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1997 Subaru Outback Ltd. creampuff, currently 95,000 miles.
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2004 Mazda RX8
Meet Bertha. She's a 2008 Ford F250 SuperDuty. She was born with the V10 option. She loves towing boats and campers, and doesn't mind the occasional trip to Home Depot. She's never met a gas station she didn't want to visit. She'll be prettier once we get the shell off the back, but we need a few more hands on deck for that project.
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@graphicguy, your first pic above is upside down, like Michael's was the other day. Was your pic taken with a phone?
2011 BMW 335ix Coupe
2013 Audi S4
Acura TL SH AWD Advance
This was my first new car purchase back in 1970.
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23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
1957 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop coupe. At least, part of one...
My collection c. 1982:
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
First BMW- a 1973 Bavaria
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Second Bimmer- a 1987 535is
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
"Houdini" is my 2002 Ford Escape. He doesn't get out much - just the occasional trip to the grocery store or dog park. Miles driven since Jan 1, 2014 <300, but he starts and stops on command.
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My one-owner 1995 318ti Club Sport
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
My 1975 2002A
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
If you can add a caption (just comment in the comment box under the image) stating the year, make and model, that would be fantastic! In addition to Edmunds' stock photos of various vehicles, it'd be nice to make these "real life" examples searchable.
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My one-owner 2007 Mazdaspeed 3- fitted with Koni FSDs, Michelin Pilot Super Sports, a Mazdaspeed cold air intake, and a Hypertech "Max Energy Sport" tune.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Nice one, RB! Looks like that's at a track.
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My 1999 Wrangler Sahara
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
(sniff)...I miss this truck...
My 1996 Speed Triple- fitted with Triumph seat cowl, Triumph Alcon six-piston front calipers, and Triumph/Sebring 3 into 1 "Racing/Off-Road Only" exhaust
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
My 2001 Honda Prelude Type SH
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Thanks- yes that was taken at Putnam Park, a track a bit southwest of Indy.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Steve...yeah,not sure why it's upside down. Pic is over 10 years old, so I don't remember what I took it with.
My 2010 Acura TSX w/ Technology Package
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
@graphicguy, apparently some native apps (and iOS versions) have trouble figuring out the correct auto-rotation of some pics so I was curious about yours.
A few over the years:
First car was identical to this:
Then I found this:
Then bought this:
Then this:
Then this:
And most recently, this:
Today's pair:
Fin, I think you have had the most impressive, somewhat linear vehicle lineup of anyone. That's some good stuff, there!
Fin,
What year was the 1st car??
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This is our 2010 Subaru Forester last September (2013) while on our transcontinental trip. I think this was in Saskatchewan, IIRC. We pulled off the freeway to marvel at a beautiful old concrete bridge (abandoned).
@xwesx, just need a rocket box or canoe on top to be perfect.
Well....I am posting from an ipad.
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I think it's an i-device issue. Whenever my S.O. emails me a photo from his iPhone, it's upside-down as well.
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My last new car purchase 2013 R-Spec Genesis sedan. Picture taken from AOL.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
Ha, just took a pic of the '99 Nissan Quest and my newest ride in portrait mode on my wife's iPad 3 and this one is sideways. It's correct on the iPad.
1974 Ford Pinto Wagon. So, while we were in Oregon visiting (as part of our TC trip in Sept '13), I stopped in to see this old girl. Previously owned by my mother, she gave it to my brother and me in 1998. I worked on it for a week to bring it back to life, but cautioned my brother about any long trips with it until we had put 500-1000 miles on it just in case there was internal engine damage from it sitting for so long. He didn't listen, the car threw a rod about 250 miles from home, and I (silly me) drove halfway across the state to tow it home.
I parked it where it sits (unheated storage), and that's the last I touched it so far because of my distant location. But, its future engine sits next to it.
brian - first car is a 66 Ford Galaxie. Mine had a 390, which probably gave 10% more performance than a 289 while using 80% more fuel.
xwesx - yeah, my tastes are pretty consistent. Latest car is a lease, and I tell myself I will look around at lease end - but one can probably guess what I'll wind up with
Are you going to restore the Pinto? Part of me kind of likes the look of Pinto wagons. They might be a little more appreciated in the future. A labor of love, but not the worst car ever made. Was that one bought new by your mother?
Loving all these great photos! I need to post a few of my own rides, but finding those photos will take some effort.
Kirstie...the RX8 pic was scanned into my Mac. The others were taken with an iPhone. Not sure if that matters, though. Probably some obscure glitch.
hmm... let's see how many are still showing on the flickr account...
Can see the Leaf, Stang, and minivan behind the Benz.
Here is the Volvo, the only current ride missing from the pic above.
The brief time I was brave enough to own 2 BMWs at the same time.
Some autocross pics with the two '80s sportscars I attempted to make go fast.
My first autocross car
And my best autocross car
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
LOL, Steve! We made a very conscious effort to not put anything on top this time. The tray results in no fuel economy penalty, but a box on top murders mileage. I think our final economy on that trip was around 28mpg... ? I know from experience that it would have been about 22-23 with something on top. That's a huge cost spread over 12.5K miles.
"Restore" is a little strong, most likely. I'm planning to put a 302 V8 in it and heavily mod the rest of the drivetrain, so I'll probably do a light "resto-mod" on it, keeping most of the interior intact (unless vermin have gone through it in the sixteen years it has sat in that quonset hut). I'll definitely remove the "woody" look to it and repaint. Honestly, though, I haven't looked closely at it in over a decade (it was nearly pitch black in there when I took that photo, so I didn't really even get to look at it in person). It may be that this "rust-free" car is not so rust free any longer. I hope not, because it is relatively dry in there (and a dry climate in northeastern Oregon), but who knows?
And, no, my mother bought it in 1988. All-in-all, it was one of the more practical vehicles she ever bought (as a mother with three children). But, even though it is a wagon, it is still a two-door. I can't think of a single car she ever owned while I was growing up that had more than two doors. It was a manual tranny when she bought it, but she had it swapped out to an automatic because her roommate hated manuals. I plan to swap it back. Overall, I want this car to be a true sleeper that I can enjoy taking on Sunday drives.
2006 Saturn ION .. just over 100K miles on it now, being driven by my step-son.
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I know how you feel! I have four other vehicles (all that I currently own) of which I have not yet posted a photo because I have nothing relatively current. I'm sure I could hit the archives....
Westen and Zoomie - daughter's 2010 MINI Cooper and the wife's 2010 Mazda CX-7. The MINI was recently traded in for another MINI - this time a Countryman S ALL4, named "Beckham".
I need to get a photo of Beckham with a camera, not my phone.
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@graphicguy said:
I'm not sure if this is consistent for others, but the photos right themselves in "full screen mode" if I click on the photo link at the bottom of the post.
My '03 Saturn L300 ... which got traded in for the 2010 MINI.
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This is my son's '95 Mustang - I think it's got over 150K on it now.
Behind it is my dad's '70 Chevy C-10, which he's owned since new.
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Wife's 2009 328i
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive