(05-24-2024, 08:30 AM)VulcanWerks Wrote: Upfront disclosure: I have a life-long car problem. It’s a thing. I started flipping cars at 16 and I’ve had a bunch:
1984 Mercedes 190e AMG 5 speed
1988 BMW 325is
1984 318i
1995 BMW 525i
1990 BMW M3
1984 BMW 325e
1991 BMW 318is
1995 BMW m3
Jeep Liberty (forgot year)
2002 BMW x5
2003 BMW e46 m3
Couple of Honda Civics
1984 BMW 318i (Henna)
2006 BMW m5
2003 Porsche 996 911TT
2010 LR4
2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS
1999 Mercedes SLK-230 kompressor
1992 VW Corrado
2001 Land Rover Disco 2
1988 BMW e30 M3
1987 VW GTi
2014 Lexus GS450 (I think that’s what it was)
2014 Range Rover Autobio Sport
2005 Porsche 997 911
In current stable:
2024 Mazda CX-90 (highly recommend)
2014 Audi R8 V10
1989 Porsche 911 (930)
1992 VW Corrado VR6
2000 Ferrari 360 Modena Coupe
2017 Subaru STi
Current classic Porsche will be gone shortly. Maybe the Corrado, too.
Next target is an R33 Skyline in RHD.
There are more I’ve forgotten about for sure. My dad was a gear head for as long as I can remember and it’s one of the few things we share a serious bond over. Cars are special in our family.
Of all the cars, what’s my favorite?
The 2014 R8 is the best overall car by miles. Daily drove it in the PNW for a few years. Amazing piece of machinery.
The F360 has headers/full exhaust and sounds like Michael Schumacher in 2001 when revved to 9k RPMs. That tiny V8 is amazing - that sound is distinctive and intoxicating.
My e30 m3 with the s14 and DTM carbon intake was just insanely awesome. Best handling car. Sounded so unique.
The Mazda CX-90 might be the best family SUV on the market. We love it. And despite having owned lots of “premium” branded cars, Mazda service and sales experience was 100% the best we have ever encountered.
I used to turn all of my own wrenches but I don’t have time at this stage in life. Find a good INDEPENDENT shop. I have a guy who has a shop at his house - Bosch Certified Repair Center - who isn’t “fast” but he does it right. Services both my mid engine cars and wouldn’t trust but maybe one other shop to touch it. Find a mechanic who views cars as art and their work on them as curation. Worth their weight in gold.
Wow, I get it though, my Dad had a fleet of cars, trucks and vans over the years. LOL from a Vietnam-era mini jeep, that I learned to drive, to a BMW he won in a raffle.
Nothing like your collection
(05-24-2024, 11:35 AM)Coop Wrote: 1983 Dodge Omni
1985 Dodge Ram pick up
1980 Mercury Bobcat
1976 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Isuzu Impulse
1993 Honda Civic VX
1988 BMW 325is E30
1988 BMW M3 E30
1988 BMW M5 E28
1987 Chevy S10 Blazer
1985 Honda Civic sedan
2002 Mazda Protege
1990 Mazda 626 coupe
2004 Ford Taurus
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2007 Chevy Trail Blazer
2007 Grand Cherokee Laredo
2007 Grand Cherokee Limited Hemi
2008 Grand Cherokee SRT
2018 VW Passat SE
2020 Audi A5 coupe
The ones I miss and wish I'd never parted with? The M3 and the M5.
That's a helluva fleet too,
I got started thinking about all the vehicles my father had.
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