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Behold, the Falcon...

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2974/falcon9wq.jpg

This is my beloved 1985 Honda Civic, affectionately refered to as 'The Falcon'. I bought this fantastic piece of automotive genius for £300 (roughly $500) a year ago from an old lady who had owned it since new and only put 20,000 miles on the clock (I have since added a further 10,000). Those Japanese sure know how to make cars. My baby has never let me down. Needs a wash though...

War does not make one great.

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Hi YIYF. I don't have a pic, but I drive an '03 Mitsubishi Gallant. I love it, although since I've had it there have been some problems: Someone hit it in a parking lot and didn't have the guts to tell me, and also a door handle broke off.

I agree. I think Japanese cars are fantastic, although I'd like to try out German one of these days with a VW.
Nemo me impune lacessit

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Gallant - Nice. Yeah, German would be my second choice. They're not so hard to come across by in England. BMWs are ten a penny, as are VWs.

War does not make one great.

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1997 Ford Ranger. Going on 9 years old this October.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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Originally posted by: zion
2002 Subaru Impreza Outback.
Nice.

If The Falcon blew up, I would cry. I'm already feeling very sad in the knowledge that I will have to sell her when I move to America.

War does not make one great.

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1999 Honda CR-V. Bought it in September of...2004. Previous owner had put roughly 92,000-93,000 miles on it, I've only moved it up to 97,000.

I paid about $10,000 cash for it. Its a nice vehicle.
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^ A 'real man' car.

My father in Law drives one of those - let me drive it once, pretty cool (being as I'm from England and not used to that kind of thing).

Makes me laugh when people with too much money to know what to do with buy a Dodge Ram or one of those huge Cadillac things and gets it imported over here. Our roads just can't take vehicles that size, plus there's absolutely no need for them in the city.

War does not make one great.

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SeXy Sadie, a 1993 Nissan 240SX SE, built in August 93. She proudly wears a (not visible in this pic) 7-character Lucasfilm reference on her license plate. She's got a few areas of fading paint and some squeaks here and there, but she's still quick and reliable and every bit as fun with 186K miles as when I got her nearly-new at 43K.

Here we are dodging cones on a Saturday afternoon.

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Meh. I drive a 1990 Red and silver Chevy something-or-another. It's a pick up...

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2005 Sunset Orange Chevy Aveo. Bought it when the stupid government owned insurance co. wouldn't insure my 1991 Plymouth Voyager without $2000.00 in repairs beforehand. Given that the van had over 300,000 km on it @ the time, decided to buy something newer.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
^ A 'real man' car.

My father in Law drives one of those - let me drive it once, pretty cool (being as I'm from England and not used to that kind of thing).

Makes me laugh when people with too much money to know what to do with buy a Dodge Ram or one of those huge Cadillac things and gets it imported over here. Our roads just can't take vehicles that size, plus there's absolutely no need for them in the city.



Tell me about it. My mate has bought a Doge Ram with the big fuck offwheels, dvd player, the works. He obviously has a little willy...not that I've seen it or anything.
He's one of those people who earn way too much money and doesn't know what to do with it....He could always give me some!

Myself I drive a piece of shit way too expensive to keep, Mini Cooper,....which is up for sale if anyone in the UK is interested??

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I drive a 1993 Ford Taurus Wagon. Yep, that's right, a station wagon.
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Well I think it's great. At least you have a car.
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Buy Fucking American.


Yeah, but what constitutes "American" anymore? The proverbial "American-made" cars have 2/3 to 3/4 of their parts manufactured in other countries while some of the traditionally "foreign" cars have manufacturing plants stateside. I'm thinking the lines have blurred a bit too much for this to still be a valid point to argue.
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I DRIVE A DARK BLUE '98 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE.


LAST YEAR I ALSO HAD A GREY 84 CHEVY ASTRO VAN, BUT IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. DID I PULL OVER AND GET OUT ??? HELL NO !!! I WASN'T ABOUT TO WALK THE REMAINING TEN MILES TO WORK. I DROVE THAT THING THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK FLAMES AND ALL. I WATCHED IT BURN THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Wow, that's a creepy story, Dayv.

My current car is a 1998 maroon Toyota Camry with about 150,000 miles on (I got it at 125,000), which I affectionately call Serenity (looking for a logo sticker to place on it). It replaced my previous car, a 1998 white Pontiac Sunfire right before I graduated from high school when an F-150 pulled out of a Shell station and broadsided it into the oppposing lane of traffic, totalling it. That was a fuuun day. The horn got stuck when it was struck, and it wouldn't stop wailing. Almost as if it was screaming in agony. And leaking oil like a big pool of blood. My poor, poor Sunfire!

*shudder* I just relived that. I feel a bit creeped out now.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Bossk
Yeah, but what constitutes "American" anymore? The proverbial "American-made" cars have 2/3 to 3/4 of their parts manufactured in other countries while some of the traditionally "foreign" cars have manufacturing plants stateside. I'm thinking the lines have blurred a bit too much for this to still be a valid point to argue.
Too true. I remember back before the 04 Presidential election, a lot of Kerry-supporters were complaining about jobs being shipped overseas (you know, as part of the arguement that Bush 43 lost the most jobs of any president since Herbert Hoover).
Well, as it turns out, there are actually more jobs outsourced into the US, than out of it. I want to say that Honda has 4 or 5 planst just in Ohio alone (the Element is made Ohio, I know that for sure).

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Ugh, only the United States COULD produce such an ugly looking car.

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2004 Hemi Quad cab Dodge Ram 2500,and pretty soon my 2002 Harley Davidson FatBoy.
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Originally posted by: Bossk
Originally posted by: sean wookie
Buy Fucking American.


Yeah, but what constitutes "American" anymore? The proverbial "American-made" cars have 2/3 to 3/4 of their parts manufactured in other countries while some of the traditionally "foreign" cars have manufacturing plants stateside. I'm thinking the lines have blurred a bit too much for this to still be a valid point to argue.


I'm forced to my dad works for Ford. Well atleast I get a discount.
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I drive a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertable. Unlike hot rod i'm not selling, im actually quite happy with her.

her name is Pheonix, here's a picture http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9125/pheonix1yc.jpg

I got that after my 1997 Ford Explorer (The Beast) ran over a Corvette that lost control on a wet road and slid out in front of me (perpendicular to traffic) while going about 60 on a highway. In trying to avoid it I ended up driving over the hood of his car. My car probably would have been fine had it not caught fire...the fire department said that the battery cable came loose and sparked some flammables in the engine.


-Darth Simon
Why Anakin really turned to the dark side:
"Anakin, You're father I am" - Yoda
"No. No. That's not true! That's impossible!" - Anakin

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*touchy people disclaimer*
some or all of the above comments are partially exaggerated to convey a point, none of the comments are meant as personal attacks on anyone mentioned or reference in the above post