1989 Lamborghini Countach-Next on the list-looking for deal

1999 Chevrolet Silverado-Current

1995 Mercedes S-350-Current

1993 Chevrolet K-1500-Sold

1989 Ford Taurus SHO-Sold

1985 Chevrolet S-10-Sold

1980 Ford Courier-Sold

1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass-Sold

1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass-Wrecked

1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass-Wrecked

1970 Buick LeSabre-Sold

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1995 S-350
370K + SOLD
1952 220B Cabriolet
39K kilometers + SOLD
1998 E300D
310K +
2012 E350 BlueTec
120K

I remember reading in a car mag in the late 70's that a AMC Gremlin could actually take on those Firebirds of the late 70's in a stop-light drag. Not sure how true, but believable with the way they de-tuned those cars then

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

Jeese! A firebird TA with 0-60 of 10 sec's! didn't realize they were actually THAT bad! You have my sympathy

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

Okay here goes..

'77 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce - Terminal Body Rot
'84 VW Quantum GL5 Wagon - BIG mistake
'85 Honda Prelude DX (The Little Honda that Could)
'88 Acura Legend L Coupe (5-speed, fast, but oh the torque steer)
'89 Honda Accord LX - Slow, American-made, never the same after the accident..
'94 Mazda Miata - Sold to my mother-in-law
'92 Audi 100CS Quattro Avant - Audi makes a gorgeous car, but thank GOD it had a warranty!
'89 VW Cabriolet - Don't ask.
'84 BMW 533i - Fast, fun, cost me $1000 every time I looked at it
'99 VW Jetta Wolfsburg - feh.
'91 300E 2.6 - Pretty, slow, wierd FI issues.
'70 Fiat 850 Spider - The Disposable Sports Car!
'95 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon - Stupid Fast, got bored.
'84 300D/T - Slowly headed to its new home, GREAT CAR!
'97 BMW 328iC - In 5-speed may have been woth my time, just a car otherwise, and the power top was a disaster..
'01 Saab 9-5 - Neat car, love the styling, didn't need a $30K car..
'95 Accord Wagon - Great at what it does, anonymously
'70 BMW 2800 - Near mint, original, TERRIFIC car!
'90 300CE - en route... Who knows?

Whoever it was that said that he didn't buy the Audi because of the anticipated repair costs - DEAD RIGHT! It was a wonderful car to drive, if not a little slow, beautiful interior - I like all the gauges, and I really liked the red glow, but mechanically it was a symphony of smells and warning lights.

Now what's on your WISH LIST (speaking realistically, not cars that cost more than HOUSES!!)?

My (somewhat esoteric) list includes:

Early Porsche 911
Alfa GTV
560SEC (or a super-clean 500SEC Euro)
300SEL 6.3
BMW M5 (Any generation)
R129 300SL 5-speed
98-99 E300TD
'01 BMW 740i Sport
300CE/E320C Cabriolet
VW Jetta TDI Wagon
...and a lot more I can't even think of right now

-Reed

1) Dodge 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck with the Cummins B-series diesel and either a 5sp or a 6sp. Regular cab, 4x4. Any year will do

2) VW Jetta TDi 5sp (sadly, in addition to getting almost 50mpg, the new ones are considerably faster than my 300D, although I don't know how well one would drive on an extended freeway run).

3) Freightliner FL-50 crew-cab with an 8.3l Cummins and manual trans; ultimate family/RV hauler

4) 1959 Cadillac station wagon, completely restored, turned into a stock-looking sleeper with a 426 Hemi (like I said, I don't like GM engines ). This is the only g@$$er that I'm readily willing to own.

5) The '85 300D I have now

6) The '84 F-250 I have now

I'm gonna need one heckuva garage!! Fortunately my dad has a 160 acre plot in souther Colorado...

TX - What's with your web site www.american-courier.com? Every time I try to go to it, it says I am not authorized to view this page.

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1995 S-350
370K + SOLD
1952 220B Cabriolet
39K kilometers + SOLD
1998 E300D
310K +
2012 E350 BlueTec
120K

The way I see it, in a perfect world a person would have four cars -- a commuter (in an area where mass-transit infrastructure is woefully undeveloped, at least), a comfortable and classy Sedan, a purist sportscar, and a beater for carrying stuff or towing. Here's what I'd want for each:

Commuter:
An efficient but classy high-tech modern commuter car, something the US government won't let me have. I'd take one of the following: M-B A190 lwb, Audi A2, Citroen C3 Pluriel. The BMW Mini is close, but not nearly as much space or practicality as the above three.

