black mambaRegistered UsersPosts: 8,322Major grins
edited October 6, 2009
Hey Guys and Girls,
I am following this thread with keen interest. I haven't chimed in yet for a simple reason.....I don't have a clue as to what any of you drive. I don't know what's going on, but I can't seem to get my head around this thing. It's a bit embarassing....I mean I should have some inkling of this stuff. Maybe I'll have a huge brain fart and be able to get into the thick of things. I sure hope so.
Love to all,
Tom
I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
I am following this thread with keen interest. I haven't chimed in yet for a simple reason.....I don't have a clue as to what any of you drive. I don't know what's going on, but I can't seem to get my head around this thing. It's a bit embarassing....I mean I should have some inkling of this stuff. Maybe I'll have a huge brain fart and be able to get into the thick of things. I sure hope so.
Love to all,
Tom
Hey Tom,
Mary started this thread after I posted a pic of my current car in another thread & stated that I believe there's some truth to the old statement "You can tell a lot about a person by what they drive". Some where surprised at my current vehicle.
So, we are just taking WAG's (wild-a$$-guesses) at what others drive based solely on our perception of that person's personality, needs, etc...
Come on Tom, get WAG'in ~
And, I'm going to win a little virtual "Silver Star" if you drive a Mercedes
I am following this thread with keen interest. I haven't chimed in yet for a simple reason.....I don't have a clue as to what any of you drive. I don't know what's going on, but I can't seem to get my head around this thing. It's a bit embarassing....I mean I should have some inkling of this stuff. Maybe I'll have a huge brain fart and be able to get into the thick of things. I sure hope so.
Love to all,
Tom
Ok Tom -- this is going to be fun
You drive something really sporty I bet -- Corvette maybe???? Black in color.
Not that it matters, but it was I who started this thread . . . I thought it would be fun to do some guessing and it surely has been! I've gotten more participants than I hoped for.
Tom - How about a 2006 Nissan Altima, navy blue?
Lee - 1969 T-bird, black?
Liz - Did we get yours yet?
What'd ya'll think about my truck? I think Mary was surprised but I know Randy wasn't!
FYI, I'm writing you from Maine, getting ready to leave my brother's house to head for the Shootout at Acadia. Lovely trees and RAIN . . . not great for my planned drive through the back roads but I'm still hoping for a few photo ops on the way.
Cheers,
Lauren
"But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)
Not that it matters, but it was I who started this thread .
FYI, I'm writing you from Maine, getting ready to leave my brother's house to head for the Shootout at Acadia. Lovely trees and RAIN . . . not great for my planned drive through the back roads but I'm still hoping for a few photo ops on the way.
Cheers,
Lauren
Sorry bout that Lauren... I knew that, just put the wrong name down.
I hope ya'll have good weather and a great time at Acadia
Can't wait to see the pics.
Randy
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black mambaRegistered UsersPosts: 8,322Major grins
edited October 7, 2009
OK. I'm going to cave in and divulge all...or mostly all. I've got two daily drivers. Well, one of them serves dual purposes. One is a new Subaru Turbo Forester. True to form, I've tinkered with it a little: put on custom front end
body work, massaged the suspension slightly, and tweaked the engine for just a tad more power. Nothing really major...it's a great car. Here it is:
My other daily driver is also a Subaru....I drive the two of them about equally. This one, however, also serves as a race car. I run it in a series known as SOLO 11. I'm sure you've seen this kind of race.....cars get out and run through cones set up in big parking lots, old airstrips, etc.
This car has had the FULL treatment: lowered and completely revamped suspension, completely modified braking system, total redo on the engine intake and exhaust systems, and a few other little touches. This thing makes PRODIGIOUS power. I look at it like this:
* Custom shifter...............................................$284.00
* Full cat-back 3" stainless steel exhaust..............$870.00
* Whompin' on a Vette in the 1/4 mile...................Priceless
Here it is.
I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
Opps -- I didn't even see that Randy gave me kuddos for starting this thread. Don't know how I missed that one Yes you did surprise me with the truck. Just didn't figure you driving around in a truck. Hope you get lot's of photos in Maine.
Tom -- a Subaru guy. Should of known...a car guy like you might have one of those. I wanted a Baja not to long ago, but the Subaru guy wouldn't let me take it in a ditch to see how it handled off-road So I told him "nope" to buying it. He actually told me I'd need a Jeep if I wanted to do that -- what a salesman. And you "whomped" a vette too
Nice lookin' autos you have, Tom. I didn't know you were a racer--nor did I know a Subaru COULD race! I wonder what you could do to soup up my pickup??
