What cars you fools have?
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This is why buying a used Corvette in Montana guarantees it wasn't driven much... And why I own 4 trucks and an SUV. 
If you look closely you can see where my son crushed my door with my sister's ranger 800. Turns out a ranger dump box is pretty sturdy compared to a truck door.
It was 55* and sunny yesterday.
If you look closely you can see where my son crushed my door with my sister's ranger 800. Turns out a ranger dump box is pretty sturdy compared to a truck door.
It was 55* and sunny yesterday.
Just picked up a 2024 Raptor this weekend to replace my 2013 Roush supercharged raptor. Going to miss the extra 150hp till the warranty is up and I make some upgrades. At least I can play with the Roush till it's sold
Reading your post reminded me.
My first car was a 1967 Fiat/Abarth 124 factory Abarth (scorpion) built for the Paris-Dakar rally.
If I remember right I think it weighed like 980 lbs....970-990....somewhere in there.
It was a tiny little thing, built 4 cyl with dual side draft DCOF weber carbs pushing about 300 horsies.
Might not sound like much, but with that light chassis it hauled ass in a big way.
Aluminum floor pan, unsyncro'd tranny, koni suspension, full cage.
Noisy as hell but I street drove it anyway because it was easy to street register shit like that back then and it got an easy 24-30mpg if I wasn't on it too hard.
No I don't have any pics because that was eons ago but I found something similar...
Imagine this with a hard top, not the 'vert this one has.
Of course mine had more primer than paint because it was a well used race car.
Gotta love you some 13" wheels and tires
I knew a guy who had owned one. He said it was pretty quick at the drag strip, and did well against others in it's class.Reading your post reminded me.
My first car was a 1967 Fiat/Abarth 124 factory Abarth (scorpion) built for the Paris-Dakar rally.
If I remember right I think it weighed like 980 lbs....970-990....somewhere in there.
It was a tiny little thing, built 4 cyl with dual side draft DCOF weber carbs pushing about 300 horsies.
Might not sound like much, but with that light chassis it hauled ass in a big way.
Aluminum floor pan, unsyncro'd tranny, koni suspension, full cage.
Noisy as hell but I street drove it anyway because it was easy to street register shit like that back then and it got an easy 24-30mpg if I wasn't on it too hard.
No I don't have any pics because that was eons ago but I found something similar...
Imagine this with a hard top, not the 'vert this one has.
Of course mine had more primer than paint because it was a well used race car.
Gotta love you some 13" wheels and tires
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Her royal highness was having trouble getting into the GMC 2500, so a lower vehicle was required.
No ink or huge out lay of cash. Simple to build and repair. Hard mounts can be added in a matter of minutes. 85% of all material used was scrap, or junk laying around the shop. 68.5" wheel base, 16HP 100% geared for off road.
To each their own. I love the old version and the new as well. Great thing about the auto market is you can drive what you like. Don’t what you don’t.
Better picture of the truck, last one was big on scenery.
WOW, talk about bringing back memories. Had to dig for the photo but here was mine in 1968. Bought her used right after getting out of the Army the first time in 1967. Cousin is on the left, me at 21 years old. The guy that bought her new got married, had a child, & his wife made him sell her & buy a Chevy II wagon. She had all the goodies.
My cuurent vehicle is a 2000 Nissan frontier.
My dream vehicle is a 1949 Dodge powerwagon.
My dream vehicle is a 1949 Dodge powerwagon.
A couple shitbox cadillac escalades, a few hondas and a nice lexus. Never buying a "domestic" vehicle again. They are, to a one, trash.
I'm parked out back... by the dumpster.
My attraction to the Cybertruck seems to be a thing of the past now. Even with a diesel model available, it's frame does not allow the mounting of a lot of equipment and the next daily driver I acquire WILL be built into a tornado chase vehicle as well.
Looking at BOXY again. There's a few around my way with good pricing and good miles on em... Or stay with what I am familiar with, a Ram 2500.
Not looking to build them into a fully armored Dominator (TIV) either, because that would be awkward to use as a daily. Moderate hail and debris-proofing will be in order though.
Looking at BOXY again. There's a few around my way with good pricing and good miles on em... Or stay with what I am familiar with, a Ram 2500.
