Stijn!!

[Jim Richards]

I had a bit more than 5 cars:
2 MG Midgets
1 Triumph Spitfire POS
2 Mustangs
1 Jeep Cherokee (sailboat tow vehicle)
3 Datsun 280Zs
3 Porsche 911s

+ my wife’s cars (Dodge Colt, Volvo s/w, Toyota Corolla wagon, Honda Civic, 2 Honda CR-Vs, Chevy Volt)

[GH85Carrera]

My wife has had a few cars in our 27 years of marriage.

Mercedes 190
Mercedes 280
Mercedes 300e
Infinity G-35x
Porsche Macan.

Most were sold with very low miles, so she does not just run through cars. 6 years average per car for her.

[RKDinOKC]

Lets see...
Chevy Astro
944TS
928GT
BoxsterS
VW Passat
944T
BMW 3series
BMW X3
928GTS
Range Rover
Cayenne S
Cayenne Turbo
Cayenne Turbo

[flipper35]

High school college I had a 1979 Dodge Magnum, with T tops of course.
First paying job I bought a brand new 1988 Shadow ES Turbo. More torque and less weight than a first gen S2000.
1978 Ramcharger
1969 Dodge Coronet
1985 Dodge Daytona for my winter beater because a big block muscle car is not a good snow car.
Sold the Coronet for the Cobra then in 1994 because the Coronet wasn't quick enough. Took that to CA.
Bought a 5th Avenue in CA.
Married into a 1998 Cavalier. Had the best cloth seats ever and cold A/C. We put 100,000 miles on that car.
Had kids and traded the 5th Avenue for an Intrepid. Had that a year and traded it for the Durango.
Bought the 911.
Sold the Cavalier when we moved back to WI.
Shipped the 911.
Towed the Cobra.
Had just the Durango and Cobra for a while, then bought a 2001 Cavalier. Worst cloth seats ever. Got rear ended by a guy in an Explorer that was asleep at the wheel. Literally.
Bought a 2004 V6 Stratus Sedan. Did not drive like the Stratos sports car. Was a comfy sporty enough car though. Traded that at 167,000 miles for Steve, our bright Blue 2014 Avenger.
Was given the turd, I mean, Nissan Rogue.
Sold the 911. replacement parts for the fuel injection cost more than what we paid for it. Sold it at a good time.
Next car is going to be a minivan. Or another Durango if we sell our current one.

[Porsche-poor]

Lets see
motorcycle a Yamaha 750 Seca
1st car a mustang ii got rid of that fast
a camaro traded that to go to college
a Toyota sr5 truck
a Mitsubishi 3000 gtv4r
a Toyota 4-runner
a 911
current ride the RDX

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Porsche-poor

Lets see
motorcycle a Yamaha 750 Seca
a 911

750 Seca was a good bike... loved mine.

[RKDinOKC]

Oh, my list was just since I moved to this house.
68 Ford Wagon
71 Satelitle Sebring Plus
71 Audi 100
64 Ford window van
77 Cutlass Salon
78 GMC Jimmy
76 914 2,0
81 GMC Jimmy
87 Jeep Cherokee
88 Jeep Cherokee
90 Mazda MPV
91 Chevy Astro

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Porsche-poor

Lets see
motorcycle a Yamaha 750 Seca
1st car a mustang ii got rid of that fast
a camaro traded that to go to college
a Toyota sr5 truck
a Mitsubishi 3000 gtv4r
a Toyota 4-runner
a 911
current ride the RDX

I forgot, I had a Toyo SR5 4x4 pickup that I traded in to buy my wife the Volvo wagon. I think that was a dumb move from an automotive point of view, but maritally, it was wise.

[GH85Carrera]

If I count my wife's Infinity (Nissan or Datsun) it is the only non German import I have owned. Of course the El Camino is the only American car (made in Mexico) that I have owned.

I know Jeremy Clarkson says to be a true car guy one must own a Alfa at least once. Not gonna do it. Nope, no Italian cars for me. Nothing with Lucas electrics either.

[GH85Carrera]

Wow, Hard to believe, it has been 7 years ago today that I had my hip replaced.

No doubt one of the dumbest things I did was to wait as long as I did, and the second smartest thing I ever did was get it replaced.

The smartest thing I ever did was to marry my wife, in case anyone is wondering.

[Jim Richards]

Glen, where does getting the big garage and adding a lift rank? That’s gotta be right up there.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Glen, where does getting the big garage and adding a lift rank? That’s gotta be right up there.

Oh yea. I am planning on doing my oil change, and transmission oil change this weekend. Get the 911 in the air, with the AC cranked, and take my time and do a bumper to bumper inspection, and take my time. I always have something to tinker on, and adjust or fix when working on a 34 year old car with 174,000 miles. It makes the hobby of cars so much easier to really enjoy when I am not soaking wet in sweat, or too sore to move the next day from working on my back.

So buying this house is one of those great thing I did as well. When we moved in we both agreed this was the house we would NOT move out of willingly. Either in a body bag, or by wheelchair. Or if someone offers us 4 times market price.

[Porsche-poor]

Originally Posted by tcar

750 Seca was a good bike... loved mine.

I went looking to replace it with another one years ago. The wife said no and I ended up with a 911.

[RKDinOKC]

Happy Hump Day?



or maybe bikini bridge

[Porsche-poor]

Build a bridge and get over it.

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Oh, my list was just since I moved to this house.
68 Ford Wagon
71 Satelitle Sebring Plus
71 Audi 100
64 Ford window van
77 Cutlass Salon
78 GMC Jimmy
76 914 2,0
81 GMC Jimmy
87 Jeep Cherokee
88 Jeep Cherokee
90 Mazda MPV
91 Chevy Astro

DUDE! Dude, dude, dude!

For bikes I started out on a Honda Z50 when I was 5. By 9 I had a Kawi 90. Then a dual sport 175 Yamaha. Blew that up and rebuilt it, then a 360 Yamaha Enduro. Then an XT500 now this XT600.

[Porsche-poor]

bikes:
Briggs and Stratton mini-bike
Honda XR75
Yamaha YZ80
Yamaha 125 street bike
the Seca 750

[flipper35]

I never owned any snowmobiles, always rode dads. He had a few, but the ones I remember are his Scorpion Whip. He had an old Ski Doo 650cc that I restored the hood on. I used to take that out to the local vacant lot and spend hours sideways on it. His Scorpion Sting was a lot of fun until I totaled it. I put my left knee and head through the hood while bending the left handle bar with my left hip. It was a very sudden stop. Sorry dad.

[GH85Carrera]

The only bikes I had were bicycles. In Hawaii we put a 3.5 HP lawn mower engine on a bicycle. It had no clutch, so start it and go. If you had to stop fast, flip the little grounding tab over on the spark plug to kill the engine and hit the front brakes, as there were no rear brakes. With the brakes so bad my brother would tie a rope to my bike, and I rode along and if he yelled brakes, I slowed us down.

We rode around in the dirt roads of the pineapple fields behind the neighborhood for over 1,000 miles of fun. He would go up some hills pulling me and on one really steep hill the drive mechanism in the rear hub just broke in half. We went walking in the the local bike shop and took the old one, he had a replacement that was perfect. A few weeks later we went in again with that hub broken. The old Japanese owner of the shop was incredulous. I so much remember him saying "How you little Haole boys break that!. I never seen one broken before!!" Of course we neglected to tell him it was a 3.5 HP engine that broke it.

The day I turned 16 I got my driver's license, and have not been on two wheels since.

[Porsche-poor]

I think I was the same way. When I turned 16 I left the self-powered two wheels behind.