I drive past a '75 or '76 BMW 2002 every day and I swear that if it ever goes up for sale...
love those cars.
― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
This is my car, only with four doors:
http://www.edmunds.com/media/reviews/top10/06.least.expensive.cars.to.insure/06.vw.gti.500.jpg
Pros: - AN AWESOME CAR TO DRIVE - quick, fast, awesome handling - Love the way it looks - Surprisingly spacious - Pretty good gas mileage for a sport tuned car (Over 30 on the highway)
Cons: - Low-profile rims seem to not get along with pot holes AT ALL. I've had to replace two tires already in order to avoid potential blow-outs. - Premium fuel be expensive, yo. This is somewhat mitigated by the good gas mileage.
I would buy it again, but might consider the not-so-low pro rims.
― B.L.A.M., Tuesday, 3 June 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
So anyway the Concours d'Elegance is just around the corner again and once again I'm going home to Carmel for a few days here -- not really for the cars but since other family always visit around that time it's good for a reunion.
And like last year, I'll take photos galore -- here's that 2007 set again. A couple of my favorites:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1361/1192838309_de2dab4f2e.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/1192584593_64ad92487c.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1322/1193419974_6f7eb34cc5.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
NY Times story on the auction market, news of new auctions planned via the LA Times, etc. etc.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:38 (fifteen years ago) link
But what I want to know is 1) what's your ride, 2) what's your ideal ride, and 3) ...um... your favorite car movie. Yeah, that's the ticket.
1) Saab 9-3, bitches 2) 80's convertible Saab 900 3) Can't think of any
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 08:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Lately I am in love with late 80s ferrari 400 series
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0x8ultyPy1qbcfrco1_500.jpghttp://www.cannillomotorsports.com/pastinventory/86fer412/42.jpg
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 January 2011 06:03 (thirteen years ago) link
And also with early to mid 90s lexus SCs, which I think have something in common with the ferraris
http://autodata.ibsrv.net/images/?IMG=U4LEGEA4.jpg&WIDTH=425
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 January 2011 06:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Have you seen 'Electroma'? The 400 is aka the Daft Punk car now.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 28 January 2011 07:21 (thirteen years ago) link
i used 2 have those micro machines i think
― Lamp, Friday, 28 January 2011 07:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Electroma is actually where I first saw and liked the car, so yeah. Unoriginal of me I guess.
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 January 2011 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Totally original! Have been trying to find this one picture I recall of a red one, shot from the rear, in front of a modern house.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 00:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Maybe it's just the adjustment, but I had to take a rental for a few days and it's a Honda Fit and so far I fucking HATE driving this thing. Weird ass hatchback rear view, strange shape, handles weird, cannot get my spatial bearings whatsoever, driver seat sits uncomfortably. I feel like this thing was just invented to convince people to pay for the more expensive rental next time. I want my bougie accord back.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 03:38 (six years ago) link
Should I buy a used Honda CR-V, a used Subaru Forester, or option C ___?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 1 August 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
C = used 1994 Volvo 240 with 250,000 miles, Vermont plates, and dancing bear bumper sticker.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Sunday, 2 August 2020 15:33 (three years ago) link
ime subarus and hondas are both reliable vehicles, but I'd give the edge to subarus
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Sunday, 2 August 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link