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      Ross Macintosh
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      John -- every time I see an Australian vehicle I can't help but think of the bush mechanics of the central desert. I happened upon the tv program a few times and it was among the most entertaining TV I've ever seen. One time my then six-year old son saw it with me. He watched with his mouth wide open in curious amazement. I probably had my jaw dropped too. πŸ˜›

      Regards, Ross

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        Krisidious
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        Boo... that's what the last paying job I had gave me for a company truck, a 2002 1500 4 door with the southwest package... that truck was like a sports car with a huge towing capacity, those tires would grip the road like no-body's business!

        well I was waiting to see everyone else's ride...

        I totaled my baby about 1 year ago, I was building a Bass Pro in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and they have crazy turn around times, so we work like 70 to 80 hours a week... anyway, the job was done and we were leaving in two days, we had been there for about 2 months and I was driving to work at about 5:30 am and I fell asleep at the wheel. although the airbag woke me up right after I hit the first tree head on, shearing the 14" diameter Palm Tree at it's base. I was fully aware for the next tree, which would bring me to a solid halt. I was not wearing my seatbelt, and buckled my steering wheel around the column. after it was all said and done I had one small scratch on my chin, and some bite marks on the inside of my mouth, but other than that no damage to me... a tribute to my truck, may she rest in peace.253212.jpg wreck_F150_001.jpg wreck_F150_002.jpg wreck_F150_003.jpg
        P.S. I don't think they are really palm trees there was another name for them, but they cost about 7,000.00 US for one that size. I know that now....

        so I purchased this new baby, although I don't have the love for it like my last one, she's proven to be equally tough, and very spacious98_EXPY_Body_1_Oclock.jpg

        By: Kristoff Rand
        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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          John Sayers
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          @ross macintosh said:

          John -- every time I see an Australian vehicle I can't help but think of the bush mechanics of the central desert. I happened upon the tv program a few times and it was among the most entertaining TV I've ever seen. One time my then six-year old son saw it with me. He watched with his mouth wide open in curious amazement. I probably had my jaw dropped too. πŸ˜›

          Regards, Ross

          yes - that was a wonderful program Ross. I enjoyed it too.

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          • Ivica ValjakI Offline
            Ivica Valjak
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            Here is my Renault Laguna,nothing special.2.0 engine and 115 hp πŸ˜›
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              RegH
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              When I think of Australian cool vehicles, I think of a movie called (I think) Alice to Nowhere... It was long ago, I'd like to see it again.

              @ross macintosh said:

              John -- every time I see an Australian vehicle I can't help but think of the bush mechanics of the central desert. I happened upon the tv program a few times and it was among the most entertaining TV I've ever seen. One time my then six-year old son saw it with me. He watched with his mouth wide open in curious amazement. I probably had my jaw dropped too. πŸ˜›

              Regards, Ross

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                RegH
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                Okay, Here's the 2 rides we now have.
                And the coolest old RV we ever had.
                Darn! That old Mercedes was fun! Nuthin' beats a diesel!
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                  Gaieus
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                  I have a bicycle. No photos though.
                  I live about half a minute from my workplace and everything I often go to is in walking distance. If not, I take a bus - or in very extreme cases borrow my parents' car (once or twice a year).
                  πŸ˜›

                  Gai...

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                    rsw
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                    here's my 1.0 nissan micradownload.php.jpegRichard

                    Richard

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                      rsw
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                      and reliable too (for a 12 year old car anyway)

                      Richard

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                        richcat
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                        My good old Scooby 140,000 miles, and still original exhaust πŸ˜„


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                          lewiswadsworth
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                          I used to drive one of these...just this color (although I just pulled this image from the web)...but it was only a two seater and therefore not terribly useful once my first daughter was born. So I sold it for almost as much as I had paid for it two years before. I actually see my old car fairly regularly parked in the neighborhood...there just weren't many of these things sold, although I enjoyed it quite a bit and it handled snow and ice beautifully. I never got the 70 miles per gallon that some claimed it was capable of, but consistently I did pull between 54-60 MPG when I was driving back and forth between Boston and New Haven on the highway.

                          (I also own a Toyota Prius, but we all know what they look like. My wife usually drives it.)
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                            Will03
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                            Here are my babies, presented in a very un-glorifying photo. I love them both, and they serve me very well.

