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Pictures of (minor) misadventures, where available. Transcanada 20 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrNot stuck, just Imperial. That's a friend of mine, not me (the guy at the table, not Lord Vader).  SD 054 Stuck Near Fenton Ferry (1 of 4) by Martin Brummell, on Flickr3rd-gen Preludes don't do well on snowmobile trails.  SD 116 Caves and Walls Pt 1 More Adventuresome 6 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrOut of petrol.  SD 087 Snowy Roads and Not-Roads 15 by Martin Brummell, on Flickre36 BMW don't do well on not-maintained-in-winter roads.  Wheeloff by Martin Brummell, on FlickrOil-change-and-inspection tech at the shop forgot to tighten the lug nuts.  SD 144 Topper and Ferry 7 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrNo real misadventures in the Ranger, yet, but this photo from last year shows the right-rear corner; I just ordered a replacement rear lamp assembly because the ducttape finally failed keeping the crunched one in place. ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Jul 4, 2016 |
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Went on a little adventure over the weekend, crossing over from the UK to France. In Oye-Plage.  Then Arras.  Then off to the Reims Circuit.  Then the following day it was off to Champagnes Pommery.  Then back to the Reims Circuit for a bit.  On the way back we stopped off in Mont Saint Eloi, which hosted the remains of a huge abbey which was destroyed in World War 1.  After that on the way to our next destination going back towards the coast a road was shut forcing us to divert and we got hopelessly lost (sat nav wasn't much help either), but there are worse places to get lost than great French roads and quaint villages. Ready to board the ferry back home.  French drivers will think nothing of overtaking four or five cars at once, even if all said cars are going above the speed limit.
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 Washed and went out to celebrate my freedom to contribute to global warming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-s57j9a_k
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The wind was too much for the poor mount to take. Rip mount.
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This post is an incomplete listing of my car history, and I apologize for its length. It is missing several RX-7's, A couple of Civics, two Volkswagens, my first two bikes, and other miscellaneous cars that have been lost to history. I'm 34 and at last count, I have had 50 cars and at least 8 bikes. I am the definition of automotive ADD The first car I bought with my own money, 1991 Acura Integra.  After that I had the white 2000 Civic EX seen in this picture.  Followed by this 96 Mustang GT that took me on a 9,000 mile road trip after freshman year of college.  After the Mustang, I had my first RX7 - this 91 convertible, and an 89 Civic Si at the same time.   Then I got an 87 RX7 Turbo (later sold to forums poster Corn In The Fridge)and the wife and I bought an 02 Mazda Protege 5. At this time I also had an 84 Honda CB550 and a 96 Suzuki RF600R that have no pictures.   I then moved out of my college apartment and bought the following cars in short order: 2003 VW Jetta 1.8t, 2004 VW GTI 1.8t, 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R, 1986 Nissan D21 truck, 1985 RX7 GSL, and a 1986 Toyota Tacoma. I had a 6 car garage at that point. I was also intermittently storing and driving cars owned by Corn In The Fridge including a 1990 RX7 Turbo, and a 1986 RX7 GXL which I later bought from him. I also owned this 1974 Opel GT at this time  When I moved out of that house with the huge garage, I rented a townhouse with no garage and my VW's got repo'd because I was a dumbass and young. Then I bought a PT Cruiser (shame of shames) and this 1990 Civic hatch, along with a Buell Blast. This Civic was the genesis of the SLO-RICE plate I still use to this day.  Next, 1991 Taurus SHO  Then I got my 2006 Buell Lightning, which is seen here in its pre-accident glory along with my 1986 XL250R which was wold to my buddy at work. The picture of them together is 5 minutes before I ate poo poo and almost died. In the background of one of the shots you can see our 09 Civic DX sedan. I also had a 1993 BMW 325is which was sold to my wife's cousin (seen in the picture), and at some point the civic was traded in on the 2010 Fit Sport       Here is a short interlude wherein a 17-year-old girl on a cell phone almost kills me  After my accident, I bought myself this 2011 Shelby GT500 as a present  And traded the Fit in on a 2010 Cobalt SS Turbo  My wife wanted a beater car so we got this 1996 Subaru Outback  And I wanted an off-roader so I got this 1996 Bronco  Eventually the Bronco and the Outback were sold, and I replaced the Bronco with a 1974 Baja Beetle  And my wife got bored with the Outback and went with a Pontiac G8 GT   Then the Cobalt was (stupidly) traded in on a 2006 Subaru WRX STi, which only lasted about six months because my hip is so bad from the accident that the ridiculous suspension in the STi was murdering it  The G8 was sold to a good friend who gave me this 06 TSX and a buttload of cash of which I used some to buy a DRZ400SM and a DR350    Then I bought an 2001 Integra which my wife hated driving so I promptly sold it  Traded the Shelby on an E9x M3  Bought a 2012 Civic Si  Sold the M3 and bought a Genesis 2.0t R-Spec  And this 1990 Miata  Bought this Marauder 900  Got this 07 Explorer to haul the kids and go off-road  Sold the Genesis and got this 2015 Fit EX as an interim car  Had this 94 Integra GS-R that got fixed up and sold  Wife wanted a truck instead of the Explorer, so here comes a 2015 F-150 FX4  Traded the Fit on a 2010 Corvette and got this Protege as a daily to keep the Vette nice   Which brings us to the current fleet (along with the F150 above). 2009 Audi S5 4.2, 1997 Prelude Type SH, 1999 Civic DX, and because I live in the middle of nowhere, my go-kart    
