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The time has come - I've listed my beloved car for sale. She's been amazing fun, but I just can't justify it anymore. Yes, I'll cry when she goes. Of course, I adore my new car, but it's a bit of a brat while my old car was a beast.
Tell me about your favourite cars? What did you love about them? Have you still got them? Or a a favourite car related story?!
My 1st car was a brown 79 Gemini, which meant independence as there was no PT where I grew up. Sticking to a theme, 2nd car was an 83 Gemini. Both were great but they developed wiring problems, which seems to be a Holden thing.
Current car is an old commodore which will probably need replacing soonish. I love it, but itβs not economical to run and is starting to develop some issues. Itβs a shame because I hate car shopping with a passion. Maybe if I hold onto it long enough it will become collectible and go up in value, lol.
Go the Gemini!
I used to have a gemini turbo diesel
My 2003 Honda civic. Never skips a beat. plan on using that until it carks it.
On the posh side the old man's newish BMW 440i. So much tech in that thing a lot of it is useless, like choosing how loud you want the engine start noise to be, changing colour of the led strips, the auto motorised seatbelt, changing the screen to sport mode to see how many g's you're pulling, using the centre console button as a touch mouse for the sat nav. Impressive and fun but ridiculously pointless.
Sometimes old school is just best! Although I do love being a passenger in a fancy car and getting to push all the buttons!
My first car was an 82 blue Corolla which was my husband's first car handed down to me. I got my licence in it. It was like a ride on lawn mower with a good pioneer and speakers in it.
My car now is a 2006 Corolla. A much better ride on lawn mower but with air con, mp3 and 6 speaker surround sound.
Gotta love a Corolla, so reliable!
I hated my 92 Pintara with every fibre of my being.
Aw why?!
1962 purple Beetle. Was my first car, and the independence it gave me! Many things I could fix on it myself, it was a great learning period of life. It was off the road for repairs more than it was on. My current car is a VF SS wagon. I love it and its one of my dream cars. I will keep it till I die, but I even have to take it to my mechanic to change a headlight globe!
That's wicked fun!! What a cool car to learn on! The VF SS's are beasts!
She goes alright, but I usually drive like a grandma!
Fellow wagoneer π€
One of the best looking cars around imo.
I discovered a low km Walkinshaw for sale in NSW for 70k. Very tempting. Colour is shit but still. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/holden-special-vehicles/clubsport/r8-tourer-badge/
Red 1988 Corolla sedan, unglamorous and reliable. It was economical to run and never gave us any trouble. When I (amicably) split up with that ex he bought out my share (I needed the money and he needed the car). As his first "I'm single now so I might go on a trip" activity, he decided to go to Mallacoota and Gipsy Point and chill out. On the highway near Genoa Peak a wombat waddled out onto the road, he hit it and totalled the car and the wombat walked away! He was thankfully uninjured.
Wow, so glad he was uninjured (and the wombat!). What a way for the car to go out, nice that you'd already been able to say farewell to it though :)
My old 1972 VW Kombivan. Still miss him. Partner on many an adventure.
Oh, what colour?! That's so cool!
White and red. Yes, he did have curtains on the side windows. No power steering and manual shift. Was a real arm and leg workout to drive. But beautifully balanced and could handle the roughest of dirt roads. Never had a stack or a problem with his innards either.
Fabulous!! Did he have a name?!
ahem, cough cough, Herbert. Well, he was a VW. Just a bit more formal ....
My condolences. I've recently lost a beloved car too. I've had 2 favorites: A Liberty, and then an Impreza. Sold the impreza to due to family stuff and I miss it every day. But my WRX fund is at about 5% of its target goal and slowly growing.
I contemplated a WRX, but that would have lead me down the path that's meant I've had to move this mustang (way too many mods). I test drove a BRZ and oh my gosh it was so fun.
Was it? all I ever heard was it was slow. Yeah I want her to be totally stock. Nothing special at all. Thats half the fun of it. Driving it as subaru intended.