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Sir Kevin
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quote: Originally posted by Organ Builder:
I wasn't particularly looking for a second one, but I found a black V-8 with half the mileage at a good price. It fits my butt and I already know where all the knobs are.
Where'd the V8 come from? Your local hot rod shop?
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Organ Builder
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Sir Kevin, the V-8 was always an option with this vehicle, but I got a bargain by taking what the dealer had on his lot when I bought the first one. The second one came from CarMax.
In one sense, it's a fairly rare vehicle. Even in a city as large as Atlanta, I can go months without seeing another one. On the other hand, it's really a Dodge Dakota with a different skin and a different interior decor package. I liked the Mitsubishi styling better, but that's really the only difference. They were built in the same factory.
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hanginginthere
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We are on our third Micra - love them! This one is orange and has a Northern Irish number plate. (No! it is not a sectarian statement.) We bought it in York, from someone with connections in NI.
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jedijudy
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I had a nice compliment on my car today. I was asked if it was new! Actually, this has happened a few times in the past month or so. The ones asking are usually pretty surprised to find that I'll have had it for ten years in September.
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by hanginginthere: We are on our third Micra - love them! This one is orange and has a Northern Irish number plate ...
We had three successive Micras when we lived in Northern Ireland, all with Co. Down registrations (BZ). When we moved to Canada we brought the last one over to Essex, where D's dad sold it for us.
I'm glad to report that none of them was orange. Or green. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Sir Kevin
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We plan to keep our silver-blue 2002 Vectra Estate for at least 20 years and when it stops running, we'll go to the hot rod shop and have a Camaro V6 chassis installed under it, funds permitting!
The available V6 in factory fitment is actually quite boring as it is only 20 or so extra horsepower and has only an automatic gearbox available as opposed to the fire-breathing 310+ horsepower Camaro V6 which I believe can be had with a 6-speed manual!
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Sir Kevin
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quote: Originally posted by RuthW: Still under 150,000 miles on it, and it gets 30 mph on surface streets and 36 on the freeway.
Don't people honk at you mercilessly and cut you off when you are going so slow?
I activate the turbo frequently on my Ford, but it average over thirty Mile Per Gallon most of the time!
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Kelly Alves
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I think she meant mpg.
(Oh, you beat me to it, Sir Kevin.) [ 16. March 2013, 05:43: Message edited by: Kelly Alves ]
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cattyish
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I have a very dirty (and slightly rusty) Skoda Fabia 2 1.4l TDI 57 plate called Scooby, who will go anywhere and wears winter tyres between October and May. Scooby has done over 70,000 miles and I still get 55mpg. Mr C has a black BMW X1 which he loves and shines up. I think it's called Samson. I couldn't be bothered with his car, and he can't abide mine.
Cattyish, driver by necessity.
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DonLogan2
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Until recently I had a series of 4x4`s Subaru and Suzuki`s to go off road as I hunted a lot and they allowed me to lamp successfully. I now have another 4x4, but I don`t need it for the work the others did as I do not do anywhere near as much shooting as I did. It`s a 4 year old Skoda Octavia Scout and is a really nice ride on the roads compared to the lumbering around corners I put up with for years, much safer in many respects. I think this will be the second or third last car I will own.
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Alaric the Goth
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Before this morning, I haven't driven anything of my own. After PASSING MY DRIVING TEST, watch this space!
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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[scans horizon for the other Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
No, seriously, congratulations mate.
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Sir Kevin
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Good job, Alaric!
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Bishops Finger
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I have a red 5-door Seat Ibiza. I'm a bit disappointed with it, though, coz the firm that sold it to me a year ago told me it was a real babe magnet. However, to date, not a single babe has stuck to it........
Ian J.
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RooK
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[BRAG MODE]
The RooKian fleet is as follows:
- 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S "Richthofen" - Prime toy and apex stupid-grin-driving-glee generator.
- 2012 Mercedes C250 sedan "Cheap With Cheap Sauce" - Employer-subsidized lease, used as daily commuter, stuffed with kids seats to schlepp the wee ones to the daycare at my office.
- 1997 Subaru Legacy GT wagon - AWD family snow toy, serving as wife's commuter.
- 1984 Toyota pickup truck "Tyrannosaurus Rex" - Currently serving mainly to haul my bike to the mountains, with occasional random haulage duties for us and our kith/kin. Originally obtained to serve as my commuter - thereby saving the Porsche when commuting in it was too expensive during a budget crisis.
- Arrayed Smart ForTwo's via the Car2Go program local to Portland. Because it's just handy and fun. If you're in North America (in one of the cities it's available) and are interested, try promotion code "DTNA" - it might get the sign-up fee waived.
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Sir Kevin
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2400 miles since 28 February on my 2013 Focus: getting about 29.4 MPG (US) on it since new, big step up from the V6 AWD we had before which did 18-20!
