Your Other or Former Rides

fishcreek

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Jan 15, 2014
44
Playsinsnow said:
4wd?
:inlove: Wife had an '87 fwd 4dr corolla for 12 years and only put 134k on it. She bought it with 30k.
I don't see any rust on yours :raspberry:

Her's was rusted on all four corners and the rockers plus was a rust color to begin with and starting a carbuereted car in winter is always fun. 13" wheels cut the snow well! Needed an entire new steering rack and leaked/burned about a quart every 1000miles or more. Told the dealer I had another trade in offer for $1000 and they gave it to us when we bought her car.

Mine was 390k original kms when I sold it. I hid the rust with black spray paint along the wheel wells.

As per manual, it is only 4wd on low gear and reverse just to get you out if you are ever stuck lol.

Actually I lied when I said all original, I replaced the stock wheels 13" with 17". Wheels is my first priority on upgrade whenever I get a vehicle.
 

dmanns67

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Apr 3, 2013
32,979
Ohio
Envoy_04 said:
I knew it!! You wanted it to be one of the Civics they robbed the trucks with, didn't you? :poke:

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Haha you found me out. When I lived in Middletown, Ohio it used to be big on imports and street racing. Guys would meet every weekend in different parking lots to show off their rides and to setup races. We had a few nice two lane strips that were a few miles long to choose from or I-75 was a couple miles away if they wanted to hit the highway. Most of my friends had imports, so it was just the thing to do around there, plus the movie helped my decision :yes:
 

dwright406

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Oct 4, 2013
2
I have 4 in the current fleet.

1) 2006 Saab 9-7x 5.3i



2) 1993 Silverado C1500 5.7



3) 1996 Miata (Wife's summer toy)



4) 1970 Camaro (My toy)



RIP 2002 Trailblazer LT - replaced by the Saab in August 2013

 

chatterx

Member
Mar 13, 2014
95
This is my former ride. Posted it in the introduction section. 1997 Dodge stratus. Bought at a public auction in 2005 for 1000. Had a crumpled back bumper and was looking online and seen a body kit for it and went from there. Added a hood scoop and wing on the back, The decal made it super fast lol. While it was a four banger family car. It did turn heads and scored a couple pieces of tail.

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trailboycer72

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Mar 23, 2014
157
My 99 Alero, bought it cheap straight from Canada with 129000 km on it and the spedo is in kilometers so it took some getting use to. It's not quite big enough for the family hence the need for my TB. And then there's my $250 bike with just shy of $600 in aftermarket parts. It sure does haul my lil boy well though.
 

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High Voltage

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Nov 18, 2011
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A sad day! The old Toy had to go. Frame rusted in two. AGAIN!!
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This is what I traded for the TB. And Current beater.
 

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trailboycer72

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Mar 23, 2014
157
dmanns67 said:
:rotfl:

I figured the jokes were going to start rolling in, but hey at least the wing is OE from a Civic SI and not some huge ugly carbon fiber one. I was going to leave the OE wing off once I took it off, but the Civic just looked funny. Preludes were pretty fast. Never took my Civic to the strip.

You guys have to remember, the first Fast and Furious came out about the time I bought the Civic :rotfl: Maybe a little influenced :undecided:



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Not a garter, it looks like a necklace that my high school girlfriend made me. I do not wear necklaces so I had to put it somewhere that was acceptable :crazy:

...Love the Civic and the 2001 The Fast and The Furious was awesome but actually the first The Fast and The Furious was released in 1955 and was pretty good also if you like the classics.:thumbsup:
 

02blackenvoy

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Feb 1, 2014
79
OK, Here's some of the ones I have pictures of...lol

2003 PT Cruiser, 5 speed Turbo, Tangerine Dream Cruiser
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1993 Saturn SL2, formerly my dads.
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1977 Super Beetle Convertible...Bought it for a buck off a guy who was gonna junk it... My son called it "Hitlers Car"
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86 Neoplan Lil' Bus...First attempt at a bus conversion.. Engine blew...:mad:
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96 GMC Suburban 2 wheel drive. The stripes were there when I got it...lol
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1967 VW Bug... Traded old car for it...
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86 GMC RTSII bus...second RV conversion...had to get rid of it because the stupid ordinance lady thought it was a Disney bus and refuse to acknowledge the title said RV... When she finally did, she pulled another out of her but saying no RV can be over 37.5 ft long...:hissyfit::mad::hissyfit:
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76 GMC Motorhome... 455 Olds and front wheel drive. Have had 3, will own a 4th soon. I painted this myself.
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2000 Chevy Tahoe Limited... Miss the old girl.. she had well over 300K on it and still ran and looked great!
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Shawn
 

Envoy_04

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Jul 1, 2013
749
I'm liking the GMC Motorhome. Something about taking the driveline out of an Olds Toronado and sticking it in a huge RV is just awesome.

Also like the Bugs, I've got a 73 Standard Beetle with the semi-rare Autostick that is my next major restoration project.
 

mcsteven

Member
Apr 18, 2012
6,584
Love the Beetles as well, and have always wanted to transform a bus into a motorhome. Got so many ideas, but I also want to go the other end of the spectrum and build a teardrop trailer that I can tow with anything including motorcycle. But either way I'd have solar and if it was a big bus conversion, I'd have a bunch of batteries for all night entertainment. All my lights would be LED. A couple of good antennas to pick up TV, radio, etc. Shortwave radio, CB. Portable water bag for showers (black color, very thick. It get's put onto the ground or top of the bus, water is pumped up or in to it, and passively heated during the day. Provides hot showers in the early evening). Man, I've got lots of ideas.
 

Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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My first car was my dad's old 1993 Ford Taurus. It was actually a very good first car - enough power to reasonably get on the highway, but no where near enough to really get into trouble with :rotfl: It treated me well and needed very little while i had it for 3 years. The AC never really worked while I had it, and as a high school and college kid I had no money to fix it. Near the end the whole thing just started falling apart from rust until the suspension basically started coming apart. 149k miles, 14 years old at the time. It was still running OK otherwise but it just fell apart.

I don't have any decent pics of my first car, but here is one of a basically identical car I found on the web.

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Second card was a 1998 Camaro V6 automatic. Had it for my last two years of college and a year after that. I always liked Camaros since I was 8 so I figured if I was buying a car I'd buy one I liked. Well... it was a bad buy as it was really abused before I got it. I knew the previous guy had hit a deer given the fender damage, but later found out that even tho the carfax was clean the car had apparently been tboned at some point :lipsrsealed: Bought it for $3300, and over the first 2 years I put more than that into it. Lifters collapsed within the first few months I had it, got those fixed. Then 2 months later it spun a rod bearing. Bought a used engine, cheaped out and went to some other "mechanic" who goofed around for a month before i got it back, to find out it was a horrible job, which ultimately caused it to blow that engine 9 months later, which the engine was replaced under warranty (still had to pay labor), and that engine was bad from day 1, so it got a 4th engine in it (I didn't pay a dime on that, I was MAD at the yard after they yanked me around on the warranty thing). Not to mention all the other stupid things that car did to me :no: However, all the grief and money that car cost me also taught me how to work on cars since I couldn't afford to keep taking it to the shop for all the other relatively smaller things, so in that sense it was a good thing. And strangely enough, I grew to love that car in the end. The last year I had it I drove it nearly 40k miles and had no issues with it at all. But like my first car it was getting really rusty underneath, so I bought my Trailblazer and prepared to try to sell the Camaro for what little it may still be worth... then I wrecked it on slick roads and spun the rear end into a concrete wall at 45-50 mph :frown: Totally twisted the chassis as both doors rubbed really bad, other quarter was buckled, the roof wasn't straight, etc etc... not sure how the hatch glass didn't shatter.

A couple pics of the car. First is when i first got it, one during the middle when I replaced the fender, and how it looked right before the wreck and after the wreck.

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Now my current summer toy is my 99 Camaro :biggrin: This one, unlike every single other vehicle I've owned, is NOT RUSTY! It is a joy to do any work on because of this. This car is also a V6 automatic, but it isn't stock :wink: Previous owner hit a 12.4 second quarter mile with this car, with a 100 shot of N2O. The previous owner cammed it along with the supporting head work, installed headers, tuned it, etc. Stock suspension though. It ripped up a couple rear ends lol. Since I've gotten it I have redone a lot of the suspension (setting up for street vs strip). I just bought new wheels and tires for it that will be going on this year. Long overdue as the tires on there now are just about bald. This car still needs some cosmetic work (peeling/chipped paint on the bumper, roof panel is bubbling out as is common on all 99-02 fbodies, scratches, etc, but still way better than the old 98!) but I'm waiting on all the major cosmetic stuff until I have a house and a garage to park it in. I have a bunch of pieces to go on when I do (including a brand new roof panel) and it will get a total repaint when that happens (same color). Unlike the 98 this one has not been abused, and coming up on 2 years of ownership it hasn't had any nasty surprises for me at all.

