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"luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!" (luvmesome142)
10/15/2014 at 08:35 • Filed to: introduction

I was just granted authorship, so I thought I would introduce myself (Thanks to his Royal Highness Maxyenko).

Back in my youth I was crazy about cars. I lived overseas until the 6th grade and the only cars I saw besides pickups and old Toyotas were my Matchbox cars. When we moved back to the States we moved to Montgomery County MD which is a fairly wealthy area and not far from DC. All of a sudden I was seeing sports cars, muscle cars, luxury cars, etc. every single day! I really freaked out when I saw the occasional Ferrari or even Lamborghini. I got into to cars like many kids get into baseball. I could name almost any car just by looking at the tail lights. I covered my room with car posters and built model cars. I had subscriptions to Motor Trend and Car & Driver.

Fast forward many years and I've got a wife and 3 kids. Since the kids I've had two minivans, a station wagon (Volvo!) and an Elantra (stick though!), and I'm totally out of touch with the car world. Until I found Jalopnik and Oppo! You guys have reawakened my inner gearhead.

Just recently my Elantra got totaled. It was a '99 so I'm not getting much from the insurance settlement, but I made a promise to myself to get something interesting to replace it. The era of boring is over!

DISCUSSION (21)

Brian Silvestro > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 08:37

MIATAAAAA

thebigbossyboss > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 08:38

Nice looking car you got there :P. Where did you live oversees? "Pickups and Old Toyotas"....sounds like Yemen.

EL_ULY > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 08:46

Hello, I am Uly. If you still have your rad matchbox cars, you can check out LaLD :]

Welcome to OPPO!

$kaycog > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 08:52

Welcome to Oppo! And good morning!

area man > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 08:56

I like that you had a hitch on the Elantra - ever tow anything?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:18

Welcome to Oppo, brotha...the land of the free and the home of the brown diesel stick shift station wagon.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:28

Welcome to Oppo. Need any suggestions for an interesting car?

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > thebigbossyboss
10/15/2014 at 09:40

Damn! I can't believe how close you got. It was Saudi Arabia.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > area man
10/15/2014 at 09:43

Yep. I burned up my clutch taking a huge load of drywall home from home depot.

sony1492 > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:43

You should consider a Mazda 3.

thebigbossyboss > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:47

Oh I see. Well, you know what they say, close only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.

Sorry about your elantra btw...I hate it when other idiots cause me to lose a car.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
10/15/2014 at 09:49

Sure! For nostalgia's sake I'm looking at old Volvos and 924s. It's got to have a back seat and I'm pretty set on a stick and rwd or awd.

JBurd67 > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:50

Welcome! I very recently joined as well, and was in a very similar situation . What are you looking for in the replacement? Anything specific?

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Brian Silvestro
10/15/2014 at 09:50

Would love but no back seat.

Brian Silvestro > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:51

Fiesta ST!!!!

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > sony1492
10/15/2014 at 09:52

That could be fun.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > EL_ULY
10/15/2014 at 09:54

I wish I knew what happened to them. Now my kids have a pile of hot wheels.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 09:59

Since you said it needs a back seat, I have a feeling the 924 might not be the best option for that. I'd go for a Subaru if you want a bit of practicality. Maybe one of the higher-end models with more go fast bits.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > JBurd67
10/15/2014 at 10:04

See above. after reading your post we'd probably be after something similar, but my budget is way lower. I'm basically looking for an interesting beater.

JBurd67 > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 10:27

An old Ford Fiesta just popped up in my area for $850. Slightly interesting, and definitely a beater... That's more of a joke than anything, but you can take it how you want.

jkm7680 > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/15/2014 at 16:36

Welcome! We are not responsible for harassment and all that wonderful stuff.

Kidding, but have fun!