Liz and Lee - I'm out of guesses, so what do ya'll drive?
"But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)
Nice lookin' autos you have, Tom. I didn't know you were a racer--nor did I know a Subaru COULD race! I wonder what you could do to soup up my pickup??
Liz and Lee - I'm out of guesses, so what do ya'll drive?
Hi Lauren --
Your up early -- go out and catch that sunrise Sitting here the sun just broke the horizon so I must be coming up soon down there
Nice lookin' autos you have, Tom. I didn't know you were a racer--nor did I know a Subaru COULD race! I wonder what you could do to soup up my pickup??
Liz and Lee - I'm out of guesses, so what do ya'll drive?
Lauren you guessed me a while ago.
You said Fiery Red camaro and I said close--it was white, so you pegged me for sure, not to mention that one of my cars prior to that was a fiery red camaro:D .
Ok, I"ll play: what does an opera-singing, photo-taking, mom drive?
As a clue, I'll tell you it's a stickshift and, at the time I bought my first version of this model (I'm now on my second one), was about the only one on the market that I could get with a manual tranny.
Liz - Sorry, I forgot that I had guessed that Camaro for ya.
Andy - How 'bout a white Ford Explorer that you can get dirty with on all your photo shoots?
divamum - Your clue doesn't help me 'cause I'm not a car gal--maybe a red jeep Patriot?
Well, let's see - I WANTED red, but they couldn't get it for me, so I guess you get part-points on that - it's bright blue, fwiw (not my choice at all, but the only one I could get that was 5-speed stick and had ABS - all the others with ABS were 6-cylinder automatics, which I didn't want). Not a Jeep of any kind, although it's not a million miles away in shape, and it is an American-built car....
Another clue: when Dan Plumer, Aaron Newman and Aaron Nelson posted about their trip to Toroweap, one of them drove this model (don't remember whose it was, though!).
And still another clue: my first one was the 2002, which was the first year they made the car; my current one is the 2006, which was the last year it was made to the original design (although it had been tweaked) and with the original materials.
You know, I first typed '06, and then pushed it back.
Heeeheee.... We only wound up with 06 because the company sent out "buyback" letters, I got a superb trade-in on the old one - which had massive mileage - and traded up to the 06 for exactly the same payment I'd been making on the 02.
Next clue: the company was supposed to be bought out, but recently declared that the deal had fallen through and they would be folding. Sigh. I love my car, and there won't be any more of them ever again now.....
Final clue: low weight = good mileage, and unusual materials = excellent safety record because the entire structure is different than most cars.
Heeeheee.... We only wound up with 06 because the company sent out "buyback" letters, I got a superb trade-in on the old one - which had massive mileage - and traded up to the 06 for exactly the same payment I'd been making on the 02.
Next clue: the company was supposed to be bought out, but recently declared that the deal had fallen through and they would be folding. Sigh. I love my car, and there won't be any more of them ever again now.....
Final clue: low weight = good mileage, and unusual materials = excellent safety record because the entire structure is different than most cars.
Mine was the last year they made them out of plastic before they switched to sheet metal. It gets GREAT mileage for a car of its size (I can coax 30mpg out of it on the hiway) and I'm going to have to keep it healthy despite my high mileage, because I LOVE this car! I just hope I can keep putting new motors in it for many years to come .... only at 78k now so a ways to go before it dies but still.
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I am following this thread with keen interest. I haven't chimed in yet for a simple reason.....I don't have a clue as to what any of you drive. I don't know what's going on, but I can't seem to get my head around this thing. It's a bit embarassing....I mean I should have some inkling of this stuff. Maybe I'll have a huge brain fart and be able to get into the thick of things. I sure hope so.
Love to all,
Tom
Hey Tom,
Mary started this thread after I posted a pic of my current car in another thread & stated that I believe there's some truth to the old statement "You can tell a lot about a person by what they drive". Some where surprised at my current vehicle.
So, we are just taking WAG's (wild-a$$-guesses) at what others drive based solely on our perception of that person's personality, needs, etc...
Come on Tom, get WAG'in ~
And, I'm going to win a little virtual "Silver Star" if you drive a Mercedes
Oh good guess Randy,
I'm going to say a 328i BMW--convertible--stratus gray.
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Ok Tom -- this is going to be fun
You drive something really sporty I bet -- Corvette maybe???? Black in color.
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Tom - How about a 2006 Nissan Altima, navy blue?
Lee - 1969 T-bird, black?
Liz - Did we get yours yet?
What'd ya'll think about my truck? I think Mary was surprised but I know Randy wasn't!
