Which car would you want?
Which car would be realistic?

As far as two seater cars go though a plain old 944 turbo would be much more realistic.

MMMMM front engine Porsches.

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Realistic ride:

Delorean, if it really was a dream it would have all the same mods as the one from the back to the future movies. non functional of course

realistic car:

datsun 280z. japan made this car to outperform all the performance cars of the day and honestly they did, better full economy, front wheel drive, more options. oh and an inline 6 that purred.

my real car:

2000 gmc sonoma, extended cab, 4 cylinder and a 5 speed

Car that I could realisticly afford:
1989 Plymouth Grand Voyager ($500 US)

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"I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd

Realistically, I'm drivin' the ol' '91 S10 Blazer till it won't go anymore, then probably I'd go find a newer version of the same vehicle, I like 'em so much.

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Souped up 65 Ford Falcon,

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Edited by - macdaddy on 30 Jun 2002 03:34:21

Realistically, probably a beat up old Kingswood.

Dream Car
Jaguar Convertible

Realistic Car:

A beater {:-(

2nd choice is a Delorean, tho with a totally different engine. The original had a 4 cylindar that was horribly underpowerd for what the car looked like...

But what I REALLY want is..

A 1968 or 69 Caddilac Ambulance, that I'd take in for an electric engine to be wired in parralel to the deisel already in it.

Why you ask? What am I talking about?

Well, imagine The Ghostbuster car ECTO 1... and add fins.

I'd redo the entire inside, to allow storage and extra passengers. The back end is completely wired, and running off a second alternator for medical equipment, but I'd convert it to running power for laptops and such.

Lights and sirens still work.

mmmmmmm....

But now, I drive a 91 Dodge Shadow, that is a bit scary to look at.

~Marchie

Realistic Cars: Mini Cooper, Acura RSX

I'm actually in the process of saving for either of the latter.

Second on the list is the as-of-yet unrealeased Volkswagen Golf R32. Same reason as the RS4, but in lower quantities.

Realistic Car: Number one is a Volkswagen GTi 337.

Number two would be a Dodge Neon SRT-4.

I want a small yellow Citreon.

an economical car that'll last longer than me.

their is a car called a centris, so could one hook up a centris to a centris?

shaktiman

Those people who are deficient in the Do-It-Yourself gene.

Myself, I've been raised in a family that does much work themselves. In the house we just sold, all the trim and paint, the bathroom tile job, were all done by us, as was the garage re-foundation and 3 walls. No, I don't live out in themiddle of nowhere, I'm in the middle of a subdivision, and there are plenty of construction companies that we could have called... but it wasn'tworth the money, since wecould do it ourselves.

Myself, I neverthought of myself as a "car guy" who would be doing his own oil changes, brake jobs, etc... but afterI rear-ended another car, I didn'thave the money for the repair work to be done by a garage, and hadto do it myself. The result: a slightly-less-than-professional job, but it works.

Right now, my dad is teaching me basic welding, and soon some metalsmithing (after we build a new shed we can put the forge in, and get the anvil this fall).

I think that there are definatly people more suited to the DIY life than others, and just because someone can rebuild a car in the garage doesn't mean they can rebuild the garage. I also blame our (western) consumerist society, and the commercial revolution for making it possible for people to do less of their own work, why build a shed if you can go to Home Depot and buy one pre-assembled?

This DIY v. non-DIYmentality/ability also impacts the computer world. Some of the "old coots" will atest to that I'm sure. How may of them assembled their own first computer, where I only had to unpack it from the box?

I'm not exactly sure where I'm going with this... these were just kinda my thoughts. Eh... I'm feeling sick so maybe I'm just a little wacky today.

I had a go at my pc but twice I added memory but it just wouldnt work and the range available for pc is large and so didnt know where to start and pc heads are boring ppl(IMownOpinion). I wanna salvage bits from my pc but may end up selling it on ebay, and I sell cheap I have just sold a record for 0.01p and the guy lives in Germany so it has been posted over there:-)

I am a very good retailer and plan to have my own shop one day.

my ebay name is sshaktimann.

I need a digital camara so I will go to the prehipherals forum and post there to ask what camara I could use.

shaktiman

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One of those new BMW sport utilities. Silver!

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What Will Probably Be My First Car: Either an old Holden Kingswood, late '80s or early '90s Commodore, or maybe even a *blech! ptui!* 1980s Ford Falcon! Blech! Ick!

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My dream van (which will probably make me go to Europe to get it) is a Mercedes Sprinter Passenger van, or whatever is the largest that they have, it's only 16,000+ british pounds for a panel van version (we probably have 8 tons of something lying around :)

but realistic, i think that my mom has either a dodge or a ford passenger van that i can get, well... she has both but wants to use one of them, and i'll get whatever the one is that she doesn't want

it's a funny story that i almost bought a Wayne Nosed school bus for less than $1000us, i called a day too late for the man had already sold it, but with an auto trans and a manual door, it was not too long and not too short for my liking, and with a paint job, some new glass, and cleaning it would have been the most wonderful thing that i can imagine, even more than that mercedes...

all perfect for hauling large loads of friends and computer stuff to and from

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wow... no one here who thinks that a HUGE A$$ van would be cool !!!

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Wrong! I do, but I already have a BIG@$$ '76 GMC Pickup-Straight Six/Granny Low, it used to be the on-call recovery vehicle for User Group dumpster raids back in the day! It's in the middle of a floor/cab support change ATM, my dream vehicle would be to get it fully restored and back on the road, more realistic goal would be to get it back on the road at all fairly soon!

