What are some 'cool' cars that you or your family has/or currently owns?

"Zohaibman72" (zohaibman72) 04/02/2014 at 16:44 • Filed to: Cool Cars, Trans Am, Pontiac

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The criteria I'd make for cool would be, a car someone would really want, like they'd see it drive by and think "I am going to buy that one day", or a car someone would have a poster of in their cubicle/bedroom. Like an American Muscle Car such as a Mustang, or a Luxury car, such as a Rolls-Royce or an exotic sports car like a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche

So what 'cool' cars would you say your family owns or has owned? I thought of this when I realised nobody in my family actually has owned anything worth noting.

My Grandfather owned a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA after seeing K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider and kept it for about 2 years. My mother and uncle could barely fit in the car, but my Grandpa loved it. It wasn't until 1989 when he went to visit family that some drunk teenagers in a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme smashed into the door and front wheel arch making the car permanently immobile. After that my Grandpa moved on to less interesting cars such as a Pontiac Bonneville ('89), Pontiac Grand Prix ('95), Mercedes ML350 ('99) and '09 Mazda CX9. He ironically bought his wife a '96 Cutlass Supreme.

My Father currently owns a 2004 Z4 2.5i, but I don't find it cool enough, I feel like the Z4 M would be 'cool enough'.

Edit: Also for a funny image, my Grandpa looked like a young Ghandi with wavy hair in the late 80s.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:46

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Coolest car in the family? New Beetle 1.8T 5spd. My father has a Miata, but it's an auto NC. Really nothing noteworthy, no one else interested in projects or classics but me...

interrogator-chaplain > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:47

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My uncle used to own a Volkswagen Thing. I would've bought it when I had the money, but shockingly he's not actually a gear-head. He now owns a Chevrolet Cruze and sold the Thing about a decade ago. This is one of those things I wistfully dream about.

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:48

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my dad had an MGB, a 62 Buick, and a 39 and 46 Caddy when I was growing up. He's into motorcycles now. My uncle allegedly has a 67 Cuda formula s that he's owned since new, but I've never seen it. The last I heard he was in the middle of restoring it, but he's been restoring it since the 90's lol. No one has anything cool now :(

Audi-os, amigos > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:49

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My pop is the original owner (bought it new, himself) of an '86 Nissan 300ZX.

He now also DD's an E39 M5.

These are not them, but exact representations of color and year:

Zohaibman72 > Audi-os, amigos 04/02/2014 at 16:50

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E39 M5 is my favourite M5! and Nissan 300ZX is my 2nd Favourite Nissan, these are awesome.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:50

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As for car we own now? Not that much I'm afraid... My Stepdad have a 2012 Lexus GS450h...

Previous cars though.. THAT's something else.. Both my dad and I have had a Citroën CX 25 GTI Turbo. I've owned a NSU Ro 80 and a Mk2 Golf GTi 16v. I've also owned a BMW 528i (E28, was a shitty car). But I guess most of those cars only count if you were a kid in the eighties... in Europe :)

Jayhawk Jake > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:52

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My mom has an A5. Sure it's an auto but A5s are nice. Uncle has an S5 Cabriolet, though I've never seen it.

Zohaibman72 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 04/02/2014 at 16:52

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I had to google those cars because Canadian, but I espeically love the Citreon ,it looks so unique and cool. I like the rear wheel arch.

Audi-os, amigos > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:52

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It's funny, just seeing those two cars together on the screen, I think of my dad. I rode around in that Z to little league practice, doctor's appointments, everything until I was 16.

Then, it was that M5. The interior in those is just as handsome as the exterior, and that's saying something. I also love the M5 because it gave me a warning when he got home: I could hear that V8 rumbling in the garage!

Zohaibman72 > Jayhawk Jake 04/02/2014 at 16:53

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My mother is saving for an S5 right now, to upgrade from her Civic, but she might buy a Volvo S60 or Audi A4 sooner.