FYI, I'm writing you from Maine, getting ready to leave my brother's house to head for the Shootout at Acadia. Lovely trees and RAIN . . . not great for my planned drive through the back roads but I'm still hoping for a few photo ops on the way.
Cheers,
Lauren
Lauren Blackwell
www.redleashphoto.com
Sorry bout that Lauren... I knew that, just put the wrong name down.
I hope ya'll have good weather and a great time at Acadia
Can't wait to see the pics.
body work, massaged the suspension slightly, and tweaked the engine for just a tad more power. Nothing really major...it's a great car. Here it is:
My other daily driver is also a Subaru....I drive the two of them about equally. This one, however, also serves as a race car. I run it in a series known as SOLO 11. I'm sure you've seen this kind of race.....cars get out and run through cones set up in big parking lots, old airstrips, etc.
This car has had the FULL treatment: lowered and completely revamped suspension, completely modified braking system, total redo on the engine intake and exhaust systems, and a few other little touches. This thing makes PRODIGIOUS power. I look at it like this:
* Custom shifter...............................................$284.00
* Full cat-back 3" stainless steel exhaust..............$870.00
* Whompin' on a Vette in the 1/4 mile...................Priceless
Here it is.
Tom -- a Subaru guy. Should of known...a car guy like you might have one of those. I wanted a Baja not to long ago, but the Subaru guy wouldn't let me take it in a ditch to see how it handled off-road
www.Dogdotsphotography.com
_________
Liz and Lee - I'm out of guesses, so what do ya'll drive?
Lauren Blackwell
www.redleashphoto.com
Hi Lauren --
Your up early -- go out and catch that sunrise
www.Dogdotsphotography.com
Lauren you guessed me a while ago.
You said Fiery Red camaro and I said close--it was white, so you pegged me for sure, not to mention that one of my cars prior to that was a fiery red camaro:D .
So I believe that just leaves Mr. Lee.
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Howdy Andy,
I'll guess it's like Randy's!!! A Mini-Cooper???
Speaking of Randy, I'm still looking for My Lexus SUV, everytime I go out into the Garage all I see is my White F150<G>.
Craig
Burleson, Texas
I didn't know Apple made cars.
:lol4
Geez Craig, I did my part in trying to put one in your garage! That Ford is probably sitting on top of it.
No, but I had one for a while, then bought this, uh, bigger vehicle.
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2008 H2?
Who is wise? He who learns from everyone.
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www.Dogdotsphotography.com
As a clue, I'll tell you it's a stickshift and, at the time I bought my first version of this model (I'm now on my second one), was about the only one on the market that I could get with a manual tranny.
Have at it
Andy - How 'bout a white Ford Explorer that you can get dirty with on all your photo shoots?
divamum - Your clue doesn't help me 'cause I'm not a car gal--maybe a red jeep Patriot?
Lauren Blackwell
www.redleashphoto.com
Well, let's see - I WANTED red, but they couldn't get it for me, so I guess you get part-points on that
Another clue: when Dan Plumer, Aaron Newman and Aaron Nelson posted about their trip to Toroweap, one of them drove this model (don't remember whose it was, though!).
And still another clue: my first one was the 2002, which was the first year they made the car; my current one is the 2006, which was the last year it was made to the original design (although it had been tweaked) and with the original materials.
Cryptic enough for ya?
Who is wise? He who learns from everyone.
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Nope, although you're sort of in the right ballpark with the manufacturer. (sort of). And the current one we own is the '06
You know, I first typed '06, and then pushed it back.
Who is wise? He who learns from everyone.
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Heeeheee.... We only wound up with 06 because the company sent out "buyback" letters, I got a superb trade-in on the old one - which had massive mileage - and traded up to the 06 for exactly the same payment I'd been making on the 02.
Next clue: the company was supposed to be bought out, but recently declared that the deal had fallen through and they would be folding. Sigh. I love my car, and there won't be any more of them ever again now.....
Final clue: low weight = good mileage, and unusual materials = excellent safety record because the entire structure is different than most cars.
red 4x4 wrangler softtop, with crazy man behind the wheel?
Vue!
Close!
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Yup! But I think I mentioned that in the Toroweap thread, so you had an unfair advantage.
Looks just like this one:
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/2993445122376534.JPG?0.23749902636417675
Mine was the last year they made them out of plastic before they switched to sheet metal. It gets GREAT mileage for a car of its size (I can coax 30mpg out of it on the hiway) and I'm going to have to keep it healthy despite my high mileage, because I LOVE this car! I just hope I can keep putting new motors in it for many years to come .... only at 78k now so a ways to go before it dies but still.