Not looking to build them into a fully armored Dominator (TIV) either, because that would be awkward to use as a daily. Moderate hail and debris-proofing will be in order though.
Current daily drivers are a 2013 BMW 535xi, and a 03 Dodge 3500 diesel for when i need a truck. No need for pics of those, nothing special.
Other cars I currently have and continually change:
72 Nova bought for $700 back when I was 15 in 1991. My first car and still have it... many different configurations. in 06 was turbocharged 5.3L back when no one was doing it. Now I am redoing the entire thing again, body, drivetrain.. Going back to old school SBC carbed, putting 5 speed in it, no electronics not even an electric fan... Its back halved with a 4 link setup. Was more drag car, making it a fun street driver again. And have to be different so I cant put an LS in it again, there are probably 5 ls conversion cars on my block alone...
99 Transam I bought in 2004. Currently 370ci. with a 88mm turbo, TH400, 9" rear, 8.50 chromoly cage hidden nicely, all interior still everything works except AC. Went 9.60 @ 141 w/ the old 76mm setup, this setup makes more power but more laggy, needs a different converter yet. Probably putting a powerglide in it this summer. Stock wheels its undetectable... sleeper.
71 chevelle bought in 2012. Traded a 99 corvette FRC for it (high mile, needed paint). Its super solid paint still on underside... Stored project incomplete since the 80's. not a show car, nice driver. Fasttimes Motorworks 496 in it, TH350, 3.50 geared 9". Has stock driveshaft in it yet so have not ran it at track. It was friends motor in front of a TH400 and 4.11 gears went 11.00 @ dont remember mph. Lighter trans and tuning my expectations are 10.90's and drive anywhere street car.
I like nostalgia... Old school movies like "Catch me if you can"... the race cars had names, themes, 70's stuff. So i named the car the "Silver tounged devil".
I swap wheels on everything all the time. Someone painted the stupid stripes on it wrong prior to me owning it, so I outlined them in red pinstripe tape and put the name on the back... cant hurt it.
Other cars I currently have and continually change:
72 Nova bought for $700 back when I was 15 in 1991. My first car and still have it... many different configurations. in 06 was turbocharged 5.3L back when no one was doing it. Now I am redoing the entire thing again, body, drivetrain.. Going back to old school SBC carbed, putting 5 speed in it, no electronics not even an electric fan... Its back halved with a 4 link setup. Was more drag car, making it a fun street driver again. And have to be different so I cant put an LS in it again, there are probably 5 ls conversion cars on my block alone...
99 Transam I bought in 2004. Currently 370ci. with a 88mm turbo, TH400, 9" rear, 8.50 chromoly cage hidden nicely, all interior still everything works except AC. Went 9.60 @ 141 w/ the old 76mm setup, this setup makes more power but more laggy, needs a different converter yet. Probably putting a powerglide in it this summer. Stock wheels its undetectable... sleeper.
71 chevelle bought in 2012. Traded a 99 corvette FRC for it (high mile, needed paint). Its super solid paint still on underside... Stored project incomplete since the 80's. not a show car, nice driver. Fasttimes Motorworks 496 in it, TH350, 3.50 geared 9". Has stock driveshaft in it yet so have not ran it at track. It was friends motor in front of a TH400 and 4.11 gears went 11.00 @ dont remember mph. Lighter trans and tuning my expectations are 10.90's and drive anywhere street car.
I like nostalgia... Old school movies like "Catch me if you can"... the race cars had names, themes, 70's stuff. So i named the car the "Silver tounged devil".
I swap wheels on everything all the time. Someone painted the stupid stripes on it wrong prior to me owning it, so I outlined them in red pinstripe tape and put the name on the back... cant hurt it.
Had been looking for a GT350 / 500 to replace my 2003 turbo Mustang. Never really thought about one of these until a local dealer had it. Better option.
Added the touch screen a month ago. Much better than factory.
Added the touch screen a month ago. Much better than factory.
Just got new wheels & tires for my rig. Some of new ladies on the block really dig it.
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I like the way you think. I love all my vehicles, each serves a different need. For backcountry fun it's my 4X4.
For around town and Patriot Guard Rider missions...my bike.
