What Car Do You Own?

1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer. Cold air intake, chipped, custom dual exhaust and Cooper Discoverer SST 285/75R 16 (not in the pics though, they were taken the day I bought it.)
It has the full air leveling system that raises when you put it in 4 low, does pretty well off road, especially when you consider its size.

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...and a 1998 Mercury Tracer, no pics because I hate it. Of course given the current price of gas guess which I drive more :(

Good stuff Ramrod, two Fords :D

Since the day I turned 16 (I'm 34 now) I have owned only three cars that weren't Ford......and I've owned 19 cars.

nice car funkflix :)
what engine?

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

Since the day I turned 16 (I'm 34 now) I have owned only three cars that weren't Ford......and I've owned 19 cars.

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You are my role model. :clap: :rofl:

http://www.stilo.info/jgs_galerie_bi...02bce84f7f9cf9

Left one's mine, a 2002 Fiat Stilo. I know, Italian cars are crap, unreliable and blah blah blah. But I like it, and despite certain "problems" I had to take care of (modify that crappy drivetrain, use a German Bosch battery instead of the Italian one etc) this car has never let me down, be it skiing at -20C or racing through the country at full throttle in 35C summer heat.

It also came very cheap and with great interior equipment.

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Originally Posted by jcool

....or racing through the country at full throttle in 35C summer heat.

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Racing? In a Stilo? Estate?

Sorry, just kidding, nothing wrong with small economical cars, especially when they aren't terribly ugly like my Tracer.

EDIT: I realize that wasn't terribly clear. I mean to say my Tracer is ugly, extremely so.

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Originally Posted by L0$t Pr0PhEt

nice car funkflix :)
what engine?

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Thanks!

It is just the 2.0E. Maybe someday i will put in a 5 zylinder engine. :)

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

Since the day I turned 16 (I'm 34 now) I have owned only three cars that weren't Ford......and I've owned 19 cars.

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:up: FoMoCo FTW. They are good cars if you treat them with care. :)

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Originally Posted by jcool

This car has never let me down, be it skiing at -20C or racing through the country at full throttle in 35C summer heat.

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Lol, lucky...35C summer heat...doesnt compare to 45C summer heat over here lol.

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

Racing? In a Stilo? Estate?

Sorry, just kidding, nothing wrong with small economical cars, especially when they aren't terribly ugly like my Tracer.

EDIT: I realize that wasn't terribly clear. I mean to say my Tracer is ugly, extremely so.

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It's not an Estate, it's just the 5 door version ;)
And doing 800km in under 5h is racing by my definition... something you can't do anywhere else in the world, at least not legally :p:
Also, 4,30m isn't small by European definition ;)
As long as it fits my skiing and surfing equipment + GF it's big enough, don't you think :D

My mistake, I am honestly not familiar enough with it hence the Estate mistake. My only real exposure is through Top Gear, and to be honest that isn't the best place to learn about a Fiat.

LOL, yes, small is defiantly a relative thing depending on where you live.

I had to do some conversion for my own sake. That averages out to 99.4 miles per hour, not bad at all.

The closest I have come is from my house to Orlando Florida (1200 miles) in just over 14 hours. Average speed of around 85 MPH....in a lowered Nissan mini truck..with a 1400 watt stereo(yeah, I was young). A bit risky but a bunch of fun.

No problem man, the Estate version is really ugly ^^
Top speed is about 200km/h or 125mph by the way... 200 GPS, not speed-o-meter (that's already out of range somewhere behing 220 there LOL)

Oh and I am young so I figured, I'm gonna drive this car till it breaks apart and THEN I'm gonna get myself something nice, maybe the Audi S3 (no need for a bigger car here, more than 4,50m is just a hindrance)

125 MPH isn't bad, my Expedition can do that...in theory, I am NEVER going to attempt it....ever, but given the HP to weight ratio and the fact that it is about as aerodynamic as a barn door I think that would be about all it can muster even with the 400+ HP it manages.

I use that power for mud though, not speed. I have had to 105 MPH on a very straight stretch of interstate. I could not imagine even a mild curve at anything approaching that speed.

I have owned some truly fast cars in my time, and I am sure I will again. Hell, my first car was a 1979 Mustang Cobra that I bought for 100 dollars when i was 14 and spent 2 years rebuilding so it was ready for the road when I turned 16.

