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No sports cars, just big highway beasts. '
73 Pontiac Grand Prix, 400 cid, THM 400 slush box. It was a fast car that handled well. Ate Mustangs for breakfast, and could keep up with a corvette. All stock, no mods. '70 Pontiac Bonneville ragtop. One of 3750 built. 455HD cid, THM 400 slush box. Boat of a car, great for straight line running, could not corner worth anything, but what do you expect from a car the length and width of a Suburban? I should have kept that one. '77 Chevy Silverado 3/4 crew cab pick up. '82 Ford EXP. What a POS. First and last FORD anything. '88 Olds Calais two door "International Series," 2.4 liter quad 4. That was a fast, non turbo 4 banger. Will be looking for a Dodge diesel p/u with in the next year or so, and a few more Benzes. '97 Nissan P/U. Then, my current stable.
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While owning and driving MB's as family cars and daily beaters over the last 40-years, we've owned a 74 Triumph TR6 (bought new and still have it), and an MGB, MG Miget, a 240Z, 2 190 SL's and one 380 SL, three Porches, a 69 911, a 914 and a 924 and one SAAB Sonnet.
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My vehicles before my first Benz were a W200 Power Wagon and a Cadillac Seville.
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Anything is a sports car after owning a 240D!
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Mostly Sportscars
I've had mostly sportscars. The TD was supposed to be a beater.I've always had one "good" car and one "beater". Here is a list of good.
65 Spitfire 71 Opel GT 61 Corvette 69 Datsun 2000 51 Chevy convertible 75 Jag powered by 400hp Chevy. Fun! 86 XJS V12. The posted pic is of a car that I got to drive for a week. Awesome. My stepson caddies at the worlds most exclusive golf course. One of the members used to loan him exotic cars as a tip.
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I have driven many sports cars, pretty new Porsche Carrera 4s Cab and MG have been the most enjoyable. The Porsche was fantastic, I'm in love!
After having the 4 door diesel Mercedes for going on 6 years I'll probably get something a bit more sporty next. I'd love a good GT car like a CL or SL.
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Toyota Supra Turbo, Porsche 924.
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I have had a lot of stuff, some sporty and some not so sporty.
1956 Ford 6 cylinder with 3 speed column shift 1956 Volvo (the one that looked like an old Ford) 1968 VW beetle 1966 MGB 1963 Mercury Comet 1973 Ford Pinto (fun car as long as you didn't get rear ended) 1972 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe 1978 Saab 900 EMS 1987 Saab 900 Turbo 1983 Chevy G20 Van 1990 Accura Legend 1983 Mercedes 300SD 1994 Saturn SC-2
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Let's see...
My first car was a 1963 Corvair Monza convertible. It was pretty close to a sports car It was pretty fast and handled great. The tag line in the 1960's was "Corvairs eat Porsches" After that I had muscle cars 1967 GTO convertible Ram Air 389 1971 Buick GS 455 Convertible Air Induction 1996 Impala SS LT1 Now I have the 300SDL -- A far cry from the Impala for sure. I also have the 1984 BMW 528e, which is a good handling car, but not as fast as the others.
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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy" Current Monika '74 450 SL BrownHilda '79 280SL FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee Krystal 2004 Volvo S60 Gone '74 Jeep CJ5 '97 Jeep ZJ Laredo Rudolf ‘86 300SDL Bruno '81 300SD Fritzi '84 BMW '92 Subaru '96 Impala SS '71 Buick GS conv '67 GTO conv '63 Corvair conv '57 Nomad |
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For a HS graduation present I was given a 1974 BMW 2002tii back in 1974. That is one I wish I still had. Otherwise it has been Toyotas and Hondas before the MB's.
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What's a Sports Car?
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hmmmm.... did you or do you drive sports cars....
yes..... I remember a quote from Dr Ferry.... Don't quite remember exactly when, but he had said something like there was a very fine manufactuer of sedans already in Stuggart, that there would be no reason for Porsche to build a sedan. Too Bad Dr WideA$$ did keep that opinion...... jnc....... 99 E300 99 Boxster 70 914/6 |
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whats a sports car ?
I owned TT 300zx turbo 240sx with skyline motors turbo supras and a couple of honda preludes nothing like the feeling of a smooth ride in the benz but I would still take my 02 dodge cummins over the W124 anyday, I like that feel of I can kill you when I am in the dodge
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I currently have an '87 911 in addition to my 67hp 240D. Quite the difference!
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