Sedan:
My current 1968.5 Citroen DS-21 modified with a lightweight engine that's considerably more powerful, refined, and efficient than the iron-block pushrod 4 Citroen shipped it with, such as the M-B 3.2L twinspark V6, Subaru H4, VW VR6, or a non-turbo Mazda rotary, as well as new hubs to support modern wheels and tires. A tiptronic-style automatic or CVT transaxle would also be glorious. Oh, and the development of the brilliant hydropneumatic suspension used on the mid-1990s Xantia Activa. But one mustn't get greedy.

Sportscar
A Lotus Elise. Since, the government doesn't want me to have one, though, a Panoz AIV (made here in Georgia using some of the highest technology in the industry) is the next best thing, but I'd REALLY want the lithe little Lotus!

I prefer the idea of a lightweight, fuel-efficient, ecologically sensitive useless car to a heavy, huge-engined, gas-guzzling one.

Practicalmobile
In a perfect world, I'd combine this one with my commuter, and drive a Citroen C3 Pluriel. (The Pluriel can be a sedan, spider, or pick-up.) However, if I had a boat or something I'd be looking at a W124 TE, perhaps massaged with a 400E's driveline...

Mercedes Benz 280 SE 1972 (still have it)
Mitsubishi Lancer/Mirage 1989 (dead-i killed it)
Mercedes Benz 280 SE (still have it)
BMW 316 1984 (dead-killed by a bus)
Toyota Corolla 1988 GTI/FX-GT 16V (sold)
Mercedes Benz 280 C 1977 still have it

The W111 listed in my sig is my dads "garage" queen for the past 20 years- has not been out of the garage all that time because of resto

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280 SE 1980 W126+280 SE 1982 W126
280 SE 1972 W108
220 S 1961 W111
280 C 1977 C123( no. 1097 of 3704 made -Sold)

I know I'm late to the post, but I couldn't resist:

'62 Ford Galaxie 500 Wagon_
'67 Mercury Cougar_
'63 Plymouth Valiant_(500 miles/week, 2gal oil/week!)
'67 Pontiac Catalina_
'65 Chevrolet Cargo Van (converted to hippie van)_
'74 Datsun 260Z_
'69 Volkswagen Bug
'68 Ford Mustang Convertible_
'67 Volkswagen MicroBus_
'69 Volkswagen Bug_
'70 Volkswagen Bus_
"75 Volkswagen Camper Bus_
'70 Ford Van (worn out kingpins-scary)_
'78 Volkswagen Scirocco_
'79 Volkswagen Scirocco_
'80 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Diesel_
'84 Volkswagen Jetta GL_
'80 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel_
'87 Volkswagen Jetta_
'80 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Diesel (bought it back in much worse shape)_
'82 Volvo GLT Wagon (as slow off line as 240D-auto)_
'66 Ford Mustang Convertible_
'65 Ford Mustang_
'82 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Diesel_
'77 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban_
'88 GMC Safari GLE Minivan_
'91 Volkswagen Jetta_
'76 Mercedes-Benz 240D_
'93 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban_
'83 Mercedes-Benz 300D_
'87 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL_
'86 Mercedes-Benz 190E_
'88 Chevrolet S10 Blazer_

and now "88 560SL: Christmas present for the wife, currently hidden in the parking garage here at work. That makes 35 total

1970 VW bug (everybody's first car)
1959 190B (wrecked shortly after restoration)
1969 220 (only automatic owned, what a mistake)
1968 220D (sold shortly after purchase, just didn't feel right)
1979 VW Rabbit Diesel (first auto purchased new)
1974 Opel Manta (sexiest auto I've had)
1975 Opel Manta
1968 VW Dasher Wagon Diesel
1968 VW Rabbit Diesel
1984 Jetta Diesel
1980 240D (best car I've ever owned, gave it away at 300,000 miles)
1979 VW Camper (most fun car ever owned)
1995 Ford Ranger (225,000 miles and counting)
currently looking for a 300CE stick shift

Well, as this post has been reviived:

In order of appearance (on my driveway)

