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30 Jul 2015, 2:48 am

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Aunty, my dad used to drive a '96 Ford Taurus like the red one in your pic, only tan. He had it from 1996 until someone rear-ended him in 2002, I believe. I remember him taking me to Las Vegas in it around 1997, when the Stardust was still standing and operating.

can you please tell me your impressions of being a passenger/driver of that car?

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30 Jul 2015, 2:53 am

Yes, I did relieve my dad with the driving on certain stretches. Very comfortable car for the hot climate of southern Nevada. Handled well going thru the I-15 river canyons in Arizona, A/C stayed cool, and IIRC the radio started picking up FM's from Vegas all the way out around St. George, Utah. Back seat felt roomy also, but I wasn't as wide in those days.

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30 Jul 2015, 2:57 am

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how supple was the suspension in terms of filtering out road bumps/broken pavement?

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30 Jul 2015, 3:09 am

I remember riding in a later model wagon variant, it felt just about exactly like my folks' Camry longroof. I thought the colors Ford chose didn't suit those, but gave the interiors points for being quite reminiscent of lava lamps.

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30 Jul 2015, 3:33 am

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if I had lots more moolah and storage space, I'd get the following rather pedestrian cars-
*2014 Honda CRV lx

My friends' family got the 2015 EX and my aunt has that LX - I'd say Honda's interior options are more than worth the premium. Japanese cars are fast becoming pedigreed you might say, the last RAV4 came with a Lexus RX350's V6, good for 29MPG highway and hooked up to a central diff. locker, standard with its' 4wd system. The base models of these things are actually more expensive lightly used, thanks to luxury car depreciation. The industry's come a long way, a buddy of mine rocks a 2.0L turbo Ford Escape with 280+ HP from a software tune alone. My grandparents had the original Toyota RAV4 4wd with maybe 100 ponies at the wheels, a 2009 model is below 7 seconds to 60MPH, has leather everywhere, JBL speakers and it's cheaper than a new Civic DX. With all that going for it, why should I care if it's boring?

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30 Jul 2015, 3:43 am

I prefer the LX model CRV because the EX makes you take leather and sunroof, both of which I loath.

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30 Jul 2015, 6:02 pm

I would also get one of these (or something similar) for weekends and such.

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30 Jul 2015, 8:57 pm

The Kinky Dinky:

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31 Jul 2015, 3:56 am

auntblabby wrote:

Rockymtnchris wrote:

how supple was the suspension in terms of filtering out road bumps/broken pavement?

Somewhere between the Tempo and Crown Victoria. I-15 can be in pretty crappy shape through Utah south of the Provo/Orem areas until you get down past Cedar City. I remember a lot of "ROUGH ROAD" warning signs.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/foQG59PDLjk/0.jpg

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31 Jul 2015, 4:24 am

Rockymtnchris wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Rockymtnchris wrote:

how supple was the suspension in terms of filtering out road bumps/broken pavement?

that tells me it is very firm bordering on harsh unless one is on glass-smooth roads, crown vics I've drove along with my older ['93] sable were like that, which was unpleasant because it excited lots of squeaks and rattles in the cabin. the squeaks and rattles drove me BATTY, so I eventually had to trade it in on a used camry which was as solid as a bank vault in comparison, as well as riding far more gently over rough roads.

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31 Jul 2015, 5:07 am

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^^^

can you tell me what kinda car that pink number with the tailfins is?

The pink car is in fact a Vauxhall Cresta 1958,..

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31 Jul 2015, 5:09 am

^^^
IMHO that is an EXCELLENT car color :jester:

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31 Jul 2015, 7:37 am

Here's another of my favorites:

Chevy Z28

This is my favorite model of the Lumina (aesthetics-wise):

This is my favorite 5th Wheel----sans the slideouts:
(I've never understood those slideouts----what would one do, if they got stuck, OUT? You couldn't tow it, that way!)

Fleetwood Prowler Regal

Here's an interior, that I like:

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@AuntBlabby: What shade of pink, do you like, on a car? I'm asking because the shade of that Vauxhall, on THIS page (which is GORGEOUS, IMO), is quite different from the shade of a Mary Kay car. Also, do you like the Landau roof?

@Rockymtnchris: You might want to list your motorhome, on http://www.rvtrader.com.

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31 Jul 2015, 1:25 pm

auntblabby wrote:

when these babies [RR Carmargue] came out in the 70s I cursed my fate at being too poor to ever afford one.

Gas Monkey Garage butchered one of them during an episode last year:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/ ... tion=click

It started out as a 1980s model.

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31 Jul 2015, 1:33 pm

Thanks for the RV Trader tip, might work better than Craiglist.

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31 Jul 2015, 1:59 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:

@AuntBlabby: What shade of pink, do you like, on a car? I'm asking because the shade of that Vauxhall, on THIS page (which is GORGEOUS, IMO), is quite different from the shade of a Mary Kay car. Also, do you like the Landau roof?

I like the lower picture vauxhaul shade, but my fave pink is somewhere in between the two pics, gradient-wise. but any pink is nice :rabbit:

and I like landau roofs also and wish cars nowadays offered them. but part of me wondered about their practicality when exposed to the elements, I've seen lots of 'em ragged/tattered from years of sun and rain.

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