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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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^^^ We've gone to the animals ... perhaps not so bad.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ju5tin
I also own a *** Import Mitsubishi FTO GPX. I hear they are extremely rare over there in the States?
If by "rare" you mean, "They don't exist," then...yes. Rare.

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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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My wife says I only like "Chunky" cars. 2008 Clubman and 2005 Honda Element. Subconsiously I must hate monotone paint schemes.......
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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I picked up a Honda Ridgeline pretty cheaply at the end of the 2007 model year when I got sick of the kids kicking the back of my seat in the other cars. The Ridgeline is just about the perfect family car -- a big sedan with a decent-sized lockable trunk AND an open bed big enough to hold everybody's bicycles, or bring home bulky stuff from the hardware store, or move furniture. I only use it when I need to, but it's great to have. And the beauty is that the other cars are now just for me and one passenger.

2007 Honda Ridgeline
2005 MCS (daily driver)
2007 Ford Mustang GT with Ford Racing suspension (fast weekend toy)
1991 Mazda Miata British Racing Green Special Edition (pretty day toy)
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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The wife and I have our '04 MC and a '97 Corolla...162k miles, not pretty, but both cars get good mileage! Time to trade the Corolla for something else next year when we pay off the MC...
 
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 04:24 AM
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the wife drive an 07 mazda3 5 Door (all black) and I have a (almost finished) 79 F150 4x4 step side p/up and at gas hitting $4 a gallon this summer, you can bet the p/up will be gone as soon as im done with it!
Plus i like the foreign cars so much better then the domestic cars. they seem to have more "personality"
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:56 AM
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Hubby drives an '06 Honda Civic Hybrid. We never switch cars. He finds the '06 MCa ride too harsh. I dislike how the civic hybrid brakes and corners.

06 MCa HB/W WStripes
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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I drove a '88 BMW e30 325is that I have been working on for my Daily driver, then I just bought the Cooper so now the e30 sits in the garage to prep itself for track season ..
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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We have a 01 Dodge Durango and a 99 Chevy Blazer (being sold) to make room for our MINI. We carpool to work, so a MINI is the OBVIOUS choice.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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We will have 2 MINIs come April. We'll keep my current daily driver, a 2000 Subaru Outback and probably share it with my in-laws, whenever they need the hauling space. Back when my husband got his MINI in 04 we still had a 94 Sentra as well as the Subaru, but its gone to car heaven.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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WE HAVE A YAMAHA ROYAL STAR.............SHE DOES THINGS THE MINI JUST CAN'T DO
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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My Bagged 99 Chev Silverado (the front end isnt broken-negative camber when truck is down) https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...1&d=1204160784
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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2 boxes and the Babe!





 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by airmini
My daily drive is a MCS05. Our second car is an Audi A4 quadro. We had vans and SUV's in our past. The quadro was for the snow. Turns out the MINI is great in the snow and when we go out together we take the MINI. The A4 now has a ski rack.
I only have the Mini. I walk back and forth to work, and pretty much anywhere else in town. Unless I'm "driving" driving I walk, and my "driving" driving is usually is usually 3-6 hours.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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2004 MC, and as of Sunday a 2006 MCS for husband (bought from a fellow NAM member). And husband still has his beater, the '94 Nissan Altima until we can find somebody who wants to give it a good home. Or even a bad home, don't care much as this point. Come Sunday, it will NOT be parked in the garage, that's for sure!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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just posted a bunch of pics on here
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=130569
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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our other wheels are a VW Touareg (4.2) and an Audi TT roadster
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Frontier Crew Cab for work, wife has a Liberty and the mini is now the weekend toy which I am not getting to drive much...too busy with work...sucks...some times I have to throw the milk down the drain as an excuse to run to the store at nite in the mini
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Right now we have a silver Honda Civic coupe and Techno Blue VW Beetle in the driveway, but the Civic will be making way for the Clubman S when it shows up in a few months.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by housewolf
Nice! I retired my 2004 GTO to get my 2004 MCS. I still was able to keep an LS1 Pontiac, though... I miss the torque, RWD, and overall thrust, but I don't miss the heft and gas mileage.

Here was mine:
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Besides the PW/B 06 MCS, i've got my 1999 Land Rover Disco and my other pride and joy, a 1971 Alfa Romeo GTV with some nice options. If I had kept my 65 356C Porsche my corral would be looking sweet.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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well its not my second car, but my new car is an r56
Its DS/BLK with premium, sport, convenience, cold weather packages,
look to get some pics soon but ive been to busy having fun driving it
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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my daily is the mini s but i also have a nissan 240sx with a sr20det upgraded turbo and all sorts of goodies.. its my play car.. also have a 07 gsxr 750 and a audi tt awd..
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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I'm all MINI I don't even enjoy riding in other cars because I always find myself wishing I was in a MINI ;p
 
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