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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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I finally said goodbye to "Angelina" today.
2001 Black Mercedes SLK 320
She will be missed but she is in good hands (my folks have her).
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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I had an 02 Saturn Vue. It was my second, and last Saturn. It was good while it lasted, but the love was gone. I never knew love like I know it now with my MINI!
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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Inorder from most recent to longest ago. 01 Miata se(BRG), 2003 Mazdaspeed protege(Blue), 2003 mazdaspeed protege(silver), Ford Focus zx3, 2 88 Fieros, 87 Firebird, 01 ford ranger, 89 mustang 4 banger.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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1991 Nissan Skyline GTS-T

God I miss that car and I should have brought it back from Japan with me
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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1996 Honda Accord wagon... with a 5-speed manual!

Not quite a Skyline GTS-T, but it got me through college in one piece!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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2002 Ford F-250 4x4....however, I'm keeping it for when the MINI just isn't big enough!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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2003 Honda CR-V: It was a great car, economic for an SUV, but I rarely utilized it for what it was. Plus, it had 90k miles on it when I traded it. The timing was right, and I'm glad. I LOVE MY R56!!!
 

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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Great car, but I want to get back into autocrossing and Mitsubishi kinda frowns on that (voids warranties). Before that it was an 02 Porsche 996 C2, but when the 2nd child came along that had to go.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer SS - not gone just being driven mostly by the wife. I'm switching between the MCS and a 1997 Mercedes C280 (with less than 40K miles) depending on if I want a fun, quick ride or want to float down the road. We did sell the wife's 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe within a week of purchasing the MCS.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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I'm keeping my 1988 RX-7 and the 2000 MX-5, but I have not decided yet whether to sell the 1997 Escort or to keep it around as a work car. I just got a new job and it looks like I'll be doing a lot of driving. That's what I want the Cooper S for, but then again, I don't wanna spoil it too quickly.... But I'll prolly lose the Escort. So many ppl I know wanna steal it from me for some reason (literally! No one is satisfied with my already 'friend', 70% bluebook pricing....)
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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My 1998 Subaru outback w/ 124000 mileage was creating more problems than I wanted in May. I finally got 07 MC.

My two dogs are not really happy about the change since they cannot stick their heads out of the windows.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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2007 Yaris liftback. I'm a compulsive shopper. The thing i like about the MINI is it hold its value. That way I can trade it for a newer one or something else.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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2004 BMW 745i
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Currently have a 2007 MCS and 2007 MCSca, Both are fantastic.

Now, for what i had just prior to the insanity.

2005 Dodge Magnum R/T
2004 Chrysler Crossfire 6spd
 
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by R56-S
Currently have a 2007 MCS and 2007 MCSca, Both are fantastic.

Now, for what i had just prior to the insanity.

2005 Dodge Magnum R/T
2004 Chrysler Crossfire 6spd
can you post of both MCS
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Currently have in the garage the 2007 MCSa (wife), 2007 BMW 3 series (me), 2005 S2000 (me). Before these, wife drove a camry, I've had several Audis prior to the bmw.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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2004 cooper CVT- prior to that Mustang GT conv't and E46 M-3 conv't ( upsized from M roadster) and BMW 528i sport

also owned 77 308GTB for 24 years--sold but never forgotten

Currently- 2007 R56 MCSa- 2006 Carrera 997S ( 6 spd) and 2002 Audi A-6 2.7T
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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2005BMW X5
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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1996 BMW Z3 (Gunter).
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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2001 Suzuki XL-7 Doh! What a bus!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Porsche Boxster S. Not for sale. The Cooper S will be primary car.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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1995 Ford Ranger 4 cyl, extended cab, regular bed, standard trans.

After 13 years i think a new car is in order
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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I inherited a beautiful 1991 Mercedes Benz 560SEL from my grandfather about 5 yeas ago. White with grey panels / grey interior. I babied that thing---body and interior in amazing condition, new transmission, rebuilt upper engine, new almost everything, and those beautiful rims ---the shiny chrome with gold MBZ emblem in the middle. Unfortunately (and my mechanic and my husband disagree about how it happened), either the headgasket blew and wrecked the engine or the radiator went bad and caused the headgasket to blow, wrecking the engine. Either way, my poor car is dead. That's the bad news.
Good news is that I decided to go all the way to the other extreme (from sedate and HUGE to totally fun and TINY and convertible!!) with my little mini.
So, now I have this really beautiful 560SEL that needs someone to love it as much as I did...so if anyone is interested, drop me a line.

In the meantime, I'm motoring like crazy!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Well i had an incredibly boring slushbox 1997 toyota camry that is the equivalent of driving a bar of soap on a wet floor. Now I've got a car that feels like its driving on rails. Pretty sure I drove that car harder than 90% of camry drivers. It was kinda fun for about two seconds...then just no.... It had character, albeit a really boring one.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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2003 Nissan 350z
 
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