I don't have any good recent pics of the car yet, so these will have to do for now. The wheels just arrived last week which makes me happy!

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glfredrick

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Jan 14, 2014
172
My other and former rides (just a couple...):


Hopefully by April:

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Current commuter:

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Current off-road build:

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My wife's Jeep:

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Tow rig (Cummins diesel):

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Former off-road 'Sploder:

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TrailBlazer13

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Mar 23, 2014
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1994 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 2.2 Not me in the pic a friend helping mod it.View attachment 33782


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My friend Shawn helped me mod most of these rides. I helped him paint his GMC Motorhome if you look by the Bravada you will see his GMC Envoy
 

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Darkrider_LS

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Jan 25, 2013
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Recent purchase: 1991 Volkswagen Jetta

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Chevy4ever

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Mar 19, 2014
65
Well, since I live in the Netherlands, let me first show you some rides I have owned in the past.


The 1991 Chevrolet Corsica LT 2.2

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My 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic

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Another daily....1997 Mercury Grand Marquis with the HPP.

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My 1977 Mercury Grand Marquis (from original 1st. owner from Canada)

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1999 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series Touring Sedan


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Next to the Mercury...

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The beast....1970 Buick Riviera with the 455.

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And my current rides.....well, the TB is already introduced...

My 1968 Renault 4 (bought it for sentimental reasons...went with my parents to the south of France in it in 1978. Can you imagine? such a little car, no a/c, just a couple of sliding windows that can open)

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My 1989 Seat Marbella XL Del Sol (car has only 30K miles on it and is like new. Love this little box. Also for sentimental reasons. And nowadays, they don't make little, handy and very basic cars anymore.

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I have another red one just like this one, with double that milage. Bought it for parts, but for now, it is too good to junk.
 

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meerschm

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Aug 26, 2012
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this is the passenger side end of my 2009 Jetta station wagon TDI. spent most of the last week spare time changing the timing belt.

quite the process.
 

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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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I hate timing belts and will never buy a vehicle with one.
 

glfredrick

Member
Jan 14, 2014
172
jsheahawk said:
Your wife rules.

Jared

Absolutely... Her driving in the pic also.

She is looking forward to having the Ranger truggy ready to go. Jeep had to go down the road as we couldn't store it.

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glfredrick

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Jan 14, 2014
172
Playsinsnow said:
4wd?
:inlove: Wife had an '87 fwd 4dr corolla for 12 years and only put 134k on it. She bought it with 30k.
I don't see any rust on yours :raspberry:

Her's was rusted on all four corners and the rockers plus was a rust color to begin with and starting a carbuereted car in winter is always fun. 13" wheels cut the snow well! Needed an entire new steering rack and leaked/burned about a quart every 1000miles or more. Told the dealer I had another trade in offer for $1000 and they gave it to us when we bought her car.

My CAT is an 89 and completely rust free! Motor threw a rod, but I have a spare and am going to swap it out as soon as the weather cooperates.
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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Snapped this pic of the dd the other day.

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02 Impala that I drive 700 miles a week in. Needs a good cleaning and found the pass front quarter was hit and pushed in but paint OK, also the rear quarter has several nasty scrapes on pass side. Before winter it was perfect but govt parking garage is killing it. Definitely keeps me from wanting something nice.
 

willbill92

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Feb 15, 2014
176
There are 4 vehicles that sit in my driveway. 2 of them are Fords and the other 2 are GM. The fords are a 2000 F-150 and a 2002 Expedition Eddie Bauer. The GM cars I use are a 2003 Pontiac Grand am and of course the 2004 GMC Envoy. Before we had the Grand am we did have a 2000 Buick le sabre.
 

Envoy_04

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Jul 1, 2013
749
HARDTRAILZ said:
Snapped this pic of the dd the other day.

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02 Impala that I drive 700 miles a week in. Needs a good cleaning and found the pass front quarter was hit and pushed in but paint OK, also the rear quarter has several nasty scrapes on pass side. Before winter it was perfect but govt parking garage is killing it. Definitely keeps me from wanting something nice.