Audi-os, amigos > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 04/02/2014 at 16:54

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Is that the same 1.8T that Audi uses?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:54

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Current: outside the Series II Rovers, pretty much just my Ranchero. Not a whole lot of enthusiast-mobiles/unusual treats as such - Benzes, a Buick Century, an Astro LT AWD, a Saturn, a Suburban...

CorporalHarpy > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:55

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my dad owned a renault 5 turbo, a ford sierra cosworth and other cool cars from the 80's and 90's. cant remember them now. all before i was born:(

he now drives a 2007 bmw 320d touring. changes car every year

Party-vi > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:55

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I think my '49 Jeep is pretty cool, but it can't hold a candle to my mom's 1968 Pontiac GTO. It's waiting restoration in storage. Dad's cool car isn't a car, but is a 2005 Kawasaki ZZR1200. He's got a brotruck too, but we don't talk about that.

Chris Clarke > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:57

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My dad and I own this gem. Found on Craigslist, retrieved from a field.

Jayhawk Jake > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:58

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I drive the A5 whenever I'm home. I love that friggin car, the only way to improve it is moar power and a 3rd pedal. It looks the business, it's ungodly comfortable. The seating position is incredible and the cockpit layout is damn near perfect. It makes me want an Audi someday, and almost wish I had a GTi instead of my Sonic.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:58

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I'll tell you right now, that Citroën was a BEAST when new, 220km/h (137mph) was FAST in 1984. I had the '85 with ABS... I can't remember for sure, but I think it had 160-170 HP from the factory, My car had 210 thanks to some tweaks..

Jon-o > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 16:58

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My dad has a factory 5 shelby cobra replica he built but im still looking to buy my moms BMW 335i cabrio in triple black I want it so badly when she's done with it. My dads 335i coupe he DD's is grey and it doesn't do as much for me.

Textured Soy Protein > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:02

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This is my 135is:

My dad has had some interesting cars over the years including an '85 Toyota Supra, '90 Acura Legend coupe, '97 Mercedes E420, '01 Audi TT Roadster and '07 Saab 9-3 Aero convertible.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Chris Clarke 04/02/2014 at 17:02

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Is that an Audi A6 with FACTORY pearl paint?

Zohaibman72 > Jayhawk Jake 04/02/2014 at 17:04

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I've actually never been in an Audi before. I haven't sat in one, and nobody in my family owns one. My Aunts Sister does ('13 S6) , but I haven't been to New York since they got it. I can't wait till my mother gets an upgrade from her Civic, even though it'll be auto, it'll be an Audi.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:04

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My dad tells of how in college, he bought a 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D'Elegance, identical to this one , but blue, for about $200 (this was in the eighties). One of his fraternity brothers was from England, studying in the U.S., and wanted nothing more that to road trip across the States in a big American land yacht. And he got the biggest land yacht of them all, which six of them took on a big summer break road trip before my dad sold the car, which he bought specifically for use over just that summer. It had the 502ci V8, so burnouts were mandatory at all stop lights.

Chris Clarke > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 04/02/2014 at 17:04

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A4, but yes. Factory pearl. WAGON!

It's a "Porch-uh" > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:06

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My dad has a '69 Corvette 427 that he purchased new. Over the years he has done a lot to the engine, with its current form running a custom CF intake manifold, computer-controls, and port injection.

My DD is a 2003 M5.

Zohaibman72 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 04/02/2014 at 17:06

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I've never seen a Citreon in real life, for obvious reasons, but I've always wanted one. Most of their cars look amazing, old and new. The same applies for Peugeot and Renault. Canada needs French cars!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:08

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Never? Citroën never sold cars in Canada? Wow... You've been missing out on some great cars.

Takuro Spirit > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:09

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My uncle has a '96 Impala SS, and a '75 LeSabre convertible with a 455.

He likes his big GM cars.

