My car

http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/carco...dfalcon01b.jpg

Ford Falcon EF
(1996 model)

@ Hitman - respect man, I love those classic cars. Great taste, that M3 is a beauty. You are lucky to have one in good condition too.


I don't own a car right now, but use work cars, so it's anything from Opel Vectra ro VW Passat to Peugeot 206. I don't really care much to be honest, at this stage. I have a plan to get an older car and restore it like Hitman has done, but not any time soon.

I've had a Jetta Mk2 1.8 from 1991, and VW Passat 1.8T 2000 and Audi Quattro A4 1.8T (both station wagons). I loved the Audi in particular. A bit pricey on service though, and electrics isn't top..

So, overall, I'm a big fan of VAG cars, though I know their (many) shortcomings. I even like the TT, as I drove it and I like the car, regardless of the **** image it has these days thanks to hairdressers with man purses.

However, I am tempted in future to look at Honda Accord (newest) as I'm not sure I want to keep fixing the VAG cars.

Don't like BMWs, and I have a soft sport for Merc SL from 1990. That was an icon 'power' car, so owning one in original look would be pretty cool at some point as well. In the 600 trim, of course. :rock:

Currently: K reg Ford Escort 1.8 na diesel with 146000 on the clock - it's cheap and reasonably reliable and the basic mechanics are simple enough to maintain myself. And, in the event of nuclear war, as the fuel injection system is entirely mechanical, I shouldn't have any trouble starting it :doh:
What else can I say about it? er.. nought to sixty time is measured in cups of tea, not seconds ...and it makes this vibrating noise between 65 and 70 mph. :huh:

The UAZ is a great car. I've heard that if the car break down you can repair it with only three wrenches :) I've also heard that when the russian constructors designed the car they followed the saying: "What isn't there cannot break down" :D

Lovely! I like a lot the american and ozzie muscle cars, but the Camaro has always been my favourite, along with the 72 Pontiac Firebird Transam.

Are you sure that with that monster engine you will be able to travel in a straight line? :-j Guess you will be going sideways most of the time, learn to drive on ice :up:

An uncle of mine had one of those (But the 500 engine) and it sure was a classy and beautiful ride. Good election, if not sportive enough for my taste, but sure a fantastic machine and a joyful restoration project :up:

My favourite car i own when i was in early 20's was a Ford BOSS Mustang black with red interior imported from the US which cost me alot of money just to get it over here. A grunt of a machine, also helped me score a lot of chicks :rotfl:

Now though i own a Holden thats pretty much standard as they get.

The good thing about the SL is they made those till the end of 90s, so the range is pretty large on spec, and all that. I'd want a tan leather, black car, or silver with black leather if it's a more recent model. I like the older merc shape, the 124 body coupe as well, they were solid, reliable, quality german cars. Not half US/half China made current ones, designed in Japan and either cost a house or have sh8t reliability.

The new S-class (W220) is much nicer IMO than the very latest S-Class that just came out.

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-19...L500-Black.jpg

99 model SL500. :|\ A car IMO that puts to shame many new very expensive cars.

Nothing special: Suzuki Baleno (1998). Quite reliable though.

LMAO, MITSUBISHI MAGNA

My ride is nothing particularly flashy or fast; just a minivan (an '02 Chevrolet Venture, to be exact) I inherited from my dearly departed father, as I'm the only one in the family besides him who had a licence. Despite being pretty fuel-efficient for a vehicle it's size, it's a little thirsty for my liking. Still, it has been completely reliable during the 3 years we've had it, it offers a quiet, comfortable, smooth ride, the driver's seat has plenty of room for someone as tall as me, and I just can't get enough of the insane amount of cargo space, especially if the 2nd and 3rd row seats are removed. Overall, not bad at all for a first car.

I would have opted for our other, smaller car (a '94 Dodge Shadow), but after it started developing some major problems (especially transmission trouble), I became doubtful of how long it would last, so I got it fixed up then sold for a profit of $500, and I probably won't be able to afford to afford a similar-sized replacement for a while, probably not until my insurance rates go down when I'm 25.

Anyway, the photos:
This was taken back in October after it was freshly washed and waxed; unfortunately, after several drives through rain and snow it doesn't look so clean anymore.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../Van_thumb.jpg

And under the hood, where sits the powerplant, a 3.4L LA1 60° V6 that generates 185hp and 210lbf of torque. That might seem underpowered for a vehicle of that size, but when the vehicle is lightly or moderately loaded, it still provides good low-end acceleration for stop-and-go traffic, and at highway speeds the engine has no trouble keeping up, retaining acceptable reserve power for timely passing.
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I have my own rinky-dinky Daihatsu Sirion, which is great for all the short trips I take plus squeezing into the smallest of parking spaces.

My husband is a bit more macho:

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That's the family 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, somewhere in Israel's Galil (Galillee) region.

nice but i dont like toyota if you want a good 4x4 land rovers :up:

We've got plenty of people in our 4x4 club with Land Rovers. No question about their agility but my husband says Rover's mechanical reliability doesn't compare to Toyota's.

So far, I haven't seen anything a Land Rover can do that the Toyota can't - if anything the opposite. Some things come too easy for the Land Cruiser.

Of course, we have you to try crossing the Gobi desert or what not.

And besides, the Land Cruiser is the only thing available that can pack us all in for family trips. :yep:

nah its not get a ex british army land rover 109 during one weekend we packed 11 into it.

not to mention during our relief break we got a lift in a willis jeep man never knew 13 people could sit in that :o

:lol: I get 8 in my 'ole Citroen CX Familiale estate (Safari) - shes coming up to 20 now and only done 40,000 miles.
Always been a second car but she had Zeibert cavity insulation so shes in showroom condition. Classic soon.

If you could get intimate with a car - I would be guilty. 'Me Lud the offender was discovered in a very
compromising 'position' embracing an inanimate object. In his defence sir he claims to be in a long term
relationship and the 'act' was perpertrated in the privacy of his garage.'' :lol: :-j