Those are great cars. My friend lives on a cattle farm back home and has the mentality that everything is a truck, he had one that he abused horribly and it still runs to this day, and I think it had over 200K on it. I got it running better once with new intake gaskets and the next week be wrecked it and we had to put a new front end from a junkyard Impala on it. That was one tough car...
 

mcsteven

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Apr 18, 2012
6,584
That 77 Mercury is fantastic. Loved the big cars like that. Last of the late great American Iron Land Yachts. Does it have the horn where you have to squeeze the rim of the steering wheel? A friend's Dad had one, not sure of the year (but close resemblance to this one) and I remember how I thought it would be difficult to hit the horn in an emergency if you had to squeeze the wheel rim. The Riviera is pretty sweet as well. And the Renault 4 seems fantastic. Something like that is probably so easy to fix with a basic tool kit. Drive all over Europe and never worry that it can't be fixed.

Thanks for sharing.


Chevy4ever said:
Well, since I live in the Netherlands, let me first show you some rides I have owned in the past.


The 1991 Chevrolet Corsica LT 2.2

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My 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic

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Another daily....1997 Mercury Grand Marquis with the HPP.

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My 1977 Mercury Grand Marquis (from original 1st. owner from Canada)

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1999 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series Touring Sedan


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Next to the Mercury...

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The beast....1970 Buick Riviera with the 455.

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And my current rides.....well, the TB is already introduced...

My 1968 Renault 4 (bought it for sentimental reasons...went with my parents to the south of France in it in 1978. Can you imagine? such a little car, no a/c, just a couple of sliding windows that can open)

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My 1989 Seat Marbella XL Del Sol (car has only 30K miles on it and is like new. Love this little box. Also for sentimental reasons. And nowadays, they don't make little, handy and very basic cars anymore.

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I have another red one just like this one, with double that milage. Bought it for parts, but for now, it is too good to junk.
 

mcsteven

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Apr 18, 2012
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Envoy_04 said:
Those are great cars. My friend lives on a cattle farm back home and has the mentality that everything is a truck, he had one that he abused horribly and it still runs to this day, and I think it had over 200K on it. I got it running better once with new intake gaskets and the next week be wrecked it and we had to put a new front end from a junkyard Impala on it. That was one tough car...

My oldest friend works at a Chevy / Nissan dealership. I asked him about the Envoy / Trailblazer before I bought it. I remember him saying, "well, it's not an Impala, but they're still pretty good vehicles." I looked for an Impala for the next few days before I signed on the dotted line for the Envoy.
 

Chevy4ever

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Mar 19, 2014
65
mcsteven said:
That 77 Mercury is fantastic. Loved the big cars like that. Last of the late great American Iron Land Yachts. Does it have the horn where you have to squeeze the rim of the steering wheel? A friend's Dad had one, not sure of the year (but close resemblance to this one) and I remember how I thought it would be difficult to hit the horn in an emergency if you had to squeeze the wheel rim. The Riviera is pretty sweet as well. And the Renault 4 seems fantastic. Something like that is probably so easy to fix with a basic tool kit. Drive all over Europe and never worry that it can't be fixed.

Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome.

It has the horn in the middle, and sounds like a steamliner!

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The Riviera I had fully restored on the outside and then sold it. I was pouring too much money in it to have it perfect.

The little Renault is awesome. It is tiny, but drives like a champ. Even off road it holds its ground.
Working on the car, even for someone who is not that technical, is really easy indeed. With some old shop manuals and a few tools you can do everything.
Parts are dirt cheap as well.

And....the same as with the Citroen 2CV (or Ugly Duck as we call it here), its star is rising and people are beginning to appreciate this car more and more. Same as with the 2CV, prices rise and where you bought a clean one a few years ago for just around 1600 USD, you now have to pay up to 16000 USD for a nice Citroen 2CV. The Renault is going that very same way. Not that I bought it for that reason, but it is always nice to learn that if you put some money into a car, it is not thrown away.
 

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Ghoster

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Chevy4ever said:
And....the same as with the Citroen 2CV (or Ugly Duck as we call it here), its star is rising and people are beginning to appreciate this car more and more. Same as with the 2CV, prices rise and where you bought a clean one a few years ago for just around 1600 USD, you now have to pay up to 16000 USD for a nice Citroen 2CV. The Renault is going that very same way. Not that I bought it for that reason, but it is always nice to learn that if you put some money into a car, it is not thrown away.

Ah the ducks!! I drove one a few times while I was stationed in Germany. Fun and slightly ridiculous little cars. It almost always started! :rotfl:
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mcsteven

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And that speedometer brings back memories. My Dad's 72 Ford wagon had the same layout mostly, but his still had the 120 mph speedometer. I think it was about 74 or so that they changed them when the oil embargo hit the US. Funny - Ford brought out their gas saving economy car, the Pinto, and it got an average of 15 MPG. Wow, to think of the gas mileage advancements in 40 years. But it really should be more.

