my ride
Almost the same .. Mines same colour but its the 2011 F150 with Ecoboost
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What car are you driving?
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Almost the same .. Mines same colour but its the 2011 F150 with Ecoboost
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say word you have a lambo, oh wait you live in brobridge must be your dd.
running a boosted saab...
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obviously it's not the dd..what is brobridge??? I live in Newmarket did you think I lived in wood bridge??say word you have a lambo, oh wait you live in brobridge must be your dd.
running a boosted saab...
Bwahahahahaha friking awesome. Best post of 2011 for me lmfao.
Here's mine, got into cars before I got into riding.
Her name's Heidi. I equate her to having a Hot Blonde Model German Girlfriend, easy on the eyes and fun to ride, but not easy on the wallet.
Guess who she was named after??
Ummm your moma?
You, Sir, are my new hero.
Thanks that's very cool of you
Empty Ks commuting, an A4. Out hooning on the escarpment around Dundas on the weekends, this:
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aha! I know you've been to corsa mechanica!
Nope never
Apparently I don't have any photos available so here's what I pulled from Fuelly (so they are tiny, sorry):
Here's my last car after an older lady ran a red while I had a green, 2001 Jetta TDI GLS. Fully loaded with heated seats, all leather interior in excellent condition (both the insurance appraiser and the body shop commented that they had never seen a car of that age with that many KM with such a nice interior), sunroof, working AC (had just spent $3k repairing it the summer before it got totalled, rebuilt the engine for $3k the summer before that), alloy rims, etc. Favorite car I've ever owned. It had about $11k into it to keep it perfect (and it was) when it got written off. After arguing a lot with insurance I was able to get $7k for it. They refused to sell it back to me. Whoever gets that car at an auction somewhere will make a steal on brand new parts and excellent interior. There was also not a single spot of rust on it except that one fender which would've been covered by a service bulletin at the dealer.
Replaced it with an 87 Porsche 944 non-turbo. At this point this was the cheapest car I'd ever gotten. I offered the seller $1000 below his asking price but he took it because he had "too many projects on the go".
Bought a 97 Saab 900se 2.0 turbo for the winter. This became the new cheapest car I've ever bought. It was $200 cheaper than the Porsche, lol. The alternator died right at the end of winter. Here it is in the middle of the repair process. I put the 944 back on the road early while I worked on the Saab's alternator. People on forums kept telling me the alternator was one of the hardest jobs on this car but having completed it now, I would happily do another in the future. Clutch cable snapped later which was annoying. Why is there a cable clutch in this luxury car but the Porsche which is 10 years older has a hydraulic clutch? Saab fail. Found out after the fact that they switched to hydraulic the next year in preparation for changing the model from 900 to 93 in 1999. Guess I failed at researching before I bought on that one.
Then at the beginning of the summer the steering rack on the 944 started leaking so I switched to the Saab. I haven't gotten around to replacing the steering rack in the 944 yet.
Both are fun cars although the Porsche isn't that fast but it's very unique, gets a lot of looks and comments, and handles awesome despite its age. Doing a suspension refresh on the Saab soon which should make it more of a joy to drive. It goes pretty good, too. Still miss the incredible fuel economy (no matter how hard to rag on it) and torque of the TDI though. Although it did start to feel sluggish above 150 kph.
I've been tempted to sell the Saab and get a VW Cabriolet from the late 80's but I already have one summer car.
I'm too poor for a newer car. My multiple old vehicles still cost less than anything new-ish though.
Here's my last car after an older lady ran a red while I had a green, 2001 Jetta TDI GLS. Fully loaded with heated seats, all leather interior in excellent condition (both the insurance appraiser and the body shop commented that they had never seen a car of that age with that many KM with such a nice interior), sunroof, working AC (had just spent $3k repairing it the summer before it got totalled, rebuilt the engine for $3k the summer before that), alloy rims, etc. Favorite car I've ever owned. It had about $11k into it to keep it perfect (and it was) when it got written off. After arguing a lot with insurance I was able to get $7k for it. They refused to sell it back to me. Whoever gets that car at an auction somewhere will make a steal on brand new parts and excellent interior. There was also not a single spot of rust on it except that one fender which would've been covered by a service bulletin at the dealer.
Replaced it with an 87 Porsche 944 non-turbo. At this point this was the cheapest car I'd ever gotten. I offered the seller $1000 below his asking price but he took it because he had "too many projects on the go".
Bought a 97 Saab 900se 2.0 turbo for the winter. This became the new cheapest car I've ever bought. It was $200 cheaper than the Porsche, lol. The alternator died right at the end of winter. Here it is in the middle of the repair process. I put the 944 back on the road early while I worked on the Saab's alternator. People on forums kept telling me the alternator was one of the hardest jobs on this car but having completed it now, I would happily do another in the future. Clutch cable snapped later which was annoying. Why is there a cable clutch in this luxury car but the Porsche which is 10 years older has a hydraulic clutch? Saab fail. Found out after the fact that they switched to hydraulic the next year in preparation for changing the model from 900 to 93 in 1999. Guess I failed at researching before I bought on that one.
Then at the beginning of the summer the steering rack on the 944 started leaking so I switched to the Saab. I haven't gotten around to replacing the steering rack in the 944 yet.
Both are fun cars although the Porsche isn't that fast but it's very unique, gets a lot of looks and comments, and handles awesome despite its age. Doing a suspension refresh on the Saab soon which should make it more of a joy to drive. It goes pretty good, too. Still miss the incredible fuel economy (no matter how hard to rag on it) and torque of the TDI though. Although it did start to feel sluggish above 150 kph.
I've been tempted to sell the Saab and get a VW Cabriolet from the late 80's but I already have one summer car.
I'm too poor for a newer car. My multiple old vehicles still cost less than anything new-ish though.
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