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This is what I drive, a 1984 Chevrolet K30 Service truck, Ex-Fire Truck with 18K original miles.  I don't do service work, but I like service trucks. I also have a 1965 C10 Chevy, and I ride a 1996 Honda Goldwing SE.

The school bus in the picture has been sold, and that is not my barn.

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I just traded my 3 year old VW GTI for a 2019 VW Golf R. I was tired of the front tires spinning every time a started from a standstill. 220 hp is still too much for FWD. Everything else about the car I loved, except for the FRD getting me  up my snow covered drive.

The Golf R has all wheel drive, the cure for everything GTI! It also has another 70HP from the same 2 liter Four.  As usual, VW has made this more than the sum of it's improvements and the much tightened suspension is more road compliant than the GTI was ,, how do they do this?  .. oh..  Active Suspension is how.

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2014 Camry SE and a 2009 Venza. I drive the Venza most of the time because the Camry rides like it has no springs. And the last tank of gas in the Venza was a surprising 25.6 mpg. Combined driving with AC on half the time. 

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1 hour ago, Deuces said:

The 2019 GT/CS I bought in late March.... 

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Got it from Jack Demmer Ford here in Michigan... The car has the 5.0L V-8 with the 6-speed manual trans... 

Yeah!  I can hear the idle rumbling from my laptop right now....enjoy!   TIM 

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its a 77 Ford F-150 single cab short box with a Dana 60 in the rear and a 3/4 ton Dana 44 up front. The motor is a 400 with a C6 and a NP 203 full time 4x4 (I will be swapping it out for a NP 205) The tires are 37x13R16.5 super swampers.  

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5 minutes ago, 426 pack said:

My new project.4BAFAA30-45DD-43D1-B65C-F702E2D8E1CD.thumb.jpeg.8a2453af0223883c46c57cb4dc0dc31d.jpeg

its a 77 Ford F-150 single cab short box with a Dana 60 in the rear and a 3/4 ton Dana 44 up front. The motor is a 400 with a C6 and a NP 203 full time 4x4 (I will be swapping it out for a NP 205) The tires are 37x13R16.5 super swampers.  

That is a nice truck Cale. I bet it rides a little rough though. As you get older you w ill understand. 

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Since folks are retreading...  here's my fleet...

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2016 Hyundai Elantra -  The daily runner I bought for business use.  Does this job remarkably! 

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The wife's daily driver... 2005 Buick Lacrosse.   Still only 74,000 miles

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The PT Cruiser Turbo Convertible

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1996 Dodge Grand Caravan Mark III High Top --  The NNL East swag van.  Once was the family car but now I keep it around for hauling duties. Over 200,000 miles on her.

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1991 Geo Tracker GSI Convertible.... 5 speed!   My baby!  You know you are old when you have classic tags on a car you bought new!

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2000 Jaguar S Type -  30,000 original miles.  Thinking of selling to reduce the fleet!

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1996 Celica Convertible.  It's sitting at my NJ house.  Was stored in garage there 8 years and started right up!  It's for sale if anyone wants it!

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My weekly driver is a 2000 chevy silverado 5.3 v8, weekend ride is my 71 bronco 310 hp 302crate motor w/ FI fuel injection, and on rare occasions i do test and tune nites on the 48 fiat for a buddy of my mine, 6 liter ls motor, runs 5.80's 1/8 mile

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On 3/14/2018 at 10:04 PM, 89AKurt said:

2016 Honda Civic EX-T Coupe.  It's the first turbo Honda has produced (not including race cars).
1969 Chevrolet C-10 pickup, that I call The Green Barge.  I just got different wheels put on, resurrected what should have been junked.  I also say it's a Ratty Ranch truck, sold in Safford Arizona, still have the warrantee plate.  It's fun to tinker with, been making some parts from scrap metal, not going to polish the paint because that requires maintenance, but then keeping the patina from getting messed up is also a challenge.  I get more compliments with it, than the Honda.

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Sold the '69 back to a family member of the original owner.  Found this '68 on Facebook Marketplace, in Scottsdale.  It has a 307 from a car, 4 speed, twice pipes.  Runs really well, has cancer in the usual areas, was sold in Idaho.  It's a survivor, was doomed to be given the bag custom castration.  Watched the fireworks from the bed, was by far the oldest vehicle in the parking lot. :lol:

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