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beproud 01-24-2013 10:51 PM

I bought a Benz because I thought it was cool eh, damn I was dumb
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its-rusty 03-25-2013 06:21 PM

needed a car that was fwd to get me up to whistler weekly, 04 mini cooper S, fyi fwd sucks balls

its-rusty 03-25-2013 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by E_Fahlman (Post 8045446)
Don't Know if this is a record but: Irv Gordon's Volvo P1800 closing in on 3 million miles

Plus I also remember reading somewhere a man in Germany has 5 Million Miles in a Diesel Powered Mercedes G Wagen, but I couldn't find a link to that. Apprently he's driven around the globe for the last 23 years just visiting every country possible.

Those I'd say would have to be the unofficial world record's.

LOL my old Mazda 1976 808 station wagon clocked just over half a million kms with an unopened tc 1300 block. never skipped a beat, fuckin slow piece of crap:fullofwin:

its-rusty 03-25-2013 06:51 PM

stuff it here is a link to butters my wagon, cant get the code to work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93057495@N05/8591598794

hkRicer 03-26-2013 01:48 AM

cause i own jdm car my whole life, just want to try something different this time, and I'm loving it so far.

E60_M5 04-03-2013 08:57 PM

I have always owned Jap cars previously. Once I got a feel for Euro when a friend got a GTI, I feel in love and got a brand new MKV GTI as well. After a year, I sold it and picked up a Volve S60R which was really comfortable. Year after that, my daughter was born and needed a little more back seat. So went out and got myself a E60 M5 which I currently drive. I will never or cant go back to drive a Jap tin can after Euros. The whole driving experience, built quality and comfort is day and night difference.

AlpineEcstasy 06-17-2013 05:13 PM

German heritage, and I usually spend a few weeks there annually. Definitely love not just their cars but pretty much everything there.

Klondike 07-21-2013 04:15 PM

Seeing a Saab in person and becoming more and more interested in it.

I think the History is what got me more into it.

hk20000 07-21-2013 04:33 PM

I didn't choose Euro life, the Euro life chose me.

Seriously, straight traded my Miata for a 850 wagon. Because I couldn't pass the Miata on at the time and this gentleman got interested in it.

Mr. Chewbacca 07-25-2013 09:03 AM

I bought a vw by accident. Now i've owned 7....

Stuff N' Junk 08-07-2014 12:07 PM

i bought my 2001 gti because i was tired of building civics that felt like they wanted to shake them selves apart after 90km/h

IMO a "good" performance car is a car you can drive and not realize your doing a buck 30.

E_Fahlman 08-07-2014 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuff N' Junk (Post 8513416)
i bought my 2001 gti because i was tired of building civics that felt like they wanted to shake them selves apart after 90km/h

IMO a "good" performance car is a car you can drive and not realize your doing a buck 30.

Agreed, one of the biggest things I noticed about my Mercedes c230 over my previous Domestic and Import Cars is how smooth it is at higher speeds and the lack of road noise or vibration in the cabin. Sounds mundane but on a long roadtrip things like that come into account. I have no problem pushing the car up the Coke doing 150+ the whole way.

gear_head 10-27-2015 06:25 PM

Went euro because in used cars nothing will touch an E36, when considering price vs performance, build quality, handling, and class. At double the budget I might get something else, but at what they cost there's nothing comparable.

gear_head 10-27-2015 06:27 PM

Stuck with it because the only comparable car is a Nissan, and no one wants to put their Nissan key on the table when they could put a BMW key there. Ok that's not why but they're great cars as long as you either fix them yourself or just expect to put money into them

cl811 04-24-2017 01:49 PM

When comparing subcompact SUVs, the price of a 2016 BMW X1 after dealer incentives was not much higher than some cheaper competitors like the Mazda CX5

BIC_BAWS 07-22-2017 08:54 PM

Went Euro because, the e46 is my childhood dream car. At the time, I didn't know all the different models, I just knew the style I liked. While, the e46 M3 is the future car, I got an opportunity to buy a 330ci for dirt cheap. Having said that, that should have been my first warning sign. Probably should have learned how to wrench before getting this too.

Jeeps1941 09-06-2019 10:34 AM

1996 Mercedes C220. I've been a Jeep/Ram/Mopar guy my entire life and have never owned a MB before. Friend of mine had driven it for 3yrs and had kept it in great shape. 800+ kms/tank was attractive too.
And...after driving so many Jeeps over the years, I figured I needed a little bit of luxury.


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