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Jul 5, 2016 02:42
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drat.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I'm 34 and at last count, I have had 50 cars and at least 8 bikes. You do know that the gas tank is refillable?
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spog posted:You do know that the gas tank is refillable? To be fair, most of the time I have at least three vehicles concurrently, usually four.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Then I got an 87 RX7 Turbo (later sold to forums poster Corn In The Fridge)and the wife and I bought an 02 Mazda Protege 5. At this time I also had an 84 Honda CB550 and a 96 Suzuki RF600R that have no pictures.  The '90 looks like this now btw 
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sc0tty posted:
Lovely. Here is my 200.   Old SVX.  Also a Pug 306 gti6 I've posted here before, plus a couple vanilla Subaru's and an old Toyota Corona.
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Jul 5, 2016 11:50
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corn in the fridge posted:
That's extremely sad. That was probably the nicest FC left in the country... Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Jul 5, 2016 |
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Jul 5, 2016 12:09
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If you loved it so much, you should've put a ring on it. I trashed the last of the 1998 AWD Talons to turn it into a track jalopy, and have no regrets.
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That's quite a list. Which one was your favorite? Also is that in Danville, VA?
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2016 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Limited I took it on its first long-drive of about 6 hours (finally broke 1k miles after 2 months of ownership) to take my in-laws to the airport in Baltimore. I have driven from Richmond to Baltimore before, but Eyesight was a revelation. It is not self-driving, and after Tesla started killing people driver-assist really shouldn't be in its current iteration, but it turned one of the most odious drives in America into something I could handle easily if I had something good on the radio. Eyesight sold me during the test drives, but I had no idea how useful it would be for long/congested drives. If Eyesight could kill the i95, 495, and running to the Balt/Wash Parkway, then praise Allah if self-drivers come along in the next 10 years. Turnquiet fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Jul 6, 2016 |
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Jul 6, 2016 01:00
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Dislike button posted:That's quite a list. Which one was your favorite? Also is that in Danville, VA? Danville, PA. If I could have any of the past cars back now it would be the Cobalt, the Bronco and the M3.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:This post is an incomplete listing of my car history, and I apologize for its length. It is missing several RX-7's, A couple of Civics, two Volkswagens, my first two bikes, and other miscellaneous cars that have been lost to history. I'm 34 and at last count, I have had 50 cars and at least 8 bikes. I am the definition of automotive ADD holy poo poo if you go back to your first honda fit and add up all the cars thats $35,000 in sales tax alone in california (and thats if you fudged a lot of the numbers way down on the private party cars, i know you dont live in CA though). I also have no idea how much those bikes are worth so none of those are included in that $35,000 figure. I have automotive ADD but i cant afford spending $4000 in sales tax on a car every year on top of the lost value.. it just doesnt work at all. Imperador do Brasil posted:Danville, PA. If I could have any of the past cars back now it would be the Cobalt, the Bronco and the M3. Considering the array of cars youve driven what did you think of the m3 seating position? I hear its pretty high compared to vettes/other sports cars coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Jul 6, 2016 |
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Jul 6, 2016 03:43
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coolskillrex remix posted:I have automotive ADD but i cant afford spending $4000 in sales tax on a car every year on top of the lost value.. it just doesnt work at all. It's like vacations -- you get more memories this way.
