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GHoosdum

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5 Jun 2003, 4:46pm

Icrontic. Web Garage (Post pics of your ride here)

I'm a Mopar fan myself, and I love the classics... but I had to get rid
of my project cars in favor of a "reliable" daily driver.

I currently drive a '99 Ford ZX2 with 79K on the clock (had 6500 miles
when I bought it - mileage update as of 06/21/2006).
2.0L 130HP, auto, cruise, pw, pdl

//edit: Well, I put the note about "reliable" in quotation marks when I originally posted after first purchasing the car. I'm pleased to note that after putting nearly 50K on the car myself, it's only been in the shop twice - once to repair the damage that the car's radiator had when I bought it, and once to replace the engine mounts. It's been quite reliable for me the entire time. I'm ready for a new car though, hopefully something more comfortable... that'll have to wait until I get a job though!

//edit2: (02-28-2006) I still have this car. It's still been quite reliable for me, not a single breakdown (knock on wood). It's still a girly car, and ugly at that, but it gets me where I need to go. Even though I have a decent job by now, I'm bogged down in home improvement projects (I mean my wallet is) so I'm going to be living with this car for a little while longer.

//edit3: I have a history of my vehicles, with photos of some prior cars right here.

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fuxor

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5 Jun 2003, 8:32pm

i'll post pics of my ride when I'm finished with the stereo... which should be very soon

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Armo

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5 Jun 2003, 8:45pm

lol my freakin boss backed into my truck with his box truck... in his driveway

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Rot Katze

Icrontian

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5 Jun 2003, 9:33pm

Dodge Durango SLT 4x4

Looks like that but with the grill the same color, and it's a '98 w/ 60k miles, 12" Sub, Sony Xplodes, Good Year Wrangler A/T

Has the 318 ci 4.7liter V8, and all the SLT goodies, minus leather and overhead console

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GHoosdum

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5 Jun 2003, 9:58pm

Rot Katze said
Has the 318 ci 4.7liter V8, and all the SLT goodies, minus leather and overhead console

The Durango is a nice truck. I'm looking forward to the new Durango with the 5.7L Hemi option.

BTW, the 318ci is the 5.2L engine, dates back to the late sixties in design. The 4.7L is a completely new design dating back to '97 or so (first used in the Jeep Grand Cherokee).

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Rot Katze

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5 Jun 2003, 11:50pm

ah..well I'm not quite sure what the displacment is then...I thought it was built off it..hmm...have to look..

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GHoosdum

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5 Jun 2003, 11:59pm

The 4.7L V8 is 247ci. Despite the lower displacement, due to the many technological advantages it has over the 5.2L, it has greater power output.

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Rot Katze

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6 Jun 2003, 1:20am

thanks for clearing that up

all I know is it moves out pretty well, and has tons of power, on and off road

Hemi Durango looks realllllly nice though

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muddocktor

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6 Jun 2003, 3:08am

This is my ride, a 97 Nissan 240SX SE. Great handling car and decent power for a 4 cylinder normally aspirated motor.

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SimGuy

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6 Jun 2003, 3:22am

1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS with AutoBahn Package

3.5 L V6-DOHC "ShortStar" Engine (the V6 version of Cadillac's V8 32-valve "NorthStar" engine)
215 HP delivered @ 5600 RPM
234 ft/lb torque @ 4400 RPM
4-Speed Automatic Transmission
4-Wheel Heavy-Duty Disc Brakes with ABS & Precision Control System
6-Spoke Chrome Polished Magnesium Rims with 225/60R-16 GoodYear Eagle LS Tires
Leather Interior
Power Everything
Blue Xenon HID Head Lamps & Fog Lamps
45,000 KM's (28,000 miles)
Stock Audio System (upgrades coming, just need a few more pay cheques...)

Great for that long haul to the cottage on the weekend or the 45 minute drive to work each and every day. Great on gas (22 mpg City & 35 mpg Highway) and well insulated with enough power at the pedal to show those riced-out Civic's who's the boss.

Pure pleasure to drive.

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fatcat

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6 Jun 2003, 3:30am

not my car but almost the same exact thing...i have my windows tinted

fc

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wb22rules

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6 Jun 2003, 5:59am

Not mine (wish it were) but my buddy Mikes 23 T bucket .
The wheelie bars arent just for looks

Oh yea , I drive a 11 yr old pickup

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danball1976

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6 Jun 2003, 7:15pm

Here's mine

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MediaMan

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6 Jun 2003, 9:22pm

MM is member of the gas guzzling Durango SLT club too.

*slurp*

watch the size of those pics...yer squeezing my forums all out of shape. lol.

