeur.