Mothball Fleet Post

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 05/08/2020 at 14:26 • Filed to: fleet, mercedes-benz, toyota, c63 amg, 300te, jdm, 4runner, social distancing, quarantine

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Here’s another call for taking safely socially distanced pictures: post your fleet , whether you’re in self-imposed quarantine or you’re more active. It’s like a car show that exists only in your own driveway/garage/parking lot/street.

I’m fairly certain this is the longest (uh, 6 days) I’ve gone in my entire life (including infancy, knowing my parents) without going farther from home than walking the dog around the neighborhood, and it’s definitely the longest (2 months) in 10 years I’ve gone without traveling at least out of state. I’m not complaining, as I’m grateful to be able to work from home for the time being and to have a comfortable and safe place to do it, but I’m not good at not going places! So I took pictures of my cars just sitting. I’m not usually one to anthropomorphize, but they seemed a little sad just sitting there all ready with nowhere to go. I’m going to go for a nice socially distant drive this weekend...state parks have reopened so maybe I’ll take the dog for a hike.

E90M3 > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:29

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I’ve still got both my E9Xs.

RPM esq. > E90M3 05/08/2020 at 14:30

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Nice. Appropriately socially distant photos, too.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:32

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I’m basically driving only the Sportwagen as it is the only one insured for “ to and from work” use right now. I take the ST out most nights for a cruise but the Forte and truck don’t really move.

E90M3 > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:32

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Thanks. I mean, the photos were taken in 2017 and 2016. 

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:35

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I’m an essential worker, still driving 500+ miles a week.

RPM esq. > E90M3 05/08/2020 at 14:35

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Yes, I assumed you didn’t somehow go out and take a sunset photo and then a nighttime photo of two different cars on two different roads within 10 minutes of a post in the middle of the day. Nice shots though!

RPM esq. > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 05/08/2020 at 14:37

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I’m “essential” too--the wheels of justice are still turning, albeit even more slowly than usual-- but can mostly work from home for the moment, fortunately/unfortunately.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:37

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lone_liberal > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:38

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First we have the POS Camaro in all of it’s glory, including patches for the floor sitting on the hood. A previous owner tore up the trans tunnel when he put the floor shifter in and I want to get that fixed before I put the console and stock horseshoe shifter in it.

Next is the absolutely filthy DD. A 2017 X5 35i. Nothing special there, just a comfortable daily driver for back when I drove on a daily basis.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:41

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I wish I didn’t have to commute 100 miles round trip, but a job is a job. Plus my boss/the owner has been super nice during all this craziness 

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/08/2020 at 14:41

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Are those Tercel fenders on the wall of your garage?

RPM esq. > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 05/08/2020 at 14:43

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That’s good to hear...it’s heartening to hear of the businesses doing right by their employees. My employer has been too, despite a lot of aggressive cuts by others in the industry.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:44

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Most of my fleet is here, at home base.

The Fiero is still in storage, but hopefully next week she’ll get a new fuel tank put in and I’ll be up to five running vehicles!

PowderHound > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:48

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Fleet of one. Those are the winter wheels so they are no longer on and I have legacy snowflakes with all seasons on right now. And just to spice it up here are my two bikes. One for the trails and one for commuting/town cruising

mjswee > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:51

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Porsche fun car. Diesel Mercedes and new daily 330i. Austin Healey Sprite thats basically a toy. And leased GX460 that will be gone in 6 months.

I work from home normally, so not much has changed for me other than  less travel.

RPM esq. > PowderHound 05/08/2020 at 14:53

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The s nowmobile counts too.

RPM esq. > mjswee 05/08/2020 at 14:54

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Love that Sprite.

Nothing > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:56

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My blue fleet...

I may have a cross country drive in my future, still debating which to take. I’m sure the Jeep would be the better distance cruiser, but I still prefer driving the 4Runner.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 14:58

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Well I only have one parking space so I rent some close by, so that’s the best I can do. My truck hasn’t been to my house yet! 

PowderHound > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:00

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Not mine :(

fintail > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:02

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I’m out near the coast right now, but I took this pic Sunday before last:

And the car I drove out here:

Snuze: Needs another Swede > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:09

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(The last one is at a fellow Oppos at the moment, waiting to come home)

Spaceball-Two > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:09

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Both are getting a wash tomorrow. Especially the truck. It still smells like compost.

BeaterGT > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:11

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Approaching seven years with the ol’ Legacy GT.  Down one car from last year but added one bike.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:23

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You know it!

sony1492 > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:28

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The POS cooper with heavy  problems that's DD to work (yay for being essential & minimum wage)    Then the glorious 79 Cheby that awaits rust repair, tires, and a tuneup/ carb rebuild.

functionoverfashion > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:28

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I’ve been driving a couple times a day on a circuitous route that puts my truck about 200 linear feet from the house, but a good 75 vertical feet down, picking up logs from our land for firewood.

and uhh. I put the boat in, so we’ve been using that a lot. Cheap gas is good when your boat drinks fuel like a dirty frat boy

Volvo with its new-to-it wheels - my wife takes this to work in the rain

Because the mini .. uhh, not pictured because it’s 50 miles away with my wife, has terrible old run flats that work fine on dry roads, but our shop has been closed, so we haven’t put new summers on it yet. 

Captain Cayman... > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:33

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Fun car snug inside. Mrs. ride  is essential so that’s out and about. Daily and old truck parked curbside.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:52

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50% fun unusual colors is pretty good coverage. Dark gray isn’t the most common grayscale shade either.

But for the life of me I can’t get the colors to show up under the mountains of pollen.

feather-throttle-not-hair > lone_liberal 05/08/2020 at 15:53

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Something about quarantine has made more more tolerant/into camaros, especially old ones. Not sure what that’s about.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > mjswee 05/08/2020 at 15:54

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That Sprite has such character. I also don’t recall seeing a GX460 in that great shade of wine.

feather-throttle-not-hair > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 15:59

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Just one car for me.

phenotyp > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 16:21

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I’m only charging it like once a week, at most. I will never love it like I loved the RX-7, 914, and MR2, and it’s nowhere near as boss as the E60s , but I’ve never been happier with a car.

RPM esq. > phenotyp 05/08/2020 at 16:46

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I drove one just once and it felt like I had somehow time-traveled to the future.

RPM esq. > fintail 05/08/2020 at 16:48

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Both very (e)stately vehicles indeed.

RPM esq. > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/08/2020 at 16:49

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Great car, though.

lone_liberal > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/08/2020 at 16:54

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Obviously mine is not, but they can be good looking cars and you can pretty much build them to do whatever you like be it a cruiser, drag racer , road racer , or autocrosser .

phenotyp > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 17:05

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Two months from today will be three years with the i3.

I can’t recommend it enough.

Svend > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 19:18

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Just newly washed Sandy.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 20:07

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I wouldn’t say mothballed as we still take each one for a drive every week or two to give them ‘exercise’....mine had it’s first big run out in 1.5 months to get a HUGE load of groceries in the largest nearby town today (the middle car in the pic). We had bought a stockpile of groceries back when the shit hit the fan and were living off of that until now. :)

Left 2010 Hyundai Accent sedan (known as HoHum) is mom’s car. Middle ‘09 Accent hatch (my beloved ‘Humdrum’) is my car, red ‘09 Accent sedan (known as Red Shift) is my brother’s car. :P

RPM esq. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/08/2020 at 21:46

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That’s a lot of Hyundais for one house!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > RPM esq. 05/08/2020 at 21:55

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I had the first one and we all liked it so much (and all the reviews I had read said they were very basic, but incredibly reliable and trouble-free cars) that mom and bro (bro was looking for his first car, mom was looking to replace her getting-very-rust 2000 Civic sedan ) both got one too! :)

pip bip - choose Corrour > RPM esq. 05/09/2020 at 00:15

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here’s my Lancer.