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mcwc

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8 Jun 2003, 7:01am

Here's mine,
1990 Volvo 240DL stock w/ PL, PW, power antenna, and heated seats
Bosch LH2.4 fuel injection
2 channel AM/FM cass deck (16 watts total) with 4 stock speakers. Only fronts are used. Need an accessory amp to power the 2 rears.
2.3L I4 red block, OHC, 114HP@5400RPM, 136ft/lb@2700RPM
Stock exhaust - 1 cat, 2 mufflers
AW70 4 speed auto w/ overdrive
Virgo turbo alloys with P185/65R15 Dunlop D60 A2 (should be P195/60R15, the dealer installed the P185's when was bought used)
Front and rear foglights
Curb weight: 2934-3009lbs
GVW: 4030lbs
136,xxxKM - long way to 1,000,000miles
Oh, it's RWD

and I really need to take some new pics with my digital camera. This one is taken with my SLR.

//edit: added a few extra things

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Geeky1

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17 Jun 2003, 2:21am

Info:
1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, U.S./CA spec
~125,500 miles
5.6L/~348ci V8
238hp @ 4800rpm
287ft/lb @ 3500rpm
6000rpm maximum engine speed
4 speed auto
Independent F&R suspension w/hydropneumatic self-leveling rear end
10.9/11" F/R ABS Disc brakes
Weight: 4125lbs
0-60MPH: Factory rated @ 7.2s
155MPH Top speed, electronically limited

Stuff:
Regardless of what Mercedes claimed the 0-60mph time was, it's faster than any of the 4.6l Mustang GTs (and probably the 5.0L as well). It's dead slow until it hits ~3000rpms, which is expected given it's high torque peak. For a car of it's size and age, it handles extraordinarily well. The 560SEL was the top of the line Mercedes sedan from 1985-1992, and as such, it had every concievable option at the time, including heated power front and rear seats, a sunroof, a "high quality" (by 1986 standards anyhow) 4-speaker audio system, and the self-leveling rear end.

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dNA3D

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17 Jun 2003, 11:09am

Late 1996 E38 BMW 740iL - exterior upgrade to 1999 model year
M60 3988cc V8 Engine
~282HP
~295lb-ft Torque
~5 speed Auto
~Xenon Headlights
~0-60, factory time 7.2 seconds
~155 MPH top speed Electronically Limited

Waiting for the Euro to come down and the E65 745Li to get its facelift later this year. Our 745i here is about 5K more expensive than the 760Li in the USA.

EDIT: Oh, not my car... I can't drive yet (well I can but wouldn't want to get caught).

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Gargoyle

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17 Jun 2003, 7:02pm

muddocktor said
This is my ride, a 97 Nissan 240SX SE. Great handling car and decent power for a 4 cylinder normally aspirated motor.

Color me jealoos. I am having a hell of a time trying to find new body style 240's in the area. I've pretty much given up and I'm trying to find a decent Celica or Supra.

I'm still debating weather or not to post a pic of my 1990 Toyota Camry. I think I will a little later. It'll be nice for some laughs

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Geeky1

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17 Jun 2003, 7:49pm

Gargoyle, I take it you're into Japanese sports cars then?

If so, my choices would be the "true" sports cars:
RX-7
Supra
3000 GT
300ZX
Skyline (not available here

)
240Z (260/280s were too fat)

U could also try to find a Dodge stealth, since they're just rebadged 3000GTs... I'd also recommend getting the Turbo versions of the RX7, 300ZX, 3000GT, and Supras... the NA models weren't all that fast, altho they're a lot cheaper... But still, if you're gonna get a GT (cause that's what the last 3000s/300ZXs/Supras/RX7s were) it might as well be fast- I mean what's the point of having one when a 4300lb, 16-year old Mercedes sedan is cheaper (to buy anyhow) and will kick it's @ss 0-60, 1/4, and top speed?

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Kwitko

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17 Jun 2003, 8:30pm

Not my real ride. My dream ride.

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dNA3D

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18 Jun 2003, 5:57am

Celcho.... post the pics of your garage.

You got a couple of very nice cars.

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Geeky1

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18 Jun 2003, 6:58am

Here's another pic, this is of (left to right) my grandparent's 1997 Anniversary Edition Mercedes SL500, their 2003 S600, and my '86 560SEL that I posted before... I'll try to find some more detailed pix of the other 2, but I don't think I have any of the exterior... I'll take some one of these days...

