"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
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"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
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Sorry for the Photo dump I scrolled through my phone and these are a few random vehicles I’ve owned.
I’m inspired to write my timeline down. This will mostly be a list for reasons that will be obvious when you see how long it is. This is off the top of my head, mostly chronological. Got my license at 16 on 11/30/1992. Yesterday was my 42nd birthday.
88 Saab 900
95 Nissan King Cab XE
93 Nissan Pathfinder SE
91 Toyota Celica
88 Honda CRX Si
99 Honda Civic EX
01 Acura Integra LS
02 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
05 Ford Escape
06 Jetta TDI
06 Mazda 3
08 Nissan Frontier
89 BMW 325Xi
98 BMW 328ic
90 Mazda Miata
94 Mazda Miata
95 Jeep Cherokee
95 Chevy 2500 Van
08 Chevy Malibu LT
95 Subaru Outback
? Dodge Stratus
87 Pontiac Fiero
98 Jeep Wrangler
11 Subaru Outback
10 Honda Accord EX V6
06 Mini Cooper S
10 Infiniti G35x
13 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
14 Jetta TDI Sportwagen
97 Honda Accord DX
04 VW GTI
06 VW GTI
14 Honda Odyssey
16 VW GTI
01 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 convertible
18 Subaru Outback
02 BMW 325Xi Touring (wagon)
There’s a few more that I flipped really quickly, but that’s most of them. I really like cars, and the ability to fix them myself has enabled me to buy many broken ones cheap, enjoy the fix, and play with them for a bit before selling and making money. Plus there’s been 6-7 motorcycles, and 3 airplanes. Of course some of those were My wife’s daily drivers too, so that knocks it down to 30 or so that were primarily me. That’s not as bad.
Looking at my list, I’ve never had a V8! That seems tragic to me. I’ll have to remedy that oversight in the near future. Maybe this summer after I’m done playing around with the BMW wagon and get the mileage on the leased Subaru down to where it should be.
Highlights? Miatas were awesome fun with 0 headaches. CRX was a lot of fun to drive, practical and reminds me a of a great time in my life. The 98 BMW convertible is absolutely at the very top of my list for fun, practicality, sound and another great period of time. Enjoyed my various Nissan trucks too. Loved my MK5 GTI above all the other GTIs and of course the Porsche is very special to me as was my 2013 Jeep.
If I could go back and pick my top 3 it’d be my red 98 BMW 325i convertible, 2013 Jeep Rubicon and the 2006 GTI. Gun to my head, could only choose one for the rest of my life? Probably the 2006 GTI. That car was magical. F ast (had an APR tune) , comfortable, ton of room, great manual transmission, tartan seats and those 2 big doors gave great visibility and ease of access. Yeah, the GTI is the overall champ.
WilliamsSW
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 10:43 |
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Baron FTW!
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 10:51 |
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i wanna hear the jeep story...
Grindintosecond
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 12:17 |
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You owned a Baron? A Baron. That’s a fuel bill I never want to see in my life. Still own it?
citrus
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 12:37 |
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not sure if the plane or the tipped jeep is the best picture here.
you’ve had quite the variety for not having a v8
3/5 vehicles v8s for me
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Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> Grindintosecond
12/01/2018 at 14:51 |
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No, I sold it and my charter business in 2010. Had a great time doing it and broke even until the economy tanked.
You’re right, you don’t want to see the fuel bill. 32gph or so and at the time it was around $4 a gallon. 136 gallon tanks. It was a whole lot of money but it was also a whole lot of awesome.
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Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
12/01/2018 at 14:58 |
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That’s my favorite Jeep pic. Purchased new 02/04/13, dropped it over 02/06/13 with 621 miles on it. Crawling down the mountain it was glare ice, didn’t realize until it was too late. Slid a good 100ft before it hit a dry patch and went on the berm to the left and over it went. $13k in damage, Geico covered it with no issue. Didn’t even raise my rates. This pic is from the summit with 620mi on it.
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Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> WilliamsSW
12/01/2018 at 15:23 |
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Thanks, it was a great plane and I was fortunate to be in a place to be able to buy it and fly it regularly. Last I checked it’s living in Olive Branch Mississippi just outside of Memphis. I put about 600hr on it in the 4 years I owned it. One engine failure and replacement, rebuilt props, landing gear, fuel bladders and a few other misc things for maintenance. It wasn’t cheap but it was fun and gave me a great resume.
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Grindintosecond
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 20:30 |
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As long as you could charge someone for it. I keep revisiting ownership but honestly its 85% throw away money every year. Tough to even put 30 hrs on anything. I love ga planes but its a lifestyle id have to live outside the airline world too. Not sure i could do it beyond renting.
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/01/2018 at 23:58 |
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oh wow haha. well glad insurance didnt screw you over.
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Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> Grindintosecond
12/02/2018 at 06:10 |
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It is a cool thing to have. I’ve owned 3 GA planes now and I doubt I’ll do it again unless my son decides he wants to get a license. Just for myself and friends to cruise around the math works out in favor of renting (I say that, but reality is when I get home from flying at work I have no desire to get in another plane).
If he decides to fly it is different. I’ll buy something and give him the training he needs. We’d be able to get it done quickly and at a lower cost vs renting a plane and instructor.