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coolskillrex remix posted:holy poo poo if you go back to your first honda fit and add up all the cars thats $35,000 in sales tax alone in california (and thats if you fudged a lot of the numbers way down on the private party cars, i know you dont live in CA though). I also have no idea how much those bikes are worth so none of those are included in that $35,000 figure. That's only if you're paying tax on the full retail price. When you trade, there's only tax on the difference (if there is any). I loved the M3 driving position. Sedan-like, but adjustable to be sporty. Plus the seats were fantastic. The Audi has very similar seats.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:That's only if you're paying tax on the full retail price. When you trade, there's only tax on the difference (if there is any). I loved the M3 driving position. Sedan-like, but adjustable to be sporty. Plus the seats were fantastic. The Audi has very similar seats. Are you still in Milton or did you move closer to work? I think last time I asked you were working in Wilkesbarre?
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dreesemonkey posted:Are you still in Milton or did you move closer to work? I think last time I asked you were working in Wilkesbarre? I'm outside Bloomsburg now. I work most days in Danville at Geisinger, but I go to several hospitals in the area.
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Oh we're doing all cars again? Ok. Past: 1985 Mazda 626 coupe  1989 Beretta GT (this is not my actual car, but the closest I could find. I don't know if I have any pics of it.)  1998 S-10 ZQ8  2003 Jetta GLS  2003 Audi A4  2006 VW GTI  2005.5 Audi A4 Avant  2011 Audi S4  2011 Audi A4 Avant  2013 Audi S4  2013 Audi allroad  Current: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee High Altitude  2013 Audi allroad 
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Jul 7, 2016 17:21
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coolskillrex remix posted:Considering the array of cars youve driven what did you think of the m3 seating position? I hear its pretty high compared to vettes/other sports cars Compared to an Elise or probably a Vette, it's 'high' but compared to everything else I've ever driven it's surprisingly low-slung feeling (for a car that's not 3' tall) and it's always a weird feeling when I have to move my wife's car which aesthetically appears lower but feels like a Ford Fahv Hunnert after only driving the M3 for a while. 
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Dropshadow, I want you to know that your lowered audi wagons are at least like 30% responsible for me getting my 6 wagon and deciding it needs to get dropped on its nuts. Because god drat, your cars are all gorgeous. Also, gently caress yeah factory lowered s-10. My dad still has his '01 with the zq8 package. I really wanna help him do some stuff to it one day and clean it up. Such a terribly awesome little truck that I spent tons of time riding shotgun in. 
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Jul 8, 2016 01:54
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90% of the pics of my car are from events, so
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Crustashio posted:90% of the pics of my car are from events, so Apparently i don't take pics of my own cars. About the same here: 
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Elmnt80 posted:Dropshadow, I want you to know that your lowered audi wagons are at least like 30% responsible for me getting my 6 wagon and deciding it needs to get dropped on its nuts. Because god drat, your cars are all gorgeous. Also, gently caress yeah factory lowered s-10. My dad still has his '01 with the zq8 package. I really wanna help him do some stuff to it one day and clean it up. Such a terribly awesome little truck that I spent tons of time riding shotgun in. I loved that little pickup. Had it 5 1/2 years, which is the longest I've owned any car. I never see the ZQ8 models anymore, they're probably all rusted to bits by now. 
