My fiance makes fun of me EVERY time we take my car.

Go figure, her filthy front row parked Corolla has fewer dings

 

^Oh, I get it... Back in the 80's I had a 1987 Mustang GT that I bought new (my dad co-signed the loan for me). Right away I got bit by the mod bug and it got the point where I would show it and race it on occasion at Raceway Park in NJ. Within 6 months of owning it some asshole busted the drivers window in a parking lot of a Sears where I was returning a tool. It was in a good area that I had been to plenty of times before but that never really matters..Well form that point on the car was never out of my sight, I would only take it to places where I could literally see it all the time (I know crazy)..

So I decided to take it one weekend for a long drive to my girlfriend's (now wife) cousin's house in the Poconos about a 100 mile drive. I'm driving on RT80 in the middle lane early Sat morning with barely any traffic and all of a sudden BOOM!! I hear what sounded like a brick hit the car. I pull over and immediately go to the front of the car which had one of the old school vinyl front end covers on it and see nothing.

I walk around the car twice and on the second pass I see what looked to be a quarter size ding down to the metal on the passenger side front door, approx 7" from the the "5.0" emblem on the front fender.. I was soooo pissed, I never park anywhere for fear of it getting damaged and here I am driving and a rock nails the freaking door of all places..

Sorry for crappy picture of a picture, but here is the GT.

 

^ That is awesome! In the 90's I bought a used '87 Mustang LX Notchback as my first car. Loved that thing!

 

Since I am counting down the days until my infiniti lease is up, i'll post the two vehicles I care about...

Rare beast here- 2002 Grand Cherokee Laredo base model, yet somehow optioned with the 4.7, towing package, and selec-trac four wheel drive. I will never let go of her, and she is still running great at 158k **knocks on wood**



And my newest ride....2017 Yamaha GP1800. It keeps me sane..



I look forward to next year when I can start one of those "So the Infiniti needed...." threads.

 

Detailed the CR-Z today.

 

 

[JS-BRZ] Boosted yet? [/JS-BRZ]

 

Edit - damn mobile phone.

 

picked this up over the weekend

4.4L supercharged V8
500hp / 516 ft-lbs
12.8 @ 115 mph
186 mph
.91 g's skidpad

 

Beautiful but damn ... hope you have an extended warranty.

 

I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

It did just fine on the trek from Dallas to Chicago, it is a beast.

 

There's nothing more exciting than owning & driving something German with a well deserved reputation (I know the feels).

Seriously though, beautiful car and good luck

 

Dang, srika! Nice pick up. I hope it treats you well. At least you don't have the SMG I had to deal with in my M5 from the same era.

 

I haven't been on the site for a decade or so...so here are the most recent shots of my current vehicle collection.

2003 Ford F350. 7.3 diesel. 2016 Palomino camper.



1997 Jeep Wrangler.



1958 Chevy postal delivery van. LS swapped on a 1996 Tahoe chassis. Work in progress.




2008 Corvette. z06 suspension, cam, intake, long tubes.



1930 Model A.



2010 Prius. Daily driver.

 

What a collection!

Judging by your daily driver .. I would have never guessed what you had back home

 

I am very curious what you are planning to do with the postal van once it is finished with the LS swap.

 

whoa, BEETROOT!!! that there is a blast from the past.

quite a curious collection there sir!

 

damn, Beetroot.

I didn't realize that was a TJ at first until I saw the dash

 

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I get a lot of shit for the Prius

Seriously it's a great car practically speaking. Comfortable, cheap, reliable, quiet, 50 mpg. If I'm heading out to run errands or sit in traffic I choose the Prius every time.

Me too. I don't really know yet. Just drive it around for fun I guess. There are some fun rat rod/hot rod car shows I'll take it to, and I'll tow the Model A with it.

Hey man

Variety is the spice of life

Your new ride is gorgeous, congrats. Must be a blast.

 

Whoa... first a Beetroot sighting in Ramblings, then a Car Talk post.

Good to see the activity Beetroot!

 

Damn Beetroot nice collection

 

Thanks man!

Do you have a pic of your cts-v wagon

 

 

Great Caesar's ghost!

 

Vagon

 

damn , that shine tho....

 

Soooooooooo much win on this page! I came in here to post a photo of mine but I'm not sure it's deserving enough.

 

^^You're crazy, your car looks great.. Post another pic..

 

 

Here's a few new shots of the Stingray for you!

 

Wow that stingray is fantastic. Beautiful car.

 

 

Moar lowz!

Otherwise, new wheel setup looks great! Always have been a fan of white / gold combo.

 

Jetta

 

your Jetta needs some tintz yo...

 

Yeah it does...I'm about a month from cooking in it.

 

 

What a bad ass bike!

Details?