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L'organist
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What am I driving?
If the road surfaces around here are ever renewed after the snow then I'll be back in my 2nd hand Mercedes - comfortable for longer journeys and reliable.
Otherwise, the children's Peugeot 106: feels a bit like being on a motorised skateboard but it gets from A to B economically. Only trouble is that it IS the children's car so the interior is similar to a skip - I tend to take a plastic bag to sit on so I don't get stuck to the seat.
Best car ever? The old Citroen 19: had the 24 valve version - very nice.
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Nenya
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quote: Originally posted by L'organist: Otherwise, the children's Peugeot 106: feels a bit like being on a motorised skateboard but it gets from A to B economically. Only trouble is that it IS the children's car so the interior is similar to a skip - I tend to take a plastic bag to sit on so I don't get stuck to the seat.
My car is a Peugeot 206, partly because of insurance purposes as Nenlet1 is a named driver on it. Its interior is not too bad but does still have some pine needles from bringing the Christmas tree home and then taking it to the tree composting place. I aspire to a Smart car or a Ford KA. The latter is more likely.
Mr Nen drives a Ford Mondeo which is absolutely brilliant at what it does (eating up motorway miles, moving family members and their furniture into new homes etc) but feels like a tank to me and I avoid driving it at pretty much all costs. He also has two classic Lancias which live in the garage... the cars we actually drive have to live outside.
Nen - like cattyish, not a natural driver. [ 25. April 2013, 10:14: Message edited by: Nenya ]
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Nenya
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quote: Originally posted by Nenya: My car is a Peugeot 206,
I mean a 106.
Nen - not good with numbers. Or cars.
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The Rogue
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We have a brown (macadema) Vauxhall Zafira automatic. It has a good driving position for my wonky back and we can pile it full for holidays. Annual mileage is well under 10k.
Unfortunately no insurance company is interested in insuring oldest Rogueling in it. Ageism appears rampant in that industry. I would love him to learn to drive and so would he but without the opportunity to practice between lessons there seems no point.
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orfeo
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In this country, it's a 2001 Holden Astra.
In the UK it would be a 2001 Vauxhall Astra.
In Germany where it was actually made it would be a 2001 Opel Astra.
I never did come up with a good name for the car... I've always loved the idea because of an old friend who came up with, IMHO, an absolutely brilliant name. Perhaps I've been daunted by the quality ever since.
He named his car Jehu. The reason being:
quote: The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi - he drives like a madman. (2 Kings 9:20, NIV)
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Firenze
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Or you could show of your Gaiman/Pratchett cred and call it Dick Turpin.
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HughWillRidmee
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quote: Originally posted by The Rogue: I would love him to learn to drive and so would he but without the opportunity to practice between lessons there seems no point.
There is an argument that, unless inter-lesson practice is undertaken with a qualified driving instructor, such practice is unhelpful. Without competent supervision from someone who knows how to pass the test(s) (rather than someone who knows how to drive) the likelihood of embedding test-failing habit is quite likely.
Full Disclosure – I had no opportunity for practice as the family had no car at the time I was learning. A course of twelve lessons and straight to test worked OK for me (though it was long enough ago that I got the discounted hourly rate - £1 per lesson - by paying up front for the dozen hours).
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The Rogue
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The teacher teaches and people supervising a learner between lessons supervise. As long as both understand their roles the learner does much better.
And he will be learning to drive, not learning to pass a test. At least that's what he will be doing if he wants to drive my car. Except, of course, he won't.
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Gee D
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quote: Originally posted by The Rogue: I would love him to learn to drive and so would he but without the opportunity to practice between lessons there seems no point.
A problem here is that a learner driver not only has to pass the test, but has to have done a certain minimum number of hours driving, some of which must have been at night. When Dlet and his group learned, a learner needed 120 hours overall, with 20 night hours. Hours with a formal and licensed teacher counted treble up to some limit - can't now remember. So Madame and he would head pout in the afternoons, and in school holidays, I'd take him out at nights, and eventually the magic mark was reached. [ 25. April 2013, 22:14: Message edited by: Gee D ]
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orfeo
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quote: Originally posted by Firenze: Or you could show of your Gaiman/Pratchett cred and call it Dick Turpin.
I'm assuming that's a 'Good Omens' reference, but it's been a while since I've read it.
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Firenze
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quote: Originally posted by orfeo: quote: Originally posted by Firenze: Or you could show of your Gaiman/Pratchett cred and call it Dick Turpin.
I'm assuming that's a 'Good Omens' reference, but it's been a while since I've read it.
Or you could have gone with: 'Ah yes. But a little obvious.'
Will I never teach you adroit pretension?
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orfeo
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I'm a terrible liar.
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L'organist
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quote: Posted by The Rogue Unfortunately no insurance company is interested in insuring oldest Rogueling in it. Ageism appears rampant in that industry. I would love him to learn to drive and so would he but without the opportunity to practice between lessons there seems no point.