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My Dream Vehicle though?........That's a tough one. First hought that comes to mind would be to get back my old 76 Honda Goldwing 1000. Everything was customised for comfort on it.

"One slip and down the hole we fall"

My husband's car, a little Mazda Protege 4 door, is too big for my tastes.

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When somebody dies and I'm elected supreme being, one of the things on my agenda is those Lincoln Navagator, Ford Excursion, Caddilac Escalades ... they all turn into Geo Metros.

Likewise with anybody who has a big ass SUV for ego trip purposes. If you don't haul cargo on a regular basis, or if you don't go camping on a regular basis, you don't have a good reason to need one and your SUV turns into a Geo Metro.
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In the meantime the savings towards the Mini Cooper or Acura RSX is on track.

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Likewise with anybody who has a big ass SUV for ego trip purposes. If you don't haul cargo on a regular basis, or if you don't go camping on a regular basis, you don't have a good reason to need one and your SUV turns into a Geo Metro.

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When somebody dies and I'm elected supreme being, one of the things on my agenda is those Lincoln Navagator, Ford Excursion, Caddilac Escalades ... they all turn into Geo Metros.

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As long as you make all the companies start to manufacture minivans or station wagons that'll allow seating a family with more than 2.5 children or carry a 4x8 with the hatch closed at the same time you whack the SUV's and caddy's . . . ban away! meanwhile, I used my truck all the time for carrying large material and ladders!

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My parents had a Suzuki Swift, a metro clone, and they called it the death trap, no way either me or my brother are going to drive that thing, even the people we sold it tohave sold it, so I'd feel safer in something bigger

alot of times i had to try to load a snotload of computer jhunk into that swift (at that point, it was not very swift) it didn't work very well, my AudioVision didn't even fit in the "trunk"

Dana, my dear friend Steff is 6'2" in her bare feet, and she had an un-fun time finding cars that fit her. She currently drives a mid-sized SUV, a 1995 Jeep Cherokee to be exact.

She drives it because she fits in it comfortably, plus she often hauls gear around, and she's moved house several times in the past few years.

It's the right kind of vehicle for her.

Now, let's take a look closer to home, shall we?

My SIL (whom I like) drives a full size, Chevrolet Suburban.

They have 2 children. Neither SIL or BIL have jobs which require the routene hauling of sizeable quantities of stuff. They are not into camping or off roading. Yet they have a land yacht that seats 8, can all but tow a tank and gets 12mpg on a good day.

They've bought the idea of being rugged out-doorsey types.

Their ego trip, and the ego trip of hundreds of thousands like them is having drastic effects on the environment and, frankly, SUVs are not very safe vehicles. They're top heavy and don't handle well at all.

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Dana, my dear friend Steff is 6'2" in her bare feet, and she had an un-fun time finding cars that fit her. She currently drives a mid-sized SUV, a 1995 Jeep Cherokee to be exact.

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and just because you only have you, spouse and 2 kids doesn't mean that seating for more than 4 will NEVER be used... in my family, there's times when my brother and i each have 2 friends over, & we have a bit of family, so yeah, an SUV, or minivan or large passenger van would be nice

also imagine, when i'm 16 and can drive, you don't want to be in one of those little tinny deathtraps when i suddenly decide that my van needs new brakes and i can't stop, the front of those cars is like a jump just waiting to be taken by a van or SUV coming head on

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In 1982 the LMA (A stands for Anteriore = in front) was ready, it had the V12 of the Countach mounted in front, it had power assisted steering and room for 6 persons in the back where on the LM 001 the engine was situated, the impact of the LMA was impressive, and the commercial potential looked very good, so, the LMA was renamed LM 002 before the real production started. After two more models, the LM 003 and LM 004 (see later on) they decided to produce the LM 002. The LM 003 was basically the same as the LM 002, but it had a 3 Ltr. six cilinder turbo-diesel engine from VM, it was no success, the engine with only 150 Hp. was much to light to power the almost 3000 Kg. heavy LM. The LM 002 is the most expensive and outrageous 4x4 ever made in series production, with it's massive power of the V12 with 444 Hp. it was faster then a Z28 Camaro, it was more luxury than many saloons, and on it's immense tires (325/65 ZR's) it could get almost everywhere. If you've ever seen one, you know how it looks: Big ! The car was as wide as a Countach, as high as 1,80 mtr. and it's weight is 3100 Kg. Can you imagine accelerating a thing like this in 7,9 seconds to 100 Km/h ? It's top speed was 190 Km/h, not bad for a 4x4. Later versions were equipped with the Diablo engine, most cars were delivered to private owners, but several were delivered to governments and army's. The Saudi Arabian army had ordered 300 of them, the first 143 had the Countach engine and the rest was delivered with the Diablo engine. The nick-name of this car ?.....RAMBO-LAMBO !

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"One slip and down the hole we fall"

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but leave my falcon alone! us big grasshopper-legged types need all the danged room we can get - and the falcon is the only car I fit properly comfortably in!

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...in decent size cars, like Falcons or Commodores, or even a single or dual cab utility, or 4-wheel drive vehicle, i just plop myself into the seat. Thats why I want to avoid getting a small car if i can. Otoh, seeing as though i don't even have a license yet, I don't really need to worry about that ATM!

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I guess the residents of Bathurst are too fast for big, slow 4WDs, but they're as popular as hell among the soccer moms here.

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Heh. My dad was driving a Mazda 121 for a while, and there's a great big oil stain in the roof from the years of his (naturally oily) hair rubbing against the cloth...

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