What kinds of cars have you owned?

DBW issues are not as bad as they experience with the 6MT. It still sux tho, I wish Audi would do something about it.
 
steveAZ said:
DBW issues are not as bad as they experience with the 6MT. It still sux tho, I wish Audi would do something about it.
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Interesting that you consider the 6MT ones more troublesome. I found the opposite and was gonna buy a 6MT just because they all drove *better* for me than the ones with the TIPs. Heh heh, guess there's no easy answer.



Yeah, their DBW for the 4.2 engines just plain sucks. Stoddard Imports bought back my A6 4.2 (full refund despite 12K miles :eek: ) because of concerns that I was gonna get hurt in it because of the DBW responsiveness (or lack thereof). Yet the one on my dad's first A6 4.2 was perfect and the one on his second one was almost perfect :nixweiss



The DBW in my S8 really bugs me, but it's so much better than my buddy's S8 that I just grit my teeth and live with it. Accumulatorette's A8 is the last of the non-DBW years; she won't trade it for anything.
 
I've never owned a 6MT from Audi, but just going by the daily ramblings on the S4 boards on AW, the 6MT car owners seem to have far more issues with it. Sounds like a pretty nice stable you have there S8/A8. That new D3S8 they just announced looks incredible. Glad they brought em back.
 
1967 Pontiac Bonneville

1968 Chevrolet Bel Air

1969 Volkswagen Super Beetle

1971 Plymouth Fury

1973 Pontiac Gran Prix (my first brand new car)

1974 Impala

1976 Monte Carlo (I kept this as beater car forever....great car)

1978 Impala

1984 Merkur XR4TI (fun, fun, fun)

1979 Buick Regal

1984 Cadillac De Ville (I put a lot of miles on this one)

1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88

1978 Cadillac Seville (no power but the best looking car I have ever owned.....had it repainted and everybody that saw it wanted to buy this black on black beauty and finally got an offer I couldn't refuse........but I really wish I still had it for weekends).

2000 Accord SE

2003 Accord LX coupe

1999 Lexus GS400 - had this one repainted as well and hope to drive it forever. This is definitely my favorite of the bunch. All the creature comforts, reliable, and FAST.
 
OutlawTitan- Wow, there are a *lot* of cool ones on that list :eek:



Bet the Seville was sweet. Sounds a lot like one I considered buying. You didn't have a guy call and say "no thanks" after discussing the repaint did you? That might've been me!



And lucky you for getting the Lexus repainted well enough for it to be a keeper. Had I not hit the deer (causing repaint) I would keep the S8 forever but the repairs just aren't good enough :(



SteveAZ- Yeah, I'm gonna take a good long look at the new S8 (and a good long test drive ;) ). But there are a *LOT* of things I don't like about the new Audis. As in, "don't like" = true hatred.
 
Outlaw: I remember those Sevilles quite well. My parents had a '76 in Gold Firemist and it held up for over 12 years.
 
Yeah, those Sevilles were cool cars in their day; does anybody remember when C/D did a mod on one, with some 9C1 suspension bits, some weight reduction/CG adjustment, etc.?
 
I got really lucky on the repaint for the Seville. The guy really knew what he was doing. I wanted to get him to repaint the GS400 but he disappeared.....found someone through the same contact who had done several cars for some of the country music people (Alan Jackson, Kix Brooks) and I am very happy with this one as well.



The body style of the '76-'78 Seville was one of the better looking Cadillacs ever on the road IMO. But finding one with Black on Black with both the exterior body and the interior leather in great condition really made the ride. The problem was getting parts ...... actually the problem was me trying to use it as a daily driver.
 
1991 Camaro RS 305 v-8 tbi (sold)

2002 Chevy Xtreme Blazer 4.3L V-6 (for sale)

2002 Yamaha GP1200R (for sale)

1995 Suzuki DR250 Enduro Bike(sold)

1988 Honda TRX250R (never for sale!)
 
Pontman43 said:
1997 Pontiac Trans Am - first and only, so far and plan to keep forever!
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If there's any way you can do it, IMO keeping your first car is something you'll never regret.



Setec- Yeah, I remember the magazine's modified Seville. A guy I knew named Bill Laughlin of Turbo Systems Inc. (built some wild turbos, including some factory prototypes, back in the day) was really into them, had a bunch of barely streetable ones. Great car to play with due to the GM parts interchangeability. I toyed with the idea of doing one up before buying the latest 9C1 instead.
 
In order:



1972 Ford Pinto hatchback

1966 Dodge Coronet 2 door hardtop

1972 Plymouth Scamp

1974 Ford Pinto hatchback 2 door hardtop

1971 Ford Pinto 2 door sedan

1975 Dodge Dart Sport

1984 Plymouth Turismo 2.2

1987 Plymouth Sundance RS

1968 Imperial Crown 4 door sedan

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T convertible

1990 Ford F150

1969 Chrysler 300 convertible

1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 convertible

1981 Plymouth Reliant 2 door sedan

1994 Dodge Ram 1500

1995 Chrysler LeBaron convertible

1997 Ford F150

1999 Buick Regal GS 4 door sedan

1993 Ford Mustang GT convertible

2002 Buick Rendezvous

2005 Cadillac CTS



I still own the 1968 Imperial, 1969 300 convertible, 1993 Mustang GT convertible, Buick Rendezous, and Cadillac CTS.
 
I love the C bodies too. I guess I've always considered the 67 to 75 Imperials to be C bodies. My Imperial had 23,300 miles on it when I bought it in 1988 and now only has 32,000. The 300 convertible is low miles (44,000) as well.
 
OK, I couldn't remember when they quit building Imperials on the special (D body) platform. Yeah, the C-bodies are great, sure wish I'd kept one of mine. Yours sound just wonderful! What colors are they?
 
2001 Blue Chrysler 300m w/ lorinser kit, signal mirrors from 300m special, K&N intake, Remus custom exhaust, and prowler pro gears, best 1/4 15.1 91mph

2004 Mercedes C320 4-matic Powerchip, evosport pullys, K&N filters Daily Driver.

2006 Chrysler 300c SRT-8 Stock few months old hardly driven.
 
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