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Jul 8, 2016 03:33
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Warning: Gratuitous beaver panel shot below. It got rear ended in fuckin' February and I should get it back next week. Then its off for a re-tune and probably some massive injectors.
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Jul 8, 2016 03:34
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tobu posted:Warning: Gratuitous beaver panel shot below. What was that before it got its rear end destroyed?
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Likely a Skyline, if you check his post history. How bad was the damage? Any pics?
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DropShadow posted:I loved that little pickup. Had it 5 1/2 years, which is the longest I've owned any car. I never see the ZQ8 models anymore, they're probably all rusted to bits by now. My dad's is actually still in good condition despite spending 200k miles as a work truck and being 15 years old. Needs some new speakers and touching up the paint. Gotta love having a vehicle in the south. 
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Crustashio posted:90% of the pics of my car are from events, so Same.   
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/\/\/\ Love the googly eyes on the Miata. e36 at events! I can play too!  
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Welp, I know at least a couple of these have turned up over the years of this thread, but it's rewarding to track down photos anyway. 1973 Charger SE, all-original (childhood hobby visible). My dad sold this car new and bought it back from the original owner 26 years later with something like 124 miles. I proceeded to be the awkward high school kid with the slow weekend car. It's in a museum in west TN last I heard, being driven on a fairly regular basis. I'd buy it back in a heartbeat if it comes up for sale.   2001 Cherokee Sport 4.0/AW4. Full OME/JKS suspension, PW/PL, nothing else. Inherited it in 2002 and sold it to a friend in 2014 after driving it through high school, college, and daily driver for years after that. I miss it a lot.  1990 Comanche Pioneer 4.0/AX15 (archived thread). Bought this in 2012 and have now essentially rebuilt everything in it with late-model XJ/WJ components.  2013 Dart 1.4T/6spd. Bought in 2012 as an economical daily driver with an excellent exhaust note. Great car, died young.  2015 Challenger R/T, 5.7/TR6060. Also taken from this mortal coil too soon.  1996 Neon ACR (project thread). Autocross car that is nimble as poo poo. Have a ~210hp 2.4L with Quaife LSD ready to go in, if I ever get the initiative - it's too much fun as it is.  1999 Neon ACR. I bought this car from its original owner because it was too perfect not to, and I wanted to save it from the teeming masses. It may end up on BringATrailer since they seem to have lowered their entry bar to include any goddamned BMW-era Mini or E46, so a rare spec-class Neon must be acceptable, right?  1985 245DL 2.3T/4spd (Chrysler/AMC/FCA c-c-c-combobreaker). Its only exhaust plumbing was a sidepipe booger-welded to the turbine housing and hung with bailing wire. It shot flames on throttle lift. I sold it to a friend after 29 days.  2016 Challenger Scat Pack, 6.4/TR6060.  So for 4-wheeled vehicles, I have the Comanche, both ACRs, and Challenger now. God help me.
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You're long past God's help, my good man. 
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OneOverZero posted:
Sell me that Comanche.
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MiniFoo posted:Likely a Skyline, if you check his post history. How bad was the damage? Any pics? It is indeed a Skyline. One of the last produced ER34 GT-T Four-door's. I'm told the extra doors are for more whores? The damage doesn't even look that bad but the beaver panel was hosed and its been a pain to get parts. 
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tobu posted:It is indeed a Skyline. One of the last produced ER34 GT-T Four-door's. I'm told the extra doors are for more whores? Heh, my car suffered the same fate in 2014;  Reppin' QLD
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fingerling posted:Heh, my car suffered the same fate in 2014; QLD: Home of racists and late brakers. It really is a hell!
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