And he will be learning to drive, not learning to pass a test. At least that's what he will be doing if he wants to drive my car. Except, of course, he won't.
1. You may end up doing what we did: buy a cheap used car with you as main driver and the learner as a named driver. Once they pass the test the car is theirs. (And that is when you do the Admiral multicar thing).
2. Insurance: Try either QUINN (find them on the web) or NFU Mutual - both understand that learners need to have practise.
3. IMHO (and that of the guy who got me through my test) learning to drive and learning to pass a test are different things. Simplest thing is to take out the Roguelet and get it driving first, THEN get it taught how to pass the test.
4. Don't waste your time trying to insure your car for him until he's at least 23 - the insurance industry views automatics and younger drivers as akin to pouring petrol onto a bonfire.
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Sir Kevin
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Glad both of our cars have manual gearboxes as does that of the 34-year-old driver from Hell with a VW Beetle, our daughter who has wrecked every car she's ever owned or at least junked it for parts!
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Wet Kipper
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I am another happy Skoda driver
(though my windows are not as tinted as those in the picture)
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redderfreak
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To quote the late Bob Marley, my feet is my only carriage.
Although my wife has a Citroen C4, which I sometimes drive.
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Not really fond of cars, except for Hermann, the 1963 VW Beetle. I sold him for parts. I bought him in 1976 for $100. New, he would have cost about 1200 I think. Drove him until about 4 years ago. They make after-market parts mostly in South America, so new hood, 4 wheel fenders. The electrical parts were the killer, this was a 6 volt system, and I couldn't source anything at reasonable prices. The alternative was to rewire as a 12 volt system. I have my "Fix Your Volkswagen" book from the late 1970s as the only reminder. I knew it was love when my (now) wife and I went out for our first restaurant supper in September 1980 and she had to push start Hermann. Lot of lovin' in that love bug.
We have other cars in the family, but Hermann was the only one worth posting about. The rest are the usual generic plastic bumper, metal and more plastic, computerized things that eat more gas that the old ones. They also have useless things like antilock brakes (terrible on ice), electric windows (which malfunction), and electric side mirrors (why?). It is also virtually impossible to buy a vehicle that can tow a trailer (caravan) that isn't an 'upgraded' model such that you must accept an automatic transmission. [/end of whining, sorry!]
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JeffTL
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I drive a 2011 Trek 7300, which is brown and grey, and otherwise ride the Chicago Transit Authority. My transportation beyond that would be for a shoe thread.
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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quote: Originally posted by JeffTL: I drive a 2011 Trek 7300, which is brown and grey, and otherwise ride the Chicago Transit Authority. My transportation beyond that would be for a shoe thread.
Good that man. And in the Windy City too.
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jedijudy
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I should have been driving a boat home tonight. Floods halfway up my wheels!!!
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just by looking at my user name you should know the make . I drive a passat sport with nearly 200000 miles on the clock and still drives very well,and my wife has a Golf or if you are from the states a rabbit.
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Jengie jon
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There I had you either in Combi or a Beetle.
Jengie
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Boogie
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My son has just ordered and new Audi A3 sports. I admit to being a little bit jealous.
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Sir Kevin
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Cool!
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wishandaprayer
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What am I driving? I'm driving out demons!!! Oh wait, wrong board
A BMW 5-series currently, but the wife HATES it; we have an agreement to change in the next few months; I would take any recommendations. Boot space is important to me, but it can't be an estate (wife's orders), I was looking at the Skoda Superb and am sorely tempted by a Jaguar XF.
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Sir Kevin
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I have driven the XF: if you must get one, make sure you get the one with the supercharger, preferably in black or in British Racing Green if available!
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wishandaprayer
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quote: Originally posted by Sir Kevin: I have driven the XF: if you must get one, make sure you get the one with the supercharger, preferably in black or in British Racing Green if available!
Oh, I'm an awful person, I forgot to mention that. I only drive Diesels, so supercharger is out of the question, IIRC. I do like the Black one, but they also have a green/gold two tone that looks pretty cool.
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Badger Lady
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I have a dark blue 2007 Mazda MX5. My first and only car. It is impractical but I love it!
Badger Gent has a silver motorbike (I know nothing about the specifications save it has a box on the back that doubles as a pillion's back rest for me).
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MrsBeaky
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We have just acquired a second-hand Toyota RAV4 and it cost us more than we have ever paid for a car in the 37 years we have been together. We needed four wheel drive for the rural roads here in Kenya but we still feel weird about how much we had to spend...our first car was a Morris Minor and our last car in the UK was my Dad's old S reg VW Golf so this is new territory for us and I have to say we are enjoying our new vehicle immensely!
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The5thMary
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Has anyone said, "Miss Daisy"? Ha ha...
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