SSNJim Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This is my old BMW. It's a 1983 R80ST - basically an R80/GS with street tires and an R60 (I think) front end. It was probably the most fun to ride motorcycle I've ever had. This one has been repainted by a previous owner - they only came in metallic red or silver with a silver engine. Since then, I've owned a 88 Kawasaki Concours and my current ride, a 2007 Gold Wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkslow Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 99 honda crv. 5 speed, awd, and it just hit 305,000 miles! Stock motor and trans. Just clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
343 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) 12 Challenger R/T 6 spd. Love this car, reminds me of my first car which was a 72 plymouth satellite. Edited February 5, 2014 by 343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Just picked up my new daily driver 1998 Ford Contour SVT , this thing is a blast to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Jim that's an awesome bike, hybrid or not. It's been said many, many times the R80 was the best of the airhead boxers ever built. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Cullinan Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Just picked up my new daily driver 1998 Ford Contour SVT , this thing is a blast to drive. Nice, I like the wheels and kit on it. A while back I had a Hyundai and had a accident,rental was a Contour and I wanted to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 rental was a Contour and I wanted to keep it. A number of years ago I rented a silver PT Cruiser in Florida. I believe it was from Enterprise. Upon returning it the agent asked me how I liked it, and I replied, "Good enough that I'd buy it and drive it back to New Jersey!" He hit a few buttons and quoted me a price! Apparently everything is for sale! No I didn't buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 A number of years ago I rented a silver PT Cruiser in Florida. I believe it was from Enterprise. Upon returning it the agent asked me how I liked it, and I replied, "Good enough that I'd buy it and drive it back to New Jersey!" He hit a few buttons and quoted me a price! Apparently everything is for sale! No I didn't buy it. I've driven them and found them to be tinny. I was going to buy one but I chose the HHR Panel instead. Doesn't sound tinny when you shut the doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Jim that's an awesome bike, hybrid or not. It's been said many, many times the R80 was the best of the airhead boxers ever built. G Thanks! It was a great bike. It certainly drew a lot of attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Nice, I like the wheels and kit on it. A while back I had a Hyundai and had a accident,rental was a Contour and I wanted to keep it. Thanks . I've always been a diehard Mopar fan, but this thing kind of fell in my lap and was cheap enough I couldn't pass it up. Primary purpose is to fix and resell it but if I get stuck with it , it wouldnt break my heart to keep it a while as a play toy. 190 horse V6 and 5 spd is fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSB Racing Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I wanted a Beetle back in '71. We could not strike a bargain.............I'm glad I waited............this one has HEAT! A very important accessory this winter! I had a '77 VW bus..............WOW!! Talk about one cold ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) I wanted a Beetle back in '71. We could not strike a bargain.............I'm glad I waited............ I wanted a New Beetle the first time I saw one. I had passed a dealer that had just gotten them in and even with the dealership closed there were people looking them over and the windows all had fingerprints on them. So I found one I liked, a red one with a 5 speed, and went back the next day with my Geo Tracker to trade in and a bank check. I figured there would be no bargaining so I was prepared to pay the list price. A salesman approached me, and I told him I was interested in this one. He just sneered at me that me and everyone else wanted that car. He said bids were starting at $2000 over list, but if I wanted one I'd need to give them a $1000 deposit to get on the waiting list. No telling how long. No picking out your car. When your number came up, what ever car (color / options / whatever) was chosen for you, you had the choice to take it or forfeit your deposit. He was so surely and rude! So my question to him was "How much money did you just make NOT selling me a car?" I told him if he was half a salesman, he would have been nice, would have gotten my contact information and would have tried to sell me something else that he had in inventory. Then I left. I did send a letter to VW but never got a reply. And six months later when they were begging people to buy Beetles, I wasn't interested! And the funny thing? I still have the Tracker! Edited February 9, 2014 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I used to own some interesting cars, but now drive a company vehicle during the week and riding the bus or train, on weekends, when my wife needs her car to work. BTW the photo is from a similar vehicle, not mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I wish VW would send those to the US. No more HHR Panel production from Chevy and the Ford Transit Connect is just too darned ooogly. We have two 2013 Jettas in the family and they are great cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan 191 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Currently drive a Mazda: It replaced a VW: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I got three. 