Bye bye until spring.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Oh! Your CAR! I thought..never mind.

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."

Nice, I miss having to do that. My winter prep is changing the oil on my truck now so I don't have to do it when their is 6in of snow on the ground and its 10 degrees out. I hate working outside in the cold.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Nice. Those grill badges look especially nice on that car.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I know what you mean. Having a heated garage is nice but it still gets a little drafty in mine. I like to have everything done for winter so I don't have to go out there. My dad came after me today and I put rear pads and rotors on his Subaru Outback. I am glad that is done before winter.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

I'll only work on a vehicle in the winter if its something that breaks and has to get fixed. Everything that can waits until April.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I like the dune buggy in the foreground...is it a Manx kit?

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

No. I have the 2nd most popular (desireable) kit. It is an early Empi Imp.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Ah ha so from the list of cars in your signature you're rusting out the VW W8 then? Why is that?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

if you look in the car classifieds section, the W8 is currently for sale. I feel guilty driving that thing in the "rust belt". it was in IL for a short time when new then was in FL the last few years. It is still very nice and I'd like to sell it to someone who lives in a "non rust belt" region.

It is AWD and is my best bet for winter situations.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

I understand - it is always a thin line between using and preserving... and then you've got to think about for what or whom you are preserving...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I just have a soft spot in my heart for all mechanical or motorized things. Especially if they are special or rare. I love the car dearly but I know there is someone out there who can use, care and appreciate it more than I.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R