Audi-os, amigos > Chris Clarke 04/02/2014 at 17:09

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Which one, cause I'm digging both?

Zohaibman72 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 04/02/2014 at 17:12

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They where apparently in the US pre 1974, which is way way before my time (A year before my mother's time) , and they got banned for not meeting safety regulations. I've never seen an Alfa, Lancia (My grandpa did work for Lancia though), Skoda, and so on. They all pulled out of North america and never came back. Maybe Alfa coming back to NA might spark interest for these companies. I don't think Citreon is allowed back though.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:14

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These. My dad's '74 911 and my '14 Focus ST. My life is complete, for now....

Chris Clarke > Audi-os, amigos 04/02/2014 at 17:14

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I know. They are both cool. Its my wagon, and the benz we split.

Zohaibman72 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 04/02/2014 at 17:15

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*sits here with uninsured camry*

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:17

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I don't know what to say....

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:18

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That is seriously just SHIT.. Skoda makes great cars now. The french as well.. and wel... Alfa is Alfa :P

Citroën C6 (2008)

Just google Peugeot 607 and see what you've missed.

and the Skoda Superb is.. well.. a superb car

Ferrero1911 > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:25

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My uncle has had this car since new.

That's probably the coolest one in the family right now. My other uncle used to have Pantera, and yet another uncle had a Hummer way before the H2 came out.

And then Bird has this:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/oops-i-bought-…

and Bird and I both own this:

Zohaibman72 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 04/02/2014 at 17:26

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I cry myself to sleep all the time knowing these exist and I can't have them ;-;
At least we get like
The Toyota Camry...

camaroboy68ss > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:26

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My grandfather has a 1934 Ford 5 window coupe street rod, 1955 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop, 1956 Chevy 150 2 door sedan custom, just bought a 1965 El Camino project and has a 1991 Camaro Z28 convertible

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:28

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Hehe... we have the camry as well.. but if I'm honest, the camry is not a bad car at all, it looks boring for sure... but it's not a bad car.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:38

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My uncle has a brand new 911 with a manual. Sexy car. My Aunt (married to said uncle) has a brand new 435xi sport with a manual. Uhh besides that...my great uncle used to have some kickass old cars but he's like 93 and doesn't have them anymore.

thebigbossyboss > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:47

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My dad has a 1971 BSA that is in barn find condition. I doubt anyone lusts after it. However, it is extremely rare, but rare does not equal valuable.

Merkin Muffley > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:50

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Various family members have owned:

Ford Model T

Porsche 356

4 Pontiac GTOs

Dodge Coronet

MGB

Jeep CJ7

Saab 900

Pontiac Firebird

Chevrolet Impala

2 Porsche Boxters

Audi A4 turbo wagon

I have owned:

Civic Si

'59 VW panel van

Jaguar XJ6

Haimatox > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 17:59

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My mom had an '88 RX-7, but sold it because reliability issues and running costs.

CPT Speedbump > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:03

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Where to start.. My grandpa had a 57 Belair at one point..Parents have toled me of numerous other cool cars my elderly family has had, but far to many for me to remember, my dad has had Blazers, Camaro's, and atm a 14' Mustang GT, and a 07 Impalla SS, one step brother has 2 old school lifted Dodge trucks as well as a new Challenger, the other has had a Alteza (he is currently living in Japan) and he had a Land Rover defender as well as a UK spec E36 M3 while living in the UK, and when he was in the US, he had heavily sought after Kawasaki Ninja the he made 10 k on when he sold it, my step sister has a newer Mustang, her husband has a newer Benz

Harris Lue > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:11

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My Ride:

'93 Mustang LX

My Cousin's 2008 Bullitt:

feather-throttle-not-hair > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:14

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Wish i had a cool family.