                            I also have a red 1994 VW Jetta (which I hate) and a 1981 240 DL Coupe Volvo (which I love)

                            http://www.cardomain.com/ride/1618686


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                              Ross Macintosh
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                              I'm finding this thread quite interesting. It has me thinking about the vehicles in my life. Although I'm 46 I've only owned three cars. I remember my father telling me that he's owned something like 40+ different cars over the years! (I presume most were used junk that frequently needed replacement with another 'newer' used car). The vehicle I learned to drive on was a 69' Datsun pickup similar to the attached pic. I have many fond memories of it. My dad was in the military and he had a tour of duty with the UN at the Gaza Strip -- so the year he was away my mom let me drive his old beater pickup.

                              Once I was pulled over by a cop for speeding. I got the cop laughing about how it was damned near impossible to get the little shitbox truck moving anywhere near the speed limit. He let me off with a warning. πŸ˜„

                              You know I'd love to have that truck again. You guys can have your nice status cars -- I'd be happy putting along in that old shitbox with its 66hp 1000cc engine and rusty floorboards. πŸ˜’

                              Regards, Ross


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                              • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                Mike Lucey
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                                Here is my little darling, she's getting a old now,
                                9 years, but only 45,000 miles on the clock. I do
                                so little milage these days it probably will do me
                                for another five years. By that time there should
                                be loads of electric cars on the market to choose
                                from.

                                It really doesn't make a lot of sense having a (nearly)
                                2 ton vehicle transporting just one person. I been
                                thinking about this a lot lately. I wonder will some
                                car manufacture introduce a modular car, one that the
                                driver could configure in the morning and decide on a
                                single, two or four seater or a pick up.

                                It the meantime I'm realising a life long ambition of
                                mine, I should have a Fuoco next Friday. They have
                                just reached the UK market and I have a red one on
                                it's way to me. So for those short runs to / from
                                town I will be using just 500cc against 3400cc, my
                                effort towards carbon reduction πŸ˜‰

                                Mike

                                PS: A couple of weeks ago my friend's girlfriend
                                asked me if I knew what was the difference between
                                a Porsche and a Porcupine ...... I'm still trying to
                                figure it out πŸ˜†DSC00418.jpeg


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                                  Daniel Bouchard
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                                  Here's my Nissan Altima 2005. It's my second Nissan Altima and It's really a very good car. I never had a problem with those two cars.

                                  The situation was very different with my first ones.
                                  My first car was a Datsun 1200 1972 (I bought 2 Datsun to make one in 1977 and It took approximatively 5 minutes to reach 60 miles per hour with this new "bomb");
                                  My first brand new car was a Renault 5 1979 (I had a lot of fun with it but the motor exploded at 25 000 kilometers),
                                  The next was a Toyota Tercel SR-5 1982 bought new the day after I had a new job (It was a wonderful car);
                                  Subsequently I bought a Chevrolet Cavalier 1988 (nothing to say about this car), changed 1 year after for a Toyata Van 1988, when my first son was born.

                                  And my worst car was a Oldsmobile Cutless Supreme 1991 bought in 1992. This car was a nightmare!!! (The paint peeled off, the motor fell down on the road, the fire caught inside the steering wheel, the front left wheel fell down when I was on the highway and so on...).

                                  And now, my dream car!!! πŸ˜›


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                                    Daniel Bouchard
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                                    @Mike
                                    Do you know the "Can-Am Spyder" from "Bombardier" in Quebec? I think that's exactly what you are looking for.

                                    http://spyder.brp.com/


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                                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                      Mike Lucey
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                                      @daniel bouchard said:

                                      @Mike
                                      Do you know the "Can-Am Spyder" from "Bombardier" in Quebec? I think that's exactly what you are looking for.

                                      http://spyder.brp.com/

                                      That's a mean machine but it doesn't 'tilt', not
                                      that I can make out any how.

                                      I would have preferred a Vectrix 3-Wheel but its not yet
                                      available. They are using the same dual front wheel
                                      parallelogram technology as the Fuoco.
                                      http://www.vectrixeurope.com/Portal/3/L ... vices.aspx

                                      If Susan is looking for electric transport, this could
                                      be the answer.


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                                        Iglesias
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                                        Here are mine. Petrol force and legs force


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                                          Gaieus
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                                          Well, it's easy for the Dutch - it's all flat there...
                                          πŸ˜„

                                          Gai...

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                                          • KrisidiousK Offline
                                            Krisidious
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                                            awesome coen....

                                            By: Kristoff Rand
                                            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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