1992 C-1500 hotrod/show truck Ramjet 350/5speed. Also have a model of it (6 in total, I make a new one everytime something changes) 2009 R1 2004 mustang I want a model of the bike and car but I havent found one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldawg142 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) .... Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We have two 2013 Jettas in the family and they are great cars. What is the reliability of Volkswagen these days? I know two people who got rid of New Beetles because they were always paying for repairs. I recently worked with a woman who would tell you she loved her Jetta.. I personally witnessed it being towed out of our company lot twice. Both different computer / electrical problems. Many years ago I worked with a guy who had a huge poster of a Peugeot diesel over his desk. So I asked and he told me what a great car it was and how he wouldn't own anything else. Then another guy in the office whispered to me, "Ask him about the time it stranded him on vacation in upstate New York and had to be towed hundreds of miles to the nearest dealer!" He also said the Peugeot dealer was on his way to work, so he got to pick this guy up there when the car was being repaired... often! But still this guy would crow on about what a great car it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Here is what I'm driving after 5 hours at the Chevy dealer today: Edited February 12, 2014 by MyBradKeselowski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 What is the reliability of Volkswagen these days? I know two people who got rid of New Beetles because they were always paying for repairs. I recently worked with a woman who would tell you she loved her Jetta.. I personally witnessed it being towed out of our company lot twice. Both different computer / electrical problems. Many years ago I worked with a guy who had a huge poster of a Peugeot diesel over his desk. So I asked and he told me what a great car it was and how he wouldn't own anything else. Then another guy in the office whispered to me, "Ask him about the time it stranded him on vacation in upstate New York and had to be towed hundreds of miles to the nearest dealer!" He also said the Peugeot dealer was on his way to work, so he got to pick this guy up there when the car was being repaired... often! But still this guy would crow on about what a great car it was! I've heard that a few too many times on VW's any more too. Sounds like if you get an actual German built one, they're good, but if they're built anywhere, not so much......kinda to the point they're either fantastic or a lemon. One of the guys that used to go on the Cherokee owners forum I still visit had a neighbor who alwys talked up about how great his VW's and Audi's were compared to the American vehicles like the '98 Cherokee like this guy had and was always quick to come over and gloat when the Jeep was up in the air or had the hood up (until he found out it was undergoing things like oil changes, tire rotations, brake service, basic maintenence stuff......and was over 200k miles) while this guy thouht at one point his neighbor had just given up bought a tow truck to haul the VW and Audi to the dealer himself and cut out a middle man during one of the many times they were broken. Another member had a more recent diesel VW and had so many issues with it she finally lemon lawed it and bought a Nissan Leaf as a daily driver when those first dropped (has been more reliable from what I understand too!) and saved her XJ for a trail/need a truck for the job at hand rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSB Racing Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 My new Beetle is now 18 months old. I have had one issue that the dealer fixed. ONE! Driver's side back seat didn't fold down properly. They gave me a loaner car, apologized many, many times, fixed the seat, filled the tank, and washed the car! I bought the diesel with a 6 speed automatic. Prior to this car I owned a new '04 Jetta 5 spd. manual trans. That car was the best car i ever owned. It had 105 K when I traded it for the BUG. In the 8 years I owned it I replaced the tires 3x, the battery once, changed the oil and put fuel in it! THAT WAS IT! I hope the Beetle I bought is as great as that Jetta was. There are a lot of bells and whistles on my Beetle. My old Jetta on a trip down I-95 got 59.75 MPG.....that's not a type-o. My new one gets 40 mpg. New one is automatic with 40 more HP. Makes a difference in fuel mileage. I have only one regret so far, I wish I would have opted for the manual trans. To date that is my only regret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nxr Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 VW has a serius aux port problem, i mean there is an option for aux media but no port! Darn rentals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Here is what I'm driving after 5 hours at the Chevy dealer today: Good job! That is a seriously sexy ride. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Good job! That is a seriously sexy ride. G Dittos!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thanks guys, I love it and I realized you sure got to watch or it will get away from you and show you who is BOSS ! ! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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