RPM esq. > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:26

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My dad's first car was a '40s Willys Jeep (in the early '70s) painted bright blue, and he had a '63 MG B in college. Also had a VW Scirocco at one point. He's had quite an assortment of cars since then, some very nice and some very boring, but nothing quite as "cool" as those. I have a fairly pristine E46 M3...that's not bad right?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:39

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I don't have any pictures of the actual cars, but these pictures are the same model and color, so deal with it.

Chevy Monte Carlo SS row-your-own with a 350 Sold due to practicality issues, replaced with a Chevy Lumina:

Chevy Malibu wagon with a built 350 and four-speed (?) auto that would easily lift up the front wheels. Four-speed autotragic. Faded paint made it a great sleeper. Sold for practicality reasons, eventually replaced with a 2005 Passatt TDI wagon:

1992 Chevy Lumina 4dr. It was chevy's NASCAR in the early 90s and had 300,000 miles on it, so that makes it cool... right? Junked because the rear main transmission seal broke and given the miles it had on it we didn't feel like fixing it. Paint was a peeling, faded mess but it would haul like a freight train and sounded pretty nifty for a V6. Replaced with a Buick Le Sabre 2000:

My mom had one of these. Don't know much about it but it was too impractical for a lower-middle-class family so it had to go, sadly. I'd love to buy her one as a gift someday:

Wow, Kinja's editor is such a piece of arse. It took me a good 15 minutes to type this between it refusing to let me type, huge text-box-borders popping up and turning text into objects or somesuch, and scrolling me to random parts of the page for no goddamn reason. Ugh.

Zohaibman72 > Haimatox 04/02/2014 at 18:46

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I want a FC Rx7 so bad, white specifically. But I don't think they sold them in Canada, I have only ever seen first-gen RX7s

Zohaibman72 > Merkin Muffley 04/02/2014 at 18:47

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all of those sounds awesome D: and most of them put my grandpa's Firebird to shame

Zohaibman72 > It's a "Porch-uh" 04/02/2014 at 18:47

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one of these days I will have an E39 M5, one of these days!

Zohaibman72 > Harris Lue 04/02/2014 at 18:48

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holy shi- so Those look awesome! I love the paint on both, espeically the Bullit

Merkin Muffley > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:48

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I come by my petrolheadedness honestly.

Zohaibman72 > Merkin Muffley 04/02/2014 at 18:49

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I find it hilarous that you go from a civic si, and panel van to a XJ6.

Merkin Muffley > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 18:53

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there were cars in between. I went from a '90 civic hatch to a manual '92 or 3 ford explorer, to the '00 si, the panel, a 96 escort (free car), a 98 outback, and now the jaaag.

Dusty Ventures > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 19:45

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Jay Lauer > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 19:48

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Dad's.

Also dad's.

Zohaibman72 > Dusty Ventures 04/02/2014 at 19:55

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because rallycar

Zohaibman72 > Audi-os, amigos 04/02/2014 at 19:57

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I have a question, how is the e39 on gas? I plan to buy one at some point, probably within the next 5 years if nothing happens to my camry and i can afford/find one. But im going from a hybrid camry to a v8 monster.

Harris Lue > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 20:30

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Thanks man!! We love some green! The Bullitt is nice as hell too. I got to drive it around to pick him and his wife up at his wedding! Absolutely epic.

Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4 > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 20:43

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I have to say, my dad has owned some pretty awesome cars. He started with a 1967 Porsche 912 Between the time he got rid of the 912 until now he's had a '67 Porsche 911S, a '71 Ford Ranchero GT (with a 4speed), 1973 Porsche 911T, 1974? Porsche 914, 1973 BMW 2002tii, 1972 Pontiac LeMans, and a 1990 Ford Taurus SHO. Currently he has a light yellow 1976 911S and a pearl white '07 Subaru Impreza wagon. Overall I'd say he has a pretty cool car history.