Info:
1997 SL500
40th Anniversary Edition, 1 of 400 made, 1 of 200 in the U.S.
Special paint & interior colors, special wheels

Other than that, it's a stock '97 SL500:

5.0L 315HP V8
5 speed auto
0-60MPH in 6.6s
155mph top speed, electronically limited
~4000lbs
Power soft top, removeable hard top
Heated seats, Bose audio, etc.
The car is a blast to drive, btw...

2003 S600 (I know a bit more about the Ss than I do the SLs)
5.8L V12, 362HP, ~400ft/lbs of torque, runs on 6cyl most of the time, with the other 6 being enabled if you need all 362HP; the computer is constantly altering which cylinders are "off" and which are "on"
5 speed auto w/ "touchshift" manumatic mode
Hydropneumatic, active self-leveling suspension front & rear. Not only does the suspension adjust for varying loads (passengers, cargo, etc.) but because it's what's known as an "active" suspension, it constantly corrects for acceleration, deceleration, and lateral acceleration to keep the car virtually dead flat in all but the most extreme circumstances.
AMG Sport package, incl. body kit, sport exhaust, and 18" AMG Monoblock alloys w/low-profile high-performance tires
Heated, cooled power seats front & rear w/massage function
4-zone climate control (front l&r, rear l&r)
COMAND system w/GPS, hands-free phone, radio, 6 cd changer
Bose audio
Parktronic sonar parking assistance (indicates distance to the car in front of you/behind you)
~4000-4500lbs, can't remember exactly

Performance:
0-60MPH in 5.4s (C&D, R&T)
w/o the limiter, the top speed is in the neighborhood of 170mph
1/4 mile runs in the mid-13s @ ~90-100mph

Essentially the car will knock a Ferrari F355 senseless... and it weighs 2 tons+, can carry 5 people and their luggage, and is perfectly happy cruising @ 130mph all day...

//EDIT: Forgot to mention... the key (which is IR btw... there is no metal key) has a button to open the trunk... big whoop right? You misunderstand- you press and hold the button, and the trunk opens completely by itself. You then press a button in the trunk to close it...
I also forgot to mention the doors, which wil close and latch themselves if you shut them to the point where you hear the latch click but not engage...

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Geeky1

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18 Jun 2003, 7:02am

well I did find a pic of the engine, which is practically a piece of art in and of itself...

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Park_7677

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18 Jun 2003, 7:09am

1950 Chevy Pickup

The mighty engine sittin in there puts out a nice 750HP + 150 shot of N.O.S. is correct I believe.

The engine used to be in a 9.xx second Corvette....

It jerks your head right back just goin easy on the gas... There's no way you could do full throttle...

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Geeky1

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18 Jun 2003, 7:12am

schweet... now u just need to strap it into a stripped cavalier w/a reinforced 6-speed manual out of a z06... 2000lbs, 900hp... sounds about right to me...

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dNA3D

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18 Jun 2003, 1:37pm

Geeky... that's a pre-2003 S600 which tops at around 170MPH but is geared for over 190MPH. The 735Li my dad almost bought had those two features too... unfortunately we didn't buy it

. Also featured were Active Ventilated Seats, 4-way air conditioning, Dynamic Drive etc. Oh well, BMW's facelifting the 7-series pretty soon anyway. Guess we ought to hold off a few months.

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Kwitko

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18 Jun 2003, 2:11pm

My father just got the new 745Li. Style-wise, it is one fugly car. As for comfort and handling, this might be BMW's best 7 series ever. Those 11" wide rear tires mated to 19" rims are the equivalent of Krazy Gluing the car to the road. The brakes never fade, and they take some getting used to because they GRAB.

The iDrive, as it's called, takes some getting used to- I accidentally started the navigation voiceover the other day- but I'm getting the hang of it each time I drive the car. Having the voice operated commands really helps, and the GPS navigation is light years better than in previous iterations.

Overall, this car gets a -4 on style, 6 on controls (although that number goes up as I learn how to master the iDrive), and 11 on handling. BMW handling never disappoints.

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Geeky1

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18 Jun 2003, 7:59pm

TD, I agree with you, the new 7 is absolutely hideous, and the upcoming 5 is worse. The i-drive is very poorly designed IMO, but in terms of pure performance, it's a very good car...

DNA, I need to check my sources then I guess...

I'll change that to 170... I the twin-turbo ones tho should be good for 190+, depending on gearing... speaking of which, my grandfather ordered an SL600 the other day... one of the new, twin-turbo ones that is...

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mcwc

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19 Jun 2003, 12:34am

Damn it, all those Benz's makes me want to get one in addition to the Volvos I want to get along with the one I currently have.

