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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 06, 2008 5:46 pm) Also known as Tak's car in the Manga series Initial D. |
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but I've always liked those little Japanese hardtop coupes that were common in the late 70's/early 80's. Stuff like the Datsun 200SX, Corolla SR-5, Dodge Challenger/Plymouth Sapporo, and Mazda 626. I guess one would look really out of place in my fleet, though.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 06, 2008 6:24 pm) |
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Yup, I already talked to JRL today (my new best friend!). Supposed to stop by and see him tomorrow to check out the listings, etc. I praticaly drive by hiw house (maybe a mile away) on my way to work. I do like the V50s. Little smaller, but OK for me. The 70/60 does have the primo seats though! But, if the price is right, I may go for one of the T5 AWDs. I am a little leery though, some people seem to have a bunch of electric issues with them. Need to at least check the warranty history on them (JL will do that). FWD 2.5T V70s are rare as hens teeth at the auction it seems. I was high bidder on an Ebay auction for a 2005 325xiT the other day. Only missed reserve by $6,500! And my max bid was 3K higher than what the bidding ended at. They may have that unit for a while. SOmeday my prince will come. I really don't feel though like doing my commute in the Accord through the winter. Lousy traction in the wet. |
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stick - a couple of years ago, I did a quick test drive of a V50 T5 AWD. It was a bit small on the inside for me, but man, did that thing scoot! If you're that down on the Accord, I suspect you'll pull the trigger sooner rather than later, especially with a 90 mile commute. Like q, there is no way I would be able to remember the month in which I bought all my cars. However, November is a month where, for some reason or another, a number of the purchases took place: 1999 Ford Expedition (11/98) 2003 Saturn L300 (11/02) 2003 Ford Focus (11/03) 2005 Saturn VUE (11/04) Ironically, I have the hardest time remembering when we bought cars in my previous wife-time, when I lived in California. I know we bought two in a matter of two or three months ('91 Mazda Protege and '91 Nissan Sentra SE) - this was around Gulf War I and gas had shot up to ... gasp! ... $1.50/gal. Was costing us the princely sum of $30 to fill up our '88 Trooper. The L is the oldest in the fleet here .... the ION was bought in June of '06 and the VUE in August of '07. |
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Replying to: guss (Nov 06, 2008 5:41 pm) 
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Replying to: guss (Nov 06, 2008 9:56 am) We do miss the truck, no doubt about that, really missed it and the horse trailer today when my daughter's pony became terribly ill and had to be rushed to the vet hospital. Thankfully a trailer was able to be borrowed and the vet hauled her. I'll replace it next year at some point, but not with anything as fancy or new, probably something 8-10 years old that will do the job. Same with the horse trailer, something older and not as fancy. Need vs want, we didn't *need* a big fancy 1-ton dually diesel, we *needed* a nice little car that was good on gas (although not so good at hitting coyotes, lol) The vet bill the pony is currently racking up could darn near *buy* a car and most certainly puts me out of the market for a long long time, lol. 
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Whilst running errands today at lunch I decided to stop by the local Chevrolet / Pontiac / Buick / GMC / Hummer dealer (what can I say - I live in a small town!). Some random observations: 1. Because of all the brands, there are 3 variations of the Lambda CUV on the lot - Traverse, Enclave and Arcadia. Seems like overkill. 2. Speaking of the Lambdas, I saw one Traverse stickered at $42K and an Enclave at $45K! OMFG! I thought about recommending the Enclave to my sister (who is looking for a 3-row CUV or SUV), but I had no idea they could get that expensive. How much in incentives are available for these things? 3. There was a managers special car parked out front - an untitled 2007 Buick Lacrosse CXL, black with tan interior. 3.6L V6 with the 4-speed auto. MSRP was $32K, but the "sale" price was a low, low $25K. Yeah, right. Makes you wonder what the dealer would offer as the trade in value if Grandma came in with that exact car with 5K on the odometer. That amount plus about 7-10% would be what I would pay for it. 4. I don't think I've ever seen so many fuel efficient cars for sale at this dealer before. Since we're semi-rural, the dealership did most of its business in SUV's and trucks. No more - there were a couple of Aveo's, about 8-10 G5's and Cobalts, a couple of Malibu hybrids and a few HHR's, Vibe's (including a leftover 2008) and 4-cylinder G6's available.
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What is wrong with the pony and why is it costing so much? I watched a show recently on Fairbanks about trucks traveling the highways.... it's amazingly cold up there, don't know how you do it! (40 degress below zero) Mark
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Replying to: mark156 (Nov 07, 2008 10:52 pm) I watched a show recently on Fairbanks about trucks traveling the highways.... it's amazingly cold up there, don't know how you do it! (40 degress below zero) She had basically a bad tummy ache and was constipated, sounds simple, but it nearly killed her. The vet gave her less than 50% chance of survival yesterday. Today she is better, she'll be staying at the animal hospital until Monday to make sure all is well. The pony is nearly 35 years old, so it was a very touchy situation due to her age. I don't do the 40 below anymore, lol, that's why we moved, tired of -40,-50,-60 degree weather. It rarely gets below -20 where we are now and its only short lived if it does.
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