Your first NEW car
07-10-2014, 10:20 PM
#43
Drifting
My then to be wife got a 1966 GTO for Christmas. I had a 1960 Ford Galaxy 500 XL Convertible. Had two kids and had a Pontiac Station Wagon but it had a 455 but still a very slow planet killing car. Still miss the GTO as it was almost as much fun as corvette. May have won in a straight line.
07-10-2014, 10:22 PM
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2022 Corvette of the Year Finalist -- Modified
2021 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
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My first new car was a 1979 Dodge Challenger. It was a leftover dealer demo I bought in Jan 1980. It looked just like this one in the picture. Mine had the optional 2.6L 4 cyl. Great little car and trouble free for the 5 years I had it. My first new car that I ordered was my 2006 LMB Vette conv. that I still own.
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07-10-2014, 10:26 PM
#45
Le Mans Master
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Your response about HP got me thinking. I ordered my 1974 with the 350 V8, 2 bbl. I thought it had plenty of get up and go, which I guess it did, but it was only rated at 155 hp. That sure doesn't sound like much with a 350, compared to our LS3's that have 430 hp.
07-10-2014, 10:34 PM
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2007 Audi A4
07-10-2014, 11:08 PM
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07-10-2014, 11:25 PM
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1981 Datsun long-bed pickup with a NapZ engine. I loved that truck! 200,000 miles of practically trouble-free romance. I should never have sold it when we left Hawaii, it probably had a ton of miles left.
07-10-2014, 11:38 PM
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1992 Jeep Wrangler--The white one. I still own it. I worked 2 jobs all through college to pay for it!
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07-11-2014, 12:09 AM
#54
2014 CRV and its a lease. Needed a rainy day alternative for days when I cannot ride or drive the Vette. Bike is always my first choice, Vette is number 2. CRV has 400 miles after 6 weeks. LOL
Never bought new because I always paid in cash and hate "instant depreciation" I imagine i will be buying the CRV at lease end and selling it for more than the residual because of the low miles.
Never bought new because I always paid in cash and hate "instant depreciation" I imagine i will be buying the CRV at lease end and selling it for more than the residual because of the low miles.
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07-11-2014, 12:59 AM
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Burning Brakes
The LN (Luxury Nova) package sent Nova into the luxury portion of the compact market; some actually thought of it as competing against a few high-end European imports. The Nova LN was called "the most luxurious compact in Chevrolet's history," with wide-back reclining front seats that "look and feel like big, soft lounge chairs." LN equipment included ad*ditional sound insulation, map pockets, an electric clock, a smoked instrument lens, and a day/night mirror. Swing-out quarter windows could be ordered for the coupe. "Thanks to LN," the sales brochure announced, "Nova's image will never be the same again."
305 cu in (5.00 L) with a three-speed automatic, don't have any pictures of it in digital form.