i had a 1959 Austin Gipsy. From the little amount of info available about it I guess it was one of less than 10 or so in the US!

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1984 300TD 1981 240D

Square steering wheel? Weird.




For me, DMC-12

^ Sort of square.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I totally forgot I had one of those too! It had a big folding sunroof. I think the transmission was out front and there were stories about mechanics draining the transmission instead of the engine oil. The seats were comfortable and the ride was plush for such a small car.

My other weird car was a 1971 Checker Marathon. It wasn't a taxi - Checker built a few cars every year with carpeting, woodgrain dash, and nicer materials for private use.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I had a LeCar. 80 something. Bought it new. It was truly odd, but pretty fun to drive. As I recall they were sold by Chrysler dealerships. I took a terrible beating when I sold it.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Yeppers, imported by AMC, which was bought by Chrysler. At some point, they started building Renaults in Wisconsin. Can't remember if the R5 was ever built there, but the later models were for sure. I bought mine new and drove it for quite a while. Traded it in on a Chevy V6 diesel, which was the car from hell.

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2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

I had an alfa milano, it wasnt that odd I guess, but you dont see them often (~3500 were imported). I ended up selling it because it was starting to get too many oil leaks that required major disassembley to fix, the headlights were horrible and the only fix was $1k for a set of euro lights, and the heater didnt work and i couldnt find the parts to fix it. All the drivetrain parts were pretty good though.

'87 Audi 4000cs quattro. Long-stroke 2.2-liter 5-cylinder engine delivered only 115 horsepower, but the engine was torquey and very free revving, a lot like an OM617. The drivetrain included a close-ratio five-speed (quattros at that time were not available with an automatic) and locking center and rear differentials -- you could lock them up with a switch on the console.

It was the classic low-power car that was incredibly fun to drive. I used to take it to the track a lot. It also was unstoppable in snow. Wish I'd had the turbo version.

Oh, and quirky stuff included that the water pump was also the timing belt tensioner. It also suffered from VAG disease -- broken door handles, window regulators, crappy wiring, etc.

1956 190SL the first car I ever restored. Very rusty when I bought it back in 1977. Drove it for several years and owned it for twenty. Sold that one in 1997 and bought a rust free example in 1993 that I still have.

1967 Saab 96

1985 Dodge Omni

My first "car" was not not odd: 1959 International Travelall panel truck

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Didja drive that one around Paris, Texas there, Frenchie?

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

My cars have been pretty main stream. I mean when the oddest car you've owned was a 504 Peugeot, how far off the beaten path can you be?

The Falcon Sprint convertible was very conventional, but the idea of a V8 in a Falcon was a little odd, especially at the time.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Nice...

I can't top that. I once had a Ford Cortina estate



The odd thing about it was when it rained the carpet foamed!

(I had spilt washing powder over the transmission tunnel on my way to the laundrette)

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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!

1958 MGA 1500

Very much looked like this one.

1958 MGA for Sale... Twistie Test Drive! - YouTube

RIP Oct 1966.

A tree still grows in PA. with some scars on it!

Replaced by a 1962 MGA 1600 Mk II

1962 MG MGA 1600 Mk II 'de luxe' - YouTube
Rust bucket.

My 1988 Audi 5000s Quattro:





-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.