5.8L V12, 362HP, ~400ft/lbs of torque, runs on 6cyl most of the time, with the other 6 being enabled if you need all 362HP; the computer is constantly altering which cylinders are "off" and which are "on"

Looks like a variation of GM's displacement-on-demand but a version that actually works

.

Hmm...this ad is so true.

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mcwc

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19 Jun 2003, 12:37am

HOLY CRAP GEEKY1!!!!! Your grandfather is getting another Benz! You'll be one lucky guy when you inherit all of them. A fleet of high performance Benzs in your driveway.

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Geeky1

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19 Jun 2003, 1:25am

LOL, hopefully anyhow... I still have to share with my brother and sister... As long as I get the S600 and the SL600, they can fight over the range rover...

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dNA3D

Innocent Inhabitant

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19 Jun 2003, 6:54am

Ho crap.. nuts... what does your Grandfather do for a living man?? Well, what DID he do for a living??

I don't blame him for not getting a BMW. Maybe if he was younger that would've been an option.

Oh yeah, make sure you tell your grandad to send that SL600 to Renntech... they can get about 550HP out of the block with basic modifications... and for pretty cheap too. btreynor has a 4,600lb S-Class that'll can do 11.6 seconds. Oh, he's also got a couple of 9 second cars.

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Geeky1

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19 Jun 2003, 7:19am

Actually, I'm trying to talk him into a Cayenne Turbo to replace the Range Rover... (God that thing is AWFUL to drive. I'm sure it's great off-road, but everything that makes it good in the mud makes it horrid on pavement) as for what he does, he owns a precision machining company.

We've got something ~200 employees (I think, I'm extrapolating based on what it was the last time I heard... it may be 100 or 150 tho...), including both my parents, my uncle, and my grandparents on my Mom's side, and I work there during the summer.... We do work for companies like Varian Oncology Systems, NASA, Lockheed Martin, Lawrence Livermore (and possibly Los Alamos as well... don't remember for sure) National Labs, Brainlab, etc. etc. Some of the parts we make include tungsten collimator assemblies for Varian that go in cancer treatment machines. Basically they're 2 sets of tungsten leaves in housings that face each other and are actuated by servo motors (1/leaf). The leaves are moved to match the outline of the tumor and since they're tungsten, they block the radiation, so the only thing that gets irradiated is the tumor... interesting stuff actually... we've also got parts on the ISS, so...

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Enverex

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19 Jun 2003, 11:17am

Here's my 'fly ride'......

Cept mine has ionised bull bars.....

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dNA3D

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19 Jun 2003, 12:06pm

That has to be the previous gen RR you're talking about. The new one's absolutely fabulous, whether you're on tarmac or mud.

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Geeky1

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19 Jun 2003, 5:26pm

dNA- yea, it's something like a 1999 or 2000 or something... it's a Holland & Holland edition, so whenever they made those... but i mean the steering has ZERO feedback, the brakes are awful, and the thing takes eons to accelerate to 60mph... it's got all the right parts to be outstanding off-road, but it's godawful on road...

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danball1976

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20 Jun 2003, 2:31am

My parents got them a 2000 Dodge Ram Quad Cab with the nice camper shell (the one with the tracks on top that lets you open to gate all of the way), V-8, and top center console, starter kill, and some other stuff

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Gargoyle

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20 Jun 2003, 5:32am

EDIT:
As of late December 2004, my poor Camry is dead. It served me well, but a head gasket problem progressed into a broken engine problem. May she rest in peace.

1990 Toyota Camry V6 LE
Engine: 2VZ-FE: Four Cam, 2.5L, Automatic Transmission.
HorseP: 158@5800
Torque: 152@4600
108k miles.

I'm seriously looking into some other cars right now. Mainly 240SX's, Celicas, Supras, or a Corolla GTS if I can find one.

Edit: 240s need turbos to be fun. Couldn't find any good Celicas. Kept missing out on deals on Supras. A few AE92 GTS' have been teasing me, but none were for sale.

So.... I bought a Volvo.

I'll keep this Toyota until the Volvo is all fixed up and ready to be a daily driver.

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DoM-aL

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20 Jun 2003, 5:41am

1999 Chrystler 300M Sports Chassis. Near 70K miles on it. Great car.

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GHoosdum

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21 Jun 2003, 9:57pm

Niiiice cars going up, folks. I want a BMW, a Mercedes, and a 300M please. You can throw in one of the new 300C's too if you like.