Love the Citroën Deux Chevaux. A friend in San Francisco has one. I've driven it. What a fantastic car. So basic. Like the Volkswagen Beetle was when it first appeared. He has fabricated parts that he couldn't find.



Chevy4ever said:
You're welcome.

It has the horn in the middle, and sounds like a steamliner!

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The Riviera I had fully restored on the outside and then sold it. I was pouring too much money in it to have it perfect.

The little Renault is awesome. It is tiny, but drives like a champ. Even off road it holds its ground.
Working on the car, even for someone who is not that technical, is really easy indeed. With some old shop manuals and a few tools you can do everything.
Parts are dirt cheap as well.

And....the same as with the Citroen 2CV (or Ugly Duck as we call it here), its star is rising and people are beginning to appreciate this car more and more. Same as with the 2CV, prices rise and where you bought a clean one a few years ago for just around 1600 USD, you now have to pay up to 16000 USD for a nice Citroen 2CV. The Renault is going that very same way. Not that I bought it for that reason, but it is always nice to learn that if you put some money into a car, it is not thrown away.
 

CarbEnvoy

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Sep 29, 2012
38
This is my wifes dd, 2010 Ford Fusion SPORT AWD. It's a lot of fun to drive. Has the winter wheels on in the pic, the 18" summers are much nicer.

In the background is my work truck. 2008 Sierra 4x4, extended cab, 5.3l V8.

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Chevy4ever

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Mar 19, 2014
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Love the chrome grille on it.
 

CarbEnvoy

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Sep 29, 2012
38
Playsinsnow said:
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:raspberry:


Finally some real winter wheels! We are getting up to 10" by Friday. May throw her's back on.

Ya, we get real winters here in northern BC! I have two sets of wheels for the Envoy too, with studded winter tires.

I love the 3.5l behind the grill! Except when you gotta stop at the pump.
 

mcsteven

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Apr 18, 2012
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I've enjoyed the Fusions when I was assigned them a few times renting. I was pleasantly surprised by them. Nice, but a lot of cars are when they have less than 20,000 miles and are maintained like a rental fleet. But I'd thought of buying one a few times. I didn't know they made an AWD version. I wish they'd make a Fusion wagon, give it AWD. I just looked and the AWD version is available with the 2L ecoboost with 240 hp (same motor as the Focus ST). Damn, make that one and an upscale version, give the 2nd one the Lincoln label, and compete with the Caddy CTS wagon (no, not the CTS-V).

Get out of the small SUV game (the size of the Explorer, Trailblazer, Envoy, etc should be the smallest made other than a Jeep Wrangler). :hissyfit: (wow, no problems sharing my opinions do I)

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Found these here. Wagon, Hatch, ST...
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CarbEnvoy said:
This is my wifes dd, 2010 Ford Fusion SPORT AWD. It's a lot of fun to drive. Has the winter wheels on in the pic, the 18" summers are much nicer.

In the background is my work truck. 2008 Sierra 4x4, extended cab, 5.3l V8.

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HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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Sucks...my other ride today is a 04 turd Taurus from the motor pool. Means base model clunker. Yuck.
 

CarbEnvoy

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Sep 29, 2012
38
The fusion handles very nicely.

I has essentially the same front suspension as our GMTs do, including the ball joint above the wheel!

I'll take a pic of the suspension this weekend when I put the summers back on. Post a nicer pic with the 18" wheels too!
 

mapanch

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mcsteven said:
I've enjoyed the Fusions when I was assigned them a few times renting. I was pleasantly surprised by them. Nice, but a lot of cars are when they have less than 20,000 miles and are maintained like a rental fleet. But I'd thought of buying one a few times. I didn't know they made an AWD version. I wish they'd make a Fusion wagon, give it AWD. I just looked and the AWD version is available with the 2L ecoboost with 240 hp (same motor as the Focus ST). Damn, make that one and an upscale version, give the 2nd one the Lincoln label, and compete with the Caddy CTS wagon (no, not the CTS-V).

Get out of the small SUV game (the size of the Explorer, Trailblazer, Envoy, etc should be the smallest made other than a Jeep Wrangler). :hissyfit: (wow, no problems sharing my opinions do I)

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Found these here. Wagon, Hatch, ST...
Daydreaming: Ford Fusion ST, Hatch, and Wagon - Motor Trend


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I actually kinda like it in that wagon flavor... ...
 
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