What car do you drive? - Page 3

d@rk51d3 · 05-30-09, 12:09 AM

1975 Range Rover, 2 door, V8.

1963, series 2A, 88", ex-army Land Rover. (Vietnam vet)

TarJak · 05-30-09, 01:46 AM

2008 Ford Fiesta XR4 (Same spec as the ST in Europe):

d@rk51d3 · 05-30-09, 01:53 AM

Hey, FIREWALL.

You always park in handicapped spaces?

FIREWALL · 05-30-09, 02:06 AM

I did it on purpose to see if anyone would pickup on it.

stabiz · 05-30-09, 05:43 AM

I hate you Firewall.

Thats a sweet car. I drive a ****ty Citroen Xsara, but by the end of summer I plan to get a mint -77 Porsche 911. It will be the car I actually wash.

Platapus · 05-30-09, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

1963, series 2A, 88"

:drool:

Kapt Z · 05-30-09, 09:03 AM

09 Subaru Forester. Good solid family vehicle.

My 04 MINI Cooper was my baby though.

Hated having to trade her in.

SUBMAN1 · 05-30-09, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

These aren't. After seeing your post I took mine out for a spin and took these.

2009-05-29

2009-05-29

Neal never made it a condition to be poor to belong to SubSim.

And I'm not going to apologize because I have a few extra bucks.

Anyhoo A major tuneup is between $1200.00 & $1500.00 as needed.

BTW this isn't my daily driver. I have a Hummer for that.

So, is it 5K miles in between tuneups? Am I right on that?

-S

Bubblehead Nuke · 05-30-09, 12:22 PM

A 1968 Volvo 142S....

Paid for..

Starts every time..

1,275,000+ miles and still going on the original unrebuilt engine.

And yes, this is my daily driver.

Jimbuna · 05-30-09, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

A 1968 Volvo 142S....

Paid for..

Starts every time..

1,275,000+ miles and still going on the original unrebuilt engine.

And yes, this is my daily driver.

If your residing in the UK you save on the road tax

Platapus · 05-30-09, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

A 1968 Volvo 142S....

My first car was a used 1973 Volvo 164E. I liked the way the 142 looked though. The 164 had a 3 litre straight 6 that was a beauty. Unfortunately it was linked up to the automatic that was a bit slushy back in the '70s.

1.2 Million miles? I am impressed. I got 250,000 + out of mine before I moved on. Mechanically it was sound but cosmetically it needed a lot of work that I could not afford at the time.

Did you have a problem with paint oxidization with your '68? In the 70s Volvo must have gotten a batch of bad paint. A lot of the '72-75s had problems with specific paint colours.

I liked my volvo. But then I guess cars may be like women, you always have fond memories of your first.

Bubblehead Nuke · 05-30-09, 01:05 PM

The thing looks like rolling death. The paint has essentially worn away due to wind erosion. There is spotty light surface rust all over it. It started out as a green car. Now it is green, gray, and pink primer.

There is NO rust out holes in it. The body is still sound. The body plates were double zinc chromate dipped. Once someone dumped a pint of paint stripper on it and it ate its way down to the pinkish primer. It never rusted after that dispite having no paint over it.

It was purchased in Europe by my father in law and given to me by my wife soon after we started dating. It has been driven in the states since the early 70's. I have had it since 1994.

Mechanically it is sound.The only real problem is keeping the dual SU carbs in sync. When something DOES break, sometimes finding a part can be difficult.

I really enjoy running down the highway at 70+ MPH and see the look on peoples faces as I cruise right by them. That is the reason I hang onto it besides being a gift from my wife. NOBODY owns anything close to it. It seems that if someone has an old car, it is a Mustang, Camaro, or some other kind of musclecar.

Rhodes · 05-30-09, 01:13 PM

Land Rove Freelander, from 1999!

Platapus · 05-30-09, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

The thing looks like rolling death.

Spoken like a true Volvo owner.

Quote:

I really enjoy running down the highway at 70+ MPH and see the look on peoples faces as I cruise right by them. That is the reason I hang onto it besides being a gift from my wife. NOBODY owns anything close to it. It seems that if someone has an old car, it is a Mustang, Camaro, or some other kind of musclecar.

I am convinced the reason I did not get a lot of speeding tickets is that no one looking at the car could believe it could go that fast.

Sorry to hear that the paint problems seemed to have been around in the late 60 models.

Mine was a metallic green but ended up camouflaged. It used to be awkward when registering the car when the form asked for the vehicle colour.

"uh Volvo coloured?" was not a good answer.

FIREWALL · 05-30-09, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

So, is it 5K miles in between tuneups? Am I right on that?

-S

Sorry no. This like any hi-perf car has to be driven aggressively. By that I mean not like a maniac but you can't lug it down around town.

You have to keep the rpm's up for the legal speed your going.

That is why this car is more user friendly on the open road than in town.
That is why I put on my other post , tuneups as needed.

You lug this car around town and you might be lucky to get it to the shop before 1,000 mi.

I bought her with 1100 mi with fresh tune and all maintenance done.

I have close to 8,000 mi and haven't been to the shop except for oil change service and some minor adjustments.

While I didn't buy her for speed but, for styling beauty and supurb handleing.

I twice while on the way to Laughlin, NV , I STUPIDLY and FOOLISHLY joined the 200 mph club.

05-30-09, 02:06 AM	#34
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05-30-09, 05:43 AM	#35
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I hate you Firewall. Thats a sweet car. I drive a ****ty Citroen Xsara, but by the end of summer I plan to get a mint -77 Porsche 911. It will be the car I actually wash. __________________

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,518 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Land Rove Freelander, from 1999! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

05-30-09, 12:09 AM	#31
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	1975 Range Rover, 2 door, V8. 1963, series 2A, 88", ex-army Land Rover. (Vietnam vet)

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	2008 Ford Fiesta XR4 (Same spec as the ST in Europe):

05-30-09, 01:53 AM	#33
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Hey, FIREWALL. You always park in handicapped spaces?

05-30-09, 09:03 AM	#37
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	09 Subaru Forester. Good solid family vehicle. My 04 MINI Cooper was my baby though. Hated having to trade her in.

05-30-09, 12:22 PM	#39
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	A 1968 Volvo 142S.... Paid for.. Starts every time.. 1,275,000+ miles and still going on the original unrebuilt engine. And yes, this is my daily driver.

05-30-09, 01:05 PM	#42
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The thing looks like rolling death. The paint has essentially worn away due to wind erosion. There is spotty light surface rust all over it. It started out as a green car. Now it is green, gray, and pink primer. There is NO rust out holes in it. The body is still sound. The body plates were double zinc chromate dipped. Once someone dumped a pint of paint stripper on it and it ate its way down to the pinkish primer. It never rusted after that dispite having no paint over it. It was purchased in Europe by my father in law and given to me by my wife soon after we started dating. It has been driven in the states since the early 70's. I have had it since 1994. Mechanically it is sound.The only real problem is keeping the dual SU carbs in sync. When something DOES break, sometimes finding a part can be difficult. I really enjoy running down the highway at 70+ MPH and see the look on peoples faces as I cruise right by them. That is the reason I hang onto it besides being a gift from my wife. NOBODY owns anything close to it. It seems that if someone has an old car, it is a Mustang, Camaro, or some other kind of musclecar.