That was a truly hot car, I had about 6 grand into the engine alone, I spent 12 hours a day, 7 days a week during the summer working on a farm to pay for it, then another 4 or 5 hours a day working on the car. It is one of those that I wish I had never sold, but as they say, hindsight is always 20/20.

2-wheel bonus, rofl

i is ford owner :doh:

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New Jersey kids are spoiled.

added another ride to the driveway...My new daily driver :)

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

Since the day I turned 16 (I'm 34 now) I have owned only three cars that weren't Ford......and I've owned 19 cars.

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That's not saying a whole lot. Sounds like you should try something else it may last longer.

LOL, If that were the case I would certainly try a different brand. My problem is actually impulse buying. I see a car that I simply MUST have, and I sell whatever I've got to get it. I have managed to tone that down a bit since getting married and having kids but it does still happen occasionally.

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Originally Posted by [XC] 2long4u

That's not saying a whole lot. Sounds like you should try something else it may last longer.

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Wicked funny. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

LOL, If that were the case I would certainly try a different brand. My problem is actually impulse buying. I see a car that I simply MUST have, and I sell whatever I've got to get it. I have managed to tone that down a bit since getting married and having kids but it does still happen occasionally.

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Yeah, my Dad was the same way. Now he's had the '02 Explorer for 4 years, which is a record by a mile. It used to be every year to year and a half, sometimes shorter, that he'd get a different car. He's looking @ new stuff now again, though. :D I'm trying to push him to wait until the 2009 Fusions come out - redesigned and sick lookin.

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Originally Posted by kodiak kid

added another ride to the driveway...My new daily driver :)

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Sick dude. I see a Freestyle! Ford crew represent! :cool:

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Originally Posted by NickS

Yeah, my Dad was the same way. Now he's had the '02 Explorer for 4 years, which is a record by a mile. It used to be every year to year and a half, sometimes shorter, that he'd get a different car. He's looking @ new stuff now again, though. :D I'm trying to push him to wait until the 2009 Fusions come out - redesigned and sick lookin.

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Earlier today I saw an F250, somewhere around a '00 or '01 with at least 37" tires, they may have been bigger, I was doing 40 or so and it was in a yard. I didn't stop to look at it but I very well may tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

Earlier today I saw an F250, somewhere around a '00 or '01 with at least 37" tires, they may have been bigger, I was doing 40 or so and it was in a yard. I didn't stop to look at it but I very well may tomorrow.

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Nice, but only buy it if it has a powerstroke and FX4, its not worth it without. :up:

Ford FTW.

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Originally Posted by [cTx] Raptor22

Nice, but only buy it if it has a powerstroke and FX4, its not worth it without. :up:

Ford FTW.

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About all I can tell you from my drive by today is that it is a power stroke (right front fender was clearly visible) and that it is a super duty.

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Originally Posted by ramrod126

125 MPH isn't bad, my Expedition can do that...in theory, I am NEVER going to attempt it....ever, but given the HP to weight ratio and the fact that it is about as aerodynamic as a barn door I think that would be about all it can muster even with the 400+ HP it manages.

I use that power for mud though, not speed. I have had to 105 MPH on a very straight stretch of interstate. I could not imagine even a mild curve at anything approaching that speed.

I have owned some truly fast cars in my time, and I am sure I will again. Hell, my first car was a 1979 Mustang Cobra that I bought for 100 dollars when i was 14 and spent 2 years rebuilding so it was ready for the road when I turned 16.

That was a truly hot car, I had about 6 grand into the engine alone, I spent 12 hours a day, 7 days a week during the summer working on a farm to pay for it, then another 4 or 5 hours a day working on the car. It is one of those that I wish I had never sold, but as they say, hindsight is always 20/20.

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400+hp... *gulp*. Well, my alltime-record with this car was 145 mph according to GPS, on a long decline and with ~1000pounds in ski, snowboard and alcohol in the car :D
Not bad at all for an estimate 120hp eh :rolleyes: Acceleration sucks, it does have a great cd-value though.

I really feel your point with that Cobra, gotta love these cars :up:
My mum used to own a 1959 Porsche 356.
She sold it in the 80's for a few hundred bucks, guess what it'd be worth now... They don't even rust 'cause they are made from Kruppstahl and the remains of tanks.