oldcarfan Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 My new ride. Well, I've had it 2 months. A Volvo V50 wagon to replace my Saab 9-2 that was wrecked. Just took it on a 400 mile trip last weekend. She ran fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 After twelve years and 152,000+ miles, I finally said goodbye to my beloved Lincoln Town Car. Quite sad really, the Town Car and my beloved beagle "Shorty" were the two remaining items from my last life in St Louis. Shorty passed 4/20/17 and today I traded the Lincoln. I will say that big azzed boat was the best car I ever owned. Not only that but the current MrsG and I were married in the car at The Little White Wedding Chapel in '09.In my opinion Ford really screwed the pooch when it discontinued the Panther platform and built the new Continental on the  MKZ.In what some would consider a radical change, I purchased a new Nissan Altima 3.5SL. She's a lil' red rocket ship and after 8 hours of ownership, I can say I'm becoming quite fond of her. I'll post photos tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Rained yesterday, so I took these today. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Good looking car. Had a rental like that and it moved pretty darn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Good looking car. Had a rental like that and it moved pretty darn good. Thank you sir, It will definitely $#!^ and get. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Comet404 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I have owned this for a while, but I was finally able to bring it home from the dealership last week. 2015 BMW R1200RT. While I had to sell a few toys to purchase this bike, it's a completely different ride from my old Beemer. I'm glad it has cruise control, or else I could see many tickets in my future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Now that's a nice one Ken.G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well, my friend, I know diddly about motorcycles but it certainly looks nice. At least you don't have to worry about me asking to go for a ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) Had this for a night while my 200 was getting a little recall work done. Drove ok and was way quicker than I ever expected a 4500lbs van to be.......well, at least compared to all the vans I've driven over the years! Got a laugh out of the infographic for when you turn the Traction Control on and off too. Â Edited September 16, 2017 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) Seriously thinking about adding one of these to the stable. The '92 Silverado will probably be going to a new home as soon as I finish her engine (I really don't need 2 trucks, and I love the '89 GMC with the manual gearbox...so she'll be staying, and getting a limited slip diff), and I DO need a long-distance cruiser I can sleep in if necessary. I found an 85,000 mile one-owner that's like new, and reasonably priced. Only real downside is that the electronics are getting pretty long in the tooth, and will probably become unreliable in not too long. But in two more years, she'll be old enough to retrofit with old-school stuff that will work forever anyway.                        Edited September 16, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 New daily driver (only the fourth since 1979!): 2018 Toyota C-HR. I had planned on keeping the second Dakota a couple more years, and had fixed a few minor annoyances recently. But the brake lines started getting punky (when the brake lines start going, the fuel lines soon follow), the three-year-old water pump is leaking, and the A/C was making noise and wasn't blowing as cold as it ought to. I was figuring on doing a brake job before the next inspection, probably need shocks too, and after all that there are the original ball joints and steering rack, not to mention the transmission. I should have noticed the thinning ranks of similar Dakotas on the streets around here...even the 2005-08 model is becoming a vanishing breed. Time for a change. Insurance on the new car is only about $ 75 per year more than for a fourteen-year-old truck, for similar coverage. I miss the manual transmission, but there's a bunch of other stuff to keep tabs on while driving. I didn't check until after I brought it home, but there's no kit available yet...only a couple of 1/43 scale assembled models.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Nothing current, Little Sister found some pictures of cars our parents owned while digging for pictures to use for their 50th wedding anniversary this weekend. Including the '70 Charger R/T they bought new, the '76 Dodge pickups Dad (the black one with the white topper) and Grandma and Grampa bought new around the time I was born, our '78 Chevy Beauville Van on Daytona Beach was well as in our driveway here in West Chicago and me in my "first car" not long after we moved back here from Iowa (well for them it was back here, anyway).  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I picked up a 2017 Ford Escape S in Lightning Blue with 35 miles yesterday to replace our 2007 Focus Wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Seriously thinking about adding one of these to the stable. The '92 Silverado will probably be going to a new home as soon as I finish her engine (I really don't need 2 trucks, and I love the '89 GMC with the manual gearbox...so she'll be staying, and getting a limited slip diff), and I DO need a long-distance cruiser I can sleep in if necessary. I found an 85,000 mile one-owner that's like new, and reasonably priced. Only real downside is that the electronics are getting pretty long in the tooth, and will probably become unreliable in not too long. But in two more years, she'll be old enough to retrofit with old-school stuff that will work forever anyway.                        I LOVE these old wagons. I almost picked up a Roadmaster wagon from a friend this summer. Before I remembered that if I brought home another wagon, wifey would make me live in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 About a month ago. We bought the wife our 1st new car in over 10 years. A dealer demo 2016 Chrysler 200S . Paid right at half what the original new car sticker price was. Its fun to drive, rides REALLY nice and extremely quite . And even with the 2.4 and 9 speed auto it has plenty of pickup for us both ( it has the paddle shifters but I haven't used them yet )  I even get to drive it on a regular basis .  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Well, seeing as how my new 2018 Power Wagon is indefinitely delayed for some reason, I needed something to drive. Enter the Tacoma. 2017 Tacoma Double Cab TRD Offroad in Magnetic Grey. Picked it up yesterday, only has 46km on it so far. My only complaint is that the steering wheel could do with a little more adjustment. My 6'6" frame is surprisingly comfortable in there, but a couple of extrainches in reach would be great. TO be 100% comfortable, I'd like the steering wheel an inch or so closer to me. Also, the satellite radio is XM, so that means that even though Sirius and XM have merged, I don't get my daily fix of Howard Stern. I know, first world problems. Fuel economy will be disappointing, I can already tell. Big V6, with only the old 5-speed transmission. I'm not expecting fuel economy to be any better than the half tons I've drivien over the past few years. But, the stereo is great, the bluetooth streaming is super easy to use, the heated seats get hot really fast, and it's comfy, so for now I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) Edited October 13, 2017 by ranma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 This is the '97 Buick Lesbre That replaced the '95 that I had. It's a very nice car, It's even the same color my 95 was. The pictures were taken at the dealer the day before I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 As of today, this  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 A Toyota 86 into the gutter apparently. Today is not a good day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamadon Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 As of today, this I've got one,2003, you're going to love it. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 2001 JCR Jeep Cherokee Sport....Entire body done in POR 15 bedliner....inside and out. Edited October 17, 2017 by Dann Tier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Don, thanks. I love it, and thank goodness weather has been decent enough around here to drive it. hope i get another week out of it before it has to go to bed for the winter, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamadon Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Don, thanks. I love it, and thank goodness weather has been decent enough around here to drive it. hope i get another week out of it before it has to go to bed for the winter, lol.Come on down here to AL. I have barely seen winter since I left Chittenango. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 My '58 Biscayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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