But my newest love, my dream car, was an anniversary gift from my wife. A 12 cylinder Bentley Continental GT Speed "Le Mans Limited Edition" Coupe...one of 48 in existence. My New Year's Eve gift. Always wanted one but finding it in black? My wife is Italian from NYC...shopping is a blood sport for her. LOL
She's so sexy she looks good in yoga pants.
bought a new porsche 987 in 2009 after 30 years of racing corvettes it was time to slow down .....sure got my wish and 750.00 dealer oil changes / 1000.00 spark plug change [6] but the roads are much safer
One of my more recent acquisitions.
1998 Toyota HZJ105L. 1 of about 5 that I'm aware of in the USA. Initially these were only offered to Government, Military, United Nations, NGO's, etc. ...never to the public, until a few years later they started offering them to dealers in Australia.
Basically it's a 100-series body on a 80-series chassis (solid front axle).
1HZ 4.2L inline six diesel (which is still offered overseas), manual transmission, subtank (extra 12.5 gallons of fuel), ambulance doors, factory rear tire carrier. And no engine computer or ECU, so bring on the EMP blast!
1998 Toyota HZJ105L. 1 of about 5 that I'm aware of in the USA. Initially these were only offered to Government, Military, United Nations, NGO's, etc. ...never to the public, until a few years later they started offering them to dealers in Australia.
Basically it's a 100-series body on a 80-series chassis (solid front axle).
1HZ 4.2L inline six diesel (which is still offered overseas), manual transmission, subtank (extra 12.5 gallons of fuel), ambulance doors, factory rear tire carrier. And no engine computer or ECU, so bring on the EMP blast!
What are you talking about? It’s not a Wranglertell me your gay without telling me your gay
I will say this, I wanted a BMW until I drove a Macan through Yosemite and wow did that little thing zip through there in the tight twisty corners. For a little SUV that things handles incredibly well, impressively to say the least and feels so well planted on the road. With the PASM and torque vectoring it inspires confidence when cranking it through corners.
0-60 in 3.6 (real world from what I have seen from tests)
Guys are getting the 1/4 in 12's if memory serves my correctly.
It's a fast little twin turbo that I could afford and load my guns in the trunk to drive to 2 gun biathlon, run and gun events, USPSA and PCSL matches while having room for the kids and dogs.
0-60 in 3.6 (real world from what I have seen from tests)
Guys are getting the 1/4 in 12's if memory serves my correctly.
It's a fast little twin turbo that I could afford and load my guns in the trunk to drive to 2 gun biathlon, run and gun events, USPSA and PCSL matches while having room for the kids and dogs.
I rented a Macan S for a wedding in Napa (not gay dudes) because the Savagegeese dudes said it was awesome. What an absolute POS. All relative I guess.
If the Bentley gets parked outside I gotta wonder what’s in the garage!I like the way you think. I love all my vehicles, each serves a different need. For backcountry fun it's my 4X4.
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For around town and Patriot Guard Rider missions...my bike.
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But my newest love, my dream car, was an anniversary gift from my wife. A 12 cylinder Bentley Continental GT Speed "Le Mans Limited Edition" Coupe...one of 48 in existence. My New Year's Eve gift. Always wanted one but finding it in black? My wife is Italian from NYC...shopping is a blood sport for her. LOL
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She's so sexy she looks good in yoga pants.
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I like red.
23 HO/D - 500HP - 1200 fb torque, maybe?? Sure tows a 5th wheel nice passing cars uphill at 80+mph.
A very clean low mileage 2005 C6
23 HO/D - 500HP - 1200 fb torque, maybe?? Sure tows a 5th wheel nice passing cars uphill at 80+mph.
A very clean low mileage 2005 C6
Took a little test drive through Germany, Austria and Italy last October…
Really? Wow, my experience was totally different but my parent S was optioned out and pretty impressive. Much, much more impressive than the BMW X3 M40I.
For me it is a practical compromise (because screw a minivan).
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i am right in the middle ....had one for 2 days yes handling and brakes are porsche ,it was really optioned out but it was very blah until ya pushed the sport button but then watched the gas gauge drain lol ....cayenne and panamera too over priced and under powered imho
That Sport Plus mode changes the experience. The PASM and torque vectoring (PASM is a standard option and torque vectoring is an option) along with PCB make for a fun little SUV that I can tote my guns, gear in for long trips to matches.
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