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Thebobo

Lifer
Jun 19, 2006
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06 Lincoln LS V8 - daily driver for the past decade.
Still in damn near mint condition. Recent pics :

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For Jpop / anison fans, yes, that is Eir Aoi's Ignite (Sword Art Online II's OP) :

Pretty sporty for a Lincoln its like the olds commercials, "that's an oldsmobile?" I like the duel exhaust.
 
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Jeeebus

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Aug 29, 2006
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Jaguar XF. Lease up in a few months and not sure what I'll get in that mid-size sedan range. In a perfect world, I'd get a pickup truck for hauling kayaks, fishing gear, trees, etc. Unfortunately, as a lawyer, I need the nice'ish car to put on the show for clients. Doesn't really make sense to me, but many prospective business clients want to see nice car/office space, not realizing of course that someone has to pay for those.
 
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Linflas

Lifer
Jan 30, 2001
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05 dakota, and I have one of these in the garage...

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Always meant to get it going again, but probably never will
Give it to me, I have a garage full of air cooled VW parts. ;)
My current driver is a 2014 Ford Explorer.
 

WhoBeDaPlaya

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Jaguar XF. Lease up in a few months and not sure what I'll get in that mid-size sedan range. In a perfect world, I'd get a pickup truck for hauling kayaks, fishing gear, trees, etc. Unfortunately, as a lawyer, I need the nice'ish car to put on the show for clients. Doesn't really make sense to me, but many prospective business clients want to see nice car/office space, not realizing of course that someone has to pay for those.
Gen1 or Gen2 XF and how do you like it?
Looking at a supercharged Gen1 XF as a possible replacement for the LS (uses the same DEW-98 platform).
Gen2 moved away from that though.
Pretty sporty for a Lincoln its like the olds commercials, "that's an oldsmobile?" I like the duel exhaust.
Replaced the factory exhaust tips. They were a little on the small side and did not fill in the bumper cutouts as nicely.
 

EXCellR8

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DD is an '06 impreza MT
OD is a 2013 FRS MT

both technically subarus but in all honesty the impreza is by far the best car i've owned.
 

herm0016

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Feb 26, 2005
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wifes car is a 13 volt. 60 k

mine is a 09 sierra 1/2 ton. 93 k

in the stable: 72 wagoneer with a 5.3l v8 6l80e hopefully it it will be done by next spring.
 
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JM Aggie08

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Jan 3, 2006
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2012 Dodge Challenger SXT+

It's served me well for the last 5 years, but we're trying to start a family in 2018. Time to go back to a truck sometime within the next year .
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Someday, we'll all be ballers and drive M3s.

Until that day, 2007 FJ Cruiser and 2008 Honda Fit
 

EXCellR8

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Someday, we'll all be ballers and drive M3s.

Until that day, 2007 FJ Cruiser and 2008 Honda Fit

we had both of those vehicles in our garage at one point as well. two polar opposites, but both great in their own right
 

overst33r

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Oct 3, 2004
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'02 S2000 about to break 200k miles. A few vtec's a day keeps the mechanic away :)

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pete6032

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Dec 3, 2010
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Honda civic that is 15 years old. I love it. No reason to upgrade, it has treated me well.
 

SearchMaster

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Jun 6, 2002
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'13 Ford Focus ST. Still love it, it's been a great and fun car. I've been driving for a third of a century and it's only the second new car I've ever bought (for myself).

I'm a 6 figure baller but fairly conservative when it comes to cars. My last car was a '98 Accord that I took from 170K miles to 260K miles; before that was an '00 Maxima that I took from 30K to 220K miles. The Focus ST had everything I wanted in a new car and the price was right so I bought it.
 

FeuerFrei

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Mar 30, 2005
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'93 Corolla - It was my first car 20 years ago and it's just not quitting. It was painted in 2003.
 

JSt0rm

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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2016 Volvo S60 with 15k miles and a 2012 Porsche Cayman with 6500 miles
 

NuclearNed

Raconteur
May 18, 2001
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2011 Toyota Tacoma. Newly repaired from where I dropped a telephone pole on its hood.
 

repoman0

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Jun 17, 2010
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2014 Subaru Impreza hatch and 2005 BMW M3

Too bad Alky turned the M3 into a joke. It's really just a 12 year old fun, understated and reasonably priced car. Certainly not "baller" category.
 

MrSquished

Lifer
Jan 14, 2013
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I drive probably the oldest car here. Black 2000 Acura 3.2 TL. Creeping up on 170,000 miles. Have had it for 5 years or so. Only a couple minor issues plus routine maintenance. It still looks contemporary enough to be ok. I see a lot of these cars on the road, they just keep on ticking.