What kind of car do you drive?

• Dec 22, 2006

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mkloby said:

Haha - thanks for the heads-up Yes it was the gov't crash ratings. Oh do not worry - my baby is not going in the Scion, it's unfortunately becoming my car after he/she is born. It's a pretty feminine car, but whatever.

Which model scion were you speaking of? They have a couple really tiny shoeboxes that look like they'd lose in a collision w/ a bicyclist.

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You know I don't know which one they were referring too. I have a hard keeping up with cars nowadays. They used to have individual names like shadow, cougar and such. Now they are Scion EXP2, ATX, MPX and dashes like model numbers. You almost have to be a techie to remember them all.

 

• Dec 22, 2006

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Matt308 said:

You know I don't know which one they were referring too. I have a hard keeping up with cars nowadays. They used to have individual names like shadow, cougar and such. Now they are Scion EXP2, ATX, MPX and dashes like model numbers. You almost have to be a techie to remember them all.

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Germans have been naming cars by letters and digits for ages! Bet you can name some Porsche and Mercedes models going back...

 

• Dec 22, 2006

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911 But that's a Carrera. I know the 300 series. The 500 series. The 700 series. but other than the 911, I honestly don't know them!

 

• Dec 23, 2006

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Mercedes
A230
A330
C220
C320
E220
E320
S200
S300
S500
SLK 230
SLK 330 (my dads new car, I cant wait to drive it tomorrow when I go home for the hollidays with my wife) Too bad I cant put the top down.

Okay that is how I think the numbers go, not sure though.

 

• Dec 23, 2006

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'Carrera' is the Porsche definition of 'body without roof', something in between a coupe' and a spider.

911 is always 911, they keep track of the different series with another numeric code (the current production is 997). Then you have the Carrera, spider, turbo etc. as different variants.

And the 911 is one of the last remaining mythical cars...

 

• Dec 23, 2006

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Parmigiano said:

And the 911 is one of the last remaining mythical cars...

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Mythical in it's pricetag! I drove a Porsche Boxster S once - I was impressed. I can only imagine how much sweeter a 911 would be...

 

• Dec 23, 2006

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Parmigiano said:

'Carrera' is the Porsche definition of 'body without roof', something in between a coupe' and a spider.

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Nope, thats the Targa you're thinking of...You can get Carrera 2's and Carrera 4's in all body shapes...

 

• Dec 24, 2006

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You're right Cheddar

 

• Dec 25, 2006

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{eyes glazed over, thinking about naked women now...}

 

• Dec 25, 2006

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OK, OK, I've confused the Carrera and the Targa, the Alzheimer is always a threat at my old age...

Anyway, the 'Carrera' was introduced in the early 1970 as the sporty version of the 911, replaced in 1975 by the SC (the sporty model by then was the 'turbo') and reintroduced in the mid 80 to identify some of the non-turbo models.
I'm not sure if the 996 series (the 'traitor' model, i.e. the one who abandoned the air cooled 6-boxer for water cooling) had a Carrera version, but the name is back with the 997, now identifying the standard version.

 

• Dec 25, 2006

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Got to drive my dads Mercedes SLK today. That was pretty sweet.

 

• Dec 25, 2006

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Nice...

The 996 did have Carrera versions...I didnt like the 996, mainly because the headlights were wrong...In fact, I dont really like any 911's.

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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Oh Lord what have I started...

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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if CC's talking about the tractor the David Brown 996 then he has a point, it's a neat little tractor, so then who can tell me the difference betweena David Brown 995 and 996?

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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Okay I admit it. I do want to know what the difference is.

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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you're really really sure about this? you're not pulling my leg are you matty?

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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I drive a Green 1995 VW Caddy 1600 or like other guys know it as, a pick-up.

 

• Dec 26, 2006

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• Dec 27, 2006

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Henk said:

I drive a Green 1995 VW Caddy 1600 or like other guys know it as, a pick-up.

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That aint a pick up! You can put a plastic bag in the back thats how small it is. You want a real pick up you need a Dakota, Ram or Silverado.

 

• Dec 27, 2006

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

you're really really sure about this? you're not pulling my leg are you matty?

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Yup. I actually do.