Jayhawk Jake > Zohaibman72 04/02/2014 at 22:15

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My mom had an A6 ages ago, I think early 2000s. All I remember about it was thinking the red LED digits on the console were cool. She replaced it with a G35 sedan, and tat ended up being totaled in an accident and was replaced by an Accord. I think she missed audi, and she wanted something more interesting now that practicality isn't an issue (empty nester)

Audi-os, amigos > Zohaibman72 04/03/2014 at 09:56

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It's not as bad as you might think - depending on what you might think. If you don't drive like a maniac, it gets high teens in the gas mileage, like 18 or 19.

ColoradoTaco > Audi-os, amigos 04/03/2014 at 14:11

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Pretty much, only real difference is it's mounted transverse rather than longitudinal.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Audi-os, amigos 04/03/2014 at 14:47

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What Colorado said. It's the 150HP variant, which was upgraded to 180 in 2003. With a few tweaks, it makes the same power.

Audi-os, amigos > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 04/03/2014 at 14:49

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Ah okay. Because I drive an '03 Audi A4 1.8T, which I do believe is rated for (as you say) 180hp.

monstertwin1203 > Zohaibman72 04/05/2014 at 13:03

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Has owned? My mom's first car, bought new, was a '68 Mustang coupe. Dad passed away in September, so in going through pictures and his 'stuff', I found pictures of a Torino Talladega Cobra Jet that he had owned, a '65 Mustang fastback, Plymouth GTX, Ford Elite (luxory Torino), and a few other ones that escape me right now. My cousin has a couple of Edsels (1958 and 1960), a 1969 Mach 1 and a 1970 Mach 1. His daily driver is a 2004 Mustang GT.

I've had a string of Fox bodies, including a 1982 GT, 1985 SVO, an 1989 Mustang couple which started out as a 2.3L/Auto, then 2.3L/Manual, then 2.3T/Manual, then 5.0L(carbed)/Manual, and finally, 347 stroker on the bottle. When that got smashed, the driveline was swapped into a Ford Fairmont wagon. I'm currently cool car-less, but I do have my dad's Harley, a Suzuki DR650 and next year, I'd like to find another Buell...

MTY85 > Zohaibman72 04/06/2014 at 07:57

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My parents have had all sorts of cool cars. My dad bought a 66 Mustang in 1968. Straight six. He blew the engine up and built a Boss 302 in the garage with one of his friends, and that car ran consistent 11 second passes at Englishtown. I still have spare parts for that engine sitting around. He had a 72 Mustang, and a 1991 Mustang Cobra. My mom's first car was a Plymouth Satellite with a 426. They bought a 1984 Thunderbird, new, with a 302 that eventually became my first car. My highschool job paid for beer, and tires.

George McNally > Zohaibman72 04/06/2014 at 11:45

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Back in 1960...my parents owned a 56 Ford Fairlane that was an ex-cop car. I don't remember it (I was 1 year old), but she used to take me street racing. My dad was in the Navy stationed in Cuba, so he didn't get to go along:-)

Dogapult > Zohaibman72 04/07/2014 at 15:15

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my mom has a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan 6-spd. It shares garage space with a 1958 Corvette convertible and a 1991 Corvette ZR-1.

jubaspdubliner > Zohaibman72 04/09/2014 at 19:18

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It seats seven, has three pedals and is RWD. Is NOT a SUV....in fact, it's got an inline four sitting the "right" way up front...?...any guesses? Ya, it's our old (OLD) Volvo 245. Built like a tank, starts and drives every time. We've also got a Crosscountry with the turbo five and AWD. Love em!! But the coolest thing in my garage has two wheels....

marshknute > Zohaibman72 04/09/2014 at 20:00

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My Dad drives a 2009 Audi S8. Because 5.2L V10!

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Zohaibman72 04/09/2014 at 21:57

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My Grandfather had a VW Type 2

CAcoalminer > Jay Lauer 04/11/2014 at 21:16

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That '69 is impressive. Reminds me a lot of the Anvil Auto Mustang.