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I don't have a car........... I has a truck.

97 Ford Ranger.

I love trucks. If I had my way I'd have a pickup.

Finally, a topic that makes me want to share something about myself..

My Chevy


My Truck and my Boat

An '06 (I think) Jeep Cherokee (V6, auto and blue); own it.



(I'm more of a firearm/hunting guy.)

I just moved into the hills and traded my Lancer for a Suzuki Jimny Sierra.

Ok, so it is a tiny 4wd but it is a SERIOUS (tiny) 4wd. Just go to Youtube and look up "Jimney" to see what this baby can do.

And it is just so cute too!

Previous rides (in order):

1980 Ford Mark II Escort (2 door, 1.6L 4 cylinder in-line "kent" OHV engine, 4 speed manual transmission) I miss that car, it was FUN:


1976 Ford Mark II Escort GL (4 door, 2.0L 4 cylinder in-line "pinto" OHC engine, 4 speed manual transmission, 3.77:1 diff), I also miss that car, it was FUN too:



1985 Ford XF Falcon GL (4 door, 4.1L 6 cylinder in-line "alloy head II crossflow" OHV engine, 4 speed manual transmission, 2.77:1 LSD, lowered, aftermarket exhaust manifold extractors and exhaust, alloy wheels) wish I'd hung onto it, but it required more in repairs in the end then was worth doing:


Current ride:
1979 Ford XD Falcon GL Stationwagon (5 door, 4.1L 6 cylinder in-line "iron head crossflow" OHV engine, 3 speed automatic transmission, 2.92:1 open diff, electronic ignition (upgraded from the old points distributor), power steering, electric adjustable seats, aftermarket exhaust manifold extractors, "12 slotter" chrome wheels), updated brakes and suspension...


Yes, I like my Fords

Like a girl in a flatbed Ford, eh?!



Nice! My first was a red '64 just like it.

i drive a mercedes 560 sel. it is quite an old car, but it is very powerful and smooth.
it is a 1991 model and has a 5.6 litre V8 engine.

i can go from 0-100kph (0-60 approx) in 6.3 seconds.
my engine is not governed, and the car will achieve greater than 260 kph (162 mph).

it has hydropneumatic suspension which pumps pressure into the side of the car that is dipping due to body roll. it completely corrects body roll (within normal operating parameters).

i like the fact that i have a center armrest and a door armrest where i can rest my elbows while being able to hold the steering wheel with both hands.

i like it.
i have posted pictures on this forum before of my car, and i do not want to be seen as "wanky" but i do not care too much.





here is 2 video's
this is a simple take off.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12NJBbMNiLs&feature=channel_page[/youtube]

this is a 0-170kph run
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Lk0URbVIw&feature=channel_page[/youtube]

My three favorite moving machines are:

1. My Scion XB (2006). Ugly but effective. It is short, easy to steer and carries a big load. It is ugly as sin. A box with 4 whiles.

2. The A-10 Warthog. Ugly but effective. It is a war plane built around a 30mm Gattling Canon that fires 4200 depleted uranium rounds a minute.

3. My Trek bicycle. Not elegant looking but it rolls very nicely and has a gear range suitable to my bicycling ability.

ruveyn

My three favorite moving machines are:

1. My Scion XB (2006). Ugly but effective. It is short, easy to steer and carries a big load. It is ugly as sin. A box with 4 whiles.

2. The A-10 Warthog. Ugly but effective. It is a war plane built around a 30mm Gattling Canon that fires 4200 depleted uranium rounds a minute.

3. My Trek bicycle. Not elegant looking but it rolls very nicely and has a gear range suitable to my bicycling ability.

ruveyn

Absolutely. I just can't give up my love of Ford pickups. I come from farming country so it's in my roots.

'85 Camry.. it belonged to my grandparents. It's the only car I've ever driven.

And when you turn it off and take the key out of the ignition.. the headlights turn off automatically! I can't leave my lights on by accident, it's awesome. Plus, I don't know when they stopped making cars so that when you close the front door, you have to hold the handle for it to lock.. but whoever decided to stop doing that should be shot. It's way better NOT to lock the keys in the car.

1996 Dodge caravan. 180K miles and rust holes.

The point of a vehicle is to get from point A to point B. So it functions as well as any other vehicle out there.

Minds me of the time I was working for an auto auction house - we'd be driven in a van out to pick up the vehicle to drive back, then take the vehicle back to the auction house. (I loved that job - more than half the day, people left me the frak alone!) One day, the van driver (a woman) was ranting at length about what men try to compensate for with the size and price of their vehicle - basically, if a man drove a Lincoln Mark VIII with all the options, he was probably - er - underequipped. Then she asked me what I drove. As it happens, at the time I owned a secondhand (at best) four-year-old Geo Metro, with a three-cylinder, .998L (about 66 c. i.) engine.

She got really quiet for a while...

Today, I own a 2005 Hyundai Accent, because in '05, the hood on the Metro gave way on the freeway for the last time (I'd previously bound it down with bungee cables, but that day I lost my last good attachment point). My in-laws knew that the Metro was the best car that my folks had been able to get me, and I think Priscilla wanted to show them up just a little bit, so they insisted I was getting a new car. (They really wanted me to get the XG350 luxury model, but I knew I'd never be able to keep up the payments on it...)

My own car is a 1966 Mustang. My money pit of love

The Wifes/family car is a 2009 VW Tiguan. Fuel miser mini SUV

I drive a 1997 Lincoln Towncar. It's a gas-guzzling beast, but it gets me from A to B in luxury and comfort LOL