I figure guys that can see beauty in a bamboo rod and old reels probably drive a pretty diverse selection of cars. Here's my ride. Show us yours.
Dean.
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Posts: 84 01/10/2008 14:59 |
What year is that Mini? I just last week bought a 2005 Mini Cooper S for my wife. Man, is that thing fast. I have put more miles on it than she has and
it's her car. As I was sitting in the salesman's office, I started thinking about the bamboo rods that I could buy with that kind of money. Damn what
a shame. I'll get a picture on asap.
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Posts: 383 01/10/2008 15:03 |
Mine is the last of the old R53 platform, a November '06 build. I had the new R56 on order, but once I saw it and drove it I bought an '06 instead
...I just like it better. They are pretty quick and handle like go-carts.
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Posts: 3102 01/10/2008 15:15 Moderator |
Close your eyes and picture a dirty white mini-van.
As kids affectionately call it the "Luzer Cruzer" Gets me to work, the river and home again. My neighbor had a Mini Cooper - the first year they came out, would find him all over town stuck on a flake of snow. He finally totalled it by getting it air born and landing on the right front tire, bent the hell out of it. Pete |
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Posts: 384 01/10/2008 15:35 |
Yep, they stink in the snow ....unless you put 4 Bridgestone Blizzaks on them, like I did.
First snow we had I came to a line of cars at the bottom of a large hill. Everyone was stopped and watching a 5-Series BMW trying to get over the hill ...but it slid back down. Then a Hummer tried, with the same results. Everyone was just sitting there wondering what to do. I was about 20 cars back and just pulled out, went around everyone and up the hill. Blizzaks are amazing. My car with Blizzaks does better in the snow than my wife's old Subaru with all season tires did. Dean. |
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Pilgrim's Progress | #5 | ||
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Posts: 777 01/10/2008 15:41 |
My wife and I left for our honeymoon 45 years ago in a Lotus 7 America, headed down the NYS thruway in a blizzard. Now I drive an '88 Olds 88 with three
hubcaps and 252,000 miles on the odo.
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Posts: 1784 01/10/2008 17:51 The COOLER |
BobS wrote: Bob I understand. I had a 67 Elan. Now I drive an Outback. (sigh) Brook Trout are God's way of reminding us everything is going to be alright. |
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Posts: 387 01/10/2008 17:57 |
Very cool cars. My roommate in college drove a Europa. He helped me rebuild my first car ...a '66 MGB.
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Posts: 5203 01/10/2008 18:32 the Canefather |
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Posts: 436 01/10/2008 18:38 |
Bob and Rolf, based on your posts are you telling me that wives kill anything and everything we've come to enjoy?? Tell me now because I'm only 7
months in. I still have a chance to escape...not intact, but escaped none the less.
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Posts: 1785 01/10/2008 18:42 The COOLER |
Sal Fontinalis wrote: Matt, here is a fact....when we got married, I had a 73 Corvette with some serious modifications. Nancy had a 75 Camaro which I also "dabbled"
with. Two years later I was driving a clapped out Pinto wagon I bought for $375.00. You'll be "fine." Brook Trout are God's way of reminding us everything is going to be alright. |
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Posts: 779 01/10/2008 19:39 |
Under my wife's gardening tools and flowerpots and fertilizer in our wagon shed still stands a 3-litre twin-plug Electromotive ignition '69 911
conversion, with fuel cell and roll cage, now home to welfare kittens. I told my son a couple of years ago that he could have it, that all he had to do was
drive it away. He's married, too, with children.
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06 F150 FX4 | #12 | ||
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Posts: 150 01/10/2008 22:47 |
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Posts: 31 01/10/2008 22:58 |
I drive a 2000 Audi TT, .......with Blizzaks... in the Winter. This prompts opposite replies from certain classes of people. Some people think I'm awful
for driving a sports car in the winter, after all, I could drive my go-everywhere- in- any- kind- of- weather Subaru Forester. Sometimes in the Summer, when
I've planned to go fishing, my wife borrows the Forester and leaves me with the Audi TT. Parked on a muddy shoulder between a trout stream and a dirt road,
an Audi TT really looks out of place, or at least in need of immediate assistance. Rod cases don't fit real well either....you have to fold the passenger
seatback forward. And wet waders smell up a little car like that very fast. In the Subaru, when driving, you're at least four feet from your gear.
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Posts: 1496 01/10/2008 23:22 Moderator |
Because I'm getting tired of winter here in SE Minny I needed to add a summer shot of my 67 CS Convert that I bought in high school.......remember when
kids used to work in high school .....I sure do.......
 ......it's a couple years older than me and came from Seguin Texas. Every summer I say I should sell it, but I know I'd never have another.
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Posts: 74 01/11/2008 00:02 |
 
This is definitely not my "fishing" car, but I still enjoy it..I know Canenut on this forum has never asked to be taken for another ride.
Don
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Posts: 3106 01/11/2008 08:28 Moderator |
When I got married I was driving a '73 Mustang Convertible, one of the last of the weak muscle cars. 351Cleveland with a 4 barrel, 4 speed.
Soon found myself driving a Subaru wagon 4x4, because the Mrs was expecting, she soon took over that ride and left me driving a 4x4 Subaru Justy. NOt one of my prouder moments, but it did go 240,000+ miles. Before the Mustang I was driving a '75 lime green pinto wagon, before that a Ford Fiesta. Pete |
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Posts: 645 01/11/2008 08:46 |
'93 Volkswagon Golf TDI. Still getting around 800km to 45L Hardy Guy
Obsessed Salmon Chaser since 1988!!
www.flyfishtheisland.com |
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'87 4-Runner | #19 | ||
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Posts: 646 01/11/2008 08:50 |
I miss my Toy and regret having to sell. There will be another soon!
Obsessed Salmon Chaser since 1988!!
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Posts: 389 01/11/2008 09:42 |
Reelmaker: is that a TR3? Very nice car. I lamost bought a TR250 once.
Don: Is that the real deal or a kit car? If a kit, did you build it yourself? I 'betcha that things pulls some serious g's. Dean. |
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