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Geeky1

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21 Jun 2003, 10:03pm

The 300m is a nice car. It handles well, and it's pretty fast. I drag raced one the other day... I beat it, but it was damn close (as in his front end was @ my front wheels) until the 'Benz got into 2nd... I dunno if he backed off or what, but I was gone

However, the 300m is still a very nice car. As I said, it handles well, and even assuming it's not quite as fast as my car, it's hardly slow by any means.

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b6l9nce

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21 Jun 2003, 11:02pm

I'm not rich enough to get BMWs and Benz. But I did get a Mazda 6. Ah handling is superb.

No mods yet. Too new. No parts available (other than a few body kits that are way too expensive right now)... yet. More pictures when it stops raining.

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Geeky1

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21 Jun 2003, 11:07pm

b6l9nce... nice. I've heard good things about the 6. If you really want a Mercedes or BMW tho, look @ used ones. All 3 of my parents/mine (not my grandparents) are used. For example, my 560SEL, which had a MSRP of ~$65,000 in 1986 can now be had for ~$6000 in good condition. If you're mechanically inclined, you can do your own maintenance, and if properly maintained, they aren't THAT much more expensive than other cars...

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22 Jun 2003, 11:39pm

Here's my dad's car. I've only driven it 3 times, and just to school and back, but even doing a total of like 50 miles on surface streets, I've managed to surprise myself a few times. There have been about 6 instances where I've chirped the tires accelerating out of a corner totally unintentionally because the thing has a buttload more torque than my 560 does.

1979 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9
6.9L/417Cu in. DOHC V8 with dry-sump oiling
- I should explain dry-sump oiling. Essentially, instead of a conventional system where the oil sits in an oil pan under the crankshaft, the oil is removed from the oil pan (it's stored in an external reservoir) filtered, pressurized, and sprayed onto the crank/rods/pistons using atomizing nozzles. It then drips into the oil pan, where it is immediately sucked out to begin the cycle again. The advantage of this system is that it eliminates windage and the consequent loss of horsepower, and it allows the engine to run at redline (5500rpms) for hours upon hours on end without a problem. The only other production car that I'm aware of that had dry-sump oiling was the 427 cobra, although I think some Ferraris and other exotics might use it as well.
250HP @ 5000rpm, 360ft/lb @ 2500rpm (US Spec models)
3-speed automatic
- the 3-speed auto it has was the only transmission Mercedes had at the time that could handle the torque. Interestingly enough, the gearing is very close to the 560's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears, and the 6.9 starts in 1st, while the 560 starts in 2nd unless you really punch it, so it makes for convenient comparison of acceleration- the 6.9 is faster.
fully independent hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension; the suspension automatically compensates for lateral acceleration, acceleration and deceleration to keep the car as near to totally level as possible at all times. The car handles better than the 560, which is 7 years newer and has better tires/wheels.
4400lbs (1979 US model)
0-60MPH rated @ 7.2s
140MPH top speed, redline limited.

Notes
The car is faster and handles better than my 560. It's a lot of fun to drive as well. Those of you that've seen Ronin should recognize it, because the 'Benz doing the burnouts and chasing the A8 and stuff in that movie is a 6.9, and afaik, the one in the movie is bone stock- it's perfectly capable of those massive burnouts in real life (haven't tried it- yet

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Geeky1

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22 Jun 2003, 11:41pm

Here's the back (btw... in the above photo, that's my mom's Denali, my 560 is behind the 6.9, and that black triangle at the lower left is the trunklid of my 560 parts car) The only warning that this thing gives of it's capabilties is the tiny "6.9" badge, and most ppl have no idea what the hell that means

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Rot Katze

Icrontian

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23 Jun 2003, 12:17am

dude I want your family's cars

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a2jfreak

madasiemanym

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24 Jun 2003, 10:29pm

I had said (in another thread where I was informed about this thread) that I would post pics the next day. Well, time got away from me, and then I started looking at new trucks.

I had posted pics on Icrontic a few months back of my Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab SLT Sport (Red, year 2000). Well, I just got a new Red truck: Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab SLT LoneStar (year 2003) w/ the 5.7L HEMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEMI POWER BABY!

I'll try to post pics of the old and new tonight!

Now I got two sweet looking rams in my driveway!

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GHoosdum

tequilavangelist

10,277 Posts

24 Jun 2003, 10:35pm

Sweeeet.... Hemi...

* GHoosdum drools.

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a2jfreak

madasiemanym

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24 Jun 2003, 10:56pm

I'll upload pics of the 2000 later, and probably more of the 2003 also, but here's a few of the 2003 to tide you guys over for a while. Sorry if some are a bit dark . . . it might be my monitor settings, or maybe I need to lighten the pics of a bit, but I don't have photoshop on this computer so this is all I have right now.