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08-12-2013, 07:17 AM
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Cars that you once didn't like but like now
Starting this in contrast to the http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/open-discussion/342359-cars-you-once-liked-but-dont-now.html thread. What cars did you once dislike but now enjoy? For me, I used to assume that the old 'Benzes had the same reliability problems that Consumer Reports said the new ones have, and so I was not a fan until I happened to read something on the W124 where I saw it said that the cars are very long-lasting. I also used to have an aversion for GM products in general, but have really come to like the Buick.
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08-12-2013, 07:57 AM
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Ferraris. I used to think they were expensive toys, fragile and silly. Now I think they are expensive toys but rugged and amazingly sporty.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.  [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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08-12-2013, 07:59 AM
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mercedes sedans.thought they all were gas guzzlers and slow
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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt
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08-12-2013, 08:08 AM
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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino 1989 560SEC 2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual 1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual
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08-12-2013, 11:10 AM
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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod 2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."
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08-12-2013, 03:51 PM
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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino 1989 560SEC 2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual 1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual
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08-12-2013, 03:13 PM
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TC Current stable: - 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL - 2007 Saturn sky redline - 2004 Explorer...under surgery. Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth
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08-12-2013, 03:17 PM
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another one for me is the 126 chassis. Wasn't a fan early on, especially not of the hind end, which looks like a cheap apartment block to me, but lately ive been thinking that if anything happens to my 240, I might look at the bigger 126 road cruiser as a replacement that still has my favorite engine in the 617.
plus there are a lot of the things on craigslist.
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08-13-2013, 02:53 PM
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When I drove for Yellow cab of SF briefly in the late 90s, I drove a few Crown Vics with less than 10K miles. Yellow SF is the only cab co. I know of that buys new cars. The Crown Vics of that era are surprisingly responsive cars. If I had 4 kids, might be an attractive car, at the right price anyway.
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Te futueo et caballum tuum 1986 300SDL, 362K 1984 300D, 138K Last edited by cmac2012; 08-13-2013 at 03:39 PM.
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08-13-2013, 04:18 PM
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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08-13-2013, 04:47 PM
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The W123 version of the 300D.
I grew up with an anti-German car bias because my automotive mentor, who was brilliant by the way, had that same bias. I think it had something to do with some German guys bombing his hometown just outside London in his younger days. He liked the pre-war BMW 328, but hated just about anything else that was German. It wasn't until many years later that I discovered the beauty of the OM617 motor.
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08-12-2013, 07:15 PM
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This guy had a big block 550 cu in boat motor, hydromatic 400, an overdrive unit from a Winnebego after the trans, heavy duty rear, (Dana?), 4 wheel disc brakes, and a few other goodies. Painted deep Navy Blue, & looked basically stock except the hood scoop. Man, would I love to drive this one an empty strip of highway for a few miles!
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08-12-2013, 10:27 AM
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The 1976 Dodge Aspen 4 door sedan. This was one of the vehicles that I drove in high school and, at the time, I despised the over-assisted power steering, nautical suspension tuning, and underachieving 318. Today? Well, as I advance at a frenetic pace towards my dotage, maybe that plushy ride and easy power steering wasn't so bad after all.
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08-12-2013, 11:48 AM
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triumph tr 8. they were so fast and beat my V8 Monza.Now considering buying a TR7 and adding a small block chevy.
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