1986 190e -- I miss this one!
1992 Eldorado (290hp)
1998 VW Cabrio (Wife's)
1995 Lexus ES300
1999 Lexus RX300 (for Wife & baby)
2001 Mustang GT Convertible
1986 560Sl

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Dan

1986 560SL (52.5k miles) sold 11/24/04

1987 560sl (55.6k miles)

My list, 1961 vw bug 1969 ford station wagon 1975 chevy vega 1971 datsun pickup 1970 vw bus 1980 vw rabbit gas 1980 vw rabbit diesel 1983 ford f-100 1983 suburu wagon 1984 vw vanagon,still have 1983 ford f-250 1983 ford f-350 1989 ford f-350 1988 isuzu trooper,wifes 1983 mercedes 240d,mine 1981 chevy pickup

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A couple of Ford pickups F 150,250, 350 missed.
1983 240 D 256,000 miles ,auto, ac.

There were so many
each one in its own special way
All had their plus points and lessons
None as special as the one that followed
The memories of all the cars driven are context driven now
So cannot really compile a list
Nuff said
Love the one you are with (as a song states)

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Diesel-Lover
STABLEs STAR MEMBERS
190, 220-Missgreatly
E300D95-Smoothassilk

1949 Studebaker Champion (1960-1962: a real chickmobile)
1954 Hudson Hornet Convertible (1962-63 with "Twin H-Power!")
1951 Chevy Deluxe Fastback 2-door (1963-64 the green urinal) The most uncomfortable car ever made)
1961 Thunderbird Convertible (had a wreck and the Hartford Insurance Co. didn't want to send a check, so I bought extra wheels)
1958 Renault Dauphine ($150 wonder)
1954 Buick Roadmaster 2 door HT (traded even for the Renault after it seized: the guy liked the sunroof so he could poach deer while his wife drove).
1961 T Bird again (fixed, drove it for 8 years, 1964-1972)
1969 Renault 10 (1972-1976)
1971 Renault 16 (1976-1981)
1974 Dodge Colt SW (1981-1983 wife's car)
1974 Dodge Colt SW II (1982-1987)
1977 Toyota Celica GT Fastback (1982-1995)
1980 Toyota Corona 4 dr. (1987-1992)
1984 Nissan 200SX (1994-1996 had been flooded by Hurricane Andrew: caught fire and burned wiring harness)
1982 Buick Regal 4-door (1996-1998, after I had it all fixed up, an incompetent thief stole it, and mostly just screwed it up: wiring ruined during attempted theft, car caught fire and burned)
Current cars:
1989 Hyundai Excel ($250 wonder spare car, now with 104K: can be outdragged by ailing Rabbit Diesels 1986-present)
1990 Mercedes 300D 2,5 Turbo (1999-[present)

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Semibodacious Transmogrifications a Specialty

1990 300D 2.5 Turbo sedan 171K (Rudolf)
1985 300D Turbo TD Wagon 219K (Remuda)

"Time flies like and arrow, yet fruit flies like a banana"
---Marx (Groucho)

All Mercedes and one Audi ugh never again. Here is my list in chronological order of the year they were made not in order of ownership;

1975 280 - Yellow, brown MB tex (my first benz, i loved it that car had character)
1979 450SEL 6.9 - Dark blue, parchment leather (WHAT A CAR and still WHAT A CAR, 2 bad im not an oil sheik)
1981 280TE - Gold, tan MB tex (sorely missed work horse)
1981 280SE - Off white, cream leather (nothing but trouble)
1986 230TE - Pajett Red, cream MB tex (in a write off accident after only 1 month)
1989 300TE - Smoke silver, red MB tex (still have it, dying for an overhaul and a myriad of other things)
1992 Audi 90 Sport (worst car ever had, only had it 6 months and it needed a new gear box, new radiator totalling 5k in repairs, sold it at a loss of 9k in 6months)
1994 E280 - Midnight blue, blue leather (My current car, Id have to say the best so far, and by far the quickest)
1996 Ssangyong Musso IL3200 - Silver, grey cloth (never heard of it? A korean built four wheel drive sold through Mercedes Benz dealers using a mercedes licenced M104 3.2litre 6-cylinder. Pretty good drive but nothing like a Mercedes-Benz)
1997 C200 Elegance - Silver, grey cloth (a bit dull and characterless, but the most reliable Benz ive had.)